New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-04
Vote to Tie Up Manhat-
tan's Surface Cars May
Follow Meeting.
PRESENT DEMANDS
ON I'd AVENUE LINE
Boston Car Mems Union Offers
Its $4,000 Treasury to Aid
Local Strike.

The question in labor circles yester-
day was not would the streetcar strike
spread, but how far would it spread
and would it involve other transporta-
ton interests?
That the disafrection might spread to
the transfers and truckmen was the be-
lief'expressed by local leaders in close
touch with the situation. These men
said last night that not only were the
men employed in other transportation
lines in thorough sympathy with the
traction employees, but that spirit OF
uneasiness was developing that might
easily resolve itself into a sympathetic
strike.
So far as the traction companies are
concerned, only the meeting OF uenerai
Manager Frank Hedley with the COM
mittee of green car employees, "ho
signed the demand for recognition OF
the union and higher wages, stands III
the way of a strike being ordered to-
night Hedley will meet the men AZ
o'clock this afternoon, but the meeting
is expected TO be productive OF no re.
suit. William o. Wood, president OF
the Queens company, is expected 10
meet a similar committee, with Similar
results.
Vote for Strike Expected.
These meetings failing, the commit
tees will report TO meetings IN LyeeuHn,
Hail. where the green car employees VIII
meet and in Morrisey's Hall, Ions
Island City, the gathering place Tor the
employees on the Queens system. AZ
these meetings votes 10 strike are ex'
pected.
While this is going on it is prob
able the men of the Second Avenue
system, until now outside the organ
izgtion. will present their demands 10
the management of the company. These
men were organized at e meeting early
4 this morning IN Mozart Hall, on Last
Fiqbty-sixth Street During the day
several hundred men, employed on this
line and on the New York Railways
system. called at the headquarters OF
the Third Avenue strikers and joined
their organization.
With the Second Avenue line organ
lied all the surface systems In Man
haitian are included in the organiza-
ton which, with the largest staff OF
organizers yet employed, is hard al
work on the 81" and subway systems
and in Brooklyn. Men familiar with
The work being Done said last night the
demands of the subway and ~" en-
ployes will probably be presented early
/ next week, so the situation Will reach
1 a climax by Wednesday at the latest
with Brcoklyn's rapid transit system
! coming into line not later than week
/ from to-day.
Labor Men Answer Shonts.
1t is recognized, however, that the
real test of strength and the cues
ton as 70 how far the strike will ex'
tend rests upon the results on the
/ New York Railways system. Theodore
/ P. Shonts says most of the men on that
system are loyal, and as proof cites
the fact that at meetings he addressed
i there was none to say otherwise
/ The answer TO this offered by the
labor men is that Mr.. Shonts overstat'
ed the fact when he asserted that he
had addressed 2,700 of the men or
that system. They say scores went
directly from the meetings he spoke
at to union headquarters to be en-
rolled. Employees of this system were
enrolling in steady stream at the sew
eral headquarters yesterday and last
3 night, while the more timid were en-
rolling in less conspicuous places.
Mahon Scores Shonts.
/ Shonts came in for few words from
William D. Mahon last night regarding
/ the Interborough advertisements ref
erence to "alien organizers"
Since when" asked he, "is 1t proper
/ to call q man born in the United Stateq
an alien? That sort of talk is piffie
and unworthy of MIR. Shonts. ! have
/ the same right to represent my organ
ization that he has TO represent his
/ and | am going anywhere in the United
i States or elsewhere il may send ne
/ just as he has the right to go to Chi
/ cago or Washington or any other place
! to serve his company and his share
/ holders.
/ "The only thing alien about this
proposition is the ownership of the
companies Mr.. Shonts works for. Look
/ into that a bit and you'll find large
/ part of the control vested In the Roth
/ schilds.
Boston Offers Aid.
Mr.. Mahon last night received q
message from the Boston Car Mems
/ Union. II said:
Intense interest here in the great
I fight. Every member of the Boston
[ Car Mems Union wishes godspeed to
all New York brothers in their strug-
/ gle for industrial freedom. Newspaper
reports Of companys position refusing
TO recognize right to organize laugh
able Special meeting OF Boston Car
Mems Union called to assist you fnan-
1 cially. Count upon our whole treasury
! II necessary.
THOMAS J. DOYLE. President.
MATTHIAS J. NESDALE, Business
Agent
That's at least 100000 available at
once" remarked a member Of The Bos-
ton union. There is that much in the
treasury. If needed, we will assess our