The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-27
COAST Sflnfrs UNION.
r. c. ssyIor, the Seattle Agent,
Tells Of Its Purposes


Yesterday q reporter foUn1 T. G Nsyso<.
the agent % the uaioa. IN . pertnrbed
state nF HfaE when ssked she exuse he
replied 81 sent = conmanfcaston 10 q
seAz<ic rspsr eoneeraius recent meeting
81 fsye's opera house and certain things
which WE'RE hid there II my ir<ser Ilsasz
that the searsen we're better t-exse<s In
Seattle thAn IN any other town ca the Pa
else cosss | sas greatiy shagr;nesi 10 fnd
thai wxz made 20 appear 70 SAP that sail-
en- were treated better In any ether town
On the Pacific coast than IN Seattle Il wxx
Sad mistake. The truth Is the sailors are
better treated here than in any ether port
on the coast.
I'm What way IL this saown-'
The citizens of Seattle are more sociahse
and kind with as. ard show us - much
consideration - they DO any other class Of
American cisszenx- La addition 70 this. IL
IL paeasanser, because there are fewer land
sharks here IL II notable fact. also, that
the eourtz.here give ns . fair shox. IN
some eisies re are afrnid 10 take Q case
into the courts. no matter how jusf Il mar
be. for the reason that the courts alvays
decide against Us Hence yoc can see why
we Ike . live In seattle. and NE have .
profound respect and love for her fair
minded and honorable eitixenx"
Tel me something saeut your society.
Mr.. Nayi0r
srhe Coast sesmen's Union of the Pa
eifc coast II society which now has NO
members IN good standing. The head
quarters are In San Francisco and there are
branches .; san Diego, San Pedro. Port
Townsend. Eureka and Seattle We who
form this association of scameu say to each
OF our brothers. and 10 ell workers gener-
ally. tsas the most important question we
hare TO deal with Il the question Of Gsvis-
ing means 10 obtain . fair share of the
r.efness and results Of our labor, 20 that
styagGling for existencs win be easier and
life be made pleasure instead Of o bur
6eu- To attain this object we bear in mind
that In unity there Is strength Our
motto Is. One for all and al for one
,-.., n sss sosisss , also protects iss neEbe.s
house keeper and his partner. the store
owner, who, through the Vaccinations Of
the captain, rohs the sailor. II has been
the case heretofore that everybody but the
sailor got the benefit of his wages Now il
Is different: the sailor gets the full benefit
an improvement over the time when sew
erai different persons took his wages regu-
larry and divided them 20 suit themselves.
We have $500 in oar treasury and win
use every cent OF 1t in case Of necessity
to defend In court the interests Of single
Ii iSthe intention 70 enlarge the scope
OF TIE society. and TO make Ii universal 80
tyr seamen Ecay be protected all over the
forld. Delegates from the coast societies
VIII be sent TO meeting 10 be held In
Sunderland. England. In Jane next, when
an international society win be formed
when q branch OF this society can be
oand in every important port in the
world then the erimps. thieving boarding
house and store keepers win have TO ply
their vocation on seme class other than
sailors il they wish to make dishonest
living