New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-12
New York October 9TH, 1916.
TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE THIRD
AVENUE SYSTEM:
AVENUE SYSTEM:

Some of you saying that you do not understand the
relations of this Company the Union that is to the Anal
gamated Society of and Electrical Railway Employees of
the United of America think that that
ton should be recognized by will try and make the stu
alton plain you.
When came here thought and said II was none Of my
business what societies the belonged whether they
unions political clubs churches and supposed that the
Union of you explained to me, society which
uccored the Sick buried the dead and carried Gods comforts
into the home" whatever that
found however, that there of finding out how
sick the Union succoed how dead buried
what the carried into the addition
found that the apparent purpose Of the Union
to foment enmity toward the corporation and the belief
that the relations of the and the company necessarily
hostile
| had always supposed do STILL that the interests Of
the and of the Company identical long the
latter did its duty and have raised the five times since
1908. pursuance this hostile relation found the Union
doing everything in its to prevent from joining the
Benefit Association, which, since founded by me- has dis
buted to 9542 of the s96ii25 in sick benefits and
which founded an insurance scheme by which the families OF
ffy-eigh who died received Thousand Dollars each
and a small number of old enjoying pensions
have also found that the Union is unncorporsd yet to
recognize" the Union that expected to make
with it which would destroy discipline and transfer to IT
the Compans but the Union cannot be sued does
not know the nature of contract and not straight enough
to be willing to keep contract has made also found that
has published its made statement in
to them say that no honest can take such
attitude and have said to the faces of of tha
any man took brothers all times
prepared where what he had done with
either fool knave, and probably both" At the
you that attitude toward the Company
entirely perverted and that you allowed yourself ito be
msled by who had brains than a canary"
These views have been strengthened by recent expert
You made solemn contract with this Company which
underwrten by the Mayor and certain other persons and at
the first opportunity you broke ii without alleging any
had for the last week days meetings
day at which leaders have made matements OF
facts false that they only be termed outrageous lies
foolish in many that little children could hardly
be deceived by them Those precious leaders
out all winter they do not they get s. day and upwards
from the Union while you silly enough to stay out
found also that the Union is responsible for the most cruel
intimidation. Many of struck because compelled
you said personally that you did
afraid to back, and within the week one
who had thought Of coming back wrought what he
feared that he cut his throat.
Under these circumstances the Mayor Sep
TENDER 10th that
For the future, member of the Amsgamatcd Society
Of Street and Electrical Railway Employees Of the United States
Of Americ. will be employed of the lines which
have jurdieton. this with because sounds
arbitrary and unfeens but that society has proved ITSELF In
judgment, to be humbug Its contract is not good, does
for the coects is Of benefit to the
who belong the few who ofcersj
NOTES disorder and doyalty and rapidly becoming public
l will have dealings with it, anybody
until after such time 10 incorporated under tho
laws Of Now York. and tho Of its like those
the railways placed under the Public Service Commission
That will at least publicity"
what said in this letter TO the Mayor is still true
r. W. WiITRDCE, President