New-York tribune., 1910-11-04


'iie lorner employees of the companies
committee, headed by Mr.. Ashton
caiied on Henry r. Juller. vice-presi-
ueAt or the American Express Company.
ut lhe company's Broadway offices. Mr..
1uiier refused to meet the committee
because. as he said. it represented only
the union. Mr.. JuIier declared that he
was ready and willing to talk to a COM
fnittee Of his former employees. He
thought faith had not been kept with
him in that respect.
Conference With Adams Officials.
At the Offices OF the Adams Express
company a committee Of eleven. all
FORMER employees Of this city and Jersey
CITY, met Mr.. Mckay, general agent, and
D. L. Zimmerman, a son of one Of the
vice-presidents of the company. and
were in conference with them from 3:4o
70 0:I0 p. m. The company officials re-
fused to discuss the results Of the con
ference Chairman Daniel O'COnneu of
the strikers committee said ne could
not discuss results until the committee
to-day.
Have you received any proposition
from the company" ne was asked.
Il can't say now he replied.
Have negotiations been broken OFF,
he was asked.
NO; negotiations are still on" he
said.
1t was understood that the company
officials had expressed a Willingness 70
take up the matter of wages and hours,
but had declined to listen to any prOpo-
sitiOn to recognize the union. Another
member of the strike committee said:
We shall insist upon recognition of the
union. If we do not get that. we will
not go back"
Nothing TO Do with Union"
c. S. Campbell, superintendent OF the
United States Express Company, re-
ceived a committee of nine former en-
ployes at the company's offices at No
Rector street The men received no more
encouragement than they had at the
other Offices After the conference MI.
Campbell said the matter OF recognition
of the union had been put up 10 the
United States company, and the com
panv had replied that it would have
nothing to do with the union or any one
representing any outside interest He
said he could not give the men an an
swer to the question Of more pay
81 told them that would submit their
request on that score for the consldera-
ton OF higher officials" he declared
also told them that we could hardly meet
the question Of higher wages. in my
opinion. because all we were able TO pay
in dividends last year was per cent
The question of giving the men an
eleven-hour day with an hour off for
luncheon was impossible as practical
matter, he said. 1t was true. ne de-
clared. that the men work twelve to fl
teen hours a day, but fl was not cOnt1n-
uous work. as they aid off for several
hours each day and had nothing TO do.
The business was such as to require
long hours It being necessary to deliver
express matter al al hours so that bust
ness men would not be handicapped in
their business TIa said the men could
not be divided inco shifts so as TO re-
duce the hours or to give them certain
hours off duty IL the days work
The conference al the Adams Express
Company included the interests Of the
National and the wells-Fargo compa-
MES so far as their employees were af-
fected by the strike.
Dodd's Men Back at Work.
The full force of the Dodd's Express
Company. some three hundred in all,
returned TO work yesterday. The few
who went on strike the day before re-
turned also. At the headquarters OF
the striking drivers of the Monahan
Express Company, which employs two
hundred and fifty men. 1T was an
ncunced last night that an agreement
had been reached with their employers,
and the men would report for work
to-day.
A meeting in the interest of the
strikers arranged by the Rev. John L.
Scudder was held at the Peoples Pal
ace in Jersey City last night. George
l.. Record. Republican candidate for
Congress from the 9TH District, and
other speakers addressed the meeting
and declared that the strike was a just