The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-28
FURUSETH ACCUSED
4 OF SABOTAGE PLANS
Pacific Coast Owners Say
I. w. W. Enmity Is Only
:; Smoke Screen.

Andrew furuseth, president OF the In
isrnational Seamen's Union, Is accused
" secretly fostering 4 policy o. sabotage
directed against American shipping IN
s~tatement ~ tie Pacific American
Hteamshlp Association. the owners or
Sanitation Oh the Pacific coast. which.
las just been received here Furuseth's
attacks upon radical Elements in his
wn group and upon the rival Marine
transport Workers, which i affiliated
with the Industrial Workers Of the
World, are characterized as !. smoke
screen" for his real activities.
There is little to choose between the
feamen's union and the frankly radical
organization, according to the associa-
ton, although the Shipping Board has
announced its intention % supporting
Furuseth against the transport workers.
he owners statement Is supplemented
Is a letter to senator wesley L. Jones,
asserting that "AIr. Euruseth y at
tempting to mislead the public and the
United states Congress as to the evils
III the Industrial Workers Of the World
and kindred organizations, when the
came complaints might be made against
tho organization he represents.
The shipowners disclose what is de-
.crIbed as 4 confidential circular" is
sued by Furuseth outlining program
Of guerrilla warfare" against the en-
lioyment bureau for officers and men
maintained by the Pacific american
Steamship Association. The Shipping
Eoard, which also has employment Of
fees on both the Pacific and Atlantic
casts, has been appraised or tie danger
Ue similar attacks, is is known, though
Tho threats have usually been traced 70
me I. w. w The pamphlet credited to
rrruseth calls the weapon Of offense
''the oracle" describing it as follows:
ITO get rid of the ship owners offices
we must make the offices failure. The
Offices are established to get men for
the vessels. to keep the vessels from be-
ing delayed. If the office causes delay
instead Of preventing it. the office is a
failure and will be abolished. To make
the office a failure-to make II the rea-
son for delav--the men must ship
through il, and then when the vessel Is
ready to cast off the lines the men walk
ashore. because they were shipped in or
BY the office.
.l 1.-THE vessel Is ready and the master
) orders the llneS cast OIL. lOd 1aSN yoAi
buds on the wharf and then follow your
buds. The vessel is delayed. She must
+ find another crew. This crew may do
the same or go up the coast and leave
her there. She is again delayed. How
long will the shipowners stand for thatg
Especially in passenger vessels? We did
* this years ago and abolished the offices.
we did ii even when we We're arrested
7 for Il and were brought back 10 the
vessel and compelled to work. We GER
tainiy can do il now when we cannot be
arrested for doing it In any safe haroor.
The Seamen's Law. Section Z. gives all
~eamen in American ports the right 10
quit at will"
The pamphlet goes on 10 show how
other sections of the act, called 'jokers'
nv the shipowners. viii aid the men
when they are ready to put the oracle
! into action. 1.-THE Seamens Act i
saws. 'fs not roasted goose. but gun
to shoot the goose"
Defending it's shipping Office, the Pa
I cific American Steamship Association
! declares that the employment service
has enabled the owners to MAINTAIN
wages on the Pacific Coast lin spite OF
the demoralized wage condition which
has existed on the Atlantic for the last
three months" The specific statement
Is made that oilers. firemen and coal
nassers are being shipped here for from
s25 up--"and not very FAR up--and
~rlo vno y,,a,, faw lnur q $50.