El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-03

IFS said meeting. at which its chairman
Con leave of absence) Sr. Lie. Jose Yves
LimantOur, secretary of the treasury
and public credit, was present, author-
ICES z. n. Brown, executive president, TO
make the foregoing declarations, in the
form he may deem convenient, known
to the foreign employees of the company
in order to correct any misunderstood
ing that in good faith might have been
created among said foreign employees in
connection with the points contained IN
said declarations"
The brotherhood, it is declared. took
president Brown at his word and sub
mitted propositions covering the differ
ent phases of the situation 1t is I'M
derstood that Brown recommended the
acceptance of the most important
propositions, but that they were repu-
dated by the minister of f>ance, ST.
Lie Jose Yves LimantOur and the
board of directors.
Demands of Americans.
The demands submitted by the Amer
lean operators follow:
IN E. Brown. President National
Railway of Mexico City:
Dear Sir:
referring to the memorandum sub
mitted by you outlining the policy OF
the board of directors of the National
Railways with respect to the foreign
employees. the committee representing
the engineers and conductors direct US TO
say. that they regard said policy as en-
inently fair and just, that they are very
much gratified TO know that the efforts
of those whom they represent TO De
loyal and efficient employees, are so 1ulIy
appreciated by the board. However, as
that policy has not, in the recent past
been carried out by officials who are
charged with the duty of doing so, we
TO-
the future. that certain regulations, to
the end that the policy of the board
shall be fully and fairly carried out
Such regulations are substantially en-
bodied in the proposition submitted 10
you at our conference of January Il
At that conference we were impressed
with the views you advanced on be-
half of the company, and not desiring
to ask anything more than enough TO
protect those whom We represent, from
danger TO life and limb, to which they
would be subjected through EN-
ployment or promotion of incompe-
tent conductors and engineers, we are
willing to modify our proposals, as toI-
lows:
Article 4.
There shall be instituted on each
division a board of examiners composed
of four experienced and competent rail-
way men. and all locomotive engineers
and conductors. hired or promoted, shall
be required to stand a practical examin-
alton before said board on time card,
book of rules. air brake. and in the
case of engineers on machinery Two
members of said board TO be selected as
follows: One, who shall be a locomo-
tive engineer in service. to be appointed
by the engineers local committee of ad-
justment Examinations to be made in
the language most familiar TO the per
son examined. In case the board fails
to agree upon the competency of the
person under examination, the SUI
perintendent of division shall have the
deciding vote.
Article 2.
mo person will be promoted 10 the
position of locomotive engineer unless
he has had two years experience as
fireman in road service. No person VIII
be promoted to the position of conduc-
tor unless he has had two years expe-
rience as freight brakeman in road serv-
ice This article is to be effective for
two years
Article 3.
"All train orders and instructions Is
sued 10 English speaking conductors
and engineers will be written in the
English language
The committees are unanimously or
the opinion that the regulations request
ed in their final proposition are neces-
sary in order to carry out the policy OF
the board of directors. as indicated In
the memorandum submitted TO Us by
president Brown. and feeling that with
out such regulations our committees
would be unable to prevent the cOntinu-
anee of the abuses which you instructed
us to correct, we deemed it proper to
submit the whole controversy to you as
above stated.
&c. ". Rice. chairman: &c. Shearer,
vice chairman; ]. F. Barbour. secretary;
D. l.. Hicks. Andy Munro, G. II. Brock
man. A. s. Hall. E S Faris, X l. Ia
per. S. J. Cox. ". G. ROssiter, A H
Benson ". J. Shanks.
Attest:
Wv. S. Stone, G. c. E. B. of L. E."