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Show CONFER ON THREAT OF HARBOR STRIKE WASHINGTON', Dec. 20. Representatives Representa-tives of tho New York haruor wage adjustment ad-justment board, tiie national adjustment commission, the division of operations of t ho- shipping board and the war department depart-ment conferred here todav on the threat-' encd strike of New York harbor boai.-men. boai.-men. Although no announcement was marl p. it was understood the conferees riis- ussed action by the government to keep open tho port should the national war labor board fail to avert the walkout. walk-out. It was intimated that a general belief be-lief developed at the meeting that the government has the right to seize the harbor facilities under war legislation giving the president the right to take over transportation systems. The national war labor board announced an-nounced tonight that Its full membership would be in New York tomorrow for the hearing, at which the boatmen and the operators will present their cases in the. controversy. Joint Chairmen Taf t and Manly will preside. |