The evening world., 1911-11-09

hcials. II the Mayor wants to do any
Thing In the wav OF ins uguratinG a re-
form let him compel the commissione
to adopt the use OF two-horse drawn
trucks with covered tops with two
men handling each vehicle. With two
men lifting heavy ash n garbage
cans taere wou.d be fewer employees
permanently injured by being over
taxed Since April as, when the pres
ent service was put in operation, up
ward Of 400 drivers have quit their
Jobs through having bssn ruptursd
while lifting heavy ash cans.
The Mayor Is reported to have stated
that night collection prevails In Euro
pea. cities. Ny answe to that Is that
many OF us left European cities to se.
away from despotic conditions. Shall
the Empire city pattern after European
cities"
\ to the suggestion that the men
are opposed to night work because they
don't get tips that might come to them,
from some quarters during the day, 1t
is only a suDterfuge to cloud the real
issue"
1T Is an outrage" said MIR. Edwards.
that 1t should be possible for a city
ike New York to be put in the position
we are now IN ny SUCH a strike"
Another official OF the department said
that the strike should Offer a potent
argument In favor OF having the city's
garbage removed by contract
OF all the Manhattan stables under
Commissioners Edwards's dominion the
Hamilton street stable was the only
one that opened It's doors this morning.
Twenty-Five of the fifty drivers were
persuaded by Section Foreman John
Geary to go out with their carts. Re-
fore they had taken on half q load the
walking delegates got to twelve OF the
twenty-five and when they had taken
their wagons to the dump they quit
work.
The first night Of the strike WAS at.
tended with little violence. Early this
morning a row occurred near No. ~
Hamilton street. where there Ia q large
department stable. between a crowd OF
plckets and a score Of non-union drivers
who wanted to work.
POCKETS IN BATTLE WITH
POLICE At STABLE.
Only two policemen were In the neigh
o~orhood-Hugh Brady and Jacob Quicker
and when the alteration became heat
ed they attempted to drive the pickets
away. Tit bluecoats were roughly ham
died and Brady, blew his whistle for
nelp. Patroiman Milton b. Alexander,
who responded. was thrown into the
gutter before his brother officers could
interfere. Finally by dint OF a vigorous
use Of thtir nightsticks the police sue
ceeded In driving the strikers away
from the stable. No arrests were made.
This morning the strikers committee
notified Commissioner Edwards they
had established temporary headquar-
tiers at Eighth avenue and Forty-ninth
street and that any overtures forthcom-
ing from the city officials would be re-
ceived there.
From the moment Of its inception. the
plan OF night collection has been nm
popular with the employs es of the
Street Cleaning Department and Big
Bill" Edwards has been several times
approached by various committees of
the men selected to voice the general
dissatisfaction. To these protests tbs
Commissioner has turned . deaf ear.
Then william II. Ashton. organizer OF
the Transfers Union. began to re,
busy.
Late yesterday q delegation Of ths
dlsgruntled collectors waited upon May.
or 0aynor and Commissioner Edwards
ana demanded that tho system OF n!Rhi
work be discontinued. They also sub.
mitted n request for an increase In the
pay Of extra men from e to - q day,
but were willing to wait for this until
. special committee OF the Board oil
Estimate had reported on the matter.
After the delegation which waited
upon him had left the City Hail Mayor
Gaynor gave OK the following letter
which he had sent to Commissioner Ed.
wards:
In regard to the threatened strike o,
the drivers and garbage collectors OF
your department, he 50 good a. "a
notify them at once by genera order
to strike Just az soon as they see at
And see to II that not one of thu
strikers gets back into the city employ
ment again. We can get along with.
out them. 1t will inconvenience the
householders for a few days, but they
will stand II patiently. Let the con.
tract system be resorted to IL neces.
sary.
THE city pays the men Of your de.
partment the highest wages for the
shortest hours: and In addition q pen.
sion law was passed for them last win.
ter. II they think they can make thu
city conform TO their dictation by strik,
ing they will md themselves %grievousiy
mistaken. The city's business has to bs
dove as the charter prescrihes. and M
strike can force II to be done In an,
other way. The citv IL not In tho DO,
sition or a private employer and abb,
tn make any terms with Its employer
II sees At"