Evening star., 1936-11-22
u. s. MAY CHARTER.
SHIPS TO SEND AID.
Shipping Strike Spreads to
Canada on Coast-VieW
of Roosevelt Asked.
By the AsSociateo Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, November al
Government oficials and unions con-
sidered possible Federal intervention
in the maritime strike in behalf Of
Alaska and Hawaii today while the
walkout spread to the Canadian West
Coast.
Lensshoremen at Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, said they would quit
their jobs Monday.
Col o. F. Ohlson, manager Of the
Government-owned Alaska Railroad.
conferred here with Assistant Secre-
tary of Labor Edward r. McGrady on
plans to charter ships for movement
of necessities to Alaska. President
Roosevelt authorized the move earlier
in the week.
Its a hung jury SO far" Ohlson
said after the conference, but added
there was mo question an agreement
would be reached" He indicated
unions had offred certain concessions
toward release of the ships.
The question Of using Government
ships to move supplies to strike-iso-
lated Hawaii awaited word from Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The Navy ordered q
survey of its supply ships to deter
mine which vessels could be used.
Hawaiian Aid Considered.
DR.. Ernest H. Gruening. territories
director for the Interior Department,
said the chartering OF q private ship
for Hawaii service also was under
consideration.
These moves resulted from many
appeals that the northern and island
territories were running low on food
and other necessities.
The attitude of the unions toward
Government operation of private ships
remained to be disclosed. McGrady
announced he would inform strike
leaders of the Government plans and
urge them to move the ships.
Some sources expressed an unofn-
cial opinion that unions might not
desire to cooperate by manning the
private ships, although no Govern
ment officiaI said specifically that the
unions would be asked to supply the
personnel.
Samuel w. King. Hawaii delegate
in Congress, informed Honolulu that
DR.. Gruening and Secretaries Perkins,
Ickes and Roper we're urging the dis
patch Of q truce ship" to the islands
should no naval vessel be available.
Strike ut International Stage.
The strike became international in
aspect with announcement OF the
Vancouver International Longshore-
mems Association that its l40 MEM
bers would stop work Monday morn
ing.
Spokesmen for the British Colum-
bia Shipping Federation, which hires
longshoremen for deep sea vessels,
said the strike would have little ef-
feet because I. L. A. members did
not handle cargo from offshore ves-
sells and two other workers organi-
zations were available for that duty.
The l. L. A. local said it was call
ing the strike because Of arbitrary
attempts of shipping interests to force
the union of the waterfront"
Conflict between the regular"
members of the International Sea-
mems Union and the striking rank
and file group marked the ship strike
In New York. The strikers were pre-
vented from entering the I. 8. U.
meeting hall yesterday by the 'regu-
lars"
Thirty-one men were arrested In
Chester and Marcus Hook. Pa, in
the resumption of active picketing by
striking maritime workers. An ON
cial Of the Philadelphia Masters. Mates
and Pilots Association announced at
least 20 of its officers on intercoastal
strike-bound ships had quit their
jobs
The ranks of stranded ships pas
sengers in Hawaii were thinned
further today with the sailing Of las
of them aboard the steamer Niagara
for Vancouver, British Columbia OF
the TOO who became stranded, 70 re-
turned to the mainland earlier in the
week aboard a foreign ship at an extra
cost of 5000 each.