The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-13
STRIKE LEADERS MISSING,
10 SION or PEPPER ND JE\(hH
AZ 1HEIR HTiDQi iRFEHN'

some Curiosity a. to what Has Become
OF the Amnlgamat eds $500, 600 Sirlhe
Fund stone Kissed al {. 4. l. Meet
ing. Which DcpOrrs the workers
The only sign Of the subway elevated
strike left Yesterday was that the trains
ran on a little slower schedule than usual.
II was officially explained that the company
did not want them 70 90 too fast for a while.
preferrng in the next few days regular
to a speedy service with the possibility OF
delays.
In Marion Hall Yesterday bare handful
Of men hung around waiting FOR some
word from the leaders but neither Jencks
nor Pepper appeared during the day Even
the hourly executive sessions which the
strike leaders have been holding for the
last two DAYS seemed 10 have been given
up.
/ Secretary Madden told reporters that
early in the morning, before any OF you
were arou nd 300 of the men held a meet
ing and had voted unanimously to continue
! the strike il was alss decided according
10 Madden, to hold smoker on st. Patrick
dav at the Manhattan Casno, in i55th street,
und the men had pledged themselves 10
/ dispose Of 10000 tickets at - cents each
7 Tor the DFtltlll ol llit 1NiAh' iAil''
There is much speculation among the men
/ MS TO what has become of the $500 0C0 which
/ Pepper announced wa IN the treasury
T few DAYS ago
/ Il understand we'rc broke said ono
I man Yet / haven't been paid cent by
the association, and don't know any one
else who has What has become oil the
money? Maybe if Pepper stays ont until
7 he's he only man left on str1ke ne gets II;
The bitter feeling against the leaders -
Il amt kicking 50 much that we're on
strike said one man, but what was Tue
use of waiting until the company was an
ready for us and then striking Somebody
got fixed that's cinch"
Some unemployed men called yesterday
at the marlborough Compnys Dey street
employment agency, but found the Offices
closed Vice-lireSident Bryan and General
| Manager Hedey were still at the Aston House
and will contin 10 direct operations from
there for several days This statement was
made for them
The strike now being over and the roads
| running our principal work, beginning
! with tomorrow, will be 10 organize the force
of men now at work. The entire force
| with the exception OF the mechanical de-
/ partment which did not 60 on strike may be
| regarded az a new ono and II VIII take a httle
while to straighten ont matters 50 that we
! can have every one in the position for which
/ he j. best titted.
/ so far very few Of the strikers have
] been TpttnlDlONf-l II We llllh lllhl ipN'A
! switchmen guards, conductors or others
we have employed are not as competent
/ TO fill the positions a. our Old men VINO
! have applied for reinstatement ana nave
! good records we may Sllit the new men 10
/ other places and fill their present posts bY
! striker. who were shown that they We're
1 ted unwittingy into the strike. some Ut
the new men may prove incompetent.
/ but they have all been carefully selected
/ All the men We have now. however VINO 90
I f.,,tt,f,.tarf will hp retained and
/ cases will strikers be reempoyed eXcept
/ To fill vacancies We shall require great
many men IN the mechanical department
as this branch has been neglected during
the strike and there will be plenty OF places
B for men with a turn for mechanics
The Central FEDERATED Union had the
/ largest meeting Yesterday mat II mas heid
] for wears but 1t was chary OF touching
! on the strike The name Of Chief stone
/ of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive tngi-
neers was Missed. but there was nothing
in the way Of a demonstration IN the stink
. en-, favor. II motion had been proposed
to indorse the strike the chances are mat
/ II would have been strongly opposed.
The strike question was first raised by
James Barry of the Actors Protective
Union. who said lac had asked Commits
! sioner Heating Of the License Department
I what would be done about Strike Breaker
James Farley Barry explained the opinion
that Farley should have a license n an
employment agent
i went TO MIR. Pepper before saw Mr.
Heating. continued Barry. and he told me
/ that Farley was an employment agent pure
and simple. He was hiring men for the
marlborough company on commission and
ought 20 have a state license; put tht
I up to Mr. Heating and he told me that lie
/ would like 10 -ee Mr. Farley behind the bars,
but was NOT sure II he had power 10 act
and would see me again about it."
What the use in looking up Farley
now2' asked Alfred } Bou'ton of the Stereo-