The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-06-25

improvised meeting. and selected committee
o o. iour TO visit the piers and ascertain wha,
committee was allowed to enter the piers
They talked to several Of the lab9rers, but as
the latter were about to cease working FOR the
CATION made no impression. One OF them on
coming back to his comrades outside tnr
building said that the strikers had no Intention
70 destroy or injure tho property OF the roads
onSy were willing to act as watchmen for the
any dopredations The entIro S n9vid sttteimpt
then withdrew. -
UNLIMITED POLICE PROTECTION PROMISED.
United states Senator Sewell. who Is a stock
WW2iasr OF the Pennsylvania Railroad came from
net General Manager Frank TSSo thomson seay of Of
men and Assistant Superintendent Stearns of
NE New Jersey Central. they were met al S 7.
o nj; IN General General Suporintendent JacEs9n's
Bird Of the Police board. and poitde sS Gomt
str sShlone 81 Malone. Van Ruyper, Meyer and
Police Murphy The railroad men rem represen nt ID
that their property was in danger and that they
were prevented from running their trains. and
them. After brief discussion. Mayor Furman
replied that whatever force was necessary to
protect them would be provided
An officer OF the Pennsylvania Railroad said
There is no denying the gravity of the stu.
dated or pulled from their cabs to-day. w. and
the freight business Of the road has been prac-
public does not fairly understand the situ te
t3n There are in all the freight yards Of the
freight handlers of New York having
ssbhr rm these men e, were INDUCED to Join
Without a ss 6 hS dCn and
line. Had that reference been lmade. with any
reprSesentatiop of their increase in expenses It
is. the wages received by these men are fully
up 18th, to the standard paid e any, similar class
situation has been emba en si'Si by the he
fact that these men, not satisfied
wth s5O pIP ,h work have
tempted to injuro the business OF their EN-
ployers by preventing the different railroad
wages up to this time have been considered
lair and ample. and. as far as railroad cor
poafSaas are have never been
receipts OF these corporations are falling away
very largely. It Is NO time for employees who
strike for an increase. THESE corporations are
largely reduced in their business and in their
wages. We cannot therefore treat with these
strikers. That is definite.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE?
-, With regard to our reasons for calling on
the civil authorities. it is because the county
is responsible. under the New Jersey law. for
injury to our property from riots Of this kind.
IL is not so well known that the railroads have
also constructive right, where. the forcible
obstruction OF trains results in the delay and
bn In 81 ,bn PrGpsTty This also
are in Jersey City. and iihsir capacity
in New York is. say. 1000 cars of freight daily
$50 of which are presumably at this time OF the
II XHG9 IS orcb1
by the action Of the strikers. the county where
It occurs is liable for am, damage that may be
This railroads are not Wiling to be dictated
ing under the advice OF employees Of a similar
character on the New York shore and who
could at any time at the present wages DO re-
tons are making request similar to ours Of
Sy to W haSo
from other points along our line to the city. to-
dav, and VIXEN they are properly protected. as
we know they will be. our business will proceed
After the meeting adjourned the Police Com
missioners, convened at Headquarters. and an
the police force indefinitely. Messengers were
sent out in search OF volunteers. and rs they
Inspection were appointed by tho Board and
sworn in by acting Mayor Furman.
ON THE NEW YORK SIDE.
On the New York side of the North River
freight handling was almost alta standstill. and
The strike were uniformly quiet but as de-
termined rs ever. The heat had great effect
in breaking down the unframed and ill-fed
green hands who were at work. Very little
freight was shipped.
At the piers OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
and North River. a few Italians and Hungari-
ans were at work, but the gates were closed to
all shippers Mt pa o'clock. The Pennsylvania
Railroad depot at piers 4 and was closed all
day. but behind the gates fifty men. among
them a few Italians. were at work dischnrgiDg
freight. mostly -four. No freight Was received
The disturbances in Jersey City put stop to
work in the yards of the Pennsylvania Rail
road there and cars could not be transferred
across the river At the New Jersey Central
docks next above. the men at work did we'll
and some progress was made. At the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad local freight dock Pier 16
twenty men were unloading floats The new
hands taken on there on Friday quit work at
night, and did not return yesterday. At Star
ms piers work was going on well.
st. Johns Park was cleared OF teams and
trucks by the police on Friday night, 1t was
bors had complained and that the Fire Depart
ment hnd asked to have the streets kept opon
Early yesterday morning the line was formed
again in Laight street. and presently IL cX-
tended into Canal street. But the doors of tho
great depot remained closed. About $50 Italian
freight handlers had stopped work at 6 the
night before, and had refused to work in tho
police to compel them to work or go without
their pay Only ak OF the whole number re-
turned to work yesterday. and they might as
well have remained away AT noon they and
a gang Of men who had been sent down from
the 1hrtieth street station quit work, and
this sign was displayed: