Arizona republican., 1919-01-10
NEW YORK FACING
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 understand each other better. We be- lieFe it will be big step in the dlrec- tioD of industrial peace.
 Membership is open to every marine worker and to every boat owner or operator. and before we get through, they will all be on the rolls. The dues for the employees are one dollar year. aEach employer will pay annual dues equal to one dollar for each employe onShis payroll.
 : State AItruistic Plans.
 9Through this board we plan, among other things, to foster sick benefit ana old age pensions; provide medals or other testimonials for acts of heroism; restore captains of our boats to their ancient positions of authority and dig nity; and generally to make this port of New York a model for every other port in the country
 Meanwhile, many other agencies are at work to restore to normal conditions in New York harbor which were almost unprecedented today. Union leaders declared that 16.000 men were idle. Scarcely a ferry boat, tug or lighter moved after six o'clucX this morning. There were no tugs to dock ocean liners, and no boats to carry freight.
 Regional Director A. H. Smith issued a statement in which he indicated that he railroad administration was seek ing to effect a separate settlement with crews in it's employ, who had gone on strike. Later Thomas l.. Delahunty president of the Marine Workers Affil- iation. announced that he learned from reliable sources that MT. Smith and ieorge H. Sines, chairman of the rail- road board of wages and conditions are preparing a proposition to sub init 10 the marine workers affiliation.
 Tubes and Bridges Busy.
 The Hudson tubes have never been called upon to handle such crowds as those which appeared today between 4:30 D. m. and 5:30 D. m., when Jersey commuters sought the only means oi egress from Manhattan. Bridges leads ing to Brooklyn were equally congest- ed. On the Brooklyn bridge, trolley service was discontinued, to make room for thousands of trucks. To accommo- date passengers, a shuttle service was introduced on Ihe elevated lines run hing over the bridge.
 Several vessels, returning from France with explosives, are tonight anchored in GraVesend Bay. To pre- vent too great an accumulation Of eX- plosives near the city, Collector of the Port Nelson notified Godfrey l.. Car den. captain of the port. that if more tugs are needed to tow lighter used ir unloading the vessels. they must bt communicated at once and manned with coast suardsmen.
 Situation Very Critical.
 The situation was described as more critical than even the most pessimisti( can imagine" and could be saved only by aintense action by those in command of Ahe transportation facilities" Ii was declared that the very lives O. thonsands of people depend at thi. criGcal hour on the men who arc re arranging the schedules of the rail roads with terminals at this port
 Mr Smith tonight asked for "a AS holp- armstice" and stated if this wa: granted. the strike could be settled across the table, At a conference with Mir. Smith. however the men tolC him the proposal could not be consid erea until the general strike committee held a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clocl tomorrow morning.
 It was stated at Mir Smiths offic, that 10 avert possible famine, livestock fooGstuffs and milk were being giveI preference over all other freight comin: intd this city. The milk situation Wal dessribed as even worse than that 0 solid foods" as there were thousands 0 babies and invalids who must be sup piled.
 The 45,000 members of the Interna tiorral LOT gshoremen's association a thiS port. are ready to strike in sym pathy with the marine workers, ac cording to a report made tonight at meeting of the strike committee b, Patfl A. Naccarelli. representing the as sociation. We have pledged you ou support" he said.
 President Delahunty of the Marin Workers affiliation. who declared tha offea's 10 strike had been received fror workers in other ports, asserted tha the .New York marine workers ha aereed thss did not wish to impos