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Show BIG STRIKE IS LIKELY NEW YORK. Feb. 7. After a protracted protract-ed meeting behind closed doors, at which 1000 employees of the Interborough Rapid Transit company were present. It was determined de-termined again to make sweeping de-. mands on the management of the road, failure to grant which. It was declared by seme of those present, would result in a general strike on the Interborough system, sys-tem, both subway and elevated, March 1. There have been several meetings of a similar nature in the past year and each time the trouble has been settled after conferences with the road's officials. To draw up a statement of the men's demands for changes from present regulations, regu-lations, regarding the number of hours of employment, the number of trips to constitute con-stitute a day's work, the length of time between trips, and to set forth other matters mat-ters of ls Importance, a committee was appointed by the president of the local union, George E. Pepper. This committee will labor steadily until its work is finished, and it Is hoped to have the matter in such shape that it can be taken up with August Belmont, president presi-dent of the Interborough company, and Frank Hedley. th general manager, some day next week. The chief complaint brought out at the meeting was that an agreement made one vear ago has not been fulfilled by the company. This agreement Is said to expire ex-pire March 1. leaving the employees free to strike If they wish. |