Evening star., 1946-09-09

by AFL seamen for restoration
of a Wage Sterilization Board
"pay cut" and declared he
would demand a raise for his
own men.
Navy personnel and equipment
were used for the first time to-
day in the AFTL seaman's strike
as a Labor Department mediator
gave up hope for a truce in the
walkout which is strangling in
ternational commerce and do
mestic industry.
Sailors manned barges at New
York Harbor to shuttle 887 passen-
gers ashore from the liner Marine
Tiger, newly arrived in the strike
bound port from San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
At Staten Island, military police
were called to dock the Army trans
port George K Goethals with its
333 passengers from Bremerhaven,
Germany. The MPs were sum-
moned, with three Army tugs. when
six civilian longshoremen who we're
to handle the mooring suddenly
walked off the dock.
At Boston a naval detail, with
permission of strikers, moved the
Nianti Victory to allow the battle
ship Missouri to sail.
Lundeberg Reiterates Stand.
Harry Lundeberg, leader of the
10000 striking AFL seamen whose
picket lines are being respected by
another 100000 AFL and CIO sea-
men, stevedores, teamsters and 9TH
er maritime workers, reiterated late
last night that his men would not
return to work until wage cuts or
dered by the Wage Sterilization
Board are scrapped.
Mr.. Lundeberg, president of the
striking sailors union of the Pacific
and the Seafarers' international
Union, said in radio address that
the walkout would continue until
the politicians in Washington" ap-
prove the wage increases the sea-
.farers and sailors negotiated with
the ship owners.
Hannah Coming Home.
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Phillip Hannah, who few from
Washington to see Mr.. Lundeberg in
the hope of arranging a truce, an
nounced last night after the last of
several meetings with the union
leader that he had been unsuccess-
full in his negotiations and was
leaving at once for Washington.
The Wage Sterilization Board is
scheduled to meet tomorrow in
Washington to reconsider its Aug
ust % ruling limiting AFL seamen
to wage increases of $3.50 monthly
the amount awarded to CIO sea-
men. The AFL unions had ne
gotiated increases with shipowners
of $2250 on the West Coast and
s2750 on the East Coast.
white House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said today Presi-
dent Truman has not taken and
is not taking any direct hand in
the maritime strike situation)
Between 1900 and 1000 deep
water ships were paralyzed by the
strike as it went into It's fifth day
and 400 tugboats in New York
harbor were tied up at their piers.
Added Blow to Industry.
The cessation of tugboat activity
was an added blow to industries and
consumers in New York, already
crippled by strike of truck drivers
which has slowed industrial activity
and reduced food supplies.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported in Washington that
4,500 loaded freight cars were tied
up in the New York City area and
5000 elsewhere as result Of the
shipping strike. An additional $500
cars cannot be loaded because of the
New York truck strike, an AAR Off
cial told reporter.
In San Francisco, the sailors
union announced it had received
an offer of financial support from
John L. Lewis, president of the AFL
United Mine Workers, in con-
gratulatory message which termed
the Sterilization Board that eco
nomic boars' nest"
Some Maritime Activities.
On both coasts there was some
maritime activity over the week end
as foreign craft, Army ships and oil
tankers, which operate under
separate union contract, were kept
moving.
In New York, John Hawk, vice
1See MARITIME, Page A-4.)