The New York herald., 1874-11-25
THE 'LONGsHOREMEN.
The state OF Affairs Yesterday the
North and East River Fronts.


The hracin2 air Of yesterday was altogether
pleasanter for the squads OF unemployed long
shoremen who like TO remain around their old
places OF labor, than that OF Monday with Its vio-
lent storm so there were hundreds OF the union
men ounsing about south aud West streets, spec
ulating upon the result OF the leud between
themselves and the agents aud owners or
the steamship lines in this city. Groups
OF twenty and thirty were ON every cor
ner discussing the question, and, SO far as
observation extended, were not Inclined to budge
an inch rom their position. While they were con-
snming precious time In argument the men VINO
have supplied their places were working promptly
and cheerfully and gaining experience every hour,
rendering the objections against them and in
favor OF "sKied labor" or, In other words 1he
striking laborers, lever and more feeble. At pler
No. 20 East river 1t was noticed that the gis.en
hards placed there on Monday were working
quietly and quite effectively. Conversation win
those connected with the nrm OF Messrs. e H.
Mallory j Co.. whose New Orleans and Galveston
sese genemen sasea wtn q ,ne csans aoeS and
that their work had not been interrupted per-
ceRslgy; ss below At the savannah n,.r tos ,sooo,ra
was being prepared for sea, and the last OF her
freight rapidly slowed. While one OF the more
Important OF the dock clerks felt inclined 10 make
some discrimination between the manner OF the Old
and new hands IN DOING the work he was satisfied
they could get along with the men now with them,
and in a lew days longer 1T would be the pleasure
as wen as the duty o all In the company's employ
to forget that they had ever had anything TO do
The agents OF the Anchor line referred with
evident pleasure to the work Of the green hands
as quickly and as wei done as any ever per-
formed upon their pier. They. had now the
it was not dnlcult 10 fno ali the men Of the right
stamp they wanted. ..As for u.s." summing up
Ine lnman line. the White star line, Williams
Guion. National line, Bristol line Pacific Mail,
Alexandre's Havana line ana Others are employ
ing the non-union men to their satisfaction. One
point In lavor OF the seceders, however, is the
Yielding Of ns french lSs linz wnos
day Tne result Of this has not haa any
perceptibe effect upon the combination, as the
action attributable TO the fear the captain or
the France. who ielt The cargo, which Is OF Pc
cullar nature, would surrer in the hands Of the
During the afternoon Messrs. Walsh Brothers
were busy IN making settlements at their office,
West and King streets, with those who had been
in their employ last week. squad or policemen
kept the eager throng in order. and as one alter
another descended the stairs with his money well
the amounts received.
The Strikers In CounciI-A Committee
OF Conference Appointed to Confer With
the Steamship Owners and Agents.
The Union Threatens a General Strike.
The delegates OF the several branches of the
'Longshoremen's Protective Association met in
council last evening in the basement OF ST. James,
school, corner Of Cedar and Church streets.
Mr. Roger Burke presided and William
Ashmore acted as secretary. 1t being
submitted to vote, the members present, not del
egates, were allowed seats in the room and per-
mission given them to ventiate their views OF the
subject matter under consideration by the Con-
vention. wnereupon half dozen OF these de.
sired to know what their rights were. By the
aclion or the Convention OF last Saturday evening
they cOuld work under .EfeVedOrA
or for an owner who paid two rates
OF wages. This was onerous and 1t
gave somc OF the members more privileges
than others. Mr.. st. Clair. foreman, thought
the only way 10 bring about o satisfactory result
was to have general strike, and all put upon the
same footing. Something should be done at once.
The summer just past has been dull one, and he,
Tor one, hadn't laid away much money. Others
were In the same predicament, and II work was
not soon had they should require aid.
AN OvrsIpER-Damned shame for Rreman TO
0ther members desired a general strike 10.
day. one remarAing that the 'longshoremen fzzle
woId would only be brought to an end In this way.
sured tnat when the merchants found that the
men who are posted in the. mechanical matters
that desire attention around ship cannot be OBJ.
tanned they would soon be brought to terms. ..1t
isn't the Italians that VIII hurt y0u." he added,
.,6us the irlsnltalians fnat are doing and win DO
At this juncture the regular work OF the Conven-
llOu was pEOCecuSu Will, duU Tue TeSOULlOQ lalQ
on the table last ting relative to Committee OF
Conference with the merchants taken up. Afrer
mucn useless discussion and thousand remarks
was carried. 1t Is but just 10 say that the COM
mon sense remarks OF the President and secre tary
did mucn TO secure this end. The committee NJ.
pointed - as foows:-
No. 1-William Wall, william Ashmora
No. Roger Bur6e. W. A. Sims;
BRooKLYN--Bernard McGram, John Reese.
HoBoKEN-James NARROW, Peter Sullivan.
JERSEY CITY-ThOmas Cornell Daniel
Sweeny.
vested IN this committee, and 1t was finally sug.
gested that II the merchants would not do any
better they could accept forty cents per hour 1or
Delegate MAxwELL-Yes, forty cents aud eighty
cents drst but forty cents anu sixty cents II wasn
ANOTHER DELEGATR-That's the talk. Heave
overheard Walsh ana Wen work for forty all
sEvRRAL voIcEs-No. we won't.
the friends OF general strike now came to the
defence s..d,. Of their pet scheme. and agtatsd
strained TO say tnat the matter was q very
serious one, and there was but little use in taking
out turning the men now at labor on the street.
1t was iound difficult to appease the general
Wag to aSt the ssu Of the
the committee With the merchants but that one
Of tne Instructions given to that committee should
their utimatum To-Day the strike should become
general 70. morrow. Tnese Instructions were given
night.
'Longshoremen's Strike in Brooklyn.
Pursuant to private Information coming to the
police the night previous q detachment Of eighty
men, under command OF Inspector Waddy, was
drawn up IN the vicinity ofthe Empire stores at an
earlv hour yesterday. ready to contend with any
riotous force OF 'iongshoremen that might desire
10 measure prowess with them. 1t had been re.
ported that the strikers premedtateu not Qly as.
sauiting the green lands who had taken their
places at the reduced rates, but also conte mpateJ
the destruction OF properly About seven O'clock
9 barge, containing thirty men, Italians, Dutch,
irish and American, who had been hired to load o
alongside the wharf ana landed the passengers.
amid the shouts oi derslon OF the "knights OF the
hook' VINO stood In the vicinity. Two OF the
novices at the 'longshore business strayed away
from the Ken OF the poce, and, falling into the