The sun., 1919-08-10
MANHATTAN TIEUP
OF CARS LOOKS NEAR
Strike Sure, Say Union Men
as marlborough Issues o
Warning to Public.
HYLAN VERSUS HEDGES
Receiver and Mayor Clash in
Sizzling Letters Over
City's Protection.

The kpread Of the strike of car men
from Brooklyn to the elevated. subway
and surface lines Of. Manhattan became
more likely yesterday, II the growing
apprehension Of the traction officials and
the Increased boIdness OF union officials
In predicting complete ueup may be
taken as Indications.
7. Just what effect the calling or OF the
Brooklyn strike would have on the Man
haitian situation was a matter OF con-
lecture last night SINE OF those In"
terested took the view that the union
officials, claiming q victory, would at
tempt strike Immediately In New York
while others inclined to think that with
the settlement Of the Brooklyn trouble
tie city's traction troubles were over.
Z For the first time the Interborough.
operating subway and elevated lines
took official notice of the danger OF a
strike affecting thelI lines. In an sd-
vertisement inserted in the morning
newspapers to-day the company issued
warning TO the public. asking an eight
cent fare, to increase wages and thus
avert q strike. In the event that this Is
not lone vigorous and prompt action by
the police 10 demanded TO prevent dis
order and the intimidation Of loyal en-
ployees.
A bitter attack on the leaders OF the
q, r. T. strike, 10 made, and the duties
OF the police In the situation are out
lined The police must be sent to all
meetings at their commencement In suf-
,ficient numbers to see that the groups OF
so-called 'pioketers' are prevented from
breaking the law" the. advertisement
says Their mobs must instantly be
dispersed and enough policemen must be
placed on the trains and platforms to
protect every employee and must act for
their protection" ! - .. -.
HyIau and Hedges Exchange Notes
Two new letters were added yesterday
10 the correspondence between Job
hedges. receiver Of the New York Rail
ways Company, which operates the
green cars and Mayor Hyian. Both
are slightly warmer In tone than Mr..
Hedges's letter OF Friday announcing
that he would appeal to the Governor
for tine removal OF any Official not do
Ing his full constitutional duty.
In his Seply Mayor Hylan gently and
literarily bumped together the heads of
Mr.. Hedges and Mr.. She's, strike leader
In Brooklyn. for INDUCING in threats.
Mr.. Hylan said:
May ! not say to you as receiver of
the New York Railways Company. and
TO Mr.. Shea as an official who claims
to represent the men, that instead of
indulging In threats, first on his part
against tho railway company, second
you on your part representing the
Federal court as receiver Of the rail-
ways company. against the Mayor OF
New York and the officials charged
with the enforcement OF law, that you
both try and get together and adjust
your differences should there be such
differences to adjust? Your threats
against the officials Of the city of New
York charged with the endorsement OF
the law are most unwise and uncalled
for. coming as they do from repre-
sentative OF the United states court APP
pointed as a receiver OF a railway COM
pany by q Judge OF that court"
Hedges Comes Right Back.
The Mayor stated also that the Police
Department IL able to cope with any
emergency. The ink on this communica-
ton was hardly dry before a typewriter
at l65 Broadway was rattling Mr..