The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-18
no STRIKE ON THB ELBYAfED.
EVERYBODY Is SURE o. THAT,
AND MAHON rs 50 0LADi

80 v.e.i ~, 0ueLI>ns Ceofereoee
vrsh ur,srhsreusn Oaacer,-Wbe,e
Tn,r~ I. n. srtsicd on Monday.
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There u little likelihood now that there
will be any strike on the Manhattan eie-
waited railway. The ohicers OF the inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company and tho
representatives OF the empioyees' VINO
have asked for nine-hour Gay, al sd-
mitted that last night after q ax-hour
conference in the Once OF General manager
Esp. Bryan.
Tho most dsnnite statement That was
made for the public after the mesuns vas
that tho conference had adjourned until
Monday. when nnal settlement wound
bo reached.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Wiuiam b. AAnon'
president Of the International Association
OF Street Railway employees seemed
confident that the results OF tho meeting
on Monday would be sadfsActory 70 ootn
sides and to the public. Nothing VII %
done until AFTER Monday. at any rate'
The representatives OF the interooroush
Rapid Transit Company VINO were preeont
at Yesterdays conference were Genera
Manager Bryan and John b. McDonalo' one
| OF the directors and the subway contractor.
On the other side were President Mahon OF
the employees international organizauon,
President George Z. Pepper OF the local
organization and the following members
Of the employees executive oommittee'
d. Mccormack, d. b. MAY, Ihomas Sapron'
John FNlbrook. George W. Cor~h' H. A.
Pickett and h. Rogers.
They met In MI bryans once AZ oiook
in the afternoon and were IN e1ccuu,e
session until T. Inc employees mAoo
frequent uips 10 tne oeiepho"o ooo''i w
consult their associates outside.
During the first two hours the men VINO
came out OF the conference room ior ie~
minutes looked slum and had nothing to
say. Later In the afternoon they seemed
moro hopefui and reported tnat proers
was being mace ana when al hAnus o.I''
out, at o'clock. everybody was oneenu,
President Mahon, whose reputation Win
| laboring men can't stand the loss OF many
| moro strikes, seemed much easier In M
mind than on Thursday night when the
men voted to strike. He said this:
| We have been carefully going over the
entire situation. We have now adjourned
until MONDAY when the matter "in asAn
be taken up and, believe settled. EVER
things points TO . favorable settiemens
| General Manager Bryan said: AL thas
can say II that the matters nave progre:seo
! very fsvorably. I consider that the who'll
thing In a. rood q ssttlsd."
1 IA "a. ssked what uodnts had ban die.
:. a. son,.r.no. hut ,.rN.d tia,
ou ., :. VIC o ,n.e S~,s,,s
He was asked specifically what was t1
be done about the demand of the men fol
n,na.hour d.v. He intimased thst TIA,
hine-nou, ~. s..sn. a., =. .o,,,sns
discuss
Il can't talk about these thing, b
1919 .h,,t 7 r,peat that an differences
| ,..u- ....l.d
I" psoy ut%/ .l
to have brought about yeasrdays inset
| IN. VA inst a san suine a. Mr.. Bryan,
| "a &c., =. r.<icart.
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| Aanon Vas tao only o"s WIZ u" ny
talking for ths employees.
| Preliminary TO the oonfsrsnos thsrS
"a. . rnee<ins of Presideut Aurass Bel
| - ys..-A--,,,.h r,o,,n.nv W.
mont on u1e A. U, S.r
and Mr. Mcdonald. After that meeting
Mr.. Belmont was asked u the company
| $3.50 . ..rls
'o ..
On oont WUry sos M, ~.
|
Mahon also had . conference sariisu
&, ~. d.v v,th Herman Hohinson al tn
Amer;csn FEDERATION Of Labor. who re-
| Gently orsaniSed All OF the elevated ran.
e enS honSs srcsnt the notormen. int
Wsnh.ttsn Divisipn. 40. OF the intcr.
n.tionsi i..oriafion Of Street. Raiivrv
Enn,ox..s
Msbon . nd Robinson taIked about tn
rrnhshia .trenSth Of the nav diyidon
fisn,,sssd IT, S,nd Nh,ch hasnt Rad tin1
.sssr r,,,,,h NJ snd oons,d.rsd ~
80 ~ winninS a striEe al nnslilIed
iaborsrs Tor avery one Of vbose places
there a re AT least three applicants
'"T prss;dant Mshon h sirradv On raoort
as heinD opposed to a strike Of the nev
ss oo;nss, ;nn When the man voted or
TpSs,.adax vigh, IN unite ~ him ~ str;ke
IL n;sarnaarsJ And rss not r. h fomnc
ne ,s, ua,Hrtsrs He Selt much bsttsr vester.
a. ~ Thnn th;nes heean n sbane them sives
dx.ran,lv ana there wss nromise Of I
ea,,Ia,n.nt .rithont a strike
Mshnn !. AZ sbIs a anv ons ALA "a Gal.
c,,Ia te the chances that the ticket Chopper
g,srs. oondurtors ahd ar clesners Ia III,
snhst,sn elsvSted hnes would have h
~. tie He reaIisss thst thev nav,
WI VIZ $1,000 an ;ncrsase in 49, sinc,
a. Al, snd that another inor>@se hss besr
,lrr,,.sS He reaiixes No that publi,
nN-i.Sa. ~ ,h,s inorease. tosether vith
the rrest Inconvenience Of q strike, Nigh
sssiiT Sepriye the msn OF public sympathy