New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
.TRA|NMEN TO ANNOUNCE
STRIKE VOTE TUESDAY
Meeting of Committee with
Managers Representa-
tiveS To Be Called.
RESUME COUNT TOMORROW
w. S. Lee, President OF the
Union, Misguided in State
ment by Railroads, Says
Leader of Conductors.

The canvass Of the strike vote or the
trainmen and conductors on the Eastern
railroads will be resumed tomorrow az
the broadway Central Hotel by the CON-
ni,tees OF the men. There are more t''ah
six thousand ballots TO be counted Out II
il admitted by the railroads that Oy ue-
cisiye majority the vote VIII be loi
strike.
w. G.. Lee, president Of the brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen, who. Is no" !"
Cleveland will return TO this city q"
Tuesday morning. and a meeting VIII the"
he arranged with the managers commit
fec Of the railroads, which will be held
probably in the Engineering Soc!eue'
Building. At that time the result Oh 'he
vote will be announced.
Regarding the quotation IN the s'd'e
ment issued by Elisha Lee. chairman OIL
the managers committee. on Friddy Vi
remarks said to have been made on May
Il by W. c. Lee. president OF the ram
mems organ!za lion. in reference 10 aro'-
tration under the Erdman act, A. Is. Jar
retson. president Of the order of Railway
Conductors. SAID last evening that Char-
man Lee quoted too little. and thus gave
/, the remarks n significance different from
what had been intended
President Lee was quoted as SAYING 'hdt
he did not expect the railroads to accept
rho Erdnan act arbitration when he pro-
rosed r." and that he could not expect
the railroads TO accept IL until friendship
! ceases"
| -, - .,.., roy,,arks we're made in a
half iocuIar way" said Mr.. Garretsoh'
because the representatives OF the ran
roads had been talking on the SUBJECT
Wba,her the railroads will accept arol-
,ration under the Er1man act or not. the
offer Of invoking that act made oy the
trainmen and conductors will remain open
while there is any chance OF ltS ace'P'
ance by the railroads.
He said IL was possible that conferences
might follow the notice TO the railroads
of the result OF the strike vote. but that
would depend on circumstances
THE representatives Of the railroadS
stated the truth when they said that a
strike OF the traInmen and conductors
would tie up traffic" he continued
| "Comparatively few people know the re-
sponsibilities Of the conductors, many OF
them believing that they consist princl-
,arv NJ examining, collecting and punch
| ing tickets.
"The conductor virtually runs the tram
as a matter OF fact. He shares the re-
sponsIhility with the engineer when a
| collision is caused by the train running
! past a warning signal. II Is the con-
ductor who gives the high sign when
the train is 10 start. The engineer cannot
start the train until told by the con-
ductor. There are thousands OF miles OF
single tracks in this country. and II 10
the conductor who fixes the time LOT
stopping at the sidings
when the engineer goes past the sig
nal. the conductor pulls the bell cord'
and II II is too late and there is head-oH
collision with a train coming IN an oppo-
si,a direction. the conductor is held re
snonsibIe equally with the engineer. lie
g. the captain OF the crew with the ex-
ception OF the postal clerk. he mas 10
look after the tickets, too. and many
times very young children consigned oy
narants or guardians to far distant places
are placed in his charge on the tram
and conductors not infrequently are OUT
of pocket caring for very small ch''uFe"
in this way
The trainmen and conductors did not
u,art a strike he said. One side would
have 10 yield and the offer OF aroitratoh
under the Erdman act was still open 10
the railroads