New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-23

ed, the Erie company purposes to ask
the men to defer the effective date till
January ], 1919"
Mr.. stuart Immediately got in touch
with Judge William Lea Chambers.
Commissioner of the Board Of Media
tion and Cancellation. The news
pleased the head Of the federal media
tors. who saw in il the wiping away
Of the only real obstacle TO bringing
both sides to point where arbitration
would be possible.
Railroad Men Pleased
When the contents OF the telegram
were made known 10 \. B. Carrots a.
head of the conductors. at the Herald
Square Hotel last night. he said.
This is good news. The first sen
tence in that telegram is bound 20
please all of US. But as 10 the second
part, that Of deferring the effective
date in the event the ward is an ad-
vance In wages. that Is matter that
must be decided by the men Of The
Erie themsclyes.'
While Mr. Garrctson would not say
so, IL is believed that the Erie en-
ploycs will do this.
The conference with the committee
Of twelve representing the conductors
and trainmen. set for yesterday morn
ing was postponed until this morning
because the federal mediators were
anxious that the position Of the Erie
be made clear
Mr.. stuart had a two hours confer
ence with Judge Chambers and ms
associates al the Hotel Manhattan yes
terday and he seemed happy as he left
the hotel ON the street he was sur
rounded by reporters. but 10 their
questions he replied: Il have nothing
to say. gentlemen" \ crowd gathered
and two policemen pushed In 20 sec
what was wrong. Their movements
only served TO increase the size Of the
crowd. until Mr. Stuart pleaded with
the ncWspa peTmen To let him go. say
ing. They'll think I'm a plckpOcket."
1t was learned yesterday that at the
conference between the federal media
tors and the committee representing
the trainmen and conductors. at the
Broadway Central on Monday after
| noon w. 6. Lee, president Of the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen. accused j. u.
Morgan q co. and the First National
and National City banks ct using their
influence TO bring about the withdrawal
of the Erie from the managers con
ference, and that similar influences
were at work during the arbitration
proceedings in 1910. when the con-
ductors and trainmen asked for an in
crease in pay.
Lee declared that he visited George
w. Perkins. then a representative Of
j. =. Morgan & Co. in Boston. and that
when told the Erie Railroad was stand
Underwood on the telephone and or
dered tn, Erie TO abide by the award
Of the board OF arbitration.
Mr. Perkins Is in Europe, but rep
iesentatives Of the thee banking
houses branded the story as false.
Fnanciers Deny Charge.
J. y. Morgan characterized it as
utter nonsense" and said that his firm
had not exerted any such influence rs
the labor leader asserted. Mr.. Morgan
! declined to discuss the interview which
Lee said ne held with Perkins He said
ne knew nothing about il.
Francis l.. Hine. president Of the
First National Bank. was emphatic Ia
denying ;hat his institution had ever
used its influence I'm any way to force
,he Erie to withdraw from the wage
conferences. AS far as the First Ma
tional Bank is concerned he said,
such a statement is absolutely without
! basis and fact"
An official of the National City Bank
declared that Lees charges were not
worth comment. as the National city
was not and had not been connected
with the Erie in its financial dealings.
The fiscal agents Tor the road are j. T..
| Morgan & Co. and the New York reg
istrar is the Bankers Trust Company,
Morgan bank The Morgan firm IS
renresented in the Erie directorate by
William u. Hamilton and Charles
steele. George r. Baker chairman Of
the First National Bank, is also on the
board The National City Bank is not
represented.
Soa o5 To Cincinnati and Return.