Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-10
COMPANIES SEEK
|NJUNCIIONS IN
EXPRESS STRIKE
Clash Between State and Fed
eral Auth0ritv Is Expected
to Develop.
COAL WAGON DRIVERS
Go OUT TN SYMPATHY
Fifth Avenue Bus Drivers Also
Quit Work During the
Forenoon.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o.-Possibilities
of a clash today between State and
Federal authority over the express
strike complications intensified interest
in all developments of the welfare be-
tween men and companies. A hint OF
State arbitration was the only peace
note sounded.
The seizure. under Mayor Gaynor's
authority, of express company wagons
driven by unlicensed drivers, offered an
opening which it was believed the com
panies would speedily take advantage
of to bring matters to head. 1t was
intimated that the process of injunction
would be invoked by them to prevent
further seizures.
1t has been held that express drivers
must be licensed. and applications for
licenses for several hundred strike
breakers have been held up because, 1t is
declared, there has been a general fail
ure on the part of the individuals given
as reference to come forward and vouch
for the suitability of the applicants
Practically all the licensed drivers OF
the companies are on strike. and q
nearly complete cessation Of traffic will
be caused IL the city enforces the policy
of seizing unlicensed wagons. 1t looked
today as if crisis in the strike were
at hand.
The sending out of a wagon today
by one of the big grocery firms whose
employees are on strike was speedily
followed by a shooting. The driver o.
the wagon. whose name was given tC
the police as ]. Back was attacked as
soon as the wagon appeared in Wes
Fiftieth street. All kinds of missile!
we're hurled at him, but he managed t
keep his assaiiants of for some time b,
liberal use of his whip. When thu
crowd began to press him harder th'
man drew a revolver and began firinI
towards members of the mob who wer'
climbing into the truck from the real
One bullet glanced on the sidewalk and
struck Charles ]. Polk, a tailor, owe
the right eye. When Polk was hurried
away to a hospital the seriousness O.
his injury had not been determined
Back escaped the crowd. but was ar
rested ON his return to the stables.
Men willing to Arbftrate.
Besides nearly 10000 drivers and
helpers of the express companies and
5000 taxicab chsuffeurs are IN strike
Express business is virtually TT Il
stardstill. No discrimination against
ln,on men IS insisted upon by tho
strikers, and the latter declare theii
efforts to secure arbitration have beer
baked by a refusal of the companies
to negotiate with them on this basis
A general strike of teamsters in sym
pathy with the men now out is still
imminent, but there seemed to be q
disposition to await today's develop
ments and possibly those of tomorrow
before taking steps toward effecting q
general tie-up.
The first move to tie up an estab-
lished passenger transportation line
since the strike started occurred this
forenoon, when So chauffeurs of the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company. which
operates the line of motor buses or
Fifth avenue and Riverside drive
went out on strike.
simultaneously there was an impor.
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