New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-14
Shipping Board
Approves Refusal
OF Union Demands
Action of Oriental Naviga-
ton Company in Accept
ing Freight From Non
Union Trucks Endorsed

Officials Of the International Long
shoremen's Association announced yes
terday that they would confer with
representatives of the Shipping Board
to morrow. to devise means of avoiding
disputes on Shipping Board vessels in
the future. T. v. O'Connor, president
of the l. L. A., it was said, arranged
for the conference in Washington yes
terday.
Mr.. O'Connor said he saw no pros
pect for the settlement of the coastwise
longshoremen's strike in the near fu-
ture. He declared the strikers have
obtained employment in other lines
"and don't care how long they stay
out"
The action of the Oriental Naviga-
ton Company, declining to comply with
the demands of union leaders that it
refuse to accept freight rendered to
it on non-union trucks, received the
approval of the United States Shipping
Board yesterday. The action of the
board came after the steamship COM
pany had Informed it in a telegram
ment.
1000 More Go on Strike
The refusal of the company to COM
ply with labor's demands brought about
a strike Of 1000 deep sea longshore-
men at its pier, No. SO, North River,
anti tied up three of it's vessels The
attitude of the Shipping Board, how
ever, as expressed in telegram to
Philip De Ronde, president Of the ORR
entail Navigation Company, prompted
the strikers to return to work. They
did SO yesterday. Following is the
Shipping Boards telegram to Mr.. De
Ronde:
shipping Boards policy is not d.
rected against unions, but is IN favor
of equality of opportunity for employ
ment, either for non-union or union
men. Your action in refusing to COM
ply with demands Of union men work
ing on your dock that union truck
men only shall deliver goods to your
dock receives the boards hearty in
dorsement."
The board apparently made no reply
to the request Of Mr.. DeRonde to take
a hand in settling the New York water
front strike situation, which has badly
impaired the operations Of the port
since last March.
Mr.. DeRonde denied reports that his
company had refused to accept nom
union freight to appease the unions.
Will Receive All Freight
1--WE expect to receive all freight
rendered to our steamers" he said
"The manner in which it reaches our
docks, the question of whether union
or non-union men drive the trucks on
which it is conveyed does not interest
US. We are cargo carrying concern
The question of whether cotton goods,
for instance, is grown in union field
picked by union negroes, shipped in
| union-made box car to union mill
anc driven for export to the pier by
union trucking crew is really too
much without the province of cargo
carrier to permit US to bother with it.
Personally, l believe in the equal
chance for ALL as expressed in the
Shipping Boards telegram, and it is q
great source Of satisfaction to know
that the Federal authorities are back
ing US up in this matter"
The action of the Oriental NAVIGATION
Company is regarded as a victory for
the principle of mo discrimination.
raised by the Citizens Transpo rtatior
Committee in its effort to break tn,
strike of coastwise longshoremen and
Transfers. '"