Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-08
THE SAILORS SIDE
The Real Cause Of the Sea-
mems Strike.
A Member Of the Cnisa Explains the
sailer's Grievaaces CnAer the
Articles Of the sAlpevners-

b8o vo2y s6tefyfSW WIN ~
10shs-hiid. sesnt Of the shipovnses -
sooiasicn, With much Interest,"" said J
AsLAsen. sesns of NJ Oeass 0samsn'I
Union. ''aed u b no voocR that q
many ace vessels are lat on the hieh
sess. vhsa shirr:nq AQsnts viii hnni
Jsrs' o1t Of toe woods and -plaee them
on board Of ships and take the RakinQs
and sesapines Of sny large city, bose
from Ia and out of the jsils - they havs
done lately. VITO ara neither sailors %
anything ease. and place them on board
vessets Nth valuable cafRoea. expectine
thsu 70 de- sstlos's vosh. IL 10 no
voeceY that the members Of Coast Sea-
meas Union bear . bard MANN, when
The likes OF those have mentioned ese
sent On beard ship"
THE ZEAL wus.
what il this real Issue between the
Ship Osuer's Associates and tie Ooast
Seanan's Unsonl"
"Ths usfsiruess Of the artiolss they
nqsifs men shippinR With them 10 sign.
Woen the courts decided thai she gov
esumeut shipsirR articles had no bind
trade Ue expected that toe ship owners
would prepare sat Ok articles which
would be fair alike to the owner and
sailor. That would be bs: last. But
instead Of that they have prepared Q
CONTRACT 70 be signed ~ every sailor 60
ing IN their employ, which 10 all one
sidsd. and when protsc;i only tho OWL
ers- These articles are N the form OF
o4t a.
them binds himself TO vork specified
numbcr CT months Tar q specified sun
per moosb, and IN case he leaves the
vessel before tne time 10 up be fosfeits
his wages.
okuvAncx.
"Nov see hov the ship owner protects
himself. Article three Of the sasoois-
sion's articles reads ~ follows:
In case the vessel shAn be laid up.
whether having cargo On board or not |
ana no c1ew beieS required to man the /
vessel. the master may then. u his o. /
tioI; terminate the said term OF service. |
and cay Oh all the undersigned persons |
for sAch time - they shaii have served on /
board the undersisned vessel.
"No9. that clause, While IL looks /
harmless TO an ontsider = very 0bjec- |
iionaole TO seamen. For instance, u
Captain Masters Of the ship Barring |
Brothers should ship crew under |
these articles at the going wages, 80
per month for six months, and u hard I
times should come on, three months /
nence, aod wages 90 down 70 Us per |
menth. be could discharge his $40 crew |
10 that time ana hifs q $25 crew IN /
their place. Bat, II, On the oshef hand,
times sheuid boom, and wages 60 20 /
$je per month. you may depend Cap
tain Masters would hold every one Of |
bis crew sill the expiration of the con- |
tract, on q penalty Of forfeiture OF
wages doe."
AHornxs 0RIKvAucR.
Then again. the articles provide that |
during the temporary absence Of one Of |
abe crew from q vessel the master may
-. o substitute, CT ssbsfitstss, and |
- the sum paid 70 such substitutes |
= - aDaonns OF such absentee, and
$3.50 uomp from his wages 40 his |
111Gs - re NOT saints. and |
- - eeeebip vi,hoas GER
- ~ : In . - % 20. sup
S Us Sss SaSlf . DAY. |
audsr S5sS Ss,S' r. ,asTtss
could kirS IT. 1I1 & 80
a. substitutes ~ - GGn1o0 fDGD-
ssnce, end tske - N0alo 80 pGf1
those twenty seven 80 r. fuooy 60
ger hour, cat OF poor Saoke 49, ~
ihe end of his term Of ss9p1Ce - /
are
cTuKR cExCTIoNs
10 the articles of tbs ship Owuers III
sooission' but / have pointed out tho3
priacipsl ones. From what have said |
you wi.l zee that tbers IL some justice
20 oar Gauss, aoi 10 ship viii ever be
lisd az Oh P1gstsSoGni CT delayed for
aue cay for wan. OF . crew II the ship
owners will meet us calf waS and pre-
care shipping articles which sre fair
like to the seaman and tho chip.
ow GER"