42 32 1900 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e589385b55f285a7eb2cd90e2626c55a.PDF 9bed6c15133ca6e6a5943f6d49106996 PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y,. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1948 2 NLRB Detisions Put T'H Squeeze On Labor No. 43 A & 6 Elections The importance of the ap­ proaching Atlantic and Gulf District elections to each and every member of the Union cannot be overemphasized. From among the 61 candi­ dates appearing on the ballot will emerge the 33 officials who will be charged with guiding the Union's destiny and the membership's wel­ fare during the coming year. To aid the membership in considering the various can­ didates, this issue carries biographical sketches and photographs of all qualified nominees who submitted them. Your vote in the election is your voice in the admin­ istration of your Union's affairs. Balloting begins Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 31. Remem­ ber your Union duty. Vote! 61 Candidates For 33 A&G Positions •?n Beginning November 1, Seafarers will line up before balloting committees in all ports to cast their votes for A&G officials for 1949. This year, each man will select the men he wants for 33 Union positions. Printed on the ballot will be the names of the 61 qualified candidates who have been nominated for the posts, and there will be space for each voter to name men not on the list for any WASHINGTON—Every week, ing was barred by the T-H Act a new decision makes liars out having been voiced by an NLRB of the 33 jobs. t — of the union-smashers who trial examiner, is subject to fur­ the San Francisco Branch is Balloting will continue through drafted and promoted the Taft- ther review. It" grew out of a considered to be in organiza­ December 31 in accord with the tional status, its officials will picketline thrown around the Hartley Act. SlU con.stilution. A sample bal­ not be elected. Those labor-hating gentlemen, Cory Corporation of Chicago last November by the United Electri­ lot appears on page 16 of this The ballot will caU for the in Congress and out, always cal Workers, CIO. issue of the LOG. maintained that the finky law election of one Secretary-Treas­ The union contended that the would "protect", and "guaran­ On pages seven through 10 are urer, three Assistant Secretarytee" labor's right to bargain col­ mass line was a peaceful demon­ Treasurers, 11 Port Agents and printed biographical sketches of 18 Patrolmen. stration against the Taft-Hartley lectively. all candidates based on their The phoniness of their claim Act Itself. The trial examiner EVERYBODY VOTE said that, even if it was peace­ own statements of their quali­ was .shown up this week when fications. In addition, there aie As in the past, the Union the National Labor Relations ful, the force of numbers alone Board ruled that the T-H Act "has an intimidatory and coer­ pictures of all but three—who urges all men eligible to vote authorized strikebreakers to vote cive effect upon employees oth­ neglected to sdnd 'theirs in. This to cast their ballots. Only i| in an NLRB bargaining election erwise willing to cross a picket is in line with a practice which there is a large vote, can the membership be sure to get the excluding striking workers from line, and "exceeds the bounds of was inaugurated a year ago. officials whom the majority be­ the election. In another case an peaceful persuasion and is not CREDENTIALS CHECKED lieve best qualified to hold im­ NLRB trial examiner decided privileged or protected as free speech." that the T-H Act outlawed mass The credentials of all men portant Union posts. picketing. nominated for office were ex- The A&G District's nominating PREDICTIONS TRUE amined and carefully checked by j machinery was set in motion by The first case involved 74 The fact that the CIO electri­ a Headquarters Credentials Com- j a resolution adopted in all A&G striking members of the Interna­ cal workers are commie-con­ mittee which finished its task ports in regular meetings on tional Association of Machinists trolled in no way softens this this week. Sitting on the Cre­ September 22. This resolution independent. These workers had ruling if it is eventually upheld dentials Committee were Sam pointed out that it was custo­ been on strike against the Pipe by the NLRB itself, every union Luttrell, 46568; J. Pacheco, 6889; mary for the Union to determine Machinery Company of Cleve- man realizes. ^land for a year. This week, union spokesmen Since ihe end of World War II, Lars Hillertz, 48392; F. Smith, annually just what offices would throughout the nation were say­ upwards of 250 ships have been 1039; J. Murphy, 6998; and D. be filled by the elective process PERMANENT SCABS ing that labor faced the loss of sunk or damaged by drifting Mease, 100253. Their report ap­ and then proposed the number of men required for each port During the strike period, the one of its strongest weapons, if mines, the Navy's Hydrographic pears on page 10. and for Headquarters. company engaged 74 scabs to re­ the trial examiner's finding is not Office announced the other day. Of 64 men nominated before the October 15 closing date, the place the strikers. In an elec­ reversed. PUBLICITY PROVIDED 0£ this startling total, 43 have Committee found that three did The members of the National been American vessels. tion, the NLRB said that since not submit enough seatime in The resolution also suggested the scab replacements were now Labor Relations Board an­ Nor is the peril yet past. Ac­ their records. These three men that San Francisco be held in to be considered "permanent nounced, perhaps a little sheep­ cording to the most recent esti­ were the only ones disqualified. organizational status, and that employees of the company, votes ishly, that they could only ad­ mates, it will take another year In line with the A&G District's the Secretary-Treasurer be em­ minister the law of the land as cast by the striking members of or more to sweep the mines still policy of economy to accord with powered to staff additional offi­ they found it, that they could not the 1AM could not be counted. floating in European and Far the drop in the volume of ship­ ces if such become necessary The board based its finding pass on its wisdom. Eastern waters. ping, five jobs have been drop­ during the year 1949. Meanwhile, each new judg­ the T-H Law, claiming that un­ And even then, a World War der it strikers can't vote unless ment under the T-H Act justifies 11 mine may bob against a hull ped from last year's total of 38. Finally, the resolution pro­ posed that, in addition to meet­ the predictions made before its the strike itself is called as the ALL URGED TO VOTE at any time in the next 20 years ing the constitutional require­ passage by union officials and result of an employer's unfair or so, for nobody actually will be The Philadelphia and Norfolk ments for office, each candidate members thai the law would be labor practice. The strike certain when the last one is Agents no longer will be assist­ for office submit a passport pho­ used viciously to smash legiti­ against the Pipe Machinery Com­ gone. ed by Patrolmen, and those ports tograph of himself and a sum­ pany was over economic issues. mate unions, and that it was in All information on mines in will operate much as Tampa mary of his Union record for truth a slave labor act. Under the old Wagner Act, the The SlU has also had a taste Atlantic and European waters does. Mobile will have only two publication in the LOG prior to NLRB counted votes cast by of the Taft-Hartley Act in opera­ s centralized in London and Patrolmen instead of three to the voting period. strikers, whether the walkout tion. The continued stalling of distributed through the Inter­ help the Agent, and Galveston The resolution was signed by was due to an unfair practice or the Cities Service company in national Routing and Reporting will have an Agent and only Paul Hall, Robert A. Matthews, an economic matter. . the hearings currently before the Authority. Information on mines one Patrolman instead of two. Joe Algina, Ray White, J. P. The Machinists' strike was not NLRB would be well nigh im­ n the Pacific is handled by the There will be no Agent at all Shuler, J. H. Volpian, Lindsey called until federal mediators possible if it were not for the iydrographic Office in Hono- n Jacksonville, that port being J. Williams and Charles G. had failed to wring any conces­ covei-ed from Savannah. Since Raymond. ulu. T-H law. sion from the company. Last year, the company noti­ fied the strikers that if they did not return by a specified date they would be replaced. When the strikers refused this ultima­ NEW- YORK —Still resorting within seven days of the con­ latest extension would positive­ Cities Service tanker fleet is in­ tum, the company brought in the volved in the present NLRB pro­ to fore­ clusion of the hearings. Because ly be the last. scabs with the help of Cleveland to legal fiim-fiammery stall the day of reckoning with of the voluminous material pre­ Throughout the proceedings cedure. Eight of the vessels were cops. the SlU, the Cities Service Oil pared by both the union and the the Cities Service outfit has been acquired after the SlU had won PEACEFUL, COERCIVE Company this week wangled a company, it was agreed by both guilty of stalling and subter­ the collective bargaining elec­ The section of the law .under third stay for the filing of its attorneys to postpone the filing fuge to delay a decision in the tion held aboard seven ships last case. In the recent hearings on winter. The ninth vessel, the which the NLRB made its ruling brief with the National Labor date until Oct. 8. Relations Board. The Board, Cities Service, however, gave the voting unit, company attor­ Lone Jack, although in the fleet says "employees on strike who However, has declared that the further evidence of the bad neys offered six motions, all of at the time, did not aiTive in are not entitled to reinstate­ new filing date—October 29—is faith it has displayed ever since which were designed to confuse port early enough to be voted. ment shall not be eligible to final. the SIU first sought collective the issues and snarl the pro­ An NLRB ruling held that the vote." The board decided that SlU certification covered only Hearings conducted by the bargaining rights more than a cedure. if a striker had been replaced NLRB in New York Were con­ year ago. _Appealing twice to Significantly, they also lashed the ships voted, and that ballot­ by a "permanent" scab, he had Washington, the cojinpany got a cluded on Sept. 17. The hear­ out at the NLRB and members ing would be necessary on th^ lost his job, although another ings were to determine the com­ second extension until Oct. 18, of the. board, accusing them of vessels acquired after the elec­ section of the law says nothing being prejudiced and terming tion. in it is meant "to interfere with position of the voting units in and a third until Oct. 29. or impede or difninish in any the election on those of the When informed of the third the trial examiner's" report on A decision on the voting unit company's vessels not covered delay, Ben Sterling, SlU attor­ the company's objections as "ar- make-up is expected shortly af­ Way the right to strike." The ; scab replacement voted by the certification order of last ney, immediately communicated bitraryr capricious, illegal and ter the briefs are submitted on year. Oct. 29 to the NLRB in Wash­ with the Washington office of ^e void." for a cpihpany. union. Th6 'dpinion that mass picket­ Both sides were to file briefs NLRB, which announced that ihe The status of nine ships of the ington. Mines Still A Peril; 250 Vessels Struck Since End Of War Cities Service Ordered Te File NLRB Brief • v;.„f �Page Two TB E SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 22i 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL' UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor •V. ip^- "•f- At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N.^Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June l5, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., imder the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 In Good Shape The bouncing baby born in 1938 approaches its tenth birthday with bulging muscles and an iron con­ stitution. That's your Union. This state of health is no accident. Your Union has been brought up carefully. As the result of the fore­ sight of the membership, your Union never .has suffered from malnutrition or lack of exercise. One of its by­ words has been, "Keep healthy and keep" moving forward." If proof of its ruddy condition is required, it can be found in your Union's finances. The situation is well described in a survey appear­ ing on page three of this issue of the LOG. For purposes of comparison, the contrast is shown between your Union's condition and the less happy financial condition of the NMU. ^ Possibly your Union's complexion is attributable to the fact that it never has had the political pox which has laid many another organization low. At any rate, the SlU-can face the current shipping slump without fear. In other words, the membership's capacity to see what lies before it is paying off. Incidentally, the General Fund Assessment which Seafarers approved by nearly nine to one, will make it even stronger in the day-to-day battle to maintain and improve the wages and conditions of seamen. A point which must not be overlooked in any dis­ cussion of your Union's financial condition in compari­ son with that of—^say—the NMU is that the Atlantic & Gulf District is only one of a number of districts com= prising the Seafarers International Union. The finances reviewed on page three arc those of the Atlantic & Gulf District alone. Other districts have their own funds, as does the International. K. E. HANSEN H. D. HARDIN J. RUBINSKAS W. J. REID D. E. SMITH Af«ii Now h The Mwrim Hospitak i .f E. W. GONYEA W. TALLEY V. M. EHRMAN J, M. MENDOZA R. O. NOACK A. S. ANSOLDO J. D. ANDERSON W. J. ROSS XXX These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL The current picture proves conclusively that a mari­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging J. W. TAYLOR time labor organization unhampered by political conside= heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by A. C. McALPIN , W. RICHARDSON rations totally unrelated to the problems of trade union­ writing to them. C. GROVER ism is free to plan ahead, meanwhile keeping an eye on STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. L. GREENE R. WILSON J. SMITHE maritime affairs so that the best interests of the member­ A. EWING W. T. COVINGTON G. D. BRADY A. VANELZUELA ship can be served. R. ARMSTRONG • O. HOWELL M. CASTRO EUGENE LEARY C. W. JOHNSON J. McNEELY C. J. NORRISS I A. R. KING A. JENSBY J. T. STEVENS V. P. SALLINGS D. DeDUISEN • H. R. LOWMAN M. C. MURPHEY T. ZEMRZUSKI When the voting begins for the election of the A&G J. H. ASHURST I A. WARD W. H. NUNN J. E. HALL , District's 1949 officials, it will be the Union duty of J. BOUYEA E. E. WEBBER C. PERKINS every member to express his opinion by casting his ballot. W. HUNT R. GIERCZIC C. HAFNER K. A. PARKS Many of the posts are subject to hot competition, R. L. JOHNSTON C. SIRMAN W. R. GREBE K. C. CROWE R. TUCKER and anyone who neglects the opportunity to vote for the C. OPPENHEIMER R. A. HACKER XXX candidate he thinks best qualified by experience and W. H. PERRY T. F. OLIVER GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. N. ROMANO ability is being a poor Union man. T. MANDICK H. GALLAGHER J. E. TIENSIUM If a man has the chance to vote and does not do so, C. NANGLE W. McCUISTION S. LeBLANC C. W. HALLA fie fias no right to complain later. If he does vote and his P. G. DAUGHERTY T. CATHERINE L. KAY J. GIVINS candidate loses, he can bow gracefully to the wishes of B. BIGGS % X t D. HUTCHESON H. WEBBER the majority, knowing that he has acted in a manner NEW ORLEANS HOSP. X XX C. HELM J. N. HULL well befitting a member of a democratic organization. SAN JUAN HOSPITAL J. DENNIS XXX To give every Seafarer a chance to judge the candi­ S. C. TAREMAN W. EISENDER BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. J. B. GARDNER. dates, pictures and brief sketches of their SIU records T. RIEGO A. J. ROGERS E. RICHARDS P. L. SAHUQUE R. E. SCHRAMM are published in this issue of the LOG. R. TORRES E. DANCY P. STRICKLANI> If you don't know a candidate personally, study his A. iM. LIPARI E. B. HOLMES R. A. LeVASSEUR record. H. S. TUTTLE S* J. FITZSIMMONS BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL J. P. THRASHER One of the essentials of a democratic election is that G. M. GRAY JOHN J. GEAGAN J. C. DAVIS ia candidate's record be open to all concerned. Another is E. JEANFREAU J. ZIMMER G. BUSH J. GALLANT ' , that everybody eligible vote. The first essential is available L. F. COOK C. SIMMONS JULIUS HENSLEY fiere. The second is up to you. G. O'ROURKE F. BECKER VIC MILAZZO Good Unionism i- 'i . �Friday, October 22. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Comparison With Other Maritime Unions Proves Wisdom Of Seafarers Poiicies The shipping slump, which has rarely is unable to meet its a considerably larger memberbeen felt by the entire maritime j weeklj^ expenditures out of in- ship organization to sustain in industry since it set in last May, come for the same period. the event of a major beef. By contrast, the National Mari­ is testing the health of every The SIU's comparative American waterfront union. time Union, largest union in the strength is also revealed by the Comparisons reveal the SIU to field, is hard put. A report on status of its General Fund. be the most robust of them all. the state of that union published With $75,084.90 on hand to As the SIU Atlantic and Gulf last week paints a grim picture conduct the routine operating functions of the organization, the District rounds out the first ten of NMU solvency. Although its assets are about SIU has not found it necessary years of existence as an organiza­ appre­ tion,- it appears that the mem­ a million and three-quarters, the to eat into this figure bership's foresight along every NMU is virtually stripped of ciably, since economies consist­ line has been singularly respon­ cash for general fund purposes, ent with conditions are con­ sible for the Union's sound according to its most recent fi­ stantly being put into effect. nancial statement, dated Aug. 31, Furthermore, with the adop­ health. Notably has this been true of and published in the Pilot on tion of the ten-dollar assessment the membership's policies on Oct. 15. The general fund re­ the SIU membership has seen fit to further bolster this impor­ finances, in which the SIU stands veals a deficit of $31,276.72. The report states that the tant fund. The SIU General more secure than any other time in its history. Moreover, it NMU must dig into funds ear­ Fund, consequeritly, will increase probably stands more secure marked for other purposes in or­ rapidly from this point on. The Strike Fund, too, is ex­ financially than any other mari­ der to make a go of things. Further analysis of the finan­ pected to reach new heights. By time union. In the Secretai-y-Treasurer's cial conditions of the two unions virtue of the three-dollar an­ Report for the week ended Oct. shows the SIU membership in a nual assessment, close to one 9, cash assets of the SIU, A&G markedly more favorable position million dollars will be earmarked for strike purposes by March, District, are more than one-and- than the men in the NMU. 1949. quarter million dollars, a high PREPARED A further breakdown of the water mark, despite the drop in In the funds generally re­ standing of the SIU income as a result of the ship­ garded as of paramount impor­ financial ping situation. tance to a union's security—the A&G District and the NMU in­ Strike Fund—the compact SIU tensifies the contrast in the WITHIN INCOME Possibily even more convinc­ has a total of $858,250.46, while strength of the two organiza­ ing of the Union's sound condi­ the, NMU lists $692,595.73 as tions. Hospital benefits, which are tion is the fact that it is operat­ available for strike purposes. These figures are even more paid out of the Hospital Funds, ing within in its income. Al­ though at times it is a bit hard noteworthy when it is rernem- are pretty wobbly in the NMU. pressed to do so, the Union bered that the NMU would have I Lacking any cash reserve at all Survivor Of Bartram Blast Hails Gains Seafarers Won For Seamen for this purpose, the NMU has been drawing on other funds to meet these obligations to sick members, with the result that the fund is now is debt by $10,759.94, according to the NMU statement. BIG DIFFERENCE On the other hand the SIU Hospital Fund is typically soimd, with a healthy cash reserve of $105,225.03, a sum ample to meet even the heaviest demands. This condition has prevailed for sev­ eral years. Although the .NMU has build­ ings and real estate valued at $915,175.03, the Building Fund lacks any cash, a situation viewed with alarm by the NMU's national officers in their latest survey of that union's financial condition. To meet the cash shortage they have proposed the sale of several West Coast prop­ erties. The caution exercised by the SIU with respect to expenditures for buildings has produced a de­ cidedly advantageous situation for its membership. SIU. buildings are currently valued at $300,000 but, in addi­ tion, the Building Fund con­ tains $230,689.25 in cash. Be­ cause it has spent money in this fund only where needed and with an eye to the future, the SIU's comfortable position will be fur­ ther enlphasized should there be any depreciation of real estate values. WISE MOVE The SIU's thrift has not been accomplished, however, at the expense of current requirements. In Tampa, New Orleans, New York and other ports, the Union Halls offer full facilities. Thus, the current shipping blight finds the two organizations facing up to the problem from two different levels. The NMU, in a precarious financial plight, has been forced to ask for a tendollar annual increase in dues. Moreover, several other efforts are being made to slash operat­ ing costs to ward off the pros­ pect of various Union funds go­ ing deeper into the red, as, for example, the decision to sell several properties. In the SIU, however, the longrange economy program that came out of the Agents Confer­ ence in 1947, and which has been solidly supported by the mem­ bership, is now paying dividends. Instead of the jitteriness prevail­ ing in the NMU, the SIU pos­ sesses a feeling of confidence, despite the unfavorable shipping picture. The comparative abilities of the two major unlicensed mari­ time unions to face the problem produced by the drop in Amer­ ican tonnage is also forcefully brought home by a review of the job situation. Here, the NMU has a problem of at least twice the magnitude of the SIU's. With practically two book men for every job, the NMU mem­ bership is up against extended periods on the beach. The SIU saw what was coming and accordingly made prepara­ tions a long time ago. Today, the jobs-to-Bookmen ratio in the SIU stands at one-to-one. In other words, the SIU has kept its membership in line with the jobs available on its contracted vessels. MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBLE The atmospheres in the two unions—one of alarm in the NMU; one of confidence in the SIU—is directly traceable to the contrasting attitudes of the re­ spective memberships. Seafarers have been notably aware of the problems peculiar to the mari­ time industry and their repeated foresight is reflected in the rela­ tive superiority of their position over that of men in other water­ front unions. Throughout the years, while NMU members, for example, were bickering and clashing over issues totally unrelated to the Union's welfare, SIU men were carefully attending to the busi­ ness of strengthening their or­ ganization for any contingency. The wisdom of their strong support of their Union's objec­ tives is apparent in the good health the ,STU now enjoys. of an ideal setup that all trade TAMPA — James Jones, SIU unions would do well to dupli­ oldtimer, is one of those lucky cate. guys you meet now and then "Maybe this Hall was a long who "lived to tell the tale." time in coming, but it certainly Jimmie got out of drydock was worth waiting for," he says. several weeks ago, where he The Seafarers building in was patched up and treated for Tampa, which now serves as a severe burns received in the trade union center, is the high tragic steamline blast aboard the point in the SIU's program of SS Bartram as she lay in port cooperation and aid to other here early July 3. sound labor unions, according to Two of Jones' shipmates, Mo­ Jones. hammed Elsayed and George As a result of this program, Griffin, died shortly after the "the SIU is a well-known Union explosion. A third, Arthur Ba­ and we have won many power­ ker, shared with Brother Jones ful friends in the labor move­ the good fortune of surviving ment," Jimmie points out. the scalding effects of the live One more thing Jones spoke steam which sprayed their bodies about was the referendum on as they raced out of range of the assessment for the General JAMES JONES the spouting line. Fund. He said he hoped most of But Jimmie would rather not declares. "In wages, overtime, the men felt like he did about PAST ALL DISHONOR, by heels of other Cain books, it talk about the Bartram tragedy. hours and other conditions, we it and that the results would James M. Cain; Signet Books. •will be a refreshing departure show an overwhelming majority The Bartram nightmare has have led the way." from the run-of-the-mill novels. 144 pages, 25 cents. Jimmie has been watching— had voted yes. burned deep into his memory as % % Not as good a book as his "A big 'yes' vote will do well as his flesh, and he feels and benefitting from—SIU pro­ MINE OWN EXECUTIONER, by there's nothing more to be said gress from the very start. Very much to increase the strength of "Serenade" and "The Postman Nigel Balchin, Penguin Signet proudly he teUs you he is a our organization," he adds. "And Always Rings Twice," this is about it. Books, 190 pages, 25 cents. that's mighty important if we're still a fast-moving yarn in the He's much more happy talking charter member of the Union. This tense psychological going to continue to keep our well-known Cain style. While he was confined to the about the brighter spots in his The thriller tells the plausible story life. Like his Union, which he hospital following the Bartram membership as the best-repre­ hero, Roger 'Duval, a Confeder­ of Felix Milne, an analyst, with discussed enthusiastically in the blast, Jimmie had nothing to sented group in the maritime in­ ate spy working the West, meets his own problem of insecurity. comfortably ship-shape Tampa concentrate on but his recovery. dustry." the usual Cain wicked lady. Her Jimmie, who hails from Mo­ charms play havoc with the Con­ Capable, well-strained, Milne un­ All of his personal problems and Hall last week. bile, expects to be in sailing federacy's espionage system, as fortunately does not possess a Jimmie, who sails as Fireman, business were taken care of by condition very soon. And he's Duval forsakes everything in medical degree and consequently a Union representative. is a veteran of more than 25 "He did damn near as good as rarin' to go. After 25 years that pursuit of her affections. Because is harrowed by a sense of frus­ years in the maritime industry, salt water gets in your blood, of her he becomes a' traitor, tration. His emotional problem so his observations are worth I could myself," Jimmie says. is complicated by an irrestible Despite the fact that he's been and Brother Jones says he's no killer and thief. thinking about. attraction for Babs, a bewitching discharged from the hospital, exception. As in most Cain novels, the babe. A married man, Milne LEAN DAYS "Before I ship out, I'.d like to Brother Jones is by no means reader is given a quick educa­ puts personal restraint to the He's seen some lean, rough fully recovered from the burns take this opportunity to sincere­ tion in the proper method of days, he readily admits. And he" suffered aboard the Bartram. ly thank our Union representa­ selecting a pistol, robbing a acid test on more than one dif­ ficult occasion. he's seen progress made in the He still requires out-patient tives for all the help they gave train and mining silver. (In What really challenges Milne, face of long and difficult strug­ treatment, and while he's land­ me during my long stay in "Serenade" it was movie mak­ however, is the case of Adrian Tampa," the Mobile Fireman gles on the part of the American locked the Tampa Hall is prac­ ing and opera. In "The Postman Lucien, a very nice guy who is said. tically home to him. seamen. Always Rings Twice" it was suffering from schizophrenia. All "It's just _ another example of As a matter of fact, Jimmie "And the biggest share of the criminal law.) of which leads up to an exciting credit for the seamen's advance thirties the new 'Hall is just why it pays to be a member of If not read too closely on the climax. it's sort the SIU," he added. goes to the SIU," Brother Jones about tops. He figures Bom IN Kvaw �Page Four T HR SEA F A R E RS LO G Friday, October .22. 1948 SIE The business ai hand disposed of, the crew of the Petrolite waits for a motion to adjoUrn one of their regular shipboard meetings. From the expressions it appears thai all beefs were settled to the satisfaction of all. Crewmen of a ship that is expected to be out of the United States for an indefinite period find time lying heavy on their hands. On the Petrolite^ Mathiasen tanker, which has all ready been out for six months, the men have taken up various hobbies that serve to cut the long evenings at sea while shuttling between the Persian Gulf and French ports. Brother Frederick Willis, who submitted the pictures shown here to the LOG, spends his free time in snapping shots of his crewmates and de­ veloping them in his improvised dark room. The results of his hobby to date give the members of the SIU a look-in on the activities of the Petrolite crew. The last trip of the Petrolite out of New York kept her away for eleven months, during which time the crew had only a few days ashore. Brother Willis didn't report whether or not the crew is doing any better this trip, but he did say that the Petrolite had a tip-top crew aboard and all hands were working together very well. Especially wellliked by the crew is the excellent Stewards Depart­ ment, which has so far kept the boys' bellies filled and the grumbles down to a minimum. No date has been set for the Petrolite's return to the States. Tommy Ihe Oiler, one of Ihe three Tommies on the ship, makes his rounds in the lower wngine room. A crackerjack engine gang, re­ ports Brother Willis, has everything under control. One Petrolite crewmember has solved the problem of keeping in shape. With his bar bells and punching bag, Roberto (Chico) Morales Dias,. Utilityman, puts in a daily stint of pressing and punching. Pat (Pop) O'Brien, FWT (above), records the readings off the Petrolite's bohrd. Below, three of the Petrolite's Stewards De­ partment members pause in their preparation of Sunday dinner long enough to have their pictures snapped. Left to righi-^tanley Stuckouski. Chief Cook; E. Bishop, Steward; Luis Caloca, Galleyman. m Pictured is happy-go-lUcky Al Sadenwater, Saloon Messman, busy writing up his overtime during a slow moment in the work day. The smile gives .him away—that overtime must be a good sized hunk. Chief Cook Stanley Stuckouski sips the fruit of his labor. Cooking for a crev/ that is used to the best calls for the tested skill of an-expert.. Brother Stuckouski is iumpos^d to ' have it, ; as B]a6ther Willis says he is the-best of live; cooks the Petrolite has had so far. �.Friday, October 22. 1848 THE S E AF ARERS LO G Coast Strike Slows Shipping In Baitimore Page Fire ^ Mobile Shipping Takes A Slight. Turn For Better By WM. (Curly) RENTZ By GAL TANNER BALTIMORE — It's another MOBILE—A slight change for week of slow shipping in this the better was noted in shipping port, and it appears as if it will this week down here. After sev­ continue that way until some­ eral weeks of slow turnover, we thing breaks in the West Coast were able to ship approximately strike. The Calmar and Isth­ 102 bookmen and 34 permitmen By KEITH ALSOP this week happened to be one The reason for mentioning this mian intercoastal ships -tied up in the past week. A total of of those occasions. incident is simply to remind all GALVESTON — Rated men, here will serve to boost shipping seven payoffs and six sign-ons A character came up to the hands that the Union Hall is no a good deal when that time book or permit, are enjoying Hall and proceeded to give the were included in the Port's acti­ place for a guy with a snootfull good shipping in the Texas area. comes. Dispatcher and Patrolman a bad Despite the repeated warnings on vities. Ships paying off were flying In from foreign voyages this Conditions for the men with rat­ time. Several times he was this matter, it appears that it week for payoffs were the ings have been very favorable asked to leave the Hall. Each doesn't register with everybody, the colors of the Waterman and George Gershwin, Alcoa; Chi- for the past several weeks. time he refused. Finally, he and it still remains a problem Alcoa outfits. For Waterman, we paid off the Lafayette, Yaka, Payoffs for this port numbered lore. Ore; Mae, Bull; and Marine was asked for his permit. Not once in awhile. Morning Light and Arizpa. Alcoa three during the past week, with Runner, Robin. only did he refuse . to turn it But if a man gets a little load payoffs were the Pilgrim, Part­ two Waterman scows—the SS. The sign-ons numbered but over, he began -getting tough on—and that's his own business ner and Corsair. Zebulon Pike and the SS Waone more than the payoff—the and hollered that he was going —he'd be doing himself a favor The Lafayette, Yaka, Arizpa, Gershwin, Chilore, Mae, Dorothy costa—and a South Atlantic to fight. At that point he was and the membership as well by Pilgrim and Partner signed on Steamship Company vessel, the put out of the Hall. and Algonquin Victory, the last keeping out of the Hall. again and were joined by the SS Frank Spencer, paying off of the St. Lawrence Navigation Waterman vessel SS Fairisle. right here in Galveston. Company. The Corsair and Morning Light All beefs were of a minor na­ Of the ships paid off and are on continuous articles. signed on this week, only one ture and were settled at the pay­ gave us a difficult hour. On the offs. With the exception of some SMOOTH TASK Marine Runner a lot of trouble disputed overtime on the Zebu­ All payoffs were smooth, with There was nothing Cc.me out of the failure of three lon Pike. By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER the exception of the Alcoa Pil­ much in the way of beefs. crewmembers to make the ship grim. She was slightly fouled The Wacosta came in in firstwhen it was in New York. They PHILADELPHIA — The only me that the deck gang refused up, but everything was settled rate shape. She had good crew, then followed the ship here for thing that saved this port from to turn to as it was too cold. to the crew's satisfaction. The a good Skipper and no beefs. being a complete washout for the the payoff. Well, with the temperature at a sign-ons, likewise, were okay. Everything was good. week was the payoff of the John mild 76 degrees, I figurued the They were involved in several Checking of the slopchests and Her good Union crew was rep­ Burgess, South Atlantic SS Com­ Mate must either be drunk or shipboard beefs, the wind-up be­ repairs were done prior to the resented by three especially good pany. Because the crew was due off his rocker. So I dashed down ing stiff fines for the men who sign-ons. .Union delegates. Buster Young transportation, all men piled off to investigate. had fouled up. It was a touchy Vessels leaving here this week was Deck Department Delegate, and made places for an entirely affair which, no doubt, the com­ were headed for Puerto Rico, W. L. Witchen represented the new crew. NO SUN LAMP pany recorded in its little black Germany, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Black Gang and H. Remero was book. I never did find out who was Japan, Korea and the usual Some of the men didn't like in their for the Stewards DepartI can see it being thrown in'^ent the idea of having to get off; but, responsible for the caper, as no bauxite ports in the West Indies. the the faces of the Negotiating: fellows, that's Jthe policy arid,- as one would take the blame, but a Business was also stirred up a Committee members the next j OUT AGAIN along as it is, we all have to live couple of guys did inform me bit by the in-transit calls of the time we meet with the operators' The Zebulon Pike signed on up .to it. Incidentally, the way that it was a little chilly at that SS John Bartram, of the Water­ to improve conditions. In a lot:again and was joined by another shipping has been here the past early hour and it would have i man coastwise service, and the of ways we have good beefs to' Waterman ship, the SS George few weeks an entire crew being been nice to wait for the sun to SS Zebulon Pike, another Water­ present the shipowners, but' Prentice. The sign-ons • were shipped does a lot to cheer the come up before turning to. man Liberty in from Galveston. many are nullified when these ^ easily handled, the only thing men on the beach. As I say, it was the screwiest Men and material were sent to foul-up beefs are whipped out they required was some clarifica­ In addition to the Burgess we beef I ever heard of. What both ships from this Hall. The tion of the working rules. and put before our committee. paid off the Carolyn of Bull clinched it was the fact that all men needed were replacements Port activity was not confined Line. There were a few beefs hands were loud in their praise and the material was Union edu­ SETTLING DOWN to the payoffs and sign-ons. Sev- aboard, but all were squared cational literature. The membei-s of the MFOWW |eral ships of our contracted- away in short order. As usual, DRY DOCKS and MCS have settled down to companies called in transit, thei-e were only a couple of re­ BOTH WAGM sweating out a long pull in this; These were the SS Montgomery placements called for. AA/D COOL There are a number of Sea­ port. A lot of men are giving City, Isthmian; SS Del Mundo, / farers in drydock in this port's We entertained^ the usual num­ 4them a helping hand with cigar­ Mississippi, and the Seatrain Marine Hospital. Among them ber of ships in transit and, while ettes and sandwiches off the ships SS Havana and SS Now are J. W. Taylor, A. C. McAlpin, these ships don't help the general York. ships. W. Richardson, C. Grover, R. shipping much, they do take a Among the good SIU men on Their operators are dickering Wilson, W. T. Covington, R. few men now and then. with the striking unions to allow the Galveston beach at the mo­ Armstrong, Eugene Leary, C. J. I thought that I had heard the loaded ships to discharge ment are N. W. Liameir, G. Norriss, J. T. Stevens, H. R. their cargoes and then anchor in Glover, R. E. Davis, J. Mapp, J. everything in the way of beefs. Lowman, J. E. Ashurst, J. E. the stream until the strike ends. Cappe, P. G. Harrison, D. Stic- This week produced a new one. I Hall, C. Perkins, C. Hafner, C. Of course, their reasons are ob­ kerol, E. Pettry, W. T. Cahill, won't mention the name of the Sirman and J. F. Gersey. ship, so as to save the crew a vious and would take a lot of "Red" Berry and Bob Elliott. If you were down Mobile way great deal of embarrassment, of the Chief Mate as being a Occasionally we still run into the power from the strike if the this past week, some of the Sea­ unions agree. It's their strike, the bigtime gashound, who fig­ some of whom were not involved darn good Jpe to work with. farers you might have run into Most of the men have been on however, and we'll continue our ures he can do anything his little in this sad affair. were E. Goodwin, G. Saucier, L. the same ship running coastwise I received a call from the heart desires, just becilise he has policy of respecting their lines Sheffield, W. Brown, A. Logindis, a few bulging muscles. One day Chief Mate of this scow telling for eight months. No booze was R. Reynolds, G. Durham, R. Deuntil the beef ends. involved; everyone was cold sober. What made these men vine, H. Westphall, A. Richards, G. Lawrence and R. Tucker. pull this maneuver I'll never We hope next week's report know. will show a continued upward After telling them to turn to or trend in shipping. It's pretty By W. PAUL GONSORCHIK and then check into a hospital of weeks, he must report in for pack up (no one packed up) I certain that makes it unanimous. whenever they get in the mood. his shipping card first. NEW YORK — Of the many After recovering from their In addition to the violation of left. For the rest" of the day I strange interpretations given the illness these men feel they need these rules by some members, found myself mumbling some­ shipping rules by some members, only drop into the Hall and pick there is another small minority thing about a bad dream. Done is fouled up more often up that backdated card. Tho.se of members who attempt to have The ' news that the General than Shipping Rule No. 3, which men are always sorely disap­ the Union's officials break the Fund Assessment had passed by To insure payment, all relates to hospital cases. This pointed when they find out such rules. Not only the Shipping an overwhelming margin was re­ claims for overtime must be rule, coupled with No. 2 and is not the case. Rules but even the constitution ceived by the membership here turned in to the hedds of de­ No. 6 makes clear the method upon which the Union is formed. The procedure is simple with a great deal of enthusiasm. partments no later than 72 whereby a Seafarer receives a enough to understand and -goes Of course it was no surprise that hours following the comple­ These men call them "favors," backdated shipping card. tion of the overtime worla but through ignorance or selfish it passed, as it is a well known The rules make clear that the like'this: As soon as the penaltyRegister at the Hall and check motives i-eally ask for the Union fact that one thing the SIU men only way a man can get a back­ work is done, a record should dated shipping card is to regis­ into the hospital. When dis­ to scrap its foundation. When do not lack is faith in the wis­ be given to the Department ter at the SIU Hall and then go charged, report to the nearest you turn these men down fiat dom of their brothers. head, and one copy held by you're a no good so-and-so. I Only one more job remains for to the hospital directly. The ex­ SIU Hall within 48 hours and the man doing the job. know how it is, for I've been the' year: the election of our ception to this rule is where a you will receive the backdated In addition the depart­ approached several times for fa­ Officials for 1949. With that out man is stricken while aboard a card. mental delegates should vors. The result is always bad If hospitalized from a ship, ship and is removed directly to of the way, coupled with our check on all overtime sheets . feelings all around. The best one must still report into the a hospital. two-year contracts, we shall 72 hours before the ship way to avoid all this is to stick Hall within 48 hours to receive Some of the members believe have the decks cleared for mov­ makes port. that they can register, • take a the card. Even if the doctor tells by the rules—that's what they ing ahead to bigger projects. ship, pile off. after the payoff a man to take a rest for a couple were made for. Cottditioas Good For Galveston Rated Men New A&G Transportation Rule Gives Needed Boost To Phiiiy Hospital Cases And Back Dated Shippmg Cards On Overtime m . -^1 �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 22. 1948 Port New York Passes Through Boston Cots Two Payoffs—Both Are Smooth Another Week Of Slew Shipping By E. B. TILLEY By JOE ALGZNA NEW YORK—There is no good word out of New York this week, it's just "continued fair shipping." The tempo of-ship ping has held to a slow but steady pace for several weeks with no prospects for any change. The ships keeping this port alive in the payoff column for the week were the Marion Crawford, LaSalle, Andrew Jack­ son, Jean LaFitte, and Canton Victoi-y, all Waterman; the Fran­ ces and Suzanne, Bull; Thomas Cresap, Isthmian, and Seatrain Texas, Seatrain Lines. Two of the ships, the Seatrain Texas and Canton Victory, were very good payoffs. The men of the Canton had her all cleaned up, and the cfew was ready for the payoff with everything in order for the boarding Patrol­ man. bility of losing out on some money due, it is a good idea to write the name of the company on the back of the discharge. It'll be appreciated by the Pa­ trolmen who are tracing your claim. With the results of the ballot^ ing on the $10 General Fund as­ sessment known, it proves once again the interest of the mem­ bership in the Union. It shows that the men in the SIU believe in internal strength and have proved it by voting to dig down in their pockets for a 10 spot. BOSTON—Well, old Beantown can brag about two payoffs in one week, at long last. We had the tanker SS New London down east in Portland, Maine. Patrolman Johnson cov­ ered her for us and reported that she was a crackerjack SIU ship. She belongs to one of the new tanker companies. The other payoff was on the SS Governor Graves, Watennan, and she was the first foreign payoff in this port in a longer time than we care to remember. She was another sweet one, too. Nobody could have asked for a cleaner ship or finer crew from topside on down. Never­ theless, a dozen men got off her, so we had the pleasure of send­ ing replacements for the sign-on. By the time this gets into print, she'll be well on her way across to Bremen. ELECTION TALK Now that the General Fund Assessment has been carried by a smashing majority, and is in effect and payable, all the talk around the Hall is focused on the coming election of Union offi­ cials. Everybody seems anxious to have a look at the ballot, for they feel that they will have quite a number of candidates to choose from. That's the way it should be. That's the way the membership can be sure of the right Seafarer in the right Union office for the coming year. The right officials can give las the close-knit organization we need in 1949. So we're taking this space to remind every good Union men that November 1 is the day to line up at the ballot box and vote for the men he thinks can do the best job for the mem­ bership. , Incidentally, Dr. James G. McGillicuddy, a surgeon at the Bos­ ton Marine Hospital for 15 years, died the other day. A good many Seafarets must remember him. Rumors Of More Ships Have Puerto Rice Heiding Breath By SAL COLLS they can receive their wages— the wages that they are entitled to receive by Maritime Law. Maybe an actual case wiU help to clarify to the membership ex­ actly what we mean. Brother T. Kato came down to Puerto Rico on the Bull scow, Monroe. He was injured while working on deck one day, and was sent to the Marine Hospital as a patient. He spent one month in the hos­ pital. While convalescing on the flat of his back, his ship made the island ports and sailed back to the States. Upon being dis­ charged from the hospital. Brother Kato went to the Bull Line office in San Juan and asked for his pay. He was flat- broke, down to his last clean this has not happened once, but shirt. time and time again. Brother SAN JUAN — No doubt a Kato is on the beach right now, SIGN FIRST book could be written on the care and feeding of rumors. Al­ Well, he was told at the com­ without a nickle in his pocket. though there are good ones and pany office, yes, he could collect He can't, even pay his room rent, bad ones, rumors give a bit of his wages, all right, if, first of and up in the Bull Line office spice to life. And the good ones, all, he signed a release which he has one month's wages rot­ at least, sometimes let a little would relieve the company of all ting there—wages that he has On the Jackson, the story was sunshine into an otherwise responsibility for the man, which earned and can't collect! different. Not that the crew was dreary day. What we want down here in would protect them from all law­ to blame for anything, it was Puerto Rico right now is for suits, and all future liabilities. Well, lately a batch of rumors just that the company had put a Joe Volpian to let us know ex­ In short, the company curtly has been seeping into the San lot of restrictions on the men actly how he handles such cases, refused to pay the man his Juan Hall down here, and they that were a long time in un­ eactly how he would go about wages—one month's which he all spell "good news." When and tangling. But in the end they forcing the Bull Line Company had earned, and which he was if they materialize, they will were untangled and the men col­ to pay this man his wages. entitled to by maritime law, un­ mean more ships, more jobs, lected in the neighborhood of less he forfeited all of his rights We would appreciate a reply more rice and beans for every­ $1,000. and threw his case to the four from Brother Volpian by the first body. winds. mail. This malpractice by the On the Jean LaFitte the crew For instance, it is being kicked What kind of a dirty deal is Bull Line office down here has got a bellyful of "Red Lead" about that the South Puerto Rico this, we want to know? And got to stop. Anderson. It seems Red Lead Sugar Company—that's the com­ was out to hardtime the crew, pany that has the SS Cape Mowithout having any reason . , , for „ hican runing right now between his actions other than just bull Baltimore arid Guanica - is goheadedness. He was squared ing to purchase another ship the away at the payoff as usual. same type as the Cape Mohican, By JOSEPH VOLPIAN On sign-ons, we had the Fran- to be put on the sugar run be­ Special Services Representative ces, Alcoa Patriot, LaSalle, tween Guanica and continental The question raised in the San Juan report regarding claims for injury aboard ship, could Thomas Cresap, John B. Water­ ports. be answered at great length. However, I shall attempt to clarify the problem as briefly as possible. man and Robin Trent—all of MORE TO COME When a man becomes ill or is injured aboard ship, he should do two things; 1) Demand which were handled in SIUto be paid off, 2) Demand treatment for his illness or injury. style by the crews and Patrol­ Also, that the Ponce Cement His right to demand payoff is designed to avoid any chance of his becoming destitute on a men. Company is dickering with the strange beach. Paying off, however, does not nullify his rights under the law. He is still entitled to Sword Line, which has just ON PERMITMEN wages to the end of the voyage, or until he becomes fit for duty—whichever happens first. lately gone into bankruptcy, to In addition, hq is entitled to maintenance and cure at the company's expense, transportation One thing before leaving the get hold of another vessel along back to the port of shipment, and damages, if the accident or illness is the result of company news of ships for the week. On the same lines as the MV Ponce. negligence. the Alcoa Patriot there were This would mean that there All of these benefits are prescribed by the law and are payable when it has been found that several permitmen who had been would be two SIU ships crewing the claim is VALID. aboard for sixty days. The Dele­ up and paying off in the port of The claim becomes valid only after it has been determined that the company is in some way gates told the men they would Ponce, Puerto Rico. responsible for his illness or injury. The mere fact that a man has been injured aboard ship does have to pile off, but the permitAnd more good news came not give validity to his clainu men decided to stay aboard. floating in on the rumor that a In some cases, it has been shown that misconduct on the part of the seaman resulted in an There was a slight to do over it gent intends to buy two Lib­ accident. For instance, a man sits on a rail and topples over backward. Or a man off watch plays and the men piled off, but not erty-type tankers to take care of with a chipping hammer, gets a piece of rust in his eye, resulting in blindness. before a Patrolman had to be his sugar and molasses, and in Similarly, a guy with paresis, or a guy who gels the hell kicked out of him because he's been dispatched to the ship. the very near future. These pos­ waving a fire-axe, has no one to blame but himse'I. In, all of these cases, the company would not In cases like this, the Dele­ sibly could be organized. They I have to recognize a claim. gates shouldn't waste any words would be on a steady run be­ Despite the provisions of the law, there i> nothing in black and white that says the com­ with men who refuse to abide by tween Puerto Rico and Balti­ pany must pay immediately an injured or sick man's wages to the end of the voyage. the rules laid down by the mem­ more. Claim agents know that if they pay these wages, plus the maintenance and cure and trans­ bership. They should put in a portation monies, they are still going to be sued for damages. Therefore, they take the position that These rumors can spell jobs. quick call to the Hall and let Brothers, and plenty of them— the claim is invalid and they are willing to let the courts decide whether or not they have to pay the Patrolmen handle it. These jobs that could be good for any part of it. cases are rare, but when they years to comc. The Bull line, mentioned in the San Juan report, is not the worst offender. Alcoa is much come up, a call to the nearest worse, even lo the point of refusing maintenance end cure payments. It is my impression that men TAKE IT EASY! Hall will ordinarily settle the on the beach in Puerto Rico, who have claims, should deal directly with the company or retain counsel t.o represent them. matter. You know, those of us who However, the company agent's authority does not include the power to settle claims. If he Another matter that sometimes think that Puerto Rico is just comes up, though it is by no about the best place in the-world can make an advantageous bargain for the shipping company he represents, he certainly can be means as troublesome—just irri­ to relax in and ship from are a expected to do so after being so authorized by the company. In regard to the case of Brother Kato, reported by the San Juan agent, we have succeeded tating — 'is the failure of some pretty easy going bunch of guys. in getting'Bull line to pay wages to the end of the voyage and maintenance and cure to Kato. The men to remember the name of That is, generally speaking. compajiy has investigated his case and apparently found his claim a valid one. the company operating their But once in a while something It does not follow, however, that the Bull Line will pay the unearned portion .of a seaman's shibs. happens that makes our blood wages merely on the evidence thid he became i^^ or was injured aboard one of its ships. Occasionally men come to the boil, and when it continues to Although the law provides certain benefits for men who fall ill or are injured, it also sets up sixth deck to Inquire about happen again and again, we sud­ certain protective provisions for the shipping companies against improper claims. money due. They remember the denly find ourselves ranting and Briefly, the best procedure for a sick man to follow is this: Pay off the ship, take your gear name of the ship, but they do raving and fit to be tied. with, you, follow medical instructions, get a clinical abstract from the h.ospital where treated arid not remember, the name of the We are referring to the Bull then .^deal directly with the company's claim agent to negotiate a settlement; or retain a marine company. Line practice—and a malpractice lawyer to represrint you. The way ships get around from it is—of forcing SIU men, who Bear in mind that earned wages are payable within 24 hours after the cargo is discharged, 'one outfit to another, it is some­ have been injured while working or wi:-hin four days alter the seaman has been discharged, whichever occurs first. times difficult to pin down the on her ships, to sign a paper Failure on the part of the Master or' owner to pay within that time calls for two days' pqy disclaiming all responsibility on for every day the seaman is kept waiting. ship to a specific company. ^ There is no time limit or penalty established in the case of unearned wages due. To guard against the possi- the part of the company before' Shiphoard Injury Questions Ciurified J.iV/ • I .IV ••.. • • • �•^rtday. OcioJMr iZ-1848 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Pictures And Brief Biographical Sketches Of Qualified Candidates For A&G Offices SECY.-TREASURER (One To Be Elected) LARON GARABEDIAN No. 10656 (NO PICTURE SUBMITTED) Has been a member of the Seafarers International Union since 1943. Has taken part in all strike actions of the Union, and participated in all other activities of the Union from that time on. PAUL HALL—No. 190 picket duty in Bonus Strike. Served the Union in official ca­ pacities as Patrolman, Acting New York Agent, Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer, and SecretaryTreasurer. Was elected Assistant Secretary-Treasurer again in 1947. Participated in General Strike, Longshore anti-commie beef, Isthmian Strike, and all other SIU beefs while in office. Clear for all strikes. Was chair­ man of the Negotiating Commit­ tee for contracts signed this past year. Sailed actively during the war. ROBERT MATTHEWS—No. 154 • L Member of Seafarers since its beginning. Strike clear. Sailed actively in all areas in war. First assumed elective oflfice in 1944 as New York Port Agent. Elected Secretary-Treasurer in 1947. Was Director of Isthmian Organizing drive. Member of SIU Negotiating Committee. Has served in various capacities in practically all emergencies and strikes of Union. wmmMm liliilf iiiiil iiiiiiiiy Joined the SIU when it was first formed. Sailed as Engine and/or Ships Delegate on many ships. Served as Patrolman and Agent in the Port of Mobile, and later as Jacksonville Agent, and San Francisco Agent. Was as­ signed by the 1946 Agents Con­ ference to New York as Head­ quarters Representative. Served ASSISTANT as member of the Negotiating SECY.-TREASURER Committee 1946 and 1947. - Was elected Assistant Secretary(Three To Be Elected) Treasurer in 1947. Has worked JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN—No. 56 on organization and educational projects for the Union., Has par­ ticipated in all SIU Strikes and job actions. Is strike clear. 1^1 A&G Candidates On these pages appear photographs and biographi­ cal sketches of the candidates who have qualified to ap­ pear on the ballot for the various Atlantic and Gulf District offices for the year 1949. Three candidates were dis­ qualified by the Credentials Committee because they did not submit evidence of suf­ ficient seatime as required by the Constitution, and By­ laws of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. The names of these men appear in the Committee's report, which is published on page 10. Three candidates submitted statements, but no pictures. One sent a picture, but no statement. If any of the three send their pictures before ballot­ ing begins, the LOG will print them. The sketches and photos of the qualiiied candidates are published as an aid to the membership in determin­ ing for whom they will cast their ballots. Study this ma­ terial carefully. The men you choose will bear im­ portant responsibilities in representing and serving you in the coming year. (One To Be Elected) EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD No. 203 ^ • •SISpSi iiii DUKE (Red) HALL—No. 23888 Joined SIU when it was first organized. Was elected Joint Pa­ trolman in New Orleans for 1945 and Deck Patrolman for 1946. Has been sailing AB and Bosun since 1926, and has par­ ticipated in all strikes and beefs of the seamen in that time. Was Area commander in the Greenpoint section during the Isthmian Strike. Engine Patrolman (One To Be Elected) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS No. 76 I Has been a member of SIU since October, 1942. Has never been an elected official, but served as appointed Patrolman in the Port of Galveston in lat­ ter part of 1946, and in Houston in 1947 until that Port was closed. Was appointed Stewards Patrolman in New Orleans from July, 1947, until the present time. In the 1946 Strike, stood active picket , duty in the Ports of Galveston and Corpus Christi. In the Isthmian strike was Pa­ trolman in New Orleans. HERMAN TROXCLAIR No. 6743 mian ships as volunteer Organi­ zer during the Isthmian organiz­ ing campaign. D. F. (Danny) BYRNE—No. 145 Ai mmmM NEW ORLEANS Agent New Orleans Deck Patrolman for aboard ship. Was in Galveston 1947 and again for 1948. during 1946 Strike on a Pacific Tanker and volunteered, with FRANK (Red Sully) SULLIVAN entire Stewards Department, for No. 2 picket duty, as ship was in dry dock. Volunteered picket duty r/.rron Staten Island during Isthmian .Strike. Has voted in all elections since 1944. f S 1 iiiliiiilllliii siiiii f Joined the SIU in December 1938. Was active in 1939 Isth­ mian Strike, 1939 Bonus Strike, 1946 General Strike and 1947 Isthmian Strike. Has served the I SIU in different capacities, rang­ 1 ing from Dispatcher to Agent in Port of New Orleans. Shipped to all areas during war. Cochairman of UFE Strike Com­ Joined the SIU in 1938. Has mittee in New Orleans and in a clear strike recoil. Sailed charge of donations. Is strike Isthmian during organizing drive clear. Elected New Orleans En­ as volunteer Organizer. gine Patrolman for 1947, re­ elected for 1948. L. S. (Johnny) JOHNSTON No. 53 Has been sailing since 1922. Served as Engine Patrolman in Port of New York from 1943 to 1945. JWas taken off waterfront duty by the membership and assigned to Special Services. Handles Coast Guard, immigra­ tion, unemployment insurance, and other matters. Was elected Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in Was one of the SIU's original 1947. Strike clear record. members. Active in P&O strike and other early actions. Appoint-; J. P..SHULER—No. 101 ed by Director of Organization to direct field work for Isth-i mian campaign. Also participated; in Great Lakes drive. Director of waterfront activities in New York during 1946 General Strike. Was appointed New Orleans Ag­ ent in summer of 1947 by mem­ bership action. Elected New Or­ leans Agent for 1948. Sailed to all areas during war. Strike rec-. joined Sltl in December 1938, before that being a member of ord clear. other AFL seamen's unions. Has an active record for all 'strikes Deck Patrolman and beefs m which SIU has (One To Be Elected) been involved since 1938. Ship­ HARVEY C. HILL—No. 6409 ped to all areas during fhe war. Member of SIU since 1938. (NO PICTURE SUBMITTED) Was Assistant Dispatcher and Was ori Stxik'e Committee during Sailed actively during the war. Joint Patrolman for Port of New P&O and Seatrain Strikes, Did Sailed on three different Isth- York in 1945 and 1^46. Elected Stewards Patrolman (One To Be Elected) A. W. (Andy) GOWDER No. 36884 : W. Joined SIU on March 12, 1941, and has been active member since that date. Has clearance for all strikes. Sailed in nearly all areas during the war. Has always sailed in Stewards De­ partment. Elected New Orleans Stewards Department Patrolman for 1948. BOSTON Agent (One To Be Elected) J. E. SWEENEY—No. 1530 iiiliiiil imm j lilli mimmmmmm iliiiiii .i Joined SIU in Savannah in 1944, and has been active at all times in Union, serving on nu­ merous committees ashore and as Chairman and Secretary ^ Ac '.rKi • • Has been member of SIU since the beginning in 1938. First went to work for the Union as Engine Patrolman in 1941. Has an AB ticket and some experience in �B I THE SEAFARERS Page Eight Stewards Department, and has been Boston Joint Patrolman for five years. Was in New York as Joint Patrolman for few months during the war. Was stationed in Portland, Maine, during 1946 General Strike and in Boston during Isthmian Strike. EUGENE O. DAKIN—No. 180 ERNEST B. TILLEY—No. 75 llii LOG sailed during the war. Served as a volunteer organizer in the Isthmian fleet and with tanker companies now under contract to SIU. Served on the New York Isthmian Strike Committee. Par­ ticipated in the 1941 Strike, Coos Bay and Shipyard beefs. In aid­ ing the shipyard workers and telephone workers, he served on the Baltimore committees. Has held various appointive Union positions, and has served as Ship's Delegate many times. Friday. October 22, 1948 Deck Patrolman hntil coming ashore to work as^ SIU official in the Port of New (Tw.o To Be Elected) York. Was then sent to Wilming­ ton, California, as East Coast CARL (Red) GIBBS—No. 2341 Representative. When West Coast office .closed, went back to sea until elected as Joint Pati'olman for New York in 1946; and in 1947 was elected Engine Patrol­ V _ , man. Took part in' 1946 General Strike, Coos Bay and Isthmian beefs. JAMES PURCELL—No. 7802 FREDDIE STEWART—No. 4935 Member • of the inception in 1938. Union official for years. Participated strikes. SIU since its Served as a neai-ly three in all major Joined the Union at its incep­ tion. Has been active in all beefs, and has participated as an or­ ganizer, ship and shoreside, in the Isthmian campaign and Great Lakes drive. Strike clear record. Elected Joint Patrolman for 1948, JOHN R. MARSHALL—No. 322 Joined SIU in February, 1939. Was appointed Engine Patrolman in Baltimore in 1945. Was ap­ pointed Patrolman in Port of Philadelphia in January 1947, and also served as Agent in that port. Was .elected Philadelphia Joint Patrolman for 1948, later served as Patrolman in Savan­ nah. At present time is acting Boston Agent. Joint Patrolman (One To Be Elected) Isf." I IS: BEN LAWSON—No. 894 •••'*1111 LOUIS GOFFIN—No. 4526 Has 16 years^ sea experience, and is an American born citizen. Sailed all through the war. Has been a member of the Union since its formation. Has not held elective or appointive office, but has participated in many Union actions as a rank-and-file mem­ ber. Strike clear record. Sailin^; since 1919, and has been a Union member since then. Joined SIU in 1942, and sailed activel.y. during the war. Has participated in all strikes of the Union since joining. Serv­ ed as Engine Patrolman in New York during 1946, 1947 and 1948. Was a volunteer organizer for the Union from the beginning. Participated in all major strikes and other actions of the Union. Led direct action to secure milk, provisions, and decent shipboard conditions. Was Stewards Patrol­ man in 1947, and Joint Patrol­ man, in Port of New York, in 1948. Assisted in drawing up agreements. G. (Tex) SUIT—No. 6951 NEW YORK Agent (One To Be Elected) JOE ALGINA—No. 1320 CHARLES SCOFIELD No. 21536 ilillilli Transferred from AFL Sea­ men's Union in March, 1939. Par­ ticipated in 1941 Bonus Beef, 1946 General Strike, and Isth- i mian Strike. Has been Patrol­ man and Agent in Philadelphia and Jacksonville, and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the At­ lantic and Gulf District. Was elected Deck Patrolman in tjie Port of New York in 1947. E. (Skimpy) GUSZCZYNSKY No. 3100 Has been a member of the SIU since 1938. Has taken part in all strikes and aided in the organizing of several companies. Has served as Patrolman in Nor­ folk and was elected as Deck Patrolman in Baltimore for 1948. Was Chairman of 1946 Strike Committee in Port of Norfolk, Transferred into SIU at the and held same job during Isth­ beginning. Sailed actively during the war until going to work as mian Strike. Organizer. Has served in various capacities such as New York DANIEL J. SHEEHAN Deck Patrolman and Acting Ag­ No. 22856 ent. Was elected Agent in the Port of New York for 1948. Par­ ticipated actively in Longshore and Coos Bay beefs, 1946 Gen­ eral Strike, yFE beef, and Isth­ mian Strike. Has been on Ne­ gotiating Committee for past three years. Has been a member of the SIU for eight years. Sailed SIU ships during the entire war. Par­ ticipated in most of the major SIU beefs. Has served as Pa­ trolman in the Ports of New York, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans. Joined SIU in 1941^ Sailed all through the war. Served on Savannah Strike Committee dur­ ing 1946 General Strike, and is strike clear for all strikes since joining Union. Elected Engine and Ship's Delegate on a num­ ber of SIU ships. Stewards Patrolman (Two To Be Ele::ied) RAY GONZALES—No. 174 JOHN WARD—No. 21311 Has been going to sea since 1937. Joined SIU in 1938. Pre­ vious to that held book No. 21240 in AFL Seamen's Union. Has participated in many Union beefs and is strike clear. Engine Patrolman Joint Patrolman (Two To Be Elected) (Two To Be Elected) JIMMIE DRAWDY—No. 28523 iiliii 'UBi • TEDDY BABKOWSKI—No. 7391 Started sailing in 1939. Re­ ceived his SIU book in June, 1942. Has been an active mem­ ber, and has always worked for the interests of the Union, and lived up to the Oath of Obliga­ tion. Has sailed Bosun and otfier Deck ratings. Attends shoreside meetings whenever possible. Has served on many Balloting and ) Tallying Committees. Joined Towboat Division of SIU in 1938. Transferred to Deep Sea section in 1941. Has worked in various positions for the Un­ ion; mostly as organizer in New York and in the. Gulf Area. Par­ ticipated in the <3eneral Strike, anti-commie Longshore Beef, Coos Bay Beef, and Isthmian Strike. Organizer in the Cities Service fleet. Was elected Gal­ Joined the SIU in 1941 and veston Patrolman in 1947. Joined the SIU in 1940, trans­ ferring from the ILA Tugboat branch. Has participated in all strikes since date of joining. Sailed throughout the war as Chief Steward. Elected Stew­ ards Patrolman in 1945 for the year 1946 and has been re­ elected each year since. Has participated in negotiations on Stewards Department clauses of contracts. Was Area Commander in 1946 General Strike and Wall Street Strike. Chairman of Food Joined the Union in 1943. and Housing Committee during Sailed actively during the war Isthmian Strike. �THE SEAFARERS Friday. October 22. 1948 ALLAN J. COBBS—No. 371 . BALTIMORE Agent '•. . . (One To Be Elected) MAX A. BECK—No. 937 IMh.. '.J/i I lllie; Charter member of the SIU, joining in 1938. Before that wa.s a member of several other mari­ time unions. Has been sailing more than 20 years. Has served as Delegate on many SIU ships. Also has been a member of sev­ eral Union eommhtees and is Strike clear for all SIU beefs. HOWARD GUINIER—No. 478 LOG Bonus Strike, anti-commie Long­ shore beef. Was Agent in Port Arthur during General Strike. Has been Patrolman in New York, Norfolk, New Orleans, and Galveston. Was elected Patrol­ man in Galveston in 1947. Page Nine DAN BUTTS—No. 190 (One To Be Elected) BEN REES—No. 95 Engine Patrolman (One To Be Elected) WALTER SIEKMANN—No. 7086 •Has been going to sea for fif­ teen years and joined the SIU when it was first organized. Was Organizer during Isthmian drive. Took active part in General Strike, Isthmian Strike, and be­ fore that was an active partici­ Has been a member of the pant .in the Bonus action and all SIU for seven years. Has been other SIU beefs. elected Ship's Delegate many times and has .served as tempor­ WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ ary Patrolman. Was elected Ag­ No. 26445 ent in the Port of Boston for' 1948. Pai'ticipated in Isthmian Drive as .shoreside Organizer. Served on Strike Committee for the 1946 ^rike and the Isth­ mian Strike. Has been ^active in all SIU beefs since joining Un­ ion. Sailed actively throughout entire war" in all areas. fi Has been a member of the SIU since November, 1938. Has been following the sea since 1924 as AB and Bosun. Active in all strikes since 1934. Was elected Port Agent five consecutive years Joined SIU in Savannah in and appointed one year. Sailed 1938. Sailed out of ports of Sav­ annah, Norfolk and New York. actively '..iie last three years. Appointed Patrolman for Port of Norfolk in June 1945. Served SALVADOR COLLS—No. 21085 until elected Joint Patrolman for that port for the year 1947. Re­ elected Norfolk Joint Patrolman for 1948. Appointed Agent for Port of Norfolk in March 1948. In "charge of stewpot and publi­ city for N-orfolk Strike Commit­ tee in 1946 General Strike. Ac­ tive for Strike Committee in Isthmian Strike, after being ac­ tive in Isthmian organization campaign and other drives. Ac­ tive in UFE .strike. Stewards Patrolman SAVANNAH Agent (One To Be Elected) BENNIE GONZALEZ- No. 125 Was Organizer for the SIU from 1938 to. 1941. Represented the Union before the . National Defense Mediation Board con­ tract dispute in Washington, D.C., in 1941. Chairman Head­ quarters Branch Bonus Strike Committee, and Chairman New York Branch Food and Housing Committee during 1946 General Strike. Secured 3000 berths for members during the action. Stewards Patrolman 1946, 1947 and 1948. PHILADELPHIA Agent Helped organize the SIU in the Gulf in 1939. Was wounded five times and crippled. Went back to sea in 1942, after being laid up for more than two years. Active during Isthmian Drive and Isthmian Strike. Also di­ rected activities for Port of Baltimore during General Strike. Elected Agent in Port of Balti­ more in 1947. Has clear record for all SIU strikes. Deck Patrolman (One To Be Elected) ELBERT HOGGE—No. 3168 (One To Be Elected) JAMES SHEEHAN—No. 306 iiili ... pli Bl Has been a member of the SIU since its inception, and has been active in all strikes that the Union has been involved in. During General Strike of 1946, (One To Be Elected) was Area Commander in charge of Brooklyn. Helped organize ty­ WILLIAM J. (Bill) BRANTLEY ing up of .Staten Island docks No. Ill during the Coos Bay beef. In Puerto Rico, was active in the ILA strikes of 1947 and .1948. At present, is chairman/ of the Puerto Rico Maritime Trades Department, after helping am­ algamate the UTM and UDEM into the ILA. Agent in Puerto Rico for past two years, during Joined SIU in Port of Tampa, which time has been advisor to February 11, 1939. Active in or­ ILA and other unions during ne­ ganizing P&O line and in the gotiations. P&O strike. Helped organize the Florida East Coast Car Ferry in 1940, and was one of those in­ CHARLES B, MARTIN—N.o. 16 started to sea in 1935, at strumental in forcing the com­ which time he joined the ISU, pany to observe the agreement and later sailed under the AFL. reached. Active strike clearances seamen. Was instrumental in or­ tor all strikes in which the SIU ganizing the present SIU. Acted" has been involved, including the as Engine and Ship's DelegatE 1946 General Strike, the 1947 on nearlv all of the ships he has Isthmian Strike and the 1948 sailed. Has been acting Agent Wall Street Strike. Dispatcher in or Patrolman in the Port of Port of New York in 1946 and Savannah for a number of years. 1947. Patrolman, Port of New Is clear of all Strikes. Ybrk, March 1948 to date. iilllll SAN JUAN Agent CHARLES STARLING—No. 6920 (One To Be Elected) LEONARD CRADDOCK No. 25822 LEON (Blondie) JOHNSON No. 108 Organized for the SIU in the Gulf Area during 1938 and 1939. Was elected to Union office in 1944 and has been reelected since. Elected Deck Patrolman in New York - in 1947. Started sailing in 1924 and shipped as AB and Bosun since then. Has strike clearances for all strikes. GUSTAV V. THOBEr-No. 40184 (NO PICTURE SUBMITTED) • Has been a member of the SIU since 1944. Has taken pajt Became member of SIU in in all strikes and all other ac­ 1939. Took part in P&O Strike, tivities . from that time on. NORFOLK Agent Joined SIU in 1943. Has taken active part in all Union strikes. Served as volunteer organizer in Isthmian and several tanker drives. Has been active in the SIU since 1938. Started to sea in 1924, and sailed in all three Departments before 1936. Has shipped as AB, Bosun and offi­ cer in the Deck Department. From 1932 to 1938 worked in the Marine Department of the Oil Field Division of the Texas Oil Company. Served on Navy towboats from 1942 to 1943, when he was transferred to the Army Tug Division in the Port of San Juan, and remained there till early 1946. Relieved the Agent in San Juan for three weeks in 1946. Since that time has been sailing in the Deck Department. Was Patrolman in New York in 1944, in Baltimore in 194546, and was Agent in Miami the end of 1946 and the beginning of 1947. Was elected Savannah Agent in 1947 and 1948. Active in Isthmian campaign and other organizing drives. Strike clear. �Page Ten THE SEA FAR ER S L aC Joint Fatre^man TAMPA Agent (Two To Be Elected) (One To Be Elected) ROBERT A. JORDAN—No. 71 RAY WHITE—No. 57 trolman. Remained at that post till March 1948, when he return­ ed to sea. JAMES DeVITO—No. 185 GALVESTON Agent (One To Be Elected) KEITH ALSOP—No. 7311 Friday. October 22. 1948 all strikes since the Unioq , start­ ed. Has been Patrolman or Agent in various ports. During Wall Street Strike, while sailing' crti SS Seatrain New York, insti­ gated the collecting of a 200dollar donation which was turned in at Galveston and New York, to help defray cost of strike.., JAMES L. TUCKER—No. 2209 "• Transferred into SIU in 1938. Helped organize P&O. Was Pa­ trolman in Port of New York for six months, and has served as Norfolk Agent for the last three years. Active in Isthmian Drive. Has clear record for all strikes. Reelected Norfolk Ag­ ent last year, subsequently trans­ ferred to serve as Headquarters Representative. Has sailed since 1938, always in the Engine Department. Was appointed organizer for Isthmian ships and tugs in the Gulf area in September, 1945. Appointed Engine Patrolman in Port of Mobile in February 1946, and also acting as Dispatcher and or­ ganizer. Elected Engine Patrol­ man for the Port of Mobile for 1947 and re-elected for 1948. Has been active in all strikes, and is strike clear. W. J. (Red) MORRIS—No. 284 JOHN S. WILLIAIdS No. 7161 Member of Union since 1938. Has served Union in various ca­ pacities, both elective and ap­ pointive. Participated actively in all Union beefs, and was a mem­ ber of the General Strike Com­ mittee in New York. Is strike clear. Has about 15 years of sea serv­ ice and sailed through the war. Has been Port Agent in Charles­ ton and Galveston. In addition, has been Patrolman in New York, New Orleans •nd Norfolk. Was on the General Strike Com­ mittee for Norfolk in 1946, and was chairman of the Isthmian Strike Committee for the Port of Galveston. Joint Patrolman mmmmmm (One To Be Elected) 1 JEFF MORRISON—No. 34213 llliill mmmmm iiiiiiii liiiil J ' aiiiii started sailing in the SIU in March, 1941. Served as Dispatch­ er in Galveston and "as Acting Agent in Corpus Christi during the year of 1946, and up to June of 1947. MOBILE Agent (One To Be Elected) CAL TANNER—No. 44 Has sailed since 1939. In March 1945, was appointed Acting Ag­ ent in Port of Jacksonville. Was later assigned first to New York, then to Norfolk as Patrolman. Was also Acting Agent in Charleston until that Branch closed in February 1947. Went back to sea until appointed Pa­ trolman in Port of Mobile on September 1, 1947. Was elected Deck Patrolman for Port of Mobile for 1948. Strike clear. Has been going to sea since 932, most of the time in the Deck Department. Acting Pa­ trolman in Poi't of Norfolk from October 1943 through January 15, 1944, when he re.signed to go back to sea. Appointed in June, 1944, to go to Chaileston, S. C, to open Branch there. Later v.-as assigned to Mobile to act as Agent. Was relieved by newly elected Agent in February, 1946, Joined SIU in November, 1938, and went back to sea. Strike in Mobile, and has taken part in clear. Credentials Committee Report On Qualifications We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials, duly elected at the regular business meeting at the Branch of New York on October 6, 1948 have ex­ amined the credentials of the candidates for the Was, on Norfolk Strike Com­ election of the officers of the Seafarers Interna­ mittee during" 1946 General Strike. During MM&P strike was tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf sent as strike advisor to MM&P. District, for the year of 1949, and submit the fol­ Was elected Joint Patrolman for lowing report: Port of Mobile for 1947, and was We recommend that the men who are qualified elected Stewards Patrolman for for office be placed on the ballot in alphabetical same port for 1948. In Septem­ E. R. (Snuffy) SMITH—No. 20057 ber, 1948, was transferred to form under the offices for which they run, and that Galveston. the ports, following the Headquarters Offices, be­ ginning with Boston, be arranged on the ballot JACK KELLY—No. 10 geographically as has been done in the past. Letters of acceptance were submitted to the Credentials Committee by John Hunt, No. 6695; W. W. Reid, No. 35793, and J. E. McGuffy, No. 22, for the following offices respectively: Boston Joint Patrdlman, Baltimore Stewards Patrolman, and Mobile Joint Patrolman. These men did not submit the necessary three years' sea-time, therefore, the letters are being filed in Headquarters Office and these men are thereby disqualified. Inasmuch as Article Xlll, Section 2, Subsection Joined SIU in June, 1941, and (e), in the Constitution states that a man must shipped steadily until May 1946, subnut four months discharges for the current when he was appointed Joint Has been with the SIU since year, this Committee did not accept anything but Patrolman in Norfolk. Was elect­ its inception. Served on the ed Agent in Charleston for the Strike Committee in the Port of certified discharges as proof of sea-time for the year 1947. Was a Delegate to the Galveston during the 1946 Gen­ current year. International Convention from eral Strike. Has strike clearance F. Smith, 1039 the Atlantic and Gulf District in for the. Isthmian Strike. Was Sam B. Luttrell, 46568 J. Pacheco, 6889 J. Murphy, 6998 1947. When Charleston Branch Dispatcher in the Port of Gal­ was closed in April, 1947, was veston over a period of four L. Hillertz, 48392 M'>ase, 100253 Has been in the Union since its inception. Sailed actively dur­ ing the war. Active in the Isthtnian Drive, both as ship and shoreside Organizer. Elected Ag­ ent in the Port of Mobile for both 1947 and 1948. Participated in other organizing work. Was active in all Union beefs since transferred to Savannah as Pa- mbnths -in- the early part of 1947. joining. Strike clear. V:. : RAY SWEENEY—No. 20 Every Member �Friday, Oelobwr 22, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Men,Give NO Newsman Seafarer Crew On Arizpa Rescues Homer Lowdown On Storms At Sea Trip From Foundered British Yacht The late summer, bumper crop of hurricanes gave many Seafarers crews hard times in navigating their ships along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and gave rise to many stories of rugged ^ ship. In an attempt to get Atlantic Ocean in its fury of the .seaman's slant on the'storm. Homer rises to his best It was touch-and-go for three British business­ men-mariners in the Eng­ lish Channel one stormy day early last month un­ til Waterman's SS Arizpa hove in sight, according to Seafarer Luis Ramirez, FWT, who related the story to the LOG this week following the ship-'s payoff in New Yoyk. The Britishers were returning from Rotterdam in a small yacht of 40 feet or so, Ramirez says. They had sailed to the Nether­ lands to witness thg coronation of Juliana as Queen of the Dutch. They were on the way to Burnham - on - Crouch, England, when they ran into a heavy gale. The owner-captain was pitched from his bunk, injuring his eye so badly that he was unable to work. His two com­ panions were at the end of their tether when the Arizpa came to the rescue. They were complete­ ly exhausted, having been unable to eat or sleep for nearly two days, and were ready to aban­ don ship, Ramirez says. The Arizpa's arrival made the pro­ cess a little safer. Bosun "Bud" Benson of the Arizpa sighted the yacht's dis­ tress signal at five o'clock in the afternoon. Immediately the freighter hove to, allowing the yacht to drift alongside. FIRST AID , heavy Snapped as the British yachtsmen were taken aboard the Arizpa, picture shows the yacht captain bent with fatigue and suffering from the head injuries received when the ship pitched him about. LI blows J 1^"^ the stress of the hurricane, encountered, Never, since art was born, did the "New Orleans Item any painter tell such thrilling of the sea and of those dispatched a reporter to the tales who go down to the sea in Waterman ship Winslow ships." Homer when she tied up in Most of the crew on the Hom­ er, when asked their comments that port recently after a on the recent blow • they had coastwise run. encountered had little to say, His interviews with the .SlU but, instead, furnished the news-, man with tales of bigger and. men wore given a big spread in better storms. a recent issue of the "Item" and MILD BLOW were accorh'panied by pictures of some of the crewmen work­ Crewmember Ernest Thompson told the Item reporter: "This ing about the .ship. An angle exploited by the Florida blow wasn't too bad— Crescent City newsman v.'us the you might say it was mild. The fact that the Winslow Homer wind was pretty high but we was named after the American put out extra lines and stayed artist famous for his paintings tied up securely in port. It was of the Atlantic Ocean, particu­ almost routirie. "I remember the hurricane of larly of its storms. 1935," he said. "Our ship was The newsman quoted a critic, caught at sea between Tampa who once said: "Magnificent and and Key West. The waves knock­ ed a piece of wreckage against the superstructure and first thing you know there was a big hole in it. The water began pouring in and we had to call out all hands to patch it up. We came through that one al­ right. I don't want any more like it. As I recall it, close to 700 people lost their lives in the storm." Another Seafarer, George Cain, gave his version of the toughest blow he had met. "That storm wasn't anything like the Florida hurricane. It came suddenly, lasted only a few minutes and was gone. But we had it while it blew. The oldtimers said the wind got up to 170 miles an hour. The storm opened up the seams on the foc'sle head and flooded the fovepeak full up to the top. The deck cargo, including some heavy trucks, got knocked around efuite a bit. We all stayed below decks. Anyone going out would have been swept away in a second." Patf olman Provides Taxi For Injured Deer A ladder, was put down and the three Englishmen came aboard. Bosun Benson handling the operation. All three were given cigarettes and food, and put to bed. The radio operator gave the captain such good first aid treatment for the injured eye and various cuts and bruises that by the time the Arizpa reached Hamburg he was up on his toes. News of the rescue preceded the /Arizpa to the German port. Possibly the Master radioed ahead, Ramirez says. At anyj rate, a United Press reporter was on the dock to greet the vessel. Since the yacht, her name was the Araminta, was now a dere­ lict, it can be presumed that the Arizpa's master also notified the Dutch authorities of the vessel's condition and position. Pic shows Jimmy Sheehan, New York Dec c Palrolman. giving an ASPCA atiendani a Ramirez says that the three hrnd in loading ihe injured doe into his Jeep s alion wagon. Englishmen, notably the ownerJimmy Sheehan, New York Deck Patrolman, gave the American Society for captain, Mr. A. W. Stevens, ex­ pressed their heartfelt gratitude the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a he'ping hand last week when he played ambu­ to everybody aboard the Arizpa lance driver to an injured deer he found o the Henry Hudson Highway in New for picking them up. It was, in City's upper west^ sent to pick up the 7 deer. 7" ZT 7 x/n A fact, a pretty tough rescue since York .• ' The miles up the Hudson Valley and the seas were still heavy when j society, however, didn't figure continued Ihrtltugh the state park. the distress signal was spotted. Brother Sheehan was wheeling the animal's size and the which runs along the Hudson The Arizpa was en route to along in his Jeep station wagon truck proved to be too small. River to approximately whei-e Hamburg from Saint John's, at 3 A. M. one morning recently Brother Sheehan then volun- Brother Sheehan encountered Newfoundland. She was about when he spotted the injured doe teered the use of his station her. She had reached the end 18 hours short of Hamburg when lying in the road where it had wagon, and the doe was re- of the park and had climbed up on the highway where she beshe came upon the' small craft. been struck by a passing car. moved to the society's shelter. came frightened by the head­ With the aid of other motorists HEADING FOR CITY lights of the cars. he pulled the deer out of the stream of traffic and, from his "The presence of the deer in . Brother Sheehan. who has Jeep's first aid kit, administered heavily populated Manhattan visited the doe regularly at the to the deer's flesh wounds. was explained by ASPC authori- shelter, reports her well on the The local police notified the ties. They figure that the doe road to health and will be reASPCA and a panePtruck was came down from thirty or forty leased to the woods shortly. PRAISE FOR' CREW Speaking of the hurricane the Homer rode out, the Skipper told the newsman that the vessel suffered little or no damage be­ cause of "the diligence of the crew." In these words of praise the Skipper was echoing the words of Homer's critic, who, in des­ cribing Winslow Homer's subject, "They are out-of-doors Ameri­ cans, big, rough, sturdy and true-hearted men — the stuff out of which the nation is made. He (Homer) understands them as thoroughly as if he had made them. He shows them conquering the elements — heroic, modest, grand." Quite a mouthful of praise t» heap on the men who follow the sea, but no more than they deserve—ati> least as far as the. men of the SIU are concerned �tr': THE S EA P AR ER S L O G Page Twelve Friday. October 22, 1948 Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings MAIDEN CHEEK. Sept. ported that nothing has been Chairman Frank van Dusen; Re^ heard from Headquarters concording Secretary. Steven Kliedcerning the signing of a new erman. The minutes of the pre­ working agreement with the vious meeting were accepted. P&O SS Co., but he will check The Deck Delegate reported that with the Secretary-Treasurer im­ the Mate persists in working on mediately on this, as the present deck, and also that he disputes contract is up and the ship is legitimate overtime. The Engine behind other SIU ships on pay and Stewards Delegates reported rises now. Motion to send a disputed overtime also. * Motion letter to the Negotiating Com­ to ask the Patrolman to have the mittee asking about new con­ Mate pulled off before shipping tract. Carried. One, minute of another crew. Amended to in­ silence for Brothers lost at Sea. form the MM&P of the actions 4 4 4 of the Chief Mate. Carried. Mo­ EMILIA. Sept. 2—Chairman J. tion that 'no one sign off till all be supplied. J. Prusell suggested F. Thomas; Recording Secretary beefs are settled and that the re­ that the GaUeys be painted. V. J. H. Newton. The meeting went pair list be ready for member­ Henley suggested that the Deck into Good and Welfare where 'it ship action at next meeting. Un­ Engineer be moved to quarters was decided to post the menu on his oaeeK THE LOG pnVrte +he pictures der Good and Welfare there was aft. Brother Johnson asked that the blackboard. Men making discussion on the cigarettes, slop- repair lists be turned in to the coffee were requested to wash and onioK% »'ecorrls of+h€ candidates chest prices draws, and the Department Delegates. One min­ out the urn and coffee bag. Chips -for A e.<3 offices. Look +heirY* ovev - since charging for medical treatment ute of silence for departed pointed out that many members qou maq knou; Some bq face ro+her than by the Captain., Also the cleanli­ Brothers. complained about the food on bu name - and read fheir records before ness of quarters, use of PO mess4 4 4 deck but did not bring their ciou vo+e. Remember — fhose elected MARINE STAR. Sept. 5— complaints to the meeting. The room, and repairs needed in (juill represent YOU -for the nextqear, so be Deck and Engine Department Chairman Max Beck; Recording Steward asked the crew to speak heads and showers. Minute of Secretary W. Simmons. The up in the meeting if they had sure YOU'RE SURE ship's treasurer reported fine complaints. One minute of sUr silence for departed Brothers.'money on hand. The Deck Dele­ ence for Brothers lost at sea. gate reported minor beefs, and the Engine and Steward Dele­ gates reported overtime disputed. Motions carried for the Delegates to make up repairs lists, for everyone to be sober at the pay­ STEEL ADMIRAL. Sept. 6— off, and for no one to sign off By HANK ALCOA PURITAN. Sept. 5— Chairmen William Scudder Jr.; until all beefs had been settled. Chairman O. Stevens; Recording Recording Secretary C. McMulMotion to have aU scuppers and Brother "Red" Braunstein, writing from the SS Fort Bridger, Secretary C. Stringfellow. Pre­ which is operated by one of our newly-contracted tanker com­ len. The Delegate's reports were traps checked. Motion that table­ vious minutes were i-ead and ac­ accepted. Brother Don J. Durr cloths instead of bed spreads be panies, says they're shuttling between Ras Tanura, Le Havre and cepted. Under New Business Under Greece—and have so far sailed six months of their 18-month was elected Ship's Delegate. Dis­ used in the messhall. Blackie Huller was elected En­ articles. "Bing" Miller, the 47th Street bar baritone, is expertly cussion under Good and Welfare Education talks were made by gine Delegate. Under Good and steering his Deck Delegate's job without beefs or arguments and covered cleanliness of ship, and two old members on the impor­ Welfare it was asked that a book repairs. One minute of silence tance of living up to our agree­ A1 Gordon is oiling everything as Engine Delegate. We wonder if rack-be built in the crew's messfor departed Brothei-s. ment with the shipping com­ Al's guitar is helping out his delegate's job a bit—besides giving room. A suggestion was made panies. One minute of silence 4 4 4 Bing's songs that romantic Mediterranean feeling—with an Arabian that the door to the Engine TELFAIR STOCKTON, Sept. 5 for Brothers lost at sea. wail added on now and then... Harold Slitts, the Electrician, Room on the starboard side be isn't going to be playing checkers or watching the television on —Chairman Charlie L. Moats; kept clear of linen in case of Recording Secretary Herman the third deck, nor will he be waiting for those slow moving ships. emergency. One minute of sil­ Lerag. The previous minutes Last week he had the luck to grab a half way decent shoreside ence for Brothers lost at sea. were accepted and the Delegates job for, awhile. 4 4 4 reported all in order. Motion STEEL FLYER. Sept. 5— carried under New Business to 4; 4, 4. exonerate the few performers Chairman, John J. Dugina; Re­ Brother Darley Bodden is getting spliced November 6. cording Secretary Robert Heilig. who had been warned at the pre­ Congratulations and a happy voyage, Darley ... "Red" Campbell The Steward and Engine Dele­ vious meeting, as' they had be­ says he'll make another trip to Germany with a full load of 4 4 4 haved since then. The meeting gates reported disputed overtime. potatoes, then go down to West Virginia for a small vacation. ROBIN KIRK. Sept. 2—Chair­ Walter Elms wasj elected Ship's went into Good and -Welfare Red says you get 500 liras to the dollar in Trieste, and in man Carl S. Cooper; Recording where Brother Dodge suggested Delegate under New Business. Greece it's 10,000 drachmas to the dollar... Charlie "Carioca Secretary Ed. B. Carlson. Frethat the crew stay out of the Discussion under Good and WelRed" Benway, the oldtimer says he's ready to turn to grabbuig vious minutes were read, and it. galley. Discussion included the +1,,. f included the dividing of Seca job after being ashore for about two months. Charlie says was noted that the job of lower^ i,sougeeing of the messhalls, turn­ ' ond Cook s wages, submitting you get three liras to the dollar in Turkey. ing the scrub bench in the laun­ overtime for shift of ship on Sat­ ing in of repair lists to the Dele­ dry had not been done. The urday, sougeeing messhall, in­ gates, and lining up of beefs Ship's Delegate reported that 55 with the Delegates so that they creasing the slopchest, and hav­ One Brother mentioned how he visited the American consul could have them ready for the pounds had been donated by the ing things ready for the Patrol­ crew to the cab driver who was in Santos, Brazil, and found him reading the LOG.. He also saw man. One minute of silence for Patrolman. Men were again a few other issues of the LOG which he hadn't read. So he asked warned to turn to sober in port, stabbed in Capetown. One man Brothers lost at sea. jumped ship in Capetown. Mo­ for them and the American consul gave them to him. If the and hot to loiter in gin mills tion made to draw up repair list --I American consuls in foreign ports keep reading the LOG they during working hourg. A vote and present it to the next meet­ w^l not only understand the SlU but perhaps get around to take of confidence was given to the ing. Motion carried for Dele­ a more considerate and protective attitude towards the problems Stewards Department. One min­ gates to list book numbers of brought to the consuls by seamen. ute of silence for Brothers lost members with the amount of at sea. 4 4,4 dues they intend to pay, and PONCE DE LEON. Sept. 5— turn it over to the Patrolman at Here are a few oldlimers who may still be anchored in Chairman Hanson. Recording the • payoff. Under Good and town; G. Gjerseth, P. Duffy. O. Guerro, D. E. Jessup. G. Secretary M. C. Gaddy. Motion Welfare it was decided, to re­ Fleming, J. J. Flynn, F. Cornier, B. Frazer, N. J. Moore, C. by R. Campbell, Seconded by port a man who had performed Strong, E. Brundage... Here are a few late sea novels you J. Ponson that a Ship's Delegate during the trip to the Patrolman Brothers might want to have for that after-watch bunk-reading 4 4 4 be elected. B. F. Grice. Chief —The Running of the Tide by Esther Forbes, $4.00, Houghton CITY OF ALMA. Sept. 5— with the recommendation that Cook, was nominated by John­ Mifflin Co.... Fair Wind to Je.va by Garland Roark, $3.00, Chairman L. R. Walter; Record­ his book be taken up. It was son and seconded by H. Thorn­ Doubleday Co....Whale Hunt by Nelson Haley, $4.50, Ives ing Secretary P. York. The Deck decided to write. a report of a ton, and elected by acclamation. Washburn Co.... Furthermore, there's a book called American Delegate reported some overtime Brother's action in Capetown and The Department Delegates re­ Sea Songs and Chanteys published by W. W. Norton Co. for in dispute. W. Brown moved be sent, to Headquarters, with the ported all dues and assessments $5.00, as well as an RCA Victor record album of Sea Songs that men desiring to prefer request that he be barred from paid and everything in order. and Chanteys sung by Leonard Warren. charges against another Brother, the Union as a man dangerous to Under Education, SIU literature do so at the meeting. Carried. his Union Brothers. One minute was passed out, and Brother 4 4 4 Under Good and Welfare, E. O. of silence for departed Brothers. Hanson gave a short talk oh The following Brothers will have the LOG sent free of cost Moore asked that the Deck Dele­ 4 4 4 policy and the advantages of every, week to their homes: George Georgevich of Texas, John gate speak to the Bosun about FLORIDA, Sept. 1—Chairman being an SIU member.. Under Crowley of Massachusetts, J. Montgomery of Louisiana, Howard working over the side at sea. G. Roland Rae;. Recording Secretary Good and Welfare, a vote • of Solie of Florida, Glen Oglesby of Florida, Wallace Thornhill of Kalleel said that the Mate had A. Suarez. The Deck Delegate thanks was^ given the Stewards Florida, Louie Holliday of Mississippi, Cecil Burley of Michigan, okayed painting decks. H. Mc- Martin Bodden reported all okay Department' It was decided that Charles Bishop of Louisiana, Edgar Krolzer of Maryland, George Carty" suggested that Brothers except that the water cooler in the Deck Department would Griswold of Minnesota... Brother Matt Fields had a beef with his donate^ to the new Seamen's the* sailor's foc'sle was out of clean the laundry; Engine 'De­ suitcase—the gadgets weren't working right. His suitcase is one Bethel in Mobile, and that their order. The Steward's Delegate, partment, the slop sink; Stew­ of those over-the-side type—acquired through some changee-for- names be sent in to the LOG. Manuel Lopez Ferreiro. reported ards Department, the recreation changee with bumboat-traveling Arabs. Matt isn't complaining Brother Hollowman suggested that several minor beefs had room throughout the trip. One because it's made of camel skin and cardboard. But he just hates that the; ship be fumigated and been straightened out. The Ship's minute . of silence for deputed, to have dogs following the suitcase in hot weather. that new mattresses and pUlows Delegate," Major ' Costello. re- Brothel's. . BEFORE YOU VOTE 1 CUT and RUN �Friday, October 22, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS Finds Oldtimers Returning To PR As Cold Winds Blow PASSING AN HOUR IN ST. THOMAS' "PAPER DOLL' To the Editor: the Hall is doped! No one has Well, here I am back in stolerr his shoes yet, but he's Puerto Rico again. I went to the still new here. He and Bill Hall to register, first thing; and Thompson just left the Hall this my first impression was that the minute. Bill said he'd treat MV Ponce had sunk, for all of Johnny to a "soup-sandwich, her Deck Gang were hanging and Johnny took him up on it. around the Hall. Among them It seems Bill was drowning his were Bill Thompson, the Florida sorrows last night over the fate Yankee, Walter Larson, Johnny of Brother Howieson, and wasn't Dean, Joe Henault; and from the thinking too clearly so early in Engine Department, the Latin the morning. from Manhattan, Johnny Sulli­ That's all for .now. ^ just wanted to bring everybody up van. It sure feels good to be back to date on sunny San Juan and on the beach—especially when I the Brothers down here. We're think of the cold, cruel winds looking for good- shipping this up north. There is a fine gang winter, and plenty of shoregang on the beach now, which goes work. With Salvador Colls, the for both the newcomers and the Agent, cracking down on per­ oldtimers. Red Morgan piled off formers, you've got to do your • the Elizabeth, Whitey Anderson job in the old SlU style, and off the Monarch Of The Seas, that's the way it should be. and Brother Price off the Morn­ Keep her within an inch of the One of the regular stops in the Alcoa Patriot's itinerary is St. Thomas. Here crewmembers ing Light. lubberline, and steady as she sip their beer and cool off in a local ginmill, the "Paper Doll." Left to right the boys are iden­ As usual, we beachcombers are goes! tified as Bosun, Fernandez, Charlie and Buffay. In the foreground is Louis. Since the visit by getting our rice arid beans out "Woody" Lockwood the Patriot men, the "Paper Doll" has gone out of business—^no connection, however. of the shoregang. When a Bull San Juan, Puerto Rico Line scow pulls in they call the Hall right away, and most of the boys pick the jobs up first thing. And speaking of oldtimers, we are all wondering wljiat happen­ ed to Red Davis. Red was here first thing 1 know I'll be charg­ for so many years that we all To the Editor: ed space rates. ' miss seeing his bald head around The "palpitating poet" again since he has flown to California writes to annoy you. 1 don't Well, this letter is mainly to with his family. Where are you know what you have of mine on ask you to send back any poems Red? If you see this, drop us all hand, but as 1 wrote previously, that you are not going to use. a postcard at the Hall. any that you are not going to 1 will see if 1 can give them a SET-UP CHANGED use, please send back to me and shine and a new neck-tie to We have a new set-up. here 1 will take a whirl at re-writing. make them more presentable. in the Hall now. Our Dispatcher, 1 sent a couple of jingles this I'm afraid that if the SUP Ralph V. Ortiz, left for New week to the West Coast Sailor, lockout continues much longer York on the Elizabeth the other as once in a while they print 1 may have to live on my in­ day, and Tony Viera is filling something from seamen or their come from poetry. If so, won't his shoes, and doing a good job. 1 have a time? Homer "Red" Spurlock has set wives. 1 have never met the Editor James (Pop) Martin down to the clerk's job. Spur­ which is one hell of a relationlock is too lazy to work, so this should be right up his alley! Of course, if we put the whip to WHAT miA m Kim, he may get around to send­ ing in a few more drawings. Juan "Tito" Sanchez, the Chief Cook off the Ponce, is around looking fit as a fiddle. In tune to a snappy latin number. Brother Fernandez Things have sure been quiet To the Editor; demonstrates his own version of the rhumba. It looks like his the last couple of nights on the partner has her own idea as to how it's done. skidrow. So quiet, in fact, that Attention, SlU lucky ones. when Obie, that famous bartend­ Special mention for the Brothers er in the Texas Bar, rang the who" have" found Big-Eddie easy cash-register along about ten picking. The Clipper has hauled o'clock, two of the beachcombers cidentally we have 24 full books lots and lots of dogs and dumb To the Editor: jumped up, and started to square out of 28 in the crew. All we away! passengers. But imagine our Here goes our two cent's worth Incidentally, speaking of noth­ ship between a "poet" and his surprise and Eddie's smile when concerning our voyage and con­ expect the Patrolman to do is ing, Charlie "Hardrock" Haw- publisher. 1 once called you up, a race horse was haxoled aboard ditions on this Waterman scow, to give us a big hello, some LOGS and collect our dues. ley, has a fat pack of letters but you weren't in. Twice 1 at Curacao for Trinidad. the Governor Graves, that is started up to see you, but stop­ We crewed up in Baltimore down here. Why doesn't he take The going is rough from here making the cereal run to Ger­ August 31, and expect to hit New ped for a shot in the bar down the bull by fhe horns and come York October 12th. below, and the Doorman smelled on to get Eddie's dough. Daily many. back here to collect them? First of all, we want to whole­ he is to be found feeding the it and said, "You've been drink­ One Brother, whom my pocfr PLENTY CHOPS nag and, with his usual con­ heartedly endorse the Skipper, heart bleeds for, is Ward "Knot- ing, Pop." As for the food, there seems genial smile, admits the" horse Captain "Pete" Patronas of Mo­ head" Howieson. He stayed on "Just had one," 1 said. bile as A-1. (This is not the to be plenty of steaks and chops. only ran third in the big race at "Well, ya can't go up." the Ponce when most of the old draft board speaking.) Both the The Steward, Cooks, and Baker, gang paid off. They say he al­ Now who the hell is Pop to Curacao. Captain and Chief Mate Slim as well as the rest of the Depart­ argue, St. Anthony, no doubt, or Why. this long sea trip for, such most cried vjhen the suitcase Walker are regular oldtimers, ment, all work together and put parade got under way. I under­ one might take on Thomas a horse? Eddie does not plan a having come up from the foc'sle, out first-rate meals with salads stand that in order to hide his Aquinas, but not the Doorman, sure clean-up though. and both hold retired SlU books. and drinks twice a day. The grief, he yelled most derisive re­ so 1 went away. Corsair, Cavalier, Seafarers The other Mates and Engineers whole Department is to be com­ marks at them as they left. So who know Eddie—^bewaro! He NO ROYALTIES receive our okay, too. So that mended for its services. It might poor "Knothead" is, at this writ­ is \ip to his old tricks on us. ing, still forlornly aboard the I have learned that, "poetry He is one swell guy, but not makes the whole bunch topside be added that any and all birth­ days are topped off with a per-' doesn't pay." Novels and plays, one of, us on the Clipper have a. real group of regular Joes! ship. sonalized cake from the Baker The crew as a whole is a credit By the way, Johnny Sullivan yes. But most poetry — good been able to get the name of Ed­ and a song from the Chief Cook. to the Sm and all seamen. Trips is takipg to the beach like a poetry — has been published at die's horse. What a pal our The Crew and crews like this one make duck to water. No matter what the expense of the- writer. Now Ship's Delegate turned out to be! shipping and conditions worth SS Governor Graves Pop is being a sucker to ^ bar yoii find him in, he'll talk October 5 fighting for and maintaining. In­ giving you ideas like that. The Oscar job; job, job — especially after Pop Martin Mourns Of Many Problems That Face Poets Warns Brothers: 'Big Eddie' Is Feed Bagging Happy Crew Promises Sweet Payoff m �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourteen LOG DEL NORTE STEWARDS IN JHEIR WORKING CLOTHES i.lU/' Friday, October 22, 1948 Membership Voices Opinions On SIU Transportation Rule (Ed. Note; The following letters discuss the SIU trans­ portation rule recently put into effect on all ships. The agree­ ment provides that .only men who get off a ship will be entitled to transportation money, but it is a membership . adopted rule that provides that all must get off and take their transportation money. The LOG welcomes additional comment from the member­ ship on the transportation rule. After full discussion of the subject action will be taken alop^ the lines desired by the membership.) SAYS IT'S GIVE AND TAKE To the Editor: :of fairi\ess, it seems to me that ^ , the least we can do, as Union There are two ways to look at the transpor ation ruling j, ^ whereby a man getting ranspor^ ^ ^ j Some ,of the Del Norte Stewards line up for the Radio Operator's camera. Left to right: R. Martinez. Deck Steward; Francis Fletschinger, BR; Earl Vanney. BR; Ray Flynn. Chief Pantryman; Gene French, Chief Purser; Bill Kaiser, Chief Steward; Paul Santos, Utility; Felix Amora, Waiter; Pete Garza, BR; Bill Murphy, Bartender; John Smith, BR. Occasion was Cap­ tain's "Farewell Dinner" in June, 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK William "Bill" Champlin, au­ thor of "Why Bosun's Get Grey," has done a good job writing about the Bosun's duties, etc., but now it's time for some fun. Let's go back to 1943. The war was on and the torpedoes were at their worst. We sailed on the SS City of St. Louis, heading for South America. This story is about Bill, then known as "Pappy." Our friend, "Pappy," was then an AB and he would always tell us yarns about the sea. He was really an oldtimer and we yoimgsters would listen to him. He even told us about the time he went to school with General Eisenhower. On this voyage, the Bosun (not "Pappy") had made some home­ brew, and all the gand was in­ vited for a drink. About an hour later, things began to pop. Someone dared "Pappy" to jump overboard—and he did. It was a good thing the ship was anchored, and a heaving line was near by. He was rescued and the first thing he said was "Who pushed me jiverboard?" Now we will continue our story in a very small village called Tutoya, Brazil. Of all the places I've seen, this hamlet seemed the most primitive. We all went ashore and some­ one suggested a chicken dinner. Not having any restaurants there, we decided to send someone out hunting. "Pappy" was the lucky one chosen. (Study the cartoon.) The rest of the crew waited for his return. The stew-pot was boiling and the boys were as hungry as wolves. Then you know what took place! So the boys had to compromise and send what ingredients the Bosun used a couple over the fence. Some in the home-brew. It certainly cocoanuts were gathered up and took effect fast, and the first they had a little feast. Now the one to feel it was our dear boys—or wolves—were ready for friend, "Pappy!") something else. 4i ii S" While all this had been taking Bernstein SS Co. is still trying place, I was at a shack resting in to get a couple of lines for the a hammock, while a beautiful European run. The future looks senorita was fanning me. Out­ good for the SIU ... The SUP side I heard a commotion, so I men shouldn't get sore at us for went to investigate. Yes, it was taking them off SIU ships. They, the boys, and I invited them in. themselves passed the ruling My gal asked other girls to come first. Bear in mind, there's no too, and we had a swell time. friction between us ... Felix CailAll the boys chipped in and louet, in order to go home, has we gave the girls some money to paddle his way through the to buy groceries. So we got our swamp. He's a Cajun, first class chicken dinner after all—though —Louisiana hillbilly ... New Or­ bought with our own money. leans is now accepting donations Then we danced and had a good .Xor a movie projection machine. I'm sure you can drop a dollar time. I believe we had a better time or more. What a difference: In Saint there than any other place. Any­ way, we certainly hated to see Thomas a bottle of Creme de the ship leave, but we were Minthe costs $1.89, and the sailors, and our next port of call same bottle in New Orleans costs $8.29... Don't forget to was calling. At that time, I wasn't called make out your income tax re­ "Salty Dick," so I presume turns every year. "You can "Pappy" is wondering who I save money by doing this ... The question now seems to be: am. The best of luck to our friend. Can you trust your husband in Bill! To me he'll always be a foreign port? Ladies, you "Pappy." know your man, so you be (Note: I'm still wondering the judge! On Performers The membership has gone on record lo prefer charges against all gashounds and performers as well as the men who willfully destroy or steal ships gear. The SIU has no place for men who ruin the good conditions the Union wins for them. Take action in shipboard meetings against men guilty of these things. Roy Pouraicaux, Snlty Dick's illustrator, labelled this one "Stewed Chicken A La Champlin." ? .n" ?"",i, ' f'P, who homesteads a ship in these First, there is the viewpoint , the guy on the ship who has a' a group who have pooled their job and wants to make another ^uy a few drinks, and trip. And second, there is he ^hen orders scotch while the rest viewpoint , of_ the man on the ^ beach who is * probably pretty broke, and who has been sweat­ But there is another considera­ ing out the job calls while ships tion than that of individual fair­ occasionally come in; payoff and ness. There is the fact that the sign on, without taking too many Union has fought for and gotten the transportation clauses in our replacements. contracts on the basis that the Not many seamen sail steadily company owes a man the cost the year around without chang­ of his transportation back to his ing ships now and then and tak- home port when the ship's ar­ ing a rest in between. However, ticles are terminated in another I know that it is pretty jpa^rofVhe country" pointing to get set on a good When men take this money ship,, and feel like making an­ and then stay on the ship, they other run to save up a little I are admitting that they do not dough, and then find that you ^^e money for transhave to get off. portation. This undermines the But the fact remains that the Union's position in bargaining man on the ship does have a'for this clause —which in the payoff and — though there are J gnd means many thousands of exceptions—it is usually enough dollars for the membership as to carry him for a while. On a whole. top of that he has his transpor-j go it looks to me that from tation money. In most every any Union standpoint there is case, he is certainly in better no choice but to protect our shape than the man on the contracts,' give our Brothers a beach who is waiting to take break, take our transportation his place when he piles off. I dough, and pile off. So purely from the standpoint i Pete Roach CALLS RULE UNFAIR To the Editor: In the LOG. for October 8th, I read with interest the two let­ ters concerning the transporta­ tion clarification in our recent agreement, and wish to say that I heartily agree with these men. I also feel that a man should be able to stay aboard a vessel should he so desire, since a man So often is in debt when he gets a ship and cannot possibly pay up and live, if he is pulled off within six or eight weeks. Job security is one of our fundamental principles of Union­ ism, and there cannot possibly be security until the clarification is amended to allow a man at least ninety days on a vessel. Everyone knows that we must use the trial and error method of getting these little things straightened out. A thing might look good on paper but in prac­ tice will not prove practicable. I wish to thank our negotiat­ ing committee for a splendid contract and do not wish to leave the impression that I am not in agreement with them, but this is one exception. I feel that this could be changed very easily, and should be changed; for to do sa would not violate the body of the agree­ ment. This mattet is merely a clarification which somehow doesn't seem to be right. A man should have his right to make a decent living. NO AGREEMENT I have been on the beach here in New Orleans for three weeks, and have not seen one copy of the agreement in the Hall, conse­ quently there is hardly anyone who knows that this is part of our agreement. It is the consensus of opinion in this port, among the member­ ship that I have contacted, that we should write in and voice our opinion in this matter, and it ^is suggested that this is the most unpopular clause in our new con­ tract. C. H. Cummings CREW OPPOSED To tho Editor: We, the undersigned members of the SS Governor Graves, do hereby strongly oppose the new amendment to the transportation rider in our present agreement, which requires* all members to accept transportation and get off the ship, regardless of the length of the 4rip. ' ^ 29 Crewmembers Notice To Crews No. SIU Crew is to pay off any ship until the crew's quarters and equipment are as clean as 'any Seafarer likes to find a ship when he first goes aboard. Patrolmen have been instructed that the crew's quarters must be ab­ solutely clean before a pay­ off will be allowed. Please cooperate with your officials in carrying out this member­ ship order. �Oelc^r 22, 1948 fBE SEAPARBRS LOC NOTICE Page Fifteen Personals JOSEPH CALLISTO. ! ' Will • survivors of the Alcoa The books of the following Pilgrim, which went down in men are being held for them at Brother Arsenault left four-' the Caribbean Sea, May 28, 1942, the Mobile Branch. teen dollars for you with Pa­ kindly write me. I am the mo- Robert Beale,. 49926, Henry trolman .Bennie Gonzalez.' You can get it any time by seeing tliei' of the Bosun, Carl A. Barber, 34709; R, S. Bright, 172;P«'Blackie" Bennett. Alice M. G; Theodore Bratsos, 50535; EinGonzalez on the sixth floor. New York Hall. Knowlton, 3706-0% Galveston, ston Edward Battle, 39076; Aime Texas. XXX Belanger, 45895; Orval Burke, WILLIAM GOODEN 27587. it Your mother is anxious to souris. $5.00; R. Kennedy, $5.00; G. C. JOHN KOTULA NEW YORK Herbert G. Capps, 49508; Frank Clement, $5.00; H. F. Parsons, $2.00; hear from you. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Coggins, 205-G. Please contact Hazel Kincer, J. E. Kniess, $2.00; C. A. McMullen, XXX in care of Edward Kroseclose, Leroy; Davidson, 44517; Mich­ J. X.".„ White, $5.00; J. R. Brown, $5.00; O. K. Aelep, $2.00; C. Justesen. FRANK JOSEPH RYAN Rt. 2, Rural Retreat, Virginia. ael Daravich, 44485; Leon F. ^ rT' »5.00; R. E. Humphries, $5.00; P. ! 'aa' Kewitt, Paijasma, $5.00; F. J. Carr, $2.00; C. Get in touch with Francis T. Davis, 28870. $1.00; W. Pryzlomski, $1.00; R. L. i Gawrych. $10.00; J. B. Kangadis, $5.00; 4. i a> Maguire, attorney, 66 Court David E. Edwards, 24758; John McCannon, $1.00; E. F. Paul, $1.00>; R. R. A. Funk, $5.00; D. J. Cremrnins, Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., regard­ JAMES CANTWELL Dillon, $20.00; John R. Murphy. $2.00; $2.00; R. J. Weidner $4.00. Your discharges have been H. Edlund, 50449. A. MacDonald, $5.00; Jack E. Kelly. ing settlement of an estate. SS ARIZPA $5.00. found and are being held for Raymond Ferreia, 117-G. XXX you in the 4th Floor baggage Murray Grady, 50873; James Curtis F. Aycock. $5.00; Joseph T. D. L. Cruncleton. $3.00; J. Cobb. AIMER HOGLUND Vaughn, $5.00; Paul J. Corrington, $3.00; L. Portugal. $10.00; E. B. Lewis, room. New York Hall, 51 Beaver H. Grady, Jr., 33275; Earl C. Gil­ $5.00; A. J. Camera, $2.00; V. L. $2.00; C. W. Baumgarlner. Jr., $1.00; Get in touch with M. Mattson, Street. bert, 37495; James De Witt Guy, Meyers, $1.00; E. B. Coosley, $25.00; W. D. Kenny. $1.00; $1.00; W. G. Gil- 749 — 53 Street, Brooklyn 20, A. Goldsmit, $1.00; Martin J. Pyke. strap. $1.00; R. Wright. $2.00; E. C. 14-G. % % : N. Y.. He has mail for you. $5.00; George D. Hay, $5.00; A. C. Ray. $1.00; L. W. Hougton. $3.00; H. Paychecks have been held for Dewey D. Howard, 22289. Sankevidt. $1.00; W. S. Roberts, $1.00; Bank. $2.00; J. Schoell. $5.00; L. Bugaover a year in the fourth floor STEVE McCOY Eddie M. Jones, 45281': Bjarne I. Trelford, $1.00; Lionel C. Barnes, jewski. $14.00; M. Makita. $5.00; S. T. mail room of the New York Jensen, 100981; Lewis Jackson, $5.00; Gerald DeMeo. $5.00; Ivan Trel. Johns. $3.00; J. C. Scalph. $2.00; G. E. Get in touch with Leonard Campbell. $3.00; R. E. Evert. $1.00; H. ford, $5.00. Hall, 51 Beaver Street. They 47176. M. Hankee. $5.00; M. J. Leahy. $1.00; Feldblum. His address: 1864 SS SWEETWATER are now being returned and can Fred W. Keenan, 40657. J. Dubrowky, $5.00; R. Kleissle, N. Marovich. $2.00; C. A. Caswell. West 6th Street, Brooklyn 23,* be obtained by contacting the $3.00; J. C. Constant. $5.00; P. Mous- $2.00; W. G. MacDonald. $3.00; W. J. New York. He says the matter Prestridge. $2.00; W. Hare. $2.00; C. is urgent. company offices. Don Dalligan, Lawrence Mclnnes, 44311; J. Holt. $1.00; H. Liles. $3.00; R. L. Robert A. Statham, Peter Veni- A. McDuffie, .46096; T. L. McXXX Miller. $1.00; T. J. Reziyeteb. $1.00; Brayer, 24568. zalos (South Atlantic SS Co.); STANDISH WADDELL A. S. Thurlow. $1.00. Adam Llewellyn (Watermah SS William Gray Moore, 37604; Contact R. D. Wright, 635-llth SS I. SINGER SS JOHN HANSON Corp.); Gilbert E. Muirhegd, and Robert W. Morriss, 23427; Samuel P. B.arclay. $1.00; R. E. Jackson. Avenue, New York City, as he iS Following men have money $1.00: F. Brewton. $1.00; R. W. Camp­ Charles N. Harding (American J. Martin, 39763; John Paul Mor­ due which can be collected at bell. $1.00; L. A. Gardier. $1.00; E. anxious to hear from you. riss, 34305. Pacific SS Corp.); Johannes Hals XXX White Range SS Co., 21 West Sommer, $3.00; C. . Matt, $2.00; B. (Pacific Tankers); and Charles T. T. Nichols, 37899. C. B. SAWYER Smoljan. $1.00; A. Dans. $3.00. Street, New York City: W. Cotton (Delta Line). Andrew L. Oliver, 39198; Melvin C. Foster, $20.13; Wil­ Contact your mother at De SS LAKE GEORGE James J. Chare, 35489; James L. liam P. Hopkins, $13.33; Arthur G. Vesagas, $2.00; H. Dunn. $1.00; Paul Hospital in Norfolk. She is Osborn, 24274. W. C. Ryan, $2.00: A. Perini, $2.00; critically ill. Piebalgs, $27.88; Roy R. Rich­ B. Brackett, $2.00; W. Kemer, $3.00; R. Lewis E. Pope, 46070. ardson, $10.39; Forrest G. Hayes, Vazquez, $1.00: Frank Pages. $1.00; i 3. S. D. A. COCHRAN $4.71; Harry C. Peeler, $23.69; Beorge Taylor. $1.00; C. G. Snodgrass. Albert Richards, 94-G. SIU, A&G District $1.00; John B'andos, $3.00; H. Luhrs. Get in touch with Jack Rich­ William N. Satchfield, 22875; Preben F, Jensen, $7.56. $5.00; P. F. Ackroyd, $1.00; J. Maiso- ards, 213 E. Terr., Kansas City, BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. L. N. Strickland, 47138; Alex E. X % X nett, $1.00; Thomson, $2.00; S. M. Wiliiam Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540, Sullivan, 24280; Walter Charles Mo. MARQUETTE VICTORY Lipschitz, $1.00; J. Price, $1.00;0 J. BOSTON 276 State St.' (Voyage 6-B) 4" i" i" Pozozowski, $2.00; J. McCaslin, $2.00; Sweetser, 123-G; Frank M. E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 RUDOLPH HARYASZ D. C. Wilson, $2.00. The following men have Schell, 34780; Conrad D. Shirley, Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Your mother requests that you SS ROSARIO GALVESTON 30S>/i—23rd St. 36227; Frank Stokes, 25905; J. C. vouchers awaiting them in the J. J. Schwabland, $1.00; M. M. Cotty. get in touch with her at 50 Penn Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Stennett, 45515; Herbert L. Accoimting Department of the $2.00; Z. R. Rivera, $1.00; Nils Rich­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Isthmian SS Co., New York City, ardson, $1.00; C. Hughart, $2.00; J. Street, Kingston, Pa. Smith, 31919. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1764 XXX Solis. $1.00; Wm. D. Rinehart, $2.00; John R. Williams, 31628; James for disputed overtime. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. TOM TOUHY Herbert E. Grant, $2.67; John Wm. Elliott, Jr., $2.00; C. Ramos, E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 O. Wentzell, Jr., 34711; Deward J. Hernandez, $1.00; D. G. MerPlease send Robert Danny NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. C. Wilson, 49820. B. Gunter, $5.35; James C. Mog- $1.00; cado, $1.00; O. Millan, $1.00; E. Vlanes, Joe Alglna, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Kennedy his camera in care of nusson, $4.46; Edward H. Slu- $1.00; R. Kienast, $2.00; George A. John William York, 45742. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. the Boston Hall, and let him zewski, $8.57; Richard R. AdamJaeger, $1.00; F. J. Willis, $2.00; J. J. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 X % \ know what you did with YetHerbert, $1.00. son, $17.81; Steve W. Cox, $4.45; PHILADELPHIA.. .614.16 No. 13th St. Crewmembers who were on man's gear off the Governor SS AZALEA Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 board the following M/V ocean Alfred W. Daines, Jr., $3.34; Carl Kuberski, $5.00; H. Harper. $5.00; Graves. SAN FRANCISCO 88 Third St. E. Seale, $14.48; Melvin Mason, J. A. M. Lamb. $5.00; C. Carcin $1.00; L. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 tugs during the time they sal­ $14.48; Roy H. Ingram, $4.20; Elie. $9.00; J. E. Walker. $1.00; G. C. SAN JUAN. P.R 252 Ponce de Leon vaged -the vessels listed below, Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5986 are urged to get in touch with George E. Pickles, $4.45; Wilbus Foley. $5.00; R. W. Easter. $5.00; S. SAVANNAH 2 Ahercorn Abe Rapaport at the offices of L. Fowler, $3.56; Jerker T. Nils- Pandelides, $5.00; F. W. Wall, $5.00; W. R. Keenan, $5.00; S. Scutere, $10.00. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Benjamin B. Sterling, 42 Broad­ son, $4.20; Peteris Ozolos, $1.05; TAMPA 1809-1811 fl. Franklin St. SS MALDEN VICTORY Anthony Greene, a Seafarer Albert Freund, $3.56; Jesus Alto, R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 way, Room 1711, New York 4, C. B. Welsh, $1.00; B. Soudswaard, for more than eight years, $6.30; Carl V. Silvers, $22.25; $1.00; J. L. Marrero. $1.00; H. W. HEADQUARTERS..51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. New York: who passed away in Le Havre, Michael Cooper, $7.13; Charles HAnover 2-2784 Friedman. $1.00; W. Bilger, $1.00; A. M/V Great Issac France, Oct. 22, 1947, while a Linden, $1.00; M. Rogato. $2.00; D. A. Dispotp, $6.24. SECRETARY-TREASURER Newell, $2.00; F. Panette. $3.00; C. T. crewman aboard an SIU ves­ On February 3, 1947, when Paul HaU 3^ the SS Virginian (being towed The following men have money Ridge. $1.00; O. F. Estby. $3.00; M. W. sel. We miss him very much. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Freberg. $2.00; E. R. Wisham. $1.00; to Brunswick, Georgia) broke awaiting them at the office of E. Mother and Father LIndsey Williams P. Brewer. $2.00; E. M. Christian, away from the Great Issac. ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS the Isthmian SS Co., 71 Broad­ $3.00; A. Seeberger. $2.00. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler way, New York City. M/V Farallon Joseph Volpiaa When the SS W. C. Latta was J. Keller, $12.02; - E. Sanders, salvaged and towed to Hampton $8.90; Ciafaghone, $2.22; DrestSUP Roads after the Latta ran out line, $3.11; Evancheck, $1.78; The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Mancke, $6.24; J. Mazzocchi, 1 farers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone 5-8777 of fuel. hour. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnslde St. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of M/V Farallon XXX Beacon 4336 At the time of the salvaging The following crewmembers their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5tb St. Phone 2599 of the Panamanian flag ship SS have pay vouchers at the New the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SAN FRANCISCO 59 Cloy St Ionian Leader, March 15, 1947. Orleans Office of the Isthmian SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 2-8363 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU The Ionian Leader was towed SS Company. The vouchers will SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. be held at New Orleans until Viall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 into Norfolk. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Oct. 20, 1948 and, if not called whidi you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 M/V Great Issac Terminal 4-3131 ; for by that time, will be for­ Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. From March 18 to April 2, warded to the New York office, 1947, when the SS John Dickin­ PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Gt. Lakes District 71 Broadway. son was being salvaged. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. SS William H. Allen To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 M/V Point Vincente (Voyage 12) CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. When leaving Ponte Delgada, Chilinski, Tadeusz, $17.23; SolPhone: Essex 2410 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Hovde, CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Azores, May 14, 1947, salvaging vaag, 01 a a V, $9.54; Main 0147 the SS Kern Hills. Sverre, $11.13; Edwards, Walter address below: DETROIT 1038 Third St. R., $15.37; Zubovich, Steven, M/V Trinidad Head Cadillac 6857 $12.19; Davis, Brice T., $12.72; Name DUI UTH 531 W. Michigan St, When she took over the tow Melrose 41 lO from the M/V Point Vincente Craig, Robert S., $11.13; Lonski, Gerald L., $10.07; Rumion, Al­ Street Address TOLEDO ..^ 615 Summit St. on July 9, 1947, and towed the GarSeld 2112 SS Kern Hills into New York bert Jr., $9,54; Landry, JRubert X; A., $83.48; Morgan, Frank P., City ... State on July 14, 1947. 1 Canadian District $5.30; Robker, Robert C., $3.18; MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Bunker, William W., $4.24; M/V Trinidad Head Signed VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Salvaging the SS Sinclair Beall, Douglas H., $7.95; Morris, Empire 4531 Opaline, which ran aground at George J., $12.72; Basch, Joseph, VANCOUVER 665 HamUtoh St. Book No.. Jr., $2.12; Reskdvac, Pacific 7824 the mouth of Cape Fear River, William $19.08; Hong, Tom, $66.78. January 8, 1948. Niomi DUE SlU HRllS INMEMORIAM Notice To All SIU Members �•••- THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Friday, October 22, 1948 This Is ThSiOfflcial Ballot For Of Atlantic And Gulf District Officers¥•, •w- - Offklal Ballot For Elocfion Of 1949 Officers Seafarers international Union of North America ATUUmC « GUIF DISTRICT 1948 ELECnON OF OFnCERS FOR 1949 VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER let THROUGH DECEMBER 31. 1948 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS — In ordor to vote for a ccmdidcrto, mcnk a croA (X) in voting nquore to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER VWiOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFFICE. Do not use a lead pencil in marking the baUoL Ballots mccrked with lead pencU wiU not be counted, MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One NEW YORK ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote lor Two • Laron Garabedian, No. 10656 • Jimmie Drawdy. No. 28523 • Paul HaU. No. 190 • Jcnnes PurceU, No. 7802 • Chas. Scofield. No. 21536 ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURERS Vote lor Three • Robert Matthews, No. 154 • J. P. Shuler. No. 101 • J. H. Volpian. No. 56 NEW ORLEANS DECK PATROLMAN Vote lor One Walter J. Siekmcmn, No. 7086 D. F. (Dcmny) Byrne. No. 145 BALTIMORE.STEWAROS PATROLMAN Vote lor One • Benhie Gonzalez. No. 125 NEW YORE STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote for Two • Harvey C. HilL No. 6409 • L (Johnny) Johnstoxt No. 53 • Frank (Sully) Sullivan, No. 2 B NEW ORLEANS ENGINE PATHOLMAN Vote lor. One • AUen J. Cobba. No. 371 • • Ray Gonzales. No. 174 B C. J. (Buck) Stephens. No. 76 Howard Guinier. No. 478 SAVANNAH AGENT Vote lor One BOSTON AGENT Vote lor One • J. Sweeney, No. 1530 • Ernest B. Tilley. No. 75 BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote lor One • E. O. Dakin, No. 180 • Ben Lawson. No. 894 • John R. MarshaU. No. 322 • Daniel J. Sheehan. No. 22856 • • BALTIMORE ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote lor One NEW YORK AGENT Vole lor One • Teddy BaSC^wskL No. 7391 • Freddie Stewart No. 4935 • G. (Tex) Suit No. 6951 • John Ward, No. 21311 B B NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN Vote for Two • Carl (Red) Gibbs, No. 2341 • Louis Goffin. No. 4526 • E. (Sldppy) Guszczynsky, No. 3100 A. W. (Andy) Gowder. No. 36884 William 17 (610) BranUey. No. Ill • Duke (Red) Halt No. 23886 • Chcales Starling, No. 6920 • Herman Troxclair, No. 6743 B B GALVESTON AGENT Vote lor One TAMPA AGENT Vote lor One • Ray White. No. 57 • • John S. WilUams, No. 7161 B B • Jim Sheehan. No. 306 • Gustav V. Thobe. No. 40164 B • • Max A, Beck, No. 937 • W. (Curly) Rentz, No. 26445 B BALTIMORE DECK PATROLMAN Vole lor One • Elbert Hogge. No. 3168 • L (Blondie) Johnson, No. tOB Col Tcnmer, No. 44 fl MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote lor Two • Robert Jordan. No. 71 O Wm. (Red) Morris, No. 264 • E. R, (Snuffy) Smith, 20057 B B NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote lor One • BS Keith Alsop. No. 7311 , GALVESTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote lor One MOBILE AGENT Vote isr One BALTIMORE AGENT Vote lor One B • • PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote lor One Joe Algina, No. 1320 NEWORLEANS STEWARDS PATROLMAN Vote lor One Earl (Bull) Sheppard. No. 203 • • James DeWto, No. 185 • Jack KeUy, No. 10 O D Jeff Morrison, No. 34213 Ray Sweeney. No. 20 • James L Tucker. No. 2209 B SAN JUAN AGENT ' Vote lor One • Dan Butts. No. 190 • Salvador Colls. No. 21085 • Leonard Craddock, No. 25822 • CHas. B. Martin, No. 16 i B IM Study It Carefully- And Be Sure YOU Vote Its Your IkiM — Keep It Streng! y^l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 22, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 43 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES 61 CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR 33 A&G POSTIONS 2 NRLRB DECISIONS PUT T-H SQUEEZE ON LABOR CITIES SERVICE ORDERED TO FILE NLRB BRIEF COMPARSION WITH OTHER MARITIME UNIONS PROVES WISDOM OF SEAFARERS POLICIES SURVIOR OF BARTRAM BLAST HAILS GAINS SEAFARER WON FOR SEAMEN SIU CREW FIDS THINGS ARE OIL RIGHT COAST STRIKE SLOWS SHIPPING IN BALTIMORE CONDITIONS GOOD FRO GALVESTON RATED MEN MOBILE SHIPPING TAKES A SLIGHT TURN FOR BETTER NEW A&G TRANSPORTATION RULE GIVES NEEDED BOOST TO PHILLY HOSPITAL CASES AND BACK DATED SHIPPING CARDS PORT NEW YORK PASSES THROUGHT ANOTHER WEEK OF SLOW SHIPPING BOSTON GETS TWO PAYOFFS-BOTH ARE SMOOTH RUMORS OF MORE SHIPS HAVE PUERTO RICO HOLDING BREATH SHIPBOARD INJURY QUESTIONS CLARIFIED PICTURES AND BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR A&G OFFICES VOTING PERIOD:NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 21 CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORTS ON QUALIFICATIONS EVERY MEMBER SHOULD CAST HIS VOTE SEAFARER CREW ON ARIZPA RESCUES TRIP FROM FROM FOUNDERED BRITISH YACHT HOMER MEN GIVE NI NEWSMAN LOWDOWN ON STORMS AT SEA PATROLMAN PROVIDES TAXI FOR INJURED DEER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/22/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b5463179f04fe5047620acf0a0997c0f.PDF 6f4f30fe7d7794fa5a0516293eaf7290 PDF Text Text Official OrgaUt Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA •NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1948 VOL. X Nominothns Bud; Voting Begins On November 1 No. 42 TALLY CbMMlTTEE MEMBERS Credentials and technical qual­ ifications of meqibers who have been placed in nomination for offices in the Atlantic and Gulf District elections next month are now being checked at Headquar­ ters. The nominating period, which ran for a month, ended last Friday, Oct. 8. As soon as the checking pro­ cess is completed, the names and photographs of all candidates who will appear on the ballot, will be published in the SEA­ FARERS LOG, along' with the offices they are seeking. In ad­ dition, a brief autobiographical sketch will accompany each can­ didate's photo to help acquaint the members with the men who wish to represent them in 1949. Balloting will begin on Nov. *1, and will continue for two months, ending December 31. Membership OKs $10 Assessment By 88 Percent NEW YORK—Overwhelming approval of a tendollar assessment to build the Atlantic and Gulf District's General Fund was registered by the SIU membership in the referendum which ended on Oct. 8. With completion of the ballot count on Wednes­ day, the Headquarters Tally Committee announced that a landslide of "Yes" votes—88 percent of the votes cast—pointed up the fact that the member­ ship heartily endorsed the move"? t o bolster t h e organization ^ $10.00^assessment to build the General strength of the Seafarers. Fund?" Elected at the New York regu­ A heavy turnout of voters was lar membership meeting Oct. 6, recorded in the early days of the six-ii;an •tally committee be­ the balloting period, which gan the careful process of vote started Sept. 8. Voting was counting Monday morning, Oct. brisk in aU ports throughout the 11. 30 days alloted to the referen­ Record majorities in favor of dum in accordance with provi­ the assessment were chalked up sions of the Union Constitution. in all A&G ports, with the ex­ The referendum stemmed from ception of Boston and San Juan. a resolution introduced by 37 In all other ports the assessment New Orleans Seafarers calling was favored by percentages for a balloting of the member­ ranging from 81.1 in Savannah ship on the question of a ten-dol­ Four of fhe Seafarers elected at last Wednesday night's to 95.5 in San Francisco. lar assessment. The resolution, membership meeting to count referendum ballots on the HEAVY TURNOUT strongly recommended the build­ General Fund assessment, which carried by almost 90 percent. Balloting preferences by the ing of the General Fund as Left to right are J.' Pacheco, Sam LuttrelL J. Murphy and membership were expressed in necessary to implement the SIU Frank Smith. The other two men on the committee were not the form of "Yes" or "No" votes policy of being prepared for all available when photo was taken. in answer to the question: "Are future problems affecting the general welfare. Seafarers in all ports ac­ claimed the forward-looking move of their New Oxdeans Brothers and adopted the resolu­ NEW YORK — The District I comfortable spotlight thi'own on ILGWU's Dress Joint Board. and they would immediately be tion by lax-ge majorities. As Attorney's office, which two them by the ILGWU's dx'ive In their organizing, the men made available. recommended in .the resolution, '•'We shall seek any early ap­ the Secretary-Treasurer then set weeks ago promised the AFL In­ against shops opex-ating under worked jointly with committees of union-busting of ILGWU people. None of the pointment with the District At­ machinery in motion that led to ternational Ladies Garment protection men was picketing at the time. torney to discuss with him the the start of balloting on the Workers Union it would press goons. Terror in the garment district They were standing in small incidents today." vigorously to root out racketeers question Sept. 8. Hochman said further that the px-eying on the industry, pulled came to a halt with the appear­ groups in the street. They were MOVE HAILED a sharp about face this week by ance of Seafarers on the picket- taken in vans to the DA's office ILGWU would continue asking Membership opinion of the the Seafarers for aid as pickets. rounding up union pickets, all of lines. Because the majority of for questioning. New Orleans resolution hailed Later, five members of the "We consider them good union whom are members of the Sea­ its members are women and the fund-building as foresighted farers International Union aiding eldexly men, the gax-ment union Di-ess Joint Board were also men," the ILGWU official said. In the SEA­ The currexit situation ixi the and essential. the ILGWU's curreill organizing called oil the Seafarers fox Ixelp also questioned. FARERS LOG of Sept. 3, oldAt the offices of the ILGWU, garment industry is the second drive against racketeer-protected in conducting the ox-ganizing timer Carl Cowl was among Work on some 30 non-union out­ officials were shocked at the time that gangster elements have non-union jobbers. (Continued on Page 3) All but nine of the Seafarers fits, most of which are in West DA's turn-about attitude. Shoi-tly been the object of attack by the ' were released after questioning 35th Street. Up to the time Sea­ after the raid, Julius Hochman, garment wox'ker's union. The by the DA's office. Those held farers appeared on the scene, general manager of the Dress ILGWU won considex'able px'aise were later freed in $1,000 bail, sti-ong arm men had been ter­ Joint Board, issued the following and prestige in all quarters in the late Thirties when it was and are to be questioned further rorizing the garment workers at statement to the press: responsible for the clean-up of will. "We are surprised by the by a grand jury. The District Attorney's raid 'round-up' of our pickets by the "Murder, Inc.," an organization In alert trade union circles, the took place Thui'sday, Oct. 8 in District Attorney's office. We of ruthles parsasites headed by sudden turn in developments was the 35th Street area, between informed the District Attorney, the notorious Lepke and Gurrah, Shipping circles buzzed last viewed as one packed with great Eighth and Ninth Avenues. At when we last saw him with re­ pi-eying on industx-y and labor week when a Maritime Commis­ danger for all organized labor. 10:30 a.m., 20 detectives, acting gard to our charges against alike. It appeared quite obvious that sion examiner recommended that on orders from District Attorney racketeering in the industry, that SIMILARITY the men were being hauled up the "gi-andfather rights" of any Frank Hogan, began rounding up if he wanted to see or question Incidents of terror in the past shipping line in an established to serve as goats. With absolutely the Seafarers, who were serving any of our officers or any of our few months markedly similar to nothing against them tha^ would as paid organizers for the pickets, to notify us to that effect those perpetrated by the "Mur­ trade be given top consideration hold water under democraticallyif the line applies for a govern­ der" gang touched off the ment subsidy. .administered justice, the men are ILGWU's drive on the hood­ clearly victims of a local witch The recommendation was made lum-protected anti-union gar­ hunt. in the case of the application of ment shops. In the opinion of many trade The particular mystery to ob­ the Pacific Argentine Brazil line, unionists, who recall the infam­ According to the law, all draft registrants, when leaving a Pope & Talbot subsidiaxy op­ servers who have been watching ous Palmer raids of the 1920's, the country, must notify their Selective Service Boards, tmd erating from West Coast ports to the garment industry situation is conviction of any one of the give the following information: (1) the name of the ship they Brazil and the River Plate. If the DA's failure to take any Seafarers could touch off a large are on; (2) the name of the company operating the ship; (3) steps against the racketeering the Maritime Commission acscale series of anti-union moves the port from which they are departing; and (4) the approxi­ element, despite his previous c e p t e d the recommendation, throughout the nation on the mate length of the trip. which it might or might not do, loud proclamations that he would fliinsiest pretexts, sole purpose of This is important, for the Union cannot supply this in­ a precedent would be established not tolerate terrorism. which would be to wreck the or­ formation and, without it, the Draft Board may feel you are Although indictments were re­ to be followed, should such unganized labor movement. attempting to evade them, and issue induction papers. subsidized lines as Alcoa, Water­ turned against two of four goons The sudden change in attitude man and Isthmian ask for gov­ The dates set aside for draft registration have passed, but who invaded the Dress Joint by the District Attorney's office ernment. hacking, shipping men 18 through 25 year-old seamen who have been out on ships Board offices and beat up several came as a complete surprise to were saying. have five days in which to register after reaching a U.S. port. union officials sevex-al weeks ago, those forces interested in seeing Naturally, other lines wei-e If the seaman lives in the port reached, he should register the District Attorney still has the garment industry swept clean at the board nearest his home; if not, he can get the address not arrested either of them. Re­ fighting PAB's application, and of hoodlum elements that have of the nearest board from the Dispatcher in the SIU Hall. ports from the DA's office say there was no indication as to been freely reaping a harvest what the Commission would do. For men hitting New York, the following are the ad­ they are not in New York. through terroristic tactics. dresses of draft boards easily accessible from the Union Hall: In fact, after the DA^s initial Apparently, "grandfather The round-up came as a result 80 Lafayette Street, Manhattan (near City Hall), and 44 promises to bear down on the rights" are not an issue in the of complaints made by two large Court Street, Brooklyn (near Boro Hall). racketeers, his policy has shifted Bernstein case whose status is non-union operators, who have still undetermined. been trying to get out of the un(Continued on ?»ge 3) DA Buries Racket Prebe—Turns On Unions 'Grandfather Rights' May Influence MC's Policy On Suhsldles Attention^ Draft Registrants! ' .fft -V a » u g ^ ij J a 'I » a » • » B » « J a f f •» 'I it ^ ,7 It It tt .7 :( I) f! •/ ;( 't 't .( tM a f I" i ' ' ' '! M r f M J C * 1/ �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 15, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantifc and Gnlf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. / 267 Battened Down The SIU is setting out on a two-year voyage as a well-stored ship fully secured for sea. For one thing, there is the new contract. Its twoyear life establishes the length of the voyage. Its wage clauses, its manning scale guarantee and other provisions •establish the conditions under which the Union will sail. And it looks like smooth sailing. For another thing, there is the new assessment for the General Fund. If nothing else points to smooth sail­ ing, the assessment does. The new dollars in the Union's account mean stable operations in all ports at all times. Never will there be any difficulty in accomplishing the Union's daily routine which is financed by the General Fund. To carry out the figure, the assessment will act as a gyro-stabilizer if we encounter heavy seas. The SIU thus goes into what may be another period of painful readjustment for the entire American Mer­ chant Marine better equipped than any other maritime union. The membership can be proud of their foresight. If the storm, comes, they are ready for it. Who Blew The Whistle? Last week, the police and the District Attorney of New York suddenly took the heat off the racketeers who have been infesting the city's garment industry, and turned on the unions—the International Ladies Garment ^Workers and the Seafarers, who have been battling the return of "Murder, Inc." to power. In a move that had no legal or moral justification, a score or more of detectives swooped into West 3 5 th Street and arrested 42 Seafarers employed as organizers by the ILGWU. The 42 seamen were picked up for "questioning " Nine of them were released under bail for grand jury "investigation," and the remaining 33 were let go. The point is that the 42 SIU seamen were grabbed not because they were doing anything illegal, but because they were seamen, and members of a militant union which was aiding another union in a struggle with gang­ sters. They were organizing the unorganized. Not even the Taft-Hartley Act forbids that. Apparently the 42 Seafarers, particularly the nine bound over for further questioning, are the first victims of a new local witch hunt. If so, it looks good for the. uniofi-busters not only in New York but elsewhere. lii-'' 8h. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION, ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912. AND MARCH 3. 1933 of THE SEAFARERS LOG published weekly at General Post Office, New York 1. N. Y.. for October I. 1948. State of New York. County of New York, as Before me. a Notary Public In and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ sonally appeared George Novlck. who. having been duly sworn according to law. deposes and says that he is the Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG and that the following is. to the best of his know­ ledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc.. of the afore­ said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912. as amended by the Act of March 3. 1933. embodied in sec­ tion 537. Postal Laws and Regiilatinns. printed on the reverse of this form, to •wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic & Gulf District, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. Editor, George Novick. 51 Beaver St.. Now York. N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business Managers (none). 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately there­ under the names and addresses of stock­ holders owning or holding one per cent of more of total amount of stock.. If not owned by a corportion. the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as these of each individual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic & Gulf District. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y.. Paul Hall. Secretary-Treasurer. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other sceurity holders own­ ing or holding I per cent of more ol total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None, 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, ii any. .contain not only the list of stock­ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relatluit. the imiite of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also aphs contain that the said two paragrar statements embraci'ng "affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock a'nd se­ curities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, assosiation, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or other­ wise. to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown above is 32.340. (Signed) GEORGE NOVlCK. Editor Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October. 1948. ROSE S. ELDRICE, Notary Public. (My com­ mission expires March 30. 1950. So iar as the seamen involved are concerned, none of them is a "first-tripper," All of them have been around. They, like all SIU oldtimers and many younger Seafarers, saying, in effect, that the Seafarers might as well turn have met up with union-busters and their legal guardians commie—because look what happens to such non-commie before, and broken cops' clubs with their heads—in­ unions as the ILGWU and the SIU. creasing local taxes. They ask no favors. Of course, this commie hack was writing nonsense. So far as the labor movement in New York and Seafarers know too much about commies. They have across the country is concerned, the arrest of the seamen spent 10 long years fighting the commies on the water­ front, while a lot of people who would like to forget must be viewed as the forerunner of things to come. their pasts played footsie with the commies. If union organizers are to be picked up by cops for But the situation demonstrates how the police and organizing, not a union in the nation is safe. the bosses by their blundering tactics feed grist into the Meanwhile, the union-busters played into the hands commie mill. of the commies as usual. The commies are always ready The main fact is that the SIU will not be beaten to take advantage of anything they can twist for their by any such hard-timing. As usual, the SIU will fight to own use. improve the wages and conditions of seamen, and will This week, one of the commies' leading hatchetmen lend a hand when other honest, non-communist unions 3vas pounding away on his typewriter as hard as he could. need help. Personals JACK MAURIER or MIKET TOINER Please send me your address, as I would ^like to send you the money I owe you. John Crews, 260 South Conception Street, Mobile, Alabama. 4) ib $ FRANCISCO MIGUE Your father wishes to hear from you. ^ 4. it, 4. ANGELO MORENO Call Junior She!ton at Circle 7 2005, New York City. 4- 4" 4" MANUEL PASOS S. E. Sampliner wants you to communicate with him. You can reach him through Aba Rapaport, Room 1711, 42 Broad­ way, New York City. ' 4- 4- 4ROBERT CARRASGO Get in touch with your father,. 4 4-4. WILLIAM T. PRESLEY Write to your mother in care of Fred Diggers, Route 1, Box I, Dyersburg, Tenn. Very impor­ tant. 4. 4 4. MICKEY Mrs. David Melendy, your sis­ ter, wants you to know that she is living at South Londonderry, Vermont—Box 428. 4 4 4 LAWRENCE EDWARDS Contact your mother, Mrs, L. Edwards, 9406 Edwards Avenue, Cleveland 6, Ohio, regarding your tax. 4 4 4 WILFORD "DICK" TRACY Thomas "Dixie" Mason would like for you to get in touch witlli him; His address is 332 Unionstreet, Jackson, Michigan. �Friday, October 15. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three VICTIMS OF DA'8 SWITCH IN GARMENT RACKET PROBE DA Takes Heat Off Racketeers, Tarns On Unions (Contimicd from Page I) and -bears a striking parallel to the policy laid down by the Hearst papers in New York which have taken up the cudgels for the anti-union elements in the garment industry, with com­ plete disregard for their gang­ ster taint. A very clear answer to the District Attorney's action came from the SIU, which issued a statement shortly after the shocking "round-up" occurred. Reaffirming its intention of sup­ porting the ILGWU "in its at­ tempt to rid the dress industry of open shop racketeers and gangsters," the Seafarers said it would not be frightened away by the District Attorney. "If the city administration is really interested in promoting industrial peace in the garment area, it should crack down on the hired thugs employed by the open shop operators who have terrorized the garment workers for years," the SIU statement said. Referendum Passes By 88 Penent A sudden switch in tactics of the New York District Attorney's office has resulted in nine Seafarers being booked pending further questioning by Grand Jury. They were employed as organizers by International Ladies Garment Workers Union, which is trying to sign up non­ union jobbers operating with strong arm support of union-busting- racketeers. The nine were the only ones held of 42 Seafarers who were hustled to DA's office for "questioning." Five ILGWU officials were also interrogated. Targets of the DA's witch hunt, all of whom were released on bail, are: Joseph Carroll, Carl Carlson, Louis Holliday, Ervin Moyd, Herman Whistmant, Gene Daniels, William Armstrong, Jack Turner and Thomas Gower. Union Actions Pulled Seamen Out Of Slavery By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Service Representative Everything else has been added by the unions. The law can be read in about 10 minutes, so you can see for yourself. Let's run through the law briefly. It says that on any American flag vessel of 100 tons or more, with some exception, seamen in each department must be divided into three watches, except that on a tug or barge making a voyage*of less than 600 miles they may be divided into two watches. In an emergency, as any sea­ man knows, everybody works as long as is necessary, a point pro­ vided for both in the law and in union contracts. The law specifically authorizes the Master of a ship to call life­ boat drill any time he wants to —which, of course, is just what those Isthmian skippers used to do. / It says that no seaman shall be required to do any unnecessary work on Sundays, or on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Christmas, wh'ile the vessel is safe in port. The union-busters are fond o: saying that seamen don't need unions because they are amply protected by federal laws. Of course, the people who voice such statements never sailed an unorganized ship. They never went out East on an Isth­ mian ship under the "Isthmian bible" a couple of years ago. Nor are they riding Cities Service tankers these days for an invigorating breath of salt air. They've never gone up against a bucko Mate or Chief Engi­ neer. It is true that there are Fed­ eral laws "protecting" seamen. Measured by 19th century stand­ ards, they do afford a fair bit of protection by guaranteeing at least a three-watch system un­ der most circumstances, a couple of holidays and Sundays off in poit, and one or two other things. However, the Federal protec­ tion sets the very minimum 80-HOUR WEEK standards under which life at In other words, the law allows sea would be barely tolerable. It 56-hour work week at sea. is the unions, with the SIU set­ In practice, the company-minded ting the pace, which have made officers of non-union ships some­ seafaring a dignified profession. times work men 70 to 80 hours OS, FOR INSTANCE a week without overtime, claim­ If anybody doubts this, let him ing that the safety of the ship take a trip on a Cities Service is af stake. tanker, as hundreds of Seafarers For violations of the law, the have in the campaign to bring owner may be fined 500 dollars that company under the SIU and the seamen may be paid off. banner. On a Cities Service ship That's your Federal protection. he will have all the protection Of course there are other laws, the Federal statutes will give but they are highly technical and him—and nothing else. per^in more to procedures than That is why Cities Service will to protection. Now look at the SlU's new be under SIU contract one of these days. When that day two-year dry-cargo agreement. comes, all credit will be due the That's where the real protection Organizers who sailed these ships is to be found. under non-union conditions. For instance. Federal law does not guarantee a full rhanning Let's see just how much "pro­ scale. All the government says tection" a seaman does get from is that the men aboard must be Federal law. If you will look those "essential" to sail the ship. at Title 46, Section 673 of the Very few men are "essential" United States Code Annotated, to move a ship. Captain ratings you will find out. It's not much. might be unnecessary, by a nar­ row interpretation. That is why the Negotiating Committee in­ sisted on a guaranteed , manning scale for each type of vessel when they were getting the new contract. Look at some of the other things that the Union has won. First there is overtime. Then there is penalty wprk, not to mention penalty cargo. You'll find no mention of these matters in the law. They are Union victories. SHORT WEEK The law allows a 56-hour week at sea, a 48-hour week in port. In contrast, the SIU contract says 44 hours at sea, 40 hours in port. The law says nothing about officers doing the crew's work. The Union contract bars this practice. And there are dozens of other points which illustrate the advantage of the union con­ tract over the law. Above all, the Union contract calls for the orderly settlement of beefs. On a non-union ship, a beef seldom is even heard, much less lettled. In fact, the chances are that a man who voices a complaint will be fired in the first port and blackballed. We could go on about the dif­ ferences between a seaman's rights under Federal statute and his rights under union contract, but most of the oldtimers know them already. They struggled hard to win the union wages and conditions which Seafarers now enjoy, and knew what they were doing. If any of the younger members have any doubts about the value of their SIU contract, they can learn it by taking a trip or two on an un-organized vessel. The difference between Federal protection and SIU protection will be driven home—and hard. (Continued from Page I) several Brothers voicing their support of the measure. In the past two years," Cowl said, "the organization—by prac­ ticing operating economies and by developing more efficient machinery—has been able to pull the General Fund out of the red." If the assessment were to be adopted, he pointed out at the time, "it would double our op­ erating and organizational fund immediately.' The economies and efficiencies which have success­ fully brought us out of the hole can be maintained while the Fund itself is doubled for more intensive organizational work." SIU SECURITY A considerable measure of support for the assessment pro­ posal came from Union oldtimera who vigorously stressed the urgency of making the Union more secure at every point. In strengthening the General Fund the assessment will enable the Union to increase organizing activity and bring in more jobs for all hands. The Union wiU be in a favorable position to seek that objective because of the "breathing period" afforded by the new two-year contracts. Serving on the Tally Commit­ tee were Sam Luttrell, Deck De­ partment; Frank Smith, Engine; J. Murphy, Deck; J. Pachecc Stewards; D. Mease, Stewards, and Lars Hillertz, Engine. RETIRING ROOKS Members who forward their membership books to the New York Hall for retire­ ment are urged to mark the envelope with the notation "Atieniiea: 6ih floor," in ©ri­ der to insure quicker hand­ ling of the matter. Marking of the envelope in the manner advised above will save time and will result in prompt return of the book to the sender. Voting In Genera! Fund Referendum PORT •. PERCENTAGE YES NO YES NO VOID TOTAL Boston New York Savannah Mobile Tampa New Orleans Galveston Norfolk Baltimore San Francisco Puerto Rico Philadelphia 54 1300 • 43 188 99 ,389 48 181 540 170 47 134 55 136 10 41 15 38 6 12 31 8 53 22 44 12 2 3 1 8 1 2 9 1 153 1448 55 232 115 435 55 195 580 178 100 157 49.5 90.5 81.1 82.0 86.8 91.1 88.9 93.8 94.6 95.5 47.0 85.9 50.5 . 9.5 18.9 18.0 13.2 8.9 11.1 6.2 5.4 4.5 53.0 14.1 Grand Total 3193 427 83 3703 88.2 11.8 \ �Page Four -T Is E S E A F A R E R S L .O G . Friday* October 15* 1948 WHAT ttmiiK., QUESTION: What personal qualifications do you think a man elected to Union office should have in order to successfully perform his duties? • LESLIE WILSON. Messman; 1 think that any man holding Union office must have some­ thing on the ball, besides meet­ ing the qualifications necessary under the Constitution. A Union official has to have a personality that will help him mix with the men. He should know that there is more to settling beefs than just laying down the law. By this I mean that he must have some tact, and bo able to make the guys understand why a cer­ tain rule is to be followed. That's the way. we get harmony. He should realize, too. that he's in office to serve the membership's interests—not his own. DANIEL CLIFFORD, Cookr RAY GRIFFITH. FWT: Anybody running for a Union office should have the seameifs slant of things. In other words he should understand the ship­ board problems, the needs of the men and how they can be solved. It's pretty clear that you can't just have anybody in a Union position of responsibility. A Union official must be able to command the respect of the men he represents, and he must also have their complete confidence. Also, he should be a determined person, sure of what he is doing. He must know the score other­ wise. no matter how hard he works, it'll come to nothing. • ~ ' A. (Red) CAMPBELL. Bosun: It's not possible to always First of all. I'd say that a can­ Well, one of the most impor­ know the personality make-up of didate for any Union office tant personal qualifications, to the men for whom one is voting, should be sufficiently interested my mind, is that he must be but from reading the LOG and in the Union to acquaint himself honest. And. almost as impor­ getting an idea of the men's fully with the requirements of tant. is that he be the kind of a Union records.^ it is somewhat his rating. Also he should know fellow who isn't afraid to work. easier to decide on the men one completely the Union constitu­ I certainly wouldn't want to see wishes to serve. I believe the tion, the Shipping Rules and the a lazy man in office. Some of men we elect should be able to contracts. A man who wants to the duties of Union office some­ get along with others, this can be. serve his Union ought to be alert times require long hours of hard determined from his previous and on his toes, and always on work. The duties of a Union of­ Union activity. We definitely the lookout for improvements in ficial also make it necessary for don't want gashounds or anyone shipping conditions. He certainly a man to be cool and level­ else in that category. In addi­ ought to ask lots of questions so headed. These qualities make it tion, a man holding down a Union position should be capable he will know all about foreign much easier for beefs to be of handling both Union men and ports, and thus be able to warn settled in a sound way and leave company officials. the men of conditions there. everybody feeling satisfied. J ' V ^ — A ' iilll iiiJ E. F. LAMB. 3rd Cook: He should be a guy with an easy disposition who can get along with all the men. He should also be able to under­ stand the men and their prob­ lems so that when they have a beef, he'll know what it's all about. Of course, you can't ex­ pect a man to understand every guy or be able to get along with everybody, but a Union official must at least be patient with all the men and remember that he is frying to give them service. A guy with Union responsibility should be honest. That's the least we can expect of any man. especially one who has the trust of his Brothers. E. LEINONEN, OUer: JOHN HIGGINS. AB: TOM HONG. Deck Engineer: MARTIN BLUM. MM; ABE GOLDFARB; AB: If we need a Patrolman to come down to the ships to settle beefs, he should be an oldtimer with ten years at sea. anyway. He must know the contract of course, but he must know the ships and the problems of the men who sail them, before he can really understand any sea­ going contract, no matter how plainly it is written. Then he must have the kind of person­ ality that is not awed by brass, but can stand up to all the offi­ cers and company representa­ tives when the crew is right. And. for that matter, he has got to be able to tell the crew off when they are wrong, too. The men holding down the elective positions in the Atlantic & Gulf District should be men of good character with strong personalities. They .should be able to handle men and make order out of the confusion that so often surrounds a payoff. They should be a clean-cut men. hon­ est and reliable. No performers should be entrusted with the guarding of our contracts and conditions. At the same time, the officials should be men who are well liked by the crews and not give the impression of lord­ ing over them. I don't expect supermen. I only-want men who will do their best. Besides having zdl the qualifi­ Of course an SIU official should ihave firm knowledge of cations required by the Constitu­ the Union and its agreements and tion. a man running for Union possess level-headedness. so as to office must be the right kind of be able to handle men and get a guy for the job he is seeking. along with them. He also should He should be a good fellow, the have a reputation from his sail­ kind that is able to work with ing days of being one of the the membership and who is able boys. At the same time he must to win their respect and confi­ be allowed the normal failings of dence. Any man' in. Union office everyone (he wouldn't be human, should understand that all hands otherwise) but have a steady must be treated alike; therefore, character. Many men have some he must be impartial in his deal­ of the qualifications, but the men ings with the men. This doesn't best suited for positions of re­ mean he has to be an easy guy. sponsibility in the SIU should. I believe, possess all of them. We because a Union officieil has to want the best men possible at ,be firm. He should be firmF—but he should be fair. the helm. �Frid«r' Odebtt is; 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Rated Men Find Good Shipping In Galveston Page Hve Phony Jokesters Mar Good Trips For Shipmates By KEITH ALSOP By WM. (Curly) RENTZ GALVESTON — The increase in grain cargoes in this Texas port continued through last week and shipping, therefore, is good. Although there are plenty of non-rated men on the beach, it appears that we will be in need of rated men in the com­ ing week. Two ships, one tanker and one freighter, paid off in this area last week. The SS Michael, a T-2 tanker belonging to J. B. Carras, Inc., paid off in Port Ar­ thur on Wednesday and the SS George Prentice, a Waterman job, held a payoff in Houston the following day. All beefs were minor ones and were set­ tled at the payoffs. BALTIMORE — Shipping has been a little better in this port. •While we had only four actual sign-ons last week, a lot of the ships in transit took replace­ ments which helped a good bit. One thing that has held us down has been the West Coast beef. We have four Calmar ships and a number of Isthmians wait­ ing to get back on their intercoastal runs. There was plenty of trouble on the six ships we paid off. Most of it was provided by a couple of practical jokers on the Robin Trent and the Felix Grundy. The wiseacre on the Trent just. made things inconvenient for everybody.. The character on the Grundy endangered the health if not the very lives of everyone aboard by his caper. WHAT JOKES? On the Trent, the Purser put out a customs paper for every crewman to sign. He left it in the messhall where some very smart lad proceeded to sit down and sign a series of silly names. Oh what a smart chap! But this trick was childish compared to what the funnyman on the Grundy pulled. Let's get back to that customs paper with the phony names. When somebody did the same thing about a year ago here in Baltimore, the ship involved was held up three weeks. Three whole weeks! The ship just lay in the stream with nobody going ashore. The joke was over long before the end of the third week, you can be sure. We'll see how this one works out. One wise guy certainly can foul up an otherwise good ship. What is more, this is the kind of beef the Union can do' very little about. So was the business on the Grundy. Just why anybody would think it funny to put lye in the sugar beats us. Yet that is just what somebody on the Grundy did. Of course, a couple of men got their lips burned before the "joke" was discovered. The Steward got his burned too, be­ cause he tasted the sugar when the Captain asked him too. It was plain luck that nothing worse happened. The Patrolman drank his coffee without sugar; when he was aboard. GOOD SKIPPER We have to hand it to the Captain of the Grundy. At first he was going to call in the FBI and the Coast Guard and every­ body else. Then he realized that the SIU was as anxious to reach the bottom of the matter as he was, and turned it over to us. Well, we will get to' the bot­ tom of it. We know when it was done and some day we'll find out who did it. Whoever it was will be in for a very hard time. If he was trying to square a personal grudge, he sure picked the wrong way to do it. If you have a grudge, call the man out on the dock and give him a beating or be beaten like a man. Don't burn out the mouths and stomachs of the whole crew witl;i chemicals. It's a thing like this, that gives the Coast Guard a chance to pounce. Don't forget, the Coast Guard is always ready to take • over, or thinks it is anyway. Here's hoping that the assess­ ment passed with a bang! Mobile Sees Shipping Lift After Bad Time By CAL TANNER worked over. The men came to the Hall and reported to the Patrolmen. The three of them returned and the men were re­ hired, plus the payment of sub­ sistence for the meals lost and a night's lodging. The ship then sailed with the men aboard. The Maiden Creek, skippered by our "old Pal" Morgan Hiles, came in from the coast on what was supposed to be a run job, but when she arrived here orders came to send her to Hamburg with a load of nitrate, so the crew paid off with transportation and we shipped aboard a new crew. Voting on the Referendum for the $10 General Fund Assess­ ment ended on the eighth, with a large majority of the bookmen in Mobile doing their duty at the polls. The talk around here points to a very large "yes" vote. On the labor scene here, every­ thing seems to be quiet with the exception of the Marine Cooks and Stewards strike against the shipyards. The strike ended yes­ terday when an injunction was granted the yai'ds against the CIO Cooks. I Some of the SIU salts on the beach here at the moment in­ clude Homer Starling, Eddie Pat­ terson, Otis Davenport, J. W. Oberry, L. Holbrook, R. Bunch, Mike "Hynes, J. W. Demouy, J. H. Jones, J. P. Morton, Malcolm Cieutat, W. E. Morse, Claude Hollings, A. W. Gowder, E. Bowers, Charlie Kimball, G. W. Pederson and J. T. Tighe. MOBILE — Shipping in the port of Mobile continues at a very slow pace with only three payoffs and two sign-ons for the week, one sign-on, the 'Monarch of The Sea, being on continuous articles. The other signon was the Maiden Creek. Pay­ offs were the Steel Ranger, Isth­ mian; Monarch of The Seas and Maiden Creek, Waterman. One thir\g we'd like to pass For the week we shipped a along before closing: total of fifty-four bookmen and The hospitals will not take TWO SIGN-ONS eleven permits. We also had you in unless you have a dis­ Likewise, there were two around fifteen or twenty relief charge of less than ninety days, sign-ons during the period, with jobs on the harbor tugs in port, emergencies excepted. During the SS Michael signing on at all of which helped out quite a the past week we had several the point of payoff, and the SS bit. Brothers turned down at the Two ships in transit here this Thomas Cresap crewing up in hospital, because their discharges Galveston. Here, too, the beefs week were the Daniel Lowndale were too old. We managed to were of a minor nature and of Waterman and the Nathaniel have them admitted by explain­ B. Palmer of Mar-Trade, one of were handled at the sign-ons. ing to the surgeon in charge that An unorganized vessel, the the new tanker companies signed shipping was exceptionally poor Winter Hill of the Cities Service up a short time ago. and some of the men had not The shipping picture for the fleet, called in this area during been able to ship in sixty or coming week looks a little bet­ the past week. seventy days. At the last regular member­ ter, however, with both Alcoa If you go to a hospital and ship meeting in this port the and Waterman due to have ships are turned down because your in for payoffs and sign-ons. One membership discussed a timely discharge is too old, contact your topic and one of importance to of the reasons for the slow ship­ Agent and he will see if some­ the Union—the comifig elections ping is the fact that Alcoa hasn't thing can to worked out for you. in which- officials will be nam­ had a ship in here recently and that hurts—as they are one of ed for the year 1949. the biggest operators out of this WEEKLY SESSIONS port. In line with the recommenda­ This week's payoffs weren't as By EDDIE BENDER tions of the recent Emergency smooth as they have_ been for the Agents Conference, this port is past couple of months but, all in A man who is four months ruling on men who have gone holding education meetings all, they weren't too bad. On in arrears in dues and assess­ more than 12 months in arrears every Tuesday. The sessions are the Steel Ranger were the usual ments, and who was not properly in their dues and assessments. mighty interesting, and there is run of Isthmian beefs, all of registered for shipping before go­ Such men are automatically sus­ broad participation on the part which were settled to the satis- ing into arrears, is—according to pended, and they may not be of the membership. Aside from faction of the crew. She had the membership ruling—subject reinstated. Such men have no the value of this program to all been out since April and and the to a $25 fine, in addition to the one to blame but themselves. hands, it seems to us that some beefs had accumulated. fact that he must pay up all The only excuse in these cases pretty constructive ideas ought MATE CURBED such arrears before shipping, or that are acceptable to the Head­ to come out of the proceedings. The Monarch of The Seas did registering for shipping or before quarters Reinstatement Com­ Another phase of the Union's not have any overtime beefs, but retiring his book. mittee (again upon the direction program that is being pressed to the Mate had attempted to fire The only time a man may be of the' membership), is where a the greatest extent here is the two ABs who had signed on in man can prove that he was • in Organizing drive. Everything Puerto Rico. After the Patrol­ excused from paying these ar­ jail, actually hospitalized, or in possible to make it successful is men had squared the bef away j rears plus the fine before ship­ the armed forces. ping, is when he can show proof being done in this port. and left the ship, the Mate again \ The same fine and required of having been confined in a Among the several Seafarers decided to fire the men. He gave hospital or other institution dur­ payment of arrears, stated above on the Texas beach at this writ­ them_ fifteen minutes to get their ^ ing the time of his bad standing. for book members who are four ing are R. L. Wilson, Mai Col­ gear together and be off the, months in arrears, also apply to ship, if not, they would be' There is also a membership permitmen. lins, C. Lynn and L. E. Jarvis. The membership has further ruled that permitmen six months in arrears, or bookmen 12 months in arrears, can only By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER the beach by the following ves­ a Skipper or a Mate put you off be reinstated through the Head­ sels, which called in transit: with the story that the certifi­ PHILADELPHIA — The sta-^ Topa Topa and A. K. Smiley, cate wouldn't be necessary, be­ quarters Reinstatement Commit­ tus of shipping underwent no both of Waterman; S S Steel cause your discharge will get tee in New York. Men who are not that far in arrears may, how­ change in this port last week. Flyer, of Isthmian, and SS Rob­ you into the hospital. ever, be reinstated in any of the Things are still rather slow, des-' in Kirk-of Robin. I repeat, for your own protec­ Branches. In any event, the arpite three payoffs, because re­ As in other ports up and down tion insist on a Master's certifi­ rear fine is not to be waived placements were few. the coast, voting on the referen­ cate. under any circumstances, other The Bull line ships Monroe dum for a ten dollar assessment And while on the subject of than upon presenting proof of and Rosario came in from Puer­ for the General Fund came to shipboard illness and injury, one of the acceptable excuses to Rico and both paid off fast an end here on Friday. Possibly here's another bit of advice. If listed above. and clean. As usual, most of by the time this is being read one of your shipmates should be In the event that a bookman the boys didn't want to leave the results will be known. injured on board a vessel, do pays off a ship and intends to re­ the Island run and only a small not sign any statements. It is main ashore indefinitely, it is HAVE IT COMING number of replacements went to not necessary that you do so. wise for him to retire his book. these vessels. Before I forget, I want to of­ Such a statement, no matter Remember, it can always be Our other payoff was the SS fer a few words of advice in how innocent-looking it may ap­ taken out again when he is Coral Sea, of the Coral Steam­ the interest of our Brothers' pear at the moment, may be ready to ship. ship Company. There were a welfare. If and when you are in­ used by a company lawyer to Retirement is a bookmember's few disputes on this one, but jured, or suffer an illness aboard ease your shipmate out of his privilege, as set forth in our ship, be sure you get a Mas­ just compensation. the Patrolman squared ' every­ ter's certificate attesting to the Play safe! Make no statements Constitution. Anyone in good thing away to everyone's satis­ —and sign nothing! fact before you leave the ves­ faction. Quite a few replace­ standing is entitled to do so, and I guess I better sign off now ments wgnt to the Coral Sea, sel. This should be done no there is no charge. There is and all hands are now looking matter how slight your injury or before I start sounding like a sea-lawyer. Until next week, much more to gain than lose by forward to a good trip to illness. You are entitled to this certi­ good sailing to everyone, every­ doing so, if you are going to re­ Greece. main ashore awhile. Several men were taken off ficate, so insist on it. Don't let where. From The Sixth Deck Slow Shipping Still Holds Grip On Philly • 'vL. :y �THE Page Six New York Has Jobs For Deck Men But Other Departments Go Slow SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 15. 1948 TAMPA HALL HAS ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — Rated men, all are expected to be inside at After that, registration especially those in the Deck De­ 7:30. partment, will find shipping cards will not be stamped by the somewhat to" their liking in this Dispatcher at the door. port, but the men of the other If an emergency arises where a Departments aren't faring too man is later than one-half hour, well. Black gang men in some he can present his excuse to the ratings are finding offerings on Dispatcher and, if valid, will be the board, while Stewards De­ credited with attendance. partment members have small Just plain stragglers and slow­ pickings. pokes will not receive credit for Cause for the sad state of af­ the meeting. It's up to them to fairs in the Stewards Department see to it that they get to the is partially due to the lay-up of meetings on time. Most of the the Evangeline. * She has an­ members get there on time, and chored down here for awhile, there is no reason why everyone and the Stewards Department can't do the same. men put on the beach are hard Just in case you're a little hazy to absorb in other jobs. as to the meeting place, it's the The regular business of the Roosevelt Auditorium, ICQ East week for this port centered 17th Street, just off Fourth Ave­ aroimd the paying off of the nue. Any East Side subway to 'Seafarers in the Tampa Hall listened to the radio broadcast of the classic baseball contest Kathryn, Elizabeth, both Bulls; 14th Street will put you in the as a bunch of landlubbers known ashore as the Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves tried the Evangeline, Eastern; Steel neighborhood. for each other's scalps in 1948 World Series. Indians routed the Braves, four games to two. Recorder, Isthmian; Raphael Semmes, Caleb Strong, Water­ man. All ships paid off in good shape with the usual number of beefs disposed of by the Patrol­ men. Sign-ons weren't too many but, TAMPA—For the time being, just recovering from another with a good number of ships in shipping is really booming, and storm. During the early part of transit calling for men, the week's for the first time in many the week the southern section tally wasn't too bad. We signed monthswe have shipped more had a bad blow, but now the on the Topa Topa, Waterman; men than we registered. Of storm is headed out to sea and Robin Kirk, Robin; Steel Re­ no further damage is expected. course, all hands are keeping corder, Isthmian; and Chrysanthy their fingers crossed. Very few oldtimers are on Star, Intercontinental Steamship the beach due to the spurt in Business in the port has also Company. The ships in transit shipping. Brother Jimmie Jones picked up, due mainly to the were visited by the Patrolmen is around. He was just released payoff of the Bertram Goodhue, and what beefs had come up from the hospital and is in good South Atlantic, and the usual were squared away. number of Waterman vessels shape and raring to go. Alfred SHAKEDOWN TRIP which hit here. In addition, we Ortega, Johnnie Williams, Harry have one Alcoa ship per week Simmons, Pop Williams, and J. The Chrysanthy Star had been in lay-up for quite awhile, and calling here and last week we C. Duncan are all relaxing down is now tankering in the coast­ had two tankers in Fort Lauder­ here. Before the Goodhue signed wise trade. We expect her in dale calling for replacements. The good ship Florida goes back on there was the annual port in two weeks with the usual number, of beefs that come up into drydock the first of next inspection and the Inspector in a shakedown run after a long month, but she will resume op­ really noticed everything. Noth­ eration on the fifteenth. The ing was omitted and vjjien the iay-up. The port'of New York now Eastern passenger ships are due boys signed on they were cer­ has the new registration rules in to start running into Miami tain that the vessel was ship­ effect, with the suggested soon and this will necessitate shape from stem to stern. Voting on the General Fund changes which were adopted at making more trips to Miami. assessment went nicely. We cast This garden state of Florida is the last membership meeting in­ more votes here than ever be­ corporated in them. They've fore and, when the ballots are been posted conspicuously counted, we expect that the as­ around the Hall, so everyone can sessment will be carried by a see how to register. It's a good Coffee time is something all Seafarers are accustomed to, large majority. No one seems to idea to become thoroughly fam­ aboard ship and ashore. Here Ralph Seckinger, Tampa Dis­ iliar with them, so there will be NEW YORK — Trading your mind an assessment aimed at patcher. keeps tradition going as he brews some fresh java no misunderstandings later on. overtime claims for time off is bettering the Union, and that's as it should be. for the boys relaxing in the Union Hall. Misunderstandings bring to definitely against SIU policy, and mind another matter, which often always has been. causes much confusion. When a However, it's something that man enters the marine hospital turns up every now and again. after a payoff, he should firpt The other day, it was October 11 The following named trip 17. PIETRO PAULIN, P-3-5030 10. JAMES F. JOINES, TC come to the Hall and register. to be precise, we paid off the carders and permitmen who filed 18. GEORGE A. SIMON, TC No. 8577 That is, if he wants a back-dated Bull Line SS Elizabeth over at their applications for probation­ P-3No. A-5457 11. JOSEPH KITCAS, registration card when he is dis­ Pier 22 in Brooklyn. To our 19. MURRAY WM. SMITH, ary membei'ship and whose ap­ 1424 charged. surprise, there was only one man plications were approved by the P-3-4019 12. IRVINE B. LEDDON, P-3The only exception to this is who claimed any overtime for 20. BLAS R. VEGAS, P-3-663 4007 when a man is removed from the docking in San Juan. The ship Committee for Probationary 21. GIDLOW WOOD, P-3-1615 Membership in November, 1947, 13. RICHARD L. MARKLEY, ship and taken directly to the docked at 8:30 a.m., and this man may apply for their books in P-3-5175 In order to facilitate the work hospital. In such' a situation it was on the watch below, namely person at Headquarters or may 14. LOUIS C. MUSSOLINI, of issuing the books, tripcard is, of course, impossible for the the 12-to-4. apply through the mail if in an P-3-6948 holders and permitmen are adman to register at the Hall. After a while, everything be­ outport: 15. GAETANO PAGANO, Pvised not to apply for books if came clear. The Mate disputed HIT THE HALL 3-1238 their names do not appear on 1. GENE T. BRYAN, TO No. this man's' overtime. He said 16. WESLEY A. PALMER, TC the above list. RememberA-972 Sometimes men hang around that the man had agreed to let No. 5082 books are still closed! the beach a couple of days, turn the overtime ride so that after 2. JOSEPH I. BOOKER, P-3into the hospital and then a the ship had docked all hands 10957 couple of weeks later show up at could go home. 3. GEORGE CLARKE, P-3the Hall for their back-dated Well, Brothers, you know that 241 card. Not having registered be­ the SIU has been against .this 4. FRANCIS T. DICARLO, Just arrived! Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS fore going to the hospital, they sort of thing since our beginning P-3-482 LOG for January through June, 1948. Description: are out of luck. So, brothers, hit in 1938. You know that a man 5. JAMES K. DUBOSE, -TC the Hall fust and register if who trades his overtime for time Complete and unabridged, bound in sturdy tan buckram No. 11019 you're going into drydock. off would be smart to have his with dates lettered in gold. Price:* $2.50 per copy, ^the 6. JESUS GARCIA, P-3-117 One more matter before clos­ gear all packed before the cost of binding. Copies are excellent for reference, home7. MARVIN E. GORDON, Patrolman comes aboard. ing: use or just plain browsing. P-3.1488 This stuff used to crop on Bull The biweekly membership How to order: Call in person or write to the Head­ a. WILLIAM meetings in the port of New Line ships in particular. We P-3-226 quarters baggage' room, 4th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, York start at 7 P.M. A half- hope we won't see any more of 9. HANSFORD T. HOOVER, New York 4, N. Y. P-3-6938 Shipping (h Upgrade In Tampa; Surge In Miami Expected Soon The Patrolman Says On Overtime Probationary Books Await 20 Permitmen They're Here —- 1948 Beund Logs �f riday/ Octobwr 15, 1848 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief NEW YORK — Chairman. Earl "Bull" Sheppard, 203; Recording Secretary, Eddie Parr, 96; Read­ ing Clerk, Lindsey Williams, 21550. A&G Shipping From Sept 21 To Oct. 5 PORT REG. DECK REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED lOTAL ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED accepted. Motion carried to open discussion on the policies of the Union as recommended at the last meeting. There was discus­ sion of the issuing of books to permitmen. It was pointed out that it was the policy not to is­ sue more books than we have contracted jobs. It was the opinion of the members present that this was a good policy. In the discussion of our policy of helping AFL and other bona fide Unions in their beefs the meeting was of the opinion that we should at all times extend such aid. Discussion included the re­ lationship of the Union with the companies. Here it was pointed out that every member should do his job and live up to the con­ tract, in order that the Union would be in a strong position when bargaining for further con­ tracts. Meeting adjourned at 12:20 P. M. Philadelphia minutes were read. Motion made to non-con­ Boston 25 90 21 44 30 22 36 88 cur with that part of the minutes New York 215 190 190 595 166 148 152 466 pertaining to a Patrolman being Philadelphia 33 40 37 110 49 37 32 118 placed on the coming ballot for Baltimore 183 174 112 469 127 99 79 305 election of officials. Under dis­ Norfolk 82 68 55 205 30 32 35 97 cussion it was pointed out that Savannah 11 8 10 29 6 5 10 21 13 the membership of this Union Tampa 11 11 35 33 26 •23 82 is on record to cut expenses Mobile 127 131 126 384 70 .63 56 189 126 113 wherever possible, and it was felt New Orleans 166 405 137 103 167 407 that by not putting this office on Galveston S3 36 14 83 61 48 33 142 w the ballot it was in line with the San Juan (No Figures Available) membership's recommendation. San Francisco (No Shipping Due to West Coast Strike) Motion to accept the rest of 852 785 768 2,405 709 583 623 1,915 Philadelphia minutes. Motion GRAND TOTAL. carried to non-concur with that PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. man's report was made and ac­ pai-t of the New Business in the cruises, after which time she will pay off in Boston on October 24. D. C. HaU. 43372; Reading Clerk, cepted. The Dispatcher reported Mobile minutes regarding key Further, he reported that he had Ray Oats, 25128; Recording Sec­ 83 registered, and 142 shipped. men on the shipping list for 90 The Balloting Committee's re­ days or more and unable to ship covered the SS Yankee Dawn in retary. W. C. Luth, 896. port was accepted. The tele­ being kept on the shipping list. Portland, Maine last week. Two The minutes of all Branches Under discussion it was brought Waterman ships are due in to having New Business were read gram from Assistant SecretaryMOBILE—Chairman, L. Neria, out that this is not in line with load grain and one may payoff. and accepted. All special min­ Treasurer Robert Matthews in 26393; Recording Secretary, J. L. The educational meeting last regard to having a Committee our Shipping Rules. The rest of utes of Branches were also ac­ Carroll, 14-G; Reading Clerk, H. Tuesday could not be held, but elected to count ballots on Sat­ Mobile minutes were accepted. cepted. The Agent's verbal re­ urday, October 9, accepted. J. Fischer, 59. it is expected that regular meet­ Motion carried to non-concur port was made and accepted. All with that part of the minutes ings will be held hereafter as communications were accepted. Brothers Red Scales, Fred HethMinutes of Branches having from Puerto RiQO pertaining to a there is so much of general in­ Under New Business a motion coat, A. H. Criss, Monast, Dail, New Business were read and ac­ Patrolman being placed on the terest to cover in them. Report was made by R. Muntinga that Harris, and Jarvis were elected cepted. Puerto Rico minutes to serve on the Committee, with were referred to New Business. coming ballot for election of accepted. The Patrolman re­ ported that the SS New London Brother Red Scales acting as Cal Tanner, Agent, reported that officials, and to accept the rest alternate. One minute of silence Mobile is the lay-up port, with of the minutes. Discussion had been paid off in Portland, for departed Brothers. Meeting the result that many men come brought out the same reasons as Maine, today with all beefs set­ adjourned at 8:00 P. M. with 90 in on run jobs and register in applied to Philadelphia. Com- tled before hand. The Dispatcher members- present. mimication from Sal Colls, San reported 90 registered, and 88 this Branch,_^thus increasing theX if % Juan Agent, regarding additional shipped. The report from Head­ direct and drastic action be taken percentage of men registered to GALVESTON EDUCATIONAL those shipped. He reported that personnel in that port. It was quarters to the membership and against all men who miss their ships after taking the job from the Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ MEETING, Sept. 28 — Chairman many West Coast ships are com­ moved to refer this communica­ the Hall. Carried. The Secre­ cial report for week ending Sep­ Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording ing into this Port for lay-up, and tion to the Secretary-Treasurer. tary-Treasurer's financial reports, tember 18 and 25 were accepted. Secretary, R. Wilburn, 37739; that the MCS, and the. MFOW Under New Business there was a and the Secretary-Treasurer's re­ The wire from Robert Matthews, Reading Clerk, Jeff Morrison, have picketlines around the Ala­ motion by Shuler that a Tallying port to the membership were ac­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, re­ 34213. Committee be elected for the bama Dry Docks. However, SIU purpose of tallying the ballots on garding the Balloting Committee cepted. The Patrolmafi's report men are given clearance to go The minutes of the educational the $10 General Assessment Ref­ was accepted. A Balloting Com­ was accepted. The Dispatcher meeting for September 21 was aboard their ships as usual. He erendum, with instructions to mittee was elected to count bal­ reported 110 registered, and 73 read and accepted. Motion was further reported that the Secre­ Various nominations commence work Monday at the lots on Saturday, October 9. A. J. shipped. tary-Treasurer has been asked to for union offices were made at made and accepted to open dis­ come to Mobile at his earliest Melanson, W. J. Prince, W. W. Union Hall. Amended by Algina, cussion on the new two-year con­ that any man elected that does Whitford, William McKenna, F. this meeting. One minute's sil­ tract, as was recommended at the convenience to help plan renova­ not report for Committee work P. Failla were chosen to serve. ence for our departed Brothers. last meeting. Question by S. tion of the building, as he has Monday, be replaced by a man to There was no New Business. Un­ Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P. M. Pearson as to the rider now in had a great deal of experience in be selected at a Special Meeting der Good and Welfare various with 128 members present. effect on the majority of our this line in other Halls. He con­ Monday morning at the Union members hit the deck on the » » » ships. Brother Alsop explained cluded by warning the members Hall. Carried. Motion by Wil­ subject of the Shipping Rules. GALVESTON—Chairman, Jeff that, according to this rider, a about loitering on the streets be­ liams that this Committee be One minute's silence for departed Morrison, 34213; Recording Sec­ man is only entitled to transpor­ low the Hall. He pointed out used to check the credentials for Brothers. Meeting adjourned at retary, L. E. Jarvis, 46976; Read­ tation when he gets off the ship. that if this continued the SIU candidates for the 1949 General 7:50 P.M. with 105 members ing Clerk, G. Brightwell. The rider was read, and all were might get undue discredit by the Election of Officers. Passed. The present. of the opinion that this was of actions of one or tv/o of its mem­ Agent's verbal report was ac­ % if % The Galveston Branch minutes benefit to the Union, as it would bers. He asked the membership cepted. The Financial report was TAMPA — Meeting called to for September 22, the Galveston speed up shipping, and in some as a whole to take action on this accepted. The Dispatcher re- Order at 7:00 P. M. A quorum financial reports for September cases break up the homesteading matter. Motion carried to accept was not present so no regular 24, and October 1, and the educa­ of a ship. Question as to why meeting could be held. A volun­ tional minutes for September 2$, the Bosun received a $25 raise teer Balloting Conunittee was and October 5, were read and ac- while the rest of the crew only called for, to . be on hand Satur­ cepted. The Secretary-Treasurer's $i2.50. Brother Morrison day morning, and J. L. Jones, A. financial report for September 25, pointed out that this extra $12.50 Ortega, and E. G. Ohman, volun­ and the Headquarter's report to for the Bosun was to compensate ported a total of 595 men regis­ teered. The Dispatcher reported the membership of September 22 him for the loss of high-man the Agent's Report. Patrolmen tered, and 466 shipped. There 35 registered, and 182 shipped. were read and accepted. Minutes overtime on Saturdays, Sundays, Jordan and Morris made their re­ was general discussion under Financial reports for September of Branches having New Busi­ and Holidays, which he got un­ ports and were accepted. Under Good and Welfare. One minute 24, and October 1 were made. ness were read and accepted. The der the old contract, and which New Business it was moved and of silence was observed for de­ The Agent reported that ship­ Agent reported on the shipping the Union wished to change in carried to non-concur with that parted Brothers. The meeting ping has been good for this Port, picture in the Texas area, and order to prevent the Bosun be­ part of the San Juan Minutes adjourned at 8:00 P.M. with with a full crew being shipped pointed out that there were four ing used as a handy-man. There about putting a Dispatcher1,555 members present. to the Bertram Goodhue. Busi­ Isthmian ships due to hit these was general discussion of the Patrolman on the ballot. Motion ness has picked up for the past ports between now and the next duties of each man in the three carried to elect the Balloting » Committee. C. Kimball, John Brother Alsop Morris, J. Porter, C. Spencer, C. BOSTON BRANCH — Chair­ week, and the Branch is ih good meeting,, with some of them pay­ Departments. man, J. Greenbaum, 281; Reading shape with several ships due in— ing off. Water-man has two or pointed out that every man has McNorton, Louis Neria, and Orlie Clerk, E. B. Tillcy, 75; Recording none, however is scheduled to three ships that are known to be a job to do and that, if he fails Price were elected. Charges Secretary, L. N. Johnson, 108. payoff. Most ships call for a few coming in, and there may pos­ to do it, he throws the work over were referred to the Trial Com­ replacements. The board now sibly be more. Therefore, con­ onto his shipmates. Such a man The Communication New Business of Branch min­ has several jobs on it, and there tinued good shipping is expected gives the Union a blackeye. mittee. from Headquarters was accepted. for this area. The Agent ex­ utes was read and concurred in, are no takers. Lake men are be­ Brother Alsop recommended that The Balloting Committee's report plained that the MFOW and the ginning to flock in as though with the exception of Philadel­ the next meeting deal with the phia, where the part dealing they had heard that all that was MCS have a picketline around policies of the Union throughout was accepted. One minute of was observed for dewith the adding of a Patrolman necessary was for them to make the SS Weaver, which is due to its histoiy in its relations with silence parted Brothers. Under Good and to the ballot was non-concurred a trip to Tampa and they would transfer to another company other Unions. Meeting ad­ Welfare, it was brought out that with: and the Puerto Rico New be shanghaied. This is far from soon, which would put her un­ journed at 12:31 P. M. Charles Avera, who was injured Business, which was non-con­ true, as these men haven't a der the SIU Contract. However, on the SS Alcoa Pioneer on curred with. The Agent reported chance to make a ship since full the policy that was outlined in G ALVESTON\DUCATIONAL November 17, 1947, has been un­ that there have been no payoffs book and permitmen are taking the Agent's conferences would be MEETING, Oct. 5 — Chairman, in the Port of Boston during the the jobs. The shipping list in carried out. Agent Alsop con­ Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording able to contact all of the wit­ nesses of the accident. It would last tw6 weeks; but that he had Tampa is all non-rated men— cluded his report with thanks to Secretary, R. Wilburn, 37739. be appreciated if any of the men covered the payoff of the SS ABs and rated men in the En­ the membership for their coop­ aboard this vessel at that time Minutes of the previous edu­ eration in helping keep the Hall Yarmouth in Yarmouth, N. S., gine Department can always cational meeting were read and clean. Accepted. The Patrol{Continued on Page 15) • and signed her on for two make a job in a few days. ^• �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October IS, 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Insults Chileans — 'Atom Bomb Carrying' St^l Flyer Master OremarMen Turn Diplomats Battles Eight-Day Blaze In Bombay The Master of the Ore ship Oremar missed a good Isthmian's Steel Flyer headed into anchorage at Bombay, India, expecting to chance to cement American-Chilean relations a few weeks drop off a general cargo of goods, but before it reached its berth it was struck by a ago, but the SIU crew came to the rescue, according to "j ~ " 77: ^ ' fire which burned for eight days and caus:d the crew aboard to be accused by a loca Seafarer Edmond L. Eriksen*"; (Apparently the friendship of nawho.sent an account of the tions was not his dish. newspaper of manning a' incident to the LOG. GRACEFUL REPLY ship carrying atom bombs The Oremar was in Cruz The crew, sensing . that this and bacteria-warfare weap­ Grande. She had passed quaran was a matter of diplomatic pro­ tine and was on port time. There tocol as well as a question of ons. The strange turn of events •which befell the Flyer were re­ lated to the LOG this week by William Mcllveen, Messman, who paid off the Steel Flyer October 1 when the ship arrived in New York. According to Mcllveen, the Steel Flyer arrived in Bombay harbor on June 21 and anchored in the stream. Early ihe next morning the air was suddenly rent with the sound of a terrific explosion from No. 5 hatch. The crew rushed to the scene and found flames shooting to the After a brisk bit of fire fighting the. Bombay smoke eaters mast tops. The alarm was sound­ take time out for some of the Steel Flyer's coffee. ed and fire fighting gear was broken out and put to work. For almost an hour the crew commenting on the fire, raised straight news story. In fact, Mc­ fought the flames in gearing heat the question as to what was this llveen managed to pick himself that buckled the plates of the mysterious fire which proved so up a few bucks from the local deck. Finally the flames were difficult for the firemen to cope newspapers by selling them pic­ with and when seeming out tures he had taken, two of brought under control — almost would suddenly burst into flames. which appear here. simultaneous with the arrival of The newspaper then suggested the Bombay Harbor fire fighting to its readers that there was a In spite of the difficulty met in Bombay, the Steel Flyer dis­ brigade. strong possibility that something charged what cargo remained, The fire was far from being sinister was afoot on the Flyer pumped out the water which had out, however. For eight days "as it is common knowledge that caused a 14-degree list and con­ the Bombay smoke eaters play­ American ships carry atom tinued its trip on schedule, ar­ ed their hoses on the hold as bombs, bacteria warfare weapons riving in New York on October the blaze smoldered on and off and other means of death and 4. Commenting on the trip, Mc­ and occasionally broke into destruction which pose dangers llveen said, "It was a good trip flames. to Indian people and property." in spite of the trouble met in Actually, relates, Mcllveen, the Bornbay. Some of the men were SCARE STORY ship was carrying general cargo unnerved by the experience, but It was because of the reluct­ of sulphur, lampblack, automo­ we had a good bunch aboard and ance of the flames to die that biles and such items in No. 5 the affair was taken in good the ship was accused of carry­ hatch and were total losses. stride. It did look for awhile ing atom bombs and bacteria- The" other newspapers, report­ though as if the Bombay firemen warfare weapons. The Bombay ed Mcllveen, showed more re­ were going to stay aboard per­ communist newspaper "Blitz," in straint and covered it as a manently." X was to be no work done by any of the crew except watch standers. Moreover, the weekend was coming up, and Saturday anc Sunday were to be holidays for the celebration of the anniver­ sary of Chile's independence. Now, shore leaye in Cruz Grande has beefi forbidden by the Chilean Government for many years. But on this occa­ sion, the company agent, the company loader, the quarantine doctor and the American Con­ sul came aboard and pleaded with the Master, Captain R. Redding, to allow the crew ashore to participate in the fes­ tival, presumably as unofficial representatives of a friendly United States. The Captain, however, refused. shore leave, decided to soften the slap-in-the-face which the Master had given the Chilean nation. Aft*!r a couple of boat­ loads of Chileans finally visited the ship as part of the independ­ ence day celebrating, the Sea­ farers sat down to compose a gi-aceful reply to the invitation they had received from the ci­ tizens of Cruz Grande. The text of their note follows: "To the citizens of Cruz Grande: We the undersigned members of the crew of the SS Allegheny Crew Asks Revision Of Foc'sle Card The crew of the SS Allegheny Victory, whose resolution pro­ testing Army-like regulations of the Aramco Seaman's Club in Ras Tanura was published in the October 8 LOG, has submit­ ted a resolution asking that the standard foc'sle card placed on the ships by the shipping com­ missioners be revised and brought up to date with present day conditions. EDMUND ERIKSEN The resolution which follows was signed by all hands: Oremar wish to congratulate the citizens of Cruz Grande and "Whereas, the present articles their great country on the day (foc'sle cards) is not up to the standard of present day condi­ of observance of their independ­ ence. tions, "We were unable to join you "Therefore, be it resolved that at your generous request to be the present card be abolished en­ present at your celebration tirely, and a new one conforming ashore, but you brought the to present day conditions be is­ celebration to us. sued in the immediate future, "Such pride in one's country and that the Union take such is to be greatly admired. We action as is necessary to bring salute you. this to the attention of proper "If such a feeling of neighborauthorities in Washington, D. C." liness and benevolence were pre­ valent throughout the world to­ ASK QUICK PAYOFF day, we would not continue to The crew further suggests that live under this cloud of war the Articles should read: "The which is forever present. Again ship must payoff in the final port we thank you, the citizens of of discharge in the continental Cruz Grande, from the bottom United States, or (when return­ of our hearts." ing in ballast from a foreign The entire crew of the Ore­ voyage) the ship must payoff at mar signed the letter. the first port of loading in the continental United States." No doubt the crew is av/are that the present foc'sle card is Check the slop chest be­ based upon federal statutes now in effect, and their intention is fore your boat sails. Make that efforts be made to have sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of these statutes revised in order to have minimum conditions, imder all the things you are liable the law, boosted up toward the to need. If it doesn't, call the standards now obtained by the Union Hall immediately. Union. Check It—But Good Six days after the first blaze broke out -water was still being played into No. 5 hatch through a hole in the deck. Brother William Mcllveen's camera caught the firemen hard at work on what looked for awhile like a permanent job. - �Frid&y. October IS. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings jii i Port Engineer in New York told CITY OF ALMA. Aug. 29— him that a room was going to be Chairman C. Moore: Recording prepared for the Night Cook and Secretary J. Pursell. The Deck Baker, so that members of the Delegate reported some disputed Stewards Department would not overtime. There was some dis have to be quartered with the putcd in the Engine Department Deck Department. A Wiper had been called for in Honolulu, but none was avail X X \ able. Under Good and Welfare STEEL AGE. Aug. 29—Chair­ there was discussion of a fight man P. P. McGrath; Recording in the messroom in which Secretary J. T. Vallelunga. The crewmember had been Injured Ship's Delegate reported" that the It was decided to make up grievance committee had had complete repair list before ar three meetings since the last rival in New York. One minute ships meeting and had a full re­ of silence for Brothers lost at that perishables were put out port to hand to the Patrolman. aea. before they rotted in ice box. A He reminded all hands to have X X SEATRADER. Aug. 28—Chair vote of thanks was given the their foc'sles thoroughly clean man Frank Boyne; Recording Stewards Department for clean­ before payoff, and instructed the Secretary W. R. Gogerty. All liness and good food and cold membership that no one was to permits and Books were collected drinks. The crew went on rec­ pay off until getting an okay by the Delegates. The Deck De­ ord as stating that it was a good from their Departmental Dele­ Under Education the partment voted that OS Steel be ship with good officers and crew, gates. Brothers were told by the Deck given another chance to ship and a satisfactory trip all around. Delegate Karrman to study the One minute of silence for de­ The Ship's Delegate was asked Union Contract. Motion carried parted Brothers. to see the Captain about wiring to have the grievance committee in for a draw upon arrival t X X and the Patrolman check with Fumigation of the ship was AZALEA CITY. Aug. 30— the Steward on his requisitions. asked. The Patrolman would be Chairman John Lane; Recording asked to see about changing the Secretary Charles Scofield. There Motion carried to make up a list Oiler's and Maintenance men's was a motion under New Busi­ of donations to the Merchant foc'sles so that the Oilers could ness to have the Ship's Delegate, Marine Library Association. One be in one foc'sle. The Ship's John Lane, see the Captain about minute of silence for Brothers Delegate was asked to s^e the painting the crew's quarters and lost at sea. Captain about sougeeing and showers. Carried. Motion to painting the rooms. One minute remove the potato peeler fi-om of silence for departed Brothers. galley and install shelves for the By HANK benefit of the Baker. Motion For the good and welfare of the Brothers we would like to to have the slopchost checked by illustrate the importance of the medicine chest aboard ship with the Patrolman ])etoro signing ar­ this news item:. "Six hundred miles from Southampton, England, ticles. Vote of thanks to Stew­ in answer to a radio request, a doctor was transferred by lifeboat ards Department. One minute of XXX from a passenger liner to a freighter, to treat a seaman seriously silence for departed Brothers. COLABEE. Aug. 21—Chsiirman ill from an infection. The American freighter lacked penicillin 4. 4. ROBIN HOOD. Aug. 29— Matthew Sams; Recording Secre­ necessary to prevent further spread of the seaman's infection." XXX Chairman Gustav Thebe; Re­ MEREDITH VICTORY. Aug. tary Francisco Armstrong. The We would like to know definitely how .much of various medicine cording Secretary Paul Bislline. 29—Chairman Gordon Marbury; Ship's Delegate asked that beefs is stored on all ships. Is the amount greater for longer voyages The Deck Delegate reported that Recording Secretary Edward be brought to the meeting and than the short ones? For example, penicillin can cure and prevent a repair list had been given to the Yancey. Deck Delegate James not discussed around the ship. illnesses and it can, like a snap of a finger, save a life at sea, Chief Mate. The Engine Depart­ Saliba. Engine Delegate Edward No beefs reported by Department too. The ship's delegates should check medicine supplies, especial­ ment Delegate reported 65 hours Yancey, and Michael Eschenko. Delegates. Motion by Brother ly before the ship leaves American ports. He should continue to disputed overtime and stated Stewards Delegate, made their Mahan under New Business that check on them while the ship is out in foreign waters. Some that the* Patrolman would be reports. Minor beefs and some the Patrolman investigate the unexpected day out at sea or in a foreign port your shipboard consulted about the number of disputed overtime. Motion car­ launch service in Bale Cameau medicine may save yours or your shipmate's life. Wipers that this ship should ried to have the Patrolman take and take the matter up with the XXX carry. He asked that the ship care of the water situation. Un­ Master. A petition was signed Brother Henry Clemens from Chicago, who says he'll be be fumigated. Under Good and der discussion it was pointed out by many members to have a grabbing any ship he can gel. tells us his parents really enj.oy Welfare it was pointed out that that the water was so hot that a Brother removed from the ship reading the LOG every week. Furthermore, if he ever hits the innerspring mattresses were man could not take a bath=ap- for being a disrupter and Jedda. Arabia, again he'll buy those odd Arabiaii stamps for coming apart. Vote of thanks to parenlly because the Engineers trouble-maker. One minute of his railroad-working, stamp-collecting father... Bob "Standby" the Stewards Department. It wanted to save water. Motion silence for departed Brothers. High says his shipmate. Arnold "Tommy" Thompson, the Q^was decided to have the library carried that the Department timer. is in town right now. XXX changed in the first port. One Delegates make up a repair list. NATHANIEL B. PALMER. XXX minute of silence for lost One minute of silence for de­ Aug. 21—Chairman Terrance M. Harold Farrington was asking where his shipmate Henry Brothers. parted Brothers. Jones; Recording Secretary Beckmann, could be nowadays. Another shipmate, Frank Bose, if ii Joseph M. Aimee Jr. Terrance met Harold and laughed, telling Harold, "1 still have your poem== FAIRLAND, Aug. 29 —Chair­ M. Jones was elected Ship's the one called '1 Learned About Women From Her'"... One man R. French; Recording Secre­ Delegate. Under Good and Wel­ Brother bought a lot of dates in Persia. However, he couldn't tary J. Boyles. Motion carried fare it was suggested that extra bring them ashore here. The Department of Dates, Vegetables to accept the minutes of previous fan parts be procured as soon as and Tea-balls (as we'll call the agency) confiscated these Persian meeting. Delegates reported 32 possible. The Steward stated dates. So, Brothers, save your money and don't buy Persian books and 3 permits. No beefs. that when the night lunch ran dates to bring home. W. Paschal nominated for Ship's out in the ice box, another plate Delegate by J. Boyles. Second by 4. 44. XXX could be obtained from the dairy C. Turner. Carried. Motion car­ Here are a few oldtimers who may be slill in town: SEATRAIN TEXAS—Aug. 22 box. The Stewards Department ried to see the Chief about the W. Walsh. C, J. Biscup, George Simpson. R. Garcia. F. Bruggdirty wash water, and steam —Chairman Windborn; Record­ was given a vote of thanks for ner. M. Dorfman, A, S. Thorne, D. E. Bragg... As requested, leaks in galley. Under Good and ing Secretary Pepper. The Dele­ the excellent food. It was de­ the LOG will be going free of cost every week to the homes Welfare the Steward asked that gates reported the standing of cided to make up a repair list. of the following Brothers; Carroll Kenny .of Minnesota. Fred­ cots be taken care of and linen the members, and stated that One minute of silence for de­ erick Swanson of Massachusetts, O. L. Ragland of Texas, Leo not-be left on deck. He warned there were no beefs. Under Old parted Brothers. Dulle of California, Norman Hyde of Louisiana, E. G. Kelley that linen would only be issued Business, foc'sle keys and new of Alabama. Antonio Lipari of Maryland. J.oseph Pehm of for pieces returned. One minute mattresses were discussed, and Ohio. W. W. Bunker of Florida, Ted Daly of Louisiana. Neil of silence for departed Brothers. the Steward reported on what Boyle of New York. Wilbur Coutant of Kansas, William Ayhad been done on them since cock of North Carolina, John Mina of Louisiana, John Zhimeck ast meeting. Brother Zarkus of Pennsylvania. B. F. Pace of Kentucky. Robert White of reported that the Cook who Louisiana. Clyde Parker of California. ouled up in New York had been 4. 4. 4. given a new shipping card. Mo­ Brothers, we hope the day never comes when the New York tion carried imder New Business 4. t 4. police will arrest some Seafarer just bcause he's wearing a white JOHN W. BURGESS, Aug. 29 to assess each member ten cents cap, while, he's buying a cigar or a hamburger... Well, the —Chairman Jahies Lee; Record­ to defray costs of Delegates at­ Brothers on the beach sure read everything they can. One Brother ing Secretary S. Lagayada. De­ tending to ship's business in port. with an Irish name was reading a newspaper—it's called the partments squared away with no The fund is to be in the care Irish Echo. And recently we heard of one Brother who faithfully beefs, reported Delegates. Under of the Ship's Delegate, and is reads True Story. This magazine is full of hot, cold, and tepid Good and Welfare there was 'dis­ never to exceed ten dollars. stories of marriages, romances and divorces. We'll still take the cussion on the ringing of the Brother Phelps suggested under comic magazines... Ever hear this joke before? It might make you breakfast bell, as some members Good, and Welfare that a ten laugh. After a thorough examination the dentist scratched his complained it woke them up un­ minute meeting be held before scalp, tilted his head, gave the patient a professional smile and necessarily, but it was decided the payoff to discuss various yOVRVHlOti / said—"Well, your teeth are okay, fella, but your gums will have beefs with the Patrolman. The to continue ringing it. The to come out." Yak! Yak! Steward told the crew that the Steward was asked to see to it F YOU ARE GOINGTOEWTERA MARINE HOSPITAt, TRV10SD TD THE NEAREST HALL FIRST AMP REGISTER ... SO THAT YOU CAN SET A BACK-PATED CARP WHEN YOU SET OUT. CUT and RUN �• Page Ten THE SEAFARERS •;•• . • '. ' .••• ir,'-.' • ' '•• •' LOG Friday, October IS. 1948 ' THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Big Fish, Tall Stories, No Logs Made Voyage Of Leacock Pleasant HOW TO PLEASE EVERYONE AT ONCE at the payoff, but action wasn't The shipping in Mobile didn't To the Editor: The last trip was different taken since the ship was going look too bad, except that there from the one before. There was to the boneyard in Mobile. In were seven boneyard jobs in five a Skipper aboard the Stephen Mobile he was told in very days. However, the stack wasn't Leacock by the name of Captain plain words that it was his last painted out on all of them—if (Cutie) Kuda, plus a couple of warning. We ha^ a good gang that means anything to our performers. The Skipper and the from New York to Mobile, and cause. performers were pulled in Bal­ a Bosun that was hard to beat, I almost forgot to mentioji, that in Dingwall the sword fish­ timore. The Mate was warned to by the name of Forjatin. ing was going full blast. We The refrigerator broke down stay off the deck or we would picked up several swords for in New York,' and the standby take the necessary action. Next to Philadelphia, and a crew had to eat ham and corned souvenirs and the boys caught word about ^ the "paddy wagon." Willi for the last couple of days. enough fish to keep the Cook In the Quaker City, while load- After working on the boxes for cleaning fish for an hour-and-aifig coal a couple of miles from five days, they worked for ex­ half. They were damned good eating. There were all kinds, but the end of the bus line, three of actly one day. More trouble and headaches the best was cod and smelt. The us started back for the ship. for the "stupid" Department! We Captain, "Windy" Oliver, bought No, we didn't make the jail. used the best food first to keep ten pounds of sword fish for us. They merely gave us a lift back to the ship to save us a long from losing it. We stopped at We had fish galore, and fish left Wilmington, N.C., and picked up for night lunch. hike. Thank you again! The crew was agreeable to my We made a good trip to the three tons of ice to bring her writing this. Captain Oliver was city of Cherbourg, and thence on in. When we tied up, the Captain "Cuties" replacement. He to Rouen, France. The battle o box smelled like a well-used does shoot the bull a lot, but has Rouen was interesting, but the sewer. a lot of bull to back it up with, casualties were minor. The Arab also. At the payoff, in Mobile, guard, on being ordered out o!' he said to tell his old crew that the messroom by the Bosun, he was going on the SS Good­ went into action and bit the end hue, and would be glad to see of the Bosun's thumb off. It's a any of them back with him. cinch he won't be back on a There wasn't a log the whole South Atlantic ship for a long trip, and the payoff was fast. According lo Ray Pourciaux. who made this sketch, life time to come! Rouen, though, is C. Gann, Cook a good town—the prices are bet­ of a bellboy on the Del Norte was nothing short of rugged. ter, and there is more for your money. PLENTY OF WORK Back to Dingwall, Nova Scotia. If your requisition is cut, The Deck Department worked or if the food is not up to par, better than 37 hours straight notify all three Delegates at through. I have pictures of them To the Editor: I want to thank Hank for the once so that the ship will not as we were going out. More write-up in the September 3 sail until the matter has been about the Chief Mate: After Here jye are in the land of LOG. The article was mailed to straightened out. working day and night, he in­ plenty, where everyone lives on me by my family in Detroit. It is the responsibility of sisted on three tarps for the native fruits and vegetables. You the Steward to check the hatches, instead of one that was can eat a lunch of grapes, drink They read the LOG in preference stores before the ship sails, necessary. In the meeting he was a glass of spring water, and gaze to the hom-e-town paper. and any complaints made far voted off the ship to teach him at some of the band painted pot­ Thomas E. Foster at sea won't do the crew any that he wasn't running a crew tery and imagine what a great good if they have to eat short Chief Steward on a sailing ship or a non­ artist you will be. I wear my rations or poor food. union tanker. The vote was not The Leacock's Black Gang Arabian turban, though I found M. V. Gadsden to take his livelihood away from delegate Lekmos (right) with it was quite obsolete, as this type him, but to educate him. He fellow crewmsm, Irish, or of thing was discontinued 21 AT THE END OF THE TRAIL was warned again in New York Patty, as the boys Ccilled him. years ago this month. Well, that is why they call me Pops. I am just slow on getting around. It is certainly remark­ able how the new regime is streamlining things over here. The fair sex has even discon­ tinued the veil. However when you are so many years yoimg, yoii simply have to let the styles roll along. SAW THE SIGHTS The gang on here is fine. They have enjoyed some aftemons off and have taken in the sights. We are all looking forward to seeing the Patrolman at the payoff, due in New York on October 20. Pop Foster Finds Western Dress Popular In Turkey Chief Stewards Texas SIU Man Wants Pop To Have LOG To the Editor: How about putting my Pop's address on your mailing list for the LOG? Everything is fine in Texas, only they aren't being fully in­ formed about the Seafarers. Best regards, and thanks. Jerry J. Palmer According to Whity Gann, these are the back and brains of the deck department. Leonard Wallfry and Les Clark haul in the line following the Leacock's departure from port. (Ed. Note: The LOG is be­ ing sent to your father, as you have requested.) The best part of the trip arrives for these crewmembers of the Navy tanker Shawnee Trail who are all smiles ae they w^ the payoff. Left to right—Morgan, Pumpman; the Bosun; Bruce Denton, Deck Maintenance and Delegate. Ship was in Marcus Hook. Photo by John Clamp. �.Friday. October 15. 1948 THE SEAFARERS Crew Has Money Problems: Master Takes It, Cabs Don't To the Editor: There were a number of men logged on this trip of the Arizpa to Germany, and we of the crew feel that under the circumstances most of these logs were sunjustified. In the first place those, who couldn't make the sailing time at Hamburg, September 9, were held up by the poor launch and taxi service and not through any fault of their own. At all times the men running these taxies and launches prefer cigarettes to money, but between 3:00 and 7:00 A. M. it is practically im­ possible to get a ride unless you have cigarettes with you as a bribe. The boys — not being black-market operators — didn't ing following the first night ashore. In all departments the Patrol­ man who pays this ship off in the States will find plenty of beefs stemming directly from the attitude and high-handed policies of this Captain. Luis A. Ramirez LOG Feels Labor Unions Sole Fighters For Better Way Of Life In World To the Editor: A ToK.,,. American Labor is on the march. Millions of men and women workinff oersons are fiifhta to live ing for a chance to live better lives. Whenever they win, life Again in Bremen men were re­ fused shore leave for 41 hours, including Saturday, and then were logged for minor infrac­ tions. The Steward was logged for giving the Baker time off to visit his wife in Norderhan, de­ spite the fact that both the Stew­ ard and Baker were good men who did their job to the full satisfaction of the entire crew. WELL-KNOWN RECORD The 12-4 Oiler was logged wages and bonus to the amount of $56 as well. Captain Hurlston has a record for logging that is well known to a good many of the members, so I won't have to elaborate further on that scoi-e. He has developed another practice recently that is par­ ticularly disagreeable, and that used to be common ten years ago among Union-haling Skip­ pers. It is the matter of calling men out of their bed at any time, without any consideration of the watch they have to stand or whether they have had any sleep or not. A few hours before leaving Hamburg he woke everybody up between 4:00 and 4:30 A.M. to collect the shore passes, when he could just as well have posted a notice in the messhall at sup­ per time to have the passes turned in earlier, if men were going to sleep. is better for ail of us together. The word "labor" is sometiines , confusing. Suppose we put it ,. ® Labor wants most of all the freedom to fight for better con,... , i , ditions. Laws already on books u u i .u u ii u i broken the shackles of old ^ Small "L" you mean work, and i oppressions, and Labor asks only ,, , . .. , '.u . u n i if you spell Labor with a large that it be allowed to go its way. "L" you mean people. unfettered by new chains. In There are about 30 million men and women in this country who work — or would like to work—for wages. They do not employ others: they are not members of the professions. No doubt they are workers, but one cannot say what the mass of them want, or where they are going, or what they are trying to do. They have never gotten together and decided on these things. They have no one to speak for them, or to lead them. They have no way of planning and acting together as a whole group to help make the life of each individual better. m ; . * have them, and as a result came back late arid were logged. Four Arizpa crewmembers wait for transportation to Bremen while their ship tied up in that port recently. Left to right—Jinuny Baumgardner, Bud Benson, Bob and the Stewards Utilityman. Photo by Luis Ramirez. Brother Sweats Out Strike Behind Pop's Pacific Bar To the Editor: Being home and tending bar in my Dad's place, I thought I'd devote a few . lines to the LOG. As you all know, the whole West Coast is tied up, so it looks like I'll be on the beach for quite some time. All of my time at sea has been on SIU ships, so I'm going to miss all those SIU guys I sailed with. My last ship was the Steel Maker. I send my re­ gards to all of you guys who were on it. We receive the LOG here at the house, and I can still keep track of all of your doings. I would still like very much to sail on SIU ships. I want to say hello to Curly Masterson, Thomas Frazier, Lee John, and all those guys from Baltimore. Enclosed are some snapshots taken on the trip around the world on the Steel Maker. Any of you fellows who come into Frisco, shoot over to my joint, and I'll buy you a drink. It is the Mario Hotel, 733 Bay Shore Highway, South San Fi-ancisco. It sure feels funny to be on the wrong side of the bar. Every­ body tells me their troubles. Oh well, the strike should be over soon. So-long for now, and if anyone sees Peter Walsh, tell him I have a $7.50 shirt for him. Bennie L. Murillo That same moi'ning, after the 12-4 watch had gotten to sleep, he again woke every one up to make a personal search of the lockers and rooms, for, of course, a declaration sheet must be made up between Hamburg and Bre­ men. Again in Bremen he woke everyone up to pass the doctor, although the doctor was sup­ Aboaid ship the arm of the posed to remain aboard till mid­ Union is the Ships and De­ night. partment Delegates. A good It is pretty miserable working crew, for its own protection, a man who has to stand port picks its Delegates early, and watches from midnight to 8:00 carefully. Have you and your A. M. He required the Steward shipmates elected your Dele­ to be aboard every morning at gates? If not. do it nowl 6:30 A. M. — even on the morn- Ships Delegates Page Eleven BENNIE MURILLO Bill Dennis Seeks Former Shipmates To the Editor: I receive a copy of the LOG every week and am sure glad to get it. I haven't seen any pic­ tures of old shipmates as yet, but hope I will soon. I would like very much to get in touch with Dick Doughty, SUP, who ships out of Frisco, and who was Bosun on the old Sarazen, in 1946. Also, I would like to get in touch with Elroy Abbot, Waterman Mate, out of Mobile, and D. O. Whitwell, SUP, out of Amarillo. If any­ body can give me information about these men, I sure would appreciate it. Enclosed, you will find two dollars for the LOG. 1 retired my book this year, although I haven't sailed since 1946. William Dennis Clinton Lumber Co. Clinton, La. e s thing, down a bill employers and a e, i is a er e same whether in a demand laid on a conference table or iq introduced in Congress. If they had a choice, American) labor unions would alwaysfe rather deal with employers tnany depend on laws passed by Conr. gress or by state legislatures.The reason is clear. Labor takes, an active part in negotiations: with employers. If mistakes are made they can be corrected in later agreements. American Labor has marked out no point at which to place a banner and say "This is the end So it is only the workers or­ of the road." ganized in labor unions who can So far as we know there is nn. be counted on as a force in the end of the road. We shall go on^ country. They have spokesmen and one striving to make each: who can be counted on as a force year better for humanity than; in the country. They have the year before. spokesmen who let their wishes LABOR WILL FIND IT and opinions be known. Acting together, they have developed There may be a better state great power over their own lives, of society and a better way of and they deeply affect the life of life than we can now think of. the country as a whole. When But if there is a better way of you speak of American Labor, life. Labor will find it and try to then you mean organized work­ succeed in gaining it for the ing men and women. people and make this a better world to live in. Labor will al­ INCLUDE ALL ways fight for democracy. So it Unions are not made up of will mean that each and every any particular sort of person, for member of our Union will have almost every type of American is to comply with the Union regu­ represented in their ranks. There lations and laws. are college graduates and people I wish to congratulate Earl who have never learned to read. There are Negroes and Chinese. "Bull" Sheppard for his article in There are members of the coun­ the past LOG. I believe if each, try's proudest families, and peo­ member will study the LOG ple whose parents never took a more carefully, they would learn' bath in winter. There are also that he or she would better men of sound judgment and themselves in order to better the, fools. There are savage fighters and smooth diplomats. There arc Union and it.s principles. those who will gladly lay down W. Bill Mitchell their lives for a cause and those who will betray any party or any person for power or money. STEEL ADMIRAL There are those who see ahead RUNS AGROUND with clear eyes, and those who follow blindly after the man of IN PORT SAID the hour. To the Editor; Labor could be expected to This is the first lettei' that I do certain things and it was gen^ erally felt - that certain things have written to the LOG. I think could safely be done to Labor, it's about time, so here goes: The "yellow dog contract which | jgj^ New York bound for bound the worker not to join a Tanura September 2. On union was upheld and protected ^j,jp Suez we had a fair by the courts the same as the' except for the Second Mate Taft-Hartley Law. j ^^g chief Engineer. The Labor injunctions were issued. Second has been a little Hitler preventing men from doing, as ' all the way and has taken every organized groups, the thing they opportunity to pull his rank. The had a lawful right to do, and Chief is just as bad. Between compelling them to do things the two we have caught hell. that they had a lawful right to We stopped at Port Said to refuse to do. This is true of the pick up a small tug that goes to Taft-Hartley Law. Has Tanura. . When' we left Port Suez, we ran aground on a sand­ ASK ONLY RIGHTS bar. As a result we are going to Labor does not ask much. We have to spend two weeks unload­ the people only ask the things ing to lighten our draft, and an­ we have a right to: First, stable other two weeks putting the car­ conditions of employment. Steady go back on—so that's not so bad jobs. Second, a reasonable after all. standard of living through fixing The Captain and the Chief a minimum wage by law, that will insure a fair income. And Mate are good people. This is third, collective bargaining in I third Isthmian ship, and it regulating relations between ema surprise to get two good ployers and employees, and in I "Joes" like them. Our Stewards managing the nations economic Department is doing fine-so far so good! structure. In general, this is what the Norman J. Magill fighting and shouting is about. SS Steel Admiral �TBB SEAFAKERS LOG Page Twehre Feels NMU Poor Conditions Due To No Performer Curbs To the Editor: Just a line to the membership ^out my experience on an NMU ship as a repatriated seaman, following my discharge from the Army Hospital in Germany. We SIU members often take our con­ ditions for granted, and do not realize how darn lucky we are until we chance to ride a ship such as the one I have just left. I had to take this ship on or­ ders of the consul. There was no choice in the matter. Upon ME:y,?uDDY— GOTARUfAO^? boarding the ship, I was immedi­ ately invited into about six dif­ ferent whispering campaigns. These I politely declined to join. They all began by telling me what a bunch of dirty rotten soand-sos the others were, and how the others had completely dis­ rupted things on the ship. I was inclined to agree with all of them on that score! The Radio Operator tried to commit suicide while over there, and after I had been on board a few days I began to see why. John Barleycorn really reigned on that ship! For three days proceeding my signing on, none of the Oilers would go down be­ low to stand their watches at Here is a challenge to all Sea­ farers: Attention muscle-bound seafaring men! Here's some sound advice from one who knows. Visiting the former counter Pa­ trolman of Baltimore are his three nephews. Imagine, three of them! Boys at that. Nice fat and rosy—and all from Texas. They have been in training (all of them) for the Golden Glove Cup! After eating a heavy meal of 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK LACK OF CURBS Smoky Bor Texas Colts Challenge 'Muscle Men' To the Editor: The Palmer*s Ghef sea. The Deck Engineer was beginning to wonder if he had signed on as Oiler. The log book was a thriUer in itself. Nearly everybody had their name in it for some misdemeanor. The men in the NMU evidently don't realize that perfortners are a detriment to any organization. Perhaps that is the reason the NMU officials have to call on outside help when it comes to negotiating for wages and con­ ditions. A good many of these men, upon finding that I belonged to an AFL organization, confided to me their desire to join the SIU. Others told me that they knew that our contract was superior to theirs, but seemed reluctant to do anything about it. It seems a pity that some of these men, who are good union men at heart, have to be dominated by the political bums they have in their union. We came close to starving that last week prior to arriving in the good old USA. French toast and weeviled hotcakes every morning became mighty monot­ onous. Well, you have to experience the. bad things in life in order to appreciate the good things when you have them. So here is to the SIU—the Union of my choice—where a seaman has the good things! Well, Ed., I probably didn't mention anything that the fel­ lows don't already know, but I had to get it off of my chest. I will close by thanking the Ne­ gotiating Comniittee for the grand conditions we have on board our ships, instead of the lousy conditions the men of the NMU must put up with. beans, the oldest nephew felt the muscle of his arm, which is getting soft since being here, and said, "Golly, I'm losin' weight. Uncle Pat, I gotta git back in training so I can lick 'em in the ring!" So my advice to you seafarin' men is to eat plenty of beans and get yourselves in fightin' condi­ tion, because these here three Texans are challenging any and all so-called "Seafarin' muscle men" ranging in ages of two, three, and four only! Pat Robertson MY KNEES FEEL^WEAK ANYnuN©, WHAT'S MASTER? FMday, October 15; 194S The Nathanial Palmer's crew swear by Peter, the Palmer's Chief Cook. If you want to weig|il, they say. don't take a Charles Atlas course, just ship with Peter. In addition to being tops in the galley, the Brother is reported to be a champion pinochle player. A new Seamen's Club just opened up in New Orleans on St. Charles Street. One of the best I've seen, and here's hoping it will always remain so .. .Mis­ sissippi is building a new, large liner to carry 250 passen­ gers on the South American run. She'll be ready within two years. So don't rush to New Orleans! The quiz by Rocky Benson is a very good .idea. Let's hope he will continue this ... All the boys seem to enjoy "Seafare", by Eddy Smith. I liked the one where he had the um­ brella to paint the stacks with. ... Pete Hummel is considered the best dressed waiter on the Delta ships. And also the best boogie woogie dancer. Ernest Castelberry is through waiting on people. He says he's going back to Arkansas and feed the pigs ... Sol Colls, how does it feel to be in the Island of Palms? Don't you miss New York? ... Dick Merritt flew down to New Orleans from Indianap­ olis and was met at the airport Gals Enliven Cape Nome's Voyage To the Editor: Here we are at Charleston, S;C. Arrived on the Cape Nome at 7:00 A.M. from Norfolk, Vir­ ginia, where we stopped for ten hours to unload our passengers —eight of them. Oh boy, there were five ladies, and three of them were beaut­ ies! Just the type you see in pin-ups. They certainly enliven­ ed our trip across the smooth ocean from London to Norfolk. There was dancing in the large dining room (officers only) in the evenings after 7:00 P.M., and card games with plenty of money on the tables — Monte Carlo style. One of our lady passengers was an English doctor who treated some of the' crew. She was very popular. When we ar­ rived in Norfolk her husband was on the dock with his car. The trip was fine until we hit the hurricane trail in mid•ocean, and it got tough. We AnENTiON! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. MY LE<35 JU^T WON'T WORK... stopped for nearly two days, making only about three knots to keep up with the waves. As we carried about 300 new autos, we could not go full-speed against the strong waves, and were two days late getting in. The crew was fine all trip. LIKED STORY I read the September 24th is­ sue of the LOG as we docked at Norfolk. The Cape Nome story of my previous trip was very good. I guess I will soon be" too old to sail the waves, and then will stay at my camp at Port Grange, Florida. There I'll look over my collections and finish my big book which I started several years ago. Manj' members will quit at Charleston, as we will pay off on Monday, October 4th. Every­ body wants to be paid off to­ day—but no dice! So there will be jobs for many on the Cape Nome at Charleston. The South Atlantic SS Co. of­ fice at the Norfolk Docks was moving and packing up. Port Steward Killpatrick met me and told me there was no more busi­ ness, and that he is being trans­ ferred to Savannah, Georgia. This looks bad.. "We got some stores just in time, as they were clos­ ing up the business. I will close with regards to all. Uncle Otto Preussler by a cotton picker... Fred Minco left Vineland, N. J. to see the world, and he's surprised the world is so big. "Big Ward," Electrician, is one fellow who likes a drink and at the same time knows when to stop. We should have more like him ... When a Skipper is a rat, you should let the others know it. The same goes if he is an Ace! Captain Olsen is a fine Skipper and a gentleman. We are waiting for the day. when we can have our own Hall in New York. Let's make sure' it's a good buy . , . The famous old saying in Brazil is, "business is business and love is censored." . . . Bill Kaiser (Steward) blew his top when Gary (Waiter) blew his cornet in the dining room . . . Lonnie Akridge was enjoying himself at the Copacabana Ho­ tel in Rio, until he was presented with the bill. I hear he passed out . . . Philip M. Reyes wrote a • fine piece warning -the boys about the slick operator in Bremen. Boys, take advice and keep away from this rat. James Watt writes for the boys to go uptown while in Ponce. I suggest you practice this in every port. Stay away from water­ front dives . . . Some of the boys are interested in Brazilian stones. Some day they will be breaking up big stones into little ones, if they don't watch out . . . Did you know Florida's biggest industry is tourists, and that she rates sec-, ond in raising cattle? Now I want my friends not to call me swamp-rat . . . Dick Miller (Smoke Room Steward) was standing by the gangway in port giving his good-bye to passen­ gers. I took notice he had one hand stretched out. He also had a little bag nearby. Perhaps for the tips! A bouquet of roses for the crew of the Del Sol for helping those refugee kids . . . Tex Suit is now sailing Bosun. I always said he looks more like a cowboy than a sailor (no offense) . . . Mobile is getting good business. I hear shipping is good but be careful with those cops. They don't even like to smell coca cola on your breath. I'm no company stiff, but I'm a good Union man. I saw a bed­ spread hanging on a line in a foreign port and right away I knew where it came from. Ii asked the girl and she told me. This sort of thing must cease. Give a present to the girl if you so desire, but make it personal. Let's do the right thing. I CAN FIX THAT BOS'N. ^/V\ITV1—> ^ 1^,;.. . �Friday, Oelob*r 15, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG HAPPY FACES AND SMACKING LIPS Page Thirteen Gulf Heat, Bucko Engineeif Worse Than War, Crew Says To the Editor: would know how to set booby traps? He then changed his attitude, which we expected. The Chief Engineer was just as bad, but he never showed his face around. These two phonies are against Labor, and everything that un-, ions stand for. After the story and pictures of the last trip of the Queens By ROCKY BENSON Victory were published in the How is your IQ, Seafarers? See October 8th LOG, I talked it if you can answer these 10 ques­ over with some of the crewmemtions. Score: 6—fair, 8—very bers, and decided that we had good, 10—tops. One point for forgotten a number of interest­ each question. ing events, so I'll give them to you now. HOME RUN PAYOFF 1. Whose picture is on $20 bill? We joined this ship in Balti­ But they gave us our blood, 1. Jackson more because of the bad ship­ money in Baltimore. Curly' 2. Washington ping, and the fact that we were Rentz, the Agent, and the Stew­ 3. Lincoln tired of eating Baltimore hot ard Patrolman, Johnny, went to 4. Adams dogs. There was no alternative bat for us, and came in with a. 2. On the thirteenth wedding an­ financially. home run. We all owe them our niversary, what present should Our first stop was Port Said, thanks for the swell job of rep­ you give? where the natives stole every­ resentation they did for us. 1. Steel thing but the ship's whistle The Port Captain for Isthmian 2. Lace while we were lying at anchor­ said that this ship was in worse 3. Ivory age. The Arabs were even pass­ shape than any ship ever to en­ 4. Diamond ing American counterfeit money ter the port of Baltimore, so The Gadsden's Chief Cook J. J. Reinosa (right) displays 3. What is Article 20 in the SIU around! My advice to any ship bad was the overtime messed up one of his culinary masterpieces. Each week he makes a Constitution? stopping there is to be on the by these gestapo characters the present of his handiwork to the oldest crewmember aboard. 1. Income alert for the "forty thieves." First Assistant, and the Chief If a youngster stays aboard the ship long enough. Brother 2. Assessments Next we went to the Persian Engineer. 3. General vote Reinosa will honor him with a tasty bit of pastry, says Gulf, where the air temperature The Second Assistant was con­ 4. Offenses and punishment was 152 degrees, and the sea demned by these two, because Thomas Foster, who sent the pics to the LOG. 4. During what month of 1941 temperature 95. We stayed for he was a typical seaman who was the SS Robin Moor sunk? about five weeks of hell on knew his job (which they didn't). 1. May earth. You couldn't sleep or eat, He was well liked by the crew, 2. June and perspired twenty-four hours who considered him a regular • 3. September a day. At daybreak the flies guy4. December made their attack, coming over­ The latest rumor is that you 5. What year was the first Safety head in squadrons and peeling have to register for the draft if At Sea Conference held? To the Editor: least, old W. Tracy of the Man- off like dive bombers, where we under 26. There is no chance of 1. 1913 hope Knot. were the target. anyone being drafted that made Just thought I. would drop you 2. 1921 We will never be caught in this trip; for they will either That's about all for now. I a line and let you know that the 3. 1929 sure wish I could get on a non- the Persian Gulf again during end up in 4-F, or in a straight old Puritan is shuttling again. 4. 1948 shuttling ship; but it sure looks the summer months, for it is jacket. I reckon I will meet You can call me the shuttling like we, are stuck for the winter. reaUy blood money—there should 6. How many feet and inches is the boys at the hot dog stand. it from the heel to the top of kid; for about a year ago (June be a bonus paid for sailing there To the new crew I will say, John Crews the head of the Statue of Lib­ of 1947 to be exact) I woke up at this time. The crew agreed "smooth sailing!" that they would rather go erty? P. Salvo 1. 115 feet, 3 inches through the hell of World War Engine Delegate II again, rather than make an­ 2. 151 feet, 1 inches other summer run to this area. 3. Ill feet, 6 inches 4. 205 feet, 6 inches COOLIES STAYED COOL 7. What is the monthly rate of The heat was so bad that the pay for an Assistant Cook on an Deck Department only worked Alcoa ship? in the mornings. Even the cool­ 1. $255.04 ies, who unloaded the ship, did 2. $231.38 not work in the afternoon—the To the Editor: 3. $219.55 hottest part of the day. 4. $189.97 But in the Engine Department, Way back in the good old days 8. How many times have the SIU the First Assistant had other (as we sometimes say), when I Constitution and By-Laws been. ideas. We worked from bell to made my first trip to sea to see Amended? bell. This fink layed out the what I could see, I grabbed a 1. 6 work he wantecf done, and then By WANDERING SEAFARER rust pot out of New Orleans, 2. 8 tookoff to the deck, because it bound for the wide open spaces. Just a dead seaman 3. 10 was too hot for him. He claimed Before the ship sailed I noticed On a foreign shore; 4. 13 a big-headed, ugly looking paper he was a supervisor and did Just a dead seaman, 9. During what month in 1941 boy selling papers aboard ship not have to work. A word—no more. were the SIU dues increased to Then he decided to bust a every day. $2.00 per month? Died on his ship Junior Engineer to Wiper, who Three years later, having taken was from Mobile, claiming that 1. April And that was all; to the sea himself, I met him no man from the South was any Just a poor seaman 2. May in Rotterdam, Holland. Still not good. The pay-off is that the Who answered his call. 3. July knowing his name, I took in a First Assistant is from Florida! 4. September Just a poor seaman JOHN CREWS prize fight in New Orleans a year 10. How many nautical miles is He stated that he has to be Gone to his rest; or so later, .and in the main tough with men on these ships. it from New York to Hamilton, Just a poor family one sunny morning to run down bout, who should come out Bermuda? I reminded him that it takes Hurled to distress. to the Hall in Mobile and catch swinging like he had the fits, but 1. 697 more than one to play the game. He was the provider a ship going to France. Well, this big-headed, ugly, homely He. got a bad time from the en­ 2. 2,269 By the sweat of his brow; we went to France aU right, but looking ex-paper boy! tire crew—including topside. He 3. 907 God's trumpet has blown as you know, we were not back I paid strict attention to the disputed practically aU the ov­ 4. 1,070 And he's answering now. in New York' till 11 months announcer as he said, "and in Quiz answers on page 15. ertime except Sundays. One Just an SIU member. later! this corner, wearing piurple crewmember mentioned that it Dead on foreign shore;. That was on the old Petrolite. trunks weighing one himdred must be against-his religion to Just a well loved Brother Well, I said right then that there forty-eight and a half, the sensa­ dispute overtime on the day of We shall see no more. would be no more shuttling for tional welterweight of the South rest. Our flag dips in tribute me. I went back to Mobile, —^Moon Kouns. MR. YOUNGBLOOD AT WAR To our dead member there; stayed on the beach a few weeks Every day he found cartoons, To the Editor: WHY MOON? To the widow and orphans. and caught the Alcoa Puritan— notes, etc., posted up slating how May God grant them care, yes! The good old Bauxite run I am enclosing my mother's As the years rolled by, he phony he was. He complained again. ft 4. t address and would very much established a new name for him­ that the black gang was waging We were back in Mobile in six like to have you send the LOG self, by being called the Bing psychological warfare on him. to her in California. I know weeks, and I said to myself, "Oh Crosby of the SIU. Scores of All he did was stand around with that my folks would enjoy it that's the run for me!" I signed people ask me every day why a pipe in his mouth. This dis-. By BILL GILSTRAP as much as I do here in the on for another trip. Well, here some call him Moon. I reply appeared one day. He was caught I am shuttling again. Looks like that if they take one little teeny painting^^ a storeroom. His paint Hospital. Oh yes. I'm just a child; I don't know of vthing right I just can't get off the old shuttle weeny look at him, they wouldn't brushes vanished the follo\ylng I know, of course, its true. now to say that - ou could use run. ask that question twice. And yet I feel as much as you. day. He went to open a tool I want to say one thing though, in the LOG. I ' -^id though, ^ut what 1 am so all burnt locker door and a bucket of And maybe more. and I will write =• mvthing of and I think I can speak for the up about is that he once started water came down on him. He You claim to see just dust . interest that I run across. whole crew: This is the best a comeback—and I •^as his lucky ran to the Chief, and moaned Where I see dreams and then. crew I have ever sailed with. We manager! I presented him with that the black gang was setting Richard 'n With the constant rust have a lot of oldtimers on here, a new robe, and to make a long booby traps for him. I was ap­ N.O. Hospital Of spoken words you (Editors Not"* ^ou forgot Blackie Stevens, Bosun; Charles story short he took it ashore and proached about this, and told Brush my dreams away the address, send it to Stringfeller, Steward; Johnny hocked it. him that there must be an exAnd sweep them ftu:— Walker, Oiler; and last but not us.) Perc7 Boyer Marine on board for who else "Just trash", you say. Puritan Seafarer Suffers From 'Shuttle Run Allergy' Percy Tells Of Moon's Rise To Fame Departed Brother HOSPITALIZED BROTHER ASKS LOG FOR MOM For The Educated �-Step­ page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 15. 1948 The Log Tours Ellis Island Hospital The work of psychiatrists in the rehabilitation of persons suffering from emotional disturbances has, in re­ cent years, been the subject of much publicity in the magazines and motion pictures. To seamen, the aid these specialists offer may seem*not suiTer is that Ellis Isl­ .distant and beyond their and Hospital is on the ap­ reach should the need ever proved list for doctoi-s wishing arise v/hen psychiatric guid­ to study neuropsychiartry. Of all ance is needed. Actually, the marine hospitals, Ellis Isl­ and offers the most extensive .however, the finest treat­ service in the neurospychiatic ment available is no further field. from a seaman than a short According to Vernam T. Davis, ferry ride to Ellis Island head of the neuropsychiatric ser­ Marine Hospital in New vice at the hospital, the doctors' • York Harbor, where, in ad­ main objective is to "get a complete picture of the indi­ dition to medical and TB vidual, his illness, his complaints sections, a neuropsychiatric and find out what brought them on so he can outgrow or over­ section operates. These doctors, nurses and so­ come them himself." It is to cial workers combine to form a this end that the teams work. team that diagnoses, observes The hospital estimates that and treats the illness of a sea­ the average stay is about three man much in the same manner weeks, with incoming men suf­ that a delicate operation would fering anything from a minor be approached by a crack sur­ nervous condition to a disease of gical team. the brain or spine. Sometimes the work of the hospital staff DIFFICULT JOB Unlike a broken leg, where brings quick results, other times treatment is pretty well estab­ it is painfully slow with .little lished, getting to the root of an improvement noted. While the emotional disturbance is often a work of the hospital isn't al­ difficult job. The set-up at Ellis ways successful, the staff is far Island is to first have the seaman from discouraged. They know that confer with one of the nine they have benefited dozens for psychiatrists on the staff. He is every case they have been unthen visited by a trained social able to dent. That alone is worth worker, who tries to help the. all tbe effort, patient work out his problem. Sometimes it is a difficulty with his family. In this case, the social worker communicates with his relatives and tries to unravel the situation. She also attempts to aid him in his ad­ justment to hospital life and en­ courages him to take part in the affairs of the hospital. The seaman is then encour­ aged to take part in occupation,al therapy. Although this service is under the direction of the Daughters of the American Rev­ olution, in all phases of its work it operates in close coop­ eration with hospital officials. R. S. Fagan, the hospital's administrative officer who ac­ companied the LOG reporter on a tour, and Doctor L. E. Hoop­ er, the medical director, stressed ithe attempt *of the hospital to provide every means possible to return the seamen to normal life within the restricted funds available. Testimony to the fact fhat quality at the hoepital does In the general shop are the looms and handicraft tools. Here a seaman is working on a rug—the pattern, which he designed himself, before him. All items created become the properly of the seamen. i S. i. X Men entering Ellis Island Hospital are first bedded in the admitting ward, pictured here. During their stay here the doctors call them into priveite consultation and determine the course of treatment to be followed. They are then assigned a permanent ward accordingly. At left a seaman tries his hand at making candlesticks on the wood lathe in the oc­ cupational ther^ wood shop. During their stay, men are given the full freedom of the hosf^al grounds and most re­ ceive passes into New York City over the week-ends. In the occupational therapy clinic they are encouraged to try their hand at weaving, wood-working, metal-working, painting and all the other crafts that are productive as well as time consuming. Often men discover unknown skills while working here, and several have continued to pur­ sue them as their trades ashore. 