New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
CURRAN CALLS MEN OUT.
.SulIiudn Says 6 900 Marine Firemen
Will Strike.

Untn late in the afternoon It looked yestep-
day as though the freight llandlers' strike had
"petered out" Then Lawrence Curran. presi-
dent OF the International Freight Handlers
Union announced that he had told p J. F1an-
merry general secretary OF the union. in Chicago,
that Il essential 10 the success of the strike
TO call out all the local unions affected this
morning All the locals along the line of the
New-York. New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
will be affected.
The men called out include freight handlers.
freight clerks. weighers and truck leaders. The
unions called out are Providence. No. 13: New
Haven. Nos. 81 and 6s: Bridgeport, No. 66.
Nashua, No 52 Lowell, No. "a; Lawrence. No.
"a: West Chester. No 50: Manchester. n H.
NJ. z; two locals in Boston. one of which is al
ready out and the two in New-York, already
out
James Sullivan, general secretary of the At
isntic Coast Marine Firemen's Union. said last
right that the question Of calling out all the
marine firenltn was under consideration. and
that, II the New-Hsven officials refused to arbi-
trate the differences with the strikers. a strike
Of all the marine dreTnen would be ordered with
out doubt
NAY CALL OUT 6.OoO FIREMEN.
This extension of the strike" he said. will
bring out about 600O additional fremen and
oilers, and viii be ordered by the general execu-
tive board CT the Atlantic Coast Marine Fire
mems UniOn which can be convened within
twenty-foUr hours. ! shall probably send tele-
grams tomorrow morning. convening the board.
We 90 nos Intend to interfere with the Gerry
boats, as we want to Inconvenience the public as
little as possible"
The hrenen are not anxious to go out, but
those who were seen last night at the local
headquarters. No. BOB West-st.. said they fully
expected 10 go out this morning. They declared
Their intention 10 obey the orders of the union.
II the men go out, the coastwise shipping Of the
whole Atlantic coast, from Portland, Me. TO Cal
WESTON. Tex, wia De tied up, the lines affected
being the Morgan. Mallory. Ward. Clyde. Red D.
New-york and Porto Rico. Munson, Ocean
Steamship Company OF Savannah. and the Old
Doainion The aremen are well organized, and
are closely afillated with the marine engineers.
Ihs Engineers are expected TO stick TO the Are
men, BY refusing TO work with non-union men
FERRIES To BE SPARED
There was talk yesterday that the firemon on
tsrEies nom Manhattan would be called out, but
OolTaa said he would not allow this to be dcne.
We Eant the sympathy OF the public in this
AshL he said. "and would certainly lose IL
W Tying up the ferries. 1t would only hamper
.ne public and do US absolutely no good; III fact,
II would be simply cutting our own throats.
AA.oe nom the ferrybOats. We viii, IL need be.
out every man and tie up everything posi-
be"
me only serious delay caused by the strike in
elis city yesterday was al the Mott Haven yards.
Ahere freight has accumulated faster than the
green hands can move IL. The express boat
AIArglano was running all day. and by night the
'u'er express boat and ten transfer boats We're
running All perishable freight that formerly
Jas Shipped through the Mott Haven yards -
NO" Delng shipped 10 and from New England
SolhS by way OF the Poushkeepsie Bridge.
Aoout eighty Italians are now working in
- ''"Ob Haven yards I'm place of the strikers.
"e men are not easily handled and the fore
men say that Il takes about ten Italians 10 do
niens work. Twenty Italians needed
" vary piano. and even ;hen they managed