Evening journal., 1916-09-07
new YORK IS
INCONVENIENCED
BY CAR STRIKE
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no one was there. Between and Q
o'clock, the rush hours, when the
greatest trouble was expected, no SER
ious disorders we're reported. On one
Third avenue elevated train a sup
posed striker attacked one OF the
strike-breaking guards. j.. At the next
station two policemen took the bellig-
erent off.
Police reports declareh trafic on
both the subway and elevated was nor
NAL. There was a great falling off IN
the number OF passengers carried by
the trains, however.
Police Commissioner Woods is return
ing from Bar Earhor today 10 take
charge Of the situation At headquar-
tiers IL was stated $500 uniformed po-
lice and 900 plain clothes men are now
on strike duty. Motor trucks and pri-
vate automobiles are being modified
by the police for -ise in .transporting
men 10 scenes Of possible disorder. 20.
| lice reports were that majority Of the
subway and elevated employees reported
for work az the regular hour this morn
ing.
All subway and elevated trains were
equipped with special wire guards 20
protect motormen from injury in case Of
attack. The protectors were made of
wire netting closely woven so as 10 stop
any missile that might be thrown. The
netting was set in a frame, completely
covering the exposed side Of the motor
mans vestibulc "at
President Theodore P. shonts. OF
the marlborough Company, claimed
early today that normal service was
being maintained on both the subway
an delevated systems. Upwards OF
FIVE thousand strlkebreakers we're
housed In various barns Of the com.
pany. which had been converted into
barracks for the men. The company
claimed that all trains except one left
on scheduled time this morning and
that regular service would be main
tanned This was denied by William
b. Fitzgerald. organizer OF the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Employees. who is leading the
strike
Trains were IN operation through
out the night. but toward early morn
Ing service became intermittent. The
strike was called shortly after
o'clock and from then on until today,
it became evident that the regular
men were gradually leaving their
posts.
Interborough officials have refused
to arbitrate the differences with the
employees The men struck because
OF the refusal OF General Manager
Hedley to abrOgate individual mas
ter and servant" contracts made with
hundreds Of employees after the re.
M Fhar frfl
rowly averted. These contracts bind
the employees 10 two years service
under their present terms OF work
The union leaders claim they we're
double crossed" by the company at
ter the recent trouble was settled,
and that since that time the Inter-
borough has been steadily preparing
10 bring about the present situation.
The surface car men struck. declar-
ing the company had failed to live
up to the agreement made al the
time of the settlement of their pre-
vious strike.
All surface cars on Lexington,
Madison, Sixth, Seventh. Eighth, Co
iumbus and Ninth avenues, as well
as Spring street. Fourteenth. Twen-
ty-third. Thirty Forty-second,
Eighty.sixth. One Hundredth and
Tenth. One Hundred and Sixteenth
and One Hundred and Forty-fifth
streets were stopped last night. Par
tial service on these lines was re-
sumed early today, with a policeman
riding on each car.
Fitzgerald and other union lead
ers declare that employees OF the
Third avenue. Union Railway and
Westchester lines will join the strike
before the. end The Third avenue
men are 10 meet tonight
Three. cases Of disorder were re-
ported by 10 o'clock. Reserves were
ordered out in answer to a call from
Ninety-seventh and Lexington avenue,
where cars were being stoned. On
Tenth avenue and Avenue A cars were
/ pelted with over-ripe vegetables.
Police reported only about ten to
fifteen per cent. OF the surface cars
OF the New York Railways Company
were in operation.
Organizer Fitzgerald admitted dur
ing the morning that the motormen on
the subway and elevated lines had not
Joined the strike. He said he had ex-
pected them 10 remain at work, as is