The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
THREATEN A SUBWAY STRIKE,
MEN AFTER MIDNIGHT SESSION
SAY THERE'LL BEONE TO-DAY.
II the marlborough Doesn't AT Once With
draw It's Latest Time Schedules the
Road VIII BE Tied Up by Afternoon.

The troubles of the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company in nd justing the difficulties
with its employees in the subway and on
the elevated have not been settled. II be-
came known at five minutes past ! TINS
morning when the executive committee
representing the three grades Of employees
adjourned after a meeting held at III Willis
avenue in The Bronx that the men OBJ
ieot more to the newest time schedules
than they did to the old. The leaders came
out threatening an immediate strike.
The three associations represented were
the local branch of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers with William H.
jerks, It's chairman, as spokesman the
Amalgamated Association OF Street and
Electric Railway Employees, with George
L. Pepper at its head. and tho local union OF
tho Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen'
headed by II, H. Penny.
After the meeting these men declared
that unless the officials OF the Interborough
company acoeded to their demands and
remedied certain changes made after the
company's promises were given last Thur
day strike would be called to-day
If the company didn't yield. said the
leaders, by o'clock this afternoon the sub
way would be completely tied up.
According to the men, the company
changed the schedule Of the local and ex-
Ppess ysazski s.sfSay mo.p-
ing so that the employees were compelled
10 make an extra trip. The men say they
we're not consulted about this change, and
it was late yesterday afternoon before they
realized what 1t meant. Chairman Pepper
was Immediately notified.
He made an investi gation, and says he
found that the company had violated every
promise made last Thursday, when the
men were pacifed after threatening TO
strike.
According TO Pepper and the others, the
fifteen minutes rest which motormen
were TO get at the northern terminal after
each trip had been abolished. and the men
are now forced to do more than ten hours
work u day, which is in violation Of the
agreement Of last autumn
Pepper Gays he hurried to the Inter
Borough offices and saw General Manager
Hedley. Pepper says he told Hedley that
unless the schedules were changed and the
company returned to the plan agreed upon
last Thursday a strike would be ordered
within an hour Hedley only laughed at
him, Pepper says.
Pepper hurried uptown. and consulted
with Jenl and Penny. Then last nights
meeting was called
Tho executive committeeman loudly de-
nounced tho Interborough. They all united
in declRrinp that Tnlees the company
changed It's preseat attitude the Subway
would be tied up by this afternoon
Pepper. Jenk and Penney will see Mr..
Hedley at II o'clock this morning, they
say, and give him chance to come to their
terms. If he doesn't. they say meeting
of the executive committees will be called
and strike ordered Immediately.
I'VE are sick and tired Of the compeny's
promises, one Of the leaders said. When
they agreed to our demands last Thursday
we thought that all the trouble was ended.
From their action yesterday we are inclined
to believe that they never intended 20 play
fair with US