New-York tribune., 1919-08-17

which have already been printed for
90 per cen. increase, an eighth orr
day with forty eight hou week, time
and a half for overtime and an agree
ment under which the Interborougn
management would refuse to treat with
the Amalgamated or with any other
delegates of the employees except those
selected by the brotherhood.
"On Friday last this committee
waited on the general manager at his
office and laid the demands before
him, continued Connolly. "Mr. Hedley
stated that as for the so per cent in
crease he could do absolutely nothing
because of the financial status of the
company. Mr.. Quackenbush counsel
for the lnterborough, stated: I am
sorry to have to tell you this, but it
seems to be like trying to get blood out
Of stone
"We told him that We would allow
him until 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
to decide, and that if he did not grant
the demands we would then tell him
what we would do.
We then waited on the Mayor with
but one thing in mind. We believed it
was our duty to see him. since he was
the properly elected REPRESENTATIVE Of
the people. The Mayor put US on trial
tight away. Then we waited on the
Public Service Commissioner, who han
died US like gentlemen.
Fazakerlcy Denies Plot
Fazakerley made the following state
ment after his examination by District
Attorney Swami:
M. Swami asked me whether there
was any connection between the New
ork Railways employees and the Inter
borough Brotherhood. I told him that
there was none, eXceut the natural
sympathy existing between railroad
men. Mr. Swami wanted to know if
any of the officials of the Interborough
or the New York Railways Company
had ever made any suggestion to our
organization advocating an eight cent
1are, depending on any increase we
obtained. ! told him, NO. but | said
that the financial. condition of the com
pany was very vel known to US, and
unless the company did obtain some
( additional revenue it would be pretty
hard for their employees to obtain more
money.
"ln response to Mr. swann's ques-
tlons ! told him that Notwithstanding
that fact we had. on August IL. made a
demand on Receiver Hedges for a 10
per cent increase to take effect to-
! morrow. told Mr.. Swami that this
was only preliminary demand pend
ing a revision Of the entire wage scale
and that as soon as this was completed
we would make further demands upon
the company. ! informed the District
Attorney that the fact that the com
pany did not have money to meet
these demands was its own problem
and not ours.
"The District Attorney was insistent
in trying to ascertain if any Of the
officers of the company or Mr.. Hedges
had made any suggestions in regard to
resolutions that were adopted by the
employees, and told him No
II told him those resolutions were
drafted by me, with the assistance Of
Harry Masterson, vicepres dent of the
association, and Thomas Neville, its
secretary. These resolutions were
placed before the general body and
adopted and ratified by the combined
locals
'No official of the Interborough or
the New York Railways Company had
anything to do with them. The District
Attorney asked many questions regard
ing the Interborough and l told him |
knew nothing about the Interborough's s
affairs with its employees, having
enough to do with the management Of
the affairs Of our own association.