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all Kerchant Murine Ships. I would like vo state bese wit it was not the intent to have these clauses enacted into the final drart of the Bill efter heurinzs had been held. Along with -4r. Goluents Pill (F. R. 6700) this nove was made in the nature of a threat to see LY the Dollar Line could not be forced to get rid of their £10.09 and 715.009 a month cheap contract Chineye Stewards from liong Kong, who not telng eligible for citizenship under the present lav, were deniec the rivht to enter thse country at all times and were virtually hele prisoners on the ‘Dollar Line Ships in Hoboken during the late strikes. As recently, with the pressure from othar sources, the /ollar bine hus started to send these poor exploited nationals back to their orn country, and as if the Dollar Line expucts to receive any direct subsidy from the Maritine Comission they will be forcea to get ric of ull these cen, *6@ think we heve practically accomplished our pursvose in this mattcr. Thererurc, in order not to diseriminute ayuinst some of our Frothers who heve only thedr first ,apers, and as the finsl action of the "school ship" 411 and the Bill to certificate tne tugioat anc other similar maritize workers, will necessitate the rewording of H. R. 6493, I rould recommend that 4 sutstitute Pill be drafted to take its place. I would further recomucnd that we omit from the substitute Rill those clauses uéealing with th: percentaze of citizens, which roula in any way chance the present Law, As the Law now reads 75° oF thivs" crews have to ke citizens anyrur, an. on many sitps the crens are alreacy whove the per= centage in citizenunis requirenonts. Othervisa os ieguras the ftionmeral features of H.R. 6405 T would recowrena that they be voracu practically as before. AS soon ex the ner draft of this Pill is ready it wild be submitted to the membership dn all Ports for their congiceration. It must be born in mind that our main purpose in introducing this Bill is . to avend the Lar as regards to revecution of certificates of service or efficiency. Our biggeet fight will ke to elininate the words "ais- behavior, negligence and unskillfulncss" from the present wer, If no action can be obtained on this new meapure at this session of Conpress it should be pushec imvreaiately when the neyt cession opens. vA a ee fo -— pte Pe -35- “