Show EXPORT FREIGHT EMBARGO HITS EASTERN PORTS 1 New NewYork Ne r York Dock Workers Refuse Re Re- Refuse fuse to 10 Aid l Movement l o of Food to Europe New ew York Jan 3 New New York freight handlers whoso whose strike was assigned b by regional railroad il directors as n none one reason reason rea rea- son On for including this port In tho the embargo embargo em em- bargo placed toda today on tho time movement of or export freight Into New York Philadelphia Phil Phil- Philadelphia adelphia and Boston voted this afternoon afternoon after after- noon to r remain m ln i idle e until tho the railroad ll adjustment board passed on their de demands do- do man mands s. s A representative of ot the tho federal food tood board appeared at tho the me meeting at nt which the vote was taken and pleaded with the men for tor the tho publics public's mike to place In transit perishables no now on the tho city's docks docke Including food for Cor tho the American army an and tho time starving peoples peoples peo poo- ples pic of or Europe Europ In r reply ply tho the men mon said 5 that tho they were not for returning to work worl unless the they went In a n body Officials of or tho the railroad administration tion lion today toda expressed confidence that tho the embargo on tho time movement of ot ex export export ex- ex York Boston port freight into Inlo New and Philadelphia Imposed b by regional officials would prove pro only temporary Three II C Given The Tho holiday holida season labor Inefficiency and accumulation of or export freight for Boston Doston Now York nn and Philadelphia were the reasons given hen for tor the embargo em- em I baro bargo argo I In telegrams notifying tho the lines I affected of or the tho restrictions on loading Food Fool and supplies arc accumulated on n tho the piers of or NOW New ew York to tf such lIch an extent that it Is Jt Jt to tobe tobo tobo bo be handl handled d or for tor cargo carlO space to be I I provided for tor its transportation abroad Similar conditions are aro declared to exist I In n Boston BOlton and Philadelphia with tho situation becoming b more The embargo o began yesterday e on I shipments from Interior points to New NewYork ew m York over o tho the Now York Central railroad rall- rall II road oad duo to the time strike e b by freight landlers handlers Toda Today virtually every pier Vier hero ere was affected Iny 10 Demanded Dt The freight handlers have havo been re- re calving 4 42 cents an nn hour for tor a no ten-hour ten day ay Their demand now is Is' Is 60 50 0 cents an anI hour our for tor an hour eight-hour day dar with time I and nd a n half overtime o pa pay for tho the ninth and nd tenth hours While It has been announced that tho the embargo lead had been extended to I Include Philadelphia It was learned tonight to- to night that this situation had h been mod- mod modified to-I to fled at that port to affect only tho the Philadelphia fc Reading the Pennsyl- Pennsyl anla vania railroad not being Included at lt at resent present pre t eJ It was stated t tell on authority although this had been originally the thea plan Ian a The Philadelphia k Treading Heading eulin railroad embargo was Imposed impose with grain ex- ex 1 Seven Se steamers had arrived there here thus providing pro at lt once cargo carso I pace sufficient t for tor or tho the export of or 1500 00 bushels ot of grain J All other shipments shipments ship ship- II ments for tor expo exports over this his road were embargoed It Wa wa asserted Jerte |