The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-03
SEAmEN'S
UNION MEET
WITH DAVIS
Mediation Discussed With
Secretary of Labor
Other Strike News.

lOIClDly FcmOVc0 Dy IN &moQ
party and a fight was reported
in progress ON another vessel
Minor disorders were also rc.
ported BY the police.
Washington, D. c., May 3.-(Unit-
ed Press.)-The nationwide sea-
mems strike went into its third day
with the general situation as fol-
lows:
Representatives of the Interna-
, tional Seamen's un.n met in Wash
ington to confer with Secretary
Davis at his request that they dis
cuss mediation.
I The American Steamship Own
ers' association in reply to Secre-
tary Hoover's suggestion for medi-
alton by a commission of three pri-
vate citizens intimated its prefer
ence to settle the dispute itself.
Both the owners and the United
States shipping board reiterated
that acceptance of the Is per cent
wage reduction must preface any
negotiations. That is the crux OF
the strike and the seamen stead
fastly refuse to consider it.
Seamen's representative prepar'
ed to meet the towing company
workers officials to urge sympa-
thetic strike that would tie up al
harbor operations after the confer
ence scheduled for last night wa:
postponed.
/ Owners and seamen continued
. widely at variance on their esti
mates of men and ships affected
the former coutending that. only
few hundred men and a handful
of ships were involved while tn
{ men maintained that practically tn
, entire 175,000 union member
ship had responded and that vir
tually all merchant craft now il
port were helpless.
! Strike Estimates.
The best obtainable estimates Q
q strike conditions we're:
q ATLANTIC COAST.
New York-Ships tied up, un
known; men on strike, 5000.
Boston-Ships, II; men 1000.
Portland, Me-Ships unknown
men, 500.
Providence, r. I.-Ships ur
. known; men, 800.
New Bedford, Mass.-Ships ur
- known; men, 100.
= Norfolk, Va.-Ships, Il; mel
q 1900.
eo Jacksonville, Fla.-Ships. vi
r. known; men, SO.
q Total Atlantic Coast-Ships, VI
known, at least 30; men, 1850.
= GULF COAST.
Mobile, Ala.-Ships, l; men, 70
IS Tampa, Fla.-Ships. 1; men, III
If known.
y New Orleans-Ships, 20; men,
900.
e Total gulf coast-Ships, "a; me
~ at least $500.
L PACIFIC COAST.
p. San Francisco-Ships, 16; me
ly 1000.
lie Portland, Ore.-Ships, 4; me
d $50.
le Total Pacific coast-Ships, 2
TO men. 1850.
Grand total-Ships, at least Y
Is men, at least 10000.
ID Both Sides Firm.
IS Chicago. May 3.-(United Press
Both employees and contracto
were standing firm today in T
fight resulting when buildn
trade employees were locked out.
The lockout took place VIII
= members of the building trad
unions refused to accept a slash
u wages. Construction approxlmi
ing SIS, 900, 900 was halted.
The strike of 900 stock handle
j. in Packingtown failed to slow do'
g meat production today, officials
the packing companies stated.
SMen have been hired to take t
place of the strikers who quit wo
~ when an eight cent an hour wa
reduction is announced.
GU The International Union
ay Butchers and Meat Cutters refus
tie. to join the stock handlers in tn
al strike today, according to Dem
&c Lane, secretary of the union.
ov @ To Grant Demands.
M Indianapolis, Ind, May 3.-(Un
a. ed ss).-John Mcfarland, pre-
ts dent of the International Tyl
ire graphical Union. predicted toe
in that the printers strike will
lev soon with concessions from
lev employers granting the demand
nc a 44-hour week.
pt-j Only about 1000 of the unio
is membership of $4,000 are on stri
ov- Mcfarland said, the employ
On having met the demands in all o
der er cases. The employers OF the
'ial 900 strikers are giving way,
Parland said. and the walkout
be over within a few days.