The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-05

votes 1t came within thirty-three Of being
unanimous, and that II q strike is called
practically every man now at work on the
elevated will quit. including the signalmen
in the towers
The marlborough people do not doubt
that the tower men will 60 out with the
others, but they say they have enough
men available to man the towers as soon
as they are vacated.
NAIL WILL FIGURE IN STRIKE.
The company is relying a good deal on
the fact that on the Sixth and Third avenue
lines trains at half hour intervals carry
United States mails, and that II they are
interfered with in any way the punishment
sure to be melted out by the United States
Courts will quickly have a deterrent effect
upon experiments Of this nature.
OF violence there Is not now much fear
on the part OF the company. II is true that
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hedley last week called
upon Police Commissioner McAdoo to dis
cuss the subject and the Commissioner
promised full police protection up to the
limit of 5000 men on the force, but this
visit to Mr. McAdoo was rather routine
precaution for all eventualities than due to
any specific fear OF trouble. Being up in
the air the elevated is much less open to
mob attack than are the surface roads
The chief danger Of this fact, 1t 10 believed
would be from throwing missiles from
houses along the line or from short-circut-
ing the electric current by throwing wires
or other metal conductors down upon the
third rail.
II there is a strike this danger will proba-
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on the tracks night and day who will keep
a sharp lookout for all such tricks. The
men now operating the elevated lines are,
however, for the most part order loving.
law abiding citizens-men OF good character
and men with families. 1t is from outside
hoodlums and professional trouble makers
that violence would be apprehended.
1t was reference to this element and not
with reference to the elevated railway
employees that the consultation was had
with Commissioner McAdoo.
MAHoN's CURIOUS Position.
The position Of W. d. Mahon, chief Of
the Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway employees In the pres
ent situation is peculiar. As told In yes
terday's sun Mahon came here last Friday
night much opposed to his organization
going into the strike. Az an organization
he could not see that it had very much to
gain, and 1t might lose q very great deal
in the struggle. furthermore. the aloofness
OF the brotherhoods Of locomotive en-
gineers and locomotive f1remen in the
various troubles the Amalgamated assO-
citation has had on Its hands, hardly in
clined Mr.. Mshon to active efforts In behalf
of those organizations in the present In
stance.
From the moment OF his arrival here
Mahon strenuously opposed the strike.
He took George Pepper, the head OF the local
union Of the association, sharply to task
for committing his men to the strike move
ment without his. Mahons. authority to
do 80. 1t was as a result Of this attitude
on the part OF Mr.. Mahon that the two
conferences with Mr.. Belmont on Saturday
came about.
But in the committee meeting Of Satur-
day night, when the company's written
statement OF Its terms OF compromise were
up for consideration, Mr.. Mahon found
that the local OF his own organization had
practically taken the bit In Its teeth and
was running away with him.
He was told that II he took drastic action
with reference to the local OF the Amalga-
mated association. that local would leave
the association and 60 over In q body TO
the brotherhoods Of locomotive engineers
and fremen, which stood ready to receive
them II 1t were necessary to do 30 to secure
their cooperation in the present struggle.
NOW HE SUPPORTS THE STRIKE
This left Mr.. Mahon helpless. There
was little or nothing for him TO do save
accept the situation the alterna tive being
the loss OF his organization In New York
So he withdrew his opposition to the ex-
IRENE measure and joined with Chief Stone
Of the Engineers and Chief Wills on Of the
Firemen in sending Ia the incorporating
counter demands which reached Supt.
Hedley of the marlborough yesterday
afternoon.
In the mean time the report OF Mr.. Mahan's
strong opposition to the strike movement
had been circulated pretty thoroughly
among the rank and file of the amalgamated
association, and there were fears as to the
effect 1t might have upon the men. There
was uneasiness lest It dernorslize them
and make them weak kneed at the critical
moment.
To Offset this a circular was prepared
and printed yesterday for distribution
among the amalgamated association men
all along the elevated lines, setting forth
that the reports that Mr.. Mahon was not In
sympathy with the brotherhoods Of loco
motive engineers and fremen in their
attitude in the present controversy were
wholly false and that Mahon and the ANAL
gamated association were In full accord
with the other employees Of the elevated
railroad in their demands upon the Inter
borough company.
LACK OF TACT TO BELMONT.
A member OF the Brotherhood Of Fire
men said last night that Mahon had not been
so peaceloving as he had been reported to
be.
1t was declared by this official that at
Saturday afternoon's conference at the
home OF Mr.. Belmont the lack OF diplomacy
on the part OF Mahon and OF Chief Wilson
Of the Firemen In their attitude to Mr.. Bel
mont did not improve any chance there
might have been OF the men and the head
OF the marlborough getting together ami
cably.
MIR. Belmont" said this official, had
assured the engineers that he would gladly
pay s. for ten hours work and would allow
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