The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
THE REPLY.
Countcr Proposal Would Open Up
Al Waur Schedules.

TIN" concerted eight hour demands Of
the railroad hrotherhoods were pre-
scented IN New York yesterday At the
offices Of the New York Central and ~
tn. Erie. The Pennsylvania demands
went in II Philadelphia. the New Haven
AT New Haven. the Iehigh Valley at
bethlehem and tho iaIckawanna NJ
Scranton. while they were being pre-
sentcd simultaneously AT the headquar-
tiers Of every road in the country.
General Manager W. j. Fripp re-
York Central and Nicc-rresident and
General Manager 4. \. Stone received
q d%eputation for the Erie.
This delegation included II. J. Kelly
for the engineers. H. +. Harvey for the
frcmcn. II. T.. zimmerman for the con
ductors and +. II D'Brien for the train
tI.u.
NJ. Ston" IN Turn submitted a letter
to the visitors which again ia "A uniform
note from the railways. lnasinuch a.
the men were directed not to accept
any demands this reply is spoken OF as
an inquiry. II reads a. follows:
The present standards of rates and
working conditions have been very
largely fixed by mediation and arbi,ra-
iion. and this company feels that they
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pioyeeS.
This ompauy has 40 desire to
change the existing rates Of pay "a the
working rules nor 10 reduce. the earn
ing possibilities Of the employees UNI
der their existing rules. hu, lnasmucn
a. your proposals contemplate fundn.
mental changes in operating methods
and practices on which IN. schedules
have been built Jp this company hereby
gives notice IN conformity with the
schedules now in effect that In connec-
lion with and AZ II part OF the consid-
eIutiou and disposition Of your proposals
there shall he upen for consideration and
disposition those provisions N the sched-
u.e> or practices hereunder governing
compensation IN the classes Of service
affected by our proposals q. those in
confiic; with tn" following principles as
they apply 10 sucII CLASSES:
"'a) No double compensation for
the same time or service.
OBJ The same classification for the
purpose of compensation 20 be applied
10 all members 90 Il train and engine
crew.
",cj Two or more differently paid
classes of se"Nice performed n tn"
same day or trip 10 he PAID propor-
tlouate rates according 20 the class Of
ser, ice, with not less than q minimum
day for the combined service"
This reply Of thc railroads goes n
little further than the demands NJ tho
Western Association in 1874, which were
Withdrawn at tho request of President
Wilson in order TO avoid internal
troubles al a period Of great danger in
the country.
The communication to the New York
Central WAS signed by NJ. e. Slattery,
chairman O-dcr of Railway Conductors
l., =. Grant, secretary &. NJ. Holiday,
chairman brotherhood OF Railroad
Tralumcn &. Il. Johnson. secretary
Charles Il Riddick, chairman Brothog.
hood OF Locomotive Engineers j. VI
Albright, secretary .. u. Hopkins
chairman brotherhood OF Iocomotly,
Firemen and Enginemen q. NJ. Haisht,
secretary,
VI, e, Slattery, chairman Of the wage
adjustment board of the Order Of Rail
way Conductors. stated after the submits
sion of the demands hat the decrease
in time asked would not make the ordi-
nary time cost overtime, since it was the
opinion Of the railroad men that the
schedules could be so ran that the
reduction in the working hours would
not increase the cost Of running trains
TO the railways, He stated that one of
the main grievances was that yard en-
ginecrs were compelled to work twelve
hours a day and they now demand eight
hours.