The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
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 ''It's the same old thing, re- worded," said William S.ABrown. union president. They want to fight and we'll give it to them.'
 The ultimatum to employers ap- proved atthe midnight strike meet ing included demands a minimum wage of 55 cents an hour for driy- CTS, 45 cents an hour for help CTS and inside workers and signed agreement by all of 199 firms af- fected to recognize the union as the representative oftheir employ es. A huge demonstration was plan ned at the funeral today of Ken meth Werner, union member killed Saturday when he fell into a concrete mixer. Striking com rades planned to march to the cer- emony from union headquarters. New York Safe So Far New York, July. l7.-(UP)- Left wing labor leaders attempted in vain to-day to foment a strike in the port of New York in sym pathy with longshoremen's walk out on the west coast.
 While heads of. the Marine Workers Industrial Union and the seafarers council pressed for a strike vote, Joseph P. Ryan, presi- dent of the International Long shoremens' Association, announced there was slight likelihood of la bor difficulties in harbors here. Ryan said his organization was under contract to the New York xuhtnh prises all deep sea lines until oct 31.
 The Marine Workers Union said | it would present a strike vote pro- posal to it's members tomorrow | night. Harold J. Baxter, secre- tary, said he would seek to tie up all Atlantic coastal shipping until stevedores were granted basic wage scale of $1 an hour and $1.50 | for overtime.
 William A. Maher, president of the Seafarers Council which claims to represent 19,000 workers, warned that strike vote would
 be called if ship line owners did not heed his plea for discussion
 of wages and improved working conditions.
 | Vancouver Threatened | Vancouver, B. C., July 17,- ] (UP) that the long shoremens strike of San Francisco would extend to the peaceful Van couver port became more iinmin- ent to-day.
 Harbor workers here inquired by telegram from Seattle authori- | ties of the northwest strike com mittee for full details of unfair" American ships. This indicated q possibility that they may refuse to load and unload United States ves- sells blacklisted by San Francisco strike leaders.
 ! Another thorn in the local situa- tion centered over a decision of a conciliation board giving ship own CTS control of hiring halls. The | board decision has not been &C., | cepted by port workers. They an- nonnced they would decide by to- morrow what action they would take.
 Boston Is Waiting Boston, July 17.-UP)-Though Boston longshoremen, at sparse | ly-attended 30-minute session in historic Faneuil hall last night, took no action,' their leaders said to-day that the San Francisco strike had their moral support.
 "The meeting did nothing," said John J. Doolin, international vice
 president of the International Longshoremen's Association. We voted on nothing, but the senti- ment of the members is to support the San Francisco strike"
 Other union leaders expressed the opinion that Atlantic seaboard unions would support the strike | financially rather than through a sympathy strike. Two persons, Miss Irene Rock well, 2S, and Harry Marks, "A, de- scribed by police as communists, were arrested for distributing tn- flammatory literature.
 Communist Injured l Boston, July 17.-(UP(--Peter ] King, 25. described by police as a communist and labor organizer, i, was hurled through two plate-glass windows of a South Boston meat market early to-day after a heated debate with two longshoremen over the San Francisco strike. l King required hospital treatment for back decorations.
 | Timothy Donovan, 30, one of the longshoremen, was arrested on an assault charge.
 Police said that as result of the altercation theys would seek a war ] rant for the arrest of an officer