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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1902
Page
7
The union decides to resume work with prestrike conditions. a few radical members oppose but leaders expect no major break. James Young, master workman, says orders will be filled via telephone and rushed to minimize delays. Coal supplies aim to return to normal as quickly as possible.
The executive committee of the Associated Board of Trade met at the Master Builders Exchange and adopted resolutions urging its constituent members to take action following a pledge to Governor Crane by Vice-President Webster of the Boston Associated Board of Trade.
City leaders and business groups praise Governor Crane for resolving a strike that shut coal deliveries. The Boston Associated Board of Trade urges reinstatement of former employees who joined the walkout, citing cooperation with Governor Crane, Mayor Collins, and a coalition of 41 coal merchants and related associations.
In Plymouth on March 1 striking weavers of the Puritan Mills of the American Woollen Company received payoffs with some accounts closed. Those in company tenements were told to call again. boarding-house residents must leave tomorrow as houses close that night. Pay applicants were admitted singly to the mill office, and no strike settlement or bridging plan was offered. Weavers from George Malbett & Sons and the Standish mills endorse opposing the two loom system. Meetings are set for 9 AM daily.
The Rev Father Ubaldus reports Italian laborers, recent immigrants, held as workers by railroads and rail yard firms. He describes arrests and detentions, contrasts with jail conditions, and notes a growing pro union sentiment among Italians, while widows lament husbands kept from home.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting, transatlantic steamship lines issued an ultimatum to longshoremen. If workers do not report for duty by 7 am Monday the 17th, they lose any chance to return on former terms. Affected lines include Leyland to London and Liverpool, Cunard to Liverpool, Dominion to Liverpool and the Mediterranean, Warren to Liverpool, Wilson to Hull, Allan to Glasgow, Wilsons-Furness-Leyland to London, Puritan to Antwerp, Folland-Boston to Rotterdam, Hamburg-American to Hamburg.
Judge Reed of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration said the strike situation is improving. In East Boston 79 of 100 Boston & Maine workers can return, and in Past Boston 108 of 120 on Boston & Albany can return. He urged patience from the public and all parties, noting a large, complex issue requires time for a fair settlement and that extreme action should be avoided.
After a Longshoremen's Union meeting at Partridge Hall, 53 Hanover Street, 50 to 60 union men and an equal number of colored workers unloaded the steamer Parthian. A plan was formed to return the colored workers to Philadelphia on the Corectaa, likely sailing Monday, while Metropolitan Steamship Co. hired 150 more workers as needed. The harborfront buzzed with activity as unions and employers planned returns and new hires amid mixed staffing.
New Haven and Hartford officials shift housing for striking freight handlers Italians Portuguese and French Canadians. Hyde Park houses emptied and men kept in sleeping cars moved from Harlem River to Boston with new bunks and equipment. Inspectors from Board of Health checked the restaurant run by Consolidated and found it satisfactory. State Board of Health may review lodgings in Perk. Cars to be moved as needed within the system to stay near the restaurant in the freight yards. Superintendent Clark says crews can be kept in Boston yards or moved to any point not far from the yards.
Boston's Edison and Boston Electric Light companies kept full bunkers and large coal stores at wharves, enabling them to withstand a six month siege without being handicapped. The precautionary stockpiles ensured continuous operation despite any coal supply disruptions.
Two companies in the city boast extensive coal facilities ensuring stable supply amid labor action. Observers report huge coal piles and ample stock expected to last at least half a year, safeguarding patrons from shortages whether strike or peace.
Lynn March 4 The Lynn Team Drivers Union endorsed President Mackan in ordering express drivers back to work this afternoon. Local express companies agreed to reinstate old hands after talks with American Express Company officials. Union leaders from Detroit and Boston praised the strike conduct and planned to push reinstatement with Boston officials.
At Leyland wharf the steamer Cestrian with 20 tons from Liverpool was partly unloaded by crew and clerks and bookkeepers from the city offices. They removed about 500 tons. Clerks in white shirts appeared unusual on the dock and struggled with large bales of cotton weighing over 80 pounds.
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