Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
AL Jersey City Drivers
Agree to Return
to Work.
TkKE DECISIVE VOTE
AT MEETING TODAY
Men 10 Resume Work Pending
Arbitration of Questions
Y In Dispute.
rFum a stan Correspondent ]

IEronn Stan correspondent
JHRsIcY CITY, Nov. 1.-The express
Arfvers and helpers strike, marked by
riots that at one time threatened to
GROW beyond the control of the police,
ended today, when the companies agreed
sxo take back all of the men, with the
perception of those convicted In court of
participating I'm the disorder. The
sngreement will be ratified at a meeting
held BY the strikers at O'Clock this
afternoon ana by Monday all of the
snen wili be back on their boxes.
NEW YORK, Nov. u.-Favorable ac-
Ikson By the New Jersey section Of
Eetz4l1ing express company employees
ION the settlement agreement was all
Khat WAS wanting today to bring the
sexpress strike, which has hampered
In metropolitan territory for two
weeks past, 10 a definite end. Terms
/ of settlement agreed upon by repre-
kentatfves Of the strikers and of the
accompanies were Endorsed early today
hy tho meeting of express company
Ehe peace compact The only conditions
were that the strikers on the New
Jersey SIDE OF tho Hudson river should
Endorse the agreement, which they are
ESexpected to do at meeting to be
held this afternoon, and that the COM
panies constrS,e the terms of the agree
Ptnent with which the men consider es-
,tsential fairness. A final hitch seemed
unlikely today, and the men We're ex-
Dected to return to work on Monday
;haxt.
The settlement provides that the ex-
,press companies take back their strik-
Ang employees without discrimination
against men who belong to a union
and that conferences begin at once be-
tween employees and companies look
ing to an agreement on wages and
hours. The old rates of pay will pre-
vail until December l, when the new
terms agreed upon shall take effect.
Does Not Afect other Drivers.
The settlement between the express
Companies and their men does not affect
employees of other concerns who are
out as the result of the sympathetic
strike movement. Now that the prin-
cipal difficulty is regarded as settled,
there is every expectation that adjust
ments win rapidly be reached in the
other pending disputes.
The strike began among United States
Express Company employees and spread
sympathetically to those of the other
companies, Involving as well drivers for
numerous private transportation con-
Germs, department store, coal wagon and
other drivers, and chauffeurs of practi-
cally all the taxicab companies. Prob
ably $4,000 men in all have been in
yolved at one time and another. The
majority of the chauffeurs have already
gone back. after having effected an
agreement with their employers.
The business of the express compa-
pies here has been thoroughly demor-
Allied and conditions were daily grow
1ng more serious. A general strike of
4eamsters also was imminent.
Five hundred hackmen employed by
four of the big cab service companies
were called out today in support of the
Aaxicab strikers.
Some of the men formerly employed
sby the big express companies and who
shave been out on strike, resumed their
old positions today, and the companies
consequently we're able to report the
Hhandling of an increased amount of
business. 1t was the general under
sstanding, the mems representatives
said, that the men should return to
work between this morning and Mon
day.