New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
CABMEN OUT ON STRIKE
FIZZLE. SAY EMPLOYERS.
Stones Hurled at Car Containing
Fare from st. Regis.

Little alarm seems be felt by the members -
the Livery Stable Owners Association over the
outcome Of the general strike which declared
against them yesterday morning by the Liberty
Dawn Association. the cab drivers branch Of the
United ChaufTeurs' and Horse Drivers Union A
strike against two stables had been going on for
about twenty-four hours without doing much harm
to the employers. and the general strike order
called the from fourteen more. The strIk-
say that two thousand men went out IN re-
Spouse the call which would be close - the
entire membership of the Liberty Dawn Associa-
ton, bur its members comprise the greater part
OF the strikers and as good many Of the men
did not qutt when ordered. the employers esti-
mate Of about eight hundred strikers would seem
the more accurate.
Patrolmen Snitker and Fitzpatrick, assigned last
night 70 strike duty about the hotels IN upper
Fifth avenue were at the Hotel ST. Regis, 55th
street and Broadway. V-hAn a cab driven oy 4
strtkehreaker left the hotel with 2 fare. When
the cab reached 5Sth street and Fifth avenue The
policemen heard shower Of stones strike the cab
Five or six men who were az 5sth street scat
tered IN al directions when thev the police
coming. The policemen caught David Carroll,
q driver, Of No. 8N West SD street He vas
charged with dtsorderlv conduct
There was an executive meeting Of the er1plov-
At the Hotel Imperial II the afternoon. A. they
Jeff the hotel they declared their intention tc fight
the strikers to 4 finish. The strike vas already
fzzle they said. The members have found that
the open shop has worked well that not one os
them VII agree - q recognition o. rhe union ana
z closed shop
The open shop vill be maintained under al
circumstances" said Allen Lexow. Of the New
York cab Company. who fs president Of the asso-
citation. Both our West s2d street and our West
S7th street stables sre fully manned. Halt u
regular men reported yesterday, and most ~ the
remainder will be back tomorrow. The men at
the NauFtton stables the Seaman stables and the
Taggart stables all stayed at work today
J H Naughton, secretary of the association.
said his mer were at work and that he thought
the strike & fzzle So did ". H. seich. who
added that the strike would he to-day
The striker planned to have q meeting of the
executive committees Of the chauTeurs, cab
headquarters Of the teamsters. al Eighth avenue
and 18th street but no one appeared. Another
meeting reported being scheduled fer the
evening but the OF the teamsters were
practically deserted No action has been taken Vet
by the strikers committee of twenty-eighJ in re
gard calling out the chauTeurs employed by
the New York Taxicab Company or the New FORK
Transportation Company. The latter company had
strike which resulted dsastrOusly to the strikers
+ year or more ago and the taxicab company has
just got rid of a strike That the chauffeurs are
anxious TO strike is not believed by the ge-
nent Of either company. particularly as the ca
drivers did not support the taxicab strikers elthu-
siastcauy when they we're out
Two or three policemen are stationed each
stable where tho have gone out, but they
have had little trouble so far II any trouble
arises to-day it vii come probably when strike
breakers from other cities get here The only
rest so far vas made at 10Th street and Sixth
nue.. where James Anderson a striking Catman,
was alleged 20 have tried to pull a strlAebrsaker
from the box OF cab owned by The New York
cab Compan-. He vas fined b