The sun., 1919-10-31
PIER STRIKE TIES UP
CARGOES FOR XMAS
Dolls, Laces and Fancy Goods
From France and Britain
Remain in Vessels.
FACTIONS STILL AT ODDS
Mayor Hylan Too Busy Now to
Act, but Vaccare1li Is Hope
full of Settlement.


goods of various descriptions sent here
from France and England for the Christ
| mas trade are being held up by the
strike Of longshoremen. Many Of the
Christmas shipments are for the West
or middle West.
probably three-fourths Of the 10000
longshoremen, or laborers OF allied
trades in the port. still are on strike.
with small chances for a settlement I'M
less they agree to abide by the decision
Of the wage commission and accept 10
cents an hour for their work.
Both factions of the strikers now
have agreed to return to the piers at n
compromise scale Of IS cents an hour
and $1.25 for overtime. The faction So o.
porting T. v. O'Connor. after a meetth e
at the headquarters Of Local No. ~
yesterday, sent representatives to tell the
steamship interests about the compro-
mise offer.
Frederick Toppin, vice-pfesident OF
the International Mercantile Marine, de-
MED that such hearing would be given
, to the strikers. Later. however. he
emerged from the room at So Pearl
street where the conference was held.
John F. Riley, chairman Of the strike
committee, and T. v. O'Connor attended
the meeting, only as spectators" they
| said.
Shippers Bar Dick Butler.
According to Joseph Mcguire Of Local
No. STA, one of the strikers at the meet
| ing, the standing committee OF the los
| steamship lines authorized him to state
| that the shipping interests will agree 10
no compromise and that they Will nave
no further dealings whatsoever In any
| shape or form with Dick Butler, head OF
| the Vaccarelli faction, which now claims
| ~. 800 members.
Hugh Murphy and other strikers say
| the steamship men were informed that
| the men could not be persuaded to re-
| turn at 10 cents an hour. Representa-
tives from the strikers were from To-
| calls chiefly employed In the Chelsea dis
| trict, although about fifteen locals in
| all had delegates there. the men said.
The statement that the shipping men
will not meet again with Butler was
taken last night to mean that further
| efforts of ths committee OF Cancellation.
| appointed by Secretary Of Labor Will
lam b. Wilson. will have slight chances
of bringing about an adjustment. Mayor
Hylan, chairman Of tho committee. has
been asked by Butler to arrange an
| other conference, at which the compro-
mise wage can be proposed. Yesterday
| the Mayor said he was too busy with the
| budget to undertake the mission at
present Paul A Vaccareih. speaking
as a member Of the commission, said /:
II am very hopeful Of q settlement
which will be satisfactory to the strik-
| ers. expect a prompt ending OF the
dispute as soon as the Mayor calls the
| necessary arbitration conference. From
my view of the situation to-day 1 fnd
that the pier strikers generally are
| standing solid as a stonewan despite all
! statements to the contrary.' a.
Few Strikers Return to Work.
With the exception OF possibly 100
men. no strikers have returned to work
| at the Chelsea piers or at Hoboken. For
| ty-five strike breakers sent to Jersey
| City yesterday to unload the Italian liner
| Giuseppe Verdi were refused permits
| sion to land by Mayor Hague
Figures given out at the office Of the
United States Shipping Board show
| that longshoremen now are at work on
eighty vessels under its control at the
| following piers: Army Base. Brooklyn,
| 526; Bush Terminal. 1000; Norwegian
Line, $50; Fabre Line, $50; Kerr Line
| 100; private piers on Staten Island. 200;
| Ward, Mallory and the United Fruit
lines, East River. 1000; sugar docks
Long Island City. 100.
T. v. O'Connor has notified the police
| of an alleged attack which Is to be made
on returning longshoremen at Seventh
avenue and Twenty-third street at
| o'clock this morning. The longshore-
men from the Chelsea district. accord
| ing to OConnor, take the subway nj
| this point to reach Brooklyn. where they
have been working for several days
The Italian steamship Taormina re-
| ceived permission to unload its cargo
| at Baltimore after waiting here since
] Sunday. Applications Of several other
ships to discharge in other ports are
| pending.