The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-26
PACT ENDIN 6 HALIBUT STRIKE
 MADE PUBLIC
Boat Owners and Fisher men Still Oppose Buy
 CTS Over Grading

| Details Of the agreement made il Seattle yesterday between the Hali. but Flshermen's Union and tht Vessel Owners Association wert given out today by E. F. Marsh Commissioner of Consolidation fol the Department of Labor, anc transmitted to The Empire by the Associated Press The agreement ends a dispute that Has kept al but comparatively few of the boats of the Seattle and Ketchikan hail. but fleets in port since the be- ginning of the fishing season. Brief ly stated, the terms of the agree ment are: te ~
 Not more than dock and store prices prevailing at the time of purchase shall be charged against fishermen.
 Medicine Chest Checked Up
 The medicine oh e st shall \be checked up after every trip.
 Second hand gear bought by the boat owner shall be paid for by the fishermen at the price actual ly paid by the boat owner.
 The following hole bills shall not be collectible. s
 l. When the fishermen were discharged through no fault of their own immediately after the trip when the hole bill was made. 1 9 Where the vessel goes into some other trade or goes seining ! immediately after the trip when the hole bill was made and the fishermen were discharged by the captain for reasons ot ther than | legal
 3. Where the vessel is total wreck w
 4. Where repairs are needed after an accident and the fisher men are not wanted back when the repairs are completed.
 Stores Accounted For
 Stores and gear shall be checked up after every trip.
 All disputes between captain and crew that cannot be settled on board the boat shall be referred to the Fishermen's Union and the Vessel Owners Association for ad- justment immediately upon arrival of the boat in port where there are officers of these organizations In the case of a dispute between a fisherman and captain, there shall be no discrimination against the fisherman or against any mem Der of the Union by any other captain or owner pending adjudi- cation by representatives of the Union and the Association, and in the event the fisherman involved in the dispute shall be found blameless, he sholl not be subjected to any discrimination because of the dispute.
 Dispute Over Grading
 Settlement of differences between fishermen and boat owners does not restore normal conditions in the halibut industry. The contro- versy over grading rules between buyers, representing most of the large marketing companies, on one side, and the fishermen and the boat owners, joined together, on the other side, is still waged with determination
 The buyers before the opening of the fishing season last month announced new grading rules for 1881. These rules provide that first grade shall consist of fish weigh ing between 10 and 60 pounds each. second grade, between 5 and I0l pounds each and more than 60 pounds each, and that fish weigh ing between and 10 pounds each, if bought at all, shall be purchased two pounds for the price of one pound of second grade.
 The fishermen and boat owners contend for the application of the 1880 grading rules, which provide that first grade shall be fish weighing between 10 and 80 pounds each and second grade, fish weigh ing between and 10 pounds and more than 80 pounds.