The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-23
ALL BRITISH
SHIPS STRUCK
IN new YORK
/. W. W. Announces
Gains on Picket Line

| NSpecial 10 ] no Datly Worfer1
NEW YORK CITY, sept. 2t.-Tha
shipowners, confronted by the unex-
peeted solidarity Of the seamen called
on strike by the Marine Transport
Workers Of the |. w. w. In unity With
the strikers Of Great Britain, DEN
mark, South Africa, New Zealand, and
Australia, are bewIIdered by the sud-
den sweep Of the waIIeout.
The M. r. w. has evolved one Of
the best of picket systems known for
conducting the different task Of coz
ering the harbor OF Greater New
York with efficient picketing squads.
StrategicalIy placed over the water
front, and around the most prominent
scab recruiting Offices, the NJ. T. w.
pickets spread the news Of the in
ternational general strike Of seafar-
4 ers.
Ready and Willing.
Ordinarily, the seamen are quick to
respond. Peaceful persuasion is enuf.
AS soon as the situation is explained
in a few words, all men who are not
scabs by nature walk. out. Efforts
to recruit scabs are being made by
every sort of joint on the water front.
But officers are quitting frequently
in disgust at trying to break in mex
perienced and irresponsible scab
crews
Saturday, the pickets brot OF the
crews of seven ships and things were
lively along North river when the
crew of the Dunrobin, Britisher,
walked off 100 per cent, followed by
the whole crew of the Norwegian
ship Utsir, and the American ship
Commercial Spirit.
Crimps who reflled the struck ship
Matinicoke, with crew who had not
heard of the strike When the NJ. j.
W. pickets got to this crew-they, tee,
walked out 100 per cent. The Edgar
Bowling crew who arrived in port
Saturday, needed only official notics
of the strike and out they went On
moments notice.
All Out But crippIes.
An M. T. w. picket boarded tire
Danish steamer Anna Jensen at
Staten Island. After a little converse
ton the crew all left but one fire.
man. He seemed little too crippled
to shiny over the side. Forecastle
conditions were horrible on this ship.
Also another Danish tub, the Nord-
havet, reached port Saturday and Is
per cent of the crew tumbled OF at
the first call
The |. w. w. strike committee an
nounces with some justifiable pride:
I'VE take great pleasure in announe-
ing that we have every British vessel
in port tied up here. with practically
no crew aboard"
| Wall Street Journal Praises Union
Seab.
The strikers are calling attention
of the British seamen to the gushy
praise of the Wall Street Journal of
Mondays edition, given to Havelock
Wilson, the reactionary faker of the
National Sailors and Firemens
Union. Loud outlaws of laughter with
a streak of anger at the traitor Will
son are had over the following pas
sages from a column of boosts for him
by one Herbert N. Casson:
This Nationel Sailors and Fire
mems Union is legitimate and we'll
managed organization. 1t is strongly
opposed to strikes. At its head is ].
Havelock Wilson. He has fought the
Communists for years and is very
highly esteemed by both the sailors
and the shipowners of Britain"
Speaking of the sneaking on board
the Majestic of crew of scabs as she
left Southampton, the Wall Street
Journal writer says:
Union scabs "Quick and Efficient"
1.-THE main fact to notice about this
incident is that all the $50 strike
breakers were union men. This VIC
tory of legitimate trade union over
rabble of Communists has made
strong impression upon the wage
workers of Great Britain. In fact It
was the quickest and most efficient in
stance of strikebreaking that the
British people have ever SEEN"
when you wants strike broke
quick and efficient you gets a crew
of union scabs," chortled a Limey
from British ship as he went on to
he picket line with an N. S. u. card
"A his pocket beside the other pickets
carrying the red card of the M. T. !
w. Of the !. w. w. ~