New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-01
STRIKERS HOPE GONE.
FIRElfEN'S DEMAND Mild.
The COastzcise Lines Are Likelg}to
Grant 1T. y

The moderate demand made yesterday BY the dele.
gates of the Atlantic COastwise Firemen's Union
promises TO be the deathblOw OF the longshoremens
strike. The active assistance Of the fremens
union. made possible by some impossible demand
the foTloTn hope OF the freight handlers. ard
the action of the fremens union yesterday shows
that their dependence on them has been like lean
ing a broken reed.
Captain Miller yesterday issued a circular letter
60 his heads Of departments telling under what
conditions the strikers could come back. No man
who has remained faithful to the company will be
discharged under any Circumstauces II he has
shown himself TO be capable. ANY employee OF tho
company who struck and wishes 90 get back his
place must make out the regular blank appllca-
tion OF the company which must be passed ON by
Captain Miller after being approved By the head OF
the interested department II there be vacant
place striker will be taken back but II there %.
none the striker will be hired Nor is ths
chance of promotion OF any man who has ra-
manned faithful To be jeOpardized by the reinetafe-
meHt OF any Of the striking This order Al
lows the company TO be faithful 20 those who
stuck 10 II during the strike. while giving the
better element among the strikers a chance to
return "a the Incompetent among The strk,. break
eTs weeded out
The lines visited by the delegate ~ the frs-rer.
union the old Dominic The MALLORY tta
Morgan, the Red D. the CLYDE. the Panama The
New-York and Porto Rico. the 3iurson the Ward
and the Ocean Steamship COMPANY Of Sa.arna,
The principal grievance OF the hromen is "crnp-
ished year ago. Last winter and fan H. board
ing masters had their houses fuIl of seaman ma
nremen for whom they could find herths The
men We're literally eating the boarding maefa-a
out OF house and home. No boarding master
would 'crlnP any man when he had "a dozen or
more men IN his house, owing him for several
weeks of board and lodging that h. could shin
he steapts hip COmpaute. will prohaii. gree rcs
70 hire any more men through the boarding mas
tiers. and also agree tc give the araEon Gle ncress,
OF uiteen cents while chat sagy
c. W. JennisOn, the agent Of the Morgan Line
said that ne mad received copy % the Grievances
submitted by the union. and that Investigation
or all the demands would be made W. T.. ella
deau. or the Old Dominion Line. said that an Ia
requests Of the men would. u justified b. Er4rted
After meeting the reprcse natives of th. cast
wise lines the union men We're reticarr They LA
enough. however. o. indicate that the ste4rnefio
companies would meet the m0dera.r demands which,
have been mode The longs hOrernel are angry ne
cause OF the demands made by the dremer They
frNy expected that impossible demands womb ~
n AIDE on the steamship companies From M.
nature or their demands 10 il evident THAI the fra
men do not want 10 20 out. and have ~imrIv made
these demands 70 keep from an open rupture VITA
the freight handlers. on whose help they NAV havS
TO depend themselves some day.
Work was going on about usual az the plsrs
yesterday