The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-19
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Bros 4 Co. are also satisfied with the work Of
the union.
Mr.. Baker has the same. complaint to make
against the union that ting stevedores have, in
addition TO the compliant that the longshore
men don't permit the crews OF the Wilmington
and Haytian Republic to assist in diseharging
cargo.
II appears from other tereimony that the long
sho remen had interfered, Or attempted to inter-
fere, at times with the lo>tiug OF lumber ves-
sells. but that most OF these vessels had been
loaded without their aid aid without any very
strenuous Interference by them. Mr.. Stimson
testified that he had loadea many vessels with
MS own men, and had nc. permitted any inter-
terence with his business .n the part OF long
shOremen.
There was no complaint.to make on the part
OF any OF the parties appe-ring before the com.
mittee against the auth.ri;ies in the way Of
affording police protectie-a. Whenever called
upon. the police had been;prompt and efficient
In affording such protect~l. Your committee,
from the testimony taken therefore concludes:
First-Thst there has ebeen discrimination
against this port. aud tha~ such discrimination
can be traced directly to the exactions OF the
Longshoremen's Cuion Saa. where parties ere
engaged in large business,here, like the Pacific
Coast Steamship Compsay and Scwabaeher
BROS. d Co.. they have 10 difficulty In protect
ing their interests and getting satisfactory work
from the Longshoremsn< Union, but that by
reason OF the arbitrary cG.lduct of the union,
business that might be sei:t to this port by the
stevedores' Association iS2argely sent to other
ports, the stevedores alleging that the business
is not large enough and ti-re ia not enough in
~ w iuaAe IL WOitQ Wuto SOE tUtUi 10 eutef INTO
any controversy with she Longshoremen's
Union. They therefore SIND vessels to other
ports where they have Larger interests. There
fore, by reason of these eSections, the growth
OF the commerce of this Sort is directly him
dered.
Sacond-That the sysfe1l of the Longshore-
mems Union insisting ufsDn selecting forerneu
for their employers is erroneous in principle,
and, If persisted In and thS' are allowed TO have
their way, the commerce. of this port will be
very seriously injured Z is absurd for body
Oh 125 men TO attempt t>conduct business in
this port, which Is in co,lpettion with many
othsr ne'ghboring ports, Ion principles en-
tireiy at variance with theseonduct Of business
in every other port in the snown world.
We therefore find that tS., course OF the steve
dores In refusing 10 core to this port is per-
fectiy JuStifable. and we recommend that active
steps be taken to either Compel the longshore-
men to 90 business here the same as it is done at
other ports, or that or-anizatiou be effected
to do the work the same as-it is done elsewhere,
ana that steps be taker- for the protection of
such organization. We E.lieve that the long
hhoremen cannot in reasta ask from the steve
dores more than they ofSr, namely, that they
will employ only labor fro1l the union and that
they will also select their Bremen from it.