Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
ENGINEERS REMAIN OUT
.'csh
{. {. CONTINUING SHIP T|E-UP
ssS..A-
VIII Take Out No Vessels Despite
Settlement OF Strike With Sea-
mons Union.
PAY INCREASE IS AWARDED
Advance Of SIS Month Allowed
Except in Case OF Coal Passers,
Who Receive S1O-Radio Tclc.
graphers' Claims to BE Heard.
TRy Associated pre.a)

= NEW YORK. July 26.-Despite set
:. Element OF the strike Of tho Intcrna-
& tional Seamcn's Union. ships will not
~ sail from Atlantic or Gulf ports until
Z demands OF the Ocean Marine Engi-
neers' Union, not considered in the
4 settlement, are granted, according to n
j statement tonight by B. L. Todd. bust
% ness manager OF the union.
Todd announced that instructions
:. had been issued 10 all member of tho
y union, not TO take out any vessel until
the demands OF the engineers recently
submitted 10 the owners had been
Il granted.
< One demand Is that the pay of chief
SenSineers shall be only SIS less than
that received by masters OF ships
r Another is that assistant engineers
y Shall be given s35 a month increase.
VIII Continue Tic-Up.
Mr.. Todd declared that shipping
would be tied UP until adjustment OF
= the demands. and said that COM
( mttee of the union would meet Win
representatives OF the American steam
ship Association Monday or Tuesday.
..lf settlement is reached then, ne
E.saId, the engineers would resume work
eimmsnia,ely ,,,,o.u.,, FOL.
!: loFed receipt here OF word from prin-.
GcipaT ports from Portland. Me. TO Gai,
Weston, Texas, that seamen had rathed
terms Of settlement reached at con
;, ference here last night by which sea.
Smen were granted wage lt,e ttn %
Al the same time II p. Griffin. presl-
dent Of the Cooks and Stewards IN
! ion. formally notified the Aner.ca ,
eSteamship Association that his organ
FxRfion.s locals had voted 10 accept the
terms granted than, and would re-
sume work Immediately.
r. Omctnl Says strike Ia over.
lend OF the strike was announce
n.re today by Gustave II. Brown grand
sseretary of the Internatona! Seatheh
Uiiion ..,,ed
Tae s mfn; sso Win the terms of set
tiSfnent which include an inGrense s ~
sI5 month per man man I receive Ave si6
iHSrease. Latest reports from local
unions all oyer the c sInr or wai sIr
ssasSS and closed shop" in order to
END $n the , fs1ike; of tho unions to have
tier itsRe delegates passed threugh, H., the
pfers and allowed 10 go ae Boar, s the
xssssScIat,on was conceded By the EN-.
pinyers, who had, however, re>ec.eo ,h hs
%PraetSaDa1e ev s she eioned Shop This
etSitude OF the employers was sustain,
"a iby the United States Shipping sonrd
in, drawing up the terms Oh Se''''
Sscar Carlson; general e US;ses and @,
{gs, .r MaptnT Union. declared the
Man. Ia ove- and II Will not be more
than fourteen hours before shipping IS
restored to normal"
Ii. Radio Men Want Rinse.
The United Radio Photographers As
ISOLATION, which includes wireless
onefators on all American ships, an
nounced today that. the claims OF the
OPERATORS 70. an Increase. In wages
teS OF the American Steamship Asso-
CLIFTON early next week. Reginald a:
Mnrrr. second vice president of the
te(sRraphers association. declared that
members OF the wage committee had
Informed him they considered ths
operators' claims just
1The telcgraphers are asking for
s17S.7b a month for chief operators ana
t25 less for juniors.