New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18
CONDITION OF THE STRIKE.

rur p.upoADs HANDLING ALL FREIGHT OFFERED
HOW TIE JERSEY CITY MEN AMUsB THEMSELVES
Those who have carefully watched the
prorress of the freght-handers strike came to the
conclusion yesterday that 1t was failure The failure
70 induce the gaeen hands' TO leave work was re-
garded as the failure last resort OF the men lhey
may s resort TO violence but they know too well ths
.ny sucn action will result collision with the police
The strikers lately have suffered themselves TO be led
by party avowed Socialists and professional laDor
agita1ors While tins has been temporary benefit 10
them ablty Of h railroads 10 hire enough men 10
do work showed how unfounded were the prom SEES
them through srIke without difficulty Many Oh the
n n1S1A"S ocnnpied bv a good class Of laborers.
According reports of tue railroad agents ana lore
men tie herman grants much superior 10 the
itaiians Inc Psoe hv o. mare eapabi. German on the
prs mere tue had become at ali prOnclent was
observed that they preferred 10 werk Tor ~ cent? an
bread ami cheese promised by tue strlkers
9rcs Of i35 Germans and Russian Jews handling
Yesterday ali the freight that was olered;
me business al Piers Nos IL, 10 ana IA
hs not much DISTURBED by the strike the men there
heIng aosLly laborers from NewJersey The downtown
pier of NeN-YOrk Central and HUDSON h4Ver ran
road Company lu OF Germans and Italians, and the
work OF receiving freight was being carried ON more
brsky than usual AT the klle PIERS NOS ~ anu -,
where considerable trouble has been experienced the
work shape than al any other time since the
As 400 italians were leaving their homes in Mulberry
At In the morning stTlKers made an attempt 10 III
tidae Them they safely escorted oy the po-
lice their wOrK on tne Erie piers III TINS Guy anu Jer
ev CITY Most of the Germans eiL Pier No. 80,
count gnt of one their country Win AZ lsn
foreman on thursday, returned work All The goods
ouered at No. 80 received, and the fehnsy
vaDia Railroad Company mad no dlnc1y IN procuring
sufficient number o. ne" men 10 hah1le me lesn' say
isfsciorly st Johns Park WAS full OF Germans ana
Ita!ians who now become suihclehy eAperiehCeu
TO handle the freight fairly well. Two nnnured men
were al work al the ThIrtiethst yard or the hudson
RIVER Company number had been sent away because
tnere was no room for them to WORK IT,,
Inc prospects Of any settlement between the railroad
ana strikers Jersey City Keep recedhS
"A the weeks advance big day work was done yes
terday Erie yards by means OF DIE force u neA
The wesbound freight was IL great u 49,,
up about 200 were sent away Icr want on WIZ
tor About fifty cars of tobacco were hahueu ~
was sbown cOncusvely that the company could handle
its freight the aid vi the sKcrs Bu un tLey
pei more efficient IL will undoubtedly cost CONSIDER
ably more do 1t tnan AID before the strike lney
are onsed 10 hire more do the same amount Oh
work and there Will be some expense resulting ron IN
stiIr,,, handling Tue panIcs appel Wiling 10 pay
tnis r coat iOr sake Of carrying their point NO
answer been returned 10 the Helent ptsAe
men along the road IN regard 10 t1 1Sn .o ne
pany was Il en- until July 20 10 consider Reports pY
Lie str1kers eight grackmen, VINO were DrouSn no
PatersOn and nifty rclghthanders had STRUCK
coula confirmed IN the yards and were denleu 10y
IN. officials Work went on Al the PennsyNanla yAIao'
with what The officials say Is An adequate oioo u I'm
The strikers hang together, and apparently keep up
their courage. AS showing how they pass away INC
time there could been seen crowd OF them the
day about tbeIouDtan IN hahllb@n ar, ~
fesce about had been newly painted by pointing
at the WAFER and shouting they would ennce many GU
rious people up fence until they gOt tAen haus
or CLONES smedred with green paint wHen the sTKeIs
would set up shout OF Laughter lesHIuAy a
number OF them playing hand-ba4l Az theH
rlOus cOntnbu Vrs; tine WOrklngmehs bencfoien'
Union No l anu ID. h. Cleary each giving SlOO cOn
mitfee AZ pointed to man In Newark VINO WAS
sid TO be furnishing the railroad companies wiz
Italians and Jews picnic wiiI be held III Ma
Park THURSDAY for the benefit OF the srkeIs Oh .e
saue day tue fourteen Italians who were arrested or
Will be arraigned IN the Court OF Special sessoh9