Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 2 | Sailors Quit Ship; Suspect War Cargo

SAILORS QUIT SHIP I SUSPECT WAR CARGO SAN PEDRO Cal Nov 16 UP The The freighter Oregon being loaded load load- f td ed d with gasoline at the harbor here heres was s deserted by 38 seamen today on orders of at J. J R R. Robinson president of the San Pedro council of the Maritime MariUm Federation of the Pacific Coast Reason for Robinsons Robinson's order I Iwas it was said was that operators of th the Oregon would not give assurance that the gasoline was not bound fo forthe for forthe the Italian war zone The seamen shut off the steam aboard the hc Oregon and left th the UlC ship Their act threw 85 M long long- out of work The Oregon was wu scheduled to sa sail nil today