The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-15
SUBWAY WORK ALL ON AGAIN.
STRIKERS WON'T BE TAKEN BACK
NOW If TINY WANT TO WORK.
, 900 Men in Their Places Already and
Applications for Jobs Coming In by
the Score-POlice on Guard-Opening
Won't BE Delayed Day Mcdonald Says

ADDliCAIlOno Tor JOOS SOWlnB IN Oy
the Score-Pollce on Guard-Opening
won't BE Della, ed Day Mcdonald Says
The holiday which the Italian union
lsborers on the subway have chosen to
take in preference to going back to work
and having their demands for 81 for eight
hours work settled by arbitration is likely
70 be long one Work was In progress
yesterday on pretty much the whole line
Of the subway, and 1t had been pretty GER
tain that within day or two enough nom
union laborers to fill all the strikers places
would I've at work.
Nearly all the tunnel contractors decided
Yesterday afternoon that, beginning with
this morning they would take back no
more strikers. Orders were given to the
forernen to see that no laborer who quit
work when the strike was ordered should
be employed. even If the subway had to
wait little longer to get non-union men
for the vacant places
When the Italians realize this there may
be trouble They began to see yesterday
that work on the subway didn't entirely
depend on whether or not they chose to
60 to work. and some Of them showed 1t.
They still kept holding meetings and voting
to remain on strike. The contractors
went on hiring laborers to fill their places.
Late yesterday afternoon about 1900 men
were at work. according to the reports
that reached Contractor MoDonald's office.
The Degnon Mclean company had Q
full force along Forty-second street. Late
Yesterday they had hired $50 OF the 1000
men needed. William Bradley, the con-
tractor doing the next largest amount Of
e1cavating, had $50. The other contractors
got from 100 to 300 each. More than half
the men were negroes and there were more
Irishmen than Italians. Few Of the strikers
came back
Some Of the men who applied for jobs and
were put to WORK came from out OF town.
A lot of the negroes came from Baltimore.
The contractors all declared that these men
had come here of their own voGtion and
had not been imported.
1t was this success in getting non union
hborers and the excellent protectionwhich
the police have been giving under Gen.
Greene's orders that led the contractors
to decide to refuse to take back the strikers.
'We are convinced. said representative
Of the egnon-McIean company, that
work on the subway and who are not MEM
bers OF this precious union. There may be
. rush OF the union men tomorrow to get
their old places again. If it doesn't come
tomorrow 1t will the next day, but they
will find they're not wanted. Every
OF them will get job after this. We simply
do not want that element working for U.S.
we shall probably need police protection
for several days yet, as this may make the
strikers ugly. The splendid protection
the police have given 80 far has resulted in
work by the score
There were almost Ave hundred police
men along the subway yesterday. More
strikers seemed to loiter about the down.
town sections yesterday than uptown.
Yesterday afternoon one Of two Italians
threw something wrapped in a newspaper
at two negroes working in the trench at
Franklin and Elm streets. 1t just grazed
one mau's head.
There was a rush to get away, from the
contained dynamite The newspaper covered
q large coil Of lead pipe carefully twisted.
II 1t had hit the head Of the man 1t Just
grazed il probably would have killed
Policeman Reilly, who was assigned
10 guard the gang at work there, chased
he Italians to Mulberry Bend Park. There
hey mingled In a crowd OF their country
men and Reilly c pns TN fnd them; The
during the rest Of the afternoon.
More strikers hurled bricks at some
nen at work In the excavation at Elm and |
streets. No one was hit and the
tnkers ran away. but Detective sergeants
,ear the Criminal Courts building. gave
,hase and caught two OF them. In the
Tombs police court they were released, |
md an italian who entered the court room |
while their case was being heard was identi- !
led as brick thrower and held for tria |
IN charge Of assault.
gang OF strikers saw three Italians
Ipplv for work on Bradley's section at |
street yesterday morning.
They surrounded the men, but the police
quickly saw the disturbance and chased
hem. making two arrests.
At the strikers meetings yesterday,
Tito Pacelli, president Of the union, who
N Wednesday urged the men to 90 back
o work, urged them to remain firm. II
vas said that some Of the Italians had made
hreats against Pacelli, which he was forced
o heed Other officers Of the union said
he Italians would go out into the country
md eat grass before they would work for
eSs than 81 a day.
John B. Mcdonald told the Rapid Transit
sould not delay the opening Of the under
Iround railroad on schedule time by as
much as day. Answering inquiries made
" President Orr, Mcdonald said:
THE only people who will suffer are the
trikers themselves. All the excavation
YORK Will not take more tnan ninety Gays
o complete, and even II we don't have our
formal strength Of laborers at work, you
iced have no fear that the beginning of
he operation OF the railroad will be put
A. There is no doubt that we will be able
o get all the men we want"
man named Stanley. representing the
Association Of Civil Employees, asked the
commission to pay the inspectors OF ma
onry on the subway higher salary. He
aid that in many instances they received
over wages than the men whose work
hev s,lperyised. The board will think 1t |