Evening star., 1938-08-05
MISS PERKINS AIDS
MARITIME PEACE
Agrees to Attend ParIey on
Way to Avoid U. S. Job
Work Duplication.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Secretary Perkins intervened today
In . controversy among the Maritime
Commission, the new Maritime Labor
Board and the National Maritime
Union &C. I. o. over duplication Of
employment oflices for sailors.
The Secretary agreed to attend a
3oint conference in the hope Of IRON
ting out the difficulties.
Ralph Emerson, legislative repre-
sentative of the union, said the MARI
time Commission had refused to have
anything to do with the union hiring
halls. established to furnish seamen
for ships in the American merchant
marine. Instead, he said. 1t had
opened Government hiring halls.
I'VE want hiring to be done on the
rotary system" Mr.. Emerson said.
80 that the man on the beach longest
gets the first chance at the job"
New Drive by A. +. L.
Efforts to settle this dispute came at
the outset of a new campaign by the
American Federation Of Labor to win
supremacy over 0ie ~. 1. w. AiA VAN
maritime field.
President William Green announced
yesterday the Federation had reached
an agreement with the Sailors Union
OF the Pacific for an intensive CAM
paign to unite all unlicensed personnel
On American and Canadian merchant
ships in single union.
In announcing the drive, Mr. Green
ignored the c. I. O. Maritime Union
He commented:
There is no national or interna-
tional organization of seamen in ex-
istence today"
This brought a retort from Mr.
Emerson that we have a union with
about IS. 900 members on the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes
unless 1t disappeared within the last
hour"
Mr.. Green said that with the 5000
members of the Sailors Union of the
Pacific as a nucleus. the proposed or
eanization would have about $4,000
members. The Pacific Union already
has approved the merger. A. F. OF l..
maritime units on the East and Gulf
Coasts and the Great Lakes will vote
on 1t during the next two weeks.
Convention Planned.
Confidently predicting ratification
Of the proposal. Mr.. Green said a con-
vention would be held as soon as pos
sible to draft a constitution, select a
new name and elect officers. Mean
while. he said. the organizational ac-
tivities will be directed largely by
Harry Lundeberg. head of the S. U. P.
With this set-up it becomes evident
that, under aggressive. responsible and
Inspiring leadership. American Fedora
ton OF Labor unions will stand pre-
eminent in the maritime field" Mr.
Green said.
Questioned concerning primary elec-
tions. Mr.. Green said the federation
had found the Congressional Record
of Senator Barkley, Democrat, of Ken
tucky, highly favorable" and accord
angly had strongly endorsed him for
denomination. He said the federation
had taken similar action concerning
Senator's Berry, Democrat, of Ten
nessee, and Bulkley, Democrat, Of
Ohio.
Mr.. Green said the federation had
opposed Representative Maverick.
Democrat. of Texas. recently defeated
Tor denomination, because his record
WAS bad As far as We were concerned"
I Mr.. Green said the Texan, instead
Of remaining in Washington and at
tending to his congressional duties.
had travelled about the country max
ing speeches for the C. l. O."
We couldn't be expected" he said,
Ito support man who is against us.
L opposed Maverick and I want
that known from the hill-tops. I am
glad he was defeated"