New-York tribune., 1911-11-15

fectively broken.
How much has the strike cost the
city so far?"
Il cannot answer that question Just
now" he replied. because of the broken
time of many of the street cleaners and
for the reason that We have not yet
received all vouchers and bills BY
Thursday we shall have expended $780,
200. and probably the cost will be $780,
600 or se25Oo0. including transportation
for the strike breakers from many cities,
such as Boston. Buffalo Bridgeport,
Philadelphia. Baltimore and other places,
whence We have drawn through detec-
tive agencies and other sources for men
to take the place OF the strikers.
Then there is the cost of their work
and the expenses OF the commissariat
department. l don't know yet what will
De the total cost of conducting that de-
partment, but yesterday TO one OF the
stables where the strike breakers are
housed we sent food and other supplies
valued at $500.
Return Fare for Strike Breakers.
The strike breakers whom we brought
here ard viii not need now will be re-
turned at our cost TO the cities from
which they came. as il would be unfair
to them 10 let them shift for them
selves. and We don't want To turn men
out OF employment upon the city.
Where does your money for all this
come from
From our own appropriation, re-
pied Mr. Edwards. We have already
drawn from the Controller 100000
some of which has been taken from the
surplus Of other commissioners and from
the appropriation for The city Record.
: want 10 pay the men who lave re-
manned loyal and those OF the strike
breakers who have stuck By US as
quickly as We can IN order TO show our
appreciation and 10 encourage them 10
keep on working for us. You may know
that We are feeding the police assigned
to strike duty as well as The strike
breakers. who sleep in our stables.
There IS another point / should like to
emphasize in this general talk. we have
fsuled that about % per cent OF the
strikers are union men, Some time ago
/ took up the question o making the
men in my department health officers in
line with the members Of the Police De-
pertinent all of whom are health Off
GERS. | thought that such move you'd
interest The men more in their work, ANA
that acting In such d capacity they
would hesitate to 90 anytains to menace
Il health OF the city"
VIII the city recognize the union after
the strike is ovcr?"
Wen, that is big question" said Mr.
well lay down any law governing a
mans action in that respect. bat l think
that the lesson of this strike and the
failure of the mutincers TO intimidate
the city will be warning and an inn
|. pressiye example to any body of city en-
poyes who may hereafter imagine that
the city administration may be dehed
and the public outraged with impunity,"
No Need for More Men.
DO YOU intend to bring in any more
etrike breakers
NO" said Mr. Edwards, cmphatically.
eve have had enough of them, and We
have enough Of them for our purposes.
have wired to all our field men in
other cities to stop making any more en-
listments for this department, and |
have informed all agencies which have
supplied us with men that we shall not
require any more, I'm TACT we now have
a surplus of fifty strike breakers. Prac-
tically all the wheels of our department ,
were turning to-day, and before to-nor-
row afternoon all of them viii bee run
ming By that time ! expect TO have
more than three thousand men a. work"
When DO YOU expect 10 have the town
cleaned up and normal conditions re-
stored in the streets and in your depart
mcut?"
I'VE are confident that We snail have
All the garbage removed within the next
tN1 or threc days. and that within a
wcoE. at toe latest. normal conditions IN
all tha borcughs will be restored.
How win YOU meet the requirements o.
the civil service law"
'Ty y process of elimination" said M
Edward. we frst shall get clear OF the
h.rcd dil,Oy. iu order that ihcir plac
may be Gncd o. drivers from the civil
service lists; but a. many of these men
hav. -tooG tic pTuut OF the battle with
an u,c rest Of 10. isc'nE danger ana death.
We saaH Try tu set them OF tie lists, ana
ju.t because they shove cour 90 against
great Odds we orf inclined 10 give them
the rgcrercnce fcr places as permanent
driver IN ow d'pIr:mcnt.
New Men 'or Civil Service Jobs.
"Wiu, This os3sct ia view. asked james
CIcc'man. president OF the Municipal Civil
seryilo Commission. TO suppl nc with two
thousand labor biauk, These I shall seuG
10 an tic stables IN Maihatta1 The Bron
and Brooklyn, csi.lns the superintonderts
and tnc fo:ctrcu =: tE- stables TO have all
those v.o are not oa the civil service lists
10 hu them Tro.o Who come up to the
Iequiren ents VII bc npoyd.
This win arrly To- all OF or twenty
fhrre 4 ibics 1itl tire exception of stables
O.. in MsnhattaI ana u. IN Brooklyn.
loyal stsbles, whose driycus arc already
working under civil service requirements.
We NOW have jio civil service men 20 M
Manhattan and 30 n Brooklyn. To get
tho requisite number of men we have de-
c'ded e. advertise in tho newspapers, show
ius l,~ attrsctivencss OF the jobs and a.
fe,f aS $50 ger applicants -" snail try to
get them on the civil service lists once
l..ir. uo SHALL pat tasm az opce TO work.
Iu ihis way the consideration of trying t.