The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-07

sea no one loses but the sailor and his widow anu
children. The property Is paid for by the COM
munity by you and by me; for insurance shi''
the burden of loss from the shoulders OF the III
dividual to the shoulders OF the community re''
feet policing of the sea has removed the dangers
from piracy and losses from state or ioca us
turbances are paid for by the states and ocall'es
responsible.
And so the old principle Of common nazaro lao
heen abandoned so far as the shipoWner Is Gun
cerned through the operation OF maritime lnsui
apce and modern laws. But how Is II WIN 'no
sailor and with you and me? 1t Is easy 10 see
how this has worked to increase the hazara ooino
by the crew. Formerly the shipowner "ou.u Nv.
load his vessel to the danger point ne "ouia NV
risk employing unskilied men or 100 le" sai.ols'
because he did not want to risk his property NO"
he does not care; insurance Will take care VI 'h'
risks. and the idea is to make all the money pos
sible
Lot us look a little more closely into the coha'
sor of the sailors occupation that has peeh
evolved out of this hodgepodge OF laws "heio
and modern And then we can see very eeai',
how this condition affects not only the sailor ous
Won and me and every other American e'.iAeh'
hr,ef comparison of the conditions on shippoala
under the American flag with tnose uhaei 'us
flags of other nations will explain why 'he 1no'i
can how does not 20 to sea, and why II is heces'
INV law of congress. To begin with, the American
sailor who would ship over the high seas Is com,
ne,,ed To seek his employment through crlmp.
The Grimm Ia the runner for the notorious saiioi
"hoardins- houses" which furnish crews TOT Ill
aeen.sea going vessels He Is the absolute master
of the sailors employment. All deep'sea captains
shin their crews through the crmp. Inc crihp
10 maid out of the unearned wages OF the sai'o'
If is called advance money which the ID" PEI
mtts the sailor to sign away and whlcn inc sys.en
omna,s him to sign away The sailors cali II
blood money" The money Is paid by the captain
directly to the crmp. In fact all the negotiations
.ro carried on directly between the captain ahe
tho Grimm The sailor is not consulted al oil
More often than not he is taken on poara aite
having been literally treated to 1hiro iaii
doctor" drink that robs MIN OF all CONSCIOUS
ness. The practice smacks very 1nach Oh 'ne w
practice of 'shanghaing." The act OF Deceniue
= q. 1898, prevents the payment OF this oioo'
money. called allotment to original creui'ol
the domestic trade (coastwise shipping anu u
;. trade to nearby foreign countrles) But II IL pe
mtted In the deepsea trade, aEo ho saiiot CIV
u obtains employment on deep-seagoing vess
- without having visited the crimp Inc cr'i
-. ~ exists because the law permits him to exist
. nermitting the assignment of advance money
~ Ono state oregon actually recognized the syste
~ hv statute limiting the amount OF plooo-inoh
ia thirty dollars The crimp ceased 10 exist
l., the domestic trade when congress abolsheo
~ allotment to original creditor" In 1898
on When the sailor gets aboard he is compelled
o. tive IN snace 6 feet long by feet high ant
feet wide. This is the legal forecasle space
se cubic feet) except in sailing vessels pulit OF
he built after June 80, 1898. The sailors cai IL
,ov dog hole" to distinguish 1t from the 'nre nc
at (aremens quarters). and the glory noie 's'