New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-07
Ship Board
And Owners
Reject Truce
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and Ship Owners Association Of Pacific
Coast being present.
after very full discussion of new
proposals il was unanimously resolved
that the position of the associations
was unchanged, and the matter was re-
ferred back to the wage committee to
follow to q conclusion. New proposals
of twelve months agreement. bonus
plan and one hour overtime per day.
while considered, were unanimously re-
jected.
Assurances were unanimously of
fered b. all companies that engineers
and others who remain loyalty by ships
will be protected in employment"
Late dispatches from Washington
last night stated that further confer
ences between Secretaries Davis and
Hoover and representatives of the
unions were deferred until Monday, to
give the leaders p chance to confer
with their men upon the terms of pro
posed agreements.
These terms, it is understood, provide
for q continuation OF the eight-hour
day and three shifts a day, which has
been bone of contention. The unions
have refused to sign any agreement
which provides solely for a reduction
of wages, but have made no statement
whether they would or would not urge
the workers to accept a reduction to
preserve the eight-hour day.
Shipping Board Denial
AT the local Offices of the Shipping
Board the following statement was is
sued:
"The New York Office of the United
States Shipping Board yesterday re-
ceived official denial from Washington
that the Shipping Board would con-
sider compromise of the present ma
zine strike.
This denial was contained in g tele-
gram sent by W. B. Keene, assistant
director OF operations, to G. w. Stir
ing, district director of New York
Press reports regarding compro-
| mise or termination of strike NAV be
misleading. Please instruct managing
agents absolutely disregard these re.
ports, as board position is exactly as
previously stated by chairman. We
are running our ships at the new scale,
and sailings from all districts are al.
most normal. Please continue vonr
efforts assist managing agents man
their ships.'"
AS against the latter part of this
telegram, Bert l.. Todd, secretary of
the ocean local Of the marine enpi.
neers' organization, yesterday issued a
series OF Geographic reports from
agents IN different parts of the coun-
try.
Many Ports Tied Up
Summarized, these kilograms show
that local agents report there were mr.
sailings from the following norris
Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Fla: Mobile
Ala; Port Arthur, Tex; Charleston
;. g.; Apalachicola, Fla; Savannah
Ca; Norfolk. Va, and San Francisco
in addition the following kilograms
were also released:
Key West, Fla: Two ferries. o,e
mail ship sailing each day. Apents
agree to pay 1920 scale until cantro-
versey is settled. WETMORE"
Tampa, Fla: P. & O. S. S. Comuanv
headquarters in Key West agree to pay
scale. Notify Key West and have them
sign up S. S. Mobiles, Glass D. Men
are loyal and much encouraged.
wv. D. WADE"
San Francisco: White Flyer Line
has signed up for one year with ali
maritime unions.
"sEAREY d FINNEGAN."
in connection with the threat of Ad-
mlrai Benson that any steamship COM
pany operating Shipping Board vessels
that signs up with the unions would
have its ships taken away from #
Charles Hines, local managing direc.
tor, said yesterday that none of the
companies reported signing had Shin
ping Board vessels. He pointed ont
that those who had signed with the
unions had acquired their Shippine
Board vessels under the partial pay.
ment system.