New-York tribune., 1905-02-02
DEMANDS OR A STRIKE.
TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY.
McAdoo. Holds. 5000. Police Re
serUes, Expecting Trouble.

The grievance committee of the unions represent
ed by elevated roads and subway employees held
a conference yesterday lasting for three hours
with General Manager Hedley, Of the Interborough
Hapid Traisit Company. No settlement
reached, and the committee will call at noon to-
day and hear the decision of the company the
demands. so that at least there will not be a
strike tieing the elevated and subway trains
fore that time
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon Commissioner
McAdoo sent secret orders to the commanders of
every precinct in Manhattan to hold every incom-
ing platoon after 12:So to-day in in the
station in expectation of trouble in the subway
This means that no policeman arriving after u 30
O'Clock will be allowed to leave the station. Six
thousand extra policemen will be on hand. Mr.. Nc
Adoo could not be seen last night and none of the
police officials would say why the order was given
Il would seem, from the Commissioners order that
the lnterborough officials are not likely grant the
petition
rumor heard last night that the elevated
and subway men were expecting aid from the sur
face men. who members of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street Railway Employees
So far as known the surface car employees are not
organized. although several attempts to organize
them have been made.
The grievance committee consists of twelve men
representing the motormen. still a branch of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; the old fire
men and the guards. conductors and others. The
spokesman for the motormen William L.
Jenck. George E. Pepper the chairman of the
committee of conductors and guards, and H. II.
Pnney was chairman of the 1remen's delegation.
There were several more employees besides the
committee Of twelve at the conference.
An attempt made to see Mr. Hedley at II
q. M. but he was out. The comnitt~c angry
and appeared inclined to think that Mr. Hedey
evaded seeing them but it shown afterward
that, not knowing they were coming he had gone
to keep appointment. The committee then left
word that the members would call at 2 p. IN. In
the mean time President Pepper. Of the New-York
Division of the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railroad Employees told the reporters
that the Interborough had already violated OF
the terms of the agreement made last week.
THE company he said. has run in another
trip the subway train guards without requiring
them to work apparently more than ten hours
iay. 1t does carry the days work into nearly
eleven hours. however. and cuts the time of rest
from fifteen minutes five six at the end OF
every trip"
President Pepper also said that on Tuesday night
fifteen guards had been taken off the trains intoxi-
Gated He did not know how the men got drunk or
for what reason. but to him it looked if the
service was becoming denoralized
A representative of the Interborough company
said that it never had been understood that the
guards were TO have fifteen minutes rest at the
end Of every trip. They did not require much
rest the motormen. who needed it more
count Of the strain they went through with watch.
ing the signals and the tracks. He also said that
because August Belmont head of the Civic
clined to think that he would grant anything To
avoid a strike
CONFERENCE WITH MR.. HEDLEY.
When the committee returned p. m. Mr..
TIedey was there The committee appeared to
in an angry mood. President Pepper asked
If international President Mahon would not be
asked to interfere before strike of conductors
guards could be called
1T is not necessary" he said I'VE do not need
Mr. Mahon to teach us what TO do. We can order
our strikes"
The conference was over at about 5 p m and
Mr. Hedley said:
We have heard what the have to say
through their representatives and I have told them
our side Everything has been gone into fully. de,
give the committee the decision of the company
noon tomorrow. That is all. Nothing has been
settled.
He was asked II he expected a strike in case the
demands were refused. He replied that he did not
know. He could make predictions but there
was to expect n strike.
Chairman Jenek, of the motorman's delegation.
said that the whole trouble was in the subway.
There trouble on the elevated road
1.-The trainmen compelled to make seven trips
a day, instead Of six, the locals and eight in
stead of seven, on the express trains" he said.
The motormen have not obtained the fifteen min
utes off at the end OF each trip. These are our
grievances. There will be no strike until we get
the decision of the company at tomorrow"
VIII there be striker" ne was asked.
How am to telIE' was the reply 1--WE
have demands 1 tell you better to-naor-
row, after we have the answer from the company"
Il was remarked that before the grievance COM
rnittee called there had been more applicants than
usual for places at the Interborough office
I'VE are IN constant communication with the
grand chiefs of our respective bodies they are
ready to come to New-York to advise with us
a moments notice" said one OF the committee
last night. THE situation became SO tense this
afternoon during the conference that of the
In fOf,yi tha
officials fifteen minutes to grant their demands but
wiser counsel prevailed and the conference in the
morning Is TO follow. We satisfied by this time
that the company has been buffing us at every
meeting that their ultimate intention U.s. if they
can accomplish It, to disrupt the organizations OF
she subway employees.
PREVIOUS STRIKES THREATENED
The Interborough has had two ether serious dis
a aereements with its employees in less than two
Years in both of which, rather than allow the
o carry out their threats of strike, tho
ma na cement yielded 10 most of the demands In
0ctober 1903, the m0tormen on the elevated rail-
roads protested against certain clause in circu
lar relating 10 physical examinations They de-
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