New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Return Of 1nsurgent Faction
Ends 4-Week Tie-Up Here:
Men Refuse "Woolwortl,''
Award Offering Increase
Return at Old Wage Rate
Leader Criticizes Mayor Hy.
Ian for His Part in
Adjusting the Rate Scale

New Works waterfront Yesterday be
gan 70 take on normal, prc-strikc ap-
pearance when the members Of the in
surgent faction Of the iongshoremen
who had resisted the efforts Of T. V
V'Conner, president of tho In,e-na.
tional Longshoremen's Association. to
return to work. reported a. the piers
- re steamship lines. The strike.
which started moro than four weeks
ago. was ended by the return Of the
men yesterday.
The men belonging % thc faction
ed by "Dick" Butler. who returned
yesterday voted Wednesday afternoon
1o 50 back % work under the old rate
of WAGES of G5 cents and 81 an hour,
dlsda'aisg 70 accept the award OF 5
and n cents additional made by the
National Adjustment Commission and
termed ny tie men the "Woolworth"
award Union leaders who We're op-
posed 70 tae strike from the very start.
however, insisted Yesterday that the
men rad returned ~ accordance with
the terms ii the agreement made With
the National Adjustment Commission.
Must Prove They Deserve More
T. y 0'coHacr denied omphatically
hat ,ac Non would refuse to accep,
the Increases offered TO them. and said:
TIE mer have gone back TO work
under the Arrangements made by the
Na.iora. Adjustment Commission. Any
man who refuses 20 work under these
conditions VII not be permitted to
work
On ,ee ot.er hand r Paul A. Vac
c~re..l. onr Of The members Of the Fed
rai board correlation appointed bv
Secretary of Labor Wilson, and lead
e. with Butler, Of the unauthorized
strikers says tnat they have not ac-
eep,e- the increase offered them.
"Jn.ess tie men can prove that
they deserve more than 4 five and ten
cert increase they VIII work under the
o.d scale" he sad
iens closely upon the Mayors
~.ert- Iammauy Hall, James Nc
ti.e. res dent O Local $50 of the
-s-ed 3 statement yesterday
accused the Mayor Of
r-l tics IN connection with
-ht Nh NcGuire said:
Tee s''sn takei- by Mayor Hylan
n ned yesterday n Tam
a. advising the insurgent
men TO return - work Was
predictions made ton days
o. -s4 b any number Of me level
asa Ulcers and members OF locals
Of W l. l.. A. who did not hesitate
To -rat the Mayor was playing
po-es ard that after election the
NJ a, rest would soon cease.
-ac-a are that tne strike was
ended before this meeting was called
a. would have beea ended fully .wo
ago had no. the Mayor injected
hei tato the controversy. Every
sttl.siug man realizes that when an
agreement mas lven made i IS uecos-
SAY 10 live aD To II. even though ~
tln.es they ma! be unfortunate III nlaA-
lnS an agreenler taat .s no, quite to
then lr-H
Mr.. O'Conner could not have taken
any ether position tnan the one he
c take IN order 10 uphold the integ-
uty Of our International He told tie
sner IA the beginning that the award
wa not What he felt they We're en-
tt.ed to. but, according 70 the agree
ment entered mo with the National
Adjustment Commission, which agree
ment every local IN our Atlantic coast
dstric, approved through not object
lns when gwen an opportunity 10 do so
Comments on Hylan's Attack
Another fact which should not be
overlooked is that the Mayor has not
arran ged for the reopening Of the
swarl Il $ specifically stated in the
hwari that the National Adjustmen,
conn sslon will reopen the case prior
to December unless the cost Of liv-
date -
Commenting upon Mayor Hylan's at
may Ha M Mcclure said:
r. Mayors criticism OF President
et H.sa not make the slightest
diHers ,.'. tie opinion OF the great
naif tae longsnore workers of
greet Ne oro, and time will show
'0e raatca element who were with
the so ca led leaders. that there never
IA any time that they had the least
chance TO assist them in gaining any
thins
We have established reputation in
iais fight. by showing the public that
our promise means more to us than a
crap Of paper
shipping Board officials and represent.
pleased with the manner IN which the
formerly badly congested piers were
be'rg pat ~ normal shape again They
agreed with both factions Of the long
.horemen who said that al the men had
gone back 20 work, and IN some cases
'alud that they had more longshore-
men than they could use. Long lines
of trucks carr. ns carGoes for out
gong vessels AID empty trucks ready
30 carry AVA frt cat from the ships
asala made their appearance along the
waterfront Nor>'pc day and night.
lr Is estimted te.t The longshoremen
VIII require from neok 10 ten days
20 clear the picrs
Soldiers Sent to Camp
Tic coo or more soldiers from Camp
Merritt, Who had been working long
shore on the army piers IN uoboken
or the last three weeks, were sent
hack 10 camp yeste rcay following the
return to work of the strikers. Dur
ing the strike no freight had been
moved at the piers of the Holland
America line, Lamport & Holt line
and the Scandinavian-Amer.s IN line.
Along the Brooklyn water m from