The evening world., 1916-08-05
FEWER CARS ARE IN
OPERATION N CITY As
STRUGGLE GROWS BITTER
tcontinusd from First Pass)

four of the Columbus Avenue and
broadway. three OF the Seventh ana
one of tho Amsterdam Avenue hines
passed north on that thorouEhfare.
A COMMITTEES OF five. representing
the employees OF the Staten Island
LiGht and Power Company. which
runs the trolley cars In Richmond.
visited General Organiser Fitzgerald
At strike headquarters this afternoon
to say that the road had agreed to
mset the committee as members of
tho union.
Mr.. FtsGcrald Immediately sent
State President Holland Of the Am
crtcan Federation OF Labor back 70
Staten Island with the COMMITTEES to
confer with the officisis Of the oom.
pany.
POWER hoUSE MEN MAY 40
OUT MONDAY.
James p. Holland. President Of the
New York State Federation Of La
Dor. said to an Evening World re-
porter that he did not believe the
engineers and hrsmen could be held
at their posts until Monday.
'"rhe wanted to strike last night"
hs added. but We are not yet ready
for this move. when they do 70 on
strike every line In this city will bs
most seriously affected. even the
subway. There are about 5000 men
represented In these branches Of en-
ploymsnt
"Ths u. n. r. men are now all
ready to 70 out A committee rep.
rcsentins them called on me last
night and stated that the employees
would formulate their demands at
once and present them either to-day
or Monday. They will give the b.
r. T. ofnciais only one day In which
70 make answer.
It's all poppycoci<. this talk of Mr..
Shonts about the loyalty Of his men.
wouldn't tho mon be foolish to tell
the bosses right to their faces that
they were dissatisfied and about to
90 outf
Nov. 30 far a. the wages Of the
engineers. firemen and water tenders
arc concerned. tho latter receive from
the railway companies 2s cents less an
hour than tho ordinary nremen In
other plants. The nremen receive 50
cents per day less than other nremen
and have to work seven days q week
without vacations. In other plants
they work only six days"
NO TIME TO INTERVENE NOW,
SAYS MAYOR.
Mayor Mitchell this afternoon said:
II am confident the police commits
sioner's plans to preserve order will
prove suficient.
''The employees Of the companies
have q constitutional right to organ
lac. but those who wish to take their
places have q right to protection
against violence. 10 far AZ II Is possi-
BILE to give II to them. One thing
want to make clear Ia that the police
will not be used to take sides. They
will not deal with the question at
Issue In any way.
III the situation continues bad for
any length Of time It will be my duty
TO do everything In my power to bring
about peace. have already made
two Intellectual attempts. but to-day
does not seem tho opportuns time to
make another effort toward bringing
the two sides together"
While II il the general impression
among city ofiicials that both sides to
the controversy arc "bluning" to .
BILE exbent, the opinion 10 that
there Will be a general strike on all
lines OF transportation in tho city
carly noxt week.
Can CREWS ThREArENEp ~
srRikGRS, NE GAYS.
Mr.. Hsdiey. who spent the night at
the Ftftietn Street ana Seventh Ave-
niue barn, ohArgsd that strikers and
their emissariss were boarding the
cars OF the company and threatening
the crews. the result being that many
OF the men who wished to remain
loyal were quitting work.
AN alarming number Of motormen
and conductors are turning In their
cars at the various barns" said He'd
ley. because In the last hour or 20
great numbers OF intimidators have
been sent out by the strike leaders to
frdghtsn the men. These tntimidators