The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-26


man on Japanese ship under the
terms 81 this bill. Therefore Japanese
crews would mret wholly the language
rec ''reihents OF this bill
ceconl
1t was nndoubts llY the intention OF
the trainers of this bill that the treaty
conditions OF y the arrest anil imprisou
ment of Officers and seafnen desettng,
or charged with dcscrtiUn from mer
chant vessels of the United States in
foreign countries aid for the arrest and
imprisonment OF officers and seam1h
dtserting, or charged with deserti1n
from merchant vessels of foreign ma
tions in the United States and the ter
ritorics and possessions thereof and Tor
the cooperation, aid and protection CT
competent legal authorities in eifcctihp
such arrest or imprisonment, is IN ter.
inmate, and that the crews of foreign
ships entering linited States ports
would have the right TO "receive with
IN iorty-cieht hours after demand there.
for from the master of the vessel to
which he belongs. one-half part of the
wages which shall lie due him, and,
ntter receiving such wage, leave his
ship. without regard to any of the laws
of his own country under which he M
have SHIPPED for n round voyage, and
without lear of arrest ANA n..lnison-
ment under the charge of dcsertion. as
such charge under the terms Of this
bin ceases to esist. No foreign con
sui VIII have the right TO enforce the
, shipping articles under which the man
, may have shipped in Il foreign port and
from witch the il releases him in an
American port.
ttter the immigration laws of the
United states a sailor is not considered
an immigrant and he therefore has the
right TO come ashore under the rules
, and regulation established ty the De
paftinent Of Labor and remain in Amer
can territory a reasonable time during
, which he NAV reship aud depart from
the United States. Therefore. crews
from foreign ships have the right to
leave their ship, disregarding the terms
, of their shipping Articles, and remain
a in America until they have either re.
, shipped. at higher wages, upon the ship
they had Just left, or have drifted to
employment on the ships of other com
!, panies.
! The Chinese Exclusion Act and the
3 agreement with the japanese Govern
. nent would seem to put an iely
different phase on the condition of the
:, Chinese or Japanese sailor who desired,
: under the provisions Of this BILL to dis
. regard his shipping obligations, aban-
don his ship and come on shore at an
:, American port, in order to demand
= higher wages for his service on the re-
y turn voyage or to seek employment on
: some other ship.
8 1t is question if there would not
= he grave difference here between the
rights OF the European sailor, under the
:, gcre.al immigration law, and the rights
y IF the Oriental sailor under the Chi
= ncsc Exclusion Act, and it is doubtful
/ whether the Department of Labor
would permit Oriental sailors to come
$ ashore in large numbers in Pacific
Il Coast ports and these men to remain in
e port until such time as they saw fit to
teship. II these men were permitted to
u come on shore it would be difficult to
/ get them out of the county, cxcep. by
u deportation under the Exclusion Act
y and at the expense OF the Government.
ny the tern.s OF this bill, an arrange
y 'ent among the OfN"n~s of tho I-tar.
national Seamen s Union would place
he control of the crews of all ships
= mdef the charge of these leaders and
II ne crews would be instructed to de
te and "thc half wages due, - under
Il ne terms Of the bin, abandon Their
y uties, come on shore and the shil
y could have to remain in port until !
IT, Jew crew were provided or the old on,
VI, eshipped, of course at very much high
tn r wages than those at which they wer,
Il originally shipped.
VI The bill is Il device to assist members
IT. If the crew in all departments to OBJ
III ain higher wages. But it is doubtful
whether the Japanese sailor would afli
81 late with the international organiza
," ION and III view of the paternal inter
Il" st OF the Japanese government in the
Vs. 'hlps and personnel of the .japanes,
c' merchant marine, it is reasonable t,
~ oppose that the Japanese governmon
u you'd counteract any action of thi
rs kind by Immediately enacting Law
III making it n criminal Offense for a Japa
nu nese sailor to desert his ship in fol
IN eign pos. The Japanese sailor woul
~ rot dare avail himself of this provisio
/, uu 4 the bill to advance his wages, fear
uS ing imprisonment ON return to his ow
,e country.
nv 1t is therefore apparent that tn
81 owners of Japanese ships will be abb
"s 20 comply with all the provisions of thi
, oil and, AT the same time, their crew
would ne exempt from any advance
~, wage over that at which they had sigl
"" I'd IN their home port, nor could thei
Jews he disturbed by labor agitation
I;t Third
in II is wcll known fact that the ahi
'ell Ity TO meet competition depends larg
lille ly upon efficiency aud economy of Ope
Ips, 'tlon. Wages are n prime factor
an. | operation. The wages of seamcn o,
INV IT Oriental ports are lower than Il
in wages of soamen out of any other por
the N the world. The wages of Europoa
seapen out of Pacific Coast ports,
.ins the different departments of the shi
zen, will vary IRON $40 Ia S55 per mon
lere United States gold, while the wages
mem Oriental senmen ont of Oriental poI
any viii vary from S1,5O Ia - gold y
of cost OF feeding the European sailor
10 10 cents per diemi ihc cost OF fcpdi
iirh the Oriental sailor il ~ cents per Bic
uc, From this il must Boz apparent tl
his iboro is o Npst differences 81 ecouol
bp 10 the operation nf competitive yosst
lor. in the same Oriental trade, whore one