The labor world., 1922-03-18

\ OF the government it the Jones
n measure, becomes law:
Subsidy for Ships. IS:
!. The purpose Of the bill is to afford
a subsidy to American ships, but the {
manner in which the provisions are
written would make the reward look 8
more like q gold mine than a sub
sidy. In the cases Of fast ships It
has been figured that the subsidy +
would pay as high as 80 per cent. of
the operating expense OF ship. . ts3.
r.~ The Jones bill was introduced ins
the Senate by Senator Jones Of
washington on the day following
the delivery Of the Presidents recent
message on shipping subsidy.
In addition to: opening the door to-
unlimited expenditure of government
funds and enslaving, labor contrary
to the provisions Of the. Seaments.
Act, the bill would thrust the ship
ping boarS into the following gov-s
ernmental functions: 7zss -
i 1. Income tax calculation and as-
sessment. -.
-. Treasury departm ent. =.5s Sc
siH:s judicial Interpretation and de-.
5cision. e
"a. Legislative action. - ~ zz5 Is
S. Executive operations. hithertn
forbidden to such minor divisions of
the government
6. Oceanic surveys. 3 =
z. immigration service I
8. Navy department., setting up
naval regulations for merchant ma
rine. r. - = - sss5.. s..
In every case where there is pros.
vision for joint action between tho,
shipping board and some other divi4a
sion or department OF government.
the shipping board would become
the major power. 5sz !. IS - 5s.l 9s
A powerful lobby Is gathering In.
Washington to help jam tiaA bill.
through, although it. will A1ve tho
opposition of smaller shipping inter
ests which would be consiened to-
Bankruptcy il. the siiss sfs;ssid dsa,eecernsa
a law. - ~
Those who have examined the bill
carefully pronounce it the most
monstrous proposal brought for:
ward in q decade, filled with invita-:
! tton to plunder. drawn so as to open
the door to profligate waste OF .pub-
/ lie money for the benefit OF a few
and as absolutely ineffective for the
building Of q permanent American;
merchant marine s. s.
A particularly vicious section 10
that relating to Immigration. No
alien may be admitted to the United
States without consular certifi-
cate" under: the terms of this bill. a
seaman ceases to be a seaman and
becomes an immigrant as soon an
he leaves the ship. and as an immi-.
grant without a consular certifi-
cate" he would be without the pros
lection of the Seamen's Act and sub
. ject to all of the punishments which
were inflicted upon him: prior to the
enactment Of that law. s 81 $ s
Destroys Seamcn's Freedom.
Section Of the Seamen's Act
gives the seaman the right to quit
his ship, but the. right to quit the
ship is Of no avail if the status OF the
seaman is to be, destroyed the mos
ment he sets his feet on land. ThiG
apparently would ;nullify the free
dom sections Of the Seamen,s Act %
applicable to foreign seamen. -
The one class of aliens to be benes
fitted by this bill are thesC Chinese. hi
this same section it is provided thai
the Secretary of Labor is authorized
in his discretion" to impose 4 pen
atty upon anyone transporting ia
| the United States an alien who
would otherwise be: inadmissib1e, BY
4 forfeiture Of a bond Of mot to exceed
! 5000 for each alien SO brought.p Pre-
sumably the penalty mary be lesa
than 5000 II the Secretary OF Iahox
SO decides. Cinnamon today. nav
from $3.50 to $1,000 to be smuRrled
into the United States. - 5 IS. "a
To Legalizc Chinese.
When Cinnamon are regularly pay-
ing that sum to be entered into th1
United States, it will be seen that !
bond Of 5000 would constitute q re-
markable reduction in the marke,
price Of landing Cinnamon anu
Would therefore greatly increase thu
business, as well as legalize IL. II
will be.seen that there is no Other
penalty than the mere forfeiture 81
the bond and the business of m.
q porting Chinamen would be 4 per
fectly legal and thriving business
and doubtless q highly profitabls
y one.s The bars against oriental I'M,
migration would be practically az
stroyed and thousands OF ChinamelI
would land on the California coas
each year.
Title 5 Of the BILL. section sol
deals with the establ blishmen sc 50
merchant marine naval reserve, a
OF the i'm plications OF which are n6
clear although they are sufficient
clear to make 1t certain that naxS
reserve In the merchant marine serv
Ice is to be esta blished especially "a
strike breaking. ,5ass;s
lonscripts During Strike.
IS any doubt were to exist - &
Z Ithes reasons for creating tho III nllet =
8 chant marine naval reserve. Sc Fo,iiI
a bel final lly dlssip 1 ed by the. discovSs3
8 that the bin ma kes no provisions ed
any naval training for member
lthes reserye Since here iss no ~
Continued On 4 xel I.
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