New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-07
Davis Compromise Plan
of Bonus and Overtime
FIatly Refused, but Men
Still Expect Agreement
NAVY Sends Chasers
AS Baltimore Patrol
Many Ports Are Tied Up;
4 Boats Sail Here; Tug
Firenlen at Boston Quit

The American Steamship Owners AS
sociation at special meeting yester-
day fatty refused the compromise Of
fers put forward by Secretary of La
Dor Dsvis as means Of ending the
nationwide shipping strike. The
United States Shipping Board also re-
sected the compromise offer with equal
emphasis.
Despite this seeming deadlock. there
still remains single ray of hope for
a settlement of the strike. In reject
ing the offer the steamship owners
kept the door Of negotiations open by
instructing their committee on wages
80 follow the matter to conclusion. /"
A great deal of secrecy surrounds
Ehe exact nature of the compromise
proposals of Secretary Davis in con-
junction with Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover, but apparently thew
concern the negotiation of new agree
snent, TO last for twelve months. which
would embody bonus plan and ar
tsngsments for one hour overtime each
day.
Engineers Still Hopeful
IA the face of the aat rejection of
the proposals local union leaders were
laexplicably optimistic. At the Offices
o. the Joint Council of the Pacific and
Atlantic districts of the Marine En-
glneers' Beneficial Association the fol-
lowing statement was made:
Admiral Benson, head of the Shin
ping hoard; William S. Brown. of the
engineers organization, and n. II.
raymond, president of the Owners
association. will reach a settlement in
snort time with Secretaries Hoover
and Davis" wa
f9ur American steamships succeeded
in leaving port yesterday. Of these
s she ,Caiiao, for Rio de Janeiro, had been
neld up since Wednesday. The East
etn crown, for New Zealand, had
sig signed her crew May /. The Steel
asger, for London. signed her crew
70 oah francisco for nine months about
t swo months ago. The fourth ship was
sns ATapahoe, of the Clyde Line, which
left for Charleston.
IN baltimore three submarine chas-
ars were ordered from the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis to patrol the waters
u she harbor ready to quell any dis
suroance that might arise. Police Com
missioner Gather ordered the two po-
Hce steamers engaged in oyster pro-
also.
reports from Boston said that practi-
sssiiy all the firemen on board the tug
poats In the harbor had struck in SYM,
patny with the firemen and seamen of
ocean going vessels.
Five Ships Sail at Norfolk
rive rive American ships were reported
ssalllhg from Norfolk, Va. The Shipping
2oafa ofhclals there stated they did not
The men did quit their ships.
., ~ are hye hundred ships lying idle
ID IN The James River.
h;tae meeting of the American Steam
sa. va,p 0wners' Association was called
ysloay oy Vice-President Winthrop
tba caisin ca 10 consider the proposals of
,s ,se secretaries of Labor and Commerce
mat mad been forwarded to this city hv
s;saJ aiM Benson. The meeting was pre-
s.usa g over by H. H. Raymond. president
y = Iae association. At the conclusion of
;as meeting the following telegram was
Hoover: 0ee'e'aSies DAVIS and
st.sve executive committee of American
Ssa Ss,amaship Owners Association met to-
sss s ior report of wage committee. who
wa.,. handling matters of wages and
sssos;g sai;ag conditions aboard ships for the
eiss'stion, eiss representatives of the Pa
american Steamship Association
tContihusd on rsqs threa,