The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
NTW HuEN STRINE THREIT.
ERap'S' rrs NsIlnG SH uuesIiOn sT Accept.
lUG Ws,'uaR, = Refusal % DewanSis.

NV HNNEN. Nar,h -. The national
committee. representing tho conductor
trainr,en and .ard men un the New
Haven system, received it, answer this
afternoon ~ he demand fur Increased
wages and shorter hours. that had been
sent to General Manager higgins VI the
New Ha"-n r,s,d " was practically a
refusal - AN 'hs ,"rlsnds made
General Manager HiGgin. . reply was
such = -urpr,,-A that ths national officers
immediately asked for = conference with
President ,haTI.,s :, N"lsu. Nv Ncllen
will ~, 10 In town until Tridry NEXT
TIE national Officers da,icied they would
no, NaII he return and orders we're then
issued. calling for strike ls,llot.
1h- strike htiiut .-A> M" men Ia say
whetl"r they vnuio 10 ySiiling ~ leave
thSir ru,s 4 ~. rn.id insists on maintain
ne o.. rr"-cnt atuiui" on the mems
demand,
Tn uatIcrai comm ,t--men is-u"d the
follow ma -iat"UwUI afl.' a." reply cam"
'rcru Ccn"ral Nlarag"r HiGg.ns
March ~ G~r"r.l N.nassr rigsn. gave
the committee r-Prs.'uttnG he pndu''t"r,.
trainr"u ant ,rr'lr,"u nn ~" NsU Work.
New haven end Hartford Eaglroai a trnIs-
h's.i D. tho mCn January for rnCrea''et
compensation aud r"tt"r working rulc-.
heRpt, aJi"n~ having hern carried on for
90, erIi das-
The oAsr ID. "a r'r, ten hour tiay IN
stead "f "'sN ~ L"'r- 80 nov ~ freight
EPtNh.v. 10 "kgnCa iiH hT-.- g. ~, ertinir To
rEsssnc"r rNcr from hst ci,' IN hour dsv
70 speed basis TOR tn'i. jUr result Of Whivh
would ~ quito saving o. the company In
Passenger nv~rtin'r
he proposition aso involves Eboii-hing
al he eight hour ard amt vuttng them
IN zen h"nr Ia - and thrn give all Yards
men q slight in"rrs~e ucr dsy. bat Sc ni"h
would cause men nov wot king N -,Ehj hour
Yard 10 reviewed from two 10 NO ana a
auATter cesis per hour les han they nov
fe-eive NJ increase In rates OF pay
gNercd 20 men IN road service
The committee ere given to understand
that all the onerS Wer" ~ he sr,epted OF
nothing and Thai u would he Withdrawn
unl~s- accepted an - entirstE.
The committee bV a unanimous vote
derlined - s'"epi the propo-it on and the
entire subject matter has been referred 10.
the conductor trainfnen aud vardtnen
nj 'ne :, -tsu tor theTn - ds.'ide " neither or
not 'hey stIl leave the service Vt m" COM
ran, provided a settlement satisfactory TO
the Comwittes cannon he obt aimed
IN CnoT' va made 30 -" President
Mci-n ~ oUid No, be .ccn personally
Unft rho "rth IN con-. liberation ~ the
Dolby aIt"ady ne. with Tho ,o,umtt,... d--
--ttned TO vs.' further and the meu vii
neEiR to uts tonight
T.. D.. ~HEPPAEp.
Soni9r Nice-rrcsidsnt order Of Eauway
IcndT''or4
a. q SI.r-
We -Trcsl dent BrotherhooI 81 Eauroad
Tra.rtUs
Wh,. the -'riAe ballot - beng taken
among inc men IN" commit eerncn will
return To th"ir hOuP- The national
ofTccr- spend part NJ their time IA this
CITY. The ~ llot- all 10 returned to this
city either Monday or tuesday to d.
counted by he committee
When The r''-ul; of this hallot - Known
- Will b" communicated to the general
cPrcers NJ 49," N"w Raven COMP ny
Those ~ charge ~ the employees aLsIr~
have ~ doubt that th.- vote. ", 10 ~. N favor
Of STR Se. but th"y feel aha, when tho feel
ing oi she men H. shown 10 the IA mage.
msnt another compromise otter viii be
made Nv the coInban INT ths. -. -.
wall be taken 10 MIR Me!!en there - little
doubt
The committeeman said thus afternoon
that the road agreed 10 the demand of
fhe men for Ten hour day instead 81 |
eleven hosIr.. They claim however =
thar there va, string - this Cpps.-.-io n 4
N the statement that The ROAD would
M the paw 81 the uIen on 4 mileage baSl- .
For instance. Il they work less than rlel IN
hours or cover l'sI lcs or less ihav -.-'
= fpll DAYS ia, Cnd.r = 'nileae. basis
tbsy wouid get only much per mile .
tor the number ot miles -, srei thus
i'gured v'It, say The committeeman there
would he ar actual saving for Thc rail-
read COMPANY This detail spphes - J
conductors, trainman, hsCgaCe m-r
hagmen and Others ~ rCaT -sryics GA .
either trelght or pas-eu ger trains.
. Tho company said - was willing to al.
vance the wages of the men vorkIn: ~ .
the vsTd<. The commit ie-'fnssn say there I
10 . string 10 thIs ofer ~ that tie rad
would have ths right - abolish al eight ,
hoaIr yards and make them all ten hour
Yards
Taking the increase IN wages offered /
for the eight hour men ard averaging u
up for zen hours work n was found that /
they would 30 resolving about two crn,.
an hour lees for their labor than they DO /
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