New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-13

man Of the executive committee of the Civic
Federation. and also secretary of the body, will
meet in Boston Frank P. Sargent, of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen Mr.. Keith. Of
the International Longshorenlen's Union;
Charles Francis Adams and other men who
have been invited by the Massachusetts State
Board of Arbitration to discuss the situation,
with a view TO drawing up terms Of settlement
Mr. Easley left New-York for Boston on the
midnight train.
He received yesterday the following dispatch:
The tesmsters' strike has extended TO include al;
transporta ton business in Boston, and general
strike Of building and other trades Is in Rra
ZION to intervene. The Allied Freight and Trans,
Transportation unions is agreeable TO an effort at
settlement on your part
This was signed by Oscar D. Cox, president OF
the Allied Freight and Transportation Council.
A little later he was called up on the telephone
by Judge w. A. Reed. chairman of the Massa-
chusetts State Board of Arbitra ton. who also
asked that the Civic Federation make an effort
10 settle the strike. As the federation has all
along left the strike in the hands of the State
Board. not wishing TO act while that board had
it in their charge, this last request was all that
needed to decide Mr. Easley- He at once
tried to communicate with Senator Hanna ana
Samuel Gompers. both of whom are in WASH
ington. There was but one wire working, when
he had to speak fer several hours in advance
and when he got it could it for only three
minutes a time. So his conference with them
was very unsatisfactory. All he could say last
night was that he himself would go to Boston
at once
Pending the appointment Of a national hoard
Of arbitration the officers of the Civic Fedora
ton are empowered to act in a case such as the
present, appointing such a board as they may
see fit and as the strikers may agree TO- The
officers of the federation are: Marcus a. Hanna,
chairman: Samuel Gompers first vice chairman:
Oscar s Straus. second vice-charman; Charles
A Moore treasurer: Ralph NJ Easley. secretary,
The strike in Boston is likely to lead 70 a
sympathetic action here. To combat the New
York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany and the Boston and Albany branch or me
New York Central which are directly inNolFeu
in the trouble, the strikers have called out thc
expressnen and teamsters in the Eastern cities.
Passengers arriving from Boston yesterday al
the Grand Central Station said that as the
expressmen had Joined the strike they had
difficulty getting their baggage TO the trains
All perishable freight is being refused AT the
eastern end Of the New Haven road, and in
consequence there is a dearth of fresh fish ere,
while cargoes of fish said TO be rOtting
the Boston docks. The Helen Gould rose, which
was to be exhibited the American Institute,
No 81 West Forty-fourth- St is delayed by the
transfers trouble a Natick a suburb OF
Boston.
The steamer Plymouth of the Fall River Line
which arrived here yesterday, brought much
perishable freight All the Sound steamboats,
are helping to relieve the delayed traffic The
floats of the New-Haven road. which bring the
cars from the yards at Mott Haven, were be
hind time at Pier 30, East River yesterday
and were not numerous s they should he at
this season of the year. At Piers "A and 40
East River, where outward bound goods are re-
cetved, things are becoming stagnated. The
freight handlers still working but as they
all belong labor unions, there is a chance Of
their being called out.