The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
MANY INJURED
in THE EXPRESS
STRIKE RIOTING
Entire New York Police Reserve
Force and National Guards
men Held in Readiness
Nine Companies Affected and
More Than Five Thousand
Men Are Out

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The metropoli-
tan district is still in the grip of the
express strike. Nine companies are
now affected; more than 5000 men are
out, and rioting continues A special
order was isued at police headquarters
tonight holding practically the entire
New York police force of more than
5000 men in reserve for an emergency.
In Jersey City the police are still try
ing to cope with the situation, unaided
except by private detectives, but to-
night Governor Fort instructed the
Third regiment, n. G. N. j., to prepare
for active duty al moments notice.
Tomorrow determined efforts will be
the vast amount of express matter that
has accumulated, and upon the result of
the day will depend whether the militia
is called out.
The nine companies whose drivers
are helpers are demanding increased
pay and shorter hours are: The Amer
lean, United States, Wells Fargo. Ad-
ans, National, Westcott and Long ISL
and express companies; the Boston
dispatch express and the Manhattan
delivery company.
There were no fatalities during the
days rioting, but more than so strike
breakers, strikers and policemen were
hurt several seriously, in street clashes
in New York and Jersey City. Wagons
manned by strike breakers were
stormed Notwithstanding that de-
tective with a rife sat beside each
driver
Shots were repeatedly fired over the
heads of the besieging strikers, but
no sooner was one crowd dispersed than
another collected. Packages were
scattered over the streets and in some
cases destroyed.
An appalling lot of perishable goods
is collecting, and unless the companies
soon are able better to meet theasitua-
tion they will lose thousands of dol
lars.
POLICE CHARGE THE MOB
In front of ]. Pierpont Morgans
home in Madison avenue the strikers
made a demonstration late today, and
the police were forced to charge the
mob and fire volleys in the air with
their revolvers-
The fight centered on two American
express company wagons manned by
strike breakers There were many
broken heads. but no fatalities.
Forty fourth street and Fifth avenue,
waged down the avenue to Forty
second street, swept across Broadway,
thence south to the Hotel Albany, where
the strikers and sympathizers made
final stand.
An American express company
wagon, said to have been carrying $50,-
600 in specie, was thesobject of attack.
Police finally drove off the besiegers
For several hours today the Third
regiment of the New Jersey national
guard was held in readiness at Camden
missed late in the day when Colonel
Mather received word from Governor
Fort that the soldiers were not needed.
FIGHT FOR OPEN SHOP
An unparalleled feature of the ex-
press strike, which has tied up thou
freight in the Jersey City and New
York terminals, is the fact that it is a
fight for an open shop. Primarily the
organization of helpers" struck for
wage increase of s5 per month. But a
second demand. unprecedented in labor
annals, is that there shall be no dis
elimination against nonunion men.
'As you put it." said Vice President
Valentine Hoffman of the international
brotherhood Of teamsters, ut is strike
for the open shop, strange as 1t may
seem. There are many hundreds of the
men who don OF belong to the union,
mainly because we have not had time
to approach them. It is to protect these
men that the demand is made that no
discrimination be shown against non
union men,
For the first time since the strike be-
press company were driven through
Jersey City and Hoboken today Beside
each driver sat private detective with
a rifle at his side. Meanwhile the
elIs-Fargo company brought strike
breakers from Manhattan in taxicabs
About the company's stable, where they
were landed. there was strong guard
of private detectives
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