New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-08
At Riotous Meeting Re
frain from Joining Green
Car WalkOut.
ACTION TAKEN ONLY
AFTER HARD FIGHT
Whitridge Writes to Know
if Recent Agreement
Is To Be Kept.

..-;ts on the Third Avenue Rail
"a Corpany and its subsidiaries, the
- +ro,lev car system in Manhattan
- R-o,y and Westchester, has been
'.sse--ely postponed. At a meeting
,. ,.g5t in Brevoort Hall, l54 East
r.s...fourth Street, the union motor
and conductors Of the system, al
w. Genes Of widest confusion and
-. N which fists we're brought to
- took counsel Of General Organizer
wT,;sm B. Fitzgerald and refrained
Gov, voting a valkout in sympathy Tor
the green car strikers. Ill. ,
SVber I want you men 10 strike !
81 I've YOU che word. fltzgeral q
~. ...se5 ~ the 500 car men packed I'm
-. meeting hail. Hold yourselves IN
lle 49, 80 7or that call But do not
To-. ROW. You cannot help us, and
80 ,.;il orlv iniure us. Snow your
!v-e5orr, i'm me By staying at your
,osts until YOU are ordered out
Won After Hard Battle.
r;,zco~sld's victory-it was evident
-, -. start that he was willing to
~. everv effort 70 keep the men at
- motors and coin boXes-was not
NJ u;.Son- vigorous struggle against
an overwhelming strike sentiment rs
~ Third Avenue compsnys men nled
INTO their meeting hall many OF them
were stopped by pickets Of the stTlKihg
New YORK Railways Company employees.
Who urged a vote for sympathetic
I'VE helped you when you started the
trouble" was the argument or the
Green car workers. Vow were up
against il, and We want you to play fair
and strike with us.
When Fitzgerald took the platform
- lost no time in making IL clear that
ia would advise against a strike. A
rurmur Of discomfort swept over the
crowde5 room when his attitude be
csne evident As he continued, cries
~ "Csu US out tonight, Fltz." and
We want 10 strike" rang through the
taU. The disorder became more pro-
rouncsd as the general organizer laid
bsre his arguments, and toward the
,loss Of his address. several fSt fights
occurred between members OF the
strike and nore-strike factions
Talked for an Hour.
Fitzgerald talked for an hour. He
,lsa5s5 commanded and entreated
lain Whatever attitude the men
,sok 70 his non-strike sentiment, they
we've not sparing Of their applause
MEN he referred 20 General Manager
Eedlsv OF the Interboro as the Judas
Of the subway" and as Mr.. Car He'd
lev"
LOU, Friiser, attorney for the
union Of the red car system, likewise
tan, 10 the meeting 20 counsel post
ro-s-s,t OF the strike. He was just
ready 20 ascend the platform when the
meeting adjourned without taking q
y'.s. An hour before he reached the
Fity.iourtn Street meeting hall, ne
rad gwen similar advice 10 another
branch Of the union that was meeting
!, The Bronx
Whitridge Wants TO Know.
0Hcals Of the Third Avenue Rail
way Company yesterday addressed the
following open letter 20 Fitzgerald and
PJ O'Brisn:
"0n the It'll of last month Mr.. Shonts
ride an agreement In respect 10 end
~ the strike on the street car lines
vnosr his jurisdiction, which he has
undsrwritten By the Mayor and the
t,srnsl Of the Public Service Com
-isslon. do no. know what that
"a. means, but on the same date a
t-i.ar agreement was made with thu,
company. told sou a. our tlrst meet
% tha, ] could rot meet your demand
;o' extra pay without very consider
abe abatement. but I thought every
uDg else Nigh. be settled, and We
t'ys been proceeding toward such q
settlement.
Yesterday, however, ! saw in two
t'Espapers that one or both Of you
were quoted as having said that m
"ii@ln contingencies you would re UT
a. sifee,ca- traHic from Yonkers q
v'iey Island. This Is pretty serious
Hsp. tlink / have right 20 ash
N- whether ycl arc prepared 20 dis
"oS t1tse statements or whether you
ts contemplating thus abrogatinp
"a contract with this company, or are
sps'to 20 proceed under IL without
amer delay. Yours very truly,
- ". NHiTRlDGE, President"
- NI answer any questions The
ZIG avenue company officials wish n
80 ne a. cfcia. conferences. FItZ.
t,,a-1 ASSERTED wnon he was shown tho
..si .ast t.gr- "I DO not propose n
- mo a joint debate with any oil
/ az Eto-g- '-e medium Of omen let