New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-26
PLANNING HUGE STRIKE
ALL DRIVERS NAY QUIT
Hackmen and Others Raising Bag
Fund to Help Ckaufeurs.

s.a,s for what sppears TO be the preparation for
a general strike of the three thousand hachIleh a
the city taken last night at the weekly ihee'
.ne Of the old Liberty Dawn Association, now
49,. ~ tho Chavffeurs and Horse Drivers Associa-
ton at their headquarters. in East $50 street a
strike fund Of great proportions is being raised oy
the rner and should the Livery Staolen1ens <4sSo-
citation give notice that il Will make all It's places
en sbons one Of the biggest strikes of its kind in
This city will result. The employers have bonded
themselves in large amount not TO withdraw rom
any plan decided upon by the association and nave
planned aggressive measures. which the union is
preparing TO meet.
For this purpose and 20 aid the striking chauf-
feurs the fund is being raised, according 10 mem
oers Of the association When the first relief money
was given 10 the striking chauffeurs there was
about SIS in the treasury and most OF the money
distributed has already been replaced in the last
week
There are about 200 men in the union. Of which
500 are out strike. the married strikers getting =
and the single s. week. OF these men los
are married. which makes the total disbursement
LAST week in relief money s2l56 the union
IS receiving 1852. which is added weekly The
strike assessment which amounts 10 1852, leaving
E weekly surplus OF s5S
Forty new members were received last night,
which means SO 4 week for the strike fund
This viii be augmented greatly after this week by
contributions from the United Transfers. Five or
CARNATIONS. representing 500 men. have promised
give 80 cents weekly 10 the fund, which means a
fund On next Sunday the other eleven locals, rep
resenting 1900 men. Will make similar oontribu-
fions. that If the men go out they will not be
without ample funds
The demand of the chauTeurs that their union
be recognized is the real crisis Of the situa
tion today. for on the acceptance or refusal OF
this particular demand hinges the issue whether
not the csbn1en will go out. strike that IN
doubteoly would include the United Transfers.
with which the union IS affiliated. The other de-
-nands Of the chaureurs for $3.50 q day, a
weekly commission OF % per cent all that they
bring IN above 81 90 free gasolene uniforms and
brass polish.
These demands. with the exception Of the prn-
cipal one Of recognition Of the union. were pre-
scented 70 the State Bureau Of Mediation and Arol-
tration by Harry Allen, president Of the New York
Taxicab Company the demands made on him
by the company. The lack Of the essential article
81 these demands caused the presence at the
meeting last night Of State Arbitrator J. B. DOW
rey. The situation the strikers see it was ex-
pressed 10 him al the meeting, and II was made
plain that the strikers will not yield until the
union is recognized He left the meeting before
Il was over and the case will come up again be
fore the board some time late this week
Communications we're read al the meeting from
patroir1en WHO said that they objected 70 being
used as strike breakers Now that the special
officers furnished by Wsddell & Mcmahon have
been withdrawn from the cabs, the police say
that they have TO act in 2 similar capacity. and
that men duty at the garage in West SD street
help the strike breakers in moving the cars II
IS said that police sergeant stationed there has
been particularly active in helping shove the cars
around
Several Of the cabs belonging 10 the company
f-ave been lost since the strike began. three
weeks ago. The police Of Philadelphia are look
ing for one car. which vas last seen in Burlng-
Ton y J apparently its way 10 Philadelphia
In Burlington Il ran into trolley car, but was
oh kear rom