New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-20
NAY REINSThTE UNION.
Striking Motormen Nay Get Back
Into National Body.

n " Hurley assistant grand chief OF tne
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers OF Cle'e-
land held a secret conference yesterday afternoon
in Horton Hall. No 10 East l2oth-st-' win tne
former officers and members of Manhattan d.
visfnn No lO5 the members of which went On
strike against the marlborough COMPANY cA0s,,'e
Warren S Stone the grand chief 10 revoke '"e
charter of the local body. w. L. Jencks. who was
president OF the local division. attended the con-
ference When Mr. Hurley came out he saio'
am here 10 consult with the members OF
Division No 105 and II possible to corTe s, ais
wrong that may have been zone ne AZ u.rons
81 No los have acknowledged that they ana "ao,i i
and they have eApTesSbsio maj finaIiy everything
Will be settled satisfactorily 10 all eohceiheu anu
Members of the division not concerned in the the
strike will be taken care of in otner & b
hers rurged of their offence until the Assembly OF
me Tie 3ty,,ost harmony prevailed at the meet
ing This afternoon The men are all my PERSONA
friends / was delighted to meet them, and | can can
cav frankly and without reservation that am
pleased with the prospects before me alNisloh
Irebably shall have more conferences with the
members Of what was No 10
In The meeting. it was learned. the insinuation
made that Chief Engineer Jencks was RESPONSE DIE
for the calling of the strike was brought up All
The members it was said. arose and stated IN the
meeting that each had voted TO strike understand
inEly and unanimously. and that Jencks had nor
endeavored to influence the men either way Inc
suggestion that somebody had proited by inc can
ing of of the strike set aside, II was SAID as
too ridiculous for serious consideration Inc same
Judgment was passed as to George f. Pepper presi-
dent Of the Amagamated Association OF ftaii"ay
Empolyes- ..
one ,yould not 20 back to the Interborough com
many under any consideration. He said he alreaoy
had accepted a place as manager OF hotei mere
The story that James Farley. the strike breaker
mad been attacked by number or strikers from
the Enterborough Company's lines and so baqy
FGtrG ~.
branded by him baseless fabrication "neh no
was seen yesterday at No. LAO Broadway Farley
looked healthy and strong and said:
since the city to break the 4og strike d9 seven 0G
b5-g Won can Judge by my appearance if | have,
been7sftaeked and the story IS absolutely Mltou.
f092FSg9e 81 ~ the roads that any share in
10 tie marlborough Company ana nav +ve 9s bas
T5 ssi9 t6at the men brought here were green
,oer They were all experienced with the double
III bralrf and running of motor cars and knew
exactly what they had to do; You coG H Irur In On
schedule time few days after strike with a new
crew ri men especially in city IKE Ne"-1oiA
where the passenger traffic Is so great
70 esv then said that he was confident that the
,osdso would be running schedule time by
Wednesday just as if there had been no strlKe'
He VII probably leave here by wednesday ol
Thursday. Even If all the old employees were
taken back. he declared. the roads would not De
r,Inrfng more smoothly ny Wednesday than they
win he run biz that time with the men who are
r7ox in charge. Altogether. ne sald, ule company
has t.fen back about fifteen hundred Of its former
employees -.
The Central Federated Union in executive ses-
sion yesterday took up the subject OF the Inter
borarfgh strike Jencks and Pepper were de-
nnlr1ced was also Warren 5. Stone, chief Oh
The brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers. Presi-
dent NIahon Of the Amalgamated Association. Sam
roI Ciornpers and Timothy Heaey. president of the
National Association OF Stationary Engineers, were
not censured. though President Healey had refused
the request of the strikers TO call out the men in
Tie pTHoT houses.
Several speakers declared that Jencks and Pepper
had shown bad Judgment and bad management all
the way through Every time the name of Chief
Stone mentioned il received with Kisses.
After every had talked until he tired a
committee of five appointed TO Mr.. Bel
mont and ask that all the strikers be renstated.
This committee viii make attempt to Mr..
Belmont to-day.