Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-04
DARK OUTLOOK
FOR THE STRIKE
Teamsters Will Meet This
Afternoon and May 0rdsr
General Strike.
NO SETTLEMENT YET
Committee Tried In Vain TO
Reach Understandings --Will
Not Recognize Union.
V0 SETTLEMENT YET

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New York, Nov. 4:-The calling
of general strike effecting 10000
union teamsters in Greater New
York, was predicted as the outcome
of mass meeting of express driv-
ers, helpers, and platform men this
afternoon.
The meeting has been called to
hear the report of the committee
that tried in vain yesterday to come
to some basis of understanding with
the express companies. The latter
refused the basis, or initial proposal
of the strikers committee, which is
the recognition of the teamsters'
union. Unless there Is an unexpect-
ed development it seems foregone
conclusion that the meeting will up
hold the action of it's committee, and
general strike will be ordered.
An attempt may be made to settle
the strike through the courts. At
ter conference of the executive
council of the International Broth
erhood of Teamsters it was decided
to attempt to enforce the city ordi-
nance requiring that every express
wagon driver be licensed. The strik-
ers say that none of the strike
breakers have such license.
Mayor Gaynor's attention was called
to this ordinance as a means of ending
the strike by Assemblyman James J.
| Hoey.
Hope for speedy settlement Of the
| expressmen's strike by any other
means has almost disappeared. Two
conferences We're held between com
mittees of strikers and express COM
pany officials. At both the strikers in
sisted that the Teamsters' union should
be recognized. The express compa-
MES We're equally insistent that they
would never have anything to do with
union.
The situation at best is decidedly
muddled. 1t is said in some quarters
that Frank II. Platt, president of the
United States Express company, is the
stumbling block SO far and that some
of the company managers are willing
to concede all the strikers demands
This, however, Is not borne out in the
announcement on behalf of the ex-
press companies that the plan to set
lie the strike by arbitration would not
be considered and that plans were be-
ing perfected for operating the busi-
ness of the companies in spite Of the
strike. From the attitude of the COR
porations it is plain that they expect
the police force of New York city to
| furnish all the protection necessary for
the conduct of their business with pro-
fessional strike breakers on their wag
ons.
The uncompromising attitude Of the
express companies has been made
plain to Mayor Gaynor. He called up
] Mr.. Platt on the telephone and arrang-
ed meeting Then he called up Mr..
Ashton at the strike headquarters and
asked him to be at the city hall with
Mr.. Hoffman. When Hoffman had not
appeared at the end of half an hour
Mr.. Platt left. Thus ended the pro-
posed peace conference.
| While the strikers have been resting
on their oars and hoping for settle
ment, the express companies have been
arranging q stronger, line of battle
| Strike breakers have been brought In
| by the hundreds Plans have been pgrs
rected for housing and feeding them.
One of the most important moves was
the determination to abandon the ex-
press depots and barns in Jersey City
during the strike.
In this connection suits will be filed
against the municipality of Jersey City
and the state of New Jersey for all the
damage that has been done to the prop
erty of the express companies by mobs
In the streets. No attempt will be made
to transfer express matter in Jersey
City or Hoboken. Express cars will be
run directly upon lighters and ferried
across this city and unloaded. The
United States Express company has
rented Pier 80, North river, for un-
loading and loading purposes.
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