New-York tribune., 1899-07-22
MIR. PARSONS STILL CHEERFUL
HE DECLARES THAT EVERYTHING Is
TIED UP IN BROOKLYN, AND
DISCUSSES HIS PLANS.

When seen at his Office. No. 10 East One-hun-
dred-and- twenty ffth-st., yesterday morning. zen
eral Master Workman Parsons was as enthusiasts
and determined ever, Notwithstanding the hih-
ing reports Of the strike that appeared IN 'he
morning papers. He made the following statement
sI made an inspection of the situation In Brook
lyn at II o'clock last night. visiting local aiNlsiohs
The most noticeable thing l saw In the Soul"
Brooklyn district was the rust on the trachs J" '"
Nassau system, on which no wheels hau VuiIie ~
since the strike began last Sunday morning. i"e
entire Rapid Transit system is completely ued up
so far as accommodation to the public is con-
cerned. The cars are kept running only IN the
built up sections of the city, especially across le
Bridge to Manhattan. The Greenpoint division the
Marcy-ave, Canarse and Flatbush lines are com
pletely crippled in their service In some instances
the barns being entirely deserted
THE thirty-fve hundred strikers out on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit system will march down
TO Willoughby-st. and ask Boss Mclaughlin now
long he desires the strike TO continue ana by whose
authority Barney York has announced the stIlhe
as a failure They will report the result OF their
mission TO the Clermont Rink mass meeting on
Saturday night 80 that the citizens OF brooklyn
who gather there may learn the true situation;
Every policeman assgned to q duIy Syresddnt In YORK
seems ashamed Of having TO perform the mehial
1.-The Metropolitan situation is growing srohsei,
and will continue TO do so until the issues III & S
contest have been settled. Chief Devery mas
changed his field of operation from Brooklyn 10
Manhattan Perhaps there is more in II over fere
and he may be called later to advise the strikers
to return to work. They are anXiously awaiting
his advice. =. A.. .. .t =.
''The Metropolitan company in Manhattan and the
Rapid Transit company in Brooklyn are JolhaaA
gathering recruits from many other cities 70 @ HI
the places of the strikers ! will give 500 Iot a
single instance where one OF the strikers on ',e
Brooklyn Rapid Transit system can DO Iouho III
the employ OF the Metropolitan COMPANY ne ihSh t
understand the question too well TO De misleu ~
any such statement. -. ,4o,, 20
ITO show that these companies do not lnteho "
conform to the Ten Hour law, quote from an an
which has resulted in importing many men 10 tame
the place Of the strikers: - - ,,o.or
- Wanted experienced conductors and motor
men Pay 50 per day for ten hours Woik IN
twelve Twenty cents an hour for overtime. Apply
ar No 30 Cambridge-st., Boston. -
This shows plainly the intention or the company
not TO comply with the Ten Hour law In TINS state,
which says that days work shaH consiist ol 'en
consecutive hours with half an hour for dinner .
"At the meeting in Grand Central Palace 70,
night the representatives of organized lapor wiz win
be asked to Join their forces ana wait on m9bbot bbt
Van Wyck to demand, in behalf OF Ialr play, th@s
he withdraw the police force from the empiooy VVa V
these corporations, and conhne them strlcty 70
police duty, informing him that orSahlzed iavoa tpa
Will hold him responsible for the deleat OF tne
strikers We hope 20 get hundred thousand men
and march them to the CITY Han, peihi' vi "'
permit to make this demand. ,, - ~,
This movement is only in its infancy tnetG WI mt1'
be a general strike of organized labor neioe io"s'
and II will incuGe all trades. - Ia A..
At the meeting, however. Mr.. Parsons salu tlro' @
he had been advised to cancel his plan Tor Plo P.
cession and a formal demand upon the Mayor anu
no action taken on that head