The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-17
TO HELP JACK TAR.
Werid's Workers Gather for saiIor,. n.
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WeFid's Workers Gather for sailor'. u..-
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 New York. Sept. 1s.--TraveIInx ,Is.,, thousand miles for over three thous.rA hours. representatives from a dozen na.,or. are today bound for this city to pIan orr ganised help for the sailor on every ... ., the globe. For the first time fin b,s,or, an international conference In fine ,r,as1.. of millions of men who live on tia .a1. has been called by the American sa. r,~..n Friend Sociiety. and from almost eyer,, co,,. try in the world delegates are hurrv,n, here to be present at the katherine ,,, saa tober {. America will be represen,as h.. authorities on the interests of the saarosn from more than c dozen Of the aon,e1vss branch stations in the leading ports on both coasts -
 To outline and propose remedies for .h. problems with which the great tnterna,,oa al body of seatarers iH' faced on everp shor. of the world today is the object of thts unique congress- The world wide vvsy. S the erimp. the boarding master inc sn,n. ping agent and ship owner will be d,sruss- ed by men who have made life long study throushout the globe of these vital elements in the life of Jack k-ashore. The traat ment of tackles in the navi4s of tha na tions as well as the merchant marine win come up for consideration. Efforts viii also be made to perfect the organization Oy WHtCu tHe AhhcEtCAh beAmenH Friend Ea- ciety is aiming to keep in touch with the shifting body of sailors through their forty five stations all over the world
 From Great Britain. F. ". Matthews secretary of the British and Foreign Sail ors Society of London Is on his way to ciya the conference the benefit of his investIga. tions in tour of the globe which he has just completed. The problems of the s,Iitor man in the Mediterranean ports will be re- ported by T. J. Irving. who Is bound for New York from Naples. whore he has for years been an active worker for stranded seamen. Chaplain wollesen of the soclety.s station at Copenhagen has today arrived in this city and will he followed by oth- CT leading workers in the ports of Germa- ny Holland and Sweden.
 From the Western Hemisphere veteran workers for the American Seamen's Friend Society from Montreal down to Buenos Ayres are alreUdy embarked on their long journey to the American conference Tuck CT. who has succeeded long line of strick- en workers at the branch ID Rio de JaneI- TO, which for seyenty-four years the tociety has battled to maintain against the ravaRos of yellow fever. Is to report on conditions surrounding jack ashore in South America today. Another experienced worker in Ar genuine has begun the long voyage from Buenos Ayres Reports will also be received from the other South American stations of the society at Valparaiso. Montevideo and Rosario.
 New Orleans, Gloucester. Seattle Norfolk. Galveston. Newpor; News. Pensseola, Bas- ton, Charleston. Wilmington and Portland oregon. will send representatives to tell this congress of workers their Ideas for look Ing out for the welfare Of the saiIor The experiments of the Soeety's agents n the ports of every seaooard state in this coun- try to provide free chipping bureaus suita- ble aeeomn odations, entertainment. bankIne and outfitting facilities for tho seamen on the shores of the United States will all be discussed and new suggestions offered along these lines.
 AS We were the first to place and main tain stattons for the benefit of the worlds sailors outside of our country wa feel glad of the opportunity to call this first International conference to help the seamen of the world" said G. McPherson Hunter secrstary of the American seamen's Friend society at its headquarters. 7s wall Street today 'No class of men among all the people of the earth stands today more sad iy in need of speedy measures to brighten and better their lot in life We earnestly hope that our gathering next month wiiI result in a worldwide benefit to the sail. or.s