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would force at least a gesture of sup
port from the American Federation
IF Labor. On the other hand Al
Smith and his New York City hench-
man, Mayor James ]. Walker, tied
up as they are wi h the traction in
terests of the city, would be forced
to support the railroads with police
1iolence and the other usual methods
If government officials. Tammany
TALL realizes that this would expose
is true role and prove highly en-
oarrassing if not ia al to Al Smiths
ambitions.
Behind the Deal.
Additional background for the deal
between Tammany Hall and the Of
! ficials of the A. f. of L., is provided
by the application for an injunction
by the Interborough against the
Amalgamated Association and the
american Federation of Labor, which
was pending al the time the deal was
made.
The menace of the injunction had
reached a point which forced the A.
F. of L. to make some stand or give
up even its pretense of opposition to
injunctionism. Yelled announcements
were made by Green and Vol that
'the American Federation of Labor
would fight to a finish, come what
nay" And since a previous injunc-
ion against the traction workers had
I been handed down by a Tan1many
udge and since any injunction
I Granted in the future would newt
ably be attributed to the policy OF
the Al Smith machine, the danger to
Smith became a real one.
Previous to that time Mayor
Walker had been eulogized by he
Amalgamated officials as zone of tn
greatest mayors New York has ever
had" This in turn followed "set-
clement" or Qualification" Of tn
strike 81 uation in the summer Oh
1927, by which Walker and Tammany
Hall took credit for using their
power ain the interess of union Ia
| Dor"
The marlborough in the meantime
sought to force a seven-cent fare be
fore election instead of waiting until
after election as Tammany desired.
/ By means of it's in. JUNCTION proceed
ings, it continued with is program
against the union. The strategy of
he Interborough officials thus was
to jab the ordinarily, Immediately
obedient Tammany tiger where it
hurt him most, in his labor-official-
dom belly.
A Compromise.
Tammany, however, was forced to
! concsue 20 the iauor officials de-
mand for temporary let-off on the
injunction.
According to information now re-
vealed, Green, Vol, Hugh Frayne,
new YORK. STATE organizer Tor the
Federation, Joseph vi. Ryan, presi-
dent of the New York City Central
trades and Labor Council, John Sui
ivan, president of the New York
State Federation of Labor, and Off
Gals of the Amalgamated met with
1anmahy Hall ana agreed chat no
strike would be called on the trac-
zion lines provided something was
done" about the injunction proceed
ings.
They Called 1t Victory.
1t will be recalled that the bellig-
srent att ude Of James L. Quacken-
oush, attorney for the |. r. T., sud
denly changed Attention was called
- MS altelgd attitude at the t.me.
February Is, the Ia1lmany Judge,
Isador Wasservogel, handed down
he Favorable decision on he in
function. The decision was hailed by
Green as "a great victory" Vol de-
clared: SIT locks as if Justice Was
servogel has tied tin can to the
yellow dog and Frank Morrison,
secretary Of the A. F. Of L., SAID:
The use Of injunctions in labor dis
putes has passed its peak. New
orlers ought to be proud of the fact
hat their courts are leading the
way"
Deal Is Carried Out.
Several days later Green in dis
patch from Miami, where the execu-
tive council was meeting, carried out
the labor officials part Of the deal
with the announcement that there
would be no strike on the |. r. T.
When the growing pressure of The
traction workers later seemed about
TO force the officials Of the Amalga-
mated to act, Green again an
nounced, March 6, that it was no
time "to talk strike"
In the mean ime the Interborough
had changed its tactics, due to the
city's stand against any fare in
crease before election.
! 1t viii be recalled that when the
lcity obtained its injunction to pre-
vent d fare increase. the Intefborough
Immediately proceeded to attack tho
union. Twenty-one men were fired
about ten days ago and since then
ten more have been discharged The
officials of the Amalgamated, in
/ spi of their boast that 'the Anal