New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-15
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
FIVE HUNDRED MEN QUIT WORK.

ME BUSINESS OF MOVING fktluni N"' ~
R1,yrEp-rHE CONNECTION OF THE SOCIALISTS
WITH THE MOVEMENT.
The freight-handlers' strike In this city mas
again become somewhat formidable. Not only
do the strikers still refuse to re-
turn 10 work but the Italians anG
Russian Jews, whom the railroads hired at Castle
Garden to replace them, are leaving the piers
and joining the forces of the freighthanu
lers Two more branches Nos. 8 ana
o, of the Freight Handlers Union were
formed Yesterday. About 500 Russian jews
marched in the morning from the Battery 10 'no
headquarters of the financial committee IN tine Do"
cry. They wanted to become members OF lhe un" =,
Under the direction of 5. Schinkowltz' a oooi,'''
who recently connected himself with the strAe ,"es
were taken to No 165 East Broadway, where ,nero
is n branch nnion. composed exclusively OF these
people. The president of the new union MI 'oi
kowitz. said that nearly all of the Jews PAID the
admission fee and became members. ;. Shevitch'
of The Voks- Ztitung and other well-known social
lists. made speeches 10 the men, union was alSo
formed in Mulberry-st. of the Italians who hau
quit work.
The result of the mass meeting at five
Points on Thursday night and the recent
tactics of the strikers was that ooo men
stopped work Yesterday on the river 'front.'
leaving a force at most of the piers wholly lnau
eauate to handle the goods offered lot udhSPG;t%.
ton The effect on the business OF snPplnE n ALL
was immediate. Long lines of loaded trucks nIlcu
the streets again and the depots apparently m0I94
almost as badly choked up as at me peeIlihs ba
the strike Many OF the scenes eSo reDeated and the
strikers were jubilant at the distraction OF
agents The partial exodus OF Italians lelf ennSv
lew I abroad. At the piers of the New-Jersey
Central Railroad number of Italians ie1t Woik,
but enough OF them renamed 10 Itasns at the
fairly well. In the morning the Itallans l a. rnd
Erie piers, Nos. 20 and 81 MADE aholIei ~, Eo,ii f
for 20 cents an hour which was refused. Many ol
them then left the piers; About seveny-ntS re,dbt
manned but the work of receiving Heght
was almost at stan, standS'i Were obliged to
Hrpye away with their goods unloaded The mum
her of Italians who returned 10 The BaTcay-sI PlyI
of the New-York Central and hudson hNei 80 80 ~
road Company was small, and the huge plts ot
freight quickly filled the place, despite the ehoLte
the new men. The foremen were frantic at th 1ne
slow progress made by the few foreigners, ana the9
swore loudly at the causes of the strike. 90 t.L
The Germans who quit work at Pier No. IS, OF the
Star Union Transportation Company on account
of an alteration with some rlshmeh' MeIe
partly replaced yesterday by men rom
New-Jersey, but the work was not fully resumed,
Pier No. 39 was not materially anecIe4 NY 'I the
ton of the Italians. Al st. johns Park Depot, Vhe
strikers said that all the Italians had le1t the place.
but an examination showed that only thirty h"u
failed 10 return IN the morning Moiv gr v" %ot their
noon completely used up 10y the severity on MI
tasks The Germans still remain, apparently WITH
out any intention Of leaving The place. s,o,,ood
The greatest number OF Italians SloppcQ
work at the SXty-hfth-st. depot OF
fhe Hudson River Company The %Oo
men who are taken up the river on barge every
morning did not arrive. The result was stand
sill for some time III the yard, until pOrilon oi
the men at Ihlrtie hist, could be sent IOI lD"aiu
nicht few others had been hired and work was III
a measure resumed. Most OF the new men at me
Thirtierh-st, pier did not leave Their work. Only
"a few OF them Italians, Germans ana AuslrlalS
having been substituted III their places.
The business on the water front was Wis
IDLY affected by the new phase OF the STRIKE
complaints of merchants became more frequent
The agents of the railroad companies had nttle 10
say nm regard to the manner III which they would
meet the new trouble. All oil them, however, ex-
1ressed the Opinion that it would prove TO be only
Temporary embarrassment None OF the raliiOad
men animated that strike OF the Italians would
affect the determination OF the companies not 10
change the rates of the freIght-handlers wages.
Within the last two days several Significant lea
trres OF the strike have developed, wheh Indicate
flat the control and direction OF the ma yer prac-
ficay out of the hands OF the actual strikers. In
every large strike III the last two years. there have
be,n "A few men calling themselves SOCIALISTS and
ieaders of trade unions, who have allied themselves
with the dissatisfied laboTers ana PROMISED them
snnIass IL they would follow tLeir advice. The
sS,ot Jevalonments of the freght-handlers strike
are the result of the interference OF the Socias
They have assumed the direction OF the strike, and
nndsr cover OF the Freight Handlers Union
lave almost AIKEN the breath IRON the slOw-g going
strikers by their cleverness IN manipulating the
Italians. subscription lists nave been put IN cirSu-
latlon and public sympathy mas Oeen aroused. Inc
strikers are now carried away by what these new
leaders have done for them. Another open-alr
meeting OF the Italians was held last night III Null
berrv-sI Michael Tambini presided John PetrO-
yese' DR.. Rafiaelio Guidone and Pietro de Rosaia
made speeches Ill Italian from vendors wagon
nTring the Italians not TO return TO work. L. J.
Mcguire anu striking tIeighthandler spoke IN
EngI,h Mr. Mcguire said :" You stand by us
and we will stand by you. Do not return to work
on Inc piers Try to induce your friends not to take
the places of the strikers Io-nOrrow we Will DIlng
bread and cheese here and distribute among you
On sunday we will bring bread and meat; and we
viii give You money" -,
A IEIBI,NE reporter talked with several of the
leaders OF the strike Yesterday and endeavored to
learn from them what they meant by STICKING
byn the Italians and Russian Jews. No satisfactory
answer was given. further than that they would
snnnort the men who joined them during tine strike.
But when tue strike is over the railroads VIII
not want the foreigners. W nat theh VIII Decome oI
them and their uuiOnsP
"Oh we don't know anything about that; they
can take care of themselves then" 800
meetinc OF the Executive Council was held last
niybt AZ No 475 PeaTl-st at which reports were le-
ceiyed from the branch unions and he condition OF
fbe sfrike was di, cussed. 1T was stated that The
subscriptions during the day amounted 10 more
ma, Isl 600 The strikers expect that more OF the
Italians will leave Work this morning.
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