New-York tribune., 1901-05-18
THE STRIKE STILL ON.
NO AGREEMENT AT THE Al
BANY CONFERENCE.
DIRECTORS UNABLE To ACCEDE TO
STRIKERS DEMANDS-DISCUS-
SION LASTS SIN HOURS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

rBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Albany. May 17-No settlement Of the Albany
surface line strike is in sight That was
clear at midnight tonight. six-hour confer
ence between the directors of the United Trac-
ton Company and the representatives Of the
strikers resulted in nothing except increasing
the bitter feeling between the men and their
employers The main conference to-day took
place in the new offices of the company IN
Broadway. and was attended by the following
men; John W. Mcnamara. general manager.
Robert C. Pruyn president Anthony N Brady.
vice-president; William Kemp. Charles Clem-
shaw. F. N. Mann. jr. A. Bleecker Banks. OF
the traction company; William McCabe and Pat
rick Downing. OF the Central Federation OF
Labor and William E Wolard. counsel to thu
Federation of Labor. The Albany local division
of the Federation Of Labor was represented by
James NJ. sheehan. John Waugh. William Damn
and Thomas McGovern. Representing the Troy
division Of the Federation were F. J. Van Allen.
j. D. Landrisan and Edward Coroney.
Before the conference was held Robert C.
Pruyn. president of the United Traction Conn
pany. had sent the following letter to Mayor
Blessing:
Albany May II. 1901.
The Hon. James H. Blessing. Mayor.
Dear Sir: In answer to your request We say
that we are ready at all times to receive and
confer with committee of our late employees
for the purpose of comprising the differences
between us and if committee of such employees
desires to confer with our executive committee
we will meet them at your Office at d. m.
Yours very respectfully.
ROBERT c. PRUYN. President.
The conference continued uninterruptedIy
from 4:15 O'Clock until nearly II O'Clock The
longer the situation was argued the more re-
mote appeared the prospect of a settlement
The strikers representatives finally agreed 70
waive their demand for a recognition of their
union, but in the same breath demanded that
all the new men engaged be turned adrift and
the old men go back TO their former places The
directors fatty refused TO grant this demand.
Over this point in it's various bearings there
were angry interehanges. with neither side
yielding an inch.
William Kemp. Of the Troy directors.
came down the marble staircase of the Office
and started for his home at II O'Clock. When
asked about the situation he said
I am absolutely disguised. There was nothing
really no authority 20 speak for the organiza-
tions they pretend to represent. They will have
to go back and report TO their organizations aud
receive fresh lnstructlonS The men say TO-
night that they arc ready to waive their demand
for recognition of their union. but they demaTs2
that discharge the new men who have come
here 10 work. That We will not do.
General Manager Mcnamara said to a Tribune
correspondent shortly after Mr. Kemp left:
The labor delegates are simply wasting their
own time and ours as we'll They not in
position to conclude anything. Anything
might agree to tonight might be kicked to
pieces as soon the delegates report back TO
their unions They demand the discharge of the
new men who have gone to work for US and We
minute
ton There will be settlement Of the strike
as a result of the conference tonight.