The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-17
'SEAMEN'S STRIKE AFFECTS NEW YORK Four Thousand Employees of Steamship Company
 Ordered Out

New Fork. June 10-The threatened strike of coastwise seamen developed in part tonight with the calling out of ena- ployes of the Morgan line," operated by the Southern Pacific company between New York and New Orleans, The 4ooo employees were ordered to go out at 10 clock tomorrow morning unless all de- mands are conceded. Employees of other coastwise lines postponed action on the strike quiestion until Sunday. The strike action was taken at a | mass meeting of members of the Inter- national Seamen's union of America and l followed a report of a committee ap- pointed a month ago to present the seamen's demands to the coastwise sbipowners.
 According to H. P. Griffin. vice pres ident of the union. raises were prom ised the men by all the companies ex- cept the Morgan line. Failing to ob- tain satisfactory assurances from its representatives he said the action of tonight was decided upon.
 A committee was named to review the status of negotiations with other coast wise lines and to determine where fur ther ultimatums are necessary. It will make known it's decision by Sunday. represented on the are the International Cooks and Stewards union. International union, Teamsters' International union and Firemen's h. ternational union.
 Unless immediate action is taken, ac- cording to Griffin, a general strike may be declared to tie up the entire Atlantic coastwise service affecting over 10000 men.
 The Southern Pacific passen ger l steamers Momus and Antilles are now in port the former being scheduled to sail tomorrow and the latter on Wednes-
 day next.
 London June 16.-The leaders of the
 strike of seamen profess to be greatly
 encouraged by reports that have been re ceived from various points where men
 have obeyed the call to go out and by
 the fact that numbers of ship owners have conceded the strikers a ten shilling per month advance in wages. The strike, l however. is still half-hearted affair. In a majority of cases crews that go out are easily replaced and there Is little | indication of the strike becoming general. There is some anxiety, however regard ing number of liners which are due to leave Southampton and Liverpool to- | morrow.
 While the movement is spreading slight | ly in some directions. some of the large 1 ports are totally unanected by the strike. The steamer Empress of Ireland sue ceeded in getting a full crew at the new scale of wages and the vessel sailed on her scheduled time.
 | The Anglo-American company conced- ed an advance of s2.5o a month to it's | men.
 The shipping strike has developed large ly into a squabble over wages, and out side of a few mail steamers the ship owners generally are not suffering ap- preciable inconvenience. The number of | strikers Is limited strictly to deck hands. 1 Despite the concession of $2.50 a month in wages made by the Canadian Pacific Railway company yesterday, when the time came for the signing of crew for
 the Empress of Ireland today the cap
 tain was forced to concede an additional
 l25. The original demand of the men
 was for an advance of S5 month. l Antwerp, June 16.-The strike of the
 seaInen was more effective today than
 yesterday. Crews deserted numerous
 steamers. among them the Devonshire
 which arrived June Il from New Or
 leans. The Federation of Craftsmen to-
 day voted to contribute one hours pay
 per day to the strike fund. The steam.
 ship owners here are arranging to brine
 strikebreakers to Antwerp from Ham
 burg.