Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-09-24 | Page 3 | Interprets Clause of the Seamen's Act

'interprets clause of the seamen's act ".i--1-- ?.ice- L:: . : . i. MttH Upon Lai Folleite Meascrc I aSHLNGTON, Sept. S3, The cot-nt's cot-nt's iattrrpretation of th lan E passed by the last f'ngre Has : Mfimd toaifat by Serretarv of Com Kte RedaWld. It "sets forth" that the1 b :vs sot require "the use of anv tinlar taairmafe on the part of oi bn aad crew of any vessel, " but hu - tay laafixaca whieh is under ksd it saaVieat measure by officers k tie procer proportion oi the crew The uqiiieawt that members of k crew shall be able to understand j araai pven them by their officers i roc-tmed as aieanicg oo v such afcn as aorsaaUr aaay be given to an is each depart sen: of tsc vessel i tie course af the nssal performance I their regular duties. Among these kia. aowerer, shttoM be inc.cded life Rt; ari or eaaerseney for such mem las f the crew as may be called upon a terrors these classes oi work. ' k coBelosion Seeretary Be-ltiet'l says k aUguage teat is understood to re br the sateguarding' of a vessel ' ' in ah a ataaaer aa shall be helpful and ihutfnl to oar maritime commerce, ai that it is in bo sense intende-1 to t mei ts create embarrassment or to me Dseeesaary expense or delay'