Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-02
General Strike of
Teamsters Is
Threatened.
POLICE GUARD
Special bv United Press Wire.

kDscfdl on United Press Wire.
New York, Nov. 2:-The prospects
of federal troops in control of every
mail wagon In New York City devel-
oped today. First Vice President
Hoffman, of the international Bro
therhood of Teamsters, announced
that il a general teamsters strike Ia
called tomorrow night mail wagon.
drivers will also be called out. This
would mean, Hoffmen declared. that
the government would call upon fed
eral troops to man mail wagons.
Drivers of all taxi-cabs owned by
the Westcott Express Company, OPP
Grating at most of the depots and
ferries, went Oh strike today.
All of the policemen were taken
off express wagons in this city today
by order of Mayor Gaynor Instead
of riding in the wagons, mounted
and bicycle police rode alongside the
wagons and guarded them in this
manner. There was a renewal of
stone-throwing today in several To-
calities, but there was no rioting.
Mayor Gaynor had proposition
submitted to him by the consolation
committee OF the National Ciciv
Federation, asking him to sit as ar
bitrator Of the points in dispute and
he expressed willingness to do SO.
This afternoon the mayor is discuss
ing with various officials of the ex-
press companies and unions the mat
ters in dispute.
A committee of the strikers, among
whom were Ashton and Hoffman, CALI
ed upon Mayor Gaynor ldiffi4 '~-sed
! upon his shoulders the RESPONSE
for general strike. Said they:
"Unless you order every policeman
off the seats of the express wagons
we will tie up nearly every vehicle in
town. This will include the wagons
OF the street cleaning department and
tn fact, all the wagons employed for
the city as well as those empIowed by
private concerns"
an order was then issued directing
that all policemen be taken off the
seats of express wagons. Bicycle pa
trolmen will ride beside every wagon
to furnish protection
The principal express companies af-
tfected by the strike have notified Gov
ernor Fort OF New Jersey and Mayor
Wittpenn of Jersey City thst they are
not getting adequate police protection
in Jersey City and that they Intend to
hold the city and state responsible for
all losses sustained by reason of this
lack of protection.
The companies received at their New
York Offices copies of orders issued by
the Jersey City police board governing
the movements of express matter. The
heads of the companies didn't like the
regulations and wrote back saying that
they considered them an admission by
the Jersey City authorities that the
latter are unable to protect the streets
from mob violence
The o. K. Express company at rs
Dey street, which does most of the de-
livery work for Washington market,
was drawn into the strike About 250
drivers and helpers went out. stating
that they were afraid of being beaten
up or killed If they attempted to de-
liver goods This strike will have a
serious effect upon Washington mar
ket, with its immense trade with hotels
and restaurants.
occurred in a running fight from Forty.
seventh street and Lexington avenue
to Fifty-fourth street and Madison
avenue, when the American Express
company started wagon out.
The wagon, under heavy guard,
had gone but short distance when 1t
was attacked by mob of about 800
strikers and sympathizers.
Captain O'COnnOr. with thirty of his
patrolmen, hurried into the automobile
patrol wagon and met the mob at the
corner of Fifty fourth street and Mad
lSon avenue, where there was pitched
battle. The police, with their night
sticks drawn, charged the mob and
soon had the rioters on the run.