New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
CAR WEN APPEAL
TO MAYOR AGAIN
Leaders to Ask Mitchell To-
day to Bring About
Settlement

Leaders of the striking streetcar men
this morning will appeal to Mayor
Mitchell to renew his efforts to bring
about settlement. Following this con-
ference, fixed for 1O:3O o'clock, meet
ings Of the men Of the several lines on
strike will be held at which the results
of the conference and a review of the
situation will be presented by William
B. Fitzgerald, in charge of the strike.
These meetings, leaders of the men
last night said, had not been called
for the purpose of voting on continu-
ance of the strike. Fitzgerald pointed
out. however, that it was within the
mower of the men to declare the strike
off any time.
The delegation which will wait upon
the Mayor will consist of Rein Orr,
international treasurer of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and Eiec-
tric Railway Employees of America;
James II. Vahey, general counsel; VIII
lam Tabor, secretary-treasurer Oh the
Chicago local, and William b. Fltzger-
old. i'm charge Of the local situation.
Wilson Gives sympathy
This is the group which on Monday
met President Wilson by appointment
in Washington. None OF It's members
would say yesterday what the matters
discussed were. Mr. Orr declared that
all information must come from tho
President.
1t is known, however. that the Iocat
strike situation was touched upon and
that the delegates were assured that
while the strikers had the sympathy
Of the Administration the best place
TO look for practical help was with
Mayor Mitchell. 1t was said that per-
mission to quote the President in any
conference with Mr.. Mitchell had been
obtained.
The matter of an eight-hour day for
motormen and other employees OF in
terstate trolley roads was discussed
with the President.
Fitzgerald declared that the confer
ence with Mayor Mitchell was of the
unions seeking, and that no movement
to vote the strike at an end was undei
way.
al say there is none," said he, "for IL
there was | would know of II. How
ever, in the last analysis, 1t is for the
men TO say what they want to do. II
is their strike, and they are the bosses.
We could no more stop them returning
to work If they wanted TO than we
could have prevented their striking
when they decided to-"
Denies Return of Strikers
or a report that a vote to return to
work had actually been passed by the
men of the Second Avenue line, he
said il was "veritable nonsense"
Frederick w. Whitridge, president
of the Third Avenue Railway Com
pany, issued a statement at the meet
ing of the board of directors yester-
day in which he said an item of 81 ,2S2,-
lb4 in the net income of the company
for the last four months showed what
the recent strike had cost the com
pany.
"The statement for four months
shows that there is in the operating
revenue decrease of Sl.433,92l and
that there is a decrease Of Sl,282 ,l54
in the net income" said Mr.. Whit
ridge. This latter sum may be esti-
mated to be the cost OF the strike TO
the Third Avenue Railway during the
last four months. That performance
is practically over. The service on ali
the lines under the jurisdiction of the
Third Avenue Railway Company is now
normal, except in the town of Yonkers,
where the service is between 90 and 90
per cent normal"