The New York herald., 1921-05-25
MARINE CONFEREES
STILL IN DEADLOCK
Owners Show No Disposition to
Yield to New Demands Of
Engineers.

WASHINGTON. May 24.--The ship own
ers in their meeting with Secretary Of
Labor Davis to-day showed no disposi-
ton to concede anything to the marine
strikers, but agreed TO submit to their
wage committee i'm New York proposals
submitted to Mr.. Davis by he strike
committee of the engineers.
The wage committee VIII meet to-
morrow. and Fl. II. Raymond and W. L.
Marvin, who represented the American
Steamship Owners Association. will
submit to it their report of to-day's con-
sultation All the Interested parties are
scheduled to see the Secretary OF Labor
again on Friday.
The new demands OF the engineers
were set forth by their national presi-
dent, w. S. Brown. They want ten day
vacation with pay, liberal allowances
for overtime, no compulsory layoffs on
Sundays or holidays and shore leave
with pay, to be granted TO the assistant
engineers at the option of the chief
Mr. Marvin said after leaving Mr..
Davis that the owners had made no con-
cessions whatever. They already nave
said they would not pay for overtime.
but would give it's equivalent in time
off, and that they would sign no agree
ment with the striking unions. The
owners might have signed an agreement
before May /. said Mr.. Marvin but
they cannot see their way to do 1t now.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover and
Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board
also took hand in the conferences.
Representatives of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Owners Association notified
the Government officers that it stood firm
a.yafpcf overtir,e ma yupenta.
While Secretary Davis is doing his
hest to bring peace to the merchant
marine II appears that both the owners
and the unions fear that his efforts are
hampering them. A resolution Of the
executive committee of the American
Steamship Owners Association, made
public to-day. said that "the encourage
ment that the leaders OF the unions feel
that they are receiving from the Secre-
tary of Labor tends to prolong con-
troversy which shows every promise OF
being quickly and completely ended
Secretary Davis said the union men also
had complained that his efforts at con-
cilation were tending to prolong sit
uation that otherwise they could force
to settlement.
While their strike committee was busy
in Washington union leaders in New
York said that the Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association was prepared to
spend $2.500.000 If necessary to force
the ship owners to cancel the 15 per cent.
reduction. IN their behalf 1t was said
The fight Of the engineers has not
yet really begun. So far we have just
called the men out without any effort
to hold them. n the present negotia-
tions in Washington fail the fight be-
gins The branches of the association
In American ports have more than
S2,500.00o which could be used, outside
of the treasury of the national associa-
ton. The engineers know where they
can get more than S3.000.000 IL they
need it. and we can hold the men In such
way that there will be no doubt of
our winning the strike The fight has
been forced by the steamship owners
for the purpose of bringing about the
open shop SO far the engineers have
been merely sparring for time and wait
Ing to sec what could be accomplished
In Washington"