New-York tribune., 1874-11-12
and Allison and exJudge Perrepont appeared for the
motion. aud eXRecorder Smith and George r. Andrews
THE IMPENDING STRIKE.


THE IMPENDING STRIKE
THE 'LoNGsHoREMEN AND THE STEAMSHIP coMPA-
MES PREPARING FOR THE CoNFLICr-NoN-so-
GETTY MEN TO DE EMPLOYED.
Preparations are being made on both sides
for the conflict which expected to take place on Mon
day between the iongshoremcn and the steamship com
panies The officers of the companies have their
stevedores to look for new men In anncpation Oh the
strike; and notice was sent yesterday TO all tne
unions calling upon them 70 meet In convention on next
Sunday II is the impression among tho steamship COM
panes that they will be able 10 secure sufficient mum
ber OF nonsociety familiar with stowage to DO the
work without any Inconvenience to the companies
beyond few hours delay. This, they declare is OF small
account during the Winter months and VIII anect then
very lttle 1t to be generally agreed among the
agents OF the ocean steamships that the wages
actually earned by the Ongshoremen are small at the
present time they speak well OF their workmep whom
they characterize as generally honest, faithful. hard
working men; but they claim that their receipts have
fallen of Tremendously. and that while their passenger
and freight rates much lower-neary onehsiI-thah
they during the war, they are paying the long
shoremen moro than prices. During the war inc
cabin passage price Europe 800 In god' Or when
gold was highest. $3.50 in greenbacks AT the present
time the price only t0 gold about s53 In green
backs The charges for freight have becn reduced In
like proportion yet the companies claim they are pay
Ing the lOngshoremeD more at the present time than
when their receipts were three times HEAVIER In ac
the companies claim they are losing money
at the present time. While. however. they
admit that the wOrkingmen are not making
very much money they assert that 1t simply because
there little work for them to DO. The rates. they say
are too hgb and II plenty, would enable tho
men to earn from $50 to $40 week reduction In the
price per hour had 10 be made and ~ Is urgeu 'no
present when the companies are losing money Is tho
proper time to make the reduction. 1t would not DC
appropriate, when the companies were doing weii 10
reduce the price of labor, and strike at that tine
would be productive OF most serious results sad Sir
Nicholson passenger agent Of the Inman line yester
day "The ongshoremen do not como strictly wlthn
my purvew, but their faces are fatniiar to me- anu
have been for many years. know them 10 DC inuuS
trous, honest and faithful, and am aware that at the
present time they receiving small sum weekly Dut
tbo rates pcr hour what the line objects to- and when
work to $40 or week" The officers OF tne Eli
on Monday but express anxiety as to the result
They regard unlikely the apprGnenslons tiat Dpcr
feet stowage will occur, and Gay that during the Winter
tTe principa products exported grain aud cotton
the former Is placed in bins which hold IL III poson
and It is almost impossible to stow the latter so tat any
damage will occur They regard tho fears OF those per-
sons who imagine the discharged iongshorenen wouia
maSinary, and say they have better opinion OF the
who have proved generally Sa iSllnca ios
steamers, however are more apprehenslye. aud ad.
mited freely yesterday that they would Dc serious:
1
to Southern cities msceiah60us caTg0es, consisting OF
kinds of merchandise and considerable skill s re-
Quircd properly stow away tho cargo 30 as 10 pre-
Vent &c. They think they will be able however,
TO prevail upon the Oremen Of the different gangs OF
| Ionpsloreuen remain with them and superlntenu
the packing OF merchandise. In this way no damage
will occur IT, however, the foremen, who are nearly
ali members OF the unions, unite with The Strikers
| then they hope to be able to obtain sui-
| ncient number Of nonsofey men familiar, Win
tho work to load and discharge the vessels faili,E
| in this, they say they would Do seriously
ncOnvenenced but express the opinion that pleIy OF
axytnh ha al
the work at the reduced prices. They do not generally
seem TO be as determined about the matter OF reducing
the rates as the officers the steamship compa'
MES; as IS Of greater importance that their vessels
should make regular trips anu more care mas TO DC exe
csed IN loading and dschargng Most OF the fregnt Is
OF persabe nature aud has to be handled WIN great
care, while good discriminating judgment Is required 10
be exercised arranging the different articles or inel-
cbandise the various parts of the vessels some or
sailing vessels for Southern pOrs expressed
themselves the strongest terms against tue present
rates refused TO say what action they would take
next Monday.
THE COOPERs' STRIKE.
There was no change yesterday in the condition or
affairs relating the striking coopers The small num-
ber who refuse to work insist that they will not do
until the bosses demand to have them disband their
Union is withdrawn. They say that their employers
are Injured by their refusal to work. but the others
state that they have no difficulty in obtaining equally
skiful non-society at less wages special meet
ing OF Union No has been called Cor next Monday
night, when the subject will come up for consideration