The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
CONFERENCE Of SHIPOWNERS and SAILORS
ENDS WITHOUT CLOSING BREACH.
Three Hours Session Of Employers and Water Front Fed
Grafton Committee Produces No Change in Situation
No Understanding Is Reached and No Other Meeting Isl
Called, Leaving Prospect of Continued Struggle
DEMANDS OF THE UNION.


the demandsof the men for increase in
pay.
DEMANDS OF THE UNION.
| At subsequent conference, the de-
mands OF the unions were modified to
some extent. and made to more nearly
conform to the indications given at the
! first meeting At this conference the
sailors demanded:
First-An advance in monthly wage
to bar harbors only of IS per month.
making the uniform rate of $50 per
month to steam schooner sailors to bar
harbors and outside ports alike.
Second-That the provision in old
contract requiring that messrooms be
to the extent that he words where
possible" be dropped
Third-That the men be given time
off during working hours to keep their
Fourth-That where a vessel outside
of the regular working hours. or on
shnday han sne or ga akfs sha bee
paid for all time after the first land
ing, except during runs of two hours
or more between landings.
The firemen demanded:
Flrst-That overtime be paid for
work after p. m. or before a. m,
or on Sundays and holidays on sailing
days. as well is other days. even
though on sailing days the men be
put on watch and watch
Second-That all steamers, regard
less of size. running north of Crescent
City or south of Point Conception shall
carry three watches.
The cooks and stewards demanded;
First-That the pay of walters re-
ceiving $50 per month be increased TO
$35 per month.
Second-That they should have GER
tain overtime on vessels working cargo
at night at open ports.
The Steamship Association indicated
to the men that If they would waive
their demands for increase in rate of
wages the other demands asked by
them might be granted, notwithstand-
ing that some of them were, by the as
sociatien, regarded as extremely un-
reasonable
The conference was without result.
1t was agreed, however, that the
steamers should operate under the old
contract until due notice was given by
one of the contracting parties of its
desire to terminate same.
the earthquake and fire, when the Sail
orS' Union passed resolution TO con-
tinue the old conditions with the
the latter.
FURUSETH's PART IN NATTER.
Early in May, Mr.. Furuseth. who had
been away from San Francisco during
theN foregoing negotiations. returned to
this city. Notwithstanding the sad
plight in which he found San Fran
cisco, and Notwithstanding the action
taken by his union to continue the old
ton, and knowing full well what his
attitude would probably lead TO. he,
for reasons OF his own, renewed the
demands of his union for increase of
pay and the trimmings" before. re-
ferred to.
On Saturday. May 2e. Mr.. Furuseth
called on Mr.. Hanify, the vice presi-
dent Of the Steamship Association, and
asked for something definite which he
might present to the members of his
union at meeting to be held on Mon
day Nav 22
Mr. Hanify said that. in view of the
calamity from which San Francisco
ruption to her waterfront industries
at this particular time, if the sailors,
firemen and cooks and stewards would
come 10 the Steamship Association
with proposition to continue the pres
ent contract without alteration, except
that the sailors should have an ad-
and the cooks and stewards should
have an advance of s5 per month to
bar harbors. and the cooks and stew
ards should have an advance or 80 per
month to men now receiving $50 per
month; that while he did not regard
the advance as in any way JUSTIFIED,
would use his best endeavors with the
United Shipping and Transportation
Association to bring about an agree
ment on those lines.
Nothing further was heard from Mr..
Furuseth.
On Tuesday morning, May 29 it was
common report on the street that the
sailors were demanding an increase in
wages of s5 per month all around, that
is, to bar harbors and outside ports
as well, and that they would strike
Mr.. Fritch, secretary of the Steam
ship Association, made 1T his business
to see Mr.. Furuseth and request of him
that he call on Mr. Hanify and explain
the situation to him.
Mr.. Furuseth called on Mr.. Hanify
and explained that at a meeting of the
Sol lfr-G ITrain hal ~ he ~e.1l1 haf n
1t was decided that the new scale of
wages and the new trimmings" be
put in effect at once. but that vessels
would be allowed to complete voyages
they were then on at the old rate and
under old conditions. This action was
taken without regard TO the due notice
before the old contract could be ter
minated. >4.2.As&
DEEM THE PAY AMPLE.
On May 81, the demands of the
unions were by the Steamship Asso-
citation presented to the United Ship
ping and Transportation Association.
which latter. after carefully consid-
ering all the circumstances, concluded
that the men were being amply paid
for their services that the conditions
under which they were working were
fair and liberal, and that their de-
mands were unreasonable; that the
pressing of same at that particular
time was without warrant and for the
reasons given IL deCllned 10 allow the
Steamship Association to accede to
them.
Mr.. Furuseth was at once advised of
this action.
While these negotiations were going
on q telegram was received by Mr.. Han
ify announcing that the agent of the
Sailors Union at San Pedro had. at i
o'clock that afternoon, ordered the
sailors on the steamers Santa Monica
and San Pedro to quit work, which the
men did, Notwithstanding that Mr..
y, h -, Nt-<.f
would be completed at the old rate of
wages and under old conditions The
vessels were idle for the balance of
that day Work was resumed on the
following day by the captains agree
ing to pay the sailors IS per month
more than the rate at which they were
81 in haf of