The sun., 1919-03-14
months ago. CORDIALLY and BURGESS
were taken to the city Hospital.
street Cars Held Up,

Other disturbances reported were merely
annoying, such as the blocking of n cars
passage by can Of ashes placed on the
track and the assembling of strikers In
such manner in front of cars that no
movement was possible until the police
scattered the crowds.
william j. Brennan. Director OF Pub
lie Safety, Is between two fires. On the
one hand he was roasted by a speaker
at Building Trade Council meeting on
Wednesday night for having said he
would treat both parties to the strike
absolutely fairly" on the other hand,
the Public Service Company insists that
It Is not getting adequate protection.
Mr.. McCarter said yesterday in a letter
TO MIR. Brennan:
Many Instances of the lack Of such
proper protection occurred yesterday.
The company was assured by Police
Commissioner McEnroe that the depart
ment would furnish all the police pro-
lection necessary from now on. Such,
however. Is not the case. This company
is carrying on to the best of its ability
lawful business. II Is one OF the lar
gest taxpayers in the city and entitled
to full and adequate police protection In
the lawful conduct OF Its business
The company hasN asked that police
men be put on the cars but has not got
them yet. The company reported that
IL had a dozen more cars running on the
Hudson division than on Wednesday and
few more on the Essex division. but
that crews on the Bloomfield line re-
fused to run their cars into the city Of
Newark and the cars from Edgewater
on the Bergen division were not en-
tering Paterson. On the whole the sit
uation was little improved.
There Is no question of the guCCeGs
of the strike thus far from the strikers
standpoint The company's fear that
the power house men might go out In
sympathy with the others was tempo
rarily abated yesterday when Harry
Hilfers. secretary of the Essex Trades
Council said no pressure would, be eX-
erted upon them. The power houses
serve the electric lighting as we'll as the
trolley system and their closing would
darken all OF northern New Jersey.
Only four street cars were running in
Paterson yesterday, and none at all in
Elizabeth Travel between Montclair
and Caldwell was suspended after strik-
ers pulled n trolley pole from the feed
wire in Elm street. Montclair. There
were no cars on the fast line" in Tren-
ton It was said there that Gov Edge
or the Public Utility Commission would
try to effect a settlement II the strike
lasted much longer. Representatives of
the company in several cities said they
had a number OF loyal employees in re-
serve at the barns who were willing to
take out cars II police protection was
guaranteed. Many of these are women
conductors, few of whom are striking.
In Jersey City twenty-five cars were
being operated yesterday afternoon. Four
soldiers who applied for Jobs were hired
and sent to Greenville for instruction.
Jersey City now has more than 400 jit-
neys.
The City Commission of Newark
asked the Law Department yesterday
for an opinion as to whether or not the
city could revoke the trolley franchise
or take over the cars because of the
company's failure" to keep the people
moving Mayor Gillen said he thought
the company was failing down on the
job" and could not give the required
service.
Service on all lines that were open
was suspended at dark last night and
will be resumed at o'clock this morn
ing.