The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-05
COMPROMISE OFFER MADE
 BY STRIKERS
ILWU Representative Pro- poses Arbitration 10
 Ship Owners

 North Sea, with $50 tons of Juneau cargo aboard, remains indefinitely tied up at Sitka. and the Alaska liner Victoria is in the same cate gory at this port, the Alaska Line steamer Columbia stopped briefly at Juneau this afternoon on her way south to Seattle-whcre she also. will be laid up.
 Only passengers, mail, baggage left the Columbia here today. Pass engers. mail, baggage and some ship stores were loaded. A spokes- man for the Juneau local of the striking International Longshore- mems and Warehousemen's Union (CIO) stated that local longshore- men offered to handle express on and off the Columbia. but that sailors aboard the ship refused. The sailors, though no striking. were un- sure of their position and unwilling to put themselves in questionable position.
 The Columbia is returning to Seattle with nearly empty holds All but about 25 tons of her cargo for that port were unloaded before the midnight, March 31 deadline But very little freight was put aboard for the southbound trip be- fore cargo handling seased.
 Practically all Seward d-consignec foodstuffs were discharged fiom tht ship there. The small lot ot cargo that did not get off under the wire is comprised mainly of machinery ships officer said.
 Clint cf Progress
 Meanwhile a glint of some pro- gress made in Seattle toward settle ment is indicated by wire sent last night from Steve Glumaz tc Gov. Ernest Gruening. Glumaz is International Representative of tie ILWU, with headquarters at the Unions Northwest District office.
 Glumaz's wire stated that the principal issue of the strike is q five and one-half cents per houi pay differential retroactive to Octo, Der 1, 1e44, which the union con- siders due under a War Labor Board directive of March IS. l945.
 Glumaz also stated that long shoresmen are not refusing to un- load perishable or other vital fooc and hospital supplies whether paid the differential or not. He added Have wired all locals to discharge mail, baggage and express, anc when asked, unload any other cargo which might cause acute distress tt Alaska communities.
 No Order Here
 Spokesman for the Juneau H. WU local this afternoon stated def initely that his local has received no order" from Glumaz tellint longshoremen here to handle per inshables. He stated his understand ing that Sitka dockworkers are il the same position and have refused to unload even perishable cargo of the North Sea)
 Glumaz' wire to Gov. Gruenint also stated that his union has of fered to compromise with the em ployers on retroactive pay due un der the VILE directive The unior 1 is asking the employers to pa, 1, the new basic scale and that al other conditions of the August Il directive be accepted by the em' ployers with exceptions of vacations with pay and retroactive pay prio ! to November 4, l945; these two ex captions to be submitted to arbitra tion.'
 1 May Arbttrdte
 Glumaz further stated that he in tends to query Alaska locals If 1 IS agreeable to them to arbitrat and continue to work while the is sues are arbitrated.
 New union demands, for a con tract providing 30 per cent wage in crease, would not be an issue 10 arbitration, but work would b carried on while negotiations fo new contract continue.
 The union chief also svggeste' in his wire that Gov. Gruening sub init names of impartial Alaskan ! who could be called upon to serv as arbitrators.
 In line with that suggestion. tn Governor this morning wired bot the ILWU's Northwest DistriC headquarters and Gil Skinner, prin cipal for the ship owners. suggest ing that D. E. Davis, Alaska Repro sentative for the Wage Stabilizatio Board, be empowered to arbitrat