Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-04-28 | Page 3 | Company Afraid of Too Much Talk

COMPANY AFRAID OF TOO MUCH TALK By International Newa Service. PLYMOUTH, April 87. The White Star lino is using every means to keep the crew of the Titanic, aboard the Lapland, from giving their stories of the disaster to tho press. These men are tho first, of the survivors to reach England, and inasmuch as tho British inquiry begins on Monday, it. is as-Bumed as-Bumed that the White Star officials are determined to secure the sforieB of the wrei k at first hand. The White Star pier tonight looks like a prison, so elaborate are tho preparations pre-parations for detaining the seamen. Not even will families be allowed on the pier until the company's lawyers net statements from the men. Th Lapland Lap-land is due tomorrow morning. number of iournalists. called on frcueral Manager SaundersOn in a body tonight nnH demanded I'th the b al-lower) al-lower) to meet tie iin-r on a tender, SaundersOn took retuce in a dealers tion that he had Orden from the board of trade to give out no hotts. Police w-re then tation--d on the tender an.t a cordon of Officers Tvas thrown about tb pier. Porr-ons whn nnv engaged iasf,ae;e r,n T he Lapland from here to Cherbourg were require to show that thev hud tio pres eonneotion before they were allowed on the pier. SaunderSOO said the entire matter was in the hands of the board of trade's representative, a man named Wolfehursl Wolfehurei turned out to be a Plymouth lawyer. When asked Whv in so grave a ease the hoard of trade did not send representatives from head Quarters In London, Saunderson became cxeited and refused to answer. when asked by what right he could detain a tree citizen he declared he had such power under the merchant hipping act. ' 1 f will not allow these men to depart from the dock until thev hay.; been examined and instructed, s;iid Saunderson.