New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-21
SHIPPING STRIKE GROWS.
lFIGHT OYER 4 FOREMAN.
Congestion of Freight = italians
Take Places of Strikers.

popular assistant foreman is not conceded.
Thomas Healey. business agent of the union.
addressed a meeting Of the strikers yesterday in
Hudson Hall. Spring-st. near Hudson He de-
clared that he preparing 10 extend the strike
along the entire East River front to-day or on
Monday He also said THAI he was getting
ready 10 call for a strike Monday of all the
freight handlers in Boston, Providence, New
Haven, New Bedford and Fall River. This
would affect about five thousand men, including
the men Aere am blockade the entire water
freight traffic of the New-York, New-Haven and
Hartford system.
That demand FOR the discharge of one
sistant foreman whom the company insists
keeping. as the cause Of the whole trouble is ad-
mitUed by the officers Of the union. President
Condor. OF Local No 60. said last evening that
she man whose name is William Mccarthy,
promised 20 join the union and did not keep his
promise.
NOW" said Condor. ''he wants 10 join the
union. but the union won't have him. It's too
late"
President Condor then said that the obJec-
sionable foreman was relegated the rank of
q freight handler and taken to some other pier
:he-s might be objection 10 his remaining.
he had a family TO support. But the men at
Pier 70 would not work with him.
According to the leaders OF the strike, several
hundred teamsters belonging TO the New-York
New-York local of the teaInsters has made
demands OF the owners affecting ten thousand
men, for union conditions and wage
schedule. A general strike is threatened. but
St agreed a week ago that nothing was to
he done until a conference takes place between
representatives of the Truck Owners Associa-
zion and representatives of the teamsters.
There was no violence yesterday by the strik-
fng Iongshoremen at the Fail River docks. al
tended to go to the East River piers of the Fall
River Line and force the there to cease
working. Two patrolmen from the Old Slip
station were at the new East River piers, but
no strikers appeared there.
The City Of Taunton was locked at one of
the East River piers TO discharge her cargo.
10 avoid any possible friction and because it is
impossible TO move any freight from the North
River piers. There. where the men are out.
the long sheds are filled with merchandise from
floor 20 roof and more is coming in. The space
in front OF the piers in West-st.. known as
THE Farm is piled ten or twelve feet high for
three or four hundred feet with oil barrels and
other infammable and non-perishabe freight.
Only the perishable freight is being stored in
the pier sheds. everything else being moved
outside In addition TO the longshoremen, the
shipping clerks with the exception Of six men,
and all the other employees the piers are out.
For two days the wagons have not been able
20 move a stick Of freight. and the sheds are
nearly full
OUT ON sToNINGTON PIERS.
Many of the men on the stonington Line piers
have also gone out. seriously Gripping il. The
freight boats Of the Providence and other lines
have been discontinued. because Of the accunlu-
iation of freight, and the men the boats of
the Stonington New-Haven Norwich and Fall
River lines are also going out. When the Pris-
morning her fremen and oilers went out. The
strikers said that they would be able 10 stop
the sailing OF the Priscilla and the other boats
they arrived. but the Priscilla sailed
last night with new hreroom force on board.
The flreroom gangs are out on the City of Taun-
ton. the City Of Worcester, Of the Norwich Line
the Chester W. Chaplin and the Richard Peck,
OF the New-Haven Line. The company says
that IT is able TO move its freight
here It Will be able TO get new crews for all its
steamers and that the sympathetic strike of the
oilers and 1iremen will not affect it seriously
-Four hundred Italians have been employed
strike breakers. and are working hard 20 make
more room for freight in the sheds. The men
are taken off and on the pier by water 10 avoid
any collision with the strikers Mattresses have
been furnished by the company, and the men
sleep and eat on the pier. over sixty policemen
were on duty at the piers and although their
pared for trouble. Little knots of strikers hung
around the opposite side Of West-st. all day,
but they were quiet. The police have established
d dead line for them along the tracks and
any striker that crosses il is in danger Of get
ting well famed" with rightsticks One Of the
patro,men said that he had been on duty
through more strikes than he could remember
but that this one for SO complete q tle-up was
the quetest he had ever known. 1t is alto
fbarf Oo ouia last he
the men get broke and begin TO get ugly we
shall probably have our hands full While they
have been orderly enough to-day they are be-
ginning to feel pretty sore against the ItaI-
fans who have taken their places. and they need
only chance TO make all sorts OF trouble"
MR.. MII4LER'S STATEMENT
Jacob w. Miller. general manager of the ma
rine district Of the New-York, New-Haven and
Hartford Railroad. yesterday gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
During the last month It has been necessary from
time 20 time. account Of slack business, to lay
of great many freight handlers fourteen of
seenently proved that six Of them were representa-
Handlers and wareho1semen's Association We
were not aware OF this fact On Monday a dele
should De reinstated II not every one would strike
AS there was much freight the dock and
had duty the public to deliver IT, and as this
corporation has feeling against unions properly
managed, we willingly acceded TO this. and told
the committee that called that would put all
the fourteen gradually back as business war
ranted. On Tuesday OF them reinstated.
past nine The labor union representative told the
Foreman Piers IS and le that II the three men
We acceded 70 the request, and the men were put
on. The committee then stated TO the freight
agent chat the action was perfectly satisfactory
ana tho leader or the committee said: II will have