The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-04
STRIKE ON B.&O. SEEMS NEAR
ERDMAN iCT INVOKED As LAST
RESORT m .MANAGEMENT.


TtH - =. ~. saturday -Feared mat
Trsuble Mas ENteod % Other nSada.
BALTIMORE March S-AlthouRh A B.
GarYettson. president % the Brother
hood % Railway Conductors said this
afternoon after the abrupt termination
~ negotiations between the B. a o ofAcials
and the tralnnen tnat there seemed moth
ing else for the men TO do but 20 quit
work the threatened strike NAV yet
~ averted
AZ the reauss, ~ Prsssden, Willard.
Martin Knapp. chairman ~ the Inter
state Commerce Commission and Charles
? Neill. Labor Commissioner will come
10 this CITY 'o-morrow morning 20 meet
the officers ~ the brotherhood 81 Rail
~ay Conductors and the Order ~ Rail
vav Trainmen
The latter have agreed ~ take no seton
toward calling q strike until ~ o'clock
to-morrow morning. a. q result Of the
eSsrs az mediation.
The bringing ~ NJ Knapp and Mr..
Ne.ll IN as mediators followed the ter
nination Of a conference between the
labor leaders and the railroad oficials
to-day. when the latter were informed %
and trainnlsn on the counter proposition
submitted by them The vote was $3.50
against accepting the Offer oG the COM
psny and ls7 IN favor 81 u
A. soon as the conference terminated
President Willard telephoned Chairman
Knapp ~ the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and also cent q formal request
that he and Mr. NELL take action under
the Endman act and ice their god
chices toward settling the controversy.
Mr. Knapp signifed his willingness to
proceed under the authority ~ the act
and cent this telegram to W y. Lee.
president n the Brotherhood ~ Railroad
Trainmsn
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
PAM hp- applied - the undermined under
the Erdnan law - called. 10 sxeV"tse our
friendly ofnces IN endeaVorinR - settle
PENDING controversy between that com
snd rhe brotherhood ~ Railway Trainmen
kindly wire ~ the nature NJ this Contro-
verSy and aEivise ~ your ~ illing nesS 10
accept our services IN AID ~ pesccful set
element MARriN A. kNaPP.
chairman Interstate Commerce Commission
CHARLEs r. MILL.
commissioner Of Labor
To this telegram Mr. Ga rrettson and
Mr. 80 replied a. follows;
Nor u~,hH Krapp. 'hai-ra- I-,,r-
state ommsyrs Tonm,ssioR
Your Vre NJ this date. Ninety -etRh,
per cent ~ our membership employed by
the IA ltimors and Ohio voted in favor Of
s,rike over wages and conditions and Ne
have served notice On the president of the
line that unless company recede- from
position taken men viii retire from -ervice
We will however. defer all action until
~ = saturday March 5. 10 allow oppoT-
'un,'v .or exercise 81 your friendly othces
here 'osari peaosful settlement.
n GAERETTsoS
e. IEE
There are over a.OOp trainmen employed
by the Baltimore and Ohio.
The representatives here of the unions
held a long conference this afternoon.
Al arrangements were perfected for the |
order for a strike N the event Of th~ final |
sHorts for ~etil~m~n' To he made to- |
morrow 10y the Government officials I
falling through
Should tho r and - men strike 1t -
be-! owed their action gill be followed |
engaged IA similar disputes with their
Pr~siden, William Of the r and O.
To- night slid
I am m hops -onsthinR may be done
re~'ots 'h~ hitherto friendly relations
Re- Inch have e,istsi between our employees
sud the COMPANY We are wiling and
sr btous for The pue-'t~n to - -e,tled
.ulDatl' and hope thai he 40 orEari.s-
.ors ~ sgrrs 10 The Offer ~ medtai ion
"" tlltng - give something - rheF
irnIaud- fu' I don sse how 'ar weld
~ 81 'hstr dsrnand-
n NJ knspp and VI Nedl ,tnaa s-.''s
he "ou' roV"r-v. - mon sNs1 le Utltng
10 arhtr,e he dih~rsnos and uui agree
IN Ahis's rv TO DO. t-ion rendered " ha'ever
DO NAV %" n no roudu'for~ aud 'ratnrnsn
-rtu-.. - avtrrEts I suppose there Nul ~
no'htlr for 'hsrr % 80 Nu' % 80 ~ -'ri.s a
Tonight Mr. Garrsttson aid
The natter 81 strike = noV ~ our hands
and 10 j. sraye responsibility on one
-.ds tho Baltimore and OHIO Railroad
NIth o.. ,Iwrs. invested and ~ great earn
Lgs on 'he other are sOop horne- phtch
snl 10 dtre,tly are 'et s.oOO mon Who viii
.rl-~ vor-inr ana more than three 'tn,~-
= Hp pHr-ons depending UPON their wage.
IS m le ,p0'ernet
"" N,ii mo- pro,~Nt ras.i' Nut ne men
NaN~ ITs,l Nv hs,- 0'ss Vhar 'hsv van.
l-d ail nsro' ation- have hsan hrnl~, IT
pre rottc" viii -. civsa ~" abroad before
s'linF me men 0U' When rha' v',l 10
done hat VII b~ ~ y--u,' ~ 'l- n-,tia-
',on I cannot ssv