New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-02
SITUATION BAD AT M4RSEILLEs.
DESTITUTE TRAVELLERS UNABLE TO PRO
CEED ON THEIR JOURNEY.

Marseilles Dec. THE strike of stokers. sailors
and others is assuming gravity with the
rival of many more steamers. The sailors and
stokers Immediately leave their ships, and the
passengers unable to proceed to their deStina-
tons. The number of beated passengers at Mar
settles now reaches fifteen hundred. They have
appointed committees appeal to the Project and
the government for relief. Many of the passen-
gers bound for Algiers and Tunis destitute.
They are huddled in public places, and efforts are
being made to raise public loan to assist them
The wharves deserted, except by the sailors
patrols patrols, The strikers are not demonstTatye Two
The port remained quiet throughout the day. but
many strikers were lettering about the rroles and
wharyes. where work was almost completely I at
ever. found no difficulty in dischar ging- Three
ing companies should their service regards
ing on all the engineers and stokers TO abandon
work within twenty-fonr hours under the penalty
of vessels in port were busy all Gay paying the
a delegation Of delayed Passengers for Algeria
and TunIs waited upon the project of the depart
Algiers, explained the consequences that an en-
whose business demanded their presence in the
towns to which they were proceeding in Algeria,
lutely destitute condition. The project promised
of the passengers by way of Port Vendres. and to
make appeal to the government to give some
passengers afterward held a meeting and decided
to telegraph TO Premier CombeS and to the Resi-
dent General in Tunis calling attention to their
grievouS situation
tranquility prevails in the city tonight Eight
thousa nd troops here, and the port is strongly
patrolled, but nothing has occurred here to call
for the intervention of the military.
Paris. Dec. 1.-The strike of the sailors and
stokers up in the Chamber of Deputies this
evening the form Of a question by Deputy
Arene who represents the Ajaccio Division of
Corsica regarding the intentions Of the govern
ment as securing the transportation of pas
sengers and freight to and from Corsica 1t was
not admissible, he said. that a French department.
prived of communication with France.
The Minister of Commerce NJ Trouillot, in reply
said that the policy OF the Government in the mat
ter of strikes to maintain an attitude of neu-
trality toward both parties to protect the work
men in the free exercise of their right to strike
and also enforce regularity in the public ser
vices The postal service was already fully as
sured, and there not a single mailbag now de-
layed. but it was possible to re-establish the
passenger and freight traffic in the normal way
There were several OF doing SO, continued
the minister. One to furnish sailors OF the
navy TO the steamship companies, but the govern
ment did desire to do this as II would De
taking sides with the companies Another means
was to transport the passengers and freight on
government ships If the government did TINS IL
would collect the tolls for the benefit or the state
The thru way to requisilon the vessels Oh
the companies and them with sailors OF the
navy The government was stu studying What
was the best and most eficacious remedy to apply
the situation -
After brief discussion, the subject was dropped
and the House adjourned