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New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
''WiH Be Gentlemen s Strife Until
We Get Gentlemen s Pay, Says Leader

The striking Interborough employees
crowded into the New Star Casino all
day. yesterday and heard from their
leaders that the strike will BE a sgen-
tlemen's STRIKE" that it might last a
week or ten days, or more, and that
Hyaan, Hearst or Hedlay would have
no influence on its adjustment.
I'VE are going to conduct an order
~ strike, a gentleman's strike. until
we get gentleman's pay" the men
were told. P. j: Connolly, strike
leader. was cheered as he stepped ON
the stage and shouted, "Believo mo
tnere Is more Of cons piracy between
Hearst and Hylan than there is be-
tween Hedley and me-"
Connolly told the strikers that the
meeting was open to the newspapers
with the exception of one. II am re-
1erring to William r. Hearsts news
PAPER. hearst is the Mayor Of New
York, NOT Hylan," said Connolly. Con-
sequently every card of admission vas vas
scrutlnlzed and representatives Of "The
New York American" and Evening
journal" were not admitted.
The throng that filled tho bo11
jumped to its feet and cheered whcn
Connolly told them the Interborouoh
was completely tied up in every d.
me audience represented every de-
partment Of the company, from the
women IN the ticket booths to tha Mo-,
who repair the car trucks. Several
speakers addressed the meeting. keen
ing continuous programme GOING
until the meeting closed.
AT the last minute q striker ran on
from the back of the stage With n
coffin. This is for Red Mike and what
he thinks of u.s." the man cried. "He1l
nave some respect for street car men
before many days. He'll at least
know they mean what they say"
AS the speakers came to the store
they showed their credentials. They
held up the subpoenas served on them
during the morning. These, they de-
rlared, were their decorations and cita-
lions.
W: B. Mangan, secretary Of the
brotherhood, urged the men to carry
N an orderly strike. He gave instruc-
ions as to the plan of operations.
very man was told to report to the
olice any suspicious looking person
cen proving around company prop
rty. 1--WE don't want person injured |
r any bit of property damaged" Man. |
IN said.
Patrick Nelson, representing the con-
ictors, declared that the public would
I've to pay. "They dent complain at
ying sis to $50 for Noes, or 10 to ~
nts for bread. but they do expect to
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

fares. and that they would do more if
they got Scent fares.
Did your leaders go lack and report
70 you yesterday that | asked Hedley
II he would give you the 80 per cent
increase II the lnterborough got Scent
fares? Did they tel! you how Hedley
replied? In case you don't know what
happened, let me tell you.
Wont Meet Your Demands"
Il asked Mr.. IJedlcy If he would meet
the proposed wage scale if tho city
agreed to eight-cent fares, and he sail
NO. Remember that. If Mr.. He'd
ley gets eight-cent fares he couldn't
give you that so per cent increase God
knows how muck he Will give you,
but guarantee that if they get the
cight-cent fares they would give you as
little as they could and give Wall
Street as much as they could, SO don't
be fools.
"Mr. Hcdley went further. He said
that no matter how much income the
lnterborough had ho still would not
give you the increase your leaders ask
for 1t was right after this that one
of your leaders said he would take
hedley's word as to the income of the
subways rather than the statements
of the city's statisticians, md he made
the remark, 'Hcdley is good enough for
me-
"Hedley may be good enough for that
particular leader, but when you come to
understand all the circumstances, Won
VIII have different idea about it, Mr..
Hedley uses your so per cent increase
demand to ask for cight-ccnt fares, and
IN the same breath says that if he gets
them you won't get the increase you ask
This is the truth, and if your leaders
tell you 1t isn't, have way of prov
ing 1T. am willing to meet the whole
$1,000 employees at Madison Square
Garden, or any other place you desig-
nate, and tell you why you should
submit the wage question to arbitra-
tlon. Let mo kAaw if you want me to
meet you, and Will do so Immediately.
Urges Talk at Home
"Take my advice, boys, and 20 home
and talk this all over with your women
folk. They have good sense. They have
to bear at least half the burdens of
the strike. Read this over with them
and ask them if they don't think that
you ought to submit the wage and
other questions TO arbitration. Ask
your leaders if they have been getting
their regular pay from the INTERIOR
'"7ii NIllic SeltilE up tnlS strike.
As to arbitration: DO YOU know
that according to The bylaws of vour
own organization you have agreed to
arbltrate as to wages and hours before
striking? In your constitution the fol-
lowing is provided:
Whenever the general committee
representing the Brotherhood or Che
entire Brotherhood and the manage
ment representing them. arc not aole
to settle amy matter that may come
upon them, providing the brotherhood
has used all tine power vested in them
By this constitution, it is .hcn the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

