The New York herald., 1874-11-28
THE 'L0NeSH0REMEN.
The General Strike Ordered
by the Union.
HOW TT WORKED YESTERDAY
Oujnion, Of the Owners and Agents Of Sailing
vessels-The Steamship Men Consider
"the Game in Their Own Hands"

the Longshoremen's Protective Association, in
the pursuance OF previously expressed determi-
nation on Wednesday evening last decreed that
all the members OF the organization should refuse
TO work, either on sailing vessels or steamships,
yesterday morning, and continue thus to stand
aloof from any employment along the docks until
tnetr demands in regard to wages shall be complied
with by the agents ana owners Of both European
ana coastwtse steamships. In other words, the
leaders Of the union compelled the willing laporers
about the sailing vessels to surrender their liberty
IN order that the owners or such craft may urge
the steamship companies to recede from their
position anu accept the compromises offered ny the
'longshoremens organization The river fronts
were proof sufflclent that the rulings OF the
leaders were fully compiled with.
At pier 20, East River, Messrs. @. Fl. Mallory 4
Co.'s work was being proceeded with without
perceptible interruption. This firm, though among
the last to join the steamship combination Is now
determined never again to employ union men.
Many of those who lett this employ had worked for
the senior member Of the nrm for over twenty
years, and now seem to lack the intelligence
to see that such severance OF their rela-
tiOns viii result disastrously. The non-so-
ciety men now on the pier mostly
Americans, and have, with little instruction. sue
ceeded In doing the work OF loading and unload
ing promptly ana satisfactorily. or the new hands
many were glad to find something to do on any
Jerms and are anxious to continue on the dock.
On the Savannah line pier, 49, East River there
was but little doing, owing to the absence OF the
regular vessel. So soon as work begins, however,
the '.green" men who have been In the employ OF
the line since the commencement OF the strike
win again 90 to work. They early 'tgot the hangn
OF things and pleased their employers.
How much trouble the general strike has
fully seem on opsraons 'on on many s Of ss sse docks
along the East River had ceased, but only IN one
@
owners were showing vast amount OF pluck
snS were considering what steps they
now and also in the future. It must
not be forgotten IN this connection that ali
had been pald the Old wages, and there was not
tne least inclination TO cut them down; but now
the owners feel that this IS the time resistance
and they hope to so arrange matters that they
may never again q M oe MIs similarly placed.
Mssss ,S C. Marsha n ~ Co. we're little AN an
hands had been with them July twenty
with safety. One Of their vessels Was lett naif dis
non society men and resume operations at once.
gentleman 0! the firm expressed 1t as his opin-
there were TOO many idle men in the city anxious
become competent 'l0ngShOremen."
On pier No. II, East River, where Brigham's
New Orleans and Wards Havana packets are
loading and dlscharging work was progressing
and succeeding better than mad been expected.
Messrs. Sutton Co., VINO have seven chartered
the wcs ney
unable to stow yesterday felt somewhat aggrieved
was passed in considering the SITUATION, and this
morning they Will have the work proceeded with
Messrs. % .HS Mowland al Aspinwall have no ships in
port.
Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn d Go. have but one
cargo aboard, SO that they particularly in
terested in the movement OF the strikers.
Their ships In port are such they can noid OH for
while ana not suffer much Inconvenience. They
were not fully decided, late In the afternoon, what
steps they woula take, even II they moved at all
in the matter
hope OF 3 compromise with the steamship men IS
futile. The action of the union in Oruenng q
general strike, they think, has placed '.tne game
In their hands," and there will be no yielding
The East River front was properly pohced, and
II the longshoremen had any desire to raise .
row they Ould have met warm reception. The
detectives under Captain Irving were patrolllng
South and West streets under SPECIAL instructions
On the North River side there are but lew sail
main but lew new features. The most in
teresting act IN connecmon s,s with II Yesterday
regards the French line: The position OF this
line has been rather doubtful ever since the be-
tnat the French line had gone back to the old
union rates renamed uncontradlcted, and II was
Is now lying AZ pier No. So refused to allow the
Italians 10 proceed with their work. on the
an ,esy SCENE sHs Was
yesterday morning. some OF the UNION men who
were at work loading the France were suddenly
ordered to stop by the President Of the society,
but after they mad marched away they turned
round and returned to the wharf, declaring,
that, as the lockout was general, they could
not by rights work Tor any rates. but rs the Cap
tain OF the France had discharged the hated. de-
ing. Mr.. William Perzell, the superintendent Of
the French line, 1t seems, had also endeared him.
Sell to the 'ionsshoremen by his agreeable man
ners and Kindly demean0r, so That many declared
that even II Il were not for the Captain they
would certainly not leave the superintendent
. win, and number OF 'iongshoremen probably
never worked better at the Old high rates than
on board the France the reporter was requested
by one Of the men to tell the Captain in French
The Captain, who Is spIendid type OF the polite
French seaman. touched his cap and replled:-"I
am very much Obliged to tnem but ! don't want
any more" MIR. Perzel says the Italians could
not STOW or discharge the cargo properly, more
especially as much or 1t consisted OF goods easily
damaged. sucn as oronzes, clocks, laces, silks, &c.
He gave 1t as his opinion that the Italians would
never be sucn good workmen as the regular union
At the pier OF the lnman line, No. 46, the CITY
OF Montreal was being discharged. Many OF the
laborers were Italians who seemed wiling enough
and the officers said they were doing the work
satisfactorily and were Improving fast. The ship
Will probably not complete her shipments before
Tuesday next. There seems to be no disposition
the part OF this line to re-engage the old men,
Mr.. Dale, the agent being well known as an ex-
tremely stubborn Englisnman who never recedes
from any position he has once taken.
At pier No. "A, OF the National line, the Canada
was discharged by non-society men and Ie
Italians. The work here also proceeded satis-
factorliy, and no union men were employed At
tie other pier OF this line, No. At, The Queen was
being loaded, all the longshoremen being nom
union men. She will sail this morning.
Al pier No. So. OF the White Star line, the Gaelic
was being loaded by about 40 non-Gnion men.
She IL 10 soil this morning al nine O'Clock.
The Strike i'm Brooklyn.
The 'longshoremen on strike assumed o more
threatening attitude than heretofore in Brooklyn
yesterday, and kept the police the alert for a
hreaCh aht xzaa rraa 4 In