The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11

sister She has peritonitis. and Miss
Margaret Wilson, the Presidents
daughter. is among the members of
the family at her bedside.
Az. Of |. SUPPORTERS .
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made a tour Of the car barns during
the day and later in the afternoon an
nounced that he had seventy cars run
ming on the Third Avenue line. The
police reports do not coincide. Mr.
Whittridge further announced that
he had addressed a letter to Mayor
Mitchell in which he defends his po-
sition and places the burden of the
strike on his lines on the shoulders
of William 3. Fitzgerald. chief or
ganizer of the car men.
Jitneurs Reap Harvest.
Although Theodore P. Shonts. of the
1nterhorough system. as well as head
Of the green lines. asserted that the
surface cars were moving with great
er regularity today than on any day
since the strike started. il was noticed
that jitney drivers reaped a harvest
Many of these motor car drivers
traversed Twenty third, Thirty fourth
and Forty second Streets. as we'll az
the cross streets further up town. On
each trip their cars were full to over.
flowing.
According to Mr. shonts thirty cars
were In operation on Twenty-third
Street today. two more than on pre-
eeding days.
BY o'clock tonight every surface
car In Manhattan and. the Bronx had
been withdrawn. After that hour
those venturing from their homes had
only the subway and elevated lines to
| depend on.
Mr.. Gompers' Statement.
| Mr.. Gompers' statement following
tonight's conference was:
| "A conference consisting of Of
| Hcers of the New York City Central
Federated Union, the Brooklyn Cen
trail Federated Labor Union and the
president of the New York State
Federation of Labor, representatives
of the American Federation of Labor,
the officers of the Amalgamated AS
,sociation of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees Of America. met in the
continental Hotel for the purpose of
considering the situation in regard to
the efforts made by officers OF the
marlborough Rapid Transit Company
and the New York Railways Company.
the Third Avenue Railroad Company
and the Second Avenue Railroad Com
pany to crush out theaspirit of organ
ization among the employees of the
railroads and the strike. or more
properly speaking, the lockout In
augurated against the men.
| There are now mora than 0N0
men who have refused to submit to
the railroad companies dictation and
more are leaving the service hourly
until there are few cars and trains In
operation.
From the standpoint OF strike or
lockout the situation is well in hand
The spirit of the men is OF the best
and they are determined to exercise
their right to organize; the right to
strive nationally and normally for the
! improvements OF their condition as
employees of the companies.
| The conference, representing or.
gained wage earners In Greater New
York and vicinity, on behalf of them
selves and those they represent. pledge
| to the striking street railway men
their undivided moral and financial
support; that they will and. do urge
their fellow workers-union or nom
union-to render their moral and H.
nancial support to the contesting street
railway men, that the great rank and
file of workers of Greater New York
and vicinity will do nothing directly
or indirectly that will aid the railway
companies In their effort to defeat
the men and crush the spirit of the
workers
MFR. Frayne's Statement
Mr.. Frnyne's statement said:
AT conference held at the Con-
tlnental Hotel this afternoon to de-
wise ways and means Of assisting the
striking street railway employees, rep
| resentatives of every labor organise
ton in New York city and vicinity
were present
Each OF the representatives pres
ent said he voiced the sentiments OF
his organization when he declared the
men and women of the organized labor
movement of New York were ready to
lay down their tools, If necessary. to
assure to street car workers the right
to organize for the Improvement OF
their conditions.
After the discussion and delibera-
ton the following was adopted:
! I'VE recommend to central bodies
of Greater New York and vicinity, the
I Central Federated uale#-ef- New York
Central Labor Union of Brooklyn. and
the Yonkers. Mount Vernon. White
! Plains and New Rochelle Federation
OF Labor sympathetic strike OF all
organized wage earners In their Juris
diction in support of the contention oil
the striking railway men for the right
to organize.
The conference committee appeals
to the public to refrain from patronix-
Ing cars or railroads of New York and
vicinity upon which there is a strike
I of their employees. We cali upon the
Mayor and the police authorities to
protect the men in the strike to peace
fully picket and by moral persua sion
to induce their fellowmen to Join In
their strike for the right to organ.
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