The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-01
STRIKERS WON'T GIVEIN
They Refuse an Advance Of Two
and a Half Gents an Hour.
THE STRIKE SPREADING.

TIE Conference Committees PROPOSE
ton to the Labor Union and the
Strikers Reply - They Adhere to
Their Original Demands The Tie-u D
Stoos the Loading of Foreign YES
sells. and !on-shoremen ldle-Busl-
mass Crippied and Serious Financial
reimbursement Threatened - The
Situation On the Bay and Along the
Wbarves Vessels Going Out Half
Loaded - White Hands Filling the
strikers Places,
The wharf laborers' strike is as far from
adjustment now as at its Inauguration. The
railroads have offered q compromise, but
the strikers refuse to listen to anything
short of q concession to their original de-
nand of 90 25 and 30 cents an hour. 1--WE
want nothing more nor less than what we
have asked for" is their motto.
The proposition agreed upon at the
conference of the railroad and steamship
officials and the committee Of the COM
mercial bodies was an increase of 215 cents
all round.
Yesterday morning the strikers commit
tee met the cotton exchange and board of
trade committees at the cotton exchange
aud listened TO the report. together with o
recommendation that the Labor Union
and Protective Association adopt the scale.
The strikers committee declined to recom-
mend the scale, but said the proposition
would be submitted to its organization.
THE COMMITTEES PROPOSITION.
The proposition was given to the commit
tee, and is as follows;
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. so, 1885,.
To the Committee of the Labor Union and
Protective Association.
The Joint COMMITTEES from the cotton exchange
and board of trade. with the mayor as chair
man, have conferred with the officers OF the
railroad and stea nship companies in your be-
half.
The Central railroad officers state that they
haYe already given notice that after Oct.
wages would bs paid weekly. Tho steamship
companies already pay weekly.
This committee recommend that the com
panies advance your wages to the following
figures, viz:
Regular. Overtime
Railroad hands per hour ......15c. zoe.
Wharf truci, hands per hour. l71fc 2oI6c
Men IN hold per hour...... 2Oc. CSC.
Headers per hour .............25c. SOC.
This will give about 25 ceatS per day add
tional to each laborer
The committee recommended your associa-
ton TO accept this advance aud resume work
The committee request you to submit this
proposition to your association and report to
this committee the decision of your association.
Respectfully.
j J. MCDoNoUGH, Chairman,
J. L. WARREN, H. NJ CoMEa,
E. KARow, j. F. MINIS,
JOHN FLANNERY, w. w GoRDoY.
W. G. CANN, JOHN r. YouNG.
W, r. STILLwELL GEORGE ?. WALKER.
Attest: j. P. MERRIaEw, Secretary.
THE STRIKERS REPLY.
The strikers committee went at once to
the meeting of the union at the Duffy Street
Odd Fellows hall and laid the proposition
before it. 1t didn't meet with favor at all.
and the strikers almost unanimously re-
jected it. They remained in session discuss
ing the various pheses of the situation until
after O'Clock. The committee had prom~
ised to report back TO the commercial bodies
at O'Clock the result, but it was nearly 5
o'clock when the reply was received. 1t is
as followers:
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 80, 1891
TO tie PoGrd of Trade:
DEAR SIRs-The proposition your honorable
board submitted to us this morning was sub
mitted to the Labor Union and Protective AS
ISOLATION since, and they request us to report TO
you that after mature elaboration and after
many days considering, the business OF our de-
mands, they wish Us tn report that they cannot
under any circumstances Whatever. edeviate
from their first proposition, viz: 20 cen for
common labor, % cents for men in ships hold
and 80 cents for hea iers Of gangs. Respectfully
yours, Il S. IowERY
Chairman of Committee, 90 MoatGom cry street.
\ 219-CENTs INCREASE.
1t will be seen from the above that
the joint committee of the cot
ton exchange and ard of trads, with
Mayor McDonough aching as chairman, sue
ceeded in getting the railroad and steamship
lines to consent to an advance of 81 cents
per hour to al their laborers, which the
committee thouEht to be fair aud Just COM
pensation for the classes of labor performed,
W hen the JOINT committee found that it
had failed in its efforts to bring about an
adjustment, owing to the laborers failing to
accept the proposition made by the Joint
committee, IT concluded tnat nothing
further could be done iu the matter
There wiz lie q general meeting of the
cotton exchange and board of t. AIDE this
morning at 10 O'clock, I'd the arbi ration
committee will make IA report. rne rail-
road and stea nship companies were notified
of the failure to arrive at a settlement.
THE STRIKE EXTENDING.
The strike is assuming rather alarming
proportions It has got beyond the original
lines. The porter5 and truckmen of several
hardware establishments quit work yester-
day, aad when asked for a grievance said
they had none, but being members
of the union were compelled to 90
out. Several negroes employed at Tag
CARTS and DlXon's coal yards also struck.
They said they wanted 81 o day The dry
culture hands of the city quit work yes.er-
day morning, and the drivers of the scav-
enger department threaten to strike this
morning. They are paid $40 90 week, but
want 81 per day. This state of affairs will
involve the city. The colored cotton samo-
lers have also given notice that thev will
strike this morning. In all about 2, 800 men
are out so far.
The tie-up is seriously interfering with the
white and colored longshoremen loading
foreign vessels. They can't get cotton to
load, and many of them have had to quit
work. If the strike lasts q daY or two
longer, all the longshoremen will have to
stop. This will bring big loss to hundreds
of men.
LIKE SUNDAY ON THE BAY.
The strike has brought about almost a
cOmYleie paTalysis IF trade Yesterday had