The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-07
Every Surface. Subway and
Elevated Line in Manhattan
and Bronx Affected
MEN COERCED INTO
INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS
Railroads. Prepared With an
Army of Strikebreakers. De-
termined to Fight Their EN-
ployes to Finish

New York. Sept. "a car strike
intended TO tte-up every surface. sub
way and elevated line in the Boroughs
OF Manhattan and the Bronx was de-
clared tonight.
About 1000 men will he affected.
The companies involved are the In
ternorough Rapid Transit Company
and the New York Railways Com
pany.
Employees Of the PETERBOROUGH.
which operates the subway and ele-
waited lines. voted 10 strike az a mass
meeting at THceum Hall az ago
O'Clock. Scouts were Immediately
sent from the hall 20 notify the crews
on the lines thar strike had been
called
The men voted 70 strike because
officers Of the company have recent
iy signed some 1000 employees 70 in
dividual contracts These contracts
do not recognize the union and pre-
vent the men from participating in
any movement for the betterment of
their working conditions ar for an
increase OF wages for period Of two
years. MANY of the employees who
signed these contracts are members
OF the union. and claim they were
coerced into signing.
Fr'~0 officials demand the recogni-
tic" 60 ~" N or.
Following the action OF the Inter-
borough employees in voting to strike,
employees OF the New York Railways
Company met at Plaza Hall and voted
to 20 out with the InterborouEh men.
The same set ~ ofncers head both
me lnter6orough and the New York
Railways Company which runs what
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Army OF f"aicchsen ON DUTY.
The entire police force OF the city
Il being worked in a three platoon
system. six hours on duty and six
hours rest. Eleven thousand uni
formed men are already on strike
duty.
The Public Service Commission to-
night made preparations for an i'm
mediate investigation Of the strike.
which threatens to lay the worlds
greatest city on its back. The follow
}ng statement was issued tonight after
1 conference between Chairman Oscar