Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-01

wild cat tug. the Charles Castle OF De-
troit had to be called into service to bring
the big Detroit and Cleveland liner Into
Cleveland this morning
Lumber boats, package freight boats
and passenger boats are not affected by
the strike at present, as their owners are
not affiliated with the lake carriers.
In the port of Cleveland 5.Voo men are
directly affected, 900 of whom are sea-
men About $50 laborers went out on the
Cleveland and Pittsburg dock alone III
the strike continues any length OF time,
however the men In the independent fur
naces will, in all likelihood, be thrown out
for lack of orc to smeit, the foundrynieh
will have to quit for lack of pig iron, and
It Is said there is more than a chance that
some of the steel mills will have to ehut
down. The ore supply on the docks Is prac-
tIcally exhausted. so far as high-sraoe ores
are concerned
Train crews innumerable. railway officials
state will be thrown out of work because
OF the stoppage OF the coal trafiic. some oi
the big elevators will have to restrict thelr
operations on account OF the shutting down
of the lake grain trade. 1t Is estimated
that IL the strike lasts for one month 3o,ooV
men in Cleveland alone will be thrown out
of work.
5000 Quit at South Chicago.
CHICAGO. May lat midnight last night
all the members of the longshoremen'0
union at South Chicago numbering about
5000. quit the work of loading and unload
ing vessels. or these 800 are ore unload
ers and three ore-laden steamers Will be
tied up by the strike The grain trimners
are Included In the strike order.
Strike is Widespread.
DETROIT. Mich. May 1.-"Every thing Is
about l expected II would be today.
said President Vim. Livingstone of the
Lake Carriers Association. when question
ed about the strike of the International
Longshoremens Union. II am receiving
reports" he continued, from all over the
lakes. and later in the day will have more
exact Information of the situation In each
port. The strike is as widespread "a l ex-
pected 1t would be, but you may say posi-
lively that the Lake Carriers Association
will continue to operate its boats neverthe
less. We may be somewhat crippled for a
time. but we shall continue in business"
1t Is understood that no meeting of the
executive committee of the Lake Carriers
Association has yet been called to discuss
the strike situation, but that each member
OF the committee Is looking after the inter
ests of the association in his home port.
1t Is understood that plans are now being
worked out by the lake carriers to provide
non-union men to handle the freight
President D. ]. Keefe of the Longs bore
men said 10 the Associated Press today
that he had nothing to give out in regard
20 the strike and must be excused from dis
discuss the number of men who are out nor
any other phase of the strike" said he.
Quiet at Buffalo.
BUFFALO. N. Y. May 1-Absolute quiet
prevailed along the docks this morning, al
though many men were about talking in
groups or standing idly by watching the un-
loading Of the Cleveland and Buffalo. and
Detroit and Buffalo boats, both of which
arrived on time. Neither line belongs to
the Lake Carriers Association and their
officials anticipate no trouble.
Aside from these two boats only one other
arrived in the night, the Maryland
The Great Lakes Towing Company has
nine tugs under steam. and six of them
were working this morning. No orders for
departures were on the books of the towing
company and probably nothing will get out
or this port today with the execution of the
passenger boats. and possibly one or two
ffeighters which may go up light r W.
Kennedy, superintendent of the Lake Car
riers Association, was asked how the strike
affected the handling of grain. I'VE are
tied up tight said he. II cannot say how
soon there Will De change. We are wait
ing"
The Troy left port today for Duluth with
grain.
Ashtabula Harbor Closed Tight.
ASHTABULA. Ohio. May 1.-The long
shoremen strike has thrown hundreds of
men out of employment at Ashtabula. The
harbor Is closed tight. Many ore boats
partially uuloaded and others waiting to
be unloade dare tied up. No trouble is
expected. r.-F .-sf.,-l'.t
Railroad business Is paralyzed The
Pennsylvania laid off twelve yard crews
today. only three being at work 1t Is said
the Pennsylvania car shops may shut
down. The Lake Shore laid off ten yard
crews today. seven being at work. More
will be laid off tomorrow.
Only Craft TO Quit at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 1.-The struc-
tural iron workers were the only craftsmen
in the Pittsburg district 10 quit work in a
body today because OF the refusal of the
employers to grant the demand sfor an adj
vance. About 100 men struck for an in
crease of 80 cents a day land the recogni-
tion of the union.
There were few carpenters and brick
layers idle through failure of the employ
ers TO make small concessions, but the
movement was not general
All other building trades were working
as usual
After a months idleness. work was re-
sumed at the Harwick plant of the Allie
gheny Coal Company. near Cheswick, Pa.
today with nonunion miners.
Only thirty men OF the $50 returned to
ahr nine but the officials claim the works
will be In full operation within a few days.
A number OF armed deputies are on guard
about the property. but there was no dis
order and none is expected