New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
STRIKERS LOOK TO ALBANY
Rouers and WhaIen Will Present
Garments Grievances There.
p. J. SHEA STILL HOPEFUL
Men Get IS a Week, He Says,
and Union Has 85, 600 Mem
bers-Cars Handled Better.

William r Rogers. Deputy Labor com
missioner. and John Vhalen. Secretary Of
State under the Hughes administration
went 70 Albany yesterday Leaders Of the
strike Of the employees Of the Coney Island
E. BROOKLYN Railroad Company felt sure
that while there they would use their best
efforts with the State Labor Department
and board Of arbitration 70 bring about us
satisfactory and quick termination.
Late last night Mr. Rogers told Trih-
une representative in Albany that the La
Dor Commissioner was out Of that city and
consequently he had been unable 10 dis
cuss the situation with him. Re also said
the department would take no active steps
10 bring about a settlement of the strike
in the next day or two. Both Whalen ana
Rogers made a thorough investigation Of
conditions on Tuesday and were prepared
70 speak Of them authoritsuvely. They
were counted as warm friends ~ the
strikers
Patrick ! Shea manager Of the strike.
practically admitted that the strikers were
powerless 70 prevent the company from
operating it's cars on the regular schedules.
He still had q faint hope that the Mayor
might bring about arbitration. but so faint
had that become that the labor leaders
made up their minds 70 settle down TO
long. quiet strike. Both Shea and Joseph
RYAN president Of the local union, said
Yesterday they had warned the strikers AT
every meeting not 70 indulge In violence
Of any kind.
The situation looks good 10 me- said
Mr.. Shea. The company is not carrying
passengers 10 any extent and is not get
ting the money for those ii is carrying
please say this for us: II the Coney
Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company can
afford 10 pay strike breakers s. and j. a
day and can afford 10 pay persons TO ride
on it's cars. II certainly can afford 20 pay
us two cents an hour more"
The labor leader asserted that he had
positive information that the company had
hired fifty women 70 ride on its cars. This
statement was laughed at By an official
or the railroad, nevertheless several women
who We're frequently noticed on its cars
Yesterday said they were paid for riding
Nr Shea also asserted that the road gave
away free transfers yesterday 70 any who
asked Tor them. including a number Of
strikers
The strikers said that union men and
union sympathizcrs formed the larger part
Of the companys patrons and they ex-
pected them 10 boycott It's lines until the
strike was won. II was upon this they
based their hopes OF ultimate victory.
1T may" said NJ. Shea. take the com
rany a loug time 10 realize that even
though II furnishes as good service with
non-union men as n has with union labor.
a large number Of its regular patrons will
not use H. All along lis routes there are
pa-allel lines within a few blocks Union
men and sympathizers will take the trouble
m walk over n one Of these rather than
patronize H. But an soon as this fact sinks
home and the transportation receipts con-
tinue 10 show a steady decrease the Off
Gals will open negotiations with us and
We viii win.
We are much stronger and better pre-
pared 10 fight now than ~ the time ~
the Scranton strike Then our union had
a total membership Of only 3coo. now We
are 5000 strong. Then there were no bene-
fits. now our men will get & week for an
indefinite period II took six months 70
win that scranton strike. but We won
The compsny's pay car was sent out
under heavy guard IN the morning and kept
I a. tdfh circle u0llI . ' Nlp'h III TIC dAiFI
noon. When II left there IT was announced
that forty-nine strikers had called for the
money stiU due them Reporters who
watched the car. however put the mum
her al scarcely more than 2 bakers dozen.
Of whom Two turned IN their badges There
was no disorder IN the vicinity NJ the car
or elsewhere along the lines
The strike breakers showed ~ better sd-
,anrage YESTERDAY For one thing thew
rad an been shaved. for another. many ~
them had new uniforms But few and far
hatvrean we're the fares turned over 70 the
cornpanv cars were supposed 70 run rec-
ulerlv. but again the service was irregular
u vas apparent that the road was carr
" 2 on tho wedding ont process a . good
rate and that its cars were handed b.
competent crews
strike liking r1Otornen and conductors
kant wary eve on each other during the
Sav When a crew went cut with 4 car
,he conductor and motornan agreed 20
split The fare snoils evenly. IN several
cases vesterdav the n7c'orman accused the
conductor % holding out ~ him