The San Francisco call., 1906-06-16
BIG LINERS WILL LEAVE
WITHOUT ANY FREIGHT
Korea and San Jose Are Ready to Sail
With Full List of Passengers.
S ARE TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK

That the owners OF vessels are de-
termined to wage a bitter war against
the sailors, cooks, walters and fremen
was clearly decided yesterday after
noon when the Pacific Mail officials an
nounced their determination to send
away the steamers Korea and San Jose
an ballast These two boats will leave
this port within the next few days.
though the exact date has not been
given out.
These liners viii carry all the pas
sengers that apply. but not a ton of
freight viii be put on board So long
IS the strike lasts, il appears that the
Pacific Mail Company intends to fight
side by side with the smaller ovner
IT means a big loss TO them to send
these two ocean greyhounds away with
no proht bearing cargoes, but now that
tney are mixed up in the squabble
they evidently intend to see il through
The Korea arrived from the Orient
several days ago and discharged her
cargo at the Mail dock as usual In
the meantime the strike and lockout
happened and the Pacific Mail officials
decided not 10 load her with a cargo
Tor the Orient till after some decision
had been reached with the searen. But
now that nothing new has developed
Lhe steamship magnales have deter
mined 10 get their big boat out and
simply accommodate their passengers
The same may be said of the Panama
liner, San Jose which belongs TO the
same company She. like the Korea
could carry q large cargo. but she
will be sent out in ballast though it
means loss Of many thousands Of
dollars 10 her owners.
STEyEDORES WILL WORK.
At meeting of the Stevedores' and
Riggers' Union. held yesterday. il was
- decided that these men should keep on
working just the same as they have
been since the trouble commenced
Many OF the stevedores have been
locked out through no fault OF their
own. but so long as there is work left
Tor any Of them they have determined
70 take il, no matter whether or not
the ships they load or unload are man
ned by union men or others.
The City Front Federation seems
perfectly willing that the stevedores
should abide by this rule The officials
Of that body said yesterday that il was
not their intention 70 draw the former
lnto the tight. They regretted the fact
that many OF them had been locked
out bGt urged the balance Of them 10
keep on working just as long as there
was any work left for them along the
front.
i was stated yesterday that the
steamer City of Puebla. for the north.
would SAIL this morning with a full
passenger list and a big cargo of
freight and no trouble is looked for
by the officials OF the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company.
Before any Of our boats sail in the
future We viii send a request to the
Government officials 10 make an inves-
tig2tion OF our crews and fittings"
said General Manager Pearce yester-
day. 1t has been intimated by our
rivals that we are not securing COM
petent crews to handle these boats.
That we are is an absolute fact and
we are anxious 10 show Uncle Sam and
the general public beforehand. I think
this precaUtion viii prove we are act
4ng in good faith"
ABANDON PASSENGER TRADE.
L was announced yesterday by Sec
retary Andrew Furuseth of the Sailors
Union Of the Pacific that the steam
schooners Centralia. Reveille Arctic
and South Bay Aberdeen and Van
guard, had given up their passenger
license for the reason that their own
ers are unable TO secure competent
crews 10 man them and therefore are
not in a position TO take a chance with
passengers. These vessels always car
ried passengers in the past.
United States Local Inspector O. F.
BOlles and John K. Bulger held an in
vestigatiOn yesterday afternoon into
charges fled by Andrew Furuseth
against Captain Ellifson OF the steam
schooner Brunswick. The charges were