The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-14

Shortly before noon tue 0u1sS denied the motion, allowing the Union the privilege to renew t later.
 Argument For DisnlisSel
 Ouoting the Norris-LaGuardla anti-iniunction act, Stearns argued ablv and at great length that the nlaintiff companies were out of or der in seeking an injunction. He eontended the union has a bona fide labor dispute. which indirectly hut materially affects the steam ship companies.
 In both argument and testimony the union stated steamships were not being picketed, but only can reries were being picketed Sukow and Thompson said they had issued no instruction to ASPSU members to picket ships. In opposition to this. ziegler brought out that as matter of fact the only time the pickets were placed at the canneries vas when a ship was approaching or at the docks, and that the pick cts left immediately afterward.
 Stearns argued that nevertheless the union has the right under the IaGuardia Act to persuade mem bers of other unions not to work at places being picketed and sought to show. over objection Of Ziagler, that seamah would not work the cargo even ig the restraining order against the sehlers were issued
 "fhere is no injunction this court could issue which woaid have effect stearns declared. "It is not we whose dgty it IS Co unload these boats t is the duty of these seamen."
 Zier.er said the steamship conn pauies dc not seek to prevent OF en- icin any lawful picsetna but sought only to prevent unlawful interior ence with unloading of ships
 To zieglers statement that pick citing was being employed as a sub terfuge to prevent unloading of the steamships, Stearns corntered later with a statement the suit was not brought in good faith, but, as we be- lieve, by inde1ection to break our strike"
 Sukow said the union represented 1900 seine fishermen. all residents of Southeast Alaska. The union is un- der charter from the Seafarer's h. ternational Union of North America, an AFL affiliate.
 Stearns stated at one point that as compared to the livelihood Of the 1900 fishermen the sllipowners, with an investment of something like $15,0O0 900, were not seriously dam- aged monetarily by the delay of the Lakina, which Horace Adams, Ju- neau District Agent for the Alaska Steamship Company, testified this morning was costing the firm ap- proximately $700 per day.
 Possibly throwing some light on what the decision will be, Judge Alexander remarked at one point during argument this morning that "the crux of the whole controversy is whether or not this is a labor dispute"
 Yesterday Afternoon
 Judge Alexander recessed the hearing at 4:30 o'clock yesterday af- ternoon until 10 today, after the plaintiffs case had been completed except for reading of affidavits.
 Only three witnesses were called by the steamship companies, w. c Arnold of Ketchikan, attorney fol the Canned Salmon Industry; Capt A Danielson, master of the Alaskf Steamship Company freighter La. kina and H. G. Brazell bookkeepe for the Nakat Packing Corporation at Waterfall.
 Their testimony was that ship of the plaintiff had been pickete, by boats of the Alaska Salmon Purs Seiners Union at Ketchikan, Graf and Waterfall, where the ships hal called intending to unload supple for canneries on the union black list" that is, those using fish fror the traps designated by the uniol for removal this year
 Some Canneries Served
 There was no interference wit unloading of general cargo at tn three ports, witnesses said, or wit unloading of cannery supplies a canneries which used seine-caugh fish or fish from traps not single out in the union demands for elim ination. Because of the arrangerer of the cargo in the Lakina holt Capt Danielsen said. it was in possible to get at consignments fC other ports before unloading th cannery supplies for Craig and Wa terfalI.
 No force was ever used by tf pickets, whose method was to con aboard and talk to seamen, who the refused to unload cargo while tt ship was being picketed, the wi neSses said
 Capt. Danielsen said that whe the Lakina returned 10 Waterfall a ter receiving messag from \
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