New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
ARBITRATION REFUSED
BOTH SIDES STILL FIRM.
Steamship Companies Reject Offer
from State Board.

The steamship lines involved in the present
strike of the longshoremen through a special
representative fatty turned down yesterday an
Dffer made by the State Board of Arbitration to
act arbitrator OF the strike. and declared that
there could be no compromise. Patrick Connors.
the strike leader, reiterated previous statement
made ON behalf of the longshoremen that the
fight would be finish
Eighty strikers returned to work the old
wages the piers of the Prince line, but this
was counterbalanced by the Australian Steam
ship Company's surrender. Mr.. Connors report
ed that il had signed agreement through its
agent to grant the demands of the strikers.
The Prince Line is one of the thirty-fve which
have agreed to resist the demands. The compa-
MES say that the returning of its strikers to
work is prelude to defections from their ranks
on a larger scale
The offer Of the State Board Of Arbitration to
try and settle the strike made through John
J. Bealin, New York agent of the State Labor
Department. and Michael j. Reagan it's indus
trial arbitrator. They called in the afternoon
on Lawson Sanford, who represented all the
companies. with their proposition. Mr.. Sanford
told them that arbitration impossible, as
the companies could not afford to raise wages
and would simply fiji the places of the strikers II
they remained out. He said further that the
strikers had gone out without presenting any
formal demands.
The heads of the different lines met yesterday
and decided that they could not recede from
their position not 10 advance wages. President
J. Bruce Ismay of the International Mercantile
Marine Company, it was said after the meeting.
had received letter FROM Bishop Potter denying
that he had authorized the Rev. Francis J.
Clay Moran, vice president of the Church Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF the Interests of
Labor, 10 say that the writer extended greetings
TO the strikers. DR.. Moran did not propose
bitration. however.
On behalf Of the companies, It said that
the strike situation was improving daily. The
statement continued:
Beade & Coil, who are among the largest en-
ploying stevedore5, have dispatched seven YES
sells between Saturday morning and Sunday
evening. The steamship Indiana, Of the Lloyd
Italian Line which arrived on May 10, had her
cargo, including 1s coo boxes of lemons and
oranges, InlCaded On the pier on May II. The
vessel was reloaded and sailed again on Satur-
day at 2 N. The Italia, of the same line Will
sail tomorrow, fully loaded Some Of the
Steamship lines had TO turn away applicants
Der OF the strikers.
Reports of various kinds were circulated dur
ing the day. One that the dock superin-
tendcrts of the lines had got together and were
going 20 recommend some sort OF a compromise
70 end the strike This was denied euthorita-
lively by the lines.
Gustav Il Schwso, general agent Of the North
German Lloyd Line said that the Xronp-inz
Wilhelm was discharged. coaled ard loaded and
would sail ar 10 o'clock this morning, ard that
the Friedrich der Crosse would SAL two hours
later. He was positive thai the dock suOsrin-
tendent Of this Inc had conauited ~fta no other
superintendent about setting the strife, SO
there could oe no compromise.
C2e hundred italian strike breakers
Tstse n, tha If fHa 9ra0HIna-
visc-Arae-1ceu Lne III d tug They found the
docks dark snd deserted and. fearing attacks
by stcikare ala Ect 60 10 work. 1t was said that
the 2cps4acn, CT ti1o Holland-America Line,
void sal, fully jyaGed, Cor Rotterdam to-
morrow.
Patrick Conuo1a, tie strike leader called a
meeting of The strikers IN the evening at Green
witch Hail, at w:l.cn Il was decided that the
strikers would not return until they received
their full demands.
The COMMITTEES OF three appointed 20 the
Mayor about alleged discharged or deserving
on the city reported tIat the conference with the
Mayor was highly snlisfactory." The chairman
was asked for details.
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Bernard Lebnorge. strike breaker, while 60
ing TO his work at the White Star Line piers.
met a strike picket who wanted him to stay
away He refused whereupon the picket
punched him in the face and q mix-up followed.
A policeman saved the strike breaker from
further blows. The pickets were strung along
work being done along the docks. They did
not get enough TO the docks. however to
look very closely.
Mr.. ConnOrs said that he would make another
appeal TO Supervisor Ira Harris of the Steam
boat Inspection Service against the tug Ade-
laide. He says the tug took out three trips
from the Battery 10 South Brooklyn thirty four,
thirteen and twenty-three strike breakers, al
though she has no license 10 carry passengers.
The reserves Of the Charles street station had
10 be called out last night to scatter a number
Of strikers who were trying TO punish Italian
strfke breaker hiding in the store of Munich
Brothers, at No. 800 Blocker street. The strike
breaker was walking along Blocker street when
half dozen men started after him. He was
knocked down, but escaped and into the
store. The tried TO follow him. and Henry
and Charles MUNICH who keep the store, closed
the door and telephoned for the police. The
strikers ran and escaped.
Joseph DeVanney, OF Captain Devanney of
the Fourth avenue police station, Brooklyn,
went last night into a restaurant at 42d street
kept by Christopher Hanson. Devanney is said
10 have told Hanson that he the foreman of
the strike breakers at the Bush docks. A dis
pute followed, and the got into fight.
Devanney rushed out of the restaurant, heading
tor the Fourth avenue police station There
he told his father what had occurred. Captain
Devanney, with ar least a dozen of his men,
hurried TO the restaurant The captain asked
Hanson what he meant by beating his son. and
when Hanson failed to answer took him to the
station house, where he was locked up on a
charge Of disorderly conduct