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oF eee viboacles tio ‘ Hrotager Lugene F sJiurite aly Pacific Coust. rine Cook: ~ “tewrards Union of the 7 700: Mr, C:..irman und Brothers: I want te extend the heurtiest creetings and felicitations of the #arine Cooks und otewrds of the P.cific toast to tue Del. utes of this Convention, we will have « rink md fiie organivation throughout the United States. ‘The brothers of the Paci’ ¢ Coust resiize wiut you iave gone tnrourh, and appreci.ute your every effort to unite the Pacific und atluatic Cocsts, und we hope you will be successful in this. I trust that after you have adopted a Yonstitution, tu.t this Constitution will be such tnat it will apply to tne Pacific, tas atluntic und the Gre t Lakes, and thet we will be cble to meet with you at the “hieuro Vouvention, where all Maritime org.aisutions cun get together und drow up « wmited crepram to uaite the East, “est, und Ure .t butes. Tne only way th.t vids can be overcome is turoush the A..tionu: Convention wjere we enn discuss our problems aud pet tepgetacr on them, There is mo question thut wo huve differences of opinion, out tiey cun be droned out, if we sit cown und discuss the problems relating to euch Livieion. e have hed our ups und downs; we have nid our strikes, and we nave succeeded in setting everything wa were efter. JI want to guy taut the members of the Pucific Coast are enjoying berber workin, conditlona end w.ges vaun the Dust Cost and they are Still striving for mere. Ycou wili be successfui in your drive. Fy standing united, there is no question that you wiil be succesrful, Tovsnt to tank you for the orivilege of bedng nere. J hope your deliberutions will be successful anc that you will cove cut wit: the kind of u constktution tit will be upphic.ble te ul» concerned. VV aa ‘ 4 Brother V. J, Wulone, representative of tue li..rine Firexcy,, Citers, Mucterten. dpers of the Pacific Co ast. em . | ies - - wee t s er, Cnodeman add brothers: I am chad to be here wit of the N.MJU. of 4. as you ulready knor, tue M.F.O%. & . of 2 alwa;3 endorsed the N.MVU. Tne NwP.O.R, & 2. hus eleays beon Pip. tag for Letter rages and Letter conditioas on the "est Coust, und re hive Locked tne ae J. in its fight. The Firomen and the Cooks & Stewards have worked togetovr on the Vert Co.st, and tod.y we huve tue finest ruge and working conultions in tne oran. here is oniy one thing thut Bas mude these conaitions possible, ind tht is ue constant drive for tae Huritime Federation of the Pucific. ta know th.t the sist ¥oust ous ned a tough tine, and we t..cxe our hats off to you todey, T.io is the Sirst convention tht hus considered tie men on tne ships. vnly to.t ory, eniiition ~hdica rdiii consider and tuke into uccount the men on the ships will be succongful. 65,0 reoresentative Pere representutives 16 Pacific has