Evening star., 1926-05-04
SA|L|NGS CONTINUE,
SAY SHIP OFFICIALS
Bookings Reported IncreaS.
ing, With Lines Preparing
to Meet Strike.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. May officials of
the major British steamship com.
panles today stated positively that the
next Sallings of their vessels would
take place as scheduled. REGARDLESS of
the strike situation in England. These
companies include the Cuudrd Line.
the international Mercautile Marine.
Which includes the White star Line.
and the Royal Mail Line
The sailings include all vessels now
IN port here and on the seas en- route
to New York
Passenger lists. instead of decreas
ing. remained as before or In the case
of the Aquitania. Cunarder, were
augmented
Sir Harry GloSter Armstrong, Brit
ish consul genera added his word to
that of shipping executives that the
crews of British steamers would take
their vessels home. There are 48 OF
these ships In port. with crews aggre-
eating 5000 men.
Robert IL. Blake, vice president of
| the Cunard Line. also said he expect,
ed the Mauretania to sail from South.
amDton" May s. He said that the yes
sells Of the limo could obtain fuel on
the eastern end of their voyage at
Havre. if the supply should be cut off
in England.
The Aquitania. he said. could take
on enough fuel here for a round trip,
although the Berengaria must fuel
each wa.
The Leviathan Will be doclted al
Southampton Thursday. even IL tugs
are not available. r. II. Rossbottom
general manager Of the United States
Lines said. adding that the vessel S
DJpr Oreyp pOIIId mail
The post office has not received any
notification as 10 curtailment of Ens
lish mail.
Most of the British vessels here ave
freighters. Among the liners are the
Carmanla, win crew OF 4S2; the
California. 344; the Iceland. 375; Gel
tic. 475. and Minnewaska. $40. On
the way to New York are the Beren-
garia. 943; Olympic, SIS; Adriatic. 500,
and Samaria, 400.
L. S. Workers Send Message.
The Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers of America and the New York
Joint board OF the F'urriers' Union
have cabled greetings 10 the British
Miners Federation.
The Socialist party OF America in
convention at Pittsburgh. urged Amer
lean workers 20 render British striIl-
A special meeting o. the executive
board OF district !, United Mine Work
erS OF America, was called for this
afternoon at Scranton. Pa, TO discuss
the strike and consider letters re-
ceived from the Miners Federation of
Great Britain. Rinaldo Cappellini.
president of the district, however, sa "
no prospect OF a sympathetic strike
by anthracite miners.
Mauretania Omits Plymouth.
CHERBOERG, France. May 4 up.
The Cunarder Mauretania touched
at Cherbourg today without landing
passengers at Plymouth. One hun
dred passengers landed here instead
of continuing to England. in addl
ton 10 those booked to land IN Cher
bourg. She took on supplies and
continued to Southampton.
One L. S. Ship Affected.
LONDON, May CP-The first
American ship TO be affected by the
general strike Is the American Farmer
of the American Merchant Line,
which is tied up in the Tilbury docks
and is unable to unload its cargo. The
ship arrived from New York yester
day. but the lockers, under what are
described as go slow" orders, moved
only 120 tons of freight yesterday and
then went on strike today.
The American Farmers cargo in
cludes 500 tons of cold storage food
stuffs.