The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19

IN the service.
This was described at the Public
Service Commission offices as a COM
PROMISE compact in which both sides
madb concessions. The big conces-
sion Is made by the marlborough. II
sives Us $4,000 employees outright
half Of what they demanded. which
Vac really the maximum OF what their
leaders expected to get. and q chance
Of getting more and the forty-eight
hour week by arbitration.
Whist Connolly OF the brotherhood
thinks Of the settlement may be
Judged from what he told the crowd
sf the View Star Casino:
We have decided on accepting
practically everything we went out
Fer. VIE have been offered 80 per
Cent. Increase in the present rate of
pay, Isl per cent. to be accepted now
and theI balance to be arbitrated."
The Ihterborough also comedies that
mono oil the strikers win have their
right OFT seniority abridged by reason
Of their waikout.
For their part the employees make
these ctncessions: First, they accept
~ inste nd OF 80 per cent increase out
right, leaving the rest to arbitration;
second, they waive their demand that
the advhnce must be added to the 10
per cert. voted by the marlborough
last week and effective last Saturday
night; third. by agreeing to arbitra-
ton as provided in their constitution
they virtually admit that they had no
right 10 eliminate the arbitration
clause, as they did two months ago
without. notice to the company's d.
rectors.
Frank Hedley, acting head OF the In
terborough during Mr.. Shonts's illness
said that operation would be resumed
~ soon AZ enough men could be got to-
ssther for the safe moving OF trains. He
thought 1t wouhi be nearly normal at
0 A. NJ. to-day.
Result May he bankruptcy. -
MT. Hedley viewed dismally the eff
feet Of the settlement on Interborough
finances. He said the new rates would
last only as long as The cash held out,
that the wage increase amounted to
4i,S90,000 n year, that the company
would be shy t5,ss6.o00 OF meeting its
fixed charges by January 1 ana that
n credit of the company IL not improved
% that we can borrow enough money
10 run on. the result will be bankruptcy
IN the near future"
It Is understood that Mr.. Hedley gave
voice to the same opinion in yesterdays
conference at the ofilces of thee Public
Service Commission and was told in eff
feet that relief could not be expected
from the Board OF Estimate, and that II
the Intefborough could not pay its way
It ought to go into the hands OF I'd
eeiver.
Here's what Commissioner Nixon had
10 say last night
STRIKES are all in the days work Of
late. This last one Is over. People can
travel in comfort again. AT great In
convenience they have been given an
object lesson of what rapidAtransit means
20 New York. We must now follow the
daily grind of insistence upon safe, de-
pendable and adequate service"
From Gov. Smith. who was at the
Biltmore:
Il just called up Commissioner Nixon
and Congratulated him on the great work
he had done for the public in settling
the strike. Although the tieup lasted
less than forty-eight hours, 1t was ap-
palling in the hardship IL worked on
the people OF the city. and Commissioner
Nixon deserves me thanks OF all for his
accomplishment
ITO Senator James A. Foley great
credit must also be given. He sat in
the conference with Commissioner Nixon
and myself during the day, and because
Of his knowledge of the public service
act was OF material assistance"
HyIan Wants Swami to Act.
Mayor Hylan said this:
"As Mayor Of the City of New York.
am more than pleased and gratiied
uhat the lockout perpetrated by the In
terborough officials and their unions
against the people OF the city has been
settled. This is no surprise TO me, be-
cause know that the great majority CO
the $4,000 men who were misled into this
lockout. by their leaders, in violation of
the rules OF their Organization. are good
American citizens who believe in fair
play to the public.
''As each hour of the lockout against
the people continued 1t became more
apparent to the general public that there
was an understanding between the self
organized heads of the Interborough
unions and certain officials OF the COM
pany.
II trust the District Attorney Of this
county will continue his probe into the
questions leading up to the lockout, so
that in the future the travelling public
Of our city cannot be subjected to 30
Kfeat iHcOnVenloI.Ce at Ine Will OF q
transit corporation which seeks to ex-
tort and whose sole purpose Is to fitch
from tho pockets Of the public an in
creased fare.
81 want to thank the press for their
fairness In publishing all statements Is
sued by me as Mayor Of the city pend
Ing the settlement OF this trouble"
swami 10 Continue Inquiry.
District Attorney Swami will continue
his Investigation of the charges made
By Mayor Hylan that the Interborough
and it's men criminally conspired Ia
bring about the strike for the purpose
Of forcing a higher fare on the subway
and elevated roads. He 30 announced
after leaving the Mayors ONCE yester-
day Afternoon.
Mr.. Swami will ask Barlow s. Weeks
Justice OF the Supreme Court, to permit
the evidence to be laid before the ex-
Naordfnary Grand Jury called to survey
Boishevisn. II that cannot be done the
District Attorney will go before another
Grand Jury tomorrow morning. Fifty
witnesses have been subppnaed. Cor
poration Counsel Burr said that In his
opinion evidence proving conspiracy was
already in hand. marlborough and
brotherhood heads repeated their denials
Of colIusion.
The menace of another strike IL no,
removed. Louis Fridiger, counsel OF the
Amalgafnated Association OF Street and
Electric Railway Employees. notified the
Mayor yesterday, before the strike was
settled. that his organization would GER
tainly make no attempt to call out the
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