The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-12

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Mayor Gavnor. n. sad advised Police
Conmi.s ion.r Crpp-'.v - put T"lic' on
all tn. wagons II ~" strikers ltd not gn
baca Tins. Mr. Ashton believed. would
do NOR. 10 rncit" no, Than ANYTHING that
hs,i taken plnc,' previously.
Should th" companies REFUSE tn make
terms with the -,r.k"r-- h. continued.
further trnuhle with the merchants and
citry.n> NAV h.. I,reClpitat.d. can't
tInd.rsl aud Nhv ~" Mayor should tax.
-sd-,, with the companies hop" Mr..
Town- will get - more dhhnrt' proposition
from tbs companies"
Tn. argument winch seemed IL appeal
most strongly To tn. ~ >kers in Jersey CITY
ye>si rrI.av had L. DO with the position
of the s,rik" headers Ia case the men went
back a. w"rh "n au open shop basis
The spe.yhmakers ~ali that there wouldn't
be Il chance 1T th"s,' men holding their
Jobs after IN" mass 81 express matter
now m he shsd- IT the companies was
cleared away They pointed To tn. clause
in tn. proposed agreement under which
men pro-. ed tuhav" committed a"ts Of vio-
lenCe weren't Ia h- taken bach
And II a he. Just tn" sam" with the
leaders" ran the argument y.'ster day.
.Eith.r they WON h,' tai .n back Mt all
or aies they viii h- w-e'i..d out as soon
as th. demand for experienced men
leasens
The Wells Fargo men. newly organized
into the Wells Fargo local ot tho Inter
national brotherhood Of leamsters, met
yesterday afternoon IN Dean.s Hall.
Fifth Avenue and Grove street. Jersey
City The new Adaus local met IN
Hawke, = Hall on IRE stree, Gear lhIr-
teenth. and tn. United States mcu met
in the sau.' oulding bat IN "A different
room
The Wells Fargo men were the first
to adjourn They appointed a com
nlltte' OF SIX which vas to Im.et again
last night in Hawkes. Hall IA learn what
the Adams and United States strikers
had been doing The CONSENSUS il
expressed IN the afternoon meeting Was
strongly III favor nj demanding
closed shop. but the men were slow To go
On record AS turning down the agreement
accepted in New York on Thursday.
Blu, neither the Adams men nor ths
United States employees w-T. 50 r-tiCent
The voting WASH bv secret ballot. as Is
demanded under tn. strike regulations
OF the American Federation OF Labor
The Adams men clearly III favor OF the
closed shop, voted to make their r,.Solv.
unanimous In In nited States meeting
the line was NOR, closely drawn Tine
vote. wss NO 10 rot with the majority IN
favor Of the closed .nnp.
One hundred strikers from Manhattan
dissat Isfad with tn. trend of the negotIa-
tions on this sid. Of III" river. scattered
through The halls and spoke against
coming to terms with IN. com panIes on
their own basis When tn. meetings were
over 'hey formed a procession and
marched through rhr - reefs two by two
carrying a banner with this inscription
New York and New Jersey FNpr---rn.n.
Closed shop
Lat" IN the afternoon Henry X Town-
president al the Merchants Association
at New York. sent the following telegram
To Mayor u OTTO Wttrenn Of Jersey
City. copies Of which were a once for
wardei nv the Mavor to IN" strikers
meetings
Having conferred again today with the
officials ~ The express companies concern
ing thpr Intentions ~ the carving ont NJ
tho agreement stated m their letter Of yea
rrrtiay Ia 'n". am entirely satisfied hat
the companies intend TO carry uut The letter
and -pIril of 'ha' agreement IN good far'h.
without uuihblns or evasion with Justice
to all concerned and with sincere desire
to establish and maintain good relations ~
all employees whether they ar. members
Of Unions not
This means what -a all understand A.
the open shop urge and advise the. men
to raiiy thi- agreement sincerely i've
lieve IN doing - rhhv will prnrnot. their
own bes' Interests and thai an adverse
decision now would TEND 20 produce results
which all would deplpr.
The Wells Fargo committee met IN the
evening in awkess Hall IL mad power
to act MANY Of tn. strikers n msjoriry
of them Wells Fargo men. went To the
meeting to see what was 10 happen
They crowded the hall To it, limits and
watched with a good deal Of interest the
work Of IN. committee Many of them
offered advice and most of them urged
the adoption OF "A Clo-.si shop agreement
The meeting was over bv lO3D o'clock
The Wells Fargo men Joined with the
two other locals IN r.IeCting the offer
OF the COMPANIES
Mayor Gaynor made his statement
after hs had a brief conference AZ tn.
City Hall with General Organizer Ashton
Of the taamsters Ashton'- purpose was
to submit proposition made fo the
striking chaufeurs by three employers
who called on the Mayor early in the day
The three employers were Allan lenow
Of the New York Taxi Service ompany,
Richard v Meade representing tn. New
York Transportation Company. and " p
Collignn. representing the Yellow IaNIcab
Company The proposition was ,s-.-n-
TALLY III. same the on. tho .Npr-s-
y, rikers IN New York mad vo,..ti.-o accept
This was that tn. men would b.- k,.n
hack without discrimination as Ia whether
they were IN the union or not except those.
guilty Of acts Of violence Questions Of
wages and hours were to be adjusted
between the owners of the garages and
committees of their employees
These terms were accepted Ivy a COM
mit,ee representing the strikers several
days ago and were turned down at n
general meeting Of the chauHe,Irs on the
same evening The terms were rejected
again by the chauffeurs' union last night
The employers hold that since one set
Of strikers accepted the terms IL IL their
right 20 claim police projection IN run
ming their machines
When Ashton came out Of the Mayor
E.,a ha 10,