The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-14
THE CARNIVAL OF BLOODSHED
In Addition 10 The Present Trouble a
Strest-Car Strike is Promised.
SCREWAEN DEPRECATE TIE BIOIING.
They Deny Responsibility for the m"i'ei
of tho Norroes-An Explanation OF
the sorowmen's Troubles

ruav or may not be cllunHdI dDCo4H-
nanlments with the feature promised;
lime alone will determine. The promised
attraction Is s,reet-car strike. As FAR
ns the men are concerned, the order 10
cease work cannot come any too soon,
81 tho sentiment heard on the streets
counts for anything. From general ru-
mors heard the feeling of the men was
10 10 out this evening. Before noon this
rrport became current at the banks and
on the exchanges. and created quite a
furry. Nearly all kinds Of opinions
were expressed, aud tho majority we're
aeainst tine strike being general. at least
ThC str kc viii probably DE confined 10
The lines of The Traction Company and
the Cauoiton and 81. Charles-Avenue
lines will not be affected Mr. Little. the
superinteudeut Of the Traction Company
said that hc understood that the men
were 90 be ordered of the cars on Friday
morning. Ilo said he could not tell what
he was going TO do about thc strike uh-
I'll then. ie has been overheard TO say
several times that If it was necessary
the company would tie up IT'S cars IN
The barn and wait untu matters relurn-
cd 10 their peaceful channel He had
not been directly notified that the strike
Was 20 be ordered but heard from D
private source that that was the inten-
tIOn. 5.FAlSA
sCREwmrN DEpBECATE THE SHOOTING.
Mr. Edward NcCubbu has been ap-
uolntcd by the white screWmcu as their
ugent. 10 make contracts with shipowners
or agents for the loading Ot vessels al
So cents q bale lie is practical screw
man. ana very readily consented 10
1alk.
subject" sand Mr. McCubbin, that the
s,rewmen uurcscrve1ly condemn and sin
,crclv regret the occurrences on the
levee front Yesterday. We recognize that
euch outbreaks are hurttul TO our inter
est. and We have sought with every
mcaus i'm our power 10 restrain our men
from Offering any violence to the lanor
employed ON the ships. We believe that
the men who were guilty OF shoounS
down Iaborers yesterday ought 10 DC
brought 10 Justice and ought TO be pun
}shed and We shall morally and other
wise support public order ln all these
troubles But 10 is unjust 10 lay lhe
blame of the responsibility on the screw
men We have "a large number OF SYM
pahizers whose passions nave pe'h III
1lamed by the importation OF lab2r i'2h
other cities. and the outbreaks Oi yeS-
,ordav and the day before are attrlbu-
table 10 The feelings that has thus Deeh
eugcudcred. But The screWmen as bodY
and as am organization and large pre-
poudcrauce Of screWmen as mdlVluudlS
strongly reprobate the violence on lhe
lcvee front and desire to see orlc' Ie-
stored.
orrFRTp TO LOAD SHIPS AT 30 CENTS
"The scrowmon have offered to Load
rhips at this port for 30 cents. me punllo
As aware of that fact VIXEN the Not'o"
1-yrh.nec appeaIod TO us 10 do something
toward cfccung settlement OF the stilhe
we conferred with stcVedores, IN some
cases men whom We have helped up
nom our own ranks, and who are now IN
am iudouopdcnt position, with view 10
uerfcctiug some plan whereby an l"i
troublc would bc prevented. We were Ioiu
1,v one of the stcVCdorcs that II We shouiI
send our committee TO his house ne W"ulu
dictate the terms under when we sho"'u
20 back To work So cQntemptuous re-
plv to our offer i'm the interest OF peace
N,e resented ANA then we determined
NJ ,,o should enter the field against
tho stcvedorcs. as rivals for the business
nf loading vessels al this port, ana We
,oade our offer direct to the steamship
agents. 1t has been repeatedly cIaIFcI w
Tho public press 10y commercial hobies
and hv ship agents that the hedNN
charges at this port were driving com
,rerce away. and that tic screWm'h were
LARGELY responsible for these excessive
rL,rpcs Ecing convinced 60 the contra
". our proposition was made 10 ''' sun
no'ucrs i'm contemplation of doing away
,,.i,b The middlcmau. the stcVodorc To "a
certain extent knowing as we dp tha' the
potartcs of stevedOres helped 10 make the
CHARGES excessive SinCe that proposition
was made we have loaded ships ana maze
roma contracts but We have iound very
Embboru resistance 10 our plan ~ 'he
st,ip agents. who have insisted on the EN-
ploymcnt of stcVadores.
WHY THE PROPOSITION WAS REFUSED
"And what is the reason for that sim
,,lv that the stcVedores pay rebate 10
shin agents. which the ship agents would
not enjoy II they were TO accept our
proposition
1T is currently reported ON the streets
that shin agents have been willing TO give
work to the white screwmon, hut the
white scrcwmen have declined to col sent
yo thc omploymcnt of stCvedCrcs. Inc
r,oposition made 10 us WAS 20 take sub
contracts from the stcVcdorcs, and thai
we have cmphauc1ly declined 10 con
cede to- for the reason that We Wouil bc
Tho losers and the stcVedorcs the gamers,
and tho object we had In reducing cur
charges: that is, of reducing the port
charges. would be defeated Under such a
,,lan the stcvedores would still continue
10 charge as much, or pretty nearly as
much as they are now charging fOI
,ha performance of duties that are tax
ON the commerce OF the city. The sieve
dores have simply been IN business 10
nrodt bv the labor Of the screwmeh
Thcir work is confined chiefly to getting
kew berths for their ships. Key berths
mean berths next the wharis Whlch
have the effect OF reducing the expenses
Of the stevedores somewhat IN loading
vessels. 1t happens frequently that
stevedore is not seen one entire houi
about "A ship ne is loading. His presence
Is unnecessary"
.NNould you be willing TO make con-
tracts with the ship agents for loading at
81 cents. and consent 10 a steved0re over
seeing the work." was asked
PROTEST AGAINST sTEyEDoREs
"We should prefer not to have steve
dores oversee our work. but we are dis
unctly willing 10 have the ship agents
appoint representative 10 oversee-not
10 interfere with-our work. The agents
may send any expert they choose TO su-
perintend the work. provided they pay
such experts service out of their own
pocket. And when we say that we pro-
test against stevedores. ! do not mean
TO convey the impression that such OBJ
lection Is vital We should be willing 10
waive II If we get direct contracts with
the ship agents or ship owners or snip
masters. SO far as our work is concerned
we are prepared 20 give solvent bond for
a. faithful and satisfactory performance,