The evening world., 1916-09-11
ACCEPTED ~ rAt UNION IN
GOOD FAirn.

ACCEPTED ~ rNt UNION IN
GOOD fAirr.
"ThiH agreement was .sUsptsd and
I followed o. The union ln rood faith.
but no sooner VA the compact signed
than ths railroad Df'r'nls began 20
evolve plans 30 tlftumNr "a and
they nnaily employed boss strike
breaker in an attempt 10 break the
union.
"waddoll. the boss sirikobreakef.
says Tho strike costs the lntsfbof-
ouEh 100000 a day lie admits Mr..
Shonts doesn't know him and that
be was employed Boy Hodley alone Il
icdicy aiming to cat up the g. 100000
surplus accumulated by that come
pany In the last ten years In .1tJf,
Tomato charges Tor HtTlkrbTcAksrHI
Tho fact that Mr.. Hedloy spends fab.
ulOus sums Of money for strikebrtak-
ers In 40 proof Of his ability 20
break the strike. This Thompson
Committee showed that his bonuses
ana rake offs from the company eS-
Ceeded 100000 In ten wars and that
his collective salary In $50. 200 . year.
II also showed that IIedley was using
d his knowledge Of subway plans and
j development to profit by Investment,
and that he was hogging thu einolu-
ment from Inventions and improve
mcnts adopted by the lnterborough.
I And yet Mr.. IIcdley had the face TO
declare that his services wen, worth
more than his income from tho com.
pany. and he has said In the recent
confcrepco with ths employees that
he will never receive the amount OF
monoy he In worth.
Does Iiedlcy hopc 10 succeed
Shonts as President OF the INTERIOR
ough7 IL that to be his reward Tor
breaking the striker
PEOPLE WILL PAY IN THE END.
he pEcLAReS.
"The people must begin to UNDER
stand the meaning OF Hedley's ex-
pcnditure for strikebreakcrs because
every dollar that the lnterborougn
spends for this purpose will eventu-
ally come out Of the pockets OF the
people themselves. II viii be added
to the total cost OF operation and de-
Quoted from the gross income and net
profits to he divided between the city
and the Interborough. under the terms
Of the dual contract.
"The original estimate OF the city's
share OF the dual system was
Si64. 900, 900. The actual cost VIII ex-
ceed t20O.0Oo.000. DO tho people want
accumulated deficits az Nell as &C.
cumuiated interest charge to bo piled
up SO that tho city Mill never receive
. single cent out OF the subway In
vestment?
"On the basis Of the original esti.
mate. interest charges on subway
bonds arc to DO Included In the tar
budget for many years. DO you wan,
accumulated deficits to swell the tar
burden until the tax rate Is complete
conflscatiOn7
"Such will he the outcome II the
strike costs the Interborough $2OO.O
q day, because tho Interborough sur
plus and profits will be wiped out
before the union Is crushed. There
will be no 1ntcrborough earnings II
the struggle goes to the limit.
THE union cannot be crushed. and
the oppression OF directors, the de-
ceptlons OF Shonts and the arrogance
of Hedlcy. the bluster OF Waddell and
the gold OF Morgan and all will fall
TO defeat the Constitutional right "a
organize, because the people do under
stand the issues involved In this
struggle. The Hght OF the partner
ship OF Shonts, Hedley and Waddel
on the organized employees OF the
Interborough and New York Rail.
ways Company II only the forerunneI
OF the struggle against organised
labor In this country"
WON'T USE sTRlkEBREAkeRs
HE SAYS.
, James l.. Quackenbush, general at
r torney for the Interborough and New
! York Railways. said to-day that tn
company had no intention to attemp
4 TO operate surface cars with strike
, breakers.
4 ITO use strikebreakers on the sur
3 face cars would give malcontent
among the strikers and their sym
pathizers temptation to use violenct
r We do not mean to give them an
such excuse for disorder and tn
destruction Of property.
, "Ali our efforts are devoted to main
tanning our schedules on the elevate
and subway lines. which have bee
. kept running evenly since the strik
began and which have been able I
I carry many OF the passengers who OF
Z dinarily use the surface lines. w
= are making no unusual methods In tn
e effort to maintain service ON the SUI
= face lines. We are waiting for the oil
o men to see that the strike Is a failuI
o and return TO their cars; and will ri
Il as many cars as there are regult
s motormen and conductors to man"
q The Interborough underground an
Is overhead lines transported l,a7%,3
a passengers yesterday. an Increase
l. l5s,2s2 over the number carried {
q. Sept. 10. 1915. Tho IL" lines yesterda
~ handled 6Gl .lI passengers, tho SUI
m way proper 6O6,s67 and the Queen
= boro tube $3.50.
L The Interborough reports an u
ID usually heavy rush OF applications Z
,d employment at tho offices at No.
I'd broadway. TO accommodate them
10 additional employment office W
a. opened at No. ~ Cortlandt Sire,
r THE WORST BLOW.
Ida Tdrbcl says Col Roosevelt