New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03

a sufficient force in that borough 10
preserve order and prevent rioting and
violence.
Mounted patrolmen, who have been
on duty in The Bronx, were trans
ferred to Queens, and detachments
from Manhattan were sent into Inc
Bronx. Automobile owners have been
asked BY the department 20 have their
machines ready for service in the
event of a general strike. IL is plan
ned TO put two cars az each police
station. TO provide for the rapid NOV
ing Of reserves into threatened dis
tricts.
Defence League on Call.
Besides these measures police Off
Gals at headquarters said that Com
missioner Arthur Woods contemplateS
calling out 10000 members of the
Home Defence League for duty If the
situation becomes threatening enough
TO warrant this move.
Governor, Whitman has repeated his
assurances that the National Guards
men left IN tho state. numbering be-
tween 5000 and 10000, will be rusned
into the strike zones on the instan;
that the situation gets beyond tho
control Of the municipal authorities.
At National Guard headquarters yes
terddy il was said that no orders TO
move have yet been received, and that
none were expected soon. Should they
come. however. officials of the guard
said the mil.tiG would be ready for
service on almost a moments notice.
In the city now are three regiments
of infantry and three coast artillery
organizations. Other regiments could
be rushed 20 New York in less than
a days time.
Woods Does Not Want Guard.
Commissioner Woods said yesterday
that he did not expect TO see militia
on duty in New York.
"The police" said he, "are amply
competent 10 handle the situation or
any situation that is likely TO arise.
You will not see militiamen doing po-
lie, duty here
The conference between the commits
sioner and the Governor was due 20
the fact that the calling out Of the
militia for service in Mexico had neces-
sarily broken up the working arrange
ment between the department and
Major General O'Ryan for the furnish
ing Of troops i'm the event Of any serl-
Gus emergency arising and Mr.. Woods
was dosrous Of knowing 10 whom he
would have 20 apply under existing
circumstances.
II the men of the green cars join the
strike. thirty-one car lines, twenty IN
Manhattan and eleven in Queens, will
be tied up. Residents Of the latter
borough, with virtually no elevated and
subway facilities viii be cut of from
the rest Of the city.
Lines Threatened Here.
In Manhattan the lines affected will
be Lexington Avenue, Fourth and Madi-
son avenues. Sixth and Amsterdam ave
nues. Broadway and Columbus Avenue,
Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, Sew
enth Avenue and Brooklyn, Eighth Ave
nue.. Ninth Avenue, 145th Street cross
town. ll6th Street Crosstown. Eighty
sixth Street crosstown, Ihirty-fourth
Street crosstown Twenty-third Street
crosstown. Fourteenth Street crOsstown,
Eighth Street crosstown and the Canal
Street crosst0wn. all electrically oper-
ated The following horse car and
storage battery lines viii be affected:
Avenue line. Madison Street line,
Sixth Avenue ferry line, Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets crosstown,
Bleecker Street line, Metropolitan
crosstown line.
In Queens the New York and
Queens County Railway Company oper-
ates Dos passenger ears over 55.2l
miles Of track Its lines are from
Fifty-ninth Street Manhattan TO
Flushing. Fifty-ninth Street 10 Dutch
Kills, Fifty-ninth Street 20 North
Beach, Fifty-ninth Street 10 College
Point. from the Thirty-fourth Street
ferry in Long Island City 70 the Nine
ty-second Street ferry, from the Thir-
ty-fourth Street ferry 10 Calvary Gem
etery, from the Ninety-second Street
ferry 20 Wocdside. from Flushing to
Jamaica. from the Ihirty-fOUrth Street
ferry 10 Bridge Plaza.
Horse Car Men Included.
The only difference between the de-
mands made on the New York Rail
ways Company and those made upon
the Third Avenue lines is IN their eX-
tension 10 cover the horse and storage
battery cars. In a letter 10 Mayor
Mitchell. which accompanied copies Of
the demands. Mr. Mahon said:
"In compliance with my promise
made you on the 1st, ] take this means
OF informing you that the men working
for the New York Railways Company
and the New York and Queens County
Railway Company have requested us
TO present to their respective compa-
MES requests covering wages and the
recognition Of their union.
COPIES Of their request are hereby
inclosed
awe have instructed our attorney,
Louis Fridiger, and Hugh Frayne, Or
ganizer, Of the American Federation of
Labor, TO present these matters 10 you
and represent our association in any
discussion or action you may desire TO
take on same
The demands are then set forth as
follows:
That the company will allow their
employees 70 organize without intiml-
dation or interference of any kind.
That the officers of the company will
agree 10 meet and treat with the duly
accredited officers and committees OF