The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-27

| the N. r. A. authorities, remember
ing the large NJ. w. I. U. delegations
that attended previous hearings, de-
cided to meet in a much smaller
hall to keep out another expected
large militant delegation. Previous
meetings were held in the large
Commerce Department auditorium
Since January" declared Hudson
"the seamen have already forced
wages above the coohe scale called
for by the code" Hudson warned
that the NJ W. L. U. would not only
mobilize the seamen and longshore-
men to strike against any attempt
to enforce the code, but also would
give full support to the demands
and struggle of the Baltimore sea-
men who marched fifty miles to
Washington last week to protest
against the Roosevelt Administra-
tons action in taking the relief
project out Of the hands of the sea-
men. Federal authorities are trying
to go through With this, said Hud-
son, despite their own admission to
the marchers that the project had
been run by the Baltimore seamen
efficiently and economically.
1.-THE M w. I. U. warns that I'M
less a definite answer is given to
the demands of the Baltimore sea
men, it will call for another and
larger march on Washington May
l." added Hudson.
The shipowner's spokesman, rep
resenting the big and little rival
domestic and foreign companies
devoted most of their remarks to
appeals to chauvinism and to cross
accusations of underhand rate prac-
tices. Included among the employ
ers' lawyers was Newton D. Baker,
former Secretary of War, now a
leading open-shop industrial and
utilities lawyer, who represented bulk
carriers on the Great Lakes. The
small companies opposed what they
called the "rate-hxing" in the code
Strike Against Ship Code
"The M, w. I. u Hudson told
the Daily Worker, 'is holding meet
ings in all parts and is issuing a call
for a two-hour strike against the
shipowners' code and in support Of
the M. w. I, U, demands"
Isn't it fact that We should dc
everything we can to control tbs
elements threatening the life Of
American Flag lines, that is from
q national standpoint" Weaver
asked one of the employers.
The proposed codes wage pro.
visions call for $50 month fol
able bodied seamen. The M. w.
U. demands $3.50.
The proposed code still makes M
provision for overtime pay. The M
w. I. U. demands pay for overtime
rs cents an hour for unlicensed anc
$l25 for licensed men.
Demand 8-Hour Day; Overtime Pa!
The 8-hour day called for by thu
code does not apply to the stewards
department, while the question o
their working hours is referred tx
an employers committee for fina
recommendations to the Code Au
thority. Eight hours in all depart
ments, with overtime pay, is tn
NJ w. I. U. demand.
Concerning longshoremen, the M
w. 1. U. charges, there are no pro
visions in the code for minimum
. wage of for working conditions, TIT
; whole matter is referred to divi
sional code authority. This mean
(a) further delay and (b) no ma
tional standard of wages. thereb
perpetusting sectional wage differ
ences.
: The M. w. I. o. demands mini
mum wage of at least IS cents Al
: hour for longshoremen.
The M. w. I. U. also points OH
that the National Shipping Board !
still provided for in the code, wit,
!. only a minor change. The onl
t changes are that administration Off
!, Gals, acting on the recommendation
of the impotent International Sea
2 mems Union and the Internationa
Longshcremen's Association (bot
i A. F. of ID will appoint the labc
representatives to this board, afte
;, consulting with the so-called labc
advisors of the N. r. A. In othe
: words, Joseph P, Ryan, I. L. 1
head and N. r. A advisor, an
d Victor Olander, I L. A. represents
tive on the N. r. A. Labor Advisor
e Board, both employers spokesme
in the ranks of the seamen, wi
t recommend themselves, their ar
pointees or their allies.
t The National Labor Shippir
Board, according to the propose
: code. will also consider the decasua
ization plan, the new scheme fl
IS centrslizing and registering marir
n workers for the purpose Of elm
mating militant marine workers ar
: driving the surplus marine worke
of the waterfront.
d In emphasizing the necessity fl
substituting American ships in TO
<, eign competition, several owne
1t frankly declared the Importance
strengthening the U. s. Mercanti
Ii Marine in preparing for anoth
imperialist war. Henry Schutt
N owner of the Gulf States Steamsh
Company, and fervent patriotet
ID declared "Englard has been buyil
st a lot of scrap iron" This scrap irt
is used for the making Of munitior
A. F. of L. Supports Slave Code
l., Ryan spoke for the codes ra
sterilization clause. He said it
Id one of the things in the code tn
would support President Roosevelt
efforts for national recovery"
IN Labor, and say this though L
been criticized by my organizatic
st has waived practically everything
the labor rate, in the interest Of t
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