New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
MI BRITISH PORTS
CRIPPLED BY STRIKE
Thousands of Seamen Quit Work
at Signal, Tying Up
Liners.
THE OLYMPIC SAILS ON TIME
Movement Spreads to Belgian
and Dutch Cities, but Germans
and Scandinavians Re-
fuse to Go Out.


,or Glasgow. Liverpool. Cardiff, Bris-
-, southampton and other British ports.
.,d also at Belgian and Dutch ports.
The prospects Of Germany. Norway or
normark coming into the movement are.
however remote.
Co far as to-nights indications show.
the confidence Of the Shipping Fedora
,ion IS we'll placed, for at hardly any Of
.h.ss norts was enthusiasm displayed
,o- the strike. The shipowners maintain
a. attitude Of indifference, seemingly
satisfied that they will have no trouble in
Nung the places Of the strikers. who
thus far can be counted by hundreds
Tom Mann. at Liverpool; Ben Tillett
g, London and Havelock Wilson. at
southampton. are doing their utmost to
galyanize the movement. but with small
success. They demand chiefly a concil-
,s,on board and the establishment Of
minimum wage. and complain bitterly
n the wholesale employment of Asiatics
BY the shipOwners.
In East London the sigma, for the
strike was given tonight at a mass
meeting attended by three thousand
sailors and fremen. The signal con-
sisted in the firing of three rockets and
the unfurling of a banner inscribed:
The War Is Now Declared"
At Liverpool the strike began early,
tying up the transatlantic liners. The
crews Of the Teutonic and the Empress
Of India, numbering three hundred and
fifty and three hundred men. respective
y. refused 70 sign. but at Southampton,
despite the efforts of the strike leaders.
the Olympic. Of the White Star Line.
got away from Southampton on her
maiden voyage to New York early in
The afternoon.
There was some doubt at first whether
the Olympic would he able to sail on
tine, but a settlement with her deck
hands was finally effected. Great crowds
witnessed the departure Of the new craft
and gave her a rousng send-off She
carried 45O saloon passengers. a record
Iov a westward voyage in June. ].
Bruce Ismay. chairman and managing
director Of the White Star Line. was
aboard. as were many Americans who
had decided not 10 wait for the corona
ton ceremonies. The Olympic is due in
New York next Wednesday.
The Teutonic. Of the White Star Line.
was scheduled to sail from Liverpool on
Saturday for Quebec and Montreal.
The Empress OF Ireland. owned by the
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company,
was due 10 leave Liverpool on Friday for
Quebec
In the early development Of the strike
there appeared 10 be a lack of cohesion
among the men at most of the ports
which explained the comparative indiffer-
ence Of the shipowners who continued TO
scout the idea Of any really serious in
convenience.
southampton. June 1.-THE strike Of
coal porters, which broke out here on
June 3. was settled this evening. The
men return to work on compromise
terms The American Line steamer st.
Paul. which should Rave sailed from this
rort last Saturday for New York, prob
ably will get away tomorrow.
Paris. June 14-The shipping strike
does not affect France for the present.
- Dunkirk. a stronghold of the Sea-
mems Union. work on French vessels
proceeded to-day as usual. A commit
Tee Of the Seamen's and Docker's unions
net az Marseilles tonight 70 decide upon
measures looking to general strike but
the strike principle had very few sup
porters
Antwerp. June 1.-THE strike Of sea-
men seems 10 have net with little sue
cess among the sailors here generally.
but the hrenen and cargo handlers are
slowly going out Officials of the Rel
Star Steamship Company are uncon-
cerned over tho strike situation. and do
not expect an interruption Of their ser
vice II vas announced At the com
rsny's Offices this afternoon that the
Marquette will sail for Boston to-mor-
VOW. and that the Finland will sail for
New York on Saturday. both on schedule
time A. meeting of representatives
of the Seamen's Union and Of the ship
owners NTH the lurgomaster Of Ant
werp to-day the shipowners refused 20
enter into negotiations with the union.
Amsterdam. June 1.-THE crews OF
three Of the ROYAL Steamship Company's
vessels refused TO sign this morning and
we're dismissed. The sailors on most Of
tho steamers in the harbor struck. but
the work proceeded as usual The dock
hands declined TO join the strikers.
Rotterdam. June 14-Chinese seamen
are standing by ready 10 act as strike
breakers if the Dutch mail steamers ex-
perience difficulty IN securing crews. Up
70 this afternoon only one vessel had the
ehghtest trouble With this exception
mere was no sign OF a strike here
Montreal June 1.-THE fact that the
Samen's strike has been ordered for to-
cay IN the English ports causes no alarm
mere as there is no local move 10 order a
SiIlllar strike. All seamen coming to
montreal are under contract for a round
UP and are liable TO a jail term If they
u'sert on this side Of the Atlantic, as
ven as 10 be punished for mutiny if on
me nigh seas they refuse 10 work. There
" no indication Of trouble among the
"hgshoremen or coal beavers.
MUST NOT STRIKE IN N. Y.
British Mon Co,. 70 O,,t