Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-24
SOUTH DEMANDS
STRIKE Be SETTLED
Business Men and Farmers Call
on Ship Companies to
End Tie-Up.
F00DsTUFFS GO TO WASTE
Situation in New York Harbor
More Serious as Result of
Sympathy Walkouts.
FOODSTUFfS GO TO WASTE
tDv Agsoc,a.;ed PC.

NEW YORK, March oG.-Thc only
solution Of the strike OF 5000 long
shorcmen engaged in coastwisc ,raffic
is "a direct appeal 10 the white
House" Il. " Squircs OF The national
wage adjustment commission. an
nounced tonight. 'rhe announcement
followed rcccip. OF tcle1rams from
the Charleston. < c.. Chamber OF
Commerce and from planters and
farmers In other Southern districts de-
rnanding Information of steps taken
to Stttie the strike by arbitratior
The text Of the kilograms were not
disclosed. but Mr. Squ;rcs said they
urged that :,n appeal Se made TO
President Wilson unless there vas in
dicHt!on Of "a speedy adjustment OF the
situation by the wage mission
Planters in the districts about Char
lesion. Hampton Roads. Jacksonville,
Fla. and New Orleans. have hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars worth of per-
ishablc foocstufs on scaboard and in
land piers awaiting shipment 70 New
Further delay Of those shipments. they
said would cause "a Very serious
situation"
Years Work May Rc Lost.
These foodstufs rnprosSSHt, the years
inland cities. Mr.. Squires said and
producers and consumers must dcpcud
upon coastwisc steamships 10 move
them.
Strike leaders, who are demanding
that the strikers be granted wage in
crcascs and shorter hours. today as
ayers Association, have persist emily
refused TO enter into any scheme
looking toward settie iement with the
Ion yshoremcn, using tho commission
AZ an arbitration machine.
.stssmship Managers tssociation, said
ooo.ooO daily since the strike was
called. ten days ago. Esthcr than
meet tho present situation through
arbitration hc declarod. the coastwise
companies viii stand pat, even IL
forced TO suspend operations alto.
Scthcr."
Striker. stand Pat.
The managers maintain wage in
creases cannot hc granted unless
freight rates arc raised. and that even
then the wage increases could not be
favor Increased freight rates. but de-
inand retroactive wage increase.
Mr.. Squircs announced that III. ma
tional wage adjustment commission
tomorrow would issue Il statement out
lining tho position of the commission
In the dispute. Incorporated il tho
statement. h" said. Will he 'informa-
ton regarding the position taken by
tho lonGshorcmcn and the Coastwisc
Managers Associa; ion"
Njncty-nin" ships operated in coast
WIS" trade nave hctn fhadc iaic -! tHc
strike and large number OF men
employed IN The offices OF the steam
ship companies have been thrown out
Of work. Mr.. Richardson said.
Decp-Sca Men Walk out.
AZ New York today 500 strike
breakers began unloading ships OF the
United Fruit Company. al piers aban-
doncd yesterday when $50 deep sea
long shorcmcn went on strike, because
Of In" alleged "opcn-shop" policy or
the compuny Company officials an
nounccd unless the strikers returned d
10 work tomorrow they would be en-
tircly replaced with strike breakers.
Labor leaders watched developments
in the deep sea louGshorcmcn's strike
with interest bccansc of the probabil-
ity thcy said. that IL would develop
into "a general lunEshorcmcn's strike
in sympathy with approximately 5000
coaStwisc longShorcmcn. who arc de-
manding an Increase in wages and
shorter hours.