The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-12


 Increased To-day Mayor Collins Ask
 tho Aid of the Arbitration Committe
 of the National Civic Fedoration-
 Out Notices About Freight
 Boston, March 1.-The second day o
 the great strike of organized laboI
 against the demands of railroad ant
 steamship companies that merchandis-
 delivered at freight depots by the R. s
 Brine Transportation company be no
 discriminated against, witnessed large
 additions to the ranks of the strikers
 Nearly 5000 men were ordered out to. Gay, bringing the grand total of idle men up to about 5000 with the prospect
 that tomorrow this number will be in, creased by several thousand
 One of the most important develop
 ments of the day was the ordering ou
 of the 'longshoremen at the docks ot the Philadelphia and Metropolitan Steamship companies in consequence of which steamships of those lines were compelled to depart with only partial cargoes, while their wharves are par tially filled with the freight which the men refused to handle. Other docks along Atlantic avenue are in similar condition, and business there is practic- ally tied up.
 The members of the general team sters union comprising 400 brick, sand, lime and coment teamsters also went cut this afternoon, which virtually ties up the building trades by depriving them of material with which to work.
 A strong effort has been made to in- duce the Boston Central Labor union, which is composed of 900 off1liated trades of all descriptions, to officially endorse the. strike by ordering out all it's members and that body has the mat ter under consideration. The effect of such action would be to paralyze busi- ness of all kinds. The Central Labor union has thus far taken no part in the fight.
 The freight handlers and freight clerks unions of the Boston and Maine railroad which are affiliated with the Knights of Labor, as well as with the Allied Freight Transportation council were ordered out by the latter body this afternoon and stopped work for a time, but finally returned and finished out the day, They questioned the right of the Allied Council to order them to strike
 The state board of arbitration to-day had before it President Cox and the strike committee of the Allied Freight Transportation council, but no way of settlement could be agreed upon. This committee also waited upon Mayor Col fins where the serious condition of af- fairs was discussed and he promised his bet efforts to effect an understanding between the parties at issued. Deem ing the situation sufficiently grave to warrant his taking such action MT. Col lins sent a telegram to Hon. M. A. Hanna, at Washington, asking that the National Civic Federati ton, of whose eX ecutive committee MT. Hanna Is chair man, should interest itself in the mat ter and endeavor to effect settlement by arbitration
 The telegram follows:
 Hon. Marcus A. Hanna, Washington, | D. C.. Serious strike of teamsters, ex- pressmen and freight handlers now on against railroads and other transpor- | tation managers Promises to spread un | less immediately checked by wise and | authoritative counsel, and thus may be | as calamitous as San Francisco strike. | Seems to me occasion to invoke influ- ence of Civic Fedora ton, and I there | fore appeal to you.
 Signed: Patrick A. Collins, Mayor.
 The general opinion among business men who were interviewed to-day is that this is a most opportune time for the Civic Federation to demonstrate it's efficiency in harmonizing differences between opposing parties in a labor controversy, although there are others who believe that the strike has not yet r assumed proportions sufficiently nation al in their effects to call for interfer ence of national body. There is very strong feeling that the strike will not be permitted to last many days, and that the strike will not be permit ted to last many days, and that power ful influence of business men and city and state officials will be exerted to bring about some settlement.
 During the afternoon the committee of strikers beaded by Oscar F. Cox, president of the Allied Freight Trans portation council, called at the state house. Governor Crane immediately received the committee and conferred for some time with it.
 President Cox in the course of his call at the state house said: "A general strike has been ordered throughout the city It affects all persons employed , in transporting freight in Boston, about 20, ,0O0 men, It will affect other cities indirectly for they cannot send out 1 anything from this city. The council thought this action would be the best thing to do in the circumstance"
 The Boston and Maine railroad man ' agement has sent out the following notice
 To Station and Frieght Agents: Please call attention of shippers to the condition of Boston and Maine ship | l ping receipt by which the Boston and t Maine railroad is exempt rom any loss i IT. damage arising from strikes or the | ;toppage of labor and notify shippers l | hat the Boston and Maine railroad I recommends during the pendency of the | ( strike In the city of Boston i E hat freight shipment to Boston be not F until further notice, and that 1 4