Arizona republican., 1919-01-09
EMPLOYERS CHARGED
 WITH ALL BLAME OF ENVIRONMENTS STRIKE
Boat Owners Accused Of
 Constant Violations Of Own Agreements Said By War Labor Board

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-A strike which 1 it is asserted will virtually tie up all traffic in New York harbor, unless the federal government mans tugs and ferries with soldiers and sailors, was called tonight by the Marine Workers Affiliation for o'clock a. m. tomor- row. The strike vote was taken after the war labor board announced its inability to effect settlement with the boat owners association, and placed all blame upon the shoulders of the employers.
 The strike was called because pri- vate boat owners refused 10 submit the question of an eight hour day to arbitration by the war labor board. In announcing the action taken, Thomas l.. Delehanty, president of the Marine Workers Affiliation. declared 'the strike will tie up every ferry boat, steam lighter, tow boat, barge, deck scow and steam holster in the har- bor," and twill automatically throw out of work 32,00O longshoremen and ] 5000 freight handlers
 He declared that only boats owned 1 by the federal government, which car ry the sick and wounded from trans i ports to the base hospitals, and boats plying between Manhattan wharves 1 and islands, on which there are hos pitals, would be exempted from the | strike order.
 Burden on Employers 1 'lf a strike occurs in New York har- bor, the burden must rest absolutely on those employers. private and pub l iin hn hax fa erthv Ia form of arbitration offered them, with reference to the demands of the men,. said a statement issued by Basil NJ Manly, joint chairman.
 Since the beginning of the war, the boat owners have constantly violated the awards of a board constituted by their voluntary agreement, and, as indicated in our unanimous decision of today, they have contemptously re- fused to complys with the orders of the | national war labor board and the spirit 1; of the proclamation of the president of the United States, and have further
 refused to submit to any form of arbi- , tration
 All this has been done notwith- , standing the urgent request of the sec r retary of labor; the secretary of war
 the secretary of the navy and tn, shipping board, that this matter o' } adjusted, and in spite of the grav' !, consequences which may result iron t their attitude
 Q After reading the statement issuet T by Manly, Joseph J. Glatzmayer. presi s dent of the New York Boat Owners I association, said:
 Glatzmayer Replies to Manly
 T have read with amazement tn
 statement of Joint Chairman Manly
 For judge to forget his judicial func
 tion and indulge in private vitupera
 tion of one of the parties before hin
 is something new in this town. I ar
 agraid that, with one or two nor
 outpourings like this, by members c
 the national war labor board, who pu
 partisanship above propriety, it's day
 will be numbered. Of course ther
 is not a word of truth in the state M ment."
 Meanwhile a conference was in pro | gress between representatives of 200 striking freight handlers at this poI
 and railroad officials. At the clos
 of the session, it was announced bot of sides had agreed to appear in Wash n ington next Friday before the railroa l. board of wages and conditions of fed J. eral employees.