The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-18
THROWS ur rHE SPONGE.



The fight between the Sailors Union OF
the Pacific. formerly the Coast seanen's
Union, and the Shipow ners' Association,
which has been waged so fiercely ali along
the Coast, Is practically ended. The bat
tie has been the iercest at San Francisco.
where the headquarters of each organize
ton is located. and Seattle has been next
TO San Francisco as battle-ground. That
the Sailors Union has practically thrown
up the sponge Is shown by the following
telegram:
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE Sailors
Union at meeting last night passed this
resolution:
"Resoleed. That while the Sailors Union
Is ready Ia furnish men to ell vessels de-
string them. the privilege Is hereby granted
10 captains TO pick their sailors from any
part OF the rank and file of the union. The
right is also granted to members of the
union 20 look for their own jobs and shin
on any yessc! that they may desire. This
rule does not apply To Coast branches of
the union. which will be allowed to pass
such shipping regulations as may be best
htted To govern any particular require
ments that the occasion may demand.
bis motion shows that the union rec
ognizeS the impossibiiity of maintaining
any standard of wages or OF compelling
shipowners TO patronize its Office in this
port The outside offices are left TO do as
they choose. IL Is the hope.of the unions
eiicsrs that after the present depression is
over the union vii again be able 20 resume
its old place"
One OF tile straws which broke the
eamei's back was the stand taken nv the
Black Diamond Coal Company in joining
forces With the Shipowners' Association
b.
elpai supporters Of the union, and the
change was inangurated By Capt. Griffin.
OF the ship isanhoe. which plies between
Seattle ana san Francisco. The story of
Capt Grifiin's action Is thus told by the
ESamsaer. paper which has always
favored the union:
Capt. Griffin. of the Black Diamond
Companyis ship Ivanhoe, which sails to.
morrow, called has crew Of union sailors
att tins morning and announced that here
after the wages aboard that vessel Wet, td
he 80 per month until further notice. and
That hs, IS captaaa of the shin. reserved
TIE right 90 employ whom he pleased re-
gaTdiess OF the regulations of the union.
lie then told the sailors that those among
them sho desired To stay with the ship
eai'a DO SO, eut must sign papers at once.
"a ne desired tn he sure of his crew The
men ASKED until O'Clock in the afternoon
10 consider the matter. and after some DIS
eussion the request was granted
Al that hour the sailors met the can.
tain and asked for further time. bus cant.
6rtffsn refused 20 wait any longer. and i'm
consequences eight OF abe twelve union
men composing the old crew of the shin
signed the neS agreement This meant
absolutely TenouncinR the sailors union.
inhsmuch a. they agreed to salt for less
than union wages and With non.union
men as shipmates. From the tifty non.
union sailors Who were waiting on the
dock IA TIE hope OF securing work Capt.
1gifhn selected t0WT men needed To cam.
pete his crew. and then ali hands went %
WORK getting the ship ready for sea About
ah hear later the four union sailors of the
cid crew Who had refused To accent Grit
ans terms and leave the union returned
and asked 10 be given theiF old n!ac.s On
t'se snip, saying they had been AZ union
headquarters and that the secretary ~
the union had advised them &, STAY Wltl.
the lyanhee, as. the union could not
take care Of them, Capt. Grifan refused
tn discharge the NOMINATION men be had
signed, and as result there are four mora
union sailors tdle
"All DAY yesterday sesuseu who have
heretofore been staauch uaianists wa-e
nuRtlng up and down the vharve~ ~
vessels, There Is no longer any fear at ne
sailors union among captains aud shin
Gamers. and as result, instead OF .ar-
taias looking for crews, crews are lnok{n
fer captains The Coluss sails to.tay WttS
= a0n-uaaoa crew, and Monday thrse VS.
ssis Viii leave port with non-anloa crews. -