The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-04

DELAYS Work ON rHE VIEW BAT
q TLESHIP CONNECTICUT.

1 0ho eoOuloorB Union ran against tn
omdas OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard zee
tsrdAy and was escorted, technically undel
Arrest. outside Of tho yard and instructse
not to come back The banishment o.
the -buimsss agent was the resultSof or
assault on Frank d. Beale, foreman for thu
Brown Hosting Machinery Company, and
some 'missdonary' work the agent had beer
doing among the twenty men employed
BY the company engaged In erecting G
seven-ton crans for hoisting material for
the new battleship Connecticut, which Il
being built by TIE Government In the navy
yard.
The asssuh On Foreman Beale and the
'missionary' work done by tho walking
delegate had 90 much effect on the men at
work on the crane that they quit yesterday
In fear Of bodily violence. Until the crane
10 hnished the principal work on the new
battleship cannot be done. The machine
10 needed TO haul the heavy steel used
and for every day lost in nnishing the crane
from so to zoo men are kept out Of en-
ployment. But these and other consider
atoms were neglected by the business
agent
He appeared at the yard about two
weeks ago and showed q card saying he was
=. 8. Massey and that he represented the
Houssbuildep', Housesmiths' and Bridge
Buildsrs' Union. He told Foreman Beale
that the man under him were not union men
and that he rnust employ union men. Mr..
Beale told him that the company he worked
Tor got the best men It could regard
lees Of unions and that he supposed II
would keep on doing 90. Massey said that
union men would have to be employed on
that Job. Sir. Beale who is not Q union man
himsek, paid no attention to him.
A day or two later Massey was seen talk
ing to some Of the men. He vas warned
that he would have to leave the men alone,
although he denied that be was trying to
g. them to quit work. He was seeD around
To navy yard several times after that,
but not talking to the men.
About Q O'Clock ON Thursday morning
Foreman Besle was going to work when
ne Eas jumped upon by three men within
him . stunning blow between the eyes. he
was Knocked down and the two other men
kicked him. Mr.. Beale struggled to bis feet
and the men ran OF. BE notified the police
protection. Since then . couple Of police
men have been stationed outside Of the
Sands street entrance TO the navy yard In
the morning and at night when the men
Mr.. Beale has two nns black eyes and q
long abrasion on his right cheek. He
worked as usual that day, and. OF course,
his men heard of how he had been attacked.
They didn't quit work and the company |
notified the polioe that it wanted proteo- |
ton for It's men. |
-. Yesterday Massey again appeared at |
LhA ward Foravnan Rnaio saw Mr., t.iL
ng to the men and notified Chief Con- |
Itructor Capps, who Is in charge Of the |
building Of the Connecticut. Massey was
grabbed BY two marines and brought be- |
ore Commander G. A. Adams, Commandant
aodgers's aide. Massey was told in plain
md simple language that he was not
wanted around the yard. Commander
adams said few other things. too. and
Massey. With two marines at His side, Vas
valked 20 the Sands street gate.
'nder Mr.. Besls told him that they were
'frsid to work. Some went homo and the
theirs loafed around tho yard ali day.
'everal said that they had not been threat
ned BY Massey. but that he simply told
he assault on Mr.. Beale. however, and the
ak Massey had with the mon yesterday.
hey evidently decided that It would be
angerous for them to continue. II was
xpected that the crane would be finished
, two weeks. The keel Of the Connecticut
az been laid and some Of the frame work
When Congress authorized the building
the Connecticut and other ships the |
lbor unions Petitioned that one OF them
Q built In Government yard, and espe-
ally that one be built in the Brooklyn navy
ard. Shipbuilders oontended that the
government could not do the work on
count Of labor troubles. This idea was
diculed by the labor men. who said there
ould be no trouble. Now the Govern !!
ent 10 Handicapped because until the
onnecticut cannot 60 on unless the steel
hauled BY hand and at a great expense.
brennan Boale said yesterday that a.
'on as the crane Is finished at least 500
en can start to work on the Connecticut.
OF the twenty men we employ on the
'perts. An ordinary structural IRON
orker on q building would not be able to
IN out the work we require. We could
) to almost any union and probably not
4 the kind OF men We want. These. men
we BEEN rS S.npioyed d. p this .t combsny
en- and are perfectly satisfied.
Massey didn't make any threats to me,
t he said ! would have to hire union
IN and men from Brooklyn. Fourteen
the men sre ordinary lsborers. and
,st Of them. I think. live in Brooklyn. N
We have been at work on the crane for
o weeks, having been delayed for some
No waiting for material. When We III
q the material we worked all hours, even
long "a dxtesn houp day, for q good
n depends on the time II takes to Build III
q ship. We wrote to the Secretary Of III
} Navy and get permission TO work over
ne.'
me navy yard officials say that they In. =
ID to see that there Ia no interference
u the men while they are indde of the
ID. A. to what happens outside Of the -
I'd they cay that the police ought TO be q
b to attend 70 that. This Ia what q high
cial In the yard said yesterday:
This II small matter, but very annoy =.
!. IL doesn't make any difference who M
men are, non-union or union, they will va
protection. II In true that q walking M
E GAte was run out Of the yard to-day. of
wasn't arrested. He was escorted -,
OF tho gate by two marines and told r
to como back. That was all there was nc
Mr.. Beale told me about being assaulted. in
BID him to get q permit TO carry Q re- tri
YER and then get the, revolver. II he
ldn't shoot told him TO practice and .
I, how; IL. Il be does that. I guess he Be
olice Captain Rooney Of the FlushinR
nuA station said he would ne that the
4 got protection outside. He said that
assault on M. Beale had been reported
him and he would see that nothing like ph
ccurred again. In
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