The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-27
ARCTIC, | OTHER
VESSEL WILL BE
COMING NORTH
Unions Sign Up with Inter-
Tor Department to Load
and Man Boats
ALASKA ACTION POINTS
TO BREAK IN TIE-UP
Agreement Will Last for
Duration Of Emergency
Col. Gibson Reports

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 81
Col. Otto F. Gibson, Manager OF
the Alaska Railroad, announced to-
day that he had completed agree
ments with the striking maritime
unions for manning emergency yes
sells to Alaska. The prior verbal
agreements extending ''for the du
ration of the emergency We're sign
ed between the Interior Department
and seven major maritime unions
and marked the first break in the
shipping tie-up.
Col Gibson said the Indian Blu
reau vessel Boxer, which Carries
267 net tons, will be loaded at once
in Seattle with emergency supplies
to be sent north.
Going to Seattle
The District Council of the In
ternational Longshorenen's Asso-
citation here looked on the agree
ment to release government char
tered vessels to carry food to Al
aska as a possible precedent on
which the entire maritime strike
might be settled" while Col Gibson
said he hoped to complete arrange
ments for chartering the Alaska
Packers steamer Arctic here today
and then go to Seattle to obtain
another vessel in addition to the
Boxer and Arctic He did not say
what vessel he was negotiating
for.
In the meantime, the way was
made smoother for the immediate
sending of food ships north when
w. H. Cannon, President OF the
Railroad chapter OF the American
Federation of Government Employ
ees, at a conference with other Of
ficials in Anchorage last night de-
cided to accede to the request of
striking unions and longshoremen
that employment at Seward be UNI
der rotation instead of seniority
system The meeting which was
held in response to Ohlson's request
Immediately notified Col. Gibson
in San Francisco of the action Ia
ken.
Talk Peace Terms
Operators and one union group.
the Marine Cooks and Stewards.
who are seeking an eight-hour day
among other concessions including
control of hiring, talked over peace
terms yesterday and today were
studying proposals prior to resum-
ing further negotiations. They OPP
crate rs smaller boats and handle
10 per cent of the cargoes on the
coast. They had reached tenta-
tive agreements with the majority
of a maritime unions before the
strike was called.
Meanwhile Assistant Labor Sec
rotary Edward r. McGrady inform
ed Mayor Rossi of San Francisco
last night that the outlook Of an
agreement in the coastwise trade is
F~-y Ia -At. kb@Gol 1dbCi toAu tiC We
rapcrmen that he expected a break
n the strike in 48 hours.
While negotiations Were being
made toward agreement. on the
Pacific Coast international support
was being given the strike block
ade by the, Mexican Confederation
of the World which extended its
boycott to American ships of the
Pacific, East and Gulf ports.
Unloading at Honolulu
At Honolulu non-union steve
dores began unloading cattle. poul-
try and feed from the liners Presi-
dent Hayes and President Pierce.
Union strikers shouted "seabs" but
offered no interference. Milk and
egg producers said the feed would
relieve the shortage Of supply Of
those products.
At New York, striking seamen de-
layed the departure Of the Presi-
dent Harding designed by the own
ers to replace as cargo ship the
strikebound President Roosevelt
tied up Tuesday. A.
The Indian Bureau vessel Boxer.
which Col. Otto r. ohlsop ans