The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-24
STRIK ERS HIT
LABOR LEADERS
TAMMANY TIES
Party to Purchasing
Plot, Charged
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working ror lucent Tare, IN spite OF
the smoke-screen Of contradiction with
which his organization has hidden its
position. The direct suggestion of one
Of the city hall officials proves this
fact.
mot only Tammany, but also the
republican organization as we'll, Is
united In this move. Very slgnlf-
cant, too, Is the silence Of the So
called labor leaders In the arIstoe-
racy Of labor from which Tammany
Hall derives one Its main sources
Of strength.
Labor Leaders with Tammany.
This silence can only be construed
to mean that they, too, are party
to this vicious conspiracy, as a result
of which the people Of New York are
to be held up for over $5S,0O0,OO0
yearly"
At the meeting with Mayor Walker,
Edward P. LAWN, as the spokesman,
outlined the seven points Right of
collective bargaining, with a fair
method Of representation; elimination
Of the company union; impartial in
vestigation of the company's ability to
give wage raise; danger to the pub
lie in the present operation of lines
with scabs; violations by the COM
pany of service provisions; an eight
hour day, time and half for over
time and such wages as will enable
us to live on the American standard of
living"
Helpless" Mayor Walker.
Mayor Walker said he sympathized
with workers, because my father was
laborer." But he said the state of
New York controlled matters thru the
state transit commission, and that all
the power left with the city was In
the transportation board of the city.
He said that he thought the company
would pay raise and do 1t on the
present fare of cents.
The board Of transportation of the
city is headed by John H. Delaney, a
prominent Tammany man, as is also
the transit commission OF the state
with John F. Gilchrist as chairman.
The attempt to get the I. r. T. to ar
bitrate was refused, and the company
union upheld by Company Manager
Frank Hedley in the following letter
to the mayor:
uphoIds Company Union.
Dear Sir: This IS to confirm the
statement made to you this afternoon
in my absence by aIr. Quackenbush.
In reply to the reqAest that I attend
: a conference next Thursday between
members of the city law department,
the board of transportation and repre-
sentatives of the strikers, who have
organized the so-caqled Consolidated
Railroad Workers Of Greater New
York, l beg to say most respectfully
to his honor the mayor that such con-
duct on my part would rightfully be
regarded as a breach of faith and a
betrayal by about 10000 loyal en-
ployes who are members of the Broth
erhood of Interborough Employees.
"Loyal Men,"
These loyal men are faithfully rem
dering service to the public in the
operation of the Interborough system,
while the delegations which called at
the mayors Office is engaged in an ef-
fort to cripple the railroad and de-
stroy the brotherhood which they
themselves belonged to up to the time
Of their strike. | can have nothing
to do with them unless and until they
return to their jobs and rejoin the
brotherhood.
ut is superfuous to add that, of
course, shall be glad at any time, or
place, to meet the mayor or any rep
resentatives of the city administration
for a discussion of the existing situa-
ton.
Directors Back Him.
ut so happened that Immediately
after the telephone conversation be-
tween you and Mr.. Quackenbush, the
regular Tuesday meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee and of the board
Of directors Of the company was held.
: am authorized to say that the posi-
ion here taken met with unanimous
ipproval of the directors of the COM
any present at the meeting.
Respectfully yours,
"Frank HedIey,
President and General Manager"