Several witnesses that came before us said that after the seamens act went into effect. increasing the w ages of the seamen employed1 in otr merchant marine. the tendency was to increase wages of the seamen on foreign- ships. Our last advance was made in July and August. and they were said to be approaching again. It did not apply precisely to the Asiatic or Japanese ships. because they were run under Government operation. The English vessels coming to American. ports were paying almost precisely the same wage as American vessels.. and Mr. Rosseter says the difference between the English and American scale of wages amounts practically to nothing.