The New York herald., 1869-01-26
sEAMEN,s STRIKE.
Fts Causes and ITS Repiedy-.l .lHow Poor Jack
n Irfeccei.

Recently the scainea oi inc por; have been SUD-
ject to douole dealing ana fraud, practised by un-
prsacipled shipping ag,ests, ana yesterday AFFAIRS
took turn, when tse egrisyed parties gave apfac-
tcal turn to a.sslrs'hy organizing strike sailors
or every NATIONALITY, numbering between 1900 and
ls0G pursuant anotice teTr Sunday evening ut the
various seamen's. boarding houses, met IN Pearl
greet a procession was organized yesterday and
something nAea strike commenced.
John!0uver boarding aeuse keeper, headed the
procession, and Richai Ttghe, Of the same profess
sion, acteo as c<aad ip-rshal Robetson's band
vas engaged aSd number OF flags were provided.
IL tic cehtre o. the, procession was banner borne
by foar men on Which was Inscribed. .Let Us have
peace,n Seamenes strike for wages" '.Thrty dol
lars per menh,i asii another nag with the legend,
"Free traie,n Aoasea from the tail OF The column.
When Gli the Nrsparatlons had been made the band
struck up O. lively oir and the procession moved
down 70 SoaGs street, along the water front to the
north siie u7s CoYtiandt street TO the City Hail.
down BroadVzY 10 Wall street, down Wall street to
South s.ree, aud from thence 10 Pearl street. Dur
Ing the march the sidewalks were lined by crowds
uf peoale-,.naNaaat5 and others--and large con-
course es seasarng men marched with the process
Eion is.e sailors for the most part fine looking
men ard were deeeaty and respectfully clad. The
column hated for few inmates 5sore the oiice OF
III otloxiols snippias agent, for whom three Wig
orous groans were given, one OF the saiors-a biz,
bury feaoW-hayiny suggested TO pull him out
nal hang him. lie looked as If he would ike to do
II himself. Passing from this point without any
violence having been com mItted the procession
III acied 10 the Office OF Ryberg. Pentz Co., and
cheeFsd lussi u, the band Playing serenade
Arrived at he place from whence 1t started the
procession broke up, ana meeting was at once or.
ina frst speaker was a Mr. Miller. Hc urged the
strikers 10 keep united ana pgil together. They
sa9sid go loGid 10 9il the ships all demand their
rights. i4ey did not want any higher wages than
were naii before, or than respectable shipping
aeSss were ready 10 agree to for ell the men they
R.6nard p. Tigne on coming forward was received
wi,a caters. lie ssid tnat tle trouble was not on
aC-5n@, q the boarding house keepers, but because
tle agenis were TOO syaricious. II man wanted 70
isss cenmssi9a 70 the agent. Sailors were
!. y. - s'aaleteny coMpafeu 70 other people.
do3afs week, MT sailors had TO WORK ike horses
for twenty dullars a month, and now there was an
sacfs HIM {; shipping agent and he would show them
tAci. 4aese agents would SKIN sailor. loud
c&se.S.l lie cautioned them not TO go about drink
punt. C4eCu cheers.l
g ne saine effect, and was followed By number 0.
Clers. whose remarks were enthusiastically cheered
al.-s tae collection mad been made TO dcfray the
eANeass5 oI the denonstration the meeting quietly
THB cArsr or THE STRIKE.
