New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18

| until 10 o'clock this morning 70 make
reply. but at that time we had received
no word from them"
Concentrated on Morqan Line.
The seamen are concentrating their
efforts on the Morgan Line. Rumors
that strikes were being called on other
coastwise lines brought forth a denial
from Mr.. Griffin who said the other com
panies could have until Thursday 10
answer the demands Of the men.
At a crowded meeting Of some eight
hundred seamen at No. 400 West street
late in the afternoon he told his enthu-
siastic audience that first they should
beat the Morgan Line and then the other
lines would give in without a struggle.
Through an open window at the rear OF
the hall the Momus could be seen at her
pier. already five hours late. The speaker
pointed to her crying;
And we are beating the Morgan
Line"
The little hall nearly exploded with the
uproar that followed. The swarthy. sav-
age looking seamen cheered themselves
hoarse and filled the air with hats. many
Of which were never recovered by their
rightful owners.
IF necessary" Mr.. Griffin had said
earlier In the day. eve will call a gen
eral strike on all coastwse lines at every
port on the Atlantic from Eastport. Me.
10000 men, including longshoremen.
New York contains 1000 Of them"
At / o'clock to-day the officials Of the
National Seamen's Union and those OF
the Longshoremen's Union will hold a
conference 10 determine whether the
longshoremen should join the strike. A
mass meeting of coastwise seamen on
ships in port was called for tomorrow
night. a larger hall than that at No.
400 West street will be engaged for the
occasion. for Mr. Griffin expects an at
tendance of at least 1000 men.
Issue PoygIot Strike Call.
The union scattered broadcast yester-
day the following exhortation. printed I'm
English. Spanish, German and Italian:
Strike! Strike! Strike.
Sailors firemen, coal paSsers and stew
ards are fighting for fair play from the
Morgan Line. We are not getting enough
10 eat. and on account OF the padrone sys-
TEN, upheld by this company. we are held
IN more abJect slavery than the negroes of
the South before the Civil War
Strike for liberty Get the padrone and
crimp off your neck,
Most OF the men employed on the
coastwse vessels" explained Mr.. Grif-
fin, "are Latin-Americans The lines
will not employ them except through
shipping agents. and the shipping agents
will not get them jobs unless they stop
at their boarding houses. Lots of the
men would prefer TO live with their fam
lies. but to get work they must submit
to the system"
The strikers demand that the steam
shin line hire it's men through their
union instead of through shipping
agents They demand also better ven
tillated and more sanitary sleeping ac-
commodations. more and better food. an
increase in the minimum wages Of stew
ards from $50 to SO month and -
cents more a day while i'm port.
G. W. Junger. local manager Of the
Southern Pacific Steamship Company.
said: My sympathies are with the
men. don't think that they want 20
strike. They wouldn't If it were left to
them. but they have been impelled To
,.f 4,,,
tors"
No official of the line would admit A
tendency to yield TO the demands of
the strikers, but John j. Bealin. special
agent of the state Department of La
Dor. who called on Mr.. Griffin. told the
union leader, so he asserted. that Mr..
Junger was prepared to grant their de-
mands. except in the matter of a wage
increase. Both Mr.. Jungcr and s. Ira
Cooper. counsel for the companv. pre-
dicted from time 10 time as the after
noon wore on. the speedy ACQUISITION of
strike breaking crews for both the Mo-
mus and FL CID.
Passengers Grow Hunary.
In the morning they thought the boats
n.ould leave their piers on schedule A,
Noon. however, the passengers aboard
the Momus were Informed that the sail
ING time had been postponed to 9 o'clock.
MANY Of the passengers scattered over
the West Side in search Of food. while
,hose who remained aboard went with
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