Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-26
Deck Hands Join Firemen in
Demand for Adequate Saw
ing Apparatus and Great
Vessel is Rendered Hopeless
STRIKERS ARRESTED TO
FACE MUTINY CHARGE
Passengers and Mail After
Waiting for Three Days
Are Transferred to Other
Steamers for Passage 10
New York.

(By EveninE Herald a. p. Leased wiFsD
Southampton England, April 2s.--
The White star liner olympic. whica
had been held OF Ryde. Isle Of wight.
since "Wednesday by strike OF her
fircmen today abandoned her trip 10
New York and returned 40 port THIS
was made necessary BY tho desertion
Of her saamen this morning, when thu
line attempted TO replace the striking
iiremen with non-uniOn men.
One hundred and twenty~one pas
sengers who We're awaiting the Olym-
pic az Queenstown. have been trans-
ferred to the Baltic. which viii leave
here today for New YORK. Fourteen
hundred sacks Of mail which were to
have been forwarded by the olympic
will oe held al Queenstown for the
Cunard liner Lusltania. aalling from
Liverpool tomorrow for New York
and due here On sunday. The Cum
arder ls likely " reach New York
ahead Of the Baltic. ana fof this rea-
son the NATL vii be entrusted TO her.
The strike haa serious aspect be-
yond the matter Of Inconvenience en-
Transatlantic travel az the aeamon.
having signed for the voyage have
now laid themselves open Ia tho
charge Of mutlny. Immediately fol-
lowing tine walkout the White star Of
fclals appealed to the authorities with
the result that the Olymplcs whole
lcomploment of seamen, numbering
/ hfty-four we're arrested when they
came ashore. They VIII be arralgned
4 In police court at Portsmouth charged
with mutiRy
/ The National sailors and Firemena
union repudiaiea the action of the
strikers who ere said 60 have been an-
vised By the Saafarers organization.
which recently Withdrew from tho
parent body.
The itremen of the Olympic struck
Wednesday, Eve minutes before tne
vessel was duo @ sail for New York.
Their grievance WAS the alleged fail-
ure 0f the company 10 properly equlp
the steamer with lifeboau. SUISSE
quontIy a deputation OF union ireinen
Witnessed test 81 tht life saving ap-
paratus and being satisfied with tne
same, agreed % return 20 work.
Meantime. however. their fellows
had dispegsed leaving word that lheg
would reioin the ship UNLESS eighteen
AANNnNM WHO NAA tNNAAAhtN NNVNAN
when the others ieft were discharged.
Thia conhessson was refused b. the
company. which said ie would las ~
the Olympic rather titru suffcr coer-
qlon.
OfBciass Of the line forthwith began
i0 recruit new force Uf frcmen from
Sheffield. Liverpool and Portsmouth
and yesterday announced the Olympic
would sail al daybreak todsy
This morning tuae containing 2se
Bremen 10 replace the strikers came
alongside the Olympic and we're PUT
ting the new men aboard when the
scanen struck. They declared they
would not work with nou-uniOu men
and promptly ciambered over the
ships side into the waiting tugs Cap
tain Hadduck appealed for assistance
20 the cruiser Cochrane, whose COM
mnnder boarded the steamer and
warned the crew that any of them
taxing part la the strike after havlus
signed TOR the trip would be- guilty og
mutinN This had nu effect on the
seamen who proceeded 20 shore.
Here they were met hy strong
force Of police aud placed under ar
rest on the ground that their presence
In town under the circumstances
mikht Head 20 disorders. Later the
strikers were hailed into court
when the helpicssness of the Olym-
pic became known steamer was
dispatched from here Tor Ryde 20 take
oH the saloon pasengers, who were
brought here pending arrangements
for their transfer to other vessels
Three hundred first and second
GLASS passengers ~ the Olympic yoi-
unteercd 90 act az nremsn replacing
the strikers. The captain thanked
them, while declining tlVlr services.
Crowds 0f seamen and fremen
throngtd the docks threugAout the
day aud many of these condemned lhe
action of strikers. The distress in
thls port A already great in C0nse-
Quenco or tho loss of 80 many heads
of lamliies with the Titanic and to-
days events viii porcepuhly add lo
ihf nardships
This afternoon. the striklng seamen.
who Included six quarfermasters. we're
arraigned in police court "a Ports.
mouth charged wita muiiny Thty
pleaded not guilty and were remandod
fo rtrial next Monday. Vho court ae-