The age-herald., 1901-07-31
LABOR TROUBLES
 REACHES CRISIS Marine Traffic and Work Along California Shore at StandStilI NOT SYMPATHETIC STRIKE Fifteen Affiliated Unions, With 15,ooo Members, Will Stand Firm Against
 Their Employers at the
 Golden Gate City.
NOT SYMPATHETIC STRIKE

San Francisco, July 30. The labor troubles in this city reached crisis to- day and as result marine traffic and lobar along shore are almost at stand still and many industries almost totally paralyzed. The order for a general walk out of the City Front Federation was made effective this morning. The City Front Federation comprises fourteen unions and organizations, with full membership of about 15,OO0.
 Three thousand of these men are em- ployed at sea or In other cities, and the strike order does not apply to them until, they return to San Francisco. Twelve thousand men obeyed the order today. The City Front Federation is composed of the following organizations: Sailors Union of the Pacific, four local unions Of longshoremen, marine firemen, brother- hood of teamsters, ship and steampod1 joiners, porters, packers, warehousemen' ship clerks, pile drivers and bridge build CTS, hoisting engineers, steam and hot water filters and coal teamsters. It Is claimed by the officers of all the organi- zations involved it is said, that the strike is not purely an expression of sympathy with the union of teamsters or any other body of workers who are in dispute with their employers, but Is the taking up Of the gauntlet thrown down by the Elm ployers' Association.
 In other words, the City Front Feder- ation is determined to defend the princlpie of unionism which the Associated Employ
 tYado crush out Both sides seem determined to carry the fight on, and all efforts on the part of the mayor and others to bring about a settlement have proved unavail- ing. It is reported that several large wholesale houses will close until the strike is settled. Walter Golf, president of the Labor Council, said today:
 This is the greatest strike in the his tory of the State. Its effects will be far reaching and the city and State will suffer untold damages, but the responsibility for it is all with the employers. They have discharged men right and left for adher- ing to union principles and in taking up the battle the affiliated trades are merely fighting for their rights.
 We did not want this trouble and did what we could do to avoid 1t, but the em- ployers were obstinate and forced us to accept the issue. Now the strike Is on us we will fight it out. We will win because our side Is right.
 "Ous victory will mean the success of the union principles. There is every pros poets that many other unions will be drawn into the fight. The coal handlers may refuse to handle the future supply of the city or the driver of oil wagons to deliver oil to manufacturers who use the product for fuel The coal supply of the city will last two weeks with ordinary con- sumption, but with economy it may be made to last a weeks longer. Should the coal and iron supply be cut off the light ing companies will be compelled to close down and the city will be left in darkness after nightfall.
 Several disturbances occurred today and the first really serious fight since the trouble occurred took place between a party of strikers and two colored drivers imported from the interior. The colored men state they were attacked and fired into the strikers in self-defense. One man was slightly injured. He was a striker who happened to be crossing the street near the scene of the trouble. The strikers say the shooting was unpro- voked. The non-union men were arrested l but released on bail. Several fights oc- cured, and the police were compelled to use their clubs freely, but no one was badly injured. sas
 The transport service has not yet been seriously affected, but few of the firemen and sailors being union men. The greater part of the cargo has been placed on the Fitzpatrick, scheduled to sail Thursday for Manila. I n the event that men can not be secured 1t Is said the soldiers at the Presidio will be called on to load the transports.