The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-11
New York Labor Unions Violated
international Laws OF
Unions.
COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS
Chief Stone and President Mahon Of
tho Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
oineers Refuse to Sanction Strike
and Men Return TO Work at Once.

New York, March lO.--A scare
among employees on the elevated and
subway lines early today over reports
that the strikers were gathering NJ
various points for the purpose OF dem
onstratlng their strength is stated TO
have arisen from news brought by a
spy who was present at a strikers
meeting in Marion hall. The police
authorities who were at once notified
hurriedly massed reserves at strategl-
cal points while guards were doubled
at many stations along the lines. False
alarms by telephones added TO the ex.
element and squads Of officers who
rushed In several directions In re-
Spouse TO their alarms found no sign
OF trouble.
The rumors Of trouble appeared to
grow into a certainty when the police
reserves were sent in patrol wagons
from the Harlem stations to the car
barns at one Hundred and Forty fifth
street. Police headquarters had been
notified and the patrol wagons were
filled with Is men apiece and hustled,
10 the barns. Two hundred strikers
were said to have assembled but they
disappeared before the police arrived.
II was said that they had done nothing
but stand about and talk and they
scattered slowly In all directions with
no apparent intent Of causing n dis
turbance. The police remained about
for half an hour and then We're sent
back to their station houses.
Similar results attended alarmist re-
ports from the Bronx.
Rest came to the almost exhausted
office force OF the Interborough COM
pany when the statements refusing to
lndorse the strike and warning the
men to return were issued by Chief
Stone and President Mahon of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
and the Amalgamated Association. Re
gardless of the fact that the strike
leadsrs depounced their statements
and declared they would continue the
fight the clerks deserted their posts
In the company's general Offices and
when home to sleep for the first time
since last Monday night. The recruit
ing stations were closed within 80
minutes after MIR. stones pronoUncia'
mento was issued, and announcement
was made thai regular running sched'
uies on the subway and elevated lines
would be resumed today.
General Manager Hedley said it was
quite probable that for n few days
there might ID temporary interfer-
ence, but that now every place on the
system was essentially filled and all
that remained to be done was the per-
feet adjustment of the new men to
their places.
Various estimates have been made
as TO the losses entailed by dry goods
merchants and theater proprietors
during the three days when the strike
was most felt, In round numbers the
estimates agree that these two lines
Of business alone sustained a loss in
receipts during Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday aggregating S75OOO0.
The falling off began early on Tues
day. Store proprietors then declared
that no such slump had been known
In this city since their earliest recol-
lection. All records for meagre re-
ceipts were broken. But conditions
grew worse on Wednesday and still
worse Thursday. Thirteen great de-
partment stores In what is known as