The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
PICKET LINE ON THE SUBWAY.
STRIKERS TRYING TO HAMPER
WORK m NEV WEN.
Over Half the lsua, Force EmploIe Ell
and Contractors VIA! Get Al the Men
The! Need b! Tomorrow Police Pro-
lection for Men VINO Are AT Work.

Although the strike of the !aborers on
the subway seems to be tizzIing ont on
account of the success the contractors
have had in getting men to fill the places
of those who have refused TO come back
until they get 81 a day. the oon'ra ctors
said Yesterday that there were incres sing
attempts on the part Of the strikers Ia
hamper the work Over half the usual
force was at work on the big trench yester-
day.
The reports of trouble came from the
Degnon- McI-ec II CGmpI ny and +; rel & Co.
The latter firm has HI rem section aud
some Of the old workmen who went out
on strike and cs me- back when work WIS
resumed complained that the strikers
had established picket line along Sixth
avenue from lO8;h street to l2G;h street.
That is the section known a. Little Italy,
and most of the Italians who have been
working upt own on the subw; v live there
According to the lta Ms who Compla med
to Mr.. Farrell no ore YVES allowed west
of this picket line without a pass from the
union officials.
In this way the strikers found out who
had gone back o work. Mr.. Farrell notified
Mr.. McDonsld's flee of this yesterday and
said that he intended to report the matter TO
the police,
According to the Degncn Mclean people
who employ fully half the number Of lab
orers now needed on the subway, tine same
thing is apparently being tried in the down
town Italian section. II was raid yesterday
that while the company had SUCCEEDED in
getting about leo laborers Of the 1000
required only rs Of these were Italians and
these men were now being escorted TO and
from work by policemen.
ave understand that lot of intimGa-
ton is being used, sad representative Of
the company, yesterday. and that is the
| reason why so few Italians are applying
| for work About twenty-five Italians who
| got Job the first day work was resumed
failed TO appear the next day ard we heard
| that il was because they had been threat
ened that If they did it would go hard with
them. We complained to the police and
they are now seeing that the Italians are
protected going TO and from their homes.
| The strike leaders denied that they had
| formed a picket line. A large squad Of
police in uniform and number Of plain
clothes men were kept in front of their meet
ing place at 1929 First avenue all day. They
said they had heard of no attempts AT
| interfering with any men who might have
gone to work, but it seemed TO he the opinion
that nobody in Little Italy had gone back
to work.
The contractor DelleVe that on MONDAY
they will have all the men they need 10
fill the strikers places.
| The police guard along the subway kept
| the subway workers from being interfered
| with yesterday, although small gangs OF
strikers frequently had to be chased away
Laborers on outside Jobs which are not
, guarded by the police are being inter
| Tered with to some extent. The reserves
| Of the Wakefield station were called out
| yesterday TO drive crowds away al several
places where work was going on.
! SAYS STRIKERS WILL RETURN To WORK.
The rapid transit committee of the Cen.
trail Federated Union will make a final
report to-day on the strike Of the subway
| laborers whose demands. as submitted by