The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-18
Expect Compromises viii Be
Reached at the Conference
es at Pittsburg and PhiIa-
deIphia Today.
PREPARATIONS FOR A
STRUGGLE CONTINUE
If Peace Efforts Fail, Both the
Pennsylvania Company and
Striking Employees Will Be
Found Ready.
american News Service,

(American News Se,vice)
Philadelphia, July 1S.-The crucial
conference Of conductors and trainmen
representatives and General Manager
Meyers of the Pennsylvania railroad
concluded at 30 o'clock today. It
was stated that the situation had par
TALLY cleared, but another conference
late this afternoon or tomorrow
would be necessary. All indications
now are that the crisis is past and
there is little further danger of a
strike on the Pennsylvania system.
Philadelphia, July 1S.-The hope OF
peaceable settlement of the dispute
between the Pennsylvania railroad
and its employees grew stronger hour
ly today, and the statement was made
this morning that the opposing sides
in the conference today would reach a
compromise which would clear away
the last difficulties. Similar action
was predicted for the Pittsburg con-
ference today. Nevertheless, the rail-
road went ahead with it's preparations
for great struggle.
Company officials gave it out that
the preparations for fight had been
so thorough that there would be no
hitch in train service should the men
walk out, non-union men having been
recruited In several cities in the last
few days.
The force of carpenters here and
elsewhere that has been working
might and main to house strike-break-
ers and guard property, continued
their labors unabated.
Make No Concessions.
| President w. G. Lee of the train
mems organization declared this morn
/ ing, however. when asked his plans.
that the men would make no conces-
sions.
| Leading labor leaders today refused
to comment on the report that the 10
comotive engineers had determined to
join in the strike movement.
| This report has been gaining
strength since the conference of G. NJ.
Wilson. assistant president of the
Brotherhood of Engineers. and Lee
and President Garretson Of the Con.
ductors, last Friday.
| Reports that Theodore Roosevelt
had intervened to bring about peace
between company and men received
no confirmation here today and were
not credited in view of the denial
from Oyster Bay.
Reports that the employees would
yield in their demands brought forth
the following explanation of the mems
demands from President Lee:
Explanation by Lee.
The freight conductors now work
ing on runs for which full days pay
Is not given to be paid a minimum
days wages of at least 1888. with
overtime after 10 hours. or above 1Ot
1868 cents an hour. Other employees
to be paid in proportions. according
to a so-called standard scale.
CD Conductors now receiving $4.04
for 10 hours. or 100 miles, or less. tt
continue to receive this amount.
(c) Those now receiving $4.O4 fol
a run OF II hours, or 10 miles. tt
continue to receive $4.04, with over
time beginning at the end of such run!
OF IL hours. or 10 miles.
(d) Conductors now receiving $4.4l
and $3.50 for runs Of IL hours. or 12t
miles. and IL hours. or 130 miles. re
Ispectively. to continue to receive these
amounts, with overtime after Is ant
IL hours respectively. '.
These figures directly contradic
those given out by the company and
especially those contained in the table
ISSUED over President McCreary',
name in which the demands Of the
conductors running IL hours are plac
ed at $3.50 and those running Is hour
at $500.
Want no Reductions.
I'VE do not ask that these men,
wages be increased, or that they b,
given the same amount of money TO
10 hours work as they are now gettin,
for IL and 13 hours" said Mr.. Lee
but only that their wages shall no
be reduced the few cents necessar.
to make them accord with those pal,
by other lines under the STANDARD
scale, when standard conditions are in
troduced. II the company is unde
any Misunderstanding as to that
though I don't see how 1t can be. vi
are going to make ourselves clear
Our plan In all such adjustments a
we are seeking here has been to max
a list of expectations to the ten hou
Iprinciple. to cover just such cases =
! these, where men we're already get1
J (Continued on Paxe Sfx.l