The sun., 1903-11-27

AND THERELL BE 1000 FEWER
CABS RUNNING TO-DAY.
Association Employers Have Promised
to Close Their stables TIL the de-
mand for a l2-Hour Work Day Is Beaten
That's PIE for Independent Cabbles.

That's Pie for Independent Cabbles
The $50 members of the Liberty Dawn
Association Of Cabmen who went on strike
on Wednesday night and shut up the stables
OF four employers who supply cabs to sew
erai of the largest hotels and clubs in town
considered and rejected, early this morning
a proposition submitted by the Livery
Stable Keepers Association 10 the em-
ployees to submit the differences between
them to arbitration. Unless the employers
back down, there will be about 1000 cabs
out of business to-day.
The strikers we're notified before the
meeting that if arbitration were not agreed
upon and the strike ended this morning the
employers association would close all OF
the thirty five stables 1t controls. throwing
about 1000 men out of work. The cabbies
decided to keep on striking for their original
demand OF ten hours off daily.
The four stables affected by the strik
were closed all day yesterday. In the
afternoon the Livery Stable Keepers
Association met at the Ashland House
and suggested to the Liberty Dawn cab
men that committee of seven, to con-
sist Of three men from each side, and
seventh impartial person, to be chosen
by the six, be selected to settle the
strike. If that proposition wasn't accepted
the employers decided to stand by their
original threat to close their stables to-day.
President William B. Seaich said after the
meeting that the threat was no idle bluff.
The Liberty Dawns called a meeting
hurredly when they heard Of the en-
ployers proposal. 1t was held at l47 East
Fifty-third street. After midnight the
meeting got under way. A committee
reported in favor of rejecting the arbitra-
ton plan. The men sustained the com
mittee.
The men demand ten hours of each day.
an hour for dinner and an hour for supper
and the same wages. 81 a day, that they
now receive.
First Vice President Edward Gould of
the International Transfers Union re-
ceived telegram from the central body in
Chicago yesterday signed by the president,
c. p. Shea, which said that the big body had
utlorsed the Liberty Dawn strike. Gould
wouldn't commit himself regarding the
mems attitude toward arbitration, but re-
marked that the men could afford to have
the stables closed just as we'll as the em-
ployeis could.
He said that. as yet. there has been no
thought of making an effort to call out all
tHe ted1llSteTs III luc CNy III a sy hlf'e'iiOeN
strike, in case the employers threat to
close all of the associations stables is car
ried out. There are almost 1l,0OO team
sters in New York.
Notices were posted in all of the thirty
five stables of the Employers Association
last night announcing that the places will
be closed to-day if the strike is not settled.
The cabbies who went on strike we're
hired by William B. Seaich, Cruice keelan,
A. d. Moulton and Robert Taggart. These
men control the private cabs sent to the
Waldorf Astoria, the Holland House, the
Hoffman House, the New York Athletic
Club, the Union Club, the Cafe Martin, the
Yale and Harvard Clubs, the Royalton and
the Renaissance and several other stands.
At none of these places was there one OF the
regular cabs in sight yesterday or last niG Ght.-
but there wasn't any cab famine.
The "Buckers,7 as the cabnien call the
independent drivers who own their own
rigs, were lined up on the curbs beside
the hotels and clubs affected, and they did
a thriving business. Patrons found cabs
wherever they wanted them, and the only
Inconvenience the public noted was that
the Fuckers had to keep to the curb at
the Waldorf instead of driving into the
circle, as the contract cabs used to, and
their fares were obliged to walk to the
curb to embark, instead Of waiting at the
door for the cab to drive to them.