The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-14

strike.
East River Men May Act.
vacarelirs temperance is regarded
as forecasting decision by the East
River boatmen to combine their efforts
with those Of the North River. When
Mayor Hylan greatly desired the pres
ence OF the militant labor leader at a
conferences after the port and terminal
men quit 1t was said that Vacarelll was
out OF town and could not be reached.
Tho boatmens union IL the vital fac
tor In the harbor situation. Vacarelli's
grip on that organization may be gagged
from the fact that IL has no president
ana he 10 It's business agent. He with
drew II from afiliation with the Inter-
national Longshofemen's Association Ave
months ago, when that organization led
by I. V. O'Connor, president. bounced
him out as vice-president.
IL the boatmen's union votes to join its
$500 members with the 1000 of the Port
and Terminal Union. who declared q
strike without warning Friday. all Of
the deckhands, oilers and firemen in
the harbor will be engaged In cam
paign to force the Railroad Administra-
ton to terms. The difference between
the situation and that during the strike
OF last winter is that there is no inten-
ton, so far as can be learned, to call
out the men employed by the private
tugooat operating companies The rail-
roads and private owners pay the same
wages. but the railroad men say they
have been held strictly to an eight hour
day without overtime.
The men working for the indepen-
dents, however, will not be permitted to
move railroad freight. A substantial
part of the perishable foodstufs eaten
in New York each day comes by railroad
freight, however. and the amelioration
OF conditions is much less than would
appear from the estimate that go per
cent Of all the tugboats In New York
are those OF independent companies. The
railroads have made much use of pri-
vate tugboats.
The effect OF vote to strike by the
Boatmens union will be a tieup of East
River freight traffic similar to the man.
ner in which that of the North River
has been tied up since Friday night. The
railroads principally affected will be the
New Haven and the Baltimore and Ohio.
A strike would serve to snari still fur
ther the system of exchanging freight
cars between railroad terminals that
has simplified the transportation routine
of the Atlantic seaboard.
Trying to save city's Food.
A conference Of the railroad managers
and superintendents, who constitute the
New York District Committee of the
Railroad Administration, was held yes
terday. afternoon in the office OF Mr..
Stone. the chairman, to consider means
Of maintaining the city's line of food
communications. The New York Cen
trail and the Pennsylvania Railroads,
which are not dependent upon harbor
W. uyin hA IN hn Itp m
keep freight moving. An embargo has
been raised on all lines against the
shipment OF perishable foodstuffs TO this
city.
Some coal is regularly brought TO the
city by independent towing companies
and this supply will be helpful. The
Lackawanna Railroad has been able to
keep a number of its tug boats in
operation.
Royal S. Copeland. Health Commits
| sioner, said that the milk situation
which got much out Of hand Saturday
when the North River boatmen quit
| without warning. had been adjusted and
that there need be no fear of a shortage
| Milk trains from the west side OF the
| Hudson River have been diverted to the
poughkeepsie bridge.
Passenger transportation across the
North River will be one of difficulty to-
day because of the pressure upon the
Hudson tubes, the Pennsylvania TUNE
| and the Lackawanna ferries, but the
| familiarity Of people with the new routes
| that are made necessary for thousands
| of them should do much to reduce the
| congestion that caused so much confu
sion and Inconvenience on Saturday
Tube trains were crowded during much
! of yesterday, a holiday. but It was saic
at the Office of the operating company
that the Roadway would be considerably
reduced during the morning and evening
rush hours to-day
The new routing of trains, which wa.
| installed hastily Saturday by the rail
roads that have discharged passenger
at ferries, will be more familiar to com
muters to-day. Passengers on the Jer
| sey Central will be transferred Il
| Pennsylvania trains at Elizabeth. Will
| trains of the West Shore and On
| tario and Western will be switched
| to the tracks of the Erie at Little Ferr!
Junction. These passengers will be dis
/ charged at the Erie station OF the Hud
son tube in Jersey City. The Pennsyl
vania has diverted some of the train
that discharged passengers at the Elk
change place station, in Jersey City. t
the terminal at Thirty-third street.
Talk of Tube Workers strike.
A report yesterday was that motor
men and conductors employed in tn
Hudson tubes We're talking of striking
An official of the Hudson and Manhat
tan Railroad Company was emphati
in denying that there was any restless
ness among the employees. A simila
report had large. circulation during tn
strike that tied up the Interboroug
subways.
The decision Of the Port and Term
nal Union to remain on strike was nc
unexpected, although It was believe
that President Delahunty OF the Ma
rine Affiliation and William L. Maize
president of the Captains and Pilot
Union, were in favor of ending tn
strike on the basis of the assurance {
Mr.. Stone that the mems demand
would have speedy consideration.
Delahunty Is an engineer. His OIL
ganisation and that Of Maher are nc
on strike, although the members wei
forced out of work by the strike of II
firemen and deckhands. The captain
pilots and engineers have reported res
ularly to their companies, thus estat
fishing, presumably, a claim upon the
Jobs and wages for the time in whic
they have not worked. The unions {
the captains and pilots and Of the 81
gineers have endorsed the deckhand
strike by voting TO refuse to work wit
strikebreakers. President Delahunt,
OF the Marine Afflliation, has led II
union committee in negotiations with Il
Railroad Administration.
The meeting of the deckhands
White Eagle Hall In Jersey City wa
secret. Before he entered the hal
President Delahunty said that he b.