The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-07

pairing for a Week. and News Of q plot
Rctween MotOrmen and the Other
Employees. brought In by spies. Car-
rird Matters 10 a Head--Hen To Take
the Places OF strikers Housed In Barns
and Power Houses National Onicers
Here Anxious for Peace. hut the Local
Unions Have Taken the Hit In Their
Teeth and Are Looking for Fshb
statements From Roth sides.
strike OF all the employees OF the subs
way and elevated lines OF the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company. to begin at I
o'clock this morning, was announced by
the men at midnight last night, The offi-
cers Of the company then announced that
they had received the news and had made
preparations accordingly" The strike or
der affects some 1000 employees Of the
10000 daily passengers.
The strike declaration was issued after
conflicting statements had been given out
by the officers Of the road and by the officers
Of the union as to the final negotiations.
The men gave the company until II o'clock
Last night to answer an "ulHmatum' rel
Rarding wages and new schedule OF worlsa
ing hours.
At Ii o'clock the officers Of the companys
said that they had sent to President Pepper
OF the Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees and
Chief Jencks OF the local union Of the I
Brotherhood Of. Locomotive I'm ginesrs ttheS-
motorInen's unionl. peremptory refusal
TO accede to the mems demands.
Refusal Anglers the Men.
Half an hour later Jeucks gave 1t oua
that both associations had received an
arbitration proposal from the company
This statement was fatty denied by General
Manager Hedley Of the marlborough com
pany. The union officers then raid that
inasmuch az no specific reply to the mems
demands had been received UP TO l1:30
o'clock the company's refusal must be
taken for granted. The committees of
both unions then went into executive ses-
sion
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Hedley's mes-
sage arrived H. tone was such that an
outburst Of anger was heard in the cons
mittee rooms The strike was Immediately
decided upon. and the committeeman went
back 10 their organizations and 50 reported.
The men who had voted overwhelmingly
for strike in case Of refusal of their
demands. received the report with cheers.
The committees then prepared a formal
announcement Of the strike order. to be
promulgated at O'Clock calling the men
out at O'Clock
strike Nof sanctioned.
The strike order has not yet received the
sanction Of the national officers of the
unions Under the general rule Of strike
doings the strikers are not entitled 10 the
support Of those national and International
unions with which they arc affiliated until
such support is specifically voted to them.
President Niahon Of the International
Association Of Street Railway Employees
was in town yesterday making vain efforts
10 prevent the strike
Cnmpanys Plans Secret
The entire police force was hold on re-
serve duty last night to meet any emer-
gencies that the strike might make neces-
sary In the absence Of any official oom-
that the strike had been de-
c,ared the officers Of the marlborough COM
pany refused 10 make known just what
would happen nj clock when the men
uuit work There was an air Of confidence
however. about Mr. Hedleys Offices which
seemed to indicate that Mr.. Hedley and
Mr. Bryan believed that their preparations
would cover things
strike breakers Already at work.
81 midnight the strike brea liors on board
the Northam began to leave the steamer
in squads. Some Of them wcre taken 20
he repair shops Of the subway at l49th
street and Iono2 avenue and the remainder
81 those on Tho boat were sent 10 tho repair
shops Of the elevated road al 1lsth street
Before midnight there were a dozen
rains iu the yards at li9th street on which
here were score OF non union men making
Yourselves familiar with the mechanism
All sixth and ninth avenue elevated
rains which left tho terminal station at
55th street and Eighth avenue after mid
D ght were equipped with heavy wire
GREENS 10 protect the window, Of the mo-
oriuru'- box
Employees n the yards were asked IL
rains would b. returned to the terminal
when the strike va, ordered They said
hey had no intention II making il hard
or the green men and that the trains would
% taken TO the yards al Lanox avenue and
l9t street before they quit work
No Trains Maybe TIN Noon.
1t was reported last night before the
trike was announced that the tactics de-
ded upon would be 10 make no serious
ttempt to run any trains before 10 o'clock
II noon to-day. Among he strika breaks.