The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-06
Eleven Ships Leave, Making
45 or SO Of Fleet Sailing
This Week, Say Ship
ping Board Men.
UNIONS STILL CONFIDENT
One Man Shot and Another
Beaten When Two Gangs,
Meeting, Furnish First Vio-
Ience in This City.

Unexpected resumption of Joint ne
gotiations in Washington last night
offered renewed encouragement OF a
settlement of the American shipping
strike.
Toward midnight Secretary of Labor
Davis was trying to telephone to w. A.
Thompson of New York and other
owners SO as to get all the groups into
the conference. Later the conference
was adjourned, to be resumed to-day.
Up TO that time the Secretary and
Admiral Benson, chairman of the
Shipping Board. had talked with repre-
sentatives of the marine engineers,
and Mr.. Davis had forty-f1ve minute
interview with President Harding in
the White House.
It was the first time the engineers
had consulted with the Shipping Board
since the breaking of negotiations last
Friday They indicated that in sew
eral hours discussion yesterday after
noon they had come to a decision as to
Just how far they could go In trying to
reach an agreement.
More American ships sailed yesterday
than any orner day since Sunday, when
the strike started. Eleven got away
from the portal New York. although the
Potomac and he Callao. both big mail
carrying pas nger ships, had to an
chor after leaving their piers.
One Man Shot, other Beaten.
The first violence in New York as a
result OF the strike occurred last night
In front of $50 Water street, when one
man was shot and several others beat
en- in n fight between strikers and
strikebreakers, The police have not
been able to learn what started the
trouble. The two gangs began fight
ing almost as soon as they came within
sight OF each other. Several shots were
fired. one bullet striking Joseph o.
Grub. q seaman, OF Is South street. the
address of the Seaman's Institute. He
was taken to Bellevue Hospital. where
Il was said his condition was not
serious.
Some one sent "A call for the reserves
TO the Oak street station and several
patrolmen and detectives responded. De-
tetIlNES ffOWdFu " isttiy JtSSt ~
seph found Grub lying on the pavement
aud near him was John Krkert. a
seaman of the steamship Franklin, who
lad been badly beaten. He was taken
to Volunteer Hospital. Grub and Kirk
ert told the police that at least a dozen
shots We're fred. but so far as the police
could learn only Grub was shot
The detectives arrested Francesca
Gomez. seaman. of As Cherry street,
..Ftt n fal tntrG
Unions Only Partly Successful.
Despatches to THE NEW York HERALD
from the principal American ports indi-
cate that the unions are only partly
successful in keeping ships at home and
that although half a dozen small COM
panies have given In and signed crews
at the old wages instead of cutting them
Is per cent. the many larger companies
combined In the big associations are
holding firm. Chairman Benson OF the
Shipping Board says forty-five or fifty
hoard vessels have sailed this week
Admiral Benson said that any Ship
ninr Board vessel allocated to any COM
pany violating the boards order Tor a
I5 per cent. wage cut would be taken
away from the company. He Is investi-
eating reports that several companies
have yielded TO the unions and shipped
crews at the old scale.
The men responsible for the machin-
ery OF the steamship Western King.
which was unable to sail from Baltimore
Wednesday because of serious damag ge
TO the steering gear. will be charged by
the Shipping Board. which controls the
vessel. with destruction of Government
property. The gear was ruined when
raidlng party boarded the ship and car
iied off most OF the crew.
"The first intlmation I'm Washington
that there was still hope cf concilhtioh
came when heads OF the marine ensi-
rcers asked for an interview with Secre-
tary OF Labor Davis. He called on Pres
ident Harding and then returned to ms
office ard the conference began. Then
Chairman Benson and Mr.. Davis had
nm hour together. after which the others
were called in for joint meeting. Sec
retary OF Commerce Hoover was not
present. but he said yesterday progress
toward a settlement was being made.
Burt l., Todd business agent of the
deep sea branch OF the marine enci-
neers union returned from Washington
Yesterday and addressed the strikers
last night at their headquarters, 10
whitehall street They were instructed
not to sign with any company except
the four with which agreements have
been made and to 9lgn rothins but
yearly contracts al the wages and con-
ditions demanded by the unions.
shipping board Statement.
In this city the United States Ship
ping Board felt so encouraged over tho
Increased sailings that for the first time
since the strike started II issued sum-
mary OF the situation at this port.
'The shipping Board" the statement
saws. announces that It's operating ac-
tivity in the port OF New YORK. has
not been materially hampered ard that
the ships are moving In the oider in
which they are loaded; that delays
are being reduced to a minimum and
that In genera the situation Is such
Co~es~sed on SevensA Poos.