The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-03

President Arno OF the local union OF
conductors and motormen and Business
Agent yetter were In conference for sew
eral hours today with their attorney,
Hon. Henry f. Tiepke. relative to po-
sition that said employees should assume
under existing conditions.
Attorney Tiepke has always advised
moderation and TO prepare statement
clear TO the general public and defining
plainly their position, was the reason Tor
the conference with their attorney today.
After the meeting OF last evening at
o'clock In Team Drivers hall and at A
o'clock this morning In Labor Temple,
plans for future action We're left In the
hands OF the executive committee OF
thirteen, including President Arno and
Business Agent Vetter. ex-officies.
TO ISSUE GENERAL STATEMENT.
The last named gentlemen were desig-
mated TO confer with their counsel to
agree upon statement, logical as well
as legal, and promulgate same at once
In the meantime two OF the interna-
tional officers wired the local union
shortly before noon today that they were
on their way from Detroit. Mich, head
quarters OF the organization.
They are President Malone and Treas
urer Orr but they will probably not
reach here before noon tomorrow.
This means conference with the ex-
ecutlve committee OF the local union
tomorrow afternoon. although IL could
be called I'm the morning at almost any
hour, for under existing circumstances
the executive committee Will be In ses-
sion night and day until matters are ad-
Justed
Then too. mass meetings of the street
railway men have been called for to-
night, one at o'clock and the other
shortly after midnight.
DEMAND MADE OF COMPANY.
After the conference this afternoon
President Arno and Business Agent Vet
ter called at the office or the Union Rail-
road company and TO General Manager
Potter presented their conclusions In the
form OF a communication and accompany
ing letter with the following demands:
First. that the ten-hour day In l2-hour
time-the law recently passed by the gem
eral assembly-shall be faithfully OBJ
served
Second, all present employees shall re-
ceive % 1-2 cents per hour.
Third the pay OF all men receiving S225
per day or over shall remain unchanged.
Fourth. all new men shall receive 20
cents per hour for the first year and
% Ia cents per hour thereafter
and motormen. IN repair car and power
shops shall work not more than nine
hours a day.
II the demands are not granted by mid
night tonight there viii be a general
tie-up OF the entire system tomorrow
morning
This Is the ultlmatum;
FORMAL STATEMENT.
At the massmecting OF the Amalgam-
ated association. Division No. 200. held
last night and ealy this morning. II was
voted that should the company refuse by
u O'Clock tonight TO grant time tamble
I'm conformity with the provisions OF the
ten-hour law as passed by the genera
assembly, and II the company refuses 10
grant the Increase of wages asked for
that all employees refuse "a take out their
cars on Wednesday morning thereby
showing the United Traction and Electric
company that the men are unwilling 20
longer work the number OF hours re-
quired by the company for the wages
paid. Any one familiar with the sltua-
ton Will admit that the motormen and
conductors employed on the street rail-