The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-07

be. would order all men to quit work at
4 O'Clock this morning
The letter sent to the meeting held by
Jencks and his men reached that meeting
at 80 o'clock. and the same thing followed
Cali for Men Issued.
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hedley remained in
consultation most OF the afternoon pro
pairing this statement. An indication Of
how serious they regarded the situation
was furnished when in a few minutes after
the conference with the men messen gers
we're rushed out with advertisements to
be inserted in the last euItluns OF the evenln z
papers. The orders were for black type.
This was the advertisement:
Men Wanted for Subway and Elevated
Road-Persons desiring employment in the
Manhattan and the subway divisions OF the
Inter borough Rapid Transit Company apply
at "a Dey street. Motormen. conductors.
trainmen. ticket agents gatemen and porters
wanted.
How Demands We're Made.
Late last night there came from one Of
those connected with the company some
Of the inside facts regarding this afternoon
meeting. Mr., Hedley, although he was
aware that something was coming, was
surprised at the demands presented by
Jencks He told the men that he could not
decide such important questions and that,
il they were dissatisfied, they might appeal
higher. beginning with the next officer
to him, Mr.. Bryan, and thence to Mr.. Bel
mont
The men who had refused to be seatel.
at once became excited. Pepper and
Jencks said they weren't going TO have
any more fooling. or words to that effect
When they laid the paper containing the
demands they had made on the table before
Mr. Hedley. they also pulled out another
paper containing the homo address Of each
man on the two committees.
There They Are. Send Your Answer
There's our demands and there are
our addresses. where you can send your
answer, they said.
Then Pepper and Jencks walked out
followed by the men.
There are two departments OF this COM
pany.' said one of its representatives
These are the executive and the operating
departments Mr. Hedley is at the head
OF the operating department and Mr.. Bel
mont at the head of the executive depart
ment. This trouble has never been put
up TO Mr.. Belmont. although it could have
been. The men. however, refused TO go
any further than Mr.. Hedley, and that
was the end OF it.
Bryan IL Running Things.
Although Mr.. Belmont is at Palm Beach
II is known that he has been kept well posted
about the sudden turn of affairs The
statement was made very positively, how
ever, that Mr. Belmont would not come
home on account of 1t, but would stay
where he was He has not intended to
be back for two weeks. and it was said
yesterday that he has seen no reason TO
change his plans Mr. Bryan as vice.
president. it ia understood. has been en-
powered to cope with the emergency
It is pretty well understood that Mr..
Belmont when he went away was fully
aware Of the crisis that was impending.
that he left with Mr.. Bryan full and com
plete verbal Instructions and that Mr..
Bryan is acting upon those Instructions
10 the letter. The fact that he has been
in constant communication with Mr. Bel
mont and yet has given no sign Of yielding
an inch ia taken as proof conclusive that
Mr. Belmont at long range is himself
standing firm.
And He and Hedlcy VIII Fight or quit.
1t was r,imored yesterday. and the rimor
was pretty generally believed. that both
Mr. Hedley and Mr.. Bryan have got n little
ultimatum Of their own up their sleeves.
II is known that both OF these gentlemen
had grave doubts last September OF the ad-
visibility of giving in 40 completely to the
demands Of the men as Mr.. Belmont de-
cided to do.
What they are said to have predicted
then has come TO pass Demand after de-
nand has been coming from the employees.
They are both said To be go firmly con
vinced now of the futility of trying TO run
the two roads il any more concessions are
made that they have made mp their minds
to resign II Mr.. Belmont again surrenders
1t is the general impression that IL the
fight begins they will both be in it to see it
through to "A finish or quit the service of
the PETERBOROUGH company altogether.
II Was Fight or Itnuckle Down.
The absolute intolerance Of the men
in their interyiew with Mr. Hedey yester-
day is said to have convinced him OF the
hopeessness Of conducting the road without
a fight which will effectually clear the at
mosphere Of the doubt which now seems
to exist az to whether the company or the
employees run the marlborough company.
When Mr. Hedley tried to explain his lack
of power TO break an agreement which Mr..
Belmont himself had made with the motor
men last fall, he was contemptuously in
terrupted
You were told we would he here to-day
and you knew whnt We wanted It was
up 10 you to get your officers together
and find out what your answer was. We
are telling you now what we want. It's
up to you what happens by II o'clock to-
night II we don't get it
Niahon Appears.
". D. Mahon. International president
OF the Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees Of the
local branch OF which Pepper is tho head,
arrived in town late yesterday afternoon.
He would not admit that he had hurried
on from his home in Detroit TO use his in
iuence in averting a strike. but 1t was
said by his friends that he was far from
being in favor OF any action 80 drastic
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