the Amalgamated organization. ad-
dressing meeting at Lyceum Hall.
Elghty-siXth Street and Third Avenue,
said:
This IS not a strike by anv means.
1t is a deliberate lockout and ore Of
the strangest pieces Of business have
seen during my many years as work
er 1or the unions. 1t is plainly 10 be
seen that there is colluson between
the railroad and the brotherhood.
which is nothing more than the rail
road itself"
He supported his accusation with
the assertion that the Anal agamated
could send 1000 men to the INTERIOR
ough Offices to go to work. but that
they were mot wanted" He pointed
out that numerous men who we're dis
missed for their activity in behalf Of
the Amalgamated had offered their
services to the |. R. T., but were turned
down. despite the strike. Many men
enrolled IN the brotherhood, he said.
mad not even been informed Of a meet
ing to vote on the strike, and that
When these men reported Tor work
they were told by officials of the com
pany we don't want you. There's a
strike on
Men at the power plants, he said.
complaining of the walkout, were told
"What are you kicking about9 Go
home and take the day off You're
going to be paid for this, aren't YOU -
He referred too, to "thc peculiar stu
alton" where the strikers were called
up by company officials and told TO
report tor work guarding company
property during the strike The b.
X I. officials didn't call on our
strikers TO guard their propertv." said
Jones. The whole idea is ludicrous." :"
Patrick j. Shea, vice president Of
the Amalgamated Association. when
asked II there was any possibility Of
ms men joining the /. r. ~. walkout.
said:
This is not our strike. This is
Hedley's child. Let him take care
Of it,
Louis Fridigcr, the Amalgamatcd's
counsel. said he was present at the
conference in the Mayors Office lust
9eforc the walkout, and that if Anal
gamated officials had assumed the at
ttudc taken by the brotherhood they
out of town.
"Thc streetcar companies" he said.
nave accused ANA lgamated men Of
BENG lawbreakers, but we have We. TO
refuse public official permission to
speak at our meetings. or reject arbi
tratlon, or decline to wait one dav 10
give officials an opportunity to adjust
matters. don't want to use harsh
words about the brotherhood. but it's
actions speak for Themselves"
Dlsmlssals of Interborou2h workers
active in behalf of the Amalgamated
Association. said leaders, of that BODY.
continue, $50 reporting yesterday that
they bad been discharged. Jones said
that between 400 and 500 have been
discharged within the last four days.
Very little could be learned vestei-
day of the plans of the New York
Railways Company men. operating the
green car lines. A bulletin, however.
was posted in all car barns, signed bv
r IIhomas NJ. Fazakerley, president Of
1he company brotherhood, stating that
arrangements had been made with JoS
r. Hedges, receiver for the lines. for
the dismissal Of all workers active in
behalf OF the Amalgamated Association.
ne men were further warned to keen
away from meetings of the Amalca-
mated at Lyce9m Hall, under penalty
of discharge
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Who Is This Connolly?
pATRICK J. CONNOLLY r.bo

sAIRlCk J. CONNOLLY, who spd
aenly emerged from his M.
steel compartment at the head of .
subway train 10 the leadership Of 1sooa
members Of the Interboroueh Broth,
hood, is quiet. unassumjno ror~
man who speaks with decided brorns
He lives in Yonkers, and unul a..
week was operating the controller 4.
an East Side subway train. To-day :,
has the controller showed back and =,
"Juice" off on every subway train =,
the lnterborough system. When h
says TO the men, "All right bows %
back, - they viii go back with the sams
alacrity that they left.
Connolly IS an old emp.oyc. He lno,,
IKE a man VINO would work steadily
and we'll and mind his own business
until pressed by necessity. Then bs
turns fighter He has iron glav bai~
cropped short. q broad forehead sri
frank. blue eyes. And whether It i
tearing through the subway with a
thousand hves IN his hands or facing
w -hd y Or o. Now ORR and "baWlln-
hlm out he does She job well.
Connollys name implies that he has
the gift Of ready VII lie can maks
himself heard in crowded mass mee..
nag and carr his point Tho men re.
speet hlm with uncolce3led enthusiasm
- They can lock me>up, but they can't
mnzzle me- Coaaoly cried. II am or
the level They cail me 'Foolprooi
Connolly can prove 10 .he CITY of.
GERS that | am buliet proof. 100. Hylaa
thought represented a lot Of dock
rats. Hylan thought / vas iar
hyian cross-Guesticnod ne He did
everything but finger print me-. There
is a breaking point In human naturs,
and when Hyian ins.nuated tina.
wasn't on the level told IN he would
never get the chance to do it again
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

