The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05
ELL iihI MN BtCh. Bt q
now RrC0GNIZE Union.
s,y,Aer> .Iu., a. Determined TO Hold oui
for nion shop nnd More Pay Conn
manic. Apparently Win q Point on
the Drt,rr,' License Question Here.

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In. oN-.l- OF IN" express companies
.,.- a r-r,rlCJri Conference yesterday
.f,srpn. % r.>uri a statement in reply TO
,bs Mas -isGr-''nn Tn Commissioner
\. r,,r.ey nat unlicensed drivers should
\. arrested m wnirh they laid emphasis
an the Interstate. business tranSacted by
B ham -af'ug that because Of this the
,,ussrr,r, u LICENSEES ar 30 licenses did not
sssc, ,r,t~ drivers They pointed ont
,k,,r, .... rt>., nf some OF the companies
xn,-. .,,.,l wees were striking all the
h,,.,n.>, -ri- outside 81 'hr Jurisdiction
=, thI. ,r'. and that because of this the
N,yo-s n"ua- to keep watChfui eye On
IN. hrru-n situation did not affect theta.
The - ,'.rucut 81 the officials Who met
Nth FrAuk u ria'. counsel for IN.
rru.i ~'-'.s~ Express Company. was as
follow
-l'ruuEr prior tns ne strike no dena nj
-, auv KIND was mace Upon the express
.,,rp,rfr. on behalf of their employees
.xc.p'lu: " a >nall body of helpers OF
IN. Tni',.t states Express Company all of
,h. COMPANIES have offered 20 rnemplov
,bs men ~ th",r former positions upon
thor u.l, uissI applications. without
dissemination h"'au-. 81 having left
thu -er'l."
The companies Anow that many IL their
old .rnt.luv".-- az" loyal to them and are
ready :, r.turn anG would do So n they
w.r, not rn''nldnred
--rl-,i'r li,en-", the larger number
of tho wagons and IN =" case OF som. Of
The companies all ~" wagons. are engaged
IN in-s-~' 80 cpIr msrrc and are not SUD-
,eci ~ ip.Al regulation III regard 10 It.
csr-es
he .,-,s.ng EN-; 10y se. however.
seemed - '-er hat their posi-. lun had nor
been ~. ,"oci by tho dr. - occurrences.
Thev h,1 O.. mass meeting at FeUtona
Hall yr.. "rda" c.rernnun n which they
x.r. sidr.....d by the heads Of their
own ur.ou ard Plso nv a number "f promi-
p.at tli,ur msl. Their determination
ws- 10 AID kv thei= UiSposiiioa.
and -h.. Weight of argument advanced
w IN" ,,.",Se.s and confirmed hy the
cy,nlou nf the meeting was that they
should .rand by tn. position which had
been iurp-eu 10 hold out for union
shOp ard 20 -tick to the demands for
eas-. hours and somewhat Increas ed
wage. which had been demanded A.
one sr".A-- puI Il. i; wasn't question
Of gaining r." luN'riss of life. /, Was only
n I,Ie. ton q corn.i beef and cabbage
Ih..ma-- NEE; III Z of the striking helpers
ami drivers called for the afternoon al
Teu' tnIa Assembly Rooms. Third avenue
be'w....n Fifteenth aud sixteenth streets.
spen, par, Of its lime indorsing Tlmmanv
Hall
R.sa.. III. meeting AZ which ther" was
riEh talk Of national syrnpa th"tIc
strike. Was he'd the strike leaders re-
pcr4sd that .Do furniture drivers had
gone on a sympathetic strike and that
all the other drivers were ready TO quit
For The first time Daniel J Tohin.
PRESIDENT ~ tho International Brother
hood OF Tsarnsterr. who has arrived here
from indianapolis. took IA hand IN the
AFFAIR." NJ IN. strikers He was on. nj
III. -reakers az the meeting. which began
2, a lt.!r after 3P VI william II Ash
ton. Ia. general organizer aud principal
strike l-.ad.r. presided Tn. hsl,J"rs up-
roar.,.-.v appiauded when anv on. -ug-
g--.i in the fainje-t way the chanc. nj
a nNtonal strike
IT,, .-r Ashton did most Of the speak
mg IL -aid:
i wan - Say that We ar. under great
oil ssr Ions TO the Tammany Hall leaders
for S-,''ing Us the us. Of this hall for oar
meeting Ne could not get Tammany
Hall a. ~ Was .n gaged and could NOT
afford 10 uay for Grand Central Pa lace.
hgt he Iammany people paid for fhis
Ea. fur ~ ". are greatly indebted
ant - should lndorse the Democratic
ti'r.'
ashton then denounced Frank ".
Pa II the United States Express Com
rary whom h. charged with beng the
u" ~, - preventing Union agreement
o.. ..u II YOU get what Won ask. saId
narr.I o.. Tobn. president OF the inter
n t.0al "rganizaf ion. your wages and
conditions ar. worse Than in San Fran
g. go chicago ard Kansas city, whrr.
the men 49,. paid better and work fewer
hour han her. He declared thar he
h-.;".- and drivers would be fools n
tn. ven, back without union r-'cogni-
tID'l
u- only excuse the bosses can give
t. r..' recognizing IN" union. lie said.
-i- .h.' u means more money for you
~. need I, ann less for them who don't
reg. IT, IL Won return to WORK without ,
tn" 4n,on recognized YOU will work like
ga Dom give up or you'll be ten
'l-a~ worse Than before. No matter
hF .nng II taxes. fight for the union
r.rng the afternoon II e. Rogers.
cN..f arbitrator. and James McManus.
Ar..0. rl'pr on the state board II arbitr a-
'r.. ,ni mediation. h&d n conference with
'Na Mayor over a new arbIi rat ion PROPOSE
ipnu j B.alin. head Of IN" local ,
L.4r' 4 admiration. was also AT the con-
terence
Nl.u rue word came o. the Mayors
- 20 igp wagons were being moved
- r. CIV %,thoT difficulty feeling
% .I"d"nc" was the result. Even ia
IT,. 49,, ii a general strike ~ IN" team
.".- II 'ri- cIty he police assured Mayor
r..su..r 'rar rh-y were able to handle
A..' ~ r1s, might come up.
|', D.. ~ha' the police have been fear
y. .n..-f ,i al Either Deputy Police Com
.--..."r Drl-ruIl or Chief Inspector
= ''r, .''"rEer - ~ Headquarters day
q. ..tr ~ h" fear that II vii! b" n"ces- |
'-.. '.li rIl every reserve that l.
.... u-iltnE III farce Of the ttorm
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