New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13

north OF the Ohio River was annoi,ne.h
yesterday as being SO $40 per cent In fsva,
Of strike. The committee OF railroad man.
ayers was notified of the result OF tn
poll early In the day In the following iss.
ter sent to J. C. Stuart. chairman OF IN.
managers committee:
Broadway Central Hotel. sftG'
New York City. April H. i9l2
Mr.. J. G. Stuart, Chairman Conference
Committee Of Managers. No. 50 Church
Street. New York City.
Dear Sir: In accordance with my ls.tAr
Of March 25 the questions involved hsvs
been referred 10 the individual members
employed on the roads represented and the
counting Of the vote has inst been com.
pleted. The fifty roads vote 80 $40 per Cent
In favor OF supporting those entrusted WITH
the settlement OF the question submitted 70
the conference committee Of managers.
While careful count shows an almost
unanimous support OF the committee 70 any
extent, yet 1t 10 our earnest desire to sx.
haust every honorable effort 10 reach Q
trust the conference committee Of mana
gers may have some proposal that win
bring the desired result.
Hoping you will appreciate the serious
ness OF the situation and thanking you IN
advance for your reply, remain.
Yours respectfully.
The following reply to this letter came
shortly afterward to the headquarters OF
the committee OF the engineers in the
Broadway Central Hotel after a brief
, meeting Of the committee Of railroad man.
ayers at NO 80 Church street:
New York, April u, 1914
". s. Stone, g. G. E., brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, Broadway Gem
trail Hotel New York
Dear Sir: Your letter Of this date re-
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ence committee OF managers for their con.
sheraton and action.
It will require several days to get the
conference committee together. and doubt
whether II can be done before tLs middle
or latter part OF next week, Yours truly,
J. c. STUART. Chairman.
The committee OF locomotive engineers
did not consider this reply as expiic,.
enough. II was decided that the COMMITTEES
of managers should not, in view Of the FACT
that strike vote was taken, delay for o
week before notifying the engineers of the
course the railroads intended 10 take. and
Grand Chief Stone of the engineers, by
instructions Of his committee. sent the fol.
lowing letter to Mr.. Stuart, after Il had
been drawn up and discussed for soms
time:
Dear Sir: Your letter by special nessen.
ger Of this date reached me few minutes
ago and was placed before the chairmsn's
committee, and | am directed 70 inform you
We cannot understand why IL IL necessarv
to receive such an indefinite reply. We are
hrmly OF the opinion the seriousness of the
situation necessitstes more prompt and de-
cisfve action on the part of the mana gers
and must insist on a more explicit answer.
Yours respectfully
WARREN S. STONE
When this letter reached the headousr-
tiers of the committee OF railroad managers
at No. 80 Church street it was too late for
action yesterday. but II is expected thu, IL
Will be taken up to-day. The committee
OF engineers at the Broadway Central
Hotel, It was stated, would not remain for
week without acting on the strike vote
II the railroad managers would NOT act IN
the mean time. A leading member Of the
committee said:
Unless We have definite reply from the
railroads within q reasonable time action
VIII be taken on the strike vote. The rail-
road managers knew the vote was being
taken on the question of a strike, and delav
IN acung on our notification IS unnecessary
Ire men voted almost unanimously 80
STRIKE, ana are ready TO quit az coon as
they receive the sanction OF Grand Chief
stone The committee OF managers was
notified at the earliest moment as a mat
ter or courtesy of the result OF the vote
me committee cannot carry around inden-
nitely the strike vote without action. That
was not what II was taken for.
He added that II the railroads do not van,
to see all the Eastern roads tied up by =
strike they would have 10 act more
promptly. All the points at issue were gone
over before the strike vote was taken