The sun., 1919-10-27

The time for discussion is over. Every |
ehannel through which II might have /
been possible for the men to go back |
to work and live up to their agreement
mas been exhausted. / want to relterate
that the time for discussion is over
and that we. will now devote our efforts ,
to get men to work on the piers"
Several hundred striking longshore-
men who waited outside the hall took
up the cry OF ''strike, strike" when
the announcement was made and started !
along the waterfront to call out those
who were working. It was said that
no benefits we're available and that the
men would have to shift for themselves
Another meeting of the strike commit
tee Is called for this afternoon. At an
early meeting. It was announced. ac-
tion will be taken on the case of T. v.
OConnor, who on Saturday night is
said to havo visited tho meeting of the
Riggers' Local No. 7S3 in Comerford
Hail. Eighth avenue and Twenty-fifth
street, and removed their charter in the
i. l.. A. This Is one of the three locals
which OConnor announced wefe sus> ,,
pended. 1t Is maintained that regula-
tions provide that the president must
twice fine n local and then prefer
charges, to be considered by the exec
utive council. before the local can be
suspended. 1t Is understood that the
meeting was broken UP at his ap-
pearance.
William j. Smith said that the en-
ploying stevedores had offered the long
shoremen S5 cents an hour and S1.25
overtime on Saturday, but that O'Con-
nor stepped In and prevented this prob
able compromise being made''
Says Hyian Is Misled.
o'Connor and John f. Riley. chairman
of the former strike committee, claiming
that several thousand more men went
to work yesterday, declared Mayor Hy-
Ian was receiving fllmey and false in
formation about the strike from Messrs
Vaccarelli and Butler. "a walk along
West street, where I talked with the
men to-day" said Riley, shows me
that the rank and file of the /. L. A.
now feel that II the Mayor hadn't med
dlednsfn the strike the men all would
have'been back to work at this time and
would have been content to walt until
December / for their increase in wages"
Mayor Hylan's statement, after telling
Of the numerous conferences he has had
in an effort to get the men back TO
work. says in part:
THE shipping interests and the ma
rine and dock Industrial relations di-
vision of the United States Shipping
Board seem to be closely allied. The
shipping interests are composed of boat
owners who seem to have some under
standing with the stevedores, who in
turn secure their work from the boat
owners and employ the longshoremen.
'"The International Longshoremen's
Association is composed of men who per-
form deep sea and coastwise longshore
work. The difference between the work
seems to be that deep sea work requires
more skill, but coastwise work may be
more arduous.
THE National Adjustment Commission
is composed Of five members. Frederick
Toppin and Oakley Wood represent the
shipping interests, T. V. O'Connor and
Joseph p. Ryan, officers representing the
longshoremen's association, and Prof.
William z. Ripley. neutral chairman.
N. Y. Delegates Thrown Out.
''At Galveston. Tex, where the long
shoI Iemen held their convention, some of
the New York representatives were
thrown out of the convention. Later on
1t was decided by some ono that the
lonsshoremen should abide by the award
of the National Adjustment Commission.
The stevedores and the shipping inter-
ests both agreed to be bound by the
award OF the National Adjustment Com
mission.
"The Award Of the National ADJUST
ment Commission was an Increase of
cents in wage per hour for day work
and 10 cents per hour for night work,
while coastwise rates for longshore
worl, were not increased. This award
OF the National Adjustment Commission
is known among the men as the Wool
worth, or 5 and 10 cent decision"
ssrTha cOOtand that
question of abiding by the award of the
National Adjustment Commission was
not determined while the Galveston con-
vention was in session, but two days
later by T. V. O'Connor. president of
the International Longshoremen's Asso-
citation and representative on the Ma
tional Adjustment Commission, at which
time the New York delegates were re-
turning home from the Galveston con-
veption in Texas and at the Pennsyl-
vania station in New York city.
"A resolution was passed in the long
shoremen's convention, so 1 am informed.
| that both deep sea and coastwise long
shoremen were to have a uniform system
and condition OF employment Notwith-
! standing this, the coastwise men were
not included in the and 10 cent award
Of the National Adjustment Commits
sion.
| EGpects Sl.-O an hOurs
"Prior to the decision of the National
Adjustment Commission the men were
led to believe by some of their leaders
that all longshoremen would have no
difficulty in securing up to S5 cents an
hour for day work and s1.25 for night
work, and many of the stevedores who
employ them now say they are willing
to give these rates per hour II the ship
| ping interests will consent
THE longshoremen say they are not
making a living wage because Of the
high cost of necessities and owing TO
the fact that they are obliged to 60
from one dock to another to seek en-
ployment. often wait many hours, some
times days, to secure work, and that
they average only about s2s a week.
THE shipping interests and the steve
dores feel that the men should abide
by the decision of the National Adjust
ment Commission. and II there is any
misunderstanding between the longshore-
men and the officers of the longshore-