New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Engineers Tie Up l Mail
Roat Here and Stewards
Delay Another; S Sail;
I WaIk-Out Is Spreading
Rioters Searching
Ships at Baltimore
Iii Factions Meet Davis
{ and Hoover To-day to
/ Renew Peace Efforts

~. second day Of the battle for su-
...uscv in the nationwide shipping
.t,;ke ended indecisively last night.
Secretary of Labor Davis in Wash
,.rson has assumed complete charge
E The situation on behalf of the gov
.rsmeut. He Is being assisted by
H.rbert Hoover, Secretary Of Com
r.tcs. These two Cabinet officers are
m.kins desperate efforts to bring
.bous . settlement. and have called q
conference Of all parties to the dispute
h Warrington to-day.
Serious rioting occurred in Balti-
morn, where body Of armed men
boarded three vessels in port and re-
moved members of the crew. Accord
Inc Is police reports, a pitched battle
vas raging on one cattle steamer
anchored in mid-stream.
Five Of the six steamships sched-
uled TO leave this port sailed yester-
day.
The steamship Old North State, a
Shipping Board vessel carrying mail
and merchandise for London, after
thirty-fve Of her stewards had walked
of the ship and part Of the kitchen
crew had deserted, leaving food in
The ovens, secured sailing compile
nent and sailed last night at II
o'clock.
Reports from Boston show two
steamers left that port on schedule
time.
Navy Crews Refused
During the day Rear-Admiral Will
liam 5. Benson, chairman of the Ship
ping Board, appealed for naval crews
4 to man the mail ships of the Shipping
Board, but the request was turned
down by the naval authorities.
Reports from practically every port
on the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards
shcw that the crews of incoming steam
ships are deserting their vessels inme-
6lately after docking. Whether the
stesmahlp companies will be able to
III their places on sailing dates could
rot be determined.
The local strikers and steayushix,
turefs concentrated their efforts yes
hfday upon the sailing Of the two
xau steamers Old North State and
Potomac. These two vessels are owned
~ TIE Shipping Board and are al1o-
cated to the United States Mail Steam
Ahlp Company. The Old North State is
aounc for London and the Potomac for
Danzig.
Shortly before noon . complete crew
had been obtained for the Old North
btate and ninety passengers were on
beard. Just as final preparations for
ailing had been made walking dele
gates went aboard and induced the
tnlrty-hye members Of the stewards
department to walk off the ship, These
men quit their posts, leaving all the
1909 that was being prepared for
luncheon in the ovens.
y was stated by officials of the line
Mat these men had signed contracts to
sall earlier in the morning and their
gssertion was complete surprise.
s,aotain Francis r. Mayer, president Of
the company, who was on the pier to
eee bis son, Juan, sail, took the news
lSper men aboard and showed them the
lpined food He declared that the
image was approximately $1,000.
How can you expect capital to
Weat labor fairly when they do things
llxe ths?" he exclaimed.
Passengers Get Sandwiches
The younger Mayer, who is on his
Aoneymoon, set his valet to work pre-
per'ng sandwiches for the passengers
xno were sitting about the decks VIC
Nms OF intense hunger. They re-
felyed their substitute meal about one
time. '' :
n the mean time at the same pier
9nion leaders waged more successful
,gnt and their efforts resulted in the
SSemplete tie-up of the mail steamship
totcmsc, which was scheduled to leave
ios Danzig.
Early in the day leaders Of the Sea-
%sns men,, Union specifically charged that
SsIciais OF the company were keeping
sae y crew aboard ship virtually as pris-
Vnsss. They charged that operatives
Continued on sass 'fsar)