The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-20

II was arranged that these should be
taken up under the brotherhood's consti-
tuition, which provides for arbitration in
case company and employees are not
able TO agree.
After asserting that the s1,Boo.ooo a
year which the award adds to the COM
pany's payroll would come out OF
fares" Mr.. Hedges said he was not pre-
pared to give a financial statement He
was reminded of his remark last week
that the 10 per cent. increase then
granted would just about eat up the adj
ditional revenue to be derived from the
cent transfer which the public has
been buying since August l. or 5000, 900
year
He declined to indicate how the adj
ditional 10 per cent could be obtained
by road already In bankruptcy on the
cent fare basis Being asked II he
would ask the city TO let him raise the
fare, he said that request already had
been made and denied and that Public
Service Commissioner Nixon had said
that the matter might be taken UP again
In six months.
but that" observed Mr.. Hedges,
does not prevent us from asking for
more before then"
Did the employees threaten to
striker reported inquired.
Positively no." Mr.. Hedges said.
They simply asked for more money be-
cause they said they needed 1t in order
to live and absolutely had to have It,"
Paid for Brotherhood Work.
The receiver also said that the mem
bers OF the brotherhood committee would
receive their regular pay for tn time
they have been of their usual jobs can
wasting the sentiment Of the brotherhood
and negotiating with the receiver. Their
constitution. approved by the company,
permits the officers to busy themselves
about brotherhood matters when neces-
sary. without loss of pay. President
Fazakerley rode yesterday in a rather
expensive automobile which he hired.
He said that as the brotherhood exacted
no dues 1t had no money except a little
1t raised by benefits.
Similarly, to the marlborough strike
| agitators will be paid their regular
wages for the days Consumed in bring
ing about the strike, but none of the
men will get pay for Sunday and Mon
day, when they were on strike and tech
nically out of the companys employ.
James l.. Quackenbush, the INTERIOR
ough attorney, spoke cheerfully of the
outcome Of the elevated and subway
stoppage. He said that the men were
now back in the family" and that the
"erring daughter had returned and been
forgiven" But II any OF them had
violated 5le court Injunction which or
dered them not to call a strike Mr..
Quackenbush was cure that man would
be prosecuted. The evidence, he added,
was not in hand. He had been told that
the injunction was served on Patrick
Connolly, the strike leader, at $3.50 A.
A. Sunday. half an hour before the
walkout. but was not sure this was
true.
The employees have gone back to
their old headquarters. 1855 East Forty
second street. in a building owned and
| furnished by the marlborough, which
the men abandoned during the two days
| of interruption OF transit. Mr.. Quack-
! nebush said II was up to the brother
hood men whether the men dischar ged
| for attending a meeting of the Amalga-
mated association were reinstated by
| the company.
The company would do whatever the
| brotherhood wanted. but would itself
have no dealings with the Amalgamated
which. said MIR. Quackenbush. had been
guilty of three distinct breac hes of con-
tract with rapid transit companies In
this city-one in 1905 and two in 1916
when there were strikes on the Third
| Avenue and New York Railways SYSTEMS
The increase of % per cent. to the
| marlborough employees would mean. Mr.
Quackenbush said. that the company will
have to borrow $40. 100000 in the next
I five years. He based this estimate on D