New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-19
STRIKE OF THE FREIGHT-HANDLERs.
THE PROPOSED PARADE FAILohH-"'ii'
ruv crry-sITuATIoN IN JERs " CITY.

THE PROPOSED PARADE FAlLohH-
THE crrY-slTUATIoN IN JERs Y CITY.
Tho result of the freight srife can now
be easily forctold The efforts or the strikers W IN
6nce the Italia y to leave work have only proved
how many UNEMPLOYED men there are I'D TINS Guy ,
This action on the part of those IN charge OF the
strike has been benefit 10 the railroad companies,
for they have replaced many or the lnehcient anu
law Italians with stead y-golng ana more capaolo
Germans The methods of the strikers no longer
command the respect OF the pubic, as
they did at the beginning OF the trouble.
The statement was circulated on Monday nlenS Vnta
an arrangement had been made by when an the
new men were 10 leave work yesterday. Inc Iact
was that the men had no sucl intention. ana more
over the work of handling freight on the piers was
carried on more efficiently than it has been in TWO
weeks. Most of the piers were fully suppheI WIN
a sufficient force of men to receive ali the Helght
offered
At Pier No 3s, of the Star Union TRANSPORTATION
Line thirty of the men who came over from New
Jersey in the morning were sent o St,
IN the face of these facts the strikers persist in say
ing every day, " here won't be a man working on
the piers tomorrow" -Four hundred OF tnT ltsl-
ST. yesterday. The aid which the strikers give mem
suffices for Their support. Most of them could not
return to work on the piers If they wished TO- lor
more efficient Germans are III their places.
YESTERDAY through West, L Sas at var1 fhS
Canal and Muib sEy but SCARCELY at 'na a
score of men at Batteryplac the starting point
Captain Berghotd, with small squad OF men,
the effort resulted in a failure Many OF the
strikers themselves acknowledged the futlnty OF
any further efforts TO carry on the strike ana most
OF them have concluded TO seek work elsewhere
The Financial Committee at Military Hall III the
Bowery reported that about Sl,oOO had been SUD
scrlbed during the day., and that nearly
81 900 had been dlsbursed among the SJrlkeTs.
The Central Labor Union lssu d call LOT mass
meeting 10 be held tonight IN Union Square. me
strikers will assemble az the battery at p Ia, anu
marcn to Union Square, escorted by brass band.
Az the headquarters oil the Russian Jews, NO. LOO
East Broadway, q dinner Will Do served to-day,
consisting of cabbage and meat.
If 1t were not Tor the daily meetings OF the
freight handlers III ST. MIchaePs Institute and the
large number of ltaIans and Russian jews toihng
freight houses, there would be nothing u
Indicate the existence of a strike IN jersey Guy.
Inc strikers held their Usual -aIy meeting yes
terday morning, with President Mcnamara IN the
chair The subscription committees reported Tue re-
ceipt of $2O6 30 additional. winch neiuued @oV
from tine 'LongshOrmen's Union, S25 from ). j..
Maher $50 IRON john MulQueeny and go from
Thomas q. gallagher. President Murphy prruicteu
that tie railroad companies would pe opugeu 70
surrender III few days at the most. lie salu thaI
he was eye witness 10 scene III new lorA "iiicn
gave hun great encouragement: AN h1lan
woman went down Oh her knees before some Oh her
! countrymen, and begged OF tnem lot uou SANE
| not 10 disgrace Italy. letter IRON H. H. Weeks
| of Newark, was read by MIR. Murpny, suggesting
that If committee should be sent to Newark 10 So
| liclt contr buttons IL would receive warm wei
come. committee were appointed 1or Ghat puI
pose Ano her committee were appointed 10 wall
! ~
be furnishing skilled to the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. Still another committee were
selected TO go Newark and organize the ltaiians
! there Patrick May of the " bosses ehl-
plOycd by Erie Company, was CIV IL perinissiol
10 make q statement Ill reverence " charge hiade
against him that he had advised the Italians TO pro-
! yiue themselves with weapons. de pronounced
the charge false, ana said tnat when he saw the
Italians flrlng his countrymen he could s ana IL
no longer. He vas, anu always mad BEEN on the sue
! OF The workIngnen, President Mcnamara reported
that there were 800 tre.gnG cars IN the Erie yard
! A statement was maue that j. QuInIan, u grocer
! would Qeduct from 80 TO $40 from ,he Dlls Oh AL
| strikers the amount be de.erinIned oy the III
| merlcal size OF their families committee was
appointed 10 90 TO New-l ork anu call upon tfad'
unions Tor Contributions.
Work at the freight docks and depots advanced
! Yesterday much as usual for tue last week or Two
and the railroad officials profess 10 be enreIy salis
ned W til tue present condition o. affairs.
The strike of the weavers In j. L.. ChapIns sllB
mill Paterson n. j.. winch had been IN progress io
! over three weeKs, was ended yesterday morning Oh
the terms OF strikers. Iney had lett Lner WofB
TO the number OF hty or six.y, because the wages
of twenty OF them mad been reduced. Ine employ
els finally restored the wages to The old hgures