Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-11
Apparent Deadlock
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Sd, and there has been TO Interrupt
lion to the flow Of supplies to the
army overseas. Enough navy tugs
are available FOR this work. Mr.. Ba-
ker said. Mr.. Baker said that so far
as he knew no reply had been re-
IeiEed from President Wilson 20 the
cable message sent him by Secra-
'ary Of Labor Wilson calling his It
tention to the strike and the serior,
situation resulting from il. No one
could be found here who would
speGk officially for the navy depart
ment but privately officers statiore
here did not hesitate to declare there
was no immediate probability It
boats being seized and manned by
navy crews so long as government
business was not seriously affected
by the strike.
4 n. Smith. Iesiona! director OF rail
roads. apparently has ta'.ed in his et
fort to arrange an armat.cc Of from
IS to - hours in the belief that if oper-
atoms were resumed the differences
could be co!apc sed by conciliation No
70 a letter sent by him to leaders II
the var!"iS unions whose members are
Oh strike. The strike committee an
.o1nced earlier ir the Gay. however.
that they would not agree to an armis-
tice. The most serious development ii
the da: was the decision of the strike
committee 10 revoke all the exemptions
they had made and thus lie up The har-
Dor completely. THIS action called out
men employed On 1reboats and those
runnings to islands on which are locat-
el various city charitable and resorma-
tory institutions. The action was taken
after hating ferryboat service hal
been esta blisheI with Staten Island by
ferryhoat manned by employees Of the
police department. Let the police run
their other boats as they rave attempt
ed 10 operate the Staten Island ferry
boats" said Thomas 1. Delahanty.
president of he marine workers affil-
iation.
After MAJOR Hylan had been inform
ed that the strikers had withdrawn
their exemptions he sent letter to Dis
:rict Attorney Swami asking him to
the grand jury. Uniformed policemen
were stationed late today at the doors
OF strike headquarters although there
was no disorder They said they had
been instructed to keep the crowds NOV
ing. None Of the union men eDngregat-
ed on the sidewalk as their headquar-
ters was spacicus enough to accommo-
date all those who gathered there. Po-
lice reserves are being reid in readi-
ness for any emergency at station
houses throughout the CITY.
Paul Bonynse. counsel COR the Boa.
Owners Association. said that organiza
ton was eager to adjust the differences
through Cancellation board which
would represent both sides. This prop
osition was made yesterday but was
spurned by the strikers, WHO character
lied it as merely welfare PROPOSE
ton
There was no actual shortage today
of either fooi or coal because OF tn,
strike. but it was realized by all the in
terests which are attempting to arrange
settlement that the situation presents
menacing possibilities. II the strike
continues more than a few days the city
will he confronted with famine Of both
food and fuel.
Food which ordinarily reaches the
city by way of ferries from New jersey
railroad terminals is being hurrie
north by rail on the West Shore rail-
road and transferred across til"
Poushkeepsie bridge to th> New York
Central, which brings it to this city.
The freight schedule of 'ne New York
Central have been entirely rearranged
TO meet the emergency. Priority Is CIV
en- to milk AMI beef. Reports from dry.
docks and ship repair yards were that
they are crowded with work. Empty
lighters and barges have songested the
slips and dock FRONTS. Twenty-six
ocean-going ships were tied up tonight
for lack of lighters to handle their car
goes and tugs to set them out Of their
berths The Hudson tubes were
swamped again tonight by commuters
who usually go to and from the city on
ferryboats but who now have no means
OF transportation except the tunnel un.
der the river. Because Of the tremen-
dous crush Of traffic thousands were de-
layed for hours in getting across to the
New Jersey side. Once there they were
confronted with roundabout trips BY
train and trolley to reach their homes.
Residents OF Staten Island damned
themselves aboard the single ferryboat
which was operated by policemen. On
every trip it was crowded to suffoca-
ton but the Staten Islanders accepted
the situation philosophica.!y and seemed
glad to have any means of getting
home. John Delaney, who has charge
OF the operation OF the municipal ferry
boats. said he had esta blished an en-
ploymert bureau to recruit a force OF
captains and engineers for the city ser.
vice.
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