The sun., 1919-10-15
Brooklyn Longshoremen Go
In; Others Expected
Back Saturday.
ACCEPT WAGE AWARD
Many of $4,000 Waterfront
Workers Are Likely to
Return Today.
EXPRESSMEN STILL FIRM
Packers Employees in Jersey
City Strike-Drivers Out
With Laundrymen.
EXPREssMEN STILL FIRM

The strike situatfon in New York
city showed marked improvement yes
terday, and Indications are that all
Of the principal strikes will have been
settled within the next two or three
days.
The harbor strike. that of the ferry
boat men and others employed on
the boats of the several railroads,
ended at midnight last night when
the Marine Workers Affiliation ac-
cepted the offer of the United States
Railroad Administration Of an In
crease of 10 per cent in wages. Union
officials Immediately sent messages
to notify all members of the affilia-
tIon, and efforts are to be made to
have all ferryboats and tugs operat-
ing by the time the rush hour begins
this morning.
The longshoremen's walkout was
ended so far as Brooklyn is concerned,
and the workmen employed along the
waterfront of that borough will re-
turn to their Jobs this morning. John
f. Riley, head of the New York Dis
trict Council and chairman Of the
strike committee, said last night that
the backbone Of the strike had now
been broken and that there was every
likelihood that all the longshoremen
will return to work by Saturday.
Another conference was started at
midnight, and there was some indi-
cation that settlement might be
reached some time this morning. The
leaders of both sides were optimistic.
No indication appears of an early
/! settlement Of the expressmen's strike.
The Railroad Administration notified
the strikers yesterday that it would
have no dealings with them, and
would not consider their demands un-
til after they had returned to work.
The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters met this challenge with the
decision to continue the strike until
the Administration hands down a rul-
| ing on their demands.
No likelihood of a settlement Of the
pressmen's strike was seen In the de
velopments yesterday. Reports were
prevalent that negotiations had been
begun with view to ending the
strike, but these reports were denied
by representatives of the employing
printers, who declared that they were
propaganda designed to keep up the
morale of the strikers.
The laundry strike In New York
and Brooklyn appeared to be no
nearer a settlement. Union leaders
say that 1000 laundry drivers in the
two boroughs Joined the strike yes
terday and that almost 100 per cent.
of the total employed are now out.
The only new strike of any con-
siderable Importance reported during
the day was that of 1000 drivers and
laborers in the Jersey City plants OF
Swift & Co. and Armour & Co. They
demand an increase in wages Of 13 la
cents an hour.
Brooklyn Strike Called on.
The longshoremen's strike was called
Off In Brooklyn last night. Work along
the waterfront there will start this
morning. Union officials believed this
to indicate that the entire tieup of the
port, so far as the 10000 iongshors-
men are concerned, will be ended by
Saturday
John F. Riley. president of the New
York District Council and chairman OF
J the strike committee. appointed Thurs
day night at Tammany Hall, received
last night official reports from six OF
the flfty-three locals which yesterday
, polled referendum votes on the ques'
> ton Of returning TO work at the scale
awarded by the National Adjustment
Commission OF 20 cents an hour an6
locals was affirmative. Three of these
In Brooklyn were Nos. sos, with 2,00C
5 men; 925, with ]. 500 members. and 955
with 1900 men. The numbers of thos,
8 In Manhattan voting to return to worl
are being withheld through fear tha
radicals will intimidats the members
: Mr.. Riley declared that "the back
> bone OF the strike is broken. The res
: will drift back gradually and by Satur
day SO, 900 OF them will have returned
= TO work"
: Quick Voting by Local.
!. Voting went forward in those local
Il last night which already have no
r taken a poll on the question of tn
strike and of handling perishable.f food
stuffs since the agreement on the ref
= ersndum was ssaahsd saturday .ettss