The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
STRIKETOHA
DELIVERIES OF
EXPRESS GOODS
Drivers to Resume Tonight
Tieup That Embarrassed
Metropolis for Week.
ASK S25 A MONTH RAISE
Gov. Smith Wires to Hines in
an Effort to Avert Resump-
tiOn of May Walkout.
ASK S25 A MONTH RAISE

Strike ridden New York probably
will awake tomorrow to find another
load has been added to its burden of
trouble. Ten thousand expressmen
will walk out tonight unless their
demands are granted Immediately by
the United States Railroad Admins
tration.
They struck May and tied up ex-
press traffic for seven days before
they agreed to lay their grievances
before the Government. They asked
for an increase of s25 a month and
time and a half for overtime. Not
having heard from Federal authori-
ties, the expressmen sent an ultima
tum to the Railroad Administration
that unless their case was settled in
three weeks the strike would be re-
sumed
No word has been received from
Washington and the tie-up is due to
start when the day shift goes Off duty
this afternoon. Gov Smith, in an elev-
enth hour effort to avert the strike, sent
the following message yesterday to
Walker d. Hines, Director-General of
the United States Railroad Administra-
ton:
"The labor board informs me that
teamsters employed by the American
Railway Express Company are In ses-
sion because your adjustment board has
not made award In their case which has
been pending for some time. They
threaten to disregard their union and a
general strike is imminent. VIII you
be good enough to inform me when this
decision will be forthcoming? Urge i'm
mediate action by your board to avoid
, further industrial unrest in this State
The strike in May, caused by dissatis-
faction in the wage award OF the Fed
eral board was organized so thoroughly
that not a package was moved by ex-
press in Manhattan, Brooklyn or north
ern New Jersey Tons of trunks and
bundles accumulated In the railway sta
tions and piers. The sale OF postage
, stamps here jumped from $4,000 to
| 100000 a day due to the increased use
OF the parcel post.
There was no disorder, such as marked
the 1910 express strike, and the union
was complimented by the express COM
pany officials for it's orderly conduct
The men were led to believe they had
won most. II not all, OF their demands
and returned quietly to work after being
out one week, leaving their case with
the division OF labor of the Railroad
Administration.
The employees of the American Rail-
way Express Company organized when
the Government took over the Adams
American and Wells-Fargo companies
| They are affiliated with the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Transfers, which
takes in the independent expressmen
Their present wage is $3.50 a month for
express chauffeurs, and $50 to s120 a
month for horse drivers.
The strike last May will be fresh In
the memory of travellers to and from
| the city during its progress. II was said
i to have caused even more inconvenience
than the harbor strike. similar to the
one now In progress. which occurred ir
! April.
Michael Casual Is president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Transfers
with headquarters at 781 Eighth ave.
nue. Robert e. N. Cowie. vice-presiden'
Of the American Railway Express Com
pany, in the Grand Central Terminal
will represent the Railroad Admins
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