Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-11
NO HOPE OF EARLY
ENDING OF STRIKE
Leaders Say Striking Boat Crews
Are Ready for Finish
Fight.
EMPLOYERS ALSO EMPHATIC
Secretary of War Leaves New
York Without Bringing
About Settlement.
TBy Associated rress.l


NEW YORK, January 19.-No hope
OF an early settlement of the strike
which has pa-alyzed this port for two
days was apparent tonight Leaders
OF the 5000 workers. on tugs. lighters
and ferryboats declared emphatically
they were prepared for finish fight
Their employers. members OF the New
York Boat Owners Association, were
equally emphatic In their assertion
they never would yield TO the demand
for eight-hour day
The visit here to-day OF Secretary
Baker led to the hope his influence
might result in am adjustment. but the
hope was short-lived. When the sec
retary left tonight for Ottawa he
had given no intimation the War De-
partinent would take a hand in the
controversy. On the contrary, he said
the strike had not resulted in serious
smoSrTa ssment to ;he Department. Ire
:nTnins troops were being debarked
without delay. he stated.
Regional Director OF Railroads Smith
apparently has failed in his efror; 10
arrange an armistice OF from forty
eight to seventy-two hours in the be-
lief that * operations were resumed
the differences could be composed BY
conciliation.
STRIKERS CALL OUT
CREWS OF IIREBoATs
The most serious development OF the
day was the decision OF the strike COM
m!ttee 10 revoke all exemptions pre-
v:ous!y made. This action called out
men employed on freboats and those
running to islands on which are located
municipal and reform Institutions. The
action was taken after an emergency
ferryboat service had been established
with Staten Island by police depart
mfnt employees.
.o, ASte5 Mayor Hylg had heen In
their exemptions he sent letter to
District Attorney Swami. asking him
| 10 Bring the situation to the attention
OF the grand jury; The Mayor de-
and hose operated by the departments
, oc charities ard corrections go on
strike the" Will violate ;he.- public
duty and oe guilty OF 4 misdemea.or.
LAND TRANSFORMATIONS SYSTEMS
THREATENED WITH TIE-UP
| There was no acctuslS shortage to-
day of&either. food Cor Coal because
| OF the striker but It was REALIZED
/ that the, situation .rrcseatsr rr,enscing
irnossibhtsaes.pf The fuel supplies Of all
| the companies operating traction lines
are Brought Oh lighters TO power
| houses and the reserve stocks on hand
are suftcient to continue operations
only a few days. Unless the strike
complete paralysis OF subway. ted
and surface lines.
Empty, lighters and barses have
conGeSted the slips and dock fronts.
Twen;y-s:x oceango:ng ships were
tied up tonight for lack of lighters
10 handle their cargo "nd tugs 10 get
:nem out Of their berths.
After meeting Of the boat owners
at the Maritime Exchange II was am
nn"nced that they were prepared to
offer their men an AVERAGE wage in
crease OF approximately eh Ter cent
Under this scale. cantains ~ .he !arE-
est tuEhoats would receive $40 "A
month. engineers St7n. m--es sISn and
second engineers sI50. They infested
| however, that working conditions
should contin,e until further notice
aa fixed last Inlv by tho TAna r; n, en- IS
OF La ahor oad Commerce, and the Ship
ping Board.