The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-10
.STR|kE-BREAKERS
ARE ELIMINATED
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IBy Official Order Mayor
!. Gaynor PutsThem Out
of Business
BRINGS STRIKE
TOHEAD TODAY
Forbids Use of Unlicensed
Drivers, Upon Whom Express
Companies Have Been De-
pending to Keep Wagons
Moving-Ten Thou
sand Still Out.

New York. November 3.--Mayor Cay
nor issued two Characteristic letters
tonight which promise to bring the
strike of express employees TO a head
tomorrow. Briefly. he forbids the
| operation OF wagons by unlicensed
drivers. thus eliminating the strike
breakers. upon whom: the companies
have depended. Mayor W'ttpen. of
Jersey City. already had taken this
stand. a test case Is now in the Jersey
City courts.
More than 10000 drivers and helpers,
augmented by most of the taxicab
chauffeurs in New York. are still on
strike. and rio,ing is unabated. Millions
John Williams. state Commissioner of
Labor. is due here from Albany to-
morrow, and with Mayor Gaynor's ac-
tion and threat of state interven-
tion. IT Is hoped that settlement Will
be reached.
The Mayors letters made public to-
night. are addressed TO the American
Express Company and Mayor Wittpen.
of Jersey City respectively. To the
company. he said:
Although this strike has been on
for over two weeks. The express com
panies have not up to to-day caused
selves and be vouched for anS
licensed as required by law be-
fore they may act I must now
require that this condition cease. The
sight of the city protecting. by police
escort. wagons driven by unlicensed
drivers in violation of law Is exciting
Just criticism. We have continued this
protection only because we expected
from day to day that on second thought
you would not. especially at such a
time. continue such sin object lesson
of disrespect and disregard of the
Law.
"Disrespcct and disregard of the law
by persons and corporations who should
be the first to obey the law has been
the source OF most OF the evils and
abuses which have accumulated In this
country during the last twenty-five
years. You are also using unlicensed
wagons in violation OF law. Unlicensed
push carts and venders' wagons found
in the streets are taken to the corpo-
ration yard and impounded there. Are
you not able to see how demoralizins
1t would be to exempt you from the
rule that applies by law to all without
distinction?''
In his letter to Mayor Wittpen. Mayor
Gaynor reviews the mems demands for
and recognition OF the union.
'At my earnest request" he con-
tinues. ''the men withdrew their de-
mand for recognition of the union, and
also agreed to leave the settlement of
hours and wages until after they had
resumed work. I supposed. OF course.
that this would settle the strike, but
when presented 1t to the companies
they refused. at the instance OF one
company. or one man, to accept 1t as a
basis OF settlement, but wanted an ad-
ditional condition that they should be
free to reject or discharge any one on
the ground that he mad Joined the
union. They rejected what Is called
the open shop
1t is said the "one company" Is the
United States Express Company. and
the '.one man." Frank II. Platt, It's
president
No decision has been reached by the
coal drivers on the question Of SYM
pathetic strike, nor has general
strike been ordered. A mass-meeting
to discuss the advisabtlity of general
strike has been postponed indefinitely.
One of the worst riots in the express
strike occurred this afternoon in
Eighth Avenue. near the garage OF the
New York Taxlcab Company. Drivers
of four machines. which were sent out,
Were attacked by mob. pulled off the
machines and badly beaten. Police re-
serves finally beat off the MOB. Sew
eral arrests were made.
An act of vandalism in connection
with the strike was followed this az
tternoon on First Avenue by the prob.
ably fatal injury of Charles Fredericks
meat inspector, who was found near
the scene Of the disturbance with a
fractured skull and other hurts. 4
loaded truck belonging to a big furni-
Sture house. whose employees have
struck. was set ON fire and the furn,.
ture entirely DESTROYED. The driver
and helper escaped The police were
who rode on the truck with the driver
and helpers.
wagons manned by unlicensed drivers
almost immediately after the Mayor's :
letter was issued. Vehicles thus seized
We're held in the corporation yard, Just
loaded American EXPRESS Company
wagon was the first detained
A gang of seven strikers overturned
a loaded Adams Express Company
wagon tonight, and, after driving off
three of the wagon Wna,, men, astaeked TT John
en- Smith nearly into Inconsistencies
they cut the harness and sert the
horses galloplng down the street. then
started in to smash the express matter.
Two crates of live chickens We're sent
squawking to the four winds. The po-
lice arrived too late to make any ar
rests.
state 1Iny Act.
Albany. N. Y. November a.-unless
the express companies Of New York
City show an inclination to settle the
strike Of their employees, the state Will
invoke Its power In an effort to bring
about settlement, according to state
Labor Commissioner John Williams
sHe sent kilograms tonight to the off,
icials of the United States Adams
Wells Fargo. American and National
Express Companies, stating that he has
been Informed the strike could be set
tied If reason prevailed. Il.
s Mr.. Williams q eft for New York to-
night. and Is prepared to act to.morrow
unless a favorable reply is received