Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-03
SUBMIT TO TRANSFERS
One Driver, One Helper and
Representative from
Each Company.
MAYOR GAYNOR MAY ACT
If the Meeting Teday Fails
There Is Still Another
Chance of Settlement.
Special by United Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
New York, Nov. 3:-Prospects for
a peaceful settlement of the express
drivers strike improved today. A
committee, consisting of one driver
and one helper from each express
company and one representative from
each company, has been chosen to
meet this afternoon in an effort to
outline a proposal for submission to
the general teamsters' meeting to-
morrow National Organizer Hoff-
mann said he believed this after
Moons meeting would De able to
agree upon terms that would be ac-
eeptable to the teamsters and the
threatened calling out of 10000
teamsters in New York would be
averted. In the event of today's
committee failing to agree, 1t is be-
lieved that Mayor Gaynor will try
to settle the dispute.
Under existing conditions hours OF
work and wages are not the same In
all companies. 1t will be the attempt
of the conferees to effect an agree
ment making working conditions alike
in every express company. The union
officers are asking at present for ten
hour day and an increase Of $5 month
in pay for all employees who have
been drawing less than $75 a month.
This action looking toward d peace
full settlement Of the strike which has
kept New York and Jersey City In a
turmoil, with every policeman on duty
night and day for nearly a week, was
brought about in two conferences held
in Mayor Gaynorss office.
Frank Plat, president Of the United
States Express company, and the vice
presidents of the American, National,
Adams and Wells-Fargo companies
were in conference in Mr.. Platt's office.
Mr.. Plat took to the other express
company officials a suggestion of arbi-
tration advanced by Mayor Gaynor
and the Civic federation, which pro-
vides for the return Of the strikers to
work at once and the submission of
their grievances to a committee of
seven arbltrators-two for the men,
two for the companies, two to be cho-
sen by the four and Mayor Gaynor
to be the chairman.
Mr.. Platt declared himself against ar
him. 1t was the general opinion among
express company officers that Mr..
Platt would fall In line.
There were present at the mayors
office Mr.. Platt, Mr.. Stedman, vice pres
ident of the Wells-Fargo Express COM
! pany; Adjutant General Sadler of New
Jersey, representing Governor Fort,
and John Mitchell, Emerson Mcmillan,
Marcus NJ. Marks, Louis Schram and
Timothy Healey, the conciliation COM
mittee of the National Civic federation.
The proposition suited the concilia-
tion committee, but 1t did not suit Mr..
Platt. However, it is believed that Mr..
Platt will come around to the arbitra-
ton idea. In case he does the strikers
will be ordered back to work and will
work at their old wages pending the
announcement Of the decision Of the
arbitration committee, which might be
delayed a month or more in order to
allow for full investigation.
The suggestion was made that an ar
bitratiOn committee Of six members be
appointed, the express companies to
choose two, the strikers to choose two
and these four to choose the final two.
Mayor Gaynor, the suggestion contin-
ued, was to be chairman of the arbi-
tratiOn committee and have the decid-
ing vote.
The express companies are practical
ly tied up. The withdrawal of police
guards from the wagons about sus-
pended the collection of packages from
outlying districts.