New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-06
cIINGING TO A FoRLoRN CAUSE.
ruv ppooxryN STRIKE COMPLETELY BROKEN


~. p,cuxRnsoN WANTS NO UNION MEN.
People who have watched the dcvoopncp's =, IN
strike Of the employees of tho A''sn''. ,.'o ,s..
o.s cnarv from day to day Of the opinion tna'
M tritcrs are beaten and that the wlsest course or
them 10 follow is to return to the posiuons 'cy oF
unfairly left and to acknowledge their aeioa'. ''
than balf dozen of the strikers have tshch ao'anss
~ tho opportunity now offered Inc great ma!o,",
Of them are still buoyed up by the ia'se oehoi .n'.
President Richardson is unable 10 engage sul'''"'
number Of men TO conduct hts business properly
Men ont nj employment have plucked up the
ga IN make personal application at the company's
Office for positions conductors and drivers oeoa"se
~ the peaceabie attitude of the strikers The prevail
ing opinion Is that had the latter resortcd 70 voence
.. the start and maintained hostile front, they would
have been successful in fighting on many men VINO
have since applied to take their positions. AL dsy
Yesterday Secretary william J. Richardson was pusy
taking the names and addresses Of over hundred men
who were looking for work None was engaged until
after O'Clock when about sevcnty-hve were iormay
employed and guaranteed permanent posiuohs 30 ions
as they were competent and remained loyal 10 the oom
psny The reason for the delay was that ME- kichau
son desired to give the old men every opportunity 10
nut in applications. He had given them unn' q m.
to consider his last proposition ana act upon H. pu'
M xrort was received from them and he extended the
time.
Ar a O'Clock they he'd reached no decision, so no
teyan To appoint new men. Among them werc
few of the strikers. These were men who hsd oeeh
IN the companys employ for years 10 cach on'
fbe secretary propounded the question =" Are you
member of any labor organiEationl' To those who
answered In the affirmative he made the Suggestion
that they resign from 1t. He drew up FORM vi
resignation for them and told them to Withdraw
honorably and to pay any dues they might owe
AT q. m. cars began to run on the f'rth-aVe
and Sevcnth-ave. lines. During the day sixteen cars
were opera tcd on the former and eleven on inc
latter line between Greenwood and the Bridge
and South Ferry eighty trips wcrc made and on the
Sevenshav ave- line fifty trips In all were made. Tue
OILY trouble encountered by the first car when
left the seventh-avc stables Near Eghthst. tns
vorEnsn on building in process Of erection pehed
the vehicle with mortar and bits OF brick NO damage
was done and no arrests wcrc made To-day the COM
iany VIII resume operations on another road prop,
ably the Ninthavc. line Every day another ROAD
WI be opened up until ali arc IN operation Tncn 'he
hazardous task Of running at night Will 90 AT
tempted.
The state Boald OF Mediation and Arbitration served
notices upon the officer; Of the company ana upon
tbe Executive Board Of District Assembly No 10 tha,
they would to-day begin investigation into the
causes of the t!e-up Of 10 q. IN. In tho Board OF
supervisors rooms. The Executive Beald has 90,
cdcd to assess all employed mon, menncfs 81 iorai
each week to defray the expenses OF the st1kc ana
PHip zeh Of No. 7aa Fifth ave. AID John coyne,
No 7cs have y gS,qnssd The 'h sompa aD' 70
operate Its lines and falling In this TO 90 whsi may
be necessary to secure the revocation OF Its charter