New-York tribune., 1911-11-11
STRIKERS IN RIOTS;
ONE MAN IS KILLED
Threat That Street SWeepers
will Join Drivers-City Team
sterS May Go Out.
DEFIANCE FROM THE MAYOR
Newly Employed Men Are At.
tackled in Many Parts of City
Bricks and Stones Thrown
from Housetops-Threat
TO Burn Barns.

| TO Burn Barns.
Threatened with a strike to-day OF the
$500 sweepors Of his department, street
Cleaning Commissioners Edwards last
evening also was Informed that If he
and the Mayor did not eventually agree
10 the abolition Of night work for the
9. 800 drivers now on strike. the inter-
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters
might order a general strike OF all the
teamsters in the city, which would IN
volve nearly forty thousand men. TO
this Mr.. Edwards replied that the Mayor
and he had taken their stand; that the
strikers were guilty Of INSTRUMENTATION
and that the city would not be dictated
10 by the strikers, nor would 1t, no mat
fer what the outcome Of the strike, take
back a single striker.
In this the Commissioner was assureu
of the hearty support of the Mayor WHO
issued long statement reviewing 'he
status of the strike and asserting that
the city would not "knucke down 10
1
men vino were guilty of the most arro-
CANT piece of business ever known. Inc
strike leaders blamed the Mayor for the
deplorable situation which leaves the
streets in such a filthy condition. Ihey
said that in day or two the strikers
might make a demonstration at the Guy
Hall.
The first death resulting from the
strike occurred last night, when Robert
Moeller. cart driver, who had been at
tackled by a mob, died in the j. HOOD
Wright Hospital.
Violence was resorted to In many
parts of the city by the strikers ana
their sympathizers Several striKe-
breaking drivers were so badly injured
that they may die, many were seriously
hurt carts were overturned, ash cans
were upset. and wherever the new driV-
ers and their helpers appeared they were
menaced by hundreds of strikers III
The Bronx. especially, the strikers ana
their followers kept the police busy our
ing the day patrolmen, mounted ana Oh
foot having to charge the crowds re-
peatedly.
Threat 70 Burn Stables.
Police Commissioner Waldo. upon
learning from Commissioner Edwards
last evening that the latter had received
threats that unless he ended the strike
at once the Street Cleaning Department
| Nd a
of one hundred patrolmen TO be stationed
Of each stable from dusk TO dawn. Mr..
Edwards was not very much disturbed
by the threats, but ne thought precau-
tionary measures would not be amiss.
w. II. Ashton, organizer of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters and
the executive head of the strikers, last
evening explained the strike situation TO
the executive council of the brotherhood
in Murphy's Hall, Eighth avenue and
4eth street. He refused to say whether
or not the question of general strike
Of teamsters was discussed. He believed
that the condition of the streets and
what he called the just demand Of the
men eventually would arouse public SEN
timent in their favor. He said that
pressure would be brought to bear upon
all public bodies. including the various
branches of the city administration, to
put an end to the strike. other strike
leaders said that Charles F. Murphy,
leader Of Tammany, also might be asked
70 lend his influence TO a settlement Of
the strike.
! Commissioners Edwards was disap-
pointed yesterday at not getting the two
thouss nd men from the eligible lists.
The Civil Service Commission was able
TO supply him with only three hundred
men, but he may get great many more
to- day. Meantime he is bringing as
many strike breakers as he can get from
other cities, and he still expects that
everything will be running smoothly
again by tomorrow evening. He is sup
plying meals to the strike breakers. all
OF whom. TO avoid violence at night. are
sleeping in the department stables. Mr..
Edwards admitted that In comparison
with the old number very few carts left
the stables yesterday
Statement by the Mayor.
The statement made by Mayor Gaynor
as TO the situation follows: