Show HURLEY HUEY SEEKS I AGREEMENT AGREEN ON SEAMEN'S SPAY PAY International Convention of Nations Shipping Men lIen and Unions Proposed a Washington ton Nov Not 0 is l. Chairman Hurley Hurle of ot the shipping hoard hoar who sailed aled for tor Europe last laRt Saturday to to prepare pre pr's pare for the returning returning of ot American troops to this country countr and for moving mo needed food supplies to the war war-tm- war fain Ish d nations 0 overseas I r eu al alno aliso o plans to seek eek an nn lonal a agreement be between be- be bt- bt tween the governments shipping In- In ln and labor organ organizations of ot tho the principal maritime powers po for tor standardization stand stand- of ot seamen's wages waits wait's and woric- woric In ing conditions It I was Avas said toda today that Mr 11 Hurley expects to propose that the American merican laws law and the agreements ement between the government Io and the seamen's unions on theses subjects ts bo ho accepted as th tho It standards and It I is understood that tho the thom American m of ot I Labor bor nn and the British seamen's seamen union are arc prepared prepare to tosu su support port the proposal proposal V. V S S. S Such an agreement arcement as that contemplated plated b by Mr Ir Hurley Hurle it was said would eliminate the chief difficulty that has confronted American shipping interests I In past put years year In their attempts to operate op op- orate erate ships In competition with other nations nations- The standards standard for tOT American I leamen are said to be the highest Inthe in inthe I Ithe the world and now flow that this county countr country Is putting a great Ireat fleet x of t f on th the soar scan officials o bele believe that unless some som International agreement Is b. reached n a great grea t proportion of at trained seamen wilhe will wil willbe wil h be he attracted to the American merchant marine It I vita Avas learned toda today that the the shipping shipping ship ship- shipping ping board as ns far tar as consistent tent with the tho necessities of ot government needs 11 is diverting ship ships to normal tra trade e routes route and that within a few months officials officIal to have American ships carrying needed commodities commodities' of ot peace to and Central America Asia Ada Alla and nd Africa Afric as well wel as to Europe Owner r Get Deck Ship In Tn turning the vessels back th the S board it wan waR said ald will wil not relinquish an any of ito Ite Ia rights to an any vessel The Thi private companies will wIl carry carryon on th tho 0 detail work of ot maintaining manning mannini and nied operating the tho snipe ships taking their cargoes at the direction t ot Of the chipping shipping shipping ship chip ping hoard loard and paying wages wage fixed b by the board |