4- S- In one of the two music rooms fitted out with all the comforts of a home, a patient studies the music before him. Radios, phonographs and musical instruments are also put at the disposal of the seamen. * In the large and spacious recreation room provided by the American Red Cross and the Social Service Auxiliary several seamen gather around for a fast game of pool. The recreation room is availal)le to patients of all sections of the hospital and offers a multitude of amuse­ ments. Several times a month movies are shown and entertainment from New York provided. �Frida7. October 1$. I948 THE SEAFARERS h O G Page Fifteen Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief Galveston minutes concerning on the ballot. Carried. Acting {Continued from Page 7) would contact Brother Avera at shipping rules, and to accept the Agent Buck Stephens reported the Mobile. Hall, in order that remainder. A motion carried to that Agent Bull Sheppard was in he may obtain the necessary in­ non-concur with the Puerto Rico New York assisting in the beef formation needed to take action minutes. Other New Business between the ILGWU and the regarding his claim against the of Branches holding meetings garment industry thugs, , and Company. Several members took was read and accepted. The would give a report of the part the deck and asked that the Agent's report was accepted. The played by the SIU upon his - re­ Brothers be more careful about Patrolmen's reports were made turn. Business affairs of the loitering on the sidewalks around and accepted. The Dispatcher Port are in good shape, but New the Hall, and making remarks reported 469 registered, and 305 Orleans shipping has fallen off. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, that would bring iU-repute to the shipped. The Hospital Commit­ There have been ten payoffs and as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Union. Meeting adjourned at tee's report was accepted. Under six sign-ons since last meeting, heavily 09 their hands. Do what you. can to cheer them up by 7:55 P. M. with 260 members New Business a motion carried and there are about the same writing to them, y to instruct the Agent to have the number of payoffs scheduled for present. chairs in the Hall repaired and the next two weeks. In the last P. L. SAHUQUE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL X ^ ^ E. DANCY PUERTO RICO — No meeting to get two tables that are needed. two weeks there have been three C. J. MITCHELL A. M. LIPARI was held- as there were not One minute of silence for de­ lay-up jobs. Two were Alcoa C. L. HAMER H. S. TUTTLE enough present to form a quo­ parted Brothers. Under Good ships and one was an Isthmian. C. A. JSATI G. M. GRAY rum. The following Brothers and Welfare various members There are five Alcoa ship^ lined J. D. ANDERSON E. JEANFREAU volunteered to audit the books spoke concerning the good job up for payoff and all five are to M. E. MORES J. ZIMMER and bills: E. F. Martinez; J the Balloting Committee was do­ go in the boneyard. Crescent J. P. THRASHER ing. There was discussion on Salvage and Towing Company L. F. COOK Sanchez, and R. J. Morgan. C. SIMMONS the Ore ships. Meeting ad­ has signed a contract, and the G. O'ROURKE J. FITZSIMMONS XXX journed at 7:50 P. M. with 299 membership is advised that it is J. L. GREENE NORFOLK — Chairman, Carl­ W. T. ROSS all right now to take the lines of J. SMITHE son, 39664; Recording Secretary, member's present. F. PASQUALI their tugs. The MFOW&W are G. D. BRADY Rose, 3139; Reading Clerk WoolXXX S. B. SETTLOFF O. HOWELL ford, 100935. T. KARAVOKYOUS NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, to start picketing Bisso Tugs due C. W. JOHNSON All Branch 'minutes were ac­ Tex Suit, 6951; Recording Secre­ to their moving hot ships in the R. A. LEVASSEUR A. R. KING cepted, save for Puerto Rico, tary, Herman Troxclair, 6743; harbor, and when this starts the G. BUSH V. P. SALLINGS which was referred to New Busi­ Reading Clerk, Buck Stephens, membership will be informed so F. BECKER they will know not to allow M. C. MURPHEY ness. The Agent's and Patrol­ 76. 4 i these tugs to handle our ships. A. WARD men's written reports were read New Orleans previous minutes, NEW ORLEANS HOSP. Report accepted. The Patrol­ E. E. WEBBER and accepted. Under New Busi­ and financial reports of Septem­ J. N. HULL R. GIERCZIC ness the floor was opened for ber 25 and October 2 accepted. men's reports accepted. The Dis­ J. DENNIS K. A. PARKS nominations for Union office. The The Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ patcher reported 405 men regis­ S. C. TAREMAN The W. R. GREBE following Brothers were elected cial reports for September 18 tered, and 407 shipped. T. RIEGO communication from Headquar­ R. A. HACKER to the Trial Committee: J. and 25 read and accepted. Mo­ T. F. OLIVER Glover, C. Aycock, Joe Lupton, tion carried to read only New ters regarding electing a Ballot­ N. ROMANO J. Hodges, and P. Adkins. A Business from the Branches. Mo­ ing Committee to coimt the balJ. E. TIENSIUM Committee was elected to count tion to non-concur in that part olts for the General Fund Assess­ S. LeBLANC the ballots, to meet at 10:00 A. M. of the Philadelphia minutes re­ ment was read, and a motion L. KAY Saturday. Brothers L. Paradeau, garding placing a Patrolman on was carried to elect the com­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. B. BIGGS C. Gardner, H. Dennis, L. the ballot and to accept the rest. mittee at a special meeting Fri­ William Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 H. WEBBER Wright, W. Strickland, and C. Motion carried. Motion to non­ day afternoon. The SecretaryBOSTON 276 State St. C. HELM i ^ Newman comprised the Commit­ concur in the San Juan minutes Treasurer's report was accepted. E. B. Tiiley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 J. HODGES Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 tee. Under Good and Welfare, regarding the putting of a com­ A committee elected at the edu­ GALVESTON SOSVi—23rd St. % ^ several members spoke on wel­ bination Dispatcher — Patrolman cational meeting reported on Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-844S members loitering in front of the fare and conditions on the ships. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL Hall and recommended: First, 205 men were registered, and 97 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2'.17S4 A. EWING that a sign be placed at the bot­ NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville ^t. shipped. Meeting adjourned with A. VANELZUELA tom of the stairs stating "No E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 325 members present. M. CASTRO NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. loitering or disorderly conduct JOSEPH RUDOLPH XXX Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 J. McNEELY will" be tolerated in front of this BALTIMORE—Chairman, WiL NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Your wallet and discharges building. This by orders of the A. JENSBY Ben Reos, Agent Phone 4-1083 •Ham Rentz, 26445; Recording were found on the Robin Trent D. DeDUISEN membership;" second, that this PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. Secretary, Ben Rees, 95; Read­ and are being held for you at T. ZEMRZUSKI Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar S-1217 ruling be strictly enforced by the ing Clerk, A1 Stansbury, 4663. the 4th Floor Baggage Room, SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. W. H. NUNN Doorman; And, third, that any Motion carried to suspend the Mew York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, Steve Cardullo, Agent Donglas 2-5475 J. BOUYEA member failing to adhere to this SAN JUAN, P.R. 252 Ponce de Loon regular order of business and go New Yoi'k. W. HUNT ruling will be subject to appear Sal Colls, Agent Sen Juan 2-5996 into Obligations and charges. The X X X R. L. JOHNSTON SAVANNAH 2 Ahercorn before a trial committee and following Brothers were Obli­ K. C. CROWE Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Anyone finding Pete Trianta- fined a maximum of $10 for the gated: N. Jackson, R. Wright, C. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. C. OPPENHEIMER fillos' wallet which he left on first offense. Report accepted. R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 Martinez, S. McCormick, C. InW. H. PERRY the Sixth Deck in New York The Tallying Committee's report HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. man, A. Sweigart, M. Bugawan, T. MANDICK please send it tb Pete at 625 was accepted. One minute of HAnover 2-2784 A. Weir, M. Vanckwiccl, Charles C. NANGLE Northeast 22nd Street, Miami, silence for departed Brothers. SECRETARY-TREASURER D. Rummey, Gilbert N. Prince, C. W. HALLA Florida. Pete especially wants General discussion under Good Paul Hall James Townseny, James H. P. G. DAUGHERTY back the picture of his late and Welfare. Meeting adjourned DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Broot, G. D. Martin, J. G. Sal­ Lindsey Williams father, his Masonic card and at 9:30 P.M. with 320 bookmeni t, t, mon, S. T. McKinney, W. Wal­ ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS other papers. bers present. ters, Lionel Abramson, G. McGALVESTON HOSPITAL Robert Matthews J, P. Shuler Nice, R. Fontaine, M. Laakso, H. Joseph Volpian W. McCUISTION Shiba, C. Scott, E. Max, and J. JAMES MATTHEWS Karalewski. Motion carried to H. R. WILLIAMSON accept the Trial Committee's re­ J. A. GIVENS The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. port. The Baltimore minutes farers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone 5-8777 D. HUTCHESON PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St and the Baltimore financial re­ to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of J. MAPP Beacon 4336 ports for September 24 and Octo­ their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have » » & RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. ber 2 were read and accepted. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Phone 2599 BOSTON MARINE HOSP. The Secretary-Treasurer's weekly SIU branch for this purpose. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. JULIUS HENSLEY financial _ reports for September Douglas 2-8363 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. VIC MILAZZO 18 and 25 were accepted. The hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 JOHN J. GEAGAN Philadelphia minutes were read, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON 440 Avaion Blvd. and a motion was made to non­ Terminal 4-3131 4, t t Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. concur with the motion concern­ MOBILE HOSPITAL ing placing an extra Patrolman PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION R. ARMSTRONG on the ballot, and to accept the BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. JAMES CARROLL remainder of the minutes. Car­ To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 CHARLES E. GLOVER ried. A motion carried to non­ CHICAGO, Hi 3261 East B2nd St. JOHN F. GERSEY concur with that part of the Phone: Essex 2410 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the HARRY J. GRONIN CLEVELAND 2602 CarroU St. address below: Main 0147 A. C. McALPIN DETROIT 1038 Third St. T. W. TAYLOR Cadiiiac 6857 Name ^ —. WILEY HINTON DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 1. Jackson H. R. LOWMAN Melrose 4110 2. Lace TOLEDO 615 Summit St. J. H. ASHURST Street Address GarBeid 2112 3. Offenses and Punishment 4. May City State SAN JUAN HOSPITAL 5. 1929 W. EISENDER 6. Ill feet, 6 inches MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Signed VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. J. B. GARDNER 7. $219.55 Empire 4531 E. RICHARDS 8. 6 times VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. Book No.. R. TORRES 9. July PaciBc 7824 E. B. HOLMES 10. 697 nautical miles Men Now In Ue Marine Hospitak SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District NOTICE! Notice To All SIU Members SUP »• Gt. Lakes District Quiz Answers Canadian District �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 15, 1948 The MitBck on SS'^SIxeet OR WHO TOOKTWrigATOFF-ftlgeANesrERS? Hie SlUandIfie lt6WUmo^ oqainsf 4lie Kockefeeir in -Hie cigrweirt'jndustni is official pi^ssure beinq puton the Sea^rersandthe IL6WU P IVtet Itashappenedtbtfe im/i^tiiqcd^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1948 No. 41 AFL GARMENT WORKERS RALLY AGAINST UNION-BUSTERS Isthmian Signs 2-Year Contract At New Pay Rate Isthmian signed a new two-year agreement on Wednesday, October 6, the A&G Negotiating Com­ mittee announced. Holding resolutely to their bar­ gaining plan, the SIU negotiators forced Isthmian to grant the same wages, including overtime, which other companies granted. First break in the opemtors line came after Seafarers job-actioned the Mississippi Company's SS Del Norte in New Orleans. Subsequent job actionston other ships brought the mem­ that company, which finally was bers 'of the Atlantic & Gulf Ship organized after an intensive twoOperators Association into line. year campaign and a nine-day The negotiators also induced strike in August, 1947. At the conclusion of the strike, Isthmian to make the wage and overtime provisions retroactive Isthmian gave in on the Hiring to August 17 to jibe with the Hall. Wages and working condi­ wage increase on other lines. tions were negotiated last fall, The contract will run until Sep­ the entire contract being signed in November. tember 30, 1950. Isthmian is now running 50 The SIU's victory over Isth.ships, about half of them C-3s. mian amazed the world's waterFor the most part. Isthmian runs fronts, {or Isthmian was known everywhere as the last big non­ to the Near and Far East. The old Isthmian contract ex­ union American company. pired August 21. Negotiations commenced immediately, and parleys have been held at fre­ quent intervals ever since. The effective date of the new con­ tract is August 22. The Negotiating Committee also announced that they are making progress in talks with the Cuba Distilling Company, on NEW YORK—Oct. 7—The de­ Some 50.000 members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union staged a mass whose molasses tankers the SIU cision by the National Labor Re­ demonstration in New York last week and pledged, an all-out fight against racketeering ele­ recently won an NLRB election. lations Board regarding the com­ Only a few minor points remain ments who are attempting to smash the union. The huge crowd, part of which is shown in to be squared away, they said. position of the bargaining unit which will vote the remaining photo above, enthusiastically cheered the Seafarers who responded to a call for aid in the The new contract with Isth- nine Cities Service ships has I mian is the SIU's second with again been held up due to the ILGWU's .organizing drive on non-union shops, operating under protection of racketeers. stalling tactics of the OS repre­ sentatives. When the NLRB hearings concluded, it was stipu­ lated by the attorneys on both sides that briefs would be filed The basic fact behind poor of artificial barriers being raised fected is, of course, Mississippi. prewar level. by October 8. shipping these days is the de­ by Brazil, Argentina and other One result of this combination Despite the decline in world Following this, lawyers for the of elements is that in May the trade, many foreign lines seem company attempted to have Ben­ cline in overseas commerce to a nations. level described as the worst in In an effort to build up then- U.S. merchant marine carried to be active. Typical of the situ­ jamin B. Sterling, attorney for 30 years. In addition, despite own merchant marine, Brazil only 47.7 percent of all Ameri­ ation is a report from Mobile the SIU, agree to a three-week the 50-percent provision in the gives rebates to shippers using can waterborne commerce and where shipping for Seafarers has further delay, and when he re­ only 40.4 percent of American been close to the vanishing point fused, they went to the NLRB Marshall Plan legislation, Am­ Brazilian ships. in recent weeks. erican • ships how are carrying Argentina requires that gov­ dry cargo exports. where they were granted ten less than half of U.S. foreign ernment purchases, amounting to These figures contrast sharply According to the Mobile Reg­ additional days. trade for the first time since 90 percent of Argentine imports, with the January figures which ister of September 29, Mobile If the company lawyers throwcome in Argentine ships. Other were 56.0 percent for all com­ expects to have more foreign no more monkey wrenches into 1942. Reasons for the latter situation countries have equally compli­ merce and 53.5' percent for dry ships during October than in any the legal machinery, briefs on are several. For one thing, there cated controls detrimental to cargo exports. There is no rea­ month since before the war. both sides will be submitted to* son to believe that the figures Dutch, British, Swedish, Span­ the NLRB no later than October never has been devised an ade­ American shipping. quate plan for policing the The Maritime Commission is for the months since May will be ish, Italian, Danish and South 18. protesting these anti-American any more cheerful. American vessels are included in Marshall Plan cargoes. PREVIOUS RULING For another, the beneficiary practices, many of which date Before the war, when the the list. Port officials say that The company's efforts are di­ back 20 years or so. Whether U.S. merchant marine was pretty there has been a steady increase nations have resorted to all kinds of skullduggery to get anything will come of the pro­ constantly neglected, less than of foreign-flag arrivals in recent rected primarily at excluding extra cargoes'for their ships. The tests is another matter, for the 30 percent of American over­ months, the same months in Stewards, Bosuns, Machinists and finger has been pointed publicly Commission must work through seas commerce went under the which the percentage of Ameri­ Pumpmen from the bargaining at the British and the Dutch, the State Department, which American flag. Unless the pres­ can participation in American unit on the grounds that men among other, on several occa­ never does anything for the ent trend is checked soon, many commerce has been slipping sailing in these ratings are superr merchant marine. SIU line af­ fear that it will reach the dreary downward. sions. (Continued on Page 15) The reasons for the decline in total trade are more profound, as numerous recent surveys have disclosed. DESTITUTE EUROPE With a week remaining before Last year, 65 Seafarers met the still in an.organizational status. Atlantic & Gulf ports on Novem­ At the bottom is the almost The bailot will list 1 Secre- ber 1 and continue until Decem­ world-wide devastation, both nominations for offices in the qualifications and contested for 37 Atlantic & Gulf District posts. tary-Treasui-er, 3 Assistant Sec­ ber 31. Booths will be set up Atlantic and Gulf District for economic and physical, caused This year, 33 posts will be filled retary-Treasurers, 11 Agents and in all Halls and voting facilities 1949 close, from the nominations by 'the war. Europe is destitute. 18 Patrolmen. from a field expected to top last already filed indications are will be such that Seafarers will There is no country that can year's number of candidates. that a record number of Sea­ be able to cast their ballots with. PIC AND STORY buy much of anything except farers will be placed in nomina­ a minimum of time involved. As was the procedure last year, Nominations for office were of­ through Marshall Plan credits, tion and appear on the referen­ ficially opened on September 22, candidates, in addition to sumand it is beginning to look as With a week remaining before with the adoption of a Head­ mitting their qualifications "o the nominations close, the Union if the Plan itself were a drop dum ballot. in the bucket, if Western Eur­ The nominating period ends on quarters resolution designating Secretary-Treasurer, are re­ urges all men possessing the quired to enclose a passport size qualifications to put themselves ope is to be fully rehabilitated. October 15, and a heavy number the positions to be filled. The resolution pointed out that picture of themselves and a into nomination so as to insure Trade with South America is of men is expected to be placed also down. In general, this is in nomination before the dead­ in accordance with the economy statement of not more than 100 the greatest possible selection by due to a shortage of dollars' in line. At that ,tinte a rank-and- program. Mobile, Norfolk, Gal­ words listing their Union records. the membership. South America. But American file Headquarters "committee will veston and Philadelphia will op­ These will be published in Qualifications necessary for of­ ships are getting fewer than go over the qualifications and erate with one less Patrolman. the SEAFARERS LOG a short fice in the SIU, as set forth in they should of the cargoes now rule on the eligibility of each The San Francisco post will not while before voting begins. the Union constitution, are listed appear on the ballot because it is Balloting will commence in hll on page 3. going to South America because man. Cities Service Bargaining Unit Still Unsettled Shipping Detline Traced To World Poverty Nominations For A&G Posts Pouring into Headquarters �THE SEAFARERS 59 Page Two LOG Fridar, October 8, 1948 ] SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Aailiated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ) Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 » :c. Real Solidarity J The following letter was recently received by the Atlantic & Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union: .9 "Thank you for sending the LOG to me regularly. Fm enjoying your paper because your fighting spirit en­ lightens me and others in our work of building up a free, independent German seamen's union—towards the Bro­ therhood of the Sea for all. "Yes, we over here have to put up daily everything we have in our bodies to meet the resistance of the old reactionary German shipowners and their stooges on one side. On the other hand we have to take care of Stalin's stooges, too. "While patrolling the docks in the harbor of Bremen I pass by your ships—those giant ships, well-fed, wellmanned, with the best general conditions, and now a new two-year agreement containing your outstanding Hiring Hall clause. In other words, you have everything we haven't got! "We have got to start from the bottom up, but we hbpe to meet your good conditions in the years to come. Afes, we keep our union steady as she goes, with the help of the International Transport workers' Federation and her Seamen's Charter. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. "We shall reach our goal—the Brotherhood of the Sea—for all who sail the seven seas in order to make their living in a peaceful world. 'Your fraternally, "Frank Pietzak "Port Organizer- -Bremen' Men Now la The Marine Hiapltals These axe the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Accompanying this letter was a clipping from a writing to them. , German newspaper. The clipping tells the story of the NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL Q. REEGO recent convention of the ITF in Oslo, where it was decided J. DENNIS J. M. MITCHELL D. W. PRINCE to take action against the phony transfers of American R. BUNCH s. w. MCDONALD P. L. SHAUQEUE -ships to Panamanian and Honduran registry, merely to J. B. GEISLER J. L. SAUL R. M. HESTER get around granting the wages and conditions which U.S. A. R. KING M. H. SIMONEAUX S. C. FOREMAN seamen have won through the years! HARMAN McNAB E. J. DANCY 1 The news story calls for support of the German E. LAPARI J. H. BIBBS GALVESTCHU HOSPITAL seamen in any action undertaken by United States mari­ V. W. RUSSELL W. C. McCUISTION time unions and expresses the solidarity that the German O. HOWELL JAMES MATTHEWS V. P. SALLINGS H. R. WILLIAMSON merchant seamen feel for their Brothers across the sea. C. GREEN J. A. GIVENS D. HUTCHISON :i The quoted letter and the clipping illustrate once H. C. MAPHEY ALVIN WARD J. MAPP more what members of the SIU have long known to be S. KINZAN % % % tnie about the non-Communist sections of the labor move- G. R. GRAY MOBILE HOSPITAL JOHN F. GERSEY iqent—both in the United States and abroad. During the J. L. HUGULEY R. L. FLIPPIN VHLEY HINTON JR. 194^ 'General Strike, the unions affiliated to the ITF K. V. PETTERSSON ROBERT ARMSTRONG yplunteered their immediate support, and foreign long­ C. W. JOHNSON H. R. LOWMAN R. P. GRAVES GEORGE KALEEL shoremen's unions stated emphatically that they would M. HENBERT T. W. TAYLOR nbt work cargo loaded in the U.S. during the strike. A. AUGUSTIN A. C. MALPIN E. P. BADON T. C. BALLARD In other emergencies this same sort of solidarity has R. L. BARBER WILLIAM D. JOHNSON Reen evidenced. And now, as the SIU and other American L. KAY % % X maritime unions face a world-wide action to put a halt A. M. PETET STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL the "paper" transfers of ships to Panamanian and S. LE BLANC - A. EWING M. PETIE A. VANELZUELA Honduran registry, it is comfortable to know that the A. J. J. McKENNA M. CASTRO seamen's unions in foreign countries are prepared to take S. A. GLENN J. McNEELY their stands on the sides of the workers and against the ALBERT McMAHON A. JENSBY gfeedy shipowners. D. DeDUISEN E. M. LOOPER Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing limes: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) ^ T. ZEMRZUSKI W. H. NUNN J. BOUYEA W. HUNT R. L. JOHNSTON K. C. CROWE C. OPPENHEIMER W. H. PERRY T. MANDICK C. NANGLE C. W. HALLA P. G. DAUGHERTY i 4. SAN JUAN HOSPITAL W. EISENDER J. B. GARDNER E. RICHARDS R. TORRES E. B. HOLMES 4 4 4 SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL L. TICKLE T. C. KELLY M. BYERS 4 4 4 BOSTON HOSPITAL VIC MILAZZO JOHN J. GEAGAN JULIUS HENSLEY I,'" �THE SEAFARERS Friday, October 8, 1948 Qualifkathns For Offire Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Un­ ion, eis provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: (a) That he be a citizen of the United States. (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union *of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, in continuous g.ood standing for a period of two (2) years immediately prior to date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant vessels in unlicensed capacity. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. ^ (e) That he be an active and full book member and show four months ^scharges for the current year in an unlicensed rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not apply to officials and other office holders working for the Union during current year for period of four months or longer. Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, naming the particular office and submitting the necessary proof of qualification zis listed above. The notice of intention addressed* to the SecretaryTreasurer must be in his office not later than October 15. 1948. when nominations will be closed. i S. 4 Every candidate for office in the AScG election scheduled to begin on November 1st, must submit with his qualifications a passport picture of himself and a short biography of no more than 100 words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biographical notes will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the member­ ship with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography , to: Secretary-Treasurer. Seafarers International Union, 51 Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. LOG Page Three Seafarers Centraot Would Hav| Saved Cities Service Grewmai Photo shows the Lone Jack's No. 1 lifeboat as it ap­ peared when the lashing down was completed. The boat was not restored to its craxlle. and was lashed down in such a manner that the boat could not be freed in an emergency. It didn't really matter because the boat had a foot ;,hole in its bottom anyway. Edgar Eddy, the seaman lost. v,-as working on the outside of this boat when he was swept overboard. The Lone Jack's crewmembers know that unsafe working conditions will be a thing of the past, once Cities Service is under contract to the Seafarers International Union. ILGWU Makes Headway Against Racketeers If Cities Service were under contract to the Seafarers, jthe accident resulting in the de^tb of a crewmember on the Lijijnv Jack during a hurricane netrei would have occurred, accordihg to the views expressed to the LOG this week by an SIU bookmember, who was aboard the ship as an SIU organizer. In the opinion of the SIU member, who cannot be named because of the organizing cam­ paign now in progress, Edgar Eddy, an SIU pledged crewmember, was lost at sea because of lax preparation for foul wea­ ther before leaving port, incom­ petency of the Mate and Bosun and inadequate safety precau­ tions. All of the^e matters would have been corrected had the crew been represented by the SIU, stated the Seafarer. , The Lone Jack left New York on August 29 for Venezuela with no provisions made for securing deck gear. This in spite of being forewarned of a heavy hurri­ cane sweeping the Atlantic sea­ board. Two days, out of port, the ship met the full fury of the hurricane and all hell broke loose. The hurricane winds grew strong, and the ship rose and fell in the sea troughs with a force that sent oldtimers reel­ ing in the foc'sles and passage­ ways. The winds continued to gain velocity and, late in the after­ noon, reached a force of 125miles-an-hour. The deck crew prepared to work inside imtil the storm abated, but the poorly secured deck gear dashed these plans. The organizing drive launched in New York three weeks ago by the AFL International Ladies Garment Workers Union against non-union jobbers operating with the help of racketeering elements is making headway. Since the appearance of Sea­ farers International Union mem­ bers on the garment workers' LIFEBOAT LOOSE picketlines, strong arm tactics of Over the howl of the wind the the union-busters have stopped crew heard one of the lifeboats completely and the ILGWU has crashing into the bulkhead of announced that several of the the boat deck. Quick inspection non-union firms have already showed that the boat was out of signed up, with negotiations un­ its cradle and was swinging back der way with a dozen others. and forth, each time putting big­ Prior to beginning the organiz­ ger dents in the bulkhead and ing offensive, the Garment Work­ the boat. ers Union called on members of The Mate then ordered the the SIU to serve as temporary Bosun to turn the deck gang out . organizers. Up to that time,-truck on deck to secure the boat, be-* owners had been using gangster fore it was smashed to bits. methods to protect the non-union jobbers. ILGWU members were Somewhat apprehensive, the practically helpless, since most deck gang moved out on the of them are women or elderly slippery deck and gingerly made its way to the No. 1 lifeboat. men. "The air is now cleaner than Exactly what took place then it has been in many months," is not too clear, but Edgar Eddy Julius Hochman, general man­ was seen making his way along Members of the ILGWU, and members of the SIU supporting them, gather in a street of ager of the ILGWU's Dress Joint the outside of the swinging boat. New York's garment district to hear union officials vow a continuing fight against union^bustBoard, said this week. "In two ing racketeers in the industry. (Continued on Page 14) weeks we have put the gangsters on the defensive. We could not permit ourselves to be intimi­ dated by the truck drivers and their henchmen." With torpedoed Seaferers now that "The argument that they ment of compensation for civi­ ... All of them were thrown in­ At a mass outdoor rally staged in the heart of the garment dis­ being processed for induction in­ were paid well for what they did lian workers — most of whom to concentration camps. In the trict, some 50,000 ILGWU mem­ to the new peacetime Army, it is a poor one. No pay is big were seamen—under Public Law POW camps of Japan, notably epough to compensate for life 396, enacted by the 80th Con­ at Osaka, they were fed short bers pledged an all-out fight is interesting to read in Joseph and limb; and some of them, gress and "designated to create rations, were half starved, and against the hoodlums seeking to F. Dineen's column in the Bos­ because of their injuries, will a War Claims Commission to were beaten so mercilessly that smash the union. ton Herald, a fair and' forth­ A tremendous ovation was right statement of the contribu­ never again be able to support inquire into the status of mem­ health was impaired for life."^ If other sections of the press given the Seafarers, who were tion made by seamen under com­ themselves as long as they live. bers of the merchant marine, ,,, The sailor in the merchant civilians who were captured, and had been as fair in stating the greeted by Margaret DiMaggio, bat wartime conditions. marine, whose ship was torpe­ internees who were unlucky nature of wartime service of of the Dress Joint Board or­ After pointing out that mem­ doed and sunk during the war enough to be in enemy coun­ those who sailed the ships as ganizing staff, as "our union bers of the Army, Navy, Marine while carrying supplies across tries when war was declared." merchant seamen, then the sight Brothers of the SIU." and Air Corps were given hon­ the Atlantic of Pacific, might But, for the record; he points of torpedoed seamen being Among other ILGWU officials ors and medals for their brav­ have been far better paid in his out that, "Hundreds of men in among the first processed iiito addressing the demonstrators were Charles Zimmerman, Secre­ ery and service, he states that rating, but when he was killed the merchant marine were cap­ the peacetime army would riot tary, Local 22; Luigi Antonini, "there was none such ffcr mer­ he was just as dead as an en­ tured, both by the Germans and stand out today as a black in­ chant mariners who risked their listed sailor in the Navy." the Japanese. Technically they dictment of the fairness of our Secretary, Local 89, and Julius lives and served." The article is principally in­ were civilians in the employ of whole system of deferment and Hochman, General Manager, tended as a plea for the pay­ oil companies or merchant lines.] draft selection machinery. His article .goes on to state ' Dress Joint Board. Boston Columist Praises Seamen For Wartime Servire �THE SEAFARERS T^Page Four % SlU Shippers Mower Rates To Increase Trade Two SlU-contracted companies announced in the past month pjans to step up business by provjljiding reduced rates in the freight and passenger fields. Seatrain Lines, which operates four ships cai-rying loaded freight cars, has cut rates up to 50 per cent in its services be­ tween Gulf ports and Cuba. It is expected that the lowered rates will also be applied to Seatain service between New York and Havana, to avoid giving Gulf shippers a lop-sided advantage over those shipping from the Atlantic coast. r"" > A temporary injunction barring the Seatrain Lines from putting its 50 per cent rate cut into effect until the Maritime Commission ruled on its legality was handed down in a Federal court on Wednesday. Th6 injunction was issued on application of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company, one of the companies named in the Seatrain suit charging anti­ trust law violations. LOG Friday, October 8, 1948 WHAT tTWMK., QUESTION: The two year agreement which the SIU won from several of the larger Union-contracted companies has been in effect for six weeks. Now that you've had a chance to see it work, how do you think it shapes up? iSlSBI'iiiililllll: EDWARD GONSALVES, OS: The new contract is good for the Union—especially since it is for two years this time instead of one. I'm hoping that it won't be long until we have Cities Service and the other unor­ ganized companies under con­ tract. Those additional jobs will come in pretty handy these days. I'm very well satisfied with the new wage scale, and the work­ ing conditions which are guar­ anteed me in this agreement. As an SIU man enjoying these top conditions in the industry, I will do what I can to help the un­ fortunate men in the unorganized fields to get in under our con­ tract. (Interviewed in New York Hall.) D. J. SHEEHAN, Oiler: In the passenger field, conser­ Our Negotiating Committee vative shipping circles were did a fine job on the new twosomewhat startled to hear that year contract. They have built the Arnold Bernstein Line plan­ the wages up in order to help us ned a round trip passenger serv­ meet the high cost of living. We ice to Europe for .$250 to $350, all know what the T-H Law has if the Maritime Commission ap­ been trying to do to Unions. proves its pending subsidy ap­ Well, Taft and Hartley didn't plication. stop our Negotiating Committee PLAN OPPOSED from keeping the Hiring Hall At the commission hearing of Of course, we all know that we the Bernstein application in now have the finest contract in Washington last month, compet­ maritime history, and I believe ing concerns opposed the com­ we should give our Committee pany's plan to convert two troop one big vote of thaiiks for at­ caiTiers into one-class ships, with taining it for us. Where is there accommodations at the price now another maritime union that can being charged for tourist facili­ match the position we now hold? ties in three-class liners. The (Interviewed in Boston Hall.) proposed service would operate between New York and Ply­ mouth, Rotterdam and Antwerp. ERIC JOSEPH, Wiper: Although the Maritime Com­ siilliiiii I think the Union has achieved mission has not yet announced a great victory because now we its decision on the application, have security for a period of two Arnold Bernstein, head of the years. The companies have no company, has expressed con­ choice but to abide by the con­ fidence that favorable action is tract provisions for that period forthcoming. of time. Although at first theStrongest opposition to the provision requiring Wipers to Bernstein plan at the hearings paint black gang quarters during came from representatives of the regular working hours may have United States Lines. caused some guys to beef, I, They stated that neitlier the think it is working out to our one-class plan or the other pro­ advantage. The overtime pre­ posed Bernstein service—that of viously gained from this work specializing in the uncrated was small and the monthly wage transportation of automobiles increase we won is much better that tourists might want to take to have than the couple of bucks with them—would be practicable. overtime once in a great while. SEES ACTIVITY (Interviewed in New York Hall.) Bernstein, however, confidently pointed out that there is a definite need for the service he JOSEPH PINEAU, AB: prdposes. He estimated that I like the wage increase. When iliiiii iiliiiiiir there be excellent busi­ I came into the Union, an AB . . . ness for it for at least 20 years. made 110 dollars a month. Now The Seatrain rate reduction we have more than doubled that was touched off by information amount. Good wages always are received by the company that good news. I like the new way shippers contracted to the Gulf of handling Electricians' helpers, and South Atlantic Havana too. The new rating. Second Steamship Conference who used Electrician, is a better rating facpities of non-member com­ than Assistant Electrician. The panies not authorized by the two-year provision is pretty fine. conti-acts could bo penalized It gives ng time to do some or­ Penalities range from 15 to 25 ganizing in the unorganized We're safe having the perr cent of the freight rates on fleets. two years, because we will be a shipper's traffic for the year. §Jxortly after announcing its protected by . the re-opening clause. I was at sea, but I hear new rates, Seatrain sued five corppanies for $1,800,000 damages, the NMU rode in behind us (Interviewed in New charging violation of the federal again. York Hall.) anti-trust laws." J. G. GREENBAUM, Dk. Eng.: What is especially ^ood about this new contract, to my way of thinking, is the two-year guar­ antee of our present manning scales. This new agreement is the best I have ever worked un­ der, and I have never heard of one in the maritime industry that could equal it. The whole contract sounds just about per­ fect to me but the manning scale guarantee was the wisest move of all. This means that, come hell or high water, SIU ships will be sailing with the present complements for the next two years. The Union Committee that worked out this agreement certainly was on the ball. (Inter­ viewed in Boston Hall.) : f:l j j ' CHARLIE DWYER. Cook; I think our new two-year agreement is the finest thing of its kind in maritime history. The SIU still leads the way. Our Negotiating Committee really de­ serves a vote of thanks for drawing up and pushing through this swell contract. Each and every member benofits greatly by it. Not only the new wage increase, which, of course, is of paramount importance to most of the boys, but our conditions and working rules should insure smooth running for all hands for the next two years. The Sea­ farers International Union cer­ tainly keeps marching on. (Inter­ viewed in Boston Hall.) A. L. CALLAHAN, Chief Cook: I have a feeling of greater se­ curity with the two-year con­ tract."'That's one big advantage this contract has over previous ones that should be clear to everybody. And another thing that I liked plenty was that the new agreement has a provision allowing the Union to re-open negotiations on the question of wages and other monetary mat­ ters. This is mighty important, because it lakes care of any pos­ sible increase in the cost-of-liv­ ing that might otherwise find us at a disadvantage. All in all, I think the contract has about all we want. (Interviewed in Boston • HaU.) STANLEY BROWN, AB: The new contract is great! It's the best contract in the maritime industry. The thing I like the most about it is that we won it without having to strike. The AB's pay is more than double what it was when I started a few years ago. It was 100 dollars then, but it's 222 dollars now, which is some increase, if you ask me. Also, we have two whole years iu wlilch to prepare ourselves to deal with the com­ panies again. I don't see why we can't use that time profitably by organizing some more com­ panies. Anyway, it's good to be working under the finest agree­ ment around. (Interviewee^ in New York Hall.) * �Friday* October 8, 1948 THE SEAFARERS haC Page Fiv^ San Juan Seafarers Kept Busf By Shipping And Shoregang Work sSi;' By SAL COLLS ^' \X\ GALVESTON EDUCATION MEETING SAN JUAN — We have had a lot of ships during the past week, and have settled a lot of beefs to the satisfaction of the members concerned. The MV Ponce sailed short of an Oiler, but every beef aboard her was squared away. The SS Monarch of the Seas made five jobs, and we have six jobs on the board as this is being writ­ ten. We can't fill those six jobs, either. It seems that some of the rated beachcombers on this Shipping Holds In Galveston By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — Shipping con­ tinues good on the Texas coast, we are happy to report. The fact is we could use a few more rated men than we have right now. Island just don't want to know where the Hull is located. One of our • most confid(§Tit. beachcombers got off the SS Angelina for a vacation—Brother Woody Lockwood. We think he will have a long wait if he is after the Ponce. BEISBOL Tony Viera gave us a hahd taking care of the Ponce, inci­ dentally, since we had to hurryto an ILA meeting. We haven't had a chance yet to get an education program go­ ing, so many of our members are working in shoregangs. However, the voting on the General Fund Assessment has been proceeding at a good pace. For those sportsmen who fol­ low baseball, the professional games are about to start here. As usual, there will be a lot of players from the mainland and the games will be fast. Incident­ ally, don't come around looking for "aguacates." The season is just about over. The beachcombers would like to hear something about Tommy Murray, and hear from Norman Maffie, the "sketch man," and some of the rest who have spent some time on the Island. "Oldtime beachies," the girls call' them. . It is about time we thanked the Editor of the LOG for send­ ing the paper to the people here whose names and addresses we This week we paid off three ships. They were the SS Thomas Cresap and Clyde Seavey, both Isthmian, in Houston, and a Seafarers in the Texas port as they participated in the first of the new series of sessions, tanker over in Lake Charles. in which the entire education program as drawn up by the Emergency Agents Conference was There were no serious beefs on reviewed, and the two-year contract analyzed. any of the ships, and we settled what few minor complaints there were right aboard at the pay­ offs. The most interesting thing we By CAL TANNER and the three scows being re­ pressed by many Brothers, will have had down here was the paired in the shipyard, are regis­ probably ring up an overwhelm­ Educational meeting we held last , MOBILE — Shipping in the tering here. ing majority of "Yes" votes, week. (Ed. Note: See picture on Port of Mobile continues slow, with a total of 59 bookmen and Consequently, the shipping list when the final tally is recorded. this page.) STOP PUSHING.^ 35 permitmen shipped for the is pretty long. So if you are not EDUCATION CONTINUES We had a long discussion of YOU'RE TiitiN " week. We had nine payoffs and The second in the series of the new two-year agreement, WILL COME/* five sign-ons during the period. education meetings was held-^analyzing it in great detail. Ships paying off were the Tuesday and keen interest was Everybody present took an inGovernor Brandon, a Waterman displayed by the entire mem­ terest in the discussion, and a Liberty now in the shipyard for bership in the proposed uniform great many points about the cona 15-day repair job; the Wild shipping registration rules. Three tract were brought to light which Ranger, another Waterman ship or four other topics were also|pleased the membership, in from Puerto Rico; the Alcoa discussed by the members. LIKE CONTRACT Roamer, which is going back These informal meetings are down to the Islands on the one of the best ways to get the Incidentally, everybody here is bauxite run; the Warrior, a Wat­ opinions and feelings of the pretty enthusiastic about the erman C-2 going to Greece with membership on various questions contract. Its improvements over flour; the Hastings, also of Wa­ that come up from time to time, the old one were the occasion gave him. The ones who get it terman and also going into the but which never gets to the for some fine compliments for sure like it. They say they al­ yards for repairs; and the Alcoa the Negotiating Committee. regular meetings. Cavalier, which is going out in a position to sweat out a ways find interesting informa­ again on her regular 17-day couple of weeks on the beach, On the Mobile labor front, The MCS and MFOWW have tion and stories in it. And when cruise. you had best, detour around Mo­ the only beef hanging fire is pickets at the entrance to the it is late reaching Puerto Rico, Three other payoff ships head­ bile for the present. We'll let that of the Waitresses Union, Todd shipyard here. These men as it sometimes is through no ed for the boneyard. These were you know via the LOG when AFL, which has a picketline are covering the MCS and fault of the Editor, they call the the Bessemer Victory, Water­ shipping picks • up and is nor­ around one of the local restaur MFOWW ships under West Coast Hall to ask where it is. man, and the Alcoa Liberties, mal again. ants and is doing a pretty contract, and constitute a token The other night, one of our John Paul Jones and Charles Voting is continuing on the good job of it. line. They are making no effort boys took some LOGS to a small Warfield. ten-dollar General Fund Assess­ The Seafarers are, of course, to shut the yard down. but shipshape bar called El All in all, the payoffs and ment. The majority of the men respecting the girls' picketlines We are keeping close tabs on Botecito. And you would be sur­ sign-ons were very smooth, with on the beach eligible to vote Men prised at the way it was received and doing all they can to help the organizing program. all disputes being settled prior have done so. As their ships hit them. We hope to be able to here are encouraged to try for by the people there, including to the payoffs and sign-ons. port, men are coming in to report by LOG time next week jobs on the organizing agenda, a lot of students who read it cast their ballots. SEVERAL IN TRANSIT that the waitresses have won and we do our best to find new word by word between beers and boogie-woogie records. ways to get them aboard. Besides these, several ships Mobile, from the sentiment ex­ their strike. were in transit and they were contacted and necessary replace­ ments made. The vessels in transit were the Noonday^^^ City of Alma, Beauregard and MadBy A. S. CARDULLO ing him a communist. But if he been collected at a communist a special session of Congress be­ aket—all Waterman C-2s. cause of the present waterfront isn't, then -why the hell doesn't rally for the strikers." Quite a few oldtimers are SAN FRANCISCO—The Coast he sign and let the men have Everyone seems to agree that situation. Wasn't he one of the presently on the beach in Mo­ , is still tied up and the best ad­ a chance to get back to work'? we should send the alien com­ ones who didn't want Congress bile rlow. Among those seen vice we can offer is that all HOW COME? mies out of the country. Then called back to curb the high around are Colon Aubert, Mel hands stay away from this port. Another thing we'd like to why all the pussyfooting, like prices? Shipley, Lefty McNorton, Lester We are urging the men on the know is where the WEA comes holding the top commies and The oil strike out here is still Lord, Johnnie Morriss, George beach here to head for the East off getting so het up about fight­ then releasing them under $500 on, but it looks as though a set­ Truesdell, J. W. Demouy, J. H. or Gulf coast ports, or else get ing the commies after being so bail to continue their subversive tlement is near. The Boiler­ Jones, Jack Lynch, Willie Rey­ a job ashore, as the strike looks buddy-buddy with them for so activities. There are a lot of makers are ready to go out, too. nolds, Robert Reynolds and like it will be a long, drawn-out long. sailors who have been held for As this is being written, the SS Charlie Spencer. affair. The working stiff is really get­ a lot less. These commies de­ Mastmar, Calmar, is being paid BEACH FILLS UP At the moment, the outcome ting the worst end of this situa­ serve the same treatment that ofif. This makes four Calmar The slowdown in shipping is of the beef seems to hinge on tion. The strike is driving the non-commies would get in. Rus­ and three Isthmian ships hang- • ing on this coast without crews. • causing the beach in Mobile to Bridges' signing the anti-commie longshoremen to accept help sia. There are still quite a few men ' INTEIIESTED. NOW fill up again. Most of the crews affidavits. Right now. Bridges is from anybody. We quote from We also see where Represen­ on the beach, but their ranks that got off the three vessels suing the Waterfront Employers one of their flashes: '"Two-and-aWhich headed for the boneyard, Association for $700,000 for call­ half tons of canned food have tative Hartley is now calling for are slowly thinning out. Slow Shipping Adds Many To Mobile Beach West Coast Strike Expected To Continue For Long Time �THE SEAFARERS Page Six LOG Friday. October 8. 1948 Cool Weather Brings Tankers Agent Pays Off Yarmouth In Nova Scotia Cut Of Lay-Up To Aid New York By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK —We can thank the sudden cold snap in the northern parts of'the country for the better-than-last-week ship, ping we are experiencing in this port this week. The upswing isn't great, but it is enough to give us some hope for the com­ ing weeks. We crewed three tankers from lay-up this week and we expect to see more come out when peo­ ple start burning up the oil in their home tanks. Incidentally, we can thank the organizing department for all three of the ships. The Nathaniel Palmer, Sweetwater and John Marion have all been added to the SIU fleet through the or­ ganizing program adopted by the SIU. They are coming in very handy during this lull in ship­ ping. FEW PAYOFFS Wfe signed on, in addition to the three tankers all ready men­ tioned, the Robin Wentley and Marine Star, Robin; Afoundria and James Jackson, Waterman; Steel Designer, Isthmian. Not tf)o impressive a showing. Due to the West Coast strike, a lot of intercoastal ships are tied up here waiting for the big beef to break. It doesn't look too promising for these ships in the near future, however. BARREN OF BASEBALL Very little else can be said for activity in this port. We aren't playing host to the World Series, except on television, so the local baseball devotees are writing off the past season and are hoping for better results next year. It makes a good show on television here in the Hall and is well at­ tended by members hailing from Beantown and Cleveland. The Yarmouth crew had a good payoff way up in Nova Scotia in the town for which the ship is named. The men I seem to have enjoyed the unusual experience of paying off and signing on in a foreign port. Standing (left to right): D. G. Hodge, Watchman; an unidentified crewmember; E. B. Tilley, Boston Agent who handled the payoff; W. J. Sampson. BR; J. E. Sweeney, Oiler; and O. Engelson, AB. Kneeling: A. Melanson, OS; and F. McGuire, AB. W. J. Sampson, BR, had no beefs to report from the Yar­ mouth's payoff up north. The Yarmouth was in tip-lop shape, the Boston Agent writes. This week the local papers have been carrying the story of a lawyer who robbed his family of a million-and-a-half bucks. A month or two ago a judge over in New Jersey, who was a bank By E. B. TILLEY official, robbed the depositors of BOSTON—No payoffs in sight .three Delegates really had their half-a-million. Both of these guys were respectable members in the port of Boston, not a departments in tip-top shape. of their communities, but they single one! Still another first! In our ex­ perience as Patrolman and Ag­ got money hungry. So what do we do? We find ent, this was the first time we a payoff. In fact, we boarded BIG TIME BOYS Eastern's SS Yarmouth and rode ever saw a company payoff The papers gave both stories her all the way to Yarmouth, with two days' wages and week­ quite a play, but managed to re­ Nova Scotia, where we paid her end overtime in advance. It surely is proof that the Yar­ main objective throughout. I off and signed her on. mouth has a swell Union crew hate to think what would have The SIU scores another first, been the consequence had a we think. Not only is the SIU when the company takes the working stiff, especially a sea­ the first in the maritime wages risk of paying out money that man, copped that cabbage. and the first in maritime condi­ hasn't yet been earned. This was the Yarmouth's last Hearst's No. 1 hatchetman and tions, but it is the first maritime trip to Nova Scotia this season. the rest of his crowd would have union to pay off an American However, she's still sailing. Too frequently there are beefs made it meat for their columns ship in a foreign country with Right now, she's on a six-day an American Port Agent aboard about the handling of linen,'for weeks, cruise to Bermuda. When she and a U.S. Shipping Commission­ with subsequent shortages at returns, she will be in this port J. E. Sweeney, Oiler, had As it is, these guys will prob­ er present. the payoffs. All of this can be for a few days before making a the Yarmouth's Engine De­ cleared up once and for all, if ably only get slapped on the What made things better yet 12-day trip to Havana, Miami partment in first class shape each crewman would cooperate wrists and discharged with a was the fact that the payoff it­ and Nassau. If there are any for the Nova Scotian payoff, with the Chie)^ Steward by suggestion that they be better self was a sweet one, SIU style. further plans for her we'll let according to the Boston stripping his bunk and turning' ^ow on. There was nary a beef. The you know. Agent's report. in the soiled pieces at the time the clean linen is issued. The number of payoffs handled this week was down from normal and consisted of the Seatrain Havana and Seatrain New Jer­ sey; Beatrice and Emilia of Bull Line; Evangeline, Eastern; John B. Waterman, Waterman; Steel Flyer, Isthmian, and Colabee, American-Hawaiian. All were good payoffs and quickly squared away to the satisfaction of all. The Patrolmen Say— Linen Losses Uniform Registration Rules Will Help Several Ratings Some Stewards hesitate to check each piece as it is turned in because of the time involved, By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER and because he doesn't like to appear to question the good in­ PHILADELPHIA — Although tentions of his Union Brothers I there were three payoffs in this and shipmates about getting the port last week, shipping con­ old linen in to him. tinues rather slow. All three ves­ Unfortunately, this trusting sels were on short trips, so there sort of Steward has many times found, at the end of the trip, were very few replacements. gang from the Hall to load stores and other materials. This is a good deal for the ships' crews—and also fur our guys on the beach, as it gives them a chance to make a few bucks. On these two Mathiasen tank­ ers, we shipped a total of 20 men. Not much, of course, but that his shipmates have left him First to arrive for a payoff was it all helps to take up the slack virtually "holding the bag," the SS Rosario, a Bull Line ship. when shipping is slow. •with linen missing for which The payoff was fairly clean, Ships in transit also helped to he is personally responsible. with a little disputed overtime take a few men off the beach. COST-PLUS PAST which took a few hours to Among these were the SS Steel So, snap out of it Brothers! square away. The Rosario took Designer, Isthmian; SS Marine Star, Robin, and the SS Topa The days of $20 exchange, and about five replacements. Topa, Albert K. Smiley and of Government cost-plus opera­ The other two payoffs were John Laurence, all of Waterman. tion are past. When you fail to take care of ship's gear, you are both Mathiasen tankers, which The effect of the West Coast cheating your shipmates and un­ docked and paid off down in strike was felt here thi." week, Marcus Hook. The SS Cab­ when the SS Calmar of the Caldermining Union' conditions! ins paid off on Thursday even­ mar Steamship Company was There is no excuse for a man stacking ahead two or three is­ ing and the SS JuLesburg on held back at the last moment, sues of linen in his locker. Let's , Sunday morning. Both these just as she was ready to sail. Although she is already load­ dp the right thing. The linen ships are on short runs to "Venisn't yours — but it's yours to ed, the company decided to keep jezuela and coastwise ports. Both her in port until the Pacific beef use, paid off very clean and free of is settled. She is in an idle Whether the Steward counts , beefs. status, with a skeleton crew the pieces as you turn them aboard. GOOD SHIPS back or whether he allows you to turn it in at your own con­ BETTER BREAK These two tankers are fine venience, cooperate by seeing to ships and Mathiasen 4s a good Although, as I have said, ship­ it that jmurs is turned in prompt­ company to deal with. As soon ping is rather slow, it is par­ ly. Be a Union Brother! as the vessels hit the docks here, ticularly tough for certain rat­ the company orders,a seven-man ings, such as Chief Steward, Benny Gonzalez Chief Cook, Deck Engineer, El­ any ship and pay up his dues ectricians and Bosuns. after making a trip. Sure, we all feel very sorry I point this out because the newly-proposed uniform regis­ for this type of fair weather tration rules will give these rat­ sailor, and we generally escort ings a better break. These rules them from the Hall with these are being discussed constantly, words of comfort: and the membership seems to be "Your story has touched my all for them. heart, I feel for you, believe Here's a sad story. Every day me, but there is not a damned some guy comes into the Hall thing that we can do for you. here and shows his book, while Get out, and stay out!" he explains that he is only two VISITING SAILORS years in arrears. And since he We had the pleasure of a visit from an old friend and shipmate this week. That streamlined gent from down New Orleans way. Brother Santos Garcia, blew in (all 360 pounds), stayed a few hours and headed out again. Glad to have seen you Santos. Stop by again soon. Also had a visit from Whitey Banks. After one evening spent in the company of a certain lady of ample proportions, he ' took off for parts unknown, ' sporting several visible bruises ' and a hurt and indignant look. Sorry, Whitey, I should have has been working ashore, he warned you. She used to be a can't show any strike clearances. lady wrestler! Nbw that things are a bit That's all for this week, so tough on the shoreside, he wants I'll: say so long for now, with to become a good old SIU man the hope that more ships -find again. He'll be willing to take their way up to' Philadelphia.. �'-,4-.J- Friday, Oeiobar 8, 1948 Ilj • ' T H E S E AF A R E RS Page aeve» LO G Steel Artisan, Jackson Gall At Manila :-3|l ••'31 Aboard the SS Steel Artisan, Isthmian, when she called at Manila last month were (left to right) Seafarers R. Gilbert, Hendrix Svenson and I. BraziL Ludovico Agulto, the "Manila Watch," who deliver­ ed LOGS to the ship when it docked, said these men and their shipmates kept the Ar­ tisan sparkling from stem to stern. ^ ^ if Also making Manila in Sep­ tember was the SS Andrew Jackson, Waterman. Some of the men identified in crew photo at right are Tom Franzone, I. Levy, Mike George, Pedro Cruz and Pat Leary. These lads weathered a typhoon that left Manila's principal streets. flooded for two days. According to Agulto, who boarded the Jackson at Pier 13 after the storm sub­ sided, all hands agreed the experience was a rugged one. if if if Like the Artisan, the Jack­ son showed shining evidence that a hep crew of Seafarers ' was manning the vessel. The Stewards Department was re­ ported right on its toes, satis­ fying the stomachs of all hands. Among the men respon­ sible for the balanced menus set before the Jackson's gour­ mets are the lads from the galley in photo above. Left to right: Joseph Blanc, Gerlad Sinkes, Ralph Hamson and Bert Edson. i if if if Agulto writes that the Jack­ son lived up to the SIU stand- ^ ards, and that the men were very glad to get the latest copies of the Union newspaper. ' Those he asked proved to be willing subjects for his photo­ graphic shots. if if if • '-t • i �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Frida7, October 8. 19i8 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Crew Finds Ras Tanura Club No Paradise Yet EDUCATION FEATURES DEL NORTE TRIPS Things are a little better these days at Ras Tanura, but you still wouldn't mistake the burg for New York or Baltimore or New Orleans. It's true that the ArabianAmerican Oil Company has established a seamen's club. However, the place is so small, and Aramco has rigged it with so n"ny%op fc, seamen the rules finally Navy-hke restriction that provide for. an Aramco reprethe crew of Isthmian's SS sentative to be around to anAllegheny Victory sent in a swer questions. Both the rules themselves and strongly phrased resolution the manner of their presenta­ pointing to the club's pres­ tion aroused the resentment of ent shortcomings, and de­ the Allegheny crew whose reso­ manding that Aramco really lution follows: provide for seamen's welfare. "We the crew of the SS Al­ Enclosed with the Allegheny legheny Victory condemn the resolution was a set of the rules rules and regulations governing by which Aramco says seamen the Seaman's Club of the Ara­ must abide if they are to use bian-American Oil Company in the shoreside club at all. They Ras Tanura because: read like Navy rules and no­ "1. The club is under Arambody would be surprised if they co's jurisdiction. were signed "By order of the 2. The rules limit the par­ Commandant" instead of "Ara­ ties going ashore. bian American Oil Company." "3. The club has inadequate space, having a capacity of only ARAMCO CHILL about 50 men, while the com­ Rules one through four are pany's^ own ^ub accommodates the ones which demonstrate thatl^^ employees. Aramco really is set up to give "4. The rules bar the serving seamen a chilly reception, or at ^eer, although least as chilly a one possible in Aramco, it is known, has plerity Ras Tanura's blistering heat. The ^oth for its own employees, first four rules follow: the undersigned feel that "1. Liberty parties may be ^he Arabian American Oil Comlimited, both in the duration of ^as no rieht to set forth There are plenty of .oldtimers riding the SS Del Norte, as this picture of one of the ship's education meetings indicates. Veteran Seafarers will spot the following among others: "Blackie" Bankston. Bill Kaiser, "Red" Hancock and Bob Creel. Del Norte crewmen are proud of their education meetings which Brother Bankston, Bosun, was instrumental in starling. Picture was taken in June. Del Norte's Shipboard Education Program rp\ depending upon the number of American vessels and are in no ^ ^ x WT """ highlights of any<,->i i On their 47-day run New ships in port. The agency will attached to Aramco. We One of the o.oT-.iTKTi 4.TD A- from Jdetermine these items and will t^at the Goverment of Norte, one of Orleans to Buenos Aires and missue passes accordingly, which Arabia does not deprive Mississippi's three crack passen-1 tervening ports, the Del Norte ' 'be presented ' ' upon seamen from going ashore in ger ships is the ship's education men really find time to study passes are to SIU affairs. entry of the club. their land, but that Aramco meetings. "2. Each vessel is required to does." The education meetings deal The Del Norte's up-and-coming furnish its own transportation to The resolution was signed by education program was started j with all aspects of Union proBand from the East Pier (Oil 34 men, and was enclosed in a late last spring when oldtimer lems. The contract is analyzed Pier) with" the liberty party. The iVtter to Headquarters' "Blackie" Bankston, who rides in detail. The boys learn their party will then walk to the Sea-| ^he club in Ras Tanura, in- as Bosun, got it going.- Like the conditions and -their jobs back­ n^n's Club near the end of tbe gdequate though it still may be,! overall education program put ward and forward including all pier. There is to be rio loitering jg g considerable step forward, | into effect last month by the the passenger ship specialties. along the way, nor is smoking however, and was obtained Emergency Agents Conference, They also are well informed on permitted on the pier. through pressure applied by Sea-'the Del Norte's meetings are SIU history and on the entire "3, No one is permitted to farers, notably those on Isth-! aimed at making Seafarers the maritime industry. leave the immediate area of the j^jg^ ships. best-informed crews in maritime. The value of the shipboard Club House, and to do so constitutes an illegal entry into' * jr T i Tx program becomes evident when the Del Nortecs in New Orleans. Nobody takes a more active part in the New Orleans Branch meetings than the men from the Del Norte. It was the alert Del Norte crew which "induced" Mississippi to come to terms on the two-year contract which re­ sulted in the rest of the indus­ try's falling in line. Incidentally, there will be a fourth passenger-cargo vessel joining the Mississippi fleet one of these days. The Maritime Commission recently granted Mississippi an eight-year operat­ ing subsidy on condition that it scale of the Stewards Depart-;tied up in, Long Beach by the obtain another ship. Preliminary ment of all Calmar liberty-type West Coast strike. The crew has plans are for a ship of 10,000 tons with diesel propulsion. ships increased by the addition been paid off. of one Utilityman. "Inasmuch as the present man­ ning scale of the Stewards De­ partment on Calmar's ships is The LOG hat received several letters recently, asking for below that on other SlU-contracted vessels, our claim to have a clarification on Stewards Department men painting. The the best contracts in the mari­ answer is: NCI THEY DON'T! time industry is that much im­ The Stewards Department has plenty to do to take care paired. of their own work without taking on a job entirely alien to REDUCED MANNING their normal duties. This matter was clearly discussed on page "This reduced manning scale four of the LOG for March 26^ by New York Patrolman, tends to throw a double burden Freddie Stewart; but just for the record the LOG has again on the two Messmen who must checked with the Headquarters office and here is the dope: double as Pantrymen to make Saudi ^abia Government prop- PenniTiar Crcw Asfcs Extra Mail In Stewards Department erty and possible imprisonment. Any misunderstandings that may occur with the nationals must be called to the attention of the agent for settling. "4. It is our wish that all men conduct themselves in an orderly manner as rowdyism will not be permitted at any time. The Arabian American Oil Com­ pany assumes no responsibility for injuries that may occur while ashore, and will hold the ship's owners responsible for any dam­ age done by their personnel." BEER BANNED The remaining four rules, worded in the same militaristic todpe, point out that a seaman must provide his own swim­ ming trunks and towels, must leave his camera behind, and can use no money but rupees. They prohibit the bringing ashore of either beer or liquor and bar the sale of either at the Chib. They also point out for the benefit of Masters that very little money is required. As a Maintaining that the scale of the Stewards Department- of Calmar's liberty-type vessels is be­ low requirements, the crew of the SS Pennmar at a September 19 shipboard meeting petitioned the Union Negotiating Commit­ tee to do its utmost to change the contract next time around. The meeting, of which Russell Brinn was chairman and Donald Hall secretary, took the subject up under good and welfare. The petition was composed after lengthy discussion and was signed by the full unlicensed complement. The text of the petition was salads, iced drinks and wash as follows: dishes. ' ASK ADDITION "We also request that this peti­ tion be printed in the LOGr, so "We the undersigned, unlicen­ that the crews of other Calmar sed crewmen of the SS Pennmar, vessels can copy it, sign it and Calmar Steamship Company, do send it to the Negptiating Com­ hereby petition the Union Ne­ mittee." gotiating Conunittee to do aU it can to have the manning Incidentally, the Pennmar is Stemnrds Depa-bnent And Pmt The Union has fought to free the Stewards Department from the responsibility of painting in addition to their regular duties. At the same time the Union has obtained many im­ provements in the working conditions within the Stewards Department which allows for a fair proportion of overtime. So, to protect your working conditions and your contract do your own work, and let the other departments do theirs—which includes all of the painting! �Friday, October 8, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings PONCE DE LEON. July 25— Chairman M. Hansen; Recording Secretary Roy Mullins. M. Han­ sen was elected Ship's Delegate. Motion made under New Busi­ ness to investigate the ship's water as to quality and quantity, and to have the Ship's Delegate talk the matter over with the Captain, with the understanding that if it is not taken care of at the first port all Delegates will go to the American consul. Un­ der Good and Welfare there was discussion on making coffee and cleaning the urn. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. s. KATHRYN. July 25 — Chair­ man Oquendo; Recording Secre­ tary W. Fontan. The Ship's Delegate reported that he had made every effort to have the water cooler fixed without avail. Under New Business F. Morciglio made a motion, seconded by Manuel Rodriguez, to have 100 watt bulbs put in the foc'sles. Motion by Torres, seconded by Estrella. that new and larger fans be installed in every room. Motion by Zaragosa. seconded by F. Morcigio. that a radio be in­ stalled in the messhall. All mo­ tions carried. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. t t t •W Sf//P's ALCOA PURITAN. July 28— Chairman W. Tracy; Recording Secretary C. L. Stringfellow. The minutes of previous meeting read and accepted. Motion Under New Business by Stringfellow. and seconded by McGee. that any man performing aboard ship on sailing day or at sea be brought up on charges. Under Education there was discussion on the injury performing does to the Union. The Ship's Delegate asked all men not familiar with the agreement to read it. Under Good and Welfare members were asked to use common courtesy in ordering meals from Messman. One minute of silence for Broth­ ers lost at sea. 4 4-4. STEEL SCIENTIST. July 12 —Chairman G. Pierone; Record­ ing Secretary D. O. Harvey. Delegates reports made and ac­ cepted. Motion made to set spare table in PC mess for sea­ men passengers—carried. Under Good and Welfare it was sug­ gested that seamen-passengers be moved into the Cadet^s room, and that they be fed after the crew. It was decided to make up a list of stores needed, and that a com­ mittee be formed to get shell­ back cards for those who crossed the line this trip. ALCOA CLIPPER. July 28— Chairman Vic Moriana: Record­ ing Secretary M. Greenberg. The Ship's Delegate, Lloyd Blanchard. reported that he had been instructed by the SIU Patrolman to advise the membership to straighten out tripcard men who are giving a bad time to the head of their departments. He further informed the members not to wait until sailing day if they are going to quit the ship, and make it hard for the Union to get replacements. It was agreed that he should write sug­ gestions to New York that might help in improving the contract. Report accepted. Motion carried under New Business to have the Patrolman straighten out the As­ sistant Purser. Motion made to take action against tripcards on their last trip if they foul up their work. Under Good and Welfare Brother Mauffry brought up the subject of purchasing an ice-box to keep the beer cold. The Ship's Delegate stated that a three man committee elected last meeting was looking for one. It was agreed to tax each bottle five cents—which would come to $90 a trip—to pay for the box. One minute of silence for . de­ parted Brothers. MALDEN VICTORY. July 29 —Chairman C. Honoroski; Re­ cording Secretary W. J. Walsh. The Engine Delegate reported disputed overtime for Oilers and Wipers. Under New Business, motion carried that the gal­ vanized pots placed on board be replaced with peacetime equip­ ment. Various repairs and addi­ tions to the stores and slopchest were-discussed. ^ 4* ^ BESSEMER VICTORY. July 25 —Chairman John Williams: Re­ cording Secretary Andrew J. Martel. "The Delegates reported 31 full books and three permits. Motion carried under New Busi­ ness that each department take its turn in keeping the laundry gnd reading room clean.' Motion made to have the Delegates speak to the Fh'st Assistant about getting parts for repairing the crew's refrigerator. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. 4. 4. 4. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. June 28—Chairman Chermesino: Recording Secretary Bob Burns. Minutes of previous meeting read and accepted. The Stewards Delegate reported that cots had been left on deck in the last port and asked that they be taken care of hereafter. He asked that men in the depart­ ment get squared away on their time off. Motion made under New Business by Kelly that men leaving the heads dirty be fined —carried. Under Good and Wel­ fare, the card players were asked tO 'clean-the messhall after the gameis or pay the messboy to do the job. One minute of silence fpr departed Brothers. if if f:... LAHAINA VICTORY. July 18 —Chairman O'Connor; Recording Secretary Brother Hay. Under New Business motion made by Pollins that ship be fumigated in port. Motion carried to in­ form the Patrolman of the Pur­ ser's action in disputing overtime of his own volition, and of his failure to give proper medical at­ tention. Under Good and V/elfare, it was suggested that any­ one thinking of prefering charges, bring the matter before the meeting first to see if it could be straightened out on the ship. The Stewards Department was complimented on the good chow during the voyage, and it was suggested that a letter be sent to the LOG to this effect. Brother Goering suggested that the First Assistant be brought to the black gang Patrolman's at­ tention. One minute of silence for Bi'others lost at sea. 4, 4. 4. FELTORE. July 31—Chairman J. H. Jones; Recording Secretary Judson Palmer. The Engine Delegate instructed his depart­ ment to turn all overtime in* di­ rectly to him and not to give it to the Engineers so that he could have it properly checked. Under Good and Welfare the crew was warned not to drink with the of­ ficers aboard ship. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. ME NOMINATING PERIOD FOP A<S.G ' OFFICERS RONS (JNTll-OCT. 1511-1. QUAUIFICATIOMS FOR CANDIPATES. APPEAR ON PAGES OF THIS ISSUE. ALL NOAAINATIONS AND PROOF OF FLIGlBlLirV AAUST BE INTHFOFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER AlOT LATER. THAN ANY NOMINATIONS TO MAKE .. . ^^•/VO /A' /)r 0//CB / CUT and RUN By HANK We're still laughing about the super-phony shipowner who got so seasick in his air-conditioned office that he launched a ridiculous pipe-dream for seamen. This landlubbing millionaire tied himself up in watermelon knots in telling the Maritime Commission and the newspapers that if seamen want to raise their standard of living and have job security, pension rights (and perhaps rocket trips some day to the moon) there should be a program where they can join the Naval Reserve—so the gov­ ernment can have these seamen (or stand-by finks) available when required. For strike-breaking or sailing Panamanian ships, may we ask? When will the shipowners start buying and building ships? When will they stop chiseling seamen—especially in foul­ ing up their rights for unemployment benefits? And when will they stop laying up chartered ships thereby throwing thousands of seamen out of jobs? 4> 4' 41 SEATRAIN TEXAS. July 25— Chairman William E. Pepper; Recording Secretary Harry J. Slocker. Minutes of previous meeting read and accepted. The Delegates reported the standing of the membership. No beefs. Motion made to instruct the Steward to order buttermilk. Un­ Brother William Robertson, a New Yorker, said he was der discussion the Steward sailing landlubbing style up to Connecticut to see his ship­ pointed out that by ordering mate. Brother Johnny Ward, who injured his leg ashore... more buttermilk there would be Brother Richard Martinez, who has been making a home out less sweet milk allowed. Brother of the Del Norte as Deck Steward, was in town and out Henry made amendment to try again last week. Smooth sailing every 47 days to you and sixty quarts of buttermilk and the crew... Chief Steward Thomas "Pops" Foster aboard the one hundred quarts of sweet MV Gadsden wrote a swell letter from Turkey—praising the milk. Carried. Motion carried crew, the skipper, the mate and the hand painted pottery of to ask Patrolman to get vacuumTurkey... Brother Ed Larkin writes saying he's learning to packed coffee aboard. Under speak pidgin Venezuelean down in Las Piedras. He also men­ Good and Welfare various re­ tions that Alcoa ships hit Amuay Bay down there and that pairs were discussed. William. H. he will recommend a few places where the LOGS can be Butts was elected Ship's Dele­ mailed. gate. It was suggested that the Ship's Delegate be changed semi-monthly so that all would The following Brothers will receive the weekly LOG mailed learn the responsibility of leader­ free of cost to their homes: Lynn Gilmore of Pennsylvania,, ship. One minute of silence for Eugene Conrad of Wisconsin, F. L. Carson of North Carolina, lost Brothers. Henry King of New York, Albert De Forest of New York, Ray Tusing of Oklahoma, Dennis Saunders of New York, T. E. Frazier of Virginia, Victor Engel of New Jersey. Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any jiurpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose tor which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out 3 receipt for the money, the matter should immediately he referred to Paiil Hall. Secretary-Trea* surer, SIU. 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N. Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Brother Norman Kirk sent in the tollovring item; He says. "When making the port of Baltimore take it on the slowbell. Brothers. Brother H. Johannsen was taking it on the fullahead one night and woke up the following morning in an embarrassing situation. Beware. Brothers, take it on the slowbell" ... Here are some oldtimers who may still be in town: Bosun J. Pasinosky. Chief Cook L. Lopez, H. J. Lamy. J. D. Lane. Jack Kirby. V. Erikson. J. Bibeau. H. Philip. A. Silvestrl. W. Lieberman. V. Hammargrenn. E. Gibbs and J. Prabs. Brothers, before you go to the hospital read your shipping rules. Read them, observe them. If you're still confused, have iheiii explained by the officials. Don't handicap yourselves and there won't be any beefs... Brothers, the West Coast maritime strike is no joke. The shipowners, with the help of the TaftHartley Law, have created a crisis and are wrecking a part of our shrinking merchant marine in order to destroy the unions. If the special session of Congress doesn't settle this strictly col­ lective bargaining dispute, then the suddenly patriotic shipowners should be a little more ridiculous and turn the whole thing over to .the United Nations. �PagesTen THE SEAFARERS LOG Fxidar, Oetobas 8, 1948 f TBE MraMBEBSmP SPEAKS • V', Of Travel'Shakedown Seafarer Analyzes War-Made Mates; Warns Operating In Port Mobile His Diagnosis: Anti-Foc'sle Fever This required the man to drive on up to New York and back and makes things miserable for Three SIU Brothers, Del Ar­ to West Virginia. the deck force. nold, A. Goldarb and I, were We had just loaded our bags It is of no use to try to get waiting for a taxi in Mobile in the car and were waiting for along with this type of mate. recently, to go to the bus depot, Williamson to get in, when The only way to deal with him Stanley Russel, who runs the is to report him to the Union when we fell into conversation Dixie Auto Travel Service (not officials when you get in. They with a fellow named Jimmie to be confused with the Dixie will contact the company, and Williamson, who was driving up Taxi Service run by Joe Pain due time the mate will get a to West Virginia. looka), drove up behind us. We mentioned that we were He told us that we couldn't letter calling him down. You would be surprised how these going to New York, and he make this trip because William­ jaspers change over night when asked us if we would like to son wasn't licensed to carry the company reprimands them. share expenses going up. We passengers. He passed out his (Name Withheld) struck up a deal at $30 a piece. business cards and stated that he would take us for $50. He ELBOW GREASE WITH A SMILE told Williamson's wife that if we did go, he would charge Williamson $10 for each of us for letting him take us. To the Editor: tar under the red deck paint. Just think what a beautiful deck Oh the majority of the ships, i he would have when the heat it is surprising to see how young the tar and the: Chief Mates are. They are through the red mostly in their twenties or early he didn't get to thirties. Some of them are very for the Bosun showed him fine fellows, who have very good ^hat would happen. judgment, are reasonable, and PLUG 'EM UP get - along fine with their crews. Such mates are a credit to their Another mate wanted to keep profession. We wish them the the ship's side spotless, so he best and hope they reach the had Chips plug all the deck top of' the ladder and, in due scuppers with cement to keep time, become Masters of ships. the water from running over the But there is another type of side! Everytime it rained, the Chief Mate that we can not decks were flooded and of course speak so well about. Lacking he never could keep the ship's knowledge of the job he is fill­ side clean. ing and using screwball tactics. Again, this type mate thinks He is a disgrace to the industry. that he is going to have good The majority of men in this weather all the time, and can't class are wartime products who seem to catch onto the trick of should learn more about seaman­ keeping ahead of the game on ship before sailing as mate in the the work. As a result, when the first place. bad weather comes and the crew He likes to impress the crew can't work on deck, he gets mad tha? he knows' all about the about it, and is ready to take ship. Some even tell you that it out on the first man that they graduated from the foc'sle, comes in contact with him — but if you dig up their past you usually that man is the Bosun find that they only stayed in or the Carpenter. This is another the foc'sle long enough to get reason "why Bosuns get grey." the sea time for their licenses. That means that just when they He runs around the decks like I"' were beginning to learn some­ a chicken with its head cut off. thing about seamanship, they The majority of the Captains Two unidentified crew members of the SS Gadsden, deserted the gang for the bridge. don't interfere with the mate, American-Eastern's "heavy-lift" locomotive carrier, are demon­ even if they know he is incom­ QUICK BOOST petent, for they want to keep strating how an SIU crew keeps a ship in good shape. Photo was submitted by Seafarer Nagy. The Gadsden is making a peace in the family. So, Mister This : type of mate is very series of voyages to Turkey. Mate is the lord of the deck. proud of his accomplishment, for ai he sees himself on a job that, before the wax*, took the oldtime mates years to achieve. You see him walking around the decks with more airs than an admiral, and you see the weird schemes that he tries to To the Editor: tion, all matters pertaining to work on the crew. He claims the issue or re-issue of certi­ that he wants to improve the Enclosed find one dollar in ficates, in Baltimore or else­ ship when he changes everything appreciation for my weekly copy where, are handled through around just to be different from of the LOG. I haven't sailed the local offices of the U.S. the mate who was there before since the war, but I like to keep Coast Guard.) him. up "Vvith the news, Congratula­ He wants to make a hit with tions on the better working con­ the company, so he fails to or­ ditions and wages. I think the FINDS HUGER der tools that are needed to SIU will grow and prosper as TOPS, EXPECTS keep the expenses down. Then long as they continue to be fair he sings the song about having in all dealings, and democratic NO TURNOVER to do the best we can with the within the membership. To the Editor: tools we have. I would like to ask a ques­ He has such an inferiority tion; I hold a wartime AB cer­ I have just made a trip to complex that he doesn't like to tificate with discharges totaling Hamburg on the SS Daniel Huhave an oldtime sailor on the a little over a year of actual ger. This is one of the best This Seafarer is idenliiied as gang. When he gets one, he sea time. Should I send in my crews i have seen in some time. "Henry. AB" by the Gadsden's rides him, in the hope that he ticket for a new one-year ticket, We have a few oldtimers in­ Stevrard, Frank Gardner, who •will quit, and if he doesn't, he even though I am not planning took this picture. Gardner says fires him at the end of the trip. on going to sea in the near fu­ cluding Guy Whitehurst, John Schupstiks, Bill Higgs, and Henry was a good seaman and Young fellows, like himself, ture? a good poker player. are what he wants — the ones If you think I should, can it Johnny Nordstrom. that he can kid with and at the Baltimore, and if so, There is a swell topside on this ship too. I would especially Thanks Crew For Stake same time put things over on where? like to recommend Captain A. To the Editor: without getting into trouble with Leighion S. Bishop C. Klop. He is one of the best the Union. Unfortunately, the Skippers I have ever sailed with, When you're down in Mobile majority of young seamen don't (Ed. Note: According to the not at all like those who won't and have business in New York, know the Union rules very well, Shipping Commissioner in but don't have the necessary and let this type character get New York, men holding war­ give a Seafarer the right time sheckles for the bus fare, what of day. away -with almost anything. time AB certificates will be can, you do? Sometimes that is There is no friction on the a tough question to answer. As to knowing how to keep signed on, where there is an up a ship, he has very little opening, as a "short time" or ship and everything runs very But if you happen to be a ability, and comes out with blue AB ticket holder. There­ smoothly. Most of the gang has friend of the crew of the Daniel schemes, which he thinks are fore, if you hold such a war­ been on here more than one Huger, you've got an ace in the new,~but in reality were proven time ticket, there is no point trip. A guy sure can't go wrong hole. I want to thank this crew impractical years ago by ex­ in changing it until you have to grab this ship—if there are for the collection they took up perienced men. the required three years sea- any replacements. that helped me out -when I • Red Darley needed it. Thanks, boys! I know of a mate who wanted time to get an unlimited ticT "Tiny" Mease Deck Delegate to give the main deck a coat of ket. As to the second ques­ To the Editor: Wartime SIU Member Asks Info On AB Blue Tickets NO UNION We were going to dump the guy when Williamson said he would talk to him. I asked him if he were organized, and he said no, he didn't have to be organized. He showed us passes from Steamship companies — Isthmian, Luckenbach and Lykes Brothers. We told him that we would make the trip whether he liked it or not. He said, threateningly, we'll see about that. We drove off. We had just left the city lim­ its of Mobile when we saw his car following us with three or four more men inside. The car followed us for a while, but we headed for the Florida state line, and lost it just before we got there. The trip went along all right after that. This is just a warn­ ing to the membership of the kind of a skin-racket this fel­ low is running down there. We advise all not to patronize him. Clarance Doby, AS OVER ILLNESS, BROTHER LOOKS TO SEA AGAIN To the Editor: Due to illness I have been at home for a few months, but am about ready to sail again now. I would appreciate having the LOG mailed to me so that I can try to pick a good port with a lot of shipping (I hope), and also be able to try and locate some of my shipmates. I would very much appreciate a copy of the new agreement, and wage scale, if you have one handy. Melvin B. Long Emporia, Florida (Ed. Note: The LOG is being mailed to you weekly, and a copy of the new agreement and wage-scale will be sent promptly.) ATTENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace' else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. �Friday, Octob«r 8, 1948 THE Build Up The Union Funds, Ex-Miner Advises Seafarers To Ihe Editor: Here is what I think: You did not ask me, but I have heard much about the $10 question—so here it is! When I was a coal miner years ago, we had no strike fund, and were little better off than peons. Today look at the miners! And the strike fund is the heavy hammer. So, say I, make it $20. I am not a book man yet; but my only hope is that I will be Boon, for the SIU is the tops, and the more money we have in the kick, the harder we can kick! Here is a little info on our Bosun and his pal Duffy. Brother Engals is the Bosun's name— late of the Caleb Strong—and in Trieste, Italy, Boats and his pal go ashore and meet up with the girls. Of course, they get stewed — really gassed up — and Duffy steals Boats' gal. I found him crying in his beer! COULDN'T BE BEAT SEAFARERS LOG Brrrr! I did hear a little complaint about him, but I can't see how he could have done better. The Chief Cook (I never could pro­ nounce his name) was okay. In fact the Stewards Department was as good as could be ex­ pected. Now you asked for this in the s LOG; so from now on you can ex­ MM; pect to hear from me each trip. I have been holding back wait­ ing for the other guys to write something for us. j. f-'i':-'. But I suppose they were like me, afraid that it was not good enough for the LOG. Don't for­ get what I said—^^make it $20 next time; for in the next two years, we must gird for the battle, and I mean battle. No holds barred. A real live Union is always looking ahead. This is a reminder: Cold And the SIU has blazed the weather's coming. Seafarer trail. A good motto would be: Glen Vinson snapped this pic­ "We lead—Others follow!" ture last winter aboard the So good so far. Thanks for SS Steel Navigator in New the $12.50. Well done! York right after the Big Snow. W. G. (Pop) Rennie Gives you the shivers. All hands had a good time. The Captain, Rasanack I think his name was, was a good guy. In fact it was the best SIU crew I have sailed with so far. The Engine crew was good, and the To the Editor: Steward was a swell guy. Page Eleven q Asks Question On Painting; •m Patrolman Gives SIU Stand (Ed. Note: Because of the many questions raised on ihe subject of Stewards Department painting, the following typical letter is answered by Patrolman Freddie Stewart with the hope that this will clear the air in this matter.)^ To the Editor: To the Editor: I hope this will serve |s a' double-barreled answer to the questions that have been raised in regard to Stewards Depart­ ment painting. The Seafarers International We, the members of the Stew­ Union has fought to divorce ards Department aboard the SS painting from the routine duties Canton Victory, now lying at of the Stewards Department. At the Brooklyn Army Base, wish the same time the Negotiating to disagree wholely with your Committees have been success­ statement concerning the paint­ ful in the fight for substantial ing that normally was done by members of our Department. Our wages which would necessitate whole Department is 100 per­ men in the Department • not cent book members, and as such painting or doing other alien we feel we have the right to work in order to boost their pay. Article V, Section 16, chipping, express our views concerning scaling, and painting, specifically this very important matter in states: "Members of the Stew­ reference to our painting. ards Department shall not be Our contract reads that we are required to chip, scale or paint." not required to paint without This section is in line with the payment of overtime. But it the Union's effort to force the definitely does not state that we employers to equalize work suf­ cannot paint. It is true that the ficiently to render overtime Union has brought about good work unnecessary. Back of this conditions for us, but we have is the desire, first, to distribute plenty of «time in our off-hours work among as many people as to sougee and paint with the possible; and second, to protect permission of the Master aboard, Union members, as human, be­ will then have his own obliga­ and also with the full approval ings, from excessively long and tion to the membership. of our Union Brothers in the irregular hours of work. It is true that today we are Deck Department. One major objective of the in better condition than any whole labor movement has been WANT SHIP CLEAN other maritime union, so let's to shorten hours of work. The work hard and keep it that way. As an SlU-contracted ship, it SIU has done this, and at the is our full duty to have a clean j same time has forced regular KEEP UP WORK ship at all times, and if our. wages up far above what used Now while I am at it, let me Captain wishes us to paint to to be earned even with long salute the New Orleans Branch keep our ship in shape, we feel hours of overtime. for their help toward the mem­ that we shall paint as long as A direct result of shortened bership in regard to hospital we have capable painters "aboard. hours has been increased man­ service. I have been confined in The Deck Department has ning scales. In the Stewards De­ the New Orleans Hospital for a plenty of painting to do, with partment there has been added long time, and all have been overtime, which normally would, the Night Cook and Baker, Pan­ ready to offer me help. They not interfere with our painting. ^ tryman, and Utility Man, whose have kept up their weekly visits, We feel Brother Stewart's ar-' routine work, only a short time bringing the hospital benefits, tide was strictly against our. back, was overtime for the few and keeping us up to date on Union contract as there is no men that were required to do it. what is going on. I hope that reason given in it for him to Take a look at the wage pat­ members in other hospitals are base his opinion on. tern this Union has set from treated as well by the officials Sixty percent of our overtime 1944 to 1948, as printed on the of the Union, and thought as has been derived from sougee- back page of the LOG, Septem­ much of as we are by this 1 ing and painting, and therefore ber 24, wherein, for e.xample, a branch. we feel that where a man is Messman saw his wages boosted Brother Paul Warren is mak­ capable of doing such work, he from $87.50 to $189.97 per month. What reasonable Union man ing the. visits now, and he has should be permitted to do it. would jeopardize this program distiibuted Union Literature Joseph W. Labrosse by haggling over painting over­ around the hospital. The book­ Stewards Dept. Delegate time? let on charges is new to me, and SS Canton Victory Freddie Stewart I hope all will read it and abide by it. It will be helpful to all. I know, for I have almost been a victim of phony charges. Not that I was guilty, but the head of my department saw a chance r to get even with me for some­ thing that happened ashore. Kindly print the enclosed ar­ ticle in reference to article printed in the September 10 LOG by Brother Freddie Stew­ art. Member In Hospital Urges Support Of General Fund LOG TICKLES' SIU PATRONS OF TEXAS BAR To the Editor; I am writing this letter to the LOG to urge all members to vote in favor of the new General Fund Assessment, as a means of union security. I am an oldtimer who was Here's thanks for the weekly issue of the LOG that we re­ a union man before joining the ceive here. Although a little SIU, and I know of the many late by the time it gets down hard struggles that we have had this far, lots of the Brothers are to suffer to gain what we now glad to run across back issues. have. We must protect those For instance. Brother Perry, gains. Steward of the Bull Line, SS The shipowners are very Carolyn, was very much pleased wealthy, and are able to hold to see his picture and comment out against us unless we are in the September 3 issue of prepared financially to hold out, "Here's What I Think." too. To the new members who Another was Brother Ferrara, don't know, I could tell of the who was tickled to see your cor­ many changes since I first started rection in the August 20 issue !to sea; but it is too much to at­ of the same column in reference tempt to tell in one article to to the cross-up in names. the LOG. So I urge all permitSo, thanking you and the Un­ men to get the dope directly ion for your courtesy, we're hop­ from some oldtimer who will be ing that we'll continue to re­ glad to inform them—for he knows that the permit men of ceive the SEAFARERS LOG. today are the membership of to­ SIU Members morrow, upon whom will fall the The Texas Bat duty of running the Union. Each San Juan, PR OS Asks Clarification On Books To Ihe Editor: I am a permitman who has been in the Union over two and a half years on deck. You had an article in your September 17, LOG, called "From The Sixth Deck," by Eddie Bender, in which'he has listed the quali­ fications for membership—if and when the books are opened. On his third qualification he has, "a rating other than Messman, Ordinary Seaman, or Wip­ er." Now I am an Ordinary Seaman who cannot get an AB ticket, because of the eye test that the Coast Guard gives you. But I would like to get a book. W;ould you please put this in the SEAFARERS LOG, for I be­ lieve that many other Brothers are in the same spot, and I would like this to come belore the membership. Harry 1. Lowther (Ed. Note: Eddie Bender clarified this by pointing out that ah Ordinary Seaman who cannot get his AB ticket, but who has sailed in the SIU for three years, and who has ob­ tained his Bosun's endorse­ ment from the Coast Guard It didn't work though, thanks (which they issue on 18 months sea time), as allowed to regis­ to the alert Brothers of the crew ter and sail as Bosun. Thus, of the ship at that time. in this case. Brother Lowther Say hello to the gang at the will be eligible to sail as Council Bar. and thanks for Bosun and get a book, if the books are then open, after everything. sailing another six months.) J. W. Dennis A YEAR AGO ON THE MOCZKOWSKI •r Sips iililli ^liii Keep Her Steady As She Goes 'V We all know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are seme of the things you. can do: 1. Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take time off unless you are authorised by the department head. Snapped aboard the SS Richard Moczkowski last winter are (left) Waller Bentkowski, Wiper, and Henry Ford Tanner. The ship was under Bernstein's house ilag at the time but is in the boneyard now. Bentkowski wants his old friends ta know that he can be reached at 6022 Duffield. Philadelphia 24. Pennsylvania. •O msI �THE SEAFARERS LOG P«ga Trrelve Membership Views On SIU's New Transportation Rule BOCKSIDE IN BAIE CAMEAU " - ' msmm: Fxldar. Octobir 8. 1948 Feels Fund Rise Gives SIU Power Over Shipowners (Ed. Note: Following are two letters on the new trans­ portation rule adopted by the membership at lAeetings in all To the Editor: ports. The rule was proposed and adopted for the purpose of providing a greater turnover of men on the beach and also Just a few lines in regard ta to,encourage compsuiies to put more ships in service and thus the $10 General Fund Assess­ provide more jobs. The rule is that men returning from a ment. 1 am speaking from a foreign trip who are due transportation money must accept viewpoint that concerns all our the money and pile off the ship.) SIU Brothers who may not To the Editor: ' Now, after six weeks, I'm back realize what a valuable issue this We have just paid off in New on the beach trying to get an­ is. York after a six weeks trip to other ship, and stalling my Hamburg from New Orleans, and creditors. . 1 always have been in favor LONG CAREER I wish to report a very good of building up a General Fund I can show discharges that trip with a clean pay-off. so that when our Negotiating. Committee faced the ship oper-Since this letter is in a more cover my entire career as a sea­ ators about renewing our con­ or less critical vein, I hardly ex­ man since 1939. They show that tracts, they wouldn't hestiate one pect to see it in the LOG, yet I have 75 percent sea time dur­ minute because they will know being a member of this demo­ ing this period. I have respon­ that we have a reserve fund to cratic organization I feel that I sibilities and must work, Taking the late summer sun in Baie Cameau, the Canadian feed and sleep our brothers have a perfect right to voice my simply cannot live on the beach. paper port, are two crewmen from the SS Colabee. At left is My personal opinion is that longer than the operators can personal opinion. an unidentified Fireman, at right is Benson, the Watertender. hold out. (Ed. Note: The LOG is the there should be a provision made voice of the Union, and as such that a man can stay on the ves­ Why? Because this $10 assess­ welcomes critical opinion from sel at least 90 days—since one of ment guarantees and assures the membership. All such the cardinal principles of union­ each and every seaman that he ism is job security. letters are printed.) will have a place' to sleep and I believe that this idea should During this trip the new con­ eat every day that his ship istract went into effect. Prac­ be kicked around and discussed. tied up. And, Brothers, that is By SALTY DICK tically the whole deck crew I talked to at least 50 members one swell consolation, especially wanted to make - another trip, yesterday, and not one was What month of the year do the will cause a fire . . . Do ydu for Brothers who may be thous­ since this one was of such short aware of the fact that this pro­ SIU seamen talk the least? think Napoli, Italy, is the world's ands of miles away from home' duration and all had been on the vision was now a Union rule. February — only 28) . . . Some most beautiful harbor? If not, when and if a strike is called. We had the best Night Cook beach for several weeks before tell Leo Monset, 2nd Steward. SURE OF VICTORY getting the ship. Thus we only and Baker on this trip that I time ago you probably saw You'll be surprised to learn stood to pay off with "peanuts." have ever had the pleasure of a cartoon of me with a flash-light why the audiences in Brazilian 1 have been an active member Personally, I was in debt, and sailing with. We had hot cin­ going ashore at Curacao. The movie houses laugh when Bing of the SIU here in New Orleans, one more trip would have got­ namon rolls or coffee rolls every reason 1 tOok a flashlight ashore Crosby boo-boos. Ask when and 1 have seen some tough ten me out of the red. On my morning for breakfast, hot rolls was because it was dark, and for there . . . Saw a gal in Brazil times here on the picket lines, previous trip, we were on articles for lunch, and hot French bread who fell in love with Bing but 1 always knevv that our Ne-only 28 days when the ship went; for dinner every day. His cakes no other reason. The boys are Crosby. She wrote to him, and gotiating Committee would come into the boneyard. Following j and pastries were not only very still kidding me. . . . Has anyone Bing sent her his picture. She through with banners flying' this, I was on the beach six good, but plentiful. Thanks a seen Pete Lola, the Greek? The paid $13 for a picture frame. proudly, hailing another SIU vic­ weeks before getting out on this lot, Eddie Rohde, you were ast time 1 saw him was in Bos­ She was bored stiff when 1 tory. one, for Bosvm jobs are not so really on the ball, ton in 1945. He was at the Sil­ couldn't sing ... 1 wonder if a They have never lost out in a numerous as one might think. I William L. Kuschke ver Dollar drinking champaigne. foreign money exchange run by major dispute yet—and. Broth­ Today he's probably drinking the Union would be a benefit? ers, that is the tradition of the CREW TAKES SIMILAR VIEW Does any one know? . . . Since 1 SIU! So let's all put our shoul­ To the Editor: think this would only be fair to -Up. read George Swift's article about ders to the wheel and go down Charles Fischer from Brooklyn Boca Grande on Gasparilla Isl­ the line and vote "Yes" for a $10We, the undersigned members the majority of our members once told me the wedding bells and, Florida, I've been thinking General Fund Assessment. Let's of the SS South Star, do hereby who are at sea. We do hereby relate an ex­ were getting -louder in his ears strongly oppose this new amend­ insure our security and keep of going there. One of the boys ment to the transportation rider ample of what this new amend­ every day. (Flash! 1 now hear the SIU banner flying high at in our present agreement, which ment would mean; Take a man le has a wife in England.) . . . got hooked up there and is now all times, hailing our leadership. requires that all members must who has been on the beach for What happened to the beautiful driving a Cadillac. Til be satis­ Smooth sailing! accept transportation and get off at least 60 days. He takes a plans the Arnold Bernstein Co. fied with an old Ford. Victor Miorana the ship, regardless of the length ship going to a European port had? Have you heard any more for an estimated trip of from rumors? ... It pays to buy Ar­ of the trip. This amendment counteracts thirty to forty days. The mail gentine pesos in Brazil or Uru­ our hard won gains for transpor­ is probably in debt for half of guay. In BA there's a law they tation money which we gained his payoff before he starts. He can't sell it over six. . . . Eddie in 1946, and thereby makes it arrives back in the States to a (Whitey) Misloskey from Boston virtually impossible to obtain va­ port in another transportation is one guy 1 can't locate. The cation pay, and makes our zone, and has to accept trans­ last time 1 saw him was at the To the Editor: son, and still remains undefeat­ vacation clause in our agreement portation and pile off the ship in dog-house (Seamen's Church In­ ed, will break out in our newThe good ship Alcoa Corsair uniforms next trip —thanks to accordance to this new amend­ stitute) laughing at a Mickey absolutely useless. We therefore recommend that ment. Mouse movie. He really got a has once again proved itself to our Stewardess, Jermie Rizzuto, be one of the best SIU con­ Ship's Secretary-Treasurer. no radical changes be made in bang out of Mickey. OTHER OPINIONS? the transportation rider in our tracted ships. If not the best! It This man has nothing to look SNAPPY UNIFORMS LIKES DOGS agreement, or shipping rules, has the ability to come through forward to but going right back without a ballot vote being taken into debt again. Therefore, we 1 have always enjoyed having The traditional white caps up and down the A&G coast would like to know how other a dog on board for mascot. The on anything from birth to mar­ with the letters SIU sewed on over a period of 60 days. We members feel in regards to this average seaman seems to enjoy riage. them and sweaters with the A large bouquet of flowers •word "Seafarers" across the amendment. We hereby recom­ having animals around. Til chest, will be the uniforms. We mend other Brother members to never forget the trip 1 made in and a dozen telegrams was sent will forward the LOG "a picture to Mrs. Joseph Martello, wife of 1941 on the SS West Imboden to HOTEL OFFERS clarify their feelings by writing of the team in the near future. our SIU Dispatcher in the port East Africa. A deck hand had a to the SEAFARERS LOG. We In our shipboard meeting forof New Orleans, on the birth gorilla for a pet and one after­ recommend that all names signed September 5 the cz-ew went onTo the Editor: below be printed in the L6G, noon, while 1 was taking a siesta, of a future SIU Stewardess. record one hundred percent to. I am taking advantage of this and that a copy of this letter be 1 heard a noise and awakened to WED-LOCKED concur with the New Orleans, opportunity to let the rank and posted on all notice boards in see this monster coming through recommendation for the new. Gone, but not forgotten, our file of the SIU know of the hos­ SIU Halls up and down the A&G the porthole toward me. A wise General Fund Assessment of $10. guy had locked the door and 1 former Ship's Delegate, Danny Signed: pitality, courtesy and reduced coast. •Thanks to the foresightedness of rates being granted to bona-fide Edgar G. Bukrman, Alexander was trapped. I still say I'll take Byrne, left .us for the holy bonds oizr SIU officials, we have not the dog or cat for a pet. of matrimony, with a vote of seamen at the Victoria Hotel, Janes, James H. Nelson, Robert Ncfffolk. Many Brothers as well Woodward, Robert M. Godwin, Watch your step at Santos, thanks for a job well done, and had to hit the bricks to obtain as myself have put up here. Charles R. Gilbert, William M. Brazil. The Customs want a de­ with four months house fent our new contract. This General There is a good restaurant in Todd, Henry Lanier, John Shu- claration of everything. Too paid by the crew in apprecia­ Fund Assessment might keep us. kas, J. E. Barringer, J. W. much business is going on, they tion. And, as we sent him on from having to hit them two conjunction. These people have donated fin­ Mason, Ismael Galarcs, F. Danan, say . . . Who's the guy who's his merry way on the doubtful years from now. Money talksancially to the Seafarers cause John V. Rooney, C. O. Mreguy, afraid to make a long distance sea of matrimony with our best any time! Charles O, T.ee on severaL occasions, and it be­ R. O. Carter, C. W. Palmer, Jack phone call for fear the ^ cost regards, we voted out of our Ship's* Delegate hooves us to patronize them. D. Brown, Rowland R. Williams, would be too great? He stut­ ship's fund $100.00 as part pay­ I- advise all SIU men to con­ John Ulas, Peter M. Desposito, ters ... Do you know what San­ ment for the movie projector for tact Agent Ben Reese upon ar­ Harry Porter, Valentine Bene- tos means? The translation is the New Orleans Hall. Now we rival in Norfolk about this Hotel, part, Marion J. Akins, James J. Saints — and you and I know can all enjoy ourselves whenever for he assisted in getting these Boland, Louis A. Romero, Arza what Saints they are ... 1 be­ we have the misfortune to lose conditions and is familiar with Smith, Edwin R. Fitzgerald, John lieve the day is near when a our .home on here. Cohul, Robert G. Hauptfleich, certain maritime union, will the set-up. The baseball team, which has Frank S. Milchelh Sr. George Santo. break up. Too much friction won three games so far this sea- 'The Voice Of The Sea' Corsair Men Present Gifts To Wedding, Stork Arrival SAYS NORFOLK GOOD DEAL - •.•.-V/'vUr. -. M.,. �Fridar. Odeber 8, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG AFOUNDRIA'S WINCH REPAIRMAN Crew's United Effort Nets Water Cooler, Soft Sacks To the Editor: Shore Job By BILL GILSTRAP The waterfront is far away. And the morning streets are quietly sleeping; But I see a big ship push her way. And hear her engines leaping. Clear in the dawn-light on the sea. Roll with the swells, the mast­ heads bobbing; Changing watch walking down the lee. And the glistening staylines sobbing. Break out plain in the morning mist. Decks washed clean to hail the dawning. Sleepy fireman knuckling his fist. To greet the day with his yawning. Says Santos Bar Owner Is SIU Pal The job's secure without a slip. And the bonds are good, the gain unfailing; But I'd give it all to ride a ship. No matter where she's sailing. To the Editor: Just a few words about Man­ uel Lopers who runs a gin mill in Santos, Brazil—The America Bar. This Bar has been open since 1936, and it has been patronized by many members of the Sea­ farers who touch this Port. To- The Deck Engineer of Waterman's. SS Afoundria pauses long enough to have his picture taken. He's working on one of the winches. Photo was submitted by Jerry Palmer. Feels Honor Due Men Who Paved Way To the Editor: sheets, mattresses and clean pil­ Andrew Furuseth, our famous low covers. The foc'sles are bigforefather of seamen's unions ' ger and better ventilated than said, when told that he would ever. We have more nourishing be jailed if he did not discon­ and palatable meals, and the tinue his activity on behalf of best of all—we have represen­ at all the seamen who at that time tatives ashore fighting times for our lustful rights, bet­ were suffering beyond human ' endurance, "They can not put ter conditions and higher wages. me in a smaller room than I We have, in most cases, the res­ have always lived in. They can­ pect of the employers and offi­ not give me food simpler than cers for whom we work. I have always eaten. They can­ We have indeed gone a long not make me any lonelier than way since the days of Andrew I have always been. Let them Furuseth, but there are bigger fights ahead of us than ever come!" Whenever I remember the before. When they come, remem­ spii'it of this great fighter for ber what millions of seamen a fair living for seamenf I real­ have saci-ificed to enable us to ize how small my donation in have the conditions we enjoy at the present-day struggle will al­ present. ways be alongside his enormous Then we will realize that noth­ ing is too much to give when it saqrifice. -We have gone a long way since is for something we believe in. then. Our bunks have clean J. F. WunderUch. Jr. W day all the Mississippi scows make Santos, and there are many SIU men who run steadily to South America. They all stop at the America Bar to pick up a SEAFARERS LOG, and to change their money with Manuel Lopers, who gives the best figure in Santos. Some fellows buy their stamps and mail their letters with other Seafarers over a glass of beer. You don't have to worry about being rolled here, for Manuel Lopers is known to all seamen and depends on sea­ men's trade. He was a seaman himself before he opened this place. He told us stories about sea­ men who have missed their ships in Santos, or have made the jail, or gotten into jams, and have found Manuel ready to help them out with money for food and a place to sleep. I asked him if these men ever paid him back. He said yes, that they always come back. He has found seamen to be trustworthy and honest. He sends word that he would like to see Moon Kouns, who used to entertain with his singing, and some of the other boys" who haven't been down that way for a while. Crewmember SS Del Rio Page Thirieea writing, I will make a sugges­ tion. If it is good let it be printed. i' How about publishing in the LOG the rate of exchange of all moneys of different countriA? I believe that it wotdd help alroid a lot of confusion and from fime to time, whenever a change is made because of inflation, it could be published. This wouldprevent seamen from being cheated when they change their American money. This is the first time that I have sent an article to the LOG, but it won't be the last. If this proves to be a good ship, I will stay on for another trip, so you are bound to read rnore about us soon. John C. Vega Fellow Brothers, here are some beefs that I found on the SS Anniston City — Isthmian—when I boarded the old lady on Sep­ tember 18th. Although this ship has been going to the Per­ sian Gulf, she has never had drinking fountains. It seems al­ though the men who have been on this ship could stand drinking hot water, or else they went through the trouble of getting ice cubes to cool their water every time they took a drink. I won­ der what happened when they ran out of ice-cubes? Did they sit down and wait for the ma­ chine to make some more? When we asked the company representative for water coolers he said that the other men had gone without cold water and wo (Ed. Note: Money exchange could do likewise. However, varies from day to day in after we talked it over we got many countries, and, further­ one in our messhall. Note: The more, the disparity between officers got one too. official and un-official rates is so great, that it is impossible With a little bickering we for a weekly paper to keep up were able to get mattresses and with exchange values. Each pillows. Also we received four cases of books and two bundles man can learn the local ex- . change rate when he hits a of magazines. foreign port by reading the I would like to add, that the daily papers or by checking men who made the last trip left with the American Express, a this ship in a general mess. Gear bank or a reputable business was all over the decks, the mess- concern.) rooms were filthy, the foc'sles were full of everything from spirit bottles to nuts and bolts. I Savannah Hospital hope that the next ship these fellows get off the they leave in Cures ^Hopeless' better condition than they did this one. Give the next guy a SIU Patient break, will you? Also they could have left us some sort of a repair list so we To the Editor: could have had things done when Doctor Rogers and his staff we had a chance. As it is the of the Marine Hospital, Savan­ inconvenience that they went nah, Georgia, cannot be praised through on the last run, we will too highly for the wonderful have to endure on this trip. All job they have done in restoring of this could easily have been me to health. avoided if they had left a repair After the staff of the Hospi­ list. tals in Washington, D.C., Balti­ While I'm in the mood for more, and Norfolk had turned down my case as hopeless, I checked in at Savannah. Seeing the possibility of a- successful operation, though an unusual one, Dr. Rogers gave the word, Send in the minutes -of and I was wheeled into the op­ your ship's meeting to the erating room. New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act Eight days later I was up run­ on your recommendations, ning around the wards and of­ and then the minutes can be fering to take on any one twice printed in the LOG for the my Weight for three roxmds. benefit of all other SIU I must report that the Savan­ crews. nah Hospital is tops in food, that Hold those shipboard meet­ its doctors are the best, the ings regularly, and send nurses cute, and that the peni­ those minutes in as soon as cillin needles have cushions on possible. That's the SIU way! them. Ray A. Kaiser Send Those Minutes THEtt'^ B'fUNNIE^T WTTOO^ -91 •; J �Piige Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LO C Seafarers Contract Would Have Saved Cities Service Crewman Friday. October 8, 1948 SEAFARER WINS SCHOLARSHIP ABROAD, ^Continued from Page 3) , by tbe loss of Eddy, it was soon the boats. None could have been He'was not tied in nor did he forgotten. When the deck men used in an emergency. approached No. 4 lifeboat, the The loss of Eddy and the dam have anything which to grip. Suddenly the ship pitched. The Mate ordered one of the seamen age to the boats and the bulk­ -^lifeboat swung out from its to take the same position Eddy heads would not have taken place had the ship been proper­ • moorings and pitched Eddy into had held earlier. The man, an oldtimer, refused, ly secured before leaving port, ?• the' sea. It had happened so and in strong language told the the Brother stated. • quicTcly that the whole deck The company, however, will gang had not yet arrived on hMate and Bosun what he thought of their seamanship. never feel obligated to do these deck. The Brother who related the things without the SIU seeing to Immediately "man overboard" b •'was' sounded. The crew, attempt­ story to the LOG showed com­ it that all provisions for safety ing a rescue, worked its way plete agreement with the old- at sea are met, the Brothfer along the rail with great diffi­ timer. The Bosun, he stated, pointed out. culty and threw liferings into like the Mate, knew- practically SIU IS EFFICIENT the sea. Eddy was seen in the nothing about securing boats, Moreover, he said, a Bosun SIU member Irwin Suall was one of the four American seaa for a brief moment and SIU oldtimers aboard the ship explained to them the proper, such as was aboard would never trade unionists awarded a Ruskin College (England) scholar­ then disappeared. ship for 1948-49. In photo, taken prior to their sailing for The deck gang stood along way to lash down a boat for be sent from an SIU Hall. Any SIU Bosun would know his job England, are (left to right) Brother Suall; Warren Rovitch, the rails watching the churning foul weather. and have the guts to stand up Detroit, Ex-cello Local 49, UAW-CIO; Esther Demeo, Oak • seas., for any sign of Eddy, but SOUND ADVICE to an incompetent Mate who Ridge, Tenn., Local 210, United Gas, Coke and Chemical he did not reappear. The CapThe crew pointed out that run­ threatens the lives of the crew. Workers, CIO, and Ernest Calloway. Chicago, United Transport ''tain, informed of the accident, ning a cable fi-om the padeyes Some satisfaction was gain'fed Service Employes, AFL. A fifth winner is already in England. reversed the ship but the search across the boat's guriwhales to for the crew when the ship pre­ One scholarship is provided by Sir Robert Mayer, two by " was futile. the deck and set with a turn- pared to leave its destination in the British Trades Union Congress, and two through British SLOW RESPONSE buckle would secure a boat for Venezuela. Another hurricane Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. The grants, available to The Seafarer who told the the wildest blow. was reported, but this time the American students with high school education and experience "story stated that no general Instead of this, the Mate and ship was secured for sea in the in the American labor movement or adult education, cover I alarm was sounded when Eddy Bosun used their own unortho­ manner outlined by the SIU tuition, board and room at Ruskin College in Oxford from „went overboard, and it was aldox method (see cut). By the members aboard. October 1948 to June 1949. , most two hours after his disaptime the job was finished, the The Mate and Bosun learned Seafarers who wish to be considered for the Ruskin "peargnce before the rest of the pelican hooks on the boats were, something of seamanship, but it scholarships, which are granted annually, should watch future creW was called to lookout posi­ broken and long gashes had was too late to do any good for issues of the LOG for announcement of the 1949-50 competi­ tions. been ripped in the bottoms of the lost crewmember. tion. Also, the Seafarer pointed out, at the time the deck gang first went on deck the men tried to tell the Mate and Bosun that it was too dangerous to work, but they would not listen. By JOHN LEGGE as a prosperous foreigner in a snobbishness I came onto quite Instead of being cautious, Ed­ war-ravaged country, I always by accident. dy was allowed to go to a very Rosa lived in a run-down sec­ prefer to be inconspicuous and Opening a drawer absently one dangerous position. It was espe­ tion of Palermo. She had a not flaunt my easier living in morning in search of my mis­ cially foolhardy, the Brother clean, trim little body and saw i''"' stated, inasmuch as Eddy was fit to cloth it in bright colors and the faces of those who are striv­ placed tie, I saw, quite alone, a ARIANE, by Claude Anet, Pen­ making only his second trip to soft fabrics of attractive cut— ing to get along in very poor cir­ plain, little white dress, laborious guin Signet, 144 Pages, 25 hand-embroidered at the collar sea and, in addition to being she had the largest wardrobe of cumstances. cents. I. was especially puzzled, since and hem. inexperienced, was unaware of any girl I have ever known. Subtitled, "A Famous Novel of Rosa conducted herself with such the danger involved. Thus he did Rosa glanced up and saw me, Definitely she was not a wo­ Unconventional Love," this facimasterful deception among well- and then buried her head in the not hesitate when shunted out man of "questionable repute." nating stoxy holds the attention to-do Italians at the Clubs and pillow of the bed, smothering on the pitching deck. There was no question about from beginning to end. Provok­ good resorts where I took her, hysterical sobs. After a search of several hours Rosa! She lived for pleasure ing and challenging— the reader with neither boldness nor timid­ ^ for any signs of Eddy, part of I consoled her as best I could and she lived to give pleasure. finds himself translating the ity. She took all in her stride as and finally the crew was posted as lookouts she told me the I took her all over town— emotions and problems of a bril­ though she had always been se­ story of her wedding—or near and the Mate then returned the and one could well be proud of cure within it. deck crew to the job of lashing wedding—and of the little white liant and lovely girl from her the appearance she made. Dress down the lifeboat. dress which she had worked on exotic locale -in Czarist Russia sets the tone ojf a country; for ORIENTAL SPLENDOR for long winter months till the into the terms of his own life, POORLY DONE in a democratic set-up, any goodand the love he has known. Pre­ The boat was secured, but' in looking girl has a chance to fix When she first took me to her day she had put it 'on and conceived ideas are shaken. a manner never seen before by herself up and look as well as room, up four tortuous flights walked down the road toward Without a word of preaching, the most of the experienced men the next. But in Palermo, only in a dingy and crumbling build­ the church and her wedding. universal theme of love is pre­ She had been ashamed to bo ,aboard. a rich girl can hope to have an ing, I stood aghast at the oriental sented freshly and impersonally The deck work wasn't conv- attractive dress. splendor. Silk tapestries of walking on this day, but she in these characters. held her head high: till a fine pleted, however, as the Mate We went to restaurants and mauve, pink and blue, thick Seamen, e.specially, whose then turned the men to secur­ theatres, and one day I took her North African rugs on the floor, Fiat had sped by, splashing mud lives have brought them into ing the other lifeboats which, by and painted lamp shades with over her. " contact with many women and She had turned and fled in 'then, had broken loose from heavy fringes—and her dresses! loves beyond , the censoring theix' cradles. In a curtained closet beside tears. She fled from her family opinion of home communities, If anything had been learned her bed, hung at least a hundred and her festive-minded friends, and who often have come to back down the road, past her beautiful costumes. And later, take a cynical and supercilious when she knew me better, she home and into the city. view of love, will find them­ That. night she had made two opened chests of drawers cram­ selves accepting the worldly ar­ thousand liras. med with more dresses neatly After that her family, friends, guments of Ariane. folded in tissue' paper, silk slips The dates set aside for Then they will receive a jolt and fiance would not speak to and blouses. draft registration have hex*. The more px-ospex-ous she at the end, when these sophisti­ passed, but 18 through 25It was easy to understand how had become the more they hated cated people discover that "One she had afforded them—as long year-old seamen who have cannot put love in its place. Once her.. been out on ships have five as she wanted them. In fact The next day I bought her a born, it invades the whole be­ days in which to register she would often say (as she ran new dress and hired a broken- ing." along glibly in her very fair Eng­ after reaching a U.S. port. down car—the best available. It 4. 4. ' 4. to the beach, which was an lish, while she showed her If the seaman lives in the was my last day in Palermo, and hour's drive through the olive port reached, he should reg­ treasure), this kimono was given AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EXwe drove out through the olive groves in a horse and buggy. her by a First Assistant on an ister at the board nearest his COLOURED MAN, by James I remember that she had the American ship, these silk paja­ trees to the beach.a home; if not, he can get the Weldon Johnson. Pelican Men­ carriage-man lay the top back, mas were from a Mate on a Bri­ address of the nearest board tor Books, 144 pages, 35 cents. so the people could better see tish tanker, this dress from an from the Dispatcher in the A reprint of a justly popular her bright green dress and her American Army Seargent. Many SIU Hall. book first published in 1912. saucy hat with the feather on it. others she had bought in the For men hitting New Johnson was variously a teacher, Aboard ship Ihe arm of the black markpf, with her easy York, whose homes are else­ laxvyer, successful song writer FOR ALL TO SEE Union is the Ships and De­ and US consul, in Venezuela and money. where, the following are the addresses of draft boards partment Delegates. A good Nicaragua. This story of a lightBut there was one thing that I THE ANSWER in Manhattan easily acces­ couldn't understand, and didn't crew, for its own protection, skinned colored man who finally sible from the Union Hall. like very well: When we passed I gleaned she had started in picks its Delegates early, and decides to cross the color line is 80 Lafayette Street, Man­ peasant women, walking bare­ business about the time of the carefully. Have you and your an interesting one, and one that hattan (near City Hall), and footed in the dust beside the American occupation, which is still valid today. The style is 44 Court Street, Brooklyn road, she fairly raised out of Her could give her ample time to col­ shipmates elected your Dele­ a bit on the antique side, but this gates? If not, do it now! seat to beam on them. (near Boro Hall). lect her hoard. 36-year old book still packs the It made me uncomfortable, for wallop. But the answer to her strange The Girl With 100 Dresses Draft Boards Ships Delegates Books In Review �B|sa? Page Fifteen THE SEAFARER SLOG Friday. October 8/1948 MONEY DUE PERSONALS The following men have pay vouchers awaiting them at the.,^^ New York office of the Isthmian SS Co., 17 Broadway. Institute, 211 Walnut Street, JOHN FOLLIS Philadelphia 6, Pa., asks that Bill O'Conner and Abe Goldyou reach him. farb wish you to contact them, 4 4 4 care of SIU Hall, 51 Beaver JOHN C. CARR ; Street, N. Y. SS TRINITY VICTORY Your family asks you to con­ 4. 4. (Voyage No. 5) tact them at 121 S.E. 12th Ave., JOE PERUN Howard Gillespie, $1.33;; Alton Contact your sister, Mrs. Mary Portland, Oregon. Your youngest Yuknis, $4.24; Evald Fak» $2.65; sister has been seriously in­ Hollister, 620 North 3rd Street, Rivers, $5.00; Frederick V. Davis, Vinvent BOSTON Garvey, $5.83; John jured. Toronto, Ohio. $5.00; E. Gorum, $8.00; E. Natvig, SS YARMOUTH Eliasson, $2.65; Earl Young, 4 4 4 4. 4. 4. V. Morton. $1.00; L. Goodwin, $1.00 $2.00. $7.42; Egon Pedersen, $10.07; FRANK PALMER SS EMILIA Z. Williams, $1.00: J. Patrice. $1.00 JERRY CANNON F. Y. Phelps, $2.00; H. M. Black, Charles Kull, ^.48; Robert Your friend A. P. O'Connor Mr. Shell, of Shell Art Gift J. H. Hightower, $1.00; C. A. Krause welded, $2.00; W. Robinson, $1.00; B. Downs, $4.77; Thomas Bourque, $1.00; E. D. Simpson, $1.00; H. Dow­ . wishes you to get in touch with Shop, is anxious to hear from ney, $1.00; C. McComiskey, $1.00; C Elwards, $1.00; H. Whitley, $1.00. $10.07; Andrew Ponik, $1.33; him at 2602 Carroll Avenue, you. His address is 109 Market H. Minor, $1.00; A. Green, $1.00; J Juan Medina, $4.24; Ferdinand Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. W. Depina, $1.00; A. Oyhus, $1.00; G Cleveland, Ohio. Nunziaute, $4.77; Theodore McMerlesena, $1.00; E. Cabral, $1.00; J 4 4 4 4. 4. 4Henan, $1.06; Raymond Clark, W. Bereford, $1.00; J. Pinkus, $1.00; WILLIAM TYRIS DUNCAN JOHN L. NEWTON A. Melanson, $1.00; D. K. Hines, $1.00; $5.83; John Harley, $1.06. Contact Emma McGilvrea^, Your wallet is at the SIU Hall, L. Nagle, $1.00; S. O. R. King, $1.00; Crewmembers who were on Lola Apartments, 2622 San Mar­ 51 Beaver Street, New York— C. McDowell. $1.00; W. C. Hardy, board the following M/V ocean SS MARQUETTE VICTORY $1.00; E. Doane, $1.00; F. McCuire, ino Street, Los Angeles, Calir inquire on the fifth floor. tugs during the time they sal­ $1.00; D. G. Hodge. $1.00; A. Ekiund, (Voyage No. 6) fornia. 4 4 4 $1.00; J. H. Hunt, $1.00; G. H .Tay vaged the vessels listed below, JAMES F. ROUSE 4 4. 4. lor, Jr., $1.00; G. H. Taylor, $1.00; N. are urged to get in touch with Herbert E. Grant, $3.18; John STANLEY E. DUDA Inquire at the Baggage Room, N. Ridley, $1.00; R. Peck, $1.00; R. Abe Rapaport at the offices of B. Gunter, $6.36; James C. MagYour mother and sister wish SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New Brock, $1.00; T. Aldridge, $1.00; R. J. Murphy, jr., $1.00; W. J. Sampson, Benjamin B. Sterling, 42 Broad­ nusson, $5.30; Wilbur L. Fowler, to hear from you, at 319 Litch­ York, for your wallet. $1.00; M. Soobramoney, $1.00; A. way, Room 1711, New York 4, $4.24; George E. Pickles, $5.30; field Avenue, Elmont, Long Is­ Gabriel, $1.00; C. Willis, $1.00; A. New York: 4 4 4 Roy N. Ingram, $4.24; Albert land, New York. BOB AND BILL BARRETT Trotman, $1.00; G. Edwards, $1.00; R. Freund, $4.24; Peteris, Ozols, M/V Great Issac Bullard, $1.00; F. Daniels, $1.00; P. A. 4 4 4 Get in touch with your mother Saunders, $1.06; Jerker T. Nilsson, $4.24; $1.00; J. Keesley, $1.00; G. On February 3, 1947, when ABDUL R. HASSAN at Peachland, N.C., at once. Charles A. Dispoto, $7.42; Taylor. $1.00; C. E. Smith, $1.00; F. the SS Virginian (being towed Your wife is anxious to hear J. Gardner, $1.00; M. McCatty, $1.00; Michael Cooper, $8.48; Carl V. 4 4 4 from you. Her address is 176 H. H. Franks, Jr., $1.00; R. M. Antoine, to Brunswick, Georgia) broke Silvers, $26.50; Jesus Alto, $6.36; GEORGE TAZZANI West 82nd Street, New York. $1.00; R. Hannibal, $1.00; G. Nichols, away from the Great Issac. Richard R. Adamson, $21.20; Get in touch with Stan Brown $1.00. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Alfred W. Daines, Jr., $3.98; M/V Farallon JOHN LAMBERT NEWTON at 1400 East 93rd Street, Brook­ C. G. Rattigan, $2.00; R. Doucette, Steve W. Cox, $5.30; Carl E. $2.00; J. J. Williams, $2.00; O. EngelRev. P. R. Stockman, Supt. lyn^, New York. When the SS W. C. Latta was sen, $2.00; H. H. Power, $2.00; J. E. Seale, $17.23; Mevin Mason, and Chaplain, Seamen's Church Sweeney. $l00; W. D. Canty, $2.00; L. salvaged and towed to Hampton $17.23. JULIUS^ C.^HOEY. Jr. Melanson, $2.00; W. Lake, $1.00; J, Roads after the Latta ran out Your mother is anxious to Styles. $1.00; A. Edwards $1.00; J, A. of fuel. SS STEEL INVENTOR hear from you. Her address: Anderson, $1.00; D. W. Hunter. $1.00; 4 4 4 B. R. Johansen, $1.00; F. A. Smith, (Voyage No. 76) Mrs. Julius C. Hoey, Sr., 1119 $1.00; S. L. Madden, $1.00; W. H. M/V Farallon SIU, A&G District Mandeville Street, New Orleans. Wlllridge, $100; J. Murphy, $100; R. At the time of the salvaging George W. Rohring, $7.29; Ar­ Burbine, $1.00; W. J. Burbine, $1.00; of the Panamanian flag ship SS 4 4 4 nold G. Heinvali, $7.29; John J. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Ed. J. Amerault, $1.00; E. K. Nutt, FRED PETTINGILL Ionian Leader, March 15, 1947. Laycock, $4.77; Thomas A. CosWilliam Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 $1.00; R. C. Wagner, $1.00; J. Hanson. BOSTON .276 Stale St. Joseph Loney, 1515 W. Monroe $1.00; P. D. Vrodm, $1.00; T. Sullivan. The Ionian Leader was towed sitt, $4.77; Joseph G. Pfesster, E. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 St., Chicago 7, Illinois, asks that $1.00; N. Richardson. $1.00; J. J. Cox, into Norfolk. $4.77; Harold E. Arlinghaus, Dispatcher - Richmond 2-0141 $1.00; J. H. Penswick, $1.00; W. you write him. 4 4 4 $4.77; Bror H. Johanson, $4.77; GALVESTON SOS'/.—23rd St. Frasor, $1.00; J. McPherson. $1.00; A. M/V Great Issac 4 4 4 Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Manuel B. Battista, $4.77; Furtado, $1.00; W. Lieberman, $1.00; From March 18 to April 2, Stephen Shack, $1.06; Ralph H. J. FOY MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. P. BVownfield, $1.00; P. King, $1.00; Cal Tanner, Agent ^ Phone 2-1754 Write your father at 630 South N. Keyes. $1.00; H. Watson. $1.00; T. 1947, when the SS John Dickin­ Frey, $72.88; James E. Behm, NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. N. Loudon. $1.00; W. MerriweBather, son was being salvaged. $1.06; Richard H. Severson, $4.24. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Palmway and 7th Ave., Lake $1.00; G. C. Patrice. $1.00; L. R. Mc­ 4 4 4 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Worth, Florida. Donald, $1.00; R. Carrington, $1.00; R. M/V Point Vincente Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 S. Parsons, $1.00; E. Sullivan, $1.00; A. SS LEGION VICTORY 4 4 4 NORFOLK ,.127-129 Bank St. When leaving Ponte Delgada, Daniels, $1.00; E. E. Glasford, $1.00; EARL J. LAWS (Voyage No. 4) Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 W. R. Osbom, $1.00; G. Tolliver, $1.00: Azores, May 14, 1947, salvaging PHILADELPHIA. . .614.16 No. 13th St. Get in touch with your old J. D. Booker. $1.00; R. M. Churchill. the SS Kern Hills. Clarence H. Hughes, $20.14; Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 shipmate of SS Steel Chemist, $1.00; G. N. Clarke, $1.00; C. A. Carr. SAN FRANCISCO ..85 Third St. Walter P. Piatek, $6.36; Sidney, $1.00; E. G. Blake, $1.00. C. Oppenheimer, 51 M/V Trinidad Head Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Charles J. Navis, Jr., $3.18; Norman E. NEW YORK SAN JUAN, P.R. 252 Ponce de Leon Beaver St. "Thanks Earl." When she took over the tow Hendrick, $6.36; Frank F. Reese, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2=5996 from the M/V Point Vincente 4 4 4 $6.36; Basil K. Johnson, $8.48; S. R. Lanier, $10^00; Jacob Cooic. SAVANNAH 2 Ahercorn W. H. PETERSON $5.00; Jack N. Berger, $5,00; Henio on July 9, 1947, and towed the Tom A. Sanchez, $6.63; Frank J. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Edder, $5.00; K.'A. Kaaemets, $5.00; SS Kern Hills into. New York Lawless, $9.28; Uno LapveteTAMPA .1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Dorothy Peterson, Route 1 T. Blower, $1.00; Christian W. Ladwig, on July 14, 1947. R. H. Hall, Agent Phono M-1323 lainen, $15.90; Homer S. Whitley, HEADQUARTERS... 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. Box 333, Lakewood, New Jersey $2.00; Joe Wright, $1.00; G. Kraker, $21.20; Van J. SaWyer, $32.86; 4 4 4 50c; Frank Bloom, $5.00; J. H. Ru­ HAnover 2-2784 wants you to contact her. M/V Trinidad Head dolph, $2.00; J. Buivid, $5.00; James E. Virgil G. Riley, $7.42; Howard K. SECRETARY-TREASURER 4 4 4 Salvaging the SS Sinclair Pearson, $1.06; Albert M. Blazio, Paul Hall EARL McCASKEY Opaline, which ran aground at $3.98; William F. Utley, $4.24; DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Georgia Foster requests that the mouth of Cape Fear River, James C. Ralston, $9.01; David L. Lindsey Williams you get in touch with her. Her January 8, 1948. Blakeney, $14.31. ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS address: PO Box 212, Colum­ Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler bus,' Ohio. Joseph Volplan » •inClO(S NOTICE SIU HALLS SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 NOTICE! SS DE SOTO Will Brothers who were on this ship in February 1948 and know the whereabouts of the gear left aboard by Erkki Matinki, OS, please write to him or send the gear collect. Address Erkki Matinki, c/o Maria Moseley, 415 East 73rd St., New York City. 4.4 4 Gt. Lakes District Will the holders of the follow­ BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 ing receipts for money paid in CHICAGO, ni 3261 East 92nd St. Mobile to Patrolman W. J. Mor­ Phone: Essex 2410 ris on the week ending Septem­ CLEVELAND 2602' Carroll St. ber 11, 1948, please get in touch Main 0147 with the record clerk on the DETROIT '. 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 Sixth deck, 51 Beaver Street, DIILUTH . .531 W. Mlrhlgan St. New York, Give your full name Melrose 4110 and book number, and quote TOLEDO 015 Summit St. the receipt number you hold. Garfleld 2112 This is important. Receipt num­ bers: 68128, 68123, and 68127. Canadian District 4 4 4 MONTREAL.. 1227 Philips Square WILLIAM M. OLYAYK VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 Your check is being held for VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. you at SIU Headquarters, 51 PaciRc 7824 Beaver Street, New York. Cities Service Bargaining Unit Still Unsettled Notice To All SIU Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the SeafEirers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their fagailies and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. (Continued from Page 1) visors within the meaning of the Taft-Hartley law. Previously, the Board certified the Union as -ihe bargaining agent for the men aboard seven CS ships as a result of the over­ whelming victory scored by the SIU in a bargjiining election held last year. But the men aboard PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION ships added to the fleet while the election was in progress were To the Editor: ignored. This reversed the ruling which I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the had been handed down by the NLRB in the Isthmian case, address below: where the entire fleet had been certified even though ships were Name added to and subtracted from the fleet during the course of the Street Address voting. Negotiations regarding a con­ State City tract for the personnel on the ships aready certified are under­ Signed way. The brief filed by the Union will be printed in the Book No.. LOG after it has been submitted to the NLRB. �i I - Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 8. 1948 Some men learn the easy way, some men learn the hard way, and some men never learn at all. At first, the Chief Engineer of the Queens Victory, Isthmian, shaped up like the last category, but a good SIU crew and on-the-ball Union representatives turned him into a guy who just had to find out the score the hard way. " The hard-time started as soon as the ship headed out of Baltimore, in early July, bound for the Persian Gulf. Oilers were ordered to work in the fireroom, and when Pete Salvo, Engine Delegate, asked the First Assistant if he had read the agreement, the First answered that he didn't have to—he had instructions from the company on what was overtime and what wasn't. From then on, the Engine Gang had to work from bell to bell, and when they turned in OT, the Chief told the Skipper that they were turning in phony overtime, and refused to mark it down. The Captain finally persuaded him to enter the disputed time. When he was caught paint­ ing, the men put in for that overtime. All this might have been ridculous, but the First and the Chief continued to force the men to work from bell to bell in temperatures ranging up to 152 degrees. Even after the Captain died from the extreme heat, this continued. And in the meantime, the overtime built up. Above, Pete Salvo, Oiler and Fngine Delegate of the Queens Victory (left), and Wilfred Roux, FWT, take in the sights -of Abdan. Prices were too high for any purchases, but there was no charge for look­ ing. Brother Salvo sent in the . pictures appearing on this page, and also the story about conditions on board the Isth­ mian vessel. When the ship returned to Baltimore, the Union officials went aboard and things started to "The shark, above, caught by warm up. From New York, Port Captain Holiday was sent down to straighten out the mess. When Brother Anthony Suzzo, WM the dust had settled, all but a few hours OT had been paid, and those few hours were sent to New only one of the three hooked York for clarification. by the crewmembers while the ship was in the Persian Gulf. Pete Salvo and his buddy, Wilfred Roux, plus five other bookmen signed on the ship for While the man-eaters look another round-the-world trip, just to make sure that the reforms they fought for will not. be neg­ pretty small, they can do a lected by the ship's officers. The First Assistant really learned his lesson, and when the Queens great deal of damage to' an Victory came to New York, he gave Brother Salvo time off to come to the Hall to tell h'v story. unprotected swimmer. Ask the man who's lost an arm or a Looks like he learned the hard way—but he learned. leg to these terrors of the deep. This one won't do any more harm. The stifling heat in the Persian Gulf proved too much for the Skipper of the Queens Victory, Captain Janssen. He was buried in Abdan, after which a Mate from another Isthmian vessel took over command of the ship. Above is a view of the funeral procession as it wended its way through the narrow streets en route to the cemetery. The foremen of the dock workers in Has Tanura lined up for a picture in a playful mood. This port used to be a hell­ hole for seamen, but certain improvements have been made and now seamen have the opportunity to relax for a short while when in that port. At the cemetery the Skipper's casket was lowered slowly into the ground while the rest of the crew stood watching. When Captain Janssen died, the Chief Engineer had no one to stop him, and he proceeded to make life miserable for those men under his command. But he reckoned without the power of the SIU, and he learned a lesson when the ship arrived in Baltimore. Pete Salvo and a new friend, "Broadway Sam," a passenger who was returning to his home in Persia after 52 years in the United States. In the Persian Gulf, the heat WEIS almost unbearable. The temperature sometimes went as high as 152 dgrees. When thai happened, members of the Deck Gang played a hose on each other, but in the Engine Department, it was a-different story. For details, see story on this page. Of course, the situation is not the same on all Isthmian ships. And even on this vessel, a militant crew and efficient shoreside representation guarantiaed that the next trip and all subsequent trips would be better. For details about new contract with. Isthmian see page 1. Ji, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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X NEV/ YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1. 1S48 No. 40 PRESENTING THE SIU WITH A TOKEN OF HIGH ESTEEM John J. Grogan. National Vice President of lUMSWA. CIO, reads the inscription on the plaque presented to the SIU as a token of high esteem for the unstinted aid given by the Seafarers during the 1947 Shipyard Strike. Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall accepts the plaque for the Seafarers. At left is A1 Meyers, the shipyard workers Regional Director for the New York and New Jersey area, and between HaU and Grogan is Lindsey Williams, SIU Director of Organization. CIO Shipyard Union Presents A ward To Seafarers For 1947 Strike Aid A plaque expressing the appreciation of the CIO shipyard workers for aid and support given them by the SIU during their strike against the nation's shipyard cor­ porations last year was presented to the Union in a ceremony held at the New York 33 A&G Posts To Be Filled in Coming Election Adoption of a Headquarters resolution in all ports on September 22 officially sounded the open­ ing of nominations for officials to serve the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District in 1949. In addition, the resolution designated that thirty-three positions, are to be filled in Headquarters and the eleven branches by this year's referendum ballot. The nominating period extends « until October 15 and l eferendum i sea time. (The full lisi of qualiballoting will begin on Novem­ fications appears on page three.) ber 1 and run through Decem­ A practice first inaugurated ber 3', as called for by the SIU last year, calling for the candi­ Constitution. dates to submit a regulation The resolution, in listing the passport photograph as well as thirty-three positions to be filled, a statement of not more than stated thai it is the purpose of 100 words listing his Union rec­ the Union to have the elected ord, will be required again this officials operate in the localities year. The picture and statement deemed most beneficial to the of each candidate will be run in the SEAFARERS LOG short­ membership. ly before voting gets under way. In line with this view and the In the elections held last year, economy drive adopted at the last Agents Conference and re­ 65 Seafarers met the qualifica­ affirmed several times, New York tions and vied for 37 openings; will add one Joint Patrolman this year, a much greater num­ to its staff while Philadelphia, ber of men is expected to sub­ Norfolk and Galveston will ope­ mit qualifications and appear on rate with the Agent in sole the ballot. charge. Mobile will have two As in the past, the Union Joint Patrolmen instead of a urges an men meeting the quali­ Patrolman for each of the three fications to put themselves in departments., nomination to give the member­ These changes are expected to ship a greater choice as to whom lead to greater economy and, due will represent them in 1949. to the drop in shipping in these portSj no lessening of represen­ tation to the membership will result. Thus the ballot will call for the election of 1 SecretaryTreasurer, 3 Assistant SecretaryTreasurers, 11 Agents an^ 18 Patrolmen. NOT FRISCO • Ship Tycoon Asks Seamen BoMilitariietl In reference to the new Hall A believer in freedom from in San Francisco, the resolution ! government intervention or con­ named it as being in an organi­ trol of steamship companies, zational state and, for the time being, will not be headed by an ! Hans Isbrandtsen, who heads a company bearing his name, made elected officer. The resolution stated further the bald proposal to the Mari­ that if during the year addi­ time Commission last week that tional SIU Halls are needed, the seamen be placed under govern­ opening of such offices and their ment control by "encouraging" staffs shall be left to the dis­ them to enter the Naval Reserve cretion of the Secretary-Treas­ and that part of their wages be urer, subject to the approval of met by the government. Fostered not by concern for the membership. The qualifications necessai-y to the nation's dccfnse, but rather appear on the referendum bal­ by visions of smaller ships' pay­ lot are stated in the Union's rolls and weakened maritime Constitution and are relatively unions, Isbrandtsen embodied his simple, the outstanding ones be­ proposals in a seven-point pro­ ing that a candidate be a full gram, all of which is aimed at bookmember of the SIU for two cutting company operating ex­ years and have three years of penses and forming a pool of seamen bound to the government by a semi-military tie. membership meeting on Septem-t scription on the plaque to the unstinted aid given during the ber 22. membership, and stated that the lUMSWA-ClO Strike against the Making the presentation to the engraved words could never con­ large shipyard coi-porations SIU was John J. Grogan, Na­ vey the true feelings of the ship- throughout the nation. Strike tional Vice-President of the ship­ yai'd workers toward the Sea­ began June 25, 1947, strike ended yard workers, who representee farers for their aid. November 16, 1947." John Green, the union's presi­ The inscription reads; "This Joining Grogan in the presen­ dent, and accepting in the name plaque is presented by John tation were A1 Meyers, Regional of the Seafarers was Secretary- Green,* President, on behalf of Director for the New York and Treasurer Paul Hall. the lUMSWA-ClO to the na­ New Jersey area and Henry In an address to the eleven tional officers and members of Gordon, National Representative. hundred Seafarers present, Gro­ the Seafarers International With Brother Hall for the SIU gan expressed the thanks of the Union-AFL as a token of high was Lindsey Williams, Director 125,000 members of the Interna­ esteem and gratefulness for the of Organization. tional Union of Marine and Ship­ building Workers of America, CIO, for the "unstinted aid" giv­ en during their five-months long strike.There was no essential change unionism itself. They were out with any union whose officials "AIDED MATERIALLY" this week in the combined sti'ike to smash the unions, and if any have not signed the anti-com­ "Seafarers, he said, "aided ma­ and lockout on the West Coast, proof were needed their attitude munist pledges called for under terially in the successful prose­ as it became apparent that the toward the MFOWW provided it. Taft-Hartley Act. The pro-com­ cution of the strike, and the aid shipowners were Rising every The MFOWW, which actually mie officials of the CIO Long­ given came as a great stimulant dodge to prolong the deadlock was locked out by the shipown­ shoremen and the CIO Marine to the morale of the shipyard past the Presidential election ers when the strike began, this Cooks & Stewards have not workers on the lines." week proposed that the owners signed the affidavits, but the of­ early in November. Brother Grogan also went on abandon their preoccupation with ficials of the MFOWW have. In fact, political flim-flapii.'ei-y ^o pledge the complete support completely obscured the legiti­ the commie issue and get the The MFOWW proposed that all of the shipyard workers to the mate beefs of the striking unions. strike settled. The president of officials of all the unions con­ Seafarers should the uniori ever Mostly the trouble was the old the MFOWW pointed out that so cerned stand aside, and that the be in need of aid. "All of the commie bugaboo, with the own­ far as the economic issues, wages, lawyers for the owners stay facilities of our union are at ers continuing to raise this issue and the Hiring Hall, were con­ home. Then, the MFOWW said, your disposal should the need to the exclusion of everything cerned, the unions and the own­ the owners themselves and rankever arise in your struggle for: else. ers were no longer far apart, and and-file committees from the better conditions and wages," he However, it was obvious this that there was no real bar to several unions could get together to settle the beef. said. week that the owners were not settlement. In presenting the plaque to the much more opposed to com­ The owners have continued to The shipowners said "No," and Seafarers, Grogan read the in­ munism than they were t« state that they would not deal (Continued on Page 7) Politics Cloud West Coast Beef SLICK TALK Couching his language in well varnished terms, Isbrandtsen forsaw a means of lessening mari­ time union strength in his com­ pany by having the .seaman obli­ gated directly to the government and thus "insure a high standard of personnel always available for manning American ships." The government would be expected to bear the cost of part of his wages "in return for having him available when required." * While he pleaded for a satis­ factory standard of living for seamen who qualify for reserve status, and publicized the fact that his company is unsubsidized, he let it be known that Uncle Sam's kicking in on his payroll (Continued on Page 7) �Page Two T H E S E A F AR E R S SEAFARERS LOG LO G Friday. Ociobisr 1, 1948 THROW IN YOUR V Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District CARD, BROTHER/ Affilialed with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Nominations In Order Nominations have now been officially opened to can­ didates for the thirty-three elective positions in the At­ lantic and Gulf District for 1949. Like the ships men of the SIU sail, Headquarters and the eleven Halls require tip-top crews aboard to make them operate efficiently in the manner and pattern estab­ lished by the Union in the past. Crews put aboard in previous elections have been excellent testimony to the choice exercised by the members of the Union. The time again nears when the membership will go to the polls to choose its port crews for 1949. Again the choice will lie with the membership. The voting member­ ship will want to have the opportunity to study the Union records of as many candidates as possible so as to make a clear choice of men they wish to serve during the coming year. There is no shortage of able men in the SIU. The Union's program of education has spread SIU know-how throughout the SIU fleet. The organizing program has given organizational experience to thousands. Participa­ tion in rank and file committees has given a good portion of the membership valuable knowledge of the Union's operations. Through these mediums have come the men who now serve the membership as officials. Hospital Patients Seafarers who feel they have the qualifications to serve the membership as part of a Branch or Headquarters crew are duty-bound to put themselves in nomination. Nominees who meet the constitutional requirements have until October 15 to file with the Secretary-Treasurer. Poor Harry! When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at tha Social Service desk. Men Now h The Marine Hospitals Harry Bridges, the president of the International These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Longshoremen's and "Warehousemen's Union, CIO, must be a heartbroken guy. "She" doesn't love him any more. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Anybody with a taste for romance might even be tempted writing to them. to feel sorry for the poor fellow—until he looked into NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL Q. REEGO the truth of Harry's love affair. A few years ago, when the Russians were our "brave allies," Harry was the West Coast waterfront employers' best friend. He practically played Clark Cable to their Lana Turner, so close were the bonds. ^ During the . war, as called for by the commie line, Harry was always climbing on the rostrum to make fiery speeches denouncing "job actions" and proclaiming "no strike" pledges for all to hear. "Don't worry about us working stiffs, we'll make it easy for you," he told the bosses in effect. Even when the war was over, Harry was out there singing the same song before the commie line flip-flopped. -He was crying for more "no strike" pledges. In short, he ""was playing the bosses' game. But now Harry has been kicked out of the house. 'The door is barred to him.- The bosses consider him "troublesome"—and worse. The poor chap is on the town, hanging around pool rooms, perhaps. Harry's story should be a lesson to all of us. Certain­ ly it proves the correctness of the SIU's stand—during the war, before the war and after the war. The SIU's consistent policy has always been not to play around with the bosses—war or no war, party line or no party line. Seafarers always have known that the (Working stiff who does, gets the boot. And he gets it right iwhere it hurts the most. J. DENNIS R. BUNCH P. L. SHAUQEUE J. B. GEISLEK A. R. KING S. C. FOREMAN E. J. DANCY E. LAPARI J. H. BIBBS V. W. RUSSELL O. HOWELL V. P. SALLINGS C. GREEN • H. C. MAPHEY ALVIN WARD S. KINZAN G. R. GRAY J. L. HUGULEY R. L. FLIPPIN K. V. PfiTTERSSON C. W. JOHNSON R. P. GRAVES M. HENBERT . A. AUGUSTIN E. P. BADON R. L. BARBER L. KAY A. M. PETET S. LE BLANC A. M. PETIE J. J. McKENNA S. A. GLENN ALBERT McMAHON E. M. LOOPER J. M. MITCHELL D. W. PRINCE s. w. MCDONALD J. L. SAUL R. M. HESTER M. H. SIMONEAUX HARMAN McNAB XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. F. MAPPS J. GIVENS D. HUTCHINS L. R. WILLIAMS G. D. ERLINGER W. McCUlSTlON XXX MOBILE HOSPITAL J. F. GERSEY J. H. ASHURST JOHN WEIMER CHARLES E. GLOVER A. C. McALPIN J. W. BUTLER F. L. REYNOLDS PETE HENDERSON T. H. ROSLUND H. R. LOWMAN XXX STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL A. EWING A. VANELZUELA M. CASTRO J. McNEELY A. JENSBY Staten Island^ Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Statan Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.ni. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.ni. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) LJ D. DeDUISEN T. ZEMR^USKI W. H. NUNN J. BOUYEA W. HUNT R. L. JOHNSTON JC. C. CROWE C. OPPENHEIMER W. H. PERRY T. MANDICI(: C. NANGLE C. W. HALLA P. G. DAUGHERTY X X % BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL JULIUS HENSLEY CLARENCE CREVIER ' VIC MILAZZO JOHN J. GEAGAN XXX SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL . L. TICKLE T. C. KELLY M. BYERS XXX SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. SEIJO . ! A, SILVESTRI I. MONTANEZ �Friday* October 1* 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Striking Pilots Ask Seafarers Adopted at membership meetings in all Atlantic & Gulf ports on Sep­ To By-Pass National Airlines tember 22, the resolution below puts into motion the nominating machinery Resolution On SlU Eloctlon for the referendum to determine 1949 officials in A&G Headquarters and ten branches. Nominees will, if qualified, go on the referendum ballot to be voted on by the membership in all ports during November and December, as provided for in the SIU Constitution. Text of the Resolution follows: WHEREAS: It is customary for the Union to determine annually by resolution what elective offices should be placed on the ballot at: each annual election over and above those provided for in the constitution, and WHEREAS: Our Union should plan for greater service and leadership for the mem­ bers in the coming struggles immediately ahead by having our elected officials operating in the proper places as is most beneficial to our membership, SO, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the following ports be filled by regu-lar referendum ballot in the 1949 General Election for Officials in the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District: HEADQUARTERS: 1 Secretary-Treasurer 3 Assist. Secretary-Treasurei-s BOSTON: 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman NEW 1 2 2 2 2 YORK: Agent Deck Patrolmen Engine Patrolmen Stewards Patrolmen Joint Patrolmen PHIADELPHIA: 1 Agent BALTIMORE: 1 Agent 1 Deck Patrolman 1 Engine Patrolman 1 Stewards Patrolman NORFOLK: 1 Agent SAVANNAH: 1 Agent TAMPA: 1 Agent MOBILE: 1 Agent 2 Joint Patrolmen NEW 1 1 1 1 X)RLEANS: Agent Deck Patrolman Engine Patrolman Stewards Patrolman GALVESTON: 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman SAN JUAN: 1 Agent AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Port of San Francisco be considered in an organizational status and not be filled by an elective office inasmuch as this Union has just opened its own Hall there, AND BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED: That if during the year it becomes necessary to open additional offices, the staffing of such offices shall be left to the discretion of the Secretary-Treasurer, subject to the approval of the membership, and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That in addition to the regular constitutional re­ quirements, each candidate for office shall furnish with his acceptance for office a regulation passport picture of recent taking, as well as a statement of not more than 100 words, giving a brief summary of his Union record and activities, such picture and statement to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to commencement of voting. This to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familjarize the membership with the names, faces and records of all candidates for office. J. P. SHULER, 101 PAUL HALL, 190 J. H. VOLPIAN, 56 ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, 154 LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS, 215 50 JOE ALGINA, 1320 CHARLES G. HAYMOND, 98 RAY WHITE, 57 Qaaliikatiotts For Offke Qualificafions for office in the Seafarers International Un­ ion. as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continuous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately prior to date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant vessels in unlicensed capacity. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. (e) That he be an active and full book member cuid show four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not apply to officials and other office holders w;orking for the Union during current year for period of four months or longer. Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, naming the particular office and submitting the necessary proof of qualification as listed above. The notice of intention addressed to the SecretaryTreasurer must be in his office not later than October 15, 1948, when nominations will be closed. Three members of the Air Line Pilols Associalion which has requesled the support of Seafarers in its strike against National Airlines. Left to right—Dale H. Southard, counsel in charge of picketing in New York area and member of the National Strike Committee; Bob Denton and P. E. Nelson, striking pilots. Members of the Air Line Pilots Association, on strike against National Airlines since February 3, have called upon the membership of the SIU to re­ spect their strike by not booking space aboard National Airlines planes. In a visit to the headquarters of the SIU, Dale Southard, in charge of picketing in New York area and member of the National Strike Committee, accompanied by two striking pilots, expressed the thanks of the AFL Pilots As­ sociation for aid in the past and asked continued support of their beef. The National Airline, which services cities between New York and Miami on the East Coast and from Florida to New Orleans on the Gulf Coast, is being struck because of gross violation of con­ tract and refusal to abide by the Railway Labor Act. The pilots do not come imder the TaftHartley Act. The justness of the strike is shown by the report of the Presidential Emergency Board, an impartial body set up to in­ vestigate the strike, which placed the blame for the strike entirely at the door of the airline. In spite of the many obstacles put in its path, the union has been successful in cutting down the company's passenger loads. Garment Union Rally Pledges Total War On Unlon-Busters NEW YORK —At an unpre­ cedented mass rally stretching two blocks through this city's crowded garment district, some 50,000 of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union pledged an aU-out fight against gangster elements in the garment industi-y tiying to «smash the union. Scattered through the crowd were hundreds of white-capped Seafarers who drew enthusiastic cheers and applause for the aid they were giving the ILGWU in its war on the garment hood­ lums. The demonstration was an out­ growth of the ILGWU's current organizing drive against the re­ maining non-union shops in the heavily unionized dress industry. ILGWU organizers discovered that gangsters were muscling in­ to the industry by controlling a number of trucking companies which haul cut materials from the "jobbers" to the "contractors" who sew the cut pieces together. The gangsters shipped the mate­ rial to non-union contractors run­ ning "sweatshops" in other cities. The SIU was asked to help be­ cause the gangsters were beating and intimidating ILGWU pickets 85 percent of whom were women. The ILGWU plans* to intensify its Organizing drive until the in­ dustry is 100 percent organized despite any attempts at intimi­ dation or other obstacles. Most of the campaign will necessarily be directed against the 100-odd non-union "jobbers" which dot the garment area. The imion has struck nearly 30 of these firms of which 18 have already indicated a desire to negotiate. The union reports them to be half of what they were during the same period last year, and instead of making a profit, has caused a heavy loss. Because of the great deal of traveling done by the members of the SIU through Atlantic and Gulf ports, and the fact that many Seafarers have been out on long trips and do not know of the strike, the Pilots As­ sociation asks that Seafarers spread the word of the strike and travel by other carriers. SIU PICKETS One incident where the Sea­ farers gave material support to the Pilots' beef was in Norfolk. There men of the Pilots Associa­ tion approached the Seafarers for the use of the Norfolk Hall while they distributed leaflets and massed pickets at the Norfolk municipal field. The Seafarers showed support by rallying 30 Seafarers to the picketline. Last week's LOG carried a letter from the union's President David Behncke, thanking the SIU for its aid in Norfolk. On the spectacular side, the Pilots Union is using something new in strike advertising. They are employing a smoke-writing plane which has covered the skies of the big cities with the messages: "National Airlines Pilots On Strike," and "Scab." Also they have two banner-tow­ ing planes which spread the mes­ sage: "Don't Fly National Air­ lines." Send Pictures Every candidate for office in the A&G election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st, must submit with his qualifications a passport pic­ ture of himself and a short biography of no more than 100 words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer, Sea­ farers International Union, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N.Y. �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday. OetolMr 1, 1948 Philly Notes Stir In Shaping; Alexandra Engineer Fouls Trip By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER enough to incur his wrath, and, as a consequence, was punchec and beaten by this unsavory character. It's a shame that such a phony should be permitted to foul up a good ship. The Alexandra's skipper, for instance, is damned fine Joe—^for a skipper, By JOE ALGINA like this is that the story was in window on the sixth deck here, This Engineer joker probably is a fink from way back. Al­ NEW YORK — A king-sized the LOG and he should have or in any other Hall for that though I don't know his recorc wet blanket has been thrown on picked it up. I'll admit that be matter, make sure you get a re­ ing out at sea a lot makes it ceipt for any monies paid out. or where he came from, I sure can predict where he's going to the somewhat hot shipping this difficult to receive eveiy LOG Check the receipt for accuracy as port enjoyed for the past week. but when you come ashore, pick to amount paid and youi' book wind up. To turn to more pleasant sub­ Almost overnight the activity up the back numbers of the number. This is for your protec­ jects, I want to say that we helc here as conceins SIU ships LOG and put yourself abreast tion and makes keteping the rec­ ords straight much easier for our first educational meeting c^e to a near-standstill. There of the times. Headquarters. last week, and that I am proud is no particular place we can WILL BE BEEFS and happy to report that it was point to as the cause, it is just This column has mentioned the Last week we explained the importance of getting a state­ a great success. an inexplainable lull. matter of transportation on ment from the master when a We had plenty of discussion, plenty of debate and one hund­ That gloomy statement should Waterman ships and how it op­ ship is being put into lay-up. red percent attendance. Every­ discourage any members in the erates on the Far East — West This is especially fmportant to one is looking forward to the outports who have considered Coast—^Europe—East Coast run men on Waterman ships. Some weekly meetings with interest ti-yin^ New York for a ship. If In a couple of weeks we're go­ men who haven't received such not, then here's our plea: Stay ing to get some beefs on this and enthusiasm. where you are. New York is sad because somebody didn't read a statement have found it very difficult to receive unemploy­ GIVES UP ON A'S for shipping. the story in the LOG. The eas­ ment pay. Waterman and the There is not much of import­ Worth mentioning before a iest way to be on your toes on other companies haven't lessened ance to report on the labor whipping into the stox*y of ships Union matters is to read the their hard-timing tactics regard­ scene here. Things are rather in and out of this port is sub- LOG from front to rear. It's not ing unemployment pay, so make quiet. A threatened strike by ect of reading the LOG. Almost a difficult task as the LOG is, sure you get the statement. It the ship cleaners and scalers has every Seafarer reads the stories we think, the best labor paper saves headaches and starts the been settled with the men get­ of shipping in the various in the coimtry and is packed dough coming through faster. branches and the happenings of with news of interest to the ting their wage demands. Before signing off, I want to ships' crews. Soime members, membership. in closing, a word on base­ urge the members who haven't us somewhat of a headache. The ball. I have given up at last. I however, don't bother to delve With that out of the wpy, done so yet to vote now in the ship was infested with a first have to admit that Philadelphia into the resolutions adopted, mo- here's the way shipping shaped referendum on the $10 General class louse, namely the Chief will not be seeing any World ions passed and matters adopted up in the port of New York Fund Assessment. The polls will Engineer. Series games this year. As I into Union policy, all of which last week. We paid off Isth­ close October 8, only one week SLAMMED MESSMAN write this, it looks like Boston appear in the LOG. mian's Steel Designer, Santa away, so stand up and have your This man lives under the im­ and Cleveland. But it could be Thus, three or four months Clara Victory and Steel Maker. say. We want New York to pression that he is the indisput­ Boston and New York—or Bos­ later we get a beef fiom a Sea- The last mentioned was a port shoi^r a good turnout at the polls 'arer who is all hot and both­ payoff as the ship ran aground and that means eveiy member able king of the scow, and he ton and Boston. sticlis his skinny nose into all The best teams are winning, ered about some action taken before leaving the port. Alcoa's should cast his ballot. departments. This last trip, a anyway. But watch our Amaz­ that he was totally unaware of. William Johnson was in for a Here's an afterthought sug­ All we can say in a situation payoff. She'll probably go to mess boy was unfortunate ing Athletics in 1949. the boneyard. Waterman had gested by several Stewards: the James Jackson, Topa Topa Make sure you turn in your linen and Maiden Creek. The Maiden when you are issued a clean lot. Creek is heading for the Gulf to Members may be imaware of men's organization for seamen . One thing we'd like to caU to go- into the shipyard for repairs. By BLACKIE CARDULLO and nothing else. the attention of crews hitting Seatrain New Jersey and Bull's his, but it is the Steward who SAN FRANCISCO — Every­ So far out here, about 170 Sea­ this coast. The LOG, quite prop­ Suzanne completed the list. is- charged with the linen and thing remains tied up on this farers have cast ballots in the erly, has carried notices that the We signed on the Polaris, Al­ tie must make it good. coast, and right now we can see A&G headquarters in San Fran­ coa; Meridith Victory and Aza­ no break in the deadlock be­ cisco is the place to bring your lea City, Waterman; Anniston tween the CIO longshoremen beef. However, this does not City,-^ Isthmian; Robin Wentley, and the Pacific shipowners. How­ mean that you should call us Robin; Jean, BuU. Not much of ever, several companies are long-distance from Seattle or a showing. What we had to known to be straining at the Wilmington on every trivial com­ deal with were handled in SIUleash to get things going. plaint, and then reverse the shape by the Patrolmen and all charges. Calmar and Isthmian have beefs wei'e settled at the payoff. paid off their crews and left Recently, we have received CHECK IT their ships dead. At this writsuch calls from as many as three Bosuns Must Work -ing, there are nine A&G ships men on the same ship. Each Incidentally, when Patrolmen idle at tlje docks. one always insists that he is are not handling ships, they're In the past we have had quite the delegate and has a big beef always to be found on the sixth a few super-duper, ' militant The owners say they would to report. We accept the call, deck of the New Yoik Hall han­ settle if the striking unions Bosuns who have thought that would comply^ with the Taft- referendum on the General Fund and the guy just wants to know dling beefs at the counter and Hartley Act, which means that Assessment. And there prob­ the latest in the strike situation. working on the records in head­ they do not have to work at sea-, and only have to run the gang. the issue now is ^jurely political. ably won't be many more voting Why doesn't he buy a news­ quarters. This goes to show what happens because of the beef. This is not the qase. paper? If you hit the dues paying to a union that allows politicals The Bosun has his work to to dominate its affairs. perform just the same as has Here are trade unions whose every other member of the Deck -members are on the bricks and only one to give us any trouble, the strongest Union financially Department. In port, I agree By CAL TANNER whose beef can't be settled be­ and the Snelling joined the tr^ on any and eveiy waterfront. that the Bosun cannot be ex­ cause the members have no con­ MOBILE — Shipping in this to the boneyard where all the trol over union policies. One big Maybe shipping sounds bad pected to do the actual work, for port remained dead last week, reason the SIU has been able to registering no change from the Libertys seem to be heading here and in general. However, he is kept busy supervising all forge ahead, winning the best week before or the week before these days. locally there is a ray of hope. The beef on the Webster The new Waterman drydock was hands on deck. contracts in maritime and always that. wasn't really very much, come started yesterday, and that dryAt sea, however, it is qviite an­ setting the pace, is that the poli­ Although we had six payoffs to think of it. There were some dock means that every ship in other matter. A good deal of the tical issue is not allowed to en­ and five sign-ons, we shipped overtime hours in dispute, but the Waterman fleet will have to time he is working with the Day ter SIU affairs at all. only 61 bookmen and 13 permits we managed to settle the mat­ come to Mobile at least once a Man alone, or with the Day Man, SIU FOR SEAMEN in the entire seven-dayperiod. ter to everybody's satisfaction. year. There will h|e plenty of and one or two Men on watch. He has to do his part. Our well-informed membership Two of the sign-ons were ships BACK ASSESSMENT job turnovers in the process. would not tolerate that kind of we have no continuous articles. Voting continues strong down There are some oldtimers So Bosims, there are quite a The payoff vessels were the here. The majority of the mem­ around. Maybe you'll recognize few things that you should learn malarkey. We stick strictly to maritime trade unionism for the Fairport, Morning Light, Antin- bers we talk to express the them: G. M. Lambert, W. Miller, in the agreement, in regard to ous and Noah Webster, aU opinion that the General Fund H. D. Wainwright, B. P. Mc- your work, before you get the benefit of the membership. Watermans, and the 'J o s i a h Assessment is one of the most Nulty, N. Breedin; G- Dean, D. idea that you are only a super­ Take the case of our organiz­ Snelling and the Corsair, both cdnstnictive proposals ever made Tibbetts, J. M. Branum, John visor of a "gang" of one or two ing campaign. No other outfit in the Union's 10-year history. Prescott, A. J. Bey and Charles ^t sea. can boast of successes like ours. Alcoas. The, Webster, which was the They think it will make the SIU Spencer. The reason is that we are a sea­ "C. E. (Red) Gibbs PHILADELPHIA —Three pay­ offs this past week gave a much needed boost here in Quakertown. First there was the tanker SS Julesburg which came in and paid off on Sunday night. This was the Julesburg's first payoff tmder the SIU contract, but she paid off clean with no beefs whatsoever. To keep things going, Water­ man's SS Bessemer Victory ar­ rived for a fast, clean payoff thatalso was easy to handle. She came from the West Coast, but couldn't return because of the beef out there. She was Mobile bound leaving here. To finish the week, the Carras tanker, SS Alexandra, blew in and paid off down in Paulsboro. New Jersey. This one gave NY Shipping Slumps After Heavy Week Nine A&G Ships Idle As West Coast Beef Continues The Patrolmen Say— Waterman Drydock May Stabilize Mobile Shipping �Friday, October 1, 1848 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five "3i HAVE YOU VOTED.YET? Study The Rules As important to the mem­ bers of the SIU as the con­ tracts they work under are the shipping rules of the Union. All Seafarers are urged to study their shipping rules and the proposed changes so they will be throughly acquainted with their provisions. These men are signing register prior to receiving ballot on •which they'll have their say in current referendum. If you haven't voted on General Fund Assessment, you'd better hurry. Balloting ends October 8. Dispatchers report that often members seem to be unfamiliar with many of the rules and, as a result, cause much needless confusion. All doubt can be eliminated by careful reading of the shlhpping riiles. Those which are not clear will be clarified by the Dispatcher in any SIU Hall. Grain Cargo Rise Spurs Need For Rated Men In Galveston By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON—Increased grain shiprtients have boosted business in this port and there is a need for rated men. This need for men will be even more pro­ nounced if the rate of current shipments continues. There were three payoffs in this area during the past week. All ships paying off were Water­ man jobs, the SS Bret Harte pay­ ing off in Galveston and the SS Governor Sparks doing the same in Houston. The third ship, the SS Noonday, paid off in Orange. NO MAJOR BEEFS There were no major beefs on any of the ships paying off, al­ though the crew of the Governor Sparks apparently did not un­ derstand the provisions of. the new transportation rider. The Why Delegates Get Grey Hair =By "A Silver-Haired Delegale" few minor beefs were in regard to overtime and were settled gt the payoffs. Among the topics coming in for discussion at our last regu­ lar membership meeting was the SIU educational program and the benefits it brings to the Union. On the matter of shipping, it is expected that we will have to call men from New Orleans to enable us to crew the ships that are going out of here. New Orleans should stand by for an SOS. LOCAL LABOR On the local labor front, the picketline was withdrawn from the Brown and Root construction outfit since a company that has a contract with the carpenters union has taken over the job previously handled by Brown and Root. So union labor is now on the job. In accordance with the pro­ gram worked out at the recent emergency Agent Conference, this port is holding educational meetings every Tuesday. Around the port at the present time are Walter Brightwell, R. W. Quiim, J. H. Page and J. Germane. Several Seafai'ers are in the Marine Hospital. They are: J. F. Mapps, J. Givens, W. McCuistion, D. Hutchins, L. R. Williams and G. D. Erlinger. The recreation room below, where everyone had agreed to put the books and magazines in their proper places, and use the ash trays for ashes, looked like a recreation room all right, but more like that of a kindergarten class than for SIU seamen. FAST SPIEL I put on my most serious look and started some fast talking. It had results. I assured the Captain that -everything would be ship-shape in quick time and he agreed to put aside the log book and turn someone to pre­ paring the messrooms and heads for painting. Immediately the delegates met aft, just as we stepped into the and passed the word around NEW YORK—The commercial crew's laundry, my hopes were about the condition of things. use of war-time invasion craft, dashed. We also mentioned that fines such as the LST, LOT, and LSMSome guy had just poured five might be pressed. We hated, to type ships, has fallen far short gallons of fuel oil into the laund­ mention this, but drastic action, of expectations, according to a ry and gave everything a pro­ was necessary. recent survey. tective coating. (I found out A day later, everything looked Of the many thousands of later that it wasn't anything a hundred percent better and these crafts that were mass-pro­ but the results of washing six the delegates congratulated the duced between 1942 and 1945, pairs of dungarees with a stiff crew.. But now, only two weeks of which many hundreds were bi'ush. This was the^residue.) later, I see we're getting back large ocean-going craft, only By this time the Old Man in the same old rut. about 100 are now in commercial was shouting until his pan was As ship's delegate, I called the use, and less than half of these purple. He had stepped across other delegates together and we are within the United States. the passageway and opened the circulated around. We asked the ^hese vessels were deDeck Maintenance foc'sle, but it sanitary men and Messmen to looked more like Fibber McGee's remember to spot during their ^eloped during the war for land- • on undeveloped beaches, .it closet. Gee, I thought we took working hours. But they in-! that, with the coming this matter up at the last meet­ formed us that it's not in plain language in the agreement that'°^ ^hat h^d ing, too. SOOGIE—WITH WHAT? they should spot, and if they!"^^^'^ the benefit of waterI don't think that the Mate do it, they would not be givencommerce because of the believes that the laundry soap the overtime to fully soogie be- lack of dock facilities would be powder is being used for soogiebenefited by the use of these fore we get home. ing down the mid-shiphouse, but ships in hauling general freight. "CALL THE DELEGATE" By EARL SHEPPARD he does think the house should But as it has worked out, But I do know that when be soogied even though he has NEW ORLEANS—Shipping is $10 General Fund Assessment. things go wrong for them while aside from a few conversions to forgotten to see that bulk soogie All. hands are urged to vote the ship is away from home barges, ferries, tugs, etc., they powder was put aboard before fair despite four lay-ups, and yes, for a $10 bill from each port, the first business is in good shape. Ten thing each will have been put to little use here. leaving. member now will certainly help do is put up a holler for the One outfit has started to carry payoffs are scheduled for the "What!" he screams. "Use salin the Union's fight with the poor ole ship's delegate: lumber in them on the West isoda oh that brand new paint next two weeks—two of them anti-labor forces and the ship­ Alcoa's headed for the boneyard. "See what's wrong with this Coast. Two LSTs were converted job? I should say not, Bosun." owners. Alcoa has laid up about every chow and this dirty messhall." to carry truck trailers between I saw the Old Man on the Liberty they have and it is The membership is asked to "Make out that repair list, Now York and Albany, bridge the other day. He looked! rumofed that they are operating cooperate with the janitor in In the Philippines, however, my locker won't work." like he was feeling in pretty "By Joe, tell that Old Man 35 are in use in the Island trade, good spirits and, being as I 41 ships under foreign fiags — keeping things cleaner in line didn't feel so bad myself, I Panamanian, Greek, and Italian with the economy program, as we don't want qny screwy an­ and the Farrell Lines has three laid down by the Emergency swers about the a^ent not bring­ craft operating in a feeder servthought I would approach him —on the bauxite shuttle. Yesterday the Education Agents Conference, two men are ing him any money for draws ice on the West Coast of Africa, on the subject of painting our Meetings were started as recom­ being laid off in this Port—in when we hit New York this Newfoundland and Alaska also messhall and the Stewards De­ mended by the Emergency Ag= all Branches this will mean a time." are using a few of them. partment heads and showers. saving of around 40 men. ents Conference. All hands ex­ Another voice from the wilds: Speaking of showers, a regu­ The reasons put forth are prin­ The Crescent Towing and Sal­ "Say, be sm-e to make up that cipally the cost of conversion. lar typhoon blew up in my pressed enthusiasm by their at­ face when I suggested any such tendance and interest in the pro­ vage Company are still on strike crew list for the boarding Pa- since the Coast Guard bulkhead thing. Says he, "Overtime,- ove]> ceedings. Meetings will continue and it looks like a long drawn- ti-olman.'' regulations do not conform with "How come we haven't had, the open ramp end without extime. That's all you birds think with a new topic discussed each out affair. All members are of." (These units haven't been time to clear up important points urged to give their support any fried bananas for breakfast? tensive alteration. For another painted in over seven months.)^ for the membership ' and espe­ where and when needed by our What! No bananas? Didn't you thing, they are diesel powered, Brothers in the Marine Allied check the ship's stores? You're and the American maritime in"Then, next trip, the crew cially for permits. one hell of a delegate." isends up another Delegate to dustry has never favored diesel. Voting is in full swing for the Workers Division. This morning I collected the repair lists from the Delegates of the departments and, from the size of the list and the repitition of items that were re­ paired following the last trip, one *would think the ship had been out three months instead of the usual five or six weeks. Five broken crew lockers on the list again! Three of the five had been repaired by a shoregang just a little over a month ago and checked by the Dele­ gates. No one has yet been able to catch that little gremlin who has been responsible for the damage. Whenever I ask, "How come it is broken again," the answer is always the same: "Damned if I know. It was that way when I moved in. Must have been the work of the guy who had the Locker last trip." It's silly to think that a guy would kick in the vent to open his door when the Mate on watch has a pass-key. "Yeah," I'm told, "it must have been some snooper from ashore in that last port." The department heads tell the sign-on Patrolman that there is plenty of soap and matches, as called for in the agreement, but somehow we always run short of laundry powder. say the crew wants everything down there painTed again." As the storm subsides, I bring out a few points about the Cap­ tain's own foc'sle being painted when he wants it, and the pas­ sengers' quarters and alleyways topside painted and soogied at the drop of a hat. Well, the Captain cools off just a wee bit and consents to look it over down there. If he thinks it needs painting, he'll authorize it. Of course he points out some corny self-made rule that the company only allows painting in the quarters once a j'ear, whether they need it by that time or not. Down we go, the Captain and I, to the crew's deck—and' at all times to go. It doesn't look as if the paint work has been spotted in a solid week. Harfdprints, smears and trash-filled laund­ ries, greasy tables and crumbfilled pantrys. It was only last week at our meeting that every­ one agreed to do his part in keeping all ship-shape, especial­ ly since the delegates were or­ dered to ask for painting and general inspection of the crew's quarters by the Captain to see what all had to be done. Bro­ ther! Did he tell me what had to be done! During all this ^ I was taking deep breaths and getting back to normal breathing. With his blow-up over, we walked aft to the crew quarters. Surely the black gang and deck men v.'on't let their poor delegate down, I thought. But on arrival Ship Men Turn Thumbs Down On Lunding Cruft Shipping Fair In New Orleans -Z' I �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG FUday, October 1. 1948 Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief BALTIMORE—Chairman WUliam Rentz, 26445; Recording Secretary D. Stone, 1996; Read­ ing Clerk, A1 Stansbury, 4683. A&G Shipping From Sept 7 To Sept 21 Agent Confei-ence. Under Good and Welfare there was discussion about helping the janitors keep union property clean, and thanks were extended to the crews of of ships who donated money for the movie projector, which made possible the showing of movies every Friday. Brothers were urged to vote yes, on $10 Assess­ ment. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P. M. with 410 members present. 4 4 4 MOBILE — Chairman C. A. Aubert, 24723; Recording Secre­ tary L. Meira, 26393; Reading Clerk H. Fischer, 59. TOTAL REG. REG. REa SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Motion carried to go into obliDECK ENG. PORT STWDS. REa DECK ENG. STWDS. •SHIPPED g a t i o n s and charges. Broth­ ers Robert D. Amato, Clyde Kea- Boston 30 24 33 87 3 4 17 24 ton, Francis J. Buhl, John New York 250 212 200 662 187 192 191 570 O'Toole, William H. Powell, Ray­ Philadelphia 60 25 32 117 19 17 14 50 mond, Kaboska, Carlos M. Luna, Baltimore '222 159 122 503 90 110 69 269 J. B. Smith, C. V. Gladhil were Norfolk 75 69 48 192 12 11 11 34 obligated. Charges were re- Savannah (No Figures Received) fered to a Trial Committee. Tampa 26 26 23 - 75 5 5 1 11 Minutes of all branches having •Mobile 217 241 246 704 56 52 41 , 149 New Business read and accepted. New Orleans.... 150 120 151 421 ' 85 80 100 265 Motion made to forward all Galveston 45 29 29 103 53 49 42 144 ship's minutes to the Editor of San Juan. (No Figures Received) tlie LOG. Resolution from San Francisco.. (Shipping Hailed By Strike) Minutes of Branches having Headquarters regarding election New . Business were read and •. 1,075 1,075 905 884 2,864 510 520 486 1,516 of officials for 1949 accepted un­ GRAND TOTAL accepted. The Agent reported animously. The minutes and that the companies were appeal­ recommendations of the Special concur with Puerto Rico New the Special Agent's Conference following the educational meet­ ing all seamen's' unemployment Agents Conference were ac­ Business. Carried unanimously. were accepted. compensation insurance cases A Balloting cepted. Agent William Rentz's Motion carried that whenever Committee for the General Fund ing. Minutes of Agent's Confer­ pending a Supreme Court ruling; report, the Patrolmen's reports, the meeting acted on important Assessment was elected from the ence dated August 30 through but that the State Director of September 1, x-ead and accepted and Hospital Committee's report Union business, members raise floor. The resolution from Head­ the Unemployment Compensa­ were accepted. The Dispatcher their books in their hands. Mo­ quarters was accepted unani­ with a vote of thanks. Motion tion Board had been contacted reported 503 registered, and 269 tion carried to ask the Secretary- mously by a book vote. Under carried to non-concur in Puerto and that a meeting had been ar­ shipped. Four motions regarding Treasurer to send all ports a New Business a motion carried Rico's action on the San Fran­ ranged for the coming Monday. New shipping and registering were clarification on Section 35 of tlie to accept the Balloting Commit­ cisco Branch Minutes. Business of other Branches read He reported that Waterman had made and all four defeated by official Shipping Rules, as to tee's report. One minute of sil­ officially opened their Dry Docks yote of membership. Meeting whether a permit man can stay ence for departed Brothers. Meet­ and accepted. The Secretary- which would mean that all Treasurer's report and the reso­ stood one minute in memory of on the ship after making a com­ ing adjourned 8:40 P.M. with 85 lution from Headquarters were Waterman ships would diy dock departed Brothers. Under Good in Mobile at least twice a year, members present. and Welfare there was discussion and that Waterman has secured 4 4 '4 "on the laying up of ships. Meet­ contracts with at least two other PHILADELPHIA — Chairman ing adjourned at 8:10 P. M. with SIU Companies to do all of their Ray Gates, 25128; Reading Clerk 232 present. dry docking v/ork. He concluded D. C. Hall, 43372; Recording Sec­ t 4' 4" by pointing out that nominations PUERTO RICO — Chairman S. plete foreign trip of less than 60 retary A. Merlino, 35731. would be opened this evening New York Branch minutes accepted. One minute of silence for A&G 1949 Officials and clari­ Colls, 21085; Recording Secretary days. One minute of silence for M. Rubio, 6844; Reading Clerk P. departed Brothers. Under Good were accepted—all except the was observed for departed fied the qualifications required and Welfare there was discussion motion on Isthmian Stewards, Brothers. Under Good and Wel­ Prokopuh, 39468. on the shipping rules governing which should be left up to the fare discussion included a clari­ of any one who desires to run. A communication Minutes of Branches having permit men, arid it was the Negotiation Committee. Motion fication of Shipping Rules in re­ Accepted. from Headquarters, and the Res­ New Business were read and ac­ opinion of the meeting that per­ carried to non-concur with the gard to permitmen, and the olution from New York in x-efercepted. The Agent reported on mit men be allowed only one San Francisco New Business re­ cleanliness of the Hall, which is the shore gang contra'ct. His re­ foreign trip, or 60" days coast­ ferring to financial aid for strike- left up to the members. Meet­ ence to election for 1949, A&G Officials, were accepted. Motion port was accepted. Motion made ^ wise. Meeting adjourned 8:05 boimd seamen. New Business of ing adjourned at 1:15 P.M., carried that any key, rated-man to concur with the Agent's Con- |P.M. with 64 members present. other Branches was accepted. 4 4 4 who has been on the shipping ference resolution, with the ex- | The Agent reported that the 4 4 4 NEW ORLEANS — Chairman list for 90 days, but who has ception of San Juan, which was TAMPA—There was no meet­ Port was running smoothly with Leroy Clarke, 23062; Recording been unable to ship in that rat­ to be referred to New Business. ing due to the storm, however it no outstanding beefs and ex­ Secretary Herman Troxclair, ing, be allowed to retain his Trial Committee's report con­ was blown out by this morning. pressed the hope that shipping 6743; Reading Clerk Buck Ste­ shipping card. The Patrolmen's curred in. Under New Business, All men registered were given would pick up in the near fu­ phens, 76. reports were accepted. The Dis­ a motion carried to have a com­ credit for attending. Most of the ture. The labor front in Phila­ patcher reported 704 men regisbination Dispatcher - Patrolman men living here, are from out in delphia is quiet with the threat­ New Business of Branches for Puerto Rico on the ballot. the subui-bs, and quite a gale ened ship-cleaner strike squared read. Motion to refer that part One minute of silence for de- was blowing and a warning was away. The first Educational of the Boston New Business re­ sent over the radio to be ready meeting was an unqualified suc­ garding the raising of hospital for any eventuality. Acting cess and all were urged by the benefits to the Secretary-Treas­ Agent" R. H. HaU reports ship­ Agent to attend. A communica­ urer and accept the balance. Mo­ ping seemed to be picking up a tion from the Pennsylvania Fed- tion in reference to^ San Juan bit. The first payoff in four eration of Labor was accepted. New Business, to reaffirm New months—^the Bertram Goodhue, The Resolution from Headquar­ Orleans' previous stand regard­ South Atlantic — is scheduled ters was accepted. The Dis­ ing the buying of a Hall in t e r e d , and 149 shipped. One later in the week. It will clean patcher reported 117 registered, Puerto Rico, and to accept the minute of silence for departed Meeting adjourned parted Brothers. Brothers J. out the Hall. There have been and 50 shipped. Motion made balance of the New Business. Brothers. Brady, and E. P. Hernandez were the usual number of ships in and seconded to ask Headquar­ Minutes of other Ports accepted. 8:15 P. M. with 263 present. obligated. There was general transit, but they have taken few ters to inform San Juan to get Agent Earl Sheppard reported 4 4 4 discussion under Good and Wel­ replacements. Income is very adequate building facilities. Mo­ affairs of the Port were in good NORFOLK — Chairman James fare. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 slow as all ships sign on and tion carried to instruct our con­ shape, although business and A. Wynn, 30783; Recording Sec­ tracted companies to ship ac­ shipping had fallen off, that retary Ben Rees, G95: Reading P.M. with 34 book men and 11 payoff elsewhere. cording to Union Agreement in there have been 12 payoffs and Clerk Joe Lupton, 7713. permits present. 4 4 4 BOSTON — Chairman Dan foreign countries the same as in only four signons, and it was 4 4 4 The Secretary-Treasux-er's fi­ GALVESTON — Chairman Sheehan, 22856: Reading Clerk the US. Motion seconded that pointed out that this was partly nancial report for week ending accounted for by the fact that Headquarters reconsider placing Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording Gene Dakin 180; Recording Sec­ only Philadelphia Agent on. bal­ two Alcoa and two Isthrhian September 4, was read and ac­ Secretary R. Wilburn, 37739; retary Bill Prince, 30612. New Business pf lot, and also place a Patrolman ships went into the boneyard. In cepted. Reading Clerk Jeff Morrison, Motion carried to refer that addition three Mississippi ships branches read and accepted witix 34213. part of Puerto Rico New Busi­ paid off and will not sign on till the exception of Boston, which they complete the coast trip. The was referred to New Business for Other Branch minutes were ness regarding a new building to Agent stated that New Orleans discussion and motion. Motion accepted. The Agent reported the next Agent's Conference. Branch has refused to sign on under New Busine.ss to non-con­ shipping good, and stated that New Business of other Branches Waterman ships that do not store cur with that portion of the Bos­ other Ports would have to be was read and accepted. The Agent reported that business in called for men, if things conthere. Under Good and Welfare up here. Agent's report accepted. ton minutes dealing with the the Port was slow. He asked several members spoke on hos­ The Dispatcher reported 421 reg­ raising of the hospital benefits, , tinued at the present rate. He that members flood the fink halls pital benefits, and also proposed istered, and 265 shipped. The and to> refer this to the Secre­ spoke at length on the Educa­ tional meetings being held from when un-organized ships come electoral ballots in regards to Resolution from Headquarters tary-Treasurer. Motion made to 11:30 to 1:30 every Tuesday on in, in order that we may soon be manning certain Ports. One min­ regarding the coming ballot for request the Agent in Nox-folk to the Dispatcher's floor, and re­ able to vote these, ships, and se­ ute's silence for departed Broth­ officials read and accepted. The allow an additional thirty days It was quested all members to attend. cure more contracted jobs fdr the ers. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 Secretary-Treasurers report read on shipping cards. A good Educational P. M. with 180 members present. and accepted. The meeting stood pointed out that due to the The Patrolman's Report was ac- Union. in silence in memory of our de- .slump in, shipping men could cepted. The Dispatcher reported meeting was held on Tuesday, 4 4 4 not get out in the usual time al­ and the Agent urged all on the 103 registered, and 144 shipped. SAVANNAH — Chairman C. parjied Brothers. Under New lowed. Carx'ied 31 for and 18 beach to attend these meetings Business the minutes fiom the After much discussion in which H. Starling, 6920; Reading Secre­ Emergency Agents Conference against. Resolution from Head­ it was pointed out that the mat-, which will be held each Tuesday tary F. Shaia, 22596. were read in their entirety. Mo­ quarters to determine offices in ter of a new building in Puerto, hereafter. The Patrolman's re­ Due to the threatened hur­ tion carried unanimously to ac­ the Union that are to be filled in Rico should be referred to the port was accepted. The Dis­ Secretary-Treasurer, it was patcher reported 87 registered, ricane it was decided to hold the cept and concur in the entire the coming annual election, and moved that the meeting non- and 24 shipped. The minutes of regular meeting in the afternoon proceeding of the Emergency ' (Continued on Page 7) �Friday. Odtob«r 1,1948 Put Seamen Under Navy, Says Owner . T B B SS^ AFAR MR S L@ G SEAFARERS CAN BE PROUD OF THIS Page Seven Suggest Two Revisions In Registration Rules Changes have been suggested by five full book members in the Proposed Uniform Registration. Rules as submitted by the Registration Committee and carried in the LOG for September 3, 17, and 24. These changes are in the form of clarifications, for the five members are heartily in agreement with the main form and intention of the Committee's report. In the Deck Department Rules, it is pointed out that Ordinarys with physical defects must obtain their special endorsements, in addition to sailing three yeus SIU, in order to register in Group I; and in the Stewcird's Department, it is felt that Group I—Rated Men—should be broken up intO' two groups so that the Second and Third Cooks may register separately. These five members wish to further remind the membership that now is the time to study these proposed Uniform Registration Rules, and to make suggestions, so that they will be in a form satisfactory to all when they come up for a vole. (Continued from Page 1) would make, it possible for the American shipowners to thereby "not have to pay more than the five nearest competitiors, Bri­ tain, Holland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark." Thus: No subsidy for the com­ pany with resulting government restrictions, but rather a sub­ sidy of the seamen to be paid to the company with the seamen bearing the restrictions of the Naval Reserve. DECK DEPARTMENT The comment of one SIU mem­ ber pretty well summarizes the average seaman's attitude to the Isbrandtsen proposals: Proposed Rules ^GROUP I—DAY WORKERS Suggested Changes GROUP I—DAY WORKERS Each man must be qualified for Each man must be qualified the job he throws in for and for the job he throws in for and have necessary endorsements. At have necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifica- registration time his qualifica­ tions shall be checked. tions shall be checked. Ordinary Seamen who cannot Ordinary Seamen who cannot obtain AB tickets because of obtain AB tickets because of physical defects—such as color- physical defects—such as color­ This plaque was presented to SIU by CIO shipyard workers blindness, etc.—may, upon prov- blindness, etc.—may, uiJon prov­ at New York membership meeting last Wednesday night. ing that they have sailed three ing that they have sailed three years as Ordinary out of SIU years as Ordinary out of SIU Halls, register in this group. Halls, and after obtaining the Bosun special ' Bosun's, Carpenter's or Bosun's Mate other endorsements which the Carpenter Coast Guard issues in such cases, ^ Deck Maintenance register in this group. Watchman—Day Work Bosun Storekeeper Bosun's Mate There wei-e other political quested the striking West Coast (Continued from Page 1) Carpenter moves. Early in the strike, unions — the ILWU, MCS, the strike continued. Deck Maintenance which began on September 3 MFOWW, MEBA and Radio Of­ The shipowners have used Watchman—Day Work when the. Longshoremen walked ficers—^to allow SIU ships to typically communist tactics by Storekeeper out, the Army threatened to sail. appealing directly to the .rankREASON FOR SUGGESTED CHANGE: use troops to load Army cargoes. The striking unions, up to this and-file of the unions involved. In reference to Ordinary Seamen with physical defects, it is But the Army backed down, pre­ point have rejected the request. Their aim was to cause dissen­ pointed out that the rules should specifically state that men who sumably for political reasons. The A&G men^wiU continue to sion. The MFOWW caUed their have sailed for three years out of the SIU Halls must also obtain Meanwhile, two independent respect the picketlines, since the the special Bosun's, Carpenteris or other endorsements (which bluff. stevedoring companies signed up West Coast maritime workers in are issued in such cases by the-Coast Guard, and are required by This was not the MFOWW's with the ILWU and the Army spite of their screwball policy do the Commissioner before signing such Ordinary Seamen on) first try. A week earlier, the cargoes were loaded .by some have real economic beefs , in­ before he may register in Group I. union sent an open letter to the volved. The A&G District will shipowners stressing that its 1,100 longshoremen. At the same also continue to refuse to sail STEWARDS .DEPARTMENT members were prepared for a time, nine A&G ships lay idle at any re-allocated ships or any­ West Coast docks, completely nine-month strike, but that so thing else that might impair the long a struggle would harm strikebound as Seafarers reso­ GROUP I—RATED MEN GROUP I—RATED MEN co-workers' side of the action. lutely respected the picketlines. unions and companies alike. The Each man must be qualified Each men must be qualified It is quite possible, many ob­ owners said a flat "No" to this However, with the Army ships for the job he throws in for and for the job he throws in for and loading in Oakland and else­ servers believe, that the commies one too. have the necessary endorsements, have the necessary endorsements. to save their own skins are There was no doubt that the where, and with a number of At registration time his qualifi- At registration time his qualifi­ avoiding truly militant action owners were making the most of West Coast contracted ships of cations shall be checked. that would end the strike. They cations shall be checked. the commie issue and would con­ the Shepard Line operating freely Chief Steward—Passenger Chief Steward—Passenger are not tying up things tight as tinue to do so. The pro-commie from the East Coast ports with Second Steward — Pas­ Second Steward — Pas­ the loading of the Army cargoes leadership of the ILWU and the West Coast crews there seemed senger senger indicates. Any increase in Army MCS was the weak spot and the no real reason to hold up. East Steward Steward cargoes on ATS ships would owners were quick to pound on Coast ships indefinitely. Ac­ ghef Chef . cordingly, the A&G District re- weaken the strike. And there is it. Chief Cook Chief Cook strong danger that the commie Second Cook Night Cook and Bakei^ leaders will gradually tone down Night Cook and Baker all thejr demands. That's the GROUP II Third Cook way they do things. Second Cook GROUP II—MESSMEN Third Cook The strike began on Septem­ NEW YORK—Chairman Lind(Continued front Page 6) Utility Messman GROUP III—MESSMEN ber 3 when an 80-day Federal to instruct ^the Secretary-Treas­ sey- Williams, 21550; Recording Messman Utility Messman injunction against the unions ran urer to appoint the Agent in Secretary Robert Matthews, 154; Messman out. Since then the owners, San Francisco. Carried unani­ Reading Clerk John Arabasz, REASON FOR SUGGESTED CHANGE: wrapping themselves in the flag, mously. The Agent spoke at 29836. It is further poiiried out that in the grouping of the Steward^s have refused to negotiate at all. All minutes accepted save Bos­ length on the economy program Department, Second Cook and Third Cook should be put info a for the Port of Norfolk, pointing ton's and San Juan's. Rejected separate Group in order to protect these jobs from men who that part of Boston minutes deal­ out the absolute necessity of intend to ship in top ratings, and at the same time to add an this program because of the ing with raising of hospital bene­ incentive for men capable of handling the top jobs to get their greatly reduced revenue in this fits, and that paid of San Juan Receipt Number 89478 endorsements and ship on them. Port aijid the problems that the minutes dealing with plan to Will the holder of receipt num­ Signed: Joe Algina 1320 Union has to face in the coming purchase building in that port. ber 69478, aboard the SS AnnisCarried resolution, moved by Aussie Shrimpton 40260 J. P. Shuler 101 year with the General Fund. Ac­ ton City, get in touch with 6th Frenchy Ruf and seconded by Bennie Gonzalez 125G Paul Gonsorchik 749 cepted. The Dispatcher reported Floor, 51 Beaver Street, New several, callirig for elections for 192 registered, and 34 shipped. Pointed •York. • Brothers Julian Z. Markham, and 1949 Unibn officials. out that any member could J. S. i Walter Li Comptpn were obli­ The following men have seagated. The Balloting Committee nominate himself if he was in reported 134 votes cast to date. good standing. Secretary-Treas- bags, suitcases or other gear in Mrs. Ella Colegrove, in Septem­ THOMAS TIZZECA Under Good and Welfare sev­ mer introduced John Grogan, the warehouse of Sudden & Your mother asks that you ber. Mrs. Fain's address: R-2, eral members talked on the econ­ vice-president of lUMSWA, who Christenson, Inc., in San Fran­ Wheelersburg, Ohio. , omy program and the necessity presented plaque to SIU for help cisco:\ R. Zwierlein (no ship get in touch with her at once. 4. i of every member cooperating. in 1947 shipyard beef. Defeated given), Charles Madison of the X X % JOHN A. RENNIE motion to air mail LOG to all SS Wall Knot, Manuel Velez of One minute of silence was ob­ GEORGE ABBOTT Get in touch with your ships in foreign poids because of the SS Sheep Shank, David served for departed Brothers. Mrs. Oll^ie Abbott Fain wants mother. Mildred wants your ad­ cost. Minute of silence for de­ Joseph and T. Russep of the .Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. parted Brothers. Meeting ad­ SS Governor Houston, E. A. you to write her. She wishes to dress. Your mother's address: with 127 books and 65 permits journed with 1,657 members Gardner and Richard Quintero acquaint you with the details 3526, North Watt Street, Phila­ of the passing of - your sister, delphia 4, Pennsylvania. present. of the SS Governor Brandon. present. "It sounds like a typical shipOwner's spfel. They're always covering their schemes for more money and fewer unions with smooth sounding plans to stick the seamen. If anybody suggests putting a collar on them, it's mutiny." Employers Obscure Economic Issues in Pacific Coast Waterfront Strike Proposed Rules Suggested Changes Branch Meetings In Brief NOTICE! PERSONALS �Page Eight THE SEAFURERS LOG Friday, October 1, 1948 Enthusiasm Marks Education Meetings Contract^ Assessment Highlight Sessions The weekly meetings proposed last-named expressed the opinion by the Emergency Agents Con­ that the Union should stop the ference early in September got transfer of American business to off to a flying start up and down foreign flags and strive to build the coast the morning of Tues­ up the American merchant day, September 21, according to marine. reports reaching the LOG this In Norfolk, with Joe Lupton as chairman and John Harrison week. Local conditions kept several as secretary. Agent Ben Rees branches from holding their in­ opened discussion by placing be­ itial meetings, but it is expected fore the members present the that all ports will be conducting subject "The Importance of Our regular sessions shortly. In New Two-year Contract," and invited York, SIU participation in the evei-ybody to join the debate. Ladies Garment Workers battle Rees urged each member to ex­ against racketeers necessitated press his own opinion even if it postponement of the first get-to­ differed from that of others. Dur­ ing the next hour, about 50 men gether. took the floor to have their say The first meetings were largely SIU style. taken up with analysis of the new two-year agreement as sug­ BIG IMPROVEMENT Savannah members raise their hands to acclaim the new contract after studying it in the gested by Headquarters, but in education meeting. Similar enthusiasm was shswn in other ports. Everybody felt that the twomost ports discussion naturally year px'ovision was a vast im­ ranged far and wide through the provement over the old one-year report of the meeting indicated. mits, took the floor to say that Jackson, Alfredo Green, Harry field of maritime. clause, especially at this time, It was also evident that the no matter in how good shape the Lowther and Gordon Peck. The Port Agents in their ac­ Rees reported. Many pointed Savannah branch felt that the Union was nothing was ever per­ counts of the meetings reported In Galveston, P,atrolman Jeff out other improvements includ­ proposed strengthening of the fect. It was up to the member­ enthusiastic interest by members Morrison called the meeting to in all branches as well as 100 ing wages of course, that set the | Generail Fund, coming as it ship, these men said, to always order at 11:35 a.m.. Agent Keith would on top of the two-year be alert to opportunities to make Alsop having gone to Houston to percent approval of the contract. SIU at the top of maritime. agreement, would make the the Union physically and finan­ pay off a^ip. The meeting got Some of the Stewards thought Tsqjical was the comment of the Union practically impregnable. cially stronger. Philadelphia Agent who wrote: they should- have received the under way with Morrison presid­ Among those who spoke were same pay boost the Bosuns won, In New Orleans, Agent "Bull' ing and C. E. Ward serving as "These meetings are received here with a great deal of en­ but the Stewards admitted that Charles Schuck, A. Fricks and I. Sheppard called the meeting to secretaiy, thusiasm, with everyone taking they were pretty well off at that Hodges all of whom expressed order at 11:30 a.m. With Shep­ their satisf^ion with the new pard In the chair and Johnny the way things now stood. REVIEWED an active part." contract, Later the Hiring Hall came up Johnston acting as secretary, ac­ The entire education program BOSTON BEGINS for a thorough going-over from tive, far-ranging discussion filled as drawn up by the Emergency TAMPA SESSION the next two hours. In Boston; Agent E, B. Tilley all angles. When the SlU's Hir­ Agents' Conference was reviewed In Tampa, the meeting was ing Hall, clause was compared called the meeting to order at before the discussion became The unanimous opinion of the 11:30 a.m., explaining that the with that of other maritime called to order at 11:30 a.m. A1 210 Seafarers present was that general. The two-year contract purpose of the first session was unions, everybody concluded that Driver was eledted chairman and the two-year agreement put the was analyzed and the Brothers to air the new agreements so; the SIU had the best hiring con- R. E, Seckinger was named sec­ SIU in the best possible position present demonstrated their un­ retary. After discussion began, that every member present ditions in the industry. it was pointed out by several to increase its strength and fight derstanding and approval of its In Savannah, Agent C. H. would have a thorough oppor­ the anti-labor forces responsible more important sections. tunity to understand and express Starling called the meeting to Brothers that the SIU had for the Taft-Hartley Act, accord­ Discussion soon spread to other order at 10 a.m. With Starling climbed high in its 10-year his­ ing to the report of the meeting. his own views of it aspects of Union affaii-s, how­ tory and that the new agi'^^ment The contract was read aloud presiding and Fred Shaia acting ever. Several Brothers hit the Many aspects of the Union's marked a new peak for the Sea­ before those present were asked as secretary, a complete study of farers and for maritime. deck to emphasize that every position as a result of the new to hit the deck, which many did. the contract including its histori­ Seafarer should give a good One man pointed out that the contract were brought to the Among those speaking were cal background, was made. day's work for a good day's pay. attention of the New Orleans SIU never had lost a beef, which "Red" Cashman, A. S. Callahan, It was brought out that, as late These members pointed out that meeting. WilUam Hennessey, William /939, messmen were being was one reason the shipowners the best contracts in the industry preferred to grant the demands Several members said that if Hall, E. T. Callahan, and Joseph paid as little as 55 dollars a rather than risk facing a deter­ they had two years to get ready called for the best seamanship month. This"' wage and others Greenbaum. The consensus was in the world, and stressed that mined. SIU stand. Another that the SIU had won the best have been tripled by the SIU. Brother warned the younger they could hit the bricks with the Union too had responsibili­ These new wages, it was em­ money in their pockets if it be­ contract in maritime history. The members that it would be their came necessary to take strong ties under the contract and that phasized, constitute a great ad­ members felt that the amend­ job to protect the gains already action the next time the contract the members must live up to ment of the penalty clauses was vance despite the inflation. their, bargain. won and go after new ones. tu light i:«v,+ of conDiscussion covered many , decame around. Some of the a WISP move •m the . , The situation of permitmen J iu iiafis of maritime historv which younger' members spoke of the ditions and that the two-year lire KEEP STRIVING also came into the field of dis­ brought home to those present value to them of the entire edu­ ' of the agreement would stabilize cussion as did the duties of the the importance of the new con­ A number of Brothers, some of cation program. the industry. various ratings in the Stewards tract as nothing else could, the them bookmen and spme per­ In Philadelphia, Agent Department. Brother "Tampa BEST SPOT "Blackie"" Gardner called the Red" proposed that a copy of Others said that ah education Robert's Rules of Order be meeting to order at 11 a.m., and meeting was a better place to placed on each ship to make Bill Luth was elected chairman. debate Union policies and mari­ shipboard meetings easier to The aims of the program, which time questions than the ginmill run, and the same man also sugare to make sure that the SIU on the corner. re- gested that each and every miembag the best informed member­ ,, , ,, , ,Still others „ ship in the industry, were ex­ caUed the-early days of the SIU ^er on the beach attend future and explained how the Union education meetings. ; plained at some length. It was had advanced the cause of sea­ pointed out that while attend­ men. the opinion of all the ance was not compulsoi-y it Agents in whose ports rhegtin'gs would be to everybody's advan­ The proposed General Fund were .held that the education tage to attend. Assessment, now the subject of program had caught the mem­ a referendum, also was discussed bership's enthuslam, and that fu­ 2-YEAR PACT at length, the report of the meet­ ture gatherings would become Nearly everyone joined in the ing said: This proposal originated more and more profitable as the in New Orleans, and the New program went on. discussion of the contract, all who spoke expressing the view Orleans, Brothers expressed their approval of it as a way to serve that the two-year provision was notice on John Shipowner that a great step forward for all Sea­ the SIU would never be caught farers. Considerable time was short. spent considering the problem of Report of the education how best to utilize the leeway Among +hose who aired their meeting held in the Port of afforded by the two-year period, views in New Orleans were Mobile reached the LOG too which will give the Union the Frank Hughes, Victor Miorana, late, for publication in this is­ opportunity to devote more time "W. J, Reidy, "William J. Moise, sue. However, an account of to organizing and other activities. James F. Lamm, Bill Frederick, this meeting will be carried in In Boston, Seafarers at the education meeting use the Among the many who ad­ George Howard, "Red" Slater, the next issue of the LOG LOG as their text book for study of the benefits won in the dressed the Philadelphia meeting M. E. Buck, Leroy Morris, along with any other meetings new contract. Comments of individual members in Boston and were George Seeburger, J. A. Charles Montgomery, R. Mc- held up to that time. other ports appear on the opposite page. Baldwin and E. Ahauly. The Clusky, A. W. Sparks, Sidney Mobile To Come �iZIK ."I . . •t); Triday. October 1. 1^48* THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Opinions From Floor Add Zest To Confabs "RED" CASHMAN E. AHAULY Boston Philadelphia From what I have read of We have Iwo years to work these new contracts, they are by in now, and there are ^plenty far the best ones negotiated in of things we can do with the The new series of education meetings recommended by the recent Em­ maritime history. They show lime. Certainly we ought to planning and foresight. Obtain­ ergency Agent's Conference was designed to make sure that all Seafarers be pressuring the shipowners ing the two-year contracts in become completely acquainted with Union affairs. One subject that all mem­ to stop the transfer of Ameri­ times like these is a big deal can business to other flags, for a labor union with all those bers should know backward and fqrward is the contract. For this reason and we ought to be building anti-labor forces pressing on us the new two-year agreement was the recommended subject for the first week­ up the American merchant to smash our organization. The ly meetings, and it proved a good one. marine. SIU has ai^in - led the way for better general conditions, and What some of the members in Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savan­ VICTCm MIORANA all maritime unions have bene­ New Orleans nah, Tampa, New Orleans and Galveston thought of the education meetings fitted. We'll always lead the way, To me the new contract is because we know what we want and the two-year contract is quoted below. Their comments are typical, for tops in the industry. These few and how to get it And we'll both the program and the contract were received with wide-spread enthusBrothers who beef over losing a always' know the score because couple of liours of overtime now •asm in all ports. « f an education program like this and then because they feci it one we're getting under way should be written up the way Future education meetings will d .al with other Union problems and per­ will keep all of us informed on they want it should remember Union affairs in particular and tinent aspects of the maritime industry. The final result will be that the SIU that this two-year contract was maritime affairs m general. will have the best informed membership on the waterfront. Certainly the written for all members. It def­ J. *4. 4. membership has demonstrated its determination to knov/ more about their initely is satisfactoi'y to the maCHARLES SCHUCK joritje Wc should bear in mind Savannah Union and its problems than any other maritime group. that legardless of what other The two-year clause is a maritime union brags about its very good clause, especially in contracts, we had ours signed. this stage of the game. It gives contract. It's up to every Sea- newed for an additional two endeavor to ^tie down the ship- • sealed and delivered before the us a wedge and a good one farer to work to expand the years. We must be prepared to owners to keep th'eir ships un- others were able to break the against the Taft-Hartley Law. SIU by bringing those compan­ fight because labor as a whole del- the American flag for the shipowners and ride in on the ies under the SIU banner. It's may not be in too good shape duration of the agreement, or as Seafarers' coat-tails. To me there FRANK E HUGHES up to all of us to take advantage by that time. Much can hap­ long as they are operating them, is nothing right now important New Orleans of the opportunity this two-year pen in two years to consolidate and not be knifing us in the enough to beef about to make We the members of the Sea­ clause gives us to build the the power of the Taft-Hartleyback the way Alcoa is by laying us' re-open the contracts. Our farers are working under the bigger and better Union we want ites and break the power of co­ up Libertys and turning their job is to keep what we've got best conditions and wages of any and must have. operative and sympathetic labor shuttle trade over to Greek, Ital­ and plan how to move forward. maritime union. Many of us don't foi'ces on.whose support we de­ ian and Panamanian ships. $. 4. 4> stop to think how serious the pend. But regardless of what "TAMPA RED" CONNELL 4- 4. 4. Taft-Hartley Act could be if we happens in the future, I feel Galveston A. FRICKS lost our Hiring Hall. I would Everybody on the beach, that we will be more than equal Savannah like to point out that the Nego­ every member and every per­ to the problem when it arises The two-year contract tiating Committee worked hard doesn't give the companies any mit, should attend all future in any form. , and burned the candle late at chance to try to exclude any­ education meetings to learn night to secure the best agreething we've won, and it gives more about Union ' matters. nieiit in maritime history for the us a better opportunity to Arid on every ship there SIU. And they anchored the should be a copy of Robert's plan improvements for our Union fast on a good bottom own future. Rules of Order so that ship­ when they had the shipowner board meetings can be run put it on the dotted line for two right. PAUL B^INSON years. As a member, I wish to Tampa be recorded as saying "Well R. McCLUSKEY There are several oldtimers done" and giving a personal vote New Orleans right in front of me who have of thanks to the Negotiating The new two-year contract to been members of the SIU since Committee. * me is the SIU's greatest achieve­ its inception. Since that time ment yet. We will not have to ten years ago we have come for­ worry" or lose time every year ward from a new and small or­ in negotiations. We now have ganization to become the most two full years before we have formidable outfit on the water­ to start again, but if we feel we front. It has always been the need a raise we have the 60-day policy of the Union to look for­ wage re-opening clause. The ward and better all seamen's men" behind this 60-day clause wages and conditions. "We now are definitely entitled to a sin­ have the reputation of never los­ cere vote of thanks from the ing a beef to the shipowners. We Hitting Savannah Deck entire merrlbership. Maintaining have risen from being one of the the SIU Hiring Hall in the face lowest paid groups to be one of of the Taft-Hartley Law cer­ J. A. BALDWIN the higher. Our contracts are tainly is another great achieve­ Philadelphia the best in the history of mari­ ment. I sincerely hope that the time. We enjoy the Hiring Hall The two-year contract is majority of the membership is which other unions are having fine. Now it's tip to every Telling 'Em In New Orleans satisfied With the contract, as so much trouble getting. • Our Seafarer to live up t.o the Un­ harmony is needed in all fam­ contracts are not the usual one- ion's side of the contract, and ilies and the SIU is a big fam­ A. W. SPARKS year agreements but now run see to it that the companies ily. There certainly is harmony New Orleans for two years with the privilege live up to their side. in its ranks at pi-esent as there All The importance of the re­ of re-opening for wages. 4" 4* 4has been in the years past. HARRY LOWTHER cently signed new two-year con­ this was no present from the / X- % X New Orleans tract is, as I see it, that it shipowners, it was fought for E, T. CALLAHAN guarantees our jobs for two and won by the Union. It is up The two-year contract with the ,v. Boston j'ears, a period which I feel will to the younger members to pro­ shipowners is bound to be a The two-year contract gives bring great changes socially, in­ tect these gains and get more. great help in defeating the Taftme a feeling of security for a ternationally and commercially. In the futui'e, whenever you go Hartley anti-labor law which longer period of time than There will be many things com­ aboard a ship to take a job was passed to smash us and I've known before. Above all, ing up. in the near future where always remember that you are evei-y other union in the coun­ Taking Floor in Boston the re-negotiating clause t^kes the shipowners will try to take taking a job on one of the SIU's try. The two-year contract per­ care of any raise in ihe^ living advantage of us, but they won't contracted ships and that you mits the Hiring Hall to remain, rate. GEORGE SEEBURGER be able to do it. They won't mast protect the contract. Never and allows Seafarers a voice to Philadelphia find us unsettled, with contracts carry a chip o.n your .shoulder. condemn any phony deals the GORDON PECK pending. They will find us Be a good shipmate. And above operators try to put over on us One thin^ these contracts run­ New Orleans formly entrenched behind the all remember jmur wages and seamen. This education pro­ ning two years do is give us The ' two-year contract speaks two-year agreement. That two- conditioas were won the hard gram, and the whole SIU pro­ plenty of opportunity to organ­ ize, We don't have to stop every- for itself, it has so many merits year clause will force them to way. gram, is one that will keep all 4. 4- 4thing to re-negotiate with our|The most important clause is live up to their bargain. The of us on the ball. We'll always JOSEPH G. GREEKBAUM old companies. We have the the two-year clause. At the end negotiations were carried out Jcnow what the owners are do­ Boston chance to look, around. There of two years, we may find that swiftly and smoothly without a ing. Then we'll know what we The new agreement, after have to do to beat them. The are' plenty of unorganized ships the anti-labor forces have a well lot of fanfare, and our commit­ still around. No maritime union ] organized ' and well financed tees secured contracts well ahead studying it here in the edu­ contract really sets us up in a ' can count itself safe, really- safe, campaign to do their utmost to of other maritime unions. I cation meeting, sounds just position whehre we can do the until those companies are under see that the contract is not re- would like to suggest that we about perfect to me. . most to pi'otect our security. Here's What They Said! �THE S E A F AREft S Page Ten LOG Friday, October 1, ld48 SHIPS' MIMUTES JIMD NEWS COOL ON THE COL ABEE Gardner's Stamp Collection Shows Hobby Popular In SIU stamp collecting is not the hobby of but a few, the LOG learned this week. Hard on the heels of the story of Fidel Lukban's twelve-thousand dollar 200,000 stamp collection which was carried last week in the LOG, came Frank Gardner, SIU Steward, whose collection ranks well in the class of Brother Lukban's. Brother Gardner, who has been collecting stamps since he was a boy, began serious com­ pilation of his present 32,000 stamp collection only six years ago. He now has them arranged in ten volumes, which he is cataloguing at the present time. He has finished his work on two of the volumes and estimates their value to be $8,000. By the British Guiana only three of the stamps had been, sold when a new shipment of different onecent stamps arrived from Eng­ land. The value of these three stamps has risen steadily through the years and has been the source of many tales of intrigue. Once the stamp was sent to England on the Leviathan, and during the voyage the ship's registered mail box was broken open in an attempt to steal the stamp. The culprits worked without reward as the stamp had been sent through ordinary first class channels, and was resting in a mail bag in the ship's hold. Sending such a highly valued stamp through such open channels was not counted on by the stamp thieves. NO FAVORITES FRANK GARDNER time he finishes he figures the dollar value will run around $15,000—"and that's a conserva­ tive estimate," says Brother Gardner. In his travels around the world he picks up stamps, meets other collectors and visits the many stamp clubs of which he is a member. Besides being a mem­ ber of the American Philatelic Society, he aiso belongs to ^tamp clubs in Canada, Den­ mark, France and Mauritius, the last-mentioned an island in the Indian Ocean. HIGH BEi; JIREMENTS By ROCKY BENSON How is your IQ, Beafarers? See if you can answer these 10 ques­ tions. Score 6 — fair,'8 — vei-y good, 10—tops. One point for each question. 1. What is a camel used for? One day out of New York on the SS Colabee's cool run to' Canada, three Seafarers pose for a snap. Left to right: Gene, FWT; Blackie, Oiler, and Murphy. FWT. Lensman was Juan Colpe. Bangkok Hotel Plugs Pigs, Fowl, Startles Log Staff When asked which of his stamps he values the most, Frank replied that he plays no favor­ If the letterhead of the Eur • i ther standard advertising is printites. "They all mean a lot to ope Hotel in in Bangkok is any ed in bold type the word "PIGS." me," he said. Moreover, surprises don't end indication. that distinguished Asked what he thought of with the porkers. After PIGS, United States stamps, he stated, inn might better be called the In smaller type, follow the in agreement with Brother Luk- Barnyard Biltmore. words: "Goats, Chickens, Pig­ ban, that they are the best in The crew of the SS Steel eons, Turkeys, Guinea-fowl, Gib­ the world. In line with the Gov­ Scientist, Isthmian, sent in a bons, Porcupines, Wild Cats, ernment's policy of issuing set of ship's minutes typed on Bears, Tigers, Monkeys, Birds, stamps to commemorate organi­ the hotel's stationary, and the Peacocks, Sheep, etc." zations, persons and historical Editor of the LOG wondered The situation is less forbid­ events. Brother Gardner said that for a moment just what the boys ding than it sounds, however. he once wrote the postmaster- were up to. Neither the porcupines nor the general urging him to issue a On the letterhead appears the wild cats come with your room stamp commemorating the post­ hotel's-address and phone num­ and beer. The animals are on men of the United States. "After ber, and a * statement attesting sale at Kunjara Farm down the all," Frank said, "these are the the excellence of the cuisine and road, it turns out if you read men who, through rain or snow, drinks, the breeziness of the bed­ far enough. make the mail deliveries pos­ rooms and the moderateness of Gave everybody a start sible. Without them there the prices. But under this ra- though. wouldn't be much stamp collect­ ing." Frank, whose last ship was the MV Gadsden, aboard which he was the Steward was born in British Guiana and has been going to sea since 1916. He was a member of the AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards Union un­ til it was smashed in the 1921 General Strike. Following that he was a member of other mSiitime unions through the inter­ vening years and joined the SIU in 1941. JACK DEMPSEY BAR IN ANTWERP TO HAVE LOGS To become a member of the If you are in Antwerp one of American Philatelic Society, 'these days, you can find, the Brother Gardner relates, one SEAFARERS LOG at a brand must have a collection of conr I new place, "The Jack Dempsey siderable size and value. In ad­ I Bar" at Londonstraat 31. dition to this the prospective i You wUl al.so find good food member's character is thorough- and drink at nioderate prices - -ly investigated. Holding a card along with music .and dancing, in the society really establishes according to a letter from the one in philatelic circles. Dempsey's proprietor. All this Although Frank hasn't met and the LOG too! any national figures in his stamp The proprietor wrote that he collecting travels he has seen was gratified to have heard that the Arthur Hines Collection in SIU members spoke well of his Syracuse, New York, which is spot and that he hoped more looked upon as the world's fin­ would come. est. In it is the 1856 British Still another place you can get Guiana one-cent stamp, the most highly valued stamp in the the LOG is Galena Park, Texas, world. Its value is set at $50,000. where Seafarer W. N. Fleischman •Phe reason for the stamp's has volunteered to act as dis­ value is that there are but tributor. three of them in existence. In i iI; : Russian-Bom Seafarer Hopes For Citizenship MOBILE — Russian-born Sea­ farer Peter CheckUn visited his native land three years ago and likes the United States better, a whole lot better. Gfovernor Bibb Rides Out Jap Typhoon Safely It was touch and go for awhile with the crew of the Governor Bibb, Waterman scow, which while loading ammonium nitrate (which is bad enough) at Shimizu, Japan, recently was sud­ He says that "people who claim denly struck by a flash typhoon. Caught flatfooted, the Water­ to support the communist party in Russia are starving to death man scow was unable to leave the harbor to ride out the storm and those who don't support it as the channel was clogged by die." Japanese ships which had gone That's why he expects 1949 to adrift. The ship was subjected be a big year. In 1949 he will to terrific pounding at her bufth b\it no damage was done. complete five years sailing time Although ammonium gjtrate is under the American flag, and not considered an explosive it will be "eligible for American!was the cause of the Texas City citizenship. Right now he is a disaster last year and made for many an, uneasy moment among man without a coimtry. the Bibb crewmembers. Checklin, who carries a full The typhoon, which brought book in the SIU, once served in winds to 60 miles an hour and the Russian Navy. • He left the 12 inches of rain, swept in from service in the 1920s to work in the sea and caused considerable restaurants in Prance and Bel-, damage to harbor craft. gium. His trip tdv Russia three years ago was an attempt to find his father and sister which he failed to do. He recently came into this port on an Alcoa ship, the SS Isaac M. Singer. He was de­ tained aboard because he didn't have citizenship papers.' 1. Br^adling float 2. Wire splicing 3. To let go the anchor 4. Radio signals 2. When was the SIU constitu­ tion adopted? 1. 2. 3. 4. May 1938 October 1939 January 1940 July 1941 3. What is a jetty? 1. 2. 3. 4. Merchant marine radet. , Lifeboat A landing wharf Deep sea lead 4, How many grab rails on a lifeboat? 1. 2. 3. 4. 2" 4 6 8 5. How mariy points does a ship have? . 1. 2. 3. 4. 8 15 25 32 ; ' ^ I 6. How many feet to a nautical mile? ' 1. 4500 2. 6705 3. 6080 , 4. 7501 7. What year did the Union start organizing Isthmian? 1. 2. 3. 4. 1943 1944 1945 1946 • • 8. What is the address of Savannah SIU Hall? 1. 2. 3. 4. the 225 Box Street 339 Chartres Street 992 St. Marks Avenue 2 Abercorn Street 9. In what year was the Alcoa Bonus Strike? 1. 1939 2. 1940 3. 1941 4.1942 10. How^ many binnocales carried on a ship? L 2. 3. 4. 2 3 4 5 (Quiz Answers on page 12). are j �Friday. October 1. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings JAMES CALDWELL. Sept. 12 —Chairman W. F. Kuschke: Re­ cording Secretary Vernon R. Korth. Minutes of previous meet­ ing lead and accepted. All Delegates reported the ship in good shape and no beefs. The meeting went into Good and Welfare where there was dis­ cussion covering all hands being sober at the payoff, the posting of a repair list, and making a re­ quest for the painting of Deck Department foc'sles. The Dele­ gates were asked to see the Patrolman upon arrival concern­ ing the matter of a crew mem­ ber taking care of the medical work. The crew went on record as giving a unanimous vote of thanks to the Night Cook and Baker, Eddie Rhode. He had fresh pastry ready for every cof­ fee time, and fattened up the whole complement with baking that would make a French pastry chef bow with respect. One minute of silence for de­ parted Brothers. (Ed. Note: Patrolman Red Gibbs reported this ship was tops and had an exceptionally clean payoff). and warned to live up to Union constitution and working agree­ ment. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. S. J, 4, HELEN — (Date not given.)— Chairman Meyers; Recording Secretary Hayes. Department Delegates reported accepted. Un­ der Good and Welfare it was de­ cided to put blank paper on the bulletin board for members to write suggested repairs. There was discussion' of the Mate interfering with the the Bosun and Deck Delegate in the i-unning of their Depai'tmental affairs. It was asked that a separate locker he used for dirty linen. The meeting agi'eed that no one ac­ cept a draw unless all are given what they are entitled to. Col­ i, X X lection to be taken for the TB JAMES CALDWELL. Aug. 4— Chairman C. H. Cummings: Re­ Hospital in New Mexico. i. X X cording Secretary Vernon North. HELEN. May 23 — Chairman Department Delegates were elected. C. H. Collins. Stewards; Matt; Recording Secretary C. H. Patterson. Engine; B. B. Weems. Motions regarding clean­ Spears. Deck. The Ship's Dele­ liness of washroom, Third Mate gate was voted to C. H. Cum­ working on deck, and Bull Line mings. Under Good and Welfare Oiler oiling winches after Union a reminder was given the crew Oiler had shipped and reported that all overtime must be turned for woi'k. Under Good and Wel­ in promptly to the Delegates. fare there was discussion of All hands were asked to leave cleanliness of ship, and it was the ship in good condition after decided that a steamline woixld the payoff for the new crew be installed in the shower room coming aboard. Arrangements to boil clothes, and that the liwere made for cleaning the rec­ bi'ary in the messhall would be reation room. It was decided to fitted with more shelves. have a repair list ready for Gal­ veston, the next port of call. One minute of silence for depaxded Brothers. STEEL MAKER. May 23— Chairman G. A. Masterson; Seexetary B. Murillo. G. Masterson elected Ship's Delegate by ac­ clamation. Motion by N. Bartlett that the Ship's contact the Master to have rack installed in crew's laundry to hold buckets for clothes and to have black­ board put in messroom. Carried. Motion by T. Frazier that the Department Delegates make up schedule for cleaning of laun­ dry. Discussion under Good and Welfare on ship's cleanliness, and servicing of fans. One minute of silence for departed Bx'otherr. it S, it STEEL MAKER. June 13— Chairmen Thomas Frazer; Re­ cording Secretary Peter Walsh. The minutes of previous meeting Were read and accepted. The Deck Delegate reported that all repairs and installations proposed at last meeting along with lin­ ing up the Engine Department foc'sles watch were completed. The Engine Delegate i-eported twenty-five hours in dispute. No New Business. Under Education there was discussion of working rules in all Departments, and shipping rules. Permitmen were ;given^ more Union Literature, . 3^ 5, 4 SEATRAIN TEXAS. June 27— Chairman Pepper; Recording Secretary- Kosanovich. The Dele­ gates reported all in order with ten permits and the rest of the crew full books in good stand­ ing. The previous minutes were read and accepted. The meeting went into Good and Welfare whei'e Brother Gilligan suggested that , ^the Steward ^ , issue three. bath towels to each man as_ wet towels tui-ned sour very quickly in the hot weather. The Stew­ ard agi-eed to check with the Patrolmah and see if it could be arranged. Brother Maurice Finn was elected Deck Delegate. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. XXX WILLIAM CARSON. July 18— Chairman K. O. Broadway; Rscording Secretary B. Harrison. The Deck Delegate i-eported that all logs had been lifted by the Captain, and that the Captain had suggested that LOG dona­ tions be made by the men who had had these logs lifted. Mo­ tion caiTied under New Busi­ ness for each Department to make up separate repair lists and that duplicates of these be posted on bulletin board. Brother Friclcs resigned as Ship's Dele­ gate, and Brother Martin was elected new Ship's Delegate. Un­ der Good and Welfare it was pointed out that the Captain had asked that all men staying on give him their clothing sizes so that he could order the slopchest to accommodate all. It was asked that the storerooms be fumigated, and all membeis were told to leave their foc'sles clean for the oncoming crew. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. XXX LAHAINA VICTORY. July II— The Delegates reports and the minutes of the previous meeting were accepted. Motion carried that any Bi'other appearing drunk at the payoff be fined $25. Under Good and Welfare a vote of thanks was given the Stewai-ds Department for the fine job they had done during the voy­ age. All hands were asked to leave their foc'sles clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX EVELYN, June 12—Chairman Berger Hansen; Recording Secre­ tary George Swift. George Swift elected Engine Delegate and DeMoss elected Stewards Department Delegate. Motion made to draw up repair list to be presented to the Master and the Pati'olman. Under Good and Welfare it was decided to have the Chairman draw up charges to be presented against the for­ mer Engine Delegate who left the ship without properly ac­ counting for the ship's treasui-y of $2.59. Charges to be pre­ sented to the bookmen, who were aboard at the time, for their signatures. The Messman was warned to perform his duties or face the consequences. Cleanliness of showei's was dis­ cussed. One minute of silence for departed Brothei-s. XXX STEEL ARCHITECT. March 28 —Chairman Herbert Svanberg: Recording Secretary Edward Bloom. Meeting called to order at 1335. Deck Report: Trouble with Mate on changing watch of Ordinary for sanitary work. En­ gine Report: No beefs. Stewai'ds Report: No beefs. No New Business. No Good and Welfare. One minute of silence for Broth­ ers lost at sea. Meeting ad­ journed at 1400. Keep It Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clean ship. Let's keep it. that way. Allhough most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition. it has come to the at­ tention of the membership that a few crews have vio­ lated this rule. So they have gone on record to have all quarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ satisfactory; he has the right to hold up the payoff until everything is spic and span. Remember that the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then youTl see some action. r/i CUT and RUN By HANK Steward H. Peeler told us this .week about his long trip from New Orleans with his go.od shipmate. Bob Burton. Bob and Paddy Walsh are sticking to New Orleans weather in­ stead of the tough New York winter. Brother Peeler said he was baking in the galley when Bob came aboard, squinted into the galley with half a smile on his face and yelled. "I never thought I would see you shipping out of the Gulf"... Archie King, the Cook, finished his short grain trip to the port of Brock. Germany, about twelve miles from Bremen. Archie says sailors are treated swell in this clean port. Blackie Mancino is back in town again after grabbing a layup job down to Mobile... Bosun Joe Felton sailed for Persian Gulf ports on an Isthmian scow... These oldtimers may still be in our town: G. Fleming, W. Fitch, Chief Cook Leo Dwyer, J. Santiago, J. Norgaard, T. Waller, F. Peralta, G. B. Morley, S. Magyar, C. Ibrian, Les Ames, A. Sanchez, A. De Foiest, S. Lenert, R. Rowan, T. Barracliff, E. Ohlsson, J. Fediow, J. Rogers, P. Williams, F. O'Brien, Steward I. Miller, Deck Engineer Juan Reyes. Before Jerry Palmer went down to Texas for a bit of vacation after several trips to Bremen.