Show FRENCH SEAMEN STRIKE Complete Paralysis f Countrys Commerce Com-merce Feared larJsA general strike of sailors and others belonging to the French naval reserve began at almost all tho ports of France at daylight on Friday and threatens the complete paralysis of French commerce The navigation committees are making energetic representations rep-resentations to tho government claimIng claim-Ing that the movement Is not directed against them and saying that unless It Is settled immediately It will cause untold Injury to French commerce The naval reserve comprise nearly tho entire maritime population engaged en-gaged In seafaring life and numbei about 117000 men of whom 25000 are serving In the navy In addition to practically all the steamers of the mercantile marine most of the longshoremen long-shoremen belong to the naval reserve The strike was declared by the executive ex-ecutive committee of the National Seamens union because the governments govern-ments new bill Increasing pensions from J40SO to 7250 In the caso of seamen and from J15G to 200 In the case of captains Is regarded by thb members of the union as being Inadequate Inade-quate |