New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
After Hedley Tells Dele
gates Company Is Too
Poor They Carry Their
Case to Hylan's Office
He lnsinuates !
They Are Tools
Hope of Averting Tie-Up
Rests on Conference Of
City Officials With Both
the Disputants To-day

Five thousand members of the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company Broth.
erhood voted last night to quit work
at 4 a. m. Sunday unless their de-
mand for so per cent wage increase
vas met by p. m. to-day.
II the proposed strike is 100 per
cent effective, as brotherhood officials
predict it will be, it will mean the
tying up of every subway and al"
train on I. R. T. lines in Manhattan.
Brooklyn and Queens
The brotherhood delivered an ultima
tum to Frank Hedley, vice-president of
the Interborough, and another to May
or Hylan in the course of the dav. P.J.
Connolly, vice-president of the brother
hood, was spokesman. He went to tho
Mayor after the transit company had
declared lack of funds made compliance
with the employees demands irpos-
sible
The audience with the Mayor was \
heated one and ended abruptly, the
brotherhood's representatives stamping
out, declaring they had been "snubbed
and insulted."
Mayor Hinted at Collusion
BY implication, they said, the Mayor
had renewed his charges of collusion
between brotherhood leaders and + r.
1. officials to bring about a strike as
the means of insuring an eight-cent
fare.
They went to the Office of the Public
Service Commission, where Commits
sioner Nixon soothed their feelings
to such an extent that when
John H. Delaney, Transit Commits
sioner, appeared as special emissary
from Mayor Hylan asking for a re-
newal of the conference to-day the
men agreed to the suggestion. Tho
meeting will be at Q p. m. in the Office
Of the commission. The Mayor and
other members of the Board of Esti-
mate will be present, as will members
of the Public Service Commission. In
that meeting, the men declare, lies the
only hope Of averting the strike.
Police Ready for Strike
Acting Chief Inspector Thomas Fl.
Murphy called a meeting of inspectors
last night at Police Headquarters and
cancelled for the present all vacations
of lieutenants, captains and inspectors.
The inspectors were instructed as to
their duties in the event of a traction
strike, and it was announced that the
department is fully prepared to handle
traffic and to guard property.
Inspector Murphy had charge Of
police during the B. R. T. strike.
The strike vote was taken at a meet.
ing at the New Star Casino, 1O7th
Street and Park Avenue. Connolly, in
addressing the meeting, said that if
Mayor Hylan treated him with the
same contempt" this afternoon that he
showed yesterday. the strike order
would be issued within two hours. He
said he had addressed The I. R. T. mo-
tormen at Golden Seal Hall, 120th
Street, near Eighth Avenue, and that
they had agreed on the same plan Of
action.
How Strike Will Begin
Motormen sand conductors on duty
when the strike is called are to take
their trains to the end Of their runs,
plant red lights at head and tail to
prevent collisions, close all windows
and quit work
bid the trains goodby," said Con-
molly, "and leave them until the de-
mands of the public and the surrender
OF the company warrant your return to
duty"
The brotherhood gave its officers .
vote of confidence.
The delegates call on the Mayor
| followed their visit to Hedley's office,
where they announced that terms pro-
posed by the company were unsatisfac-
tory.
Connolly declared that the 10 per
cent increase offered by the company
was out Of the question.
Demand a Living Wage
Our men won't have it," he said
Il went to them last night and they
lturned it down lat. Thew in.tyuc+sd