The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
THREATEN THE PETERBOROUGH
R4TLUiY UNIONS PRESENT 4
rev NEW DE M4NDS.
one Is That Mot 0rman shan't lie Bounced
for His First Collision Rcinstate-
ment OF Two such Demanded-New
Time schedule WITH More Rests Asked.

committee OF twelve representing all
the organizations Of the motormen. guards
and stat on men, who cay that the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company is not
living up to its demands on them. and are
presenting few new demands to the COM
pany, were in conference for five hours
yesterday afternoon with Vice-President
Bryan and General Manager Hedley Of the
marlborough A to tho result there were
two versions Mr. Bryan's was -all har-
mony, but Wen have another conference.
The men came out boiling with wrath
and said they had gained nothing and the
situation was very serious The COM
mittee consisted OF four members each from
the Amalgamated Street Railroad En-
ployees, the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers and the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen
They demand the reinstatement Of Pound,
the subway motorman whose train ran
into the train ahead about two weeks ago.
the motorman whose train caused the
collision on the Ninth avenue elevated,
ana several other discharged men, the
extension of the block signal system to the
local tracks in tho subway and the chang
ing OF new time schedule which they say
ibhhtN AAtin NOIh lOllRtI tbtii N hPNNlAcb
In their agreement with the company,
There are other demands. but these are
the chief.
The first report from yesterdays con-
ference came from Mr. Brynn's son in this
form:
Mr. Bryan SAYS there is no trouble.
few minor matters are Icing arranged
and everything IL amicaby settled There
will be nothing TO give out
Angry voices from the conference room
marred the effect OF this announcement.
just before o'clock the reporters were
called inside. While they were being told
that Mr. Bryan would have no statement
to make. Mr.. Bryan was going out by
another door. He was caught at the ele-
vator, and said that everything had been
practically settled" in amicabe fashion.
Then General Manager Hedley was inter
viewed.
This meeting said Mr. Hedley was a
very commonplace affair We we're talking
over matters of adjustment as we have to
do many n time with $500 men employed
on the lnterborough system. This con
ference was in reference TO all matters
connected with the employees, from the
oolored porter up to the motorman and
covered both the elevated roads ana the
subway. The only lack OF harmony was
that nothing was eettled. but we viii have
another conference this week Nothing of
vital Importance IA before is
That WIS n SWEPT game Of talk Mr..
Hedley gave you observed William c.
Jenck president Of the Motormen's local
union, n minute later. : tell YOU matters
are more serious than you could gather from
what he says. There will be another con-
ference on Thursday at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon. and then we will see what will
happen.
Jenck would not specify grievances
They were very numerous, he said Asked
If the men would insist on the reinstate-
ment Of Pound he replied
lon can Ike sure Wen do all in our power
70 get him bacS-and Others. We will
stand by our Members The company
saws 1t was Pounds negligence that caused
the Worth street accident. Take run up
the subway, and you'll see how easy Il IA
for a man 10 see round corner. especially
when the block signals ara only at obscure
places.
Another committeeman said All the
men on the subway are now organized,
as well AS the men or the elevated A
strike will be the last resort. but il il comes
II will take IN the elevated roads as we'll
as the subway We cd1ne 10 no conclusion
on any point at the conference. and we
will see what Thursday will do
IF the demands we have made to-day
are not agreed to, we will act at once. Mr.
Bryan was made TO understand that we
were determined 10 secure what we went
10 him for There Is 70 be no drawback
or compromise on our part Our position
IL positively unaiterabie, have ia my
possession letter from the grand chief Of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
nstruoting the executive committee Of our
organizations TO make the InterborOugh
company live up TO it's agreement with Us.
The temper Of the men Is such that they
will act first and then send 10 their national
officers word Of what they have done. You
may say that the matter is up TO the Inter-
borough. They hnve II in their power to
avoid the possibility Of any radical action on
the part OF their employees 10y assuring US
OF their intention 10 maintain the written
agreement
The demands were informally talked
over by the leaders. They will be put In
schedule form and submitted TO the COM
pany tomorrow.
A revised, the demands include the
putting back to work Immediately Of Motor
man j. Pounds, whose subway train was in
collision on Jan. II; j. Cruise, another motor
man, and trackmAn who were dismissed
The demands say that 1t Ia the unanimous
opinion Of the men that no man should be
dismissed for the first offence
Other demands are that all agreements
both written and verbal, must be observed
by the company If men employed in the
subway fail 10 pass the proper examination,
employees Of the elevated roads who want
these places shall have preference over
outsiders. The right OF seniority must be
observed. both in the subway and on the
elevated. The men must also be allowed
fifteen minutes rest at the end Of each
trip, which means ninety minutes n day.
II il also stated that the men are against
indiscriminate suspension Of all employees
and their humiliation through re-ex-
animation in the case Of the motomen
The men. it il declared, are also unalterably
opposed to the placing Of main fuses on
motor cars and the company is TO be res
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