Show FRENCH TARS Ties OUT ON STRIKE Complete Paralysis of Com Come Commerce Commerce merce Unless the Trouble Is Settled at Once SHIPS DESERTED BY CREWS THOUSANDS OF EMIGRANTS STRANDED STRAN DED Paris Slay May 1 31 UA A general strike of sail sailors sailors ors ora and others belonging to the French naval reserve began at almost all aU the ports of France at daylight today and threatens the complete completo paralysis of o French commerce The navigation com corn committees committees are making energetic represents representations to the government claiming that the movement is not directed against them and saying that unless It is settled Immediately it will cause causo untold Injury to French commerce The naval reserves comprise nearly the entire maritime population engaged la In seafaring life and number men of whom are serving in the navy navy In III addition to practically all tho the steamers of the mercantile marine most of the longshoremen belong to the tho naval re reserve reserve serve Cause of the Trouble The strike was declared by the executive ex cu tive Uve committee of ot the National union because the governments new now bill increasing pensions from to moo in inthe Inthe inthe the case of seamen and from IO to roo in inthe Inthe inthe the case ease of captains captaine is Js regarded reh by the members of ot the union as being inadequate quate The TIle s a almost complete at the Mediterranean Atlantic and amI channel channo I ports The crews generally loft left their the ships hips and the government commissioned the torpedo boats and torpedo boat de destroyers destroyers destroyers to carry on the tho mail mall service with wW the colonies and with Mediterranean ports respectively respective The French Transatlantic Steamship company announced today that neither nel l r La Provence nor La would bo be bl able to tJ t sail for New York tomorrow e ev er every ery Cry man of both crews having their ships Similar conditions prevail at Bordeaux Subject to Penalties Officials of ot the French line Une have re requested requested requested quested the government gover nent to tend lend them crews from the naval depots but no reply has yet been received r hed Legally the com con companies companies panics arc are in a position to coerce the men mn menas as being of f the naval reser resen the crews are arc subject to heavy penalties for insubordination but it is regarded as 33 likely that they will try to effect a com corn compromise compromise promise At Marseilles the tile sailors and longshore longshoremen men struck almost to a man and all the fishermen drew up their nets net The strike is as complete at Havre but up to this evening the men had lad not struck at bot Emigrants Stranded Paris ParIa May Ia 31 Severn 1 thousand emi emigrants grants are here bore awaiting a aon on La for America AmericaNo No violence has been reported Tc Ii strike committee is advising the men inca to tl remain calm caIm The stewards and cooks co k of oC the Transatlantic t lantic steamers steam have joined the strikers at Toulon Toulon May 31 The strike of the th sail sailors si siera i ors era and longshoremen here hero IB Ia S t Torpedo boats and torpedo boat beat destroyers destroy 1 are arc held in readiness for mall ral service in m inthe inthe the Mediterranean Bordeaux Sailors Out Bordeaux Franc Fanes May 51 The seam am a here met tolay today and voted to join thO tt strike Joined the Strike Nantes France May Ma The sailors of this port have decided to join in the strike Work Vork Abandoned Rouen Ronen France Frante May 31 The men here have abandoned their work workS S |