New-York tribune., 1919-08-08
Gty's Appeal to Federal
Court That Receiver
Be Forced to Confer
With Strikers Rejected
Director of Lines
Gets Death Threat
Charges Police Tolerate
Attacks on Car Crews: :
"Bomb'' Is Found;
Power Houses Menaced

Brooklyn again was completely with
crt means of transportation last night
At 10 o'clock in the evening the last
Of the few "L" trains, surface cars and
subway trains that were making
doubtful progress through the bor-
cugh we're ordered to the barns and
al efforts at further operation ceased
until morning.
Press dispatches from Buffalo last
night said that Federal Judge Julius
M. Mayer, in answer to telegram
from Corporation Counsel Burr, of
New York, asking him to instruct Re-
ceiver Garrison, of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company, to receive union Of
fcisls and arbitrate their differences
if necessary, said he approved the
stand taken by Mr.. Garrison. He
urged the proper officials to see that
there was no violence, and in case of
unlawful acts urged that the violators
be brought to justice.
Garrisons Acts Approved
The telegram Judge Mayer sent to
Mr.. Burr reads:
at is impracticable in this telegram
to dwell at length upon what seem to
be misapprehensons of the questions
involved as conveyed by your tele-
gram. l am telegraphing you promptly
in the hope of making clear my answer
to the request urged by you by direc-
tion of the Mayor
"First-Receiver Garrison is deal
ing only with the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit situation and none other.
"Second-His recent letter to the
committee was sound in principle and
practice and has my full approval.
"Third-I am glad to learn that the
appropriate officials will preserve order.
Such is their duty, which | must as
sume they will fully perform.
"Fourth-lf violence or unlawful acts
occur it must be pres umed that the law
breakers will be brought to justice and
relentlessly prosecuted.
"Fifth-Receiver Garrison is adhering
to the principles stated by him in March
Which | also comprehensively stated
ofhcally in open court when a strike
was then threatened.
Workers Control Situation
The second day of the strike found
the workers of the B. R. T. lines in
complete control of the situation. APP
Fortunately 1000 policemen, detailed
to maintain order were unable to pre-
vent disorder
Flying squadrons OF strike sympa-
tnlzers raced from street to street in
automobiles and on motorcycles, ter
lorlzing men who were willing to
work and in many instances assaultins
'nem and stalling cars.
Meanwhile, passengers good -natured
Y walked and watched developments.
me few surface cars that were oper-
SIed were looked upon as curiosities.
The paralysis of traffic was so nearly
complete that the cars that appeared
among the hacks, trucks and sight
seeing cars that carried passengers
were the subjects of jeers and ridicule.
Garrison Against Conference
Prospects of settlement appeared
ien iIsen more remote last night, in the
.ignt OF the day developments, than on
r fae 1lrst day of the strike. Receiver
udrrlson stoutly maintained that there
was no possibility of a conference be-
ss":een the officials of the union and
asnself He used the strongest Ian
m suage IN voicing this statement, init
ns ass.lng that he would leave the service
osS iodu DeIOre taxing Sucn dctlOn.
oiiclals of the Amalgamated Asso-
Irlstlon of Street and Electric Railway
employees saIn were delighted with the on
fxald sweep of the strike. 1t had grown
-as oeyond their earlier hopes.
victory will be ours within two
os!y.s' os!ys'' said Patrick ]. Shea, executive
''iicer Tor the union.
.us IacK of adequate police protection
o,s osa the refusal of policemen to act as
sssaef tsa than disfnterested witnesses in
n rae lace of violence resulted in the
cssI tsost vigorous complaint by Receiver
nsaon. asrlson. AS the efforts of the COM
tsy ttaay to operate cars under police pro
H.. i;S.'ion continued during the day the
Vs OF casualties grew.
m.aes o'ones were hurled through windows,
en s" were pulled off their cars, in
IIvme I.e instances in the face of the po
f.smen who occupied positions on the
Tha T'vn' and rear platforms of the cars.
s,as, sas Climax came in the finding of a
es,a s;sIl bali, described by B. r. T. Off
hha's as variety Of bomb, in the NAL
pe, psvne Street "cut" of the Brighton
n;n. Dsssa line, in just the spot where
saesy,two persons lost their lives in
"leck few months ago. The motor
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