Speech #700093020

The section under considerition provides for the service of vessels emloyed ill the oceantilail service under contract. This section provides for the personnel. officers. crews. add stewards. It necessarily carries with it the implication that these men are to be paid. There is nothing in the section that precludes any understanding that these men ire not to be paid. That being so and tile consideration of the aliendmeut which has been defeated developed tie fact that it was contended that these vessels engaged in the Pacific service are obliged to employ alien labor on account of climatic and other conditions. That being so. Mr.