New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Tons
OF Shipping Is
Tied Up Here
1876 u. S. Board Vessels Idle
and Strike Threatens to
Reach Big Ocean Lines
and Workers in Harbor

Shipping experts yesterday estimated
that not less than 100000 tons of
shipping are idle in the port of New
7 fork on account of the seamen's strike
or this amount, two-thirds is owned by
the United. States Shipping Board
which yesterday morning had 1876 YES
sells tied up here. The balance is owned
by private owners, American and for
eign.
Foreign seamcn began taking hand
in the strike yesterday, crews of Eng
lish and Scandinavian vessels quitting
in sympathy with tnefr brethren on
American vessels. None of the passen-
ger lines, which, while the widest
known, make up but small! part Of the
shipping of the port. has yet been af-
fected, and no effort is being made to
induce their men to quit by the strike
leaders. These leaders say, however.
that the temper of water transporta-
tle-up of the big liners need surprise
no one.
New Haven Tugmen Quit
AN cVlucuCe OL tne uncaSlneSS OF
the marine workers developed yester-
day afternoon when the deck hands
and fremen on the tugs and other
floating equipment of the New Haven
system quit in a dispute over wages.
Some of the boats were working last
night, and it is expected that an ad-
justment of the matter will be had
this morning. The New Haven men
claim that wages due them for over
time have not been paid.
Threats of a longshoremen's strike
in the event that they are called upon
to handle cargo for or out Of ships
that may be manned by non-union sea-
men were heard from one end of the
formal vote has been had, nor is one
likely in the absence of most of the
leaders at the biennial convention Of
the International Longshoremen's AS
sociation in Galveston. Union men
who do not wish to see the longshore-
men strike at this time say the alb
sence Of the responsible leaders makes
the situation more dangerous in that
the men are more likely to be
stampeded
Both Sides Waiting
No move was made by either side
looking toward settlement of the con-
troversy. The conference between rep
resentatives of the Shipping Board and
the deck officers, scheduled for yester-
day morning, did not take place, John
II. Pruitt, president of the National
Association of Master Mates and Pi-
lots, declining to take up the wage
question pending an adjustment with
the seamen and engineers. Later it
was said that conference might be
held this morning
Leaders of the strikers met in the
Hotel Continental last night. After
this conference G. H. Brown, of the
seamen, declared that the only de-
velopment of the day was in the ships
| added to the number tied up.
"As fast as the ships dock" said
he, "thc crews are quitting. Even
the crews on foreign ships are now
leaving their vessels. A number of
their ships to-day They quit volun-
tarily and without any urging from
US. Their quitting will serve to make
the tie-up here more complete. We
have had no conference with the Ship
ping Board to-day and look for none.
Neither have we met with anybody
from the American Steamship Asso-
citation.
Other Ports Tied Up
Reports from other ports show that
the strike is as effective away from
New York as in it, and the longer it
lasts the more complete the tie-up
is going to be-"
Captain Frank s. Ferris, managing
agent for the Shipping Board, said
yesterday that the situation had become
serious. According to his figures at
noon, 1876 Of the boards vessels were
tied up in this port alone. The serious
ness OF the situation, he was inclined
to think, would lead to decisive action
OH the part Of the board within few
days at the latest.
H. II. Raymond, president Of the
American Steamship ssociation, said
yesterday that he was unable to give
any figures as to the number Of YES
sells owned by his members that are
row tied up.
William s. Brown. international pres
ident Of the marine engineers, arrived
in New York from Buffalo yesterday.
He said he did not think it would be
necessary for the engineers TO declare
strike to get satisfactory adjust
ment Of wages on the lines mentioned
in yesterday's Tribune. This, however,
would Leave the ship. owners, private
and government under fhc neceasifv