Show NEW NEVI MARITIME E TRUCE STARTS SAN FRANCISCO Oct 16 UPI UPI- P IF Pacific P coast water front employers and nd workers entered a new truce today period today with one major union deferring a strike vote pending pending- arival arrival arrival ar ar- rival ival of United States maritime commission representatives The new truce accepted for tor an indefinite period by employers but limited to October 26 by the unions started at midnight At that hour a formal day 15 extension extension ex- ex tension of 1934 strike agreements expired but both sides indicated there here will be no change for the present resent in their relations They accepted the new truce at atle atthe atthe the le request of the maritime commission commission commission com com- mission whose representatives are due ue here Sunday to investigate The Sailors Sailors' Union of the P Pacific ciCic representing of the coast lock dock and seagoing workers announced an an- postponement of the strike vote ote last Jast night No Break Seen Seeri Harry Lundeberg secretary secretary- ohe o oJ the he sailors asserted that this did didot not ot mean his union was breaking with the Maritime federations federation's j joint int committee which called for forthe forthe the he vot vote The sailors' sailors secretary said the theote vote vole ote was postponed only until such time ime as the representatives of the maritime commission arrive in San Francisco and we can find out where we stand with the commis commis- sion ion He declared the union recognized the he commissions commission's authority to investigate in- in the situation but did not accept It as an arbitration board The Maritime federations federation's committee commIttee committee com com- had asked the referendum by y members of all unions to authorize author- author ize ze the negotiating committee to call all a strike strike October 28 if no new agreements had been reached by then hen then Claims Support Harry Bridges pr president of the International Longshoremen's association association as- as declared in San Pedro last ast night that that Atlantic and gulf i unions would support such a a. strike I He said it could only be averted by assurance the I I. L L. A. A will retain union nion hiring halls and six-hour six workday granted after the 1934 strike and among the key questions ques- ques ons in the current dispute Officials ts of two other unions the cooks and stewards with members members mem- mem bers ers and marine firemen with a membership of indicated they will follow the lead of the sailors on n the strike question Sailors Protest The sailors' sailors negotiating committee commit- commit tee ee announce announced d it has sent a protesto protest to o the maritime commission after receiving reports that T. T Hamilton Morse dorse formerly with the Unit United d States tates shipping board is one of the representatives en route here These reports the message said are are causing considerable suspicion and nd unrest among seafaring men due ue to Morses Morse's past tast record of un uni parti partiality lity to The message said Morse was re- re pored p or r ed accompanying Rear Admiral Harry Jarry G G. Hamlet delegated by the commission commission to conduct the gation |