The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-30
QUESTION OF UNION BUTTONS
cHat FFEtRS WANT TBE NOM
T0 WEtR rHg FWBIrW
me, Reject Gompanies' Peace Prsposai
Made In the Mayors once ana WIN
Make One of Their Own TO-tia, The
Mayor Secs aa End of the strike.

1 sneD heDrce eompanies' Peace Prwpnsal
Made in the Mayors Once and VIII
Make One of Their Own To-tiay THE
| Mayor Secs aa End of the strike.
4 ~ result OF conferences between com
niittees OF the striking chauTeurs and
representatives OF the taHicao companies
In the Mayor offioe Yesterday afternoon
Mayor Gaynor believed Yesterday that the
taxicab strike will DO declared OF to-day
The question Of the open shop was settled
he said after the conference. a. the men
were willing to return on the open shop
basis. the only point OF issue being the
question Of breakages.
He had been told by the owners that
the matter OF breakagrs was hardly worth
consid-rinR, as the cost To each nan did
not average more than Ave cents month
Tho Mayor gathered from the talk Of the
chairffeurs that one OF the srrik" leaders,
who. he said. had cost tho chauffc'Irs a
great deal OF money. would he ignored
In future chA'ifeurs' councils
Whsn proposition made BY tho COM
panics la the Mayors off.c, wss read TO
100 striking chAuNeurs at a meeting late
10 tho afternoon Il was rejected Presi-
dent Perkins OF the union said the rropo-
alton was an insul; TO the intsilig snce-
AZ the strikers. He said counter propo-
s!tion would be advanced at another con-
ferenc. with the employers to-day
The counter proposition will bs the pro-
possl made by the tAIicab companies
previous 20 the one rejsctsd Yesterday
with the added provision that the chauf-
feurs shall be- allowed 20 wear their union
buttons on the cabs Tho proposition
which the strikers are now willing 10
Accept is on. that they turned down " hen
the companies made it
President Richard " Meade of the
New York Transportation COMPANY on"
Of tho members OF tho employer com
mittee. said after the Mayors conference.
We agree not 20 discrimins'. against
Union men, bit no matter what comes
We Will not agree IN the men wearing the
Union button while acting as chauffeur
The proposition made by che employers
Yesterday was the same open shop prOp"-
sition made before with some changes
II reads in part
First Al. men employed BY the cont
pants- during the str!Ae shall hs retain 81
in the scrVic.
Second bu-lns>s Of Tho v,r;nIIs
companies has been much dsorganissd
during the strike. the repair shops or sew
ara of the companies have been closed
down and II will take time 20 piac" = 81
the vehicles OF those companies IN conit-
lion for operation. "a Will also take time 30
restore the confidence of 'he riding pubic
and 20 bring the riding up 20 vhar- " w.
before the strike Owing 10 shes. ia..', 1t
will he impossible for the compauie- to
ct oucs resume operations with a. large q
force OF chaunsurs a. was employed before
the strike
Each company will howe, or tak. hack
such of the men as were In ~ elnpov Hi
the commencement OF the strike and a.
have not been guilty Of committing or in
citing acts Of violence or hostility against
! any Of the companies. the said men to b.
| taken back in such numbers aud a. fast ~
business conditions warrant M TO the u'Im =
| Der required by the companies
! No discrimi nation will no shown he' " cen
union ar non-untOn men. but the en- q loy rsS
| OF each company who were IN IgS employ
az the time Ot the CoInmrnC smrnt oi the
| strike. except such as have been guIIty 81
| melting acts OF violence or hostility GEtIU-'
any OF the rompanis- above stated
shall be rein-tated in the order OF the lea ~ b
OF the term OF their employ ment With the
said company up TO the nun her required
as aforesaid.
| Third Nay grievance winch tina I'm
ploy--s Of IN. several companies may hHvr
| against their employer. viii. ~ soon A.
! possible amt not later than December 10.
! 1910. h" taken mp for adjustment by rn..
oniciai- of each company Win q commit q
! tee of five OF the ChauTerr- IN The eiup,"v
! OF said company
| Night service WAS resumed yesterday
| by most 81 IN. companies 4 policeman
J SAT on each cab
/ In aniicIpa ton of trouble arising from
| the resolution Of the Ia xcab compa nie-
To run cah- last night the police had
special neia along Broadway near III"
! theatres and hotels capt. Jim CHURCHILL
la lat sft in II
| his restaurant. 80 he ordered th,. Ia xIc;lh-
away and IN. polio. along with them
/ Earlier in the evening somebody had
| thrown q stone through one II hiss kitchen
windows
( A. the Hotel kniCkerboCker half
| brick. thrown perhaps at a passing taxi
! cab on Broadway. broke "a storm window
| on tn" dining room floor Of IN" hotel II
didn't have force enough to break the
! inner glass and disturb tbs diner