The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-12
THE MORNING NEWS WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER r. 1884,

The l0ngshoremen were willing TO meet
them half way on any proposition they
might make. Wilson said that he
regretted very much that the lOngshOre-
men and the brokers had not understood
each other better before He claimed
that he had not been made aware of the
proposition made by the brokers to the
stevedores, and which the latter were re
quested TO make the lOngshOremen ac-
quainted with and intimated that there
had been no intention Of having the long
shoremen accept this proposition. VIII
son was called down on this, and the let
ter from the stevedores to the brokers
quoted in the brokers statement pro-
duced. Wilson claimed that he had not
heard Of it anyway
THE BROKERS' PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Barnard said that it was a mistake
that the brokers had made an offer to the
stevedores that they should take the
work at 30 cents. The proposition made
by the brokers was for 20 cents a bale.
which the stevedOres had refused, saying
that the lOngshOremen would not work at
such rate Mr.. Barnard said that he
was glad to see the disposition on the
part Of the union men to cOncede a point.
The labor they had been using was salts
factory, he said They wanted more men,
however, and were willing TO pay them.
They had, however, made their arrange
ments, and could not change them now.
They would be glad to give employment
to competent men; it made no difference
whether they were union or non union
men.
K. HThomas, coIored. SAID that they had
understood nothing definite from Mr.
Barnard remarks, and that it did not
appear that anything had been accom-
pllshed by the meeting They We're will
ing TO meet the merchants in fair spirit,
he said, and were willing to do every
thing for the benefit of the merchants and
the city which they could reasonably do
From the stand taken by the merchants
the representatives of the unions could
only report back to their societies that
they must either starve or seek work
elsewhere
Mr.. George p. Walker said that the
proposition made by President Driscoll
was no compromise. Under the long
shoremen's rules gang received SIG per
day. At 40 cents a bale, the proposition
made by President Driscol, seventy-tive
bales, days work for a gang, would
cost $50, an increase of "A per day per
gang.
URGED SETTLEMENT.
Maj. Karow made a spirited speech,
urging settlement of the differences. 1t
was vital question. he said and the
meeting should not be adjourned without
something being done. He made propo-
s1tlon that the meeting recommend to the
societies that the two societies deputize
three men each, and that the men in Col
Harmon's employ should deputize three
men, and that these nine men should
meet and endeavor to reach some agree
ment by which a solution of the difficulty
might be arrived at.
r. d. Charlton opposed Mr.. Karow's
suggestion. He said that the union men
would not consent to confer with non
union men.
Mr.. Barnard said: 'Do / understand
that under no conditions will you work
with non-union man."
No" replied Sandy Rhett.
This assertion was followed by APP
plause. Rhett said it would take him
five years to teach a non-union man how
to stow cotton. There is nobody any
where, he declared, can beat Savan-
nah cotton hoosier slowing cotton"
A. II. Grant endeavored to explain the
proposition to load cotton at 40 centsa
bale but did not make it very clear, and
there was doubt as to whether he meant
that the stevedores should be done away
with entirely and the work done by con.
tract with the longshoremen directly, or
that the longshoremeu should be paid As
cents bale for slowing cotton.
The motion for adjournment being
insisted upon by the longshoremen, it was
put by Mayor McDonough and carried
without opposition
Some of the brokers said to a MORNING
NEWS reporter after the meeting that
the charge of 40 cents bale for steve
doring had not been fairly stated The
charge last season was As to ~ cents a
bale, they said, and 1t had been only re-
Gently that it had gotten as low down as
that, the charge in former years having
been as high as 80 to 80 cents.
The result of the meeting was as ex-
pected. Meetings of the longshoremens
societies were held last night to receive
the reports of their representatives. 1t
is not known if any further steps were
decided upon There are some predic-
tions of trouble, but as the longshoremen
know that any riot which might occur
would be charged directly to them, and
that they would be the principal sufferers
by it, it is not likely that there will be
any serious trouble.