The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-14
NEW HAVEN R. R. FACES STRIKE
PRESIDENT HALL HAS NO DOUBT
MEN WILL VOTE THAT WAY,
hut Says n They'll Send . Committee OF
Employees Trouble May he Avertcd
Won't Deal with Uniens-Directors
Meet To-day-Bost, Hands wages Up.


Meet To-dsy-Bos' Hands wages Up.
An important meeting of the directors
! Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company has been called for this
! morning at the Grand Central Station.
| Tho directors Of the road are accustomed
| TO meet once a month, and to-day is their
| regular meeting day, but IL was learned
\ yesterday that the routine business would
play q very small part at the meeting and
that the directors will give most Of
| their time TO a thorough discussion Of the
| trouble among the employees and the
strike with which the road now seems to
| be threatened
That the officers Of the road regard the
! situation IA anything but cheerful and that
| at to-dsy's meeting plans will be discussed
| providing for the contingency Of a strike.
were plainly indicated yesterday by Presi-
dent John VI. Hall, who said that the result
Of the vote now being taken among the
| trainmen and conductors was almost Ger
tain to result by large majority In favor Of
| a strike.
President Hall made this statement al
the meeting Of the standing committee CT
| the board OF directors, which was held
yesterday afternoon at the Offices Of the
company in the Grand Central Station and
which lasted over three hours. The meet
! ing OF the committee is always held the
day before the full meeting Of the board.
Mr.. Hall. after the meeting. told a Sun
reporter that the committee had not con-
cprned itself especially with the strike,
but had decided to leave the question for
| a full discussion al the meeting Of the de
! rectors to-day.
IL was learned yesterday on good au-
thoriiy that President Hall intends to-day
10 present a full report Of the trouble to
, The directors ard then 10 ask for their in
do"snment OF his course in refusing to
negotiate with any but the employees of
the road. Il was aso learned that the
probable outcome of the meeting will be
O definite announcement Of the attitude
Of the road as to the grievances OF it's en-
ployees.
After the meeting Of the standing COM
nittee yesterday. President Hall made
this statement.
The situation has not undergone any
change since the poll 81 the employees
began. THIS poll. we understand, will be
all finished by Monday.
have hardly any doubt but that large
ma ority will be in favor Of strike. What
reports, we have lead us to believe 30.
AT the same time, even should this vote
sarily that ibers will Ia . s,rtL. heconsa
the men NAV still decids N tale their al.
Ls,.d ,,,in,.ay ST. ~. W ~, I1 ~, a.
PERSONS who hayo hea, r,nnins th;ngs
Tor them and come IN nus them.elvas
Al the meeting to-morrov tha v,ol>
matter viii H. dism,sseI Nv Tho d,r~rtcr.
vary f,,llv Whak tha actins, N thn hosrd
wifi te Z cant .ov Thev NAV or NAV nos
decide TO make certain concsssions nro-
yitlinQ the men treat with ,ls In this manner
But there Il not the shadow of n doubt
that the hoard will firmly sunport the
stand taken nv the officers sjnc, ne trouble
began. namely, that this company wi n
not undertake. 10 listen 10 any ren.on or
perSons claiming 10 represent our en-
ployees. HIN wbS ia mo-, an emnlovce ~
The company. ard that until the employerc
present any demands they NAV have them
selves We DO not feel chilled upon 10 neeoiiat
or act enc wav or another.
IL tho hoard doe. take any action with
regard 20 the GRIEVANCES we understand
the men have /, will IN MI probability he
orly on the condition tlat this action Ia
taken by tho men now desidin, whether or
not 10 strike.
We are having our men now mora tbnp
any Of our Competitors are paving, In
1893 and 1905. when other rosds mi de a
horizontal reduction in wages our wages
remained the same
The oilers mud fre,nen empIoyed on
the oomDapy f1at- and beroes r,scaiyed
yp1f prCav an increase Of a. a month in