The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-07
STRIKERS BLOW
ATN.Y.CENTRAL
PLANT FEARED
Railroad Detective Appeals
to OPOlicc-Twenty.three
Men Arrested.
MORE OF WORkMEN
JOIN IN WALkOUT

Extraordinary precautions are being
taken by the New York Central Railroad
to proven, violence IN the strike OF
yaivimen and other employees. who yes
terday increased their ranks by recruits
not only from the Mott Haven yards.
but from other points along the lines
as far north as peeksk,ll. The union
estimate OF the number of men out
MAS 400. hut Nice-President Charles
+. DAILY, In charge Of traffic. placed the
number AZ 800. and added that most
Of the strikers places had been filled.
The apprehension erew. however. when
air brake inspectors and car inspectors
~ the Grand Central station Joined
the yardmcn and baggage handlers.
Chief Peter Stein of the New York
Central detective force took steps last
night at the power plant at 149th
street and the East River which resulted
in the arrest Of twenty-three strikers,
who earlier in the day attended "A meet
ing in Protection Hall. l5.d street and
courtlandt avenue. What. stein learned
about the meeting prompted him TO call
for help from Inspector Edward !.
Walsh. who ordered the reserves from,
the Walton avenue and Morrisania po-
IN ,njp S,ai, ,.c,,,, ,.a,,.,,, N,,,,,,
and himself a, the nouer station
watch krpt, Fearing At.nck.
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no,,c.,n.n and III, .,,ar,s 80, ~
,ha ,rai.h, 80. ~ So
time after the meeting broke up abou,
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to' AVA. ou' '"e ponce '"ush' '"eh'!
'n'ee vi 'ne'i' as 'he! s'annPefed acfos'
'"e tracN> anu arrested them Tor Nes'
passihs on raiitoau property All Were
taken 10 the hight court, whefe the! were
hned 30 each. About 1000 had ATTENDED
the meeting. which was held under the
auspices OF the American Federated
Railway Workers
The officers of the railroad seemed yes
terday to lack any definite informa Il ioi
about the strikers. The company's state
ineut was that 80 per e., mt of TIA. striker,
we're unskiiied and easily replaced ,har
the men recently received , /, ner cont
sal,yy ircreas, and tina. n,u. az ~, p,
received less than s"l5 nor day rh,
comnany .hrourh vI,,.,,..ider, p.Iy
maintained tina, n, d.I.y in ,rai,. ,ch,d
r,es had h.en c.us,d h, ,,, .,rii,. 81
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ears '"u trains oe '"sPe''e" peiore 'he!
! ca" oe Se"' o"' "' S'a''o''
NAV luxolXr 10000
ihe 'o'ai hullo.r OF men VINO m'Sh
STRIKE was no, known al the v!ce-presi
uen's once. uut the UNION o'hcers salt
iast n'snt that -,t"o were out ana pre
olcten that I"'"po more from mere t'
Ih'caso woulh pe called upon 10 aui
'he Strike might spread TO i"o,""o ran
road empoyess VINO seek the sam'
recognition from 'h' 'oihpah! 'na' IN
engineers hrtneh ana 'ra'hin"n receive
The strikers now out J.,heh from IN
!afua '"o'' ,,".'"' ""''
Pia'hs' Nor,h "h''e 'i""ls' hre"ste
ana o'her places IN "est,hes'cr county
Inc uU'o" ieaue.S s"! 'h"' '"e! nav
nacnihlsI-' no''e'n'Nrrs' '"r"'ahef~
irelsht handle's' car c'eanerS' passne'
men anu o'he' employees w 'helr RANKS
iaro"e' Vi 'ne e'e''I,. zone yer
nlnais %, tne 'ar'en "'N's'o' ~ >or''
Mn,e ruins ana we ue''rai s.sle'.
nep "sn sirhrake axe D iUsuecto tor carr