Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-10
NATIONAL LEADERS
REPUDIATE STRIKE
Grand Chief Warren s. Stone
Orders Men to Report For
Duty or be Expelled.
n vIoI ATOM OF CONTRACT
William L. jerks. Head OF Local
5rotherhe Cd. is Detiart and Says
Grand Chief Cannot Dictate to Him
Men Are Weakening and Car Ser
vice Improving.
(Ry Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. March 9.-The NEST
interesting development in tho sub
way and elevated railway strike stu
alton in Now York today was the stand
taken by some Of the national labor
leaders III r: pudiatiH- tie action OF The
local leaders who ordered and arc cor,
Quoting the strike.
The first intirla,icn the public had
that tie strike was not endorsed by
|the national union, came III a state
meEt from Grand Chief Warren S.
Stone OF tie Brotherhood Of l-occno
tive Engineers TO which the ,uclOrmen
|SpeloLg.
. Mr.. Stone insisted that the strike
Was a violation Of the laws OF the ma
t,onal union the men having broken
|stteil contract With the Inter borough
Company He ordered the men to re-
port for duty. failing which. expulsion
from the organization is threatened
Grand Chief Stones Statement.
E Following is the statement Of Grand
|EGbief Stone, OF the Brotherhood Of LO.
tpcmotiye Engineers:
!s The present strike new going on
Thy tie men claiming TO represent the
ii3rotterhnod of Locomotive Engineers.
is in direct violation OF our laws. |,
sot-ecc.Enized Hoas< alsill sit- be< S,l IL
ported by cur organization The ecu
tract entered into in September. 1903.
between the 1nterboroneh and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
We recognize TO be as binding today
as it was when signed and loyal NOM
Of hn hnr
Z, at once report for duty anG 10
comply with the terms Of the agree
ment Members refusing to do 81
Will lie expelled from membership III
cur organization
Where the Men MisIcd?
1T is reported to me that many oi
our members have peen misled by
statements that tho grand officers had
given consent to this strike This Is
not correct. no request was made or
granted, ncr We're the officers Of Tie
Brotherhood CT Locomotive ICn @inccrs,
consulted in the present situation
w, D. Mahcn. national president Of
the Amaleama!cd Association OF Street
Hnd Electric Street Employees issued
tonight a statement similar in tenor to
that issued by Warren S. Stone Prcsi-
dent Mal0n says the strike vas not ait
lhorlzed by the national body ard that
the strikers must go back TO work
Local Leaders Defiant.
The Amaloamated Association OF
Stree: and Electric. Railway Employees
and the brotherhood CT Locomotive En-
gineers. have issued joint statement
at strike Headquarters in Which tbcv
declare that Warren S. Store cid not
f>t En,, III ovt,>
noon, ordering them to rct,,rn to work.
and declaring the national body not in
sympathy with their strike
The statement continues that the
strike has been just begun: the men
VIII fight to the bitter end ana that
they are confident Of Winning
VIII. y. jerks. head of the local
brotherhood 81 locomotive engineers
declared that he did not recognize NJ:
stones statement as binding in any
way upon him or the strikers.
'Mr. Stone cannot dictate to me-
said ,1enis. Shall he tell us whethci.
we shall have support or not? The men
We're ordered opt. are ont ard will STAY
out until the strike is won Thugs
;.:e going beautifully and prospects
were never brighter for US since the
strike begun"
jerks made this statement in tie
midst OF 4 group Of strikers MIC cheer.
cd him loudly when the, heard hi.,
NCrds
Break in Ranks of Strikers.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the To-
cal leaders there were Indications
around STRIKE headquarters that AT
least some of the men We're ready Ia
give up the fight against the company
/! hose who from the start were opposed;
70 the strike fird the action Of the M
ilclal leaders an excellent excuse 10
return to their posts.
Early this evening several Of the old
subway mGtnrmen wcrc found in
charge OF their regular trains and all.
united that they had taken MI. Stones
advice, The service in the subway to.
might was almost perfect thn local
trans being run during rush holl:$
on schedule time. while III. express,
trans maintained a lhrcc minute hra,i-
way At no time was there anytime
!rcsemblin" 4 congestion the usual
(hrE'c-2cing crowds being handled
without q single accident
Elevated Service Fccr.
On the elevated lines tho service was;
not so good his. however. Ecin. l,ic
70 the fact That the company had dc.