Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-16 | Page 14 | General Strike of Seamen is Brewing

GENERAL STRIKE OF SEAMEN IS BREWING International Congress Now In Session at Antwerp Making Necessary Arrangements. Ar-rangements. BRUSSELS. March 15. According to the newspaper l Pcuplo, tho central committee of the International .Seamen's: congress now in session at Antwerp baa decided lo organize an international commission com-mission which shall study ihu situation with authority to arrange a general strike if thought necessary. Seamen of the, Atlantic ports of tho United Slates, as well as England. Norway. Denmark and Holland, the paper stales, arc favorable fa-vorable to a strike. ANTWERP, March 15. Tho secretary of tho international Seamen's congress confirms the Brussels account of tho secret se-cret proceedings of tho seamen at which It was decided to appoint tlio commission commis-sion having authority to decline a general gen-eral strike. The secretary adds that the Gorman delegates refused to join tho movement for a strike, as Ihey havo received re-ceived already a wage Increase.