The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-16
SHIPPING tied
IUP IN new YORK
Marine Strike Results In
Great Accumulation Of
Freight on Piers.
800 VESSELS AFFECTED
Walk Out Of 1880 Carmen of
\ Boston Elevated Railway
Nears End.

New York, July 16.-Failure oil
coastwise steamers to leave port on
schedule time owing to the strike OF
flremen; oilers and water tenders, has
Resulted in "a great accumulation of
\ freight on the piers Of the lines at
fected. 1t was estimated that 3o0
vess els engaged in coastwise trade
were tied up here by the strike. Capt.
Tsank S. Ferris. managing agent Of
the United States Shipping board,
prepared lists which showed that lee
vessels were tied up although he te-
clared that seventy-six Of this num-
Der were awaiting repairs.
% OF the nearly 500 ships In port, 1O1
were steamships owned by the Amer
lean corporations, 1856 by the United
States. shipping board. seventy one
\ British and thirty-three Norwegian
or Swedish. Union officials were up
able to estimate the number of Brit
8 ish. Scandinavian vessels had been
2 affected by the desertion of crews in
sympathy with the striking American
seamen. M
c. Fl. Brown, secretary Of the inter-
national seamen's union, announced
last right that seamen of bot1 Brit
ish ard Scandinavian ships were le-
ginning to leave their. vessels, while
twas announced that seve.al steam
sh'u companies had met the unicn's
defraLds, there were 40 :ndlcations
thst the conference called today
would result In overtures for set-
ticnnerr OF the general strike s:tua-
/ ticn.
Policing Water Front.
New York, July 16.-Police guards.
including mounted men. were placed
along the water front todap as pre-
caution against renewal of the dis
order which occurred last night when
several hundred strikers attempted to
force from several ships men who
had refused to strike. The strikers
replied to this move by reinforcing
their pickets. who covered the termi-
nails of all the large coastwise COM
panies as well as some of the piers
of the TRANSATLANTIC lines.
@ Representatives of the steamship
companies said that If the strike re-
suited in serious disorders an appeal
would be made to Gov. Smith for
state troops to guard their property.
Adjustment Imminent.
Boston, July 16.--A strike OF the
1000 carmen Of the Boston Elevated
Railway company appeared imminent
today. The union. which comprises
most. OF the xemnJovessso the road,
Continued It's plans for making ef-
fective It's strike order at tam. to-
morrow, with a resultant stoppage
of the street. subway and elevated
car service of the city and some OF
the suburbs. tF
An appeal to the national war la
Dor board to hasten its decision on
the demands of the men fnr an eight
hour day and a wage of rs IL cents
an hour met with reply from w.
lett Lauck. secretary of the board
that the boards decision would be
rendered in due time
The board, he said, had had the
case less than month and ne neln
the time spent in consideration TO ne
not unreasonable. The joint chair
men are at widely separated points
former President Taft 'at Pointe-au-
Pic. Quebec, and Basil NJ. Manley at
San Diego, Cal. 1t is understood
meeting in Chicago to discuss the
evidence has been arranged,
$4,000 to Vote On Strike.
Chicago, July 16-Representatives
of the $4,000 surface and elevated
railways employees today began prep
arations for taking a vote on the
question of a strike to enforce their
demands for an increase OF 81 cents
an hour in wages and better work.
ing conditions.
Next Friday was set as the time
for taking the vote. but a resolution
adoptcd at a mass meeting OF the
EMPLOYEES REQUIRES that the commit
tee appointed to carry on negotta-
tions must exhaust all reasonable
means to obtain the employees de-
mrnd without strike
The companies. in their Joint an
swer to the union refusing the de-
mands, stated that IN grant ths IN
crease in wages Of 81 cents an honr
or from 4S to S5 cents an hour, would
recessitate raising fares to or 10
cents.
Britton l. Rudd president Of the
electric elevated railroads, in let
Ter to the head of the unions said
that .grantine of the demands of the
employees without an increase in
fares would "bring insolvency to the
comrahies."
Raise Lift at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis. Ind. july 16.-Effec-
tive this morning. conductors and
.rnotormen Of the Indianapolis Street
Railway company will receive an in
crease Of cents an hour. The new
schedule ranges from 81 cents to AZ
cents an hour The company esti-
mates the increase will amount to
SIPS 900 annually.
The Allison first reported herself
In distress late last night She then |
was making for the Delaware break |
water under her own power. but the
gave no explanation of the |
cause OF her might. Later the
steamer Lake View sent a message
that she was going to the Allson's |
assistance and was only eighteen |
miles away.
The Allison is a shipping board |
cnrgo steamer. |