The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17

pcared to be running on the different lines In
large numbers: he said that the compapy was
minor officials. He could not, however give
very definite report he said Until reports were
I'VE have found out that there has been
some mistake in calling the men out. 1t APP
q ths IN good ns
The result was that they did not know until IT
,Ma7 TOO iatr bu; the roads expect. will be all
Two wh"rmen. Pines said. were sent to the
different depots for news Of the situato3.
and Indicated that the tie-up would be tighter
A member of the committee said that the
men did not want to inconvenience the people
who might be i'll Coney Island yesterday by all
:, 1t was late - the day when John N Parsons.
tn" General Master Workman Of the Knight.
first to the Clarendon Hotel. where he met
state Arbitration tommissioners Webster and
hitrati"n 'Gommissioners should see President
RoSsit"r Of tho brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany and again ask him to arbitrate the alleged
Mr. Eo~sitor received them courteously and
told them there were no grievances to arbi-
G@ns@ntrn wh the g., went
where the Central Federated Union was hold:
Of It's affiliated unions. which was holding
pG9e hr s E Suy a n ma 10 the he tme
.,"W"l. / have been out Of this city most of
rHS H n" 1I T s "a FAR Ss Han
see the situation is encouraging, OF course.
Thsn the and % 6rHer Of 9 IN in
cars It can run good many Of them The
TACT that the company Is not going to operate
oh"yod the strike order and that the men on
the cars are either new men or petty officers.
speaking from the repOr'S | have heard.
hive not been here to Judge Of tho state Of
Asked il any attempt would he made to tie
" the street car n,S IN New York in case tho
dent Xrccland of the metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company to allow it to arhitrate the al
legged grievances of the men. hr said:
Not with my consent. | have always, as
every one knows, been opposed to strikes"
me me "a, OF tnG elevated railroads IN
nj HHery street and broadway to consider
gricvnnr;rs, Of their own. which haye nothing
men Tn" principal grievance Of the engineers
is that lh%v are askG!;;r they say. 10 sign an
when the motor cars arc in general use on the
e!%Ey@t"d ro"47 Their Eay as cngineGrs is
their grievances yesterday. hut they, appointed
4 ,cowgmiti,ra TO call, on President Rossitcr Of
Hs @K n ak Kim r to ramed yGmRpnny tho
frcmcn. on tho other hand will not be asked
% Elk Ih snsy yen no" RS
The Central Federated tnioHS Of New York
at ITS regular meeting yesterday. which was
held in Idlcwild Grove, l.. l.. denounced Presi-
dent ROssit"r and passed the following resolu-
tons on the motion Of Richard Patterson. tho
Vice President:
- Hssoirci. That the Central Federated Union
fully nIors"s the strike Of the lir"oklvn rail-
way employees for better conditions Of employ.
mcnt and for the enforcement OF tho ton-hour
law: and
"Hcso'rpd That we recognizes this as a battle
for the right to organize. and thercfOr" bespeak
for thps" leading it the united suIpOrt OF all
labor organizations; and be II further
"HoS0'red, That thu prOvOcat ion Of the fight
and tn" responsibility for lis conseq ucnces will
rost upon the shoulders OF the President OF the
Brooklyn Rand Transit Company"
District ANs"mbl 22Q ~ the Knlghts Of Labor
held meeting in Columbus Hall, Up Court
street. Brooklyn, and passed resolutions In.
dOrsing the strike. Tn" resolutions declared
that employees had AZ good right TO organize
as employers. and requested the delegates to
ask the members Of their unions TO refrain as
much - possible from riding on the cars OF the
COMPANY.