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inquired whether It should be taken by
reclamation. He waS met with a chorus
Of yells. He then asked:
Shall the report of the committee be
adopted?"
The entire meeting stood and the
strike was again postponed.
Mr.. Garrison announced yesterday
that towermen in the employ of the
system had been granted an increase In
wages to correspond with the amount
paid similar classes OF employees by the
Interborough. He did not go into de-
tails OF tho agreement, contenting him
self with the assertion that 1t was salts
factory" to the men and that II had
been entered into following a conference
with a committee representing the tower
men.
Before the meeting in Arcadia Hall
began b. r. T. officials announced they
were following policy Of "watchful
waiting and that they were fully pre-
pared to meet any emergency. Any mon
who went on strike, they reiterated,
would be discharged from the system's
employ and their places filled from the
list Of discharged soldiers and others
who are waiting to take jobs whenever
vacancies occ6rN
Mr.. Garrison further defined his atti-
tude in the following letter which he sent
Yesterday to Judge Julius NJ. Mayer Of
the Federal District Court:
my DEAR JupoE MAYER: ] received
the typewriter copy OF the statement
made by you to the visiting committee
yesterday. In respect to the information
you desire, I reply as follows:
You were. of course. right in stating
that I meant exactly what I said in
my circular letter Of March II and no
Will ~
deserve discharge by n breach of disci-
pline, and Of course no man will be dis
| charged because he chooses to Join q
! labor or other organization.
Garrison to Act on Discharges.
IT have recently made an order, APP
| plicable in all departments. that no man
who happens to belong to a union shall
be discharged for any cause unless l am
| consulted and approve of such action.
I'm respect to the complaints of in
dividuals as to improper treatment OF
| their personal grievance I propose &c
supplement the existing right Of appeal
with one Immediately to myself. win
provide that whenever the existing agen.
Giles have been fully appealed to and ths
| man desires 20 to do. no may have hii
| case brought directly to me before ina
| action is taken thereon. will, of course
give him full, fair and impartial hear.
ing and decision.
1T seems to me that this meets the
situation in a rational way ana assurei
| all concerned OF justice and fairness"
A verbatim copy of the proceeding
| In Judge Mayors chambers Wednesday
was gone over infinitely at a conference,
Of the union leaders at the Hotel Cont
mental. Manhattan, yesterday afternoon
Those present were James H. Valley
general counsel for the Amalgamated
Louis Fridiger, local counsel for Division
SGT OF the union: Charles Z. Bichner
associate counsel; Thomas p. Shine. tn,
Amalgamated's president, and P. J
O'Brien. second vice-president.
| At the conclusion of the cconferenc,
Mr.. O'Brien said no statement would b,
given out until after the Arcadia Hal
meeting. A member Of tho executive
committee said II had been decided tina
the men would not appeal to the Wa
Labor Board or to President Wilson I,
settle their differences with Mr.. Gar
| rison.
Most Of the men want a strike,
he said. They feel they have don
everything within reason to make
peaceful settlement We have given MI
Garrison too much time. We shout,
have issued a strike order the frst nigh
to take effect twenty-four hours afte
Its issuance"