Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-10
STATEMENT BY BROTHERHOOD
OF ENGINEERS
wALKoUT IS NOT INooRsED
Chief Warren s. Stone Declares That
the Men Have Violated Agree
ment With the Interiors
ough Company
BY Associated Press.


teresting development in the subway
and elevated railway strike in New
York was the stand taken by some of
the national labor leaders in repudiat-
ing the action of the local leaders who
ordered and are conducting the strike.
The first intimation the public had
that the strike was not indorsed by the
national unions came In statement
from Grand Chief Warren s. Stone of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, to which the motormen belong.
Mr.. Stone insisted that the strike was
violation of the laws of the national
union, the men having broken their
contract with the Interborough COM
pany He ordered the men to report
for duty failing which expulsion from
the organization is threatened.
Following is the statement of Grand
Chief Stone:
1.-THE Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has no differences between it's
organization and the Interborough COM
pany at the present time that could not
be adjusted in the proper manner
1.-THE present strike now going on
by men claiming to represent the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
is in direct violation of our laws. 1t is
not recognized nor will 1t be supported
by our organization. The contract en-
the Interborough company and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
we recognize to be as binding today
as 1t was when signed, and loyal mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers are instructed to report at
once for duty and comply with the
terms of the agreement. Members re-
fusing to do go will be expelled from
membership in our organization.
1T has been reported to me that
many of our members have been misled
in the statements that the grand Of
ficers had given consent to This strike
This is not correct; no request was
made nor granted, nor were the officers
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers consulted in the present situa-
ton.
This is the first time in the history
of the brotherhood that our members
have repudiated their agreement with
any railroad
Labor organizations must keep
their agreements inviolable If they ex-
pect to succeed. Had our laws been
complied with conditions as they now
appear could not exist on the lines Of
the Interborough company"
w. d. Mahon, president of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railroad Employees, and
Timothy Healy president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen, also issued statements of
similar tenor.
"Stone Cannot Dictate"
William C. Jencks. head of the local
brotherhood of locomotive engineers,
declared that he did not recognize Mr..
Stones statement as having any in
fiuence upon him or upon the strike.
"Mr Stone cannot dictate to me-"
said Mr. Jencks. Shall he tell
whether we shall have supper or not7
The men were ordered out and are
out, and will stay out until the strike
is won. Things are going beautifully
and the prospects were never brighter
for us since the strike was begun"
The Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers have issued a joint state
ment at strike headquarters in which
they declare that Warren S. Stone did
not issue any statement to them this
work, and declaring the national body
not in sympathy with their strike.
The statement continues that the
strike has just begun; that the men
will fight to the bitter end and that
they are confident of winning.
notwithstanding the efforts of the
local leaders there were indications
around strike headquarters that at
least some Of the men were ready to
give up the fight against the company.
muse VINO from INC start were up
posed to the strike find the action of
the national leaders an excellent ex-
cuse to return to work. Early tonight
several of the old subway motormen
We're found in charge of their regular
trains and admitted that they had
taken Mr.. stones advice. The SER
vice In the subway tonight was al
most perfect.
On the elevated lines the service was
not SO good this, however. being due
to the fact that the company had de-
cided to first perfect the running of
trains in the subway. Tomorrow they
expect to bring the elevated service
up to the regular standard
Seventy policemen detailed to duty
around and in the subway barns at