Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-11
Largo Number Of Liners Scheduled
10 Depart from and Arrive
al The Port.
'L0NGsHoREM{N WILL ITEM UP
Strikers Claim That the Companies
viii Not DC Able to Cope With tho
Situation and viii Have to Meet
stevedores' Demands : Employers
Aggressive Moro.
(Dy Associated Prcss.)

NEW YORK, May l0.--Thc resident
heads of tho steamship companies In
Guided in the international Mcrcan.
Tile Marine Companies assumed aE.
grcssivo today wncn, following II con.
ference they served notice upon the
striRihS longshorcmrn that unless the
latter returned to work within a
week their places would be perma.
nently filled by other men, At tho
meeting the steamship officials rcaf.
lirmcd their determination not to
yield TO the demand for higher wages.
Gustav II. SchwaU. general mana
ser oil the North GCrman.Lloyd Com
lmny. took occasion today to again
deny that there was possibility
That the transatlantic lines would
compromise with the strikers. In the
iace OF these statements, Patrick Con.
nor. president of tho Longshoremen's
Union Protective Association IRE.
dlcted full victory for the strikers
within twenty.four hours.
The lonsshorcmcn met nj their
Manhattan headquarters tonight, and
later Mr. Connor said that the strlk-
E.ers were of ono mind to stay out
until thcir demands were conceded.
Twelve big liners arc due here
within the next forty-eight hours, and
seven ocean going steamships are
scheduled to depart In the same no.
Rod.
Conner declared that tho lines
would be powcrlcss 10 cope with such
" congestion aud must meet the
stevcdores' demands.
Claim 10000 Arc Idle.
To put on further pressure Corner.
who saws there arc 10000 mon idle
asserted he would bring ont the men
Of the Market Truck Drivers Local
Union. most of whom arc said to be
willing to go on sympathetic strike.
lie viii also try to get the coal trim
mcr3 to strike So that vessels In this
port may be in serious need of coal
OFFICERS of the lOngshorcmnn call.
cd loday on Assistant United States
District Attorney Franklurtcr and
complained that number of tug
boat CAPTAINS had been for several
days carrying passengers to the VA.
rions steamship piers, In violation of
their licenses. Tho men were In
formed that if they could furnish the
government with affidavits showing
tho alleged Illegal violations. action
will be taken.
The strikers were somewhat on.
conraged today when 900 employees
of the Fall River line. wont ont. The
company claimed that It would not
he Inconvenience as It has suffi.
Client help.
More Go on Strike.
One thousand lumber Handlers. ON
ployees of fourteen lumber compa-
mics. also struck today demanding an
increase from $3.50 to $500 for n
day of 10 hours.
While their work Is distinct from
that of the striking lmgshOrcmen
the lumber handlers organization Is
branch of the International Long
shoremens' Union. and the attitude
Of the members is construct as In
sympathy with the stevedores and
promises to still further complicate n
serious situation.
coastWisc Companies Compromising.
Tho coaBtwisc companies have
shown n disposition to compromise,
and the strike so far as they are
concerned is practically ended.
The transatlantic lines, however,
are hopelcssly behind in the matter
I0f their freight and IL is known that