The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
K. Of L, Men in Brooklyn Call
Ont Members.
WILL TRY TO TIE UP ROADS.
Officials Say it Can't Be Doe and
Think Nassau Lines Only Affected.

beg1n M Ii3O O'CLOCK MI Local Aeseut-
bIirs but One Sent Delegates to Gem
tr,l Meeting which Was Dominated by
Nassau Deiegates-Threats of Violence
to Men Who Refuse to Join the strikers
Police Are Ready-I,OOO Already sent
| from Manhattan md There Are 1000 Re-
serves to Go to the Scene of Amy Disorder
A trolley strike has been ordered in Brooklyn,
| and an attempt will be made this morning to
| tie M the entire Brooklyn Rapid Transit
| Railroad system. meeting Of delegates
| from SIX Of the seven local assemblies OF the
! Knights OF Labor, comuosed Of trolley railroad
| men was held at 1245 Greene avenue
| in Williamshurgh. and at 40 o'clock
| this morning the delegates voted to
! call out all the members Of the organization
| and all the other men who could be induced to
| Join them at 4 30 o'clock this morning. and to
tie w every line that it was possible to tie up.
| General Master Workman Parsons OF the
| knights OF Labor said when he came from the
| meeting:
| :" was against the strik" from the first I
have no doubt my advice would have been
followed and that / would have been
sustained in NV position but for tho
| fact that Mr.. Rossiter had seen TT to start in
with wholesale discharges Of the men on all OF
the lines"
James Pines Master Workman Of District
Assembly 10. was made Chairman u the Strike
| Committee and he will run the strike.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad. said
he did not believe that it would
amount to much. He said he believed that his
men were loyal and to show how loyal they
were he said:
| why. tonight ten crews OF men asked per-
mission TO sleep in the depot of the road at
| Third avenue and Sixty third street, in or
der that they might take out their cars on
time without interference in the morning.
They will not succeed in tying ND any road
The crisis was reached In the Brooklyn trolley
| situation yesterday afternoon when COM
| mttee called on President Rossiter and de-
| manded that he sign agreement to
| grant the demands made on him by
former committee which called on him
| July3 Mr.. Rossitcr received the committee
with all courtesy. but for reasons which are
set forth In statement printed below he de-
| clined to sign the paper that they brought.
| The attitude OF this committee during the
| visit was that OF men who were bound
| not TO agree to anything and who were more
| anxious to find further grievances than to
settle those that they alleged they already had.
After the conference they reported at me et-
| ing Of agtators which declared that 1t was
| absolutely necessary that there should be q
| strike. Calls were then issued for meetings
OF the local assemblies OF the Knights of Labor
to which many OF the men belong. There
are seven OF these assemblies. Their meet
| ings were held last night and each assembly
| elected three delegates to attend a central
meeting called for midnight in Webber's Hall.
| in De Kalb and Throop avenues.
| 1t was at this meeting that the strike
| was ordered. 1t is known that nine OF the
| eighteen delegates. those representing the
| employees OF the old Brooklyn Heights
! road. were opposed TO a strike. The other
| nine were from the assemblies Of which tho
| Nassau system men are members. were in favor
| Of strike. 1t early in the evening
the opinion Of the paid agitators who. with tho
| newspaper allies have been working in the In
| terest OF stockholders to bring about strike
that the nine Nassau men would dominate the
meeting. and that a strike would be ordered
| to begin at Z O'Clock this SmorninR. when the
day force goes to work. 1t was also their be-
| lief that they would succeed in tying up the
| Brooklyn Rapid Transit system.
| This belief Is not shared by men who arc
familiar with the Brooklyn Railroad situation.
L..
| they will not be able to tie up single road.
that the only roads they will trouble at all
are those in the old Nassau system. ami
| they do not believe they will succeed in
| tying that up. These persons say that rhs
| Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company is fully
| equipped to meet any situation that NAV de-
vclop and that new men are at hand who will
take the place OF any strikers if u strike is g.
| dercd.
| The officials OF the company say that th"vurs
| still convinced that no strike Of Importance
will take place. but IL anything does happen
they are fully prepared
| II a general strike does occur. in spite Of thu
| belief Of those people familiar with the stua-
| ton and the belief Of the company officials. all
the lines in the city will be affected except those
! OF the Brooklyn and Coney Island Railroad.
| which runs the DeKalb avenue and the Smith
| street lines. and the trains ofthe Kings County
| Elevated Railroad. which is stlll an inde-
| pendent company.
| II the strike is confined to the Nassau system.
| It will affect tho Fifth avenue. Seventh ave-
| nue.. Ninth avenue. Marcy avenue. Douglass
| and Butler street lines, the lines Of tho
| old Atlantic Avenue Railroad. While the
officials OF the railroad and persons who know
| the situation are confident that the strike will
not be Of any mportance. and will not Affect the
! system generally. tho police have prepared for
ANY emergency. and plans have been figured
| out TO provide for the massing OF no less than
| 1000 policemen at any point In very short
| time.
| BY 10 o'clock a thousand Manhattan po-
| liceman. in squads OF forty or 90. were on their