The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-07
Unanimously Reject Com
promise Devised by Secre-
tary Davis and Unions.
BOARD STANDING PAT
In Accord With Private OPP
orators Against Any Con-
cession on Wage Scale.
BOATS SAIL AS USUAL
Seven Steamships Left This
Port Yesterday but Tieup Is
Reported in Pacific.
BOARD STANDING PAT
BOATS SAIL AS USUAL

Reported in Pacific.
A compromise agreement developed
In Washington by officers of the ma
rine unions and Secretary OF Labor
Davis was rejected unanimously when
submitted yesterday to the executive
committee of the American Steamship
Owners Association in New York
1t called for retention of the eight
hour day on ships. a guarantee of an
hour overtime each day at one and
half times the basic hourly rate,
bonus for efficiency as indicated by
saving of fuel and other supplies and
a one year agreement with the unions
Presumably the unions offered, in
view of other provisions favoring them,
to accept small wage reduction. con-
siderably less than the Is per cent
shave which went into effect on May
and is the principal cause of the ma
rine strike, now in its sixth day.
The United States Shipping Board
continues TO stand by the side of the
private operators against any compro-
mise on the wage scale. The boards
managing agents wers instructed from
Washington yesterday to disregard re-
ports of a compromise. ''as the boards
position Is exactly as previously stated
Nevertheless the Secretary OF Labor
WIN continue his discussion with the
unions next week.
Unions Expect Concessions.
Despite the seeming deadlock In nego-
tiatfors. both the operators and the
unions predicted yesterday that the
strike will not last many DAYS longer
The operators point to the movement OF
ships as proving that the walkout has
failed. The unions point to the hating
or ships as proving that 1t has sue
ceeded. The marine engineers union
made the prophecy that peace would be
declared next week. II professed to be
counting on further Washington confer
ences and on concessions from the own
ers to bring that about
seven American steamships, most of
them large, sailed from New York yes
terday. This Is an unusually large num-
Der for a Friday None of them Is OPP
Grated by company which has granted
the union demands. Two OF them had
been held up several days by the strike
namely, the United States Mail liner
Potomac. bound for Bremen and Dam
z'g. and the Munson liner Callao, for
South America. and the unions had
said they would not leave the port at
all. The others departing yesterday
were the Arapahoe. Clyde line. for
Charleston and Jacksonville: Eastern
Crown, United States and Australasia
steamship Company. for Auckland. n.
r.; the SHOEMAKER, Isthmian Steamship
Company. for London: the +. @. Bar
stow, Standard oil tanker. for Port Lo-
los, Mexico, and the Lake Arthur. Rich
mond and New York Steamship Com
pany. for Richmond.
The executive committee of the Amer
lean Steamship Owners Association met
at IL Broadway yesterday afternoon
under the Craftsmanship OF II. II. Ray
rnond, head Of the Clyde-Mallory line
who had just returned from Washing
ton. The decision OF the committee was
embodied in this telegram to Secretary
of Labor Davis and Secretary of Com
rnerce Hoover. who apparently had
Jointly submitted the terms as approved
by the unions:
Executive committee OF American
Steamship Owners Association met to-
day for report of wage committee. who
are handling matters Of wages and
working conditions aboard ships for the
association. representatives OF the Pa
cific American Steamship Association
and Ship Owners Association OF the Pa
cific Coast being present.
after very full discussion OF the new
proposals II was unanimously resolved
that the position OF the associations is
unchanged and the matter was referred
back to the wage committee TO follow
10 conclusion. New proposals OF
twelve months agreement, bonus plan
and one hour overtime per day, while
considered. were unanimously rejected.
Assurances unanimously offered by
all companies that engineers and others
who remain loyal by ships will be pro-
tected in employment"
The system OF paying bonuses to tech
rlical members Of a ships crew for keep
ing down the cost OF runs In In force on
british vessels, and the Standard oil
feet and some other American ships
also do it. II was rumored few days
ago that the Shipping Board might favor
the adoption OF the bonus plan. but New
York representatives OF the board said
yesterday they had heard nothing of
this.
shipping Board Satisfied.
1.-THE Shipping Board announces"
said a statement from its New York
office yesterday. that II Is continuing
TO make very good progress In the oper-
alton of It's vessels and that the ques-
ton of growing is proceeding even more
satisfactorily than IL had dared to hope.
"All vessels In the port which are
scheduled 10 load or unload are at the
present time proceeding with their work
without interruption from any source,
and vessels which have been advertised
TO sail have cleared and proceeded on
schedule. An ever Increasing number
of officers and men are applying for and
are being accepted for positions at the
new rate OF wage"
Later O. w. Stirling, district director
received this telegram from the office OF
the assistant diSector Of operations OF
the Shipping Board In Washington:
Press reports regarding compromise
or termination OF strike may be mis-
leading. Piease instruct managing agents
absolutely disregard these reports as
board position liz exactly rs previously
stated By chairman. We are running
our ships at the new scale, and saillngs
from all districts are almost normal.
Please continue your efforts assist man
aging agents man their ships"
The Shipping Board has not yet taken
away any Of it's vessels from operating
companies. Admiral Benson said on
Thursday that this would be done IL.
as reported, any OF the companies were
signing crews az the old scale
i I'VE are not and have not been hiring