The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-15
DOCK STRIKERS HOLD OUT
rLry,TOl MEN REFUSE TO JOIN
: THEM-TiITING FOR ISMAY.
po,t strikers'Leaders Hope That the Inter-
national President win Help Them
Yacht Now Patrols the River Urging
the Wen 10 stick TO the Fight.

,,tionaI President win Help Them
Yacht Now Patrols the River Urging
the Mcn TO Suck TO the Fight.
len on the floating grain elevators re-
,,so4 Yesterday to strike in sympathy
- ,he freight handlers. President Con-
Wv NJ the longshoremen's union was
o,,;,e sure on Monday afternoon that the
lain handlers would 60 out and he was
sreo,ly disappointed yesterday to find
,bst his request had been ignored. There
= N he a meeting Of the grain handlers
.o.nipht in Brooklyn and it is possible
,h., Inc men may 70 out after all. At the
onEces Of the International Elevating Com
osnv in the Produce Exchange it was
aid Yesterday afternoon that assurances
nd hern received from the men on the
aoats that they would not go out.
A committee Of twelve, representing the
.,rikers at the Hamburg-American Line
docks in Hoboken, waited on the superin-
,sndont Yesterday and asked II the men
co,ld 90 back at the old scale. The com
,,ittee Has told that some could. but that the
nonnany felt bound to retain the non-union
mon who had gone to work during the
strike 4 number Of strikers were taken
back. there being more work than the ii.
s,cerienced men were able TO do, and 1t is
expected that others will return to work
to-day.
The strikers held firm, however, along
The docks in this city and in Brooklyn.
The strikers here managed yesterday in
some way to procure a large sloop yacht
&itb auxiliary power and cruised around
,he waterfront. From the shrouds Of the
Yacht. which is named the America. hoated
banners which read:
Hold On for IS Cents an Hour"
President Conners and other leaders in
the strike are urging the men to stay out
until after the arrival on Thursday OF Presi-
dent J. Bruce Ismay OF the international
Mercantile Marine Steamship Association,
who is aboard the new White Star Line
steamship Adriatic. MIR. Ismay has shown
q friendly spirit toward the dock workers
in past grievances. The men say that on
uore than one occasion he has helped them
and they think he may come to their rescue
now.
So far all attempts on the part OF the
strike leaders to influence the men en-
ployed on the barges that supply coal to the
ships have failed. One Of the New York
Weighing Barge and Coaling Company's
automatic coaling barges was withdrawn
from the side Of the steamship Corfe Castle
at the Atlantic docks, South Brooklyn,
Yesterday afternoon. A large body Of
strikers had gathered at the land n Of the
dock and sent a threat to the men on the
barge that il they didn't get out by night
fall the barge would he wrecked. Upon the
promise Of the steamship people to bring
their vessel out into the stream for further
,oaInn a fln ypaR attached IN the Qnfn.
matio barge and it was hauled out into the
stream. One OF these barges coaled the
steamship Rhein Of the North German
Lloyd Line yesterday and the American
Line steamship Samland will be coaled
automatically in the upper bay to-day.
Berwind. White Company, which Goals
nearly all the big ships in the harbor, were
busy yesterday filing vessels.
Nearly all Of the lines are very short on
'trimmers,' men that store the coal in the
ship bunkers after il has been placed in the
vessels. Especially was this true Of the
North German Lloyd Line yesterday. 4
numbek OF employees of the New York
Weighing Barge and Coalink Company
were OF the opinion that they could get men
to work az Goa trimmers and a tug was
despatched with these barge men TO round
up men for his work. The coal barge
employees soon returned to the docks with
q supply Of coal passers.
Fifty strikebreakers were landed from a
rug at the French Line pier at 2 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, The tug took away
some men who had grown sick Of the work
and who we're not accustomed to such labor.
A statement issued in behalf of the Off
cials OF the lines yesterday read;
Information has been received by the
companies which indicates that a majority
OF the strikers are ready to return TO work
and are only being kept out by the most
EtrenIlOua n1aa yOrR m the mart If the afrika
leaders. The influence OF the latter, how
ever, is declared by high officials of the
steamship companies to be on the wane. In
Hoboken to-day the strikers were gathered
here and there in the streets discussing the
situation, TIT men have little or nc money
left and many, Of them are now anxious to
get back 10 work on the old TERMS"
The Kaiser Wilhelm ii. Of the North Ger
man Lloyd Lint sailed on schedule time yes
terday morning at 7:3O o'clock. Mr.. Schwab
said that all Of the other ships Of the line
would get away as advertised.
The congestion of freight on some Of
the lines in this city still holds as il has
for some days, The White Star and
french lines are in bad shape. II was
sad at the White Star pier yesterday that
the steamship Majestic will sail to-day. but
t. Is feared that she'will go out with a very
light cargo. The strikers declare that she
viii carry back freight that she brought over
mere. With the Cedric in port and the Adri-
atic due on Thursday things are not very
cheerful about the White Star docks. At
me French Line pier, where they are having
trouble in looking after La Touraine. more
trouble is anticipated with the arrival in a
lew days Of La Gascogne. The Cunard
people will have the Carmania on their
hands in a few days, and the Kronprinz
Wilhelm OF the North German Lloyd Line
came into port last night.
Oscar Rystedt, a blacksmith. returning
lhtt nlHht apTnGG (hrjefn1har atraat nm -
car from his work in New Jersey. was mis-
laken by striking longshoremen for a
erlkebreaker. They boarded the car and
gave Rystedt a beating. He was taken TO
81 Nincent's Hospital. No arrests were
MADE, The passengers left the car without