New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-20
SHORE MUTINY
SAILORS DELAY LINER.
Longshoremen Defiant BOSS SteUe
dOre Gets Threatening Letter.

The strike Of the longshorernen was attended yes
terday by shore mutiny by the crew Of La Gas
cogne. Of the French Line similar 20 that started
by she crew Of La Touraine OF the same line. a
few days ago for the pay they earned long
shoremen A Black Hand letter what YVES
supposed 10 be Black Hand letter. was received
by Boss Stevedore johnson Of the French Line
piers and Mr.. Johnson has applied 10 the Police
Department and received liberty carry re
goIver.
The revolt of the crew of La Gascogne took place
at O'Clock. Just the vessel, which had been
delayed about 10 sail. One man. who
lected spokesman, came 10 Pier Superintendent
Manis. hitched his trousers up, shrugged his Shout
ders and in choice. French informed the superin-
tendent that the crew would not go on board until
il paid in American money for the work done
shore Mr.. Mans reminded the spokesman Of
the crew that IT was sailing time and said that
TO pay them would delay the vessel The
committee Of one was obdurate, and after con-
versation with General Agent Fauguet of the line
MI. Manis paid the sailors, they boarded the ship
and she left her berth hour late.
The busy yesterday unloading La
Provence which is to sail Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. General Agent Forget said that the
delay in La Gascogne's sailing did not matter
much, as she was not a regular vessel She had
about tbree-fourths of her cargo board. One
of the Black Hand letters received by Boss Steve
dore Johnson was mailed at station c, Hudson and
18th streets. and read follows:
Mr.. Johnson, We are a band and after
and several others We Will kill you and your
families You no man. We will burn UP all. or
blow you up. Police can't stop us. We will give
you time 10 prepare yourself. You tell the
others will have their lives and other lives.
We do the same with the men. All the lines must
go up. If catch any working that
shouldn't will kill them. too. So you come out.
or you die You don't. Then you will get your
dose and the rest
The letter was followed by a rude representation
of a coffin. which the word Die dagger
black hand
1t said the Cra1ard Line pier that the
Armenia would sail to morrow with full cargo.
representative OF the line said: In spite of what
Mr.. ConnoTs. Of the union says. we are getting
all the good want. The strikers We're
laughing at the idea of the bringing out
of the vessel two hundred heavy cedar and
mahogany logs, weighing from five TO six tons
each, but the logs and the pier
1t was said at the Atlantic Transport piers that
the eighty strike breakers who quit Saturday
were dismissed because there was nothing for
them TO do. ship would be in until to-day or
tomorrow. The Minnehaha, loaded Saturday.
sailed yesterday. AT the White Star Line pier it
said that the Adriatc, fully coaIed and loaded,
would sail schedule time Wednesday. The
meeting of the executive committee of the
longshoremen's union was begun at O'Clock yes
streets, Patrick Connors, president of the union.
men, appeared at the meeting and obtained char
which trades TO Chinese ports. the other being one
OF the thirty-five lines which are fighting our de-
mands, may settle tomorrow morning. If they
10. then the rest will follow
Connors was asked if he had received any ap-
prOach behalf of the companies to arbtra-
ton. 81 received report message looking for
advance in wages he said, but if / received
such a message ! would lay il before the executive
committee 1 believe. if I choosing arbi-
rator. 1 would choose one of the pier superin-
: fendentS.'
n A committee Of three has been appointed, con-
IVistng of John O'Neill. Henry Hike and David
Eastwood TO see Mayor Mcclellan to-day and ask
~what is 10 be done about the strike breakers who
OF work and likely become a public
charge. The committee will also the local
board OF steamboat inspectors regarding complaints
that unlicensed men are employed at the boilers
and Winches