The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-13
LATEST STRIKE
TIES UP DEP07S
New York Teamsters, Chauf-
feurs, Helpers, 1000
Strong, Quit.
MARINES C0NCILIAT0RY

New York, Oct. 13.-New York's
latest strike-that of 1000 members
of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers
tied up the principal railroad termi-
| nails of the greater city today.
In opposition to efforts of their
leaders and notwithstanding an ap-
peal from Gov. Smith for a postpone
ment until word could be received
from the railroad administrationre
tive to demands for higher wages,
the men quit work soon after mid
night. The chief organization affected
is the American Railway Express
company, with its 5000 employees
here.
The strikers demands included a
fiat increase of $25 a month, an eight
hour day and a weeks vacation every
year.
The Grand Central and Pennsyl-
vania stations were piled high with
undelivercd express packages early
today, while the various depots of
the American Railway Express COM
pany were congested.
Settlement in View.
Hope for an early settlement Of the
strike of 10000 longshoremen and
marine workers, which has tied up
| transatlantic, coastwise and harbor
traffic here for almost a week. ap-
peared bright today, according to T.
| V. O'Ccnnor, president of the In
| ternationalr F,ongshoremen's' associa-
tiom, and John f. Finley, chairman of
the strike committee. As result
of a stormy meeting last night, at
which delegates from fifty-four To-
calls urged the men to go back to
work, a mass meeting will be held
tonight for ratifying or rejecting the
proposal to return tomorrow and wait
until Dec. 1 to press demands for in
creased wages An earlier proposal
to take referendum vote by locals,
! was abandoned.
Union leaders said it was possible
that ferry, tug and lighter service on
the Hudson river would be resumed
during the day.
Meanwhile the food situation con-
cerning products coming to the city
from New Jersey, still was serious.
Not an ounce of food was removed
from ships. The milk stoppage was
| somewhat relieved when the milk
trains were switched here by the way
of Poughkeepsie.
Gompers Denounces Strike.
The longshoremen's strike was de-
| nounced as a violation of 'the fun
damental principles of the American
Federation of Labor" by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
| Federation of Labor, in a letter re-
ceived by T. V. O'Connor, president
of the International Longshoremen's
union. The strike was unauthorized
by the union and Mr.. O'Connor has
consistently endeavored to induce the
men to return to work.
Boston in Sympathy.
Boston, Oct. 1S-East Boston long
shoremcn voted to go out in SYM
pathy with the strike of dock work
ers in New York, at a meeting of
Boston District Council l. L. A,
which ended today. Other long
shoremen here voted not to join in
a sympathetic strike, but to abide
| by the decision of the national ad-
| justment commission.
May Affect New Orleans.
New Orleans, Oct. 13.-Shipping at
| the port of New Orleans is threat
| ened with a complete tie-up by next
Thursday unless the demands for In
creased wages of nearly 5000 long
shoremen now on strike are granted
before that time, according to state
ments today of union leaders.