The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19

make them members OF the American
Federation Of Labor
1t was admitted by brotherhood lead
ers yesterday that the, audiences OF
their strike was due to the threat OF the
10 call out the men, and.
with the help Of organised labor gen
orally. TO achieve better terms than the
brotherhood could get So far rs this
part OF the episode Is concerned. Man
haitian was the victim OF two rival
unions, the entrenched union beating
to II" the union that was trying TO cap
ture the subway and elevated workers by
bigger promises. For the time being,
anyway, the Interborough Brotherhood
leaders are winners.
The city felt the strike yesterday IN a
variety of irritating ways, and the gen
erai effect was ns Gov. Smith said, APP
paiiing For one thing. the Interborough.
counting two days loss Of revenue. IL
out about $500, 900. The loss to mer-
chants by reason OF the mass OF shop
pers who stayed at home rather than
try to reach the Monday bargain day.
counters, is incalculable.
Everybody going to business in Man.
haitian and The Bronx was delayed.
Thousands, mostly women. did not reach
their places OF work at all. The city
had about 1000 emergency buses In the
streets; 10000 could not have handled
the crowds. judging by appearances
Boats were running from uptown 20 the
Battery and back, but were poorly pat,
ronised. The public churned around
and mostly forgot about extra accom-
modations that were provided or was
unable to reach them.
The y. r. T. broadway line and the
Hudson tubes were hugely damned in
the rush hours. but In the middle OF the
day B. r. 7. trains were not uncomfort-
ably crowded. Streets were fuller OF
vehicles than Manhattan has ever seen
them before. Hackmen charged any old
fare they could. Everything considered,
the rates were not impossible. One
could ride downtown from The Bronx In
covering the same route for as little as
Is cents head.
One death and scores of minor acct
dents can be laid to the strike. An I'M
Identified woman was killed by a truck
while trying to md q way out of the
jam ut Eighth avenue and Thirty.eighth
street. Many persons were hurt by fall
ing or being jostled of overloaded street
cars and buses.
Mayor Spends a busy Day.
Mayor Hylan wired Secretary Of War
Baker for the use of more army trucks.
On second thought he wired President
Wilson to the same effect, and incl
dentally informed the President that his
(the Mayors) course In the strike was
being commended by the laboring people
Mr.. Hylan was indefatigable. He asked
the Interborough for n list OF all OF its
$4,000 employees and dictated 6 letter
to be sent TO each one asking them all
to meet him and talk things over. He
set a stan at work addressing $4,000
envelopes. They got part way through
the AS when the strike ended.
Meanwhile the Tnterborough made q
start toward trying to break the strike
by advertising for experienced men in
New York, Chicago, Boston and Phila-
delphia. It contradicted n report that
the brotherhood men were getting paid
while they were out. and Leader Con.
molly also said this was not true.
The brotherhood men had an all day
meeting at the New Star Casino. which
is at Lexington avenue and 1o7th street
All morning every man Of the thousands
who drifted in and out sang the choru,
80 per cent. or We stay out" Connolly
and his executive committee were talk.
Ing about keeping the roads tied up fol
two months II necessary.
The brotherhood leaders were 81
afraid Of being arrested In connection
with the injunction suit started In ths
name OF the Interborough and which wa,
due to be argued in Part l., Specia
Term 81 the Supreme Court, this morn
ing, they would not 80 near the Public
Service Commission Building, whittier
Mr.. Nixon had invited them for a talk
and they did not appear there until
about p. NJ. after positive assurance
OF safety was given.
Gathering In Commission,s once
Commissioner Nixon started the wheels
OF conversation going at noon. For some
time there were three separate groups
in the commissions Offices. Gov. Smith
was in one room with Senator Foley. who
was 4 member of The Thompson com
mittee which Investigated the commits
sion a few years ago; John Mitchell
State Industrial Commissioner. and
John II. Delaney. Rapid Transit Con-
struction Commissioner and former
president Of big Six" the typograph.
ical union.
District Attorney Swami and his assist.
ant. John T. Dooling. Joined tho Gov
Mr.. Dooling in the morning had talked
to the strike leaders for two hours, en-
deavorlng among other things to con-
vince them that Mayor Hylan was their
friend. He succeeded to the extent OF
getting the brotherhood shouters to
agree to give the Mayor hearing II ne
should 20 uptown and address them.
In another room of the Public Servic,
Commission suite were Commissioners
Nixon talking shop with the INTERIOR.
ough trio-Mr. Hedley, James L. Quack
enbush. general counsel. and Delaney
Nicoll. advisory counsel. And IN a third
meditated the Brotherhood strike com
mittee, including Its fiery and quicl
witted chairman. Patrick Connolly
Gov. Smith bobbed out for a moment anC
said that he was taking no direct part
that Commissioner Nixon was represent
Ing the State in the negotiations.
when the Federal Government ant
all the authorities agree that the thinl
to do Is to speed production II is mani
testify n calamity that the transportation
of millions of people should be tied up,
said the Governor as he disappeared
again.
Distrtct-Attorney swAnn's contribution
to the corridor talk was that he wat
going to subpoena in his conspiracy in.
quiry certain rapid transit officials whom
he did not care to name In public Al
present. Strike leader Connolly was In.
Asting that not n syllable OF the de.
mands would be Withdrawn and h,
could only tell Comrni ssIoner Nixon What