New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
MAYOR CR|T|C|SES STRIKE
Writes to Ashton That the Men S
Reasons Are Frivolous.
FAST RETURNING TO WORK
All the Express Companies Re-
port Drivers Resuming Old
Places Constantly.


gauizsr Of the brotherhood Of Teamsters,
rersrdinc the present strike. which ap-
rosred Yesterday 20 he on its last legs
40 meetings Of the strikers were held
snd All tho companies reported improved
service
The ioint council Of the executive hoaru
Of tho local boards Of tcamstcrs OF Hudson
County. y i. decided last night to continue
then strike in Jersey CITY. \ number OF the
nren who returned to work because of the
Ashton order. II was said had been ordered
e. remove their union buttons.
The strikers. or what IS Let of them
VII meet tomorrow at Curry's Hall. in
East 47ih street. and decide on what ~
Do Their hope was. that the teamsters
councils OF Jersey city and Now YORK
might hA induced 20 call s'mpatheuc
strike. but they were not sanguine aoon'
this and tho strike may simply he de-
clsred of
Two hundred Of tho Adams Express
strikers reported for work. and more are
expected 10 20 back to-day. The drivers
who LETT tho United states Express Com
ysnv were all hack 10 work in Manhattan.
hlf some of them who applied for work
IN Jersey city found their placed filled.
Al the other companies reported their
iren constantly returning 10 their ola
places
Nsvo- C7yuor's letter n Ashton was
n.sde public IT the City Hail late Ncster-
d. afternoon After cr'tioisirg the de-
nsnI Of the strikers that No club or asso-
ciation detrimental to "our organization
Dc formed among the employees, D." states
iu his letter that. iu his judgment. the Us
trict Attorney ought 10 have charge Of the
matter
G.ynor's Letter 70 Ashton.
Ills letter in fun Is q follow:
rAar Mr Ashton. Your letter regarding
tue strike D. ~ hand II ali the isr''i- OF
labor organizations had yoUT good Jupo-
men, snd discretion We should have no
foolish and wicked strikes, hut sirikss LOT
good and sufficient cause only. Nhlch, no
M Just void c9ir4 Ptolc S'n,liu|n' , fr,
them and succeed But. a. \on saw I1Ul
the start. fhe present strike rs only Tor the
most frivolous reasons and uDiusiined, and
hrlnd =" fan 9fteT causing commerce am
The community great Joss and trouble,
theteny iniuuug inc cause Of labor.
3 have before mo The list Of grievance
left here bv the mems committee ana ON
which the strike was ordered. There ls no
dispute m respect Of hours. Vages or treat
uent The first demand is that Peter Rose
end Samuel White, who were not taken
hack a. the end Of the last strike on the
ground that they were guilty ot dlspru'I
dlrns the strike. re nov taken oaCk.
Inc agreement VAS that no one VINO Va
guilty OF any violence should be taken
hack. and where the company alleged Sg,
VIOLENCE against any man. ana II was niS-
puted II was ~ he referred 80 me SOY
eral Csses were referred 10 me, ard the
company took tho men hack on my state
rnent The case Of these two men never
vas rAferred 10 mo. II was not disputed
thst they had committed acts of violence.
The rext is that Thomas Kelly was guilty
of violence in the lest st1k". and neNer-
th.less the company retains him IN IT'S en-
plo,ment, and tho demand is that The com
pany discharge him. do not know what
"a make. Of this II The conpsny wants 10
Tho next j. mat representatives. or INC
tsaor organization should 70 perlpfied 20
derot- aud offices TO collect tho dues from
the men I understand that tho CoWpanl'9
have never iuterfered with SHch cole.I;,,, .,;
IF luee. rhe thiDZ IS c"rtain'N ono N'hcn
the compauiio would arranS" II they were
e-ked n They never have h"cn asked 10
The next o. that no employees honn
trolid he cancoIlod after four months ser
vice have no notion what this means
md when tho committee Of the men W"'
frro fhor could MOI tcll me what y meant.
li 1o"e not matter how i"ng ulau ~ ~
-ern M eu7loymcut. if ho commits any
faeft Or dishonesty mo surety 'olnIsnS
vui certainly cancel hiS bond. The express
tnrrary has nothing 10 d" with the mat
The last grievance is expressed a. FOL,
'r9- 80 club or arsoCistiOu detrimental
IN orr organization hc formed among me
c-7plcver' Tho committee told me that
meant fnTf Tho company ~0lls'l W.
vent ~, employees from forming any Snch
siuh or association. This tT tho most
eHtraord'rarN tllng ever heard ot IN =
s-,rr,ed ~ dictstc ~ their empoyes what
clubs or associations they might or ni'gnt
not icin. the vork'uguao "ouId nave ln-'
cause TOT complaint and ycl her" IS .
committee which urofcssc, ~ represent me
vo~klnemeu asking thaf the "on'l'ao'e7
proven, tho men from joining clubs or as
t--fstore n tuit themselves
~, ,e t,e whole list of grievances sub
rritte5 - me IN INV Judgment the lf,s'rl''
Attornev ought IN take charge of nc ma =
consrire - eoerce auvbodv I'm any such
way a. This Slr"frNlN Noure ,
". J. ,GAl.NoE, Ms'or: Ne 90
~ " Ashton. Tsa 80. i5l tiGh'h ave
nue Sew York CitN
v-urar, y Ashton said that the Msyor
I'D dealt fairly with the iearst"rs. The
r,.sert .,rike. lie said. should not have
to.n ordered. and tho position tho Mayor
.-ol with the mer when ho proposed his
Ian e settlement aud assured tie men ot
,eArese of their grievances II th"y went 20
work frat was 4 t8r proposition, he added.
, rerreeeutsUto of the Adams Express
c->,,rany made She following statement last
eteninE
MANY of our eiriker- have asked 80 ho
..Leu back Two hundred Of them applied
=, day. Ac trov we're all men of good pre-
,,,ys records. tho COMPANY promptly rem
,,ste1 them, MANY more aro expected 20
so,l, for work Tomorrow, and tho com
,arv.s oFlcials believe That tho strike Is
uCsriv ended.
More Adams EAprsss wagon we're on
SO stree, to-day than At any tim" "urine
che strike and Tho company has been ahl'
80 resume a number Of It's collection and de
l,.ery routes which had been abandoned
ieNrorar'ly"
The American Express wagons were run
mini without police guards. " WAS sis'ed
IA eli their wagons woro moving. The
Wells Fargo company put viny more of i's
wagons out late IN tho afternoon. John u.
1.rdlopr traNic manager ~ this company,
said last might.
We are VERY well pleased with the way
,vattor4 arc going. and We believe we viii
he abIo 10 give our customers = better scr
,ice than they ever received before All
our hes, men arc hack At work. We al
lowed some of the men with families 20
20 home when tho strike began FOR fesr
II injury % Them. but these arc w"rhinS
row. Ne are employing good mon - they
come and arc treating applcations from
strikers Individually ON their meri'e.
The strikebreakers and tho strikers who
return 20 work arc working together in
harmon. and We arc not putting police
mon ON The wagons. A . matter Of fact
the majority of our mon ia not strike, hut
q number of them remained away when
there was danger of being assaulted. and
came back when the danger ceased We
are not diechsrcinr strikebreaker, 80 make