New-York tribune., 1906-11-13
STRIKE CLOUD BREAKS.
LACKAWANNA MEN WIN.
Settlement SatisfactoryEHope of
Peace on Erie and Central.


The engineers of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroad Company through their ad-
justment committee. gained yesterday practi-
caly all they have been striving for. at the final
conference with the officials OF the company.
Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers. accompanied the
committee TO No 20 Exchange Place, where the
conference. which was comparatively short took
place. The committee came out all smiles. and
Chairman ]. E. Clarke said:
The engineers of the Delaware. Lackawanna
E western got virtually all they asked. We are
very much pleased with the result Of the con-
ferences. The settlement reached comedies the
ten-hour workday and e an IN increase 60 OF wages
nually. The new schedule goes into effect at
once.
President TruesdaIe of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna & Western would not come out. but sent
word to the reporters in reply to question that
the settlement reached was satisfactory.
Mr Stone said that he had accomplished
what he came here to do. and would go back to
Cleveland soon He believed that there would
not be a strike of either the engineers or the
fremen on the Erie Railroad. He also said that
in case of a strike OF the firemen. which he con-
sidered unlikely the engineers would live up to
their agreement.
Grand Chief Hannahan of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Ffremen was unwilling to talk yes
terday on any subject relating to strike. the
demands of the Erie fren1en the strike vote
Hitherto he had talked frankly on the subject
and had been announcing that the poll of the
. men now being taken would result in a strike
vote.
81 have not word to say until tomorrow,
he said There is not single thing want to
| talk about but may have something to say
Tomorrow At any rate. have nothing to say
| to-day
The statements made by some OF the railroad
| employees at the Broadway Central Hotel that
| the wages of the Erie firemen had been cut by
| the company in 1877 and had not been raised
| since then was denied behalf of the COM
| nanv Yesterday 1t was said that the wages
| had been increased twice since 1868. and fur
| ther, that the average wages. which are 81 30
| a. day, were higher than the average wages on
| the other roads. representative Of the COM
| pany said:
| The talk of the cost of living increasing is
misleading as il has not increased proportion
ally in the smaller towns to what it has done in
| the larger cities The fremen on this road are
better paid than on most of the roads, and there
| is good ground for strike
| 1t was said that if a strike vote was cast it
! would not follow that there would be a strike.
and that arbitration might be offered 1t was
! not uncommon to have differences arbitrated
after a strike vote had been declared 1t was
also said that the trip of President Underwood
to the West had nothing to do with labor
| troubles but had been contemplated for some
| time and had been twice postponed When he
| went away no radical action the part of the
| fremen was expected. He is expected back
| soon.
| 1t was also said yesterday that the Civic Fed
GRAFTON might take hand in settling the dis
pute The name OF Mr.. Underwood is on the
| national executive committee of the Civic Fed
Grafton. as also the names of Grand Chiefs
| Stone and Hannahan of the engineers and fire
| men, respectively At the office of the National
| Civic Federation it said that no appltca.
ton had been made for its offices as a mediator,
but that 1t would not be unlikely that il would
| he asked 10 act. Grand Chief Hannahan said he
| knew nothing about it and did want 10 talk
on that or any other subject relating to the
| fremen.
The board of adjustment of the New York Cen
| trails telegraphers was still in conference with
the officials of the road yesterday. General Su-
| perintendent A H. Smith said last night that
| they were not finished With the teegraphers. but
| so far the conferences we're amicabIe
| Meantime the grievance committees of the
| engineers and other branches of the CentraIs
| service are waiting at the Broadway Central
| Hotel member of the board Of adjustment
of the engineers said that the engineers and
| the nremen on the New York CentIals lines
| were well organized and would work in har-
| n1ony They would insist a raise of wages
and better conditions all round. lie said thai
| the question of the pay oc the engineers vher
they were made motormen the suburban
branches where electric motors We're being in,
stalled would have TO be considered. The en-.
qineers will demand the same pay as motormcr
that they were receiving as engineers. This will
annlv TO other roads which are using eIectri,
motors on their short routes 1t is known thal
an some of the roads the companies are not will
ing 70 pay motormen engineers wages. They viii
boId also that as the electric motors respond Il
tho control of the driver more quickly than III,
steam locomotives the mileage ought to be in
creased.
Grand Chief Stone and Assistant Grand Chic
Hurley of the engineers had several conference
yesterday with the grievance committees of TN
|. | reinears at the Broadway Central Hotel Boil
saw they do not look for any trouble and tha
the conferences were in the nature Of routin
meetings.