Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-03
STRIKE SITUATION
White Men Expected from Nor
folk Monday.
MAY WORK PERMANENTLY
Reported on Good Authority That tho
Local 'Longshoremen Are to BE
Replaced by Men from
Across the Roads.
MAY WORK PERMANENT

III Il S!cGt !llillE respects the strike
situation along the water front yes
terday was unchanged The coorcd
'lOnSshoreiuen, who wen; out on th,.
strike. have none Of them returned 70
wci,k, and the shipping companies are
getting along as best they can without
the negroes
Although up 10 the present time the
shipping people have been able 10
carry on The work Of loading ana un-
loading their vessels without the least
70 DO the work formerly done By the
negroes. the various forces at work ;ls
much smaller than usual.
There are nov ;rDout 80 white long
shorelnent al work on the piers work.
ing the big freight ships in port. This
s Of course, I Very small force I,
Wcrls al! thu vessels that come here.
and more men VIII have to be secured
next week 10 DO the work if the ne
&rnes keep on insisting on not return
ing 70 work until their demands have
been complied With
IT is stated on very good authority
tEat the shipping Companies do not in
teni! 70 meet the requirements of tho
toiHrcd organization. and the negroes
are hlm III their statement that they
Will not work under the present condi-
tlpns Winch OF the two will give in. if
II.
1t is stated on good AUTHORITY thar
i large number Of white 'lonsshore-
men VIII Yet be imported TO do no
work reports To the contrary nutwi,h-
standing This is learned from Il prom
! .neh' snlEpinS man. who is in a posi-
llo:l to knDW whereof he speaks
| he plan is 10 bring I, big gang of
| men over TO this city tomorrow morn
| ing from Norfolk 10 be put TO work on
lhs PIERS. and il is said that Stcvedore
JACK Mariner. Of the Furness- Witty
! company. has secured them 1t was
! impossible to find Mr. Mariner to con-
! trim tilis last night.
| II CHS report is true. and there is
|"very reason to believe that it is there
VIII 1;"epanly be an Interesting devcl-
1ilient IN tn" general situation in the
| strike tomorrow
Y is very probable that the men from
| N3F.o.E are not comm. to Newporr
news TO play horse. They are not
leaving their WORK in the civ acrcss
| u" loads for fun. If they com. q
this city, and ii is asserted that there
| can be no doubt that they Will. they
viii come 70 stay
This means that the shippinr cam
| hshles VIII probably put on White long
shorenen TO work hereafter fur them.
|and the coored men who went our Oh
IN" strike viii possibly be thrown out
81 employment permanently.
J ~ tii.' SSiliS~ 70 pass, as now seems
i!'osS likely the colored longshorc-
| men league Of this city will! probably
ASK tor assistance from the national
organization AZ New York This wouil
n@ done as soon us il became known
',;Sc the white men have been employ
q steadily.
What the result Of this appeal u the
! national organization would be cannot
pc stated, but it is considered 1yoss :bl@.
ard even probable that 4 general
strike would be ordered by the ma
| ,icnal league. This. az has been pre-
viousy stated. 3s,s not as yet been
| done.
The fight between the colored men
ana the shipping companies would :hrn
pc on in earnest. and interesting de-
FeiCpments might be expected That
There would Ee any disorder or riutin.
! is Improbable. The negroes are in
cilned to be quiet and pcaceable. and
VIII resort to no means that might
| prove TO he IenlOrable.
The fight would be Conducted on tho
most legitimate plan and would not be
at any time the cause of trouble along
the water front of the city Thcr,
would be no occasion for the whites tC
DC disorderiy, and the colorcd men will
not be foolish enough to resort to any
| means that they might later regret