Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
HARBOR men END
new YORK STRIKE
Vote to Return to Work at
Request Of President
Received by Cable.
LABOR BOARD WILL ACT
LABOR BOARD WILL ACT

BY TIE AsDocfated Press.
IS NEW YORK, January, iL-The ma
ssze SSfrsfA whoss strike has tied up
the port OF New York for three days,
t6te1 4tnfet& to return TO work -
soon aSi possible. Ia compliance with
the cabled request Of President VIII
son. according to an announcement
tonight by stephen r. Condor. secre-
tary Of the Marine Workers Afliia-
tion.
Mr. Condor also stated that the
strike Committee had ordered word be
sent immediately to all members Of
the af1lliation that as many as possi-
Bile should return to work tomorrow
morning. He added that the commit
toe had agreed to leave the whole con-
tional War Labor Board. which 10 ex-
pected TO meet Monday morning at
the latest.
Eight-Hour Day Obstacle.
while the War Labor Board win have
to settle questions Of both wages and
the etght-hour day, 1t is the latter
which Will cause the chief difficulty.
In announcing its inability to effect a
settlement, the board stated that 1t
was the demand for an eight-hour day
to which the boat owners refused to
agree that prevented settlement.
While the strikers offer a united
body with which the board may deal,
parties. Besides the four government
departments-Army. Navy. railroad
administration and shipping board
the War Labor Board had also to listen
to the pleas OF private boat owners.
The government parties to the con-
troversy announced today that they
were willing to submit to arbitration
ers alone have failed thus far to in
dicate whether they will acquiesce in
the request Of President Wilson and
argue their side before the board. but
1t was reported tonight that they
would take their men back to work
pending dnal settlement.
Ferry Lines Resume Today.
Shortly before midnight announce
ments were made by officials Of vari-
GUS railroads that their ferry lines
row morning. From John NJ. Delaney,
commissioner Of plants and structures,
came word that he would tell en-
ployes on the municipal ferry line be-
tween Manhattan and Staten Island
to report at the same time.
41uc StflkG COmHltle6 VOteQ Co 0E0er
the men to return to work pending
arbitration, after BENJAMIN N. Squi-
ers. chairman Of the New York labor
wage adjustment board, assured the
members that the War Labor Board
had been directed to hear the case
and to make a decision which will be
enforced. AS soon as the vote was
taken orders were issued for marine
workers to return to their jobs.
T. ". O'Connor. president Of the In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa-
tion, who appeared before the strike
committee with Mr.. Squiers. declared
after the session that Frank p Walsh
former joint chairman OF the War
Labor Board, would be asked to act
in an advisory capacity in assisting
the union men to present their case
to the board.
Number Of Men Affected.
The number Of men actually affected
by the strike order was only 1900
captains, mates, engineers and dech
hands-but the strikers claimed that
many thousand longshoremen and
freight handlers were automaticalIy
thrown out of work. Virtually all fer.
ries, tugs and lighters at this por,
were tied UP during the trouble
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