Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-07
Settlement Expected in the
Great Railway Strike.
Said That Each of Sides Will Make
Concessions.
Endurance Test at Boston in the
Bakers Strike.

.,rd Hartford railroad We're not ordered
our on strike, tonight. When the men
nil work without such word from their
committee, there was much speculation
as TO the reason.
IL Is reported, tonight. although moth
ing official can be obtained from the
company or the men that another con-
ference. will be held, tomorrow. between
lh.. men and the company. That the
company mas offered the men Il small
concession. though not nearly what
in"v demanded, Is the impression. The
iup. that the committee can gain :.
fuithe: concession is believed to be the
reason they did not act as expected to-
day
In conformity with the statement is
:lI.;! by the company. today. at the re
pI.,-at al the committees representing
the several crafts nothing was made
Iublc officially. tonight. and the situa-
;Ion remains practically unchanged.
New Haven, Conn, May 6.-Mem-
bors of the grievance committee Of the
car workers employed by the New York.
New Haven K Hartford railroad, who
have been comforting with railroad Of
ficialS over the demand for a Is per
cent. increase in wages, declared, today.
that unless a favorable answer WAS re-
Ceived within few hours from the
company a strike Of the car workers.
steam filters and blacksmiths would be
called ut 8 O'Clock, this afternoon. The
men of these crafts employed by the
company are said to number about
5000.
int c. eli
emily reached a satisfactory stage and
there was an impression. this morning.
CLEANED from statements by commit
tee men that they would not go out on
strike. Just what the result OF the poll
taken of the members of their various
unions, last night, they declined to say,
hut it is believed that the concessions
granted by the company are satisfacto-
ry to the committee.
The car workers committee waited in
front of the railroad Office building. this
forenoon, in the expectation apparently
of receiving Il final answer from the
comuany. They expressed little hope
that this would be satisfactory.
At the Office OF first vice president.
Percy r. Todd of the company, who
las recently been conducting the con-
fercncns with the men, no information
was given out and it was said that
there would be no official statement. to-
day. probably. There We're indications
that the company had taken firm
stand against,tEe wage demand of the
car workers and that a strike was con-
sidered imminent.
Norwood. Macs, May G.-Informa-
ton received mere during the forenoon
from union representatives, at New
Haven was 80 the effect that the ma
chinists of tho N. y. n. II. Il II. RAIL
road co. who had dpnlnlcd u IL per
cent iucrcas" in wages. had been
granted concessions which would avert
tl. threatened strike at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t was generally understood
here. that an Increase OF - per cenf
had been offered by IT," road ANA ar
centrI by the maChiniSts. The result,
although the amount was much less
than the demand did not cause disSit-
Isfaction here and it was regarded as
settled that no strike would take place
among the machinists.
number Of blacksmithS who arc
employed at the shops here wrr'' still
waiting at noon for definite news from
New Haven and were expecting to go
ont ut r o'clock if favorable information
was not received.
The strikers have forwarded to tho
solectmen a protest against the ail'g'd
action of the railroad company Ill nm
uorting strike breakers under guard o'
ARMED detectives. The protest Is to tins
effect that the action OF the failroau u
hrjugins in 80 called boiler makers
under escort Of n body OF so callea
armed detectives was really LOT M
rurpose Of creating the impression thil
the men who had vacated their posi-
lions as boiler makers were law oreaN
ers and dangerous element 70 'h'
community The boiler makers also as'
that the selectmen request that t"'
movements of these strangers De con
fncd IN the railroad premises. me Sc
lactmen have taken no action on the re
quest. r,,,
The following official statement IRON
tha railroad explaining why inforh'a
ton about the situation was withhe'u
was given out this afternoon
yice President Todd was asked. 10
z day what were the best concessions II
the matter of wages which the com
,onv Granted to the machinists, ca
5 ,,o,Lara and blacksmiths and IN III re
q ply said: ,,,nr;ns and
& have beegrrsauested by all OIL 'he Con, !,
,,,;ttaes with whom we have come
oo,,t.ct To saw nothing while nesotia
tons are going on as the committee
fool that the public is only Interested
s,be anal outcome and any newspape
refarences during tn negotiations VI
be apt to be misunderstood .,, by OF ofn =
( employees. AS it is in the interes. o, 80 =
ID that this course OF the susses. :. ,au ,
= am therefore not in a position 10 ma =
,, ,. tmrtber statement and will not
for some time to come. .,,
Members of the machinis IT'S. n, "%'1
them by the company in the way OIL OIL
pay increase amounts TO ne ear '
half the Is per cent. asked LOT.
WAGES ACCEPTED.