* he spliced some fine information to benefit the Brothers. The crew gels its draws in Army scrip money which is only good in the Army "At Ease" Club. It has a movie house, dance hall, groceries to buy emd other services. Jerry says that a Mrs. Hammond in the club stated she would be glad to receive and place the LOGS around for SIU Brothers to pick up in this portwithout-any-LOGS. To the crew of a South Atlantic ship shuttling five months between Cuba and Bremen. Jerry gave them: some of the latest LOGS (which really made the boys happy), the new educational booklets, forms for shipboard meetings, etc. Brothers, what Brother Palmer did is one of the best ways of keeping other SIU ships informed and equipped with the latest LOGS and other necessary literature. One Brother in from Persian Gulf ports said it was hot there. One day it registei'ed 167 degi-ees in the sun. And of all things, the skipper wanted the smoke stack painted under that terrific Persian sunshine. We well remember that even the Persian long­ shoremen never worked during the hottest part of the fly-packed day—from twelve noon till late in the afternoon. After all, what's hot for the Persian goose (or goat) is just as hot for the Ameri­ can gandei'—or words to that effect... These Brothers have re­ quested to have the LOG mailed free of cost to their homes every week: William Hartman of Ohio, Vic Miorana of Louisiana, Robert Peel of Georgia, Olyn Malone of Louisiana, Edward Vorel of Louisiana, James Oysart of Georgia, William Rayes of New York, Fi-anklin Cain of Mississippi, Virgil Bowman of Oiiio, Joseph Pettus of Tennessee, Alvin Carpenter of Rhode Island, Carl Dean of California, Louis Anderson of Louisiana. i -i. i- News Item: An eight-year operating -subsidy contract ex­ tension has been granted by the Maritime Commission to the Mississippi Shipping Company on condition that the line build a new passenger-cargo ship. Preliminary plans call for a $12,000,000 vessel of 10.000 tons with Diesel propulsion... ^rnold Bernstein Lines is completing plans to enter two 18.000 ton liners by late spring. A favorable decision. Bernstein expects, will be announced before October 16 by tbe Marit.ime Commission. �Page Twdre THE S E AF A RE RS LOG Fxldaj. Octriber 1, 1948 Quick Change In Climate Sends Bauxiters Suggests Maritime Library On Pioneer From Loincloths To Longjohns Put Pocket Books On Ships That is a lot of books, and To Ihe Edilor: Tex DuBois and his friend not becoming impatient. Wher­ To the Editor: as all Seafarers know, it is I see where the American This scow has been shuttled Rusty, have at last decided to ever you may be, allow your Merchant. Marine Library Asso­ pretty nice to have a new box and shunted from the monkey- shake hands and have a few cold thoughts to be free." ciation has just issued its 26th come aboard before starting on Enough of this chatter for annual report showing that li­ a long run; but it seems to me rum run to the land of the ones together and forget that Northwest Mounties. It's a tough they look and • act exactly like now. So with well wishes to all brary boxes were supplied to that the cost to the Association, SIU Brothers on the land and 2,802 ships, with a total of as well as the service to the change from the Hades climate twins—and not Toni Twins. Aacky Ackerman has made his on the sea, I am, of the Caribbean to the icy 335,760 books put into -circula­ seamen would be vastly im­ winds of Canada; and the debut with a beard or goatee, proved by a wider use of paperJimmie Prestwood tion, last year. schooner-rigged ^uxite stiffs de­ and Patterson, Doty, Ward, bound editions of current books veloped such colds and flu that Hutchins, Knowles, and the such as the Penguin Signet, and THEY HAD A GOOD TRIP the Skipper had to put out an whole Deck gang were really Pocket Books. Eddie extra draw so that the boys stunned, specially In this report, it is pointed could buy some warm clothing. "Champ" Yates, for Eddie has out that during the war the We had a few beefs in the Port only a baseball team when it cost of the service was subsi­ of Montreal ere departing from comes to whiskers—five on one dized by the War Shipping Ad­ that fair city. Most of them side and four on the other side, ministration, while now, as be­ were in regards to men getting and three rookies trying to come fore the war, the costs must be hospital slips. The SIU Agents out on his chin. Those whiskers made up by private donations. came down, took the men to the will grow later in life, and then Now would be an appropriate American Consul and then to you can get your picture in a time for the library to make the US Public Health Service. magazine with your testimonial. use of the wide variety of popu­ So far, this voyage has been (After the company doctor had lar titles put out in these already recommended hospitali­ fairly smooth with the same old twenty-five-cent editions. Prpbzation, and then, after talk­ exception: The anti-union Chief ably the library could buy them ing to some company guys, Engineer (a character known as in quantity far below the cur­ changed his mind and said to, "Hot Head" Price-). He is as slick rent prices. treat the' men aboard ship.) as a 50 year-old-eel in a barrel of MORE READING I'U not bore you with all jelly. Not the Ship's Delegate, the details, but will bring it back the Engine Delegate, nor any of In any event, the result would his own Engineers can discuss to the port of payoff. be more books in the little working overtime or settling It seems that "Father Time wooden box, and selections of Danne," better known in the beefs with him, for as soon as The Deck Gang of the SB Atlanta City reported a swell general interest. I often wonder, you mention legitimate overtime, Gulf as "Bauxite Dan," has trip to Sputh America and back when they paid off in when I go through the average finally decided to retire from the he heads for his smelling salts. AMMLA boxes on a ship, where Baltimore in August. Left to right: Sam Cessna. AB; Wimpy The Crew of the Pioneer Aluminum Trail, and head for they manage to dig up so many Nungzer, Bosun; L. Armentano, OS. Rear—V. Dominguez, different sections of the imiverse. wishes to extend a sincere vote ancient and utterly uninterest­ OS; Oh Yung Park, AB. Good luck to you. Brother, and of thanks to our Negotiating ing books. And sadly enough here's hoping that although you Committee which did such a well these are usually large, and ex­ may break as many hearts on job on the Union Hiring Hall pensively bound editions, which some other run, your bachelor and the contracts. cost more and take up the days are numbered. THE OLD SAGE space of half a dozen lively and MELTING AWAY interesting numbers off the cur­ Many questions are being Jim "Three-Ton" Hand, the asked by the crew—^mostly the rent re-print lists of the "paperShip's Delegate, has fallen away yoimger ones—as to what hap­ cover" publishers. s came aboard as Bosun, Pedro To the Editor: from 337 pounds to 335 in 54 pened at the meeting between I hope their next annual re­ Gonzalez as AB, Maximo Mur­ days. He blames the Stewards the SIU and the steamship asso­ I'm just like every other jerk phy as Chips, and Arturo Mari- port runs something like this: Department for not feeding ciation. Yours truly merely in the world I suppose, because ani as Messman. Thus crewed we "Cut expenses by half—and sup­ black-eyed peas at least once a quotes the famous Irishman, when I fall into something good, steamed the 1399 miles to the plied twice as many books of day, Barney O'Doherty of County Statue of Liberty and New York. current interest—by putting 25"Possum" Jordan, "Madhou.se" Donegal: "Your representatives I like to tell the world about it. cent editions on the ships." Lambeth, "Pineapple" Lee, will notify you when it is offi­ What I mean to say is that And there, who should join Pele Roach us as a deck replacement but "Frenchy" Elias, "Dick Tracy" cial, and if you believe in some­ I fell into something good just Brother "Woody" Lockwood, that Ursury, Jerry DaJaniro, and a one or something, prove it by six weeks" ago, when the SS tatooed old shellback and beach­ few others state that they had a comber in good standing. He FAST SERVICE Angelina called for an OS wonderful time while in Canada; (ocean seaman) in the port of came up the gangway lugging FROM MOBILE Taking A Break and while I am at it, I'd like to his gear-T-a Bull Durham sack PLEASES BROTHER San Juan, Puerto Rico. express our thanks to the SIU containing a razor, a blade, and In case you're not quite sure, representatives in the Port of a toothbrush with the handle To the Editor: the Angelina is one of Bull Montreal for their swell coopera­ cut off. Whereupon he casual­ Line's sugar coffins. tion with the crew of the Pio­ Mobile Branch is certainly on ly informed the gang that he Well, the Hall sent me over the ball when it comes to tak­ neer. to Mayaguez to board her, where was traveling schooner-rigged. ing care of matters for the Jordan, the Deck Delegate, Red she was anchored out on the So that's how things are on membership! I left my Union Gleason, the Engine Delegate, horizon with a load of dynamite the Angelina to date. They say book in the HaU when I was and yours truly, the Steward's in her number one hold. I, did, it's the crew that makes the down there recently, and wrote Department Delegate, have, after and I found about the best ship. Well, we have the crew. to Cal Tanner on a Friday, ask­ > due consideration, decided that bunch of hard-working, poker- In closing let me say that we ing him to send it to me. I Jonesie, the Second Cook, is playing, story-telling, 100 per­ welcome all replacements — that had no idea it could get up here merely a Barbados casanova, and cent SIU crewmen that ever is, on one condition — that all to New York before the follow­ will challenge anyone to a duel aforesaid replacements savvy the ing Wednesday at the earliest. walked the deck. (with safety pins) at 100 yards that challenges same. Tom Rainier was her Skipper; art of playing poker: But no! There it was in the "Shot" Gun, the Chief of the Jimmy "Mathew County" Callis Homer "Red" Spurlock mailbox Monday morning. Even short circuits has just informed bill collectors, and the income was her Second Mate; and the the crew that his partner, the tax office doesn't act that fast. crew included Brother Alfonso Second Electrician, will take a Thanks a lot. Rivera, Chief Cook; Brother Ed­ vacation this coming winter and die Bayne, Third Cook; Brother I'm writing this to let the rest open, or rather, re-open his fer­ Johnny Nunn, Deck Delegate; 1. Breadling float of the Brothers know of the tilizer and gravel business in Brother Rafael Santos, Deck En­ prompt service I received in 2. October 1939 Florida. The gang knows that gineer; and Brother Angel Pasthis, as well as to thank C^al 3. A landing wharf you can make good. Brother Star sapera—but space defeats me to and the boys down there for Gazer, for you really have the name them all. I soon found that their courtesy. 4. 2 grab rails I had come up with the rose. material-^and how! William H. Rhome 5. 32 points J. C, (Stainless) Steel, has de­ MORE ABOARD cided to make another run on 6. 6080 feet Crew Pantryman Thomas We slipped in and out of the this tub, and will not pay off in 7. 1945 the fair city situated in the Burgos, having lit up. looks Island ports, and as thd suggr quizzical at Eldon Bill Ray's sacks piled up higher and higher County next to Baldwin. Should 8. 2 Abercorn Street such an event transpire, then he camera. Scene was the Raph­ in the holds, we took on a few 9. 1941 has been voted the champ of ael Semmes. Waterman ship oldtimers that put the icing on on the European run. the cake: Enrique Ventureira 10. 3 binnocales. the "Rum-Run." Angelina Load Of Oldtimers An Ideal Crew: Spurlock Quiz Answers m I , �Friday' Octobar 1, 1948 T H E SIU Member Who Lost Limb Thanks Union Blood Donbrs •To fhe Editor: Hi, Brother members and fridnds! Well, the guy who said it pays to stay sober isn't al­ ways right. Election day, when all the gin-mills were closed, a couple of shipmates and my­ self were standing on the cor­ ner of Bburbon (not whiskey!) and Conti Streets, starting a good old session, when a couple of cars collided and one of them came up on the side-walk and drove me against the corner of the building, causing injuries which necessitated the losing of one of my legs. At the present I am feeling okay, thanks to the swell bunch of people I know. Dit Lewis from the Spotlite Cafe started a collection for me from the gang I know (of which I didn't learn until today). To them I wish to express my heart-felt thanks, and to the people who so thoughtfully came to the • Hospital to visit me, I want to say: "Thanks a million!" Among those who were not seamen, were Jean Randall, Ward Blickman, and Babe Dominick. Something I will never for­ get is the way that the mem­ bership of our SIU rallied to supply the so very necessary blood for the operation. The fol­ lowing members appeared this morning for the purpose of fur­ nishing additional blood, and to whom-I wish to extend my grat­ itude: Thomas J. Frierson, Eldon Arnot, William Whitby, Paul Demato, Peter Lint, Jr., Tedd Daly, George Holland, Henry A. Anderson, and my pal, Johnny Weir, who was present at the time of the accident, and has remained almost constantly with me. I was interested to learn through the SEAFARERS LOG that the membership exercised such excellent foresight in get­ ting the voting under way for the referendum on the General Fund Assessment. It grieves me that I'll probably be prevented from casting my. affirmative vote but it is comforting to feel assured that the member­ ship will vote strongly "yes." There is something I have ob­ served here and consider a splen­ did idea. It is the fact that the SIU patients are fui-nished not only LOGS but complete sets of Union Literature. They are, with all their leisme, thus en­ abled to devote their time to a self-educational program. Alvin Ward SEAFARERS LOG Novelists Note As a means for literarily inclined Seafarers to bring Iheir manuscripts to the at­ tention of publishers, ar­ rangements were established with an author's agency sev­ eral months ago.'The agency reads the manuscripts with­ out charge and if the mate­ rial has possibilities it is brought to the attention of publishers for possible sale. Until recently manuscripts of all types were encouraged —short stories, poetry, nov­ els, etc. Now, however, the agency finds that only booklength works have sales pos­ sibilities—novels, non-fiction and biographies. Seafarers who have manu­ scripts of this type can have them appraised by submit­ ting them to the author's agent, Carl Cowl, c/o SEA­ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. KING FOR A DAY Page Thirteea Tells Of Therapy Benefits At Ellis Island Hospital To the Editor: Yes, I know that in seaman's language OT means overtime. Here at Ellis Island Marine Hos­ pital it stands for something completely different — Occupa­ tional Therapy. Due to the enormous amount of time during which we are not taking treatment or in con­ ferences with doctors to whom we are assigned, it is desired that we spend part of the day learning some sort of creative art, or some hobby. It not only helps us to forget our troubles while our hands and thoughts are engaged, but also assists in pit;moting an interest in life. Wo are all more or less under treatment for nervous ailments'bf some sort, and consequently are liable to brood too much about our personal misfortunes if left to roam around the grounds in our own company. Quite a few of the patients are weaving rugs of very in­ triguing designs and color. Some of them appear to have mastered the art wonderfully. An art it is indeed—an old forgotten art in this modern age of machines and synthetics. PLENTY TO DO Others make wallets and other things in leather. Ship models, belts, paintings, drawings, and several other forms of creative work can be observed on the different tables around the room, which is large and refreshingly cool, with'the breeze blowing in through the open windows from across the New York Harbor. In the distance the tall and splen­ did structure of Manhattan can be seen, where I can clearly imagine people hurrying down the streets and avenues, uncom­ fortable with their bodies drenched in perspiration, while I sit here in cool comfort at­ tempting to give you a descrip­ tion of the OT shop. A few weeks ago I was over in England and very desperate, for I was unable to get treat­ ment for my ailment. I thought myself the most unfortunate man alive. I was enormously depressed, and at the end of my rope. But upon arrival at this Hos­ pital, which specializes in neu­ rology, all of that changed. I met most of the patients work­ ing around me in the shop, and I realized that I am not so bad. I am confident that the doctor to whom I am assigned will do everything to get me back on my feet as a normal man again —that is, if anyone can be de­ fined as a perfectly normal man! (Name Withheld) 111 Member Charges Consul Ignored Advice Of Doctor To the Editor: I've just read an article in the LOG of August 20 concern­ ing the mis-informed public atti­ tude toward psychopathic dis­ orders. I speak from experience when I say that I agree with the Brother's views. On its last trip to South Africa, the SS Robin Kirk To the Editor: The harsh treatment accorded crossed the equator in traditional style with the passengers We are appealing to you in me by Mr. Bradford, Vice Con­ joining in. In fact, the King and Queen and the Royal behalf of the strike-bound, hun­ sul here in Marseille, attests to Equerry shown here are passengers, according to Seafarer gry and desperate men of the that. After being examined by SIU A&G District. We ask that A. F. Burris, FWT, who sent in the picture. Burris was a specialist in neurology who you do something about our Engine Delegate. recommended" that I be hospi­ sorry and pitiful plight. talized immediately, the Consul In the dusk of evening the flatly refused to do so, saying other day, as the pale yellow that there was nothing wrong beams of moonlight streamed with me, and that the doctor's through the broken window of To the Editor: Lots of luck to all the Sea­ certification of my illness was our new Hall and into our soupfarers of the good old SIU. just a bunch of words that didn't Just a few lines to notify you kitchen, there was revealed a mean anything. Gerald E. Strumsla patlietic group of hungry look­ of my change of address. I am I was in no position to argue ing boys, who shivered as they now living in Pennsylvania, and (Ed. Note: As of right now, huddled in a bare corner keep­ my new addi-ess is 46 East Main the status of seamen is up to with him on that score, though my own sheer determination not ing each' other warm and their Street, Plymouth, Pennsylvania. the local draft boards. Any to return to the ship finally spirit and hopes alive as they Please forward the LOG to me. sang the following to the tune I am a steady reader of the new developmeiri will be noted saved me. I created a scene in his office, so that it was 3:30 LOG and have missed it greatly in the LOG.) of an old, salty sea chanty: Ode to a Stewpot Bellyrobber for the past few weeks. I re­ Please send good Brother Mich- tired my book some time ago and went into the tavern busi­ elet On The Road to Mandalay; ness. Next we hit Bana, the place From what I have heard in the To the Editor: Bring Jake Shuler out here, of shieks and opium kings, where He can't be much worse, we past, there are quite a few Sea­ Just a few lines from the good the beer is a dollar a bottle farers here in the general ship SS Queens Victory, Isth­ hear. and warm. Then we hit KhorWe'd rather be fighting gales vicinity of Wilkes-Barre. I want mian. The trip from New York amshahr with beer the same Than chewing our finger­ to say that they are welcome to Port Said wasn't very event­ price. But, to our good fortune, in my place at all times to talk ful. nails; over the experiences we've had We passed through the Canal a Norwegian ship came to the We don't want to eat this stew! same dock, and word got around with all hands still on board, But what can a broke and sailing. I call my placfT Strvun's Cafe, and headed for the Persian Gulf that they had good old Ameri­ hungry sailor do? can beer for sale. The above are our sentiments. and it is located right in the —where everyone knows it gets GOOD OLD BEER However, before taking action middle of townr The SEAFAR­ pretty warm in July and Aug­ on this, give us a chance to ERS LOG will be on hand at all ust. We finally made our first stop in Kwiait and stayed a After pooling all our funds we think it over. Print this so times. , I would also like to know how couple of days; then headed had enough to buy six or seven everjmne will know how; tough we seamen stand with this new for warmer places up the Euph­ cases, and everyone had a good things really are on the West time. Next we headed for Ras draft law, considering that we rates River to Abadan. Coast. Tanura where we got a hell of Silent Sufferers of the have our certificates of, service. In this port the Old Man ran a lot of oil but no shore leave. Frisco Stewpot, and; "We Please send me the LOG or out of Haig and Haig — and It was the hottest place that we don't know any better. LOGs that explain this because when that ran out so did Cap­ had hit so far. We Want Jake Shuler I haven't received any for the tain N. Jansson. We buried him Now, thank God, we are once two days later. Committee for Action." past 10 weeks or so. I Frisco Stewpot Moves Seafarers To Sad Lament Ex-Member Extends Invite To Tavern P.M. when I left. The ship was scheduled to sail at 4:00 P.M. and since it was laying 60 kilo­ meters away, it was physically impossible to get there in time. Therefore, he finally consented to have me hospitalized. NO GRUDGE I hold no grudge against Mr. Bradford, because I believe that my case was the first of this type he has run up against. In the future if Mr. Bradford wiU enlighten himself with articles along these lines, he may be able to show a little more respect to men suffering from such affiUctions. Before I close I woidd like to say that I am improving, thanks to Doctors Chabert and Vignes, and I hope to be back in the States within three or four weelcs. (Name withheld) Clinic Notre Dame Marseille, France Warm Beer, No Liberty: Crew Cool To Near East more headed for home, with a cool breeze, and a sound en­ gine under our feet. Well, it was a good engine until the First Assistant got hold of it, and poured fifty gallons of acid in the evaporator and ate the inside of it out. I sure would like to know where he bought his license, as I could buy one there too. Nobody knows why they don't demote him to at least Wiper. The Patrolman that has to pay this scow off better get ready for a rough time. Well, so-long for now. You'll hear more from us when we get into New York. John 'ntok" RiriMcIe �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Ponders Which Is Worse: Italian Jailhouse Or NMU Vessel Friday. October 1. 1948 OH FOR THE LIFE OF A SAILOR! To' the Editor; <to tJie States. He said there was over. The Mate had the watches ^ ^ -J ... a ship in Ancona, I thought my secured for sea, (watch, I should In Genoa, I was accidently ^^^e over, say, for the 12-4 watch se­ shot by drunken Italians about cured the ' ship.) The Deck When I got to Ancona, the ship four hours before the ship left Maintenance, and the Deck Dele­ port. I waited for an hour for was a Liberty Ship operated by gate were hui-t, the trip before an ambulance, which the police i Polarus Lines, with an NMU con and performed no work in port said they had called. It never tract for the unlicensed person or at sea until we passed Gibralcame. Finally one of the fellows nel. The Captain told me that ter. We were doing their Work off the ship, Tony, who spoke 'he couldn't sign me on, because for nothing. The Deck Delegate if I didn't really put out and Italian, got a taxi for me. hustle he was going to leave me never questioned the Mate about They carried me to a hospital overtime. If the Mate said it where the wound was dressed. in Ancona. wasn't overtime, that ended it. I wori ed like hell while we Doing longshoremen's work • in Two hours later I waS removed to a prison ward, where I spent were in port, so I wouldn't be Italy and also in Newport News Wiper M. Beck (left) and Ernie Bonner. AB, relax at'lthe 15 days without seeing or talking left. 1 thought I was going to was not overtime. Trinidad Country Club on a recent trip of the Alcoa Cavalier. to anybody. I was not charged be a work-away, so I talked to The Patrolman in Newport Too bad they have to go back to work. some of the guys in the Deck with any crime. News couldn't settle beefs be­ Later, after I was released, the Department and asked them if cause the crew was on the verge Agent for the company told me they; could collect overtime for a of shooting, knifing, and firethat I was under police protec­ work-away performing their axing each other. Everybody had tion. The Agent would not work on deck. They said no one hell of a time. I got my bring my clothes, tooth brush, not on NMU ships. money—wages that is, for it was or razor down to the prison— I thought I was working for useless to try to collect disputed much less money or smokes, al­ nothing, but upon arrival I was and politics. I know many, of overtime as the Deck Delegate To the Editor: though he assured the Captain paid. I signed on at sea out of your officials personally and would not back me. This is an anonymous letter before the ship left that I would Ancona. The Deck Department have had close contact with However, I will say there .were from an NMU member. While I get my clothes and a draw from were either drunk or w'ounded many rank and file members at some good guys on the ship. don't like to be anonymous, cir­ which to buy cigarettes and after the battle of the booze. various times. Some oldtimers in the crew and food. I never got my money un­ An Ordinary Seaman was part- a couple of SIU-SUP men in the cumstances prevent me from I want to say that your or­ putting my John Henry down til I was ready to leave Italy, time Bosun. On the whole the ganization has grown and im­ in black and white. which of course was top late as work in port was under unsafe black gang and on deck. proved more in the last few The moral of this story is: only lire was available. working conditions. The Bosun I've watched the SIU pretty years than I had an idea it All of this time I never once and the Purser were going to ! Don't accidentally get hiu't in closely for the past fivd" years. could. Today it is ^a bona fide, saw the Vice Consul in charge dump the old man, and were Italy. If you^o, you had better I've read the LOG a lot more first-class trade union that does of shipping. I have not seen him promptly thrown in irons for get back to the ship and stay closely than many of your own an excellent job of advancing there. yet. I was released irom the their trouble. members, and checked it pretty the welfare of its members. prison one night about 8 P. M. James E. Bell closely for trends and tendencies I still sharply disagree \yith. The Deck Engineer was with no money, no place to sleep some of your policies, and if I shackled to the hand-rail outside —nothing! were a member I would fight the Captain's room above the NO CAPISHE! against them to the best of my fidley for six hours for telling ability. However, I disagree with I went to the consul's office the Chief Engineer to get out many of my own organizations the next morning. The only per­ of his foc'sle. The Captain got policies and have and will con­ son I could see was an Italian. drunk and was letting an Italian tinue to fight against them. I thought I had made a mistake kid keep the money and put out To the Editor: get to mention Dr. Nelson, who draws. You had to get on the and gotten into the Italian Con­ LIKES SIU HONESTY also is doing a good job here. Here are the list of the boys sulate. But sm-e enough, the good side of the kid to get a However, I must confess that GONNA GET PICS American flag was hanging out draw. here at Brighton Hospital: V. today the basic issues are clean in front. Malazzo, Jo"hn Geagon, Eddie MORE TROUBLES I believe that all those who in the SIU. I can find no evi­ After trying to explain what I Dudek, Clarence Crevier,' Cecil come to the Brighton Hospital dence that doesn't indicate that After leaving Ancona and Cen- Williams, and Henry Art Meats. wanted, the Italian finally under­ will tell you the same as I am your officials are personally hon­ stood that I wanted to get back ta, I thought our troubles were Incidentally, Williams and writing now. I will try to take est, sincere, militant and hard­ Meats go under the knife Fri some pictures of the wards, the working. This is important. day. We wish them the best of recreation areas, and the There is plenty of evidence, uck. Meats asks that Stone be grounds, where we sit out in the too, to prove that the Union is sun. informed that he is here. democratically controlled. The doctors here are about the Best of all there are many I'd like to say that the doctors pleasantest that" I have found in signs of growth and development are a sweU bimch. Also the any of the Marine Hospitals of the Union into a better or­ nurses are very good and most throughout the country. Also we ganization that is more progres­ obliging and pleasant. One de­ partment that has been over­ have a new doctor who just sive and more alive in every re­ arrived a short time ago. His spect. This, to me, is hearten­ looked by a good many of the name is Doctor H. E. Fishbum. ing. By FRANK BOYNE boys that write about different He is a regular fellow. Boy, No matter what happens to the lospitals is the x-ray depart­ when youTe here the atmosphere NMU in the future, there is no ment. Here they are a polite is not like a hospital, "but more need to fear that seamen will and attentive group who give like a convalescent camp. The je di'iven back to pre-1936 con­ every attention to their patients Those timbers which so long had stood the blast food is pretty good, also. That ditions by a shipowners offensive Mrs. Higgins and Miss Lobey gives you a general idea of the Of tropic storms had found a resting place at last; as long as the SIU continues to are still on the ball with the set-up here. 'Twas now a battered hulk whose naked spars grow. With the best of luck— entertainment. Mrs. Welsh is Would no more genuflect unto the stars. I will try to get pictm-es of for "an injury to one is an in­ still on the job with books and the two Seafarers that are going jury to all." Gone were the lines which were her builder's pride. writing material. There have to be operated upon—^Art Meats, Anonymous Rotting away with the ebb and flow of the tide; been changes here- in the doc­ and C. W. Williams. I will try Wrecked on a reef on this desolate coral strand. tors, but they are a sweU gang, to get it when the doctors and Barnacle wreathed down to her plimsol in sand. and all the new ones that nurses are in action. have come in contact with are Chain plates of rust, holes where the rivets should be, We are very well thought of Very nice.. I don't want to forExposed to the sun and the merciless pound of the sea, here. The doctors and nurses Thus did she lie many leagues out from the land— have a very good opinion of the To the Editor: A warning to all of the perilous shoals at hand. SIU, and think that we have a Many a Seafarer shipping out fine lot of Union men. Tell Hank ti> get four daisies on a long voyage finds that he To the Editor: has had to stay on the beach a for me. little too long, and is unable George Meaney I retired from the marine in­ I watched the sun declining with a final glorious blaze. to buy gear he will need. Some­ dustry here in Vancouver, B.C., The gold and blue combining in an opalescent haze. times traveling "schooner rig­ last February, due to unemploy­ Which sinking in the blackness of the night ged" is pretty tough, and a ment, and have been working Quietly puts all troubled thoughts to flight.good many members know what in the gold, copper, and silver it means to have a friend step Lending itself to silent contemplation, mines in Copper Mountain. up with a sawbuck, or heavy Lifting the soul in inward exultation. I am very pleased to see that pea-coat before you sail. The stars came out into a velvet sky; the Canadian Great Lakes sail­ I felt the same way recently Then, in the east and on the ocean's rim. ors are joining the SIU. I hope when I "sailed" for Snug Harbor. And like a giant lantern raised on high. all CSU members will also join. I would like to thank the mem­ The moon comes up and makes the stars grow dim; They will in time, once they bers of the Baltimore Branch wake up and find out about the Such nights as these on far off ocean trails of the SIU for the robe, pajamas, hammer and sickle there. It isn't Renew my faith in God when all else fails, and slippers they gave me to all a land of honey and cream! For who could gaze into that star-lit sky take to Snug Harbor with me. And still deny there is a God on high. T. Latitto Benjamin Thomas' «... NMU Member Voices Praise, Feels SIU Curbs Shipowners Brighton Marine Hospital Lauded By Seafarer-Patient Last Resting Place • Snug Harbor-Bound Brother Thanks SIU Members For Gifts Sunset On The Ocean IT' ^ CSU-SIU Merger Pleases Ex-member �f'riday. October L 1948 'The Voice Of The'Sea' By SALTY DICK Pa^ Fifteen f at S t: A P Ak E R S L d G Time For Minutes To speed up as much as jtosslble thiiii appeu<mce in the LOG a digest of their shipboard proceedings all crews are advised to send copies of their minutes direct to the Editor, Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Port Agents should also forward their copies of ship's minutes to the LOG as soon as possible after receiving them. Any other material relat­ ing to the voyage, such as stories,' pictures, letters, etc., can be sent in with the minutes. Launch Capsizes; 3 Arizpa Men Narrowly Escape Death They went ashore all right in the rowboat, but when the boat A short time ago we saw a Rowe, formerly SIU, are getting Here is an incident that oc­ came back, they tried to change movie about a dope. The story hooked in August. No doubt curred while the Arizpa was places at the oars. This they did involves a galley crew, and the some day there will be another picking up a cargo of herring in with such bad grace that the crew of this ship hasn't quit SIU member in the family ... small craft overturned and went Newfoundland. kidding the bellyrobbers. One of Tom Lanoa, Chef, can't hear a all the way down to the bottom. the Cooks went to a restaurant Spanish program without doing We had three ci-ewmembers That was a little after 9:00 P.M. and blew his cork when a lousy a flamingo or tango. He also going ashore at Belleorr n, New­ and it was dark. steak was served to him. Now loves to throw the bull. I mean foundland, in a row boat. That They were about one mUe off he knows how others feel.. .This he likes to imitate a bull not only proved that you have to shore, and trying to swim back happened at Monte: A girl came fighter. be more of a seaman to sail a was no cinch, considering how' over to the dock to wave good­ I'm in favor of instructions rowboat than to sail a big cold the water was. True, this bye to the boys and one of the and rules for the Steward's De freighter; but also proved that was on August 18—^but summer crew (as green as grass) said, partment on passenger ships there was some sort of luck with in Newfoundland is like spring "You see, she came to see me We are going forward and we the occupants. time in New York. off!" One more trip will make •will not permit a few to stand I will give you the story as him ripe ... Our ship's barber in our way. The day is near STICK TOGETHER short as possible without going needs a barber chair for the when we will rule the high seas While they were struggling for into too many details. crew. Will accept all suggestions. ... The question now is: What do dear life, the Deck Engineer. * Sal de Marchi was a youth these South American gals have "Whitey", happened to catch an of 17 who wanted to learn the that our Yankee sisters don' attack of muscular cramps. That art of kissing, so he asked all have? I know, do you?... The made things a lot worse. Leaving the boys about it. By the time New Orleans Hall is now one of him behind would not show very he learned he went home" to the best. Good work! I'd like much brotherhood; so they stuck Long Island, and discovered he other ports to follow suit. together — all of them between was no longer ^wanted. He him. I'm taking the liberty to life and death. What happens when a ship To the Editor: ' went to sea again and the last ^ ^ . send this picture and story to But then, as in the movies, has a port list? Our wash­ I am sending y„u a picture of; ^ his.buddie here at time I heard of him he was when death seemed pretty near Wiley Garter, who has been a room has plenty of water on heading for France. Wow... for these three young human Seafarer for quite a while. This deck because the drain is on John Lind carves almost any­ souls, something happened. They was taken while in Mombasa, the starboard side. Why not thing out of Brazil nuts. Mur­ didn't even have a flashlight to East Africa. After the 1936 phy, the Bartender, sells them two drains? ... The way the strike he stayed shoreside for make signals with. They did all to passengers. kinds of yelling, but that wasn't boys were speciilating in the a few years as a bank runner. apt to help much, because of the Harold Crane is heading for money exchange in BA would He joined the SIU in 1939, and little traffic and the distance the last round-up. He and Adele make the Wall Street wolves has been shipping oft and on from shore. since then. look like sheep. Everyone Then a motor-boat came by, He was torpedoed on the Rob­ was buying pesos. One of the saw the splashing in the water in Hood, West Chetac, and the boys made a $500 profit in no and thought some kind of fish William L. Marcy (all SIU'ships SIU, A&G District were fighting, so they steered time... except the latter, which was over to have a look. Thus they BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. The Argentine dock police are SUP). He has been a waiter at wefe saved by accident, when William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4S39 now in business. They tell you Miller Brothers Restaurant here BOSTON 276 State St. five more minutes would very in Baltimore for the last few E. B. Tiiley, Agent Bowdoin 4455 where you can find a nice gal. likely haye been too late. years; but is returning to. sea GALVESTON 308'/i—23rd St. I took a chance and found my­ These three lucky men in­ Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 self a home ... Not mentioning again in October. He is now MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. any names, but there's a fellow sailing as AB, and wishes to volved were the Deck Engineer, Cai Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 the Pantry Man, Bob, and Jimmy say hello to all his old shipmates who always orders Vat 69. He NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Baungardner, a Wiper. and hopes they are all well and enjoys it more ... Tony ElcHuk, E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Luis A. Ramirez NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Messman, has been on the coffee still going strong. He hopes to Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 urn for awhile. His wife lives in run into them again in the near NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. futuTe.. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 BA ... The other day a senorita PHILADELPHIA. . .614.16 No. 13th St. from Montevidio flew to Brook­ I hope this will interest all Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 lyn to meet her brand new hus­ the LOG readers and also that SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. band. Quite a few of these gals The membership has gone some of the boys will remember Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 on record to prefer charges are heading northward... The SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon against all gashounds and other day I posted a sign in the Sal Colls, Agent San Jaan 2-5996 performers as well as the SAVANNAH 2 Ahercorn washroom -Which read: "This Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Ship is SIU, therefore it has to men who willfully destroy or TAMPA ..1809-1811 N. Franklin St. steal ships gear. The SIU has be clean. Keep it SIU always." R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 no place for men who ruin HEADQUARTERS. .51, Beaver St., N.Y.C. Try this idea on your ship. WILEY CARTER the good conditions the HAnover 2-2784 Union wins for them. Take Miller Brothers. I will appreciate SECRETARY-TREASURER GALLEY TO BRIDGE action in shipboard meetings Paul Hall it if you will return the picture To the Editor: against men guilty of these DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION AZALEA CITY OKAY, to me. Lindsey Williams things. Ernest Donkas SAYS PLEASED CREW I should like to say to the ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Baltimore Deck, Engine, and Stewards De­ Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler To the Ee'itor: partments of the SS Hem-y M. Joseph Volpian We, the members of the crew Rice, Voyage 19, that in my two of the SS Azalea City, wish to decades of seamanship, this is SUP write a few lines. about our the first trip that is worthy of The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. comment. shipmates: Phone 5-8777 farers International Union is available to all members who wish You, the Deck and Engine De­ to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. We would like to express our Beacon '4336 partments have stood out con­ their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have thanks to Henry Cordes, Chief RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th Stvincingly as the best crew, in the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every / Phone 2599 Stsjyard, and his Department for. food on this voyage. my estimation, that has sailed SIU branch for this purpose. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. the fine , Douglas 2-8363 And by tlie way, if any pastry- out of any SIU Hall. Your co­ However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. hounds read this, just go aboard operation on board, and your hall, the LOGr reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 association ashore in port, has WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. this scow and catch some of which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 (Scotty) McMenemy's marked a milestone in the prin­ Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Terminal 4-3131 James ciples of merchant seamen. baking. Once you do jmu never leave. And to the Stewards Depart­ 6t. Lakes District PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION ment I want to say, particularly This ship also has one of the BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 few good skippers that sail for to the bulwark of the ' culinary To the Editor: CHICAGO, 111 3261 East 9Znd St. Waterman. He is Captain R. department, the Chef in charge, Phone: Essex 2410 Auillard. Whenever the crew is Brother Orville Payne, you are I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. in want of anything, he is most deserving of the highest compli­ Main 0147 ments. You have made the Stew­ address below: DETROIT '. 1038 Third St. cooperative and does what he ard's job on voyage 19 look Cadillac 6857 can to keep harmony. Hats off Name DULUTH S31 W. Michigan St. to him, and may he have many easy. Melrose 4110 good sailing days ahead! The three Delegates, steered TOLEDO 6161 Summit St. Street Address The Black-Gang would also by the Ship's Delegate, did a . Garfield ?112 very masterful job handling a like to mention Chief Engineer State Canadian District Robert Gohier and First Assist­ very well-behaved crew. I hope City to again meet you in the neaiMONTREAL 1227 Philips Square ant Derrell Kinsaul. These t'^o future, and thank you for your Signed VICTORIA, B.C. .....602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 men also make this a perfect past and present co-operation. VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. ship to sail. Come aboard. Book No George A. Thornhill Pacific 7824 - Crew of Ihe Azalea City Chief Steward To the Editor: Oft-Torpedoed SIU Member To Resume Sea-Going Career SlU HULLS On Performers SIU Oldtimer Finds Rice Crew Best Of Career Netice Te All SIU Members I MM. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 1, 1948 SIU ELducation Takes The Floor Union men who know the score, know best what they're striving for. Putting it simply, this is what Seafarers are well on the road to accomplishing after the first of the new series of Union Education meetings recommended by the recent Emergency Agents Confer­ ence got under way in A&G ports, three of which svibmitted the pictures published on this page. By every standard, the meetings in all ports were a huge success and pointed up the fact that SIU men understand that without a strong organization, possessing a sound purpose and alert membership, security for sea­ men cannot be attained. In New Orleans spacious recreation room. Seafarers write-down suggestions and comments that played important part in that Port's Unioa education meeting. Like many other Union Brothers in A&G Ports, this New Orleans Seafarer hit the deck to voice his views. Another New Orleans Seafarer takes floor to point out what good Unionism means to him. Brothers, like one above, tackled the subject seriously. i. AU hands were attentive in Savannah session as Union Brother explained outstanding features of two-year contract recently won by SIV. The Port of Boston added refreshments to its agenda. Here, the lads in the Beantown take time out for cotiee. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 40 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES 33 A&G POST TO BE FILLED IN COMING ELECTION CIO SHIPYARD UNION PRESENTS AWARD TO SEAFARERS FOR 1947 STRIKE AID POLITICS CLOUD WEST COAST BEEF SHIP TYCOON ASKS SEAMEN BE MILITARZIED STRIKING PILOTS ASKS SEAFARERS TO BY PASS NATIONAL AIRLINES GARMENT UNION RALLY PLEDGES TOTAL WAR ON UNION-BUSTERS PHILLY NOTES STIR IN SHIPPING ALEXANDRA ENGINEER FOULS TRIP NY SHIPPING SLUMPS AFTER HEAVY WEEK NINE A&G IDLE AS WEST COAST BEEF CONTIUNES WATERMAN DRYDOCK MAY STABILIZW MOBILE SHIPPING GRAIN CARGO RISE SPURS NEED FOR RATED MEN IN GALVESTON SHIP MEN TURN THUMBS DOWN ON LANDING CRAFT WHY DELEGATES GET GREY HAIR SHIP MEN TURN THUMBS DOWN ON ON LANDING CRAFT SHIPPING FAIR IN NEW ORLEANS PUT SEAMEN UNDER NAVY,SAYS OWNER SUGGESY TWO REVISIONS IN REGISTRATION RULES EMPLOYERS OBSCURE ECONOMIC ISSUES IN PACIFIC COAST WATERFRONT STRIKE ENTHUSIASM MARKS EDUCATION MEETINGS CONTRACT,ASSESSMENT HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS OPINIONS FROM FLOOR ADD ZEST TO CONFABS GARDNER'S STAMP COLLECTION SHOWS HOBBY POPULAR IN SIU BANGKOK HOTEL PLUGS PIGS,FOWL,STARTLES LOG STAFF RUSSIAN-BORN SEAFARER HOPES FOR CITZENSSHIP GOVERNORE BIBB RIDES OUT JAAP TYPHONN SAFELY EX-MEMBER EXTENDS INVITE TO TAVEN WARM BEER,NO LIBERTY:CREW COOL TO NEAR EAST Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/01/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9c653f28b1e99a5e7475ca78602f0c38.PDF f34ea5122778e73c2752c63956f87d07 PDF Text Text A&G Outfits Not Affected By MC Ruling Draft Boards Giving Seamen Consideration Although merchant seamen are still subject to draft registration, indications are that men already registered are Veceiving careful consideration by some local boards. The Special Services Depart­ ment of the Seafarers Interna' tional has received several in­ quiries from local draft boards throughout the' country seeking information on shipboard em­ ployment of Union members registered in their areas. Special Services" is making every effort to supply full information in these cases so that those under consideration may receive the broadest possible recognition for their maritime service. These inquiries bear out an announcement made recently by the national headiiuarters of the Selective Service System that men now sailing U.S. ships would get "most careful con­ sideration," and that local boards \ 'ould consider each case on a purely individual basis. The announcement also point­ ed out that, under regulations to be issued, each local board will have the authority to grant de­ ferments individually to registi ants whose employment- is re­ garded as necessary to the main­ tenance of the national health, safety or interest. In Washington this week, Rep. Walter Andrews, chairman of the House Armed Services Com­ mittee, said that Congress did not exempt seamen from the draft because they were con­ sidered civilian workers. Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA yoL. X NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1948 No. 39 CASTING THEIR BALLOTS IN REFERENDUM This week the Maritime Com­ mission issued its long threat-' ened order barring companies that do not actually own Am­ erican-flag vessels from charter­ ing Maritime Commission ships. However, all A&G contracted companies do own ships or are negotiating with the government for the purchase of ships, so no companies will be lost as a re­ sult of the Commission's action. If anything, one or two com­ panies may actually benefit, al­ though no such prediction can be made with any confidence. The step was taken as a stab­ ilizing factor among established outfits, a Commission spokesman declared. Fly-by-night companies who operate chartered ships when business is good, but grab their money and turn back the ships when business drops off, will be eliminated, he said. NO HARM DONE In this way, companies own­ ing ships will do better in good times, and be better prepared for bad times, the Commission believes. Voting on the ten-dollar assessment to build the Union's General Fund is reported brisk A poU of the major SIU com­ in all ports. Exercising their constitutional right in New York one day this week were Sea­ panies indicated that most of them expect to be unaffected farers S. J. Nilsen. Oiler (placing ballot in box); Scott Beattie. Oiler, and Vincent Mascitelli. the Commission's new order. OS. Seated around table are Balloting Committeemen (left to right) Abe Goldsmit. Chief Stew­ However, one company, now in ard; Ben Hubbard. Night Cook and Baker, and H. B. Cook. OS. the process of purchasing ships, I said that the Commission's ac­ tion might mean that companies owning American-flag vessels would be able to keep even , ^ ^ .1 • 4 more chartered ships busy than Anybody v/ho wants to meas-1 month in base pay, or nearly and again, is the clause that al- trying to stretch their wages • 'be re­ cover necessities, went to work ure SIU - progress in the last two and a quarter times what he lows the agreement• to Actually, only 13 companies opened for wages at any time. again and won a 6.3 percent , u 1 4. „i drew in the summer of 1944. are listed by the Commission as four years has only to glance at The Bosun's rise over the four-1 . In March 1947, the SIU nego- j to meet the situation. the statistical history of the Prices, however, rose still fur- covered by the order. But later year period is from a mere I tiated a six percent overall Union's dry-cargo wage scales ther. A resolute membership orders may well be more strin­ on page 16 of this issue of the $112.50 all the way to $285.44; raise. Again the NMU screamed quite justly demanded that their gent. LOG. The plain fact is that in the Deck Engineer's, fi'om $117.501 for parity, or something like it, wages be upped accordingly. MORE ORDERS all but a couple of ratings Un­ to $255.04; the Oiler's, from $110) and with the SIU blazing the In the summer of 1948, thei'e to $222.51; the Steward'.s, from | trail obtained a boost under the Eventually, the Commission" is ion negotiators, backed by a was a new obstacle to be over­ expected to establish a point militant, unified membership, $157.5i0 to .$278.25; the Messman's, i Fly Award, come which the shipowners were system whereby the number of have more than doubled sea­ from $87.50 to $189.97; the Wip-' UPWARD SPIRAL quick to throw in the Seafarers' chartered ships allowed a com­ men's wages on SIU ships since er's from $92.50 to .$219.55; the OS's frqm $82.50 to $189.97. In the summer of the same way. This of course was the pany will be keyed to the actual the spring of 1944. year came an extra five percent ban on the "closed shop" im- number of ships the company SIU MEMORIES In March 1944, the dry-cargo which the SIU won to meet the Po^ed by the Taft-Hartley Act. owns. contract called for $100.00 a zooming prices which .seamen, The SIU's Hiring Hall was bar­ The rises.,^listed above are ran­ The effective date of the pres­ month for an AB. Today, under dom samples, but they are typic­ like everybody else, were hav­ red by the law, the shipowners ent cancellation order is Novem­ the new two-year a^eement won al. In addition, all pay increases ing to shell out for everything. said. ber 30. Any vessel involved by vigorous job action in Aug­ have been accompanied by tre­ But prices kept spiraling up­ JOB ACTIONS which is at sea on that date will ust, an AB draws $222.51 a mendous improvements in work ward far beyond the reach of i . , , , have to be turned back when the hard-won pay increase. Ini ^he negotiators had the an- it arrives in the States. The 13 ing and living conditions. ^o that one. They simply companies concerned now have A look at the table on page March of this year, the Negotiat-j ^ 'discuss anything else 54 Maritime Commission ships 16 must stir memories in the ing Committee, alert to the {Continued on Page 3) under charter. mind of every Seafarer, for each Acuities seamen were having i The effective dates of - pay increase is the fruil of a SIU dry-cargo . agreements Union victory. from March 1944 through Take the two raises becoming August 1948 are published effective August 5, 1946. The on page 16 of^his issue along first one was the result of Fed­ The long planned for boycott a'greed unanimously that the being satisfied that the registra­ with wage scales going into eral conciliation and the NMU of Panamanian vessels moved most effective way to stop the tion of ships in Panama and effect on each occasion. This was happy to accept it as final. closer to realization wlifen the transfer of ships to Panamanian Honduras is for the purpose of information is given for the But, although it was retroactive delegates to the convention of and Honduran registries and, at evasion, whether it be wages, benefit of Seafarers who may to the first day of April, the the International Transportwork- the Siime time,' to/force the in­ working conditions, soci.nl and have legitimate claims for SIU said it was not enough to ers Federation in Oslo, Norway, ternational shipowners to trans­ safety standards or dodging tax­ retroactive pay. Any Sea­ match rising living costs and unanimously adopted a resolu­ fer back these ships to their ation, that the unions affiliated farer who believes he has loss of the war bonuses. tion calling for a world-wide own countries would be to in­ to the ITF in the seafarers and such a claim should apply SIU negotiators proceeded to boycott of all Panamanian and stitute an international boj'cott dockers section will no longer in person or in writing di­ win the second raise listed for Honduran vessels at a date to be on a given date throughout the tolerate the menace which is rectly to the company con­ that same date as retroactive to threatening seafarers conditions world. cerned. If application is in June 15. When the War Stabili­ set by the IFT. everywhere, and that on a date writing, the following infor­ The resolution was agreed to zation Board tried to disapprove RESOLUTION ADOPTED to be determined by the ITF an mation must be presented: it, the SIU hit the bricks and by lepresentatives of labor un­ name, address, Z number, The seamen's section adopted international boycott of Pan­ the §reat General Strike of 1946 ions — including the Seafarers voyage number, name of was on. After the Seafarers won —from all the principal maritime the following resolution which amanian and Honduran ships ship, sign-on date, sign-off the beef, the NMU cried "Me nations and will probably go into was later adopted by the entire will be applied by both the sea­ date, rating. Anyone supply­ -too!" As it has been ever since, effect when detailed plans for convention by unanimous vote: farers and dockers believing that ing false information is sub­ the NMU rode in on the SIU's the boycott's execution have "That this congress of the IFT, ject tp penalty under Fed­ been outlined and placed in the meeting in Oslo July 21, 1948, it is only through such drastic coat tails. eral law. One feature of the SIU con­ hands of the member unions. declares after mature considera­ action that the menace can be tract, which has paid off time The member unions of the ITF tion of all relevant factors, and eliminated." Seafarers Doubles Wmes In Fear- Year Period Retroactive Pay iTF OKs World-Wide Panamanian Boycott �« Page Two ' T H E S E A F A RE R S LOG Friday/Sejpttm]^ 24, 1MB SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Aailiated with the American Federation of Lahor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Tomorrow Is Important • Seafarers who haven't yet cast their ballots in the referendum now being conducted in all Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports had better step on it and get to the nes'est polling place in a hurry. That is, if they wish to take "advantage of the right they possess under the Union Constitution. Balloting on the question of the ten-dollar assess­ ment to strengthen the SIU's General Fund, which began September 8, comes to a close on October 8—just two weeks from now. Most members apparently need no urging to take an active part and have a voice in the charting of the Union's future course. Based on present indications, it appears that a very heavy vote will be recorded by the time the yoting period ends. Some of us need a little reminder, however. The time to have your say is now—while the polls are open. There • is no sound reason why every single Seafarer who is physically able shouldn't cast a ballot. Although the particular proposition now before the membership is in itself a highly important Union matter, more important is what the voting signifies. Hospital Patients A member having his say in this referendum is doing more than just casting a ballot. His action symbolizes the determination of SIU members to meet the important ' issues involving his own security and those of his Union brothers squarely—in the traditional SIU democratic way. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. In this respect Seafarers enjoy a position that must be the envy of many members of other maritime unions. In the conduct of their Union affairs Seafarers have to meet These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, only those problems that are of direct economic concern as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by to the membership. writing to them. ! If an issue has no bearing on the welfare of SIU NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL Q. REEGO members it is tossed aside by a membership that fully un­ J. DENNIS J. M. MITCHELL D. W. PRINCE derstands the purpose of their organization. No involved, R. BUNCH P. L. SHAUQEUE s. w. MCDONALD extraneous issues are allowed to fog this purpose. That's J. B. GEISLER J. L. SAUL A. R. KING R. M. HESTER why the SIU has consistently strengthened its position S. C. FOREMAN M. H. SIMONEAUX and improved the economic standing of its membership E. J. DANCY HARMAN McNAB during the past several years while other maritime unions, E. LAPARI t t ft GALVESTON HOSPITAL beset by internal problems inspired by various factions J. H. BIBBS V. W. RUSSELL J. A. GIVENS jockeying for control, have been weakened. O. HOWELL MACON WELCH V. P. SALLINGS L. R. WILLIAMSON Much of the SIU strength and ability comes from C. GREEN W. McCUISTION moves made by members like those in the Port of New H. C. MAPHEY ft ft ft Orleans, who last month proposed a referendum calling ALVIN WARD MOBILE HOSPITAL for a ten-dollar assessment to reinforce-the Union's operat­ S. KINZAN J. F. GERSEY G. R. GRAY J. H. ASHURST ing fund to allow increased organizing activity. J. L. HUGULEY JOHN WEIMER Demonstrating the foresightedness that is character­ R. L. FLIPPIN CHARLES E. GLOVER A. C. McALPIN istic of Seafarers, these New Orleans Brothers were looking K. V. PETTERSSON C. W. JOHNSON J. W. BUTLER ahead—for themselves and their fellow Union members. R. P. GRAVES F. L. REYNOLDS They know full well from experience that the seamen's M. HENBERT PETE. HENDERSON security of today is only a result of his planning of A. AUGUSTIN T. H. ROSLUND yesterday. Although the initiative for strengthening the E. P. BADON . H. R. LOWMAN General Fund came from these New Orleans Seafarers, all R. L. BARBER ft ft ft STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL hands who vote "Yes" in the current referendum share L. KAY A. EWING their foresight and interest in the future of the Seafarers. A. M. PETET S. LE BLANC A. VANELZUELA M. CASTRO A. M. PETIE ^ All Seafarers should make sure they cast their ballots J. J. McKENNA J. McNEELY bpfore voting ends. And a "Yes" vote will demonstrate A. JENSBY S. A. GLENN that they are interested in bohtering their Union and, ALBERT McMAHON D. DeDUISEN thereby, their own security. T. ZEMRZUSKI E. M. LOOPER Men Now In The Marine Hospitals '.VPV:,• :• 4; ... .v. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) W. H. NUNN J. BOUYEA W. HUNT R. L. JOHNSTON K. C. CROWE C. OPPENHEIMER W. H. PERRY T. MANDICK . C. NANGLE ' C. W. HALLA P. G. DAUGHERTY ft ft ft BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL C. G. CREVIER J. J. GEAGAN E. DUDEK C. E. WILLIAMS J. MILAZZO ft ft ft SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL L. TICKLE T. C. KELLY M. BYERS ^ ft' ft ft SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. SEIJO A. SILVESTRI ' I..MONTANEZ • \'- I 1 �f-'cSSTTr-'V^^ --. Y '• Friday. Saptember 24, 1948 SlU Doubles Seamen's Pay In Four Years (Contimied from Page I) until the Hiring Hall was settled. At the end of June, the owners igave in. They signed a Hiring Hall agreement and the fight over wages began. The owners wouldn't budge— at first. But in the end they were forced to grant the SIU the highest wages in maritime history, by giving Bosuns a 25dollsr a month increase and all other ratings $12.50. What made them yield was a series of job actions. First Mis­ sissippi was toppled over in New Orleans. Then the rest of the companies followed. Again the NMU tagged aldng. The NMU had been asking for a raise since spring. A . threat to strike had been blocked b^- an 80-day Federal injunction. The day that the SIU's victory was made public, the NMU was ready to accept an overall in­ crease of about $7.50. But when the SIU startled the waterfront with its big increase, the NMU screamed for parity once more. The NMU got the big raise too, but it took the Seafarers to put it across. • THE SEAFARERS LOG. Filers Union Thanks SIU ^ For Strike Aid In Norfolk The SIU's policy of helping other unions in their legitimate economic beefs has won the gratitude of the Air Line Pilots Association, AFL, which has been on strike against National Airlines since early in the year. In a letter to the SecretaryTreasurer of the SIU, the Presi­ dent of the fliers' union, DaVid L. Behncke, thanked the Sea­ farers for assistance givep, not­ ably in Norfolk. Behncke also urged that SIU members in pll ports where National Airlitjes operates be alerted against trav­ eling in the outfit's planes. The complete text of Behncke's letter follows: "Mr. Paul Hall, Secretary-Treasurer "Seafcurers International Union "51 Beaver Street "New York. New York "Dear Mr. Hall; "I wish to express the appreciation of the airline pilots for the splendid cooperation your local organization at Norfolk and elsewhere are extending to the National Airlines pilots presently on strike "against National Airlines, Inc. The extent of this air line and where it operates is shown on the strike pamphlet I have enclosed. "I am w.ondering if you would write a letter to all your local organizations at the points which National vserves, telling them that this air line is on strike and is being operated by scab pilots. Also tell them to extend all lawful cooperation they can to the striking National pilots. We have picket lines at Washington, New York, Newark, Norfolk. Miami, Jacksonville, and New Orleans. lllllllllllpllllllllg American Eastern's unique heavy-lift ship, the Gadsden, prepares to unload its cargo of locomotives on a Turkish dock. The Gadsden is especially equipped to hemdle locomotives and similar bulky machines. At present, it is under charter to make six trips to Turkey under the American aid program for that country. West Coast Unions Broath Operators' Lino However, no A&G ships were The first big break in the West ' Coast combined strike and lock­ being loaded as this was writ­ out came this week when the ten and, except for the working CIO longshoremen entered jof the Army cargoes, the situaagreements with two independ­ j tion was virtually unchanged ent stevedoring companies one from the week before. ALL TIED UP in San Francisco and the other The Employers' Association in Seattle. As a result of this turn of continued to refuse to deal with events. Army cargoes will be ' the CIO longshoi^emen or the loaded by longshoremen obtained 'Marine Cooks and Stewards un­ from the hiring hall, with the til the officials of those two Army's ominous threat to use unions signed the non-communist troops completely removed. It affidavits called for under the also means that the Waterfront Taft-Hartley Act. The Unions actually on strike Employers Association is on the spot. The Association deals with arc the ILWU, MCS. MFOWW, the • longshoremen in all West MEBA and two radio operators Coast ports in which the ILWU unions. However, it was the ILWU that struck first on Sep­ has contracts. By the middle of this week, tember 3 after an 80-day Fed­ three ships were being loaded eral injunction ran out. The MCS followed the ILWU, and two unloaded at the Army docks in Oakland. "Three more and the operators deliberately ships were expected over the locked otU^the MEBA and the weekend, according to reports. MFOWW. In the process, all A&G and SUP ships on the West Coast wei-e tied up. Many issues in the strike are economic, notably the Hiring Hall and wages, but pro-commie officials of the ILWU and MCS have sprayed around their usual political malarkey, giving the shipowners the chance to come back with some political malarkey of their own. Waving the flag aloft, the latter have made communism the issue and completely obscured the economic issues. This week's development came after the shipowners refused to make, any kind of an interim agreement with the ILWU to handle Aimy cargoes. The Army tried to hire longshoremen on a finky "civil service" basis without much success, and also threatened to use troops. The Army backed down on the latter proposition, however. SIU Aids ILGWU In Struggle Against Mobs In Dress Industry OFF SHOOTS NEW YORK — Seafarers are on the picketlines again! This time the SIU is helping the big International Ladies Garment Workers Union drive out the gangsters who have been muscl­ ing into this city's multi-niilliun dollar dress industry. The^ gangsters, who had been roughing up ILGWU picke'ts— most of whom were women and girls—ran into a little more than they expected ^^en they en­ countered a group of Seafarers in West 35th Street one day this week. The officials of the ILGWU had turned to the Seafarei-s because of the SIU's record of support to organiza­ tions in the labor movement. . Apparently accustomed to throwing their weight around with impunity, the self-styled strong boys, armed with lead Page Three Then the Seattle stevedoring firm of Griffith & Sprague, which left the Waterfront Em­ ployers Association, a year and pipes, blackjacks and brass a half ago, reached an agree­ knuckles, didn't know what they ment with the ILWU, by which were in for_ as they attacked a the Arniy cargoes would be picketline of Seafarers. Fighting loaded under the old contract in­ back with their bare fists the cluding its hiring provisions. Any seamen gave the hoods a re­ wage increase will be paid re­ troactively. sounding lesson. The Mutual Stevedoring Com­ The gangsters have been pany of San Francisco, which is muscling into the industiy by not a member of the association controlling a number of truck­ ing companies, which haul cut either, has a similar agreement materials from the "jobbers" to with the ILWU. About 170 ships are tied up, the "contractors," who sew the cut pieces into dresses and other however, and 12,000 longshore­ ladies' garments. Gangster men are walking picketlines trucking outfits force the job­ from the Canadian border to the bers to sell cut materials to Mexican line. In addition, some gangster-controlled contractors in 16,000 seamen have beeh made outlying districts or out of town. idle. Offshoots of the strike and -These latter firms are, of course, sweat shops. The ga;ngsters "pro-, lockout have appeared on the tect" the jobbers involved by | East Coast where a few ships intimidating and beating the contracted to the striking unions, are being picketed. ILGWU's women pickets. "I would deeply appreciate any suggestion you might have to make the strike more effective at the division points named. This air line also stops at Baltimore and Philadelphia. "In view of the fact that certain of the locals of your or­ ganization did not know that this air line was on strike, they have at times booked passage for certain of their members on National Airlines. I am sure thad a letter from you on this point, and anything else that you may care to add would be very helpful and very much appreciated. "I wish to thank you wholeheartedly for the very fine assist­ ance extended our people at Norfolk, and I shall be very pleased to hear from you on the points raised in this letter. "With best personal regards, I am "Sincerely yours, "AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION "David L. Behncke, President" Facts About Social Security HOW IT WORKS Your social security card means you have an insurance account with Uncle Sam. When you work on a job covered by social secm-ity you are building protection for your old age and protection for your family if you die. For this Federal old age and survivors insurance you now pay 1 percent of your wages, and your employer pays the same amount. It doesn't matter if you are 8 or 80. Youi" social security card represents an actual ledger rec­ ord kept for you by the Social Security Administration at Balti­ more, Mai-yland. There are more than 70,000,000 social security ac­ counts. To get full credit for your work under social security you must be sure to report the num­ ber of your social security ac­ count to your employer so he can send in a complete and cor­ rect report of your earnings un­ der social security. HOW TO QUALIFY To receive monthly old age in­ surance payments when you are 65 you must be "fully insured" and you must file an application. To be "fully insured" you must work about one-half the time under social security. Actually we figure it this way: First, we figure the number of calendar quarters from Januai*y 1, 1937, luitil the quarter in which you reach 65. Now divide this number by two, because you must have one quarter of cover­ age for each two quarters elaps­ ing during this time. A "quarter of coverage" is simply a calendar qHarter in which you are paid at least $50 wages under social security. * Where the number of quarters of coverage required would figure less than 6 or more than 40 quarters, the law says you must have at least 6, or on the other hand that you need not have more than 40. If you were bom on or before July 1, 1875, you wUl need only 6 quarters of coverage in order to receive a monthly old age in­ surance payment. If you were bom after January 1, 1892, you will need 40 quarters of coverage in order to be fully insured and to get a payment at age 65. This mle tells how to figure how many quarters of coverage you need, but quarters of cov­ erage may be eamed at any time, even after 65. During tlie war some* persons past 65 went to work for the first time under social security and became eli­ gible for monthly retirement benefits. Westward, Ho! Seafarer going to Califor­ nia wants someone to share car and expenses — driver's license necessary. D. Smith, 239 E. 126th St., New York City. .i'.. /.i'' ^ ULij. '.-••Au I �• iPage Four THE S E AF AftERS f«6ay. 90p««nilMr 24. im Heir Orfeans Looks fthood To Steady Shiwiins Port fiahre^ Now Getting Good Shipping By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD By KEITH ALSOP NEW ORLEANS — Shipping GALVESTON — Shipping is here in the Crescent City, as the good in this port, or at least it end of the summer season nears has been for the past seven days. its close, continues to hold its There were four payoffs and own, but it looks like it may fom- sign-ons, plus three ships take a dip shortly. Reason is that in transit. It's good to repoi-t out of eight Alcoa ships due to By JOE ALGINA City and Afoundria. It looks like It is important that the -mem that there were no beefs on any arrive here between now and they're running in threes. These bership understands this pro of them, beyond routine little NEW YGRK — Like the the middle of next month, six were okay payoffs and quickly vision so men won'< be crying matters which were easily weather, shipping became brisk of them are scheduled to hit the disposed of by the Patrolmen. at the West Coast after the re settled. during the past week and foi'cec boneyard. South Atlantic came up with turn from the Far East. The payoffs included two a dent into the ranks of the However, the blow isn't too If this set-up is not to your Watermans, the Governor Dixon members waiting for ships here two, the Southstar and W. R. Davies, both paid off and signed severe, as these are the only liking, don't take these ships and Governor G'Neil; Alcoa's on the beach. on in smooth style. ones due for the long lay-up This ti-ansportation rider is in Thomas Nuthall, and Federal It may be only a spurt, we Gther ships in were the Robin our 2-year contract and it is out of some forty scheduled ar­ Motorship's tanker Mostank. can't tell yet, but it is encourag­ Kirk, Seatrain Texas, and two to the membership's liking. It's rivals in this port for the com­ The Nuthall and the G'Neil ing nonetheless. If it continues Bulls, the Elizabeth and Arlyn. the duty of every member to ing three-week period. Gf these, paid off right here in Galveston, for a month or so, it will pretty ON TRANSPORTATION about ten will be in ti'ansit, live up to it. but the Mostank was at Smith- well dispose of the backlog. Away from shipping in New which may take up some of the Most of the ships in for pay­ OVERTIME HOUNDS luff and the Dixon , at Lake York to the subject of trans­ slack that will be caused by Charles. All four signed right offs this week ivere from tlie portation: It's not to my liking to be a the lay-ups. finger-shaker, but sometimes it on, which was okay, "you can be major operators. ' Isthmian' sent Recently it was recommended We have quite a few familiar us three, the Cape San Martin, sure. and accepted by the member­ is necessary to point a finger to names on the beach here now. Because we were over at Lake Anniston City and Allegheny ship that men who take trans­ an erring Brother or Brothers. Among them is the well-known Charles covering the Dixon on Victory. portation , money .shall pile off This time it is Bosuns and man-about-ports, Percy Boyer. Gnly the last-mentioned gave Labor Day, we had to forego the ship at the payoff. This was "overtime hounds." That is, if he hasn't grabbed a Unfortimately some Bosuns are joining in the Labor Day festi­ the Patrolmen any trouble. The agreed upon to insure a greater ship for some far distant port. Chief Engineer on the Allegheny vities here. But a good payoff turnover of men on these ships, laboring under the delusion-that Percy, while he was here, did Victory didn't like the looks of was worth it. and so benefit the membership. they are put aboard a ship as good job in assisting lopril The three ships in transit were one of the three Junior Engin­ Gn Waterman ships the trans­ spectators solely, and are not fight promoters in lining up a the Seatrain Havana, Moran's big eers, so he took him off watch portation rider reads a little expected to lend a hand with the benefit show for the local SIU's tug. Watch Hill, and Isthmian's standing and put him on day differently, hut the desired re­ work. claim to fistic fame, Pat Donawork. The Bosun is the head of the Allegheny Victoi'ysult is the same. The benefit to lue. At the payoff the Patrolman the membership has already deck gang, yes, but he also is Pat, in case you haven't heard, BACK CARPENTERS asked, "How come?" The En­ been great. Because of this. Wa­ expected to turn ' to when he is lad his jaw broken recently in gineer glibly replied that he Despite the fact that shipping terman has been able to add needed. There are never too bout with -Jimmie Lan>ver of was Chief Engineer and could is. good, there are quite a few eleven more ships to its opera­ many men around for some jobs Philadelphia. The show was a do as he wished down below. and by standing at the rail, tions. oldtimers still around. Among g'ood one, and no doubt helped QUICK CURE them: Guy Whitehurst, Red Dar'The Waterman -rider provides picking his teeth, he doesn't Pat a great deal. ley, Pat Ryan, Samuel Pearson, He didn't have anything lo that men on ships running to make friends or do his job MORE FAMILIAR FACES James Foster, Frank Reese, H. say, however, when he saw the the 'Far East from Atlantic or properly. He has to do more than exer­ Trasham, James Mapps and Jim man collecting the overtime for Gulf ports may make a trip to Another oldtimer occupying a his violation of the contract. The the Far East, return to the West cise his lungs 'to collect high- chair in the recreation deck Blake. Blake is in from another Junior Engineer collected all the Coast, and make a trip to Eur­ man overtime. He is on the ship these days is Frank Kendricks, honeymoon in Mexico City and money due in overtime for be­ ope, returning to an Atlantic or to work and no crew is in the recently in from taking turns wrong if they put a bee under on Mississippi and Alcoa pas­ is looking for a nice long run to ing taken off his regular duties. Gulf port. an armchair Bosun. FLEET ENLARGED senger ships. An incident such as this usual-, the Persian Gulf. The overtime hounds are an­ By eliminating the transpor­ There is a little excitement ly cures these sb-called "Kings of Gthers are: Bobby Welsch, tation money at the West Coast other group needing a bit of fresh from an Alcoa Texas to here on the labor scene and be­ the hill." Gn the Alcoa list we paid off on the out-trip, and the East prodding. Some guys aboard Europe grain run; Charlie Crossfore it's over the SIU may be in­ volved in line with its traditional the Polaris, Beaton and Card- Coast or Gulf on the return, the; ship turn-to at their regular dut­ land; Bob Sheffers; Frank well. All three were in good company has been able, to great­ ies in a lackadaisical manner, Hughes, who vows he will sweat policy of helping other unions. Carpenters Local 526 has been shape, but the Beaton will be ly enlarge its fleet. That's what miss watches, and are always it out for the Del Norte; Goon picketing the Brown & Root ours no more. Alcoa is tui-ning we've been after: more jobs for just entering or leaving the em­ Iloyd, in from a trip sailing on Construction Company for the her over to a company not con­ more Beafarers. This gain for brace of old John Barleycorn. the bridge, and Bob Burton, us far outweighs the transporta­ That is until someone calls for here in his home poi-t after a past week, and the Galveston tracted to the BIU. tion money that would be paid overtime work. Watermans in port this week Branch has offered any assist­ successful run to Greece. SUCH TEARS! were the Jean LaFitte, Azalea to a few crews. ance needed. Still another Seafarer seen Suddenly these guys are john­ hereabouts is Vic Marina, the ny-on-the-spot, all set for a turn Alcoa Clipper's beer broker. Sid­ at the fast cabbage. They're ney Dolese is around the Hall well-stocked with tales of 'how telling his story of what hap­ much they deserve the overtime, pened on the Trinity Victory. ship is expected to hit Wilming­ At present the Ari^ is look­ and you'd be playing favorites By STEVE CARDULLO She was being towed to Texas ton. ing for any stevedoring outfit if you didn't take them. Turn and the scrap heap when her SAN FRANCIBCG — All Sea­ As soon as a ship arrives, the that is favorable to the ILWU. him down and he'll cry for tow broke in a gale. farers should be concerned with ILWU throws a picketline If the Army finds such a com­ weeks, or give him a stiff over­ Sid's lamenting that there was the news of the West Coast beef around her and refuses to work pany, it looks as if the Army time job and he'll moan because no seasick medicine aboard. This which, so far as A&G ships are her. The best information avail­ cargoes will be, moved "by long­ he wasn't given an easier one. could go on and on, but we're concerned, is a complete layoff. able out here suggest that A&G shoremen. ;Howevei, if mo such There is ne pleasing this type. not attempting to compete with In this report, we will do our ships at sea wUl be diverted to company can be found, the He'U be sore no matter whdt is Cilt And Run Hank. best to straighten everybody out' the East -Coast and the Gulf. Commanding General of the San done. If -he were allowed to stay We've been experiencing some as to the state of affairs -at the The strike caught quite a few Francisco Port of Embarkation in his sack during the entire very wet weather hereabouts. -date of writing, which is Sep­ of our men. However, evei-yhas said that soldiers will be- voyage he'd complain about the We've become accustomed to ex­ tember 15. body has pitched in with volun­ used to load the ships. (Editor's mattress. pect it about twice a year, and At present, the following or­ tary contributions to the general Note: Since then, two independ­ Nobody has to kill himself this is one of the two wot spells. ganizations are on strike: Inter­ welfate and, as a result of the ent companies have signed con­ these days. Our agreements are The old weather eyes around national Longshoremen and wholehearted participation of tracts with the Army to load the best in the maritime in­ claim that the best of. the rain Warehousemen's Union, CIG; Na­ everybody, we have been able their ships.) dustry. The work is there to be is ^one and we can expect some tional Union of Marine Cooks to set up a first-rate stewpot. The shipowners have changed done but it's far from being dry weather and the warming and Stewards, CIG; Marine En­ Frenchy Michlet 'nas been do­ the strike into a lock-out by stat­ superhuman. rays of Gld Sol. gineers Beneficial Association, ing some fine coo'tcing. Never­ ing unequivocally that they wiU As all old tanker men know, To^ the wandering brethren CIG; Marine Firemen, Gilers, theless, we have been advising not negotiate with any striking there is a sailing board posted of trie SIU, the fellows here ex­ Watertenders and Wipers, inde­ our ]nembBr.s to head east. union, until the leaders of the on tankei's but it is subject to tend a "ship New Orleans" in­ pendent; and two radio officers' Several days ago, the Army ILWU and the MCS sign the quick changes due to the in-and- vitation. If you're wandering in unions. Naturally, the entire commenced to operate a Hiring anti-commie affidavits called for out type of operations. Not this direction, Iceep right on un­ coast is tied up. Hall at Fort Mason. Fronting by the Taft-Hartley Act. knowing exactly when a tanker til you come to the beauty spot the Hiring Hall were huge signs From where we sit, it is im­ is going to leave is one of the of the South; you'll know then SIX TIED UP advertising jobs for seamen, possible to predict what will tough parts of sailing tankers, you're standing before the New The following A&G ships are stevedore bosses and stevedores. happen if troops actually are but somehow they manage to Orleans Hall. strike-bound as matters now The newspapers gave the hall used to" load ships. And how get aboard in time. Pay us a visit, linger on the stand: Purdue Victory, up the a lot of free publicity. The long the strike will last is any­ If you're recently removed beach a day or two and pick coast in Astoria, Yorkmar, Mar- longshoremen and other striking body's guess. from sailing dry cargo ships, it's your shot—the Continent, South lin Victory, Steel Inventor and unions threw a picketline around Meanwhile, we keep working impoifant that you know this America or the Islands. Passen­ Monroe Victory in San Fran­ the hall, and we understand that along on our new Hall. We ex­ or you^l .find yourself waving ger ship men especially can al­ cisco; and Mary mar, down in to date only a handful of men pect to. have it finished in the at your ^dp as it disappears ways land a berth pretty easily Wilmington. At least one more have taken jobs. near future. over the horizon. here. TraasporMion Rider Akeudy Pafing Off Six MG Vessels Tied-Up On West Coast �i T HE SEAFARERS LOG Fii^, SeiteiBlMir 24. lS4iSI osims SLS By W. G. BILL CHAMPLIN Page Five • ItoMie ShiMiiiig Conttnues Slow, But Assessment Vetmf Is Brisk By GAL TANNER I get; tired of beefing and grip­ much water's in the, forepeak?" you can't see her draft marks MOBILE — Shipping continued three weeks. With Alcoa being ing. Somediay I'm goipg to sit ' "Been running sevfin or severt- nor sound the well. Anyway, dead slow for the past week in just about the biggest company down and: write about, some of and-a-half' inidies latei-ly—doesn't my guess is that the black gang this port. Approximately 37 running regularly into this port, the really swell Mates and Old vary much," I said. bookmen and eight permitmen action has hurt local ship­ "Is that all.'" Men I've sailed with. MCH0muC9 -AWQMVMOU^") were shipped during the period. their ping quite a bit. "WeU, if it makes you feel any I Such praise can really go in Five ships paid off, but there was A lot of the permilmen on the this column, too, for always better, I'll be liberal and sign only one sign-on. However, two beach here are pulling out for there's some other character to eight." ships on continuous articles hit other ports, where the lists may "Hell, it ought to be full," he throw a monkey-wrench in the here and a few men were signed not be so long. At this time, this works. Yes, there's one on every said. on each. seems to be a pretty good idea. "Come with me, Mister; we'll ship. This- is the last, artielfe on The Agent here has been in Alcoa had two vessels among dangerous officei-s — for the check," I answered. the payoffs—the passenger ship three or four meetings with, the "I'm busy, but cheek it," he present. Clipper and the Runner. The officials of the local unemploy­ The Mate on the pan today replied. Monarch of the Sea, Waterman ment office. On the basis of STILL MISSING was less a company man than job that makes the Puerto Rican these discu.ssions, things look fa­ I did; taking the Bosun and a aft anti-union drunk, with for­ run, paid off—as did two South vorable for the permitmen. eign navy background, and Em­ :couple of ABs -for witneseesi Atlantic scows, the Stephen LeaThere was. still less than eight pire cQwtowing mixed with cock and the William Clay. Both inches. The Mate was dumb­ really pumped the fresh water Dominion rebelliousness. the latter are Liberties and are Since he wasn't too bad a fel- founded. into number one."" headed for the boneyard. "We paid fbi> it Where the ow at heart, and capable of edu­ "Can't be. The forepeak The Runner was the vessel cation—just a victim of his back­ hell did it go to?" doesn't take that much." thatsigned on. She's now out "Can't say. Mister—you know, ; "Thats enough to swell the ground—I'll try to avoid identi­ on the bauxite trail. The Clipper it would be just, oiu.-- luck, if the grain, and burst a seam, in her fying him. By E. B. TILLEY and the Monarch of the Sea arc To simplify the picture, Til hlackgang pumped ft; into- nura>f akin. The seawater will rise to BOSTON—We cannot say that state that: I sailed as Chips on a ber one, which we can^t sound," the water line, and absorption on continuous articles. Ships in shipping is slow. We have to transit included the Steel Ma­ Victory ship which si©3fid ar­ I answeaced. will take it higher," I: pointed riner and William Allen of Isth­ report that shipping has stopped This- was- all very funny, since out. ticles, then, sailed Hgbt' • to a mian, and the Del Alba, Missis­ entirely. grain, port, to load, for a haul we could: make enough drinking When we hit; oui* port of dis­ If things keep on the way they sippi Shipping Company. water. T could Ihugh,. for Td air charge a few days later; we were halfway 'round the world. are going, they'll stop calling this SMOOTH JOBS From the very beginning; of waya been scrupulous about: down hy the head; even worse, place Bean Town and name it the trip I; had trouble- sounding keeping my sounding log,, al- and; the whole ship stank. All payoffs and sign-ons were No-Payoffburg. However, we are number one holdv the sounding- 'ways noting the reason why a There is- grave doubt about the smooth, with the exception of getting a few ships in transit. sounding can't- be taken, and al­ possibility of our losing tfte ship; the Stephen Leacock, which well being partly obstructed; Right now we have' Water­ ways calling the attention of but on a long run with bad came in slightly fouled-up. After DRY SOUNDINGS man's SS Maiden Creek. She is Soon I lost my light sounding- both the watch officer and the weather, we might have taken the Patrolmen got to work on in from Japan. And you know rod, the line parting when the Chief Mate to anything of note. water in number two, or just her, she soon was in ship-shape who rides her bridges. He's none lost our bow. Actually we found condition and all hands left the other than the well-known MorAMAZING MAIZE rod jammed at the obstruction. salt water above the new payoff satisfied. Foui' or five days later we I made a new, heavy, rod, which •man Hiles. Some of the Brothers in the I got past the obstruction. I wei'e noticably down by the watei-line, as I'd predicted. The Naturally, the Creek is loaded local Marine Hospital who re­ down with beefs. However, since never felt confidence in my dry head, and the_vicinity of number fresh water was never located. It's good advice to always ceived their Union benefits from doesn't pay off here, New soundings, as sounds came up the one smelled like a putrid brew­ well so muffled that I always ery. Mile maize stinks worse keep a good sounding log, when­ the visiting Patrolman were; J. York or • Philadelphia wiU have wondered if I'd hit: bottom or a dian good old-"cawn." The Mate ever you happen to be respon­ F. Gersey, J. H. Ashm-st, John ^he pleasure of handling the sible. British law sure looked Weimer, Charles E. Glover, A. C. ^.-oubles-and suffering the inwas wild. lost rod. I kidded him, saying, "You're mine over in India that time. We McAlpin, J. W. Butler, F. L-' evitable headache. All data were carefully en­ Reynolds, Pete Henderson, T. H. tered in the Carpenter's log, and only guessing, Mate. You know lost 600 tons of grain. We also have the Oberlin Vic­ Rolund, and H. R. Lowman. in my own personal log, and the tory in port. She's an Isthmian All of these men reported and she has a I'eal Isthmian facts called to the attention of everything going smoothly at the lumberman on her bridge. She's the Mate. hospital. Came a day when my new bulging with logs. Whoever Some of the oldtimers you c.an covers her payoff will have a rod jammed and its line parted. find on the beach in. Mobile at headache, too. I next tried eveiy kind of a fish the pi-esent are: S; R. Paris, E. C. I could devise. The last of these »:HOOL DAYS By WM. (Curly) RENTZ Gallaspy, J. R. Mucins, R. Ulmer, was a heavy spear I bent into a When the ships don't pay off six-thread sisel. BALTIMORE — Shipping has It's the same way with the J. O'SulIivan, A. H. Townsend, J. diere, all we can do is build up The big Bosun and I heaved, picked up again in Baltimore. General Fund Assessment. The Carroll, E. O. Moore and N. the morale of the ci-ews to hold then used one combination after Don't get excited, we're not hav­ members know they need it as Kiehl. them until they actually reach a VOTING BRISK the other of mechanical powers ing a shipping boom. Things a kind of insurance against the payoff port. till the six-thread parted. We are just a little better, that's all. future. If they want the insur­ Our weekly education meetVoting on the ten-dollar assessment for the General Fund ings got off to a bang-up start ance they vote for the assess­ The best news is that shipping is going along briskly in this here. We had the first one last ment. ought to get better still for at port and, from all the conversa-j Tuesday. The way the members least the week to come. That's Incidentally, when you go to tion around the Hall, it appeal's participated made me proud all, the way it goes. One week up, vote, rerpember some of the that a very large majority is over again to be a Seafarer. the next week down. One week things about the SIU's past. Re­ The boys really gathered this port is good, the next week member how the victories were in favor of the move. Every man entitled to vote around anxious to discuss and it's some other port. won. We didn't get anything for It's not really any easier to get nothing and we never will. So in Mobile should, have his say learn the reasons why the SIU via the ballot to make the SIU has won its position at the" top out of here than it was before. vote "Yes" for the assessment. the strongest maritime union in of maiitiuie. Tueie were souie Men keep coming to Baltimore There are some Calmar ships the business. ' oldtimers in the crowd and they dreaming of good shipping, so in port tied up because of the WeU, the layup jobs are stiU could draw on their memories to they pile up on the beach. West Coast strike. They can't coming into Mobile. This week, show what a job the SIU has Of course, if the boys would go back on the inter-coastal run we have two headed for the done in 10 years, grab those Ore vessels as, fast as until the beef is settled. There boneyard, and there are two| They knew the difference bethe jots appear on the board, are some MFOWW and MCS more scheduled for next week, tween the wages and conditions were in a grain port, with the they would have a lot less members on strike h.ere, but oth­ Alcoa has laid up every Lib- called for under the new twoshore carpenters fitting our'holds trouble getting out. erwise everything in Baltimore erty that has hit either this port year agreement, and what they for grain, and there were a few SEVEN SIGN-ONS or New Orleans during the last used to have to put up with. is fine. burners and welders aboard Last week we paid off three making minor repairs. Ores, a Robin, a Bull, a South OUT TO LUSH Atlantic and an Isthmian. The I empftatically urged the Mate signrons included the same three to have the wellpipe cut, the db- Ores, the South Atlantic, the By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER by tankers with the SIU. as well the General Fund Assessment, structipn. removed, and a new Isthmian and two Bulls. There PHILADELPHIA — Shipping as freighters, has been the sub­ and feel safe in predicting an section put in before grain pour­ were some ships in transit, and ject; of a great deal of discussion easy passage. We say tliis be­ ing commenced. But. the lures there are three Cities Service di-opped off again in this port around here lately. Everyone cause we have faitli in the wis­ of the port!s fleshpots and gin- tankers in the shipyai-d for re­ during the past week. There was seems to be heartily in favor of dom and pride of the SIU mem­ only one payoff; and that was on mills caused the Mate to forget pairs. the whole program as it is de­ bership. It won't be long, we feel, be­ the SS Francis, a Bull Line scow. and. neglect: his duty till the hold With SIU finances in top shape It was a good clean payoff, veloping. was filled and. we were at sea. fore those Cities Service vessels because of the strengthening of The members ai'.ound this however, there being no beefs All went; well: till we took will be under full contract: Branch realize the need for ex­ the General Fund through the or disputes of any kind. She Everybody is doing a sweR job fresh water in a foreign, port. must be a happy ship because pansion all down the Line. They assessment, we look for a splen­ Be it: said, I was the only man aboard them. Cities Service will come along only a eouple of men got off her. know that, with our agreements did future for the SIU and its on the. ship who'd ever sailed a As usual, we have had quite wi-apped up for two yeai-s, we members. Vicftory. This condition often like the other companies. The will be able to devote more time (Ed. Note; For some reason. produced weird results. In thijs SIU's spirit won't- let. Cities Serv­ a numbeY of ships in transit, and and energy to growing bigger Brother Gardner omitted his case, a, few dhys after watermg ice do anything else. Seafarers we have visited them all to and stronger. cuslomaiy plug for the Phila­ square such beefs as we found. and. bunkering; the Mate came know how to go after what they delphia Athletics.) Voting is still in progress on The two-year contracts signed to me and said', "Chips, how want and get it: mu /^V£RKU€vre'/vc/ Boston Shipping Drops To low Baltimore Sbliip^ Improving; ^Imar Intercoastals Tied-Dp Seafarers RapfOf Atoal 2-lfaar Caalraets •1 �•'J;\f»'r---r^.;>i--' f"- T H E Page Six S E A F A R E R S LO G Friday. September 24, 1948 Seafarers Building In Tampa '^Although its shipping activity does not compare with that of many of the larger branches, the SIU Branch in the Port of Tampa enjoys the distinction of having a model union setup. After a period of repair and alteration, Tampa now boasts a union hall that offers a worth-while pattern for the rest of the Union. The Hall, pictured on these pages, is a spacious, modern two-story brick structure offering every convenience to Seafarers on the beach. Besides the facilities devoted to the con­ duct of Union business, the Tampa Hall provides the comforts that the Union hopes will eventually be available to Sea­ farers in all ports. There is a dormitory, where Union members may spend the night, without cost. There are spic and span showers that are sure to be the envy of other ports. From a shaded terrace outside the sec­ ond-deck dormitory. Seafarers can relax y^ith a cool drink while they watch ac­ tivity in the busy Franklin Street thor­ oughfare below. If they prefer, there is a commodious recreation room on the first deck that is both cool and comfortable. Soon to be erected are several concrete ' ------ benches along the curb for men who prefer to loll on the outside. The Tampa Branch is also prominent for the excellence of its relations with other trade unions in that union-conscious city. Several AFL unions already have their offices in the SIU Hall, which may soon become a trade union center for Tampa. When fellow trade unionists need help, Tampa Seafarers stand ready. Among those they have aided in the past are the Teamsters, Laundry Workers and International A.ssociation of Machinists. While Tampa shipping does not reach great propoi tion.s, the port holds its own and manages to pay its own way. The streamlined Tampa Branch should be a source of pride to all Seafarers. Visible to pedestrians and motorists traveling north on Franklin Street is a huge symbol of the Brotherhood of the Sea, which will soon be illuminated by overhead lights. Photo at right shows several Brdthers taking it easy in forward part of recreation and reading room. -- up-lo-daie Seafarers building at 1809-11 Franklin Street, Tampa, Fla. SIU men stand front of recreation room. Terrace leads to dojrmitories. Right half of building holds offices of olher AFL trade unions. �Friday. Seplambav 24, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Is Model Trade Union Project E" / rr .'•'i -4 W wmmmmmmrnmrn At special meeting Tampa Seafarers overwhelmingly voted in favor of resolution proposed by New Orleans Brothers calling for a referendum on a ten-dollar assessment to strengthen Union's Genere.l Fund. Photo was taken as vote was Ccilled for. Few Payoffs Keep Shipping Down In Tampa TAMPA—Although we still get the usual amount of ships in this -port shipping is on the slow bell. The reason is that no one is pay­ ing off in Tampa. . WeTiave had three Waterman ships and one Bull line vessel come in so far this w^elt. The Albert K. Smiley, Waterman, was the latest to arrive. Thei-e is 'a possibility that the Smiley wiU call for several replace­ ments. The other Waterman ships were the John Laurence and the Winslow Hoiner. The Bull line representative was the SS Edith, which ordered tnree men—one in each department—while she was in Boca Grande. Voting on the assessment should be stepped up quite a bit. this week, principally because the men of the SS Florida are casting their ballots. A substan­ tial turn-out of voters from the crew of the Florida is expected. >I ^•1 Trying their luck at cards in Tampa's trim "rec" room are (left to right) Seafarers J. B. Lippincctt, "Pop" Duncan. "Sv/ede" Swensen and Paul Carter. Brothers gather around Dispatcher's desk for shipping call. Despite few payoffs at present, Tampa is managing to hold its own- TOUGH ON TOM "Crying Tom" Watson, the working man's "friend" has let himself get into a peculiar fix. He's been a life-long member of the Democratic party, but after being defeated twice in one elec­ tion he proclaims that the Demo­ crats have gone to the dogs. They aren't capable of electing an outstanding man—Tom Wat­ son, that is. A resolution demanding his resignation as Attorney General was introduced at a special ses­ sion of the State Legislature. To date, all it has accopnplished is several beefs. Most of the big­ wigs here -are anti-labor and Watson has a few allies. Wat­ son's next race will probably be for the U. S. Senate against Sen­ ator Claude Pepper, who, no matter what else he is, is prolabor. All the newspapers in the state are against Pepper. In fact, everyone is against him but the voters; In a scene familiar to Seafarers in all ports at the present time, Tampa SIU men in photo above form line at table of the Balloting Committee, which will check on their eligibility to vote in current referendum on ten-dollar assessment to bolster General Fund. With a reinforced operating fund, the SIU will be able to push ahead an organizing campaign to bring in more jobs for Seafarers and maintain its place as the top Union in Maritime. ' •'•'t �Fag* Eight THE SEAFARERS hOGi Friday, September 24. 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS 11#-' Trinity Victory, Adrift In Gulf Storm, Saved By Watch Hill's Crew Seafarers again went to the rescue of stricken vessel—this time Seafarer rescued Seafarer. The Trinity Victory, one of Mississippi Shipping -Company's chartered vessels, was en route to the boneyard at Beaumont, Texas last week when it broke Registration Ruies The final report of the Committee on Uniform Reg­ istration Rules appears on page 14 of this issue. This report has been printed in two earlier issues, but it is being presented a third time so that 9^s many members as possible may read it be­ fore a formal motion is en­ tered to submit the proposals it contains to a referendum vote. The Committee's report consists of a series of rec­ ommended regis^ation rules to be in force in all ports. In reaching their conclusions, the Committee's members analyzed the reports of a series of porx committees, and conducted extended hearings at Headquarters. • , THE NEWSPRINT LUGGINl CREW OF THE COLABEE its tow during a heavy gale 90 miles at sea from New Orleans, and for hours floundered in the grip of the 47-mile-an-hour storm. The tug Eugene Moran, man­ ned by men of the International Longshoremens Association, was unable to send a new line aboard due to the lack of a tow gun. Helplessly the Moran stood by while the SIU ship, with a skeleton. crew of four Seafarers and a Skipper aboard, wallowed in the heavy seas. DISTRESS MESSAGE A distress message was sent to shore and the Coast\ Guard dis­ patched a cutter. At the same time the Watch Hill, Moran op­ erated deep-sea tug crewed by SIU men, changed its course and sped to the aid of the Trinitj' Victory. Arriving at the scene while the gale was still in full force, the men of the Watch Hill forced a line aboard and brought the victory ship under control. The Watch Hill then completed the tow to the Beaumont lay-up fleet. The four Seafarers aboard were I. M. Magarvy, A. J. Zaich, S. L. Dalese and J. D. Wiggins. All In Harmony On Walker: Oldtimer Praises All Hands By FRANK E. SHIMELFENIG Well, Brothers, we are next to|!ess]y clean. I have j'et to hear completing a voyage via France a grumble. The Messmen are a and the dust-patch of Paranam rare good bunch. How could they help but be under the on the rust bucket, James Ky­ scrutinizing eye of Chief Stew­ ron Walker of the Alcoa fleet. ard William Malvenan? He is But should any sailors decide to tireless in the crew's behalf, al­ sail on a real ship, this is one ways on the go, and neat as a that you often read about, but pin! seldom see. Any Master, any company, and The Master of this vessel, Lars our entire membership should K. Gabrielsen is, beyond any feel proud to have such a de­ fraction of a doubt, the finest partment head- in our organiza­ Master Mariner that I have ever tion. , sailed under in my 36 years on SHARP SPARKS American ships! He forever has the crew's welfare at heart. And last but not least, we can­ Nothing at any time seems to not forget our communications be too much for him. Money exp^, Reuben Diebel, Jr., an draws with him is no item— ever ready, always accommoevery day, if you have it com­ datmg crew member. I still ing, without a song arid dance. maintain that he missed his call­ ing, because he sure is a first GOOD BUNCH class first-aid man. The Chief. Officer, Hubert W. I tried to pull No. 5 hatch Green, Jr., the .Second Mate, off the deck, injuring my back Stanley Hrab, and the Third to such an extent that I could Mate, Anton Schwartz, are a not stand my watch. The Cap­ nice lot of Deck officers who are tain gave operational orders; so always , ready to bid you the Sparks began with his liquid time of day. fire, flat iron, rolling pin, and hot horse blankets. By his un­ But what makes all this har­ tiring efforts and the Captain's mony possible? No guessing. It interest, they had me on crutches is the prize Stewards Depart­ in a day. Thanks, Sparks! ment that we have aboard that keeps the crew well and satis­ So here are my congratulations fied. We have food of great var­ to the crew of the James Kyron iety, well prepared and spot- Walker. Much of Ihe newsprint for New York and Chicago newspapers comes from Canada and is carried on ihe SlU-contracted Colahee. On a ricent run to Baie Cameau, Quebec, Juan Colpe, Colabee crewmember, caught part of the crew on deck and snapped this picture. Back row, left to right—Cartright, AB; R. Augsbach, OS; H. Bonewald, AB; J. Synnoit, Deck Eng.; Mahoffey, FWT; D. Dixon, AB, and J. Helms, Carpenter. Front row—Francis, Oiler; R. Kline, AB; A. Castelo, Wiper; C. Friedemann, Watertender; A. Ortiz, Oiler; E. Paszck, Oiler; R. Johnson. OS; L. Wyman, AB, and J. Cates, Bosun. Stamp Collecting Brother Finds Avocation Paves Way To Meeting Great, Near Great Seafarer Fidel G. Lukban, who started his $12,000 stamp collectibn in 1910 with a two cents Rizai (Philippine) stamp given him on his 14th birthday by Jiis mother, cites many more advantages to his hobby than the money invested in it and the pleasures derived fromt fades. If it does, it's phony. their study. The oldest stamp recognized He has made thousands of was is;.,jed by the English Gov­ friends, from Walter P. Chrysler, ernment and insured by Lloyds and James Farley to the owners of London in 1841, Lukban ex­ of small amateur collections (in­ plained. Roosevelt had one of cluding many seamen enthusi­ these which was valued at 52 asts), and an impressive list -of thousand dollars. One of the pen acquaintances with whom rarest is the British Guiana, h' ba.s hem in correspondence 1841, six cornered stamp, with on the fine points of philately the signature of the Governor. for years without ever meeting. A millionaire in Maine promised "I first learned to read and this to Roosevelt if he would write English from reading the win the election for which he inscriptions on stamps, and go­ was campaigning at the time. So ing through the collectors' cata­ now it is in the Roosevelt col­ logues; and learned to talk lection. English through the people I MEETS CELEBRITIES met pur-suing the hobby," he said. As House Boy for the late Jimmy Walker in 1930, Lukban Though he has the largest col­ met many well known collectors, lection ' of any seaman he has for Walker was an enthusiast met, Lukban pointed out that himself. Among them were Wal­ there are a number of serious ter P. Chrysler, who sent him seamen collectors on the ships. FIDEL LUKBAN up to the 17th floor of the "When you sail with one of them it reallj' makes an inter­ are U.S., and British issues — I Chrysler buildipg to see his own esting trip, for you've always got including the colonies and dom­ collection. He also met Jim Par­ something to talk about." It is inions. The thing which makes ley and James Roosevelt. The no wonder, when you consider the U.S. stamps so valuable is latter advised him to see his that his collection numbers up­ that a record is kept of each father's collection at the federal wards of 200,000 stamps fiym all issue, and because the coloring building in Washington. Again as cook for another col­ countries. and perforations make them lector, Walter Ilerrick, at WuinThe first thing he does when hard to duplicate. scott. Long Island, and for Jean he arrives- in a foreign port is Lukban related that for a Harlow, he met many wellto buy the current issues, and rich country like South Ameri known collectors, who left all look up other collectors. A man ca, it is surprising that their pomp and circumstance behind in Southern Rhodesia once gave stamps have poor value. (as is the habit of collectors him 20 pounds on trust to get You've got to watch cut when around the world) to get down him a set of U.S. commemora­ you buy abroad though, Luk­ to the serious business of talk­ tion issues. He plans his trips ban warned—especially in Japan ing stamps. in terms of his hobby, and man­ and Germany. The Germans are Right now Brother Lukban is ages to grab a ship that wiU the best counterfeiters in the in New York waiting for a ship. take him to , whatever part' of world.'^He carries his own micro­ He'll probably grab one soon the world has stamps he needs scope and solutions for testing. and the chances are that he'll for his collection. , Some have to be viewed under return from his next trip with 'us STAMPS TOPS ultra-violet light. In Japan a more stamps, and with them, The most important and ex­ quick test is to soak them in interesting stories fot collectors-rrpensive stamps in the world now hot water to see if the color PhilateJists, that is. • - �Friday. September 24, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings <2> WILD RANGER, June 20— Murphy, the Isthmian phony in Chairman M. D. Sands; Record­ Port Said, access to the crew's ing Secretary W. H. Banks. Mo­ part of the ship. It was pointed tion under New Business to have out that he is sanctioned by the the Ship's Delegate go to the Hall company, boosts the prices of his and see about having fans in­ peddlers-goods to the crew and stalled for the crew. In Good kicks back to the Skippers. Mo­ and Welfare, repairs to wash tion carried to require that Tbasins and toilets, and lockers shirts and long pants be worn were brought up. The Ship's at meal time, and to fix fans in Delegate was asked to check the messhall, and keep screens on "CJ OFTHECoUAlTRr medical supplies. It was decided port-holes and doors closed. Un­ PU/?/MGTHEREC£MT to ask that fresh milk be ordered der Good and Welfare, the mem­ DRAJFT REGISTRATION in San Juan. One minute of bership was warned that anyone silence for departed • Brothers. carrying information topside DATES, REMBMBER would be brought up on charges. A t A RESlSfER WITH/M FIVE PAYS FELIX GRUNDY. June 28— gotiating Committee a vote of It was decided to hold regular AFTER REACH/AIS A U.S. Chairman Conners: Recording thanks for fine repoi-t on the educational meetings to instruct PoRf. Secretary Heinfling. The Dele­ Hiring Hall, and also to Secre­ the membership—especially the gates reported all in order. tary-Treasurer, for forwarding permits—on Union matters. One Brother Mullins was elected same along with the LOGS. Car­ minute of silence for Inst A9ES OF Dg AMP AlUST Ship's Delegate by acclamation. ried. Motion by G. A. Master- Bi'others. REGISTER — WHETHER Motion under New Business to son that linen be issued on Fri­ t X days between 10 and 11 A.M. GITI21HA/ OR ALIEN , AIARRIEP OR have the Ship's Delegate see the HENRY M. RICE, June 21— SHGLE, OR VETERA// OPTHE Captain about getting a carton instead of Mondays as previously Chairman Orville Payne; Record­ of cigarettes per man. Under voted. Carried. Motion by T. ing Secretary Stanley J. Barras. (.AST WAR OR NOT. Good and Welfare it was decided Frazier to request Master to have Deck and Engine Delegates re­ to see the Patrolman in Norfolk supper in port served at 4:30 in­ ported some disputed overtime, about new mattresses for the stead of 5:00. Carried. Motion and the Ship's Delegate reported men who needed them, and to by P. Jakubcsak to stand in on the draw 'situation. Motion make up a list of what is needed. silence for departed Brothers. carried that the Delegates see 3; Si 4. There was discus.sion on cleanli­ Chief Engineer "hnd Captain STEELMAKER, August 10— about fixing Deck Department ness of ship. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Chairman G. Masterson; Record­ head. Under Good and Welfare ing Secretary T. Frazier. Minutes Steward stated night lunch t of past meeting read and ac­ would be, doubled. Minute of cepted. The Engine Delegate silence for Brothers lost at sea. By HANK reported a beef with the Chief Engineer who put the Oiler on Brother Keith Forster sailed in recently smoking his pipe the 12-4 watch replacing the in­ after his trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina and other "Souse" jured Fireman, and had the Jr. American ports. He saj's B.A. isn't so hot anymore. The police Engineer doing Oiler's work in are beating out a cold war down there. They don't believe in DEL SANTOS, June 27— addition to standing his own love and let love or too much freedom under Argentine stars. Chairman Spider Korolia; Re­ watch, instead of promoting a The pro-American senoritas cannot enjoy the bueno night life cording Secretary Floyd Grump­ Wiper holding Fireman's en­ after ten o'clock. Keith brought back a woman's alligator bag ier. The previous minutes were dorsement, and thus filling out he purchased in Brazil for sixteen dollars. Here it would cost XXX read and accepted. The Deck the watch. Motion under New AZALEA CITY, May 23— around fifty-five dollars. Delegate Bill Simmons reported Business by T. Frazier and sec­ Chairman L. S. Bugajawski; Re­ XXX a few hours disputed on handling onded by R. Elwood to fine any­ cording Secretary H. Hankee. If there's anyone who should write a book about South lines on the dock. The Engine one gassed up on pay-off $50.00 Deck Delegate reported a beef African ports it's "Rum and Coke" Willie West. He just came Delegate, Floyd Grumpier, re­ and turn the money over to the with' the Mate. Ship's Delegate in on a Robin scow from those ports as usual... Stewctrd ported 168 hours disputed over­ boys in the Marine Hospital. reported the Radio Operator George Whale is aboard the "Eva" as the Evageline is time, and the Stewards Delegate, Carried. Motion by N. Bartlett to would try to have the loud­ familiarly called... One Seafarer sure praised the skipper of Walter Makin reported no beefs. stand in silence for departed speaker fixed in Manila. Motion his ship. Several hours after the ship hit Bremen the "Old Motion under New Business by Brothers. under New Business by B. G. Man" was writing out passes for the crew. A little 4hing like W. Holland, and seconded by Del to have the Ship's Delegate that for the boys sure makes them happy... Robert McQueen, Welch, to have the ship fumi­ see the First Assistant about the oldtimer, sailed recently. gated Carried. Motion by J. getting the heads fixed while in XXX Darouse, seconded by Baker, to Manila. Motion carried. Under Brothers, have you ever read those humorous Saturday go into Good and Welfare. Sug­ Good and Welfare there was Evening Post magazine stories about Glencannon, the engineer, gestion by Simmons to have all general discussion on the ar- by the author Guy Gilpatric? There's a bookful of the latest blankets sent to the laundry. britrary attitude of the Chiefs stories now on sale called The Canny Mr. Glencannon published Tougall suggested that all quar­ Mate and his attempt to set the by E. P. Dutton for $2.75. This book in your bunk will keep you ters, showers, and heads be crew against one another. It screaming with laughter all trip. painted by the shore gang. Sug­ was decided that the Ship's Dele­ XXX gestion by Welch to have steam gate should handle the matter as Speaking about good reading—grab yourself a copy of lines installed in all crews show­ a crew's beef and not leave it to the October issue of True—the man's magazine, which has a XXX ers for boiling clothes. Meleca ANNISTON CITY, June IB- the Deck Department alone. One book-length story about the "wobblies." It will give the youngpointed out that the steam line Chairman Paul L. Goodman; Re­ minute of silence for departed timers and the oldtimers another version of what happened leading to coffee-urn in officers cording Secretary Jim Rogers. Brothers. in those days when labor had growing pains... We have just pantry should be insulated. Brother Doran was elected Ship's read in a maritime magazine that there were more ships Ormsby asked that the dogs on Delegate by acclamation. Motion totally lost from mine disasters in peacetime 1947 than in all port-holes be freed. Sugges­ carried under New Business to 1946. Who said going to sea is a beautiful, peaceful, hightion by Tougal to install fan in fine any member $3.00 — to be waged adventure? paint locker aft. Other members turned over to the Strike Fund— i* 3« 4. who made suggestions of repairs who is apprehended bargaining Second Cook Jack Turner sailed in from a long trip to were: Burk, Willet, Korolia, with natives in the crew's quar­ African ports. From an injury aboard ship he was beached in Hibbs, J. H. Ponson. One minute ters. Discussion under Good and Africa and got a raw deal and runaround from the company of silence was observed for Welfare on cleaning of passage­ agent there. Splice your story to the LOG staff. Jack. Other Brothers lost at sea. ways.. The Steward was a.sked Brothers will benefit and be on the lookout for bad breaks they to put out ice cream twice a keep getting hit with threughout the world... The following XXX AZALEA CITY. June 10— Brothers will be receiving the SEAFARERS LOG free of cost week in hot weather. It was suggested that fresh stores be Chairman L. S. Bugajawski; Re­ every week so that they can read what they missed, and their gotten in Port Said, as it is the cording Secretary H. Hankee. families can understand the Union as well: James Parnell of only place in the area where Previous minutes accepted. Deck Alabama, Clive Fleming of Ohio, Fi-ank Connor of South Carolina, such things are available. The Delegate reported coolies doing Dewey Martin of Florida, Michael Motieska of New Jersey, XXX Engine and Franklin Reynolds of Alabama, Henry Coroncas of Florida, Ned STEELMAKER, July 9— Stewards Department was given work on deck. Chairman B. Murillo; Recording a vote of thanks for good chow Stewards Delegates reported Remley of Maryland, G. P. Duncan of Florida, Robert Wagner o^ Secretary T. Frazier. The min­ served. The meeting went on promotions and demotions in Texas, Charles Kirby of Florida, Raymond Clark of Washington utes of previous meeting were record to extend best wishes to their Departments. Ship's Dele­ and James Winderwcedle of Florida. read and accepted. The Ship's the Negotiating Committee, with gate reported that the Captain 4. 4. 4. . This is ilife last lime, we hope, we'll slice Ihe old smorgas­ Delegate reported that all beefs the hope that the new wage-scale did not want to get the radio re­ bord. A steward has told us there was an SlU ship which handled since last meeting have and contract with Isthmian paired, and that he couldn't get served the stuff. The Alcoa Cavalier dished out banquets been squared away. The Master comes through soon. One min­ the toilets fixed. Under Good (smorgasbord style) to 400 guests coming aboard daily to look is cooperating and pleased with ute of silence for departed and Welfare the acts of favover the prize ship of the SlU fleet. For one whole month in orititism of the Captain in giving the crew's conduct and work. Brothers. New York the Stewards department served smorgasbord and draws and penicillin, as well as The Delegates are on the ball, XXX the rest of the crew received same. Wow!... Well, before you ANNISTON CITY, June 12— his habit of sending ship's stores and everything is in order. Un­ take that home vacation or sail out—be sure to vote for ihe der New Business the Negotiat­ Chairman William Doran; Re­ ashore to his fi-iends was disnew ten-dollar General Fund assessment. At the same time cused. The crew decided to back cording Secretary Charles Musing Committee's Report on the read carefully and discuss thoroughly the proposed registra­ the demoted Steward 100 per­ carella. Motion carried to have Hiring Hall was read and con­ tion rules printed in last week's LOG. This is one of the curred in unanimously. Motion the cat-walk, forward,' repaired. cent. One minute of silence for most important issues facing you today. by N. Bartlett to send the Ne- Motion carried not to allow Spud departed Brothers. you GOTTA ST^PYOU WERE our WTHIMTUE CUT and RUN "v'l �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Septenbex M, 194B niE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Brother Says Way To Strengthen Isthmian Town House Wants Spenders, Within Union Is Through Work, Not Words Ousted Seafarer Discovers To the Editor: rest my weary legs in the lounge man, I am in favor of having all and which we worked so hard To the Editor: room and to read. There was We have a new Seaman's. It appears that at every meet­ Stewards shipped through the to win. only one other person doing hkeHall at all times. But should we Ashore, we have duly elected Town House in New Orleans, ing held there are a number of. wise, and the personnel got very sacrifice an even greater wage officials doing an excellent job. which officially opened on the Brothers Who beKeve they can busy walking to and fro giving raise for all ratings for one At sea, it's up to you to do first of this month, with a bang. improve and correct the present us the onee over. clause in the contract? your part. There eilways are Numerous editorials in the local Isthmian contract. ' Finally, they got worried and Isthmian ships on the board — press played it big so I decided When the Union's position in Sure, that contract can be asked me if I was a bona-fide so, see you in the Far East! to give it a look-see. the Isthmian fleet grows more made better. Nobody denies the seaman. I replied I was, and John Wunderlich. Jr. I walked in to browse around. secure that clause can always obvious fact that the Isthmian that at fhe moment was an out­ be taken care of. contract is not up -to the Stand­ SINGING FOR THE PRETTY PEOPLE patient at the local Marine Hos­ ard of the SIU's general drySTEP BY STEP pital where I had been under cargo agreement. But compared A powerful dry-cargo fleet like treatment for six months. " I also to the old "^Isthmian Bible" it added that I was on subsistance Isthmian cannot be taken over is an enormous improvement, pay and could not afford $13 per and be made to run exactly like thanks to the excellent Negotiat­ week for room. He walked the companies we have had un­ ing Committee we have had the der agreement for a period of away with a frown. fortun6 to have representing us. Most of you men who sailed years. Those things come slowly 'SCRAM' sometimes. They come step by "as volunteer organizers during The next night on my way the Isthmian campaign can bear step. After two years of active orhome I sauntered in again, and witness to how hard the fight wasn't settled ,in the lounge was during those years we were i Sanizing on Isthmian ships durchair tiU the night watchman, bringing the company under the ing the big drive, I know that the Isthmian company will not or bouncer," politely gave me the SIU banner. bum's rush. When I remember the millions give us one single contract imof hours of overtime sacrificed Provement without a battle. That I showed him my seamen's by the organizers sailing under was the way Isthmian was oridentification card and a bunch the rotten, finky conditions, I ganized. It was a long battle, of discharges, but he told me he get burned up, I get burned even What makes me most dishad orders from the personnel in more when I see men get up to gusted at some of the beefs is the office. air beefs and complaints to those| that they frequently are made I courteously told him that I Brothers on the Negotiating by men who refused to sail had been in Seamen's Institutes Committee who have done and'isthmian ships during the camall over the world and that this are doing a damned good job,!paign. The organizers spent long was the first time that I was if you will pardon the expres- hours every day for months on ever put out because of not be­ end begging, pleading and sion. ing an extravagant paying guest. wheedling to get guys to sail UNION WEAPON In conclusion, I asked him if Isthmian. The organizers were these ordei-s came from the man­ "Take the issue of the Stew­ called slave-drivers and worse. ager. He said no. ard. Isthmian's own old Stew­ But they got Isthmian, because ards have been trained through they believed that the SIU need­ I looked into the office on the the years to serve good food, but ed the jobs and that no mari­ way out and saw about three at the same time to save enorm­ time union was safe as long as people, one of whom I recog­ ous sums of money for the com­ Isthmian was open-shop. Maybe the song Brother Mickey Beck is singing is "Thanks nized. pany" through strict supervision For The MemOTies," inasmuch as the occasion is the party GLOBAL RESPECT I then proceeded to the Cath- . and economy. to rhark the fareweH voyage of the Alcoa Cavalier out of olic Maritime Club, and told my The company will go to prac­ The SIU earned the respect of New York. Whatever it is. it seems to please the gang around experience, and requested that tically any length to have the the entire waterfront by getting Father McDonough be informed the micr.ophone. Reading from the left. Max. Waiter; Carlos right to ship their own Stew­ Isthmian to sign an agreement. ards. If they could have that For Isthmian, since its founding Viera. Utility; Beck. Wiper; Robert Barnes. Oiler; and Luigi of the incident. privilege, they would go a 25- during World War I, had been Ibvino. Stewards Messman. Confidentially; the song is "Ball Therefore, Brother members, doUar boost in wages across the the bitterest, toughest anti-union C Twine." let this stand as a warning lest board if necessary. This fact fleet afloat. you should walk into this gives us a weapon the SIU can The defeat of Isthmian was a hold over Isthmian's head in any triumph that deserved recogni­ "heaven of unrest" by accident, period of negotiations. tion, and the SIU earned the ad­ not knowing their attitude. LOG should be reaching you Of course, as a militant Union miration of seamen of every na­ To the Editor: regularly again.) Joseph P. Farrell tionality. All of them had heard I sure have missed not getting of Isthmian's rough conditions. the SEAFARERS LOG since PHILLY PRAISED And • remember. Isthmian was moving to Houston. Usually I AS GOOD PLACE not the only enemy. The com­ TO HIT BEACH munist-led NMU fought every keep them for Mr. Ballard, so inch of the way with every re­ that he can read them when To the Editor: he is home after a trip. He' is source at its command. I would like to say hello to on the SS McKettefick Hills in So, how about it, Brothers? all the boys in New York, and Bahrin, Arabia, now, and I hope everjrthing is running Instead of using your voices at would like to send him clippings meetings with worthless beefs, smooth. And here is a little in­ put your voices to better use from tlie LOG that I lliink he formation I would like to pass would be interested in. So I on to all my friends ai-ound the aboard Isthmian's ships trying to would sure appreciate it if you improve those conditions about Gulf: which you complain so much, will send it to me here in LOG-A-RHYTHM BOOKLET? Philadelphia is really a good Houston. town to spend a few. weeks on To the Editor: I have a compliment for the tte beach. I just shipped on Wants LOG For LOG, too. My dad is with the I have been reading the Log-A-Rhythms for some time and the Elizabeth. It was in top- Union-Minded Lady Southern Pacific Railroad. He enjoy them very much. I was wondering if it would be possible notch condition — and most SIU kept reading my weekly LOG, to make up a book with all these poems that have appeared in ships are—and everything has To the Editor: and asked to have it sent to the LOG? been running smoothly. I sure Will you please send the him — which you did. He says I, for one, would be only too glad to buy such a book and hate to leave Uie "City of LOG to the lady whose address that it is the finest, truest, and I believe it would sell on the open market. I am enclosing? She will sure most down-to-earth paper he has Brotherly Love" though! The money made on such a book could go into the General I would like to have you send enjoy reading of the activities ever read. More people should or the Hospital Funds. What do you think of the idea, brothers? the LOG to a young lady who is and progress of the SIU, which read it, then they would know Frank J. Richardson, Savannah a very good friend of mine here. the LOG so correctly gives. how and what the SIU is doing ANSWER:rWe are all enjoying a good is very anxious to receive it for maritime. Brother Richardson's excellent suggestion has been under as B. J. McNally and I have trip on the SS Meredith Victory. Hope to be getting my copy consideration for some time. At the moment, the LOG staff is both told her what a great paper With a full SIU crew, everything is running smoothly with no soon. in the process of gathering together a representative collection . it isMrs. Lee Ballard major beefs. , of the Log-A-Rhythms that have appeared in the SEAFARERS ni sign off now, but the LOG Joe T. Bates. FWT, LOG to date. Some time soon it is hoped the booklet suggested (Ed. Note: Your mailing ad­ wm hear from me again before Everett Washington by Brother Richardson will be available to all Seafarers. dress has been changedr so the Brown Says Railroader Pop Enjoys Log ' 'j'l •' t!- • �Friiiay. September 24. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG First-Tripper Writes To His Mother — 1 l)ispels Her Fears Of The Big, Bad Sea First Full Crew From Frisco Hall Wben the new Atlantic & Gulf District Hall opened in San Francioco the Watermrn ship Governor Comer was waiting for a full crew. As one of his first duties, Agent 8. Cardujlo dis­ patched the following men to the Comer, thus earning for them To the Editor: the <fistinction " of being the first full crew to ship from an Enclosed please find a brief Atlantic and Gulf District Hall on the West Coast. account of this ship's latest trip to Europe in what might have been the words of a first-tripper. I chose the medium of satire, be­ cause it offered the best oppor­ tunity of representing a few of the better known charactei-s, and because the trip was so routine as to be almost dtdl. Robert Bale Dear Mom: I see by the numerous letters you wrote me, which I received in Istanbul, Turkey, that you are constantly worrying about the hard times I am suffering in my new career. Let me dissuade you. The sea today (so my ship­ mates tell me) is not what it used to be one hundred years ago. The pay, food, and condi­ tions are different. Merely be­ cause I sail before the mast 'does not imply that I work six­ teen hours a day for a slight pittance, and am forced to sub­ sist solely on salt pork. No, things are not quite as bad as that! The food, for example, has variety and is reasonably well cooked; although, naturally. 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK The men sent aboard the Comer to man the Stewards Department are, left to right, front row— Fred Garrison, 3rd Cook; Angel Pedrosa, Chief Cook; Stanley Holden, Steward; George J. Vesagas, Messman. Back row—A. Quintamilla, Messman; Ronald F. King, Messman; Andy Anderson. Stewards Department Delegate nd Night Cook-Baker; F. L. Serrano, Utility. CORAL GABLES NICE IF SICK, SAYS ^MOOSE' « Richard Carrillo, Woody War­ ren, Walter Orman and others were sick in bed for a few days. "Neil" Sheehan^ 2nd Stew­ ard, passed away at Santos. We have lost a friend ... Dick Casterlin and Little Joe have fallen in love with the same gal and everytime they speak to each other they - practically throw daggers at one another. Dick • To the Editor: This is the first time I have had anything to write about in a long time, so I thought I'd better sit down and drop a few lines of praise for the Veterans Hospital here in Coral Gables, Florida. I was taken off Bull Line's Evelyn at Miami, suffering from a badly infected jaw. I received treatment aboard, which I was told here did more harm than good. But I still want to thank Captain Hendrix and the Second and Third Mates for the help I received from them; although I don't believe the ship is properly supplied to help anyone who is seriously sick or injured. Well,' hats off again to the way I've been treated here, even if I'm not classed as a vet. As for the nurses—they must all be from the local beauty contest. Nothing like it in the Marine Ho.spitals! Moose Drzewicki iWants Mother To Read Of SIU's Benefits To Me^n Page Eleven The Black Gangers on deck for their picture are, left to right, front row—D. £. Adkins, Deck Engineer; James Williford, FWT; John Manen, Oiler; Howard Galivan, FWT. Back row—0. Benoit, Oiler; W. W. Wirando, Wiper, and R. Fitz­ gerald, Wiper. SigigsPsiiPMisss To the Editor: I have enjoyed the LOG so much here in the hospital, and I would appreciate it very much if you would send it also to my mother so that she can read and learn of the wonderful living and working conditions the SIU has won for the membership. Thank you very much. Franklin J. Reynolds Mobile Marine Hospital (Ed. Note: We will be glad to send the LOG to your mo­ ther if you will Send us her address.) Lg^t of all, Ihe Comer's Deck Department: left to .right, front row—F. J. Petitpas, AB; J. Mays, Deck Maintenance; Richard M. Urchuck, Bosun; A. Dalerno, AB, and D. P. Eldemire, AB. Back row—Bob Wiseman, OS; J. A. Sullivan. AB; R. F. Myrick, AB; R. K. Williams, OS; J. A, Urban, AB and Deck Delegate. Mom, they don't make your kind of apple pie. " KNOCKS IT OUT Jimmy Long, our Baicer, spends much of his time baking large batches of bread and cake, etc., though why he turns out so much, I don't know. Nobody seems to eat his corn bread and muffins anyway—except Jimmy himself. Fee-Wee Eubanks would ^ be quite a good messman if he kept his thumb out of the soup. Oth­ erwise, he is beyond reproach, serving the meals on time (his time) and generally acting like a messman should. j There has been considerable discussion on the best methods of • reducing weight. Our two elec­ tricians, "Mac" McClarence and Sam Bailey, both large of girth and exceedingly corpulant, have agreed that dieting offers the broadest—or should I say sMmmest— field of endeavor. Mac has cut all meals from three helpings to two, while Sam has almost entirely ceased eating be­ tween meals. k has even bought a '41 Cadillac and plans a trip to California to .see her. Love will find a way, says Little Joe ... Fred Edgett, Cook, is now in the gulf area. He's planning on an oil job in Arabia. If he does go, he'll be hot and bothered for a long Chief Steward Kinter (they time ... Vincent "Pluto" Chavez can always be seen at the nov­ call him Balmy or Bandy, or elty bar. His attraction is a gal; some such name) is the only crewmember to have gained hers is pesos. "Roogie" Eckenbrecht has weight, with a net displacement joined the Lonely Hearts Club, increase of approximately 15 founded on the Del Norte. All pounds. Needless to say, we are those who have lost their all extremely puzzled over this hearts can become members. phenomenon. No dues of any kind... John So far, however, our pants still Smith hales to go to a hotel fit us, and no cases of malnutri­ and register under his own tion have been reported. name. The clerk always gives During the voyage over from him a dirty look. New Yorlc to Turkey we experi­ Emmett Jones was about the enced beautiful weather. The best messman we ever had. He nights were a poet's dream. I was clean-cut and he performed liked nothing better in the even­ his duties well. Too bad he fell ings than to lie aft (the rear-end for that cream puff at the Avion of the ship) and gaze up into an Club. I hope he didn't squeeze inky sky, which was like pale her. purple velvet sprinkled with dia­ Harry Allen missed the ship mond chips, while all around at Santos and was mighty glad the sea would be calm and un­ to come back when the ship broken, except for the phos­ returned there. He spent a little phorescent wake zig-zagging time in the Gilded Cage—jail away from the propeller. ... I think it's a very good idea "HEY. MIKE" to rotate ihe Ship's Delegate among the three departments. Occasionally, when the wake May all ships take notice, and became more zig than zag, the whenever possible change De-J date's voice would call out from partment Delegates every trip.' ^be bridge, "What's your course?" This is fhe BIU way... "Bull" I and the helmsman would reply, Sheppard is raising hell because "D-d-dead on s-sir" some of the boys, while gassedBut most of the time they had up, speak of Union activities in bar rooms. He's 100 percent » S^y up there called Iron Mike right. If you have a beef take who does all the driving. I it to the Hall. The bartenders or haven't seen him yet, so I guess barmaids can't help you. We he must be an officer. have a good Union "so be a The days were different good Union man. though, because then we worked Perhaps I'm late but I would a little chipping paint. The like to congratulate Joe Al- chipping hammers are big and gina on becoming a father. K heavy things weighing about too, read the LOG ... This is twenty pounds and require two my opinion so take it or leave hands to lift. But it wasn't too it: I believe all SIU members bad after I became used to the should read the NMU Pilot. weight. The reason I suggest this is I still can't get out of the habit because I want all Brothers of nervously looking behind me, to see the difference. You have no idea how lucky you are to half-cxpecting to see the Mate standing there with a long bull be a member of our Union. Read recently where a request whip in his hand. Sometimes I was made at the New York Hall hear a terrible shriek from anto serve lemonade. A few years other part of the ship. But ago the request would probably! gogun Collins assures me that nobody is being maltreated. beginning to see the light... Did Bosun Collins has been very jmu ever find good coffee on a ship? Very seldom do you find!nice to me so far. Every time it there, and it is an important hj. gges me (which is frequenUy) issue. Let's try to improve it...' lie pats me on the back and telb A short time ago I sailed with , » a sailor named Early Pimch. He what a nice kid I am. He was always late. j (Continued on Page 12) . �TmE SEAFARERS LOG Paga TwaHwm^ AnotiierBeef On Seatrains: To the Editor: Brother James Stickney in the Auguk 13th LOG wanted to hear from . others regarding what is wrong with the Seatrains. Well, Brother, I am one of the deck-apes on the Seatrain Havana, and my only complaint is. that I will be so damn fat in another trip or two that they wiU have to use a jib-crane or swinging-gaff to heave me aboard. This is really, a good ship, and an excellent feeder. The Stew­ ards Department is under the di- rection of big "Strawberry Hutchinson-, who is doing a very good job in keeping the boys well fed. and happy. And with H. S. Sinnig (known batter as Dutch) as Chief Mate, and oldtimer Gus Carlson as Bfis.un, the work on deck is aplieasure^ Last but not least, our Skip­ per,, Captain J. J. Wenzel, is also a good guy and rates tops with the whole crew. AH in aU, the whole ship, including all three Departments, operate very harmoniously. Of course, there's one "ex­ ception" (and I put this in quo­ tation marks, because this ex­ ception should not exist). I mean the inevitable problemchild who comes to the ship gassed up, unable to do his work, and gives all hands a hard time. That is, if he reaches the ship at all after being dispatched-^which a few of these characters don't even do. Very often they foul up a job that First-Tripper Writes MomAll's Okay {Continued from Page 11) not a bad lopking guy, too—if you glance at him sideways, LOVE THIS LIFE Most of the boys" went ashore in: Genoa in the early afternoon, and didn't come back until the following morning. (Gee they must do a lotta sight seeing!) Such is the extreme humidity of the weather, that when they do come back their walk is slightly unsteady and they suffer ter­ ribly from headaches and dizzy speUs. I believe that in medidal parlance this is known as "Canned-heat Prostration." Well, Mom, FU close this let­ ter: now, asking you not to worry about me any more. As you can see, I am having a wonderful time. Please excuse the crayon I'm vmtihg with, as. the boys won't let: me use anything sharp! ^ r p,:.: Your loving son, Ely Fridar. SestembM 2A. 1MB '^'"''" some deserving Brother should have. STEADY SAILING Now, to all you Brothers who are afraid of the Seatrains, I want to say this: They are damn good jobs, and they are steady jobs for anyone who wishes such. And I guess there are a few sailors, especially the family men, who have to work steady in these days of highcost living. Before closing, I want to relay a vote of thanks from the whole crew to our Negotiating Com­ mittee for a job well done. We all know that they have done a wonderful job of .securing wages and conditions unprece­ dented in the life of any Sea­ To the Editor: farer. The Deck gang of the Morton This little epistle. Brothers, McCarrer wishes to. express- a represents the thoughts of, a^ .•vote of confidence and a million drunken sailor—yes drunk from thanks to th6 Negotiating Com­ drinking in the pleasures of mittee for a job well done on sailing under, the good old SIU the new contract. We have just banner. Long may she wave! x-ead it and approve whole­ W. Gardner heartedly. Hfere is a picture of •' . . . By ROCKY BENSON How is your IQ, Seafarers'? See if you can answer these 10 questions. Score yourself 6—Fair, 8—Very Good, and 10—Tops; 1. What is a messenger? 1. Cadet 2. Wiper 3. telephone 4. long, strong line • • ' 2. How many feet make a. fathom? 1. three feet 2. six feet 3. nine feet the deck gang, less the Bosun 4. twelve feet * and\ two others who went ashore for a few. 3. Who is the head-man in the Bottom row, left to. right, Barr galley? and Chips, Second row: Lindigo, 1. Steward Blake, MnCarry, Solski, Jimmy 2. Captain ' Doris and Osmilipski, Shot was 3. Messman taken in. Cuba while loading 4. Chief Cook sugar for Japan. Blake 4. What is a lighter used for? 1. transporting of cargo 2. for topping booms 3. to make a ^ip go 4. for runnihg a windlass little refreshment there. It was Red Gives Steady Of 1l®ssicm To Far East' slow in opening because the '5. What are wooden clogs used Arabian King has to be con­ for? sulted before any building is 1. loading: cargos done in the place. 2. for battens ; Several of the Union Brothers .3. shower slippers 4. to top gear aboai-d went in for. weight- lifting dUi-ing the trip. 1: will say it, •makes you feel better and takes 6. What does Article XXIII (23) Section one (1) of the SIU Con­ some of the fat off' — which stitution cover? many of us could well afford to 1. reinstatement lose. 2. meetings From the beginning of the trip 3; disbursement of funds we never knew when the clocks 4; retiring cards were going to be set ahead or back. In fact, it was not till 7. How many spokes on a ship feaving Yokohama on the way steering wheeB home that it was posted on the 1. six spokes 2. seven spokes blackboard. But even then our 3. eight spokes day of arrival was k^t a mys­ 4. nine spokes tery. We got to calling her the "Secret" Mission San Fernando, 8» What is called a deck-load in , for everyt.ime you asked the Sec­ ond -Mate or any of the officers the messroom? L soup. where we were or when we 2. dessert would ai-rive, you would get the 3. main dish You may have always thought., thO' Smith Brolhere of- answer, "I don't know." 4. tablecloth cougbjdrop fame numbered but two. Not so. says' Bed' Fisher, HOME AGAIN who gives forth this picture as evidence that they are really, 9. When a "piecard" works for a trio. Sporting three-months beards, the "Brothers" are H. We finally made Long Beach the Union- over six months, how Bishop, A. Larsen and A. M. Lorenger. The unnamed. Seafarer I on August the 24th, and wnnt to many days shipping card does he in the background isn't fooled, he knows who lurk behind the Todd Shipyard, after waiting get? the foliage. 1'. 15- days j for a fog to lift. She was sched­ 2. 30 days uled to head back for Yokohama 3. 46 days the 29th. To the Editor: ard Department outside of' Sun­ 4. 60 days days at sea and tim.e in port. All in all, it was a pretty good I recently returned from a However this was easily settled trip though, and I enjoyed if for 10. How many members are trip on the SS Mission San Fern­ at the payoff. we had a fine bunch of ship­ needed for a, quorum in a ando, and have a few things I Three fellows, A. Lai-sen, mates—with the exceptions men­ Branch meeting? would like to get off my mind. Ofbei", A. M. Lorenger, Chief tioned. 1. 15 members We left the Richfield Oil Dock, Electrician; and L. H. Bishop, 2. 25 members Long Beach, on June 7, bound Two fellows were pulled off in First Engineer, wei-e good ship­ 3. 35 members for Yokosuka, Japan. She was Yokohama and Shanghai. Then mates and Union mindedi. We 4. 50 members a hungry voyage all the way. the Galley Boy got blood poison­ called them the "Smith Broth­ ing from a chicken bone sliver The Chief Steward would ers," for they, let; their beards Answers on page 13 make a better "Gigolo" than grow — had pictures taken to­ that got- into his finger. The ship Steward. When Pacific Tankers gether with two months, 22-day- tui-ned around and rushed back toward Yokohama; he was took this ship over from the old "bushes" on their races. taken off" by an Army Air Force Navy on March 15. she was a CHINA'S CHILDBEN i'.escue boat after considerable good ship and fed fit for a king To insure payment, all t|.-ouble in the swells. on the first trip. The second In China, t got pictures of claims for overlime must be trip was not so good. But the Clunese children who live in ' Anyhow, I hope to be ship­ turned in to the heads of de­ third, trip (thanks to this Stew­ pipes right off the docks, some mates with some of this gang partments no later than 72 ard) was terrible. of them iraked, and-- the rest ing again. The Chief Mate was a hours following the comple­ I might add that this charac­ wearing veay little. AB of them fine fellow to have on any tion of the overlime. -work. ter wore a reddish silk .shirt, were living by their wits, tanker. The overtime wasn't As soon as. the penalty dark glasses, a pair of dress scrambling for food and candy, bad for the Deck and Engine De­ work is done, a rec.ord should pants, and slippei-s- all the time. and picking up old tin cans—for partments. be given to the Department We had a set-to on deck one sale, I guess. They were in bad head, and one copy held by It's all over for me now day, and he left me alone after shape, but did iaot seem to be the man doing the job. though, for I paid off in the that. actually starving;. In addition the depart­ Shipyard, and I'm taking a little The Captain, Frederick G. I got another picture from, the vacation- in Los Angeles. I'm mental. delegates should Olansen, wasn't a bad sort per­ docks in Ras Tanura, Saudi getting' the LOG steady at my check on all-overtime sheets sonally, but he had letters from Arabia, of the. new, seamen's home address. 72 hours, before the ship the company to go by, and dis­ club, which was opened on July makes port. puted all overtime in the Stew­ 17. You could get sodas and a James M. "Red" Fisher, Jr. On Overtinie • ' :' �irmJE i^day. Soi^WirilMr 24. 49M $1; JIF MlRCJtS tUMaea Q " 111 H'.ir Ele<vator-Uss Cape Nome Rough On Uncle Otto's Pins new ankles and legs. This is a We just arrived in Glasgow job for a young Steward who is after a peaceful voyage across as agile as^, a monkey, can jump the Atlantic. The weather was like a rabbit, and can run up fine, and all-rum-hounds went off and down these companionways. the ship in Norfolk on sailing He should also be a mathema­ tician to figure the problems of day. the stores. It is a good thing that We have passengers, including the ship is fast and that it will three nice looking ladies going be a short trip. back to England. The crew, so far, keeps the After being on the beach for ship in first-class condition. She two months waiting for a ship, sure is a clean SIU ship, and I finally took another Steward job; but against my will as this the Skipper, Captain Hubbard, kind of job is no goo^ for an is okay so far—but he is strict old man. While on the beach I on overtime and performers. We will make Belfast, Liver­ spent aU of my time on my pool, and Landor after leaving farm in Port Orange, making Glasgow, and expect to be back one trip a week to the Savannah home by the first day of October. Union Hall. During the hot days, oui- ship The Cape Nome is a fine ship was an oven, from the galley except for the Steward job. If to topside. When we got near I were about 30 years younger it would be okay, but the Steward Nova Scotia she cooled off—now has to be on the "run from 6:00 they are calling the old Steward A.M. to 9:00 P.M. There are for wool blankets, and dogging four decks to climb up and down the, portholes. I guess the down. The galley and crew's scotch whiskey will be next! This letter will be in the mail messroom and some of the Store­ rooms and ice boxes are on the before the scotch starts blowing Uncle Otto Preussler lower deck. Quarters for the tops. Victory Smile To Ihe Editor: crew, and the linen lockers are on the main deck. Then there are the officer quarters, passen­ ger's quarters, dining room and pantry on the boatdeck with the Captain on the top deck above that. I am glad that there are no more decks above the smoke­ stack. After this trip, I will need Says Seagoing Rat Is Back, Urges Crews To Be On Alert To the Editor: Here is an article for the LOG based on actual happenings aboard ship: Ever since ahips were built, the "Seagoing llat" has been a menace to his shipmates' future. Union activities and the abund­ ance of jobs, put the Rat out of play for a time; but now that men are plentifiil and shipping is uncertain, the Seagoing Rat is back at his old game—so beware of him. The Seagoing Rat is a member of the crew who often appears to be a Union Brother. Sometimes he appears to be veiT militant; but he makes a pi'actice of cariying tales to the officers about the crew. Sometimes he adds a bit here and there to make the information he is cari-ying appear more valuable. E. K. Bryan tried his luck at fishing while on board the SS Robin Tuxford in Mada­ gascar Bay. For his efforts he Since Union rules prevents him came up with this shark which measured almost six feet long from being promoted, his only and weighed around 200 gain is the small considerations pounds. Picture was submitted he may be given in time-off, or the fact that he is not logged to LOG by a shipmate. for offenses for which his ship­ mates have to pay. , He gets a great kick ottt ^f seeing his shipmates getting fired at the end of the trip whfle he stays on to make another voyage and stool on the next crew. The Rat is not necessarily a company stiff. He is just a rat who wants to make a hit with the head of the Department. He may be sailing in any Depart- ' ment, and since he is a man without pride or dignity,' he doesn't realize how low he is. SMOOTH STIFF Often he is a pretty smooth operator, who keeps on doing his dirty work without getting caught. Of course, no Depart­ ment head will ever turn him in. TWe U/AR'S OVSR. XW BACK! Another Wife's Advice: 'Trust Your Hubby' To the Edifor: I read the LOG with the same regularity that I read my Bible every day. I was awfully glad that a seaman's wife with the initials of E.V.G. comented on the com­ plaint of a seaman's wife in love —which I had noticed too. I am a seaman's wife myself, and the day I received the LOG means a much to me as the day On The Adriatic Shore my JOHN LEGGE Leering, old, and lewd and timeless; Yet laughing softly in an archway. Oh, I'm going back to Trani In a massive, moulded, flowing arch­ When the harvest-moon is waning way; On the Adriatic shore. When the secret, sullen moonlight lingers, Laughing w'ith lusty hungry gladness Full of history, full of time. Creeping slowly through the labyrinth Full of madness, and of war. Of the silent, hidden streets, I Ill Of the narrow writhing streets; Choked with custom and tradition; Where a foot-fall on a paving irtone Philandering men and hidden women, Flies frightened through the corridors; "Surfeited with experience, old, worn-out, Where the tired and crumbling buildings tired. Shine like marble in the moonlight Yet dancing in the plaza. On the Adriatic Shore. Screaming in the market. II Aching, hungry, lusty maiden In the moonlight Towering, arched, and grilled, and Of the Adriatic shore. corniced. I receive a letter from him. The poetry that has been published in the LOG is but the true ex­ periences of some seaman. I like it because it is full of humor. In regards to the Latin Ameri­ can love, it is something like the saying, "a sailor has a love in every port." It's just a rumor! I wonder if Hollywood's women are all Latin Americans—by the way they kiss—I mean. I think that an honest time, and loving husband, who cares for a home where he finds quiet and rest after returning from a trip overseass, is not going to trade it for the kisses of any gal in a foreign port. In my opinion there are many, people of great sense going to sea. A man that lives secluded from women for a certain time needs to be understood more by his little woman than any other man. The feature, "Here's what I tiiihk," in the LOG, shows me what men are by the way they answer the questions. I like the "Seafarers Quiz" which you sometimes imn. It helps as an educational guide for the Brotliers. 1 read evei-ything that tells about life at sea. Give us more of this stuff. Editor, and my congratulations for your wonder­ ful paper, the SEAFARERS LOG! Mrs. Charles B. Martin Other times, this character works more openly, and is often to be seen in conversation with the brains — and even may be seen gomg ashore -with them. It even happens sometimes that the Seagoing Rat may be acting as Department Delegate. The only way to deal with him is, (when you have the proof) turn him over to the crew for pimishment. There is no room on the SIU ships for a Seagoing Rat! J. S. Arzamendi Quiz Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. long, strong line six feet Chief Cook transporting of cargo shower slippers disbursement of funds eight spokes dessert 30 days 25 members ATTENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. �li-:-..' • If Mge Fourteen f.-'i ,t!-. •l , ' !h,. THE SEAFARERS $EAtAREI?^:-HEI?E^RE THE PROPOSED UNIFORM REei^TRATION RULf^ DECK DEPARTMENT The Registration Committee recommends the following registra­ tion procedure for the Deck Department: Members shall register in three groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered, if he has the Union's required qualifications. When men are not available in one group, ^ qualified men registered in the next lower group may throw in for the job. Croup / — Day Workers Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Ordinary Seamen who cannot obtain AB tickets because of physi< cal defects—such as color-blindness, etc.—^may, upon proving that they have sailed three years as Ordinary out of SIU Halls, register in this group. Bosun Bosun's Mate Carpenter Deck Maintenance Watchman—^Day Work Storekeeper ir^' '' ¥bK » <•; . . Second Electrician Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—Day Work Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—^Watch Plumber-Machinist • Chief Refrigeration Engineer First, Second, and Third Refrigeration Engineer Chief Storekeeper Evaporator Maintenance Man Pumpman, 1 and 2 Engine Maintenance Croup II Deck Engineer Engine Utility Oiler—Diesel Oiler—Steam Watertender Fireman—^Watertender Fireman Croup III ,/• Wiper Group n — Ruled Wutch Stunders STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Quartermaster Able Seaman Car Deckman Watchman—Standing Watches The Registration Committee recommends the following registra­ tion procedure for the Stewards Department: Members shall register in two groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered, if he has the Union's required qualifications. When men are not available' in one group, qualified men registered in the next lower group may throw in for the job. Croup III — Only Ordinuries On Wutch Crmip I — Ruled Men k:. m Friday, September 24, 1948 LOG ENGINE DEPARTMENT The Registration Committee recommends the following registra­ tion procedure for the Engine Department: Members shall register in three groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered if he has the Union's required qualifications. When men are not available in one group, qualified men registered in the next lower group may throw in for the job. Croup I Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have the necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Chief Electrician Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have the necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Chief Steward—^Passenger Second Steward—^Passenger Steward Chef Chief Cook * Second Cook Night Cook and Baker . Third Cook Croup H — Messmen Utility Messman Messman RfAPTHEM Pim5 ffl EM UNDERfWND fflEM.. �Friday, Saptmnber 24, 1948 THE SEA FAR E RS Page Fifteen LO G Trade Unions, Not Politicians, Are Only Hope Loft To Workers '•v By LOUIS GOFFIN It's the Fall of 1948 already to be. As far as I can s^e, the which is the season for political only thing to corhbat lying*politimouthings by aspiring candidates cians, will be to stick strictly to for Federal, State and local the trade union movement' Regardless of the pie-in-theoffices. Again we shall hear the blah- sky that these politicians prom­ blah of jwlitical promises, as ise, and the wonderful Utopia turn $1.00; H. J. Cronin, $2.00; J. M. Bang. SS COLABEE each candidate harangues his that the commies in NEW YORK $2.00; P. Daniels. $3.00; J. B. Cooney. promise, the only thing that R. A. Johnson, $1.00. would-be public. Like all cam­ INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $2.00; J. M. Prohowinik. $1.00; E SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK gives the working stiff a break N. Eftiman, $5.00; J. Mastropavlos, paigns of the past, we shall get Osterlink, $2.00; J. D. Lewis. $4.00: A. Gaycia, $1.00; H. A. Thompson, $5.00; K. D. Thorpe, $5.00; R. L. a lot of promises that never will is his Union. Through his or­ A. Irizarry, $2.00. $2.00; D. C, Salgado, $1.00; W. B. Stokes, $4.00; C. Mavroudls, $5.00; J. ganization he gains in ^ages, be^fulfilled. Ballard, $2.00. SS JEAN LAFITTE Arabasz, $1.00; M. L. Guarino. $1.00; working conditions and th| free­ SS ROBIN GREY J. Conchintu, $1.00; W. Velasquez, I. B. Middlebrooks, $5.00; E. D. Powell, From past experience, we O. W. Guernsey. $1.00; J. Parcolla, dom the working people atl over $5.00; J. Ochineru, $5.00; R. D. Stough, $1.00; R. Muntinga, Jr.. $1.00; J. M. $2.00; W. L. Nesta, $2.00; A. E. Wit- know that if all the wind let Dominguez, $1.00, $25.00. the world are entitled to.| ner. $1.00; T. Marcellns, $2.00; W. S. loose by the politicians in the Elmer Rose, $2.00; N. A. Velasco, SS STEEL SCIENTIST Proof of the pudding is in the Sharp. $2.00; A. L. Ferreira, $2.00;. R. next couple of months was gath­ $1.00; R. L. Stanton, $1.00; H. F. H. F. Bergesser, $2.00; L. W. Singrecord. While the politicians and Srhaper, $5.00; J. Barek, $2.00; T. E. lair. $5.00; F. Pasquali, $2.00; G. Sand- C. Oden. $1.00; G. Meltzer, $1.00; E. ered together, it could blow a Johanson, $1.00; B. Stalsworth, $3.00; the comrats blow off a ^ot of Dyson, $?.00: C. Bogucki, $5.00; S. J. lund, $2.00; T. A. McNee, $5.00; E. large sailing ship around the steam, it's your- Union that gets Contois, $2.00; C. Vieira, $1.00; H. Hern.mdez, $5.00; K. L. Piatt, $3.00; P. R. Perrotti, $1.00: O. R. Stich, $1.00; world. L. V. Palermo,. $1.00. Merey, $1.00; Ai Neckelmann, $1.00; P. Sun Chang, $2.00; E. R. Jordan, $2.00; out and fights for youi- welfare. SS SEATRAIN TEXAS We shall read various news­ J. .Mortillaru, $5.00; H. Plva, $1.00; M. A. Eala, $2.00; A. P. Viera, $2.00: And, so I say, "To heU with H. H. Winborne. $2.00. T. J. Sullivan, $1.00; M. E. Simms, J. Hernandez, $3.00; G. Pierone, $5.00; papers statements condemning the blah-blah of politicians, and SS LONGVIEW VICTORY D. L. Shumake, $2.00; E. T. Kielczew$2.00. the opposition, and praising their the treachery of the sneaky E. Lyons, $2.00. ski, $1.00; E. J. H. Huebner, $2.00; D. SS PURDUE VICTORY SS KATHRYN <• men. The radio will be blaring commies! And a long cheer for O. Harvey, $2.00; J. D. Paton, $2.00; D. Crute, $5.00; H. Thompson, $1.00; A. Carvalho, $2.00. a political tune. And now, for the only outfits that have bene­ T. E. Smith. $5.00; L. Kulakoski, Shelly White, $1.00; G. R. Gonzales, SS ROBIN MOWBRAY $2.00; P. C. Holmes. $5.00. the first time, we are going to fited mankind—the free,- non$1.00; F. Delgado, $3.00: G. C'Rourke, C. C. Gillikin, $1.00; W. H. Little, SS WM. CARSON these politicoes shoved political trade union!" $1.00; J. A. Davis, $1.00; K. Hat$1.00; A. R. Mabe, $2.00; J. Morgan, have B. Harrison, $1.00; M. J. Lohr, $1.00; gimisios, $1.00; G. Walter, $5 00; T. $2.00; J. H. Davis, $1.00. down our throats by television! A. Suurhaskd, $5.00; W. C. Spivey, Karavvokyoog, $1.00; G. Noble and SS LAHAINA VICTORY $1.00; M. Oliver, $1.00: O. F. Martin, No matter whei'e we go, un­ non-members of the crew, $7.50; E. B. J.9 Maldonado, $3.00; S. J. Nilsen, $5.00; W. Brabham. $1.00. less it's a desert island, their Crowther, $6.00; J. D. Lane, $1.00; W. $3.00; R. Barbosa, $2.00; A. Niineberg, SS BRET HARTE J. Dunningan, $3.00; B. T. Williams, E. C. Bainhill, $2.00; F. Fischer, $2.00; A. J. Noberni, $2.00; A. E. ranting and ravings will follow Gear belong to the following $2.00; J. Padzig, $1.00; W. Gleason, $2.00; R. J. Jacoby, $2.00; E. G. Svenson, $2.00; M. J. Clark, $10.00; C. us. What a helluva life is in men has been in the New Or­ $3.00; C. McGregor, $3.00; W. E. Zettergucst, Wamsley, $T.OO; S. A. Presto, $2.00; T. D. Garriety, B. store for us, for the next couple leans Hall for several months. Odum, $4.00. $2.00; J. A. Dugas, $1.00; J. P. $3.00; W. A. Connor, $2.00; R. J. of months! Brown, $2.00; A. R. Hasson. $3.00; Due to overcrowding, the gear SS ROBIN LOCKSLEV Saide, $1.00; C. L. Davis. $6.00; J. C. IT. O. Workman, $2.00; L. Derstler, Mikronis, $5.00; P. J. Stoffel, $2.00; H. Hernandez, $2.00; A. H. Chaplin, Also, this year, we are going will be disposed of if not called A. Myrex, $2.00; Wm. Walker, $2.00; $10.00; J. Mocyorossy, $3.00; B. J. to contend with a third party, for within 60 days. W. Tindell, $2.00; J. Lacaparra, Madadonado, $3.00; R. Jamack, $1.00; made of crackpots and comrats. J. H. Hdrgan, M. Hynds, H. F. Abbott, $1.00; D. B'. Moon, $3.00; $2.00. H. J. Pallins, $2.00; M. Estrella, $2.00; But this trash we can overlook, Hickman, J. R. Movaro, P. • F. SS EVANGELINE J. C. Bernard. $1.00; J. H. DuBose, K. P. Harper, $2.00; H. Goering, $2.00; for we know them for what they McEllerro, R. E. Hunt, D. T. $1.00; W. Collins, $1.00; C. J. Ran- A. Kaden, $3.00: H. D. Fitzgerald, are, and for what they're trying Smith, B. Chaskinc, G. Moore. $3.00; J. L. Hubbard, $2.00; R. Rog, BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. dazzo, $1.00. H. Canada, S. W. Crosby, H. $5.00; Phillip Jordon, $3.00; E. Santos, . SS FRANCES William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 G. White, W. Ammann, R. L. $3.00. J. Cruz, $1.00. BOSTON 276 State St. Humphrey, J. R. Joy, P. Darnel, E. B. Tilley, Agent Bowdoin 445S R. F. Barker, A. Douglass, L. GALVESTON 308'/j—23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Laronde. For the protection of the MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. J. P. Currie, H. J. Oskes, R. F. crew's gear and the ship's Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Fristoe, E. C. Sheffy, S. Ansley, NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. equipment, and for the pro­ GORDON L. GASKINS JOHN WILLIAM SUTTON B. R. Gibson, L. Curon, F. F. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 tection of the SIU agree­ Contact your wife at 308 Pal­ Eddie Grimmett would like for NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Williams, H. Myers, C. F. Neal, ment, men standing gangway you to get in touch with him at Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 metto St., Brooklyn, N. Y. F. Starsiak. watches should remain at NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. the SIU Galveston Hall immedi­ s. * a, E. G. Fox, R. W. Birmingham, Ben Recs, Agent Phone 4-1083 their post, in the same man­ ately. ALFRED STEVENS F. Calvin, B. Huseby, D. Smith, PHILADELPHIA. . .614.16 No. 13th St. ner as the Fireman below Contact Leon H. Murray, Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 E. Olsen, R. Hunt, H. B. Hasings, S S S must stand his watch. Gang­ SAN FRANCISCO 86 Third St. Copnselor-at-Law, 141 Broadway, JOE ZUBA H. B. Harrison, L. Fon Joy, E. E. ways cannot be covered from Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 New York. Ames. Get in touch with Aarti Hufthe messhall or foc'sle. SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon M. Pitlie, J. Wells, O. Jensen, fai-t, 163 East 122 Street, New Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 The gangway watch is as EVERETT XAY TWEED M. P. Hughes, B. Hemondez, J. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. York 35, N. Y. much a part of, our agree­ Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Get in touch with Mrs. Ida Radimak, P. Cross. s s s TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. ment with the shipowners as Gathers, Seamen's Church In­ HARVEY F. WHITE R. H, Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 the wage scale. The job is New Receipt Number C-S1874 Your wife is very ill. Get in HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. stitute, 25 South Street, easy and the overtime earn­ Will the holder of receipt num­ HAnover 2-2784 York. touch with her at 8 S. E. Eighth ed on the weekends fattens ber C-61674 please send his Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. SECRETARY-TREASURER St Si' the final payoff bundle. Stick name, book (or permit) number Paul Hall GILBERT GNOR i 4- S" by that gangway when on to the Baltimore Agent, William DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Your mother is anxious to hear M. L. DOBBS watch. Lindsey Williams Rentz. This receipt was signed from you. Contact your Aunt, Esther ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS by P. J. McCann. Kan, New Oaks Hotel, 587 Fif­ S S S Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler ARTHUR S. HUFFORD teenth Street, Oakland, Calif. •1 Joseph Volpian Get in touch with your mother S S S or wife, or with S. Alfred Lund, SUP EVERETT J. TWEED Attorney, Equitable Building, Write to your sister, Mrs. Con­ The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Baltimore. Important. stance O'Connell, 363 South Oak­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone. 5-8777 PORTLAND til W. Burnside St. land, Pasedena, California. Your to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of S S S 'Beacon 4336 MORGAN R. HUFFORD father is seriously ill. their families and themselves when ashoi-e. If you desire to have RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Your mother is ill and wants the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every s s s Phone 2599 SIU branch for this purpose. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. you , to contact her immediately WILBUR IRVIN Douslas 2-8363 at 172 Carlisle Street,- Wilkes Communicate witli your atHowever, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Barre, Pa. torneys, Droisen and Marcus, 285 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 S S S Madisdn Avenue, New York 17, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON ..... .440 Avalon Blvd. MANUEL NOVO N. Y. Terminal 4-3131 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Daniel Viamonte, 135 West 72 S S S Street, New York, is anxious to PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION - FRANCIS PASCHANG hear from you. Get in touch with Freedman, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. ^ ^ Landy and Lorry, 1015 Chestnut To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 FOSSIE EBANKS CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. Street, Philadelphia, Pa., in com Contact the British ConsulatePhone: Essex 2410 I "would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the nection with the claim of Paul New CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. General, 3 State Street, Tansky against the SS Lucius address below: Main 0147 York, as your mother is anxious Q.C. Lamar. . DETROIT 1038 Third St. to hear from you. Cadillac 6857 Name S S S S S S DULUTH... 531 W. Michigan St. JOSEPH D. OTTO ABORI RICCI Melrose 4110 Your sister, Mrs. Thomas W. TOLEDO . . 615 Summit St. Street Address Get in touch with Mrs. Lucy Garfield 2112 Mundy, 1188 Sherman, Santa Ricci, 5208 Campbell St!, Detroit Clara, California, and y o u r Michigan. State City family, want you to write. S S S MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square FRED PRIOR S S X Signed VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. GEORGE LISSNER Please get in touch with Rob­ Empire 4531 Write your brother, Joe Lissert L. Kennedy, 715 Mt. Vernon VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. Book No.. ner, in care of General Delivery, Street, Camden, New Jersey, in Pacific 7824 New York City. regard to Armond Driscoll. >1 ——• NOTICE! SlU HALLS r. SIU, A&6 District PERSONALS Gangway Watch Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District Canadian District �Page Sixteen T HE S E 4F A RE RS Friday. Sepleinber 24. 194S LOG LE«)$IHE«m THE -^mr£A P/i£A4m aem/zfrm cfPfPi/i MMm£ wmfD / mm/'mfmA m6£^//vmfi Alcoa Effective March, 1944 Department and Rating ¥I W.L.B. $45. Increase EffecHve Oct. 1, 1945 to Mar. 31, 1946 Agreed Aug. 5, 1946 Effective April 1, 1946 to June 14, 1946 5% Agreed July 31, 1947 Effective June 16, 1947 to Mar. 10, 1946 6.3% Agreed Mar. 10, 1948 Effective Mar. 10, 1948 to Aug. 17, 1946 Agreed Aug. 5, 1946 Effective June 15. 1946 to Dec. 31, 1946 6% Agreed Mar. 11, 1946 Effective Jan. 1, 1947 to June IS, 1947 $12.50 Agreed Aug. 17, 1948 $205.00 192.50 180.00 205.00 197.50 187.50 172.50 172.50 150.00 172.50 $217.30 204.05 190.80 217.30 209.35 198.75 .182.85 182.85 159.00 182.85 $228.17 214.25 200.34 228.17 219.82 208.69 191.99 191.99 166.95 191.99 $260.44 $285.44 24i54 255.04 221.84 210.01 210.01 177.47 234.34 222.51 222.51 189.97 294.50 227.50 312.17 241.15 327.78 253.21 348.43 269.16 360.93 230.00 205.00 237.00 205.00 243.80 217.30 251.22 217.30 255.99 228.17 263.78 228.17 272.12 242.54 280.40 242.54 321.22 284.62 255.04 292.90 255.04 197.50 205.00 190.00 177.50 195.25 177.50 177.50 167.50 160.00 175.00 269.50 209.35 217.30 201.40 188.15 206.97 188.15 188.15 177.55 219.82 228.17 211.47 197.56 217.32 197.56 197.56 186.43 242.54 224.79 210.01 231,01 210.01 210.01 198.18 255.04 237.29222.51 243.51 222.51 222.51 210.68 185.50 285.67 194.7S 299.95 207.05 318.85 219.55 331.35 269.50 237.50 218.50 269.50 237.50 218.50 285.67 251.75 231.61 299.95 , 264.34 243.19 318.85 280.99 258.51 331.35 293.49 271.01 220.00 200.00 200.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 150.00 220.00 205.00 205.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 150.00 233.20 217.30 217.30 196.10 185.50 159.00 159.00 244.86 228.17 228.17 205.91 194.78 166.95 166.95 265.75 242.54 242.54 218.88 207.05 177.47 177.47 278.25 255.04 255.04 231.38' 219.55 189.97 189.97 Deck Department $112.50 Bosun's'Mate—Day .... Bosun's Mate—Watch 112.50 Storekeeper AB Maintenance • 105.00 100.00 82.50 100.00 $157:50 $175.00 155.00 172.50 155.00 172.50 157.50 172.50 150.00 ~ 167.50 145.00 162.50 » 150.00 167.50 145.00 . 162.50 127.50 " 145.00 • 145.00 162.50 Engine Department Chief Electrician Assistant Electrician 2nd Electrician Unlicensed Jr. Eng—^Day Unlicensed Jr. Eng—^Watch Plumber Machinist Deck Engineer Deck Eng—Eastern SB Co Storekeeper Engine Utihty Evaporator Maintenance Oiler , Oiler-Diesel Watertender Fireman Water (FM-WT) Fireman Wiper Wiper (from Oct. 23, 1946 to Dec. 31, 1946 Refrigerating Eng. (when only 1 carried) Refrigerating Eng.'s. (when 3 carried) Chief 1st Asst 2nd Asst 185.25 137.50 252.00 182.50 269.50 200.00 187.50 187.50 194.50 162.50 172.50 205.00 205.00 212.00 180.00 190.00 •••••••••• 117.50 127.50 110.00 110.00 110.00 100.00 92.50 172.50 155.00 155.00 155.00 155.00 -145.00 132.50 190.00 172.50 172.50 172.50 172.50 162.50 150.00 252.00 269.50 4 252.00 220.00 201.00 Stewards Department Chief Steward Chief Cook Night Cook and Baker Second Cook Assistant Cook Messman Utilityman : 157.50 137.50 122.50 !.... 87.50 87.50 202.50 182.50 182.50 167.50 157.50 132.50 132.50 LETS KEEP THE SEAFARERS STRONG! h h-vr Jjii m VOTE 'Yf^ FOR THE fiEHERAL FUND AgSE&Smm — » .J. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 24, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 38 Description An account of the resource SEAFARERS DOUBLES WAGES IN FOUR-YEAR PERIOD ITF OKS WORLS-WIDE PANAMANIAN BOYCOTT SIU DOUBLES SEAMEN'S PAY IN FOUR YEARS FLIERS UNION THANKS SIU FRO STRIKE AID IN NORFOLK WEST COAST UNIONS BREACH OPERATORS LINE FACTS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY SIU AIDS ILGWU IN STRUGGLES AGAIST MOBS IN DRESS PORT GALV ESTON NOW GETTING GOOD SHIPPING NEW ORLEANS LOOKS AHEAD TO STEADY SHIPPING TRANSPORTATION RIDER ALREADY PAYING OFF SIX A&G VESSELS TIED-UP ON WEST COAST MOBILE SHIPPING CONTIUNUES SLOW,BUT ASSESSMENT VOTING IS BRISK BOSTON SHIPPING DROPS TO LOW BALTIMORE SHIPPING IMPROVING;CALMAR INTERCOASTALS TIED- UP PHILLY SEAFARERS HAPPY ABOUT 2-YEAR CONTRACTS SEAFARERS BUILDING IN TAMPA IS MODEL TRADE UNION PROJECT FEW PAYOFFS KEEP SHIPPING DOWN IN TAMPA TRINITY VICTORY,ADRIFT IN GULF STORM,SAVED BYY WATCH HILL'S CREW STAMP COLLECTING BROTHER FINDS AVOCATION PAVES WAY TO MEETING GREAT,NEAR GREAT ALL IN HARMONYON WALKRMILL:OLDTIMER PRAISES ALL HANDS FIRST-TRIPPER WRITES MOM ALL'S OKAY SEAFARERS;HERERE THE PROSPED UNIFORM UNIFORM REGISTRATION RULES TRADE UNION,NOT POLITICIAN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/24/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1775587fa9151b95fe96773583953f72.PDF 267d4059855f662d8e30867cc2d7bc32 PDF Text Text ••'•:••-:''•iff!'. ] SIU Signs 5 Tankers To Top Pay Levy Getting Members' OK The seriousness with which Seafarers view the need for the ten-dollar assessment for the Two-year contracts calling for General Fund has been demon­ Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA the highest wages in the tanker strated by the brisk rate at No. 38 field—with increases running as NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1948 VOL. X which they have lined up at high as $40.50—have been signed voting booths in all ports to cast with five of the SIU's seventeen their ballots in the referendum now before the membership. contracted tanker companies. One From comments heard up and of the companies — Terminal down the coast the impression Tanker Industries — signed its is that the membership is back­ first SIU contract, the result of ing the proposed assessment by an intensive organizing cam­ a wide margin in the balloting paign. so far. Voting began on Septem­ Contracts covering the five ber 8 and will continue until companies were signed on Sep­ October 8. tember 9 and provide for wage The referendum on the ten- As the combined strike and MEBA and the MFOWW were owners originally set up the increases for all ratings, clarifi­ dollar assessment was authorized lockout on the West Coast deliberately locked out by the Taft-Hartley Act as a bar to the cation of the working and gen­ by an overwhelming member­ neared the end of the second operatoi-s who -broke off negotia­ kind of Hiring Hall that mari­ eral rules and, in line with the ship vote at regular meetings on week, the situation was compli­ tions with the two unions, with­ time unions must have to re­ SIU's freight ship policy, will August 25, in response to a cated by Army efforts to move drawing all offei-s after the strike tain their jobs and their con­ run for two years. began on September 3. Since ditions. Th( y also refused the resolution presented to all Army cargoes the Army away. The five companies to sign then, the MFOWW has declared ILWU's wage demands. Branches by 37 Brothers in the Meanwhile, the outlook for an with the Seafarers, and the ef­ itself to be on strike. Port of New Orleans. early settlement remained dim, The strike was first threatened fective dates of the contracts, as 'the, operators refused to deal The restdt is that the entire in June when the operators RUNNING STRUGGLE are Tanker Sag Harbor Corpora­ fui-ther with the CIO Longshore­ West Coast waterfront from the deadlocked all negotiations with The New Orleans resolution men and the CIO Marine Cooks Canadian border to Mexico is the longshoremen. The federal tion, effective September 9; Pet­ pointed out that the SIU's new and Stewards, until officials of idle, about 130 ships being tied government then asked and ob­ rol Tanker Industries, Inc., ef­ two-year contract had set -the those organizations sign anti- up. Some 12,000 longshoremen tained from a federal judge an fective September 9; The Cabins Tanker Industries, Inc., effective pace again for all of maritime, communist affidavits., are on the picketlines and 16,000 80-day injunction against the September 15; Arctic Tankers, but that in the face of the Taftstrike imder the Taft-Hartley seamen are locked out. Inc. (New London Tanker Com­ , Hartley Act and disastrous price Act. The 80 days were supposed As the .LOG went to press. The effect of the strike has pany), effective September 11; inflation ^the Union must Secretary of the Army Ken­ to be a "cooling off" period. been to lay off all SUP and and Terminal Tanker Industries, strengthen its financial condi­ neth C. Royal announced in The injunction ran out Sep­ Inc., effective September 18. The A&G men on the coast along tion. Washington that the Army with the rest. A number of tember 2 and the longshoremen Terminal Tanker outfit operates , Much of the Union's financial would use troops to load A&G ships are tied up in San struck the next day. the T-2 tanker SS Julesberg. assets arc in special funds — ships in West Coast ports. Francisco and elsewhere on the The operators immediately saw Incidentally, the signing of such as the Strike and Buildings The threat was admission on coast. Radio Operators, too, were a chance to wrap themselves in the Terminal Tankers Industries Funds—the resolution continued, the Army's part that its at­ laid off. the flag. They wouldn't deal with brings to seventeen the number and could not be used for day- tempt to hire "civil service" the longshoremen or the MCS, of tanker companies contracted Several issues in th^ beef are to-day operations. It was the longshoremen was an out­ they said, until their officials to the SIU, all of which have economic, a fact which the SIU General Fund with which the right flop. has recognized from the begin­ signed the non-c ommunist been brought imder the SIU running struggle with the ship­ ning. However, the pro-commie pledges. The SIU has fought the banner in little over a year. owners and other hostile forces officials of the longshoremen and communists at every turn Also directly involved are the Unlike the General Agree­ was carried on, it said, and that throughout its history, but that the MCS have managed, as CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial ment, which called for $12.50 fund must never be weakened. Association and the Marine Fire­ usual, to becloud the picture fact cannot be allowed to ob- across the board, except for Bos­ In order to maintain and inwith political baloney, giving the scui'e the economic facts of the uns who received $25, the tanker ciease the SIU's strength against men, Oilers and Watertenders, shipowners a chance to becloud current West Coast beef. although officials of both have wage rises correct the differen­ all possible enemies and ob­ Incidentally, what good the tials in previous contracts. the picture further with phony signed the affidavits. Indirectly, stacles, the 37 New Orleans Bro­ "cooling off period" accom­ patriotism. thers asked that a referendum but no less conclusively involved, To set things straight, the ship­ plished nobody can say. HIGH BOOSTS are the crews of all A&G and be held on a ten-dollar assess­ SUP ships on the Coast. Those receiving the greatest ment. This week the Army began increases are the OS Mainten­ The referendum ballot upon advertising for longshoremen and ance, who receives a $35 boost which the SIU membership is seamen to work cargoes and sail to $220, and the Engine Mainnow voting requires only "Yes" ships scheduled to carry supplies tenance-2nd Pumpman, who is Five more Atlantic & Gulf District contracted operators or "No" to the following ques­ to Japan and elsewhere across boosted $40.50 to" $305.50. fell into line this week and signed the General Agreement tion; the Pacific. .The unions immedi­ already agreed to by eleven major operators. In addition. (The new wage scales appear "Are you in favor of a $10.00 ately leveled a charge of strike­ on Page 15.) Calmar Steamship Company signed a supplemental agreement assessment to build the General breaking against the Army, and bringing the wage scale and overtime rate on its ships in line The overtime rate of pay in Fund?" moved to forestall the Army's with that of the General Agreement. The remainder of the the new contract calls for thf plap. Calmar agreement continues in effect until expiration on April payment of $1.15 per hour to The Army offered its jobs un­ 16, 1949. The wages on Calmar ships are retroactive to men earning under $228.23 per der finky civil service conditions. August 17. month and $1.45 to those earn­ Previously the unions had of­ The five companies to agree to the General Agreement— ing $220.23 or more per month. fered to work Army cargoes for first signed by Mississippi and the Atlantic & Gulf Steamship The SIU Negotiating Commit­ the companies under their old Operators Association, and now the pattern thr.oughout the tee, which hammered out the contract conditions, but the op­ maritime industry—are American Eastern, Atwacoal, Ponce industry-high wage boosts, has erators at this point refused to Cement Company, White Rwge and St. Lawrence Navigation. scheduled meetings with the re­ cooperate with either the Army Meanwhile, negotiations continue with Isthmian, and contracts maining tanker operators and or the unions.have been presented to the remaining SlU-contracted opera­ expects them to sign identical ARMY FAILS tors for study. contracts within the next few By ALEX MACDONALD According to the latest reports, weeks. MONTREAL—In a move des­ the Army was making no head­ tined to change the whole mari­ way at all. On Tuesday the time labor picture in Canada, Army advertised its jobs in San the Canadian District of the Francisco where six ships schedSIU took into its ranks the memfor Army cargoes were tied The SIU produced witness The exact composition of the Last Spring, the NLRB certi­ bership and contracted vessels. ^Pbargaining unit which will vote after witness to show that the fied the SIU as bargaining agent of the Canadian Lakes Seamen's " The Army had announced that the nine remaining Citie.s Serv­ company was raising a bogus on seven of CS's original ships Union, a union organized two it expected 250 job applicants a ice ships is now up to the Na­ issue. as the result of the Union's years ago to fight communist day. The first morning, there tional Labor Relations Board in smashing 5-to-l victoi-y in an FIRST PARLEY domination of Canadian mari­ were 30-odd applicants for all Washington, Lindsey Williams, election held last winter. Meanwhile, SIU negotiations jobs including other fields than Director of Organization, an­ time labor. But the NLRB refused to cer­ met with Cities Service repre­ As one of the conditions of maritime. Army spokesmen re­ nounced this week. sentatives in a preliminai-y step tify the Union on ships which fused to say whether they had accepting the Canadian union Extended hearings on the bar­ toward obtaining a conti'act for were not actually voted or were into the SIU's ranks, Pat Sul­ enough men for even one long­ gaining unit question ended the unlicensed personnel on the acquired after the voting began. livan, its president, resigned his shore gang of 14 to 18 workers. night of September 8. seven ships which were voted In a similar situation, the gov­ position. Sullivan, prior- to his The Army was expected to keep The company's efforts at the last winter. ernment board had certified the trying in San Francisco and in work in the CLSU, had been a Another meeting will be held Union for aU Isthmian ships. heai-ings were directed at ex­ Seattle. communist and official in the cluding Stewards, Bosuns, Ma­ .shortly, but no date has been set Nevertheless, the SIU now must communist - dominated Canadian The only imions actually on chinists and Pumpmen from the as yet. vote the eight new ships which strike are the CIO longshoremen, Seamen's Union. What has complicated the Cities Service has taken over led by Harry Bridges, and the unit because, the gompany said, The two unions carried on MCS, led by Hugh Bryson. Both men sailing in these ratings wei-e Cities Service case has been the plus one ship which failed to discussions and achieved Unity officials are notorious adherents supervisors within the meaning NLRB's reversal of the precedent touch an American port during it set in the Isthmian case. last winter's voting period. of the communist party line. The of the Taft-Hartley Act. (Continued on Page 4) ' Anuy Makes No Progress In Moving Coast Cargoes More Operators Sign CLSU Enters Ranks Of Sltf In Canada I NLRB To Decide Unit For New CS Election �Page Two THE SE AF AHEHS LOG Friday. Septeia)f9X 17, 184« SEAFARERS LOG published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affilialed wilh Ihe American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Uniform Rules • Two weeks ago, the LOG published the recommen­ dations of the Committee on Uniform Registration Rules. These recommendations are repeated in this issue, and they shortly will appear in the LOG a third time. There is a good reason for printing the recommenda­ tions three times: If they are to be adopted for all ports, they must be approved by regular membership meetings which will authorize a referendum ballot on them. There­ fore, each member should have every reasonable chance to study them carefully before any action is taken. The proposal to draft uniform registration rules for all ports is part of the overall program to streamline the SIU's day-to-day operations for the benefit of every member. At present, each port has its own registration rules, a practice which worked well under the circumstances ofe the past, but which has become a source of annoyance, inconvenience and occasional unfairness in present times. The SIU is now nearing its tenth birthday. Ours is a mature Union, solidly established at the top of the maritime labor scene. The time has come to abolish the looser customs of the Union's infancy. Complaints on the variation in registration rules be­ gan piling up this year. Finally it was proposed that one set of rules suitable for all ports and fair to all members be^worked out. These recommendations are the end prod­ Hospital Patients uct of that proposal, and they were arrived at in tradi­ When entering the hospital tional, democratic SIU style. notify the delegates by post-' Port Committees were elected early this summer to card, giving your name and do the all-important spade work. The Port Committees the number of your ward. pondered the problem from all angles, listening to criti­ Mimeographed postcards cisms and suggestions from hundreds of rank-and-filers can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. of all ratings. The Port Committees made their own recommen­ Stateh Island Hospital dations which were sent to Headquarters. At Headquar­ You can contact your Hos­ ters, the Committee on Uniform Registration Rules sifted pital delegate at the Staten the recommendations from the ports, heard the" opinions These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Island Hospital at the follow­ of still more men and finally made its own report, the as reported'by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ing times: one reprinted on page 16. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up hy Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These final recommendations are believed to be com­ writing to them. (on 5th and 6th floors.) pletely fair to everybody. They eliminate the source of Thursday —- 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) many beefs. No longer can a man with a high rating NEW OREANS MARINE HOSP. EDWIN D. JOHNSTON Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p,m. RUSSEL S. NEARY throw in for all jobs in his department, depriving a low J. DENNIS (on 1st and 2nd floors.) ^ % rated man of the chance to get out. Yet they are flexible EDWARD D. MILLER SAN JUAN HOSPITAL enough so that no man is frozen to one rating in which E. LIPARI R. SEIJG : OLES HOWELL jobs may be scarce. E. C. SHAFFER A. SILVESTRI L. D. RICKETTS M. EL MOUR This has- been accomplished by distributing ratings I. MONTANEZ WILLIAM A. MILLER into logical groups. To illustrate: Group one in the Deck 1^, a, a, H. C. MURPHY STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL MOBILE HOSPITAL Department includes Bosun, Bosun's Mate, Carpenter, V. P. BALLINGS A. EWING R. ARMSTRONG Deck Maintenance, Watchman—Day Work, and Store­ C. GREENE A. VANELZUELA PETE HENDERSON N. A. HUFF keeper. There is no conflict with AB, which is in the M. CASTRO F. T. REYNOLDS RALPH ARMSTRONG second group, or with OS which is in the third. Ratings J. McNEELY A. C. McALPIN SAMUEL PRICE . in other departnieqts are similarly distributed. A. JENSBY H. LOWMAN A. PISANI D. DeDUISEN It is believed that the membership will find that H. W. PETERS R. L. BARBER T. ZEMRZUSKI B. H. AMESBERRY .these rules are just what is needed to eliminate the con­ L. KAY W. H. NUNN , V. .. W. D. COVINGTON K. V. PITERSQN flicts and the injustices which sometimes have attended J. EOUYEA ft 4. 4^ O. Q. MOUMU 'Our present practices. Everybody should study them W. HUNT BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. F. JACOBSEN carefully to be ready to act upon them. R. L. JOHNSTON E. G. T. FISHER B. HARRIS K. C: CR0V7E : F. B. SHEDD E. E. GROSS C. OPPENHEIMER A. AUGUSTIN GETTIS LIGHTFOOT W. H. PERRY E. P. BADON , B. HUNT T. MANDICK . I C-.T. MITCHELL C. NANGLE J, % f Voting is now under way in all ports on the refer­ R BECKER C. W. HALLA endum for the ten-dollar General Fund Assessment. The BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL C. SIMMONS P. G. DAUGHERTY P. PASQUALI JOHN J. GEAGAN refe/endum ballot is the democratic, SIU way of deciding t t i H. KEHRLY EDWARD DUDEK questions of vital importance to the entire membership. ' SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL W. T. ROSS It is every member's Union duty to cast his vote, so that' CLARENCE G. CREVIER L. TICKLE C. B. VIKEN ^ ' GEORGE W. MEANEY the final result will be the full democratic expression of T. C. KELLY P. DAVASON , V. MILAZZO — the membership. Be sure you votel M. BYERS I ' P. M. KHEAUBER C. E. WILLIAMS Men Now In The Marine Hospitak Remember To Vote �Friday, September 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS TO THE RESCUE Page Three How Registration Boles Committee Did It's Job By GEORGE W. CHAMPLIN Seafarers Gene Habe, AB, and his, watch mate, identified only as "Bill," stand at the foot of the Java's accommodation ladder loading faod'and water into the junk's boat. The junk's crew and passengers were fleeing to Shanghai from the 'communists in Takubar. The Java • Mail turned over enough supplies for several trips between those points, according''to Seafarer I. H. Pepper who sent story and pictures to ths LOG. Refugees From Reds Get Aid On High Seas It was seamen to the /escue again, when the SS Java Mail spotted a Chinese junk with her flag upside down off the coast between Takubar and Shanghai. It was one o'clock the after­ noon of August 15 that the dis­ tress signal was first seen. The Java Mail immediately altered her course to investigate, accord­ ing to Seafarer I. H. Pepper, who sent in the story with the pic­ tures appearing on this page. As the big ship bore down on the junk's position, the smaller craft put out a boat. The Java Mail dropped the accommodation ladder and the Chinese Captain came aboard. It was quite a story that he told. The Skipper, speaking perfect English, related that he had taken the junk -out of Takubar 34 days before, carrying a crew of 10 and 13 passengei-s. They were refugees from com­ munist uprisings and terrorism in Takubar, he said, and were ti-ying to get to Shanghai. But the junk had run out of gasoline for the motors, and so calm was the air that the sails were all but useless. To make mattex's worse, there was food while the Java's crew and pas­ and water for only one more sengers clicked their camei-as. day. I The junk still had a hazardous The jimk's crew and passen­ voyage ahead, however, because gers obviously were in a tough the Java Mail had no gasoline situation. They could not make to send and the little ship would Shanghai without water, food have to depend on its sails. Meanwhile, those seafai-ers on and they needed gasoline. Nor the Java could be proud that could they return to Takubar, which was not only too far, but they had properly carried out a dangerous spot for any of them the basic law of the sea by re­ lieving the junk's distress, and to be found in. They were lucky that the Java averting disaster. Mail had spotted their signal. I. H. Pepper, better known as The Java's Captain oi-dei-ed "Doc," is a LOG-conti-ibutor of enough water and food to cari*y long standing. He is always alert the junk for several tidps be­ to accounts of dramatic maritime tween Takubar and Shanghai, events such as this one. The LOG lowered to the junk's boat. is ever on the lookout for stories The Chinese Captain received of this kind, and all Seafarers the emei-gency supplies grate­ ai'e urged to send them in. Picfully and headed back to his tui-es ai-e not necessary, but they hungi*y passengers and crew, help. Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street. New York 4, N. Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the' port where the money was tendered. • The Committee on Registra- • a freighter Bosun would be via tion Rules for the Poil of New' a Watch AB's berth. No freighter York sat on Friday, June 18, Bosun should attempt a tanker 1948; and the Union Committee without first sailing one as AB, sat in New York on Monday, Quartermaster, or Deck-MaintenJuly 26, 1948. I was privileged anceman. One who has never to be a member, for the Deck been on a large passenger ship Department, of both Committees ought not to sail higher than and Chairman of the latter. Bosun's Mate on his first trip. The SEAFARER LOG of June Comparable conditions exist in 25 carried the i-eport of the first the other departments. Committee, together with editor­ Following discussion, .(Chairman Jack Greenhaw's excellent sug­ ial comment. The Union Committee's acti­ gestion that we recess and each vities were reported on July 30, department separately draw up its own recommendations, was and its recommendations first adopted. The resulting thrCe sets published September third. It is generally understood that of recommendations were, in the object of these activities is each case, accepted by the Com­ to achieve a workable set of mittee of the Whole. Copies of rules on job registration, uni­ these recommendations were formly applicable to all ports. sent to Headquarters, as were Referendum ballot will be those of such outport commit­ used to incorporate them into tees as submitted them. general body of the ShipTHE UNION COMMITTEE g Rules. Then all rules con­ The Union Committee was cerning our bread and butter elected to sit when the recom­ will be standardized, except Dis­ mendations of the several outpatchers' Rules. ports were in hand. All Halls Flexibility in this respect is except San Juan and New Or­ necessary, as both physical and leans submitted recommenda­ economic conditions vary from tions. Fortunately, the Commit­ port to port. Differences in top­ tee was able to hale before it ography and transportation must Earl (Bull) Sheppard, and Cal be considered. Tanner, Port Agents of New Or­ The object of this article is to leans and Mobile, respectively. acquaint the membership with Bull was able to enlighten us the aims these two -ommittees oh the New Orleans' attitude; and—insofar as we were able to and both were of much assist­ determine here in New York— ance to the Committee as Ag­ the other port committees, had ents of our two largest passen­ in mind. ger ship ports. NEW YORK COMMITTEE Other persons haled before us, by both Brother Greenhaw and The Port Committee members myself, on one or both occasions, each aired his particular views. were, as I remember it: Paul All the Union officials available Hall, Secretary-Treasurer; Lindwere haled before the Commit­ tee, in order that we might have ^ sey Williams, Director of Or­ Paul Gonsorchik, the benefit of their views and ganization; New York Dispatcher; Joe Alexpei'ience, and the use of data gina. New York Port Agent; Bob in Headquarter's files. Matthews, Assistant SecretaryThe factors stressed in the Treasurer; and various rank and discusions were: file oldtimers. 1. Protection of unrated jobs— In fact, the meetings were thus rated men were declared in­ never closed to any interested eligible for unrated jobs. 2. Protection of handicapped Brothers. During the period of men—thus, such jobs as Fire- discussion by the Committee of Watchmen and Banana-Watch­ the Whole, the objectives of the men are reserved for men over New York Committee were re­ 50 years old, in conformity with viewed and stressed. The recoinmendations of all Paragraph 23 of the present Shipping Rules; and Ordinai-ies ports were carefully considered, who, because of physical defects, and emphasis laid upon the fact caimot obtain, or have lost, AB that all rules must possess prac­ tickets, have had Day-Workers' tical workability, and be so jobs thrown open to them, pro­ framed as to satisfy the demands vided that they can qualify in of the majority of the member­ ship. other respects. Furthermore, these rules 3. Protection of the inherent American right to improve one's should better the position of the condition. Let me expatiate on Union, not weaken or embar­ rass it, and help toward achieve­ this last. Under the regrettable one- ment of the high ideals of our i-ating registration rule in force ancient profession. As finaUy amended, the recom­ in New York at the present mendations of each department time, it was stressed that there subcommittee was received and is little incentive for ^ young men to study for all ratings in concurred in by the Committee their departments, if, after hav­ of the Whole. ing cai-ned them, they will then be deprived of the opportunity to use them freelj', and at will. Furthermore, oldtimers stressed The membership has gone the fact that a good Seafarer on record to prefer charges never stops studying the details, against zill gashounds and both old and new, of his chosen performers as well as the profession. men who willfully destroy or To take some cases in the steal ships gear. The SIU has writer's own deck department: no place for men who ruin a Bosun who has never sailed a the good conditions the Seatrain, but would like to do Union wins for them. Take so to round out his experience, action in shipboard meetings would have to make at least against men guilty of these one trip as a Car-Deckman. things. The only route to the Bosun's job on a V-4 (Moran txig) for On Performers A traditional sign of distress at sea is an upside-down flag. When the SS Java Mall sighted this Chinese junk with its flag reversed, the big ship altered its course to rush to the rescue. The junk with 23 aboard was 34 days at sea. nearly out. of food and water and completely , out of gasoline for its engines. Its sails were useless in the calm air. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four CLSU Enters Ranks Of SIO In Canada FrfeU^y. September 17, 194» WHAT tTWMIC. (Confinned from Page I) through talks arranged by Frank Hall, chairman of the negotiatuig committee for 18 internatioijal railway brotherhoods. CLEARS PICTURE In making the announcement of the absorbtion of the CLSU into the SIU, it was revealed that the CLSU does not retain AL. CARMOEGA. Messman: E. D. ODOM. Clttef Cook: , 'C its ident^, but simply comes '' '' As far as the Messmen are I am in favor of the report of into the ^U's Canadian District. liiKt the uniform registration Commit­ 5|his move makes clear the some­ concerned. I Ihink Ihe Committee, because it gives men in what rhuddled state of Canad­ iee's proposals are very good and every rating a chance.^ I sail as ian Lakes and deep sea mari­ fair. II is very wise to break down the jobs into two groups— Chief Cook. This proposed time labor. grouping of registration, will , The joining of the two unions rated and unrated—as they have mean tifkt I can ship Steward if was not greeted with applause done. Most of the Messmen who a job comes up, as well as Cook. from all quarters, however. The register as Messmen and Utilities At the same time it protects men CP-dominated CSU looked upon get beat out very often by men the move as a threat to its hold in the higher ratings under the sailing Messman from being on the Canadian seamen and present rules. Under the pro­ bumped by men with ratings, searched for reprisal weapons. posed rules, Messmen and Utili­ yho ought to sail in their ratr In Canada's highest labor un­ ties will have a much better ing. I like to feel that the regis­ it, the Trades And Labor Con­ chance of being shipped tration rules will be the same in gress, the president of which much sooner than they are now. what ever port I pay off in. This supports the CSU, fireworks are If the Committee's recommenda­ uniform registering system will expected when the group meets tions are adopted, men in these insure greater fairness for all un­ cLvssiiications will not have to der our present rotary shipping next month. compete with all other ratings. procedure. , LINES DRAWN yhe communist and anti-com­ ROQUE REMOS, UtUity: IRWIN MOEN; AB: munist camps will draw battle If- these proposals are accepted •I like this grouping of jobs lines and thrash out the matter. for registraticm, especially the It is felt that the new SIU in referendum vote, it will mean • strength will be the signal for allQw«mc« made lot OS unable protection for men—such as me a general house cleaning of com­ to get AB tickets becaitse of —who ship as Messman. It will physical disabilities. Allowing munists. enable us to take the jobs of them to ship as rated day work­ The CLSU gave several rea­ sons for joining ranks with the Messmen and Utility without ers gives them the incentive to SIU. Among them was the feel­ worrying about higher rated work for higher ratings. This ing that the SIU is a stronger men beating us out. The higher proviskm is a fair one and one organization and is reliable, re­ rated men can still ship out in I'm glad to see, even though I'm sponsible and strongly antiall ratinge except these two, so okay for watch standing. I see communist. Also, as an affiliate they're not penalized. It only that the group system is equal-' of the AFL, it is entitled to the keeps them from taking the un­ ly well set-up for the men of support of all Canadian labor. rated jobs and thus harming the other departments, so there This the CLSU did not have, as those of us who can choose should be no reason for the >« : it had been affiliated with the from only the two unrated Stew­ membership not to vote in favor Catholic Syndicate of Quebec. ards Department jobs. When of the change. I can't see where The CLSU's position in Can­ these proposals come up for a this holds any man back from adian maritime had been more vote, I'm going to vote in fav­ advancing. In fact, it protects of strategy than numbers, al­ the men all around. or of the change. though the outfit had contracts DIMAS CORTEZ, Deck Maint.: with four companies covering DUTCHY MOORE, Oh. Elec.: ninety ships. I think the way the Headquar­ One of the most discussed and Dave Joyce, Secretary-Treas­ controversial issues on registra­ ters Committee has sifted the urer of the SIU's Canadian Dis­ tion has been requirement for proposals of the port committees trict, signed the agreement be­ registering in one rating. There and presented a combined ver­ tween the two unions for the is no flexibility or choice for the SIU. sion is a good job. However, I men with higher ratings v under QUESTION: The Headiq^uarters CQmmittee's recommendations for a Union-wide, uniform system of rules for registration were report^ out two weeks ago, and was published in the LOG of September 3. What do you think of the proposals? (The Committee's recommen­ dations are reprinted on Page 16 of this issue to insure fullest membership knowledge of the proposed rules before they go to refei*endum vote.) <a, • iililii WFTU President Calls h Commie-Controlled MARGATE, England — The World Federation of Trade Un­ ions was denounced before the British Trades Union Congress here "by Arthur Deakin, British union leader, and president of the Soviet-dominated world labor body. In an addi-ess to the annual meeting of the BTUC, Deakin declared that the WFTU has been completely captured by the Communists and is being used as an agency to carry out the policies of the Cominform and as a platform for advancing So^ viet propaganda. He charged that WFTU agents are busy stirring up trouble in Malaya and other parts of Asia. Deakin's remarks coincided with the traditional position of the American Federation of Labor which has consistently lought the WFTU and exposed it a a "tool of the Kremlin." " Unlike the British labor move­ ment and the CIO, which have participated in the WFTU, the AFL refused to become affiliated with the organization. think we need further clarifica­ tion on the groupings, especially for the Deck Department. The recommendations say that when men are not available in one group, qualified men in the next lower group may throw in for a job. By this method the men in Group III would get preference if no men in Group II are around for a job. I don't think this is exactly fair. I think in this case the man available with the highest rating should get it. this method. On the ship I was aboard during the past two months this issue came up sev­ eral time at our meetings and letters were sent to Headquarters telling of our views. In my opinion the Committee's recom­ mendations seem to be quite fair to men of all ratings, with the possible exception of the Deck Engineer, who has high qualifi­ cations and should be allowed to register in Group I of the Deck. IVAN WHITNEY, FOW^ As far as Group II, Engine, is concerned I think the Deck- Engi­ neer should come under Group I, owing to ihe fact that his pay is much more than the rest of Group II, I am in favor of the general recommendations for i group registering, because it is a lot fairer to those men who ' ' have all ratings: and at the same , time protects men who have not gotten the top ratings from being , ' beaten out on a whim. I will be especially glad, if these recom­ mendations are ad<9ted, to know that the registration procedure will be the same in whatever port I may come into. JOSEPH DeCABO, Bosun; I like the proposals the Com­ mittee has shaped up. If they are adopted, we can be sure of qualified men in all ratings at all times in all ports. Also they are flexible enough so that you wouldn't be blocked out of a job the way you would be regis­ tering in just one rating. As a Bosun, I could be registered for five jobs in the first Deck group, which is okay. I wouldn't be cutting out any guy that's regis­ tered AB, and nobody registered AB would be cutting me out. You would always know right where you stood no matter what port you were in. We need some rules like these. �•afttottiMfi 17. am TME SE AE AKERS ElOe Page Five Shipping Slows F^r Port Mobile; Meiobership Okays AssessrooKt By GAL TANNER Ore Ships Largely Responsible For Good Shipping In Baltimore By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping is back on the downgrade, but we ;*io expect it to go up a bit in the week to come. We still have plenty of men on the beach, most of them having come in from other ports. They seem to think this is the best port for shipping, which perhaps it is. It certainly is as good a port as you can find if you count those Oie boats, and the membeiwho doesn't count them is mak­ ing a big mistake. Those ships are in every week, and some weelcs there's one to catch every day or sol Nevertheless a lot of men hate to take those ships. Just why, we "don't know. They are good ships and they make short trips. They are getting to be better feedei^ all the time. Most im­ portant of all, they represent a lot of jobs the Organizers worked hard to get. depriving the crew of a few things, notably milk. Quite a wise guy, wasn't he? He will hear more of the beef. We are voting on the 10-dollar assessment down here. Appar­ ently everybody knows what it's for and v/hat to do about it. The answer is to vote "Yes," in case you haven't heard. That is, vote "Yes" if we want to keep our strength. We could get caught short some day and be placed in a bad spot, if we don't have the assessment. Suppose we were lockd out! Think that one over. GIVES ANSWER This assessment could save the life of the SIU on a dark day. Don't forget: We are still in a fight, eve'n if we have a two-year •Bur IS IT For the protection of the crew's gear and the riiip's equipment, and for the proteeti<m of the SIU iagteement, men standing gangway watches should remain at their post, in the same man­ ner as the Fireman below must stand his watch. Gang­ ways cannot be covered from the messhall or foc'sle. The gangway watch is as much a part of our agree­ ment with the shipowners as the wage scale. The job is. easy and the overtime earn­ ed on the weekends fattens the final payoff bundle. Stick by that gangway when on watch. Port 5m Jum Still Malatalns Top Shlppa^ By SAL GOLLS EVERYBODY LOSES When the Union fails to de­ liver a crew, the company takes men off the dock. Each and every one of us is the loser when this happens, as it does on occasions. The company does not exactly love unions. Last week we had five payoffs. To give you an idea, three of them were Ore vessels. The bther two were a Calmar and an Alcoa. In the same stretch, we had seven sign-ons, of which three were Ore ships. The rest were two Isthmians, a Calmar and an Alcoa. What the Ore ships mean to this port is pretty obvious. Except for a Stewai'd on Al­ coa's J. W. Cullen who was a gashound, the payoffs and signons were clean ones. Thi.s Stewward, who caused a. little trouble, cut his stores to allow himself some whiskey aboard, thei>eby Gangway Watch conti-act. , You iiave to keep those companies up to the mark every day. If we let down our guard, they'll jump us—contract or no contract. We didn't win those contracts for nothing. And we can't keep them for nothing. "Yes" is the answer. "Yes" guarantees a strong Union. We have a touch of the West Coast lock-out in Baltimore. The MFOWW and MGS are picket­ ing one ship so far. "The boys in the hospital are doing fine. They are anxious to get out—and vote. Boston Seafarers Are Awaiting Weekly Educatienal Meetings By ERNEST B. TILLEY SAN JUAN — Shipping has been tops here for the last six weeks. We even have had to ship some men on emergency cards because of the shortage of members around these parts. The MV Ponce helped out last week by paying off and taking a full crew. In addition to the Ponce, which belongs to the Ponce Cement Company, we had six Bull Line vessels and a Wa­ terman in transit. The Bulls were the SS Jean, Aifiyn, Suzanne, Mae, Rosario and Elizabeth. The Waterman was the Monarch of the Seas. MOBILE—Shipping was dead slow last week in the Port-of Mobile, with approximately 67 bookmen and 17 permits shipped. We had a total of six payoffs and three sign-ons for the week. This week we lost two Liber­ ties to the boneyard fieet, the Lyman Stewart, and the Isaac Singer—both had been running for Alcoa on the bauxite tiade for a long time. Another Alcoa Liberty, the Henry Rice, is due in today and also is headed for the boneyard. Ships paying off this week were the Alawai, Daniel Huger, Lafayette, Waternian; the Ly­ man Stewart and Isaac Singer, Alcoa. The Wild Ranger, Water­ man, came in from the Puerto Rico run and paid off. ry, Malcolm Cieutat, Eugeitte Morgan, G. flaleel, B. Graham. GENERAL FUND The main topic of conversa­ tion around the Hall now is the $10 General Fund Assessment, and the good it is going to do the organization, if the mem­ bership votes it. In the talks around the Hall, everyone expressed their opin­ ion as being in favor of it. They all realize that, while we have the strongest maritime Un­ ion in the business today, we are losing jobs every day while the ships are being put in the boneyard with a consequent loss of revenue. All of the members know a Union is only as strong as its finances; and they are all anx­ ious to keep the SIU the strong­ est organization in the mai'itime industry. Another topic of conversation around the Hall is the recom­ mendation of the committee on registration. All of the members seem to be in favor of the re­ port. GOOD GREW All were in exceptionally good shape, with practically no beefs. The Wild Ranger, in particular, has a heads-up crew that doesn't tolerate any performing, and has a fine set of delegates. Ships signing on for the week were the Alawai, headed for Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, NO BEEFS and Antwerp; the Lafayette, for Germany; the Daniel Huger for On the labor and organizing Japan and Korea; the Pegasus scene in Mobile, everything for the bauxite run, and the seems to be pretty quiet right Wild .Ranger on continuous ar­ now, with no beefs hanging fire. ticles for Puerto Rico. We seldom have anything in All sign-ons were accomplished this port that is not organized, with a minimum of trouble, with with the exception of foreign all slop chests checked prior to flag ships. signing on, and all necessary There is nothing new on the repairs made. unemployment insurance situa­ The Hospital Patrolman re­ tion right now. We are still ports he made the hospital and waiting for a Supreme Court found everything in good shape. decision to see which way things The following men are in the are going to go. Mobile Hospital: R. Armstrong, The bottom half of our build­ Pete Henderson, F. T. Reynolds, ing should be ' vacated by the A. C. McAlpin, H. Lowman, H. end of this month and, as soon W. Peters, B. H. Amesberry, W. as we can get started with the D. Covington. necessary renovations and re­ Some of the oldtimers sweat­ pairs, we will make it one of ing out the beach in Mobile now the finest Union Halls in the include E. Goodwin, Bennie Tur­ country. ner, B. Johnsen, L. Cheeseman, Members are again invited to W. Reynolds, L. F. Davis, Harold send in any suggestions before Westphal, James Moore, H. Cur­ we get started. WILFUL WIPER There were some minor over­ time beefs aboai-d the Ponce, which were settled to every­ body's satisfaction. The princi­ pal trouble was with a Wiper wliu was in arrears in dues for four months and all assessments for 1048. This Wiper was quite a char­ acter. He didii't want to pay his dues, he said. To make things look a little worse, ho apparently refused to do his work or cooperate with the rest of the crew in any 'way. SUNNY ISLE BOSTON — The members in and that in the contract, as the We had four days of rain and the IPort of Boston are still walk­ men don't go by it anyway. wind on the Island. However, We have started to vote on ing around with their chest we didn't get the hurricane, the General Fund Assessment pushed way but telling one and up here. When the time comes which headed for North Caro­ turned out to all that they are members of for the tally I think you will lina but finally sea. We're having sunshine the SIU, and add that they have find Boston solidly back of it. again, but this time of year you By the time you read this, we the besT Negotiating Committee will have laid up all of our have to be wary in this part in the maritime industry, which of the world. summer boats for the season. had just tied up contracts that As for shipping — there just Some of Ihe oldtimers around iare way out in front of the doesn't seem to be any payoffs are A. Gonzalez, F. Mateo, L. scheduled for this Port. We Jiave D. Mullis, F. P. Marquez, D. rest of the waterfront. There are plenty of men not had one in the last two Kenney and J. Tassin. D. Trefethen and L. A. "Vila around here who are looking weeks, and don't know of any are going back to sea after coming up. forward to our Tuesday educa­ But never let it be said that five years ashoi-e. J. Dean just tional program meetings. They realize that there is plenty to the men on the beach here are got off the Ponce to put in a not out to organize the unor­ little vacation time. learn—even for the oldtimers There are only four Seafarers jf we are to live up to our con- ganized! There is never a ship jtracts all the way. To prevdht in the area that is not'covered : in the Marine Hospital here now, ithe companies from saying that to see if there is a job to land and all of them look forward to 'getting out in a few days. there is no need of having thisi for the SIU. From The Sixth Deck By EDDIE BENDER The Union books are closed at the present time, and will re­ main closed until such time as the membership votes to open them again. Certain permitmen, however, who are helping the or­ ganizational drives by sailing the unorganized ships, are issued books from time to time through the recommendation of the Di­ rector of Organization. It is not an easy task doing this organizing work among a bunch of non-Union men on the unorganized ships. It entails loss of cabbage on one hand, and plenty of headaches on the other. Yet it hn.s its cnmpen.sations. The Union-minded permitman can be proud of a good job done in helping the Union to expand and obtain more ships, which will mean more jobs on the board in the days ahead. And the Union, in turn, sees to Jt that such men, get their books in a much shorter space of time than would otherwise be the case. It is a wise policy not jo pester the Patrolmen by continually asking if you can get a book. They have plenty to do without constantly going over this ex- planation. When the books are opened again the announcement will be printed in the LOG. Keep a close check on each issue. These fellows new holding permits who hope to obtain their books now should contact the Organizers for advice on how to go at a job on the unorganized ships—they will be " more than willing to give whatever advice or help they can. It is best for permitmen aspiring for membership in the organization to keep their permit in good standing at all times, as this is an excellent asset when applying for probationary iiionibership. Here are the qualification.s for membership, if and when the books are opened: First, a permitman must have 18 months paid-up time on his Permit. Second, a year's sea-time as d permitman. Third, a rating other than Messman, Ordinary Seaman, or Wiper. Fourth, strike clearances for all strikes. Fifth, be paid up in full for all monies due the Union. �Friday, Baptaubfr 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Michigan 'Little T-H' Law Ruled Invalid RESTING AND WORKING Strike Keeps . Frisco Shipping At Standstill LANSING, Mich.—The Michi­ gan State Supreme Court ruled that the anti-labor Bonine-Tripp law, know as the "little TaftHartley law," was invalid. The law, which has been un­ der bitter attack by organized labor in this industrial state, pro­ vided for compulsory arbitration of disputes in public utilities and hospitals. It also set" up a sys­ tem of pre-strike elections and bargaining procedui-e for nonutility disputes and prohibited mass picketing. The court held that the section providing to compulsory arbitra­ tion of utility strikes was "in­ separably involved in' the entire act" and that the whole 1947 law —the object of bitter attack by labor unions—was invalid. By A. S. CARDULLO SAN FRANCISCO —Are our faces red? After sending out an urgent SOS to all ports for rated men, the strike came along and really froze things from Seattle down to San Diego. The only things moving in the harbors are the fish and the current. We take everything back, fel­ lows—stay away from western shores, if you really want to ship. Stay away, there's nothing doing on the West Coast! LIT THE FIRE Here in the port of Frisco we started our stewpot the minute the strike hit. It's been kept up on a voluntary basis. The way things stand at the present moment, while the pockets ofj the boys who are strikebound' here may be empty, their stom­ achs are full of Michelet's cook­ ing. . Frenchy feels pretty good about the whole thing. The boys on the chowline are so broke they don't complain about the food. He really feels that his cook­ ing is the thing that's making them go back for seconds. For Sunday dinner he has a "Jake Shuler Vinegar Fie" featured. Here's hoping for the best! VOTING HEAVY Voting has been very heavy. The first few days we ran out of ballots. We asked the longshoremen to release three of our ships which are light, alongside the dock here in Frisco. They re­ fused, on the grounds that the raotJ's Qotso- »F HASTME STRENSTHI «- Norman Maffie, one of Ihe Seafarers' outstanding artists, sketched these two Brothers aboard the Santa Clara Vic­ tory. In the picture above. Brother Wilde, AB, curls up in his sack with a good book and seems to be having a pleasant time. On the other hand. Brother Whipple, below, is hard at work sewing reel covers. He apparently enjoys doing his job under SIU conditions. 3; 4. 4. New York Shipping Holds Steady Despite Trutking Tie-Up By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Shipping in this port for the past several weeks has been just idling along at a leisurely pace — no spurts, no dips, just a steady plod. That's the way it is again this week. As usual rated men in the deck and engine departments find it not too bad, but Stewards Depart­ ment men in all ratings are up against slow shipping. We expected shipping to be ship will go to some other port crimped by the trucking strike, and handle diverted cargo. which has been imderway in this We explained our position to city for the past two weeks but, the longshoremen. We are an for some unknown reason, ship­ East Coast outfit and not on ping hasn't been affected to any strike—yet our ships were be­ degree, as far as we can deter­ ing tied up here, while West mine. Coast ships were sailing on the In fact, the number of ships East Coast with crews from the hitting this port in transit has striking Unions, We felt this increased. The Teamsters are , was unfair to us. out for increases up to 25c an hour, plus fringe benefits. The NO DICE best the trucking concerns offer After the first refusal it was is a 15c boost with no extras. again referred to a West Coast Committee of strikers, who also On the payoff parade we handled the usual number of turned us down. neat ones. Waterman ships in H. Hoover, Wiper on the Steel i port were the Currier and City Inventor, had a furmy experi­ of Alma. The Stockton, a freight ence with the Chief Engineer. ^ip, was in for Carras, and the He sounded fuel tanks from ten Steel Maker was paid off for in the morning until eleven Isthmian. o'clock at night, at which time the Chief knocked him off stat­ Bull Line sent the Angelina, ing that he would buy him a Emilia and Cornelia. The last mentioned will be around beer and square things up. awhUe, until she gets cargo com­ The Chief felt so hurt when, mitments. Hoover turned in for overtime for doing the work, that he The week's payoffs were also wouldn't buy any beer. bolstered by the arrival of the Marine Star and Robin Hood for the Robin Line, and the Alger for South . Atlantic. Not a bad bunch of ships for the week, and all of those mentioned gave the Patrolmen easy times. ^ is the duty of all of us to live up to that contract. We can't scream "contract violation" to the company, if our hands are not clean. ALL WENT WELL In connection with this, the standing of gangway watch is a contractual obligation. It's not a concession to the shipowner—it is a shipboard job we won after a lot of wrangling. It is just as much a part of a deck man's job as that of the fireman, who must stand watch below. Gangway watches give the deck men a chance to increase their earnings a great deal, thanks to the weekend overtime. The same was true on the signon front, wherein all went well. Several "in transits" hit port and called for men, which ser^'es to boost the shipping figures. Now that the shipping picture is spotty and companies are lay­ ing off crews for lack of cargo, it is a good idea for crewmen to get a statement from the ship's Skipper attesting to the fact that they were laid' off and did not quit. This is especially true of Waterman ships. H a man is forced to leave a ship due to the company's de­ cision, a statement to that fact will expedite his application for unemployment pay. If the statement is not received, the company will claim he quit the ship. Pi-otect yourself and cut the red tape right on the ship before the payoff. Just a word or two on the new contracts and gangway watches: When the new agreements with the operators were submit­ ted to the membership for ratifi­ cation, the men voted to accept the new set-up. By this they didn't only agree to the new wage boosts, but they also agreed to abide by all the other clauses and provisions. It TOOSTS EARNINGS X'A^ <5AM<&WAY WATC+t./ watches are stood is right at the gangway proper. It's the watch's job to check all persons boarding the ship and protect the ship's property as well as his own personal ef­ fects. A crew can never feel its gear is secure if a gang of foulups are standing gangway watches. It's your job, so do it in SIU style. I'll sign off after a word on missing ship: I don't have to impress on anyone the importance of making a ship, once dispatched. It's no joke during these days of tough shipping to learn that a man has missed a ship and the ship has sailed short. Undoubtedly, several men wanted that job and would have stuck with it, but it wa» lost due to the antics of one char­ acter who didn't know what time it was. CHECK THE BOARD SO there is no reason for feeling put out when your time comes. On some ships it has been found that the men think gang­ way watch can be stood from a seat in the messroom or while flopped on their sacks. The only place I know of where gangway It is up to each man to check the sailing board before heading ashoi-e. No lame excuses about the ship leaving early will be listened to. If the rest of the crew made it in time, the blame is yours, not the sailing board's. Here's an afterthought, sug­ gested by the cool weather here in New York. If it is cold aboai'd your .ship and the heat is not on, notify the Union Hall as soon as possible. This was. the cause of many beefs last winter and we want to nip them in the bud this season. �t'tlday, 8»tfieittber 17, lUB T H E S'E A^ F A R E HS L O G Pa^d SeT«n * Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief SAN JUAN — Chairman, S. Colls 21085; Recording Secretary, R. V. Ortis, 6141; Reading Clerk, A. P. Je'^sen, 21100. New business of other Branches read and accepted. The Agent reported that he had had the cooperation of the members in filling the shoregang jobs that had come in during the last four weeks. He pointed out that some 300 jobs had been involved, and that the ships' officers had been pleased with the showing of the Union. The SecretaryTreasurer's financial report was posted. The Resolution from New Orleans for a $10 General Fund Assessment was read and carried by a hand vote. Motion to send a letter to the SecretaryTreasurer explaining the need for a new Hall in Puerto Rico. Amended that when such a Hall is obtained that it be fixed up to the standard of other SIU Halls. CaiTied. One minute of silence was observed for de­ parted Brothers. _ Under Good and Welfare the membership ex­ pressed their pleasure with the way things were running in the Port. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P. M. with 31 full books, and 14 permits present. t X t BALTIMORE ^ Chairman, A1 Stansbury, 4883; Recording Sec­ retary, Ben Lawson, 894; Read­ ing Clerk, Dolar Stone, 1986. A&6 Shipping From Aug. 24 To Sept 7 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.T^...; Galveston San Juan San Francisco GRAND TOTAL .". , , REG. DECK REG. ENG. 35 166 37 116 142 20 14 208 174 62 28 23 154 25 101 85 7 19 244 128 47 25 28 86 168 -v 488 28 90 74 291 64 291 4 31 12 45 227 679 156 458 25 134 18 71 (No shipping due 10 10 168 132 43 44 125 116 25 22 15 9 9 9 66 62 145 116 66 62 36 20 to strike.) 1,002 858 804 708 Tampa building in top shape. Agent repoi-ted, and other unions were sending congratulations on its excellence. Photographers making official shots of building inside and out. Tampa financial report. accepted. Under Good and Welfare, several Brothers hit deck to express enthusiasm for proposed assessment now being voted upon. Suggested Agent go to Miami to vote members there. Minute of silence for de­ parted Brothers. 150 members present. ^ & GALVESTON — Chairman, Keith Alsbp, 78511; Recording Secretary. Jack Kelly, G-10; Reading Clerk, W. R. Brightwell. 7279. The following members Were Obligated: C. Mecum, W. Ragauski, W. Cally, L. Spivey, W. Nel­ Galveston minutes and finan­ son, S. Mills, George W. Martair, Roy W. Burkitt. The Baltimore cial report read, and approved. minutes and financial report of Secretary-Treasurer's report and Headquarters' report read and approved. Minutes of other Branches read and accepted. Agent, Patrolman and Dispatcher made reports Which were ap­ proved. Dispatcher said 134 men had registered in two-week period and that 171 had shipped. Communication from Headquar­ August 25 were read and a^ ters record regarding social reg­ cepted. The Secretary-Treasurer's ister read and accepted. Minute weekly financial report of August of silence for departed Brothers. 28 was accepted. New Business Meeting adjourned with 55 mem­ of Branch meetings was read bers present. and accepted. The Agent and XXX Patrolmen made their reports SAN FRANCISCO — Chair­ and were accepted. The Dis­ man, William McKay, 8; Reading patcher reported 291 registered, Clerk, C. W. Cothran, 50317; and 334 shipped. The meeting Recording Secretary, A1 Bern­ stood in silence for one minute stein, 21065. in memory of olir departed Brothers. Under Good and Wel­ fare, a number of Brothers spoke on the $10 General Fund Assessmentj pointing out that it was-a good thing for the Uiiion. Meet­ ing adjourned at 8:30 P. M. with 350 members present. S" J/ 4'. TAMPA — Chairman, J. L. Jones, 2898; Reading Clerk, A. J. Baker, 32313; Recording Secre­ tary, M. Franggos, 31884. Previous minutes read and ap­ proved. New business of other Branches Tead and accepted. Acropted communication from Ne­ gotiating Committee with vote of thanks and Confidence. Secre­ tary-Treasurer's report rea& and approved. Jde Wread, A. Swensott and N. Ellis elected to serve as a Balloting Committee. Dis­ patchers report, revealing slow state of shipping, accepted. Agent reported shipping to be poor for two weeks past with the "outlook not very bright. However, Agent said, three ships were due in and two of them already had asked for replace­ ments. There might be even more replacements, he added. I tugboats, and 5 standbys, for a grand total of 422 shipped. The Secretary-Treasurer's report was accepted. The following mem­ Obligated: W. B. SHIPPED TOTAL bers were STWDS. SHIPPED Gates, V. D. Bruhnell, A. R. Faclane, W. P. Hopkins, E. Cain, 8 ' 28 J. P. Shaughnessy, V. H. Sand­ 132 432 ers, J. B. Gunter, F. G. Hays. 31 118 The meeting stood one minute iv> 93 334 silence for departed Brothers 25 72 Meeting adjourned 8:50 P. M 6 30 with 340 present. 7 25 XXX 48 176 MOBILE — Chairman, J. "Mor­ 153 414 rison. 24213; Reading Clerk, H. 43 171 J. Fischer, 59; Recording Secre­ .25 81 tary, L. Lord, 192. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED PECK 2,664 getting us the best contract and highest wages in the industry. Under Good and Welfare several Brothers asked if it would be feasible to open an A&G Hall in Honolulu* Minute of silence was observed for departed Brothers. 4> 4> 4< SAVANNAH—Chairman, Billy Harrison, 36878; Recording Secre­ tary, S. J. Colcock, 38407. Branch minutes having New Business read and accepted, Agent Charles Starling reported that shipping was fair, and ex­ pected to pick up in the next SHIPPED ENG. 602 571 1,881 curred with. The Agent was in­ structed to see that the fine was « paid. A Balloting Committee for the General Fund Assessment was elected from the floor. Brother Antonio Collello was obligated. The membership ob­ served one minute's silence for departed Brothers. Under New Business a motion carried to raise the Hospital benefits from $3 to $5. Motion made to have the Agent purchase the rotary converter motor now on trial for the loudspeaker, at the price of $50. Carried. Motion carried to ask the Secretaiy-Treasurer to meet with the Alcoa SS Com­ pany in regard to men shipped from Boston to Canada not re­ ceiving subsistance money for the tt-ip. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P. M. with 80 book men present. New Business of Branches read and accepted. The report froih Headquarters was read and ac­ cepted. The Resolution froih New Orleans on the $10 General Fund Assessment i-ead for the second time and accepted. The Agent's verbal report was made and accepted. A motion was made under New Business that the Secretary-Treasurer be asked to come to Mobile for the pur­ pose of helping plan the renova­ tion and alterations of the build­ ing, which the SIU owns, and which we are to take full posses­ sion of by the end of the month. Under discussion it was brought out that in the past he had .played a part in helping plan the renovations and alterations of SIU Halls in various ports and that his experience would be of great help to us in planning our Hall. Carried unanimously. Patrolmen Jordan, Morris, and Morrison made their reports, which were accepted. The Dis­ patcher reported 679 registered and 176 shipped. There was dis- two weeks. He paid off the Wil­ liam Carson, Alexander Clay, XXX Dorothy, and Cape Race with NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, only minor beefs. It was the Johnny Johnston, 53; Recording Dorothy's last run into this Port. Secretary, Herman Troxclair, The tanker New London took a 5743; Reading Clerk, Buck Ste­ few replacements in Jackson­ phens, 76. ville. The Secretai-y-Treasurer's report and his financial report The New Orleans financial re­ were accepted. Barry B. Tippins, ports of Aug. 28, and Sept. 4, and Marvin Oliver, James H. Manucy the Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ were obligated. Under Good cial report of Aug. 21 were read and Welfare there was discussion and accepted. The minutes of cussion under Good and Welfare on« placing a coca cola machine Branches holding New Business about the Doorman. Agent Tan­ in the new Hall when everything were read and accepted. The ner informed the members that is straightened out and hanging Agent reported the affairs of the all Doormen are to bo eliminated curtains. Meeting adjourned at Port were in good shape. There in all ports. Meeting adjourned were ten payoffs and four sign at 8:30 with 249 members 7:30, P. M. ons in the past two weeks. He present. XXX XXX BOSTON — Chairman, H. J. reported on the special Agents PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, Cashman, 40363; Reading Clerk, Conference. Over the weekend E. B. Tilley, 75; Recording Sec­ someone burglarized the Hall L. A. Gardner. 3697; Reading and stole money froni the ma­ Clerk, D. C, Hall, 43372; Record­ retary, L. N. Johnson, 108. New Business of Branches chines. It was recommended ing Secretary, G. H. Seeberger, holding meetings was read and New Business of Branch min­ that the tenants who are renting 6932. accepted. The Secretary-Treas­ utes read and accepted. The the old Hall be allowed to re­ New Business of Branches urer's report was accepted. The Agent took the deck to tell the pair the roof and deduct the Agent reported on the recent membership of the program costs from the rent. The Agent holding meetings was read and Agents Conference in New York drawn up at the Emergency recommended that a committee accepted. Special meetings min­ and the currCht West Coast Agents Conference in New York be elected right away to start utes from New Yoi-k, Baltimore, watei-fz-ont situation. Accepted. the preceeding week, and asked balloting on the $10 General New Orleans, Norfolk, and San The Branch financial report was that the Port of Boston go- all Fund Assessment, and he urged Fvancisco were read and ac­ accepted. A communication from out to see that this policy is the membership to vote yes in cepted. Great Lakes and SUP The Agent the Mayor of San Francisco re­ lived up to. He stated that the order to build up the Union for minutes w^ere filed. garding the status of seamen in educational program for the men the tough times ahead. It was reported that shipping had been the draft Was accepted and filed. on the beach would start Tues­ pointed out that employees of fair for the past two weeks. He A wire from the Twin Falls Vic­ day, September 14, and would the Crescent Towing and Wreck­ gave the membership a report on tory was filed until the 'ship re­ continue every Tuesday from ing Company are out on strike, the Agents Conference, which he turns. Under New Business a then on. All hands Were asked and the Agent asked the mem- attended in New York the pre­ vious week, and explained the tp be on hand. He asked the various subjects discussed. Also membership to Cooperate in try­ he gave the membership the new ing to land jobs on the unor­ SIU policy of economy and ex­ ganised ships. The Dispatcher plained that in line with this, reported 86 registered, and 28 the Port of Philadelphia was lay­ motion earned to ask the Secre­ shipped. The report from Head­ ing off one Patrolman, and one tary-Treasurer for financial as­ quarters to the membership, the bership to be ready, willing, and stenographer-secretary. There able to help these Brothers in Financial sistance in taking care of lodging Secretary-Treasurer's was no New Business. The Secfor strike-bound A&G men on Report for Weeks ending Aug. 21, the Marine Allied Division if retaiy-Treasurer's financial re­ they should have to call on us the beach in Frisco. Under dis­ and 28, and the SIU A&O Ne­ port, the Secretary-Treasurer's cussion it was .pointed out that gotiating Committee's Report for help. The Agent's report report to the membership, and self-supporting stewpot has were read and accepted. Com­ was concurred in unanimously. the membership, and the Patrol­ Deen going full blast since the munication from Brother N. The Dispatcher reported 458 reg­ man's report were all accepted. first of the week. Motion was Foster, regarding $50 fine put on istered, and 414 shipped. In The Dispatcher i-eported 90 regmade to give the Negotiation him for missing the SS Yar­ addition there were 22 men (Continucd on Page 15) ' Committee a vote of thanks for mouth was read and non-con- shipped on lay-up jobs, 25 on �Pag* Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 17, 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Fund Enables Sea Trader Stowaway Wins Support Crew-Officer Bishop To Reach III Mother Of Crew; Topside Takes Dim View Tlianks to the complete co- fund and offered their sympathy to Brother Bishop in his hour of When the crew of the SS Sea nia or somewhere ^else, Boyne 1933. Boyne was only 16 then, operation of the entire crow— grief. Trader found a stowaway on the offered to go bond for him to and things were tough every- both unlicensed and topside, less way back from Naples to New the time of $500 with the immi- where in 1933 which was just one—Seafarer Chiles J. Bishop NOT TYPICAL York, they opened their hearts gration people, but nothing came about the low point of the de- was able to leave his ship in The Third Mate reports in his to the scared, skinny kid who" of his proposition. Whether he pression. Georgetown, British Guiana and j letter, signed by the entire un­ just wanted to get somewhere has been s^nt back or not He was sitting on a Sydney fly to the bedside of his dying licensed crew, that the men re­ Boyne doesn't know. a kid might have a chance. dock watching a rusty British quest that the story be printed mother, so reports the ship's Third All the unlicensed men chip­ Talking freely through Sea­ tramp load grain. The way in the LOG so that it will be ped in to get the kid in good farer "Blackie" Mancino, whose things were, he had nothing to Mate in a letter to the LOG. shape as long as he was aboard knowledge of the Italian lang­ lose. He didn't know where the Bishop received word of his known that the Junior Third's and for the future, according to uage came in handy, the kid re­ bucket lyas going, but he stowed action does not typify that of vealed that this was his second away on her. The ship went to mother's critical condition while Frank Boyne, AB. .ship's officers in general and First the boys fed the young attempt to reach America. The Wales by way of South Africa the ship was anchored in -the Italian some of the good food first time he had stowed away jand Boyne was signed on as an British Guiana port and imme­ those of the Alcoa Pointer in that's found on SIU ships. Then aboard one of the American Ex­ OS in - Durban. diately was given permission to particular. they rigged him up SIU style port ships contracted to the pay off. Bishop, however, did In closing the Mate expres.sed Ho has seen a lot of blue wa­ from the slopchest. As a result, NMU, but was put off at Gibral­ not have enough wages due him the opinion of the entire crew the kid put on about 10 badly tar. On the NMU vessel he had ter since and he sailed under to make the trip, so a collection needed pounds and took great worked the ship, but been put several flags before coming was taken up among the ship's when Bishop departed. "It is with sincere regret that we part delight in wearing each change on rations. On the SIU ship he aboard SIU ships during the crew. war. He says that the memory of of his new clothes including his ate the regular meals. that English freighter really All men aboard, from the Cap­ with a good shipmate under such white Seafarer's cap. His grati­ DUCKED GUIDE sorrowful circumstance. Our tude was heartwarming, says The Sea Trader had come in­ makes him appreciate SIU con­ tain down—excepting the Junior Third Mate—conti-ibuted to the deepest sympathy goes to him." Boyne whose sympathy for the to Naples for orders after carry­ ditions. desperate lad was enhanced by ing a cargo of surplus Army an experience of his own 15 trucks, clothes and other sup­ years before. plies — but not arms —r to Tel The Skipper, however, failed Aviv in Palestine, now more to share the crew's feelings for properly caUed Israel. Tel Aviv's There's plenty of beer aboard the stowaway. First off, he tried modern character greatly im­ for the crew of the SS Alcoa to sign the lad on to work in pressed Boyne who never had Clipper, now sailing out of New Orleans, since the boys and competition with the SIU crew­ been there before. men and perhaps chisel a little At fii'st the Israelis refused to girls—bought an electric cold-box overtime. Naturally, the Seafar­ permit the Sea Trader's crew to to keep it in. ers refused to allow any such come ashore at all. But after a Previously the crew members goings-on as that, but they were couple of days, the authorities were allowed ,a little beer of happy to pay the kid to do their relented. However, they provid­ their own, but since they could laundry and similar services. ed the crew with a "guide" who use only a corner of the crew's ice-box, most of which had to FAT KITTY had a tough time. The night before they reached Taking care of two dozen Sea­ be reserved for food, there was New York, the unlicensed men farers proved to be too much a limit to what they could carry. tossed $150 into a kitty to take for one bewildered guide. First "Frenchy" Blanchard, who re­ care of the kid. However, Boyne Boyne and Mancino, and then ported the pmchase to the LOG, reports that, anticipating that the rest got away from him by wrote "Beer on this ship is here the immigration authorities ones and twos—and everybody to stay." He said that Brother v/ould send the youngster back had a most pleasant time. Many Vic Moriana, Storekeeper, had to Naples, the Seafarers with­ of the boys ended up at the been put in charge of dispensing held some of the cash to be sent beach for a dip in the Mediter­ the beer, and that Vic was doing directly to Italy. No donations ranean. fine job. Everybody got came from topside. Boyne's own sympathy for the enough, he said, but nobody got Believing that there might be Neapolitan stowaway was based too much. some chance-of sending the boy on the memory of stowing away What made the cold-box pos­ to work in the fields in Califor-' himself in Sydney, Australia, in sible was the "ship's treasury" Their faces wreathed in smiles, Frenchy Blanchard and maintained by the Clipper's Vic Moriana stand proudly by the beer box purchased by the crew. Sister Magge Greenberg, Alcoa Clipper crew to insure a steady supply of "cool ones." the Clipper's smiling Stewardess keeps the fund, and keeps it at $200 all the time. It was Magge who disbui-sed the dough for tlie box, but she makes no disburse­ ments that fail to qualify as Union welfare. Because they-have the box, the Clipper crew now can cany 100 cases of beer on each run to the Islands. The cool brown stuff comes in mighty handy after a day's work 'in the Caribbean. The cold-box for the crew'.s own beer is symbolic of the con­ stant improvement in conditions aboard SIU passenger ships. The crew of the Alcoa Cavalier has a record-player and a public ad­ dress system. Similar advances have been registered on other passenger ships, largely through ships' funds. Incidentally, Magge Greenberg, What the handshaking was all about wasn't mentioned in who administers the , Clipper the letter accompanying the pictures. Maybe it's just an fund with great efficiency, broke excuse'tor a picture. Anyway. Frenchy Blanchard says these into the LOG recently when an account appeared of the help she Seafarers aboard the Alcoa Clipper wanted to see their "mugs" "Blackie" Mancino (left) and Frank Boyne pose for a rendered the surgeon who re­ in the LOG. H'yar" they is! Lett to right—A1 Mautfray, 2nd picture at sea during the SS Sea Trader's recent trip to moved a crewman's appendix. Electrician: Frenchy Blanchard, Bosun's Mate; Baldie Ballinger, Palestine. These Brothers and their shipmates, through their Sister Greenberg is always Quartermaster, and O'Leary. Photos by Magge Greenberg, kindness, won the warm gratitude of a hungry young stow­ around when there's something away who came aboard in Naples. Stewardess. to be done. Crew's Cold Box Serves Suds To Cool Heads §• �Friday, September 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings SIU. Motion carried to have all SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. Delegates and Chief Cook F. June 28—Chairman J. ChermosiAvery. Ordinary Pitts, and Car no; Recording Secretary Bob Deckman J. J. Word who wit­ Burns. Minutes of previous' nessed the fight in which the meeting were read and accepted. Radio Operator Mendel Goldberg Stewards Delegate asked that put Ordinary Seaman George men remove their cots from deck Weldon in the hospital at Texas before getting in to port. He City on hand when an investi­ asked that men in Stewards De­ gation is made in New York. partment get their time-off There were motions on cleanli­ squared away. Motion carried ness of the ship, and the placing tmder New Business regarding of jacks on main deck to prevent cleanliness of toilets. Under falling. One minute of .silence Good and Welfare it was de­ for Brothers lost at sea. cided that the^card players clean the messhall after they finish, or XXX pay the Messman to do it. One what the score is. Under Good and Welfare, a vote of thanks ANNISTON CITY. June I— minute of silence for Brothers ^HIS WEEK, ONJ PAGE 16, THE LOS was given the Steward Depart­ Chairman William Doran; Re­ lost at sea. REPRINTS THE REPORT OF THE ment for preparing tops in food, cording Secretary Paul L. Good­ % % COMMITT6E ON UNIFORM giving good service, and keep­ man. The Delegates lepoited AMELIA — Chairman Rubio; ing things clean. One minute of the membership to be in good REOISTRATIOAI RULESRecording Secretary Fred Lewan. silence for departed Brothers. standing. The minutes of last AND WILL RUKJ IT ASAIN NEV^T WEEK — Steward Delegate reported just trip were posted. The meeting TO sive THE AAEAABERSHIP ENOUGH XXX one hour disputed. Deck Dele­ went into Good and Welfaie NOONDAY. July 11 — Chair­ TIME TO READ/ DiSEST, AND THORjOUSHtY gate reported one permitman in where a dispute among the messman J. (Red) Barbarbin; Record­ UNDERSTANP THE PROPOSED RULES BE­ bad standing but will pay up men about the division of duties dues on arrival. Motion imder ing Secretary E. B. Swank. .T. was settled. Small repairs were FORE THEY GO TO REFEREMDUM VOTE. New Business by Fred Lewan Dear was elected Ship's Delegate discussed and the Steward was REAP THEM CAREFULLY — IF PASSEP. to have Deck Delegate see Mate by acclamation." The Deck Dele­ warned not to give crew's mat­ THESE WILL BE THE RESISTRATIOM RULES about having low men turned to gate reported twenty hours over­ tresses to the officers. Under IN EVERY ASsG PORTon overtime. Bosun made mo­ time in dispute. Motion under Education, SIU pamphlets were tion to have Patrolman check New Business to have the Patrol­ distributed, and the Permitmeri all Deck Department overtime man get locks and keys for the were instructed to ask the bookat payoff. Under Good and Wel­ foc'sles. Motion to require each members to clear up any ques­ fare members asked for change man to put up a deposit for his tions that might come to their of brand of coffee and better key when issued to be sure he minds regarding Union procedure return it when leaving ship. night lunch.. By HANK Motion to have ice box put in and practices. It was decided to galley, and to check fans and hold regular Educational meet­ other repairs before hitting port. ings. One minute of silence for Brothers, when you sail from American ports don't throw Motion to have Ship's Delegate departed Brothers. away those LOGS aboard ship after you've read them thoroughly. and Patrolman check slopchest. Save them for those SIU ships you come across in foreign ports. One minute of silence for de­ Your other Brothers will certainly appreciate them... We have TALLULAH—Chairman "Pug" parted Brothers. always known that the best beer is brewed in Milwaukee. Now Harell: Recording Secretary P. we have been informed by a* brother that Connecticut taps out XXX Allgeier. Motion made tmder some real fine beer which is brewed in New Haven. Furthermore, BRET HARTE. July 11—Chair­ XXX New Business to elect Ship's man C. L. Davis; Recording Sec­ the stronger drinks are about fifty cents or more cheaper than SOUTHSTAR. July 18—Chair­ in other states... We've been asked to ask this question. Who Delegate. Brother Newby elected retary R. W. Tindell. The repair by popular vote. Motion carried list last trip was turned in but man R. A. Carter; Recording was the Seafarer who went around in the Bamboo Cafe asking to have Brother Newby see Cap­ only the Stewards Department Secretary Alex James. The Deck f anybody had a needle and thread? Wot hoppen? ... One of the tain about opening slopchest. was taken care of. The Depart­ Delegate reported one man with best dressed Brothers, Johnny Ward, sailed into town with his Cleanliness of ship was discussed ment Delegates reported dis­ two books. It was decided to mustache from Mobile. Johnny said that "Red" Whidden and imder Good and Welfare. One puted overtime which would be refer to Patrolman. The Engine some other oldtimers are on the beach down there... Brother F. minute of silence for Brothers turned over to Patrolman. Mo­ Delegate reported disputed over­ F. Smith and Brother E. F. Lessor have sent a postcard from lost at Sea. tion carried to impi-ove slop­ time to be settled at payoff. Mo­ New Orleans giving their best regards to us. Thanks, feUas—the chest. One minute of silence tion made by Gilbert, seconded best of everything to you in your trips—and don't forget to vote a. It X by Godwin that ship be fumi­ n favor of the ten-dollar General Fund Assessment for strength, COLOMBIA VICTORY. July for lost Brothers. gated before sign on. Carried. security and more jobs. 17—Recording Secretary Michael Motion by Godwin, second by J. Delaney. Deck Delegate re­ McCranie that a water line be ported the overtime was not run through the water cooler to Bosun Charlie Bush logged some real helpful informalion checked, and he was instructed the deck for longshoremen's use. for those Brothers hitting the ports of India. Prohibition is to have it checked by the Chief Motion that additional shelves be drying up India;—closing all bars on Sundays, Tuesdays and Mate at end of meeting. Steward put in recreation room for books, Thursdays. The government of India is determined to cover Delegate reported a little dis­ and that the Ship's Delegate ob­ the nation with complete prohibition in a year's time. From puted overtime. Under Good tain new libraiy. Motion by such dry news we go to something more cheerful. If your and Welfare Brother Don Wil­ McCranie. seconded by Ander­ ship ever hits Bombay, India—steer your legs to the British liams pointed out that water in son. that larger variety of meats Seamen's Club. They have movies (American, too) every night, the showers was hot only. The XXX sell beer, toothpaste, etc. and the price of admittance is at a Delegates declared that the NEW LONDON — Chairman be included in light lunch. Mo­ rock bottom level—twelve annas. Sounds okay. In fact, we'd showers in all Department were Tex Suit; Recording Secretary tion by Cliief Cook and seconded like to know of other good spots like this in* those foreign in the same condition, and it John McVey. The Ship's Dele­ by McDuffie that ice boxes be ports where ,a sailor needs a decent place to go to if he wants was decided to see the First As­ gate reported that one of the checked to be sure they are to avoid trouble. sistant to have them repaired. crewmembers left ship in Corpus down to regulation temperatures The Chairman asked Delegates Christi. Under New Business before leaving port. Pevmitmen to make up a complete repair Brother Ziggie moved that En­ Ted B. Lewis and Clem E. Moslist. Bosun asked that each De­ gine Delegate see Chief Engineer ley recommended for full books. Hospitalized again. Brother George Meaney writes from the partment rotate the job of keep­ about having blowers turned on One minute of silence for Broth­ Brighton Marine Hospital. He says that Clarence Crevier, Cecil ing Laundiy room clean. All in crew's" quarters. Motion car­ ers lost at sea. Williams and Henry Art Meats are a few of the Brothers up Departments were asked to co­ ried, that man leaving ship not there. George praises the doctors and nurses as being hard workers operate and worlc together. One be allowed to sail un-organized and very obliging and pleasant people. .. Here are most of the minute of silence for Brothers vessels, and that Delegates bring oldtimers who may still be anchored in our over-heated baseball lost at sea. him before trial Committee. town—John Rivera, R. Encarnacion, A. Dudde, Teddy "The Ter­ Brother Tex Suit gave a talk on rible" Babkowski, Charles- "Carioca Red"- Benway, Charles Fischer, the organizing and voting for Glen Renstrom, Wilber Fowler, Herbert Kreutz, J. C. Smith, the benefit of the non-union Vincent Meehan, Ed Szarythe, Harry Cronin, M. Schapiro. Roger members of the crew. Under Williams, Mitchell Reed, A. R. Guidry, Les Ames, William Wolfe Good and Welfare, the Chief and J. Masongsong. XXX Pumpman suggested that those JEAN. June 28 — Chairman S. 4^ staying on take up a collection George Ehmsen; Recording Sec­ NOONDAY. June 27 — Chair­ for a, washing machine. There retary Fitz Stephens, Brother Frank Devlin from Chicago is in town right now Motion man J. (Red) Barbarbin: Record­ was discussion on cleanliness of under New Business to refer re­ and talking about horses... The high cost of living is hitting ing Secretary E. B. Swank. Mo­ ship, and it was decided to make pair list to Patrolman and to the Brothers hard these days. They're waiting tor ships, waiting tion carried under New Business up repair list. for unemployment beneiils—and wailing to escape from the wait until i-epairs ai'e made aqd to have the ship's hospital high cost of borrowing and giving, too. One Brother said that ship fumigated before signing on. 4,1 $ checked at the home port to see if he hadn't got a ship he would have had to sleep in Battery Under Good and Welfare it was SEATRAIN HAVANA. July 18 that sufficient medical supplies Park. Nowadays the SIU's organizing program operating in suggested that if only one light —Chairman H. R. Hutchins: Re­ are put aboard for the next voy­ all ports is the biggest weapon we have to bring in more age. Motion to have the slop cording Secretary John Word. was left burning in the messhall companies and jobs. The cooperation every Brother gives chest checked to see that aver­ John Word elected Ship's Dele­ after hours there would be less towards ailing unorganized ships to bring them into the SIU age range of sizes in clothing is gate. The ''meeting moved to noise and the Cooks and others is of the greatest importance at all times. The hard-hitting would not be disturbed while available. Motion-carried to turn recommend messman Paul Cov­ efforts of all hands in these times will shape a greater and sleeping. One minute of silence the ship's minutes ovpr to the ington for a transfer from the stronger SIU tomorrow. for lost Brothers. oncoming crew so they will know AFL Fisherman's Union to the ^am CUT and RUN �I' THE SE A E d» E R S IOC Pttfe Ttaa ^r»d4y. 17/1M8 SPEAKS PiiiiiiilKlilittiiii^ Member's Sick Wife Thanks Alcoa Men, Offers Counsel I To Ihe Eklitor: 1.^ li ( , / I j . i Gadsden's Galleynten; Religious Rite cancers eating at the very vitals of a Union which works unceas­ ingly to better the working con­ ditions of its members on board ships as well as a decent living wage. Long before this date it had been my intention to write and express my heartfelt appreciation to the crewmembers of the SS Alcoa Cavalier, who were so Having read several times in solicitous about the two opera- the LOG your request for a human interest story—here goes: tions I had for cataracts on my In 1946, pry husband was Chief eyes last summer in New Jersey. Steward on the SS Roy K. John­ The reason I delayed was that son. On board was a cat who two more operations had to be was about to become a mother. performed in Miami last October. One morning while my husband Today I have fair sight in the was on his way from his room right eye with the aid of a very to the galley; he noticed a lai-ge thick lense. However, I thank printed sign on the door of the God that this much has been recreation room. It read, given me. "Maternity Ward—Quiet Please!" In this expression of gratitude He obeyed orders and quietly I also wish to include Brothers opened the door, and there lay Hall, Gonzales, and Algina and the mother cat and her babies in last but not least, the Editor an improvised bed—which was a of the SEAFARERS LOG, whom large carton fixed up for the I had the pleasure of meeting occasion. I got a big kick out of when my husband, John Heitzcn- this, as have those to whom I roeder, took me to the Union have told it. What a kind and Hall last September 2. thoughtful gestm-e and • so hu­ The great feats of success that mane! have been won by the Seafarers I wish the Seafarers Interna­ International Union —^the finest tional Union continued success and fairest Union in the world— in all its great undertakings. which the LOG has kept us fully Harrletle S. Heiienroeder informed of, proves beyond a question of doubt what solidarity and fighting for what is right and just will accomplish. It also proves what planning a course of action and keeping at it until it's ultimate goal has been reached will do for an organization. To the Editor BLASTS GASSERS Following Ihe completion of the first voyage of the MV Gadsden under its new 18-months charter to carry locomotives to Turkey. Steward Frank Gardner came up with the two pictures shown. Above are sh6wn Frank and his department. "A tine bUnch of fellows," he stated. Back row, left to right—Aroya, BR: Remosa, Chief Cook; Gardner, Steward; Basmexiie, 2nd CookBaker; Craig, Crew Messman. The two men kneeling are C. Smiih, Saloon Messman and Stewards Delegate; Miller, Utilityman. Directly in front is Negron, Galley UtUityman. — ft Bauxiter, Employing Rhyme, Notes Of Men And Vessels This brings a thought to my mind as to how any member of so fine an organization can will­ fully bring discredit to his Union. I am referring to the nogood performers and gas-hounds who should be eliminated from this Union as quickly as possible. They not only harm the good name' of the Union in the eyes of the world, but by holding down their jobs, keep a worthy man on the beach. They are Open your envelope, and read your mail. This scribe comes from the Bauxite Trail. Gather round me. SIU men, while I preach some; I'm shooting the breeze, so here I come. {^UMDMon To the Editor: . (Ed. Note: Back issues of the LOG are now available in handsomely bound editions. TVenty-six weekly issues . of the LOG are bound together in each v<dume, running from Jaauary to June, and July to Efecember—at $2.80 each. The new book, Jwuary to June, 1948 is ready now^ so send in your order to the LOG Office, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, New York.) I "Vernon "Dago Red" Brew, Chief Cook on the Pilgrim, has •sure changed since the days we rode the Cape Henlopen. SAW THE BOYS Tell Winston Battles that the Holmes also made Trinidad (this from Sonny Rankin). Saw the Alcoa Polaris in Barbados. Rob­ bie is on there as Steward; Oliver Thompson, Chief Cook; "Big Mack" is Night Cook and Baker; Frank Nunn is Second Cook, and quite a few others out of New York. ORDiERS BOUND LOGS FOR 1947; 1948 READY YET? I am sending you a $5.00 check for the two volumes of the SEA­ FARERS LOG—January to June, and July to December, 1947. Please let me know when you wUl put on sale the volume Janf uary to June, 1948. I want my library to be complete. I. H. Pepper Portland, Oregon It more than pains my heart to see the Alcoa Pilgrim steam­ ing in through the Dragon's Mouth to Port of Spain with u.s heading out—Puerto la Cruz bound. One day is all we get in Trinidad. We're sweating it out under Caribbean sun. And pitching a ball on the Alcoa run. The Oliver W» Holmes- ran into Port of Spain. And the Girls ran out through a driving rain. And why was the female population so entheUsed? Because the Great Aubrey (Sonny) Ran­ kin was on board! Sonny has been on the Bauxite run for the last seven years and has also done a couple of beach-combing hitches down there—so he's in. The Brooklyn Kid is now forced to play second fiddle. It made me homesick to see the guys, but what else can I do except .stay south when it's the only way I'll get to Bauxite Country regularly. Ellis "Coffee-Joe" Gaines is shuttling down here on the Span Splice. Peloco is ' still Chief Belly Robber on the Holmes, and LaMont Scott is his assistant. Jimmy "Begging and Blind" Crook; Brother Red from Cedar Street; and Joe "Rummy" Brown are all on the Mooring Hitch. (This bit of information comes from Sonny Rankin.) > Dennis Saunders SS Oliver W. Holmes As is the religious custom, a ram was slain as the first loco­ motive was lifted over the side. This expressed thanks to AUah for the ship's safe arrival. In the picture a townsman is shown dolivertng the coup de grace to the ram. Oldtimer Enjoys Wunderlich Tales To the Editor: The boy is all right. I appre­ I wonder if it would be pos­ ciated his article very much. sible to get Brother Wunderlich, That glove fits a lot of us oldJr., to smoke a couple of weeds timers! and write us another story of O. Jones facts, such as "Thoughts. Of A JEd. Note: How -about it. Lonely Sailor In His Darkened John?) Bunk" (July 30 LQG)? �Kirr'tr-' TxUky. S«plMiib«r 17. 