The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-24
STRIKE grows
IN GULF AND
THE ATLANTIC
The Spirit of Struggle
Sweeps SeGmen
Especial to The Daily worker


NEW YORK CITY, Sept 9TH
pickets of the Marine Transport
Workers Of the I. w. w. report addI-
tions to the list of ships tied up In
New York harbor. Splendid spirit Is
shown among almost all seafarers,
who need but an invitation to join the
general strike now filling the harbors
Of the world with idle ships and rot
ting cargoes.
At Jersey City the steamer Veer
went out leo per cent Sunday, also
two boats from the West Coast, the
Kaleckala and the West Cannon, all
piling over the side with enthusiasm.
At Perth Amboy, the Norwegian
ship Vaarly lost its crew 100 per
cent to the strike call Of the M. T. W.
In Baltimore strike enthusiasm runs
high. Many ships lost their crews
at the first notice. The crew Of the
Van Dyke came over when they FIRST
glimpsed the wobbly picket line. The
port captain of the Atlantic Refinery
company ran all over town hunting
scabs for the companys ships. Of
fering as high as s65 for able sea
men, but without success.
Baltimore and Philadelphia Out.
The Baltimore crimps who we're be-
ing razzed by pickets, turned in riot
call, thinking to see the pickets lock
ed up, but instead the wagon was
used to escort the finks to safety.
In Philadelphia, the NJ. T. w. re-
Iports the strike progresses wonderful
LIZ, with crews coming out glad Of
the chance to do a little scrapping
against their bad conditions and low
wages. Every night the hall at 92S
East Moyammensing avenue is pack
ed with big crowds Of seamen eager
for speakers and enthusiastic over
the strike.
The manner of the Seamen's Insti-
tute at Philadelphia has yielded to
the sweep Of strike sentiment and
refused to ship any seamen while
the strike is on. How well the strike
call is working may be judged from
the fact that in the dry dock Of Phil
adelphia a Norwegian ship has re-
cruited four successive-but not sue
cessful crews. Each time the new
crew left at the pickets' call and the
ship has no crew yet.
Mobile Carries on Strike.
At Mobile, Alabama, the NJ. T. w
Isecretary and another member of the
I'M. T. w. arrested under the anti
boycott" law at the beginning Of the
strike have had their cases dismiss
ed. The strike is on full blast with
ships tied up as fast as they dock.
Here in New York harbor the tight
ness of the strike is shown by the
fact that the British liner Carmania
left short handed only by taking men
from several other ships, while the
liner Cedric got away only with an
impossible crew of forty Bowery buns
who demanded and received a rate Of
$40 for the trip over and free passage
back to the States
Trick Rackfired.
The captain of the Norwegian
freighter Sokndal thot he would beat
the strike by refusing to pay off the
men But the NJ. T. w. used little
legal action and had the ship libel
led for the wages due her seamen
and she is now tied up at the Ma
tional Refinery at the foot Of Main
street, Yonkers.
Mass meetings are held every night
at South street and Coenties Slip.
with meetings going on in Brooklyn
attended by big crowds Of seamen
from all nations of the earth. Many
crews now laying aboard are coming
off when they are paid their wages.
To prevent any trickery the names Of
these ships are not announced. The
NJ T. W. held a meeting yesterday
at noon hour on the corner Of West
street and 14th, with one of the big
gest crowds, enthusiastic and inter-
ested.
!. S. U. Officials Urge Union seabblng
The only detraction from the spirit
of solidarity Of the seamen, is the
union scabbery promoted by the OFF,
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