New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18
'SEAMEN'S STRIKE HERE
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ont luncheon because no stewards were
left to serve 1t.
At 2 o'clock the travellers recohNeheu
but the Momus stirred not. Neither oio
Eel Cid. Mr. Cooper said then that 'he
vessels would depart before nishtiaii.
y, cd worked out into midstream al
4:45 o'clock, where she anchoreo' "hii'
Tugs and launches brought her s'rihe
brea,sers from the Battery and from
Rrook,vn Several negroes offered their
services but these were not accepteu
Mr. Jurser explaining that he would ho'
employ negroes unless he could get eh'iFt
COWS Of them; that mixed crews Ireo
dissatisfaction.
The strikers chartered a launch ana
ma rolled the stream about the two steam
shins. stopping the tugs with strike
breakers aboard and asking the men
moi TO take the job. The police threat
ened the strikers with arrest IL they
didn't stop the interference. but {. W.
Frazer, secretary of the Atlantic Coast
Seamen's Union, protested that his men
were we'll within their rights since no
disorder or violence cnsued. They had
to quit however.
The same fate overlook pickets sta
toned at the entrance to the Momus S
pier There was no thought, apparently
of resisting the police.
In fact. no disorder attended the strike
at any point. The crews quit quietly
the five policemen patrolling the Morgan
Line pier. at West 18th street finding
nothing to do. Later the police alons
West street. in the neighborhood or the
pjer. were augmented 10 twenty, but
thev remained idle. Mr.. Griffin had de-
tailed six men to do patrol duty from
noon until 4 o'clock to prevent the strik
ers from congregating in the streets. Al
1 O'clock these six were relieved by an
other six. The plan is 10 keep httie
company Of strikers constantly on the
watch TO prevent violence or iawless-
ness. ..,,,..
El Cid. needing only about fifty strike
breakers. finally filed her ere" aho
steamed out to sea at O'CLOCK. Du'
the Menus wanted $50 OF the requisite
number Of stewards. seamen ana lile
men So she continued at her pier wei,
ror,ine little patches of human material
until midnight and after. Sun sne
hacked sixteen or twenty OF the rlgii'
num- her and save il up Tor the hiSht.
Several passengers left the boat ana Weh'
to hotels. A.
Mr. Griffin said he had thought the MO,
mus would depart on time In spite o'
the strike and that the Decay tad SUI
prised him. 800.
what will the union DO II the coast
do no 9cHPnp TO NOQf
demands" he was asked.
we will fight them all summer ne
replied. land, if necessary, all oil mex
summer and through each succeeding
summer until they meet our demands.
report last evening had 1t that 'ne
Mallory. the old Dominion and the Clyoe
lines had settled with the seamen. pu'
al the same time II was sald thdI tHe
demands on these lines were compare
lively unimportant.
A pantryman on the Crstobal. OF the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line re
ported that forty of that boats stewards
had struck out of sympathy for their
brothers of the Momus. The Crlstobai
won't sail until the middle of the week.
The Allianca. of the same line, cast OIL
with full crew yesterday at p. m
her official time of departure. 1t was
also reported that the crews of the Nor
gan towboats. Confidence. FL Amigo, Ri
Chico and FL Toro had quit These tow
boats arc used 10 pull the liners into the