Show I l GIANI AT SHIP IP I i I II Os I Ii L LI i I I I I I I Ng l 0 PO I I II I I Increase in Pay and 66 1 Days Off a Year DeI Demand De De- I I mand Pilots Mariner Marine r r Engineers Dock men By International News Service BW YORK Oct 12 New N New ew labor troubles today have almost almost almost al al- al- al most them the the entire East and the tle port of New York r in their grip The rhe pos possibilities of a railroad strike affect all territory lying east of Chicago and Chicago and north of ot the tho Potomac river I Complete of the port of New NewYork ew I York also is threatened through A a deI demand demand de de- de- de I mand for wage increases by hy men I empl employed employed em em- I pl aye d on a all aU 11 harbor craft I pl aye d on a all aU 11 harbor craft These demands have been heen met with I flat refusals by most of the employers employ employ- I ers era who prefer depending on government government government govern govern- ment action for final settlement Railroad managers have received unofficial information that the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Broth Broth- of Railway Trainmen and the Order ot or Railway Conductors are planning to ask increases in the near future I They also have heard that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers I and the Brotherhood of Firemen are planning to mako make similar demands I later Should these demands result in strikes all traffic east of Chicago and north of the time Potomac river would be tied up Newark N. N J J. where a shipyard Is being built by the tho government govern ment also faces trou trouble le By United Press NEW YORK YORK Oct 12 Unless Unless pilots marine engineers mates cooks deckhands deckhands deck deck- hands and every sort or ship snip em em- I are granted an increase in wages and at least sixty-six sixty days off oft each year there may be a strike in New York harbor November 1 which I will paralyze all water transportation here received today a aletter aletter letter from the newly I 1 organized maI marine ma- ma 1 rine workers' workers affiliation making these I I demands J Employers insist that they the j I i would result in m bankruptcy for the owners I All variety of ot craft is affected in including including In- In I even een ferry boats Such a ai astrike i i strike would halt big shipments of or orwar war supplies and hamper troop move move- ments By United Press NEW YORK Oct 12 The The government government government govern govern- ment will be he appealed to in to an ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort to avert the threatened strike of marine workers on New York bay scheduled for November 1 Heads of or big companies employing marine I workers made this decoration declaration today Men on every kind of or craft in the bay are demanding higher wages A strike would tie up tip nearly all harbor shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping and seriously hamper troop movements The use of every tugboat and light craft in the harbor has haa been pledged I to the government In caso case of emer emer- gency ency The Time employers do not believe I emer-I Washington would permit these vessels ves Vos vessels sels to be rendered useless by astrike a astrike J strike I No o definite action has been taken yet said Captain Helm Holm general manager manager man man- ager of or the time Manhattan Brooklyn Manhattan n Ferry an and Transport company but It will probably be referred to the federal board appointed to adjust the strike We Ve anticipate no DO trouble We have had no difficulty with tho the men and have always been heen ablo to come to I some Borne agreement We Ve knew of no central central central cen cen- organization of the marine workers workers workers work work- ers until yesterday when this ultimatum was was laid on my desk Confidence in a fair adjustment bythe by bythe bythe the federal bureau was expressed by byall byall all of ot the The Time board which is composed of or representatives of the war department department department depart depart- ment and shipping board also Includes includes includes In in- President Franklin of or the In International International In- In I Mercantile Marine and President Raymond of or the Clyde line I The board has absolute authority to adjust all strikes which would impair 1 Continued on page paie 8 GIANT SHIP SHIP- I Continued from page 1 I the transportation facilities of or the I I country |