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Show j Taxicab Drivers Join the Express Drivers in New York New York, Nov. 7 Two thousand taxicab drivers struck today In sympathy sym-pathy with the express drivers and helpers of the expres companies who have practically tied up exress busi ness in this c ity for nearly two weeks. Tho sreadlng cf the siriko to drlv era of all vehicles of this city, except those on food supply wagons, s ems Imminent It was announced that at a meeting of labor Interests to bo held today a date for a general strlko that would tie up "oNeo''nC on wheels" would be decided upon. Samuel Gompers, president of the Ann. i lean Federation of labor, Is lt the city and Is participating In tbo conference of the labor leaders. All peace negotiation between the express companies and their men have been suspended. Attacks on chauffeurs who stuck to their jobs were numerous. Twenty-eight Twenty-eight machines of one company cot ino the home garage badly crippled, tho tires on all being cut and the windows smashed. Some of the smaller companies made settlements with their chauffeurs chauf-feurs during the forenoon and It was estimated that about 000 of the 2,000 Mrikers returned to work. The continued illness of Valentine Hoffman, cc president of the International Inter-national Brotherhood of Teamsters, made It seem doubtful if the point executive ex-ecutive council of the brotherhood would meet at the expected time to decide on the general strlko proposl- I tion. I Dan J. Tobin of Indianapolis, gen- ' oral president of t':ie International Brotherhood of Teamsters, left New-York New-York today, said to be bound for Chicago Chi-cago or St. lyiui-". It Is believed in labor circle In this city thai the situation sit-uation in loth Chicago nn I St lyuiis is now as acute as it was In New York a week or so hetore the strike, j I |
