The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-02
TRADE IS FETTERED
IN SAN FRANCISCO,
MEM MHEH@ nr lUE C.yY FRoNT ,rI,.
ENiiIbN nUIr TO 4 MAN
H"liH OF Ships Aro Furlcd .Ihry l,nuo, u,
b""d"d or unl0nd"d- PrincIrirs OF
rni"n!sm BEING Dcrandcd- Sc
ti"us Situation

crisis today. Maritime traffic and
labor %nIongshoro arc nearly nt u
Standstlll and industries aro almost
totally paralyzcd. Tho ordor for
general wHlkont Of tho City Front
Fed ratlon which comprises Il
| unions and organizations with n full
membership Of about 5000, was
very effective thi" morning.
Ihroo thousand OF these mon nro
employed at sea or in other citios
and tho strike order does not apply
to them until thoy rotnrn to S;un
Francisco.
Twelve thousand mon oboyod the
ordor today. Tho City Front Fed
Grafton IS composed Of tho following
| organizations: Sailors union of tho
Pacific, four local unions of long
shorcmcn, murino iircmcn, brothcr-
hood Of tramstrrs, ship and stoum-
boat jolncrs, portcrs, packers, ware
houHcmon, ship clorls, bridge build
"rs, hoistinG ongincors, and hot
wator filters and coal tcumsIcrs.
When tho order TO walk out wont
INTO effect all tho big shipping COM
pani"s, with ono exception, wcro loft
with Il union man. by spcciul
agroomont, ontcre,' into somc timo
ago between tho Pacific Steamship
company and tho iircmcn's union,
lircmon romuinod on tho vcssols Of
thai company. -Four coasting stoum-
"rA, Il ship and Il schooner wcro the
only vcssnls that wont to soa.
1t is claimed by tho officers of AT
tho organizations involved that tho
S'rik" ~ not purely IN expression OF
sympathy with tho union tcnmstorB
or OF any other body Of worhors who
arc IN dispute with their employers
but is taking up Of tho gauntlet
thrown down hy tho employers asso-
clnton. In other words, tho City
Front Federation is determined TO
defend tho principle Of unionism
which tho associatod employers havo
announced their intention to crush
ont Both sidos SOON determined to
carry tho fight on, and all olrorss
on tho part Of tho mayor and othors
to BRING about conciliatory sottlo-
mont havo thus far proved unavail-
ing. IT. IL reported, unauthoritn.
lively that several Of tho laroor
wholesale houses will close until tho
strike is settled.
Ihoro IS ovory other prospect that
many othor unions will bo drawn
into tho fight, in which case tho
business Of tho city will be complete
ly tied up.
Several disturbances today, and
tho first really serious fight since tho
trouble commenced, took place be-
tween a party ,of strikers and two
colorod drivers imported from tho
intorIor. Tho colored mon state they
wore attacked and fired into the
strkors III solf dofonso. Ono man,
Il strkor who happened to DO cross
ing tho stroot near tho scono of tho
trouble, was slightly injured. The
strIkors claim tho shooting was un-
provoked. Tho non union mon wero
arrested but wore released on bail.
Several fights occurred on tho water
front and tho police wore compelled
TO uso their clubs frooly but no ono
was scriouily n.iurod.
Tho transport service has not vet
boon seriously affected. But fow of
tho firomen and sailors arc union
men.
Tho creator part Of its cargo has
boon placed on tho Fitzpatrick, schod-
ul"d to sail Thursday for Manila. A..
consignment Of flour remained to bo
placed aboard and n gang of mon
were secured i'll tho vicinity of tho
Folsom street wharf. Tho majority
OF tho mon arc those who have beon
employed continuously on govern
mont vessels.
Tho Meade is tho noxt vossol to DO
loaded. She is scheduled to sail
on August rs instant.
Undor present conditions tho work
will continue as boforo tho striko but
in tho ovont that mon cannot bo 80.
curod, it is said, tho soldiers at the
Prosidio will DO called on to load the
Transports.