New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
CURRAN REPEATS THREAT
HOPES FOR DRIVERS AID.
Miller Raises Wages of Strike
Breakers-Talk Of Grand Jury.

,,s Firenlens U3ion met last night In the
clarendon Hotel An all night session was ex-
..cts5. but il said that no official action
80 he taken until the arrival of two mem
s.rs who have not yet reached the city. They
-. raniel Paterson, agent of the Norfolk Va-)
S..ncb. who was expected at 1 o'clock this
o--,ne. and Harold Nelson, agent OF the Mo
m 1.la branch. who will not reach here until
-, forenoon. Those present last night repre-
Nn.e5 Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
s-.v-York. President Curran Of the Freight
rse,dlers was also present
" statement given out before the board
= into secret session II was said that unless
W ,-evv-yorlz New-Haven and Hartford Rail-
- company accepted the terms offered by
-o~os,aent Curran every marine fireman east OF
"a includiag New-YoTk would be called out on
.,,r,rathetic strike with the freight handlers
ToeIerate Mahoney OF Boston. said: Il can
,o1, ont 500 men IN Boston at five minutes no
49, and that viii tie up everything IN the ship
.'ng line In Boston Harbor. The executive
tnsT5 represents 1900 marine hremen employed
N oIonp the coast from Portland. Ne, to New
o-,eons All OF them are ready 10 go out at the
- ~ g hat. but we don't intend at present TO
oo1f ort srv men south Of New-York.'
ao, Thursday night in Boston" continued
.r- nsabonev. 800 freight handlers voted 10 go
ont the moment they got word from President
curran that a strike Is necessary. We held up
she Jov Line steamship Old Dominion IN Provi-
dsncA On Thursday night because We thought 1t
n good time TO make demands She sailed
o+4a N. with a short complement Of negroes
as 6remen have nine denositions 10 that ef-
feet. and I intend 10 present them 10 the District
Attorney in Fall River TO show the company's
negligence"
President Curran said last night before the
meeting:
To show you what one man can GO, went
down TO Piers IS and 10 North River. to-day,
and taking of my coat so as to seem laborer
walked among The men in my shirt sleeves
told one freight handler that had been hired
at wages of SD q week and three meals a day
inside of an hour sixty i've men had demanded
the same wages, and they LETT the piers be-
cause these wages were not granted ana Joined
Local No 63. Then I went 10 the Harlem yards
where twelve checkers were doing the work OF
six men. ] told them similar story and they
also walked out and joined Local 90
There was q luu yesterday in the freight
handlers strike. The labor leaders asserted that
81 was only the calm before the storm but the
railroad officers asserted as cheerfuIy that il
was the lull after the storm and that the back
bone Of the strike was broken in half dozen
places.
The strike Of the marine drenen, which was
10 go into effect yesterday, did not occur; the
not to engage n any sympathetic strike, and
the freight handlers along The route Of the New
York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, ac-
oorGiug &c The telesraphic dispatches. went TO
work IN the morning as usual. The pay OF the
men Oh the North River piers VAS increased
from 81 - tc s. a day, with food and lodging
until the end - the strike There was no repe-
tition LAST night when the strike breakers went
home. Of the rioting Of the night before. the
strikers apparently being cowed by the prompt
action of the police although the report indus
triously circulated by the strike leaders that the
new employees Of the company had all been
armed may have had something TO do with II.
in The morning about one hundred and fifty
of the Italians employed or Piers le and 13
LEFT the piers The strikers asserted that they
had reached" the men, and had caused them
10 quit Captain Miller said that they had been
discharged because they We're not strong enough
for the work.
II the Inea went because of the persuasion
Of their alleged new friends, they showed no
desire 20 come into contact with them The
greater part were hurried Hoboken ferry
boat under strong police protection. and the
Dozen Italians who wished 10 stay in Manhat-
tan hurried up Murray and Warren SITS. as
thoUgE fearing 1or their lives. No violence was
Offered them.
Captain Miller said last night that the places
Of the discharged men had been filed with no
difficulty in 4 few hours.
AT the Mott Haven yards everything is at
skies and seVens There are fully seven nun
dred or more cars stalled in The yards, and the
Incompetent Italians employed are making no
impression on the piles OF goods They do only
one thing with any success-get IN one anothers $
way. The freight houses are filed 10 their ROOFS
with accumulated freight and the floats ana
transfer barges are loaded with cars which can
not be moved. The transfer boat Maryland was
moved in the morning. making her first trip 10
Jersey City at 4 o'clock.
Strikers hung about the yards all day but
were kept moving constantly by the police no
number large enough 10 make any trouble De-
Ing allowed 10 congregate. One Italian WISH
ing saloon was thrown out into the street ny
some of the strikers, but not seriously injured
AT the saloonkeepers IN the neighoorhooa nave
taken sides with the strikers, and as result
the Italians have had to go thirsty. Instead OF
the usual price for beer. the strike breakers
must pay 81 pint. All the saloonkeepers IN
The neiGhborhood have agreed on this pTohibi-
i've price at the request Of the strikers. When
III Italian entering The saloon at One-hunored-
anc-thrty -hfth-st. and Alexander-ave. de-
INJURED at the high price Of his pint, the strikers
"a The place promptly threw him out The po-
lice from the Aiexander-ave. station were sum-
noneG, but when they arrived the assailants
hsd disappeared.
MOST CONGESTION AT PIER NO 40.
work was hsmpered at the East River piers
pg lack OF skilled hands. No. - is the princi-
Pei receiving pier OF the company. and IL was
mere that the greatest congestion was notice
sDe. The eastward hound freight, which was
handled chiefly at Pier No 80. was handled with
little dsfRc,,l.,