Show Truman Views Strike Issues WASHINGTON Sept 2 UP tiP President T Truman r rum u ni a n said sal Thursday ho he Is powerless to take further action In the west coast maritime strike except through negotiation V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 2 UP p- p The White House said Thursday that President Truman has the New York truck strike and the west coast maritime walkout under study Press Secy Charles G. G Ross told reporters Mr Truman is aware of both situations but that no action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion has been taken As to whether an any government action is contemplated Ross re replied replied replied re- re plied That I cannot say The two work stoppages threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened to cut off supplies to a large segment of the nations nation's tion Freight shipments into New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City and Pacific coast ports from Seattle to San Diego were halted by rail embargoes as the work stoppages went into effect Involved in the New York dispute dispute dispute dis dis- dis- dis are some 10 A F L truck drivers who quit work Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day after alter rejecting a proposed wage agreement On the west coast C CIO I 0 longshoremen arid and seafarers stayed away from their jobs and prepared to set up picket lines in a dispute over wages and a hiring hall hail issue In New York huge cargoes of freight which normally moved into the metropolis daily by rail were halted by the rail embargo Jt It was placed in effect by the railroads railroads rail rail- roads to prevent piling up of merchandise merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise in rail ran yards Spokesmen for tho the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said that if the strike is not quickly settled some members of two other major New York City locals and nine teamster locals in New Jersey and Westchester county county county coun coun- ty N. N Y may join the walkout Most New York retail outlets still had adequate stocks Thursday but the strike caused some slowdown slowdown slowdown slow slow- down in the pace of trade and in in- in Some firms cut off from delivery of supplies closed their doors |