The sun., 1919-10-08
LONGSHOREMEN GO
OUT DESPITE PACT
Ten to Twenty Transatlantic
Liners Tied Up by Unex-
pected Strike.

Longshoremen who demand 81 an
hour for their work quit yesterday and
fled up ten to twenty transatlantic
steamships. Union officials, estimating
the number of strikers at 10000 TO
$4,000 disclaim all responsibility for the
walkout and are making every effort to
prevail on the men to return. Steamship
officials said the number of strikers
seemed to be $4,000 to 10000 and APP
parently included all the longshoremen
of the city's waterfront.
T. v. O'Connor, president OF the In
ternational Longshoremens Association,
last night expressed Indignation at the
action of the men, which. he said, was
in direct contradiction of their agree
ment made previous to the hearings Of
, the National Adjustment Commission of
the United States Shipping Board. Every
one of the ia or more Atlantic Coast
locals of the union agreed to abide BY
the decision OF the board, he said. Mon
day the commission awarded the men
seventy cents an hour and s1.10 an
hour for overtime. including Sunday.
II Is understood that when the verdict
of the ccHnmission became known general
dissatisfaction was expressed. The in
crease in wages was but hve cents an
hour. 1t was explained, however, that
and create a new scale TO become effec-
| tive December 1. in case the vost OF liv-
ing has not diminished. Yesterday morn.
| ing bands OF men went along the water.
front, it was stated, melting the laborers
TO quit work Many of these were In au
! tonobiles. Some of them, it is said, were
Italians. many of them not even laboring
| In the trade.
/ BY / o'clock 5000 to 5000 longshore-
men were on strike at the Chelsea piers
| from Twenty third street down to Four
| teenth. Shipping on that section of the
river was brought to a complete halt
| At the White Star Line piers it was said
loading or unloading of at least ten YES.
sells. including the Baltic, had been sus.
! pended The Carmania of the Cunard
Line. which was scheduled to sail fol-
Liverpool yesterday with 1900 passen.
| gers, was delayed, but may steam out to-
day. 1t was said that 1000 tons of Goa
remained to be stored in its bunkers.
| Officials of the International Mercan.
/ tile Marine, Red Star and American ant
| Atlantic Transport lines report a gen
eral walkout. The Royal Mail Steam
! ship Company and the Panama Line say
about 400 men are on strike, while abou,
ls500 strikers are reported at the Nor
gan and Southern Pacific lines.
Al Ine HeauquATteTS OF lne lOngSnofe-
mel IS association, Eleventh avenue and
/ Twenty-sscond street, last night IL wal
said a mass meeting probably would bt
| held at some large hail. probably Coopc
| Union tonight. At this time the long
| shorcmen of the entire port will be ad
1 dressed ty their union officials, who will
endeavor to get the men to return. ol
| at least poll a vote on the question OF {
general strike
At o'clock yesterday It was an
nounced that 1000 members of Hhs
International employed on the east
shore OF staten Island had gone out
| The piers affected are those of the Am
erlcan Docl; Company, Tompkinsville
| r. Martens & Co, Stapleton and tn,
| Pouch Terminal Inc. Ten ships wer'
being loaded or unloaded at the docks
Along the piers in Brooklyn. wher
about 5000 longshoremen have been OF
strike for some time, It was stated yes
| torday's strike in Manhattan had no
changed the situation so far as Brooklyn
| WIS concerned