New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-14
Richmond and Queens Car
Men Await Action OF
p C. and Mayor.
FITZGERALD BITTER
AT |. R. T. REFUSAL
Saws Shonts Is Afraid to
Arbitrate-Mrs. Cram
Will Help Strikers.

p. ]. OBrien, vice-president OF the
Amalramated Association OF tiectric
Railway Employees, is authority for the
statement that, for the present at leas''
there will be no strike on the Ne"
York and Queens trolley lines. Neither
will there be a strike on Staten Island
This is in keeping with the poiicy
Of the strikers 10 do nothing to chahge
the traction situation pending the ne
rotations with the Public Service Com
mission and Mayor Mitchell
Meantime the union leaders are
tightening their lines and devotlng
their energies to making the strike
IN the lines now involved 100 per cent
effective.
In this connection o'Brien said last
night definite progress was being MADE
on the Interborough in bringing out
more motormen, and that the Third
Avenue was losing many of its older
employes who stood loyal to the COM
many in the last strike and in Friday
nights walkout.
0'Brien and the other leaders shared
the confidence of William +. Fltzger-
aid. in charge of the strike, that a
moral victory had been won by the men
in their offer TO the Public Service
Commission to abide by the recommen-
dation of the commission tnat the
strike be settled by arbitration.
"The MAYOR of New York, the Pubic
Service Commission and the public
generally" said Fitzgerald, in state
ment issued last night, "at last know
where the blame rests for the traction
trouble IN this city, and are alive TO
the danger that confronts them.
Sees Way TO End Strife.
"The Mayor and the Public Service
Commission, after four days nearing
have made recommendations for re-
sumption of the conferences ana arpl-
tration Of the difficulties In such man
ner that even the August agreement
has been improved upon. An Impartial
presiding officer and public CONFER
ences will be the surest way TO prevent
both misunderstanding and pubic de-
ception.
I'VE have accepted the recommennda-
tons of the Mayor and the Pubic SER
vice Commission in the spirit IN whlch
thov were made. How were we treat
do How were the Mayor and the
Public Service Commission treated
president Shonts and General Man
ager Hedley didn't even show the
Mayor and the commission the courtesy
of waiting for the meeting, which was
bofora iscu1nC q
statement
"Instead they published in advance
of the meeting a bold. defiant state
ment under the guise of an address to
their brotherhood employees.
"Why does Mr. Shonts refuse to arbi-
trate?
"The reason is as clear as day. When
one party 10 a controversy refuses TO
let some impartial tribunal decide the
controversy on the merits Of the case
there is every reason to assume that
such party fears defeat.
"The rooms of the Public Service
Commission are filled every day with
strike breaking prisoners whose miser-
able earnings have been stolen by
strike-breaking agencies. There will be
more about Shonts later, and more
about the use Of the city's none"
Fitzgerald was in receipt yesterday
of numerous offers Of assistance. Among
them were kilograms from the hosting
engineers in convention in Newark Of
fering moral and financial help, and
from the Massachusetts, Federation OF
Labor.
Mrs. Cram Offers Help.
Mrs. J. Sergeant Cram also called at
the Continental to offer her assistance
and that of her friends who have aided
in other strikes, notably in the needle
trades. o.,
"There is no doubt" she said. that
these men are right and should win:
They are fighting for a principle, ana
what is more material, the right to live
decently for themselves and their fam
lies"
The Socialist Suffrage Campaign
Committee Joined in the fight yesterday
with IAN appeal to united womanhood.
"Be real woman" says the commit
tee. "merciful and compassionate. Re
fuse to ride on strike lines. Help the
strikers win"
The conference committee OF labor
leaders, charged with assisting the
strikers, issued an appeal TO team own
ers 10 permit their drivers TO haul per-
sons going to and from work.
Meetings Of the strikers were held IN
the several halls during the day. Last
night a mass meeting Of lnterborougn
strikers took place in Harlem Casino.