The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-19
STRIKE ORDER NEAR,
TRAINMEN ARE TOLD
Heads Of Locals Ordered to Ba
Ready TO Take Quick
Action.
RAILROADS STILL FIRM
Seth Low Fails to Shake Them
-McdiatOrs in New
York To-day.


Presidents of the trainmen's and con.
ductors' organiza ations notified ther
lieutenants and heads of local unions
last night to remain on duty but to be
ready to receive orders to strike.
This was sent out in the form Of
bulletin which declares that the de-
mands of the railroads to submit prop
ositions to tn carbitrators would not
be considered under any consideration.
The managers in the meantime de-
cided to insist that their demands ba
considered
william Lea Chambers. the newly
, appointed Commissioner OF Mediation
and Cancellation. appointed under the
| Newlands amendment to the Erdman
act. is expected in this city to-day with
Judge Martin a. Knapp and w. W.
| Hangar. assistants. to try to bring about
a settlement by mediation.
This will he declared by both sides to
| be impractcable.
Mr.. Low Meets Managers.
The strikers had hopes yesterday
that the efforts OF Seth Low. president
of the Civic Federation. who had a con-
ference with the managers committee
in the afternoon at 20 East Forty-fifth
street. to induce them to withdraw their
propositions would prove successful.
but at the end their position was un-
changed.
A..
held that they were ready to arbitrate
all questions as to wages and conditions
OF work and that they considered their
propositions az part of those which
should be arbitrated.
After the conference there was
meeting Of the conference committee of
, managers and Elisha Lee. chairman,
, was authorized to send the following
, letter to Mr.. Low:
MY DEAR Mr.. Low: Replying to your
letter Of the 18th inst. and referring To
our conference to-day In regard to the
question Of the arbitration between the
conductors and tranmen and the East
ern railroads represented by the confer
. ence committee OF managers. permit us
TO say that we appreciate deeply your
interest in the matter and to thank you
= for your conference and suggestions made
therein.
See q Miaunde rata ndinR.
I'VE think that the difference Of opn-
l. ion which seems to have existed between
us is the result OF a misunderstanding, Tor
II Is our purpose to carry out To the full-
est extent any pledges made by our
presidents. and we are glad to have IN"
Z assurance that nothing In your letter was
, intended 10 charge intentional bad faith
For your information We forward here
with copy Of our letter OF this date TO
,. Msssrs Garretson and Lee.
e The letter to Garretson and Lee,
which Is signed by Elisha Lee. Is as fol-
: lows:
% "Gentlemen: The receipt Of your letter
e OF the 18th inst. is acknowledged. our
8 | letter OF July l4th contained the clause
a | that We were willing TO submit To arbltra-
ton by board as proposed In the New
= | lands bill all questions OF rates or pay
y and working conditions of conductors and
r trainmen' Our letter OF July 18TH was
| an ampllfication Of our letter or July
18th giving in detail the matters the ran.
, | roads desired to submit TO arbitration and
- was forwarded TO you as matter OF
courtesy, SO that you would have tnem
previous to the arrival OF the Board OF
Mediation and Cancellation
"Ouoting from the stenoSrarhic repoN
Of the meeting OF July 18th wherein the
" following statements were mace!
a Chairman Lee: Yes, we are prepared.
n Mr. Gsrretson to place ourselves un'
u reservedly under the Newlands amend
r. ment to the Erdman act
Mr. Garretson: And the pledges
- which preceded it
a. have been made. why. of course go win
IT.
Mediation D~sirable.
, and also quote from the same meet
".Mr Garretson: Bear In mind now
ttsaAA ~ ..
p don't misunderstand our attNuae M re
gard to mediation We. among ourselves.
have not discussed the question OF bring
inc med,ators in. will say to you
frankly that this condition might readily
arise. that II disagreement arose between
lie us in the matter OF formulating the
stipulations which the Newlands bill calls
" for il would he undoubtedly desir-
- able thing to do
- 'The position of the managers as con-
y. tained In the foregoing extracts Is un-
'u changed.
y at seems to he clear from the record
pr that the Immediate difference OF opinion
% relating to the points TO he submitted for
arbitration is a matter to he considered
by the board OF mediation ana 'ohc'ha'
'e tion."
m The bulletin sent out by Garretson
p. and Lee to the trainmen and conductors
is follows in part:
you viii understand from the demands
,e that the managers committee really pro-
at pOSeH q Teuuctlon III tHe PdS W. "'"'' ,
a man now In the service the greater por'
tion OF such reduction being directed
" against passenger men and loca, freight
III men In the abolition Of all monthly guar
n antees and against yard and road brake
ht men In the insistencc that the same c'assl-
or fcation shall be applied TO all members OF
y" the crew.
Won't Ne Considered.
"It is needless 10 say that no arbitra,
ton embodying these propositions VIII
10 even be considered, and insisted upon ny
the managers only one result will follow
namely, the setting Of the hour for retire
OF ment from the service
he 81 ocal chairm-n will remain on duty
an until otherwise instructed"
40 president Lee Of the trainmen said
sh last night: c. .
NC ,,,ar members OF the board OF mediate
g. 80 conci,iation will be here tomorrow
rk a,, amd in accordance with the Newlan nds
hm, will try to bring about mediation OF
nd ~" grievances Roth sides agree that
Of ,h.r. cannot he mediation and II the
ia '.d,o,ors cannot convince the railroads
y" that they are wrong and get them to ~.