New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-24

BRYAN VAS PREMATURE.
Grand Master Stone VIII Decide
the Question on Sunday.

TT. differences between the elevated railwal
employees and the marlborough Rapid Transi
Company the three thousand new places
IN the subway are no nearer o 'settlement thar
they We're yesterday Indeed. there seems TO b:
more likelihood OF strike than ever before. a.
the national officers OF the Brotherhood of Lo
connective Engineers have been summoned. They
alone have power to order strike OF motormen
Just before Wall Street closed yesterday a
statement issued from the office OF the In
terborough company at No. 1915 Broadway, in
which it was said That understanding with
the employees had been reached. and that all
differences had been satisfactorily arranged 1t
in the form of an interview with General
Manager z. P. Bryan. of the company.
At the time that the interview appeared in
Wall Street the grievance committees of the three
unions concerned IN the operation of the ele-
waited trains were in secret session in a hall at
No. oil East One hundred and twenty fourth
ct. They declared that agreement had been
reached, at least so far the fremen and mo-
torrnen concerned. II further stated
that the three unions had agreed to stand to-
sether. and that the company must satisfy all
OF them.
Assistant Grand Master Z. J. Hurley, OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers, arrived
from Cleveland yesterday morning and met the
officials Of the locals Grand Master William 5.
SlOOes OF ine Engineers, VIII come TO the CRY
Friday, and unless plans changed he
viii address the elevated motornen at a meet
ing TO be held at the Grand Central Palace on
Sunday afternoon Hurley was in long
ference last night at the Broadway Central.
Until after the meeting Sunday the danger
Of elevated strike cannot be said TO have dis
appeared
BELMONT DOES NOT SEEM TROUBLED
August Belmont, president OF the INTERIOR
oUgh Company. is apparently not troubled about
the threatened elevated strike. He is devoting
his whole time for the present TO Strengthening
the various tanSles in the Democratic Presiden-
rial campaign. He refers all inquirers regard
ing elevated troubles to the under officers OF the
company.
There many indications that harmony does
rot exist between the motorInen and frernen and
the union which combines the other employees of
The elevated from trainmen TO lamp cleaners.
Some of the motormen were indignant that Pres
ident George E. Pepper of the Amalgamated as
sociation had gone ahead with his negotiations
with General Manager Bryan The motormen
feel that they control the situation. They are
the skilled labor In elevated operations. They
say that any picked up in the streets can
ne trained in hour to guard or ticket
chopper, and that no end of men can be secured
for the other places represented in the Anal
garnsted association. They insist that an agree
ment TO which they not party means moth |
ing.
President Pepper and several members OF the |
trzinmen's organization met Mr.. Bryan again |
yesterday morning. The conference lasted two |
hours Mr.. Bryan later made this statement: |
The agreement have reached is entirely salts
from q Misunderstanding on the seniority rule l |
h say AR tn Ia W. ~iG f nm nenferar be-
tween the company and its employees
Mr.. Pepper later, at his home, No. 300 West
one-hundred- and-forteth-st- said:
We have practically won everything that we |
asked for. The old employees of the elevated will |
have the preference due 10 them by their long |
services to the company in giving out positions |
in the subway The wage question was also |
satisfactorily arranged
do you mean by that that motormen now |
getting So so a day will receive the same if they
occupy the same position the subway"
That is up to the motOrmen," he replied |
Our connection with them is confined to the |
stand which have taken and made clear TO
Mr.. Bryan this afternoon that will work |
with 'strikebreakers-' Mind you, I do not say
non-union men. but 'strikebreakers'
The public has nothing to fear as regards a |
public strike" he declared. You may state |
positively that after few more conferences all |
The points at issue will be satisfactorily settled
The men have the highest confidence in Nj |
Fryan and the best of feeling prevails"
When President Pepper reached the hall in |
Harlem where the committees of the several or |
Esnizations were to meet he was asked If an |
agreement had been reached
II have said nothing about any agreement |
with the company he declared IF l am
quoted saying the trouble is settled II is 4
mistake"
When the meeting ended at ; o'clock he was
again asked regarding the agreement and Mr..
Bryans statement was shown to him
] am not going 10 confirm or deny his state
msnt said the leader of the employees We
nave reached an understanding That Is not an
agreement We are satisfied that Mr. Rryar |
viii do the right thing"
DENY THERE IS AN AGREEMENT
In the absence OF William l. Jencks head n,
me local brotherhood member Of the executive
committee spoke for them
We have entered into no agreement with the |
company" he said positively The unions
have agreed to stand together. and ur+r ~.
have accepted the company's PROPOSITION tbor.
can be no agreement"
mat the A'nslgamated employees are an
peSsed means little. The real trouble will Gonna
from the motormen and the ex-fremen vino
seek 10 avoid the possibility Of a cut in tho
wage scale " '"o