White Act of 1898

The White Act of 1898 is a United States Federal statute governing mariners in the United States Merchant Marine.

Among other things, the act:
* abolished the practice of imprisoning sailors who deserted from vessels in "American or nearby waters."Bauer, 1988:285.]
* abolished corporal punishment of seamen

Prior to the "White Act of 1898" "'bully mates'...had relied on their fists, belaying pins, and handspikes to enforce discipline."

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*cite book |last=Bauer |first=K. Jack |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Maritime History of the United States: The Role of America's Seas and Waterways |year=1988 |publisher=University of South Carolina |location=Columbia, South Carolina|isbn=0-87249-519-1
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*Citation
last=Gibson
first=E. Kay
title=Brutality on Trial: Hellfire Pedersen, Fighting Hansen, And the Seaman's Act of 1915
year=2006
place=University Press of Florida
pages=225
url=
isbn=0813029910 .