The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-15

thes Gamer az the present time, Captain Barring
ton having command in his place, and as Captain
Darlington is not a member Of the Brotherhood,
IL may be that she viii not be tied up imfne-
diateiy. The State OF Washington was in Ta-
coma last night and II. W. Baker said he knew
nothing regarding whether she would be tied
up or not, though he did no; think she would
BE- As TO the position be took
In the matter, he had nothing TO
say for publication. Captain Scott,
OF the Columbia River d Puget sound Naviga-
ton Company had but little TO say, but Joking
iy remarked that he guessed he would have to
take out license again himself. The general
sentiment OF the officials OF the various eompa-
MES seems TO be that they placed between
two fires, and they know not into which TO
jump
The iremen and all the men Employed in the
engineers department on the boats are stand
ing oy the engineers, and express determine
ucn TO strike in their defense II necessary Ihe
deck hands have held aioof SO far, bat II is
generally believed that they, too. will join
in the general strike when called upon
to do so, IS the hrerneu sustained
them in their strike some time ago and prae-
tcaily won it for them. d. Russell, agent OF the
Sieamshipmen's Union, said Yesterday, IN speak
ing on this matter, that the deck hands would
not take sides in the affair at all But II Is
well known that all the labor organ
izations and trade unions are down ON
the Brotherhood of Pilots because they
refuse TO admit TO membership any one who be-
longs to a distinctive labor organization. An
other question III the trouble which Is haoie TO
make the deck hands fighting factor IS the TACT
that an attempt will probably be made
To reduce their wages from SIS 70
so per month while the fight is
on. said u prominent steamboatman
last night: "The question Of reducing the
wages OF deck hands 10 go per month has been
under consideration for some time, as the com
panies under existing conditions can not afford
to pay more, and now is the time to do 1t and
make one job of the whole business"
Captain Bryant, when spoken to about the
trouble, said:
IL is strange that any body of men win
attempt to override tribunal established by
the laws of the country in which they have the
same privilege every other man. That diff
Guilty was brought before US 10 pass
upon. 1t need never have been
brought here, had the parties to it
been men instead of scbool boys But it was
brought here and we heard the evidence and
rendered decision. 1t makes no difference
what that decision was-whether right or
wrong, just or unjust, IL was the decision of Il
legal tribunal and no organization shoud be
tolerated which attempts TO override II
when il has the right 10 appeal 10 the
supervising inspector ana from him to a still
higher tribunal. Why, they might just well
60 up here 10 the county jail and attempt to set
at liberty prisoner sentenced 10 the peniten-
tiary by the superior court. do not believe the
people will sustain them in it and they GER
tainly ought not If they value the lives OF
those who travel on STEAMBOATS,. tell you II
captain must be ia authority on vessel or
there can be no discipline. ! care nothing for
their idle talk about me and my action and
what ! have said in this affair. have done
and said what / believe to be right, and will
stand by ii. he trouble Is here that on those
little boats the engineers have been used to
being as much master as the captains, but now
the time is coming to make them keep their
places and they can not reconcile themselves
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