| Show FAMINE f AM I N I N NAll SAILORS All R ON t I AMERICAN AMRI AN I VESSELS V l Shipp Shipping ng Board Advised I Draft Is Taking That Thal I Men Conditions Conditi ns on Ship Ships Are Condemned j I I y Associated Press I WASHINGTON tX 7 A April 30 30 1 v S Spokesmen j 1 of organized V seamen s n en predicted a great shortage shortage shortage short short- I age of of- of Bailors for the growing 1 i merchant nt marine marine at a II t n today of r the the shipping W s The board was told that the arm army draft I Iwas was taking seamen and that intolerable 1 able conditions aboard American e vessels yes ves sels ch checked the recruiting of or new 1 m men en I TIme The result oC or the meeting was I unanimous a adoption option of oC a resolution authorizing the tho appointment of or a committee committee com corn of five I 1 to investigate tho situation situa I lion tion and awl to present a request to President dent Wilson lIson for such remedial action as 88 may seem s necessary Exact information information mation Vr wilt will be sought as to the war war departments department's draft rulings and the tho regulations governing go the treatment of or men aboard ship and consideration will ili bo be e given gi proposals for registering seamen and seel seeking ln the release of or those already drafted dralle- Appointment of the committee was left lell to Ho Robert crt P. P Bass Buss former governor gov gow- o.- o. of or New Hampshire who is serving ing ins the shipping board oard as a la labor ol ex- ex pert pert- bitterness arising from the de dealings of union leaders with wilh draft boards cropped out frequently during the conference and led to clashes between Victor Olander of or the tIme Lake Lale Seamen's union Andrew Furuseth Furu- Furu Furuseth seth president of or the International l Seamen's union and Captain Francis H. H Robinson representing the army transport service After one of these clashes Mr Olander said WOULD SAVE COUNTRY It It should be understood that we wc weare weare are not pleading for exemption for the sake of the sailor We c ask what wo ask only for the benefit of the country countr This is a national problem of or great seriousness and ANC e c approach it only in that spirit spirit- Henry A A. Griffin of 1 New w York president lent dent of the Marine Cooks Cooks' and anil Stewards Stewards' Stew Stew- ards' ards association said the war var department depart depart- ment mont had not lived up tiP to its iLs agreement with wilh merchant sailors sailing on un transports transports trans trans- ports through tho time war zone Other breakers said there thero had bad been an understanding un un- with the thc quartermaster general at that time lime Major General I Sharpe that commercial conditions should prevail pre as to the tho C feeding of the seamen but ut that thal instead they had not that quality There bc been n given Riven I cn food of oC qu was complaint also that red tape lape had delayed the Hie payment of tIme the In Indemnity Indemnity In- In promised to sailors of torpedoed torpedoed tor top vessels to lo compensate for Cor time the tholo lo loss s of their effects effects- CHARGE SHARP PRACTICES The men are arc afraid to go aboard quartermaster corps transports asserted asserted as- as W V. L. L of ot New York representing the union of marine marino cooks cools The treatment Is awful men Jailed their pay pa taken up in fines ordered around b dr dry goods clerks Several union officials said that had not given at assistance in making out affidavits to obtain for tor seamen and that In exemption x some instances where they did time they en endeavored to retain control of ot the theman theman theman man by threatening him with being bel us turned over the draft board if jf he left their employ Captain TIo Robinson asked Furuseth would be willing to Lo if it Mr have drafted seamen transferred under military control from the camps to the answer was an emphatic ships Certainly not We Ve are willing to do anything anything- we can to help Mr 11 F Furuseth eth added seamen if it necessary as they the Register n do in England and If they are slackers back to their vessels on and wont won't go O arriving in in port we WC will vilI help you to trenches trencher the them in iii I put E. E C C. Hovey Ho-eY 11 Jr of oC the time shipping boards recruiting service serice Indor Indorsed d the boar boards board's t I registration legislation Idea 11 Ho lie said sal the tho recruit- recruit in f service soon would begin to tu turn lurn turnout turnout remit from its Us training ship hip and andI out men I that the service had the machinery for Cor registration reci |
