The sun., 1919-07-13
US. HAS SCHEDULE
TOEND SEA STRIKE
Shipping Board Hopeful That
Award Presented Monday
Will Be Accepted.
HIGHER THAN OWNERS
Conditions in New York and
Principal Atlantic Ports
Reported Normal.

The United States Shipping Board
will announce a decision tomorrow on
the demands Of the deep sea unions for
increased pay and better working condi-
tons
The award OF the Shipping Board will
be higher than the offer Of the American
Steamship Association. which was made
yesterday to representatives Of the Ship
p ing Board. At least five-eighths, and
possibly three-fourths. Of the ocean 60
ing ships of the United States are con-
trolled by the Shipping Board. and 1t is
therefore likely that the schedule 1t de-
cides upon will be the standard scale Of
wages for under deck" boat employees
Vice-Chalrman r. b. Stevens and a
number OF other officials OF the Shipping
Board came to New York from Washing
ton yesterday after a conference with a
went into conference with the American.
Steamship Association, II Battery place,
and placed before these independent
owners their recommend ation of a stand
ard schedule. which will be placed be-
fore the Shipping Board special meeting
to-day in Washington.
The private ship corporations refused
70 offer as generous proposals, and in
etead passed resolutions granting a 10
per cent increase to all men below deck
officers, an eight hour day while In port.
and upon the question Of preferential
employment they offered to give the
preference to American citizens, with no
discrimination against unions. This Is
not satisfactory proposal.
Firm Against Closed shop.
The striking unions do not want closed
shop, though their leaders have tried
several times to make It so appear. What
they demand Is that union workers will
be given the preference IN the selection
OF crews, and the rest OF the crews be
filled with non-union seamen. As the
unions can supply about 60 per cent of
the required crews. It Is obvious the
closed shop proposition could not ap-
ply. The resolution OF the American
Steamship Association. therefore. Ignores
the demand for preferential employment
and instead gives the preference to men
of this country. That Is really the
stumbling block Of the strike, for large
number Of the seamen are not American
citizens, but they have strong votes In
the unions.
Mr.. Stevens and his colleagues met
with the representatives of the seamen {
union yesterday afternoon in the Hotel
Pennsylvania and reported to them the
result of their conference with the ship
owners. 1t was said by Mr.. Stevens
that the offer of the private owners
is not in accord with the recommends
ton he will make to the United States
Shipping Board to-day. but upon inquiry
from Percy Pryor. general secretary oil
the International Seamens Union oil
America, he declined to Indicate the sub
stance OF the schedules e'had drawn up
Hopeful of Settlement.
1--WE expect and have every reason &c
hope that our offer will be agreeable &c
the union" said Mr.. Stevens before de-
parting for Washington yesterday after
noon He said that strike would tie W
approximately $4,000 workers employed
by the United States Shipping Board
Leaders OF the Unions emphaticallI
denied the reports that l. w. w. lnnu
ence was responsible for the strike.
I'VE carried across the ocean the sol
dicrs who fought for democracy. and W.
will not stand for l. w. w. doctrines II
our ranks" said one official.
The seamen demand eight houl
watches on ship and an increase OF sl'
a month, with closed shop. The offer o.
10 per cent. is about half the raise de
manded.
The only tleup Of coastwise ships APP
parent yesterday was in New York anc
Iladelphia. The other ports were lit
lie affected. There was little TO indicate
u strike is on az the Brooklyn docks
where most Of the coastwise ships lay
yesterday.
Freighters Tied Up Here.
An official of the Ward Line said tina
two freighters. the Puget Sound and thu
Bar Harbor, have been tied up at Piel
II for about Ave days when the oilers
water tenders and firemen immediately
struck on arriving In port. since ina
time the ships have been loaded with
general cargo and are scheduled TO sal
Monday, the Puget So1nd for Bueno
Avres and the Bar Harbor for Santiago
Cuba. The company will not use strike
break ers II the crew refuses to man thu
boat on Monday.
The Red Line and New York-Port'
Rico Steamship Company officials SAT-
their ship sailiugs were not interfere'
with.
The Booth Company steamships Dun
ston. Aloan and Eurymedon, at Ba!
Bridge Docks, will sail on Tuesday. TIL
men are not on strike.
Strike leaders declare that 200 steam
ships are idle as a result OF the str!k
In New York. Baltimore. Philadelphia
New Orleans and Boston. Oscar Carl
son secretary OF the Marine Firemen ant
Water Tenders Union, ordered 500
men off I27 ships of the L. S. Shippini
Board. He said the British seamen ha
pledged themselves not to work ship
coming from America manned by non
union crews He said that sixty ship
in New York harbor lay at their pier
Yesterday for lack OF crews. Fifty-cn
ships were reported tied up at Baltimore
but the U. s. Shipping Board ridiculc