The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-31
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Longshoremen al Galveston Explicitly
Define Their Position.
WILL DO WORK GRATIS IF NECESSARY
Rather Than Cause Delay, Are Willing to
Labor for Nothing for Awhe-Sea
Wall Bonds Arrived.

Galveston, Texas, July SOL. G. Koen.
president OF lodge No $40. and ]. A. OWN,
sixth vice president OF the International
Longshoremen's association called at the
Office Of The Post correspondent today and
submitted q statement relative TO their
position regarding the work at the southern
Pacific pier. A reference TO the matter
was made In The Post OF last Sunday and
the statement made by the men today cor.
roborates the assertion previously made re-
garding their position. Efforts have been
made to come to an agreement, but Messrs.
Koen and Gwin say that they have failed
TO secure any change In the original wages
announced, Mr., Keen said further that IN
the event the trouble was not adjusted his
union would use every honorable means OF
preventing men from accepting the work
The statement submitted is as follows:
"Messrs. Sdderman Il Dolson say they
VIII pay 30 cents an hour for day work and
AZ cents an hour for night work. with no
extra pay fof Sunday. AT Algiers the
company has been paying 80 cents an hour
for day work and GO cents an hour for sun
day work. We demand the same wages
here. II the company can afford to pay
the wages IL does ut Algiers it certainly
can AFFORD 10 pay them here, where the
mechanical facilities are superior to tn ose
at Agiers and where man can do more
work In given time thaa be can there.
IAN of the experienced lOngshoremen
hereabouts are affiliated with our orgaulza-
tiop and we know that experienced men
can not be had here at the wages offered
"ln the event we can not reach an ad.
1ustment with the contractors before the
ships come, we are ready TO 80 In aud do
the work for the company until an agree
ment can be reached, In order that there
may be absolutely no delay In handling rhe
business. We would rather do the work
for nothing than to put one thing In the
way of this traffic moving through Calves
ton, but we do feel that we are entitled to
the same pay as the Algiers longSnoremen,
who are members OF our organization, have
been receiving. We feel that we are only
asking that which is right and that rho
company as well MS the pubic VIII support
us when they fully understand our posi-
ton"
Ben Doson Of the Arm Of Suderman X
Dolson, who have the contract for the
stevedore work to be done on the southern
Pacific pier, was seen by The Post CORE
spondent this afternoon ana asked for n
statement of his side Of the case He
seemed adverse to entering into news.
paper controversy with The union. He said
the men had been offered the work al the
wages paid by the Mallory line here and II
they hud decided to refuse II he could Sc
cure others to do the work. He said that
there would be no trouble In taking care
OF the ships and that the freight would
be handled with expedition whether the
Longshoremen's union decided 20 accept
the wages offered or not. Further than
that he could get the labor needed Tor the
wages offered Mr.. Doson would enter Into
no discussion for publication OF the merits
of the case or his plans In the premises