The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-10
THE STRIKE KILLED
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In conference with several labor leaders
including Thomas j. Kidd vioe-presdent
of the American Federation Of Labor
President Simpson OF the Woodworkers
and Alfred j. Boulton Of the Central red
Grated Union. After glancng at the state
ment. Mr.. Mahon read 1t aloud A deep
silence fell upon the conference when he
had finished. The spell was broken by
a reporter. who asked Mr.. Mahon what he
thought about Mr.. stones message to
; his m n.
/ Il haven't a word TO say about II, he
| replied. lie also refused at first 10 express
any opinion IA to what effect the state
ment would have on the strike Then he
changed his mind and said
There is one marked difference between
| the relations Of our organization 10 the
lnterborough company and those Of the
Brotherhood members The Brotherhood
men had "A contract with the company
Wa had none, our agreement having ex-
PRED on March /. Therefore. the ANA ga
mated men had technically a right to strike
il they were so disposed; that IL, their going
out violated no agreement and the company
can have no fault TO find with them on that
score"
THEN HE. TOO, RFPUDfATEs THE B1RlHE'
The statement of chief Stone seemed
to give President Mnhon food for thought
A short time after he read II the conference
he was holding in his room at the Claren-
don was adjourned abruptly and another,
with only II constructive recess was called
In the room of Vice President Kidd Of the
American Federation of Labor
Scouts we're sent out 10 hunt up John
Mitchell end Samuel Gompers. II was
learned that they had paid their bills at the
hotel and had left for Jersey City, intending
70 take an curly evening train for Washing
ton. telephone message reached them
just as they we're about TO get aboard at
the Pennsylvania station, and they ro-
turned to the Clarendon
The conference did not break up until
after o'clock Just before midnight Mr..
Mahon handed out this statement repudi
ating the strike
The present strike OF local division No 1872
OF tho AmalgamAted Association Of street
and Electric Railway Employees was under
taken without consulting the responsible
officers OF the general organization and without
their consent or approval Inst Saturday
stating that the situation In New York city
is critical and my presence was essential
at once | reached this city on Monday
morning. and WIS astonished to learn that
the request FOR my presence here VAS made
on personal responsibility and not at the
instance OF tho local division
copy OF the demands TO be presented to
the marlborough Hallway Company on Mon
day afternoon was shown me- and strongly
advised against their presentation, for. in
addition TO the demands for better conditions,
the document contained the Endorsement OF
The local division Of engineers (motormenl
which violated the agreement that organt-
cation had with tho company
had reason 10 behave there would have
been little or no difficulty III obtaining from
the company better conditions. but our
organization Is strongly committed to the
maintenance OF its own agreements with
employers. and was In honor bound not TO
encourage the violation OF an agreement
which another organization had with the
employer OF It's members.
Under our laws our local unions have no
right 70 strike In violation OF any agreement
they have with employers. and surely they
can have no right 70 strike TO support another
organization to do an act which they them
selves have no right 20 do.
II seemed to mo that without resortinz
to drastic measures, / might yet give what
ever assistance my experience and position
Afforded 70 advise a wav out of the difficult
and questionable position in which our men
and our local division were placed TO try
and bring about an honorable adjustment
and tho establishment OF better relations
between the mer OF the organization and
the company; however. the repeated tender
not only Of my good Offices. but also those OF
President Gompers OF the American Fedora
ton OF labor. President Mitchell OF the
United Nine Workers Of America. Iice-
President X i'd OF tho American Federation
Of Labor, President Heay OF the lnterna-
tional Brotherhood OF stationary Fjremcn
and others we're lncOnsiderately rejected
Nothing now remains for me 70 do but 10
declare that the present strike IL neither
authorized nor approved BY the Amagamatrd
Association OF street and Electric Halfway
Employees OF America and | therefore adj
wise all our loyal members 10 report for duty
al once to maintain thor organization, which
has done 80 much for the bettermeut OF their
material aud moral condition and by the
result OF their present.eNperience avoid such
errors IN the future In that EFFORT shall
he glad to assist to the fullest
LOCAL LEADERS SAY THEY'LL STICK,
The grievance committee Of the strikers
decided last night to continue the strikn,
despite the statements of Chief Stone 6nI
President Mahon Jencks said
i have not been officially notified that
Stone made any statement. Az long as /
have heen shown a copy Of it | suppose it
NAV be right | didn't consult Stone We
had a working agreement with the Anal
gamated sanctioned by our national asso-
citation. which gave us the right 10 carry
on a strike regardless OF special permission
| asked the men to-day If they we're going
TO stand by the Amalgamated. They
answered that they would stand pat They
are going 10 stick.
Said Pepper IF that statement oil Stones
is Off cial why wasn't it sent to Billy Jencks7
Whether or not it ia official we have only
begun 10 fight Well win this strike and
win II before many hours are over.
Secretary Andrew Madden said Were
in the position of Jencks I'd tell Stone TO
90 plumb TO hell Through such men the
employers are able 10 get reports that they
expect will stampede the strikers. II has
been acco mplished in Western towns before,
but New Workers are Of a different breed
Of cats The men are going TO stick by the
Anal gamated.-
STRIKE CoMMITTER's STATEMENT.