San Francisco, Jan, 30.
Heavily loaded with steel consigned for Osaka, the British s, Federal sailed for Japan to-day without its crew of 39 Chinese. Manned by Scandinavians and Americans, the British vessel cleared Golden Gate in the face of storm warnings.
The master of the ship, Capt. Jack /Crossett, and the Chinese crew of 39 clashed when the Chinese staged a "sit-down" strike, refusing to assist in the shipment of goods to Japan. They sought Federal intervention to prevent the ship from sailing as they had signed on at Hongkong for a trip to New Orleans and had believed the ship would return to Shanghai from San Francisco carrying supplies for the Chinese Government.
The 39 Chinese were interned, awaiting a steamer to take them back to their homeland—United Press,
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