The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
Free-For-All Fight Follows
Attempt of Express Com 4
panies to Operate Wagons
STREET WARFARE
IN JERSEY CITY
BECOMES SERIOUS


JERSEY CITY, october 2s.--Shots
were exchanged in d strike riot neAr
the Erie station to-day but no one wa4x
injured. The seS erai express CONF
panies whose wagon helpers are On
strike started to-day IN {. serious effoxtH
To break the back bone of the troubles
With that object in view wagons wer4&
sent out under heavy guard of spectA1s
cliirers armed with reviewers, rifi6MN
and big riot sticks. A train or eight
wagons was held up by a mob ana
the guards fired over the heads 0&#
the crowd. "a s IN
A free-for-all fight followed. fne5
moi, psed missiles Of all kind. and a6yAS%3|
eral of the guards were struck btlS%
not seriously hurt. Mounted pultc4&
rushed to the scene and charged e1I&18
moi and under cover Of this th1A
wagons were gotten on board th&l
ferry boat and safely landed In New
York III
Intermittent warfare between tlSss
strikers. the police and strike break&xNE8
continued all day and the afnbuIan&
surgeons and hospital internes WekS
kept busy giving medical and surgi6%&&
ala where NEEDED. Half dozen Ate54&
| breakers are In the hospitals badly
iured while there are rumors tAx
others have been murdered n3f1a
thrown into the river. These iatt
rumors are not confirmed BY t4
police. ss3sS&&
Twenty wagons were brought ffx
Jersey City to New York during 41a
| day. four money wagons we're sent t6
make regular collections and to&
wagons made deliveries in Jersey G1(
and Hohoken To-day The o4t1Tf@1NM
OF the express companies say t1&1
have the strike 10 shape TO hreAEss
and that If the police do their dut1
! II will be ended curly next week.
| Governor in Conference.
CAMDEN. ". j., Oct 29.-Upum NH
ceipt Of lengthy telegram frosn
Wells Fargo Express Company.
cred TO him while he was addrra i
! political meeting In this city
evening, Governor Fort held = c1
ference with Adjutant General -
Ter. Colonel John Matthews and
1utant kramer and early to-day G1<1
onel Matthews ordered four cOmpA1
Of the Third New Jersey Regtznen
assemble mt the ar1nory at mona
await further orders. Troops n
following cities have received afnn
orders: burlington, Mount Holly,
bury Park. Atlantic City. WOOd6
! and Vineiand. sssSsss5{
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-The h
ness OF the United States, Wells RAm
and Adams Express companies - p
| ucaslly at a Standstill to-day.
! the terminals In New York,
City and Hobokcn are sacked ~
un6teliycred packages Long txm1x
cars jam the stdlngs leading tnt0
! depOts flied With gOOtis-much A&
| Misunderstanding to DO un1ua
| Strikers and strikebrcakcrs Ar0 -
Ing In the vicinity OF every teeI
and the police Of the three c1C
armed with riot sticks, are ~ TN
wits end to maintain peacc. ur
the present time, however. M
has been fatally hurt.
| shortly after noon Colonel Mn4k
received message from GOyc4I
Fort stating that the troops mte1l
dismissed subject To recall at
u.ent's notice. He further stated RI
negotiations likely to effect $500
ntcnt are In progress. Colonel Aae
! says II Is unlikely now that tll1 txug
win be needed. aS@g 3 -
| The strike. which originated VII
the officials OF the United States l/4
! press Company refused to pay
wagon helpers five dollars moN
has spread now until every expsN
company In this vicinity IL moye {
growing and the union leaders nxys
day that unions the companies 1pN4
lily consent to their demands they I'M :
spread the strike into every c1tr%
the United States, where the teAM1le
and their helpers are organized.
Not As Organization. u n
The teamsters as an OrEant1a4&~
are not on strike. The members IN
simply refused to take their waGQ
out with strike-breaking hslp@1
the ground that the latter ~
only inexperienced, but they do%
know who they are. 1nasmuch ~
drivers are held responsible fp8N
safe delivery Of all express u11e
they say they cannot work with
they know nothing about. ss
So. despite the fact that tho d&tS
claim they are not on strike, tA4&
least are not working.
The Federation OF Labor An0
Civic Federation are trying to- a1
the strike, and John Mitchell On
man of the Cancellation committ4
the federation. arranged to-dNx
meet Frank IL. Plat. Of the Az
States Express Company. next xEN
in the hope Of arranging rettl6
One of the big questions = 4t
ognition Of the newly orEant1
press wagon helpers union. Wh54
been affiliated With the Amerfc4&
Grafton OF Labor. Some at 1
press company officials aHis1
they were willing 70 grant
increase, but must refuse: tu
nizs the union. a
There was FontiEIeA rtattn4S
In Jerseg tv ts fAss rN%tl
ecna@e1 fer ~ most rart tn
sill n9F1ss EstNsess9 ssfssA essa &&<&
STR akefss ana III Iie- rea kexNa
came 10 a sudden efsd when H.
arrived en- the scene. is Ss
There Is likelihood
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send troops into Jersay g5<K
tain order. 49,
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