New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Army and Navy
Tugs Will Work
Police Prepare to Take
Care of Crowds That
Rush TO Tunnels; Stat
en- Island Not Cut Off


the port Of New York have again been
ordered out OIL strike beginning at 6
o'clock this morning.
This action, decided upon nj meet
ing Of the strike committee Of the Ma
rine Workers. Affliiation at 96 Park
Place last night. will tie up completely
ail The industries OF the port and throw
unt ri work 100000 persona IN related
trades
Tho order affects river etsfi ef svety
description, including both tniltosd
aud municipal fetfiea, only wofAeta
connected with the nriny and tDVv
transport service and those employed
In carrying wounded soldiers and sail
ors TO ntala and city hospitals ON
nlaekwells, Ward'a, lIsfi's and Ran
dal's islands are axelhrt
Captain William A. Maher. spenking
for the affiliations said tho boatnen
wcfo thoroughly dissatisfied with the
Macy award, which Wa intended to ad.
just tho boaimena difficulties with
their employers
Calls H. No Award
he award, he said. Vaa not en
award ut all, IN that it gave the men
nothing which they did not have be
fore, He pointed out that the men
who had asked for the eight,hout day
did not get it. while those who had 1t
or to whom it could not be applied
4 Il ho I'D
assure an Increase in wages.
The men now demand an average
increase OF 80 per cent In pay. They
want an eight-hour day, with time and
Il half for overtime, and a six day
week
Now we know" said Captain
Maher, chat there arc no boards to
80 TO. Now we know that it's fight to
the finish"
Paul Bonynge, counsel for the boat
owners, when Informed of the workers
action. aad "It can onlY bo de-
scribed as the product Of red-eyed and
unreasonina Bolshevism. It must be
met here precisely III the same way
that ii was met in Seattle. Mayor
Hanson has achieved an international
reputation in uphoding a Macy award
on the Pacific Coast, and ! feel sure,
that Mayor Hylan viii not miss a lika
opportunity now about to be presented
10 him in this port
The order tying up the ferryboats
Will be modified some time to-day
when the strikers meet with Commits
sloner of Plant and Structures John
II. Delaney. Permission will be granted
for the operation Of one or two fer
ries to Staten Island, provided that
only passengers, milk, mail and news
papers are carried
The walk k-out was ordered after a
conference between representatives Of
the boat owners and employees at the
Produce Exchange, at which officials Of
the army, the navy and the United
States Shipping Board we're present. At
p. m. the strike committee Of the
union returned to its Offices and dis
cuFsed the proposals made by the en-
ployery. The committee rejected the
oyertures and the walk-out was called.
Mr. Bonynge announced that at the
morning conference the railroad Off
cais offered TO abide by the Macy
award or, in the alternative. to meet
a committee Of the union officials and
negotiate some arrangement whereby
the Macy award might be abrogated
and new deal effected between the
railroads and their marine employc s.
fnis would eliminate entirely the pri-
satr DOat oWncfp.
Want All Together
The workers, however, were unwilling
70 deal separately With the railroads
and boat owners. They declined, they
saJ, 10 be split up. They insisted on
dealing with all groups concerned Mt
pnca
The private owners offered the
unions She choice Of any one Of three
coureng, WI
Abide by the Macy award
hn Increase In the wage scale, With
working conditions 10 remain the same
~ they have been
Form a hew board, composed of cpusl
npsnbnfe ef rmpioyss and employers, 20
Investigate end deeide upon both wages
And working conditions.
The ownefH held that Il would have
been mora Advantageous for shem Ia
siAHd DfHly anon ,la Macy award, but
'Aat n tht public lateYast, they aay
'hes have consistently noupht peace
leslsad ef strife, They asserted thht
thsy weFs willing 10 uo MY nt,y and
lietlo BIT more, yielding because there
we're no othsr authorities 10 20 to,
We usfe ia doubt" said Mr.. Bon
y1Ee, "as 10 whether they would 60
aat or not. We wsrs making no prep.
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