New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-12
EDWARDS FAILS TO
CRUSH BIG STRIKE
MANY Of New Garbage Drivers
Abandon Carts When Mobs
Attack Them.
BOY KILLED DURING RIOT
Refuse Piles Grow, with Only
121 Carts at Work-Women
and Children Take Part
in Disturbances.

Both parties to the greatest municiPhi
strike in the history of the city, In which
there was again widespread rioting yes
terday expressed disappointment last
evening at the results so far obtained.
"Big Bill" Edwards, Commissioner OK
Street Cleaning, was unable to realize
his hope OF Wednesday that the striKe
of the drivers Of his department would
be over, or at least broken. by to-day
and he now faces a situation which dairy
increases his perplexity and anxiety.
Just as the city yesterday. which was
the mildest November IL since 1888,
found, especially in the congested dis-
tricts odors which suggested. IN the
event of continuance OF such mild
weather, a great menace 10 the PUBIC
health
Mr. Edwards had the old lesson that
promise is not performance emphasized
for him with a vengeance. Neither the
Municipal Civil Service Commission nor
the many detective agencies and the
other sources of supply whence he had
expected 10 draw thousands OF men to
take the place of the strikers made
good
WeakIinss for Strike Brsaksra
At no time yesterday we're there mors
than 121 OF the several thousand carH
of the borough in the streets. and never
moro than 1880 men OF the department.
at work in all the boroughs, though ths
old force. including drivers and sweep
ers. numbered 1000 men. The striKe
breakers supplied to the Commissioner
were described by many observers AS
mostly wrecks Of humanity. and IL was
said the majority Of them were dehsnteo
that they had received free transporta-
tion TO New York, where "grubbing IN
winter was easier than In most c'ues'
Nor have the strike leaders accom-
nIished anything OF moment since inc
declaration Of the strike. They predlcten
on Friday that by dusk OF last eVeni"s
tho a500 sweepers OF the street Cleaning
Department would have Joined tne s'rlA-
ers and that II the Mayor and Commls-
sioner Edwards did not recede from their
s,,;o, tho international brotherhood OF
Teamsters. said TO control nearly iol'S
thousand drivers in and about the CITY
would tie UP traffic and deliveries d
declaring a general strike. None VI
these things have come to pass ho"eNe''
nor are they expected to. Only T."
hundred sweepers are idle, and these'
according TO Mr. Edwards, mostly are ola
mon vino because of age and infrmlty'
are afraid 10 face mob violence VI ,is
streets. So far the International Brotn-
erhood Of Teamsters has shown no dis-
nosition to order a general strike.
Leader Appeals to Mayor.
w n Ashton. organizer OF the inter-
national brotherhood Of Teamsters ana
oxecutive head OF the strikers, sent
Iotter Yesterday TO the Mayor. saying
that the strikers would agree 10 All
armisticc II the Mayor would consent W
tho annointment Of committee OF ar"
bitration.
Mr.. Ashton wrote in part:
Permit me to suggest that coInnn, co,n.,''s
OF three from the following reprssenc
bodies. namely, the Chamber or Connes'
the Merchants Association, the Contral , a..
tors Association. the Civic Federatioh, .no
Democratic and Republican cIhps, ,, 'Ty Tyades.
trai feasrd'gIu hor linton. of Brooklyn. the
anti-Noise Society. the Health pepa,d
ment. the Board OF Aldermen, ,ns 20 sbs
80 Estimate. and the representatives OF W
OF ,,s ns., ha renuested to meet and recoIn-
! mand to your honor their views on n rn.s
question Of night removal durinS toe
'eT In "Um MANY OF your talks with me So1
hIanad Your opponents In the boStu <or r
Estimate for LSy pay tSr Sslnf Increase e Of wages.
'. this tight removal OF garbage Is en
,,relv IN your honor's 1urtsdlcuon' anu 90
a past supreme Court 11sssnSants 1nss,eSs m and re-
appear ,be heneft OF the doubt. as ,o
gabether the night removal ~ ps ,. 90
~ the public welfare or not ! va and
appeal to the humane ,hat S,as W yo,r action hs.
afacsd many families I'm want, whosse nose pc'tv
yiders have toiled many year ye,.,,,.e IL ana
| iav say appoint the commltteo trht
| employ. n!',Il he normal in forty-elgnt
hnyrs t,e and the health OF our Guy
| served.
49,, covnor was kept informed OK
49,, n,,ustion from time to time yes'er-
ao,. Mr. Edwards sent him repor''
-, that $50 men had worked on
carts during the day, eacn cart "a
q crew Of three workers, In Man'lA.''"'
prook,vn and The Bronx Few OF 'nee'
-, were able to work full day. o"'ns
% the attacks OF the mops tnrous"''~
tho city Most OF the workers hao W
- a. ,ho,r stables. In Manhattan oo" .
-, uere at work: In Brooklyn oo''
"a IN The Bronx 80. In Brooklyn Dep
utv commissioner Scott has the situa-
,,,r. well in hand. He reported yester-
dow 70 Mr. Ed, ,rds that before thls
evening he would have removed all the
garbage and ashes which have accumo-
lated during the strike.
Night Superintendent Dismissed
Commissioner Edwards and his secre-
tarv Mr.. Whitney, were mighty glad 10
GOT The scalp OF T. C. Adamson. dis
trict night superintendent OF the depart
ment with headquarters in Stable h.
M GA West SD street His salary
was 50. 100 a year. Mr.. Edwards sara
that he himself had caught Adamson
fomenting trouble among the sweepers
in Sections - and -, No. 3l4 West oith
street. by trying TO induce fifteen OF
them 10 Join the strikers. IL was sara
that Adamsor, who used TO work In the
davtime. had been dissatisfied since ne
was put on night duty. Mr.. Edwards.
and especially Mr.. Whitney. have had an
eve on Adamson for some time, and he
NOS dismissed Yesterday. High officials