Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-03
Whole Express Strike Likely to
Be Settled at Meeting
This Afternoon.
MAKE NO DEMAND FOR
RECOGNITION OF UNION
Will Agree to Arbitration if Dis
rect Agreement Is Found
to Be Impossible.

NEW YORK, Nov 5.-One of the
smaller companies involved In the ex-
press strike, the Monahan Express
Company, settled it's differences with
its employees, 200 in number, today.
It was announced at the strikers head
Quarters that the company had agreed
to all demands, and that the men
would report for work tomorrow morn
ing.
II was given out after a conference
between Frank H. Plat and Mayor
Gaynor this afternoon that the United
States Express Company had agreed
to meet its men in conference
It was said that committees from the
men of the various companies would
confer with their company officials
separately late this afternoon. The
whole matter of the strike adjustments
has been placed in the hands Of COM
mitteo~ of eight members of the
Transfers Union. President Victor ].
Tobin, of the International Teamsters'
Union, has been notified by wire to
come here and is expected to arrive
from Boston this afternoon to take a
hand in the adjustment.
The meeting was scheduled to be
held In New York at o'clock Indi-
cations were that each side would enter
the conference with a Willingness to
concede something ana prospects for a
settlement, possibly before nightfan,
looked bright. Earnest efforts to ad-
just grievances and d resort to arbitra-
ton, if the joint conference failed OF
agreement, seemed to be the program.
Pending the proposed meeting this
I lNr1 1yrssl
for in the arbitration proposition made
by the mon through the National Civic
Federation and Mayor Gaynor yester-
day. The companies seemed to prefer
meeting the mems committee first and
trying for a direct adjustment before
placing their interests in the hands Of
arbitrators.
Possible failure of definite results at
the conference between express COM
pany officials and employees arranged
for this afternoon was fcrecasted when
Mayor Wittpenf, of Jersey City, an
nounced that the United States Ex-
press Company was not one of those
which had agreed to meet representa-
tiYes of the men. The companies which
had made such an agreement, the
mayor said were the Adams, Wells
Fargo, American and National. Fur
ther efforts, however, were being made
to induce the United States Express
Company to consent to conference.
The United States Express Com
pany's employees were the original
strikers and the settlement of the
whole trouble has practically hinged on
an adjustment between the United
States Company officials and their en-
ployees. The meetings, Mayor Witt
penn indicated, instead of being held
In Jersey City as at first announced,
probably would take place at the New
York city offices of the companies.
More strikebrenkers Arrive.
Additional forces of strike breakers
have been brought into the city, and 1t
was said this afternoon that the COM
panies, anticipating the possible failure
of the peace negotiations, were fortify-
Ing themselves further for continue
ton of the contest.
William Ashton. general organizer of
the Brotherhood Of Teamsters. seemed
sanguine today that the negotiations
would succeed. It was he who made
the first announcement that the men
and the company representatives had
agreed to meet on equal terms. No
CLOSED shop" demands, 1t was under
stood, would be made by the men, who
were to enter the conference, accord
ing to Ashton. "as men first of all and
then union men" f
"They go as ex-employees anxious
to settle this trouble" he said. Mr..
Ashton added that he would accompany
the men, but would not enter the con-
ference unless invited to-
The companies claimed considerable
progress toward clearing w the con-
gsstion as a result Of yesterdays move
ment of wagons. They planned yet more
extensive operations today under the
usual police protection No disorders
Of moment were reported this forenoon