Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-09-05
L0NCSH0REMEN
ABANDON FIGHT
Longshcremen's Union Makes
Peace Pact With Stevedore
Company Last Night
OPEN SHOP PLAN
Manager Delanty and Secre-
tary Maosen Agree on
Satisfactory Terms

At a meeting f the Grays Harbor
Longshoremen's Union held last
night, il vas voted to abandon the
struggle for reCc niticn of tha union.
that has been going on several years.
against tho GsdEs tiarbor Stcvcdore
CO.. and the threatened boycott on
vessels loaded on Grays Harbor is
declared of.
This action was the result Of the
visit of J. A. Marsen, secretary of the
international Longshoremen's Union.
who spent yesterday in the city. Sec.
retary Madsen discussed the situa-
ton with Manager Delanty of the
Stevedore cor pa.Y, and was isured
that his company would make no dis
tnction in the employment or
treatment of men who belonged to
the union Cr those who did no; thai
all men We're engaged and retained
solely upon their fitness and willing
ness to give a days work for a days
pay. regardless OF whether or not
they held union cards.
The peace pact is attributed to the
failure OF the unions to secure the as
sistance of the Sailors union in the
fight. and the refusal of California
stevedores to refuse to work Grays
Harbor ships or to penalize them. The
international officials realized that an
attempt to enforce the boycott ut this
time was apt 10 lu.l. and la,iul, meant
the abandonment OF the lnterl lional
on the Pacific Coast. so mad the
only move possib's tu.,,r" The orcunl-
stances.
Whatever the motive. the settle
ment Of the struggle will be welcome
news on Grays Harbor. where the
dread Of possible trouble with the
shipping has been q menace 70 bust
ness ever since the dictatorial meth
ods of the old union forced the ship
ping interests Of GraYs HarDor to de-
clare for the open shop.
Company's Terms Accepted
The following letter from Nanag.
Delanty was accepted at the meeting
last night. and number OF members
Of the unions showed up for work at
the Aberdeen and Hoquiam docks
this morning:
Mr. Ole Dian. representing Local NO.
81, l.. A.. Aberdeen. Wash:
I'SdE OH. ACIlIlliilllS ihH ltNtiI'
conversation with Mr.. Lindgren OF
Hoquiam, local and yourself. would
say that the Grays Harbor Stevedore
company does not discriminate against
any man because of membership in
the |. L. A.. and if any members Of
the union desire TO return to work
they will receive preference-other
conditions as to skill. ability and eX-
perience being equal.
We endeavor TO maintain a list Of
men in Aberdeen and Hoquiam just
sufficient TO handle the shipping of
the port. and outside of these eXOeri-
enced men, rely upon floating 'abor
to assist during rush times This we
do in order that the experienced men
can be kept going with the work.
Members of the |. l.. A. will be given
work whenever desired, and with a
small list on our books and the amount
of business being done, there should
be no complaint of not getting work
can speak for Mr.. Patterson and
Mr.. Mack in that they approve of the
policy outlined above, and as mana
ager | will guarantee its continuance
Very truly yours,
GRAYS HARBOR STEVEDORE CO.
(Sgd.) H. NJ. Delanty, Mgr.