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Show pre iff ' DOOM OF MAHIHE LaM orFICIAL 8AY8 8UB8IDIK8 WviLL NOT 8AVE THE AMER. I W ICAN DOAT8 dloni In Size and Wages of Crrw Hlnjije! In Foreign Trade Have Destroyed Argument In Fa-I Fa-I vor of 8ubsldy jfMhlngton Ilecent reductions In, Mi ili ind wnges of crows on Amor K, reiiol engaged in foreign trade Kt deitroje-l uny argument for a Enldr to tuners based on the dlf-Egce dlf-Egce In tlio Inbor costs of operating Ktirlran and foreign ships, Andrew Eroieth, presldont of tho Interna Kul Seamon's union, declared Tin. Tdarlnff testimony before tho sen-Kind sen-Kind house committees considering K tdmlnlstrntlon merchant marine K Hserican ships today carry the flilKit crews of any vessels in the Krid ind so far ns labor is concerned K(rlnn boats aro now tho cheapest operate, tho soamen's leader de Ktr.Fume.ith Bald that tho atorngo Hp of Amorlenn crows had boon re-Kri re-Kri 27 to 53 per cent, tho wages of K;uie seamen increased 45 por Kt, those of Australian seamon Inflated In-flated by an amount not yet nccur-Br nccur-Br reported. I'll s result of thoso reductloas, the Isalttoes were told, tho wages of Btrlctn teamen nre now much lower Ki the pay of Cnnmllun and Austrn-Ki Austrn-Ki crews, nre practically on a love! flh British wages and are substnn-Kir substnn-Kir higher than tho wages only of Kisese among the principal marl-Ki marl-Ki nitlons." HrU only real ndvantngo in wages irh the British ship owners now tyi, according to Mr. Furusoth, an pared with tho American, is in the tr tileries paid deck and engineer Ictri. As a result of the rod'iction crews, ordered last Decembor by i shipping board, ho added, Amerl-i Amerl-i crtwt on vessels of same class 1 tonnage aro now 23 per cent ntr thnn British crows and "tho ml monthly wago cost of soamen 9 i Ilrltlsh ship is now 64 por t higher than upon an American pplng board vestfol of the came h end tonnngo." U prceent pollclos of tho Unite' :a shipping Aioard and private :s as regards manning unil wag tfr, Furusoth assorted, aro danger to safety of llfo and vessels, it nl to operutlng efficiency und di ictlte to tho Amorican merebnn 'J(, end are driving Amorican the sea. ft American who enn find otho 'lojmcnt will ship on Amorlcn itls under present conditions," 1 Their places will bo filled wit" oUis end tho scum of settmen o ther nations. Thus American so er Is doomed, no mattor what ni W stimulus Is provided In tb of subsidies, unless an imnwd thnge Is mado in tho policy fit wages and manning of Amer ships.'! |