Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-08
Men on Jersey Central Disposed to Be
Conservative.
STATEMENT By PRESIDENT WARREN
Wiling to Adjust Grievances of
Employees in Fair Way
OTHER ROADS COMPARED

NEW YORK, April S-Neither employers
nor employed have made decisive move in
the wage dispute that may terminate with
q strike on the Central railroad of New Jer
sey. 1t is expected that the men will con-
fer within the next tTentyfour hours and
by vote agree upon plan of action. 1t is
difficult to take the measure of the senti-
ment of the moving army of men that
railway system employs, but as far as it
can be sounded on the Central the men
seem moved by spirit of conservatism and
to be inclined to refrain from striking
til every resource of conference and ar
bitration has been exhausted The with
drawal from the city of the chiefs of the
brotherhoods of railway men after an I'M
successful attempt to secure a conference
with the officials of the railroad restores
the dispute to one directly between the
company and it's men.
Charles H Warren. vice president of the
company, speaking for the railroad, made
this statement today to the Associated
Press:
Charles III. Warren's Statement.
1.-The brotherhood chiefs evidently do not
know that it is a custom of railroads to
close their general Offices on Saturday af
ternoOn. We were closed in usual custom
on Saturday afternoon. and inaddition to
that / was called away by other business.
/ think under these circumstances 1t was
somewhat unusual for them to expect me
to meet them at the time named by them.
We are prepared to be entirely reasonable
about the matter. We want no dispute
with our employees, and are prepared to
pay them the wages paid by other railways
in the vicinity. When our men first came
forward with a request for an increase In
pay We detailed some of our officials to
make an investigation of the wage scales
of the other roads.
I'VE conferred with committees Of the
men. and as result of the inquiry some
of the wages on the road were increased.
Some were not. and these men further eX-
pressed their dissatisfaction. We have told
them that We will take any seven railroads
they designate. and with a joint committee
or committee which we and they shall
name, outside men, make an investigation
of the pay of the men employed by them
and abide by the results of the showing
made We have also asked our men to
point out any specific case of treatment
that is unfair and agreed to right any in
Justice that may be shown. AS have said
We do not wish to be unfair, and we freely
invite the men to make known their objec-
lions and wishes. do not know of any
thing that will be done today, nor do /
know of any plan for a conference. / cam
not make any prediction as to what will be
done on either side"
Little Strike Talk in Easton.
EASToN. Pa, April S.-There is very lit
tie strike talk being INDUCED in here by
Jersey central railroad employees. Inc
men are unusually reticent, and when ques-
toned on matters pertaining to their griev-
ances and the treatment received by the
chiefs of the big Five" at the hands of
General Manager Warren either eYade the
question or declare that their only source
of information is the newspapers. II 1t be
true that the grand chiefs have given up
the task of seeking a conference with Mr.
Warren the men admit that it is too early
for them to know that fact officially. Strike
questions must be settled at meetings of
the individual lodges
WILKESBARRE, Pa, April S.-Some OF
the members Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers in this city seem conf
dent that some way will be found to avoid
a strike on the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. 1t is said the officials of the rail-
road now have men stopping at the hotels
in this city, Scranton. Ashley and Mauch
Chunk who will take the places of the old
employees should a strike come.