The Portland daily press., 1886-03-06
THE LABOR QUESTION,
The Strike on the New York Street
Railroads.
After an Exciting Days Contest the
Corporation Brought to Terms
A Large Manufacturing Concern De-
cIares War Against the Knights
of Labor.
Many of the Bates Mills Operatives
Leaving Lewiston.
Certain Shoe Manufacturers to be
Boycotted by the Knights.

Boycotted by the Knights.
NEW YORK, March Sat o'clock this
morning, every surface road in the city
found it impossible to run cars. Not car
could be run on any line, and the employees
of the elevated roads were threatening to
join the strikers at noon.
Brooklyn was in the same plight, with one
or two exceptions. There were in South
Brooklyn one or two little unimportant roads
running
The general 'tie-up" was ordered last
night by the executive board of the Empire
Protective Association, and was to continue
till the differences between the Dry Dock
road and their striking employees were set
tied.
The real cause of this vast strike is attrib-
utable to belief on the part of the men that
a combination had been formed by the street
railroad companies of New \ ork and Brook-
lyn to force disorganization OF tbe Empire
Protective Association. The strike on tie
Dry Dock road gave the men an opportunity
to make an ISSUE The tug-of-war began,
and the strikers were under the best OF DIS
cipline and had the Knights of Labor back
of them. Perfect order prevailed, and no
fears of rioting were entertained this morn
ing.
The police headquarters this forenoon
looked like enormous bivouacks. Uniformed
men were held in readiness to answer calls
from any quarter. Squads of Is or 20 police
men were despatched early to guard all the
railroad depots and stables. Mounted men
patroled Grand street and the route OF the
Dry Dock road from end to end.
Thousands of persons living above Har-
lem, who were dependent on the horse cars
to reach the Harlem road, had to walk miles
to reach the station. Policemen were sta
toned at the depot of the F0rdham route, at
170th street and North Third Avenue, at the
depot ON Boston avenue, and at the general
stables of the three lines at Southern Boule-
ward and North Third avenue.
This afternoon the demands of the men on
the Dry Dock road were granted, and the
strike came to an end both in Brooklyn and
in this city The men agreed to return to
work at 2 O'Clock promptly. They were very
jubilant over their victory, but perfect order
prevailed.
The terms of settlement are as follows:
That the Atlantic Avenue road of Brooklyn
will agree to pay the men at the rate of 81 per
day for twelve hours as a days work, for c0nduc-
tors and drivers, including half an hour allowed
for dinner ana after the cars are running to sub
init all questions of difference between the EN-
ployes to Commissioner O'Donnen. 1t is agreed
that the Dry Dock, East Broadway and B lines be
included in the same agreement as the Atlantic
road in Brooklyn
When the car drivers strike was declared
settled this afternoon, the Bleecker and 23d
street drivers refused to go to work unless
Superintendent McLane, of that company,
was discharged This the directors refused
to do, and committee of strikers was in
conference with the officers of the company
up to midnight, when the strikers yielded,
but insisted ON being paid 1925 for twelve
hours work. This was also refused, and
the strikers threaten to site up" all the city
lines tomorrow unless their demands are ac-
ceded to.
No Change at the Bates Mill.
LEWISTON, March 5.-There is no material
change in the Bates mill difficulty. The sec
retaries of the various assemblies report nu-
merous applications for travelling cards, and
the departure of large numbers of opera
tives from town. Business men generally
desire to see an equal settlement, as the with
drawal of $1,000 day in wages very serious
ly affects their business. Still, they are very
generous in their contributions of funds to
support the strikers. The whole question
seems to hinge on Mr. Pratt's signing an
agreement on prices with the board, as has
been done in the shoe shops in Auburn. Mr..
Pratt states that he considered his letter of
March sufficient guarantee and protection.
1t is generally believed that this point will
keep the mills closed for some time. although
he is willing to grant the advance they ask.
There can be no doubt that the mills desire
to resume work, as they are pressed with or
ders, but they claim they have given all the
concessions they will make.
Boycotting Shoe Manufacturers.
LYNN, March 5.-The Lewiston, Me-, Adj
yocate says:
On Wednesday r. F. Foss, recording secretary
of ID. A. SO, received an official communication
from Frederick Turner of Philadelphia, dated
March /, indorsing the boycott of L. P. Bartlett
Co., @ Of Splnney q co;i , Of Norway and Keene
to the general assembly IN January, but owing to
the press of business they have been unable to at
tend to it until this date. And now the battle will
begin in earnest. The scab shoe shops of Norway
and SkOWhegan will now receive special atten-
tion from all over the country, and 1t is only a
question of time when they will have to close
their doors or submit to the Knights of Labor. he
syndicate of Norway may well tremble in their
shoes; they have bit off more than they can chew,
and destruction StareS them in the face. They
will find that the blizzard of last week is nothing
compared with the boycott blizzard They will
de so deep SeS fall a @ tall
will not be in sight" Mr.. Spinney has residence
in this city, and keene Brothers do business here
and also at Skowhegan. The boycott not only ap-
plies to Maine, but the Massachusetts Knights of
Labor have applied for boycott against Keene
Brothers, which will be appliedshere.
HaverhiIl, Mass, Has Strike Among
Her Shoemakers.
HAvERHILL, Mass, March 5.-Work at
the shoe mandatory of Jennings & Stevens,
one of the largest in the city. was stopped
yesterday afternoon by order of the Knights
of Labor. The trouble, which has been
brewing for some time, originally started in
connection with deduction of per cent.
for steam power in the stitching department.
The question was compromised by substitute
ing 4 per cent. This did not satisfy all the
employees, and the question was referred to a
committee of the Knights of Labor, who de-
cided that the compromise held good until
April 1St. Subsequently the firm leased the