New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17
FEAR lACKAWANNA STRIKE
Nav Be Called TO Take Erect at
Midnight.
BOTH SIDES REMAIN FIRM
Road Appeals TO Employees Not
10 Obey an Order TO Quit
Work.

scranton. Penn. April u Both the man
sCement q the Delaware, Lackawanna A
Western Railroad and the grand lodge Off
GERS q the conductors and rrsinnen are
Waiting apparently for THE can for a strike,
"a hich is now looked FOR 70 take effect ~
miduighi SUNDAY.
The brotherhood officials arc standing on
f1eir demand Tor ~ acceptance Of the
award which IS 20 he handed down by The
arbitrator or Tho New York Central Rail
road. Tho company officials remain equally
firm in their stand that the COMPANY viii
grant { per cent increase, ami nothing
more.
The management of the Lackavanna
Railroad has posted circulars ~ al points
~ the system. urging the men not 20 obes
tho strike order. - e. shoulS come, and -
consider their own interests before making
q sacrifice which they cannot afford.
40 appeal for mediation - Commissioners
Neil and knapp, IN case OF 4 strike order.
~as thu decision arrived ~ this afternoon
D. the federated board and the sficials
representing the conductors and trainmen.
The company can do one OF two things, the
sbor leaders said. 10 avoid strike
grant the baltimore & Ohio settlement or
eEree. IS we arc prepared 10. 20 accept the
award of Tho arbitrator OF the New Work
Central. the same TO he retroactive ~ Of
April L."
A circular is being prepared tonight by
tic officers Of the federated brotherhOuds
setting forth what has passed between the
T.ackaWsnna officials and the employees
representatives.. which win bc sent 10 al
members OF the brotherhood tomorrow.
Tho purpose OF tits circular. stated by
she officers OF the brotherhoods. is 20 give
the situation and TO counteract the infiu-
ence o. circulars sent out by the company
officials which gave the company's side Of
me case and appealed 70 the men 20 re-
frsin from obeying the strike order.
This action on the part OF the brother
hood officers Is taken here 20 mean that no
strike order viii be issued until. at least
taere has been time for the men 10 receiv.
and consider the circular: in other words
shat no strike call viii come before Mon
cay night at the earliest.
Nice-President 7. L. LOOMS Of the Della
ware. T.ackawauua & Western Railroad
sid last evening that in case OF a strike
'ie railroad would not be caught sleeping.
As 90 tie threat Of the trsinmen and con
doctors that there would also be strike
% fremen and engineers in case the de-
ulauds were not granted, lie said.
ny. Clarke general superintendent
v. N not ask for another conference. With
cot discussing the prospects Of q strike. 7
'asy say that the company would not under
any circumstances agree 10 accept the de-
cisiou 81 board Of arbitrstors appointed
20 settle tho demands on another line be
.orc VIC know what the decision 81 the
arbitrator might be- and without even hav-
tlC representation IN tho arbitration pro
ceedin2s. 30 company could afford 20
sEree 20 such 81 arbitrary proposition. We
have rot the slightest idea Of what these
arbitrator may decide on. and would not
2" biindiv into such an arrangement. our
arbitration ofcr Nss fair and reasonable
Tre utImstgm Of tho representative Of the
men Is both unfair ana unress onabic.'