New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
EXPRESS STRIKE NOW
SCRAMBLE FOR RECRUITS
Companies Muster 1000 Strike
Breakers, but Labor Leaders
Assert 5000 Clerks Will Quit.
POLICE CONTROL effective
Few Disturbances, More Wagons
Move Goods Strikers Name
Committee to Complain
to Mayor Gaynor.
POLICE CONTROL EFFECTIVE

\ few 1zis1or disturbances only marred
the police control of the express com
pany employees strike yesterday More
than double the number of wagons were
moved than have been moved any other
day since the strike began. and nearly
one thousand strike breakers were
brought into the city. five hundred or
whom came last night and were taken
TO the Trinity Place stables OF the
Adams Express Company
The express companies sought yester-
day to get police permits for their men
to carry revolvers, but the requests were
emphaticaIIy refused. The police spent
the day in redistributing the force 10
guard the strike centre and in preparing
for an expected strike OF the department.
store drivers and helpers.
Governor Fort of New Jersey succeed
ed in getting the vice-presidents OF sew
eraI express companies to meet in con-
ference with him and Mayor Wittpenn
and go into the situation thoroughly
The Governor had previously met COM
mittee of the strikers. The conference
was held in the Commercial Trust Com
pany building in Jersey City last nIgnt
and lasted three hours. What transplred
was not disclosed. The express officials
said all information would have 70 come
through the Governor. Neither the Gov
ernor nor Mayor Wittpenn would say
word except that other conferences
would be held
The strike extended yesterday 10 the
clerks in the offices of the companies
They held a meeting last night at Wash
ington Hall. No. 7S1 Eighth avenue.
where speeches were made TO them by
labor leaders, who said that three thou
sand clerks had struck.
The strikers held meetings during the
day, and il was announced that while
the labor leaders did not want TO ex-
tend the strike the men in the express
depots at Boston Philadelphia, Chicago
and Newark were ready &c strike when
called on.
Mitchell Offers Conference.
No demands have been made by the
strikers so far. but influences are at
work to bring about a conference with
half of the strikers. General Organizer
W. III. Ashton. of the teamsters. con-
ferred with John Mitchell. chairman of
the trade agreement department of the
Civic Federation. after which Mr.. Mitch
ell communicated with Frank II. Platt.
counsel for the United States Express
Company. on the subject of a conference.
No conference was arranged. and Mr..
Mitchell went to Philadelphia on other
business. Before he left this city he said
that If the representatives of the COM
panies could arrange a conference to-day
the representatives of the strikers would
be willing TO give their side of the
trouble.
A committee of the New York District
Council OF the teamsters will have a
conference at IL a. m to-day with
Mayor Gaynor to make complaints to
him that policemen who are guarding
the wagons and autos are also acting as
strike breakers. According to the MEM
bers of the committee patrolmen are in
some cases driving wagons and in others
helping to load and unload them.
General Organizer Ashton said that II
the drygoods teamsters carried freight
which was tied up by the strike they
would be ordered on strike. and the coal
drivers who supply coal TO the companies
and stores would be ordered out. a
of the council will take place
,o-night TO consider this matter.
The managers and other officers of
the express companies involved in the
s,rilze held a meeting yesterday after
Continued fourth page.