The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-30
HEARING STILL CONTINUES
PRESIDENT HALL TO MEET YAL-
 ENTINE FITZPATRICK TO-DAY.

Discussion With J. P Morgan S Co. Over Phone On Saturday Denied by That Firm.
 The action of President John NJ. Hall. of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, in inviting the grievance committee of the train- menmen of the system to another con- ference and agreeing that Valentine Fitzpatrick, third vice-grand master of the Trainmen's National Brotherhood, shall take part in the conference is be- lieved to have cleared what was fast becoming a very critical situation. Heretofore the road management has declined to meet a representative of the national organization of trainmen in the discussion Of the schedule of wages and runs, and has dealt only with the committee of the employees.
 President Hall left this city yester- day, it was thought, for New York to confer with some of the directors of the company, although it is not definitely known where he went. Third Vice Grand Master Fitzpatrick stated last evening that he would meet President Hall to-day and state the trainmen's position.
 The third day of the conference of the committee of the trainmen and the of- ficials and the directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road over the adoption of a new schedule of wages and working conditions opened at g o'clock Saturday morning, when the committee of thirty trainmen, led by their chairman, Frank Keenan, went into the executive offices of the road.
 q hope we stay in here until we get what we want" declared one of the committee before the session. We were in session until 7:30 last night. There was no move on our part to cut short ' the conference. We would have stayed all night if necessary to get what we want"
 Chairman Keenan stated before the conference that the company and the men had been through nearly all the demands. He said that they were ready at Saturdays session to get the de- mands into schedule form and consider them as a whole.
 The national commit teemen, he said, have had hard time to keep members of the committee in conference. HaV- ing been argued out of their desire by members of the directors committee, the men have frequently come out ready to give up negotiations and order a strike. This would not be permitted by their organization officials and the conference has been continued. The +, 1r-;lI irS Sis nT1a Q ten-hour day and a fair wage for their work.
 Instead of continuing their confer- ence as a committee of the whole the committee of thirty trainmen withdrew from the negotiations with the road Saturday morning and sent a sub-com- mittee, consisting of Chairman Keenan and two other committeeman, to see the officials.
 It is rumored that the sub-commit- tee presented an ultimatum to the road. One report stated that the men had demanded to know in writing just what the road proposed to give them as their final proposition. The sub committee was in session with the officials for a long time. The general committee evidently awaited their &C., tion.
 At noon, when the subcommittee came out, their faces bore signs of strong feeling. They held hurried consultation with the general commit tee. Then the subcommittee hurried over for consultation at the Hotel Garde Chairman Keenan said:
 we have had meeting with the off, ficials this morning and will meet this afternoon. Matters have not been at all satisfactory. We hope this thing will be settled one way or another be- fore night. That's all'
 Believing that they will not be in- cluded in the schedule of wages now being discussed by the directors and the committee representing the en1- pIoyes, the checkers and tallymen at the docks of the Consolidated road have decided to make demand for an increase of pay
 These men number only about fifty, but their demands will undoubtedly be supported by the freight handlers and dockers in event of the committee re- fusing to consider them.
 President Hall was asked by a re- porter if the whole schedule would be gone over again at to-day's meeting. He said:
 'I am sure don't know about that. There may be many or only few mat ters to consider. We will take up whatever questions the men see fit to present.
 What is the purpose of the men in asking that MT. Fitzpatrick be permit ted to attend the meeting?" was asked.
 "Well, I suppose he will act as their counsel and assist them in arguing their case. I agreed to have him present at the request of the committee Satur- day"
 Rev. pr. Newman Smyth appeared on the railroad battle-ground at the Hotel Garde and at the general office building Saturday while the strike ru- more were at their height, and visited both Judge Hall and MT Fitzpatrick. It was reported that he asked MT Fitz- patrick if there was anything that he could do to bring about an end to the strike. Still another report was that he asked both men if all had been done that could be to avert a strike and that he received an affirmative reply. Dr. Smyth said Saturday night, however, that he did not feel at liberty to state just what took place between himself and MT. Fitzpatrick, save that he asked