The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-18
METROPOLIS in
STRIKE THROES
Traffic ParaIyzed and Millions
Who Used to Ride Now
Walk.
ATTEMPTED COERCION
Charged Against Interborough
by Mayor Hyland-0f-
ficials Favor Strike.

New York. .\Aug. 1S.--The worst
transit strike in the history of New
York has the city paralyzed ~.
Defying an injunction is - by
Supreme Court Justice Ly 5 15,00C
employees of the Interboro :, Rapid
Transit company's subwa Sld eie-
waited lines went out on 6 lay, but
it was not until today I : the full
force of the strikes straf hold was
| felt. <
Surface cars in MAJ. tan were
running. but no after :, was made
to operate cars ON the subway and
elevated lines. There have been no
disorders. Six thousand regular po-
licemen and reserves were dstrib-
uted through the city to prevent riot =
ing.
A heavy rainstorm which swept the
city today added to the difficulties
and discomforts of tens Of thousands
of men and women who were trying
to get down to work.
The city is operating 700 buses,
motor trucks and taxicabs, but they
were only drop in the bucket when
1t came to handling the enormous
crowds.
Mayor Hylan Is making desperate
efforts to end the trouble and has
issued a personal appeal to the men
to arbitrate. He charges the Inter-
borough company with attempted
coercion.
Nixon Takes Hand.
Public Service Commissioner Nix
on. who was partly instrumental in
ending the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
strike little more than a week ago,
took a hand today. He summoned
representatives of the Interborough
Rapid Transit company and a dele
cation from the strikers to meet him
this afternoon for an investigation.
The Interborough Rapid Transit
submitted to the strike with aston
ishing completeness and no efforts
were made to run cars with strike
breakers.
In this connection charges have
been made that the officials of the
company were secretly in favor Of
the strike because they could capital
ize 1t in their campaign for an Scent
fare In New York City.
Over 100000 people use the Inter
borough Rapid Transit subways and
elevated lines In a single day.
Union Disclaims Responsibility.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Electric and Street Railway Employees
the strike. The Interborough Rapid
Transit brotherhood, which called
the strike, is not affiliated with the
street car mems union.r-,--'r A''Ts-~-
"This is not our strike" said p. j.
Shea, vice. president of the Amalga-
mated.
Harry Jones' the -Amalgamated or
ganizer from Paterson, N. j., re-
ferred to 1t as "a personally con-
Quoted affair and Joke" The
strikers are demanding so per cent.
wage increase and an eight hour day.
Their leaders were confident today
that the discomfort caused by the
tie-up of the lines on the first busi-
ness day of the strike would work
in their favor. The injunction which
was secured through the efforts Of
the city was returnable before JUS
tice Lydon in the supreme court at
1880 this morning and officials of
the Interborough Rapid Transit
brotherhood said they would be on
hand at that time.
District Attorney Martin, of Bronx
county, is investigating the allega-
tions that officials of the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit company and
leaders of the brotherhood are in col
fusion and that the company Is CIV
ing financial aid to the strikers. Or
dinarily, in the case of strikes the
idle men are compelled to wait for
one or two weeks before they begin
to receive benefits from their union.
Members of the Interborough. Rapid
Transit brotherhood have been noti-
fed that they will begin to receive
money right away.
The only subway in operation in
was the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit line from Fifty-ninth street
to the downtown district.
The city operated several motor
bus lines. charging 10-cent fare. but
private buses, trucks and aatomo-
biles charged from SO cents to 81.