The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
new HAVEN DIRECTORS WAIT.
REFUSAL TO TREAT WITH JOINT
COMMITTEE STANDS.
Directors Decide to Make No Answer
~ Present 10 the Demand OF the Broth.
erhOOds Already Refused by Execu.
tive Ofrcers-.twait the Vote on Strike.


erhoOds Already Refused by Execu.
tive OHicers-.Await the vot e on Strike.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
directors of the New York New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company, held in the
Grand Central Depot yesterday, was given
over almost entirely to a discussion of the
probabilities of a strike by the trainmen
and conductors. The meeting was an
unusually full one and attended by num-
Der of directors who are seen at the monthly
meetings only when something Of unusual
importance demands their presence, Those
there were President John NJ. Hall, j. Pier
pont Morgan. William ID. Bishop, Joseph
Park, William Rockefeller, George Mac
culloch Miller, Charles +. Choate, Nathaniel
Thayer. Carlos French, George j. Brush,
Arthur ID. Osborne and Frank w. Cheney.
The meeting was called At neon and
| lasted about two hours. Al its conclusion
n statement was issued to the effect that
the only thing OF importance discussed
was whether or not the demand Of the men
that the brotherhood Joint committee Of
3 conductors and trainmen be received
should In granted. Ii was announced that
the demands Of the men for new wage
scale and the other demands they have made
were not taken up at all. the discussion
being whether or not to upset the rule of
wears not 10 treat with conductors and
tTainm'n az one body.
A majority Of the directors, II was re-
ported, were strongly opposed to granting
the demand OF the men in this respect
However. the directors decided that they
would MAKE no answer To the demand at
present The mon already have the answer
of First Nice-President W +. Merrill and
of President Hail To this demand. Mr..
Merrill refused it some time ago and when
the mon carried il TO Mr.. Hall he sustained
the First Nice-President. Mr.. Hall eN-
planned all Of this at length TO the directo r.
yesterday. II was officially denied that Mr.
Hall had informed the directors that In his
opinion the secret ballot now going on
among the mon was going TO result in n
strike That matter. Mr.. Halls represent
tative told a SuS reporter yesterday, Was
not taken up al all by the meeting
Tie meeting adjourned until the next
regular meeting day, which will be the
second Saturday in April. but IL wac ad-
mitted that n special meeting might I've
callet any time next week N the ballot
among the men results unfavorably to
the road
Ia an interview which he gave out before
the In,riing Mr.. Hall said thai the com
pany stood nov where n had Away stood
ready "a meet and treat with ~" men on
any grievance that they might hav" Bui
u would not treat with labor asitat Irs
or outsiders, lac SAID, and would not stand
fnr union diciatiuu. President Hall would
not discuss the probabilities of strike.
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lh" rrsuit ~ the bailui among III" m"r,
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