New-York tribune., 1910-11-09
TAK|CAb CHAUFFEURS
REJECT OWNERS TERMS
Question of Open or Closed Shop
BaIkS Attempt to Settle
Strike.
FEW CLASHES MARK The DAY
At Request Of Police No Effort
Was Made to Move Express
Wagons While Election
Was IN Progress.


Failure 10 agree on the question of the
open or closed shop prevented q settlement
last night OF the differences between the
striking chauffeurs and the taxicab com
panies.
Representatives of the New York Motor
Cab Owners Association, which includes
the seven large 1aXicab companies affected
BY the strike met a committee Of labor
leaders from the chaufeurs a. the Hotel
Imperial last night and presented q propo-
sfrion for the re-ernployment Of the men.
bu1 ir was rejected for that reason ny the
representarives % the chaureurs. Marcus
II Marks. chairman Of the Cancellation
committee Of the National Civic Fedora
ton. acted as mediator.
The Motor Cab Owners Association gave
ou- ( statement which asserted that the
entire trouble vas due solely 20 an attempt
~ rhe union delegates 10 foster discomfort
among otherwise satisfied Chaufeurs as a
sympathetic assistance 70 the striking eI-
press company employees. The employers
said they would agree 70 take back any
eunplo-e who went out on strike except
such a = were convicted ot acts Of violence,
without discrimination against union men.
and no questions a. 10 whether applicants
for positions were members Of 2 union 1r
not 10 he asked At the time OF employment
The terms Of employment were 10 be LETT
20 be arranged by each company with IFS
en,rloves L was TO be understood however,
-hs- me companies agreed 10 give the men
fat weekly wage Of ST. 90 % cents an
hour for overtime and allow q committee
# I'VE union men 10 agree upon stable con
1itions ar the garages, which practically
covered the demands Of the chaufeurs-
The conference vas speedily arranged
- 2
tad become critical and meant ue-up Of
he greater part Of the taXicab service
throughout the CITY
The chaureu-s Of thu Fifth avenue stag
reaches. rf-v in number. were ordered OUT
N strike lare last night
II was announced a. the strike head
quarters thar al the coal drivers o. the
-i-v or New York would be ordered out
-1-s morning.
Charles Foster. secreta~v # the Ints-na-
-i0uaI brotherhood Of Teamsrers. who IS q
.eade- IN The N--tke Of rhe express drivers
and helpers. said Al strike headquarters ar
SO 81 Eighth avenue. Yesterday after
noon that the raEcan service was com
r-eteIv -l=d III al the ferries and the rail-
-oad stations as well as sT rhe hotel STANDS
There are nc cabs running 10 the ferries
and railroad stations except public hacks
e said
The express cornparfes locked their barns
-esrerdsv with al the rolling stock 1nstce.
N1r e wagon was moved during rhe cav
T-lz was out Of difference 10 the police re-
guest that the companies shut down WINE
- election was gong on. Al tho police
us1 who had been on strike duty we're
rluhdrawn and detailed TO 1he polls
The strikers were reasonably peaceful
5u~lrz the dav and there was q minimum
= rIo-lnE and disorder reported 20 the DO
ice crowd Of strike s7upsthizers caused
disturbance II front Cf Park & TiIfo-d
branch store a 16lsr street and Broadway
shortly before noon The Park d TiIfor1
5rive-s renamed Al work. bu- the manage
-ent decided nor TO send out she wagons
-ezter5s~ Twenty hoys were ordered 10
5eIive- packages
When -e@ crowd which had gathered n
ne street saw the messengers gong ont
lse trouble started. some u the -nessen-
ser= were attacked and a general uliz-up
-1llov-ed q rlor call was sent TO the police
and several bicycle policemen soon s0-
7eared and scattered the crowd. Two hovs
were arrested and taken 70 the Was- SIDE
SQUIRT and we've locked Up IN default OF a
g fue This was the only real disturbance
--tr which -he police had 10 contend during
.re dav.
There Were no conferences among the eI-
-~eE- U1-1--er-T C11lCl-.- yesterday and Ttl1
situation remained Unchanged There was
good deal ot discussion an strike head
-aa--erz I'D Eighth avenue about The possl-
5If-- ~ "a general strike OF al teamsrers
TODAY o~ Thursday. The labor leaders
announced another day Of grace before the
meeting Of rte district executive council of
me Teaustere. brotherhood To consider q
-=re-aL strike. Organizer Ashton said that
he council would probably not meet until
eo-rn1-rev. He was sriu hopeful that the
=1-~a=z -0r7uau~ officials would again meet
ne strike committee to-day 20 talk matters
cter
The striking express drivers and helpers
maintained vizilarr patrol Of the steam
ship piers yesterday and saw 70 II that not
niece q baggage ras moved from the
socks without the unior being aware OF e.
TIE men uar-oIed ia shifts Those VINO
.-ol- the =s~rv morning SHIFT were relieved
- Noon nr another rGnrinsen-
z-e~-- 2 ToUue. president of the Ner-
chants. Association of New York sent
Ie--e- yesterday 10 the presidents of the
e5-7~ee5 companies supplernerrinE the as
z-rfz-lo7--- letter - the dav before. which
-----er The employers OF taking needless
and ur-easonahIe position regarding the
strike Monday letter was sert during
r. Tovre-s absence from the city. While
r~ -ovne SAYS be Is in entire accord with
+la. aeeoc.ar5cr.s Ceusure Of the companies
r--ir-Le ne believes that their position IN
-e-rs-.r- 10 agree not TO discriminate
against vren because they had joined
,-r.or rricn- have been somewhat misun-
5ersrood ty the public. lie suggests that
The couuarles Ir drawing the line against
re-erurloyiuS union men may mean that
rres- do not intend 20 he forced 10 re-erT-
u1ov union me- whom they deem inefficient
ss uorkrnen OF avowed enemies of their
zrrrlave~s II this j. the real attitude of
.he oorrparies Ny Towne suggests thar
-rez make II clesr1v known. and he Is
confident then that the public and the
s-~fl-ere would see tine reasonanleness 0f
-he position and speedy settlement o1 the
df@Hrl.I-ies could ne reached.
WYOMING COAL LANDS HELD OUT.