New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
NO CHANGES In STRIKES.
e. r. Z. TO TAKE THEM Up.
Westchester Section Hands Force
Other Italians to Quit York.

There was practically no change in the strike
situation yesterday The excavators and team
drivers still out, and on those sections of
the subway where excavating is still necessary
no work was done These in the minority,
and tie work on the largest portion of the tun-
mel work went on. The conditions in the harbor
seemed about as usual, and the absence of the
few tugs laid up because of the strike of the
marine engineers causes hardship. 1t was
said that many of the tugs laid off on Friday
we're towing usual yesterday.
The most serious aspect of the situation broke
out yesterday in a new strike, that of six hun
dred Italians and Hungarian employed as sec
ton hands and track workers at Mount Vernon
by the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad.
The section men belong to the union of the
subway diggers here, and when they heard that
the latter were striking for 81 day they all
went out as they have been receiving only 81 %.
The gangs at Harlem River were the first to
go out. They marched along the tracks to
Stamford. distance of thirty miles, armed with
shovels and clubs and made the ether men quit
work Most of these did not understand what
the trouble was about.
Another gang from New Haven marched west
to Stamford. and compelled suspension OF work
all along the line The railroad company Is
Ike ping a sharp lookout for fear that they VIII
place distractions on the tracks and wreck some
of the passenger trains.
small strike among freight handlers, which
was quickly settled, occurred at the Harlem
River terminal yards of the New-York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. The freight
handlers objected to a new order which de-
creased the number OF men in freight train
crew from four to three. There was tempo
rary arrangement of the business of the yards
and the company refused to receive any more
freight. Conferences between the men and rail-
road officials took place during the day, and at
4:3O the dispute settled The men are 10
return to work tomorrow.
F. B. Dalzen president of the New 1ork
Tow Boat Owners Association said yesterday
that with the boats in commission all the busl-
ness could be handled. If there should be
rush some of the tugs that were idle coulo DE
put into commission with non-uniou engineers
At the Peter Cahin Towing Company NO Il
South-st. Mr. Cahill said that the tugs that
were idle were not tied up by reason or the
strike, but because there was nothing for them
to do. The trouble is on land" said MI Cahlh
and for many years back 1 have never seen SO
many tugs that were in commission tied up be-
cause there was no work for them.
The team drivers believe that their settlement
with the subway contractors would already be
arranged if it were not for the troubles with the
excavators. With the dggers out of work all
along the line of the subway, the drivers or
teams have nothing to do even If their differ-
ences wera arranged. 1t is expected that the
whole trouble will be discussed at the regular
meeting of the Central Federated Union to-day
There is considerable bitterness existing, and
the leaders expect vigorous discussion.
1t was learned yesterday that the sub-con-
tractors hold that the subway strike Is viola
ton OF the agreement entered into two years ago
between the Central Federated Union and the
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company.
This contract does not expire until June + me
new union of the excavators is now afhllated
with the Central Federated Union, as Is also the
Truck Drivers Association. The employers mold
that the contract providing that all troubles IN
the subway in which organizations animated
with the Central Federated Union are concerned
shall be submitted to arbitration violated.
That is said to be the ground advanced by them
for refusing to consider propositions for settler
ment.
MANY of the labor leaders are of the same
opinion and the strike of the excavators and
others out in the subway was called without the
consent of the Central Federated Union. "A
feeling seems to prevail in labor circles that the
men will be sent back to work, pending arbltra-
ton. as required by the contract That is the
course now said to be marked out by the labor
leaders concerned. who expect opposltlon' but
not enough to prevent that action.
Dennis Quinlan. the president of Local 300
OF the International Team Drivers Union. said
that the strike would probably be settled by to-
morrow He understood that several of the
sub-contractors on the subway, among them
Bradley & Co, Naughton & Co. and the Degnon-
MCLEAN Company had acceded to the demands
made by the men. They Will not sign an agree
ment, however.
The striking Transfers excavators and labor
ers on the upper Broadway section OF the tun-
mel were paid off at the temporary office of
William Bradley, the contractor, at broadway
and Eighty-siXth-st. yesterday. Over four
thousand men received pay, and Broadway
looked like a Sunday parade.
The strikers held a meeting last night, but
nothing accomplished.