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Show SHIPPING HELD UP BY DOCK STRIKE NEW YORK, March 11. Effects of the marine workers' strike at this port on ( ransatlantic shipping: and freight shipments ship-ments became more not iceable today, when several liners were held at their pier.? for lack of coal and freight began pihni; up. The Wholesale Coal Trade associat ion of Now York today telegraphed Secretary of War Baker it understood "'transport 3 landing" troops here have been delayed in returning and others have been compelled to go to other ports for hunker coal because be-cause of the harbor strike." The tclc-gra tclc-gra m suggested that the government "commandeer harbor equipment sufficient suffi-cient to meet needs of all troop ships," and that the boats so coVnmandecred bc manned by "the army and navy departments. depart-ments. Secret a ry Baker was assured "there is an ample supply of coal at this port to ca re for all government heeds." This telegram followed an a nnounce-ment nnounce-ment by the department of labor that government operation of boats was not I being considered. |