New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-23
B. II. T. Strike
AT End; 8,]O5
Men at W ork
Old Employees i'm CT large of
Most Surface Cars. i; 5,241
Who Went Out at Union
Call Are Back ON Job
Night Service Extended
Three Thousand D imported
Workers Quit as & company
Began to Demal ld Fares

Old employees are again manning
virtually ell the surface CO .rs being OPP
Grated by the Brooklyn Fl apid Transit
Company, and there is eve ry indication
that the strike which on the morning
of August 20 tied up tran sportation in
the Borough of Brooklyn is thing OF
the past.
Records Of the compa, " last night
showed permanent oyer ating force of
s,1o5 men, of whom 81 Al originally
walked out at the call of the union and
have since returned to their employ
,nenr. OF the force now operating the
lines 1915 are new mem engaged since
the strike was called sand 1,548, the
records show, are employees who re-
fused to strike.
With the return of til e old men and
tire gradual upbulding q q new perma-
nent force the company has again en-
iorceu discipline, and the fare indicator
once more moves poant when 4 pas
scnecr hands the conduf tor nickel
What Strike Breakers Received
The picturesque strih e breakers who
in the early days of the strike were put
TO work, and incidentally pocketed every
nickel with which they came in contact,
have been virtually eliminated from
the lines. The "boolhss" according to
the classification of the strike breakers,
were the men who manned the elevated
and subway trains for ST day and
had no opportunity to- pocket fares.
The "fnks" were those who gathered
in the nickels on the surface lines and
addition to their daily stipend. They
we're also called the solver miners"
The soldiers of f5ortune, of whom
5000 recruited frori all sections of
the country were imported to keep
the cars running VIE the strike be-
gan, lost interest in. their employment
as the compan?'s inspection became
more effective and the demand grew
that fares be turneF in to the Golfers
of the corporation. They quit chiefly of
their own volition and were paid the
fares back to the points at which they
were hired.
The company and the majority Of the
men now take the attitude that there
is no strike. Tony hit all night serv-
ice is to be openeal on fifteen of the
most important lin es in the borough,
and it is expecto 4 that the police
guard will be renl)ved soon from the
surface cars.
Many Applicants for Work
1--WE know. of course, that it will
take time to obt;Nn the same service
we we're giving bs.fore the strike was
called" said Receg yer Lindley NJ. Gar
rison yesterday. "We are making salts
factory progress, however, and are re
ceiving applications from new men at
the rate of more than 200 a day. The
fed are being accepted. Yesterday
there were 339 ;gpplicants. from whom
we selected 165 new employees. The
best of our foFmer conductors and
motormen are also returning rapidly,
and with the ra iical element RESPONSE
bic for the strike. we have no concern.
The men who compose it would not be
rccmployed if t'sey so desired.
We do not expect any further
have already asked that the police
guard be remove from their cars, but
this will be dorae only when the police
authorities and the company officials
decide it to be POSSIBLE without hazard
to the safety OF the riding public"
The men who arc returning to work
appear to retail n their loyalty to the
Amalgamated IS an organization, but
are unanimous in their denunciation of
the carly mo, ming meeting held on
August 90, at which the strike was
been voted down. The philosophy Of
one conductor who has been in the
company's employ for sixteen years
and recently returned to work after
having joined the ranks of the strikers
IS typical of e,hat Of his fellows.
Says Irresp onsibles Called Strike
The Ama4gamated isn't radical"
this man sais yesterday, "but the early
morning needing that called the strike
was dominate by a lot of irrcsponsi-
bles
II attended the meeting on the Satur-
day night preceding the controversy
and went he me- about midnight with
tho assurance that there would be no
STRIKE. Huniireds Of my associates did
likewise.
Next morning L went to my work
at tho Halscy Street barn and there
was met by a large delegation and told
inc strike was on. l was surprised
80 were . number Of my fellow
workers, wao also learned then for the
hrst time OF the action. But there was
nothing fog US to do except so with
the union.
we never favored the strike, how
ever, and as time went on it became
apparent There would be no settlement
a'ctated ~ the union. We had to 90
10 WORK. That is why I and, presume.
majority of those who have returned
are here. ''''>'
Before went on strike I got GO
cents an hour. had put in sixteen
years wiz, the company TODAY 7 am
JUST worrying. don't know what I am
Earning, because it is possible | have
!ost me seniority perquisites attained
through my period of service. rs q
Clhcn we. didn't gain any advantage by
strlk!ng" ~