The evening world., 1911-11-09

who had gone out with them had iul,
and vanished.
EDWARDS WILL HIRE 5000
STRIKE BREAKERS AT ONCE.
COMMISSIONS Edwards has met the
threat OF the strike leaders to call out
the entire working force OF the depart
m~ent-5,Ooo men-by arranging to re-
cruit an army Of between 300 and
10000 strike breakers. and by ] o'clock
this afternoon he had distributed about
300 recruits throughout Manhattan and
the Bronx.
A force OF 200 recruits was sent
out OF Stable G at One Hundred and
Thlrtieth street and Broadway with a
guard Of 100 patrolmen. Little mobs Of
strikers and their sympathizers were
scattered through the district and were
reported to have gathered ON roofs OF
tenements ready to lombard the strike
breakers the minute they set about re-
moving garbage.
A force OF 100 strike-breakers. under
a heavy police escort. was marched to
station II stable shortly after ! o'clock.
Two hundred were being mustered at
various strike.breakers barracks for
station L at No. 40s West Fifteepth
street. and II was stated hat they
would be out with 100 carts during the
early part of the afternoon,
There will be M backdown on the
part Of the city In this night" aid Big
Bill'' Edwards. 1--WE have laid our plans
to oil the place of every driver with
three strike breakers until we are able
TO recruit new men from the Civil Ser
vice lists. Tho men who struck are now
under suspension. and we are not golng
to take them back unless they line up
with the city Immediately. We have en-
listed 800 strike breakers already, and
expect 1000 more before night. We will
have ample police protection. and any
sign Of violence will be handled dras-
;icaliy.
Commissioner of Street Cleaning has
power to enter into agreements for h!r-
ing and employing temporarily such and
30 many men as shall be rendered nee
essary by this emergency. / visited the
Mayor this morning M told him OF my
proposed plan and he heartily approved.
trust before the day In over, or at least
by. tomorrow. the wheels OF the De-
psrtment of Street Cleaning will be
turning. All l ask Il patience on the
Pert Of the citizens"
The Street Cleaning Commissioner said
that the citizens Of the three b~oroughs
Manhattan. Bronx and Brooklyn-af-
fectsd by the strike need have no fear
oe pestilence. because Of cold weather.
H ADVISED all h~ouseholders to put their
ssybage out and hold their ashes as long
e. possible. BY Sunday Mr.. Edwards
sxpsots to have his strike breaking
sorces workisg smoothly. "
EDWARDS ENLisrs NEW ARMY
TO BREAK STRIKE.
Immediately after the White Wins
Union had delivered It's ultimatum u
the city last night telegr ans we're SEN
70 Baltimore. Boston. Springfield
Worcester and other cities for men will
ine TO volunteer their services In break
ing the strike. A force Of 800 men ar
rived early this morning and seventy
avs were shipped to the Bronx under
. heavy police escort.
All Of the twenty three stables In the
three big boroughs OF the city weer
heavily guarded by police this morning,
and the few carts that went out at thu
beginning OF the day were followed on
their rounds BY uniformed patrolmen.
Al moo 1t was reported that not q
driver remained at work In Manhattan
or the Bronx. n that the sweeperi
were quitting In lunches OF twentie
and thir ties. There are $500 sweeper
on the departments payrolls. Thos'
that remained at work were OF iittl'
avail because Of the absence Of Cart
70 take their s~weepings to the dumps.
The seventy-nvs strike breakers VIII
were taken to the Bronx this mornini
we're met 1t tie One Hundred an
Forty.ninth street subway station b.
sGegt. Bergen and a squad Of ffteeI
patrolmen. With this escort draw
about them they proceeded to tn
stsbles at One Hundred and Flfty-sec
ond street and Cortland avenue. whicl
they will use as a BARRACKS, They wer
Informed that II was not likely tina
they would be used until tonight an
that when they wen out they would b
projected by a strong guard.
Com missioner Edwards declares tina
more than half the drivers who qui
struck because OF fright and not ou
OF sympathy with the strike move
ment. The Commissioned had been In
formed that threats had been mad
against the lives OF the men.
Ash AND MARRIAGE CANS OVER
THROWN IN ThE crPEET