Evening star., 1936-10-31

by general walkout Of marine union
labor
Federal officials here and in Wash
ington strove to bring accord with no
immediate indication of success.
The strike had repercussions in far
away Alaska and Hawaii. 1t disrupted
plans of hundreds of seagoing pas
sengers and caused revision of mail
movements. 1t even threatened to in
terrupt foot ball schedules.
Over 100 Ships Tied Up.
Last midnight 81 vessels were strike
bound here. Another 81 were held in
North Pacific ports. including Seattle
and Tacoma, Wash, and Portland,
Greg. Twenty-Five were tied up at San
Pedro and San Diego and six in
Hawaii
San Francisco also was harassed by
a strike of 1000 warehousemen in
grocery storage plants, demanding
higher wages and a new working
agreement.
In Seattle the West Coast Lumber
mems Association estimated 10000
lumber workers would be forced out of
work if the marine strike lasted a
week.
Mills "haye been forced to curtail
production to not less than one
fourth" the association said Many
Of its 202 mills in Washington and
Oregon were reported closing down
last night.
Marine labor officials here, claim
ing the support of Atlantic and Gulf
unions, watched closely for develop
ments there, but made no immediate
comment when New York seamen de-
cided to await action by the Interna-
tional Seamen's Union.
Pickets, armed with sticks, patrolled
the New Orleans waterfront. There
one group of marine workers. COM
prising seamen and longshoremen,
struck against the Luckenbach Gulf
Steamship Co. and Swayne g. Holt,
Ltd.
T. J. Darcy, spokesman for the
strikers. said 1,4OO longshoremen
holding contracts with other COM
panies would not be affected
Baltimore. Md; Mobile. Ala, and
Houston, Tex, were enmeshed in the
strike movement last night.
Spreads to Baltimore.
Union officials in Baltimore said
seamen Of ships docked there had
voted to strike for demands which
included control Of hiring halls, a
focal issue on the West Coast. West
ern employers want continuance of
joint operation. 1t was estimated 600
men would be involved in the Mary
land port.
Gilbert Mers, president of the
Maritime Federation Of the Gulf, said
at Mobile 100 seamen and $50 long
shoremen had voted to strike at noon.
The rank and file" group Of seamen
voted in Houston to strike in support
of West Coast sailors. Wilbur Dickey,
business agent for the Houston local
of the International Seamen's Union,
termed them an outlaw" group.
Mayor Angelo ]. Rossi of San Fran
cisco, proclaimed an emergency" here
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myself of such (charter) provisions as
may be necessary for the purpose of
meeting the existing emergency"
He appointed Attorney Florence NJ
McAuliffe to represent him in negotia-
tions.
McAuliffe headed the Mayors Emer-
gency Committee which functioned in
the 1894 strike, climaxed by q mass
union walkout here which virtually
paralyzed usual activity in this and
other bay cities, where the population
totals 100000.
Officials of both sides, declining to be
quoted, expressed belief the situation
would remain status quo until Monday.
Then the United States Maritime
Commission is due to reopen an in
veStigation Of the Coasts long-troubled
water fronts.
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