The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-09

BALTIMORE. Aug 9,-OnIy an apology
and admission of being in the wrong pre-
vented a strike yesterday among the pier
workmen employed by the Northern Cen
trail Railway Company at Canton. Manag-
er Kendig. of the railway ordered twelve of
the men TO go on board the Hamburg
American steamer Bengalia Oh Tuesday
night TO run the winches, to assist the
non-union stevedores employed by D. Holl-
jes- The men positively refused TO do so,
giving as their reason that they we're en-
ployes of the railway company and could
not be made TO engage in any other en-
ployment.
The mems position, it is stated was not
acceptable to Mr.. Kendig and he threat
ened the dismissal of the twelve men. His
threat was soon known by the pier men,
numbering about 40. They decided that
if the men were discharged for the stand
they had taken the whole of them would
leave work in a body. Mr.. Kendig subse-
Qnenty admitted his mistake and made
an apology.
The striking stevedores OF D. Hollies.
who have been loading steamers al the
piers of the Northern Central Railway and
Pennsylvania Railroad at Canton, held
bach's Hall. 1875 Canton Avenue. No ac-
ton was taken, but President George Kro-
merit, of International Longshoremen's I'm
ion 1874, Of which all the strikers are MEM
bers, reported that their cause was pro-
crossing favorably and that it was expected
an agreemsnt acceptable to the men WOULD
be reached in a few days.
Mr. Kronert said an erroneous impression
had gotten abroad that the Canton long
shoremen are striking in sympathy with
their Locust Point comrades. Such was
not the case" said Mr.. Kronert. "The
cause of our grievance is the refusal of Mr.
DIETRICH Holljes to consider a set Of rules
which we adopted for the conduct of our
union and presented TO him last Monday"
These rules provide that deckmen, winch
drivers, and leaders of men working in the
holds OF ships shall receive % cents an
hour and all others in the holds shall re-
ceive % IL cents an hour The wharf
men are to get 20 cents an hour The hours
for day work are to be from a. m, TO
p. m, and from the latter hour to : a nj.
for night work On legal holidays and from
g P. m Saturdays until a N. Mondays
the rules demand that the men shall re-
ceive double pay. The rules also demand
that when men are called upon to rig up
vessel for diSchaTging cargo and for carry
ing the discharging gear the time shall be
counted as on duty Heretofore they claim
that no time allowance was made for such
labor.
When men are taken away from the city
10 ships in distress by being aground the
rules insist that they shall be paid from
the time they leave the wharf until they
return ana TO be paid double for overtime.
The ship so served is also TO furnish the
necessary meals for the men.
\ demand is made that the men shall not
be paid off in liquor saloon. and that the
night men must be paid OF between and
o o'clCck p NJ and the day men between
p m and O'Clock p II. on Satu!d day
at the main Office OF the pier and that 10
further deductions from pay viii be per-
nitted for any purpose excepting for ten
eft dues
In speaking of what tTanspired at the
stevedores' meeting yesterday on Locust
Point, President Schubert said: Our men
have not by any means lost their courage
or hope of winning this fight The sailing
of the CambTian King. after a long delay.
Is no proof that The backbone of the strike
is broken. All of US know that when the
Cambrian King finally got away from BaIti-
more there was still room in her hold for
loco tons of freight When she gets 10
Antwerp she may find that it were better
for her not TO have carried as big a load
as she did.
The agents of Patterson, Ramsay & Co.
are bringing a lot Of men from Richmond
~ t&fAG TIE plates u the UNION men, out
with little success. Forty-three coIored
and twelve white men arrived today from
Richmond and were greatly amazed to find
that they were called upon TO take the
places of strikers. They said that they
were told that there was scarcity of
workmen IN Baltimore and that there was
40 strike on. When they found out the
condition Of the affairs here they refused
10 go to work as stevedores. as they were
unaccustomed TO the work and afraid that
they would be moIested
We took care of these men, bur we can /
rot pay their expenses home. The only I
think we can do is to consult the Acting
Mayor and ask him if these men are to .
remain in this city. and if not how are
they TO be sent to the place they came
from"
One hundred and twenty colored men
were landed in Baltimore yesterday morn
ing. Several were taken away in boats by
committees Of the strikers and others es-
capped from the piers and went to the city
Others were too much scared TO leave the
scow- II was said that those who had
means to take them back left on the even
ing boat for Richmond