New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02
L Longshoremen at Chelsea
and Hoboken Piers Pro.
test Against Wage Cut
Accepted by Officials
Unauthorized, Saws
Organization Head
Police Sent to Threatened
Points; Walk-Out Not
Expected To Be Serious

Several thousand longshoremen. dis
satisfied with their unions acceptance
OF wage cut, began an unauthorized
strike yesterday. The new wage agree
ment went into effect at midnight. Fri
day. The walkout affected the Chelsea
piers IN Manhattan and piers in Ho-
boken. According to officials of the
international Longshoremen's Asso-
ciation the walb-out will receive no
help from the unions and Is not like
ly to reach any great proportions
The strikers belong 70 nine locals
which voted against acceptance Of the
new wage scale. Twenty-nine locals
voted on the question, and twenty
favored the new wage agreement.
The men who walked out Yesterday
object to that part of the wage agree
ment which sbolishes the overtime
scale on Saturday afternoons. Accord
ing to the new schedule the straight
65 cents an hour paid for forty-eight
hour week holds good for overtime on
Saturday afternoons. Under the old
agreement the men received 50 cents an
hour for a forty-four hour week and 81
an hour for overtime,
Extra Policemen on Guard
SO lar the walk-out has been free
from violence. Extra policemen were
sent to the water front in case of
trouble.
The first incoming vessel to feel the
effects Of the strike was the French
liner Paris, which arrived from Havre
and put into Pier No. 81.
Officials Of the Longshoremen's S
Union We're emphatic yesterday in
their denial OF any completely in the
walk-out. Joseph Ryan, first vice-presi-
dent OF the organization, said that the
new wage scale had been adopted by
majority vote, and that the minority
must abide By the decision. He did
not believe. that this strike would last
long Efforts on the part Of the str;S~
ers to spread dissatisfaction s1nong the
other locals have been unsuccas sful. he
said.
Five Thousand Ont, Is Estimate
Mr. Ryan estimated that there were
about 1900 men involved in the walk.
out in Manhattan. Between 5000 and
1000 men are said to have walked out
in Foboken.
The Hoboken strikers insisted that
the order TO quit work came from
New York. This was denied by New
York officials. According to the Hobo
ken men. al steam ship lines there were
without longshoremcn except the Sean
dinavian- American and the United
States lines. In the first instance, the
men are said to be getting the old
wage scale. Work On the George Wash
ington, OF the United States Line, con-
tlnued with longshoremen brought
from Ney Yori: on lighters.
Soldiers Protect Property
The George Washington is at the
Panama piers, which were formerly the
army piers. Soldiers were posted fo~
the sole purpose. it was said. Of pro-
tecting property.
Mayor Griffin, Of Hoboheu. called n
conference Friday at the request of tho
longshoremen to ascertain the reason
Tor an alleged lockout Of Hoboken men
from the piers OF The Panama Line. At
this conference Marine Supe erintendent
Alllian, Of The Panama Line, said there
had been thefts from the cargo OF the
United States Liue ship America last
week, and that the company believed
the longshoremen were responsible.
Mr.. killian is said to have estimated
the loss at from $4,000 to $4,000 when
questioned by the Mayor. He said yes
terday, however, that he did not recall
having made an estimate. and that he
could not say definitely how great was
the loss. 1t was large. though, he said.
The lsngshoremcn blamed the ptlfer-
ing on the insufficient mum ber Of
watchmen. Nh. Killian said the num-
Der Of guards had not been reduced
Brooklyn Leaders Oppose Strikes
Brooklyn longshoremen have not yet
taken any part in the walk-out. A
canvass of locals in Bay Ridge and
South Brooklyn, and those covering
the Erie Basin, showed that all the
men were at work.
The heads OF the Brooklyn locals
were not inclined to take the strikers
seriously, and said the best thing for
them 10 do would be to get back in
the iold and 60 to work
Staten Island also was unaffected
by the strike AT the dock terminals
at Tonpkinsville and the Pouch Ter
lninal and the Oriental docks at Cliff
ton there was no evidence of any de-
sire on the part Of the longshoremen
to follow the nine dissatisfied New
! Iork and Hoboken locals
Tue Cunard Line, the International
Mercantile Marine and the French
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