The sun., 1910-07-17
MOVE TO AVERTP. R. R. STRIKE
TRtINuEN TO Tti.k HJTH RO tD
OFFITItIS 70 WORROH.
tn,ons nwi iilinE To Order = " aikou' tn
80 ENery shaRce of Peace u Go0r
say TheS went Give In, Though
NJ Nrt rra = ~ Asement o. cont rat,lrtru.


quest of officials IT th" union Of conductors
east uf Pittshurg negotiations between
the men who have voted to strike and the
/ railroad company wsra reoI,enrd to-day
and a conference was arranged TO- Mon 70
day morning No action will be taken by
! the employees until the outcome uf the
/ conference ~ asCert Iinei
meeting nf N" JOINT COMMITTEES ~
the two unions If m. men was hold this
morning There were present " S'n's,
, vice president and !. D. sheppard
| assistant president of the Order of r. Ill
way Conductors These two officials
hurried on from PittshurG and reported
To the Eastern trAinmen ia" situation nn
the lines west ~ Pittshurg
II - thought that IN" attitude ~ the
Western employees had great weight in
influencing tn" union officials herr To-
request a r"orrning If negotiations after
the employees had announced that whom
they broke IN relations with tn" company
iast Thursday they would not negotiate
again with the company
~ PIttshurG on Friday the mon mot
General Manager Peck The outcom" was
less strained relations and m Ggrrcn"nt
tn continue rho conferences Mnnd.lv.
Presidents I.c" and Grrrrtson ~ IN"
unions declare that the SoI~ rrs Srn trT
seeking "A rrupeninG Of negotiations wns
that they desired - protect IN" lnt"r"stS
nf III" public nv refusing ~ order . ~alk
ont until every means of "a 9nu'.hle
settlement hsd been exhausted They
~ ld they he'd bcen told ~ 'hird party
who. they sPid. was diSiHt"r"st'd. that
there was 4 nisundcTStHn ndrng retN"en
them end m" coupanv uffirlrls.
The union men assert that th.V ar" As
determined "a ever. that the traditional
Pennsylvania policies ln dealing With
"m"lOveeS Will he fought To- a tlnIsh
When President ta-'"tsDu WIS asked
for his opIn,on on the chances nf a walknut
he aid he could not foru any opinion
until he aSC"rtain-d what spirit Is actu-
atlng th" other sid" IN agreeing - further
ncgotiatIons
In replying To- th" statement II Pr"si.
dent MC'rea. mad" public yesterday,
". g. I,s,s. president Ot the brotherhood
uf Railroad lralnm"n. denied that the
men are seeking higher pay for each
hour they work regardless u ia" length
pf tim" 'ncy ~orN He -a!d th" cunt"n-
tinn IT the men - tor m" sam" working
conditions on ia" PennEylNanR ~ OH
tain on all other important limos east
e tho Mls-is-,np Ha said that ~"
rllt~titiltlbu ~ fnF nay fN m 20 LASTS
for the trap basis a. now used IN IN"
P.nnsylVanIl. would not result In higher
ray for all employees and that the stats
taos cited hy President Nct rest w"r"
misleading m many r"si~Cts
III - not trl. that the m.n .l- a who'll
On the PcnnSylN anna g"' hIgh"r wages
than on other lines hc declared Their"
ar" some men ,n the Psnusylvanm whr
are paid higher rates II wages hut TIA"
men lower down "a 'h" PENNSYLVANIA
a a.
m corresponding Positions "a IA" PhIla-
d"lphR and Reading III" Reading has
adputsd the working conditions u' IN"
Eastern Federation. and ~ doing 50 did
not reduce the wages II such q rs en- .
ploye.s who wrr- already getting the .
wages abuv" IN" seal" provided Tor bY
~" Eastern Federation award
W hat Ne want - the Application ~
th" working conditions adopted 10y IA"
Eastern Federation ~ tnIrn Railroad
Employees This provides minimum
ten hour day IN the mlieAg" la-is ""
refuse. however. 10 consent 20 this basis
applying to such Pennsylvania men a.
are already getting h CHER wages than
this scale would CIV" them. for No arhitra-
non or read JuS'msn' could result IN re-
duCing tn. wages - employees affected
Now th" Pennsyi NAnia Railroad. pay
ing IN the trip basis IA many Ct~s'- az a
higher ra'" than any other road. las no
u. iulnutn day provision Thus an en,-
n
Peunsy wanna STANDARD eleven uour DAY .
gets but -IN-'l"vrnihs ~ "A days wages
ll.' may get "A high rate Of wages per hour
hut the 'Ota! amount - his paw for that
day ~ lover than that rf th" man - ho
works oiI a ten hour minimum day hasIS
In thus Way the comparative ,"al. q
wages CI',.d ~ President Nic1'r.a IN his .
statement to the public u misleading
Th" Pennsylvania Railroad has ~ own
I..cI,Iar and p-ivat" system Il dealing
With ~ employees, and tins n wha; We
al" fighting against
ALTOONA. PH July 10 Officials - the
P-nnsyIvanIa her. d. nov hcli-v. thrre'll
-. a strike. although they are preparing
f,r o.
CARLISLE. Ia july 10 sheriff Frank
Walters 81 Carlisle was called IN to-day
tu furnish deputies To- protect 'h" five
million dollar shops and classification
~ ri- of the Pennsylvania R.lIiruad ~
EuU!a TN. county Up To- this evening
SL-rlF Walters and the P,.rnsyl yaulA
had secured about forty guards.
MII.MINorOS Dal july 10 Officials
Of rh' Pennsy wanna Railroad here were
busy today making pr" ArItiuns for
ilOssIhl strtk" on the system Whining
ton ~ headquarters Of IA" Maryland
divi-ion between Philadelphia and Wash
ington and of tn. Delaware div VISION. which
Z rnver-,.- the entire stat" Orders were
ISSUED today to give NO employees leave
Of absence until the Strik" agitation ends
over "a thousand cots have been plaC'si .
IN the repair shops az EdgemooT del