New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-06
Food DWiin(laes
On Failure to
Lift EMBARGO
Perishable Freight Piles
Up on Piers; Railroads
Unable to Get Men or
Boats to Handle Goods
Sympathy Move Fails
10000 Refuse to Heed
Cell Of Leaders: Men
Claim Victory in Week


strike last night found ferry service
adequate on all line running across the
Hudson, but the freight situation was
unimproved.
The embargo on incoming and out
going freight has not yet been lifted,
despite the predictions OF the railroad
heads. ard it was admitted that little
Roadway was made in getting more tugs
and lighters to handle the cargoes pill
ing up on Jersey and Manhattan piers.
The movement OF milk. fruit and
ether foodstutfs INTO the city. however.
while slightly delayed, was continued
unnterruptedly over many emergency
routes. with the promise OF railroad
officials that perishables will be kept
coming into New York at all costs
While the strike leaders are working
to force the railroads to bend to their
Will by tying up their freight lines, the
walk-out of 10000 freight handlers,
clerks and station employees, looked
or by them yesterday to assist in their
plan. failed to materialize. only Il small
number employed at the Lehigh Valley
terminals leaving their places The
81 inSlo say VIC resi- Will 20 out WUcU
called. They declare they are receiving
the individual support of union long
shoremen. transfers and clerks all
along the line. They profess to be
satisfied with the situation, William A.
Maher. one of their leaders, declaring
that j. the fight continues week they
will have won.
Strikers Promised Support
The union leaders were elated over
the support offered them by Edward l.
Grated Unicn, who addressed the strik-
ers at meeting al Webster Hall yes
terday. Nh. Hannah according to
Naher, Endorsed the strike of the har-
Dor workers and assured the men tina.
al! the resources OF the 900 mem
bers C the Central Federated Union
were st their service. No practical
step OF the organization, however, had
yet been considered
Hannah as refutation OF the state.
ment OF John II. Pruett, president OF
the National Association OF Masters,
Mates and Pilots. that the strike was
illegal and was not sanctioned by or
gained labor. The walkout, he as
serted, also had the backing Of the
Boiler and Iron Ship Workers and
Helpers Union, whose repres sentative,
John Herbert, according to Maher, as
member Of this organization would
handle or repair any of the railroad
boats during the strike.
j. j. Mantell, New York Manager of
the Erie Railroad and chairman of the
General Railroad Managers Associa-
ton declared yesterday that fog more
than anything else was Interfering
with freight movements. He said a
few lnore tugs than the thirty four
working Saturday and Sunday were put
on Yesterday, but decided improve
meHt would be shown as soon as the
fog lifted. The union leaders asserted
That on eleven Gu, O. go IL i3C..d
craf, were operating and that if the
situation continues the railroad cars
viii soon be backed up INTO the Mines
The railroads say they own together
but 14o tugs and lighters.
Mr.. Manten further announced, with
ton has improved to such a degree
that the railroads were able for the
first time last night to resume their
regular all-night runs. Among the
emergency routes adopted to overcome
the freight stall, he said, the New YORK
Central and West Shore were bringing
perishaoles over the bridge at De Witt.
ana LNdl lnG fOuttnkeeDSlc
bridge was still being used for New
England traffic.
He ridiculed Makers idea Of ma
tional strike of 100000 workers as
sorting that the strikers "haven't d
leg to stano on" in the present con-
troversy, in view Of the fact that the
railroads have individually informed
their workers that they had no in
tention of disposing of their floating
bona fde sale was made to a private
owner. he could not understand how
the railroads could insist on tho re-
tcntlon of the eight -hour-day if the
private owner chose to lengthcn the
working hours Of the employees. It is
this assurance that the harbor work
ers are now striking for
II Is not likely, according to William
+. Dempsey, secretary of the Atlantic
coast division Of the I. l.. A., tina he
deep sea longshoremen viii JOIN the
harbor workers, for the present At
least. No Official request for assist
ance, he said, has been received by
the L. L. A., and nothing would be done
in the matter pending the return Of
T. '. O'Connor president Of the or
ganization. to- day
MI. Dempsey minated that the
trouble IN the port may be still further
b. the $4,000 coastwise longshorcmen
on strike along the Atlantic seaboar I'd
TOR action against the transatlantic
steamships % the companies involved
IN the coastwiso strike. The matter il
vas sad. - now under consideration.
ana tnat AZ least three lines would be
affected including the Clyde and Nal
Org, the Old Dominion, which has lust
peen turned oHer 70 the firm Of Nc
Donald Trude, representing an Ital-
ian inc. and the United Fruit Com
pany. The situation along the coast.
ne sag, IL still deadlocked, with no
Indication OF yielding on either side.
Federal Agents Interested
With regard 20 Mahcrs suggestion
of country WIDE walkout, an /. l.. A.
oficia said: "Mahcr last year tried TO
ran the !. l.. A., and now he is trying
20 run tho American Federation 81
labor aOG Samuel Gonincre. You know
now far he'll pet WIN 1T, don't you ?p
There Wcrc Indications that the en-
ire controversy Is being Yicwcd with
some concern by the government and
tnat Federal agents are raaHing efforts
- bring about an understanding. g.
~ Squres, Of the National A1iuet-
ncnt commig1ion, came here from
Warrington yestcrday, and announced
ne would ana.yzc the situation ard
make recommendations 10 the Depart
mcnt of Labor.
The strikers vii meet again to-mor-