Show 5 SEAMEN ASK U. U US U.S. U S. S STRIKE IF PAY Pk BOOST n u DENIED Urge All to Stop S. S Work for forBy for Day By Associated Press Press' PressA A hour 24 work stoppage by all American labor was urged d We Wednesday by the joint strike committee of the A F L seam seamen Inthe in hi hithe inthe the event the wage stabilization board should reject the unions union's wage demands Telegrams urging such a stoppage ge were sent to Philip Mur Mur- raY president of the C CIO I 10 0 and William Green A F L' L p president The seamen whose w walkout has bottled up the nations nation's ports also asked the two national union heads to withdraw their representatives s from the W S B If It returned an unfavorable decision on the se sea sea mens men's demands The c CIO I 10 0 Maritime uI union lon threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened to to join seamen on strike unless the wage wage stabilization board reverses its denial of f higher pay for the A F L I. workers and also extends cx- cx tends the samo same benefits to the CIO men President Joseph Curran of the C CIO I O 0 maritime group voiced the threat as W S B met to make its decision on a reversal and the C CI I dominated O-dominated committee for lor maritime unity held a strategy ses sei sion zion Max Korenblatt chairman of ot the joint strike c committee said in New York the group met until early Wednesday morning dia cussing and drafting the tele teles grams which he said laid were ap approved ap p. p proved by John Hawk vice president president J dent of the Seafarers Seafarers' International al union S Text f of bf t Demand T Text of the hC telegrams asking for r the work stoppage read Continued refusal by the Wage n. n di St Stabilization board lioard to approve Ute th increases secured by the tho SIUS SIU S SUP U P in tt free collective bargaining bargain ing can cano only IY bO regarded bo-regarded a is an attack upon pon Iab labors labor's ra fundamental rights ever everywhere where We Ve therefore therefore there there- fore urged that a a hour 24 work stoppage stoppage-be topp g bc called by by- byall all aU Amen Ameri can laborn in the thel W S B does not nat reverse itself lt The telegrams asking for with withe withdrawal of ot labor represent representatives from the e eV V W S B said We Ve urgently request that you withdraw the Uie AF AFt L or C CIO ClO I p representative from the Wag Wage Stabilization board if It that body refuses to approve wage increases es secured by the S SIU-S SIU I S U-S U P through free collective bargaining with em em em- Further participation by labor members on such a board can only be interpreted as approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of at a bureau which Is 13 d de depriving dc labor of its Its' fundamental l right as guaranteed by law Tugboats Work Vork Tugboats ts in New York harbor harbo resumed towing barges carrying food and fuel tuel for the city's residents Wednesday for the first time since ce towboat union members struck Saturday In a sympathy move with the nationwide nationwide nation nation- n. n wide strike of ot A F FL L seamen Permission ion to operate some Borne of ot the tugboats tugboats manned manned by ap approximately p. p proximately men was men was granted grant grant- ed Wednesday night by the striking A F L maritime unions As the greatest maritime mariUm-e strike in ih history tightened its Us grip on the national economy the Wage Stabilization board met et In Wasn- Wasn ington to debate behl behind d closed doors whether to accede to whoa union and pressure and oJ okeh okeha eh eha a than pattern pay boost or stand by its Aug 23 3 r ruling that See p Page ge f 4 Column 3 S V SHIP STRIKE S Continued from Page One OneA A F PL L L seamen must be content with the smaller raise won by C CIO I 10 P sailors W. W Willard Wirtz board chair chairman man said the decision may may come came We Wednesday or Thursday maintain Threat rc t The announcement on the tugboat tugboat tug tug- boat action came late Tuesday Tue night after after after-a a conference of strike lead leaders rs Joseph P. P Ryan president of or theA the theA theA A F L International Longshoremen's Longshoremen's Longshoremen's Longshore Longshore- mens men's declared however that the action did n not t mean ta a general relaxation of ot strike policy and said laid contin continued ed operation of future the harbor harbor hinges hinge on events This decision to allow tugs to resume resume operations the announcement announce announce- announcement announcement announce announce- ment said was reached so as to prevent any hardships or sUffering suffering suffering suffer sUffer- ing for the people of New York City The striking A F L seamen are affiliated with the Seafarers' Seafarers International International International In In- union and the Sailors' Sailors Union of f the Pacific They originally negotiated raises amounting to 2250 monthly on the west coast and 2750 on the east coast The S SIU I U and the S SUP U P called the strike a a. week ago to protest the W S B Bs B's action in cutting back the raises to the 1750 1150 hikes won by C CIO I a 0 seamen The strikers strikers' picket lines Jines have been respected by other oUter A FL unions unions' and rival C CIO I 0 unions including the National National National Na Na- Mari Maritime ime union Ban Loadings Freight car car- loadings for seaports seaports sea sea- ea- ea por ports 3 were were banned at the outset of ot the strike by the Asan of American Railroads already struggling struggling gling t to r relieve a shortage of about cars a a. week v The The- s seaport po bottle bottleneck p eck finally Y resulted in an order by Y postal po al authorities to withhold 1 all mall malI with overseas addresses at inland concentration points I In New England sugar gar refiners shoe hoe and leather factories factories' were running low on raw materials At New Ne Orleans a a spokesman said the Henderson Sugar Refinery Inc would be shut down within two or three days unless bags of raw sugar aboard the S. S S S. S Cape Cape- Nun un were moved into the plant Mt Joseph Curran president of the NM U already has served notice that he would ask k parity with witt the theA theA theA A F L In any final determination of ot W S B policy He He telegraphed President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man urging the president to instruct instruct in in- the W V S B to reverse its ruling on A F L seamen and to declare declare declare de de- clare a uniform wage policy for all aU seamen In the shipping l industry |