New-York tribune., 1920-05-29

have committee of the employees con-
fer with Receiver Garrison? feel
sure that he will receive them"
Mr.. Garrisons reply to the Mayor,
although penned in caustc terms, was
an expression Of willingness to meet
committee of the men. His reply fol-
lows:
"Your telegram received. You say
you know the facts. If so, you know
have always been willing to and am
always willing to meet the committee
representing b. r. r. employees when
ever requested. and that the so-called
committee that you urge me to meet
is not composed Of B. r. T. employees.
| will not break my agreement with
the employees by dealing with any
other committee than the one Of their
selection. For me to deal with the
so-called committee that you advocate
would create difficulties and not OBJ
viate them.
"If you really want to prevent the
people of the city from being 1ncon-
venienced and to aid in obviating diff
culties you will inform this so-called
committee with which you are con
fcrring that they have no justification
for their conduct and that you cannot
countenance it, and that neither you
nor are going to be swayed from the
proper course by threats.
"You should further inform them
that if they proceed with their threats
and seek to tie up the entire trans
portation system Of Brooklyn you will
use every force in your power to pre-
vent the success of such D calamity.
81 feel that at least you owe this
much to your own manhood, to the high
office you were elected to fill and to
the people of the city"
When informed of Mr. Garrison's
willingness to meet representatives of
the men, provided no outsiders were
included in the committee, Mr.. O'Don-
nell said that if by "outsiders" Mr..
Garrison meant union officials not EN-
ployed by the B. r. T. the men would
not accept the proposition. He said
that the men will accept Mr.. Garrison's
proposition provided there is at least
one official of the union on the COM
mittce.
The strikers decided to picket al the
power houses and sub stations to-day.
Colonel James Piper, of the labor
bureau of the B. r. t., conferred yes
terday with Deputy Police Commits
soner Leach and it was agreed that
police protection would be furnished
at all the power houses and stations.
One policeman will be kept constantly
on guard at each of these buildings as
long as the emergency lasts.
A statement issued by General Man
ager Menden of the company at a late
hour last night summed up the strike
situation as follows:
$50 far as l have been able to as
certain, less than 25 per cent of the
electrical workers have quit their
places. We shifted our men about to
take their places during the afternoon
and night and there was no interrupt
tion to traffic on any Of our lines.
"There were few men at the power
houses who quit work, most of those
who quit being employed in the sub
stations. We expect to continue to
move all our cars, as we have enough
men to take the places of the strikers"
More Threaten to Quit
The classes OF men affected by the
strike include watch foremen, high
tension men, alternating and direct
current operators, repair and con-
sub-stations include foremen-opera-
tors, sub-station operators and rotary
tenders.
Strike leaders declared that the men
had been assured of support by the
cable splicers, who declared they
would quit work if the company at
tempted to replace strikers with non
union men.
A mass meeting of members of the
Amalgamated Association viii be held
tonight in the Brooklyn Labor Ly-
ceum, Willoughby and Myrtle avenues,
to hear the report of a committee
which conferred with Receiver CARR
son on the unions demands for an in
crease of 25 per cent; abolition Of the
company union and Of the one-man
car.
The meeting, it was declared by
Patrick Shea, organizer of the Anal
gamated, will have nothing to do with
the strike called by the power men.
1t was learned on good authority, how
ever, that many members, who are not
in agreement with Mr.. Shea in his pol
icy of non-interference in the strike Of
the power men, will be prepared to
urge a sympathetic strike