Evening star., 1901-07-30
Practical Tie-Up of Business on the
City's Docks.
over $4,000 MEN QUIT WORK
Effect Will Be to Close the
Port Temporarily.
EMPLOYERS ARE CONFIDENT

| SAN FRANCISCO, July 3O.-The labor
| troubles in this city reached their culmi-
| nation late last night, when the City
| Front Federation ordered general strike
| on the docks of San Francisco. Oakland,
| Mission Rock and Port Costa to go into
| effect this morning. The resolution to
| strike, which received the unanimous in
| dorsement Of every delegation to the fed
| Grafton, was short, but Its effect will be to
| cause q temporary paralysis OF the ship
| ping business Of San Francisco, such as
| has not been known before. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
The full membership OF the City Front
| Federation refuses to wor kat the docks OF
| San Francisco. Oakland, Port Costa and
| .--ission Rock. The steamers Bonita and
| Walla Walla. with mail and passengers,
| now in the stream, will be allowed to 60
| to sea-.
The meeting of the federation was long
one and there was much heated argu-
ment, but when the resolution came to a
vote every delegate present voted in favor
of the strike. The following unions were
| represented, comprising all the workers on
the water front:
Sailors Union Of the Pacific, four local
unions Of longshoremen. marine fremen,
Brotherhood of Teamsters, ship and steam
boat joiners, porters, packers, warehouse
men, ship clerks. pile drivers and bridge
water filters and coal teamsters
Work ON Docks Ceases.
This action which Is direct outcome
Of the lockout of the teamsters, will have
for Its immediate effect the cessation OF
all labor in and around the great docks
Of the city about San Francisco bay. The
Sand Teamsters' Union and the Oakland
Teamsters' Union also ordered a strike.
This will make total Of over 1900 union
workmen who have stopped their labor
since the middle OF May last. divided as
follows: City Front Federation, compris-
ing fourteen organizations, 1900 men; ma
chinists and iron workers. 1900; cooks and
walters. 15OO; sand teamsters, 600; Oak
land teamsters, 1000; total number Of men
out, 20, 100.
The tie-up will be complete If the plans
Of the labor unions are successful. They
vent the moving of ships that are now al
most ready for departure. Unless the pro-
prietors and managers are able TO secure
sufficient non-unien help to load and man
their vessels, the strike win practically
| mean the closing Of the port and the sus-
pension Of business In the wholesale and
manufacturing sections Of San Francisco
and Oakland.
Ferry Boats Not Affected.
The ferry boats are not affected BY this
strike. Union men employed on them viii
not be called out, and local travel and
When the news Of the action Of the fed
Grafton was sent TO the various headquar-
ters Of the unions interested. 1t was greeted
with tumultuous cheering, showing that all
of the organizations were In accord with
the strike order.
Members OF the employers association
state that they have fully considered the
cost Of the strike and are prepared to meet
It, The steamship managers will hold
meeting today to consider their course:
They are not members OF the employers
It. They express the opinion that they Will
be able to move ocean-going vessels, but
will not disclose their plans.
The Industrial conciliation committee OF
the Municipal League made strenuous eff
forts yesterday to avert the threatened
strike, but without avail. Two meetings
were held In the mayors office. At the Sec
ond meeting a statement from the employ
ers' associations attorney, embodied In q
report by Mayor Phelan, was read and ap-
proved by the committee the best 1t had
to offer to the dissatisfied workingmen.
No Concessions to Strikers.
No concessions to the strikers and other
union men interested were contained in 1t
as presented at the meetings Of the City
Front Federations Union, and the report
did not receive serious consideration.
The City Front Federation has issued a
statement in which 1t reviews the situation
and states that the strike was not ordered
until all honorable means Of effecting set
tlement had been tried in vain.
The business section OF the city Is COM
pletely tied up, and indications are that
business stagnation will ensue.
Although large number Of men were
secured to fill the places of the strikers,
little merchandise has been moved.
No disturbances have been reported.