The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
GAYNOR Fails AS ARBITRATOR
COMPANIES WON'T PROMISE
SOT 70 DISCRI
Asainst lnion Men Who Might Go Back
10 work strikers Reject Compro.
mise On ANY Other Terms Que %
Them shot BY worker He Attack ed,

yesterday To one clean cut issue -'inionism.
The strike leaders said the men would
not 20 back TO work unless they secured
form Of recognition Of their union
In their contention that II reemploy~i
they should not suffer for having Joined
the union 'h- strikers had the concur
renee of the Mayor who worked hard
yesterday 10 bring about a settlement.
The Mayor sent a letter To- Frank n.
Plat. a. the representative II the express
officials. Urging them TO promis. the
strikers that upon being taken back they
would not H. Disseminated again-t excep.
for personal violence IN the course 81 the
strike
But even the passiv. recognition 81 ths
union suggested 10y tn. Mayor did not
seem feasible. to th- express people.
After an uil "ftsrnoon conference n
sta t.ment WAS issued last night which
was announced tn be the views III the
president Of one ~ the EXPRESS companies.
Here u j.
The unions aud rh"r organizers have
raised the issues OF unron,-m TO prevent
" possible the return 0f The men 30 their
work. The welfare OF the rnen il to bs
! sacrificed for the domination Of the leader.
The only question OF wages has been that
W '''"' w '"' he'Pe'~ "i 'he ni'en
states Express company aud was conceded
with an offered adjustment which in some
instsuce. gay. more Than was asEsd With
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NV '" NAV '""p''' regarding wages.
honf- or ANYTHING else and no demands
whatever we're pres-n, ted before the men
left ,h. service Tba, IL frankly co,r.dsa
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"-"ru anu 'he '""psh'"s nave soon reA-
son Tor believing That the strike would end
quickly II the men felt that on returning 70
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that OF their families would be assured
" IL a nsnibcanf fact that active violence
pf"H" our again IN various parts OF the city
a'ul " ,'n''ieu"'eN oi'"r inc oner oil IN"
n,,ri,n.,,n',inn r, 'i,se
ness Of m. c,mn.n.s In r.s,,r. ,,. ,,.n =,
their former positions. in disrez,rd az tb,,
circumstances under which hey lett, and
without delay 10 take mp any question Of
unsatisfactory wages the proposals have
been s'Immariiv rejected not by the men
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- he'ng insulting. That - the view Of the
organizer IN opposition 20 renewal Of
amicabio relations between the men and
the companies " 10 al attempt 70 compel
recognition of union by m unprOvoksd
strike. by interference with The trsnsporta-
ton business snd everything dependent
upon -. and by personal injury and tho
destruction OF property.
In justice 30 them selves and the manifold
business Interests which they serve the
companies cannot yield TO such methods
or 20 -nch purpose Their treatment
Of their employees not m issue The
men themselves admit that RI. only
question !. thni Of submitting she trans
portation business to th- control Of a union
wi'h the hazard of the absolute suspension
OF merchandise fraNic throughout tho
sountTv on the order Of rh. walking dele
gate
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Nv ""' '"'"" ""'' !" '"iu s''i"ra' 'ohuHlohs
WEI" "I'!n~' uho"aTab" 70 the men before
the strike ana that ~" co'nrITie les would
not remedy them. To force an improve
ment VA ID Tobin rhe lln ion was perfected.
HIS abatement says further
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MY. tho right Of their en- pIoyee. IN orya,,r.
into a labor union
The union Officials ar" MOI irving tn pro-
long rhi- struggle. h"' ar" merely carving
".n me .s1u''Ioh- o, ~" men "n' On
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and w,,l,n, 10 .r.,, ..,,,.uon, :, 80,
pres. officials will NEE, rhsm and a,.ou.s
the points ~ issue in - fair square manner
Anv statement 10 III" contrary hy he ,cm-
p"h'"- "n'c'a'S l. an "h-"',i'" 'HlSeh""d
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strike breaker. could h,. ,n,,l.d IL, one tour
II the companies onld meet he rrrrs.en,n-
'iNs- VI rhA strikers While -he com
pani-- mold L" 'h"ir present f,-r'icn the
"'r,s" WI continue niue, rs devlor-
We VIZ Y" '"r'nrr IN" ARE" !" summit
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