The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-15
Managers Given Until
Tomorrow For Reply.
10000 TOWALKOUT
Committee of 1000 De-
Cide on Drastic Step.
FIFTY-TWO ROADS AFFECTED.

w. G. Lee and A. 3. Garretson Given
Authority to Set Time For Quitting
Work as Committeeman Scatter to
Homes-Beef Packers Anticipate Re-
suit of Vote.
New York, July 14.-Meeting in Web
ster hall, the committee of 1000 repre-
senting the Order of Railway Conduct
ors and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen ratified the strike resolution
which was adopted by the two organ
izations. The announcement that the
resolution had been ratified was greet
ed by cheers which were heard for
several blocks. Immediately after the
the result of the vote of the committee
was made known the members of the
committee were ordered to leave the
city at once and return to their homes
to await the word of ordering out more
than 10000 conductors and trainmen.
The railroads were given until to-
morrow noon to make any peace offer
ings they may desire. If no word is
heard from the roads by that time it is
practically certain that the strike will
be called Immediately.
The result of the meeting will be
formally transmitted to Elisha Lee.
chairman of the conference committee
of the board of railroad managers. AL
though the men have voted to strike
such a move may yet be averted If the
eastern railroads consent to the arbi-
tration of the questions at issue, as
provided for in the Erdman act.
This course was followed by the
railroads when demands for more
money and changes in working condi-
tions were made by the engine drivers
and subsequently by the firemen, when
the men won substantially that for
which they asked. Under the Erd-
man act the arbitration board in such
disputes shall consist of three men.
The railroads contend that a board of
three men is unjust to both sides and
has the deciding vote it places too
much responsibility on him.
Puts 1t Up to Roads.
AS soon as the result of the vote had
been made known and the cheering
had subsidized in the hall, the commit.
teemen left the building rapidly, pre-
pairing to leave the city at once. A. B
Garretson, representing the conductors
and w. G. Lee, representing the train
men, were in high spirits.
"If the railroads persist in their at
titude," declared Mr.. Garretson, "there
will be strike on the forty-five east
ern roads this week."
''Yes," agreed Mr.. Lee, land we
know the date on which the strike
will be called, as the Eastern associa
tion has given us full permission tt
decide on the date.
"We have asked each man to leave
the city as eXpeditiously as possible
and return to the local of which he Ii
executive committee member to avail
the call. We will notify the board O
railroad managers of the action W.
have just taken. The general chair
men of the two orders, of which eacl
has forty-five, and the ten executiv,
officers will remain here until to-mor
row making the headquarters at th'
Broadway Central hotel"
"What effect will the pending situa
ton at Washington haveT' he wa
asked.
"Our action shows what we intend t,
do" he answered.
to the railroads." added Mr.. Garretsor
UNLESS the railroads accede to ou
demand" Mr.. Lee resumed, "and sui
NIT the question to arbitration a
provided for under the Erdman act
there will be strike by Wednesday.
The same secrecy which attended tn
first session in Webster hall was oil
served yesterday. No man was allowe
to enter until he and his credential
had been carefully scrutinized. Ever
door and window was closed, but a
though the thousand men packed /
the hall must have suffered great
from the heat the sound Of cheerin
and applause rose every few moment
and carried out into the street
Cheers Greet Results.
The voting began about noon. tt
union representatives of each of II
affected roads got together and vote
for the locals of that particular roa
The result of this was reported to Ga
retson and Lee by their men. Whe
the vote was finished Garretson an
Lee announced the result of their r
Bpective unions to an accompanies
of Wild cheering. The followiI