The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10
ERIK MIN TO VOTE ON NAY IS
roar SAYS ~ PREFERS 70
DE.IL WIN EMPLOYEES

nalAsr man win Iseaaa e l'nlans -Ths
Ilaaots Are bIkely 10 aay ''stFIke. e
nos nom Hlans Expect CsWpfnmiaa.
or az Least = Flnal Arbitration.
NE strike vote Of tho Erie trainmsn
and conductor. Who demand the wages
grated 10 the Baltimore and OhiO train
men and conductors by tho arbitratOrs
under the Eriman act. will bo counted
IN thi, city on May 10. 4 Was announon'i
yesterday. Indications ~ faP arr that
the vote y overwhelmingly IN favor Of
Strike u the f,ili vote h that way
tha heads ol the BrOtheEhOod q RailFoad
Tralnuen and Order % Railroad Con-
ductors will make a last effort 20 bring
about a psacsable settiement.
a statsment izsll@d On hahalf 81 the
FRO Railroad yesterday said;
The Indications are that tbs dim
cuities between the trainmen and cOa-
dncfOrs of the Erie Railroad and tho
carupany age nOt al such serious nature
a. y make a strike inevitable.
ID calling for q vote each employees
y seunesesd 10 sisa % the eject nat he
win strike unless a settlement Of the
ahuve referred to questions. satisfactory
20 the general committees and ooheers
81 the two organisation, can otherwise
be effected
The Erie Oficials are somewhat Al a
loaa 70 understand what b meant by a
-aattlamsnt' for the reason that the Erie
Railroad Company has been dealing
with the general olicsFs ~ the orEani-
nations rather than with the COMMITTEES
81 In own employees. The proceeding
have been carried on absolutely and en-
tirely by the presidents and vice-prsui-
denss of tho two labor OrgAnishtions.
none % whom n an Erie employee.
The general officers q The o. R, c.
and D. Of R 7 have stated plainly 10 the
management Of the Erie Railroad that
they dsmAnd the Wags scale nov In elect
ON Tire Baltimore and Ohio and New York
Central railroads and some other Eastern
lines, and that II IL 10 n0a granted they vii
deolaSs a strike on TIM Erie Railroad 10
enforce their demands. They alsO state
positively that they Will not con-ent 10
any msiation OF arbitration Of the ques-
lions Involved
"A statement has been made on the
part Of the organization Leaders 10 the
eject that the Erie company stated
clearly that all IL wO uld give would be an
inrgeass Of approximately . per cent.
which offer vas refused. A a matter q
fact ths Erie has recently concluded
aRrnoments and increased wages Of other
e1tolovees In similar service which ad-
vance Amounted approximately % per
cent, and Il Il ready 10 negotiate with
the conductors and tralnEnen on relatively
the aams haais.
sWhen an advance Of g per cent was
discussed it was distinctly understood
that y there should deyelop any oondi-
tiuna which would Justify further con-
sidssutions each oass would b. considered
on 10 inertia
IN vas further stated On the part Of
che Eric Railroad that 4 vas opposed
10 4 standardiHafi OF wages applying
% an railroads In the territory traversed
~ abe krie without giving conditions
urouar thought and consideration. How
ever. the labor leaders have taken tho
stand that q standard wage which thgy
thgmselres have formulated must ~
acCspted by all railroads. regardless Of
cundiiions OF ability. and they state u
their demands are nnt complied with
that stFikaa sill be declared Tor the en-
forcameut q their principles. and even
going further by making the statemsnt
that nsither mediation nor arbitration
Will b. accepted.
-As a matter Of fact. however. the
sltliRtisn has not reached a point where
either SIDE expects q strike. and u b. quite
likely after the vote j. taken that a com
pEuuai&A will DO elected Either SIDE,
however. sill has the right. in ca-e u q
deadlOcS a. demand arbitration under
tl1g ErdmAnu act.
VIC Lee. RrNmll MASTER % the train
men. spsAkinR for Grand Master Gar
retaon Of the conductors and himself,
aid:
we take issue with this statement.
which y all wrong. u y utterly untrue
that We or any Of the grand officers had
anything b d with the preparation or
presentation q the Demands. which were
prepRFua BY employees Of the road and
adopted BY the employees AZ whole
and aubmitted BY COMMITTEES eompo.@d
% ftq employees. We are not rezpou-
sibls fnr the demands and had nothing
10 90 IN drawing ttsm W.
The Erie has bad the same oppOFtu-
nifty ~ ne New H0rk Central and the
nullimore and Ohio railroads. and ~
Did not ask 4 penny mors nor will We
accept q penny lees In wages than they
nav. When the Erie buys new cars OF
eonipment Il pays the standard price
a. ne New York Central or the Baltimore
and Ohio OF any other road has 10 pay.
Why should u pay les for labor than
those roads