New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
STRIKE TO CONTINUE.
ISMAY UPHOLDS. LINES.
LongshOremea Disappointed That
He Did Not Take 44ction.

Any hopes the striking longshorenen may
have had of change in the policy Of the steam
chip companies favorable TO the strikers when
]. Bruce Ismay. president of the international
Mercantile Marine Company. arrived from
Europe were dissipated yesterday. When the
great new White Star liner Adriatic, with Nj
Isnlay aboard, swung into her berth, the strik-
eTs were strong in the belief that his view would
be different from that Of the companies, but
he only confirmed their policy, and the strike
is to he fought by them the same lines as
they have been pursuing all along.
Shortly after the gangplank was let down TO
tie pier, General Manager Franklin, of the
White Star line: General Manager Lee, of the
Red Star line. and J. H. Thomas. operating
manager Of the International Mercantile Marine
Company. had two hours conference with
Mr. Ismay in the loungng room of the vessel
during which the strike situation fully dis
cussed.
After the conference Mr. Ismay was asked
when he the pier If the strikers were jus
tilted in their hopes that his arrival would mean
a settlement Of the strike in their favor
y have received complete statement of the
situation from Mr. Lee and Mr.. Franklin, and
am thoroughly in accord with their policy" he
said we will make no advances 10 the long
shoremen, and win continue as we have been
doing since the strike began. That is all there
IS to say on the subject"
When President Connors, OF the Longshore-
mems Protective Union told of this he said:
"AH right, then. The strike goes on as usual.
NO advances viii be made by us. We are here
at Christopher and Hudson streets if they want
TO see US"
During the forenoon Connors said that a mes
senger had been sent 10 him from Superintend-
ent Penneu of the White Star piers asking to
see a committee Of the old employees OF the
White Star Line. He said he sent back word
that the only committee the companies could
see would DE a committee from the union.
Mr. Pencil was asked if this We're true
1 nave nothing 10 say about it." he replied
'Ask at the main Offices at No. 3 Broadway"
4 have just talked with Mr.. Pencil over the
phone. You can deny the story, which is made
OF whole cloth" said Mr. Thomas tho or..
manager. -''''is
Connors later said the story was true
The pier Of the French line was the scene vas
te'oa! OF a lana mutiny Of the crew, which de-
Iayed the sailing Of the French Line steamer
La Iouraine for two hours The vessel had
peeh qlschaIged, coaied and loaded by the crew
VIZ, Mlo mad received the promise of the regular
1or day work and ~ cents for night work
II Is customary in such cases for the crew tc
.pe paid Tor the work after the vessel leaves the
Per by the captain but its members demanded
american money before the vessel sailed. The
al
IN crew. VINO addressed 149 firemen and 30
sailors in French. He said the only way Il
MAKE sure OF getting full American rates was Ia
INSIST on payment before they boarded the shin
He said that once before, when sailors worked
q lohsshorenen and waited until they were
out at sea before they were paid all they re-
celEed was ten cents hour.
Every member of the crew shrugged his
shoulders and gesticulated at this and Fornet
was deputed as committee of one TO submit
an ultimatum to Superintendent Manis thai
they would not sail the ship until they were
a n M nT,f-
would delay the snip to pay the men on shore
5 me men We're ineXorable He had talk witt
general Agent Forget the telephone and
money. '0-
Word was passed to the strikers that some.
lhlng was wrong at the French Line pier. They
gathered in great numbers on the other side 81
The street and applauded when they saw the
men IN line waiting to be paid. II was nearly
noon when the ship left her berth
The Carpathia, Of the Cunard Line. sailed OF
schedule time at u a. m. The North German
Lloyd steamship Rhein also sailed on schedul,
time at that hour
The Rhein." said Gustav H. schwab. genera
agent OF the North German Lloyd Line ''reacheC
here with an import cargo Of 1000 tons anC
sailed to-day with export cargo of 7,50o
tons Of freight. over 500 men are at work to.
day on our Hoboken piers"
The striking longshoremen held long meet
ing yesterday at their headquarters, in Green
wien Han President Connors of their unfo1
announced that he had received during the after
noon telephone message from Michael Larkin
an employing SteVedOre I'm Jersey CITY thar h
would be IN the headquarters of the strikers a
$3.50 a. IN. to-day TO sign an agreement to pa,
the wages demanded by the union. Connors sail
mat no matter what McIsmay said, he was con
adent the strikers would win.
Captain Thomas G. Gillett of the Associated
Operating Company, Of Brooklyn, which is com.
posed Of employing steyedores, announced las
night that Auditore & Co, of the larges
firms of employing stevedores in Brooklyn haC
granted the demands of 100 striking long
shoremen at the Brooklyn piers, and that they
would return TO work to-day. report tha
eleven large employing stevedores had granted
dalton, he said.