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Men Advance ~ Grievances.

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waited men has grown constantly since
they authorized William Il. Fitzgerald.
organizer Of the street car men. to sub
mi, their grievances to President Theo-
dore l.. Shonts and General Manager
Frank Hedley.
The men complain the road has been
tardy IN ia consideration Of the nine
page report In which they cited twenty
five different recommendations to I'M
prove their working conditions. In a
letter addressed TO Shon,s the day they
submitted this list they asked for i'm
mediate consideration Of their demands.
Immediately afterward the railroad
situation became ominous and this added
10 the unrest among the subway an
ployees.
Faith in their strength was encouraged
by the success Fitzgerald n their
other leaders won In the street car
strike. With the same leaders the men
believe they can secure better conditions
for the subway and elevate men.
The complete organization OF the sub
way and elevated employees. II IL said,
has been effected This has been ex-
pediied by the rumor current among
the motormen that In the event OF the
steam railroad men going out In sub
way motormen were going to be COM
Wandered by the officials to operate
the electrified systems OF the big rail-
roads. This. II was said last night. has
resulted in a heavy enrolment of sub
way and elevated motormen In the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
T~wO-thirds Of MOtOrmen In Union.
1t was said last night that more than
two-thirds Of the motormen employed
in operating the subway and elevated
trains have visited the newly established
headquarters Of that organization In the
| Harlem Casino during their leisure hours
and ave registered. This has been
going on quietly but energetically for
| the last three days.
Enrolment OF these subway and ele-
waited men has been progressing under
the attentive eyes OF l.. q. Grifing, AS.
sistant grand chief Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers. Grifing left
for Boston last night. but will return
Monday night.
The other employees on the subway
and elevated. including even the po~,ers
il Is said. have been effectively organ
lied by Fitzgerald. So far the only en-
ployees IN both these branches OF ths
system who are not unionized are the
mon employed In the clerical depart
nienls.
Twenty delegates. representing all IN,
departments in the subway and elevate,
systems. yesterday attended q secre
ratification meeting In the Continental
Hotel. They passed a unanimous vote
giving into the hands OF William II
Fitzgerald. general organiser of tn
Amalgamated Association, md i. j
O'Brien absolute power to call a strik
OH the subway and elevated lines.
1t was learned last night that the am
ployees Of the marlborough openl
charged officials of the road with vic
lating the terms OF the agreement mad
with the employees II the New Yor
Railways Company and said the me
were DESTROYS Of going on strike.
This agreement was made on July
O'Brien yesterday told the men to wa
until Tuesday to give Hedley an oppoi
tunity to decide whether the compan
should abide by It's agreement with III
men.
A delegation OF men from tho Thir
. Avenue Railway called on tho unio
, leaders at the Continental Hotel yestei
day and assured the subway and el,
waited men OF their support no matte
, what action they decided to take.
Representatives OF the men, fOllowin
q resolution passed early Saturday morr
:. ing In Lyceum Hall will call on Hedle
/, early Tuesday morning and demand ths
! he withdraw tho two year contracts son
! OF the motormcn have recently signe
. and meet "A committee OF motormen {
else suffer the consequences Of Q strik
on both the subway and the elevate
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