Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-22
Final Efforts to Settle New
York Car Mems Trouble
is Failure.
MAYOR WARNS THE
LEADERS OF LABOR
Notifies Union Heads That Every Re-
source mt His Command Will BE
Used to Maintain Order-RiOt-
ing More General.

New York, Sept. 2l.-Lahor leaders
were given formal warning by Mayor
Mitchell tonight that he would employ
the "full civil and military powers"
conferred upon him by law to pre-
vent disorders if the threatened
strike of trade unionists is called to
aid the street car men who quit their
places September 6. The mayors
communication was addressed to
Hugh Fraync, chairman of the con-
ference committee of labor leaders,
after a final effort to arrange peace
full settlement had failed, and fol-
lowed a declaration that general
strike is inevitable.
The mayor made it plain to the
union leaders that "to call AZ strike
will be to assume full responsibility
for all that may follow" The mayor,
representing "the civil forces of gov
eminent in this city, the letter de-
clared, feels it incumbent upon him
to say to you before further rash
steps that these duties Ito enforce
law and maintain order) to the city
will be discharged to the full. en-
ploying. if need be, it's entire re-
sources. Disorder, assaults and
crimes and violence, including injur-
les to innocent citizens, will be sup
pressed with a strong hand and pun
ished with all the vigor at the com
fnand of the government"
Both Sides Mt Fault.
The communication, which was con-
M NV l,1cS
man Of the public service commission,
reviewt at length the causes which
led to the present strike. 1t stated
that the Interborough Rapid Transit
company, which operates the subway
and elevated lines violated a verbal
agreement by refusing to arbitrate is
sues arising subsequent to the max
ing of the agreement. 1t stated, on
the other hand, that employees of the
New York Railways company and
other surface lines affected were
guilty of breach of contract" they
had made with their employers
which ended the tie up on surface
roads in July.
The so-called final conference, at
tended by citizens committees and
the labor leaders, ended in dead
ack. The mayor later decided there
was mo solution in sight," while
members of the citizens committee
described the situation as hopeless"
adding that at would appear that
both sides would have to fight it out"
Ernest Boehm, secretary Of the
Central Federated union, later as
serted that plans were complete for a
sympathetic strike of 100000 workers
in, other trades, and that the walk
out" might begin tomorrow.
Mediation Bureau Adts.
Meanwhile, the state bureau OF
mediation and arbitration had sent
notices to the leaders of the striking
carmen and heads Of the transit COM
panies, directing them to appear be-
fore the bureau on Monday, when,
it was said, hearings for the purpose
of finding way out of the deadlock
would be started.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
attended the mayors conference, de-
clared he was with the strikers "to
the last ditch in their fight for the
right to organize"
Theodore P. Shonts, president of
the PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit COM
pany and the New York Railways
company, issued a statement in which
he declared that mo union men will
be reinstated" by the Interborough.
He said, however, that former en-
ployes on the surface cars of the New
York Railways company would be
taken back, provided they came free
of unionism."
The Merchants association, at a
meeting today, passed a resolution
charac terizing the attempt of union
leaders to effect general strike "as
wanton disturbance of industry"
The police took extra precautions
tonight to prevent recurrence of
rioting that marked the day, many
innocent persons being hurt, constd-
cradle property damaged, and more
than $40 arrests were made.