The sun., 1919-08-20
NEW CAR STRIKE
Is THREATENED
Amalgamated Hopes to Tie
Up Red and Blue Cars
Next.
WILL ASK so P. C. RAISE
People of City Sick of Walk
outs, Judge Mayer Warns
Counsel.
WILL ASK so P. C. RAISE

The Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway En-
ployees has received some severe set
backs within the last few days, but
it's leaders have not abandoned all
hope OF wishing a strike on the trac-
ton lines of New York.
Despite the fact that Interborough
and New York Railways employees
with twenty-five per cent. wage in
crease in their hands are not apt to
favor a walkout, Amalgamated heads
let it be known yesterday that they
are contemplating calling one any
way when they meet tonight in Ly-
ceum Hall. Eighty-sixth street and
Third avenue.
Even II their members employed on
these lines do not respond to a walk
out plea, Ama1gamated people feel that
they will be able to enlist the en-
pioyees OF the other Manhattan and
Bronx surface car lines. They pointed
out yesterday that the workers on the
red and blue cars would be dissatisfied
when they learn that every one else is
getting a wage increase. One of the
| leaders Of the Amalgamated stated at
the Hotel Continental that a demand
probably would be made by the union
for a so per cent. increase In all
branches.
Members Must Choose.
II this union. which has been called
an outside organization, makes good
It's thrca. 70 call genera! strike, Il.
members in the employ of the INTERIOR
ough and New York Railways will be
forced either to obey its summons OF
sever connections with 1t at once. Men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Interborough
Rapid Transit Company Employees
which conducted the strike of Sunday
and Monday, generally express the
opinion that the Amalgamated would
not seriously affect their line. but thai
1t might succeed with those car line:
that have not granted wage increases
Members of this brotherhood and OF
the Brotherhood Of New York Railways
Employees boast that they have driven
by getting for their people the 25 per
cert. pay increases just allowed. The
rivalry is extremely bitter and each fac
ton has many unkind things to say
about the other. II was because of this
that both brotherhoods have demanded
OF their employers that they discharge
all persons attending meetings Of the
outside" union.
Perhaps as severe a setback as the
L.. L..
tempts TO organize the car men of Man
haitian and The Bronx came yesterday y
In the form of letter written by Fed
eral Judge julius NJ. Mayer to Louis
Fr.diger, counsel for the association, In
Response to protest over the discharge
of Amalgamated men.
Mr.. Fridiger had appealed TO Judge
Mayer because of the fact that more
than 100 of the discharged men were
employees Of the New York Railways
Company, which is in the hands OF a re-
ceiver and therefore In the custody OF
the court.
Judge Refuses to Interfere.
He had protested to Job f. Hedges
the receiver. in vain for reinstatement oi
the men. Judge Mayors answer was g
nat refusal to interfere. The letter wai
as follows:
, "You have requested an answer tc
your letter OF August 16.
81 am certain that the people OF Tho
city of New York are sick and tired oi
strikes, chickering's, misunderstanding
and confusion. I propose to make my
meaning as clear as / can.
'sThe Brotherhood of New York Rail
ways Company Employees has beer
loyai TO the public Of New York and L
this court and its receiver. 1t has moi
AT any time struck or threatened tC
strike. II respectfully asked for rea'
sonable wage increase and waited until
had an opportunity TO examine int
and consider the request and announces
my conclusion.
''Yhile these employees were running
the so-called green cars during th'
atrike under the stress of great dim
Guilty your clients were endeavoring Il
dlsrupt their organization. The Brother
hood OF New York Railways Company
Employees very naturally protested L
the receiver against such course. ant
the receiver, under date of August IL
answered the brotherhood In man fash
ion. saying. among other things:
az will direct the manager to dis
charge any employee who interfere
with any member of the brotherhood II
| the discharge of his duties or who dis
! turbs him in any manner for the purpos'
| ~ breaking up the brotherhood. Yo'