New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-01
NO COMPROMISE IN JERSEY CITY.

BOTH PARTIES AS DETERMINED AS EyER-A MASS
MEETING OF TIE STRIKERS.
Yesterday brou ght no change in the relations be-
tween the railroad companies and the striking
freight-handlcrs in Jersey City. Both sides to
all appearances firmly opposed to surrender or COM
promise AS the strikers have shown no disposition
to commit any breach OF the peace, the railroad
officials have gradually reduced their force of
specjal officers and fewer regular policemen are
being detailed at the freight yards. The roads re-
ceiyed an unusually large amount of west bound
freight yesterday. it being tho last day before the
advanced schedule goes into force As conse-
quence, the employed were used more in for
wardng this class of freight than in handling the
east bound. About 800 lately landed laborers
were al work on the Erie Railroad piers a long
row OF wagons we're being discharged along the Pa
vona-aye platform and long lines of trucks waited
for the ferry boats after being discharged The i'm
migrant laborcrs do not grow expert very quickly,
but with enough of them and plenty of time they
manage to do the work. though they have not been
able To catch up with the accumulation. Superln-
tendent Thomas said everything was working
smoothly and 1t was expected to forward over 500
cars of freight from both sides of the river The
east~bouud freight handled would not BIO so large
AS usual, he said partly because the grain had
nearly all been stored IN the elevator.
Superintendent Petit, at the pennsylvania freight
yard. said that their force OF men was sufficient
for the present business. Some OF the Hungarl ans
and Germans he said, are such good laborers that
the company would not discharge them to make
room for the old employees. He knew nothing of
any proposed increase of wages Work appears 10
be advancing most satisfactorily at the local
station Al the uarsimns Cove piers, however the
amount of freight to be handled is plainly too large
FOL .he present force OF men.
ave are Just as well situated as II there had
never been strike" was the statement at the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jerseys freight yard and
APPEARANCES bore out the truth OF the statement.
Work goes on quietly at the DelayaIe, Lackawanna
and Western yard at Hoboken though there is a
large quantity of pig iron on the piers owing to the
detection of the Italian laborers. Freight for
warded without delay.
The striking freight handlers appeared more in
cause yesterday. A meeting was held at 1870 a. IN.
and several hundred dollars in contributions were
received making the total amount about 81 500.
Only one committee of those sent to see floatmen
and checkers" reported The report was that
these men could not be induced TO stop working
A committee was appointed by the strikers 10
visit the men who handle tobacco IN the warehouse
of Jarvis * Co. Ii was subsequently reported that
the visit proved successful, the having stopped
work at the request Of the committee. gift OF
500 was received from Joseph Warren:
The 600 cOal-heavers employed at the Scranton
coal docks have struck for an advance OF from
to 10 cents per ton. They held a meeting at St
Johns Hall and decided To JON issues with the
freight handlers. The Scranton Coal Company
made a formal demand on the municipal autnorl-
ties Tor protection, and squad OF police was sent
TO the works OF the company.
The fret ght-handlers met at 5:3O y. III. III Hamll-
ton Park and marched down Pavonia-ave. 10 the
ferry IN order 10 receive and escort the visiting
freight-handlers from New-York. After waiting
about twenty minutes a few New-York men ap-
peared and II was decided not TO wait
for more AS the men were drawn up In niles
of three men EACH the line extended about quarter
of mile; $50 men were in line They were mostly
were present L. j. OSullivan acted as marshal.
The lien marched from the ferry through Payonia-