Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-01

driver belongs to the Transfers
Union. Many of the drivers for small
butcher and grocery stores having cniy
one or two wagons are also enrolled.
For several days over a hundred or
kanizers from the union have been
busy among thoss Who have no. yet
taken membership. and new names
have been added rapidly.
Secretary Foster wa unable to estl-
mate how many E.en would so our II
q general strike was ordered, but ne
said that the numoer would be enorni-
Gus. Such an order would renatr IL
practically impossible to transport
merchandise, grocs-ies. provisions or
baggage anywhere in the greater etty
or to hire a vehicle of any sort.
Police measures today were more
comprehensive than aver for the pres
~ervation of order In h strike of sew
eral thousand express company en-
pioyees, which has practically tieo up
express traffic through this city for
several days past, and has been &C
companied by serious rioting. Police
officers n special guards swarmeo
about the danger point at express
offices and stables, where
hundreds Of strike-breakers have peeh
gathered, and the city authorities were
prepared, they said. to give wagons
sent out all needed protection.
Possible results were looked for TO-
day from the conferences held by Gov
ernor Fort, of New Jersey, late yester-
day, with representatives of the striH-
.ers in Jersey City, and later with ex-
press company officials in Mannattan'
1t was stated that the New Jersey
executive made known to the COMPANY
officials what the strikers demand
were. While no official statement Oh
the result of the conference could be
had. II was understood that all but one
OF the companies were willing to con-
slider the chief demand of the strikers
recognition of their union
Companies represented at the con-
ference, II was said. were the United
States, Adams, American. Wells-Farso
and National. Practically all the ex-
press lines of the city are now In
voIved, the ground covered by the
walkout including Jersey City, HOBO
ken, and other territory In the metro
poltan district. Wagons of the com-
panfes are moved in Manhattan oniy
through specially guarded streets and
designated by the police.
The National Civic Federation
looked over the strike situation today,
with q view of possibly bringing about
an amicable agreement between the
expressmen and the various companies
John Mitchell, a member of the exec
utiye council, came to this city on an
early train and went at once TO the
Offices of the federation. There ne helo
a long conference with several or the
federation officers, discussing at length
the strike troubles.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that he was not
conversant enough with the questions
at stake TO comment in any way at
present.
The first disorder of h day occurred
ar Madison avenue when a reserve
squad of police started to dispense a
mob of some 300 strikers and their
sympathizers who were attacking an
American Express wagon. A pitcned
battle began. Broken bottles, stones
and other handy missiles flew through
the air and the big nightsticks of the
bluecoats were swung about. The strike
s-vrnuathizers in a few minutes took 10
their heels, leaving three of their COM
rades in the hands of the police.
More ExpressmeD Quit Work.
The Interborough. o. X. Company,
New York Transfer and Dodd's Express
drivers and helpers Joined the ranks OF
the strikers this noon time. The ex-
prese companies ave further protection
to their drivers today by e~quipping the
front ends of their wagons with wire
screens, behind which the drivers sat
with the police. The reins passed
through = small loophole in the screen
and the wagons looked for all the world
like m~anagerie cages.
Fifty delivery boys and helpers en-
.ployed by a large uptown department
store went out on strike today. While
the drivers and helpers of a West SIC
warehouse also quit work.