New-York tribune., 1920-09-04
wanted to be the judge at tho same

"Tho men were willing to abide by
the decision, be it in their favor or
against them. but Judge Mayer in
sisted that as far as wages we're con-
cerned he should have tho right to
reduce or modify the award, if, in his
judgment. and in the light Of the
financial ability Of the company, this
should be done.
$50 the question Of what should be
paid to the men eventually would have
to be left to him. This, so far as we
are concerned, is the sole and only
cause Of the strike.
No Arbitration Wanted
"From what has transpired and from
the cold, bare facts themselves, it ap-
pears that no arbitration is wanted, no
negotiations desired and no settlement
permitted, because with them or any
Of them the men would necessarily re-
tain their union.
"When all other propositions and
situations were met by the men. when
eminently fair, when the last prop was
cut from under the false contention
made by the other side, We at last
found that Judge Mayer could not give
consideration to any proposal original
ing with the Amalgamated. even though
transmitted through me by the Board
of Estimate and Apportionment, and
said Il will not deal with them. either
directly or Indirectly
"This, to my mind, was always the
true state Of affairs. The union was
rever wanted on the Brooklyn property,
and, being there, it must be got rid Of.
1--WE did not bring about this situa-
tion, but we tried to avoid it: We
did not want this hight. We did our
best to stay out Of it, But as long
as we have been forced into it we are
not going to run away from it. We
. have not the prestige Of Federal
judge back of US. We have not the
influence created because Of so digni-
fed q position. We have not the ma
chinery of the Federal Court at our
disposal, but tremendous elements
though they be, we have with US fac
tors even greater-more powerful and
more convincing.
"They are right, truth and justice.
We have all three Of these elements
on our side, and with them we will
fight back in defense of our rights,
and we will win"
Union Prepares for Battle
The union leaders are placing great
store on the assistance of William d.
Mahon, international president Of the
Amalgamated, who .as been expected
here from Detroit for several days.
p coghizing that the existence OF
their union is at stake, the leaders are
gathering their forces for stiff
battle. They claim that a large por-
tio:l of the funded moneys of the m
ternat;onal organization is at their
disposal, wherewith they will be able
to put up fight for several weeks.
AmAlgamatci leaders from James T.
Noonan. international president of the
Brs the rhood of Electrical Workers,
who arrived from Washington yester-
day His arrival, followed by coa-
ference last night with James W.
O'Donnell, international vice-presi
dent, and Shea, gave added strength to
reports that concerted move by all
the odies affected by the strike might
be made against the B. R. 7.
No confirmation of this report could
be obt lined fror Nconan, who mere
ly declared that he came here to take
as it affected members of his organi-
zation, none of whom he said, had so
far Joined the strike.
According to B. R. T. officials, the
stampede back to work began early in
the morning, when numerous tele-
phone calls, kilograms and personal
applications fro the older men began
to pile up. At the close of the day
it was announced at b. R. T. head
quarters that approximately 500 of
the strikers had asked for their jobs.
This number is expected to be great
ly augmented to-day, when the COM
~
suit of Receiver Garrison's ultimatum.
The officials have no doubt that ali
will be normal b. Monday and the
Al alg mated Association, as far as
the b. K. 7. is concerned, q thing Of
the past.
Service Greatly Improved
They point to the improvement in
the service on the elevated, subway
and surface lines. On the III" and
subways, it was said, the service yes
terday was so per cent normal. With
!49 trains as the maximum for the
day. Much greater progress, however,
was made on the surface lineN where
from 391 cars operated in the morning
the number increased to 400 at the
height Of the rush hour.
Twenty-one lines were operated yes
terday and six more are expected to
De IN service to-day, with q total of
517 cars. For the first time, too, cars
were run yesterday over the bridge,
eliminating to marked extent the
congestion of traffic.
Mr.. Garrison asserted that the COM
pany had all the men it needed and
was guided entirely by the police ar
1angements for protection in placing
cars in service. "Our first duty will
be to the public" he said. 1--WE will
spare no expense to accommodate the
public. Everything possible will be
done to get traffic back to normal.
We are trying to make arrangements
to handle the Saturday and Sunday
crowds that fock to Coney Island"
While it was thought that the de-
termined stand Of the receivership
would be the signal for greater out
burst Of violence. disturbances and ar
rests decreased. Most of the surface
cars appeared without screen protec-
tion, and with only one policeman on
trains and cars. The public apparently
has been reassured and is packing the
available equipment. 1t was noted, too,
that with the appearance Of the in
creased transportation facilities the
hosts Of pedestrians and buses that
have been jamming the streets are
disappearing.
Driver Quits With $4,000