The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-19
new HAVEN'S ANSWER TO-DAY
DrRECTORS WILL MEET TO con-
SLIDER GRIEVANCES OF MEN.
President Hall Says There IL No Change
In the Situation-1here VIII he No
More Conferences, He says-The Men
Near Boston Not Eager for . Strike.

wore conferences, uV SayS-huC
Near Boston Not Eager for . Strike.
NEW HAVEN March 1s-President John
Hall Of the New York and New Haven
Railroad returned this afternoon from
Boston, where he went last night TO see
Director Charles F. Choate. one Of the CON-
mittee appointed to meet the grievance
committee OF employees Of the road. but
who was unable to be present on account
If illness. President Hall will report to the
directors what Mr.. Choate thinks about the
action the board should take on the appeal
Of the grievance committee.
Mr.. Hall said tonight that there will
be- a meeting of the board of directors to-
morrow morning in New York city. to
which the committee will make a report Of
what occurred at the conference between
the company's committee and the grievance
committee. President Hall was asked to-
night
Did you give your reasons for not wish
ing 10 meet the joint committee at the
conference yesterday"
-Isupposed, replied President Hall. that
We were meeting the joint committee, for
there we're about thirty Of them there,
representing the conductors and the train
men"
Has the point at issue been that you
didn't want to meet joint committee1"
We didn't propose to meet the high
officials Of the brotherhoods, only the men
employed by us, answered Mr.. Hall. THAT
has always been our policy. We shall not
depart from it. We have always been
ready to meet our men whenever they
have any grievance to present to the COM
pany.'
Did the Joint committee undertake to
urge you to meet the national officers''
NO, the committee made no reference
70 it. The men know how we stand on that
subject. The schedule was brought up
by the men. We met to hear anything they
DC. was embodied in the schedule They
all talked. They appeared TO be encour-
aged after the meeting
DO you regard the situation as moro
favorable now than several days ago.?
L can't say that ! do. The board will
take action and send the result Of that
action to the men. II will be then up to the
men 10 accept or reject the decision Of the
presented a schedule which was adopted.
The passenger conductors were working
under their own separate schedule. Now
the conductors and trainmen want to have
both these separate schedules overthrow
and new joint schedule adopted These
separate schedules were approved last
wear by the board Of directors and II is
now for the board TO say whether II will
continue with these separate schedules
or adopt the joint one. / don't think there
will be another conference
When President Hall returned from Bos-
ton tonight he had another difficulty to
face and that was the demands Of the freight
handlers and stevdores In the company's
employ in the four freight houses in this
city, numbering $50 They also ask for
double pay for Sunday work and time and
half for overtime work. The officials OF
the local unions OF freight handlers said
tonight that they had the promise Of the
support OF all the other unions along the
entire system in the move for more pay.
Freight handlers now receive 81 90 nd
stevedores H.75 The company has until
say they will strike il they don't get what
they want. President Han tonight on this
new complication said:
This seems to be favorable opportunity
are all coming to the front 20 get all they
can
O. NJ Shepard superintendent Of the
New York division. came to this city to-
night and there was a conference, at which
were present Messrs. Chamberlain, Clark
Shepard and c. II. Plat, superintendents
Of the system. The presence of these four
officials caused much comment among
the members Of the grievance committee.
The railroad officials declined to make
any statement as to why they met there.
Employers of the road in this city say that
the meeting OF these district superintend-
"nts and the general manager is 10 discuss
~" situation and make preparations IL
there * 10 he any further trouble on the
line
T. was sfaid tonight that The board OF
directors would not grant the increase in
wages asked for in the new Joint schedule
an hat the reply of the directors to the
Ioin committee through President Hall
vlii -. " he effect that the company cannot