Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-04
SEAMEN'S STRIKE At END
Delegates Seat to Paris Advise Men to
Resume Work at Once.
GOVERNMENT MAKES SOME PROMISES
IL Will Not Prosecute Men for Deser.
tiOn ana VIII Advise ship COm-
panies 20 Take Back Dis
charged Men.

PARIS. June 3-The extended strike of
the seamen has virtually come to an end.
with the capitulation of the strikers, who
are expected to resmue work at the home
and colonial ports tomorrow morning.
Captain Lepeyre, one of the strikers del
egates, conveyed this information to Min
this eveningmf mfw mfw mfw Wy pppppp
lister OF Marine Thomson at late hour
this evening. He informed NJ Thomson
that the strike committee, assembled
Paris. had telegraphed the following
sage TO all ports: -
The delegates have been In SSsN
with the minister of marine ~ ~
committee of the Chamber NT,.W ne
minister has abandoned Il IN Of
deserters and he has requea haviga-
tion companies to reinstate .ie officers
and men. The members of t., naval COM
mittee assured the delegates that NJ Thom-
sons proposition in the matter Of pensions
would be approved. The delegates, three
fore, unanimously propose that the strike
cease.
Government to Consider Case
In the course of his conference with the
strikers delegation. NJ. Thomson declared It
was impossible to accede to their demands.
He said, however that any proposition
would be considered II the strikers returned
to duty Immediately, in which case no pun
owners would be requested to retain both
officers and men In their former positions.
The firm attitude OF the minister and his
promise that no penalties would be inflicted
apparently convinced the strikers that II
would be wiser to accept the governments 8
proposal to increase the pensions of seamen
from $i0.S0 to $72 and of officers from 1855
10 500 year than to continue to paralyze
commerce and thus entirely ALLEVIATE the
sympathy of the public, which already has
been greatly strained
Later in the day delegates received ad-
vice from the president of the naval COM
mittee of the chamber of deputies who
declared that although the committee was
prepared TO examine the mems demands
carefully he did not think parliament could
adopt a more liberal measure than that
offered by the government. At the end of
this conference the delegates talked the
situation over with the result that the
message unreservedly advising their COM
rades 70 return to their duties was drawn
up and sent.
Little Possibility of Hitch.
The only possibility Of a hitch appears
TO be that the men might decline to follow
the advice of their Delegates but persons
who are well informed regard this as un-
likely and there is reason to believe that
work will be generally resumed tomorrow.
Dispatches received here from various
ports declare that meetings We're heldthis
evening at which IL was voted to con-
tine the strike. butsit is evident that these
steps were taken before the receipt of
the messages from the delegates advising
the cessation of the strike.
TOULoN June 8-The departure for
Marseilles of detachment of bluejackets
who were to be used to take the place of
the strikers was countermanded tonight on
receipt of an official dispatch from Min
lister OF Marine Thomson.
Havre Men Refuse to Return.
! EAVRE, June 3.-Three thousand strik-
ers held a meeting here this evening after
the receipt Of the message from the dele
gates in Paris advising the men to resume
work. In spite OF this recommendation the
meeting voted to continue the strike until
pensions Of the men were raised $40 a
| year. The Havre delegates were tele-
graphed to return at once grom Paris.