1948 TEE SBAPARERS LOG BEFORE THE BISTRO THEY PRAISE Seamen's Wives 'Heroines/ Due Credit, Says Brother To the Editor: By ROCKY BENSON How is your IQ, Seafarers? See if you can answer these 10 questions. Score Yourself: six -—fair; eight—very good; and 10 —tops. One point is allowed for each question. 1. What doorman is called the Bing Crosby of the SIU? 1. 2. 3. 4. Johnny Bananas Moon Koons "Make a motion" Charlie Polack of Brooklyn Page Eleven Johnson had been mariied for four years to the most beautiful woman a man could desire. She was helpful and understanding, even though to wait for him dur­ ing the long trips down South was very hard for her to en­ dure. They had a daughter, three years old, with light golden curls that swished around her head a.s she danced on the terrace facing the valley below. She was the first one to notice the car climb­ ing up the steep hill toward their little cottage on the mountain­ side. mothers and sisters of service­ men dui ing the v/ar. How brave they were waiting anxiously at home for their dear ones to re­ turn, wondering when, if, and how they were coming back. Quite a few broke under the" strain of restless wonderingSome stepped out with other men. Others became neurotic wrecks through suffering from lack of male companionship— but they were few. STAYED TRUE The majority fought tempta­ tion and i-emained true Ameri­ can women—thank God! They 2. How many degrees to a rud­ did it once, can they do it again? der on the port side? IS IT HIM? Do they have the willpower and 1. 20 Mrs. Johnson was having courage for a repeat perfor­ 2. 25. breakfast under the awning at mance? 3. 30* the entrance to the dining room,. The seamen's wives have. They 4.35 She looked up from the garden do it day after day, weeks into 8. What is the biggest' block on page of the daily newspaper, a months—even years on years. a ship? tender smile playing at the cor­ They will always be there doing ners of her sensual lips, as her their utmost to give when 1. Jumbo Block glance fell on her daughter who needed, and take the few mo­ 2. Heel Block came running towards her shout­ ments happiness when they cati. 3. Butcher's Block » A few of the Marquette Victory crewmen line up before ing: "A car. Mom, coming up 4. Snatch Block the Victory Bar with its proprietor. Front row. left to right— Kissing him good-bye when his the hill! Maybe it is Daddy!" Artine Radigkian, the owner; C. Banden, Deck Maintenance: 4. Who is known as "Sparks" on Her mother did not answer for ship leaves, with tears in her R. Mills. BR. and E. Albinski. AB. Standing in the rear are the ship? a moment. Then she said with eyes, she waits in misery and F. Bake. Bosun; C. Dispoto. Wiper. 1. Radio Operator a wistful, yet sad expression, loneliness until his return. Then his strong arms around her, and 2. Chief Electrician' To the Editor: right, and makes him feel at "No, Joyce. I do not think it his caresses and loving words 3. Chief Engineer home. He will obtain any kind will be him. It is still three reassure her of his love. But it The members of the crew of 4. Captain of souvenirs or merchandise that months to spring and his home­ is shortlived happiness — and the Marquette Victory wish to you may like to have—and at a coming." 5. What is a scuttlebutt? inform all Brothers who may go That was the mother of little again good-bye. minimum cost. to Beirut, Lebanon, Syria that 1. A rumor He serves the best American Joyce, and the wife of Johnson— FEW ADMIT the Victory Bar is the place. Yes and Canadian liquors at a nor­ a Seafarer who was away from 2. Drinking Fountain sir! It's A-I. Spend your time mal price. We found Bierut, in home the major part of his life. 3. Foc'sle Does any one pi'oclaim those there while in port. 4. Galley Sink women as heroines? Not many general, a veiy good port, with WAITED — WAITED Art Radigkian, the owner of plenty of everything. realize or will admit the cour­ 6. If a ship is heading 135 de­ A lot has been said and writ­ age and fortitude shown by sea­ The Crew of the grees on the compass, in what the place, is an honest man. He ten about the wives and girls. Marquette Victory treats the American seaman direction is it heading? men's wives, sweethearts or 1. South mothers waiting there at home 2. South East and raising the kids as true 3. North North East steadfast Americans, and be­ 4. West at the same time, without Water­ j Ranger—a Navy type C-2—that lievers in freedom. To the Edilor: 7. What is the longest line on a man doing anything to i-emedy jhas the nickname, "Alcoholic I intended to write my fii'st it, we Cooks just couldn't figure Stranger." Things run smoothly. I Though they appear forgotten shiiJ? article in the LOG, last June out. But finally the three-in-one jWe just received roasting pans by most, 1 say, and 1 will say 1. Heaving line and July, after paying off the box set-up was fixed. j this morning, all repairs are it again and again, if a monu­ 2. Hawser SS City of Alma. , fixed, and our requests for wa­ Then, too, what could we of 3. Spx-ing line Having one and a half year's the Stewards Department do termelons and other perishables ment were to be created for 4. Water line employment, I keep up on Wa­ when the decks kept cracking were promptly filled. So it looks brave women it should be dedi8. How many navigation lights terman's port 'repairs of this in the Atlantic? The Mate could like a good trip coming up on I cated to the many seamen's ship. Now being on board the get a job in the shipyards after here. We leave tomorrow, the ! wives who sit at home all over does a ship carry? Ranger (Alcoa), I see quite a all the welding at .sea he did tenth. the world waiting for their sea­ 1. 3 difference'. It's a pleasure to work with faring men to come home. that trip! 2. 4 On the City of Alma—running That ship was sure hot on a good outfit and our recent 3. 5 J. F. Wunderlich. Jr. Far East and to Europe — the the Manila-Shanghai run - in raise was indeed appreciated. 1 4. 6 maintenance of the reefer boxes June, 1947, with no air circulat­ paid $7.65 for a handkerchief 9. What is known as a Sou'wes­ was a complete foul-up for a ing and a shortage of fans. and tie! Late Brother's Wife month. How five Engineers can ter? One incident marred our pre­ My last three trips on the have what we of the crew called Alma, were on the Marshall Plan vious trip: An Oiler caused a Thanks Pennant Men 1. A pair of shoes "dropsy"—which meant that the run. Our boilers just about blew, rumpus in the messhall down in 2. Sea boots hind-quarters dropped whenever but the Chief Engineer noticed the Islands, and one of the Deck For Kindness Shown 3. Rain hat it ranged over anything to sit the panel board on his inspec­ gang slugged him. He said, "1 To the Editor: 4. Rain coat on—how they could all have it tion below, and claimed that he thought you said stand up, not 10. Who is known as the Pearl Enclosed is the message re­ shut up." saved the day. Diver on a ship? ceived from the wife of Brother RETIRED BOOK, But the trip was enjoyed by Again in Now Orleans, the 1. Bosun mo.st, and was surprisingly quiet boilers were fouled up. Water John W. Worsham, who died on WANTS THE LOG 2. Wiper ran dry and the red-hot boiler for a "rum and coke" run. August 27, 1948 on the Alcoa 3. Dishwasher TO CONTINUE tops had the city Fire Depart­ 1 hope you can run this in Pemiant enroute from Norfolk 4. Purser the LOG. ment boys busy. To the Editor: to Baltimore. (Answers to Quiz on Page 13) James B. Elliott So it's a little different on this Please place it in the LOG. I have - been receiving the SEAFARERS LOG for sometime Frank "Red Sully" Sullivan now and have been obtaining a Ship's Delegate great deal of knowledge and en­ joyment from it, but now I am The LOG has received several letters recently, asking for To fhe Edilor: 4- 4. 4retired in good standing. Will a clarification on Stewards Department men painting. The I would like to make a cor­ the Union assume that my rights To the Crew of answer is: NO! THEY DON'T! rection on the story regarding to receive the LOG have been The Stewards Department has plenty to do to take care SS Alcoa Pennant; my Ruskin scholarship which cancelled after terminating my of their own work without taking on a job entirely alien to appeared in the LOG of Sep­ active membership? There are no adequate words their normal duties. This matter was clearly discussed on page tember 10. I definitely was not to express my deep and sincere I am bringing this to your at­ four of the LOG for March 26 by New York Patrolman, delegate aboard the -SS Marina, tention in order that you may appreciation for your kindness Freddie Stewart; but just for the record the LOG has again and being an OS, I have never cancel my subscription if I am and thoughtfulness at the time checked with the Headquarters office and here is the dope: been department delegate aboard no longer entitled to it. of my husband's passing. The Union has fought to free the Stewards Department SlU-contracted vessels. I was, Thank you for such fine serv­ from the responsibility of painting in addition to their regular My thanl^s to Frank Sullivan however, delegate aboard the two ice in sending out the LOG. duties. At the same time the Union has obtained many im­ for the message of consolation, Isthmian vessels I sailed during Fred F. Steppe provements in the working conditions within the Stewards and the flowers were indeed the organizing drive. (Ed. Note: You will be re­ Department which allows for a fair proportion of overtime. beautiful. Irwin Suall ceiving the LOG regularly as So, to protect your working conditions and your contract do I convey my heartfelt thanks Book No. 34500 before. It is the policy of the ydur own work, and let the other departments do theirs—which to all of you. (Ed. Note: The LOG stands Union to continue sending the includes all of the painting! Mrs. Mellise Worsham corrected.) LOG to retired members.) Cook Jilts Alma For Easy Life On Ranger Correction StemrJs Department And Paint �TBE SSMFABSRS LOG Pa0e Twtive Okays Ras Tanura Club; Suggests Union Pressure For Improvements Saptomber . ^The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK There are also several men in that maintaining our Union Hir­ To the Editor: Joe Kowloskis is one sailor ians speaking their own tong­ ing Hall, and Union security is who was always unhappy. He ues? I never forget the time I read the article on Ras Tan­ need of medical attention. We intend to present the beef uppermost in everyone's mind. thought the whole world was when I was in Persia and a ura in the June 25th LOG, so I to the Patrolman when we get Should strong economic action against him. I hope he has sailor said: Why don't these - know that you will be anxious to back to the States, for we believe be necessary to maintain the changed. In '42 I sailed on the so-and-sos speak English? We hear about the new seaman's that when Isthmian is aware of gains we have already won, such Alcoa Banner to North Africa. at the time were the trespass­ club there. what is going on—and especially measures would have the com­ While in Safi, an OS took a ers and we couldn't speak their The Arabian - American Oil when they see the overtime we plete backing of these particular dare and ate some fried grass­ language. Live and let live! ' Company has opened a building are putting in for the Agent's ships' crews. hoppers and became very sick. What Stewardess went to Tex­ for seamen where you may write The prevalent feeling on these failure to supply passes and I wonder if he has ever tried as for a rest and when she ar­ letters, play cards and checkers, ships Is that the contract with launch service as other ships are again... Jean Millet, Chief Ba­ rived back needed another va­ • etc. It also has a snack bar with sandwiches and soft drinks—but getting—they will jar this agent Isthmian is not being lived up to ker for one trip, proved to be cation? She's walking" like a in good faith by the majoVity of the best we ever had. Being a no beer! There is also a sand-lot out of his complacent mood. Isthmian officers. To put in a permit man, he had to go to the cow-girl.. . What Quartermaster WANTED: LOGS ball field (four feet of it), as legitimate hour of overtime is Hall to register. While there he went to the races determined to well as very salty and oily water beat them? The following day The LOG office could make like pulling their eye-teeth. was Shanghaied and taken to he had to stay in because he to swim in. things a little brighter in this the Cavalier. Our loss is their was short of funds ... Tq Paul ASKS HARMONY According to the steward in god-forsaken part of the world, gain. Good luck, Jean. charge of the place, ARAMCO by sending some LOGs, c/o BaGonsorchik (New York Dispatch­ I would like to ask the officials has elaborate plans for a sea- wada Seamen's Institute, Aba- and the membership to continue The Chief Purser. Joe Wyble. er): Whatever became of that . men's canteen, the present place dan, Iran, as there is not a sign to foster the idea of closer and has gone on a vacation to old couch in Number Two Stone being only a trial. I am inclined of news to be had out here. They more harmonious feeling be­ Mexico. While there he will Street, where all the drunks fell to believe, however, that it will should be addressed to SIU tween bookmen and permits. attend Spanish classes. He will asleep. Remember when you take 'some prodding before they crewmembers in care of the Many of these permits are return soon. He's the fellow blew your cork because they get started in these plans. Since above address, for there are stronger Union men than some outside of whose room a pair were using your office as weU? many Isthmian ships hit this many English and Panamanian of our bookmembers (as demon- of lady's slippers were found Those were the good old days— • port, it no doubt will be the SIU tankers that make this port. sti-ated in the UFE beef) and (on ship board). Just an acci­ or were they? I also remember that will have to carry the ball We obtained four copies of the abide more closely to the males dent ... Keep a sharp lookout when I saw Paul taking his if improvements are made. LOG (our first bit of SIU news than do the later. The permits of for the sneakers who register ph^ysical (during the war) and At present there are four Isth­ since we left the States, May 29) today are the books of tomor­ for a job before they payoff. saying: The army doesn't want mian ships in port; The Kenyon from the Steel Apprentice pn row. Let's enforce Rule Number five me. A short time later he. was Victory, the Steel Apprentice, August 2nd. Brother, they were Here are some of the SIU and of the Shipping Rules ... Just on the high seas as a seaman! the Winthrop Marvin, and the so hungrily devoured that yoU'd SUP men in Ras Tanura at pres­ learned that cola drinks will xAnniston City. The Steel Age think it was a 30 percent wage ent: softm your teeth. I put a left us a few days ago for the increase or that Dick Tracy was' Gay Drew, Bosun on Anniston tooth in a jar with coke so States. in the hands of Annie Orphan. Gity. Andy Anderson, Paul Good­ I can see the results. A den­ All you could hear all day was man, Frank Soriano," Tommy tist told me 7-Up was still PLAY BALL! Griner, Pete Gunderson, Jimmy worse. The crews of the Anniston City "next," or "after you!" A healthy Our Galley Boy, a few trips (Bull Wiper) Rogers, Porky and the Steel Apprentice join sign, indeed—a most healfffy ago, sneezed and lost his false Lashbrook, Louie Brain, and forces every evening to corral sign. teeth. The boys certainly teased To the Editor: Charlie Buscarella. Before closing, I'd like to in­ the crew of the Kenyon Victory On the Steel Apprentice are him for the rest of the trip... into a ball game, with the crew form the Headquarters officials, Would you please forward the Bill Garrity, Butch Cox (Bosun), Smitty was seen on a riverboat as well as the entire member­ of the Marvin looking on. So far LOG to my home address so that with a gal. By the look in his the Kenyon Victory has suffered ship, that on a person to "person !^ick Isauski, Johnny Kostelok, my mother can read it. I know Grenchy (BR), and Jimmie Grif- eyes you could tell he had a two defeats, 12-2 and 10-9; but canvass among ,the crews of she would like it very much, romantic feeling. She looked fen of the Kenyon Victory. they did manage to win a scrub these Isthmian ships, I found that as I also do. I have only been good, too... R. M. is a fellow Bill Dbrann game, 6-4 (We just wanted to Union spiidt is very high, and who you will always see with here for about three months bait them!) a smoking pipe in his mouth— now, and haven't missed reading Throughout the games lots of yet he doesn't smoke ... Please it. My father-in-law keeps it for • fun has been had by all, and true remember this: No matter if you me when I come home from SIU sportsmanship has prevail­ come from the East Coast, Great work at night. ed. We would like to have some My late husband, Edward WatLakes, West Coast or Gulf Area, pictures taken for the LOG, but ter Bolehala, was killed on the you are all members of the same rules allow no cameras on the To the Editor: been able to see each and every Union. Let's not be clannish. SS Newhall Hills last year. May premises. Five will get you ten one of you, for some are out to Remember, we must stick to­ 24. I would very much like to I wish that I were better able sea now; but thanks a million, We manage somehow to get some hear from one who was a very to express my feelings toward and remember me if I can ever gether to be strong. pictures! good friend of his at the time of One bad situation here at Ras our good Union, the SIU, and be of service to any of you. The ' What do you think of the his death, whose name, I be­ new look? These women wearing Tanura is the Isthmian Agent (as to all of our Brothers. ten donors were Frank H. Wal­ lieve, is Andy Shark. I am leav­ Two months ago my mother ters, Thurman Hyatt, Wendell long dresses look like potato ing for home next month, so I if we didn't have enough trouble with the Isthmian finks). While was rushed to the Norfolk Gen­ L. Zeeb, S. S. West, Arthur sacks walking the streets. I'm would very much like to hear he cleared our ship, the Annis­ eral Hospital and underwent two Johnson, William Shaw, Carl the type who likes to admire from him or anyone else who ton City, and the Kenyon Vic­ serious operations. The doctors Hatarson, R. Wallace, H. Parks, beauty. What type are you? ... was acquainted with my hus­ For a good cup of java try the tory, he failed to come back with were calling for blood so fast and David H. Massie. ' Preview Restaurant in New Or­ band, before I go. money for a draw—and this is that I 'did not know just what Mrs. M. Bolehala My mother will be leaving the leans. Some times you can take to do or where to go for help. our fifth day in port! 66 W. Rambo Street sugars (girls) out of there. hospital this week, and she sends Then I remembered my Union. Fortunately, one of our crewBridgeport. Penn. hef love to my sea friends. Heard rumor where Missis­ members had a double sawbuck, I asked fc r donors and ten also so we weren't too bad off, but Brothers gave their blood. When Tha^s again. Brothers, and L sippi is taking some ships out c/o Mrs. H. Clough the Kenyon Victory had to ped­ I was in the Norfolk Hali that hope this letter will get in the of the boneyard. We can use 2 Creek Street dle smokes at a loss in order to day, everyone was anxious to LOG and all of you will know them...Why can't seamen, ac­ Forest Lodge customed to all languages, tol­ buy cokes and sandwiches at the do anything he could to help. just how I feel. Sydney, Australia erate Brazilians or Argentin­ "Red" Guy N. Haslelt I am sorry that I have not snack-bar after the ball games. Widow Wishes To Contact Husband's Pal BA 1848 Member Thanks SIU Donors For Saving Mother's Life , m mmB iios?(r/{L KEPT MC OJAlTWr 3YtiS. AMD ^ /AOS. Fb-«. Nay sn>«g r££rn. ^Bur i Vooiio —I (A/AITED COULpM't •miK PiAiN wmfour iggm-KEPr yjOoF/ LIKE WAT— �Friday. Sepletnber 17, IMS THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag* TUriMtt m RICE DIET FOR THESE RICE MEN The 20-Degree List By BOB McCULLOCH Here's a true story, old shipmates -® And all of you salts from near and far, Of a trip I never will forget That started at the river bar. We all have weathered many a gale. Even the channel's fog and mist. But I'd rather ride a hurricane Than a scow with a 20-degree list. It was on a Friday morning. That we left Vancouver's pier, Loaded to the guts with lumber, But nary a case of beer. The lines were coming from the dock> Being hauled in fore and aft, When the dirty rustpot took a list-— We all thought that she was daft. The crew all beefed to the captain; They said, "Sir, We can't proceed; If we ever hit a blow out there. A prayer is all we'll need." The skipper replied with anger, "Like a bunch of sheep you bleet; After we take fuel in Pedro She'll come back on her feet." Twenty degrees we were listing As across the bar she sailed; The pilot piled off in a hurry. For his heart had almost failed. The lumber was stacked to heaven. The cook was sore as hell, For the stew was all over the range When they rang the dinner bell. It was a four-day run to Pedro And somehow they got us fed; But did you ever oil an engine While standing on your head? The decks were sloping badly. The seas were touching the boats. The deck gang hollered loudly, "We're a bunch of mountain goats.' But somehow we made it to Pedro, In spite of the company lug Who loaded us like the Tower of Pisa Just so the boss would him hug. Around, the board ipeeting table Til bet the jokes were told . About the brave but stupid sailors Whose work lined their pockets with gold. Their ears would have been closed to the cry If ever we had been sunk. And their dreams v/ould be undisturbed By. a specter sailor trapped in his bunk. I hope they are buried far inland. Deep in some mountain cave, So they will never enjoy the privilege Of sharing "the sailor's grave." So, shipmates, you've heard my story, Just as true as I can tell, Of one way they make their money— I'd sooner make mine bell to bell. Crewmembers of Alcoa's SS Henry M. Rice are proud of Ihe shark fhey caught on the bauxite trail. Front row, left to right: R. Steigman. G. Esteve, M. Short and J. Brady. Second row: G. Thornhill, L. Malone, J. HartUng, Sparks and A. Medina. Third row: W. Clark. O. Rappana. Q, Allan. N. O'Kray and S. Barras. On top: C. Horton and G. Thrasher. Picture is the properly of Pedro Ceirreo. SS Henry Rice Crew Finds Trip Beefless, Thanks Greatly To Tip-Top Chief Steward To the Editor: We are paying off in a few days, and we, the crew of the SS Heni*y M. Rice, Alcoa, find it fitting at this time to say a few words of hi^h praise for our Steward, George Thornhill, and our Chief Cook, Orville Payne. Those two have combined their devoted efforts to. keep their de­ partment in a harmonious mood throughout the ti'ip. The result has been that we have not had a single chow beef during the en­ tire voyage. At each port we hit we knew that we could coimt on Thomhill's determination to get the stuff to which we were entitled in such quantities that there was no danger of running out. Nor is there any stuff left over in the storerooms waiting for an­ other trip. deal. With no culinary beefs and the only beef in the Deck Department being that there is too much overtime it is no won­ der that we are coming as "The Queen Mary of the Bauxite Highway." The most recent scuttlebutt around is the sad news about the Another man worth mention is draft which has quite a bit of Captain Roxy "How Much Do the population aboard worried. rumor making the You Want" Tallon, Master, who Another really went out of his way more rounds is that our "alma mater" than once to be sure we were is heading for the boneyard. We not on the wrong end of any hope this is not true since a few of the boys are planning to make the next trip. We note that a lot of Seafarer? have been sending in pictures the hospital. They are a very and stories of the big sharks efficient and cooperative gang. they catch here and there. We Just a good bunch all around, don't want to be left out. En­ and we sme think a lot of them closed is a photo of one we for being so nice to us. caught in Barahona. Guess I'm almost out of gab We looked all over for a for now, so I'll ring off. I just camera big enough to get the want to say thanks again for the whole thing in one picture. The generous contribution from that best we could do was this one great crew on the Steel Pier. which leaves out part of the That new contract sure is "de head. The darned thing was so berries!" heavy and big that we had to E. M. Mabie break out the jumbo gear to get it on deck. One more thing before we sign off concerns the shoreside guards in Rouen. Michael Rossi, our To the Editor: whip-cracker, came back from The American Bar, in the Dock ashore, took off his suit and Sud section of Buenos Aires, has bunked in. At seven in the his shown us their appreciation of morning he awoke to find papei-s gone. our patronization by throwing a suit and all his •t But thei-e was a guard. He barbeque for the crew of this ship. We had all we wanted to stood right outside the door watching the gangway all the eat and drink on the house. The American Bar is one of time. It was impossible for the the very few bars in BA where suit to have gone through the a seaman can go without the porthole, so we were left with fear of being clipped. There is one conclusion—but no proof. only one thing wrong with this If you should ever hit there bar: They haven't any issues of it would be wise to watch your the SEAFARERS LOG. gear even though there is a In view of the circumstances, watchman at the gangway. Don't we, the crew of the SS Mosoil, think that we think it was the would like to have the LOG sent guard. We asked him and he to the American Bar. said, "Who Me? Me no Steal!" C. J. Hill Maybe you guys can figure it Deck Delegate out. Stanley J. Banas. (Ed. Note: A bundle of Ship's Delegate LOGS will be sent regularly to -George L. Esteve, the American Bar as sug­ Deck Delegate gested.) Drydocked, Thanks Steel Pier Men To the Editor: Just a few lines to let every­ one know what goes on up here in "Beantown." I'm hung up out here in Brighton with a hellova sore knee after falling over a deck chair on the Steel Pier! (You're damn right I was sober — I wouldn't have hm-t myself if I had been Ijftlf shot!) I would like to acknowledge my appreciation to the boys on the Steel Pier. They are one of the finest bunch of fellows I ever sailed with. D6 you know how much "lettuce" was picked up and brought out to me by Brother Fazakenly? Not, a damn hit less than fourteen good American greenbacks. Jees, I liked to dropped dead when I counted it! Hell, I'm do­ ing better than a lot of guys that work ashore. OKAYS STAFF While I am at it, I will say a word about the staff out here at Quiz Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Moon Koons 35 Degrees Butcher's Block Radio Operator Drinking Fountain Southeast Water line 5 Navigation lights Rain hat Dishwasher Mosoil Crew Asks LOGS For BA Bar �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Friday, September 17, 1948 Maiden Victory Was A Happy Ship Before being tied up in the West Coast beef, the ' boys of the Maiden Victory—Waterman ship operating in the intercoastal trade—^niade one last trip to the Ease Coast. While in San Pedro for bunkers, Stewards Utility Martin Blackwelder rounded up the boys at work or play and caught these snapshots. The Maiden Victory then made her run to the East Coast, with stops at New York, Baltimore and Charles­ ton, and returned to San Francisco again, w;here she is now strike-bound. Ordinarily, the Maiden Victory takes in the West Coast ports of Frisco, Seattle, Aberdeen, Coos Bay. When she will again, the boys of the Maiden would like to know. ilitlil®'•msisiiip-v pllilS ' . I'-' • • 1 '' d * Pc' ; - i,.'.' - pr 1 . Murphy (left), FWT on the Maiden Victory, and Moore. OS, are wreathed in smiles. Pos­ sibly it is the San Pedro sun that has put them in this good humor. Or. perhaps they have just heard about the SIU's new two-year contract. lliliiiiiiiiili, 5:;S»i®S:!4S¥^ r i v® x'.-; , '.,3 mmmt .* 1 ' 1 gSS-A;:--.;;: ' 'm mm •; -. ^ - ^ I The man sitting adone on the bollard is Martin Blackwelder, Stewards Utility, who sent the pictures to the LOG. On the right, Herbie Freedman, OS, flashes a hearty Seafarer smile that makes him a first-rate subject for any portrait photographer's camera. _ sc' " I 0^ • Ronnie Wisham, DM (above), spreads some paint on the Maiden's side. Below, Moore (right) and an unidentified Brother seem ready for a friendly wrestling match. L ' '^ I 5 •• i iiiiiiii w • Seafarer Blackwelder (right) failed to Identify the man with him in this picture. How­ ever, if this and the other oTidenoe on the page are correct, the boys on the Maiden Victory were having a pretty good time untib they were locked-out in the West Coast beef. �Friday. Seplember 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS 9a9».Fiila«n LOG SIU BROTHERS WHO GIVE LIE TO NMU CLAIM Gangway Watch During the Isthmian organizing campaign, the NMU used as one of its propaganda weap­ ons the claim that, should the SIU win the fleet, all Filipinos .would be barred* from SIU membership. The Filipinos aboard Isthmian ships didn't fall for the line and most of them voted for SIU representation. Here are a few of these Brothers, now in the SIU, who give the lie to the NMU. The Brothers are, left to right, front row—Felix; E, Dayrit, Lock Kumhing, Fidel Lukban, Wong Yau, Sabino Intigra, M. Boyles. Second row—Leoncio Ocol, Joseph Luuhiwa, Y. Tsang, Kow Cheung, J. P. Macahilas, John Hassin. SIU HRLLS SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 BOSTON ...276 State St E. B. Tilley, Agent Bowdoin 4465 GALVESTON .... 308'A—23rd St, Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA. . .614.16 No. 13th St. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAN JUAN, PJR.....252 Ponce de Leon Sal Coils, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. R. H. Halt, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. ^ HAnover 2-2784 Unfortunately, we have re­ ceived complaints from various Every now and then on var­ companies from time to time, ious ships, the question arises in that in certain ports these' the Deck Department concern­ watches were hot being stood. ing who is going to stand the This must be corrected — the gangway watch. We all know by watches must be stood. this time that our agreement The men who are required to calls for gangway watches in stand them should be on board all ports, except for those places at the alloted time. In case a where the company has a prior man has other plans, he must contract with the ILA. make an arrangement with an­ These gangway watches, when other sailor—with the approval stood by +he sailors, constitute of the Chief Mate. Whenever a beef comes in of a split of forty-eight hours over­ time on all weekends, and an a man missing his watches, the extra twenty-four hours on all crew should take a proper holidays. It is that much more action against such a culprit. We feel that these watches are take-home pay—and it took a good deal of negotiating to get an important addition to every sailor's earnings. Every member it! Now that we have the section must do his part to protect them covering gangway watches in or the entire membership may our agreements, it is the duty of suffer. We are sure that the sailors all Deck Department men to are pretty well aware of their see that they are stood. The usual procedure is for all duties during the standing of hands in the Deck Department, gangway watch—in other words, with the exception of the Car­ the combined duties of Watch­ penter, to split these watches man and Quartermaster, without equally on weekends, so that the payment of penalty over­ all will have an equal chance time. Any other work done while on this watch will be paid in at the overtime. The Bosun is included on these accordance with the agreements. So let's see those watches watches in order to equalize the stood, without a miss! We all top-man overtime for him. stand to gain more income from them. Louis Goffin Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief (CoHtimied from Page 7) istered, and 118 shipped. J. E. Kirchnef was obligated. Under Good and Welfare there was much discussion on general shipp i n g situation. The proposed method of registration drawn up by the Headquarters Registration committee was discussed at length. One minute's silence for departed Brothers. Meeting ad­ journed with 120 members present. t t * NEW YORK — Chairman, Lindsey Williams, 21550; Record­ ing Secretary, Paul Hall, 190; Reading Clerk, A1 Kerr, 29314. journed 8:20 P.M. members present. with PERSONALS 1,232 ship. Under New Business a motion carried to adopt the pro­ gram of economy — cutting ex­ KENNETH MAHSTON NORFOLK — Chairman, Ben penses to the bone—as outlined Send your address to Bill An­ Rees, 95; Recording Secretary, by the Agent. Motion made for drews, Whitman, Mass. James A. Wynn, 30783; Reading the Brothers present to try to i Clerk, J. A. Bullock, 4747. convince other member, whom ROBERT C. MELOY The Norfolk finaqpial reports they might meet, of the need for .Tohn W. Wai-d is on the Hil­ dated August 28 and September passing the General Fund Assess­ ton, Bull LinCj headed for the 4 read and accepted. New Busi- ment. Motion to accept and con­ Mediterranean. He would like cur in the Agent's plan of or­ you to write him. ganizing Virginia Ferries. Motion t t ^ carried to elect a Balloting Com­ JERRY PALMER mittee to take care of the voting Contact Don Brown, care of on the Genei-al Fund Assess­ A1 Bernstein, Blackstone Hotel, ment. Brothers John Nugent, 340 O'Farrel, San Francisco, ness of other Branches. read and William Hatcher, Get-aid Nance, California. accepted. Agent Ben Rees gave John Dixon, Melvin Libby, Hor­ X t X a report on the Special Agents ace Mobley, Ulus Veach were JOSEPH TOMPSON Conference. Motion made to ac­ obligated. Under Good and Get in touch with Kenneth R, cept the Agent's report in its en­ Welfare several members dis­ Hennig at 1150 N.E. Lenore St., tirety and give him a vote of cussed the poor outlook of Nor­ Portland, Oregon. He asks that thanks. The Dispatcher reported folk shipping and the necessity you leave your address with 291 registered, and 72 shipped. of a program of economy for the Linda. He stated that shipping ja-. very Port of Norfolk. Meeting ad­ X X X slow, with lots of men on the journed at 9:15 P. M., with 163 DONALD EUGENE KNOWLES beach in this Port, and advised bookmembers and 128 permits Your mother is anxious to no one to come to Norfolk to present. hear from you. Minutes from the Great Lakes and SUP Districts were not re­ ceived. Canadian District min­ utes filed. Under New Business, motion carried that the Stewards Department rules in the Isthmian contract be clarified. Motion that we instruct our Negotiations Committee, if at all possible, to insert clauses into all contracts HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. guaranteeing the shipping of Phone 5-8777 Chief Stewards off the board. PORTLAND ......111 W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 Discussion brought out that the RICHMOND, Calif. .-...257 5th St. maker of -the motion referred Rating Old Rate New Increase Phone 2599 specifically to Isthmian SS Com­ SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. $270.00 ' $295.00 $25.00 Douglas 2-8363 pany. Various Brothers spoke on 270.00 295.00 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. this issue and it was pointed out Bosun 25.00 Main 0290 that to finally achieve conditions (new rating) 231.50 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. in Isthmian, it will still take a AB 220.00 225.50 5.50 Terminal 4-3131 period of time, because of the AB Maintenance , 235.00 243.50 8.50 fact that we just recently ac­ OS ! ! ^ 185.00 196.00 11.00 quired this company, and that OS Maintenance 185.00 220.00 35.00 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. they had been non-union for 30 Electrician 350.00 361.00 11.00 Cleveland 7391 years before we took them over. Chief Pumpman 290.00 305.50 15.50 CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. All hands agreed, however, that Engine Maintenance - 2nd Pumpman 265.00 305.50 40.50 Phone: Essex 2410 , (nev rating) (new 269.50 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. we must constantly work with 2nd Pumpman Main 0147 the thought in mind of bringing Oiler : 220.00 225.50 ' 5.50 DETROIT 1038 Third St. all contracts up to as high a FWT 220.00 225.50 5.50 Cadillac 6857 point as possible in every re­ Wiper 208.00 220.00 12.00 DULUTH. 531 W. Michigan St. 285.00 296.00 11.00 Melrose 4110 spect. Motion carried. The Sec­ Steward TOLEDO 61.5 Summit St, retary-Treasurer's verbal report Chief Cook i.. 265.00 207.00 2.00 Garfield 2ll2 to the membership was made 2nd Cook- Baker 230.00 237.50 7.50 and accepted. The Secretai-y- Galleyman 185.00 196.00 11.00 Treasurer's financial report was Messman 185.00 190.00 5.00 The Dispatcher re­ Utility MONTREAL.-. 1227 Philips Square accepted. 185.00 190.00 5.00 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. ported 488 registered, and 432 V Empire 4531 The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel receiving less than $228,23 per month shall be shipped. The meeting stood in VANCOUVER. . 565 Hamilton St. ^ Pacific 7824 silence for one minute for de­ $1.15 ber hour.' Ratings earning $228.23 or more per month shall receive $1.45 per hour. parted Brothers. Meeting adSECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Lindsey Williams ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Joseph Volpian SUP Jifeiv Tanker Wage Srale Gt. Lakes District Canadian District Ml �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS Friday, September 17, 1948 LOG WE mmid UNIFORM REei^TRATION RULf^ The Registration Committee recommends the following registrar tion procedure for the Deck Department: Members shall register in three groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered, if he has the Union's required qualifications. When men are not available in one group, qualified men registered in the next lower group may throw in for the job. Second Electrician Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—^Day Work Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—^Watch Plumber-Machinist Chief Refrigeration Engineer First, Second, and Third Refrigeration Engineer Chief Storekeeper Evaporator Maintenance Man Pumpman, 1 and 2 Engine Maintenance Group / — Day Workers Group II DECK DEPARTMENT Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Ordinary Seamen who cannot obtain AB tickets because of physi­ cal defects—such as coloj>blindness, etc.—may, upon proving that they have sailed three years as Ordinary out of SIU Halls, register in this group. Bosun Bosun's Mate Carpenter ^ Deck Maintenance Watchman—Day Work Storekeeper Group H — Ruted WuUh Stunders Quartermaster Able Seaman Car Deckman Watchman—Standing Watches Group III — (hly Ordinories On Wutch Deck Engineer Engine Utility Oiler—^Diesel Oiler—Steam Watertender Fireman—^Water tender Fireman Group III ~ _ Wiper STEWARDS DEPARTMENT The Registration Committee recommends the following registra­ tion procedure for the Stewards Department: Members shall register! in two groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered, if he has the Union's required qualifications,; When men are not available in one group, qualified men registered, in' the next lower group may throw in for the job. Group I — Ruted Men ENGINE DEPARTMENT The Registration Committee recommends the following registra­ tion procedure for the Engine Department: Members shall register in three groups. A man can throw in for any job in the group in which he is registered if he has the Union's required qualifications. When men are not available in one group, qualified men registered in the next lower group may throw "in for the job. Group / Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have the necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Chief Electrician Each man must be qualified for the job he throws in for and have the necessary endorsements. At registration time his qualifications shall be checked. Chief Steward—Passenger Second Steward—^Passenger Steward Chef ' ^ Chief Cook Second Cook Night Cook and Baker .' 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Title A name given to the resource September 17, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 38 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES GENERAL FUND LEVY GETTING MEMBERS' OK SIU SIGNS 5 TANKERS TO TOP PAY ARMY MAKES NO PROGRESS IN MOVING COAST CARGOES CLSU ENTERS RANKS OF SIU IN CANADA NLRB TO DECIDE UNIT FOR NEW CS ELECTION HOW REGISTRATION RULES COMMITTEE DID ITS JOB REFUGEES FROM REDS GET AID ON HIGH SEAS ELSU ENTERS RANKS OF SIU IN CANADA SHIPPING SLOWS FOR PORT MOBILE;MEMBERSHIP OKAYS ASSESSMENT ORE SHIPS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR GOOD SHIPPING IN BALTIMORE'PORT SAN JUAN STILL MAINTAINS TOP SHIPPING FROM THE SIXTH BOSTON SEAFARERE ARE AWAITIING WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS STRIKE KEEPS FRISCO SHIPPING AT STANDSTILL MICHIGAN'LITTLE T-H' LAW RULED INVALID NEW YORK SHIPPING HOLDS STEADY DESPITE TRUCKING TIE-UP SEA TRADER STOWAWAY WINS SUPPORT OF CREW;TOPSIDE TAKES DIM VIEW CEW-OFFICER FUND ENABLES BISHOP TO REACH III MOTHER CREW'S COLD BOX SERVES SUDS TO COOL HEADS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/17/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba3b13105858a61a08aa1ea9302683c8.PDF 27175dba798d93fd447f336369b16887 PDF Text Text Seamen Draft Status Up To Local Boards Although no rules or regula­ tions have yet been established "to* carry out the draft defer­ ment procedure, men now sail­ ing U.S. ships are expected to receive "most careful considera­ tion as individuals by local boards," according to an an­ nouncement made recently by national headquarters of the Se­ lective Service System. Apparently no blanket defer­ ments will be made. Instead, the announcement explained, each case will be considered on • a purely personal basis. - Section 6(h) of the Selective Service Act of 1948 authorizes the Pre.sident, "under such rules and regulations as he may pre­ scribe," to grant deferment to persons whose occupation is es­ sential to the national health, safety or interest. General Fund Increase Goes To AUG Vote Voting on the Referendum calling for a $10 assessment to the Union's General Fund Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf DixMd, Seafarers International Union of NA build began this week in aU Atlantic and Gulf District Branches. With NEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948 No. 37 the polls open but a few day^— VOL. X since September 8—^brisk voting was reported in all Halls. Indi­ cations are that strong majority of the membership will vote in favor of the resolution. This is BY PAUL HALL based on the enthusiasm shown Secretary-Treasurer, Atlantic and Gulf District by the membership in voting An alert membership is the most valuable production by Seafarers in other ports on overwhelmingly for the original asset a labor union can possess—or hope to other operators' vessel, we pounded out a resolution at the recent mem­ possess. In this respect, the Atlantic and contract that has become the pattern for bership meetings, and expres­ sions of approval in the Halls. Gulf District of the Seafarers International maritime. The contracts stand far above Union boasts assets far beyond that shown those of other unions in wages, working ^ The Referendum calling for a General Fund assessment was by the dollars and cents on the credit side conditions and security features, authorized by membership Vote of its ledger. The operators obviously don't wish to in the majority of the Branches The material strength of our organization fight with a solidly united union. They up and down the coast on August speaks for itself. We merely have to glance don't like to scrap with a strong and re- 25. The vote came in approval at the figures in our latest financial report sponsible organization. I i short, they don't of a resolution submitted by 37 and we will see that our measurable assets like to battle with the Seafarers. And this SIU members in tjie Port of New NO RULING YET are rapidly approaching the one-and-a-half- is not to imply that we think we are in- Orleans calling for the General vincible. We're just taking stock of our Fimd boost. "The rules and regulations to million dollar mark. Although no means have yet been deassets in the same way our opponents do Balloting which began on implement this provision of the veloped for measuring the value of a memwhen a clash is coming, Act have not yet been issued," September 8 will continue for Certainly we have every right to appraise one month, with the poUs closing the Sl^ective Service office said. bership constantly on its toes, we have been The announcement indicated easily able to gauge its worth simply by our assets with a certEun amount of self- on October 8. satisfaction. We know that because we are that all merchant seamen will surveying the successes of the Union. ONE QUESTION In attaining virtually every one of our sound and internally strong we have been receive careful consideration, but The Referendum BaRot requires that particular attention will be selected objectives in the past few years, spared much of the grief and confusion given to men with technical our membership's alertness to a situation that now engulfs many another seamen's only Yes or No to the question: training and experience. "Are you in favor of a $10.00 and its unanimous and decisive action have organization and its members. assessment to build the General Out on the West Coast a situation has Application of the regulations been the fundamental factors in the Sea­ Fund?" to be issued will be determined farers' upsurge as the nation's leading developed that leaves the shipowners and The original resolution sub­ solely by each local board, which waterfront Union. The formula for our waterfront employers standing with all their has the authority to grant defer­ victories has been simple. Once the mem­ labor-hating viciousness clearly exposed. mitted in the Port of New Or­ ments individually to registrants bership has sensed a problem and decided The strike of the CIO longshoremen has be­ leans and adopted by all ports whose employment is regarded on a course of action it has hit hard. come the signal for a general attack against except Boston and Norfolk is as follows: as necessary to the maintenance We ride hard. No -fanfare, no hystericsall other maritime unions in that area. of the national health, safety or "WHEREAS: The A&G Dis­ such as used for instance by the commies While the shipowners, ranted patriotically interest. whenever they make a move—shroud our about not wishing to do business with the trict of the Seafarers Interna­ The draft law does not pro­ movements. We generally know what we longshoremen, they withdrew from negota- tional Union of North America vide for the recognition of a sea­ are after, we set oyr sights accordingly and tions with the MFOWW and MEBA just as has set the pdce with a new man's wartime service, because contract and raise in wages, the merchant marine "was a drive. A point in this fact is what hap- the contract discussions were nearing com- making the seaman's wage the civilian service," Selective Serv­ pened in New Orleans several weeks ago, pletion. In other words, they have pulled highest ever obtained or im­ when we were negotiating for a new con­ a lockout on these unions. TheV did the agined, and ice declared. tract with the Mississippi Shipping Com­ same thing with the MCS. Our own affi­ pany. Our SrU membership knew what liate, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, has "WHEREAS: Through job ac­ was at stake. Always conscious of the im­ been affected as a result of the shipowner's tion and solidarity of the SIU membership and officials, we portance of their every move as applies to decision to go the hard way. wei-e able to make the shipown­ Because of several last the entire Union, they displayed the The strike and the resultant lockout pose ers come in line and sign this minute suggestions which straight-forwardness that has so often a mighty serious question for all in mari­ contract, and will be incorporated in the characterized other SIU successes. Like time. While we are honoring our contracts proposed Stewards Depart­ "WHEREAS: The life blood of snapping your fingers, we had the results and sailing our ships we must be on guard ment Working Rules, this any organization is its solidarity for any eventuality. We must, most of all, we wanted. issue do^ not carry these and finances, and this definitely The first company was in line for the watch very closely to see what kind of a recommendations as orig­ helped us with our negotiations wage Increases and other features of the move the government will make. Already with the shipowners, and inally intended. there are threats that the armed forces two-year contract. They will appear, however, "WHEREAS; All our funds With the shipowners solid front cracked, may be moved in. in a forthcoming issue, for are definitely established for cer­ We must stand ready to lend a hand in the sailing became easier and after a few membership consideration. tain purposes, such as Buildings, more instances of action at the point of (Continued on Page 2) Strike, etc., and our General Fund is our working fund, and Report To The Membership Coming Soon Dock Strike Ties Up West Coast Shipping • A long struggle was predicted by both sides as the West Coast CIO longshoremen's strike for the hiring hall and wage in­ creases goes into its second week. The strike, which began Sept. 2, left shipping in all ma­ jor coast ports at a standstill. Some 12,000 striking members of the International Longshore­ men's and Warehousemen's Un­ ion, headed by Harry Bridges, are picketing in ports from the Canadian border to Mexico, while approximately 16,000 sea­ men have thus far been made idle. More than 120 ships have been tied up as a result of the beef. The strike developed mainly from the dispute over provisions covering hiring hall operations and wages and began as soon as the 80-day injunction, im­ posed by the government under the Taft-Hartley law as a "cool­ on it legally. Bridges replied that ing off" period, was dissolved. his union wouldn't accept "a Also involved in the strike hiring hall with strings at­ are the CIO Marine Engineers tached to it." SEES LONG STRIKE Beneficial Association and the Bridges has predicted a strike Independent Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders who of four to six months. He also have charged they have been made a statement that has been locked out. The shipowners sud­ interpreted as revealing the denly withdrew all offers made communist party line of com­ to these unions just as contract plete disregard for the welfare negotiations were nearing com­ of the union members involved. He painted a pictiu-e of disaster pletion. for the workers. The CIO Marine, Cooks and "When this strike is over," Stewards, led by Hugh Bryson, and the CIO radio operators Bridges added, "we will be out have taken strike action. All un­ of business or they (the ship­ ions stated previously that none owners) will be out of business." would sign a contract until the The shipowners and waterfront others were satisfied with theirs. employers association contend It was reported that the em­ that their stand is now one of ployers had agreed to let the "meeting head-on the issue of hiring hall remain as it was in communism" in the Pacific mai-ithe old contracts vmtil a "court time unions that have been of competent jurisdiction" ruled spearheaded by Bridges. "No more negotiations will be held and no contracts will be signed with any such unions," they said, "until their officers have disavowed communism." REFUSE TO SIGN Officials of the CIO longshore­ men's union and those of the Marine Cooks and Stewards and the radio operators have refused to sign the non-communist affi­ davits required under the TaftHartley law. However, officers of the MEBA and the MFOWW have signed such affidavits, which shows the shipowners to be inconsistent on that score and possibly indicates that they are using the issue as a total fight on the maritime unions. Several SlU-contracted ships have been tied up in West Coast ports- as a result of the strike. "WHEREAS: We will defin­ itely have a struggle in future negotiations, and now that we enjoy these high wages we should do our utmost to build our funds so we will be better respected by the shipowners, and in a better position to fight them, so therefore be it "RESOLVED: That we go on record assessing ourselves $10.00, to be a General Fund assessment, and be it further "RESOLVED: That copies of this Resolution be sent to all ports to be acted on at the next regular meeting August 25th, 1948, and they in turn wire the Secretary-Treasurer of their ac­ tion, and be it finally "RESOLVED: That if this Res­ olution is carried that the Secre­ tary-Treasurer be instructed to put in motion the necessary machinery to conduct a refer­ endum ballot." �Page Two T H E SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 10, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS lOSFTERNATMUJ^AL UNJON OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf Histrict Affiliated with the American Federation of X.al>or At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Report To The Membership (Continued from Page 1) ainy manner necessary to our Brothers of the SUP, our West Coast affiliate, just as much as we would if they were pushing a beef. We must remember that it is just as tough to be locked out as it is to be hitting the bricks, maybe tougher. As this West Coast situation develops, it is impera­ tive that our watchword in the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict be "preparation." Our sound position of today is the fruit of previous preparation. But being on constant guard is the price of all seamen's security. There is no assurance that we are to remain exempt from the effects of the West Coast beef. There is assurance, however, that our membership once more is alert to a really bad and dangerous situation. Sensing the really dangerous situation, our membership is prepared for anything. The ten-dollar General Fund assessment, for instance, which the membership has placed on the referendum ballot is one indication of this. An­ other is the continued tightening of our organizational setup. Too often, as we go about our daily work, we lose sight of the significance of all these things in the overall picture. Were our membership not so alert, were they not W. T. ROSS so united on most all issues affecting us, were we not C. B. VIKEN strong financially, we, instead of the West Coast unions, P. DAVASON might now be fighting to preserve our secmity, rather P. M. KHEAUBER than enjoying the fruits of the recent two-^ear contract E. C. SHAFFER victory, with its higher wages and improved conditions. M. EL MOUR X. t While we move forward, other organizations are even MOBILE HOSPITAL now split by internal battles as they are engaged in W. J. WOOKY dangerous struggles with the seamen's enemy — the A. C. McALPIN shipowners. F. L. BARTLETT At times, unbelievable as it may sound, some of J. H. ASHURST R. ARMSTRONG these same unions have even accused our union of being EUGENE SMITH These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, intolerant of those who seek to come into our member­ H. R. LOWMAN ship meetings with problems that do not concern our as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging C. E. GLOVER heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by organization or our membership's welfare. In the sea­ writing to them. C. EMMANUEL men's unions, where the security of the membership ft t i C. J. MITCHELL hangs in constant danger of being cut down by ship­ BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL F. BECKER B. HARRIS owners, waiting for the opportunity to smash all mari­ E. E. GROSS GEORGE W. MEANEY C. SIMMONS EDWARD DUDEK time organizations, there is no room for anything but GETTIS LIGHTFOOT F. PASQUALI JOHN J. GEAGAN the direct shipboard and economic welfare of all hands. R. KEHRLY B. HUNT VIC MILAZZO The Union is either for the membership in these CARL L. WALKER as they have in others, qs a proving ground for party EDWIN DAKIN JOHNSTON things—all the way—or it is not. In some sections this welfare of the membership policy. As a result, the organizations are now split and RUSSEL S. NEARY ft ft ft doesn't appear to be the purpose. While their organiza­ weakened, and thus are at a disadvantage in conducting a struggle against the shipowner on any issue directly inSTATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL tions are in death-grips with the shipowners, "Sister" ^•olving not only their welfare — but their very lives A. EWING Bryson, of the MCS, and Bridges, the chief fink of the A. VANELZUELA as well. commie party in maritime, still have time to display more M. CASTRO We Seafarers know that as seamen we have few and more of an interest in the phony "Wallace for J. McNEELY President" movement than in the memberships of,their friends outside of the labor movement. Our individual A. JENSBY .respective unions. Let us hope that the membership of strength only exists in the might of our collective unity. D. DeDUISEN those unions realize this and put the boots to these two When we fight, we fight to win. Again and again we T. ZEMRZUSKI W. II. NUNN commie prostitutes while they are in the process of Seafarers have demonstrated we arc keenly sensitive to J. BOUYEA this grim reality. That is why we chalk up victories that settling their current beef. W. HUNT ultimately become the gain of all seamen. That is why R. L. JOHNSTON Such a sorry state of affairs would not be tolerated we arc able to chart a court that is calculated to bring K. C. CROWE by the alert SIU membership. Tolerance is a relative better livine C. OPPENHEIMER » broad That is why we are already preparing, as a result of W. H. PERRY f *11 I . • r crate any moves which recently concluded special agents conference, for an T. MANDICK . ; wiD weaken its internal structure and thus set it up for ^Hve to bring in more lobs at a time when C. NANGLE C. W. HALLA a knockdown by its enemies. other organizations are afraid to look ahead. And that is P. G. DAUGHERTY The MCS and the ILWU are perfect examples of why, too, we are striving to make more friends in the ft ft strategy, which now finds che membership labor movement and bring our union closer to the other SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL oT,the two organizations facing the shipowners on one sound, honest labor groups. L. TICKLE side and the party interest on the other. The commies Our membership's alertness is a valuable asset. And T. C. KELLY ha*e continually used the membership of these two unions,- ir brings valuable results. M. BYERS Afeii Jihw In The Marine Hospitak , • '* �Friday, September 10, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Taft-Hartley Act Still Menace To Label' By KEITH ALSOP Root Of Coast Beef Because the roof didn't' fall in on every labor union in the country the day in August 1947 the Taft- Hart­ ley Act went into effect, a lot of people have been lulled into thinking that maybe it isn't such a vicious, finky law after all. What these people don't realize is that the em­ ployers are using this law every day to weaken and smash unions. The maritime unions including the SIU have had Just as much trouble with the law as anybody else—and will have a lot more. For this reason. Seafarers should know how this law works and what they have to do to fight it. The plain truth is that it took the Taft-Hartley Act a year to get going in full force. It wasn't until this summer, for instance, that the maritime Hiring Hall became a matter of contention under the law. Mean­ while, however, the Act works in a thousand ways to slow up the unions in a hundred different fields. Only determination on the part of officials and rankand-file alike will keep any union, the SIU included, from knuckling xmder as long as the law is in effect. The Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG has invited While there are many, factors beside the Taftthe Port Agents to submit a series of articles of general and vital interest to the membership. These Hartley Act involved in the current West Coast strike articles do not take the pl£u;e of the Agents' weekly called by the CIO longshoremen, the Hiring Hall is a surveys on the state of shipping in theilr ports and central issue along with the Taft-Hartley Act's require­ other matters, but constitute additional commentaries. ment that union officials sign the non-communist The Editor felt that, because of their position, the pledge. (While no SIU official ever has had a single Agents would be able to comment wisely on a variety qualm about signing the pledge, and while aU have of subjects. The fifth article in the series appears on signed, this requirement certainly is an unwarranted this page. It was submitted by Keith Alsop, Port Agent invasion of our personal rights as citizens.) Where the Taft-Hartley Act does not strike directly in Galveston. Members are urged to submit their own it creates confusion, a fact which commie stooges like views on this and other articles in the series. Keith Alsop is a veteran seaman with fifteen years Harry Bridges and Hugh Bryson have been quick to of sea service behind him. His long experience on seize upon to assert their positions. The current strike the waterfront has given him a thorough understand­ on the West Coast is the perfect example. The CIO ing of the ^problems faced by maritime labor, and dock workers need the Hiring Hall for the same he is thoroughly familiar with the devious tricks by reason Seafarers must have it—as a solid protection to which the operators are always seeking to smash the their wages and conditions. To get it they have had maritime unions. to strike. In a vicious counter-move, the West Coast Alsop sailed through the war and has been Port waterfront employers have locked out the seamen's Agent in Charleston as well as Galveston. In addition, unions by breaking off negotiations with the MEBA, he has been a Patrolmen in New York, New Orleans MCS and MFOWW. The SUP is locked out along with and Norfolk. the rest. Taking their cue from the men who wrote During the 1946 General Strike, Alsop was Chairman the Taft-Hartley Act, the employers are acting like the Everything "Illegal" of the General Strike Committee for the Port of highbinders they always are when they get the chance. The fact that much of the working of the law is' Norfolk.. In the summer of 1947, he was Chairman of There is no doubt but what the anti-labor boys are what they call "insidious" has hidden the truth from the Isthmian Strike Committee for the Port of in the saddle. The pattern set by the Taft-Hartley Act many trade union members. But any Seafarer who Gal'veston. will grow tougher and tougher as the months go by, doesn't know that the Taft-Hartley Act is a powerful and the maritime unions will always be a favorite tool in the hands of the shipowners had better wake target. up to a few facts about the waterfront situation today. Defines Finky Pattern About the only thing you can't blame on the Act is Bosses Back Raiding There was nothing, for instance, to prevent Cities Service from turning over the ships specifically named Another point that is being missed by many is that and appearing with a brand new fleet. And even if the Taft-Hartley Act can serve the bosses indirectly by a contract were obtained covering the seven ships throwing organized labor itself into a state of chaos. specifically named how could the Union protect its The complicated rules for complying with the Act jobs and conditions if its agreement covered only half leave openings by which one union, can raid another the company? with the boss shouting encouragement from the side­ Of course, the SIU has petitioned the NLRB for an line. election on all remaining Cities Service vessels and Whatever differences there may be in the policies, will win the election when it is held. But since it practices and achievements of two unions in the same may then be necessary to have a imion-shop elec­ field, both eventually will be the losers if one raids tion, which the company can demand under the the other. The boss cheers when it happens, because, Taft-Hartley Act, on the entire Cities Service fleet, he knows that he stands a good chance of smashing the inevitable conclusion is put off that much the both. Open rivalry in organizing is one thing. The the state of shipping, and that you can attribute to longer. union that is stronger and has more to offer new. the same politicians who voted to shackle labor. In other words, the Taft-Hartley Act defines a members can be sure of victory. But raiding is an­ Take what the SIU has been up against. No sooner finky pattern of action for employers which results in did <the Union Negotiating Committee sit down with endless delays designed to discourage unions. Only if other matter because it destroys the common front the operators late this spring than the Taft-Hartley a union is strong and determined can it overcome which labor must havte on basic questions. We have to expect the Taft-Hartley front to become Act was flung in their faces. "You can't have a Union the obstacles the law puts in its path. stronger. No union can afford to expect anything else Hiring Hall, it's illegal," the operators said, all the Take the Calmar case for another example of how -while admitting that they themselves benefitted from the Taft-Hartley Act emerges every day as an all the way events are shaping up. The SIU in particular the Hiring Hall. They maintained that the Hiring around weapon by which the entrenched interests can must look for and be prepared for the worst if it is to maintain its position in the forefront of maritime Hall constituted a "closed shop" which the Taft- try to smash labor. labor. We didn't win the highes't wages and finest Hartley specifically bans. First off, Calmar accused the SIU of an "unfair labor conditions in maritime history by sitting still, and we This issue immediately stalled negotiations. The practice" when a crew respected a Longshoremen's will stay on top only if we keep moving. Hiring Hall is the core of maritime unionism. Without picket line in Albany in May. Nothing came of this, There is no time like today to get ready for to­ it, the unions would be relatively powerless in the but in Jime the Calmar people proceeded to sue the struggle to improve the wages and conditions of SIU in a Federal court for $12,500 in damages, claim­ morrow. Or, to put it another way, you secure your seamen. The SIU negotiators had no choice but to ing that the Union had held up a ship in Boston and ship for sea while you are still safe in port because insist that the Hiring Hall issue be settled before aUeging that they had suffered to that extent as a the sea may be rough. That is the reasoning behind the 10-dollar assess­ there was any talk of other matters. The result was result. The important fact about this suit is that it that it was July 1 before a Hiring Hall formula was could not have been brought at aU if the Taft-Hartley found which the Union could accept. Weeks -were Act had not been passed. The Act specifically auth­ wasted during which wages and conditions could orizes such suits against unions. Before the summer have been negotiated. It was well into August before of 1947 such suits were baiTed. the Union, by resolute job action, settled the wage issue. NMU Hit Worse Cities Service Stalls So far as the SIU's negotiations are concerned, the worst that can be said is that they were stalled. What the Taft-Hartley Act has done to the Cities Service situation is another matter. The SIU will, in the end, score a victory over Cities Service, as that outfit well knows. But meanwhile the company has grabbed every chance offered by the Taft-Hartley Act to ham­ string and discourage the Union. In this, the National Labor Relations Board imder the influence of the Act has played into the hands of the company. Last winter, as every Seafarer knows, the SIU won a smashing five-to-one victory in a certification elec­ tion conducted by the NLRB on seven Cities Service ships. At the time the SIU petitioned for the election the company hac eight ships. The eighth was not voted because it failed to touch an American port during the voting period. Meanwhile, the company acquired eight additional ships before the NLRB acted on the election. At this point the NLRB reversed its own precedent. In a similar situation concerning the Isthmian fleet, the NLRB certified the SIU as the bargaining agent for all ships of the company regardless of whether they had actually been voted. In the Cities Service case, the NLRB decided that the Union was the bar­ gaining agent for only the seven ships voted. This put the Union in a very bad position and gave the com­ pany a powerful weapon. The SIU is not the only maritime union to be attacked under the Act. The NMU's Hiring Hall on the Great Lakes has been declared illegal by the NLRB and is now going into the Federal courts for a decision. Again, the Hiring Hall is being denounced by the anti-union forces as a "closed shop" banned by the scabby Taft-Hartley Act. And the NMU has had even worse trouble. For 80 days this siunmer, the NMU was imder a federal injimction against striking for wages and con­ ditions. The injunction was brought imder the TaftHartley Act. When the injunction was up, the NMU was no better off than it had been before—until a determined SIU blazed a trial. For 80 days the CIO longshoremen on the West Coast were under a federal injunction against striking. The injunction was brought under the Taft-Hartley Act. When the injunction was up, the dock workers were no better off tiian they had been before. They struck anyway, but 80 days were lost to the TaftHartley forces. Meanwhile, on the East Coast, as soon as the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association, AFL, threatened direct action to get their wage demands, a federal injimction was thrown at them. They are under that injunction ^now. The injunction was brought imder the Taft-Hartley Act. Government by injunction was jettisoned 20 years ago. The Taft-Hartley Act brought it back—^to smash labor unions. •i . • ment for the General Fund now being voted upon in all ports by referendum ballot. That is why every forward-looking Seafarer should vote "YES." If the SIU is to sail through the troubled waters ahead, it must insure its internal health now when it is strong. Our day-to-day health depends on the General Fund. It is the General Fund that runs every activity of the SIU except those specific items covered by the special funds such as the Strike Fund. The General Fund protects your contracts. It pays all expenses and salaries connected with policing the agreements, keeping the records, publishing the LOG and other literature, maintaining the Halls (except for new buildings and equipment), building supplies, clerical supplies, public utilities and various miscel­ laneous items that keep the Union going. No item is hidden, everything is in the open. Without the General Fund the Union could not operate. Above all, it is the General Fund which must finance the running fight against the Taft-Hartley boys. That fight is part of the Union's day-to-day routine. The ship operators, seizing the Taft-Hartley Act as a club, have steppd up the pace of the battle. We must do the same if we are to keep ahead of them. �Page Four r Jl E & E ul F A IUEi R S L O G top Dummies Join IFMU 99-Year Club Fxiday>>Sepiember 10, IMS WHAT In a belated effort to eliminate disruptive communist influences .an NMU membership meeting in QUESTION: What is the toughest job you have to perform in fulfilling ..New York" consigned three duties of your rating? ' former top union officials to the 9&-year club, confirming the find­ CASWELL WARREN. MM: JULIO BERNARD, Bosun: ings of a trial committee. . :-The ousted members are Fer­ I'd say the whole job is pretty Satisfying all the men seems dinand C. Smith, ex-national tough. A Messman has to please to me to be about the toughest .secretary, Howard McKenzie, exeverybody by serving them aU part of being a Bosun. I get my vice-president, and Paul Palazzi, to their satisfaction—and at one orders from the Chief Mate, mid ex-New York port agent. They time. It probably wouldn't be it is my job to see that they are are expected to appeal the de­ so bad, if you could handle the carried out — whether I like cision to the NMU's national men's requests in groups of three ' them or not. Some men don't council or national convention or four at a time. Often one understand this, or don't want next month. guy will holler and then the to accept their responsibilities. Smith, a native of Jamaica was whole gang will chime in, and When this happens the Bosun already facing deportation by the it's a race to keep everybody generally has to do their work Government as an alien comfig: satisfied. You really have to because, no matter how you •munist. McKenzie, a "Riverkeep stepping, if you want the look at it, the work has to be boat Swifty" type, has long been boys to be happy. But I think done. We are all part of a good a well-known commie stooge. with the right approach, and Union that sees to it we are the Palazzi, a communist maritime telling them "Take it easy, best paid seamen in the indu9« theoretician, has frequently op­ boys!" once in awhile, they all try working under top condi­ erated as a waterfront character pili: understand. I'm getting along at tions. All we need is cooperation it okay. assassin. on board ship. the shipboard GANAWAY TOO JACK DIETRICH, FWT: While Smith, McKenzie and S. T. BUTLER. MM: I find that on short trips the Palazzi were on trial in New Toughest job in the engineYork, Clyde S. Ganaway, former men are easy to get along with room for me comes when I'm on port agent in Mobile, faced a cuid my job is fairly easy. But, a tanker that is maneuvering trial committee in that port on long trips, it's a little differ­ in and out of port and con­ which recommended that he be ent story. After about two stantly changing speeds. Maybe placed in the NMU's 99-year months out, a man gets home­ you get 50 bells in a period of club. The membership approved sick, crabby or just irritated, 20 minutes. You've really got and he generally takes it out. the decision. to keep hopping to cut down The charges against Smith, on the food or the service—al­ pressure, keep on eye on the McKenzie and Palazzi were filed though they haven't changed a pumps, work the valves and personally by NMU president Joe bit. It's a Messman's job to kid watch the bypass. Sometimes, during this maneuvering opera­ Curran, who played "footsie" them along, and not lose his tion, you might also have to with the qommies himself until temper so that every one's spir­ its are good. If you give the change or clean about 20 burn­ his famous break in 1946. ers. But the hardest of all for Curran charged his three for­ boys cheerful service along with good food you'll find their mor­ me is the handling of the va^es mer colleagues with participat­ ale stays high. I rarely have any to keep the proper amount of ing in leftist activities calculated trouble, because I understand water in the boilers. I always to disrupt the NMU, and with the nature of my job and the feet belter when maneuvering misusing NMU ftmds. Their de­ men. is over and we're on our way. fense was that they were being tried for pushing the candidacy of Henry Wallace for President of the United States'—-who is be­ ALBERT SEGRIFF, FOW: K. KRISTENSEN, AB: ing sponsored, pushed and pub­ The toughest thing an FQW is licized by the communist party. I think that one of the tough­ up against is maneuvering into est -things connected with my In Mobile, Ganaway was a harbor with the orders com­ -job comes up when you run charged with placing his per­ ing thick and fast. How bad it into a tricky steam winch, just sonal aims and ambitions and is depends who's on the budge as you'-re. about to top and low­ those of the communist party giving orders, but it's pretty er gear. Generiilly this condi­ above the welfare of the NMU tough anyway. You may ,^et tion isn't discovered until the membership and with neglect of "Stop," "Cut Steam" and "Full winch Is to be used. Conditionshis duties as Mobile agent. Speed Ahead" in rapid succes­ like this can A dasgerotuE« To sion, and you have to do some avoid such occurrences, I be­ fast jumping. You can do a lot lieve the winches should bO: of things wrong and you have checked as soon as a ship euto know your business. You have rives in port. On the Colabee, to widch your water, and be a few years ago, we had a gas NEW YORK—Negotiations for careful you don't Rood the place head on a winch blow up and, a new contract were scheduled with oil or do- something 'worse. as a result, a boom was dropped. to be resumed late this week You earn your pay. Of course, Ludcily, no one was hurt. I between the International Long­ everything in the- engine room is think this condition is a big shoremen's Association, AFL, and tougher on a tropical run. headache to JBosuns and ABs. the New York Shipping Asso­ ciation for the first time since an 80-day federal injunction was thrown on the ILA on August CHARLES CARROLL, OS: THEODORE WILLIAMS, OS: 24. Personally, I don't think any I've been sailing three years The injunction, one more in part of my job is tough. I've and a half and I guess an OS the series slapped on maritime been getting along very well doesn't find one thing much unions under the Taft-Hartley as an OS. I do my job to the | Act, was called for by the gov­ tougher than another. The tough ernment on top of a 10-day tem­ best of my ability, but every­ lime is when something goes porary restraining order which body seems to cooperate, which wrong. Warst I sainember is was imposed wheii the ILA makes everything pretty simple. once when I went up the main­ threatened direct action. What helps, too, is the fact that' mast of a Liberty in a Bosun's The negotiations affect nearly most SIU ships are clean. As far chair to fix the range light. The 50,000 longshoremen from Port­ as sanitary duties go, it could shackle at the top holding the land, Maine, to 'Hampton Roads, be daxned tough on a guy in chair broke and I started to Virginia, the greatest concentra­ my rating when he comes fall. I was lucky enough to grab tion being in New York. aboard a ship and finds that the mast and.I slid, but it was The principal issue in the dis­ the gang that just paid off did a rough slide. I hate to think so in a hurry and left a mess pute is wage§. what might have happened if behind. I've seen this only once Since the ILA has the "shapeI'd missed. That' was a close up" system of employment, the though. Most SIU men aie care­ caU, althoi^gh maybe I've had ful about leaving the ship clean. tougher jobs. .hiring-hall is not an issue. ' Talks To Resume In ILA Pay Dispute • • S'- • " -'r.'' / rv It," • �T-W'Kt- S^ B A P Friday; Septembnr-lO/ldff" ft B R Paga Fiva'1 L &4^ Mobile Shipping Gains Slightly^ SIU Fishermen Win New Waters By CAL TANNER Philadelphia Seafarers Go For Assessment, Conference Plans By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER NY Office Moves The New York State Em­ ployment Insurance office for maritime personnel in New York City has moved to new quarters at 165 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn. All sea­ men's business, whether claims or weekly visits, is now handled by the new Brooklyn office. Better accommodations for handling seamen are re­ ported at the new office, which can be reached by any subway at the Borough Hall Station. The old Unemployment In­ surance office was at 277 Canal Street, Manhattan. PHILADELPHIA — Shipping strong and expanding SIU in the picked up considerably this tough days ahead. week, with two payoffs, the SS After all, the sound condition John H. Marion — a Liberty of the Building and Strike tanker, one of the recent addi­ Funds, which has made the Com­ tions to the SIU, and a good panies respect the Union and its ship with a clean payoff—and ability to go through with what­ the SS George Gershwin, an Al­ ever it starts, had no small share coa Liberty loadjng grain here in gaining the recent raise and for Germany. This also paid off the new two year contracts. clean, and took an entire new An extra $10.00 right now can crew since this was a transporta­ be expected to do the same thing tion payoff. for the organizational drives and Incidentally, this new ruling the expanding program of the which requires men to get off Union. the ship when they get trans­ portation money, has been re­ ceived by the membership here as a damn good thing. The consensus of opinion is It sounded like a bum beef to By JOE ALGINA that it is undercutting the spirit the Union since there had been of the agreement, for a man to NEW YORK—Business in this an argument with Bull on the take the money which the Union port is good, and shipping is has forced the companies to pay still pretty fair for I'ated men in same score a few weeks back. so that men can get back to the the Deck and Engine Depart­ So the SIU and the MM&P got port where they signed on, and ments. Stewards are having a together and looked into the question. then to remain with the ship. harder time getting out, how­ They found that the company But to do this at the present ever. had bought a lot of pretty un­ time, when many Brothers are 0.ne guy who gets a job for savory food while the Beatrice hard-up for a job, is hardly an the asking is the AB who has a was lying in New York during action becoming a Union green ticket. The new Coast the ILA strike in Puerto Rico. Guard rule says that two-thirds This was at a time when the Brother! There were a number of ships of the ABs on any ship niust company had tried to fire the in transit which were contacted have the green tickets, and there Steward. The Steward was not by the Patrolman: The SS Robin are plenty of ABs with blue even aboard when the food was Qoodfellow, the Robin Doncaster, tickets who are eligible for the bought, since the SIU man was the SS Cape Race of South At­ green one. then in the process of getting his If you are an AB and have job back. To make a long story lantic; and the John B. Water­ three years seatime, get yourself short, the Steward and the Cook man. Several coastwise vessels also the green ticket if you haven't are both still on the ship. We also paid off two tankers touched here. All of these ships already. You'll be doing your­ belonging to US Waterways. were visited, and all left with self and the Union a favor. We had some pretty fair pay­ They came in to be fireproofed the beefs cleaned up and every­ offs in this port during the past in accordance with Coast Guard body happy. week. Among the good ones orders. Just how long before THEY LIKE IT were the Steel Age, Isthmian; they will come out again we Stephen Leacock, South Atlantic; don't know. The reports of the Emergency Canton Victory, Watei-nian; Al­ We signed on some ships too, Agent's Conference that were gonquin Victory, Saint Lawrence carried in the last LOG were Navigation; Seatrain New Jersey all with a minimum of trouble. In fact, we had a routine week. well receivetl here. B.Y^ryone is and the Carolyri, Bull Line. BIG WIND enthusiastic about the new pro­ BULL STUFF gram and this Port is back of it Labor Day was a typically 100 percent. We had another Bull Line ves­ windy holiday. All the politi­ The $10.00 assessment for the sel, the Beatrice—whose payoff cians mounted their rostrums to General Fund, which is coming would have been okay, if it proclaim that they were labor's up on the Referendum ballot, hadn't been for a dispute over friends and benefactors. They will mean a lot toward seeing the Steward. The ship's officers this program through. We feel claimed that the chow was bad sure that it will pass with flying and that either the Steward or colors, for the membership is the Chief Cook would have to aware of the importance of a leave. MOBILE — Shipping here was fair, but no better than that dur­ ing the past week. At least it was better than it was the week be­ fore—which is something. We had five payoffs, two signons and three ships in transit. There were jobs for 91 bookmen and 30 permits. Ships signing on were Water­ man's Governor Kilby and Al­ coa's Ranger, plus two ships with continuous articles, the Alcoa Corsair and the Morning Light. The payoffs were on the Pe­ gasus, Ranger, and Corsair, all Alcoa, and the Governor Kilby, Morning Light and Lafayette, all Waterman. There were no serious • beefs on these ships, what there were being settled without any diffi­ culty. In fact, the only beef of any proportions during the weeks was inside the Union. On the Morning Light, the crew lost a few hours of over­ time because five members of Shipping For Rated Men Fair In New York From The Sixth Deck By EDDIE BENDER Your book number is the surest way of identifying yourself in the Union so, if you have not memorized it yet, you had better do so. It will come in handy sometime, for one can never tell when or how his book might be lost or when he might have a beef to settle. If you ever have to write to Headquarters, lor a duplicate book, a beef, or what-have-you, it is best t.o mention this number. If you hold a permit, mention this number. It will facilitate the handling of your case, and you will get a quicker response to your communication. When it comes to requesting a duplicate bo.ok or permit, always enclose the required $1.00 fee. Payment mu^t be in postal money order or a postal note. Make it payable to the Seafarers International Union, 51 Beaver Street, New York City 4, N. Y. Be sure to place the notation, "Attention Sixth Floor," so that It will go directly to the Records Department at Headquarters, and insure the prompt handling of your case. \ — shouted it loud, long and often^— as they always do. And, as usuaT, all the yelling amounted to a fiat nothing. The politicians never give labor anything. Labor gets what it fights for, and no more. We'll keep on fighting for the seamen and let somebody else play footsie with the politicians. That's the way the SIU always has done things and always will. Meanwhile the employers com­ plain that strikes are "ruining" them and that labor must be held in check. The sometimes confused public listens, little knowing that management has strike techniques of its own which are anything but pretty. If there is a big strike, it gets in the headlines across the coun­ try. Everything is in the open. Business does it in different ways. Big companies get together on little private agreements on prices—and you and 1 shell out money. Or, instead of private agreements, they make war on each other. They undercut each other's prices, force the weak outfits to the wall, or keep some­ body from getting into business at all. the Deck Department were late" for sailing on several occasions. The men who caused the troubleare being brought up on charges for their performing. Shipping looks as if it were going to be pretty slow for a at least the next week and per­ haps longer. Neither Waterman nor Alcoa reports much stirring. With practically no ships in port, the Marine Allied Work­ ers' Towboat and Riggers Divi­ sion is finding thing a bit rough. Five tugs were laid up and the; riggers, who had been working on the ships as they came in, are just about knocked off. SOME IMPROVEMENT However, this situation is looking a little bit better. Water­ man sent twO' tugs outside and called back two small tugs from idle status for harbor work. When the tugs that went outside bring in the LSTs they are tow­ ing, there will be some work for the riggers. The SIU Fishermen have suc­ ceeded in persuading the State Conservation Department to move the legal line so that they can shrimp further in than they have been. Before the new line was set up, the shrimpers were not able to go past Arlington Pier in Mobile. However, they claimed that the shrimps inside the line were bigger and more plentiful The Unions and the state offi­ cials got together and agreed to make a test run of the water in­ BERNSTEIN BUCKED Take the case of Arnold Bern­ stein. He's trying to buy two big passenger ships from the Government and operate them in the North Atlantic trade under side the line. ^ After ,j;he test, the the American flag. The mer­ state discovered it would be okay chant marine is notoriously de­ to open up some extra water to ficient in passenger tonnage and the fishermen, which will be you would think that everybody done right away. ^ would hail his effort, especially There is nothing new on since he wants to carry passen­ the unemployment compensation gers at low rates and give lots battle down here. There is an of people a chance to travel. appeals court hearing scheduled And doubtless many people for September 8, and we will would like to see him get the represent all members involved. ships. But the i-est of the ship­ We expect a final and binding ping industry is fighting him docisiori from tlio Stots Sii'^rom© tooth and nail. The United Court in the very near future. States Lines, the Black Diamond QUIET PICTURE Line and the Waterman Steam­ ship Corporation came hurrying The labor picture in Mobile is up to the Maritime Commission [ quite serene this week, there be­ to "prove" how terrible it would | ing no beefs hanging fire. The be for the industry and the na­ other night. Brother Morris Al­ tion if Bernstein should get those port of the Teamsters was vessels. It's the knife in the elected president of the Central Trades and Labor Council to fill back. If a Union were to try some­ out the term of Brother C. H. thing like that up would go a Applewhite who resigned a while hue and cry that labor's power back. Brother Alport, who is Busi­ must be chocked. But what the shipping companies do gets ness Agent for the Teamsters, is a member of Mobile's powerful buried in the news. The voting has started on the Maritime Trades Council. Con­ assessment for the General Fund. gratulations to Brother Alport! Now is the time to build that There always are a few oldFund to a point where nobody timers around this port. Right now you can find the following: ran hurt us. The Taft-Hartley boys are go­ A. M. Wiggins, J. Walters, J. P. ing to keep hammering at us Dixon, H. Thompson, W. Rey­ and we have to keep in con­ nolds. J. R. Mayes, H. Augustus, stant readiness for them, for the W. Marshall, A. F. Wright, J. P. ship operators are part of them. Crawford, D. Saxon, L. Stone, A vote for the assessment is a Curley Price, C. Aubert, E. T. vote for a Union strong enough Hardeman, E. D. Scott, Lefty to buck anything that comes McNorton, E. De Angelo and Paul Chattey. along. ^ �Page Six THE SEAFA.RERS LOG Shipping Slows, And New Hail Only Cheer In Port Tampa TMdap, September 10. 1948 DOCK HUCKSTER IN EGYPT A little closer to home, and of more interest to the membership, is the report on the progress of the Hall. Our building is just about complete. It's a real swell lay-out. If business were only as good as our Hall we would have the best shipping of any ^ f4\3 port. About ftie onlj'- thin|(s our menv bers are finding to boast about are the contracts and building. Next week we are slated to At least we can crow about these. receive the usual three Water­ FRIENDLY TENANTS man ships and one Alcoa, but all jobs are as good as gone all One side of the building is U, ready. These berths will be just about ready for tenants. The snapped up by the bookmen Office Workers and the Cigar waiting on the beach, so a per- Box Makers Union are waiting, and the Longshoremen also want mitman is wise-if he steers clear space. of this port. This arrangement will make things nice for all hands. The BROKEN HEARTED Cigar Workers have long been An incident which should our friends. They assisted us prove of interest to the member- during the General Strike and, if ship, though I don't know what things ever come to swords it proves, took place here last points with them, we will be able to reciprocate. • week. A member of the com-, The rainy season is about over, miuiist party chose this port for and while most of the country is his swan song. In a real dram­ sweating it out, we are having atic manner he gave his all to mild weather. In fact, nights the cause. are actually cool h§re. The Moses Cleveland, a LuckSeveral oldtimers are hanging mback ship, came into Tampa around waiting for the long one. to go into di-ydock. A Wiper Some of them are Harry Sim­ aboard, an avowed conununist, mons, Markos Franggos, Buddy received word that the commies Baker, Morse Ellsworth, Joe had been swept out of office in Wreadand, Bobby Sheppard, to the NMU. A sketch by Seafarer Norman Mciffie name but a few. The news acted on him like a shot. He ranted and raved over the deck of the ship, swearing that the world had gone to ruin now that all the commies were to picket captains, crews and however, since the men on our By AL BERNSTEIN and ou* in the street. -everybody else involved. They ships here are first-rate Sea­ FRENCHY MICHELET farers, A&G style. were also instructed to report SWAN DIVE SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping by telephone every 30 minutes. 'ROUND-THE-CLOCK He proceeded to work himself on the West Coast was brought The crews of A&G ships were into a frenzy and, finally, he to a complete halt the other day instructed to listen to no or­ During the week, we have grabbed his money, waved at his when the CIO Longshoremen, the ders, suggestions or requests held a meeting every day to MCS and the MFOWW hit the from anyone except accredited discuss what we have to do in bricks. representatives from the A&G's the face of the strike and its With the strike now well into San Francisco Hall. relation to our ships. In addi­ its first week, things are pro­ This policy paid dividends al­ tion we've had to keep the San ceeding quietly — so quietly, in most immediately. A sound truck Francisco Hall open 24 hours a fact, that, except for the picket- operated by one of the striking day to cope with the situation. lines in front of them, the var- unions cruised the waterfront Incidentally, the first man to -ious terminals and docks look urging all crews to pile off their no different from the way they ships. The A&G delegates check­ volunteer for night duty was ever looked before. But shipping ed with this office and were Brother H. Beckman, who check­ ed calls all through the first is at a standstill. told to keep the men aboard to night we were open. Since then There has been no trouble of maintain the contracts. we have had more than enough any sort in this port. In fact, volunteers and we intend to CALLING CARDS the only place there has been stay on a 24-hour basis until any trouble at all is Wilming­ After due deliberation, we the strike is over. shipmates, and with a yell of "to ton, where there was a fiare-up printed cards identifying our I The boys have been enthusi­ hell with it all" took a dive over between the SUP and the CIO men and requesting picket cap­ astic about helping out. Several longshoremen on an issue that the side. tains to let them through. The who had taken to the hills after had nothing to do with the cards read as follows: The police fished his body out coastwise strike. recent payoffs to get in a little "Picket Captain: Please pass vacation time have called in four hours later. His dough was SHIP LINE-UP Brother of SS long-distance to find out what missing. at Pier The following A&G-contracted they could do. At the inquest later, the crew ships were in San Francisco who is going aboard this ves­ told the commissioner that the when the strike broke: Monroe sel to maintain our contractual ' Incidentally, after one of our man had preached the "doctrine" 'Victory and Steel Inventor, Isth­ obligations and for safety of bull sessions on the strike,-there was a Brother telling us what aU during the trip, and that the mian; Yorkmar, Calmar; and the ship. §:• 'a swell time he had in Reno. defeat of the commies in the I Waterman's Maiden Victory. "Under no circumstances . His accoimt didn't sound much NMU elections had proved too I Due up the coast are the will this Brother remain much for him. He was a mem­ Lyons, Smith & Johnson; Isth­ aboard the above-mentioned like the Reno we knew, so we questioned him rather closely. ber of the MFOWW. mian's Clyde Seavey and Cal- vessel in the event of strike­ "Sure I was in Reno," he said, mar's Marymar. breaking tactics on the part On the local labor front: "and I can prove it by these Scheduled to arrive at Broadof 'the operator." The Teamsters here are having i wood on the Columbia River is The cards bear the letter­ pictures. I was right there in a run-in with the Yellow Cab Waterman's Purdue Victory, head of the San Francisco "Hall Reno de Janeko." Company, the first unionized That is the complete picture of and are signed by an A&G company in the area. The cab Pf' A&G shipping on the Coast at official. company's manager is doing all present. Although the picket captains if' he can to break the union, but The morning the strike began, have honored the cards on every fc. from all indications he is going we called a special meeting at occasion so far, we have urged If you have a beef or a to run into a snag. I' problem wheii you're on fhe A&G Headquarters here. We our members not to walk K There are a couple of SlU elected W. McKay, C. Quinnt, through the lines unnecessarily. West Coast. f;onlact the new men pushing hacks for this com­ Joe Gordon and "Shorty" Foos A&G Hall, 85 Third Street. "Pass through only after the pany. Our men were also in­ as a rank-and-file committee to picket captain clears you, and The telephone number is strumental in organizing the Red serve as strike observers at the then eo about your business," DOuglas 2-5475. Drop in be­ Top Cab Company, a notorious docks where A&G ships might we f!dl each man. We don't tween ships, and get ac­ quainted. link outfit, which now has a be affected. want any incidents. Not that we contract with the Teamsters. They were instructed to talk have much to worry about, TAMPA—This port is wallow­ ing in the worst streak of bad shipping to hit here since the war. For the past two weeks all activities has been at a stand­ still. Tomorrow we get our first break when the John Laurence Of Waterman will head in. Thursday we are scheduled to receive the Smiley. Bridges' Strike Haits West Coast Shipping On The Coast 4 Port Baltimore Reports Week's Shipping Rise By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping has picked up in the past two weeks. Most of the men have been tak­ ing the jobs and we have even had to send out to other ports for men. • ^ We had payoffs on the Ore Line's Steelore, and Oremar; Isthmian's Cape Elizabeth, Steel Navigator, and St. Augustine Victory; the Governor Graves, Waterman; the Robin Goodfellow; and the Henry Rice, Alcoa. We are hoping for some good payoffs in the week to come. Four ships signed on: Steelore, Oremar, Governor Graves, and St. Augustine Victory. We should have sortie more sign-ons next week with a few Isthmians that are at present in the repair yard, and several Alcoas. There have been some Alcoas and W&termans here in transit that just pull in, load, and leave without calling for replacements. Most of them crew up in the Gulf. There have been a few minor beefs, but most of them have been straightened out right on the ship. KNOWING THE SCORE The crews are doing a good job in that respect for, by know­ ing the agreement and living up to it, most of the half-phony beefs are eliminated. The good beefs were straightened out right on the ship with all mem­ bers present. On a .Waterman and a Robin ship there was not even one beef; while on the Henry Rice everything was okay, except for one man who started to get off and then changed his mind after a replacement had been dis­ patched. When you start to get off, be sure that you do; for when you change your mind the last min­ ute you ball everything up. It is not right, and it causes trouble for the Dispatcher and for the men that are shipped. FIGHT DOES IT Some other Unions cry that the SIU always gets'the best of everything. They forget that the SIU has fought for everything that it has gotten, and has never sold out as some of the others have done. We are watching the tie-ups on the West Coast and wondering how it will effect us. The MFOW and MCS are go­ ing out on strike here. They already have a few pickets out on their ships. We are standing by to see what is what. There are some gashounds around, but they don't hang around the Hall, for they know that we are watching them and will lower the boom if they in­ terfere with Union business. One Cities Service tanker came in and we hit her right away. Everything was okay. She is in the shipyard for repairs and will be around for a while. Both Cuba Distillery tankers were in the shipyard, too, and one is still there. We hit them every day to be sure that everything is all right and stays that way. The boys in the hospital are doing all right. That raise and the new contracts made them all feel a lot better. They are all anxious to start sailing again, and we sure wish them the best of luck. �tBM SEAFARERS 10 G ^Sbcfi SirykMiim: W;. lAi SEAFARERS AND FRIENDS IN MOBILE In photo aboTe, SIU members axe seen in Mobile liall sfaorily after special meeting in wKioh they discussed situation at State DocdES during sscnitt jlS'L Carmen's beef. Below are members of a committee of AFL Tii^ple Wbrlters Union which holds its meet­ ings in SIU Mobile Hall. The Tipple Werkers is aneSier .of- the labor organizations with which the SIU enjoys a close-woridng relationship. ai Page Sevet/ I Mesoil Struck By Freighter; Runs Aground In Argentine Bearing temporai-y patches, the Federal Motorship Corporation's SS Mosoil is bound for the States after an ill-fated South American trip during which she collided with a Belgian freighter and ran aground twice, according to word just received from Seafarer C. J. Hill, Deck Delegate. The Mosoil spent about a month in Buenos Aires, under­ going temporary repairs on her starboard side, and left the Ar­ gentine port on Sept. 2. She is one of the vessels acquired by the SIU in its drive on unor­ ganized tanker companies be­ gun early this year. Calamity first struck the Mo­ soil on July 12, as she left Buenos Aires and was proceed­ ing up the river to Rosario. "Our steering gear broke down in the channel," Hill says, "as W were apprbaching the Belgian steamer, Henry Jasper. The dan­ ger signal was given on the ship's whistle and the Jasper dropped her hook, but she NEW YORK SS LONGVIEW VICTORY N. T. Curran, $1.00; A. P. Permljo, $2.00; J. Ekland, $5.00; M. R. Salvador. $1.00; S. C. Hudgena, $3.00; A. Mar­ tinez. $1.00; J. Cubano. $1.00; H. J. White. $5.00; R. L. Aiu. $3.00; F. Cas­ tro. $3.00; E. O. Sucre. $2.00; J. Fer­ nandez. $3.00; A. Wiessner. $3.00; J. P. Macahilas, $2.00; S. Paacual. $1.00; A. C. Dejesus, $2.00; L. R. Hynes; $2.00; J. Rharriman. $2.00; F. Tokarchuq. $1.00; Grpgan. $1.00; E. Pacheco. $4.00; V. Cellini. $2.00; C. Ford. $2,00. SS STEEL EXECUTIVE W. C. Harrington. $5.00; R. Doupe. $2.00; A. R. Swiszczowski, $1;00; A. C. Belt. $2.00; R. Finstrom. $5.00; A. J. Jensen. $2.00; L. Gocko. $3.00; R. Anzaione. $2.00; J. A. Smith, $2.00; A. Saunders. $2.00; J. B. Crowley, $2.00; F. W. John, $2.00; A. Adomaites. $5.00; A. M. Cheverez. $3.00; B. A. Graivberg. $2.00; F. Rasmussen. $3.00; B. B. Amezquita. $2.00; C. Reiff. $2.00; B. L. Robbins. $2.00; R. 1. Pelayo. $2.00; S. Potunia. $2.0'0; J. B. Pereira. $5.00; O. A. Payne. $2.00; L. Rinaldl. $1.00; J. W. Smith. $2.00; B. A. Mode. $5.00. SS STEEL FABRICATOR V. Suska. $3.00; A. Sparrow. $2.00; J. D. Howiaon. $2.00; V.. Sedes. $5.00; A1 Thomas. $5.00; P. J. Welsh. $2.00; W. R. Serpe. $2.00; S. Gordon. $2.00; P. Reyes. $3.00; C. Flores. $2.00; D. Blonstein. $1.00; T. R. Tobiaasen. $3.00; C. Rodriguez. $3.00; C. P. Rose. $3.00; H. Aquio. $2.00; V. Arevalo. $5.00; M. F. Villacarte. $3.00; E. Ojeca. $1.00; R. P. Negron. $1:00; M. Martin. $2.00; P. D. Velez. $2.00; M. Magdael. $6.00. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA F. H. Pitts. $5.00; J. J. Word. Jr.. $1.00. SS J. B. WATERMAN W. V. Newhiff. $1.00; C. A. Nickerson. $1.00; 11. C. Hill. $1.00; D. S. Gardner. $1.00; H. Kohv. $2.00; P. R. Davis. $2.00; B. Bugesson. $1.00; S. Pateras. $1.00; E. Belkner. $1.00; E. Steele. $2.00; F. Wonsor. $2.00; A. T. Thibodeau. $1.00; J. Boldiszar. $1.00; A. . Oyhus. $1.00. A. Plutes. $1.00; S. Piuainski, $1.00; J. Anderson. $2.00; C. H. Burner. Jr., $1.00; P. Riohter. $1.00; J. Sanlouzans. $2.00; P. Pron. $1.00; N. Tripp. $2.00; C. H. Reiss. $1.00; C. Andrew. $1.00; J. Vilos. $1.00; J. J. Monahan. $2.00; R. H. Bridge. $1.00; j. Jimenz, $5.00; B. C. Simpson. $1.00; E. Jusino. $1.00; J. F. Pacheco. $2 00. SS ALGONQUIN VICTORY W. G. Appleby. $2.00; B. D. Fried­ man. $1.00; E. Blevins, ..$1.00; K. L. Hogan. $2.00; A. S. Blomkvist, $2.00; J. Bumgardner. $5.00; J. S. Asavicius. $2.00; F. Redman. $3.00; K. E. Morie. $2.00; J. R. Rodriguez. $20.00; L. A.. Cramboli. $1.00; J. Czerwinaki. $3.00; J. Viga, $1.00; L. A. Ware. $1.00; W. Murrell. $3.00; E. E. Roloff. $1.00; N. j; Wright; $2:00; W. J. Doyle. $1.00; E. v. Smith. $1.00; D. Ortiz. $2.00; M. X. Pinto, $1.00. Gadsdeu Mate Makes Own Werking Ruies By LOU GOFFIN and RAY GONZALES clarifications were found neces­ sary the Union and the com­ pany would make such decisions. On the Gadsden, a heavy lift ship carrying locomotives, the Mate has a little more authority over the sailors than on the usual run of cargo ships. On paying off the MV Gadsden recently, we discovered a Chief Mate who takes it upon himself to clarify our contract. Very of­ ficiously, this guy decided to make up a set of rules, which OVERSTEPS LIMITS the sailors would have to abide Regardless of his authority, he by. has no right to make his own After we glanced at these working rules. Oddly enough, rules, we informed the Mate most of his working rules were pulled from the contract and that the SIU had a signed con- then altered to suit his personal suit themselves. Remind them that the only contracts the crews are required to work un­ der are the ones negotiated by the Union with the steamship ooerator. X % couldn't stop in time to kedp from hitting us. "She hit us forward of the bridge on the starboard side." No one was hurt as holes were torn in several of the MosoiTs tanks and the starboard side 6f the bridge and shelter deck were torn off, according to the DeckDelegate. The Jasper hit the Mosoil again on the after deck house, then bounced off. Hill said that none of the crew knew what had happened until it was all over, as no general alarm was sounded. "A tug took us to anchorage," the Deck Delegate's account con­ tinues, "and the Engineers re­ paired the steering engine that night. We got underway for Rosario about six the next morn­ ing. RUNS AGROUND "That afternoon we ran aground. We were aground three days and nights. On the third night a small tanker came and took part of our cargo off, and the next 'morning we jesumed our trip to Rosario." Leaving Rosario July 29 for anchorage outside of Buenos Aires, the Mosoil again ran aground in the river. The ship remained in that position for 12 hours, awaiting the next high water to get free. When she returned to Buenos Aires on Aug. 2, divers went down to inspect the damage and discovered "a rip about 40 feet long and eight feet wide, from the No. 1 to No. 4 tanks on the starboard side." Temporary repairs were then begun. CREWED IN SAVANNAH Prior to the succession of set­ backs in the Argentine, the Mo­ soil had left Savannah March 13 for Curacao. From there she carried oil to Swansea, England, returning to Curacao for another cargo destined for Santos, Brazil. Discharging in Santos, the Mo­ soil again went back to Curacao, took on oil cargoes and headed for Buenos Aires, Rosario, and her unlucky experiences. Built in 1920, the Mosoil for­ merly sailed under the Cities Service banner as the Kansas. Before she was acquired by the Federal Motorship outfit she was in the boneyard for two years. ^ views. This encounter with the Gad­ sden's Chief Mate is good reason for reminding all hands that we liave complete contracts with our companies. AH working rules, living conditions and wages are set forth in these agreements and private agree­ ments are out—and how! If crews require clarifications on any point, they can get them at any Union Hall. As long as we do our work in accordance with the provisions of the con­ tract with the company and that tracts, everything will run along we expected, not only the un­ smoothly. licensed personnel to live up to Keep a weather eye open for it, but the officers as well. these mates and engineers who He was also told that, if any!try to interpret the contracts to Starboard side of the tanker Mosoil's boal deck as it looked r after being struck by Belgian freighter. ? �Pag» Eighi THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Septembar 10. 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AMD MEWS r^l yf SI i;i -i J1f I tI Seafarer Sam Vandal's Fifty-Year Career Studded With Colorful Jobs KEEPING HER STEADY The first morning Seafarer Samuel Louis Vandal was at sea he heaved a bucket of slops to windward—and learned his first lesson in seamanship the hard way more than 50 years ago. Of course, he was not the first fledgling seaman to make this mis­ take—^nor the last. But per-'* haps there was more excuse to which he was to return sev­ duty was to keep order on the eral times in the future, but sparsely settled South African for Sam Vandal than for he did not remain long on this veldt. Vandal at various times most since he was only 12 visit. was stationed at Capetown, Pre­ Still anxious to see the world, toria and Johannesburg. But, al­ years old. He had awakenec that morning as a stowaway he went to Canada where he though the Boer War was still joined the Colonial Moimted fresh in local memories, he re­ on a square-rigged grain Territorials of the British Army. ports that his South African ship out of Perth, on the That was before Canada became tour was relatively uneventful. south coast of Australia, a dominion and won control Vandal left the Moxmted Co­ bound for Europe, and had over an army of its own. As a lonials in 1909 and returned to been put to work. It was member of the British Army, the bakery in Paterson where Vandal was subject to service he remained until the First the beginning of a long and anywhere in the Empire—or be­ World War broke out in August colorful career as seaman, yond if so ordered. 1914. After the German Kaiser circus performer, shoreside Vandal did two three-year started things going. Vandal was hitches, spending most of the recalled by the British and once baker and soldier. That trip was Vandal's first first hitch in South Africa and again he "took the King's shill­ This unposed shot of Quartermaster Charles Scherhaus experience with the sea, and it India, and during the second ing," as he terms it. was taken aboard the Seatrain Havana recently. Brother P. was to be a long time before seeing garrison duty in Ireland He served in the Royal Horse Reese, who took photo, writes that "Scherhaus, Deck Delegate he went back to it as a seaman. and on Britain's Salisbury Plain. Artillery until he was invalided But he recalls the name of that In Africa he learned to talk out in 1917 with'gas in his eyes on the vessel, didn't know what had happened until I re­ leased the shutter." He adds that the QM was just one of old square-rigger. She was the Afrikaans, the language similar and throat and shrapnel in his to Dutch spoken by the Boers. leg. He fought at Antwerp un­ a very good crew on board. The Colonial Mounteds were der Kitchener, and was in the roving Military Police whose bitter 10-day British retreat from that port which always is a focal point in any war in west­ ern Europe. In 1920, Vandal returned to Paterson where he worked until 1929 when he left the bakery to Some fancy side-stepping took was slightly rough but no become a concessionaire at coun­ the Eastern Steamship cruise trouble was encountered. try clubs throughout New Jer­ ship Evangeline out of the path DeMeo said the Evangeline Brother Oskar Frederic Ofest­ sey. He remained in this line of a hurricane's projected course ley, SUP 1507, met with a fatal for 10 years, serving as Chief last week but she had to put in carries "a darned good crew of accident on the SS Maiden Vic­ Steward at a number of clubs. at Norfolk instead of calling at Seafarers. He added that "prob­ ably the reason we never have tory, August 27, when the ship The *hief drawback was that Nassau, as scheduled. any trouble is that Frenchy Ruf was about 27 miles off shore near the money didn't pile up very The New York-West Indies is aboard."San Diego, enroute to Los An­ fast. Eventually he resumed the cruise ship altered her course Jerry has been a member of geles, according to a communi­ baker's trade. Aug. 28 after getting storm the SIU for three years. His cation to the LOG from Casimir During the late war, he re­ warnings en route from Bermuda Honorowski, Deck Delegate. turned to the sea as a baker to Nassau. She would have had brother Alex, also sails on SIUcontracted ships. The latter writes that Ofestley after trying to enlist in the to cross the hurricane's path to accidentally slipped while work- armed forces. He has been sail­ ng aloft on number three king ing steadily ever since except make the Bahaman port. post, and fell to the deck. He for a recent stay in the hospi­ SETS NEW COURSE SAMUEL VANDAL never regained conscioimess, al­ tal. He was hurt aboard Alcoa's The Evangeline left Bermuda The Evangeline's sister ship, Princess Alice, and she was though he was immediately car­ Wild Ranger in May of this year anrw;"s"drydocked in Trinidad Thursday That afternoon the the Yarmouth, also had its mo­ ried to the ship's hospital, and master-owned which was a com­ hurricane's movement began and ment last week. Entering Boston the Chief Mate and the Captain for a spell before returning to: mon practice at the time. She by Friday it was apparent the Harbor on September 4 the Yar­ did all that was possible^ for him. the States. He's ready to go was a proud ship for her day, storm might cross the Bermuda- mouth collided with a whale— again now. ALL EFFORTS FAIL but a seaman's life was rough Nassau line. At 4 F. M., the the whale coming off second The Captain radioed for a when Vandal first left his Aus­ NOTHING EXCITING shipi's loudspeakers announced best in the engagement. No plane and got a prompt re­ tralian home. Of his wartime sailing Van­ that a new course was being set damage was suffered by the sponse. The sea-plane arrived dal has little to say. "Nothing HIGH-POLE MAN for Hampton Roads because of Eastern Steamship Company ves­ before the Deck Gang had J;he Shortly after arriving in Eng­ exciting" happened he claims. the storm danger. sel, but it was necessary for the land, Vandal, who was an agile No. 1 lifeboat ready. He was "No bombs, no mines, nothing." Buses met the vessel when she big passenger ship to back up lad, joined a traveling circus. transferred to the plane, which But when pressed he admits pulled into the Army base pierto free the mammel impaled on He worked as a "high pole" per­ took off for a shore base. But that he was^ imder fire in Ant­ its bow. side the morning of Aug. 29 and former with a troupe called Brother Ofestley passed on be­ werp, an experience that vividly the passengers were taken to "Daredevil De Caruso and Com­ fore the plane could land. recalled his service with the pany." He stuck with the De Ofestley was born in 1886 in British Army in the other war. Virginia Beach to spend the day Thanks Cape Race Men that otherwise would have been Carusos fbr six years, traveling Norway, and so far as is known A staunch Seafarer, Vandal is enjoyed at Nassau. he had no kin in this country or For 'Brotherliness' the length and breadth of the proud of the SIU's achievements. abroad. According to Delegate British Isles, Europe and the He points to his own participa­ HEADS FOR GOTHAM Seafarer Aardi Huffart really United States. Finally, one day Honorowski, he was quiet and tion in the 1946 General Strike found out the meaning of the in Cardiff, Wales, somebody left efficient, and was well liked. He which was the biggest beef he Next morning the Evangeline words "Brotherhood of the Sea" a loose board at the top of the took his place in the crew and ever was in. But he insists that headed for New York so she from the crew of the SS Cape high pole and Vandal, 18 years was a good shipmate. the most important victory the could aiTive on schedule. Race, South Atlantic, last month. old by then, fell 118 feet. That Brother Honorowski states in SlU ever won was the Isthmian Seafarer Jerry DeMeo, OS, Huffart missed his ship in was the end of the circus phase his letter, "we aU know and Strike which he missed because who served as ship's telephone Belfast and was left high and realize that some of these days of his career. "I became," as operator told .the LOG the trip he was at sea. dry. However, he was picked up the earth and the sea will give he puts it, "unfit for the high He maintains that the victory by the Cape Race and he says up their dead and we shall stand pole." over Isthmian gave the SIU tre­ his SIU Brothers really took His one broken leg, two before a Just Judge, and we mendous prestige on every wa­ care of him. broken arms - and four broken shall rest at ease in His hands. terfront in the world. The .sea­ They bought him gear from The slop chest is your cor­ ribs kept him in drydock for a We know Fred will get a square men of other nations knew all the slopchest, and after the ship year. When he came out of the deal and. from what we saw of about Isthmian, he says, and ner store while you are at paid off in Baltimore the other hospital he recalled his trip to him we are glad for his ex­ when the Seafarers made Isth­ sea. You can't take your day they advanced him the fare America with the troupe and ample among us, and we miss mian say "uncle" the eyes of to his home in New York. faiight a ship as a passenger. him." maritime labor in every marl-, trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what "Those guys did everything in He ended up in Paterson, New A memorial service and a min­ time nation looked with respect the world for me, and I'll never you need. Jersey, where he worked as a ute of silence was the crew's at the most militant union of forget them," Huffart says. them all. baker. It was a city and a job tribute to him. Brother Ofestley Dies Aboard Maiden Victory Quick Tum-In To Norfolk Saves Evangeline From Gale Whale Whaled iW AHENTION! �Friday. Saplember 10. 1948 TEE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings in Singapore and Hong Kong LAKE GEORGE. Aug. 11— Chairman Edward Hayston; Re­ which would be turned over to Patrolman. Engine Delegate re­ cording Secretary Sidney M. Lipschitz. Brother Wilson elected ported that it is alleged the Chief Engineer had tampered Ship's Delegate. Department with the finished-with-engines delegates reported no beefs. Un• J I ML -J record, and a motion carried to der New Business motion carried have this investigated upon to fine anyone allowing Arabs ship's return. Deck Delegate re­ in the foc'sles five dollars, this ported disputed overtime. Under money to go to the hospital fund. New Business, a motion was Under Good and Welfare, the made by Brother Gransberg to Ship's Delegate was asked to have the rate of exchange al­ consult Chief Engineer on having lowed by the Master in giving the fresh water tanks cleaned. It draws in Hong Kong investi­ was decided to write to the gated, as it was below the pub­ Secretary-Treasurer to ask that the FWT who failed to report the Samjoy Laundry of Mobile. lished official rate for the day. aboard ship after being shipped Motions carried regarding clean­ Brother Mitchell reported that WO YSARS OF PEACE LfE/^HEA-D OF THE from the Hall be investigated, liness of laundry room, and the Captain had failed to recog­ AEG DISTRICT/ BECAUSE. OF Th'fc A/EW and to point out that the non­ messroom. One minute of sil­ nize a Ship's Delegate, as he stated that the Agreement only COAJTRAGT SIGA/ED BY OUR OPERATORS union replacement sent aboard ence for Brothers lost at sea. called for department delegates. has proved to be okay, and •—-TWO YEARS VVHICH WE CAN/ DEvOlE TO XXX RAPHAEL SEMMES. July 11 Brother Mitchell's resignation PUIL-DINS AND '^RBNGTHEAJIMG OUR would be recommended to the Patrolman when the ship got —Chairman Maurice Norriss; Re­ was refused by the crew. Mo­ ADD/Ne TO-THET JOBS UNDER, SlU COA/TRACTS . back. One minute of silence for cording Secretcuy James Terra- tion carried for the Deck Dele­ cino. No beefs reported by Dele­ gate to make up a separate over­ departed Brothers. VCTE TO BUILD THE gates. The meeting went into time sheet of Mate's work on C5E/S1ERALFUND — so WE CAN • Good and Welfare where the deck. DO THE THIM0S WE SHOULD — Deck Delgate suggested that the AMD DO! Mate be asked to inspect the sailors' foc'sles to see that they need sougeeing. There was dis­ cussion between the Night Cook and Baker, and the Chief Cook regarding the proper division of X X ^ MORNING LIGHT. July 5— their work. The chair suggested Chairman Leroy Nicholas: Re­ that books be returned to li­ XXX By HANK cording Secretary Ralph Whitley. brary, extra linen be returned to ' NATHANIEL B. PALMER, July 7 — Chairman "Dutchie" The Engine Delegate reported linen locker. Brother Terracino Brother "Dutchy" Moore, the Florida brother full of jokes minor overtime disputes, and suggested that new bed spreads Moore: Recording Secretary and tricks, just came in from a trip to Germany. After talking Worth Pittman. Under Old Busi­ be obtained. Vote of thanks to asked that the Electrician's book with "Larceny" Pete Larsen, "Whiskey" Sam Luttrell (fresh out ness, "Dutchie" Moore reported Stewards Department for good be checked for Isthmian strike nowadays) and Bob High, who probably believes that all the that the crew had wanted an food. One minute of silence for clearance. Motion carried under world loves a joker, Dutchy spliced us the news about the only investigation made to find out New Business to have catwalks Brothers lost at sea. New York restaurant, to his knowledge, which dishes out real why there was a large number put on all deck cargoes for the Florida-styled cooking, especially chicken and yellow rice. It's of first-trippers placed on this safety of ships' crews. Motions a Spanish place somewhere around 46th Street and Eighth ship. He said that it had been to have delegates inspect quar­ Avenue... If the wives and mothers of our Brothers won't get turned over to the officials. New ters before payoffs, and for no offended, we'll try passing on a joke we heard. One guy asked Business: Motion carried that the one to pay off till beefs are another guy if he knew the definition of a lie detector. The other Stewards Department use only settled. Minute of silence for guy replied, "Sure, I know. I was-married to one for two years." their own showers and toilets. departed Brothers. Motion carried that the crew re­ XXX XXX fuse to sign on until the scup­ MORNING LIGHT. June 24— Before leaving for Turkey on the Gadsden, Steward pers in the vegetable box are re­ Chairman Leroy Nicholas; Re­ Thomas "Pops" Foster "pieced off* a few of his last cigars to paired. Under Good and Wel­ cording Secretary Ralph Whitley. a Brother. We wonder if "Pops" will try smoking those fare, it was suggested that the Deck Delegate reported no beefs genuine Turkish cigars. We remember an oldtimer-baker Patrolman talk to the Captain and that aU books were in order whose only reason to go ashore in every foreign port was to about allowing wind chutes in except one which would be buy cigars. Fortunately, we never did. smell the cigars he the portholes. Under Education, taken up in Mobile. Motion car­ bought ashore in India. Anyway, we wonder if regular cigarthe Steward talked on the com­ ried under New Business to smoking Seafarers try smoking the cigars of all nations? XXX make up a ship's repair list. Sev­ Furthermore, what are your experiences with good foreign LAHAINA VICTORY. May 2— parison of ship life and working eral motions carried relating to Chairman Bill O'Connor: Record­ conditions before the Union cigars? Which foreign nations make the best cigars? ... Brother cleanliness of ship, laundry, tak­ ing Secretary Fitzgerald. Dele­ gains were obtained with what John Jellette, the Steward, sailed into town and sure looked ing care of ship's property, and gates reports made and accepted. they are today. Brother William happy with his mustache. He's aboard the SS Coral Sea. keeping screen doors closed. Un­ Motion by Brother Presto to Crazen explained the nature of XXX der Good and Welfare it was de­ check constitution to see if a the organizational work being Brothers, now that we have a big wage increase and twocided that the laundry machine Chief Cook can hold department carried on with the company, years job security agreements, vote yes for the newly-proposed be fixed or else be taken off the delegate's job. Motion accepted and the necessity of each man General Fund assessment. Let's keep the SIU on a true course. doing his job right, so that ship. Members were asked to by acclamation to name Harry J. The future of a stronger and bigger SIU is in your hands now. eventually the other ships of the retiurn magazines to messhall Pollins Ship's Delegate. Under It's your union—your, jobs, contracts and responsibilities. The when finished with them. One Good and Welfare there was dis­ company wiU be properly run. minute of silence for Brothers cussion on piping water from The meeting stood in silence for lost at sea. the cooler to aft of the midship one minute for Brothers lost at house for longshoremen's con­ sea. XXX OBERLIN VICTORY. July 5— venience. One minute of silence Chairman Snow; Recording Sec for departed Brothers. retary B. J. Schmitz. Old repair XXX list was read by the chairman SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. and accepted. A new repair list July 12—Chairman P. Chermosiwas turned in by the delegates. no; Recording Secretary John XXX WILLIAM BLOUNT, July 18 Overtime was reported okay by Pennell. Brother Stickney was the delegates with a few minor elected Ship's Delegate. Motions —Chairman W. Chandler; Re­ exceptions that would be under New Business to have the cording Secretary W. Gardner. true course you steer today will affect your seafaring life in the straightened out at payoff. One night lunch sliced before putting Stewards Delegate reported that future... Although he was rather disappointed about not getting minute of silence for Brothers in ice box, and to have the the scuppers and galley stove any mail, one Brother was still happy otherwise. He was singing dumb- waiter's speaker repaired. had to be repaired upon ai-rival. —"Makes no difference now what type of ship they hand me. I lost at sea. In Good and Welfare it was sug­ The Engine Delegate reported don't woriy, because it makes no difference now." XXX gested that a wider selection of that the painting of the Black We have now discovered ihat Steward Fidel Lukban, the fresh fruits be ordered, and that Gang foc'sles had been hanging oldtimer. is a stamp collector from way back—retroactive to the beverages being served be over two trips and must be done. 1910. While he's proud and happy of his stamp collection, rotated. The Ship's Delegate Motion made to instruct the which is safe in a bank, he's waiting for the day he can be asked the Steward to notify him Patrolman to have the next crew get it painted before signing on admitted into the 500 Club which requires stamp collections to immediately if bad eggs were XXX be worth over $15,000. His prize stamp is a black stamp of OBERLIN VICTORY, at sea- sent down again in the stores. and not take the word of the South Africa. It only cost him $48. Brother Lukban now has Chairman Dixon; Recording Sec­ One minute of silence for Broth­ First Assistant in the matter. Motion made to have the ship about three thousand dollars worth of steunps to collect to be retary B. J. Schmitz. Brother ers lost at sea. fumigated. Under Good and Wel­ eligible for that 500 Club. Stick to it. Brother, and you'll have Snow elected Ship's Delegate. XXX this stamp business licked yet... Brother "Happy" Harry STEEL EXECUTIVE. May 8— fare the Radio Operator was Motion by Chief Electrician Harper, the oldtimer, sailed this week to South Africa... Bowdre. seconded by Snow that Chairman Stanley Potowa; Re­ given a vote of thanks for his Shipping has picked up fine. For some time it's been going a letter be sent to P6rt Agent at cording Secretary A. Adomaites. cooperation, and the Stewards Department was hailed for its at a snail's pace. Now it's up to the speed of a war-time Mobile pointing out that several Minutes of previous meeting read good work. One minute of sil­ convoy. About eight knots with the wind. Brothers, keep and accepted. Stewards Dele­ men had lost laimdry and others ence for Brothers lost at sea. those ships clean and happy. Protect the contracts. gate reported disputed overtime had had their gear damaged by "So CUT and RUN i^\ �Electrician Blows Fuse; tWould Change Ship Quarters SS STEEL SEAFARER SEAFAI^RS But there are still some ships afloat where this change has not Most freight ships built during yet been put into practice—pri­ By ROCKY BENSON the war required an addition to marily on the Victory ships. he ship's family in the person How is your IQ, Seafarers? )f the Chief Electrician. Because We Electricians are constantly See if you can answer these 10 of the acute shortage at that reminded throughout the trip, by Questions. Score Yourself: siX; time of qualified and experienced sarcastic innundoes, to stay in —fair; eight—very good; and 10 narine electricians, the United our place. The high priests be­ —tops. One point is allowed for states Maritime Commission of­ come nauseated in a contamin­ each question. ated atmosphere. fered as an inducement to fol­ r.Which was the first SIU ship low the sea, a warrant officer's We are told: Don's use' offi­ to go into passenger service after' rating and officer's environment cer's showers or heads on this the war? aboard ship to those who would deck. The Crew facilities are next deck below! Don't bring take the job. 1. George Washington yomcots out on the officers' 2. Del Norte When the . brass halo and deck. Go down on the hatch 3. Florida glowing epaulets were soldered with the crew! Don't drink out 4. Yarmouth on, he was baptised, and orof the saloon fountain, the crew's jdained- by USMC officialdom as 2. If a ship is lost at sea, how a 90 day wonder, and then fountain is below. Don't talk toomuch money do you get for your loudly. The officers want to con­ taken into the flock as "one of gear? centrate. Keep yotrr door closed. us." 1. $100 An injury to one is an injury He was installed with the idea 2. $200 that as a gentleman he must not to aU! 3. $300 fraternize with the common, un­ On the same officers' deck, in 4. $400 couth and vulgar crew, and that one overcrowded room, are three The hot Manila sun didn't keep, crewmen of the Steel 3. Which one of these three isi he rated special privileges by Junior Engineers, thus five Seafozer frosn loeleing/ Iximlr epic and span, as this photo, not considered a penalty cargo? ; virtue of his apparent culture unlicensed men poison the at­ takam shaeOir after vessel docked at Pier 7, shows. In the and superior IQ. He was then mosphere allocated for official i; Bonemeal sprayed with DDT by an engine concentration. The Junior En- groi^ aie O. C. BaUezr* Uno Viiponu Gordon Malby, Johnny 2. Sulphur Cadet before he shipped out ofjgineers' room is so small (it is Trust, Whitey Hawks, George Gooden and Eddie Ely. 3. Greave Cakes the USMC recruiting and hiring strictly a one-bunk room) they 4. Butane Gas have no space to put their bag­ hall. 4. Who stands the donkey watch gage. After measuring all the MOB.iraOBERS on a steamship? crew focs'les it was found to be 1. Oiler On board ship he was assigned the smallest by 133 cubic feet— 2. Deck Engineer a- cabin on the officer's deck and a room nine feet by nine feet by 3. Fireman the privilege of eating in the seven feet. ditions deplorable. They live To the Editor: 4. Wiper pfficer's saloon with the use of principally on rice and fish, wear SOLUTION officers' facilitira such as toilets, One of the noticable things no shoes or clothes except a pair 5. How many members in good showers and recreation quarters. Here is a very practical solu­ throughout the Far East is the of shorts or a loin cloth. Most standing are needed for a Su­ His feeling of importance was tion for getting these ' five men primitive methods they use in of them have no desire or in­ preme Quorum? indescribable. This kingdom was below without changing the lay­ doing things. At Saigon, for in­ terest in improving their con­ 1. 25 stance, two men were unload­ ditions. On several occasions, and his .because he had no peers out of the ship: 2. 50 ^mong unlicensed personnel. The hospital is on the crew ing a small boatload of crushed in different places,- particularly 3. 100 stone. One man had a pole bal­ 4. 150 'iThe question of where to place deck, directly beneath the pres­ anced on his shoulders with in Saigon and Batavia, I had this misfit in the postwar pic­ ent Electrician's room. Change wicker baskets on each end of conversations with dock fore­ 6. Where is alcohol cai-ried at all ture was a common topic with these two rooms around and the the pole holding not more than times on a ship? problem is solved. Then, you officers and crew. will note, the Black Gang foc'sles a shovelful in each basket. The 1. Captain's cabin, ' Today the United States Lines have three bunks, but are oc­ other man remained in the boat, 2. Binnacle requires. the Electrician to be cupied by only two men. Dis­ loading the baskets by pushing 3. Under the Electrician's bunk fin IVIEBA Engineer. Somehow tribute the three Junior Engin­ the stones into them with a 4. Bosun's foc'sle fhe NMU lost out! eers so that each foc'sle has a .stick, while the other man car­ 7. What is the signal for abandon complete watch. The ex-hospi- ried them to the wharf. EVOLUTION ship? tal room becomes a watch- The man with the pole would But evolution of events caused focs'le, leaving the Electricians drop the empty baskets from 1. Six short blasts and one the SIU rank-and-file to hold a to occupy their designated foc'sle the pole and pick up the loaded long firm grip on their men—in spite on the crew's deck, as layed out ones and carry them to the 2. Six long blasts and one stone pile on the wharf and of some "officer conscious" Elec­ in the shipbuilders' blueprint. short dump them. By the time he re­ tricians. With the withdrawal of 3. Five short blasts and one Tnis will accomplish a moral turned to the boat, the man in the Navy gunners, the SIU El­ victory on all Victorys. long the boat had the other baskets men and others who told me 4. Seven short blasts and one ectricians were gradually moved A Chief Eleclrician loaded. down from the officers deck. long they often tried to improve their This went on continuously un­ conditions by raising their wages, til the boat was unloaded. How paying overtime, etc., but could 8. How many fathoms in a shot long it took, I don't know. It not get them to work more of anchor chain? must have taken the entire day than one day as long as they 1. 10 fathoms or longer. What a waste of hu­ could get along without more 2. 15 fathoms man energy! One bucket crane working. If they are paid more 3. 20 fathoms The membership of the Seafarers International Union has which we*use for this purpose than sufficient for one day's 4. 25 fathoms consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be in the States, would have them bare subsistence, they will not good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear unloaded in a few minutes, for return to work next day, and 9. When a ballot for Union offi­ cers takes place each year, for such as coffee percolators, linens, etc.. which are placed aboard there was not more than three they cannot get the work done. how many days is the ballot box bucket-fulls in the boatload. SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above Upon inquiry, I learned that They are paid at the end of open? alL guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. 1. 30 days the employers do not want ma­ each day. Most of them are il­ chinery because they can hire- literate and even in the coun­ 2. 40 days Crew Conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there coolie labor cheaper than the tries where free educational 3. 60 days by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullycost of operating machines. And opportunities are extended 4. 90 days .fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to the coolies do not want it either by the government, they will provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. because they would have nothing; not take advantage of them. 10. From what port do the most Their condition is hopeless — it SIU passenger ships sail? to do. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL doesn't matter much whether 1. New York SAME EVERYWHERE HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual they are ruled by the Dutch, 2. New Orleans Throughout the entire Far the French, the English or by 3. Mobile for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ East, in all countries we visited, a native government, they are 4. Baltimore fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken we found the majority of the doomed to exploitation in any repezdedly by .Seafarers in aU ports. population overwhelmingly event, and will be no better off. (Answers will be found on Emesl Bossert page 13.) Chinese coolies, and their con­ to the Editor: Finds Lafeor-Saving Devices Unwanted In Far East Pbrts I Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union I �Friday. Saptember 10. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG COLABEE*S SOFTBALLERS AND TRAINING TABLE CHIEF Bosun Needs Elbow Room In Yaka's Wee Quarters To the Editor: When the Colabee. American-Haweiian, hils Baie Cameau, near Quebec, in Canada for its regular load of newsprint for New York and Chicago newspapers, the SIU crew dons uni­ forms and trots out to meet the local softball team. Juan Colpe, ColaJbee messman. who submitted these pics to the LOG, admitted with a. smile that the local boys usually triumphed. Here's the Colabee's line-up. Front X row, left to right—Castelo, 'non-player; Mur­ phy, outfield; A. Ortiz, 2nd base; H. Bonewald. shortstop; "Brooklyn," outfield; 2nd Mate, pitcher; "Blackie," short shortstop; J. Synnott, catcher. Back row—Mahoney, non-player; R. Augsbach, 3rd base; Dixon, non-player; R. Kline, 1st base. Leaning over are: Bill, nonplayer; Johnny, outfield, and Ortiz, non-player. Finds Shipping Tough, But Java Good In Savannah Page Eleren problem. The hospital could be moved up to the cadet's room (which is only being used to hang up the officer's clothes at present), and the Bosun could move into the old hospital. The Deck Engineer could move into I read an article in the May 21 LOG titled "Need Olive Oil To Get In Bunks." It interested me very much, for we have the same trouble on Waterman's modern C-2, the SS Yaka. In his article. Brother Elie stated that they needed olive oil to get in and out of their bunks. We need the same thing to get in and out of our quar­ ters as well as bunks. As it stands now, one day man bunks in the Bosun's quarters here. When the day man comes in the foc'sle and I am shaving I jump to the side and hope that the door doesn't hit me, so that I cut my throat—and he does the same if he is the one using the wash basin. The door is lo­ cated just, to the side of the wash basin, and when opened the Bosun's old quarters and lei or closed, you receive a good the day man go back to his whack, if you are standing there. quarters. Doing this, we won't need ONE AT A TIME ohve oil to get in and out of If the door is closed and you our quarters—and we don't mean are washing, you have to move Popeye's girl friend, either! in order for the other fellow to W. A. Perry, Bosun pass. If you want to get in your V. Walainen, day man locker, the other fellow has to quit washing or shaving, and close the door in order for you to get into the locker. Yes, I know it's a hell of a lot of moving and opening and closing of doors, but that's the way it has to be in this foc'sle when one is trying to get wash­ ed or shaved. As to getting on To the Editor: our gear in the mornings, we I am doing a little checking on " have a space of four by four something that might mean some and a half feet in which to get dough for me. My last trip was around. One of us has threatened a long one and the agreement ,f to turn in overtime for getting changed while I was out. But up earlier, in order to put on from what I understand, crewclothes, and get out ahead of members are entitled to two his partner. There just isn't weeks vacation per year. room enough for both of us to Does that have to be unbroken dress at the same time. As it is, one of us goes up the service? Or are you allowed one deck, still pulling on clothes so week after the first six months? that the other fellow can finish I have been on the beach for in the room. three months now, and have had some great times, I can tell you! FULL HOUSE So right now an extra week's We both agree that one of us pay would come in handy. has got to move if we don't "The trip was eight and a half get larger quarters. But that is months long from July 24, 1947 not up to us. We will turn it to April 13, 1948 on the Blue over to the Brothers who handle Island Victory. I shipped as such matters ashore. We hope Bosun. If I have money coming that when new contracts are I would appreciate it if you drawn up they will remember us. would let me know. There are many situations on William Young ships in which this problem Sainte Ignace, Michigan comes up! Brothers, we think this situation should be looked (Ed. Note: According to th® into, so that the men who sail contract, no vacation pay is the ships will have sufficient made for less than one year space to live in. of continuous employment on Here is one solution for the a vessel.) Seafarer Seeks Straight Info On Vacation Pay To the Editor: I take pleasure in giving a note about Savannah, Georgia, the home of the South Atlantic ships. First, the shipping is on the bum here, with about one ship a week, and hundreds of Seafarers in all Departments are on the beach. Stewards, Cooks and Messmen are here in numbers enough for 10 ships, and so are Deck and Engine Department men. Permitmen are the largest list at the Hall. One ship is in port, the SS Southwind, and she took four men—nothing in the Stew­ ards Department. The Southwind lays off for two weeks and then she will sail for Africa for the Robin Line. What will the men do — no ships and no money? I have been here for two months on top of the shipping list, and am The Kingfish (center) and his aides, Frank Antonetti, still on top. But when will I Night Cook and Baker aiid N. £. Davis, 3rd Cook, are the Ship out? chow dispensers responsible for the fine physical condition of Some seamen are busy paint­ th;f> baseball stalwarts. According to Ship's Delegate V. D. ing the new Hall, which is just Mahan, Kingfish really knows how to cook. Mahan reports across from our old Hall. It will that the Kingfish is always in the messroom at mealtime to be ready soon, but many boys see that all eat and enjoy the food. He also recommends do not like the location on the that Seafarers wanting a good feeder, and are not fussy about ground floor. We will miss the the age of the ship, should throw in for the Colabee. sight from the old Hall's back window where we could watch the ships pass (if any), and look over the river-front. COFFEE LIKED ests, and the six-day week na­ Coffee time at the Hall is ap­ To the Editor: tional interest. preciated by the boys standing I see on the front page of the by all day. The coffee was do­ New York Times for August 25, This despite the fact that un­ nated to the Hall from the SS an article about the comrats' con­ der the "decadent" semi-capital­ Felix Grundy when she paid tribution to the condition of ist administration preceeding the off June 16. Sugar, 'milk and workers in their satellite state, communists' armed coup and cake are bought from the Hall's . Czechosolovakia. It seems that subsequent purge of democratic Czechoslovakia de­ donation money. I the communist party in control elements, Savannah needs a good Hall is going to see to it that they get veloped one of the most efficient such as Tampa has, so an out­ their full right to work. It is and productive industrial ma­ side Seafarer can find a place spelled w-o-r-k. chines- in Europe, and at the to sleep at reasonable prices. It same time had one of the highest is tough for members who live • According to the article, the standards of personal liberty for in Florida and come to Savan^ "Communist-run General Con­ its citizens and workers. nah to attend meetings, and find federation of Labor is engaged SOUNDS WARNING that they cannot find a place to in a propaganda campaign j against the five^day week and for Those misled laboring groups fetay. ' the six-day week." in this country who give support We hope shipping starts up, to the cornmunist-led Progiesor we will have to hitch-hike It is pointed out in the article sive Party in America may well f to New York or some other port that the "Confederation of take a tip from this! to ship. Labor" holds that the five-day Uncle Otto Preussler week represents personal inter­ If a communist program were Commie Line Baits Suckers Only, He Says ever established in this land of plenty, labor organizations would loose their "selfish" character, of working and fighting for better conditions for their membership, and would be permitted only to suppress ^uch "radical" elements in their own midst who dared to suggest that the conditions of the laboring man can come ahead of the dictated pai'ty line of the total employer—the com­ munist state. If it ife tough to fight for better conditions in an industry where a capitalist combine has mono­ polistic control, how much more desperate is the working man who is faced „by a totalitarian political monopoly which be­ comes the employer of all? Ralph Larrie Prove Identity To all members who have checks held for them at branch mail rooms: Port Agents will not give out any mail containing checks, unless the addressee shows sufficient evidence of his identity, such as Union book, seaman's papers, discharges, etc. An instance has been re­ ported of an envelope con­ taining a check being picked up by a phony who later forged a signature and cashed it. To prevent a recurrence, a check will be given only to the person to whom it is addressed, and then only after full identification is made. �t H E S E AW A R ER3 LOG Pa^ Twtthre TiAAtrrr Sapl«ad>er 20, 1948 m Attack On Seamen's Wages, Ability 'The Voice Of The Sea' By SALTY DICK stances, by what criterion should Are you a numerologist? they be subjected to militarized know a good Joe who has book wording is different. As long as control? Military control of ci­ nuimber 69 and signs articles there's a Stewards Department vilians is simply fascism, which number 69. . . . Everyone is talk­ on board a ship they will be the the Tribune professes to oppose ing about taxes. If you buy an scape-goats. But I knew of a Steward who was a smart guy. vehemently. item and have it sent to your He always said, "When a baby Once we start it with seamen, ship you'll pay no taxes. You crys give him milk". So he where shall it stop? The mari­ are exempted providing the mer­ used this formula on the boys. time laws of the United States chandise is sent to the ship. Try Then the crew started crying he provide severe penalties for in­ it. ... A passenger, owner of a would go in the galley, make a subordination and mutiny chain of theatres in New Orleans, batch of do-nuts and some fresh through civil courts. But the was asked by a certain party for coffee and shout, "Come and get days when merchant seamen had a free pass. . . . Tom Kotalik has it!" This always did the trick. no rights at all which had to be fallen in love and he looks very What waiter went to Kentucky respected by officers are past, bad. Perhaps he can't eat. . . . to operate a moonshine still, but partly because of the enactment What Quartermaster (from had to come back to New Or­ DANGEROUS JOB of the LaFollette Seamen's Act Georgia) has lost his heart in leans on account of certain men In considering these "fan­ of 1915, which was fathered by BA? Everytime the ship leaves interfering with his business? I tastic" wages, it should be noted Andrew Furuseth, and partly be­ she is there to wave good-bye. have a feeling those fellows were that National Safety Council fig­ cause of the organization of He knows how to pick them, 1 Fed's. To the Editor, Chicago Tribune; ures rate shipping as one of the unions to ensure protection of must admit! Did you ever crois the equa­ more dangeous occupations; that seamen's rights. ^ tor in an air-conditioned ship? Recently I came in contact Your editorial entitled "Mer­ seamen are often away from Nothing like it! Most of the Maritime unions have the with James Fitzpatrick of the chant Marine Discipline" in the home for six months at a time, time I sleep under a sheet; "Voice of the Globe." The August 31 issue shows either a living in cramped quarters; that same function as any other un­ spread and blanket cause my only difference between him profound ignorance of facts or a they must endure great extremes ion, for the merchant marine is, room is chilly. And some and me is that he's got the deliberately malicious distortion of heat and cold, and often wait after all, still a private business, kickl money. . . . Did you ever go to of truth. on the beach for long periods and not a branch of the navy, as the doghouse (Seaman's One of the more startling false­ while waiting for a ship, without the Tribune seems to assume. Church Institute) in New hoods is the statement that war­ benefit of unemployment com­ NO COMMIES HERE York? I've been there on sev­ time merchant seamen "were pensation. eral occasions and I believe Throughout the editorial, fin­ taking fewer chances than com­ The wages they get for all this the seamen laugh more at bat soldiers and sailors." Of are indeed the best maritime ally, is expressed the fear that Mickey Mouse than anyone course, as the Tribune knows, wages in the world, and why American seamen "in the event elso. Drunk or sober they not all service men saw combat,' shouldn't they be? This is also of war, would be poor loyalty were aU there to see and hear but all salt water merchant sea­ the richest country in the world, risks." Where are aU these com­ To the Editor: Mickey. men entered the danger zones, and if the shipowners are always mies the Tribune fears? The Ralph Mclnturff is heading for and figures show they suffered a milking the government for sub­ rank and f^e of the National I don't know much about writthe hospital. He's having stern ting things like this, but if you higher percentage of fatal casu­ sidies to guarantee their profits Maritime Union in its latest elec­ alties than any branch of the why shouldn't the seamen get tion ran every Comrat out of trouble. Earl Vanney was seen feel that it is fitting, you may armed services. comparable to those of other office. Further, the Seafarer's walking down the street in a print it in the LOG. 1 enjoy tailor-made play suit. He looked reading the LOG and the poetry Out of 8,300,000 men inducted American workers? Or does the International Union, AFL, 'which like a million. . . . The other day the seamen write. Let's have you conveniently fail to mention, mto""the Aimy," 223^215 (2.7%): Tribune want to go back to cona ship was found with $25,000 more of it! has never had a trace of com­ were killed. The Navy inducted ^itions prevailing in the depre^r worth of stones aboard. And rat influence in it. Bonafide sea­ I'm proud to be the wife of a sion days? 4,204,662 and lost 30,702 (.7%) some of the boys wonder why seaman. Thank you, and sorry men have no use for Moscow The Tribune is inconsistent in The Marine Corps lost 15,460 the customs search the ship. if I am wrong in writing this; men out of 599,693 (2.6%). Out demanding more Coast Guard agents. Who was the guy who went to and naval control bver seamen. but 1 don't like to read or hear of . 210,000 merchant seamen, Before the Tribune editorial Seamen, despite their„,war serv­ see a senorita in Santos and was anyone who thinks seamen are however, 6,592, or 3.1% were writers launch their next labor told to go back to mummy? He different from other men in this ice, get no veteran benefits be­ killed. In addition to deaths, 23,baiting tirade against seamen, 1 Too world. 000 seamen had ships shot out cause they were and are civilians. suggest they bone up on the was short of something. After reading in the LOG- of from under them, and thousands For the same reason, they are hot facts first, and give them honest young, sez she. . . . It's been a long time sjnce 1 heard the word, August 27th where a wife asked at present exempted .f^om the lat­ more, were .strafed and bombed consideration. for a different type of poetry, est draft. Since they are consid­ "Belly-robber." They're still from the air. Virgil J. Vogel kicking about the chow, but the and for the LOG to have pity on ered civilians in the above inThe editorial further alleges us married women in love— that "The wage scale, always the (this woman was upset over highest in the world, is now 300 Brother Leggo's poem, "The per cent over pre-war days and Sailor And His Love," in the 50 per cent higher than the in­ To the Editor: In fact as soon as the Master the two men who were to have July 30 LOG), 1 would like to flated war bonus wage." 1 have came back aboard, "Stand by been left behind. It turned out say that 1 never worry about before me the latest wage scales Every trip has its humorous fore and aft" was given. It was that the sole purpose of going burning kisses of Latin American of the Seafarer's International incidents, a lot of which you 7 P.M., which actually was back was to get them. The girls. My kisses bum just as Union, AFL, which the NMU never hear about. This one is our sailing time. We let go and Provost Marshall had said to much as theirs! So my husband has about succeeded in match- too good to keep until we get were about 200 feet away from wait for them but the Old Man saves his kisses for me. home. We have been married seven the dock when the MPs .came hadn't. We are on the SS Maiden years and have a son and running down the dock, ordering Hospitalized in PR, the "men what had Creek, Waterman, of \yhich none the ship to return to the dock u We asked J rm. J1 J iu daughter, and am expecting anBrothers Yearn For Mail ^theT' ihrn'^Morgan'^'HYte^^ is and the Old Man to report to the happened. They disclosed that , . i other little one in October. Yes; when they found out the ship i ., mu Z Master. r u J 1 iW-e are still in love! The reason? Provost Marshall again at once. was ,leaving, To the Editor: or had left, they T I-, J. , ^ • Trust! I trust my husband and mt. ^ ^ Now all of you have heard of Everybody on the ship could The following SlU Brothers ^ Hiles, a very stem man hear what the MPs wanted, nor said they would take a train don't listen when people talk to Yokohama. But thgr Provost about seamen. Yes, we all know are at present in ^ the ^me ^^en it comes to the law or a Hospital at San Juan, Puerto log—and I do not mean the did we think at the time that Marshall replied, "No. I'll have that a lot of people don't feel your Captain come back for you. that a seaman is a person. Rico: Angel Silvestre, Ramon SEAFARERS LOG. There is the Old Man didn't. But, a few moments later, we I don't like his attitude anyway." Oliveras, Ramon Seijo, Estiban only one law and that is his. At MY MAN Cruz and George Litchfield. least he always supposed so un­ heard a siren blowing and spot­ Captain Hiles didn't say any­ ted an Army laimch overhaul­ thing, but I sure would have Well, I know • for a fact that We would enjoy hearing from til he sailed into Kobe, Japan, ing us. The MPs came alongside my seaman husband is a better liked to read his mind. any of our friends in the SlU. for a few hours stay. and issued the same orders as perspn than anyone I know. I Send us a post card once in A sailor will sell almost any­ before. The Old Man said he Frank Van Dusen have met some of 'his friends; - awhile just to let us know that thing, even his shoes, if neces- would see the Provost Marshall and liked them very much. each other is still around. ila to make a little spending in Yokohama. "Nothing doing," This wife also asks what Brother Salvador Colls and sary, which one man did in Man- the MPs said. "You turn around Brother Legge looked like— Rafael and Tony have been in money. That was not so bad, but and put back to the dock at "cross eyed and bald?" No one twice a week to visit us with a couple" of the crew on the once." can say what a person looks Members who forward cigarettes and our very much Maiden Creek sold a little sac­ like by what he writes. Iheir membership books to GREAT MOMENT needed SEAFARERS LOG. charine in Kobe — and were Well, T know this must be the New York Hall for retireThere's notliing that can be said caught by the MPs. A great moment had arrived. menl are urged to mark the boring, but I would like to say about the Hiring Hall -victory. Could Morgan Hiles defy the this to all seamen's wives that 200-FOOT TRIP envelope with the notation ' There are no words that can United States Army? Sometimes "Attention: 6th floor/' in or- feel as this Washington wife express our feelings in this mat­ Word was sent to the ship Army orders are screwy, but does: Don't get grey hair over dbr to insure quicker hand­ ter. for the Old Man to visit the they are orders nonetheless. ling of the matter. Latin American kisses! Give your hubbie your own -• Our flag will be there always, Provost Marshall to see about Everybody was as quiet as .a Marking of the envelope in burning love and all of your testimony to the strength of the these men. When the Skipper mouse, all eyes on the stern. trust, and he will be glad to wait SIU regardless of the odds plac­ returned he said that the MPs Yep, there she went around. We ibe manner advised above will save time and will result for you and .come home for his were goipg to keep the men were going back! ed before us. over night and send them fo We tied up to a buoy and the in prompt return of the book love. George Litchfield to the sender. Yokohama, our next port of call, Captain went ashore. Half an Mrs. E. V. G. San Juan, P.R. to catch the ship. hour later back he came with A seaman's wife (The following letter was writ­ ten by Seafarer Virgil Vogel to the Chicago Tribune in answer to an editorial attacking the dis­ cipline of union crews. The edi­ torial said seamen are paid out­ rageous wages "in a field where the wage scale has always been the highest in the world," and urged a cracking down. The Tribune owner, Robert R. McCormick, has never been a lover of Labor and prior to the late war was accused of being sym­ pathetic ' to Nazi Germany. Brother Vogel states he is in­ debted to Verle McNeil's article in the August 27 LOG for some of his factual information.) ing, according to news reports. Base pay of an Ordinary Seanian under the latest contracts is $189.97 a month. Does that soimd like great wealth in these times of high prices, higher shoreside wages, and higher pro­ fits? An Able Bodied Seaman, who must pass a rigid examina­ tion and have 3 years sea serv­ ice, gets $222.51 a. month. Un­ licensed men in the engine de­ partment start at $210.68, and in the steward department at $189.97. - Note To Jealous Wives: Trust Your Seagoing Men Morgan Hiles Defies Army, Loses Battle RETIRIN6 ROOKS V'i;;: r.'-J;-':•'•i-lviifliftfa �THE SE A F A RE R S L O G Friday, .SaptembM 10,1848 Agrees With Agent's Views On Policy; Likes Frankness proval of all before the course can be set. I want to know There is one thing I always what is going on and I want admire in a man and in an or­ my saj;:, before I'm committed to ganization and that is frankness. a program. Some guys sit back Straight from the shoulder stuff and listen with but half an ear when these important matters with no hedging around is the are being discussed. Not me! I way I want it put to me. Read­ want to know what is up and ing Bull Sheppard's article offer my suggestions or critic­ (Membership And Union Policy, isms. After that, I'll go with the LOG August 27) I felt that here majority, whether or not I'm in was a person who said what he favor of it. felt and didn't leave anything to ' We'd never have a strong chance. Union today if it was any other I especially liked the^way he way and we'll grow no stronger covered his subject. When he if that does not continue to be spoke of Union policy and what our method. If we decide on a has happened in the past when program of action and then gal­ "dissidents" didn't like what the lop off in all directions, no pi'omajority had decided upon, he gram has been adopted. We've pulled no punches. It pointed only succeeded in cutting our­ up fact that winning a beef selves up into small pieces. ""All sometimes means more than hit­ the better to eat you, my dear," ting the bricks and holding on says the Shipowher. tight until the operators give in. Give a guy a few inches of It Showed that the Union some­ paper and look what happens: he times has to defend itself from starts to preach a sermon. I've within. had my say and that is to ex­ It was good to see aired what press my agreement with Bull had happened in the Isthmian Sheppard. He built a strong campaign and the 1946 General case in his article for complete Strike. The guys who thought solidarity within the ranks of the their interests came before those Union. My letter can add littie of the Union as a whole were to the advice given by Brother taken care of in a manner which Sheppard. It is our duty to see has my wholehearted approval. that we remain strong intern­ It is easy to see now who was ally. right and who was wrong. Robert L. Nashe Like Brother' Sheppard, I be­ lieve that an issue has to be hammered out at the member­ ship meetings and have, the ap- Dutch Stroll To the Editor: Grew Of SS Raphael Semmes Calls For No Amendments To SIU Registration Rules To the Editor: In a regular shipboard meet­ ing on August 1, the crew of the Raphael Semmes went on record as opposed to changing the shipping rules in the port of New York to require men to register and ship in one rat­ ing. This was carried in the form of a motion with the amendment to write a letter to this effect, signed by the entire crew, and deliver it to the Secretary Treas- Seafarer Jerry Palxxter (right) takes a walk near Quick Dis­ patch pier in Rotterdam, accon^anied by an imidentiiied Norwegian seamen, whom P«dmer and Carl Sivertsen, AB, met while the Afotmdria was discharging cargo. Palmer writes that their Norwegian friend "was from a place in Norway near Carl's home town and he told us many things about conditions and wages on Norwegian ships, another reason why Carl luid I are gl^d we're in the good old SIU." Page Thirleea Says Chips' Duties Still Not Clear To the Editor: urer so he can read it to the membership at the next head­ quarters meeting. The backbone of the SIU is rotary shipping. That has always been accepted as the fair and democratic way of hiring. The man who has been the longest time on the beach is most likely to have the least money and to need the job more than the fellow who has been ashore for only a short period. What are we going to do? Hang this man up in a slowmoving rating, put him on the bum, while guys with a few days ashore take the lower and more plentiful ratings? This will cause plenty of our long-timeashore men to go hungry and be very unhappy about the way things are being run, while men who have not had to spend their money ,sh^ out again. Let's be fair to everybody, and keep smooth sailing in the SIU. Signed by the entire crew of the SS Raphael Semmes Thanks for publishing my let­ ter, "Chips is Forgotten Man; Urges Duties Be Clarified," in the August 22 issue. So far as the provisions on the agree­ (Ed. Note: Rank and tile ment for the soundings, we had committees in all ports were that on the old agreement, but elected some time ago to make the Branch here in New Orleans recommendations for a standmade some kind of a deal with the Delta Line where on the eurd set of registration rules C-2 tjT)e of ship the Carpenter that would be the same in Ml has to go down in the engine ports. The recommendations of room and shaft-alley to take these committees were for­ number three and four bilge warded to Headquarters soundings without the payment where another over-all regis­ of overtime except on Saturday tration committee was elected afternoon and Sundays at sea, to sift through these reports and Saturday and Sundays in from the ports cind make a To the Editor: drive those on the job out with port or on legal holidays. recommendation to the mem­ an atom bomb. 1 was one of the lucky fellows bership for. action up and Send in the minutes of The SIU shore gang has re­ The job requires men with who got pay for the soundings down the coast. your ship's meeting to the ceived no end of praise from the deck experience in handling These recommendations will below when last year's agree­ New York Hall. Only in that shore Captain of the Waterman gear, shifting ships, chipping rust go before the membership ment was new. Since then they way can the membership act shortly. The entire shipping with an air-hammer, painting, Steamship Company for the have quit paying it and the Pa­ on your recommendations, picture was considered by the splicing rope and wire, cleaning trolmen say that we have to and then the minutes can be work it has done under the con­ holds, etc. It should be under­ keep on doing it as part of our committee, including the points printed in the LOG for the tract between the company and stood, however, that there is no work. So 1 believe it will be the raised in your letter, and they benefit of all other SIU the Union which started three sea contract with this job. It is same thing now, for 1 fail to. will recommend procedures crews. months ago. In the beginning it strictly a.shore job hired through see in the new agreement where which they feel axe fair to Hold those shipboard meet­ the Union. was hard to get the men to stick the Carpenter has to get OT all. The entire membership ings regularly, and send There are nine men in the for going in the engine room to will then have an opportunity at this work, but now that we, those minutes in as soon as have tools, gear, and air-ham­ regxilar gang and at times 1 am take soundings. So far as 1 to voice their opinions before possible. That's the SIU way! voting.) mers to work with, you couldn't obliged to contact the Hall for know, no other Carpenter on the additional men for hold work— Delta Line C-2 type ships have which no doubt puts a few dol­ been getting pay for this whe­ lars "in the boys' pockets when ther they put in for overtime shipping is a little rough. The or not. money is good with overtime. 1 I can tell you plenty more believe that there are other ship­ about the way the Carpenter is To the Editor: ping companies with SIU con­ mistreated nn the ships, and in tracts watching the progress of some cases even by the crew. 1 want to thank the officials the Waterman gang and that The youngsters on the ships and all the members of the SIU they, too, will find out eventu­ think that the Carpenter does for their kindness to me when ally that it pays to hire skilled what he pleases. Some fellows my husband died. 1 would like, SIU men who are competent in go so far as to order Chips to you to put a piece in the LOG doing any work called for in make shelves for their bunks. saying how much 1 appreciate When you tell them that the all the SIU members did in help­ the Union agreement. By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON proper way to get it done is to ing me put my husband away HELPS OUT see the Delegate of their de­ so nicely. ^ 1. J would like to say also, that As soon as any big job comes partment and he in turn will the SIU is a wonderful organiza­ talk to the Mate about having They loved each other with fierce love brief. up 1 contact the Union Hall for tion, and the members are all He was a seaman, she was a thief; more men and only hope that it the Carpenter do it, they raise swell fellows. 1 am proud to As they told of "their lives for many hours after. is a long job so that it will help heU and tell you what kind of say that my husband was an SIU They'd lie on her bed and roar with laughter. the men who are on the beach a Union man they think you Brother. are. and provide them with enough 2. Again, 1 thank you for your Another thing, on ships where money to tide them over until kindness. they want you to furnish your The day was spent with reckless sest. they can get a ship. Mr. Wm. E. "Red" Collins own tools, and pay you tool At night with passion he lay at her breast; Some of the ships that come money, the Mate expects you to Then his leave ended and shortly after. in are in bad shape such as the bring with you two thousand She mocked and forgot with a strumpet's laughter. Azalea City, which came in re­ dollars worth of tools from the cently looking like a gavbage finest to the heaviest. 3. can, so thick was her coat of 1. George Washington Tell me what Carpenter is go­ He sent word saying, "O come with me. rust; but the shore gang worked ing to carry such an amount 2. $300 I need and love you most bitterly on her day and night to get her of tools for a $255.04 per month 3. Butane Gas Here and now—and always hereafter" back in shape and out on sched­ job? This is out of proportion. 4. Fireman But she shook her head with laughter. ule; and believe me the OT was 1 know several ship's Carpen­ 5. 150 members \ good! 6. Binnacle ters that have quit sailing in 4. 7. Seven short blasts and one So you see, this is the right that rating; because as an AB At six in the morning the lines were cast. job for the right men who in­ you can beat the Carpenter's long At seven, she heard the farewell blast. tend to stay ashore awhile. 8. 15 fathoms pay, and you don't have to At eight she'd forgotten and gaily quaffed .9. 60 days know as much or work as hard. Carl R. Lawson, Cheap red wine, and sung with laughter. 10. New Orleans. J. S. Arzamendi Bosun Send Those Minutes Scraping And Painting Jobs Liked By All, Says Bosun BROTHER COLLINS' WIDOW THANKS SIU MEMBERSHIP Waterfront Interlude Quiz Answers •V • �THE SEAFARER SLOG Page Fourteen ('!»>• Friday. September 10, 1948 Maiden Creek Takes Time Off In Manila Two of the SlU.-contracted vessels making the Far' East run arrived in the Port of Manila, P. I, almost withiri minutes of each oth&i:„ Sunday morning, August 8. One was the very appropriately named SS Steel Seafarer, an Isthmian vessel; the other was Waterman's SS Maideri Creek. n As is his custom, Ludovico Agulto, "the Manil^ Watch," was on hand to greet the Seafarers crews with' the latest copies of their, Union publication, the SEA­ FARERS LOG. After discharging his duties of distribution, Agulto took advantage of the sunlight conditions and roamed the decks of the Maiden Creek taking shots of the SIU, crewmen, some of whom appear on this page. | One of the issues of the LOG distributed carried the story of the SIU'^ Hiring Hall victory, which was en­ thusiastically received by all hands, Agulto reported. • He added that although a few beefs exist aboard the Maiden Creek, the lads are doing their jobs in first-rate Union style. They're waiting patiently until the ship arrives in New York, where they will let SIU Patrolmen take over and settle the matters in dispute. Properly-fed crewmembers axe as important to smooth shipboard operation as well-oiled engines. That's the view of the Maiden Creek galleymen pictured here from left to right: B. Santos, C. C. Kenny, E. B. Youngblood, C. J. McDonough, Frank Perry and William Nachtingall. Agulto found these Brothers agreeable subjects for his picture taking. Among the group are Carmine Tufaro, John Popa, Nick Tatar, Henry Adarnowicas, Frank Van Dusen and Saloski. Names of the other Seafarers were not given. - Frank Van Dusen, Ship's Delegate, appears happy with LOG headlines felling of Hir­ ing Hall Victory. Soft ball enlhusieists (left to right) Joseph Miluhas. Anthony Beck and the Deck Engineer, line up with their gear for a pre-game photo. Each of the lads look capable of belting the old apple way out yonder. I liS' y Seafarers Nick Tatar and John Popa compete in card game aft on the Maiden Creek. Information accompanying photo said "they were doing their best to forget Captain Hiles. skipper of the vessel, and.his 'good' deeds." Looks like they succeeded, too. Black Gang men (left to right) Dollas Ben. E. Trainer and G. Hudanich came up out of the engine room so their department could be represented in Maiden Creek photos. All pix were taken by Agulto as the Waterman ship lay alongside Manila's Pier 13. �Friday. September 10, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Rage Fifteea Seafarer Suall Is Awarded Oxford Labor Scholar^ip PERSONALS MIKE VOCOLAS (VOUKOULOS) Get in touch "with your wife care of Gelb and Gelb, 148 St. Georges St.,..Capetown, Union of So. Africa. 4. 4.- ft ETTORE SCIALPI Get in touch immediately with SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District Richard O. Kruger, 2447 19th Avenue, San Francisco 16, Cali fornia, in regard to your accident aboard the Alcoa Cavalier. ft ft ft GEORGE A. CARROLL BERA SMYLEY Communicate with Mr. Mur­ phy, care of Barnes and Cook, 39 Cortlandt St., New York City Phone COrtlandt 7-0040, ext. 58 HARRY BUDNISS Get in touch with Alvin Miller of Battle, Levy, Fowler and Neaman, 30 Broad St, New York City. Important. ft ft ft JOSEPH LEO GLEASON Get in touch with Miss A. Guenrekian, 124 Read Ave., Crestwood, New York. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. William Rentz, Affent Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. E. B. Tilley, Agent Bowdoin 4455 GALVESTON 308%—^23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 MOBILE I South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA. . .614.16 No. 13th St. SS SANTORE Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Will brothers who were on this Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 ship and know the' whereabouts SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon of gear left aboard by Norman Sat Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. West, please forward it to him Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 collect at Jonesport, Maine. All TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. his clothes and belongings, in­ R. H. Hall. Agent Phone M-1323 cluding Union book and dis­ HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C, charges are in the suitcases he is HAnover 2-2784 seeking. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ft ft ft DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION SS NEWHALL HILLS Lindsey Williams Former crcwmembers at the ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS time of its salvaging by the M. Robert Matthews J1 P. Shtiler V. Pigeon Point on Sept. 14, Joseph Volpian Send 'Em In Don't hold your peciures and stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea­ farers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you haven't the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned if you wish. Seafarer Irwin Suall, one of five rank and filers selected from the ranks of AFL and CIO unions throughout the country to study under a labor scholarship at Oxford University, leaves this week for England. Termed the Ruskin scholarship to Oxford, it is sponsored by the British Trades Union Congress 'i ' and offers American union mem­ bers the opportunity to study economics and social problems from a labor viewpoint. Brother Suall was chosen by a board of selection composed of AFL and CIO educational direc­ tors and is the first seaman ever selected for the school. The scholarship is for one year and covers tuition, room and IRWIN SUALL board, brother Suall says he will concentrate on a study of ships, the last one being thei the maritime labor movements Marina, Bull Lines. in the major maritime nations. Brother Suall sails as OS and The original notice of the Rus­ will return to sea upon thei com­ kin Scholarships was carried in pletion of his studies. the SEAFARERS LOG. Brother The other four students hail Suall then applied listing his from shoreside unions. The Union record. Duidng the 1946 Unions sending members are the General Strike he was a member Transport Workers, CIO, Chicago of the pubhcity committee in the local; Railroad Switchmen, AFL, port of New York and served as Wisconsin; Auto Workers, De­ a volunteer organizer during the troit local; and the Chemical Isthmian campaign. He has been Workers, Atomic Energy Local, delegate aboard many of his Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Topside Tyrant Mates until they almost went' than you can,' and does less mad. Finally they would go out work than his shipmates. Oh, the Skipper was a mighty and do sailors' work so they Maybe you have experienced man, a mighty man was he. For could have a little peace on the going ashore with a couple of he was god almighty and su­ trip. fellows and getting back to the preme king of the sea. He certainly required the ultra ship late, only to find that you In fact, this guy was a char­ in comfort, too. He only had six were logged wiiile one of these acter. Who? Why the Skipper of fans in his room. For the com­ guys got off clean. That's .right!. the Aram J. Pothier. He just mon people—the crew, that is couldn't bear to see the Mates one fan was enough in the Per­ He's a "blue-eye!" idle one moment, whether they sian Gulf. Of course, they also •When a guy adopts a "so were on watch or watch below. had the ocean breezes to ease what?" attitude when he is as­ To keep them occupied and out the 120-degree heat. signed to work with you, and of "mischief," this Skipper would yet gets all the breaks, you can This potentate of the Pothier order them to splice wire antl know there is a "blue-eye" in djdn^ confine his needling He"car"be"ident"* hawsers. favoritisms that The Mate received a succession the deck officers. What happened of orders to top booms, and to them also happened to the are granted him from topside. lireak out or stow lines with Engineers, who thus became Usually he claims the port the watch on deck (in violation guilty of doing Deck Engineer's Union officials are in his corner, work. of the agreement). All this and When overtime was submitted right or wrong; he knows it all coffee, too. What this character for this wofkV as per agreement, 1946, off Nantucket, contact Abe needed was a number one boy the Chief made a written state­ Rappaport at the offices of Ben or a valet, for he couldn't eat ment that he had done the work B. Sterling, 42 Broadway, Room with the common people. On because "the replacement of the several occasions he ordered 1711. some of his meals brought to new parts 'oh this vital piece of machinery require a degree of his room. skill ordinarily not to be en­ ROYALTY trusted to 'other than one of the But the payoff came when he'licensed engineers." I'm quoting used to walk past tlie coffee from his statement, The Boston Branch hos­ urn, stop, look back at it and pital delegate will visit Sea­ The topper came later when then order the first AB or OS he had the Deck Engineer do farers confined in the Boston to pour him a cup of java and a few more' complicated jobs— Marine Hospital every Thurs­ who by this time, I guess, had day between 2 P. M. and 4 acquired that degree of skill whenever there is a discussion; P.M. oi'dinarily entrusted to licensed and he makes a practice of Members entering the hos­ creating a helluva lot of beefs Engineers.' . . pital are urged to notify the to foul up the other fellow. Branch Hall by post card, Yes, you guessed it. It's an making sure they give their He's got an inferiorit.v com­ Isthmian .scow, names and the numbers of plex that delights in someone Jimmy Purcell the wards they occupy. else's failure or trouble, for it ft..ft ft releases him of a fear of ap­ The Union has left a sup­ pearing inferior ^— which he ply of mimeographed, ad­ knows himself to be. dressed post cards at the Do you know what a "bluehospital's social service desk, Keep a watchful eye on this eye" is? The oldtimers know; guy. He's a "blue-eye." He's a where they are available at no cost to SIU members. bring it tOy him topside. I im­ and for the benefit of the young­ danger to his shipmates and to So that the delegate does agine he must have served his er-men I'd like to explain that Union conditions wherever he not pass you up. do not fail apprenticeship: on a Chinese a "Blue-eye" is a free-loader— may be. That's him! A real to notify the Union that junk, where het-had the use of one. of those characters who "blue-eyed boy!" plays up to the bosses, figures you're in the hospital. coolie labor. Freddie Stewart This guy would taunt the out ways to get . off with more NOTICE! SUP HONOLULU PORTLAND ., RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 257 5th St. Phone 2599 59 Clajr St. Douglas 2-8363 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 6t. Lakes District BUFFALO CHICAGO, 111 CLEVELAND DETROIT DULUTH TOLEDO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 3261 East 92nd St. Phone: Essex 2410 2602 Carro!!. St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 615 Summit St. GarHeld 2112 Canadian District MONTREAL....... 1227 Philips Square VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER ...565 Hamilton St. Paciftc 7824 Boston Hospital Blue-eye Guy �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 10, 1948 I;.REFERENDUM BALLOT I fi>r ^ri^ecfion^ Seafarers International Union Of North America Atlantic and Gulf District REFERENDUM BALLOT Voting Period From Sept. 8 To Oct. 8, 1948 "INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Vote either YES or NO on the following reso-. fution by marking a cross (X) in the appropriate box. Do not use a lead pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. Mark your ballot with pen and ink or indelible pencil. DO NOT PUT ANY. OTHER MARKINGS ON THIS BALLOT. FOREWORD At the regular business meetings held up and down the coast on August 25, the following resolution, submitted by 37 members in the Port of New Orleans, was approvecl an(L is ,thQ&sfQlig ^bmilitd to ttektodkib^shiK as^l^r^institution. OLUTION f ir i WHEREAS: The A&G District of the Seafarers International Union of North America has set the pace with a. new contract and raise in wages, making the seaman's wage the highest ever obtained or imagined, and WHEREAS: Through job action and solidarity of the SIU membership and officials, we were able to. make the shipowners come in line and sign this contract, and WHEREAS: The life blood of any organization is its solidarity and finances, and this definitely helped us with our negotiations with the shipowners, and WHEREAS: All our funds are definitely established for certain purposes, such as Buildings, Strike, etc.. and our General Fund is our working fund, and WHEREAS: We will definitely have a struggle in future negotiations, and now that we enjoy these high wages we should do our utmost to-build our funds so we will be better respected by the shipowners, < and in a better position to fight them, so therefore be it RESOLVED: That we go on record assessing ourselves $10.00, to be a General Fund assessment, and be it further RESOLVED: That copies of this Resolution' be sent to all ports to be acted on at the next regulu meeting August 25th. 1948, and they in turn wire the Secretary-Treasurer of their action, and be it finally RESOLVED: That if this Resolution is carried that the Secretary-Treasurer be instructed to put in motion the necessary machinery to conduct a referendum ballot. 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Title A name given to the resource September 10, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 37 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SEAMEN DRAFT STATUS UP TO LOCAL BOARDS GENERAL FUND INCREASES GOES TO A&G VOTE DOCK STRIKE TIES UP WEST COAST SHIPPING TAFT-HARTLEY ACT STILL TO LABOR TOP COMMIES JOIN NMU 99-YEAR CLUB TALKS TO RESUME IM ILA PAY DISPUTE MOBILE SHIPPING GAINS SLIGHTLY;SIU FISHERMAN WIN NEW WATERS PHILADELPHIA SEAFARERS GO FOR ASSESSMENT,CONFERENCE PLANS SHIPPING FOR RATED MEN FAIR IN NEW YORK SHIPPPING SLOWS,AND NEW HALL IS ONLY CHEER IN PORT TAMPA PORT BALTIMORE REPORTS WEEK'S SHIPPING RISE BRIDGES' STRIKE HALTS WEST COAST SHIPPING MOSOIL STRUCK BY FREIGHTER RUNS AGROUND IN ARGENTINE GADSDEN MATE MAKES OWN WORKING RULES SEAFARER SAM VANDAL'S FIFTY-YEAR CAREER STUDDED WITH COLORFUL JOBS QUICK TURN-IN TO NORFOLK SAVES EVANGELINE FROM GALE BROTHER OFESTLEY DIES ABOARD MALDEN VICTORY ANSWERS CHICAGO TRIBUNE EDITORIAL ARRACK ON SEAMEN'S WAGES,ABILITY MAIDEN CREEEK TAKES TIME OFF IN MANILA SEAFARER SUALL IS AWARED OXFORD LABOR SCHOLARSHIP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/10/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4ce8da658156d1a04afa61773f27ec40.PDF 06e1c904ba76a63985bdcf2e57be38f0 PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf Distrut, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1948 No. 38 The Membership Looks Ahead The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Sea­ farers International Union is hale and hearty as it approaches the tenth anniver­ sary of its founding. It is, in fact, in sounder shape than at any other time in its history. It enjoys the distinction of being perhaps the most formidable organization of mari­ time workers bound together by joint pur­ pose of any waterfront group in the nation. For emphatic proof of this formidableness the most pointed example is the victory in recent negotiations with the operators whei the SIU netted a $12.50 across the board wage increase for all hands and $25 for Bosuns. These increases were a win for all in maritime. They accrued shortly after to members of other maritime unions, which had been tied up in negotiations for several months and were ready to accept $7.50 and call it "victory." The question naturally arises as to how the Seafarers could do the job when the other outfits were banging their heads against the stone wall of operator's resist­ ance. Stripping everything down to its fun­ damentals, the answer becomes simple. The operators knew the "SIU was prepared to fight for its demands and that it had the wherewithal to do it—to the tune of some $806,000 in its Strike Fund. The operators have a profound respect for a buck and a more profound respect for 806,000 bucks, especially when it is a weapon in the hands of a militant group of seamen whom they had sorrowfully put to the test on several previous occasions. In operator's language, money talks. And undoubtedly in this case, the money in the SIU strike fund fairly screamed in their ears. The dough in the SIU strike fund told the ship owners all they wanted to know. Our Strike Fund stands at a new high for our organization. Our financial condition, in general, is sound. We are operating solely on our income, leaving our various Funds intact. These shape up as follows: General Fund $100,000 Hospital Fund 105,000 Strike Fund 806,000 Building Fund 210,000 In addition to these assets, we Seafarers Referendum Set On Expansion Of General Fund A forward-looking resolution urging a tendollar assessment to bolster the Union's General Fund, and to permit stepped-up organizing activity; in the two years ahead, was overwhelmingly adopt­ ed by Seafarers at regular membership meetings in all ports August 25. As recommended in the resolution, which was drawn up and presented by 37 A&G members in the Port of New Orleans, the have $305,000 in real estate and property and $50,000 in equipment. All in all, we are doing okay. We're enjoying just about the best financial health in the maritime question of the assessment willt^ industry. be placed on a referendum ballot the floor and strongly advised to be voted on by the entire the move in the interests of the Okay then, some may say, why the need membership's general welfare. membership. for the referendum on the $10 General Fund Assessment proposed by a group of New In compliance with that sec­ Sentiment of these speakers tion of the resolution stating, was that a strong and ample Orleans Seafarers last week? "That if this resolution is car­ operating fund is essential to the It is simply that the SIU must utilize the ried, the Secretary-Treasurer be continued routine operating effi­ coming two years to advantage. During instructed 1/) put in motion the ciency of the organization. It that period of security guaranteed by our necessary machinery to conduct was also stressed that, in view new contracts, we cannot afford to hiber­ a referendum ballot," Union of the "breathing period" af­ nate. We must, during these two years, Headquarters announced that forded by the new two-year con­ strengthen our organization and improve balloting would begin Sept. 8. tracts, reinforcement of the Gen­ eral Fund would enable the SIU our position. We must take steps to expand. Voting will be conducted for a to increase organizing activity 30 day period, ending Oct. 8. We must continually prepare for any emer­ and bring in more job oppor­ gency which may face us at the expiration HEADQUARTERS ADVISED tunities for all hands. of our current agreements. Could we look The voting dates were set after Several speakers pointed out ahead two years and see the situation in Headquarters received results of that the record wage increases maritime as it affects Seafarers, our prdb- the action taken on the resolu­ just gained by the membership lems would be simple indeed. There's no tion at Branch meetings up and as a result of the Negotiating down the coast. In all ports, crystal ball, however, for the seaman. His with the exception of Boston Committees' successes of the past only assurance for future security is in be­ and Norfolk, the resolution car­ few weeks made this a particu­ larly favorable time for an as­ ing prepared today. ried by large majorities. sessment, which could be met That probably was in the minds of the A considerable measm-e of easily out of the newly-added members who offered the resolution to put support for the assessment pro­ earnings. SIU SET PACE the assessment to a referendum vote. It is posal came from oldtimers pres­ ent at the meetings, who took interesting to note that this resolution was This latter viewpoint was also advanced by the 37 New Orleans introduced by 37 rank and file members in Brothers who began their reso­ the Port of New Orleans because that lution by declaring that "the Branch was the first to benefit from the Atlantic and Gulf District of the membership's decision to buy Halls in all The final report of the Seafarers International Union of Ports where needed. New Orleans now Committee on Uniform Reg­ North America has set the pace proudly boasts the finest union hall in the istration Rules has been comi- with a new contract and a raise South. We might bear in mind, too, that pleted and appears on page in wages making the seaman's it was the action of militant members in ~14 of this issue of the LOG. wage the highest ever obtained" New Orleans that knocked over the Missis­ In making its recommenda­ in the histoi*y of the industry. In the resolution, the rank and sippi Shipping Company and thus started tions, which will be pre­ to the membership file New Orleans Seafarers atthe landslide of companies to the new sented for action, the Committee (Continued on Page 14) contract. studied and sifted the recom­ The New Orleans resolution, which was mendations prepared by the introduced in all ports and adopted by an Port Committees which met overwhelming majority in all Branches at earlier in the summer. The the last regular membership meetings, with study of the registration the exception of Boston and Norfolk, rules was undertaken in re­ demonstrates that the membership realizes sponse to the membership's the General Fund is the operating fund of complaints that the variation ' A sweeping new plan for a in rules from port to port the Union. They under.stand that all major was not only confusing but broader organizing drive, an in­ expenditures of the union must come from unfair in many cases. tensified education progi-am and closer cooperation with other (Continued on Page 2) 4.U^ -• xl__ Registration Ruies •k Agents Map New Drives AFL unions was mapped out at Headquarters this week by an Emergency Agents Conference called by Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall. The organizing campaign will The A&G stand was taken by centers around the MV Rolando, two men to quit work. He told The Atlantic and Gulf District be conducted among the non­ is prepared to reenact its the conference of Port Agents, owned and operated by the Ir- the company he wanted nine union fleets and in other sec­ familiar role in a 1948 version now in emergency session in win-Lyons Company, Coos Bay, men to handle one end of the tion's of the maritime industry ship. of the Coos 'Bay beef of two New York, after being advised Ore., which recently signed a which still lack union pi-otection, The CIO longshore official's of the situation by the Sailors contract with the SUP. years ago, as once again the CIO "Lumber carried by the vessel claim "was ridiculous, the SUP the Conference reported. West Coast longshore workers Union. The education program will in­ are spearheading a jurisdictional The action of the Agents Con­ is loaded on the ship by cranes points out, "because the whole clude weekly education meetings raid on the Sailors Union of the ference, the telegram said, "is in and landed by sailors", said the operation takes four men aboard to be held eveiy Tuesday, the Pacific. keeping with the SIU policy, as SUP. "The cargo is taken out the ship at the most, and this is preparation of books and pam­ Against a background strongly rlemon.strnted in the Inst Cons by cranes and landed on the strictly Sailoi's Union of the phlets detailing the Union's his­ reminiscent of the 1946 Coos bay Bay beef and other beefs, just as dock. The whole loading opera­ Tacific work." tory and policies, and increased Shortly after a picketline ap­ affair, the SUP has been assured the Sailors Union, in turn, has tion is approximately 10 hours. support for the SEAFARERS of full A&G support in its cur­ supported the A&G District in The discharging is approximately peared at the dock representing LOG. the Marine Cooks and Stewards our beefs against our common eight hours." rent beef in the Oregon port. The entire program, which was TROUBLE ARRIVES (CIO), the Marine Firemen, Oil­ enemies—the shipowners and the Notice of the A&G's backing made possible by the "breathing When the vessel arrived at the ers and Watertenders (Ind.), and spell" resulting from the sign­ for its West Coast affiliate was commies." The SIU message of support Rolando Lumberyard in San the ILWU, claiming the ship be­ ing of two-year contracts, will dispatched in a telegram to SUP San Francisco, Aug. 24, discharg­ longed in their jurisdiction, de­ be fitted into an economy cam­ concluded with the statement Secretary-Treasurer Harry Lundcommenced immediately spite the fact that it was under paign to cut overall operating berg on Monday. The wire, that the Seafarers wanted each ing signed by Paul Hall, Secretary- SUP man to "know that the with two CIO longshore workers, SUP contract. expenses. That evening the ship was Treasurer of the A&G District, A&G District solidly supports aiding in the operation. The complete report of the Two hours after the job moved to the Shell Oil Company Emergency Agents Conference stated that the A&G District was them in their present beef, as on record "to support our SUP we have always done in the started, a business agent from docks for bunkers. The three appears on page three. It will members of the the International Longshoremen's Engineers, Brothers in whatever action may past." be presented to the membership Marine Engineers Beneficial AsAccording to information re­ and Warehousemen's Union, Lo­ be necessary for the favorable for action at the next Branch ceived from the SUP, the beef cal No. 10, CIO, instructed its settlement of this dispute." (Continued on Page 15) meetings. SIU Again Backs SUP in New Coos Bay Boof _ �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 3. 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the J' = • la SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 The Membership Looks Ahead (Continued from Page 1) this fund and that if the plans for expansion and prepa­ ration arc to be implemented this fund must be corres­ pondingly strengthened. As pointed out above, the General Fund contains $100,000» This figure was reached as a result of the in­ sistent program of economy laid down by the Agents Conferences. The General Fund was built to its present height in a relatively short time. When former SecretaryTreasurer John Hawk resigned in 1947, the Fund had a deficit of $50,000. Strict economy was immediately enforced. All unnecessary expenses were lopped off. Other expenses were pared down to the minimum consistent with effective operation. Although the Fund consequently shot out of the red and up into the black at a gratifying speed, that rate of growth is too slow to enable us to build it to a point where the SIU could boast a feeling of absolute security against shipowner apd union-busting aggression;! and, at the same time, possess sufficient resources to ef-fectuate our program of Union expansion and increase the number of contracted jobs. At the moment we are operating on our income.— in fact we even are accumulating a small sum each week. But should we suddenly be confronted with an emerg­ ency, measures would have to be taken immediately to preserve our operating fund. It might be necessary to cut down on the size of the LOG or publish it less frequently, eliminate our educational work and other special services and trim union operation to a point where many conveniences and services could no longer be enjoyed. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. Passage of the referendum would eliminate the threat of any such contingencies. All our services could Staten Island Hospital continue without any danger to the Union's financial You can contact y^ur Hos­ status. pital delegate at the Staten In light of the situations in other maritime unions, Island Hospital at the follow­ These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, ing times: this referendum represents a bold move. But very likely the difference between our successes and theirs may be as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and' 6th floors.) traced to our boldness. The Seafarers is noted for its heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by wntiag ie them. bold moves. It was widely held that the General Strike Thursday ~ 1:30 to 3:30 p,m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) against the federal Wage Stabilization Board was a bold BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. D. JDeDUISEN move. Many said the drive to organize Isthmian which Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. T. ZEMRZUSKI MANUEL'PEREZ (on 1st and 2nd floors.) for years had withstood unionization attempts by other W. H. NUNN FRANCIS R. O'BRIEN maritime Unions was bold. It perhaps was bold to call CHARLES MURPHY J. BOUYEA W. HUNT for the purchase of Union Halls in all ports where needed, ' E. E. GROSS 0. Q. MOUMU R. L. JOHNSTON M. J. LUCAS at a time when other Unions were refusing to make moves F. JACOBSEN K. C. CROWE J. E. UTZ E. G. T. FISHER to increase the services and comforts for their mem­ C. OPPENHEIMER C. B. WILSON F. B. SHEDD berships. W. H. PERRY E. C. SHAFFER A. AUGUSTIN In every instance, these bold moves were overwhelm­ T. MANDICK G. LIGHTFOOT E. P. BADON C. NANGLE ingly supported by the membership, which saw each of B. N. HUNT . 4 4 4 C. W. HALLA F. L. BECKER the moves pay dividends. SIU membership, which is MOBILE MARINE HOSPITAL P. G. DAUGHERTY R. J. PURCELL bolder, more alert, more aggressive than any other sec­ J. B. BENDERROSS 4 4 4tion of waterfront workers has clearly shown its under­ C. SIMMONS MANUEL CARDANA M. C. ElMORES NEW OREANS MARINE HOSP. standing of the fact that a Union without broad vision' WM. T. ROSS D. FRAZIER, JR. J. DENNIS A. C. McAPLIN and guts — cannot and does not continually move R. KEHRLY EDWARD D. MILLER A. C. SIMPSON forward. Seafarers know from experience and observa­ CHRIST B. VIKEN E. LIPARI W. WOOKEY tion that organizations which do not constantly prepare OLES HOWELL 4 t S. J. H. ASHURST L. D. RICKETTS for all eventualities stand little chance of any success. SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL TIM BURKE WILLIAM A. MILLER We now have all the qualities that an expanding, L. TICKLE E. NICKERSON H. C. MURPHY JAMES WENTHERE progressing organization needs — the self-assurance, the T. C. KELLY V. P. SALLINGS E. D. JENKINS M. BYERS energy, the militancy, the program and spirit of coope­ C, GREENE C. E. GLOVER & 4. 4 ration. To put these all to continued good purpose we N. A. HUFF H. R. LOWMAN STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL RALPH ARMSTRONG need only the certainty of financial strength. 4 4 4 SAMUEL PRICE Vote "Yes" for organizational security! Vote "Yes" A. EWING SAN JUAN HOSPITAL A. PISANI A. VANELZUELA for Union expansion and more jobs! Vote "Yes" on your R. L. BARBER R. SEIJO ' I M. CASTRO own future! Vote "Yes" on the $10 General Fund L. KAY A. SILVESTRI J. McNEELY Assessment! K. V. PITERSON A. JENSBY 1. MONTANEZ Men Now In The Marine Hiapltak uh �Friday. September 3, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Emergency Agents Conference Proposals On this page appear the recommendations of the Emergency Agents Conference held this week at Headquarters. The recommendations, which will be presented to the membership at Branch meetings for approval, include a far-reaching organizing cam­ paign to reach into the unorganized corners of the maritime industry, an intensified education program and a plan for increased cooperation with other AFL unions, the whole to be fitted into an economy drive. Such a set of recommendations is possible be­ cause the new two-year contracts have given the Union a "breathing spell" during which it can move in new directions. In the course of the conference, those present analyzed the SIU's present position from every possible angle and found it the best ever. LABOR SOLIDARITY The Seafarers International Union has followed a broad policy of brotherhood toward the entire labor movement, and always has extended aid to unions needing help to win their economic beefs. In every case where the SIU has acted, its assistance has proved to be the decisive factor in a victoi-y for labor'. This policy must be continued. The cause of all labor is the SIU's cause. Whenever and wherever the SIU's strength can be used to advance the economic power of organized working men and women the SIU must go into action. However, in the past, this policy has been put into effect without any clear program upon which to base it. Although SIU strength always has beei. decisive, SIU strength has not always been applied in the most efficient manner possible. For this reason, the Union should embark upon a program for quidc, effective action at any time in any field in support of any union which needs help. SIU experience in a number of ports has revealed that such a program must be based on thorough knowledge and complete imderstanSing of the. labor movement at local, state and national levels. In ports where the SIU owns its buildings and rents space to other unions. Seafarers have gained such knowledge and vmderstanding. As a result, the SIU has been able to render more efficient help to felow unions by • knowing their economic and techni­ cal problems intimately. In those ports, there also has developed a stronger feeling of inter-union fraternalism between seamen and workers in other fields. This, in turn, has led to more powerful local labor movements from which the SIU benefits along with the other unions. To lay the groundwork for such a program of intor-union brotherhood, all Port Agents are hereby directed to take the following steps: 1) Affiliate with, and be active in, AFL Central Trades and Labor Councils or their equivalents in all ports. 2) Affiliate with, and be active in, state AFL organizations. 3) Affiliate with, and be active in, such other AFL bodies as are formed. 4) Activate in all ports a policy of ever greater inter-union cooperation at all levels in support of economic beefs, organizational expansion and edu­ cation in trade union principles. Only by following such a program can the SIU's traditional policy operate with the growing effective­ ness required if the labor movement is to advance in the face of the forces attempting to destroy it. Only by following such a program can the SIU maintain its position as a powerful, progressive part of the labor movement. Only a unified labor movement can march forward against labor's enemies. FACING THE FUTURE By winning a Iwo-year agreement with the ope­ rators, the SIU scored a major strategic victory. We accomplished far more than forcing the operators to grant the highest wages and the finest conditions in the history of the maritime industry. We placed the Union in a position where it can concentrate on stimulating its own growth and inner strength. We gained the time to survey the field and launch new drives in new directions. The maritime industry is undergoing a postwar upheaval with which the SIU must cope unaided. Politics-minded "know-nothings" in Washington have done their best to ruin the American merchant marine, and many of the opereitors look backward instead of forward. Other maritime unions have been severely weak­ ened by internal battles between factions interested in everything except trade union progress. The SIU. and the SIU alone, is ready to move ahead. This emergency conference was called to formulate the policy, plan the strategy and initiate the action whereby forward motion can become a fact. The specific directives below are the fruit of the conference. Taken together they add up to a solid program by which the SIU will become a greater organization than ever during the next two years. When the directives are accomplished, the SIU will be even more firmly established in the maritime industry than it is now. They set in motion an organizing campaign which will reach every section of the industry, an education program which will make SIU members the best informed seamen in the world, and a cooperative program which will link the SIU more closely with the rest of the labor move­ ment and bolster the SIU's prestige in every port. These directives have been written with the mem­ bership's interest and nothing else in mind. How­ ever, directives are only words on paper unless SIU members themselves carry out the plans their elected representatives have made. It is believed that every Seafarer will recognize the importance of his own role in the overall program and will do his utmost to make it a reality. A&G EXPANSION In four years the Atlantic & Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union has tripled the number of companies under contract. This growth is a vast achievement, but it cannot be allowed to stop at its present stage. When the SIU ceases to grow, it will begin to move in the opposite direction—which is backward. For this reason the organizing campaign is the heart of the SIU, which lives by expanding. In other words, the Union's health is to a large extent in the hands of the Director of Organization and his helpers who include aU Port Agents. There can be no job security for om- membership as long as there leniains one unorganized ship on the seas or one unorganized job in the maritime industry ashore or afioat. The organizing campaign must be pressed ^with increasing vigor in all sections of the industry not included within the jurisdiction of any other AFL union. To stimulate the SIU's growth and insure its future strength, the Director of Organization and the Port Agents are hereby directed to: 1) Broaden the basis of organization to include those fields in the maritime industry not claimed in the jurisdiction of any other AFL union, and to press vigorously in those fields. 2) Institute an intensive campaign in those sections of the mai'itime industry now within the jurisdiction ot the affiliates of the Atlantic & Gulf District 3) Continue and intensify the present campaign to bring every unorganized ship under the SIU banner. 4) Enlist every member to assist at all points.5) Include the record of all organizing activities in weekly reports to the SEAFARERS LOG, so that the membership may at all times be fully informed of every step. Such a far-reaching and forward-looking program will close the back doors of the maritime industry and insure the jobs, wages and conditions which the SIU has won in the last 10 years. The SIU in its short history has sprinted to the top of the industi-y. The membership has no intention of retreating. On the contrary, by accomplishing the above program, the SIU will reach new heights. UNION EDUCATION A union education program is not an end in itself. It is a step in the building of a stronger union whose members know the facts of their history, the techni­ calities of their contracts, the reasoning behind their policies and the more important developments in the labor movement everywhere. An informed membership is a membership ready for anything, and the SIU must have such a mem­ bership. An education program is the only means by which this end can be attained. An education program must be built around union literature and organized discussion of union prob­ lems. But union literature serves no purpose unless it reaches the membership. An education program must stress the distribution of union publications. Or­ ganized discussion serves no purpose unless it is keyed to union progress. An education pi'ogram must stress open debate along lines which 5ti'engthen the SIU's leadership in the maritime industi-y. To provide the raw material of an education 'pro­ gram the SIU is building a library covering its own history and policies. A book covering all strike ac­ tion, including the great General Strike of 1946 and the Isthmian Strike of 1947, is almost ready. A second book, analyzing the UFE Strike of 1948 and emphasizing the SIU's relation to the entire labor movement, is in preparation, as is a movie covering that beef. These books will constitute the SIU story. They will show the SIU's unbroken record of victories, but they also will reveal where mistakes were made. By studying their contents, officials and rank-andfilers will be immeasm-ably aided in their planning for the future. Meanwhile, the SEAFARERS LOG stands in the forefront of the labor press. It is respected not only in the maritime industry, but everywhere else as a reliable source of information on all aspects of maritime labor, and it gives the SIU vast prestige in the labor movement. For the benefit of the Union, the LOG serves a threefold purpose: It is an open forum for the mem­ bership. It is a medium for SIU and general labor news. And it is a powerful organizing weapon. Ob­ viously, it interlocks with all other SIU activities and must always be supported by the eritire mem­ bership. To inaugurate and maintain an intensive educa­ tion program designed to strengthen the Union, aU Port Agents are hereby directed to take the following steps immediately: 1) Set aside the hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays for education meetings in all Branches. These meetings are to be held regularly and to be carefully planned, even if it is necessary to skip shipping calls, and records of the meetings are to be kept so that their effectiveness can be checked at any time. 2) Instruct a Patrolman to caU a meeting of the crew of each outgoing ship, at which he will discuss the Union literature aboard, bringing to the attention of everybody the nature of each Union publication aboai'd. The Negotiating Committee has forced the owners to install book racks for Union publications, and each ship will have all books, pamphlets and papers published by the Union. 3) Intensify the membership's all-out support for the LOG. �FMdkr, S«plambtr^3, 134ft TWE- SBA'PA-RER'S t O»Q Page" Four- QUESTION: At the last regulac meeting, the membershijp^ ov^whelmlngly adopted a. resr olution urging a referendum be held on a temdollar- assessment for- the General Ptindi What are your views on this proposal? v J • . _ ; - ' - J _ •_ ---i SVEN J. NILSEN, Oiler; ANDY HOURILLA, V^per: FRED HICKS. Steward: AL SACCO. Cook: I am very much in favor of it. I think it is a pretty good It's good stuff, the assessment Sure. I'm in favor of this as1 do think we should take it idea. The more money we get is. Maybe it seems like a lot -.sesament.. I'm behind any move next year and make it twenty in the General Fund, the better of jack to some of the boys. But that will, help the Union build itself. It means that we in turn dollars — for we have already ten bucks is cheap-price to pay will be helped. The increases in paid the Strike and Building it will be for the membership Funds this year. The Union has who depend upon the efficient to keep our Union strong. The wages we won were • not just to expand to secure more jobs operation of the Union machin­ Union has to do a lot of things given to us. We got them because and strength in the face of ery for their conditions and the to get those contracts, and keep we have a strong Union. The chaotic conditions in the unor- enforcement of their contracts. them, that a guy doesn't remem­ other two increases we got the early, part of this year were 'ganized fields. The main thing ber when he's out at sea en­ won. for the same reason, and A lot of fellows may think that •under the head of union operalion is the maintaining of the it is a lot of money, but I don't joying SIU conditions—and those so it is with every other Union present contracts, the represen­ think it is very much in com­ things have to be paid for just gain we've made. Is there any tation afforded the- membership parison to what each member like everything else. The mari­ guy foolish enough to think we at the<time of sign one and pay­ stands to get out of it in repre­ time unions and the whole in­ could get a dime from the ship­ owners unless they know we're offs. and the shoreside machinery sentation — it's sure a better dustry are going into a fairly able to stand up to them? Every to take care of beefs when they investment than ten dollars arise. It is to the interest- of worth of drink in a ginmill. I tough.period.. It's. up. to. us in the.- investment in our Union in­ every man to support the ef­ think the other members feel SIU to make sure that we can creases our chances for better get through anything that-comes. living. ficient operation of the Union. the same way as I do. 4!- „ -., ,> -i,.' . • WILLIAM' COLEMAN, FWT: The assessment to build our General Fund represents only a. small fraction of. the annual to­ tal of the wage increases our Union has just won for us. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt anybody, and I'm even, more sure that it will be of great benefit to uS: all. As. we go . on from day to. day,, winning wage increases and better working conditions, let us not take too much, for grantedi We- must also continue to build every section of. our Uniom which today finds its operating, costs going up, like everything else. We must remember to keep prepared' at; all .times.. mmiMSMSmrn ANTONIO TARQUINIO, Oiler:^ H. LICHTENSTEIN, Cook: t think it's the proper time to The assessment, would give us kick in and strengthen our or­ something to fall back on if we ganization so that we can enjoy have a rainy day. There may be smooth sailing in the period some tough times coming and ahead. A few guys may gripe we have to keep the Union run­ because they're short at the pres­ ning, whatever happens. We ent time, but I'm certain that didn't build ourselves up just to they, too, will realize that, by go to pieces. I know that most strengthening our General Fund, of the fellows are thinking the they'll be doing themselves good same way I am. They must be if in the long run. I'm all in fa­ they are in touch with things vor of any action by the mem­ on the waterfront. What, good bership that will give,.our Union are all the contracts in the a stronger foundation. Every world, if we can't keep the com­ lime we take such action, we panies in check every day? We strengthen the means by which need the assessment, and the our own living conditions are new raise takes care of it at the first payoff. improved. RAYMOND DAVIS, Oiler: CARL COWL, Electrician: RAYMOND PERRY, Ch. St;: This assessment is a pretty, In the' last two years or -so The organizational work of the good idea. When it piles up we the organization, by practicing Union has steadily been ex­ can keep our Strike Fund and operating economies and by de­ panded as we've moved forward all other funds intact, and still veloping more efficient machin­ during the past couple of years. have the day-to-day strength we ery, has been able to pull the We've added about 15 new com­ need to run the Union. I've been Genercd Fund out of the' red panies to our roster .of contract­ a Seafarer for two years, and and bring it up to about 90 ed outfits in the past year. We I've seen a lot' of- growth and- a thousand, dollars. The proposed' must continue to go ahead and Lot of progress all along the General Fund assessment will for that rea^son I favor the in­ line since the 1846- General raise it immediately by over creasing of the General Fund Strike — and I want things to. 100 thousand dollars. This will by an assessment, A sufficient keep , moving that way. But the double our operating and brgan- reserve must exist' to- meet any merchant marine is in for a bit; izaiional fund immediately. The contingencies that may arise of a. hard time, and. any wateiv economies and efficiencies which within the next year or two. I front: union will have to. keep have successfully, brought: us out think the. members should real­ up its, strength to get through a of the hole can be maintained, ize, that by adding, strength to tough year or two. Ten bucks a. while the Fimd itself is doubled our fund, we are- making an in­ man is a cheap-price, to pay tor for more • intensive organization­ vestment for. the betterment of al work. that strength. our jobs, wages and conditions. �T « E 'S E A T A R E R S L O G Triday, SeptenllMr 0, 1948 Page Five Frisco Shipping Almost As Good For Permits As Fer Bookholders By AL BERNSTEIN and FRENCHY MICHELET SAN FRANCISCO—If shipping trician's job on the Monroe' 'Vicwere any better in this port, toiy. Isthmian. What ever hap­ we'd'have to call a doctor. pened to the former Steward This is an SOS to all you there? We thought old Higgenrated men to come out to the botham was going to homestead gold coast and give us a hand her—instead he piled off. Com­ to move these scows! ing out this way, Higgy?—We In this port permits are al­ need some good Stewards here! most as good as books. For ex­ WRITE HOSPITALIZED A newly added feature ample, we had to use three In the local Marine Hospital to the pages of the SEA­ By CAL TANNER Messmen in shifting 'Waterman's we have Brother Hodo, who has FARERS LOG is the comic Typhoon the other day, because been in for about 20 months, and MOBILE — Shipping is still decision, we'll send the news to strip "Seafare." LOG car­ we were short of men on deck. the old Bosun, Don Galinas, who very slow here. If you want the the LOG. Meanwhile, we make toonist Eddy Smith is the We've been shipping crews by is lying in bed wondering where proof it lies in the figures: sure that somebody represents man responsible for most of the busload to Portland, Wil­ his old shipmates Earl Bishop During the past seven days, we our boys at all hearings. the humorous shipboard in­ mington and other points on the and Jimmy Milligan are. Don sent only 65 bookmen and 21 cidents depicted to date, with FOR ASSESSMENT compass here on the West Coast, would certainly like to hear from permits out to jobs. a few assists from Jim The excitement about-the twobecause there are no rated men some of his old shipmates. He There were six ships paying Lowney, but Brother Smith year contract has simmered available for the jobs in the spends his spare time making off, four signed on and two laid down a little. The big 'topic is willing to 'forsake his ports where they are needed— belts, and Hodo spends his spare up. And there is no let up in right now is the proposed Gen­ monopoly on what takes and this goes for all three De­ time taking pictures with a sight. place in the panels. eral Fund assessment. The camera he got on a changie for partments. In the coming week, we expect; majority of 'the members in Any Seafarers nursing While starting to type this re- changie deal. 14 ships to arrive, -but eight of Mobile are heartily in favor of it. ideas which might prove in­ .port, we had to stop and shang­ Harold Wheeler, Junior on the them will be on coastwise ar­ They know they have the best teresting and humorous to hai two ABs with green tickets Oberlin Victory, and Joe ticles and will take only a fewj wages and conditions in the in­ the membership can bring to run to London, • Bremen, and Schumsky, Oiler on the Monroe replacements. The two ships we dustry right now, and'they want them to life in the LOG by Antwexp. Pete Sarkus and —both Isthmian — were in to lost were both Alcoas, the Haw­ something to fall back on if we submitting their ideas to Clyde P. Parker are the two look the new Hall over. Both ser Eye and the -John Isaacson. run into a really'bad period. Eddy Smith. SEAFARERS full-books who made the sad bragged that their blackgang was The payoffs and sign ons were The way'they figure it, the as­ LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New mistake of investigating whether the best yet—-which is a healthy smooth. There, were minor beefs sessment only 'tdkes the first York, N. Y. the A&G Frisco Branch Office at situation. Impartial arbitrators and a few repairs to be com­ month's wage increase that we 85 Third Street was open late declared that the verbal battle pleted, but nothing gave us a bit' You don't have to be a won in the new agreement. was a draw and that both De­ Saturday afternoon. of trouble. cartoonist, or even a rea­ Here are some of the oldtimers partments on both ships were in FAST WORK sonable facsimile. Just jot FAR VOYAGES we have on the beach: Willie good SIU style. We not only had a housefull down the idea in sequence The ships we sent out were Reynolds, "Poochie" Emanuel,; of A&G men batting the breeze, and send it along. Then scheduled to cover a lot of blue George Saucier, 'Glenn Demouy, but we also shipped them out vrateh 'Ihe LOG for the re­ Fairhope "Bill" Johnson, Clinton water in the course of their two minutes after they walked sults. voyages. The 'Claiborne headed Mason, O. B. D. Thompson, in and registered. lor London, Rotterdam, Bremen We crewed up the SS Gillis in and Antwerp; the -Bienville for Portland, Oregon, from this Korea and Japan; the DeSoto for Branch, shipping a crew direct By ERNEST TILLEY Italy, Greece and Turkey; the from last week's meeting straight By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER BOSTON—^There's no point in Puritan for the -bauxite -ports, to Portland and the Far East. It talking about shipping in this and the Monarch of the -Seas for PHILADELPHIA — The boys mediate future, we would not was a Smith and Johnson Scow. port, for there isn't enough to Puerto Rico. The Winslow Almost at the same time, the here in Quakertown had some­ advise you to hurry to Phila­ talk about. However, there are Homer took the coastwise run. delphia as we still have quite a SS 'Irvin S. Cobb—South Atlan­ The unemployment compensa­ thing to cheer about, at last. few men around. tic—pillled into Tacoma. Re­ a couple df bright spots. For one thing, we could use tion situation in -Alabama is There was a payoff, the first one garding this ship, we want to TEN-BUCK TALK looking a trifle brighter. The in two weeks. take this opportunity of com­ some passenger--ship waiters from the Fourth Deck in New York. appeals judge here has been de­ The boys 'here have a new mending the Ship's Delegate, Yes, quite unexpectedly, the There are jobs on the SS Yar­ ciding in favor of seamen instead topic for conversation, and it is Brother L. C. Coles Jr., for hold­ SS Caleb : Strong, a Waterman mouth which is going to make lof the company, especially in the being kicked around quite free­ ing the crew together and refus­ cases of permitmen who con- scow, drifted in from Trieste. ly. This is the proposed ten- ing to payoff imtil he had con­ a -series of -short cruises until jstitute about 95 percent of those She was a good ship and the dollar assessment for 'the Gen­ tacted the Frisco A&G Head­ -the end of October, at least. For another thing, we hope applying for money. quarters and found out what the pajmff was clean. The boys re­ eral Fund, of course. there will be some potato car­ . The decisions-follow the line of ceived transportation, and all of score was, after certain outports From our personal observa­ goes, when they start harvesting the case in New York reported up north brushed hii-n off He's them headed for home. tion, based on the way the boys the crop down in Maine. They in the LOG recently. The per­ a good example of a Seafarer. are talking, we think the dough wiU be a big help, if and when Needless to say, a full crew mitmen are held to be living up •CALL HALL is as good as in'the'Union treas­ they come through. to the rules of their Union, which on the board looked mighty good At this 'time we'd like to ad­ ury right now. We paid off the Bull Line's is allowable. vise all Seafarers paying off on SS Mae, but it was just a tech­ to the lads on the beach. -However, if you apply for Our men know the score. They In addition, shipping picked realize the importance of a the West Coast not to do so un­ nical payoff so that the ship compensation here, it may take less they first contact this office. you time to get your money. up a little in general, quite healthy General Fund. As we Frequently ships "sneak" in, and could go under the new con­ The company is appealing to the aside from the Caleb Strong. heard one guy put it to another: neither this Branch nbr the local tract. Consequently nobody got off and there were no replace­ Alabama Supreme Court, and is This was due, we believe, to the "Listen, when I put this ten company office is aware of it. ments. new shipping procedure with trying to tie up almost every At ^ny rate, the above men­ bucks ill the General Fund, I'm The Mae is carrying coal these claim. You are apt to get sev­ regard to the -Districts. not donating it to some hack for tioned ship's payoff was held up days, and the boys were plenty The above sounds very good. eral checks at once a few weeks political purposes or merely to imtil an SIU Patrolman was able enthusiastic about the new con-: But, although we are optimistic later. build up the bank account. I'm to get there and square away aU tract even though they forfeited When the court hands down a here about shipping in the im­ investing it in the SIU—which. the beefs. The crew and tlie the coal penalty. They figured company were well satisfied. sure as hell, is my future." there would be more jobs. We just shifted the Typhoon to We also paid off an SUP tank­ The labor front is fairly quiet Alameda—^Todds Shipyai'd. Won­ er and shipped a few replace­ here, but there has been an der where we'll shift her next? ments aboard her. important strike at the Proctor By SAL COLLS We have the summer amuse­ 'Electric plant. This one is about It's rumored that' she might be the fii'St on the shift from Frisco ment boats all straightened out SAN JUAN — Shipping here calling for men to paint, and we to be settled, however. to the Gulf! now. Of course, the arrangement has been tops for the past two are more than glad to oblige. Scabs here in Philly generally The Twin Falls, Isthmian, reaUy applies for next year be­ The past couple df months weeks. The docks have been full of vessels and we have been able have been pretty rainy. Now it get the short end of the Stick. was crewed up with a bus-load cause those scows are tj'ing up is getting a little cooler and we In this strike, the scabs had Uie of 'boys from this port. She has after Labor Day. They're good to use any and all ratings. There have been no actual expect a lot of-the boys in for a pickets outnumbered, but they a ;good bunch of boys aboard. in the summer, though. The resolution from New Orpayoffs, although we do expect bit of vacation time. They know couldn't break the picketline. After the northern loop she is The lonely cops on duty can't going to hit this port before go­ le'ans proposing the asse.ssment the MV Ponce to arrive from that the sugar season is on, and be blamed for not being too en­ ing to the Persian Gulf. for the General Fund hit this Canada one of these days. that the chances are they can thusiastic -about helping ixie Edgar Smets, the Delegate off port very suddenly and as a re­ Natui-ally we will be there to catch a ship fast if they go scabs get through. the Hurricane, Waterman, was in sult did not pass. broke. pay her off. However, since then the boys Our famous sketch artist. On the sports -scene, once to pick up some literature. Of course, there are a good many men on the beach here. Brother Spurlock, grabbed 'the more a ^ray of light enters our Whitey, the Bosun, and Ted have been talking it over and The news of good shipping has SS Angelina, but we expect him lives. 'Our -Athletics seem deter­ Popa, the Day Man, were in to doing a little thinking. Chances spread around the Island, and back. He is a mall hound and mined to wind up near the 'top— say that it was the cleanest ship are that they will be for it when the boys from the ports on the the mail is beginning to pile up. or perhaps better. If Connie they ever took over. The old the referendum machinery is south coast are flocking to the Already he has several letters Mack^s boys make it, don't -Say Bosun was an A&G man from set up. We certainly hope they and something in a great big en­ we didn't warn you. In the Mobile, whose name we unfor- will, because that sawbuck "a Hall. man pays will certainly put the Better come back. other league the Phillies seem timately haven't got at present. 'One thing thai helps out here velope. whole Union in a wonderful po­ Brother Rife, who just passed headed in the direction of the Brother Spurlock. You are al­ .Is the shoregang work that keeps sition. his Thii-d's exam, took the Elec­ cellar, sad to relate. ways welcome. coming in. A lot of ships are General fund Assessment Faver Wftfi Seafarers In Gagsters Wanted Philly Shipping SUghtly SeUer Shipping Is Tops In San Juan Spots Brighten Boston Picture �Page Six T H E S E AF A R E R S New York Shipping Fair For Engine, Deck 'columnist likes to say they are I foreign-born and, therefore, unNEW YORK — Shipping here I American. In other words, he's is pretty fair for men with rat­ trying to stir up a vicious kind ings in the DecK and Engine of trouble. Departments. But Stewards still He always points the finger at find the jobs few and far be­ one union president in particu­ tween. lar, implying that the letter's Thej-e were a reasonable num­ ber of payoffs and sign-ons last week. Notable payoffs were aboard the following ships: the Pothier, Legion Victory and Cape San Diego, Isthmian; the Gadsden, American Eastern's heavy-lift ship; the Sea Trader of the Sea Trade Company; the Colabee, which brings down wood pulp from Canada for American-Hawaiian; the Hilton, the Bull vessel that runs to Europe; and the Raphael Semmes in from Waterman's Euro­ pean run. What beefs we found gave foreign birth makes him un­ little trouble, and were settled worthy of his position. aboard ship in proper style. Now tlje labor official in ques­ On the Pothier, the Old Man tion—I won't mention his name, had the Mate working on deck either — just happens to have for a good many hours, but the been responsible for some rather crew collected the overtime fine progress in his union. He which made it aU right. On the has promoted and developed Sea Trader, the Skipper proved housing projects, insurance plans, to be something of a screwball. vacation camps and medical cen­ But these beefs and all the rest ters for the benefit of the mem­ were squared away very easily. By JOE ALGINA «:• SHIPS AND JOBS Friday. September 3. 1948 LO G bership, which is several million times as much as the columnist in question ever did for any­ body but his well-fed self. We take the space to com­ ment on this because we want to warn Seafarers and anybody else listening against this kind of stuff. In my opinion, it's about the dirtiest way there is to at­ tack the trade union movement, or any other decent movement. FAST PORT Things seem to move these days in New Orleans. It was the Mississippi Company that crack­ ed first under SIU pressure in New, Orleans, and it was from that port that the written resolu­ tion calling for a referendum vote on a 10-dollar assessment was sent out. That assessment is a good idea. If you vote for it, you can pay it out of your first month's raise. Don't forget to register for the draft if you are under 26. Incidentally, r?ght after the Pi-esident announced that marl ied men would not be taken, we had an unusual number of requests to be excused from meeting. It seems that all the younger Brothers were away on their honeymoons. TONSORIAL SCENE IN ALEXANDRIA Sketch by Norman Maffie shows father and son barber team clipping locks of crewman Chris Huebner on Santa Clara Victory. WL^ BeoAund When you read the list of companies owning these ships you realize how much the mem­ By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN bership owes to the Union's Organizing Department. The! Perhaps the most dangerous snapshot of .the Quartermaster ten dollars, for he was a greedy The two larger ones were whole American merchant mar­ pair of company stiffs I ever in a bosun's-chair, soogieing the Gus, working on deck all the quartered on. the starboard deck ine is undergoing a big shake-I^Vfed'with" were the Master of forward bulkheads of the house, time. just aft of the house; the other up as it tries to adju^ Jtself SS Red Rover, and while the Mate and the rest of three on the port side. Old tar­ REFUSES HOSPITALIZATION^ to the postwar world. There' his Mate. the watch were off the bridge paulins were rigged over them have been some pretty bad mis­ One night in Bombay, when as awnings, but afforded no pro­ While coasting to pick up car- rigging an auxiliary antenna, takes made by the big political a crewmember was stricken with tection at the sides or rear. and the Old Woman was below , , _ 11 .V- go for India, I discovered that wheels. In a situation like this, f. ,/r . . , the most terrible of all pains, in his cabin fussing about with 411. frel ^ho Mates spray-gun activities Things went fairly well for the Organizers create 4.iie jobs for renal colic, resulting from a kidhad so bespattered the starboard his private aerial. awhile, and the elephants be­ the membership by going after neystone, the miserable Master running light that it actually came great pets of .the crew. Bad as this sounds, it's only new companies. refused the Purser morphine, showed red instead of green! They seemed to form violent part of the story. The gyro was was too lazy to get out of bed We owe our Organizers a con­ He thought nothing of it, but I out of order, and at unexpected to look at the patient, and re­ likings for certain men, and tinuing vote of thanks. They get loved to eat bread. If an ele­ I promptly had both sidelights moments would set the ship on fused to authorize hospitaliza­ a big personal one from this phant's favorite friend would a new course. put into lawful condition. tion, saying the company doctor port's officials every day. pass her without an offering and We ran out of New York half Also we were in the mine could see the man in the morn­ Last week we recommended some attention, tears of grief an hour ahead of the general fields past 12 degrees west long­ ing. that nobody be allowed to pay­ would run down her cheeks. strike, into the teeth of half a itude, where a good lookout The Second Mate and. the What big babies! off a ship in Puerto Rico un­ gale, with both booms adrift and shoiiid have been kept. As it Purser took him to St. George's less he has a replacement from When they were cold, they number one hold un-battened. was, not even the lawful re­ Hospital anyway, some one else the Umon Hall in San Juan. _ ^ shivered and cried again, They _ , , lOn a C-2. which has no shelter- quirement of a licensed officer chipping in for the victoria This recommendation was ap-'. . ,11. j ii. • • ^ J 1- 1 Ji. 2. ing foes le head, this isn t funny, on the bridge was being lived j "gharry." These two humanitar­ seemed to appeal to their friends proved whole-heartedly at the ^ • i,.. xt, x for help. We tried to get more f . .. , . I Nor is it funny at night, without up to, and we had already ians caught hell for doing it. last meeting here in New York.',. ^ x x x u x canvas to give them more pro­ I lights, to try to stretch tarps. sighted one mine. Perhaps the meanest piece of tection, but the Mate refused. To explain again, this recom-|we had all we could do to keep penuriousness these two were NEAR DISASTER mendation was not voiced to f^om being blown over-board. It was late December, and guilty of concerned dumb ani­ getting very cold. The monkeys keep anybody from getting off, ^ , „ f _. J u • i The Mate never believed in One eveninjg, just about dark, mals. in Puerto Rico and having a , , CTTT • xx xand the leopard were able to . . , r.TTT • such a good old SIU institution the lookout, a first trip Ordinary, tropical vacation. The SIU is 1, u j f x • - u Besides the usual deck load keep warm, but the poor ele­ , xx=x XI- X 1 as all-hands for topping booms, came running amidships to warn the only outfit that has a clause ^ f• 1. T of 300 Macacus Rhesus (the sac­ phants were a pathetic sight. . X n • 11 have even seen him, when I me to have the men abandon in the comraet allowing payx • 1 xx red temple monkeys of India) in They developed really bad colds „ . _ X TT xu ox 1was on the sick list m Calcutta, ship. offs in Puerto Rico with 24 hours 12 cages, brought to America half way across the Atlantic on , , I compelling the acting rsosun to notice, and it s a good clause. , xi. i.t. jiWe were about two miles off for biological research — largely the way to Boston. I work alone with him handling Two days out of the Slates, But here's the point: Too the jumbo gear. They got the one of the African headlands on anterior poliomyelitis (the many times a guy forgets that j^h done, but with a terrific that jut out into the Mediter­ deadlj infantile paralysis) -r- we two of them died from quite ranean, and the gyro was head­ took on other animals in Cob obvious cases of pneumonia. his Union has a problem. He ombo, Ceylon. gets off a ship in Puerto Ricoj , • x ^ HT i L. ing us full-speed for it. ELEPHANT STEAKS ^ ^ , , I Two days out of Haifa, he and no Union replacement can x j xi. i. x j i - Somehow that boy knew that There was a cute and affec­ •u J: J mu A X J XU wanted the booms topped, alThe day they died it was so be found. The Agent down there , , . J TT • X though the ship was pitching and land on our starboard beam was tionate young leopard, and five rough we couldn't rig a boom has to send a non-Union man to n ° u ji rx okay, but not land dead-ahead. ,, .. . ,. , ., rolling badly, as one so often to heave the bodies, ovejboard, the ship at a time v/hen the , x xu x xe • x ^ . does at that time of year ]ust I don't know where he found but had to wait till next day Umon cannot use new men. xr/-ix xxx the Mates and the rest of the in the shelter of Massachusetts That's why nobody should get watch when I promptly sent him Bay. off in Porrto Rico until his re„,vait," l said, "by tomorrow lo the bridge. j That night the souvenir hunt­ placement can be found. Going down the Red Sea, the we'll be in the lee of Crete, and ers got busy with a fire-axe, and Changing the subject, we've ^an do the job in safety and Steward was taken very ill. The chopped out their small tusks. been reading a lot of vicious jess time." crew, backing a really swell One of them cut off a trunk nonsense in Ihe papers recently jt ^35 y^^d, sure Purser, demanded that the Old and skinned it. Some of us cut by a few of the labor-hating enough, the next day my wea- Woman have an SOS sent to a filets and broiled them. They columnists, one in particular ther forecast proved correct, nearby ship. He refused till a were delicious, more delicate in whom I don't need to name. i ^ith the sea like glass. Limey transport got by us, flavor than spring lamb chops, Lately^ this guy has been off headed north. but tough. on a new tack. He's found out QUARTERMASTER Eventually he weakened, so True, they died of pneumonia, that there are some American The "Old Woman"—we never an English tanker hove to for but by now all our ship's meat labor officials who were born referred to the Master as the us. Before we could get the was putrid, and. some was magin Europe, and who came to the "Old Man" after we got to know doctor aboard, the Steward was COW elephants aged from two gotl.y. United States when they were him — was in full connivance dead. I've often wondered what some to five years. Though the latter very young. I with the Mate when it came to I laid him out and buried had their mahout, or 'keeper- brave fisherman out of ProvinceAlthough these men are aU working the AB on wheel watch, him; but the Mate insisted on trainer, the sheltering of these town might have thought if he properly elected officials of their any place on the ship, sewing him up in the canvas beasts was the ship's responsi­ ever brought up a trunkless unions, and are U.S. citizens, this' I had one of the boys get a burial shroud—I guess he needed bility. elephant on his lin6! • PONT W TURNED ATFECTWNATe.' �Friday. September 3, lf« THE SEAFARERS LOG Page- Seeen Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief TAMPA—Chairman, R. Seckinger, 307; Recording Secretary. R. L. Duke. 143; Reading Clerk. N. Ellis 16. The Dispatcher reported 35 registered, and 23 shipped. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. Under Good and Wel­ fare there was discussion on the difference in shipping .rules in various Ports. % % NORFOLK — Chairman. Ben Rees.' 95; Recording Secretary. William Aycock. 38444; Reading Clerk, Alphonse Desoura. 48512. A&C Shipping From Aug. 10 To Aug. 24 PORT REG. DECK REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED carried under New Business to send a wire and wreath of sym­ pathy to Brother James Tucker's family. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 with 390 members present. XXX PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. L. A. Gardner. 3697; Reading Clerk. D. C. Hall. 43372; Record­ ing Secretary. G. H. Seeburger. 6932. Boston 23 79 27 17 9 10 36 181 New York 166 163 510 146 138 133 417 80 35 36 151 . Philadelphia 46 14 21 81 140 87 321 Baltimore 94 - 144 123 86 . 353 Norfolk , 68 35 158 55 41 19 13 73 38 38 21 97 Ali Branch Minutes were ac­ Savannah 18 13 n 48 11 14 Tampa 10 35 9 •6 a 23 cepted. The minutes of special 200 250 201 Mobile 651 65 68 61 194 meetings held in New" York, 132 132 136 400 New Orleans 192 106 150 448 Baltimore, Norfolk, San Fran­ 52 36 33 121 Galveston 56 40 29 125 cisco, and Puerto Rico were ac­ 30 22 20 72 Great Lakes Minutes 26 San Juan 14 15 55 cepted. The Norfolk minutes of August "San Frapcieco — 73 41 55 169 61 39 54 154 were posted. The Agent reported 11; and the Norfolk financial rethat shipping was very bad, but 914 831 1,019 2,764 821 591 595 2,007 looked a little brighter for the ports of August 14, and 21 were GRAND TOTAL read and accepted. The Secre­ coming week. All ships in traiii(*San Francisco figures only cover week of August 16 to August 21.) tary-Treasurer's financial reports sit were visited, with all beefs for weeks ending August 7 and squared away. The New Orleans 14 were accepted. New Business Resolution for a $10. General only of Branches holding meet­ tion from the port of New Orleans was read and accepfed. The jorned at 8:30 PM with 322 mem­ Fund Assessment was discussd ings were read. All were ac­ regarding a new Genei'al Fund Headquarters' report to the bers present. on the floor. A motion was made XXX cepted. The Resolution from assessment was read and dis­ membership of August 11 was by V. Sorensen, 42379, and sec­ New Orleans dated August 23rd cussed. The meaning of what accepted. The New Business of onded by F. Dowd, 43112, to con­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. was non-concurred with. The the General Fund stood for was all Branches holding meetings Earl (Bull) Sheppard. 203; Re­ cur in this resolution. Carried Trial Committee reported that explained, and the consensus of The Secretarycording Secretary. Herman Trox- unanimously. M. Gurganus, 29505, was put on opinion expressed was that there Treasurer's financial reports clair. 6743; Reading Clerk. Buck six months suspension and proba- was a definite need for this type dated August 7 and 14 were acStephens, 76. of assessment in order to build the Union's funds. The Resolu­ Motion carried to notify all tion was accepted unanimously. ports that charges are pending Under New Business there was was read and accepted. The against a Messman. New Orleans a motion by Sol Cohen, 44954, resolution from New Orleans for financial reports for August 14 that we re-affirm our previous a ten-dollar General Fund assess­ and 21 were read and. accetped. support of Norfolk's position re­ ment was read and carried by a The Secretary-Tieasurer's finan­ garding the opening of a New hand vote of 156 for, arid 0 cial report for August 7 and 14 Hall in Puerto Rico; and that against. The auditor's report for were accepted, New Business of The Secretary-Treas­ tion with the understanding that such action be definitely de­ period ending December 28, 1947 other Branches was read. All cepted. The (Agent, were accepted. urer's report to the membership if he came around the hall un­ ferred until such a time as we was accepted. The Agent, der the influence of liquor during first have Halls in all contin­ Brother Alsop, took the floor to Brother Sheppard, reported that dated August 14 was accepted this time he would go in the 99 ental US ports. Amendment by explain why the penalty on coal business and shipping in the with a vote of thanks to the year club. C. Sydney, 29713, John Zenco, 46437, that the open­ and coke was dropped, and port were fair. There were ten New Orleans Negotiating Com­ was put in the 99 year club. And ing of new Halls should be pointed out that it would help payoffs and seven signons since mittee and the New York Ne­ Korace Dodd, 38691, was put on gauged by the number of men the SIU in securing more Jobs, the last meeting. Four Alcoa gotiating Committee for a job the "do not ship" list until he shipped and the number of men since companies contracted to ship and one Isthmian laid up in well done. The Patrolman re­ cleared the Committee in Nor­ paid off, and that buildmgs other Unions, which did not have the past two weeks, and another ported that what few beefs had folk. , The Agent reported that should be bought in that order, a penalty clause, were able to Isthmian and four more Alcoa come up were squared away and shipping had been slow since the giving preference to the port out-bid our companies. The Dis­ were due before the next meet­ that everything is in good form. last meeting and that it looked with the heaviest traffic in ships patcher reported 121 registered, ing and were also headed for the T. Emery, J. Di Santo,- and E. One as though it would be slow for and men. Accepted. Motion by and 125 shipped. A commxmica- bonyard. Twelve schduled pay­ MeClain were Obligated. tion from the National Head­ minutes silence for departed the next two weeks also. The E. Ladriere, 38484, to find out offs are due in the next fort­ Dispatcher reported 158 men from the Secretary-Treasurer quarters of Selective Service was night. The Agent's report was Brothers. I'egistei'cd and 73 shipped. what a blackgang man must read regarding draft exemption accepted. Dispatcher reported XXX Brothers William Aycock, 38444; have to qualify for the job of for merchant seamen. Meeting 400 registered, and 448 shipped. SAVANNAH — Chairman. Burl C. Kilby, 50769; Thaddeus 2nd Electrician aboard A&G con­ adjourned at 8:00 PM with 156 A communication was accepted Charles Starling. 6920; Recording Jackson, 38057; and Cui'tis Ay­ tracted ships. Accepted. Under members present. Secretary, S. J. Colcork, 33407; cock, 50927, were obligated. One XXX Heading Clerk. C. Kreiss. 46672. minute of silence for departed BALTIMORE — Chairman. New Business only of all Brothers. Meeting adjourned at Lindsay Williams. 21550; Record­ Branche.s holding meejtings were 8:15 P.M. with 158 members ing Secretary. A1 Stansbury. read and accepted. Great Lakes present. 4683; Reading Clerk. P. M. Rob­ and West Coast Minutes were ertson, 30148. X a. frorn the crew of the SS Del posted. Agent Charles Starling Good and Welfare there was dis­ SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman. W. R. Sieburt, 50688; D. L. Norte, giving a vote of thanks to reported that shipping has A. Michelet. 21184; Reading cussion on items that should be Pittman, 50833; H. W. Willett, the Now Orleans membership picked up a little and that ship­ obtained for the new San Fran­ Clerk. A. S. Cardullo, 24599; Re­ 49537; M. Kalkis, 44111, A. and negotiating committee for a ping was expected to boom for cording Secretary. A1 Bernstein. cisco Hall, including reels of the Brindley, 38372; J. N. Berger, job well done in getting Missis­ the next two weeks in com­ UFE Strike when they are ready, 21065. sippi Shipping Co. to sign the parison with what it was the 50837; A. J. O'Neill, 50849, and a television set, and water foun­ Minutes of' Branches having tain. An Auditing Committee C. A. lannali, 100979 were obli­ contract. A resolution calling past two weeks. He reported for a, new $10.0(1 General Fund that the SS Cape Nome, South New Business were read and ac­ was elected. One minute of sil­ gated. Motion accepted to ac­ assessment signed by 37 full Atlantic, paid off in Charleston cept Trial Committee's report. cepted. The Agent reported ence was observed for departed bookmembers was read and car­ with no outstanding beefs. While Baltimore minutes for August 11, that a Patrolman would be Brothers. James G. Fouts, ried unanimously. The Negotia­ there he visited the SS Rosario, and Baltimore financial report aboard the Twin Falls in San 49892, was obligated. Meeting tion Committee's report was read and the SS Rosa Rio. The Ros­ Pedro in the morning to check adjourned at 8:59 PM with 121 for August 11 were read and ac­ and accepted unanimously. The ario was also visited when it cepted. The Secretary-Treasurer's the situation and find out exactly members present. weekly financial report for meeting concurred in Committee came to Savannah. The SS how many jobs were available. XXX report on five members: that August 11 was read and ac­ Cabins, Mathieson Tankers, paid He discussed the draft situation, SAN JUAN — There were, not Joseph Paul Ruiz, P3-13172, be cepted. New Business of off some men in Savannah and and stated that, according to the enough members to form a allowed to ship and pay up his Branches holding meetings was quorum. The following Brothers permit after a trip, n.s he was in volunteered to audit the books i-ead and accepted. West Coast the hospital in China; that Benny and Great Lakes minutes were and bills: J. Rivera, 20628; I. Coleman, P3-9927, be put into Gonzalez, 1642; I. Perez, 2768. filed. Motion to forward ships' the 99 year club; and that Leon­ minutes to .the LOG. The Resolu­ They were discharged with the ardo Munna, 25065, Ethen L. usual vote of thanks. 72 men tion from New Orleans for a tenCooke, 44601, B. Provenzano, took replacements from the Hall. dollar assesspnent for the Gen­ latest Washington reports, active were registered, and 55 men The Secretai-y-Treasurer's report eral Fund was read and carried 49026, be allowed to become re­ seamen would be deferred as es­ shipped. was accepted. The Secretaryunanimously. The Agent's and active. The following Brothers sential. Report accepted. - The Treasurer's financial report for XXX Patrolman's reports were ac­ were obligated: Robert A. Patrolman reported that all ships week ending August 11 was ac­ GALVESTON — Chairman. The Dispatcher, A1 Lowry, 47363, Robert Berryman, cepted. One minute of silence in the harbor were covered and Keiih Alsop, 7311; Recording cepted. all beefs were settled satisfac­ Secretary, R. Wilburn. 37739; Stansbury, reported 321 regis­ 34672; J. B. Stokes, 50262; Heino was observed for departed torily. The Secretary-Treasurer's Reading Clerk. Val James. 7803. tered, and 353 shipped. Under Ekkers, 50838; Clinton W. Smith, Brothers. The Dispatcher x-eNew Business, a motion cai-ried 47972; K. A. Kasgmets, 50839; ported 97 registered, and 48 ship­ written report and financial re­ to accept the Negotiating Com­ Joseph T. Ravine, 38336; John R. ped. Under Good and Welfare Galveston minutes and finan­ port were read and accepted. A mittee's report in its entirety. Clement, 48493; and Benito A. several men hit the deck to say letter was read from the Secre­ cial report dated August 14, and The meeting The meeting stood in silence for Cuenca, 102409. 21 wre i-ead and accepted. The tary-Treasurer regarding NLRB now pleased they were to stood in silence in memory of one minute in memory of de­ Secretary Treasurer's financial forms 1080/81 that had to be (Continued on Page 14) Meeting ad- our departed Brothers. Motion filled out. Accepted. The resolu- report dated August 14 and 21 parted Brothers. �Pag» Bght THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. S^lembe^ 3, 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Cape San Diego Ends First Voyage Under Contract—^Not Like Old Days THE DONCASTER'S MEN IN WHITE (Ed. Note: The following account of the first voyage of Isthmian's Cape San Diego under SIU contract was submitted to the LOG by Henry Clemens, Deck Delegate: Lro Bresnen, Engine Delegeite. and Chuck Allen. Ship's Delegate.) A fine crew, a good bunch of officers, and evei-ything running SIU style, on the 88 Cape San Diego, Isthmian C-1 which has just completed her first trip un­ der Union contract. Chief Engineer Lanny Lyons held Book No. 15 in the SIU and Third Assistant Dombrom ski, is thinking of taking his SIU book out of • retirement to sail as Electrician. than customers, all detailed to watch the wild Yankees. Between a small port in Su­ matra and Batavia, the jumbo boom was laid down on deck and completely overhauled. When the ship got to Batavia the longshore boss told th^ Skipper it was the first American ship he had seen where the jumbo worked right. The Captain sent down to the crew quarters a note of thanks for the gang. After leaving the states, the Cape San Diego stopped off in Halifax and sailed for Jeddah the first port on the other side and thence to some 25 ports on the Malay Peninsula, the East Indies, and China, , including P e n a n g, Singapore, Batavia, BEST PORT Soerabaja, Bangnara ( S i a m), All agreed that the best port Hong Kong. She retmmed by way of Honolulu, Panama, anc on the entire run was Bangnara, Although there were no days the Gulf Ports to New York. Siam, which had just been off in port, the Chief Mate opened up for the export of tin. ACTION knocked the men off at three Previously all tin had been sent in the afternoon and the crew to Singapore for marketing and There was plenty of diversion did their part to show what an shipment. A communist revolu­ the first time the ship hit PenSIU ship should be. In the 25 tion was brewing in this area or more ports hit, no man failed ang. Most of the crew was in the and many government officials City Lights Cabaret when ^ an to make the sailing, and all did „ were in town. their job with the exception of ®"Shsh seaman, one of two A high ranking member of one permit man, who was takenifh also ^celebratmg the Ministry of the Interior, r.t u.r I ^ho ^ ploco, care of by the crew. _.' walkod up T to, a, Sanil-Chudarop—one of the rich­ , .