Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

NEW YORK, May There was an unex-
pected extension Of the strike of the long
shoremen against the American and Red
Star lines to the piers Of the transatlantic
companies which berth at Hoboken yes
terday afternoon. and q general strike
against all the transatlantic companies In
this city Is threatened.
From 5000 to 1900 longshoremen went
on strike in Hoboken yesterday at the
piers of the Holland-American. Phoenix.
Rotterdam, Scandinavian-American, North
German Lloyd and Bremen lines for an ad-
vance in wages. They demand 40 cents an
hour for day work, 60 cents an hour for
night work and so cents an hour for work
done on Sundays and holidays. The pres
ent wages are 30 cents an hour for day
work and 40 to 80 cents for night work.
The greater part of the New York Dock
Companys store men in, Brooklyn Joined
the dock freight handlers in their strike.
By nightfall the situation was so serious
that the police, under Capt Devaney of the
4th avenue station, cleared all saloons
within three blocks Of the piers, and nearly
fifty private detectives were on duty to
prevent injury being done to property along
the water front.
Strikers Threaten General Tie-Up.
The striking longshorenen in Manhat-
tan and Hoboken say they presented the
demands to all the companies, though the
representatives Of some of the companies
say they received no demands. The long
shoremen quit work on the Hamburg
American piers and then returned to work
out the day on the understanding that
they would quit today. Some of them
CTR in he oSye
that none of the men is out, the strikers
say that about 1000 men quit. The strikers
said that they are organized as the Long
shoremen's Protective Association, and that
the strike will be extended to all the piers
this week. They held meetings yesterday
in hall on Willow avenue Hoboken, and
at three other Hoboken halls. Special po-
lice precautions were taken both in Man
haitian and Hoboken to guard against any
trouble on the piers but the strikers were
generally quiet.
Nearly All Out.
The strikers said that the men were
out on the lines affected, Independent
of the Hamburg American line, as fol-
lows: Holland American, 500; Phoenix,
800; Rotterdam, 600; Scandinavian-Amer-
lean. 400; North German Lloyd. 600, and
Holland-American company said that the
Noordland, which came here last week
with 1900 Storage passengers. would
sail on time tomorrow as she was nearly
loaded before the strike. Other vessels
of this line are due in a day or two, and
there will be difficulty about unloading
them.
Though Emil Boas, general manager of
the neutrality-suspicious. line, said he
knew of no strike at the piers. Super
intendent Conried Scuch of the line said
he was preparing for a strike
There Is no strike now" he said. but
l should not be surprised at a strike I
have hired enough strikebreakers to fill
the place of every man in case there is a
strike"
Gustav Schwab, general manager of
the North German Lloyd company. said
that some of the men were out, but
that 300 were at work. He said there
would be no difficulty-in getting out
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse today.
There are three other vessels of this
line in port-the Grosser Kurfuerst, the
Konigin Luise and the Irave-and the
strikers say that the company will not
be able to get them loaded until the
demands are granted 1t was stated by
the Hamburg american line officials that
the Hamburg will sail on time today. bur
the strikers say they are not so sure of
this. AS an offset to the union the