The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-17

! Rossiter. General McLeer was also
/ in attendance, but he said that as far
/ as he could see there was no necessity
/ for the calling out of the militia or in
! reference in any way by the military.
President ROssiter said that he was
! anxious to bring the patrons Of the
several lines back from the seaside
roads as soon as possible and had made
arrangements to handle the COney Is
land patrons as far as practicable by
trolley service, but that he had advised
| his assistants to arrange for the trans
pOrtatiOn of the majOrity of the COney
Island crowd back to the city over the
elevated railroad lines. The police COM
missiOners informed Mr.. ROssiter that
his patrons and the public in general
as we'll as the cOmpany'S property and
all other properties, would be suffi-
GENTLY protected by the police force.
In addition to this Commissioner Hess
informed Mr.. ROssiter that he thought
the sending out of his private car was
not polite and to use his own words,
it was like shaking a red rag in front
of an enraged bull"
Several arrests were made during the
day among the ranks of the strikers
and their symathizers.
President Rossiter said that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials would
not arbitrate the strike difficulty with
their striking employees.
There's nothing to arbitrate," said
Mr.. ROssiter. The men who have
gone out came to me with certain de-
mands. I showed them that they al
ready had substantially all they asked
for, and would straighten out any in
justice. They came in a fighting mood
and were not disposed to look at the
subject dispassiOnately. Mr.. Delehanty
of the arbitration commission had a
long talk with Colonel Williams about
the propriety of arbitrating the alleged
dispute. I did not see him Colonel
Williams told him there was nothing
to arbitrate, and that is true"
Chow many men went on striker"
Between 700 and I, 900. Not more
than 1000 at the outside. About 200 out
of 800 or 900 of the Nassau men re-
their cars as usual, and about 200 of the
$500 or 5000 Brooklyn Heights men
went out with the strikers. Two hun
bred out of $500 does not make a large
percentage when it comes to striking,
and the result shows what we have
held to be true all alOng-that the
Heights men would remain steadfast
They realize that there is nothing to
strike about.
1.-The presence of theAGanhattan police in
The city has had most beneficial erect ct
ing largely to their presence. Our sue
We have not only kept all our lines open.
but we opened the new Culver route to
COney island, according to schedule
cannot estimate the shrinkage in traffic
owing to the strike"
All the roads with the exception of
three, Green and Gates, Halsey. and Put
nam and the Fulton street lines. shut
down at o'clock last, night by order Of
President Rossiter. The three mentioned
continued running until midnight, when
they. were ordered to STOP
Chief of Police DeVery, Police Commits
siOners Bess and Sexton spent several
hours IN Brooklyn competing me ponce
arrangements for taking care OF the riot
ers.
There was some trouble last night with
a large number Of people that had taken
the trolley car during the day for COney
Island by way Of Timer park Ihey were
to get either to COney island or to return
manned there and several small disturb
ances were the result.
the greater part of the day in Brooklyn
and a considerable portion of the after
hanty and Webster of the state board of
mediation and arbitration Mr. Parsons
I do not ike Strikes They are not pleas
ant, and further more they are expensive.
be averted. The first twenty-four hours
of strike neither win nor lose it, and We
run tomorrow than there were today. The
cars are now manned by inspectors and
the men VINO remained. They are making
a showing, but it is a bad one.
4 think tomorrow Will show a para
make the people Of Brooklyn realize the
strike is strong enough to speak for it
self They are running no cars in the
they can in the city,
Asked about the story that the road had
a lot of new men to take the places of
the strikers Mr. Parsons said he knew
nothing of that.
Good motormen are scarce he said
THE big trolley lines that have been built
and the season make them scarce arti-
cities. Having good motormen prevents
accidents ana some of the roads are onto
the fact that it is just as easy and, in
fact, cheaper, to add a few dollars to the
pay roll than TO keep paying claims for
Mr. Parsons said the strike had the
san I OF o I3s hnlgnts q LABOR ana taat
anc1al support Of the organization.