The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-10
the city. which would soon . .ss bring tho

the city, which would soona bring tho Interborough Company to terms
 He said he felt sure that if the cngf- neers ana fremen joined the strike. the electric switch operators employed in the big power houses would follow them.
 The Interborough Company's power houses at Fifty-ninth Street and Elev- enth Avenue and Seventy-fifth Street and East River are being closely guard cd On these power houses depends the operation of the elevated and the subway systems. If 1t were possible to get the 300 men employed there to quit work, not train could be moved.
 Soon after the strike commenced sleeping quarters were arranged ana two cooks were detailed to each power house with stan of assistants. The employees remain at their posts day and night and are thereby being kept be- yond the influence of the strikers.
 An attack was made early today on two college youths at One Hundred and Forty fifth Street and Lenox Ave- nue. The students, who had been act ing as trike-breakers, were being se- verely pummeled, when two girls pleaded with the crowd and succeeded in securing their release after they had
  National Omcers Opposed.
 Officials of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company declared this after noon that the national officers of the labor organizations involved in the strike are opposed to the action taken by the local labor leaders. It was an- nounced at the Interborough offices that President Pepper of the local branch of the Amalgamated Association or Street and Electric Railway Employees, and Chief W. L.. Jencks of the local union of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers were in conference with Grand Chief Warren E. Stone and Dep uty Grand Chief E. W. Hurley Of the Engineers Brotherhood and Treasurer w. D. Mahon of the International Amalgamated Association and were in- formed by the national officers that they are considered irresponsible and rash in their present action; that the best thing that they can do Is to drop out of the union as officers and become in- dividuaIs; and that they must stop the strike at once or they will be expelled from the union. It was added that the national officers of the labor uHfons will confer with the Interborough officials to see what can be done about settling the strike and getting as many men back to work as possible. None or these statements could be confirmed
 Local officials of the New York branch of the Amalgamated Associa- ton of Electric and Street Railway Employees already have made advances to local branches in nearby places to ascertain the feeling for or against sympathetic strike.
 Grand Chief Warren D. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers issued a statement late today con- corning the strike on the subway and elevated lines in which he said:
 "The strike is in direct violation of our law. It is not recognized nor will it be supported by our organization. The contract between the company ana the men Is as binding today as 1t was when signed and loyal members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are instructed to report for duty at snce. Members refusing to do so will be expelled from membership in our or | ganizatfon.
 The present strike now going on by men claiming to represent the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers Is in direct violation of our law. It is not recognized nor will 1t be supported by our organization. The contract enter ed into September. 1904. between the Interborough Company and the Broth
 
 recognized to be as binding today as it was when signed and loyal members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers are instructed to at once report for duty and comply with the terms of the agreement. Members refusing to do so will be expelled from member ship in our organization.
 Tt has been reported to me that many of our members have been mis- led by statements that the grand of1i- cers had given consent to this srtike. No request was made nor granted. nor were the officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers consulted in the present situation.
 ''This is the first time in the his- tory of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers that our members have repudiated their agreement with any railroad.
 Labor organizations must keep their part of the agreements inviolate if they expect to succeed. Had our laws been complied with, conditions as they appear could not exist on the lines of the Interborough Company"
 William l.. Jencks. head of the local Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. declared that the did not recognize Mir. Stones statement as having any influ- ence upon him or upon the strike.
 "Mr. Stone cannot dictate to me-" said MT Jencks. Shall he tell us whether we shall have supper or not? The men were ordered out and will stay out until the strike is won. Things are going beautifully and prospects were never brighter for us since the srike was begun"
 Jencks made this statement in the midst of a group of strikers who cheered him loudly when they heard his words.
 Timothy Healy. president of the In- ternational Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen, when asked whether he would call out the members of his organiza- ton replied:
 NO, I'm not going to call them out"
 Have you been asked by Mir. Pep per or Mfr. Jencks or anybody else to call them out?" was asked.
 'Tf Mir. Pepper asked me to call out the firmen," replied MT. Healy. T would not do so. I would not recog- nize MT. Peppers power to make any such request. Before would call out the men would have to be asked to do so by President Mahon. MT. Mahon has not asked me to do so."
 President W. D. Mahon of the Ma tional Association of Electric and Street Railway Employees said when asked what effect the attitude of War ren E. Stone. president of the national organization of locomotive engineers. would have upon the strike situation. said:
 "As far as am concerned MT. Stones