The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-10

NJ EW YORK, March 9.-The most in
IN teresting development in the sub
way and elevated railway strike
in New York was the stand taken by
some Of the national labor leaders i'm
regulating the action of the local
leaders who ordered and are conduct
ing the strike
The first intimatiOn the public had
that the strike was not endorsed by
the national unions came in a state
ment from Grand Chief Warren =.
Stone of the Brotherhood of LOcOm0-
tive Engineers. to which the motormen
belong. Mr.. Stone insisted that the
strike was a violation of the laws Of
the national union. the men having
broken their contract with the Inter
borough company. He ordered the men
to report for duty, failing which eX-
pulsion from the organization was
threatened.
Men Will Stay Out.
Harry Johnson. secretary Of the 10
cal union of locomotive engineers. in
an interview, supported Mr.. Jencks.
saying the men would not go back
( to work until they had won their
point. the local union having sufficient
money to carry on the strike without
aid from the national union. SO far,
he said, none of the strikers had de
-erteC. while dozens Of the strike
breakers had quit and had been sent
I
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 afternoon ordering them to re
/ turn TO work. and declaring the ma
/ tional body not in sympathy with their
strike
AeaHa
strike has just begun: that the men
/ will fight 10 the bitter end. and that
! they are confident of winning.
/ Some Ready to Give in.
! 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 COM
/ pany. These who from the start were
/ opposed TO the strike find the action
/ of the national leaders AN excellent
. excuse to return to work Early to-
! night several of the old subway mo-
! turmen were found in charge of their
J regular trains and admitted that they
! had taken Mr.. stones advice. The
? service i'm the subway tonight was al
I most perfect. the local trains being run
during the rush hours on schedule
! time, while the express trains main-
/ tanned q tHree-minute headWay At
no time was there anything resembling
a congestion. the usual hOme-goine
! crowds being handled without a singIs
accident. On the elevated lines the
! service WAS not SO good; this. how
ever. being due 10 the fact that tht
company had decided TO first perfect
the running of trains in the subway
Tomorrow they expect to bring tn,
elevated service up TO the regular
standard.
! MeSSTS- Stone and W b Hurley lef
for CieV eiand tonight. As they Wer,
leaving Mr.. Stone said:
The strike is virtually over W,
have accomplished our mission and ar,
going home we'll satisfied"
At o'clock this friday morning
it was reported that bodies OF strik
ers in various sections along the sub
way and elevated lines were disDers
ing Apparently all plans for a dem
onstratiOn OF any sort had been abau
dOned.