New Britain herald., 1919-01-09
NEW YORK FACING
 ACUTE FOOD CRISIS
Strike of 15,OOO Marine Workers Ties Up All Water Traffic
MAY AFFECT 4O,OOO MORE
Staten Island Isolated-F1re ana fo- lice Boats Cannot Oocrate-1oV- r,,,,,cD+ NEav Usc Soldiers and Sailors.

Now York. Jan 9.--iWth approxl- r,,oa+el1, 5000 men affected, the strike of the Marine Workers affillauon went into effect here at o'clock til'7 ,norni,1p. At that hour ferry boa'7' steam lighters, tow boats, coal oa1 ees. grain boats and other harhor i"lU @ were at a. standstin, according to '''0 strike leaders.
 Government Threat Unhcedod.
 Tho s+ril,e called notwithstanding 41,ra.+ bv the governm ent to opela'" tba harmon with soldiers ana ss'ilolH' was ordered yesterday when co l,no of the union men and the po>'' owners, association broke up AolioH .,. +l,o refusal of the latter to arol- +ra+e the question Of an elsnV houl v-sge The war labor board was uI obIo to effect a settlement ot the uli- ferences. ,
 May Affect 10000 More Men. While the strike at present mas ho' heen applied to cOastWlsc 7le1IAAA0l' '' coastwise tugs, transatiat 'lo . ships or Long Island sound Ste"lllI the labor leaders said It nllEll| +3,rot,, +ua1lv spread to those lines ara thloN out of employment 4O.ooo .lo'F 'il' men and freight handlers.
 Food situation Serious.
 Tho tie-up. according to strike Ieito- are and transportation officials brings New York to a crisis as reSaro' lo0u and coal. and they predict tna' within 24 hours the milk situatloE here would he much more ser 'ouo, us, The city's milk supply already greauH dccreas2d through a strike oi 'il0 dairymen's league, now Whl De lu1 ther depleted, the strikeIs rS' zo.I. eSsS through inability to get milk oa'c' sent here from New Jersey.
 Staten Island Isolated.
 Staten Island, comprising FllHh' ,77ond borough of the city, was com nletely isolated by the strike. Munich pal ferrybCats plying from lover Manhattan and Brooklyn to St' George, Staten Island, madc their ia&1 trip at o'clock, though city o0c'a'a had predicted the strike would no' affect that service. The ferry serT- Ice between lower Manhat'a1' ai''' Brooklyn also stopped.
 Ferry Houses All Guarded.
 As soon as the strike order became affective hundreds Of police reserves aided by naval reserves, were placed on guard at the municipal ferry houses At that time, strike leaders predicted that the harbor traffic would be completely paralyz2d.
 Fire and Police Boats Tied tp.
 Union officials announced that all the city's fire and police boats will b7 tied up by the calling out of theit crews. They explained that it would probably be noon before all ferry transit was discontinued, owing to the time consumed in reaching all the members with the strike call. IT nec- nssary in order to win the strike, they threatened to call out the longshore- men. numbering 0,000 men. .-... 1900 Railway Craft Idle.
 Crews of 150 railway tugs joined the harbor strike today, enforcing suspension of all marine operations ol the railroad administration. Super intendent Pollock of this branch of the service said that with ferries and lighters 1900 railroad craft were idle At noon the Lackawanna railroad whose ferry crews have union o1 their own, declined to join the strike of the marine workers aff1liation anC the company's boats were carrying passengers between HObOken and the New York side.