„ , I Cape San Diego man and asked Chuck AUen was Ship's Dele-I^f yank, and then est men in Siam—got acquainted gate, H. W. Clemens was Deck with a number of the boys in Delegate (reported all full books free-for-all The the local cabaret where he on deck), and Leo Bresnen was ^ star^a a iree tor-all. tne bought drinks around. Cape San Diego boys, including Engine Delegate. The Gape San Diego crewed the Chief Mate, and the Chief up in Baltimore, and later took Engineer, cleared out the joint. SKIPPER COOPERATES five men from New York. . A mixup with the police on the In the opinion of the Dele­ The overtime though, didnt ^^reet outside followed when stack up so well. Deck Depart­ someone tried to arrest Bresnen, gates, the present contract with ment averaged 250 hours for the Engine Delegate. Six men Isthmian is damn good, con­ five months. The Captain insisted were finally taken to jail, end sidering that it is the first agree­ ment with the company. It is on seeing everything in black and white in the agreement. later released with the excep­ such an . improvement over the However, he did cooperate with tion of Rex Coote, an Australian preceding conditions that aU ac­ the Delegates and accepted the Brother who took a Sikh's club quainted with Isthmian are mighty pleased. fact that he now had a' Union away from him. ship and wa5 working under a Allen sailed Tsthmian ships Cuote was left in the Penang prior to 1931—this one being the contract. The Cape San Diego was not jail on a two months .sentence, first since then. What a differ­ the first Union ship for many and faced deportation to Aus­ ence now, he says. In those days they would have you chip­ of the officers. Chief Mate L. tralia after getting out. ping by .cluster light. You work­ Fish, and Second Mate Kline When the ship returned to ed all hours and got no over­ are both old SUP men who par­ ticipated in all the West Coast Penang later, Allen added, there time for it. Strikes of the thirtiesT The Third were more uniformed and plain­ All departments worked to­ Mate is a paid-up SIU man. clothes police in the City Lights gether, the food was good, and a clean SIU payoff followed. The Skipper put out the limit in draws and okayed plenty of cigarettes — though the Purser took it upon himself to cut down. He probably had his own reasons for this, as a number of cases mysteriously disap­ peared. This snappy group of Stewards Department men of the Robin Doncaster was too much for Chris Bobbe to pass up with his camera. According to Brother Bobbe, the Department^ wasn't just putting up a flashy front, the boys could really put out the feed. Left to right, front row—Johnny Villafane, Chief Steward; Pop Lauler, Utility; Juan Ruiz, Passenger Messman. Back row—Armando Vidal, Passenger Utility; Luis Pinilla, Night Cook-Baker; Jeff Bugham, Chief Cook; Arcadio Selmar, 2nd Cook; Chadburn Williams, Saloon Messman; Frank Solis, PO Messman, and Luis Zampefti, Crew Messman. Museum KOs Arizpa Men's Shark 'Find' Pop Lauler, the Doncaster's UtiMtyman, strikes a belliger­ ent pose. Pop says he'll de­ fend the quality of the grub served on the Doncaster with his dukes. Looks like he means it. Cornelia Rammed At Anchor m Talking over first trip of Cape San Diego under SIU contract brings up several amusing incidents for these crew­ men. From left to right: Henry Clemens, AB; Leo Bresnen, Oiler, and Chuck Allen, Deck Maintenance. The SS Cornelia was rammed by a Canadian freighter in broad daylight recently while lying at anchor in Puerto Plata, Domini­ can Republic,, according to crewmember Peter Davies. The bi­ zarre accident took place around noon when the SS Canadian Conqueror, which had been an­ chored in-shore from the Cor­ nelia taking on longshoremen and Pilot en-route down the coast to a small banana port, at­ tempted to maneuver against the wind and tide. According to Davies, the Cap­ tain and the Mate of the Cor­ nelia were ashore at the time, and the crews of both ships lined the rails watching the approach­ ing accident. With engines full speed ahead and the wheel hard over, the Canadian Conqueror gained speed but failed to re­ spond to the rudder in time to avoid a collision. The big Can­ adian ship reversed her engines at the last moment and eased the impact, but struck the Cornelia at a 45 degi-ee angle at the for­ ward well-deck, then drifted along side. Little damage was done, ac­ cording to Davies. The Cornelia suffering nothing more than badly dented deck stanchions and dented hull-plates. The Cor­ nelia is an old SIU ^andby and will continue her run to the West Indies and Virgin Islands. The trip was described as a good one with plenty of over­ time, liberal draws, and very friendly senoritas. It was re­ ported that the 2nd and 3rd Mates were ex-SIU men, the Steward and Bosun Volpi, oldtimers, and the Deck Depart­ ment had a full compliment of book members. There will be no shark named after SS Arizpa. The possibility of a sharkus marinus arizpus was held forth when the LOG printed a report (LOG, June 25) from Luis Ramirez, crewmember of the Arizpa, that the crew had caught a new species of shark off tire coast of Colon, Panama Canal Zone. They based their claim on the fact that Panaman­ ian fisherman said it was a new shark, rarely seen in those waters. This week the LOG received a report of the American Museum of Natural Histoi-y, to whom the plclme.s taken by the Arizpa men had been forwarded for study. The Museum reported that the shark is a Southern Ground Shark (Carcharhinus commersonii), and is not a rare .species nor alien to the waters around Colon. The Associate Curator of the Museum's Department of Fishes ahd aquatic biology filled in with some background on the Arizpa's catch. She stated that the shark is one of the largest in its species, but is not considered too dangerous, meaning that it is not strictly a man-eating shark. She further pointed out that one of its habits is to frequent waters around slaCfehter houses, where it eats the meat scraps thrown in the water. The slaughter house loiterers, she pointed out, being used to red meat, sometimes be­ come ferocious and take a bite • out of persons swimming in the water nearby. This is rare, how­ ever. The Curator concluded her re­ port by saying that the museum is always interested in stories such as that told by the Arizpa crew, and is always glad to heab of any claims made by crewmen. �Friday, September 3, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetingsl TPTNfTT^AT^ HP2kT^. mrJi-nKom: ^ members hr» be lriar\f kept out r\f of the TRINIDAD HEAD. Mav May 9.d_ 24 Chairman Laskowski; Recording pantry during regular meal Secretary James Hunsucker. Mo­ hours except the messmen and tion carried under New Business dishwasher. Motion by San­ tiago. seconded by Oquindo, to to contact the hall and straighten out some misunderstandings on fine each crew member 25 cents the duties and working rules for who leaves dirty cups, spoons, Electricians and Oilers. Under etc. on table during coffee-lime, Good and Welfare the Delegates or who throws cigarettes on the were asked to contact the Mer­ messhall deck. Carried. Several chant Marine Library in the motions earned regaidlng repair first port and have the ship's list, painting showers, cleaning library renewed. The Bosun was laundry, etc. One minute of asked to build new book-racks. silence for departed Brothers. 4. ft XXX SOUTHLAND. May 22—Chair­ CAHABA, June 27 — Chair­ time okay nor disputing it when PY AN OVHfSWHEAMINcS- MAJO/5)TY THE man C. A. Fletcher; Recording the Steward took it up to him. man Robert Kennedy; Recording COASTWISE YOTEpTC 5L;BMIT Secretary R. M. H a w k i nts. The Delegate was instructed to Secretary Lloyd Johnston. New tc? fZEFEfZBNPUM BALLOT A $10ASSBS5MEMT Brother Keamy was elected take the overtime to the Captain Business: Lloyd Johnston was FOR. THE (SEVERAL FUMP —lUE A^OSf /AlPO/?Ship's Delegate. The Delegates himself. Under Good and Wel­ elected Ship's Delegate. Motion TANT, THE I/VORKINO FPMP OF THE OMIOM . reported 28 full books. No fare it was decided that the carried to have Ship's Delegate IF PAS5EP/ IT IVlLL AAAKE TLI^ A^O VlST/^iCf beefs. Motion carried under New Wiper and Ordinary on sanitary turn in list of needed articles I'oiTHE MOST SECURE A^P THE BEST r/?EPAREP Business to have water cooler work would change the linen ex­ the slopchest to the Captain be­ OFAHT MARniMB UMON . WE CAN MAKE THB installed below for the crew's cept for the 12-4 watch, who fore end of voyage. Motion to use. There followed several mo­ would change their own when fine members misusing or de­ COMING'TWO YEARS OF CONTRACTUAL tions pertaining to painting quar­ they got up. The Steward was stroying ship's linen five dollars, F5ACE- THE GREATBSr F£R.\CV JN OUR / ters, cleaning recreating room, asked to put out more night and to turn the money into the HISTORY — VOTE YE^ , ANp LET'S GO/ and repairing locks. Under Good lunch. The Ship's Delegate General funds. Under Good and and Welfare the membership stated that he thought he would Welfare it was decided to rotate was asked to take care of the be able to exchange the library the cleaning of laundi-y among cots that were issued so that in Italy. One minute of silence the three Departments. they would be in good shape for Brothers lost at sea. when passed on to the next XXX crew. TELFAIR STOCKTON. May 2 By HANK —Secretary C. Oyler. Delegates XXX reported no beefs. There was a WeU, no matter how it's sliced—it's still a lot of smorgasbord^ motion under New Business to RAPHAEL SEMMES. Aug. 1— And smorgasbord just isn't smorgasbord if all of the many different rotate the cleaning of the recrea­ Chairman M. Norris; Recording dishes aren't on the table. Brother Arne Larsen, who sails as tion room between the three de­ Secretary Dutchy Moore. A mo­ Carpenter and was a bicycle racer in his youthful Danish days, says % X X partments. Motion carried to tion was made under New Busi­ there are 56 dishes in a genuine smorgasbord. In our possibly JOHN W. BURGESS. June 11 fine performers $25 who cause ness to go on record as opposed humorous opinion it is—for a hungry man—three big meals in trouble on the ship. Under Good to changing the shipping rules in .—Chairman John Buzelewski: one, without gravy and no waiters to tip. Incilentally, although and Welfare the Steward warned the port of New York to re­ Recording Secretary W. Dalton, we naturally believe it is strictly a course for landlubbers, we the crew that if the linen were quire a man to register in only Minutes of previous meeting have never seen or heard of at least a small-sized smorgasbord were read and accepted. Dis­ not taken care of, he would is­ one rating. Amendment: to write served aboard an SIU ship. Are there any Cooks or Stewards who sue it piece by piece pccording a letter to this effect, signed by puted overtime was reported by can say we're wrong? Anyway, we're sure of one thing. It the Deck Delegate, and the En­ to the contract. It was decided the entire crew, and air-mail gine Delegate put to the mem­ to ask Captain to dispose of con- from the next port to the Secre­ would take us about two months to "turn to" eating 56 dishes of smorgasbord—if we have a gallon of bicarbonate and a nurse bership the case of a man who denrned stores. Two seats were tary-Treasurer. Carried unani­ standing by. was being brought on charges. set aside in the messroBm for the mously. Under Education there watch so that they would be was discussion of the shipping A motion was made by Lloyd XXX The rules. Rotation of gangway Macdonnell and seconded by sure to get served first. Brother Thomas "Pops" Foster, the Steward, says he isn't Floyd Dominski to have the membership was warned that watch and equalization of over­ anyone violating the Union rules time was explained by Dan Algrowing anything on his Texas farm—just making pastureland charges brought up before the Patrolman upon arrival. Carried. and not living up to the agree­ vino. The Bosun, M. Norris i-eout of it. By the hoof, he's doing a good thing. Most Texas Under New Business, a motion ment would be brought up on ported that the Patrolmen do not farmers, however, are growing peaches and collecting five approve of men turning down was made by Warren and sec­ charges. dollars a bushel. This makes us wonder what the farmers in overtime, and that men who do onded by Adeline Fruge to have Georgia (the famous peach state) are getting for their peaches. so have no kick coming if-they the repairs made before signing are not turned to thereafter. Brother Foster seems to believe in doing things the right way. on the ship again. A repair list Under Good and Welfare it was Was read from each Department He carries a menu book with him—which may be a rare habit decided to make up a repair list XXX under Good and Welfare. There among average Stewards. For the last three months he's been for action at next meeting. The was discussion on taking care of TELFAIR STOCKTON. May 30 logging menus in that book. When he meets another bellyBrother Paul Brady's gear. It —Secretary C. Oyler. The En­ Steward stated that the watch robber. after they have chewed the seafaring fat—if the other was decided that his Union Book gine Delegate reported overtime would be allowed to use the stove to cook eggs if it did not Steward is big-hearted. Brother Foster will go into a "changeeand overtime shSet would be beefs that would be turned over interfere with the Baker. for-changee" of choice menus. In this manner, the best turned over to the Patrolman to Patrolman. The Deck Dele­ along with his gear which will gate i-eported disputed overtime Stewards are able to keep the appetites of SIU crews in har­ bo sent to his next of kin. One for working stowaway, and for mony, health and home-cooking. minute of silence for Brothers work done in Germany. Under lost at sea. XXX New Business a motion was • made to fine anyone drank at Brother Ed Eaton, the Steward, has sailed many years to payoff, $50 dollars. A vote of Hamburg, Germany—before the war, duiing the war and now in thanks was given the Steward peacetime. And he says you can't find a better and cleaner port XXX Department for good food and for seamen than Hamburg. Well, Brothers, what are your service. One minute of silence RAPHEL SEMMES, Aug. 22— experiences and opinions? What ports are tops in everything? XXX Chairman Cy Kean; Recording How are the hospitals, the bars, the danger zones, clip-artists, the for Brothers lost at sea. Secretary Dutchy Moore. The prices of souvenirs and expert tattooing, and the places where the TELFAIR STOCKTON. April XXX BEATRICE. July 11 — Chair­ letter to the Secretary-Treasurer LOG can be picked up easily enough? . . . Brother Woody Roland IS—Secretary C. Oyler. This rfieeting was called in the Nor­ man P. Zorres; Recording Secre­ was read and accepted unani­ was in town about four weeks ago. Looks like he never did open folk Hall at 12:50 P.M.-for the tary Brother Reid. The Dele­ mously. No beefs reported by that inland restaurant and start doing some landlubbing cooking. purpose of electing delegates: gates reported that several new Delegates. Motion to elect com­ Brother Joe Pendleton writes that he's on the beach again in Deck Department, Brother Bell; men had come aboard in San mittee to accept donations for Japan and having a few beers... He sends his regards to Baltimore Engine Department, J. Igebeck; Juan, and that aU Departments washing machine. E. Schultz. Brothers. Stewards Department, Andrew R. were in order. One of the new Dutchy Moore, and Raymond XXX Jonon; Ship's Delegate, Viclorio men had come through the Com­ Carlson elected. Thanks extended D. India. A brief talk on Union­ pany Agent, due to shortage of to Carlson. 3rd Assistant (who is Bosun Edwin Christian and his mustache are in town right ism was given by Ben Reese. ABs in the Hall. Motion .under paid-up SIU man), foi- volunteer­ now. Bosun Christian did a fine job of sailing Isthmian ships Members were warned that any­ New Business to request that ing use of car and splendid co­ and organizing this fleet in to the SIU . . . Brother Johnny Under one who failed to do hiis part, foc'sles and messhall be sougeed. operation with crew. Wauchek. another volunteer Isthmian organizer sailed last Education, Brother Norris spoke and brought discredit to the Motion to obtain foc'sle keys. on the importance of participa­ week . . . James ''Blackie" Saliba writes from Frisco. He's Union would be brought up on Motion -carried that the messtion in both ship, and shore room and foc'sles be painted be­ charges. deck maintenance on the Isthmian ship. Meredith Victory, fore sailing the ship from New meetings, and the necessity of XXX hitting plenty of good ports on the intercoastal run. Blackie JOHN W. BURGESS. June 6— York. One minute of silence for thorough dicussion of motions says the Cooks. Steward and especially the . Baker are tops in before voting on them. UnderChairman John A. Buzelewski; Brothers lost at sea. dishing out the cooking . . . Bosun Robert Hillman is doing the Good and Welfare it was decided 4^ 4 3^ Recording Secretary W. T. to turn over delayed sailing best he can with the tools he has (including the familiar KATHRYN. June 19 — GhairDalton. Engine Delegate re­ beef, and case of man who re­ man M. Santiago; Recording cigar) aboard the SS Calmar . . . It's good to see Brother Dusan ported that one Fireman had been demoted. Stewards Dele­ Secretary L. Evins. Brother fused to attend meeting to pat­ del Duisan. "Old Chile" to his shipmates, out of the hospital gate reported that the Captain Oquendo made a motion, sec­ rolman. One minute of silence with his mustache. was neither marking the over­ onded by Clairdio, that all crew for departed Brothers. CUT and RUN II -- �Piage Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 3> 1948 MEMBERSmP SPEAKS Steel Worker Scout's Good Deed Wins Shipmates Leave In Jedddh To the Editor: Log-A'Rhythms Memo For The Lawmakers CENTER OF ATTRACTION We have just completed a twoand-a-half month trip on the SS Steel Worker — Isthmian C-3— and here are some of the high­ lights of the voyage: r Our first stop was Port Said. The city is under maiiial law because of the war, so there was no shore leave for the crew. However, this didn't stop the Skipper from taking one of the female passengers ashore for a look-see at the town. This Skip­ per, incidentally, is the same Captain Sundberg who has been written up a few times before in the LOG for his high-handed ac­ tivities. We took on water here, and the Engineers fouled up the de­ tail. The salt-water content was 'so .high that it was almost im­ possible to drink; but after a few days of coaxing, the Chief En­ Flanked by two pert samples of Rotterdam's, pulchritude. gineer finally decided that he'd Seafarer W. O. Stiles finds it easy to smile for this photo better get the evaporaters work­ taken by a shipmate of the Raphael Semmes. Trip ended ing. After that, the water still with payoff in New York on July 16. , wasn't good, but at least it was drinkable. 11; II miserable trip that much more It Jeddah, Arabia, was our first so. •is port of discharge, and there was Much has been written about an incident here that was good Ras Tanura, but not quite en­ for a laugh. A couple of the boys ough! This was our next port. decided to go ashore, but when There is a nice portable air-con­ they got off the launch, the Ara­ ditioned building on the beach bian Customs started giving them that is supposed to be a Seamen's a hard time, trying to send them Club. This place is closed tighter To the Editor: back to the ship. than a shipowner's pocketbook, Here's a practice that needs "EAGLE PATROL. SIR" and any questions put forth as to more attention than you might just when it will be available are It just so happened, however, skillfully evaded by the Agents think: There are some guys who that the BR, who was with them, and ARAMCO officials. However, use this Hall just for a place to is very prominent in the Boy we got it from the best sources pass the time of day. Some of Scouts. His left breast was that the big-shots of the oil them are permits who have not weighed down with Boy Scout company use it once in a while to paid dues for over a year. medals and merit badges. When Only the other day a guy was entertain members of the fair sex talking to a buddy of mine and of the ARAMCO colony. we asked him when the intended We guess if they open it up to to ship out. He just replied, "I seamen, they'll lose that privil- don't know." When he sat edge. down, his permit fell out of his pocket, and I picked it up and PROTESTED TO CONSUL glanced at it before returning it. While here, the three Depart­ He was over a year in arrears. ment Delegates were finally And still he hangs around, al­ forced by the deplorable quality ways with money in his pocket. of the drinking water to go to If he can hang around like that, the American Consul. This was he can pay dues and make an the same water that was taken effort to ship out. aboard in Bahrein, and it was There really is no excuse for causing a great deal of sickness a member to be over a year in arrears unless he has been sick, the Chief of the Customs got a among the crew. look at those—not knowing what One of the Agent's stooges was or in real trouble. This Hall is for members use they were, of course—his eyes to drive the delegates, and for in connection with shipping, and almost popped out of his head. this little chore he put in a biU He did everything but give him for $45 an hour for nine hours, a place, to relax between trips. the keys to the city. When the which the crew was expected to It is no place for loitering. There BR told him that he woud be pay. If this was paid at aU, you are lots more like this guy, who responsible for the crewmembers can be sure it wasn't by the come in and hang around with no intention of shipping, and while they were ashore, they crew. who are many months in arrears, were permitted to proceed into To get back to the seaman's that just use their permit to the city. club—There is one here but it is Bahrein, in the Persian Gulf, certainly not open. There's no enter the Hall. Such characters who don't was our next port. No shore telling when it will be, if ever. want to ship, and don't pay their leave again. But more water was As far as shore leave is concern­ dues, have no place in the Union. taken on. This is probably the ed in Ras Tanura—Brother there Fred R. Hicks foulest water in the world. ain't none! Drinking it is an experience that W. Lowlher no' Seafarer should be forced to Deck Delegate . go tiirDUghi Even'the caelies who (Ed. Note: Bill Dorann of the were working the ships had to The slop chesf is your cor­ make a wry face when drinking Anniston City reports the club ner store while you are at it—-and I can't say I blame them. as being in full operation. His sea. You can't take your . In the intense heat of the Persian- letter was of August 9, so it is trade someplace else if the Gulf in the summertime, good possible the club has. opened slop chest doesn't have what water is an absolute necessity. If since - the departure of the you need. you can't have it, it just makes a Steel Worker.) Freeloaders Rate Boot, Brother Says AnENTION! By BILL GILSTRAP kkkkikkh, Now the long windy sessions are over and the nation's relaxed with a sigh, The laws that were passed a reminder of the vetoed- ones left to die. As Congress moves north for the summer, as the judges retire to the sea, They beg for the public's forgiveness, and count on the votes to agree. No doubt but that you are the chosen, no doubt but that you are the law. Now we call on the people to witness, to find in your planning the flaw. To the ships lying dead in the roadsteads, to the hulls rusting out in the yard. Must our navy be only for battle, will it have no commerce to guard? 'Twas known fulL well by the ancients, respect for their seamen and ships, 'Tis asked by us now low and humble, does it seem that these facts could be slips? The masters that find no hire for their knowledge, the mates that line up for the dole, The seAmen who loaf in the barrooms, till their credit is tattered and cold. «• While the owners are stifled with taxes, foreign trade moves in with its rate. With ships built in Seattle and Philly— tell me, Sirs, is it fate? Is it fate coastal rivers are crowded, with ships seaworthy and clean, While in our great harbor cities, miles of bare docks can be seen? Sure as hope is tied high to the masthead of life, so our faith must be tied. To you who must act as our envoys in a world meant for peace yet untried. And no doubt that you are the chosen, we know your thoughts are the law. And we know that you in your knowledge of worldly omens you saw— That long as our export is money and our greatest surplus is men. Which we make into armies and guardsmen til the world asks the question: what then? What then, when the nations flex itnuscles, and forget the text learned in Japan— Will the shipyards once more start producing and mariners find "^ood shipping" again? To you who can read the world symbols, it's not big—but to us it's immense, A way of life not a living, a thing learned and loved in the tense Sharp times of a world shaken by thunders of madness when reason has slipped. We have looked, we have heard, and we ask it for seamen—the sea and a ship."" �Friday, September 3. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Upping General Fund Seen As Investment In Tomorrow Redhead Fights Windmills, Women On Waterman Run To the Editor: After the first cheering was over, I stopped^ to think just To the Editor: what the signing of the new con­ tracts meant to me—two years For the past few years I've been riding these Waterman security, the Union Hii ing 'Hall, scows so mucli that fe(feel slightly tainted with company stiffness. and the raise. And as I thought Even now, each day at sundown I find myself bowing down to about it, it hit me right between 19 Rector Street. This lime I'm on the LaSalle. Necessity made the eyes that, not counting the me do it. At the time I took the job I was down to three changes cost of a month or two on the of underwear, which was: leave on, take off, and go without. beach walking the picket lines Our ports of call were Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen and (which the negotiating commit­ Hamburg. On the way over the' Chief Cook taught me how to tee avoided by its really master­ clean a chicken. In Antwerp a chicken cleaned me. She was so ful handling of the present situa­ skinny she wore suspenders on her girdle. If she ever jumps out tion), I must have gained right of a plane she'll go up. here, in dollars alone, under the RED GOES NATIVE terms of this new agreement, a good part' of the total money I While in Rotterdam L bought myself a pair of wooden shoes. have paid into the Union, in as­ Now I have athlete's foot—with splinters. Things in Germany sessments and dues since I joined are really looking yery prosperous. In any ash tray you can see cigarette butts with the naked To Seafarer William Zarkas, in 1939. eye. The girls are getting Deck. Maintenance, the bill of So I asked Eddie Bender on choosey too. They won't go out fare offered by Steward Wil­ the sixth floor to help me figure with anyone who has two heads. liam E. Pepper on the Seatrain it out. Here's what we found: The feature of the trip on the Texas was out of this world. Counting my initiation fee, 1 way over was Blackie Connors* Brother Zarkas recommends have put only 363 bucks into the cat-walk. One end of it was so the Texcis to brothers anxious Union up to the present time. high, and close to the bradled to add a few pounds around PAYS OFF the middle. booms, that only a fiat-footed midget could get through with­ Nearly ten years of sailing out out scalp abrasions. In crossing of a Union Hiring Hall, under after dark you would bear left SIU conditions, with representa­ for a short distance. If you tion at every pay-off (there alone suddenly felt a bit damp, you I must have gained $500 every year of the ten in disputed over­ would know that you were in the drink. To the Editor: time made good by the Patrol­ JOB QUALIFICATION I am writing in regards to cer­ man, to say nothing of broken Having made countless trips in the dark, with all the grace tain characters (call them offi­ logs) and the total cost to me and agility of a rheumatic St. Bernard, and with no more loss cers if you want) that act like has been $36 per year. than four pounds of shin flCsh, I believe myself qualified to hire gods, and do their best to shake I can't even estimate what this out as a seeing-eye man for blind dogs. The plans for this up the crew and make the trip money has won for me in dollars as miserable as they possibly great construction job are being sought after by Erector-Sets and cents alone, but I am sure if Inc., and Tinker Toys. Offers are also coming in fjx)m several can. These characters sailed in the a Wall Street Banker could see foreign agents who want to use it as a next war's booby-trap! "Blackie" is also a beard-raiser. This trip it grew so thick foc'sle at one time, and to think interest on his investment like that one of the Day Men had to move out of the foc'sle to make that they would turn against that he would think he was in room. At present,-Blackie is breathing via a Chinese opium pipe. their own fellow shipmates is a heaven. But I can tell you one The big shave will come, soon, and Greater New York barbers mystei-y to me. And then again thing: Th^ difference in sailing you wonder if they did .sail in an SIU ship today as against are sending in sealed bids daily. the foc'sle. I undei-stand an offi­ what it was before the SIU, and IN MOTHBALL FLEET cer has his responsibilities, but what it would be tomorrow if Waterman sure does go in for innovations these days. This why persist in finding fault? the SIU wasn't here, is damned time we brought back a small load of naphthaline. Imagine mothMy conception of a seaman is well worth the total $363 for ju.st balling a ship till it hits New York! this: When he signs on a ship, he one trip! I find things back here not so hot—im more five-cent beers, will do his utmost to cooperate Then when I went to the meet­ hot-dogs, or subways. The only thing that remains a nickel is with his shipmates, abide by the ing last Wednesday and saw a the pay toilet. agreement, and try to make the few—thank God, a very few— I'm undecided as to staying on for another trip. "Bing" trip as pleasant as possible. If men raise their Union books in Crosby offered me a job with the Pirates—but who wants to this is done, you can bet the their hands to vote against a ten sell peanuts in Forbes Field? trip will be one of the finest. dollar assessment for the Union's James J. McLinden "Red" Campbell General Fund, I felt pretty dis­ gusted, I can tell you. We have voted overwhelm­ ingly up and down the coasts to put the Strike Fund and the Building Fund into a sound con­ dition. Now, when a resolution goes on the floor to bring the general fund into line, it is beyond my comprehension how any man who has made one trip on an SIU ship could vote against it. .After all, out of this fund are paid all operating expenses. Through this the representation on ship and ashore is insured. Through this we were able to carry out the organizing which rwo-Top^ ASKS OFFICERS TO REMEMBER DAYS SPENT IN FOC'SLE WHERE THE MEALS ARE MADE ON THE WINSLOW HOMER has brought 16 tanker com­ panies and 10 freight companies, including Isthmian, into the SIU Hiring Hall in the past two years, I guess I'm as money-hungry as the next one when it comes to making a buck. I'm glad to make what I can. But I can tell you I like to think I use a little sense when I spend it—and I can't think of a better place I, as a member of the SIU, can put a saw-buck right now, than into the General Fund of the Seafai-ers International Union! James Roach Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Likes Pittsburgh Hospital; Found Pal, Pretty Nurses To the Editor: Steve Laszlow, ever on the alert far a good picture, snapped this one of the Winslow Homer's Stewards Department men preparing the evening meal for the hungry crew. Steve didn't get their names, but, left to right, they are: Chief Steward, Chief Cook, Crew Messman and Night Cook-Baker. According to the crew, the Homer had plenty of good food, and being on a coastwise run, there was fresh milk and vegetables in good supply all the lime. Just a line to let the LOG know what is going on in the Pittsburgh Marine Hospital. I never dreamed when I entered that I would meet a Union Bro ther whom I hadn't seen for a long time. Well, that's what happened. Seeing this guy has made me think of the old saying about the penny turning up. I'm speaking of Barney McNally who has been in here about three weeks and isn't sure when he will get out. Neither am I, as a matter of fact. I saw B. J. the last time on a tanker in Southampton. Before that I met him in Bremen, Ger­ many in 1946. We are from the same town, and are going to sail together as soon as we get out of here. They are going to operate on Barney for an ear infection, and I'm-due to see the man with the knife for tonsils. Most of the other fellows are from the River and from the Coast Guard unit stationed here. There are some NMU fellows, too—but I won't write about them. You can guess at my .surprise when I saw Brother McNally sprawled out in a bed all nice and fresh, reading a book in a ward where the nurse is cue good looking eyeful. No more of the hospitals on the coast for me from now on! HAS IT MADE Free butts and candy once a week, with ground privileges up to nine at night, and free movies on the second floor in McNally's ward. He has it made, as his Doctor is on vacation,and won't be back until September. Ed Collins �T H E SE A F A R E RS L O G Page Twelre Girls And Gripes Highlight Steel Rover's Far Friday. Saptantbar 3, 1948 Kyska's Delegate It Just Ain't Smorgasbord, Brother Says on the deck for a nice long from ..jumping overboard after sleep. her. Love leaves sweet sorrows. You have asked for stories and Then we have a character The crew's ^pantryman from photos for the LOG, so I'm whom we call Flash Gordon— the Bronx prObably /rates the going to give you as much de­ you'll hear more about him when title of the .-ship's great -lover. tail as I can to go with this the ship hits New York. This He can't resist tthe temptdtion of "picture of our trip to India phony claims he has been going beautiful womim. He caught a aboard the Steel Rover. to sea for twenty years, but he nice cold. We left New York with a still doesn't know the bow from Well T guess 1 have 'covered swell bunch of SIU men. Nearly the stern. To top it off, he is most everything, but ;you .will the entire crew had full-books the Mate's boy and a great re­ hear from me with more mews with plenty of experience, so porter — if you know what 1 from Calcutta, "for T hear -dll the when we secured ship, every­ mean. He plays pirate on look­ girls are moving -'from Bombay thing went along smoothly — out and imagines he sees sub­ to Calcutta -to meet 'the ;boys of even got a compliment from the marines. He would swear on a the Steel ?Rover. I'm /.going to Chief Mate on a job well done. stack of bibles that the rock of rig a lantern at the gangway It sure looked like a good start Gibralter is in the Indian Ocean, later on. and he thinks there is a rabbit /Please .excuse the writing for for a trip. Ship's Delegate aboard 'the When we got to Port Said aboard ship. So stand by with I know there will be a lot of 'Kyska, which recently com­ there was martial law ashore, a straight jacket when we get corrections made, but I'm doing my best for I have not had much pleted a 'three months "trip to and everyone was required to back. -the Far East, Richard NiederTemain aboard. But as usual, The DM fell in love with a sleep. the bum-boats came along side sweet looking Anglo-Indian gal, Please forward the photos to meyer expressed the crew's who stood on the pier crying her my home after you are finished 'feelings-in-the August 20 LOG with their watered whiskey. eyes out as we pulled out. We with them. Our next stop was Karachi, tconeerning the absence of a • Bart Misuraca 'India, where those of us who had a tough time holding Don 'Patrolman 'when their ship •^were looking forward to going readied to leave for the Far ashore for a nice cool drink East. Brother Neidermeyer of­ were badly disappointed. We \found stentih and filth and rmfered a possible solution to the pleasaiit conditions all around. (probtem. I might add a warning to SIU men hitting'this port—stay away International Family •from the native Indian Town. We have one crew member in Needs Two LOGS 'bad "shape now "because he wan­ To the Editor: dered in there. For a long time I've wanted CHANGES CAME the LOG sent to -my home,'but We dropped anchor in Bom­ never got around to asking. bay next, and the Mate changed •When I pay off and go home, I his attitude.. Things were run , always take a copy or two, and bell to bell, s'O we changed the the'folks enjoy them very much. name of 'the -ship to the SS But here is the catch: 'Fve got Steel Slavery. "When we finally 'two homes—my mother's and my tied up after a week, all hell •wife's. "Would it be possible to broke loose. Our famous Cap­ have the LOG sent to each? My. tain, "Schooner guy" Barnhard, wife lives in Canada, and my started throwing logs at us till mother in Florida. it.got as hot as the Chicago fire. This voyage of the Sea But the crew kept up the SIU Trader is coming along okay. We spirit by seeing to it that the are in Palestine now. We're not ship. remained in good shape. getting much overtime, but there Bombay had its pleasant side are no serious beefs. "We have for us too—diet's talk about that. good Delegates, a fine SIU gang, There were wine, women, and and 90 percent full-book men song. And 1 mean good wine. aboard. Will send in a complete An -Italian ship tied up along­ set of ship's minutes upon our side, so I and a wiper, who un­ I'gturn. derstands the lingo, went-aboard 'Clifford 'P. "Thompson ' Three husky Rovers .pose on the (iledc 'Of their tisthmian and traded cigarettes for that (Ed. Note: Your wife and ' swell dago-red. All went smooth­ ship for the Ccuneraman. Left to right, the boys are—J. MitcheL AB; Bart 'Misuraca, Deck Delegate, and J. -Roden, -mother will both be receiving . ly imtil the utility man got OS. Misuraca penned the tale of the Rover's -trip -to the Par -the'LOG shortly. Glad to hear j gassed up till he felt like super­ Esist and gives a few pointers for SIU men headed to that area. they enjoy reading it.) man—someone then laid him out To the Editor: Bey, Gagwriters! Fnisirated gag writers ean now give vent to their puns, •witticisms «nd ^bright say­ ings through Seafare, the new comic Strip in the "SEA­ FARERS LOG. Seafare, which has been appeering in the LOG for 'the past several weeks, is an attempt to show ship­ board inddetits and events in a humorous light. It is put forth in the hope that •-the Brothers ceui;get a laugh out of the otherwise hum­ drum life aboard ship. All you Brothers who want -to get into >the eicl and /put into picture form the gags in your repertoire can do so by sending them to LOG Cartoonist Eddy .S<mit'h, SEAFARERS LOG, &1 Bea­ ver Street, New York 4, Jf. Y. You don't have to be a cartoonist. Just :give Eddie the idea and he'll lake it from there. Bosun No Og3*e, Urges CocperaUte -To 4he-Editor: Bend 'in dfae .'minutes of your /meeting to 4he New Yo<k /Hell.'Oiily 'initlMit wiy/ can^he menihership not on y-o/UT /eeeommendatlons, nnd 'then - the minutes iceat be -psinted in 4he BOG 'Jot 4he ibmie&t nf dll io^-b<»r ISWV "creWB. Hold>those shipboard meet-ings T ag-uia*rl.,y,-and-eend 4hose -minutes -in -as soon .as .possible.JThatis the-SlU^ayl '••ail In Hank's column in the last issue of the LOG, there was a question ^king if some Seafarer would contribute a humorous story on smorgasbord to the LOG. I will not attempt to supply the readers with a laugh. (I have to admit we do need a few laughs in these depressing times and conditions), but I can give you a clear picture why a smor­ gasbord is not really a smorgas­ bord. Take the word "smorgasbord" for an example. It actually is three words, smor, gas, and bord. Smor, ti-anslated -into English, means butter; igas, means goose; and bord, means table. Put them together and you have "buttergoosetable." You see it is not related to smorgasboi'd at all. It is but a word invented by the American restaurant owner. Just like chop suey and chow mein are not Chinese, but dishes created for the tourists visiting Chinatown here at home. In the Scandinavian countries, they do have the style of using cold dishes for all meals but din­ ner, and the multitude of selec­ tions in cold meats and saladg, pickled herring, spiced fish, and and so forth, might have been hei'b-cured hams and sheeplegs, the originator of the prcserit American smorgasbord. WASH IT DOWN So go ahead. Brothers. If you are hungry and do not mind -a big meal, try a smorgasbord. But remember that I warned you that your stomach will be satis­ fied long before your eyes, and you have simply- got to drink a liter of good Scandinavian com brew along with the meal to make it the real'thing. But don't worry, they have^ excellent stomach-pumps in mo:5t hospitals. So-long fellows. See you after you have recuperated. Good appetite! John Wunderlich, Jr. Dutch Sky Pilot SeeksLogDauding His Searoai's dub To the Editor: when we reach the States and vpayimeans a lot. I hope the day then things will have to be •will soon come when the fact straightened out. ; 'that we come from the same A ship's crew is all from the: 'HaU does /not mean that • a Bosun rank sand ;i61e of 'the same iUnion Should not do 'Ihe job lor 'which" Hall. In the Hall that Is onej be is being ipaid, without being thing. But on the Ship-we "have considered and CBllled a lot of different ratings aecording to our /things Ihat '.no did '-Union mani ! sea time and our /ability. But would' even 'Ihirik of. suppose one of the Brothers Is a fDUke 'Hinder little green -and does mot know BUE how to do his . job the •way the; Union wants him to'do it. Just a few lines about the woes, ti'ials and tribulations that make a Bosun grey headed be­ fore his time. •One of the reasons that we are strong today is the fact that beefs can and.should be brought into the open and ironed out completely either on board dur­ ing meetings or at the end of the trip by the Patrolman. It makes it bad when you come aboard a ship and find beefs that have CANT BE -'RBSip been carried over from the pre­ A lot Of 'times — -too marjy! vious trip. times, in fact—after you show, 1 like to see a ship sail with a him how he laughs in -your face.: clean record and an opportunity Even the -men ^'wiho/should knowi to show the white collai's that better will -at 'times >fiake 'Ol^ the boys from the Hall can do-a •where it cannot 'help tbiit be mo-j good job. Such -a job we have ticed. Then "the Bosun ;has :to; done on the Thomas Cresap. jump "them. Then 'the Bosun is When the ship first sailed we the one whois wrong—in Iheiri were called everything under-the opinion. sun, -but everything has -shaped up much better since. But I have put-in.a lotmf time^ Of course the big reason for and .fought .hard for <the UnioHy this is -because they know that and -Union -ways, -and with a. -the Union will -be coming aboard wife and three boys a -Bosun's To the Editori , , ; ; . ! , i ! I understand that in one of your editions of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG an article appeared by a Mr. Charles Hartman, Chief Steward of the SS 'Gateway City. Although as a rule your pdpers arrive -regularly at the Seaman's Bome, this one appears to have /gone astray. I think the title of the ar­ ticle was, "Mr. Charles Hartman Praises The Dutch Club," and 1 :BhoUld be interested to read it. "Would you be kind enough to send ;me 'one or more -copies of the article in question? I heard the article mentioned 'on board one of the ships and im­ mediately went carefully through all 'the old ^copies Of the LOG, but was 'Unable to -find it. I think it 'must bave appeared in one of the - June issues. "Pater P. Koevoets •Rotterdam -(Ed. -Note: "A -copy of the June 18, -issue of the LOG is -being forwarded to -Mr. Koe•voets.) �FfMay. Sa|it«mb«ft 3, IMr. Pfcg» Thirtwn''- T H E S^B AFF AIR E m» L O^C: MUeir €x«w Recallis Gay Hambm^ Uays To the EdUor: reason. This port is truly a paradise. It really isn't safe for The writing of this letter finds an American to go near the us aboard the Governor Miller Heckel Bar, The Metropole, OP enroute to Japan, via Panama the Lilliput alone. You couldn't and Pedro, from Hamburg, Ger­ defend yourself at sudh odds. My many. What started out to be a first time ashore found me walk­ forty-five day grind from Gal­ ing away from two frauleins veston to Germany and back, has fighting to see whom I was going turned into quite a jaunt. We with. discharged our grain and re­ The honest truth is that I've loaded in Germany. never seen so many-women com­ Hamburg! The name itself pared to the small amount of tempts me to write this lettei-— man power. We spent nine days although that is not the real and nights there, and every one sailed with the ship, though other ships weren't so fortunate. All hands may have been aboard at sailing time, but' I'm afraid we left a few hearts in Hamburg. The gloomy side of the trip was in having to leave old Tom Cissna in the hospital there. You oldtimers should remember To the Editor: Tom. He was on the Robert B. Lee when she was sunk at the As Ship's Delegate of the SS Delta. The last we heard of Del Norte, I would like to let Tom, he was very sick but we you, know that the port officials all hope he is back on the shipof New Orleans deserve a big ing list again. vote of thanks for the fine ne­ HOT PLACE gotiating job they did with the Mississippi SS Co. It was tops! The Comrats — the Russians—• have created what could liter­ "Rie crew of this ship has sent ally be called a war-scare in a vote of thanks to them; but Hamburg. The population is not the entire membership should in an uproar, but is aware of the realize that the Gulf officials menace of the Reds. Tom's re­ have really, been, on the ball. placement says he was about to I also want to say that the build a raft and go down the crew of this ship did an excel­ Elbe on it, if he hadn't gotten lent job of cooperating with the away from Hamburg soon. officials—thanks to the unity of To the Editor: Rurnor has it that they stopped thing out of the ordinary hap­ evex-ytime anyone pulled the the SIU. 800 tons of our cargo up the pening,. but from then on you plug, the falls would ti-ip. When people say to you, "It didn't know what to expect The Ordinary climbed in and river, which would have given Please have this letter put in must be tiresome out there at next. pulled the plug. Sure enough, us another night in Hambing. the LOG so that all may know sea with the same grind day It rained for several days the falls tripped and the life­ We all wish the best of luck to how we feel. and nightj" they should see some when we got into the Pacific. boat, with the Ordinary in it, the downfall of Russia and her "Red" Hancock of the things that really hap­ After ^t stopped an Ordinary dropped into, the water. Neither satellites, and the best of luck Ship's Delegate pen. Seaman was sent into the life­ one was hurt, so we picked to the Max-shall Plan. SS Del Norte For instance, take the trip of boats to take the plugs out and them up. After a couple of Before relating the main re..(Ed^ Note: The Secretary.r the SS James A. Butts in 1945: let the watei' drain. Like all drinks the Ordinary was son for writing this, there is one Treasurer has sent a letter of other subject that I would like We left New Orleans after war-built ships, this one had its straightened out. thanks to the crew of the Del. loading ammunition, and headed faults. The main being the trip­ Then there was Chai'lie Cum- to discuss—the Taft-Hartley Bill. Norte for. its excellent coop­ for the Philippines. We got to ping gear fgr the falls of num­ mings, our Deck Engineer and It appears to me that if labor eration; all. along, the line.) the Panama Canal without any­ ber two lifeboat. It seemed that official fisherman, who is the vuiions would unite, this bill only man in the Atlantic and would be rendei-ed useless. Of course, this is only my in­ Gulf that has credit for catch­ ing two King^ Mackerel and a dividual opinion. Perhaps I'm man on the same hook. Yep, it wrong. At any rate Labor can To the Editor: very good deal, but the Stewards to loose at least $6 in overtime— i-eally happened, believe it or continue to let the bigwigs of Department has not done nearly so his gain is no more than Capital Town know our position not. >. I would like to bring to the so well. I have been sailing in $6.50. It happened, this way, a few and how we feel about Taft and attention of the Negotiating the Stewards Department for days after the first Ordinary Hartley's brain storm. So here's Committee, as well as the mem­ three years, and acted as Dele­ BOOSTS STEWARD went over the side: It was still down the drain with the open bership, my opinions concerning gate many times, so I have a Then in the case of the Stew­ hot as hell and raining most of shop and the i-est of this knifethe I'ecent contract signed with pretty good understanding of ard. He is entitled to the raise the time—one of those grey in-the-back to the working stiff! the Mississippi SS Co., in the conditions aboard ship. accorded the Bosun, for his re­ Pacific days you often hit on the Should I saj"-. Amen? hope that certain changes can be In the first place, when the sponsibilities are as great or long grind to the Philippines. WANTS LOGS made in that formula before Utility Man on passenger ships Charlie had just pulled in signing with the rest of the op­ is required to sougee passengei's' greater than the Bosun's. Where Now I'm closing and I want the Bosun takes his orders from some big ones, and after the erators. quarters he certainly should be the Mate, the Steward has to run usual rain it was again some­ to i-equest that you send us a stack of LOGS to Japan. I hope It seems to me that the Deck paid overtime. Although he has his department by himself. body's job to drain the life­ you will send them pronto, as I and Engine Depar..ments have a received a $12.50 raise, he stands I hope these suggestions will boats. Another Ordinary seamen consider this a very important be taken under consideration be­ was automatically elected for the matter. fore signing contracts with other job. So as a finale, let's say that companies.. You guessed it! He wOTt" over coming negotiations with Mr. the side with a splash—and the Shipowner are favorable, and Edmund Eriksen boat splashed too, ripping a big (Ed. Note: As was pointed hole in her side as she went. that should strike action be out at the last- meeting in the This guy was bruised plenty, aimed at him, it will be won 100 fhe LOG has received several letters recently, asking, for Negotiating Committee's Re­ but managed somehow to hang per cent. Keep'er steady! 3' clarification on Stewards Department men painting. The Thomas D. Walker. Jr. port to the membership in re­ on to the boat. answer is: NO! THEY DON'T! (Ed. Note: LOGs go out gard to sougeeing by the every week (75 of them) in. HAUL ABOARD The Stewards Department has plenty to do to take care Utility Man on passenger ships, care of the United Seaman's the company does not neces­ of their own work without taking on a job entirely alien to He wasn't too fortunate Service. Port Command. Build­ sarily have to carry this man though, for as he passed the their normal duties. This matter was clearly discussed on page ing, Yokohama — so you can at all. There was considerable fishhook Charlie had out, it pick up your copies there.) four of the LOG for March 26 by New York Patrolman, pressure to eliminate the job grabbed his arm. Luckily the Freddie Stewart: but just, for the record the LOG has again altogether. Therefore, this weight of the number two boat checked with the Headquarters office and here is the dope: concession was felt justified in hit the line and broke it. order to keep the job in the After quite some time in the The Unioijk has fought to free the Stewards Department manning scale of these ships. water, ho was finally picked up from the responsibility, of painting in addition, to their regu?.ar If you have a beef or a As for as the $12.50 raise ob­ with a fouled up arm, and hos­ duties. At the same time the Union has obtained many im­ problem when you're on the tained for the Bosun above the pitalized on board ship. I guess provements in the working conditions within the Stewards West Coast, contact the new Steward's scale, it is pointed Charlie has been telling that A&G Hall. 85 Third StreeL out that this was granted the stoi-y ever since. And I'll bet Department which allows for a fair proportion* of overtime. The telephone number, is Bosun in lieu of week-end the Skipper (Log Book Staley) So. to protect your working conditions and your"contract do DOuglas 2-5475. Drop in be­ overtime. i.he Steward is as­ is still having nightmares about your own work, and let the other departments do theirs—^which tween ships, and get ac­ sured week-end overtime both it! includes all of the painting! quainted. at sea and in port, which puts Ira C. Brown Del Norte Crew Thanks Officials For Pact Work Seafarer Shows Landlubbers Thing Or Two Seeks Clarification Of Stewards Agreement Stewards Oej^rtment And Paint On The Coast him. well ahead of the Bosun.) SS Elizabeth �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, SepfemBer 3, 1946 Report On Uniform A&G Registration Rules NEW YORK — Recommenda­ years as Ordinary out of SIU Chief Refrigeration Engi­ GROUP III GROUP I—RATED MEN neer tions for uniform registration Halls, register in this group. Wiper Each man must be qualified Bosun First, Second, and Third rules have been submitted by the for the job he throws in for and Bosun's Mate Refrigeration Engineer Recommendations for the Headquarters Committee on reg­ have the necessary endorsements. Chief Storekeeper Carpenter istration. Based upon a study Stewards Department At registration time his qualifi­ Evaporator Maintenance Deck Maintenance of the recommendations sent in The Registration Committee cations shall be checked. Man Watchman—Day Work by rank and file Registration Chief Steward—Passenger recommends the following regis­ Pumpman, 1 and 2 « Storekeeper Committees elected in the Atlan­ Second Steward — Pas­ tration procedure for the Stew­ Engine Maintenance tic and Gulf Ports, this report senger GROUP II—RATED WATCH ards Department": Members shall will be submitted to the mem­ Steward GROUP II STANDEES register in two groups. A man bership at the next regular meet­ Chef can throw in for any job in the Quartermaster ings, and if approved, will be put Deck Engineei' Chief Cook group in which he is registered, Able Seaman to a referendum vote in all Engine Utility Second Cook if he has the Union's required Car Deckman ports. Oiler—Diesel Night Cook and Baker Watchman — Standing The Union's requirements for qualifications. When men are not Oiler—Steam Thii'd Cook Watches men shipping in each rating will available in one group, qualified Watertender GROUP II—MESSMEN continue under the present port men registered in the next lower Fireman—Watertender GROUP III—ONLY Utility Messman rulings until standard require­ ORDINARIES ON WATCH group may throw in for the job. Fireman Messman. ments are worked out. The Committee's recommenda­ Recommendations for the tion follow; Engine Department Recommendations for the The Registration Committee Deck Department recommends the following regis­ NEW YORK—Seamen's unem­ the men left their employment made as much as $586 in one tration procedure for the Engine The Registration Committee ployment insurance claims are voluntarily at the end of voy­ quarter, and a total of $780 in recommends the following regis­ Department: Members shall going through in the State of ages. the base year on a New York register in three groups. A man tration procedure for the Deck This practice was stopped, New York with little • hitch, company ship, would draw the can throw in for any job in the Department: Shavelson pointed out, when his stated Mr. A. B. Shavelso.n, In­ maximum $26 per week for any Members shall register in three group in which he is registered if he has the Union's required surance Manager of the Bpard's office- proceeded to investigate 26 weeks of a benefit year. groups. A man can throw in Mr. Shavelson added that, as qualifications. When men are Office at Canal and Broadway, each case which the operators for any job in the group in not available in one group, quali­ which handles all seamen's ap­ had contested, .requiring affidav­ only about 40 out of the average which he is registered, if he has its from the Department heads 850 claims per week made in plications in New York City. the Union's required qualifica­ fied men registeied in the next involved on the ships and, if his office revert back to another lower group may throw in for In a recent interview with Joe tions. When men are not avail­ necessary, requiring them to ap­ state, it is not a serious prob­ the job. Volpian, Special Services Rep­ able in one group, qualified men pear along with the seamen in­ lem to seamen on the beach in resentative of the A&G .District, registered in the next lower GROUP I volved at a hearing before a this port. he pointed out that of 2,500 group may throw in for the job. referee. Each man must be qualified original claims and 900 i-epeat ELIGIBILITY PROBED GROUP I—DAY WORKERS COMPANIES WITHDREW for the job he thi'ows in for claims (for a total of 3,400 appli­ All claims are considered first Companies, thus forced to in­ Each man must be qualified for and have the necessary endorse­ cations) made by seamen at his on the basis of eligibility, ac­ office for the month of July, vestigate their own refusals, soon the job he throws in for and ments. At registration time his cording to the amount of earn­ 1948, only 300 were finally re­ found that seamen's claims for have necessai-y endorsments.. At qualifications shall be checked. ings in the base year proceeding jected. benefits were by-and-large jus­ Chief Electi'fcian registration time his qualifica­ the application; and, second, on tified, and in most cases with­ Second Electrician This is a marked improvement tions shall be checked. the basis of the validity of a drew their objections without over several months ago when a Unlicensed Jr. Engineer— Ordinary Seamen who cannot claim as bona-fide unemployment number of steamship companies, forcing them to a hearing. Day Work obtain AB tickets begause of Although the administrative that is not the fault of the ap­ Unlicensed Jr. Engineer— who pay into the New York physical defects—such as color­ Insurance fund, were contesting costs of unemployment insur­ plicant. Watch blindness, etc.—may, upon prov­ In the case of the New York many claims on the basis that ance are bom by the National Plumber-Machinist ing that they have sailed three office, considerable leeway is Government out of its share given seamen. For instance, men (three-tenths of one percent) of the three percent tax the com­ who have left a ship after a pany pays on wages to the Un­ long trip in order to rejoin employment Insurance Fund, the their families, or who have quit cepted. The Secretary-Treas­ silence was observed for departed boards in the various states op­ on account of oppressive or un­ (^Continued from Page 7) be moving into the New Hall by urer's Financial Report for week Brothers. Meeting adjourned at erate under entirely different satisfactory worldng conditions, laws and procedures from each are usually held to have quit next meeting. The Resolution ending August 7 and 14 was ac­ 8:30 P. M. with 1,123 present, cepted. The SIU auditing report with just cause, and are allowed other. from New Orleans for a $10.00 i 4 unemployment benefits. for period from September 29 to Companies stand to gain by MOBILE—Chairman, O. Stev­ assessment for the General Fund Seamen applying in Alabama December 28, 1947, was accepted. ens, 115; Recording Secretary, J. keeping the number of employ­ was accepted by a vote of 98 to or other states for unemployment The Headquarters' report to the ees applying for benefits to a 0. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 Morrison 34213; Reading Clerk. minimum, for those whose tax insurance, or men whose claims P. M with 98 members present. membership was accepted as H., J. Fischer 59. read. Motion to nonconcur with for one year is not used up in are forwarded to other states, New Business of Branch min­ % % BOSTON — Chairman. J. the Resolution from New Orleans utes was read. All were accepted. unemployment benefits are al­ are advised to press their claims Greenbaume, 281; Reading Clerk, was carried. One minute of sil- West Coast and Lakes minutes lowed a credit for the succeed­ as far as possible. In this way, P. Brownfield, 5497: Recording nce was observed for departed were posted. The Reolution from ing year, which often reduces by forcing the chiselling com­ Secretary, William Prince, 30612. Brothers. Meeting adjourned at New Orleans calling for a $10.00 their tax to half of the maxi­ panies to investigate each case carefully and produce affidavits Motion carried to read only 7:50 P.M. with 65 bookmen assessment for the General Fund mum three percent. present. In the case of Waterman, in behalf of their protests, they New Business of other Branch was read. A motion was made whose home office is in Mobile, may be forced into line as the & & S, Minutes. All were accepted, ex­ to concur. There was lengthy and which pays into the Ala­ New Yoi-k companies have been cept that part of Galveston Min­ NEW YORK — Chairman, Joe discussion by the membership, even in slates where the law utes relating to the use of coca Algina, 1320; Recording Secre­ after which the motion to con­ bama Stale fund, a seaman apcola money. The Agent reported tary, Freddie Stewart, 4935; cur with the resolution was car- ^ plying in New York for unem- is less liberal than in New Yoi'k. that shipping was slow with Reading Clerk, Robert Matthews, ried by a vote of 156 for, and 28 | ployment benefits based upon three payoffs in two weeks. The 154. against. Patrolmen Morris, Mor- wages earned on Waterman MAiMkAi«AlaSM that the Newi •"GB'DBfSllip 10 VOlB SS Mae, Bull Line, paid off and New Business of Branches rison, and Jordan made theii' re­ ships will find signed on but took no replace­ holding meetings was i-ead and ports and were accepted. Agent York insurance office only acts An fionOKol ITiinfl ments. The SS Liberty Bell paid accepted. Resolution from New Cal Tanner made his verbal re­ as an agent for the seaman, for- W Mullcral rilllO p off in Plymouth and a check has Orleans was read concerning a port. Accepted. The Dispatcher warding his claim to the Alabama officials. If they refuse to + .r,„V, ., ,T • i , to be made to see that deadheads ten-dollar General Fund assess­ reported 651 registered, and 194 pay up or get off. The SS ment. Motion made that we ac­ shipped. Under New Business a grant the claim, it is entirely wrest the industry's top wages Trinity, John M. Carras, Inc., cept and concur in the resolution motion carried for Headquarters out of the hands of the New from the shipowners to the com­ paid off and signed on with ten as submitted by our Brothers to appoint a census committee as York officials. bined resources of membership replacements. This ship was from New Orleans. There was soon as possible to ascertain the CHECKED BY STATE solidarity and sound finances, covered by Patrolman Johnson. general discussion with members personnel required to man the Fortunately, however, a peti­ two factors which they referred - The Agent spoke on the SIU talking pro and con. Discussion vesels we have under contract tion filed in New York is con­ to as "the life blood of any or­ A&G Negotiating Committee's was closed and a book vote now, and to estimate the number sidered as a New York claim ganization." Report on the new contract Won, taken. The resolution carried of jobs that'can be figured on in first; and the files are checked Asserting that the SIU mem­ and requested all hands to read by 398 to 86. The Dispatcher normal times, so that the mem­ in Albany for New York income, bership will definitely face a up on the changes in the new reported 510 registered, and 417 bership can be governed accord­ and in the Social Security files struggle in future negotiations, contract. Accepted. The Dis­ shipped. The Agent's and Secre- ingly. (Ed. Notd: Headquarters in Baltimore for War Shipping the drafters of the resolution patcher reported 79 registered, tary-Treasurer's reports were mow has an up-to-the-minute employmant (which, as Federal declared: and 36 shipped. There was a made and accepted. Under New record of the number of jobs and income, also applies as New York "...Now that we enjoy these communication read from the BusinosG a motion was made the standing of the membership. State income) to ascertain whe­ high wages we should do our Aleppo Temple Shrine Activities, that as soon as possible the The SIU is the only Union in the ther the applicant is entitled to utmost to build our funds so Inc., and a motion carried to Union should put the working industr.y with approximately as New York benefits, before the we will be better respected by leave it up to the Agent to pur­ rules of the Stewards Depart­ many jobs as members.) One claim is transfered to other the shipowners and in a better chase a book of tickets at $12.00 ment into a pamphlet form for minute of silence was observed states. position to fight them." and give it to some orphanage. distribution among Stewards De­ for departed Brother. Thus a seaman, whose princi­ Meeting (The full text of the resolu­ The SIU A&G Negotiating Com­ partment members to avoid con­ adjourned at 8:50 P. M. with 263 pal emplojnnent has been with tion and the signatures of the mittee's Report was read and ac­ fusion. Carried. One minute of members present. out-of-state companies, but who drafters appear on page 16.) Seamen Get Idle Pay In New York MinutesOf A&G Branch Meetings In Brief �- Jl&r? THE SEAFARERS Friday. September 3. 1848 Page Fifteen LOG Backs In New Coos Bay Raid (Continued from Page 1) so«iation, CIO, were ordered off the ship by Randolph MeriW. B. Zaumseil, $1.00; R. Davis, $1.00; NEW YORK weather, an MEBA Business A. Robertson, 50c. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SS HELEN HANGING JUDGE, by Bruce ;stition, distrust and complete in­ Agent, on the grounds that the A. Florinda, $5.00; Max Olson. $5.00; T. J. O'Donahue, $21.00. S. F. Prusinski, $23.00; D. D. Molter. ship had been declared hot by Hamilton. Harpers. 250 Pages. difference to the government's SS C. GILMAN $1.00; J. E. Murphy, $1.00; A. Quinattempts to make them zealous the CIO because the company ones, $1.00; Walter Mueller. $4.00; J. R. McManus, $1.00; J. G. Lorimer, $2.50. signed an AFL agreement, the E. Duffy, $1.00; Frederick E. Walker, $5.00; E. M. Melone, $5.00. adherents to Fascism. A detective story with an \in- The people, living in a world SUP statement reveals. SS STEEL ARCHITECT $5.00; F. J. Connor, $25.00; A. Ortiz, • usual slant, well-written and apart, summed up their plight The Sailors' statement con­ $1.00; Harry W. Porter, $5.00; Jo­ J. Anton, $1.00; S. Bi. Czedowaki. hannes Roos, $5.00; Roque Marcaralg, $4.00; M. A. Tosado, $2,00; E. C. guaranteed to hold your interest by saying, "Christ stopped at tinues: $4.00; Herman C. Kemp, $5.00; Raul Mishanski, $3.00; E. R. Bloom, $2,00; to the end. • Justice Sir Francis Eboli, he didn't reach our land." "Meanwhile, ^^the MEBA re­ Alvarez, $1.00; Wm. Kozubski, $2.00; W. B. Badillo, $3.00; F. O'Brien, $3.00; . Brittain, the famous "hanging fused to furnish'^Enginceis. The T, L. arbrough, $5.00; Donald E. Mor^ W, O. Barton $1.00,; L. R, Wheaton, The author, much like another Judge", who has sentenced many Marine Engineers had no agiee- ris, $5.00; Vincent Dominguez, $5.00; $2.00; D. C. Rollins, $1.00; J. W. WilItalian, Ignazio Silone, has cap­ ment with the company and had J. J. Reilly, $2.00; Paul Gordon, $1.00; liams, $3.00; K. B. Samat, $2.00; F. men to be executed, is himself $2.00; B. erglund, $2,00; H, E. .accused of mui'der and finds cir­ tured the earthy qualities of the no dispute in regard to wages, M Courtney, $ 1 00; Robert T Wood­ Tyler, Myers, $2.00; J. W. Martin, $2.00; T. ford, $3.00; Warren Neilson, $5.00; cumstantial evidence piling up people. He writes of a people working conditions or hours. It Esko Makilo, $1,00; R. J. Sullivan, M. Ostaszeski, $1.00; J. K. Bowen, living without hope; but, almost against him. The ending is a bit was strictly jurisdictional recog­ $1.00; T. R. Tobiassen, $5.00; Ray $1.00; W. L. France, $1,00; H, SvonMandgoc, $1.00; Anthony F. Martinez, bcrg, $1.00; V. J. Tabarrini, $5.00; M. • obvious, but it won't detract admirable, a people spared the nition of a picketline." $5.00; Wm, L. York, $5.00; Billie Ray Peralta, $5.00; E. Bossert, $2.00; F. from your enjoyment of this maelstrom of war which has en­ The SUP says it then fur­ Hartzog, $5.00; Ruben C. Ruttkay, P. Megue, $2.00- F.. Cristancho, $2.00; gulfed their country. worthwhile story. nished Engineers for the vessel, $5.00: Joseph J. Occhinero, $5.00. H. Byrnes, $5.00; J. Phillips. $2.00; R, • A captivating story which is making it a 100 per cent AFL C. Laya, $2.00; A. G. Cruz, $2.00. SS WACOSTA 4 & ft SS ALGER sure to make the reader eagerly CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI await the next book by this most job, and she departed from San A. Mueller, SS$1.00. P. B. Livingston, $1.00; J. T. Brown. EVELYN Francisco for Coos Bay. By Carlo Levi: Bantam Books, $5.00; A. W. Lamm, $20.00. C. Mitchell, $1.00. gifted writer. COMMIE MANEUVER SS BLOOMPUIST SS STEEL NAVIGATOR 187 pages. 25 cents. ft ft ft P. E. Huggins, $2.00; J. Dehesa, "This is an out and out at­ C. A. Armstrong, $2.00; C. DeSouza, For his writings against the WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF tempt by CIO communist stooges $2.00; 1. S. Moen, $1.00; E. Ramirez, $2.00. SS TOPA TOPA A. W. Hauffe, $1.00; A. G. Italian Fascist government. Carlo EUGENE V. DEBS. Iniroduc- on the waterfront to drive bona- $1.00; W. L. Linhard, $2.00; G. C. Urda, Donnelly, $2,00; A. Wasstrom, $1.00; Isevi was exiled to a small Calaiion by Arthur* M. Schlesinger, fide AFL crews off the ship. It J. J. Millin, $1.00; M. L. Gomino, $1.00; T. . Logan, $2.00; J. J. Mc­ brian village near Eboli in Laughlin, $2.00; H. D. McRorie ,$1.00; is strictly jurisdictional and has $2.00. Hermitage Press. 486 pages. $4. G. Wheeler, $2.00; P. J. Griffin, $1.00. southern Italy. There he wrote SS LA SALLE nothing to do with economic con­ J. C. Fernandez, $1.00; E. Torres, SS STEEL KING of the lives of the simple peas­ The first collection of the most ditions of the workers," the SUP $1.00; W, E. Hantusch, $1.00; R. A. K. Lindroth, $2.00; R. Drewing, ants; lives full of poverty super- important speeches and writings said. Herbst, $1,00; J, J. Connors $2.00; ,P. $3.00; E. DeLande $2,.00; J. M. Ren. The current Coos Bay beef re­ J. Erazo, $2.00; H. Wong, $2.00; J. tillo, $2.00; L. Golembiewski, $1,00; W, of Gene Debs, best-known and best-beloved of American labor calls the similar incident in 1946, Mendez, $3.00; M. Riuttola, $2.00; C. Parker, $1.00; J. Luciani, $2.00; D. McDaniel. $2.00; T. Lafferr, $2.00; Sinclair, $1.00; F. T. Calnan.V $2.00; spokesmen, including his famous when the commie-led union of M. F. D. Wray, $2.00; E. J. Gaylor, $2.00; G, R. Burnett, $2.00; W. J. Ziegen. .speech at Canton, Ohio—which the Committee for Maritime M. J. Hitchcock, $1.00; F. Pollard, hagel, $3.00; P. Saquilayan, $2.00; M. SIU, A&G District resulted in Debs' Lon.iction in Unity froze SUP ships in that $2.00; J, J. Cantwell, $3.00; B. Gar- J. Matonte, $2.00; B. N. Thomas, $5.00. SS GOV. KILBY •' BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. 1918, under the Espionage Act port as part of a raiding attempt. reffa $5.,00; J. Ortiz, $2.00; A. Moralez, $2.00; P. C, Adrian, $2.00. T. Dyson, $1.00; N. M. DorpmanSt William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 for Immediately the SIU jumped opposing US entry into SS AFOUNDRIA $1.00; Casimiro, Bidot, $2.00. BOSTON 276 State St. World War I. Evei-y one inter­ to the aid of its West Coast affi­ Y. I, Mattsson, $2.00; Wm. D. Burke, SS CORAL SEA E. B. Tilley, Agent Bowdoin 4455 in the American labor liate, and the raiding tactics of $1,00; H. E. Loge, $1.00; P. WogenA. H. Anderson, $3.00; T. Cornick, GALVESTON 30823rd St. ested Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 movement should find it. reveal­ the commie group were quickly voort, $2.00; F. Guinpaya, $2.00; H. W. $1.00; K. V. Kristensen, $1.00; K. Ehmsen, $1.00; J. M. Bergeria, $1.00; Wiatkowskis, $2.00; J. J. Bowdon. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. ing and inspiring. smashed. SiU HRLLS Cal Tanner, Agent Phono 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Sal Colls, Agent .San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. .81 Beaver St., N.Y.C. HAnover 2-2784 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Lindsey Williams ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Joseph Volpian SUP HONOLULU PORTLAND RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 257 5th St. Phone 2599 59 Clay St. Douglas 2-5475 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 Gt. Lakes District BUFFALO CHICAGO, III CLEVELAND DETROIT DULUTH TOLEDO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7301 3261 East 92nd St. Phone: Essex 2410 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. CadiUac 6857 831 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 618 Summit St. Garfield 2112 Canadian District MONTREAL BICTORIA, B.C. VANCOUVER 1227 Philips Square 602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 565 Hamilton St. Pacific 7824 PERSONALS PAUL H. MOFFIOLI Your sistei', Elsie Schilliry, 250 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul 2, Minn., has been ill, and wants very much to hear from you and get your present address. ft ft ft SAM MITCHELL Mrs. C. E. Culbreath, 511 E. Giddens, Tampa 3, Florida would like to hear from you or from anyone knowing of your where­ abouts. ft ft ft ESNEST H. BURRES Clifton "Gray" Eaton would NOTICE! VALENTIN NEYALA Get in touch with your lawyer in Newark. ft ft ft OBERT MORGAN Who failed to join the Seamar at Long Beach in April, please contact the San Francisco A&G Hall regarding your gear and salary. ft ft ft JAMES H. SEEDS Who missed the Portmar in June, may contact the San Fran­ cisco A&G Hall about salary due. ft ft ft CHARLIE G. SNODGRASS Permit P3-6604—Your Z-Paper (Z226770D2) is on file on the sixth deck in the New York Hall. ft ft ft The crew of the SS Tono, who are suing the Pacific Tankei-s SS Co., hav been advised to get in touch with their lawyer on or before October 15, 1948. like to hear from you or any of his old shipmates. He is plan­ ning to sail again if he gets in touch with you. Address Chattawy. West Vh-ginia. ft ft . ft EDWARD & FRANK BLOOM Your father, Michael Bloom, 48 Monument Walk, Apartment 3D, Brooklyn 1, New York, asks you to write him, and your sis­ ter Lee, and to call on your aunt Ella. J. Norgaard, $1.00; J. Shemet, $1.00; M. Rzenkowicz, $1.00; C. S. Cipriano, $1,00; S. Zavadcson, $1.00; P. L, Macklin, $2,00; C. F. Meo, $1.00; K. G. Sivertsen, $1.00; J. J. Palmer, $2.00; J. F. Kozar, $2.00. SS BESSEMER VICTORY V. Kale, $2.00; J. L. Williams, $2.00; W. W, Hold, $2.00; S. Mosakowski, $3.00; V, A. Erwin, $2.00; F. 1. Gib­ bons, $6.00; J. P. Gavin, $3.00; W. Y. Chao, $2.00; O. Sykes $1.00; M. P. Slifkoff, $3.50; P. Baker, $2.00; D. C. Heon, $1.50; A. Fuller, $2.00; N. E. Nunn, $2.00; H. N. Peterson, $3.00; J. A. Nickerson, $2.00; D. Kennedy, $2.00; E. Williams $2,00; R. E. Weaver. $1.00; E. Gustav, $2.00; R. Purington, $2.00, SS ALTGELD S. M. Hunter, $2.00; E. A. LaFarge, $2.00; H. Y. Davis, Jr., $1,00; G. W. Dority, $1.00; R. F. Wallace, $1.00. SS ALCOA CAVALIER M. Trocha, $1.00; J. L. Keelan, $1.00; $1.00; D. Pashkoff, $1.00; R. A. Singer, $1.00; O. Y. Smith Jr.,, $2.00; H. F. Frick, $1.00; J. Jellette, $3.00. SS J. TURNER Crew of SS J. Turner, $40.00. SS YANKEE DAWN D. B. Carpenter, $1.00; J. G. Herpin, $1.00; C, V, Cone, $1,00. SS BUNKER HILL R. E. Roberts, $2.00; J. D. Smith. $1.00. SS R. SEMMES .D. Walizen, $1.00; J. Kumor, $1.00; J. Escalante, $1.00; M. R. Norris, $2.00; F. S. Slmione, $2.00. SS J. BURGESS L. MacDonnell, $1.00; Peter Ley, $1.00; W. T. Dalton, $2.00; G. J, Hermes $1..00; L. A. Karttunen, $1.00; J. V. Russell, $2.00; W. G. Wilmot, $2.00. SS STEEL ARCHITECT A. R. Brunelle. $1.00. SS BEATRICE H. Morey, $1.00. GEORGE M. ^CHEMM >Please get in touch with your mother at once." -Mrs. Charles E. Schemm, R-1, Federalsberg, Maryland. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ ft ft ft farers International Union is available to all members who wish GEORGE ABBOTT Your sister, Ella Colegrove, to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of West Portsmouth, Ohio, is seri­ their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have ously ill, and requests you the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every to return home. Get in touch SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU with Mrs. Ollie Abbott Fain, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Route 2, Wheelersburg, Ohio. which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 81 Phone Porter 3014. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N.Y. ft ft ft W. H. HOFFMAN PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Get in touch with your mother. To the Editor: ft ft ft ALEX DeMEO I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed ta th<j A letter from your brother is address below: being held for you in the bag­ gage room of the New York Name Hall. ft ft ft Street Address BERNARD MACE Please call your wife, Eileen, State at BUckminster 7-8184 in New City York, on a matter of importance, Signed ft ft ft CLARENCE LOHNE Book No. Contact your home immedi­ ately. Important. Notice To All SiU Members �Page Sixleeit THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 3. 1948 BUIIDT«'A&6 GENERAL FUND ) •1 'cl i .t •I WHEREAS: The A&G District of the Seafarers Internanational Union of North America has set the pace with a new contract and raise in wages, making the seaman's wage the highest ever obtained or imagined, and WHEREAS: Through job action and solidarity of the SIU membership and officials, we were able to make the ship­ owners come in line and sign this contract, and WHEREAS: The life.blood of any organization is its solidar­ ity and finances, and this definitely helped us with our negotiations with the shipowners, and WHEREAS: All our funds are definitely established for certain purposes, such as Buildings, Strike, etc., and our General Fund is our working fund, and I WHEREAS: We will definitely have a struggle in futurfl negotiations, and now that we enjoy these high wages we should do our utmost to build our funds so we will be^ better respected by the shipowners, and in a better posi-« tion to fight them, so therefore be it RESOLVED: That we go on record assessing ourselves $10.00,r to be a General Fund assessment, and be it further RESOLVED: That copies of this Resolution be sent to all ports to be acted on at the next regular meeting August 25th; 1948, and they in turn wire the Secretary^ Treasurer of their action, and be it finally RESOLVED: That if this Resolution is carried that the; Secretary-Treasurer be instructed to put in motion the necessary machinery to conduct a referendum ballot. Signed I I I I I I I I I I the^oiiow» " in^ memLerd in iL Po,iofnu.o.Lu,, I I I I I I I I I I I Joseph Barron, 142 Otto Callahan, 5655 Thomas Pradat, 97 Jos. B. Compan, 50242 Michael Liuzza, 7190 J. W. Malcolm, 202 E. Joffrion, 44556 : Dennis G. Saunders, 2254 Jack Lewerency, 24349 M. Rodriguez, 44662 C. W. Crosland, 86 Tony Pisani, 48785 C. A. Bradley, 381 Louis L. Arena, 6908 Joseph Fussell, 47532 Dauil Cervet, 8081 S. J. Pierson, 39414 ~ A. J. Dugas, 113 G. C. Foley, 25391 J. E. Kennedy, 88 Edward E. Kinchick, 102318 . Homer Nichpls, 357 M. C. Gaddy, 37053 T. M. Griffiths, 115 A. C. Reed, 24091 O. S. Brooks, 50202 Jas. P. Shaughnessy, 38469 Joseph Anderton, 45404 Robert Reynolds, 38245 A. E. Swenson, 8 R. Marion, 42180 D. Flockhart, 40137 Harold A. Tauman, 37850 Harold E. Cumbie,' 49841 Demitrio G. Zerrudo, 25085 Chadbourne Galf, 47163 J. A. 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Title A name given to the resource September 3, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 36 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES REFERENDUM SET ON EXPANSION OF GENERAL FUND THE MEMBERSHIP LOOKS AHEAD AGENTA MAPP NEW DRIVES SIU AGAIN BACKS SUP IN NEW COOS BAY BEEF FRISCO SHIPPING ALMOST AS GOOD FOR PERMITSD AS FOR BOOKHOLDERS GENERAL FUND ASSESSMENT FINDS FAVOR WITH SEAFARERS IN MOBILE SPOTS BRIGHTEN BOSTON PICTURE PHILLY SHIPPING SLIGHTLY BETTER SHIPPING IS TOP IN SAN JUAN NEW YORK SHIPPING FAIT FOR ENGINE,DECK CAPE SAN DIEGO ENDS FIRST VOVAGE UNDER CONTRACT- NOT LIKE OLD DAYS CORNELIA RAMMED AT ANCHORREPORT ON UNIFOM A&G REGISTRATION RULES SEAMEN GET IDLE PAY IN NEW YORK SIU BACKS SUP IN NEW COOS BAY RAID Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/03/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1c45758eb0233711d23802e76c2c5994.PDF f18d77b9b7bd538285e4c1c0338ff0bc PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1948 No. 35 Registration For Draft Begins; Seamen s Statas Still Unsettled Seafarers Signs Two More Oatfits To Top Contract The Atlantic and Gulf District's drive to win for its membership the highest wages in maritime history made more headway this week, as two more operators capitulated to the SIU's demands for a two-year contract boosting pay by $12.50 and $25. Latest to sign the SIU contract, which has become the pattern for the maritime industry, were the Waterman Steamship Corporation and the IllinoisAtlantic Steamship Company. Negotiations with the Waterman outfit, one of the largest dry cargo operators in the world, classification under the old draft According to Section 4, Public set-up, on the basis of having Law 759: "Any citizen of a foreign obtained the Maritime Commis­ sion's Discharge of Substantially country, who is not deferrable Continuous Service, should hold or exempt from training and on to it, as it may help when service under the provisions presented to the new Draft (.of the law) shall be relieved were brouglit brougiit to a successful from liability for training and conclusion i:i Mobile, where the Boards. Men who are entitled to this service... if. prior to his in­ Union was represented by a Discharge, and who have not duction into the armed forces, sub-Negotiating Committee head­ In the SEAFARERS LOG he has made application to ed by Cal Tanner, SIU Agent in yet obtained it, are advised to be relieved from such liability that port. of August 6th. it was re­ got it now, as it may weigh in the manner prescribed by ported that men owed money The Illinois-Atlantic company Just what the status of mer­ heavily later on, in obtaining de­ and in accordance with rules was brought into line by the chant seamen will be under the ferment. for service on War Shipping and regulations prescribed by SIU Headquarters Negotiating draft is not clear at the moment, Administration ships could the President; but any person Committee in New York. MORE CONSIDERATION though it will probably be avail­ make all claims through the who makes such application able by the time actual induc­ EXPIRE IN 1950 From the experience of the shall thereafter be debarred District Auditor. Maritime tions begin on September 22. Both contracts, identical with membership under the wartime from ber.->ming a citizen of the Commission. 45 Broadway. those previously wrested from An executive order by Presi­ draft set-up, it was found that United States." New York City. the Mississippi Shipping Comdent Truman set a classification those who registered in port Important for Seafarers is the p^ny in New Orleans and eight system closely following the cities were given more conside­ The LOG has been in­ system used during the war. ration on the basis of occupa­ provision allowing men prevent- member companies of the Atlanformed by the Maritime ed from appearing on schedule. tic and Gulf Ship Operators AsThe President officially defer­ tional deferment than those who Commission that this is not because of circumstances beyond | gociation in New York, following red married men, most farmers, registered in inland cities, where their control, to register at a siU action at the point of prothe procedure. Men owed those engaged in activities which the boards were not so well in­ later time. Similarly, those who duction, is effective as of August money for work done aboard are "necessary to the mainten­ formed on maritime affairs. are aboard ship are required to 17, T948, and will expire Sep­ WSA ships are to follow the ance of the national health, safe­ Aliens can exempt themselves register within five days of established procedure of ap­ ty or interest" &nd who are also from service, but only at the cost reaching a U.S. port, or those in tember 30, 1950. As a result of its successes of plying through the agent irreplaceable, men with depend­ of forfeiting their right to ever hospitals or in jail, etc., must the past two weeks, the SIU who operated the ship at the ents, men with wartime military becoming citizens of the U.S. Negotiating Committees in New (Continued on Page 3) time the work was done. service, and many others. York and the Gulf area have The Commission office in FOR ONE YEAR extended the Seafarers' record New York is a bookkeeping wage gains and protective Union office, and handles no funds Further, the President may security clauses to the rmlicenwhatsoever. designate other special activities! sed personnel of 11 companies, as being essential to the national The Commission further including several of the larger Draft Registration dates are from August 30 to welfare in the future. When de­ pointed out that even if the contracted outfits. September 18. ferments are allowed they will company does not operate In addition to Waterman and be for a maximum period of any more WSA ships, all Illinois-Atlantic, operators now Everyone, whether citizen or alien, between the one year, instead of six months claims are still to go through bound by the new conditions are: ages of 18 and 28 MUST register. as previously. the company's office. Alcoa Steamship Company, The classifications are: Some companies have Bull Steamship Company, Bal­ Those paying off after these dates MUST register 1-A—Available for military claimed to have turned over timore Insular Line, South At­ within five days after reaching a US port. service. their books to the Maritime lantic Steamship Company, Seas Commission, but the Com­ 1 -A-O—Conscientious objector Shipping Companj', Seatrain Veterans under 26 years of age. although exempt mission says they have not available for non-combatant mil­ Lines, Inc., Eastern Steamship from service, MUST register. received any. If any comitary service. Company and Smith and John­ anies do so in the future, the son, all of which signed in New 1-C—Members of the armed Married men. although exempt from service. MUST SIU will be notified. In that York August 13, and Mississippi forces. Coast Guard, Coast and register. case a notice will be printed Shipping Company, which gave Geodetic Survey or Public in the LOG. (Continued on Page 7) Health Service and certain reg­ istrants separated therefrom. 1-D—Member of Reserve com­ ponent or student taking military training. II-A—Registrant deferred be­ NEW YORK—The SIU's peti­ though the actual election was continue to argue their respective At that time Cities Service cause of civilian occupation (ex­ tion for an election to win certi­ held imder that Taw. cases. Both have agreed to stay had eight ships, but one of them, cept agriculture) fication on the ships of the Cities It was the sam^; old story, ac­ in session until the arguments the SS Lone Jack, did not touch II-C—Deferred because of ag­ Service not included in the orig­ cording to the SIU organizers, are completed which means that an American port during the ricultural occupation. inal certification order issued in who declared that Cities Service the hearings should end Mon­ III-A—Registrant with depend­ May by the NLRB was stalled was simply looking for legal day night. If you have sailed on a by the company this week. loop-holes to delay the inevit­ ents. BROKE PRECEDENT Cities Service ship as Stew­ At hearings before an NLRB able, a full contract with the IV-A—Registrant who has The NLRB examiner will then ard, Bosun. Pumpman or Ma­ examiner here. Cities Service SIU. The Union is countering completed service; sole surviving report to NLRB headquarters in sons of parents whose other child representatives maintained that every move that Cities Service Washington, where the final de­ chinist. report to the Organ­ izing Department on the Fifth or children died in World War Stewards, Bo,sun,s, Pumpmen and makes. cision on the bargaining unit Deck in New York before 10 Machinists could not vote in MEET MONDAY II. will be' made. After that, the o'clock, Monday. August 30. IV-B—Officials deferred by such an election because they The hearings were recessed on election will be ordered. This is important. were supervisory employees. Wednesday, August 25, but rep­ law. SIU spokesmen are contend­ SUPERVISORS OUT resentatives of the Union and ing that Bosuns, Stewards, Ma­ IV-C—^Aliens. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, the company will reconvene with chinists and Pumpmen are un­ voting period. Since then the IV-D—-Ministers of religion or supervisory employees cannot be the NLRB examiner on the licensed crewmembers and for company has acquired eight ad­ divinity students. included in a bargaining unit. morning of Monday, August 30. that reason cannot be classed ditional ships. IV-E—Conscientious objectors In last winter's previous vot­ Seafarers who have sailed Cities as supervisory employees. It is In protesting the limited cer­ opposed to combatant and noning on the seven Cities Service Service ships in any of the four up to the company to prove to tification, the SIU maintained combatant training and service. ships which have already been disputed ratings should report the contrary. that the NLRB had not followed IV-F—Physically, mentally or certified. Stewards, Bosuns, to the Organizing Department on The present controversy arose its own precedent set in the morally unfit. Pumpmen and Machinists were the Fifth Deck in New York when the NLRB's certification Isthmian case—when the SIU V—Those who became 26 years included in the voting unit. In before 10 o'clock that morning, order based on last winter's el­ was certified as the bargaining old after registering and conse­ that case, the voting unit was the Organizers announced. ection aboard Cities Service agent for Isthmian ships, the quently are exempt from service. agreed to before the Taft-Hart­ ;When the hearing reconvenes, ships covered only the seven NLRB did not restrict certifica­ tion to the ships voted. Men who were given the 1-G ley Act went into effect, al­ the Union and the company wiU ships actually voted. NEW YORK—Beginning Aug. ust 30, all men between the ages of 18 and 26 must register for the peacetime draft, regard­ less of any basis they may have (or think they have) for defer­ ment from actual military serv­ ice. Those who have already reached their 26th birthday, however, need not register. WSA Money Due Points About The Draft Cities Service Eiection Stail Seen At End �Page Two THE SEAFJ^RERS LOG Friday. August 27, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Start Thinking Now Time seems to flit by faster for Seafarers than it does for people in shoreside occupations. A few sign-ons, a few payoffs—and before you know it a year is rolling by. With this vision of fleeting time before us, it might be a good idea to begin mulling over a mighty important piece of Union business. Although nominations for the various posts in the Atlantic and Gulf District are not scheduled to be opened for several weeks, right now seems to be the correct moment to begin thinking about the annual elections. At least, we should be taking stock of the men who might serve the Union next year. Briefly, the qualifications for nomination are that the candidate must be a U.S. citizen and a bookmember of the A&G District for at least two years. Candidates for Agent or Patrolman must have three years sea service in any one of the three departments. Candidates not now in office must show four months of discharges for the Current year. Qualifications for the positions are comparatively easy for any member to meet. Most Seafarers can qualify easily. But these qualifications are only the very minimum a man needs to serve his Union. To properly appraise the worth of a Seafarer and his ability to do a first-rate job as a Union official, it is wise to observe the tangibles. In other words, to look at the record—of the past year, for example—to see what a member has done to indicate his interest in the SIU, and what he has to offer the membership in the way of service in its behalf. Hospital Patients This looking at the record is clearly not confined to those now in office. There are many Brothers who are not officials who continually arc active to further the Union's advance. Some of these active rank-and-filers have been your own shipmates. They are the men who are always These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, ready and willing to accept responsibility in getting Union as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging jobs done. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Men Now In The Marine Hospitals They arc the men who serve as shipboard Delegates, who act as members of shoreside committees, who present recommendations that will benefit all hands in our Or­ ganization. These are among the men to be considered by you in making your decision on nominations. The nomination of men who might ultimately serve as Union officials is a serious business. In doing so, you are offering the names of men whom you regard as capable of carrying out your—and the rest of the mem­ bership's—decisions, to represent you in dealings with the operators and otherwise conduct the business of the Union. Ju^ as members placing the names of their Brothers in nomination must do so seriously, the recipients of this honor must accept it in absolute seriousness and with all sincerity. No one should labor under the misapprehension that a union election is a popularity contest. There is too much at stake for all of us in maritime in these critical days to take our Union offices lightly. Let us nominate as many men as possible. The more qualified Seafarers nominated, the better the chance that we will get outstanding representation for the Atlantic and Gulf District. Let's just make si^-e we make merit the measure of our choices. I writing to them. MOBILE HOSPITAL E. D. JENKINS A. C. McALPIN E. E. JARRETT C. GLOVER L. M. KYSER W. ANDERSON A. C. SIMPSON H, R. LOWMAN E. A. GRADY P. HUSEBY C. H. WILLIAMS 4" BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. L. C. HOLMES JACK McCRANIE GETTIS LIGHTFOOT WILLIE WHITE JOSEPH W. BOURGEOIS WM. T. ROSS STANLEY GELAK PERCY BATSON M. C. EL MORES J. W. SPENCER CHRIST B. VIKIN JAS. K. CHARLESWORTH EDW. A. MORGAA J. ROOS DAVID WARDEN H. W. SPENCER JOS. W. BOURJOIS F. BECKER C. MORALES R. J. PURCELL JOHN J. SCHWABLANK C. SIMMONS STANLEY GELAK WM. T. ROSS EDW. A. MORGAN M. C. EL MORES S. A SSAN PEDRO HOSPITAL L. TICKLE T. C. KELLY M. BYERS t. t- tNEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL STELLY C. FORMAN E. LIPARI R. F. BLACK J. DENNIS L. C. MASON A. LOOPER C. ANDERSON RALPH PIEPHET V. R. NORTH V. P. SALLINGS C. GREEN C. R. GRIMES W. H. COLBOURNE M. C. GADDY H. L. SEYMOfUR JAMES FARRIOR E. MULHOLLAND A. SYLVERA When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) EDWIN MAXWELL FRANK WAGNER P. E. CUMARE H. FERDRICKSSON H. MASON G. L. DUXWORTH ED MILLER s. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL A. EWING A. VANELZUELA M. CASTRO J. McNEELY A. JENSBY D. DeDUISEN T. ZEMRZUSKI W. H. NUNN J. BOUYEA W. HUNT R. L. JOHNSTON K. C. CROWE C. OPPENHEIMER W. H. PERRY T. MANDICK C. NANGLE C. W. HALLA P. G. DAUGHERTY ' ! ' �Fiidar. Augiul 27, 1948 Registration For Miiitary Draft Begins THE SEAFARERS LOG IN APPRECIATION? Page Thxee' Absentee Ballots Available To Most Seamen This Year NEW YORK — Merchant Sea-'tion. Application for ballot should men can vote in the coming be made to the County Clerk elections, unless their legal resi-[of the county of the voter's resi­ dence is in one of the few dence. (Couthuicd from Page I) States prohibiting absentee bal­ Connecticut—Ballots must be loting. received not later than Novemalso register within five days The fii-st step in exercising ber 1, 1948. after their release. the right and duty to vote is Idaho—^Application should be Registration will begin with r- 0 you who answered the call of your to obtain the Post Card (Stand- made to the County Clerk for the oldest group—the 25 year ard Form No. 76) application' registration forms required, if olds — registering on the first JL country and served in its Merchant from any of the following the voter did not vote in the day. The other groups will fol­ sources: 1946 general election. Ballots Marine to bring about the total defeat of low on successive days through September 18. Office of the United States must be received by election of­ the enemy, I extend the heartfelt thanks of ficials not later than November Maritime Commission Registration dates for each 1. age group are as follows: Office of the United States the Nation. You undertook a most severe Illinois—Post Card Form No. Shipping Commissioner The oldest group, meaning 76 is not acceptable. Application men born in 1922 after August task—one zvhich called for courage and Local Union Headquarters by merchant seamen may be 30, 1922, will be registered on United Seamen's Service Clubs made directly to the County fortitude. Because you demonstrated the Monday, August 30. Seamen's Institutes Clerk. Ballots must be received Men born in 1923—August 31 In addition to the Post Card by election officials not later resourcefulness and calm judgment nec­ and September 1. Form, an application for a State than November 2. absentee ballot may also be Men born in 1924—^^September essary to carry out that task, we now Maine — Ballots must be re­ made by means of a personal ceived by election officials not 2 and 3. look to you for leadership atid example letter mailed to the Secretary later than November 2. Men born in 1923—September of the State, in which the ap­ Michigan—National, State, and 4 and 7. in further serving our country in peace. plicant has his voting residence, County officers to be elected. Men born in 1926—September or in such other manner as may u u J 1- XI. , u Mississippi — Ballots must be 8 and 9. be nrescnbed by the law of such • j u .u r-.x , : received by the Circuit Clerk Men born in 1927—September State. of the voter's county not later 10 and 11. The State absentee ballot must than the date of the election. Men born in 1928—September be carefully executed in accord­ Montana—Post Card Form No. 13 and 14. ance with the instructions which THE WHITE HOUSE accompany it. The oath may he j^ constitute a valid Men born in 1929—September May 12, 19W taken and attested by a War-! ^PPl^^^tion for baUot. Applica15 and 16. rant or Non-Commissioned Offi-'^^^^ should be made Copies of the Executive Order shown above were for­ Men born in 1930, before cer of the Army or Navy, or byi^^^ statutory form furnished by warded to Seafarers by the President of the United States September 19—September 17 and Masters, First Officers, Chief En-' County Clerk and Recorder extolling them for the important part they played in the 18. gineers and Pursers of vessels. county seat. Ballots must victory of the Allied Nations in World War II. As draft Men born after September 19, documented under the laws of received by election officials registration date approaches—with no consideration being 1930 will register on their not later than election day. the United States. shown to seamen—holders of the Presidential order wonder eighteenth birthday, or within Nebraska—Ballots must be re­ Merchant seamen desiring fur­ just how meaningful cind important are official commendations. five days therefrom. ther information should write to ceived by November 11. North Carolina — Ballots must the Secretary of the State in be received by election officials which he has a voting residence. by election day. Pennsylvania, and Maryland North Dakota — Ballots must no longer permit absentee vot­ Members who forward ing, and in Missouri merchant be received in time for the first XI. ij • J seamen must be present in the meeting of election officials after their membership books to Necessity is the mother of invention, the old saying goes, and order to vote election day. the New York Hall for retire­ Seafarer William Reid happily points to his own experience to Ohio—Post Card Form No. 76 In the following States elec­ ment are urged to mark the prove it. tions will be held November 2, will not be acceptable as an ap­ Stricken with appendicitis aboard the SS Alcoa Clipper July and absentee ballots may be ob­ plication for ballot. Seamen envelope with the notation 17, Brother Reid might have suffered severe complications had tained by applying on the Stan­ should request an ordinary civi­ "Attention: 6th floor." in or­ it not been for the timely decision and ingenuity of the ship's dard Post Form No. 76 unless lian absentee voter's application der to insure quicker hand­ surgeon and several able assistants. from the Secretary of State. otherwise specified below. ling of the matter. In an emergency operation performed in an improvised op­ Arizona—Ballots must be re­ Such ballot must be returned to erating room Brother Reid parted company with his mutinous ceived by election officials not election officials not later than Marking of the envelope in appendix, at 10:30 P.M. when the doctor decided Reid's condition later than the day of the elec­ noon of the fourth day before the manner advised above wouldn't stand waiting until the arrival' of a Coast Guard rescue tion. election. will save time and will result team the next morning. Oklahoma — Ballots must be Colorado—^Ballots must be re­ in prompt return of the book CALL FOR AID received by election day. ceived by election officials not to the sender. Reid began feeling ill the day after the Clipper had left New later than the day of the elecTexas—^Post Card Form No. 76 Orleans. His condition was diagnosed by Dr. A. S. Creniglia, is not acceptable as an applica­ who immediately issued a call tion for ballot. Seamen should for aid to the Coast Guard, since apply to the Secretary of State the necessary implements for the for an absentee ballot. required surgery were not "Vermont—Post Card Form No. aboard. The Clipper radioed her 76 is not acceptable as applica­ SOS at 2 P.M. The ship was tion for ballots. Applicants for then three hours by air from the ballots should write to the nearest base. County Clerk entirely in his According to Magge Greenown handwriting and state the berg, Stewardess on the Clipper, facts necessary to establish his the Coast Guard notified the ves­ right to vote, including the facts sel at 6 P.M. that it "just of his expected absence from the couldn't make it," because land­ polls on election day and the ing a seaplane on the water after reasons therefor. The ballots dark would be a hazardous task. must be received by election of­ Dr. Greniglia decided that the ficers before closing of polls on operation would have to be per­ election day. formed aboard the Clipper with Wisconsin — Post Card Form the tools on hand. Aided by No. 76 should be addressed to Sister Greenberg, Dr. Alvin Ramthe County Clerk of county of bar, a passenger; and C. Henlegal residence. Request should ning. Second Purser, Dr. Cre­ not be mailed to Secretary of niglia prepared for the surgery. State. Ballots must be received Four table spoons were rigged by election officials by Novem­ ber 2. as retractors, and four ounces of Wyoming—Bonafide electors of novacaine were used around the the State of Wyoming are eli­ incision area to deaden the pain, gible to vote. Post Card Form because the customary imple­ No. 76 should be addressed to ments were lacking. the County Clerk. Ballots must At 10:30 Drs. Creniglia and be received before November 2. Rambar were taking off their Residents of States not listed rubber gloves. The appendix Magge Greenberg, Clipper Stewardess, who may write to their respective William Reid, as he appeared 11 days after was so inflamed, a rupture was undergoing emergency appendectomy in im­ likely in four hours, they agreed. assisted doctors during operation, holds ap­ State Secretaries, if they desire pendix shortly after it was removed from information concerning their ab­ provised operating room aboard the Alcoa Reid's convalescence was swift. sentee voting status. Reid. In 11 days he was up. Clipper. RETIRING BOOKS Appendix Spooned Out In Trick Operntion Aboard Alcoa Clipper �THE S E Af ARERS LOG I Page Foux Friday, August 27. 1948 The Membership And Union Policy By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD In looking over the articles submitted to the LOG by other Port Agents on "some subject of general and vital interest to the membership," I see where they have touched on specific Union problems or accom­ plishments. Brother Tanner wrote of the Union's responsibilities to the membership, where it extended and where it ended. Brother Algina covered the correctness of the SrU's course as shown by the NMU's mistakes where they differed and success where they followed us. Brother Gardner spoke of beefs and beefers—a Union problem. The subjects covered by my Brother Agents had one thing in common—each was approached from the standpoint of Union policy on the matter. Inasmuch as the Union's policy in each case was the basis of the article, it seems like a good idea to take Union policy itself as a subject. It's a big hunk to bite off and chew on, but I feel it is of prime impor­ tance to the SIU. Every organization, every government and every Union has a policy. It's the way of life, the road that is followed. Our government charts its course on its foreign and domestic policies: the SIU, too, sets its course by policy. EVOLVES FROM MEETINGS In the SIU, as every member knows, the Union's policy is arrived at through open discussion at mem­ bership meetings ashore and on the ships. Crews offer resolutions, rank-and-filers make motions and Union officials offer recommendations. They all come to the attention of the membership in the same fashion and are critically analyzed by Seafarers in meetings in all ports. Being in a democratic organization, the mem­ bership receives the proposal offered and listens to arguments pro and con. Everyone has his opportunity to support or criticize. If the matter is too big for immediate disposal a committee is set up for the study of the matter and a report on their findings is rendered at the next meeting. When the matter has been put to a vote and the mem­ bership has decided that it shall be policy, the course of the Union in that particular instance is set. Whether it be to conduct a strike or to open a new hall, the matter is settled when the vote is recorded as carried. Union policy has been made and it's up to the elected officials to put it into action and adhere to the course as made by the membei'ship. The membership has bound itself to a program, the officials are bound to follow suit and to enforce that program. We ai'e all familiar with this system, it's been the way of the SIU since its inception. To devote an The Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG has in­ vited the Port Agents to submit a series of articles on issues of general and vital interest to the membership. These articles will not take the place of the Agents' weekly surveys on the state of shipping in their ports and other matters, but will be something in addition. The Editor felt that the Port Agents, because of their positions, would be able to comment wisely on a variety of subjects. The fourth article in this series appears on this page. It was sub­ mitted by Earl (Bull) Sheppard, Port Agent in New Orleans. Members are urged to submit their own views on this and the other articles in the series. Bull Sheppard is one of the original members of the SIU and, since its founding, has participated in the many actions which laid the groundwork for the present size and strength of the Union. During the %var he sailed through all battle zones. While on the ships he acted as Delegate many times. During the Isthmian campaign Brother Sheppard was in charge of all field work. He also took part in the other organizational drives. "free discussion" means involved and pointless haranging and irresponsible and screwball performances. With a firm hand this type can be handled quickly, in union fashion. He only wastes time and once spotted can be set straight by any alert crew. The third type is not ignorant and is not a per­ former in the sense that we know it. He is either a shipowner's stooge or a political crackpot. He may be working for the purpose of destroying the Union by causing dissension in the ranks or he may be attempting to inject a pai-ticular political ideology into Union affairs. Of course, this does not mean a man cannot expound a political belief to his shipmates, but it does mean danger if he is attempting to disrupt union policy that has already been established. WANTS DIVIDED UNION including acting as Organizational Director for the Great Lakes campaign. He also was instrumental in the SIU's successful support to other trade unions, such as the Longshore Beef in 1945. Brother Sheppard, incidentally, has been lauded by other unions as one of the best administrators in his field. He is known as an exponent of direct action, and the SIU has been requested several times to lend Brother Sheppard to unions in need of a capable organizer and administrator. A man of large physical proportions—which earned him the nickname "Bull"—he has played professional baseball, and was a football player of some renown. In maritime. Brother Sheppard is know for practicing the direct action he ex­ pounds. He is a veteran of practically every waterfront labor battle and bears many scars as testimony. Sheppard first assumed elected office in the last election, when he was voted into the post of New Orleans Agent. In his article on Union policy, he covers a field which he terms as being "of prime impor­ tance to the SIU." strength into the organizing of the Isthmian Line. Organizers went into the field and aboard ships. In this the bulk of the membership and officials cooperated wholeheartedly. There were times when SIU men, anxious to do a job, turned up at the company hiring office in such nurnbers that our regular contracted vessels were held up for lack of crews. The union newspaper, the SEAFARERS LOG, became primarily an organizing weapon. More space was devoted to news of the men sailing the Isthmian ships than to all the rest of the Union combined. All down the line the story was the same—the complete subjugation of all Union affairs to the successful prosecution of the Isthmian campaign. Here again, however, a small group of dissenters composed of a few members and one or two officials attempted to throw a monkey wrench in the mach­ inery. The discussion days were past, the policy had been made—but they weren't in an abiding mood. In gin mills, on the ships and at the meetings they started a campaign of dissension. They peddled tales of huge expenditures, they questioned the Union's whole purpose in the drive, they termed as "foolish" the SIU men who went aboard the ships as oi'ganizers. They attempted to cast doubt on the ability of the men conducting the drive. All in all, they were play­ ing the shipowner's game, whether knowingly or not. Of course, the Union could not tolerate these smearcampaigns. Too much was at stake. The whole union structure was tied up in the drive and victory was too close to allow the battle to bog down because of these characters. Where it was found that these persons had acted contrary to the policy of the union, charges were placed against them and they were tried. If the charges were proved the men joined the "99-Year Club." Those A&G officials who had not fully supported the drive were "unofficially" requested This person, be he shipowner's stooge or political crackpot, is the real enemy of the Union. He is attempting to make inroads into what is already accepted union policy. He does not want the Union to remain solid and united. He has an ulterior motive in mind and it is not for the best interests of the members of the SIU. I'm not mentioning these types here solely for the purpose of warning them, nor am I mentioning them so the membership can be on the lookout. Primarily article to this would be a waste of space if that is I mention them because I want to give some examples all that was to be said. It's what happens once a of what they do on occasions and what might happen course has been set that I want to discuss. should the membership in our or any other union Once the policy of the Union has been set the for that matter become lax and allow them to succeed. majority rules. The objectors have had their say Before the 1946 General Strike was called, there and have been overruled. It is their duty to swallow was a great deal of discussion on the strategy and all objections and accept the dictates of their Brother policy to be employed. As we all know there was a Seafarers. We all live under one roof: the SIU. We complete shutdown and complete victory. This was all want the same things: better working conditions, the Union membership's decision, it became policy. better wages and a strong Union. We achieve this by However, even after the Union had decided on a only one course: complete solidarity and internal general strike, there were persons within the Union to terminate their employment in the A&G as officials. The warning was thereby made to the dissenters and harmony. officials, as well as members who wanted to hedge. slackers—the Union's policy was to win the Isthmian Sometimes when the Union's course has been set They didn't want to shut down the industry, they there are those who resist abiding by the member­ only wanted to shut down certain companies. Whether fleet and disrupters would not be tolerated. Those two examples pretty well point up union ship's decision. These persons fall into several cata- they were working for the shipowners or whether policy in the past and how the Union was able to gories. Their aims are not identical, but if they they were proposing their own personal plan iff not secure resounding victories. The 1946 General Strike succeed, the result would be the same. the important thing. The fact remains that they did showed that the solid backing of the SIU was enough There is the person who is ignorant of union policy. not choose to abide by the decision of the Union. to bring the Washington bureaucrats into line. The He was asleep, gassed up or just didn't listen when That was one of the problems successfully over­ the matter was discussed. He natui-ally has it all come. These persons were shown that they were internal solidarity of the Union and adherence to policy made the Isthmian victory complete. Seeing fouled up and tends to confuse others by his con­ acting contrary to the wishes of the membership, that the jobs in Isthmian ships up on the boards in our fusion. This type is not serious. Usually one of the they were acting against Union policy. Most of them Halls is testimony to that. informed crewmembers can straighten him up in short were brought into line, those who took action contrary The Union's policy has, as a result of the complete order by patient explanation or by showing him the to the Union became ex-Atlarttic and Gulf officials, cooperation, proved itself to be accurate in every straight dope in the SEAFARERS LOG. and in a few cases—ex-members. instance. In this we have won the admiration of all Another example came up during the Isthmian drive. Another is the attention-getter sometimes called the other maritime unions, many of which are faction"super militant", or "soap boxer". He knows what This one I particularly remember as we' sweated blood dirren. By our recent action in winning the top wages the policy is, but he wants to attract attention to him­ for years to win this company. • The policy had been (Continued on Page 1^) self, even if he • causes a little disruption. He thinks set: the Union was to throw its entire and complete �THE SEAFARERS Frid&y. Avtgusl 27. 1948 LOG mm Mi mm New York Has Routine Week Of Shipping By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — When things are running smoothly, as they are now in the port of New Yorlc, there isn't much to write about. Noi-mal activity never makes for a big story. So, with matters under control, we'll give a quick breakdown of port ac­ tivity and the status of shipping, and let that stand as this week's report. Both business and shipping re­ main fair for another week. We played host to the usual number of SIU ships and saw off the usual quota. Some of the vessels in port this week, which brought praise from the Pati-olmen, were the Robin Doncaster, Steel Admiral, Bull's Kathryn and Jean, and the Seatrain Havana. Waterman sent us the LaSalle and the John B. Waterman. The Cape Mohican, Mar-Ancha, and the Coral Sea, Coral Sea Steamship Company, also came in for sweet payoffs. The only ship that had anything worth reporting was the Snelling, Alcoa. She paid off in good shape, but we couldn't say the same for the ship. She ran aground during her voyage and the cost of refloating her and making repairs set the company back $160,000. She's going to be around for awhile. THAT'S THE PICTURE That's pretty much the port picture for the week. Other than the ships mentioned we had a few transits, aboard which everything v/ent off per SIU fashion. Here's a reminder that has been mentioned in the LOG sev­ eral times, but it is always worth repeating: If you're an AB and have three years of seatime, go and got that green ticket. Since July 15, the Coast Guard has re­ quired that two-thirds of the ABs on a ship must hold green tickets. Take an hour or so and make the switch. You can never tell when it may mean being re­ turned from a ship because too many blue tickets are already aboard. On Overtime To insure payment, all claims for overtime must be turned in to the heads of de­ partments no later than 72 hours following the comple­ tion of the overtime work. As soon as the penalty work is done, a record shotdd be given to the Department head, and one copy held by the man doing the job. In addition the depart­ mental delegates should check on all overtime she^ 72 hours before ihe slup makes port. From The Sixth Deck By EDDIE BENDER It is every Seafarer's job to see that his dues record is in order. To make sure that your personal records are ship­ shape. it is advisable that you stop at the sixth floor of Union Headquarters in New York and check your book against the file record, at least once a year. Simply tell the Patrolman on duty that you want your book and file record checked. He will be more than glad to help you. Each request of this typo is handled promptly and there is no delay whatsoever. Remember that you should receive a receipt for every payment you make. Issuance of a receipt is your insurance that the payment will be properly recorded to your credit. It is a good policy to keep all receipts issued to you so that, should a clerical error ever occur, the receipts can simplify the process of tracing your payments and thus aid in speedily squaring up your records. Page FHM Boston Seafarers Find Berths Are Scarce As Five-Cent Beer By ERNEST B. TILLEY BOSTON—Branch business has under the contract signed last been running smoothly as usual, year. with .shipping still on the down The convention of the Massa­ chusetts State Federation of grade. Labor, AFL, drew to a close this If you're thinking of heading week, with the majority of the for Beantown be sure to come officials of the central bodies be­ well-heeled with cabbage, as jobs ing reelected. Many of them are are at a premium and the price old friends of the SIU. The of ham and eggs runs high. Governor of Massachusetts, sev­ eral Representatives and the new RANG BELL U.S. Secretary of Labor ad­ dressed the delegates with In keeping with the summer boats contract that was just fiowery speeches and promises to and signed—the first of its kind labor. They sounded fine signed for boats in this categoi-y gave the working guy a sen.se of —we have taken up wheie security. Brother Siekmann left off. We STILL SKEPTICAL covered the Liberty Bell on which we signed up a happy Ncverthcle.ss. judging from the crew. We also shipped four re­ record of politicians and the sit­ placements from the Hall. uation caused by the Taft-Hart­ However, Brother Johnson, our ley law, the boys around the Patrolman, has not been re­ Hall are plentj' skeptical and are lieved of all his headaches as i banking on the strength of the two companies are still working SIU and militant membership ac­ tion to pull us through any beefs that might confront us. The feeling on this score is: Action, not words. Mobile Maritime Council Aids AFL Carmen By CAL TANNER Dean, Jack Oossee, H. Gray, L. Joidon, R. J. Thomas and E. Edwards. As this is being written, our Hospital Patrolman is making the rounds and, when he returns, a complete list of men hospi­ talized in Mobile will be for­ warded to the LOG. Biggest labor development in this port centers around the strike of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, AFL, which is Proof of the politicians' good Workers, CIO, to move in on intentions could be established the docks on the backs of the MOBILE — Shipping in the by their backing of the seamen Carmen was stopped cold by an Port of Mobile was dead slow alert Maritime Trades Council j on the draft issue. last week. Activity was confined here. to five payoffs, three sign ons NOTHING NEW When the dispute between the I and four ships in transit from I State Dock authorities and the I It came as no surprise when other ports. A total of 66 book­ Carmen could not be adjusted, I the International Longshoremen's men and 18 permitmen were the Carmen threw a picketline Association was prevented from shipped from this port. around the docks. striking by government injunc­ Ships paying off this week The UPW commies, although tion this week. were the Cavalier, Roamer, Pur­ they did not have a picketline itan and Cape Remain, all Alcoa, It was the same thing with the themselves, tried to take ad­ and the Wild Ranger, a Waterrailroad workers last June. This vantage of the opportunity to in a n job. All payoffs were leaves the commies an oppor­ get in on the support given smooth, practically no beefs on tunity to work at their old game the AFL Carmen by the other any of the vessels. of rule or ruin. AFL men in Mobile. Best payoff of the week took Brother Lindsey Williams came We of the SIU remember the place aboard the Wild Ranger, down to help out in the beef I beef in the ILA back in 1945, which makes the Puerto Rican and he and the Mobile Agent when the comrades attempted to run. She was in PR during the immediately called a meeting of take over the waterfront. We ILA strike and came in clear the Mai-itime Trades Council of remember the part we played in of beefs with an A-1 crew the port, so that a policy bene­ that bitter struggle. With this aboard. ficial to all could be worked memory before us. we will not SIGN ONS out. tolerate any repetition. The commies were not active A good deal of time last week Sign ons took place aboard' on the picketline, but they spent was devoted to making improve­ the Roamer, headed for the West their time passing out handbills ments around the Hall, as re­ Indies run; the Wild Hanger, and doing a lot of talking which quested by the membership. going back to Puerto Rico, and being conducted at the Ala­ does no good. As the situation Supplying plenty of help were the Antinous, a Waterman ship bama State Docks. now stands, the unions involved our old standbys. Joe Greenbound for Hambui-g. A move on the part of the have 30 days to answer the in­ baum and Fish Rubery, along The four vessels in transit communist-led United Public junction against them. with many others. were the Cape Santiago, Steel Recorder, both Isthmian; the John Laurence, a Waterman coastwise ship, and the Strathmore, of the Strathmore lines. Only one of the ships paying By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ them. We managed to get the ing something is not the best off is headed for the boneyard. logs lifted, and everything was way to deal with a hard-timing BALTIMORE—At last we had She is the Cape Romain. She all right in the end. But the Skipper. It may seem rough, reverts to the Maritime Com­ a turn fxtr the better so far as Skipper did seem to be a little but the best thing is to keep mission after having been ope-| shipping is concerned, and we log-happy. track of all the beefs and hold rated by the Alcoa outfit for sure hope it stays that way or them for the payoff, if they can't BETTER WAY improves still more. quite some time. be settled by the Delegates. We paid off seven ships and Indications are that shipping This Skipper was strictly a Everybody here is pretty will be slow during the coming signed on the same number. bell-to-bell man and so was his happy about the pay raise, eifweek. Only a few of the ships There woi'c throe Ore ships, one Chief Engineer. That was how cept that some of the Stewards operated by the major companies Calmar, one Smith & Johnson seem to think they deserved the in this port are scheduled in and a Mathiesen tanker that same boost the Bosuns got. hei'e for payoffs and sign ons. paid off and signed right on Maybe they will get it next time. again. In addition, we paid off a COLLINS BURIED There still are too many mqn Robin and signed on an Isth­ on the beach, because it takes The body of William E. (Red) mian. more than one good week to There were some ships in Collins, former SIU official, who clear everybody out after a bad ti'ansit, too, Alcoas and Waterdied recently at sea while serv­ stretch like the one we've been ing as a Union organizer on a mans for the most part. Once having. Still, things would be new tanker, was returned to again, however, it was the Ore looking fairly good, if so many Mobile this week on the SS Line that held up the port as it has so many times in the past. Bienville, Waterman. men weren't always trying fbr Funeral services were held Seafarers ought to be glad to their favorite ship on their Aug. 23 in this city, and several take those Ore jobs, a little favorite run. oldtimers served as pallbearers. gladder than they seem to be all the trouble came about, al­ sometimes. They really keep us The men in the hospital were Some of the oldtimers on the though technically the men were as happy about the raise as tbe beach in Mobile include Leo going. There were no serious beefs logged for taking a little time Marsh, "Ding Dong" Bell, Louis rest of the boys. They'll be Pugh, M. Oswald, H. (Cherokee) except on the Robin Sherwood. off without saying anything to ready to take the good wages HeUman, Jack Thomason, F. All but a half a dozen of the anbody. Taking time off without say­ when they ace ready to ship. Smith, Johnnie Grimes, George Sherwood crew had logs on Baltimore Sees Turn For Better, At Last �Page Six- TEE SEAFARERS LOG Shipping Siows Down In Tampa For Permitmen Things Are Hopping In The New Frisco Hall TAMPA — Shipping slowed down considerably during the past week in this port. We ship­ ped a few replacements aboard several vessels that were in, but that was the limit of job activity. The ships calling here were the SS Winslow Homer and SS John Laurence, of Waterman; the SS Alcoa Partner; and the SS Edith, Bull. Mississippi's SS Del Alba was slated for this port next week, but was re-routed and will miss Tampa. The Port is still looking for the long overdue payoff, but it appears this won't be realized for about another month. Then we'll have the McBurney in for Overtakes. FINISHING UP The remodeling job on our Hall is now in the finishing stage Friday, August 27. 1948 When the search ended a couple of weeks ago for an A&G Branch in Frisco, Seafarers turned to in typical style to get everything in order as quickly as possible. Some of the Brothers responsible for the ship-shape results are shown above. A vote of thanks was enthusiastically given these and the other Brothers on the beach who had a hand in the job. The first regular membership meeting in the Atlantic and Gulf District's new Branch Hall at 85 Third Street, San Fran­ cisco, was called to order on . T Aug. 18. A large number of A&G Sea­ farers were on hand for the initial meeting in the spic and span aceommodation.s—the result of a recent membership decision in all ports urging establishment of a West Coast Branch Hall. Shipping and business is be­ ing conducted from the new quarters, which is ample enough to permit full Branch activity — including a special room for recreational purposes containing a library, games and free coffee. Union educational material is on hand for all Brothers inter­ ested in the know-how needed to be a good Union man. Union education classes will begin soon. All A&G Brothers in Frisco Here's one lad who did his are invited to make full use of share. He used plenty of el­ the new facility. The telephone bow grease to make those number is DOuglas 2-5475. bulkheads sparkle. The Patrolman Says Bread In Port and things are beginning to have the new look around here. The job would have been com­ pleted long before this, but for the fact that we're in the rainy season. The rains have been about the worst in years and are responsible for the delay. To top it all off, next month is hurri­ cane time and from the looks of things, it could be unpleasant. Hope that, if the winds do start kicking up, they don't bother our building. Several oldtimers are around the beach. Brother Jimmy Jones is still with us. He's taking out­ patient treatment for those burns he received in the explGS|ion aboard the John Bartram last month. Two Seafarers — Mohammed Elsayed and George Griffin — lost their lives as a result of the blast. They were scalded by live eteam escaping from a line con­ nected to the Bertram's deck machinery. NEW YORK—After answering dozens of inquiries on the duties of the Night Cook and Baker, and the making of extra batches of bread for port use, I hope this article will finally clear the air. In the contract, under Section 10, Article 5, the whole matter is clearly put: "Shore bread, (a) The company shall furnish bread from ashore in all continental US ports. When bread is not fur­ nished in continental US ports within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding Sundays and holidays, the Night Cook and Baker shall be required to make the bread and will be paid three hours overtime for each batch of bread baked." MAKE DOUGH That's what the agreement says, so if the clock knocks off 24 hours and no bread is aboard, get to work and whip up a batch, but keep the overtime sheet handy. As long as the overtime is written up correctly, there's small chance of losing out on money which is rightfully yours. Freddy Stewart A partial view of the large number of Atlantic and Gulf District Seafarers who took part in the first regular branch meeting held in the now San Francisco Hall, 85 Third Street, on Aug. 18. Seated at table, left to right, are A1 Bernstein, Chairman; Roy Pierce, Reading Clerk, and H. A. Orlando, Recording Secretary. Steve Cardullo, A&G West Coast Representative, is standing at left. New Contract Cheers Philly, Though Shipping Faiis Off Joe Wread just got in from New Orleans. Others around in­ clude Nevin Ellis, Tony Sosa and B. L. Duke. By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER , sit.r Among them were the Robin Gray, Steel Worker, Mai­ TOUGH ON PERMITS PHILADELPHIA — There is den Vicloxy, and the Marymar. Permitmen should steer clear only one word to describe the Beefs were at a minimum on of this port. We have more man­ shipping situation here this past these scows, so you can see that power around than we will be week—lousy. I believe I'm cor­ things were very .quiet here this able to ship for six months. rect when I say this was the week. However, I hope to have Several jobs come in, of course, first week this year that we more activity to report in the but there is always a bookman coming week. on hand to fill the vacancy. A didn't have one single payoff. Although the shipping picture few rated permitmen are occas­ As a consequence, jobs have has been rather gloomy, the ionally able to ship in the Engine been scarcer than chicken in a boys have been cheered and and Deck Departments, however. Shuler chicken potpie. heartened no end by the success The Agent and Nevin Ellis of our Negotiating Committees Someone started a rumor in New York and New Orleans spent the weekend doing a bit around the Hall that there was in winning the best contracts of fishing. Luck was good and they caugh a nice string — 80 a steel cable stretched across the ever held by any maritime . Bhellcrackers and a load of . other mouth of the Delaware River, union. fish. The water was high so this The subject of the new conand some of the boys have been was a pretty good catch. ti-acts has been kicked around hinting very strongly that this All hands agree the new con­ quite a bit here and the one con­ tracts represent about the finest foul deed was conceived in the clusion is: "A better job couldn't bit of negotiating ever done by minds of some of our Port have been done." • any maritime union. The Hiring Agents nearby. Maybe so! May­ This feeling, coupled with the Clause tops all the other good be so! fact that the National. Maritiiiie clauses in our first-rate contract. A few ships were here in tran- ^ Union imrnediately cried for the same thing the SIU won by hard work and membership job action, has caused SIU men here to throw out their collective chests. It has reached the stage where when an SIU man meets an NMU imfortunate, the latter has a strong tendency to blush and slink out of sight. Before signing off, I'd like to say something to certain guys who have walked off ships owing their shipmates money. I think these guys ought to un­ derstand that sooner or later they'll be caught up with. The world is indeed a small place to seafaring men. After a man sweats and labom for his earnings and then loses it, because a "shipmate" doe.sn't have the decency to repay his debts, it is damned good reason to class these runaways with finks and chiselers. For crying out loud, if a Brother is good enough to lend you a helping hand, be man enough to lepay him. If you don't, chances are they'll make up' for it in ^ome way later on. No baseball report this week. The Phillies, I would rather not mention. Neither do I care to say anything about our A's un­ til I see how they come out with the sluggers from the Bronx this NO SYMPATHY ' week end. (Better keep mum. Few guys could have sympathy The Yankees lowered the boom with a character who sneaks on the At'aletics in every one of away from a payoff leaving his the four-game series—Ed.) buddies hung up, after they had That's all for now. Hope to befriended him and-shown, trust have more cheerful news'for youin him by lending him dough. ; ail next week. . - �Friday, August 27, 1948 THE S E A t A R E R S L O G William Moore Rites Held In New Orleans CELEBRATING AFL WATERFRONT UNITY Page Seven ' :I . ,i . NEW ORLEANS — Funeral services fur William H. Moore, a member of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, who drown­ ed July 11 at Biemen, Germany after falling from a .ship's gang­ plank, were held heie last week. Burial was in the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetary. Born in Alabama, May 14, 1916, Brother Moore became a member of the SIU Sept. 21, 1939, joining in the Port of Phil­ adelphia. He sailed in the Stew­ ards Dcpai tment and held Book No. 5950. Sui'viving are Ri'oth(n' Mooie's •wife, the former Miss Gloria Portie, of New Orleans; his father, Guy Moore, of Columbus, Ga., and four sisters and a bi-other. also of Columbus. • The formation of an AFL Maritime Port Council in Puerto Rico recently was cause for celebration by members of the unions involved. The local committee of the International Long­ shoremen's Association sponsored an affair in Ponce in honor ot Ramon Mejias, president of the ILA Ponce local, and Sal Colls, SIU Port Agent in San Juan, for their efforts in uniting the Union de Trabajadores de Muelles, Union de Empleados de Muelles, the ILA and the SIU. Brother Mejias is seated at the right of Brother Colls. Wl,^ &'oAunA PILED UP! I don't know whether the Old Man took over from this point, or whether he permitted a demon­ strably unreliable Pilot to con­ tinue to give orders. However, we got full speed ahead. Usually the engines are cut, and the ship drifts around this tortuous turn in the channel. Fascinated, I watched the open rudder chains on the poop deck, hear my feet. To a man offwatch, sitting on a bunk near me I said, "We're going to pile up-onthe starboard reef in a minute! We did. A few minutes of frenzied en­ gine and rudder work, and I felt her loosen. But "full-speed as­ We went down by the head, and I began to have a postively arial view of the poop. But that didn't make the shore look near enough, as our screw tried to emulate an airplane prop. In fact the shore receeded as our brave Captain cut across the bight. Having no intention of swim­ ming ashore with a couple of hundred weight of reinforced concrete on my aching arm, I got a lifejacket. I understand that our hero, hearing of this, didn't like- it. Oh, well, you can't please everyone. If he'd heard I'd pack­ ed another jacket in my seabag, NO TRIAL RUN I'm sure he'd have been awfully angry! Late starting to leave, and delayed in doing so, the Old Man wanted to get to La Romana, a normal two hours run east. We neglected to make a short cruis­ ing run in the vicinity of a safe {Cont'mued from Page I) haven, to find out how our plates way in face of job action on would open up after having dec­ orated three coral reefs with Aug. 6. The wage increases call for rivet-heads. (I'll bet the sea$12.50 across the board for all ratings in all Departments, with the exception of Bosun who re­ ceives a $25 boost. tern' apparently was not changed to "stop-her." "We're going on the port bank next," I yelled. We slithered or rather grated off the ground, shot across the channel, and ran clear over the opposite reef and into a narrow, long lagoon. Up and down we ran, repeat­ edly ramming the seaward reef. A hook was gotten out, so we ran and heaved, finally clearing into deep water. The Pilot was put ashore. Up Uiilil now Ihere may have been some excuse as to what hap­ pened. What follows is certainly inexcusable. MOBILE — The freighter SS Claiborne, one of 11 ships pur­ chased recently by the Water­ man Steamship Corporation, completed trial tests in the Gulf last week and will be loaded here for her maiden voyage to Hamburg, Germany. The Claiborne is the first oi the vessels bought from the U. S. Maritime Commission, to go into service. Formerly the SS Cherubim, which saw action during the war as a Navy troop transport, the Claiborne was con­ verted at the Waterman Repair Division here. The others will be completed by the end of the year. After its maiden run, the Claiborne will be placed in Waterman's operations between North Atlantic European ports. Of 10,500 deadweight tons, she has a 63-foot, one-inch beam and a 27'i;-foot draft. The Claiborne is 439 feet long. When all 11 vessels have been put in opeiation. Waterman will have a fleet of 55 wholly-owned dry cargo ships, in addition to a large number on charter from the Maritime Commission. The company's latest vessel is named in honor of William Charles Claiborne, who was Governor of Louisiana from 1812 to 1816 and later U. S. Senator from that state. Prove Identity By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN In a previous article I spoke of company men who forget that the first duty of a Master is that of a seaman to his ship. I there gave a story of nearly a quarter of a century ago. Now I'll tell one less than a year old. . On a recent voyage of the Dor­ othy to ports of the Dominican Republic we put in at San Pedro de Macoris, where I had a frac­ tured wrist reduced and put in a cast. At departure, I had noth­ ing to do but sit on the poop and be a sight-seer; and a most extra­ ordinary show was put on for my benefit. We'd barely let go, when the Pilot decided to pile her on a reef. Small boats carried out our liook and we heaved and snort ed. In an hour or so we were off and back in the channel. Sitting back to relax, I made a big mis­ take: for the fun was just in the first stage—the first of many. From here the channel turned a bit right, then swung left around almost a semi-circle of short radius. At the center of this circle a great American dredge was operating, making the shore hideous with its regur­ gitations; but doubtless improv­ ing the harbor, which needs it. SS Claiborne Joins Waterman Atlantic Fleet Anyway, we made La Romana on the last kick of our high-anddry screw without any steerageway upon her, and nearly crash­ ed the bank from sheer inertia. The port's comic-opera tug (which can tow at least two canoes) got a line ashore, so we hedged into the dock. We were safe and sound. In fact, none of us gave a damn if we did sound, as the bottom was but a few feet away. It took divers sixteen days to plug the seven holes in our bot­ tom. Our Puerto la Plata cargo was transferred to the Jean, and we came home light. Who was the smart fellow who said that "haste makes waste?" To all members who have checks held for them at branch mail rooms: Port Agents will not give out any mail containing checks, unless the addressee shows sufficient evidence of his identity, such as Union book, seaman's papers, discharges, etc. An instance has been re­ ported of an envelope con­ taining a check being picked up by a phony who later forged a signature and cashed it. To prevent a recurrence, a check will be given only to the person to whom it is addressed, and then only after full identification is made. Two More Companies Sign Top Contract the record contract from com­ gotiating with the NMU revealed panies represented by the Atlantic that a settlement with the un­ and Gulf Ship Operators, the ion was in sight until the SIU Headquarters Negotiating Com­ announcement resulted in an upmittee expressed hope that all ping of the NMU demand for maritime unions, regardless of "parity." affiliation, would be able to ISTHMIAN TALKS benefit by the SIU's direct ac­ tion and obtain the same gains. The Headquarters Negotiating GUARANTEES SCALES At. that point, the National Committee announced yesterday Another notable feature of Maritime Union was still in that discussions with the Isth­ the two-year agreement is that deadlock with its operatoi-s after mian Steamship Line for a new present manning .scales are guar­ more than three months of ne­ contract are now in progress. anteed for the life of the con­ gotiations. Only several days Developments in these negotia­ tract. The Negotiating Commit­ I before the SIU's resounding suc­ tions will be reported as they tees made this one of their prim­ cess, the operators offered the occur, the committee added. ary demands in view of present NMU a final $7.50. The NMU Meanwhile the SIU will con­ maritime conditions and the pos­ was ready to accept an increase tinue to push ahead on its de­ sibility that a critical period is somewhere between that figure mands for the same contract anemones are still trying, to spit. ahead. and $10.00 a month. with other contracted operators The Union Hiring HaR clause, them out.) When the SIU's wage scale as current agreements expire. No sir—not he! The good old won by the SIU in July, has was released, the NMU stated The 16 newly-organized tanker rustbacket Dorothy, .had to keep been incorporated in the new that it would "seek nothing less outfits will be tackled aftei* most contract's. Under terms of the up to her , delapidated schedule. than parity with the SIU." of the freighter and passenger He. must have solaced himself pacts, the SIU has the right to companies have been signed. The SIU wage increases "forc­ with the idea .^that Chips' sound­ instigate discussions on wages Tug and inland boat operators ed the NMU to take a new ings would keep us afloat, that and all other monetary matters will be presented with Union approach," NMU president Joe our enemy, salt water, would at any time. demands after the tankers have Curran explained. Frank Taylor, Following its announcement never come nearer than when been dealt with. . head of the eperatoi-s group ne­ last week that the SIU had won first sighted. �Page Eight T H E S E AF ARERS LOG Friday. August 27. 1948 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS SS Chrysanthy Star Sinks English Fishing Smack; Five Brothers Die The 7,000-ton tanker SS Chry­ santhy Star rammed and sank a fishing smack in a fog off the Cornish coast June 25, resulting in the deaths of five fishermen brothers, according to the story told by the Star's crew which paid off in New York last week. Despite the fact that a life­ boat was in the water five min­ utes after the General Alarm sounded, five of six brothers aboard the fishing boat perished. The only survivor was Ralph Richards, one of the brothers. Daniel Lippy, Chief Steward, reported that a second man, Roy Mewton, a London clerk, was alive when brought aboard and Lippy felt that the man might possibly have been saved if the Captain had not refused to return to England for aid. Lippy added that the man was being given artificial respira­ tion when the Captain ordered him to turn to in the galley. Ralph Richards, quoted in the Daily Express, stated that all hands were on the deck of the fishing' boat when the tanker loomed up 500 yards away in THE SANTA CRUZ AT THE SINGER the fog. They shouted, sounded their fog-horn and lit a flare, but the tanker held course. SURVIVOR'S STORY Ralph reported that he was the only one not wearing seaboots; yet despite the fact that he had grabbed a canvas float, the suction dragged him far be­ low before he rose to the sur­ :'Pil face. According to Red Gibbs, Pa­ trolman who boarded the tank­ er here, the ship was very clean and had an exceptional crew. But the Skipper was another matter. He considered himself an ex­ alted character, invested by un­ limited authority. He drew up and posted a set of 13 rules he called "standing orders" in a stilted hand that looked like a 14th Century manuscript. Nearly every rule has some ref­ erence to himself as the lord and master. Here are a few choice ex­ cerpts: "All crewmembers must: "1. Be diligent in the per­ formance of their duties at all The above photo by SS Isaac Singer crewmember. Julio times. To be absent from sta­ Fiqueroa, shows the Spanish refugee ship Santa Cruz tying tion of work while on overtime up alongside the Singer in mid-ocean. The small ship was pay automatically cancels such navigating the Atlantic under seul solely. overtime pay. "6. Observe those rules and regulations promulgated by my­ self, and those orders lawfully issued by duly accredited Of­ ficers and Petty Officers of the ship. "8. Render assistance when Twenty-nine refugees frpm ^fifteen days previously. He fig­ called upon to do so to any Spain's Canary Islands are safe­ ured it would take him about person acting in the interest of ly in Venezuela today, thanks 15 more days to reach Venez­ maintaining order. in part to the crew of the Isaac uela. Asked why they had "12. Bear the above order in M. Singer, Alcoa Steamship chosen Venezuela, the Captain mind when desiring to see Mas- Company vessel. said the people wanted to go Ici. Good maimers possibly and The Singer's part in the refu­ to a Spanish-speaking country probably will mean good re­ gee's safe arrival came when where conditions were better and ception." the Alcoa vessel encountered the men were freer. They had been refugees aboard the 35-foot sail­ told that Venezuela would ad­ He didn't print, what is evi­ dently another rule of his, not ing vessel Santa Cruz about 1500 mit them. to turn back to port on the miles off Paramaribo, Dutch The Captain then seeing that chance of saving a human life, Gmana in the South Atlantic. the stores were loaded, turned When the small ship was to the Singer and thanked all according to the crew which turned the unique manuscript sighted the Singer hove to in the crew for the aid given them. response to waving from persons He tlien ordered the lines east over to the LOG. aboard the Santa Cruz. Slowly off and set his course west for the ship drew alongside the Venezuela. Singer and in heavy seas made The Singer then proceeded to fast. Paramaribo and loaded cargo him by writipg to 3rd Platoon, Spanish-speaking crewmembers for New Yoi'k. When the ship Co. 'A', 60th Jnfantry Regiment, of the Singer, Carlos Matt and arrived in New York the crew's 9th Infantry Division, Fort Dix. All Aponte, hailed the vessel's feeling of anxiety for the safety skipper and worked as interpre­ of the refugees was dispelled ters for the Isaac's Captain. when one of them found an ob­ The Santa Cruz's Skipper scure item in a local newspaper shouted up that they were flee­ mentioning the safe arrival of ing from Spanish-owned and the Santa Cruz in LaGuaira on Franco dominated Canary Is­ August 8. lands and were bound for LaGuaira, Venezuela. He asked his position and if it would be pos­ sible for the Singer to give them stores as they were completely Send in the minutes of out of food. your ship's meeting to the SHIP TO SHIP New York Hall. Only in that The Singer men, of course, way can the membership act turned to immediately and sent on your recommendations, meat, sugar, soap, coffee and and then the minutes can be canned milk over the side to printed in the LOG for the the tiny ship. During the trans­ benefit of all other SIU ferring of stores, Julio Figueroa crews. took pictures of the refugee ship Hold those shipboard meet­ and queried the Captain on the ings regularly, and send ship's voyage. those minutes in as soon as The Captain told him the ves­ possible. That's the SIU way! RAYMOND W. HILL sel had left the Canary Islands piilil Singer Crew Aids Spanish Refugee Ship In Mid-Ocean Photo shows English coastguardsmen removing the body of Roy Mewton. a London clerk, from the Chrysanthy Star after crewmembers' efforts at reviving him failed. Crewmembers feel that the man could have been saved had the Captain ordered the ship back to port. Keep It Clean! Seafarer Raymond Hill Dons Khaki One of the first Seafarers to It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ join the new, expanded Army, ion that an SIU ship is a clean Raymond W. Hill, formerly Wi­ ship. Let's keep it that way. per, now Private, with one Although most of the crews month of Army life imder his leave a ship in excellent con­ belt, dropped in at the New dition, it has come to the at­ tention of the membership York Hall last week to visit that a few crews have vio­ with old shipmates. When col­ lated this rule. So they have lared for a picture and a.sked gone on record to have all about Army life. Brother Hill quarters inspected by the told the LOG staff that he had Patrolman before the payoff, little to say about the Army and if the conditions are un­ and would be glad to get back satisfactory. he has the right on an SIU ship when his en­ to hold up the payoff until ' listment expired. everything is spic and span. Asked why he had joined. Remember that the Patrol­ Brother Hill shrugged his should­ man can only have repairs ers and replied, "No particular made if he knows what has reason. I just got an urge and to be done. Cooperate by went it." making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one At present he's undergoing copy to the Skipper, and one basic training at Fort Dix, New to the Patrolman. Then youTl Jersey, but expects to be sent see some action. to engineers school shortly. Old shipmates of Hill can reach Send Those Minutes �Friday, Augtist 27. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings $effi4REI? «4M COLABEE, May 9 — Chairman Good and Welfare where it was M. Sams; Recording Secretary G. recommended that the Chief En­ D. Allen. Previous minutes read gineer be asked to repair and and accepted. Motion carried to open the Steward's department have Delegates request Captain heads on the starboard side and to have life-line rigged on cat­ close the one by the messroom. walk aft, and to put up lights There was discussion on clean­ for the safety of the crew. Un­ liness of messroom and recrea­ low THAT we HAVE der Good and Welfare the Stew­ tion room, and it was decided to SIGNED MOSTOFard Department was given a vote ask the Chief Engineer to in­ OUR hAAJOR OPERATORS of thanks. One minute of silence spect and make necessary re­ TO A TWO-YEAR CoATTKAOT for Brothers lost at sea. pairs on the coffee urn. One WITH THE HKSHESr minute of silence for departed t t X WAGES AND THE BEST THOMAS SIM LEE. June 6— Brothers. WORKING COAJDITIONS Chairman Jerry R. Phipps; Re­ 4 4 4 IN MARITIME - WE CAN cording Secretary Charles J. on the suggestions for changes in RAPHAEL SEMMES. May 16 TURN ALL OUR ENERGIES White. Jerry R. Phipps was the freighter contract that were —Chairman M. R. Morris; Re­ TO EXPANDING OUR. elected Ship's Delegate. Motion forwarded on to the SIU Negotia­ cording Secretary E. C. Ray. Dan UNION, TO ORGANI^/NG under New Business to notify tions Committee in New York Alvino elected Ship'.s Delegate. THOSE PLEETS NOT YET Patrolman if ships repairs and from Germany. Motion carried Under Good and Welfare the UNDER THE A€l.G 6ANMER, stores were not in order before to accept the report with a vote Steward agreed to put out more SEE THE ORGANIZERS sailing. The meeting went into of thanks. Under Education, J. night lunch. He also said that OR AGENTS IN THE Good and Welfare where lack of Palmer read from the pamphlet he would try to put out better TtoRTS YOU HIT.THERE laundry facilities and absence of on delegates duties and ex­ menus and that he would notify IS WORK TO BE DONE/ ventilation for galley were dis­ pressed his opinions on the need the crew when his stores fall AND MORE OoeSTO BE cussed. It was also pointed out of the crew's full cooperation in short, so that they can take ap­ WON — that wind-scoops and toasters helping the Delegates perform propriate action. There was dis­ would have to be obtained. The their duties. Under Good and cussion on sanitary work and Steward reported that cots were Welfare it was reported that the cleanliness of messhalls. One aboard in sufficient numbers. Captain had requested the dele­ minutes of silence for departed One minute of silence for de­ gates to have the liberty re­ Brothers. parted Brothers. stocked. It was pointed out that this was done regularly when the ship hit New York. 4 4 4 EVELYN, June 12—Chairman Bergcr Hansen; Recording Secre­ tary George Swift. Brother By HANK 4 4 4 DeMass was elected Stewards MAE, June 3—Chairman F. P. Department Delegate, and In this column a couple of weeks ago we tried to pass along 4. it 4 George Swift was elected for the Hipp; Recording Secretary J. V. SEATRAIN NEW YORK. June Deck Department. Motion car­ Gibbs. New Business: Motion to a few laughs to the Brothers as usual. In doing so we made 13—Chairman Sweeney; Record­ ried, imder New Business, to have port hole screens repaired reference to psychopathic disorders and, in a kidding way, to ing Secretary Schwartz. Brother draw up new repair list and sub­ or replaced. Several items were psychiatrists as "brain butchers." It seems we weren't too success­ Sweeney reported under Old mit it to the Patrolman and the brought up in different motions ful with our humor. One Brother from Ellis Island Marine Hos­ pital felt we had done a disservice to the patients and doctois Business that he was in contact Captain. Under discussion it to be repaired. Motion carried with Port Captain in New York was pointed out that a previous to fine anyone leaving laundry there. To those Brothers and doctors we wish to extend ajC regarding new bunks. Motion list had not been acted upon. dirty one dollar. Brother How­ apology. From now on we'll keep our typewriter aimed at ships carried to put the Bosun and The Chairman was authorized ard, Stewards Delegate, was au­ and things we're better acquainted with. Deck Maintenance in the same by the meeting to draw up thorized to collect the fine. One 4 4 4 foc'sle. Motion to get a wringer charges against the former Black minute of silence for Brothers This week we're washing the fish scales off our possiblyfor the laundry. Under Good Gang Delegate who left the ship lost at sea. hiunorous deck of news items and asking "Whei-e's the best fish­ and Welfare it was decided to without accounting for the ship's 4 4 4 ing in the world?" Don't guess—we'll tell you. It's Key West, rotate the cleaning of laundry treasury of $2.59. Under Good RAPHAEL SEMMES, May 30 Florida. Turbot—a largo European (its grounds for heredity) flat­ among the three departments. and Welfare there was general —Chairman M. R. Morris; Re­ fish—esteemed as food—is the champ selection. Don't waste your Under Education, Sweeney gave discussion stressing cleanliness of cording Secretary E. C. Ray. The breath and bait on grouper, yellowtail or snapper, though. You a talk on performing and the ship. One minute of silence was Deck Delegate that there had Brothers who now and then nibble heavily at the sport of fishing effect it has on the Union's good observed for Brothers lost at sea. been too much drinking aboard, can tell us of other American spots for fishing—whether in other name. One minute of silence for and warned the membership not ports or inland states. We know there's also swell fishing spots departed Brothers. to expect the Union to help them in the world. Let's hear about these fishy experiences. (Foreign break logs incurred through scales and American scales are about the same, we'll bait!) SEATRAIN NEW YORK. May drunkenness. Motion carried to 4 4 4 24—Chairman R. W. Sweeney; make up complete repair list be­ The only kind of successful fishing on an internalional Recording Secretary C. Gold­ fore getting in. Steward re­ scale we've done was when we caught some sad-looking cat­ stein. Wind-scoops and screens ported under Good and Welfare fish while anchored in the Persian Cult. By the way, we were taken care of as per direc­ that he would make a list of 4 4 4 asked one Key West Brother it he was a champion fisherman, tion of last meeting. New Busi­ shortages and turn it over to amongst other things. Before he could fish tor a comical DANIEL HUGEa Jan. 11— the Delegates. It was decided to ness: Frank Berthoed elected remark, another Key West Brother said. •'No. he's three G's. Deck Delegate by acclamation. Chairman Anderson; Recording renew the ship's library. The Grits, grunts and gravy. (It you have laughed so tar, you're Malkrvicz elected Black Gang Secretary Frazier. R. L. Toler Stewards Department was given lucky. Now we can sleep nights). delegate. Motion carried to sep­ elected ships delegate by ac­ a vote of thanks for job well clamation. Motion by Porter arate foc'sles of Deck Depart­ 4 4 4 done. One minute of silence for ment into watches. Under Good that all hands replace cups after departed Brothers. You Ohio baseball fans may be happy about those Cleveland and Welfare there was general use and keep the messroom clean Indians, but we predict the Philadelphia Athletics to win. Philly discussion on cleanliness of between meals. Motion by i.s a great town. She saved us from a monotonous voyage once. washrooms. One minute of sil­ Porter, seconded by Toler that We bought a $1.50 ukulele in Philly before sailing for Persian the three departments rotate the ence for departed Brothers. Gulf ports and we got a big bang out of it all trip. In fact, our cleaning of recreation room. One ukulele really got hot that trip through all the heat. The Hawaiian minute of silence for departed 4 4 4 Bosun made that toy sound so good that we thought we were Brothers. NEW LONDON, July 11 — reaching the happj^ pineapple-scented land of Hawaii instead of 4 4 4 Chairman Tex Suit; Recording the hot Persian ports, with so many flies and the around-the-clock, ISAAC M. SINGER, June 5— Secretary Robert O. Smith. The porthole-to-street demand for baksheesh... In the National League 4 4 4 Chairman M. Woods; Recording Ship's Delegate reported that all we pick "dem beautiful bums, de Brooklyn Dodgers." They sirrc COLABEE. June 5—Chairman Secretary William Stansky. Joe unlicensed crew members had have a rip-roaring, militant team. Besides, we were born and Matthew Sams; Recording Secre­ Schweinfus was elected Ship's signed pledge cards. The Deck raised in Brooklyn. However, due to our many subway voyages tary Francis Armstrong. Jesse Delegate by acclamation. The Delegate reported ten bookmemacross to New York we gradually lost the genuine Brooklyn way Henils was elected Ship's Dele­ Steward and Cooks were asked bers and three non-union men. of pronoiuicing "woids." And so far we've never recaptured that gate. Under Good and Welfare, to pay off on mutual consent or The Engine Delegate reported great Brooklyn "slanguage," as Walter Winchell might say in his it was decided to request the face charges at end of voyage. six books two permits and three way of inventing new words. Captain to have the crew'.s quar­ This was put into a motion by non-union. The Stewards Dele­ 4 4 4 ters aft painted. It was pointed H. Gallager, to read that if gate reported five books, two out that several mattresses were things improved from here on permits and one NMU man. Now and then Brother Paul Smith has his way of making in need of renewal. A vote of the charges would be dropped— Under Education Tex Suit talked a small living ashore by hunting tor muskrat, mink and thanks was given the Stewards otherwise charges would be pre­ on Unionism and what the SIU skunk in Illinois. It's profitable, but sometimes there's nothing department. One minute of sil­ ferred. in his scattered traps tor days. Paul says the best way of stands for. He pointed out the ence for lost Brothers. maneuvering with a skunk is to follow him—^never face him. progress that this Union has LYMAN STEWAW March 1 We know of a belter way—and it's skunkproot. Never meet made since its inception, and 4 4 4 AFOUNDRIA, August I— —Chairman L. A. Smith; Re­ answered questions clarifying the the teller... Alfred Mullen, from New Jersey, was in last Chairman Jean Macarlhy; Re­ cording Secretary Ralph V. agreement. Brother Jimmy Cresweek asking tor his shipmate, Mike Dendak. A1 laughingly cording Secretary O. Bodden. McGee. Deck Delegate reported citelli passed out SIU literature remembers when Mike was on the West Coast and tried Jerry J. Palmer, Chairman of beef over Mate working on deck. to the new Brothers. One min­ working ashore tor awhile as an interior decorator—although the Contract Study Conunittee Robert Graves was elected Ship's ute of silence for departed he had never done this fancy painting before. Well, as we (previously appointed) reported Delegate. The meeting went into Brothers. would say it it's a pain(t) in the neck if you don't know how. [ TIME TO EXPAND. CUT and RUN W00 �Page Ten THE S E A F A H k R S L O G Friday, August 27, 1948 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS 1^ " Beached Abroad, Grabs NMU Ship: Rues Folly . To the Editor: ' • ' ' Here's a good story for the LOG—it's about the NMU. I was left behind by the Raphael Semmes, Waterman, in LeHavre, France. After being on the beach there for over a month, I was really desperate to get back to the States. In desperation I grabbed an NMU tanker, SS Fort Meigs, in Rouen for what the Captain as­ sured me was a short trip back to New York. Rumor had it, though, that we were bound for a Far East shuttle. And that's just what we did— with five French girls at that. The Captain had notified the crew that anyone who wanted to take a woman along could go right ahead. Well, five guys took him at his word. The .• French pilot told him he would send a boat out to take them off. But as soon as the pilot, left, the Skipper gave her full ahead, and left France, girls and all, at 22 knots. At Port Said, the Chief Engi­ neer reported all this to the American Consul; whereupon the Skipper nonchantly signed the girls on the articles as Stew­ ardesses. BEER FOR ALL New York to bring the ship home. We arrived in New York, Fri­ day, July 10, and paid off at 8:00 P.M. The NMU Patrolman came down in the afternoon for a little while, handed out Pilots, and took off without waiting for the payoff or collecting any dues. By the time the Shipping Commissioner got aboard the Captain and all the Mates, ex­ cept the one flown to LeHavre. were drunk. Fighting broke out all over the ship. The Steward hit the Saloon Mess with a meat cleaver. Six times the Commissioner refused to pay off. There was no NMU Patrolman aboard. NO BRAGGING I finally got my monej% and I can tell you I sure took off. I have heard a lot of bragging by this phony NMU outfit about the good conditions on their ships. Well, I've been on one, and I can tell you I'm mighty proud to belong to the SIU. I wonder how soon the mem­ bership of the NMU will wake up to how much better our con­ ditions are than theirs? I am now 3rd Cook on the Waterman ship SS Governor Sparks. There are a lot of oldtime SIU men on here and everything is running smoothly. I feel I have just escaped from a mad-house! Edmund Eriksen The Skipper was gassed to the gills most of the time. He took on a big store of beer and cognac in Port Said. The crew got all they wanted. It got so bad that the Steward chased the Saloon Mess all over the ship with a fire ax. It was a fighting madhouse. The company tried to contact the ship for 11 days without success. The 2nd Mate was so fouled up To the Editor: in his sights that the ship was After reading the poem, "The way off course. Sailor And His Love" in the Finally the Skipper sobered up. July 30, LOG, about the burn­ Stopped selling booze and ing kisses of Latin American straightened the ship up. Then waterfront girls, I wonder that we hit Ceuta, Spanish Morocco, more seamen's wives are not for bunkers. We were only sup­ prematurely grey. We try to act cheerful as our posed to be in there for four hours, but it took 22 hours to get hubbies walk up the gangplank, the crew back aboard, and they and leave us behind while they had to call three pilots to take sail for exotic ports. But I can tell you, I'd rather live in a her out. tent and eat grass than live on When we got back to LeHavre, his allotments earned at the the US Navigation Co. (the op­ price of his absences. erators) flew a Chief Mate from It is mighty hard for a woman in love, trying to keep her hus­ Brother Gives LOG band shore-bound, to see his ears twitch at the sound of a Priority After Trip foghorn, or a boat whistle, and To the Editor: to see the love in his eyes as he glances upon the stern of When I get back to the States a ship and remarks, "What a from a long trip, hungry for stern!" news, the first thing I do is I mumble, "Oh, yes," but in read the LOG". It answers the my heart it looks like the broad questions a seaman wants to side of a bam. I speak comknow most. I hope other Sea­ farers read it thrcmgh • and en­ panionably of the beautiful poopdeck, and am called down by my joy it as much as I do. "master" for calling Uie crdw's I have been going to sea for nest a poop-deck. Give me time. 11 years. I wouldn't take any­ I've only been married two thing for myr experiences; but years! when you get, in. port" there , are IS HE TRUE? a lot of things you have to catch Op on, and. ceading the LOG However, poems like this make then is like talking to an old me worry and wonder. Does my friend., " h o ne y -1a m b " have such thoughts? He wants me to. be ' G, Lu Davies THEY SAIL IN WAR AND PEACE Retired Member In Chicago School Avid Log Reader To the Editor: Seafarers Fabian Cruz (left). OS. and Edward Castro. Oiler, members of the SIU since 1942. recall the rugged sailing days of World War II. Both men were on several different runs, but Cruz says the South Atlantic up to 1944 was the real tough spot. Asks Working Rules Change To Boost Crew Efficiency To the Editor: in the industry. But there are a few clarifications that should I have had the pleasure of be written into the working sailing with some wonderful rules that would help to make Cooks and Messmen, who were the department more efficient. sincere and on the ball. They For one thing, some Chief have worked faithfully to satisfy the officers and crew and to pro­ Cooks like to get on the job a bit eai'ly. If he gets the lunch­ mote harmony aboard ship. eon and dinner started at seven They should for they • ai'e in the morning, he can be pretty working under the best contracts well wound up by nine. On the other hand, if he doesn't get started till eight, he probably will be behind and woi-king in a fog all day. Poem Of Tropical Romance Makes This Wife Wonder true. Is he? It's enough to curd­ le a woman's soul. But about this author: From a purely medical standpoint, how can he get away with as­ sociating with these girls? I can't help wondering what tliis Casanova looks like. I'll bet he The contract should be ad­ justed so that a conscientious man can line up the allotted work in this instance to his own convenience and, thei-efore, for the best interests of the depart­ ment and crew. ALL ALONE On some of the C-2 ships, there is a separate oven for the Night Cook and Baker. This puts him in a class by himself, as he is independent of the main range. If he turns to at six and get on the ball, he can be finished at ten. The agj'eement should not put the Cooks on the spot where they must stay at their stations after their work is finished. For another thing, we all know that a Messman can't take care of toilets and showers, but that is crosseyed and bald-headed. a Utility Man, who does not How about printing a picture of handle foodi takes care' of that this horrible example? station. But it would be a lot Anyway, let's have some dif­ better if it was written in black ferent type of poetry, and show and white in the agreement. We won our beef on the SIU some pity on us married women Hiring hall because the operators who are still in love. recopiizfe iJlat an SIU man is Mrs. Judy Partlow the most efficient going to sea. SeattlW, Washington Any little changes in the. agree­ (Ed. Notes No pictuxn of ment that will clarify the work-: Brother Logge is avuilablo. Ho ing rules and increase, over all recently lieft for an indefinite efficieney is .welcomed - by all. I would like to get comment sta-y in Latin America. As, ha left be was hoard to mumMa from tiie membership; on these something abont fulfilling -a •suggestions. Ghaxles J. Haxtman moyio.. contract.) The LOG arrives every Wed­ nesday, and I devour its contents during my lunch hour. I was ver.y much impressed with the A&G District victory in main­ taining the Union Hiring Hall. I was amu.sed to learn of Mrs. Herrick's recommendation that the "Gestapo" set up a hiring hall for all seamen. I can ju.st see it! That would be the end so far as Union seamen aic con­ cerned. I am attending the Coyn.e Electrical School now. Had m.y second examination ycstciday and made 91 percent. Next I advance to the "testing and re­ pair" department, which is the most interesting department in the school. I should be finished up early in September and expect to get into the IBEW if possible. My Seafarers book is retired. I want to say "hello" to Joe Kelly, N. J. "Red" Camp'oel] and the swell crew of the Arizpa with whom I made the trip to Japan. Flash pictures that I took of the Chief Steward. Deck Engineer, First Assistant, and Junior Third Assistant tuined out very well. I'll send them along if they want them. Jim "Buy Bonds" Johnslon 500 South Paulina Ave. Chicago. 111. Venezuelan Hospital Okay, Says Member Of Loving: Crew To the Editor: This is just a word to let you know that the hospital in Caripito, Venezuela is not so bad. If any of the boys heading down this way on one of the Alcoa ships gets sick, they will find the food and service good, and the nurses, including quite a few Americans, very nice. I'd like to mention, too. that there is a good seaman's club here. The fellow that operates it is a swell joe, and he carries an excellent line of goods. You can always get a cool beer there after a hot days work, and pick up a LOG. The boy.s on the SS Oliver Loving are a good bunch, and the Steward Department is keep­ ing up the fine work they started when we left New York. That will be about all for now, except to add that I hope to out of here and back in the States in three of four weeks. R. R. Pascaal AnENTION! The riap chest-is your cor­ ner sto^ ; while ymt . Bee -al , sea. ciftn't. take your, trade immeplitce else if the slop .Chest doesn't have what you heed. �FMday* Aufiut 17, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG BEDSIDE MANNER IN BALTIMORE Page Eleven Seafarer, Now Law Student, Argues Seamen's Case For Draft Freedom wmrnmmmmmi To the Editor: in a Maritime Training school, and schools to go to sea. They There they learned drill, gun- served from one to six years I have just, completed a job nery, and seamanship during and then went back, in many of research on the subject of their average eight weeks basic instances, to what they had left, Seamen and the Draft in con­ training period. Then many wenti Now they are being told that nection with the University of into advanced training in either they have to leave for another Washington Law Course in Deck, Engine or Cooks .school twenty-one months. If the exwhich 1 found countless reasons which averaged eight weeks, seaman needs military training why the seamen should not be Now to sea. , then so does the ex-service drafted, and virtually no rea­ At sea you learned the mean- man. It should be neither or sons why they should. Since 1 ing of the word "combat." i else both. am a former SIU bookmember In the Pacific your ship went It is no secret that many and spent three yeai's at sea right in with the invasion force. people have a bad opinion of :::• - • SiitSf-fe • during and after the war, 1 You took the enemy's fire and i American merchant seamen, would like to give the member­ fired back as much as you could.! Many feel that they were over. ship, through the pages of the If there was a ship under you paid during the war. To those W '•; LOG, the benefit of this study when the smoke cleared, you people I would like to point out of the Seaman's case: figured you were damned lucky, that the average wage of the During the months of Septem­ In the Atlantic you caught the unlicensed seaman was $3,200 ber and October of this year, Mumiansk run and were a clay per year (this figure includes men will start leaving their pigeon for the Germans. Yes, I war-zone bonus) without further To the Editor: closed picture. The boys on the homes, jobs, and schooling to believe the seamen have had benefits. Here is what the GI enter the new peace-lime army. military training. got and still gets: left are A. E. Auers and H. W. I want to add my feelings to Spencer. I don't know the name Under the present law all men Second, the seamen, too. have 1. Base Pay those expressed by so many of the man on the bed. The between the ages of eighteen just .survived a "fighting war." 2. Longevity (5% of base, other brothers who have been nurse? Oh yes, she's Frances and twenty-five must register They tasted the enemy's fire pay after three years) with the draft board. in the Baltimore Marine Hospi­ from land, sea and air. From 3. Foreign lands and sea C. Strite, another reason my tal. I spent a short spell there This does not mean that all the land came all kinds of duty, 20% and received excellent treatment, j stay was enjoyable. will be required to go. Ex-serv­ enemy shells dui-ing a landing 4. Flying pay (50% of base While there I picked up the en- I Arveds E. Auers ice men, special students and a operation. From the sea came pay) few occupations will be exempt. attack from below and on the 5. Clothing allowances What about the seaman? WiU surface. There were no safe wa­ 6. Leaves with pay he have to go? The answer is ters for the American seaman. 7. Mustering out pay a short one: Yes. A favorite pastime with the 8. Advantages of Gl Bill The purpose of the peace-time Germans and Japanese flyers a—Schooling draft is to give military train­ was finding an allied shipping b—Loans ing to the young men of our lane to do a little bombing and 9. No income tax while in oiling job, nor a Chief Cook a the Editor: country. We need a permanent strafing on. One has only to look service Messman's berth; but after While having my tonsils irri­ you've been on the beach for a army both for national security at the casualty list from the war 10. Medical care for life. gated here in dear old dusty month almost anything looks and as a bargaining tool in in-J to see that the seamen knew 11. Pensions for disability. ternational politics. However, 1 there was a war going on. Trinidad, I came across an issue good. Another favorite objection to feel that it is a great injustice Army—8,300,000 the merchant seaman is that he of the LOG wherein some of the If we put fences around each to require men who sailed the Killed: 223,215—2.7% was a draft-dodger. After read­ boys were raising a beef about rating then you will see a lot of Navy—4.204,662 merchant ships during the war ing the casualty score above, high rated men shipping out be­ high rated men hanging around to be part of this army. Killed: 30,702—.7% that argument doesn't hold much low their rating. while guys with day-old low Marines—599,693 The soldier, sailor and mar­ water. I'd like to point out here I've been beat out of some jobs rated cards ship out. That, to Killed: 15,460—2.6% ine won't be taken because they that 100 per cent of the mer­ that way and I'm not kicking. me, is not rotary shipping. Seamen—210,000 already have military training, chant seamen were on active If a guy has the rating and an Killed: 6,592—3.1% duty during the war. The better a job, the more they have just survived a "fightiolder date on his card, then he In addition to deaths. 23,000 _ ing war," and they have alIf those who went to sea on Let's not should have the right to throw scarce it becomes. V" . . 1 ready had years taken up in seamen had ships shot out from the merchant ships during the in for it. penalize a guy for having some!For under them. war wanted to run from trouble, Let's face it. An Electrician ability and ambition. We need these identical reasons seamen' Finally, seamen too, have they certainly would have en­ doesn't enjoy taking a firing or first rate men in the SIU. After should be excluded from the given up years of their lives in listed in any other service and all, if the guy has the rating and draft. These are not empty service to their country. Only been safer; for the sea during has the older card than I, where. Examine the proof: 155,000 men were ..ailing before the war was the worst place First, I said the seamen have the war and 210,000 sailed dur- such a man could have been. As then, is the beef? had training. Nearly all of the ing the war. That means that a matter of fact, I know several Emmett Burke war-time sailors got their start 155,000 left their jobs, homes,' soldiers who used to sail, but quit because it was too danger­ To the Editor; ous. Then there are the boys like The Moosepac resort reported Westbrook Pegler who call sea­ in the July 16 LOG is okay if men a bunch of drunkards. Some you like swimming, boating and seamen are drunkards. So are activities in a homy atmosphere some soldiers, navy men, and marines. I think any seaman away from big crowds. 1 took would admit that there was a a bus from the Dixie Station at lot of drunkenness during the 9:30 last Sunday morning to war, but Pegler didn't bother to Newfoundland, New Jersey, find out why. where Frank Young, former SIU If he had bothered to find Member who has a part interest out, or if his famous imagina­ in the resort, picked me up and tion had been capable of the drove me into the secluded lake task, he would have known that in the woods to the camp. men who are responding to gen­ I found swimming, boating, a eral alarms continuously every lively three piece orchestra, and hour or two a day for week good chow served on long tables, after week, who had to sleep family style. There were about with their clothes on months at thirty girls and twelve boys a time to be ready on a mo­ staying there in the cabins and ments notice for frequent em­ dormitories who welcomed me ergencies, are apt to need a into the activities without any drink or two more than a man introductions. in less hazardous pursuits. To summarize: I have shown Everything is informal with that seamen should be exempt bathing suits and a jacket be­ from the draft because they al­ ing worn for meals and every­ ready have training, have given one having a good time. I service to this country second to couldn't go for the horse-back none, and because it is unrea­ riding tliough, as it is more fun sonable to take them from their for me to hike back through the jobs and education in cases woods trails among the lakes. where they have become re­ I had gotten into such a habit habilitated, on the one hand, or of hanging around New York from their vital work sailing The boys of the Winslow Homer, one of Waterman's ships running in the coastwise trade, when off a ship, that I had just the ships in these troubled knock off from the day's occupation for a little Java and jive. Picture was taken by Steve about forgotten how much fun times, in the cases where they Lazslow. AB. Men with backs to camera are Barrett and Wilson. Oilers. Left side of the table, jt is to get out into the woods have continued at sea as highly front to rear—Garrod. AB: Baber. AB; Jackson. Bosun: Peterson. AB. Right side of the table, for a while. skilled and experienced seamen. front to rear—HaU. AB: Duncan. OS: Sillen. Oiler «nd Engine Delegate; Brown. Utility. James Roach Verio W. McNeU ' '• ~ > w Feels 'Fencing In' Ratings Harms Ambitious Seafarers I ENJOYED VISIT ,T0 JERSEY RESORT PLUGGED IN LOG COFFEE AND CONVERSATION ON THE WINSLOW HOMER _ . . - ... - JL �THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve 'Chips Is Forgotten Man;' Urges Duties Be Clarified LOG Friday. August 27, 1948 Caught Writing '77?e Voice Of The Sea' ship's Carpenters from our UnI ion and they all feel the same In response to the request that j the membership submit their Carpenters they are a very small .views to help clarify the work­ minority of the members, and ing rules for the new agree­ they don't have much hope that the Union will change things. ment, 1 would like to make the My suggestion for the new following suggestions for the agreement is this: That we have forgotten man of the ships— the duties of the Carpenter list­ the Carpenter. ed in detail in the working rules; Traditionally the Carpenter and that the Carpenter be paid (when one was carried) always at least as much as the Bosun, with the understanding that he made $10 a month more than be allowed to make as much the Bosun. Now he finds him­ overtime as the other men in self with less pay and his over­ the Deck Department—after all, time runs about half of that the Carpenter is also a member of the Deck Department! •which the Ordinary Seaman Brother Ernest Bossert was J. S. Arzamendi makes for the trip. sitting on a hatch on the SS (Ed. Note: Brother Arza­ Steel Architect penning his As a rule the Deck Delegate "Seafarers' Guide to the Far doesn't care about him because mendi will see by reading the new contract that he is far East" when Wiper Eduard he works under the Mate's or­ from forgotten. The provision Bloom happened along with ders, and the Mate seldom holds calling for Carpenters to make his camera to make this snap. that the Carpenter is entitled to soundings anywhere, every Bossert's richly informative "Guide" appeared in the LOGs as much as the rest of the Deck day will give his take-home of July 16 and July 23. Department under the agree­ pay a big boost.) To the Editor: ment. KEPT BUSY By SALTY DICK 'Hey, Fella, Here's Your Pop' To be a ship's Carpenter a man To the Editor: "Fella" Valentine Jr., who wrote has to be a sailor as well as to the LOG recently asking for Please publish the following Carpenter, and 1 think he should news of his dad and his ship. in the LOG for the benefit of get as much as the Bosun. "Fella" said he read the LOG regularly but nowhere did he On the working rules: The P find any news of his father and agreement reads that the Car­ the Del Mundo. Well, Fella, 1 penter should chip and paint just spent three months with the windlass, take soundings and your dad on the Del Mundo. He do the customary work of a was my watch partner in the Carpenter. The majority of the engine room. Chief Mates really don't know Val is doing about as good what the "customary work" of as any fella could ask of him. the Carpenter is. Consequently, And the Del Mundo is still a they put him at anything that typical SlU ship; clean and comes handy just to keep him well run. busy; and a good deal of the • "SPsiis time he is doing work entirely Other members could take cut of his line such as repair­ pointers on how Brother Val ing cross-battens, drilling holes operates. Enclosed is a picture in sheet metal, etc. When he snapped of Val taken aboard puts, these things down as over­ ship. time, everybody raises hell about Richard G. Perkins it and he usually don't get it. Another New Ship Reported Lined Up In SIU Fashion GETS RUN-AROUND As a result the Carpenter fre­ quently neglects his regular work because the Mate has him doing odd jobs. When the time comes to varnish doors and wood-work, he is expected to do four weeks work in one. 1 have spoken with several To the Editor: E. J. VALENTINE ENTERPRISING PARTNERS The first SlU ship's meeting ever to be held aboard this ship, the SS The Cabins, was adjourned a few hours ago. Dur­ ing this session the older bookmembers of our Union made mo­ tions and offered suggestions pertaining to cleanliness and co­ operation aboard ship. Depart­ ment Delegates were instructed to make up repair lists etc., and there was much discussion about th shortcomings of our new contract with this com­ pany — the Mathiasen Tanker Corp. We cdso had a real fink for a Steward, but due to pressure extended by our Cooks, Tony Branconi, and Freddy Szblik, and other militant brothers, he piled off shortly before sailing time. We were lucky to get Bob Maupin to replace bim. CQKTBACT .QfltSiSaCKlIK I'. • V: , Octave Bourgeois is the only Island run... If you must travel fellow who scratches his tongue a-la-Jeff Davis — hobo style — with his little finger. Just an carry your SlU book along. This old habit he says . . . Anyone book in return will carry you. finding a partial plate — false The rumor is again spread­ teeth — please return it to the ing that Delta is building a New Orleans Hall. Owner will ship — Del Orleans — to carry claim it there . . . Cecilia Cervan­ 250 passengers. We can use a tes, Stewardess, is going to ship of this size. Please don't school in BA. She ali'eady knows rush to New Orleans, because two Spanish words—Si Si. She it'll be a long time... I know is the same party seen at Lake a plumber who refuses to an­ Pontchartrain trying to knock swer if called plumber. You the pins down. must address him as Chief Faustino Torres, AB, is plan­ Sanitary Engineer. ning a trip in his own boat to Ivan Durnning is a former BA from New Orleans. He has jockey. Now he's a waiter and a the courage but lacks a few good one. Recently lie received pesos ... Dick Barrett always $100 in tips from one party. has a sore throat and there's That's no hay either ... Some of only one thing for it. Yep, the boys are married to the pas­ you guessed it! ... I have seen senger ships. They have found many gripers, but the Oiler a home. The only way you can on the Robin Sherwood in '42 take them off is with the jumbo was the worst. He would kick boom . .. Don't buy watches or continuously at the table, and any jewelry at Borcnsline and you would find him at a dump Fajer in BA. They'll give you a ashore eating. Good riddance guarantee but you'll never use ... Some time ago I sailed it... 1 understand there's a dog with a "Red" Fisher, who al­ in North Africa who comes to ways tried to convert sinners. the dock, greets the boys and He tried hard on Albert de then takes them afunning. 1 Forrest and almost became a wonder what the boys call this sinner himself. dog? Every trip 1 see more and more permit men sailing the ships. The Oldtimers should edu­ cate them through the educa­ tional program. "Blackie" Bankston is doing a good job on the Del Norte as instructor. Yes, sir! we are proud to have pro­ fessor "Blackie" with us... 1 haven't been in Italy for a long time. Anyone meeting Maria (there are millions of them) give The Final Port her my best regards ... Who is the oldtimer who took his girl By E. V. Jr. to Central Park to show her he could row? He even showed her I turned an ancient poet's book his lifeboat ticket... What tall, And found upon the page: blond seaman around 25 likes "Stone walls do not a prison make, his girls short and dark. He's now in his glory. He's on the "Nor iron bars a cage." Seafarer William (Paddy) Joy and his wife Julia who are operating. Julie's. Restaurant and Tap Room. 202 South Pearl Street, Albany, N. Xi Edmund Eziksen, who submitted photo, says ifaat Srother Jey'« spot is an ideal place for Sea­ farers to while .aniMy an wirening. Service is first-class and snr men gat -a- good -deal. A few of tbe Idhdaxgs -the • bti:©thers beefed about under the new contract ace the facts that when the "iron-mike" is in use the Quartermastep must do gen­ eral maintenaace work on the bridge and boat deck, and that .the Stewucd's Hepactment is cut from the usual ten-man staff on these T-2's to a mere eightman gang. About this Steward Depart­ ment beef, 1 am not qualified to speak, but 1 can say that the Quartermaster who puts in his daytime four hour watch chip­ ping and red-leading on the boat deck, is shoved back about twenty years as far as his con­ ditions go. Men who are left-overs from previous trips are loud in their praise of the vast improvement shown aboard this ship since the good old SlU took over. The fine food, especially, has been commented upon many times by all, from the Skipper down. Not over thirty minutes ago while 1 was in the galley talk­ ing to the Chief Cook, one of the Brass Hats asked the Cook to save some of the chicken soup, if there was any left over, as it was the "best he had tasted iji a hell of a long time." The Captain and the otherofficers aboard have been okay about heipictg us get this ship opgaoBsed aaad running smoothly, iSlIU style. So by the time we retucn to PhiHy the new brothers coming aboard should find themi selves right .at home and be' .able to look .forward to pleas­ ant voyages ahead. Dick Cununings Bhip's Delegate ........ ^ W, ^ •Hou; CAM 1 Grr -A "^OOK in T-HF S.I.U.r Yes. that is true; and something more. You will find where ere you roam. That marble lloors and gilded walls Can never make a home. But every ship where loVe abides And friendship is a guest. Is surely home — home sweet home— And there the seamen rest. The ship was docked at Texas City, Where tankers usually stay. There was nothing more that I could see After she burned one day. "Good morning, seaman," said Saint Peter; "Speak to me straight and tnie: "What is the life of a seaman? "And what is the SIU?" "Rough, strong, individual." , I said; "A sailor has to he; "And the jSeafasers InternatioBal Union "Is the leader of the sea." J ... - �THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 27, 1948 Brother Answers Question On Bypassing Of Seatrains To the Editor: I have read James Sticknoy's article, about members bypass­ ing the Seatrains, in the August 13 LOG, and I would like to answer the question raised. I have sailed on all the Sea­ trains in the last several years as Steward and Cook, and I will tell anybody that I have found several faults. First, as Chief Cook, I had a bad room to live in, while the hospital— which was being used as a junkroom, was the proper place for the Cooks. Then the Third Cook sleeps with the seamen, which is an inconvenient arrangement for a Cook. Second, though I like to work for the Seatrain Line, every time you hit port a new gang comes on board, and usually there are several drunks among them, who only intend to ride to the next port. A good Seafarer likes to stay with a reliable, steady crew, and make some money to take back to whichever end of the run is his home. True, a week at sea, a day at each port, fresh food and good pay is a good job for a man who wants to work, and especially for the older members who do not care for the long deep-sea trips. LOG Page Thirteen Seafarer Tells Of Seamen's Union That Failed; Lacked SIU's Guts To the Editor: was passed. Police protection was given Lundgren when he faeed his membership after that ac­ tion. The Swedish seamen finally realized what sort of a man he was. At the meetings the men were unable to face him as he never appeared. His decisions were handed down through his lieutenants. maintained bureau operated in cooperation with the shipowners and union. In many issues of the SEA­ FARERS LOG I have read There the skipper and chief stories by oldtimers telling us engineer go to select a crew, youngsters about the days be­ after they have checked every fore the SIU was born. I'm not company blacklist and have an oldtimer, though the story made sure that the seaman has I'm about to tell is far from new. shown three discharges with at At the same time, however, it least three months service on is up-to-date. It's the story of As editor of his monthly mag­ each one. Each discharge must a union without an alert and militant membership and what azine, "The Seamen," he con­ say that the man is a "very good tinually wrote of the excellent worker and loyal to the com­ happened to that union. conditions he had fought for pany." Rotary shipping? No more WANTS ANOTHER The Swedish Seamen's Union, and won on Swedish ships. The than you would get rotation for which I'm going to use as an most remarkable improvement icewater in Hell. As soon as it is possible I intend to come to New York and example of the four Scandan- he was ever granted by the Communism is supposed to seamen's unions, was shipowners was that the com­ get another Seatrain job. As a avian thrive in misery. No better ex­ matter of fact, I would still be founded about 1911 by an Oiler pany would supply a mattress ample of that exists than the on the Seatrains if I hadn't got­ named Sven Lundgren. Through with cover and a pillow. The Swedish Seamen's Union. The ten mixed up on the registra­ the years, until 1945 when he mattress cover was to be changed men have gone so far that on retired with great wealth, he tion rules in New York. I was every six months. If not, 75(many ships they hang their gods registered as Steward, and was maintained a dictatorship over a month would be paid the Lenin and Stalin in the comthe seamen and held a .seat in turned down for a Night Cook seamen. panionways and foc'sles. and Baker job, so I re-registered the Swedish Riksda.g (congress). His only other improvement At the payoff their strong arm as Night Cook and Baker and Through his efforts, or lack of called for the company to fur­ missed a Steward job on the them, a union was built that nish coveralls and shoes for men men run around with money next day. I got so disgusted became a shipowner's dream and doing dirty work in the engine lists, taking up collections for with the dispatching system in a Seafarer's nightmare. To tell room. Dirty work meant clean­ the cause of seamen, so they To the Editor: The money goes to the New York that I left for Savan­ of all the things Lundgren -with ing bilges and tank tops. The claim. CP and the Communist Seamen's nah, where I've shipped for two the aid of the shipowners — I came down here to New Or­ coveralls used by the Engineers Club. The man who doesn't give years. | forced down the throats of the leans from New York on the were washed by the Oilers and at least a $2 contribution gets I would like to say now that 11 seamen, would fill volumes. One Seatrain New Jeisey, and was on Wipers without the payment of the once-over on the dock by = = ' • is • enough. > the beach for a week before believe that a man who has been incident overtime because there is no the money-collecting squads. making the passenger ship Al­ a full paid-up member in this When World War II had been such thing as overtime on coa Clipper. Seven days later Union for ten years, and who in progress for some years, the Scandanavian ships, except in They declare him an enemy of the workers, which means a lot I went into the U.S. Marine has shipped as Steward, Chief Swedish seamen finally received excess of eight hours of work. when he has to live and sail Cook and Baker for 44 years, Hospital down here. a small war and mine bonus. with them. LEARN LOYALTY should be able to ship in any I was very sick for a while Lundgren, as their representa­ capacity in the Steward Depart­ but everyone treated me fine, tive in the Riksdag and presi­ Any seaman who tries to be BOYCOTT REASON and I am back in shape again. ment at any time. dent of their union, proposed a union-minded on a Scandanavian Shipping is pretty fair down Scandanavian unions have During all of this time I have law that would freeze indefinite­ ship is taught one thing by the Panamanian ships. had plenty of opportunity to here now. The tanker, SS Pal­ ly all the money the seamen Nazi-like officers: Loyalty to boycotted mer came in today and took four earned as bonuses. Probably because the shipowner's the shipowner is all that counts. men. The Southland comes in The man who does not agree cannot get enough seamen for tomorrow and there may be CAN'T BE TRUSTED is sent up into the skylight and their expanding fleets. Now they some jobs on her. Also the Cape are hiring 13 and 14-year-oid To those who opposed him, he there he stays to wash white boys on their ships. Many men Nome comes into Charleston to­ paint with caustic soda. The morrow and is paying off, so said: "No seaman can handle so Diesel fumes and 130 degree would rather sail without a much money. He will drink it there should be some more jobs heat soon cause him to drop a union than belong to such phony there. We hope some of the all up in foreign ports and come unions as these of Scandanavia "bucket" or jump ship. boys get a chance at one or the back broke, unable to pay his today. Though Panamanian Strange as it may at first other. As for myself, I'm ready taxes and union dues." (The scows have no union, the work­ seamen were making $180 a sound, the Scandanavian ship­ ing conditions are better than to go. I'd like to wish James Stick- month at the time.) owners will fight just as hard aboard most of the Scandanavian He received plenty of support ney the best and thank him for as any SIU man for the Hiring ships. bringing up this Seatrain ques­ to his bill from moneyed sources, Recently a friend and I visited and a vigorous campaign was Hall, but not our kind of hiring tion. one of these "white hell ships'" undertaken. As a result, the law hall. Theirs is a government"Uncle Olio" Preusslee in Baltimore. The sights we saw would make the Nazi SS men wonder if they were so bad after all. Outside all rooms of for their heroism in the battle of right. He went so far as to log the licensed personnel shoes To the Editor: the Night Cook four for one for were lined up awaiting the cus­ Pararnam, Dutch Guiana. Just a few lines along the personal reasons—which he ad­ tomary shoeshine. If some Mate Still riding the crest of all W, A. GARDNER Bauxite Trail. First I want to or Skipper on an SIU ship at­ Bauxile waves, with old Bau.xite mitted. compliment the yoking twins, tempted such a thing, he would —Captain Bowden himself — at He refused one man doctor's see the beautiful new Hall. It Sonny Rankins (from Mobile) probably find them coated with the helm. It all started in New attention. Everything was dandy is a credit to the SIU member­ and Dennis (The Brooklyn Kid) tar or cement in the morning. Orleans the port of sinning, and whenever the bauxite-rum was ship which made it possible—it continued on up until arrival— not around but when it was, he While I have concentrated on . is truly a showplace of this Brooklyn Man Suggests which won't be long now. was booted to the gills. Brothers, the Swedish Seamen's Union, not area, which demonstrates what This man Bauxite was never the Holmes was Mr. Bauxite's a single Scandanavian union has laboring men can do through or­ Renumbering NY Pier satisfied. Personally, I don't ship! If any of you Brothers de­ ever shown such trade union ganization. To the Editor: think he loved himself very cide to ride the Holmes, you will solidarity as many of the Amer­ There are three floors, modernican unions have shown, espe­ New Yorkers have little much. One of the things he did, know what to expect. ly decorated, with an elevator. Everything is convenient and ground to deride people who which I thought was very lowI had the pleasure of meeting cially the SIU. To imagine them the piers, down and mean, occured on ar­ some of the old and newtimers going out on a pickotline to sup­ ship-shape. I wonder what the have trouble finding men who lived and died under because there is little system in rival in the port of LaCruz. With in the P.O.s—glad to see them. port another union would be the conditions of 15 or 25 years the numbering system. a draw-list in his office, he went Hello to all the boys and remem­ ridiculous. I think that every pier should ashore saying that if he got back ber this: For a cruise, take an Al­ ago would think if they could The willingness of the mem­ see our Halls today or sail un­ b e numbered i n succession, in time he would put out a draw. coa. Everyday is play-day on an bers of the SIU to battle for a starting with the Army Base, der our Union conditions? But time marches on, and it Alcoa ship. But when you play better way for fellow trade in Brooklyn. Further, all Brook­ W. A. Gardner unionists would be called foolish was night when he returned. He you must pay. lyn piers ought to have the by Scandanavian tradeunionists. promptly contacted the Dele­ L. M. Lett number preceded by the letter This is because they never had gates that were aboai'd and sent SS O. W. Homes Brother Changes Home, B—as Bl, B2, etc. nor ever will have the guts and the money ashore. Some did not Donates to LOG From Greenpoint on, the pier spirit that the SIU has shown. receive their's before eight or numbers should continue on in nine o'clock. What do you think To the Editor: This may not be a story of sequence, but be preceded by a of this? the old days, but it shows that letter Q for Queens. This sys­ Would you please send the things could be just as bad to­ HARD LIKKER tem should continue with an M LOG to my new address, c/o If you have a beef or a day if it weren't for the mili­ Robertson, 99 Bisson St., Bev­ for Manhattan, R for Staten Is­ He stopped shore leave 12 or problem when you're on the tancy of the seamen of this erly, Mass. I am enclosing two land, MB for Bronx, and a J 14 hours before sailing. I don't West Coast, contact SIU. Union. What has happened in for Jersey. A&G District Hq„ 105 Mar­ dollars for the LOG. think he has a heart. He never Scandanavia, I believe, is worth I hope it will meet with Sea­ once proved that he was a man Eric Nativig ket Street. The telephone knowing. It should make a number is DOuglas 2-5475. (Ed. Note: Thanks very farers' approval, and that some­ regardless. Everytime he drank member of the SIU doubly proud Drop in between ships, and rum and bauxite it kept him on much for the donation. The thing can be done about it. of his Union. get ncquainted. the run. He nagged at the Stew­ E. D. Bolger LOa will be winging your ards Department. Nothing was Brooklyn. • N. Y. Bertil Svensson way weeWy.) Saw New Orleans HaU; Calls It 'Area Showplace' Skipper's Rum And Bauxite Cocktail Rough On Crew On The Coast yA\ �•inm THE S E AF ARERS LOG Page Fourteen Fritdar. August 27. 194» ilE'- •i - £ MerchantSeamenGetRooked In Far East Black Market ^^ocLslde incident By R. J. PETERSON Kong newspaper quoted $5.60 to captain should be requested to "Yuz two blokes—sign 'ere, the black and tarry shrouds, one in the money market state­ give the draws in American cur­ One of the most important ments. 1 still retain that news­ rency before entering the har­ sign the nowte!" The old crimp with ratlines, ran spreading problems facing the American paper for verification. bors of these black market ports. called out with a buisness-like downward like a spiderweb; the Seaman in the Far East is the At Saigon, legal rate was 12 One is permitted to take ashore air. "God's truth! 1 ain't shang- dirty sails, snared in ropes, shook currency exchange. In Shangahi, Piastres to one American. The $100 in Shanghai and most hain' yuz!" and flapped in the wind like the Hong Kong, Singapore, Penang, black market rate was 30 to 40 other of these ports, and 1 have We affixed our signatures with wings of a vulture: the dead Saigon, Maccasar, Batavia — in to one. And even more in some never been questioned, except eyes, above the bulwarks, stared his scratchy pen. fact every place except the places—as hjgh as 47 or 50 to once in Batavia, regai-ding the "Yuz'll find the schooner at you. Phillipines and Siam — there is one. The higher rates are ob­ amount of money—American or On the poop, stormed the Skip­ more or less black market ex­ tained for currencies of the otherwise—that 1 had with me. o'right an' 'er Captain, too; per, Captain Friend, looking Friend's 'is nayme." He told us change in currency. higher denominations. Bills up­ AMERICAN SUCKERS with a cheerful smile and took every bit the brigand. When a seaman makes a draw, wards of ten dollars bring the Another thing — in all these our half-month's pay, in advance. On the pier, stormed a husky he is forced to accept the legal higher rates proportionally. foreign countries, Americans are "S'long, boys!" individual, in tweed suit and rate, which is always consider­ treated as suckers with lots of SOMETHING ROTTEN Before going down to join the leather leggings, looking like a ably lower than the black mar­ This black market swindle goes money to throw away. No mat­ vessel, we stepped into a water­ squire in his prime. ket rate. on all down the line. It dosn't ter where he goes or what kind front saloon, tossed our seabags "You pay your bloody bill!" • What' a licking the seaman take a financial wizard to un­ of purchases he makes, whether in a corner, and sighed with re­ shouted the squire to the Skip­ takes on tliis exchange! For derstand that somewhere, some­ it is a ride in a rickshaw, or a lief. per. example, in Shanghai, the legal how, there is "something rotten purchase at one of.the shops— rate on the day we received our "Two pints of mild!" called "You go to hell with your bill!" in Denmark!" And the Amer­ as soon as they even suspect that my companion to the buxom bar­ shouted Skipper to the squire. draw, was 192,000 to one US ican merchant seaman seems to he is American, the price goes maid. and, that same day, the black The squire made a remark be the principal victim of this up. market price was 560,000 to one. She greeted us with an inviting about the Skipper's girl friend. This is especially true of Sing­ swindle! This means that the seaman get­ smile. "Hello, handsome! What The Skipper made a leap and The only suggestions 1 can apore merchants. My watch ting only a little better than landed ashore. There was a fight. make regarding this matter is to partner on the ship was a native a nice wavy hair you have!" one third the full value of his We dropped our eyes, lifted Fists flew, fast and furious. The advise the seaman to take along Malayan, and 1 know what 1 money. plenty of American cash. But am talking about. A good policy the pints, had a mouthful, turned squire staggered under a. blow to A seaman who had American this is usually impossible, for is to offer about half of any ver­ mum, and turned away, toward his jaw, he fell back and down cash could go ashore and have a corner. There a pair of sturdy he went, full length, like a stun­ most seamen are broke when bally quoted price. no difficulty getting 480,000 to A better policy is to stay away fellows, their corduroy pants tied ned pike—the mouth open, his they ship. one. If he draws all he can at from waterfront dives and pat­ up at the knees, were throwing teeth bared in ghastly grimace. Sometimes American crews re­ It scared the Skipper, stiff. Manila and changes all he can to ronize only the best places. The darts and drinking ale. ceive their draws in American Where's the William Dwyer?" At this moment, we turned American cash since he gets seaman will, in most cases, pay currency, if the captain gives the 1 asked them. away in a hurry, threw our sea­ equal value and there is no less than at the little shops, and draw before reaching the harbor They stopped and scowled. bags aboard, then jumped on black market, he will avoid get far better quality for his ex­ limits. It seems the only ones penditures, and will have a bet­ "The bloody brigantine," one deck, and were about to run victimized are the American sea­ drawing later. Then, too, the company or the ter time with far less annoyance. said huskily. "She's at the coal down into the foc'sle, when we men in these ports. pier, waitin' for the tide—" heard a scream. A young wo­ EVEN THE FX The other one muttered: "The man's head appeared above the All business, legitimate or bloody bugger. . ." cabin scuttle. The face showed, otherwise, is conducted along There was a pause. Long faced, pale as a ghost. OL JHo^ Mono, Roii black market lines. Even the we returned to the bar, drank Captain Friend! Come back, US Army PX in Shanghai is op­ to the bottom our mild, paid for aboard!" She cried, frightened. erated on a black market basis. The Skipper spun round as if Tramontanic, $5.00; Wm. Brightwell, it with the last of our pennies, NEW YORK When a man makes a purchase, $5.00; Francis Dloppart, $5.00; Juan shouldered our seabags, left the tapped on the shoulder. He made INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. Collazo, $2.00; A. W. Klein, $2.00. for example, a clerk will quote saloon with heavy feet, and went a high jump, his outstretched Burl C. Kilby, $5.00; R. F. Wallace, Wm. Hamilton, $1.00; C. M. Silcox, the price of an article as 560,000 $5.00; J. A. Muehleck, $5.00; Roland down to the ship in low spirits. arms went through the air be$10.00; A. J. Mendenel, $1.00; C. W. and remark, "This is very cheap E. Lanoue, $5.00; J. ' H. Macinnes, Ehmsen, $2.00; A. Miranda, $1.00; E. "Where in hell is she, John? ' fore him, as he made a grab, —only one dollar American $30.00; J. A. Hallen, $30.00; L. J. A. J. Olive. $1.00; J. Cortez, $1.00; A. 1 asked after a while, speaking | caught the main shrouds, and Arbec $30.00; H. G.. Ridgeway. $30.00; Lopez, $1.00; J. C. Brumbaugh, $2.00; to my companion. "Let's hope sprang aboard like a pirate. money!" C. D. Shively, $30.00; Otto S. Stefans And it would be cheap if the soni, $2.00; Leonidas Tobias, $20.00; Arland C. Taylor, $5.00; Billy Nohl, we find the schooner all right. "All hands on deck, Charlie!" $1.00; G. A. Howard, $5.00; N. L. seaman had American cash to H. McMurphy, $1.00; D. Pashkoff, Hartnett, $1.00; E. Tirelli, $2.00; H. "The crimp is a damn liar!" "Let go the lines! Set the sails!" pay for it. But when he has to $5.00; . D. Kapor $,3.00; F. W. Keeley, W. Girard, $5.00; Rene Geiszler, $5.00; exclaimed my mate. "She's a Charlie, the Mate—a big, wick­ $5.00; I. Vantei, $2.00; M. C. Wautlet. pay for it at the legal rate of $2.00; F. Ragusa, $1.00; J. C. Carval- Russell D. Rittle, $5.00; A. J. Gon- brigantine!" ed looking brute—ran forward 192,000 to one (which rate sea­ ho, $2.00; J. J. Kealy, $5.00; R. calves ,$5.00; Wm. N. J. Boxill, $55.00; "Oh, well, it makes no differ­ with a yell, repeating his Mas­ Jose Ross, $20,00; R. Garcia, $8.00; men were forced to accept), they Staiigle. $5.00; F. Lucerno, $5.00; A. T. M. Ostaszeski, $5.00; A. &. Valen­ ence, John; we're lucky to get ter's order. The lines were let are paying almost three times as Sarg, $1.00; L. Came, $1.00; J. C. tine, $20.00; S. T. McKinney, $5.00; away with a half-month's ad­ go in a moment and the sinster Atherton, $1.00; R. J. Webber, $10.00; much for everything as it is ac­ A. E. Larson, $5.00; M. J. Matonte, John Scott, $5.00; T. A. Gilham, $5.00; vance," 1 began to explain. craft went drifting down the R. E. Stahl, $5.00; Paul L. Witthaus, tually worth. "But we were only three days river with the tide. $5.00; H. H. Hood, $5.00; A. SokolowAt Hong Kong, it was the ski, $10.00; Otto McLean, $5.00; N. M. Jr., $1.00. Next, we sprang in the in his house!" John interjected. SS STEEL ROVER same; although not quite as bad Korsak, $5.00; J. S. Dob, $5.00; A. "And we paid the crimp a week's shrouds, ran aloft, and loosened C. E. Veach, $1.00; E. Triche, $1.00; $1.00; E. Ortiz, $5.00. —$4.00 Hong Kong to one Amer­ Ricciardella, board in advance! He owes us the sails. B. Brown, $1.00; D. Simpson, $5.00; N. V. A. Urso, $1.00; Walter H. Stovall. ican, while the black market $1.00; T. L. Stinnett ,$5.00; Paul F. Raines, $1.00; Beow Teon Knew, $1.00. money!" A moment later, we sailed to rate was $5.60. How generally Thibodeaux, $5.00; T. Williams, $5.00; SS ALCOA POLARIS The next moment, we received sea with Captain Friend at the R. Tolbert. $3.00; F. Sokolowski, a rude introduction to the Dwyer. helm. He steered, turning the all business is conducted on a George P. Blanchard, $5.00; James C. black market basis may be real­ Friederich, $3.00; Anthony Serpe, $1.00; $5.00; L. M. Tibbetts, $2.00; A. A. Rough voices were heard: it was wheel (of fortune) with a grip on James Redden, $2.00; Russell Mor­ Henderson, $2,00; D, Krasovich, $3,00; ized by the fact that black mar­ rison, $1.00; Vincent Bavirsha, $5.00; L. Cherry, $3.00; J. D. Cantrell, Jr., a row, an altercation. There she its spokes. He steered all right, ket rates are quoted in the K. D. Wilburn, $5.00; F. H. Brown, $1.00; R. Wells, $1.00; J. D. Foster, was, a dark and sinster craft! now glancing aloft at his sails, money market report in the $5.00; M. R. uck, $5.00; J. D. Croker, $4.00; L. W. Young, $400; L. D. She was a brigantine with a then glancing at his girl friend newspapers. On the same day $5.00; John F. Ros.s, $5.00; J. W. C. Schlais, $1.00; W. Robinson, $5.00; hog and a stern like a duck. A standing by his side as though Iglebekk, $5.00; J. W. Martin, $1.00; J. Martin, Jr., $5.00; C. Nathan, $5.00; the draw was put out in Hong Unno Pipines, $1.00; Jose Rodriguez, I E. Ganbleta $,J.OO; T. D. Lawson, leaky old tub, ho doubt! The tall she were his fortune, too, or his Kong at four to one, the Hong $1.00; Paul Aribain. $1.00; J. M. ' $3.00; A. Wilson, $5.00. masts stood at a rakish angle; misfortune, maybe. By EARNEST BOSSERT ALL Y(9U EVER WAVE /V\E VO K CHIP, CHIP, cm/ C.THI5 ^HIP li JU6T NOT BIO ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US, BOS'N. �T H E S f: Friday. August 27. 1948? Page Fifteen A R E R S LOG The Membership And Union Policy; (Continued from Pa}^c 4) in the industry, thanks again to our internal solidarity, we have carried the whole maritime industry upward to the highest wages ever seen in maritime. So far I have dwelt on the past policies of the Union. The present and the future are more impor­ tant. The current policy of the Union is worth dis­ cussing at length, but space will not permit. It can be said, however, that the other unions will again follow the pi'ogram outlined by this Union. In the two-year contracts, won by the SIU this month, we are pretty well assured of a smooth course for pai-t of the next two years. We have that in our hands. We can now turn our attention to strengthening our Union internally. We have held the Book mem­ bership in the Union to the same number of contract jobs available—this no other union in the maritime field can claim. We have continued to give service to our membership in all ports. Their problems are handled and their beefs are settled, it is rare when one is sloughed off and those that are — have been corrected. For the days ahead we have made preparations for greater advances. We will bring more companies into RAYMOND nUPPERT Get in touch with your mother at 1328 Halsey St., Brooklyn, New York, as soon as possible. Si t S. NILS GUSTAVE ENGELBRETTSONN Get in touch with the First Engineer aboard the MS Fulgia. S. Si «• CLARENCE UPSHAW Write your sister, Lillian But- SIU HULLS SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. E. B. Tilley, Agent Bowdoin 44SS GALVESTON SOS'/j—23rd St. Keith Alaop, Agent Phone 2-8448 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 51 Beaver St. NEW YORK HAnover 2-2784 Joe Algina, Agent ...127-129 Bank St. NORFOLK Phone 4-1083 Ben Recs, Agent PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Steve Cardiillo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Sal Colla, Agent .San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.V.C. HAnover 2-2784 the union, we will expand the educational program, both ashore and on the ships. We are now in a period referred to by the military as "consolidation of gains." We have made great strides to date, we must now take advantage of our present strong position to have critics. Some of the criticism will come from within the union, some of it from without. Their criticism should be welcome when the matter is under discu.ssion and policy is being evolved. But once the die is cast and the membership adopts policy the union's solidarity cannot be jeopardized by their actions. If they are from within the Union's ranks, they will be dealt with accordingly as in the past; if they are of other organizations, and aimed at con­ ducting a harassing campaign against our union, motives of those responsible will become apparent and. they will either be discredited or "enlightened" by the alert membership on the ships and the beaches. The Union's policy in the future will be made, as usual, through open discussion at the meetings and on the ships. Program and policy will be hammered out and the solid backing of the membership will see them through to success. The pattern, once laid, requires the cooperation of all—anything but co­ operation must not be tolerated. digest what we have gained. When that is over we must strike out again,mto newer and larger fields. When the union moves again into dii-ect and de­ liberate action as in the past, we will undoubtedly It has been the Union's greatest strength in the past and, I'm sure, will still be our greatest strengh in the future. We shall move forward together. PERSONALS wants you to contact her immediatelv. NOTICE! ler, at 211 Central Park West, RICHARD ROTHWELL Apartment lOF, c/o W. M. Bass, Your mother, Adela B. RothNew York 24, N. Y., or call well, Cheney Plain, Newton UpTR 7-1181. per Falls, Mass., is very anxious to get in touch with you. 4- 4. 4. MICHALL R. BAAL .v. 4 4' Your wife, who is ill, wishes CHICO ERAZO you to get in touch with her. 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VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. Book No. Your wife has moved to 267 Webber, 709 South Semmes Pacific 7824 W. 22 St., Apt. 3-D, NYC, and Street, East Point, Georgia. Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District Canadian District �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen Bernstein Bids For Atiantic Passenger Run m WHAT ttWilK.,, Friday. Auguit 27. 1948 The fate of a move to expand the American passenger vessel fleet that is of direct concern to Seafarers will be decided the QUESTION: Where would you like to settle down when you quit going to sea? end of this month, when the Maritime Commission holds a WILLIAM LIEBERMAN, Cook: hearing in Washington on the THOMAS LOCKWOOD, AB: Down in Ponce, Puerto Rico. I don't intend to retire from Arnold Bernstein Line's applica­ I think it's about the best spot the sea. However, if I ever gel tion for an operating subsidy. in the world. The climate can't enough money, I'd like to travel around here and there in re^ In its application, the Bern­ be beat, either. I've gotten to know a lot of real nice people style, so I can see first hand stein company is seeking aid for there. It's my intention to settle how green the grass is on the a proposed passenger and cargo in Ponce some day. The fact other side of the fence. Up td service to Antwerp and Rotter­ that it isn't too far from the now I've been going to sea for dam, for which it is anxious to 20 years and I'm still a fairly water probably has a lot to do buy two P-2-type transports — young man, 38, to be exact. From the General John Pope and the with my decision. It's near the the way I feel about it now, I General William Weigel, former­ ships, plenty of swimming—in don't think I could stop at ly operated by the Army. fact, near everything I like. any one place for very long. Although I was born in New The Bernstein outfit has al­ Even Viough you might be up York City, big towns hold no ready filed application with the in the mountains, you can with­ attraction for me—so they're out Commission for a construction in a very short space of time as far as I'm concerned. I'll subsidy to be used in converting get down to the waterfront, keep on going to sea, with a the transports into sleek passen­ where you can meet seamen .chance to see things and enjoy ger ships. and get a sniff of the old sea air. myself everywhere. The General Weigel is a 17,812-ton ship that went into ser­ vice in 1945. The General Pope, which was completed in 1943, is BRONISLAW WOTURSKI, OS: BERTIL SVENSSON, Oiler; a 17,832-ton vessel. I'm content to continue going Some day I'm going to get SAD STATE married, and when I do I'll quit to sea, but if I had to live going to sea immediately and ashore I'd settle for the life on The Bernstein proposal for the farm. Of course, if someone settle down to life ashore. I think boosting the sadly lacking Am­ gave me a million bucks, I'd I'll spend my days ashore in erican passenger fleet comes at a stop sailing for a living and Madison, Wisconsin. I'm not orig­ time when many agencies—pub­ inally from there, but it's a spend it traveling around the lic and private — are deploring very fine city. and is known for world aboard passenger ships. the fact that foreign companies its good beer. I guess I'll build I'd visit most of the inland are developing their fleets at the European cities—Brussels, Mad­ my own house and take life expense of American-flag oper­ rid, Vienna, Paris, and take my easy in the middle west. Who ators. knows, maybe I'll open a beer time so as to enjoy all the Inauguration of passenger serv­ hall for the local citizens. That sights and never have t.o worry ice between New York and the about hurrying back to the ship sounds like -a good business to Belgian and Netherlands ports before sailing. Maybe, though, get in — especially in a town would not only provide steady when I've worked all the travel­ known for good brew. Of course, employment for a good many ing out of my blood I'll settle before I can do all this I have American seamen now on the for a little chicken farm in beach, but would also greatly to find the girl. the country. boster the prestige which the American merchant fleet is fast losing because of its lack of •large passenger facilities. JOHN WUNDERLICH, Bosun: RICHARD GONZALES, MM: In considering the Bernstein New York is where I intend to I'd like to settle down on a application, the Maritime Com­ farm for my declining days. It's settle down. I want to d.o some mission will have an opportun­ a healthy life and as long as I studying and the best facilities ity to show how deeply it is in­ already .own a piece of a farm, appear to be right in New York. terested in the future of Ameri- I might as well settle there. It's Then I want to do some writing -can-flag operation. based on the experiences I've a good distance from the sea, had going to sea. Besides all It is quite apparent that if the and I figure that by the time this, I like New York. It has service sought by Bernstein is I'm ready for it I won't miss always been my home port. I the sounds of the sea. That, •not approved, ships operated un­ however, is a long way away, like it because it is cosmopolitan. der foreign flags will pick up the There's a little bit of every port I'm going to continue to sail trade. for quite a few years—I wouldn't in New York. You meet people OPERATORS SIGN from all over the world. There give up this life for love or are restaurants where you can money. When I've had enough On two previous occasions, the get native dishes as served in of traveling around the globp, Maritime Commission has turn­ practically every country. New I'll head for that farm and spend ed down subsidy bids made by my time telling the local boys York has a special appeal for the Bernstein line. In February, the company's application for the stories of the sea. a seaman. Antwerp - Rotterdam route and another run was rejected. The second denial by the Com­ mission came last month, when Bernstein sought to charter one of the transpacific liners, Mon­ terey and Mariposa, to be used as an Atlantic liner for six months and as a cruise ship for the rest of the year. At that time, the Commission informed Bernstein that the gov­ ernment agency would only dis­ pose of two 18,000-ton ships as a package, and would not consider releasing only one. The Bernstein Line has had considerable experience in the run it now hopes to operate in. Prior to the war, it operated the liners Pennland and Westernland in similar services, both of which were lost during the war. ^ ' FRANK COSIK, FWT; :| I was born in a country that I is now controlled by the com:? munists. When they took over in 1945, my brothef, a doctor, was arrested, taken away and never heard from again. During the war my father was killed by the Germans. I guess It's clear why I would want to make :: my home in America when I i stop going to sea. Here a man has freedom. I would like to live in New York, perhaps open up some kind of business. In New York you can meet so many different kinds of people and everything you see throughout the world can be seen in New York. PADDY McCANN, Ch. Cook: Should I ever reach the point where I could retire or I couldn't go to sea anymore, I'd want to settle in St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg is a good clean town and the climate is just right for me. In fact, I'd like to own a little home there. It's quiet and yet there is plenty of life there, especially in the win­ tertime, when the resort season gets' under way. Of course, I've been going to sea for 24 years now, and as yet I haven't set­ tled down anywhere. But I'm satisfied going to. sea. It's just that St. Petersburg would be my choice if I had to make one. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 27, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 35 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SEAFARERS SIGNS TWO MORE OUTFITS TO TOP CONTRACT REGISTRATION FORV DRAFT BEGINS;SEAMEN'S STATUS STILL UNSETTLED CITIES SERVICE ELECTION STALL SEEN AT END REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY DRAFT BEGINS ABSENTEE BALLOTS AVAILABLE TO MOST SEAMEN THIS YEAR APPENDIX SPOONED OUT IN TRICK OPERATION ABOARD ALCOA CLIPPER THE MEMBERSHIP AND UNION POLICY MOBILE MARITIME COUNCIL AIDS AFL CARMEN BOSTON SEAFARES FIND BERTHS ARE SCARCE AS FICE-CENT BEER NEW YORK HAS ROUTINE WEEK OF SHIPPING BALTIMORE SEES TURN FOR BETTER,AT LASDT SHIPPING SLOWS DOWN IN TAMPA FIR PERMITMEN THINGS ARE HOPPING IN THE NEW FRISCO HALL NEW CONTRACT CHEERS PHILLY, THOUGHT SHIPPING FALLS OFF WILLIAM MOORE RITES HELD IN NEW ORLEANS SS CLAIBORNE JOINS WATERMAN ATLANTIC FLEET TWO MORE COMPANIES SIGN TOO CONTRACT SS CHRYSANTY STAR SINKS ENGLISH FISHING SMACK;FIVE BROTHERS SINGER CREW AIDS SPANISH REFUGEE SHIPP IN MID OCEAN MERCHANT SEAMEN GET ROOKED IN FAR EAST BLACK MARKET THE MEMBERSHIP AND UNION POLICY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/27/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ace302087c53d32e136cb1f19c3c647f.PDF 5ad4117acd41d0e96a3211a37d3a02f5 PDF Text Text 4y Job Actions Force 8 Companies To Sign NEW YORK — Eight stalling operators were forced this week to meet the Atlantic and Gulf District's demands for a two-year contract, with the all-time high in wages, working conditions and protective Union security clauses won by the SIU last week, by a potent display of the Seafarers' traditional action at the point of production. This development followed hard on the heels of the precedent-shattering move in New Orleans last week, when the SIU job action pounded out an Official Organ, Atlantic & GiUf District, Seafarers International Union of NA identical contract with the Mississippi Shipping Co. In addition to the two-year duration, the new No. 34 NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1948 VOL. X contracts call for the highest wages ever ob- Pact Calls For Bulletin Boards And Book Rocks In addition to securing the best contract in the industry covering wages and conditions, the Sea­ farers also scored when the ma­ jority of the operators agreed to provide a glass-covered bulletin board and book rack for Union literature aboard all their ships. The operators—those of the At­ lantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association — have agreed to something no employer — mari­ time or shoreside—has agreed to before: To construct and place aboard ships facilitfes for Union property and literature. The glass-covered bulletin board, will be of sufficient size to contain a copy of the SIU foc'sle card, and the book rack will be large enough to contain the Edu­ cational Library prepared for use aboard SIU ships. PROTECTS INVESTMENT By winning this concession from the operators, the many thousands of dollars the SIU has invested in Union literature will be protected. The Union's Negotiating Com­ mittee vigorously pressed this matter all through the contract talks so as to furnish the proper set-up for a real Union library on every ship. In the Union Educational Li­ brary to be included.on all ships of the Association are the fol­ lowing: Bound volumes of the SEA­ FARERS LOG; "Strikes and Strike Strategy;" "Listen, Tankermen;" "Shipboard Handbook for Crewmcmbers and Dele­ gates;" "Charges;" "Organizers' Handbook;" "Order! How to Conduct a Union Meeting;" "The SIU at War," and "The Seafarers Organizing Program." The buletin boards and book racks will be placed aboard the ships as soon as possible—the plans already being in the hands of the companies. Committee's Report The SIU Headquarters Ne­ gotiating Conunittee's com­ plete report on the contract just signed with eight com­ panies of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators ASM• elation appears on page 12 of this issue. ttained in the maritime industry by virtue of a $12.50 across-theboard increase for all hands, with the exception of Bosuns, whose pay will be hiked by $25. The new pact also guaran­ tees maintenance of the present manning scales for the life of the contract. Other improve­ ments previously incorporated in New Rate of Pay Old Rate of Pay the Mississippi agreement are Rating contained in the newly-signed Boatswain $285.44 $260.44 contracts. •Carpenter 255.04 242.54 Companies which capitulated to the Union's demand late Fri­ Able Seaman—Maintenance ; 234.34 221.84 day evening, Aug. 13 are the Al­ Quartermaster 222.51 210.01 coa Steamship Company, Bull Able Seaman 222.51 210.01 Steamship Company, Baltimore Ordinary Seaman 189.97 177.47 Insular Line, South Atlantic Steamship Company, Seas Ship­ •When the Cazpenfer is required to furnish his own tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per ping Company, Seatrain Lines, month in addition to his basic wage per month. Inc., Eastern Steamship Com­ pany and Smith and Johnson. The contracts will expire Sep­ tember 20, 1950. $360.93 $348.43 JOB ACTION 321.22 The eight companies, members 284.62 272.12 of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Unlicensed Junior Engineer (Watch Work) 255.04 242.54 Operators Association, halted 1292.90 280.40 their stalling tactics and signed 255.04 242.54 the Mississippi-type contract af­ Engine Uti! 255.04 242.54 ter the SIU resorted to job Evaporator action. 237.29 224.79 Up t) that point the SIU had . 222.51 210.01 refi-ained from using the job ac­ 243.51 231.01 tion weapon because of the pos­ . 222.51 210.01 sibility of cease and desist in­ 222.51 210.01 junctions, which previously had been served on the NMU and . 210.68 198.18 other CIO unions. . 219.55 207.05 In fact, the Union has in­ • 331.35 318.85 structed SIU crews to "fulfil Refrigerator Engineer (When Three Carried): the present contracts to avert . 331.35 shipowner chiseling." 318.85 This attitude of fair play on . 293,49 280.99 the part of the Union proved . 271.01 258.31 fruitless. Instead of negotiating in good faith and attacking the Previously an Assistant Electrician was carried. His rale of pay was: $269.16. contract problem sincerely, the operators stalled the sessions and sent many telegrams to the. Union stating that the Union $278.25 $265.75 was using job action to illegally 255.04 242.54 force the companies into sign­ 255.04 242.54 ing the contract Second 231.38 218.88 By this tactic the operators ob­ viously were trying to put the 219.55 207.05 SIU on the defensive by making 189.97 177.47 {Continued on Page 3) 189.97 177.47 NEW AsG WAGE SCALE Deck Department Engine Department Stewards Department PIUS THESE OTHER FEATURES O'K'iMci, 4c^. so,. �Page Two THE SEAFJiRERS LOG Friday, August 20, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG • Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 K' 1^1: Entered as second-class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., xmder the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 ''i-r Keeping It Steady Shortly after it had successfully negotiated what is indisputably the finest contract to cover any group of seamen in the world, the A&G Negotiating Committee made a statement of considerable significance to all en­ gaged in the maritime industry. The committee stated, in effect, that it hoped all maritime unions would be able to obtain the same high wages and improved working conditions,, which the SIU Jhad won as a result of forceful action. Only in such a way could conditions in the maritime industry be stab­ ilized, the committee pointed out. There can be no smooth sailing for ail men in mari­ time until that much-needed stability has been achieved. So long as there are wide differences in the wages and working conditions of the various sections of the industry, instability quite probably will be the rule rather than the exception. This fact has already been clearly demonstrated. The differential between the wages and conditions set forth in SIU contracts, and those embodied in the agreements of other unions, has made for a considerable amount of confusion and misunderstanding in the past. How this •situation was born is easy to see. While the SlU-contracted shipowners have been forced by the Seafarers to pay top wage scales and pro­ vide superior working conditions, operators contracted to other unions have been able to sail their ships more cheap­ Hospital Patients ly, through payment of lower wages and under less When entering the hospital sstringent working rules. notify the delegates by post­ For a sound, up to date example of how this worked card, giving your name and the number of your ward. out in actual practice wc can refer to the coal and Mimeographed postcards ,coke cargo situation. A couple of years ago, the SIU can be obtained free at the was successful in negotiating provisions calling for penSocial Service desk. 'alty payments for these cargoes. At the time, the SIU Staten Island Hospital had a large number of contracted ships which were used You can contact your Hos­ in transporting these products. pital delegate at the Staten It was the Union's hope and expectation that other Island Hospital at the follow­ These axe the Union Brothers cuxzenlly in the marine hospitals, ing times: unions would follow suit and demand that these cargoes be classed as penalty under their contracts. But they as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can, to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. didn't." As a direct result of their failure to similarly writing (on 5th and 8th floors.) to them. bolster their agreements, the SIU was placed at a serious Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. disadvantage. We lost hundreds and hundreds of jobs as SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL C. MORALES (on 3rd and 4th floors.) R. J. PURCELL our operators gradually stopped carrying the penalty D. P. GELINAS Salurciay — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. JOHN J. SCHWABLANK cargoes, which were being hauled at comparatively bar­ J. RYAN (on 1st and 2nd floors.) SIMMONS W. BELLOWS gain rates by operators contracted with other unions. STANLEY GELAK J. J. KEALY As a trade union primarily interested in the econ­ WM. T. ROSS S" 3^ S" EDWIN MAXWELL omic protection of its membership, we can no longer ig­ BOSTON MARINE HOSPITAL EDW. A. MORGAN FRANK WAGNER M. C. EL MORES nore the harm inherent in a lack of uniformity through- E, MARSH P. E. CUMARE 4 * ifc cut the industry. Although we may have contractual H. R. HOMER ,H. FERDRICKSSON SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL as.surance of unmatched conditions and wages, the possi­ J. B. FLANNERY H. MASON L. TICKLE E. CROMWELL G. L. DUXWORTH bility of "bargain rates," made possible by other unions V. MILAZZO T. C. KELLY ED MILLER less aggressive than we, is always a danger. M. BYERS A. HICKEY S, % % X t S, All of us must do our part to make sure we are not 4. i i similarly victimized in the future. Our record wages BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL STELLY C. FORMAN A. EWING won in contracts this week must become a pattern for L. C. HOLMES A. VANELZUELA E. LIPARI JACK McCRANIE all seamen. It is for our interest as well as theirs that this M. CASTRO R. F. BLACK GETTIS LIGHTFOOT be accomplished. Instability is the alternative. J. McNEELY J. DENNIS WILLIE WHITE Each of us should make every effort to impress JOSEPH W. BOURGEOIS L, C -MASON A. JENSBY D. DeDUISEN ' , A. LOOPER members of other unions how important this objective is. WM. T. ROSS T. ZEMRZUSKI " C. ANDERSON They in turn must convince their respective union officials STANLEY GELAK W. H. NUNN RALPH PIEPHET to make a fight of it to secure the same high wages and PERCY BATSON V. R. NORTH J. BOUYEA 1 M. C. EL MORES conditions enjoyed by seamen sailing ships under contract J.W.SPENCER V. P. BALLINGS W. HUNT to the A&G District of the SIU. R. L. JOHNSTON . C. GREEN CHRIST B. VIKIN K. e. CROWE .0. B. GRIMES Our membership can help in this respect. It is a big JAS. K. CHARLESWORTH C. OPPENHEIMER W. H. .COLBOURNE joly—but it is a must. The spirit that won Isthmian is the EDW. A. MORGAA •M. C. GADDY W.H.PERRY -u J. ROOS . spirit that can convince other seamen of all unions that, H. L. SEYMOUR T. MANDICK DAVID WARDEN unless all hands regardless of affiliation, force conditions H. W. SPENCER JAMES fVkRRIOR e. NANGLE up to the SIU level the threat of destruction of all con­ JOS. W. BOUHJOIS C. W. HALLA ! - i -• • E. .MULHOLLAND P. G. DAUGHERTY '' 'j A. SYLVERA ditions for all seamen is ever present. F. BECKER Afe/r Now In The Marine Hospitals �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 20. 194t ^age Three Crews' Job Actions Bring Quick Rosuits the traditional method of "action at the point of producion." Policy was drafted based on this course of action. All port agents were immedi­ ately notified to take action on vessels of the companies' in­ volved. Some 30 ships, from Boston to Texas, were immo­ bilized almost at once. SHIPOWNERS WIRE This direct answer to ship­ owner stalling began producing results very quickly. On August 11, after only two days of action. shipowners were sending tele­ grams to the Union, asking for contract meetings. Representa­ tive of the company messages is a wire received from Seas Ship­ ping Company. It stated, in part: "Suggest our respective ne­ gotiating committees meet at office of Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association, 39 Broad­ way at three-thirty P.M. Thurs­ day, August the twelfth Stop Feel sure it will be possible to negotiate full agreement without any considerable delay but be lieve negotiations would be ex­ pedited if all ships delayed by action are moved promptly." Upon receipt of these overtures from the companies involved, the Secretary Treasurer confirmed a meeting with the operators for August 12, so that the Union goal of establishing new wage work­ ing conditions throughout the industry could be attained with a minimum of delay. Agents in all SIU ports were notified to begin moving the af­ fected vessels, on the assumption that.the operators were ready to "talk turkey" on the Mississippitype contract. The SIU strategy bore fruit on August 13, when the operators' representatives agreed to the agreement put forth by the SIU Negotiating Committee. The announcement of the Seafarers militant action and its re­ Once again the Seafarers International Union carried the entire sultant success in achieving an maritime industry with it when it won the $12.50 raise across the outstanding contract touched off NEW YORK board from the Mississippi Shipping Company and eight companies a barrage of comment. Members of the SIU, in inter­ of Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association. HERALD TRIBUNE views with LOG representatives, Hardly had the SIU's smashing victory been made public than expressed the opinion that the Joe Curran and the NMU were demanding "parity" with the SIU. new contract was possibly the Up to then, the NMU's negotiators were ready to accept some­ Union's most significant victory since the winning of the Isthmian where between $7.50 and $10.00 a month—and think they had won fleet. a victory of their own. I Corigress of industrial OrganP Reaction in shipping circles As the LOG went to press, it was reported that the NMU had pointed up the extreme likeli­ zatipOB seamen told Atlantic and obtained its "parity," which the SIU Negotiating Committee believes hood that the SIU's contract vic­ Gulf Coast ship operators yester­ is a good thing for all seamen. tory would set a pattern for the day that they must meet ia $12.30 However, the SIU. does not ex­ industry. a month increase awarded during pect to be thanked for its "as­ Maritime observers almost unithe week end to American Feder­ TnE NEW YORK TIMES. sist" to the NMU. formerly took the view that the ation of ]^bor seamen or face a If the NMU gets "parity," it NMU negotiating committee, now strike on Sept. 2 when a Taftwill only be history repeating it­ deadlocked with its contractedself. In 1946, when the SIU companies, would be helped con­ Hartley injunction against a walk­ called the great General Strike siderably by the SIU accom­ out expires. plishment, in its attempt to up to protect the Wage Stabiliza­ The demand set, negotiations t. ..ling ctmn. Che ARA. the shipowners latest offer of tion Board's attempt to cut the tliftt had promised to lead to a Negotiations between the NMU $7.50 across the board. wages the SIU had won by ne­ settlement "back tc where we and ship operators represented by gotiation, the NMU cried "Me,^ started," according to Prank J. the American Merchant Marine NMU WANTS "PARITY" too" and, hung on tight to the Taylon chairman of the ship oper-' Institute continued here yesterday The correctness of this view SIU coattails. ators' .negotiating committee. tin at th6 regional office of the Fed­ was established late Monday eve­ The Negotiating Committee Joseph Curran, president of the eral Mediation and Conciliation ning when the NMU president, points out that the NMU should National .Marltl^ Union, who Service under the direction of Com­ Joe Curran, announced that his get its "parity" for the good of missioner Harry Winning of the presented thfr demand to obtain agency. organization would accept "noth­ "parity." for his union's 60,000 all maritime workers. When one At the conclusion of, the threeing less than parity" with the members, said his organization section of the industry works for hour parleys operators reported was prepared to bade it up with a record wage scales won by the poorer wages than another, the that they had been "torpedoed" by strike when the injunction is SIU. top conditions are always in a new wage demand by the union •7.,llfted. This situation was exactly danger. Had other maritime which based its latest stand on pacts obtained by the Seafarers what the SIU Negotiating Com­ • The $12.50 a month settlement unions fought for the coal and International Union, AFL, last signed Friday by hine members mittee hoped for, when, shortly copra penalties, for instance, week. dx the Atlantic and ,Gulf Coast after its successful sessions, it de­ there would be no necessity for The SIU reached agreements S vip Operations Association and clared: the SIU to give those penalties with the Atlantic and Gulf Ship the A. F. of L's Seafarers Inter"It is our hope that all unions, cargoes up. Operators Association and the .Mis­ xiitional Union, a rival of the regardless of affiliation, will soon sissippi Shipping Company calling The NMU, plunged into confu­ N M. U., forced the latter union for raises of $25 a month for boat­ be able to obtain the same gains sion by its previous tactic of de­ tp take a '-'new approach" in meet­ swains and $12.50 for other per­ estahlished by the SIU and thus fending on government bureau­ sonnel. ings at the offices of the Federal benefit by the direct action ta­ crats for favors, and by its pres­ Mr. Curran, who heads the NMU Mediation and Conciliation Ser­ ken by our Union." ent internal fight, threatened to negotiating committee,' made a de­ vice at 341 Ninth Avenue, Mr. Contending that stabihzatiou strike and found itself under a mand yesterday for parity with Curran said Mr. Taylor said he wi of conditions would be fruitful the SIU. It was unofficially re­ bureaucratic injunction. would have to take the demands ported that before the announce­ for all engaged in the maritime For the past several months, back to his principals. \A meeting ment of the SIU settlement the industry, the. SIU Committee NMU negotiators have been sit­ of operators with Harry Winning. NMU negotiators would have ac­ said: ting with the operators and Federal conciliator, is scheduled cepted a $10 a month increase. "The maritime industry should for today. Federal conciliators. Yet the Shipping dperators^eplored the be stabilized for the good of all NMU got nowhere—imtil the Raise Was Refused concerned. The gaining of the SIU, without the help of Fed­ June the open-tor same high SIU wages and condi­ eral conciliators, set the pattern tions by seamen of all unions for all seamen. would greatly contribute toward that much-needed stability." The committee announced that it would continue arranging meetings with other contracted- made and the ships properly little hai-d to ship. The Coast Guard considers all companies as their contracts ap­ By CAL TANNER MOBILE—A marked improve­ stored and slopped. Waterman We therefore cannot too tickets issued during wartime as proached their respective expir­ ment over the previous week met these demands promptly, but stioiigly urge all blue ticket blue tickets. ation dates. After most of the was noted in last week's ship­ Alcoa was a little slow in get­ ABs who have enough time The biggest topic around the freighter and passenger compan­ now is the signing ies are in the fold, the Union in­ ping in this port. Approximate­ ting the ships okayed for the (36 months) to get their green Hall right ly 131 bookmen and 24 permit- sign ons, and they were held tickets right away, so they can of the contract with Mississippi tends to tackle the 16 newly-or­ Shipping Company over in New ganized Atlantic and Gulf tank­ men were shipped during the up a bit until everything was get out a helluva lot faster. week, and prospects look fair straightened out. Another point to remember is Orleans by the sub-Negotiating er outfits. for the coming week, with the Although Mobile has a lot of that, even though you had to Committtee headed by Bull Negotiations will then be di­ two big companies scheduled for ABs on the beach, it seems that show three years discharges to Sheppard. The feeling of the rected at the Unions contracted three to seven ships for pay­ most of them have blue tickets get your present ticket and it is membership here is that this tug and inland boat companies, and, since the Coast Guard has stamped "good for the duration contract will set a pattern for the committee said. The same offs and sign ons. While the payoffs were good, started to enforce the directive of the war and six months the industry. type of contract wrested from nevertheless Negotiations witli the Water­ the larger operators will be ' the sign ons were just. the op­ that two-thirds of the ABs must thereafter," you posite. The crews refused to have green tickets, the men with have to get it changed for an man Steamship Corporation are sought throughout the industry, it a unlimited ticket. sign on until all repairs were blue tickets are finding still proceeding favorably. according to the committee. (Continued from Page U claims that had no foundation in fact. When the operators intentions became clear, the SIU decided tp take further action to sup­ port its contract demands. The Negotiating Committee, com­ prised of Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, Assistant SecretaryTreasurers Robert Mathews and J. P. Shuler, Joe Algina, Lindsey Williams and Charles Raymond met with other Union officials and several delegates from ships lying in New York harbor at the time and discussed the entire is­ sue. The possibility of the operators building a legal case drew the heaviest attention from the group. The prevailing opinion was that, if the Union did not take immediate and drastic ac­ tion, it might find itself stymied by legal restraints similar to the "cease and desist" injunctions crippling other maritime unions. The Union group held that the SIU must take the initiative by Seafarers Once Again Shows The Way To NMU: Carran Cries For 'Parity' With A&G Wage Scale » I -- - Mobile Reports Shipping Shows Noticeahie Improvement �T WE SEAFARERS L O G Page Four ^ Galveston Sees Good Shipping Sammy Stein Returns To Friday. Augutl 20r 1948 PR Strike End Booms Shipping Seafarers will be rooting hard for a doughty little scrapper by I • By SAL COLLS the name of Sammy Stein when GALVESTON — There are he squares off against his op­ SAN JUAN—Shipping was re­ some encouraging prospects that ponent at Croke Arena Monday sumed with a bang as the In­ seem to indicate * an improve­ night, August 30. ternational Longshoremen's As­ ment in the shipping picture for sociation strike ended in victory Stein, who is better known to this port in the near future. Of for our AFL Brothers. It was so his many SIU friends and ship­ €X)urse, it's the sign ons and not good that all hands waiting for mates as Sammy Weinstein, will the signs that count, but one jobs were shipped right away. be donning the leather mitts pro­ leads to the other. Meanwhile, The' SS Ponce paid off here fessionally for the first time shipping is fair here. during the past week. There since he left the ring to go to Obviously, the most widely were a few beefs aboard, but discussed matter at the moment sea as a member of the Sailors they were ironed out satisfac­ Union of the Pacific in 1938. He is the new two-year agreement torily after a session between the signed with the Mississippi Ship­ returns as a featherweight. Skipper, company officials, the Although his opponent on the ping Company. This new contract Delegates and the Agent. is outstanding because it seems card has not yet been named, In the interests of the crew's to have concentrated on the most Sammy says he isn't concerned. welfare we found it necessary to He's confident of victory, no mat­ important thing facing seamen remove three performers from ter who provides the opposition. today—^job security. the vessel. Despite the layoff, he declares Aside from wage increases, the Cuba Distilling's two ships, question of jobs is almost fore­ he's in better shape than he was the Catahoula and the Carabullci most in the minds of men sailing. at any time as an amateur ban­ were in here during the past And the new contract has taken tamweight champ back in 1937. week and both were contacted. that into account. A hearty vote AMATEUR CHAMP Crew's of both ships cooperated, of thanks is due Bull Sheppard Never a religious trainer with the Union in fine fashion. and the New Orleans sub-Nego­ in those days, Sammy neverthe­ All unorganized ships that hit tiating Committee for the fine less was king of the Kings this port were also contacted. job they have done. As in the previous week, the County (Brooklyn) 118 poimd "rhe, new contract with Missis­ local scene has been very quiet. simon pures. Although he was sippi .stirred up a lot of con­ Sammy Stein assumes a familiar ring pose. The summer has taken its toll, I barely out of short pants in versation down here. The wage guess. But everything will be 1937, he smashed his way fight game around these parts. worked closely with the SIU- increases, of coiurse, were wellOne of Stein's latest seagoing SUP during that major beef. humming again when the brisk through to the runnei>up posi­ received but the two-year fea­ tion in the AU-American cham­ jobs was skippering the SS. Ste­ A very large crew of Seafarers ture and the guaranteed man­ weather sets in. If you were on the beach in pionships, held that year in New phen Leacock, a South Atlantic will be on hand at the arena ning scales, along with the ad­ Galveston this week, you prob­ York's famed old Hippodrome. Steamship Company vessel. Sam­ when Sammy sets out to make justments made to increase the ably ran into the following He holds a silver belt from that my was Master of that ship from his first crack at a new job a number of ships and jobs vmder Jan. 28 to'Oct. 11, 1947. Letters clean payoff. Brothers; L. Gardiner, A. Walk­ tournament. our banner, came in for much The onetime SUP Deck Gang came to the SEAFARERS LOG Tickets for the tussle are on "avorable comment. er, W. Zieler, Buddy Jordan, W. man, who also sailed as a Mate during that time from SIU mem­ sale on, the Sixth floor of the Reagan and F. Pence. The San Juan AFL Port Coun­ And that about completes the and Skipper, is tackling his re­ bers hailing Sammy as "one SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New cil is now operating in full Texas roundup for the moment. sumed boxing career mighty swell guy and a pleasure to sail York. Better buy one before swing. Yours truly is serving as seriously, however. He says he's with." they're sold out. president of the recently-formed living clean, doesn't drink or The seafaring featherweight is Croke Park Arena is at 240th Council. smoke and is following bis treiin- mighty proud of the fact that Street and Broadway, New York We were kept pretty busy during instructions to the letter. he took an active part in all City and can be reached by 7th , ng the ILA strike getting men Sammy is boxing under the waterfront beefs since he's been Avenue-Broadway subway. Get i;o take jobs left vacant by helm of the wily A1 Weill, an going to sea. In 1946, he was off at 242nd Street Station. Brothers who, rather than sit it oldtime manager whose name is a member of the strike strategy Opening bell sounds at 8:30 P.M., out indefinitely, paid off and flew By A. S. CARDULLO practically synonmous with the committee of the MM&P and Monday night, August 30. jack to the States to take their SAN FRANCISCO—The doors chances on shipping there. of our new A&G Hall at 85 The men here are still talking Third Street are open for busi­ about the possibility of a new ness, but there is still plenty of Hall for this branch. We just set work to be done before the Jeremiah C. Sheehan, known up a new literature rack in the place measures up to what we've to his shipmates as Neil, died Hall, whereby all hands can very ' planned. in Santos, Brazil on July 13. easily obtain copies of Union As soon as our new quarters By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ Brother Sheehan had contracted publications. are ship-shape, we'll send some pneumonia in Buenos Aires and BALTIMORE—Shipping hit a pictures to the LOG—and we're new low in this port during the was hospitalized ashore when hoping it will be very soon. past seven days, just as we pre­ his ship, the Del Norte, 'arrived Everjmne here in Frisco has dicted it would in our last re­ in Santos. been busier than the proverbial At his bedside when death Because of the space re-' port. one-armed paper-hanger, trying came were several SIU members quired for the publication of The unpleasant truth is that to get everything ship-shape as of the Del Norte crew, among the complete contract in this we paid off one ship and no quickly as possible. them Bill Kaiser, Osmond Mcissue, several regular fea­ more. That was an Isthmian NOT BAD Machon and Blackie Bankston. tures do not appear. The scow, the SS Steel Worker. Brother Sheehan, Second Shipping, meanwhile, hasn't series of articles by the Port At the same time, we signed Steward on the Del Norte, was Agents dealing with mat­ been too bad. In the three days on two Bull vessels, the SS Edith ters of interest to the mem­ since we've been at our new ad­ and Mae, and the SS Charles 42 years old at the time of his dress, we'v^ shipped 47 men, Nordhoff, Alcoa — after the re­ death. He had been a member bership will be resumed in mostly in the Black Gang and pairs were made. There wasn't of the Union since 1942, when the next issue, as will the cartoon strip "Seafare" and Stewards Department, although even an Ore Line scow to hold he joined in New Orleans. He held Book No. 22240. the other usual features. The the Deck Department got its us up. Well liked by his crewmates, Membership section will sdso share, too. But that is the way things go. he was known throughout the be back to full size. We crewed up the Governor NEIL SHEEHAN One week is good and the next Gulf Area as a good Union man Comer, Waterman, and the "Miss Until the contract is and shipmate. hers to be turned dfer to his America", another Waterman week things are shot to hell. printed in the usual format, Money was collected for a widow. job, which is shifting to Everett, There was nothing very seri­ it is suggested that mem­ Wash. The initials of the man ous in the way <of beefs. But floral wreath before the Del Brother Sheehan was born in bers keep the Agreement who shipped as Steward on the there was one on the Steel Norte left Santos and on the re­ Massachusetts and made his section in this issue for shift are Frenchy Michelet, as Maker concerning overtime for turn trip to New Orleans over home in New Orleans with his reference. Oilers taking temperatures in $1,000 was given by crewmem- wife. in F. M. " The only business we expect the holds. The crew played this one right. next week is a few in transit jobs, but you can never tell They didn't .say a word during when something will sneak in the trip, but they did keep track for a payoff. They'll do it every of the hours. When they paid off, the Patrol­ BY JOE ALGINA time. shipping when the first cold Right now we're handling the The honor of being the finst man got the money for the Oilers NEW YORK—Shipping in this winds come blo.wing down from usual number of ships in port. man to be shipped out of this —^because the Isthmian agree­ port is pretty much the same the north. This week's good payoffs were new A&G Frisco Hall goes to ment says that the Black Gang way it has been for the past Then all the people in this the Steel Recorder and Steel Charles Covilie Harris, who went gets overtime for working out­ month or so, both good and bad area will start checking their Scientist, Isthmian; the Loyola to the SS Oberlin Victory as side the Engine Room. So Isth­ good if you're a rated book­ oil tanks and put in their orders Victory, Waterman, in port from mian learned again. man, and bad if you hold a to "fill 'er up." Tankers will the intercoastal run. Waterman an OS replacement. All we can say is that anybody permit. The first complete crew ship­ then start lugging the oil along also sent us the Topa Topa and ped from the Hall was the gang hinking. of heading for Baltimore At the moment it looks like it the coast, and jobs will come up James Jackson. that signed on the Governor right now would be wiser to stay will continue that way for the on the Iraard.' That's what we The Evangeline was in port Cdmer. We'll have more about away—iinless he's got money next few weeks. We believe hope it will be, anyway. for a clean payoff, too. She's in there will be an upswing in That's in the future, however. good shape with a good crew these lads when the ship sails. enough to stay a while. By KEITH ALSOP Frisco Branch Shapes Up Hall Shippiug Slumps In Baltimore Neil Sheehan Dies In Santos Back Next Week New York ShippingHoids To Steady Course �c z'?, •• 't-''''- Friday/ August 20. M48 TxH E S Eiyt F A R E.R S LOG Page FiV» AGREEMENT Between Seafarers International Union Of North America — And — Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. A. H. Bull Steamship Company Baltimore Insular Line, Inc. South Atlantic Steamship Line Seas Shipping Company, Inc. Seatrain* Lines, Inc. Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. Smith & Johnson Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. « This agreement is entered into this 17th day of August, 1948, by and between the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, hereinafter refeiTed to as the Union, and the undersigned company, and any of its subsidiary com­ panies which may be formed to operate ships in the off-shore, coastwise^ or intercoastal trade, hereinafter referred to as the Company and remains in "effect until September 30, 1950, and shall continue for two year periods thereafter, unless either party hereto shall give written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate same, which notice shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date. After such notice has been given, specific proposals must then be submitted within ten (10) days and negotiations commenced at a time which is mutually agreed upon. If, during the sixty (60) day period, the parties fail to agree with reference to such proposals, the parties may, by mutual consent, extend this agree­ ment for a specific period beyond such expiration date for the continuance of negotiations. Application by either party to open negotiations for changes in the wage scale or any monetary matters any time during the life of this agreement shall not be deemed cause for termination of this agreement. Monetary matters for the purpose" of this section shall be the following: Overtime, Standby Rate, Longshore Rate, Tank Clean­ ing Rate, Explosives Handling Rate, Extra Meals Rate, Subsistence and Room Allowance, ARTICLE I Employment Section 1. The Union agrees to furnish the Company with capable, competent and physically fit persons when and Where they are required and of the ratings needed to fill vacancies necessitating the employment of Unlicensed Personnel in ample time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement. To assure maximum harmonious relations and in order to obtain the be-st qualified employees with the least risk of a delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company agrees to secure all Un­ licensed Personnel through the hiring halls of the Union. Section 2. If for any reason the Union does not furnish the Company, as provided in Section 1, with capable, competent and physically fit persons when and where they are required and of the ratings needed to fill such vacancies in ample time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company may then obtain members of the Unlicensed Personnel from any available source. Section 3. The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining representative of all members of the Unlicensed Personnel. It is specifically understood and agreed that membership in the Union rshall not be a condition of employment of any member of . the Unlicensed Personnel, furnished or obtained in '.the manners specified in this agreement. It is further agreed that there shall be no discrimination against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel because of non-membei'ship or membership in the Union. Section 4. (a) The Union agrees that the Company has the right to reject (by written notation on the job assignment slip) any applicant for employment who the Company considers unsatisfactoiy or unsuit­ able for the vacancy, or to discharge any member of the Unlicensed Personnel, who, in the opinion of the Company, is not satisfactory. If the Union considers the rejection of any applicant for employment or the discharge of any member of the Unlicensed Personnel as being discriminatory such actions by the Company shall be dealt with under the grievance pi'ocedure, and the Union agrees that any such rejection or discharge shall not cause any vessel to be delayed on her scheduled departure. (b) In the event any decision of the Company physician is challenged by the Union, as to the physical fitness of a Union member, said member shall be re-examined by a Public Health physician and his decision shall be binding. Section 5. The Company agrees not to discriminate against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel for legitimate Union activities. Section 6. The term Unlicensed Personnel as used in this agreement shall not include super-cargoes, cadets, pursers and livestock tenders. Section 7. The Union shall have the right, upon written notification to the Company showing proper reasons for such action, to re-negotiate any part or all of Article I. Upon receipt of such notification by the Company, the parties to this agreement shall meet within 7 days for negotiations on this issue. ARTICLE II General Rules Section !. Passes. The Company agrees to issue passes to the Union representatives for the purpose of contacting its members aboard vessels of the Company covered by this agreement. • Representatives of the Union shall be allowed on board at any time but shall not interfere with men at work unless said men are properly relieved. (The relief gets no exti'a compensation.) Section 2. Port Committee. For the adjustment of any grievances arising in connection with performance of this agreement which cannot be satisfactorily adjusted on board the vessel there shall be established a Port Committee at the port where articles are terminated. The Port Committee shall consist of three (3) representatives from the Union and three (3) representatives from the Company, and it shall be the duty of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four (24) hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded. In the event the Port Committee cannot agree they shall select an impartial arbitrator whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event the Port Committee cannot agree on the selection of an impartial arbitrator then a judge of the district Fedwal Court shall appoint an impartial arbitrator whose decision shall be final and binding. Expenses of the arbitrator shall be paid by the party whom the ai'bitrator rules against in the decision. Section 3. Stoppage of Work. There shall be no strikes, lockouts, or stoppage of work while the pro­ visions of this agreement are in effect. Section 4. Emergency Duties and Drills. Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew or cargo or for the saving of other vessels in jeopardy and the lives thereon, shall be performed at any time and such work shall not be considered overtime. Whenever practicable, lifeboat and other emergency drills shall be held on weekdays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and -4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon. Preparation for drills, such as stretching fire hose and hoisting and swinging out boats, shall not be done prior to signal for such drills, and after drill is over all hand.s shall .secure boat and gear. In no event shall overtime be paid for work performed with such drills. Section 5. Ships Chartered by Company. This agree­ ment is binding with respect to American Flag Freight ships chartered by the Company (if charterer furnishes crew.) Section 6. Safe Working Conditions. The employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment when in any harbor, roadstead, or port. No man shall be required to work under unsafe conditions. Ordinary hazards of the sea shall not be considered unsafe conditions in applying this section. Se^ion 7. Securing Vessel for Sea. All vessels of the Company must be safely secured before leaving the harbor limits for any voyage. Vessels sailing in the daytime must be safely secured before leaving the harbor limits. In the event the vessel is not safely secured before reaching the harbor limits, the vessel shall proceed to a safe an­ chorage and be secured before proceeding to sea. Vessels sailing after dark shall be safely secured be­ fore leaving the dock or may proceed to a safe anehorage to secure vessel before proceeding to sea. When lights can be maintained on the after deck, gear and hatches may be secured on this deck enroute to anchorage. Secfion 8. Sailing Board Time, (a) The sailing time shall be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessel s stay in port is twelve (12) hours or less. When the stay exceeds twelve (12) hours the sailing time .shall be posted eight (8) hours prior to .scheduled sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between mid­ night and 8 a.m. sailing time shall be posted not later than 5:30 p.m. (b) All members of the unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready for sea at least one (1) hour before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed personnel fails to com­ ply with this provision, the Company shall call the Union and the Union shall furnish a replacement. If the original member reports after the Company has called for a replacement the man sent by the Union as sUch replacement shall receive two (2) daj's' pay, which two (2) days' pay shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for duty. (c) If the vessel's departm-e is delayed and the delay is due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shaU immediately be posted on theioard and if such delay exceeds two (2) hours the watch below may" be dismissed and shall receive two (2) hours' overtime for such reporting. \ (d) In the event, after cargo is aboard or dis"- -• �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG charged and ship is ready to proceed, the full com­ be paid at the regular overtime rate and the watch be­ plement of unlicensed personnel is not on board, no low shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half. overtime shall be paid. Section 19. Holidays. The Company agrees to rec­ (e) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply ognize the following as hoKdays: when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such 1. New Year's Day 6. Labor Day as rain, fog, or any other condition beyond the 2. Washington's Birthday 7. Thanksgiving Day vessel's control. 3. Memorial Day 8. Christmas Day Section 9. Ship's Delegate. One man in each de­ 4. Armistice Day 9. Independence Day partment on each vessel shall act as delegate for 5. Lincoln's Birthday such department. Such delegates are privileged to In the event V. E. or V.J. Days are observed as present to their superior officers, on behalf of the National Holidays, they shall be included in the list. members in their department, facts and opinions Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays, while concerning any matter wherein adjustment or im­ at sea shall be considered holidays for the unlicensed provement is thought proper. personnel not on watch. Men on watch shall perform Any matter so presented which is not adjusted only the routine duties necessary, for the safe naviga­ satisfactorily to all concerned shall be referred to the tion of the vessel on these days. Union officials and Company officials upon vessel's Overtime pay shall be paid for all work performed arrival in the first U.S.A. port where the Union eind the Company have officials for adjustment as pro­ by the unlicensed personnel on any of the nine holi­ days described in this agreement at sea or in port. vided under Article II, Section 2, of this agreement. In the event any of the above-named holidays fall Section 10. Aulhori^ of Master and Obedience of Crew. Nothing in this agreement is intended to, and on Sunday while in port or at sea, the Monday follow­ shall not be construed to limit in any way the auth­ ing shall be observed as such holiday. Any day that ority of the Master or other officers, or lessen the is a recognized holiday for the longshoremen in obedience of any member of the crew to any lawful Continental U.S. ports shall also be a recognized holiday for the crew while in that particular port. order. Section 20. Port Time., For the purpose of applying Section 11. In Case Vessel Runs Aground. In the event the vessel runs aground, this agreement shall port overtime provisions of this agreement, "port time" be lived up to regardless of whether the Company or or the words "in port" shall be defined to mean the the Insurance Company is paying the wages and following: Commencement of Port Time: overtime. (a) From the time a vessel is properly secured to Section 12. (a) Medical Relief. Full medical at­ tention as required by law shall be given to all un­ a dock, buoy, or dolphins for the purpose of licensed personnel. Except where such is assumed by loading and/or discharging cargo, ballast, pas­ the U.S. Consul or the U.S. Public Health Service, sengers or mail; imdergoing repairs; taking on medic^ attention shall be furnished by the Company fuel, water or stores; fumigation; lay-up; await­ ing orders or bei-th. at the expense of the Company. (b) Penicillin. The Company agrees, when stocking (b) From the time the vesselI is properly moored or m^cine chests, to include penicillin which shall be anchored for the purpose of: loading {and/or dis­ furnished free of charge to seamen in need of same. charging cargo, ballast, passengers, or mail; The rules of the UJS. Public Health Service shall be undergoing repairs; taking on fuel, water, or observed with respect to dosage and administration. stores; fumigation; lay-uP; awaiting orders or berth. Section 13. Retiim to Port of Engagement. In the event a ship of the Company is sold, interned, lost (c) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to or laid up, the crew shall be given transportation back vessels entering a port and anchoring for the to the port of engagement with subsistence, room and sole purpose of avoiding inclement weather. wages, as per Article II, Section 14, of this agreement. (d) Port time shall not commence until the vessel When room and subsistence is not furnished aboard has shifted from quarantine anchorage to a berth the vess^ room and meal allowance will be paid as or other anchorage for the purposes as provided prescribed in Article H, Section 36, until crew is for in sub-sections (a) and (b) of this section. furnished repatriation by train, plane or vessel. (e) Vessels lying at the same anchorage after obtain­ In the event a ship of the Company is lost, the ing quarantine clearance shall be considered crew shall be i-ecompensed for the loss of clothing not awaiting berth and port overtime provisions to exceed tlnee hundied ($300) dollars and to be shall apply except in cases where vessel cannot repatriated to the port of engagement with subsist­ move due to weather conditions. ence, room and wages, as per Section 14 of this (f) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to article. vessels _ mooring or anchoring for sole purpose Section 14. Traveling. Members of the Union, when of awaiting transit of canals such as the Panama transported by the Company during the course of Canal. their employment, shaU be provided with first-cl^ (g) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to transportation by rail; when travel at night is in­ vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purpose of volve, a lower berth shall be provided or the cash landing sick or injured persons. equivalent thereof, and with subsistence at the rate However, a vessel taking on fresh fruits, vegetables, of $4.25 per day in addition to their regular monthly wages. When traveling by ship is involved, men shall or milk while transiting the canal shall not be con­ be provided with second-class transportation or the sidered to be in port under subsection (b) of this Section. cash equivalent thereof. .Termination of Port Time: Section 15. War Zone. In case any vessel of the Company traverses waters adjacent to or in the proxi­ (h) Port time shall terminate when the first ahead mity of a declared or undeclared war or state of hos­ or astern bell is rung the day the vessel leaves tilities, it is hereby agreed that a petition on the part the harbor limits, however, this paragraph shall of the Union for the opening of negotiations for added cases where the vessel is being remuneration, bonuses, and/or insurance, shall in no shifted as provided for in Article II, Section 21. way be deemed cause for the termination of this _ Section 21. Shifting Ship. After the vessels arrive agreement. m port as outlined in Article II, Section 20, any subseSection 16. Customary Duties. Members of all de­ inland waters, bays, rivers, and sounds partments shall perform the necessary and customary shall be regarded as shifting ship and overtime paid duties of that department. Each member of aU de­ for men on duty while such moves are performed on partments shall perform only the recognized and Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays and after 5 p.m. until customary duties of his particular rating. 8 a.m._weekday.s with the following exceptions: Section 17. Explosives. On vessels carrying explo­ Port Alfred to Montreal or vice versa. sives in fifty (50) ton lots or over, as permitted by • Port Alfred to Quebec or vice versa. law, the Company agrees to pay each crew member Montreal to Quebec or vice versa. of the imlicensed personnel in addition to" their regu­ All moves from American ports to Britishlar monthly wage, 10% per month of such wages while Columbia ports or vice versa. such cargo is on board the vessel or is being loaded Norfolk to Baltimore or vice versa. or discharged. When the unlicensed personnel is re­ Montevideo to Buenos Aires to Rosario or quired to work explosives, at. any time, they shall points above or vice versa. be paid for such work in addition to their regular Boston to New York or vice versa. monthly wages at the rate of $5.00 per hour. New Orl^ns to Baton Rouge or vice versa. Moves fmm Baltimore through the Chesapeake and For the purpose of this agreement, explosives shall Delaware Canal to Wilmington, Camden, or Philadelconsist of the following items: phia or vice versa, shall be considered a move of the Black Powder ' Nitro-Glycerine 1,1?, S P-'"- and before 8 a.m. or Blasting Caps ' T.N.T. Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, shall be paid for at Detonating Caps Poison Gases the overtime rate. Loaded Bombs Loaded Shells of one Dynamite pound or over, but not When men are hired by small arms ammunition the Company for standby work in port by the day and board and lodging are not furnished to them on the Section 18. Penalty Cargoes. When members of ^ip, they shall be paid at the rate of $1,537 per hour. tlie unlicensed personnel are required to clean holds in which penalty cargo has been carried, they shall Their regular hours of work shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 \ P "® P-'"- Monday through be paid for such work in addition to their regular K", u performed by them outside their wages, at the rate of straight overtime for the watch shall be paid for at the rate of on deck and overtime and one-half for the watch W to perform standby work below. shall perform any work that shaU be assigned to them IN BULK by their superior officer, and they shall not be subject Bones Caustic Soda forth in this agreement unless Green Hides Soda Ash oil stooni in the boilers or ^oohes. When standby work in any particular Manure Creosoted Lumber depmtment is to be performed, an effort shall be made IN BAGS OR BULK i??®" ^^th ratings in such department if they Bone Meal Greave Cakes are available and are competent to perform such work. Chloride of Lime Saltcake u standby work that reports Lampblack or Super Phosphate hmfr^ w^riT® ^ be guaranteed not less than four Carbonblack Cyanide and shall be paid in accordance with the Sulphur Cement rates of pay outlined in this section. Copra (3000 tons) Gasoline carried in any manner ^!®n9sbore Work by Crow. In those longshoremen available, On vessels carrying penalty cargo in bulk in lots A crew may be required to do longshore of one thousand tons or over, unless otherwise speci­ SJ inches for the purpose of handling fied, the Con^any agrees to pay. the members of the performed they shall be paid unlicensed personnel in addition to the regular month­ ?n regular monthly wages, one dollar ly wages 10% of such wages from the time the load­ i?,.f P®"^ hour for their watch ing of the penalty cargo is started until penalty cargo ^ .1 doUars and thirty-eight and one-half is completely discharged. cents ($2.38%) per hour for the watch below. When members of the. imlicensed personnel' are re­ P";»-,.and before 8 a.m. and On Saturdays. quired to clean.. holds where - lead , concentrates, coal or coke, have been carried, the watch on deck sha)l raoxf. August 20, 1948 This section shall not be construed as to be applicable to any work where longshoremen are not available due to labor trouble. Section 24. Working Ballast. Whenever membci"s of the crew may be required to discharge ballast other than water ballast, out of holds or handle or discharge ballast on deck, the watch on deck shall receive their straight overtime rate for such work. The watch be­ low shall receive time and one-half their overtime rate for such work. Day men shall receive their straight overtime rate between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon and 1 p.m. P*™' 5 P-i"- arid before 8-a.m., day men shall receive time and one-half their overtime rate. If watches are broken, day men's scale applies to the ®"^if®.®^®^' .When sand ballast is washed off decks with hose, the watch on deck shall receive their straight overtime rate for such work. The watch below shall receive time and one-half their overtime rate for such work. . Division of Wages of Absent Members. (a) When members of the unlicensed personnel are required to do extra work because the vessel sailed Without the full complement as required by vessel's certificate, under circumstances where the law permits such sailing, the wages of the absent members shall be divided among the men who perform their work, but no overtime shall be included in such payments. (b) At sea, when day men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the purpose of replacing ntwn who a^e injured or sick they shall receive the diff®rential in pay and overtime for watches stood on the first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watches. (c) When men standing sea watches *are promoted f9r the purpose of replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall receive the differential in pay only. (d) But in no event shall any member of the un­ licensed personnel work more than eight (8) hours in any one day without the payment of overtime. Section 26. Overtime Rate. The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel receiving less than $235.73 per ^ $1,125 per hour. All ratings receiving more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.41 per hour. Section 27. Computation of Overtime. When over­ time worked is less than one (1) hour, overtime for one (1) • full hour shall be paid. When overtime worked exceeds one (1) hour, the overtime work perfoi-med shall be paid for in one-half (%) hour periods, and fractional part of such period shall count as one-half (%) hour. S^ion 28. Commencement of Overtime. Overtime ,, employee shall be called to report for work outside of his regular schedme, provided such member repoits for duty within fifteen (15) minutes. Otherwise, overtime shall com­ mence at the actual time such employee reports for duty and such overtime shall continue until the em­ ployee IS released. S^on 29. Checking Overtime. After authorized overtime has been worked, the senior officer of the department on board will present to each employee who has worked overtime a slip stating hours of overtime and nature of work performed. An overtime book will be kept to conform with individual slips for settlement of overtime. Officers and men shall keep a record of all /disputed overtime. No claim for overtime shall be valid unles.s such claim is presented L ®®'^ department within seventy-two (72) hours after completion of the work. When work has l^en performed and an overtime claim is disputed, the head of the department shall acknowledge in writing that the work was performed. Section 30. Continuous ' Overtime. When working overtime and crew is knocked off for two (2) hours or less, the overtime shall be paid straight through. Time flowed for meals shall not be considered as overtime in this clause. Section 31. Payment of Overtime. All money due for crew overtime shall be paid at the signing off. In the event payment of overtime is delayed by the ' Company beyond twenty-four (24) hours after signing off articles, additional compensation shall be' paid at the rate of $10.00 a day for each calendar day or fraction thereof aforesaid payment of overtime wages is delayed. This shall not include disputed overtime being settled between the Union Representatives and the Company. Periods. When members of the Unlicensed Deck and Engine Personnel are required to ti^n to on overtime between midnight and 8 A.M. thfy shall be entitled to a rest period of one hour lor each hour worked between midnight and 8 A.M., such rest periods to start at 8 A.M. the same day if ship is under port working rules and sea watches have not been set. Such rest periods shall be in ad­ dition to cash overtime allowed for such work. If rest period is not given, men shall be entitled to additional overtime at the regular overtime rate, in lieu thereof. This section shall not apply to men turn­ ing to on overtime at 6 A.M. or after. Section 33. Work Performed by Other Than Mem­ bers of the Unlicensed Personnel. Any work per­ formed by cadets, workaways, passengers, prisoners of war, staff officers, or any member of the crew other than the unlicensed personnel that is routine work of the unlicen.sed personnel, shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. Such payment to be divided among the unlicensed personnel ordinarily required to perform such work. Section 34. Carrying of Cadets, etc. in Lieu of Crew. No Cadets, workaways, or passengers shall be carried in lieu of the crew. Section 35. Launch Service. When a ship is an­ chored or tied up to a buoy for eight (8) hours or over, for the purposes outlined in Article II, Section 20, each member of the unlicensed personnel while on his watch blow shall be allowed one round trip to shore at the Company's expense every 24 hours. In Port where regular boat service is not available, members of the crew may make their own arrange­ ments for transportation and the company agrees" to i^imburse either the crew member or the owner df the boat up to $2.00 per round trip per man carried once each 24 hours; . 80(diOtt 38. Iloom and Mc>&} Allowance. When board IS not furnished imlicensed members of the creW they shall receive a meal allowance of $1.05 for �Fri(lay, Augusi 20, 1048 breakfast, $1.05. for dinner and $1.05 for supper. When men are required to sleep ashore, they shall be al­ lowed $3.00 per night. Application by the Union to open negotiations for increased meal and lodging, allowances due to increased living costs at any period during the life of this agreement, such application shall not be deemed cause for termination of this agreement. Section 37. Meal Hours—Relieving For Meals. The meal hours for the unlicensed personnel employed in the Deck and Engine Departments shall be as follows: "Breaikfast 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Dinner 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Supper 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (a) At sea the 4 to 8 watch shall relieve itself for supper. (b) The 12 to 4 watch on sailing day is to be knocked off at 11 a.m. in order to eat at 11:30 a^m; and to be ready to go on watch at 12 noon. (c) These hours may be varied, but such varia­ tion shall not exceed one hour either way, provided that one unbroken hour shall be allowed at all times for dinner and supper when vessel is in port. When watches are broken, if one unbroken hour is not given, the man involved shall receive one (1) hour's overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour shall be in addition to the actual overtime worked during the meal hours. (d) When crew is called to work overtime before breakfast and work continues after 7:30 a.m. a full hour shall be allowed for breakfast, and if breakfast is not served by 8 a.m. overtime shall continue straight through until breakfast is served. (e) If one unbroken hour is not given, the men involved shall receive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. (f) When the watch below or men off duty are working on overtime at sea or in port, they shall be allowed one unbroken meal hour. If one unbroken meal hour is not given, the men involved shall re­ ceive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour shall be in addition to the actual overtime work­ ed during the meal hour. The provisions in this section shall be applicable at all times at sea or in port to men on day work. ^ Section 38. Fresh Provisions. Adequate supply of fruit juices shall be provided for the unlicensed per­ sonnel. Fresh milk, fruit and vegetables wiU be fur­ nished at every port touched where available, and if supply is possible, a sufficient amount to last until the next port or to last until the food would ordi­ narily, with good care, spoil. Shore bread shall be furnished at all U.S. Ports when available. Section 39; Midnight Lunch. If crew works con­ tinuous overtime until midnight, men shall be pro­ vided with hot lunch at midnight, one hour to be allowed for such meal, if the work continues. If this full hour is not allowed, an additional hour overtime shall be paid. If the crew works as late as 9 p.m., coffee and lunch shall be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be included in overtime if work continues. If crew works as late as 3 a.m., coffee and lunch shall be provided. If crew works as late as 6 a.m., coffee shall be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be included in overtime if work continues. Section 40. Coffee Time, (a) All hands shall be allowed fifteen (15) minutes for coffee at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., or at a convenient time near those hours. (b) When crew is called to work overtime, coffee shall be made by the watch or watchman and be ready at the time of callmg, and allowed during fifteen minutes of readiness period. Section 41. Crew Equipment. The following items shall be supplied the imlicensed personnel employed on board the vessels of the Company: 1. A suitable number of blankets. 2. Bedding consisting of two white sheets, one spread, one white pillow slip, which shall be changed weekly, except that in the tropics pillow slips shall be changed twice weekly. 3. One face towel and one bath towel which shall be changed twice weekly. 4. One cake of Lux, Lifebuoy, or Palmolive soap with each towel change. 5. One box of matches each day. 6. Suitable mattresses and pillows shall be fur­ nished but hair straw or excelsior shall not be suitable. 7. All dishes provided for the use of the unlicensed personnel shall be of crockery. 8. One cake of laundry soap, one cake of lava soap, one box of washing powder weekly. 9. Sanitubes shall be available for the unlicensed personnel at all times. 10. Cots shall be supplied to the crew while in the tropics, except on the new type passenger vessels. Any member wilfully damaging or destroying linen .shall be held accountable for same. When linen is not issued, men shall receive $2.00 each week for washing their own linen. Crew shall turn in soiled linen before receiving new issue of linen. Section 42. Uniforms. In the event a man is re.quired to wear a uniform, other than provided for in Article V, Section 24, he shall fm*nish his own uniform and shall be paid an additional $12.50 per month for same. Section 43. Mess Room. Each vessel shall be fur­ nished with a messroom for the accommodation of the crew, such messroom or messrooms to be in each case so constructed as to afford sitting room for all and to be so situated as to afford full protection from the weather and from heat and odors arising from the vessel's engine room, firoroom, hold and toilet. Section 44. Electric Refrigerator. An electric refrig­ erator shall be furnished for the use of unlicensed crew on each vessel. The location of this refrigerator shall be as may be determined by the Company. Should the refrigerator break- down or go out of commission it is understood and agreed that the Company will not be expected to make repairs until the vessel arrives in a port where the manufacturer has a service represen­ tative available. ' Section 45. Crew's Quarters. All quarters assigned for the use of the unlicensed personnel are to be kept THE SEAFARERS LOG free from vermin inscrfar as possible. This is to be accomplished through the use of extermination facilities provided by the Company, or fumigating the quarters every six months with gas. Room allowance as provided-in Section 36 shall be allowed when vessel is in port and: 1. Heat is not furnished in cold weather. 2. When hot water is not available in crew's wash­ rooms for a period of twelve (12) or more conse­ cutive hours. 3. When the crew's quarters have been painted and paint is not absolutely dry and other suitable quarters are not 'furnished aboard. 4. At all times when vessel is on diydock overnight. 5. When linen is not issued upon man's request prior to 6 p.m. on the day the seaman joins the vessel. 6. When vessel is bemg fumigated and not cleared before 9 p.m. Men standing midnight to 8 a.m. watch shall be entitled to room allowance in any event. Section 46. Ventilation. All quarters assigned to the unlicensed personnel and all messrooms provided for their use shall be adequately screened and ventilated and a sufficient number of fans to secure ventilation shall be provided. Section 47. Washrooms. Adequate washrooms and lavatories shall be made available for the unlicensed personnel of each division, washrooms to be equipped with a sufficient number of shower baths which .shall be adequately equipped with hot and cold fresh watei*. Section 48. Lockers. A sufficient number of lockers shall be provided so that each employee shall have one locker of full length whenever space permits, with sufficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and personal effects. Section 49. Copies of Agreements to be Furnished. Copies of this agreement shall be furnished to the Master, Chief Engineer and Chief Steward, who in turn shall supply each departmental delegate with a copy at the commencement of each voyage. Section 50. Jury Toilets. When and wherever neces­ sary for sanitary reason, jury toilets shall be rigged on the poop-deck. Section-51; Money Draws in Foreign Ports. Monies tendered for draws in foreign ports shall be in U. S. Currency, or equivalent at official rate of exchange where the issuance of U. S. Currency conflicts with existing laws. Section 52. Calendar Day. For the purpose of this agreement, the- calendar day shall be from midnight to midnight. Section 53. Manning Scale. It is agreed and under­ stood that the present manning scale carried on the Company's vessels shall not be changed unless such changes are mutually agreed to by both the Union and the Company. It is agreed that this section applies to the Deck and Engine Departments. The Stewai'ds Department will be manned for the life of this con­ tract in accordance with manning scales in Article V. This section also does not apply to ships that are not on articles, or to ratings that might be carried for a particular purpose, as for example: Reefer Engineers, etc. Section 54. Vacation. For the first year of con­ tinuous service on the vessels of the Company, com­ mencing July 31, 1947, every unlicensed member of the crew shall receive a vacation of seven' (7) consecu­ tive days with full pay, and each subsequent year of continuous service a vacation of fourteen (14) consetive days with fuU pay. Such vacation shall be cumulative to the extent mutually agreed upon and shaU be allowed at such time as may be convenient to the operating necessities of the sei-vice. No cash allowance in lieu of vacations shall be made. If, after six months of continuous service, employ­ ment is terminated through no fault of the employee, he shall be entitled to such vacation as has been accrued on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual period per month. Continuous service shall not be deemed to be broken by leaves of absence on account of illness, accident, vacations, lay-offs for lack of work or leaves of absence granted iii" writing for yalid reasons from the service of the Company, provided, however, that no vacation shall accrue during such periods of absence. If employment is terminated for any reason within less than six months continuous service, no vacation time will be allowed. Section 55. Transportation and Paying Off Pro­ cedure. 1. (a) Vessels in the Bauxite trade or on foreign voyages shall be signed on for one voyage only for a term of time not exceeding nine (9) calendar months. Vessels in the Far East trade shall be signed on as herein stated except the term of time may be twelve (12) calendar months. (b) It is also agreed that the articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the Continental United States of America. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the Con­ tinental United States in which is located the port of engagement, first-class transportation shall be provided to those men only who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port of engagement in Continental United States, or at the seamen's option, cash equival­ ent of the actual cost of first-cla^ rail transportation shall be paid. If the vessel departs from the final port of discharge to return to the area wherein is located the port of engagement within ten (10) days after arrival, the above shall not apply. For the pui-pose of this Section, the Continental United States shall be divided into four areas—the Pacific Coast area,the Atlantic Coast area North of Cape Hatteras, the Atlantic Coast area South of Cape Hatteras, and the Gulf Coast area. It is further agreed that in the event a ship returns light or in ballast to the Continental United States,articles shall terminate at first port of arrival in accordance with voyage description set forth in the articles, except that when the arrival at the first port is for the pui-pose of securing additional bunkers, stores, or making emergency repairs of not more than seven (7) days duration, articles' shall continue until the vessel can proceed to. another Continental United States port. It is further agreed that if within thirty (30) days Page Seven of signing clear of the articles a seaman who accepted first-class railroad transportation in cash, presents himself in the Company's or Agent's office at the port of engagement, he shall be paid an amount equal to wages and subsistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel frofn port of sign­ ing off back to the port of engagement. 2. (a) Vessels making a voyage, or voyages to Bermuda, Mexico, West Indies, including Cuba, Can­ ada, Newfoundland and/or coastwise in any order, either direct or via ports, shall be signed on for one or more continuous voyages on the above described route or any part thereof and back to a final port of discharge on the Atlantic or Gulf Coast of the Continental United States for a term of time not exceeding six (6) calendar months. (b) When a vessel is on Domestic articles or Har­ bor payroll prior to proceeding on a Foreign voyage' a member of the Unlicensed Personnel shall not be entitled to transportation to the port of engagement if he fails to make the Foreign voyage, unless the Company terminates his employment through no fault of his own. (c) If the port where the articles are finally ter­ minated is located in an area other than the area in the Continental United States in which is located the port of engagement, first-class transportation shall be provided to those men only who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port of- engagement in Continental United States, or at seaman's option, cash equivalent of the actual cost of first-class rail transportation shall be paid. If the vessel departs from the final port of dis­ charge to return to the area wherein is located the port of engagement within ten (10) days after arrival, the above shall not apply. For the purpose of this Section, the Continental United States shall be divided into four areas, the Pacific Coast area, the Atlantic Coast area North of Cape Hatteras, the Atlantic Coast area South ofCape Hatteras, and the Gulf Coast area. It is further agreed that if within thirty (30) days of signing clear of the articles, a seaman who accepted first-class railroad transportation in cash, presents himself in the Company's or Agent's office at the port of engagement, he shall be paid an amount equal to wages and subsistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel from port of sigh­ ing off back to the port of engagement. It is also agreed that the transportation provisions contained herein shall not apply until the articles are finally terminated. Any member of the unlicensed personnel will be allowed to pay off the vessel in any port in Contin­ ental United States or Puerto Rico upon twenty-four(24) hours' notice to the Master, prior to the sched­ uled sailing of the vessel. In like manner, the Master shall be allowed to discharge any member of the unlicensed personnel upon twenty-four (24) hours notice. If the seaman exercises his rights to be paid off, as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provisions shall not be applicable. If the Master ex­ ercises his right to discharge a seaman as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provisions shall be applicable. However, a member may be discharged in Puerto Rico for just cause and shall not be en­ titled to transportation. Should the Union object to the discharge, the matter shall be handled in ac­ cordance with grievance procedure. (d) On GAA vessels when a seaman accepts the cash^ equivalent of first-class railroad transportation," the railroad tax shall not be included. Operations Regulations 55 and 72 of the W.S.A. shall apply on: GAA vessels. ARTICLE III Deck Department WAGES Section 1. Wages. Effective August 17, 1948, the monthly rates of pay of Unlicensed Personnel in the Deck Department when the respective ratings are carried shall be as follows: Monthly Rate Rating Of Pay Bosun $285.44 "Carpenter 255.04 A.B. Maintenance 234.34 Quartermaster 222.51 Able Seaman 222.51 Ordinary Seaman 189.97 . ""When the Carpenter is required to fuimish his own tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per month in addition to his basic wage per month. Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be set not later than noon on sailing day. "When the vessel sails before noon watches snail Pe set when • all lines are on board and vessel is all clear of the dock. Section 3. Breaking Watches and Work in Port. (a) In all ports watches shall be broken except in those ports where stay of vessel will not exceed twenty-four (24) hours, then watches shall run con­ secutively. Any work performed on watch below shall be overtime. Any part of a watch from midnight until 8 a.m. on day of arrival shall constitute a com­ plete watch. This shall not apply to men required for gangway watch. "When such arrival occurs on Sunday, overtime shall only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. (b) In port when sea watches are broken, the hours of labor shall be 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any work outside of these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate for the respective ratings. (c) In all ports when watches are broken a gang­ way watch shall be maintained at all times. A sauor shall be assigned to maintain this watch and eight (8) hours shall constitute a watch. No ovei'time shall be paid for these watches on weekdays between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Overtime shall be paid �Page Eight watches stood from midnight to midnight on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be re­ quired to care for cargo lights without payment of overtime. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be required to do any other work except raise or lower gangway, tend gangway lights, and man ropes. (d) In port all work on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. Section 4. Work at Sea. Men Standing Sea Watches. (a) Men standing sea watches shall be paid overtime for Sunday and holiday watches and for all work in excess of eight (8) hours between midnight and midnight each day. No work except for the safe navigation of the vessel is to be done after 5 P-m- and before 8 a.m. and on Saturday afternoons, without payment of overtime. (b) Sanitary work shall be done on weekdays be­ tween 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. without the payment of overtime. Sanitary work in this section shall mean cleaning ttie wheelhouse, chart room, cleaning win­ dows and mopping out wheelhouse. fc) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sundays or holidays for which he receives overtime is required to do work other than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, cleaning quarters as outlined in Article m. Section 17, and docking or undocking as outlined in Article III, Section 16, he shall be paid overtime in addition to the overtime that he receives for standing the regular sea watch on Sundays or holidays. (d) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is required to do longshore work, tank cleamng or handling explosives during his watch, he shad not receive the regular overtime but he shall be paid the overtime rate as specified in this agreement for that type of work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. Section 5. Division of Watches, (a) The sadprs while at sea shaU be divided into three watches which shall be kept on duty successively for the performance of ordinary work incident to the sailing and main­ tenance of the vessel. (b) Not less than three seamen shall constitute a complete sea watch at all times. When any of these three ratings are missing and the watch is not coinplete, the wages equivalent to the rating that is missing from the watch shall be paid to the other member or members making up the remainder of the watch. (c) When the watch below is called out to work they shall be paid overtime for,work performed dming their watch below, except for such work as defined in Article II, Section 4. Secliori 6. Day Workers, (a) The following ratings shall be classified as day workers: Boatswain, Car­ penter, Storekeeper, AB Maintenance. (b) The working hours at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Satmday. Any work performed by day men outside of these horns shall be paid for at their regular overtime rate, except for such work as defined in Article II, Section 4. (c) Working hours in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 pjn. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any work outside of these horns or on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays to be paid for at their regular overtime rate. Section 7. Relieving Helmsman. No mate shall re­ lieve the helmsman except in an emergency. Sougeeing, chipping, painting, etc., shall not be considered an emergency. Section 8. Unsafe Working Conditions. Working in holds into which cargo is being loaded or discharged jghnii be considered imsafe working conditions. (Men working or watching cargo shall not be included in this clause.) Section 9. Securing Cargo, (a) If cargo is not properly seemed before going to sea and the watch below is required to secure such cargo, they shaU be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half for such work performed. If the watch on deck is required to perform such work they shall be paid at the overtime rate. (b) Routine tightening up of cargo lashings and relashings of cargo which has come adrift shall not constitute overtime. Section 10. Call Back for Shifting Ship. When ves­ sel is in port and watches are broken and men are called back to work after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. or on Satmdays, Sundays, or holidays for the pmpose of shifting ship in inland waters, a minimum of two (2) hours overtime shall be paid for each call, except when meii are knocked off for a period of one (1) hom or less, in which case time shall be continuous. Section 11. Using Paint Spray Guns. When mem­ bers of the crew are required to use paint spray gims they shaU be paid at the regular overtime rate during straight tune horns and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate dming overtime homs. Section 12. Division of Overtime. All overtime shall be divided as equally as possible among the members of the deck crew. In any event the Boat­ swain shall be aUowed to make as many hours over­ time as the high man's overtime hours in the Deck Department, except where such overtime has been paid for routine sea watches. If the Boatswain is required to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Sundays or holidays at sea for which the watch on deck receives addi­ tional overtime, he shall receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the - watch on deck, in lieu of his regular overtime rate. When the Boatswain is working alone, or with men on watch below only, on Sundays or holidays, he phfill receive the regular overtime rate prescribed. Section 13. Cleamng Bilges and Deck, (a) When members of the Deck Department are required to dean bilges or clean roseboxes wherein the residue of crain or organic fertilizer is present, the watch on deck ShaU be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shaU be paid at the rate of over­ time and one-haU. This is also to apply to bilges and decks that have been flooded with fuel oil. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter bilges that have contained animal, vegetable. THE SEAFARERS LOG petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or mo­ lasses, for the purpose of cleaning or makmg repairs therein, the watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1J&9 per houi*. Section 14. Additional Work, (a) In aU ports, mem­ bers of the Deck Department may be required to chip, sougee, scale, prime and paint the vessel over sides. (b) Overtime shaU be paid when sailors are re­ quired, either in port or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or paint gaUey, pantry, saloon, living quarters, forecastles, lavatories and washrooms which are not used by the unhcensed Deck Department. This shall also apply to aU enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. Section 15. Going Ashore to Take Lines. The prac­ tice of putting sailors ashore on dock to handle lines when docking or undocking is to be avoided as far as possible. If, however, no other means for handling lines is avaUable and sailors are put on the dock to catch the lines or to let them go, the sailors actuaUy going on the dock are to receive $1.00 each in each case. This is to be in addition to overtime, if they are working on overtime at that particular moment. Section 16. Docking and Undocking. The watch on deck shall receive overtime for breaking out or stow­ ing away mooring lines, docking or undocking after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m, and on Saturday afternoons. AU hands, when available, shall be used to perform this work. Section 17. Cleaning Quarters. One Ordinary Sea­ man on duty shaU be assigned to clean quarters and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Deck Depart­ ment. Two (2) hours shall be aUowed for this work between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon daUy. Section 18. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors are used to remove hatches, strong backs, and tank tops for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessels, they shaU receive overtime as per Article II, Section 23, of the (jeneral Rules of this agreement. (b) No overtime to be paid to day men and watch on deck between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for covering up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off hatches for any purpose other than actual cai'go operations. (c) This section shaU not be inte^reted to mean that the Deck Department shaU do this work, where it conflicts with the longshoremen and the longshoremen have contracts that they shaU do this. Section 19. Cleaning Steering Engine. When saUors are required to clean steering engine or steering engine bed, they shaU be paid overtime for such work per­ formed. However, saUors may be required to clean steering engine room and grease tiUer chains in their watch on deck during straight time hours without the payment of overtime. Section 20. Ships Stores, (a) SaUors may be re­ quired to handle deck stores both on the dock and on board ship during their regular hours without payment of overtime. Regular hours are defined to mean 8 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (b) When saUors are required to handle Stewards or Engine Room stores, both on dock and aboard the ship, they shaU be paid overtime at the regular over­ time rates during straight time hours and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. (c) DaUy supplies of fresh provisions such as mUk, bread and vegetables shall be brought aboard by saUors when required to do so without payment of overtime. (d) Ship's officers shall determine the number of saUors to be used in handling ship's stores. (e) The Company reserves the right at any time to use shoregangs to handle ship's stores. Section 21. Topping or Lowering Booms, (a) When aU hatches are to be rigged or unrigged, aU hands avaUable are to be used in topping or lowering booms. If the booms of only one hatch are to be topped or lowered, not less than two fuU watches are to be used. (b) Hie watch on deck may stretch guys, topping lifts and generally make ready cargo gear for topping booms. (c) When booms are lowered and properly secured, the watch on deck may clear the deck and secure guys. (d) The watch on deck shaU perform this work without the payment of overtime during straight time hours. (e) All hands shall be used for docking and undock­ ing the vessel at aU times. (f) When members of the Deck Crew are required to spot booms for longshoremen, they shaU be com­ pensated at the longshore rate as contained in Section 23, Article II. Section 22. Handling Mail or Baggage. When saUors are required to handle mail or baggage, they shall receive the overtime rate provided in Article II, Sec­ tion 23, of this agreement. Section 23. Boatswain or Carpenter Standing Watch, (a) If the Boatswain or Carpenter are required to stand watch due to shortage of men, such watches stood between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. and aU watches stood between the hours of 12 noon Saturday and 8 a.m. Monday and from midnight to midnight on holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. However, all watches stood shall be in addition to their regular duties as boatswain or carpenter. In such cases, there shaU be no division of wage.s. (b) AB Maintenance may be required to replace any unlicensed member of the Deck Department when said member is sick or missing without payment of overtime, except on first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watch. Section 24. Carpenter's Work, (a) .Carpenters shaU paint, chip, or clean the windlass and sound bUges, fresh water and ballast tanks. Such soundings shall be taken daily. They shall shore-up cargo, and do customary carpenter's work aboard the vessel. (b) Carpenters shall be required to stand by the windlass when mooring or unmooring or anchoring or when necessary. (c) 1. The Boatswain shall stand by the windlass and shaU take soundings when no carpenter is carried. Friday, August 20. 1948 2. An AB Seaman may be required to relieve the Boatswain at the windlass during the Boatswain's regular working hours. (d) When soundings are taken after 5 p.m. and be­ fore 8 a.m. Saturday afternoon, Sundays, and holidays, overtime shall be paid for such work performed. (e) Only members of the unlicensed deck personnel shall be required to take soundings in the absence of Boatswain and Carpenter, except in an emergency. When this work is done after 5 p.m. and before 8 am. and on Saturday afternoons, Sundays or holidays, overtime shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (f) When members of the Deck Department are required to do carpenter work they shall be paid at the rate of $1.06 per hour for watch on deck and $1.59 per hour-for watch below. Driving wedges, chipping, painting or cleaning windlass shall not be considered carpenter work on ships thai do not carry a ship's carpenter. Section 25. Cleanliness of Quarters. The unlicensed personnel of the Deck Department shall keep their respective living quarters clean and tidv at all times, however, this shall not be construed to mean the daily cleaning by the ordinary seaman each morning. Section 26. Dumping Garbage. When members of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage by hand or shovel, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half. Section 27. Sea Watches in Port. When sea watches have been set or have not been broken, aU members of each respective watch shall be on duty and shall be paid overtime on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Section 28. Chain Locker. Able Seamen only shall be sent into the Chain Locker to stow chain. In the event the Chain Locker is located lower than one deck below the windlass, a suitable signaling system must be installed. System to consist of two way bell or buzzer or voice tube. This shall only apply when men are sent in the Chain Locker for the purpose of stowing chain. Section 29. Removing Soot from Smoke Stack. When members of the Deck Department are required to remove soot accumulated inside of the smoke stack, they shall receive overtime during regular working hours and time and one-half during overtime hours. Section 30. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein they shall be paid straight overtime for straight time hours for such work; for such work between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. or on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays, overtime and onehalf shall be paid. (b) When members of the crev/ are required to enter tanks that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, includ­ ing use of Butterworth System for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1.59 per hour. On Saturdays, Sundays and Holi­ days or between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. the rate for such work shall be $3.18 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.59 per hour shall be paid for this work in addition to the overtime actually worked, however, this three hours' overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive working days. Section 31. Laying Dunnage for Cargo. When the crew are required to actually lay dunnage in prepara­ tion for cargo, they «haU be paid at the regular over­ time rate for the watch on deck and overtime and onehalf for the watch below. This does not mean handling of dunnage in order to clean holds or stacking dunnage or removing dunnage from holds, but only refers to actual flooring off with dunnage for cargo. When, crew is required to install grain fittings or otherwise prepare holds for grain cargo, except as outlined above, they shall be paid at the overtime rate for such work performed. Section 32. Tending Livestock. When livestock is carried, the sailors may be required to feed and clean up and otherwise tend the livestock. During stra^ht time hours they shall receive the regular overtime rate and overtinie and a half during overtime hours. ARTICLE IV Engine Department WAGES Section 1. Wages. Effective August 17, 1948, the monthly rates of pay of unlicensed personnel in the Engine Department when respective ratings are car­ ried shall be as follows: Monthly Rate Rating Of Pay Chief Electrician $360.93 2nd Electrician 321.22 Unlicensed Jr. Eng.—^Day 284.62 Unlicensed Jr. Eng.—^Watch 255.04 Plumber-Machinist 292.90 Deck Engineer 255.04 Engine Utility 255.04 Evaporator Maintenance 237.29 Oiler 222.51 Oiler-Diesel 243.51 Watertender 222.51 Fireman Water (FM-WT) 222.51 Fireman 210.68 Wiper 219.55 Ref. Eng. (when only 1 carried) 331.35 Ref. Eng. (when 3 carried) Chief 331.35 First Assistant 293.49 Second Assistant 271.01 Section 2. Arrivals and . Dejpartures — Saturdays. Upon vessel's arrival in port, as defined in port time clause. Article II, Section 20, overtime shall begin �Friday. August 20, 1848 , ii When "finished with engine^' bell is rung. Upon vessel's departure for sea, overtime shall be paid up until first "ahead" or "astern" bell is rung. Section 3. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be get not later than noon on the day of departure, except When vessel sails before noon, in which event • sea watches shall be set not later than one hoiu: before scheduled departure. Sea watches for men standing "donkey watches" shall be set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time. Section 4. Breaking Watches. When a vessel is in port as defined in port time clause. Article II, Section 20, and is scheduled to remain in port twenty-four hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel is less than twenty-four hours, sea watches shall be maintained. If sea watches are to be broken, they shall be broken when "finished with engine" bell is rung. Sea watches for men who are to stand "donkey watches" shall be broken at midnight on day of arrival where stay of vessel is to exceed twenty-four hours. Any part of a watch from midnight until 8 a.m. on day of arrival shall constitute a complete watch. This shall not apply to men who are to stand donkey watch. When such arrival occurs on Sunday or holi­ days, overtime shall only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. Section 5. Using Spray Guns. When members of the crew are required to use spray guns they shall be paid at the straight overtime rate during straight time hours, and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. Section 6. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank in which wa­ ter is regularly carried for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight overtime for straight time hours for such work, tor guch work between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. or on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, overtime and one-half shall be paid. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks or bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunk­ ers or molasses, including use of Butterworth System for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs there­ in, the watch on duty during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1.59 per hour. (c) On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays or be­ tween the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. the rate for such work shall be $3.18 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.59 per hour shall be paid for this work in addition to the overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shaU be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecu­ tive working days. Section 7. Work Out of Engine Spaces. No member of ,the Engine Department Personnel other than the Deck Engineers, Engine Utility, Storekeeper, Un­ licensed Junior Engineers, Electrician, Wipers, .Plum­ bers, and Machinists, shall be required to work out­ side the engine spaces without the payment of over­ time. Engine spaces to consist of fireroom, engine room, and ice machine room. For the purpose of rou­ tine watch duties the engine spaces shall consist of fireroom, engine room,, ice machine room, steering engine room, and shaft alley. Section 8. Supper Relief, (a) At sea the four to eight watch shall relieve itself for supper. (b) In port the man detailed to oil winches shall relieve the fireroom watch for supper when cargo is being worked, except when two or more men are standing fireroom and/or engine room donkey watches together. Section 9. Work on Sundays or Holidays at Sea. (a) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sun­ days or holidays. for which he receives overtime is required to do work other than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, he shall be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate in addition to the overtime received for standing the Sunday or holiday watch. (b) If a man standing sea watches on Sundays or holidays is actually required to do longshore work, tank cleaning, or handling explosives during his watch he shall not receive the regular overtime but shall be paid at the overtime rate as specified in this agreement for that type of work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. Section 10. Equalization of Overtime. Overtime for men of same ratings shall be equalized as near as possible. Section 11. Refrigerating Engineers, (a) While re­ frigerating plant is being operated at sea, refrigerat­ ing engineers shall be assigned to watches of four hours on and eight hours off. (b) When refrigerating plant is required to be operated continuously in ports, refrigerating engineer may be required to stand donkey watch of eight hours on and sixteen hours off without overtime, except on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. (c) When refrigerating plant is not being operated and no refrigeration cargo is on board, they shall be assigned to day work and their hours shall then be the same as those for day workers as defined in Article IV, Section 33. ^ . (d) Refrigerating Engineers may be required to supervise the stowing of reefer cargo. In any event, while reefer cargo is being worked between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays, the reefer engineer actually engaged in supervising the stowage of reefer cargo shall be paid overtime. (e) At sea while on watches, no overhauling work, breaking calcium, shifting or moving CO 2 bottles shall be done between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. or on Saturday afternoons, Sundays or holidays, without the payment of overtime. In case of emergency such as excessive gas leakage or loss of brine, the refrigerat­ ing engineer on watch shall correct this condition as part of his regular duties without payment of over­ time. (f) While on watch duty, refrigerating engineer shall be required to leave safe working conditions, keeping the spaces around the ice machines and their auxili­ aries clean of oil, water, and refuse accumulated dur­ ing his watch, but he shall not be required to do THE SEAFARERS LOG any painting, cleaning paint, chipping, scaling, or shining bright work. They shall maintain and operate all refrigeration and air-conditioning machinery, in­ cluding taking temperatures at refrigeration machin­ ery, fan rooms, and boxes. (g) When on Day Work refrigerating engineers shall work under the direction of the Chief Engineer or licensed engineer in charge of refrigerating plant. Their duties shall consist of overhauling and repair work necessary in connection with the upkeep and maintenance of refrigerating machinery, its auxiliaries, and equipment. They shall not be required to paint, sougee, chip, scale, shine bright work, or do cleaning work unless overtime is allowed for such work. (h) Recognizing that there may be extended pe­ riod when no refrigerating cargo will be on board the vessel and the refrigerating plant will be shut down, the foUowing 's provided: When the refrigerating machinery has been shut down and secured, the refrigerating engineers, at the discretion of the Chief Engineer, may be assigned to day work in the engine room in accordance with the working rules for oilers on day work. (i) At no time shall they pull or shift ice. Section 12. Electricians, (a)' The Chief Electrician shall be responsible to and take orders from the Chief Engineer, or, in absence of the Chief Engineer, he shall take orders from the Senior Engineer aboard; all Assistant Electricians to be directly responsible to the Chief Electrician. In the absence of the Chief Electrician, the Assistant Electrician to take orders from the Senior Engineer aboard. In the case of Watch Electricians, Assistant Electricians to be re­ sponsible to the Senior Watch Engineer. (b) They shall do no work other than electrical work and shall not be required to work on steam or diesel end of any machinery. (c) When cargo is being worked with electrical winches after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., or on Satur­ days, Sundays and holidays, overtime shall be paid to electricians on duty, and they shall be required to do any work necessary to keep electrical cargo handling machinery in operation. (d) When Electricians are required to install any new or additional equipment, it shall be classified as overtime work and shall be paid for at the overtime rate. This shaU not apply, however, to renewals or replacements, or repairs to worn-out equipment. (e) They may be required to do any and all run­ ning or breakdown, repairs to electrical equipment only. (f) Refusal to do electrical work which would sub­ ject him 'to electrocution wiU not be considered refusal of duty. (g) On ships where less than three electricians are carried, tlie electricians shall be classified as day workers at sea and in port. (h) He will not be required to reline brakes on electric winches or anchor windlasses or capstan. (i) It shall be the responsibility of the Chief Elec­ trician to keep an inventory of all supplies and equipment on hand and he shall make requisitions for all needed electrical supplies and tools, subject to approval of the Chief Engineer. Taking voyage in­ ventories, however, shall be confined to straight time hours. (j) When three electricians are carried, they shall be put on regular sea watch at sea of four hours on and eight hours off for the performance of then- duties. In port, the electricians shall be classified as day workers. Section 13. Plumber-Machinist, (a) All PlumberMachinists shall be directly responsible to the Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer, or in their absence, to the engineer in charge. (b) The regular hours of work at sea shaU be from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and T p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays. Work performed outside of these hours and on holidays shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. In port, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (c) All Plumber-Machinists shall be requix'ed to do repair work on fresh and salt water lines and small steam lines connected with the domestic department of the vessel, bathroom wastes and fixtures, radiators, galley fuel oil lines, steam cookers and coffee urns and shall do general machine shop work. They shall be required to take on water between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays without payment of overtime. For taking on water on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holi­ days, the regular overtime rate shall apply. (d) They shall not be required to do any chipping, scaling, painting, or sougeeing, cleaning or polishing work at any time. Section 14. Unlicensed Junior Engineers, (a) On vessels can-ying only three unlicensed Junior Engi­ neers, the Unlicensed Junior Engineers shall be classed as watch standers and they shall, while at sea, be put on regular sea watches of four hours on and eight hours off, for the performance of their duties. In port the Unlicensed Junior Engineers may be put on day work and their houi's then will be the same as those for day workers. (b) Duties At Sea. They shall assist in the opera­ tion of the plant as directed by the Watch Engineer. They shall be required to do maintenance and repair work as directed by the Watch Engineer between the hom-s of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon on Satmdays, without the payment of overtime. On Sundays and holidays the regular overtime rate shall apply. Such maintenance and repair work shall be confined to engine room, fireroom, machine shop, storeroom in or adjacent to engine room, shaft alley, and ice machine room. They shall not be required to do general cleaning, painting, cleaning paint, polishing work, wirebrushing, chipping, or scaling, without the payment of overtime. (c) Duties in Port. They shall be required to do maintenance and repair work between the houi-s of 8 a.m. and 12 noon, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Such maintenance and repair work shall be confined to engine room, fireroom, machine shop, store­ room in or adjacent to engine room, shaft alley, ice machine room, and steering engine room. If required to replace another member of the unlicensed personnel, they shall receive overtime in accordance with the Page Nine provisions of the working rules covering that particular rating. (d) On vessels carrying day Unlicensed Junior Engineers* in addition to Watch Unlicensed Junior Engineers, their duties' shall be as follows: At sea and in port they shall be required to do maintenance and repair work as outlined in subsection (c) above under the direction of the Engineer in charge. They may assist in taking on Engine Depart­ ment stores including water and fuel. Their working hours shall be the same as, specified for Day Workers. (e) On those vessels where three Unlicensed Junior Engineers are carried, they shall be paid at the $255.04 monthly rate. On those vessels where less than three Unlicensed Junior Engineers are carried, they shall be classed as day workers and they shall be paid at the $284.62 monthly rate. (f) On those vessels where more than three Un­ licensed Junior Engineers'are carried, three Unlicensed Junior .Engineers shall be classed as watch standers and the additional Unlicensed Junior Engineers shall be classed as Day Workers. Section 15. Evaporator Maintenance Men. (a) All Evaporator Maintenance Men shall be directly respon­ sible to the Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer, or in their absence, to the Engineer in charge. (b) They shall stand two watches of four hours each per day while evaporators are in use at sea. When evaporators are used in port, watches shall be changed to eight hours on, sixteen hours off. (c) When evaporators are in use, their work shall be to tend evaporators and other auxiliaries in the evapoz-ator spaces. (d) When evapoiators ai-e not in use, their working rules and houis of work shall be as follows: 1. At sea woiking hours .shall be from 8 am. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays, holidays excepted. In port, hours shall be 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fiuday. 2. While on day work in port, they shall be required to perform general maintenance and repair work that is under the jui-isdiction of the Engine Department, and they may be required to assist in taking on water, fuel oil, and Engine Depart­ ment stores but shaU not be required to clean boilers, tanks or tank tops, or do any cleaning, sougeeing, scaling or painting. They may be required, however, to do minor sougeeing or spotting up in the evapoi^tor room. 3. At sea when they are on day work, they may be required to do maintenance or repair work as outlined in Paragraph 2 above, or they may be requii-ed to replace oilers, watez'tenders, or fire. men who are sick, injured, or missing. When they are, assigned watch duty as oilers, watertenders, or firemen, they shall be paid overtime for watches stood the first .Saturday after 12 noon. Thereafter, they shall not receive any overtime for Saturday aftezmoon watches while serving continuously as oilers, watertendez's or firemen. 4. At sea when they are on day work and are z-eassigned to evapoz-ator watches, they shall be paid overtime for watches stood on the first Saturday afternoon. Thereafter, they shall not receive any overtime for Saturday afterizoon watches when evaporator watches are maintained until arrival at next port. Section 16. Deck Engineer's Duties, (a) It shall be the duty of the Deck Engineer to oU and maintain winches and do pzaintenance and repair woz'k to deck machinery and decTc piping and when electrician is not carried he may be requiz-ed to caz-e for lights, fuses and ovez-haul electric fazzs. (b) The Deck Engineer shall not be required to do any cleaning or repair woz-k in the engine z-oom, firez'oom, or shaft alley, without the payment of overtime. (c) The Deck Engineer shall not be requized to do any additional work while oiling deck machinez-y, except for running or breakdown repairs. (d) Deck Engineer shall oil and maintain winches until midnight on days of arrival and departure. An oiler or engine utUity shall be assigned to those duties on all other days after 5 p.m. and befoz-e 8 a.m., how­ ever, the oilers (or engine utility) a.ssigned to oil winches from 5 p.m. until midnight shall be knocked off from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for supper. (e) It shall be the duty of the Deck Engineer to turn steam on and off deck machinery and warm up same when deck machinez-y is needed to handle ship's lines, woz-k cargo, etc. (f) In freezing weathez-, if deck machinery is being tuz-ned over to keep fz-om fz-eezing, the Deck Engineer or another competent, member of the Unlicensed Per­ sonnel shall stand by on overtime hours to turn winches or capstans over to keep from fzeezing. For such work he shall receive the applicable overtime rate of pay. (g) Deck Engineers shall not be requiz-ed to do any general painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chip­ ping, scaling or polishing work without the payment of overtime. Section 17. Duties of Utility Mazz. (a) The wo'rking houz-s of the Utility Men shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (b) They shall be required to assist engineers or deck enjgineers, etc., in all engine department work. (c) Utility men shall be required to have qualifi­ cations as oilers, watertenders, and firemen. (d) They may be required to replace any iznlicensed member of the Engine Department when said member is sick, injm-ed or missing, without the payment of overtime except for the fiz-st Saturday afternoon of standing sea watches. (e) The Utility Men shall not be used to replace any member of the urzlicensed personnel except when such zziezizber is missing or imable to perform his regular duties, due to illness or injizry. (f) All work classed as overtime for wipers during their regular working hours, with the exception of z-epair work, shall also be classed as overtime for the utility men when performing the same type of work. Section 18. Diesel Vessels, (a) Duties of Diesel Oil­ ers on Sea Watch. They shall make regular rounds on main engines and auxiliaries, pump bilges, clean «» �* Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG ' Friday, August Zff, 1948 strainers and centrifuges, watch oil temperatures and (b) When cranes or other shore equipment is em­ tender, Fireman-Watertepder, or Firetube Fireman pressures. If required, they shall drain oil from pis­ ployed exclusively in the handling of cargo, and if may be placed on day work. His work shall then ton oil tanks every hour and shall pump up. water for ship's gear-and deck machinery is not being used, no consist of repair and maintenance work on all boiler gravity. They shall be required to tend small donkey overtime will be paid to men on watch except on mounts and boiler auxiliaries which are located in boiler for healing purposes without payment of over­ Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. the fireroom. time. However, when boiler is being used for heat­ (c) When cranes or other shore equipment is em­ Section 31. Wiper's Duties, (a) Wipers working ing cargo oil, an overtime allowance of two (2) hours ployed for the handling of cargo and the ship's gear hours shall be the same as working rules for day worki. per watch shall be allowed the .^oilers. and deck machinery is used to trim cargo, conveyors, (b) Wipers shall do general cleaning, scaling, sougee(b) They shall do no cleaning or station work but etc., and ship's steam furnishes the power for such ing, and polishing work in the Engine Depart­ shall be required to leave safe working conditions for operations, the Watertender or Fireman-Watertender mentpainting, and take on stores including standing by on their relief, provided such work shall not be donf or Firetube Fireman on watch will receive overtime when Wipers are on duty. after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. and on Saturdays, water and fuel oil lines. (c) Wipers shall not be required to paint, chip,(c) Duties of Diesel Oilers in Port, (a) In port, Sundays and holidays. fougee or shine bright work in fireroom fidley except oilers shall maintain a regular donkey watch. They Section 25. Combination Fireman-Watertender's in port. shaU oil auxiliaries, tend small donkey boiler, and Duties, (a) They shall be required tO' watch' and tend (d) One wiper shall be assigned to clean quarters look after entire plant. Between the hours of 5 p.m. water, clean strainers, drip pans,- punch and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Engine and 8 a.m. Monday through Friday, this work shall carbon, keep burners, steam, watch water, watch fuel oil be done without the payment of overtime except when pressure and temperatiues and oil fuel' oil • pumps Department daily. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for this work between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon cargo is being worked. When cargo is being worked located in the fireroom only, except as in Article IVj daily. He shall be allowed two (2) hours for this after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. the oiler on watch Section 35. work on' Sundays and holidays and shall have two (2> shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. On Satur­ (b) On all watches, they shall clean up excess oil hours overtime. days, Sundays and holidays the oilers on watch shall occasioned by changing burners and strainers and shall receive the regular overtime rate. (e) Wiper may be required to paint unlicensed (d) Oilers shall not be required to do any painting, leave the fireroom in a safe condition when relieved. Engine Department crew quarters without payment (c) Firemen-Watertender on watch shall be paid of overtime during Wiper's regular working hours. cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or overtime when cargo is being worked with ship's polishing work without the payment of overtime. (f) Wipers shall be paid overtime for cleaning in winches after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. Monday through Section 19. Duties of Oilers on Sea Watches—Steam, Friday, firesides and steam drums of boilers. He may be and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. (a) Shall perform routine duties, oil main engine required to wash out steam drums with hose without (d) Firemen-Watertender shall not be required to payment of overtime. (if reciprocating), watch temperatures and oil circu­ lation (if turbine), oil auxiliaries, steering engine and do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chip­ (g) Wipers shall be paid overtime when required: ice machine. They shall pump bilges and tend water ping, scaling, or polishing work without the payment to clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required" where gauges and checks are in the engine room and of overtime. to paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilge strainers; (e) When on donkey watch, Firemen-Watei-tenders cleaning away sticks or rags shall be considered part no watertenders are carried. (b) Oilers shall do no cleaning or station work shall be required to keep steam, tend auxiliax-ies and of a Wiper's duties and shall be done without the but they shall be required to leave safe working con­ take care of entire plant, without payment of overtime, payment of overtime. ditions for their reliefs, keeping the spaces around except as provided in (c) above. (h) It shall be the duty of the Wiper to assist the* main engine and auxiliaries clean of any excess oil. (f) If the ship arrives in port after 5 p.m. and Engineers in blowing tubes. The Wiper shall also* It wiU be part of the oiler's routine duties to clean before midnight on such day of arrival the Fireman- assist the Engineer in putting XZIT and similar' lube oil strainers and lube oil piurifier. Watertender shall continue on sea watches until mid­ preparations and boiler compounds in the boiler. (c) On vessels with small cargo refrigeration plants, night and shall, in addition to maintaining steam, tend (i) Wiper may be required to assist in repair work'' oilers shall oil plant, but shall not be required to auxiliaries and wafer and ice machines and be paid for but he shall not be assigned to a repair job by himself such work at the regular overtime i-ate until midnight. take temperatures. On vessel carrying watch freezers, without the payment of overtime. This is not to oilers sh^l not handle refrigeration plant. (g) Overtime shall not apply as provided in para­ include dismantling equipment in connection with' graph (f) of this section in cases when the oilers (d) Starting and blowing down evaporator equip­ cleaning, such as grease extractors, bilge strainers and ment on freighters or vessels that do not carry special remain on sea watches until midnight on day -of evaporators, etc. evaporator men shall not be a part of the oiler's rec­ arrival. (j) Wiper shall be required to pump up galley fuel ognized duties. Section 26; Duties of Firemen—On Sea Watches tank during straight time hours without the payment (e) When such equipment is placed in operation, (Water Tube Jobs.) (a) Shall be required to do routine of overtime. ! oilers may be required to check the equipment at duties of the watch such as keeping burners clean, (k) While vessels are transiting the Panahia or regular intervals, mal^ necessary adjustments to in­ clean strainers, drip pans, punch iarbon. He shall not Suez Canal one Wiper shall be assigned to trim" sure proper and even now of condensate and salt Wa­ be required to leave the confines of the fireroom at ventilators to insure breeze for men below regardless ter, oil and tend any pump or pumps operated in con­ any time to do any work outside of the fireroom, of whether it is outside of their regular working^ nection with such equipment without payment of except as in Section 35 of Article IV. hours or not. When the Wiper performs this work overtime. (b) Firemen on watch shall be required to keep outside of his regular working hours, overtime will' (f) When oilers are required to start or blow down their respective stations cleaned and painted between be allowed. evaporator equipment they shaU be aUowed one hour - the lowest grating and the floor plates. On vessels 32. Storekeepers, (a) Shall be classified for each operation at the regular overtime rate. with irregular gratings, 10 feet from the floor plates asSei^aon day workers. (g) On turbine propelled vessels which are certi­ shall be considered the fireman's station limit. (b) When carried, the Storekeeper shall supervisefied as passenger vessels and are carrying passengers, (c) Cleaning work for Firemen on watch shall be the oiler on the 12 midnight to 4 a.m. watch may be confined to the hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. work of the Wipers under instructions from the First required to assist in blowing tubes, where automatic weekdays and between 8 a.m. and 12 noon on Satur­ Assistant Engineer and have charge of storeroomsoot blowers are in use. days. Any cleaning work performed outside these and stores, and maintain inventories. (c) Storekeepers shall not be required to do any (h) Oilers shall not be required to do any paint­ hours shall be overtime. However, on aU watches ing, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling, Firemen shall clean up any excess oil occasioned by painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scal­ or polishing work without the payment of overtime. changing burners and strainers without payment of ing or polishing work without the payment of over­ time, except in the Engine Department storerooms. overtime and not leave it to his relief to clean up. Sgction 20. Duties of Oilers on Day Work—Steam. Section 33. Hours of Work for Day Workers, (a) Shall assist the engineers in maintenance and repair (d) The practices of fanning tubes and the use of work in engine room, machine shop, shaft alley and XZIT and similar preparations shall be classified as Working hours in port for all men classified as day. noon and 1 p.m. to storeroom when located in or adjacent to engine room, general cleaning work and shall be confined to regular workers shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any work outside provided, however, he shaU not be required to do cleaning hours. any- cleaning of boilers, painting, cleaning baint, polish­ (e) Blowing tubes shall not be a part of the Fire­ these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, toing work, wirebrushing, chipping or scaling. Their men's recognized sea duties on ships where tubes are be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except work shall be confined to maintenance and repair blown by hand. However, the Firemen on watch may as provided in Article II, Section 4. work only. (b) Working hours at sea for all men classified as be required to assist to the extent of helping to open Section 21. Ships Carrying Both Watertenders and and close breeching. doors, and turning steam on and daj workers shall be 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. Firemen. In port, as defined in port time clause. off. Where automatic soot blowers are used. Firemen to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday. Any work performed outside these' Article II, Section 20, and sea watches are broken, will handle valves connecting with same. watertenders shall stand all donkey watches and Section 27. Duties- of Firemen on Day Work (Water hours to be paid for at the applicable overtime rate,firemen shcdl be put on day work. When sea watches Tube Jobs), (a) In porh Firemen on day work shaU except as provided in Article II, Section 4. are set or have not been broken the watertender only be required to do general cleaning, polishing and paint­ 34. New Equipment. Not Carried At Present. shall receive overtime for working cargo after 5 p.m. ing work in the fireroom, sponging and blowing tubes InSection the event the Company secures a type vessel dif­ and before 8 a.m. and assist the engineers in making repairs to boiler ferent from those now operated and covered by this Section 22. Duties of Watertenders on Sea Watches. mountings, etc. a^eement, or if the Company should install new or (a) Watertenders shall perform routine duties, tend different equipment than that presently in use and (b) They may also be required to wash down steam, water and boiler auxiliaries, oil temperatures, stack drums of water tube boilers. covered by this agreement, the Company and Union draft and supervise firing. He shall handle any valves meet immediately to consider working rules to (c) When required to do any cleaning, of boilers and shall m connection with the operation of the boilers as cover such vessel or equipment. fireboxes other than the above, they shall be paid directed by the engineers. Section 35. Fireroom—Engine Room Boundaries. On (b) Watertenders shall not be required to crack overtime. Section 28. Duties of Firemen on Sea Watches (Fire vessels having no bulkheads separating engine room any main or auxiliary steam stop valves. When stops iireiuuin, an imaginary line is to be drawn at have been cracked, however, they may be opened wide Tube Jobs), (a) On sea watches firemen shall per­ and after or forward end of boilers, depending on lo­ form routine duties, clean burners, clean strainers, by watertenders. cation of boilers, for the purpose of defining Engine clean drip pans, punch carbon, keep steam, watch (c) Watertenders shall not be required to do any Room or Fireroom boundaries. This imaginary line painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scal­ fuel oil pressure and temperatiire. shall not exclude from the duties of the firemen, (b) On all watches he shall clean up excess oil fireman-watertender,_ ing or polishing work without the payment of over­ watertender, and oilers any work occasioned by changing burners and strainers without as time. outlined in their' respective working rules. Section 23. Duties of Watertenders in Port, (a) In payment of overtime and shall leave the fireroom at port watertenders shaU maintain a regular donkey the end of the watch in a safe condition. (c) Firemen shall not be required to do any paint­ watch between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. with­ out the payment of overtime except when cargo is ing, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or being worked. When cargo is being worked after polishing work without the payment of overtime. 5 p.m. and before 8 ^ a.m. the watei'tender on donkey (d) If the ship arrives in port after 5 p.m. and watch shall be paid at the regular overtime rate On before midnight, on such day of arrival the Firemen Saturdays, Sundays and holidays they shall receive shall continue on sea watches until midnight and shall, the regular overtime rate; donkey watches shall be in addition to maintaining steam, tend auxiliaries and maintained for the purpose of keeping steam for the water and ice machines and be paid for such work at~ auxiliaries, winches and the safety of the ship. the regular overtime rate until midnight.. (b) If the ship arrives in port after 5 p.m. and (e) Overtime shall not apply as provided in para­ before midnight on such day of arrival, the water- graph (d) of this section in cases when the oilers tender shall continue on sea watches until midnight remain on sea watches until midnight on day of and shall in addition to maintaining steam, tend aux­ arrival. iliaries and water, and ice machines and be paid for Section 29. Duties of Firemen on Donkey Watches Section 1. Wages. Effective August 17, 1948, the such work at the regular overtime rate until midnight. (Fire Tube Jobs), a) Shall keep burners, strainers and monthly rates of pay of unlicensed personnel in the" (c) Overtime shall not apply as provided in para­ drip pans clean on all watches. They shall also clean Stewards Department when respective ratings aregraph (b) of this section in cases when the oilers up excess oil occasioned by changing burners and carried shall be as follows; remain on sea watches until midnight on day of strainers without payment of overtime and not leave Monthly Rale^ airival. it to his relief. They shall do no boiler work. Their Rating Of Pay (d) Watertenders shall not be required to do any job shall be to keep steam for, the auxiliaries and Chief Steward $278.25 painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scal­ safety of the ship and take care, of the entire. plant. Chief Cook 255.04 ing or polishing work without the payment of over­ When cargo is being worked with the ship's winches time. Night Cook & Baker 255.04 he shall receive overtime after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. Second Cook 231.38 Secli.on. 24. Working Cargo, (a) The Watertender and on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Fireman-Watertender, or Fire-Tube Fireman detailed (b) Firemen shall not be required to do any paint­ Assistant Cook .....'219.55 to look after the plant shall receive overtime while ing, cleaning paint, wirebrushing chipping, scaling, or Messman 189.97 cargo is being worked with ship's winches at all polishing work without the payment of overtime. Utilityman 189.97 » times between the hours of 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. Section 30. When Plant Is Shut Down. When vessel and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Section 2. Manning Scales. On Hog Island types. is in port and the entire plant is shut down, the Water- ARTICLE V Wage And Manning Scales For Stewards Department �' Friday, August 20. 1948 THE SEAFARERS Liberties, Lakers and other types not specified in this agreement there shall be carried: 1 Third Cook 1 Steward 1 Steward's Utility 1 Chief Cook 3 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker On Hog Islands and old type vessel when more than three passengers are carried, $2.50 per passenger per day for each passenger in excess of three passengers shall be paid and divided among members of the Stewards Department who perform the work. On Liberties and MAV-l's when passengers are car­ ried $2.50 per passenger per day shall be p^id and divided among members of the Stewards Department who perform the work, or a Steward's Utility shall be added at the option of the Company. On C-1-2-3 and Victory type ships there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Third Cook 1 Chief Cook 4 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker 1 Stewards Utilityman 1 Galley Utilityman On all C-1-2-3 and Victory type ships carrying from 1 up to and including 12 passengers there shall be carried: 1 Steward - 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Galley Utilityman 1 Night Cook & Baker 4 Messmen 2 Stewai-d Utilitymen On Victory C-1-2-3 type vessels carrying extra men from 1 up to and including *12 that are served as crew, such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Galley Utility 1 Night Cook & Baker 5 Messmen 1 Steward Utility On Victory C-1-2-3 type vessels carrying from 13 to 20 inclusive served as crew such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Galley Utility 1 Night Cook & Baker 5 Messmen 2 Steward Utility On Victory C-1-2-3 vessels that carry over twenty men such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Third Cook 1 Night Cook & Baker 4 Messmen 4 Steward Utilities On Liberty and other type cargo ships that are not specified in this agi-eement that carry extra men up to twelve that are served as crew such as stock tend­ ers, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Third Cook 1 Steward 2 Steward Utilities 1 Chief Cook 3 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker On Liberty and other type cargo ships that are not specified in this agreement that carry extra men from 23 to 20 inclusive that are served as crew, such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Second Cook 1 Steward 4 Messmen 1 Chief Cojpk 2 Steward Utilities 1 Night Cook & Baker On Liberty and other type cargo vessels that are not specified in this agreement that carry over twenty men, such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Third Cook 1 Night Cook & Baker 4 Messmen 2 Steward Utilities I Stewards Department Working Rules Cargo Vessels Section 3. Working Hours. Steward — eight hours between the hours of 6:30 a.m.—6:30 p.m. Chief Cook—8 a.m. to 1 p.m.—3 p.m.—6 p.m. Night Cook & Baker—2 a.m. to 10 a.m. Second Cook—7 a.m. to 1 p.m.—4 p,m.—6 p.m. Third Cook—7 a.m. to 1 p.m.—4 p.m.—6 p.m. Messman—6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Steward Utilityman—7 a.m. to 1 p.m.—4 p.m.— € p.m. Section 4. Routine Work, (a) The regular routine laid out below shall be carried out within the scheduled working hours as specified above and it shall be the duty of the Stewards Department to organize their work so that it is accomplished within their eight (8) hours per day as scheduled in this agreement. Routine duties of the Stewards Depart­ ment shall be to prepare and serve the meals, clean­ ing and maintaining of the licensed personnel quarjters including the Radio Officer, Purser and Passenigers, all dining rooms, messrooms, washrooms, galley and pantry. Unless otherwise specified in this agree­ ment no overtime applies to the above routine work. (b) Routine duty for the Stewards Utility shall in­ clude work in storerooms, linen lockers, toilets and Stewards Department passageways and do general cleaning within his eight (8) hours as directed by the Steward. Section 5. Number of Hours. No member of the Stewards Department shall be required to work over eight (8) hours, in any one day without payment of overtime. All work performed at sea on Sundays and • holidays and in port on Saturdays, Sundays and holi­ days shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate, except as provided in Article II, Section 4. . Section 6. Handling Stores. Members of the Stewards Department shall not be required to carry any stores by linen to or from the dock. But when stores or Imen are delivered at the store room doors, meat or LOG Page Eleven chill box doors, Stewards Department shall place same all tools for the galley including knives for the cooks. in their respective places and overtime shall be paid Section 24. Aprons and Uniforms. White caps, to all men required to handle linen or stores. How­ aprons, and coats worn by the Stewards Department ever, daily provisions such as fresh vegetables, fruit, shall be furnished and laundered by the Company and milk, or bread shall be stored by messman and/or white trousers worn by the galley force shall be Utilitymen when placed on board, without the pay­ laundered by the Company. ment of overtime provided such work is done within Section 25. Entering Engine or Fireroom. Members their prescribed eight (8) houi's. of the Stewards Department shall not be required to Section 7. Serving Meals Outside of Messrooms. enter the engine or fireroom; except as may be re­ When any member of the Stewards Department is quired by Article 11, Section 4, required to serve anyone outside of their respective Section 26. Sundays and Holidays at Sea. All mem­ messrooms for any reason, he shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for time required. However, bers of the Stewards Department shall receive over­ meals may be served on the biidge to the Master time for work performed at sea on Sundays and holi­ and/or Pilot without the payment of overtime when­ days, regardless of the number of hours worked per ever it is necessary for the Master and/or Pilot to be week. on the bridge for the safety of the ship. The Captain's Section 27. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays in office or Stateroom shall not be classified as the bridge Port. All members of the Stewards Department shall of the ship. This section shall not be construed to receive overtime for work performed on Saturdays, apply to passengers or unlicensed personnel served Sundays, and holidays in port, regai-dless of the num­ during regular working hours on account of illness. ber of hours worked per week. This applies only to Section 8. Late Meals. When members of the members of the Stewards Department who are actually Stewards Department are required to serve late meals on board and work. due to the failure of officers eating within the pre­ Section 28. Toilets and Bath. When Stewards Util­ scribed time, the members of the Stewards Department ity is aboard, no member of the Stewards Departactually required to stand by to prepare and serve bent who is required to handle food shall be required the late meals shall be paid at the regular overtime to clean toilets or bathrooms. rate. Section 29. Receiving Stores. The Steward shall be Section 9. Shifting Meals. When meal hours arc required to go on dock to check stores or linen with­ extended for any reason and all of the unlicensed out payment of overtime. personnel are ufiable to eat within the regular pre­ Section 30. Dumping Garbage. No member of the scribed time, all members of the Stewards Department Stewards Department shall be required to go on dock required to standby to prepare and serve the meals for the purpose of dumping garbage. shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for the time Section 31. Work Not Specified. Any work per­ meal is extended. formed by the Stewards Department that is not spe­ Section 10. Meals in Port, (a) When meals are cifically defined in this agreement shall be paid at served in port to other than regiilar members of the the regular overtime rate. crew, passengers and/or Pilot, fifty cents per meal Section 32. Day Work, (a) When the ship is not shall be paid. This is to be divided among the mem­ feeding and members of the Stewards Department bers of the Stewards Department actually engaged in are on day work, the houi's shall be 8:Uu a.m. to preparing and serving meals. 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. . (hi When food is prepared for persons who do not members of the Stewards Department require the service of messroom, two (2) hours over­ arc(b)onWhen day work they may be required to work in time per meal shall be paid for the first group of six storerooms, Imen lockers, toilets, passengers and offi­ (6) persons or fractions thereof, hnd one hour overtime quarters, messrooms, galley. Steward Depart­ for each four additional persons or fraction thereof. cers ment passageways, handle stores and linen placed This money is to be equally divided among the galley aboard ship, and do general cleaning without the for'ce. payment or overtime. (c) No extra meals are to be served without the members of the Stewards Department authority of the Master or officer in charge of the are(c)onWhen day work, all hands shall be allowed fifteen vessel. minutes for coffee at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or at Section 11. Extra Persons Sleeping Aboard. When a convenient time near these hours. two or more persons other than regular crew members (d) When the Stewards Department is on day work, and passengers sleep aboard, the member of the they shall receive one f'uU hour from 12 noon until Stewards Department who takes care of the room 1:00 p.m. for lunch. This hour may be varied but shall be paid one hour's overtime per day. This does such variation shall not exceed one horn* either way, not apply when a ship carries the i-equired complement provided that one unbroken hour shall be allowed at to accommodate passengers and the number of extra all times for dinner or supper when men are on day persons aboard do not exceed the full complement work. If one unbroken hour is not given, the men of passengers allowed. involved shall receive one hour's overtime in lieu Section 12. Cleaning Meat and Chill Boxes. Mem­ thereof. (e) In American ports, the Night Cook and Baker bers of the Stewards Department shaU be assigned by the Steward to clean meat and chill boxes and shall work on a schedule between 6:00 a.m. and shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for time the 6:00 p.m. set forth by the Steward, except on days of arrival. «. work is performed. (f) Extra members of the Stewards Department who Section 13. Shore Bread, (a) The Company shall furnish bread from ashore in all Continental U. S. axe caxried to take care of passengers may be assigned Ports. When bread is not furnished in Continental to day work when passengers leave the vessel. In this U. S. ports within twenty-four (24) hours, excluding case such members shall work as directed by the Sundays and holidays the night cook and baker shall Chief Steward. In addition to the work outlined in be required to make the brfead and will be paid three subsection (b) of this section, such members may be xequired to sougee in passenger quarters, including hours overtime for each batch of bread baked. (b) When a new Baker is employed he may be toilets, washrooms and alleyways; during their regu­ required to bake a batch of bread, during regular lar hours of work without the payment of overtime. This agreement is being signed subject to the rati­ working hours, without the payment of overtime. Section 14. Oil Stoves. Members of the Stewards fication of the membership of the Uixion and in case Department shall not be required to pump oil for the no notice is given the Company within sixty (60) days from August 17, 1948, it shaU be deemed rati­ galley range. fied by the Urxion and binding on both parties hereto. Section 15. Making Ice Cream. When a member of This agreement shall automatically go into effect the Stewards Department is required to make ice on 17, 1948,. for all ships owned and/or bare­ ci-eam he shall be paid at the regular overtime rate boatAugust chartered by the Company. for the time required to make the ice cream. It is agreed that the increase in wages and over­ Section 16. Chipping, Scaling, and Painting. Membei-s of the Stewards Department shall not be re­ time dividing line shall become effective with the effective date of this agreement. It is also agreed that quired to chip, scale, or paint. th changes in General Rules and Departmental Work­ Section 17. Sougeeing. When members of the ing Rules shall be effective with the next signing of Stewards Department ax-e required to sougee, overtime Articles after the effective date of this agreement. shall be paid for the actual number of houre worked. Section 18. Midnight Meals and Night Lunches. Members of the Stewards Department actually engaged Dated: August 17, 1948 in sei'ving hot limches at 9:00 p.m. or midnight or 3:00 a.m. are to be allowed thi-ee (3) hours overtime COMPANIES: for preparing and serving same. Section 19. Shifting Ship. When a ship is making ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. a shift as prescribed in this agi-eement. Article 11, Section 21, it shall be considered "in port" and over­ A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPANY time shall be paid for all work performed by members BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. of the Stewai-ds Department on Saturdays, Sundays SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINE and holidays. Section 20. Extra Work Due to Absent Members. SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. (a) When members of the Stewards Department ai-e SEATRAIN LINES, INC. required to do extra work because a vessel sailed without the full complement required by this agree­ EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. ment or because of illness or injury, the wages of the , SMITH & JOHNSON missing or disabled men shall be divided among the members of the Stewai-ds Department who perform •MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY his work. No overtime shall be included in such wages. Negotiating Committee for the (b) In port, members of the Stewards Department SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNICH shall be paid overtime for work in excess of eight (8) OF NORTH AMERICA, hours caused by shortage in the Department, but there shall be no division of wages because of such shortage. Atlantic and Gulf Di.strict Section 21. Minimum Overtime. When any member of the Stewards Department is called out to work PAUL HALL j between the hours' of 7:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., a JOE ALGINA , minimum of^wo (2) hours overtime shall be paid. ROBERT MATTHEWS Section 22. Full Complement, (a) A full com­ plement of the Stewards Department shall be main­ J. P. SHULER I tained when the vessel is feeding. This shall not LINDSEY WILLIAMS apply when skeleton crew is aboard. (b) When shortage is caused by termination of CHARLES RAYMOND articles, or men leaving the vessel, overtime shall be paid as provided in Article V, Section 20, paragraph (b). • Effective contract date for Mississippi is August & Section 23. Galley Gear. The Company shall furnish 1948—^for the others, August 17, 1948. �THE SE AF.ARERS LOG Page-Twdve Friday, Auguri 20, 1948 Report Of A&G Negotiating Committee Your Committee, acting on instructions from ^e membership, has had numerous meetings over^ a period of weeks with various SIU contracted operators. Reports of these meetings have been made to regu­ lar SIU membership meetings and occasionally re­ ported in the SEAFARERS LOG. As a result of these meetings and actions, the Ne­ gotiating Committee has reached a final agreement on the matter of a contract with the following com­ panies: Alcoa Steamship Company, Bull Steamship Company, Baltimore Insular Line, Eastern Steamship Company, South Atlantic Steamship Company, Smith and Johnson, Seas Shipping Company, Seatrain Lines. Mississippi Shipping Company 11 This agreement had been previously reached with Mississippi Shipping Company by an SIU sub-Nego­ tiating Committee, headed by New Orleans Agent Earl Sheppard, and is dated to go into effect approxi­ mately one week earlier for the commencement of new wages and new contractual conditions than are the above companies. For brevity, as well as clarity's sake, your Com­ mittee will make this report in a seriatum manner and, after each new clause as negotiated in the con­ tract, will make "Committee's Remarks," giving the reasons and motivations for actions taken on each section. (THE COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS APPEAR IN BOLD FACE TYPE THROUGHOUT THE REPORT.) In this report, only those clauses actually changed or entirely new clauses are dealt with and, unless so noted, the balance of the old contract remains in effect. Two Year Contract The Prologue of this new contract, states that this contract shall remain in force for a period of two years, with the expiration date set September 30, 1950. Your Conuniitee insisted in the demand for a two year contract with the operators because of the unsettled conditions in the Maritime Industry, as applies to jobs, wages and conditions, and the possibilities of the situation getting even worse within the next year or so. Your Committee points out that this present time in this industry in certain respects is com­ parable with the 1921-1922 period after the first World War, when the maritime union of that time was smashed, and conditions for seamen destroyed for many years, because of not being able to recognize and cope with the problems of that era. Your Committee feels that, with the signing of this two year contract, it shall greatly aid the Union in coming through this trying period with cis much security as can possibly be achieved. Continuity Clause The Union has negotiated back into the contract a continuity clause providing that unless either party notifies the other party 60 days prior to the expira­ tion date of the contract of its desire to terminate or modify the contract, the contract shall then remain in effect for an additional two years. This clause had previously been dropped from SIU conlracts and Ihe Commiilee feels that by re­ negotiating the clause, it will thus allow the Union ample time before the. expiration date of the contract to know what the intentions of the operators are. We will thereby have at the ex- ' piration date of this contract, September 30, 1950, a 60 day warning in the event the shipowners intend to attempt to change the contract. We therefore would have sufficient time to prepare if signs at that time show a fight Tyith the ship­ owners is coming up. Artiele I—Employment The Union has embodied as part of this new full contract the Hiring Hall Clause which has been previously negotiated with these same contracted operators. Your Committee points out that this Hiring Hall Clause as previously negotiated represents a tight Union-controlled Hiring Hall Clause emd has, as a further protective stipulation, that the Union may, at any time it sees fit, go back and negotiate any part or all of the question of em­ ployment. This will be added protection for the Union in .the event further anti-labor laws are passed or present ones changed. Article II — General Rules SECTION 12. MEDICAL RELIEF The Union has negotiated a new paragraph to be known as paragraph (b) under this section which provides that penicillin shall be carried in all ship­ board medicine chests and supplied free of charge to ^amen needing same, with administration and dosage to be handled in the manner as prescribed by U.S. Public Health Service. Various members of the Union have had trouble on board ship over the past wherein certain Skippers have forced seamen to pay for penicillin when they were treated with same. This problem has now been eliminated, and crewmembers will be able in the future to have greater medical protection > on all vessels, at no personal cost, as a result of this new section. SECTION 17. EXPLOSIVES A The Union negotiated a clause under this heading to allow that gasoline shall be considered in the future as a 10% penalty rather than as an explosive. All other explosive items in the contract were left as before. This contract change puts the SIU in line .with most all other Unions on this matter, and wiU thus not penalize SIU operators carrying this type cargo in the future, as it has in the past. Having this item as explosives never has been a means for a much greater earning capacity for SIU mem­ bers, but it definitely has been a means of SIU loss of jobs wherein SlU-contracted operators pre­ viously could not and would not bid for this type cargo in competition with other operators contract­ ed to other'Unions, who were not required to pay for gasoline as an explosive bonus. SECTION 18. PENALTY The Union has dropped as a 10 percent penalty cargo the items of coal and coke. The Union did main­ tain a clause under this section that provides that overtime shall be paid to men on watch and over­ time and one-half for men off watch who clean holds which have been used to carry this type cargo. The Union further re-negotiated the penalty clause making an allowance that copra, before it is to be classed as penalty, shall be carried up to 3000 tons, rather than in lOOO-ton lots, as carried in the old contract. All other items contained in the contract as penalty •cargoes were left as before. Your Commilfee feels Ihaf the move of chang­ ing in this confracf the penalty clause is of an important nature, and that the membership should understand it thoroughly. Since a previous SIU Negotiating Committee of several years forced a clause requiring SIU contracted operators to pay 10 percent for coal and coke cargo, the Union has lost every single vessel contracted to it which formerly had been carrying this type cargo; a loss of all jobs on more than seventy ships. No other maritime union heis ever had, and does not have at the present time, any such clause. The SIU membership, as a result of these pre­ vious negotiations, lost thousands of jobs which now, in most cases, belong to members of other Unions. Your Negotiating Committee feels that, by changing the contract in the manner it did, it makes it possible for SIU contracted operators to go back into this type of traffic and therefore allow for more possible jobs for our own members. SECTION 19. HOLIDAYS The Union has negotiated a clause under this section providing that, whether at sea or in port, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following shall be recognized as a holiday. » „ This represents an increase in the earning ca­ pacity of the SIU membership in all ratings. SECTION 24. WORKING BALLAST The Union has negotiated, for the first time, a new clause in the contract providing that when sand baUast is washed off deck by hose that those men on watch doing such work shall be paid at the over­ time rate, and those men off watch doing same shall be paid overtime and one-half. This represents an incretise in the earning ca­ pacity of the SIU membership in all ratipgs. SECTION 53. MANNING SCALE The Union has negotiated, for the first time by any Union, a clause guaranteeing the carrying of no less than all present manning scales on all SIU vessels for the duration of the contract. A further stipulation in this clause points out that this, however, does not apply to special ratings which are carried only, for one or a given number of trips, but deals with the specific regular manning scales for all • departments that are now carried on board aU our vessels. Your Commiitee feels thai Ihis represents a real guarantee to the Union of top job security for the next two years. It Will prevent the operators from cutting down or chiseling in any ..manner'on the manning scales now in effect. SECTION 55. TRANSFCHtATrON The Union has revised Transportation to the extent where, in the future, when SIU vessels reach their final port of discharge in a Continental American port after a foreign voyage, they shall not be entitled to paid transportation back to the port of engagement,, if the vessel is to continue to that area within a 10 day period. Other clauses on transportation remain the same. Your Commiitee feels thai this new transporta­ tion clause shall be beneficial to the membership, ^ because of the fact that we have had considerable, co^usion on the matter of transportation in the a past. Bitter beefs have developed with the ship­ owners because they have complained that iii the former SIU transportation clauses, in some in­ stances, SIU crews receive transportation as many as three times for one voyage and even then remained on board the vessel. Your Committee further clarified this trEmsportation in such a manner that, in the future, all SIU members receiving transportation shall be required to get off the ship and new replacements shipped from the Union Hall. Your Committee points out that it is of the very strong opinion that the sole purpose of any transportation clause is for the actual securing of transportation for any crewmember rating same. This Negotieiing Committee is of the further opin­ ion that any time a member is entitled to transpor­ tation, and receives same, he should get off that vessel. This not only will greatly increase the number of jobs to be made avedlable to our mem­ bership, but also will be a basis for eliminsition of a great many disputes of all kinds arising on this issue. The fact, too, that the Atlantic and Gulf is the only District in the SIU at this time which allows members to receive transportation and still stay on board a vessel has caused many ' beefs between Districts of the SIU. This should now be eliminated. Your Committee regards this change as a gain for the membership as a whole, not only as a means for creating further employment on board . SIU vessels, but of making for better relations in the frcimework of our Uxiion. Article III—Deck Department SECTION 1. WAGES The Union has secured $12.50 increase across the board for all ratings with the exception of the Boat­ swain, who shall receive $25. • ' SECTION 12. DIVISION OF OVERTIME The Union has clarified the contract so that in the future the Boatswain High Man Overtime, as guaran­ teed in the contract, shall not include the 8 hours overtime which is paid watch standers in the Deck Department for routine watches on Sundays at sea. Your Committee feels that this clarification shall be of benefit to SIU Boatswains. The SIU is the only Union in the industry that has such a clause for. the Boatswain. In addition to this, SIU Boatswains are now the highest paid on ;any American vessel. It has been agreed with the operators that in the future^ whenever the Boatswain is called out to do overtime work, that he shall be called out in reasonable hours to perform regular shipboard work. In the past, some Mates have czilled Boatswuns out at all hours of the night to do ridicu­ lous jobs, simply for the purpose of attempting to have the Boatswain refuse to do such overtime, knowing that if he did refuse, he would there­ fore lose all claim for high man overtime. This shall not happen in the future ahd, as a result, shipboard working conditions should be much better for the Boatswains on this matter than they were before. SECTION 21. TOPPING AND LOWERING BOOMS The Union has successfully negotiated a new clause undet* this heading, to be known as paragraph (f), spelling out for the first time in plain language that when the deck gang is required to spot booms for longshore work, they shall be compensated at the longshore rate. The Union has always meiintained that this is overtime work, and as a general rule we collect this beef. The shipowners, however, have made many beefs over the issue in the past because it was not clearly written in the contract. This new clause shall eliminate that chiseling in the future.. SECTION 24. CARPENTER'S WORK The Union has revised paragraph (a) of this section to provide that Carpenters shall sound all bilges, fresh water and ballast tanks at sea or in port dailyi, Your Committee feels that this will create > greater earning capacity for the Carpenter. Pre-' viously, a few of the shipowners occasionally • would attempt to' chisel on Sundays and holiday (Cotttimied on Page 14) �Friday, August 20, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen • ';3 Brother Feel& Item In Log Harmed 111 Seamen, Doctors To the Editor: GETTING SOME SUN ON THE ARROW Please withhold my name for obvious reasons. An Sni patient EUU Island Marina. Hospital(Ed. Note: The'Editors-of the LOG and Hank share the Brother's concern over the^ gravity -of these illnesses and agree that psychopathic dis­ orders are not to be treated lightly. Like the writer of the letter, the Editors of the LOG have respect for the doctors who are devoting their lives to the study and relief of thesn affitctioas. It is hoped the LOG' -will shorRy .be able to cany, a story on. the lino work being- done in- m^ne hospitals -in this field. WhUe Hank's attempt' at- humor missed the mark, it is btfieved the bro&ers will' bear-in-mind the spirit in which it wo»>. in­ tended.) I am writing this as an answer to an item carried in the JJOG column "Cut And Run" by Hank. In his column of July 30, he at­ tempted to create a humorous joke out of psychopathic dis­ orders. The joke, I'm afraid, fell rather flat for us imdergoing treatment here at the Marine Hospital on Ellis Island, which specializes in neurology. The statement by Hank but proves the ignorant and misunformed attitude of the general public towards modem psycho­ pathic therapy. Ta anyone still believing it to Six Seafarers on Robin's Marine Arrow pause in their be a great joke, I extend., them an invitation to make a visit to sunning long enough for Jack Dietrich to snap this picture. the hospital here. I need not go The boys are, left to right—Chalo'wltch, Oiler; B. Rami. Assist­ into details, but a few of the ant Electrician: J. Vann, AB; J. Disto, AB; Ray Hullgren, sicknesses (most of them war D.M.; R. Woodford, AB. calised) resulting from psy­ chopathic disoi'ders are twisted limbs, nervous pains, neuritis, pleuresy, arthritis, tuberculosis and paralysis. To the Editor: But I thank the SIU Members chocolate for my old mother. I have met aboard the ships in However I am very, very happy No, to "us it is far from being In the late afternoon of Sun­ a laughing matter. It also was day, August 1, I boarded the SS Rotterdam for the pleasant time and glad that I have been able no laughing matter when the LaSalle, Waterman Line, to dis­ I had with them. If a Seafarer to do the SIU a favor. L. Pleysier radio operator aboard the Carson tribute as usual the SEA­ is in the hospital, I will visit him Rotterdam anyway to cheer him up. And dived over the side of the ship. FARERS LOG. I wish the if he needs something, well, (Ed. Note: We are discon­ The man was definitely ill. membership of the SIU to know leave it to me! tinuing the bundle of 40 LOGS that I never got a penny for this FAITH IN DOCTORS Will you please publish this in which you have been recemng social work. the LCXJ in order that the mem­ in past months for distribution, We believe in the doctors I've done it on my own with­ bership will know. as you have requested. We whom Hank condemns. We are out any intention of making TOO EXPENSIVE wish to thank you for Ihe grateful to these "brain butch­ money out of it. I thought it Distributing the LOG cost me services you have rendered to ers" who had the courage and to be my duty to distribute the fortitude to pioneer and explore LOG in my spare time, as a re­ so much money in trolly-car Ihe membership in Rotterdam, the field of psychiatric medicine. ward for what the American fare, launch fares, etc., besides and regret the unpleasant­ Because of their work many of Seafarers did for the liberation the losses incurred in buying nesses you have encountered, stamps and other things for SIU and the fact that this contact the present disorders can be of Holland. I had to leave the SS LaSalle members who never paid me, •has prove too costly for youcured. Many men in Rotterdam and that I cannot afford to continue Remember, too, that this is no on account of the fact that I it. other ports find occasion to science of the study of rare presented to the Master a book­ I have spent about 100 guilders contact seamen under various let "In TheAt Sea." AU maladies. It has been proven in distributing the LOG. During motives. We find that those that 70 percent of the people at Masters o f American vessels this time I have met several you have expressed are the have thanked me for this book­ some time during their lives will good guys who have given me a most exemplary that have be in need of psychiatric guid­ let, and I thought to do him a pack of cigai'ettes, or some come to cur attention.) favor by presenting it to him. ance. A blue card is inclosed to show 1 would appreciate it if you you why said booklet is pub­ would print this in the LOG. lished. (The card states that The LOG is widely read here funds realized from the booklet in the hospital by' the doctors, go to the families of dead sea­ nurses and the patients. I would men—^Ed.) for two weeks. I am on out­ like to have them know that not On the LaSalle were some To the Editor; patient treatment now, enjoying all members of our excellent wise guys who thought I wanted I would like to put in a good life around the Tampa Hall with Union share the "joke" recently to buy ship's stores and linen. word for the Municipal Hospital plenty of time to think things stated by Hank. To them and the man who in Tampa. When I was in there over. wanted to sell me a packet of recently, I found the Marine I want all concerned over this cigarettes for two guilders, I doctors, Bush and Hammond, 'Thanks For LOG' tragedy to know that everything want to say that I only came very attentive. They made their Says Brother Headed possible was done for the victims aboard to distribute the LOG. rounds regularly and gave the at the Hospital. Inland On Trip patients every consideration. VISITS HOSPITALS I hope to be back out at sea Furlliennore, the cooperation To the Editor: I sometimes take things to SIU with you fellows shortly. It, men in the hospitals. In fact, given the doctors and patients, .1 have enjoyed reading the that day I bought one of your by the nurses, aids, and or­ won't matter to me whether it's LOG very much during the year brothers in the hospital a pack derlies was indeed gratifying. the "Rum and Calypso," or the I have been on the beach here. of cigarettes from my own ra­ Tampa Agent Hall, Brother "Rupee"- runs. But now I am going on the road tions. Someday they may be in Bob Sheppard and his wife, as James L. Jones for an indefinite period, and the hospital themselves without well as other SIU men visited wdlild like to have you discon­ cigarettes and they will 'know me and, George Griffin almost tinue my copy until I settle what it means. every day, bringing cigarettes, down again with a permanent A good many Ship's Delegates radios, etc. Quite a bit of this address. have asked me to become the was donated by Brothers on To the Editor: I haven't said anything lately I hope to be in New York Patrolman for Rotterdam, Ant­ ships in port and around the about my seagoing experiences. this fall for a short visit and I werp, giid Bremen. I beg them Hall. I got married and spent a few can then pick up the back is­ and the rest of the membership I was steamrcooked on the SS sues that I have missed, and at of the SIU to know that I am Bartram, when a main steamline weeks with my wife in Char­ the same time look up some of finished with distributing the broke, July 3, as she was lying lotte, N. C. and am now in my old shipmates. LOG in Rotterdam. I have more along side the dock here. Mo­ Weehawken, N.J. — right across maritime union papers to dis­ hammed Elysaid died immedi­ the river. I'm heading back to Richard S. Young tribute in this port—about four. ately, and George Griffin lived sea shortly for what I think will Pipostono, Minn. Log Dh^butor In Netherlands Bows Out Navigator Man Finds 'Pineapple Run' Dull Trip To the Eklitor: Greetings from one and all aboard th^ Steel Navigator. I will enclose a war-time picture from Le Havre which many members will recognize. This pineapple run has proven to be the dullest trip I ever made. We do have a good crew —but, after all, that is to be expected of an SIU gang. The only sour apple aboard is "Mad­ man Spilker," Chief Engineer, who jumps on his men for no reason at all. We have two very lucky men aboard, " Buddy" the PO Messman and "Harvey" the 4-8 Oiler. But "Chips" is the unlucky one. I'd like to post a notice to any . one stopping at Honolvdu to be­ ware of "Young's Honolulu Laundry Service." The only thing these guys are good for is cleaning your pockets. For ex­ ample, two shirts poorly done cost 66 cents, and one suit, two shirts, one pair of dungarees, four T-shirts, one pair of shorts, and three pair of socks cost $7.50. Here's hoping the shipping is good in the States now and stays that way tiU we get there. Rocky Gomino Engine Delegate Remember? Victim Of Bartram Blast Praises Tampa Hospital, Branch Officials This sign, before which three Seafarers stand, should bring back memories to those who visited Le Havre right after the war, says Rocky Gomino, who sent the photo to the LOG. Erected by the Army when Le Havre was an embarkation center for GI's returning to the States, the sign reskds: "Go West, Young Man. To The Lady With The Lamp In Her Hand." From left to right the pictured Sea­ farers are George, Tobin and Fries. Says 'So Long' To Sea—Time Will Tell _ ... , be my last trip. But I'm going to continue to write in to the LOG whenever I have anything to say; and I won't miss a meeting when I am in a port town. I want to say best wishes to all of you who have been my shipmates. John R. Cbakor �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen No Patrolman At Ship; Seafarer Beefs — Offers Possible Solution To the Editor; Blowing off steam for the sheer delight of making a noise is a good thing, but if at the same time a cure for the" cause is offered it's even better. I've got a beef to air and I believe, the solution to the beef. about any selves, shortages by our­ had happened the beef never have materialized. Friday, August 20, 1948 From 'Here's What I Think' To Here's Who I Am would PASS THE WORp The Mate, seeing that the crew wasn't represented, took the at­ Second. If a Patrolman wasn't titude that the Union doesn't available the Hall should have give a damn about this crew and told us so the first time we took great license with the called. They should have told agreement. He figured nothing us why a Patrolman wasn't able would happen to him as no one to make the ship. A couple of months ago I was would call him on the carpet for If this had happened the Dele­ aboard the SS Kyska as Ship's his misdeeds. gates could have gone to the Delegate. We signed on in New As a result of all this the Hall with the crew's grievances. York and went to Mobile for crew's morale suffered a sever-e There an official could have stores. From there we were blow. The men felt the Union handled the beef over the phone headed for the Far East on a had deserted them. Too, the with a company official. This three-months trip. crew and the Union lost face j method is often used. We arrived in Mobile at 9 with the officers of the ship. If The official at the Hall also A. M. and took- on slopchest the crew wanted to demand any­ could have called the ship's of­ stores. As per SIU procedure, thing it would have a hard time ficers and possibly settled the we called the Mobile Hall for a as long as the officers the Union beef directly. Even if the beef Patrolman. We were told, "Sure, would not back up the crew weren't settled the ship's offi­ a Patrolman is on his way when the ship hit port. cers would then know the Union down." When he didn't show up was aware of the crew's beef and That pretty well sums up the was solidly behind them. Tiiat at 10 A. M. we called again. beef and here is what I feel is would have eliminated the Again the same answer. some constructive criticism: Mate's skirting the contract. By 4:30 P. M. we were getting Those are my suggestions as to First. A Patrolman should kinda sore. No Patrolman, and how the beef on the Kyska could have contacted the ship. If this the ship was to sail at 5 P. M. have been handled, but inasmuch We called once more and, as be­ as that trip has ended and noth­ fore, we were told a Patrolman ing can be done about it now, was on his way. He never this letter is for the pui-pose of • showed up. The next regular member­ eliminating similar beefs on The ship then pulled out of ship meetings will be held other ships. port without having a Patrolman Wednesday evening, Aug. 25 I don't hold the faiTUre in the having been aboard. at 7 P.M. in all ports. With Kyska case to any person in the exception of New York, As a result of this the Kyska Mobile. The chances are that all branches hold their meet­ men received no representation they were vei-y busy and the ings in their own halls. at a time when it was soi'cly call for a Patrolman got lost in New York meetings are needed. This was the ship's last the shuffle, but I do want to call held in Roosevelt Auditor­ port before heading to the Farit to the attention of the officials ium, 100 East 17th Street, East and if the ship were short in all ports so that crews will corner of Fourth Avenue. on stores when it left Mobile it not have to leave port in the These sessions are a good was going to be a long trip and future under the conditions chance for you to hit the a beef-filled one. forced on the Kyska men. deck and speak your piece. This is the sort of beef that That was what happened to From the meeting place can come up in any port. I hope the Kyska. The slopchest was comes the ideas, rules and as a result of this letter it will found to be short many • items. regulations responsible for not have to come up again. The crew, however, suffered the effective functioning of greater harm that just short sup­ Robert Niedermery our Union. plies. Ship's Delegate Take an active part in the SS Kyska NO INSPECTION SIU. Make sure you're at The Mate refused to allow the the meeting. • Remember, the (Ed. Note: The Mobile Port Delegate to check the slopchest time is 7 P. M. All Brothers Agent, of course, is welcome without the Patrolman being must show up promptly. to give his views on this beef present. This cut off finding out i in the pages of the LOG.) CARRASQUILLO FERRARA Branch Meetings BONAFONT ERIKSEN Dut to an unfortunate error in the press room while running off last week's SEAFARERS LOG, the pictures .of the above Brothers, appearing in the LOG feature "Here's What I Think," were incorrectly captioned. With all due apologies to the four Seafarers, here they are correctly identified. From time to time (sometimes too embarrassingly frequently) this happens—but this week we are glad to set the rec.ord straight. To these Brothers: it won't happen again. Of A&G Negotiating Committee {Continued From Page 12) soundings so as to prevent payment of overtime. This revision of the Carpenter's clause shall inthe future prevent such happening. Article IV — Engine Department SECTION 1. WAGES Second Electrician's Union Hiring Hall. wages . shipped from the SECTION 31. WIPER'S DUTIES The Union has agreed in this new contract that Wipers nay be required during their regular work­ ing hours to paint out unlicensed Engine Department forecastles and toilets without the payment of over­ time. The Committee points out that this action is in keeping with the Union's position that an SIU ship is a clean ship. The Committee further points out that the Wiper is now making top wages and should be allowed to do this type oF work which is of great benefit to unlicensed members of the Engine Department, as it will allow tor neater and cleaner forecastles. The Union has secured $12.50 increase acro.ss the board for all ratings. The Union also negotiated under the question of wages that in the future, in,stead of carrying AssistElectricians on board SIU vessels, there shall Instead be carried a Second Electrician at the new Second Electrician wages. The Union feels this is a big gain. In the past, SIU contracted operators have carried Assistants and paid them at the Assistant rate, which is con­ siderably less than the Second's, wages. The Un­ Article V — Stewards Department ion further negotiated with the operator that any SECTION 1. WAGES man who is now sailing as Assistant Electrician on their vessel, and who has Electrician's en­ The Union has secured $12.50 increase across the dorsement, shall, upon the signing of the next board for all rating.s, set of ship's articles, be signed on at the new SECTION 32. DAY WORK Second Electrician wages. The Union further agreed that those men now The Union has agreed under this section, para­ sailing SlU-contracted vessels as Assistant Electrigraph (D, that on vessels which carry passengers cijuis, and who do not have Electrician endorse­ the purpose of taking care of those passengers, once ments, shall have the opportunity to remain in extra Utilitymen who have been placed on board for that company's employ on board that vessel as those passengers are discharged, such extra Utilitylong as they care, and shall be at the next sign­ men as carried may then be required to sougee pas­ ing of ship's articles given, in addition to Assist­ sengers quarters as part of their routine work. ant Electrician wages, the $12.50 increase. It was Your Conuniltee points cmt that this change in further agreed that, when this particular type of contract wiU make it more desirable and possible Assistant Electrician quits the vessel he is on, for SIU contracted operators to go into the com­ the job shall be filled by a Second Electrician at bination freight ship-passenger ship trafific of the eleven pB.ssenger type, thus creating more jobs for our membership. Your Committee further points out that the Utility Messman is the only member of the SIU Stewards Department under this agreement who may be required to do this type work, and he may be* required to do such work only after passengers' are discharged. Commencement Date Your Committee has agreed and stipulated in this new contract that the effective dale of wages on all vessels shall be August 17, 1948. Youi- Committee further agreed that the commencement date of the new contractual terms other than wages shall be on the first signing of articles of vessels after the date of the signing of this new contract August 17, 1948. Your Committee points out that this was necessary due to the fact that, while it is possible that wages could go into effect on all vessels, it is an impossi­ bility to apply new working conditions in the same manner. Conclusion • Your Committee recommends tb you the full adop­ tion of this report. We base this recommendation on the fact that this contract, as outlined in this report, fepresents great gains for our members not only in their earning capacity and working rules but, equally important, more actual job security than ever before ' achieved, not only by oiu: own Union, but by any Union in the Maritime Industry at anytime. PAUL HALL ROBT. A. MATTHEWS J. P. SHULER JOE ALGINA LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS CHARLES HAYMOND �Friday. August 20. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief Juan resolution to the Head,TAMPA—Chairman. Tony Soquarters Committee. sa. 24467; Recording Secretary. Ralph Seckinger. 307; Reading 4 4 4 NEW YORK — Chairman, Clerk. Bob Hall. 26060. Charles Haymond. 98; Recording New Business of all Branches REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL holding regular meetings was PORT DECK ENG. STWDS. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED Secretary. Freddie Stewart. 4935; read and all were accepted with Boston 39 27 34 100 12 5 18 35 Reading Clerk, Eddie Parr. 96. Minutes of previous meetings the exception of Savannah, New York ...v191 226 227 644 164 174 165 503 in other Branches read and ac­ where that part giving the Ag­ Philadelphia 123 65 41 229 * 60 49 33 142 cepted for resolution in San ent authority to excuse members Baltimore 277 152 134 563 1.56 94 82 332 Juan proceedings calling for pur­ was not concurred with; and Norfolk , 88 52 38 178 62 20 ' 21 103 Puerto Rico, where that part of Savannah 76 54 50 180 9 5 5 19 chase of new Hall there. In dis­ the minutes referring to the Tampa 28 40 32 100 27 30 29 86 cussion, several members pointed purchasing of a building was Mobile 216 263 190 669 97 79 79 255 out that it was more important referred to Headquarters Com­ New Orleans 188 128 150 466 164 129 153 446 that buildings be gotten in other Brother Dan Butts, mittee. SUP and Great Lakes Galveston 102 47 • . 21 170 71 24 13 108 ports first. former Port Agent in San Juan, minutes were posted on the San Juan (FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE) held that the locality under con­ board. The Agent reported that *San Francisco 43 28 19 90 18 15 14 47 sideration was not a good one, shipping was holding fair with GRAND TOTAL 1,371 1,082 936 3,389 840 624 612 2,076 and that the px'ice asked was too bookmembers having no trouble 'Note: Szui Francisco figures cover one week period only. high. The motion to non-concur getting a job within a few days carried. Port Agent pointed out after registering He reported that the building was coming along that the Secretary-Treasurer in­ ship dated July 28, were read the SS Yarmouth. Report ac- that despite lull in maritime, nicely with the likelihood that struct the Baltimore Agent to and accepted. The Dispatcher cepted. The reports of the Pa­ shipping in New York was conour side would be finished by investigate and submit a report made his report—229 registered, trolman, Dispatcher, and the Ag- t'nuing at fair clip. He also inthe last of the week. Showers on property suitable for a new and 142 shipped—which was ac- ent's Financial Report were made | formed membership that the could be had by membex-s by Hall there. Carried. Motion to cepted. One minute of silence and accepted. The resolution Bernstein Shipping Company asking the Dispatcher for the request Headquarters to send ad­ for departed Brothers. Meeting from Puerto Rico was voted was scheduled for a hearing be­ key. Report accepted. The Sec­ ditional copies of Branch min­ adjourned at 8:00 P.M. with 195 down with 90 bookmen against fore Maritime Commission, on its retary-Treasurer's report on the utes and reports so that they members present. and none in favor. One minute application for subsidy to oper­ signing of a two-year contract could be posted on bulletin of silence for departed Brothers. ate two passenger ships to Ant­ 4 4 4 with Mississippi was accepted, board. One minute of silence foxwerp and Rotterdam. In verbal 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO — Chair­ with a vote of thanks to the departed Brothers. report the Secretary-Treasurer man. A. S. Cardulio. 24599; Re­ GALVESTON—Chairman. Val New York Negotiating Commit­ announced record gains won in 4 4 4. cording Secretary. A1 Bernstein. James. 7803; Recording Secre­ tee, and a rousing vote of thanks SAVANNAH—Chairman. W. J. 21065; Reading Clerk. G. Mett- tary. Keith Alsop, 7311; Reading Mississippi contract signed in to New Orleans Port Agent, Bull (Bill) Brantley. Gill; Recording ing. 49839. New Orleans. He also discussed Clerk. R. WilUirn. 37739. Sheppard, for a good job. One status of negotiations with oper­ Previous minutes dated July Secretary. Frank Richardson. Galveston Branch minutes for ators of Atlantic and Gulf Ship minute of silence was observed 38220; Reading Clerk. Charles 21, were read and accepted. New July 28, and Financial Report 'for departed Brothers. Business only of Branches hold­ for July 31, and August 7, x-ead Ownex's Association and declared Starling. 6920. Motions made to accept and ing x-egular meetings was read and accepted. Moved and car­ that the same contract as Mis­ 4 4. 4. sissippi's demanded of them, in­ BALTIMORE—Chairman. Ben file minutes of all Branches af­ and accepted. Motion by ' San- ried to accept the Tx-casurcr's cluding the $12.50-$25.00 wage -Lawson. 894; Recording Secre­ ter reading New Business only. ford, 33251, to notify Harry Financial Reports for July 24, hikes and other prominent fea­ Assistant Secretary and 31. New Business of Bran­ tary. Robertson, 30148; Reading West Coast and Great Lakes Johnson, minutes were posted. The Agent Treasurer, SUP, to ask all SUP ches holding meetings was read tures. Vai'ious matters of gen­ Clerk. A1 Stansbury. 4683. eral interest were discussed xmBaltimore minutes for July reported that shipping had been Agents to forward minutes of and- accepted. Special meetings. der Good and Welfare. One min­ 28, Baltimore Financial Report slower for the past couple of their Branch meetings to the Agent's Reports, West Coast and ute of silence was observed for for July 31, and the Secretai-y- weeks. He reported that he had San Francisco A&G Branch at Great Lakes Minutes were ac­ departed Brothers. Treasurer's Weekly Financial paid off the SS Southland (South their new address, 85 Third cepted and filed. Galveston Ag­ 4 4 4 Report for July 21, were all read Atlantic) in Jacksonville, with Street. Second by D. Bell, and ent's, Patrolman's,, and Dis­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, a few beefs, and that he ex­ several. Carried. The West Coast and accepted. Only New Business patcher's reports were accepted. Leroy Clarke. 23062; Recording of Branches holding meetings pected to pay off the SS South- Representative's report and the A wire from the Secretary- Secretary, Johnny Johnston. 53; was read. All were accepted. wind Friday. Two ships were Patrolman's report were read Treasurer notifying of the sign-, Rg^^ing Clerk. Buck Stephens. West Coast and Great Lakes expected for the next week but, and accepted. Under New Busi­ xng of the new contract with ^0 Minutes were posted, and all being on regular runs, there ness, there was a motion to ex­ the Mississippi Shipping Co. was New Ox'leans previous minutes ship's minutes were forwarded would be few replacements. Ac­ tend a vote of thanks to the read and accepted with a vote for July 28, read and accepted. to the Editor of the LOG. The cepted. The Secretary-Treasurer's San Francisco Building Commit­ of thanks to Bull Sheppard, New New Oxdeans financial reports for Secretary-Treasurer's report on Report, and his Financial Report tee. Carried. Under Good and Orleans Agent. Under New Bus­ July 31, and August 7 accepted . the signing of a two-year con­ for July 17 and 24 were read Welfare it was decided to fol­ iness thex-e was a motion that as x-ead and audited. The Secre­ tract with Mississippi was ac­ and accepted. The Dispatcher's low the Building Committee's profits from the coca cola and tary-Treasurer's financial reports cepted with a vote of thanks. Report was made £ind accepted. report in laying out the new cigarette machines be u.sed at of July 24 and July 31, read and Under Good and Welfare there HaU. The Building Committee the Agent's discretion. Carried. The Agent's, Patrolmen's, and accepted with exception of San Dispatcher's Reports were made was discussion on why the move explained that the delay in Motion by J. Petro, G-133, that Juan. It was moved .to non-con­ had not been made to the new opening the San Francisco Hall he be aUowed to ship. Amend­ and all accepted. One minute of cur in that part of the San Juan silence was observed in mem­ Hall which is being paid for. was caused by the difficulty in ed, that Petro go back tc Balti­ minutes relating to the purchas­ Meeting adjourned 7:35 P.M. with finding suitable quarters, and more and square away with the ory of departed Brothers. The ing of a new building, and re­ 88 men present. that the final success of the situation on the Ore Line ships Union if possible, but that if Committee was not the result Galve.ston Branch meeting of commended that the Union con­ 4 4 4 was discussed on the floor under PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. of good luck, but rather came July 28th is concurred in up fine the buying of buildings to Good and Welfare. L. A. Gardner, 3697; Reading about through hard work and and down the Coast that he be the main-land. The Agent re­ 4 4. 4• Clerk. M. Cerelli. 24820; Record­ walking all over town until the placed in the Social Register. ported that the business aff£dx:-s of the port were. in very good NORFOLK—Chairman. Ander­ ing Secretary. D. C. Hall, 43372. right place was located at a Carried. shape. In line with the Union's reasonable rent. One minute of son. 5510; Recording Secretary. All New Business of Branches 4 4 4 program of saving money when­ silence for departed Brothers. Baker. 30907; Reading Clerk. holding meetings was accepted, ever possible, the Union has MOBILE — Chairman. Oscar Roundlree. 36979. except that part- of Savannah 4 4 4 rented the old Hall which it Stevens. 115G; Recording Sec­ BOSTON—Chairman. J. GreenNorfolk minutes for July 28 minutes pertaining to the Agent owns at 339 Chartres Sti-eet, to retary. Jeff Morrison. 24213; read and accepted. The Nor­ acting on excuses, which was baum. 281; Recording Secretary. Mrs. J. Randall for $100 per folk Financial Reports for July non-concux-ed with. The New C. L. MacDonald. 50632; Read­ Reading Clerk. H. J. Fischer. month. It is stipulated that the G-59. 31 £md August 7, accepted. Sec­ York Special Meetings of July ing Clerk. J. Arabasr. 29836. place is rented on a monthly Minutes of meetings held in The Boston Branch minutes retary-Treasurer's Financial Re­ 15, and 19 were accepted, as basis so that in event of strike ports for July 24 and 31 read well as the Norfolk Special for July 28, were filed. All New Philadelphia, New Orleans, and and the space is needed, the and accepted. New Business of Meeting of July 24. Great Lakes Business of other Branches hold­ Baltimore were referred to New Union can take possession. The Branches holding meetings were and SUP Branch Minutes wex-e ing meetings were read and ac­ Business. All other Branch min­ read and accepted with the ex­ posted. The Agent reported that cepted except Puerto Rico, where utes were accepted with only Agent further reported that an ception of Puerto Rico Min­ shipping was holding fair, and a motion was made to non-con- New Business being read. Motion agreement had been signed with utes, which were held over to that half of the payoffs were cur with the resolution on the to accept the communication the Mississippi Shipping Co., in New Business. The Agent re­ A&G-contracted tankers. He urg­ new building, as it was felt from the Secretary-Treasurer on which many gains had been ported on the progress of the ed the members to take these that it called for too much the signing of the Mississippi achieved for the Union, includ­ Negotiating Committee, on the jobs. The* membership was given money for a building in Puerto agreement, and a vote of thanks ing a substantial raise, a twoefforts being made by the Un­ a "report on the negotiations be­ Rico, and further that we should was given to New Orleans Ne­ year contract, and the maintainion to obtain draft deferment ing carried on by Headquarters set up new Halls in the States gotiating Committee for their ance of the Union Hiring Hall. for seamen, and he gave a res­ Negotiating Committee with var­ first. Ernest Tilley reported that good work. The Headquarters The report was accepted with a ume of business and shipping ious SS operators and he ex­ he had been appointed by the Report was accepted. The Ag­ vote of thanks. The Patrolmen for the past two'weeks. He re­ plained the necessity for com­ Secretary-Treasurer to relieve ent, Patrolmen, and Dispatcher reported on various beefs, with ported that shipping would not plete cooperation by the entire Brother Siekmann who had gave their I'eports which were nine payoffs, and seven signons be good in th^ following weeks. SIU membership at this time. asked for leave. He further re­ accepted. One minute of silence in the past two weeks. Ac­ Report accepted. Motion made Report accepted. A communica­ ported that the membership had was observed for departd Bro­ cepted. Dispatcher reported 466 that the New Business and Res- tion on seaman's imemployment been cooperating in hitting the thers. Under Good and WeKare, registered and 446 shipped. The Dlution from Puerto Rico be compensation was accepted and Cities Service ships that come the membership was warned to Secretary-Treasurer's report on tabled until the Union completes posted. The Secretary-Treasurer's to this area. Negotiations were turn all overtime in within 72 the new contract with the Mis­ the building program in Con­ Financial Reports for July 24 and expected to start with Eastern hours as per the agreements. sissippi Shipping Co. was continental U.S. ports. Amendment 31, and his Report To Member­ on a winter manning scale for Motion carried to refer the San cur-red with. A&C Shipping From /ufy 28 To Aug 10 I �• Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 20, 1948 WHAT ttmMK., .V. QUESTION: The A&G District of the SIU has signed eight more companies to the same contract previously won from the Mississippi Shipping Company. What do you think of the contract and which of its features do you consider to be outstanding? • • ' A - - ir-"' "V ~ A. GOLDSMIT, Ch. Steward: G. W. (BUI) CHAMPLIN, Bosun: HAL (Sandy) WILLIAMS. GUer: T. MOVER, Night Cook & Baker: p. SCHOENBORN, Carpenter: I think our Negotiating Com­ mittee deserves the thanks of all seamen for setting up the high­ est wages and best conditions in maritime history. It's another record gain for the Seafarers. With such a remarkable con­ tract, I think it's damned diffi­ cult to pick any particular fea­ ture as the best. Our manning scales are guaranteed for two years, something very important in this critical times. And the way has been opened for get­ ting more jobs through elimina­ tion of penalty clauses, which Other less aggressive unions had been capitalizing on. We've won e lot. The best contract in maritime history has just been signed. It is good, not just because of the pay increased, but it is good be­ cause of the conditions that are insured. Making the contract for two years instead of the usual one, is a piece of foresightedness on the part of the nego­ tiators. Often, to those ashore, a contract Ipoks good because it carries a pay increase, but the smooth working of a contract at sea is the real test of the actual conditions under which we work and live. The many clarifica­ tions are what guarantees this smooth working. From what I have reaif of it, the contract appears to be about the finest that could be ob­ tained. The wage increases, of course, are okay. So is the twoyear duration, with the set man­ ning scales. These provisions show the Union has foresight, especially in view of the state of maritime today. The penalty clauses were wisely amended, because the old provisions had us at a disadvantage. Now we'll be able to get some of those jobs back that have been going to other outfits. And the more jobs we can get at our monthly pay rates the better it wUl be for our members. The contract just signed, espe­ cially with the provision making it run for two years, is a very good one. Every one of its fea­ tures are outstanding: the wage increases, guaranteed manning scales and so on. The commit­ tee used good sense in paving the way for more jobs by amend­ ing the penalty clauses that were causing us to lose ships. My only objection is that chances for overtime in the Stewards De­ partment are being narrowed down. I have observed that the men themselves have been re­ sponsible by attempting to stretch jobs. I've objected to this right along. We were successful in ironing out several sore points that have been a drawback to us. Now they constitute a strengthening of our economic position for the days ahead. One of our major gains is the two-year contract, replacing the usual one-year agreement. The clause with re­ spect to penicillin was sorely needed. Up to now many men have been in a trying position when they became ill aboard ship. Such won't be the case any more. I believe that, in time, the adjustments in the coal, coke and copra penalty clauses will bring a vast im­ provement in shipping for Sea­ farers. ANTONIO CRUZ, MM: ROY GRUNDER, Utility: ROBERT MCQUEEN. Bosun: JOHN W. RIEBEL. Wiper: THOMAS CULLY. AB: As far as I am concerned the contract is, in general, a big gain for the men of the SIU. As a Steward Utility I'm not too crazy about the part where the Utility is to sougee out pas­ sengers' quarters without the payment of overtime. It's a lot of work cleaning these quarters two times a trip. Of course, if the company, through this, is going to add another man to the manning scale, then it's okay with me. I think they should put a man aboard to do the sougee work solely. I'm also solidly behind giving up the penalty pay for coal and coke if it means more jobs. I feel we' have a very good contract here, especially since the Bosun receives a $25 in­ crease in pay. I've been pulled out of my sack too many times in the night for foolish jobs; I'm glad to hear that's now in the past. I've always been of the opinion that a Bosun shouldget 3rd Mate's pay, or at least a greater differential from the AB. This brings that close into line. I also like the two-year period. The "Taft-Hartley law is bad enough, but there's no tell­ ing what Congress will try to add to it to make it tougher. This way we're covered' for a long time to come. Any contract that advances the cause of unionism and the wel­ fare of our own membership as this new contract has is 100 per cent okay with me. I've been a member since 1941 and, with each new contract won by our Union, I've seen the member­ ship's well-being improved. With this new contract, the SIU has ably met the threat to our liv­ ing standard by record wage in­ creases. I think the new coal and copra clauses are more im­ portant than many guys will think. It is a move to increase employment for Seafarers and anything that will, mean more ji^ I endorse wholeheartedly. I think that the boost in pay is the most important thing. And I like the feature that enables the Union to reopen talks on wages and other monetary mat­ ters. Getting a two-year con­ tract in these times was a smart move. And the two-year pro­ vision is made even more im­ portant by the fact that the present manning scales are .guar­ anteed for the life of contracL This is additional job security for the membership. I look for other maritime unions to foUovir, our lead. All seamen will eventually profit by our con­ tract, as in the past V While you'll hear no kick com­ ing from me on all the gains in the new contract, the one part that I most like is the two-year period. As far as I am con­ cerned, the longer the contract is in force the better I like it. Under the two-year set-up the wages, overtime and subsistence can be boosted while the rest of the contract holds fast. This way there is little chance of the op­ erators worming out of any of its provisions. Of course, the manning scale is assured of re­ maining as it is, thanks to the new clause won by the SIU's eiegotiating committee. ; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource August 20, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 34 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES JOB ACTIONS FORCE 8 COMPANIES TO SIGN PACT CALLS FOR BULLETIN BOARDS AND BOOK RACKS CREWS' JOB ACTIONS BRING QUICK RESULTS SEAFARERS ONCE AGAIN SHOWS HE WAY TO NMU:CURRANS CRIES FOR PARITY WITH A&G WAGE SCALE MOBILE REPORTS SHIPPING SHOWS NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT GALVESTO SEES GOOD SHIPPING SAMMY STEIN RETURN TO RING PR STRIKE END BOOMS SHIPPING FRISCO BRANCH SHAPES UP HALL SHIPPING SLUMPS IN BALTIMORE NEIL SHEEHSN DIES IN SANTOS NEW YORK SHIPPING HOLDS TO STEADY CORSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA AND ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY,INC A.H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPANY BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE,INC SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINE SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY.INCC SEATRAIN LINES,INC EASTERN STEMSHIP LINES,INC SMITH&JOHNSON MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY,INC ARTICLE 1 EMPLOYMENT ARTICLE 2 GENERAL RULES ARTICLE 3 DECK DEPARTMENT ARTICLE 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ARTICLE 6 WAGE AND MANNING SCALES FOR STEWARDS DEPARTMET STEWARDS DEPARTMENT WORKS RULES REPORT OF A&G NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/20/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7cccb9a3f3d9911aab3753d95acfba83.PDF c0939b8c3a1ed207e0ad235c1bc956dc PDF Text Text SIU Wins $12.50-$25 In 2-Yr. Mississippi Pact Union-Run Hiring Hall, Niuny Other Demands Won In New Contrast Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEV/ YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. 1948 NY Decision Awards Idle Pay To Permits By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative No. 33 AFL Official Dies NEW ORLEANS—The Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict of the Seafarers International Union smashed through with a precedent-making pattern for the maritime industry Aug. 6, when New Orleans Agent Earl Sheppard, acting as chairman of the sub-Negotiating Committee, signed a two-year contract with the Mississippi Shipping Company, for the highest wages ever set in the history of maritime. The contract will expire Sept. 30, 1950 and guarantees a wage increase of $12.50 across the board for every rating, with*The company, agreeing that the exception of Bosun, for as well as 12 other outfits enr A aecision, handed down this gaged in various operations. week by. the Unemployment In this was true, based its case on whom the Negotiating Commit­ The main motive behind the sUrance Referee Section of New the fact that the man had left tee secui-ed a $25 raise. SIU Negotiating Committee's York State, clears the way for his work through no fault of hard drive for the two year con­ The signing of the new twopermitmen to collect unemploy theirs. The referees, however, tract with guaranteed manning year contract was made doubly ment insurance after leavi'ng pointed out that a man is able, scales was that it would aUow impoi'tant by the fact that the their ships under the union's'60 under the State Unemployment the SIU to devote far more time Union also secured a clause— Insurance Law, to leave his job day-limit rule. and energy to organizational ac­ contained for the first time in voluntarily and, if in good cause, In an appeal made by Isthmian tivities than ever before. any maritime contract — which Steamship Corporation against collect his unemployment pay. guarantees that the present man­ This additional strength and The "good cause" must be de­ an SIU permitman, the State ning scale on all Mississippi ships energy will be of considerable Referee ruled that the man hat termined by the facts in each cannot be reduced during the! importance to the Union now not left employment without due specific case, the referees pointed FRANK FENTON full life of the pact, unless both that pork chops are getting cause, as claimed by the com out. WASHINGTON — Francis P. parties agree to such reduction. higher in the maritime industry To back up their decision, the pany, but was abiding by the Fenton, director of international In the negotiations with the and every new job from now on contract between Isthmian and referees quoted the State Unem­ relations for the American Fed­ other contracted companies, the will mean additional security for ployment Insurance Law, which the SIU. eration of Labor and former na­ SIU is insisting that the pact the SIU membership. states that good cause for leav­ Events leading up to the ruling tional director of organization, signed with Mississippi be ac­ ing employment exists when "ac­ began when the SIU man, DomiUNION RIGHTS nador Isorda, left his ship in ceptance of such employment died of a heart ailment in his cepted as the pattern for the Washington office this week. He industry. In addition to securing the compliance with the SIU ruling would either require the claim­ allowing a permitman to remain ant to join a company union or was 53 years old. In New York, the Union Ne­ precedent-making clause on Since last year. Brother Fen­ gotiating Committee presented guaranteed manning scales, the aboard a ship for one voyage or would interfere with his joining ton had representated the AFL the two-year agi'eement to rep­ or retaining membership in any sixty days. {Continued on Page 3) in the Inteimational Labor Or­ resentatives of the Atlantic and He then made application for labor organization...." The referees then summarized ganization. He was a vigorous Gulf Ship Operators Association unemployment benefits in New foe of communists in the labor at a meeting held late Thursday their decision: York and was approved. Fol­ movement. "Since it is undisputed that the lowing this. Isthmian entered in­ afternoon. Originally a printing pressmen laws and regulations and prac­ to the case and claimed he had MEETS WATERMAN The San Francisco Branch of left the ship voluntarily and tice of the Union, which the em­ in Boston, Brother Fenton lost A Union sub-committee, his right arm in an accident, the Atlantic and Gulf District ployer herein is boupd, by con­ without good cause. headed by Mobile Port Agent later becoming a representative announced that the search for In its decision the Referee Sec­ tract prohibited the claimant Cal Tanner is holding discus­ for the Teamster Union. He then its own Hall had ended this tion pointed out that the com­ from continuing in employment sions with representatives of the became regional director for the week with the opening of q[uarpany had entered into an agree­ after the completion of the voyWaterman Steamship Corpora­ AFL in Boston, and was brought ters at 85 Third Street. ment with the SIU to employ its - -age- because of the expiration of tion in Mobile. The Mobile com­ The opening of the new Hall members aboard its vessels. Un­ the permitcard that had been is­ to Washington as the AFL's na mittee is also pressing for the followed a decision of A8cG tional director of organization in sued to him, it follows that if the der the rules and regulations of Mississippi-type contract. members in all ports strongly the SIU the man could not con­ claimant had continued in the 1940. The Negotiating Committee re­ urging such action. TEAMSTERS' REP tinue aboard the ship and thus, employment thereafter not only The building is ample enough The late AFL official inherited ports that it will have available in the true sense, was not leav­ would there have been a viola­ ing employment without good tion of the contract between the much of his zeal for the trade for publication in next week's to permit full Branch activity. emjjloyer and the Union but the union movement from his father, issue of the SEAFARERS LOG A special room for recreational cause. claimant's right to join the Union John J. Fenton, who was busi­ full details on the progress of purposes contains a library, games and free coffee. (become a bookmember) would ness agent of Local 68 of the all negotiations up to date. All A8cG Brothers in Frisco As soon as the major com­ have been jeopardized. Teamsters in Boston. are invited to make full use of panies fall in line, the commit­ Brother Fenton was familiar ORIGINALLY CORRECT tee said, the Union will be free the new facility. Phone number to many members of the SIU, "Under these circumstances the There's good news for to deal with other contracted of the Hall remains the same— Commissioner's representatives which he lauded for its policy of SIU flicker fans in New operators, comprising 16 freight- DOuglas 2-5475. supporting other trade unions correctly determined that the York fhis week. The moving ship and 16 tanker companies. claimant voluntarily left his em­ with legitimate beefs. pictuio projection gear is humming- right smooth again ployment with good cause. "The employer's objections are and all hands are invited to attend tomorrow's show. overruled and the initial deter­ mination ruling claimant eligible Feature presentation will SAN JUAN — Strongly sup­ and for an extra five cents an in progress since the first of the is sustained." be "Under Texas Skies," a ported at veiy turn by the SIU, hour beginning Januaiy 1, 1949. year. This far-i-eaching, decision is a larrupin' Western with a The companies had insisted The longshoremen were sched­ the International Longshoremen's clear cut win for the permitmen cowboy cast headed by Bob that the wage issue be arbi­ uled to return to work on the Association emerged victorious of the SIU. For once and for all, Custer and Bill Cody,, two trated; a procedure which the morning of Wednesday; August from a strike in Puerto Rican company objections to permitping-ping artists who sure men receiving unemployment ports of nearly three weeks' dur­ 11, and 430,000 tons of raw sugar ILA could not accept lest the will get those bad guys pay in New York State have ation, when the companies finally piled on Puerto Rican docks union lose all voice in the dis­ 'fore they get to the gulch. pute. were forced to grant a retro­ were expected to start moving. been beaten down. Also on the bill is a cartoon When the strike began, SIU The strike was called late in The effect-this ruling will have active wage increase. subject. "The Foxy Fox." July when it became apparent Headquartei's instructed Sal The new agreement, covering in other states cannot be pre­ The pictures start talking Colls, Puerto Rico Agent, to co­ to the ILA that there was no come 8,000 workers, calls for a dicted, as every state has its at 12 noon. That's tomorrow, operate with the ILA "in what­ other way to break the deadlock pay hike of 10 cents an hour own unemployment insurance Saturday, August 14. ever manner the ILA requests." in negotiations which had been retroactive to January 1, 1948, laws. New Frisco Haii Movies Again! iLA Longshoremen Win Puerto Rico Strike ; '"jy �Page Two THE l!' I>'' pir lijiit SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 13. 1948 ^ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 The Way Is Open The two-year agreement with the Mississippi Ship­ ping Company means that the SIU has breached the defenses of the operators—and once more the SIU has r 'H set a new mark in the industry. Not only is the Mississippi contract a great achieve­ ment in itself, but it is a beacon lighting the way to a new era in SIU and maritime history. The wage increases are highly satisfactory.- The Hiring Hall is the same one we" obtained from the Atlantic and Gulf Operators early in the summer, and we know what a stir that made on the waterfront. The manning-scale clause guarantees that every Mississippi ship will sail with a full ctew. And the new coal and copra clauses mean more jobs because they mean more ships will be sailing. [i « In dealing with Mississippi, the aims of the Nego­ tiating Committee were the greatest number of jobs possible, the tightest job security possible and the highest wages in the industry. These have always been the aims of SIU negotiators, but this year is an especially critical one for the Ameri­ can merchant marine, and the basic provisions of the Mississippi contract had to be thought out with extreme care. This month we are starting the fourth postwar year. The European fleets, with their cheap tramp rates, and low costs based on low wages, are beginning to grab big chunks of the world's trade. The fact that our own Hospital Patients government helped put them back in business to steal When entering the hospital our cargoes only makes matters worse. notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and The time has come to stabilize the American mer­ the number of your ward. chant marine in the light of world conditions. And it is Mimeographed postcards up to the SIU to stabilize its own position, whether the can be obtained free at the rest of the industry is ready or not. Social Service desk. That is why the SIU insisted on and got a two-year Staten Island Hospital contract with Mississippi. You can contact your Hos­ That is why the SIU is insisting that the rest of the pital delegate at the Staten contracted companies sign two-year contracts. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: When the SIU is completely covered by two-year as reported by the Port Agmts. These Brothers find time hanging agreements—and we will be even if the remaining com­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. writing to them. (on 5th and 6th floors.) panies have to get the point the hard way—we will be able to draw a deep breath and look around us. Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. GALVESTON MARINE HQS. C. R. GRIMES (on 3rd and 4th floors.) It is true that we will find ourselves in the best W. H. COLBOURNE W. MATSOUKAS ' Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. M. C. GADDY position in the industry, in the only solid position held J. HEITMAN (on 1st and 2nd floors.) H. L. SEYMOUR J. GIVENS _by any maritime union. But we will not be able to rest JAMES FARRIOR A. CAUDRA on our laurels, because the union that rests is the union E. MULHOLLAND G. WELDON that slips backward. J. BOUYEA A. SYLVERA J. W. POLASKI Stabilizing our position, so far as existing contracts W. HUNT EDWIN MAXWELL H. T. NOE R. L. JOHNSTON are concerned, will mean that the SIU can double and FRANK WAGNER B. W. BIGGS K. C. CROWE P. E. CUMARE redouble the vigor of its organizing drive. S. t S. C. OPPENHEIMER H. FERDRICKSSON MOBILE HOSPITAL In the long run, the best guarantee of, more jobs W. H. PERRY H. MASON A. C. McALPIN and greater security is constant expansion. A new com­ T. MANDICK G. L. DUXWORTH L. D. ATKINS pany under the SIU banner means, not only more jobs WALLACE BLY C. NANGLE ED MILLER C. W. HALLA for our membership, but the nearing of stabilization in E. K. NICKERSpN XXX P. G. DAUGHERTY SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. the maritime industry. t X X XXX BAN PEDRO HOSPITAL B. K. BAUGH At the same time, the Union will be able to move BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. L. TICKLE TROY THOMAS in still another direction—that of devoting greater at­ HAROLD HANNAH T. C. KELLY • F. W. VANLEW tention to our internal organization—to the tightening y M. BYERS P. D. FULCHER A. S. GRIFFIN . of our organizational set-up, the streamlining of the J. McGUIRE H. W. BIGHAM XXX J. MORTON - Union apparatus so that, when and if the time comes, we NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL W. ROBERTS H. W. SPENCER STELLY C. FORMAN M. T. TABING can move quickly, smoothly and effectively and at a E. LIPARI W. WHITE XXX minimum of physical and financial expense. R. F. BLACK C. MORALEA STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL There may be dark days ahead, dark days for the J. DENNIS J. P. GAVIN A. EWING country as a whole, for the maritime unions, and for the L. C. MASON B. L. MODE A. VANELZUELA entire labor movement. A. LOOPER C. L. KAMER M. CASTRO C. ANDERSON W. T. ROSS J. McNEELY The two-year contract is not the whole answer. But E. BOROCUSKI RALPH PIEPHET A. JENSBY the stability offered by this two-year agreement will V. R. NORTH L. A. HOLMES D. DeDUISEN give the SIU the opportunity to prepare itself for what­ V. P. BALLINGS L. J. PATI T. ZEMRZUSKI ever comes. G. J. WANKA C. GREEN W. H. NUNN ) •1 Men Now In The Marine Hospitals 1 �Friday^ August IX 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thsv* Mississippi Contract New High inMaritime (Continued from Page 1) Union has also expanded the traditional SIU clause, whereby the Union has the right to open wages at any time. This clause also enables the SIU to open dis­ cussions on overtime, subsistence, lodging allowances and other monetary matter included in the contract. The same Hiring Hall clause previously negotiated with mem­ ber companies of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Associa­ tion has been made part of the Mississippi contract and thus guarantees the continuance of the Union's Hiring Hall for the two-year period. rules prescribed by the US Pub­ lic Health Service. 4. Addition of a clause in the Deck Department working rules, providing that when the Deck Gang is required to spot booms for longshoremen, they shall be paid for such work at the regu­ lar longshoremen's rate as con­ tained in the longshore working rules of the SIU contract. 5. The Union has agreed that Carpenters may sound all bilges and fresh water tanks, but such work must be done every day while at sea or in port. This will increase the earning capa­ city of the Carpenters, because previously some operators have not allov/ed them to sound bilges on days which would normally mean overtime. 6. The Union has revised the Bosun's clause so that in the fu­ ture, Sunday's eight hours over­ time at sea for sailors will con­ tinue to be paid for at the over­ time rate, but will not be com­ puted as overtime to be equal­ ized for "high man" Bosun. In turn, the Negotiating Committee obtained "a double raise" for the Bosun rating. This is of par­ ticular importance to the Union because the "high man" provi­ sion for the Bosun previously meant that the Bosun was called out at all hours to work over­ time. The new clause in the contract reads as follows: "Section 12. Division of Overlime. All overtime shall be di­ vided as equally as possible among the members of the deck crew. In any event the Boat­ swain shall be allowed to make as many hours overtime as the high man's overtime hours in the Deck Department, except where such overtime has been paid for routine sea watches. If the Boatswain is required to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Sundays or holidays at sea for which the watch on deck receives addi­ tional overtime, he shall receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in lieu of his regular overtime rate. When the Boatswain is work­ ing alone, or with men on watch below only, on Sundays or holi­ days, he shall receive the regu­ lar overtime rate prescribed." CLARIFICATION Notice To Agents And Crews / The membership is aware of the fact that the SIU Ne­ gotiating Committee is now in the process of negotiations with the members of Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators As­ sociation, comprising the following companies: Alcoa. Bull, Eastern, South Atlantic, Seas Shipping, Bern­ stein Shipping, Smith and Johnson, Seatrain Lines, BaltimoreInsular. True to shipowner form, these people have wired the Union that the Union is "tieing up their vessels." This, of course, is false and is an obvious attempt by the shipowners to try to lay the groundwork for some phony type of injunction or other legal action. All officials and crewmembers are therefore notified, in riding these particular companies' vessels, to pay particular attention that the shipowner does not and is not allowed to do any chiseling in any form whatsoever. Make sure the operator lives up to all of the terms of our contract. Crews riding these vessels are, in the meantime, notified that on any question that may come up regarding contracts, negotiations, etc., to go directly to the Port Agent in v^hatevcr Port they happen to be for full information. PAUL HALL Secretary- Treasurer A further clarification pre­ scribes that when the Bosun is given the right to work "high Among other improvements man overtime" to equalize his obtained by the New Orleans pay with that of the high man Negotiating Committee are the in the Deck Gang, he shall following: be called out for such work only 1. Recognition of Monday as a at reasonable hours. This will holiday at sea or im port, when elim.inate a large share of the designated holidays faU on Sun­ headaches some of the Mates foe'sles and toilets belonging to unlicensed personnel in the day. This is a marked gain for have caused by insisting that the the unlicensed Engine Depart­ Stewa-i-ds Department. the Union. Under the old con­ ! 6. Transporfaiion, The operaBosun be called out any hour ment. tract Mondays were recognized j tors have made a big beef about to equalize overtime. as a holiday after falling on Sun­ The company had originally transportation. Rather than hold Other clarifications and day only when a ship was in changes made in the contract are tried to insist that, because of up the entire contract and the port. this overtime clause for Wipers, mewly negotiated wage scale, the as follows: 2. Overtime during straight 1. Coal & Coke as Penally Car­ Black Gang quarters on board Union has agreed to set aside hours is to be paid to men wash­ goes: Two years ago the SIU SIU ships in the future should the question of transportation. ing sand ballast off deck, and forced the operators to consider be painted only once a year. Once the entire contract with time and a half is to be paid to coal and coke as penalty cargoes. The Committee rejected this Mississippi has been acted upon men who do this work off watch. This was done in spite of the proposal because it would mean by the membership, the Union This is an innovation in the con­ fact that no other seamen's union filthy quarters for SIU . men. will negotiate a new transporta­ tract and will result in an in­ had such a clause. . At the time Therefore, the Committee agreed tion clause with the operators. crease in the earning capacity of the inception of this 10 per­ to the revision of the Wiper's When completed, it will become of members of the Deck Depart­ cent penalty for coal and coke, working rules based on the view part of the Mississippi contract. ment. the Union was manning close to that if the Wiper can paint the AIMED AT SECURITY 3. Penicillin is toibe carried in rooms during 100 vessels carrying these car­ engine and fire The entire contract negotiation the ships' medicine chests at all goes. Immediately after, be­ his regular working hours, cer­ plan was aimed at gi-eater se­ tainly he should be allowed to times and is to be administered cause of the penalty attached to paint the Oiler's, Fireman's and curity for the membership and to the crew members requiring SIU ships hauling coal, SIU Deck Engineer's quarters in a the procuring of as many more it, according to the methods and companies accepting coal gradu­ I jobs as possible. It was for this similar manner. ally took their ships out of op­ reason that the penalty clauses 4. Assistant Electricians: The were eliminated and the" other eration until, only a short while back, the Union had no vessels rating of the Assistant Electri­ amendments were included in at all hauling coal or coke as cian is changed to Second Elec­ the new contract. trician, with a monthly pay rate regular cargoes. The Committee declared that West Coast- and NMU-con- of approximately $326, represent­ its efforts to obtain the record There must have been a good dersigned compgny agreed to tracted ships, not having this ing a considerable wage in­ wage increases were greatly deal of excitement around the ' enter into an illegal hiring hall clause, have secured this trade crease for men in this classifica­ hampered by the NMU's recent offices of the Mississippi Ship­ contract requiring that all em­ and the SIU membership has lost tion. acceptance of a five-dollar ping Company in the Hibernia ployees be hired from and 1,000 to 2,000 jobs. 5. Utility Messmen: The Un­ across-the-board raise from sev­ Because other maritime unions ion has agreed to a clarification eral contracted companies. Bank Building in New Orleans ' through said organization." The company also charged never tried to obtain this penalty concerning Utility Messmen who during the last days before the The Negotiating Committee that the Union had done some clause, putting the A&G District new agreement was signed. are carried for the sole purpose believes that the two-year con­ The jumping started when the other terrible things, but 24 at a disadvantage, the Negotiat­ of caring for extra passengers. tract with Mississippi, with its hours later Mississippi ordered ing Committee, acting on its own company received a notice from When during the course of a 'guaranteed manning scales, the "full speed astern." initiative for the protection of voyage these extra passengers right to reopen the other moneEarl Bull Sheppard, chairman On that same day, August .5, the meinbersliip and their jobs, of the SIU Negotiating Com­ are discharged from the ship, the ' tary clauses at any time, will the crew of the SS Del Norte, removed these fwo items as pen­ mittee, on August 5 stating that extra Utility men carried for give the A&G membership far one of the company's three alty in the new contract. "in compliance with the interim the purpose of taking care of more protection and security than crack cruise liners, discovered 2. Copra Penalty Cargo: This them may be required to sougee under any of the previous con­ agreement signed by the Union and the Company, dated July that there was no contract. Na­ item is pretty much identical I the unused passenger quarters. tracts. turally, if there was no contract with the question of coal and , Thus, the SIU contract in this 31, 1948, that negotiations have The Committee also pointed the Union crew could not sign- coke. SIU vessels were the only respyect is still tops in the field., out that the next two years will stalemated." on—even if there were 94 pas­ vessels securing penalty pay for as no other member of the be tough ones for the maritime The company, in the person sengers aboard. hauling this product, generally Stewards Department may be industry—possibly the most cri­ of H. X. Kelly, vice-president, The ship was scheduled to hastened to reply on the same sail at four o'clock that after­ the only cargo brought back required to do such work with­ tical of all time. By now lock­ day that negotiations must re­ noon, but it did not leave until from the Far East these days. out payment of overtime. The ing up working conditions and commence at once. Apparently the crew had an agreement un­ Since the SIU ships were the SIU Negotiating Committee be­ making it possible for SIUonly ones that had the penalty, lieves that by taking such a contracted ships to operate in the company got this letter off as der which to work. practically all SIU ships came move, it will encourage SIU- any type of cargo field, the Un­ rapidly as it could. back without any cargo at all. contracted operators to carry ion will be able to guarantee it- . GAY SAILING SOFT ANSWER Consequently, SIU companies more passengers on the 11-pas­ self contracted protection while On August 6, Friday, the have been reducing the number senger-type ships, thereby in­ , devoting itself to other prob "With reference to your let­ company signed the new con­ of vessels running to the Far creasing the number of jobs for lems. ter advising that negotiations tract and withdrew the charges j East, causing the loss of a great have stalemated," Kelly wrote, it had filed at the NLRB. The number of jobs. To protect the Del Norte, with its gay crowd "we beg to disagree with this membership and its jobs, the Ne­ statement. Negotiations, should of passengers, many of them gotiating Committee, on its own vacationists, finally sailed Sat­ continue and we believe that initiative, changed the penalty Seafarers in New York who wish lo receive a check-up they would result in an agree­ urday noon. rules and has agreed that up to By then, it could be presumed for tuberculosis can do so through the facilities offered by ment. We are ready to continue the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association. negotiations at once and re­ that Mississippi officials were 3,000 tons of copra can be car­ ried without being classed as In Manhattan, the clinic nearest the SIU Hall is the quest ''you advise us when we wiping their brows. penalty. Perhaps these' company offi­ Washington Chest Clinic at 123 Wooster Street. The examina­ can meet with you..." 3. Wiper's Duties: In line with tion is free, but an appointment is necessary. The telephone However, this soft answer did cials shared the feelings of a the SIU program of making lady passenger, who was unable number is WAtkins 5-7184. not prevent the company from Another clinic is the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health filing a complaint with the Na­ 4;o take her place in the dining every SIU ship a clean ship, the Union Negotiating Committee saloon for luncheon on Friday Association Clinic {d 293 Schermerhorn Street. Brooklyn. The tional Labor Relations Board on agreed that Wipers, during their while the ship was still at the hours are Monday from 12 to 9 PM. No appointment is need­ that same day, charging that ed, and the fee is $1. the SIU had "refused to bar­ dock. The poor lady was just regular working hours, may paint, without overtime, the gain collectively ... until the un­ too seasick to make it. OTHER GAINS Things Jumped For Mississippi — And So Did Their Officials free Check-Up For TB �THE Page Four m SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 There Are Beefs — And Just Beefers By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER The Editor of the LOG has invited me to submit an article "on some subject of general and vital interest to the membership." So getting right down to things I asked of myself, "What's something that everybody is more or less familiar with, but which is always driving guys to the aspirin bottle?" The answer was right there under my nose. It was BEEFS. You can't dispose of a subject like beefs in an article of this type. The guy that can clear up all the beefs around us doesn't exist. But I'd like to sound off a little on the subject, in the hope that it might help to get a clearer picture of which beefs are worthwhile, and which ones ought to be tossed over the side because they can do no one any good. Writes As Member I'd like it understood that I'm writing my views as a Union member, as a Seafarer. It is hoped this will start some discussion on the subject. Any mem­ ber with thoughts on this matter should write in and I' The Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG has invited the Port Agents to submit a series of articles on issues of general and vital interest to the mem-* bership. These articles will not take the place of the Agents' weekly sur­ veys on the state of shipping in their ports and other matters, but will be something extra. The Editor felt that the Port Ag­ ents, because of their positions, would be able to comment wisely on a variety of subjects. The third article in this series appears on this page. It was submitted by Lloyd (Blackie) Gard­ ner, Port Agent in Philadelphia. Mem­ bers are urged to submit their own views on this and the other articles in the series. Brother Gardner is an original mem­ say they are. Plenty of times we have something on our chests that we spill to one another over a drink and we're finished with it. But any gripe or beef that is big enough to get a guy all hot and bothered about, and which he keeps repeating to everybody he comes in contact with, oug'nt to be aired in front of the men whom it af­ fects—the membership. To let a beef take the dark, winding course that leads to confusion can ultimately be harmful. If that's a guy's intention, then he means no good and should be straightened out by anyone within earshot who's interested in his own wellbeing as reflected by the welfare of his organization. express himself. If he agrees with what's said here, or he has something to add, by all means let him drop a note to the Editor so we can all read about it. By exchanging our ideas through the medium of the LOG every man participates in the discussion and has a chance to say what he has been thinking about aboard ship or ashore between regular meet­ ings, where he can also speak his piece. Now there's an idea for another subject. But having chosen beefs, let's stick to it. ber of the SIU and he has been active in Union struggles throughout the period of the entire life of the SIU. Brother Gardner sailed steadily dur­ ing the. war years. He has put in much time as a volunteer organizer and has contributed considerably to the suc­ cesses the SIU has made in bringing unorganized fleets under Union con­ tract. He was first elected to office in the SIU in the last general elections of 1947-48 as Port Agent in Phila­ delphia. In writing about beefs. Brother Gardner deals with a subject he has become very familiar with, as a re­ sult of his considerable experience as Ship's Delegate on innumerable ves­ sels he has sailed. the Shipping Rules as they are?" they invariably ask. You can always answer these cold. The answer is: We don't need new Halls—if we want to jam all the Brothers in dirty, foul, dark Halls without lounging, toilet and recreational facilities. Strikes never were Ginmill Gossip Guys have passed along to me beefs told to them in a ginmill that are really childish stuff. But they are always loaded with harm becaiise they might be taken seriously by the easy-to-convince type of listener. I learned that a certain member was sore because necessary—IF we never cared about getting more a guy he once sailed with, now a piecard, didn't than $45 per month, IF we had been willing to con­ spend a couple of hours talking over the old days tinue to sleep on blue linen. We never need make with him. The disgruntled Brother was yammering changes in Shipping Riiles or other rgulations—if we First of all, let's get clear on what we mean by in a ginmill that the piecard was now a "bureaucratic don't want to make things easier and more efficient beefs. I'm not referring to the kind we get aboard so and so," and that "he's too big to remember his for all concerned. ship that involve contract violations or infractions of pals, now," and "I knew him when." You know the But-, then, what would the gripers have to talk Union Shipping Rules and regulations, or any of the stuff. about if there was no progress? You're right, they'd things covered in writing that our Union enforces for our protection. But when you look at this gripe coldly, you see probably start beefing about why we didn't have how foolish it is. The membership, including the new Halls, why we didn't strike for better conditions, Deals With Gripes griper, elected the man in question to a Union job and why didn't we improve our Shipping Rules. because they expected him to do the job—and do it The beefs I'm concerned with in this article prob­ Endless Subject right. Maybe the official was just itching to get ably could more correctly be called gripes—those down to talk of the old days but his job wouldn't We could go on forever on the subject of beefs. little dissatisfactions, dislikes, rumors and whatnot allow it. Fortunately it isn't necessary. What I'm trying to get that are always making the rounds and most of which are never straightened out because they're not Remember, the piecard is not available for social across is the fact that, aside from the trivial small brought out in the open. life during the working day. The membership pays beefs that are an outlet for steam, and which are very much in order, all beefs affecting the individual All of us gripe. We wouldn't be human if we his wages, the membership chose him because it had and collective welfare of the Union and the member­ didn't. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a guy confidence in his ability and reliability. The official ship should be brought out in the open. blowing off steam. For one thing, it makes him feel is responsible to the membership for delivering the To allow beefs to fester in the dark until they better. For another thing, it sometimes leads to im­ goods. He can't deliver the goods and spend the day sloughing off his duties, while he goes around being become smelly cannot be considered healthful. If we a good sociable guy. If he does, he's not on the ball. have a gripe involving our shipmates. Union Brothers or our Union, we should state our case before the Just Misunderstanding membership, where action to improve or correct a situation can be taken. That little incident is just a case of misunderstand­ ing. Any guy worth his salt with a gripe like that Let's exchange oiu* views and ideas, I think that will get the pitch if it is put to him clearly and in in this way we can all get closer together and thereby the proper light. On the other hand, there are chronic gripers to whom nothing can ever be explained, be­ cause they're never happy unless they are knocking something or someone. Nothing constructive ever comes from these guys. They generally are fascinated by the sound of their own voices, and the more they drink the more they pump their speech boxes and the more destructive become their little stories. They don't confine their barbs to piecards, either. "The Bosun is a bum, doesn't know a damned thing," provements, if his purpose is constructive. Gripes of and that "Steward we got is a phony," and "Where this type have many times been the forerunner of the hell did they get that lousy Messman," and on Union policy, because the member who blew his and on and on. Montonous, isn't it? Pretty sorry lid did it where it could do some good. He either conversation when you get that for a daily diet. wrote a letter to the LOG and got his point across by having the majority of the membership read it, Standstill Attitude or he spoke up at a membership meeting where ac­ It doesn't end there, however. These lads with the build a more tightly-knit organization. Beefs are tion could be taken. loose tongues are only warming up. "Why the hell okay, if they have a sound purpose. Not all .gripes oi* beefs of this type are important do we need a new Hall," and "Why shopld we build I think that if we bear this in mind, we can all -enough to be aired at a meeting—I'm not trying to up the Strike Fund?" and "What's the matter with move ahead more swiftly and surely. �Friday. Augiui 13. 1941 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five You Can Get Out In Philadelphia If You Don't Pick And Choose By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER Shipping in New York HoUs To Fair Clip PHILADELPHIA — Although it can't be called too good, ship­ ping is holding .its own in this port, and is fair enough to en­ able a man to get out—if he's not too particular about the type of ship or the run it makes. There were several payoffs "during the week. One was on the 88 Isle of Patmas, of the Mar-Trade Corporation. We had a bit of trouble on this ship be­ cause the ship's officers had been ti*ying to throw their weight around. A damned good 8IU crew manned the Isle of Patmas and, in the course of our little in­ vestigation, we found that the trouble was caused by a couple of Union-hating officers who, un­ fortunately, chose to ignore the agreement. hands to think about for a little while. All three of these shipswhich were paid off in Philly during the past week are recent, additions to the SIU's growing list of contracted companies. Judge for yourself, then, theimportance of our Organizing; Department to our Union and the membership. You can easily see how necessary your all-out support is to the winning of any objective selected by our Or­ ganizing staff. It all adds up to more jobs for the membership. I can guarantee the member­ ship here in Philadelphia is more than glad to see these new addi­ tions coming in. Philly has al­ to get a cargo subsidy for the purchase of six ships in this By JOE ALGINA T •. f iu Antwerp - Rotterdam run, and country. NEW YORK-In spite of the Com­ I have also just learned that general lull in maritime, ship­ mission to charter one of the ping and business in this port transpiacific liners, Mariposa or a Japanese tanker has replaced continue to ride along at a fair the Monterey, as an Atlantic a U.8. ship on an oil run to Iran. clip. Several good payoffs featured A woman named Eleanor You the past week's activity among (Cissie) Patterson, publisher of "MEVAM Yf^7 the Washington 8tar, died a them the following Waterman ships; 88 Maiden Victory, 88 couple of weeks ago. During Afoundria, 88 Governor Sparks her time, her paper was one of and the 88 Kyska. the loudest anti-labor rags in the country. There were a few disputes aboard the Maiden Victory, Everytime organized men and which is on the intercoastal run, women struck for decent wages, but all 'vere satisfactorly OKAY. NOW and a chance to take care of squared away. their families more adequately, However, we finally squared One of these beefs had the this woman's paper screamed matters away and paid off the Mate and the Bosun as princi­ that labor was getting away Isle of Patmas. 8he is still here, pals. It seems the Mate didn't with murder. awaiting orders. Let's hope that like the Bosun and wanted him liner for six months and as a Last week, when her will was her next trip will be smoother ^red. But we didn't think his cruise ship for the rest of the filed it was learned that she had for all hands. reasons were sound and we year. left 15 million dollars, not count­ Another payoff took place wouldn't go for it. The Bosun The Commission said it ing the value of her newspaper, aboard the Cape Mohican of stayed. wouldn't chai'ter one of the ves­ judged by some to be worth Mar-Ancha. This was a com­ sels alone. * ALCOA PAYOFFS another couple of millions, and paratively easy one, with all ways been chiefly a port of call Two Alcoa vessels, the 88' 8hould Bernstein be given the many more millions in property, hands leaving the payoff very for most of the larger companies Paul Revere and the 88 Alcoa subsidy he's asking for, it will the full value of which hasn't happy. The Cape Mohican is on —so it means a hell of a lot to Polaris, also were ship-shape at mean that the' sadly lacking yet been determined. the Island run. have these newly-organized ships American passenger service will the payoffs, with only minor Also paying off was the John coming in to payoff here. get a boost. beefs to be cleared up. H. Marion, a vessel of the U. 8. An incident that occurred here And it will mean more jobs Other ships terminating voy­ Waterways outfit. The Marion, the other day is worth repeating. ages in New York this week for American seamen who are too, was a good clean ship and It is likely to either make you on the beach, while foreign If your requisition is cut. were the Carras tanker, 88 was manned by a competent laugh or blow your top but, Trinity, in after a four-monlhare taking more and inore or if the food is not up to pu. bunch of 8eafarers, sparked by whichever way you do give out, trip, and our old friend the every day. notify all three Delegates at a capable oldtimer, Bosun the story has a point. 88 Oolabee, American-Hawaiian,' 1 see what happens the end once so that the ship will not Ernest Bell. PUZZLED MAN which makes a 14-day run to "^onth, however. sail until the matter has been This Liberty tanker has only straightened out. Canada and back carrying news- • MORE HELP recently come under the 8IU One of our members paid off It is the responsibility of print. Just to show you the way banner but, believe me, she is a ship here this week and was the Steward to check the 8everal sign-ons took place ^ every merchant fleet is being a credit to the Union. 8he was notified to appear the next day stores before the ship sails, this week, with the 8S Isaac ^ helped out at the expense of spic and span and a pleasure before the Coast Guard to and any complaints %iade far Singer, 88 Jean Lafitte and 88 our own shipping, there's an to payoff. answer charges pending against at sea won't do the crew any Bret Harte heading the list. item this week that tells of a him. ALL NEW good if they have to eat short Attention must be focused-on l2-mlllion-dollar American loan The guy was dumbfounded at And that leads me to a point rations or poor food. a little mixup which, in the in-1 to four Netherlands shipping the news, because he had not I think is worthwhile for all had one instance of trouble dur­ terests of all hands, cannot be ^ companies to be used for the allowed to continue unchecked. ing the entire trip. I went up to It appears that some crewmen the CG with him—and guess announce their intentions of get­ what? ting off the ship at payoff time, The Coast Guard donkey but when replacements arrive it is always a pleasure to see finding that this isn't so. All started reading a list of charges By WILLIAM RENTZ they report that they have a ship in first-rate condition at ports have their ups and downs. made aboard a ship that ended changed their minds and want BALTIMORE — 8hipping was the payoff. Baltimore included, as this her voyage in January 1947. to stay on. fair in this port last week, but However, the fact that there week's shipping report bears out. This guy had been logged two Once a man declares his in-' it appears as though a slow are beefs does not mean always There seems to be a decline for one for about eight different tention of getting off a ship and week is ahead of us. We hope, that the men are not fully ac­ in the number of performers charges, but this didn't satisfy replacements are called for, he of course, that it turns out quainted with their contracts. around here, something which the big brave subway sailors-. must follow through and get otherwise. Too many beefs can be traced is very good to note. Oh, no, this offender, they said, off. This is only fair to his Un-. The payoffs took place aboard to the fact that topside people If there are any around, they had to be disciplined as well. Of ion Brothers and will avoid a' the Cubore, Oremar, W. R. think they are gods and try to are certainly behaving them­ course, the big bi-ass actually had good deal of mixup. |Davie, Atlanta City, Charles give the men 'a hard time. But selves by staying away from no power to do anything, but We'll have a chance to see Nordhoflf, Edith, Mae and the they are learning, too. the Hall. That's the best thing they explained that the charges whether the Maritime Commis-'Bull Run. Although these are A few ships have come in for them to do if they're not would be filed until the Congress sion means what it says in de-, fewer than what Baltimore is here in transit status during in ship-shape condition, because appropriated enough dough for ploring the shortage of Ameri-1 accustomed to handling, I guess the past week. Most of them they know we will not tolerate the kangaroo courts to begin op­ can-flag passenger ships when it we could say is was better than were Alcoa and Waterman ships foul-ups around here. erating again. holds a hearing on August 30,'nothing. that hit this port for loading We cannot allow any man to 8o there you are. Laugli or on an application filed by the On the sign-on side we had only. hui't his Brothers by hurting blow your lid but think it over. Arnold Bernstein Line for an only three ships taking crews. Most of the local talk is about the Union. QUIET FRONT These were the 8teel Executive, the state of shipping. Men are operating subsidy. ORGANIZING an Isthmian ship, and two Ore wondering where all our ships On the labor front, things are PASSENGER PLANS jobs—the Cubore and the Ore- are going, and whether the pow­ vei-y quite in Philadelphia, but An unorganized tanker came The Bernstein outfit wants to mar. The number of sign-ons inaugurate passenger and cargo gives a pretty good picture of ers that be are going to let into port last week and we labor men here are disguested our merchant fleet go down. hit her as soon as she tied up. over the calling out of the Na­ service to Antwerp and Rotter- ^hr^state"* of'" shTppin^"~h7re When they were so busy giv­ We're anxious to see all unor­ tional Guard to deal with a dam, for which they will buy ing away and selling our ships ganized tankers under the 8IU strike in Dayton, Ohio. But, the two P-2-type transports,' CLEAN PAYOFFS they probably never realized banner, where they belong. And then, what do you expect? That's General John Pope and General that, before they knew it, they'd with the membership's help, where 8enator Taft hails from, There were few beefs on the.se [William Weigel. be watching other countries be­ we'll continue to work so that isn't it? .An application for a construc­ ships and only minor ones at gin to carry the biggest load of they will be 8IU one day. Baseball and the hot weather that. All were taken care of tion subsidy for conversion of the world's shipping. Our Brothers in the local Ma­ have this town by the seat of the the two ships to civilian pas­ at the payoffs. rine Hospital are doing well. I pants and aside from questions The crews coming in here are senger use has already been PLENTY OF MEN bringing their ships in pretty get to see them every Friday, on the temperatui'e reading, the filed with the Commission. , There are plenty of men on when they get the LOG8 and one-big thing in everyone's mind The Bernstein Line has piade clean. The fact that they are several attempts to operate un­ doing such a swell job seems the beach here. We don't know their weekly hospital benefits. is this: How to get tickets for All in all, everything is pro­ the World 8eries at 8hike Park der the American flag, but each to indicate they are getting to where they are coming from. All apparntly think that Balti­ ceeding well in the Port of when the amazing A's cop the' time the Commission has turned know their contracts. This is of great help to the more is the best port for ship­ Baltimore,, with no trouble of pennant? (Editors Note: If they down its requests. Patrolmen, besides the fact that ping. Unfortunately, they are any kind pending. do!) , Last February, Bernstein tried Chief Stewards Baltimore Expecting Slow Shipping Week �THE Page Six Frisco Branch Finally Does It: Opens New Hall For A&G District SEAFARERS LOG SHIP BLAST VICTIM ON THE MEND By A. S. CARDULLO r •' Ir SAN FRANCISCO — Here's . lieve me when 1 say it isn't the announcement we promised funny. The CIO longshoremen out last week: The new Hall of the here have an injunction against San Francisco Branch, Atlantic them and they are looking for and Gulf District, is located at any excuse to stop work. 85 Third Street. The phone In this case the commies whis­ pered "race riot," and the press number is still DOuglas 2-5475. said "crew riots," neither of All of us out here are proud which were true. of our new quarters and we The whole incident could have know the other members will be, been averted if the messrooms too. The accommodations are were kept locked when the ship ample for our purpose. Every­ was in port. We trust that the thing is spic and span, with members will keep this in mind freshly painted white walls and the next time their ships are out this way. shinning wax floors. That's all for now from the RECREATION ROOM Gold Coast. In-our next report James Jones, one of the men buraed in steam line ex­ plosion aboard the SS John Bertram in Tampa last month; There is special room for we hope to be able to report a has been discharged from the hospital, where above photo was recreational purposes, containing number of men registered and taken, but will require indefinite treatment for his burns. a library, games and free coffee were shipped. for the brothers browsing around. Members who wish to impi'ove their rating will flnd our collection of text books on a variety of subjects quite help­ By CAL TANNER the Alcoa Runner, the William cussions are continuing with ful. Waterman Steamship Corpora­ Johnson and the Ben Fisher. MOBILE — During the past tion, the main company here. Only vessel to hit Mobile in Union educational material is seven days shipping reached a Our negotiating committee is transit this week was the Gov­ also available for all hands in­ new low, with a total of 58 book­ terested in the know-how needed men and 11 permitmen being ernor Bibb, a Waterman ship making definite progress. While the company is asking to be a good Union man. Edu­ shipped. Only four ships paid off that came in with a full crew for some changes and concessions from Beaumont, Texas. Our cational classes will be held and none signed on. Patrolmen visited the ship and in the proposed contracts, these daily once things start to roll. At this writing, however, thei'e the replacements needed were are not vital enough to won-y A vote of thanks is due—sev­ are several ships waiting to be furnished right away. about, and have no effect on any eral A&G men on the beach here signed on as soon as necessary of our hard-won provisions in NO OPTIMISM who helped line things up at the repairs are made, and slopchests the old contract. In face of the fact that ship­ new Hall, and get it in working and stores are put aboard. At no time here have negotia­ All ships paying off are Alcoa ping last week was the woi'st we order. Among these Brothers, tions broken down. Both sides whose enthusiastic efforts were jobs. The Clipper, one of the have had in some time, we can­ are meeting continuously in or­ line's luxury passenger ships, not be optimistic about the im­ very helpful, are: der to get the new contiact took no replacements this trip. mediate future. Prospects do lined up as quickly as possible. C. Metting, P. Drevas, R. W. Her payoff, like that of the Cape not look too good for the coming We hope to be able to reiSort Stanford, T. Popa, D. Bell, J. R. Edmont, was smooth. week. something favorable on this in Gordon, R, K. Williams, H. AberThe Edmont, which had been Quite a few arrivals are ex­ the very near future. ham, S. Holden, H. Beckman, L. operated by Alcoa for sometime pected, but there is no certainty Burnett, J. Ciglio. now, is being turned back to j that they will go back out again. OLDTIMERS We didn't have any payoffs the Maritime Commission for In fact, some of them are sched­ Included among the oldtimers here during the past week al­ layup. uled to undergo repairs at the -on the beach in Mobile at the though we did have several ships shipyards ,here. The moment SQUARED AWAY moment are Charles (Captain) stop by in transit. Among these shipping does revive, we will re­ The payoff' aboard the William Spencer, W. W. Brown, K. W. were the Penmar, Calmar, St. port it to you, via the LOG. Johnson was held up awhile be­ Klug, W. Jimmie Grey, E. L. Augustine Victory, and the War­ According to the report of our cause of overtime disputes, all of Collins, M. Bonds, J. L .Osborn. rior. The Warrior merely stopped Patrolman who visited the local which were finally settled to the William Werneth, Leo P. Marsh, for a breather before making the maiine hospital, all goes well crew's satisfaction. Tom Meagher, J. Jordan and S. European run. with our Brothers confined there. Chief cause of trouble aboard W. Ghale. Brothers receiving their Union this ship was the Skipper and a UNNECESSARY BEEF The SlU-affiliated Marine Al­ benefits this week included A. Mate—who is an ex-NMU man— lied Workers' Towboat Division A group of the boys on one of both of whom made a lovely C. McAlpin, L. D. Atkins. Also has been digging in at the na­ in the hospital are Brothers our ships had another fracas combination. tional pastime. In a free-hitting Wallace Bly and E. K. Nickerson. with the longshoremen here. The Patrolmen won the beef contest the other day, our tugThis is the third beef of this that arose as a result of no shore INTEREST IN CONTRACTS men dropped a close game to the i5ort. If the messrooms were leave in Bermuda, and also The main topic of interest to Mobile Ri\^r Rats, an aggrega­ "cept locked during the period squared away several other the Seafarers around the Hall tion representing the river and in port, and the watch were beefs. The last payoff for the now is the progress of contract bar pilots here, 16 to 15. Pitch­ given the keys to hold, these week was on the Ben Fisher, negotiations. At our last regular ing the pellet for the MAW was beefs would never happen. v/hich had but a few minor beefs meeting, the membership was in­ Brother M. E. Nelson. Some fellows may think it's a that were quickly settled to the formed of the negotiations being The towboat Division has an­ joke to be in port for a day or satisfaction of all hands. conducted in New York and other game scheduled for next The ships to be signed on what the Negotiating Committee week, and it is hoped that all so and stir up • beefs like these, but A1 Berstein and I make these when the repairs have been is doing. Brothers on the beach will drop docks everyday and you can be- made and stores completed are Down here in the Gulf, dis­ by to see them play. Mobile Reports Progress With Waterman I;:: FrMat. August 13, 1948 The Patrolmen Say— Do It Right NEW YORK—In recent weeks we have come across quite a number of demotion beefs. Somehow, a few Skippers and Chief Engineers have arrived at the old-fashioned idea that, by demoting a rated man, they have handed out the extreme penalty against so-called mis­ conduct. It is true that any man found guilty of not being able to carry out the duties of his rating can be demote'd to the next infer­ ior rating, but such action must be proven before the U. S. Steamboat Inspectors. But we have been plagued by certain officers who take the position that they are big­ ger than the Inspectors that is­ sue the ratings, and make a practice of demoting not to the next rating, but (to take an ex­ ample) from Chief Steward to Messman, or from Chief Elect­ rician to Wiper. Such a pro-' cedure is contrary to maritime law. Demotions for minor miscon­ duct is a high-handed gesture of swell-headed Chief Engine­ ers and Skippers, enthralled by their "exalted" position, who imagine themselves the sole judge of others with the right to give or take away a mans livelihood. Fortunately the officers who pull this tactic are few, and their unwarranted action should not be allowed to cast a reflec­ tion on the majority of officers, who endeavor lo do the right thing. The rated men shipping out of the SIU realize that they have an obligation to their ship­ mates and to their Union to do the work of their respective ratings and instances where they have not been able to do their duties are very few. Remember that, as long as a man carries out his responsibil­ ities and lives up to the agree­ ment, regardless of anything else he may do, he is protected against any and all demotions. Of course what a man does on his own time is his own busi­ ness. When you go Aboard ship, though, do your job right and prove to others (as we already know) that an SIU seaman is the best seaman in the world! Louis Coffin �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 13, 1«48 GRATEFUL FOR UNION BACKING Why Bosuns Get Grey SAN JliAN — There's no change in the strike situation down here as the longshoremen's beef continues 100 percent ef­ fective. Relations between our crewmembers here and the striking men of the ILA and UTM are at a very high level. What I call incurable "com­ pany men" among Masters and Mates often constitute a serious menace to the life and limb of the crew, as well as a hazzard to the. ship, a source of loss to the company and a . liability to the underwriters. These men go on the mistaken idea that, if they chisel a few hours overtime from the crew and indulge in other penuriousness, the company will, in undy­ ing gratitude, magnanimously present them with* a Commo­ dore's position or a shoreside job. Captain McF., ordinarily a kindly man to his crew, had wox-ked long and diligently at his profession, and had risen to command one of several sister ships that were the world's largest bulk carriers. San Juan SlU Continues To Aid Puerto Rico Longshore Strike By SAL COLLS By G. W. BILL CHAMPLIN On my first trip to sea on the old Marore, in 1925, I became acquainted with the kind of Master, who is a company man first, and a seaman afterward. Page Seven ' SIU rraresentalion drew plaudits from Seafarer John White, ChiR Electrician aboard the Robin Gray, after the Union aided him in being cleared of phony sabotage charge lodged with Coast Guard by vessel's Chief Engineer. Line ship, was disposed of when the Oiler, who had been per­ forming for three days, was pulled off the vessel. The Night Cook and Baker, who had been late for three consecutive days, was fined $25. Because of the present .situa­ (Editor's Note: Late dispatches tion, there were no sign-ons. report settlement of the strike.) Both the Catahoula and the Oddly enough, shipping has Carabulle, of the Cuba Distilling been very good, especiallj'^ in Company, have called in here the Deck Department. Since the and shipboard organizers were strike may last indefinitely, contacted on both these vessels. many of the men on the vessels Sentiment on both these vessels tied' up are heading for the appear to be strongly SIU. mainland, because they would rather take their chances > on (Editor's Note: On Aug. 3, being shipped out from another the National Labor Relations port. Board handed down a certifica­ Replacements for them have, tion order naming the SIU as collective bargaining agent, as a therefore, been necessary. result of the elections held re­ SQUARED AWAY cently on these ships.) Of course, there have been no payoffs during the past week. A beef on the SS Monroe, a Bull RECOMMENDATION ' The local Building Committee has recommended the purchase of the building on Palayo Street, just around the corner from our present location, to serve as a new Hall. The membership has Someone called the French accepted the committee's recom­ Police who beat and kicked the mendations. violently resisting Cook to jail The strike being conducted by to sober up. our AFL Maritime Trades De­ I put out the supper alone as partment affiliate, the ILA, has the Third Cook also took off, and the island tied up tight, and the didn't show up till next morn­ Governor of the island and one ing. The Chief Cook got out the of his aides have gone to next day after a rough night in Washington to see if something jail without cigarettes. cannot be done to bring about When we got to Dingwall, I a settlement. found the Crewmessman missing Bosuns Aren't Only Grey Ones, Suys Stewurd By RAYMOND J. WELLS So that left only one thing to do: try to persuade the old Third Cook to sign on as Night Cook and Baker—broken ribs and all. This he did, although he had taken his papers and clothes home previously. Everything went smoothly till we hit the coast of Europe The good Captain was even There have been many articles then on his last voyage, for he in the LOG about Bosun's prob­ was to have been made Com­ lems; but I can tell you he is modore next trip. not the only man who gets grey Sailing out of New York, we hair! hit Cristobal on Sunday, March Take the last trip of the SS 7 (my birthday, damn it!) and, William R. Davie, South Atlanlay on the hook. "Heavens," ex­ tic. We left June 17, and just claimed the Skipper who didn't got back. It was my 13th cross­ swear, "a day lost!" ing of the Atlantic—so maybe At Cruz Grande, Chile, there that had something to do with it. Because of the strike, there on sailing day. We left the dock, was a shortage of ore, and an­ We crewed up in Baltimore, but were held up by the tide, are more Brothers around the and the sailing boa»-d was posted beach then normally. Some of other two days were lost. and the first thing off the bat again for 8:00 PM. I went the lads seen around are E. Venthe Chief and 3rd Cooks got into A week later we lost a day in tureira, M. Murphy, M. Santi­ ashore to look for him. a battle, with the Saloon MessMiraflores Lake, awaiting transit ago, H. R. Billings, Homer SpurAfter visiting fifteen joints I man mixing in too. through the Panama Canal. Then came back fifteen minutes before lock, G. Gonzalez, J. Bermudez, All came out with bruises and we took on bunkers at Chrlstosailing. About then the Mess- J. Maldonado and J. Goicoechea. bal. "Great Guris! More lost black eyes and got a calling man showed up and made the down by the Patrolman, before time." ship. So we left Dunkirk with sailing to Norfolk. We were to discharge at Spar­ all hands aboard. Saturday, the 3rd Cook went rows Point, Baltimore; so we I got a good night's sleep ran through the Virginia Capes to the doctor to get cracked ribs fifteen days later and started to thinking the battle was over for and headed up Chesaijeake taped up—a result of the pre­ discharge. that trip, only to find the Saloon vious fight. He paid off Sunday Bay. The Chief Cook got all gassed Messman sick the next moiming. under mutual consent, leaving There the company agent met us short-handed. After loading up and started scattering things He was laid up for four days us in an old launch and told the coal, we shifted ship and loaded around the galley. When I went thereafter. Skipper to head back outside for stores, preparatory to sailing in, he took a swing at me. He So you see eveiy thing has By KEITH ALSOP Greenville, N.J., because the port Sunday PM. followed me into the saloon, worked out all right in the end— GALVESTON—The return to was tied up with a waterfront I went down to the galley at threw the Third Cook on one of but I earned a few of those normal shipping which we have strike. 5:30 and found a big fire in the the tables and knocked him out. Bosun's grey hairs on the way! been expecting in this port hap­ stove, and figured everything The poor Old Man, in a dither pened this week. of righteous indignation over the was under control for breakfast, We're back to normal, but we delays these "blasted Unions and went back to bed. can still report that shipping is About 7:15, the Saloon Messwere causing him—and of course terest on the part of the mem­ good in the Deck Department. MOBILE—The Mobile Branch with his mind on the Commo­ man called me and said the bership. There was one payoff in this dore's job decided he'd show Night Cook and Baker had gone of the Marine Allied Workers, Under tei'ms of the resolution, area, the SS Aroseman in Hous­ Bethelehem Steel what a faithful to bed. affiliated with the SIU, will I went down and found him hold regular membership meet­ only members at work at meet­ ton. This vessel signed on, as servant he was by saving an ing time will be excused from hour from Cape Chai'les to either sick or drunk, but he re­ ings on the first and third Mon­ attendance. Failure to be px'es- did the SS John B. Weaver, fused to turn to. By that time Sandy Hook. days of each month, with all ent for at least one of the this week. it was 7:30—breakfast time—and hands being required to attexid monthly meetings will result in So hugging the coast, full nothing was ready. SUMMER OUIET at least one session monthly. a member being dropped from speed ahead, he piled her up on I built up the fire again and a bar. But, don't laugh—we The lag that comes with the These provisions are incorpo- the shipping list, making it nec­ managed to get the meal out; were in a tough spot then, off essary for him to x-e-register. month of August has had its vrated in a resolution adopted and when the Chief Cook came an icy shore, with the barometer recently by the MAW to insure WELFARE FUND effect on most evexything around in tp start dinner I notified the falling. The powerful turbines Captain that the Night Cook, quorums for the transaction of Employed members who do here. Things are quiet through­ and twin scx-ews were useless, Branch business by the member­ not attend the one required and Baker was fired. out the area, with nothing of and so were the Coast GvJard meeting each month will have That left us two men short on ship in regular meetings. special interest to report to the tugs that came to our aid. to pay a two-dollar penalty fee, a Sunday sailing, with the Hall PROTECTIVE MEASURE membership. The Old Man broke down and closed. With the help of the which will be banked in a spe­ cried like a baby. I often look port officials we finally rounded "The x'esolution, submitted by cial account to be known as Several Seafarers are in the back and remember him then, up two SIU replacements and Mack Hawkins and J. A. Foster, the Mobile Branch Marine Al­ Galveston Marine Hospital. They helpless and frightened, tasting brought them dawn to the ship. of the MAW Towboat Division, lied Workers Welfax-e Fund. are W. Matsoukas, J. Heifixian, the bitter fplly of forgetting that Proceeds of this fund will be Charges were read to the old declared that "before coming a Master must be a seaman first Night Cook and Baker, who did under the banner of the Seafar­ 'used "for the benefit of sick J. Givens, A. Caudra, G. Weland a company agent last. not deny them, only stating that ers International Uixion tug- members and other worthy don, J. W. Polaski, H. T. Noe boatmen in the Port of Mobile causes," as set forth in the and B. W. Biggs. However we did get off on the he was depressed. worked long hours and for low resolution. When it came to signing on second high tide, and made Among the Brothers around The MAW Mobile Branch wages for many yeax-s..." and the replacements, one was an Greenville after all—later than the beach at the present time ever, of course, thanks to the alien, and our allowed comple­ that is was therefore necessary meetings will be called to or­ are Sam Cooper, C. Collins, J. Two to protect the newly-won con­ der at 7 P.M. on the nights Skipper's fear of the. company ment of aliens was filled. tract conditions by active in­ specified. W. Heitman and Sam Vincus. houx-s to go! whip. <5or Galveston Has Jobs On Deck, Bat That's AH Mobile MAW Sets Up Meetings �THE SEAFARERS LO€ Eight Friday. Augual 13. 1948 SBBPS'MIMVTES AMD NEWS Seafarer - Explorer Has ^Salaried' In Dark Continent, South America I the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the One Seafarer who ... 11 I Belgian Congo and Uganda seen t-.e interior as v/ell as come together. He traveled by the coasts of continents is foot on some occasions, and by canoe on others. No colonial . Otto Richfield who says he government would gujvrantee is an explorer and anthro­ him any protection whatsoever pologist as well as a seaman. in this cannibal-infested area, Richfield has prowled the jungles of darkest Africa and Brazil's Matto Grosso, and has done extensive radio work in South America in connection with his scientific interests. The record of his adventures, in­ cluding meetings and correspon­ dence with many South Ameri­ can political bigwigs, is con­ tained in a personal log which he calls his "Golden Book." Born in Austria, Richfield is now a naturalized American ci­ tizen. He claims two degrees from the University of Vienna where he made his first in­ quiries into the field of anthro­ pology. (In case your favorite dictionary is in the next foc'sle, anthropology is the science that treats of the origin and devel­ opment of mankind, including customs, beliefs, languages, and other matters. Richfield says he goes in for the whole business, but that his special interest is languages.) In 1935, Richfield headed for central Africa. He was a rover at heart, he maintains, and of­ fers as evidence the fact that when he was a boy of eight he ran away and lived for a week in the woods outside Vienna be­ fore he was found. UP THE NILE In Africa, he headed up the White Nile to the area where he says. However, the natives gave Richfield no trouble. In fact he made friends with them, if the accompanying photograph is any indication. He also collected utensils, weapons and other gimcracks illustrative of the cen­ tral African way of life which he says he shipped back to var­ ious museums in Vienna and elsewhere in Europe. the Bolivian border, a matter of some 600 miles in all. Then he struck out north for Cuiaba, last big outpost before the Mat­ to Grosso itself. FOUND RIFLE Once in the vast relatively unexplored wilderness of Matto Grosso, Richfield, traveling along the rivers by boat and canoe, made friends with the tribes of hostile indfans that live in the area, notably the savage Chavantes. Richfield did not find Fawcett but he did find Fawcett's rifle and evidence leading him to believtT that Fawcett was dead, killed, probably, by the wild Chavantes who resented the Englishman's intrusion into their land. But the trip made a good story for the radio stations which backed it. In his radio work on this occasion and others, Richfield was always aided by his knowledge of lan­ guages. He speaks German, Eng­ lish, Spanish, Portuguese, Ital­ ian, French and Arabic. In ad­ dition, he says that he can find his way around in dialects of several South American Indian and African tribes. Richfield wandered around Africa and the Red Sea for a couple of years. One day in Casablanca in 1938, being the master of several languages, he shipped as interpreter on a French passenger liner bound for Buenos Aires. Once ashore, he proceeded to explore a tough section of South America the hard way. With some help from the Bra­ zilian government and the back­ ing of a group of Brazilian ra­ dio stations, Richfield set out Before becoming a Seafarer, on an expedition into the Matto Grosso in Western Brazil. His Richfield spent a stretch begin­ object was to find a British ex­ ning in 1940 in New York. He plorer named P. H. Fawcett who worked mostly as a designer of had not been heard from since 1925 when he had left on a leather goods and belonged to Local 60 of the International search for a "lost city." Ladies Handbag, Luggage, Belt The first part of the trip was relatively luxurious, Richfield and Novelty Workers Union, points out, since he traveled by AFL. But he hopes to follow the rail all the way from Sao Paolo, sea for many years to come. the huge city 40 miles inland from the port of Santos, to the end of the line at Corumba near LOGS IN JAX ||i!- . Seafarer Otto Richfield shakes the hand of an African Chieftain whom he claims to have found somewhere near the upper reaches of the White Nile. Richfield states he wore the necktie to impress • the chief. • iv'.aa Holds African Title, Eyes Wrestling Crown Of Europe Lou Meyers, Chief Stew­ ship lay-over there, accoiding to a report carried in the "Trin­ ard on the Paul Revere, who idad Guardian." as Lew Martinelli holds the This 250-pound Seafarer, who South African heavyweight wrestling championship and is rated the number one contender by the National Wrestling As­ sociation, recently challenged all comers in Trinidad while his George Thompson Dies In Accident George Thompson, 22-year-old Seafarer, was killed on July 19 while working in the American Oak Leather Company plant in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, the LOG learned this week from retired Seafarer WiUiam F. Clouse, Jr. Clouse reported that Thomp­ son was electrocuted when he touched a 440-volt wire while drilling a hole through a casing of a control board. Brother Thompson had taken the job ashore to earn money to return to New York for a ship. He had been home five weeks when the accident oc­ curred. Clouse, an old shipmate M kr Lew Martinelli to the wrestling world, but Lou Meyers to his Seafarer Brothers, and "Stewy" to his shipmates on the SS Paul Revere where he is Chief Steward. The husky battler recently challenged all comers when the ship stopped in Trinidad. Holder of many championships, he is rated Number One contender for the American title by the Na­ tional Wrestling Association. Seafarers ' touching Jack­ sonville ,will now be able to pick up the latest copy of the LOG, thanks to arrange­ ments made for distribution of the LOG in that port. . The Savannah Hall, which represents ships touching Savannab, has arranged for H. Bennett of 501 East Bay Street. Jacksonville to handle 40 LOGS weekly. The loca­ tion is near to the water­ front and is easily accessible from aU ships. of Thompson's, reported Thomp•son had served on picketlines in the 1946 General Strike and in the 1947 Isthmian Strik^. Thompson joined the SlU in Norfolk early in 1946 and sailed is now 27, recently held the world champion Jim Londos to two draw battles and plans an­ other crack at the _world champ­ ionship after making a try for the European title. Son of the European titleholder from 1900 to 1904, Meyers began wrestling at the age of eight. After battling amateurs for seven years, he turned pro and has been winning most of his professional bouts all over the world ^or the past 12 years. Trained by Zbysco, ex-European champion, and his father, Meyei's is of such proportion that he was dubbed .the Orang Outang in South Africa when he fought the noted Whiskers Blake there for the title. A BIG BOY With 49 inch chest normal, and 54 inch expanded, 20 inch neck and 19 inch biceps, he can clean and jerk 325 pounds in weight lifting. When ashore he runs two-and-a-half miles every morning, and on the ship tosses a few weights about to keep in shape. Last February he defeated Henri de Glane the French champion in Paris; so it is no GEORGE THOMPSON wonder that Chanka Maharaj, once pride of Trinidad, decided as messman. In good standing at the time of his death, burial to remain in retirement when benefits have been paid to his Meyers was there. wife Mrs. Jean Thompson. In Brother Martinelli — er — Cincinnati he made his home at Meyers, that is, joined the SIU 2624 River Road. in 1945 and carries a full book. �Friday, Augusi 13, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings at next meeting. Cauied. Un­ WILLIAM TILGHMAN. March der Education the changes in the 27—Chairman J. Napier: Record­ Waterman agreement that be­ ing Secretary R. Noe. Bosun came effective in 1947 were dis­ elected Ship's Delegate. Motion cussed, and the referendum de­ that Departments rotate each cision that those responsible for week in keeping the laundry sanitary work must ' put in the clean. Motion that coffee time full two hours to insuie that an be taken in recreation room. Un­ SIU Ship is a Clean Ship was der Good and Welfare it was pointed out. Undei- Good and recommended that books be re­ Welfare it was pointed out to the turned to the ship's library after membership that each man use. Members asked to turn in should be prompt in paying the repair list to their Delegates. new Building" and Strike A.s.sessSteward asked that used laundry ments. One minute of silence be returned promptly. in New Orleans. Under Good for Brothers lost at sea. 4 i and Welware it was decided to XXX PETROLITE. June 23—Chair­ ask the Captain to have the DANIEL HUGER. June 6— man Cy Magnan; Recording Sec­ messroom and recreation room retary Puke Livingston. Dele­ sougeed and painted. There was Chairman Earl DiAngelo; Re gates' reports accepted. Motion discussion on moving the outside cording Secretary L. H. Harris. that any Bookmember caught laundry aft where there would Minutes of previous meeting ac­ HE CHISELLING QAVS ARE BACK AGAIN, carrying tales top-side be be less noise fi-om the steam line, cepted. Delegates reported all Departments in good shape. Mo­ WITH SOAAE OPERATORS REFUSING brought up on charges, and that and also discussion on keeping tion carried to have ship fumi­ TO CARRY OUT ALL PARTS OF THE. any tx-ip-card doing so be ex­ the officers out of the ci-ew's gated at next poit. Motion by CONTRACT THEY SIGNEp. WHGAl cluded fi-om future meetings. Un­ messroom. The Ship's delegate B. D. Lock, seconded by J. O. YOU COME ACROfiS ANY ATTEMPT der Good and Welfare there was was asked to endeavor to have -Xo VIOLATE THE AGREEA^EAJT,/VOTIFY Brusso Jr. to have Patrolman general discussion and recom­ the draws put out in US money. check slopchest invoice.-; to be THE NEAREST UNION HALL, —AND VOU mendations concerning cleanli­ % X X WILL GET RESULTS, SEAFARERS, AS sux'e the pxices weie not above ness of quartei's and messroom. SUZANNE. May 30—Chairman the legal ten peicent. Motion to USUAL, WILL CARRY OUT THEIR PART OF The Steward was asked to see P. Dunphy; Recording Secretary renew the mattresses. In Good TWE CONTRACT — ANP WILL MAKE SORE about sending personal laundry W-, F. DeLong. Disputed over­ and Welfax-e Brother ^Anderson THAT THE COMPANIES PO, TOO, ashoi-e in France. The Ship's time was reported by Depart­ asked that the crockeiy, silverdelegate was asked to check and ment Delegate. Discussion under wax-e, and toasters be leoi'dered. report back on the money ex­ Good and Welfare covered re­ Brother Harris asked that the change in France. Educational quest for more fruit juices, and table-tops, black- board and ice­ meetings were scheduled for the feeding of watch first. It box in the messroom be put into every Sunday. One minute of was suggested that all stage lines good order or replaced. The silence for departed Brothers. and gantlins be reserved for no Steward expi-essed thanks to the By HANK other use so that they would be crew for cooperation duiing the kept in safe condition fox- those trip. One minute of silence for Oui humorous fountain of knowledge is overflowing. Prac­ trusting their life to them. Jack depai ted Bx*others. tically splitting at the sides with comical facts. We've been" Martin, Deck Delegate, staited laughing to ourselves ever since we installed this column with discussion on the disputed over­ X % a radar detector (a pair of eager ears and pot-luck) for any CHARLES NORDHOFF— time arising from delayed sail­ comical brotherly news floating in and out of port. We have Chairman R. E. Dickey; Record­ ing. The repair list was to be also rigged our oxvn humor pressure-cooker with a safety valve ing Secretary Stephen Sczylrian. made up by Department Dele­ for possible boners. Well, we now believe that old saying, which Everything ship-shape, repoi'ted gates and x-eported at next meet­ is, you'll never stop learning as long as you live. Take chess, Delegates. Motion under New ing. One minute of silence for for example. A slow, brutal, brainy gaine. We were amazed, howBusiness to elect a Ship's Dele­ Bi others lost at sea. XXX evgr, when several champion chess players playing on the third gate. After discussion the mo­ XXX AFOUNDRIA. June 6—Chairj deck told us that the oldtimers in chess-playing (landlubbers, of TOPA TOPA. May 2—Chair­ tion was withdrawn and the man Jerry J. Palmer; Recording ^ course) usually freeze themselves for a week or longer over just meeting went into Good and man John Marshall, Recording Welfare. Tablecloths were asked Secretary William Hahn. The Secretary B. S. Hoffman. Undergone chess-game. We couldn't stand it (or sit it out) watching for the ci-ew's mess tables and Shi#'s Delegate reported the slop Old Business the committee ap- and non-kibitzing at a game taking a whole week. It would seem there was general discussion on chest was short of needed items. pointed at previous meeting to as if rigor mortis were sitting in the game, too. The monotony cleanliness and ship's repairs. A Under Good and Welfare it was study px-oposed changes in the of it all would hold us in such suspense that we'd probably "pop" committee was appointed to decided to accept one dollar don­ Registration Rules, reported that oiu' coffee-lined gaskets, cut the game short and promise ourselves draw up a list of fines that were ations toward obtaining a new no changes be i-ecommended by never to watch another chess game. After all, it would be chess to be reported back to a special motor for the washing machine. this crew. Deck Delegate re­ one of those things. X X X meeting later. One minute of One minute of silence for Broth­ ported that ovei-time for Mates wox-king on deck was being silence for departed Brothers. ers lost at sea. Second Cook Eddie Eriksen cooked us a few morsels of turned in regulax'ly. Motion car­ ft i t. information about food—especially the art of making Irish ried to appoint a committee to ANGELINA—Recording Secre­ slew. Eddie, who really digs into those smorgasbords when he draft a letter to the LOG point­ tary Doc Chalra. Overtime dis­ hHs Copenhagen, Denmark, or uptown New York around West ing out the evils of company putes i-cpoi'ted by Deck Dele­ 54th Street, says lots of cooks don't make Irish stew the policy in working Gex-mans at gates. Steward Delegate pointed right way. They use beef or veal instead of lamb. When Eddie chipping and painting, in the out that the messhalls must be XXX was on the SS Janeway with Steward John Jellefte he cooked port of "Hambm-g. Norgaard. kept cleaner. Under New Busi­ TOPA TOPA. May 23—Chair­ a Danish dish (which looks like hash) of meat, potatoes, ness it was decided to put in for man John Marshall; Recording Zavassen. Silvertsen to serve on onions, etc. However, Danish cocking doesn't appeal to average a new awning for the fantail. Secretary William Hahn. The the committee. The 2nd Cook SIU crews. Scandanavians are famous for eating fish in all Motion to have the blackgang Deck Delegate reported disputed elected Ship's Delegate. Under shapes and forms, day after day. But they also have a sweet head and showers i-epaii-ed. A overtime in his depax-tment. Education, Jerry Peilmer gave a tooth, oddly enough, for one particular food. This is hot, secret vote of full-book membei's There was a motion under New talk on the importance of ship­ sweet soup made from prunes or other fruits. (This fact to determine whether the Stew­ Business to have the Patrolman board meetings. still looks fishy fo us, however.) ard would be allowed to make check the slopchest as thex*e were XXX another ti-ip. By a vote of 10 to many shortages. Under Good Biother Jei ry Palmex' sailed in this week fi-onx Geiman pox'ts 7 he was allowed to stay on. and Welfare a repair list was and sailed out again aboard the SS Afoundria.. . Last week a One minute of silence was ob­ made up. There was discussion bi-other was lea\-ing New York with his gear. No, he didn't have served for departed Brothers. on the inferior brand of coffee, a ship. He was just going down Jo Baltimore and he said, "This and of the necessity of having a town is too bi^ for me. I gotta walk too much" ... Steward BiU better job done on sanitary Dunham, who made many trips on the SS Alcoa Cavaliex-, an­ cleanup. One minute of silence nounced last week—"I'm not doing much of anything. And I'm for depax'ted Bx'othex-s. getting mighty tired of doing that, too." XXX XXX AFOUNDRIA. May 31—Chair­ XXX XXX man Jerry J. Palmer; Recording WILLIAM H. ALLEN. May 16 George Meaney writes from New Orleans aboard the BEAVER VICTORY. June 28— —Chairman W. Addison, Record­ Secretary B. S. Hoffman. Deck tanker New London—"This is a good ship. Some of the ing Secretary A. Brodie. Evei-y- Delegate Palmer reported that Chairman James W. Kelly; Re­ brothers aboard are J. C. Rowley, P. Achilles, Herbert Berthing was leported in order by the stores, slopchest, and x-epair cording Secretary Victor A. ner, William Dixon, J. De Jacimo, Tom Scanlon, Bob 0, the Delegates with the exception list had been checked by the Caver. John Hitch elected Ship's Smith, D. B. Carpenter, Ben Talbert, P. Seixford, William of some disputed overtime. Mo­ Patrolman in New York, and Delegate by acclamation. Sev­ Burton, Ed Lamb, Chet Novakowski and that little brother tion under New Business by G. that minor repairs were ' being eral motions carried for i-epaix-s, with mustache and songs. Steward Jimmy Crescitelli." Lonski, seconded .by B. Craig to started by the Chief Engineer. new gear, and fux-nishings. Un­ t i X send a telegram, to the Secre­ Motion under New Business by der Education, Chairman J. W. To aid in oxxr search for humorous events and sayings we've tary-Treasurer to find out where J. Palmer to leave the registra­ Kelly spoke on unionism, both ashore, and as it entered into created—companies, please note— two brand-new shipboard x-atthe crew stood on war bonuses tion rules as they are. The ar­ the carx-ying out of the contracts ings, which could x-evolutlonize the maritixixe industry. We'd like etc., in the Middle Eastern War ticles in the LOG about the com­ on board ship. Under Good and to see a Coffee Cook signed aboard. The coffee would then be mittees working on new registra­ areas. Motion made to curb Welfare there was discussion on just right at all hours, not bilgy one time and like tea the next tion rules were read. Amended drunkeness on board ship. Mo­ ship's cleanliness, and proper dis­ The second: A Humor Maintenance Man. He would maintain thr. by Brother Palmer to end dis­ tion by W. Morris Jr. to request posal of garbage. One minute of pressure of laughs equally in all departments. Until next week,, cussion and turn the matter over New Orleans to check the standing of Brother who missed ship to a committee to report back \ silence for Brothers lost at sea. • biothers, keep those ships clean and happy. CUT and RUN •; �Pw T«II TBE SEAFARERS. LOG Ftidar, August 19. 1948 MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS mI j-r-' 1^' • Brother Offers Sure-Fire Formula For Living On $26 A Week In N. Y. To the Editor: three cents. The man believes in Father Divine, and won' Now that more and more sea­ charge a cent more. From there men are suffering from the dol­ you can go to the Davenport lar shortage, I would like to of­ theater—27th between 3rd and fer a few suggestions on how to Lexington Avenues. It's a free make the $26 per week unem­ theater, open every night ex ployment insurance stretch out cept Monday. Off Washington to cover expenses. That is, if Square they have the Playhouse you're on the beach in New York. with free dancing and gym. First is food. If you dine at The YMCAs also furnish free the "orange room" (Nedicks), movies, and tickets to all the you can get coffee, juice and plays, broadcasts, television two donuts for 10 cents; have shows, and amusement parks. lunch at various cafeterias for If you like free art shows, 40. to 60 cents; and supper for look into a borrowed New York about the same. I always ask er Magazine; and go to the large for lots of bread and get it. libraries for information on lec­ Between this and eating at tures of- timely interest. At the free-lunch counters on East 14th Museum of Modern Art you can get in free by showing your Coast Guard pass. 'At Carnegie JJ^T ONg" MORS: Hall they have art, dance, ballet, clay-modeling, musical instruc­ tions, etc., for 25 cents a lesson Take it in. You'll fill up a lot of time and stretch the $26 per week. WHISTLE STOP If you like wetting your whistle, you can go to a place between 96th and 97th Streets on Third Avenue for the largest glass of suds in NYC (32 ounces) for a dime. There is free tele­ street and Third Avenue the vision, too. Grab a chair, roll food bill will come to nine dol­ yourself a tantalizing home-made lars per week—^no tips though. cigarette, and relax. What the Between job-calls at the Hall, hell, why worry? The next trip you can go to the local Horn will be different. But don't and Hardart automat and serve drink so much yoU' can't ride yourself a glass of ice water, back. ease up to the tea dispenser and While doing all of these things grab a few lemons while no­ you keep telling yourself that body is looking, then sit down the next time you get a ship by the windows and squeeze the you will save some money so lemons into your water behind yoi. won't have to go to free the paper you picked up at the places next time. Hall. Add plenty of free sugar, So open up a bank account and presto! you have free lem­ at the Seaman's Bank for Sav­ onade. ings at 74 Wall Street. Depbsit your book with them and they'll DEMAND MORE When ordering food always give you an identification card. look the waiter in the eye and When you sign on the next ship jingle a few coins — he may present the card to the Shipping think it's tip money. When ser­ Commissioner and go the limit ved always tell him to take, it on the allotment to your ac­ , back and put more food on it. count. While in the N.Y. Hall, take For a place to stay — otl}er in the free movies and tele­ than the ten cent hotel (sub­ ways), always find a family vision shows, and read the time­ rooming house for from five to ly educational booklets, and eight dollars per week. There catch up on the reports of the you will have someone wake Safety of Life At Sea Confer­ you up in the morning, will find ence which was held in London soap lying aroimd the bath­ this year. If you don't like free movies, room, can wash your clothes St the launderette, and will prob­ remember that the places on ably find an iron handy to Times Square are only 50 or 60 cents before 1:00 P.M. week­ crease your clothes. I prefer landladies, for they days. On Sundays you can always always have a soft spot in their hearts. Seamen are usually handy, and there may, be odd jobs around the place that will Iqnock down the rent-bill and maybe earn a few meals. You can listen to her radio, possibly be invited for a car ride, and have the privilege of getting a tan at Tar-Beach (the roof). While sweating out the wait­ ing period for a job, you can always cool off at the various free YMCA swimming pools and showers. There's a place off Third Ave­ nue on 31st Street where you can get a good shoe shine for Notes On Seamen-Types Found Aboard All Ships avoid the crowds by taking a To the Editor: nice long bike trip or hike to City Island, where they have A*" seaman's behavior ashore I plenty of boats for rent, or the would not undertake to defend Bronx Zoo, or go up to Rocke­ or condemn, except to say that feller Center. he lives hard and must play Try a few of my suggestions hard. But on shipboard a sea­ and, for the fun of it, live by man is a comrade above all else. them for one week. If you run There are three types of men over the budget, take a ride who are not wanted on board out to the Marine Hospital with ship and who usually don't stay some LOGS and visit the SlU Ai J i A ^^ry long anyway. One is the guys there. Also donate a pint 1 t .1 J .. . mentally unsuited who cannot of blood for them—it sure is a adjust himself to shipboard rou­ sensation giving your blood for tine and, as a result, is bad someone that needs it. tempered, ill-mannered and at Some day I'll write an ar- odds with the tone of good huticle on. how to live on $500 nior which usually prevails on per week Ah yes, to think of merchant ships. There are the the days of the wartime completely incompetent ones — bonuses! (since the war's end, a very Happy starving! The next trip small minority. And last, there will be different. ' are the few extreme radicals Ed Larkin who work determinedly to des- ON THE JOB AND ON THE ALERT On the job chipping on the boat deck the Homet men make sure the ship stays spic and span. They're proud of their ship, which, they claim, is spotless inside and' out. Right foreground — Garrod, AB. At left — Hall, AB and Duncan OS. troy shipboard peace and har­ mony. Constructive radicalism has done much to spark seamen out of the terrible lethargy of ' a few years ago when their livihg conditions and wages were be­ low anything on land. They or­ ganized and fought for decent conditions. But I am refen-ihg to the character who for per­ sonal reasons or in the name of some foreign ideology, deliber­ ately disorganizes and disrupts a crew by promoting arguments and bum beefs. The crew on On SIU boat soon takes care of this type of person nowadays.; THE DISRUPTION Then there are brave men and cowards at sea. One of the most courageous men I have ever had the honor to sail with was a young kid called "Lefty." Named so on account of having lost his right arm at the should­ er during an enemy attack some­ where at sea. He did not care 'LO talk about the incident, so the where and when of it I never learned. He had an unusually happy dispo­ sition combined with a sharp wit that made him a favorite of the crew to" whom he served three meals a day as messman. He asked no allowances due to his handicap, and did his job a bit more efficiently -than the majority of messmen who have two good arms. But often when he thought himself unobserved, I could d6tect a shadow of hopelessness cross his features when the go­ ing was rough—but only for a moment. • Then by calling on some re­ serve willpower, he would be­ come again his cheery self and continue his duties with vigor as if trying to drive away the few minutes of depondency from his thoughts. John Wunderlich Jr. Waiting For Visa, LOG Keeps Him Posted To the Editor: Just a note to thank you for sending me the LOG. I shall look forward to receiving it every week. My application is in for a US Visa, so I expect to be back be­ fore very long. I sure miss my Seafarer friends down there and the atmosphere around the New York Hall. Larry McMullin Sydney, N. S.. On the alert lo protect their conditions aboard ship the crew of th^ Winslow Homer meets in regular shipboard session to hammer out problems. The two boys on the left are Stallones, OS; and Hall. AB. At the table, front to rear—Wilson. Oiler and meeting's chairman; Robert, BR; Sam, 3rd Cook; and Fireman. Seated at nght. front to rear—Scotty, Saloon Mess; Wiper; Brown, Utility; Baker, AB. Standing, front to rear—Bill. Fireman; Wiper; Barrett. Oiler, and Cain. AB. �Friday. August 13. 