New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-11
Union Leader.
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BackDisgusted
W. Fl. Johnston, Machinists'
Head, Says Russia First
Ignored Him and Then
Refused to Talk of Trade
Met France ON Outside
LapIand Docks With 1868
Storage Passengers; 400
Must Return to Poland

After futile effort TO break into the
exclusive areas controlled by Lenine
and Trotzky, William H. Johnston.
president Of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, returned to this
country yesterday on the Red Star liner
Plymouth. He said he set out for
Russia early in May and camped in
Riga. the gateway of the restricted
regions, from May 2S to June IL and
finally in disgust went to Berlin.
MIR. Johnston said that before he un
dertook his mission to Russia to look
into the problem of trade relations be-
tween the soviet nation and the United
States he had been assured by local
representatives of the soviet that he
surely would be permitted to enter
Russia. They told him that as he was
the head of labor organization there
would be no restrictions upon him.
Two Weeks in Riga
After being ignored for two weeks in
Riga the Soviet government awakened
to the fact that Mr.. Johnston had cone
10 Berlin, and Litvinov, chief of the
diplomatic service, sent him the fol-
lowing telegram through agents in Ger
many:
Notify Johnston we cannot talk of
trade, as the American government con-
tinues to follow q policy that takes
away from both sides the most elemen-
tary guarantees upon which the sue
cess of trade relations is SO depend
emit"
Mr. Johnston said the sole object of
his effort to enter Russia was to in
yestigate the possibility of trade rela-
tons with the United States and head
of the British and German agents who
already are making trade deals with
Russia.
While in Berlin he met Senator
France, OF Maryland, who also tried to
get into Russia as an American citizen
and up to that time had failed. SEN
ator France is now in Russia.
Concerning the reelection of Samuel
Gompers as head of the American
Federation of Labor, Mr.. Johnston
said:
Will Stand by Gompers
1.-THE machinists will stand by Com
pers because they were pledged to
stand by the result of the election.
We were against Gompers as we would
be against any man connected with the
National Civic Federation. Contrary
10 many assertions, Mr.. Lewis, the de-
feated candidate, is not radical, and
refute the assertions that our organi-
zation represents a radical element"
The Lapland carried 1876 saloon, 445
second and 500 steerage passengers,
the latter class being made UP almost
exclusively of Poles. The immigra-
ton officials informed the ship owners
that only 400 of the Poles could be
Al of N tot
posed by the new immigration law.
The Lapland also brought $1,750.00O-
i / CO. GOLD bars consigned to Kuhn Loeb
Two children, both girls, were born
to second cabin passengers on the lun
from Antwerp. The naming of the in
iants was left to DIR. Fernand Basecq,
the ships surgeon, who attended the
respective mothers, and called each
child Marguerite.
Among the saloon passengers were
Robert j. Wynne, former Postmaster
General; E. II. Mitchell, of the Red
Star Line; Mrs. A. G. Petterolf, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Kerr and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Waldron.
The Cunard liner Carmania, in yes
terday from Liverpool, brought eighty
one saloon, 29S second and 439 Storage
Among the saloon passengers were
two Egyptian princes, who are on their
way for a tour of the United States
and Canada. The older traveller is
Prince Youssef Kamal, who is a hunter
Of big game. The other is Prince
Haidar Fail
Also on board were Sir Edgar Rem
ME Bowring, British High Commits
sioner for Newfoundland; Lieutenant
Colonel c. B. Harvey, Major and Mrs.
l. R. fudge, Colonel L. G. Mortimer,
and j, Strickland King.
Soon after the Carmania passed in
the Ambrose Channel, John Albion, an
English passenger, ffty-six years old,
died in the steersge quarters. He had
been i'll throughout the trip. His wife
sad she had no money with which to
snip the body back to England and It
will be buried here.
The Anchor liner Columbia from
glasgow arrived here a day ahead of
sme. She was not expected until to-
Day. Captain Bone said she encoun-
tered fine weather and steamed we'll.
she will be laid up in October and
converted into an oil burner.
When 200 miles east of Sable Island
on July the Columbia sighted nine
large icebergs and seven GROWERS.
one carried sixteen saloon, 225 second
ara lob Storage passengers.