New-York tribune., 1920-09-08
Red Pamphlets Given Out
aa Palm Garden Meet.
inc Exhort Workers
TO Join ARMED Revolt
Thousands Flock
Back to Old Jobs
Nixon Proposal That Mem
Accept Company Terms
Flatly Rejected; Ulti.
/ u,atum Expires To-day

Sfnaammatory circulars, Issued
II authority of the c. E. c., of the
communist Party of America, Local
New York." attacking alike Federal
Jadge Julius M. Mayer, Receiver
Imdley N. Garrison and "those
ssek officers of the union that you
Ssy to protect your interests" were
Gsributed among $500 striking
SDsoeklyn Rapid Transit employees
uho attended a meeting at Palm
Earden last night.
4 In was the consensus of the meet
sag, after the proposal had been
nade by William D. Mahon, inter
aasicnal president of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street Car
nd Electric Railway Employees of
america, who urged them not to
aeeept the terms offered by Judge
Mayer, that all differences between
De court and the strikers should be
admitted to Mayor Hylan as ar
tiser, his awards to be final.
Shea Branded ''TraitOr''
! But the proposal acclaimed by
hose attending, it is believed, made
30 progress toward solution of
he present controversy, as it ema-
1etad from a source officially con.
Seetsd with the Amalgamated, and
hdge Mayer has repeatedly asserted
haf anything from that source will
sAyt no consideration.
- circular distributed among the
aeps branded P. j. Shea, who pre-
Ssss to the arrival-of Mr.. Mshon last
Esaday had conducted the strike, a
ssaitor TO labor" 1t said in part:
To-day you face this capitalist
gvernment, represented by the Fed
gal Court in the person of Judge
aayer and Receiver Garrison, former
@sretary Of War.
MANY OF you fought in France to
@ake the world safe for democracy.
ksa were heroes. Now, when you are
eating for yourselves and your fam
Wea you are Bolsheviks, outlaws.
'Gef ready for armed revolution to
Asyerthrow the capitalist government
sha create a workers government, as
ygnr brothers did in Russia"
4 Mahon said:
Federal Judge Mayer asks for un-
conditional surrender. Well, we won't
surrender that way. The Germans were
asssf asked to do that, and we won't
10 not collective bargaining. We
wat collective bargaining, and we
sans TO do the fair thing.
we are willing to leave the whole
NATTER to Mayor Hylan and abide alb.
saIstely by his decision"
". Mahon then asked those present
shey intended, or wanted, to return
wcsk to-day as Judge Mayer had or.
ssssa. de received chorus of "Noes!'
seeognit'on of the Amalgamated be-
sas more clearly defined as the issue
me strike yesterday when a series
conferences and meetings failed
s9sf'y to break the deadlock that has
ssseo 1or the aast ten days.
sa nnal effort to establish a basis
compromises Public Service Com.
.ss.ener Nixon last night called into
aaeFenee forty employees of the com.
~ representing the working as well
sas striking crafts. At the conclu.
ga Of the session the strikers rep.
ssatatives indicated a determination
stand by the association. The,
- ieft to attend meeting of its
ueeasise committee.
n Nixon Advises Arbitration
\ mnissioner Nixon advised the men
go SespI the 10 per cent Increase Of
as;s ~ receiver Garrison and submit
- as FEDERAL Judge Julius NJ. Maye,
a snnea as acceptable to the court
pnaslzed the necessity that they
Mris aeeiS'on by noon to-day if they
retain their seniority.
1seiining TO accept the commits.
aaVlcee those who represented
49, ssa,.Aing Y. crafts at the conference
msssn,s.neir ms sneir refusal on the fact thai
ns;ss;..'on had been denied their as
aH ~. Ane commissioner said hi
ssnm;s. mink his advice that e new
ae, an, not officially representing
s..a Aaaasaigamated. treat with Judge
Szsss5 sn's morning had met with ap
81 g = reminded the men that the cou,,
Is sSssasn receiver had definitely gtatee
Esoses...tion Esoshation not to deal with oficia
fn~.a.tiSes Of the Amalgamated.
Hssss.d ssioner Nixon said he was sur
Hksss;nsSs - learn that the strikers are de
Hasn, ~ an increase Of 10 cents a,
MsSss'ss ~ thetr present wage.
ae 10 per cent Increase which h..
Nes ssd sfsd follows an increase of 2I
Ma ssns s., granted within a YEAR, h.
Eksv IhaE is a total increase OF n
asesbiia...,, ,'a one year. can see n.
HI fy q ss,. mat Judge Mayer will sub
Yansi.say ay such proposition"
isas for first degree muYde
Isss..en Even strikers alleged to hav
m sss:a In fatal violence early /,
M IL were asked yesterday by Dis
sls ss.ssofhsy Lewis Of KiYxs County
s. st,is. ,iss'sncs marked the progress o
f.<sss yesterday. "
iS Of Mahon, inteYnationa
Slss1ss, and other officers Of th
snsssA TO confer with FEEDERS
layer and Receiver Garrisn,
asIie yesterday. The compan,
&Sss1s. ss1ssssrlaily sss 10 it's surface ca
s ssa aanoupced important nd
seesfassse "a sass ssss,
I ssfi sassg pses,ienss easisy ssassA B,
! tSf III sitgsttSn Wanted ADS tha
Z tA ss1ta ~ ~ TffbeEs daily or by tnssys