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. o Fnated by, the leadership of the A. - iof L, As their inestrumant off-«h in ihe Atlantic waters{¢tee—- +, L. oe International Seame Union, once a powerful voice for men who go down to the sea ox" shipping as a source of trained men?’ Labor: too ~ ody Her Tuany people: nenbe-~threfr , oom ‘ . dised shipping? ' ' a rat are the earnings of] ships, but now badly raided by “workers in the shipping industry aznd|j tidies, must be pala to domestic opere- ! N. M. U. and in process of gett how do iy, compare with those of? bea whet, then, will be tee_apouab pereairad by the A. F. of other industries? ‘ pereriny cts . : . _. 3. How do shipboard working condi-,| Obviously, it ts impossible in s Fully Aware of Problems. tions compare with those ashore and | Single newspaper article to present \ That medicine man Kennedy ii © — - : . those on foreign vessels? . | What facts already are known in con-isesman Joe Curran building » mill fully aware of the grave problems r. 4. What can be done to protect. nection with the many questions posed ‘tant National Maritime Wojon on the |a 1 here. lg plat . ent in this complicated labor y shipping | oguinst costly interruptions) nslnae Oese oe {he Nation's pie te mater Atlantic and Great Lake fronts. Tak- |ture goes without saying. |) Pale “The labor situati is to What steps should be taken to] Ue to the merchant marine prob- ims in anly the men who actually 60| 08 Of epecial scrutiny,” he develop a sea-going personnel? fem. et doubtless Dr. Kennedy's|to sea, the N. M. U. is co-operating | gree in discussing the present : 6. Is there an adequate supply of Ie te develop COM" | closely on the Pacific Coast with those |vey. “Shipping gives employmen' trained aarti and auincient tletpated. rma even “D-\who stay ashore, namely the long- mousenis of men, ashore and afi 7 Capital: It is a fact that the line of inquiry ‘shoremen members. of the Interna- sithout The hohe heacted Moron 1. How much money has been in-{**Gcgost concert to thg coming tional Longshoremen and Warehouse- tion of Isbor. The Government, ] vested in our present foreign-going a Ned. that into the labor factors in- men’s Union, led by Harry Bridges. & partner in the business of a! _| fleet by private investors and by the vo! -— . _ The Pacific saliors, however, are ping, wants American seamen to fb 4 Government? ‘| Crisscrossed with innumerable bit- still standing off any definite aMfilla-|the best possible conditions sbc 2. What is the earning record and ‘Wer—wetow rivalaries, Amerieurr-mreré tion with either the A. F. of L. or the ship and the fairest wages. At the reserves of American ship lines?| time labor has been violently troubled C. 1. ©. as they mill about under the / ggme time, it cannot permit factio: 3. Is the industry sufficiently stabte| for the last several years. Strikes, leadership of Harry Lundeberg in the |ism and disloyalty to jeopardize and profitable to attract large- [both suthorized and unauthorised, Bellors Union of the Pacific. Once | position in international shipping. ° investment, or can it be made 40? have kept ships from sailing. Inter- they were members of the A, F. of L.,|Nation has a stake in our mar 4. What areas are benefitted most:; Union fights among seamen and Jong- but they felt their independent action | industry which transcends the 7 / by cepercus maritime commerce: shoremen or between them have ives hampered there so they. walked or aither capital or labor. Le and {there does the industry's annua) | blocked the loading or unloading. And put; now Lundeberg fears the same e problems of their e ture of $200,600,000 go? the industry now promises to be the situation might resuit from affilistion | melt must somehow be sclved fr Req ents of United Btates: write Ot eteged between tha CLe. Om the docks ot the Atlantic Coafh an ean * Oe apeuitives t T cote nat 20, We Reed So protect ghY | and the A. F. of L. he strongly-ruled Internation|il ' at “sea.” * competitive Pos of defense? Building Militant Union. @shoremen’s Association of J Already, on the Atlantic, Pa and Gulf coasts, members of the c mission have held extensive hear on empoyment and wage condit in ocean-going shipping as a basi: determining iair wages and wor conditions. 2. What types, sizes and speeds best » working With, but not domf- Mt these requirements? 3. Should we build superliners? 4. What are the requirements of individual routes? - 5, What is likely effect of recent the moment, as in other mafpr indjastries, the C. I. ©. appears to ' & greatest headway with y wearer seronautical developments on ship- , Conditions Described, 2! Ping industry? Some of the testimony rece Policy of United States: . makes it more understandable wh: ‘men who follow the sea fee] it to - advantage to face their employer masse. In seagoing terms they told of ing in crowded fo'c’sles where sa tion was impossible and vermin numerous, of inadequate toilet locker facilities and complete la 37” +? 1. Should we build in private yards, <j} Government yards, or both? “f 3. Can the ship operators raise nec- bul down payments for private building? 3. How can the public interest be safeguarded if Government builds ships for charter? 7 1. It costs substantially more toil ao m bulld ships in the United States. To. - .. -@ this difference must be added the’ — * 3 subsidies enjoyed by foreign builders. : What will be the total building cost? -— 2. It costs more to operate vessels under the American flag than under foxgignofiags. The amount of thir difference, plus foreign eperating sub- | companionways adjacent to quarters, of bunk sheets being chs only once a month, of jess than ficient food of poor quality, ar being paid off in I. O. U.'s. The of employers’ blacklists and of working conditions that ® man a might avoid by quitting his }: refusing to do his work. But o seas that would be mutiny, ar. they turned to organization. ‘That the oft-times hard-p) ship owners find it financially di: 7 {to correct anme of these conditic , | pro} . Both ai Kennedy and his aides will fin l- | | | | : “BRipg*cargoes and menvuresthe three essentials to Ppropre —s GH