The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-27
STRIKE is E%XTsNDING.
Freight Handlers Have Tied Up q erea'
Volume of Business From New
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New York, May 2b.-Ine Strlhe WHICH
began several days 8 with the refusal
of the freight handlers employed by the
Fall River line to continue work unless
a foreman be discharged by the COM
pany. and resulted III u serious tfeup of
freight traffic hetween New York and
New England points. assumed more Sc
rious proportions today, when a strike
OF hremen tied up the transfer system
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad between Mott Haven
and New Jersey. AS a result the COM
pany found it necessary to lay off sew
eral hundre engineers. tiremen and
brakenlen. as there were no cars for
them to handle. Hundreds of ears of
freight, much of it perishable, remains
In the yards. with no prospect of being
moved. Aside from this the trouble
seemed today to show general improve
ment in condition at all docks.
New York May 26.-Lawrence j,
Curran, president of the International
Freight Handlers union, sent out tele-
grams last night to representatives of
the union along the line of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road to call out all freight handlers
Wednesday morning.
He said he would go to Jersey City
today to order out the freight handlers
on the Pennsylvania road, as he be-
lieved that o is giving assistance to
h New York. New Haven and Hart
ford.
When President Curran was sending
out the kilograms "a conference be-
tween representatives of the Truck
Owners association of this city and
representatives of the international!
Brotherhood of Transfers was being
held here, at which, after a session
lasting five hours, an agreement was
signed abolishing strikes and lockouts
for a period Of one year. The agree
ment affects over 5000 drivers in New
York city, and the fact that they have
decided not to cooperate with the
freight handlers will deprive tn. latter
of material assistance.
Tie UP Transfer Also.
The strike assumed a new and more
serious phase today when the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road c~olnpany's transfer system across
the East river. between Mott Haven
and the New Jersey shore was effect
lively tied up by a strike of the firemen
on the transfer boats. The men who
marine firm of the union, demand an
increase in wages, shorter hours and
food. AS a result Of this tieup
many hundred firemen, engineers and
brakemen employed on freight trains on
the Mott Haven division are forced into
idleness n 400 Of them were laid off.
Hundreds of cars. many of them loaded
with perishable goods bound for points
south of New York, stood all day in
the Mott Hav yards and it was be-
lieved that serious loss would result.
An effort to bring about a settlement
of the trouble which was made on the
initiative of President Curran, of the
International Order of Freight Hand
lers and Warehousemen's association,
VITO is directing the strike for the union
got a severe setback. this afternoon
when the company made a point blank
refusal to listen to any offer which in
cludes recognition of the union.
President Curran, for the union, of
fered to withdraw all the demands
lection to the nonunion fireman, whose
retention by the company after his
discharge was demanded by the union
IA the primary cause of the strike.
Will Not Recognize Union.
After listening to the offer made by
President Curran, Capt. Miller, for the
company, informed the committee that
the men would not under any circum-
stances be taken back as a body, but
o.iIy as individuals.
AT the CONCLUSION of the conference
President Curran said:
The fight between the men and the,
railroad company is now a fight to the
death.
Superintendent Shepard of the New
York division of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad said that
he had no ear that the trouble would
affect the New Haven system in gen.
eral. He added: w now have all
the freight handlers that we need and
are engaging no more. We are short of
firemen. but apparently there are
plenty to be had"