The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-15
VIC TORIA AND
 NORCO CANCEL
 SAILING NORTH
Gov. Troy Appeals to Sec retary Ickes and Gov.
 Martin for Help
LONGSHOREMEN SHUT
 OFF ALL SHIPMENTS
Trucks Turned Back by Angry Mobs - Police
 Powerless to Handle


 With all shipping from Seattle to Alaskan ports tied up by the long, shoremen's strike, Gov. John w. Troy today moved to obtain relief either from State of Washington authorities or the Federal Govern ment. He voiced the desperateness of the situation with which the Territory is faced and appealed for immediate relief.
 Two vessels due to have left Seattle last night and today are still tied up at docks. The North land Steamship Company cancelled the sailing of the motorship Norco last night, and the Alaska Steam ship Company cancelled the steam CT victoria's sailing this morning. Local Authorities Helpless
 The Governor was appealed to by the shipping interests who said unless firm protection is given them it will not be possible to load anything, even the United States mails having been turned back. Mayor Dore and his Chief of Police have admitted they are helpless. A force of police was sent to Pier 2 yesterday in an effort to get trucks through to the dock where the Victoria is lying. They did not make any effort to disperse the mob gathered there and which turned all trucks back with their loads of food, provisions, supplies for merchants, canneries and min ing operators
 The Norco was also unable to take on cargo yesterday. Not a vessel is moving from Seattle. It, the Governor was advised, is the only major Pacific Coast port in which shipping is paralyzed. Ves- sells are being loaded under heavy police guard in the other ports, it was declared.
 Just Sympathetic Strike
 Operators declare there is noth- ing in the Seattle strike to arbi- trate. No differences are known tc exist between employers and em- ployees. Conditions there are re- ported due to a sympathetic atti- tude in the coastWise movement. However, the tieup is only partial in the other large ports whereas it is complete in Seattle.
 Yesterday trucks were turned pack as fast as they arrived at Pier 2. An angry mob surrounded the dock and overflowed into the street before the company's head quarters. It was in complete con- trol of the situation, and suffered no interference from the police guards.
 A committee representing the steamship operators in Seattle left there this morning to present their case to Gov. Martin and to urge upon him the immediate necessity for action.
 
 Alaska operators wired the Gov- ernor they feel their responsibilities as common carriers to Alaska and have made every effort to load and dispatch their vessels but they are unable to do so without protection.
 They are agreed in the view that the tieup will result in chaos in the salmon canning and other branches of the Alaska fisheries industry which are just getting their heavy shipments started north for the season Placer min ing, construction and other indus tries will also be paralyzed unless there is a break shortly.
 The tieup, it was indicated, will be of long duration unless Federal intervention is obtained. Team sters, sailors, oilers, and firemen, said one radiogram received by Gov. Troy, have declared sympathe- tic strikes and little hope is seen for resumption of service for some time
 Governor Acts Promptly
 Gov. Troy received the firSt an