Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-02
M0RK
TROUBLE
THERE.
[IEDRED LONGSHORE-
MEN OBEY ORDERS.
KeEuSe 80 Work with
M0n-UniOn Men.
PECULIAR CONDITION.
1EaEz Talk About the Matter.
Thr Icaborers Determined.

La 0OL ~ = 4<(hSA
NxEe vxr NEWS, VA. August 3O.-l
kS0nt @Se cclered 'longshoremen, en-
ssugg& 90 loading and dischsrging the
azssn1d2s9s OF 'he Chesapeake and
Sxhs0 & sst, went out on strike this
EzaraaG. There are between 500 and
-s1ae 4 Sre6 7Iongshoremen engaged in
SoxzxE5EE sza pors and export freight,
s&siA tass stSike insugurAted this morn
6sEE 81 eetx al OF them, as they belong
75zszs u ationsl League OF 'Longshore-
zuEu
e~001ED MKN ORGANIZED.
The S1StsShek the colored men are
S1rxgzE Sc, u1d the white men number
SS1E szlF GftY-three. are not, is re-
ssEcuzSasg Soc the whole trouble, which
TzEEU c1zzit nore seriously than ex-
wssAEs&. Eke white men have sepa-
,xGGes uzEEnixztioE, known as the
Eszsg8E &sndierS and Seamen's Un-
NfExs tHsz ere aolored men have prevent
81 SaHzz from getting charter, and
EzEsn G-Se6 SC make them join the col
Sownd veAG1a. This the white men re-
Eszse3 60 dc. The colored men gave
zxatSeas UAlrty & ava ago that they would
ans ~V9EE Euless the white 'lonRshore-
xmsDS Gnee wiSh them or were thrown
0snssyd ezetE positions.
Eas NHrioA eRded to day.
AcABsx F3R DIsPurx.
THH toxSe or eolored men which was
xz@sH1s& 60 1RloAd the CheasA pesks and
GS1n GzcGznship Kanawha, just in,
usHuz c. 1sse pier this morning to 90 to
Vs@r&E. EAey found the white men
RzzGEz Gzss i<eady to commence work.
sEAn sa1Szre1 men iefS the pier, and the
X5zExzrR &eelared the strike on. They
EkEwa aosu "a the neighbophood Of she
VlEe1x Sz Gay, hut have made no DEM
SxHz<zEiS1 Of any kind. The steam
szk9r &TRozsttox was loaded last eve
EzEas<. end hss only to receive her cat
rza~ so esssre wall be no difficulty in get
rzlnz Ssxr sway All OF the union long
szsEuezzzon will refuse TO work" the
azkkzE~ sat Il any more Chesapeake and
<Kkzss ss<eaEers come IN before the
lzafkA &C @eStled the business OF the
EzzzzBT zs1ay be. seriously affected.
wVz1rE EEN QUIT woRK.
T6rs waite Tongshoremen had to quit
vszaxSr sEslsx morning. as there are not
SsCNrc 4 ~ them TO "work" a ship.
N<ass e. the coiored men have re-
c7zrRrsx 70 work, and those who were
E.ssx 4ss%<SYeS to-day, to the numoer
SxEx0sgzz three hundred, will not take
Ssiss8sr aHsxaces.
EeiFss os the 'lougshoremen working
EzEzE st6ses s. RIted States shipping Com
Exat asG~A strnck, but IL the white men
eEcz sx fSced with them is IS probable
9zsass ezEasg will 60 out, too.
HEtx kzsrike does not affect the long
ssNsussuzan handling the freight of the
szx9HkEEds'e steamship lines or the Chesa
.zNskx b20G y hio railroad.
-ssuLL HOLE OUT.
TIKI xSlsred men are determined to
K7ahE x2f 81 an effort to force tbs white
'zzssx tx GA their union or quit work
.1zEse EkxSs men will not join colored
ysua0sxE u113 will fight for the rights &C
pEsE1FaGzz GzS th the national labor organ
a6<n<IsMs-
&EE=- Esacmas Adams, who is at tn,
ESEmS as SHE white 'longshoremon's or
sscxSaazS r6Uu. stated this afternoon tina
EzEs ttsszy expects to get q charter from
sahG SSGeKDGal 'Longshoremen's League
.EEza &2hsrz tdrne II the white workmeI
.sEe1s IL esx charter, the colored men viii
KsGVEs SxREeeasion.to strike and will hav'
atzGzzsrErz % york.
zRogosITIoN RESENTED.
Hnssr sic colored men organized
&AeiesA20el IeSgpe they invited tn
~SgtsiSsesz COZ ON it. CT course, this pro
YSuseEeSszz Was resented, and the whit
EzNsz or Sed to the national organize
TsEssE SGz q charter, which was refuses
ExEsz gzssVSf Che existence of one leagu
AisarsS sSssz0S6E 1t is said that the rule
ca c8xss National League prohibit tn
alzzs Ut X ESsSn of more than one locs
&e9xHss5a &s.ity. The white men her
<sfz1x st&ct IN New YorK and othe
Sszkg &sDxr2Se leagues exist.
not RECOGNIZED.
SE5e NSa2ss union has been tryir
szsSlasse eEnges Secognition from organic
~Esz EesleRS. Tsle men have no idea
ErHEk6sszJ Wock, and as the colored me
ssxsSr s6oSV WI rot work with them, ser
sSzgzr sznsSEi Is Ray follow.
ESS14 isNGJSss Slongshoremen say tn,
Chr sS<SnzEzs0f the colored men that the
~SeEksa1e sxCOvE with non-union men Is .
sEHGEzE 90 Shey often get non-unio
<zG&ezesE r0ez to take their places.
eESeEGu2C Mariner. the stevedore Il
f5<Erussz- WSthy s. Co., agents for tf
s.0s34ansSsse<Se aud Ohio. Is not in tn
a.SsaT otEsSA0g, and it is not known wins
Eea ssSz Ssslo about the strike. It is n,
EE& &8sfg that white 'longshOreme
EEU.r' &0eec rOssgtt in to work the Chez