Show convention SEAMANS UNION NOW new orleans dec L 1 the most important subject considered today by the union of america in annual convention was a petition addressed to the rulers ruler ot tho the world asking for freedom cpr the sailors in reter refer once to contracts A resolution was wan adopted demanding these condit conditions lonU of maritime law abolish imprisonment tor for leaving a vessel in any sate safe harbor abolish all imprisonment for refusing to obey commands while lying in iafe ate harbors substituting the payment of such money as has been paid to any one who has been engaged to do the work refused abolish all continuous discharge certificates which are kept by masters establish in its place a certificate ot of effle efficiency tency to be kept by the himself abolish all payment or of advance Y ages directly or indirectly abolish all allotments of wages except to near and dependent rela relatives adoption of a standard of the cettl chency for sal sailors lofs providing for at least three years service at ac sea on deck |