The evening world., 1916-09-07

1 ness to- might because the night rush
hour crowd will he more conccntrat.
ed.
Interborough officials and the police
advise all who con 10 Ieav. their
Offices and shops early o-day In
order 10 relieve the big pressure that
strains the downtown terminals be.
tween 8 ana Q o'clock.
Fifth Avenue. In the absence Of
regular 'rar,c policemen. got into
such Jam nt noon that Commits.
sioner Woods found Il necessary Il.
send n special force TO straighten out
ihe thoroughfarc. There threatens
to he an automobile tie-up In lower
Manhattan this evening and police
trafnc ofsiccrs advise automobile
owners and taxicab drivers To use
the far eaat and west aide north and
south avenues as much as Possible
In order to relieve the strain on la
fayette Street and Fifth Avenue.
We will win this strike n II takos
ia whole year" General Orga anixer
Matthew J. Higgins said as he went
into meeting OF the green car
motormen and conductors at tho
Plaza Assembly Rooms. Fifty-niu,h
Street. near Park Avenue.
The meeting which Mr.. Higgins ad-
dressed had an attendance OF about
s.sco and there were fully 1000 men
on the sidewalks In front Of the hall,
Tho American Federation Of Labor
VIII hold . meeting to- o-morrow At the
ONCE Of Hugh Frsyne In the Amer,.
can Art Galleries Building In Twenty.
third Street. near Broadway, over
which Vice President Frank Nor
rison Will praside. II Ia expected that
President Samuel Gompers will ar
rive during the week. Tho reported
intent OF this meeting Is TO raise n
temporary fund OF $1,000. 900 for the
maintenance OF tho strike.
ONLY ONE POLICEMAN TO EACH
CAR.
The management OF the surface
lines asked for two policemen for each
car. but only one was allowed. At
the car house a; Ninety-ninth Street
and Lexington Avenue, scores OF old
employees were ready 10 take out
cara all morning n policemen could
have been secured for the back Mat
forms. Except on the Eighty-sixth
Street crosstowa line. which passes
strike headquarters at Elxhty-sIsth
street and Third Avenue, service on
tho green car surface lines was about
10 per cent. OF normal up 10 noon.
only four cars out of thirty six usual
~ In operation were used on the
Eighty-sixth Street crosstown sys-
TEN.
Very little disorder was reported In
the early stages of the strike. Motor.
men on the -" and subway trains
were protected by n cage of heavy
wire screen. 4 policeman rode on the
front platform ~ every Il" and sub
way train. and other policemen In uni
form and plain clothes were scattered
through the cars, Small police guards
were kept at all express and al i'm
bortant local stations overhead and
underground.
Evidence OF the thoroughness OF the
preparations made for the strike by
the peterborough was obtainable at the
Brooklyn Bridge station. where "A re-
serve force OF twenty five experienced
electric train men was kept busy on
guard all day, These men were conf
petent to Jump In and take charge Of
any train that Nigh, he deserted.
MEN MistED BY TIE UNION
LEADERS.
In claiming that a heavy percentage
OF the subway and IL" employees unl
sO per cent Of the surface line em-
pio!ees would respond to strike call
the leaders OF the Amalsamated car.
mems Union either attempted to de-
oelNe street car workers or We're de
ceiVed themselves Motormen. switch
men, signal men, coyductors and
guards in line for promotion stuck to
the company almost unanimously ON
the subway and IL" systems
All the express trains underground
and overhead IN the morning rush
were handled by veteran employees.
Strlkebreakers occasionally were
sandwiched in with the old men on
the local trains on both systems TO
act as guards,
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