The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-08
NIXON ADVISES
B. R. 7. MEN TO GO
TO WORK TODAY
Sustains Court and Receiver
in Refusing to Deal
With Amalgamated.
TIME LIMIT Is NOON
Mahon and Hylan Fail to
Change the Ultimatum
Given to Strikers.
UNION CAN'T RUN BUSES
Red Propaganda Is Plenty at
Labor Meetings-Murder
Charges to Be Pressed.
UNION CAN'T RUN BUSES

Efforts OF the striking Brooklyn car
men to effect a settlement Of their
differences with the company through
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon met with failure last night,
when the Commissioner advised them
that he could not help them and that
they should return to work before noon
to-day, when the time limit set in
Receiver Garrison's ultimatum to them
expires.
The Commissioner gave his advice
to forty employees Of the company,
representing every craft that Is on
strike, after conference that had
lasted nearly four hours, in which he
had argued with the men that they
were mistaken in their attitude and
that the very limit of concessions al
ready had been reached by the COM
pany in it's dealing with them.
Federal Judge Julius NJ. Mayer.
who has the final say in all matters
affecting the finances Of the company,
already had refused in conference
with Mayor Hylan to recede from his
ultimatum that the men must go back
TO work as individuals this morning or
forfeit their priority and all other
privileges,
Company officials expressed the be-
lief last night that this would result
in complete collapse Of the strike to-
day, as upward Of $500 of the older
employees OF the lines have signified
their intention Of returning to their
jobs and upward of 80 per cent. of the
men are said to be thoroughly sick Of
the union, which they say is being
ruled by an organized radical NIL
nority.
Furthermore, this radical minority
received q severe blow yesterday when
upward of a score of its riotous mem
bers were held>in Brooklyn courts on
charges of felonious assault. and Dis
tr!ct Attorney Harry e, Lewis of Kings
county announced that he would ask
tho Grand Jury to indict seven strikers
for murder in the first degree for par
ticipation in the stoning Of trains OF
the Sea Beach line week ago, when
man was killed.
Judge Mayer stands Firma
The announcement that Judge Mayer
would stand pat In his demand Tor
complete surrender by the strikers ana
the total elimination of the Amalga-
mated Association Of Street and Electric
Railway Employees from the affairs OF
the company was made at his chambers
ina the Woolworth Building Immediately
aHer the end OF long conference be-
tween the Court and Mayor Hylan, who
had called for the purpose OF re-suomit-
ting a proposal for an interview with
the strike leaders, or of asking the
Court TO make some settlement offer
The Mayor informed the Court that
he had been In conference with william
H. Mahon, international president OF
the Amalgamated Association. who ar
riyei here Sunday for the purpose OF
endeavoring to negotiate peace IN the
troubled traction situation. He said
that Mr.. Mafon had called upon him at
the CITY Hall in company with Patrick
I Shea, vice-president OF the Amalga-
mated. and John Reardon, general or
Ranizer. These union officials had been
working hard to drag their Organization
out of the hole into which II had fallen,
and II is generally understood that they
would have clutched at any offer from
Judge Mayer, provided it would have
assured the men the right to continue to
deal through their association.
Judge Mayer simply told the Mayor
that his position had been clearly and
6nally stated in his letter 10 the Mayor
last Thursday night in which he said
he would deal neither directly nor In
directly with the Amalgamated ASsoci-
alton. He also said that the statements
made by Receiver Garrison IN an inter-
view published yesterday morning, In
which the receiver refused to deal with
Mr. Mahon and asserted that the Anal
ramated must 60, had his full approval.
AS to making proposals for these men
10 submit to the union, he said. he would
make no proposal to the Amalgamats2,
and his only proposal to the men was
contained In his letter Of Thursday, IN
which he demanded an immediate return
TO work at the salary increase that was
offered the men before they went on
strike, and which they refused.
Outside Of a brief statement covering
these points, neither Judge Mayer nor
Mayor Hylan would discuss the results
Of their interview. but It was noted that
the Mayor seemed somewhat crestfallen
at the rebuff that his efforts at media
ton had received.
visit to Nixon Proves Futile.
The expedition Of the strike chiefs to
Commissioner Nixon's Office was a for
lorn hope, as It was apparent before they
entered into conference with the Com
missioner that he could not overrule the
court even II he should feel 50 disposed.
The men felt, however, that as he had
just returned from Europe and had not
taken part In the conferences thus far IN
ths present strike thay might s@ veil