Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1909 — SHIPOWNERS FORM ALLIANCE [ARTICLE]

SHIPOWNERS FORM ALLIANCE

Object of Federation It to Give Battle to Trades Unions. ‘ London. Oct. 26. —A gigantic international alliance of ship owners has been formed here. Delegates from Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden, representing more than 16,000,000 tons of shipping, registered the new federation in accordance with the British law. France and Norway will join later. The organization -Is “designed to resist unreasonable attacks which may he made by trades unions and others upon the ship owners’ freedom of contract in the employment of labor.’’