New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
F|REMEN VOTE TO STRIKE
ON EASTERN RAILROADS
Heads of Union Will Arrive
Here To-day to Place Result
Before Manager Committee.
FINAL EFFORT TO SETTLE
Order for Walkout Will Be
Held in Allegiance Until A.
ter Joint Conference
on Tuesday.

W. S. Carter. president OF the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. 1T was said YESTERDAY, will arrive
| here from Peoria to-day. to meet with the
conference committee OF the Ia stern rail-
| roads on Tuesday. At this conference he
will officially place the result Of the strike
vote Of the iiremen on the Eastern rail-
! roads before the representatives OF the
| railroads.
| The railroads in the meantime have con-
coded that the vote IL for strike. 1t
was learned unoriicislly yesterday that
about - per cent of the ballots cast are
for a strike. While the count Of the vote
has been completed. the exact figures will
rot he announced officially until Mr.. Car
ter arrives.
The conference Oh Tuesday was pro-
posed BY Mr.. Carter in accordance with
the rules Of his brotherhood. which pro-
vide that in case vote for strike has
been taken final effort 10 settle the
points in dispute by pacific means will be
made by the president of the brotherhood
before the strike If declared.
May Yet Avert Strike.
Elisha Lee. chairman OF the conference
committee OF the railroads. when the
committee was in town last week, said
that the railroad representatives We're
ready 20 meet the firemen's committee
again IL conference was proposed This
willingness to meet the fremen gave rise
TO a slight hope that means may yet be
found 10 avert the strike. though both
sides were firm as 10 their contentious
when negotiations were broken of.
Mr.. Lee and tie other members OF the
committee viii be IN this city tomorrow
10 prepare for the joint conference on
Tuesday. IN Gaze no way out Of the tam
gle can be found the order for the strike
Will b. given
The ten thousand engineers on these
roads. who were formerly hrcmen ana
still remain In the nrcInen's brotherhood
are bound under is rules 10 60 ont with
the fremon IN case OF a strike. II Is
thought when the Joint conference takes
place on Tuesday that the conference
committee of the railroads will ask for a
llttlc more time and will hold another
conference with the flTcmen. The meet
ing or the managers 90 prepare for tho
lOlNi nearing VIII ID" H'iu az -.D y III w
allow time FOR all the members OF m a
committee TO come to this city.
Official Figures Held Back.
The members OF the conference COM
mittee OF the fremen. when seen last
evening said that the vote VIII not be
announced officially until Mr.. Carter at
riyes here. and the official ngures may
not be given out until after Tuesdays
conference with the railroad representa-
tvos
Member, of Tie nremen's committee
who we're seen yesterday said that the
Bremen have shown b. tho negotiations
with The railroads that they We're ready
70 make Sacrifices In the interests OF
peace. one of thcse members said
The ;rem.n. IN fact. made all the ex-
plici, concessions. modifying their de-
mands twice while negotiations we're GO
ing on. and the railroads. while admitting
that concessions OF their part might he
Necessary, made promises"