New York, Nov. 15 Omecials of the conservative Inter national Seamen's Union, the insur-fens who have gone. on_sirike In Seflence of union instructions, and locat"ship-owners. all announced day that the strength of the walk-out Will be revealed "to-morrow, when the crew of the s. Washington Will ber asked fo. strike, "AL. present, the' insurgents claim that already 112 of the 536 members of the crew are ready to walk out. Meanwhile, the. insurgents said. that 25 ships have been tied up, affecting 25000 men, while ship-owners said that week-end shipping was praclically normal, with 88 ships departing from New York harbour in the past 48 hours.
Ins. PI A. S. Franklin, chairman of the board of the Internstional Mercantile Marine Ca. said, however, "The strike has. ruined the entire business of the Pacific Coast. It has also. tied up practically. the, entire irans-Atlantic merchant feet" asked. thatthe Federal Government intervene. in the strike in order restore free water traf_iec—United Press,
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