The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-13
NO YIELDING, SAY STRIKERS
BUT MANY MORE MEN HAVE RE-
TURNED TO WORK.

Conflicting Reports From the Agents and
the Freight Handlers Big Liners still
Badly Hampered I'm Getting CArgOeS
AbOard-Littie Violence Yesterday.
The statement made by the freight agents
! on Saturday that the striking longshoremen
would be back at work by Monday seems
likely to prove true. Some Of the men were
paid Of on Saturday, but the great majority
arc due to be paid to-day and will receive
only a small fraction or he usual pay.
! Yesterday would naturally have been a
quiet day along the waterfront, but In
reality It was a busy day for 9 Sunday,
There could be no doubt in the minds OF
any one that many Of the men were back at
work and working Sunday TO make up for
lost time. No serious trouble occurred.
The French line and the White Star people
were still tho heaviest sufferers, and 1t will
be some days before the freight on their
piers is cleared. The Atlantic Transport
Line officials made good and the Minneapolis
got of yesterday, although she was by no
means carrying her full cargo. II the
statement Of the men on the pier was to
be believed she had hardly any cargo
aboard. The Furnessia OF the Anchor
Line 10 due to sail to-day. She still had q
good part Of her cargo aboard yesterday
and to get that cargo OF and a new cargo
loaded is an impossibiHty. The White Star
liner Cedric and the French liner La Tou-
raine docked yesterday. No attempt was
made to load or unload them, but officials
| OF both lines were on hand at the piers and
said positively that all arrangements had
been completed for their unloading and
that a full force Of men would be on hand
to-day.
An official OF the White Star Line said
yesterday:
we were caught at short notice when the
men quit and OF couTse had not an adequate
foros on hand TO replace them with, but
we are now out OF the woods and the men
will wake up to this fact very soon. In the
frst place the compromise effected by the
smaller lines, which was hailed as a victory
by the strike leaders, was in fact a notch
for Va. The men who were still OUT on the
bigger lines o became dissatisfied, seeing
that they were no nearer a settlement with
us because thG smaller lines had given UP
and then they saw than those who were
employed on the piers were getting paid
while their pockets remained empty.
Pretty soon the strikers themselves
sought employment with the smaller lines.
OF course tina: couldn't go far before all
the places were taken. Then by ones and
twos the men sought work on the piers
| other than those that they had been em-
pioyed on and ! was certain that the back
bone of the strike was broken. | would
not be al all surprised TO see the men back
AZ work before tomorrow night
The striking longshoremen lined West
street yesterday III the neighborhood Of
the piers, The largest number being as
seInbled in front Of the Cuuard and White
star piers opposite their headquarters.
They watched the cocks narrowly and had
picKets out here and there, who made re-
ports from time tn time.
Tho strikers held a meeting yesterday
afternoon in II hall at eroy and Hudson
streets. where they passed resolutions not
ia go back TO work until they get pail their
demands in full. A'meeting of the eNccu-
tive committee was held later at which
Il delegation representing 800 negroes asked
that they he formed into q local Of the Long
siiorempn's Protective Union. II was de-
cided to organize them RS ocal No. q.
President Connors Of the union made the
following statement:
we have assurances that the towboat
men who tow the coal barges from Perth
Amboy to coal the vessels are ready to strike
in sympathy and we expect them to quit to-
morrow. We also expect the grain hand
lers to quit in sympathy Tomorrow. We
were offered SO. 600 toward our strike fund
by the Coach Drivers Union, but as we do
not need the money at present we did not
accept il. l want TO say thar not a nan
has gone back al any OF the ira nsatlsntic
docks. and We will not return TO work until
We get our demands"
About 300 Italians who nave been work
ing at Pier 40. Fast River. for the White
Star Line for the last two days were anxious
to get away yesterday. The company
tried to get two tugs to take the men W
from the pier by water. but the tugmen re-
fused to carry non-union workers. The
Italians made a fuss and reserves were
called from the Charles street station.
They got the Italians out through a crowd
waiting in West street and safely away;
office an Italian. Antonio ~fantelli. who had
been hurt earlier in the day by being struck
by a box, which knocked him into the river.
Lantelli had been lying on a blanket. all
wet through. for some hours, He was taken
TO ST. Vincent's Hospital.