The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13

his cargo, Wilder & Co. will clear the
vessel. or whether Mr. Wilder being the
Russian vice consul, will give the slip q
clean bill of health, as she is bound for
Reval, Russian port on the Baltic
A QUESTION OF LAW.
SIN the event of a refusal TO clear. what
course can you pursueF Mr.. KIrlin, at
torney for the owners Of the vessel and her
master, was asked by MORNING NEWS re-
porter last night.
"In that case" replied Mr.. Kirlin. "the
master will have TO clear her. 1t has been
done in such cases, and we can give bond. [
see no reason why the collector Of the port
should not let the master clear the vessel
under such condition Of affairs"
sand If the Russian vice consul should
decline to give the ship q bill Of health
what could be done?'
1--WE would thea have to apply to the
local health officer, and with his certificate
and with the protest Of the British vice
consul. the Russian vice consul at Plymouth
ought 70 give us bill Of health. The vessel
will stop at Plymouth to coal"
The ultimatum Of the council Of the
longshoremen's association shows that
while the non-union question partly ex-
plains the lockout, they are also fighting
the battle OF the ship merchants, as may be
inferred by the correspondence which
passed between the council and Capt.
Sealey.
THE UNIONS LETTER TO CAPT. sEALEY.
The following letter was addressed to
Capt Sealey as embodying the official &C
ton Of the council Of the longshoremen's
association;
SAVANNAH. Dec II, 1883.
70 Capt. George Seatey, Master Steamship
AT meeting Of council. held this Wednesday
morning, the following resolution was adopted:
That committee Of three wait on the cap.
tam OF the steamship ITALIA, and tell him that
II be takes the cotton out Of his vessel in com
partment No. 3, that was put in by outside
labor, and take it out with society men, and
STOW 1t with society men, and consign his vessel
back to Wilder & Co.. that society men will
stow the cotton. If he THE captain) will not
90 50. that We will refuse 70 work for MIN, no
matter what vessel he may be captain Of and
settled.
A true extract from the minutes.
r. GOLDEN. Chairman Of Council
d. 7. DOWNING, Secretary.
CAPT. sEALEY's REPLY
To this official notice Capt. Sealsv re-
piled yesterday as follows:
SAvASSAH, Dec. IL. 1890.
4r. r. Golden, Chairman Council Loyloshore-
mems Association, SIudnnoh.
DEAR SIR have 20 acknowledge recent of
your communication of yesterday saying that
the longshoremen will not work unless the yes
sci is consigned TO Wilder & Co, and the cotton
loaded by non-uHion labor when no union labor
could De ootaIned) IS discharged and re-stowed:
ana 70 inform you that my owners direct me
not 70 employ any agent, and thereby incur un-
necessary expenses, when none is required and
not 70 remove any OF the cotton now on board
OF the ship. If our society will arrange to have
the vessel finished by union labor 1 shall be
very pleased, otherwise / must do the best /
can. Yours Faithfully,
GEORGE sEALEY,
Master Steamship Thalia.
1t is learned from Mr.. Kirlin that after
ward Capt Sealey was willing 70 waive
the objection to the removal Of the non
union slowed cotton, and made an oral
proposition to that effect, but no further
answer TO bis communication was made by
the council
A CONFERENCE WITH THE MAYOR
Yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock Capt
Eealey put his crew to work to complete his
cargo, and an hour or so later Mayor
Schwarz sent for President Keenan, of the
white branch of the longshoremens society.
when conference was held between the
mayor, Mr. F. d. Bloodworth, Mr., keenan,
anc Mr.. Klrf1n, the latter representing the
master Of the vessel. The da mage to shipping
by the lockout was presented to Mr.. Keenan,
by the mayor and Mr.. Bloodwort but Mr..
Keeaan disclaiued any power to break the
lockout. The society he represented was
willing, he said, to have the captain load
with his crew or with non-union labor and
he would not be interfered with, but until
The vessel Is loaded the longshoremen will
not break the lockout
At about o'clock Mr.. Kirlin addressed
letter, in Capt. Sealey's name, to the council
of the longshoremen, W itch in substance
stated that the master Of the vessel
is still willing TO have the stowage
completed by Powers 81 McGhee
or by any stevedore. or by the longshore-
men themselves, and he further informed
them that il neither of these plans were
feasible or could be adopted, the master
will proceed to load the vessel with his own
crew. To this, up to a late hour last night.
no reply had been received nor is one
likely to be sent.
MIR. POWERS POSITION.
MIR. Powers was seen yesterday. but he
declined to be quoted, further than that be
had been here since 1854, and had never
violated a contract He had when an
preached to know what he would load the
hold for, said 55 cents, but few minutes
later learned that he could not make such a
contract, as his firm had not then com
pleted his contract with Wilder 81 Co., nor
did he know that the vessel had been taken
away from the charterers. Having learned
these facts there was but one course for him
70 pursue, and that was to inform the mas
ter OF the vessel that he could not stow the
cotton in the compartment in question.
Mr.. Powers said that be regretted the en-.
barrassments which had followed to ship
ping. and it was the first trouble Of the kind
he had ever been in.
President Keenan, Of the longshoremen,s
society was seen last night, and he said that
there was nothing new to add beyond what
he had given the MORNING NEWS the dav
before. The lockout, he said, was not OF
the longshoremen's seeking.
WILL STAND BY IT'S MEMBERS
In question of employing non-union
labor, the society must, of course.
resist to the last, and he
thinks that the course of the
iongshoreman will have the effect of pre-
venting repetition of the employment of
that class of labor in the future. AS for the
Ihalia; he is anxious to see her get her cargo
on board at the earliest possible moment
and get out. The longshoremea will not
interfere with the loading of the vessel no
matter whether the crew or non-union labor
are employed. They will load no vessel
until she completes her cargo, and as 500
rs That Is done the men will rasurne WORK