The evening world., 1920-08-31

Of Estimate, Il Is held that "the par
iicular form df procedure by which.
the arbitration Is TO be held Is OF
minor Importance when compared
with the substantial questions at
issue. and II il TO be presumed that
the arbitrators win not only weigh
carefully and fairly and Justly all
the merits involved IN the contro-
vorsy. but will also give due consid-
GRAFTON to the financial capacity Of
tes employing company as well as
the demand= OF the men"
RESPONSIBILITY FOR susPEN-
SION SHOULD BE FIXED.
Aldermanic President La Guardia
said the men had made concrete
offer which should not be rejected
and pledged the Board of Estimate
through an amendment to approve OF
the employees willingness 10 arbi-
trate. In the absence OF acceptance
by the company OF the mems ofter,
Mr.. La 0uardia said the responsible
~ for the suspension OF service In
Brooklyn ought to be fixed.
by whom? inquired Borough
President RiegelmAnn OF Brooklyn
by the proper parties" replied la
0uardia.
We'll, the public will Judge condi-
tons and rightly fK responsibility"
responded Riegelmann. Il can't see
how the responsibility can be put at
the door OF this one or that one. The
Board Of Estimate should be left free
70 take any action II desires. II the
Mayor or Board Of Estimate con-
cludes 70 take action for the for
feiture OF franchises II ought not 10
be restricted in any way"
La Guardia sAtd the men to-day
showed willingness TO resume service
and that heioeforth responsibility
cannot be placed at their door.
JUDGE MAYER WON'T TALK
STRIKE WITH LEADERS.
Acting Public Service Commits
sioner Barrett called on Judge Mayer
to-day to discuss phases OF the strike
situation on the basis OF his talk
with Strike Leaders Shea and Fridi-
ger last night He said he wished TO
know II Judge Mayer would modify
his ruling regarding arbitration OF
the demands OF the union leaders.
Judge Mayer. when the subject was
raised, waved his hand and said:
Nothing more as 70 that" Barrett
reported.
After a brief talk. Judge Mayer
dictated the following letter to the
Commissioner:
You called TO see me this morning
after comforting with Messrs. Shea
ana Fridiger to present 10 me some
views expressed by them to you.
Il am OF course always glad 10 see
YOU. both because of your official po-
sitiOn and OF my high personal re-
gard for you. decline, however, 10
consider anything coming from these
men or from the committee which
has heretofore purported to act for
bhc employees.
Either these men are responsible
+, for this indefenAFble strike or they
are not. II not, then they have not
truly represented the men.
''The proper way for the strike to
be settled Ia for the men 20 return
10 work After that the receiver and
the Court will be pleased TO receive
any duly and properly constituted
committee which Is truly representa-
tive of the men.
u cannot emphasiEe too strongly
that there will be no negotiations, di-
recuy or Indirectly, by the receiver
or by the court. with the so-called
leaders who either melted this strike
tor were powerless to prevent IT,"
Barrett said he had no comment to
make upon the Judges letter
BROOKLYN FINDS ITSELF ON
SECOND DAY or STRIKE.
With its 100000 population cut off
without warning from It's ordinary
ways Of getting 20 work BROOKLYN
found" itself to-day after two days
OF experimenting. With the help Of
the police. the InterborouRh Rapid
Transit Company, the city managed
lAhhNg OA1SN eAAA NhOGatAAuH VI lAAApAb-
vised truck buses. the town said
Lets Col" and for the most part its
people got 10 their factories. stores
and offices in fairly good time.
The B. -. #. subways and elevated
lines were moving eighty three tralni
as against fitty-three at th'
same time yesterday in all tn,
b yards and 'on spur tracks. motormeI
and guards-all of them experienced
y men collected from nearby cities
were being familarized with tn
types Of equipment used by the b. Il
r.. and It was promised that NOR
trains would DE started as fast as tn
new men had been Instructed
p. ]. Shea, Vice President OF IN
Amalgamated Association OF Sire,
{ and Electric Railway Employees, ad
mitted to-day he had telegraphe
President Mahon at Detroit, sayin
the strike situation was precariou
and required tho services Of a nun