The morning call., 1894-10-12
Union and NOn=UniOn
Men Will Act.
OF THE SEALER LILYL.
The Fearless lows the Disabled
Steamer Mackinaw Into Port.
Marine Notes.

The fight of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific has taken a very strange turn. The
non-union men have been asked to join
hands 10 an endeayor to advance the wages
of coast seamen to $50, and tonight in
Sailors Union Hall, at the corner of
Mission and East streets, the two factions
that have heretofore bitterly opposed each
other will meet 10 consider the one vital
issue. better pay for seamen.'
Hirelings who work cheap, say the salts,
make bad citizens. The Huns OF Penn
sylvania were only foisted upon the
country because the m0nOpolies wouldn't
pay good men to do the work. The sailors
are not going to permit the alleged Ship
owners Association to grind them down
to the very depths of poverty. They are
about to take one of the most sensible steps
that they have taken for long time.
ut is no longer a question of union and
non-union." said Secretary Furuseth of
the Sailors Union yesterday. 1--WE have
got to appeal to every man personally to
help us stand by the old schedule OF
wages Ships are getting cargoes, and
there must be money in the freighting
business else the vessels would not be in
commission.
''Some bOarding-houseS threatened to
throw the men out who would not sign tor
less than $25. If The men would come to
US we would get them board without any
trouble.
what we want is $50 rate to Puget
Sound, which is nothing more than fair.
We held meeting last Friday and there
we're plenty of n0n-uniOn men present.
We expect 10 get more of them to come
Tonight"
1t hardly seems probable, but the de-
moralizatinn of the coasting service is
being rapidly accomplished by intro
ducIng men as sailors who are the very
low-caste negroes and even Chinese have
been substituted for white men before the
mast. The 3. T. Cheney LETT here a short
while ago with $50 crew that looked
greener than the very water they floated
on. Other vessels have taken $50 men,
but these alleged seamen have all been
resurrected from back alleys and the
dumps
A very serious condition of affairs pre-
walls, and those interested in the better
ment of the condition of poor Jack would
do well to give the matter their atten ton.
Following is the outlook for man who
signs 10 serve for $50 per month: Usual
duties as a sailor, poor food, hard work
loading cargo while IN port and big chunk
of wages for the sharks" when he re-
turns to home port. Let the good work
for more money go on.
The sealing schooner Lily l. arrived
yesterday from the north. She is the YES
sci that was reported by the japanese
papers as having been blown up at one time.
She was subsequently, reported as having
had an explosion of powder on board,
which seriously injured four seamen. The
men were left at Hak odate. Their names
are Tony Lamont. Walter Lamont. w. Fl
Benton and S. j. Wilson. All the par.
ticuIars of the Lily LIS catch of seals
etc.. were received here some months ago
The tug Fearless arrived yesterday
morning from Astoria with the disabled
steamer Mackinaw in tow. The latter
damaged her steering-gear off the Column
bia some days ago, and was towed into