New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27
OLYMPIC GIVES UP TRIP;
HER SEAMEN ARRESTED
Sailors Desert When Non-UnlOn
Firemen Are Sent to Replace
Those on Strike.
MEN CHARGED WITH MUTlNY
Passengers Will Transfer to the
Lusitania, the Baltic, the
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
or the Philadelphia.


since Wednesday by a strike of her IRE
men, to-day abandoned the scheduled
| trip TO New York and returned TO port.
This course 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 pas
sengers who were awaiting the olympic
at Queenstown have been transferred TO
the Baltic which leaves here to-day for
New York.
| 1t is probable that those who are anx-
ious to reach the United States as early
as possible will transfer 10 the Lusi-
tania. which will sail from Liverpool to-
morrow. Fourteen hundred sacks OF
mail which were TO have been forwarded
! by the Olympic will be held at Queens
town for the Lusitania. The Cunarder
is likely TO reach New York ahead of the
Baltic and for this reason the mail will
| be intrusted TO her.
| Apart from the disarrangemcut Of the
| mail services and the Inconvenience and
loss inflicted upon the l.400 passengers
| who already we're on board the Olympic
| and upon tho large number waiting to
embark at Cherbourg. the dispute has
| left intense bitterness on the part OF
both the scamen and the ship owners.
which it is feared may have very grave
results. Interference with tho sailings
OF other liners is possible, although up to
the present there is no indication Of fur
Their trouble OF this kind.
Criticism for White Star.
| Some Of the passengers who we're
booked 10 sail on the Olympic regard
the action Of the hremcn and scamen in
striking as utterly unwarrantcd, hut
many Of them arc complaining Of the nc
tion OF the steamship company in keep
! ing passengers on board the vessel for
two and half days without informing
them Of the actual state Of affairs. one
of these passengers. William -. Jeforv.
Of London, said tonight.
Al first tho company would not allow us
10 send any messages ashore Tho first
class passengers held q meeting i'm the sa-
Iooil yesterday ana drew up protest 10
send to tho captain hut the purSer on
learning what VAS under way, Smoothed
| things over by assuring us that everything
possible was being done After that we
were permitted 10 send messages.
Money Back for One Hundred.
Eighty first class passengers Of he
Olympic and twenty persons from the
second cabin started for London this
evening on = special train. having nc
cepted the White Star Lines offer 10 re.
fund their fares and permit them Il
shift for Themselves.
The Duke Of Sutherland. IN an inter
view on tho return here Of the OIvmi,ic.
said concerning the tests OF the colaps.
ible lfeboats
I witnessed tho denomination with tho
collapsible boats which wAs made TO re-
assur" Ia" fremsn ~ their safety. and tho
che ~ which they complained shipped only
n t"acuptul OF water A. a yachtsman I
am satisfied that nothing WAS wrong with
II and that II was merely made the excuse
for iustifyinG the utterly unjustifiab bic ac-
ton ~ tho strikers.
When the deckhauds refused 10 do their
duty ! t"lographed 80 the ROYAL Yacht
Squadron ~ coves 10 collect 4 number ~
Yacht sailors than whom there arc 10
smarter In tho world, IN take the place "f
the InutinCerS. hut before the time came
To collect the mon tho captain of tho
olympic had received telegram from
Liverpool ordering tho voyage abandoned.
Before tho message arrived TN" captain
had got together - good many men 10 take
the places OF tho deckhands. All these re-
~ruits were subjected to severe tests In
saamanshIp. and II the captain had he"n
allowed n little moro tim" ! am satisfied
that he would have obtained all the hands
he needed TO complct" the CROW. and In
aAd he ful1 Cfpigghnlp confinement.
The duke added that everything POS
sihIe had been done on the Olympic 80
make the passengers comfortable during
their una oidable detention. Ile said he
had no complaint against the company
on any score. The duke will sail on the
North German Lloyd steamer Pr,nz
Friedrich Wilhelm from Southampton on
Sunday.
A majority Of the second and third
class passengers will take passage on
the steamer Philadelphia. which sails
from Southampton next Wednesday.
Ships Complement Arrested.
The strike has serious aspect beyond
the matter of Inconvenience 10 trans
atlantic travel, as the scamcn, having
signed for the voyage. have laid them
selves open TO the charge Of mutny,
serious offence. Immediately following
the walk-out the White Star officials APP
pealed TO the authorities. with the result
that the Olympic's whole complement OF
seamen was arrested on coming ashore.
The White Star officials appealed to
the government To support them in their
efforts to obtain adequate punishment
for the mutinous crew. adding that m
less frmness was shown now the com
pany would despair Of being able 10 re-
store discipline and maintain its sailing
schedules.
The striking seamen. who included six
quartermasters. were arraigncd in The
police court at Portsmouth. charged
with mut!ny. They pleaded not guilty
and were remanded FOR trial on Mon
day The court accepted bail for their
appearance.
The National Sailors and Firemen's
Union repudlates the action of the strik-
ers, who are said to have been advised
by seafarers organization which re-
Gently withdrew from the parent body.
WAIT 2 DAYS AT CHERBOURG