The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-13
Strikers Vote United to Re-
 turn to Their Places
UNION IS NOT RECOGNIZED
The Men will Go Back to Work and Their Grievances Will be Taken Up By the Express Com-
 panies md Adjusted

New York, November 12.-(SpecisL)- The express strike came to an end to- night when the strikers who had 1eft the Adams and Wells-Fargo Express companies voted to return to work aath in New York and Jersey City. The lsao in this move was taken by Tho Jersey City strikers. who were the first to ae- cept the terms of the eonnpnuy.
 The truce was brought about through. the efforts of Mayor Wittpenn of JeMey City and G. A. Towne of the Merea3rts association. The Nanhatta1 strikens iAd agreed to take the sama coarse sa that pursued by the Jersey city strilVsas, hence when the word came that their brethren across the river had yofso to accept certain terms they at once voted to do the same ching.
 General ( gAnizer Ashton maos the O. fcial annol cement late thls afternoon that all the men s,ho had left Aosms and Wells-Faleo companies had yasea to return to work In both Nee, 1eIssy and Manhattan and that this practically ended the strike Up to 8 late hoig io. night the men of the United States fsx- press company were engaged in taking secret vote on whether or not they should accept their companys proposal MT. Ashton. however. said he felt cer- tain that these men would also fall into line and that the entire strike would end at once
 The expressmen's strike is finally at an end. This announcement was made tonight by William H. Ashton. general organizer of the American Federation of Labor and leader of the drivers and helpers in their fight against the ex- press companies. The men wearing their union buttons will return to work on Monday, the express companies agreeing to deal fairly with the different commit tees as to hours and wages to be in operation after December 1.
 Ashton tonight officially called off the strike. ~
 Ashton wanted 1t to be distinctly SoiilS 10 tlie express employees and lid not affect tbe situation in the case of certain otLer delivery wagon drivers and the cnauffeurs.
 The grocery firms. against which there had been strike. had settled during the day and there was little left to be settled
 As a matter of fact, this morning. union expressmen, wearing their but tons. applied for work and were ac- cepted. This was despite the fact that Ashton had threa tened that any man who went back to work before settle ment was agreed upon would be ex- pelled. Fifty men went to the office of the Adams and as many more ap- peared at the offices of the American National United States and Wells Fargo. The platform men were all there. The excuse of the men was that they knew there would be a settle- ment and they wanted to go back and make sure that strike breakers" would not be held in their jobs.
 The settlement was received without comment by the express company heads. Capt. c. S. Campbell. general su- perintendent of the United States, a practical man, made this comment:
 "I want the men to understand that the companies acted in good faith In making their offer and they will con tinue to act the same way. I am sure the settlement will be satisfactory to the men. When the men go back to work there will be overtime paid, just as there always has been. despite the impression to the contrary. The rates will be 30 cents an hour overtime for waybill clerks; 20 cents an hour for platform men 221z cents an hour for "callers,'' and one-quarter of days pay for drivers"