New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-18

A mob of men and boys late in the
afternoon threw bottles and stones at
the driver and helper of an Adams Elk
press wagon opposite No. $50 West 3Sth
street. and the helper was hit by
stone.
r. j. Hickey. general agent of the
Wells-Fareo company. offered $3.50 re-
ward for the arrest. conviction and I'M
prisonment of any one guilty of assault
ing it's drivers or injuring its property.
A committee representing majority
Of the Wells Fargo employees said yester-
DAY the men had no grievance against
the company. They were willing to work
as soon as they could do so with safety.
At the headquarters Of the association
OF the employees Of the American In
press Company and its subordinates. the
National and Western Express com
psnies. No % Madison avenue. a state
ment was made on the part of the as
ISOLATION which read. in part;
The association represents $500 en-
ployes of the American Express Com
parry and its two subsidiary companies.
During the strike last fall the men re-
manned at work. but some Of them were
irjure, hy the strikers Every one was
sent home until il was safe 10 work.
their wages being paid while they were
at home. and the injured were attended
t.. When the strike was over the men,
at the initiative Of Frank II. Salisbury.
who was for twenty three years an en-
ploye ~ the company. started the asso-
citation. The company furnished the
rooms and accessories and the men pay
the dues OF % cents a month. The men
stood ~ the company IN the last strike
snG the COMPANY will stand by them
Shot at Wells.Fsreo Wagon.
Shots were fired yesterday in Msnhat-
tan during an attack on a Wels-Farso
wagon at 23d street and Thirteenth ave.
nue.. The wagon was IN charge Of Louis
Clipper. who had three guards with him.
A crowd followed the wagon but scat
tered when the police appeared One of
the horses was wounded IN the flank. A
revolver with two cartridges i'm II was
found under the seat
David Love and Harry Navlor. who
we're imported from Philadelphia by
Captain Lsnyon to aid IN breaking the
strike were arrested and arraisned.
Naylor in the Adams street police court.
Brooklyn. and Levy in the Jefferson
Market court. Manhattan on the charge
ut driving an express wagon in New
York without a license.
Adiournments were taken in both cases
pending decision in the United states
courts on the question Of freedom from
liability for licenses in the case OF driv-
ers for companies engaged in interstate
commerce
No Sympathy from, Mayor
MAYOR Gsynor indicated clearly vester-
dsy that he had no sympathy for the
striking employees Of tho Adams TX.
press Company when he talked to a
committee Of twenty-five drivers and
. helpers. ncn-strikers. representing the
employees OF the American National and
Wsstcott Express companies They had
called 10 ask police protection from the
Adams company strikers. and said they
had no grievance.
The Mayor began BIS address to the
5 msn as follows:
give YOU absolute assurance that tn.
Police Department viii protect you in every
way possible. and l will see that il is done
} snail have policemen, # necessary. de
'ailsd 10 every one # your wagons, and II
nee1 re Two policemen or three, So that
you may be rrotectsd And I ADVISE YOU
/ 10 stand hrm in the position vow Rave
taken 10 not BE drawn INTO this strike
am able 10 say positively that this
strike Is absolutely inexcusable and I say
further that II is criminal and brutsI The
To- ~ iFa
. -es'erdaN by 2 committee % the Adams
.-tsH1Tess CompanN ana 1 immediately told
g. them that Their strike was uniustfsble
srd they Went las: night and voted 10 so
back ana 20 appoint 2 committee to wait
on me - have corrected the feN trivial
srieyaInces the pet before ne, They can
scarcely 10 called grievances at all
Put am Informed tha. the men over in
Jersey city overrrled tho whole thinE and
preolpiated this strike I repeat that there
!, not the slightest excuse for It. and pub
lic sentiment here will condemn a. and
none that the ringieaders OF II viii never
oo taken back by the express companies.
To get together fov frivolous conf
plants and strike without any reason Or
warning and Ia tie M merchandise and
trunks. the Mayor sad. Was both Grim
inal and brutal. and he intended to use
the whole power Of the city - defeat il.
The thing is done by some unSc~upulaus
lHioNS, 'NS Mayor occurred. w no
should not be permitted 10 lead working
men or have anything 10 do with them
whatever
Discussing one Cf the alleged griev-
snces of the strikers which was that the
company had refused 10 take back two
men on the ground that they had COM
mitted violence in the previous strike.
the Mayor said that he had suggested
that no such man should be restored TO
his place. He has arranged that lie
should he the arbitor as TO whether or
not a man had committed violence. But
the strikers had not come TO him to set
tie the question regarding the two men
FOR whom they are fighting They sim
ply struck.
Rldicules Another Grievance
As 10 another alleged grievance. that
the companies ought mot allow any club
or association detrimental to our or
ganization 10 be formed among the en-
p.oyes' the Mayor said:
40 one objects 10 their organization. TO
workincmens organization on the con
trary, every thoughtful man in the cOun-
try has favored such organizations from
the beginning ana fostered them. go that
labor and capital might deal with each
other. one side being a. strong as the other
and thereby getting equilibrium and having
things done properly. And here are work
fugmen going and saying that the EXPRESS
companies should not permit the men TO