Show c The S J Sprin J are U JAND tJ I T r YORK OR BOATS BOAlS Many Hundreds of Men Affected Affected Affected Af Af- Af- Af Feared StriKe May Hay Spread NEW YORK April 1 New New York barbor harbor harbor har bar bor activity was considerably diminished In volume today At midnight last night nighta a strike of the pilots and masters on tho the tow boats of four railroads was de declared declared de- de dared and today the tow boats of or tiie tle companies involved were going out of commission Many hundreds of men are affected There are aTe fears that quantities of valuable valuable val val- val val- perishable freight will be bo tied up and reports are prevalent that the strike may spread to other classes of employees in the tho harbor I I Following the formal beginning of the strike the masters and mates of boats In the service of the Baltimore Ohio the Lackawanna the Central of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley railroads began delivering their barges and re returning returning returning re- re turning their boats to company headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters and abandoning them All the other roads entering the city effected settlements with their men who asked increases In and wages ages a substantial thai shortening of hours |