The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-14
100000 WORKMEN
OUT ON STRIKE
Situation in New York Reaches
an Alarming Degree
of Unrest.

New York, Oct. 14.-With at least
100000 workers either on strike or
idle as the result of strikes, accord
ing to union estimates, New York
today viewed with increasing con-
cern the prospect of a serious food
shortage rendered imminent by the
refusal last might of the longshore-
men to return to work and the con-
tinuance of the teamsters' strike.
The only ray of hope was the an
nouncement by President T. "
O'Connor of the international Long
shoremen's association, that the va
rious locals would now take a referen-
dunn vote on returning to work.
O'Connor, who was hooted down
when he attempted to speak at last
nights turbulent meeting. said to-
day:
Il still have hopes that the serious
thinking men in the organization will
see that a mistake has been made in
trying to repudiate their word given
the government and to the people,
and that they will yet abide by the
decision of the national adjustment
commission"
The walkout of 1000 teamsters,
chauffeurs and helpers has caused the
American Railway Express company
to place an embargo on all express
packages entering and leaving this
city. Virtually all of the fish, vege-
tables and other perishable food are
shipped here by express. The strike
Of the longshoremen, harbor and
ferry workers has caused food to rot
on the docks and in ships. No coal
has reached here for several days.
Some milk and vegetables have
reached the city by circuitous routes.
The industrial unrest in the city is
shown in statement by Ernest
Bohm, secretary of the Central Fed
Grated Union of New York, in which
he says 10000 workers affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor are on strike. In addition, Mr..
Bohm states there are $4,000 "un-
classified strikers and $4,000 nom
strikers thrown out of work"
The principal strikes here and the
number OF men affected, according to
Mr.. Bohm, are: Marine workers, 25,-
900; cigarmakers, $4,000; millinery
workers, 1900; shipbuilders, 5000;
printers, pressmen, etc, 5000; piano
workers, 10000; building trades, 25,-
900; tailors, 5000; and laundry work
ers, 10000. Hope for an early settle
ment of the express teamsters' strike
was seen in the announcement this
morning of Martin Lacey, business
agent of the local union of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters,
that as soon as a reply to the team
sters' demands Is received from the
railroad administration a meeting Cf
the union will be called and the re-
ply submitted to the men for consid-
Grafton and action.
Chicago, Oct. 1f.-Fifty per cent.
production had been reached today
at the United states Steel corpora
tion's plant at Gary, Ind, 1t was an
nounced officially. and reports from
| throughout the Chicago district were
that the general industrial situation
| was better than at any time since the
steel strike, now in its fourth week.
was called.
No violence during the past
twenty-four hours, was reported in
| the district. Four hundred pickets
gathered about South Chicago mills
when it was reported large mum
bers of men were returning to work
but a number of special officers were
on hand to preserve order.