The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
LABOR ON TIE LEVEE.
A Comm. ittee OF StnambOatmen
Call Upon the City Au-
thOritics.

| A committee Of ntonmbont nganta md others
identified with tho stonmhoni intoreea yeHler
day called upon Mayor Patton for tho puruoaf
Of aaklng his assistance IN putting n stop to The
| Interior once. by members of tho Longshore
mems Union. with those IHborera WIN wore
! ren'ly to work for tho p,iso Dor hour which the
stanmhonta wore willing 10 pny.
/ On tho COMMITTEES Informing Mayor Patton u
tho purpose Of thoir Walt. no Immediately sen'
for Chief Of Police HoyIan. who arrived In Il
few minutes.
Mr.. Mat Israel. ~ Tho oommItteo stated That
| The Labor Unrn had appointed tlm"koepers
who iulerfored with lnborera onpaged In IN
| loading boats. urged thcm not to work for lesa
| than forty cents m hour. md by porHuaalun
and threats and tho assistance Of lnreo crowds
VI other lungahoreman. who gathered about
tho bpnis frequently Induced tho gangs 10 quit
work.
The Mayor mako IT any VIOLENCE wna used or
| II there wna any Disturbance OF Tho ponce. and
Mr.. Israel responded TINT physical force was
nos brought Into rndutsiiipn. but nevertheless
the mon were induced 10 quit.
On thla tho Mayor snid TINT H. appeared Tint
moral enaRion WAS nlono brought to boar. and
tho police could not undertake. 10 control ita
mAo. IT ihronia. however. wore lndnlgod III II
making thom.
Ohlet Doylnn aaii ,hnt he had inslruced tho
hntbor niIlnnta to nrrest my ono iutoriarTing
with rpuatnbouta ongaged ~ unloading q boat.
but hia ntllntrs had reported. and he know 1t ~
| To Tact. mat Oh the npp hthneo 81 tho police
NIL the intimidation aomuninaI of eanaod. aud
tho crowd ophgregaiea about tho bout being IN
Ionoa movod AWAY. IL was. under tho circrm-
NJ aneaa. i'm poasihle to detect any man In tho
commiHaion NJ tho alronc". aud neither tho ON
ocra III tho h"nt Or gantfnot"ra had over boon
n hN nry II III ~ II h ,T
II. II was impossbo 10 have II man stationed
ut each bont. M tho eullfo force on day duty
VIVA but ak mon. II amy officer of u boat or
oiher porRon would point out u longahOTaman
or amy ono Olae who had intOrfarfai with n man
NJ work. 10 would guarantee u prompt arrest.
hrrea,a had however, boon n,hhn a, limos. hnt
tho officers hnd boon Invariably Ou'aworn by
oruwda of n"grooa, and tho prisonera releaaed
10y the police judgoa.
Capt, Axiom said TINT II tho lonuRhoromnn
wore not allowed TO congrngnth about tho boats
,hn trouble would ranaa and he thought that II
~" polio" oarneatly and honestly performed
gathering, Tho ringlea,iora should bo arrested
and IN example made of thom.
Mayor Patton nnid that 1t WIS impossible te
have II man NJ onch boat. and tho police could
nnt mako IN arrott Whan tho crowds p"acnhhly
diaperaeh unless tho rnglrnhera were pointed
out. II thoso who witnessed Tho Int Intimidation
would Indicate tho men ongnged In II no had no
douh that the police would nrrsst them. ana II
nm officer iailod to do his duly In this respect he
should bo r"portn,d. md II no was reported h"
Uapt. Aiknn Declared tho nnceHaiy for relief
TO hn nrg"nt. Tho l"voo lnb"r waa In such
condition that boats were compelled to refuse
freight. md many thousands OF dollars were
Loaf to tho city.
Altos u general discuasion II was agreed that
the Mayor should appoint M special police
otIlunrH, without pay SUCH mon ~ tho commit
too might name and TINT tho commanding ON
c"rs Mt tho II rbor station should be- changed.
IL WAS underatood TINT tho police would U tye
overy assistance to tho to % appointed specials.
and tho committee withdrew.