TERRITORY STRIKEBOUND ,>G,*IN (Cont) ' * '
V ' .
bill,, and that th$yj;
"cannot sea their w'ay:i
clear to repudiate
the Taf t-Hartley vlaw,
which , is what-the un
ion would have us do."
G. W . Skinner,
president of ^laska
Steam, said* that
still another issue
is the perennial Al
askan argument bet-’'
ween longshoremen and
sailors' -over - which
shall unload ship
hatches. ; The 4 long
shoreman believe - the
w-ork is theirs, but
steamship company of
ficials contend that
existing contracts
with the sailorfs un
ion authorize the
seamen to. handle a
part of the work*
This latter issue
was a. point of cont
roversy in the long- ■
shore strike" at. Se
ward last winter.
Striking ’long-'
shoremen have an n pun - *
ced that all'p&ssen-,
ger, baggage and mail'*
traffic will be hand
; led.
Since Seldovia has
no organized long-'
T shoreman1 s union,
there will be no real
strike here, but the
city will ,be as badly
tied up as any strike
bound port, since
freight consignments
will not b.e loaded by
the company,
- It was also-point
ed out by’Mrs.Juan
ita ,.nderson, Dock
agent, that the post
war series of labor
troubles involving
^laskan shipping was
one of' the major rea
sons: given by Mr.
Skinner* who was in
Seldovia recently,
for . existing* high
freight rates*
* .'-".Moanwhile it was
further reported by
the Kodiak Mirhor
this week that Harry
Lundeberg, * head of
'the ixFL Seamen, has
issued the ultimatum
that sailors will man"
no more ships without 4
a closed shop cOht-*
ract.
“Regardless of the
Taft - Hartley Labor
iiCt there will be no
American ships manned
by ,»FL sailors after
There are no saddles on our shelves,
but you canft beat our supply
OP BOOTS
Over-the-shoe models in trim military
style, in : hrnvm rubber
$2.85 for little tots
$3*25 for juniors
$3.15' for children
. OJor ladies
^nd a full line of ROCKFORD wool socks
to wear with the boots• ^ bright
red trim at toe and top for smart
cold-weather dressing
85<i pair
IWULIM-AS PLAN
TRIP OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs* Ri
chard Inglima, daugh
ter and son-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ci
Morris of Seldovia,
are* planning to leave
soon to go Outside,
where Mr, Inglima
will a 11 end, .college'
this fall-, .if V
The pair will fly /
to Juneau.- to attend *
the wedding of friends'
and then will con
tinue on Outside by
way of Canadian ship,
stopping several days •
at Vancouver en
route.
Mr • Inglima * is to
study engineering at
Gonzaga University in
Spokane,' Wash*.
-.t ■ --
Sgpt. 3Q>r.v(v£hen cont
racts__axpiro);unless
the union" hns—a clos
ed shop and new men
ai»e lidtreA* .through, hi
ring halls," Mr.
Lilndaberg said.
STEAMER STRIKES
are ont
CHRISTMAS
is coming
See our good sup
ply of sturdy
toys in stock
right now:
Bicycles
(boys and girls)
Tricycles
Wagons
Scooters
Pedal Cars