The sun., 1910-11-02
MOUNTED ESCORTS STAY
No General Strike Declared The
Merchants kiek-Seraps
Last Night

i
Manhattan late yesterday afternoon dis
placing policemen from express wagons.
Mounted men and bicycle policemen are
to act a. escorts. This il the order.
The order sent to you this r. NJ. 10
man express wagons with foot pat rolmen
b hereby countermanded. You win here
after not have patrolmsn on express
wagons or any other wagon. Instead
you will assign mounted or bicycle pa
trolmen to accompany such wagons
when directed 20 do 40 from this ofice.'
The men who are trying TO organize
the striking express helpers met last
night at Isi Eighth avenue and after b
conference announced that no general
strike OF drivers and helpers would bs
called for the present. A threat to do this
had been made earlier in the day. when
after . conference with Mayor Gayuop
committee representing the strikers
announced that the general strike would
be called and an attempt made to tie
up the city's wheeled trahio unless the
Mayor ordered the police not to ride a.
guards on the express wagons Such an
order was issued from Police Head
quarters while the union organizers were
holding their meeting. but they didn't
know IL.
This meeting. which was an Inter-
national Brotherhood of Teamsters con.
ference. called for the purpose!of deciding
upon q general strike. ended with tho
appointment OF william H. Ashscn.
general organizer Of the b.1therhood.
and Valentine Hoffman. first vice-presi-
dent Of the organization. n Q COMMITTEES
with power TO call q general strike at any
time. Mr.. Ashton said that no call would
be issued before Tonight IL at all.
TWO MEN WHO COULD END TIE FUSS.
He added that two men had power
to end the trouble. One he said. was tho
Mayor. II the Mayor didn't get the police
OF the wagons by to-night. said Mr..
Ashton. the general strike would be-
declared. The other man was Frank
II. Piatt Of the United States Express
Company. and the union leader said
that he expected that n conference with
Mr.. Platt would be arranged for to-day.
While the teamsters were holding their
meeting the longshoremen' union. In
session in the same bui ldins. cent up q
delegation 60 say that il the strikers
needed help all they needed was 10 notify
the IonRshoremen and the latter would
at once refuse 90 handle any express
matter brought to the piers by strike
breakers. No action Was taken on this
offer. which the lon gshoremen said would
remain open as long as the strike con-
tinued.
A. tn. close Of the conferences COM
mittees were appointed TO make the round
II the department stores to-day TO organ
ze the driver. and helpers
MAYOR TO SUGGEST PEACE CoNYE REScB.
Mayor Gaynor received the com mittee
representing the striking express helpers
and after talking the situation over he said
that he had promised the committee to
Use his good Offices as Mayor to- bring
about IL possible a conference between
the representatives OF ths strikers and
the express company heads similar TO
the one which Gov. Fort engineered In
Jersey City on Monday night To this
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from ~hat the Mayor Seid we're IN" facss-
The Mayor. said hr' Ashton. re-
ceived us very cordially We told him