The sun., 1919-08-10

State OF New York are fully equipped
ana competent TO enforce law and order
70 tho fullest extent within IT, confines
II agree with you that the city and
state Of New York are equipped and
competent, and ask, as Of right, its DEM
onstration. and have sought to aid you
in that preparation by early stating ex-
listing conditions You further say
May I not say to you as receiver
OF the New York Railways Company
ana to Mr.. Shea ais an Official who
Claims to represent. the men. that In
stead OF induiging IN threats. drst on the
part against the Railways Company, and
second, 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
tho enforcement of law, that you both
try and get together and adjust your
differences should there be differences TO
adjust
Propositions Given TO Mayor.
The propositions that presented to
you and repeat as view them are as
follows:
Il. Can a man labor for whom he
chooses at wage on which he agrees
idation7
%. Can property be protected lnvio-
late at all times?
Il do not consider these two propo-
sitions open TO discussion or argument
III those. questions cannot DO answered
In the affirmative without debate and
without discussion, and II public author
tiles are not constituted NJ q means OF
demonstrating thar they are each estab-
lished finally and firmly. there 10 no
government In the United States--city.
State or national-and the fundamental
propositions Of the Constitution are
hypocrisy and the citizen Is left with
out hope against disorder.
You say that threats against the
officials OF the city OF New York charged
with the enforcement OF the law are
most unwISe and uncalled for. coming
as they do from a representative OF the
United states court appointed as a re-
ceiver of a railway company by Judge
Of that court .~."
u have made no threat shall make
no threat, and you know and ] know
that no threat was made or contem-
plated. There Ii a Constitution. There
are statutes and judicial decisions. That
law provides q method OF procedure.
You are an executive. / speak for
human rights and physical property. II
IL Is q threat for a citizen Of the United
States. whether q receiver or otherwise,
to appeal as the law provides to con-
stituted authorities to do their duty and
tell these constituted authorities that
they are expected to do 80. there 10 no
right in law and government 10 a
failure.
You labor under misapprehension In
apparently assuming that rights do not
vest In an individual and that the exer-
else OF executive authority IL a personal
Prerequisite which enables you TO lnipusn
the motives OF others and to condemn
lines Of conduct which are funda mental
in the Constitution and prescribed by
statute. You avoid the issue In inject
Ing the question of an insult to q public
official. when the law has prescribed the
only method Of procedure open to me-
and that / have followed
Just when strike In Manhattan
would probably start no union leader
would state yesterday. although rumors
set Tuesday or Wednesday as tho time
p. J. Shea stuck to his assertion that
the strike would begin Just as soon rs
enough organizers OF the Amalga pAat ed
Association could be gathered together
at the national headquarters at Detroit
and sent here. Mr.. Shha reiterated his
assertion that at least half Of the men
OF the marlborough and surface lines
both green and red cars. are already
members OF the Amalgamated:
Officials Of the Interborough New
York Railway and Third Avenue sys-
tenn stated that none Of their men be-
longed to the outside union. although
90 per cent. belonged to the unions or
brotherhood organized in the last strike
by the companies themselves.
Hugh O'Toole. chairman of the execu-
tive committee OF the Brotherhood OF