The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-11
SMITH WILL TRY
FOR B.R.T.PEACE
Governor to Meet Compers and
Strikers Lawyer In Bit
more Hotel Monday.
0 INDICTED FOR MURDER
More Cars and Trains Put IN
0peration-Reds seek Con
verts Among UnioniSts,

Hope TINT the b. n, 7. strike may
30 settled by Monday evening was
slven yesterday to hara ssed Brook
lynites, worried strikers and over.
worked h. Il, T. officials when Gov
Smith agreed 10 meet James A. Vahey,
counsel for the AInalsan atcd Union,
and Samuel dornpeEs, president II the
American Federation Of labor, In an
effort 10 end the deadlock.
TIL entrance OF Gov. Smith into
the ike situation Is taken as 4 real
possibility OF settlement for both
strikers and company officers are sick
Of the strike and will be seeker 1efore
Monday evening dTags nto being.
Both SIDES stu maintain a bold and
confident front, with Lindlny NJ. Gar
rison, receiver OF the B, n. T.. lard at
work building up q new permanent
organization" but nobody H. really en-
joying the situation except strike
breakers. who are making smi.ll for
tunes knocking down fares ins ead OF
ringing them up.
Gov. Smiths decision was given
after he had received .he 10 wing
appeal by telegraph from NJ, Vahey:
II have been instructed by the
executive officers Of the Am ais amated
Association 10 ask YOU TO JOIN with
Samuel Gompers and myself II an ap-
peal to Federal Judge Mayer to help
end the strike OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit system, affecting a grt at null
tltude OF people, by meeting With Mr..
Gompers and me In New York city, or
any other convenient place, - Satur-
day or Monday. thank yo1 in ad-
vance for anything you may 60 N the
situation and await an early reply"
In reply Gov. Smith telegr phed'
Il shall be glad to meet Samuel
Gompers and yourself at the Bt;moro
Hotel, New York, Mt 2 o'clo,k Nom
day afternoon. as requested In your
telegram just received"
Judge Mayer NOT Mentioned.
It will be noted that Gov. s ' i says
nothing about Joining with &c labor
leaders In an appeal to Judl,r Mayer,
and the opinion was expressnA yester-
day that he might take Other means
| to end the strike.
The negotiations as planned by the
labor men apparently contemplate In
Guiding the Amalgarnated Assc :latlon in
tho dealings with Judge Mayer. The
| Federal Judge, however, hat been un'
Alterabiy sleadfast In his -'russl to
deal, directly or indirectly, with the
union. He has demanded tho riturn OF
the men to work as individuals and not
as members OF the union. and has re-
bufted all efforts OF other on lials 20 ar
range meeting between himself and
the union officials Never helhsB the
union leaders apparently etil. hayo hops
20 enter into negotiations 18th Judge
Mayer through the intervention of Gov
Smith and Mr., GomperS.
Mr.. Garrison spent tho 1or''ns n
the B. r. T. offices In Brooklyn ana wa'
no optimistic concerning the restoration
oY normal service that he announced
thu company intended hencefo-h u
attempt 10 separate the strike breakers
from some Of the nickels which an pour
Inc into individual pockets inswad OF
company Golfers
..Tho company UP TO this tine has
directed all It's efforts TO move cars ia
serve the public" he said. Now tha'
wa are getting service back more nearly
20 normal We will insist that the money
shall be turned In or we val know the
reason why The coulpaiS has beer
willing 10 suffer the loss and y has
bean a large loss--up 10 tho PRESENT In
order 10 give the best service possi Bile.
THE work Of organizing n rsrma'
nent force IL going ahead succestfully
rol. piper, IN charge Of employment
reported that l7S qualified men applied
for joos yesterday
Mr.. Garrison denied that omen lcke'
agents are quilting their lbs. He said
that ali but ninety OF the l,l00 w1meY
employees are at work.
Many strikers Return to Work.
Although r. II. T. offici Is insist thai
900 OF a total OF 5000 strikers have
returned 20 work, figures verc given ou'
M the Offices Of the Amalramated $50
olatior Yesterday stating that only i6i
men OF il,1c0 strikers ha' given In and
returned TO work. Never theleRs ser vics
was almost normal yasttrday on fifty
one OF seventy seven BurfFee lines DURING
non.rush hours TIL" servire was e,iua
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