The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-15
THE SAILORS VERSION
Paddy Glynn Replies TO New
man and Wright.
he STRIKES BACK VIGOROUSLY.
Their Charges OF brutality DENIED and
Their own History Toid-N nat
the sailors Want.

gnNgsr telling AEg charges me H'Sit~tt'sAs''.
sailors boarding house men MAKE ags5flst
the Sailors Union ~ the present FiriAs,
has called forth v.s0roas fetotnder from
PADDY Glynu, secretary o. me sailors
TfuEan. giving the union meas view q
the controversy. Mr. GIyfsu eFToIaefs1sis
assumes that tie Post-fntsl ilSeHsef ltseil
makes the charges against the union
when in reality The aFfae3e siinpls re-
lated the statements % AsSsrs Wright
and Norman lie aiso assumes that the
Post-Tnfelllgeucer has taken sisiee 30 the
controversy. whem IN fact. its sole ann
s. 20 tell the news without color or bias,
aua is as ready 70 give me view o. the
facts taken ~ one side a. that taken oy
the other This explanation Viii dispose
or some strietures On the conducf OF this
journal contained in Dir. Gyms letter
which - as follows;
Sailors Union 81 the Pacific,
Seattle May H. fxt-
'~To the Editor: The writer. as the sec
retary az me Seattle branch OF the SAL
ors' Union. calls your attention 20 matter
IN Yesterdays edition Of the Post -gnielli-
eeneer headed The Sailors Fight The
statements IL contains are too gross a
stigma on the institution represented by
the writer TO be left unnotEcest, yet ia
the view OF those who understand the
working OF the Sailors Union, II IL
really almost Euperfiuous TO regard Il at
all There are those. however VINO 10
siot appreciate the condition OF the sail
ors' nght, as y0u term Il. and We would
therefore state our side Of it. and put a
frsser light Oh the whole matter as well as
we can.
the story as you publish IT emanates
from Thomas ". Wright and Thomas j
Newman. sailors boariing house men or
crlmps. as they are popularity named. We
may say these two gentlemen have never
Fssra Ia
Ha they did In your columns yesterday.
and Il Is yet hard for as To realize by
what strange freak their story AL
lowed 20 pass ny as The truth. TIE two
gentlemen are well-knGWn characters on
this Coast. had characters h mild term
Tor them. and consideration OF some OF
their history. considered the source
from which the article in question Was
derived, Hay perhaps suffice 20 clean the
Sailors Union from the stigma that
might otherwise rest on them. Briefly
then. Thomas " Wright Is OF Nova SEQ
Tia. and Was. up 10 few months ago.
partner Of tlse row deceased Jim Turk.
The notorious shangsIaier and crimp or
Portland. Wright Was an active partner
o. this Jim Turk, and participated IN his
criminal ventures among the sailors the
stories OF which are told hy mariners In
all ports OF the known marine world.
from Melbourne 10 Arcban@cl II Is not
enough 70 state that Turk methods we're
vlcieus--it does not give you the vivid
idea Of the cold-biooded ylilany OF the
man who trucked in sailors flesh. which
he STEPPED with his drugs before turning
them over 20 the ships with which ne
dealt This mans life wouid make a
story beside which the revels OF the ma
rooners are tame. The ttmd character Of
the innocent Jack Tar ashore Is familiar
10 all. hut ia the hands Of Wright and
ha ssea4 hs 4faA Ia sak
chandise. Recently Wright has been part
ner with Turks son in Tacoma. stan IN
IA same uefarious business of boarding
house aud crimp. Incidentally we may
say there Il money Ia the business. and
ne stays with 81.
The proposition Is plain one-the
captain say Of merchantmen. wants
two sailors at say So or less. a month.
lie cannot get them from the union up-
der say 81, The union has a moral infiu-
enCe over all sailors ashore, and they do
not go voluntarily for less than union
wages Here then Is whcre tho crmp
finds his opportunity The unfortunate
has been living in his boarding house and
he Is presented with "a huge bill ~ the
otlmr. but not. most likely. having the
money. ho ~ given The only option as a
settIcment~-HerNice aboard with ihc cap
tain Ia question. ana this captain turns
over 10 the crimp part OF the mans
wages This Is crinplag proper.
Wright however. does nos stop AZ this
lie shanghals "a ihe old crude way. and
with whisky and drugs. and whatever his
cunning and buildozirE character sup
plies him with he uses There IS no dan
Ger Ia IL. lie s. safe on every hand. Moth
ipg "a lose ant everything - gain The
law nnds II hard - reach him ANA the
paw Is heavy. This is how he makes his
s Asa month 81 which ~ makes men
Iva 80. l.
retion this. hnt 81 Is too ehastly real 10
te doubted without Investigation. and we
are sincere ln what We write Cases I'm
point against WriEhl are numerous
enough As late as last January Wright
shBnehaied two ignorant japanese sail
ors aboard the American ship rabcock
hound for Europe With wheat W. haV.
~ our office records 20 prove this state
mrnt This last March Wright with The
h~'r 81 that curse amous sailors. Wh.e-
-. sof o MIXED crew aboard ere John g.
Triess Thn men. when elrnlnE were On
. state Of body ans m}u7 harl 90 realize
To- one na- riosFly familiar vlth tho de-
tnorali1et condition of fortlsu sailor
w20ti amnnE thf rrimr~. They were made
q Sign without any ilmrul'y. ans the 'a8.
vance money was naif over to tAc crlmpz
g. Auc foyW one ~ ihe men Who wore
shipped hy ga m however jumped from
- tortraSfle heat after fbn vessel haa
set s1il ana swimming ~ shore hrouuhr
thr story - the S1tfa-s' Union rrtfs
fa.t was published lu vonr paper At tha
ti-rr ant che errt lfneot Of vaur article
tfru vss With thr Sailors t'n{oa These
ar a frN ~ the eircnt s1sf arfeeS r.. ,snrer.
tiaa W.ih tho crooked history 81 Wrf.at
prf .u plAiu. Square way They ar,
U.tatl charges W. arr r.t.iY ta slnetar-
tste r' art ,'me. From ths ea~ he ,odE.
ri tn hoV marh shonli - rausl 4ers.f tte
t.a 81 Eggs