The sun., 1919-10-15

noon II was reported that some Of
the locals yesterday had voted to sc-
cept the decision of the majority and
that at least one local, of more than
1000 members had voted NO"
The strike, which T. V. O'Connor
has insisted since it's beginning last
Tuesday morning was a "walkout" and
absolutely Unauthorized, was based on
demands of 81 an hour and 80 for all
overtime including Sunday work. The
National Adjustment Commission, Of
which William z. Ripley. professor of
economies at Harvard, was chairman.
had promised all along that its award
is to be effective only until December
/, when the subject will be reopened II
the cost OF living has not diminished.
1t is understood that the vote to re-
turn to work Is based on this hope Of
higher wages at that time.
Ignored Reports of Troops.
Officials OF the union in Brooklyn, In
admitting defeat in the strike, declared
they were not influenced. however, by
the report that soldiers In large num-
hers were to be brought to the metro
stores Of freight on the piers and aboard
scores OF ships unable to dock. Thomas
Dempsey, president of the Brooklyn as
ISOLATION, said the subject of soldiers
was not brought UP at any OF the meet
ings yesterday.
About $500 strikers were at the meet
ing in the afternoon at the Parkway
Assembly, Fifty-frst street and Fourth
avenue, Brooklyn Most of the men were
from Local No. sos. At the conclusion
The men by a standing vote signihed
their willingness to call off the strike
and return to work at 6 o'clock this
morning. Most of those present work
at the dock at the naval base and at
the Bush Terminal in Bay Ridge.
Among those who addressed the meet
ing were Dempsey, T. V. O'Connor,
Joseph Ryan, vice-president OF the inter-
national association and a representative
with OConnor on the National ADJUST
ment Commission: John f. Riley and
John Mclaughlin of Local No. 975.
Steamship Clerks. who also were on
strike.
The labor leaders toured Brooklyn and
Long island yesterday and spoke at
meetings of the 1ongshoremen, insisting
that the men accept the award of the
commission, which Is of five cents an
hour increase and 10 cents for overtime.
IT was said yesterday that a raise to SIS
cents and s1.25 for overtime was virtu-
ally promised to the men, thought that
the commisslon--when II reopens the
hearing December 1, will take this ac-
ton.
Local No. $50, with headquarters at
70 South street, which has 1900 MEM
bers. was one Of those that voted last
night 1t was announced that the re-
suits would not be made known until
about 0 o'clock this morning. Many
members OF the locals that voted yester-
day and last night were kept away from
their polls until late by the rain.
Say O'Connor Made Error.
Individual longshoremen expressed
the opinion yesterday that T. v. o'Con-
nor In his talk at Cooper Union Monday
night alienated the strikers by saying
IT Is you who are striking not me- at
the moment when he might have won
them at once to his argument of return
ing The sentiment, they said regret
FULLY. was that the. president of the In
ternational Longshoremens Association
did not consider himself one of them.
Mr.. O'Connor declared the reason for
the mems refusal lay in the fact that
"Dick" Butler was permitted to address
the meeting. According to the labor
leader Butler was uuseated at the last
annual convention of the I. L. A. and
now Is trying to disrupt the organiza-
ton whose officials would not allow him
to run growing institution. He is the
same Butler whose henchmen caused
that meeting last night to go the way It
did" Mr.. OConnor produced copy of
the certificate OF incorporation of the
Kenmore Detective Agency OF New York
city. This shows that one of the direc-
tors, holding one share, is Richard But
Ter, 2a4 West Forty-hrst street. 1t is
claimed by Mr.. O'Connor this is "Dick"
Butler, the delegate from Local No. ses.
Many representatives from the rank
and file Of the I. L. A. called on Mr..
OConnor at his office yesterday express
ing amity and a willingness to do all
they could to spread the spirit of friend
hness to the labor chief among their fell
low workers.
The boilermakers' strike, which was
10 have involved 1000 to 5000 work.
raen In the Hoboken shipyards, failed
20 become q fact as scheduled. It was
announced at the army piers that SOL
diers and sailors were being used TO
load and unload the transports. Major
Gen Shanks. denying a report that reg
ular soldiers from Camp Merritt had
rebelled, admitted that only one or
two had been put II. the guardhouse
tor refusing to do the work Of the long
abnrasYan