New-York tribune., 1905-03-07
who synpathiZed with the strikers from s'ol
ping cars in mid-station.
TRAINMEN MOB A SUSPECT

Hall at I25th-st- and Lexington-ave., discuss
ing the situation, some one raised a cry that
ascab" was standing in the doorway OF nearby
store About fifty men Immediately charged
the doorway and began to handle the man there
roughly The latter burst out crying ana de-
clared that he was a good union man. Ills
cuffs and collar were torn off and his hat and
men were willing 10 be convinced that the man
was not "scab" there was rough house
he was not a "scabcmfw cnfw cmfw cmfw-
he was taken away by two men
CIVIC FEDERATION CONFERENCE.
Early this morning a conference was held at
the Savoy Hotel between the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON and w D. Mahon, president of the
sAnaIgamated Association, to try to end the
strike. Mr.. Mahon announced that he had been
in the conference. but could neither say nor do
anything The national organization would not
support the strike because the national officers
Of the Federation had not been consulted, he
said.
Chief Jencks. of the motormen. said at mid
night:
1--WE have ordered a tie-up. The agreement
between the men and the company has never
been maintained for a day by the company.
We have tried TO avert trouble. but the atti-
tude OF the company has made this impossible
They have refused tonight to grant our de-
lows"
The elevated railroads have = been carrying
100000 passengers on an average daily and the
subway 100000 day. The greater part OF this
vast army consisted Of employees returning TO
and from their work and the surface cars morn
ing and evening had been taxed TO their utmost
No strike OF any city railroad in the metropou-
tan district could ever cause the inconvenience
to the public and such incalcuable loss to the
rilr
roads and in the subway. as during previous
strikes, where the surface railroads were arect
ed the elevated railroads were not involved
In expectation Of a strike the 1nterborough
had. through Farley. the strike breaker. engaged
numbers of men to I'll the places of striking mo-
formen and trainmen, as the pacific talk In
duIged in from time to time by the leaders OF the
unions was distrusted and the company had Sc
cretly learned that the men were getting ready
for trouble.
In striking. the r1otormen not only deliberately
break a three years agreement with the COM
pany, which does not expire until September
1907 but through getting George E. Peppers
organization, composed of the other employees
whose agreement expired last March to unite in
the demands make it impossible for the COM
pany TO negotiate with this union again as
body.
THE CONFERENCE WITH HEDLEY.
The combined demands were submitted to
General Manager Hedey of the Interborough
> Company at his Office yesterda! afternoon in
conference lasting a little more than half an
Saour. ". L. Jencks representing the motormen
and H. c. Pinney, representing the Brotherhood
Of Firernen. attended. with George E. Pepper
president OF the Manhattan division Of the
AnlalgaTnated Association.
The other members Of the grievance COM
rnittee were Charles T Keeer John D. Cav
anagh, p Meehan James Rutherford. F. Hickey
John Mcguire. J. d. Temple, Frank Cassidy. W.
A. Copeland. Joseph H Falbrook and H. B. May
/. The committees demands were refused by Mr..
3 HedIey, and the committee declined to carry
, them any higher. though it pointed out to
them that they could pass them Up to Vice
: President E. P. Bryan, and If he refused to
: President August Belmont. The committee said
s that if the demands were not granted at the
Z Ynotorrnen and others would resort to extreme
= measures.
!. When the committee came out Pepper. who
. appeared to be running matters. gave out
: copy of the demands. which were as follows:
"a THE DEMANDS OF THE EMPLOYEES.
Tila- the present examination now in force
against motormen and other employees shall be
eliminated and practical road test substituted
-l9O5.
- days work for rnotormen and other train
men 10 be nine hours less. motornen's
mileage not to exceed one hundred miles day.
Relay for motcrmen when headway is less
than six minutes should be allowed at southern
terminals, loop loop
All road work on trains, with or without pas
sengers' shall be done by qualified motorraen.
For all employees, excepting lever switchmen,
nine hours shall constitute days work with
tine and half for overtime.
Tower switchmen eight hours or less shall
constitute days work, with one day off duty
month with no pay; time and a half for over
- Ten per cent increase in pay for all eronloves
except motormen.
All the remark Pepper would make was:
i think we will get all we want"
Another member of the committee said. in an
gwer TO a question:
1T looks like war"
Pepper denied that he had given orders to the
men to be ready to strike al midnight
Before the conference Pepper said: Our con-
ference viii be very brief"
Asked what he had to say about the hiring of
strike breakers. he said:
"The company has thrown down the gauntlet
TO US. and we win pick it up We don't care If
Il brings million strike breakers. If It wants
fight, we will give it all the fight it wants"
Would you not require the preliminary of
getting the national president of the association
60 try to arbitrate the trouble before you cocId
order striker" ne was asked
THAT is business" he replied
''Can you order strike without the sanction
Of Mahon?"
'I liable 10 do any old thing before this
thing is over" replied Pepper. THE company
has our ultimatum and we are to get the COM
peny's ultimatum at IL o'clock If 1t is no,
satisfactory we viii act and act quickly"
-. AS the committee went away Vice
President Bryan, General Manager Hedley and