The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-27
Secretary Olander Points Out to
Canadian Officials Where
Blame Rests for i, Damaged
Locks at 500. s,r'rss'. s..
PUGIL1sT, AGENT OF Ill.,. .s:5. z.... 6
e: CARRIERS, FACES TRIAL
Charges of Shipping Lads by
Fraudulent Inducements Have
Become Numerous Since Expo
sure Of Shanghaiing.'' >.. Ss55

Victory is in sight for the strik-
ing seamen on the great lakes. .
With the shipping season but a.
few weeks from abe close the
Lake Carriers are already at the
end of their resources and many
boats have already been ordered
laid up with cargoes in sight ow-
ing to the inability. to obtain
crews that would pass govern
ment muster. H.. IL
1t was all plain sailing for the
lake trust as long as summer wind
blew and smooth water. was the
rule but as the lakes got lumpy
with fall snorters the. "rah-rah 8 ).
laddies and dock loafers deserted
in squads and the storm Of a week
ago last Saturday found most of
the trust boats not only short
handed but manned by crews
many of whom had never been
off Of dry land before.
And when the returns were all
in it was plain that the majority
of the casualties sustained were
the result of incompetence on the
part Of the masters and engineers
and Of inexperience on the part
Of their overworked4 crews.
Reports were everywhere prevalent
after the big: blow that many boats
were grounded because they did not
have steerage way enough to keen
them off The reefs. - (. ,zzstfs..,t
Hoyt Case a Laughing Stock. Z {
The biggest farce OF all was in the {
case Of the steamer Hoyt. sss
Captain" Ainswortf, seventy years
old but for the first time in his life
the captain Of a boat, according to
the daily prints, is quoted as saying
that he lost his way on Lake Supe-
rior, that his compass went back on
him. He says that he thought he
had lots of water under him when
he struck. In the next breath he
says he kept his sounding lead going.
constantly. Why. did he heave the.
lead If he thought he was ten miles
out in the lake from Outer Island? ii
His engineer is reported as saying
that only one boiler was in commits
sion and he could not hold up steam
sufficient to give, the boat stearage
way. The other boiler was leaky
and useless. - " - -
Would These Stories Go Once.
Would such explanations be toler-
ated from officers in command Of
boats manned by experienced union
seamen? -. Fl - s
And would a lad who was making
his first trip on the lakes be put to,
watching and washing down the
decks at the same time?s Hogan says
he was. rr..> s's.r :. - Z
No: the fact of the matter is the
big shipping trust has shot its bolt
and victory is plainly in sight for the.
seamen who have singlehanded
fought the freshwater octopus to a
standstill. 40 4. 80 ..5s*; 4;
If one union Of lake employees can
accomplish this alone what can Q
combined strike Of all the great lakes
| unions, such as is promised for next
spring, get away with. : :s .s ~
= Better 'Fess Up to Defeat. 6
The best move for the Steel Trusts
subsidiary, the Vessel Owners asso-
citation is to capitulate gracefully to
the fair wage. square deal demands
of the seamen before they. are placed
in q worse plight H., s;ss5 i, 8
The seamen's strike Is now ,2O9
days old, the longest fight in the hiss
| tory OF seamen in this country. and
while the battle has not yet been
won, the sailors have been successful
beyond the expectation OF any man..
| The Lake Carriers have spent mil-l
lions Of dollars and all to no purpose
The seamen, are as strong today
as they were on May !, when the
battle started. 45r4.sTS..% ss sE :sSzs2 l3
Financially, with the great force of
members working on lumber carriers,
independent vessels, package. freight
lines, passenger lines, etc.. all giving
their mite toward the sinews Of war;
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