Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-07
THF STRIKE IN NEW YORK.
City About to Face Serious Conditions
samuel Gompers Directing strike.

CITY About TO Face Serious Conditions
samuel Gompers Directing strike.
New York. Nov. THE joint exc
cutiye council OF the local unions
affiliated with the International Brother
hood of Teamsters went into session to-
day determined to force peace With the
big express companies or tie up every
wheel in tue greater city and surround
ing towns.
AS an earnest OF what may be ex-
pected 1000 drivers Of taxicabs and
more than half OF the delivery wagon
drivers employed by Park 4 Tilford did
not report for work this morning. Other
drivers we're ordered to hold themselves
in readiness for the word to quit.
The fight OF the men is being direct
ed by Samuel Gompers, head OF the
American Federation OF Labor, who
established headquarters in the Hotel
Victoria.
Not in years has this city faced a
situation so fraught with danger as at
present. II general strike is ordered
the first places to be tied up will be the
big coal aclivery yards. These supply
the coal which keeps the big downtown
skyscrapers with the fuel for running
elevators and heating purposes. In
cidentally the coal wagon drivers are
hardy bunch that can be depended on
10 keep the policemen busy in case they
take it into their heads to pull strike
breakers from The wagons. The de,
livery wagon drivers, drivers OF mail
and city garbage and ash collecting
wagons are all we'll organized aud can
be ordered out OH signal.
The strike OF the taxicab chauffeur'
was decided on to enforce closed shoI
conditions. There are 5000 union
chauffeurs in the city, but those called
out we're only the ones employed by
concerns that do not recognize tho
union. Police guards have been sen'
to all OF the garages to prevent DIS
order.
The express wagons OF the big com
pauies we're moving through the city
today with inscriptions tackled ca them
eading: This wagon is engaged IN IN
tcrstate commerce only" Through
this sign the companies planned TO gel
around the decision OF the city authorl
lies that every driver must have city
license. Incidentally it was said thai
the express companies expected, IL
case OF violence, to call on the fedora
government for protection.
Daniel !. Tobin, president OF TIT
International Brotherhood OF Team
slers. said just before he entered tho
conference of the leaders that he con
sidered the situation serious. He salc
that he had done all in his power TO ar
range amicabe settlement, but that th'
officers OF the express companies die
not seem inclined to make any conces
sions whatsoever to the men. While
refusing to admit that the outcome o
the conference will be a general strike
order, Tobin's attitude indicated tha
he expects nothing else.
The condition OF Valentine Hoffman
leader of the local strike, who was
stricken with paralysis earlytoday, wai
reported to be serious today. The at
tending physician said that his attack
was due to overwork in connection
with the strike.
The meeting Of the executive councl
decided to postpone definite action un
til tomorrow in the hope that Valen-
tine Hoffman, one OF the strike leaders
will be able to be present. The rank
ane filed OF the teamsters are almos
unanimously in favor Of the strike anc
the indications this afternoon were tina
all teamsters would be called out to
morrow.
Several OF the big stores signed up to
day with the teamsters and their driver
returned to work. The express com
panies, however, have not shown th'
slightest sign of weakening.