Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-19
Business Agent Says Whiskey
 Makes Many Grievances.
WAITING FOR THE DIRECTORS.

No Change in Situation Among Train
 men and Conductors Directors in
 Session at New York To-Day Cot
 ton Manufacturers and Textile Work
 CTS Hold Conference in Lowell.
 Milwaukee, wis, March 19. Mem Ders of tue Federation trades council have been warned to stay sober.
 Frank J. Weber, business agent of that organization, at its meeting last night, served notice on all it's members that hereafter he will refuse to con sider grievances presented by men who are under the influence of liquor.
 Give man a drink or two of whis- key," he said in announcing this warm ing, land he is bound to have some kind of a grievance. want to notify every union man, whether he IS here or not, that hereafter if he has any kind of grievance lie wants me to consider he will have to be sober be- fore he appears"
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 New Haven, March 19.Another meeting of the gries-ance committees of the conductors and rrainnen of the New York, New Haven N Hartford railroad was held this forenoon af com mittee headquarters in the lustIranca building, but 1t was stated that tlio ses- sion was merely for general discussion of the situation, and tllat there was no formal action to be taken pending the receipt of news from the meeting of the directors of tho railroad company in New York to-day. Valentine Fffz- patrick of the trainm en, s national t,r- gan1zation and w. C. Wilkins of the conductors national union took park III the discussion at the meeting. w. B. Chamberlain of Boston. syen. |eral manager of the railroad sysfenn. Who came here yesterday for a confer ence with other high officials of the road, was still in town to-day. It was said that he was considering the re- quest of the freight handlers union of this city for am increase of IS per cent in wages and extra pay for Sunday and overtime work.
 New York, March 19.-The directors of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad company met here to day to take I'D the employees grievances presented to President Hall. Amoiar the directors present was !. Fierpont Morgan.
 It was announced yafter the .fneetine that the directors had nothing to saw to the public, but it was learned from
 ". p. Bishop, one of the directors. that a decision had been reached and that It would be forwarded to the men at once. He would not say whether any concessions had been made to the men or give any facts concerning the de- cision
 Lowell, Mass, March 19. The Inter. est of the entire city centered upon the outcome of the conference between the representa- of seven cotton ma1all- featuring corporations of Lowell and those of the textile council, which was opened at 10 o'clock this forenoon. The conference was held behind closed doors and was in session consider able time. The officials of the union went to the meeting prepared to sub init an extensive array of figures and other data to support their contention that the 1S,000 or more operatives here are entitled to an advance of 10 per cent. On the other hand it was ur- derstood before the conference that agents of the mills had prepared long statements concerning the cost of pro- duction, including the high price of raw material and fuel, and other facts which it was thought were made grounds for refusal to raise wages.