New-York tribune., 1920-05-08
Strike Vote To Be Taken
Monday Unless B. II. T.
Receiver Yields TO De-
mand for Closed Shop
Radical Element
In the Majority
threaten to Tie Up City (;
Subway and Surface
Lines To Be Affected

tan Will be tleC up again next week by
strike of elevated, subway and street
car employees if Lindlcy NJ Garrison,
receiver OF the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company, refuses demands sub
mitted yesterday by the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees, according to threats
ffede at union headquarters. officials
of the company have declared that COM
pliance with the demands is impos-
sble.
The differences between the company
and its employees, which are develop
Ing considerable bitterness, have re-
solved themselves into recognition of
the union. In the latest demands sub
mtted to Mr.. Garrison no mention is
made Of wages.
Ultimatum Sent
The latest demands are the result of
charges by officials Of the union men
that the B. R. I. is fostering a new or
ganization of its non-union EMPLOYEES.
to be known as the Cooperative Brother
hood. Patrick j. Shea, international or
ganlzer and vice president of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, and mem
bers Of the executive committee, who
made these charges. dispatched an ulti-
matum shortly after noon yesterday to
Mr.. Garrison demanding that this Or
ganization be stopped.
Mr.. Garrison was not at the BROOKLYN
office Of the B. R. t. yesterday after
noon and in his absence no person
there would divulge the wording of the
uitlmatum. 1t was declared at union
headquarters, 957 Broadway, BROOKLYN,
that it demands that Mr.. Garrison have
posted in all stations and depots of
the B. f. I. orders prohibiting proselvt-
ing Tor the new organization and pre-
venting inspectors and their assistants
from attempting to intimidate mem
Ders OF the Amalgamated Association.
IL Is known that Mr.. Garrison is
stead1astiy opposed to the adoption
ot the closed shop principle, which, in
effect, is demanded in the ultimat,1m
The B.. R. T. receiver reiterated his
opposition to the closed shop in let
ter received Yesterday afternoon by
mayor hylan. The gist Of the letter,
wnicn was in reply to one sent to MI.
HARRISON by the Mayor, was to the eff
lect that the crisis resolves itself down
10 the subject of the closed shop and
!nat ne will not adopt it as long as he
IS connected with the railroad.
foiloWlng the dispatch of the de-
H!anoS II was authoritatively declared
q. the headquarters of the Amalga-
mated ASSOCIATION that if Mr.. Garrison
ooes not grant the demand by Monday
a strike IN all probability will >result
~ was added that nearly half of the
members OF the executive committee
we're 1or calling mass meeting imme-
olately, at which a strike vote would be
taken, but Chairman Shea and the more
conservative members Of the commit
zee prevailed upon the radical members
10 put 1t off until Monday.
Men Mean Business
Inquiry among the men at union
headquarters elected the unanimous
declaration that the employees mean
business this time. The older en-
pioyees favor delay until August l.,
"hen the agreement with the company
eeAp!res, but the younger men were
lof immediate action. And the
younger tar outnumber the older ones.
Inc conditions. stripped of pretexts
ana statements made only to confuse
.he issue, are maintenance of an 'open
snop' or closed shop" said Mr.. Gar
Iison IN his letter to the Mayor. If
sae , committee hopes to bring about a
sstiNe sse unless they procure closed
eLop' the resulting inconvenience to
Ihe travelling public will be laid at the
door OF the committee and not of the
management"
Mr. Garrison concluded by denying
That ne is fostering the formation OF
any sort of brotherhood, addinp that
.he only thing he is interested in is
lha0 the men refrain from becoming
'"eI1pers I1l, OF anti-social organizations.
ME threats of strike are being
made by the Amalgamated rumors are
current In Brooklyn that all is not har-
mony on the executive committee of the
organization. 1t is declared that sew
erai members Of the committee have
branded Patrick J. Shea, international
olganlzer and vice president Of the or
sahlzatlon, as too conservative and not
4oreeful enough in his dealing with the
.B. R. T. AVA ~
Monday Night the Dead Line
onea had always counselled delay
wnen talk Of strikes was made at meet
Ihgs OF the executive committee, and
VA at least two occasions had sue
seeaed IN overriding members who de-
s'reo nasty action. At meeting yes
.efoay, 1t was said, ten of the members
.olced their disapproval of what they
NJ, m1vrmed the soft-neartedness Of Shea
ahese men wanted mass meeting
called at once to have the question Of
Se strike put up to the men.
me objectors represented the
trolley, elevated and subway en-
pioyees. The other members of the
s1Gmmittee, sG representing the shop men,
sioed with Shea and advised the OBJ
{estors to hold back for forty-eight
hhours IN order that everything could
oe done to adjust the matter amicably
.;out IT was said following the adop-
n;,, wUn OF this decision that Monday night
VIII be the deadline as far as sjmembers
81 81 the Amalgamated are concerned
~ was declared authoritatively that q
niaS lass meeting will be called on that
nght IN the event that Garrison does
:. aot meet the demands of the men. and
T. T. was was added that if the mass meeting
% vailed strike vote will be taken.
GOOD MORNINGS;
inr "nas xors constitutes good resultsa Not NIL
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