New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-25
SOME ADVANCE In WAGES
Civic Federation Brings about a
Successful Conference.

The threatened general strike OF teamsters
throughout the CITY, which would have involved
10000 drivers and have been the most far
reaching in its effects Of any strike. perhaps
that this city has ever had. was averted yes
terday This was the result OF a conference
brought about through the conciliation COM
mittee of the Civic Federation at the Astor
House 1t lasted from a little after p. m to
II D. m. The executive committee OF the Truck
owners Association and a committee from the
Joint district council of the twenty-five locals
throughout the city of the international
brotherhood OF Transfers took part
The truck drivers demanded wage and time
scale and the closed shop. but in case OF
strike all union drivers except the cab drivers
who made an agreement some time ago arter
successful strike. would have quit work The
twenty-five locals represent $1,000 men, ana the
10000 who would have gone out would nave
included the truck drivers. building material
drivers milk wagon drivers. drygOods drivers.
produce drivers furniture wagon drivers
butcher drivers. excavation and sand drivers
coal wagon drivers fee wagon drivers nour
and feed drivers and bakery wagon drivers
on Monday the demand for the closed shop
brought about deadlock. making strike ap-
parentIv unayoidabIe and when yesterdays con-
ference began Marcus NJ Marks. president Of
the National Association of ClOthiers; James r
Archibald of the brotherhood of Painters, and
William H. Harley. of the Tile Layers Union.
appeared on behalf of the Civic Federation
The committee of truck drivers objected to go
ing on with the labor members of the federation
present and they had 10 leave the room The
directors held that labor men not likely to
be impartial and the rapid transit committee OF
the Central Federated Union. they said, had
done little or nothing for the union teamsters
The closed shop demand was not insisted on
An agreement was signed in which was a pro-
vision that members of the International Broth
erhood of Teamsters should not be Disseminated
against 1t was also provided that there should
be no strikes or lockout, and there was special
provision forbidding sympathetic strikes The
demands of the truck drivers as to wages and
hours were granted. with the exception OF the
drivers of three horse teams. whose wages and
hours will be arbitrated a demand abolishing
Sunday work was conceded. The agreement was
signed by President Thomas F. Mccarthy or
the Truck owners Association. ana Presldent
Gould of the International brotherhood or
Teamsters.
After the conference w H. Ashton. one Of
the labor delegates. was asked IT. IN case q
truckman refused to haul non-union freight IN
the present strike of freight handlers. IL was
not i'm effect a sympathetic strike. He was
not sure whether individuals refusing to haul
non-union freight were strikers secretary
Hunter of the Truck Owners Association said
this point; -,
Undoubtedly these men would be striking. II
q man refuses to haul nOn-union freight he Is
INST as much on strike If he were one OF a
thousand who did the same. He would be yio-
lating the agreement strike Is strike
whether one man or d huIiOsr OA men are III
president Curran of the freight handlers, when
told of the agreement of the teamsters and its
erect it would have on the freight handlers
strike