Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-26
CREW OF WHITE STAR LINER
OLYMPIC REFUSED TO SHIP
WITH Nok.uM!oN ElREMEN.
SAILORS ARE ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH MUTiNY
Takes . Hand and Nom.
bers Of Grew Are Declared Mutineers
Because of Deserving After Signing
for Trip-Passenssrs to Be Trans
fsrrsd to the Baltic.

Ihe Wnlte star liner olympic, Whlcn
had been held of Ryde, Isle Of Wight.
since Wednesday. by strike OF her
fireman, today abandoned the sched-
uled trip to New York and returned to
port. This was made necessary by the
desertion of her seamen this morning
when the line attempted to replace the
striking firemen with non-union men,
One hundred and twenty one passen
gers who were awaiting the Olympic
at Queenstown have been transferred
to the Baltic, which will leave here
today for New York. Fourteen hundred
sacks of mail which were to. have been
forwarded by the Olympic will be held
at Queenstown for the Cunard liner
Lusitania, sailing from Liverpool to-
morrow for New York. and due here
on Sunday. The Cunarder is likely to
reach New York ahead OF the Baltic
and for this reason the mail will be
entrusted to her.
Arrested For Mutiny.
The strike has serious aspect be-
yond the matter Of inconvenience to
Trans tlantic travellers, as the sea-
men. having signed for the voyage.
have now laid themselves open to the
charge OF mutiny. Immediately follow
ing the walkout the White Star Of
ticials appealed to the authorities with
the result that the Olympic's whole
complement OF seamen, numbering ft-
ty-four, were arrested when they came
ashore. They will be arraigned In po-
lice court at Portsmouth this afternoon
charged with mutiny.
The White Star officials appealed to
the government to support them in
their efforts to obtain adequate punish
ment for the mutinous crew. adding
that unless firmness was shown now
the company. would despair Of being
able to restore discipline and maintain
It's sailing schedules.
Union Rspudiatss Striking Firsmsn.
The National Sailors and Firemens'
union repudiates the action of the
strikers, who are said to have been
advised by the seafarers' organization
which recently withdrew from the par
ent body.
The firemen OF the Olympic struck
Wednesday five minutes before the yes
sci was due to sail for New York.
Their grievance was the alleged
failure OF the company to properly
equip the steamer with life boats. Sub
sequently a deputation OF union fire.
men witnessed test Of the life saving
/! apparatus and teing satisfied with ,he
same agreed to return to work Mean
time, however. their fellows had dis
persed. leaving word that they would
not rejoin the ship unless eighteen fire.
men who had remained aboard when
the others left were discharged. This
concession was refused by the company
which stated that 1t would lay up the
Olympic rather than suffer coercion.
Ssamsn Desert Olympic.
Officials Of the line forthwith began
to recruit a new force Of firemen from
Sheffield, Liverpool and Portsmouth.
and yesterday announced the Olympic
would sail at daybreak today. This
morning tugs containing $50 fremcn
to replace the strikers came alongside
the Olympic and were putting the new
men aboard when the seaman struck.
They declared thoy would no. work
with non-union men and promptly
clambered over the ships side into the
waiting tugs.
Captain sHaddock appealed for as
sistance to the cruiser COchrane. whose
commander boarded the steamer and
warned the crew that any Of them
taking part in the strike after having
signed for the trip would be guilty OF
mutiny. This had no effect upon the
seamen. who proceeded ashore. Here
they were met by strong force of po-
lice and placed under arrest on the
ground that their presence In town
under the circumstances might lead to
disorders
Later the strikers were hailed into
court at Portsmouth. When the help
lessness OF the Olympic became known
a steamer was dispatched from here
for Ryde to take on the saloon passen-
gers. who were brought here pending
arrangements for their transfer ia
other vessels.