The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-14
amen Less Hardy Lot.
e,Its Didn't Have to be Handled
with Gloves"
, the New York Times.1

,,,s Salts Didn't Have to be Handled
with Gloves"
,erom the New York Times.]
i the serious difficulties for
0dP shipowners who intend to
e 9fl S.tasamships to trade through the
u canal from New York to the
tsnl coast, aud to the far East and
fnt Ma, will be to get qualified officers
IL a." TO man their vessels. At the
't time the big Pacific mail liners
'v. esn Francisco to Japan and China
y 'Tanese crews with American
II they were to be compelled
ff tn change, as the firemen and
i.9 nnion wishes, there are not suf-
~, men available at San francisco
s' ,ttle to man the ships.
! mg mercantile marine is built up
5g Panama trade on this coast, the
W men here say that the vessels
pl have to be manned by Chinese or
~ men from the West Indies and
" ,fpers would have to be taken from
os4n countries by offering higher
W At the present time local steam
Ines TO the West Indies have diff
!, ~ Getting a sufficient number of
,,rs ,or their ships and have to carry
sr r. spanish firemen and sailors.
'@b- american liners to Southamp-
amer cadets are offered every in
,ngpt TO go to sea, and learn to be-
T. c.f .ers. they cannot get the right
If ooss to take it up. They will go
+ao ar three trips to see a little of
r,ra but the cold nights on deck,
ss Of being at home in their warm
4ampens their ardor for a nautical
!. frst officer of a big freighter
.as for Australia last week, by way
.e Cape Of Good Hope, said
>aars and firemen have to be handled
gloves now and pampered as if they
dollhouse plants. They have jam,
naa}e, butter, pickles, two kinds
fresh meat at meal, vegetables,
7aI eggs twice a week for break
ISL and oatmeal porridge with milk
-rer delicacies that were unheard
-y | hrst went to sea 80 years ago.
5s- the time coming when the chief
sr@ 2 liner addressing a sailor will
,a saw. Pardon me Mr.. Smith, but
Vol indy step forward and request
-.r enIan who attends to the lamps
vo- me- with a few moments con-
alton IN my cabin. Do not disturb
! ray you, if he is engaged, but
NOW and | will call upon him
.re Young days at sea we lived on
ors, and salt pork with lots of hard
a3 hard work, - the chief officer
rgs and an onion was a luxury.
rsvs If the packet ships that made
-s-t3 passages across the Atlantic
Ito nina round the Cape of Good
7-r- fed on the toughest rations,
1v we're as hard as nails and could
r.l As hours at a stretch. AS
wing went in describing sail
' sailing ship times. Every hair
s cad a rope yarn, each finger a
E pike, and every drop of blood in
stockholm tar
he misfits that are sent to a
look for a job after every other
shore has gone, wear white
smoke cigaretts, chew gum and
.. the consul to complain if they
..Aed to stop up on deck for one
/ hen the work had to be done.
sst voyage | had one young fellow
1poed as able seaman and did not
The difference between the fore
and the lazaret. but he was an au-
" On Byron, the bo'sun told me,
--aa poetry to the men on their
I aeIow. One day | told him to go
: foc' sic head and clear away some
nat mad been left there by the
Gus watch on deck, and he looked
I'm panied way and said: What,
: rain, sir?' When recovered from
| made a run at him
e went right away without further
iuon.
#ss than five years from now you
lr1 that all the big lines will be
4- oy Lascars, Chinese or Negroes.
lay Of the white seaman is passing
y, and it will be difficult to keep
= supply for the navies, too. 4"
White Star, Clnard, Royal Mail
packet and other big lines have
trouble in keeping up their supply
'lor officers. They have raised the
nd started pension funds to tempt
: noys of decent education to go to
ma also have sailing ships trading
lstTaHa to train them to become
.s The Royal Mail company has
eompelled to take cadets from the
ng ships stationed at Liverpool and
lr as junior officers until they have
Be experienced and able to pass
Limitations. Of course they do
lave charge of watches nor are
alowed any responsible position on
Peninsular and Oriental steam
alton company, which has a sub
Of $1,000 a day from the British
nment for every day in the year to
Il the Indian, China ard Australian
'eryice has been compelled to pay
e stucation of cadets on the train
mp on account of the scarcity of
rs. Ten years ago the same COM
and the Royal mail had long wait
SIS Of applicants, and in addition to
z second officers certificate at least
lpIicant had to come of good fam
d also possess some slight income.
he meanest cargo steamship own
ports like Hull, Glasgow, Shields
'ewcastle have had to increase the
/ heir officers and crew and give
better food and quarters in order
men for their ships. Under the
rules in England now the captains
d stop the wages of the crew as
lsed to do for trivial offenses, such
icing shaved, washed and dressed
lister, two-days' pay; not being in
nm on the promenade deck, two
pay; answering an officer imperti-
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