The evening world., 1903-04-29
Marine Engineers Deter
mined to Enforce Their
Demands for Shorter
Hours on Employers.
The PERIL is WIDESPREAD.
National Leader Of the En-
gineers Says Some Of the
Owners Have Already Sub
mitted and That Others Will
Follow.

After IN Informal meeting OF the lead
ers Of the Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association this afternoon announcement
vas made by George kolb. business
manager OF the organizat ton. that unless
thsre was some Unforeseen development
u1thin the ne1t thirty-six hours pra-
ticalIy every steam craft. ferry-boats
eHcspted. between New York and Al
beay, would be tied up.
1T is too late now Kolb said, FOR
ny Of the steamboat or tugboat own
ers TO compromise. They knew about
this trouble fourteen months ago. To-
nisht every marine engineer will ask his
Nunpioyer II he proposes to accede TO
the demands OF our organization.
ia The event OF a refusal, the en-
lpioyee will tender his resignation, TO
take eject at the end OF his watch.
BY this plan we are giving the en-
ployers thirty-six hours. When each
nan resigns he will leave everything IN
che engine room OF his boat in ship-
shape.
The trouble that threatens will AFFECT
the shipping throughout the world.
When this port closes. as 1t must. IL
the engineers insist In their demands,
she blow to m will be felt In
etery quarter Of the globe.
Mayf1 was fixed upon a month ago by
- engineers Is the day when some
omar should come from their employers
S1th regard to the schedule of q
epa rcEuiafions which they have FORM
ulefed. That date Ii less than forty
eaSnt hotira away n the employers
nave shown no sign of giving in.
q tie-up means the stopping OF all
enspcanR movements in the harbor, be-
Gauss tho towboat engineers are large
~ In the majority.
lmassr.sacn bureau Menscsa.
The immigration Bureau is seriously
threatened n the transatlantic steam.
ship companies are consequently anx-
ious. They are at sea over the prob
lem that confronts them of transporting
tho immigrants from Ellis Island. The
congestion that obtains at that point
- Ill times IL big enough In Itself
without considering the Possibility or
the holding up OF ships compelled to
Keep their steerage travellers aboard.
me Cornell Steamboat COMPANY.
WHICH has q feet Of forty-nine tow
49, and excursion steamers. In an.
esner concern which is standing out
sschnss tne men. 1t makes the same
Fred d. Dalzell. OF the DaIzeii 0T Tov-
BOAT Company. one OF the bigeest am
pioyers In the port, says his COMPANY
~ tss,, possiniy accede to the demands
10 CARpA nu. A. rpaa-
.EHe cannot give In to Them" he said
s.-ley. mo man q run his business
asaiust the avs Of nature. We have to
aepeno on the tides In our work in NOV
ng shipping, and how ridiculous II seems
sSs men en- TO 70 say In our business that we
e such a time. We must be on duty ali
the We cannot stop"
Tue employers have been trying to
eneet an organization for a month In
pioss q present a front to their en-
peen called at the Produce Exchange.
All that the men will say is: I'VE will
resign IL they can get engineers %
AXE our PLACES let them get them; but
Every man Of US Is licensed by the
government. TO practise his profession.
4.hc demand for our Sbor exceeds the
asrsament Will be reached. We want
av~rryrthing that we have asked for and
we think we will get IT.
May MIKE Concessions.
M managers OF the marine depart
mentA OF the several railroads held a
meeting this afternoon at No. q Cort-
landt street to discuss 70.
meefing the threatened strike OF the
Marine Engineers. Although nothing
dennite could be learned. there was a
ruiHor THAI they were i2clined to make
epnee1sions to the engineers.
The Individual tugboat owners will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the MARI
kime Exchange. II Is reported that a
plan - on foot for them 90 accede 10
hhe demands OF the engineers and then
q owner lay on a SUFFICIENT number
Of snah to make up the additional cost
Of operating boats.
National President oJnes, OF the
Marine Engineers Association, Is con-
adoDa that the owners Will be forced
10 guhmit 10 the demands OF the men.
II dent see bow they can mold out
aanfnst the engineerd.' he said this az
&EfhoOn. some OF the employers have
alreAdy agreed to the terms . the en-
ninesfs and others will soon follow SUIT.
tglsa4 percentage Of the employers have
~surrendered l win not say; nor am !
IA liberty TO name them. But i WI
~ that the situation looks hopeful