The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-14
B. R. 7. STRIKE ORDER
EXPECTED TONIGHT.
Garrison Still Refuses to
Treat With Union and AS
sumes All Blame.
DAYS NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Power House Workers Said to
Be Ready to Go Out If fhe
Trolleymen Quit.

"For good or for Ill, alone am re-
sponslble for action have taken so far
in this situation" said Lindley NJ. Gar
rison TO THE SUN over the telephone last
night when his attention was called to
the charge by b. r. T. union employees
that he had been misled by company
officials OF the old regime and had not
given an opportunity to the new organi-
zation to be heard. The executive COM
mittee OF the b. r. T. local OF the
Amalgamated Association. in a written
statement Saturday night declared that
a. an. agent of the Federal court Re
ceiver Garrison should allow the new
union OF employees to present Its case.
Mr.. Garrison said last night that IL there
was any blame to be placed he would
assume the responsibility.
I'VE have employed no strikebreakere
and have taken on the usual number OF
men None is being employed In an
ticlpation of a strike" he said
Troleymen, subway and elevated
guards. porters. car cleaners, switchmen
and workers in the mechanical depart
ment of the B. r. T. expect a strike will
be ordered at the mass meeting Of union
employees. which is to take place to-
night in Arcadia Hall, Halsey street and
Broadway. Brooklyn.
Leaders Prepare for strike.
Nothing developed in the situation
yesterday The executive committee
met with p. ]. O'Brien. William Collins
and Thomas Shine Of the National
Amalgamated Association In the Hotel
Continental yesterday to prepare for the
strike. They will report TO the meeting
this evening that there Is no other means
OF obtaining recognition OF the new union
from Receiver Garrison except by
walkout. Seven hundred signalmen on
the r. r. T. at the same time will take
q strike vote in Triangle Hall. around
the corner from Arcadia Hall. James
Sheridan. president of the B. r. T. union.
declared that of the 12, 900 employees of
the company. at least so per cent are in
the new organization. Mr.. Garrison
said this estimate was greatly exag-
gerated.
The executive committee being en-
powered to call strike on the system.
will notify the men tonight of the date
for the walkout. ?. ]. OBrien. one OF
the labor leaders, said the public would
receive twenty-four hours notice, and
so 1t is taken to mean that he men will
quit Tuesday night or Wednesday. Mr..
O'Brien said yesterday:
"I have received nothing to-day to in
dictate that any further steps are to be
tion has been received from the Mayor
or from the National War Labor Board
TO stop the strike. I have just received
a telephone message from a Mr.. Wei
mann stating that the officers Of the B.
r. T. had called meetings OF the men to
ask them not TO go on strike"
Would Operate Under Handicap.
While the company expects to operate
It's cars even in the event of strike OF
the union employees. and Immediately
hire in the places OF the strikers hun
dreds who have applied for Jobs. the
system will have to be run under a tre-
mendous handicap. for 1t now appears
that number Of the powerhouse en-
ployees will go out when the others do
Timothy. Healy of. the International
Brotherhood Of Stationary Frremen said
last night:
MANY OF the powerhouse men have
had an organization for some time. and
we now are organizing the rest OF the
men. Anything the street car men In
Brooklyn do, the powerhouse men will
do Also