New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-29
Ships Here Sail
Despite Strike;
Carsgoes Light
White Star Employees Load
Olympic With Only Part
Of Freight Ailotment:
Celtic Clears Hours Late
Company Loses Heavily
1900 Lonssl,orenlcn Re.
main Out as Protest for
Irish: OTHERS Go 10 Work

British liners which cleared this
pert yesterday did so without full car
goes and at great financial loss in
freight tolls to their operating com
panies. This was due to the continual
ton Of the strike Of longshoremen be-
gun suddenly Friday = as a protest
against England's treatment of Arch
bishop Mannix and Mayor MacSwency
of Cork.
Longshoremen who quit loading
American, Italian and other vessels re
turned to their work. satisfied with
having participated IN the demonstra-
ton, but the 1000 mon employed to
lead White Star liners remained away
from the docks
Notwithstanding, the Celtic and
Olympic cleared after Office employees
of the White Star Line had assisted in
slowing away the baggage on the
Olympic. Both vessels were several
hours behind schedule and sailed with
out most Of their regular crews of
stokeh OLE epartments.
The Celtic left behind trunks be-
longing to stccragc passengers, but all
of the luggage Of first and second
class passengers was taken aboard.
10 the several score of water tenders,
stokers, oilers and other workers par
ticipatng in the strike were added
late yesterday men from these depart
ments aboard the newly arrived Aqui-
tanla and twenty-threc others from
the Frnnonia, Cunard liners. These
strikers, most of whom are Irishmen,
made total Of only 1877 striking on
five vessels.
Unions Don't Recognize Strike
The stokers and oilers will not re-
turn to work, nor Will the longshorc
men, who have been loading British
vessels, until England alters her pol
icy with regard to her government of
Ireland, it was said yesterday. The
walk-out is not recognized by officials
OF the international Longs horemen s
Association. Leaders said the men
should have called a meeting before
taking such drastic steps
Joseph Ryan, ce-president of the
longshorcmen's union, in the absence
OF President O'Connor, said the union
regretted the unauthorized action of the
men, although many leaders are per.
sonaly sympathetic to the cause eof the
Irish agltators. He thought it prob
able that meeting will be called un.
less the demonstration ends immedi
atoly.
Stokehole strikers said they wished
1t to be made plain that they hold nc
grievance against the companies
Their strike is purely protest against
England
Steamship officials made no comment
upon the strike. more than to say yes
sells would sail whether or not long.
shoremen loaded them Loading of
provisions and baggage, they said
would be done by deckhands.
The American Line vessels St. Pau,
and Finland left their docks before
noon, hardly affected by the strike.
The White Star Line paid Off hun
dreds of the strikers who applied for
their wages for the last week
About fifty Irish women paraded the
water front between Fifteenth ant
Twenty second streets all day, hearing
placards urging the strikers to stick.
Others gave the Sim Fem version Of
England's abuse of Irish patriots. Dur
ing the morning the striking longshore
men gathered opposite North River
piers in groups addressed by Irish agi-
tators.
Last night The New York Call, So
cialist newspaper, cabled The London
Daily Herald as the representative OF
many labor organizations of this city
urging organized labor of England "to
stop the deliberate slow murder Of Ter
ence j. MacSweney."
What Lloyd George will not do, la
Dor IN England cam" said The CALI:
message.
Fear was expressed by those long
shoremen opposed to the strike that il
may interfere with new wage demands
that will be sought in September.
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