The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-13
B. R. STRIKERS
PLACE FAITH IN
SMITHS PARLEY
Others DO Not See What
Governor Can DO To-day
to Get Court to Yield. ,
G0NIPERS TO ATTEND
More Surface Lines Run TO
Midnight and More Cars
Are Operated.
P. s. G. TO ACT ON WRECKS
Garrison Says New Trade
Council 'Slaughters UniOnism
in House Of Friends
P. s. G. TO ACT ON WRECKS

Council 'Slaughters UniOnism
in House Of Friends
What probably win be the last Of
iiclai effort 10 compromise the Brook
lyn car mems strike will be made this
afternoon, when Gov, Smith will 20 into
conference at the Biltmore Hotel with
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor, and
James A. Vahey, chief counsel to the
Amalgnmated Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees.
Just what the Governor can do In
the matter nobody seemed to know
yesterday. But despite the fact that
Mnyor Hylan anA the Board OF EST
mate have failed in their repeated ef-
forts 10 restore peace and order In the
Borough Of Brooklyn. and despite the
and Federal Judge Julius NJ. Mayer
have said over and over again that
they will not deal with tho union, the
strikers are pinnlnR much hope upon
the scheduled confab.
One thing that the strikers count
upon is laying before the Governor tho
accusation that the company II violat-
ing lhe es"i p'on'D''io'' ue"i'''' PN
mittlng men Wltnput eApeIiehee !"
operate cars, This charge has been
made by Patrick j. Shea, Vice-presi-
dent NJ tho AmalRamated Association,
ana oiher labor lenders I'm addresses
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uayh INC Soupehg oi"eia'S uo'y '"0
accusation, ru..ll st,, =, r. al..s,. !. I, .lli
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Another matter achcduled Tor to-day
which has an Important bearing upon
the strike situation Is the commencement
OF hearings before the Public Service
Commission for the purpose OF fixing re-
sponslbllty Tor the serious coHlsioh pe-
tween a trolley car and a bus on Friday
and the crash near Malbone street ana
Flatbush avenue on Saturday
While the police we're searching yes
terdhy for the strikebreaking motormon
who figured In both OF these accidents
the company issued n statement assert
ing that the latest disaster near NAL
bone street was not due to negligence IN
the hiring Of men to operate the cara
"The management deeply regrets yes
terday's accident, ana the consequent
suffering and loss" the statement said
we appreciate TO the fullest extent our
responsibility to the travelling public,
We had taken every precautlon when
experience and forethought suggested to
ooviate ths poss,S ,,,niaS ,Sa W nos u'h,c, MA
The damage came there was stop sign.
and further along was slow sign.
'orhe car itself had been duly In
snected on tho day before the accident
ana was in first class condition. We
have nm adequate complement or old ex-
neri9nced men in the inspection depart
ment After the accident the car was
lnsnsotod ana except for the damage
co,aed nv the accident was round In
GOOD condition.
"Tbe motorman IN reported 10 have
had previous experience of several years
IN cher cities, and had been regularly
"xamIned and instructed and qualified
nra,dous 10 being put 10 work on our
cars He had been operating cars In
prnoL,vn for about ten days before the
anoIdert ana had been over this route
sach day for five days preceding the ac-
otdant On the day of the accident We
saS Sao,, over the same route three
N
''' .Srt management Ia unable TO state
,hiS t,%nn u hether the accident was
a. ~ tha neglleence OF the operator OF
,So ~ or to some outside tamperlng
'.',,, w. ~ hrakc annaratus"
WIN s"'
New Labor COuncil hebuked'
p. .no,ho- statennent issued nj the
lm nsS,ceS Receiver Garrison ie-
Conip ~, actIon ~ the Central Trade
crisu w ~ Comnc,i In rendering its aim
unu ,,o striling car men. and de-
port " s ,n sn Soing the counci, IN
ciateu Ia urJortsrn His atatemcnt
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loiv"s .N.. ,ho cartral Trade ord
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port :" uo .In,, r.ho ara an s,rILo in
nateu hSeoS"'' ""0
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euSn ,ho Gauge ~ organ.
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