New-York tribune., 1911-03-16
MAYORS PLAN REJECTED
Striking Express Drivers Re-
fuse to Return to Work.
WILL SUBMIT GRIEVANCES

Leader Says Intervention Pre-
vented Extension Of Strike
to Other Companies.
As result of a visit paid Yesterday 70
Mayor Gsynor nv William " Ashton, gen
| eraI organizer n the International Brother
| hood of Teamsters, I'm which he asked the
Mayor to use his good oftices 10 Try 70
! bring about conference 10 settle the strike
Of the Adams Express Companys drivers
and helpers. the Mayor took hand IN tne
matter. After Ashton left him he han a
talk IN his office with William o. Guthrie
and Francis s. Bangs. lawyers for the
Adams Express Company. He then sem
| letter 10 Ashton I'm which he proposed 'nat
| q committee Of three of the strikers WISH
| him and that all 60 back at once 10 "orh
Then he would guarantee that " IN" erieV-
ances we're submitted they would u"
| remedied
The proposition was turned down as idr
az the return " the strikers 10 Work was
concerned hy the locals of the strikers III
both Manhattan and Jersey city, but each
| appointed committees OF three 10 submit
the grievances As the Mayors proposition
vas not fully accepted, however. " Is con-
sidered doubtful II he will act further IN
the matter.
Mayor Gayncr's letter 20 Ashton Is as
| follows:
n the striking men OF the Adams Express
Company will appoint committee OF thlse
10 wait on me and present their sI'e
ances against the company. and then s9
back 10 work Immediately this day, ana
then have the committee wait on me anu
present their grievances. ] Will entertain
the said grievances. and In the case or any
substantial grievance I will present i 10
| the company. and have assurances iroiii
the company which enable me 20
| that such grievances VIII pc recuHeu,
this Is done Immediately ] nave no douVt
| that the strike will be settled 10 the sat-
| isfaction Of everybody. write TINS 10 you
because ! found you TO be man VI ~,
telli1ence and moderation IN the lor"'ei
strike.
When Ashton received the letters ne
called meetings OF the locals in both Man
haitian and Jersey City 10 consider the
MAYORS proposition. He said he personally
considered the proposition good one.
Refuse to Return to Work.
The New York Local 437 Of the Adams
company drivers met in Currys HaIi' NO
900 East i,th street. and decided against
returning TO work before settlement was
reached. but appointed a committee OF
three. Ashton and committee OF fhis
local then went 10 Jersey Iity. where Local
1872 representing the Adams Express
drivers OF Jersey City. held meeting IN
Deane's Hall, Grove and 5th streets. This
meeting also turned down the proposition
10 return to work and appointed a COM
mittce Of three TO present the grievances
| Ashton. who attended the meeting, said
! after il was over:
THE two committees on cooperation will
see the Mayor or the officials Of the COM
pany and submit the grievances No action
! will be taken 70 extend the strike until the
committee tomorrow calls on the Adams
| Express officials and reports back lhe
! strike will be extended 10 the other com
! panics il the company refuses tomorrow to
arbitrate the trouble or remedy our griev-
ances.
we have not rejected the Mayors prop
| os,tion in full. and but for his intsrven-
ton strike of the Wells-Fargo and United
States express companies men would have
gone into effect tomorrow. The Adams
mon will remain out IN the mean time
Ashton and others. however. were appre-
hensive AS 10 what the MAYOR would think
! II was thought by some that he would now
throw the matter up.
There vas some rioting IN Manhattan IN
tho early part Of the day. \ mob of about
three hundred mon and boys attacked
wagon OF the Adams Express company
near the East 18th street depot. The three
guards we're behind q tarpaulin cover, but
shower of Stocs and broken glass pene-
/ tra.cd the cover and cut their faces. Pa
,rolnen Hcnslor and McNulty drove the
crowd off. bit it came around again IN
Eas, SD street. and the wagon was again
attacked. captain OConno, OF the East
5let street station and number OF re-
serves scattered the mob and arrested Will
lam Conln. David Rropn and Thomas
uurphy. a schooboy. for throwing stones.
Murphv was sent to the Childrcus Court
and the others we're ancd $40 each.
croc.rs' Driver Attacked.
Three men we're arrcsie1 for attacking a
wagon belonging 20 Francis II. Lcggett a
"a wholesale sroccrs. The driver, James
Wilson. after defending himself a. well aS
ha could mounted his wagon and was
chased by a crowd for a number of blocks.
The three men. who gave their names as
lame. Moran. James Naldron and Anton
schmidt were held in the Tomh3 police
court on the charge of melting 10 rio, and
assault in 81 ooo bail each for examination
to.morrow hv Magistrate McAdoo. TINS
was done at the request cf William I.
Jerome, who said that the mon should be
tried for felony
The representatives Of the company said
the service had greatly improved. Wagons
were sent along ~ the routes and except
q, ono or two points no ono interfered Win
them. Brooklyn. The Bronx and Harlem
we're Rell covered.
In Jersev city there were fewer wagons
oS tho company TO be seen than on Tues
dav. There WAS no 'iisorder. but the police
department appeared 10 fear trouble and
made some changes in the details of the
uniformed men.
William H. Ashton conferred last evening
with the executive committees Of the unions
of employees ~ some of the other comp4-
MES II was said that measures were taken
to extend the strike II IT were thought nee
cssary.
\ repre sentative ot the Adams company
said that none - the other companies cx-