Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-07-15
THINK STRIKE
AVERTED ON
PENNSYLVANIA
Belief is Based on Success
full Outcome Of Dispute
With Other Roads.
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
WAS FAILURE

New York, July 16:-Despite the
unsuccessful outcome OF the confer
ence between union officials and the
Pennsylvania railroad management,
the feeling here Is that strike will
be averted. The reason for this Is
the outcome of the recent work dis
putes on other railroads centering
In the city. On all of them the same
program was gone through which is
now in progress on the Pennsylva-
MIA.
spectal bp United Press Wire.
Philadelphia, July 15-When the
general committees of the Order of
Railway Conductors and the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, repre-
senting the membership of these two
organizations on all Pennsylvania
lines east of Pittsburg, went into
session this morning the breach be-
tween the railroad and their en-
ployes seemed to have widened, and
a strike order which would tie UP
the entire system was looked for.
Negotiations with the railroad have
been suspended, and there Is no ap-
parent likelihood of them being re-
sumed.
Both the company and the men re-
mafned firm in their positions. Be
fore the meeting began it was the
general opinion of the committee
men that time for the walk-out
would be decided upon at the close
of their deliberation.
The Board of Directors of the
pnr, y1tyo t. -. ! !
a resolution approving the position
taken by the executive officers with
relation to the demand for wage in
creases by the employees.
The time for the actual quitting of
work was left entirely by union opera
tiyes to the presidents of each branch
of the organized service. To prevent a
tfeup of the system the Pennsylvania
road will take advantage Of the re-
Gently enacted Erdman act and will
appeal to the federal authorities to
take hand In its dealings with the
men. 1t will request, under the pro-
visions Of the act, that Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the interstate
L.
Neill, United States commissioner Of
labor, shall form an arbitration board
for consideration of the merits of the
controversy between the railroad and
its employees.
A strike will mean the complete tie
up of every branch of the Pennsyl-
vania system. Not a wheel would be
turned, and as the result of such a
move thousands Of employees other
than the trainmen and conductors
would be forced to quit work. Officers
Of the company see the disastrous ef-
feet OF such move, and everything
will be done to bring about an am
icable adjustment of the controversy,
Notwithstanding the action of the men
In their almost unanimous vote to quit
the service unless they shall be al
lowed day of. ten hours with pay for
eleven hours.
The strike decision was reached at a
meeting of the general committee of
conductors and trainmen In Odd Fel-
lows temple, following two confer
ences of a committee of twelve from
the general committee with General
Manager w. M. Myers Of the railroad.
The vote on the strike question was
unanimous. The men declared that
they favored leaving the service as
long as the railroad company had
failed to consider their demand. The
time the waikout will take place was
left by the committee TO w. G. Lee,
president Of the trainmen, and A.. P.
Garretson, president of the conductors.