Evening star., 1951-10-30
Longshoremen Return
To Work Army Ships,
STAY Out Elsewhere
By the Asseeiated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-Insur-
gent stevedores ended their boy
colt of military piers today, but
otherwise. there was only small
dent in the dock strike that has
immobilized the worlds biggest
port.
For the first time since the bill
lion-dollar, 16-day waterfront
shutdown began, defense loading
and unloading jobs apparently
were fully manned by regular
longshore crews.
Picket lines disappeared from the
military docks in Staten Island,
Jersey City and at Brooklyn's
huge Army base, where more than
500 rebel strikers streamed back
to work.
Pickets Still March.
But elsewhere along the miles
of idle docks, picketS still marched.
Only on one Hudson River pier
did strikers succeed for a sec
ond day in circumventing the
picket barriers.
At Pier 80, where the big British
liner Queen Elizabeth is berthed.
two gangs Of longshoremen shut
tied past jeering, pushing mob
of $50 strikers held back by police.
Here and there, fistfghts flared
about the dock But there was no
general disorder. Police detained
one picket temporarily.
The more than 10000 strikers,
here and in Boston, are in revolt
against a new contract and have
defled orders of Joseph Ryan.
president of the AFL International
LongShoremen's Association. to re-
turn to work.
Ryan Challenges Bridges.
But while Mr.. Ryan was being
challenged by his own East Coast
stevedores, he himself was chal-
longing the leadership of Wes0
Coast Longshore Boss Harry
Bridges.
In San Francisco, a new Ryan
dock local today signed a contract
with the 1sthmian Steamship Co..
preaching the domination that
Bridges union has held on West
Coast Steyedore contracts.
John j, Sampson, leader of the
wildcat dock strike, agreed yeSter-
day to the lifting of the blockade
of military cargoes, but said Strik-
ers will stand united and con-
tlnue the strike" against other
shipping.
Mr.. Simpsons statement dimmed
earlier hopes that a settlement
was near. The promising signs
had come in a statement by a
New York State mediator, in the
strikers agreement with the Army,
and in back-to-work vote among
Staten Island longshoremen.
122 Vessels Tied Up.
Customs officials said last night
that 122 vessels and 1872 piers were
tmmobilized. They added that
non-striking longshoremen at
tempted to work only one of al
most score of ships that arrived
here yesterday.
The city's Commerce and In
duStry Association reported that
a survey of foreign traders indi-
Gated close to 81 billion worth Ct
imports and exports was piled up.
Strikers tightened their grip on
the commercial life of the worlds
largest harbor after the complete
failure of the latest, ack-to-Wolk
movement ordered by Mr.. Ryan.
Army Reaches Agreement.
Brig. Gen. Edward H. Lastayo,
commanding the Army Port of
Embarkation, reached an agree
ment with Mr.. Sampson for a re-
turn to work at military piers in
Brooklyn. Staten Island and
Northern New Jersey.
Gen. LaStayo said the stevedores
promised to work cargoes for
Korea and other military outposts
If the Army discontinued its use
of civil service employees on the
docks. The general accepted the
dockers' condition.
Merlyn S. Pitzele. chairman of
the New York State Board of
Mediation, planned new talks this
afternoon with Mr.. Ryan and Mr..
Sampson. Mr.. Pitzele said he be-
lieved the situation mot hopeless"