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protection the compant nseded. He
.iosed with a renewal Of his offer 20
meet ANYBODY representing HE en-
Jloyees, but refus ng 20 treat with an
outside" organization under threat.
The alluslon to the police stirred
Mayor Hyian TO remark that Mr.. Garri-
sons defence was principally an attack
on the Administration.
Mr.. Fridiger then presented the mems
aide, and took sharp issue with Mr.. Gar
rison on a number of points, 80 sharp
IN fact that when he accused Mr.. Garri-
son OF 20 running the cars az deiib-
erately to provoke violence he drew a
sharp rebuke from Judge Mayer.
Fridiger insisted that the strike had
not been called by the Amaigamated, but
spontaneously by 5000 OF the men al
the mass meetings. despite the plea Of
Mr, Shea OF the Amaigamated for more
consideration before acting
Lawyer Fridiger charged that the al
legediy normal service during the hrsi
few ~houra Of the strike was rendered
only because the company locked up and
bribed the night force to go on duty the
next morning. t.
Asked by Judge Mayer how many men
belonged to the union on Monday he as
serted II as his belief that they num-
Hesed 5000. He said many men had hest
tated to enroll in the union because OF
the policy OF punishment. for union men
pre4busly carried out by tho b. r T.,
and asserted that the leaders had had no
time TO tabulate the new applications
for uembership lately received
He also cited two cases In which the
company had employed as subway and
elevated guards discharged soldiers with
OUT experience. These men, he said, had
been employed as police" through agen-
cies In Manhattan and Yeni1ers and had
quit when they learned there was q
strike on. despite the IS a day and sus-
tenance which the company was paying
them.
Enrisht's Police Order Cited.
Corporation Counsel Burr in defend
ing the action Of the police read an order
which Commissioner Enright had issued
on Friday. Its warning that the po-
lice must attend TO business was as FOL
lows:
members Of the force assigned to
'strilSe duty who fail or refuse to enforce
law and order will be suspended or
placed on charges. G. o. i0o-1eIS must
be strictly enforced Neutrality be.
tween the strikers and the forces OF
the B. z. 7. must be maintained. and
lawlessness and violence must be sup
pressed and prompt police action must
be taken in every instance.
RICHARD e. ENRIGHr,
Police Comrnlssioner."
In Announcing the result Of the con-
ference last night Judge Mayer made
the following statement:
Before reaching the agreement which
all of these parties had, entered into
wish to express my appreciation Of the
manner in which Receiver Garrison, p
). Shea and Louis Fridiger have aided In
bringing this settlement about ] shall
not omit Mr.. Royse OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company.
IT wish also to thank Mayor Hyian,
Public Service Commissioner Nixon and
Corporation Counsel Burr for the Assist.
ance they have rendered In the settle
me t of the differences between these
PARTED
THE spirit IN which all Of these gem
tiefnen met was one OF earnest endeayof
TO. reach an agreement
The Mayor then arose and expressed
his appreciation Of the part played by
Judge Mayer In the proceedings. and
each of the other parties followed with
some similar remarks.
| A report that Manhattan carnsn were
to have Joined to-day had not the SET
Element been made was characterized by
Mr. Garrison as rubbish" as he left the
building.
The strikers last night were soon eel.
ebrating the victory" They hired biz
automobile trucks and went throvsh the
principal thoroughfares shouting and
Yelling and giving vent to their feeling:
on horns. negaphonss and various otheI
noisemaking machines
Several trucks started from Borough
Hall, went UP Fulton, street, through
Flatbush avenue to the Long Island
directions Y