The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
COMPANY WON'T ARBITRATE.
SAYS 70 WATOR "YOU KEEP THE
PEACE, WE'LL run THE ROADS"
MAYOR says Peace VIII he kept-stl1kc
Leaders write That They're Ready
10 Arbltratc and say ConVcrsatlonally
That They'll Stick TO Their Demands

ing that they we're willing TO accept the
MAYORS proposal and said unoflicialy
that they would not recede from theil
demands President Bryan in reply.
Ing to the Mayors letter said that the com.
rauy would operate the railroads fully il
tho city would preserve the peace, which
BE- called upon the Mayor TO do.
This reply was drawn up alta special meet
irg Of the executive committee of the com
ranv Besides MIR Bryan and Mr. Hedley
these directors were present: Walter G. Oak
man. Cornelius Vanderbilt Gen James Jour
dan william II Read GardinerM Lane. John
perce Andrew Freedman, James II Hyde.
Alfred Skitt and George W Young As
s-iuut Treasurer John +. Buck acted as
secretary George W Wickersham and De
Iancev Nicoll. of counsel for the company,
also attended the meeting. Ii is under
stood that they advised the company that
II was acting entirely within its rights in
the matter Of the subway and that nobody
had any night TO interfere so long as trains
were nun They also told the directors
that the city authorities we're in duty bound
20 furnish police and order them to prevent
g. act, Of violence and rowdyism This
was the letter sent to the Mayor
1NrEnBoRoUou's REFUSAL.
'Hou Georqc B HcCieidp, Moyor Of The
CH Of Ne,r York
'Slr We have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your communication Of the
Th inst in which YOU offer 10 act as medi-
ator or arbitrator in efrccting an adjust
mcnt Of the existing differences between
the marlborough company and is former
employees
We appreciate the solici,udc for the
public convenience which prompted you
70 intervene but in view OF the vital ques-
ti6n- affecting the permanent interests Of
the travelling public which ar' involved.
We are compelled. with great respect. 20
decline your offer
our differences v'h our former Gnu
yloyces do not relate merely to matters Of
pay and hour, They are much more
radical They involve the question whether
the management Of the property shall or
shall not be in tho hands OF he company
and It's officers and whether the rules which
they have established for the protection Of
the travelling public shall 10 adhered TO
or set at ucught 10y the employees Of the
road
A brief history Of the recent dealings
between the company and its employees
makes the issue very clear. Soon after
the Intertorough company leased the Man
haitian Elevated road on two occasions
within one year. the company upon demand
OF its employees. raised pay. shortened /
hours. and made other concessions Shortly |
before the subway was opened and on the /
7th day Of September 1901 the com
pany entered into an agreement with the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen in
respect 10 hours Of labor pay. and other
matters which agreement, by its terms.
was 10 continue at least until Sept S 1905
Not withsandinE this agreement. the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
entered into n secret contract with the
Amalgama.ed Association OF Street Rail-
road Employees, into which many Of the
employees other than the moto1nen and
femen had been organized. whereby
they obligated their members to assist the
efforts Of any one Of these associations TO
se~Irn such demands as they might wish TO
make this assistance 10 be carried to The
point Of leaving the service Of the company
Ia a sympathetic strike to secure such de
nends
-On Friday. March 2 at 3 p NJ. the
imhlgamated Association presented certain
demands 10 tho company which involved .
N increase in pay and decrease in hours
4 labor ard coupled with these demands
ycre others which, if granted would have
,een destructive of good discipline and
afety Of operation and would have cur
allied, to a great extent, the powers Of the
Ulcers Of the company to manage tho
property. Before however the company {
ad made any reply 10 the demands Of the !
Imalgamated Association. q committee OF I
NJ bTotherhoOds OF locomotive engineers O
nd fremcn, in order to coerce com {
lance with the demands Of the Amalga- q
lated Association, but in wanton violation C.
I the agreement of Sept : 1904 presented q
emands Of their own. which were 7
= That the present physical examination I
ow in force for motormen and employees IS
lay be eliminated and a road test sub z
ituted to take effect from Jan !, 1905 r
- That nine hours, or less. constitute -
days work Tor all motormen and fire.
zen. n
q Motormen's mileage not to exceed
N miles day. il
-On Monday March o. at 3 o'clock in the o
'emoCu committee representing an n
these ass clatiors notified the mana ger
the company that unless their demands n,
ere complied with by II p NJ. Of that day. it
IL company must take the consequences b,
request that time be given to refer the 81
after 10 the president or vice. president hi
the road was declined No proposition 81
arbirate their demands ives even suR- I'll
'sted by them. Apparently no consider hi
l1n was given to the great Inconvenience III
ID injury which such a sudden abandon
ent of duty would certainly inflict upon the "
Iblc. With the exception Of a very few.
u the members Of the Brother hood Of
En- gineers Brotherhood Of
lcomotive Firemen and AmalRamated
-S9claiion voluntarily abandoned their "a
srcctlye posts for the svowed purpose h''
coercng the public to comply with their ov
nand- by tying up the road. 'n'
IN this connection We think it night to ca
ate that this action was taken hy these TN
Vtral bodies without the approval Of tho ~
u9nai bodies Of which they are mem inc
Is' although, as we are informed, the IN
'e' - the national associations require on.
Al 'afore action the question Of a strike
l4i he submitted. Under these cirCum- IN
inc"s the company finds nothing 10 arbi- 4"
ile. nor Is there any ground for believing cor
ii me decision Of an arbitrator would he =
'ie binding than the solemn agreement
lo1 was so quickly and deliberately Of
'"i@a by tho BrotherhOods Of Locomo-
% Engineer and Firemen. The real y
'e't Dis. as We have said. are a
NA'- the company be permitted 10 put in
'F such regulations a. are upCsasgaTV for W.