Reports of the Department of Labor Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...following result: Warrant denied, 1; warrant canceled, 1; warrants executed, 6; pending at the close of the year, 3. SEAMEN. A total of 396 vessels arrived at this port with Chinese crews aboard aggregating 8,047 seamen; of the 67 who escaped from these vessels, 5 were subsequently deported under departmental warrants and 3 secreted themselves aboard other vessels and made their presence known after leaving port. In addition to these, it is known that in a number of cases where complaints were filed before United States commissioners the defendants were seamen, although the names of the vessels upon which they had been employed could not be ascertained. Since the beginning of the war wages paid to Chinese seamen signed on In British ports have been gradually Increased, and, the Chinese learning of this condition upon their arrival at this port, often desert their vessels and secrete themselves on others engaged In the European trade; upon making their presence known after the vessels have left port, they are entered upon the ship's articles at the prevailing rate of wages. My report of last year showed an Increase over the figures for the previous year of approximately 100 vessels and 2,500 seamen. This year there has been an additional increase of approximately 100 vessels and 1.600 seamen. Notwithstanding the absence of adequate regulations on the subject, we have had the ready and cordial cooperation of the masters, owners, and agents of the vessels concerned In exercising supervision over the entry and departure of vessels having Chinese crews aboard. STOWAWAYS. Twelve Chinese arrived here aboard vessels upon which they had been stowed away. These cases are treated under the caption "Smuggling operations," as the Chinese were apprehended while...