The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-03
EXPECTS TO
WIN STRIKE
President Sayer Confident That
Packers Will Agree
With Him.
PLENTY CAUSE. he SAYS
No Trouble In Obtaining Men tie
Unload Steamers When
the Longsh0remen
Walk Out.

"Just tell them in the paper tha
Liyerp ool Jack and his boys are still
striking and around town smiling as
pleasantly as the happiest men OF
earth"
This is the way the president Of the
longshoremen's union, John Sayer,
yesterday summed up the strike sit
uation to representative of The AS
torian. Liverpool jack is one of the
best known men in the city, but would
hardly be recognized by the name
John Sayer. He came here many years
ago or the Cromartyshire. which is
now in the harbor. and during his long
residence in Astoria has been known
only as Liverpool Jack" Officially he
is called President John Sayer, of the
longshoremen's union.
"We had plenty Of cause to declare
the strike against the Columbia River
Packers Association" the president
continued They'll be around to set
tie with us, never fear, and we're not
the least bit worried. Leave it to US
to win the strike"
At the Packers dock the work OF
loading the bark Harry Morse is going
on. Yesterday 300 tons of coal were
brought to the dock in cars and the
union sailors who demanded the right
to load the vessel commenced the work
of placing the coal aboard. The long
shoremen kept away from the dock and
there was no effort on their part to
make matters disagreeable for the
sailors During the day about $50 tons
of coal were put on board the Morse.
The longshoremen's union is now
striking against all the interests of
Samuel Elmore, although it has not
been made clear just what Mr.. FL
more has done to merit this action on
the part of the union. When the un-
ion addressed it's letter to him as vice. |
president of the Columbia River Pack
ers' Association he tried to make it |
clear to the men that his private in
terests were entirely separate from
those of the association, but the long
shoremen's officers, President Sayer
and Secretary Noonan, could not see
matters in that light They declared
MIR. Elmore unfair because the associ-
alton would not decide the squabble
between the longshoremen's union and
the sailors union, and refused to allow
union men to unload Mr.. Elmore's
steamer Harrison.
Agent Haddix, who superintends
the work of unloading and loading Mr..
Elmore's boats says he found no diff
Guilty in getting men to handle the /,
freight. He asked the union men to
do the work, explaining that Mr.. FL z;
more was anxious to employ union
help at all times and quite ready to pay Y
uni IN wages. The officers Of the un-
ion would not listen, however, SO Mr.. !
Haddix was compelled to pick up other {
men to do the work. He had an in
teresting time yesterday. A long line
of workers stood on the dock and as
many as were need would go to work.
About every Is minutes one Of the
men would come to the conclusion that s
he was not doing the right thing by c
working during strike and would
cave his place. Instantly one of the S
waiting men would take his place. C
During the day II men quit in this Z
but the labor supply appar-
entity was not reduced in consequence.
1--WE want TO employ union men,"
Nr. Haddix said, "and we have tried
o demonstrate to them that their diff r
,ulty with the Packers has nothing 4
10 do with us. Many of the union men
lave told me they did not approve of o
he action of the union officials, and
,lame President Sayer and Secretary
Soonan for the trouble. These men II
Jay they want to go 20 work. but the a
,fFicers seem determined to declare
strike against all of Mr.. Elmores in