New-York tribune., 1919-03-07

with the hoisting engineers. The in
creases vary"
From 81 month up" some one in
teriected
,Well, now you are joking" replied
Delahunty.
Eve were told that the wheelmen
the quartermasters, get $l05 under the
award. They now receive $l04,' he
was told
"Yes, that is so. had forgotten that.
he point IS that the proposal is so
involved we do not know what it means.
AS we read it, it takes away from the
men some rights and privileges they
have had for fifty years. 1t is the
necessity of carefully interpreting it
and arranging our own proposal that
will hold things up tonight"
"Will your counter proposal be sub
mitted to the private operators ?" he
was asked.
Won't Meet with Lawyers
"Yes, it will. Just when I do not
know, but some time tomorrow, hope.
We were asked to- day to meet in Law
yer Bonynge's Office. We declined. We
4 VIII not meet with lawyers or in law
yers' Offices. They are useful only in
delaying the game and cumming up the
cards. We want none of them. We
want discussion, if any is to be had
among the men who know the business
and can talk it."
MIR. Delahunty was told that the
1owboat Exchange had begun hiring
strike breakers.
,,u' "fhat IS not news to us" he said.
"They have been planning that for
some time. In the last strike, you will
remember, they advertised for dis
charged soldiers and sailors. 1t does
not mean anything. They cannot get
the necessary skilled men,"
The employment Office Of the boat
owners was opened at II Broadway yes
terday. On the door Of a small Office on
the fourth floor of that building was the
sign "Employment Office, New YORK
/ Iowboat Exchange" There were a
few soldiers and sailo~s in the place.
A man who said his name was Purdy,
hut that he was not in charge, de-
cared that 300 had been k:red
ou must not say tnat these sol
clers, sailors and marines have been
hired as strike breakcrs,' he sad.
"Ihe owners are merely hiring
guards"
Mr.. Bonynge said yesterday that un-
I'll the proposal of the railroad admin
could not say what they would do
about 1t.
at is reasonable 10 suppose" he
said, "that any proposition involving
the granting of the eight hour day
will be declined by us
Joseph II. Moran, chairman of the
Towboat Exchange, said there had
been no definite change in the stu
alton, SO far as he knew.
eve may meet the union committee
Tomorrow he said. $50 far there
/ t,i+
made"
Points in Railroad Offer
While Mediator Hughes insisted
that the offer of the railroad managers
be kept secret, it lecame known
last night that some Of the changes
proposed in it are, in add ton to the
81 a month raise given the wheemen,
hosting engineers get from $40 to
$50 month. They now get $3.50 to
S5 a day. This Alfred S3rall, repre-
scnting the men, said would not be ac-
ceptable.
"There's mighty little difference in
money" he said, "and they do not get
the hours. They want the shorter
day.
Sarall pointed out that under the
terms of the proposal tug working
on an eight-hour basis would be en-
gagged in towing craft working ten.
at would be intercsting," he said,
"to know if the roads propose to
change tugs when the cight-hour day
is up"
Commissioner of Street Cleaning Nc
Stay said he had written the unions
notifying them that unless the garbage
scows were moved he would call on the
Board of Health for help. Under the
law the Health Board has large powers
in "emergencies" and may if necessary
seize and operate tugs
f. Paul A. Naccarel who speaks for
the scow trimmers, said he had not