New-York tribune., 1919-10-17
Call to Go to Work Is
Kissed and S'Booed" at
Mass Meeting in Cooper
Union; Is Voted Down
Three Shot in Fight
OF Longgshoremen
Ships Still Held in Har-
bor; Sugar Situation
Here Growing Serious

While officers of the International
Longshoremen's Association were an
nouncing that the number of striking
pier workers who had voted to return
to work now totalled approximately
$4,000, resumption Of business in the
port received setback yesterday with
the action of the striking expressmen.
In defiance of Walker D. Hines,
Director General of Railroads, the
teamsters refused to go back TO their
jobs pending an adjustment Of their
grievances. John A. Moffitt, repre-
senting the Director General, was
"booed" and hissed while appealing to
the men at meeting in Cooper Union
to return to their posts until the Board
of Wages and Working Conditions had
rendered a decision of their case on
November A.
Michael J. Casual, vice president of
the transfers international brother
hood declared that the action of the
local drivers would, in all probability
be followed by locals in every city east
of Chicago within a day or two, throw
Sugar Refineries May Close
The delay in unloading vessels in
the harbor, it was learned yesterday
has brousfst about an acute situation
in the sugar industry. George A
Zabriski, chairman of the Sugar
Equalization Board says twenty
lighters of raw sugar have been tied
up in the East River so long that the
tpf Of
stocks. Unless the lighters are un-
loaded at once $4,000 men will be made
idle
John F. Riley, chairman OF the long
shoremcn's strike committee, said
three more locals with a combined
membership Of about 5000 men had
Joined the 10000 who have voted to &c
back to work until December /, when
the National Adjustment Commission
the high cost of living has not shawn
substantial decrease. He said, fur
ther, that about 10000 men had al
ready returned to the piers and that
virtually all of the longshoremen will
be back to-day.
The meeting of Local 791, the larg-
est IN the association, with a member
ship Of about 3,10O, was adjourned
yesterday without taking vote. 1t is
planned to take a secret ballot of the
entire membership to-day.
Others Usually Follow
The stand of this local is being
watched by those of the ffty-three
that have not yet acted on the ques-
tion. as the action Of this body has
invariably tcen followed by the small
ler bodies. T. V. O'Conner, president
of the association, says he has every
assurance that the men will decide to
go back.
The return of longshoremen to their
jobs in Brooklyn, Staten Island and
Manhattan yesterday was attended by
efforts on the part Of the more radical
element to resist this action by force
resulting in the shooting of three men
two of them perhaps fatally, and the
stabbing of another.
Ben jamn Brittini, of 205 East Thir-
ty-nnth Street, Manhattan, and Nicolo
Carcanuto, also of Manhattan, were
leaving the ferry house at the foot
of Greenpoint Avenue when they were
stopped by a man named Jacobs, bust
ness agent Of one of the locals. When
the men said they were going back
to work Jacobs is said to have drawn
revolver and shot both
One storm centre was around Sec
ond Avenue and Forty-thrd Street
Brooklyn, where a crowd of |. w. WIS
gatherd to hold up longshoremen or
their way to the Bush Terminals. Ir
one of the numerous fights at this
point Reginald Evans, a checker, was
shot by a man alleged to be Joseph
MagIiulo, of ~ Carroll Street, Brook
yn. The police found on Magllulo ;
/ Red membership card III The Industrial
| n Mo1l.ers Of the World.
More Policemen Demanded
Union officials say inadequate police
protection is responsible for the out
| breaks, and that more workers would
have gone back to their jobs if bette
protection had been given them. Z. L
| Goodsell, director Of the Fruit Auction
! Company, announced that with runner
GUS other merchants he had yeste rday
presented a request 20 Mayor Hy.an fol
better police arrangements for thou
sands of cartmen who were anxious t
get back on the strength OF the set
tlemcnt. He said if this protection were
not afforded by the city authorities he
would go elsewhere. He said Secre
tary Bakers offer Of troops would bt
taken advantage of if the emergency
! warranted.
OF the railroad administration, an
nounccd that railroad and ferry ira fiji,
in the North and East rivers had beer
completely restored. Perishabe freigh
shipments from Western points wer,
again resumed, although the embarg,
has not yet been generally lifted be
cause of the delay in the resumption
of transatlantic and constwise shipping
j. j. Mantcll terminal director, sait
only five vessels were loading cur goe
yesterday.
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