The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12
Jersey Men for Closed Shop,
but Their Committees Urge
Them to Give In.
MADE THE MAYOR ANGRY
Says Wagons Can Run without
the Strikers Help Manned
by Policemen.

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New York on the lines laid down in Mayor
Gaynor's Office last Thursday. rejected
last night the terms offered by the express
companies and appointed committees 10
draw mp demands for closed shop 10
he presented To the companies to-day.
The committees instead OF drawing up
the proposed demands bckered until
1890 o'clock this morning over the nature
of them. Then they decided to draw up
no demands at all. One of the committee
men said that the committees had deter
mined 20 recommend TO the meetings Of
the unions to-day that the men go back
to work on Monday on the terms already
| offered by the companies He limited
that the matnrer men among the strikers
had prevailed in the committee.
If the strikers still refuse to accept che
terms there is noNt TO no chance that the
mpanies will acquiesce in their demand
for a closed shop. The three companies
most intimately involved. the Wells
Fargo. Adams and United States, are
known to be- absolutely and finally op-
posed to the closed shop. IL is said that
they will make no compromise on this
point. They will insist upon the right 20
employ men irrespective Of union affiiia-
tions. While they have agreed not TO
discriminate against a man on the ground
that he has signed with the union. they
will not agree TO shut out other applicants
! for jobs.
II was up 10 the Jersey men 10 settle or
| prolong the strike. Under the tentative
settlement agreed TO by the New York
! employees on Thursday night the strike
was tn end Il the Jersey men also accepted
the terms Before tn. New Jersey strik-
srs came to a definite resolve to reject
the terms but when il was clear that
the disposition Of the men was 10 hold
out for closed shop. Mayor Gsynor thus
expressed himself Yesterday afternoon:
They can reject il II they want to.
But beg to saw that a committee OF thsir
own sele came to me voluntarily.
with no request OF mine and made an
honorable agreement II the men reject
that honorable agreement I shall teach
them that the express wagons can run
iIhout their help. even II we have 10 man
every one Of them with policemen
Organizer Ashton said afterward: The
Mayor told me that IN. wagons would
b. run II the men refused to accept the
agreement. even il he had to put two
policemen on every wagon
What the present situation may lead tn
was described last night by Charles H.
Forster secretary Of the New York joint
declared that the 81 rike Ia only just be-
ginning, that more unions Of drivers ara
To he called ont and hat movement 60
thar effect il already going on throu shouL
he country. He laid It To the high cost
Of living. which made higher wages nece~-
sary SaTiuc! Gompers. president Of tho
American Federation Of Labor. - ready.
Forster said. to send three organizers
10 help in running the strikes here. and
President Tobin OF the International
Bro' herhood Of Teamsi ers il willing TO
send more.
General Organizer Ashton signed
statement last night saying that the
strike Of the express drivers il still on in
Manhattan and every teamster who
returns to work will no considered strike
breaker and expelled from the union.
In his statement he ignores the pledge
given by the express companies in their
letter to Mr. Towne that they will not
discharge any man for belonging to a
union. Mr.. Ashton's statement says In
para,
70 lever ." MI lo"he' represen'ans
the Merchants AssoCiat ion. rrga riding she
express drivers strike Was read and dis
strikers The copsen.u. of opn,or p,o-
noun..d rha, IN. terms offered nv IN.
express companies were 80 vague and
meaningless thar the proposition was re-