The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-06-04
MERCHANTS READY
TO LAUNCH TRUCK
FLEET ON MONDAY
viii Act if Transit Strike Is
Not Over by Then--Men
Vote Tonight.

IL was learned to-day that the Mer-
chants Association is ready to send
fleet Of trucks to the coastwisc piers
next Monday morning If. in the mean
while, the Industrial troubles which
have paralyzed transportation are not
settled.
The longshUremen at a meeting at
st. Veronica's Hall tonight will vote
on Gov. Smiths proposition that they
go back to work, trusting that he
will be successful in his appeal to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
raise freight rates and thus make pos
siDle the wage increase for which the
men are striking
Without waiting for the result OF
this meeting, T. V. O'Connor, Presi-
dent Of the International Longshore-
mems Association, has started for
Montreal to attend thH convention of
the American Federation of Labor. 1t
is believed he intends to bring to the
attention Of that body the newly an
nounced plan Of the Citizens Trans
portadon Committee to build a $1,000
900 merchandise transfer machine and
make New York an open shop town
so far as the handling Of freight is
concerned.
This plan was discussed in New
York for two hours last night by
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation Of Labor and
Hugh Frayne, representative OF that
organizatio in the East.
Mr.. Frayne this afternoon declined
to say what plans have been made
to meet the threatening situation.
1--WE are watching" he said, with
a great deal Of interest"
John Riley, President of the New
York district council Of the long
shoremen. predicted that the men
win vote tonight not to go back to
work
Organized labor never was so
aroused he said, AS it is by this
So, 900, 900 challenge. 1t means that
we will fight in every way possible.
We are building our walls air tight
William Fellowes Morgan As doing
his best TO keep the trouble stirred
up. We have received many tele-
grams from organized labor in al
parts OF the country offering mora
and financial support, because 1t Is
realized that this Is a fight for thu
very existence OF organized labor"
He said that there would be meet
ings tonight in ali the coastwist
ports from Galveston 10 Portland
Ne. TO vote on the same question
It was reported that heads of thu
coastwise companies were in confer
ence to-day 10 decide what attitude
they will take after the vote of the
longshoremen, no matter which way
the vote goes.
The Merchants Association has re.
ceived many additional letters Of
commentator and resolutions Of thu
same purport from various organiza
tons, among the latter being the As
ISOLATION of Cotton Textile Merchants
of New York and the Tile Manufac
turers' Representatives Club.
Leon Worthall, head of the BARRIERS
Union, declared that employers gener'
ally are about to begin a war for the
purpose of destroying trades unionisn
in New York.
1.-THE boss BARRIERS" said Worthall
have come into possession Of $4,000
with which to kill our organization
They first raised $4,000 among them
selves Now they've got 100000
Where did the $4,000 come from
Your guess is as good as mine, but
suspect It came from interests which
will breathe easier when the labo1
unions of New York City are bent
broken or busted"