Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-10
A GREAT STRIKE
Will Commence, at 7 A. M.
Today, in Boston.
Freight Handlers, Clerks and Teams
tiers, 1000 Men in All,
Refuse to Handle Brine Matter Others
May Join..

Boston, March 9.-The gigantic strike
of freight handlers. clerks and allied
trades in this city, which has been
| threatened ever since the recent diff
| Guilty between the Transfers Union
and the r. S. Brine Transportation Co.
has been in progress, will be inaugu-
rated at O'Clock, tomorrow morning,
| when 1000 men, members of the Freight
Handlers Union, the Freight Clerks
Union and the Transfers Union affiliat-
ed with the American Federation of
| Labor, will go out in accordance with
the votes of their respective unions at
meetings held, this afternoon.
This does not at present include the
similar organizations which are affiliat-
ed with the knights of Labor, although
| the chances are more than even that
| it will extend to these bodies.
| The New York, New Haven & Hart
| ford, and the Boston & Albany Raj
roads are the two most seriously affect
| ed as their employees are nearly all A.
F. of l.. men while those upon the
Fitchburg and Boston & Maine systems
are more generally affiliated with the
knights of Labor.
The three organizations which, today,
voted to strike are the principal MEM
| bers of the Allied Freight Transporter
ton Council, the other members of
which, such as the Longshoremens
Union, Expressmens Union, Meat
Handlers, Wool and Leather Handlers,
etc, having a much smaller member
ship.
al ;rI{ rto tirv,
Council which has been in session all
the afternoon and evening and which
has not yet adjourned, has not yet or
dered a general strike of it's allied bod
les, but the strike sentiment is so
strong among the representatives of all
the unions represented in that body
that it is extremely doubtful if the con-
sentative officers of the council can
prevent a general strike. The strike
which has been decided upon by the
three organizations named is practical
ly diverted from the Brine Co. to the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Co., which will thus be forced
to bear the brunt of the contest, which
promises to be bitter and far-reaching
in it's effects upon the business interests
of the entire city.
In addition to the above men who will
refuse to deliver or receive goods from
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad are $50 eXpressmen who work
for the company doing business for
that road.
The order for the strike adopted at
today's meeting of the Transfers
Union forbids the delivery of goods to
taI
and public institutions. Even the
newspapers are included in the prohibi-
ted list and during the tendency of the
strike no union teamster will be allow
ed to deliver paper to any newspaper
office.
This does not affect the delivery of
papers by the teams of the Boston
Hotel and Railroad News Co. AS an
official stated, tonight: IF the newspa-
pers want their paper delivered, let
them go to the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad and settle this
trouble"
1t is stated that 500 or more Italians
have been secured today, to take the
places of the strikers in the freight
houses of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad, tomorrow, and if
they attempt to go TO work it is feared
that serious trouble may result.
AS a precautionary measure the tn
tire police force of the city will be held
in readiness to act at the first indica-
ton of disorder. and it is the intention
of the police department to deal firmly
and quickly with all violations of the
law. They express perfect confidence
in hlir n IN nrIA a
protect property. but should it be found
that they are unable to do so, they will
not hesitate to invoke the aid of the
militia.
The markets being well cleaned out,
Saturday night there is a large amount
of perishable merchandise in the vari-
Que freight houses awaiting removal
and should a general strike take place
upon all the roads and docks, great loss
to merchants would result from the de-
lay in handling their freight
The freight handlers affiliated with
the Knights of Labor and the Long
shoremens Union. also member of
that body, are both very Importance or
CARNATIONS and should they decide to
strike, it would mean that incoming
and outgoing steamers would find it
impossible to load or discharge their
freight or that the work would be
greatly delayed, or be handled in
manner that might result in serious
damage TO both vessels and cargo
Should all thei allied bodies in the
Allied Freight Transportation Council
be called out, from 10000 to 1000 men
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