New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-18
All Union Drivers May Go Out
After Conference Of Team
Sters Throughout City.
GOMPERS is COMING HERE
Gaynor Tells Men He Will Pro.
vide Guards-Some of the
Men in Jersey City Vote
to Return to Work.


teamsters. in sympathy with the strik-
ing express drivers. This would bring
cut coal drivers. provision teamsters and
every kind of driver in a union William
II. Ashton. general organizer of tho
teamsters, said he had power 10 call a
general strike but would wait until the
council acts.
J. p. McDermott, business agent Of the
Jersey city local of the Wells-Fargo
drivers and helpers. said last night: III
Ashton does not declare a general strike
II will be ordered over his head
The strikers in Jersey city Of the
United states Express Company held
meeting last night in Hawkes. Hall. and
decided to go back TO work to-day.
II was said last night that President
Samuel Gompers. of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and Daniel j. Tobln.
president Of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters, were coming here to
take charge of the strike.
There was riotng yesterday in differ
ent parts of the city, but the damage IN
most cases was small, and no one was
seriously injured.
The strike extended yesterday to driv-
ers and helpers of the United States and
Wells Fargo companies. but according 10
the companies all the men did not quit.
The New York and Boston Express Com
pany's drivers and helpers also struck.
Employees of the American Express Com
panv and of the National and Westcott
companies. which it controls, did not
strike. and a committee from these COM
panies called on Mayor Gaynor to ask
protection from the strikers. According
to the strikers. some of the men Of the
American Express Company have joined
them.
The Mayor will follow the course he
took during the last general strike Of the
chauffeurs. which followed the last gen
eral strike Of express drivers. and will
put one or more policemen on every
wagon of the three companies whose em-
ployes are willing to work.
! Drivers Ask Protection.
a committee Of twenty-five represent
ing the drivers and helpers. or most of
the drivers and helpers. of the American.
Westcott and National Express COM
panies. waited on Mayor Gaynor yester-
day. headed by Frank NJ Salisbury -
tell him that these employees were Wiling
to work and To ask for protection from
the strikers for them. Salisbury said
they had made no complaints and had nv
grievances.
The Mayor declared that the strike was
, inexcusabl and promised that ono or
more policemen would be put on every
wagon of these companies that went out.
Little was done yesterday in the way
of holding meetings by the striking team
sters. William II. Ashton and Valentine
Hoffman. who is vice president of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
spent a good part of the day in confer
ring with some of the other officers of
the brotherhood in Chelsea Hall
Mr. Ashton did not want To comment
on the statement of the Mayor. he said.
When he went to see the Mayor hc had
hoped to avert a general STRIKE. He was
still in charge of the strike. and wouA
do all i'm his power to make it success.
There is not doubt" he said, that
this strike was forced on the teamstors
by the companies. They Disseminated
against the union men in every petty
way. until they were driven To rcvo.t
The men will win their fight \ meet
ing of the general council VIII b hcld
Tomorrow or Tuesday night To decide
ON the question of general strike |
am in favor of calling "A convention Of
all the locals of teamsters 10 go over
the situation | could declare q general
strike. but prefer to let the council act
400 Cops" Go 10 Storm Centre.
More than four hundred patrolmen
from other precincts have been drafted
into the East J1st street station Tor
strike duty. This neighborhood has
been the storm centre
one of the new drivers for the Wells
Fargo Company came 10 grlei lie "a'
arrested on a charge of reckless drlVihs'
Vic said he was James Muller, of No.
lI2 East 22d street. and the complainant
Eighth avenue surface car. The truck
,ollided with the car at 2>th street while
turning into Eighth avenue, and every
window in the car was shattered. Ihe
nassengers We're shaken and Abraham
I evenson. of No. 24l West 18th street.
WAS thrown down. spraining his arm.
The driver of the truck was then ar
rested ara locked up.
\ number of attacks We're mace on
strike breakers by strikers ana others'
Eour men-George Bloom. Henry CordeI'
ceorge Uerlocher and Frederick Hart
man-were held I'm the Tombs police
court for 1isorderly conduct. They were
chased in an automobile by Patrolman
Rohrs after an attack had been made on
an Adams express truck. HE caught two
Of them. and another patrolmsn caught
,be other two. Sentence was deferred
ON the request OF William Travers Je-
rome. representing the express companies,
until Tuesday Before the police APP
reared the driver Of the wagon was
badly beaten.
charles FitZsimmons and John Wan
son were arrested on the charge OF at
tacking an Adams Express wagon At
Second avenue and 5Sth street and as
saulting the driver. William Wellman.
who was beng cuffed and beaten when
rescued by the police
other disturbances took place. and 1t
was said a one-horse truck disappeared