The evening world., 1919-08-06

lIeo protection would bO guaranteed
10 all
we arc determined 10 preserve
law and order in tha strike" said the
Mayor. ''and wo will carry out this
determination without showing tho
slightest favoritiSm to oither Sldo In
tho controversy. Police commls-
sionor Enrlght tells mo that It will
hardly be possible 10 place a police
man on each car hccanso tho sizo OF
tho police forco VIII not pcrtult IT,
However. the strikers tho company
and the general public may rest as
surod that ample and proper police
protection will bo afforded. No one
need have any fear that tho police
will not be ablo 10, copo with any
situation that may arise. Tho po'ins
win take no sido In this strike. but
will simply do ther full duty-ths
duty OF preserving the peace"
Onlcials OF the company. after 4
conference. decided to put up to Ro-
colver Garrison tho proposition Of
calling for Federal aid.
Il was urged that the Federal au-
thorlties could be called upon. AZ tho
d. n. t. Is now within the jurisdiction
OF the United States Court.
The compAnJ Las received reports
through It's secret service men that
the strikers contemplated putting the
entire service out OF business to-mor-
row unless their demands are complied
with before the night is over. They
propose to do this. It was said. BY
short-circuitiug the electric w!rhs
ana burning out the trolley fuses,
which could be done by throwing COP
per wires over the troIleya and at
taching an end to tho rails.
MEN PULLED OFF THE CARS
AND BEATEN.
The company admitted this after
noon that number Of lines had been
tied up or rendered practically use
Less by tho tactics Of the strikers. on
the Fifth Avenue line only eight cars
were being operated. On other limos
the men were being pulled 'or and
beaten as fast as the cars we're sent
out. necessitating the turning back
OF the cars TO the barn. The Court
Street line was discontinued and the
West End subway was laying up Its
cars at Ulmer Park with tho pros
pect OF the line being discontinued.
Men were pulled OF the DeKalb.
Bay Ridge. Church Avenue, Reid aud
Gates Avenues and tho Fresh Pond.
resulting in the Generalization OF all
the roads.
Big employers OF labor in Brooklyn.
and these included the shipyards as
wen as the big stores in the heart Of
the city. had taken the preeaution 10
prepare for the transportation OF their
employees in anticipation OF the
strike. They provided motor buses
and truokG which picked up the
workers AlonE various routes. cutting
down the congestion on many of the
lines.
| " hhN AhN AAAjOAANy VI NhN aAhA ANSe
cars In Brooklyn were operated IN
good shape during the rush hours,
thousands went into the subwRys,
fearing trouble on top. At Borough
Hall. . central point for mAny OF the
trolley lines, " there was any short
age OF cars or lack of trAfiie during
the rush hours, II failed OF observa-
ton. At the Brooklyn Bridge travel
seemed normal and there was nc
break in the stream OF cars flowing
In both directions.
Few men left their work or failed
to report at the big car barn at 2Otf
street and Ninth Avenue where ar,
housed cars OF the following lineli
seventh Avenue. Ninth Avenue
Union. 18th and Smith Streets. Six,
teenth Avenue. Vanderbilt Avenue
Oravesehd Avenue and Green Point.
AZ the car barn at Goth Street apC
Ninth Avenue. Charles B. Attlesey
who has worked all his life for IN,
B. II. T, and whose father was super
intendent OF the line in the days o
tho horse cars, addressed. 200 men
telling them that wages ana dtcondi