The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-11
Men Go Back to Work Monday
If Jersey Faction
Is willing.
NO UNION DISCRIMINATION
Employees Accept companlss'
Terms Suggested BY Mayor
and Merchants.

to approval by the strikers. The strikers'
representatives agreed to the terms
offered by the express companies III their
letter to Henry r. Towne. president Of
the Merchants Association. published
yesterday. and agreed to advise the men
to return to work at once.
The strikers decided at midnight after
two hours OF wrangling al Eldorado
Hall. Fifty-second street and Seventh
avenue, TO accept the companies terms,
They will go back 10 work on Monday
morning on two conditions. A part 1t
the agreement is that the express COM
panes shall not discriminate against any
strikers except for acts OF violence. The
mass meeting voted that the companies
must constrie this TO mean only acts
Of violence proved in court. II In
thought that the companies will readily
agree to this The other stipulation 10
that the New Jersey strikers accept the
Gaynor agreement. The Jersey men will
d scide to-day. The chauneurx and other
drivers outside the exprsssmen are not
affected by the settlement.
The companies agree to take back tho
strikers without discrimination against
men who belong to- a union. reserving the
right to refuse To take back any who have
melted or been guilty of acts Of violence
General Organizer Ashton was at the
strike headquarters. 7sI Eighth avenue.
when he received telephone MESA O.
from Mayor Gaynor asking him 10 no
could come down to the City Hall without
delay with a committee representing
the strikers to see il n settlement OF the
strike could not lie reached. Ashton
together and accompanied il To the City
! Hall. wher. they were clo~eted with the
Mayor for about three hours
The result of the conference was made
known by the giving ont Of copies Of a
letter from the companies to Mr.. Towns
with the terms they offered and OF an
a gre-ment by the "nrn,nittee TO recons-
mend the acceptance Of the terms by the
strikers.
The letter 20 Mr. Town. is as follows:
our rmUlUv"-- no are on strike whether
or nos they have Ioned u union re~erying
The right. however. to decline 10 take back
any uf Them. vhether they be members ~
union ar nO'. who may have committed
or in"i'"d acts of violence aud hostility
again-'
fhoS" of our COMPANIES who's. employees
have rat-.-,i "a uiir-' ion concerning The hours
~ emf ioym"nf or rate of wages viii agree
after IN" men resume work ~ once 20 take
M hrse questions with their employees
or with committees OF hem. for he purpo-.
OF reaching settlement which shall he jus.
and satisfactory to both parties with the
understanding Gha' IN. former hosirs and
rnt-s OF wages Shnll continue N eject until
De, -n,hsr n"N' and that on ha' date any
changes mu'ual'v agreed uDoa shall th@n
become effective Yours very truly.
ADAMS ENPFFsS toupANY
HPr-..i- Pr~.idAni
tMtEIGsS lNrEt-s CDMrsSy
iu'i-r Wee President
N.TioNAt ENPrFss 'OMP,SY.
>mI'h. General Manager
INIIin SI.TFs ENrEEs- COMPANY
IranL " iin't Director
WILLS E'IrO & Co.
= = "smTr Director
NV i"rs. Nov ~. 1910
This is the agreement signed Ivy the
representatives. OF IN. strikers
November 10 iato
Inc Gnd"r~i xn"I \ comm 'tee represent
rnR he ampID rc"s of the EXPRESS companies.
"hioh ioin ~ The annexed letter 10 Mr.
fownr. hereby receive he isrr- Of rhe said
letter IN settlement OF 'he strike and advise
the "aid employees t" resume work thereon
a. once and end he rike ". proposed
rhes" same terms through the Mayor las,
Friday A. hrs repuc>, and adhere 10 thsm
nov AZ hts request
~ O'In@<np
Adams Express COMPANY
THOMAS W TALON
adams Express Company
Mara
National Express Company
JAMES e ACKEEMsN.
tinted States Express Company
JANIS W DoSNILLr.
Wells Fargo 4 20
These five men are the chaIrrsn %
the strike committees Of the employees
Of the companies named.
The Mayor when asked how the strike
had ended gave out this sta'erlnnr
When I came TO New York this morn
ing and was shown III. published letter
of tn. express companies 80 Mr.. Tovne.
Dres iGi.riL Of the Merchants Association.
saw that n boil.d down and all irrelevant
matt or excluded IL meant the same as the
terms he men agreed To Last week on my
request Isent for Mr.. Towne and asked
him to rsduc. it TO such a short form and
see II the companies woUld not sign IL.
He did so and they all signed
4 then got together the committee Of
the striking employees of the companies
and they signed a paper agreeing to the
terms.
Mr. Towne IL entitled 20 great credit
for scot ling the strike. ] wish we had q
LOT more Of such men "a Mr.. TOwns and
1 here would be no 1t rikes.T
General Organizer Ashton raid after
he came out of the Mayors room tha&