On the recordJuly 20, 1920
The provision of the statute prohibiting the payment of advance wages to seamen is intended to apply to seamen shipped in foreign ports as well as to seamen shipped in ports of the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe provision of the statute prohibiting the payment of advance wages to seamen is intended to apply to seamen shipped in foreign ports as well as to seamen shipped in ports of the United States.
Executive Order 3313—Wages of Seamen
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