The New York herald., 1874-11-16
DISCONTENrED LABOR.
Probability Of a General Strike Of 'LOnsshort.
men on Both River Fronts To-Day.
STARVATION WAGES RESISTED
Statistics of the Number Of Men Employed in
Loading and Unloading Vessels.
POLICE RESERVES ORDERED FOR DUTY.

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This mernng before seven O'Clock the police re-
serves viii be duty the river front IN case OF
disturbances with the striking 'ongshoremen-
The men MAINTAIN that as they are paid at present
they can hardly keep body and soul tegether and
that q reduction OF wages means simply starva-
tion. Great bitterness OF feeling was expressed
along the whole North River front yesterday AFTER
noon towards the tive stevedores Messrs. Welsh,
who are accused OF causing the present attempted
reduction or wages On the other hand great good
VIII was expressed toward the three brothers
Hail. who, as stevedores, employ large number
or ,longshoremen, and treat union and non union
men with equal fairness. The men yesterday met
IN knots IN West street up to late hour. discus- 4
sing the chances OF the coming day, and to their
credit It may be said that none OF them seemed
under the Influence or liquor. They all, at least
those wnoma HERALD reporter talked with, seemed
determined that as lar as they could help 1t. no
breach OF the peace shall occur. The men belong
ing to the societies are determined to maintain
tnelr claims even to the bitter end. The numeri-
cal strength OF the men now on strike Is about
twelve thousand, distributed in this city. Brook
lyn, Jersey City and Hoboken. Jersey City has
unlon OF about three Thousand members. A meet
ting OF the Hoboken union took place at Odd Fel-
lows Hall. and resolutions were adopted agreeing
that they would not submit to reduction OF
wages.
The following very interesting statement or the
existing state OF affairs, made to HERALD re-
porter last night by one OF the principal members
Of the strike, will be read with great interest at
the present moment, as giving the mems version
OF the great strike about to be inaugurated. The
following is the statement in question:
THE 'LoNGsHoREMANs STATEMENT.
ductlon OF wages has been brought about oy the
Brothers Welsh and the English Steamship COM
panies. The object OF Mr.. Welsh Sr., is to recover
money he Is losing in discharglng ships, he having
taken contracts at rutnous rates 70 monopoize
the whole OF the work. The men at the general
meeting OF the branches and conventions held on
Saturday night resolved TO accept nothing less
than the current rates. viz, 40 cents for Cay work.
10 cents for night, and 81 for sunday In our diff
ferent sections we have Il, 900 men, viz, in New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken. The
Italians nave not got the stamina for this work.
those sent down down by the Pacific Mail Com
pany to Aspinwall, at 81 a day and their food,
having 10 sleep in hunks on the wharf, have
turned out failure. Mr.. Starin pays his Italians
1fteen cents an hour. don't believe the English
sailors on the steamers Will work as 'longshore-
men, as they are union men ON their own side.
Their stevedores and 'longshoremen, taxing into
consideration rent and provisions, are better paid
than we are. 'LonQsnoremen get 5s. day
and IS cd. for working whole night, and an
hour tor supper, which we don't get. We be-
lieve that the Pacinc Mail Company will accede
TO our terms and also the Atlas line, which
has always acted very rair and honorable TO
the men. Their stevedore Is Mr.. Gardner, who
@ .o rae w oe az ns orH nu az unpamnnea
tive rates. All the unions together have IN their
treasury ABOUT $4,000. the average amount
3l2 70 $l3 week. others only make 81 and - the
year round. The present Is the dulesr part or the
year. don't known how some OF our men exist.
We are all going to stand py our dock to-mor.
row ana don't intend to break the peace don't
nnons sIe to-morrow. No. meets at st. James,
school nan, IN New Bowery. wednesday, and NO.
on Thursday, in st. Peters scnool room, IN church
and Cedar, and No. at No. 70 yarick street, on
Saturday evening
20. and Atlas line, 81, are the lines which have
sent notices to our meetings that they will COM
ply with the terms OF the '!ongshoremen: Tne Pa
weekly wages do better than we do: I think the
french line Is all right, as MI. Mackenzie VIII NOS
consent to have US cut down.
many OF the East River stevedores have sent in
notice to Union No. on saturday night to request
the men to be at their usual stations on Monday
xaOrning at usual rates. We expect little trouble
from anybody except the Morgans agents OF the
Bristol steamers VINO we nave looked upon for
years as enemies to aDoring men,
ALONG THE NORTH RIVER
HERALD reporters visited the North River piers
yesterday with reference 10 the coming strike,
ana the following is their report OF men employed
at each pier and prices paid
ployed; paid monthly wages; about $50; no re-
auction contemplated certain number Of men
Pier Red star line OF Antwerp steamers. Mr..
John Macdonald agent, is willing to pay the men
their regular wages, and no strike IS taxing place
Fernandina steamer Zodiac, which leaves on
THURSDAY.
Pier S-F. Alexandre's Havana and Mexican
steamship lines, about eight steamers. The CITY
OF New YORK IS at the wharf. and NUMBER OF her
crew have been instructed TO assist loading
fuse TO do considerable number OF ner crew
were DISCHARGED on saturdaJ: Inc owners oeheye
line Is doing very little business at present, and
not much excitement is expected here.
PIER 4-Pennsylvania Railroad; about two hun
dred men employed, at about 500 month; many
OF them working half time; good many men az
T1s cents an hour.
Pier 5-Same as No. L.
Pier 6-Balimore steamers; few men employed,
SIS week; number Of outsiders at 80 cents
Pier finland Propeller line for Baltimore. via
Delaware and Raritan canals; many Germans en-
Pier s--Long Branch boats and New Jersey Rail-
road regular men at $50 monthly.
Me-, steamship lines. PAY union prices to-day and
there will be no strike nere
Pier lo-swftsure Transportation Company Tor
Philadelphia. Employ non-socleJy men, pay
thirty-nve and forty cents an hour; also lew
Pier il-Boston outside line OF steamers; men
paid rom $40 TO SIS a week.
Pier 12-Savannah steamers Of Black Star line;
Pier l3~Clyde's Havana and wilmington
steamers. The men here are members or the
ps The soape CITY, RON e
this line, Is lald up. strike here Is not COR
PIER ls-New York Central ana Hudson River
Railroad. The work is contracted for by MIR.
Starins, oftne "CIty, River Haroor Transports
employs in this city and at Athens about 600 men,
about 500 or them being Italians who, they say,
nm Irro anna ems rkad tn