Evening star., 1918-07-28
SEAMEN'S TRAINING
STATION ORDERED
Chairman Hurley Aims to
Meet Principal Objection
of Union Sailors.

To meet tho principal objection Of
union seamen who have voted to
strike tomorrow because Of the al
legged refusal Of lake vessel owners
to cooperate with the government in
training seamen, Chairman Hurley Of
the. shipping board has ordered the
Lake Carriers Association to estab-
lish . training station for such pur-
poses on the Great Lakes. He also
ordered the association to put recruits
on their vessels for practicar expert
ence.
By this action tho shirping board
last night declared that it had met
the last legitimate grievance" speci-
fed in the ltriks resolution Of the sea-
mems and firemsn's unions.
Secretary olander Objects.
On the contrary. according to secre-
tary Victor A. Olander Of the sea-
mems union. the latest orders Of the
board only aggravated matters. and
he asserted that the Lake Carriers
fIl trick" The modification by the
slipping board Of the nations appeal
for men. to man its merchant ships
and in training recruits, he held,
means that the association will not
The remaining question at issue was
that Of the Lake Carriers Association
declining to cooperate with the gov
ernment In the issuance Of an appeal
for Americans to turn to tho seas as q
vocation and in training such men on
their, vessels:
Chairman Hurley Explains.
Chairman Hurley said yesterday the
unions were putting the shipping
board in 4 wrong Light, because NO
demands had been made on the car
riers' association to train men. but
to settle the question he ordered Capt
Cleveland. Ohio, to take steps as soon
as possible for opening q training
station, with headquarters at the
most convenient lake port suited for
the purpose"
The order transmitted to the car
r1ers' association stated that the
shipping board desired that the asso-
citation cooperate with the training
service to be established by Capt
Evans. Tho association will be call
ed upon to place recruits from the
training station on its vessels ana to
give them every facility for obtain
ing the necessary training to make
them able-seamen. Under tho new
system. the order states, where eight
able seamen are now carried, there
will be carried SIX able seamen and
four recruits. the wages Of the re-
cruits to be determined by the gov
ernment in 30 tar as possible In ac-
cordance with present practice.
Tho Lake Carriers Association was
asked why 1t refused to sign the
appeal" and replied that the asso-
citation objected to one paragraph
reading that an agreement had been
reached between "shipowners and
seamen" regarding conditions Of la
Dor. The association steadfastiy has
refused to recognize the unions. The
paragraph was amended to specify
that the agreement in question was
between ~shipowners and seamen on
this correction. the Signature Of the
association was attached
Strike AbaadonmsnE Hoped For.
Alandonmsnt sf ths serike plan nsy
Ifs0ow . eeufEeocs arranged for To-
01y UOSWO0u vnG Ox&0ocxs pk081.
dent. Of the. Laks seamen's Union.
Chairman Hurley and R 2. Bass, rep
Representing the shipping board. and
other union oincers and shipping board
officials.
M. olander had Q lengthy confer
ence yesterday with Chairman Hurley
and Mr.. Bass before the order to the
caSriers' association was issued. Mr..
Oiander said he knew Of no ctrcum-
stances likely to arise which would
change the strike eituation. It was
pointed ont unof1cia11y that usually
strike developments occur at the
eleventh hour, and the continuation Of
yesterdays conference until today
was taken to indicate there stfu was
Q possibility Of preventing . strike.
Appeal to Labor Mem.
The labor men were told that the
wheat being carried by the boats on
the great lakes 10 going to feed the
soldiers Of the United States and the
allies, and that tho iron ore and coal
carried by water is being transformed
into steel for ships and munitions. Mr.
Furuseth admitted that the shipping
board had settled to the satisfaction
Of the unions the question of the wei.
fare discharge book to which he OBJ
jected and which the board ordered
abolished. Demands for another wage
increase hayN not been presented by
the unions, but ASSURANCES was given
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