1948 THE S B AT ARERS Rdps Burials Of American Seamen Abroad As 'Shabby' it. I wanted to know why the body could not be returned to I ran into a situation in Ant­ the States. » werp recently while I was a COMPLAINED OF COST member of the crew aboard the SS Fairisle that certainly doesn't The consul informed me that speak well for the type of treat­ to return the body would cost ment accorded seamen—even in about $1,000 and since the com­ death. pany only provides $300 for fun­ The Fairisle was in Antwerp eral expenses, the man had to after spending 10 weeks in a be buried on the other side. Hamburg dfydock. While in the I don't know if this situation Belgium port, I visited a sea­ holds true with the companies men's club, where someone ask­ we have under contract but it ed to see if I could get a couple certainly striked me as being a of boys together to attend the pretty shabby way to do things. funeral of an American seaman As I told the consul, if a man is who had just passed away. ill he is returned to the States. The seaman was off the Henry There isn't any reason why the Jocelyn, a Sword Line ship, and body of a man who passes I believe he was a member of away shouldn't be returned to the NMU. Four of us from the his loved ones for burial. I think Fairisle attended the funeral to it's a shame to show respects pay our respects in behalf of in this way. the seaman and we draped the I'd like to know what the American flag over his coffin. score is on this situation inso­ The fact that this American far as our "'contracted companies had to be bui-ied on the other are concerned. side annoyed me and I spoke "Brother Dutch" to the American Consul about To the Editor: LOG Page Eleven Big-Game Expedition Outside Beira Nets SIU Sextet Plenty Of Steaks To the Editor: When our ship arrived in Beira, South Africa, six of us decided to head into the interior and do a little big-game hunting. We left early the first afternoon with two guides and a number of native camp workers. We left as soon as possible as we wanted to arrive in camp before dark. It seemed that as soon as we left town we were in ideal hunt­ ing territory, but most of the big game was not there, they had been driven inland by civiliza­ tion. During our drive inland we hunted during about four of the seven hour journey. We shot one leopard, two deei- and one wildcat. We were lucky to kill a leopard, we were told, as they are very scarce this time of j'ear. We drove about 150 miles be­ fore we made camp and as soon as the camp_ had been set up we retired for the night. .< ^ •" HEADED BACK We retui-ned to the camp about noon, had our dinner and packed up for the return trip. There was hunting all the way back during which we bagged one (A tale found in a bottle at sea) By JAMES P. CONROY I do not recall who first saw 'er< Battered hulk of debris. "A light—two points Starboard bow, sir," Had been someone's cry to me. From the bridge of the schooner "Bennett," My glasses raised that dawn, I saw it flicker a minute Then, by God, the light was gone. Had it been s. star reclining Behind that edge of sea? Perhaps the sun's first shining. Yet, no, it could not be. There it was again, and brighter yet. But one point off our beam. Hell, I'd of made an even bet 'Twas coming on full steam. Yea, it was a ship, a ghastly ship. With the sun's first rays we saw; A wooden bark with sail adrift— I stood and gasped with awe. It drifted damn near on us, » Without motor, without steam. And of wind there had not been a gust For all the Caribbean. "Hard right, we'll pull alongside," I shouted the command; "We've a prize ship there, we'll ride 'ex. Back up unto the land." "A ghost ship," were the whispers among my leary men, "A prize that only listers would ever want to win." "An ancient Spanish galleon is what it well might be." "Perhaps the 'Flying Dutchman' for it's light I chanced to sec." "The hell with ell that gumshoe." Was my swashbuckling reply. For 'tho I'd seen that light too. Not one bit feered was I. We lowered boats, to lines secure Upon the floating wreck. The sea was calm, rnd I was sure We could 'aul 'er deck to deck. With creaks and groans, and wire for line We pulled 'er to our side. "Secure 'er mete, we've got 'er fine She's now the 'Bennett's' pride." With gangway lowered, I went aboard The shattered, grotesque prize. My mate and men all stayed behind. Reluctance in their eyes. Once below in that rotten wood. Former presence was betrayed. By musty bones, no longer good. To the decks on which they laid. I was truly dismayed When in the chartroom I strayed. And saw on the table so torn, „ That the Captain did la7 With a knife for a stay. Through his rib bones all decayed worn. •, i Before departing for the hunting grounds 150 miles in­ land from Biera, South East Africa, these brothers lined up with their guides for a picture. Back row, left to right— Hunting guide, H. Leroy, Tex, E. Samia and second guide. Front row—Jesse Cann and Roy Urgent. Brother E. Chalewitch took the picture. The wJiule paity was up early the next morning and ready to go. About ten miles from camp we shot another big deer. During the hunt I saw two lions, but they were too far away for pur­ suit. Captain Barstow's Prize iill wild pig. We saw some deer but we didn't shoot any more. At one place in the road we had difficulty getting around some- trees that elephants had pushed into the road during the night. Our party arrived back in Beira late that night, vei-y tired after a most successful hunting trip over beautiful, grassy plains and through jungles that -few white men have ever seen. E, Chalowifch Electricians On The Ship — Ashore They Are 'Officers' To the Editor: TT— r and There was the air of another's presence Thai seemed to fill the room. Yet nothing was there but~ the essence Of a bloody heathen tomb. Imagine my horror upon the sight. Of a galley, neat and trim, A fire in the oven, burning bright, 'Neath a coffee pot, filled to the brim. Fresh boiling coffee in this ghastly hole. Uncanny, insane, a horrible dream. Yet it was real, as real as my soul. Which cowardly let my lips scream. "Ahoy, mate. 'Tis a ghost ship, indeed," I screamed as I ran from below. Oh curse the sailors who live by a creed. The mate had cast off from our tow. "I'm Captain Barstow, mate," I cried, "I'll log you, I'll break you this minute." "Your Captain of that prize." he replied, "I'm skipper of the 'Bennett'." Yea. the blasted mate and- the scurvy crew. Sailed and let me stay; Aboard this ship of ghostly brew Where I'm writing from today. The "Bennett's" out of sight now. And my prize has picked up sail. A light has flashed upon the bow. And I hear an eery wail. The light upon the bow must be The one we saw this dawn: The glare of it I plainly see, But not who turned it .on. We ere sailing through a foggv cloc.m. O'er an unfamiliar sea. There are voices from the chartroor.-. And I think they speak of ma. I'm tired and I'm sleepy. And there's nothing else to do. So 1*11 go below for coffee. And sign-on my new found crew. This is a conversation over­ heard at the Seamen's Club in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon entering this club, every seaman is required to sign his name, rating, and ship in the register book. Theie are two of these books, one for officers, and one for unlicensed personnel. Two Electricians from one of the Alcoa ships on the bauxite shuttle entered the club and pro­ ceeded to the books to sign their names. Asked by the doorman if they were officers or un­ licensed men, the Chief Electri­ cian replied "We are junior offi­ cers." "What is your position aboard ship," asked the doorman. "We are Electricians," was tho reply, and they preceeded to sign their names in the officers book. While they were signing, an­ other seaman entered who was a crewmember of another Alcoa ship lying along the dock. Ap­ parently knowing what ship the Electricians were on. he asked them if a certain man had come ashore in the launch \>'ith thvun. and First Assistant Engineers is hard to say: but I do feel quite sure of one thing: If our Union is ever faced with a showdown with the shipowners, and our future existence is at stake, there is no doubt as to which side these characters would swing to. I wonder if they ever stood on a picket line? G. Troche John L. Hicks Crew On Shuttle Run To Bremen Requests The LOG To Ihe Editor: I am writing for the ciew of the SS Joshua Thomas, Coast­ wise Lines, five months out of San Francisco on the ore run be­ tween Bell Island, Newfoundland and Bremen. We are to be on this run for a couple more trips and would appreciate it if you would send us copies of the_ LOG. We have not seen one since we left Frisco, and can get little information a.s to what is happening at home. I will trj' to arrange it with the Red Cross in- Bremen to handle the LOG there as quite "What department does he a few ships like us are stopping work in," asked the Chief Elec­ there that can't get them now. trician? I'll let you know in a later letter "On deck," was the reply. of any definite arrangements that "Well I don't know whether he can be made. came ashore oi- not," replied the Ira Carey electrician. "1 don't know any Deck Delegate of the Deck hands" names. I'm the First Assistant Engineer!" (Ed. Note: Fifteen LOGS are Now what sati.sfaction these sent weekly to Special Serv­ would-be officeis get out of ices. Army PX, Bremen, Ger­ ma.squerading as Junior Officers many.) SAY 'SIR', BUB d'l 5r �THE S E AF ARERS' LO G Page Twelve A SPECTATORLESS PARADE IN GENOA Seafarer Urges President To Honor War Certificates To the Editor: you who have answered the call of your country and served in its merchant service, I extend the heartfelt thanks of the nation and hope that you wiU continue to serve it in peace timd:' Signed: Harry Truman, Presi­ dent." Do you remember, Harry? Arfe you going to go back on your word 'now? I am sure that President Roosevelt, if he were living, would say "Exempt all seamen from the draft! The maritime industry must be prepared fot all possible wars." I hope Harry Truman doesn't let us down. Just a word of advice to the membership: Get those Certifi­ cates of Continuous Discharge. They may be of some use yet. Fred R. Hicks . Well it looks as if our old friend General Hershey has his old job back again—much to my sorrow. I understand that he is pressing very hard to put Sea­ farers who are in the 19-through25-year group in the army. Only yesterday I read in the Jersey papers that merchant sea­ men were not eligible for de­ ferment under the new draft act. The policy is reputed to be that the Certificate of Service issued by the Maritime Commission was only valid during the last war, and that if a man came out of it without having an arm or leg blown off, he woidd now have to serve an additional 21 months in khaki. The Government spent mil­ lions of dollars training seamen to replace the tremendous losses of the first months of the last war, as well as to man the new ships; and then put out more dough to pay office employes to To the Editor: issue these scraps of paper after Like about ninety-five per cent "the war was over. What good of the other members in the SIU are they if they don't stand for wartime service and exempt I voted for the $10 building and those who hold them from serv­ strike assessments. In spite of ice in some other outfit? it being carried by this over­ whelming vote, which shows the SMELLS PLOT Regular service veterans are bulk of the men in the Union exempt even if they didn't go wanted it, the one rotten apple into a war area. Why aren't sea­ in every barrel has shown up. Recently, on an SIU ship, I men who were in war areas all ran into that rotten apple. This the time? I wouldn't be a bit surprised if certain big business guy is easily the most ignorant groups are persuading the brass pei'son in the world or is on hats to push for the drafting of the company's private payroll. He was peddling around the seamen for their own selfish mo­ ship the tale that he was against tives. Our Government certainly con- the building up of the Union sidered seamen essential to our strike and building funds be­ National Defense during war­ cause Union funds are put in the time; so it is only logical that bank under the names of offi­ the Government should be con­ cials and "what is to stop them cerned to have a strong mer­ from withdrawing all the money chant marine during peacetime. and taking off?" The Marshall Plan, to supply Sounds incredible, but that's commodities to countries in need, what he said. Can you imagine a guy so stupid? is only beginning. If he were a good Union man Many dollars were spent on letters from the President to sea­ i,s would have served at one men issued a Certificate of Con­ time or another on the Union tinuous Service. The -message Auditing Committee and would read something like this: "To have learned of the protection By ROCKY BENSON According lo Seafarer Shelly .While Ihe above is a communist parade through the streets of Genoa. Italy in protest against the Marshall Plan. From the looks of the number of participants and spectators, the parade was a complete washout. Twisted Tale Of Finance Draws Fast Kayo Bypassing Of Seatrains Puzzles Him To the Editor: What's wrong with the Seatrain Lines ships? Whatever it is let's bring it out into the open and settle it in SIU fash­ ion. I know it takes a good man to hold down one of these jobs, but surely there must be CREWMEN PROUD TO HAVE WORKED: WITH AZALEA MATE To the Editor: We, the members of the Deck Department of the SS Azalea City, wish ix> convey our thanks and highest regards to Chief Mate Thompson for the manner in which he took over his job and put to shame the efforts of his predecessor Higginbotham. In spite of the severe handicaps of working under an anti-union captain, he did a swell job. We are proud to have met and worked with Chief Mate Thompson and highly recom­ mend him to aU members of the SIU as a good shipmate. Crewmembers SS Azalea City some men in the Union with guts enough to sail these ships. There's so much beefing about poor shipping in New York, yet we ha-ve to sail short or fill up with permit holders. It's not only New York, it happens on both ends of this run. Why? The • wages are higher. We have better food with plenty of frCsh vegetables and milk. Plenty of everything but men to sail them. On these ships there 'is no lay-up or boneyard worry — you are assured a full year's work if you want it. ^ that the Union has against any dishonest officials or employees: the weekly rank and file check­ up, the commeixial auditing committee and—as additional in­ surance—the bonding system of the Union. UNION SAFEGUARDS The saying goes, "Eternal vigi­ lance is the price of liberty." Well, the same thing goes for the SIU—and every other Union, too. With the safeguards em­ ployed by the SIU, the possi­ bilities of anyone absconding with the Union funds are very remote. However, should this happen, the Union would not lose one cent. The lesson this guy taught me is that the membership gets out of the Union what it puts into it. Disinterest and non-partici­ pation in Union affairs breeds characters like this one. If it is wholesale among the member­ ship, the Union will reflect it by Thank You Joe Algina, wife Eileen and Baby James Joseph wish lo lhank New York Branch and Headquarters fbr the gift re­ ceived for little James Joseph. being bureaucratic, corrupt and dishonest. Fortunately, the SIU does not fall into this classification. Most of us in the Sltl have be^n in­ terested and have participated in running the Union. We have the best Union in the industry, be­ cause, up to now, the officials and the membership have worked together to make it so. Only by continuing this joint action can we be assured of the fact. Personally, I . have no doubt but that the membership will continued to participate and the Union will grow stronger. At the time this prize fool (or shipowners stooge?) was spout­ ing off his twisted tale I, know­ ing the Union financial set-up, from having acted on union com­ mittee, quickly set him straight before he caused any trouble. He sure clammed up quick when I gave him the score. So quick in fact that I now wonder what really caused the guy to say something that was so openly wrong. Incidentally, how many of you good Union men make it a point to answer some of these guys who shoot their mouths off in the same way? I feel that a good union man should always do so. Red Hollinger PUTTING UP A GOOD FRONT 1- When you payoff a ship and you go to the Union Hall, what is the firet thing you do? 1- Register for a job 2- Shoot the bull 3- Show your Union book 4- See the Patrolmen 2- When it is 6 bells on a shift what time is it? 1- 5 PM 2- 6 PM 3- 7 PM 4- 8 PM 3- If steering 270 degrees on the compass, what direction will the ship be headed? 1- North 2- South 3- East 4- West 4- What is the biggest company under contract to the SIU? 1- Isthmian 2- Waterman 3- Alcoa 4- Mathiasen 5- What was the name of the first steamship to cross the At­ lantic? 1- The Great Western 2- Fulton 3- Persia 4- Savannah 61 To which port is it the short­ est distance by sea from Rio de Janeiro? 1- New York 2- New Orleans 3- Houston 4- San Francisco 7- How many spokes in the Sea­ farers Emblem? 1- 4 2- 6 3- 8 4- 9 8- What day and in what month did the 1946 General Strike be­ gin? 1- Oct. 1 2- Nov. 13 3- Sept. 4 4- July 30 9- Who is a reefer on a ship? 1- One who smokes a pipe 2- Needlepusher 3- Purser 4- Refrigeration Engineer 10- Which is the brightest star of the First Magnitude? 1- Canopus 2- Sirius 3- Capella 4- Vega (Answers will be found on Page 15.) Crewmen Cheer Payoff Actions Of Patrolnieii To the Editor: GOOD PORTS We- make two of the best ports in the world—Havana and New Orleans every trip. The jobsjjaren't bad, so what's the trouble? I've sailed these ships and found conditions a little better than on most other ships. Also, I've been around long enough to know a good thing when I find it. Of course, this is only my opinion, but let's hear about this from others. I'm anxious to know what it is that is wrong with Seatrain ships? Jsunes Slickney Ddday, August 13, 1948 Testimony lo ihe good food served, the boys of the Cape Race "Beef Trust" pose for Seafarer Ed Larkin's camera. According to Larkin, the boys are "all out" for the fine chow served by Steward Fidel Likbeui. The boys are. left to right—John Murphy. Bosun; James Flanagan. AB; John Hopkins. Oiler. Frank Borkowski. 3rd Cook, and Joseph Wilaszak. Night Cook-Baker. On behalf of the crew of the SS Sweetwater, Metro Petrol­ eum, I want to extend our thanks to Jim Drawdy and Red Gibbs, the Patrolmen who paid off the ship in New York last week. We knew the Patrolmen would go to bat for us, but w'e stiU feel a vote of thanks is in or­ der. It was beautiful to see them go into action. They squared away' the beefs we had and each crewman collected every­ thing due him. They gave us real representation. Thanks, fellows. John Dubrowski 2hd Pumpman �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 Member Says Cash In Bank Is True 'Union Insurance' To the Editor: in normal times and furnishing housing, food, etc. for strikers during strikes. That the SIU has certainly done. " We have the best contracts in the industry which prove our Union is on the top in its role, and we run the best strikes of any union any­ where. Pooch And Pal lii Page Thiztaaa Swan Crew Charges Skipper Ignored Dirt, Hurt Morale To the Editor: It is the feeling of the entire 'Deck Department that the Cap­ On Friday, July 16, Chief tain has been unfair and pre­ Mate Daniel Harmon instructed judiced in his actions through­ the Bosun, Paul Basberg to turn out the trip. several men to on overtime sougeeing the passageways and the We feel that the anti-Union attitude of the Captain should men refused. be investigated by the Patrol­ When the crew boarded this man. ship on June 1, in Norfolk, the The Mate admitted that the passageways and messhalls were previous crew had been drunk filthy. Nevertheless, the Captain most of the time in port and refused to turn any men to on no one was logged. Yet this sougeeing. The crew has had to crew was logged two for one live in, and look at, this filth all plus a day's bonus in every trip and now, two days before case where men took time off. arrival in the U.S., they feel In one case a man received a that they do not want to assist log for taking off only a half Seafarer Glen Vinson caught the Captain in misleading the hour one morning, though he Company officials into thinking this shot of Brother Thomp­ that this has been a clean ship. returned and worked the rest of the day. The Captain called the Bosun son and his dog aboard the Considering this treatment it up and told him that since the is no wonder that morale was Seatrain New York on a re­ crew refused to play ball with low, and most of the crew got cent trip. Thompson is the him, he would not put out a so they just didn't give a New York's Bosun. Pooch draw in Savannah, and that the damn. On top of this the Deck crew would receive no money Department was the only one just goes along for the ride. prior to pay-off. logged although other depart­ ments took time off as well. Further, the crew was requir­ ed to work under unsafe con­ ditions. In Rouen the Bosun brought to the Mate's attention that it To the Editor: liam R. Davie, South Atlantic, was not safe for men to work received a severe cuft on the over the side beneath cranes Hospital conditions in Fiance hand in Dunkirk and was sent handling coal. The Mate re­ for American seamen are the to the hospital. He spent seven plied, "Those are your orders." worst in the world. They would days in there and finally was Leaving DingwaU, Nova Scotia, just as leave a man to die as sent back to the ship in worse the deck gear was not secured not, and the steamship agents condition than when he went in. before hitting open sea. Several there don't seem to be able to do No stitches were taken, and no holds were imcovered and the treatment was given. He is now booms were still topped anything about it either. A crewmember of the SS Wil- in the Marine Hospital in Balti­ SHORT OF TOOLS more with blood poisoning and The ship left Norfolk with no stands a good chance of losing the hand or arm—all because of deck tools whatsoever. The only the refusal of the French hospi­ rifar 1 in-spike on board was tal to give simple antiseptic brought on by the Bosun. The fire apparatus on board was ex­ treatment. m i?/o, LARRY, rne €1JOPY HOLE So, Brothers, be very careful ceedingly inadequate. Most of 3TEWAR0, HAD A MANICURE not to get hurt over there. If the hoses forward leaked and you have a major injury and one fire station lacked a hose A *3^100 0OTTLE OF have to be taken to the hospital, altogether. The Bosun reported this and IMPORTED 'CHAMPY/' you will find yourself in a tough was told by the Mate that there spot. were no new ones aboard and If this happens to you, write he would have to make out with in to the LCXS. Maybe some­ two used spares in the forepeak. thing will be done about it if These proved to be in bad con­ conditions are generally known. dition. However a few days be­ J. Sullivan fore arrival in Savannah the Mate broke out new ones. There was insufficient hot wa­ ter for showers, but the Chief Engineer refused to remedy it. The Captain showed no rea­ sonable courtesy toward the crew throughout the trip, and was even seen making searches or inspections—in the foc'sles To the Editor: when the crew was not present. Yes, this is the same Captain We had a meeting last night Lennie G. Hubbard about whom and the HaU was fuU because so the poem was written and pub­ many ships are tied up here with lished in the August 6 LOG. the Stevedore's Strike.' At times We hope no SIU crew sails with like these one realizes how im­ him again. Paul- H. Basberg portant it would be to own our Ship's Delegate own Hall and have a place where we could put up the membei-ship for the night. We want to ask all SIU Brothers all over the world to To insure payment, all back us in our desire for a new claims for overtime must be hall here in Puerto Rico, so turned in to the heads of de­ when you come to this port you partments no later than 72 can say, "This is an SIU port hours following the comple­ and I am coming home." tion of the overtime work. Yes it will be a real home. As soon as the penalty You ought to have been here last work is done, a record should night to hear Brother Spui-lock be given to the Department M/N60, THE DININ6 POOM blowing his top to make every­ head, and one copy held by COMEDIAN, WASMV CLOWNINO one realize that the SIU Hall is the man doing the job. his home in time of need. WHEN INTESTINAL FLU 60T In addition the depart­ The watchword down here mental delegates should now is SIU discipline and Broth­ check on all overtime sheets erhood. 72 hours before the ship George Litchfield makes port. Seafarer E. Reyes caught his shipmedes in off moments with these sketches from the Del San Juan Norte's recent trip to the south. For the record, I must say that I agree wholeheartedly with Brother Cal Tanner's article sug­ gesting that the membership save money for the tough times and strikes (LOG, July 30). It wasn't until I read his ar­ IN GOOD SHAPE ticle that I fully realized just Too, from Brother Tanner's how important "having money in article, I see that the Union is the bank is. Every guy knows strong financially. He states the it is nice to have a few bucks Union has $800,000 in the strike salted away just in case, but fund alone, and is on a sound few of them realize that those operating basis. This is all to bucks are insurance on their the good. Hard times are coming and, Union. I guess you could call it no doubt, strikes, too. The Union "Union Insurance." is in good shape now, thanks to Brother Tanner says the Union the fact that we have tightened cannot pay the private expenses up the union while still giving of the membership during a us full representation. We have strike and each man should put no kick coming on that score. aside personal savings to tide So, brothei-s, it looks like the him over during that period. SIU is strong enough to weather He's right. a long strike; the question is, are I don't know if many of the we? It would be a tragedy if men believe the Union actually the Union fell because its mem­ woxild pay their expenses, but a bers couldn't pay their way lot of guys just didn't give a through a strike. thought as to how they would Evei-y man in the SIU hopes get through a long strike. When for the day when the Union will it comes, then it's too late. own its own Halls, hotels, res­ Of course, the Union cannot taurants, credit imions and ship­ play wet nurse to the mem­ board slopchests. In other words, bers. They're old enough to take we should have big plans for the care of themselves in these future of our Union. Let's be sure that those plans become matters. facts by remaining financially The Union, as I see it, takes strong ourselves. care of its membership by bet­ Jim Mathias tering job conditions and wages or THC 1^0 French Hospital's Service Draws Blast From Seafarer 1/ TeSSs' Feels New Hall In San Juan Would Be 'Honjie' OP Overtime IN B,A, v< �p: |; 1^'' liV Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13. 1S48 Ift:-' I Passingr Time On The Steel Chemist Isthmian ships are known for their long trips, and the most recent voyage, of the Steel Chemist was no exception. She made a three-and-one-half-month trip to the Far East and hit few ports. When she paid off in New Orleans last week, Seafarer Earl Laws sent these pictures along to show what the crewmembers did to pass the time during the long weeks at sea. Laws, a Junior Engineer, is an old hand with Isthmian ships. During the organizing campaign he rode several of them as a volunteer organizer, and each time hung up impressive scores for the SIU. The crewmen of the Chemist reported that the trip was a long one and at times dull but, all in all, it wasn't near as bad as some Isthmian voyages. Quite an im­ provement over what they said about the trips before the company signed an SIU contract. Described by Laws as "a general bull session." Ihese Chemist crewmembers (above) seem to find something of in­ terest in the tale being told by the me.n-in the middle. It looks as if the man in the foreground has heard the story before. The Chemist at the time this picture was snapped was steaming through Mediter­ ranean. The "Blue Mediter­ ranean," however. doesn't seem to interest them. i S. At left, two old buddies from way back. ' Ralph the Fireman and "Tampa Red" Connell. pose for Brother Lews' camera. "Tampa Red" was the Chemist's Third Cook, which may account for the front h-3 is putting up. \tr 1:- While in the Suez Canal the Chemist men played hosts to the usual number of bumboat merchants. Here one dis­ plays his wares of leather goods and souvenir trinkets to the critical eyes of the ship's carpenter. Bosun Ellis, and "Yardbird" Roberts. Laws didn't. report whether the boys made any purchases. Seafarer "Buck" Wheat, AB. smartens up a bulkhead on the Chemist to make sure she comes in clean. We don't know what Brother Wheat is squinting at. but perhaps, he's seeing visions of that payoff-to-come in New Orleans. Or perhaps he caught a drop or two of paint in the eye. Harold Rhodes, ship's Baker, takes time from his galley duties to put the suds to his clothes. A bucket of hot suds and a stiff bru h brings the dirt out of anything. At right. Andy Anderson and Tommy Mecamore examine the leather pocketbook pur­ chased in Port Said. With the bumboat steaming away from the ship, it's too late if the boys have any complaints. .5 • �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 LIVING IS BECOMING A LUXURY Money Due The foUowing crewmembers of the Steel Executive, voyage No. 3, have an allowance of one night's lodging due them. Vouch­ ers are being held for them at Isthmian Steamship Corporation, 71 Broadway, New York: Walter W. Danley, Henry Gibbs, Adam Swisczowski, Rus­ sell W. Finstrom, Richard Doupe, George T. Bareford, ^Anthony Freidof Fondila, Albert C. Belt, Admoaitis, Finn Rasmussen, Charles E. Ackerman, Bjorne Granberg, Lawrence Cox. Fred W. Johns, John A. Hoff­ man, George Dwyer, Charles F. Reiff, Albert J. Jensen, Jerome B. Crowley, Richard A. Anzzlone, Jose B. Pereira, Benny B. Amequita, Martin E. Fernberg, Marvin Henson, Alen L. Saunderii, William P. Gorman. Robert Gomez, Rodrigo Pelayo, Stanley Potuma, Anthony Ben­ jamin Modo, Oscar A. Payne, Rinaldi Lorenzo, Silverio Parian, Angel M. Chexerez and Aquilino Villariza. S. S. 1 LUISE TORRES Get in touch with Smith & Johnson Steamship Corp., 60 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. They are holding money due you. RISES » HALF YEAR - |HIGIfiSrSINCEi93r?^ Offic* CgulgnMnl Mimifoe. tmrCloiro4 la^aoSbor,. BY.GEMERALHILLS^ - $15,008,393 EARNED &IN OIL REPORTS 'I $2a799.153HET|: BYim; «-i iarningi in Firjt Six MonthjnV More Than OoyVed Those in Same Period of *47 . , Quull 10 11.04. SiWA(. /tlOiy Ya.YBoto. OTHER RESULTS RREGIVEN^: National 'Casn Register *lsofIssues Figures Show.ng Cais in -a'' -a* mi46 EARNED BY HOME PRODUCTS >4 ^4ft ' J Cooillion'i Profit tor Holt Trar to tun. 30 Is timost Ooubit 1947 Figure • *> T •• p.v PI* '*» Aft.r .41 ••••« fdm W* ^ FI-NA.-! . Jl-a » '.I ' •. f. .*• :i»Sttfl Ukfe iir.<t t 'O.HP.f FtNANQAL Standard Sanitary Salu and EarmngM 4ffl«ncafl rS^ b»54j602.339,|iiJ 1^47 Industry Net Totals S10 Billions 1948 Sale?::! i .rXv^ jAnd Profit fori;: Set Peaks !;'• U. S. study Shews Riit In Earnings in lost Quorttr of Oil Reports :k GM, R^dortiri^ Higher First Fl Half Net.Ill//.^^BiaEarninasGain jli H.ow the working man s hide is being skinned io provide unprecedented profits for the large corporations is graphically presented in chart above. While living costs are rising to fantastic heights this year, business is slicing melons in portions never before dreamed of. The worker, of course, is eating less. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION LIndsey Williams ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Joseph Volpian SUP HONOLULU AOHOK'^lN NEW YORK E. P. O'Brien. $2.00; M. F. Dellano. Ceo. Elmo Anderson. $5.00; F. Hig- $1.00; A. MacDonald. $1.00; J. Wright. gins. $5.00; G. Meshover. $5.00; J. $2.00: F. B. Stumpf. $1.00; R. DarTorrefiel $.1.00; W. Dixon. $1.00; E. ville. $1.00; H. Sorenson. $2.00; E. R. F. Paul, $1.00; R. K. Tompkins. $10.00; Crowell, $2.00; E. R. Celnow. $2.00; F. W. Tompkins, $5.00;- G. C. Ebon. V. Makko. $2.00;, A. Gzerwinski, $3.00. SS J. P. ALTGELD $5.00; D. L. Yielding. $5.00; A. L. Copeland. $5.00; C. K. Neumann, $5.00; W. A. Ryan, $1.00; .S P. Anderson. R. A. Barrett. $2.00; F. W. Fehr. $1.00; B. A. Graham. $1.00; W. J. $5.00; G. G. Bauer, |5.00; R. T. Wil- McKeon. $1.00; T. M. McDonald. $2.00; loughy. $5.00; M. M. Schapiro. $1.00; J. P. Descartes. $1.00; J. Cichomski, M. F. T. Crommie $l.,00: J. Guerra. $1.00. $1.00; I. G. Shulton, $6.00. SS CANTON VICTORY SS FRANCES L. E. Lemay. $2.00; R. Beach, $1.00; A. O. Serrano. $1.00; L. P. Tabar.- E. Troop. $2.00; K. E. Davis. $3.00; rini, $1.00; Wm. E. Janlech, $1.00. C. R. Mendoza, $1.00; P. Salvo, $1.00. SS ARLYN SS JEAN LAFITTE B. Delvalle. $1.00; H. T. Clisson. $1.00; A. Santiago. $1.00; O. Plaza. $1.00; R. L. Torres. $1.00; J. Reyes, $1.00; O. H. Lopez. $1.00; L. Solar. $1.00; W. V. Cachola, $1.00; P. Bazaar. $1.00. E. J. Chante, $1.00; M. E. Biggins, $1.00; R. G. Grigg, $1.00; J. Finelli, $1.00; T. R. Goodipan. $1.00; Secundino Santoria, $1.00;' J. J. Quinlan, $2.00; R. Carrington, $1.00; C. L. MacDonald, $1.00: £. w. Walden, $2.00. SS SEATRAIN N. Y. H. A. Thompson. $2.00; F. D. Berthold. $1.00; R. Schwartz. $3.00. SS SUZANNB p. A. Dunphy $l..60; B. Billaneuva. $1.00; J. J. Martin. '$>.00; A. Vallejo. SS D. HUGER $1.00; C. Negron. $1.00; Felix Muniz, E. C. Anderson. $2.00; E. J. DeAn- $1.00; P«dro Padro, $1.00; Pedro San­ gelo. $5.00; W. Wilson, $2.00; F. C. chez, $1.00; Tomas Majica. $1.00. Murray, $1.00: A. J. Dorugh. $1.00; B. SS EVANGELlNi D. Locke. $5.00: J. B. Porter. $2.00; W. M. Todd. $1.00;. W. Grant. $1.00; L. H. Harris. $2.00; A. G. Milne, $2.00; J. O. Bruso, $2.00; E. J. Guthrie. $2.00; P. J. Sparta, $2.00; ' A. T. Joaduin' G. E. Dickens. $2.00; A. J. Scheving. $1.00; A. Bryant. $1.00:'" Gt. Lakes District MONTREAL BICTORIA, B.C... VANCOUVER.. • 1227 Philips Square 602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 565 Hamilton St. Pacific 7824 SS JOLIET ICTORY INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Douglas 2-S47S $2.00. SS STAGG SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 M. F. Libby. $5.00; D. P. Rivers. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. $3.00; J. A. Wynn, $1.00; G. Nutting. Terminal 4-3131 $5.00; B. oschi. $5.00; O. N. Davidsen. $2.00; C. Fernanders. $2.00; E. E. Ekiund, $1.00; Howuizah, $5.00; Charlie Johnson, $1.00; N. E. Wroton, $1.00; G. E. PetUpas. $1.00; N. I. West. $3.00, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. SS COLABEE Cleveland 7391 J. J. Swykert. $2.00; S. J. Nathan. CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. $1.00; C. D. Friedemann, $1.00: C. Phone; Essex 2410 Gibbs. $1.00 CLEVELAND. 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 831 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 1- Show your Union book TOLEDO 618 Summit St. 2- 7 PM Garfleid 2112 Canadian' District JOE BARRON Mrs. W. C. Simmons, 1011 E. Osborne Avenue, Tampa 5, Flori­ da (Phone 33-5863) has very im­ portant mail for you. 4 4 4 DONALD WILSON BROWN Contact your family at Box 123, Navarre, Ohio. Serious ill­ ness. 4 4 4 JOHN ROACH Charles Dix asks that you write him care of SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York, N. Y. 4 4 4 TOM BLEVINS Please get in touch with your mother, Mrs. W. M. Blevins, at once. Jefferson, North Carolina. CLYDE KEATON Your mother asks that you get in touch with her at once concerning your father's health, at Tazewell, Tenn., R2. Also write your wife and your daugh­ ter, Jean, at Fairmont, W. Va. 4 4 4 GEORGE BROWN. AB Please get in touch with the Dreischs, 1175 Evergreen Avenue, Bronx, New York City. HANK MASON Your gear left aboard the Cap­ stan Knot is at the Mobile Hall baggage room, and the check for it is at the mail window. V/hitey Dude, Ship's Delegate. SS NEWHALL HILLS 4 4 4 Crewmembers who were JOSE MADUREIRA aboard the tanker Newhall Hills A. & H. Lazarus, Attornies-aton Sept. 14, 1946, when vessel law, Union House (Third Floor) was being salvaged by MV 12-16 Queen Victoria Street, Pigeon Point, are urged to get Cape Town, South Africa, wis'n in touch with Abe Rapaport in you to contact them. Benjamin Sterling's offices. Room 4 4 4 1711, 42 Broadway, New York JOSEPH LEON BOURGEOIS City. It is important. Miss Anita Bourgeois -would 4. 1 4. like you to get in touch -with LAWRENCE TRENT her at 6 Arthm- Street, Salem, R. H. FERRELL Mass. Important. Please contact Joe Volpian, 4 4 4 Special Services Department, JOHN L. NEWTON New York Hall, regarding Miles Please contact Emma McGilC. Foster's accident on the SS vreay, 243 School Street, SomerIberville. ville, Mass., as soon as possible. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The following men can pick J. HEACOX up their discharges at the SeaGet in touch with your mother train offices. Room 1115, 39 or sister. Broadway, N. Y.: Eugene Mc4 4 4 Guinn, Irving Weitzman, Harold FRANCIS A. VIGEANT Releford, Edwin Elfstrom, Jesse Your mother asks you to con­ A. Wood Jr., James B. Murphy, tact her at 15 Blanche Street, Ralph Coopei-, Olav Hagbo, Ted Cambridge, Mass. She is hold­ H. Bozeman, Robert Burns. ing mail for you. 4 4 4 4 4 4 HJALMAR V. NIELSON CHARLES J. CALVERT Your book and gear are in the Your mother is anxious that San Francisco A&G Branch Hall. you get in touch with her. NOTICE! SIU, A&G District SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall PERSONALS WtitinthiuhHblf-Year NH S24j94im f424,456,102 Saltt Total Sets Record Higi SiU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Williani Rentz, Agent Calvert 4S39 BOSTON 276 State St. Walter Slcknsann, Agent Bowdoin 44S5 GALVESTON 308«/,—23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de I.eon Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH ,. .220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. HAnover 2-2784 Page Fifteen 345678910- SS A. JACKSON . H. J. Smith. $1.00; F. W. . Kelly. $2.00; J. Branscomb. $2.00; E. Mulieri, $l.ft0; J. F. Minnahan. $1.00; V. W. Sorensen. $2.00; J. P;-Wise. $10.00; R. DeFretes. $2.00; J. O'Brien. $2.00; P. Hamilton. $2.00; P. W. Bentley. $2.00; H. H. Power. $2.00; H. L. Franklin. $2.00; J. C, Hare, $1.00; T. Bratsos, $4.00; C. A. Moss, $2.00. SS ELIZABETH QUIZ ANSWERS F. Hernandez, $1.00; J. J.. Briant, 11.00; R. F. Stewart, $1.00: R.^ Herrera, $1.00; P. Barbosa, $1.00; M. Soliva, $1.00; F. Molina. $1.00; Ed Castro, $1.00; R. Barrientos. $1.00. West Waterman Savannah New, York 8 Sept. 4 Refrigeration Engineer Sirius SS FISHER AMES F. J. Deoliveria, $2.00; M. Chapman, jr., $5.00; W. W. Moore. $5.00; J. Shaw. $1.00; A. N. Booth. $15.00; A. Lipari, $4.00; J. W. Headley, $2.00; C. Bourne. $5.00; R. W. Jones. $5.00; J. Celler. $5.00; W. O. Ammann, $5.00; V. Svendsen. $5.00; J. A. Tonnazzi. $5.00; J. R. eoone, $2.00; D. Meara. $5.00; S. M. Sorko, $5.00; E. B. Moore. $5.00; J. J. PadeUky, $5.00; E. M. Cullerton, $5.00; J. S. Anderton. $5.00; M. Courtney. $2.00. i Notice To All SIU Menbers The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU brancli for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS L(Xr, 81 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: Name Street Address ... State City ..... Signed Book No I �Page Sixteen Ikm THE SEAFARERS Eastern Ports Want Trade Gulf 'Steals' The "cold war" between US ports on the North Atlantic sea­ board and those in the Gulf of Mexico became a little brisker the other day, when representa­ tives of eight northern ports and eastern railroads met in Phila­ delphia to combat the rise in im­ portance of New Orleans and Mobile. "New Orleans is trying to sell .the nation's shippers the idea that everything originating be­ tween Pittsburgh and Denver and north to the Canadian border should be shipped through the Port of New Or­ leans," charged a spokesman for the Quaker City meeting, per­ haps a little wistfully. At the meeting, officials from Portland (Maine), Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington (Delaware), Balti­ more and flampton Roads as well as freight executives from the railroads were present. Upshot of their discussion was that the rails and the ports would have to cooperate closely if they were not to lose more business to the Gulf. They claimed that New Or­ leans and other Gulf ports were taking advantage of lower freight rates to those outlets. They said that the freight rates were originally established to offset higher shipping rates from the Gulf. TEAPOT TEMPEST .... After September 1, pas­ sengers on Robin Line ships will have to be a whole lot richer, if they want to make the run to Africa. The com­ pany has announced that, as of the above date, all pas­ senger fares wiil be in­ creased 25 percent. However, the Robin Line, a member of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association, has not seen fit to offer the SIU any bigger wage increase than the 17 cents a day the Union Ne­ gotiating Committee re­ jected two weeks ago. ; Friday* August Id* 1948 WHAT ttWNK... QUESTION: What was the toughest run you made during the war period? C. HOSPEDOLES, Ch. Stew.: A run to England aboard the SS Frances Marion in 1944. I was Chief Cook at the time, and we had left New York in convoy. Several of fhe crew, in­ cluding myself, were playing cards in the messhall when we reached the English Chaimel. Suddenly we heard the roar of an explosion. The alarm started ringing and we went out on deck, thinking we had been hit. But we found it was the ship behind us. She had been struck by a mine. Of course, the con­ voy had t.o keep right on mov­ ing, but destroyers went back to pick up the survivors. We were lucky but our nerves jangled. A. J. FERRARA, Carp.: In the middle of 1942 I was on the Fluor Spar. We had a load of bombs and aerial torpedoes slated for the British, then fight­ ing Rommel in Egypt. We made it to Lake Ismalia ai the en­ trance of the Suez Canal, but that was as far as we got. For three days we were given a hard time by the German Air They dropped aerial mines in the Canal and in the 1; Lake. If we had made a move we would have gone sky high, so we stood still—playing pos­ sum — and then unl.oaded our cargo right there in the Lake. I was sure glad when that cargo was unloaded. Now the freight rates from Gulf ports are the same as those from New York and other North Atlantic ports, they maintained, although it takes two or three more days to reach Europe from the Gulf than from the north­ CANDIDO BONAFONT. FWT: east coast. My most harrowing experience • New Orleans officials, happily came when I was aboard the noting the giowth of the Cres­ Delisle. While the ship was in cent City and other Gulf ports Liverpool, England, she was as shipping centers, countered by struck by a torpedo but didn't saying that they certainly had made no effort to steal business sink. That was ciose enough but, from New York and Philadel­ later, when we were .off the phia, but that the new impor­ coast of Cuba her number came tance of their area was solely up. She was struck by a tor­ the result of a program of mak­ pedo and sunk. Two men were ing friends in foreign countries. lost in the expiosion. The rest So far as Seafarers are con­ of us hit the iifeboats amd were cerned, the dispute among the ports pj'obably is something of a later picked up by a corvette. tempest in a teapot. As long It seems that that ship was just as SlU-contracted ships con­ slated for the bottom of the tinue to sail, the question of ocean. I was bombed on the which ports they sail from is Arizpa, but it was nothing like secondary. that trip on the Deiisle. Robin Wants A Raise LOG FRED L. TRAVIS, Elec.: I was on the Melvin H. Baker when she caught a Jap torpedo in the Mozambique Channel, but that wasn't as bad as when we were bombed in Antwerp in January, 1945, on the MV Blen­ heim. We arrived on New Year's Day, and were greeted by the Luftwaffe'ji last raid there. We shot down two ME-109s and one Spitfire — by mistake — but we weren't hit. On January 8, though, a V-2 hit 100 feet off the port side. A lot of American soldiers feeding with us were killed along with some steve­ dores. Half the crew was badly hurt. A lot of them got purple hearts. Then for six weeks we were damaged every day by the buzz bombs. That was the v/orst I saw. EDMUND ERIKSEN, 3rd Cook: I had a. close call on the Rob* in Sherwood during a return to the States from England in 1944. We ran into a terrific storm and ..our coal ballast be* gan shifting. All hands were or* dered into the hold, and I was in the foc'sle changing from m; heavy gear when—bam!—I was laying over in the corner of the room. The ship took a 53-degrec starboard list. General alarm was sounded and we went to the deck and put on life-jackets* I was about to get into No. 5 boat on starboard side with my watch partner, but changed my mind, because of the heavy seas^ Nine men got in that boat* Eight of them were lost. A. R. CARRASQUILLO, Oiler: I sailed throughout the war in all the zones and never once 'was in serious trouble. I made many trips through the Caribbeetn, an area where the subs were knocking them off right and left, but never once was my ship attacked. I guess it was .just pure luck. Of course every guy has his anxious moments while pushing a ship through sub infested water, never know­ ing when a torpedo is going to strike. I sweated out many a trip when we were carrying ex­ plosives, and was always glad when that run was ended. PABLO TORRES, Bosun: The time you got it was you* toughest trip. In- 1942, when the German submarines were in the West Indies and the Caribbean* I was on the Edith. She was a Bull Line ship, on her way from New York to Puerto Rico* The subs were out and the Navy first held us up at Miami, then sent us down by way of a port in British Honduras. That didn't do any good, for we got it com­ ing out of British Honduras. We lost the radio operator and a FWT. The rest of us spent seven days in the boats, and wers out of wader and in bad shape when we made it^ into Black Rivef* Jamaica. I was bombed in Ant­ werp, but the torpedo wat worse. RAYMOND MORAN, FWT; We were on the old Beatrice n from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, for Pensacola. I'd been dream­ ing of submarines and then we got it. I was on watch when it hit. I put out the fire, but the Chief Engineer put a pistol on me to keep me from going up. He claimed we weren't hit but that it was "American fleet ex­ ercises," although we were afire and listing. Then we got another one and the Mate was con­ vinced. Finally I found my way to one of the boats. Three days later we made it to Kingston, Jamaica. The Steward was lost, so I was lucky, I guess. I sailed all through the war. but that was the worst lime. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 13, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 33 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIS WINS $12.50-$25 IN 2-YR.MISSISSIPPI PACT UNION-RUN HIRING HALL,WON IN NEW CONTRACT NY DECISION AWARDS IDLE PAY TO PERMITS ILA LONGSHOREMEN WIN PUERTO RICO STRIKE MISSISSIPPI CONTRACT NEW HIGH IN MARITIME THINGS JUMPEDFOR MISSISSIPPI AND SO DID THEIR OFFICALS THERE ARE BEEFS-AND JUST BEEFERS YOU CAN GET OUT IN PHILADELPHIA IF YOU DONT PICK AND CHOOSE SHIPPING IN NEW YORK HOLDS TO FAIR CLIP BALTIMORE EXPECTING SLOW SHIPPING WEEK FRISCO BRANCH FINALLY DOES IT:OPENS NEW HALL FOR A&G DISTRICT MOBILE REPORTS PROGRESS WITH WATERMAN SAN JUAN SIU CONTINUE TO AID PUERTO RICO LONGSHORE STRIKE BOSUNS AREN'T ONLY GREY ONES,SYS STEWARD GALVESTON HAS JOBS ON DECK,BUT THATS ALL MOBILE MAW SETS UP MEETINGS SEAFARER-EXPLORER HAS SAFARIED IN DARK CONTINENT, SOUTH AMERICA HOLDS AFRICAN TITLE,EYES WRESTING CROWN OF EUROPE GEORGE THOMPSON DIES IN ACCIDENT PASSING TIME ON STEEEL CHEMIST EASTERN PORTS WANT TRADE GULY 'STEALS' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/13/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d177df99b3719354dcfd8cd307ec750c.PDF cbb2ddd2a71539d370a58c599e982aaa PDF Text Text ' •' # ' Seafarers Certified As Bargaining Agent For Cuba Distiiiing Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. 1948 Waterman Sabotages Unemployed fnsarame By JOE VOLPIAN Special Services Representative What seamen on the bea^ can expect in the way of unemploy­ ment insurance these days can be learned from the headlines in the commercial press. "New York State Unemployment Insur^ ance Lays Off 700," one says, "Unemployment Insurance Tax Cut From Three Percent To Two," blares another. "East Coast and Up-River Steamship Company Makes 100 Million," re­ veals a third. for aU claims. "Refused RreEmployment," it reads. It is obvious that Waterman is trying to squeeze Unemploy­ ment Insurance to dealh. SIU Agents up and down the coast and the Headquarters Spe­ cial Services Department are be­ ing deluged with appeals for help from seamen who have sailed for Waterman, and who have been refused Unemployment Insur­ ance. The situation is the same in all ports'. Investigation usually reveals that the claim is just. In addition, newspapers de­ light in printing stories about the negligble few who collect un­ employment benefits under false pretenses. For some reason, news editoi-s prefer the story of an occasional pimk who beats the state for a winter in Miami Beach to the story of the real need for unemployment insur­ ance for seamen and workers in other fields. FACTS IGNORED Waterman does not recognize the fight of seamen to quit their ship after completing a voyage and to retain their rights under the law, despite the fact that at the completion of a ship's articles every man is paid off by the Shipping Commissioner. But, most fiagrant of all, Waterman does not admit that sometimes a man is laid off be­ cause a ship is laid up. In such cases. Waterman says that the men quit. It seems that Waterman does not even check the records on these claims. The office just uses the rubber stamp. The re­ sult is that even if a man eventu­ ally gets his money (which in most cases he does not) the pur­ pose of Unemployment Insurance is defeated. The man has to hang around broke when he needs the money. No. 32 WSA Money Due A considerable sum repre­ senting money due seamen who sailed WSA-chartered ships is now being held by the WSA. This money was originally held by the com­ panies but for accounting reasons was turned back to the government agency. Men who have money due them as a result of sailing on WSA ships should write to; District Auditor. Mari­ time Commission. 45 Broad­ way. New York. N.Y. It is essential that claim­ ants list: (1) The name of the ship on which the money was earned; (2) Name of the company which operated the vessel; (3) Ap­ proximate dates of periods spent on ship, and (4) Social Security number. And sign your name, of course. The Seafarers International ated had lapsed. Nothing daunt­ Union was certified this week ed, the Union reorganized the as the bargaining agent for un­ company. licensed crewmen on ships be­ Early in the spring, the Union longing to the Cuba Distilling petitioned the NLRB for an elec­ Company. tion on the ships. The Carra­ The certification order, dated bulle was voted in New Orleans August 3, was handed down by on July 12, the Catahoula in the National Labor Relations Deepwater, New Jersey, three Board on the basis of NLRB days later. The NLRB announc­ elections held aboard the SS ed the results shortly after­ Carrabulle and SS Catahoula, wards. the company's two ships. Veteran Seafarers recaU the On receipt of the certification old Catahoula, Carrabulle and order, SIU Headquarters sent a Casimir, the three ships that letter to the company asking were torpedoed. Many seamen that negotiations on a contract homesteaded them for months at commence immediately. a time, for they were good feed­ ers, making short and frequent OLD COMPANY Cuba Distilling, whose two runs. THREE MORE COMING ships are molasses tankers, is an old SIU company, the first con­ The Cuba Distilling tankers tract having been won in 1938. bring molasses from West In­ However, during the war, the dian ports to Baltimore, Deepoutfit's three vessels were torpe­ water and New Orleans, Most of doed, the last one going down the molasses finds its way into in 1943, and the company went various Du Pont plants where it out of business for five years. is made into commercial alcohol. When Cuba Distilling came The Catahoula is now in the back to the sea last winter, with shipyard for repairs, but she two new ships bearing the same will be back out in a few weeks. names as their old ones, com­ In the near future Cuba Distil­ pany officials maintained that ling plans to obtain three more no agreement with the SIU ex­ tankers in a welcome program isted since the last one negoti­ of expansion. SIU Clears Electrician Of Phony Charge Seafarer John L. White is all immediately, since he could with the recommendation that if smiles these days, and he's mak­ make it by next morning, he the charge wasn't proved at th# ing no secret of the fact that was advised to wait for instruc­ hearing, White's pay as Chief his Union deserves much credit tions in a local seamen's club. Electrician be restored for the for his happiness. Brother White, After waiting about 30 min­ portion of the trip he served as RUBBER STAMP a Chief Electi-ician, was cleared utes, the police came into the Wiper. No newspapers, however, carry last week of a "sabotage" charge club and told him he was under FULLY CLEARED stories of chiseling by industry in­ lodged by against him by the arrest. The Skipper had notified cluding the maritime industry— Chief Engineer and the Skipper the authorities that he was a At the hearing, held the next particularly the Waterman of the Robin Gray. He feels "deserter." He was detained two day, the Coast Guard hearing of­ Steamship Company. Waterman that Union representation bol­ nights and a day in the East ficer ruled that the charge of seems to have a rubber stamp stered his case considerably. London jail, under deplorable "sabotage" was unfounded and The sabotage charge grew out conditions. uncalled for, and never should of a situation in East London, After being reieased he went have been instituted. South Africa, on Juijje 26, when to Durban and boarded the Robin Extremely happy over the turn White missed the Robin Gray as Gray, only to find that he now of events, Brother White was en­ it took off for Durban. After was charged with "sabotage" by thusiastic over the role the Union some complications, caused by the Chief Engineer, and that he played in the case. But he the Skipper's report to local had been demoted to Wiper for couldn't imagine why the Chief police that he was a deserter. the rest of the tinp. Engineer would institute "such ALABAMA'S BITE White caught the ship in Dur­ fantastic charges, nor why the TOLD STORY ban. Skipper would go out on a limb Waterman's attitude is par­ Seafarers should take note of At the ship's payoff in New to back him up. He found, however, that Chief ticularly reprehensible. Seamen the four-year sentence handed Engineer Granger, back by Cap­ York, June 26, White told his "It's a complete surprise to me out in Singapore recently to sailing on Waterman ships are tain Ryan, had logged him for story to the Patrolmen. They ad­ why a Master of a ship would required, under the -law in Walter J. Seiferle, Masters, sabotage and that he had been vised him to payoff under pro­ go overboard in backing a charge Mates, and Pilots member, who Waterman's home state of Ala­ test, and to report the mat­ that couldn't hold water in an demoted to Wiper. was apprehended with a loaded bama, to pay a portion of the ter to the SIU Special Services open hearing," White said. UNION REPRESENTATION pistol in his possession while Alabama Unemployment Insur­ Department. ance Tax, and then are denied Represented by the SIU at suc­ taking it ashore to sell it. . THANKS UNION He appeared at the Union the the benefits, for which they cessive hearings before a Ship­ next day and after repeating his Carrying of armament of any themselves are taxed. But, he added, "to get back to ping Commissioner and a Coast kind off a ship is against the We prefer to believe that the Guard Hearing Officer after the stox-y was promised Union sup­ my original pui-pose in coming international maritime regula­ top officials of Waterman are ship paid off in New York June port. On July ,28 he appeared here. I want to extend to the tions, so if you do so im any not aware of what is "going on 26, White was^ given a clean bill before the Shipping Commis­ A&G District and its representa­ port you will be laying yourself in their own organization, that of health and his Chief Elec­ sioner, accompanied by. New tives my hearty thanks for open to serious trouble. some labor-hating subordinate in trician's pay was restored for York Port' Agent Joe Algina their sincere and successful ef­ and Patrolman Jimrby Purcell. forts in having me cleared of the their employ instigates this the period he sailed as Wiper. APPEAL CASE The Commissioner reviewed false charge. policy of refusing just claims Brother White called at the the case and then turned it over "I'm proud to say I have a In the case of Seiferle, who without investigation. LOG office this week and re­ to the Coast Guard, which has Union that wUl back a man to was arrested and sentenced by a The way things work out now, viewed the incident. Before un­ British court, an appeal has been whatever money is not spent in folding his story, the Chief Elec­ jurisdiction in cases of this kind, the hilt in a legitimate beef." made to both Secretary of State benefits reverts back to the com­ trician said: Marshall, and to the Governor of pany. "The reason I'm giving you Louisiana to investigate the fair­ The trend at present is to this story is that I am grateful ness of the verdict, and to ascer­ sabotage social legislation. The for the support the SIU gave me. tain if the four-year sentence is states instead of subsidizing the The Union went all out in get­ Seafarers in New York who wish lo receive a check-up excessive. man in need, give benefits to ting me a square deal. That's for tuberculosis can" do so through the facilities offered by the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association. It is further pointed out that corporations in the form of tax- the reason I'm here." How the fantastic "sabotage" In Manhattan, the clinic nearest . the SIU Hall is the it is unlawful for unlicensed per­ rebates, and direct subsidies. It is therefore clear that we charge came about, and what Washington Chest Clinic at 123 Wooster Street. The examina­ sonal to have weapons in their tion is free, but an appointment is necessary. The telephone possession aboard ship at any cannot blame members who, happened after it. Brother White number is WAtkins 5-7184. time, and further, that in many when shipping picks up, steer related this way: On June 26 he arrived at the Another clinic is the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health States, such as New York where clear of Waterman ships. On docks in East London a half hour Waterman vessels, their veal Association Clinic at 293 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn. The the Sullivan Law is in effect, hours are Monday from 12 to 9 PM. No appointment is need­ there are very stiff penalties for wages, are less in the long run, after the Robin Gray had shoved off for Durban. Although he and their protection is nil when ed, and the fee is $1. possession of concealed weapons wanted to take off for Durban they are unemployed. at any time. Carrying Arms Ashore May Lead To Real Trouble Free Check-Up For TB �Page Two m- i: 5S'. f THE SEAFARER^ LOG SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 6. 19481 ^ IKCE EAfTERPffVSE Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Caught In The Bight If you're not an eagle you don't have a chance these days. Only a strong, high-flying bird could possibly man­ age to keep ahead of the soaring prices, which are putting practically everything but necessities out of the working man's reach. Even that much taken-for-granted lift that comes with a drag on a cigarette is becoming a luxury among many people. With the rise in tobacco prices last week many folks were adopting a self-imposed ration­ ing system. Prices are rising in a steady spiral that seems to have no end. And nothing the working man needs for his daily well-being is exempt. Like cigarettes, all food items, . clothing, home appliances, rent, entertainment, medical expenses are rising skyward. Periodically, the newspapers report dry figures on the "cost of living jumps"—something we've been painfully experiencing practically every day of the year. The fig­ ures arc issued with the same air of resignation that ac­ company weather reports: "That's the way it is folks—• sorry, but there's nothing we can do about it." Along about this time every year new lists o£ fig­ ures published that don't do any good for the work­ ing man or woman but which send the corporation big­ wigs and dividend-happy stockholders into frenzied glee. They are the semi-annual earning reports of the big Hospital Patients outfits. And they touch off glee because they are harbing­ When entering the hospital ers of better living for those who run U.S. industry. At notify the delegates by post­ the end of the six-month period just reported, profits card. giving your name and were even more exhilerating for them than currenjt prices the number of your ward. are depressing for the worker. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Of some 300 outfits reporting, more than 70 per­ Social Service desk. cent showed net profit gains—huge ones—over 1947, an­ other good year. Oil company gains were way up. Stand­ Staten Island Hospital ard Oil of New Jersey reported a 210 million dollar profit You. can. contact your Hos- . for the first six-months, 33 percent over last year. Atlan­ pital delegate , at the Staten tic Refining revealed a fantastic profit increase of 143 These are the Union Brothers currently In the marine hospitals, Island: Hospital at the.follow­ percent over last year. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ing times; Some companies showed only slight gains in sales but heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on Sth and 6th floors.) nevertheless were able to show tremendous profits. Willys writing to them. Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (the jeep outfit) had a sales increase of only 29 percent, SAN JUAN HOSPITAL M. C. GADDY (on 3rd and 4th floors.) but managed to eke out a 71 percent profit increase to ANGEL SILVESTRE H. L. SEYMOUR Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. JAMES FARRIOR $2,019,020. Sales of Standard Brands (food manufactur­ RAMON OLIVERAS (on let and 2nd floors.) E. MULHOLLAND . ers) showed just an eight percent rise in sales but prices RAMON SEIJO A. SYLVERA were 31 percent higher—proving folks are spending more ESTIBAN CRUZ EDWIN MAXWELL GEORGE LITCHFIELD to eat less. A. JENSBY FRANK WAGNER tr if iSf J. BOUYEA The story is much the same throughout industry, SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL P. E. CUMARE K. C. CROWE H. FERDRICKSSON and the figures made the so-called wage increases of three E. MELIE C. OPPENHEIMER H. MASON ^d four and five percent of the past year look weak and P. J. TRASMIL W. S. PERRY G. L. DUXWORTH D. GELINAS ineffective. And prices are still climbing. The big boys W. HUNT ED MILLER W. WATSON are taking the increase right back—with a vengeance. T. MANDICK XXX J. HODO The laboring man, as usual, was caught in the bight. C. NANGLE SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. X X' C. W. HALLA And as usual, there is no use in him crying "Uncle!" For B. K. BAUGH SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL P. G. DAUGHERTY TROY THOMAS Uncle - Sam, that is wasn t doing a damned thing L. TICKLE XXX F. W. VANLEW about it. Members of Congress are beating their gums ac­ T. C. KELLY BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP^ A. S. GRIFFIN cording to schedule, despite the fact that one of them— M. BYERS HAROLD HANNAH H. W. BIGHAM XXX Senator McGrath of Rhode Island put it plainly: P. D. FULCHER W. ROBERTS NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. McGUIRE . . . the 1948 earnings of workers averaging $52 STELLY C. FORMAN M. T. TARING J. MORTON per week have an actual purchasing power of $2 less than E. LIPARI XXX H. W. SPENCER STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL in 1946, when their average weekly earnings were only R. F. BLACK W.WHITE U. WEEMS J. DENNIS $43. C. MORALEA A. KUBACKI L. C. MASON The working man's only sure means of protecting A. LOOPER J. P. GAVJN R. GIANFAGLIONE himself against this vicious price cycle is his trade union. C. ANDERSON B. L. MODE J. P. SAIDE C. L. KAMER V. TABARRINI No one else appears to give a damn for him or his family. RALPH PIEPHET W. T. ROSS J. McNEELY So as long as prices go up and up, organized labor will V. R. NORTH E. BOROCUSKI L.. ROBERTS J.. be forced to push for more and more increases to enable V. P. SALLINGS L. A. HOLMES T. ZEMBRZUSKI C. GREEN working men and women to maintain a standard of de­ L. J. PATI A. EWING C. R.\ GRIMES cent living. G. J. WANKA D. DeDUISEN W. H. COLBOURNE Uen Now In The Marine Hospitals �Friday, August 6, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three SlU Policy Proves itself To Be Correct By JOE ALGINA The Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG has invited the Port Agents to submit a series of articles on issues of general and vital interest to the membership. These articles will not take the place of the Agents' weekly surveys on the state of shipping in their ports and other matters but will be something extra. The Editor felt that the Port Agents, because of their position, would be able to comment wisely on many subjects. The second article in this series appears below. It was submitted by Joe Algina, Port Agent in New York. Members are urged to submit their own views on the subjects covered in these articles. Brother Algina is one of the original members of the Union and played a part in all its struggle. Algina sailed during the war. He served as an organizer when the Union began its expansion drive. In 1945 he was elected Deck Patrolman for New York and was re-elected for 1946 and 1947. He assumed the duties of Acting Agent for the port in 1947 and was elected Port Agent in 1948. a deaf ear from the average oldtimer, who has no use for them. It is the newer men whom they prey upon. These newer mem­ bers should take a cue from the oldtimers and treat the politicals for what they are. If anybody has any doubts about the correctness of this posi­ tion in regard to political groups, they need only look at what hap­ pened in the NMU, which was almost wrecked because it be­ came an instrument of politics and forgot it was a trade union. Or look at any other union that has become tied up by politicals. has been able to win clear-cut victory after victory because our membership is luiited in purpose. Seafarers have been a step ahead of the rest of maritime, because they are alert and alive to their own problems and are not con­ fused by outside political issues and beefs. A few weeks ago something happened in the National Mari­ time Union that a few years ago would have made even guys with plenty of waterfront savvy blink their eyes and swear it was dream. The i-esults of the NMU's an­ nual election showed that the It looks like even Joe Curran communists, who up to now can see that the policy followed played a powerful role in that by the SIU is the only true imion, had been defeated for course that a real trade union every single post for which they can follow in order to make conhad a candidate. tinous gains for its members. The That left Joe Curran and the payoff proof lies in the SIU con­ group backing him in complete tracts which the Seafarers has control of the national council, steadily fought for and won. WORST OFFENDERS after a fight which has been Of these groups which confuse War Shipping Administration to the real purpose of a union, the tearing the guts out of the NMU reverse its phony General Order worst offenders are the commu­ for over two years—ever since 53, requiring competency cards Curran and Joe Stack, the CP's nists and their splinter groups. for Stewards Department men. chief waterfront agitator, broke These are the boys who carry over the dead body of the Com­ Several weeks later we won their political fights and differ­ mittee For Maritime Unity. the foreign rider beef, when we ences into the imions. As usual, it was the NMU's bucked the combined strength "Hurray for us and to hell with membership which paid through of the WSA and the shipowners. the union," is their attitude. And the nose while Curran and his And we fought the Coast all the while they have the The pennies, nickels and former allies of the communist Guard throughout while NMU guts to say with a straight faces dimes added to the cost of ne­ party tried to beat each other's official Joe Stack was making that they're good union men. cessities of life have eaten a 28 brains out, using the union ap­ speeches about what a wonderful As a matter of fact, as soon as cent hole in every dollar since paratus for a club. organization the CG was. He they see that the membership the end of price controls, ac­ What's going to happen now, was teUing that to seamen, too. won't let them get to first base, cording to figures released by we don't exactly know at this All these battles which we sucthey get sore and take no interest the Bureau of Labor Statistics. point. Anyway, it's not our cessfuly wa^ed against bureau­ whatever. problem. The thing that is im­ This covers the period becracy benefitted all seamen. JOE ALGINA Some of them even have gone t w e e n June 1946, and June, portant to us of the Seafarers is When these beefs were over, that Curran's success is pri­ the NMU had to save face with so far as to say that the SIU 1948. The dollar, however, has marily due to the fact that he fiuenced by the communist party its membership and it followed shrunk even more than 28 cents, adopted the policy long pursued line, was against any aid to the our lead in getting wage in­ inasmuch as the bureau's figures by the SIU. And unless he had allies. are not up to date, being almost creases, which were granted be­ Curran, of course, worked cause we had won them. The done so, he never could have two months behind. driven the communists from their hand-in-glove with the commies war was over and the NMU's While the 28 plus hole in the and went along on this policy. phony policy showed up in its positions in the NMU. pociket of the American working Curran's adoption of the SIU When Russia was invaded, the true light—a dismal failure inso­ man is bad enough, the cost of policy definitly emphasizes the NMU swerved according to party far as the interest of its njemfood has risen 45 percent, dur­ soundness of our course in stick­ policy and went all-out for the bership was concerned. That ing the same period. It's not ing strictly to our only purpose war. union was nothing but a spring­ only the bookie these days who The NMU leadership forgot all board for as an organization. And that is communist party is saying, "Three will get you to operate as an economic Union about trade union affairs and policy. two." The grocer now gives out of seafaring men, fighting side by practically became a political The moral of this parallel be­ two dollars worth of groceries side to better their wages and group. N?) strikes, no job ac­ tween the maritime unions is for every three bucks. tions. The membership's actions clearly this: that political groups living conditions. is "fascist" because the majority NEW BLOWS Our membership realized early were not judged in light of their have no place as such in the has ruled them out of order. in the game that if the Union effect on the union; they were structure of a trade union. They Some of the new blows to hit One of the reasons these poli­ was allowed to be used in any judged as they affected the com­ merely use the union as the tail the pocketbooks of the nation other way by groups with other munist party line—and Joe Cur­ for their political purposes. The ticals are so harmful to the Un­ last week came with announce­ ions is that they are always us­ goals, we never could have made ran concurred. NMU is learning that this is so. ing every minute they are in the ments that cigarettes would go During this period the NMU our giant strides along the road We Seafarers have no political up 1 cent a pack (2 cents in ma­ to economic betterment for the worked hand-in-hand with gov­ program. We have an economic union to push their pet views. chines "to abosorb the cost of ernment bureaucrats and agon­ program. It is for that reason How can any organization move matches"). membership. Whether Curran and his group ies. Communist party policy that the membership does not ahead under such conditions? International Shoe Company, A prfect example of this sit­ decided consciously or imcon- was NMU policy. permit any group to carry on one of the biggest in the world, Meanwhile the SIU was plying political activity within our or­ uation goes on in ,the Marine raised prices 10 percent, and the sciously that the policy of the Cooks and Stewards. While this its straight, clear course of strict ganization. price of newsprint went up $4 a trade union. policy. We fought Our Union is not a recruitlhg union is i hanging by a string, ton. Publishers are now talking tooth and nail against govern­ ground for guys with a political "Sister" Bryson, head of the of 10 cent daily newspapers. ment encroachment in the mari­ axe to grind. And that is v^y MCS, runs off to make speeches While Congress hemmed and time labor field. The interests we are able to move swiftly and in support of Heni-y Wallace for hawed and Big Business blamed and welfare of our membership surely in pursuing our objective President. the Unions for the high prices, remained the chief objective of —betterment of our economic Sure, he's a good faithful corporations continued to racK our organization. Never was our position. party-liner, but he's a damned up record profits. No nickel and welfare subordinated to the in­ poor union man. In fact, he's POLITICS IS PERSONAL dime stuff here. In their quar­ terests or "line" of any outside an enemy of his own union. He terly reports the facts stood out This does not mean, of course, completely ignores the prob­ group. like red lights! The correctness of this SIU that any man in our organization lems of his union while he goes Studebaker C o r p o r ation re­ policy — and the failure of the cannot have his own personal around preaching his political ported profits of almost $4 mil­ NMU's — was shown when the political beliefs. Political lean­ faith. Thus, the union becomes lion as against almost $2 mil­ the target for attack from the SIU membersliip was the only government cracked down on ings are a man's own business lion for the same quarter last * his personal business, just like shipowners, who see that the or­ smart policy after all is beside seamen at the end of the war. year, a neat 100 percent in­ his religion. A man can indulge The Wage Stabilization Board ganization is weakened as a re­ the point. crease. Gulf Oil reported a profit in political activity on his own— sult. The fact is that after the NMU refused to grant the wage in­ of $77 million as against $42 outside the structure of the was practically torn to bits inter­ creases which we had won in The -same thing happened in million for the same period in Union. He cannot expect to use collective bargaining with the nally and stymied by the opera­ the NMU. If the situation had 1947, an 85 percent increase. tors, externally, Curran appar­ operators. We had no friends in the Uniop to advance his own continued, the organization would General Motors, up 55 percent; ently figured the SIU theory, that the government—we didn't have political beliefs. have been completely wrecked. Continental Oil, up 48 percent; So we have no political recruit­ Curran only saw the light after a maritime union cannot be poli­ to talk it over with anybody but Tidewater Oil, up 100 percent; tical and economic and still do our Brother Union members. We ing in our organization. There the commies had him so trapped Sinclair Oil, up 100 percent; are no groups at work in our that he couldn't move. the membership any good was decided to strike. While Standard Oil, up 81 percent; Ra­ Union who are able to divert the Following the biggest maritime correct. they were making him a hero, dio Corporation, way down the Without going into all the strike in the nation's history, we real aims of the membership. everything was okay. list, showed 21 percent profit In fact, the attitude of Sea­ little winding details, let's just won what we were entitled to. over last year's take of $4 mil­ AT LONG LAST take a look at the NMU policy, The WSB was forced to reverse farers is that ^these groups are lion. Nevertheless after all these more to be pitied than scorned. which almost proved fatal to its ruling. Another sign of the times: years, he and his group have Politicals have learned that they While the NMU was patting that organization just before it This week the Government re­ fell in line with Seafarers policy, the government agencies on the are not wanted. There are many finally i-ealized that the SIU politicals in the NMU who left policy is the only sound effective quested farmers to plant less back, the SIU was fighting in regard to the politics side. In the early part of the war, to break bureaucratic strangle­ the SIU because they could not way to advance the welfare of wheat as the granaries are overfiowing. Prices, however, con­ when Russia and Germany were holds on the American seamen. make any progress in the SIU. the membei'ship. The record shows that the SIU tinue to climb. What few there are around get partners in a pact, the NMU, in- In April 1946 the SIU forced the Prices, Profits Continue Their Upward Trend •if...' �Page Four i tnE SEAFAnERS LOG Friday, August 6, 1948 MoftUe Sliiirpn^ The SRids But Shoregang Work Helps Out By CAL TANNER MOBILE—Shipping during the a piece of cabbage to a man past week hei'e was on the dead who's been on the beach for slow bell, with a- total of 71 while. On the organizing side, things bookmen and 32 pennitmen be­ ing shipped. There were five were fairly quiet this week. We payoffs and three signons for the haven't had anvthing unor­ ganized in quite a while. week. The hospital Patrolman niade • The Alcoa Cavalier, one of the The next regular member­ three ' Alcoa ships running into the rounds again this week, anc ship meetings will be held this port, came in from a 17-day he reports that all Brothers are Wednesday evening. Aug^ 11 By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER cruise to the Islands. Two other being well taken care of, with at 7 P. M. in all ports. With Alcoa ships also came in from all men entitled to benefits re­ the exception of New York, PHILADELPHIA — Shipping There were also two Bull Line tlie Island run. They were the ceiving them. all branches hold their meet­ has improved considerably this ships, the SS Elizabeth and Aryln Speaking of hospitals, the Capstan Knot and the Runner. week, which is the kind of news to payoff. These ships laid off many friends of the Mobile ings in their own halls. All three paid off clean. New York meetings are we wish we could report every their crews, and will lie idle un­ The payoff of the William Branch stenographer and secre­ held in Roosevelt Auditor­ time we write in. til the ILA wins its beef in Blunt, another Alcoa scow, was tary, Miss Huggins, will be glad ium, 100 East 17th Street, Puerto Rico. They'll be back We paid off a new SlU tanker held up a few hours because of to know she is recovering from comer of Fourth Avenue. pretty soon. the SS TheCabins; She may a bit of trouble, but everything her recent appendicitis operation. .These sessions are a good We also paid off a number of have a queer twist to her name was finally settled to the satis­ She'll probably be back to work chance for you to hit the SUP ships, with SUP Patrolman but we got everything squarec faction of the crew. Our other by the time you read this. deck and speak your piece. Charlie Jacobs coming up from away without any trouble. payoff was on the Zane Gray, ON THE BEACH Baltimore to give us a hand on Isthmian and, considering her A lot of oldtimers have hit most of them. six-month trip, -she came in the beach here recently. Among faii-ly clean with just a few SHORTAGE them is Jack Self, with a little minor beefs. less ear than he started out with. The net result has been that GOOD CREW Bosun Mel Shipley has gone we have had a shortage of Congratulations are in order and got himself spliced. He was Bosuns, Carpenters and ABs, and By WILLIAM (CmSy^ HENTZ^ for the Grey crew for bringing married here a week ago , . . have had to call other ports for in the ship with so few beefs, Robert (Chewtobacco) Reynolds BALTIMORE—Shipping drop­ bringing trouble to the entire replacements. In part, this sit­ despite the fact that they had was in and got a job on the ped down to nothing again in SIUv uation was caused by the new another sample of the Isthmian the seven days just past, with So you men who turn down rule on ABs, calling for twospecial brand of Skipper and only a handful of vessels paying the Ore jobs ought to do a little thirds of the ABs on each ship to Pursers. off and signing on. thinking about what the conse- hold green tickets. Signons for the week were the This was a blow, for Balti­ iquences might be. We Seafarers Any AB having the necessary William Blunt, whicli headed more had been quite active for Rave a job to do sailing these three years should go up to have back to the Islands, and the a few weeks. Only four paid off ships, and it's oiu- business to his blue ticket changed for a Noonday, Waterman, which while five signed on. As usual, see that every ship we have green one. This is for your signed on for a trip to Japan. when things are bad it was the sails under the SIU banner. benefit as an individual, and it The Zane Grey signed coastwise Ore ships that kept us going. If too many of you men keep will also mean that the Union articles to Tampa, where she will This is another good reason turning down these jobs you never will have any trouble man­ sign foreign for India. for taking the jobs on those Ore will have no right to holler ning its ships. Several vessels were in port, ships. You will recall that last when they come back with We kept pretty busy here all in transit, among them the Del Zane Grey . . . Brother Buford week we entered a personal crews hired from the docks. Re­ week handling beefs on ships in Aires, Mississippi and the Win- (Petrolite) Jones shipped this beef to the effect that when member, if Seafarers don't take transit here. Among these were slow Homer, Waterman. week as QM on the Alcoa Cava­ members turn down jobs on the jobs, the company can get the SS Steel Voyager, Isthmian, Despite the relatively poor lier . . . "T-Bone" Wattler went these ships, they are beating its men somewhere else. and the SS Jean Lafitte, Water­ themselves over the head and If we didn't have many pay­ man. The beefs, however, were shipping in this port last week, along as Carpenter. prospects for the coming week Pete Morriss breezed in from slugging the Union below the offs and signons, we didh't have more or less routine and were many beefs either. It wasn't settled to everyone's satisfaction. look pretty fair. Alcoa has quite the bauxite shuttle run, mumbl­ belt. Well, we wish to repeat a lit­ only because shipping was down a few ships scheduled for pay­ ing something about 'Mongo' and Just for the record, I'd like to offs and signons. Waterman McKenzie. Guess it will be come tle of what we had to say then. report that everything is quiet doesn't have much on tap for time before we can get Pete This is a big issue in this port on the local labor front. m'lUSEE-rfiP I next week, but it is possible it down that way again . . . Brother and it's a big issue • for the FAT«)/.MAAI! ~ WAIT FOR RULES might pull a couple of C-2s out Ding Dong" BeH. dropped by the Union, don't make any mistake The membership here is hopof the shipyards, if cargo can be Hall yesterday and said he would about that. ng that that the Headquarters obtained for them. BLAMES YOU be back shortly. His ship, the Committee on shipping registra­ HELPED OUT Alcoa Pennant, is paying off in You know what will happen tion rules will soon have its A big help again to the mem­ Baton Rouge, La. Aboard with if a few more of those ships sail recommendations on paper, as bership here was some shore- him was Steward Leo Marsh. short. We don't have to tell you. there appeai-s to be a bit of gang work. Some 150 men were Both of them ought to be much And who will be to blame? It's confusion due to the different shipped during the week to part- fat . . . Also on the beach in no secret. You men who have systems in effect in the various time jobs. These shore gang Mobile is Bosun George Bales turned down those ships will ports. jobs sometimes run $30 for a and his running mate. Red lave brought trouble upon yoxir—all of the ships were in good By setting up a uniform system full night's work, and is quite Huwse. selves. What's worse, you will be shape. The little things there of registration, the membership were, we settled easily aboard will simplify matters. A man ship. will only have to acquaint him­ self with one set of rules, and he DON'T ARGUE Which brings to mind anoflier will know, that they will apply TAMPA—Shipping is still fair would ease the situation some­ taking a hell of a long time to point. Don't do any extensive in afty port he may visit. here, although business is slow­ what. finish the job but, then, a good arguing with those Mates and In the sports scene here, all ing down a bit. Bookmen are job is being done and a good job Engineers out at sea. Keep a hands appear to be quite happy. McBURNEY SIGNS ON able to ship out within a few shouldn't be rushed. It's prob­ careful record of everything, The town's representatives in the The McBurney signed on Fri­ ably that we're a bit impatient then bring it up in port. That's major leagues are giving ball days, but permitmen are having day and sailed Monday night, to show off our finished product. the way to take care of things. fans something to talk about. their troubles getting out. with several oldtimers aboard. The Athletics seem determined When we say that we didn't As this is being written the Among them were "Buck" OUT OF HOSPITAL to stay right up on top of the ship many men this week, we John Barti-am, Waterman, is in V/oods, Harvey Brown, A1 Driver Brother James Jones, one of don't wish to imply that there pursuing Yankees, Indians and and calling for two AB replace­ and former Port Agent "Sonny" ments. There was no trouble in Simmons. Simmons sailed as the men who was burned in the haven't been many ships here. Red Sox. The fighting Phillies Bartram explosion, has been dis­ There have been a lot, but most are coming along okay under getting them, as we have several Fi reman -Watertender. charged from the local hospital.- of them have been in transit. their new manager. Jack Sawyer. ABs on the beach who paid off Incidentally, the, McBurney Jones, who hails from Mobile, They crew up and pay off in Looks like scrapple is as 'good as the Robert McBurney. just got a contract for three more Ala., will require out-patient other ports. In the transit class, wheaties as the breakfast of ball The Bartram, you will recall, trips, hauling phosphate between treatment for sometime to come. we've had Watermans, Isth­ players. had a steam line explosiion a Tampa and a port in Germany. He is stopping at the Sailor's mians, Robins and Alcous to That's all for now. More com­ couple of weeks ago that re­ I see by the papers here that Hotel and plans to rest up and look at. ing up nekt week. sulted in the death of two Sea­ Senator Claude Pepper was ex­ take in a few shows and ball Sure doesn't look as if those farers, and caused severe injury cluded from the Southern "Dixie- games meanwhile. politicans over there in Wash­ to two others. crats." That's easy to under­ Thi.s is about the best port ington were going to do much. An Alcoa and a Bull Line ship stand, since Pepper is notoriously there is to lay around on the We hear that a lot of those Sen­ come in here every ten days. pro-labor. Holland, the other beach. Things are very cheap ators and Congressfnen had sub­ If you don't find line«' Outside of these, all ships calling Florida Senator, has been invited and there's plenty of recreation— let their apartments for the when you go aboard your here are Waterman, with the ex­ and that is likewise easy to un­ all kinds. summer, which is another rea­ ship, notify the- Hall at once. ception," of course, of the Mc­ derstand since, like most of the Hope by the time we file our son they're mad about being A telegram from Le Havre or Burney, which comes in every oldline Democrats ' from the next report to the LOG, our called back. They don't have Singapore won't do you any two months to load phosphate South, he is anti-labor. building will be finished and anywhere to sleep—^which puts good. It's your bed and you Progress on our Hall is coming we'll be doing "our business from them in the same boat with a have'to lie in it. for Germany. If we could get a few more ships like her, it along nicely. It seems like it is there. See you then. lot of their constituents. Branch Meetings PtUlaitelpliia Reports Shipping Shows Ronsifierabie improveinent Baltimore Shipping Umi^ Again, Bat Ore Jobs Take Some Slack Shipping In Tampa Good For Bookmembers ATTENTION! �m Friday, Augwrt 6, Ifl48 T.JI.E SEAFARERS C€ To Enforce Law On ABs On July 15, Ihe Coast Guard commenced rigid en­ forcement of the legal qualifications for signing ABs on American ships. Under the law, two-thirds of the ASs '«n rSfa^ rmust hold green tickets. In other words, iwo-lhnds '«f :fhe must show three years of deck time. The Kemsdning third may hold blue tickets which require only a year of -deck time. On the average ship calling for six AiBs, :iour .will -have to have green tickets after July 15. All ABs are urged to check their tdtdcets. jlf you <lwld a wartime AB ticket, terminating six months nfter the end of the war, you should go to the Coast Guard and get ^your blue ticket,* or get your green ticket if you have the three years. And if you have a blue ticket and -the th^ years, -you should get it upped to green, whether you jpt your .pcgpers during the war or some time earlier. Hew Orleans Shippi^ iBdis AUssiss^i Negotiations On By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS—Shipping has picked up somewhat in the past two weeks in this port, and the business affairs of the Branch are in good shape. The upswing in local shipping was marked by ten payoffs and six signons during the past week. The immediate picture doesn't look bad, with about the same number of payoffs and signons expected this week. Shipping should at least hold its own. Negotiations on the new con­ tract are in progress with the Mississippi Shipping Company, and we hope to have something definite in our next report. The company has already signed the new Hiring Hall Agreement and has agreed to most of the conditions being sought. However, there is still a question on wage increases. NEGOTIATIONS I retuind from New York re­ cently, where I joined in the contract negotiations the Union is conducting with the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ship Operators Association. It appears that these people want us to make quite a few concessions but, in turn, don't want to give us a damned thing. How long they will keep up this phony attitude we don't know, but you can rest assured we will win this beef in true SIU style. A party tendered in honor of "Uncle Bill" Donnell on the thirty-first birthday of the Federationist, which he edits, was held here in our Hall last Satur­ day after the membership voted to give our facilities for the pur­ pose. The Federationist has been the official American Federation of Labor organ for the State of Louisiana since' -its inception. Everyone agrees that it has car­ ried the AFL banner at all times for the betterment of the organi­ zation's entire membership. The party was a success from start to finish and was thor­ oughly enjoyed by all who at­ tended. Several prominent townsmen and local AFL union officials spoke in honor of "Uncle Bill" and the Federationist. HANCOCK CELEBRATES LO G Page Five New York Beats Rokin Gray Job Demotion By JOE ALCINA NEW YORK^Before jumping into the story of shipping in this iport :ipr tthe week, I'd like ;to igive iithe wind-iqp of ithe .de­ motion mcident aboard the Robin Gray. Last week we reported that the Ghief Electrician on the Gray .'had ibeen demoted to -Wiper .and .we were taking the case before the Steamboat In^spector. We did, and the man .was reinstated with all pay due him. He had been charged with sabotage .and demoted by the 1st Assistant while the ship was •in Durban. "When'"the true facts came to light before the In­ spector it was found that the man was very capable in his job and had not been destruct­ ive in any way. We are now faced with a similar case. The Chief Steward on the Azalea City has been de­ moted to iMessman by the Skip­ per. Tliis case, too, will be fought just like the previous one. All men who find themselves disliked by the Department head or Skipper should protect themselves by keeping their noses clean. If someone is out to do a job on them, they should be sure that T;hey do nothing that will give the officers reason to derate them. Brother Red Hancock cele­ brated his thirty-eighth birthday on board the SS Del Norte at sea recently. It seems as though HOLDING FAIR everyone took the opportunity to New York shipping is con­ imbibe one and have fun. Guess tinuing fair for another week, it's about time Brother Hancock and it looks like it will hold starts going back towai'd twenty- its own during the immediate one. days ahead. The Del Norte is the vessel on The movement of jobs here which Brother Neil Handley isn't terrific, but it is fast died. The crew made a veijy fine enough to provide a smooth gesture in collecting $1,077, turnover of men on the beach. which they turned over to jj. would have been a little betBrother Handley's- widow, to ter, but the ILA strike in the whom all Seafarers extend their islands has caused Bull Lines sympathy. to hold their ships here until One thing before signing off. the strike ends. Any membei*s not having blue j "We're supporting the ILA men AB tickets should get them ^ (jQ-wn there, and we'll be conchanged immediately for the tent to wait until they win their green tickets, if they're eligible,' just demands, or they may "find they're unable Some of the good ones in to ship. port this week were the Arizpa Only one-third of the ABs can and Azalea City, both Watership with blue tickets; the rest man. Outside of the Steward of the ABs aboard a vessel must beef already mentioned, they have green tickets. Information' were both good, clean sliips. A on this score has been running' couple of others worth praising in the LOG from week to week'•were the Isaac Singer, Alcoa; and aU members should read it and the Rosario, BuU. and follow the insiru«;lions given. Others, new to the SIU, were Attention to this matter by the Lake George, U. S. Petrol­ those affected will eliminate beefs eum Carriers; and the Sweet­ at signons of the kind we had water, Metro Petroleum. Both today, when the Shipping Com­ ships were well handled by the missioner refused to allow some Patrolmen with excellent coop­ men to sign on because they eration coming from the crew. Departing from this port in failed to take note of this new good shape this week were provision. Fairland, Waterman; Marine Ar­ row, Robin; Emilia, Bull (she's not going to the Islands); Ariz(pa, Walkman; and Lake George and Steel Scientist. • These days when every doUar counts it hurts a Seafarer to lose out on money which is vices Department, Headquarters, 51 Beaver Street, New York, giving the name of ship, when and where paid off and for what reason. With ihis the Special Ser­ vices will have a record which will make it easier to push a claim when you hit the States. SAFE SI6AJ HeRe,SK|Pp£-fR - WAY It may sound like a lot of bother to , get the statements and send a card, but it is the safest way to assure collection of the money due you. Here's a recommendation pass­ ed in the Port of New York at the last men-.bcvship meeting which we feel is a good one: If a man ships on a ship as a 3rd Cook and later the ship rightfully his. One of the fre­ takes on more than 12 passen­ quent causes of loss comes when gers, which means a 2nd Cook a man pays off a ship in a for­ is required, the 3rd Cock be al­ eign port because of illness. lowed to stay aboard as 2nd Cook. ANCHORS AWEIGH This is not a shipboard pro-' Unless he gets a statement motion as he is not stepping in­ from the Skipper stating the to someone else's job. Instead, reason for his piling off, he he is merely doing the same might find it very difficult to work but gaining an increase collect wages and subsistence in pay. Of course, in a situation when he returns to the States. like this, the 3rd Cook must The best way to he protected have the endor.sement for 2nd all the way around is to first Cook. get the statement from the Just thought we'd pass the Skipper and also a record of word along, so all Brothers can acquainted with it treatment from the hospital or become doctor who treated you. Then should it pop up' on*the floor drop a card to the Special Ser-, at one of the meetings soon. Gatveston Shipping Spurt Dies By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — As expected short-sighted course in making the spurt in shipping this port [no provision for the exemption has been enjoying the past of experienced seamen who sailcouple of weeks petered out ed through the last war, and this week. Although we were are still manning ships, not, inactive—we had four payWe hope that the communioffs and two signons, no payoffs cation sent from Headquarters loom in the immediate future. to President Truman last week. We paid off the Governor pointing out the advisability of Bibbs in Beaumons, the Horace|keeping our merchant fleet See, the Stanton King and the,manned by capable and experNathaniel Currier. The See wentjienced hands brings some reinto the shipyard for a remodel- suits, ing job. There were no beefs of NO SENSE any consequence on any of these The odd thing about the gov­ ships paying off. ernment's lack of foresight is Signons were held aboard the .that all the time they are trying Nathaniel Currier and the Stan- to convince everj'one how im­ ton King. portant the merchant fleet is in war and peace, they never raise DRAFT TALK a hand to keep it running Most of. the younger members' smoothly, seem to be mo.st interested inj That man was here last week, the draft status of seamen, not We're talking about the one a very difficult thing to under- j and only Frenchy Michelet, who stand, either. Although okltim- j stopped in for a few hours, then ers may talk less about the sit- moved on. nation, they too are undoubt­ Other oldtimers around the edly interested. beach her are Philip Daly, Jr., Up to now, the government ^ Buddy Jordan, D. Gardiner, W. appears to be following a rather H. Laffoon and W. R. Walker. �THE Page Six Frisco Narrows Down The Hunt For New Hail I f/;. WORTH WAITING As a matter of fact, we feel that the delay will ultimately be of benefit to the membership, since we are solely interested in obtaining the best place possible. Waiting a bit longer for some­ thing worthwhile appears to be fairly sensible. The entire A&G District membership here on the West Coast has been drafted to help, in our search. . Chin up, chest in, all's well that ends well! After the slump, we expect to do a rip-roaring business for the remainder of the year—in all Departments. This forecast is based on a careful "West Coast­ wise Survey" of the shipping situation. The only error in this fool-proof survey was made re­ cently when it selected Wolcott against Louis in then last set-to. DONORS WAITING FOR ORDERS FHdaf. August 6. 1948 Why Bosuns Get Grey By G. W. (BUI) CHAMPLIN Tugs manned by Marine Allied Workers, SIU affiliate, await the word to shove off. Above, are the Debardeleben tugs of the Coyle Lines at Algiers. Leu Below, tugs Walter R and Alma D. are pictured at Harvey. La. Photos were sub­ mitted by Trussel Beatrous. New Orleans Patrolman of the MAW. Many things on the sea are a matter of tradition., Most of the duties of a Carpenter fall into this catagory. The relationship between Cai-penter and Bosun is such a delicate matter that I shall endeavor to touch on the subject largly in the hope of getting some answers from oth­ ers—both Carpenters and Bosuns. On modern steel ships. Carpen­ ters are rapidly being displaced by ABs who^, are signed on as Deck Maintenance men. Often two DMs are substituted for "Chips." All cargo agreements provide for "competent members of the crew doing Carpenter's work" (in other words carpentry in the shore-going meaning of the word: woodworking). Chips' first rivals were Deck Engineers, who came San Juan Branch Cracking Down On Performers By SAL COLLS SAN JUAN—As this is being written, the International Long­ shoremen's Association strike here is still in full swing. The ILA, which has the full backing of the SIU, is striking because the companies have refused to dis­ cuss a wage increase since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, we are covering all A group of the boys aboard our ships in the port every day. the SS Iberville donated $31 to The beefs on the SS Monroe, in­ the Frisco Branch to be used for | volving all three Departments the purchase of books as an aid were settled to the crew's satis­ in the educational work in the faction. One Oiler had to be re­ new Hall. moved for failure to cooperate Donors were D. F. Sykes, with his shipmates. He had been Frank Smith, Leon Roberts and drunk for three days. A Night Bob Neuer, all of the Deck Gang; Cook and Baker was fined for George Crosby, Ken Ecldund, not working with the other mem­ Sane Agro, L. O. Miller, Carl bers of his Department. Kumlin, A. Hildago, D. B. Ruff, K. H. Hakensem and W. R. ConPULLS PERFORMER nell, of the Black Gang. Stew­ A performer on the SS Jean ards Department men contribut­ had to be pulled off the ship. ing were S. O. Lange, J. E. Gal­ All disputes aboard the SS Dor­ lant, J. A. Lafrance and Frank othy were settled on the ship. Mittelhauser. All is quiet on the SS Suzanne. All beefs aboard the Iberville No beefs are pending. Passes were squared awny at the signwere issued to all unlicensed per­ on in Stockton. Brother Gallant, sonnel aboard this vessel.' Stewards Department Delegate, The minor beefs on the SS was elected Ship's Delegate for Wild Ranger were settled aboard the voyage. The Skipper, a retired book­ ship. man from the Gulf, agreed not Aboard the SS Cape Mohican, to log any of the crew during the which is at Guanica, there was trip, providing an amount at a beef involving the Engine least equal to what the log would Utility, whom the First Assistant be was donated to the SEA­ wanted to demote to Wiper for FARERS LOG at the payoff. no reason whatsoever. We boarded the ship where we learned that the entire Black Gang backed the Utility, saying he was working all right. So we Each man who makes a straightened the matter out with donation to the LOG shoqld the First Assistant. receive a receipt in return. After we squared everything If the Union official to whom a Way, the Engine Utility re­ a contribution is given does quested that he be switched to not make "out a receipt for Oiler. The entire gang agreed the money, call this to the with the idea, so we advised attention of the Secretaryhim to see if he can get Engine Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ Utility wages when he gets back mediately. to the States. Send the name of the of­ The SS Morning Light, Water­ ficial and the name of the man, has been over at Mayaguez port in which the occurrence ever since the strike and she has look place to Ihe New York made some replacements while HalL 51 Beaver Street, New in that port. There are no beefs York 4, N. Y. pending on this ship at this time. Attention Members 11^: LOG By A. S. CARDUiLO SAN FRANCISCO — We've been knocking ourselves out looking for a good location for our new Hall here. The field has narrowed down to two places, and we will definitely choose one of them next week. Although we would have liked the Hall to have been ready by now, the delay has not been too great a drawback. We Have had no payoffs or ships in transit this past week and none is ex­ pected for the next two weeks, with the exception of the Calmar. She's due next week in transit. I!?'- SEAFARERS Hiring Hall Is Best necessary)! put before arbitra­ tion to prevent abuses. Our Agreement states: "The Union agrees to furnish capable and competent men." This act­ ually relieves the ship operators of a lot of headaches, and saves them money in the long run. The SIU disciplines its own members through Union action aboard ship and ashore, to take care of company property as well as their own, to keep a clean ship, to work together as Union Brothers and to respect -By eliminating favoritism and the contract. petty grievances that are bound An SIU crew feels that the to crop up under any company maintainance of the ship is as hiring system, the cooperation much its responsibility as it is and efficiency of the crew is increased. Under the Hiring Hall clause in our agreements, the com­ panies agree to obtain their men through the facilities of the Union—and for the SIU the facilities of the Union means the Rotary Shipping. System which is equitable and just for all. The companies have found that they get a higher standard of men in this way than they could get through a hiring of­ fice, where the judgement of some man in charge is subject to personal prejudice and acts of favoritism. the Master's. Upon return'to the home port they make a list of the repairs that are needed to facilitate efficient operation. be thoroughly reviewed and, if Freddie Stewart A free-thinking trade unionist is a militant fighter for justice, and he prides himself as a competant seamen. He does his job That's one reason the compan­ right, and sees to it that his ies were anxious to retain the shipmates do, theirs. But he Hiring Hall in the new agree­ will not tolerate unjust restric­ ments. tions, abuses, whipping-boy tac­ tics, and will accept nothing less FEW EXAMPLES than dignity and responsibility. There are a few instances The company's interest is in­ where a Mate, Engineer, or Steward rejects a man dispatch­ volved as much as the seaman's ed from the Hall as incompe- when the Union stands by the tant. But usually investigation Hiring Hall for competant, cap­ shows that such refusal is un­ grounded; and every case should able and independent seamen! with steam-driven cargo winches, windlasses and other such gear as capstans, docking winches, and towing winches. . GOODBYE. PAL Electrification is causing the rapid disappearance of Deck En­ gineers, Milford Electrician now displacing him. What atomic energy will do to all of us, I hate to think! Traditionally, Chips greases all blocks—he used to make them of wood—doors, ports (including the replacing of portlights and dead lights), cargo ports, and hatches, because they were once upon a time made of wood, so are still subject to the Carpen­ ter's care and maintainance. Anchors, which long ago were of wood reinforced with iron, fall into Chip's ancient realm, togct'her with the anchor windlass. The latter has come a long way from the hand-propelled anchor capstan of yore. It is now a highly complicated winch, but the Carpenter runs it. Indeed the only cables left on an American ship are the anchor cables, which are now great chain cables of steel. WATER BOY When sailing ships put in for water. Chips was called upon to cooper all watercasks and butts, and break out whatever hose and pumps were necessary. The lat­ ter he also made. Hose was made of canvas or leather. Pipe was made of wood. On Limey ships. Chips still does the plumb­ ing. N Sailing as Carpenter on the Dominican Victory, India SS Co. of Calcutta, Ltd., under the British flag, (until they hoisted the Star of India) under Can­ adian articles, but SlU-contracted under the Waterman Agreement, I had my hands full. The Master was broadminded enough not to make me do plumbing; but he did insist on my tending water whenever we took fresh water at Malta, Port Said, and Aden. The mention of hose recalls an interesting and very frequent combination job of times gone by: that of Carpenter-Sailmakei'. As a result. Chips is still requird to do all kinds of odds and ends of canvas work evn now. FRICTION So ill-defined are the Carpen­ ter's duties today that the con­ dition often leads to friction in the eternal triangle of CarpenterMate-Bosun. Unfortunately, the Carpenter and Bosun have to live together. Occasionally the spectacle of neither one speaking to the other for months on end presents it­ self to an amused ci-ew. The Carpenter takes orders only from the Mate, and gives orders to no one—at least on a freighter. When Chips and the Serang are not speaking and it's "all hands fore and aft," the situation be­ comes really ridiculous. The Mate has to give two sets of orders. Or take the situation when the Bosun relays the order to heave away on the mooring line, and Chips feels the Bosun is trying to tell him what to do. Chips mumbles in his beard, the Bosun blows his top, and the Mate probably demands, "What the hell kind of. crew did the Union send me anyway?" Then everyone goes ashore and gets drunk and is ready to start all over again. �Fridfliy, August 6. 1948' THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Serta ' NEW ORLEANS—Chairman, ceptcd. Patrolman reported on Johnny Johi^tdn, 53; Recording settlement of beefs aboard the SS Secretary, Herman .Trootcl^; Japies Swan. Everything fixed Reading Clerk, Buck Stej^mns, but a few log.s. Report accepted 78. REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Secretary-Treasurer's reports Minutes of other Branches ENG. . STWDS. DECK PORT REG. DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED heard and accepted. Voted au­ previous meetings read and ac­ Boston 40 24 25 86 12 9 12 33 thority to Agent to act on ex­ cepted. Motion carried to non­ New York .... 267 169 209 645 175 160 ' 166 501 cuses offered by men missing concur with section of Baltimore Philadelphia .. 55 52 38 145 60 27 18 - • 105 meeting. Trial Committee's re­ minutes regarding J. Petro, Baltimore 310 164" 147 621 223 135 104 462 port accepted. Accepted Head­ with recommendation that his Norfolk 67 54 33 154^ 64 53 50 167 quarters' telegram urging protest probation period be changed to Savannah 24 44 20 88 24 21 19 64 against drafting of merchant read "suspension." Motion car­ Tampa 16' 26 17 59 17 14 14 45 seamen with war records, • and ried to request West Coast Rep­ Mobile 88 74 62 219 112 92 84 288 voted to send telegrams to Wash­ resentative to get suitable Hall New Orleans ....... . ....... 194 117 192 503 174 . 102 141 ' 417 ington. Dozen from crew of SS as soon as possible, as per Galveston 65 60 34 159 84 53 38 175 William Carson hit deck to exwishes of membership. Port San Juan plain how sensation-hungry (No figures available) Agent Sheppard reported he just newspapers had plastered a good 1,121 761 lii 2,679 945 666 646 2,257 returned from New York, wl»re GRAND TOTAL ship with a bad name by head­ he took part in contract nego­ NOTE: A&G men shipping on ihe West Coast .are not included in this report. lining false reports of mutiny. tiations with the operators. He Minute of silence for Brothers said operators want Union to lost at sea. Meeting adjourned MOBILE — Chairman, Oscar minute of silence for Brothers departed Brothers. Under Good with 63 bookmen present. make concession but they are unwilling to make any in re­ Slevnns, C^llS; Recording Sec­ lost at sea. Meeting adjourned and Welfare, wide discussion of 4 4 4 turn.- He predicted success for retary, Jeff Morrison, 34213; with 54 members present. need of protesting drafting of TAMPA — Chairman, R, H. the SIU, however. In accord­ Reading Clerk, Harold Fisher. merchant seamen with war rec­ Hall, 26080; Reading Clerk, R. L; 4 4 4 ance with instructions from the G-59^ PHILADELPHIA— Chairman^ ords, who still sail. Meeting ad­ Duke, 143; Recording Secretary, Read and accepted minutes L. A. "Blacfci6" Gardner, 3897; journed with 183 bookmen pres R. Seckinger. Secretary-Treasurer, he said he would meet with Mifssissippi of previous meetings in other Reading Clerk. D. C. Hall, 43372; ent. Tampa minutes read and ac­ Shipping Company tomorrow to Branches. Agent Tanner report­ Receirding Secretary, G. H. See4 4 4 cepted. New business of other discusf negotiations for new ed on recent trip he made to berger, 6932. NORFOLK — Chairman, Ben Branches read and accepted. contract. He said he was of the New York to participate in neg­ New Business of all Branches Rees, 95; Recording Secretary, J. Agent reported shipping holding otiations for new contracts. He read and accepted. Great Lakes A. Bullock, 4747; Reading Clerk, also reported on shipping pros­ and SUP minutes were posted. M. Darley, 100931. pects for Mobile. Tanner re­ Special meetings of Philadelphia Norfolk minutes and financial lated that he had been instruct­ New York, Norfolk and Puerto i-eport read and accepted. Secre­ ed at Headquarters to continue Rico read and accepted. The tary-Treasurer's report heard negotiations with ship operators Agent reported to the member­ and accepted. Quarterly Finance in Gulf who are not members ship that shipping had picked Committee's report also accepted. of Atlantic and Gulf Ship Op­ up considerably in the past Voted to read only new business opinion Mississippi would talk erators Association. Everything week and the outlook for the of other Branches. All new busi­ up. Several ships hit each week, business but, if they didn't, is being subordinated to the immediate fifture was fair. ness of Branch minutes of July he said, and bookmen generally everything possible would be problem of securing the con­ There are • several Bull Line 14 meetings read and accepted, get out fast, Stewards Depart­ done to make them think dif­ tracts, he concluded. Motion car­ ships in port with the crews laid West Coast and Great Lakes ment men having the longest ferently. Sheppard also advised ried to accept Agent's report. waits. The Hall is coming along off due to the strike in Puerto minutes to be filed. Voted ac­ men with blue AB tidcets to Headquarters report read and Rico. The communications from ceptance of Headquarter's tele-i fine and will soon be shipshape. change them to green immed­ accepted; also telegram sent by the Secretary-Treasurer, his Fi­ gram urging members to protect New radio is expensive, but it is iately, to avoid confusion at the Secretary-Treasurer Hall to Pres­ nancial Reports dated 7-10-48 drafting of seamen with war combined AM-FM. Agent's re­ last minute before signon. Mo­ ident Truman in regard to draft and 7-17-48, and his Report to records, who are sailing now. Ac­ port accepted. Accepted Head­ tion carried to accept and con­ status of seamen. Motion carried quarters' telegram'against draft­ cepted recommendation of Trial cur in Brother Sheppard's re­ that Agent contact West Coast ing of merchant seamen. Also Committee fining member $100 port. Patrolman reported that Representative and ask for re­ accepted Secretary-Treasurer's and placing him on probation. shipxping and business was rath­ port on progress being made in report. Voted to buy the radio, Voted charges against another er slow for awhile, but that it search for new Hall in Frisco. since the nicest Hall in the Gulf the membership were read and member. Elected following com­ had picked up a bit in the past Patrolmen's reports read and ac­ certainly should have a nice few days. Patrolmen's and Dis­ cepted. Trial Committee's report acceptecl. The Dispatcher re­ mittee to handle donations for radio. Voted that Agent should patcher's reports accepted. Ac­ accepted. Membership observed ported a total of 145 registered, telegrams: L. Baker, G. Lawson, contact Secretary-Treasurer on cepted and concurred in tele- one minute of silence in mem- and 105 shipped. Two members C. Saunders. Agent said that getting Waterman coastwise ships were Obligated at the meeting. shipping had improved consid­ gram sent by Secretary-Treasur- ^ry of departed Brothers. MeetThere was little discussion un­ erably since the previous meet­ to crew up and payoff in Tampa, er to President Truman urging adjourned 8 P.M., with 289 der Good and Welfare. One ing. He thanked the member­ to help get some of non-rated draft exemption for seamen who members present. minute's silence for departed ship for the way they had been men out. Dispatcher's report ac­ sailed in war and are still going ^ 4- 4. Brothers. Meeting adjourned sailing ships crewing in Norfolk. cepted. Minute of silence for to sea. Meeting adjourned at| gAN JUAN - Chairman, S. departed Brothers. Under Good Result is that several Waterman 8:30 P.M., with 480 members Colls, 21085; Recording Secre­ with 145 members present. and Welfare, Jones, one of men and South Atlantic ship now 4 4 4 jH'esent. tary, R. V. Ortiz, 6141; Reading GALVESTON — Chairman, crew and payoff herCj although injured by steam on SS John 4 4ft' Clerk, H. H. Spurlock. 11101. Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording actually ending their voyages Bartram, asked question about BALTIMORE—Chairman, Wilblood donations. He was told New Business of other Branch Secretary, Val James, 7803; elsewhere. He urged everybody liemj Rentz, 26445; Recording meetings read and accepted. that hospital owed SIU fifty Secretary; Ray Pulliam; Read­ Agent reported Building Com­ Reading Clerk. R. Wilburn, to send telegram to Truman. pints. Agent's report accepted. Dis­ ing Clerk, A1 Stansbury, 4683. mittee • had found a building 37739. 4 4 4 Galveston minutes read and patcher's report accepted. Eight Oath of Obligation adminis­ Which it highly recommended. BOSTON — Chairman, J. accepted, as were Galveston men Obligated. Minute of sil- Greenbaum, 281; Recording Sec­ tered to 16 memberfi. Motion financial reports, and the Secre­ carried to accept Trial Commitretary, C. L. MacDonald; 50632; tary-Treasurer's financial and ee's reports. A memo to all Reading Clerk, W. Siekmann, Headquarters reports. Quarterly Branches was attached to one 7086. Finance Committee's report ac­ •Committee report, which found Minutes of other Branches* cepted. New business in minutes a member guilty of missing previous meetings read and ac­ ence for departed Brothers. Un­ Isthmian Strike deity. Trial Resolution, signed' by members of other Branches read and ac­ cepted. Also read and accepted Committee mettio recommended of the' Committee, called for cepted. Dispatcher reported 159 der Good and Welfare, several were: S e c r e t a r y - Treasurer's "that in future all Branches, purchase of two-story cement men registered and 175 men Brothers spoke on draft prob­ financial report. Patrolman's re­ particularly the Honolulu and buildi'.ig, at LI Calle de Pelayo, shipped in two-week period. Dis­ lem, and about 100 Brothers ar­ port, Dispatcher's report and Philadelphia Branches, check to bring the Puerto Rican Hall patcher's and Patrolman's re­ ranged, to send telegrams. Meet­ Agent's financial report. Motion members' books more closely" up to the Sitandard of SIU Halls ports accepted. Following men ing adjourned with 154 members made and carried to accept for strike clearances. Minutes of in the States. Price: $17,000. De­ Obligated: J. Gribble, W. Big- present. Secretary-Treasurer's telegram to 4 4 4 previous minutes in other tails of building: Building has ham, D. Lacey, P. Ohedh, W. SAVANNAH — ChBirman. W. President Truman on draft status Branches read and accepted two big rooms for meetings, TolmachofT, G. D. Sims, P. CathJ. Brantley; G'^IlL* RTCortKng of seamen copy of which is to be Motion carried to forward all four big rooms for offices, one cart, W. A. Thomas. Voted to Secratafy; Billy Harrison, ^6878; posted on bulletin board. Port ship's minutes to SEAFARERS large room for Dispatcher and take immediate action on Secre­ Agent, in his verbal report, said LOG for publication. Motions Patrolman, one large room for tary-Treasurer's telegram urging Reading Clerk, Charles Starling, that shipping and business was • carried to accept reports of Port the Shipping Hall, two toilets protests to President Truman on 6920. Voted to hear new business slow, but that four Cities Service Agent, Patrolmen, Dispatcher and showers. Building also has a drafting of merchant seamen. tankers were crewing up in this and Hospital Committee. All' large baggage room and a place Voted that'man should show real only from all Branches. All area over the weekend and he hands rose and stood in silence to put an awning on the roof proof of reason he asks to be ex­ Branch minutes were accepted, urged members to make an effort for one minute in memory of large enough to contain about cused from meeting. Voted 182 but-one member went on record to obtain some of these jobs. A our departed Brothers. Under 250 persons. In case of strike, to O 'that J. M^art, former pie- as opposed to Baltimore minutes. report was given of the robbery West Coast and Good and Welfare, .several mem­ 250 cots can be set up. Room card in 'Boston, be brou^t up on Voted to file Great Lakes minutes. Agent re­ by some of the former piecard's bers took the deck to discuss on terrace can become a strike charges of action unbecoming a and the membership was assured pro and con the food problem kitchen in a matter of hours. Union member and that Galves­ ported shipping still slow. Said of the Union's security, inasmuch aboard the Ore Line ships. Building is all by itself in block, ton be on record as demanding he expected about a payoff a as these ten-cent store badmen There were 363 members pres­ thereby causing no interference. that he be placed in 99-year club. week for next few weeks. Also wei*en't worth a second thought. ent when meeting adjourned at After much favorable discussion Voted another member into 99- said hoped to be in new building (ConiiniteiL on Page 14) resolution was adopted. One year club. Minute of silence for before next meeting. Report ac9:30 P.M. • ^ JM km Jl# 0 h Aify 27 '•i ''i| �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG THday, August 6. 1948 =F SBmS' MINUTES AMD MEWS Seafarer Mysterious Cigarette Loss In Aden First Of Irks Butt Addicts On Fabricator Bowls 300 Game, Hometown Season For three years E. E. (Elzie) Diffenderf^ bent the ears of Eight cases of cigarettes went over the side of Isthmian's SS Steel Fabricator in Aden under circumstances the crew never could quite understand, according to Vla­ his shipmates telling them how someday he was going to bowl dik Susk who was sailing as Assistant Electrician. a perfect 300 game. Now he can The cigarettes didn't fall in­ bend their ears telling them to the Gulf of Aden. It so how he did it. happened that they were lower­ The young St. Petersburg, ed into a bunihoat. Seafarer Florida Seafarer tiuned in the Susk, a handy man with a first 300 game of the season in camera, recorded the proceed­ his hometown July 23 when he ings and brought the pictures levelled every pin for twelve to the LOG. straight frames. All that the crew knew was that the cigarettes came from In a writje-up in the St. the officers' deck, Susk declares. t'etersburg Independent, DiffenBut nobody knew who got them derfer was spotlighted for his out, or who lowered them, or feat and also credited with roll­ who collected a little something ing the high series of the year. for his trouble. His perfect game, added to Nobody might have thought scores of 227 and 240, gave too much about the incident him a high of 767. anyway if the Fabricator hadn't A bowling enthusiast since the come close to nmning out of age of 10, Elzie has long point­ cigarettes a few days later on ed for that one perfect game. the way home. In fact, the Since going to sea three years slopchest got down to where ago he has spent most of his there were nothing to be had (The Evening Independent. but Chesterfields. Brolher Vladik Susk's camera gives the evidence as to time between ships at the local St. Petersburg, Fla.) alleys, where, he consistently why the Steel Fabricator suffered a'dgeirette shortage. The E. E. DIFFENDERFER BITTER "WEEDS shot showing the eight cases of cigarettes in the bumboat was racked up high scores. But the Of course, ^here is nothing snapped before they could be covered with a canvas. A big one always eluded him un­ wrong with Chesterfieldsi—^for minute later the butts were concealed and the bumboat was til now. those who like Chesterfields. Now that he has it imder his rushing to shore with its booty. But Chesterfields were bitter belt, his shipmates can relax. weeds to confirmed Camel puff­ Old Man didn't want to run out a couple of pictures showing "I would like all my brother ers and Lucky Strike men. Susk the gangway for so short a stop just how ^ perilous the ladder Seafarers who have heard me had no complaint. He doesn't so he had Chips make a ladder really was. It looks as bad as harp on it for three years to der. he describes it. smoke. know that if 1 died today I Coffee "on the house" to the The ladder was just a few The sale of cigarettes was The food got pretty short on would rest in peace," he said. members on the Recreation Deck conducted in a pretty high­ boards with narrow cleats nail­ the way home, Susk says. For of the New York Hall is fast handed fashion throughout the ed to them, and a rickety rail­ two weeks there was nothing becoming an institution since Fabricator's three-month trip to ing. When the tide was high, but ham and frankfmters. How­ its inception several months ago. the Far East, Susk discloses. the contraption stood at an an­ ever, the trip, can't have been This week it was given a boost The ration was two cartons a gle of about 85 degrees. too awful. After the payoff in when a case of 24 one pound week during the entire voyage, Since everybody went ashore New York, Brother Susk signed tins of coffee arrived at the that night, the ladder was a but the Purser sold them only right back on again for another New York Hall from retired potential source of danger. But at stated times and if a man ride to the East. He promises member P. A. Carlson. luckily nobody was hurt. How­ was asleep or on wgtch or was more pictures and another story When Seafarer Buddy Bass' Carlson, now working for W. ever, for the record, Susk took just a minute late he didn't get when he returns. wife lay seriously ill in a Bal­ F. McLaughlin & Co. in Chi­ his two cartons that week. Nor timore Hospital six Seafarers cago, had read in ^e LOG did he get two extra the fol­ volunteered to give their blood where coffee is being served to lowing week to make up for to help pull her through. the membership. Remembering his loss. Now she is well on the road what coffee time meant to him, The only time anybody got to recovery and is doing nicely. he purchased the coffee for his four cartons was directly after Brother Bass wishes to extend foi-mer . SIU brothers to enjoy the incident related above when The minutes of a meeting held his and his wife's heartfelt while waiting around for a the Purser allowed four cartons aboard an SIU ship recently con­ thanks to the men who con­ ship. a man going through the Suez tained a request which we would tributed so greatly to her re­ The coffee um is perking it Canal. like to see granted. However, we covery: J. Spuron, D. DiMai, up and the boys are calling out On the trip in general, Susk must rely upon the membership's W. H. Foote, L. Bewig, B. Caw- draw one"—one of Brother says the crew was, by and large, response to do so. thome and J. Gnagy. Carlson's, that is. a first rate one. However, the The crew, under Good and ship was a poor feeder, getting Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ worse as the weeks wore by, FARERS LOG devote two pages and the Skipper was plain in the LOG to cheerful news, tough. praise of men and crews and in­ He allowed overtime, but he teresting experiences instead of gave it grudgingly. He inter­ moans, groans and beefs. SAYS RADIO, FANS DROWNED OUT preted the contract strictly and Well, we still want to hear the hours were hard to get. from Seafarers who have beefs ADDRESS SYSTEM, FOULED CALL Moreover, he was a fast man —they serve a good purpose- To the Editor: with a log, Susk says. But Susk but as the crew mentioned himself avoided the loggings. How about fixing the public address on the third floor? I cheerful news is just as inter­ One of the crew's bitterest esting and we'd like to print made an important call and needed to reach a Brother on the complaints was the Old Man's more of it. third floor. He was there all day waiting for my call; but never reluctance to issue draws. "He That's where you come in. was tight on draws in Port heard his name called over the speaker system. Something unusual is always Swettenham, Saigon, Bangkok Undoubtedly, with the radio and the noise of the fans, the happening to seamen and crews and Surabaya," Susk says, which This served as a gangway wherever they drop the anchor. public address system should have more volume. 1 hope this can dosen't leave many places in for the Fabricator men in That incident ashore in the last be attended to for the benefit of all. which to have been easy. Port Swettenham. The rick­ port gave the whole gang a Don M. Ravosa SOURCE OF DANGER ety ladder was knocked to­ laugh. It'll probably meter a New York The crew had another com­ gether by the Carpenter under guffaw or two in the LOG. plaint at Port Swettenham, Ma- orders of the Captain, but Just give us the details, pic­ ANSWER: The building superintendent reports the,_public laya. The Fabricator was going few were the crewmen who tures, too, if possible .and we'U address system is in good order. The switchboard operator to take on a load of rubber, but would chance many trips do the rest. The address is: SEA­ has been regi^ested to turn up the amplifier when announcing was only going to be tied to ashore. No one was injured, FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., the dock for 24 hours before but it was only luck, reported New York 4, N.Y. calls. moving out to anchorage. The V. Susk who took the photo. N.Y. Seafarers Sipping Java Gift Of Former Member Seafarer Thanks Brothers For Aid To Sick Wife Got A Story? Send It in! TN£ B££F BOX �Friday. August 6. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings CHRYSANTHY STAR. April 4 Chairman T. Salzarulo; Secre­ tary A. Govastes. Motion car­ ried that the Mates keep off the deck. Good and Welfare: Sug­ gestions that the passageways be kept clean and that the crew keep cups off messroom tables. Suggestion made that some pic­ tures of ship and crew be taken for LOG. Warning given that there will be no missing of watches. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. i, ^ X ALGONQUIN VICTORY. May 16 — Chairman W. La Chance: Recording Secretary C. B. Telierion. Deck Delegate reported some disputed overtime which would be good. Motion carried that gangway watches be stood according to sea-watch schedule, and that any man failing to stand his watch be brought up on charges. There was a motion that the Steward issue cots to each man, with the understand­ ing that each man would be held responsible for its return or else be charged with the cost—$6.00. Under Good and Welfare short­ age of soap and linen was straightened out. One minute observed for departed Brothers. clamation. Resolution sxifciitted for a letter to be drafted to LOG calling for men to sail the ships to eliminate the free loaders. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX PORTMAR, July 4—Chairman H. J. DeForge; Recording Secre­ tary Robert McCulloch. Over­ time beef in Deck Department which the Delegate reported he expected to settle before reach­ ing port. Motion carried to petit i o n Secretary-Treasurer and Membei'ship to remit fine im­ posed on the Chief Cook for missing ship between New York and Philadelphia. It was pointed out by members making previous voyage that the Patrolman was not fully advised of the circum­ stances in this case. Motion car­ ried to have the Deck and En­ gine Departments take turns cleaning laundry, while the Stew­ ards Department would clean re­ creation loom. One minute of silence observed for departed Brothers. man be notified that the ship sailed with booms raised and hatches un-secured, and that men were otherwise asked to work under unsafe conditions. Moved by W. Rand, seconded by J. Fonseca. that aU hands be sober at payoff. One minute of silence observed for Brothers lost at sea. XXX CAPE EDMONT. May 30— Chairman F. Harlshom; Record­ ing Secretary W. Christain. No beefs reported by Delegates. Moved to have performers brought up on charges. Motion to get more stores in Trinidad. Motion to have Patrolman inform Mate to post new sailing board time when sailing is delayed. One minute of silence for Broth­ XXX ers lost at sea. ALCOA CLIPPER. July 10— XXX BERTRAM G. GOODHUE. Chairman Krehn; Recording Sec­ June 13—Chairman L. Santa retary Greenberg. Viv Meriana. Ana; Recording Secretary D. All- Ship's Delegate, i-ead a com­ bright. There were no x-eports munication on the retaining of XXX the Union Hiring Hall. He SOUTHPORT. May 28—Chair­ by the Delegates. Discussion cov­ recommended that each Depai-tered the poor condition of the man William Saunders; Record­ ment use its own messroom, that ing Secretary Thomas Yar- Deck Department showers, soap minors be kept out of crew's dishes, coffee um, and porthole brough. Minutes of last meeting quarters unless they are with an accepted. Disputed overtime re­ screens. It was decided that the adult making a tour of inspec­ ported in Engine Department. four Delegates should see the tion, that the coffee would be Question raised under Good and Chief Engineer about repairs. replaced with a better brand. Welfare as to who was to oil One minute of silence for de- Accepted. Deck Delegate I'ethe winches. Bosun reported parted Brothers. ported nine dollars had been col­ that Captain Van Woot expected lected for ship's fund. Engine the Utility to do it. Crew asks Delegate i-eported overtime beef for more grits for breakfast. on delayed sailing. Motion xmWashing machine, portholes and der New Business by Lloyd pantry drainboard needs repair­ Slanchard to obtain a separate ing. One minute of silence for ce box for beer. Vic Meriana Brothers lost at sea. explained that the daiiY box was XXX being opened so often for beer XXX SUZANNE. May 30 — Chairthat everything else was .spoiling. BERTRAM G. GOODHUE, man P. DuAphy; Recording Sec­ Amendment to" have committee May 23—Chairman L. Santa Ana; retary W. DeLong. Delegates re­ of three investigate and report ported some disputed overtime. Recording Secretary D. Allbright. back at next meeting. Brothers Motion under New Business by Motion by L. Santa Ana and sec- Meriana. Eddy Steugh and Joe DeLong to go directly into New anded by J. Hilton that two men Vaccarre to compose committee. Business. Under discussion, the be appointed to visit the Hos­ Carried. procedure of feeding the watch pital in Yokohama for the benefit XXX first was agreed upon. Safety of SIU Brothers that may be MARINE RUNNER. June & there. Under Good and Welfare measures for deck work was (Chairman and Secretary not brought up. Jack Martin. Deck it was suggested that the escape given.) All ci-ew members pres­ Delegate, stated that overtime panels be replaced with sci-eens. ent. Minutes of pi-evious meet­ for delayed sailing was disputed. .One minute of silence for de­ ing read and accepted. Vote of The Delegates were asked to parted Bi-others. thanks given Chief Stewax'd T. XXX make up a repair list. One min­ BERTRAM G. GOODHUE, M. Reilly and Steward Depart­ ute of silence for departed May 9—Chairman W. Groholski; ment by entire crew for excellent Brothers. food being put out. One minute Recording Secretary D. Allbright. Motion by the Steward under of silence for departed Brothers. New Business that futux'e sched­ uled meetings be held on Sunday at 1:30 P.M. Under Good and Welfai-e it was recommended that XXX all plumbing in toilets, showers, GOVERNOR BRANDON. June XXX and sink be checked. One min­ 30—Chairman W. Rose; Record­ CAPE EDMONT. April 6— ute of silence for Brothers lost ing Secretary L. G. Kretzel. Chairman Widden; Recording Delegates reported they had re­ at sea. Secretary Pittman. Delegate's re­ XXX pair list ready for the first port. BETHORE, July 4 — Chairman ported no beefs and reports ac­ Motion by C. Eckley. seconded by O. May that deodorants be or­ Charles Lucker; Secretary cepted. Motion that brother who dered for next voyage in order Fischer. Deck Delegate reported left ship with unpaid debts be to keep the air fresh in showers 3 bookmen, 3 company men and put on the "do not ship" list, and and washrooms. Motion by W. the rest permits; Engine Delegate that the Patrolman be notified. Rand, seconded by C, Eckley, reported 3 books, 2 permits and Motion cariied that no one pay that the slopchest be inspected 2 company men;-Stewards Dele­ off till Patrolman has cleared the by delegrates at the beginning gate reported 2 books, 5 permits ship. It was requested under of next voyage to see that Union and 1 company man. Motion car­ Good and Welfare that each made goods only were carried. ried that alf beefs not taken care watch leave the messi'oom clean Motion by L. Kretzel, seconded of by the- time the ship reaches. for the next watch. It was de­ by R. Shultz, that fresh cigarettes Baltimore are to be handled by cided that the Patrolman would be put aboard for next trip. Mo­ the Patrolmen. James Murphy be asked to check the slopchest tion by Moeller. that the Patrol-1 elected Ship's Delegate by ac- befoj-e payoff. •^AKE Aps/ANTAee OF YOUR TIME OH THE BEACH TO IMPROVE YOUR JOB ABILITY OR TO ©ETA HIGHER RATING IN YOUR PEPARTA^EAIT- REAP THE TeCHNICAL BOOKS THAT THE ONION HAS INTMB. VARIOUS HALLS , ANP — THIS IS IMPORTANT— ASK QUESTIONS OP THE OLD-TIMERS AND LEARN FROM THEIR. EXPERlENGE.. THEV WILL 3B GLAD TO HELP. CUT and RUN By HANK Those Brothers in the 18-through-25 age group received a i-idiculously unfair decision in being affected by "draftitis." They did a patriotic job sailing the dangerous seas during the war years. And they turned to with their share of tough spirited militancy in winning SIU beefs and organizing the unorganized ships. We hope our youngtimers remain sailors after all. Our slapstick sense of humor received an old-fashioned horse-laugh when Brother Tom Madigan way out there in Wyoming, sent a postcard asking how shipping was in the Stewards Department in New York. The distance being so great, shipping so changeable, and the New York beach load­ ed with many Brothers—all we can say is—Go West. Brother. Sein Francisco is one of the nearest ports to Wyoming and it's good shipping there for SIU men every week . . . Seafarers Say: Steve Carr—If the SIU had about two passenger ships running out of New York it would clean the beach of plenty of men . . . James Murphy; I haven't any money but I'm smiling just the same . . . Anonymous: Keep your nose clean and your dues paid up". . . Ed Larkin: I just rented a bicycle for twelve dollars a month. (Those sea legs can't get rusty that way. eh. Ed?) When it comes to sports we're strictly pin-ball athletes. There aren't many of us left, either, since pinball rhachines in New York are now against the law, darn our petty luck. Anyway, we thought it would never happen that some Seafarer could hate any popiilar sport—especially baseball. One Brother recently shocked our soul by calling baseball a dead, silly game. Players slanding all over the field doing nothing at all. Some guy gets up at bat and suddenly hits the ball. What happens? Thousands of people roar, whistle, jump and argue. The umpires are all thumbs, act­ ing like lunatics. For a psychological split second we thought he had either an inferiority spoi-ts complex or a split per.sonality due to being always at sea and never rubbing elbows with landlub­ bers and the sports. We even suspected him of being an indoor athlete—an jimatuer champ in pingpong. billards or chess. Then he said he's from California—which was the mysterious reason for his unsportsmanlike dislike of baseball and loyalty to Cali­ fornia's football games. Brother "Dutchy" Moore just came in off a tanker owned by one of many new tanker companies the SIU has been signing excellent agreements with and providing the member­ ship with more jobs in these days of tough shipping. Well. Dutchy gave us food for thought when he said how impossible it was to eat decently and according to accustomed style in New York (Floridian gastronomy, as we'll call it). Of course, he could control his mind and stomach eud force himself to eat in deluxe restaurants—avoiding the beaneries serving hotdogs. hamburger steaks, pea soups and potato salads. But it's just no soup—with Dutchy. It's dangerous, too. He could lose weight (by not eating) or perhaps his entire viewpoint on life would change if he forced himself to eat anything at all. This is why Dutchy usually doesn't anchor ashore too long because there just isn't any real Florida cooking (especially beans and rice) available. We don't imagine there's any de­ cent restaurant cooking genuine Florida-style food here in New York. If there is. Dutchy can be saved from going to the dogs (Frankfurters, we mean). �Page Ten^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridar* August B, 1948 THE Alien Asks Brothers' Aid Dnrmg Job Calls PORT MAR MEN- SIT FOR PORTRAIT To the Editor: like I just mentioned citizens would be doing all aliens a I'd like to bring to the memgreat favor if th^ would step bershipte attention some of the back and allow aliens to fake difficulties f feeing the alien the jobs. ^ members of the SIU and offer FOR POOH SHIPPIKG a suggestion as to how the ^iens can be helfjed in obtain­ If shipping were good and ing jobs under the quota set men could get out in a week by the government. or two, I'd never suggest this; As you all know, aliens are but now that shipping is tou^ allowed to constitute but 15 and an alien sometimes must percent of the crew of a sub­ wait five and six weeks for a sidized ship and 25 percent of ship, something like this would a non-substdizcd ship. Also, an make it easier in view of the alien is allowed only 20 days 29-day limit. The boys on the SS PortmBr,»a Calmar ship on the inters^hore in the United States be­ At the same time I'd like to coastal run, sit for a picture in Portland, Oregon. fore the Immigration authorities suggest that when aliens are Top row (left to right) : Moe, FWT: Edwards. Carpenter,can begin deportation proceed­ registered, their cards be stamp­ Anderson, Utility; Mercer, OS; Gonyea, MM; Jesus, OS; and ings. ed "alien." This would make it Peres, MM, Middle row: Pierce, Wiper; Spicer, AB; Datko, I am an alien. I have sailed simple for the dispatcher to de­ AB; Ramsey, AB; James, Chief Cook; Tongue, Oiler; Sullivan, SIU ships since 1943 when I termine who ^re the aliens FWT; Kemp, Wiper; Burke, FWT; Ebbert, Utility; and Macjoined the Union and have sail­ when a job is thrown in for. Dermett, AB. Front row: McCulloch, Steward; Deforce, ed only American ships since. Also, it would eliminate more Bosun: and Reier AB. I have almost five years of than the allowed number of Picture was taken by Brother R. G. Hohman who says the seatime, so citizenship is not aliens being sent to a ship crew is a fine bunch of men doing a bang-up job. too far off for me; but while which means some have to re­ i am still an alien I, and the turn to the Hall. other aliens in the SIU, must I hope you will take this always live in fear of being matter into consideration. deported. Edmund Eriksen ASKS HELP (Ed. Note: All Brolhers are I'd like to suggest to the urged to comment on Broth­ To the Editor; into that very good paper, the membership that when a job er Eriksen's proposal—whether LOG, to let my Union Brothers I Ihave been a Seafarer for know what a hell of a bad time is on the board which can be in agreement or disagreement filled by an alien, and an alien —through the pages of the more than five years, but never you get when you go out with rT-. nearing his 29-day limit throws LOG and/or by hitting the before have I written to the the wrong kind of Union men. in for it, the citizen brothers deck under Good and W^- LOG. But now the time has We left San Francisco on Isth­ let the alien take the job. The fare at membership meetings.) come for me to get a few lines mian's SS Winthrop Marvin for alien cannot sail coastwise and a few ports along the coast be­ he is allowed but a small per­ fore taking off for the Persian centage of the foreign jobs. Gulf. The Steward on here was Here's an example of what supposed to get off. According I am driving at: to the Union rules, he got his The other day there was a transportation money after last job on the board which could To the Editor: Mr. Richards says it really was trip. be fiUed by an alien. I threw But, since he is the best man a good ship, but for whom? Just a line from the old Wil­ in for it but three citizens had Shipping is picking up in this the company can think of having older cards. They, of course, mington Windbag about the kick­ port of Wilmington with about —^from i'ts viewpoint—on any had the right to the job over ing around that -union seamen one boat in transit a week. Last ship, he somehow remained me. But the same day coastwise are getting in the July issue of week the SS Cape Race, South aboard, although the crew did its jobs came up with no takers. I the Marine Corps magazine Atlantic, was in' loading for Eu­ best to have him pulled off. could not throw in for them. called the "Leatherneck." However, in my opinion, I rope. I'm not suggesting that the On page 26 of this rag, the I am enclosing a letter from don't think he should be con­ Union adopt a rule to this ef­ self-styled champion of the "sea­ the Maritime Commission on sea- sidered a Union man since he is fect, I'm instead courting the going bellhops," by name Guy Iiieu's draft status which might trying to take anything he can good will and brotherliness of Richards, complains of the way be of interest to some of the away from the boys. Of course. every member. In a situation the seamen ran a ship called the he is a little afraid right now. members. SS Ellery F. Wheelock. The This man will call you any­ Please sign this letter as story is called "Coffee Time." "Smokey the Firemen" aS I am thing when you say something Mr. Richards says that all the • i^V working under an ex-Marine about overtime. He doesn't be­ seamen ran for cover at gunCaptain and it might get to him. lieve in such a thing as over­ drill, and were always on coffee Most of my friends will know time. The other day I spugeed time. Maybe, if Mr. Richards for two hours and a half. This who "Smokey" is. ever was on a Liberty that went man said that one and a half Smokey, The Fireman to the bottom, he would know (Ed. Note: A letter similar to was enough. He also said that, that the over 5,000 seamen who Smokey^ ' was ptititMt' in the' because I put down for more, I died weren't hiding in life boats July 30 Usue of'the LOG: The was a crook. Then he said that or in ventilators .whei\ their letteir'revMlcd ihat- the' Marl- the Union was to blame. ships were under attack. He didn't buy any ice in the time Commission is also press­ PROMISES CERTIFICATE States. He explained this by ing for exemption of those saying that he didn't see why the The point that really gets me merchant seamen who have ob­ company should have to spend is that Mr. Richards says he told tained their "Certificate of Sub­ the crew that the Marines were stantially Contiguous Service." money when there was a man on going to put a stop to aU over­ The Commission previously had the ship who could make the ice time for the crew unless they received assurance from Gen­ and save that money. He now is having .me fill up all turned into company-stiffs. Also, eral Hershey that the Certifi­ a phony piece of paper called a cates would be recognized. As kinds of cans-with water to naake "Marine Certificate" was protA- yet, however, no definite de­ ice, and I am putting in for one ised to those in the crew who cision has been made public. hour each day and am doing the would do little favOTS, suCh as Every effort in the meantime same fta: making ice cream. I'd like to get-an answer tell­ forfeiting showers every other is being made through. the ing me -what I should do. Tell This hafldsome Seafarer is day, giving a seat in the mess- Washington Representative of me if it's overtime or not. Rudy Mcfhra,. An. Tfce picture hall to a Marine, and doing bell- the SIU to obtain- a ruling ex­ G. I>e Jesus was laiMn by Bertil Svenson to-bell work without overtime. empting acting seamen, or at Tliese are just a few of the least to exempt seamen with last fall whon'Rtidy was'dolvn (Ed: Note: The Brother's in the lslanda on the'SS Alcoa things this bellhop wanted the wartime service from the beef has been turned over to crew to do. As his story ends. Polaris. Headquarters for clarification.) Claims Steward Freezes Up With lee-Making Overtime Feels 'Leatherneck' Story Maligns Seamen's Ability 'I' Hey, Hollywood! incompetents Foul Union: Vendor Crew To the Editor: If we are going to enlist new companies under SIU contracts, it is important that we put-com­ petent men on the vessels now represent. In line with this fact, I was asked at the June 25 meeting on the Steel Vendor, to write a letter about the incompetency of the Chief Cook and Steward. The competence of each man is assumed by the indorsements he carries. Yet regardless of the number of years a man sails, many men come aboard ship with indorsements which they are not capable of fulfilling. To aid the Union in weeding out those who cast a reflection upori the rest of the membership by not being able to do their work, it was felt that all should be made aware of the situation liere. LACKS KNOW-HOW In this instance the Steward lacks the knack of running his department and, in addition to that, does not know what is re­ quired of each member in his department. Most SIU men have a pretty good idea of the work they are expected to perform in the jobs for which they ship. Therefore, when the Steward requires them to do other things there are beefs from the start of the trip. As a result the food has beeri terrible, the ice-boxes-have never been cleaned, stores are going to wasie and rotting from neglect.i^ The Stewards: Department toilets were not cleaned for over two months. Aprons, dish' towels and' table cloths were not issued when needed. None of these things was prop­ erly supervised by the Steward. The Chief Cook was to be broken down the second week out at sea, but he was given fur­ ther chances and the thing dragged on. No one is satisfied. Steel wool has been found in eggs and soup. Meat is burned or unseasoned. The man just: isn't a Cook. CAUSE FRICTION The Skipper, J. Scully, also brought this to my attention, pointing out that poorly fed stomachs cause friction on boardship and that he wants to see his ship running smoothly. So, although we have been stuck with these men for one trip, it now becomes a Union problem. What is the Union go­ ing to do about them? Are they to be allowed to put other SlU ships in the same spot? We are going to tqrn it over to the Patrolman and we hope for the sake of ship's harmony and the Union's good name that neither be allowed to sail in his present job again. S. Janddra Sh!p'« Ddegate Steel Vendor ..J. m'i • - assist - �Friday, August 6. 1948 THE SEAFARERS A Werewolf In The Night LOG No Draw, Hazardous Work On Deck Move SSJamesSwan Crew To Poetry To the Editor: told me that on the previous oc­ To the Editor: On the day of sailing, Friday, Seamen have the name of be­ casion a huge dog had gone mad June 4, the ves.sel left the oil and turned upon his master ing steeped in superstition, but Most of the ciew of the SS docks at 11:15 P.M. The Mate I have found people ashore more mutilating him horribly. James Swan, South. Atlantic, had Then an old woman who sold been on the beach for at least ordered the deck gang to stow inclined. Here is an experience the mooring lines in number one I had on the Adriatic coast of fish on the quay till late at six weeks previous to shipping— and five holds. Since it was Southern Italy which bears out night spread the rumor of a so as you can imagine we were dark on deck and there had been ghostly werelolf — a tale that pretty broke. the point: no provision made for proper Nearly everyone-had clothes in lighting, the deck crew refused. Our ship was tied up in the grew to fill the simple people of the place with supernatural the cleaners: articles in pawn, or center of a town built around a dread. The agreement states that in debts. The Delegate and various small port awaiting a new pro­ order to secure gear, the vessel But the howling we had heard members of the crew saw the peller. must proceed to a safe anchor­ Across the quay was a leading I knew to be the feedpump on Captain about a draw on Thurs­ age before going to sea, but the hotel. So we had only a few our boilers which would howl day, June 3. Captain threatened the men who The Captain said that he could steps to go from the ship to be and scream every time it drew refused withjodgs if they failed not do so on that day, because it comfortably seated in a lovely air instead of water. to carry out his orders. He even was too late but would put out cocktail lounge over a cool drink, Chiara never knew the differ­ went so far as to order the Bosun listening to the gentle music of ence, for I never told her. In a draw on Friday, June 4. handcuffed. This was dpne by However, on this day the Cap­ a small orchestra concealed be­ the first place it would have been tain came aboard at supper time the Mate, though the handcuffs hind the palm trees. too bad to spoil the fisherwom- with more excuses. There was were later removed. I had a room above. It is al­ an's story with such an imima- no draw. Then the crew, under direct ways preferable to sleep ashore ginative truth — and besides I This breach of promise could order, proceeded to open the in port, if for no other reason found it most delightful having not but be considered as a raw holds and stow the lines, aided than to relieve shipboard mon­ Chiara cling to me in the night deal, and many of the boys were by only two flashlights. This for comfort and protection. otony. forced, as a result, to leave valu­ was extremely unsafe in the In this charming setting I met able possessions ashore. John Wunderlich, Jr. dark, for there were lines, cables. Chiara. That's not her name, but it will do; and you may rest assured that she was charming and intelligent. Our room fronted on the quaint little harbor, and its fulllength windows opened upon a the original crew left when we port very long as a rule and a balcony, four stories above the To the Editor: arrive stateside. crew is much more satisfied if street, where we could look down Will try to shed some light on We have a good Stewards they get a little time off even on the ship. Every noise and the travels and travails on the Department, but we are short a if it is only a few hours. With movement aboard was carried SS Fort Bridger, the flagship Second Cook and BR. The Stew­ the sailing board time posted on clearly to us on the soft evening of the United States Petroleum ard deserves a good word for the gangway, the men always breeze. Carriers fleet. the food and menus he puts out. come back on time. One full-moon night I was en­ We are supposed to be on the They have good. American joying a cigarette and my soul shuttle between the Persian CHARACTERS ABOARD beer and whiskey in Tiipoli, was filled with contentment and Gulf and Europe. We made one but it is expensive. It sure hits Some of the characters aboard •tvell-being. Chiara , . ,, stood . on the trip to Ras Tanura and then are Bing Miller, Red Shea and the spot when you haven't had balcony, her hair blowing softly .^ripoli to load, any for awhile. Will try to get her body sUhouetted m the tall ^ j^^^ls from Red Bronstein. Bananas Zeira mailing address'for the LOG window frames. there now. I suppose the tense in one of our regular ports over oooo! MIA! zts iss EERIE HOWL situation in Palestine had someee-rren. ZAAJ ZB MfKOiHML here. Suddenly a long eerie howl PtA/O! lAtA/ rose from across the ghostlyTOPSIDE OKAY We unloaded in Le Harve, luminous harbor. Chiara stif- France last trip and had repairs The Chief Engineer is a good fened, then flew across the floor boilers. The gals Joe, in fact, the whole topside into my arms. She was trembling ti^gj.g ^gj.g to see us (and gang seems to be okay all the with fear as she gasped into my our money) and will, no doubt, way around. ear, "Lupo! Lupo! Lupo!" be glad to see us when we roll •We have been hearing over I understood that lupo meant in this trip. the radio that the government wolf, and finally she sobbed the V»'e get our orders from Leis going to have the Army and story to me that some months Havre, so it seems that this will Nayy man the ships should a before our arrival, on just such be our home port. maritime strike take place. God a full-moon night, a werewolf, All ready we have lost six eis was with us for quite awhile forbid that this should happen. had howled in the harbor and a men, but one reshipped aboard, but he piled off because of ill- The brass would quickly ruin man had been found with his Two men jumped ship in Nap­ ness. ^what little there is left of the throat torn out. les, the rest were lost through We were certainly glad ta liear maritime fleet. The werewolf howled again sickness or injury. If we keep of our pay raise. We can use it, If they try to man the ships and she clung more tightly to losing men at the rate we have especially those of us with de­ every labor union in the U.S. me. I found it very pleasant been, there will be very few of pendants on the beach. should pull a twelve hour strike stroking her hair and soothing The Skipper seems to be all as a show of strength. That's her fears. I right and well liked by the the one way to put an end to Next morning the watchman such nonsense. This, of course, tant to grant shpre leave at one is only my opinion. Will secure for now. time but everything seems okay Al. Gordon. Eng. Del. now. These tankers are not in To Ihe Editor: Fort Bridger Men Enjoying Shuttle Run, Growing Shortage Of SIU Men Only Hitch Keep It Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clean ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition. it has come to the at­ tention of the membership that a few crews have vio­ lated this rule. So they have gone on record to have all quarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are unseilisfactory. he has the right to hold up the payoff until everything is spic and sp&n. Remember that the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then youll some action. COOKS' FOOD, JOKES BY MESSMAN MAKE fT; TEXAS UAPPY SHIP The crew of the Seatrain Texas agree that the Chief Steward William E. Pepper, and the entire Steward Department are entitled to hearty thanks for the good food they have been putting out. The Steward is a good Union man as well as Steward. Messman Whitey Plunkett keeps the boys laughing with his jokes while he gives the best of ser­ vice, and the Cooks sure know what they are doing when they put the food together. The Deck Department wants to put in a good word for the Chief Mate—who was known as Smoky Lanton when he sailed in the Foc'sle, and now that he's doing his job on the bridge he's still an SIU Brother at heart. All in all it is a swell gang. William Zarkas Deck Maintainance Pege Eleven IT JUST MIGHT BE FRIENDLY Somebody aboard the Ore Line's SS Chilore found the time to go fishing down at Cruz Grande on the 'Chilean coast. He must have been more surprised than- pleased when he hauled in this squid. Pat Robertson.- Baltimore Patrolman, sent the picture of the ugly customer to the LOG without saying who had snapped it. and coal lying all over the deck. Someone could easily have been hurt. Everything except the lines had previously been secured, therefore, according to the Bosun, the ship was seaworthy, so if the Captain did not wish to anchor and let the boys have light to do this dangerous work, it could have been left till-day­ light. The Captain remarked, " I had a good crew last trip," meaning that he did not like the Union replacing the last crew under the Union rule that a member must get off when he is paid trans­ portation. The Captain informed the Steward Department that the only overtime would be on Sat­ urdays, Sundays and Holidays. There would be no sougeeing. He also informed the cooks that the meat box would be cleaned only before arrival back in the States. He stated that he would order all overtime" and all extra meals, and that there would be no feed­ ing of anyone except. the Port Captain, Port Engineer and Port Steward. The messmen were not to feed anyone without tl:e Cap­ tain's signature. On Saturday, June 5, at sea, the Captain issued three -'•artons of cigarettes for the trip overseas. In view of these conditions aboard the James Swan, it is hoped that the following poem will be appreciated by other SIU men. •• POPPA HUBBARD 1 I'm known as Capiain Hubbard Of fhe Good Ship "Jimmy" Swan; I'm really liked by all my men— Al least, most every- re. 2 There's just a few v.-ho Ihink I'm light But Boys, they're a"' i-ji-taken; Because I said no r le. Don't mean I'm God iorrrken. 3 Of course I won"i -. ut out a draw While in a "State-r.j'port; I've got my crewmc-'s good at heart. They'd spend it and .u.i rhort. 4 But I make up for ii ^b"ord With draws out eve ' day; The boys get all ihe dough they need For sight-seeing or picy. 5 I give the boys their ju^ exchange. The standard, one for one; Of course I'm getting twioo that much. I'm not sailing just for fun. 6 I'm Lord and Master of my ship And all the men on board; I've got to keep strict disciplina To keep all in accord. 7 I feel like a proud Poppa With all the crew my boys; I don't believe in spanking. But Logging is a joy. 8 And so you see, we all agree I'm pleased as I can be; With one for you and two fat me There's money in going tb setw 1. C. Gentile. Secretary R. H. Basberg. Ship's Delegate ' SS James Swan "I m �Page Twelve SEAFARERS tOG GOOD SHIP, ^OOD BUNCH, GOOD PARTY : I - fe fUday. August 6.1948 Pioneer Penman Chronicles Fun And Frolic Aboard Ship To the Editor: it comes to the gift of gab. At least we'll bet on Elliott against any other yackety-yacker. D. Lige Jones, ex-pic-card in the Port of Norfolk, and now 2nd slum burner on this vessel, has written a hunk of poetry. When he was asked to send it into the LOG, he replied, "Hell no! What do you think; I am? Do you want the whole damned East Coast laughing at me?" Perhaps his nerve will come back and he will send it. If he doesn't, and I get ahold of it, I'll forward it to you. Eddie "Long Distanoe" Caudell, the Chief Steward, seems to have developed a permanent smile, and a very infectious grin. In fact, it has been getting so con-* tagious that "Pickle Puss" Lam­ beth, the star watch Fireman, smiled twice in three hours, and now everyone is mimicing Eddie. I'd like to know just which tooth-paste they are trying to sell. Greetings and salutations. from the crew of the "Bauxite • Flash" —otherwise, known as the Alcoa Pioneer — to.,all SIU Brothers wherever they may be. Before starting to heave the malarkey and blarney around, I would lik^ to state that the last payoff of this tub, July 16, was as smooth as an eel in a barrel of Blue Point Oysters. By request of the crew T am authorized to extend our thanks to the Agent and Patrolmen in the port of grits and gravy. Mobile to you, for their sincere cooperation in ironing out what beefs we had. In fact, Brother Editor, the ships paid off six hours after ar­ rival, and 18 hours ahead of schedule. Isn't that somewhat of a record for an Alcoa bauxite packet? "Spareribs" Northrop, the alli­ gator-catching Chief Electrician has publicity stated that before When the crew of the Mississippi company's crack Del Norte threw a birthday parly for he returns to Tampa he is going GENTLEMAN SAILOR "Red" Hancock, AB and Deck Delegate, they were also celebrating the fact that they 5weEe a to take a vacation in the Islands to J:aise tobacco of a special "type swell crew on a fine ship. Some of the boys weren't able to get mto the picture, but here are Back to a little seriousness, the names of the ones who did. Back row (left to right): Tozeh AB; Torres, AB; Kaiser, Ch. so that Robert "D5 The Best You Brother Editor. A young seaman Stwd. Sheehan, 2nd Stwd; "Joe," Bellboy; Gamin, Storeke^er; ^ddie," Dinen Keeper; Bank- Can" Hillman -may have free who had made a couple of trips ston. Bosun; Scott, QM; and Thurman, Carp. Middle row: Anderson, OS; Garxau BR; Denison, cigars. before getting on this rust-pot, "Pork Chops" Hand (Northop's xecently asked me just what con­ AB-M/T; Hancock: Kreel, 2nd Elect; and Carlson, AB-M/T. On deck: Dynar^i, Ch.'Reefer partner in short-circuiting), bet­ stituted the definition of a Gencmd Daveierson, FWT. ter known as the midget sparks, tleman-SaUor. Though stunned has gone on a diet. Yes indeed! for a short .while, I replied, "Son, A diet of food and plenty of it. a Gentle-man-Sailor is a man Incidentally, Pork Chops merely that believes in assisting his ship­ weighs 304 at this writing—and mates, never hurting his Union that is "avoirdupois" weight, too. Brothers, paying his dues and Brother. assessments regularly, never sure made me feel good to have through with one of the finest To the Editor: starting ,a phony beef ashore or so many SIU brothers celebrate collections for his wife that I've CHAMP RIDES AGAIN After reading so many stories my birthday. on board ship, never performing, ever seen on any ship—$1,077. of other ships and crews in the Eddie "Champ" Yates decided or doing, anything detiimental to That's the old SIU spirit—unity ^ % LOG. I think its time that the To the Editor: to ride the "J'lash" for another the Union, and, whether he is a ail the way. membership heard of the "Queen We, the men of the Del Norte, One of the contributors ito voyage, and now his whole am- young man or an oldtimer, he of the South Atlantic"—the SS would like to take our hats off Brother Sheehan!s wife was mition is to walk through the puts his .whole heart and soul in­ Del Norte. to the late Brother Neils Shee­ Manuel Lopez at fhe American passageways and muble to him­ to the building of the Seafarers I have been Deck Delegate on han, one of the finest shipmates Star Bar in Santos. He is a fine self. The reason is this: Eddie international Union." her for five trips and I think it and Brothers that the SIU ever man and those of us on the Del was walking through the star­ He replied, "Brother, I am all can be said that it is the best had. Brother Sheehan died in Norte look upon him as a friend. board passageway last- evening, ready a Gentleman-Sailor. When muttering a soft song to himself, do I get -my SIU Book?" out of the Gulf. There has been Santos, Brazil on July 13. R«I ^ncodk when the Chief Engineer hap­ but one man logged on the d^ck With his passing we lost, a Deck Delegate The Ship's Delegate has just in­ pened to notice him. The Chief since I have been here—thanks fine brother. The crew came BS Del Norte formed me that he was notified yelled, "Holy cow!", do they get to the Union consciousness of the in the Port of Mobile that the those gUys on deck too? And he membership; to say nothing of a SS Alcoa Pioneer (Bauxite ran into his room and locked the damn good bunch of officers. (Flash) has made the last two door. . This ship is one of the cleanest •trips without even a small beef The following brothers have I ever sailed on. This is largely in regard to food or the Stew­ decided to cease sailing for a due to the fact that the Bosuns ard's Department. short while, and have headed to and Bosun Mates, have been such May I state here that I have their heads first. I believe that the famous County of Baldwin to men as Vorel, Scotty Findlay, To the Editor: never sailed with a finer bunch is altogether wrong and demoral­ raise spuds: Bacon Skin Kelly, George Carroll, Blackie Bsuikston I have several opinions regard­ and last but not least, our poor ing fines that I would like to put izing to men on the ships and Bosun, Muscles Cordell, the of men than were ' on here last Strong Man Bob, Fretty Boy trip. I can also quote Captain old baldheaded carpenter, Baldy before the membership through ashore. Wouldn't it firing order and -Guss, Cousm Grady McNeil, Pembroke, the Master, as stating Thurman, Ship's Delegate. the pages of the LOG. It seems more justice to the whole system Scotch and Boda Lambert, Slow the same to the Officials in Mo­ I can't give all the credit to to me that the SIU should have of fining if committees w e r^ Mcrtinn Johnson, R. 'California bile. the deck on this fine ship because a uniform set of fines for specific elected in the (Branches to make Rinky Dink Dunlap, a Brother KO Laws, -the swimmer we also have had fine crews in offenses, and if a matter justifies recommendations for a standard To-Hell With The Sharks, and who came iback workaway from the Engine Department. The more consideration, it should be set of fines for usual offenses (as the Islands, has requested -me to last but not least, the famous Stewards Department is, and. has referred to another committee. was done on the question of uni- • Pepsodent Advertisement Kid H. thank the Crew for the swell been one of the finest that can Every dollar counts these, days form registration rules)? These be found on any large passenger with shipping slowing down,.and recommendations could then be Chicken Howell. Bon Voyage to donation ($75) that was given to all, from them, and to them. We him before he entered the Ma­ <^ip. All Seafarers know the we' must be sure that in minor reviewed by a special Headquar­ say, "Take it easy!" rine Hospital in Mobile. Well hard job it is to £nd the right offenses, the pimishment fits the ters -iFine -Committee which done. Brothers! From all indications, the En­ men for these jobs. crirtie. would make a report to the gine, Deck and Stewards Depart­ Au revoir, adios, and vaya conMy position is this: When 'fines membership for action up and DID FINE JOBS ment men who shipped on this dios, and a real old-fashioned vary from ten to 50 dollars for down the coast. tub just about a week ago have goodbye to all SIU Brothers all I want to say that the Chief an identical offense in the same Then, if such a system of fines fitted into the groove very well over the world-rand Hoboken. Steward, Bill Kaiser and the late J (as well as different) ports, it were accepted by the member­ and are showing the real SIU 'brother Neils Sheehan, the Sec-' often creates hardship and hard ship, future trial • committees spirit. This is especially true of James R, "Jimmie" Preslwood ond Steward, did fine jobs in feelings wliich largely destroy would be obliged to adhere to the "belly-robbing" department Steward Department Delegate keeping the boys in line and, at the main objective of the fine in this schedule in all cases where which now acts like a bunch of the same time, giving the crew the first place, which is to cor­ their investigation finds that an waiters in the Waldorf-Astoria. rect the offender on the one offender falls into one of the everything possible. The crew is well pleased. Let's In passing, we'd like to men­ hand and put forth a just object listed catagories. This, of course, keep it up Brothers. My fingers tion and thank the Union offi­ lesson for others to the end that would not apply to offenses dur­ are crossed as this packet may Don't 'ihold your pcitures cials in New Orleans for the fine the offenses will not be con­ ing strike periods. A different go on the Bauxite run again. and stories of shipboard acti­ cooperation that they gave to us tinued. procedure would then apply. vities, Mail them to the Sea­ YACHETY-YACK in keeping this the finest ship FINES NOT EQUAL , And' while we are correcting farers Log. 51 Beaver St., afloat, as far as we are con­ In the cases of men charged our own procedure, can we do Archibald "Spotlight" Elliott, New York -A. N. Y. If you cerned. with missing a watch, taking anything about having the LOG the Nigjit Cook and "Barker"-^ haven't the time or don't feel Enclosed is a picture of the days off, pilfering cargo, black- money on the ships turned over and I do mean barker—has been in the mood, just forward-de­ party thrown me by the crew on marketing ship's stores, being to suitable charities instead of informed that his nickname is tails. We'll do the rest. Picmy birthday. We could not get gassed up at payoff, and many going to the millionaire steam­ now "Yackety-yack."" He ac­ lures will be returned if you all the gang in but maybe you others, various trial committees ship companies? tually tops Waterman's "Ackeywish. know some of them shown. It exact whatever fine come into Ed Larkin yackety-yaek" Les Joiner when Brother Calls Crew Of Del Nnrte 'Tops,' Labels Vessel, 'Queen Of South Atlantic' Feels Unlfonn Fine %«tem Is Needed In All Branches Send 'Em In • - si �THE Friday. August 6, 1948 Patience Throughout Trip Is Cash To Crew At Payoff He handed out unlimited logs, but was very careful to stay within the letter of the law. His eloquence was exceeded only by his arrogance and his strong will to cast aside all hu­ man rights. On a long tropical run, he neglected men who were ill, and logged" sick men for not turning to. He ever sought to impress his slaves with his logic, his infallibility, and his prin­ ciples. He would like to show where his principles failed him: When the payoff came after long grueling months, he had to sit down and face the SIU Patrol­ man and his own company rep­ resentatives and admit that he had disregarded the Contract, and have his whole position knocked out from imder him. It was hard to take, but by not trying to straighten him out at sea, where he had all the ad­ vantage, we had the satisfaction of taking care of him right in the end, the SIU way! To the Editor: Leaving the ship and the Skipper anonimous, we would like to tell you the result of six months steady pressure against a modern Captain Bligh wherein "justice through pat­ ience" was achieved. Our first problem came short­ ly after leaving Baltimore, Jan. 26, which set the pattern of ar­ rogance displayed by the Cap­ tain. At this time he issued written instructicjns on how an AB should steer. Two men refused to take his instruction sheet, maintaining that they held un­ limited AB certificates issued by the Department of Com­ merce upon the basis of which the Shipping Commissioner had signed them on the articles ^f the ship as competant seamen. The Skipper was very much upset about this, and ordered the men to pack and get off at the first port. He said that he was not going to let any one run his ship. Robert J. Mansfield The Galveston Patrolman John W. Leavitt backed the men involved and they stayed on. . But one of those involved was the Deck Delegate. When he had occasion to remind him To the Editor: of the clause in the contract prohibiting officers from doing I received the July 16 issue crew's work the Captain called of the LOG today, and was the crew stupid. He said the somewhat surprised to see one Union meant little aboard his of my letters printed therein. slrip as he intended to run it Brother Bender, Records Pa­ trolman, said , in his letter of as he likedt SEAFARERS LOO Oticq Over Lightly" Page Thirteen Bistro On Bauxite Trail Has Impromptu 'Floor Show' \ To the Editor: .started rolling on the floor. What madness! A couple of This is to keep the member­ guys wanted to interrupt, but ship posted on the Bauxite the majority of the boys wanted Trail. Some well known Broth­ to see the show go on. ers aboard the Oliver WendeU All this was in the Chink's Holmes are L. Lott, Dennis joint. If you've ever been on (Brooklyn Kid) Saunders, Sunny this run you know the Chink's. Rankin (From Mobbile), and E. About this time the crew of B. (Perlockes) Tart. the SS Edward W. Scripp—an­ The other night we were in other Alcoa Scow—began drift­ Paranam—the place where the ing in. About this time, from Bauxite comes from—having a nowhere, a battle royal began. few rum and cokes in one of Everybody found himself enPthe local spots and looking over gaged in the ruckus, voluntarily the, "floor show". The music or not. was of the Jungle kind. Dennis Saunders, the Brook­ The tom-toms beat faster and lyn Kid, covered the door, and faster. Suddenly one of the yelled, "That goes for the IS "skirts" let out a yell and house!" Sunny was swinging wild and furiously. One of the Swede Swanson, AB on the Brothers off the Scripps let go Loyola Victory, puts himself with a beer bottle, and the at the mercy of S. A. Holden, Brooklyn Kid gave ground: Chief Cook and a mean man I sure did admire his foot­ wiOi the barber tools. No work. Never saw a man back "after" picture was submitted, up so fast in my life. but according to the note ac­ Then Sunny from Mobile shot companying the p i ct u r e. out of the joint like a bat out Brother Swanson stepped of hell with three brothers from By ROCKY BENSON away from the chair no worse the Scripps in hot pursuit. There for wean How is your seafaring I.Q.? is a little bridge on the pig-trail See if you can answer these 10 in front of the door, crossing a questions. Score yourself: 6-fair, slimy ditch. Sunny was running 8-very good, IG-brainstorm. so fast that he couldn't turn One point for each answer. July 3, that if any of my college 1- On what day of the week onto the bridge, and into the friends desire to receive the does- the SEAFARERS LOG ditch he went—the three right after him. LOG, I should submit their come out? It was a wonderful free for all names. I am sure that the 1- Monday then, with mud in their eyes LOG will serve as an ambas­ 2- Tuesday and all four swinging at ran­ sador of good will, not only for 3- Wednesday dom. About then someone the SIU but for other" Unions 4- Friday started throwing beer bottles as well. 2- How many Union Halls are from the gallery. I noticed a picture of the there in the A&G District? While all this was going on 1- 10 crew of the SS Steel Recorder an Oiler from our ship, who in the June 25 issue. It is inter­ • 2- 12 doesn't drink, but who had bee 3- 13 esting to note that most of the up to listen to the music, de­ 4- 14 crew of the Recorder that made cided it was getting too hot and the trip to the Persian Gulf'and 3- What line on a ship gets tried to leave. He stepped out the Far East last winter are coiled more than any other line? just as someone let go with 1- Heaving line still with her. We had a good another beer bottle. He turned 2- Sounding line trip then, and the crew was to go back, but the Chink with 3- Head line tops. his whole family back of him, 4- Breast line slammed the door. And as if There has been a lot said 4- How many cardinal points this wasn't enough, his hand about our success in winning in a compass? ' was caught in the door-jam so the Hiring Hall rights, so I 1- 32 he had to see it through won't try to add anything, ex­ 2- 48 whether he wanted to or not. cept that it was damn good 3- 75 Well, after a few knots on news. 4- 360 our heads—nothing so serious Here are the names of my 5- What is known as the "stool that a little iodine wouldn't re­ friends who would like to get pigeon" on " a ship? pair—we called the battle off. the LOG: John Smarz, Jr., Her­ 1- One who carries tales top­ My votes goes to the Scripps bert Reif, George Crocker, side bunch this time. Charles Sterling, and Billie Del­ 2- Second Mate But here's a warning. The ano. 3- Course Recorder Brooklyn Kid and Sunny from 4- Direction finder Jack S. White Mobile are going into training. 6What is called the "Charlie They say five will get you ten Farraguf, Idaho Noble" on a ship? they win the next bout! Time 1- Iron mike will tell, but I sure hope I'm 2- Foremast there when the battle starts 3- Galley stack again. ^ 4- Windlass Here are some of the Brothers7- What ai-e the gripes on a I hope see this letter: L. Wil­ ship? To the Editor: liams, William Oliver, Ellig 1- A man who beefs Gaines, G. Curry, and C. Per­ I wish to thank you most sin­ 2- Something to eat kins. cerely for the LOG you send 3- Fire hose E. B. (Perlockes) Tart me weekly. I think it is a won­ 4- Lifeboat equipment Steward derful paper (I read every 8- How many different Halls SS Oliver W. Holmes word), because it is very edu­ did the SIU have in New Or­ cational in the ways of the leans from 1938 to the present Union. time? 1- 3 I met the ,31U San Francisco 2- 5 Agent when he came to my To insure payment, all 3- 6 home after the shooting of our claims for overtime must be 4- 8 President Mr. Price. Since then turned in to the heads of de­ I have received the LOG reg­ 9- If it is 12 Noon in Wash­ partments no later than 72 ularly. Our President, Mr. J. B. ington, D.C., what time it is in hours following the comple­ Price wonders if you would London? tion of the overtime work1- 2 PM also send him a copy of the As soon as the penalty 2- 5 PM LOG weekly. Best regards to work is done, a record should 3- 8 PM the LOG. be given to the Department 49 PM head, and one copy held by Hattie Shoddiness 10- Which is the fourth largest the man doing the job. National Farm Labor Union of the Great Ldges? In addition the depart­ Local 218 1Lake Erie mental delegates should Arvin, California 2- Lake Superior check on all overtime sheets 3- Lake Ontario (Ed. note: President Price 72 hours before the ship 4- Lake Michigan will begin receiving the' LOG makes port. (Answers on Page 15.) ) shortly.) Student Reads Log, Asks For More Shipmate By ROBERT G. PATTISON I've sailed a lot of ocean, I've sailed a lot of sea, I've met a lot of people That meant a Lot to me. Though sure enough he'd smile, , "Take it easy, kid," he'd often say; "We'll all get ours in style." But the man .1 really care for, A friend both loyal and true. We'd make our plans for the Now lies in ft sleep that's future endless. All through the night and With the rest of a sturdy day; crew. . We'd make our plans for the future We sailed the North Atlantic, As if nothing barred the way. When death stalked through the night. We heard its gentle whisper. We heard its roaring might. Until one day we parted. As I was slapped in jail. Although he waited and waited. At last •he had to sail. He came to me and asked me If there was anything he could do, I He cursed and said, "God damn it," kid, I'd move the earth for you." But through it all Old Alf would sit. And casually roll a smoke: Though men died by the hundreds. He'd treat it as a joke. A joke both grim and mirthless. That was the last I saw of him. For soon I got the news. His time had come in the Pacific, Both his and the rest of the crew's. I've sailed a lot of ocean, ...I've sailed a lot of sea. But if I ever meet a man like Alf. He's good enough for me. FARM UNIONIST THINKS THE LOG IS EDUCATIONAL On Overtime �Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 6, 1948 The Virgin Islands, Tropical Paradise ! By AUGUSTUS H. COTTRELL may go for a swim at any one of a number of palm-fringed beaches, explore the hills on hoi'seback, or put in an exciting day deep-sea fishing. Legend hunting is also a fav­ orite pastime, tales of buccaneers, blockade runners, and even local "bluebeards" are as deeply rooted and as onmipresent as the lichens that cover ancient walls. Because of the harbor, which is laid out in the shape of a horseshoe to amply pi'ovide pro­ tection, more ships are attracted here than to any nearby place, and because of the visitors these ships bring, the town of Char­ lotte Amalie is a miniature cos­ mopolitan center of great impor­ tance to neighboring islands. buried their plunder, still rings this idyllic isle. Cocoanut palms and lush veg­ etation Sfow almost to the edge of the sea. The verdant hills abound with gaily plumed birds "Katy" by the Virgin Islanders, sin to waste water on the island. the S. S. Catherine is more than The island's chief revenue is a mere convenience. She is " a derived from its rum and sugar personality, and they are enor­ exports. Raw sugar output aver­ mously proud of her. Her- ar­ ages more than 5,000 tons a year. rivals and departures are social The U.S. Government estab­ occasions of some • magnitude lished a rum distillery on the with the visitors being escorted island following the repeal of aboard to be formally presented prohibition. The distillery is to her captain and passengers. backed by 5,000 acres of sugar Her departure for San Juan, cane and two sugar mills. which takes place at night, is Commerce and industry have attended by all the pomp of a made no appreciable impression transatlantic sailing from New on this garden spot of the Carib­ York. The dock bustles with ac­ bean, however, for wealth is a tivity. Native porters struggle secondary desire here. thi-ough the crowds with lug­ The joy of life and the beauty gage. The .white linens of the that accompanies it on the island men and gay dresses of the comes before the haste and push women suggest a holiday in the of modern day business. making. It is almost as though nature Aboard ship, parties from town rebels against having her natural have preempted the hurricane- beauty marred by too gay a life, deck bar and lounge. An or­ for pushing to the very door of chestra blazes/ forth a rhumba youir home are the night blooms from the radio and partings are and flowers, ever embattling the toasted in drink. encroachment of man. The whistle blows, the crowd The voodoo drums and other troops ashore, the screws bite in­ sounds in the dark tropical night to the black waters of the Bay. remind the pleasure seeker that Soon the little town, the starlit he has to but step to a door or hills behind it, and the two red window to feel, and hear, and eyes of the range lights, go slid­ smell true nature in all her ing down the phosphorescent magnificence. waves toward the horizon. And that, all islanders feel, should be enough. WORK OF ART Four and a half days out of New York by steamer, less than • nine hours flying time from Miami, lies one of the most beautiful of tropical islands in the world, and it belongs to the United States. More Danish colonial than modern American is this Amer­ ican island, St. Thomas, one of the three large islands compris­ ing the Virgin Islands which be­ longed to Denmark for more than 250 years before the United States purchased it along with the rest of the Virgin Island group, in 1917. Although there are few experi­ and gorgeous flowers that thrive ences that can match lounging only in such perfect climate. about the deck of a steamship as COSMOPOLITAN . her screws drive her through the U.S. PURCHASE Charlotte Amalie is the capital deep cobalt blue of the Carib­ In 1917 the United States paid bean Sea, there is one dramatic of the American Virgin Island moment in the approach to St. group, and the social activities $25,000,000 to Denmark for the - Thomas that can be had only which radiate from the Govern­ three main Virgin Islands — St. ment House bring together the Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John from the air. That moment comes when a native islanders, and travelers —with fifty-odd surrounding, unPan-American Clipper soars up­ from the States, as well as for­ inhabitated pin-dot islands ward from San Juan, Puerto eign countries, on one common thrown in for good measure. The islands were not very Rico, and levels out for the final ground. Private craft cruising in the prosperous at that time, nor have jump to Charlotte Amalie, Island of St. Thomas, less than an Caribbean make it a point to they been since. Yet the sum lie over in its safe harbor when­ paid represented a higher price hour's flight away. than was paid for any other One can see the vast bow of ever in the vicinity. Like many other islands in the United States acquisition of land. the Lesser Antilles swinging away, island after island, fading Caribbean, St. Thomas' early his­ The actual land cost averaged But whether viewed from the through lighter and lighter tory was one of development by $293.70 per acre as compared to decks of the Catherine, or from shades of blue until they vanish absentee land-owners. Here were 2 cents an acre for Alaska and the windows of a Clipper plane made possible most of the for­ 27 cents an acre for the Philip­ high in the skies, these isles with finally into the horizon. (Continued from Page 7) tunes that were taken back to pines. their gracefully molded emerald On advice of the Union's attor­ LAND AHEAD Europe during the golden era of In the past few years, however, As Charlotte Amalie appears hills set in a turquoise sea with ney the incident had to be re­ one' instantly thinks of gaily- the West Indies. Consequently the value of the Virgin Island foamy waves forming a fringe ported to the bonding company painted doll houses, as the bright there are few monuments, impos­ has undergone considerable about dark green shores, appear and the police as so to avoid loss sunshine reflects every color of ing school buildings, expensively change. As a covering air base to be the work of some famous by the Union of the $184 in­ the rainbow from its rooftops. laid out parks, or other man- for the Canal Zone, they are po­ sculptor. volved. Agent also stated that Cultivated areas appear against made landmarks depicting the tentially a valuable source of Sitting on a bench in Emanci­ Brother Queen and several rank protection to the US, and Crum pation Park gazing out to sea, the intense green of the forest- early days in this island. Every business building in the Bay situated near Cha-Cha Town and listening to the gentle whis­ and file members worked with clad hillsides, not unlike many district, however, (two names, the origin of which pering of the wind through him on negotiations with the miniature golf courses. And the downtown "Wilson Line, an excursion outfit. little town, too, sparkles as speaks a more eloquent lan­ has never been determined) cocoanut palms, it is difficult to As a result, a contract embody­ bright as a pretty gypsy girl's guage of the past than any for­ maintains a sheltered submarine conceive that this same park was ing Hiring Hall features has been dress and seems to offer hospi­ mal monument. Each is a thickly base that is capable of providing the site of an ancient whipping signed for the first time for any tality to the traveler ever before walled building, very narrow, but safe anchoi-age for a full sub­ post and slave mart, or that buc­ of the the summer boats. This four hundred or more feet deep marine fleet. he lands. caneers once carried their booty was a definite victory because and running from DronningensThere will be no official wel­ and captives across this same clauses in. the old contract mak­ FRENCH TOWN coming party to greet your boat gade, the main street, all the ground. ing concessions to the compa'uy or plane with pomp and cere­ way back to the sea. Cha-Cha Town is a very small enabling it to hire off the dock MANY LANDMTARKS These fine old buildings were piece of France, as quaint as its mony, as is the case in many were completely deleted. There built to withstand the cannon- name implies, hugging a small However, there is plenty to was, one minute of silence in ball of pirate craft in the har­ comer of this American island. remind one of these things. Fac­ memory of bur departed bor. In one there is now a It is populated by a shy, thrifty, ing the park and the sea is Fort Brothers. laundry, where all clothes are intelligent people who are direct Christian, with old towers and 4. 4. 4.^ washed in an old-fashioned descendants of the French folk spiked "muzzle-loading cannon NEW YORK—Chairman. Rob­ washtub and pressed by hand. who came to St. Thomas from still on its walls. The year ert Matthews. 1S4; Recording the nearby island of St. Bar- "1671" chiseled into the stone Secretary. Freddie Stewart. 4935; WORLD MART over its portal teHs its age. It Reading Clerk. Lindsey Williams, Other shops sell various mer­ thelemy many years ago. is now used as the jail. These kindly people .speak a 21550. chandise: exquisite French per­ As a contrast to the Fort, we patois which is largely 17th Cen­ Branch minutes from the outfumes, rum, hand-made lace, na­ tive cigars and an assortment of tury Norman French, few know find the modernly appointed ports accepted. New Business: excellent brocades and cash­ sufficient English to chat with Grand Hotel. A wide veranda Motion by Fields, that members runs the entire length of its sec­ past the draft age assist the visitors. * meres. Latin ports. There ,piay be an ond floor. Here cool drinks are draft-eligible younger members In one of these cavernous old ISLAND BOAT aged woman crouching over a served in an ultra fashionable to gain exemption by sending buildings there is a single bar­ basket of cigarettes which cost, atmosphere to the soft strains telegrams to the President, as The inhabitants of this tiny ber chair—and, as one reclines by the way, seven cents a pack­ of music from a modem orches­ per Headquarters' request. Mo­ in the chair, one feels dwarfed colony fish and weave hats for age (Luckies, Camels, Chester­ tra. tion carried. Motion by Sam by the vastness of the building. a living. They frequently inter­ fields, etc.). . As one gazes upward to the Philips that the membership go The mind is inclined to wander marry and rarely mingle with * And she may be offering pinthills and sees bluebeard's castle on record that, in the event of a to the days when these same the inhabitants of St. Thomas. size bottles of bay rum, a na­ looming staunch an^ black strike, the SIU will not tolerate Most of their hats are pur­ walls rang with the ribald toasts tive product and one of the finest against . the backgroimd, one outside interference but will chased by the tourist trade or of swash-buckling buccaneers as in the world, for a few coppers, wonders what the old rascal work directly with the operators. they drank to their conquests passengers aboard what has be­ the exact amount depending on and ladies. come a Virgin Island institution, would say today if he could but Amendment by Williams that whether she likes your looks or gaze at the electric light meter this matter on Union policy be It has always seemed some- the steamship "Catherine." occupying the place he used to referred to the Negotiating Com­ not. The small self-contained world hi,storic buildings, mellowed by sit with his telescope scanning mittee for their consideration. ISLAND PARADISE the centuries, whose interiors in of the two larger Virgin Island, the sea. The people of St. Thomas by bygone days had bulged with the St. Thomas and St. Croix, are Discussion: Several members Paradoxically, although sur­ pointed out that the Negotiating nature are not wont to demon­ wealth of the Indies brought to served by this staunch little strate. They are convinced that thing of a sacrifice that these steamer which covers the circuit rounding by water, the chief Committee has been given full economic woe of the island is a right to call for a -strike vote and God has provided for them the their back doors by majestic twice a week. lack of water, fresh water. finest, most beautiful island in clipper ships from all the seven based on their previous perform­ Starting at San Juan, Puerto The island depends almost en­ ances in gaining the best con­ the world. And a visitor to the seas, should now suffer the in­ Kico, she proceeds overnight to island wiU come to believe, al­ dignities of housing wash tubs Charlotte Amalie. Then she tirely upon rainfall for its sup­ tracts in the Industry, such sug­ most certainly, that this is true. and barber chairs. steams across forty miles of the ply. The-hillsides are lined with gested^ actions be left entirely to If you decide to linger, to ex­ However, the basic beauty, the Caribbean to Christiansted, the enormous concrete casements their discretion. Motion as plore the island, you will be natural splendor of this tropical principal port of St. Croix, and that catch the rain and divert it amended carried. Because of the charged by the variety of en­ paradise remains unprofaned by returns to Puerto Rico the fol­ to a reservoir. Each house top extreme heat. Good and Welfare tertainment it has to offer. Start­ the march of civilization. The lowing day following the same also has its rain catcher for an was very brief. Meeting ad­ additional supply of drinking and journed with 1232 members ing out from one of the many same diadem of glistening schedule. small but excellent hotels, you beaches, where pirates once Affectionately called the bathing water. It is a cardinal present. BranchMeetings P- �THE Friday. August .6. 1948 PERSONALS SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen THE SAILOR MEETS A LADY MELVIN F. LIBBY Your sister, Mrs. A. A. Finnigan, missed you when she By JOHN LEGGE I didn't say it, but I meant so often did; and suddenly in the big sailor that had been slopmoved back to Portsmouth. She that he had never found. tension of that moment I felt a ping up rum all evening down has a matter of utmost impor­ The Sailor's Story He was late ae. usual, and 1 release from the blind love that at the other end, shoves in betance to discuss with you and was just sitting there in the bar had tied me to him. Suddenly 1 tween 'em. And she gives him I'd been watchin' this dame. does not have your address waiting. knew that no matter what hap- a big smile on top of it! Smart as you please, with a Please contact her at 453 Pleas­ Half, then three-quarters of an pened 1 didn't care any more. SMACKS SAILOR ant Street, Portsmouth, ,N€W pair of foxes hangin' where I'd hour went by. The sailor shoved in roughly like my arms to be. She settles And that's one thing I will Hampshire. • Oh, how I wished that 1 could between us, giving Richard a herself on a stool with a couple ,.1X -nil-«• r 1-I give this uptown gent credit him off of his;. „ , ., . of wiggles, big purse on the bar hate him! I wondered if 1 ever shove that spilled ' for; he really laid one on this EARL McCAMBRIDGE could. That would be enough, 1 crosses her legs and orders u • > Tv/r- „• sailor. He'd been shoved off bal­ Your mother is anxious for thought. If this experiment does ^ ls \uthis bum annoyin you Miss? you to contact her at RFD Box drink. not bring him to me, please God, he asked. She's aloof as a racing yaCht he didn't ask no questions. Ha 75, Coral, Michigan. let me hate him! Oh, not very much, I said but X figure I can spot 'em every swung one right off the ground, i *, *. casually, but thank you, any­ and that sailor dropped like a LOOKS DOWN BAR time. I mean a woman on the BOB MCDONALD I looked across the rows of way. beef, and never moved till the Ralph Padget, c/o Phil-Kron make. When you lead your life Things happened all at once police come. whiskey bottles into the mirror. on the sea you learn how. Drive-In, Bloomington, 111., would then. The strange blond fellow Then he grabs this dame by Every now and then any of Into the leering, drinking, laugh­ like to hear from you, or any of got into it too— I Suppose he the arm and says, I hope you're ing, frowning pool of faces swim-, 'em are ready for someone else his old shipmates. thought he was protecting my satisfied: Now let's get out of They're tired of the old man, or ming there, i S. 1 honor. here. just pickin' up their head again PHILLIP R. WAGNER All T remember is that when She jerks her arm away, as Get in touch with your mother after some guy broke their heart; someone had Richard on the floor snooty as you like, and says in or some tramp just saw her last at 120 East 34th Street, New and was choking him, I didn't a low voice that carries all over boy-friend off on a boat—it can York City. feel anything. Nothing at all! the place, You brute, let go of be anything or nothin'. 4. iS. 4It was wonderful! me! What I'm lookin' for is a notMAX H. pUNLAP I got up and walked out. And then—and here's the pay­ Your family in the Phillipine bad-looker right thenl off—one of the.se artist nuts, a Pretty soon I catch her eye in Islands is anxious to hear from The Bartender's Story big blond guy that always comes the mirror. But she looks up the you. I get all kinds. * in here alone and never falls bar to a big blond lubber from 4 44 I . got one of those in-betweeninto conversation with anyone at the sticks that just about faints VltO WILLIAM MASI places in Greenwich Village the bar, and whom I'd figured for when he gets her eye. Your wife Mary asks that you where you get 'em all. Some up­ some kind of a queer, is over I says to myself, "Mac, she's on write. town people come in here think­ there before I know it and coldthe prowl!" I raise my glass and 4 4 4 1 must learn to see other faces, ing they're slumming. There are cocks this 'uptown guy with a give her a big fish-eatin' grin. JOHN ROACH thought. Not just Richard's a few, a very few, crack-pot ar- square sock to the chin. I should have moved in right Please write Charles Dix, care tists, and would-be writers. Call it chivalry, if you want of SIU New York Hall, 51 then. That's where I made my face! But the real trade: working to. Or maybe something snaps It is strange what makes us Beaver Street, New York 4, mistake. But I sit there. men, the Italians, and a few Jin his brain, but he was like a And it isn't long 'till some tall, care for people. I-tried to analyze N. Y. pasty-faced dude in a dinner it. He didn't even like me; and stevedores and seamen come {wild-man. He's right down on after this guy with jacket crowded in beside her and yet 1 was tied to him with a just to drink— and they drink the floor whiskey. They're the ones that b-oth hands on his throat, chokbuys a couple of drinks without blind, love that would not release make the house money. ing him and banging his head me. even speaking to her. But, as I say, I get all kinds; up and down on the floor, On the far end of the bar was THE COME-ON and I'm just working here. Well, not wanting any mura man in the off-brand Maritime BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. I gotta feed 'em all and try ders in my place, and further, Wiiliam Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 I didn't like the look of him Commission uniform, with a expecting this thing to develop' BOSTON 276 State St. anyway, so when she gives me a black band on his high-pressure to keep 'em all happy. into a madhouse if it keeps on, Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 TAKES NOTICE smile, I know it's the old come- hat. 1 had helped out in a can­ GALVESTON 308'/j—23rd St. I tap this nut with the sap I teen, and 1 knew about uniforms. So I'd got to noticing this up­ keep under the bar. Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 on,, and I didn't hesitate at all. Why doesn't he put on civilian town guy and this society dame. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. I figured he'd most likely I start to call the police, when Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 crawl off without me even havin' clothes or else join the Navy? 1 I didn't know who they were, the police walk in anywa_y. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. thought. but you could see they was E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 to smack ';m. GIRL LEAVES class. Well,, I shoves him aside and GETS THE EYE NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 starts the old line. She's takin' Well, she had come in by her­ And I'll be damned, if, while He raised his glass and nodded NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. it right*in, when—blotto! self this night, and sat around the police _ _ these guys ^ drag out to me. I thought, Oh, oh! That'll Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 I'll be damned if this dude about an hour I guess. Same as the dame don't get up with her do. PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 hadn't plopped me back of ttie There was a large fellow at usual, only damned if she wasn't'nose in the air and walk away! SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. ear while I ain't even noticin'. the bar, with an old slouch jack­ rolling her eyes at the customers. To top it all off, I see by the Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 And that's the last I knew 'till I didn't pay too much attention, • papers that the up-town guy is et, and a shock of blond hair SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon the police come and hustle me sticking out in all directions. As cause as I say, she'd been in a some big-shot and she's an heir­ Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. and these other tvyo guys out. 1 looked at him, he glanced at lotta times and hadn't never ess; and now she's divorcin' him Oh, yes, I forgot to tell you me and then quickly away. One caused no trouble befor§. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 on charges of mental cruelty and TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. about this big blond lubber. I Then this guy comes in after makin' a spectacle of her in a of the local Bohemians. R. H. Hall, Asrent Phone M-1323 don't know just what happened; How pathetic most of them while and orders 'em both a public place! HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. but after I was out cold, he'd HAnover 2-2784 are, and how really un-Bohe- drink. He'd always been a pretty ' Leave it to. the dames every got mixed up in the fight. And mian, I thought. I wondered cold fish, but I did notice he was time! SECRETARY-TREASURER him and this guy that clipped what it would take to jar him colder than usual this time. Paul Hall I tell you, dutchess, or shop­ Anyway, I hadn't no more girl, they're all tramps to me DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION me was both on the floor when out of his repressed aloofness. Lindsey Williams the police hauled us out. Such people always make me than made her another Martini if I see 'em coming into my ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS And as we go, I see this dame uncomfortable, for you never and poured his brandy, when this place. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler leavin' the place, prim as you know what they are going to do. Joseph Volpian please, turnin' her back on the And there I sat. Waiting. Wait­ lot of us. ing. Waiting." How I wanted to AU I can say is she was damn­ hate! HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Phone 5-8777 ed sure ready; but I got caught Then suddenly Richard was farers International Union is available to all members who wish PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. in a. riptide. there. He sat down beside me. 1 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Beacon 4336 caught his arm and smiled up at their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. him. Phone 2599 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Two brandies, he called to the SIU branch for this purpose. Meeting Richard like this had Douglas 2-5475 been my idea—after he had ask­ bartender loudly. However, for tliose who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. He knew 1 wouldn't drink hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 ed for a divorce. I had insisted that we would brandy! He didn't even glance which you can fill out, detach, and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 meet three times a week in this at me. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. 1 dropped his arm and looked little corner place and then PLEASE PRINT INFORMATrON spend the evening together—^just back down the bar. The sailor BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. to ourselves—and try to find that was frowning heavily at us. I To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 gave him a little smile. CUICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. something we had lost, or never It ""was a -quite impersonal I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Phone: Essex 2410 found. smile. It was as spontaneous as address below: CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 the smile you give a,puppy who DETROIT 1038 Third St. is looking, up at yojir table. Cadillac 6857 SMLOH :MQ.VE3 IN DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 1- Friday Melrose 4110 He got up ponderously, pushed 2- 12 Street Address .... TOLEDO 615 Summit St. his stool back witlT-a deliberate, 3- Sounding line Garfield 2112 expansive gesture, " and started 4- 32 State City down the bar. My hand went to 5- Course recorder my lips. My God, what have I 6- Galley _stack MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Signed done! I thought. BICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. 7- Lifeboat equipment Empire 4531 I turned quickly to Richard 8-6 VANCOUVER .*"..565 Hamilton St. Book No and touched his . arm. Richard, I 95 PM Pacific 7824 whispered. He ignored me as he 10- Lake Erie SIU HULLS SIU, A&G District Notice To All SIU Members SUP The Girl's Story Gt. Lakes District QUIZ mmm Canadian District �t.- THE Page Sixteen State Dep't Shipping Unit Is Scrapped The State Department has sent its much-criticized Shipping Division to the scrap heap. I •. |,j • C%/ I •'Si The move was forced by Con­ gress' reduction in appropriations for the Department's activities in transportation and communica­ tion Sub-committees from both branches of the legislature roundly scored the State Depart­ ment for overstepping its bounds by expanding its advisory func­ tions into the field of operatipns. Under a reorganization plan, the Shipping Division will be replaced by a smaller group that will serve solely as an advisory body under the Office of Trans• portation. SEAFARERS LOG WHAT ttWIIK., QUESTION: What was the biggest beef you have ever been in? Why do you regard it as the "biggest?" 5:55fS.., - i The Seamen Affairs Branch, the agency that has traditionally dealt with seamen and ships in foreign jurisdiction, will Ij/e transferred to the Division of Protective Services. OMER SAPP. Wiper; To my mind the Union'sand my own—biggest beef was the Isthmian strike last year. I was in the Port of Savannah at that time ajid participated in the strike there. I feel it was the biggest strike because it in­ volved so many ships belonging to one of the last, big antiUnion holdouts. And there were a helluva lot of jobs involved, , too. We were tackling one of the biggest babies in the busi­ ness, and we came through vic­ toriously with some real good strategy. When we won this great beef, it proved that Union structure and our organizing TARGET The Shipping Division was a target for considerable stormy criticism last March when Con­ gress was acting on the Marshall Plan. The State Department at that time used every device in the book to pressure Congress into giving beneficiary nations 200 ships and charters on 300 more to carry the relief cargoes into their respective ports. While Congress see-sawed in the course of active debate on the State Department's proposals, all sections of the shipping in­ dustry unleashed a barrage of criticism, with the Seafarers In­ ternational Union being among the most outspoken critics. The SIU charged at that time that the State Department plan "might lead to the liquidation of the U.S. merchant fleet," and leave some 30,000 American sea­ men out of jobs. SIU PROTEST ATTENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. F ^ mmxiymrn I ! iiiii SAMUEL VANDAL, Baker: The Isthmian strike wasn't the biggest strike in size that the SIU ever had, but it was far and awa.y the biggest in im­ portance, to my way of think­ ing, because it brought such impressive results. That beef gave us prestige — on every waterfront in the world. Don't forget, European seamen knew about Isthmian, and they were plenty impressed when the Seafarers won the beef. But I can't, talk about Isthmian because I was on a Waterman ship at the time. Biggest beef I ever was personally active in was the 1946 General Strike. -1 picketed Pier 28 in Erie Basin in Brook­ lyn. GLEN VINSON, OS: I came in the SIU with the Isthmian fleet, and the Isthmian strike was my first SIU action. I was on the transportation com­ mittee in New York, contacting picketlines all .over town. I learned then how the SIU strike strategy works when it goes into action. I was impressed by the cooperation and efficiency displayed by all hands. Also the courtesy and efficiency who contacted explained the meaning of the strike and invited us in the crews to join the picketline. No \ wonder we won the beef. JAN R. MUCINS, Deck Eng: The biggest strike I took part in was the 1946 General Strike, the biggest strike ever waged on any waterfront in the world. The SIU struck because the Wage Stabilization Board refus­ ed to allow the increases we had won in collective bargaining with the shipowners, and for eight days not a ship moved in or out of this country. That beef was a test of the Union's strength againsf an arbitrary ruling by the government agency. And we won. We were so right -in that strike that practically all public opinion was behind us. We set a wage pattern that was followed by all other maritime unions. K < PAT PRIOLO, OS: I always look upon fhe Isth­ mian Strike as the big one. Isth­ mian was a tough outfit and de­ termined not to give up easily. To win this strike meant a lot more ships and jobs to the members, and was one we could not afford to lose. I was in the '46 General Strike and the UFE Strike, but Isthmian, I think, was the big one. I had been a volunteer organizer on the Sea Fiddler and, after all the sweat I put into bringing that ship in, I wanted to be sure she went SIU. It would have been- a pity to lose the company after that beautiful or­ ganizing job. / Through its Washington repre­ sentative, the SIU strongly pro­ tested the pi'oposals, and thous­ ands of Seafarers sent telegrams and letters to their legislators de­ crying the "sellout" of American seamen. The protests bore fruit when both Houses of Congress passed the Marshall Plan legislation, after striking out the provisions to lend or charter any ships to foreign nations. A striking provision of the legislation as passed was one vigorously sought by the SIU— that 50 percent of Marshall Plan cargoes should be carried in American ships. It is felt that the State De­ partment's overwhelming defeat in regard to the Marshall Plan, and the attention focused on its shipping activities during the Congressional debate were partly responsible, at least, for the windup of its Shipping Divi­ sion. Friday. August 6, 1948 illl V 'v ' ' • ^ y, >J , y'J ENRIQUE CORTES, AB: In the Isthmian Strike I sany how powerful the SIU had be« come in maritime. No othex Union was able to take on Isth« mian and lick her, but we di(| it. It showed me that we wer« big enough to tackle the big­ gest anti-union .outfit of them all and come out on top. I sail­ ed on the Kelso Victory before the strike and I know what tho conditions were like. Taking part in putting an end to all of thai gave me a real thrill. I haven't sailed an Isthmian ship since the Union gained a con­ tract, but I'm going out on one soon to look over the fruit oi our victory. GEORGE FOWLES, FWT: Biggest beef I was in yras the famous Wall Street strike, when we helped out the United Financial Employes^ I don't think there's any question about whether that was a big beef. But the beef was very important to our Union. We won great prestige because we took up the fight of the underdog against the powerful Wall Street money boys. In helping out our Broth­ er AFL union, we picked up some very practical pointers. We saw how effective our strike machinery was and what our weak spots were. That beef also showed organized labor that Union people need each other, especially these days. EMILIANO ACABEO, AB: The biggest Union Action I've been in was the General Strike of 1946. It was a crucial time for the Union with the threat of Government strikebreaking— and when we won it we es­ tablished the highest condition* in the industry. I stood picket duty on the North river through­ out the strike. Everything went off smoothly and according to plans. I knew that the whole SIU was with me and, that no matter how long it lasted, I would have a place to sleep and good full meals in the stewpot. I 'felt pretty proud out there on those million-dollax docks with my white cap. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource August 6, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 32 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES WATERMAN SABOTAGES UMEMPLOYED INSURANCE SEAFARERS CERTIFIED AS BARGAINING AGENT FOR CUBA DISTILLING SIU CLEARS ELECTRICIAN OF PHONY CHARGES CARRYING ARMS ASHORE MAY LEAD TO REAL TROUBLE SIU POLICY PROVES ITSWELF TO BE CORRECT PRICES,PROFITS CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND MOBILE SHIPPING HITS THE SKIDS, BUT SHOREGANG WORKS HELPS OUT PHILADEPHIA REPORTS SHIPPINH SHOWS CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT BALTIMORE SHIPPING SLUMPS AGAIN,BUT ORE JOBS TAKE UP SOME SLACK SHIPPING IN TAMPA GOOD FOR BOOKMEMBERS NEW YORK BEATS ROBIN GRAY JOB DEMOTION NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING PICKS UP; MISSISSIPPI NEGOTIATIONS ON GALVESTON SHIPPING SPURT DIES FRISCO NARROWS DOWN THE HUNT FOR NEW HALL SAN JUAN BRANCH CRACKING DOWN ON PERFORMERS MYSTERIOUS CIGARETTE LOSS IN ADEN IRKS BUTT ADDICTON FABRICATOR SEAFARER BOWLS 300 GAME FIRST HOMETOWN SEASON N.Y SEAFARERS SIPPING JAVA GIFT OF FORMER MEMBER SEAFARER THANKS BROTHERS FOR AID TO SICK WIFE THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, TTOPICAL PARADISE BRANCH MEETINGS THE SAILOR MEETS A LADY STATE DEP'T SHIPPING UNIT IS SCRAPPED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/06/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6445e1753290ae7c50fda7bc5f6ac4b9.PDF 4fad120ab650b89e9f66e587d71dd9eb PDF Text Text SlU BACKS ILA PUERTO RICO STRIKE When 8,000 longshoremen, members of the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Association, AFL, struck the Puerto Rican docks, the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, acting in its traditional style, immediately pledged all out support to its brother; union. In a letter to Sal Colls, the SIU's Agent in Puerto Rico, the Secretary-Treasurer wrote: "You are to work with the officials of the International Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 30, 1048 No. 31 Sm Terms Operators' Wage Offer Inadequate To Meet Prire Rise NEW YORK—iBecause the cost of living is stilT rocketing upward, the SIU Negotiating Committee rejected a piddling five-dollar-a-month wage increase offered this week by the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators As­ sociation. While turning down the inadequate wage proposal, the Commit­ tee also blocked the efforts of the oil orators to weaken the working rules and conditions included in the presmt contract. The Committee announced that it was confident that its demands for a tar more substantial wage in-® crease to match surging living costs would be met, but that it would not hesitate to call for In a telegram to President Truman this week, the SIU urged strike vote within the next few draft exemptions for veteran seamen of World War II who are -weeks, should the operators fail sailing today. Text of the telegram follows: to see the light. The Seafarers International Union. Atlantic and Gulf District, Last spring the Committee AFL, strongly urges that you instruct Director of Selective Service was authorized by the member­ to grant draft exemption to U.S. seamen who sailed our nation's ship to call for such a vote at vessels and thus kept democracy's lifelines upon under enemy any time if it thought strike ac­ fire in World War II and who are still actively sailing U. S. ships. tion necessary. A strike vote is These men. many of whom survived bombed and torpedoed ships required under the Taft-Hartley and who so superbly manned our ves^ls during the national peril, Act. are highly skilled seamen. Many were trained at taxpayers' The Committee took its stand expense in government training schools to handle jobs in what on the wage issue as a result of you recently referred to as a vital industry. In their present what statistical surveys have capacities, these men are essential to the nation's welfare. It is shown about the cost-of-living your obligation to see that they are classified accordingly. Failure -trend. to act now may later prove to of irreparable damage to our Many food prices have soared national welfare. to new highs in recent weeks, PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer the Committee said. The Bureau Seafarers International Union, AFL of Labor Statistics of the De­ Atlantic and Gulf District partment of Labor has disclosed The President has full power to direct the exemption urged that the overall retail price of food is now 211 percent of the in the SIU message. Every Seafarer should wire or write the President immediately, strongly advising him to recognize the 1935-39 average. service of those who were in the nation's front lines during the The same agency said that the recent war and who are manning our important merchant fleet novprice of most clothing is still go­ —and get his family, friends and organizations to which he ing up as are the prices of belongs to do the same. many other items. Send your message right now to President Harry Truman The Committee noted that White House. Washington. D. C. Tomorrow may be too late! the recent unwarranted boost of neaily 10 dollars a ton in the price of steel would surely 'J * •result in still higher prices for thousands of items using steel, which in turn would raise other* prices, so basic a com­ modity is steel in the nation's economy. Tell The President Longshoremen's Association in the matter of the current strike and to operate in whatever man­ ner the ILA requests. "You are to keep to an abso­ lute minimum any expenses which may be incurred as a re­ sult of this strike, and what ex­ penditures are made shall be covered with a detailed report by the Branch of San Juan. "Please keep this office advised at all times as to the develop­ ments of this strike, so that we in turn may know what to ex­ pect." BOSSES REFUSED In a report to Headquarters, Agent Colls said that the strike was called because the companies refused to discuss a much needed wage increase which the ILA has been trying to get since January 1. The companies said fiatly that they would not negotiate directly but would insist on arbitration. Under arbitration, the long­ shoremen would have had no voice in the settlement. Direct action was the only possible answer to the companies' obsti­ nate stand. In his report, Colls disclosed that there Were eight SIU ships in Puerto Rican harbors when the strike began. Puerto Rican longshoremen at­ tained complete unity in Jime of this year, when the Union de Trabajadores de Muelles, some 6,000 strong, joined the ILA to become ILA District Council No, 2 of Puerto Rico. The older District Council No. 1 has about 2,000 members. The SIU played a major role in bringing the UTM into the ILA and in forming a strong Port Council after the ILA char­ tered its new group. The SIU's stand in support of the strike is in line with tradi- tional SIU policy which is to support any union that has a legitimate economic beef. REGULAR POLICY In the past, the SIU has sup­ ported the ILA, the MM&P, the Shipyard Workers, the Teamsters, the Farm Workers, the Office Workers, the Restaurant Work­ ers, the Hat, Cap and MillineryWorkers and many others in beefs both big and small. This policy has gained respect for the SIU throughout the labor move­ ment. It was in line with the same policy that the SIU took the lead in 1946 in forming the powerful Maritime Trades Department of the AFL. As a result, in ports up and down the coasts of Amer­ ica, AFL imions in the maritime industry are united in strong Port Councils. The ILA strike in Puerto Ricd is the first major problem to con­ front the newly formed Puerto Rican Council. Aside from carrying out its traditional policy in beefs of this sort, the SIU is glad to have another opportunity to repay the ILA for valuable help which the longshoremen repeatedly give the Seafarers. SIU Asks Truman To Draft-Exempt Wattime Seamen NEW YORK, July 29 — The Seafarers International Union called on President Truman yes­ terday to protect the nation's welfare by granting draft exemprion to veteran seamen of World War II who are still actively sailing U. S. ships. In a telegram to the nation's chief executive, Paul Hall, SIU Secretarj--Treasurer, urged Tru­ man to "instruct Director of Selective Service to grant draft bxemption to U.S. seamen who sailed our nation's vessels and thus kept democracy's lifelines open under enemy fii'e in World War II," and who are still en­ gaged in the maritime industry. STAND FAST In rejecting the operators offer, the Negotiating Commit­ tee stood solidly on its original demands: a wage increase that would be worth talking about; all Mondays following holidays which fall on Sunday to be recognized as holidays both at sea and in port; and clarification of a number of rules. The Hiring Hall, which the operators agreed to a month ago, must, of course, be included in the final contract. The members of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators. Asso­ ciation are the Alcoa Steam­ ship Company, Bull Steamship Corporation, Baltimore Insular Line, Eastern Steamship Com­ pany, Bernstein Shipping Com­ pany, . South Atlantic Line, Smith & Johnson, Seas Ship­ ping Company and Seatrain Lines. The Negotiating Committee The SIU message pointed out to' the President that these sea­ men, many of them trained at taxpayers' expense, are highly skilled workers and, as such, are essential to the welfare of the nation. "It is your obligation," the President was told, "to see that they are classified accordingly.". President Truman was re­ minded that he had previously termed the shipping industry as vital to the country's well-being. On two occasions, notably during the SIU's 1946 General Strike, President Truman threatened government injunction on grounds of the maritime indus­ try's importance in the national picture. One of the factors motivating, the SIU message for Presidential action on the draft stattis of sea- (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 15) HIGHLY SKILLED �Page Two tiSa', XME SE AE A R E R S LOG OTriday, July M. :1M8 1 .. SEAFARERS LOG m-' Published Weekly by the .V. A&e pisTRicr SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District * »?-••••' .. » .l ^EAFAftERS . I .« • A *• * Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor if At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Our Own Halls The membership of the A&G District has long de­ sired to own its Halls. In the Union's scheme of things, ownership would make each a pillar of steel and concrete forming the physical foundation of the Union. Each would serve as a place for the membership to relax when ashore, a place to hold meetings and eat and bunk during strikes—and a place that would ease the economic burden of the Union, if things should get tough. The SIU already owns its Halls in Boston, Norfolk, Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans—and other purchases are planned in those ports which need them. The SIUowned Halls and those to come are the result of the large building fund set up by the membership's approval of the $10 building assessment in referendum vote. Seafarers who, because of any number of reasons, have not been able to pay their assessment, as yet are urged to do so to bring about-^the final realization of the SIU's objective: a solid physical foundation for the SIU. SIU Tradition Once again the Seafarers has taken up the cudgels for a brother union, this time to support the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, which was forced to strike in Puerto Rico when the companies flatly refused •to bargain collectively on a wage increase. The Seafarers' stand in Puerto Rico is in the SIU tradition. The SIU has backed up the ILA before as it has backed up other unions time and again — and the ILA has helped the SIU on many-occasions. The SIU always goes to the aid of other unions which have legitimate economic beefs. It helps them where the help counts, at the point of production — in this case, the Puerto Rican docks. This policy of the helping haud has brought the SIU to the forefront of the labor movement. By adhering to it strictly and miliThese axe Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals. tantly the SIU will always be respected by friend and as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging foe alike. heavily on their hands, Do what you can to cheer them up by a Men Now In The Marine Hospitals writing io them. Seventeen Cents A Day MOBILE HOSPITAL A. C. McALPIN LOUIS E. DEWAR . J. MILLS J. M. SKINNER : J. T. BENNETT P. ELY What can a man do with five bucks in these times? Nothing. Make it five bucks a month, and it breaks down to a trifle under seventeen cents a day. Has anybody tried to buy anything with seventeen cents lately? X t Yet five bucks a month was what the Atlantic and SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL Gulf Ship Operators thought would be a proper wage CHAS. DEIBLE . increase in this year of the great inflation. That was the J. HODO offer the operators asked the SIU Negotiating Commit­ W. WATSON P. P. TRASMIL tee to present to the membership. A. ELDEMIRE The offer was made in the week that the Bureau of E. MELLE Labor Statistics announced that prices had reached an D. P. GELINAS XXX all-time high, cracking even the inflationary records set SAN PEDRO HOSPITAL in 1920. MAX BYERS In the week ending July 17, prices were 168.9 per­ T. C. KELLY L. TICKEL cent of the 1926 average. What was more, the BLS fig­ XXX ures did not include the new jump in the price of steel, NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL which is expected to set off a wild new upward spiral. STELLY C. FORMAN Naturally, the Negotiating Committee tossed the E. LIPARI F. BLACK five bucks right back to the operators, just as we turned R. J. DENNIS down the operators' rejection of the Union Hiring Hall. L. C. MASON Our statement then was that no agreement at all was A. LOOPBR possible, unless the hiring halls were accepted by the C. ANDERSON RALPH PIEPHET . ' shipowners. * V. R. NORTH We won that beef. And we'll win this one. V. P. SATXINGS -.i •' C. GREEN C. R. GRIMES W. H. COLBOURNE M. C. GADDY H. L. SEYMOUR JAMES FARRIOR E. MULHOLLAND A. SYLVERA EDWIN MAXWELL FRANK WAGNER P. E. CUMARE H. FERDRICKSSON H. MASON G. L. DUXWORTH ED MILLER XXX SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. B. K. BAUGH TROY THOMAS F. W. VANLEW A. S. GRIFFIN H. W. BIGHAM W. ROBERTS M. T. TABING X X X STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL T. ZEMBRZUSKI J. 'BURNS C. E. BRADY G. D. FINKLEA J. McNEELY A. EWING A. JENSBY . Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 pmi. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.^ Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (im 1st and 2nd floors.) J. L. ROBERTS A. GIANFAGLIONE J. BOUYEA D. DcDUISEN D. SCANLON A. VITIELLO K. C. CROWE C. NANGLE W. S. PERRY J. R. GONZALES C. HALLA XXX. NORFOLK HOSPITAL H. NEILSON E. SNOWMAN F. W. BANTZ WM; H. MASON J. LUPTON CARLTON A. ROBERTS C. W, CRAFFORD XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. E. MOULTON WARREN W. CURRIER , J. M. DOONER LAPERHOUSE T FOSTER ICOMMANDER ':A �Friday. July 30, 1948 THE New Dispatcher In Tampa Has Good SiU Record SEAFARERS LOG WORKING ON UNIFORM REGISTRATION RULES The hard-hitting, aggressive tactics of the Seafarers are "the only way to win beefs," declares Ralph Seckinger, who recently took over the Dispatcher's duties in the Tampa Branch. "You've got to go at 'em hard," Ralph says—and he ought to know. In his 10 years as an SIU member — he joined when the Union started—Brother Secking­ er was in there pitching every inch of the way, as the Sea­ farers travelled the stormy course to maritime leadership. His record as a staunch Union member is packed with action. It began with the job action days of 1938-39-40, when the newly born SIU was getting un­ der way. He acquired more trade union P's and Q's in the P&O strike. Page Three Registration Ruies Due At Next Meeting NEW YORK, July 30 — New uniform registration rules will be submitted to the membership for its consideration at August 11 meetings of the A&G District, it was announced today by the Headquarters Registration Rules Committee. These new Rules, if concurred in by the membership, will su­ persede the many different Rules now in force in various ports, thus insuring uniformity and eli­ minating confusion. As reported "by the LOG on June 25, the drafting of stand­ ard registration rules which would further streamline the Union apparatus, simplify pro­ cedure throughout the ports, and bring our regulations up to date with present day shipping con­ FOUGHT POLICE Headquarters Registration Rules Committee members who will submit recommendations ditions, was set in motion by the In the 1946 General Strike, for new uniform registration rules at the A&G brajich meetings on August 11. are from left last Agent's Conference in re­ when the Seafarers tied up to right: sponse to a membership demand. every port in the nation, Ralph Back row (Deck Department) : Bill Champlin. Chairman. Robert McQueen, John Ulas. Steve PORT COMMITTEES was chairman of the Tampa Carr. Leo Siarkowski. Morris Richelson. Branch strike committee. During Center row (Engine Department): L. A. Marsh. Arthur F. Smith. Ernest Waters. William In order to arrive at a set of that stormy beef, he was one of Meagher. Edward Robihson. proposals that would reflect the the strike leaders who led a Front row (Stewards Department): B. Hardacker. John Ross. M. F. Dellano. Pat McCann. wishes of the entire membership march on Tampa's city hall to Donald Gardner. as well as make use of the ex­ protest the police department's perience of the various branches, strike-breaking activity. rank and file Port Committees There's hardly a phase of Unworked out recommendations which were forwarded to Head­ quarters. NEW YORK—The SS WiUiam crew, who lauded the Captain as "We received a report that An over-all Registration Com­ Carson — "mutiny" ship of being a good guy with the crew's there was mutiny aboard," Cap­ screaming headlines that mon­ interests at heart. Both officers tain Frost replied. He then went mittee was elected July 26 at opolized the daily newspapers and crew reported that there was on the bridge with his Ensigns to Headquarters, composed equally from July 13 to 17—paid off no friction whatsoever aboard confer with Captain Braithwaite, of men from each Department, to clean and happy here Monday. ship during the seven weeks trip while the armed enlisted men sift through port recommenda­ Despite the rough picture of from Charleston and Norfolk, to spread out on the deck of the tions, and draw up the imiform rules for membership action. unruly merchant seamen defying Genoa, Italy, Dingwall, Nova ship. Also part of the report will be law and order at sea which was Scotia, and back to New York. Quiet and alert, the guards a reclarification of A&G require­ given the public when a garbled The original distress message, (still under the impression that message was relayed by the "Crew mutinous. Cannot control. there was, or had been, mutiny ments for registering in rated capacities. Navy on July 12, Chief Mate R. Come at once," was sent out aboard) took positions on the The committee members are: E. Burnette stated that both he about noon, July 12, without the open deck where they could Deck Department: Bill Champ­ and Captain Ernest W. Braith- knowledge of the Captain, by watch the crew. However, no lin, Chairman, Morris Richelson, waite would be glad to have the Radio Operator Gerald A. Melton. weapons were brandished and no Leo Searkowski, Stephen Carr, entire gang stay on the ship. He hostility was shown toward the John Ulas, Robert McQueen. added that it was the best crew RADIO MAN DISAPPEARS ci-ew of the Carson. Engine Department: Edward he had sailed with since 1940, Melton disappeared sometime Robinson, L. A. Marsh, Arthur The boarding party remained when he left the SIU to sail on after midnight July 13. The Smith, William Meagher, Ernest for about forty minutes. During the bridge. RALPH SECKINGER Captain was notified at 5:30 A.M. the later part of the time, the Waters. The same thing went for the and the ships was searched. At Stewards Department: Pat Mc­ Navy men drank coffee with the ion activity in which Brother 7:15 the Master sounded the gen­ crew in very friendly fashion. Cann, John Ross, M. F. Dellano, Seckinger hasn't participated. He James Keno, B. Hardacker, Don­ eral alarm and mustered the Jack Wooten, Utility, George ald Mardner. has played a role in several o:: crew by calling each name from Hammock, Wiper, C. O. Stroud, the SIU's organizing drives. the crew-list. Deck Engineer, and B. Harrison, Despite his varied and full All hands were accounted Bosun, and others among the participation in the Union's pro­ for, except Gerald Melton. The crew all agreed that the actions gress, his job as Tampa Dis­ ship was turned around, double of Melton, in sending the distress patcher marks the first time he lookouts posted in the crosstree message, and his later disappear­ has been a Union official. And / and on the bridge with bino­ Of every 100 tankers in the ance, could not be accounted for though young in years, Seck­ (Continued from Page 1) culars and a search was made world today, 43 are are owned by any incident that had occured inger is typical of the SIU's pointed out that, normally the till6:30 P.M., when another by the United States, the Na­ aboard the ship. strike-wise oidtimers. Union enjoyed excellent rela­ crew muster was made and the tional Petroleum Council re­ Brother Seckinger, who ships tions with the individual com­ Nor was it consistent with his as AB and Bosun, firmly believes panies belonging to the asso­ Radio Operator was presumed to attitude or appearance up to the ported the other day. They are divided as follows: the SIU will eventually envelop ciation. It was only when the be lost. The ship was stopped time of his loss. They all agreed one minute for prayer. The United States government the entire maritime industry. Ship Operators Association en­ that he had been a "nice follow," owns 14.4 percent of them, pri­ During aU of this time those tered the picture that serious liked by all, and not the "screw­ ISTHMIAN DRIVE TOPS disputes arose, the Committee aboard ship remained in ignor­ ball" type. He had no enemies vate U.S. interests 28.5 percent, ance of the "mutiny" message aboard. His disappearance re­ making a total of 42.9 percent Of all the major achievements declared. Serving on the Negotiating which the Radio Operator had mains a complete mystery to all. American owned. scored by the SIU in its tenNine percent of the world year existence, Ralph feels that Committee are Joe A1 g i n a , sent. The US Navy Destroyer Captain Braithwaite was tanker fleet is Panamanian, more the success of the Isthmian or­ Charles Haymond, Robert Mat­ 836, George K. Mackenzie, "over­ termed the "best Skipper they than half of which actually is ganizing drive was the out­ thews, J. P. Shuler, Paul Hall hauled, them on July 16th and, ever sailed with" by many mem­ owned by union-dodging Amer­ and Lindsey Williams. after considerable difficulty in standing. bers of the crew. He put out icans. Because many ships of the the rough sea, got a small boat Not that he imderestimates the draws whenever requested in Britain has 20.1 percent; Nor­ recent hiring hall accomplish­ companies belonging to the as­ along side the Carson's jacob's port, was liberal with the cigar­ way 11.0; Italy 2.7; France 2.4; ment, either. He felt that vic­ sociation operate from Gulf ladder and put a boarding party ette allowance, and even in­ the Netherlands 2.3; Sweden 2.2; tory was a foregone conclusion, ports. Earl Sheppard, New Or­ aboard consisting of Captain quired as to men's sizes when Greece 0.7; Denmark 0.6; Bel­ leans Agent, and Cal Tanner, Frost, USN, two Ensigns and a because of firm Union policy. they came aboard ship so that gium 0.2; Portugal 0.2; Germany "But only the SIU could have Mobile Agent, were in New number of enlisted men — all he could be sure that the slop- 0.1; Switzerland 0.1; and Turkey gotten the Hiring Hall agree­ York this week to attend nego­ armed. chest clothes would fit all. 0.1. ment the way it did," he points tiation sessions. The first thing the Navy Cap­ The Delegates reported all full The Soviet Union has 1.1 per­ Negotiations would be resum­ out. "This is a result of having tain said when he came aboard books aboard with the excep­ cent; Spain 0.7; Finland 0.1; Can­ the shipowners know we mean ed in the pear future, the Com­ was, "1 suppose you know why tion of one permit man in Stew­ ada 0.8; Argentina 0.9; Mexico mittee said, unless, of course, business." 1 am here?" according to Jack ard Dept. In the last ship's 0.4; Venezuela 0.3; Brazil 0.1; That we mean business is at­ the companies, encouraged by Wooten, Utility man. meeting, July 18, all Delegates Honduras 0.1; Uruguay 0.1; tributable to the many Seafarers the Ship Operators Association, reported no beefs. A good SIU Japan 0.4; China 0.1; and South "No, I don't know why.'' The like serious, Union-minded Ralph continued to maintain their ship all around. Africa 0.2. Mate was reported as replying. present hard-headed position. Seckinger. 'iiiili Mutinous? — Just Best Crew Ever! SiU Turns Down Operators' Offer As Inadequate US Has 43 Percent Of World Tankers �tU£ Page Four S E At ARE RS LOG ¥AA»9. July 30> 1M9 What The Union Owes The By CAL TAinfEB Security in a shifting world and betterm«it of the conditions of IBe for each inciividual member are tiie human needs which have led working men to organize trade unions for their own protection and improvement. By maintaining economic security for its mem­ bers, the Seafarers International Union creates a substantial degree of stability for both seamen and the maritime industry. By setting adequate wage scales, by improving the conditions of employment, €md by supervising the contracts, the Union leader­ ship elected by the membership, assumes the mantle of protector to each and every member. But there are very definite limits to the Union's responsibilities to its members. As a matter of prac­ tical reality the duty of the Union and its represen­ tatives is completed when the primary purposes for which the Union was founded are met. These purposes are, as noted ab(2ve, attaining and maintaining bet­ ter working conditions and as much economic se­ curity as possible. MISCONCEPTIONS I f K is-. I : I Tibc frf "tlM SBAFAKERS LOG has mvited .the Port .^ents to sotoiit a series of a<rtieies on tasaes of geiiersd and vitid interest to the anmr bershipu These arlkies wM not tidce the i^bee fd the Agents' wccKiy s«rvejs on the state of skippins: in their ports and other matters hut wffl be scmiethiiis: extra. The Airents wiB eontinne to send in their pert reports. The Editor felt that tte Port Agents, because of their position, would be able to eonunent wis^y on many subjects. The first article in the series appears bdow. It was sufamitted by Cal Tanner, the Agent in MoInle. Members are urged to subnnt thdr own views of the subjects cov­ ered. Nevertheless, many members of the SIU continue to labor under the very human, but very erroneous, The inability of individual workers to stay indefin­ impression that the Union must be both father and itely on the picketlines has been a powerful factor mother to every one. That the Union should be so in the defeat of an otherwise strong union. We can regarded is highly flattering 'to the Union and its remember too many picketlines that evaporated into elected officials, because it demonstrates that the thin air after a week or two. Old Man Economics members have faith both in the men they chose in beat them. free elections and in the organization. We cannot rely on the money in the Union treas­ At the same time, such misconceptions of the Union's functions could lead to grave internal weak­ ury to finance the long haul to victory by itself. We nesses which, in turn, could brinf about the defeat must place great reliance on the PERSONAL SAV­ INGS of individual members. of the Union in a time of crisis. Here is one mistake too many Seafarers make. A Union whose members have substantial bank They say: "The Union has money now. Hook at our accounts to cover their personal expenses while the Strike Fund takes care of strike operations is a Union prepared for a long siege. Money is a tool and, with enough tools in the form of BOTH Union and personal funds, victory is assured. Of course, don't anybody get me wrong. Seamen are the kind of men who can run a strike without money. They have done it in the past, and they will do it again if they have no other choice. When you come down to it, money is just a substitute for determination. However, for those men who have families ashore a little money laid up against a strike period is highly desirable. When money is combined with determination. Seafarers pan keep strike fund! Why there must be a couple of hun­ going forever. dred thousand bucks in it! Maybe a million! No REAL STRENGTH need for us to worry. We can go on strike in a minute with that much dough and- live good too." These are the hard facts of life which coitfrcmt the As a matter of fact, • the SIU has $800,000 in its SIU's officials and membership alike. Individual strike fund. This is the biggest strike fund of any savings are of paramount inxportance to the Union. outfit in the maritime industry, and does not in­ They influence Union strategy at every point. As clude any of the Union's other funds, such as the each member grows in personal wealth so grows the Building Fund, the Hospital Fund and the General Union's real strength. Fund. Nevertheless, the members who think in the Plenty of young men are coming into the industry terms noted above are dead wrong—unless they are these days and many of them have no knowledge millionaires in their own right which is most un­ of the terrible struggle we went through to estab­ likely. lish the SIU on the waterfront. They are wrong because there are no funds in the SIU treasury to take care of a member's personal Would these younger members be willing to spend needs during a strike. There is no Unioi-i money long months on the picketlines and even cany the which can replace PERSONAL SAVINGS. banners at night? Things are different now. Gone are the 10-cent "meals" we used to grab—a hum STRIKES EXPENSIVE An empty Union treasury does not mean a weak organization—if the members are well heeled as in­ dividuals. By the same reasoning, a big Union treasury does not mean a powerful Union—if the members are broke and up against it. When the chips are down, a big Union treasury and plenty of individual savings are an additional guarantee of victory. Many members seem to believe that an occasional small donation to the Strike Fund is aU that is needed to protect them in a time of strike action. They believe that the Strike Fund and other Union funds are all that are needed to cushion them against the shocks which life brings. They are wrong. Those funds help, and a hell of a lot too, but something more is required. Consider how a strike is financed. The cost of a modern, big-scale maritime strike is enormous. Maintaining an army on the picketlines for a very long will exhaust the strongest Union treasury. Fur­ thermore, there is the problem of the personal ex­ penses of each individual Union member, including piecards—piecards are not paid during strikes. How is the individual going to pay his own and his family's expenses when his wages are cut off? RENT MONEY The answer is that the individual member must be ready to meet the situation when it comes. The Union cannot take care of the membership's rent. .. • .-J-lI-Sao'. •:.. /_• .< Brother Tanner takes peraenal sav­ ings as a factor in SIU strike strat­ egy- as his subject. He pcnnts ont that the Union cannot pay the private ex­ penses of the membership during a strike, and. stresses that, wily if the members themselves put aside a few dollars, can they consider themselves well prepared for a struggle with the sidp operators. Cal Tanner is one of the Union^s or­ iginal members, and is a veteran of all its struggles. He was a key organizer IB the great and successful drive to bring Isthmian under the SIU banner. Tanner was elected Port Agent for Mobile hi 1947 and was re-elected in 1948. few short weeks. With all the good will in the world and the best of determination, we cannot stand up long in a big strike—^unless the members them­ selves are in a position as individuals to sustain a long period of unemployment. We need the solidarity of all labor, the financial backing of other AFL unions. That is the reason for the existence of the American Federation of Labor, to give a solid backing to member omions. If the maritime organizations must hit the bricks -at ' any time, we must be supported by the other unions in other fields. However, in the final analysis, the power of the SIU-SUP rests in the individual members. All of us know that it was the individual members, thousands of angry, half-starved, overworked seamen who hit the bricks in other years to build the maritime unions. They as individuals were burning with des­ perate resolve—and they had nothing to lose. PLENTY TO LOSE Today we have a lot to lose, and we must be pre­ pared to fight just as hard as we fought in the old days. On our own slioulders rests the problem of maintaining our own gains. We must be as tough in holding our position as oldtimers were in winning it. If we are not tough, it will be as if we had built our house on sand for everything we have will be washed away. It takes a dollar these days to do what used to 'cost a dime. As everything goes up so does the over­ head cost of running the Union itself. The cost of living ashore has more than doubled. We have only a short time before us -to prepare for the struggle against the reactionary forces which are in the saddle nojv. The Union is our bulwark. Whether we live "OT die as an organization depends on each and every individual. Wise men will save a little from their earnings as beer plus the rotten free lunch. We have become used to palatial Halls, with comfortable chairs, li­ braries and television sets, good food afloat and ashore. Some of the young members know nothing else. There is nothing wrong with these comforts, of course. They are part of the old dream come true. But we must not let the comforts soften us. We must not forget the history of our bitter fight to rise, because we face new fights. Unless we give a little thought to the problem of financing strike action—and strikes will be forced upon us in the days to come—we will be in danger of losing our comforts along with our wages and conditions. This is no idle chattering either. <We can lose those television sets faster than we got them. Television sets and everything else. Everything that we have gained can be lost in a a cushion against the time of need when the Union may be fighting for its very existence. Personal sav­ ings may well be the factor that turns the battle in our favor. We must prepare—as individuals—to support the Union which fights for the whole. We must have both organizational and individual economic strength. �Friday. July 30. 1348 LOG Page Fiv^ San Francisco Branch Kept Busy By Shipping And Hunt For Hall By A. S. CARDULLO MobHe Expects Flour Sbipments To Boost Port By CAL TANNER CG To Jbfmo Law On Ms On July IS. the Coast Guard conunenced rigid en­ forcement of the legal qualUicatioBs for signing ABs on American ships. Under the law. two-thirds of the ABs on any ship must hold green tickets. In other words, two-thirds of the ABs must show three years of deck time. Hm remaining third may hold hlue tickets which require only a year of deck time. On the average ship calling for six ABs, four will have to havq green tickets after July 15. All ABs are urged to check their tickets. If you hold a wartime AB tidcet. terminating six months after the end of the war, you should go to the Coast Guard and get your bhie ticket, or get your green ticket if you have the ffiree years. And if you have a blue ticket and the ^ee years, you should get it upped to green, whether you got your papers during the war or some time earlier. SAN FRANCISCO — There has been quite a bit of action on the West Coast this week, although not many A&G men were involved in the pay­ offs. The Iberville—first ship in the Waterman West Coast-To-Europe fleet — came in and took off smoothly. She is scheduled to ^ake Germany, France, Holland, and North European ports, while the second (when it comes out) wiU run to South Europe— Genoa, Trieste, etc. When this trade gets under way the ships wiU go alternately to North Europe one trip, and South Europe the next. In all, we except to crew up nine ships shortly for an initial mn to the East Coast, where they will be prepared for this new Waterman itinerary. The Ramapo, Seatrade Coi-poration, which is being handled by the Chamberlain Steamship Com­ pany, will call for a full crew shortly. FILED AND FORGOTTEN A Bosun shipped as replace­ ment on the St. Augustine Vic­ tory, and started chasing butter­ flies the first day aboard. He wound up by falling asleep in the Mate's bunk. Yes! The re­ placement was made in short order! MOBILE—The long promised and hoped for Marshall Plan cargoes are just beginning to If men who have no intention loom over the hump. Flour car­ of completing the trip on the goes for Europe are expected to intercoastal ships would hit the Gulf ports shortly, and straighten it out before they sign will undoubtedly involve quite on, it would eliminate one of the a number Trf ships. causes for beefs that have been Inasmuch as Gulfport, Missis­ cropping up here. sippi, is one of the principal We see where some of the top loading points for flour. Mobile Commies are behind bars in­ will get a big boost. We've stead of • hanging in front of waited a 16ng time for this, and them. It won't be long before it comes at a time when we can the "defense stamps" come out. use every bit of work involved. When the story broke here in the The past week was one of By JOE ALGINA, It's a good idea to check your good idea to check the card for local press, all the local "breth­ rather slow shipping here. We registration card immediately the stamp before sticking it in ren" hit for the hills! dispatched a total of 113 bookNEW YORK — Stay in your after it is issued so any errors yt)ur pocket. members and 46 permitmen. seats, kiddiife, and don't start a LOOKING FOR HALL can be corrected. Just one more item of com­ Port activity was due to five stampede. New York shipping LOOK IT OVER ment: We've been wearing out shoe payoffs, four sigh ons and two has picked up! How long it wiH When ships lay up from a voy­ leather trying to find Another time when it is smart just the ships in transit, a little down continue is your guess, but we're to check your registration card age and members of the cre^v right place for the new Union from pur usual tempo. enjoying it while it is here. wish to go back aboard, they hall. Those places that are nice • The payoffs this week were It's a sure cinch that we won't must register in the Hall for that are too expensive, and those that Antinous, Noonday, Monarch Of have to caU the oirtports for men ship. This is called for in the don't cost too much are .crummy. The Seas, all Waterman; and —shipping is not that good—but Shipping Rules. the ' Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa it is good enough so that a lot We're hot on the trail of a If there is a meeting while the Corsair. For sign ons we hand­ of men who have patiently good spot however, and should ship is still in lay-up and hasn't led the Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa sweated out the weeks of fair have something definite to re­ called for a crew, those men Banger; the Monarch Of The shipping will now get beiths. port on this week. registered for that ship must at­ Sea and- Madaket, Waterman. If we can make a dent in the One spot that we considered tend the meeting in order to stay All of the payoffs for the backlog of men here, we'll be was next to the Waitresses Union eligible. Some men haven't been week were smooth, with only a •more than pleased. headquarters. Some of the boys aware of this requirement. few minor i beefs which were Some of the ships in this week on the Building Committee It's been nice to report good soon settled to the crews' satis­ that made for good shipping wanted to take the place sightshipping in the port of New faction. Before the crews signed were three Robin Line vessels, unseen after they saw the York. It's a little like old times on, all repairs were made and two Watermans, and odds and is at the meetings. When your card is presented for stamping with 40-odd ships in port and in waitresses. the slopchests checked. There ends from other companies. But the cooler heads on the should be no beefs on these The three- Robins were the at the door, the confusion around transit. It keeps the Patrolmen committee decided to look-at the hopping, but who has ever heard ships on those matters. the men stamping the cards Lahaina Victory, Robin Locksley Unfortunately it did. them complain about good ship- place first. Countries these ships will be and Robin Grey. They came in, occasionally causes one to be not suit our needs. hitting are Puerto Rico, Eng­ overlooked. So, aghin, it is a pinB? paid off and settled in good land, Holland and the countries shape. The only beef of the along the Bauxite Trail. trip came on the Grey where For next week we expect just the Chief Electrician was busted about the same picture. Alcoa to Wiper. and Waterman together expect We're taking the matter to the it as long as we did still re­ tect your job and your book, By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD about five to seven payoffs and shipping commissioner and next mains a mystery all hands are by reporting immediately to the signons. NEW ORLEANS —Although trying to fathom. Dispatcher if you decide to, re­ week we'll have the dope on this Waterman, however, has a shipping has slowed down fancy maneuver. There's going Outside of the few minor ject a job. few C-2s in the shipyards here, Prompt notification will en­ to have to be some fast talking somewhat during the past beefs that occur on all ships which are expected to be»ready on the part of the company, be­ montti, bookmembers iwjt too there is nothing out of the or­ able othei- Brothers to take ai for service some time next cause we intend to squash this choosey about their ships and dinary to rejjort, in so far as crack at the job and will preweek. runs still do not have much the contract is concerned. This On the local labor scene practice. trouble getting jcfisB. fine situation is due largely to things are very quiet. Our Bro­ WATERMANS. TOO Despite the ojnflieting pre­ the fact that the delegates and thers in the building trades dictions filling the air these crews coming in here have Waterman's Bret Harte and have gone back to work after days on the pro^recte for ship­ made it their business to study a long lockout. The end of their Jean La Fitte were in fxnt pay- ping, the section of the industry Both ships had minor operating out -ei this port is not and learn the contract. • strike leaves the City without a offs. And when there is interest single union beef of any sort in beefs, but when the payt^ was ioo pessimistic. In fact, it is of the kind these members are progress. Seems awfully quiet completed the beefs ^ had been expected that the MarshaU Plan showing, beefs are always cut settled. around here. will get rolling and pep up to a minimum and easily set­ Other good vessels were the • Here are a few of the oldactivity he];e. tled in routine manner. Colabee, Evangeline and Cai-son. timers now on the'beach: ThS* Mississippi Shipping Co­ The experience of these crews C. Merritt, C. Jordan, A. Di- All three • ships paid off and mpany is even optimistic about is proof that it pays to know Costi, J. L. Wolfe, F. Holcombe, signed right back on again with the whole thing. It figures that your contract, to know what J. Self, T. B. HaU, J. Modan and no beefs. The Carson, famous the Plan will eventually result you're entitled to and what not. "mutiny" vessel, was an easy one in expan.