New-York tribune., 1903-03-11
STRIKE IN SHIPYARD.
Men Go out in SympGthy z1'th
BoiLerm0kers.

The long talked Of general strike in the yards Of
the Townsend-Downey shipbuilding Company at
Shooters Island decided On finally by the Marine
Trades Council at meeting on Monday nlgnr IN
sympathy with the boilermakers, was ordered yes
terday forenoon. The strike order was partially
obeyed in nearly all Of the trades. some men re-
naming at work. but to-day the unions expect all
the union men to quit work
Despite the denial Of Business Agent Francis J.
Mckay Of the Brotherhood Of Boilermakers and
Iron Shipbuilders, that he intended to order SYM
pathetic strikes outside of Shooters Island at
present sympathetic strikes Of boilermakers Wers
ordered yesterday in all the shipbuding yards and
the plants of concerns or less connected with
shipbuiding through greater New-York. Forty
three firms were will be- affected by the strike,
all Of whom are members of the New-York Metal
Trades Association.
It was the belief yesterday that though general
demands all the shipyards for a new schedule
Of wages and conditions do go into effect before
May l. the present series OF strikes may precptate
the enforcement Of these demands by strikes ahead
Of time.
After a series Of meetings at No. 20S Broadway.
lasting al the forenoon and afternoon, statement
was issued by Secretary Hunter on behalf OF the
New-York Metal Trades Association. saying that
the employers had unanimously decided not to sub
NIT to demand requiring them to discharge ali
non-union employees.
The headquarters of the strikers at German
Oddfellows' Hall, No. 50 st. Marks Place. where
they reported yesterday after they went strike.
More strikes expected to-day, members of
unions who refuse to obey order to strike are
violating the rules Of the union The principal
yards affected by the strike include the Quin-
tard Iron Works foot Of East Twelfth-st.: the
Burlee ehipbuilding yards: Port Richmond; Staten Staten
Island; Roach's yards. Ninth-st and East R1Ver;
Hogarty Brothers West Thirty-third,st the Morse f
Works, Twenty -sixth-st. South Brooklyn, and w.
A. Fletcher. Hoboken. Business Agent Mckay,
Of the Brotherhood Of Boilermakers and Iron Ship
builders, when seen yesterday said that the dele
gates were calling out the boflermakers In the
various yards fast as they could.
Wallace DoWney, Of the Townsend-DoWney
yards, where the strikes first started, said that
good deal over $500 900 invested in the ship
building trade here. Some of the yards could bid
for contracts for the batueships but would
Mr. Downey said that between 400 and 800 men
had been strike at his yards. and the sym
pathetic strike affected as many more The strikes
affected besides the boiermakers and shpbullders,
the machinists, blacksmiths and helpers, painters
and carpenters. but some OF all tnese traces re-
NAMED at work. The riggers and ship caulkerS
all at work.
President Smith of the New-York Metal Trades
Association said last night that the sympathetic
strike in the Townsend -Downey yards was In open
violation of a proposition made by the Marine
Trades Council to appoint committee OF hVe to
meet representatives of the laborers to arbitrate