The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
PLENTY or TUCB0ATS MOVING
MANAGER or ONE LINE TAKES
POST or ENGINEER.
Evidence ina, r1e.lp Ts 'DreaKms IN or
That Non.l'nion Men Are ConlinE IN
Mr.. Chier Ncut ai7-ArbstrstOrs I'D
Case NJ Railroads May Be Named.

The "resix1ations' OF tugboat marine
engineers had little effect on the harbor
traffic yesterday az far az could he Observed
A the demands Of tho engineers on the rug :
boats Of the railway companies are TO he
arbltratcd, all those boats with hoats OF
freight were moving az usual
Nine tugboata,, where ordinarily there
are eighteen or twenty. snported ct the
Battery yesterday morning. On Friday
morning only three reported There were
plenty of indications yesterday that either
the tie-up Of the independent tpgboats was
breaking up or that the independent tug
boat propricton were getting plenty a.
non-union men. The .tugboat owners said
there were enough tugs manned to handle
all orders.
W. F. Dalzsll, one of the managers Of
the Dalzeli line and practicar engineer
acted as engineer on the tugboat Pretoria
OF that line. Tho New York Harbor Tow
boat Company. had contract to help in
docking the French liner La Savoie and the
Boston City and was able to I'll all con-
tracts.
According to Peter CahIl of the Peter
Cahil Towing Company, l2 South street,
all the company's Tugs for which there was
any work we're worlring; 6;
Henry l., Joyce of the AdvisogyCorlmittee
of the Association for The Protection Of
composed Of the independent tpgioai
owners, went yesterday to the office OF
George Uhler, superintendent inspector
general of the steamboat inspection ser
vice, who was formerly Ndtibna, President
Of the Marine Engineers Association. He
with the association would make him lake
sides with IT, Mr.. Uhler said that he would
be entirely neutral. He said:
! II am at present ar employee Of the
which would affect my Office have no
sympathies on either side.
Mr. Joyce said he was satisfied. A meet
ing of the Advisory Committee Of his
association was held later on the executive
floor Of the Produce Exchange. j T.. Chap
result Of his visit to Inspector uhler,, and
reports were made as to the effect Of the
strike. After the meeting was over Chair
4We have stirened our backs and will
stand by our decision to deal only with our
employees individually, Az a. matter of
fact. little is left OF the tie-up such as it was;
We have engaged Albert A. Wray as counse
in case we may have to appeafto the Federal
courts under the law by which engineers
who refuse to give the. service demanded
under the law may have their business
revoked"
Walter A. Pollock, manager of the Ma
rine Department of the New York Central
Railroad. said yesterday that the Arbitra-
ton Beard which is to settle the differences
between the railroad companies owning
towboats and the engineers will probably
he appointed Tomorrow He would not
say what the composition Of the board
would be- ''- .,.' q.
"The trouble" he said. "was that our
engineers, with whom we were on the best
OF terms, came under the domination of an
oath-bound organization, Individual en-
gineers were willing TO confer with us,
Blu, the obligations Of their association held