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Gompers, but it was said in other
quarters that the labor chief would
try to see Mr.. Smith this morning and
lay before him the extent and gravity
of struggle over the open-shop IS
sue and point out the necessity for
preventing a show down.
The conference at the Continental
was attended by O'Connor, Ryan, Peter
j. Brady, of the Allied Printing
Trades; William F. kehoe. secretary,
and Edward McCafrey, president of
the transportation Trades Council;
James P. Holland, head of the State
Federation of Labor. and Frank S.
Lacey, Of the Transfers Union.
Mr.. Gompers declined to make public
what transpired at the meeting, but it
was learned from other sources that
the labor men went over the details of
the situation and that Gompers was
pleased at the stand taken by the local
strikers. 1t was agreed that the whole
controversy. being Of peculiar impor-
lance, would be placed in his charge
and that no moves would be made with
out his advice and guidance
He indicated, however, that labor
would take no step until the business
interests gave evidence of going
through with their plans. 1t was said
Mr.. Gompers probably would remain on
the ground until the situation appeared
more Favorable.
An indication of the determination of
the shipping interests henceforth to
adhere to the open shop principle wa
furnished by the attitude of II. H.
Raymond, head of the Clyde and Nal
Tory lines, who said the coastwise lines
would hereafter hire men irrespective
OF whether they were union or non
union workers. The unions will have
to realize" he remarked, that we are
running our own companies"
To this O'Connor replied. This
means industrial war"
The Merchants Association announced
that commercial bodies of all kinds
were rallying round the banners of the
Citizens Transportation Committee
among which was the Traffic Club of
New 1ork, which adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that the Traffic Club of
New York is in accord with the move
ment initiated by the Merchants Asso-
citation, Board of Trade, Brooklyn
Chamber Of Commerce, New York State
Chamber of Commerce and other civic
asSoclatlons to relieve the city Of New
York OF the intolerable conditions that
prevail in connection with transporta-
ton facilities"
Figures on Strike Loss
Traffic experts yesterday made pub
lie figures showing the effect of the
various strikes in the port during the
last two months. 1t was estimate d
that, beginning with the coastwise
longshoremen's strike on March s, the
loss TO Industry had been approximate
ly $50,OO0,000. The tie-up on the rail
roads by the insurgent strike, it was
estimated, had cost more than 81 0O0,-
600 a day.
Since partial restoration Of service
on the lines the loss has been reduced
to 100000 daily, This does not in
clude losses to employees thrown out
of work because of a reduction in out
put or shutdown of industries.
Alfred NJ Barrett, Of the Public
Service Commission, says that 40 per
cent of the business OF the port his
been diverted to other ports as re-
suit of the troubles. The damage to
the city because Of this toss, he said
could hardly be estimated
1t was also estimated that the $500
coastwise workers have lost more than
100000 in wages in the ten weeks
OF the strike. The $500 marine work
ers lost S612, O00 during their five
weeks stoppage and the 1000 insur-
gent rail men are said TO have lost
about $420, 900 in seven weeks.