There is suca c thing as q Law which is sup
posta 10 protect selmen from imposition In the
boasdiDs houses 70 winch they are compelled by
uef utter Ltendlness to resort; but 1t has
b-ea found that the act does not protect
Ism from fraud and imposition and that their
dton ~ rot whit better than 1t before the en-
ag13Aeat was made. Boarding house runners are
permitted to VISIT ships entering the port and decoy
ssallen % the crirs on shore where they are sYs-
teiaaticaly Eeeccd OF all they possess The sailor
has 70 ray seven dollars per week for most mise
,ahlc accommodations, and OF conrse has TO spend
MS money lbera.y a, he barn with which most 81
the nolssa are provided. TEe boarding master, rs
~ g called Is an intermediate agent, who for his
cf hiS
cNstoIers. deals VITA the shipping agent and
ie i2ter arrangcs with ship owners for the supply
ci crews By this system therefore, the sailor is de-
ifANeal, DIST Oh the person In whose house lie
,oaIas ior his next engageneut on board ship, and
sstween tne seaman aud the shipowner derive n
nsayy pront, and OF course poor Jack is The victim
faiors' boarding houses, ali OF whom have bus,-
ness oonneetl?ns with the shipping ofices. OF The
These obtain taelr commissions ior en,lsiir ere W
1roa The owners OF vcsscls and deal fairly with the
men, while u the Same time they do their best for the
interests OF their principals Sailors are not avar-
caogs q o class, nut are satisfied with re-
ireight and the state OF business. and there.
Icre rarely quarrel with tie decisions OF these re.
iEer lnlesenting ana bitter enemies are the 80
cli-ei fhpplng masters who have connections with
We noari!ng mouse cribs; and gladly would the
much abused and swindled sailors haii the advept
o. any system witch would emanclpa.e them from
tne gri4diRy imposition OF these land sharks. As
i.siitfa now sIdnd, oar searlen cctnaliy toll and
mcdT tit Ives out IN making money for the board
;as house Aeepcrs ana frananlent shipping agents
Ets u rcT seems, however. that the Old adage
aea thieves fan ont honest get their rghts'
j. iaey tc have fresh astration. II appears that
taa tailors Boarding House Keepers benevolent.
mans come Of tae latter, and perhaps few Of the
tie srsors, but the majority 10 otherwise The
ifisn cement Ia tle society lately initiated
ala 1.ind new one, ana the consequence
Tls tlas t-ere Was open var between tue factions.
Y. n ftfulf ~.
inaks waafferns he could with his customers. the
lo.,.aiag tSises we're Unusually full; shipowners
Nrana 60 5atefeighss here were senGin~ their shps
q me ports Of tne Pacific and 20 China ana tie
c.osias of ~ navigation on the lakes sent an
sagie or the soc,e:y Win their crnrrssss emf sV,s
tae saipping masters. would have been con-
impojsibs 10 make the necessary agrancemenls Tor
Csdiag I'll q ne surplns sailors on terms adyan-
taesota 10 the MARKS. Nevertheless. a number of
- -,lss. i.h.e1 Aei tcsstEer ana formed scheme
Ntich, u surcess al would have relieved them from
49, a..Icciies al snoothed tnings over untii q
...,.,. a:ie boarding aoase keepers through their
SONG - SEA q s,xteen dollars per month"; ana three
sauas.s' u t1Yance 4 the sailors wouli agree 70
iil 80 arraglemeN tue three ponrhs' slvsrca
No1ie ~ nlo ile pockets Of ne snafpers for board
cCAtlnisS.Cas, SO
'lts sup yl'g q Drockyu, boana for Callao, was
fa at = " 3u piiet VI, uie sharks fonnd 70 their
a. lay tL-t Jgck was az cute his master. whe
,ahos lelused . tste ths temptinr oner the thre
llsl'as aa'aace, villa Nxtsel dollars m9n.h,
nll were naturally Indignant a. tire aiiene. 70 trick
tlcn. inki1- advantage 81 The Necessities or Tho
sseuis. y = sa thai thc sup Southampton. bound
III lrtispl, tfiei u snip crew ~ elghtegn dollars
IL lrnfh. VITA fw.nty-tiYs dollars advance. FIRST
ffc1.i.ng as az iDduc9ment T. The Ten 20 siga tho
s.As.fE tNgA.y y.Ive dollars per month. Ine se:-
i.eh haHeyer, de4oced tao i,ics and refused 70 ~
q teg.
ala rGua wages fcr gh:e seapen pa'a by such ya.
llsae.9's .4oplns -gsfis Is hsssrs. - q. reniz
cceo &l5 aud - ~ rcsis cat 81 the Cape of Good
,gaee Iie sssee- for rslca trsydnerf sgents m
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