The sun., 1919-10-19
HYLAN TOHELP
END PORT TIEUP
Secretary Wilson Puts Mayor
at Head of Committee to
Settle HarbOr Strike.
SOLDIERS TO LOAD BOATS
Ship Owners Decide to Break
Deadlock Tomorrow That
Keeps $50 Craft Idle.

Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son made a final bid to end the long
shoremen's strike by the appointment
last night of a committee of concili-
alton composed of Mayor John F. Hy-
Ian. F. Paul A. Vaccarelli and James
ton at Philadelphia.
The Secretary's action followed the
announcement that the transatlantic
steamship interests, finding the ocean
going shipping tied up worse yester-
day than at any time since the long
shoremen walked out two weeks ago,
have decided to fight the deadlock
with strike breakers and as many
union laborers as VIII work, under
the protection OF soldiers and police
men. The United States Shipping
Board also let 1t be known unofficially
yesterday that soldiers will be used
| at once to load and unload 100 ships
| under control Of the board. Alto
gether 250 ships are tied up in local
| waters.
Mayor Hylan said he had accepted the
appointment and would meet a commit
tee of longshoremcn this morning to
talk over the situation. Considera Bile
dissatisfaction among the strikers was
! expressed at union headquarters, 1G4
! Eleventh avenue, however, and officials
| indicated they would not treat with the
| committee because one of it's members
| is Naccarelli. T. V. OConnor, president
of the l. l.. A., who has tried consistently
to end the strike, and Joseph Ryan, vice
president, declared they would refuse to
recognize Vaccarelli mo matter in what
capacity he may come"
Objections to VaccnreIlI.
Vaccarelli recently was deposed as
| vice-president of the International Long
| shoremen's Association and, II is said,
organized the River Front and Marine
| Workers Union, the Brooklyn organiza-
| tlon of 10000 members which has been
| blamed for instigating the walkout.
Vaccareli mas denied any connection
with the strike other than TO urge
against it, He is head of the harbor
| boatmen, which ended its strike short
| time ago on a compromise with the Rail
! road Administration.
| r. V. O'Counor said: There Is moth
! ing to mediate and there Ia nothing to
Conciliate. There is only one issue.
That is the issue of integrity. The only
| question involved Is wAy the members
OF the I. L. A. persist In their refusal TO
abide by the decision of the National
| Adjustment Committee.
| II cannot understand why Vaccarelli
was named on such Il committee The
! !. L. A, will not recognize him, no mat
| ter In what capacity he may come"
! Representatives of six locals, with n
membership of 1900 in Brooklyn, at
| Pilgrim Hall. 2SS Court street unani-
mously voted last night TO continue the
strike. The meeting, presided over by
Nicolo Maccarelli was conducted in
Italian, Most of the longshoremen who
had been working the last few days
along the Brooklyn waterfront again
Joined the strikers yesterday.
Frederick Toppin. vice president OF
the International Mercantile Marine and
spokesman for the ocgan-going com
panies. said tho lonkshoremen would
have until tomorrow to get back on the
job The l0S lines, together with coast
wise and independent lines. have been
standing pat" he said, in the belief
that the wdlkout would end naturally
after the longshoremen realized that the
logical thing for them TO do was abide
by the decision Of the National Adjust
ment Commission and the advice of their
leaders.
Can Wait for Men No Longer.
Tho situation las become such, how
ever. Mr.. Toppin said, that the compan-
les md It impracticable TO wait any
CCoHtitued on 9oentseth Paoe.)