The evening world., 1916-09-08
1000 STRIKERS
REVOLT ANDPLEAD
FOR USE OF FORCE
Organizers and Officers Coun.
selling Peaceful Methods
Are Howled Down.
II s.w~s \

! Strikers TO the number Of 2, 900, as
scmbled at Lyceum Hall In East
Elgh,y-sixth Street to-day. revolted
against the leadership of the organ
izers and officers who are counselins
peaceful methods and clamored for
permission to use force. p. J.
o'Brien. an organizer who talks con.
vincingly, and other organizers of the
| Amalgamated Union tried In vain to
, stem tho outbreaks of bitter feeling
that swept through the crowded and
superheated hall.
III you try any rough house stun"
shouted O'Brien, you will lose the
respect OF the public and all your
chances will be gone. Leave this
matter to US"
How can we win a strike when
we sit down and let scabs steal our
Jobs?' demanded one OF the strikers.
Let's go down in tho holo and pull
the sunmen OF the subway trains"
yelled another.
"Yank the scabs OF the cars and
throw the boots into EN-" was an
other suggestion.
Although the men were finally
quieted they lef. the hall In bitter
mood. 1t wasn't long rrfore they
were holding up crosstoWn Eighty
sixth Street cars and Lexington Ave-
nue. cars and threatening motormen
and conductors.
Police reserves charged the strikers
and dispersed them. Many Of tho
men. influenced by cold fluids they
had been imbibing to alleviate the
heat discomfort. LEFT the vicinity say
ing they would take the matter Of
handling scabs into their own hands.
While the strikers were holding I'D
a crosstown car In front OF Lyceum
Hall and threatening the motorman
and conductor somebody threw a slab
OF concrete which landed on the right
ear OF Patrolman Richard Koch, who
was acting as front platform guard.
koch's ear was badly lacerated. He
was unable to catch the concrete
HEAVIER.
AS the result of a police inspection
or tho subway. guards were stationed
this afternoon at oil points al which
explosives or anything else calcu-
lated to delay traffic could bo dropped
or thrown. At the suggestion OF the
police, General HanaYer Hedley is
sued orders that tho rear door OF the
last car on all subway trains be
locked and that guards STAND be-
tween tho cars TO prevent any de-
slructlVeIy disposed person from
dropping distractions on the track.
All bundles carried by passengers
VIII he scrutinized and a close watch
kept OF persons carrying suitcases
ana travelling bags.
a delegation OF strikers called at
Police Headquarters and complained
to Inspector Schmitt berger that they
were beaten up when they tried 10
approach trainmcn at Ono Hundred
and Fifty-fifth Street and Eight Ave-
nue., on the IL and the Bronx Park
and Van Cortlandt Park terminals of
the subway. inspector Walsh of the
Bronx was ordered to make an inves-
tigation, Tho delegation asked police
permission 10 talk to motormen, con-
ductors and guards on subway and
IL" trains. They were told that any
body attempting 10 talk strike to a
motorman, conductor or guard will bo
promptly arrested as a menace TO the
safety OF tho travelling public.
The strikers in Lyceum Hall to-day
numbered lnterboroush and New York
Railways ex-cnployees, Organizer
/ o Brien read them statement
made by President Shonts OF the In
| terborough that only four motormen
had struck on the ~" and subway.
II want the striking Il and sub
way motormen TO step up on the
stage" said O'I5rien.
Men started from all parts Of tho
hall and soon f.iy-two OF them were
assembled, They all said they were
striking IL" and subway motormen.
O'Bricn declared there were many
others not present The marlborough
strikers will meet hereafter at One
Hundred and sixteenth Street and
Lenox Avenue.