New-York tribune., 1919-08-21
Meeting of Amalgamated,
With 1000 Present,
Demands Green Lines
Reinstate Z IN pl 10y es
Brotherhood Also
Firm for 500
Clerks From Judge May
er's Court Make Rec
ord Of the Proceedings

mems unions last night carried threats
Of further moves to cripple the city's
transportation service.
Ofcers of the Amalgamated Asso-
e;ation Of Street and Electric Railway
Men defed court order and the pres
ence of court stenographers by holding
fiery assenblaee at Lyceum Hall.
yighty-sixth Street and Third Avenue.
approximately 1000 men took part in
the formulation of demands that are
expected to be presented to the green
fs- lines to-day
Meanwhile a meeting Of members Of
the Brotherhood of Interborcugh En-
poyes, the organization that has Just
been granted 25 per cent increase in
wages after a two-day tie-up of Man
hattan's traction service, held another
meeting of protest.
Brotherhood Wants so Per Cent
The Brotherhood general commit
Tee. meeting at Stube Hall, 1+2d
Street and Eighth Avenue, received
the West Side motormen's local of the
organization calling upon that body to
take immediate steps toward obtaining
The rema ming IS per cent of the total
increase in pay demanded by the men.
After accepting this document and
sc.ing upon It in executive session the
general committee refused to make
any statement IS TO its decision.
President Patrick J. Connolly said
mat the organization was not on
friendly terms with the 1nterborough
and would not be until the favorable
conclusion Of the present negotiations.
While the demands of the Amaga-
mated just at present are addressed
% the green car line because that
'ine has refused to reinstate seventy
i've Analgamated members who were
discharged for union activities, P. J.
Shea, head o. the organization, made
s. plain that the grievances complained d
= are against all the city's transporta-
Ton 0mpanies.
Ready to Call Strike
lie said that he was ready to call a
s'gike or all the city's lines if the men
favored such action. He admitted, un-
officially that the Amalgamated was
not as we'll organized as he would
desire to see them,' but said that he
had sufficient men at his command to
tie up traffic if such action was neces-
SAry.
Iwo stenographers from Judge julius
a. Mayors court attended the meeting
and took notes on all the addresses
made. United States deputy marshals
armed With subpPnas issued by Judge
layer. were serving legal notices upon
eHcers of the union, which called at
,entlon to the paragraph against strikes
IN the original receivership order for
the Green Car lines. The paragraph
leferred to set forth that it would be
Illegal and contempt of court for any
aody to interfere with the service of
hese lines.
Because of this action and the
presence Of the stenograDhers. it was
oeAeved tnat action might be taken
aasaihsc the Amalgamated officials to-
gay IN the event that they attempted
20 call out the Green Car line en-
ployes.
Discharge of Members Charged
Sluch Of he meeting was given over
o denunciation of the traction com
pahles for discharging members of the
,Amalgalaated organization. Harry Col
,,As. al organizer for the American
federatlon of Labor: Louis Fridiger
attorney for the Amalgamatcd, and
Shea addressed the men.
Shea charged that from 300 to 500
employees OF the !nterborough and
olher traction companies had picketed
me hall to prevent members of the
Drotnerhood from attending.
on MOI, xrln 1,-c..o
Ihat 1t is not contempt Of court for us
to strike to compel YOUR reinstate-
ment, said Shea. "If the public knew
me disgraceful conditions that caused
you TO lose your jobs because you at
ENDED that meeting last week, they
would rise up and force action"
>, Orles of "strike!" 'Strike." followed
THIS address.
Attorney Fridiger's remarks, which
moulded challenge to Judge Mayer
" give the discharged men a hearing
~ open court, also were greeted with
similar cries. But in both instances
strike. .
Well have another meeting here
"oeh you men are ready to walk out y
SAD Shea, land we'll show those COM
pshles something. Meanwhile, we'll
'psno our time organizing."
me meeting came to an end shortly
after midnight.
Admit Amalgamated's Power
representatives of the Interborougb
sunltted that the Amalgamated might
saeceed IN making considerable trouble
a,a,'ohg aa their employees if they attempt
W. 70 40 so. 1t was pointed out that
ansl amen the B. r. 7. strike was called the
~" b,"@ gamated had but 1000 men among
sn;. 4o,oU0 employees of the road. De-
lpt.e l that fact the 1000 succeeded in
erepihg the remaining 10000 from Cd.
aa1I.hg the boroughs trains.
no,;o. u. all depends upon getting ample
Ie ss;S protection from the very first
hrcth .u an official of the road. Our
nott'nerhood not men are streetcar men
sena aprizehghters. If the Amalgamated ed
tr.;. some bruisers over to 20 through
scahn' ahms' telling the crews that they are
iohs ana that they must leave. their
80 or oe taken home on a shutter, il
out tp..ooaoie that many men would walk
u. ..n, 70 avoid trouble.
Amainere Zero Is NO possibility that the
st;I'samated str;I will be able to swing g
s;h5h.ee s;1;he OF our men, but there is nos.
loysl mat they might intimidate the
We me. men and start lot more trouble
serv "eea s police cooperation from the
Tha.4 10. or 1t will come too late"
psv a. the 20 per cent increase in
opsalhed by the lnterborough men
H...x.