The New York herald., 1921-05-12
SEE PLOT TO KILL
AMERICAN SHIPPING
Head of International Sea-
mems Union. Issues Pam
H phlet to Prove Case.
mo SETTLEMENT NEAR
Partial Tieup Continues, but
Vessels Owned by Board
h Have Little Trouble.
mo SETTLEMENT NEAR

Andrew F'uruseth.. president OF the
International Seamen's Union. said IN
washington yesterday that ne could
prove the stand of the Shipping Board
and American Ship Owners Association
IN their wage dispute with marine work
ers was part OF an International plot TO
destroy American shipping.
Mr. Frruseth said he had tried to get
personal hearing from a committee OF
Z Congress and from the President and
tell them about the plot" and failing
in that he had prepared hfty-ive page
l"statement OF facts" and given them 10
members of the Cabinet and other Of
hcers.
.'The Shipping Board. which is organ
lied TO develop American sea power,
his printed statement says, seems to
accept and to follow the policy of the
ship owners and vet IL was under their
policy in dealing with the personnel that
the American flag vanished from the sea
and American shipping became substan-
TALLY limited to the coastwise trade"
Mr.. Furuseth called attention to the
similarity OF wage proposals made al
most simultaneously by owners in vari-
lous countries. His main charge was
that the American Ship Ownerr Mutual
Protection and Indemnity Association,
inc, which the Emergency Fleet Cor
.poration joined. is "a younger brother
OF the similar English organization. It's
bylaws do not specifically provide for In
surance against strikes, but according
to Mr.. F'uruseth, that Is how 1t has
been used in England and unquestion-
ably it will be so used in America"
He argued that as a member the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, control
ling about three fourths OF the American
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of the cost OF fighting labor organiza-
tions that seek to influence wages or
conditions on American vessels, and
that the money must come from Amer
lean taxpayers.
There was no talk in Washington
yesterday OF resuming the joint confer
ences and little hope was expressed In
official circles of an early adjustment
resulting in direct settlement of the
strike. Meanwhile II became apparent
I'm New York that the Shipping Board
ss having better luck in getting crews
for its vessels and sending them away
than are the private owners with their
boats, although there is nothing like
complete tieup At the New York office
of the board it was said that the boards
cargo vessels loaded and scheduled to
sail were not missing dates on account
OF shortage OF crews.
1t Is asserted by the unions and not
denied by the other side that the crews
of most American steamships entering
ports are resigning as fast as their ves-
sells dock. giving twenty-four hours no.
tice. The unions also say that several
of the sailings since the strike began
have been OF ships whose crews signed
articles in other ports at the old scale.
without the wage reduction before the
strike.
1T is reported" said H. H Raymond
president of the Clyde-Mallory lines and
the American Steamship Owners Asso-
citation, that the striking engineers
have asked for a hearing before the
House Committee on Appropriations.
Many OF the members OF that commit
tee hail from farming Communities in
the middle West, which are now receiv-
. ing for their staple products only
fraction or the prices commanded dur
ing the war. These Congressman will
certainly ask the striking leaders TO ex-
plain why they demand that their wages.
Including war bonuses, should be main
tanned at the highest peak. while the in
comes OF other workers Elm the United
States are undergoing a severe reduc-
ton.
IF the leaders of the strike precipi-
tate a discussion before any Congress
sional committee they will quickly dis
cover that Admiral Benson is not stand
ing alone but Is overwhelmingly sus-
tained BY public opinion"
The Pacific American Steamship own
ers Association has taken steps TO expel
the China Mail Company. which has set
tied with the strikers at the old wage.
Seven American steamships sailed
from New York yesterday and eleven
which, In the list OF the Naval Communi-
cation Bureau were scheduled to sail. did
not. The sailings were: Tenafiy. Orien-
tai Navigation Company, for Norfolk
T.. J. Drake Standard OIL, for Tampico
FL Alba. Morgan liner. Galveston Santa
Teresa. W. r. Grace & Co. for Callao
Edward L. Doneny. Jr.. Pan American
Petroleum and Transportation Company,
for Tampico West Insklp. Black Da-
mond Steamship Company, for Rotter-
dam; Jefferson. Old Dominion freight
line. for Norfolk Munindies. Muneon
lire, for Cuba.
Sailing OF the Panama liner Colon was
postponed to tomorrow. Other ships ac-
.cording TO the naval bureau, due to go
out, but still in port last night were the
Concho. Algonquin. Apache. Chester Val
ley. Iowan. Lake Frolono. Maracaibo
Mattole and Nora. or these the Chester
valley. Lake Frolono and Mattole are
Shipping Board craft