Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-01
i GREAT STRIKE in FRISCO
Direct Outcome of the Lockout
of the TeamSterS.
IT WENT INTO EFFECT TUESDAY
over $4,000 Union Workmen
Are Idle.


San Francisco, CAL, July 3O.-The
labor troubles in this city reached their
culmination 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
endorsement of every delegation to the
federation, was short, but its effect will
be to cause temporary paralysis OF
the shipping business OF Sar Francisco
such as has not been known before.
1t reads as follows: 1.-THE full men,
bership of the City Front Federation
refuses to WORK at the docks of San
Francisco, Oakland, Port Costa and
Mission Rock. The steamers Bonita and
Walla Walla, with mail and passengers,
now in the stream, will be allowed
to go to sea. = The meeting of the
federation was long one, and there
was much heated argument; but when
the resolution came to a vote every
delegate voted Id favor of the strike.
The following unions were represented,
comprising all tile workers on the water
'front.' Sailors Union of ths Pacific,
four local unions OF longshoremen,
marine firemen, Brotherhood Of Team
sters, ship !and steamboat ioiners,
porters, packers, warehousemen, shiI
clerks, pile drivers, and bridge builders,
hoisting engineer, steam and hot water
filters and coal teamsters.
This action, which is direct out
come of the lockout of the teamsters,
will have for its immediate effect the
cessation of all labor on and around the
great docks fronting on San Francisco
Bay. The Sand Teamsters Union and
the Oakland Transfers Union also
ordered strike. This will make a
total of over %, 600 union workmen who
have stopped their labor SINCE the
middle OF May last, divided as follows
City Front Federation, comprising IA
organizations, 10, 600 men; machinists
and iron workers, 1000; cooks and
walters, 1,5O0; sand teamsters, 600 ;
Oakland teamsters, 1000. The tie-up
will be complete, IL the plans of the
labor unions are successful. They hope
to stop the loading and even to prevent
the moving of ships that are now al
most ready for departure. Unless the
proprietors and managers are able to
secure sufficient non union help to load
and man their vessels, the STRIFE will
practically mean the closing of the port
and the suspension of business in the
Wholesale and manufacturing sections
Of San Francisco and Oakland. The
ferry boats are not affected by the
strike. Union men employed ON them
will not be called out, and local travel
and freight transfer will not be dis
turbed.
When the news of the action OF the
federation was sent to the various head
quarters OF the unicns interested, it
was greetad with ,tumultuous cheering,
showing that all of the organizations
were in accord with the strike order. x
Members OF the Employers Associa-
tion state that they have fully con-
sidered tho 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 Association,
but will act in harmony with it. They
express the opinion that they will be
able to move ocean going vessels, but
will not disclose their plans.
The industrial conoiliation committee
of the Municipal League made strenu-
Gus efforts yesterday 10 avert the threat
ened strike, but without avail. Two
meetings were held in the mayors
office. At the second meeting, a state
ment from the Employers Association 3
attorney, embodied in report by
Mayor Phelan, was read and approved
by the committee as the best it had TO
offer to the dissatisfied workingmen.
No concessions to the strikers and ether
union men interested were contained in
it, and the City Front Federation did
not give it serious consideration. The
City Front Federation hns issued a
statement, in which it reviews the
situation, and states that the strike
was not ordered until ali honorable
means of effecting settlement had
beun tried in vain.