The sun., 1916-08-16

cIeCttOn o. SVDSotVO~ - -
employees when you agreed In the o
mentioned agreement not to interfere In
any vay with the connaittses OF NE ~
lection Of h same.
"TAFA-Ws therefore lsnAnd . cen
ference az once with you 20 that ~ MAJ
kneU what VOW intsatloAs and polictss
are to be In relation to his Agreement.
sRUarh-Ws have ne aesife - AVE
apy friction ariss betvssa yeur esnaonN
and the e~usoioysss. bot ~ have reeehse
q point where your company eerSy
cut the asresment With hls Hon's Mayos
NttcAsi md the Hos. Oecar 8 SereuA
cAairnaa Of IN Public Ssfvtse CUnnls
.ioA anA you s~npioyssA
we expect an immediate reply 10 tnis
lettee. very respectfully y~afA
'aCuu niTFTa W~FuoanfsYteN THn HI.
P.erWa o. rn Nnw Issn
RAiLwAYs."
Telegran ssnt e ~. d. Mshes'
,Nsst a. soon a. that h<tse ~ essn
despatched tho following telegram Wa
sent to President Aahoa In Dseroit'
Mich.
"Prehdent shonts and his company
deliberately violating agreement. IL 70
the opinion Of all Of US that yourself
and executive board should come mere
M once. navo IN0CU0o tho
to the Mayor. he Mayor b away
also Mr.. 0trasA subway ga L Hsse-
ine to-night at Lyceum. New forh
NSiivays men msst te-werreV n'ght.
Have been trying 10 Get conference
whole week And m result. Employees
sending ultimatumr to-day 10 President
0hsntA Answer"
sWnliAM n T~SssssaAlA
"JcnN RAMON.
"Nran FAAv,s1
up. ]. O'BRiHN.
"WlLliAN CoLltN9"
In sxplAiMiNg he situation loeo FRI
d,esr, attorney for the union leaders.
said last night that sine last Friday
Fitzgerald and he had been trying In
vain to ct N touch with the company
oficials.
EvSasnes - O~Dpesltlea.
The manner IN which the union men
and the company officials are working
a. le~gRsrheads waA AisplaysA smphAtt-
celly last night at the meeting In the
Lycsun This ~ practically IN direct
opposition to the one that had essn called
BY President Nhonts on Monday night
and at whkh The cempany's plan for the
selection Of Q grievance committee had
b4en laid before he employees.
Fitzgerald and HI, associates an
nsuncsA they would hare nothing to %
With the committee Of employees that ~
company was planning to have elected.
Several hundred men snroilsd In the
cOurss 81 the meeting and At IL :<S r. y.
ths meeting went into executive session
70 elect officers and attend TO other ousi-
nesa In the open session J. n. RsArdon.
general organiser. aaid:
IF things do not change within
tvsnty-four hours I hope yos mon will
tie up New York once more"
I'VE will! We will! was the CRY.
Fitzgerald. speaking to the INTERIOR
ouSh . sccussA Shoats and Medley Of
having violated the agreement thsy had
He told the men that the lntsrberous>
has employed spoilers to watch The met
attending the meetings last night and tc
take the names Of the subway and sts'
vatsd smployssa
"sDettsrs" at the Deerse
II you think you are getting . square
Asal.' 10 said. why has h company
got these spoilers at the doors:
The organization OF Mr.. Shonts ant
Mr.. Hsdlsy II an organization agoins
democracy. They are out to destroy thi
organisation. They talk to you abou
their inside-so called-organi1ation b
ing better than your outstds organise
tion. 10 not forget that the porter an.
the washer ana the ticket chopper are al
welcome into the ~Amalsamated Assocla
ton. There win BE- no subdivision ~
garding membership Everybody on IN
subway and u 10 eligible. A. far .
o conditions are concerned your posi-
ton has been defined In the cass Of IN
street car .
y say to you mon 10 take everythin,
that you can ct from these brisands an
pirAtes."
General Manager Hsdlsy spoke to tn
carmen Of the New York Railways Com
pAny at two meetings last nigh. hsld n
the car barns At L~exingtoa avenue an,
Ninety-ninth street and Seventh avenu
and Ftftieth street. His line q ak va
similAr to that e. On 10 the subway IN,
elevated employees or the previ> us even
ing. when he gave further details % N
plan originated BY the company for pPu
vidinG . channel Of communication fror
the employees to the officials Of the com
pAny. He urged the men to choose IN
bsst men among them to form the grisv
nee committee.
sHirst Dsty 10 - YsaP Panily.~
This talk I hear about your duty I
the company u all bunk" he aais
'Your first duty u to your family an
yourself and your second duty In to d
the best work o car for the compAn!
Now q certain element has struck Ne
York. but ] wan you mol to think II
yourself and not b. steersd by anybod
else. whether you Join the union or M
you won't sst moro money than II
men who do not Join the union"
Mr.. Hedley nal taat the company Ia
not violated any part Of It's aSreemeI
made At the time the strike VA settie
The scheme ~suggested by PresideI
Shonts n General Manager Hsdlsy
the employees OF the New York Railway
Company for electing = committee to IL
grievances before the company calls Il
a group OF twenty-five msn- Each d.
partmsnt Of the company 10 to have rel
resentation on that committee a. followi
Chief engineers department.. I: car sQuiI
ment. 4: motive power. /: motormsn.
conductors. 7; other transportation sa
ploye>x ].
The members Of the carmsn's unis
who assembled last night In the Jacl
son Avenue Park Hotal. Long Islai
City. promptly rejected ths plan offer,
by tho New York M Queens Coun'
Railway Company for bringing togsth
n grievance committee Of the smploye
n Representatives Of the company
Representation Plan Opposed.
Tho company Issued on Monday
bulletin In which . scheme was set for
for the nomination and election Of Of
ployees to a grievance committee. lind
that plan each department Of employe