The evening world., 1912-04-01
DEF|ES THE UNION
TO TIE Up SUBWAY
OR ELEVATED LINES
General Manager Hedley At
tackS Chief Stone of the 10.
comotive Brotherhood.
GIVES HIM LIE DIRECT.
Declares He Has Situation in
Hand and That There Will
BE No Strike.
GIVES HIM LIE DIRECT.

D~enouncinE GRAND Chief Warren =,
Stone as a damned liar" q eur" and
skunk" General Manager Franh
Hedlcy OF the Intcrborough to-day de.
Ned the labor unions to call a strike,
He reiterated all he said IN his heated
Interview saturday might. when he de-
ciared that no union can exist on the
fnterborough lines.
Mr.. Hedley's attitude has operated TO
hasten matters on the I~nterborough 10
a crisis. Chief stone has not replied to
the attacks upon him. but he has neu-
tenants IN the city who are taking ad.
vantage OF Mr.. Hediey's remarks to
work up sentiment among the motor en-
ginecrs. especially those who have been
employed Mt one time or another on
steam roads. whether they were for
merly members OF the brotherhood or
not.
One factor that serves to FEED Mr..
Hedley's Indignation II knowledge that
hds guards, conductors and employees In
other grades W been Joining the
A~maigamatcd Association OF Street and
Electric Railroad Employees. Orwanisers
for this powerful association have been
working right under the noses Of Mr..
Hediey's spies.
UNION MEN CAUGHT At CLAIMS
OF MEDLEY.
Mr.. Hcdiey claims that his espionage
plan . furnished him with h anne
Of every union nan on the subway and
IT, limos but the union men 1auxh at
his claims and say thaA a spy system II
. sure accclerator to union movements
IA any line Of industry.
General Manager Hediey 10 not at all
careful Of his language when talking
about labor unions. The subject arouses
him TO remarkable facility OF expires.
sion.
II challenge stone OF any other labor
union ofbcial or any labor union to
order = strike or try to embarrass the
Interborough." he said when seen by
an Evening World reporter this after.
noon.
~ knew tbs stone meant TO open .
night when he came TO New York. I
know everything he nays and does. ]
slso know that there are u few NAL.
contents left on the Interboroush.
'.rhers are three good reasons why
the lnterborough runs an open shop
system. The chief one 10 that under the
open shop the men may be classified ac-
cording TO merit and ability. Under the
closed shop rule this 10 impossible.
MEDLEY VIGOROUSLY ATTACKS
CHEF STONE.
II have agents n every labor Or.
G~anisation. I want TO know when
stone sends . band Of trouble makers
down here TO help him hold his job by
DRAGGING $40 = year out OF members.
stone organised the PETERBOROUGH
strike Of 1905. when he saw he III
beaten he wasn't wan skunk enough
TO stand by his guns. but throw the
blame on h shoulders OF others.
When the Brotherhood men were ex-
PEELED after that strike FROM their divi-
sion Stone ordered that they DO taken
into other divisions On steam roads.
trouble on the Interborough. We have
the Situation In hand. and ] know who
stones friends are
President Shonts Of the InterborouGh
consented 10 make a statement over the
controversy raised by the brotherhood
to-day. Mr.. shonts takcs the stand that
u would not be well 70 unionise the
~Interborough because IL ID an indepen-
dent system. with no outside alliances.
and public interest demands that Il shall
not be subject to the effects OF disturb
aucss started on other limos. lie does
not want che Interboroush mixed up m
. sympakhstic strike.
The IntGborough's relations with Mr..
Stones organisation" said Mr.. Shonts,
"havo been very unfortunate. Some
years aSo we had Q contract with the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
which contract WA violated by tina or.
gsDasaton and which violation resulted
In . causoless strike. inflicting Hardship
on the public AMI immense suffering to
numerous employees.
'rhe policy OF the Interboroush 10 TO
have working conditions for its mon
equal or superior to those provided for
similar classes Of employees on other
hnes or in other parts Of tho country.
We aim to lead In rate Of pay for the
sasns clsss OF service under similar
conditions.
Our company IL an Individual unit.
we nave no with n Otner
system or any outside connections. We
ere not like the electrical departments
a the New York Central. the New
Haven or the Hudson and Manhattan
Tubes. where the electric motormeu
epsrste side by side with railroad sm-
pioysss under railroad conditions.
sAVs the MEN BENEFIT ~ IN.
euRANcE FEATURE.
I'VE nave relief. accident and insur-
ance features for our men. which are
purely voluntary, but which are large
ly patronixsd by h men and through |
which they secure bigger returns In
thsss respects In for less money than
through the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers. In . word. this move
msnt on the part or the brotherhood
10 not necessary even In the interests
Of IL ovn e~gganisation.
No think Il much better that the
U1eje = New ysrk be served u an
onleaeiooySel y A.l1(a