New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
TAXI" STRIKE NOT OVER
AGREEMENT REPUDI4TED.
Chairman of Settlement Committee
S0yS Union May Be Outldwed.

While the main body OF the striking chauneurs
Of the New York Taxicab Company remained at or
their headquarters IN Washington Hail.
Eighth avenue. near 47th street. yesterday, num-
ber Of the strikers who did know that the set
tlenent which was reached on Friday had been
repudiated at a secret meeting held at midnight
applied for reinstatement yesterday morning HARRY
y. Allen, president of the company, however nav
ing been informed by the chairman OF the com
mittee that signed the agreement for the strikers
that it had been repudiated sid he could not take
any men back until the strike was actually
declared of.
The reputation Of the agreement was surprise
to the company the strikers committee SAID
that II had been empowered TO make a settlement
and called on the strike when the agreement was
signed melting Of the union will be held tonight
in GrolTs Hall. No. I47 East SD street, where the
question of the men returning to work will be
taken up
Meantime the police reserves who had been with
drawn the assumption that the strike was over
were detailed TO the strike again yesterday.
We would not have consented to any negoia-
TONS President Allen said yesterday. III We had
not been assured that the committee came with
power 10 settle It on that basis that we
made the open shop agreement. Edwin Could
chairman Of the New York District Council OF
the United Teamsters Of America, to which, be-
heve, the chauneurs union belongs, who was one
OF those signing the agreement, told by tele-
phone early in the morning that the strikers held
secret meeting. at which 1t was decided by a
unanimous vote to repudiate the agreement, and
that the meeting declared the strike
Il then told by Gould that the committee
had been appointed with power to settle the strike,
and that the chauneurs' union would be outlawed
by international body for its action if at its
meeting Sunday night II did not order the strik-
ers back to work. We have refused to take any
strikers back until the strike is actually called Off
Meetings of the strikers held during the
afternoon and evening at the headquarters, where
the committee settlement denounced and
accused not studying the interests of the union
In advance Of the meeting OF the union tonight
Edwin Gould would predict what II would do
He insisted. however, that the committee was
originally appointed with power effect settle
ment-
There were some attacks on taxicab drivers yes
acquiring black eyes and bruises of different
kinds
The qeston of the recognition of the team
gters' union with which the chauneurs af-
fIated, is responsible for the deadlock, as it was
for the beginning Of The strike
While standing beside his cab last night at Eighth
avenue and 18th street, William Schagt, chauf-
feur fer the New York Taxicab Company was at
tackled by five six men, who, after knocking
him down, made away with his
Schagt went 70 the company's garage in West
sd street and making his report when tele-
phone message was received from the East Ssth
the cab had been destroyed by fire at Avenue A
an goth street
-Four young who, according TO the police
are supposed TO have been implicated in recent
attacks strike breakers, locked up in the
West S7th street station last night The police OF
the station said the arrests made infor-
nation furnished IN ar anonymous letter