The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-10
BOYCOTT ON TRUCK
OWNERS Is LIFTED
Temporary Injunction Ends
Embargo by Labor on
New York Docks.
HEARING SET FOR MAY IA.
Action Involves Two Suits,
in One of Which Director
Hines Is Named.

BY order of Justices ]. c. Van sicklen
and Russell Benedict of the Supreme
court, handed down In Kings County
Court yesterday. the boycott declared
and enformed by the employees OF all
docks of New York against the truck
ing concerns Of the city was ended tenn
porarily. The fight Of the pier men In to
force the unionization Of all the drivers
and teamsters employed by those firms
With the temporary Injunction granted
yesterday to Paul A. Bonynge. counsel
for the truck owners. the Justices set
May IL as the date upon which the
labor unions and steamship companies
will have to appear in the Supreme
Court and show why a permanent in
junction should not be issued and dam
ages assessed for the loss of business
the boycott caused.
The first case Is brought by James
S. Reardon, president OF Reardon, Inc,
the largest trucking concern in New
York city. The business, established
sixty years ago, has an income of
$1,6o0,000 a year and does all the trans
fer work for the New Haven Road
across Manhattan and hauls all food and
equipment for the army overseas, the
New York Navy Yard and the United
States Food Administration.
HOycOtt on All Piers.
For the last two weeks, according to
Mr.. Bonynge's complaint, a boycott has
been established against the Reardon
trucks at all the piers and they are not
allowed past the gates. No freight is
handled from their trucks and none will
be allowed on the teams from the ships.
Stacks Of valuable merchandise are piled
on the piers and in storage houses be-
cause of the boycott. One concern has
81, 000. 900 worth of cocoa beans on the
Staten Island and Bush docks because of
the labor embargo.
An attempt was made in April. Mr..
Reardon said. to coerce his employees to
join the Transfers Union. He explained
that he conducts an open shop and al
lows men to join the unions II they
want to. He said he pays higher wages
than demanded by the union and that
the men told the labor delegates they
were satisfied to work under the Reardon
conditions. He declared the unions then
tried to intimdate him and make him
compel the employees to join the unions.
He replied that he could not do this, and
said that a complete boycott was then
declared.
The defendants in this case are
Daniel Cation. president of the Steam
ship Clerks Union; Edward McCafrery.
president Of the Transportation Trades
Council: Edward A. McBrearty. presi-
| dent of the Commercial Checkers Union :
| Henry Medium. president CT the Scale
| mems Union; Edward Cogan. president
of the United Weighers Association
| John ]. Lynch, president of the Steam
ship Pier Employees Union; Edward
McCaffery as business agent OF the
Truck Drivers and Chauffeurs Union {;
William ONeill and William Brown Of
the International Brotherhood of Team
sters. Chauffeurs. Stablemen and Help
| ers: Walter B. Holt. Joseph Ryan and
James Hennessy other union officials.
Hines One of Defendants.
The second injunction is in behalf of
the Truck Owners League of New York.
which operates 1000 vehicles and con-
trolls practically the entire transfer busi-
ness OF New York. The members of this
| league hold the steamship companies re-
sponsible for permitting their union en-
ployees to declare the boycott. officials