The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
STRIKE LEADER GIVES UP.
JFNCKS ADMITS THAT INTER-
BOROJGH FIGHT rs LOST.
Pepper stll Talks OF Fight to the Finish.
While the Men Clamor for Their Old
.JObS-Plea TO the Company to Save
Places for Some Of the Old Timers.

Pepner sun lAlhs oI Ilbnt 10 tne FINISH.
While the Men Clamor for Their Old
.Jobs-Plea TO the Company to Save
Places for Some OF the Old Timers.
William L. Jcncks, chief OF the local
branch 81 the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers. when there was any local
branch. admits that his strike is beaten.
President Pepper Of the Amalgamated
Street Railway Employees refuses to adj
nit this He continues to assert that the
strike Is still on. even though he is almost
the only remaining striker.
The cheering retinue which followed
Ieuck. and Pepper wherever they went
las, Monday has faded away The ex-
.,riser, now follow only 10 jeer The feel
,ry has ~ last reached the men that they
rera cd 80 the slaughter.
Tr, fret strike meeting of the day was
held ap "a roof Division Superintendent
Smith ~ the Fast Side elevated was hard
az work in his Offices at 10th street and
Third avenue. standing of ex-strikers who
wanted their jobs back when his attention
vas attracted 10 a group of four men who
we're standing on the roof Of four story
building at 252 East 10th street.
They were looking intently, II not long
lngy. al the Offices OF the elevated, where
PEOPLE were holding down real jobs.
Through a glass they were identified as
Pepper Jencks, Harry b. May, who is
active in the Amalgamated. and John
Patrick. who belonged to the Brotherhood
week ago.
Mr. Smith pulled down the blinds, and
sftera while the four eX-strikers went away.
A. the street door Pepper was interviewed.
H. repeated the 7tereotyped remark by
which the strike leaders answer all inquiries
in those froublous times.
-G1 to hell" he said.
Later Pepper addressed a chosen few,
who couldn't get their jobs back. at Lion
Palace. 10th street and Broadway. After
that meeting he made statement
This strike isn't over yet, he said THE
men who have gone 10 work will come back
into the union again Well win.
About fifty ex-strikers stood about and
heard this. Something about it struck
them as funny. and they laughed. Pepper
turned on hem and used language which
fairly sizzled.
Yes it's all of with us, admitted
lencks The rats are deserving the sink
ing ship. But the best of us will stick
We haven't declared the strike off shall
never work for the marlborough again
ne added.
The striking employees Of the Inter
borough realized yesterday the fix they
were in when they applied in increasing
numbers at the company's Offices in the
Park Row Building for their old places
The motormen are no longer members
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engl-
neers, and the company Is under no obi
cation 10 pay them the locomotive en-
Rineers' wages OF $3.50 a day. Those who
get back their old places will 20 "a plain
motormen. with no national Organization
back Of them. According TO the officials,
however. there IL no intention OF cutting
The motormen's wages.
According 10 the company's estimate
nrp,e than 50 per cent Of the old EMPLOYEES
nave applied for reinstatement.
Some of the men who applied had a hope
that the company would not riRidly enforce
The age limit In one case n man who had
worked on the elevated roadz for Inanv
years was reinstated All applicants were
told that they were regarded az new men
and that the men who came first would |
olirank those who came later.
Herman Robinson general organizer Of |
the American Federation of Labor who |
organized Local 332 of the Amagamated
Association. Of which Pepper is the chief,
had this plea to make:
As the company officials have won the
eight think they should be generous victors
They can afford TO relay the ironclad rule
rs 10 the age limit where men are known |
70 have been faithful. The strike was i'll
advised from the first. ! believe that the |
moiormen had no right to form an alliance
With Mr. Peppers organization binding |
he one organization TO support the other |
m WOW Of the fact that the motormen had |
nm agreement for tlTce years which they |
were bound to observe.
| think that Jencks and Pepper sincerely |
ehevcd they we're doing a wise thing in |
ordering the strike and that the great /
tofy Of the strikers ought not 10 be vic
mnHed on this account"
According TO Organizer Robinson. Presi- |
1en' Nahon Of the Amagamated Associa-
'ion talked with prominent leaders in the
ocal union on the night the strike was
ordered and strongly advised against il.
nder The constitution Of the Amalgamated
ASSOCIATION tho executive committee Of
'b' local body should have referred its
r'lon 10 President Mahon for approval.
UPS, was not done. and the strike being
inauihorzed, could not be supported by
I' national body. but as the local union
.ad no agreement TO break il will not be
expelled
Except on tho West Side there was an
improvement in the running OF all the
marlborough lines The most intelligent
ana experienced Of the new men were
I' ON subway jobs, and the subway had
- Rest service II vas admitted by the
fNCf3rG oil