The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-12
F|REMEN ORDER
VOTE ON STRIKE
MEN ON THE ERIE DISSATISFIED
WITH PAY AND TIE UP MAY
FOLLOW
ANOTHlR CRISIS NEAR
On the LackaWanna and Conference
VIII President and Engineers
Is HeId--Fear That the
Trouble May Spread.

Now York Nov IA poll of al
the lremen employed by the Erie
road Ipon the question Of going Go
strike has been ordered for tomorrow
Fiemen talsed with t5day say tha'
the sentiment is overwhelmingly in
favor Of ,tr king II t,ike is or
dered ii is feared it will spread to the
dissati fed train operatives Of other
trunk lines entering this city in which
case the biggest railroad strike that
! New York has ever known is pre-
Idicted by leaders Of the railway or
gani2atiTs
he polling Of the men was ordered
this afternoon ny Grand Chief John j.
Hannahan of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
comotiye Firemen after an abrupt
Ibrealring off of negotiations that have
been Going on for weeks between q
grievance committee representing the
! fremen and the management Of the
Isystom
Upon receipt Of a letter from Pre9i
Jdcnt unde wood Mr. Hannahan r..
turned an udmatum in the shape Of a
Inotilica ion that he had ordered poll
Of the men themselves.
Vote Begins Tonight.
Ballots are being printed. The men
began voting tonight BY tomorrow
might or Monday morning the individ-
pal Wills of coo firemen and G75 el
gineers who are entitled to a voice
because Of membership in the fire
mems organization will be recorded.
The taking Of the ballot is the last
resort of The trainmen before actually
tr King, The officers Of III brother
hcoa are bound by their laws TO ac
cept tue verdict, whatever it may be.
i is freely predicted at The Broad
way Central hofel-the headquarters
IT me meo~-that the verdict IN tlt'
case VIII be a Weltnigh unanimous
vote Iog strike.
The men have been asking for al
10 per cent increase in wages and
other concessions. This afternoon
their committee saw General Manager
Stuart for the last Zine. Mr.. Stuart
absolutely retu5ed to grant the de-
mand., me committee then asked Tor
a personal Interview with President
Underwood. Frlm Chicago Mr. Under |
wood ent word to Mr.. Hannahan that
he would nor argue the matter fur |
taer He said the Erie paid their fire
men as well as any other road in the
country.
Thcroupon the ieVaHce committee !
voted that Che letter in effect cons J. |
tuted a swapping off Of all friendly /
relations and asked Mr. Hannahan to I
assume the offensive at once Mr..
in ordering the poll said
the fireman on the Eria We're not as
well paid a. the fremcn on the three
'ompc ing roads-the New York Cen
raj tho Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more and Ohio-and that all they
lsked was fair treatment.
Another Crisis Near.
With the arrival here today Of
Warren NJ Stone grand chief Of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers |
he existing dispu e between the man
IPemeut Of the Delaware Lackawan /
"a and Western railroad and its engi-
.cers has also approached a crisis.
ecoad only in seriou. ness to the sit
ation i'm the Erie
When the final conference OF Pref
ent w II Trousdale with the griey. J
nee committee of the engineers De- .
an today here was apprehension on ,
9th sides that the next few hours
night bring about an open breach ,
If hes been learned that i'm The
vent of strike the engineers are -
Of their ability completely p
, ie mp operations on the Lackawan-
a system and if neCes AIRY TO inaugu I. Il
ate "a SYMPATHETIC strike of uch NAM !,
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