Jersey. They were all automobiles OF
the type regularly used for such pur-
poses but were Of nll sizes, shapes and
colors. Many bore signs reading TO
Springfield Avenue" i" ITO SouO New
ark" or other legends meaningless %
New Workers.. Their New York des-
nations were marked in chalk. Most
Of the additional buses to be placed
IN service to-day are expected 70 CONC
from brooklyn.
All day yesterday the buses from
New jersey were lined rp outside In
spector OBrien's Offices, occupying the
curb for Two or three blocks. Their
drivers were interviewed by the in
spcctor. assigned to d route. ana sent
oUt Immediately to pick up passengers
Traffic policemen were stationed ar. al,
terminal points to see that things Wont
! smoothly. No troubIe was reported,
No license fee is Charged AN fares
collected are the property OF the own
ers of the buses.
"Everything is running easily" SAID
Inspector O'Brlcn. mo overcrowding
and 40 disorder has yet appeared as
far as | know. or course, the real test
Of the system VIII, come tomorrow
whcn the rush begins"
Automobile moving vans, OF the
closed and open variety, and slghtsee-
ing cars were pressed into use to sup
plcmcnt the city-dlrected bus service.
Shortly after the last northbound
Third Avenue Elevated train had
reached the Bronx Park station early
yesterday morning a large number of
Jitneys appeared. Service was started
from 149th Street and Third Avenue
to Delaney Street and City Hall. The
fare ranged from so cents to ST. Later
in the day moving vans, adapted to
their new use, operated between 149th
Street and Third Avenue and City Hall,
the fare being 25 cents.
Many automobiles lined up at the
greensboro Bridge to take passengers
from Brooklyn as they left the trolley
cars at the Manhattan end Of the
bridge. The fares asked were from 25
cents to 81. The charge from the
bridge to Bronx Park was 81.
Avenue Buses Start Early
maximum amount Of service will
be the plan followed by the Fifth Ave
nue. Coach Company, John A. Richie,
president, declared yesterday.
Mr.. Ritchie explained that all of the
companys 278 vehicles began yester-
day to operate on all its lines Instead
6:3O and 7 a. M, all buses would
begin work at o'clock, he said.
SO that all the men may have suffi~
cient rest and time off, there will be a
slight curtailment of the service in the
evening, beginning at 10 O'Clock, up to
2 a: M, when the buses stop running,
said Mr.. Rtchie.
The maximum seating capacity, up
stairs and down, of each bus, is forty
seven. This number will be strictly
adhered to, Mr.. Ritchie said, and no
persons will be allowed to stand. The
has is so constr .c.cd, he saii. tha t a
number exceeding forty-sevcn might
mpair' its strength and thus the ma
chine might be put out Of use tempo
rarily to- the disadvantage of me ser
vice.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Is. e. z. Promises to
Keep Broodacay Open

1--WE HAVE just been assured by
" the l. R. T. officials" said an
official Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company last night, "that they will
be able to furnish enough power to-
morrow to keep our lines operating
up and down Broadway from the
Battery to Fifty-ninth Street.
We expect to be swamped to-mor-
row. In fact, we know we will. be.
But all we ask is that the riding
public be as patient as possible and
we will make every effort to get them
downtown via Broadway. We will
have every car available in service
on our Broadway local line, and we
will also be able to carry thousands
from Fifty-ninth Street down to Canal
Street on our Fourth Avenue subway
line"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

