New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-08
TRA|NMEN STRIKE VOTE
UP TO RAILROADS TODAY
Leaders Hope Conferences May
Stay Action Until Fate OF
Erdman Act Is Settled.
READY TO GO TIE limit"
Men, However, Are Inclined Not
to Act Hurriedly-Rcads Re-
iterate Demands Ask ST.
100000 Year Increase.

Formal announcement Of the result OF
the strike vote taken by 10000 tralnmen
and conductors on the Eastern railroads
will be made to-day at 10 a. m. at
Joint conference of the managers COM
mittee and a committee OF the men in
the Engineering Societies Building.
II is expected apparently by the heaos
OF the organizations OF trainmen ana con-
ductors that the announcement Will be
followed bv a series of conferences
which may stave off a strike until at
least the fate of the bill amending inc
Erdman act, now before Congress, winch
is approved both by the railroad brother-
hoods and the Eastern railroads. Is
known.
While the representatives Of the rail-
roads say that they have learned tha'
the vote Is for a strike by 80 per cent
the heads Of the two organizations whose
m,mters have cast the vote do not deny
this but will make no positive statement.
w. e. Lee, president of the Brotherhoou
of Railroad Trainmen, left the city sew
eral DAYS ago. and A. B. Garretson was
out of town yesterday. but they VIII re-
turn, il was said. IN time to attend the
conference and make the announcement
OF the strike vote. Before he left Ne"
York. Mr.. Garrctson said:
1--WE will not act hurriedly. though We
are prepared to so the limit and VIII
give the railroads every chance OF an
amicable settlement. Unless something
unforeseen happens. 7 expect that confer
cnces will follow the announcement OF
the strike vote. and there IS good reason
10 believe, in my opinion, that the Dill
amending the Erdman act will become
law before we would be forced TO Strike
There has been no opposition to the bill
I'D TO the present, so far as could DC
learned yesterday. \ strike or aroltra-
ton of the demands would affect not only
the union. but the non-union trainmen ana
conductors. The men on the operating
forces are supposed to be employed under
the open shop system. but ii Is admitted
that at least 90 per cent Of them are in the
brothcrhoods. The members OF thecominlt-
tees which confer with the representa-
tivcs OF the railroads arc employees OF
the roads. and recognized as such. though
they are appointed by the unions. and the
heads of the brotherhoods while not en-
ployes, are recognized as attorneys for
the men.
In order 10 show that the trainmen and
conductors are now well paid Elisha Lee,
chairman Of the managers committe,
issued yesterday a statement giving the
wages OF these employees on the Baltimore
& Ohio. the New York Central, the Penn
sylvania, the Lackawanna and the Big
Four as roads representative of Eastern
territory.
The statement reiterates that the train
men and conductors demand Increases
amounting to 100000 a year, and says
that feeling that the men are well paid,
the demands have been refused. and that
as the employees may call a strike TO CO.
cree the railroads into paying cxtrava-
CANT wages the public should know ex-
actly what they receive.
The following table is given. showing
the wages paid for 1912 on the FIVE roads: