Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-05
THE SAILOR MIDDLE.
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en- Declare shsa thsy via 80
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Associssisc Of Sas Fnseisse and ne
Caass SeAman's Uniea h vicsnfna
day BY Say. ssd u is Impossible 70 DE-
fesnine chat vii se sss ssssil TIE
wedge which b ssvesine Jaek from his
emrIcyes. az IN Other woods - sUek
spcn which Ne essnen's unirn and
the ehip Oanes's A.eoe1asion spiit, 10
the ssyie Asd form Of the - Of afticles
adopted By ths assscsstioo. vhtsh all
ssiioss Vito ship In REy os teeis vessels
are ocUp.iiec to eRn- WHEN she
s-aYts decided thas regular shiCpire a.
fsc:ee had no binding eject On esa-tire
sailors. The ship Osoee'a Association
for their Own rsotecssoa aed - they al
tsGe for tie protection Of tie ssiiofs,
goa up
4 sEsns ~ Al1IcLSs.
which are ia The nature Of civil con.
ssart between employer and ssopicyee.
Itis ecnsrass presosihss the leeGsh Of
time each oaiios shall se0AiD n The en-
ploy, sod the amount Of ths wages Be
shall be paid. II siso prssoribes that
not more than ten pcf cent. Of the
Wages das Q ssilof snali &c paiA sailos
during tie contract period Of hts ser
vice.
lois fass ola 7se ID the most objection
able one 10 tbe managers Of the Coast
Sca1en's Uniop, the Ageots ct which
have b<ea II th. nabit Of collecting ad-
varces from the ssipuasters Ito csver
IN initiation fee Of Is into the aBioa)
from each member. The Coast SEQ
mems Union insists that the old form
Of shippipa articles. which have no
hinsire effect On she coast. shall Be
used, sId no Others That makes the
Issue, tie saiiora declining 70 ship under
the contract and the ship owners deciiu- |
ing to arcept them opon any other
terms. The result il in sGect sailors
strike
1HH SNIP ovHxHs AA8 yfln.
Mr.. R,sbsshild, Puget Sound agent Of |
the Ship Osper's Association IL in Sc |
Attic, endeavoring TO edjust the diner |
sncss on boa.d tie ships snmatfA and /
Mount Washington. 10 reporter be /
sasc: Eve ars making no Aaht on ths
Coast Scamas-'s Uniou, hut ~ shall In |
sist on mainssinspe oar shippino aSti-
r.es. Ny instructions ere 20 eoip q , /
srews on any OF or vessels until every
man hiss srsscsiotd his name to those
sriicles. TIE sailors bave left the |
s1nlatrs, and We arc loading her With
s,evscofes clicked % hero in seattle.
Zoe Greg Of tie Mount Warrington
signed fer six msrths, and only about
half their time has expired. II they
1uit before the tefminatioo Of their
contract, they Of course Wili forfeit tie
wages due them. II this trouble coz
Iinues much longer. the ship owners
vi do ore Of tuo things. either tie up
heir yesseis, or import sailors from the
Ess, 90 long contracts. So fer We have
soa all our vessels 10 sea With only short
detention. lifted ous one weasel With
CREW OF yAps.
who deserted from the schooner Al.
lie [. Agar, aad took 90 the woods.
beYded them and drove them INTO
town and they were Glad enough TO ship
for $40 per MONTH"
At TEE MILL POETS.
"Env do you get sloDe at tbs mill
ports?'
I'VE have lees trouble In the mill
ports than any where else. In the nrss
piscs bum aeitatofs Who create all the /
sicubie With sailors are nos tolerated at
these places. and secondly. most Of the
lAborers Who work shout shs savmills
are sailors and are clad to 90 to SEQ
.nd get a sniff OF salt air occasionally.
L asst wsek had q ship rsedy fer ssa at
Port Hadlook, tus no cseu. 20 vent
% into the mill and made /; known
that I wasted fourteen men. Al noon
twenty-five men came 10 the wharf 90 /
sign the artioiss. Fourteen OF them
we're accepted. and tn. remainder
taken 10 Port Townsena and shipped
90 vessel there which was short OF
sai.oran