The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-14
GENERAL TIEUP OF
PORT HERE FEARED
Ferry and Tugboat Workers
Reject Plan to Work as They
DECKER on Wages.
COAL AND FOOD SHORT
5000 East River Boatmen
Threaten to Join 1900 Port
and Terminal Strikers.

Developments affecting harbor. trans
portation yesterday brought the city fac
to face with a repetition Of the genera
port tieup OF last winter. The develop
ments. in what appears to be the orde
OF their Importance. follow:
The Railroad Port and Terminal
Union, which 10 made UP Of the deck
hands. oilers and firemen of the
North River ferries and tugboats.
noisily and unanimously rejected the
proposal OF the Railroad Adminlstra-
ton to consider their wage demands
and other alleged grievances provided
they return to work.
The Harbor Boatmen's Union, COM
posed largely OF similar workers on
the ferries and tugboats of the East
River. announced through officials
that II would consider at a meeting
tonight the refusal Of the Railroad
Administration to institute imme-
diately rs per cent. wage increase.
Efforts OF the Railroad Administra-
ton to relieve congestion in the Jer-
sey City terminals by using privately
owned tugboats were frustrated.
Thirteen private tugs were put at
this work In the morning. AS soon as
the Marine Workers Affiliation, which
federates all of the harbor unions,
heard OF this assault on the strike
embargo, messengers were sent to
call the attention of the working
crews to the union ban on the ham
ding Of railroad freight Most of the
crews quit.
Joseph Stanton, business agent Of
nnt n
telegram to Walker d. Hines, d.
rector General Of Railroads tell
ing him of the refusal of the men
TO work and asking the Director-Gen-
eral to set time and place for con-
ference with a union committee
A. J. Stone. Federat manager at
New York of the Railroad Admins
tration, stood on his refusal 10 nego-
tate with the strikers before their re-
turn to work. When asked IL he
would meet again the union commit
tee to whom he explained his position
Sunday he said that this depended
upon events to-day.
Walter n. Pollock. marine director
OF the Railroad Administration, said
that the coal situation has become Sc
riors. The supply that came to the
city by way of Perth Amboy, South
Amboy and Port Reading, and which
is estimated to be one-half of the total.
has been cut of altogether.
Peter II. Amor. president of the Re-
tail Grocers Association, said that the
supply Of fresh foodstuffs would be ex-
hausted within few days II the tieup
continued and people would have to
fall back on canned goods.
The Laclxawanna Railroad was sue
cessful in maintaining full service on
it's ferry routes from Hoboken to Bar
clay. Christopher and Twenty-third
streets. The chance OF the unions to
interfere with the operation of this
company's eleven ferryboats Is admit
ted by union leaders to be a slim one
Paul A. Vacarelli. business agent OF
the Harbor Boatmen's Union and leader
of a longshoremen's union that has
not been party to the strike of the
International Dongshoremen' Associa-
ton, emerged from the retreat that
has neld him since the harbor tieur
reached an acute stage with the strike
Of the Port and Terminal Union. He