The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-01
Claimed That Strike is Not an Expres.
sion of Sympathy With the
Union of Teamsters.
LARGE WAREHOUSES; WILL CLOSE DOWN
Prospect That 0 her Uajons Will b, Drawn Into
the Fight, in Which Case the Business
Of San Francisco Will be Com.
pletely Tied ljp.
(By the Associated Press. J

San Francisco, Cal, July 3O.--The labor
trouble In this city reached a crisis today.
Maritime traffic and labor along shore
are nearly at standstill and industries
are almost totally paralyzed
The order for a general walkout of the
City Front Federation which comprises
fourteen unions and organizations, with
a full membership of about $4,000, was
made effective this morning
Three thousand of these men are en-
ployed at sea or in other cities. and the
strike order does not apply to them until
they return to San Francisco.
Twelve thousand men obeyed the order
today. The City Front Federation is COM
posed of the following organizations:
Sailors Union of the Pacific, four local
unions of Longshoremen, Marine Fire
men, Brotherhood of Transfers, ship and
steamboat joiners, porters, packers,
reimbursement, ship clerks, pile$ drivers
and bridge builders. hoisting engineers,
steam and hot !. water filters. and coal
tccmsters. M ,'5-s,s%- .
When tho order to walk out went into
effect all the big shipping companies, with
enc exception, were left without union
man. BY a special agreement, entered
into some time ago between the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company and the fire.
mems union, fremen remained ION the
vessel of that company. Four coasting
steamers, a ship, and a schooner. were
! the only vessels that went to sea. (,
Tt is claimed by. the officers Of all the
, organizations involved that the, strike SIS
pura1x n. y,rx,c ,f
with the Union Of Teamstcrs, or any other
body of workers who are in Dispute with
their employers, but is a-tsking up of the
fsvsainttlet thrown down by the employers
association. In other words, the city
front federation is determined to defend
the principle of unionism which the as
: ISOLATED employers have announced their
intention to crush out. 49,
\ Both sides seem determined to carry
the fight on and all efforts on the part
of the mayor and others to bring aboutsa
conciliatoryi settlement have thus far
proved unayailing. 1t is reported unau- ::
thoritatrvely,,t that: several tof the larger
! hoises will close down untiEthe'. strikecis
settled. ~" - ~
There is every prospect that many 9TH
or Unions will be drawn into the fight,
In which case the business of the city
will be completely tied up.
Several disturbances occurred today,
and the first really serious fight since
the trouble commenced took place be-
tween q party of strikers and two color
cd drivers imported from the interior The
colored men state they were attacked and
fired into the strikers in self defence.
One man, a striker who happened to be
crossing the street near the scene of the
trouble, was slightly injured. The strik-
ers claim the shooting was unprovOked
The nom union men were arrested. but
were released on bail. Several fights oc-
Cured on the water front and the police
were compelled to use their clubs freely,
but no one was seriously injured.
The transport service has not yet been
seriously affected. But few of the fremen
and sailors are union men.
The greater part of it's cargo has been
placed on the Fitzpatrick. scheduled to sail
Thursday for Manila. consignment of
-four remained to be placed aboard, tsw
ever, and gang of stevedores were Sc
cured in the vicinity of the FOLSOM street
dock. The majority of the men are those
who have been employed continuously on
Gc-ernment vessels.
The Meade is the next vessel to be
loaded. She is scheduled to sail on Au-
gust leth., 60 III, i. Tia
Under present; conditions the work will
continue as before the strike, but in the
event that men. cannot be secured.lit is
said the soldiers at the preside. Will be
called on to load the transports.