The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-05

side Cities Called Here by the Inter-
borough-Farley the strike Breaker''
at Work in Town-Chief Stone Says
That All Peace Measures Are Not
Exhausted Yet and He Hardly Thinks
There VIII BE Strike Before Tuesday
--NIahon Won Over 10 support Extreme
Measures-His Local Union Rebelled.
The unexpected happened yesterday In
the struggle OF the motormen on the Man.
hatten elevated railroad, with the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers at their
back, to force the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company to pay $3.50 for day OF
nine hours to the motormen who will run
it's trains through the new subway. The
concessions offered by the heads OF tho
marlborough to the men were rejected al
an all night session Of the mems committees
and yesterday new demands, beginning with
the original one which the Interborough has
already refused, were made
Last night the danger Of general strike
Of the elevated employees seemed greater
than ever. 1t seemed possible that an
attempt to tie up the elevated lines In Man
haitian and The Bronx might be made not
later than tomorrow, though . further
conference may take place to-day. with o
view to finding a peaceful solution Of the
dispute.
PRREMPToRY DEMAND FOR A CONFERENCE
The counter demands with which the
elevated railr Dad men have met the pro-
posals submitted to them In writing through
their leaders after the conferences OF
Saturday are even more extreme than
any heretofore made by the committee
Of the labor unions involved. Coupled
with these demands, which reached Mr..
Hedley, superintendent Of the marlborough
company, about noon yesterday, was .
request for what practically amounted
TO an immediate conference with MIR. Bel
mont and Mr.. Bryan. Notwithstanding
the fact that 1t was Sunday and Mr.. Belmont
was at his country home at Hampstead,
the time designated for the conference
by the representatives Of the employees
was o'clock yesterday-only about two
hours after the time the note was received
by Mr.. Hedley
In response to this rather peremptory
request Mr.. Hedley replied that Mr.. Bel
mont was not In town and that tho best
he could do was to get the request for
conference before them at as early An
hour as possible. At the earliest Mr.. He'd
ley did not think the conference could
occur before Monday morning. The
men decided to wait until to-day
before going further along the courss Of
action they had mapped out.
Supt. Hedley said last night that NJ
answer to the demands made by the men
,a,tardav had vat bs,fan aent
Il simply said 1t was impossible to get the
proper officers together to-day said Mr..
Hedey. They were all out Of town and
could not get here before Tomorrow. 1t
was impossible for us to take any action
whatever to-day"
NEW MEN SUMMONED By WIRE.
Supt Hedley remained at the Interborough
offices all day yesterday and until far into
last nj ght He regards the situation a. OF
the most critical nature. In fact, most
Of those in touch with the situstion from
the company's point Of view had Little
if any hope that strike would be averted.
Yesterday afternoon and Last night MIR.
Hedey sent to persons In various parts
OF the country about 500 kilograms directing
the recipients to report at the Manhattan
oompany's Office in the Western UnjoA
Building at 10 o'clock this morning. Tbs
kilograms were sent to experienced operats
ors Of electric trains.
BOSS sTRIKH BREAKER HERE.
Still another Indication Of thoroushs,
going preparations on the part Of tho Inters
borough company for a fight II . fight
becomes necessary was the presence yestsss,
day and Saturday at the compsny's of1oss
in the Park Row Building OF James Fsrlsy,
who has figured In more electric railroad
strikes than any man in America. Fsrisv
came to New York suddenly In the early
part Of last week. but departed again.
He returned to town early yesterday
morning and registered at the Grand Untoo
Hotel, where Chief Engineer Stone b stay-
ing. Later in the day he was seen 10 ths
Park Row building, and yesterday after
noon he was there again and had evidently
been in conference with E P. Bryan, ths
vioe-president and general manager Of the
marlborough company, out OF whose ofiioe
he came after being closeted there for ths
better part of an hour.
Farley did not return to the Grand Union
las, night but he is known to have been In
conference during the evening with num-
Der of the same lieutenants of his army OF
30 called strike breakers who figured with
him in Richmond, Scranton and in other
struggles.
If the company has called in Farley
said railroad man who passed him in the
Park Row Building, 4and for my part feel
dead certain they have called him in-why
then it means that the company is CON-
/ WINGED that it has a strike on It's hands
and Ia stripping for a fight to finish. Far
ley isn't making these rush trips to New
York and having talks with those railroad
men Just for the fun OF the thing. He b
here. and he Is here for business
coMPASY's COMPROMISE REFUSED.
A committee OF the local union OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
one Of the members Of the Brotherhood OF
Firemen, and a committee OF the local di-
vision Of the Amalgamsted Association %