New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06

employees being fearful Of personal
harm TO them il they operate their
cars, we desire 10 announce that, com
mencing Saturday, August D, lelo'
motormen, conductors, starters, IN
structors and inspectors Will receive
double paw for each day they remain
on duty. and all other employees IN
other departments who work with US
will be compensated with substantial
additional amounts TO their regular
wages during the crisis
Labor Leaders Pleased.
Labor leaders expressed entire salts
faction with the progress OF the strike
on all the city's surface lines. Genera
Organizer Fitzgerald declared that
two-thirds Of the green car men had
quit their jobs, and that 80 per cent
Of the conductors and motormen on
these lines would desert before morn
ing. The union officials contended that
if the company were not using sulke-
breakers the service would be entirely
paralyzed.
Hedley denied emphatically that any
,trike breakers were being used yes
terday. although $500 were brought
here Friday night from Chicago and
other Western cities. Leading strike
breaking organizations boosted yester-
dav that they could marshal 10000
strike breakers here in FIVE days. Many
of these are being housed in the yarl-
Gus barns of the surface line com
NAMES in Manhattan, The Bronx, klch-
mond and Queens.
Riots on S6th Street Line.
"No line is entirely tied up, said
Mr.. Hedley late yesterday afternoon
"The East Eighty-sixth Street line (the
transverse road) was tied up tight; A
number of our cars were attacked
windows were broken and bottles were
thrown at the cars. Many of the men
said when they reached the terminal
that they were afraid, and wanted 70
have additionL' police protectlon-s
uniformed man a. each end.
president ShontS OF the company
has lust gotten assurances from the
Navor that two men have been ordered
on the Eighty-sixth Street car line. Al
this moment cars are starting up and
running from the Eighty sixth Street
barns with two uniformed patrolmen
A number of cars, particularly on the
Lexington and Madison Avenue lines
and on those using Delaney, Clinton
and Essex Streets, had their window:
smashed by bottles and stones and
garbage hurled at the cars and through
the windows. Several Of our employees
have been injured.
1--WE still have a sufficient number OF
men who desire to work on the cars
when they can feel safe in so doing"
Denies Subway Demands.
"Have you received any demands
from the Interborough men,? he was
asked. IN
eve have not sir" he replied. Our
service on the New York Railways lines
is now about 40 per cent normal. That
is less than it was this morning. There
is not a strikebreaker on the JOB. Al
the men operating our cars are oui
own men. We are running the cars &C
cording TO the number OF loyal men
willing 10 90 out and face the racket
they are up against"
What Hedley and Shonts fear most OF
all is the detection Of their men be
cause Of intimidation of strikers. Be
cause uniformed policemen rode with
motormen or near the front OF every
car picketing of motormen was decided
" difficult. But il went on success
fully on the back end CT the cars. The
strikers recruited their ranks gradu-
ally by these peaceful means and theii
success contributed to the gradual de-
crease in the green car service.
Shonts in Touch with Mayor.
President Shonts KEEP. in constant
telephone communication with the
Mayors Office all day. About O'CLOCK
/ ne telephoned down from Fiftietf
/ Street that, because of strikers threat:
and the fear of the loyal men, The
service on the Eighty-sixth Street line
had to be stopped, the service on the
Lexington Avenue line reduced IRON
+ 116 to 7 cars, and on the Madison Ave
nue. line from l46 to Al cars.
The traction head declared that the
men at the Lexington Avenue barns
we're willing TO go out II they got TIVE
policemen to a car. The Mayor in
b formed Commissioner Woods, who il
turn instructed Inspector Morris TO in
vestigate conditions. II he found Mr.
Shonts's fears we'll founded, he was t
give the company the additional man.
az am confident" said Mayor Mitchell
chat the Police Commissioners plan
TO preserve order will prove sufficient
There has been little disorder in tn
strike situation an to the present
While | was at home all morning,
was in touch with the situation, ant
did not get to bed until 3 o'clock.
Have Right TO Organize.
1.-THE employees Of the companies hav
a constitutional right TO organize, Will
at the same time, those who wish u
take their places have a right to pro
lection against violence as far IS it j
possible to give it to them. One thinl