The sun., 1919-10-18
BIG LONGSHORE
UNION VOTES TO
CONTINUE TIEUP
Shipping Board May Use
Troops to End Deadlock
in Operating Vessels.
FOOD SPOILING ON PIERS
More Rioting, Few Casualties
and Several Arrests in Va
riOus Parts of Port.
FOOD SPOILING ON PIERS

Instead OF ending the longshore-
mems strike, as labor leaders had ex-
pected, Local No. 711, which is the
principal unit of the I. L. A, with
800 members, voted overwhelmingly
yesterday against returning to work.
Indications last night were that the
port tieup will continue to be just as
serious as when the $4,000 men first
went out on Tuesday. October I. in a
demand for 81 an hour and So for
overtime. Six locals in Brooklyn
voted Thursday night to remain out.
II became known yesterday that of
the $1,000 men which T. v. O'Connor.
president Of the 1. L. A.. and John F.
Riley, chairman of the strike COM
mlttee, had thought would return to
work in Brooklyn, only a few hun
dred actually have returned. These
and a few others. totalling perhaps
1000, have accepted the award of the
National Adjustment Commission Of
seventy cents an hour and $3.50 for
overtime, an increase of five and ten
cents an hour respectively.
oConnor and Riley, who is president
ut Local 7s1, had based their hopes of
an early settlement on the assurances
they believed they had that this unit,
which is considered the ''criterion local.
ut the port, would give an affirmative
vote on the referendum yesterday. The
leaders. among others, had addressed a
mass meeting of the local at st. YER
onica's Hall Thursday. 1t was said that
II the local returned to work. most OF its
members being employed at the Chelsea
piers, other locals would follow suit. and
those not returning by their consent
would be forced to give up the strike.
shipping Board Seeks Remedy.
The United States Shipping Board is
sued statement yesterday which indi-
Gates that soldiers will be used to oper-
ate ships of the entire port. as they now
We employed at the Government docks
JHoboken.
This is a condition" says the state
tent which cannot be permitted TO
flont!nue and remedy must be found at
thce 10 sustain these awards and carry
I on the business OF the country"
Dr. Royal S. Copeland. Health Com
nIssiorer, telephoned yesterday to T. v.
JConnor that the condition of foodstuffs
y sn the piers might constitute a menace
10 public health. The reply was that
he men had struck against OConnor's s
S'de-s and were out OF his control
The vote, taken at union headquarters
i64 Eleventh avenue. closed at o'clock
.ast night. after the polls had been open
rom . o'clock in the morning. Only
's4 members voted. 70s being opposed
md 1856 in favor OF following the advice
'iven them Thursday afternoon at the
mass meeting in St Veronica's Hall.
The statement by the Shipping Board
,ays:
The delay on the part of the long
'noremen on the Atlantic coast in aban-
.oning their unauthorized strike in vio-
alton of their agreement TO abide by
he awards of the National Adjustment
Commission makes II necessary for the
United States Shipping Board to give
immediate consideration to the working
T the ships under its control This de
lay is resulting in great inconvenience
o the public, a serious interruption ir
he operation of the merchant marine
md is an appalling economic waste
This is condition which cannot be per
'aitted to continue and a remedy mus
.e found at once to sustain thest
awards and carry on the business of the
country"
Steamship Linen "stand Pat"
The standing committee of the trans
Sushtlc steamship interests. represent
mg lOs oceangoing lines which entel
dis port, decided to stand pat" on th'
higher waRel
nor employing non-union workmen.
The National Adjustment Commission
which reconsidersd the demands OF th'
4 ooastwise iongshoremen and awarded
double pay to them for work during
neal hours and on salvaged cargoes
granted the bull stallers" an increas'
m 10 cents an hour The commission
aovever, refused to reopen the case o
he commercial checkers. They are af
hllsted with the longshoremen. The re
hsal was made on the ground that tn
Unauthorized strike of the checkers ha'
resulted in forfeiture OF their right to b.
heard.
T. V. O'Connor said last night in re
ard 70 the referendum yesterday: II
very one Of the $4,000 longshoremen II
the port OF New York voted TO remaii
cat on strike l would still refuse to In
oorse or support their action In an
banner"
The six Brooklyn locals which vote'
Thursday night to remain out were MOI
w, 33s, 346. s03, e25 and 92s. JAIME
Madigan. business agent OF Loca
No l0l7. having 1900 steamship clerks
syrns sters and others in its member
MP, yesterday denied that his unio
nd voted to return to work.
At the headquarters or the Marin
stansnortation Workers, Industris
Yaion No 9. l66 Sackett street. II wa
ah tho men will stay out until as
SIRED Of 81 an hour. $3.50 for handlin
sApioslves and double pay for overtime
vas said the union has $4,000 mem
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