Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-13
srp1Kr or rHE LoNGsHoREMEN.

They Quit Work and Take their Tools
from a Vessel while LOading-Their
Regulation of the New Time-DeTel-
opments Awaited To-day.
About $3.50 O'Clock 2. m. yesterday
strike occurred among the lOngshoremen
engaged in loading the British steam
ship Caduceus, lying at the wharf
Of the Central press. 1t appears that
the nine gangs had agreed the
week previous 70 continue working py
the old time and not standard time.
Heretofore il has been the custom 70 com
meuce work at : o'clock a N. On AonoaJ
norninr the gangs went 70 work oy the
old time. on the following morning seven
ont OF the nine gangs went 70 WOTk a.
usual. the other two gangs appearing
for work al O'Clock, standard time.
The stevedore told them that they must
not commence work until 10 o'clock 10
which they demurred. claiming that they
would work according 10 the standard
time and no other. They refused 70 90 10
work al 10 O'Clock. a. the steyed0re di-
rected. but preferred 10 keep out all day.
which they did. They then endeaYored
10 get the other seven gangs 10 quit and
20 out with them. in which they did not
succeed On Tuesday night the Council
Of Arbitration Of the " Orkingmen's Be
nevOlent Association and WOrkingmen'
Union Association resolved N commence
work at : O'Clock standard time Z, cease
work for dinner at 1870 O'Clock. resume
rvorL ~ o'clock standard time ;, and
work a. IOng as daylight would permit.
or until Is O'Clock, when daylight should
In the meantime the stevedOre had
placed two other gangs in the place Of the
absent ones. SO as not to interfere with
the speedy loading Of the snip. All the
boss steveiOres agreed TO the time above
stated as soon as they were notined' the
stevedOre in this case among the number.
Yesterday morning the working force Of
the previous day was promptly on time and
was al work in the hold Of the snip when
the two gangs who were out presented
themselves on the dock. but made no
offer 10 20 10 work. Notwithstanding they
were asked BY the steyedOre. Ihey re
fused. claiming that they We're put on
They then went down into the hOlu Of the
shin and brought their tools up on deck
and ashore and then went TO INFORM
Mr.. Robert Charlton. the President Of
tho JoueshOremen's Association. Mr..
Charlton went down TO the vessel TO order
the balance of the gang to stop work, but
was stOpped before going aboard ana
asked bv the steyedOre what authority he
had for anv such action. Mr.. Charlton
did not answer but decided not 10 20
aboard. Meanwhile a representative Of
the cOlOred association came 70 the
l shin for the same purpose and was
asked the same question. he also decided
not 10 20 aboard. but in some manner
( the men in the hold got their orders. and
| at 2.5G o'clock came out, and went ashore
/ 10 await the decision Of the meetings OF
/ the two associations, which were held
l last night. There was seemingly no
/ reason for the strike. as the steyedores
/ had accepted the time as published IN tae
4 MORNING NEWS yesterday.
/ The action Of the strikers is seemingly
1 arbitrary. and it is an impOssibiity 10
predict what wiz be the outcome OF the
movement. The officers and members OF
\ the LOngshOremen's Association refuse
7 10 state what course they will pursue.