New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
II" CONFERENCE FUTILE
no SETTLEMENT; 4 HITCH
strike Likely, 1t Is SAID. Unless
Company Backs Dozen.

No settlement was reached yesterday g, -.
.,sl conference Of the grievance committee 90
.,s rnotornen and fremen Of the Nanha,.sr
.,systed road and the officials OF the Interior
.,eh Rapid Transit Company over the rsf,,s.,
- the men TO submit 10 the present system %
limitations Some concessions were made =,
e said by both the company and the men. and
before the end OF the conference basis OF
settlement had actually been reached. A hitch
occurred. however, at the last moment over the
-ro-sing Of an agreement. the committee OF the
-,sn SAYS and AL negotiations were called off
II order 10 conform TO the rules OF the
motherhood OF Locomotive Engineers and Fra
--sn the committee telegraphed at once n
cleveland FOR Warren s Stone. grand chief OF
the engineers and 70 Peoria for Grand Master
= Hanahsn. OF the hremen. TO come at once.
The members 81 the committee looked disap-
-ointed and angry after the meeting and held
1onr conference of their own at which arrange
merits were made for a general meeting OF the
men 81 Horton Hall No. 10 East One-hundred-
snd-rventy- ffth-st. tomorrow night
The conference took place in the Broadway
oHce o., the company. Vice-President E P
BRYAN and General Superintendent Frank He'd
lev attending il on behalf OF the company. and
LASTED from ?. m TO : D m. After it was over
NJ. HedIey said:
4
We have told them in detail what the company
a. Going 10 demand and viii insist on The men
! believe VIII call 2 meeting Of their body TO
make q report oIt the company stands exactly
IS +. 5l5 before he conference. The examina-
-so-s are absolutely necessary and we have
--a5e no practical notifications OF our rules
The company has not sought TO antagOnize the
--a-. Yust the contrary.
-Aa men seem TO think there is something be
hin5 our plan. but that is not So The men
a. rot say they are going TO strike. but that
-bev would not submit 70 the examinations. but
re company is firm that point and the ex-
sriracio1s must 50 on
chairman " L. Jencks Of the committee. last
night said that sitter q great deal OF argument
he company offered 10 make the examination
every Two years instead OF every year. He con
tinue5-
ne refused this offer. and I made the proposal
- make L three years and 10 submit this propo-
s-i0- 70 a meeting OF the men The company
would not agree. and i was nnally settled 70
sniff -he difference and make Il two and hair
-eq-s year ago We were examined physi-
csTlv ~ Dr. Townsend
AFTER We thought the whole thing WAS settled
to-day a typewriter agreement vas drawn up
~ Re company but Il had feavures we did not
agree 20. Here IS a copy Of IL
NJ Jencks then produced a typewriter
paper containing the following:
A meeting in M. Bryan's Office. October IL
q. y n between Nice-President Bryan cen
era Superintendent He6ley and a committee OF
Motherhood Of Locomotive Engineers DlNls4oI
1O5 and Mr.. Pinney. chairman Brotherhood OF
locomotive Firernen. Lodges lag and Lao IT
vas agreed as regards the differences between
ne mans cement and the respective organlza-
rio- named. concerning examinations OF engl-
ree-s and freuen. that the examination made by
" ? Townsend OF the men shall stand IN every
instance when The examination shows the man :
condition 20 be normal. and that no further eX-
sr,irs-io-s shall be had for a space or two
wears and six months from the date his last
examination. The company reserves the right
~ make special examination OF any man who
may give Indications OF weakness in any OF the
essential points required for the proper dis
charge q lis duties.
aFSov~ said NJ. Jencks. ''the examination
-ase--es 70 took place a year ago We agreed
sr rp-say's conference TO the special examina-
zion but TIE introduction OF the word normal
IS g little 5oker. Il is simply a trap We won
stand fo- Il Il could be twisted IN meaning
and is intended 20 give the company an ao-
vsrtaEe We dea5locked OF that point, and al
negotiations are OF. We have now sent TOT the
grand chiefs. Il looks like a strike unless the
company b Cks down
The men have already voted on a strike II
The chiefs fail 70 avert q strike the JOINT eN-
ecutive committee can FIX The date Tor Gazing
r.