The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-19
EXPLAIN THEIR POSITION
ScOff at Threat Of a General
Strike-vaccarelli Ousted
From Union Office.

demanded by the labor leaders.
At n conf.rsnc. In IN. wa,or,. ocrc.
"oo" Iu""re hanha"'
president OF the Central Federated
Union. intimated that IL the strike were
not settled Immediately n general strike
involving all the trades In the city would
be called. The Mayor was apparently
struck by AFR. Hannah's talk, for he
said after the meeting: II will Impress
upon the boat owners when I address
them tomorrow in City Hail the i'm
portance of averting the serious conse-
Quences that would ensue from the
spread of this harbor strike to other
trades"
The meeting Yesterday was slightly
DELAYED but the Mavor was on hand az
Il .3O and Thought h. vouId entertain IN.
strike leader. and those vereraii,y In ~.
room with story.
ouner., Exrl.,, st,rs
me meeting lasted nearly Tour hours'
eno the strike leaders held to the same
tonal pitch that characterizes their meet
fnss over In the union hall In Park
place. The boat owners. who had met
carrier IN the day TO consider the oner
OF settlement MADE by the LABOR lead
srs, reported:
me oHer Is opJectionaple 10 the OPP
orators 10 tnese particulars;
iney cannot oino themselves 10
restore an Oh tne men now on strike 10
Wei. or's,I'al positlons' Msny OF .hese
Rone na,e siiiIe Oeen i'ileu Wy eoii
s. GU ms n's"' WIZ e"'i''''
III ~. ar ~, res'' ue uisohaiseu'
.se 80 ~, ~. a.o arc u', .s W
n, bours A tor ho,,r dav e. ~. .1,rsn,.
limit Of tho concession thew can mako
A settIsm.nt MO. rscartiy nn.d. n,,th
,h. ,,ahtar o.nta,,. ~ rn,,,ruos 90
n'ork %, The hss,s ~ ,sn how Sav .nS
i,,.,Ice to thsn, raor,r.s thot r,ora 10
obi. ,orn,. .hn,,iS ~, ~, -. sr.,..d :.
a,hsrs E,r.,,or ~. ~. go shat ~ w.
.., ."ei.o' ,"u nv. .n", 'ne
e.. r,.,I. A., s,rs,...S 80 n,.s
a. ~ er.... s 80 49,.
ope eNposo Snu e".oA
49, 80 . 1 I
nuu. uay ,or tne',i .io suoa'anisA eau,V-
s y. .nu ISL ,, "ou. u~s '"a' '"''''i'
III n," -, o'neI ee"ss.
my ope mus ., ,is!s' u,A' sny
Iuture nesotlatlons or arp,tration DE nad
ony win oona nae enployees iama,,a ,
win actual cohoI.iohs IN the port nus
'es ~ Ceienun.y, ."aher anu INC o'hei
eaIai ieu iapor ieaoeis'
Inc operators declared that II the men
returned 10 WORK on tho OASIS OF q Sky
Hour week Tor single-crew tugs they
would aroitrate the question or wages.
The meeting accomplished no more
than that OF the day preceding and boat
owners said last night that there was
nothing the Mayor could tell them to-
day in his appeal that would alter their
position.
I'VE will not arbitrate the question of
hours" said Paul Bonynge. counsel for
tile owners. I've have been fighting this
for months and will continual 10 do 40
The threat o.. the stuffed strike club
holds no terror for Ms"
Mayor HvIan will as,. III. o,yr.r. %
submit tho o,es+ior ~ ho,,rs ~ 80
NJ arh,tra,,o, and tha, ,ho,, >.
au n,en VIZ -, -, ..-,,,s ~ nn'o
.,,,nn.,.s ~. ~ VI. s'i' Ihe MAyor
% ,h,r.,, Ia. 'ne l'eu 80 pacN 10 "ork
AZ. IA uass -" d teh-nour pass with
49, -, ~ pay u,itIi ooaru OF arbitration
80. ,ne nuniper Oh hours inc operators
Sn. no temporary arrangement. Said
OF hEian:
reel tnat the boat owners as resi-
' OF inc city OF new York owe q
wy 10 the people OF the city to mshe
concessions to settle this strike, which
u not settled may spread. To-day It
was impossible to iron out the differ
ences, which seem to me to be of minor
Importance when II Is taken into consid-
Grafton that thousands of workers of all
GRADES are threatening to 20 out in syno-
pathy with the marine workers. The
men have made the only concessions"
The differences of minor imnorta nce,
whichsthe Mayor spoke Of are the vital