The sun., 1919-03-09
HOPE TO END HARBOR
STRIKE TOMORROW
Owners and Workers Will Get
Proposals From Federal
Mediator.
LONGsHOREMENs' THREAT
Say They Will Go Out, As, 900
Strong, If Strike Breakers
Are Put on Jobs.


The worst OF the discontinue caused
the general public by the strike Of ma
rine workers in New York harbor was
believed last night to be over, with the
resumption during the day Of virtually
normal service by the railroad ferries
and tugboats. Five thousand workers
employed on these craft returned to their
posts, accepting the offer of settlement
made by the Railroad Administration.
About one thousand boats belonging
to private owners are still tied up. but
proposals for a settlement arc to be
made tomorrow. according to an an
nouncement made last night by James
L. Hughes, Federal mediator, after a
conference with Joseph Moran. Joseph
J. Glat1meyer and Paul Bonynge. repre-
senting the New York Boat Owners AS
scciatton. Thomas J.. Delahunty, presi-
dent OF the Marine Workers Afllint!on,
Will spend to-day in drawing ~ the
proposition to be made by the unions
The basic principles will he the
same he said. as the agreement with
the Railroad Administration already ac-
cepted by the strikers save that there
will be q number OF notifications made
to suit the different conditions on prl-
vately owned boats. l expect to make
considerable progress In signing agree
ments during tho week. as We have al
ready received applications for large
number OF them"
Will start Negotiations To-day.
Mr.. Delahunty said that negotiations
veuld be begun tomorrow with the
Clyde. Mallory, Southern Pacific, Old
Dominion, Ward and Savannah lines
and that he expected the agreement
effected with the Railroad Administra-
ton would be made with them.
Although IL was reported yesterday
that eleven independent boat owners had
agreed to the union demands officials
OF the Boat Owners Association declined
to admit that there was a break in their
ranks, T. V. OConnor, president OF the
international Longshoremen's Union,
said he would order tho as, 900 members
OF his organization out in case an effort
was made to employ strike breakers
Paul Bonynge, attorney for the owners,
stated. however, tat there would be
no concerted move as yet TO break the
strike"
Brig-Gen. Frank T. Hines, chief Of
embarkation. reported yesterday TO Sec
rotary of War Baker that the union
leaders had assured him that should
tho strike continue every effort would
be made to prevent interference with
the movement OF troops and army sup
plies. So long as they are not impeded.
II was stated, neither the War nor Navy
Department would take an active inter-
est in the harbor situation here.
The fact that the Railroad Admin.
istration has sacrificed principle to ex-
pedency has not made the slightest
change in the position OF the private
boat owners" said Joseph ]. Glatz-
meyer. president OF the New York Tow
Boat owners Association, last night
We stand now precisely where we al
ways have stood. Deficits resulting
from the operation OF our equipment
cannot be made good out OF the public
treasury and hence there Is no similar
ity between our position and that Of
the railroads
Private Owners Make DenisIs.
Reports that the private boat own
ers have been doing handsprings UP
Broadway to strike headquarters are
camoufage. They are probably few
timorous souls or welchers among the
private boat owners, precisely as is al
ways the case in any large group Of
men, but collectively they do not
amount TO per cent of the total. The
rank and file arc still preserving their
sanity and steadfsstness.'
Joseph Moran, chairman OF the New
York Tow Boat Exchange, said:
We are now in the midst of what
is known as government by capitulation.
The President first led the great sur
render b. his ready acceptance Of the
Adamson law. Secretary McAdoo fol-
lowed suit By promulgsting General Or
der 81, a prodigal bounty which has
added a cool billion dollars TO the an
nual expense OF operating the railroads.
Director General of Railroads Hines
now completes the triumvirste with a
further GIFT from the public treasury.
II is to be regretted that the purse
of the private boat owners Is not SUI
fcently long to enable them to join in
the great uplift."
In answering the statements OF the
boat owners Chairman Delahunty OF the
Marine Workers Afnliatlon said
The boat owners fail TO mention
the fat contracts they received during
the war and the hosting ard other
work done for the Government. There
has been no end to the profits which
have been made recently In the towing
business and now, when the workers
ask for a small increase the owners are
yelling murder. The statement OF the
boat owners is the most transparent
camoufage designed to put the port
strikers in a dubious light before the
public"
The Fort Lee ferryboats started run
ming again yesterday and IL is expected
that n settlement will be effected to-
day with the Union Ferry Company.
which operates the Hamilton. Fulton
1ffs Sout1r~terries. ~~ "~~s
The strikers were picketing the river
in small gasolene launches yesterday
| and last night A number of pickets in
| launch forced a Standard oil Com
pany tug with a non-union crew to seek
| the safety of a dock on the North River
by threatening to drop tow line into
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