The sun., 1919-10-16
FERRIES AND TUGS
RESUME SERVICE
HarbOr Conditions Back to
Normal, Except for the
Longshoremen.
EMBARGO SOON TO BE OFF
Perishable FOOdstuff Being
Held Up as Far Away as
Marion, Ohio.
EMBARGO SOON TO BE OF

North River transportation. except as
hindered by striking longshoremen. re-
turned nearly to normal yesterday. fol-
lowing the action of the railroad ferry
and tugboat men in calling off their
strike. The ferries that serve lower
Manhattan we're put in operation in the
morning. The Railroad Administration
got nearly all its tugs at work lessening
the congestion of freight cars in the Jer-
sey terminals.
The embargo on perishable foodstuffs
fruits, vegetables. eggs and meat
which was ordered when the North River
union of f1remen and deckhands called a
strike Friday. probably will be raised to-
morrow. Hundreds of cars consigned to
New York dealers are on sidings as Tar
west Marion, Ohio. The holdup was
not sufficiently prolonged to hurt these
foods. The most harmful effect of the
tieup to the public, apart from the in
convenience caused by the suspension OF
ferry service, has-been the opportunity
given to some interruptions retailers to
raise the prices of fresh foodstuffs with
the threat Of an impending famine as an
excuse
II was estimated by an official of the
Railroad Administration that the con-
gestion in the New Jersey terminals will
be cleared up by Saturday. Three thou
san cars were in the various yards at
o'clock yesterday morning. where nor
mslly there would have been but 1900.
Two holidays among the four in which
the strike continued. the embargo and a
nf fha
Poughkeepsie bridge and through the
Pennsylvania tunnels did much to lessen
congestion in the Jersey yards.
Private Tugs Kept at Work.
The situation was also helped by the
strenuous efforts of Walter B. Pollock,
marine director of the Railroad Admins
tration. to keep privately owned tugboats
towing railroad floats. The number OF
these boats at work for the railroads
varied with the success of the Marine
Workers Affiliation in inducing crews to
quit, but a dozen or more tugs were kept
at work throughout the strike and moved
many hundreds of cars between tile
yards.
All the ferry lines were in full opera
ton during the morning rush hours yes
terday except those of the West Shore
Railroad between Cortlandt street and
Weehawken and Forty-second street and
Weehawken. These lines were not CIV
ing full service until the noon hour.
The delay was said to have been due to
the resentment of a radical minority of
the North River union against the terms
OF settlement agreed upon in con-
ference with the New York District
Committee of the Railroad Administra-
ton, which began at midnight. Mem
hers of the crews told their 'superin-
tendent they were not instructed by
union officials to return to work until
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The settlement was reached at 3
o'clock yesterday morning after series
OF conferences In which the chance of
agreement appeared to be very near and
very remote in alienation. The basis
OF negotiations was an offer of the Rail-
road Administration OF approximately a
10 per cent. wage increase TO the fire.
men. oilers and deckhands of both the
North and East River unions The East
River union did not strike. but Joined
the other union after it had struck in a
demand for % per cent. wage increase.
Thomas l. Delahunty. president of the
Marine Workers Affiliation. and Capt.
William A. Maher vice-presdent. COM
ntted themselves in favor of accepting
the offer. Paul Vacarelli's East River
union supported their position.
Radicals Were overcome.
The North River union, however. de-
iayed a settlement until early yester-
day. More than a thousand men OF
TINS union crowded White Eagle Hall in
Jersey City all night. radical group
comparatively few in numbers, but led
by strong voiced orators, demanded that
the fight for 25 per cent WAGE increase
be fought to finish. Other speakers
objected to other phases of the pro
posed agreement.
Delahunty. Maher and Vacarelli, men
OF experience In union shindigs. won
their points in the main, although thew
were forced to return to the railroad
committee with reservations. incl,dine,
demands that there be no discrimina t,on
against strikers. A. ]. Stone. chairman
OF the railroad committee, assented TO
'nese reservations. but refused to in
corporate In the agreement provision for
weeks vacation with pay. A dispute
over holidays was compromised
Tne union committee returned Ia, the
Jersey City meeting at 8 o'clock in the
morning and the agreement was ratified
unanimously. Faeber Goldenhorn coun-
sci for the union, said yesterday that
'o uhioh committed itself unqualihedly
10 carry out the agreement which is TO
carry to March next
The union won ~ per cent incraasa
an eight hour day. a weekly hoIlday
with pay and the seniority rule for
promotion In strike last winter. The
new wage scale. effective yesterday, fol-
FERRY SERVICE.