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Show COASTWISE SHIPPING , HALTED BY STRIKERS NEW YORK. July Iff. Captain Frank S. Ferris, managing egont for the United States shipping board in this city, today characterized as a serious maUr the strike of marine workers, which has halted much 01 the coastwise traffic through this port and which the leaders of the strikers declare is spreading rapidly. rap-idly. The main points at issue a re an eight -hour day and the "closed shop."' Both the si lipping board and iho pri- ! vate owners have offered material wage 1 increases. The demands of striking marine workers work-ers at this and other Atlantic ports for union recognition today continued to be the principal stumbling block In the way of a settlement of the walkout, which late Yesterday affected vessels operated i by the United States shipping board. The I spread of the strike to the government controlled boats result cl from a refusal of shipping board officials to grant the seamen's demands for three shifts of eights hours at sea and preference to union members. Further efforts to end the strike were resumed today, hut union leaders predicted pre-dicted that unless the men's demands were met in full there was little chance for an agreement. |