THE OLYMPIC STRIKE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 256, 29 April 1912, Page 5

THE OLYMPIC STRIKE

THE HEX OBDURATE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, April 20. The' officials of the Seamen's Union witnessed trials of the Olympic's boats and agreed that they were seaworthy, with the exception of one collapsible. The "White. Star Company immediately offered to replace it, and is now recruit- '■ ing firemen in the provinces. Fifty of the Olympic's sailors have been arrested for deserting and refusing to sail. Non-union firemen on the Olympic abandoned the voyage, and the remnant of the firemen, hitherto loyal, also declined to sail. The deserters jumped into the tug which brought the nonunion firemen, whereupon the Olympic signalled the cruiser Cochrane. Captain Goodenough proceeded in his- pinnace and remonstrated with the deserters in the tug, declaring that their action was tantamount to mutinv, but the deserters were obdurate. Meanwhile a passenger steamer was sent to take off the saloon passengers. The White Star Company has appealed to the Portmaster to support their efforts to secure the punishment of the guilty, as unless firmness is shown it will be unable to restore discipline and maintain the sailings. UNION REPUDIATION. Received 28, 5.6 p.m. London, April 27. The Olympic's strikers will remain on bail until Tuesday. The Sailors' and Firemen's Union repudiates their action, and states that it is due to the local .Spaferers' Union, which seceded from the general union.