New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Piernen Offer
Compromise as
Strike Waivers
Hundreds Return to Docks
and Butler Wires Mayor
to Call Conference for
Insurgents to Arbitrate

The insurgent faction of the long
shoremen, on strike for three weeks in
| defiance Of the orders Of union Off
cials, made another peace overture last
night in wiring a compromise PROPOSE
tion to Mayor Hylan.
They propose IS cents an hour for
regular time and $125 for overtime.
with an eight-hour day. They origi
nally demanded 81 an hour regular
time and 81 for overtime. The Ma
tional Adjustment Commission award.
which procipitated the walkout Oc-
tober g.. gave the longshoremen 70
cents and $1.10 for regular and over
time.
In addition the strikers request the
Mayor to make another effort to ar
range conference with the shipping
heads, stating that if the conferen nee
could be arranged the trouble would be
settled In day. The telegram was
signed by Richard J. Butler, the in
surgent leader.
The shipping interests, on the other
hand, began to carry out their plan to
employ both union and non-union men.
announcing that large numbers Of long
shoremen. including several hundred
negroes, We're put to work on nearly all
those IN the Chelsea section. AS If in
reply to the latest offer Of the strikers,
they also issued statement, with the
approval Of the United States Shipping
board, in which they reiterated their
determination to stand by the award Of
the. National Adjustment Commission
and to consider no other course.
The Chamber of Commerce. believing
that the great body of the longshorc.
"a ro nyil o,,I
work, but are prevented by intmida-
tion, addressed letter to the Mayor
requesting him to Issue a public state
ment assuring the fullest protection to
those desiring to return to their iobs
The Merchants Association also sent a
communication to Frederick Toppin
vice president Of the international Mer-
camille Marine. requesting that every
effort be made to obtain the requisite
number Of men to handle the ships and
restore commerce in the port
In connection with the new stems
taken by the shipping heads to break
the strike it was learned yesterday that
800 longshoremcn, both whites and
negroes, were put to work on the
Cl jde and Mallory lines. They were
taken to the piers in tugs and will be
fed and provided with sleeping quar-
ters there to prevent clashes with the
strikers. Managers OF the lines said
that large numbers of men Wi ii be
added daily. They said that the men
were all employed in this city and we're
not brought here from Southern points.
as had been reported.
On the South Brooklyn waterfront
about $500 men were at work, the
number usually employed in peace
times, while at the army base piers
men were turned away. When Mr. Top
pin was asked if negroes were being
worked on the international Mercantile,
see it proved" It was stated, however
that about seventy men were employed
on these piers yesterday.
The United States Shipping Board
announced that more than fifty of its
vesse 9 were being handled yesterday
which is twice the number worked the
day before 1t was stated also that >
clearing house for labor has been Gre
ated both by the government and pr
vate interests, and that committee
meets very morning at $ Broadway,
when all available labor is taken ac-
count Of and al!ocated among the va
rious lines.
I. V. O'Conner. president of the m
terrational Longshorcmen's Associa-
ton. declared that the Staten Island
longshoremen had gone back to work
This was denied by Butler. Butler fur
ther stated yesterday tina: the crews of
the French Line steamers Lorraine and
La France had called upon the strikers
and agreed to stop work on these YES
sells III accordance with the request Of
the insurgents.
The statement issued jointly by the
Independent lines and the United
States Shipping Board, after going
over the entire history Of the con-
troversy, says that the award Of the
National Adjustment Commission has
been approved and confirmed by the
Secretary Of War, "and will be strictly
adhered to by ali the steamship lines
and employing atevedorcs as we'll as
the United States Shipping Board"
The Chamber Of Commerce letter to