New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-22
PLYING SAILORS ~ ADVANCE
EVILS OF THE SYSTEM.


| THE MFOsIrIONs To WHICH SAILORS ARE srn.
JEcrED-rnE ENGLISH LAW AGAINST ADVANCE,
| OPINIONS OF sHIPAAsTERs AS 10 IT'S rF
| FICIENCY.
That the sailor is the most -improvident al
men and That be Is Imposed upon frequently money
matters are recognized facts. To protect Door Lack
from the "sharks who lie IN wait upon shore
devices nave been to In both this country ann
Great Brltain None however has aeeined to protect
eectnay his pocketbook from the sailor landlords tho
ana the captains and owners of vessels
They Ind the sailor out OF money; they give hlm hoard
furnish him with clothes get him berth on shin and
then draw In advance his pay for one two or thrca
months THIS BLOOD" money Is then divided into fee r
the landlord the shipper the captain and the owner rho
poor sailor being charged more course than hs
expenses or debts There ohor landlords sbinnors
captains and owners VINO conscientious in their
dealings with the sailor, nnd VINO furnish MIN with ha,
he needs AT fair rate. This class is oppos.d In tho mn
licensed landlord the "curbstone shipper and the dis
honest captains anu owners. but Il cannot pr,vent
| always the poor sailor being necocd by them
There some VINO believe that many of the imnosi
tons To which the sailor Is liable can he abolished Nv
having Law passed similar to the British law whic,
went into effect August dong away with the advance
note system and petition viii be naie to Con ness IN
take such action The advance wages are s,pn,snd =,
give the sailor an opportunity procure new ontt "a
leave some money with his family support Il In his
absence, or TO pay the debts hc has contracted i'm
his vacation on shore Three days after the sair loao
port this ad ancc note is paid and those To whom he g.
indebted get their pay; IL there s bnance dino tho
SAILOR The note II discounted before he sails and he gets
the dihereuee Sailors do not always land with good
sum OF money due them, and they are often dopenent
upon the sailor landlord TO care for them unl ta ot
another ship. This landlord boards them o1,,,cs
money to get them clothing ana interests himselr in
getting them berth. An association has beeu ror,
by the legitimate landlords and shppng-masters IN mis-
oty The members OF which it is said have the iors,
interests ut heart and are very liberal with them pre-
venting them from being heeccd by The ds,or,, -
one great evil, which Efforts have been mad ia hr,a
up Is tue custom OF many captains and owners of ves
scS demanding from the shpping-naster fee of IRON,
SO TO 80 upon each sailor shipped This fec of conrs.
comes out OF the sailors advance
lhe Bfltsh law against the payment OF advances ia
ohy ectve upon vessels going to sen from any port in
the United Kingdom The Britshlaw does not forbid the
payment OF advances to sailors shipped IN this coun,r,
upon British vessels. 1t is believed by soma TINT tina
law will permanently far better resuts for Tho
sailor ana hs employer than could be gained Inv
a. th ~ anco notes ~ Is asserted thar very LITTLE
,a @ oso. socs 10 any good purpose that the
oase OF huc or the deterioration ana evils OF In" sr
vance wages system. II is simply an aid To nroon IL
pn on 1nore ana most of 1t finds ts way into the
pochels OF the nobOycf tous lanJIor1 Ia
e oi outrageous charges for lodgings aud unnecessary
~ several shipmascrs and sailors said recently n
. NE reporter hat they hoped that such law womb
nor DC pssed IN TINS country until experiment had
neen Iny Ired IN England They feared he result a ~
t A. Tue aayahce syston should be abolished
anu enc sSols receive Their money only at the end ~
voy thsy feared they would be worse conditen
ana Would remain on shore long enough to spend it MI
op Sors lever saye cent Those inclined TO disspste
,mouiu NC woIpc on Than the others. The saor ianf
,oGas womb Keep them only long as their
70 lind shelter where they oou ,n''n "drIt
~ now me sailor landlord only cares for The sni
ne sailor Is waiting to geta chip expecting TO Get N M
to landlord tho latter is Interested in en II nGSe1led
so"u eln as ne can and m possible on the
and It only aeed As @ he law were passed here
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