New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
ARBITRATION FAILS:
STRIKE CONTINUES
EXPRESS Drivers and Helpers
Vote to Stay Out Until Union
Is Recognized.
PLATT'S INFLUENCE BLAMED
Mayor Quoted as Deploring His
Attitude-Further Congestion
Imminent if Drivers Must
Be Licensed.


VAS apparently unchanged yesterday.
Representatives Of the companies and
the labor leaders who are engineering the
strike conferred with Mayor Gaynor at
the City Hall at different times during
the day. and there were further confer
ences in the camps of the opposing fac
tions
At the end Of the day. however. the
employers and employees did not appear
n be any nearer together on the subject
Of settlement
A monster mass meeting of the strikers
~ the Teutonia Assembly Rooms. in
Third avenue. near 18th street. Yesterday
afternoon lent an impetus TO the deter
rnination Of the strikers TO insist upon
recognition Of tse union before they
,to7,ld return TO work The men. two
thousand or more who packed the hall
and overf1owed into the several en-
frances. enthusiastically indorsed the ad-
.-.or,-,o,e of the labor leaders TO fight to |
the bitter end.
DANIEL I Tobin. president of the inter
ra+ionaI brotherhood of Teamsters' VINO
came from Indianapolis TO look over lhe
situation told the strikers that thelr CON |
7i+ion here was worse than in any other |
citv in the United states. He urgeo
them not 10 return 10 work as lnolNlu-
,,sIs b,t m st9v on strike. no matter
how long. and insist on recognition ol
+be ,,nion His argument was put into |
resolution and unanimously adopted
Puts Settlement Up to Platt.
William H. Ashton. general ORGANIZER
Of the Teamsters' Union. who is sulolns
the strikers. put the continuation OF the
strike directly up 10 Frank H Piatt' as
rer,resenting the companies. He salo
that Navor C1aynor had told him that
he greatly deplored the attitude taken
nv 1rr PIstt H. also said that the |
>favor was inclined to think the strike
could he settled in twenty-four hours
except for Mi Platt's attitude.
At the mention of nj Platts name all
SORTS Of epithets were hurled at him by |
1he strikers The audience Missed and |
proaned for several minutes until |
severely called to order by Chairman
Ashton.
The express company officials held |
lengthy conference yesterday afternoon, |
after which il was announced that all |
the companies had offered TO re-employ |
the men in their former positions. upon |
their individual applications. without |
discrimination against any because of |
their having left the service.
The COMPANIES know that many of |
their old employees are loyal to them"
the statement continued. and are ready
Il return. and would do 50 if they were
not intinidated In regard to licenses. |
the larger number of the wagons. and. in
The case Of some of the companies, all
of the wagons. are engaged in interstate
commerce. and are not subject to local
regulations in regard to licenses
Mayor Takes Action on Licenses.
Mayor Gaynor yesterday had called to
the attention Of Poice Commissioner
Cropsey the municipal ordinance requir-
ing that all drivers Of express wagons
should he licensed. The matter was re
ferred TO Mr. Crowell. Assistant Cor
Ioration Counsel. for an opinion. after
Assemhlyman Hoey had taken the sub
jet up with the Mayor. Mr. Crowell re-
ported that the ordinance was effective.
and undoubtedly related to the express
companies and their employees.
According to the members of the Lii
'ense Bureau. only three or four licenses
have been obtained for express wagon
drivers since the strike began. Viola
tors Of the ordinance are subject to ar
rest and a fine Of SO under the law.
From the statement of the express
companies il would appear that they do
rot consider the law applicable to their
obtain licenses. II the Police Depart
Inent attempts 10 enforce tine ordinance
today il viii undoubtedly delay the
companies further in moving the wagons
Un,n the question is definitely settled.
None Of the large companies moved as
many wagons yesterday on the day
before and the congestion at the princi-
pal transfer depots OF the Adams and
American companies. at Madison avenue
snd 47th and 4Sth streets, was increased.
Fifteen members Of the Dry Goods
association called on Mayor Gaynor yes
1erday afternoon 10 ask protection for
their drivers from the men on strike
The drivers al some of the department
stores have refused 10 take out the de-
livery wagons becaus they feared mo-
lestarion from the strikers. TWO of the
large stores YESTERDAY got their men to
promise that they would make the regu-
lar deliveries to day.
Late Conference at City Hall.