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

pioyees Of the big traction line. These
were the men who made the big city
walk. ~
Many OF them wore flowers In their
caps In celebration when they went back
70 tneir jobs. and when questioned as
10 what they thought Of the outcome of
the strike, they generally expressed COM
plete satisfaction. Several of them re-
marked that they felt that an Immediate
20 per cent. wage increase was far bet
ter tan the prospect of a prolonged
strike for more which might never be
obtained.
Talk of Connolly for Mayor.
or n large number that were inter.
viewed. all were loud in their praise OF
fuolic Service Commissioner Nixon. 10
whom they give credit for the settlement
Every one condemned Mayor Hyian
VINO they seemed to feel. was opposed
10 them from the outset and might have
averted the strike by little tact when
the committee of car men called unon
him at City Hail last Friday.
The fighting freshman who led thess
men in the walkout lay in bed in his
fonkers home getting the first sound
sleep he had been treated to since las,
wednesday, when the men first sub.
mitted their demands to the company
Praise of his efforts took a strange turn
| AZ their headquarters in Greensboro
Hall, Forty-second street, several bro.
therhood members talked of this idol
Patrick ]. Connolly. as prospective
candidate for the office Of Mayor of the
city of New York
Red Mike pulled a bone when he said
Connolly didn't represent u.s. said one
OF the boys at headquarters Were
with him to a man, $1,000 strong and
any one could see 1t from the way the
fellows grabbed Connolly up and carried
him around on their shoulders the Other
day"
Asked what they thought of the
| anonymous letters which the Mayor
claims to have received stating that the
men were not in sympathy with tho
| strike, the car men said that they hat
been concocted by persons discharged
! from their organization.
James b. La Salla, head of the cal
| equipment branch OF the employee!
brotherhood. told a representative o
| THE SUN that he had made a careful
canvas of the men in his department
for the purpose of ascertaining theil
views on the strike and settlement, ant
that he had found them all we'll pleased
La Salla is the man who originated tn,
| ueiildilu lOT Il on per cent. increase ant
he expressed confidence that the mel
would eventually get the additional 81
| per cent, which is to be made the sub
| ject OF negotiations with the company
Speaking of the attempts by l. w. w
agitators to capitalize the carmen.
troubles, La Salla, who was approached
| by two OF the type last week. said tina
they can make little Roadway exceptir.
among the more illi,-rate foreigners ir
the service. There is n difference be
tween constructive and destructive radi
calism." he said, land our men know it.
With the close of the strike the mel
have returned to the headquarters pro
vided for them by the Interborougl
Rapid Transit Company, but they wert
too greatly fatigued yesterday to holC
| on election of officers which had beef
scheduled, so they postponed 1t indefi
nitely. Connolly will run for reelection
! as vice-president of the Brotherhood o
marlborough Rapid Transit Compan!
Employees and his election by an over
whelming majority is looked for.