The sun., 1919-08-12
sbes, Who Forced Brooklyn to
Walk, Decides Strike in Bor-
ough Not Necessary.
uy1AN WRITES LETTERS
rridiper Shows Mayer and
Nixon $500 B. R. T. Men,
bership Cards as Proof.

in,aIgnmated ASsociauoh u SHeos o
,a.c,ric Railway Employees. Mr.. Shea
!, the man who made Brooklyn walk last
week
s,res Mr.. Shea said last week that
here wasn't darn thing surer than
,A.t there would be a strike in Manhat-
,.n his change Of opinion was the most
interesting thing which occurred In the
transit situation yesterday. His deci-
don. II is known, is based upon the
oplnion that since the union scored
what IL considers such an overwhelming
v,ctory in Brooklyn, its attempt to
rn,onize the entire city will be success
mi without the necessity for calling the
men out on strike.
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
NIXON. having gotten the b. r T. mat
.er almost into a state of arbitration,
vas busy yesterday 'in sympathetic CO.
operation" with the Amalgamated off,
Gals as he himself announced, to pre-
vent further strikes. At the end Of the
Say's work he said he had great hopes
that there would be no strike. although
he admitted that no had not conferred
With Job Hedges. receiver of the New
York Railways Company: Frank He'd
ley. general manager of the INTERIOR
ogh. or E. A. Maher, president Of the
Third Avenue system.
Yesterday was a very busy day for
Mayor Hylan. In addition to his usual
onerous duties at City Hall he wrote a
statement knocking Lindley NJ. Garri-
son, receiver for the B. R. T.. and then,
lest he seem partial, wrote a letter to
District Attorney Swami about the other
traction receiver Job Z. Hedges. Mr..
Garrison was characterized as an "obsti-
nate Federal receiver" in the statement.
while Mr.. Hedges was accused Of max
ing threats prohibited by the Penal Law,
sections $50 and $50. and OF trying to
have the Police Department turned over
70 him.
The principal reason for the letter to
District Attorney Swami, however, was
the Mayors belief that Mr.. Hedges and
other marlborough and New York Street
Railway officials have formed a criminal
conspiracy to compel the city authorities
10 let their companies charge extra
fares. He suspects. SO the Mayor tells
Mr.. Swami. that some one In authority
81 the two companies had said to the
men: You go ahead and strike and
make plenty of trouble and the city
win have to give US Increased fares
which we can divide up"
Letters From Rail officials.
In proof Of his charges the Mayor
submitted to Mr. Swami four letter.
which he received during the last few
days Two of these were from Mr.
Hedges demanding adequate police pro
lection for his men and ren1arking tina
ne intended to ask the Governor for thu
removal of ANY public official' whit
might fail to perform his duty. One wa!
from T. NJ FaZake~ley, president of tn,
Brotherhood of New York Railway
Company Employees, a union formed b.
T. P Shonts during the 1916 strike. Il
this Mr.. Fazakerley likewise asked po
lice protection for the men from tn
violence OF outsiders. The fourth letter
IN a similar strain. was from the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company. Thes
letters with the exception Of Mr.. Fazak
erleys, have been published.
The charge OF the Mayor that tn
marlborough and New York Street r. y
ways Company were conspirin5 wit
their own men to obtain a higher fer
after a strike did not excite the sensa
ton which 1t SO justly deserved anon
the transit officials and those public OF
1cials who keep a watchful eye upo
them.
In fact Public Service COMMISSIONS
Nixon was almost ocular about II. Fl
said
q am working now with the AInaiga
mated Association to establish the
membership TO the satisfaction OF Judl
Mayer and myself. 1 am too busy
ympathtic cooperation with amalgi
mated officials trying to prevent furth'
strikes Ii be interested in letters
when I was years old Who kilie
oock rohin' Interested me greatly. N }
Il doesn't"
Mr.. Hedges laughed when the Mayor
letter was shown to him.
"As lawyer I deem II most unpr'
fessional and unethical to comment .
any matter In the hands OF the Distri
Attorney" he said. Until Mr.. Swan
brings the matter officially to my a
tention shall not comment upon IT.
Mayors Letter to MT. Swami.
The text of the Mayors letter to NJ
Swami is as follows:
DEAR SIR: Herewith hand you
series Of letters, as follows;
+No. /, from Job z. Hedges. receive
New York Railways Company, DAFT
August s, 1919.
NO 2, from T. NJ. Fazakerley, pres
dent Brotherhood OF New York Raj
ways Company Employees, dated Augu
n tlS1s.
NO, 3. from marlborough Rap
Transit Company, dated August 3, 1S1
NO, {, from Job Z. Hedges. recsiv'
New York Railways Company. dat
August 3. 1919.
Taken together they seem to ha'
single nspira ton and a common pu
pose, amounting to criminal conspirac
10 compel the C ity authorities
threats Of one kind and another to 81
The railway companies extra fare. The
IS no strike at the present time al
there has not been any in Manhatta
There is a strong intimation tn
strike might be profitable for Z
employees as we'll as for the railw;
companies. The application Of the I
eeiver OF the New York Railways Coz
pany, the Interborough Rapid Tran,
company and OF the president OF {
brotherhood OF the New York Railwa
employees for police protection do
not ring true to me. 1t sounds
though some one I'm authority has SO
70 the men:
You go ahead and strike and maj
pehty Of trouble and the city will ha
70 give US increased fares which we Ct
divide up
Furthermore. have very strol
r,ouon that the letter OF Receiy
hedges, under date of August 8, cons
1les a distinct threat to me OF I
Iho mat Is prohibited by the Pen
Lsw' sections $40 and SEQ. In his lett
az Hedges threatens to ask the Go
unor Tor the removal OF any pub
SSnciaI who fails to perform his du
~ tuIl sincerity or. In other wore
please Mr.. Hedges; and In anoth
,agraph insinuates and suggestss tn
v e only way can escape the hunlli