The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-10
SEAMEN PRESENT.
SHIPPING BOARD
WITH DE NJ ANDS
Walk Cops All Over
Washington ; Warn:
"We'll Be Back
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were now worse, and that the seamen
observed the government had just
sold 81 more ships to private owners
for 100000 for the lot, about enough
to build one ship, and clear gift
to the owners. Meanwhile 10000 job
less seamen were hungry.
Delegate Inclusion charged that
the shipping board officials extorted
money from seamen before they would
give jobs.
SandbTg got quite excited and de-
manded proof, which McCuiston is
furnishing.
SandbTg said some Of the demands
required legislation, and some would
stop the industry altogether. Jones
reminded him that for 10000 seamen
the industry might as well be stopped
now, for all the good it did them.
Wen Come Back Again!
Wen probably have to come back
again with still more seamen," said
Jones, in parting.
Another long march brought the
delegation to the Surgeon Generals
Office, where there were more cops,
and much the same reception.
The police tipped off the Philippine
commissioners, and Filipino delegates
among the seamen, who had special
demands on the commissioners, were
not admitted because of mo appoint
ment."
The police we're nearly killed by
the unusual amount of walking. They
were also very provocative.
One cop pointed at one of the
Filipino seamen and snarled:
Threat to Shoot
I'm going to throw my club at
that Chinamans head, and if it don't
hit him, I'm going to shoot him."
Police halted the delegation while
the cops ate lunch, but would not al
low the seanen to even buy coffee.
Present Statement
The delegates handed to the U. S.
Shipping Board, Public Health Ser
vice, and sent to Congress a state
ment signed by 1000 seamen, in the
name Of 10000 more who are without
work.
This statement was also endorsed
by big mass meetings in all ports
Hits IL Hour Day
1t points out that while $4,000 need
jobs, and the President of the United
States and other government officials
are claiming they support the eight
! hour work day, the 12-hour day is
actually in force on many ships and
is going into effect continually on
more ships.
Cities and welfare agencies treat
seamen as transients, give them no
relief other than one or two nights
lodging and make them walk the
streets for months. A few hundred
of the jobless get relief from self
styled benevolent associations" to the
extent of one or two meals worth ten
cents each in ordinary commercial
restaurants.
The statement points out that while
seamen starve without relief, the gov
eminent furnishes shipping capital
with three-fourths of the money
needed to build shops, grants fat mail
contracts, and lays up old ships which
discharge their crews.
Men, seamen all their lives are de-
MED admittance into the Marine Hos
pitfalls when i'll, because they have
been go days unemployed. Seamen
drop dead in relief agencies where
they are denied hospital service be-
cause unemployed
Demands
The statement closes with the fol-
lowing demands:
l. All seamen unemployed for one
month or longer to receive 81 a day
during period of unemployment. This
sum to be raised from funds now APP
propriated, through the Jones White
Act, for direct subsidies and loans to
the ship owners. All funds appropri-
ated to be distributed under the SUI
pervision of committees elected by
the seamen. Relief to be granted all
seamen sailing on American ships,
regardless Of nationality
2. Unemployed seamen to be al
lowed the right of admittance to all
Marine Hospitals regardless of length
Of time ashore. All dental and opti-
cal work TO be free.
3. Full enforcement of manning
scale; three watches on all ships; no
workaways or forced labor on any
ships.
4. Immediate abolition Of t he
blacklist and deferred lists and log