The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-14
EXPRESS STRIKERS EXCITED
mr. ARD MON BUTTONS Would
BE BARRED TO-DAI.
minors Cause Reports That the strike
would Re Resume,i s:enerai ssir Fss.
lows Men Threaten to stay Out %
such a Report should Prove True.

IN i.r-sy City were much excited last
nigh Nv rImor that came from JERSEY
CIV ?, he affect that II the strikers wore
union buttons when they returned to
wor, a. 4 4 VI today they would not he
reIr~,lrrd Tn. strikers who heard the
7Ivnr sand that II the companies had
l--u.t any such order IN. strike would h.
resumed
representative of the companies when
told about he repor, sad he was IN touch
WITH representations al several Of the
comuinle- and ms wa- n" first hr had
heard Of lie -aId shat he companies
Uout and 10" h"Ir agreement
rlch' ~ len cypress officials. among
vhnm w-'" Frank a Plat of the n,tei
>t,r.,~ Nprr-> Company and n. = Julien
- ~" american Express Company were
m conference for three hours and half
-, night a. the houS" III Lewis Cas- Led
ward - last seventy second street
lin. meeting did not h-.ak ur until ! -
,',lo,, 'hi- morning
Tn.v il~rI~>'i tn" -rtrati"n and an
,r4u..l that tn. e ,rnpani-~ woulG Nv"
.p-.' agreement made with the STRIKERS
10 every particular in-y expected
f.. g.r'l uf wagons 10 h" running this
rnrr .rg f.ly manned They declared
ga 'hr' th" companies will insist upon
\ open shop and that any afforts To- i'm
i.r>" a ,.H-"i shop system upon them
wa p" fought 10 m" end The matter
Il nh" wearing II union buttons by th"
returning strikers was disc iIs-..d. hut Il
,llv.D! - small part in N. conference.
pur : ft. men ",I tn. ,ompanl-.
10 VII Nnl~i rha hI't,I ramon was
.'.hr Wa.'hall agent tor me United States
INpr">s company az C"mmunlpaw he
callad roIrc" Inspector Phil Leonard II
Jersey ,.iv IN the telrnhun" and ask .d
for a return IT the poIlc" protection -
ne platform and stables IT IN" Company
rr-dav Thus was the first iniimarion
nat tho Jersey city polio" had mat ~"
s.rlkH lGht begin again
INSPECTOR Leonard AL cd hl'n what tho
trrghlr was and Mr. wai'hall told HIN hc
had heard that strikers who r..turn.d -
heir Jobs wearing thr UNION button
wouldn't he r.insr l'"d and that there
might b. some dist Irbance ANYHOW IL
wouldn't re bad ,G"l 20 hGr" police
men IN hand - l." 'rldy ror nv'hin=
that might happen
Leonard then reached Chter Nnnahan
On the telephone Mpnlh1n az frst re-
fused to believe tina; the strike was likely
to 60 on again. hut ne said later that ne
tr1ed Immediately TO reach Frank n
Plat II the United States Express Com
psrv
Monahnn. according to what h" an
uounced later. asked Mr.. Platt whether
r~arsrs Of the union button would not
get their jobs when they turned up to-day
According 70 the story MIR Platt -aId
that II was true and that all the express
companies had aCqulrsc"d IN IL. TIE
nSlcills had had a meeting Yesterday
afternoon. th" ruruor spread that w
Plltt had said. and had com" to ~ Gcr"''-
m~nt that while no union man would I've
Disseminated against nevertheless men
wearing the button would h" turned down
Chief MonahaN asked what NJ Plai'
thought about sending rha je-s"y cry
police back 80 'h"ir strik. stations VIZ
Plat sad he thought The co-rpIn'"'
ought 20 boz protected. and asked tina the
policemen b. returned 20 the company's
T,a'forms aud stables
lob II Lippincott. chairman Of The
'a-s"y Cl'r Police Board. Sid l,st ngh'
~ -" whole number Of policemen IN
"C.aI duty IN the strike would not I've
49, ned b'It that "A Sufficient number
you'd b. on hand his morning when the
mon came back for their jobs Tn" full
q.o'a would 10 returned later II occasion
Gowandad he aid
Under IN. rules Of he unions ~ ia not
oorGul=ory that \ member snail wen
"a button conapic'ioisly. bat some of
'."7 ar. IN the habit Of wearing them
NJ heir ha-s and OTHERS in the lApela NJ
'.".- coats A. the m" efings OF the
Jersey cry locals Yesterday afternoon
lions were handed oiIt ~ The men
w. -. understanding THAT they be worn
r..Dr N. men went hack for their jobs
'N.lAv
y, cnarga has been made IN IN" police
ar-au g"nsnts in New York since ~ was
s',rrosed that IN. strike was ended. All
-" Jnucemen who have been on sreciai
- -" duty will b~ on hand az usual to-
da7
ra,es " Forster secretary OF the
Nsr York Joint executive council Of the
'"1-r s'er- who vas on. Of the men stirred
- bout IN" rrIrOr said
~" terms ~ act lansnf w~r" explicit
I."r' was 20 he no discrimination.
'"I' now that police arrangements hav"
'""n 'u=ng"d N Jersey CRY ON IN" ground
'.r' -" oomyanies have Issued an order
~" buttons cannot b- worn IL that
means n renewal % the strike
Dc .nion cNpr-ssrn"n in this city said
CHIT that they would go over 90
".--" 'I'v carly this morning 10 So" u
i"~S.'v 'Ity report WAS true. and that
cons w-rs forbidden there they
not 20 10 work
who were around 'he head
....'r- IN Manhattan said that they mad