Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-12
GREAT STRIKE MAY
INVOLVE FOUR LINES
Erie Men Are Anxious to Fight
the Company.
ONE ROAD ALREADY SUBMITS
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Meets the Demands.
WAGES AND HOURS INVOLVED
Engineers Want No Reduction When
the New York Central Adopts
Electric Motive Power.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE de-
mands of the engineers employed by the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road Company were adjusted today at a
conference between President w. H. Trues-
dale and the representatives of the en-
gineers. The engineers were granted a
ten-hour day and increases in wages ag-
gregating. for the 900 engineers, 10000 to
$50, COO annually.
Grievance committees representing the
engineers and firemen OF the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad and the
New York Central Railroad met In this
city today to discuss the wage and hours
of labor situations on these two railway
systems. Similar committees representing
the engineers and flremen of the Erie rail-
road have been In session here for several
days, and a poll Of the Erie firemen to de-
termine the sentiment of the workers on
the question of striking to enforce their de-
mands for higher wages and shorter work
day Is now being made.
Grand Master Hannahan of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen said today
that the poll of Erie firemen has resulted
In an almost unanimous vote In favor OF a
strike, so far as returns have been re-
ceived.
ION the New York division between Jer-
sey City and Port Jervis the men have
voted absolutely unanimously to strike"
said Mr.. Hannahan. 1.-THE poll Of the entire
road is not complete, but the result thus
far shows the state of the mems minds l
shall do all 1 can for settlement before
ordering a strike, but there is no doubt OF
the mems temper"
There are 1900 firemen on the Erie's vari-
GUS lines. :. 3,s5,sse.,...
The question at issue in all the cases is
practically the same, and the movement
which has been started by the employees OF
these roads is said to be part of a campaign
which is to be waged on all the great rail-
road systems OF the country.
Stone Holds Conference.
Warren NJ. Stone Of Cleveland, grand
chief of the Order Of Locomotive Engineers.
is in this city to- look after the interest or
members Of his organization.
Mr.. Stone had a conference today with
Grand Master Hannahan of the firemen' s
organization, and later in the day will
meet William H. Truesdale, president Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad At this meeting Mr.. Stone will
deliver to President Truesdale the answer
Of the engineers committee to counter
proposition made by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western last Saturday. the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western had
been asked to increase the wages and
shorten the hours Of engineers employed
on shifting engines.
1t is understood that the principal ques-
ton which the grievance committees of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is TO
take up with the officials of the New York
Central Is concerning the wages that will
be paid to the engineers on the line when
the identification Of the road is completed.
1t is the contention of the men that there
should be no reduction Of the present
wage, nor increase of the hours worked or
miles run, while it is believed that ..ie rail-
road officials will assert that the mileage
will have to be increased per man on ac-
count of the increased mobility OF the train
system under electric power.