Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-18
ONLY JAPS CAN
SAIL UNDER NEW
SEAMEN' 5 LAW
u, S, Marine Wiped Off the
Pacific by Stringent Re-
Quirements Of Homogen-
eouS Crews for Merchantmen

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Washington, June 17.--Announce
ment In a dispatch from Tacoma that
the Great Northern steamship Mime
sofa would shortly start on its las
voyage from the orient under the
American fiag brought from Officials
Of the department OF commerce al
acknowledgment that the seamen'i
law. that goes into effect November
4, viii remove all but Japanese shipi
from the carrying trade between the
orient ana American ports on th'
Pacific ocean.
Not only viii ships under Ameri'
can registry be Withdrawn from this
service. but those flying the flags Of
Great Britain and other nations, ex.
cept Japan, VIII be forced 10 make
Canadian ports their terminals OF
the west coast of this continent.
such trans Pacific trade as nov
clears and enters through Seattle
Tacoma and san Francisco In Ameri'
can and British ships will 90 to Van.
couver or Prince Rupert, the latter
being the western terminus of ths
Grand Trunk Pacific railway which
the Canadian Pacific Is anxious tC
build up.
Japanese ships are the only ones
that can comply with the require.
ments OF the seamen's law that crews
shall be homogeneous and that the
crews shall understand the language
of the officers" said an Official of the
department Of commerce today
British ships and those flying the
flags Of other nations that have been
Carrying trade between the United
states and Japan, China and Russia
are manned with Asiatic crews ano
they do not understand the language
OF the officers. Therefore these ships
VII come under the law, as well as
those under American registry"
According TO information received
at the department of commerce, the
Pacific Mail steamship company viii
Withdraw its ships from the foreign
trade about the time the new Law
takes effect This company has five
ships now plying between Pacific
coast ports and American ports, Oh
the west coast
Dollar line Head Undecided.
The Dollar Steamship company, OF
which Robert Dollar is the head, has
q neet Of eight ships, -Four of these
were transferred TO American regis
try under the emergency law, and
four remained under the British flag
Press dispatches from the west coast
have quoted Captain Dollar as sayinp
that he will be forced to withdraw his
ships from American ports. on his
last visit 20 Washington, however
captain Dollar told officials of the de-
partment Of commerce that he had
determined what he would do. Ills
old association with American ports
on the Pacific, such as seattle and
san Francisco. made him reluctant
TO abandon these ports. But" he is
quoted as having said, ~ don't know
what can do other than 10 relin-
qulsh The American registry Of the
four ships carrying the American
flag and make Vancouver my port OF
clearance and entry on the northern
American continent
Canadians Seek ship Registry.
Reliable reports have reached the
department Of commerce from Off
Gals of other departments, who have
hen on the west coast, that agents Of
the Canadian government have beer
IN touch with officials Of steamship
lines that win have to abandon Unit
ed states registry and United states
ports with "A view to having them &c
TO Prince Rupert, the terminus of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway. The
Canadian government Is anxious &c
build mp this port and has established
extensive terminal facilities for hand
ling eargoes there
Recently by an order-in-couneil
the Canadian government granted
halihut hshermen cruising on the
Alaska banks the right to free entry
for transportation of fish in bond to
inland points in the united states
This took large part Of the fishing
trade from Seattle. Their endeavor to
get shipping Interests TO use that port
Is In line with the determination to
build ii up, IN this case In compe-
tition with Vancouver
Hawaiian Trade liit.
II was stated at the department OF
commerce that the Withdrawal OF
the Pacific Mail liners from the for
eign trade would Incidentally cripple
the transportation facilities between
the United states and the Hawaiian
islands Landing passengers and car
goes from The United Statcs at Homo
lulu Is limited under the navigation
laws TO American ships, Foreign
ships are subjected 70 "a heavy fine
for violation OF this law, that makes
ii pfohibitlVe on them to attempt al
infraction. There are two lines left
for operation under the American
coastwise laws between Honolulu and
the United states They are the Ha.
waiian- American line and the Mat.
SON line They have limited number
of ships however, and doubt IS ox,
pressed whether they can handle al
the traffic.
Asked what the Pacific Mail com
nany and james J. hin will do with
the ships that will be withdrawn
from the foreign service, department
officials say frankly they don't know
1T is possible that the Pacific Mai
company win sell its ships to another
corporation that will divorce It from
its Southern Pacific railway owner
ship" said one official "lf this /;
done The ileet can he operated In tbs
coastwise trade between the Pacific
and the Atlantic coasts through tht
Panama canal The same thing Is pos
sihle with the Minnesota, now owned
by the Great Northern Railroad com
pnny. In order TO operate in ths
eoastwise trade. however, the ship:
must be manned in accordance Will
the new seamaus law. Just as al
other vessels IN the coastwise trade
are
Ntlantic Trade Slightly Affected.
The new law viii not affect YES.
sells in the foreign trade on the At
lantic ocean To any great extent RE
ports to the department. are to tn,
cffect that some vessels in the trade
hetween The United siates and the