Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-07
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ton, Similar efforts were made on the
elevated railroad. No violence was re-
ported at any point up to o'clock. A
few boys entered the Times square
station OF the subway and hurled bot
ties at passing train. Many windows
were broken but no policemen were in
sight Plckets from the strikers ranks
were posted everywhere outside the sta
lions and warned persons who attempt-
ed TO enter that the strike was on and
declared that 1T was dangerous to
ride on the trains" They asserted
that safety devices and emergency
brake cords had been removed.
Free access was offered to all per-
sons who wished to ride so far as the
officials OF the company were con-
cerned In fact few Of the ticket booths
were occupied and passengers desiring
to ride were admitted at their own risk.
Surface liens reaped a harvest. Hun
dreds OF thousands Of persons accus-
toned to being whirled down town on
express trains, and who knew nothing
OF tho strike until they reached the
streets after breakfast, hustled for the
nearest car line. on the upper East
side long before 7 o'clock every car
was damned to It's utmost capacity and
in many streets passengers could be
ditlons prevailed I'm every section OF
the city On the upper West Side and
In Harlem morning newspapers were
not delivered as usual.
TRAINS RUN FREQUENTLY.
After o'clock conditions on the
subway were greatly improved. Trains
were operated frequently and without
Interference, confusion or delay, Some
express trains were run. The trains
were operated by men who appeared to
have been well trained The elevated
service was practically tied up,
During the early morning downtown
rush train service In the subway was
almost II not quite equal to the demand.
This was due to the fact that many
thousands OF persons who commonly
travelled by the subway made no at
tempt to do so today. About one-fifth
as many trains MS usual were run and
they were operated by non-union men
generally under the instruction OF a
skilled employe such as starter, yard
master or train dispatcher No at
tempt was made either 20 sell or to col
lect tickets and the public enjoyed free
rides The surface cars were badly
crowded. but with the aid Of the sub
way trains managed to get the wording
people to the stores and Offices though
frequently delayed. A great number
Of cabs and private carriages were used
In the downtown section,
James Farley, who had charge Of the
non-union men brought to this city
TO operate the trains took an active
part In directing their work
Many business houses found them-
selves today with short handed forces
no a Of In nf
to get down town to business from
their homes.
FIRST SHOW OF VIOLENCE.
The first show of open violence
against the strike breakers was made
AT the One Hundred and Tenth street
station of the subway and as n re-
suit one of the strike breakers was
taken to a hospital with a badly in
jured arm. A union man had boarded
the train well up the line and con-
tinued to harass the non-union guard
until as the train was nearing one
Hundred and Tenth street the two men
came to blows. When the train came
TO a stop others Joined In the fray and
the police were obliged to use their
clubs before the fight was stopped.
No arrests were made.
CAUSE OF STRIKE,
Today's strike was the outgrowth Of
agitation and negotiations which be-
gan simultaneously with the opening
OF the new subway last fall, Even
before the operation OF the big tube
was begun a protest was made by the
motormen of the elevated lines when
IL was announced that the men who
were to operate the mechanism Of the
subway trains would be paid only 50
for day OF 10 hours The dispute aris-
ing therefrom was settled by COM
promise between the men and their
employers, but threats of other trouble
from various causes have followed at
frequent intervals since. Hardly a
month has passed In which contention
between the marlborough company
and It's employees has not demanded FREE
quent conferences between the union
leaders and General Manager Hedley
and Vice President Bryan, of the
company, and on several occasions
they became so serious that August
Belmont, president of the marlborough
company, was called In, Up TO few
weeks ago, however, settlement was
effected In every instance, At that
time when an effort was begun by the
union to have renewed an agreement
which was 10 expire March /, the
real trouble which resulted in the crisis
today began. The employees declare
that the Ilnterborough officials ut that
time agreed upon certain schedule
to replace the one which was to expire
last Wednesday.
SAY PROMISE WAS VIOLATED.
when Wednesday came, however, the
union officials declare that the promise
OF the officials OF the company was vlo-
lated; that the new schedule was not
accepted, and that Gen. Manager He'd
Icy declined to give any satisfaction to
the committee Of the union which called
upon him. They say, also that when
an effort was made TO reach President
Belmont, In connection with the al
legged failure 10 substitute the new
schedule, II was found that Mr.. Bel
mont was out Of the city 20 remain in
definitely, and that he could not be
reached. Even In the face Of all this
the union officials declared as late as
yesterday that there was little talk OF
taking extreme measures, The em-
ployes believed up TO yesterday that
strike might be ayerted II they could
reach Mr.. Belmont, who Is president OF
the National Civic Federation.