The sun., 1912-07-01
.L0NCSHOREMEN WILL
: Join SEAMEN'S STRIKE
decide to Attempt to Cripple
: ncth COastwisp and Trans
. atlantic E.des.
QUIT MANY PIERS TO-DAY
Efforts Now Being Made to In
ducc Transfers 10 Take
Part in WalkOmt.
QUIT MANY PIERS TO-DAY

The longshoremen are to take hand
to-day in the strike of seanen and fire
men employed on the ships of sever
Ccas.wisc steamship lines. They have
been Watching the trouble arising from
the refusal of officials of the lines to sign
the agreements compiling with demands
Of the Atlantic Colst S,lnen's Unon aud
the Marine Frennn's Inoc, especially
the demand for recognition o. tic union.
Taking advantage of tho present strike
The iongsho:c;nsa hlv, mad, sspa-n a
demands both on the t-an,atlant ic stca n
ship lines and coasw wis, lines Al a
meeting vest ,rd,; a',nld"i b. 100,
iongsho-umen II. the hall of the Marine
l'ircm"n's Cnioa. 80 Wcs: street. il was
unanimously decided 10 declare o strike.
both on ~ uics.io Of their own de nands
and against ever; coastwise steamship
where non .!nion !irentn and sra non are
employed.
The nsshogcinan N a tending the meet =
ing repre- cent d hranci OF tlr Ma ion 4 !
Transport Work ors Fedora ton There
wore present members of the Longshore-
men, Union Protective Society an inde-
pendent organization. and the lnterna-
tional I.pngSnorcncn's Union. which is
affiliated with tho American Federation
OF Labor. a. well ns several non union
longshorc nen who declared their intcn-
tion of joining the new union of long
,horenen.
EThe strife of the lons.hore,nen at the
docks Of the coa.iwisc steamships il 10
begin to-day \ circular previously pre-
rared was indorsod. Copies had been
distributed early yesterday and on Satur-
day among tho lon,shoreman a. the
docks. Several teansters were a, tha
meeting. An effort will he mad- this
week to get the tea nstars to Join in the
strike.
The circular SAYS that the strike will
affect the following piers: Manhattan.
North River, IL. IL. II. IL, 10. %. 70 35 20.
81. 45, 10, ~. 20. SO. II. 50. OF and 81: East
River. 0, 49, IL. Is. 10. 10 and %. Brooklyn
Q. 13, II. Is. 10. 10 and 20. Hoboken. Ham,
burg American and North German Lloyd
Another circular by the same committee
contains still more urgent appeal and
gives the demands The main demands
are: Day work. I A. NJ. to 8P. NJ. IS cents
an hour; night work. p. NJ to II NJ,
30 cents an hour; night work. 1 A. NJ.
to O A. NJ. 80 cents an hour: Sunday.
"A. NJ. to p. NJ. 10 cents an hour Meal
hours. 10 cents an hour; Sunday night.
double Sunday rate: men working over
twenty hours to finish to receive las.
overtime rate; no bonus or extra nav
to be allowed to gangway men or eaders
u. Walker representing the longshore-
men at Pier Is. East River. presided at the
meeting, which was addressed by the
chairman. ID. Greene, representing tie
longshoremen OF the Morgan Line, and
representatives of the longshoremen
from other piers They said that the
longshoremen of Brooklyn and Hoboken
had decided TO strike to-day and that
the longshoremen of Baltimore and one
or two other ports had decided to strike.
committees Were sent to the different
piers to notify the longshoremen Of the
action taken AT the meeting The chair
man later admitted that the question
OF how many OF the long horemen will
obey tn" strike order vas "A matter OF con-
lecture. He said hat tho meet ing repre-
sented 75,0oo longshoremen and 81. 600
coal passers III New York and Hoboken
and that good many OF these were un-
organized
The officers of the Marine Fire mems
Union end the At tiGntic Cost ScEmen's
Union reported that, though Il r. Grif.
mn, secretary of the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union, he'd reported p day or
Two ago thft the cooks srd stewards hrd
decided not 70 strike. sey ercl OF the COOKS
and stewards OF the Araphaoe and the
brazos OF the Clyde Line which sciled
on saturday. went on strike end
their places had to he filled. They
elS' reported thtt thirty 6remen and
s'asNcn OF the courier, selling to-day
ne [ fnEiftnl ..,A Atril, "A
t.e firnnen end scamen of the Sene ca
ti the "fri Line. the RI Sol of the Morgan
Inc and the City Of Say annah Of the
savannah Line hGd sent q committee to
the strike h"aiquertors in West street 10
announce the. the crews will strike to-day
They further report I'd that the flremen
and sefmen OF the jamestown Of the Old
Dominion Line. and the Sabine. a frajghter
OF tn" Ward Line. he'd declared n strike
IL was said that some of the steamships
on which strikes he'd been declared were
coming to port with full crews of non
1nion men. One Of those which arrived
was the Jefferson According TO the
strike leaders sailing vessels were not
exempt from the strike end thc crews Of
SIX schooners which We're anchored in the.
North River had struck
An effort is being made to get the cooks
70 strike and To end the feud between
the marine cooks end ilremen The feud
arose ont OF the complaints of the fircmen
ABOUT poor food and the discharge of
cooks from time to lime tcceilse Of
those charges, A circular ha, been
issued addressed to the cooks and stew |
ards signed: Committee Of sailors and
tiremen. II points out that during tho
strikes OF last year the cooks, stewards |
tremen and sailors stood together. and
adds ~
Not you but the companies are to |
blame Tor tho sconty and unheCted food |
dealt out to the sailors and Gremen. You
need separate kit chen for the crew end |
you need more help. The companies |,
are too stingy and order you TO be too |
saving with tho food You can remedy |
all this by standing firm with us. You !
are ent tiled to better treatment. so ere
we. and are striking to get il Strike with |
your shipmates now"
Several pickets Of the strikers were ar |
restei Yesterday end fined $40 each on |
the chGrge of disorderly conduct, the |
fines beng paid 10y their unions
NORFOLK, June 80. Negro firemcn were
pun to work on tn" slcamers Hamilton and
. Monroe OF the Old Dominion Line today
10 take the place Of white men who Ven !,
out on strike yesterday when their de |
lnands Tor an increase in wages and bet ,er /,
food were refused.
The STEAMER George W. Clyde of the
Clyde Line. which should have sailed last
night bur was delayed by III" refusal of |
fha firafnpn unl t,nul