All the vehicular pecuiarties that
a city like New York can master were
abroad IN the streets and there was q
wealth of color and human interest
ior the curious, in spite of the drab
tones of the day. The 'ansom" and the
cabby were in their clement. The
almost forgotten horse became an OBJ
Ject OF interest again. Bicycles were
produced from cellars and borrowed
from messenger boys. Great, unweldy
trucks put up some scaffolding and
proceeded to take on crowds. Everv .v
on one was glad for any kind Of a lift.
The motor, no matter what it's age
pack.
New Form of Salutation
A new form of salutation came into
being when the wheels of the MAGIC
sub and ~ stopped revolving.
How did you get here? ?"
apparently, no one expected that ary
one else could get anywhere. A jour
hey OF ten blocks successfully achieved
was something to eXclam about.
The real unfortunates were the
visitors from out of town. Thev were
to be found in hotel corridors wailinr
over the fact that they had come to
swift New York and found the CITY
speedless
"Whee! Some greenhorn," remarked
the saucy bellboy in one of the big up
town hotels as a man with a grip and
ralncoat dashed madly toward the sub
way entrance only to be checked by
mo admittance" sign.
Brooklyn Laughs at Manhattan
Brooklyn laughed in its cheek at the
g;yfatlons OF Manhattan yesterday 1t
dldnt mean to be nasty about it. but
had to grin when it remembered it's
trlbulatlons of week ago. And, after
all, the only accessible place in
Greater New York at the moment is
Brooklyn. SO it can afford to laugh
But, on the whole, New York kent
amlable in spite of its weary stretches
OF untraversed Thoroughbred. 1t sighed
little that men must strike. If
grinned lot at it's own expense. And
1t longed whole lot for the familiar
roar and rattle and rumble that are
seemingly an Indispensable part of
its daily life. W
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Poor Harlem, Laborers'
Order Taris for To-day

ONCE it was supposed that only
~ bankers and rich professional
men could afford to ride in taxicabs.
But not in these days, according to
an official of a company whose cabs
are carrying the strikebound TO work.
"Carpenters, plumbers, clerks and
mechanics have asked us to reserve
cabs for them tomorrow morning." m
said this official yesterday Most
of the calls for taxis come from dis
tricts Of the East Side and Harlem
where poor workingmen are sup
posed to live. The rich seem to be
using the surface lines.
1.-TWO years ago this would have
seemed incredible. But now
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
" hat Granting Strike
Demands Would Mean,
XNLE AT I Z Z, on, 1,lovcs rot

WHAT |. R. 7. employees get,
go &c an hour
What l. r. 4. employees ask,
93A c. an hour
What I. r. T. offers. .. 6S%c an hour
What granting employees demand
would cost. -. $4,000, 900 a year
Number of additional passengers
I. +. 7. would have to carry with
same equipment and personnel at
five cents each to pay what men
ask.-........2 200,000,000 a year
approximate average.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

operators, especially those who live in
outlying districts
The company instituted an auto-
mobile service OF 125 machines. rang.
ing from trucks and buses to small
touring ears. Between 7,0C9 and s.00N
girl operators VIII -hus ne transpor-ed
from Ihei homes. Evcry automobile,
in addition 10 the chauffeur. will hare
guard. A. the various telephone ex.
changes there VIII be disoatchers .to
eXpedla,e the movement of the cars.
Telegraph messages are being de-
layed in delivery because OF the strike,
it was said at the Offices of the West
ern Union and the Postal Telegraph.
The messenger boys have been forced
to make their way chiefly by surface
cars. which they found crowded and
slower than the subway and elevated
trains
Hardly any difficulty was exneriencei
yesterday. and scarcely amy trouble is
expected at the plants of the New York
Edison Company and the Consolidated
Gas Company. The Edison Company
found it necessary TO briag into use
but few automobile trucks TO convey
their employees who lived az distance
from the plants. Al the Office Of the
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Phone Company
Hit by Strike
operators Delayed in
Teaching Fork: More
Calls To Be Handled

Among public utilities the New York
Telephone Company was the hardest :
MT by the lnterborough strike With
the elevated and subway trains lied
up, telephone traffic Increased tremcn
dously and the company as hard pa.
to provide transportation for It's
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18
Not }Peuy Strike
Rivuls Declare
Analganiated Leaders In.
sist There Is Gollusion
in tie /. II. r, affair

Officials OF the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Railway
Employees. who coFHucted the recent
strike against the B. r. T., expressed
their conviction yesterday that there
was collusion between the !. R. T. and
the striking brotherhood
Harry Jones, national organizer for
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

Continued on 1,srt page
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

the Amalgamated organization. ad-
dressing meeting at Lyceum Hall.
Eighty-sixth Street and Third Avenue.
said
New-York tribune., 1919-08-18

Approximate average.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-13
EAST DOVER.

