New-York tribune., 1920-05-27
Open Shop Is
Proclaimed
In Port w ar
Continued from page ono,

here. The war in San Francisco
originated in inter-union troubles"
Mr.. koster has been called on by the
local merchants to help them carry out
their program.
IN letter to the Merchants Asso-
citation yesterday Kehoe declared he
was puzzled as to the purpose of the
large fund being gathered by the busi-
ness men and requested a conference
on the question.
I'VE believe" he says in the com
munication, your speakers at the
luncheon at the Hotel Astor on Tuesday
presented only one side of the case,
which tended to show that our organi-
cation was un-Amercan, disloyal and
an illegal combination In several in
junction suits before the Supreme
Court of New, York State the Transpor-
tatlon Trades Council has been held
to be legal organization.
Some of your speakers tried to show
that this combination, through acts of
violence and intimidation. had gone
so tar as to compel government agents
to seek protection when performing
Their duties along the waterfront.
This is a perversion of the truth.
We at all times hold that conciliation
and atbitration are the fundamental
principles of our American labor move
ment, and we adhere to those PRINCIPLES
ana suggest that it would be better for
the welfare both of your association
ana ol your organization to meet and
olscuss the questions along these lines.
An enormous fund is going to be
passed at the luncheon l am hazv as
to ITS intent. We believe that an hours
conference over this situation with the
unions involved and the committee of
your ASSOCIATION will enable US to get
at the cruX of the entire matter.
Every legitimate effort has been
used by the organizations involved in
the longshore strike to negotiate
and reach, if possible, an amicable
settlement. The companies have re-
fused absolutely to deal with the men
on strike or their representatives. Our
organization has used every legitimate
ehort to bring about an amicable
settlement. Our men have driven
trucks to points as far as Baltimore
and returned with foodstutfs and other
commodities necessary to the public
welfare of New York City.
We believe it is possible that this
situation can be easily adjusted if the
companies will grant the conference
with that object in view
The New York terminal committee.
which was organized at the Offices of
the Public Service Commission Tues
day, with B. c. Craig, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commi ssion, as chairman,
began active work yesterday in its
effort tc clear up freight congestion oA
the railroads running into the port.
The committee Yesterday heard COM
plants Of delays from shippers, among
whom were P w. Moore, traffic man
ager of the Chamber of Commerce of
the Borough of Queens, and Norman
Thierkield, assistant secretary of the
Brooklyn Chamber Of Commerce.
1t was declared by the committee
that the shippers had been warned
that they must unload their cars with
in the three days allowed and any
shipper found holding cars for storage
purposes or for speculation would be
mbargoed until the situation is cleared
up.
Alfred NJ. Barrett, of the Public Ser
vice Commission, a member of the Ter
mlnal Committee, said that survey Of
the general situation showed that the
tracks Of all the lines between here
and in Pittsburgh were loaded with
cars and that it was useless to permit
these cars to enter the terminals here
because they were overcrowded already.
But efforts were being made to speed
up incoming coal trains and also to
clear the coal trains and get the emp
ties back to the mines. Two trains of
empty grain cars were got under way
Tor western grain fields
The Pennsylvania Railroad notified
the committee yesterday that it had
opened Up a new unloading terminal
for fruit and othe~ perishab,es on the
meadows about five miles west of Jer-
sey City, where 100 cars could be un-
loaded at one time. Mr.. Barrett said
that he expected to meet all the rail
road heads to-day and would suggest
that similar terminals be adopted by
the other lines.
The whole transit situation here, said
Mr. Barrett, has outgrown the facilities
which he declared were twenty years
out of date. AS a result, he asserted.
New York has lost in the present crisis
more than forty per cent of its export
business, which had been diverted to
and Baltimore.