New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-02
RAILROADS TIED Up
NOT MUCH FREIGHT
MOTED IN H4RBOR.
Coutem ptuous Blasts O
Whistle Nearest Approach
TO Ti0lence fn Strike.

..-. and pilots OF their tughoats in the
hsrbor kept them from moving much
freight yesterday. The tie-ur wasn't real
~ cornpIete until about L O'Clock in the
morning ele-en hours after the strike
began. because the strikers. under orders.
took no chances ~ laying themselves open
10 charges OF erianEering perishahle
freight No -o1s were 70 be left in mid
stream The strike began as a peaceful
well -1anered affair. and without signs OF
the violence that usually attends water
front demonstrations by labor
The railroads affected, the Lackawanns.
Central OF New Jersey Iehigh Valley and
Baltimore e Ohio. can hope for little aid
rom Washington. according 10 dispatches
oega-dfnE the views Of Secretary Nagel
y the Department OF Commerce and Labor
The men do not desert their posts; they
resigned. with proper notice. and that, &C
rordins 70 the view 81 Washington. ties
me hands OF the government pretty ef-
recrualIy.
There wasn't any violence. as has been
ssid. but the strikers developed q peculiar
rsy II soaring the strike breakers away.
No one yelled ''Scab,' bur the steam light
" Mccormack was al over the harhor-
Every tine she sighted a tug sJeered by
strike breakers. she steamed close UP and
aer whistle vas set screaming In pc
-uliar and disconce-ting fashion Evidently
he sound had some occult meaning. be-
-suse the strike breakers who heard il
~ several tugs quit almost a. once
Appeal to the Police.
Because the strikers had chartered the
Mccormack. H L. Joyce. chairman OF the
-4T7r he
oanies affected By the strike called on the
police for protection early in the day. He
heard he said. that the men on the Nc
-ormack were cruising about looking for
Jugs with new men and that new men had
seen threatened AZ the piers He went with
his complaint TO Police Headquarters, and,
ss q result, a United States marshal will be
5etziled 10 every railroad tugboat in Op-
grafton, and each tug in commission now
carries United States flag
The railroad companies issued a number
- statements through the day in the form
II bulletins that there was no hOd-up Of
freight All the freight not destined for
New York but which usually passes
through here TO New England points. Is
being diverted by way OF the POughkeepsie
Bridge route, thus keeping freight moving
The companies affected by the strike were
operating 60 per cent Of their equipment II
Nas said. and there were many applica-
aons for posts by masters and pilots, which
erere accepted. II was said too. that Il
vas not true that the men before the strike
7ad 70 work twelve hours every day all the
rear round and that they had accepted the
same terms from the Pennsylvania and the
Philadelphia & Reading that were offered
y the other companies and refused
Seven tugs Of the Central Railroad Of
New Je-sev-the Roselle- the Pennington
ne Freehold. the Ashley. the Seabright.
ne Bavonne and the WestfeId-were fl
operation The six vessels OF the Lehigh
Vauey-the Nahanoy. the Powerful, the
Aurora the Superior. the Bernice and the
I-haca-it was stated. were operating with
slu crews and the Delaware. Lackawanna
{ Western had four tugs manned.
ra1rain Dow. who had been receiving re-
,o-rs from his agents. said last night that
between $50 and i 2 n the Lehish Val
~ and the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
-ad 11enty boats running and the Della
R-sre. L.ackawanna & Western had one boat
running ar hour. 4 number OF collisions
n which Lehigh VALLEY boa+s figured were
also reported. The rug Superior, Of this
inc II was reported. first ran into
cement dock n Jersev City. denting her
7o-r SIDE. and sfterwa-d ran into DOCK
A Jersey City. putting her out OF comrnls-
ror the collision throwing two cars or
4oa- she vas towing OF the rails. me
ithaca. Of the same line. ran into DOCK \
and the Bernice. also q TINS line, MI d
5oat bridge
\ committee Of the harbor boa1me7 calieH
IN NJ. joyce about the strike They SAID
- r-aa 10 grievances Of their Own. The
7e--- ed
all 2 general sympathetic strike. but It's
members should not work on boats WheIe
ere we're nou-Unior pilots or masters
A. ma Office ~ CAPTAIN Dow r was said
.hs- rre Bush Terminal company, one =
-ne er77s Which had settled. had given more
nan the demands one Of +1e demands
.-a--zfr Dow said. was q week OF every
ear with pay This firm had been giving
= week of every year and now II vii
give -7eo weeks n every year
Good Men Hard 20 Find.
The men VINO nave gained their de-
--ar1z- ne said. viii uow receive $40
month TIE statements Of the companies
mar hey are getting plenty ~ men are 10
20 taken wrh q grain = salt II IS hard
- 20 aesi-znl pilots Who are unemployed
Tre-e may he conpe-er- u~n. Tor instance.
s-ro may be addicted 20 roo much liquor
The would ne dangerous men a. pilots
rms is "a fair fight and I believe we will
sin w. rl- our grievances fairly before
he car77arles and the- could have averted
MS trouble easily
one % the companies which are getting
70u men for the railroads helped 10 break
re- -~znsnor5a-ior strike of 49, repre-
-=v--ztf--e IF this firm sa-5 yesterday that II
-ad succeeded in getting three hundred men
-.sr rr-- oF -r= companies. including licensed
-fso-e 4-S masters The Delaware Laoka-
vsrrs & Western road aunrunced last
-izr- rra- If mad al ms boats ECU pped for
-orn1aI traffic
The officers ~ the strikers cot headguar-
ers 90 the fourth floor IT The Importers
nd Traders Building No. - Pearl street.
there rhe- were addressed in the forenoon
"a rsrrsfr Dow. general counsel and man
tze- II the Master and Pilots Assocla-
ion and others An effort was made 10
enc 70 2 settlement with the Arbuckie
-or7nanv but after 2 conference 81 three
,o,7-e between a committee Of the Masters
nd Pilots Association and representative
n r4a firm IN Brooklyn. r. Wa~ announced
nst no basis 81 settlement had been
cached.
Il vas learned last night that the New
HAVEN Railroad. which was not affected by
he strike. had averted trouble by making
a settlement with the association on Thurs