The Mena weekly star., 1906-05-10
LONCSH|)REMEN' STRIKE
Freight Traffic in the Great Lakes Badly Interfered with at
 Numerous Points.
2o,ooo MEN ARE REPORTED TO BE OUT
strike Not Felt Much Yet Al Dui"'h Forty Vessels Tied Up at Miiwaukee Five Thousand Idle at Bunsdo' N' Only Passenger Traffic Handieu a' CIeyeland--No Trouble at Chicago.

| CIeyeland-No Trouble at Chicago. Dertoit. May 3.-Although the pres idents of two powerful organizations that have locked horns in a labor dls- pute involving vessel traffic on the Great Lakes both reside in Detroiti most of the news of the shipping strike originates in other ports.
 President William Livingstone of the Lake Carriers Association, has talked quite freely and has given out the substance of a number of telegrams which he received regarding the pro- gress of the strike, but Daniel J. keefc, president of the Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers association under whose order 10000 men have abandoned their work has not as yet broken a sphinx-like silence. It was through President Livingstone of the Lake Carriers, that the first news was obtained that President Keefe had ordered the longshoremen to strike. Dispatches from Lake Michigan and Lake Erie ports indicate that there has been an almost unanimous response among the local unions to President Keefe's strike order 1t Is impossible however to get from the silent officials of the union here even an estimate or the number of men out, but unofficial estimates set the figure at 2O,00O.
 Duluth. Minn., May 2.-The marine strike has thus far had no effect In Duluth beyond the tieing up of the tugs of the Great Lakes company. None of the ore, grain or freight handlers are identified with the long, shoremen and hence all boats are load ed as they come to the docks. The channels In this harbor are such that by exercising a little care boats can move without tugs and this they are doing. The effect of the strike will be felt here when the boats fail to return from the lower lakes.
 Milwaukee, May 3.-It IS estimated that about 40 vessels are tied up in Milwaukee Wednesday and that soc men are idle as a result of the long shoremen's strike. If the strike con tinues for any length of time more than 5000 men will have no work to do. Many of the vessels now in port, anticipating the strike. did not go into commission at all this spring.
 Buffalo, N. Y, May 3.-The Strike of the longshoremen put an effective embargo on Lake Erie commerce Tues day and Wednesday it was expected traffic would stop at all upper lake ports. All unions affiliated with tue longshoremen either quit or made pre- parations to quit work. There are about 5000 men idle and that number will be vastly increased when indus tries dependent upon lake commerce for supplies are compelled to cease operations.
 Cleveland, May 3.-Aside from the big passenger steamers from Buffalo and Detroit which came in on schedule dime no vessels entered this port dur HE thc cdfiy HoufS oi WcuHccudy. The fleet of ore carriers anchored in the outer harbor was largely augment ed during the night and this morning fully 25 vessels were lying off this port.
 Toldeo, Ohio, May 3.-One thousand longshoremen are out here as result of the general strike. Coal and orc wharves are idle. Tugmen are still working but there are few boats in port.
 Chicago, May 3.-The strike of the longshoremen has not So far resulted in stopping business in this city to any great extent.
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