Show N. N f. f 0 fAC FACES SERIOUS RI CRI CRISS I Food Shortage Rendered Imminent by Refusal I of Longshoremen to Return to Their Work V EW YORK Oct 14 With With N NEW at least workers ion I on strike or idle as the result of I strikes acco according ding to union estiN estimates estimates esti esti- mates N New w York today viewed with increasing concern the prospect I ot ofa a. a serious food shortage rendered Imminent by the refusal last night of I the longshoremen to return to work and the continuance of ot the the teamsters teamsters' strike The only ray of hope was the announcement announcement an an- by President T. T V. V OConnor O'Connor OCon nor of the International Longshoremen's Longshoremen's Longshoremen's Longshore- Longshore Longshore Longshore- mens men's association that various locals would now take a referendum vote on the question of returning to work OConnor O'Connor who was hooted down when he attempted to speak at last nights night's turbulent meeting said today I r still have hopes that the serious thinking men In the organization will see that a mistake has been made In trying to repudiate their word given to the tho government and to the people and that they will abide by the decision of ot the national adjustment commission The Tho walkout of ot the teamsters chauffeurs and helpers has caused the I American Railway Express company to I place an embargo on all express packages packages pack pack- ages entering and leaving the city Virtually all of the fish vegetables vegetable and other perishable food are shipped here by express The strike of ot the longshoremen harbor and ferry workers workers workers work work- ers has caused food to rot on the docks and ald in ships No coal has reached here for several days |