The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-16
TO FILL STRIKERS PLACES.
Charleston Wants Savannah Long
shoremen to Go There.

Charleston Wants Savannah Long
shoremen to Go There.
Capt Thomas Young, prominent steve
dore Of Charleston. arrived in thscity last
night and returned to Charleston on the
midnight train. The object of Capt. Young
visit was to secure longshoremen to go to
Charleston TO take the place Of the strik-
ing longshoremen there. Capt. Young at
once hunted some of the leading longshore-
men and laid the situation before them.
To a Morning News reporter Capt. Young
said he had secured about thirty men,
whom heiwould take back with him on the
midnight train. He wanted one hundred an
ALL he said, and believed that he would be
able to secure that number in Savannah.
Capt. Young said the report sent out from
Charleston did not give a correct state
ment of the trouble. There is no strike, he
said. on the contrary, the men have been
discharged by the stevedores because the
latter are dissatisfied with the work. The
men were receiving $4.50 and headers s.
day, he said, about one-third being whites
and the other two-thirds negroes. His OBJ
ject in coming 10 Savannah, he said, was
to secure men to take the place of those
who had been discharged.
A dispatch from Charleston to the Morn
ing News last night says:
1.-THE situation in the strike of the long
shoremen of this city continues TO be criti-
cal. The trouble started by the Johnson
Blue Cross Line refusing to pay S23 per
for the me the Ground chat a
price was higher by 81 than that prevail
ing elsewhere on the coast. The long
shcremen went on a strike, and negroes
were brought here from Port Roya. TO
take their places, but afterward went
home when they saw the threatening atti-
tude of the men. Capt. Thomas Young
is now in Savannah collecting white long
shoremen to bring here. The men are
most all negroes, and are much excited
They have made many threats as to what
they will do If workmen from elsewhere
come here. 1t is said tonight that Capt
Young will bring seventy-dVe men from
savannah Tomorrow morning, and if he
dces, some trouble may follow. The po-
lice are fully informed however, and are
amply able to protect the newcomers and
TO queI any disturbance that may take
place..
Charlestonian who came over last
AA'oAAe 9etAN Tie lADubtt was caused DIV the
tact thai the steyedores did NOT want 10
continue paying the prices they had been
paying. A lot of negroes had been brought
over from Beaufort and Port Royal he
said, TO take The place of the strikers,
but they were frightened by the threat
enlng attitude of the Charleston long
shoremen and did not remain to work.
These men had agreed 10 work for lower
wages than the Charleston longshoremen.
This he said 1t was that caused lhe steve
dores to come TO Savannah for white long
shoremen to take the place of the strik-
ers.
a number of Savannah longshoremen
have been working in Charleston in the
cotton season during the last three or four
years since the strike here, which resulted
in shutting out the union men. They have
given eminent satisfaction, according tc
all reports. Under arrangements now in
vogue, however, many of these men are
able to get employment in their line OF
work here. Acting on the advice of some
of their leading men 1t is said that none
of the longshoremen went 10 Charleston
this season, preferTing to work in Savan-
nah.
There are now number OF
white longshoremen employed here
at good wages, and il is said
that leaders among them have
advised the men to remain at home II
this be the case. it is not likely that the
Charleston stevedores viii succeed in get
ting many men in Savannah.