The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-31
SHIPPING TIED UP
IN SAN FRANCISCO
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attacked and fired into the strikers in
selt-detense. One man was slightly in
JLle he was a striker who happened
10 be crossing the street near the scene
OF the trouble. The strikers say that
the shooting wes UnpTOVOked. The
non-unIon men we're arrested, but were
released on bail
Several fights occurred on the water
front and The police were compelled to
use their BIS freely, but no one was
seriously
At Port C5sta here several hundred
Warehouseme1 have been on strike, d
settlement was reached today, the
warehouse owners agreeing to a nine
hour working day and to pay time and
a half for all overtime.
The effects of the strike are being
felt in the interior Of the state, and at
fruit shipping centers much fruit is
being wasted. Other products are
being placed in warehouses awaiting a
settlement Of the strike and restoration
to normal labor conditions. The trans
port service has not yet been seriously
affected But few Of the firemen and
sailors are union men.
The greater part of her cargo had
been placed on the Fitzpatrick, sched-
uled to sail Thursday for Manila A
consignment of flour remained to be
placed aboard. however, and a gang Of
steVedOTeS was secured in the vicinity
of Folsom street dock. The majority
of the men are those who have been
employed right along on government
vessels. The Meade is the next vessel
to be loaded She is scheduled to sail
on the 10th inst
Under the present conditions the
work viii continue as before tins strike.
but in the event that men cannot be
secured. it is said, the soldiers at the
Preside will be called on to load the
transports.
Not a Sympathetic Strike.
This is not a sympathetic strike,
said John Kean, acting president OF the
city Front Federation. We have
called out our men to preserve the right
TO organize in defense of their rights
The Employers association has seen
fit to make a fight against trades
unionism in general, and the city
Front Federation has seen fit to take
up the challenge. The issue in this
struggle is whether the wage Garner
has or mas not the same right to organ
ize as his employer has aTrOgated %
himself"
Secretary Andrew Furuseth Of the
Sailors union stated that it was not
the desire of the union to affect other
ports on the coast if it could be helped,
but IL necessary the men at other points
would be called out.
When asked if vessels carrying mails
would be affected. Nj FuTuseth said
that was a matter not yet settled. The
sailors were called out on mail boats,
but there will likely be no effort made
to interfere with the securing of crews.
Among the wholesale commission
men there is a general feeling Of con-
Germ and uneaSinesS- While all the
cOnsignments OF fruit, vegetables and
farm produce received today have, with
q certain amount OF difficulty, been
handled. yet there is a feeling Of doubt
regarding tOmOrrOw'S business. Many
of the wholesalers are making their
eastern shipments direct from the in
terror and thus the local market IS
somewhat relieved. This is being done
extensively with potatoes and onions.
A well-knOWn wholesaler said:
1T is hard lines. We cannot snip
goods north and are partially tied up.
There viii be widespread disaster un-
less the situation is relieved before
long. It is almost impossible to switch
much fruit intended for city COnSumD-
ton to the interior canneTies which
are naturally running at their fullest
capacity. The farmer viii be no small
sufferer in the trouble"
It is not improbable that a clash be
tween the iCuTneymen painters and
the master painters may occur next
week. Some time since the union nOti-
fed the master painters Of an advance
in the wage schedule Of 50 cents per
day making the wage $3.50 for eight
hours Monday next is the time set
for the new schedule to go into effect.
It is claimed that the Master Paint
erS' association viii resist the demand
of the union. and in that event there
affiliated with the Building Trades
!