SHIPPING HOLD-UP

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 9

SHIPPING HOLD-UP

DISASTROUS EFFECTS LOS ANGELES, January 21. - | The'shipping strike is proving disastrous to California, which is dependent I largely on import and export trade. The loss of transient tourists to and from j the Orient a. d Australia is serious. The Chamber of Commerce was preparing to entertain those attending the Coronation, but fears that its plans may be futile. Many industries dependent on Imported raw materials are affected. Mr. Carvosso, representing foreign traders, stated that losses to Pacific' Coast business are estimated at 8,000,000 dollars a day since the strike started. In addition to 35,000 strikers, 10,000 other workers are unemployed. Wage losses to Los Angeles waterside workers alone amount to 50,000 dollars a day. The heaviest losses, apart from shipping, are in cotton, fruit canning, cereals, grapes, and rice, and in the lumber, iron, and steel industries. The patience of employers, farmers, and fruitgrowers is at breaking point. RETURN TO WORK FAVOURED NEW YORK, January 22. After a five-hour closed meeting in New York, 2000 participants in the seamen's strike voted to end the walk-out if strikers at other Atlantic and Gulf ports take similar action. It is pointed out, however, that the step is contingent upon assurances to Pacific Coast unions that it will not interfere with their strike.