New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-08

taken IS signal for a general dis
turbance.
The tie-up of tugboats in the harbor
of Boston is complete, according to ad-
vices from that city. officials of the
Boston Towboat Company announced
that they had discharged all engineers
who had quit their boats, and that they
intended lodging formal complaints to
the Federal steamboat inspectors, on
the ground that the men violated the
Federal regulations in abandoning
their postsAthout due notice.
In BaltiIA8re similar situation ex-
lists AS a result of the serious rioting
which broke out in the Maryland capt.
tai the first day of the strike, Federal
Judge Rose yesterday issued an ipjunc-
tion restraining the strikers from
picketing in large number or intimidat-
ing, or forcibly OBTAINING men who
wish to join vessels. The injunction
was issued against all the unions, with
the exception of the marine engineers,
which showed it's members had not
participated in the picketing.
Secretary Snyder of the United
Radio Photographers Association, which
has headquarters at "A Broad Street,
said yesterday that the wireless opera
tors were on strike with the marine
engineers.
!, Says Wireless Operators Quit
"As fast as the ships are reaching
port the wireless operators are re-
signing their posts" he said. "They
are taking this action because of their
objection and refusal to accept the Is
per cent cut in wages. This holds true
for all ports on the Atlantic, Pacific
and Gulf coasts
Our organization is standing out
for. the old scale of wages and a
twelve-hour day, namely, $125 a month
for chief operators and $100 a month
for junior operators, besides 1926 a
month on one-man ships. Our men are
harder hit by the 15 per cent reduction
than the rest Of the steamship work
ers, because they are laid off as soon
as ship reaches port. Under these
circumstances, they only average about
seven months work every year"
Owners Statement
The following statement was issued
by the American Steamship Owners
Association yesterday:
american merchant ships, undaunt-
ed by the strike of the international
unions against the SAILING OF American
vessels, continue to go to sea as on
thursday and Friday. The large
American freighter Montauk, of $4,000
deadweight tons, belonging to the fleet
of the Atlantic Transport Company,
Inc, and scheduled to depart to-day.
had completed her loading and obtained
her crew yesterday and sailed last
evening for London with heavy cargo
and full complement of officers and
men.
"The Ward liner Mexico. 5000 tons,
Of the New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company, sailed this forenoon on
schedule time and has passed Sandy
Hoofs, carrying United States mails,
passengers and large cargo for Ha-
vana, Cuba"
Bert L. Tod, one of the marine en-
gineer leaders, said yesterday that the
Shipping Board was trying to obtain
licensed engineers from the list of en-
gineers who filled out questionnaires
during the war. These questionnaires
he said, were carefully segregated and
turned over to the Sea Service Bureau.
He stated that he had obtained his in
formation from several members of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Associa-
ton, who had signed such question
naires, and had been called up at their
homes and asked if they would not go
TIC sea in the present emergency.