New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01

necessary precautions. Gangsters are
employed for only one purpose. whlon
is well understood They do only one
kind Of work"
The principal obstacle that the ran.
road officials are meeting IN the present
difficulty is the scarcity of labor sew
cral we'll known strikcbreaking organ
nations are doing their best 10 supply
the needs Of the Third Avenue system
hut the results are wholly inadequate
and there are inducements, too 30
day, the company will add an extra
dollar and the conductor and motormah
split receipts That is why some runs
which normally pay the company So,-
GOO are paying about S4O.
Few Risk Ride.
The Third Avenue company made no
sttcmpt to move cars until nearly 1880
O'Clock Yesterday morning Ihousands
Of pcrsonS who ride across from Long
Island City over the Fifty-ninth street
line had TO use other means. Other
crosstown people had TO do likewise.
When the company finally got the lew
cars running fewer still were the peo-
pic who risked riding in them, IN spite
of the two uniformed policemen. Lack
OF cars at 149th Street and Third Ave
nue.. The Bronx, indicated the extent oil
the tie-up.
MIR. Murphy, of the Third Avenue
system. made elaborate claims OF oper-
alton in Manhattan. Chief Inspector
Schmittberger said that the company
operated only nine cars on the three
divisions running into the SiNty-hith
Street barns, the main barns or inc
road from which operate the lhiru anu
Amsterdam Avenue line.
Mr.. Maher. Of the Thid Avenue syS-
TEN. said last night that cars were
being operated on all the company
lines in Manhattan and The Bronx.
The situation was better yesterday
than the day before, he maintained
and would be better to-day.
There is no prospect Of settlement
as far as we are concerned SAID Mr.
Maher. 1--WE are going to run our
cars. No labor organization Is going
TO conduct this road The men we
employ may be our old men, If they
come back.
I'VE are putting into operation a
more efficient service every hour, ana
are satisfied that IN time we VIII De
able to operate our railway without
any difficulty. One thing that want
70 make clear is that there VIII be
70 change in the wage scale and no
recognition of the union, nor VIII we
permit the organization of the union
among our men. We cannot afford TO
paw more than we are paying. You
cannot take blood out OF stone
Seek Recruits in Brooklyn.
While the union is intent upon or
gauizing the green car men-the New
York Railways men next-the mission
arv work of the union Is going on
among the Interborough employees and
across the river in Brooklyn. The
situation as it affects the New York
Railways Company and the INTERIOR
ouch was outlined as follows:
The company believes that none OF
the men wants TO strike. They are
being paid we'll and are satisfied with
working conditions. The only way they
can be called 10 strike is by lntlmlda-
tion, and the company maintains that
If adequate police protection is al
forded il can hold its men on the Joo
without any difficulty.
Colonel Williams said in regard TO
the Brooklya organization work;
$50 far as we know there IS no dis
satisfaction among our men. We think
we have as loyal body of men as any
large enterprise in the country. We
think they have been given TO under
stand that as the company prospers
their conditions will improve and their
remuneration will be increased. Our
transportation employees have had their
wages increased three times within the
last four years. Under these conditions
a strike with al its terrible conse-
Qucnces would seem to be an impos-
sibiity'
The police made several arrests dur
ing the day and evening, but no serious
disorder occurred