New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-15

The news in this story, OF course 10
the fact that 5000 striking car men,
about half Of them in uniform, paraded
yesterday afternoon from the Lyceum
Hall. in East Eighty-sixth Street
through Park, Madison and Fourth
Avenues to Union Square, where they
held a mass meeting. But the pest
thing about the parade was what hap
pened to a large and perspirIng young
man in white trousers and coat wheh
he tried TO cross Madison Avenue at
Fiftv-fourth Street while the paradeis
were marching.
Wherever the large young man wa
going, he was evidently late Tor ne
came hurricdly out Of Flity-iourth
Street. glanced up and down the street
and then ducked, like rabbit lhtG
the ranks Of the strikers. lie wouiu
have had about as much luck flourish
ing a red rag At bull as he had trying
to escort a pair Of subway wniIe
trousers across Madison Avenue yes
terday between II and . O'Clock.
One of the marchers, big freshman
answering to the name of Jeremiah,
reached out a hand as big as nam
and seized the young man by the collar
where YOU headin' so fast, you
blinkety-blunk fink he demanded.
81 amt no fink" came the protest.
"Sure. you're a fink said Jeremiah.
ANYBODY could tell you was subway
fink. Look al the white pants you got
on! Hey, boys!" he shouted, Look at
the fink ! caught for myself.
Tormented in Hollow Square.
The Boys rose joyously to The occa-
sion. A score of them formed hollow
square about the young man and con-
tinued happily on their way, shouting
that I'VE have met the enemy and he'll
get his'n." Various things were done
to the young man and his white
clothes. Smearing the latter with dust
was the mildest Of these.
Two blocks from the point Of capture
the young man was able TO make 1t
known he was not fink.
"Well. what are you, them" demand
ed jeremiah.
"Tm a soda water clerk" was the an
swer. 81 was goin' back 10 work from
lunch an was late. ! amt no fink,
mister honest to goodness | amt. |
don't even know what a fink is
"Well. for the love of Nike yelled
jeremiah. IAN here we been wastIn
our time on you, Get out o here an
20 home an take of them white
pants!"
II just hate streetcar persons."
moaned the large young man. as, weep
ing. he hurried back TO see if he stu
had a job.
The parade had been advertised as
Silent protest against the lniquiues
Of the traction companies. As silent
protest" it was a fzzle; but as an OPP
portunity for lusty lunged motormen
and conductors TO show that they can
make noise IL was a success. The
paraders had no band. but the march
ers made up for the lack Of II.
Every man in the ranks hOwled and
sang and cheered for himself all the
way downtown. Those who got hoarse
used tin horns. mouth organs and other
noise-making devices. And the noise of
the marching strikers found its echo
in the crowds which lined the streets.
These crowds were not large or enthu-
siastic uptown. but they increased IN
size and volume Of noise as the parade
got further downtown; and at Forty
second Street. Madison Square. Union
Square and intermediate points the
marchers were greeted by throngs that
left but a narrow lane for the parade.
Bronx Men Sing of Funerals.
The men from The Bronx sang as
they marched cheerful little ditties
about funerals. sudden death. the joys
Of the hangman's moose and the electric
chair One of their songs was:
Oh YES. We shall gather a. the funeral
Ycs $40 shall gather A. the funeral
The funeral Il id Mr. T F. Shonisl
But that was a little too complicated
for most Of the Bronx men. Mostly
they sang:
Frank Hed.ey's holy lies uoulderins in the sr'Io
Frank Med.ey.s body les monldie-ins IN ,hc graz;
A. No e. marching Oh.
Or this. to the tune of 81 Was Seeing
Nellie Home:
We are burning Iledeys bo1~
We are huying Hcdeys bones
This is OLD Frank Heic''s funeral party
We are buying heleys bresi
Every time they sang these peaceful
hymns there was wild cheering, both
from the sidewalks and from the ranks
Of the marchars. and then some one
among the strikers would shout:
what is the matter with Hedley's
funeral p"
And the answer would roar forth:
ITS all RICH! Hooray for Hedley's
funeral"
The officials of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees of America. which is
running the strike. said after the pa
1adc there were S568 men in line. OF
these some 1000 were in uniforms Of
IL d. . L. l. -
Avenue System. the New York Rail
ways Company and subsidiary compa-
MES OF these corporations
Several hundred men had tied 10
their sleeves or in their hat bands the
pass cards which are issued by the In
terborough Rapid Transit Company 20
the employees Of its subway and Gle
waited lines. About two thousand bore
no distinguishing marks The union
men. however, asserted every man who
marched was a striker Each carried
small American flag. and probably
fifty flags Of the Irish Republic" were
displayed.
/ The parade was in six divisions. in
/ GLIDING men from The Bronx. Manhat-
/ tan. Mount Vernon. New Rochelle and
/ Yonkcrs. Hugh Frayne, state organizer
/ OF the American Federation of Labor,
was grand marshal. He led the line,
with William b. Fitzgerald. p. j..
/ OBrien. =. J. Shea. Ernest f. Bohm,
| Louis b. Fridiger and half a dozen
more Of those engaged in the active
handling of the strike Behind the
marshal and his staff came two Mount
/ Vernon strikers bearing a wreath Of
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