The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-19
ATTEMPT MADE TO
HIRE OUTSIDE MEN
Advertisements for Subway
and III" Workers Sent to
Large Cities.
DOUBLE PAY PROMISED
Quackenbush Gives Reasons
for Absence of Collision in
Promoting Strike.
DOUBLE PAY PROMISED

The nrst attempt to break the strike
was begun by the Interboroush Rapid
Transit Company yesterday afternoon
only few hours before the conference
that paved the way for the ending OF
the trouble. This was campaign OF
advertising to obtain experienced motor
men. guards. conductors towermen and
switchmen, with whom the company. ac-
cording to statements at the Interborough
ofiices. hoped 70 operate enough trains 70
handle tho traffic. Advertisements for
vorkmen who have had experience on
subway and elevated trains were sent
to newspapers in New York. Chicago
Boston and Philadelphia. the only cities
in the United States which operate sub
way or elevated systems.
In statement issued q few hours be-
for the strike was settled. In which he
dealt with the various phases Of the
trouble, James L. Quackenbush. genera,
counsel for the Interborough. intimated
that the company would pay double
time for strike breakers. but declared
that no considerable amount of money
was available for hiring strike breakers.
He also declared that there was abso-
lutely no ground for the assertions that
the Intsrborough was acting in collusion
with the PETERBOROUGH Brotherhood TO
obtain higher fares.
Denies Road Pays Strikers.
Tho statement that the men are re-
eeiving pay while on strike Is incorrect"
he said. The marlborough never has
paid a dollar to any man unless he
was working, or drawing pay while
| sick.
The men agreed to keep the power
plants working in order to protect the
| tunnels and subways from being ruined
by flooding. The generators are Of such
capacity that more power than that
| needed for the pumps Is generated while
| they are In operation, and It is because
OF this that power can be supplied to
the New York Railways Company and
the Red Car lines. The men have pro-
tested against this, and although there
Is no way that I know Of to divide the
power SO that there 10 enough for the
pumps and not enough for the other
! lines lines. Our engineers are now con-
! ferring regarding this order that Mr.
| Hedley can meet again with the strik-
ers and settle this point.
when the question Of importing out
side men to take the places of the strik-
| ing employees came UP, Mr.. Hedley sug-
ge6ted 10 Mr.. Delaney. as representative
| Of the city. that the plan used by the
Interborough three years ago be tried.
Mr.. Delaney protested against the usual
| sort of strikebreaker as remedy for
| the present trouble. This company
| never has used any OF the smuggling kind
| OF strikebreaker. however, and does not
intend to. We have sent out notice to
all the papers giving list Of the variety
| of workingmen wanted and this appeal
| for transportation workers might help
the situation greatly.
omcials Might Lose Jobs.
We'll arbitrate anything with the
| men. But ! have the figures to prove
that We can pay Just the 10 per cent
Increase and not a dollar mora. A
strike at this time lie the one thing we
could not possibly want for various
REASONS. continuation OF this trouble
| viii put the company In predicament.
Experts have rendered their report that
50 far as maintenance is concerned the
lines have been well taken care Of. but
there 10 no surplus OF materials.
"A reorganization Of the company will
mean that some OF the executives are
sure TO have their heads cut on and
selfish reasons alone would prompt them
to avoid trouble.
'In this fight we consider the COM
pany and tho city on a parity. And as
long as one investor has ono dollar In
vested and as long as this Government
lasts, \that man Is entitled to have that
dollar protected. He Is entitled to get
| that dollar back"