The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-08

Sound overturned hTthsT do~ nio~n On
Teuth avenue ih., horse ~ a. missing
Thsr~ were Conferences Yesterday
among IN. express officials. but no state
ment was issuri On. who knows the
minds ~ the officers said yesterday that
tss far a. they were concerned the ,it,il-
ton was unchanged
The whole thing could be cleared mp
in an hour IA. said IL IL w.r. not Tor
one or two of the labor leaders ! hs-
lieve that tn. companies will never r.cuc
ni2e the union u wOuld he death to a.
les-t one of the companies
l'a.. u;an ut emphasizing In'ei ~iS'.
commerce was continued yesterday h"
Adams and Wclls Fargo wagons which
went ont horc placar'is reading Tins
wagon ~ engaged IN Interstate "otnIneI""
only" The purpos. &c this appea r.'s
TO I've twofo.d To- combat the sugssstion
that non union drivers were llalilr To
arrest for not having hr"nss> and '"
lay a foundation fCI pn>>iil- appeal for
Federal aid
Daniel J. Tnhln president nj the Inter
national brotherhood nT Transfers, left
yesterday Tor Indianapolis He said
that III chicago and ~ IouIs there Was
much the same situation - that which
preceded the strike IN this city Neither
he nor any other loader wanted 10 proph
esy anything like n countrywide STRIKE.
hut a local general ~ rike was often spos -n
m The illness of Valentine Hoffman.
vice president or IN" hrotherhood. was
on" Of the rraSois for the post pon.'n.nt
OF the conference on tbs. sub i",.; Yesterday
Thomas J Gra~lv. business agent Of
the Public Hacim-H = independent MON.
told W Ashton. general organizer
OF the international Rrot h"rhond az
Team-t-rs. Yesterday that In. members
OF his org ,nlLitinn were " Hing To puI,
at "a r'iruta'= notice
Tn. h,c'i drivers who are known
.hy-by-n,ght." and -hucN"r=.- own their
cabs and IHct mp fares Grey sud
there were ,r'N NJ tn. n. AMI a.-'Irri'ny
Ia his =, it"ment they were anxious
fo- strike 10 remedy their irp@ItSon
OF not being allowed 90 hnV. regular
stands IN front ~ hn;el- rest IIr'nts and
clubs
samuel Gomp.rs will ieav. for Wash.
ingt on to day and ;robabiv will not he
back before the annual convention ~
the American Federation II Labor " hi, ~
begins in ~ Lo,ils on November ~ -
over Regarding the -tnNs Il" sad
yesierdav
Il have made No attempt To sec the
represent aiIves of the companies but !
still hav" a hoTa that the - ike will he
sest led lf ' am notified that ! can he
Of snv IN bringing about u settle
meni will gladly come back To New York
Even ma ;ers stand now I sec no logi-
cal r...S'n why the strike could not I've
settled arnICahlv.
The Merchants Associate ion sent YES, err
day q letter to each ~ tbs. express officials
whose companies are int crest 81 in the
strike. IL quoted statement made by
the Mayor. including this paragraph
The negotiations failed on one point
only namely. the companies wNuld not
acsliiiesce in the request Of the men thar
none 81 them should he diSCharg ed for
the reason thar he had joined the union
The associations letter continues:
Assuming this position 10 Ia that hali
by the express COMPANIES. we feel hat
you should understand that the merchants
~ New lorx represents nv TINS orSanl7a-
ton. who are among yoIr largest parrnn.
will have no sympathy with that position
Such an attitude, namely. 20 rsfpsN to
employ merely because a man has chosen
tn Join n union. would IN effect result ~
the application by Won 81 IN. principle,
OF 4 close shop
Public sentiment IL AWAY. tho ssron gFST
power in the ultimate settlement ~ con
ditions like those nov existing his a>-o-
citation represents through IL members
an important element Of public sentiment, ,
particularly that element which furnishes |
to You by far the largest voium. Of your
business in this Eity. \ perpetuatton of I
present conditions acts as continuing
injury OF great magnitude to them and to !
you alike. while delay threatens still more /
aerious conditions to the entire public
This association therefore feels that ~ /
has a right to protest against a needless !
and unreasonable attitude which prevents
the solution OF IN. existing difficulties /
and feels justified in demanding that YOU
ut once recede from your position referred !
Ia above and guarantee to the men and To
the public that membership IN union
Will not act cdits" 81 cisCrin,s ma tiUn
IN unemployment
The express companies will not move
any wagons in Jersey city to-day The
Adams Express Company's pier north
Of rhe Pennsylv ania Railroad Ferry house
In pyramided high with many Thousands
Of und@l,vered packages. The company 4
IL now placing express matter in storage
in the Cushing Building. Hudson and
Morris streets. TO he held until concarns
% which it ~ consigned send their own
wagons afIe- IT,
The police escorted twenty Wells Fargo
wagons from the company's stables in
Pavonia avenue TO the Erie Railroad
ferry in the morning. While the COPS
were waiting in the ferry house for f,irrhe-
orders the wagons wee ferried back -
Jersey City because " New York's re-
G'lsal to permit strike breakers to drive
without taking out licenses The wagons
were then shunted back To the stables
Chief Of Police Nonahan granted per
mits yesterday 10 strikers to grind hrrdy
g,lrdies and pass the hat in the streets IL
Jersey City for the benefit 81 the strike
FUND.