New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
TO LET THE MAYOR ACT
Express Strikers Decide to AC'
Cept His Plan.
WILL SEE GAYN0R TO-DAY
Change of Front Follows Meet
ing of Executive Council
of Teamsters.

There was a change Of front last even
ing on the par; of the Adams Express
strikers, as a result of a meeting OF the
greater New York Executive Council Of
the International Brotherhood of Team
sters. The strikers are now willing to ac-
ccpt the Mayors proposition which was
turned down at first that they go back
20 work on his guarantee that their
grievances would be rectihed
The executive council consists OF the Off
GERS Of the twenty eight local unions oil
teamsters in the city. It's meeting last
night was attended by delegates from some
of the locals In the Jersey city council.
II was decided al the meeting last night
To send q committee of ten to the Mayor
TO intercede with him on behalf Of the
Adams Express strikers and inform him
that his proposition. if it still holds good,
will be accepted. and that If he can again
guarantee that their grievances will be
rectifed the strikers will Al once return to
work. The ending of this strike viii mean
the ending OF the other strikes. which were
largely sympathetic and had nearly fzzled
out.
The striking Adams Express drivers and
helpers Will hold a meeting this afternoon
At Curry's Hall. No. il7 East 47th street. TO
declare the strike of. IN case the Mayor
can assure the committee of his good offc, s
The officials Of the Wells Fargo Com
Iany reported that il wes able 10 give 3
good service without interruption. The ma
jority of its wagons were manned with re-
inststed strikers All the old employees Of
the United states Express COMPANY. With
,l-o oI
10 re-employ. were working
\ representative Of the Adams EXPRESS
Companv said last evening that one hun
dred more strikers had asked 10 be taken
hack and had been re-enDloved. making
more than three hundred in sll This. II
was stetod. was one-third IF the nlen who
went out The oomranv he said. had ON
ployed q large number of strikebrea kers.
Regarding the demand of the mer that m
emplovo should hsve lis bond cancelled
after four months service he SAID
This demand Is ronsensicsl and ] ques-
ton 4 those who drer NJ the schedule #
complaints au1 cemands kne0' exactly
What thev meant b. it. It might NEAR Il
taken literally. tnst when a man had been
four months in service he could do moth
ing wrong The uer get their bonds
through bonding companies. and If man
becomes dishonest in his work 10 the com
ranv the company that bonded him will
cancel his bond whether he worked four
months or four years"
The Grocery TeamsteTs local If the In
ternational Brotherhood Of Tesmsters had
2 meeting at Chelsea Hell. 10 ISL Eighth
avenue. AZ which resolutions we're passed
criticisine snd condemning Nayor Gavnor
plan II putting - many policemen on
strike dutl.
The men who had been expecting sym
pathetic strike and the officers ~ the
unions tha, favored such a strike we're
angry a. General Organize Ashton for
putting 2 quietus On the sympathetic strike
plan. None of them would so on record.
however. az condemning HIM
Samuel Gompers president of the Areri-
can Federation Of Lahor. arrived here ves-
terday He declined TO talk bout the eX
press strike or 10 say whether his coming
had any bearing on u Another effort was
made yesterday by the representatives If
the state Board of Arbitration 70 bring
about conference TO settle the strike. but
nothing was accomplished
During the day Mrs.. Louise Warner
mother of John {. Warner, the civil en-
hineer who was fatally sta bbed during the
last express strike. called on John Mitchell
at the headquarters 81 the CIVIC Federation
20 ask him 10 use bis influence in forward
ing q plan - have the labor organizations
unite their treasures and form national
bank N which every member would re q
shareholder she was advised hy Nj
Mitchell ~ see William II Ashton. general
organizer II the teenlsters
DESPITE the decision IF the joint council
of the executive boards ~ the eight team
tiers locals - Hudson COUNTY, =. 7 that
the strike Of the drivers OF the Adams
Wells-Fargo and United states express
companies * continued. so far as Jersey
Citv g concerned. the majority of me
etrikers respected the ultimstum ot the
ccn,panvs ofictsls that those VINO dld not
return Yesterday would be discharged, and
they vent back IN the opinion Of the no
ice the strike is q failure
MARCH FOR REGULARS