The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-09

torney for the union charged Judge
Panken with being responsible for
the sell-out Of the strike.
Upon being questioned as to whom
he represented, Panken said that he
was representing no one, but had
merely volunteered to work with the
committee. He thereupon took his
hat and coat and walked out Of the
committee meeting.
1t was quite obvious that Panken
represented the Mayor, for he was
most vigorous fighter for the accep-
lance Of the Mayors plan to return
to work without the nickel or guar
antee OF recognition OF the union.
At a mass meeting held in Central
Opera House Tuesday night 1000
drivers voted to resume work fol-
lowing meeting of all the drivers
called yesterday, where union Off
Gals and garage committees were to
be elected The men agreed to re-
turn to work winning partial vic
tory which includes 80 ner cent Of
the nickels collected so far and 40
per cent of the future levy.
Following a long and heated de-
bate on the acceptance of SO rer
cent Of the tax, the drivers voted to
accept the following plan worked out
by the committee Of 10 and pre-
sented by william Gandall:
/. Go out on the streets and
don't let a scab roll.
2. AT a. m. all drivers meet at
their respective garages and or
ganize COMMITTEES. each commit
tee comprising two day men, two
night men and one chairman.
). All drivers assemble at a mass
meeting at Madison Square Garden
to elect officers for a citywide
union.
Following the meeting squads Of
pickets went out into the street to
stop cabs and let the drivers know
that they must return TO work in an
organized manner, under the leader
ship of the Taxi Drivers Union.
Rebuke Brooklyn Group
The masses of strikers strongly re-
buked q group Of Brooklyn drivers
who stated that they were ready to
go back to work and take up the
question Of organization later These
men we're shouted down when they
presented this proposition.
Mayor La Guardia, who thought he
would be able TO get the men back to
work without the union, was consid-
erably ruffled when be heard that
strikers we're still stopping cabs after
he had announced that the strike was
over.
Turning his back on the picketS who
we're pulling cabs on the streets, the
Mayor told the press that the people
who are creating the disturbance are
not strikers"
Mayor Knows Conditions
The Mayor is attempting TO gloss
over his strikebreaking role by stating
that he sent an alderman to the
board Of survey created by the N. r.
A. to investigate" the taxi industry.
La Guardia has already heard the
grievances of the hackmen and knows
well enough the conditions in the
taxi service Aldermen and NR.A.
officials, like Mrs. Herrick. who sold
that she would throw the commit
tee of 13 out of the window" are
plainly not interested in improving
the condition Of the drivers.
Many Arrests
Following the reports that pickets
were still stopping cabs, La Guardis
threw overheard all his so-called
liberalism and showed the mailed
fist. Police radio cars were called
into the streets, and many arrests
were made.
A striker Samuel Marks. was
arrested after 600 pickets stopped
car, He was held on trrlmped UP
charge Of grand larceny.
Police attacked strikers wherever
they assembled. Three Negro strik-
ers were arrested on 18th ST., be-
tween Fifth and Lenox Avenues.
Police arrested two pickets, Charles
German Of 474 Brook Ave. Bronx,
and Morris Wexler, who had no
home. having been evicted since the
strike began because he could not
pay his rent.