Show I HARBOR STRIKE V MENACES N. N Y TRACTION UNES LINK Harbor HarborA A- A 9 t l Tic U Coal Barges SItuatIon V I Declared Critical New ew York March arch l 12 A 12 A complete tie tie- up of or New York City's s subway elevated elevated elevated ele ele- and surface car lines as well as paralysis of or its harbor shipping 1 is if threatened b by the strike strike of ot harbor workers which has been in progress more than a week it was asserted to toda to- to da day Frank Franl Hedley general manager orthe ot or the Rapid Transit and nn allied lines declared that thal unless coal barges are moved at nt once a a. shut down downor or of transportation on Manhattan Island will result Freight is Piling up at i piers anI and the tho movement of or transAtlantic transAtlantic trans At lantic and antl coastwise shipping has been i d demoralized erno ra 1 I z ed I In n 2000 Ton foss Do- Do ular coal Tho The last rc regular delivery of ot was made to the tho a n. week weel I Iago I ago yesterday Mr 1 said While wo we have hove boon been able to get a few v l loads a s here and antl there tho the total amount has been far tar from Crom sufficient to keep time the lines running We e require about 2000 tons a a. da day and if It we cannot got it in some somo v why vity ny we will have to suspend operations until we do get it as ns wo we cannot run without ru fuel l. l A Appeals to Washington toda today described described de tle- de- de scribed the tho situation a critical and J for f federal doral Intervention by tho commandeering of oC tug boats Tho The Wholesale Coal Coal Dealers' Dealers association telegraphed Secretary of ot War falter Baker yesterday petitioning him to seize enough equipment to coal troop ships tied up here i While hUe these appeals were going forward forward for for- ward the situation was further complicated complicated com corn by announcement b by Matthew head of the Hoisting engineers engineers' Engineers Engineers' engi Engi- union that his organization would support tho strikers if It coal CORI barges were manned by nonunion la In- In I bo bor Settlement r D t Negotiation rl-O rl Un troD A statement b by tho time long longshoremen's association said that unless tIme the federal fed fell oral eral government Intervenes it will bo Impossible to load bait a a. vessel in Now New NewYork York harbor All efforts towards a settlement of ot ortho tho the strike were suspended today pending pending pend pend- ing Ins return of or James I. I L. L Hu Hughes federal me mediator Tho war w r labor board Issued a i Statement In Washington ton III In which It said that while it could not change or ir enforce tho the award of or V. V a. a Event Macy Jacy Its umpire which resulted in iii renewal of jf tho the strike It would n not t object to nn an adjustment of or the tho controversy contro through time tho office of ot Mr Ir Hughes even by a mo modification of ot the time award war I The Boat Owners' Owners association do- do elated it would not meet the strikers through their union leaders lenders and ond the I marine workers' workers affiliation flatly rc- rc fuse fused the time employers' employers suggestions for re-I re a n. Joint conciliation committee to discuss gri ova vances n c es I II I Continued tl on page 2 2 I STRIKE THREATENS N. N NY Y V. i STREET CAR SYSTEM Lorn j Continued Arom Page laSe 1 Settlement of N. N Y Port up Tie-up Nears Washington W March 12 As l-As Aa a a. step looking to the settlement of or the thc boat worle workers workers' rs' rs strike In New Nev York harbor the time war and navy departments today agreed as ts far tar as existing contracts will vill permit to approve for men employed em- em on arm army and nav navy floating property at New ew York working conditions conditions condi condi- and wages a agreed recd on between the time railroad administration and lOll mane marIne marine ma ma- rine ne workers at that port Neither of oC the departments his h h been n affected b by tIne tha strike their workers remaining on the time job but James U L. lIu Hughes the federal mediator felt that this action by the departments would greatly relieve the entire situation He lie also has imas suggested that U the tIo c shipping board take similar action but the tine board has reached no decisions decision s |