The Washington times., 1910-11-01
STRIKERS ATTACK
GUARDS ON WAGON
Shots Fired by Mob of Five
Hundred Before Police
DiSperse 1t.

NEW YORK Mo-. IA mob Of 800
express strike sympathizers cLarged up-
on an Adams Express wagon in LenoA
avenue, between 18TH and 150tS streets
today hurled bottles at the strike
breakers and noun q police guard and
caused a riot that ended in shots being
exchanged and three arrests
a detective was badly beaten.
William Ashton. general organizer for
the international Brotherhood OF Team
sters, announced this afternoon that he
had notified Mayor Gaynor. that if the
police were not called OF the wagons in
tne express strike ~ n ltfaH. en- ~
member in the local unions Of the broth
erhOod would be Immediately ordered
out.
This would call out 1900 men. Five
labor leaders, including Mr. Ashton,
called on the mayor and held a long
conference with him before the threat
Of a sympathetic strike was made.
Strike Breakers Land.
Three hundred strike breakers from
Baltimore were landed today at the foot
Of COrtlandt street from a Pennsylvania
ferry Under guard Of twenty mounted
policemen the men were escorted 10 the
Adams Express Companv's stables.
They were put 10 work Immediately.
The international body has kSea not.-
fed by the drygOods drivers union.
whose men handle the I.2l0 wagons
owned by the wholesale dry goods II .,
OF the city, that they are ready tC 80
out at once Other unions affiIfalel
with the international body are e,1LccI-
ed 10 express the same attitude aU TO
nights meeting.
Affiliated unions, with a tota. Iuem-
bership OF nearly 10000. include she
drivers of nearly every mercnandfsS
transporting wagon in the city, thea
sands Of cabmen. automobile clauIsurs, /
and drivers generally. Callirg them
out, the union officials declare, viii
completely paralyze the business of the +
city.
Strike Call Delayed.
The second question OF calling a I
nationwide strike of all express 2. 'ver- I
and helpers is 10 be postponed Ior O.. /
few days 10 permit organization Of the 4
men in the larger cities. Delegates for /
this purpose have been sent out. and I
word was received today at strike headJ l
quarters that complete organization has
been effected at Newark. y. j.. Phna- I
deiphia, and Boston.
In anticipation of ordering a national /
strike. the International Brotherhood |
Cf Teamsters today prepared q new |
wage scale for the express drivers that !
is TO be demanded in all the larger I
cities 1t calls for a monthly wage to \
rate drivers at $50; transfer and sched- /
ule men, $50, single wagon drivers, S65: q,
chauffeurs, $50; first halpers, S55, and 4
other helpers, $50, together with an /
eleven-hOur work day. the elimination /
of Sunday work as much as possible, /
and several minor concessions
Perishable Goods.
In continuation Of the strike In New
York, the express drivers today appoint I
ed a committee to confer with Health /
Commissioner Ledle on the disposition /
of perishable goods tied up BY the 4
strike. The union men alleged that over /
100 express cars Of perishable food are
being held up in the express company's
yards Of New York, ana they VIII ask
the health commissioner TO decide
Whether foodstUffS Of this nature shal
be allowed 10 go 20 the public for cor
sumption after it has been delayed IN
delivery for days.
A similar committee also was ap-
pointed to protest to Mayor Gaynor
against the use Of city policemen on
express wagor several of whom, they
declare. have actually gone so far as
to drive the wagons and trucks.
The ranks of the strikers were today
augmented to about 5000 men by the
going out Of all express platform men.
including the weighers. checkers. ana
porters.
So effective has been the tie-up that
the express companies, with the pro-
lection of all the police OF the city, in
the full reserve limit, were aole
to move only 400 wagons today, me
usual number being about l2O0