The sun., 1919-04-10
STRIKE IS DELAYED
BY B. R. T. WORKERS
Union Makes Desperate Eff
forts to Get Power House
Men Into Organization.

The Il. r. T. strike will not be or
dered to-day or tomorrow. but a walk
out OF the 5000 motormen. conductors.
guards and shopmen before Monday
would not surprise those Of the 5000 men
and women who belong TO the Anal
gamated Association OF Electric Rail-
way Employees Of America.
One thing is preventing the strike, al
though neither the union leaders nor
the officials OF the B. r T. will admit
H. and that Is the big force OF workers
IN the power house. The power house
yesterday was tho focal point toward
which both sides bent their efforts. The
union organizers went to great lengths
10 induce the men in the power house Of
the y. X. T. to Join their organisation,
and well they might. for they realize
tnat with the power house lin operation
their fight will be as hopeless as the
strikes on the system in former years.
On the other hand. with the power house
smut down. no number of strlkebreakers
imported by tho r. r, r or returned
soldiers hired will be of any avail.
The men on the cars were FESTIVE yes
terday. All of them expected a strike
car would be forthcoming during the
Jay. The committee empowered to call
the strike seemed in no hurry to rush
the crisis. however. and met in tho
hotei Continental with the organizers
OF the Amalgamated Association, with
out shaping any definite plan.
III strike is called rne men who will
handle 1t are Patrick j. OBrien of De-
troit, vice-president of the Amalgamated
association; William Collins, State or
ganizer OF the American Federation OF
Labor, and Thomas f. Shine, a New
England official of the carmen's union.
Mr.. Garrison was not in town yester-
DAY and the union committee made no
eHort TO see him at the Il. r. T. offices
or at his private office in Broad street
officials OF the company do not expect a
strike and consequently have made no
preparations against the time when rs
per cent OF the employees may walk
out In some manner they gained the
impression from the strike vote of the
union employees that the National War
Labor Board would be appealed to be-
1ore strike actually is declared, and
the delay would give them time.
No recommendation from the National
War Labor Board could dissuade Mr.
Garrison from his opposition 10 the
Amalgamated Association. He holds
that the organizers from that union are
pernicious agitators. who have not the
Interest of the employees at heart, but
only the Strengthening OF their national
organization. His position as an ap-
pointee Of the Federal court places the
strike in peculiar situation and ex-
empts him from the abuse that is heaped
on the other officials OF the company.
The union committee discovered this
Yesterday when they sought the aid of
Mayor Hylan in settling the dispute
Inc Mayor urged them to exhaust all
possible means OF preventing a strike,
and promised to do what he could 10
have Judge Garrison receive the COM
mittee which has been trying 10 ne
gotiate with him.
OF course" said the Mayor YOU
know that Mr.. Garrison is the receiver
of the court and cannot and will not
do anything that can be construed as In
reference with tho court"
The iaEor said he would write TO
Mr.. Garrison. and would Inform the
committee of the receivers reply. He
told the union representatives that the
only way 10 settle the dispute was in n
peaceful manner, and they answered
that it is not the intention OF the men
to strike unless there was no other
means OF securing their demands
These three committeeman, Willer.
Reilly and Kopman. insisted that they
were not representatives OF the union
but of the employees. Mr.. Garrison
says he will not deal with them. nor
any of the other representatives. of the
Amalgamated Association as employees,
on the ground that they are really
agents OF the Amalgamated. for there
are a few thousand other employees of
the company who have had no voice in
making the demands or in selecting men
to represent them in conferences with
the receiver.
Manhattan transit would not be az