The sun., 1919-10-26
HYLAN STALLED IN
LONGSHORE STRIKE
0'Connor and Another" Are
Blamed by Mayor for Fail
ure of His Efforts.
HE ISSUES STATEMENT
Union Officials Think He Is
Looking for Loophole
to 'Recede.

After spending another day In fruit
less effort to end the longshoremen's
strike Mayor Hyian issued q statement
last night in which he said II would
be impossible for him to get the men
back at work so long az T. v. O'Connor.
president Of the International Long
shoremen's Association and another"
whom he did not name, have q hand IN
the controversy.
The statement Is taken by union off,
cials to indicate that the Mayor 10 be-
ginning to realize that he cannot pre-
vail on the shipping interests to give
the men more money, and that now he
is searching Tor a loophole through
which he can recede from an embarrass-
ing position. While striking longshore-
men. mostly Italians. stood outside and
in the corridors of City Hall waiting
for the announcement which they be-
lieve will be forthcoming that Mayor
Hylan has obtained more money for
them, the Mayor entertained various
committees.
AS each committee left the conference
the announcement was nothing accom-
plished." First In the morning was
meeting between q committee Of steam
ship men and strikers. the first meeting
of its kind to take place since the strike
began three weeks ago Tuesday. The
next was with about twenty employing
stevedores. The third. lasting until we'll
into the evening. was with committee
of the strikers, headed by Thomas We'll
don and Dick Butler. +. Paul A. Vac
carelli attended this.
Another Indication Given.
VaccaraIIi ;s a ,,,ay,,har ~ tha conn
mission of conciliation of which the
Mayor Is chairman and which was ap-
pointed by Secretary of Labor William
b. Wilson. The Mayor has steadfastly
held out against the wishes of those who
have insisted they would not deal in the
strike situation with vsccarelli or a COM
mission OF which he Is member. The
Mayors action in declaring war on
O'Connor is looked upon by Vaccarellis
opponents as merely another indication
that the Mayor won't give way on the
Vaccarelli issue.
Mayor Hylan's statement said:
1T is impossible for me to get the
men to go back to work 30 long as Mr..
O'Connor and another have anything to
do with the adjustment Of the trouble.
The men feel that O'Connor, their rep
resentative, has not properly represented
them and they have no confidence in
him. The men want to deal directly
with their employers"
1t was said by those opposed to the
Vaccarelli faction that the Mayor should
have ended his statement with the first
few words It Is their firm belief that
the Mayors statement Is merely q re-
fiection of Vaccarellis attitude toward
O'Connor
1t was at the Mayors behest that
vaccarelli was appointed on the COM
mission of conciliation. OConnor as
,serts the appointment was made because
'of Vaccarelli's identify with Tammany
during the Mayors campaign. The
hands from his first entrance Into tho
sItuations It is charged. and now, while
millions OF dollars worth of food is per-
ishing and 4eo to 500 ships are tied up
in port unable to move, Mayor Hylan
prolongs the situation. OConnor's sup
porters charge.
The claim that O'Connor actually is
not the obstacle In the way OF a settle
ment Is boistered by the statement of
Dick Butler. Tom Weldon. chairman Of
the committee OF grievances, and other
OConnor SIS completely out Of It. We
have nothing to do with him and owe
him no allegiance"
After reading Mayor Hylan's state
ment O'Connor said: TOO bad the
Mayor couldn't settle the strike. Those
longshoremen are still wrong in their
refusal to go back to work and carry
out the pladge they gave. The Mayor.
unable to settle the difficulty, blames me,
does he? / wonder IL Hyland believes
the men are right in refusing to go
back to work.
1t was said Friday when announce
ment was made that O'Connor had taken
steps to suspend three locals for insub-
ordination that O'Connor could suspend
nothing. He had no influence one way
or another. Quit quoting him." A dele
gate from a local on strike in Hoboken
asked that this statement from him be
printed: 'O'Connor 10 out of the long
shoremen's association so far as we are
concerned. He fired his last shot in Ho-
boken," meaning at the meeting which, It
is said. he tried to control.
The Mayor refused after giving out his
statement last night to say who the other
man was he meant. There was an indi-
cation among the strikers that perhaps
he meant Frederick Toppin of the Inter-
national Merca ntlie Marine, who repre-
sents the steamship interests on the Ma
tional Adjustment Commission, against
the award OF which he men now are
striking. Mr. Toppin has maintained