Henry Hanson is visiting al D. q
Howe s.
Miss Lula Howe is working for Mrs.
D. NJ Hale.
Johnnie Bglterfeld, is boarding at
" J. Metcalfrs,.
Mrs. Patterson returned to Jamqica
last week after assisting Mrs G. o.
Prouty two weeks.
viii Bemis returned to Brattleboro
Sunday after spending a week at G.
II. Bemis 3 deer hunting
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ycaw visited
Mrs. Yeaw's parents. Mr. and Mrs c.
II. Bemis, from Friday to Sunday
Mrs. Dianthia Niles has sold her
house in this village to Mrs. Ralph Sa-
win, who will take possession next
spring.
The Ladies Aid society will hold 4
Christmas sale of fancy and useful ar
ticles Friday evening Dec. 10, at the
chapel
Mrs. Henry Sherman went Sunday tc
Greenfield, Mass, on account of the i'll
ness of her daughter Olive, who is il
the franklin County hospital.
Rev. and Mrs. +. NJ Wiswall of New
fame came Tuesday to help care fol
Mrs. Wiswall : father, l.. u. Moulton
who is very i'll at this writing.
/ Walter Morse of Bristol. Conn. Wis
tied at William Trevorrow 5 and Franz
Yeaw's the last of the week. Hi
daughter, Florence, who has spent sev
eral weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Lillian
leaw, returned home with him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-13
WESTMINSTER.
Mrs. Lucretia Meteaf is, in i'll healt
Mrs. Lizzie Pierceafss iii switheneurit

Mrs. Lucretlae MeteaH IS, IN III health.
Mrs. Lizzie iPierceAfss i'll withsneuritis.l
George Wright IS i'll. Al
The Bible class met With Mrs. Fred
Davis Tuesday evening".
Mrs Ray Metcalf, who iias been SCI
riouslv i'll, is able to be about again
Mr. and Mrs. X Harris and two chill
dren returned to their home in Palmer
last week.
Miss Helen Hall returned to Boston
recently to resume study in piano with |
John Orph.. - - as
George Geer has moved his family
into the George Howard place onl
School street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Walker have
returned home after spending few
weeks in South Londonderry.
Among the successful deer hunters in
this community were Lynn Eullam, Try
ing Lober, Buster Reed and Milton. Eli
son.
Mrs. II: P. Fem has.returned after
spending three weeks with her parents,
| Mr., and Mrs. George Burgess, in Ben
nington. - =
| The every member canvass for the
leneiit of the church was success.
! George G. Wright was chairman of the
committee.
! Mrs. Fay Jacobs returned to her home
in Guilford Sunday after spending 10
Gays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j.
! G. Richmond.
Miss Ruth Pierce of Brattlehoro and
| Walter Pierce Of birmingham are
/, guests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynn Lawrence.
Mrs. F. s. Fem and daughter have
returned from spending a week with
Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Eos
ter in Southwick, Mass.
The Fortnishtly club held a corhmu-
n;iv affair in the church vestry Mon
E-Gpy evening". Christmas carols led by
Miss Alice Jackson of Bellows Falls,
were sung.
The Ladies Aid society will hold it,
annual fair Mt the town hall Friday
evening \ chicken pie supper viii be
served. after which two farccs will be
given by Westminster West people.
. on the evening Of Dec. l. the Grange
viii serve at the town hall a game sup
per and viii give 4 minstrel show by
local men. followed by a dance. Tx
ner 5 orchestra of Bellows Falls vii
furnish music.
Miss Nina Dawler went TO Montpe
Tier Monday to attend the state Grang'
t which was in session Tuesday, Wednes
e day and Thursday She is to spend +;
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Jam
J. Chase and brother, Frank Dawley, wh'
/ lives in that city.
The following officers were electe'
1T the regular Grange meeting Frida.
evening: Master, ". S. Fem; over
seer, L. G. Converse; lecturer, Mrs,
g. Converse; Ceres Mrs. W. S. Fem
Flora, Miss Cora Peck; Pomona, Mis-
Alice Stephens; doorkeeper, Bert Farr
; steward. Clifford Peck; asst. stewarC
Donald Metcalf: lady asst. steward
| Miss Helen Lewis; see, Miss Amy Me-
soa; treas; Jerome Collins; financia
! committee. jerome Collins, I.oH Millel
: IT, Lewis Seven new names wcr
brought in to- he voted on ut the mex
o meeting when the officers will be il
: stalled.