American Regrets Stated to Gaimusho San Francisco, Jan. 24 of the British s. Federal, which was Toaded with a cargo of steel rails destined for Osaka, staged a "sit down" strike here to-day, refusing to assist in the shipment of goods The Chinese sought Federal intervention to prevent the ship from sailing. They said they had signed fon the British ship at Hongkong for trip to New Orleans and had believed the ship would return to Shanghai from San Francisco carry-Ing supplies for the Chinese Nationalist Government, The master of the British ship. Capt. Jack Crosse!t, meanwhile conferred with authorities at the British Consulate here as well as American Federal officials.
Chinese Explain Action Explaining their action, one of the Chinese grew. members told the United Proce" "This ship is en route {Japan to. be scrapped to make Wutiets to Kit our countrymen. We twill not help. "We also will be im-Drisoned im Sapan and probably shot ive land there, ven if we were towed to return to. China)" we would be arrested and shot as traitors Ievwe "awised in. bringing dhe Federal into." apanese port' view of the recent attempt to blow ap the Hiye' Baru at Seat the wharf at which the Federal was flocked was under police friard {0- days immigration officers also. were duty"te prevent Chinese from legally entering, the Federal aitempl to. prevent any" possible {torts to damage the Japanes® car#9 or the ship Noel.
Shipping circles believed Federal eficiats probably would Femove the Chinese Crew o Angel Island where ey would be held uni a ship could toe found in which they might return {0 China.
The Federals chief engineer, Clarke, said the ship would today despite the "sit down"
We will gel a crew" he said s1 dont know what Kind of 9 ere.
that is not so Important. "The Ship fit only. for scrap mate until gots to dapam-—Ualted Press Sealite Investigation Detectives and Federal a to-day began an investigation of the bombing allempt against the Japane ship Hye Maru Fast week which was reported to have been sponsored by a niyslerious "Oriental agency. Both men Involved detectives believed, were able to finance trips between here and Vancouver und the purchase of large amounts of dynamite which preceded the bombing attempt.
The investigation launched to-day was to discover the financial backers of the bombing plot which, according to information supplied by the man arrested by police here, included plans for further attacks on Japanese ships engaged in transporting trot fore and other war materials from the United "States to" Japan-—United US. Regrets Expressed Tokyo, Jan. 25.
Regrets of the American Govern: ment for the attempted dynamiting of "the NYK. s. Hiye Maru in Seattle last week were conveyed to the Foreign Once yesterday by Mr. Eugene H. Dooman, Counsellor of the United States' Embassy here. Steps
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