New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
He'd ges Asks
Protection if
Strike Spreads
Receiver Of New York Rail-
ways Tells Mayor He
viii Seek Removal of
Officials for Lack Of Aid

Removal Of municipal officers for
failure % perform their dyry was
tnreaterec yesterday by .1cS T.. Hodges.
receiver for the New York Ea;iwavs
Company, in the event Of a cation
~ brooklyn's strike troubles in Man
haitian.
IN letter 20 Mayor Hylan Receiver
hedges called attention to the threats
"- union leaders 10 carry the Brooklyn
r.ke 70 Manhattan lines. He demand
ef ample police protection in such an
event.
Mayor Hylan left his oaice in the
evening without comm enting On the let
Ter. As far as could be learned no re-
ply. was sem 20 the traction receiver
.dr tiedges's letter follows
'Dear :. Sir. n afternoon pape-
n ates NJ. ?. J. Shea, the national
executive offce~ 90 the carnen's union
~ c!rec ms the strike IN Brooklyn.
as follows;
'T@ere SIT damn thing surer On
catte tnsc that ne street railway c.s-
ploycs OF Mar haitian and The Bronz.
including subway ana l. employees. WI
- out as loon as we can get leaders
Aere 10 direct .hem. " D Mshor.
pres lent Thomas Shire -;ce-pres'
deat. sad other ofacers - the gnlon
are on tie way here
This interview | have had verified
by reporter who hoard H.
"Ihere afa TWO Fundamental. ques-
10Y so'ved - tne presene stree.
a..way Z l,5a.ce s. New YORK C,v
which apply here and ev.rywherr
throughout tho United States:
ca man labor Tor whom -
81 ooses st d wa g Jn which he agrees
VI aNut physical rolcs'assor or in'imi-
daiioA .
~ Car property be protected laso-
These are oonstitGticnaN qoes..oas.
4na their ma intcnarce in The afirma-
fi.e means law and order and hcir
neEatlon f>ans the absence G: lar AMI
lhe police .esoe os lie CITY Of New
fafH IS adequate 20 sGpD'a 'ass disorac-
mem aa-G- -ely directed thereto ia
5inceiity and good laln IN view or
t.e pfoaane 'hmerto quoted above. !
e' .ci@4.y cali upon you for the fun
A'o,ce -io1 guaranteed by law and -
zee that The employees oi the Now loc<
eta ltope- .rs tN.
adequately aad instantly protected
",'1nst tArcst. ritIence ar a.stlrbArcr
aA Nnatefs. kind. uaH 44..1re 20 -o-
cove such protection ! shall af peal 90
-ae satft and thr .rn hsm 20 Tn.
~3Fot.et o. the State o. New Iork
.''i =. are O. amy uu.lfl o.
zeal IN the Cl-r o. Ner OK 20 ner-
oi9n Is cons.i -.lonal duty. la fact
a--I -.i s.eeerity as embodied .n his
-" - oi t-.lce. ! shah H., cnargcs b.
re f1H Nove rrDr asking -or t4c re
F'-t foat eesc'ei - u. Gorerncr
tcf -re is re O. ar+v
4-l -c' er Sc Vr.Lfta 4L th. trs,
D.3 fier ts prtic = C.
,arat-an re erreo 20. oae -aa. th.r.
y 20 na a. etier ru o..,or
-tlty ee'f Z giter 10 JON and TO thr
pe-ies -orc' acting un.cr yon for rhc
.le pea 9rn.arce of . c-nsti tutioaAi
dug.
.sse mos ar, a,so written with
tuL know .7dre O. tIe hluan nature
n.olVetl -n tAls question. 1ns Polio
Department 'naess' arts its q. y ana
" III ge form j.. bey ys.t question, whca
- ernHrr~ r~caiiv iAerot by you.
-e 81 satts- lauIcstior IN your part
rou"1 any public declaration or
elncrWise, VARYING ron fundamentals
ihe l.'far ;ha New ror. Raj
VIII numaui. be taken by The
ponce force as conveying me idea That
o1c a taae Is hat o. ..p service
1alhef t1-o right action. The police
e~-. eatitied To know that thz,r
mere urestnce without due conduct
Ices 10 a il .ae.r 1rir or yolrs.
Ne A-r tae City Ne- tho State o.
,NeN fofN T. organization
'r1n hevoAl lis l1 .s 70 Interpret n,
a. v prescribe f-a na.no- iH
lt .-l te ,lto.cad'