The sun., 1919-03-20
BOAT OWNERS JOIN
HANDS TO END TIEUP
Will Engage Discharged Sol
diers and Sailors to Break
Strike.
LONGSHOREMEN FESTIVE
AZ, 900 Threaten to Quit-Big
Stick Flourished by U. s.
Government.
LONGsHOREMEN FESTIVE

Hope for any settlement Of the harbor
strike was abandoned yesterday when
1t became known that to-day the owners
OF tugs, lighters and bsrges in the port
Of New York will coordinate their re-
sources and make n determined effort to
break the tieup.
The New York Towboat Exchange
will advertise for any men holding pilot
of engineer licenses and those having
any experience on boats. Discharged
soldiers and sailors will be taken on.
There are already several hundred SOL
diers employed by the boat owners for
the protection of their property.
Forty-two thousand longshoremen
threatened to quit yesterday because II
was found some of them were handling
cargoes from boats OF private owners.
and II need be the strike officials will use
the longshoremen as n whip to strengthen
their fight. Boat owners are prepared
for this situation. They will offer jobs
to soldiers TO do this stevedore work.
How far the battle will go on no one
can predict. There is broad power In
the hands OF the few labor leaders who
control the strikers. II need be they can
call the men or the transatlantic liners
and demand that the bOatmen Of Eng
Federal Big stick Raised.
The big stick" of the United States
Government which Federal officials
threatened would wave over the boat
owners and strikers II Government boats
were interfered with landed on the strik-
ers with some results yesterday. Brig
Gen. Frank T. Hines. Chief of Transpor.
tation Service, sent a telegram to the
Commanding General of the Port of En-
barkation. Hoboken, and II was for.
warded by Gen. Shanks's office to The
strike committee. The message read:
your superintendent of water
transportation reports commercial
troop vessels delayed due to direct
and indirect cause of strike. port OF
New York, vessels named being
Mauritania and Belgic for British
and the Niagara for French. The
Importance of all operations con-
nected with return OF troops cannot
be overstated. and this matter should
be called 10 the attention of those
connected with strike of marine work
ers with statements that the depart
ment views with alarm any act on
their part which tends to interfere
with the handling of vessels engaged
in return OF American troops and
requests their cooperation and as
surance that the operation of such
vessels will not be interfered with
and that effort will he made to expe-
dite their departure"
Yields TO Demand.
The result was that Thomas J.. Della
hunty. one OF the labor leaders con
| Quoting the strike. promptly decided
| that the striking marine workers "woult
do all in their power to aid the Govern
ment and see that the departure o.
L vessels in expedited"
a. II. Smith. Regional Director OF thu
Railroad Administration, wrote Mr.. Del
ahunty. asking that the strikers handle
coal supplying public utilities. This re
quest also was promptly accepted.
1t was said nj union headquarter'
that an appeal will be made to Gov
Smith and Mayor Hylan TO end tn,
strike. The strikers expect little sym
| pathy from Mayor Hylan. who has al
| ready chastised them in one of his char
acteristic letters. 1t IL not probable
| that Gov. Smith will interfere unless
| public utilities are in danger.