Evening journal., 1910-11-01
GREAT TIE-UP
THREATENED
All TeHmSterS in New York
May be Called Out by
Federation
RANKS OF EXPRESS
STRIKERS RECRUITING

by United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Nov 1.-The calling
out OF 100000 union teamsters. chauf-
teurs and helpers In New York city
alone. and the ordering Of nation-
vide strike Of all express drivers and
helpers is threatened to-day. as q
result OF the express drivers strike y.
this city.
The question of calling sympa-
thetic strike OF all unions affiliated
with the International Teamsters'
Union will be decided at a meeting OF
the executive committee tonight.
Should IL be ordered, the union
officials declare that practically an
vehicle traffic in New York will at
once cease The International body
has already been notified by the Dry
Goods Drivers Union. whose men
handle the 1900 wagons owned By
the Wholesale dry goods men OF the
/ city. that they arc ready to go out az
once Other unions affiliated with the
/ international body are expected to ex-
press the same attitude at to-nighta
meeting.
The affiliated unions. with a total
membership OF nearly 100000 include
the drivers of practically every NOR
chandise transporting wagon IN the
city, thousands OF cahmen and auto
mobile chauffeurs. Calling them out,
the officials declare, will completely
paralyze the business of the city.
Organizing in Other Cities.
The second question OF calling a
nationwide strike of all express
drivers and helpers is to be postponed
TOT Few days TO permit an organida-
ton of the men In the larger cities.
Delegates for this purpose have been
sent to most large cities, and reports
received say that complete oreanizo-
ton has been effected at Newark. n.
J., Philadelphia and Boston.
In anticipation Of ordering ma
J tional strike, the International Broth
4 erhoOd of Teamsters. to-day prepared
q q new wage scale for the express
A drivers that IS TO be demanded In all
g large cities II calls for a MONTH.
e wage 10 route divers of $50: translc
.e and scedule men $40; single WACO
drivers SOB, Chauffeurs $50, first he'll
it ers 500 and other helpers $50, Z
to gether with an eleven-hour work IL
ho the elimination OF Sunday as much ;.
possible and several minor oonce
I'd sions.
Ks Night Cut on Food supply.
ie In continuation Of the tight In Ne,
OF York. the express drivers to-day an
pointed a committee 10 confer wifi
it Health Commissioner Lederle on thu
8 disposition of perishable goods tied uf
, By the strike. The union men alleged
{ that over 100 express ears OF perish
5 able food are being held up in the
2 express companies yards of New York
r and they will ask the health commits
= siOner TO decide whether food stuffs
5 of this nature shall be allowed to the
4 public for consumption after - has
b been delayed in delivery for days.
A similar committee was also ap-
b pointed TO protest TO Mayor Gaynor
b against the use OF city policemen on
express wagons, several of whom. they
declare, have actually gone so far As
10 drive the wagons and trucks.
Ranks Of Strikers Swelling.
The ranks of the strikers wore to-
day augmented TO about 5000 men by
the going out of all express platform
men, including the weighers, checkers
and pOrters.
So effective has been the tie-up that
the express companies with the pro-
3 lection of all the police IN the city.
including the full reserve limit were
o. able to move only 400 wagons to-day,
y the usual number being about 1000
While no general riOting occurred
: during the day. individual clashes be-
= tween the strikers, strike breakers
5 and police were frequent and several
j. scores of arrests resulted.