The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17


ers would tie up the surface car lines of
| the two boroughs.
| District Attorney Swami announced
that he would continue his investiga-
tions into charges made by the Mayor
that Interborough officials had conspired
| with employees to promote o strike In
order to force an increase Of fares.
The striking brotherhood, heretofore
existing under the wing OF the Inter
borough. formally severed connections
with the company last night The offices
on Forty-second street provided by the
| company for the men were abandoned
after the strike had been called and
temporary headquarters were estab-
lished at the New Star Casino, I07th
street and Park avenue. The officers
called a meeting OF the men at that
point for Z o'clock this morning.
with the action OF the Brotherhood
employees who comprise the entire woi X
ing force OF the company, the independ-
ent strike move made by the Amalga-
mated Association OF Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees of the American
Federation OF Labor was generally be-
iieved to have died n natural death.
1t was intimated by car men, how
ever, that should the officials succeed in
tying UP the Brotherhood by court order
there would be an immediate flop to the
outside organization but such contin-
gency was not thought likely.
Preparations were also being made
last night to meet a threatened strike
on the lines Of the New York and Queens
County Railway Company. which is a
subsidiary OF the Interborough.
4 According to the brotherhood leaders
their strike call would cause virtually
all the marlborough employees II quit
work II would affect, they say, the
entire transportation department, in
Guiding guards conductors, motormep.
station SCENTS, platform men, special Of
ficf-s, switchmen and tower men. and
also all employees in the power houses
the switchmen. signal men, telephone OPP
orators, escalator operators. plumbers,
carpenters, painters. porters and cleaners.
Under the Federal law all stations
would have to be lighted at night. All
trains would be taken to the terminal
car sheds for the layup and after the
last train was housed the switches
would be spiked and signals set for
danger.
Mig Crowd at City Hall Farley.
The tempestuous conference at City
Hail began In the Mayors reception
room. but drew such crowd that II
was transferred to the Board of Esti-
mate room. The representatives. of the
interested parties" were:
For the city-Mayor Hylan. Robert
Il. Moran, President OF the Board OF
Aldermen Louis Hahlo. Deputy Comp
troller representing Comptroller Craig
> Michael F. Loughman. Commissioner OF
Public Works for Manhattan, represent
ing Borough President Bowling JOSEPH
A. Guider, Commissioner OF Public
Works for BROOKLYN. representing Bor-
ough President Riegelmann; Borough
Presidents Connolly of Queens, Bruck.
ner OF The Bronx and Van Name OF
Richmond Corporation Counsel Burr
] Public Service Commissioners Nixon and
, Delaney, District Attorney Swami anc
, Police Commissioner Enright
For the Intsrborough-Genera Man
, age- Hedley, James l.. Quackenbush
, chief counsel. and De Lancey Nicoll.
For the brotherhood of InterborOugf
, Employces-A committee headed by Pat
= rick J. Connolly, vice-president and act
: Ing president of the brotherhood.
Victor Watson, city editor OF Mr.
: Hsarst's New York Americon. stood neal
and diagonally back OF the Mayor
and frequently spoke TO him when thu
fireworks WAS not too dazzling.
At tho beginning Of the City Hal
, meeting Mayor Hylan read a Statement
setting forth the position Of himself an'
: the Board OF Estimate and HIS reason
I for thinking that the marlborough OF
, ficers and employees had entered into
criminal conspiracy to- force the city L
Q gyantea higher fare. L.
+ He referred to the various letter
!. which have passed between officials o
the line. Job L. Hedges, receiver of tn
: New York Railways Company. represen
4 tatives of the employees brotherhood an,
public officials relative to the situation
4 within the last few days and to his un
e satisfactory parley with the men on Fri
: day afternoon.
He said he had been informed b.
= William Scliel of sos East 164th street
A former member of the Interboroug'
brotherhood. that many OF the men o.
e the line do not want to strike. Som
I one else told him. he said. that brother
a hood men threatened to break II
heads" of those who refused to atten
e their meetings on Friday night.
The Mayor read a record OF the divi
dends paid by the company from 100
until the present year. showing tots
u payments OF 1871 per cent. in that TIM
Il and made references to the letter writ
e ten by President Shonts to ]. P. Morga
q g Co. which has been commented upo
q ny the District Attorney.
After reading has prepared statemer
=, Mayor Hyian asked Connolly of III
"a brotherhood II there had been an
change in the attitude of the organizs
n ton since Friday, when the brotherhoo
s. men, In conference with the cit
"a officers, walked out saying they ha
a been insulted after laying down the 5
"A per cent advance or we strike ultims
tum.
J. Absolutely none" said Connolly.
: That means there will be a strih
l. order?" asked Mr.. Moran.
lie Eyes. sir: at o'clock Sunday morT
ing"
IT "yNho issued the order?" This frci
It District Attorney Swami.
x Il did," Connolly told him. IT d
lie last night"
lie How Connolly Forced the Issue.
. How was 1t sent out7" asked ii
N Mayor.
1.-THE men met at the New Star ca
"A sine. told them the situation an
efforts l had made TO bring about unit
"a and how It was all an absolute failur
> told them they had been on starvatiO
AZ wages for three years and at the en-
A i asked them to stand up and give me
!, vote Of confidence and every man Atoo
- up" \
a. The Mayor then sprung on the brou
a erhood spokesman the rule book OF II
y organization. reading the article whiC
said that II the company and the en-
-, ployees were unable TO agree on ar
q, question II was the plain duty OF II
brotherhood to submit the matter
"a arbitration. There were to be three a
~ blters, one chosen by the company. OF
by the brotherhood and the third by