The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-20
international Associa ii o n
Votes to Back Local Or
ganization Unless Agree
ment is Reached.
SETTLEMENT WANTED
ON BASIS MACY AWARD
Shippers and Stevedores Are
Given Until August II to
Meet Demands of the Pen
sacola Local I. L. A.

The International Longshoremen
Association has adopted resolution
which. if put into effect, VIII result
in completely isolating the port Oh
Pensacola SO far as gulf and Atiantic
coast and most foreign ports are con
cerned. The resolution was adopted
at the 25th annual convention or the
Ionrshoremens Association at Gal
weston this week, at the request Oh
delegates from the Pensacola local.
1t calls for the isolation of the port
of Pensacola unless the local Shippers
and stevedores recognize the !. Il. a.
on the basis of the Macy award ana
the United States shipping board.
On January 27. 1919, a conference
of representatives of the longshore-
men. stevedores and shippers was held
at Mobile and ii is understood the
shippers and stevedores at that time
agreed to grant the demands MADE
by the longshoremen.
since that time there has been con-
slant friction between the two parties
with the result that the Pensacola
local. I. L. A, sent a delegation 10
the longshoremen's convention at Gal
weston TO enlist the support or the
| International association in their fight
| for recognition
| The resolution presented by George
w Ronifay and w. A. Shackleforu,
representing the Pensacola longshore-
men, adopted by the resolution COM
mittee and later by the convention
1 follows:
| To the officers and delegates or the
twenty-fifth annual convention or me
international Longshoremens Asso-
/ citation.
| Greeting:
| Whereas, Pensacola, Fla, being the
last port of call on the gulf coast, ves-
/ sells loaded in all ports west of Pen
sacola on the gulf are sent to Pensa-
i cola to finish out their cargoes; ant
/ Whereas. these ships are being loaded
by the /. L. A, in the ports west O
Pensacola and finish out their cargoe'
in Pensacola by men not affiliated
with the /. l.. A. causing the complet
shut out of the members OF Local No
342, l. l.. A, therefore, be it
| Resolved: That the J.. l.. A. refus
Ito load vessels in their Irrespective
ports, unless owners of such yes
sells agree to let the !. l.. A. load o
, finish loadin gthem in Pensacola, an
be it further resolved. that these YES
sells will not be loaded in any port !
the United States unless thei
owners pay the L. L. "A VI cifSe'
cola such amount as the cost or put
ting such cargo into vessels; and be
, further resolved, that after the lit
day of August. 1919. If there be n
settlement of the differences existin
in the port of Pensacola. the presiden
, | of the l. l. A. shall order all port
! closed to the port Of Pensacola an
, no cargo from Pensacola will be dis
, charged in those ports where the i.
! A. has Jurisdiction.
, Signed:
: GEORGE w. BOMBAY,
, w. A. SHACKLEFORD,
III Local No. 342, /. l.. A.,
IL Pensacola, Fla
Should the local shippers and steve
, dores fail to reach an agreement wit
the longshoremen before August IL,
appears certain that the president (
/. the International Longshoremen's AS
| sociation will be forced to direct II
II. l.. A. locals in all gulf and Atlant
| ports, where the longshoremen ar
organized and recognized, to refuse
load or unload ships having Pensaco
s.f ra1