New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Tugmen IgnoreAppealfor
Aid to Tie Up Harbor;
Unwilling to Risk Own
Scale by Blacklisting
Great Lakes Crews
Cut Is to q p. C..
Unions Ask Seanen ALI
Over World for Help;
Ruse Fails ON Liner

Twelve American steamships, includ-
ing five passenger liners, sailed from
this port yesterday. 1t was the most
successful operating day since the ma
tlon-wide shipping strike went into eff
feet on May 1 last. The twelve ships
succeeded in getting away despite the
request that had been previously is-
sued to harbor tugboat men not to
handle unfair" ships.
The threatened tie-up of the hnrbor
failed to materialize, and, so far as
could be learned. there is little pos
sibility of the tugboat men needing
the request Of their leaders. Apparent
ly their refusal to quit the harbor
craft has been a disappointment to
the strike leaders, who have called g
meeting of the towboat men for $3.50
this afternoon at the engineers head
quarters, 26 Park Place, to explain the
request to the men.
Tug Men Get Good Pay
The tugboat engineers are operating
under contract which does not expire
until January / next. 1t was explained
yesterday that under this contract they
are getting better pay than they would
obtain If the owners were at liberty
to negotiate a new agreement at this
time, because of the general depression
In industry and transportation The
RS have stated that if the tug
boat men should quit their ships, and
so break their contract, they would not
De taken back at anywhere near the
pay, they are now receiving. This fact
IS known to the men and has acted
as powerful deterrent, it was said
yesterday
The latest development in the marine
situation was the report received yes-
terday at the local Offices of the United
States Shipping Board from Cleveland
to the effect that the Lake Carriers
Association had put into effect Is per
cent reduction in wages of officers and
an average cut of % per cent in the
wages of unlicensed men. 1t was stated
that this reduction had been accepted
by the men, The Lake Carriers Asso-
citation controls 80 per cent of all the
shipping on the Great Lakes. Owinp to
the general depression in trade ONLY 20
per cent of the lake shipping is in
active operation at the present time.
Inc report was sent here by CAPTAIN
George A. Mari, in charge of the asso-
cations Offices at Cleveland.
Liners Get Away
The steamships which sailed out of
this port yesterday were: Passenger
liners-Henry r. Mallory, for Havana:
Finland, for Antwerp; Arapahoe, for
Jacksonville; San Lorenzo, for Porto
Rico, and zacapa, for Cristobal. Freight
crs- Walter A. Luckenbach, for Ham
burg; Ell Estero, for New Orleans:
Hamilton, for Norfolk; Ell Oriente for
New Orleans; City of Alma, for Phila-
delphia, and Pearlden, destination not
given. The tanker F. D. Asche sailed
for Texas City
The strikers attempted to hold up the
sailing of the Red Star liner Finland
by ruse. A number of them reported
at recruiting agency where strike
breakers are being employed and were
sent to the Finland. Shortly before
sailing time they quit the ship in a
pody, but there was not a sufficient
number of them to interfere with the
prompt sailing of the big liner.
At the Deep Sea Local of the Marine
Engineers Association statement was
issued in which it was said that union
D. h"u DSeH1 instructed TO
answer advertisements published bv
steamship owners and their agents
asking for engineers. The statement
declared that the engineers so applying
were offered large bonuses to sail. and
IN some cases were being offered
double Class A rates for shipping on
Class c vessels"
Steamer Reported Disabled
The statement also says:
"A report has been published, as
cribed to the engineers, that the
United American Line steamship
Mount Clay, manned by strikebreak-
ing engineers, had gone into Halifax
Harbor in tow, with machinery dis
abled. The engineers did receive such
report, but the steamship named in
their telegram was the Montauk, Of
the International Mercantile Marine.
Through wireless channels the en-
glneers' Department of Security and
Information received word that the
steamship Potomac, of the United
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