New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-05
ASK TO CONFER AGAIN.
REPLY TO BELMONT.
President Of Elevated Employees
1gainst HOtOrmen'S Strike Plan.

The national officers of the three organiza-
tions involved in the trouble between the eIe-
waited railway employees and the Interborough
company worked like Trojans yesterday 10
formulate reply TO the proposition which Au-
gust Belmont made TO them late Saturday even
ing, Offering very slight concessions 10 the
Amalgamated Association OF Employees and lit
tie or nothing TO the motormen. They could
have written their reply In half an hour II they
had been Of one mind. As they were not, the
struggle lasted all day. the conferences being
held in various hotels
They finally joined in a reply asking for FUR
ther conference on the question Of wages and
hours and for several minor concessions The
reply was not IN the nature OF an ultimatum.
and the spirit back OF # seems weaker than
when they made their first formal demands
In the discussion over what the Interborough
Company declares is its final proposition there
seems little doubt that two of the national ofIl
GERS are arrayed against
Warren s. stone. Grand chief OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers, ana
Charles Wilson. Vice-Gran Master Of the Fire
men. stand together and are opposed TO a settle
ment which permits the InterborOugh 10 work
motormen ten hours i day for So wage. Op-
posed 10 them is William D. Mshon, OF Detroit
the national president OF the Amalgamated He
brought about Saturdays conferences when a
strike seemed inevitable He has gained for
his men practically everything they want from
the subway management, and Is urging the ac-
ceptance OF the Belmont proposition. He is stih
strongly opposed to a strike. and it is doubtful
If he will let his men engage in one.
Mr. Belmont spent the day at his country
home near Hampstead. where he entertained
Governor Jennings of Florida. The Governor
has just returned from a visit to Judge Parker
at Esopus. and the dissatisfied motormen nope
that he will carry a warning not to allow a
strike at this time. General superintendent
Hedley OF the Interborough spent the day at
the Park Row offices Of the company. directing
the recruiting of motormen. All of the
machinery of the company which has to do
with the hiring and training of subway en-
poyes was in operation as though it had not
been Sunday The Interborough is preparing
for a. strike just as If no concessions had been
made.
The first development Of the day the
posting of a signed notice at One-hundred- and
twenty -eighth-st. and Thrd-ave.. where the
bulk of the elevated employees gather, denying
that there was any friction between the Anal,
gamated and the brother hoods. and that all of
the acts of the president of the local Amalga-
mated organization had been approved by the
national officers. This was signed by George r
Pepper the local president.
Though the national and local officers had
struggled over the Interboroughs latest prop
osition for four hours and half Saturday
night. they gathered early yesterday at the
Broadway Hotel for another conference. Charles
Wilson, the enthusiastic boomer for Peoria, ILL.,
who is the ranking national official of the fire.
men in the fight, makes his headquarters there
Little progress was made before o'clock. when
the men separated for luncheon.
When it came time TO reassemble the local
officers and the members of their advisory COM
mittees were on hand but the national officers
did not appear. The local men lined UP oppo-
site the hotel the stone steps of a wholesale
building. They waited patiently until late In
the afternoon when they began to get anxious
missing national officers.
The three grand officers In the mean time had
quietly gone to Mr. Stones quarters at the
Grand Union Hotel, where they remained until
late in the afternoon. They refused to talk to
give out.
They slipped away from the hotel early in the
evening without making a statement Vice
Grand Master Wilson went back to the Broad
way Central and talked with the elevated en-
pioyes who were waiting, but declined to be
interviewed. He then declared that he had
done enough for one day, and started for Coney
Island TO see whether the shows there were as
good as those they have at the annual street
fair at Peoria, ILL
1t was learned on good authority that the
national officers asked for further conference
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