New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
HOPE TO AVERT A
GENERAL STRIKE
aerchants' Association Protests
AGAINST Unreasonable Attl-
tude" on Unionisn.
THE RI0TING INCREASES
Chauffeurs' Strike May Spread,
but. Though Express Companies
Refuse Conference, Gompers
Expects Settlement

Expects Settleme0L-
The question Of q general strike Of
teamsters in sympathy with the striking
drivers and helpers Of the express com
panies was left open 10 debate yesterday
bv the labor leaders. 4 meeting of the
New York district council Of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters.
which was 10 have been held az strike
headquarters a. No 81 Eighth avenue
10 vote on general strike. was post
poned and II was said 70 be unlikely
thar the members Of the council would
take anv action until tomorrow
OFcials of the express companies we're
in conference for several hours during
the dav, hut il was announced afterwsrd
that the situation had not changed as
far as the companies were concerned and
there was no intimation that representa-
rfves of the companies would consent 10
meet the strike committee again.
John Mitchell ard Ralph NJ Easley.
Of the National Civic Fedora ZION. took q
hand IN the strike situation yesterday at
the request Of some Of the Ia Dor leaders.
They We're said tc have attended the
conference Of the express company Off
cials.
Pursuant 70 Mayor Gaynors expIana-
ton Of the failure Of negotiations TO
settle the strike in which he said that
II was due wholly 10 the refusal Of the
companies 10 acGuiesce II the request Of
the men that none Of them should be dis
charged because he had joined the union,
and from other similar information in
the hands Of the Merchants Association.
that BODY yesterday sent letter 70 the
various heads of the express companies
pr, testing against what they term the
unreasonable attitude of the companies
regarding the strike
Merchants Enter Protest.
After stating that the attitude Of the
companies il refusing to re-en7plov
e man merely because he has chosen 10
Join a union is in effect the application
Of the closed shop principle by the
companies themselves. the letter saws:
This association feels thar il has
right 70 protest against q needless and
unreasonable attitude which prevents
the solution Of RE existing difficulties.
and feels justified in demanding that
you AZ once recede from your position.
and guarantee u the men and % the
public thar mere membership in a union
VIII not act a. a cause Of discrimination
in re-euplovuent-
William Il Ashton, general organizer
o. the tearsters' brotherhood. and other
labor leaders said Yesterday that they
stil heiiev5d The oo-npa nies would agree
% further conferences with the men II
any definite information TO that effect
should come 10 them. they said. they
would withhold the order for general |
strike with the hope OF an anicabIe set
tlement
Samuel GompeTs. president q the
American Federation Of Labor who
came here u look over the strike sitra-
ton. announced last night that he would
leave for Washington today He said
that he believed a settlement would be
reached without the necessity Of q
general strike Daniel J TObin. presi- /
dent Of the International Brotherhood Of /
Teamsters. left the city yesterday for /
Indianapolis.
Adams Company Moves Wagons.
TIE Adams Express COMPANY vas the 4
only large company 10 move its wagons /
yeSterday They We're sent out without I
z police guard. and all bore a sign read /
ing. This wagon Is engaged in inter I
state commerce traffic only" Many Of /
Jh- wagons r-ere attacked by strikers
and svmpathizers and rioring and dis
order continued in various parts Of the
CRY.
4 desperate attempt on the part Of
crowd Of several hundred 20 wreck an
tGarls wagon at the corner Of Eighth
avenue and 4qth street late yesterday
afternoon resulted II the woundirg Of 4
the driver and helper. the arrest Of three
uen and considerable damage TO the
express wagon. The point where the al
tack occurred is almost in front Of strike
hesdquarrers
The crowd surrounded the wagon
slssned The harness and dragged the
crivcr and helper from the seal anton
Moss the helper. a strike breaker from
Philadelphia. was kicked in the abdomen
and take--to Flower Hospital IN serl-
Gus condition Edward Tubuch, the
drver. - Baltimore. was badly cut on
The head from a blow Of piece of iron
ripe in the hands of one Of the rioters
and vas otherwise bruised by the rough
handling he received from the crowd.
Several policemen were on the scene
shortly after the TUmpus began DuI
were unable 70 cope with the cro"d-
The reserves were called from the west
s7th street station and with the use OF
their clubs in q charge on the strikers
succeeded in scattering them. The har-
ness was tiec together with ropes, ana
under police guard the wagon reached
the express company stables The pris-
oners. who We're charged with melting q
riot were locked up in the West 4Ith 4
Street police station.
Another Wagon Attacked.
An Adams wagon was attacked Al Io9o
street and Eighth avenue by a crowd o.
supposed strikers. The driver and three