149 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড POLICE SEIZE 7 YOUTHS IN 1511) TO BLOCK SHIP By Antero Pietila Seven water-borne demonstrators who were attempting to keep the Pakistani freighter Padma from docking at Port Covington were arrested by Baltimore city police in two boats last night. Six of them were charged. Police picked the young demonstrators up from two canoes and a kayak which were moving close by the Padma. of Karachi, a freighter which is said to be carrying United States military equipment for Pakistan despite a ban on such shipments. Those charged with interfering with naval passage and disobeying a policeman's order were identified by police as Wayne Lauser, Sally Willoughby, Richard Taylor, Mai Scott. Stephanie Hollyman and Charles Goodwin. All of them were said to be Philadelphia residents. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 9 A.M. at the Southern District court. 2 Others Stand By Two other canoes carrying five other demonstrators were allowed to stay by the ship as it docked at Pier8 shortly before 8 P.M. Earlier yesterday, the International Longshoremen's Association ordered one of its Baltimore locals not to work on the Padma, indicating that it wanted to stay "neutral" in the civil war that has devastated East Pakistan. In New York, Allan Elia. Vice president of the East West Shipping Agency, the ship's United States agents, denied that any military cargo was on board. He said that the company would seek an injunction against the longshoremen's union and the Federal Maritime Commission if the longshoremen fail to report to work this morning. According to Mr. Elia three gangs of longshoremen were scheduled to start work at 7 A. M. today. Shipments scheduled to be loaded in Baltimore did not include military goods, he said. "The whole thing is ridiculous," the agent said in a telephone interview. He indicated that he would be willing to let the cargo be inspected if the inspector would bear the cost in the event no military articles are found. Local 829 received its boycott orders at about noon from Miami where its top officials are preparing for a convention next week. According to Charles (Buck) Jones, first vice president of the union, no explanation for the order was given on the telephone. "William Hiale, our international vice president Just said that Thomas G. Gleason president of the union had instructed that no work be done on the cargo. He didn't have to give any explanation," Mr. Jones said.
