The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-03
DANGER OF STRIKE ON
CONSOLIDATED REMOVED
REPRESENTATIVES OF EIREMEN
AND ENGINEERS CONFER.
Meeting in New York Fruitful but
Another VIII be Held in New Haven
To-day When a Final Settlement of
the Differences Between the Two Or
Make Concessions.

ganizatiOns is Expected-Both Sides
Make Concessions.
New York, March 2.-After an all day
conference between representatives of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers and Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen in this city, it was announced
that another meeting would be held
tomorrow and that it was hoped to
reach final settlement at that time
ON the differences between the two or
ganizations, which so nearly resulted
in serious trouble ON the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad, At
the conclusion of the meeting both
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the
engineers and Grand Master ], J.
Hannahan of the firemen left for their
homes in the west, expressing the opin-
ion that whatever danger of a strike
on the road had existed had been re-
moved. Beyond this they declined to
make a statement of any kind. Second
Vice Grand Master Shea 'of the fire.
mems organization, however, said that
all the questions at issue had been very
fully discussed and that he had every
hope that at the meeting to be held to-
morrow at New Haven final and satis-
factory adjustment of the entire matter
would be effected ..l.
The meeting of to-day came about as
result of an agreement between the
two organizations to get together and
to attempt to reach a mautually sat-
isfactory settlement of the trouble be-
tween them. Grand Chief Stone and
Deputy Grand Chief Hurley of the en-
gineers and Grand Master Hannahan
and Second Grand Master Shea, of the
,firemen, met at the Grand Union hotel
as a joint board of arbitration, and
committees from both organizations ap-
peared before them. The entire day
was taken up by the two committees in
presenting their respective cases.
While no definite announcement of
the terms upon which hopes for set
Element tomorrow are based are made
by any of the grand officers it was re-
ported about the conference room that
both sides had made concessions. The
firenen heretofore had insisted that
members Of their organization who had
become engineers should be represented
by a committee from their own organi-
zation when summoned before officers
of the road on charges. They first took
the case to the officials of the New
Haven road but their request was de-
MED. They We're told that they were at
liberty to bring with them a represen-
tative OF the engineers brotherhood,
but that the road would not consent to
have their engineers represented by a
committee of firemen. The brotherhood
of engineers at that time informed the
company that they believed the decision
to be a just one, and that if any trouble
resulted they would stand by them.
Sinice that time numerous conferences
have been held but until to-day neither
side appeared willing to concede any
thing to the other. 1t is said after to-
days conference, however, that in the
future when it becomes necessary for
an engineer who is a member of the
fremen's organization to appear before
an official of the road to answer
charges, he will be accompanied by a
committee from the engineers and also
by a delegation from the firemen's or
ganization.. "~%
According to the proposed plan the
committee OF engineers will be recog-
nized by the company as representa-
tives of their brotherhood while the dell
egation of firemen will be received by
the company only as employees Of the
road. 1t was said that the plan would
be adopted by both organizations, as
the best method of effectually settling
the trouble.
Mr. Shea and the adjustment COM
mittees Of the two brotherhoods left for
New Haven this evening.