New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-11
ONE-DAY STRIKE FAILS.
UNION NOT RECOGNIZED.
Trolley Hen Return to Work an
Oueens-NO Disorder.

After twenty-four hours duration the New
York and Queens County Railway strike ter
minated ngloriously with the surrender or the
strikers yesterday at noon. The two PROPOSE
tions that were insisted upon by the strikers.
the reinstatement of three discharged employees
and the recognition of the new union, were both
refused, and the men gained absolutely nothlns
by their brief demonstration, which tied up the
railroad only to the extent of delaying the return
Of the thousands of people who were caught on
their way home from the beaches on Sunday
night Throughout the entire strike order was
preserved, and the h1ee hundred police sent to
guard the line of the railroad by Deputy Com
missioner Piper met with absolutely no distur-
bance and only one arrest was made that OF
Jacob Mesler, who was charged with attempting
to short circuit feed wire.
The strike arose out of the dissatisfaction
caused by the discharge of three employees Johh
Siegel, William Scully and Patrick Whaleh. Inc
officials of the road maintained that the men
were discharged for incompetency. The men IN
sisted it was because they were prominent III
the organization of union of the employees
On Sunday morning committee of the employees
called upon General Manager Fuller ana oe-
manded that the men be reinstated and the
union recognized. Mr.. Fuller agreed 10 answer
their requests on the following day, but strike
quit work The majority of these were extra
men-that is emergency men, employed on extra
runs-and the road was not crippled seriously
until late at night, when people who mad gone
to the beaches began to return. These people
were kept long on the road, and some did not get
home until daylight.
Deputy Commissioner Piper assumed direction
of the police arrangements and sent three hun
dred reserves to protect the property OF the COM
pany Yesterday morning the strikers began 10
weaken, and half of them were asking to be
taken back before the morning was over AT
noon the three men whose discharge had fur
nished the cause for the strike called on super
intendent Fuller and asked to be renstated
They were promptly refused, and they advised
their comrades to go to work. This advice was
taken, and by o'clock the police reserves had
been recalled and the trouble was over.
GENERAL MANAGERS STATEMENT.
General Manager Fuller said yesterday to
Tribune representative: Three men, represent
ing themselves the three that were discharged
for good and sufficient reasons. called upon me
and l refused to take them back. They merely
discussed that matter There has been no dis
order. All reports to the contrary are utterly
false The question of wages or union has not
been discussed. Yes, the other men who struck
will be taken back"
charged said: I'VE have got the union fully
organized and affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Railroad Employees. We acted on the
advice of Herman Robinson, organizer of the
American Federation of Labor. There are three
hundred men in the employ of the company and
about two hundred are with US, and 100 went
out. The question of wages was not raised at
this time, but the thing is over only for the
present There'l come another time. There
has been good deal of talk about regulars and
extras. The extras cut ice in this thing.
Was Devery asked for assistance in the matter?
Who is Devery? You mean the eX-Chief of PO-
lice? Not at all. If he did it's news to us
The report that joe Cannon, a we'll known
labor man, assaulted by a policeman was
denied by Cannon himself, who declared that he
had not been touched. and that the streets would
have been strewn with dead policemen in such
event. In fact, the men were quiet and
orderly that when the strike had completely
6zzled out General Manager Fuller complimented
them their bearing. Among the men there is
still an undercurrent of resentfulness, and
prophecies of an early renewal of the fight were
heard frequently.