The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-10
STRIKE rs DELAYED.
New Jersey Central Employees May
Not Go Out at AL

New York, April 10.-That there will
be no strike on the part of TIE New Jer-
sey Central railroad employees for at
least fortySeight hours, if a. strike is de-
clared at all. was shown in a brief inter-
view last night. I. Parker Titus, a con-
ductor on the Central who is the chair
man of the federated board of general
adjustment, when asked about a report
thai the federated board would meet IN
jersey City during the night to canvass
the votes of the men, said:
There will be no meeting tonight, as
neither Mr. Waite nor myself can be in
attendance, and it is necessary for all
five Of US to be there. All can say is
that 10 strike will be ordered tonight nor
by tomorrow night. 1t would be irnpos-
sible under our rules
1t was learned in confederation of this
statement that while the conductors of
the road had been voting the collection
of ballots had not been begun Some bal
lots had been taken among the members
of the other organizations, but not
enough to make a bulky parcel No one
of those who had voted would talk about
the ballots to persons they did not know;
indeed, none was inclined to discuss his
differences with the company or the
possibility of a strike.
John V. Waite employed by the Cen
trail who represents the engineers or
ganization on the federated board, when
asked if there were any possibility of an
immediate strike, said:
There will be no meeting tonight.
Here am just starting out on my days
work. I will be busy all night"
An Easton, Pa, dispatch to the Herald
says that one of the strongest argume is
advanced there why strike should take
place now is that the employees of the
Central, excepting the conductors, to
whom concessions were made last Jauu-
airy, have urged their case for more than
a year without avail and that now the
siren 9Th of the different brOtherhOOCS
md IF ffnan0i9llV
numerically assures the workmen ulti-
mate success.
Through advertisements in newspaper
and by thorough system of canvassing
the employees have learned approximate
ly how many competent engineers, fire.
men and trainmen are out of positions
and ready to fill the places of strikers. 1t
is said that the number of skillful rail-
road men who are unemployed is very
small. To substantiate this it is pointed
out that the prosperous condition of the
railroads throughout the United States
now gives competent men employment
At the same time the various orders Of
railroad labor organizations have been
collecting money from their menu
bers until the fund is sufficient to not
only pay the men who stop work but al
SO to pay salaries to those who the Cen
trail railroad may secure to fill the places
of strikers
When the ballots have all been cast
the general chairman will meet in New
York or possibly Jersey City where the
big five'' Arthur, Sargent, Morrissey.
Clarke and Dolphin, will assist the gen
eraI chairman in the canvassing of the
vote With two thirds Of the employees
voting to strike, the big five" will rat
ify their action and the time for the or,
der TO strike will be decided upon.
Every effort will be made, providing
the strike is declared, to tie up the
freight and coal traffic, and in addition
to this, to force the Central to speedy
settlement by combining that costly in
reference with the annoyance which is
certain to be felt by the thousands Of
commuters between New York and JeT-
sew City.