New-York tribune., 1899-07-20

and better pay for "trIppers" Mr. Vreeland
dehes Parsons or any one else to tie ap his
roads. He explains the dsaffection on the Sec
ond-ave. line by showing that It was the last
acquisition Of his company and the zen en-
poyed on It are not so well acquainted with
him and his methods the others. That there
should be any strike at all was as great a sur
prise to him as it was to Mr.. Parsons.
The attitude Of these two men. who repre-
sented the opposing forces, formed a striking
contrast. The former. confident in the loyalty
of the great majority of his employees. sat in his
Office ali day prepared to receive and treat
courteously with any fairly representative griev-
ancc committee of his men that might call on
him though none came or has come The latter
reminded one strongly of drum major. who
proudly tossing his baton and waving his plume
marches ahead, thinking his band Is following
Suddenly he becomes aware that he is all alone
that the band has turned a corner and is march
ing in totally different direction without him.
Tucking his baton under his arm, gathering his
coat tails in one hand and holding on his helmet
with the other. he skurres after the band, and
once more installs himself at it's head, but his
dignity suffered sadly in the effort
PARSONS JOINS THE PROCESSION.
SO 1t was with Parsons. He advised and ex-
horted vehemently against strike In this
borough. and assured the public that there would
be none; and when h's followers decided To strike
in spite of him he, in his anger, told them they
must lose. subsequently. when he realized that
his leadership was likely to be lost forever he
changed front, assumed the direction of the
strike and declared he would stick to the men
till hell froze over" Mr.. Parsons issued sew
eral statements yesterday. in OF which he
attempted to explain why so few men struck by
and that. yesterday being payday the men
wanted to draw their weeks wages before quit
ting work He confidently expected a majority
of them to join the strikers to-day. Lesser
lights among the men predicted a complete tie
up this morning.
Parsons realizing that the violence OF the
strikers friends was fast alternating the SYM
pathy of the public, denied that any Of it was
being perpetrated by his men, and intimated
that it fostered by the railroad officials for
the purpose of hurting the of labor. This
that If the police did not cease to club the
rioters his followers would do something dread
full to these minions Of the money power: Just
what he did not say. 1t was reported that he
had offered a reward OF $500 for proof that the
men who used dynamite to weaken the elevated
railway structure in Brooklyn were strikers.
Commissioner Delehanty, of the State Board
OF Arbitration. expressed his willingness to
mediate between the strikers and their employ
ers but was powerless TO act because Presi-
dent vreeand maintained that there was moth
ing to arbtrate.
The engineers on the Manhattan Elevated
Railway showed no sign Of coming to the aid
Of the surface men by sympathetic strike.
At late hour last night the Manhattan strike
seemed to be slowly spreading. After an after
noon OF disturbance and long night OF inces-
SAINT turmoil and riotng, the strikers were
iubilant over the taking of Of the Second-ave
cars, and said the first day Of the battle In Man
haitian had resulted in victory for their side
The other important development Of the day
was meeting OF two hundred OF the Eighth
ave. motormen in West Side hall and their dec-
Iaration that strike now exists on that line.
They said the line would be tied up this morn
ing.
NATIONAL GUARD READY.
ADurTANT GENERAL ANDREWS SAYS MILL