MASTERS AND MATES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 9

MASTERS AND MATES.

< \Sir,^-Tii''- : y6nriissUe- of .to-dayfs' date, under* 1 thev lioadi 11 g■Masters.' alid" Matcs^",-thero.jsj ; la,,paragr»pjiv containing iaV a* conference'' of" 'representatives 'Shipmasters Association and the '• Merchant-' ;Service'-!BHildj.- -I -am...surprised.; that. this ■ (resolution sh'oiild liave been coinmrin'icatfcd to wafcundeYistood : at the'conference ' i —iiit' facfcpai resolution ; was 'passed' to that, 1 |eifßp(;7T»tbat,;^e r ..i)roQeed.jiigs \verQ to be pqn-j !sldgrs}; n ijLs'" strictly ' confidential.. as: between, i'the/' tiv;o that' 11b''Information'; ' ishmild*'be to the' Press. The 'resblu-'-Itidn Blaring/Ihowdverj '-to'yon')l li.ShouVd/.-.iD.v.ovder "tltaK tliq/positiopb[} 4 thor.pugiily jinderstppd.. explain that:* ji£' i ,^:as i ;Concjirre^ ii in' by tli'p..delegate'3;,.frora, ithe : Snipilasters'' 'pfelicnSibn; -, TlVe-Shipina'sters'.ba'd nb'iriten-' . [lion of agreeing to an . affiliation" uridci" tho J r !titjjs:.pt the! ;; Mbj'ch!int':Sei'yico Guild-.of :Atlsjtrft|aqiaj2iN T .Z..;SccUon,^. ; .Tlie:: vote'; of '. the*" .rtjeipbers .-.Sliipninsta'-s Association;.. jwiich,.vgQV|ef^ : Ktiip)'po.sition.,,sb; l :far ,vas--ijjo-I and -on. which-; the-, ipo.wcrs;. .o{j. our. | delegates ■ -were ;-based, ~ : was; .tHb.. understanding that' the. namo.' lie,, the : !ai)4 r ;.pffi?9rs' ,;A!)Sociit|ibj|.. .'...Tlndcri-. thec'inisij ja^pren^nsionstated fbllowsj -thererj •foro,';tlj , at''-om".de|egates voted for-something;. Itlia't tJja,.Slupma.sters .. Association; ,had;,npyor;: .. : "lu, ,t tJijj r^sp^ jliitipn -;hy the'"cpijfererico..is -of . no! shijMnast6rs^.'are:>coii~ a Iceriieat—r'arii/'etc-r " **

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