New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-15
40 DELAY IN SUBWAY.
Tost Time To Be Made Up, Says
7. B. Mcdonald
,soRF STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK


.Ao,,- twice as many laborers were working
- she subway yesterday as were employed on
-T-asnesdav, or more than two thousand. The
contractors in some parts Of the subway had
-ss-iv as many men as they needed for the
--,,k So many Italians We're among the men
x-,nioved that il was evident many of the strik-
&c had deserted their union.
I'VE soon shall have ali the men We need for
-.s completion OF the excavating and rock drill
.,~ work" John B. Mcdonald. the chief con-
tractor said 1T is plain that the strike is
+-oten. Il was foolish strike. The men were
soetvins good pay We do not care whether
-he men who went out return or not, because
re shall be able to get plenty Of men in their
places
VIII II be necessary to get men from outside
the city,?
Z think not. There are plenty Of men here
.r the city who want TO work. Most Of the
Italians who worked in the subway would be
rad 10 come back but are intimidated by other
Italian strikers The police viii protect every
body along the line OF the subway. but the police
canrot follow the men 10 their homes and pro-
-ect them there. Italian intimidation is at places
where the Italians live"
VII the strike greatly delay the completion
OF The rapid transit road?''
There VIII be no delay on account Of the
s1-ike The rock drilling and excavating are so
nearly completed that we can make up for the
tine lost I believe that the road viii be ready
for use before the close Of this year
M Mcdonald told the Rapid Transit Board
at its meeting that there was less than ninety
DAYS OF excavating TO be done in the subway.
and that il would be finished time
The police guards were much in evidence
siong the line OF the subway yesterday, but
the policemen had nothing TO DO. as q rule, ex-
oept 70 move on some pickets Of the strikers
Who wanted TO argue with the worknlen- The
only attempt at violence reported vas at Elm
and Franklin SITS, where one Of the Italian strik-
e-s threw coil Of leadpipe wrapped in paper
into the subway The missile grazed the head
q n italian laborer and scared him badly.
without hurting him
The striker who threw the missile was chased
20 the Mulberry Bend Park, where he mingled
II crowd CT other Italians and escaped Two
police detectives later arrested three Italians
that were pointed out as strikers who had been
making threats Two Of the prisoners were dis
charged AT the Tornbs court. and the third was
held for examination
Eight or ten infuriated cellar diggers rushed
On Detective Joseph F Reichert, Of the Eliza
beth-st police station. IN Baxuer-st-, last night
He COPIED with his assailants successfully, and
wholesale arrests = not actual riot and blood
she'd were prevented only by the activity OF
several leaders Who succeeded IN quoting the
strikers
= meeting Of subway strikers was held in the
rear Of PieCro Ira verso's saloon, at No =
Raxter-s1 and Reicherr was detailed 10 watch
= Al unknown man hurled several vile cpl
thets al the strikers. Reichert was not II uni
form. and they attacked him He did not have
tine 70 draw his revolver. Three OF them
4r7-7ued OF his back and as -anv rushed in
front Of him
On both sides Of the entrance 70 the saloon
sre cellar entrances, leading down five or SIX
steps = blow on the chin Of one Of the str1k-
e-s sent him down the celiarway Relchert
stumbled and was about 10 fall when he
clutched one Of the men with whom ne was
fighting and, steadying himself. threw the Eel
low into the cellar after the first man
Before anv Of the pedestrians who had hurried
70 the poIiceman's assistance could do anything
in his behalf he had thrown q third assallan'
into the other cellar entrance and the remain
ing assailants drew of
The strikers held meetings in their halls a
No. . 229 First-st, No. 265 Elizabeth-st-, No =
Baxter-st and No 81 Oliver-st yesterday and
last evening They listened to more talk by
the leaders who wanted them TO stay on strike
and seemed 10 be content with idleness. The
great majority Of the strikers have not been en-
Moved in The subway They were employed
rreyious 10 the strike by many private con-
tractors Many Of them could not get work 70
dsv Z they were willing 10 work, because tne
strike OF the Uea1nsters has brought the wore
OF most contracts 70 a stancstllL me apII!t
OF The subway contractors 10 go aneaQ WIZ
rheir work has depended much on the return O.
the subway teaulsters-
The cancellation committee OF the local branch
~ ere Civic Federation held meeting yesterday
afternoon al No 2S1 Fourth-ave- ana TAXED
about The subway strike Chairman McdliilI
sid later that i not likely that the COM
--j-rea would step into the subway strike ou'
-hAre would be another meeting this AFTERNOON
70 resume The discussion. Il was said that rep
-ase--a-51es Of the Italians union and OF Jn5
subway contractors would be invited TO me
meeting to-day. L is quite possible mat Ile
contractors viii not care 70 attend ina meeting
believing that the strike Is ended