Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-10
NO SIGN FOR PEACE
IN NEW YORK STRIKE
Trouble With Longshoremen
Grows Hourly More Serious.
MORE HANDLERS GO OUT
Thousands of Tons of Freight Piled
High Along Water Front.
FLOWERS FOR sTRIKEBREAKERs
San Francisco People Show Their Es-
TEEN of Their Efforts-Labor
Troubles Elsewhere.
Thousands of Tons of Freight Piled
High Along Water Front.
FLOWERS FOR sTRIKEBREAKERs

| NEW YORK. May 10-Extension OF trou-
BILE to the docks OF the Fall river steamers
| was the chief development in the strike
of longshoremeh today. Until today tho
| men who were employed loading and I'M
| loading the various steamers running be-
tween New York and points on Long Is
| land sound and eastward had taken no
| part in the strike. The freight handlers
| of the Fall River line. however. had de-
manded an increase in wages from 20
cents to 80 cents an hour. A week ago the
company granted an advance of cents
an hour, but today 200 of It's men struck,
| insisting on payment Of their full demand
Officers of the line declared, however. that
| the men who had left their work were
| only few as compared to the total number
employed; that freight was being handled
| expeditiously at the docks, and that the
| strike would not prevent the movement of
| freight between New York and Fall river.
| Congestion Of Freight Great.
With the arrival OF ten steamers this
morning. ten more during the day and five
1 of the big transatlantic liners due to sail
| tomorrow, the enormous congestion Of the
| freight on the docks and of the transat-
| lantic lines continued unrelieved today.
While the longshoremen insisted upon
4 their demands and the officials of the big
| lines declare that they will not grant
| them, a portion of the incoming cargoes
| Of some of the liners due to sail tomor-
row was still in the holds of the vessels.
| With only the crews of the vessels and a
few hundred inexperienced strikebreakers
| to move it there was a PROSPECT that the
| practice of sailing the steamers on their
/ schedules, carrying back come of the
| freight they had brought over. would have
| to be continued. Piers along both sides
of the Hudson river, we're piled high with
/ freight waiting TO be placed In the holds
| of vessels, of which there was scant pros
| pect. The congestion has also spread to the
| railroad yards in Jersey City and He-
| beken, where long sidlngs are filled with
| cars bearing freight intended for ship
ment abroad.
Liners Due to Sail.
The liners due to sail tomorrow are the
| Umbria. Campania, Minneapolis, New
| York and Vaderland Besides these the
| Koenig Luise is scheduled to sail for Ma
| Piles and the Silvia for Hamburg.
Possibility of an extension of the strike
| to include the teamsters engaged in cart
| ing freight from the docks became evident
| today when officers of the Longshoremens
| Union declared that they will endeavor to
| bring about such strike in sympathy
| with their own men. The officers also as
serted that they will ask the coal trimmers
| to join in the strike.
No Immediate Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1O.-Desl lie the
efforts of the citizens committee. the set
| Element of the street railroad strike seems
as far off as ever. The United railroad Of
ficials decline positively to recognize the
hat
out of existence when the company dis
charged its employees for disobeying the
order TO appear for work at the car barns
on Tuesday morning last. This position
taken by the company acts as handicap
in any efforts to bring about a settlement,
| the only answer received from the officials
being that they have nothing to arbitrate.
ard that they propose to run their cars.
Two cars were run yesterday with more
success, under protection of the police. The
mob was IN evidence all along the route
taken by the cars, but outside of howls
and jeering there was no disorder and
any attempts to block the road were
promptly stopped by the police escort
Flowers for Motormen. D.
The appearance of the cars was greeted
with manifestations of approval by the bet
ter element along the route taken, and the
motormen on the were showered with
flowers and heartily cheered as they passed.
This morning another attempt will be
made to operate the system, and just as
many cars will be sent out the police will
guarantee to protect, but until adequate
protection can be given by the municipal
street car traffic is impossible.
The newly appointed executive committee
of the committee of fifty will meet this
morning to make it's report on the definite
plan of action they would recommend for
the settlement of the existing Industrial
troubles
May Have Peace.
THE joint Cancellation committee OF the
labor council reports that 1t have had
satisfactory interviews with employees and
employers of the striking parties. There
are indications that peace will be estab- F,
lished before long by the telephone opera
tors and encouraging progress has also
been made toward the settlement of the
laundry strike. Influence is now being
brought to bear on the metal trades asso-
citation and the iron trades council with
some prospect Of a peaceful settlement Of
the strikes now in progress
>Linemen Take No Action.
So far the telephone llnemen have taken
no action in regard to a sympathetic strike
in aid OF the operators. and the further dis
cussion of this step has been postponed
until Sunday next
The reports that the builders and plumb
ers were about to intervene and strike In
sympathy with the labor unions now out is
vigorously ed ha NIL 1beyS
MES The rumors now in circulation to that
effect. and declares that they are in per-