The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-18
.FIREMEN'S REQUEST
 REFUSED BY DIRECTORS

RAILROAD OFFICIALS, ACTION
 AT NETY HoRK MEETING.
 They Consider That Request is Covered
 by Agreement Made in l804-Firc- mems Organization to Act To-day--
 Met Last Night and Rig Meeting is to be Held This Morning-Grand Master Shea Says There Is Nothing to be Said Concerning Future Action--roiI
 of Road is Complete but Results Not
 Given Out-Road's Answer Consid- cred as Final.
 About o'clock last evening Second Vice Grand Master Shea Of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Bremen received the decision of the board of directors
 of the Consolidated. railroad, arrive at
 in New York yesterday by the direc- tors committee concerning the request
 which had been made by the brother
 hood. The answer was unfavorable to the request of the order and conse- quently just what action the firamen will take is at present prohlematical. Of course there was g lot of talk last night about strike, but it all oarno from those not directly interested, Not one of the fremen's leaders would say anything at all about a strike, simply answering all inquiries by saying that no action had yet been taken in refer ence to the reply and that until it was there was no way of determining the result.
 The following is the reply sent by the board of directors through it's com- nittee to MT. Shea, the reply being de- livered by Secretary Parkert New York, Feb IT. MT. Timothy Shea, Second Vice Grand Master. Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, room 24, Insurance Huild-
 ing. New Haven, Conn. Dear sir: Agreeable to promise made by the special committee of the board
 of directors at the hearing with the
 committee of adjustment of Locorno- time Bremen, held at Grand Central station, New York, on Tuesday, Fehrn-
 ary IA, 1905, the committee advises you of its conclusion as follows: The question at issue is the follow- ing:
 That in the case of engineers who have been disciplined and are members
 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
 men, upon taking an appeal from the decision of the officers applying the dis cipline to a higher officer, that cot1i-
 mittee of engineers, members of the
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Ffrefnen should take up his case with the man. ! agement instead of the engineers adjustment committee.
 The committee having carefully con sidered the statements made at the hearing, having examined the records of the company in regard to the ques- tions at issue, and having consulted with the officers of the company con cerning the same, has reached the fol
 lowing conclusions, namely: | That any aggrieved engineer is guar
 anteed an opportunity to be represent- ed by an advocate before the officers of the company, by the provision contain ed in article I. of the schedule made with locomotive engineers in our enl- plby. in effect January 1, 1904, in which
 article it is provided that 'All engin- eers will be given 8 fair chance to de- fend themselves against charges in
 holding investigations. All en- gineers who are interested will be al
 lowed to choose distinterested engin- eeer to represent or accompany them on
 boards of investigation, if they so de- sire, when an appeal is made after the
 first Investigation.
 The committee is in entire accord with the position taken and decision rendered in this matter by the presi- dent and executive officials charged with the operation and management of the company's railroad, namely, that the claim of your committee cannot be conceded, and believe that this decision is for the best interests of the com- pany.
 The decision of the president and ex- ecutive officers, as already communi-
 cated to you by them, is therefore sus- tained. Truly yours, Signed: Chas. F. Brooker, Chairman. Attest:
 (signed) John c. Parker, Secretary.
 Major Bromley, press agent of the railroad, stated last evening in behalf of the company that there was abso- lutely nothing to be said other than what was contained in the statement. Grand Master Shea was seen early last evening at the Oneco hotel, where
 he is stopping, and when asked to make statement he said that he would and that it would only take him about thirty seconds to do so. He then said & eWe have received the answer of the road and there is no statement to give out concerning 1t.
 In reply to questions he stated that the executive committee of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen would hold a meeting this morning at 9 o'clock in its rooms In Trades council hall irl the Insurance building, and at that time will take action on the reply which E had been received from the railroad board. He further said that he would