New Britain herald., 1916-09-14
GENERAL WALk0UT
 IS STILL FEARED
Sympathetic Strike Discussed by
 New York Union Men
W0RKMEN HOLD PARADE
Leaders Predict Resolutions Favoring Carmen Will be Adopted By Allied Trades-service on Street Cars Far Below Normal.


 New York, Sept. 14.-Despite main tenance of regular schedules on the subway and elevated lines of the h. terborough Rapid Transit company and the gradual restoration or surface lines, leaders of the striking street railway employees declared today that they were far from being de1eated. They hinted that the danger or Sympathetic" strike is not yet over.
 Following parade and demonstra- tion by the strikers the question Of sympathetic strike will be discussed at meetings of the central federated unions of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Strike leaders predict that resolutions favoring a strike among trades allied with the street railway employees Will be adopted Whether the strike will actually take place, however, Will depend on the individual votes of the unions, it is asserted.
 Subway and 'L' Service Good.
 Traction officials announced today that service in the subway and on the elevated roads was better than normal while service on most of the street car lines was from 25 to 40 per cent. below normal. The railway companies assert that hundreds of their former employees have returned to their work.
 There was no disorder during the night, due to the vigilance of the po lice, and the order of strike leaders to the men not to cOngregate on street corners and at car barns. Frequent delays were caused on the elevated lines, the com. any claims, by strik- CTS becoming involved in alterations with strike breaking guards. In or der to stop the practice an order was enforced today prohibiting passengers from riding on platforms.
 Claim Tracks Were Creased.
 Five trolley cars came together in series of rear-end collisions on the Westchester avenue line in the Bronx today and ten passengers were in jured of whom one was seriously hurt The accidents occurred al the foot of a steep incline and the car crews who it is said were strike breakers claimed that the rails had been greased with crude oil during the night so that the brakes would not hold.
 No Settlement in View.
 Mayor Mitchell admitted that he had no plan which promised any set clement of the strike. Suggestions to grant franchise to a motor omnibus company or to ask the governor to call a special session of the IegiSla- ture to enact a compulsory arbitra ton law, were rejected by the mayor ' Officials of the transit companies persisted in their refusal to submit their side of the dispute to arbitra- tion and asserted that the service of the surface lines is being increased daily by the employment of strike breakers. Nevertheless, the elevated and subway lines and steam railroad transportation between Manhattan and Westchester continue greatly con- gested
 Confident that they had availa ble enough men to enable them to carry union, the New York Railways com pany, operating many surface car lines, has dismissed the employment agencies which have been engaging strike breakers, and more than 1000 men employed to take the places of The company officials said they had enough men to operate the elevated and subway lines but not enough to man all the surface cars
 The night service on surface lines continued to be suspended