Show I ADMIRAL BENSON ISSUES DENIAL WASHINGTON July 3 The I. The I board Is not considering closed shop I arrangements In American ports Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Benson Denson announced in answer 1 to 7 a number numb r of or protests against n a reported effort ef cr- fort of the board to obtain exclusive control of oC longshoremen work worl on Its Us rca ves sels No change Is contemplated ted in th the present arrangements for longshore worl orl on shipping board vessels which c under existing agreements until October 1 I of the current year the chairman stated Orders were Issued by Chairman Benson Den Ben son Bon last night to all operators of the boards board's vessels to subject to tho the closest scrutiny overtime allowances for or officers and men of the merchant marine The practice i Is foreign to the oldest tradition traditions I of the sea the tho chairman said and ull all unnecessary un un- necessary expense should be eliminated |