The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-23
NO CHANGE IN
STRIKE SITUATION.

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lected. on the Saturday night trip out
! of New York Just about five minutes be-
| fore leaving the dock the coal passers and
| firemen on the steamer Iarchmont de-
| cided 10 60 out in sympathy with the
| othT strikers and the boat made It's way
! 10 this port minus that portion OF the
/ crew
In order that theboat might make the
| trip the engineer. Mr.. Gay. was forced 10
! call upon some OF tho Italian passengers
who claimed 10 be able TO fire a boiler
! for service and having secured Sew OF
/ these along with some from New York
( who were at the dock at the time the
! trip was made
/ When the Larchmont reached here
! however. the men were released. and this
/ morning Chief Engineer Gay started out
/ 10 Gnd others so that the trip may be
| made back 10 New York. A. present ac-
| corhing 10 the statement OF oCe OF the
| men employed in the engineers depart
/ ment. the boat Is minus hremen ara coal
passers there being. when the regular
| compliment is aboard, six fremen and
! two coal passers.
II was stated. however. that there is so
much business at the present time that
! the boat would make the trip tonight II
! the engineers crew had to take turns
! at f1ring
When the I.archmont was in New York,
| several delegates from the union there
! were seen to como aboard hut nothing
was thought OF II I'll time for sailing
whe, the men DECIDED TO refuse To malfe
the trip. Mr. Gray asked ther1 to state
! what graievsnce they had against the
company, but no definite apswe- could be
! gained from them The men Of the en-
! gipeers department who could I've Ia
! terviewed this morning seemed 10 be
unanimous In the statement that the fire
men and other strikers had no just
grounds for quitting. and feel that SYM
! pathetic action could not have been got
! ton from the 'longshoremen and freight
| handlers II the grievance had been one
| OF the enaneers For tnat reason this
/ department OF the marine service Is not
troubled at all Just how serious the
trouble with the JOY line will bs will de-
| pend upon the success OF the chief en-
| gineec II obtaining men TO fill the places
OF the strikers
WILL SAIL TONIGHT.
The agent OF the Providence line. Mr..
Olsen. stated 70 News reporter this
morning that a competent crew of fire
| men and coal passers had been secured
| for the engineers department. OF the
steamer Nashua and was ready 10 take
/ the vessel 10 New YORK TONIGHT AFTER
! being loaded with freight.
This afternoon the full crew was set
! to wosk getting the freight aboard fron
/ tho cars which have been detained at
Valley Falls since last Wednesday. when
| the trouble nrs- commepced.
! So far as the local conditions are con
/ cerned there has been no trouble between
/ the longshoremen and the company. the
men being perfectly satisfied with copdi-
! tions and are hampered only hy the New
/ York end being unable 10 receive the
/ freight shipped. Mr. Olsen talked per
/ sonally with the men and was tod that
| there was not one having any kind OF
a complaint TO make. Nor was there any
! sympathy expressed for the local IN New
/ York or the fight IL had nstisated.
! The men feel that the company hse
/ done and was willing to do the right thing
I By them aSd for that reason have no COM
/ riaint 10 make. Mr. Eealy. the delegate
! OF the local In New York, came east
! last week but met with only very little
| announcement from the mea here, return
4 ing home yesterday.
! II was stated this morning BY Mr. Olsen
I that the company was willing at all times
10 met the men halfway and In this
particular instance had done so. The
/ trouble. he said, nrst originated from tho
/ desire on the part OF the company to re-
/ duce expenses during the dull season. In
/ doing 90 IL lold of number OF the men
/ among them some members Of the union.
I whe- this matter was brought to the at
! tentIon OF the company by the officers OF
. the local. those mon were takep back So
/ easily was this demand granted that the
! union then asked for the removal OF
/ non-union man. This was refused and The
| strike followed
He said that news was received from
! the New York end that affairs wese TAX
I ing on a brighter aspect hence the order
/ 20 load the Nashua
This morning the city OF Taunton went
Ia Fall River 20 await orders. In handling
4 the freight that passes over the line there
I are some ninty men employed by the
/ hour and forty OF the regular dock crew.
/ These were oil al work this afternoon.
In anticipation Of the early opening Of
I the summer season the dock has been
/ painted and repaired considerably. The
I passenger season Is to begin on June 9Th.
AT FALL RIVER.
/ The situation IN Fal River Is unchanged
| The doCsmen - Keeping away from the
piers and the only ones working there are
the Italian laborers who are brought
there daily 90 coal the boats anS few OF
the regular freight haSdlers who did not
90 out With the otheEs The fr$ght hand
lcfs tg TIE RoEton freight house are still
~ work bur they are in readiness 10 eape
as oon as they are called 90 by officers
~ the onion.
The Priscilla arrived on time this morn
log flg cargo vrs limited 20 Ave cars "
pcrshsble fr-ght About ninety tons "
coal weSo pu- aboard here ic the italian
section hands who were taken from track
work up the road The City ~ Brcckton
is s'ill tied ~ hess and che will not be
loaded until there is sonse chsnce Of NOV.
ng the freight AZ the New York end.