The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-25
THEY DIVIDE JACKS MONEY.
his ADVANCE WAGES COVE BEFoRE
HE BOARDS sHIP.

Bssrdiae Masters Appeal 60 the E.eiish
BOARD OF Trade Against ths systen OF
Eztortion-Consui Fraser Thinks the Ship
Pise Should be Dons ThrouEh hts once.
In the cheerful days OF the old clippers the
californian out Of Job merely had to go to the
skippera state his case, and get berth. 1t Is
all changed nowadaya
Poor Jack comes ashore usually dead broke.
from long voyage and puts up at boarding
house He tells the boarding master that he
would like to ship again as soon as possible.
The boarding master keeps him for several
woeks. charging him 81 a day. nts him out
with oil eklns and other things. some OF which
he doesn't need. and then delivers him over to
the shipping master The boarding master
paid the shipping master. until about four
months ago. $40 for getting Jack Job. This
was charged against Jack in his board bill
and came out Of the $50 advanced to him By
the master OF the vessel In which he sailed. =
Every one OF Jacks three masters. notwith-
standing the vigilance OF the sweet little
oherub that sits MP sloft got something out OF
him for shipping him. He received no actual
money. except loans made to him By the
boarding master He signed articles for q
voyage Of from three months to three years.
specifying that he had received an advance OF
$50. The order for this advance. In the case
Of seamen on British vessels, was turned over
to the shipping master. who collected It after
the ship had sailed. from the ships consiRnee.
and paid out OF IL jacks bill to the boarding
master and fee to the master Of the vessel.
The shipping masters share in the transact
shipped: the boarding m aster's share was tho
amount Of his bill. deductinR the $40 he paid
master OF Ike Vessel ep was about So. '' u WV
since the wages OF o californian shipping on
3 month the shipping masters have allowed
Jack an advance Of $40. out Of which the
ST.. The, Shipping, master, Charges si$
and, It is alleged, sometimes .Sl5 for
SssteTs Protested against this Arrangement
bit the shipping masters would not make Il
tss o ssd mr. Fl s9e Tase
the British Copsul, and handed him an appeal
eS @sre 81
20 abolish the present system Of hiring sailors
The appeal said in part:
HAVING .6oIossa InS~isdss q me HstRsL's .SiE
senon OF Your so 9SSS body 10 tSss
,e ~ has Sssn a. az B;s
between the British seaman and captain, and whs en-
ray from each seaman Who w,shss To- be d.seSsrFsd
pay pf "a: ub.ae sRona .nch seaman SS
"a. n. port ~ pssF s5.h v .S ne said
sometimes more. The vessel wing from said egtn!
So. SSP.y ,G? sn 9s' %
ssPRisS iSst @Sn the past
.,!monih' there hi: been an agent o. mddie%s9.
%sfins contract. Win Is. owner. q vessel; 70 LUZ
81 vessel viii receive certain rebate from each sea
IN cyn,s Suf Ss sSTe Of wsn SR
ns ISSn OF S1 Of the T IN ~
Shipping Master Robert ]. POINTER. who is |
accused by the boarding masters OF having |
made contracts with the vessel owners or their |
H. srss tRa he q DOES es
Rot charge s sSI anything for ,shippinYg
Tor them. He returnsd from Y Eq5 tTSat on
sron. head Of the nrm OF Haveron / Brennan.
sailed on the Etrura to make an effort to per-
here. Mr. Hayer9n,s partner, Mr. Brennan
mate business with the owners of vessels.
Hayeron Brennan and Williams Pointer
steams6ips taii treighteTsI and sailing vessels
to supply them with men, The runners for the
when
arrived mere several weeks ago. Williams
o he sHd In the
We have contract with your owners for
dons the business Of yoaE shiD Ho fePs Res
funner f 5 hand After examining It in a eur.
sorry way. the skipper said:
Capt. Jones Of the ship Bidston Hill. which
to sail for Chinese and East Indian ports. also
refused to recognize the contract shown by
cause Mr.. Brennan OF Ilaveron 4 brennan dis
played a cable despatch from the Hill line
giving the business OF the ship to his firm |
The natural Inference Is that MIR, Haveron had
induced the representative OF the Hin line
abroad presumably by bidding higher than
Mr.. POINTER. to turn over the lines business
to Haveron x brennan.
Men who profess knowledge Of the m ethods
Of shipping masters say that they give from
IS to 81 to the owners OF British ships for each
man shipped. The reason for the drop In the
and the reason they are willing to give up
hundreds OF their idle shipmates are willing
10 do likewise.
Consul Fraser says he will transmit the APP
peal OF the boarding masters to the English
Board Of Trade. He said he had no doubt that
their statements were true. nut that Ii would |
be difficult to right the wrongs the seamen
suffer at the hands OF the shipping masters.
There was only one way to remedy the abuse.
and that was the tranafeTence Of the shipping
OF British seamen TO the office OF the British
Consul. Mr.. Fraser expressed surprise that
owners or their agents should enter into COM
pacts TO take away part OF the pay OF their
en- ployees.
The British Captains are not pleased with
the new arrangement between their owners
O nd the shipping masters. because they make
nothing out OF II. Poynter < Williams will
furnish men or have furnished men to the fol- |
lowing steamships; Queen Margaret, Queen
Adelaide. Rayensdale. Straits OF Dover.
Oceanic. Manuka and Roddam. They have
SECURED the privilege OF shipping men for the
ghips Ben Nevis. Benares, BenlaTig. and the
barks Centurion, AnsmbA. and Cembus-