The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
Seize Wages of New York Strikers
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managers, have announced that they
will hold the wages due the strikers,
for damages because of breaking the
fake company union agreement" I'M
til the courts decide upon what dis
position to make of the suit against
the strikers. This is the most vicious
move yet made by the company.
To Stop Men Voting.
Frank L. Hedley's traction thugs
and Mayor Jimmy" Walkers Tam
many Hall police have begun in earn
est their campaign to try to smash
the strike of Interboro workers. The
first arrests of the strikers occurred
on Monday evening when William
Bollbach, a striking electrician and
Richard Lopez a worker for the
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit concern
were arrested by uniformed policemen
Of the city of New York on orders
from Albert Price and Mirris Borte-
son, stool pigeons for the claw de-
partment" of the Interboro, and lock-
duct because they were said to be
distributing copies of the referendum
ballot" to be voted upon by all the
workers on the subway and elevated
lines.
Hedley, president and general man
ager of the Interboro and his plant
tool, Patrick Connolly, head of the
company union that was wrecked by
the action of the motormen and
switchmen revolving and going on
strike, have forbade the other units
of the company union holding meet
ings to discuss the grievances of the
men. In an effort to break thru the
barriers erected by Hedley and his
gang the leaders of the strike prepar-
ed ballots and issued a call for those
workers remaining at work to vote
on demands for higher wages and
shorter hours. 1t is we'll known that
the workers almost unanimously
stand ready to vote against present
conditions, and the company with the
assistance of the Tammany city ad-
ministration is trying to prevent the
vote being taken.
Hedley Weakens.
After Hedley has issued his famous
"ultimatum' that unless the strikers
return to work by Monday noon they
would lose their seniority rights and
after Monday noon arrived and the
men stood as a unit against return
ing. he "reconsidered" his threat and
extended the "dead-line" to Tuesday
noon. All the reptile press, for the
most part openly and viciously taking
the side of the company against the
strikers, announced the "twenty-four
hour extension of the ultimatum OF
Hedley"
But when Tuesday noon arrived the
men on strike were at the Manhattan
Casino, where they have held their
meetings since the strike and again.
amidst tumultous and defiant scenes
proclaimed the fact that the ranks are
holding firmly.
Never has there been a mere wide
spread and concerted effort on the
part OF the capitalist press TO twist
the facts TO suit the strikebreaking
purpose Of the bosses. Every issue OF
almost every paper proclalms in big
headlines the fairy tale that the work
ers are going back in large numbers,
but thus far, according TO official rec
ords OF the strike leaders, but six men
have returned TO work in spite OF all
the threats and these six were un-
questionably sent out on strike by the
company and were spies paid for their
work in order, at a given moment, to
try to break the ranks Of the strikers.
Crash Injuries Many.
Smash-ups on the subway lines are
becoming more frequent and only the
most foolhardy venture upon the lines.
The third serious wreck OF the strike
occurred last night when a ter car
Van Courtlandt Park subway train,
plotted by q scab. sixty years Of age.
who has spent most OF HIS life as an