New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

early yesterday, and Immediately went
into conference with Federal judge
julius M. Mayer at the Waldorf-As-
toria
Garrison's Statement
AT the close of this conference the
receiver issued the following state
ment: ''"'e
AS we received no notice of strike
and had an existing agreement, and a.
all OF the information possessed bv us
and the police up to 3 o'clock this
morning was that there would be no
strike, 1T was not possible to operate
any OF the surface cars, and compara-
lively few of the elevated and subway
trains. way
AS the motormen on the subway and
the slgnalmen and towermen have re-
sPected their contracts, and are avail
apie tor work, we can, within com
paratively short time, instruct suf-
fic1ent new guards and conductors to
materially improve the elevated and
subway service. 1t will take longer on
ene surface lines, because the motor
men and conductors there, in violation
.neIi contract, went out, and we will
nave TO obtain additional men and in
struct them. anu III
The Mayor and Police Commissioner
nave assured us Of the most comnlete
protection to the operation of the cars
ana OF the people who ride in thom
ana just as soon as we can obtain addi'
tlonal men and instruct them the sur-
race cars will commence to run and
the service will be increased as quickly
as possible eN'N''S
:. III mas been suggested to me by pub
nc; nc oHclals that it might be possible to
felleve to some extent the Brook1vn
travelling public during this emergency ',
by the use of busses. immediately
took the matter up with Judge Mayer
ana with his approval I will cooperate
by application to the proper state
courts, where the injunctions were is
sued, to modify the injunctions during
tne emergency so as to enable the use
OF ousses for the benefit of the public. "
Mayor Gives His Version
Developments then came quickly
The Mayor told what he knew about
the trouble as follows:
y, mere are two sets Of employees Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. known
among themselves as the day mem and
the night men, The day men in a
meeting last night at Arcadia Hall.
where l spoke, had decided to comply
wlth my request to defer action. but
the night men, who finish work around
II or l o'clock at night, were to have
meet.
"a report meanwhile had gained cir
culation that the B. R. T. management
had locked out the powerhouse men.
those employees who met at o'clock,
navlng heard that report, refused to
deter action. 1t was decided by them
that all the men would quit their work
at S o'clock.
Il believe the strike would have been
averted if that report had not been
circulated among the night men who
were to meet. | was called at $3.50
clock TINS morning and told by some
OF the labor men that they had heard
,nat tne power house men had been
locked out. Later / was called by the
Police Department and was informed
that strike had been called for 5
o'clock.
There is report current that the
b' X. L. officials were not very anxious
70 avert strike, and if the men did
slrlke, that would give them an oppor-
tunlty to renew their demand for an
increase in fare.
Hylan to Seek Arbitration
u shall take up the question immedi-
ately. l shall endeavor to ret In COM
>eS'N'i WIN oudSc mayer ana Lne
receiver of the B. Il. t.. and | shall
ask them to submit all the matters Of
controversy with the employees to
arbitration.
Il believe If they will agree to that
the men will go back to work immedi-
ately.
Receiver Garrison still insisted yes
terday that every concession which
within reason and common sense
could be made" had been made. He
pointed out that the men violated their
agreement with the company by not
giving thirty days notice. lie added
that arbitration to the extent to which
the court can legally agree has been
offered the unionized workers, but that
the court must reserve the right to
permit only such awards as the com
pany is financially able to meet.
He feels confident that under the
circumstances the public will know
where to place the blame He pointed
to the hundreds Of citizens who have
volunteered to act as guards and con-
ductors on elevated, subway and sur
face cars to replace the strikers. Off
cials of the company sJid that they
would avail themselves of these yolun-
tccrs when they were needed. The
names submitted to the B. R. T. so
far, it was said, were members of
citizens associations of Flatbush.
Ridgewood. South Brooklyn and East
New York.