<uon of the Company's F. McConico. vent the ship from sailing short-It saves time. and energy and for the Palrolman to handle in operations to West Africa and handed. spite of all the hulabaloo in the South- America. The only sound loads to smoother sailing. All Men who foul up, by failing members would do well to fol­ papers. to inform the Dispatcher that and serrsible view, however, is low suit on this score. At the moment BuU Line is ^ou can't paythey are not taking a job, are TOUGHENING UP laying off crews because of longprospects. placed in the same category as Membeiship ruin rec^ls* shore trouble in the Islajjjds, but One of the matters which the gasliounds, and they usually de­ every man oalering the Un­ HALL WORTHWHILE this should be cleared up in a men here are getting tough serve to be. ion Halls to show his Union short while and Mr. Bull's gals With New Orleans experienc­ about is the rejection of jobs As the saying goes, a word book, pro-hook, permit card will be rolling once more. ing one of the hottest summers to the wise is sufficient. Unless too late for replacements to be or white card to the Door­ Prom Bull to beefs: on record, our spacious, com­ shipped. There is positively no you want to face a trial com­ man. Nothing else will be Sometimes a man will regi.ster fortable, cool, new Hall is more excuse—these days, especially— mittee don't commit any per­ recognized. This is for the for a job and sonne time later than proving its wOTth. for any vessel sailing short- forming of this type. membership's protection. discover that the card does not There is no question that it hSnded. Don't waste the Doorman^s The membership has cleai-ly have his registered rartamg noted. would be next to impossible If you're not sure you want demonstrated that it does not — or your own — time by . arguing Ihis point. Observe Tt's an oversight on the part of for the, men to bear up in die a' job, don't put in for it. The like guj's who are responsible the Dispatdher, <rad a ssmpie tane sweat box that used to serve committees here are poison to jfor fellow members losing out fhe rules you make. < to correct rf caught right away, as our Hall. How we all stood offenders, so don't foul up. Pro-'on jobs they want very much. Improved Sh^mg SmU Reduee NY Lists New Orleans Shipping Runs into Slowdown Ntenbersbip Rnies �1 Page Six THE HURRY UP, MES? — TAKE 5ACK THAT TOPSIRLOrW MEDIUM STEAK AND MAKE IT MEDIUM-RARE!! BE SURE I GET WHIPPED CREAM ON MY DESSERT AND NOT THAT MARSHMALLOW !! ON TH' DOUBLE NOU/, AND DON'T BE SO CLUMSY// SEAFARERS LOG SEND ME THAT ••Dfe!!] STElUARD If I THINK I SAW A COCKROACH OUT ON DECK LAST 'WEEK... \ \ 15 MINUTES ^vx>y SMrTH-:> OLD )! / Galveston Shipping Hoids Spurt, But Return To Noruiai Seen Due By KEITH ALSOP ETC., ETC. -AND MAKE A FRESH URW OF COFFEE-] THIS STUFF'SI Friday, July 30. 1940 SOME PEOPLE CHOUJ IS NEVER RIGHT ON BOARD — -7 BUT ASHORE AT THE CAFE PUTRIDO, IT'S ANOTHER STORY: GALVESTON — The spurt in shipping which began in this port a couple of weeks ago continued through last week. With the help of the New Orleans Branch we were able to dispatch crews that were needed. A calm appraisal of the situa­ tion, however, points to a return to what is regarded as normal shipping for the Texas area, pos­ sibly within, the next couple of ! weeks. The Patrolman Says AB Tickets II l! 'i I'l NEW ORLEANS—For the last two months the SEAFARERS LOG has been warning the mem­ bership that the Coast Guard will enforce the provision on wartime 'AB tickets which voids them as full tickets six months after the end of the war. Many of the SIU men affected have acted promptly and gotten squared away with renewed tickets. They have nothing to worry about when they take a job, for their new tickets are good from now—on any ocean, lake, river or pond. But there is always the guy who thinks "manana is good enoijigh for me," and lets every­ thing ride along until he has been hurt. He then takes up the Union's time expecting its offi­ By WM. (Curly) RENTZ I men. As a result 28 mep were cials to help him out of a situa­ ; hired by the company. That was BALTIMORE—It's a pleasure 28 jobs lost to the, Union. tion which only he can help. to report the activity of the past This has been happening in the week. Shipping this week sud­ The membership of this Union Port of New Orleans, where the denly became very good here, did a lot of spade work to get Shipping Commissioner is turn­ and enabled us to send out a these ships' \inder the SIU ban­ ing down many who are still good number of the men who ner. The Union spent money trying to ride on expired tickets. have been on the beach. In fact, to organize the ships, but the we had to call some of the out- jobs went begging. UNION CAN'T HELP Not only were 28 Union jobs ports for rated men, when we Some of these men rush back, ran short. thrown down the drain, the wild-eyed, to the Dispatcher, The list of payoffs and signons Union men who took jobs will be damning the Commissioner, and sounds like a roll call of sailing under a disadvantage. expecting the company to give ships. Here they are: For pay­ If they want to stand up for them a day's pay, plus transpor­ offs—Alamar, Calmar; Robin their rights as Union men and tation to and from the ship. Tuxford, Robin; Venore; Ore; see that Union conditions are Too bad. Brother, it is your Marine Arrov/, Robin; Southstar,' maintained, they'll have a tough own fault. Read your LOG, and South Atlantic; Mangore, Ore; time. The company isn't going Robert Stuart, South Atlantic; Bethore, Chilore, Steelore, all Ore ships; Edith and Arlyn, Bull; and the Bull Run, Mathiasen. Handling these payoffs kept this Branch on its toes, but with excellent cooperation from the crews the payoffs were handled in short order. In the signon column we had the Steelore, Mangore, Venore, Bethore; Chilore, Ore; Alamar, Calmar; Edith, Bull; Steel Arti­ san, Isthmian; John Paul Jones, keep up with the latest develop­ Alcoa; Isle of Patmas; Southstar, to worry too much about a mili­ ments in maritime. Robert Stuart, South Atlantic. tant crew if they know most of the men aboard are cornpany But for the benefit of those Not a bad lineup, eh? men. who did not turn in the old In transit we also handled a tickets before July 15, here is the few Waterman and Alcoa ships On the Cities Service front, Coast Guard Ruling under which that came in here to top off and the Organizers are keeping after the Shipping Commissioner must head for Europe. those scow.s like homing pigeons. act: We had a Cities Service ship in FEW TAKERS here Saturday and the crew was Two thirds of the ABs on any ship must hold green tickets. In With this excellent break in in good shape for us. The men other words, two thirds of the the shipping situation, we ex­ are sticking aboard, all deter­ ABs on board must hold a ticket pected the men to grab the mined to make sure .the .ships which shows three years of deck ships on the double, but that go SIU when the time comes. time. The remaining third may wasn't entirely the case. hold blue tickets which require We sent out call after call for only one year of deck time. On men to take the Ore ships but the average ship calling for six we got very few takers. It's true ABs, four will have to have that these ships have a quick The slop chesl is your cor­ green tickets. Your wartime turnaround and spend very little ner store while you are at ticket is now a blue ticket no time in port, but a job is a job sea. You can't take your matter how much sea-time you when ships are scarce. trade someplace else if the have had on it, until you have Because we couldn't get men slop chest doesn't have'what it renewed. for all of the Ore ships, the com­ you need. Johnny Johnston pany exercised its vight to hire Responsible for the good ship­ ping here' were three payoffs and two signons. The ships paying off were the Cahaba, Pacific Tankers, which payed off in Corpus Christi; the Fairport, Waterman, which terminated her voyage in Lake Charles, and the F. Ingersoll, Waterman, which paid off here jjn Galveston. JUST MINOR Only minor beefs existed on these ships and all Vere settled at the payoffs. Signons took place aboard the Cahaba and the Ingersoll. Probably the subject of most conversation and interest in this port at the moment i» the good shipping we're enjoying. And very likely, it's the kind of news the membership in other ports would most like to hear. We hope we can keep them satis­ fied on that score. On the organizing front we've been fairly active contacting un­ organized ships that have touched this port. Some of the SIU men around the port during the past week were E. C. Hill, W. H. Laffoon, J. B. Gribble, Buddy Jordan, W. Berry, Gene Legg, J. Blizzard, C. Lin and R. W. Sweeney. SIU Put On Spot When Members Refuse Jobs More men are always needed aboard these ships so, if you're in the homesteading mood, latch onto a Cities Service job and do yourself and the Union a favor. That's about it for this week. I blew my top on the Ore ships and got it out of my system. Now the air is becoming a little cooler around here. See you next week. Send 'Em In Don't hold your pcitures and, stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea­ farers Log. 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you haven't the time or don't feel in the ^ood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned if you wish. NEW UNION BOOK HOLDER AHENTION! Two views of the leather folder designed especially to hold SIU Union book, the new type Coast Guard discharge and identification card. The SIU wheel is stamped in gold on the outside cover. - There are. two inside compartments, ond covered with a celluloid window and the other with leather. Price is $1.50. The folders, union.made. are available in all SIU Branch Halls. �ftidor/Juiir 3ff« IM» TnE SEAPARBRS taC Pagt Sereir Most of the world's famed cities owe much of their prominence to the fact that they possess colorful waterfront^T This is especially true of San Francisco. But be­ sides being one of the ranking U.S. seaports, Frisco coritributes considerably to the nation's industrial might with her oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, meat packing and vegetable canning plants and her tin and steel production. Americans, however, know Frisco as the city that was split by a death-dealing earthquake in 1906, and as the locale for the lusty Barbary Coast tales that are still widely told. Though the Barbary Coast lost it's robust­ ness when the nation grew up, Frisco still has sights that haven't been dimmed by her industrial advance. San Francisco's port activity is increasingly being augmented by the presence of vessels operated by two of the SIU's larger contracted companies, Isthmian Steam­ ship Lines and the Waterman Steamship Corporation. Last week the SS Iberville, the first of Waterman's new West Coast-to-Europe fleet, returned to Frisco from the Far East and took off for Germany and France. Some of- her crew took in Frisco's sights. Sleek and trim, Ihe Iberville lies alongside he* Frisco dock before faking off for European ports. This photo and others on the page were submitted by the SIU's San Fran­ cisco Branch. One of Frisco's best known sights is the cable *car. At the start and finish of each ran, the car ie pushed onto s fttxnMbde and its position is reversed by hand, with the molonnaB sop> plyingr the steam (photo above). Courtesy rules the road and the motorman. who knows most of his fares by name, often will oblige a passenger by stopping directly in front of his^ house or apartment. Looking as trim as the vessel they just paid off, these Iberville crewmembers relax over a couple of cool ones. From left to right: Pete Drebas^ Stan Buzoleweki, the Deck Engineer (name not given), and Eddie At the end of the cable, car line is San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, site of many eateries known from coeist to coast for first-class seafood. Joe DiMaggio's' ahd the Grotto are among the better knowin In photo above are some of the fishing boats whose daily hauls reach seafood lovers via the Wharf's restaurants. , ; Buzoiewski. The pretty young miss at the right is the waitress. Her name wasn't given, but it doesn't matter—she's out of circulation. Married to a Seafarer, in fact. Anolher section of the fishing fleet at Fisherman's Wharf. Frisco's famed waterfront is often the setting for many movie productions turned out in nearby Hollywood. More often than not, the Hollywood pictures differ great­ ly from the more realistic waterfront living experienced by SIU men. But the nation wants its romance—even in the bilges. - -pi? -.1 �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 30. 1948 SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Brother Overlooks Dangers In Suggesting Seafarers Start A Veterans Organization Log-A'Rhythms The Sailor And His Love The 'Seafarers International run by big-businessmen in their ing for merchant marine veterans By JOHN LEGGE Union should organize a vet­ own interest, and their national that the SIU is not already doing. policies are strongly anti-labor Moreover, SIU officials and erans' group for merchant sea­ •AAAAAiiA and militaristic. rank-and-filers are sure to feel men who sailed in the war, ad­ GROUP IS SPLIT that Brodbeck is treading on Just for love, vises William J. Brodbeck, who The most acceptable of the dangerous ground when he so Give me a girl from a waterfront barroom seems unaware that the SIU existing veterans organizations much as suggests, however inDown under a sweating sun; on several occasions has found has been found to be the Amer­ directly, that merchant seamen A girl that meets the sailors good reason to reject all pro­ ican Veterans Committee. How­ be considered in the same light In Santos or Rio or Buenos Aires— posals to start or participate In ever, even this has been badly as the Arniy, Navy, Marine split/in a fight centering around Corps and Coast Guard. Let that Yes, in San Juan or Havana, too! any such program. the commies quite similar to happen and the next step is Speaking, of the war role of the brawling in the NMU. bell-bottomed trousers. If sea­ American seamen, Brodbeck When it comes to pressing for men were to get full military says in a letter to the LOG, a new organization, the first fact benefits they would have to risk For she loves with a hot, mad rhythm "We kept our lifelines function­ that strikes everybody is that a military control—right down the And she doesn't hold anything back. ing on the many battlefronts new organization could do noth­ line. And you'd better be true to her, mister— during the recent war. We were For she loves with a knife at her bosom. heroes in dungarees, remember? The United States as a whole With a razor blade in her hair! praised our courage, resource­ fulness and spirit. Today we are forgotten as though we never There is no future, \ existed. Yet our brothers, the Merchant seamen with exten­ merchant seamen with at least There's only the present; Army, Navy, Marines and Coast sive wartime service stand a twelve months' service on the Guard are being rewarded hand­ She's a red-hot poker good chance of being exempted high seas be exempted from in­ somely for the service they ren­ Searing your flesh and your mind; from the draft, if the Maritime duction under this Selective dered. Commission has its way, accord- Service legislation. And she can stop your breath with her eyes. "Many of us have returned toeing to a letter Seafarer W. J. "Unfortunately Congress failed You feel her touch right down in your loins our pre-war occupations. Others piauche received from the Corn- to take favorable action in this When you kiss herJ have gone into business. Some mission's Washington headquar- connection. The Maritime ComIt isn't exactly tender. have returned to colleges and ters. missioru however, will make trades. You may have to leave As her hands creep bver your shoulders Knowing that the draft status every effort to establish a pro­ your occupations and your fam-' of seamen under 26 years was a And slide down to the small of your back; cedure with the National Head­ ilies. You may be drafted. But, mister, while you're with her, she's yours! <.T.n. n twr .. -J matter of. grave concern to many quarters of the Selective Service "Why? We are not organ^ei , hoto- System for obtaining reclassifica­ We were Ignored by the 80th of the letter to the tion of the merchant seamen who Congress m their haste to get y served during the war. to the Republican Convention Oh, I'll be truer than she ever imagined. The full text of the Maritime "Sincerely yours, because we are insignificant... When she's old, and sick—^perhaps gone"C. W. Sanders, The American Legion, the "VFW Commission's letter dated July She'll be tropical youth in my memory, "Assistant Chief, and other groups with political 15, to Brother Piauche follows: "Marine Division." She'll haunt a more respectable bed! pressure will always reap the "Mr. WiUie J. Piauche, benefits. We will always get the "8233 Apricot Street, back of the hand... I have al­ "New Orleans 18, Louisiana. ways maintained that we are in "Dear Mr. Piauche: dire need of an organization." "I have your letter of June 22, When it comes to practicing recently defeated the Sun Oil good unionism and being a good 1948, with reference to the Company team of Venezuela SIU DOES THE JOB eligibility of former merchant shipmate, it's hard to beat fuU for its first upset in two seasons Brodbeck's idea is well in- seamen for induction under the Look Sister Jennie Rizzuto, ac­ —you begin to see that she is tentioned, but SIU officials have Selective Service Act of 1948, cording to D. F. "Danny" a real part of the crew. found that Seafarers already iPublic Law 759, 80th Congress. Brjmes, Ship's Delegate on the The Corsair, according to possess the best veterans' organi­ "Prior to the termination of Corsair. Stewardess on the ship, Patrolmen who have been zation they could possibly find. the Selective Service and Train­ she also acts as Secretary-Treas­ aboard, is one of the best run That organization is the Seafar­ ing Act of 1940, merchant sea­ urer of the ship's fund, a job ships in the SIU fleet, and the ers International Union itself men who had completed a period she handles to everyone's satis­ reports of the ship's minutes, which has helped push through of substantially continuous serv­ faction, and is very active in all go far to back them up. or defeat many a bill in Con­ ice, excluding service on the Union proceedings aboard ship. Paul Waren writing , in the gress without becoming involved Groat Lakes, and who obtained LOG recently revealed that not Incidentally, the ship's fund in politics. a Certificate to that effect, were now stands at $125.00 — $40.00 being satisfied with clamping down on performers when they SIU representatives, testifying entitled to consideration bj' the of this she raised personally as started causing trouble, the honestly and non-politicaUy, I.ooal Boards for a 1-G classifica­ the sole sponsor of a raffle which many oldtimers aboard called have convinced Senators and tion, which relieved them from she ran for this purpose. Congressmen of the Tightness of any further consideration for the ship's crew together when Sister Rizzuto is affectionately the SIU stand on many issues military service. she cleared the harbor and knowm as Mom to all the crew, warned each and all that the including the Coast Guard, the a term she earned by her tire­ GOOD INTENTIONS .bargaining position of the Union division of shipping under the less attention to the needs and depended on the kind of Union­ Marshall Plan, and the Marine "When classifications was dis­ problems of her big "family" ism the membership displayed Hospitals among others. continued March 10, 1947, our of SIU boys. aboard ship. regulations required an applicant Regardless of the time of the Merchant marine veteran or­ for a Certificate of Substantially day or night, it is never too JENNIE RIZZUTO ganizations brought to the SIU's PERFORMERS WARNED attention and investigated close­ Continuous Service to have had much trouble for Mom to press They also warned would-be ly prove to be phony. For in­ at least eighteen months' service, a shirt, sew a button, or make sea, can be appreciated if you and we were advised at that performers that they would be a patch for one of her charges. remember back to that first stance, one in the Gulf area was time by General Lewis B. Herdealt with summarily if they When new crewmembers come trip, when everything was an outright insurance racket whose policies were worthless. shey. Director of the Selective aboard she immediai(ely gets strange and seemingly against started anything. Service System, that should in­ acquainted AS: a result all departments with them and you. The Union has also discovered ductions be resumed it was be­ makes them feel at home. The way the crew feels about worked together. There was no that there is no point in trying lieved regulations could be so When any of the crew is sick her is best shown by the fact monkey business, and the ship to get certain Federal statutes written that a certificate to the she is among the first to visit that Mom Rizzuto is an honor­ came in in good shape. altered so that Seafarers can effect a registrant had completed No small share of the initia­ him and does all in her power ary member of the ship's softparticipate in the American Leg­ a period of substantially con­ to make him comfortable. ball team. Few are the women tive -and leadership that has ion, the Veterans of Foreign tinuous service in the Merchant that are accepted,in that most made this ship an example of Wars (VFW) and other organiza­ Marine would furnish a basis for GOOD FOR MORALE exclusive part of the man's the high standard of SIU crews tions. finding that such registrant could What this must mean to the world — his competitive sports. is due to the presence of Jen­ The Legion, the VFW, Amvets be relieved from any further con­ Ordinary Seaman or Wiper who Then when you know that this nie Rizzuto. and similar outfits are not con­ sideration for military service. has left home for the first time is not just an ordinary baseball The SIU can well be proud "The Maritime Commission and feels that empty homesick­ club, but a winner that has not of having Mom as a fuU book trolled by their rank-and-file, the Union has found. They are recommended to Congress that ness settling down on him at lost a game this season — they member! MC Favors Draft Exemption For Men With War Service Corsair Stewardess Strong Unionist And Mom To Crew �Friday. July 30, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings gSAFASeC SAMSays CAPE EDMONT. May 30 — efficient clock for the messhaU. Chairman F. Harishern; Secre­ Delegates reported no beefs and tary W. Chrislain. Motion car­ a large proportion of full books. ried to bring charges against per­ Brother Mike Hook was unani­ formers. Moved to ask the Stew­ mously elected Ship's Delegate ard to order necessary stores in under New Business. Motion by SEAFARERS LOG IS Trinidad. Under Education the Steward Reyes that a crew-mem­ ^iNCnrONLY THE MEANS book men were instructed to ber accompany him ashore when WHEREBY THE UNlOAO he buys stores. Amended by give a little time to the new men REACHES YC >- GIVING to help them understand Union Brother Proctor, that the Ship's YOU THE LATEST NEWS, principles and procedure. Under Delegate assign a different man DE\/ELOPA/IENTS, MEMBER­ Good and Welfare was discussion each time. Carried. Motion by SHIP, PEClSlONS,ETC.,— on cleanliness of quarters. Mem­ Gillis that natives be kept out of Crew's quarters. Under Good bers were warned that they BUT IS THE WAY YOU CArJ would be fined for leaving dirty and Welfare the existence of REACH YOUR BROTHER clothes in the laundry. One min­ which had been written for the vermin was discussed. The MEMBERS AND THE ute of silence for Brothers lost LOG, and it was moved to send Steward promises to use DDT OFFICIALS, ANP TELL it in as is. Cleanliness of mess- bombs in storerooms, and to is­ at sea. THEM WHAT YOU THINK rooms and quarters was discuss­ sue them for use in quarters. SJI 4" 4" OF UNION POLICY, UNION ed under Good and Welfare, and 4 4 4 JEAN LAFITTE. June 2 — PROGRESS, AND ACTIONS. JOHN B. WATERMAN. Julyseveral Brothers took the oc­ Chairman Edward J. Chante; Re­ THE ONLY REQUIREMENT Chairman Charles Buser; Record­ casion to blow their tops about cording Secretary J. J. Quinlan. IS • Delegates reported all in order. minor occurances. One minute ing Secretary Donald S. Gardner. There was a talk on Union prin­ of silence for Brothers lost at All Departments reported in or­ der by the Delegates. Under ciples as applied to • shipboard sea. Good and Welfare, it was decided organization and . conduct. The 4 4 4 that used linen mUst be returned SS WARRIOR. June 13 new men were reminded of the promptly to the Steward. SlopChairman N. Larson; Recording many books and folders printed chest short on candy. One minute Secretary F. A. Delapenha. Af­ by the Union and put aboard of silence for departed Brothers. ter the Delegates reported on ships for their enlightenment. ^The condition of the drinking the standing of members, the water was discuss'ted under' Good meeting went into Good and and Welfare, as was also the new Welfare. There was a proposal By HANK repair list, and the necessity of by Brother Stevenson to send a While steering this column on a cut-and-dried course were-stocking the slopchest before letter to the LOG congratulat­ ing and thanking Brother somehow failed to serve the brothers (and ourselves, too) with a» another trip. One minute of si­ JOHN B. WATraMAN. June few halfway decent laughs. In these hard times you really need a Hawks, and Brother Tanner on lence for Brothers lost at drawing up a very suitable rid­ 13 — Chairman C. A. Hill; Re­ er to the articles for the voy­ cording Secretary C. Nickerson. laugh or two to get along with your shipmates. Especially if you; age. Request by Brother Larson Deck and Steward Delegates re­ don't want to suffer from psychopathic disorders — a phrase that the last standby on each ported all in order. No Engine which the brain butchers invented at their annual mental con­ watch clean up the messroom. Delegate had as yet been elected. vention. So now we're sailing this column of Walter WincheU Brother C. Whidden asked that Under Good and Welfare the literature on another taclc by dosing our weekly potpourri (sounds 4 4 4 JEAN LAFITTE. May 16 — more night limch be left out. repair list from last trip was like soup) with attempted humor and a tug to your sea legs at Chairman Edward J. Chante; Re­ Brother Jackson pointed out checked. It was decided that the cording Secretary G. Byrne. It that a fan was needed in the clock-changes would be posted the same time. We know it's going to be a laugh just trying to was pointed out under Old Busi­ crew's pantry. It was decided to ahead of time on the black­ be humorous. In fact, we're taking it so seriously we feel like ness, that the repair list from appoint a committee to " see to board. Each department was to two people already. If you feel like that the doctors say you have last trip had not* been completed, it that ship's stores were not be responsible in turn for keep­ a split personality — with no strings attached. Split personality, and it was decided to make up peddled ashore, as same are for ing the laundry room clean. One for example, is like a bowl of split-pea soup — half of it is a new list. Thomas Clark was crew's benefit. The Deck De­ minute of silence for departed strained, the other half burnt. But we don't believe the doctors. elected Ship's Delegate. Motion partment agreed that the Stew­ Brothers. AU they keep saying is, "take these pills and take a vacation." was carried to request that all ards Department could paint 4 4 4 CHARLES A. WARFIELD. Crazy, ain't they? quarters be painted out before their own department. One min­ end of trip. Under Education ute of silence for departed Bro­ June 13—Chairman Frank Sul­ 4 4 4 livan; Secretary A. W. Gowder. the Permitmen were told that thers. Lengthy discussion of painting of good Unionism is now more nec­ A few Seafarers recently had the appetizing luck to turn quarters and passageways. Beef essary than ever to maintain to over a New York smorgasbord. Although they satisfied has been standing for several conditions in the threat of reac­ themselves it soon got monotonous looking at those tons of trips. Motion carried to send tionary laws. These new men cold cuts. etc. A smorgasbord can best be described as a legit­ letters to New Orleans and Mo­ 4 4 4 were also instructed to take their problems and questions as they bile stating facts and informing imate "free for all" for those people (called gourmands) who NOAH WEBSTER. May 24— arose to their Delegates, who Chairman J. Cannon; Secretary HaUs that crew will not payoff like to eat mass' production style and indefinitely. No wrest­ would be glad to set them right. F. D. Gardner. New Business: until the old beef is settled. ling or guerrilla tactics allowed. One of these smorgasbords Under Good and Welfare it was Motion to discuss death of Broth­ Good and Welfare: Brother Jones has enough food to feed half the population of Brooklyn — decided to set aside one table er Paul Hunt. It was agreed suggested that Ship's Delegate and there still would be enough left over for a few Dagwood for the men on watch. One min­ that each man would donate not see 1st Assistant about fans for sandwiches to take home. Anyway, we'd like to know if there ute of silence observed for Broth­ less than ten dollars, part of the crew mess and some of the foc'sles. Also he is to see Cap­ ers lust at Sea. are any Seafarers who had Ihe nerve to help themselves at a which would go to defraying tain about payment of subsist­ genuine smorgasbord in one of those Scandanavian countries. the expenses of the funeral (ap­ ence for time ship was in Mobile. proximately $55) and the rest to We wonder if those people have smorgasbords for breakfast, be forwarded to Brother Hunt's dinner and supper? What Seafarer will contribute a humor­ relatives in care of Joe Volpian. ous smorgasbord story for the LOG? The officers would be allowed to 4 4 4 donate to this fund if they so PETROLITE. May 23—Chair­ desired. One minute of silence 4 4 4 On the radio recently we heard a popular love song about man Frank Livingston; Record­ for Brothers lost at sea. PAUL REVERE. June 27— New Orleans. Taking a quick guess we'll say that the composer ing Secretary Frederick Willis. Chairman W. Saylors; Secretary 4 4 4 must have been a Mardi Gras participator with a romantic hang­ Under New Business it was mov­ L. E. Meyers. Delegates reported SS MONROE VICTORY — ed to give the Captain the new Chairman E. L. Eriksen, Record- their departments as okay. Good over. Are there any lovers down in New Orleans who keep repair list along with a copy of ing Secretary S. I. Higginbotham. and Welfare: Stewards to clean faithfully singing this love song about New Orleans? . . . Brother the list for last trip. Magan was j order according to Dele- recreation room and laundry a James A Johnston right now is finishing his three months of elected Ship's Delegate. Motion gates reports. Under New Busi­ week and then rotate with other electrical knowledge up in Illinois. He interrupted his school corried to bring charges against ness all members were warned departments. Men to wear shirts work to participate in the SlU's 1946 General Strike, A vote of performers. Under Good and that performers would be or T shirts in messroom. One thanks to a real militant Brother. . . . The weekly SEAFARERS Welfare there was much discus­ brought up on charges. G. Wer- minute of silence foi Brothers LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes of tlie following Brothers: William Cogswell of Alabama, Claude West of Florida, sion on cleanliness of quarters. muth . was elected Ship's Dele­ lost at sea. W. C. Mathews of Florida, Arthur Shaw of New Jersey, W. C. The Stewards Delegate volunteer­ gate. Motion by E. Eriksen that 4 4 4 JAMES SWAN. June 8—Chair­ Fritz of Louisiana, Norman Ward of North Carolina, William ed to contact the MMLA for ship's delegate talk to the boss books. The Delegates agreed to stevedore and request him to man M. Burnstine; Secretary I. Boyd of Alabama, George Ehmsen of New Jersey, Kenny Lewis inspect the cots when, they came see that his men keep the mess C. Gentile. Paul Basberg elected of Alabama, Michael Geagan of Massachusetts, R.. J. Orput of aboard. One minute of silence hall and pantry clean if the Ship's Delegate by acclamation. Oklahoma, Leon Johnson of Florida, John Scott of Ohio, Thomas for Brothers lost at sea. stevedores are to continue using Good and Welfare: Crew dis­ Sloan of Georgia, H. C. McCurdy of Florida, Norman Henson of them. One minute of silence for satisfied because Captain did not Florida, Roy Kelly of Tennessee. . . . By the way, our definition 4 4 4 issue draw making it necessary of a shillelagh is — it's an Irish club without an address. ... Is MONROE. May 30—Chairman Brothers lost at sea. for many men to leave personal there any Seafarer who brought back a real shillelagh from RoY Hawes; Recording Secretary STEEL ADVOCATE. June 20— effects in cleaners, etc. Motion Ireland as a souvenir? . . . Captain Ernest Braithwaite of the SS l^aymond A. Hestres. Deck and Engine Department Delegates re­ Chairman Mike Hook; Recording carried that men keep the mess- William Carson (which didn't have a mutiny aboard after all the minded permit and MFOW men Secretary Paul James. Under hall cleaner. Motion carried that labor-hating newspapers stated it did) said the erroneous report aboard that they would have^to Old Business there was a motion minutes be mailed to the LOG, was an "unwarranted reflection on a crew which is definitely get off at the first American port. by Roales to have the Delegates New Yoi'k Headquarters and much above the average in conduct and ability." Every ship which has an SIU ciew has the best sailors in the world. The Chairman read the article make another effoi't to get an; Norfolk Branch. YOG TELL 'EM f SIGN yOUR NAME AND GIVE YOUR BOOK NUMBER. moo CUT and RUN �Ptuat Ttn Fridar. July 3a 1841 TtfE SEAFARB»» li & G B= %•' VBE MEMBERSRIP SPEAKS Seafarer On Cape Raee Logs Recent Trip To Europe As 'One Of My Best' To the Editor: THE WACOSTA ENTERS LEHAVRE Antwerp, Bremen and Rotter­ dam. We ought to have a dam good time. Two days after we left the U.S. the ship's delegate started to negotiate with the old man on a draw list for' foreign ports. No kidding, we really have had some good times and more are in the making. We got copies of the LOG tell­ ing about the opening of the neAV New Orleans Hall. If New York doesn't get a new one soon I'll be shipping out of the Gulf where they give free showers. Didn't think I'd write, did Seriously though, the new Hall you? Well, I fooled you. Here is a beautiful locking spot and it is and you're stuck with it. a tribute to the men who voted Tm on a C-1, a South Atlantic overwhelmingly on the $10 build­ job, and I couldn't have picked ing assessment. It shows that a better one at that. we are really going places with The gang on the Cape Race is the new look. 100 percent Union and if any one gets out of line we call a THE HORRORS meeting and all is squared away The new strike kitchen in immediately. N.O. will surely give the ship­ We are now on our way to owners the horrors. Meetings are being held on the ship every Sunday on No. 5 hatch (see cut) and they go off very smooth. I took several rolls A familiar sight to Seafarers is this view tak«n from tlie of film and the photos are in­ bow of Waterman's Wacosla. The ship shown is a French tug cluded. The photos were taken after pulling the Wacosta into the locks at Le Havre, France. Photo the -meeting and then the gang was by Donald Rood, Wacosta's Deck Maintenance. posed for pictures. Instead of the usual coffee time we had a watermelon party, thanks to Chief Steward Fidel G. Lukban, The food on here is very tasty and weU prepared. It is like dining at the Waldorf every night. It is a very clean ship and To tho Editor: terman ships. The policy of this the men are very cooperative. company of shifting stores from, Of course, life is kept from the We had a fast and eventful one ship to another should be humdrum with five or six com- trip. First we picked up five abolished as it results in dam-', edi£ins aboard (I'm looking for stowaways just outside of New aged and poor-grade supplies.. a good straight man), and a York from the SS Wacosta, and The butter, meat; and eggs came handful of card players. Chances carried them all over Europe and aboard in bad shape. are that this trip will go down finally dropped them in Le Regular meetings were held Havre. in orderly SIU style. Cape Race men hold .one of their regular weekly ship­ in my personal log as one of (Ed. Note: When the SS board meetings. In the center, with paper in hand, is James my best. NIGHT SAILINGS Wacosta dropped a lifeboat Ed Larkiii Flanagan, AB, Deck Delegate, reading his report to the crew. The ship earned the name" of Chief Electrician outside New York harbor to Man with back to camera and arm raised is John Hopkins,'The Fly By Night Raphael."' transfer the five stowaWays to SS Cape Race Oiler and Engine Department Delegate. We hit Bremen, Bremerhaven, the SS Raphael Semmes, the forward releasing gear jam­ Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, med while the after block and Le Havre, but only spent' swung past the heads of the one night in port. That was in' stowaways wd the Deck De­ Antwerp which is the most ex-' partment men in the boat. pensive of them' all. So it made a hard trip for Cool SIU seamamhip saved everyone—arriving in the morn-" the day. however. A full ac­ ing and leaving in the evening. count of the near-disaster fur­ To the Editor: Returning to Norfolk on June nished by Seafarer Donrid I would like to compliment Rood of the Wacosta appeared 7th we ran aground in a short' blow, but were pulled off, afterCharles Raymond on his letter in the LOG of July 16. some hard work, in time to tiein the LOG of July 16 about The Captain okayed three up and leave the dock the same' the shipowners who are trying! meals a day for the stowaways, day. to break up the unions with the which helped out the cooks ov­ If we have a good payoff, we help of a fev/ politicians itj ertime a bit. They worked on can call it, all-in-all, a pretty Washington. deck, and assisted the galley- fair trip. ; I am with him whole-heartedly 1 man. R< M. Garzod, when he say^ we must stick' The ship was in a pitiful con­ Deck Delegate together and make the SIU a dition when we came aboard. SS Raphael Seimnes leader for all maritime unions to The foc'sles had even been left follow. dirty by the previous crew. We've Moved, Wants LOG • In this great organization of cleaned her up a good deal now, ours I am just one man. But I though the overtime was held To Keep Coming After the business at hand was disposed of and the meet­ to the minimum, which wasn't will do my best to convince my To the Editor: shipmates and Brothers that we ing adjourned. Steward Fidel Lukban, center, holding knife, so good. rolled out three king-size watermelons and the feast was on. will be in trouble if we do not I- would like to infoim you. GOOD REPLACEMENT Popular fellow, that Lukban. stick together. that 1 have moved and would, The previous Mate, "Snuggy," like the LOG sent to my new; To change the subject slightly, for Snug Harbor, was replaced address. I want to thank Bill Champlin by a man whom everyone con­ Being a former Seafarer and. for his articles on "Why Bosuns siders okay. So with a ' good member of the SIU, 1 still likeGet Grey Hair." He may not To the Editor: half a toe, but may have to lose Bosun and highly recommended to . keep up with the Union ac­ realize it, but he is teaching us one more. Can't seem to get rid Well, boys, is there room for a cooks, plus a lively crew, things tivities and the doings of my younger members, future Bosuns brother who has been hospi­ of this infection. went very well. friends, with whom 1 sailedwe hope, good lessons in his talized for the past five months Gosh, sometimes I could go There was a character in the during my years with the Sea­ articles. but is slowly getting back on for a couple of eggs the way the deck department known as farers. I am not a Bosun yet, although his feet? Where is that mail and James Gillis used to feed. The "Chicago," who was always givr I am an AB, and I don't think where is that oldtimer James Steward on that ship was tops as Ing the hoys a laugh; and Here's hoping that all goes I will ever get to be as good as Mulligan? I just ran across his a feeder. Whenever I go on a "Scotty" John Gowling, the gal- well with the Union and the some Bosuns I've sailed with. name in a recent LOG. Jimmy, ship and see him 1 know she is leyman, an old salt, kept things gains made over the years. Here's But there is one thing I'm sure if you run across this I sure going to be okay in the chow de­ hopping too. The crewmess. Bill cheers for a great Union, the' Seafarers. Happy sailing, bro­ of. That is that I am learning coidd use some of those sea partment. Ray did his job to everyone's thers. something from BiU and the stores cigarettes. I hope to be out of here next satisfaction. ^ B. C. Blair. Jr. ; other- Bosuns who contribute to Otherwise I'm doing okay here month and back on a ship, so ' Plenty of food was put aboard, c/o R. L. Dobbs the LOG. in the Frisco Hospital. Been here keep her sailing until then. but tlie quality and variety was Hi. 12. Hwy. 42 Albert Mosher five months and have lost only bad as is often the case on Wa­ Donald P. Gelinas Atlanta. Ga. Crewmen Take Stowaways On Extended European Tour Sets His Course By Bosun Series, Haymond's Letter Hospitalized, Pines For Good Ship 11^ �•Tr-'i') "•••'A THE Fziday, July 30. 1948 Inland Seafarer Applauds Union For Hiring Hall Win Vol plan of Special Services could give me an idea on how to ob­ I would like to congratulate tain cdiiies of ship's discharges and thank the SlU Negotiating that I have lost. With this draft Committee for our recent Hiring coming up I may need them. Please send the LOG to me in Hall victory." Although I am of Phil-Kron Drive-In, one of the younger members I car i Bloomington, Illinois. I would realize that the Hiring Hall is I have notified'you of this change vital to Union security, and to , of address sooner, but I have the preservation of our con­ been in the ^ospital with a bad ditions. leg injury—the result of getting So, congratulations are in order too close to an air-conditioning both to the Committee and to the unit. entire membership back of them. Thanks again Brothers, and keep 'em sailing—SIU style of I hope you will publish my ad­ course. dress with this letter for it may Ralph Padget help me to get in toueh with Bob McDonald and some of my (Ed. Note: Lost discharges other shipmates whom I have may be replaced by applying at lost contact with out lufre in any Coast Guard Office that Illinois. I would sure like to issues papers. In New York hear from them. the address is Pier 9. East By the way, I wonder if Joe River. They require your name, the name of the ships and the dates you were on them. There is a charge of BERTH WANTED 35. cents for the first duplicate AND QUICK, TOO discharge, and five cents for each additional one.) SEAFARERS LOG Deck Man iiiiiii/iiP'sp, To Ihe Editor: To the Editor: THE RUNNER'S STEWARDS No beefs for Ihis Steifrards Department. The Marine Run­ ner's Stewards Department received a vote of thanks from the entire crew for the excellent food served. Responsible for the good chow are, left to right, kneeling — Chang Kung, Galley Utility; Tom Reilly, Chief Steward; F. Napoli, 3rd Cook. Standing — Ching Han, BR; A. Rose, Utility; George Finn, Waiter; L. Zumbha, Night Cook^Baker; J. Geiger, Messman; S. Edwards, BR; W. Mantalow, Messman; J. Mastonaik, Chief Cook and J. Meitz, Bartender. Blasts Magazine For Views On Wall Street Beatings To the Editor: While 1 was on one of the ru'stpots of the Isthmian navy recently, I picked up a back copy of the "Saturday Evening Post." In it I found the most vicious anti-labor editorial I have ever read, a sweet little bit. of sewage about the Wall Street strikers and the help we gave them. . This piece of journalistic slime says our "strategy was the strategy of communist-nazi street fighting." Goebbels would have wept tears of envy at that switch. His technique was to charge others with the crimes he himself was committing. The statement that unarmed, defenseless pickets, Worth Pittman, OS, recent­ outnumbered more than two to ly paid off the SS Harry Peer, one by the police, who had their after being aboard the Carras skulls cracked by the score, were tanker for her first two voy­ indulging in "communist-nazi street fighting" was the most ages under an SIU contract. cynical lie I ever had read. Bom in North Carolina, Bro­ BLUE NAZIS ther Pittman now makes his The only nazis in Wall Street home in Norfolk. Va. that day " were the uniformed Marshall Plan Aide Praises Bosun Article By Tex Suit Please, sir; could you run thefollowing ad in the next issue of the LOG? After reading that -General Hershey has his old job back again (and it ain't handing To the Editor: out Hershey bars, kiddies), I ^When I got through reading suddenly have the urge to get the July 9 issue of the LOG, I away from -it all. Here it is: felt constrained to write you a POSITION WANTED/ complimentary letter about your article on page 3 headed, "When Desire position aboard ship A Bosun Is Really A Bosun." leavipg USA for about two I read this thing through twice years. Must leave before Aug­ ust 30. Am young man, in because it is such an excellent early • twenties, have no de­ piece of labor journalism. Then pendants and am non-veteran. I showed it to Marion Hedges, Hold continuous discharge for wartime service. I hold all for many years with the Interna­ ratings in the engine room tional Brotherhood of Electrical and have full book in SIU. Workers, who is our labor in­ Am allergic to crowds, es­ formation officer in the Labor pecially if fhey're all dressed Division of EGA. He also appre­ ciated it very much. in khaki. Please help! I want to congratulate you and Ed Larkin Tex Suit,for this piece which cer­ tainly is a highly readable and well presented item that must command the attention of your members And influence their con­ duct . and employment on ship­ board. The piece is an excel­ lent illustration of good labor education material through com­ petent labor journalism. Page Eleyan ' storm troopers of the New York police force. The only clubs that were swung were theirs, the one^ that are filled with lead. The cops had the guns, the blackjacks and the jails. They even had the judges. The workers on the picketline, "pobr slobs" Westbrook Pegler might have called them, had no way to defend themselves but to bleed all over the cops who beat them down. In fact, it must have cost a sweet penny to dryclean all the blood from those mappy blue suits. This example of editorial pros- titution goes on to wonder "whether the right to strikTe is more" .sacred than the right to work; whether it includesj the right to commit acts of violence against people who don't want to strike; whether our epterprises have no rights of their own." It gives me a laugh to see the "Saturday Evening Post" worrying about the right to work. They didn't do itauch thinking about it during the de­ pression when millions were begging for jobs. At that time they fought every measure the Government introduced to give work to the unemploj^ed. RIGHT TO SCAB Of course, it isn't the right to work they're thinking about at all. They're worrying about thb right to fink. And the right to strike is more sacred than the right to scab. As for violence, unionists nev­ er seek it. When a strike is re- Bill SUPPORTS UFE duced to violence the workers invariably lose, because, the whole force of society is arrayed against them. Nevertheless, worker.? have a right to defend thcm.^cl'cs against scabs who I hope you will continue to tr.'.to smash their pieketlines. send us your paper. This Labor I In fact, that is the very defini­ Division is set up in EGA so tion of the right to strike, which that the entire American labor ' is the right of workers to de­ movement may have a share in fend their jobs and their work­ making European recoVery a suc­ ing conditions by defending their cess. Your own organization and pieketlines. I suppose that what your own members will have no the "Saturday Evening Post" small part in this because of the To the Editor: wants is strikes without picketkey shipping operation you help lines. Thousands of seamen served to fulfill. jAnd that bit about "our en­ for years during the war on all Ted F. Silvey terprises"—corporations to you—• waters. Thousands more were having rights of their owh is Executive Assistant torpedoed, bombed, fired upon, another twist. One hurtian right Labor Advisors and suffered injuries and loss is worth a hundred property Economic Cooperation Admin. of limbs. Undoubtedly we were essen­ rights. The right to a decent Washington, D. C. tial during the war or we would wage is more sacred than the right to a juicy dividend. have been drafted then. But NOW, NOW BOYS MEMBER PUTS OKAY now, after receiving our dis­ Any time the paper "rights" charge of substantially contin­ ON PR HOSPITAL, of a corporation,"a fictitious per­ uous service, we may still be DOCTORS, NURSES son is what the courts say a eligible for twenty-qne months corporation is, conflict with the additional military time. To :^e Editor: rights of American citizens I When will it be possible for After spending one ' month in an ex-seaman to settle down and say let the corporation go hang. / Incidentally, it should be re­ the Marine Hospital at Stop 7, establish a home and raise a called that the "Saturday Even­ San Juan, Puerto Rico imder family? ing Post" is the magazine that I continued sailing after the the care of Dr. Goca Mir, I recently glorified Gonrmodore should like to give full credit war. I think it is unfair to draft Manning of the SS America. men that contributed as much to the doctors and nurses there. to victory as those who served Manning was described as the "terror of the seamen's unions." Speaking for myself and the six in the Armed Forces. Now, now boys, there's nothing other SIU men in there at the Gan't our officials do some­ to be afraid of. time, we were given every at­ thing to prevent this? Must we I guess it is foolish of me to tention and care, as are all stop sailing now and enter- the take notice of the rantings of armed foi'ces? the "Saturday Evening Post," patients including the veterans Please give us any information that "kept woman of the press." and federal workers. that you maj' have on what is It is composed almost entirely All the nurses are just as nice being done. of large advertisements paid for • Bill Corringlon a they can be. They make by the richest corporations in the every effort to help the patients (Editors Note: No ruling has country. It's too much to expect and make them comfortable. come down from Washington the editorial page to play a Any Brothers needing hospitali­ since ihe article in the LOG different tune. zation should try to head down for July 2. Whenever a deNaturally the phonograph this way if they can. cisoion is made or any further plays for the hand that turns Also we want to thank Sal­ information comes through you the crank. The Post would speak vador Golls and the SIU staff will be informed in the'pages for us, I suppose, if we bought in San Juan for their attention. of the LOG. In the meantime, a million dollars worth of space We got the LOG and cigarettes the SIU Washington Represent- every week. Any opinion that every Wednesday as well as' iative will continue pushing goes to the highest bidder isn't many magazines. I for the exemption of seamen worth worrying about. who sailed during the war.) George Litchfield Steamboat O'Doyle Feels Seamen Deserve Draft Status Of Vets �Page TwelTe ®:P m THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 30. 1948 Thank Negotiators Vendor's Delegate Flays Chief Mate Crewmen For Winning Hiring Hall For Crew's Low Morale In Far East To the Bditos: senting each of the departmeids to study the agreement. We'd like to address a few ( We hit Colombo and then Cal­ we would suggest that tJiis Mate To the Editor: They have discovered several cutta. Finally time off was take a good rest cure for his woi-ds to the SIU negotiating methods of approach that can be Four months out of New York granted to half the boys on Wed­ neuroses. He should talEe along Committee: used with propriety and effec­ the SS Steel Vendor of the Isth- nesday, to the other half on a seaman's manual and a ci^y tiveness by such a Union as ours. Brothers, you have done a miaA Steamship Company com­ Thursday. of the Isthmian agreement. He superb job On the Union Hiring These suggested clarifications will pleted its round-the-world cruise might turn out to be possilSe to clause of our contract and we require some adaptation, of One OS, after a hard day on by entering New Orleans. sail with. Bucking for ^if^er! thank you for making it the best course, and we shall leave that Although the Skipper and the Wednesday, finished his sanitary Bah! Hiring Hall agreement in the to you. Chief Mate consider the Deck work on Thursday then lay down Your previous work in the he-; The Engine Department. also maritime industry. Department one of the best they during coffee time. He fell asleep gotiations for this .part of our We want to teU ypm how much contract has helped us a lot, and ever have sailed with., the Chief and nobody woke him up due to has some overtime beefs, but the a little confusion arising from the Stewards Department is the we appreciate your tireless ef­ Mate is bucking for a Skipper's all of us on the Afoundria appre­ first time-off of the trip. The forts in developing this out­ ciate it immensely. If there is position with Isthmian and he Chief Mate called the Ship's standing clause. We owe ycai a anything in our listed suggestions has undermined the morale of o^^Ap CbsT^Oc real vote of thanks for your co­ that is useful to you, we shall be the crew, especially in the Deck Delegate to view the relaxing OS and took advantage of the op­ AAID ISTHMIAN operation and support. You also satisfied. Department. (SOOUTINTHB t portunity to back down on the deserve the gratitude of all Sea­ He claims to have 15 years ex­ shore leave agreed upon. /kOHOAVSOd/ Jewry Palmer farers for coiitributing so much perience as a Chief Mate, but in James Murphy In Indian ports and elsewhere of interest and value to them. our estimation it will take an­ Juan Oquenda other 20 years before he qualifies in the tropics the climate is, as William D. Burke HAVE SXIGGESTIONS everybody knows, unbearable. as a good one. T. Tuczlcowsld Even the natives have a respite To further show you that we E. ^Carihy To be a good seaman and to be n the hottest part of the day. are back of you 100 percent in Jesse Sweet respected as such, a Mate should :3ut not the crew of the SS Steel the coming negotiations on clari­ C. Silvertsen know something about the Vendor. fications in the Union's standard (Ed. Note: The suggestions handling of men and the care of frei^er agreement, we the from the Afoundria crew have Air-hammers and chipping a ship. This man lacks knowl­ hammers! Chipping, scraping ship's sore thunffi. The food iff crewmembers ^ of the Afoundiro been turned over to the Ne- • edge of both. and painting! The work went unsatisfactory to both crew and have elected a committee repre­ gotiatirig Committee^) MAY LEARN YET on. To add to the Deck Depart­ officers. Show him a merited half-hour ment's discomfort, the Chief The Chief Cook was warmed of overtime and, man alive, you Mate kept running around de­ and reprimanded. Members of would think the company was manding more and more. No that department are assayed to realization that seamen are hu­ going to mark him down as in­ man beings not robots. work they are not supposed to efficient if he did not dispute it! Some day this Mate may learn do without overtime. The Stew­ KEPT BOTH HALVES " that by giving a little he will net ard himself is doing work that To the Editor: Moreover, he made constant plenty. would be overtime for others. references to the SIU, saying that A few examples will illustrate I'd like to say a few words Union seamen were drunken We are looking forward to what the point. in behalf of the boys on the e:^:the Patrolman will say to clarify As is normal SIU procedure, bums and that a ship would be cursion boat, Steel Pier of the He the work assigned to each man the Ship's Delegate, when better off without them. Boston-Provincetown rxm. didn't seem to know that he had in the Stewards pepartment" so elected, notified the Chief Mate I entered the marine hospital of the crew's choice. An, effort the SIU to thank for his own as to avoid beefs next trip. here in Boston last week with was made to settle certain dis­ wages and conditions. No wonder blood poisoning. I was dead Incidentally, the Purser turned pute in advance. There was an the crew's morale sagged. Who broke, disappointed in life and agreeable discussion of working really was to blame for the out to be so ardent a radio hob­ expecting them to chop off a loggings? byist that medical care has been rules, overtime and shore leave. finger. In my pants was only a We were to meet each other hard to get. Working rules were to be h.alf pack of cigarettes and not a checked by the contract in case half way. The Mate seemed to nickel to call the Hall. S. J. Jandora any disagreement arose. Any think that half-way meant his Well, I finally fell into a Ship's Delegate overtime disputes were to be keeping both halves. troubled sleep to experience As proud members *of the SIU SS Steel Vendor settled aboard ship if possible. wierd dreams of empty cigar­ Shore leave was to be given half ette packages. After a night of the crew on Saturday, the other fitful slumber, lo and behold! The half on Monday. next morning in bounded Red Things turned out differently, Cashman with a cheerie "good however. morning" and an aii' that took When we arrived at Bombay, care of such matters at the right the Chief Mate was approached time. Under his zirm was a on the shore leave question. His great big carton of butts. God answer was that there would be bless him! no -;Shore leave until Calcutta. Wrfl, to make a. long storyJust why, we never knew. short, rd like to take this apLeaving Bombay, the Chief Seafarer Johnny Thompson po-itamity to thank all the boys tslcM a stroU .along a Ham­ Cook was notified of eary chow. on the Bteel Pier for the dona­ burg street. He was sailing But unfortunately the galley tion of $15 backs. Deep thanks aboard the SS Trinity Victory stove broke down. The Chief especially to the oldtimers at the lime. Since then, he's Mate, a neurotic case if ever aboard and the skipper. there was one, came down ravhad a vacation in his home town, Roanoke, Virginia. Lex Farjoy Smokes, Donation Cheer Up Brother Sick In Brighton «^Sees Hamburg Sights HAD SMOOTH TRIP TO AFRICA WANTS MORE POEMS Maritime Made Clear BY SEAMAN'S WIFE By LOG, Says Unionist PORTY Box LUNCHES , FOR THE STEEL VENDOR / To the Editor: m ing. Apparently he expected the Ship's- Delegate to perform a miracle and get supper. He stated that if we wanted to run things this way it was okay with him. - No shore leave and work from bell to bell. This, of course, came as a sur­ prise. The crew had nothing to do with -the state of supper. Had the crew agreed to a no-penalty hour maybe the Mate would have judged everything fine and dandy, but an SIU crew does not work that way. There were no major complaints aboard the Robin Line's SS Marine Arrow on her last run, to Africa, according to Jack Dietrich, second from left, who was in the Black Gang. The Arrow touched at Capetown. Port Elizabeth. East London. Durban. Lourenco Marques and Beira. On the way Mit. bez cargo was mostly automobiles and heavy maehineey. She came back wUh ore and tea. Brother Dietrich says that the only real beefs concerned the food once in a while and a few shortages in the slopchest. The Arrow brought back two Seafarers who had been hospitalized in Ca^ietown and who had a hard time finding a Robin Skkipper to take them. SosTYt but the rest of the boys cannot be identi^Bed.- My husband h4s his LOG sent home every week and since he is out at sea most of the time I get it before he does. I read most of the articles, some of the things 1 know about. 1 always read the poetry in LogA-Rhythms. ^ Beceijtly there was one by Mirs. Betty Constantin (I don't r(3Tieaiber the date as I cut it out and framed it). The name of the poem was, "I Am A Seaman's Wife.", It really hit the spot, as 1 am sure other jailor's wives .win teR you. Could yoo please print some more /of her poems? 1 tfeiisk they're swell. Mrs. Richasd V-an Dmren. (Eri. Note: How Mrs. Constanrin?) about it, To the Editor: For the past few weeks I have been receiving the SEAFARERS LOG and I wish to take this oppbrtunity to say that I have been reading it with a great deal of interest. At times 1 have been puzzled when reading in the daily press about waterfront problems and various seamen's unions. Now the LOG has set me straight. I can now follow the course of events intelligently. 1 win also say that after I read, the LOG I give them to my fellow workers. I wish to extend cordial greet­ ings, and to wish the SIU every success. Fingel Stening Financial Secretary Local 20 American Flint Glass Worker's . . Union of N. A. �Tff£ SEAWARERS Jttlr 30' 1040 •_••••:• •- tP:.- LOG Page ^luxlMa Crew Calls Stewards Rdl, Thoughts Of A Lonely Seaman Praises Entire Department Lying In His Darkened Bunk To Ihe Editox: Here is something "wy rarely encovuttered scnvadays aboard these ^lips and tiiat is praise of the Steward and his gang. Bat here aboard this ship we have this praise for them. All the boys aboard the Lahaina Victory agree that this was one of the best Stewards Departments they've seen in a long, long time. We all hope to sail again with this "bunch of. bellyrobbers." In order to satisfy the demands of the crew concerning fresh stores, the Steward went out of his way on many occasions. For this we're very grateful and he gets a unanimous vote of thanks from us. It really is a pleasure to have fresh stores in some out. of the way port. In case you ever meet up with him, his name is Bill Hay, but he's nicknamed "Aus­ sie." Then we have our Chief Cook, and a damn good Chief Cook he is. His name is Alf Kaden. Talk about this man cooking grub, you've get to go a long way be­ fore you'll find anyone that'll compare with Alf. As for bread and cakes, Ken­ neth Harper our Baker cannot be outdone. Pies just like Mom used to make. And Pedro Rodriguez,, our 2nd Cook, de­ serves every bit of praise as a hard worker and a "Johnny on the spot" in the galley. . Stewards Department, and that's what made the trip on thw Robin Line ship a good one. In concluding, let me, the writer, say, if you ever meet up with a galley crew like this one, get on the ship and homestead her. it's too bad we can't sail this on? any more as Robin is laying her up at the end of this trip. So, with thanks from all of us aboard the Lahaina Victory, we wish this Stewards Depart­ ment, for a job well done, loads of luck in their future jobs. Harry J. Pollins For the crew Lahaina Victory ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the HeiU ut once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. To the Editor: My name is Johnny. A very common name I do admit; and I must confess I am a very com­ mon man. Just one of the many unadjusted persons making their way in this world who appear to be going backwards, but are really advancing against the tide. Bom under the sign of Cancer, I am a man of the month of June, and according to my sign am supposed to be mild-temper­ ed. But given a few glasses of Vodka, I can scon turn into an aggravating nusiance. So I guess that T should not drink. But I do, just to prove the weakness of the human flesh. I am not particularly honest, as "111 use a lie as soon as the truth if there's profit in it. I've seen most of the world and tried most of its vices. If I've learned any lessons Fm not aware of it. HAPPY SMILES FROM THE DEPTHS me complain? But many are tht times when my head was hidden in my pil­ low aboard, that I swore in wrath (not cried, for a seaman is not allowed to cry) against my own weakness—^my lack of willpower to create a cleaner life for myself. Yet that would be contrary to my professed be­ liefs; so I allow my weaknesses to rule my destiny and follow in the footsteps of generations of men who lived and died as sea­ men while their inner soul cried out to be different—to live as chey imagined the people ashore to be living. As we go along we could men­ tion all the boys in the depart­ ment but that would take a ream of copy. But there is one messman who has the backing of his mess mates. He's C. Veira, good Union man and a good messman. It seems that these Seafarers aboard went out of their way to do a better job than the average LOG Ranks With Best Union P^ers, Says ILGWU Official Lately I have been reading the DOG, a copy of which is mailed to the Poughkeepsie Trades and Labor Council. We receive any number of Union journals, but this is the first time that I have felt impelled to make any comment for the record. I think the LOG is one of the best Union papers I have ever read. Your members also seem to think so because they evi­ dently read it and enjoy it too. Good luck to you. M. Goodman District Manager International Ladies' Garment Werkws' Union Am I happy and content? Of you swear at your own helpless­ ness for you cannot help them. course not! Who is? Next time it may be you -out I am the boatswain — the man there alone in the furious sea who takes the dirt. If the crew fighting to stay afloat for a few works too hard, I am a slave endless minutes only to realize driver. If they take it easy, I how futile it is to resist the sea am not a good boatswain and I closing over your head—and end­ will not last long in my present less oblivion. capacity. If able to, I must al­ Death is no stranger on ship­ ways follow the golden middleboard. Cargo falls; a sling way. breaks; a hawser snaps; a sea The bums on the waterfront, breaks green over the deck.' Or the pimps and panderers — and a careless grip slips as you're their mealtickets, the prostitutes —in the millions of cabarets and cheap nightclubs around the world cater to the seafaring men —they are my alloted friends. Do you hear You do not! ALL DESERVE CREDIT To the Editox: No one gives a damn so why drenches your clothes. Your shauM I? tongue is a swollen lump in your I have been double-crossed and mouth, and you have a thirst I have double-crossed. I know that mere water cannot quench. as much about deceit and cor­ Winter time in the Norlh A.truption as I do about sincerity lantic K tough in another way. and honesty — m ab e more. Mountainous waves break across The world is rotten to the core the deck taking all in its way, and I know it. The biggest rat The ^p is covered with a thick gets the most tender morsels; layer oT ice that increases byand I have not been starving. the hour. The fast-flying spray stings your face and bums your TO THE WDVNER eyes as you peer into the black Justice is for the strong and vastness that envelopes you even the victorious. May I always in mid-day. be on the side of the winners! When your close comrades are I am but a man. washed over the side and lost,- the Islands They seem skins. Left Swift. Ask Clarification Of Port Ruling Wo have heard that there is ruling in the Port of Mobile that aU SUP members who ac­ cept transportation on SIU con­ tracted vessels must get off. As far as we know this has not applied to other Atlantic and Gulf ports. Therefore, we would like to liave a clarification on this sup­ posed ruling in the port of Mol>ile. They're Here — 1948 Bound Logs Just arrived! Bound volumes of the SEAh'ARERS LOG for January through June, 1948. Description: Complete and unabridged, bound in sturdy tan buckram with dates lettered in gold. Price: $2.50 per copy, the cost of binding. Copies are excellent for reference, homeuse or just plain browsing. If you're building a library, copies of past years are also available in six-months editions at the same price. How to order: Call in person or write to the Head­ quarters baggage room, 4th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4,-N. Y. A seaman gets to know and understand every emotion in ex­ istence. Homesickness, if he has a home. More often he has none. The life at sea is soft at times; But stiU he has a tender ^K)t but more often harder than any­ for some certain town or place one ashore would brieve. which holds dear memories for There are nights in the trop­ him. ics with a perfectly calm sea, BEYOND REASON when you ride along the coast of an island or steam ahead Fear he. knows too. Not fear We SUP members have the rolling sluggishly in the deep of physical pain; but fear when deepest respect and appreciation he is looking death right in the for all SIU members, their con­ face and sees things he does not tracts and rulings made by the understand. Things beyond the membership of the Atlantic and power of reasoning are dreaded Gulf District. more than death itself. We would like to have an im­ Loneliness at times drives him mediate reply so that it will mad. There is the longing for reach us before the ship re­ the companionship of a woman, turns to the Port of Mobile on for affection. There is a des­ July 26th. Thank you for your perate desire for a home to come consideration in this matter. back to after a long voyage— John C. Jackson someone to work" for who will D. R. Emge appreciate and admire his Michael A. Servine achievements and whom he car swells and you drowse in the worship as dear to him. Alcoa Cavalier arms of Morpheus, as your ham­ Dreams are our main enjoy­ (Ed. Note: SIU Headquart­ mock "swings to the rhythm of ment. One plans and schemes ers stales that at the present the ship's movements. for the future, but very seldom time the rules in existence re­ do tliese dreams come true. New garding SUP men on SIU A JOY TO HAND driams and ambitions replace ships, as well as SIU men on Taking your turn at the wheel, the old ones. So he remains SUP ships, is the same as it has a few spokes of the rudder is ever a dreamer—^just a dreamer. been since 1945. That is. that aU that's needed to keep the Maybe one is far happier that the men should have equal ship on her course. The lookout way. It is hard to say. If one shipping privileges as come under the particular shipping in the crow's nest of on the really tried to put his dreams rules of th^ particular district foc'sle-head is a joy in the re­ into reality and faUed, he would in which the men have ship­ freshing breeze of night after a be deprived of this one avenue of escape from the harshness of ped. . There has been no scorching day on deck. life. Then there would be noth­ In the daytime, when the sun change in this rule since 1945. ing absolutely nothing, left! is directly overhead, your body alBiough there have been is covered in perspiration that numerous misinterpretations.) John Wunderlich Jr. Woiidng below decks on the hot run soiith to hasn't taken the starch out of these Evelyn men. to enjoy feeling the perspiration pop out on their to right, they are: Gorman. Leighton and George To the Editor: dimbing the mast. Then the man with the hour glass and scythe pays a visit and a name is replaced by a new one on the ship's articles. �Page Fourteen THE NY Offering 'Equivalency' HS Dipioma Seafarers, 21 years old or over residing in New York State, who have not completed high school may qualify for an "equivalency diploma" by taking examinations being conducted' throughout the state. Successful candidates for the State High School Equivalency Diploma may make application for the Regents High School Diploma, provided they meet cer­ tain other requirements, through the principal of their local high school. Besides paving the way for a regents diploma, the equivalency diploma has other values, a New York City Board of Education officer pointed out. JOB HELP SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 30. 1948 WHAT ttWMK. QUESTION: What hdp did you get from your older, experienced shipmates when you first went to sea? VLADIK SUSK. Electrician: A couple of bookmen took me in hand when I first went aboard a ship five years ago. They straightened me out on how it is in a Union crew. Then they told me what my job was in the Engine Room as a Wiper. They told me what I was supposed to do and not do. Then they showed me the right way to do things. They were pretty nice about it. but it took me six months to catch on to every­ thing. Since then. I've done my best to help a lot of new men myself. I think that's part of being a good Union member. That way we will always have good crews. The diploma is helpful where a high school education is requirec for a job, he said, since all em ployers will recognize it. It will also help those seeking to qualify for advanced educational train­ ing. Many people have qualified for the equivalency diploma ED BROWN, 3rd Asst. Eng.: The majority of men on my purely for reasons of persona satisfaction. first ship were inexperienced like Application forms for admis­ myself. They came from Sheepssion to the examinations, which head Bay. I had had mechanical will be given by official testing experience ashore so the transi­ agencies in various communities, may be obtained from any ac­ tion was not too difficult. Those credited high school in New York oldtimers aboard gave me a great State or by writing to the State deal of help during those green Education Department, Division days and I soon learned the of Examinations and Testing, know-how of a ship. Now that Albany 1, N. Y. I've retired as a Deck Engineer The completed application in the SIU. I'm helping the new form plus a four-dollar fee, is to men that come aboard in the be presented in person to a engine room, but there aren't school official. Notification when many these days. Remembering and where to report for the ex­ my early days on a ship I al­ amination will be forwarded to ways go out of my way to lend the applicant by mail. hand to a newcomer. The examination consists of a series of five tests, each taking TOM WILLIAMS, OUer: approximately two hours. Ac­ On my first trip out. I didn't cording to a memorandum issued leam much. It was at Christmas by the New York City Board of time and all the oldtimers were Education, "the examinations are going home for the holidays. tests of power and maturity. That's how a lot of inexperienced They are not primarily tests of knowledge of specific subject men made that trip with nobody matter." learning mucb. On following trips, it was different. With men CHOICE ANSWERS aboard who were familiar with the routine, things ran much In answering the questions, smoother and I had a chance to candidates will not have to do learn something. I really ap­ much writing, but will merely preciated the oldtimers asking select the best answer out of me to work with them. It was several choices that are given good experience and becoming him. acquainted with the engine room No extensive preparation such routine was made easy; The as enrolling in a special coach­ oldtimers alsa taught me alot ing course, is necessary, the about the SIU, something I Board of Education declared. didn't get on that first trip. Applicants wishing to brush up on their own are advised to . re­ view the fundamentals of Eng­ lish grammer and "improve their ability to handle the fundamental operations in general mathema­ By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN ticle II, Section 13, the word tics." "plane" be stricken from the In New York City, applications Last week, I took the oppox'clause "repatriation by • train, may be obtained at Washington tunity afforded by this occa­ plane or vessel." Irving High School, 12th Street sional column to propose two Why support a competing in­ and Irving Place, between 9 clarifications of the contract to dustry which already has gone a A.M. and 1 P.M. and from 6:30 to long way toward straxigling our the Negotiating Committee. These 8:30 P.M. Completed applications American merchant marine pas­ may also be returned—in person suggestions were so well re­ senger service? —to that school. ceived that I feel sufficiently en­ Why put men back on the Non-residents of New York couraged to submit some more. shipping list from one to several State may file applications if First off, I suggest that Article months earlier than necessary in they wish to have their test re­ I, Section 32, of the General Dry these days of tough shipping? sults sent to school authorities Cargo Agreement, entitled '*Rest Planes should be resorted to only outside New York State, and pro­ Periods," be extended to include in direst distress. Maybe you vided the applicant presents a day workers at sea, particularly will recall my article on this sub­ letter from a local authority au­ when transitting the Suez Canal. ject in the LOG of December 5, thorizing him to take the tests. Second, I propose that in Ar­ 1947. ED LARKIN. Jr. Engineer: fiiiis? My early shipmates, taught me Illi many things that I haven't for­ gotten. They pointed out that the ship was my home and that I had to help keep it clean, as well as myself. They explained that the reason I signed on was to do a job. and that I had to fill the bill. They also impressed upon me that on a first trip silence is bliss. "Keep your mouth shut and observe what's going on," they said. Good ad­ vice, too. They told me I had to respect the ship's and my ship­ mates' property and the rights of others. I try to pass this all on to newer men. It's stuff that makes our Union strong. THOMAS KUSTAS, FWT: I first shipped on American ships out of the Union Hall in Portland. Oregon. . I was im­ pressed by the difference be­ tween the way new men were treated on these ships, and the way it was when I shipped ouf of Piraeus as a trimmer. Then I was practically a slave to the Chief Engineer and oldtimers kicked me around. Here, new men were treated with respect and consideration by the rest of the Union members. All showed an interest in helping us learn the ship's work and Union con­ tract. I was also impressed with the Union shipboard meetings where I learned how beefs and education was handled. BILL BLANTON, Electrician: I got started off on the right foot soon after I started going to sea. On my first SIU ship I sailed with several oldtimers who knew the score. It was a hungry Waterman scow and had beefs of every description. The way these men tackled the problem was very impressive. Quite a differ­ ence from the first two ships I sailed, one Panamanian and the other a WSA job, on which the crews were nondescript. Early in my sailing days I had the luck to meet two other Seafarers who were excellent seamen. They taught me- a helluva lot about first-class seamanship. iiisSjiitjW Brother Suggests More Contrart Clarifirations Third, I believe* Article II, Section 14, should state specifically that it also applies to men paid off or injured in foreign ports. I have seen many "chisels" worked, and have been the vic­ tim of some myself. Accordingly, it should be fur­ ther slated that a cash difference must be paid when a man re­ turns at a lower rate of fare than the agreement specifies. Foui'th, under Article II, Sec­ tion 36, room and board are often forced upon men by American consuls in foreign ports. Buenos Aires provides some examples. For instance, the Hotel Splen- dide Bouchard in BA is paid 12 pesos a day plus the customary additional amount for tax and employees' tips, bringing the total to about 1314 pesos. At the legal rate of four pesos for one U.S. dollar, this costs the company about $3.40. The seaman is chiseled out of the baldnce and is left with no money for cigarettes, toilet ar­ ticles, postagfe and other small matters. He either has to bum them or peddle his gear. Here's hoping that last wfeek's^ and this week's columns help us all along a bit. �W9 THE S E AF ARERS HE KEEPS THE COFFEE COMING LO G Page Fiftie i Injured Seamen Say Robin Line Held Up Return To The States The Robin Line was accused this week of ignoring its respon­ sibility in returning to the States crewmembers stranded in South Africa by illness, and injury. The charge was made by Sea­ farer Charles Garcia, hospitalized last April for injuries received on the Robin Hood, who says he was refused passage on several of the company's ships after more than a month's wait in Capetown. Garcia finally procured trans­ portation on the Marine Arrow, after U.S. consular intervention, and arrived in New York Mon­ day. He was accompanied by Lou Fisher, another Seafarer, who corroborated the story of com­ pany laxity. Fisher, an AB, had been felled by malaria while Seafarer Carl Barre, a Steward, turns to on the third declc aboard a Robin ship. They were recreation room of the New York Hall, so that his Union successful in getting out only af­ Charles Garcia (left) and Lou Fisher held the Robin T.iwfl Brothers won't be kept waiting for that cup of coffee. ter telling the Consul they would responsible for failure to return stranded crewmen to States be forced to stowaway. •within reasonable length of time. Both lads, who had spent A considerable number of men more than a month trying to get tramH>ortation from Cape­ are on the beach in Capetown town. arrived in New York last week aboard the Marine now, Garcia said, trying hard, Arrow. SS STEEL CHEMIST Broadway, New York, N. Y. and but apparently in vain, to be re­ (Volage No.'3) may be called for there. turned to this country. Garcia set out to get transpor­ The new tack was successful and Ellis, Richard A., $10.60; Laws, tation to the U.S. The following crewmembers "WORSE IN DURBAN" Garcia and Fisher were soon Earl J., $10.60; Price, Frederick Every time a ship came in he homeward bound. have pay vouchers at the New "I understand the situation is L., $7.29; Cooke, Edwin F., $5.30; went down to see the company Orleans' Office of the Isthmian UNION ADVISES Stansell, Ralph C., $4.24; Mahood, even worse in Durban," he said. agent, the Consul and the Skip­ Steamship Company, covering "No matter how you plead Arthur L., $4.24; McLemore, At SIU Headquarters it wai per. Each time it was the same •disputed overtime later approved. Tommie D., $4.24; Fielder, Don with the company agent, the story. . No facilities for extra pointed out that men, stranded If not called for by August 20, L., $5.30; Oppenheimer, Charles Consul and Skippers of the ships abroad by illness or injury, whoi 1948, these vouchers will be for­ C., $5.30; Connell, Henry M., calling in Capetown," Garcia hands, he was told. experience unreasonable delays The Robin Kirk, Marine Run­ warded to the main office at 71 $1.06. charged, "it's always the same in obtaining transportation back ner and the Seton Hall Victory story—'no room.' " S. S. S. to the States should immediately "I learned on investigation, were among the several ships notify the Union of their plight, The following men have whose Skippers turned down however, that there was room." so that action can be taken on vouchers waiting at the Ore SS After he was given an okay by Garcia's pleas for passage. His this end. Co.. in Baltimore; the Capetown doctor on May 27, experiences were shared by Fish­ SS Marymar: W. Donaldson, Brother Garcia, who was er. BALTIMORE 14 Norih Gay St. 3 hrs; F. Christy, h.hrs.; E. Daaboard the Robin Hood as OUer William Reatz, Agent Calvert 4539 DESPERATE vito, 2 hrs,; K. McWilliams, 2 when it left New York Feb. 16, BOSTON 276 State St. When the Marine Arrow called suffered head injuries when Walter Siekmann, Agent BowUoin 44SS hrs.; H. Bers, 2 hrs,; M. Doucette, at Capetown, both Garcia and struck by a boiler plate as it GALVESTON SOSMi—23ril St. 2 hrs.; T. Benson, 2 hrs.; R. Keltli Alaop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Ewing, 2 hrs.; C. Johnston, 1 hr.; Fisher were desperate after a was being prepared for repacking' MOBILE 1 Sonth Lawrence St. month of futile attempts to get in Mombassa. G. Kosch, 23 hrs. Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1784 home. Despite this, the Skipper SS Portmar: H. Fowler, 1 hr. He was removed to a hospital; NEW ORLEANS 823 Bienville St. said there was no room on the and remained seven days, be-E.Sheppard. Agent Magnolia 6112.6112 A A NEW YORK 61 Beaver St. Arrow for them. fore returning to the ship. Dur­ GEORGE ARNOLD, MM Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 (Continued from Page 1) Both men decided then and ing the trip to Capetown he suf-f Transportationmoney due you NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. men was the feeling that he there that if the situation con­ fared frequent dizzy spells and<l Ben Reel, Agent Phone 4-1083 from the LST Boat Highway 16 tinued they might be in Cape­ upon arrival in port, the com-^ PHILAOELPHU...614-16 No. I3th St. has been collected and is being should be consistent. Uoyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 6-1217 held in the Milwaukee Hall. The SIU maintains that the town for months longer. They pany doctor recommended he be'' SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. maritime industry is certainly told the Consul they would at­ taken off the ship. i Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglae 2-5475 more vital today than it has been tempt to stowaway, if they did He was under the doctor's care t SAN JUAN, P.R 282 Ponce de Leon at any other period—^from both not get out on the Marine Arrow. from April 27 to June 29, when Sal CoUi, Agent San Juan 2-5096 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St the economic and national de­ It was then that the Consul he left aboard the Marine Arrow. ALFREDO RIGS Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 fense standpoints. showed considerable concern, ac­ Garcia who hails from Ohio, TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. You can obtain your Union President Truman should be cording to Garcia, and brought has been a member of the SIU . R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M.1323 book, which you left aboard the consistent, therefore, and follow pressure on the Arrow's Skipper. for more than three years. ( HEADQUARTERS. .81 Beaver St., N.YX:. HAnover 2-2784 SS Suzanne, on the Sixth Deck through with exemptions for the of the New York Hall. Your men who are t'he backbone of the SECRETARY-TREASURER clothes are at the Bull Line's industry, the Union holds. It is Paul Hall ,New York office at 115 Broad President Truman alone who has DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION Lindsey Williams Street. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ full power to direct the move -ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS farers International Union is available to all members who wish ; i- i- i' suggested by the SIU. Robert Matthews -J. P. Shuler to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of J. BOGARD, AB Joseph Volpian MUST ACT NOW! their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have ' Your personal effects, taken the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Pointing to the need for im­ from the SS Besemer Victory SUP SIU branch for this purpose. mediate action by the President, in Los Angeles, have been left HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU ' con­ Phone 5-8777 with Sudden and Christenson, the SIU communication hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the liOG, '• PORTLAND... 111 W. Burnsido St. company agents, in San' Fran­ cluded with the cliarge that: • Beacon 4336 cisco. "Failure to act now may later which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 RICHMOND, Calif .257 5lh St. prove to be of irreparable dam­ Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. t, t. S, Phone 2590 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Will S. E. Watkins, Bosun, age to our national welfare." PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Douglas 2-6475 Willam Duffy, AB, F. K. Coun­ Individual messages from Sea­ SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. tryman, AB and Phillip Kerr, farers and their families have To the Editor: Main 0290 been pouring into Washington, WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Pumpman, on the SS J. J. Coney I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the similarly urging presidential and Terminal 4-3I3I on April 7, 1^47, when Lorence Murphy, OS, was killed in an congressional action in recogniz­ address below: accident, please contact Albert ing the wartime, and present BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Michelson, attorney for mother service of seamen to the nation. Cleveland 7391' of Lorence Murphy, Russ Build­ Release of the SIU telegram in CHICAGO, lU.. .V...32ei East 92nd St. all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports ing, S.F., YUkon 6-6818. Street Address Phone: Essex 2410 has swelled the volume' of ap­ CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. peals to the President for im­ Main 0147 BOB GRISHAM State City DETROIT 1038 Third St. mediate action. Your seabag has been left at Cadillac 0887 Indications point to consider­ the New Orleans SIU HaU. Signed DULUTH.... 531 W. MichigBn St. able support for the SIU view­ & » £ Malrosa 4110 point by many sections of the FRANK SNYDER TOLEDO 815 Summit St. Book No Garfield 2112 Get in touch with the San organized labor mo v e m e n t throughout the country. Francisco A&G GiOtiee. MONEY DUE SiU HRLLS SItJ, A&G District SIU Asks Tiliinan To Draft-Exempt Wartime Seamen NOTICE! Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District a;;j, �Fage Sixteen W." mm SEAFARERS LOG Fridajf. July- 30. 1048 'Mutiny'CrewBestSkipper Ever Had • On July 17, the U.S. Navy destroyer George E. McKenzie drew alongside the SS William Carson, a 7,000-ton South Atlantic Steamship lines freighter, in the At­ lantic Ocean somewhere between Portugal and the Azores. A 10-man boarding party climbed gingerly up the Carson's ladder. The commanding officer asked the Chief Mate: "Do you know why we're here?" "No," said the Chief Mate. Neither did any other Carson crewmember. "We had reports of a mutiny on this ship," the CO said. That was the first the Carson men had heard of it, though for four days Amer­ ican newspapers had screamed the rumor in front-page headlines. The report wa< the result of an SOS sent out by the radio operator, who then jumped overboard. These photos were' taken by a LOG cameraman who went aboard with a Union Patrolman when the Carson docked in New York this week. iiisiiSiSiK ^ i + u "• OS-' ,» , • V. >s iiiiifiisiiiisiai ' ' ' ^ : ^ ' i ' ii i.' ^ <i. /• ' ' '''iiliiiiiiiiiiiilliiiilil ' Seafarer B. Harrison, the Carson Bosun who was mak­ ing his second trip, was stand­ ing by the ladder when the Navy party boarded the "mu­ tinous" ship, and asked for the Skipper. Like every other crewman, Harrison was dumb­ founded by the "mutiny" re­ port. Sample of genial atmosphere and brotherly spirit which crew said prevailed throughout voyage is shown in this photo taken in crew's messroom. >.> >: I!' Catching up with the latest Union news and details of the Carson "mutiny" they knew nothing about. Seafarers in photo right read the LOGs brought aboard by Patrolman Purcell. Deeply engrossed (left to right) are Anthony Poddiford, Oiler; Lee D. Biggs, Night Cook and Baker, and Marvin Oliver. Oiler. All hail from Georgia. When Biggs called his girl in Atlanta after the ship's axrival. he was suprised to learn she thought he was in the hoosegow. "How come." he asked. "Well, after that 'mutiny* we read about, we thought we wouldn't be hearing from you for awhile, especially after they had to call out the warships to get you," came the reply. 'J i Chief Mate R. E. Burnett (above) agreed fully with the Carson's Captain Braithwaite. when he said. 'The crew is one of the best I ever sailed with." Both Mate and Skipper hoped crew would stay with them as long as the Carson sailed. Burnett is a former SIU man. New York Patrolman Jimmy Purcell (left) lines things up and checks books of waiting members preparatory to payoff. The capable Carson crew was ably represented by these shipboard Delegates. Seated (leitto right) : Clark Medley. Jr.. Deck; C. O. Stroud, Engine: standing (left to right) : O. F. Martin, Ship s Delegate, and E. J. Neal, Stewards. All Departments were manned by fullbookmen. ' ^ J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 30, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 31 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU BACKS ILA PUERTO RICO STRIKE SIU TERMS OPERATORS WAGE OFFER INADEQUATE TO MEET PRICE RISE SIU ASKS TRUMAN TO DRAFT-EXEMPT WARTIME SEAMEN NEW DISPATHER IN TAMPA HAS GOOD SIU RECORD REGISTRATIN RULES DUE AT NEXT MEETING MUTINOUS /- JUST BEST CREW EVER SIU TURNS DOWN OPERATORS' OFFER AS INADEQUATE WHAT THE UNION OWES THE MEMBERSHIP SAN FRANCISCO BRANCH KEPT BUSU BY SHIPPING AND HUNT FOR HALL MOBILE EXPECTS FLOUR SHIPMETS TO BOOST PORT IMPROVED SHIPPING SHOULD REDUCE NY LISTS NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING RUNS INTO SLOWDOWN GALVESTON SHIPPINH HOLDS SPURT,BUT RETURN TO NORMAL SEEN DUE SIU PUT ON SPOT WHEN MEMBERS REFUSE JOBS SAN FRANCISCO IS A SEAMEN'S TOWN BROTHER OVERLOOKS DANGERS IN SUGGESTING SEAFARERS START A VERTERANS ORGANIZATION MC FAVORS DRAFT EXEMPTION FOR MEN WITH WAR SERVICE NY OFFERING 'EQUIVALENCY' HS DIPLOMA BROTHER SUGGEST MORE CONTRACT CLARIFACTIONS INJURED SEAMEN SAY ROBIN LINE HELD UP RETURN TO THE STATES SIU ASKS TRUMAN TO DRAFT-EXEMPT WARTIME SEAMEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/30/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/72926ac4ef0636a8a2f831bbc667a188.PDF fe863f2683794591dc7e43e7738c1be7 PDF Text Text m^^::^r-: -/-'-vT • ., J,!_H.'..-^-'11. J"j«. JI1..11,1.,- !. J.*l Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers international Union of North America VOL. X SlU Oldtimer Draft Registration Dates Red Collins Dies At Sea William E. (Red) Collins, ,a Seafarer widely known through­ out the. Atlantic and Gulf Dist­ rict, died last week aboard an unorganized tanker at sea, ac­ cording to a radiogram received by his family. His death was caused by a heart attack. Brother Collins, who was 35 years old, was serving the Union as a volunteer organizer. His body is being returned to Tampa, Fla., for burial. A vigorous Union man. Broth­ er Collins held positions at var­ ious times in the ports of New York, Baltimore and Mobile. He joined the SIU Aug. 11, 1941 and held Book No. 20440. He shipped as AB. / Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Irma Collins, of 913 E. Victory Drive. Mobile; a daughter, Mary Jo King, also of Mobile; his mother, Mrs. H. E. Reaves, Tampa; and four sisters. Miss • June Collins, Mrs. A. J. Kramer, Mrs. Sam Grann and Mrs. J. T. York, all of Tampa. No. 30 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. JULY 23. 1948 In compliance with the President's proclamation of July 20. draft registration of men between the ages of 18 and 26 will begin on August 30. Registration will begin with the oldest group—the 25year olds—^registering on the first day. The other groups will follow on successive days through September 18. When the draft will begin wa« not stated in the proclama­ tion. although the earliest possible dale is September 22. The order of call, too, was not clarified. Draftees may be called one age group at a time, or selections might be made in all groups simultaneously. Important for Seafarers is the provision allowing men prevented from appearing on schedule because of circumstances beyond their control to register at a later time. Similarly, those who are abroad are required to register within five days of reaching home. While the status of seamen is not yet known—particularly those with wartime service—all are required to register, re­ gardless. If some provision is made for the exempting of seamen it will change their draft status, but will not release them from regular draft board requirements. Registration dates for each age are as follows: The oldest group, meaning men born in 1922 after August 30, 1922. will be registered on Monday. August 30. Men bom in 1923—August 31 smd September 1. Men born "in 1924—September 2 and 3. Men-born in 1925—September 4 and 7. Men born in 1926—September 8 and 9. ^ Men born in 1927—September ID and 11. Men born in 1928—September 13 and 14. Men horn in 1929—September 15 and 16. Men born in 1930 before September 19—September 17 and 18. Men born after September 19. 1930. will register on their eighteenth birthday, or within five days thereafter. Seafarers Victorious in Labor Board Vote For Cuba Distiiiiug This spring the company brought out its first ships since the war—the Carrabulle, and the Catahoula. Immediately the or­ ganizing machinery of the Union swung into action. The company officials were contacted, but be­ cause of the T-H Act, could not give the SIU a contract till the Union had been certified by the NLRB. Many volunteer organ­ izers went aboard, and pledge cards were obtained from all those seeking SIU standards of wages and working conditions. All of the red-tape of organiz­ Long in the West Indian trade, ing in a new field had to be those ships were manned by SIU gone through, in order to comply crews before and during the war, with the law. Following this pre­ till the last one was sunk by liminary groundwork, the NLRB enemy action in 1943. Yet the was petitioned by the Union on Anti-Union provisions of the March 18, for an election in the Taft-Hartley Act are so strict company's ships now under op­ that, despite the long record of eration. contractual relations between the The Board ordered that the company and the Union, it • was necessary to go out and re-win elections be held, and the Carra­ bulle was voted in New Orleans this company the hard way. on July 12, and the Catahoula on July 15, in Deepwater, New Jersey. Many Seafarers are familiar with this trade, having ridden much of the business, but again the old Carrabulle, Casimir, and Catahoula before the war. The nobody knows for sure. ships pick up molasses in a If the Marshall Plan does not number of ports in the Islands help, it is difficult to see what and discharge in New Orleans can. The Plan was designed to rehabilitate Europe—and China. and Deepwater, New Jersey. Most of the molasses is used in The beneficiary nations cannot Dupont plants for making alco­ buy American goods this year or hol. It is a steady trade and the next unless the pimchases are return of these ships to the SIU financed by the United States. The nations just won't have the means many warm-water jobs. Though the company is oper­ dollars to pay for American ^oods until the Plan provides ating only the two Liberty-type tankers at present, several more them. are coming out. Some operators still look for "The Organizing Staff and the the Plan to bolster the industry. entile membership wish to thank Last week, a report from New those men on the Carrabulle and Orleans disclosed that shipping the Catahoula whose votes se­ officials in that great port were cured this company for the expecting the European recovery Union," SIU Director of Organi­ zation Williams stated. (Continued on Page 3) NEW YORK —Cuba Distilling is SIU again. The victory came as ballots cast in the recent NLRB ^election were counted Juno 20. Only certification by NLRB is now awaited, before en­ tering into negotiations with the company for a contract, stated Lindsey Williams, Director of Organization. Coming as another in the long series of new companies added to the SIU in recent months, the winning of Cuba Distilling means the return of an old company. Bad Shipping In New York Cats Down Job Totai Shipping is bad and the out­ Other ports have held up bet­ nearly dead in recent weeks. look is too confused to permit ter—relatively—than New York. There have been few coal ship­ a clear-cut prediction. In fact, except for Norfolk, they ments at all, and foreign ships There it is in a nutshell. As have pretty much held their own. have taken most of what little of right now, American tramp This is especially true of Balti­ coal has gone to Europe under shipping is shot, and the tanker more, Mobile and New Orleans. the Plan. business is far .slower than it The remaining ports, which have COAL DISAPPOINTS should be. The liner services are few payoffs and sign-ons, have in fair shape, and the companies been subject to wide fluctuations Perhaps when manufactured report solid bookings so far as which have not alwayS been in goods and machinery begin to the passenger business is con­ line with the overall shipping loom larger in the Marshall cerned. But it is tramp and tank­ picture. Plan this fall and winter. New er shipping which makes the dif­ But New York remains the York shipping will take a turn ference between good times and nation's biggest port by far. for the better, as was confidently bad for Seafarers. When jobs in New "York fall off predicted a few weeks ago. No­ The Marshall Plan, which by 50 to 60 percent, or more, body knows, however, and the everybody thought would be a things turn bad for everybody. latest prophecies of the operat­ shot in the arm for shipping, has Even if the®volume of goods ors have been dark indeed. Of done no good at all as yet, des­ shipped remains at its present course, the operators are now in pite the provision that half the level, there is no reason to sup­ negotiations with all the mari­ cargoes must go in American pose that more Maritime Com­ time unions and their strategy ships. What is more, although the mission ships will not be sent to can be expected to be gloomy Marshall Plan itself is bound t8 the Government's up-river bone- insistence that shipping will go grow with the passage of time, yards. Too many Seafarers have from bad to worse. many ship operators now think gone out on ships that were only According to published reports, that it never will stimulate ship­ half-loaded or worse, and too the lack of coal cargoes is the ping very much. WASHINGTON —There's just many ships come back from Eu­ greatest disappointment to the rope in ballast. Those ships need ship operators. One new reason a chance that Congress may do OTHER PORTS'HOLD An analysis of shipping from fuU cargoes. given for the lack is Europe's Sipmething about the shipbuild­ ing program that failed to pass Why hasn't the Marshall Plan the middle of February through own fast reviving coal mining the middle of July shows the helped? The answer is that the industry. Perhaps eventually the Senate in June. When the special session of trend. So far as Seafarers are Marshall Plan right now is a there will be more coal and concerned, what has happened is trickle of grain and something grain cargoes for SIU ships, be­ Congress convenes next week, this: New York, which during less than a trickle of coal. cause the Marshall Plan shipping bills embodying an 11-point pro­ Most of the grain has moved administrator has ruled that gram will be brought up in the the late winter and spring, sent out anywhere from 600 to a from Gulf ports, a fact which has fi-eight rates for bulk cargoes Senate by Senator Hawkes of 1,000 men every two weeks, now helped the situation for Seafar­ must cover higher American New Jersey. The program was included in sends less than 400 men in the ers in that area. But the great costs. This might keep the for­ coal port of Norfolk has been eign tramps from getting too two bills which were passed by same period. Ship Program Is Not Yet Dead the House of Representatives, but which were lost in the shuffle in the Senate during the hectic last days before Congress adjourned. There is also a good chance that Congress wiU extend the time limit for using the $84,000,000 the Mai-itime Commission now has available for ship con­ struction. Failure of Congress to grant 50-percent subsidies has kept anybody from taking the money. % �•iiiafilliiiliii Page Two TEE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 23. 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA i. Atlantic and Gulf District u Affiliated with the Axnerkan Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Acl of August 24, 1912. 267 Truth — What's That? We don't know what it is, but there's a relentless something which keeps pushing the nation's daily press to go overboard in publishing anything that smacks of the sensational. In its mad, head-long plunge to stop the public in its tracks, our great American press will halt at nothing in "presenting the news ob;ectively and fairly." The nation'.s newspapers are ever seeking the truth so that the American public can be the best informed and least hysterical readers in the world. So says the American press. Giving our "truth-seeking" friends the benefit of the doubt, we'll grant that in this world of greed, mis­ trust, double-dealing and contmpt for the underdog or little guy, the truth must be a pretty elusive quarry. But we would expect that when these self-styled "hunters of the truth" do finally come face to face with what they claim to be after, they'd recognize it. And if they had already gone overboard, and the facts—or the truth, if they prefer—^show them up, you'd think they would be honest and courageous enough to stand up and admit it. In that way they might even be able to haul in some of the lies they had been casting about the countryside. That, however, doesn't appear to be the object of their "objectivity." After all—our guardians of truth reason among themselves—just because we've spun a web of lies doesn't mean we've got to .dirty ourselves breaking it up. Maybe we bray like asses, they probably say, but why brag about it. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post* card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Servke desk. , And that brings us to what will go down in the books as the biggest hoax of the year to be shoved down the nation's throat by the self-styled "responsible" Ameri­ can press. Staten Island Hospitai Men Now In The Marm Ikapltok We mean the incident aboard the SS William Carson last week, which the newspapers catapaulted into a Page One "Mutiny," based on the Navy's hourly reports from These are the Union Brolhezs cunenriy in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents: These Brothers find time hanging the "Warships Rushing To Quell Mutiny." It was a right heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by big operation, reported the press on July 13. writing to them. "U. S. Freighter Out Of Control, Pleads For Aid." MOBILE HOSPITAL W. H. COLBOURNE the headlines wept. But don't fear those roughhouse, A. C. McALPIN M. C. GADDY piratical seamen, good people—the dauntless U. S. Navy JOSEPH BENNETT H. L. SEYMOUR had dispatched an entire flotilla including the 50,000 CHARLES R. VORN JAMES FARRIOR tons of USS Missouri and the world's largest aircraft JOSEPH BLANCHARD E. MULHOLLAND A. SYLVERA carrier. Coral Sea, to the scene. Thirteen vessels along O. M. RAYNOR EDWIN MAXWELL S- i. 3^ with scores of planes were taking part in the hunt for SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL FRANK WAGNER the 7,000-ton Carson and her crew of 30 Seafarers—to J. HODO P. E. CUMARE make copy for our truth-conscious press. W. WATSON H. FERDRICKSSON H. MASON The Coast Guard also was reported represented in E. MELLE D. P. GELTNAS G. L. DUXWORTH the great ship-hunt, with a cutter "racing to the scene." P. TRASMIL ED MILLER What could be better news—short of war, that is? For » » XXX three days, the nation's readers were carried via the front SAVANNAH MARINE HOS. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL LOYD E. WARDEN pages through "the stormy seas off the Azores," as they TROY THOMAS M. T. TABING M. J. LUCAS waited for the chmax. W. ROBERTS E. T. JANASJAK Alas, they waited in vain. Our great "truth-seeking, F. T. ALKOFER HAROLD H. SPENCER GEO. H. SEEBERGER objective" press institutions let them down like a ton NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL THOS. A. BENSON of bricks. STELLY C. FORMAN EDWARD L. PIERCE On the fourth day, when the truth was learned, E. LIPARI JOSEPH WING most papers promptly swept the incident off their front R. F. BLACK WKLLIAM T. ROSS MATTHEW LITTLE pages and said nothing more about it. A few of the more J. DENNIS BYRON C. BARNES conscience-stricken, buried a couple of sticks in the inside L. C.- MASON A, LOOPER pages, saying the "Mutiny Proves False." And unless you C. ANDERSON STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL read with a fine-toothed comb, chances are you never RALPH PIEPHET F. O. FONDULA even discovered that much. J. E. BURNS V. R. NORTH E..BULIK Anybody around still wondering why American sea­ V. P. SALLINGS -G. FINKLEA C. GREEN men won't get a fair break in our nation's press? C. E. BRADY C. R. GRIMES You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m(on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. McNEELY J. L. ROBERTS D. DeDUISEN A. JENS;BY J. BOUYEA J. PRATS R. R. GIANFAGIONE L. E. TAYLOR J. RUDOLPH V. H. SHERMAN A. D. EWING A. NORMAN M. CARMONA A. VITIELLO C. NANGLE W. HUNT W. S. PERRY S. J. CONTOIR P. DAUGHERTY R. H. RHONE V. ESCOBAR XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. E. MOULTON WARREN W. CURRIER J. M. DOONER LAPERHOUfeE FOSTER COMMANDER 1 I �Friday, July 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Bad Shipping in New York Cuts Job Totai since then, and. it has come in (Continued from Page 1) program t6 rescue the sagging New York. The peak two weeks in the export business. period studied was between FebHowever, in the same report, iruary 24 and March 10. During it was reVealed that Waterm^ that fortnight, 2,763 men were had turned 50 ships back to the shipped. New York shipped 697, Maritime Commission in the last Boston 71, Philadelphia 118, Bal­ 10 months because there were no timore 406, Norfolk 272, Savan­ cargoes for them to carry. Alcoa nah 70, Tampa 63, Mobile 427, said that it had turned back six New Orleans 480, Galveston 141, vessels since the first of the year, and San Juan 18. Incidentally, and Mississippi said that 11 ships this was only a fair two weeks had gone to the boneyard. in New York. In sharp contrast, a new low But a Mississippi spokesman optimistically declared that he was reached during the two hoped the Marshall Plan event- weeks ending July 13. In this nielly would indirectly enlarge period. New York shipped only the company's trade with West 347 men. Boston shipped 19, Africa and South America. But Philadelphia 94, Baltimore 411, few operators strike so cheerful Norfolk 97, Savannah 58, Tampa 42, Mobile 346, New Orleans 421, a note. Studying SIU shipping figures Galveston 110 and San Juan 31. collected at two-week intervals, The total was 1,976, which was one finds that, in the period from 787 fewer than were shipped the middle of February through during the Feb. 24-March 10 pe­ the first half of July, shipping riod. held its own pretty well up to Further analysis of SIU ship­ June 1. The big drop has come ping from mid-February to mid- July reveals a number of fluc­ tuations which substantiate the thesis that New York is the key port. New York reached its peak for the period in the two weeks ending February 24, when 1,007 men were shipped. New York's low was in the period ending July 13 when only 347 men were sent to jobs. New York's condi­ tion was what brought the over­ all total down. Boston had i^s high for the pe­ riod in March, its low in July. Philadelphia's best two weeks came at the end of May, its worst way back in February. Norfolk had its greatest activity in the two weeks ending May 4, its slowest time in February. Savannah's best shipping was early in May, its poorest at the end of May. Tampa's high was in April, its low in the early part of May. Mobile had its best shipping early in March, its worst in the last two weeks of May and has shown considerable recovery since then. New Orleans actually reached its peak in the two weeks end­ ing June 29, its low at the end of April and the beginning of May. Galveston's briskest ship­ ping was in the first half of June, its worst in the first half of July. However, although many ports have had their usual number of jobs on the board during recent weeks, the lack of activity in New York has affected all ports. When a Port Agent says that jobs are hard to find he may not mean that the shipping rate is down. He may mean that so many men have come to his port from New York his list is over­ crowded. A spurt in New York could change things for the bet­ ter almost overnight. Look at it this way. Suppose that New York, which should be shipping 700 men in a two-week period, ships only 350 men. Sup­ pose that Baltimore in the same A&G Shipping, in Two-Week Periods: Feb. 24 July 14 ALL DCPARTMBNTS Feb. 24 Mar. 10 Mar. 24 Apr. 7 Apr. 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 ... ... ... ... .... .. Bos. 93 71 94* 50 62 23 — 21 25 44 19§ •Best Two N.Y. 1007* 697 601 730 475 737 578 640 406 394 347§ Bait. 357§ 406 426 376 380 357§ 374 469* 409 423 411 Phil. 58§ 118 91 158 128 86 106 192* 138 60 94 Norf. — 272 191 161 197 287* 72§ 194 104 111 97 Sav. 90 70 119 104 92 49 147* 26§ 90 61 58 Tarn. 47 63 53 101 109* 31 20§ 44 64 58 42 Mob. 350 427* 290 227 311 354 250 190§ 265 312 346 Week Period. N.O. 393 480 394 420 461 383fj 435 468 443 482* 421 §Wor3t Two Gal. S.J. 136 98 141 18 146 33 118 14 161 25 145 48* 162 26 36 118 212* 34 164 35 31 110§ Week Period. Total 2531 2763* 2438 2459 2401 2500 2170 2398 2190 2144 19768 DECK DEPARTMENT Bos. .... — Feb. 24 37 Mar. 10 43* Mar. 24 .: 22 Apr. 7 26 Apr. 20 May 4 6§ — May 18 .. 9 June 1 June 15 12 12 June 29 ....: : 8 July 14 •Best Two Week N.Y. 318* 232 207 260 163 255 185 189 128 145 1108 Period. PhiL 24 51 24 60 58 49 50 85* 60 238 56 Bait. 175 159 213* 179 158 1158 168 207 181 197 129 Norf. — 139 89 77 87 147* 298 84 54 70 59 Sav. — 27 46 43 45 16 68* 138 33 33 18 Tam. 21 22 16 43 47* 11 68 14 22 27 22 Mob. N.O. Gal. S.J. 120 1338 74 28 80 239* 69 3 102 161 60 16 156 86 9 518 115 209 10 75 134 168 65 24* 157 378 63 15 70 220 15 518 110 162 16 77 17!jr 129 81* 16 142* 141 52 13 §Worsl Two Week Period. Total 865 1058* 977 886 993 990 778 957 855 908 7508 Mob. N.O. Gal. S.J. 133* 120 42 3 107 638 37 9 llff 94 56 9 72 125 35 2§ 118 115 54 8 125 44 888 11 108 131 54 4 66 114 43 8 85 128 96* 4 109 133* 42 13* 109 113 338 2 §Worst Two Week Period. • Total 819 768 819 807 786 870* 761 733 728 668 6288 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Bos. — Feb. 24 22 Mar. 10' 23* Mar. 24 18 Apr. 7 15 Apr. 20 .... 12 May 4 — May 18 .... 7 June 1 June 15 .... 68 9 June 29 .... July 14 .... 68 •Best Two Week N.Y. 386* 223 239 269 186 277 232 205 1218 150 127 Period. Phil. 138 43 34 50 42 24 32 59* 46 22 24 Bait. 1088 145 119 112 129 178* 119 142 158 135 159 Norf. — 69 65 49 55 87* • 31 62 29 24 218 Sav. — 23 44* 37 23 16 41 88 32 '9 21 Tam. 17 27 26 39 41* 88 88 19 23 22 13 period has 420 jobs, which is about normal these days for that port. If the extra 350 men in New York flock to Baltimore the latter port becomes overcrowded. Jobs become hard to get al­ though the Baltimore shipping rate holds up. TANKER PACTS HELP At present, no real basis for prediction exists. The failure of the Marshall Plan to spur ship­ ping in the manner expected has given all so-called experts on the maritime industi-y a gloomy out­ look which may or may not be entirely justified. A couple of more months may tell the story. The Marshall Plan shipments may pick up. The ef­ fect of new foreign-flag ships may be more than offset by the 50 percent rule. And then there is the tanker situation. One thing that has kept SIU shipping at a fair level compared with the overall condition of the maritime industry has been the steady succession of new tanker contracts won by the Union or­ ganizers. However, there are many SIUcontracted tankers now lying idle for lack of charters. Some think that the charters will come when the northeastern states start laying in their winter oil supplies. And perhaps that is what will happen. ONE BRIGHT SPOT From time to time the LOG wiU review the total shipping situation. If there is any good news it will be reported glee­ fully. Meanwhile, there is noth­ ing to be gained by hiding the bad news. For one thing it can't be hidden. More important, an informed SIU membership is a membership prepared to face a bad situation if the present trend is not reversed. There is one bright spot in to­ day's picture. The SIU is the only union in maritime in which the number of jobs stiU matches the number of actual members. The loss in jobs has been en­ tirely among permitmen, tripcarders and men from other dis­ tricts who like to sail under A&G conditions. This fact is final justification for the Union's past policy of never letting the number of members be as great as the number of jobs. Lucky Man STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Bos. Feb. 24 .... Mar. 10 .... Mar. 24 .... Apr. 7 '. Apr. 20 May 4 May 18 Jime 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 ,... N.Y, 303* 242 12 155 28* 201 :... 10 126 21 205 58 « 161 246 58 157 7 23 998 110 5. •Best Two Week Period. Phil. 21 24 33 48* 28 138 24 48* 32 15 14 Bait. 74 102 94 86 93 648 87 120 70 91 123* Norf. — 64* 37 35 55 53 128 48 21 17 17 Sav. — 20 29 24 24 17 38* 58 25 19 19 Ta^. 9 14 11 19 21* 12 68 11 19 9 7 0 Mob. N.O. GaL S.J. 97 140 • 208 4 284* 134 35 6 78 139 30 8 69 139 32 3« 78 137 32 7 95 36 1278 13 105 147 45* 7 548 134 24 13 70 153 39 14 74 174* 41 6 95 167 25 16* §Worst Two Week Period. Total 664i 937* 642 666 622 640 632 708 607 5688 598 Fred Walker, AB. stepped out of room he shared with George Griffin on SS John Bertram, just five minutes be­ fore steam blast which kiUed Mohammed Elsay^ sgnd fiitally burned Griffin. �TUB S EAF AKE BS laC Page Four Phony 'Mutiny! Report Sends Press Wild WHAT The report of a mutiny at sea aboard the William Carson, South Atlantic vessel, set off one of the biggest maritime hubbubs since the end of the war. It threw the U.S. Navy into a fren­ zied activity and made front page • newspaper fodder for several days. itwim... QUESTION: The occupation of seafaring is very often characterized as "romantic." What does seagoing life offer you that isn't to be had in a shoreside job? - Picked up by U.S. Navy head­ quarters in London, nearby mer­ chant ships were immediately or­ dered to the scene and a Naval squadron on maneuvers nearby was alerted. The aircraft carrier Coral Sea was readied to dispatch planes to the scene and the battleship Missouri was ordered to stand by. The next message received from the ship was blinked to the tanker Hampton Roads and stat­ ed: "Everything is under con­ trol." Naval vessels and the Coast Guard cutter Campbell, how­ ever, continued on to the ship to investigate. In the meantime, the story ^ gained front page space in papers across the counti"y. Without con­ firmation as to the existence of an actual mutiny, newspapers ran the story with such head­ lines as: "Warships Speed To Mutinied Vessel." Later, when the true story came out, the newspapers, if they carried it at all, gave it small space on an inside page. DETAILS DELAYED . ' ^ i I like going lo sea because it is a clean, healthy Ufa With the exceptions that you would find in any other occupation, my shipmates are good-hearted, ser­ ious and citable workers. Be­ sides a living, going to sea gives me a chance to see many things. I get a taste of life all over the world. And when my job is done ' find the trip is over. T come back to the U.S. for a spell., where life is free and good. . { : While I'm out at sea I have a chance to salt away a few bucks for a rainy day. Under the fine conditions our Union has won. I do my job.- Yes, I'm satisfied. . On July 12, the Carson flashed a radio message reporting a mutiny aboard the ship, which at the time was off the Azores. ' JOSE coarTEs; AB: GUIDO BERDON, Wiper: It wound up as a fizzle, how­ ever, when it was proved to be the work of a crazed radio op­ erator, who sent the message and then committed suicide. According to Navy Headquart­ ers, the ship had radioed: "Crew mutinous. Cannot control. Come at once." Efforts to contact the ship by radio were futile. The Carson maintained silence for 28 hours. Ju!r 2% IMS While I am abojurd ship L do my job in accordance with the terms of our SIU contracts, which have made seafaring a decent, respectable and worth­ while occupation. When I step ashore, I'm free to go practically anywhere I wish. I see places that most people dream about. I get a chance to learn many languages. I get close to what goes on in the world. Besides all that I Uke' the sea itself and I enjoy being on the water. As long as I'm represented by a Union Uke the SIU. I'll keep on going to sea. - For me, a shoreside job just can't be com­ pared to a job on ships. ABE WERNICK, OS: CARLOS DIAZ. Chief Cook: liis Sailing on ships has given me a wonderful jopi>ortunlty to see the world; so far I've been around the globe 12 times. But bigger than that, going lo sea is the job I like. I've been at it since 1941, sailed through the war and was hit four limes. I could never stand a shore job. To me a shore job means rush­ ing in subways, buses, or street cars, packed against people like a sardine. I like the sea because I get something out of it. Like the little romance I've found in a far-off land. Give me the sea anytimie. 1 wouldn't make a change for anything. ''WW00 BRUCE HENN, Cook: I'm a married man with a family, and I go to sea because our Union wages and conditions give me a chance lo support them in fairly decent style. Al­ though I miss them while I'm away, I get a chance to make up for it by spending full days with them after I payoff a ship. That is. until the money runs out. Then.it's down to the Union Hall for another job. A few beefs crop up now and then, sure, but 1 like my job and the men I worlr witlt. Our Union wages and conditions are good, so it's not a bad way to make a living. A man could certainly do a helluva lot worse ashore. ALBERT MOSHER, AB; If I could get a good shoreside job I'd take it, especially if I could have the same money at the end of every two m<mths that I have at the end of a voyage. Maybe I would accept a little less. I'm net sailing to find romance on the high seas. Right now I'm sailing to make money and lay it up so I can get married, sometime soon. There is plenty of romance right near your own home town. At least that's where 1 found mine, and I don't need any more. How­ ever, I've been sailing for three years and I've liked it. I can see how the sea gete into some guys' blood so they can't leave it. It was fully five days after the original message had been sent that the story of what had actually taken place was made known. . Naval headquarters in London reported that a Navy boarding party from the U.S. destroyer George K. MacKenzie boarded the ship to find "an orderly but surprised crew." In his report to the London base, the commander of the fi'sasa • boarding party reported: "Briefly, the radioman, whose sanity was LADISLAUS A. ZIENBKA. St.; doubtfulj sent out the SOS and I think the seaman's life is a information about a mutiny, and good life because it makes a then at a time unknown jumped man out of you. Sure, it's a over the side. romantic life. Perhaps that's an­ "The Master of the Carson other reason why the seaman's states the crew is the best he life is a good one, and why I ever sailed with. I have copies go to_ sea myself. I like to visit of statements of the Master and different ports, different people, all officers concerning the radio­ different scenery." Maybe I like man." best, personally, going to Italy, The radioman was identified but I've been all over the world. as Gerald A. Melton, 25, of Sav­ Some places, some people I've annah, Georgia, liked better than others, but I The mutiny report came while like seeing them all, and I'll see the Carson was boimd for Nova a lot of them again, for I intend Scotia aftet- having delivered a to keep on shipping out. It's cargo of Marshall" Plan coal to not the money. I can tell you. Genoa, Italy. It is expected to It would take more than money arrive in New York tomorrow, to make me give up sailing. July 24. Sure, I go to sea for romance. Everybody i» tabbed for one kind of a job or another. I was tabbed for sailing. I've been at it for three years, and I hope to stay at it a good many years to come. There's no job ashore that I'd like. It's not a question of money, although I like money as well as the next man. I've tried workixig ashore and it was no good, for Fd get to thinking of the sea. I like salt water, I like the ships I sail, I like the men I sail with—especially, be­ cause they are Seafarers. What's more, I like the places I go and I like to go to a lot of them. It's the sea fqjr me, every time! HERMAN RICCI, Electrician;. Sailing out of the SIU Halls, I have job security. Working ashore I would be subject to intermittent work. But as for the life at sea itself—I don't love it. It is a solitary life. You are out .of contact with normal social existence. So far as the foreign ports are concerned, there is no- place like the good old U.S.A.! Conditions are sick­ ening abroad. The sunny tropical skies blister the skin, and the sea air and endless seascape numbs the spirit. Yes I'll "go down lo the seas again," as the poet says; but I'll go to make a dollar and not to hear the gull's cry! • .J.:,. A;':.- r O • fi . �Fxfaiay. Page Fira Tampa Seafarers Happy Again As Shaping Gets Needed Pick-Up Haayaaized Aad Fm^n Ships (my Most Of f^iUy Tonnage BY LLOYD (Bladcie) GAiUHIER PHILADELPHIA — That ehot cal baseball bugs are waiting for in the arm lor this port's ship­ the rejuvenated Athletics to ride ping hasn't shown up yet. Things into first place and cop the pennsmt. are practically at a standstill. There'll be some special ac­ We had one ship in last week for a payoff. She was the Mar­ tivity Monday night over at ina, a Bull Line scow. She Shi be Park, but it will be of signed on again and shoved off. the bush league variety. Henry Quith a few v^sels, however, Wallace will lead his reds (not from Cincinnati, either) into were here in transit. In view of the story in last ^he third party conweek's LOG pointing out that, I according to Department of Com- { But after the mush that was merce figures, Philadelphia is manufactured at the two preback as the nation's second port vious "circuses" this town can in volume of tonnage handled, stand about just anything. some clarification is needed in No hits, no i-uns, three errors. order to reconcile this with the present state of shipping. HEASONS Branch Meetings Don't forget to Sio The next regtflar -metabnship meetings urtil be iieM Wednesday eveniimr, Jidy 28 at 7 P. M. in aU ports. With the exception of Sew York, all branches hold their meet­ ings in their own hsSls. New York meetings are held in Roosevelt Auditor­ ium. 100 East 17th Street, eomur of Penrth Avenue. These eessions are a good cbeoce SOT yon to bit the •Oodk and ^eak.your piece. Take an active part in Rie Sm. Make sure you're at :tha tnseting. Bementber. the time is 7 P.M. A» Srotfaers must .Show proxnptly. TAMPA — The arrival of 'any beefs that may exist. From sceveral ships stirred shipping in there on it is a pleasure to pay this port last week, a pick-up her off. Is it any wonder? which is most welcome. Another ship on which Sea­ The Robert McBurney, Over- farers are doing a bang-up job lakes, paid off, then signed on. is the Albert K. Smiley, which Most of the Black Gang decided was in here last Friday. Deck to stick with the ship, and a few Delegate Bailey, Ship's Delegate in the Deck and Stewards De­ McDonald and Stewards Dele­ partments did likewise. gate Ruppert are keeping beefs It is deserving of mention that on the Smiley at a minimum. this ship comes in, pays off, There is never a beef aboard signs on and sails with never a that concerns anything but the beef in the entire procedure. repair list, and that is handled There isn't "even a dispute after in smart fashion. the two-month trip. The way the Smiley lads work it is this: They turn in a list, ABLE CREW which is taken to the heads of This unusual vrecord is a trib­ the departments concerned, with ute to the intelligence and abil­ the advice that the repairs are ity of each Seafarer aboard the to be made by the time the ship. Furthermore, the Dele­ ship docks in Tampa again. gates—Pearce, Stewards; Woods, This method works out for the Engine and "Eagle Eye", Deck— Smiley and all hands are happy are doing a damn good job. over the situation. They have all books and per­ We had the Winslow Homer mits taken up and ready to turn in yesterday. She called for sev­ over to the boarding Patrolman, eral replacements, which were along with a clear account of easy to get. We shipped two ABs, a Bosun, one OS and an Oiler to her. The Homer is another ship on which beefs are a rarity. Baltimore Shipping Is Fair To Middling GRIFFIN DIES Although Philadelphia does By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ and that's where the beefs must Hospital celebrated the one hunhandle a tremendous amount of anniversary of be settled. Slowly the companies d]red and fiftieth We )-egret to report that Broth­ BALTIMORE — Shipping is are beginning to realize this — the founding of the Federal tonnage, we do not feel its ef­ er George Griffin, one of the about fifty-fifty this week and fect, for several reasons. First, and it's about time. system of Marine Hospitals. men injured in the "explosion Philly has always been primarily we're doing all right. Seven I was making the rounds of aboard the SS John Bartram, HIBIinS HALL TALK a port of call, especially for SIU- ships were in for payoffs and the hospital that day, visiting passed away last week. contracted ships. None of our there were eight vessels sign­ Quite natuiuUy, most of the our sick Brothers, so I happened Brother Giiffin had been in companies maintains offices in ing on, almost the same num­ talk around the bcatdi is bow the hospital for three weeks and this city, and very few of them ber as last week. we have won the Union Hiring despite-the severity of his burns, Paying off were the Feltoi'e, terminate voyages at this point. Hall with our contracted com­ we were beginning to think he Steel Vendor, Edwin Markham, panies. It pi'ovcs that we are Second, a considerable volume had a fair chance for recovery. I Stephen Leacock, Mae, Oberlin g ei t i n g good Tepresentation, of the port's tonnage is trace­ Unhappily, it wasn't to be that 'Victory and the John Paul somethiiig which is very promis­ able to the fact that four very I Jones. Though this was satisway. ing for the futui« as well as large refineries are located here Word has also been received but the. tankers calling here rep­ I factory in light of present ahip- the present. ' ping conditions, we had been here that Brother WiUiam (Red)' There are still plenty of men resent unorganized outfits, the Collins, an oldtimer from the tngt- of the old line anti-union 'hoping for more. Never satisfied, on the beach here, because many II guess. , Gulf, passed away aboard an un­ have come in from the other corporations. ! The «ight ships -signing on ports thinking that shipping in organized tanker coming back There is yet another factor were the Mae, Feltore, Mangore, from Hamburg. the Port of Baltimore is about ^^{hich enters the picture—and Stephen Leacock, Steel Vendor, to be present during some of the that is approximately -65 per j Oberlin Victory, Bessemer Vic­ the best on the coast. SHAPING UP It would he a good idea, how­ ceremonies as representative of cent of the cargo leaving this tory and Edwin Markham. Atl It won't be long before we ever, for men planning a trip the Union. port goes out in foreign bottoms. sign ons were clean. 1 think it appropriate and fair have things all lined up and here to think the matter over .Only the other day I was down IN TRANSIT before starting out. Shipping is that 1 point out the fact that Tampa will be able to boast of a fit one of the grain elevators. A goodly number of ships liavc not so good tliat it can absorb the Baltimore Marine Hospital is damn fine Hall for the member­ Four ships were being loaded ' considered the best on the coast. ship in this port. and all four were flying foreign also been in port, in transit. eveiybody. Mostly they were Alcoa and Wa­ Work on the project is pro­ Men who have been confined flags. Gashounds and performers are terman jobs, which had been So that fact that Philly ranks definitely on the decline. A few there agree this is so. And I can gressing very nicely. The fur­ crewed up in the Gulf and high in volume of tonnage ship­ that cam_ in here paid off and concur on the basis of my own niture which was sent here from called here to load cargoes. the New Orleans Hall has been ped should not be misconstrued. they were properly disciplined. observations. There were plenty of beefs on The one outstanding factor re­ recovered and should prove very It has IHtle or no actual effect We cannot afford to let these the two South Atlantic ships on this bi-anch's activity. men jeoparflize the ever-improv­ sponsible fur the superior treat­ comfortable to those who sink paying off—the Edwin Markham ing conditions for the rest of ment given at the Baltimore and the Stephen Leacock. The LOCAL STDFF Hospital is the staff, probably the membership. same was true of Isthmian's one of the finest in a hospital Stepping from shipping to mat­ Steel Vendor and Oberlin VieCITIES SERVICE anywhere. ters of local interest it seems tory payoffs. But "they were all Sevei-al Cities Service tankers that most of tjje PhiUieS^ fans settled right aboard ship, witK STAFF HELPFUL were in here during the past are downright indignant over all hands present. week 1-and we hit them as fast The doctors and nurses are ex­ the dismissal of Ben Chapman However, it appears thrae is as they came in. Things appear tremely competent and pleasant. as manager of the dliib. still a bit of trouble over sail­ to be going along fine. Indica­ They go out of their way to help . Chapman, who last week was ing time. When sailing time is tions are that "most of the men a man all they can. headed for his native Birming­ posted make sure that you are aboard will go SIU, because they No matter how well-equipped ham, was hi^y regarded as on board one hour before the know the SIU will bring them an institution is, it is relatively a guy who put some vim into ship is scheduled to ieeve. the best conditions and wages unimportant unless a patient is the outfit, considering the ma­ The Isthmian company tried to on the waterfront. made to feel comfortable and terial he had at hand. make a big issue out of the fact All seamen understand that happy. And that's just what the - At any rate there is some that reveral into them for a little relaxation; of the men hadn't solace in the A.L. situation. Lo- arrived aboard ship one .hour be­ the gains chalked up by the staff of iilU'ses and doctors in All hands here appear to be SIU have benefitted all seamen Baltimore succeed in doing. proud of the way things are fore sailing time. Company rep­ evarywhere. The nurses are swell. A man shaping up down here. resentatives at the payoff of A Skipper on one of the South doesn't even have to make his Several oldtimers are around these two ships kept hammering Atlantic ships that paid off here own bed, something which 1 now, including Johnnie Williams, away at this beef. So make .sure found out "that abusive treat­ doubt can be said, about any A1 Driver, Buddy Baker, George you're on time, and you'Ji elim­ Membership rules require ment of his crew doesn't pay. other Marine Hospital. Cain, G. W. Salters, Tony Sosa inate any chances of the com­ every man entering the Un­ Regardless of what his men did The attitude of the nurses in and Bobby Sheppard, to name pany making an issue of it in ion Halls to show his Union and how hard they woi'ked, he any institution can make a man's a few. All are talking about the the future. hook, pro-book, permit card consistently refused to give them stay either good or miserable. Union Hiring Hall agreement All parties concerned were or white card to the Door­ overtime. In Baltimore, all liands are made which the SIU was able to neg­ present at the pajmffs, eonipany man. Nothing else will be He attempted to chisel them as comfoi'table as possible, be­ otiate. representatives as well as the recognized. This is for the There is talk of Waterman op-:crews. And that's the way we on everything he could lluough- cause they are suri-ounded by membership's protection. want it. We don't like the. com-^ out the trip. Even the company people- who show a willingness crating three ships on the Europ­ Don't waste the Doorman's ean I'un as soon as the Marshall pany's ideas on taking care of did not support his actions and, to cooperate and help them. — or your own — time by when the trip was over, they So on the hospital's anniver­ Plan stuff starts clearing. This r matter's in their offices. V arguing this point. Observe sary, a word of appreciation in will be a boon to the Port (A We have a man on the sliips told him- to pack his bags. '• Ihe rules you make. Last Friday the local Marine to represent the crew's interests, behalf of the Seafai-ers confined. Tampa. Member^ip flutes �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Why Bosuns Get Grey Friday, July 23, 1948 The SS John Bnrtram blast which took the life of Bosun Mohammed Elsayed in Tampa last week, recalls a somewhat similar tragedy aboard the SS Homestead in Jacksonville, almost two years ago. Two Seafar­ ers died when the Homestead, a Deconhil tanker, went up in flames after a holt of lightning touched off her 50,000 gallons of gasoline, Aug. 5, 1946. By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN These photos of various stages of Ever since getting this occasion­ the fire were submitted by Thomas al column under way last winter Weathersbee, recently Third Assist­ I have watched eagexdy for con­ ant Engineer on the Cape Catoche. tributors to come in. The results Ill photo left, water from shorehave been quite gratifying. side apparatus is being poured into blazing tanker. Eleven city fire com­ However, I do feel that if panies and two firehoats fought the "Why Bosuns Get Gray Hair" three-alarm inferno. Although flames were used as an invariable head­ still feed furiously on gasoline cargo ing, with the editor of the LOG in photo right, the Homestead was adding.subheadings, that readers practically destroyed at this pcrint. would come to expect and more View of Homestead below, was readily ,find these articles by taken about an hour after fire start­ ed. Ship was listing at port. SIU Bosuns. I haven't the time to look up and comment on all the contri­ butions, but I do remember a fe"' '^here was a humorous one by .lackie Martin. And right now I have before me Tex Suit's TAMPA — George Griffin, excellent article in the LOG of July 9 on the ideal Bosun. one of the victims of the SS Dan Butts, C. Murray and a John Bertram steam line ex­ few others have promised to plosion, died in a local hos­ contribute, so I'm putting the By A. S. CARDULLO pital July 15 after a valiant pressure on them now. I'd' also three-week struggle for sur­ SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping like to hear from Jack Greenkept on a pretty even keel here vival. haw who was chairman of the this past week. One thing about New York committee that looked Horribly burned in the this port: if a fellow really wants into registration rules. blast which also took the life to ship out, has a rating and PLUG LOOPHOLES his book is in good standing, of Bosun Mohammed Elsayed This time, I'm x fushing into there isn't too much of a -lay­ and injured two others. Grif­ print myself to urge the fol­ over. lowing steps on the negotiating fin's demonstrated an amaz­ We've been sweating it out committee: i ing courage and will to live. for the past week looking for 1) Cargo ports should be in­ He had sustained first, sec­ a building. There are plenty of cluded with hatches and tankond and third degree burns places around town, but we are' tops, when opxened or closed, of the body. • taking our time and looking for for the ptupose of loading or Griffin, an OS. was scalded the best we can get for our discharging^ cargo, or after car­ as he sought to escape money. go has been worked. through a passageway filled CREW DONATES 2) Bosuns should be prohibi­ with live steam shooting The crew of the SS Steel ted from standing gangway from a line connected to the Seafarer, which stopped in San watches or doing any other work deck machinery. Francisco enroute to the Far which might deprive an AB or East, donated $35 to the pro­ OS of overtime. In this connec-^' posed—but as yet unopened— tion, a Bosun should only super­ San Francisco Branch, with the vise his crew, perform the most following note: skilled pieces of seamanship and '•Please accept this $35 so that discharge duties specifically call­ you may purchase books for the ed for by law, custom and Union new Union Hall — books for By CAL TANNER I green ticket and blue ticket ABs This sound system was hooked agreement. pleasure and books for educa­ jthis week. We, therefore, want to up for temporary use, because The reasons for the first rec­ MOBILE — There was rela­ tion—so that men ashore may ommendation are self-evident. tively little change last week urge everyone who has enough we expect to have the bottom brush up on or up their rates time in for a green ticket to go half of our building ready for The second is necessary today in the status of Mobile shipping. and otherwise profitably pass up and get it immediately, as the use in late summer, when we because the Bosun is top man The overall picture was fair, their time on the beach." commissioners are not going to will make permanent installation on overtime. As a consequence, with a total of 165 bookmen and The money was forwarded by sign on over 50 per cent blue to cover both floors. Mates do everything they can to 76 permitmen shipped out. Deck Delegate John P. Trust, tickets on any one ship. make a Bosun refuse overtime. The Mobile branch was sad­ Engine Delegate O. C. Bailey, Five sign-ons, along with three Both Bosun and crew should be Another reminder is directed dened by the news of the sudden Jr., and Steward Delegate Edgar ships in transit, accounted for the protected. to the aliens in our membership. death of Brother William E. (Frenchy) Goulet. , men shipped. The transit ships On government subsidized ships, (Red) Collins, who died of a Other crewmembers who conj each took a couple of replace­ the percentage of non-citizens heart attack Tuesday while at ^ tributed were: S, Hollstedt, J. ments. sea. Ryan, G. Gooden, E. Ely, L. Signing on were "the Ponce de Brother CoUins was widely HeiS TAK1^)G• W. Foglia, E. Waterman, U. UiiLeon, Governor Graves, Goverknown throughout the entire At­ ' THAT WATERM-W porn, R. Walter, G. Gibbons, R. I nor Houston and Governor lantic and Gulf District and he OOB/ V—i Pennington, B. Duplentis, R. jo'Neil, all Waterman Steamship was well-liked by everyone. At Marrero, A. Rodriguez, D. Davis, As part of its campaign to j Corporation vessels; and the nne time he worked as an of­ P. G. Dacanay, ^l. Rodriguez, P. expand its port activities, Mo­ Cape Remain, an Alcoa ship. ficial in the Port of Mobile, and B. Aton, Dalacerna and the Chief bile has served warning on New at the time of his death was do­ Payoffs were held during the Cook, whose name we were un­ York that it is going after any ing a job for the Union on an I week on the following three able to make out. and all business now being unorganized tanker. ships: Wild Ranger, Ponce de handled by the Big City. PAYOFFS Leon—both Waterman—and the The wife of Brother Frank Terming it a "friendly war," The Lyons and the Governor Alcoa Pioneer. These payoffs Westman, of the towboat division officials of the Alabama State Brandon paid off this week, were exceptionally smooth. Prac­ of the Marine Allied Workers, Docks have set up offices in tically no beefs existed on anj' passed away July 16. The Mo­ neither of which had too many New York to notify shippers of permitted in the crews has been of them. bile Branch of the SIU extends beefs. There were plenty of men the advantages of shipping cut down fi'om 25 to 15 per cent. its sincere sympathy to Brother shipped as replacements on inthrough the southern port. -They MOVED FAST tercoastals. All aliens who are in a position Westman. claim their campaign has al­ Some of the men around the to do so should immediately take It was touch and go on the On the organizing front, ac­ ready brought results and they port now are G. Melting, T. the necegsai-y step.s to get their tivity -was fairly quiet for the are now handling much business three Waterman Liberties we citizenship. jPopa, D. Bell, R. W. Stanford, past week. Nothing unorganized that was formerly New York's. crewed up the past week. The the "Moose" and several others. hit the port, and in the Marine IMPROVEMENT . One of the biggest lures is the company had been bidding on We lost Frank Snyder's ad­ Allied Workers we are still wail­ fact that they have built new, several U. S. Army time char­ dress. Let him contact the Frisco Comforting news for the mem­ ing for action on petitions we modern docks — considered the ters. When their bids were ac­ office if he reads this. bership is the fact that the water have on file with the National most modem in the country— cepted the ships had to be crew­ The weather out here has been cooler, fan and public address Labor Relations Board. ed and on their way in 24 hours and are able to handle cargo at just right. Nice and warm in system, which they authorized one-sixth the cost in New York. jto make the cargo committments. . Quite a few oldtimers are the daytime and cool enough to for purchase, have been installed Last month Mobile celebrated It was a hectic job getting them around the .Mobile beach at the use a blanket during the night. and are operating satisfactorily. the 20th anniversary of the crewed, stored, signed on and moment. Among them are J. Cardullo and Bernstein went The P.A. system is particularly Leys, F. O. Swenson, N. Kiehl, to the beach during the week­ building of its government docks. shoved off in the period of time During those 20 years, the port allowed. But all came off smooth- effective and there is noticeable C. M. Crooks, B. A. Turner, F. end. They both got so tired improvement at the meetings. All Gegan, R. Tucker, S. Piner, C. E. watching the younger set exer­ of Mobile has climbed from lyThe Coast Guard here started hands can hear clearly what is Wells, C. R. Simmons, J. Kackur, cise that they were knocked out twenty-fourth to sixth place in enforcing its new directive on being said. H. Douglas and H. Ducloux. the nation, in cargo handled. for the rest pf the week. Griffin Succumbs I Little Change In Mobile: Shipping Is Fair Port Mobile Out For NY Shipping Frisco Branch Busy Looking For New Mali �Fridar, JidT THE SEAPAKEXS 1948 LOG Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief BiTinch minutes except Boston's MOBILE — Clieinnan. W. C. and New Orleans' accepted. Vot­ McCuistion. 23138.« Recocding ed to non-concur with that part Secretery, Jemee L. CanolL of New Orleans minutes pertain­ G-14; BeacUng dcrk, Karold J. ing to picking up of permits. Fischer. G-59. TOTAL REG. REG. SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED REG. TOTAL Voted that Boston motions re­ ENG. STWDS. REG. DECK DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED PORT Mobile minutes accepted. Min­ garding West Coast rules be utes of other Branches accepted Boston 33 19 20 72 8 6 1# 5 tabled, and that Secretary-Treas­ with exception of that part of New York 236 633 182 215 110 127 110 347 Baltimore minutes recommend­ Philadelphia 68 43 36 147 56 24 14 94 urer settle question with - West ing pay increase for Union em­ Baltimore 208 159 123 490 129 159 123 411 Coast. West Coast and Great ployees. Great Lakes and West Norfolk 86 213 73 54 59 17 21 97 - Lakes minutes to be filed. Trial Coast m-inutes to be posted. Ag­ Savannah 3.9 32 29 100 18 21 19 58 Committee's report, absolving ent reported that Waterman was Tampa 19 18 23 60 22 13 7 42 man of guilt, accepted. Agent crewing three Liberties here and Mobile 237 278 211 726 142 109 95 . 346 painted gloomy picture of Nor­ that Isthmian was crewing a New Orleans ] 67 143 427 - 144 140 141 113 421 folk shipping for next 30 days. ship in Pascagoula and that the Galveston 54 29 24 107 52 33 25 110 He told members to be prepared four would take about 125 men. San Juan 13 11 21 45 13 16 31 to dig in or go elsewhere for a 2 ship. SS Robin Mowbray to be Waterman is moving nine ships GRAND TOTAL /906 1)077 1,037 3,020 750 598 1,976 crewed shortly. One man Obli­ 628 from West Coast for reconver­ gated. Varied discussion undec NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coist are not included in this report. sion here, he said, and after Good and Welfare. Minute of about two months ^work on each silence for departed Brothers. they will run out of here. Agent BALTIMORE — Chairman, A1 Meeting adjourned with 211 discussed opening of Hall on retary-Treasurer's report read ton minutes pertaining to preWest Coast. He also reported and -accepted. Six men were Ob- ferential shipping and to accept Stansbury, 4683; Recording Sec- members present. 4^ 4 i death of Brother William Col­ ligated. Dispatcher's report was the balance. All other Branch refary, B. Lawson, 894; Reading; NEW YORK — Chairman. C. lins. Read communication from accepted. Under Good and Wel­ minutes were accepted. The Gal- Clerk, P. Robertson, 30148. reports dated Motion made to suspend the Haymond, '98; Recording SecreSUP and voted to refer matter fare, a number of Brothers hit v^ton financial the deck to discuss the new July 3 and 10 were read and regular order of business in or­ lary, F, Stewart. 4935; Reading to Secretary-Treasurer. Dispatch­ er's report accepted. Patrolmen's Hall, which the Branch should accepted. The Secretary-Treas­ der to Obligate 17 Members. New Clerk, E. Parr, 96. Motion carrieci to accept the reports filed. Accepted "reports have in about 30 days. There urer's financial report of June 26 Business of all Branches was of Trial Committee. Minute of was also discussion on the pos­ was read and accepted, as was read and accepted. The Balti­ Agent's verbal report. Agent re­ silence for departed Brothers. sible need for a Branch in Jack­ the Headquarters' report to the more Financial Report of July ported shipping as hplding at a Meeting adjourned with 200 sonville. Talk was based on the Membership for Jtme 30. The 3, and the Secretary-Treasurer's fair pace. Also reported that fact that there has been some Agent's, Patrolman's and Dis­ weekly financial reports of June Stewards should check aU stores members present. shipping in Jacksonville, notably patcher's reports were all ac­ 26 and July 3, were read and and supplies on ships as the t t- t' SAN JUAN — Chairman. S. tankers. Minute of silence for cepted. Under New Business, a accepted. Motion carried to ac­ Union cannot go to bat for them if they are involved in a bum Colls, 21085; Recording Secre­ Brothers lost at sea. Meeting motion was made and carried cept Trial Committee's findings tary. W. Fontan. 100852; Reading adjourned with 75 members pres­ that the Agent clarify what stat­ on 14 Members. The Agent's, beef. Minutes of all Branches, ent. us an SIU Fisherman has in the Patrolman's and Dispatcher's re­ except Baltimore and New Or­ Clerk. A. Mariani. 32542. Union. A motion was made to ports were made and accepted. leans accepted. Moved to non­ All Branch minutes accepted. BOSTON—Chairman. W. Siek- post a Shipping List. Carried. Under New . Business motions concur with that part of New Great Lakes and West Coast m^n. 7086; Recording Secretary. Motion carried to purchase a fan were carried to accept the TriaL Business pertaining to an inminutes to be filed. The Agent I S. Cieslac. 22957; Reading Clerk. for the office on the third floor. Committee's Report on two Bro­ crease in wages for Union offic­ reported on activities in the J. Breenbaum. 281. One minute of silence for de­ thers. One minute of silence for ials. Moved to nonconcur with port. His report accepted. Dis­ parted Brothers. Meeting ad­ Brothers lost at sea. Under Good that part of the New Orleans It was moved to refer that patcher's report also accepted. journed with 150 members pres­ and Welfare various members minutes pertaining to the lifting part of the Baltimore New Busi­ Agent's financial report and Sec­ ent. ness in regards to giving Union .spoke on the subject of why of shipping cards from permitretary-Treasurer's 'reports accep­ employees a raise to the next none of the ships carry Union men. Under discussion it was i 44. ' ted. Trial Committee's recom­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, made products in the slopchests. pointed out that permitmen now mended penalty for a perform­ Quarterly Finance Committee and er concurred in. Voted resolu­ to accept the balance. New Busi­ Earl Sheppard* 203: Recording One instance, in particular, on have tough enough time to get tion calling for Hall in San ness of all other Branch minutes Secretary, Paul Warren, 114; the beach and on the ship, there out without penalizing them fur­ Francisco. Membership voted to was accepted. The Headqiuarters Reading Clerk. Buck Stephens. was no place where a man ther. Feeling was that members could buy a white cap with a should do an educational job on have Agent investigate possibil­ Report to the membership, and 76. Union Bug stamped in it. Meet­ the permitmen. Discussion on the Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ ity of buying "El Imparcial" New Orleans minutes and fin­ ing adjourned with 450 mem­ telegram from Harry Johnson cial report were read and ac­ building. Vote of thanks for Ne­ ancial report accepted. Secretary- bers present. concerning A&G District Hall gotiating Committee on Hiring cepted. The Agent reported that Treasurer's report i-ead and ac­ in San Francisco. Feeling was 4 4 4 Hall. Voted new equipment for shipping was slow. In checking PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, that the A&G district wiU be in Hall. Various members blew the books on the Nantasket Line, cepted. Accept^ all Branch minutes, but voted to refer Bal­ a better position to service its their corks on a number of mat­ the Agent said that cme retired timore's recommendation for up- Don Hall, 43372; Recording Sec­ contracted vessels. One minute bookmember informed him that ters under Good and Welfare. retary, W. C. Luth, 896; Reading of .-ilence for Brothers lost at Meeting adjourned with 55 mem­ an agreement between him, the Clerk, R. W. Pohle. 46826. Company and a former Boston sea. Charges against Brothers bers present. Minutes of all regular and read and referred to trial com­ port f^icial had been made to S. t. special Branch meetings read mittee. New Business: Motion TAMPA — Chairman. C. Sim­ the effect that he was not re­ and accepted. West Coast and carried that, in future, A&G mons. 368; Recording Secretary. quired to pay dues and assess­ Great Lakes minutes to be filed. District provide absentee ballots R. H. Halb 26080; Reading Clerk. ments in order to work on these Agent reported, saying that lo­ for elections. Matter to be re­ boats. This retired member fur­ P_, Seckinger. 397. cal slump in shipping rate was ferred to the Agents Conference ther stated that he had shipped Previous Tampa minutes read continuing. Also said that affairs as per constitution. Motion car­ and accepted. All other Branch off of the dock. In keeping with ping pay of Union employees to of port were in good order with ried that all unlicensed person­ the Union policy of not tolerat­ Secretary-Treasurer. Agent said minutes read and accepted. Voted no beefs pending. In addition, nel aboard SlU-contracted ves­ ing freeloaders, the company ag­ that business and shipping in that A&G District was within gave status of Union in Cuba sels eat in the crew's messroom. ent was informed in this man's New Orleans was in fair shape its rights in opening a Hall in Distilling fleet, whose second presence to unload the man or with 13 payoffs and 10 sign ons San-Francisco. Heard and accep­ 4 4 4 ship, the SS Catahoula, was to the Union would do the job for SAN FRANCISCO- -Chairman. since last report. No beefs pend­ ted report of Tampa Agent on agree- ing, he said, but he noted that be voted in a day or two at A. S. Cardullo. 24599; Recording activities in the port. Secretary- him. Any fink-herding Deepwater, New Jersey, near Secreiary, A. Bernstein, 21085; Treasurer's report heard and ac­ rnent previously made was out Alcoa had scheduled three ships now. The man then filed charges for boneyard, the first New Or­ here. Report accepted. Voted to^ Reading Clerk, R. W. Stanford. cepts. Minute of silence for de­ of unfair labor practices against leans ships to be laid up in a go on record favoring an in­ 33251, parted Brothers. Dispatcher re­ the Union with the State Labor long time. He pointed out that struction to Boston officials to ported on number of men ship­ Minutes of all other Branch Board. The Union won this case some 15 payoffs were scheduled prefer charges against former meetings read and accepted. New ped, report accepted. Under Good Boston Agent. Also voted inves­ Business: Motion by T. Popa, and Welfare a number of Bro­ and the membership may feel for next two weeks, with all tigation of unemployment com­ seciu-e that the SIU is still rep­ ships set to go back out. Asked thers joined in general discussion 47242, that the former Boston pensation situation. Accepted of various matters of Union in­ resenting them. In concli;ision all hands familiar with Missis­ Agent be brought up on charges the Agent clarified the issue of sippi passenger ships to make Secretary - Treasurer's financial for his "disruption tactics and terest. opening an SIU Hall on the suggestions, because negotiations report and report to membership. false -accusations." Discussion. 1 ^ SAVANNAH—Chauman. W. J. West Coast. Motion made and were about to commence. Report Patrolman's and Dispatcher's re­ Since Agent was defeated in re­ Brantley. G-111; Racording^ Sec­ carried unanimously to reaffirm accepted as were reports of Pa­ ports accepted. One man Obli­ cent election he has not gone to retary. E. B. Tilley' 75; Reading our previous position, and to trolman and Dispatcher. Com­ gated. Under Good and Welfare sea, but has devoted his time open an A&G District HaU in munications read. Trial Commit­ there was extensive discussion to working against the member­ Clerk. F. HiehardKm, 38220. San Francisco. One minute at tees' reports heard and accepted. of Port Shipping Rules. Minute ship in the Port of Boston. Mo­ Savannah minutes accepted. silence for departed Brothers. Obligated 10 men. Voted to check of silence for departed Bro­ tion carried. Building Commit­ Minutes of aU other Branches accepted. Agent was in Charles­ Meeting adjourned with 103 food carefully on ships heading thers. Adjourned with 170 mem­ tee reported that they have in­ vestigated several places, but for lay-up. Under Good and Wel­ bers present. ton paying off Cape Race and members present. 4 4 4 fare, long discussion of getting have not found anything suit­ Patrolman reported for him. Lat­ GALVESTON—Chairman. H«y new Halls in various ports, stat­ NORFOLK — Chairman. Ben able for the new Frisco Hall. ter said shipping still a little slow. The Southwind had crew- Sweeney. G20; Recording Secre­ us of Electricians and Junior En­ Rees. 95; Recording Secreiary. Several Brothers suggested that ed up and sailed, he said. South- tary. Jack Kelly. GIO; Reading gineers on Isthmian ships and Joe Reed. 27822; Reading Clerk. the committee find a place large enough for -shower rooms and other matters. Minute of silence J. A. BuUock. 4747. port paid off and went to the Clerk. Jamie Byrd. 34683. Only New Business of other' in memoiy of departed Bro­ possibly a gymnasium or work­ Norfolk minutes and financial shipyard to repair damage sus­ tained in the English Channel Branches was read. Motion was thers. Meeting adjourned with report read and accepted as was I out room. One minute of silence Secretary-Treasurer's report. All j for Brothers lost at sea. Patrolman's report accepted. Sec- carried to file that part , of Bos- 345 members present. ASC Shifpmg From Jmm 29 To July 13 a; » �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Del Mar Ship Committee Points Up Machinery For Curbing Performers Friday. July 23, 1948 MARKING OFF ANOTHER MILESTONE When a few performers turned company agent checked with the in the crew finally decided up in the crew of the SS Del B.A. police and hospitals but the against preferring charges. How­ Mar, a Mississippi vessel on the. man could not be found and ever, the crew did adopt another recommendation presented by Buenos Aires run, the crew took the ship sailed without him. action by electing a committee The committee recommended the committee that any member to deal with the men who were that this man be brought up on not aboard ship one hour before acting up. charges, naturally enough. But sailing time as called for in the • Though the charges that the the committee members, in a agreement be fined 10 dollars. committee recommended finally merciful mood, also recommend­ This resolution was to apply in were dropped by a book vote of ed that he be given another foreign ports, since the matter 28 to 16, the committee served chance if this proved to be the was already covered so far as its purpose by highlighting the first time he had been in trouble. New Orleans, the hoqae port of fact that no SIU crew can tole­ However, it still remained for the Del Mar, was concerned. A rate members who foul things the crew actually to bring second offense woiUd call for a charges, and it would be up to 25-dollar fine and' a third for up aboard ship. The subject first arose at a a shoreside trial committee to even more drastic action. Before the June 27 meeting shipboard meeting on June 13. take over from there. With music and a fancy birthday cake, crewmembers of Under New Business, the crew The committee also recom­ was adjourned, the crew voted Bull Line's Suzanne celebrate the birthday of Brother Cruz elected two njen from each de­ mended charges against a Black to send a vote of corifidence in Gang member who, it was al­ the SIU's overall strategy in Negron, Bosun. Helping Brother Negron off to another year partment to look into the per­ forming that was going on and leged, failed to turn to at sea dealing with the shipowners to are. left to right—Rafael Gordils. Baker; Pedro I. Sanchez. fepoft back at the next meeting on May 20 and May 21, and in the Union Headquarters in New Galley Utility; Martin Sierra. Crew Messman; Luis F. Rivera. which was scheduled for June Buenos Aires on June 4 and York. The Del -Mar boys said AB; Tomas Mojica OS; Bosun Negron; Sydney Rivers. Deck 27. The men named were Slater June 5. After the June 5 lapse they would back their Head­ Maintenance; Felix Muniz. AB. and Guillermo Ortiz. FWT. and Owens from the Deck De­ the First Assistant demoted this quarters and Port officials to Shot was submitted to the LOG by Brother Mojica. ' partment, Compon and Westpahl man for incompetence due to the limit. from the Stewards Department, alcoholism. But this punishment and King and Harmon from the was not enough, for the com­ mittee found that the man failed Black Gang. The committee got together a to turn to again on June 9. few days later to look into The ship committee recom- When a crewmember carries this character decided he thought | best interests, solidarity, and things. The parley was a little' mended that this man be re- tales to the Captain and at- more of that job than he did progress, aboard ship as well as slow in starting because one of stricted from shipping for 30 tempts to foment trouble be­ of his shipmates or his Union,' ashore. * the committee members had to days and be placed on proba- tween top side and the foc'sle and endeavored to ingratiate If more attention wore regu­ defend himself against an accu­ tion for six months. But as in in order to cover up his own himself with the Captain by larly given to Education there sation of doing a little perform­ the first case, the charges would mistakes and protect his job, "he turning stool-pigeon. For violat­ ing' on his own account. How­ actually have to be brought and is no longer worthy of friend­ ing the oath of obligation charges ever, this accusation turned out a shoreside trial committee ship and acquaintance," so state of conduct unbecoming a union the minutes of a ship's meeting man were lodged against the would have to weigh them. to be unfounded. aboard the Govenor Bibb. brother. The committee then considered NOISY. TOO It seems that a certain char­ So with this example before the cases of several Brothers whose performances had incon­ Charges were recommended acter aboard was caught drink­ them, the meeting went into venienced the crew. The voyage against a third man who was ing hospital supplies, and as a Education. records of three men were ex­ said to have failed to turn to at result was threatened by the cap­ Brother Ed Abualy started out sea on May 17 and again on May tain with being fired in Hono­ by reading the SIU Oath of Ob­ amined. 21. He was drunk and noisy, it lulu. So, according to the crew, ligation. Then, for the benefit of NHSSED SHIP was reported. new members as well as the man accused, he explained the First there was the man who The shipboard committee meaning and foundation of this had jumped ship in Buenos thought that a shoreside trial Aires. This man went ashore on|committee should recommend oath, and pointed out how it June 3 and failed to get back that the man be restricted from was the backbone and guiding would be fewer such examples in time to do his work. On June shipping for 30 days and be principle for honest Union be- as this,. It was pointed out by 6 he came aboard at midnight placed on probation for six havioiv the meeting's chairman Ed. and went back ashore at five months. Discussion continued on the Agauly, "the union oath is more Matt Fields is an able Deck At the next shipboard meet- Engineers in more ways than active role all members must than empty words," he con­ o'clock in the morning, failing to show up by sailing time on ing held on June 27, after pro- one, according to William Pepper, perform to back the SIU for its cluded. June 11. The Master and the longed discussion, the bookmen and W. C. Jefferies who added this stoi-y to the end of the last ship's minutes received by the LOG, from the Seatrain Texas. Seafarer Walter L. Hamilton Aside from taking care of was kiUed by a train on June winches, Matt's speciality is rum- 30 in Elkton, Maryland, his pots and performers. It seems hometown. News of Brother SUGGESTS A TEN-DAY WAIT that things had been going from Hamilton's death came in a let­ bad to worse before Fields came ter to the LOG from SIU mem­ BEFORE HONORING CARDS along and showed what a real ber Pat Robertson. To the Editor; Union man who has had plenty According to Robertson, Ham­ It seems to me that due to the shortage of berths on the of experience handling such ilton was struck by a train ships, all bookmen and permits just signing off of a ship should cases can do. shortly after midnight of June be forced to remain on the beach a period of time of at least According to his shipmates, he 30. No details of the accident figures this way: The contract were given in the report, but it ten days. This . could be done by declaring shipping cards good only is everybody's responsibility. It is assumed that death was in­ after ten days fron^ the date of issuance. isn't enough to live up to it stantaneous. I have talked with many seamen who do not have funds to yourself. When things aren't The 21-year old Seafarer had provide food and shelter, although they have old shipping cards going right you've got to see to been in the SIU a little over a it that the other fellow lives up year. Ire joined in Marcus Hook and are trying to ship. A man just signing off of a ship should give someone else to it too. in March of 1947 and sailed in a chance. He has his payoff, while the men who have been Apparently the* Chief needs the Engine Department. He held around a while are usually running short. An emergency exists, some straightening out also. The permit No. P3-3825. so let's give tlie other fellow a chance. minutes state that he told the He is survived by his mother M. Cook delegate that if the overtime Sadie Hamilton and a brother, ANSWER: Under the rotary shipping system in effect in sheets., turned fh showed plenty James Thompson, also a member all SIU Halls, the man who has been on the beach the longest of overtime, the Chief would see of the SIU. The family's address WALTER HAMILTON has the heft shipping card and can beat any newly registered to it that the Delegate would is 48 HoUingworth Manor, Elkdeath mentioned in the LOG so man to a job if he himself registered when he came in and find bis own overtime knocked ton, Maryland, down thirty hours or so for the Robinson stated in his letter as to notify his many friends attended his Union Meetings. trip. that 'the Hamiltons wanted the and shipmates in the SIU. Oath Is More Than Words, Bibb Men Prove Seatrain Brother Lauded By Crew For Rumpot Curbs THi BEEF BOX j.r rf. Walter Hamilton Killed By Train �Friday. July 23. 1948 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings THOMAS NUTTALL, June 14 •—Chairman. Cliflon Freuil; Re­ cording .Secretary. Clifford Sharpless. Seventeen SIU Books, five SUP Books, and five Permit Books reported by Delegates. No beefs. The election of Chief Steward, James R. Porter, to act as Ship Delegate was the first action under new business. Mo­ tion carried to stop all quick aign-ons before sea stores are abOfird and the repair lists check­ ed. Motion to insist that the ship be fumigated on arrival at the first American port. s, s. I made that a repair list be given to the Captain, and that he be asked to paint the focs'le decks and fumigate the ship. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. THOMAS CRESAP. May 24— Chairman. Duke Hinder; Record­ ing Secretary, T. Kuhn. There was no new business and under Good and Welfare the Chairman reminded the members that the meeting was the place to straight­ en out all beefs that anyone might have and not to gnunble about things afterward. The Ship's delegate was instructed to try to arrange for an outside laundry for use in the tropics, and to have gratings and shower curtains put in the crew's .show­ ers. Cleanliness of messroom and reduction of early morning noises in the passageways was also dis­ cussed. It was agreed to make every effort to keep the shore gang out of the crew's quarters while in transit through the Suez Canel. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 PETROLITE. June 1—Chair­ man Frank Livingston; Record­ ing Secretary Robert E. Bishop. Motion carried to rotate the re­ sponsibility of cleaning the rec­ reation room between the three departments so that each depart­ ment take it for a week at a time. Cleanliness and repair list were discussed under Good and Welfare. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. SAMSAVS K MCAL TICtfeTf INCH JULY 15, TWO-THIRPS OF Ag'S OAl ANY.SHIPMUST HOLP GREEM TICKETS . SO CHECK YOUR TICKETS : 1. IF YOU HAVE WARTIME A& TICKET, TERMINATING 6 MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE WAR , GO TO THE CY3AST ©UARP AND GET YOUR BLUE TICKET2. IF YOU HAVE YOUR BLUE TICKET ANP -THREE YEARS OF SEA-TIME, GTET YOUR GREEN TICKET- THOMAS NUTTALL. June 21 •—Chairman. Clifford Sharpless; Recording Secretary. J. Gates. Department Delegates reported no beefs and all overtime okay. Under Good and Welfare, James B. Porter. Ship Delegate, spoke KYSKA. A^ri?25*— Chairman. on crew's behavior and the ef­ Frank Spencer: Recording Secre­ fects that it has upon the Union's tary. Wiliam H. Moody. Motion position while negotiating with carried to have the books and the ship operators. He also permits ready to turn over to DOA/T VO YOURSELF OOTOPAJOB thanked the fine crew for the the Patrolman. Motion to turn splendid cooperation evidenced the Mate's penalty time (five BECAUSE OP CARE6ESSA/6SS/ throughout the trip. The Deck and a half hours) over to the Delegate, Clifford Sharpless Deck Delegate, Brother Walsh spoke on the importance of the Motion that all members be membefrship conducting them­ sober at the payoff. A vote of selves as Union men. The Bosun thanks was given to the Setward asked the crew to toe the line Department for a fine job, and it and avoid logs or charges. It was recommended that a picture was recommended that all vessels of the entire department be for­ By HANK in the island trade be furnLshed warded to the LOG. A repair list was made up during Good with DDT bombs. One minute Quite a lot of jobs were jet-propelled on and off the shipping of silence for departed brothers. and Welfare. 4^ $ boards this week. Those brothers on the beach for some time OLIVER LOVING. June 27 — must have felt real good inside to find themselves getting their Chairman, J. Wahberg; Record­ sea legs in action and heading down to the docks for a home and ing Secretary. P. Wilkinson. a voyage... Brother Clifton Wilson, the cook, discovered a differ­ 4 4 4 Everything in order, reported the EDWIN MARKHAM. June 6— ent way of going through these dragging days of humiliating four Delegates. Motion carried Chairman Leimard A. Wright; humidity while waiting for those ships to.come in. He found a that the Captain be requested to Recording Secretary Fred R. brother who covild play the tense (and dense) game of chess— give the messroom, pantry, and Hicks. Jr. Vincent Khul elected which is a game not often played aboard ships. Poker, hearts, 4. 4. it recreation room preference over HENRY W. BEECHER. Jan 4 gun-tubs in painting. Long re­ Ship's Delegate. The meeting pinochle and checkers are the major time-killers at sea, we — Chairman. L. Nicholas; Re­ pair list made up under Good went into Good and Welfare believe. Most brothers using the recreational decks in SIU haUs cording Secretary, L. Pope. Deck and Welfare. It was decided to where there was discussion cov­ pass the time away by resplicing those yams about various voyages, delegate's report was accepted have Patrolman find out why ering cleanliness of recreation discussing the ridiculous Taft-Hartley Law passed by those laborwith a vote of thanks for the the Second Assistant was run­ room, and laundry, wearing of hating politicians, reading all the important educational SIU fine way he had handled beefs. ning all watches, and to investi­ shirts during meal hours, and booklets, writing letters home and to shipmates anchored in marine The Engine and Steward dele­ gate the FWT who had only dues the minimizing of noise in the hospitals, and reading about what happened in the SIU weeks gates reported all in order. Ship's receipts and no permit or book. passageways. The Ship's Dele­ and months ago (while they were out at sea) from "retroactive" gate was asked to see the Cap­ copies of this weekly newspaper. Delegate asked that the Steward tain about having the ship's radio have the messhall sougeed down. 4 4 4 turned on during the daytime, No new business. One minute of and about having the passage­ Steward Armand Rioux, citizen of Connecticut, and an silence for departed brothers. ways and messrooms sougeed be­ ^ ^ ^ oldtimer. was in town this week ... Brother "Big Bill" Williams fore hitting the Fi-ench coast. is in town right now. His shipmates say they are surprised at BESSEMER VICTORY. May One minute of silence for Broth­ 12 — Chairman. Mason Nunn: the wild and happy welcome he always gels (so he says) ers lost at sea. Recording Secretary. T. Moody. from those Trinidad cafe people. It's a well known tact that Delegates reports read and ac­ 4 4 4 SIU sailors, besides being the best sailors in the world are cepted. Motion under New Busi­ GATEWAY CITY. June 23 — EDWIN MARKHAM. June .27 —Chairman Bennie L. Whitley; also the most appreciated in foreign ports... Still carrying that ness to have the Ship's Delegate Chairman, J. Linch; Recording see the Captain about painting Secretary Charles H a r i m a n. Secretary Fred R= Hicks. The mustache aboard his face. Brother Frank Bose. the Electrician, out crew's quarters/ He was also Motion carried to accept the Del­ Deck Delegate, L. A. Wrikht. re­ announced he was getting spliced (or should we say fused?). instructed to find out why the egates reports on standing of ported that the overtime was not Congratulations, and a long, happy voyage of matrimony. crew was not permitted to dry membership. Motion to instruct working out equally in his de­ clothing in the fidley. Under the Steward to line up his Mess- partment. Motion made to get Good and Welfare there was dis­ men so that the work would run a repair list in shape for the Here are some of the oldtimers in town: Steward M. Farrula, Discussion under cussion of cleanliness of mess- more smoothly. Motion to have Patrolman. H. K. Iliff, Bosun J. Gates, Steward A. Lomas, M. Sierra, H. hall and laundry. Discussion un­ repair suggestions turned into the Good and Welfare covered clean­ Martin, A. Adams, J. Ramos, J. Salad, E. Larson, T. Hasson, ing of coffee urn, using of ash­ der Education on how to teach Delegates s6 that a list could be N. Pasinosky, J. Hassin, Steward A. Espeneda, A. Weir, A. Ortiz, trays in messroom, and putting hew men to be good seamen and ready to hand to the Patrolman. Steward Mike Pappadakis, G. Ehmsen, L. Larsen, J. McCollon, up of shower curtains. A vote One minute of silence for Broth­ reliable Union men. F. Dressier, R. Garcia... One seafarer was sui'c of one thing— of thanks was given to the entire ers lost at sea. Steward Department for good although it wasn't about catching a job real soon. He promised 4 4 4 ZEBULON PIKE. June 7 — ehow and service. One minute himself that before he sails he would buy this year's World Chairman L. G. MacArthur; Re­ of silence for departed Brothers. Almanac (containing a million facts about practically everything) so that he could happilY and definitely settle some of those cording Secretary. J. J. Adams. never-ending discussion-arguments aboard ship. For example: Delegates reports accepted. Mo­ 4 4 4 Which woman of what country swam across the Atlantic ocean? CORNELIA, May 23 — Chair­ tion that the galley needed a Is the town of Grapeview bigger in size and population than man, Roland Strom; Recording new stove, and that nothing less good old Gritsville? 4 4 4 Secretary. R. Richard Dareis. than a new one should be ac­ Deck Delegate,George Welden re­ cepted. Amended to turn this MONROE. May 9—Chairman ported that a complaint about and a complete repair list Over Roy Hawes; Recording Secretary The weekly SEAFARERS LOG will be sailing tree of cost the coffee would be made to the to the Patrolman. Carried. Mo­ R. E, Trevino. Deck Delegate re­ to the homes of the following brothers: Norman Power of Patrolman. Steward Delegate, tion made to fine all men drunk ported there^ had been complaints Pennsylvania. Gerald Erlinger of Illinois. Harris Futch of Leon Hall reported all in order in port. Not carried. Motion of the OS not doing the sanitary Georgia. Carl Bradley of Louisiana. Jack Helms of North Caro­ and Engine Delegate, R. Encar- that all hands must be sober at work properljj^. Motion carried lina. Howard Starbuck of California. John Dodds of Pennsyl­ nacion reported all in order ex­ payoff. Carried. It was pointed that on Saturday, Sunday and vania. Elmer Sauer of Maryland, Leo Feigh of Pennsylvania, Holidays in port, when the wip­ cept that George Rowend had out under Good and Welfare that Eugene Belz of Texas, H. Bell of South Carolina, Thomas ers aren't aboard, that a Fireman lost his permit. The meeting the Skipper had put out a draw Watson of Alabama, Keith Donnelly of Massachusetts, Allen or Oiler be appointed to do the went directly into Good and Wel­ at sea and did not intend to put Bell of New York, Connie Ingram of Mississippi, Albert sanitary work. Motion to have out another in port before pay­ fare. Deck Delegate suggested Weatherell of New York. Charlie Russell of Florida, Thomas catwalk put up over deck cargo. off; no action would have to be that a volxmtary donation be Yarbrough of Florida, Don Morris of Colorado, Lary Blackston One minute of silence for Broth­ taken in* port if the crew ex­ made to the Staten Island TB of Georgia William Cogswell of Alabama. ers lost at sea. pected to get any more money. ward. A recommendation was CUT and RUN �^age Ten rWday. J«!T ». 19*^ T»E S E A P A n E R S LOG MEMBERSHV SPEAKS Ci*- Purser As Doctor Makes Better Radioman, Says Sore Vender Crew To the Editor: The Purser-Pharmacist Mate on Jhis ship, the Steel Vendor, would make a competent radio repairman instead of a pharma­ cist. His competence in his hob­ by far exceeds his ability and interest in the work he has been assigned to do. This can be seen by the cluster of radios, radio parts and junk found in his foc'sle. To devote more time to his hobby he has limited the time for tJie crew's medical attention. This he has accomplished by pos:ting a notice stating that sick call is from 0930 to 1000 hours, five days a week. On Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, regardless of whether HE POESNT NEEP A POCTOI2/ In the engine room with tem­ perature at 150 degrees: no medi­ cine needed. Ponce, Fireman-Watertender, ringworm on his foot. Remedy: same. Zeglen, Engine Delegate, asked that a small first aid kit be sup­ plied to the engine room for minor cuts and bruises. It was promised by the Purser but as yet no sign of it. Many of the engine department men never bother to have burns treated be­ cause of their disgust with the treatment given. SNAPPY TREATMENT Conn, OS, ringworm: No rem­ edy, no medical attention. Urge Brothers To Sail Ore, Calmar Ships Or Finks Will To the Editor: r^'" ;the crew works or not, no medi­ cal care will be given. . The Purser's competency as n pharmacist will hereby be given as reported by those of the crew who have asked for medical assistance when in need. At the completion of the com­ pulsory shots, typhus and typ­ hoid shots were then promised to those needing or requiring such. This has never been done. DIZZY DIAGNOSIS Cullen, MM, heat rash. Rem­ edy: keep dry. He was not given calomine lotion until the rash had spread over his entire body. Cullen had been after the Purser for two weeks before he received treatment. These are some of the re­ ported cases. To question more of the crew, many more similar cases of no medical attention would be brought out. Is a man of this^ caliber to stay aboard? The crew says, "No." We shall sfee when this ship hjts port. S. J. Jandora, Ship's Delegate Steel Vendor Unless Unioru men fill every job on the Ore and Calmar ships it will be impossible to improve the conditions under the written contract. This contract, remem­ ber, has only recently been nego­ tiated by the SIU to replace the old verbal contract that had been in effect for years. Both Ore and Calmar Steam­ ship Companies keep a shipping list of their own, and are only too happy to complete a crew with their own finks when the Hall is unable to ship the neces­ sary men; or when members themselves violate the contract and are fired as the ship is ready to sail. On our ship, the Bethore, in particular, we have a large num­ Ashebrook, Chief Electrician, while installing a motor in the crew refrigerator, hurt his knee. The Purser, when he completed his examination, stated that To the Editor: Ashebrook had water on the The Wizard of Oz, better knee. He departed for some lini­ known as Dale Carnegie, has a ment. Three days later he had new book on the market telling to be reminded of Ashebrook's us how to live without worries. needs by the Ship's Delegate be­ fore medical attention was given. Probably it is meant for the Zeglen, Oiler, broke out with American businessman who may a fungus growth on the palm of be worrying about the mainten­ • his left hand. Before giving Zeg­ ance of his wartime super profits len pills that were of no help, in a peacetime era. Or is it the Purser stated that he had peace? Certainly this book cannot paid for them out of his own serve the workers who are now pocket. Zeglen finally reported for aid harassed by countless evils — to the ship's doctor in Bombay. unemployment, high costs of liv­ The doctor supplied him with ing and the rest of it. some powder and told Zeglen to Carnegie's former book "How keep the fungus covered with a to Win Friends and Influence People" was a wonderful suc­ sterile bandage at all times. To this the Purser said that cess. This was the book Earl ;sfx to eight such pads were to Browder used during his classbe found aboard but were to be collaboration of the War years used in an emergency only. He when his "commoonists" mar­ finally promised to substitute ried the Big Business interests gauze bandages, and that he ^ and sold »the American workers personally would bring them down the river. down. Another two or three days The communists in control of later he had to be notified by the National Maritime Union did the ship's delegate of his prom­ their part to carry out the Dale Carnegie approach during this ise. Cable, Wiper, for crotch itch period and signed cut-rate con­ was told to wear sports. For tracts in the dai± of the moon. prickly heatf a shower and no They failed dismally, however, soap. For ringworm: keep dry. to impress the members of the ber of free - riders. These men replaced Unkjn men at the last minute who failed to report at sailing time. We would like to urge all con­ scientious Union members to make at least one trip on these ships and square away the beefs at a sober pay-off. Remember how tough it was before' we se­ cured our present contract. If everyone gets on the ball we will eliminate this Company shipping list which, as long as it exists, will always be a threat to our conditions—and especially so in these days of anti-union legislation. THE MEN WHO SAILED THE VENDOR Another Isthmian crew just returned from an aroundthe-world trip is that of the Steel Vendor. Seafarer Carlos Diaz got these pics while the boys were in the waters of the Far East making calls at Bombay and the Philippine Isl^ds. The men of the Vendor's Engine Department are, left to right, front row—Parker, Fireman; Andy, Oiler; Mike Zeglen, Engine Delegate and Oiler; Luis Valentine, Wiper. Back row— Wiper; Second Electrician; Gable. Wyper; Ashebrook, Chief Electrician; Jr. Engineer; Ppnce. FWT and way in barkFrank. AB. Robert Losso, Deck Delegate D. W. Fisher, Engine Del. Joseph Sumpter, Stew. Del. J. V. Murphy, Ships Del. Recommends Curran Read New Book <•. i' K' political Union who suffered from the conditions and wages imposed upon them by the dis­ ciples of the Dale Carnegie-Big Business coalition. They failed to win friends in the maritime industry and in the AFL Unions, whose demands for improved wages and working conditions were hamstrung by the sell-out contracts of the^ in­ fluenced commissars. How they would like the Am­ erican seamen to forget all this. No doubt Dale Carnegie's Book is no longer useful. It is my belief that they might find the new Carnegie book, "How To Live^ Without Worries" equally useful, for there are wor-. ries aplenty haunting the steps of the commissars now as the result of their former "studies." I highly recommend this book to "No Coffee Time" Curran and the rest of the rfiling hierarchy of the NMU. They have influ­ enced people long .enough and lived without worries. It is time now to read ttie new book and learn what Carnegie (minus Browder) has to say about it. Wandering Seafarer The Deck Department. Back row, left to right—Jandora, Ship's Delegate; Frank, AB; 4-8 AB; Deck Maintenance; Deck Maintenance; Curly, - OS; Olie, Deck Maintenance and Deck Delegate. Front row—Scotty, AB; Whity Conn, OS; Qarcia. AB; D'Angelo, OS; Bosun. Stewards Department men axe, left to right, front row— Quanicotr &id Cook; Carlos Diaz, Chief Cook; P. B. Guillen, Stewardt Salgnda MM; Song. 3rd Cook; Kneeling Troga^ BR. Back row—John, MM; Arambum, MM; Poland. MM; Jett, MMr Chico, MM; and Bill Cullin, MM. �Friday, July 23, 1948 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Sings Brother's Praise Page Eleren Enjoys Shuttling Bauxite To Canada; Wants Encore To the Editor: God Made This Night For Sailors By FRANK C. LOMBARDY Dedicated to the wives and sweethearts of seafaring men the "World over, who, by reading this, will perhaps understand. Glorious, magniiicienl night of a million nights; Stars like sapphires, winking merrily their ancient lights; Moon in full dress, smiling from aloft; Vessel under my feet throbbing, throbbing ever so soft. Moonbeams on the water, dancing on my face; High lazy clouds, soft and white like fine old lace; Friendly sea, warm and pulsating like a woman's breast; All is well, all is well, the world's at rest. Velvet painted sky. warm, caressing southerly breeze; Elements in their glory trying so hard to please; God made this night for the sailor. For the troubled soul beneath his breast; All is well, all is 'well, God's at rest. Nay, my Captain, this night is not for naught. But nights like this are deep with thought; We think of our loved ones, our dear'ones so far away. We curse softly, wonder why we've gone astray. We We We We think of the loves, the sorrows, the joys we left behind; dream of the future, of the happiness we hope to find; think of the girL the one in our dreams; vision tots hugging, tugging at our seams. Brother Donald Rood, Deck Maintenance edioaxd Water­ man's Wacosta, has high praise for fellow crewmember Wal­ ter Perry. It was Rood who related the details (LOG, July 18) of Perry's fine seaman­ ship and cool thinking that saved a boatload of men from the Wacosta. Incident occur­ red when a swinging 50-pound after block menaced the launching of a Wascosta life­ boat preparatory to transfer­ ring five stowaways to the Raphael Semmes. charge in Georgetown last win­ ter, was OS on the Pennant^^^^for Here are a few words on the a while. He left us in Georgevices and virtues of the SS Alcoa I town to testify at the trial of Pennant and tjie bauxite shuttle j Ralph Youtzy on a similar to Canada. trumped up charge, and we have Most of the boys in the Deck ] heard since that Youtzy was also Department have been on the acquitted. Pennant since the first of the We are in Halifax, Nova Sco­ year and we hope to homestead tia, right now on our way back her for some time to come. We south to the islands. We should were in Quebec and Montreal be getting to Mobile sometime in for the better part of a month, August to go into the shipyard. thanks to engine trouble. But I believe you will find .the In the past, I have heard a Deck Department ready to go out lot of guys beefing about this next trip on the same old Pen­ shuttle run from the islands to nant. Canada, but the men on the Pen­ Some of the boys on this ship nant have a different idea. They a lot of Seafarers will remember: will be found grabbing the first Leo Marsh is the Steward. The ship they • see headed for those Bosun- is Jack Kennedy. And up-north ports because they "Ding Dong" Bell is Messman. agree that the northern country Incidentally, the overtime is is the kind a man dreams about. good for the Deck Department. "While we were in Georgetown, Everyone has 400 to 500 hours. British Guiana, a couple of the Sometimes I wonder what.be­ guys caught a pretty good sized came of the tankermen from Gal­ shark. I should say sharks, for veston — Roy Cooper, "Windy" when we cut thp big one open Winn, Don Bennett, Bill Hope, we found five small ones inside. "Duke" Himler and Mahlon Fos­ Robert Boutwell, who was ac­ ter. in particular. quitted of a phony manslaughter Richard K. Moores, AB Travel Educates, Globe-Trotting Seafarer Says To the Editor: After riding the ships over the world for seven years I have come to the conclusion that travel is the most important part of education. \ School education is all right We out here, who are so close to you, dear Boss; as far as it goes, and it is cheaper than the normal cost We seamen, we mariners, we're confused, often at a loss; of travel. But how much better We bitch and cry, we rant and rave. off people would be—and th& We want our whiskey, our women we crave. world would be too—if a lai'ge proportion of the population 'in But we're human, we have souls that are deep, deep. every country managed some­ time in their lives to travel to And nights like this we wonder, think, sometimes weep; the i-est of the. woidd. But alas! My ship says yes, this shall always be: They would absoi-b an under­ These two people, the sailor and me. standing of the customs and liv­ The boys on the SS Alcoa Pennant were proud to have ing problems of others, and iii And so. Skipper, we thank you for this night; caught the one shaxlC shown here. But when they cut the big turn would interpret their own We thank you for this rare delight, this beautiful sight; ways at the same time. fish open they found five little ones inside, making sijc in all. I believe that the ignorance We on the bridge, on the bow or aloft in the nest. Left to right: Richard Moores, AB, who sent in account of and prejudice which is at the We thank you, dear God, for this night we shall rest. the voyage; Mason Scott, Deck Maintenance; York, Baker, bottom of most wars would thus and Fred Pheler, AB. The shark was hauled in off George­ be dispelled and people would, through a broader understand­ town, British Guiana. ing of others, come to lead rich­ er lives themselves. If we could all be citizens of the world, we would be better "Is yours hard, too?" he To the Editor: citizens of our home countries., asked. "I thought it was just I had figured that shipping me, so I didn't say anything." Steve Silvestrin Quartermaster on a new pas­ The Second Steward told me senger ship ought to be the there was a beef about mattres­ cat's meow—an easy racket with ses about five months ago. At good food and nice comfortable that time the company promised bunks. To all members who have mattresses, and the crew agreed ^ But to tell you the truth, I'd to put up with the old ones checks held for them at be more comfortable in a mor­ until they could order good in­ WOULD LIKE TO SEE LEMONADE branch mail rooms: Port Agents will not give out gue. ner-spring ones. ON TAP AT THE NEW YORK HALL It kind of makes a -guy feel any mail containing checks, How these guys that have To the Editor: like a damn fool wearing a been on here all along have unless the addressee shows uniform and high pressure, but gotten any sleep is beyond me. sufficient evidence of his I would like to make a suggestion that lemonade would go otherwise the work is okay, and They must say up all night at identity, such as Union book, better than coffee during the summer months in tlic recreation the food will pass. seaman's papers, discharges, room of the Union Hall. sea playing cards, and do their But when I flopped down in sleeping in port. etc. Anyone who has been sweating it out on the beach in New my sack I bounced right back -An instance has been re­ Yoi-k for the last two or three weeks knows what I mean when , This situation wiP have to be out again. "Who put the paving ported of an envelope con­ I say - it has been hot. And in hot weather a man needs a loi^ remedied. I am f ig to bring Btone in my sack instead of a taining a dheck being picked cool drink more often than coffee. it up at the first meeting and mattress?" I asked my room­ up by a phony who later J. P. Standing see if we can find out just what forged a signature and cashed mate. happened to those missing inANSWER: The free coffee is provided as a service to the Believe me, it would be more it. To prevent a recurrence, nersprings. membership in the New York Hall. To expand this'service to comfortable to spread a blanket checks will be given only to I'll have to sign off now and include lemonade and other items would be a heavy expense. on the deck. the person to whom it is hit the bunk. Got to get some The bulk of the men queried on this question voiced a I asked one of the old hands, addressed, and the only after preference for coffee. If a cold drink is desired, coca cola is "What goes on around hero that sleep, before going on watch. full identification is made. Milton B. Williams available in the machines. we can't get decent mattresses!"! . Oh, dear God, must this always be: These two great loves, the home or the sea? Must you create nights like this, your very best? My ship says yes—nodding on the brow of a silvery crest. Alcoa Seafarer Finds Job, Sack No Bed Of Roses; Prefers Morgue Prove Identity �i^mft T«Mlre TMe SSMFAnJSBS tQC Tttdv ^Uly 23. IMS NY Should Have Hall Like Sea Is mie Place For SIU Member 'Good Hotel,' Member Says Who Tried Stretch Of Life Ashore To ihe Editor: Make sure that we can ifiBtall an air-conditioning system. To the Editor: to the ship. Then the motor i Finally we drifted alongside The gang oB the SB Cape ®aee If possible we should have hotel Iconked out, and we took to another ship and got iielp. Some- wishes everyone back in .good space in the building, so the I'm heading back to sea, Bro- the oars.how we got her kicking and old 39ew York a h^py summer. men. on The beach can stay ithers! Three drab months ashore 1 can still hear Big John made it back to our ship around But when we return we hope there. We should have. our own is enough foT me. I keep think­ yelling, "Okay fellows, stroke! four in the mommg. to find some arrangements rfor -a shops, gin-mills, and seamanship ing of life on the ships and We only have a mile to go. We new Union Hall such as .idl the school. The New York Hall I can tell you that bunk felt vshore-leaves around the world. made a foot the last time." And out-ports aj-e getting. should be like a good Hotel. The rougher it was at the time I can still feel the blisters that good to me then—for two hours. Every SIU guy knows by noW' Yes, you guessed it, they roused We should have a larger LOG •the more ftm it is to remember. raised up on my hands before me out at suf to soak my hhs- that the New York Hall is al­ office. I noticed the editors run­ Take the time the SS Salva- we finally gave up and let her ters in the dish-water. There's most obsolete due to the strain ning around the hail with their •dor Brau was laying down be- drift back to shore. no rest for a wicked messman! of quick turnovers, expansion, pockets bulging as if they were BAIL. BOYS But three months ashore is and the costly rent we are pay­ filing cabinets. The place where None of us knew what was still enough for me. Make way. ing. Maintenance in an old Hank and Whitey run the multithe matter with the engine. But Brothers, I'm coming back" to building runs too high anyway. lith machines on the sixth This September makes four Big John set out to find some stay! years that we will, have been floor, is so small you have to go Joseph D. Malasinsky tools, and Nick and 1 started out in the hall to change your anchored in this dumpy Hall, mind. bailing, for the rain was fiUini And the rent we pay for it is her fast. • Marine Wishes only pari of the picture. Since If and when we buy a build­ John finally came back with it is too small, we have to pay ing, see that there is a chapel a couple of English engineers. He Were Back for an outside place to hold our in it, BO it will be tax-free like The flashlight gave out, and we In Dungarees the YMCAs and the doghouse. regular meetings. ended up striking matches and Here are some pointers that Do we have specific Union hoping the gas tank wouldn't To the EUlilor: the Union Officials might keep colors? If so, we could paint blow up. 1 am now serving in the UJ5. them on the chimney like the Marine Corps;, but I sure widh 1 in mind when looking around steamship companies do. OFF AGAIN loW Falmouth, England, having Finally she started to kick was back where 1 could attend in the city for a new Hall: It isn't funny. We could have the engines overhauled, and we and we headed out again. This some meetings and And out a place where men could do put the lifeboat over to go time we almost made the ship what is going on along the wa their own laimdry, their own ashore. when she konked out once more. terfront. pressing, "and live • comfortably We all had girls in Falmouth Though my book is relhed, I Back we went to the oars and when ashore. Make damn sure and the current was with us. laised a few more blisters. But would very much like to^get a that the price for staying there, But starting back at 11 P.M. it was no use. The wind and copy of the LOG. is well under the 26 dollars a that night in a driving rain was the current were carrying us Hetman E. Godwin week the State of New York a different matter. back faster than we could row. Parxis Island. fi;C. To the Editor.: pays the unemployed. Wet and miserable we were, Of course we had taken the sails (Ed. Note: Brother Godwin The Deck- dang of the SS, If we let the unorganized sea­ and feeling a little sorjry for out to make more room when will be receiving his copy of Frederick Borechard would like men stay at our Hall-Hotel free the LOG dioiily.) ourselves as we headed back we launched the boat. to broadcast a warning to all for a night or two, they would Seafarers: Be on the lookout for end up by bringing their ships TBE ALGONQUIN VICTORY IS BOME TO THEM a Skipper named A. W. Feaeson. back with them—look out ESSO! While I am dreaming, though, Some of liiiese Seafaxexs Uln He's not quite as bad as "Red iPiiiSSiKj;::;® don't put up any of those comy the SS Algonquin Victory. St. Lead" Anderson, but he'll do pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge, Lav/rence Navigation's only until another comes along. or any statues. There has been nothing but ship, so much that they are This letter -was read at the misery for the crew since ship­ shipboard meeting and we had slaying aboard for another trip ping June 26th. To begin with which they hope will be as he would only allow one carton a good discussion on the possi­ bilities of all that could be done. good as the last one. In ihe * of cigarettes per week. We fin­ 1 hope others will discuss it and picture at left four crewmen ally got that raised to two after write in their opinions to the LOG. have their picture taken while a lot of argument.. Then there is the ovei-time. So Ed Larkin docked in Brooklyn. Left to far, the Bosun and Carpenter righf: Merle (almost hidden). have eighteen hours overtime, "Red." "Aussie" Wright iwhe and it doesn't look like they will IT'S CONGRATS PGR submitted the photos), and get.jTiuch more. The Carpenter PAPPY JOE ALGINA Friedman. Below, the Algon­ was laid up for three days and To the Editor: quin takes on some oil at the Gaptain let the suutidings go We'd like to compliment Curacao. The man in ihe fore­ for fear that would be overtime. Furthermore, while the Carp­ Agent Joe Algina on his brand ground is a Wiper -named Luke. , The Algonquin covered a lot enter was sick with a fever of of cigars. A lot of us had been of ocean on its last trip, in 101 to 104, the only treatment anxiously awaiting this smoke the course of which ihe boys he was given was aspirin. He for we heard it rumored that saw Brazil. Curacao and Neva was given enough aspirin to Joe had two brands laid away— Beotia 'before they cmne into knock a man out if there was Robert Bums if it were a boy, New York haihor for a sweet nothing else wrong with him. and "twofers" should it be a payoff. But the real pinch comes when girl. Well the bouncing Robert you .start to do anything on deck. Captain PenrBpn stands an Burns are for no other than the wing of the bridge all day James Joseph Algina (Joe ex­ hollecdng >orittoisin and advice.! plained he -wanted no Jr's. in his When you raise or lower booms family as he'd be damned if _ _ „ 'he's putting m his_ two-eents anybody was going to call him -worth evoy lew minutes, deelder) and now Joe will spite fibe fact that the Bosun is have to smoke -the twofers him­ a competent man, and everyone self. Congratulations Joe, and many in the department is a full Book . membex- with plenty of experi­ happy returns of the day! A Bunch OC The Boys . ence, except ^one. We're OTi the articles now and can't do mudh about it; but this Brother A^s is a warning to others to be on ! the lookout. The time to stiaighl- For LOG; Entire en 'Out such a .character is be­ Family Beads It fore sisBixtg on. To the Editor: | H. Kelly. 'Deck Delegate I wish you would send the H. "V^iains. Carpenter LOG to my home. My wife and children like to read it when 1 go to sea. My wife has prom­ ised to save them so that 1 can catch up on back news when T .rf you doal iind linen get home. -wbea you go aboard your Thank you for your courtesy. ship, notify the Hall .at 'once. John L. Shaw 'A iel^gzam from Le Havre or (Ed. Note: Brother Bhasi' Singapore won"! do you any -would be getting his LOG mt good- It's your bed and you home now. but he forgot to . have to lie in it. give his mailing address iih his letter.) Borechard Skipper Beats 'Red Lead,' Crewmen Claim ll I'' •;" li li l( sr li jnCHTTOfil �Srldar, July 23. l«8f THE SEAFARERS A Crew Tl\irty Years Ago Bliililll LOG Page Thixtoe* Member SeesSIU Giving Leadership To All Seamen In Dark Days Ahead To the Editor: for replacements with newer, ed softened by the surplus of faster ships were assured. jthe war years. All Unions are in danger! On the seaman's side, the | Still, over-all strength lies in Tough days" are here. unions were only partially recog- the solid unity of an industiy. Almost a generation has pass­ nized on the waterfront; but ^ The shipowners quickly sensed ed since Labor won its hard union seamen died by the thous- that the internal unity and struggle for collective bargain­ ands to preserve freedom and strength displayed by the SIU ing rights. The seamen, espec­ restore peace. was countered by the demorali­ ially, have risen slowly and pain­ Yet, as the seamen died, some zation of the communist ruled fully from decades of blood and of those who survived became ^ and infested NMU, and they betears. complacent. Some opened bank gan to prepare for the kill. Now, as war-clouds gather accounts out of war- bonus The meetings of the NMU de­ about our heads, as the "cold money. The Union funds swelled. generated into disgraceful, facwar" blows hotter, voices are Many seamen became blind to tional disputes between the polheard muttering threats against the threat of Mr. Shipowner on itical agents of Moscow on the Labor. . the sidelines, waiting his oppor-'one hand, and the pressure of Their attack is focused on the tunity to smash our security. non-communist members on the unions. They say that the work­ From out of the past, ex-seaman Louis J. Russo sent the "Have we not defeated him in [ships on the other, ing man is all right, but the long years of struggle with ahove picture to the LOG to show a crew of almost thirty years LEADERSHIP GONE union is the enemy of all. They evei-ything against us?" they said. ago. The picture was taken aboard the Lake Gilta in 1920, Meanwhile, without real lead­ do this because they know full How, they thought, could the while she was in England. Russo, now a Teamsters Union well that the laboring man would shipowner dare to resort to his ership, the conditions on N^IT official, is shown by the "X" in the photo. be helpless if his union were old tricks of union-smashing, contracted ships began going destroyed. blackballing, lockouts, and star­ rapidly down. The shipowners I am enclosing my book and To the Editor: are. moving in, salting the shi|)s All of our conditions are again vation wages and conditions? an old photograph of a crew I would like to thank you for taken back in 1920. I would like in 'danger. The shipowners have The experienced membership with anti-union men, and reor­ sanding me the SEAFARER'S to have you publish it and may­ never forgotten their defeats— counselled prepared watchful­ ganizing the blacklists. Communist agents in positions LOG. I enjoy it very much. I be some of these old cronies have never forgiven the men ness. Peace would mean a return would like to say that your or­ will write to, me. who forced them to pay union to private, competitive operation, of Union responsibility are scur­ ganization is to be congratu­ Kindly return my book and wages, to recognize the Union bolstered only by mail subsidies. rying hither and yon in the back­ lated. You have certainly come photograph in the enclosed en­ Hiring Hall, and ta sign Union They knew that the shipowner, ground, intent on two different a' long way since I went to sea. velope. contracts. spoiled by the super-profits of purposes — the maintaining of Your hours, wages and working the war yeai's, would attack the their face as "union leaders" 6n Louis J. Russo WAR WAS PROFITABLE conditions for your people are conditions of the seamen first, one hand, and the pursuit of the Secretary-Treasurer There have been lush war when faced with rising costs of disruptive dictates of the "party the finest in the world. Milk Driver's Union years when the shipowners piled Back in 1920 we thought we line" on the other. operation. (Ed. Note: We can't show up profits with cost-plus con­ had fairly good conditions -— These are facts. And these The younger members did not then the strike came and men you his book, but here's a tracts and Government charters. realize this. Further, many of facts must be understood by the weie going to sea for whatever picture taken in the "good Whether ships sank or floated them did not look upon the set membership of the SIU if they meant little to the shipowners, as a profession, but only as a are to fulfill the obligation of old days.") they could get. short-term expedient which they sound leadership to all maritime would leave with the return of workers. It is not the purpose of this peace. These took unionism and letter to tell the members of the the conditions it had fostered NMU what to do. They should very lightly. have common sense enough to FUTURE INSECURE oust the entire leadership, com­ that responsible journals would factual press make an excep­ To the Editor: mie and so called anti-commie, But when they sought to re­ stoop to such fantastic fiction tion to a policy of discriminating Mutiny was a secret and sinis­ based upon a garbled message between fact and fancy, to at­ turn to shoreside occupations, which has been proven guilty ter business in the days of Cap­ relayed by Lloyds of London. tack the integrity of men sailing competition was very keen. of crimes against the union and tains Kid and Blood. Plans were There was an overall .insecurity. the maritime workers as a whole. It now develops that a crazed the merchant ships? made stealthily in Limehouse or An orgy of inflation had been There is no middle groimd. For Does it reflect more of the ScuRy's Square, and captui-ed radio operator on the SS William unlashed. Prices of food, rent them it is clean house or die! cargoes bought and sold suiTep- Carson sent a message brfore wishful thinking of those forces and Unfortunately the crash of the commodities had risen titiously with never a whisper jumping over the side. The ex­ who are doing all they can to alarmingly. War savings evap­ NMU would rock the entire in­ planation itself is interesting, but damage the seamen's unions and heai'd. orated. Gone were the War dustry to the detriment of the some kind of explanation there establish a Government Hiring How poor in imagination and Bonds earned at such heavy truly American unions that are Hall? color were those days compared had to be. solidly grounded and non-polit­ cost. to now, when even razor blades If so, the scurrilous implica­ If journalism gave credence to Many workeis, especially those ical. Once the communist-con­ and negligees are publicized Ov­ every unsubstantiated fancy that tions of this irresponsible jour­ in unorganized industries, or trolled NMU coUapses, the ship­ er radios and a thousand daily crosses the editorial desks the nalism was answered by the Car­ those with weak unions, were owners will turn with savaige papers; and mutiny—ah mutiny! newspapers would soon be rele­ son's Master, who was quoted as harrassed by steadily rising fury on the SIU. —is shared with all the breath­ gated to the circulation of pulp saying, "It is the best crew I prices. These large numbers of If way breaks in Europe, we less populace in their homes fiction. will see the government moving ever sailed with!" new men stayed on in the mari­ from the moment of its incep­ fast to take over the NMU, and John Legge time industry and came to look But why, does this usually tion. impounding its "un-Americanto their Union for support and Take the recent "mutiny" of leaders." Then all unions will be leadership. the SS William Carson for in­ RETIRED MEMBER Where's Olive Oyl? During this time the SlU rose in danger, for reaction will wear stance. All of its splendor and strongly to the defense of their the cloak of super patriotism. WISHES TO KEEP romance was brought right to To" oppose such moves by the living and v/orking standards, each man going about his monot- CG-ISSUED PAPERS when many other unions remain- government will be to plead guilty to the charges made To the Editor: against the NMU leadership. To SEAFARER SON In a recent issue of the LOG. THIS \S SCOOP stand up and fight against this E>ol>KtHS, WHO GIVES there was an article notifying SAYS MOM LIKES shipowner - government - military us ALL OF OUR. BEST the membership that the Coast coalition in the interest of the READING THE LOG PROMT PAGE RUMORS/ Guard would strictly enforce the economic conditions of Ameri­ legal requirements concerning To the Editor: can seamen will be deemed "unAB papers. American." I would like very much to I am now a retired member of have the LOG sent to my mother STILL TIME the SIU, but wish to retain my in Canada. I have sent a few There is still time before the papers. I have in my possession copies home and she likes to storm breaks. the wur-isaue seaman's cui-d. I read them very much. Let us talk to all seamen. Let would like to have additional Her address is • Mrs. Anna us see clearly where the commie information concerning the new Taylor, Fort Stanley, Ontario, gang is heading. Let the SIU onous jobs ashore, with hourly issue. Canada. hold fast to our gains on behadf Will it be necessary for me to bulletins and (newspaper) col­ I have only been a member of all American seamen as ; a umns of space. Nothing less than go to Port Arthur, Texas, ^ere of the SIU for one year, but whole. Let us give leadership a mighty task force of warships my AB ticket was issued, in from here on out I wouldn't sail in the dark days ahead to all headed by the battleship .Mis­ order to acquire my permanent Here's "Popeye the Sailor- any other waJ^ Through the seamen. Let us continue our al­ souri sped to the pirate ship, papefs? There is a CG station in Pitts­ man." and it should surprise LOG my pareftts and friends in ready pi'oved successful policies. with reconnaissance planes scan­ burgh, Pa. Will it be possible for nobody that the fabulous and Canada will get an understand­ There is no way to defeat the ning the seas far and wide. ing of what the Seafarers means, foi'ces of reaction except to me to make the change there? sally seaman ceurries a full as well as the nature and con­ QUESTIONS NEWSPAPERS Robert E. Sanaonetli book in the SIU. When he's ditions of my work on the ships. struggle toward our proven goals. It is up to the SIU. (Ed. Note: You may pre­ But colorful and diverting as not Popeye, he's Seafarer Al­ Jack A- Taylor The mantle of leadership now sent your discharges at any such a story may be, and re­ bert Jesse Thomas who first (Ed. Note: The LOG is be­ rests upon our shoulders. gardless of the benefits it must CG office and apply for tl»» We will not fail. went to sea in 1911. He snails in ing sent to Mrs. Taylor as re­ have had to the street sale of papers to which your time quested.) Charles Haymond the Engine Department. newspaper copy, it is surprising and qualifications entitle y<m.) Brother Questions Motives Of Newspapers In Front Page Trumpeting Of Ship 'Mutiny' �Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 23, 1948 Seafarers' Guide To The Far East By ERNEST BOSSERT ii 1%' of the passageways and out of the quarters. They use our messroom, our baths,, and toilets, our drinking foxmtains, and lie around the passageways and will steal anythiim they get their hands on. If the company would use seamen for watchmen, I can guarantee that the seamen would keep them out, and our baths and toilets and passageways would be kept clean and sani­ tary. As it is, we are continually At our next port. Port Swettenham, a longshoremen's strike This is the second and concluding article by Bangkok is about 60 miles up was on and, after a delay of the, Bangkok river. Most of the Seafarer Ernest Bossert on ports of the FaF several days awaiting the out­ ships destined for Bangkok an­ East, based on his observations while a crew- come, we proceeded to Penang, chor here, and load or discharge returning to Port Swettenham af­ from and into barges and small member aboard Isthmian's Steel Architect. ter the settlement of the strike, ships and sailboats from Bang­ Penang is on the west coast of Brother Bossert's findings are especially kok. the Peninsula, in the Mal­ The Bangkok River is still full interesting to seamen because he spotlights the accaMalay Straits. We were there for of mines and obstructions from numerous pitfalls unwary crewmen on the Far only one evening's shore leave the war, and it is unsafe for and could not leam •ery much. East runs often encounter. large vessels to go there. The The shops and most business es­ week previous to our arrival tablishments were closed. How­ there were two British ships to understand very emphatically blind. But if you are lucky ever; it is a nice clean and or­ sunk by mines in the river. PASSEP that we wei*e union men and enough to hit one of the sweep­ derly place. Koh-Si-Shang - is a typical 8fwe sympathetic with union struggles stakes, a kind of lottery which Two cabarets, "The City waterfront village with the us­ against the bosses; whether' they they hold for each race, you can Lights," and the "Picadilly," both .rtwow ual drinking places, dancehalls, were in Singapore, Shanghai, or come away with a comfortable side by side, seem to be the prostitutes, etc. There is very New York; and, mutiny or no stake. The winners always share popular places and most of the little there in the way of souven­ mutiny, we would do nothing around $1,000 and sometimes as seamen congregate there. Why irs, but at ^Bangkok things are that might in any way compro­ much as from $35,000 to $50,000 those places are so attractive, 1 much different—nice stores, the­ mise our union principles where on the main sweeps of the day. don't understand. ater^, hotels, etc.. and things are a labor dispute was in progress. Prices of refreshments are ex­ Turf enthusiasts in the States more reasonable than at Koh-SiThere was no attempt to break orbitant at both places, and the think they are clipped by the Shang. the strike, and in a few days it quality very poor. Thei-e are breakage at American tracks, bewas settled and we went to the GOOD BUYS many places where prices are fighting to keep them out and doclc. more moderate and the quality Ladies alligator handbags of we are exposed to all sorts of much better. We went to a place The longshoremen here are fine workmanship may be ob­ diseases. called the "Boston Bar," right very poorly organized into many tained in Bangkok at low prices. Most of the coolies have open in the -heart of the city with a It is not advisable to go to Bang­ sores on their legs and bodies. different unions with factional roof garden overlooking every­ disputes, etc. However they did kok unless you have lots of time Why doesn't the company pro­ thing. Here you can get good gain a considerable increase in and can arrange suitable trans- vide a barge for the coolies to cold American beer, good food. wages, almost 100 percent. portation. Only a few of the jjyg with water etc.? Why; Prices are reasonable and the boys were able to go there, and should we have to tolerate this Singapore is a nice city, with place spotlessly clean. they ran into many transporta-. fjjth in our quarters? Ave they many things of interest. If you Returning to Port Swettenham, tion difficulties, especially on the allowed topside? Oh, no! The are religiously inclined, you can we found the strike settled. Tijie see beautiful Christian Churches, way back. Old Man would soon have them Government intervened, forcing But if you can go, it is well thrown out. Why should we have and beautiful Buddhist and Mo­ the strikers to return to work hammedan Temples of both mod­ worth the trip, as it is a nice to tolerate them, then? cause they don't get the nickels without having gained anything. clean city and you can have a Why all these rigid physical ern and ancient design. and pennies they have coming Port Swettenham, also on the nice time very reasonable. We requirements, when we are de­ LIKE CONEY ISLAND to them. Here, you get nothing west coast of Malaya, is just a got the best break on the ex­ liberately put in jeopardy here? under a dollar. small native village, and there Theie are many amusement change here, 21 Ticals to the SINGAPORE CLEAN parks and, with a little imagin­ The best and most economical is very little there. A British US dollar. There is no black Seamen's Club is close to the market in Siam. Singapore, our next port, is ation, you could think you were place in Singapore to spend a docks and it is a convenient Longshoremen are brought out on the southern tip of the Malay at Coney Island. There is the few hours ashore is at the place to go for a few beers and from Bangkok and they ^^^d peninsula, a British possession. New World, The Old World, The Shackle Club. This is a British relaxation; but prices are higher the ship, bag and baggage. They clean, orderly and well govern­ Great World, The Happy World, Armed Services Club, but Am­ erican samen are admitted by for refreshments than at other cook, eat, sleep and bathe on ed. Besides many Chinese, there and many others. places in town, the only ad­ the ship. The same crew re­ are many Indians, Arabians, CeyAt these parks they have skat­ showing identification. vantage being that the drinks mains on board until the ship lonese, and people from nearly ing rinks, numerous cabarettes, This is a large place with al­ are kept cool, whereas at most is finished. They are quartered all the adjacent British posses­ and dancing places, with shows, most everything you need to back aft on the fantail, but man­ sions. The legal rate of ex­ many freak shows and the usual spend_ a pleasant evening. They other places they are warm. age to get all over the ship. WORTHWHILE TRIP change is about 2.30 Singapore shooting galleries and games for have a librai"y and writing room, Most of them ar6 the lowest dollars to one US dollar. The prizes, eating and drinking stands showers and barber shops, a bil­ Five or six miles away is a type of Chinese coolies and al­ black market rate is 2.70 to 3.00 all over the parks; also the usual liard parlor, where you may play good sized village called Klang, though their diet and wages are Singapore to one US dollar. patent medicine fakirs. There is billirds free, a large cafeteria which can be reached in a few considerably higher than in most When we arrived in Singapore, also a sports arena with boxing, where soft drinks, ice cream, cof­ minutes by bus. There is a pic­ places we have been in, they a longshoremen's strike wc,$ in and wrestling show.s weekly. fee, tea and light lunch is served, ture show there. are nearly all dope addicts and progress, and we were obliged Lots of people think that also a restaurant where regular Kuala Lumpur, capital of Ma­ can be seen at any time of the to lie at anchor out in the wrestling is phony in the States. meals with very good food ,is laya, is about 28 miles inland, day or night taking their shots stream for several days, await­ You should see what a farce it available. and can be i-eached by railroad with hypodermic needles. ing the outcome of the strike. is here! or bus. If three or four are go­ LET'S DANCE They use morphine and co­ The first day the deck gang There are many nice picture ing, it is better to hire a cab. caine. Some use a kind of pipe was orderd by the Chief Mate There is a dance hall with an shows Ameri" Miuwi in Hi the uie city, uiiy, where wxiere Aiiniriaffair which is put in their nos­ If you have a weekend, and tyemoye hatch covers and raise lean pictures are shown. There excellent ten-piece orchestra and trils and they blow into the other the tank tops in one of the have time, it is worthwhile mak­ end, injecting the powdered hatches. We learned of the strike are also nice hotels and shops lots of girls to dance with. Thei'e ing the trip, as it is a nice city, whre all kinds of souvenirs may is also a beer bar with spacious drug. and questioned the Mate about be purchased, most of the mer­ lawns with tables, where you with many places of interest and They roll their own cigarettes the purpose of raising the tank you can enjoy yourself there. chandise coming from China and may go and drink your beer and The drive by taxi takes you and dope them up woth marahof a fine quality, but very ex- watch the dancing and listen to through many small villages and uana or opium. All sorts of the music, if you prefer not to pertsive. 4 SrRiKe iS! narcotocs are sold and used miles of large rubber planta­ dance. For you horse-players, there openly here. There is apparent­ tions, the products of which are is also a racetrack. You must The price of beer is half what contracted for by American man­ ly no law against it, and no get a visitor's qourtesy member­ it is in other places in town and ufacturers. control of any kind. ship badge from the racing sec­ for soft drinks, refreshments, The Majestic Hotel is the best DISEASE RAMPANT retary at the Turf Club before food and other things it is less place to stay, if you are there you can bet. This costs five dol­ than half. The Shackle Club is overnight. You can get a good Right here I wish to call to lars, which includes admission the best deal in town. the attention of the membership room with private bath and to the track. a matter which, I believe, de­ Again at Singapore, we got a shower for $5.00 — which is mands the attention, not only of gang of coolie contract painters. about $2.50 American currency. HANDICAPPED our Union, but of the US Health A hundred or more of them were It is in the heart of town, just The minimum bet is also five brought aboard and, although opposite the railroad station. Department as well. Before we are permitted to tops, etc.—where-upon he threat­ dollars in Singapore money, they did not sleep aboard, con­ There are ipany fine govern­ ship on this Far Eastern Run, ened us with charges of mutiny which is about two-fifty US. ditions wre almost as bad as at ment buildings here and many we are subjected to a rigid phys­ if we did not turn to immediate­ There is mutual betting, but no Bangkok. religious temples. And you can ical and health examination, and lymutual machines. The Japs stole We had to fight almost con­ find good restaurants and com­ are required to take numerous We found out the purpose of the mutual machinery, and it stantly to keep them out of our fortable places to drink. The best innoculations for prevention of opening the tanks was for a has not been replaced. If you qurters. They would not f)ay we found to be the "Coliseum cargo of liquid rubber. These like racing, it is a lovely track, overtime to the Bosun or to a Bar and Restaurant." diseases. Yet, when we get here, they tank cleaners were not affiliated as nice as anything in the States, sailor over the weekends to su­ Kuala Lumpur is on a par bring aboard a hoard of filthy with the longshoremen and were and it is about six miles from pervise the paint locker. Conse­ with Singapore. There are diseased, and depraved men. The not involved in the strike, and town and a nice ride out there; quently the coolies stole about amusement parks, "The Great stench of them alone is revolt­ the liquid rubber was to be load­ but don't expect to win any everything of any account—paint World," - "The Lucky World," ing and repulsive. The com­ ed in Penang by rubber com­ money. Anybody who can pick brushes, rags, and I don't know and the "Bee Bee Park." "Bee pany persists in hiring native pany employees through a pipe­ a winner out there is a wonder. what-all. Now we have no rags Bee Park", is the best of them— watchmen,,who are useless when line. There ,is no form on the horses at all, and the Mate says they even better than anything in However, we gave the Mate and no odds posted. You just bet are* too expensive to buy here. Singapore. it comes to keeping the gang ont �Fxiday, Jul? 9!h IMS THE S E AF ARERS DOWN BELOW IN THE BIENVILLE LOG Page Fiitef^ New York Weather Hotter Than Shipping No Immediate Break Is Seen For Either Executive both gave rise to beefs ness to find out who killed the beautiful blonde on page 14, but which deserve a bit of space. NEW YORK — It's fair and if the library is to remain wellOn the Beatrice the company warmer in New York this week stocked, it is necessary that ; the —the shipping is fair and the tried to tie the can to the Stew­ books remain in the HaU. mercury has climbed up into the ard, but the Patrolman said, 'No.' Now that locks have been put It was found that the Steward torrid zone of the thermometer. on the bookcases, a Brother -can How long both will remain this was doing his job well and was read all he wishes, but first he way is hard to guess. We are al­ getting the sack solely because must leave his Union book with ways looking for a break for th company's port steward want­ the man in charge. the better in shipping, but all ed to display his authority. It is a little inconvenient this As was pointed out here last we can hope for right now is way, but it is the one sure way that the pace will remain the week, if a Steward is in the of keeping books around for same and not slip any more. The right, he will get the full backing everyone's enjoyment. weather, however, it appears, is of the Union. This points up the On a totally different subj^t: scheduled to remain on the Union's position, exactly. The man had not fouled up. He was Some of the Stewards lartely scorchy side for awhile. A glance at the board listing well-liked by the crew. He stay­ have been cwnplainiog of the Members of Ihe Black Gang aboard Ihe Waterman ship lack of scales on their ship^ If the ships , in port shows the ed aboard. posed for this formal shot in the engine room. No identilicaOn the Steel Executive, the a Steward finds his ship without Steel Executive and Ljjngview tion accompanied photo. The Bienville, which paid off in Victory, both Isthmians, now tied story was a little different. One one, he should put in a call to Mobile recently, was brought in clean by her first-rate crew up here. They were easy payoffs of the crew, an ex-pug, thought the Union and a Patrolman will of good Union men. for the Patrolmen, with the beefs his muscles were all that was see to it that the Company pro­ being squared away at the pay­ necessary for him to get his way vides one. aboai'd ship. It is a real necessity aboard offs. ship, and it is usually a simple By using brute force he gave The disputes arising out of matter for the Union to square the crew a hard time for the misunderstandings of the con­ RICHARD p. BARRON ANTHONY CARRANO entire voyage. He was king of away. tract are becoming much fewer Write to your mother at on these ships, thanks to the dil­ the hill while the ship was out, Get in touch' with your wife It just wouldn't be right to at 226 South Avenue, Bridgeport, Frederick, Oklahoma. igence of the Patrolmen and the but he was cut down to size close this report without a word when the ship hit New York, 4. 3, Connecticut. or two on the "mutiny" aboard SIU men on the ships. BOB McLEAN the William Carson. In case you We've had these ships under 3^ 4. DEMUSCLED Get in touch with Joe Carmissed the big story, which was HENRY DE RUYTER contract nine months now—some cello, 36 Hancock St., San Fran­ headlined in aU papers, a radio The crew preferred charges Get in touch with the Editor, cisco, Calif. Phone UNderhill 1- of the ships are still out on their against him and they stuck. He message reported a mutiny of first contracted voyages—and the SEAFARERS LOG, concerning 1791. the crew at sea. won't be bothering other crews good work of the membership in your subscription to LIFE mag S. 4. understanding and working by azine. EXTRA. EXTRA! LESLIE J. BRILHART. Jr. the contract is showing effect. Get in touch with your mother Battleships and airplanes rush­ The membership is due a vote of at once. It is very important. ed to the scene. Newspapers had thanks for their fine work. 4. 4> 4. a field day. They published HAROLD L. LAURVIK THE REGULARS streamer heads, which screamed, H. T. Glisson, who was with "Warships Rush To Mutiny Other ships of the long estab­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St you on the Arlyn, has your pa­ Ship." Williani Rcntz, Agent Calvert 4S39 pers. Write to him to get them. lished contracted companies pay­ BOSTON 276 State St. Of course, it was i phony. The His address: 20 West Hull Street, ing oflf this week are, Purdue Walter Sieknuuin, Agent Bowdoin 445S screwball radio operator sent the Victory and Raphael Semmes, Savannah, Georgia, GALVESTON 30»Vi—^3rd St. false message and then jumped both Waterman; the John Bur­ Keith Aisop, Agent Phone 2-S448 overboard. When the true story MOBILE 1 South l.awrance St. gess, South Atlantic; and the SANTO *PANE^IANGO Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 came out, it got all of a para­ Beatrice, Bull Lines. They were Contact James G. Smith in NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. graph way back in the dark re­ accompanied by several other E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Dornsrife, Pennsylvania. Smith for a while and, when he does cesses near the classified ads. vessels, but these were the out­ NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. says this is urgent, and asks ship out again, he'll leave his Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 that anybody knowing how he standing payoffs of the week. They had the makings of a NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. can get in touch with Panelulu of an anti-labor story and The Beatrice and the Steel muscles in cold storage. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Speaking of cold storage, the aiango let him know. they were going to make the PHILADELPHIA. ..614-16 No. 13th St. Union doesn't want to deprive most of it. It broke their he^ts Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 4 ft 4> the membership of the use of the when they found it was untrue. SAN FRANCISCO ICS Market St. ANTONI WOJCICKI Steve Cardullo, Agent bouglas 2-5475 library on the Recreation Deck Your wife wants you to write All the anti-labor hacks had SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon of the New York Hall by putting her. their tomahawks all sharpened, Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 the books in cold storage, but it ready for a real killing. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. has been found necessary to put JOSEP^H C. SMITH Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 They're still crying in 'their tAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. By KEITH ALSOP them under lock and key. Get-in touch with your mother Scotch at the double-cross. Poor R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 and father at 424 Sigel St., Phila­ It seems some, of the Brothers boys, we sure hated to disap­ HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.V.C. GALVESTON — It's good to They write' that A1 HAnover 2-2784 delphia. be able to report that shipping became so interested in what point them. They probably broke Sargent died of a heart attack SECRETARY-TREASURER on the Texas front is good—and they were reading that they took down completely when they got Paul Hall on June 19. that we expect it to continue so. the books along to read at home. the statement from the Skipper DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION ft ft ft Lindsey Williams Three vessels paid off and sign­ No one wants to curb a Brother's —"Best crew I ever ^uled with," RICHARD M. HUFFOHD ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ed on in this area during the thirst for knowledge or his eager- he said. Get in touch with your mother. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler past week. Joseph Volpian Her address: Mrs. Beatrice HufWaterman's SS Joseph Teal ford, 172 Carlisle Street, Wilkes paid off in this port, while South SUP Barre, Pennsylvania. Your bro­ Atlantiq's SS Frank Spencer HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. ther Arthur reports that she is The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Phone 5-8777 very ill. paid off in Houston, and the SS farers International Union is available to aU members who wish PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Thomas Heyward terminated her Beacon 4336 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of voyage in Port Arthur. CHARLES^ H? TATE RICHMOND, CaMf 257 Sth St, their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Phone 2599 No. 29617 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every THREE SIGN-ONS SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. See bookkeeper at Headquar­ SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 2-5475 ters offices, 6th floor, 51 Beaver Sign-ons took place aboard the However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. three ships. All beefs were set­ hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 Street. tled at the payoffs to the satis­ which you can fUl out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON ....440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 faction of all hands. None of Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. the beefs were more than minor PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION in proportion. SS CAPE FRIENDSHIP BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Other than this satisfactory To the Editor: The following men of the En­ CleveUnd 7391 CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. gine Department of the Cape state of shipping, there is little Phone: Essex 2410 Friendship, voyage No. 6, who to relay from down here. We I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. have pay vouchers covering dis­ believe, however, that nothing is address below: Main 0147 more important than being able DETROIT ; 1038 Third St. puted overtime, can collect at the Cadillac 6857 New Orleans or Mobile offices. to read some shipping news with Name DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. At the New Orleans office: Ar­ a bit of encouragement. We hope Melrose 4110 thur Webster, $7.42; Fred E. that in future weeks we can Street Address TOLEDO 615 Summit St. continue'in the same vein. GarfioW 2112 Hall, $3.97; Charles Barnes, $1.06. At the Mobile office: Robert O. As usual this Gulf port has State ... City Meredith, $21.20; William D. several good Seafarers around Vouchers not the. beach. Those that come to MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Sawyer, ' $8.48. Signed BICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. called for in 30 days will be for­ mind at the moment are Luke Empire 4531 warded to the main office. Isth­ Collins, Jack Kelly, Tiny Phillips, VANCOUVER .565 Hamilton St. Book No. mian Steamship Company, 71 ^ohn Blizzard and "Seatrain" PaciRc 7824 Broadway, New York. Sweeney. By JOE ALGINA PERSONALS SlU HRLLS . SIU, A&G District Port Galveston Shipping Good Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District Money Due Canadian District 'V V - • :V< �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 23. 1948 Is the irath mrth mnp I& Vr.-</UCY14 ^ tV0KLD-TeU6K/>M ,uuLYf3,ma Coast Guard Sifts Tlirougli Puzzle Of Mutiny SOS I Call for Help That Alerted Warships Still Unexplained Atr auiY/6 "V^ sSi; V5 Puzalinx circiimaiancei today surrounded the sending of a mu­ tiny alarm by an American freignter tne 717g-ton William Carson, that alerted a nearby American warship squadron in the Atlantic between Portugal and the Aaores The dlstresa call was cancelled by radio 3S minutes later but the ship's radio then went silent and It was not until more than a day had elapsed that the Carson con­ firmed the cancellation—by olinXer light message Tlie U 8. Coast Ouard which senj. a cutter towards the scene and which 'has lurisdictlon In cases of mutiny, was believed pre­ pared to Investigate the puzzling Incident. Rear Adm. A. J McLean, com­ mander of the battleship Missouri flagship of the near-by warship squadron that was ordered to mvesugate when the distress call was first broadcast, radioed that •everything is under control ' ac­ cording to a United Press dispatch froni U S. naval headquarters, in London. The admiral reported ne had been in contact with the Ameri­ can tanker Hampton Roads, op­ erated by the National Bulk Car­ riers. Inc.. of New York, wluch was near the Carson at the time of the mutiny alarm and which BUteequently picked up the cansttnal ""*• blinker The Carson was en route. In ballast, to Nova ScoUa after dellverlng Marshall Plan coal to Italy, while the Hampton Roads was ra rotue to Saudi Arabia from Providence. Adm. McLean's meiisage was sent M punes of the aircraft car­ rier Coral Sea. part of the squad­ ron. were preparing to search the Aiores. » Casualty in Mutiny (/e.Md p.«|| I I I I I I I I •' I-'- This is the way one New York newspaper, the World-Telegram, handled the phony "mu­ tiny" story. Clipping number 1 shows the banner scareheadline (the head was doubled up in this reproduction for reasons of space and legibility; the original stretched through eight newspaper columns) on the day the story broke, July 13. Clippings 2 and 3 show progressively smaller stories: the editor was evidently trying to keep the story "alive," although there was no real news. But how did the World-Telegram treat real news—that the "mutiny" was a phony, born out of tortured imaginings of a sick mind? That the Radio Operator had jumped overboard, after having sent the fake message? That the Skipper had called the crew "the best he had ever had?" ae» ""H .A •» V'-*' ^ - » mutinotu. ' last Monday av» to o® e ' indicated th« c?urd7;r.rdU-' - ^ vessel by bitaker '"e n» fled by South I I .net ' been quelled ' * """"f bad And... buried in an ine the TRUTA The World-Telegram was not the only offender. Other papers were as bad or worse. Some did not even give mention to the final development, and exonerate (even in small type on an inside page) the Union crewmembers of a serious charge. Seamen, of course, are not the only ones who have been made victims of this kind of conscienceless, unethical newspaper attack. The Miners, Auto Workers and others have been the targets of vicious untruths and dis­ tortions. The Taft-Hartley Law showed us who some of our anti-union "friends" are. The Phony Mutiny has shown us some others. Perhaps the biggest thing we must have learned is that we cannot expect big business-owned news­ papers to tell the truth about Labor. That what Labor needs are papers of its own, to put the truth back into the headlines. e V WOfUOr6LB6i(AM daiY/7,/9^ Sr-a-' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 23, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No.30 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU OLDTIMER RED COLLINS DIES AT SEA SEAFARERS VICTORIOS IN LABOR BOARD VOTE FOR CUBA DISTILLING BAD SHIPPING IN NEW YORK CUTS DOWN JOB TOTAL BAD SHIPPING IN NEW YORK CUTS JOB TOTAL PHONY 'MUTUNT REPORTS SENDS PRESS WILD TAMPA SEAFARERS HAPPY AGAIN AS SHIPPING GETS NEEDED PICK-UP BALTIMORE SHIPPING IS FAIR TO MIDDLING FRISCO BUSY LOOKING FOR NEW HALL LITTLE CHANGE IN MOBILE:SHIPPING IS FAIR PORT MOBILE OUT FOR NY SHIPPING DEL MAR SHIP COMMITTEE POINTS UP MACHINARY FOR CURBING PERFORMERS OATH IS MORE THAN WORDS, BIBB MEN PROVE WALTER HAMILTON KILLED BY TRAIN SEATRAIN BROTHER LAUDED BY CREW FOR RUMPOT CURBS NEW YORK WEATHER HOTTER THAN SHIPPING NO IMMEDITE BREAK IS SEEN FOR EITHER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/23/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/de2114817fa0eace0538ac3286f17d95.PDF 1306953bea81e7364ff4e0a8afbcc093 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North America Seatrade Enters tanker Field, Signs SlU Pact Seatrade Corporation, an al­ ready SlU-contracted dry cargo company, which has now en­ tered the tanker field, signed a full tanker agreement with the Seafarers International Union this week. Announcement of the signing was made by Director of Organization Lindsey Wil­ liams. The new addition to the everlengthening list of SlU-contracted tanker companies first came^ into the SIU fold last Novem­ ber when the company signed a regular dry cargo agreement. Now the company has entered tanker operations with the pur­ chase of the SS Ramapo, a pre­ war tanker. The Ramapo, presently on the West Coast, will sail to tlie East Coast the latter part of this month. It is expected to operate from ports along the Atlantic Coast. No. 29 NEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY. JULY 16. 1948 VOL. X CG To infora Law (h ABs On July IS. the Coast Guard commenced rigid en­ forcement of the legal qualifications for signing ABs on American ships. Under the law. two-thirds of the ABs on any ship must hold green tickets. In other words, two-thirds of the ABs must show three years of deck time. The remaining third may hold blue tickets which require only a year of deck time. On the average ship calling for six ABs. four will have to have green tickets after July 15. All ABs are urged to check their tickets. If you hold a wartime AB ticket, terminating six months sifter the end of the war. you should go to the Coast Guard and get your blue ticket, or get your green ticket if you have the three years. And if you have a blue ticket and the three years, you should get it upped to green, whether you got your papers during the war or some time earlier. CG Cuts Alien Quota For Subsidized Ships By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative Labor Board Hearing Doflnes Voting Unit For Cities Service NEW YORK — The first in­ formal hearing on the SIU's petition for a collective bargain­ ing election on nine Cities Ser­ vice vessels was held this week at the regional National Labor Relation Board office here. -Although formal hearings are to follow, one of the most impor­ tant matters—the composition of the voting unit—was settled sat­ isfactorily to the SIU. At the hearing, held on July 9, the NLRB examiner and the Union agreed that the same con­ ditions applied to the other elec­ tion held in Cities Service would apply to the coming election, except for the wording of the clause covering the voting unit. Instead of naming the ships to be voted, the clause calls for the polling of all unlicensed per­ sonnel on vessels of the com­ pany's marine division, except those on vessels already certified by the NLRB. In other words, the new tei-minology makes clearer the SIU's position in the event the com­ pany acquires more vessels once the election has been called. The clause reads: "All unli­ censed personnel on board ves­ sels owned or operated by the marine division including deck, engine and stewards, excluding radio operators, pursers and un­ licensed personnel aboard those vessels of which the Union has been certified by the NLRB." Absent from the discussions on the voting unit was the com­ pany's attorney, who walked out when told he was not allowed to ha\;e his own stenographer take notes. According to Ben Sterling, at­ To bolster their case, the CG On July 15, the proportion of can also point to the fact that aliens permitted in crews of sub­ man.v more aliens have obtained NEW NEGOTIATIONS sidized American ships was re­ visas legalizing their entry into Representing the company at duced from 25 percent to 15 per­ the United States, permitting the signing was Mr. James Pohl, cent by the Coast Guard, which them to sail coast-wise or work Director of Seatrade Corpora­ tion. The Seafarers was repre­ is gradually moving toward ashore. Certainly the pressure sented by the regular SIU Ne­ stricter interpretation and en­ has been eased. gotiating Committee. The Com­ forcement of federal statutes The point ought to be made pany's offices are at 44 White­ governing aliens and other mat­ again right here, though it has been made many times before, ters within its jurisdiction. hall Street, New York. that when an alien is trying for In announcing the signing of If the Coast Guard were to in­ a job on a subsidized, ship he Seatrade, Brother Williams also terpret the law exactly, ho aliens must have at least one discharge disclosed that the SIU will at all would be permitted to sail covering service on an American shortly enter into negotiations subsidized ships except the 10 vessel during the war to get it. with the New London Tanker percent allowed in the Stewards He must have sailed under the Company, a new outfit at present Department of passenger vessels. having one tanker, the T-2 New The Coast Guard for a number American flag at some time be­ tween Pearl Harbor and V-J London. of good reasons has waived this Day. law in some degree. HAVE MAJORITY URGES STEPS Following a brief, but con­ However, on unsubsidized centrated, organizing drive on ships, the CG says that aliens The trend of Coast Guard pol­ the New London, the Union pre­ may still constitute 25 percent icy proves that the SIU has been sented the company with evi­ of the crews. Since only a few correct in urging its alien mem­ dence of having SIU pledges of the ships contracted to the bers to take every possible meas­ from a majority of the crew and SIU are subsidized, the CG's new ure to. improve their legal status asked the operators to enter in­ restriction on aliens may net be (Continued on Page 15) to contract talks covering wages quite so bad as it sounds, but the trend should be a warning. and working conditions. The company has signified its The Coast Guard has been willingness to begin negotia­ waiving the law to some extent tions, which will probably com­ in this alien question, because mence shortly. The New Lon­ it long ago. recognized that there NEW ORLEANS—A clear-cut SIU walked away with better don Company's home offices are were so many aliens in the victory for the Seafarers Inter­ than 75 percent of the total in Philadelphia. American merchsmt marine that national Union was predicted by tally. The rapidly-increasing list of it rrfight be hard to find enough Union observers, following the The other Cuba Distilling ship, tanker companies contracted to men experienced in the proper voting of the SS Carrabulle, the Catahoula, voted late this the Seafarers is especially note­ ratings to keep the ships crewed. Cuba Distilling Company, in a week in Deepwater, New Jersey worthy when it is recalled that National Labor Relations Board —too late for details to be car­ PRESSURE EASED a little over a year ago not a election held in this city this ried in the SEAFARERS LOG. single tanker outfit was operat­ During the war, aliens were week. An equally strong vote for the ing under an SIU agreement. allowed to constitute as much as The voting of the Carrabulle SIU was expected on this ship. The progress made since the 50 percent of a crew. After the took place Monday, July 12, Announcement of the voting SIU organizing department be­ war the percentage, was cut to and was witnessed' by Director results on the two ships is _ of Organization Lindsey Williams expected from the NLRB with­ gan devoting its attention to the 25. tanker field points up the effec­ Meanwhile, so many aliens, and New Orleans Port Agent in a couple of weeks. With an SIU victory in Cuba Distilling, tiveness of this phase of the have become naturalized that the Earl (Bull) Sheppard. Although the vote count was negotiations with the company Union's program, in addition to CG feels that it is justified in aiding the emplojnnent situation cutting the percentage allowed not announced, both observers for a contract will only await expressed confidence that the certification of the SIU. on the subsidized vessels. for Seafarers. torney for the Union, the formal hearings on the SIU petition will begin in about two or three weeks. The SIU's present petition be­ fore the NLRB was made neccessary when the board ruled that the SIU represents only those seven ships voted in a previous election. The company acquired eight more after the election was underway and one ship, the Lone Jack, was not voted. In order to represent all the seamen in the Cities Service fleet it was necssai-y for the SIU to petition for an electiori on the remaining nine ships. ; In the meantime, progress is being made toward securing a contract covering the crews of the seven ships for which the SIU has been certified. Company representatives are now studying the Union's de­ mands and a meeting of both the Union and the company is ex­ pected shortly. Miners Win About 50,000 striking coal miners, representing 10 per­ cent of the bituminous coal­ mining industry, went back to work in the "captive" mines when the owners fin­ ally signed a contraxt with the United Mine Workers of America on July 13. The miners struck on July 6 when the steel companies, which own the captive mines, refused to grant the union shop that the UMW had wrung from the commercial mines. SIU Victory Seen In Cuba Distilling Vote s. This week's elections on the Carrabulle and Catahoula, both Liberty type tankers, came two weeks after an NLRB order for the elections was handed down. The SIU first petitioned for an election on March 18, after securing sufficient pledge cards from the seamen of the com­ pany's two ships. When a contract is^ signed with Cuba Distilling it will bring this company under the banner of the SIU once more. The company had a contract with the Union untili all its ves­ sels were lost to enemy action during the war. �Two ARER 5 V EO G Friday. July 1948 M' SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly ^ the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 191^. 267 Saving Seamen's Lives In a Tampa hospital this week are three Seafarers painfully recuperating from scalding burns suffered when live steam shot from what was obviously a faulty line aboard, the SS John Bartram. One of the men is in a critical condition. A fourth victim was already beyond the reach of medical aid. He died in agony shortly after being scalded from head to foot as he sought to escape from the spraying inferno. •. It is believed that a faulty elbow and excessive • pressure in the line was responsible for the tragedy. So far, no official reason for the accident has been advanced. ' Regardless of the verdict, however, it will be of little comfort to the sufferers and their families. It will ,sound just as hollow as the thousands of other postaccident reports that have been filed before. " Some will say that seafaring is a tough life, and that ..accidents like those aboard the Bartram this week are part of the risk a man runs when he goes to sea. j Sure, seafaring is tough. There are mighty few occu­ pations that are more. hazardous. Many of the hazards, however, can be traced to negligence, inadequate inspec- tion regulations, and outmoded construction and equipimeAt, none of which is pardonable. On the John Bartram, for example, in addition to the' faulty line, another hazard was discovered—one that gt any. time might prove to be loaded with tragedy. "" As on other early Liberties and prewar-biiilt vessels^ the portholes are too small to serve as an escape for ^ nprmal-sizcd man. Many of the occupants of rooms off iherBartram's steam-choked passageway tried to pass through these ports and failed. They were able to keep the steam from seeping into the rooms by packing mat" Cresses" and other materials against the doors. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at^the Social Service desk. JUeo Now In The Marine Htapitals Stat en Island Hospital If fire had been licking at the doors, it would have You can contact your Hos­ been a different story, written off with an even greater These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, pital delegate at the Staten cost of life. It would have been ironic that men of the as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: U.S; merchant fleet, which prides itself on the fact that hWvily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Its standards are far and away the highest of any in the writing to them. (on 5th and 6th floors.) iW^orld, would have been helplessdly trapped and doomed MOBILE HOSPITAL RALPH PIEPHET Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. because a few inches of porthole prevented their escape. V. R. NORTH A. C. McALPIN (on 3rd and 4th floors.) V. P. SALLINGS Certainly all the life-saving appliances advocated by JOSEPH BENNETT C. GREEN Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the recent International Convention of Safety of Life at CHARLES R. VORN C. R. GRIMES (on 1st and 2nd floors.) Sea, which the U.S. attended, would have been worthless. JOSEPH BLANCHARD W. H. COLBOURNE O. M. RAYNOR M. C. GADDY Immediate steps should be taken by the Maritime 4* 4» 4* ' H. L. SEYMOUR Commission, the steamship companies and the government SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL JAMES FARRIOR inspection service to see that the potential threats to the J. HODO E. MULHOLLAND A. JENSBY lives of seamen, such as the one pointed up by the Bar­ W. WATSON A. SYLVERA F. NERING tram tragedy, are removed from American vessels. EDWIN MAXWELL R. J. CAVANAUGH E. MELLE V* FRANK WAGNER F. O. FONDULA D. P. GELINAS Resolutions and protests are not enough to eradicate P. TRASMIL P. E. CUMARE J. E. BURNS these unnecessary perils. H. FERDRICKSSON E. BULIK ^ a. H. MASON G. D. FINKLEA SAVANNAH HOSPITAL The only way to demonstate a sincere determination G. L. DUXWORTH S; HEIDUCKI to reduce the hazards of shipboard life is by action. No TROY THOMAS ED MILLER C.E.BRADY amount of talk or good intentions can substitute for more F. T. ALKOFER J. McNEELY S it R. BROWN Stringent construction regulations and the much-needed M. T. TARING J. L. ROBERTS BALTIMORE HOSPJTAL D. DeDUISEN overhaul of the ships now sailing with standards far short W. ROBERTS LOYD E. WARDEN J. BONYEA of reasonable protection for the crews aboard. E. CAHOON M. J. LUCAS , J. PRATS 4. -4. E. T. JANASJAK Whatever monetary costs might be involved in mak­ NEW ORLEANS 4. 4. 4 » HOSPITAL HAROLD H. SPENCER . ing our comparatively safe merchant marine even safer GALVESTON HOSPITAL STELLY C. FORMAN GEO. H. SkEBERGER would be insignificant, when measured in terms of the E. LIPARI THOS. A. BENSON A. E. MOULTON • I saving in human lives. R. F. BLACK EDWARD L. PIERCE WARREN W. CURRIER JOSEPH WING J. M. DOONER To those who hold the power to provide greater J. DENNIS L. C. MASON LAPERHOUSE WILLIAM T. ROSS shipboard security for American seamen, the Seafarers A. LOOPER FOSTER MATTHEW LITTLE say, "Get going!" C. ANDERSON COMMANDER BYRON C. BARNES �Friday. July II. IMt ERP Ruling Aids Panama Tanker Ships TBE SEAF AHEBS tOG Say Your Say! Now that the Hiring Hall issue has been hurdled, the SIU Negotiating Committee is preparing for discussions with the operators on clari­ fications in the Union's standard freighter agree­ ment. So that the membership can actively participate in Although there is still a joker or two in the picture, it looks as if the people running the Marshall Plan are going to ad­ here pretty closely to the provi­ sion calling for half the ship­ ments to go under the Americarr flag. Arthur G. Syran, Marshall Plan transportation director, an­ nounced the other day that Am­ erican carriers of bulk cargo clarifying the working rules, would be paid higher rates than the Committee urges all Sea­ their low-cost foreign- tramp farers to submit their views. competitors, thus assuring them Any member wishing to their rightful 50 percent of the make suggestions for changes bulk business by permitting in the working rules for any them to operate at a profit. of the three Departments There has been some legitimate should write them out and fear among American ship ope­ mail them immediately to rators that they wouldn't get the SIU Negotiating Com­ much of the grain, coal, phos­ mittee, 51 Beaver Street, phate and other bulk business— New York 4, N. Y. because the law reads that half This is your opportunity to the cai-goes are to go in Ameri­ help clarify any section of can ships when they are avail­ your working rules. able at the market rate. If the "market rate" for bulk cargoes were lower than the American rate, U.S. bulk cargo carriers figured they might lose all the bulk business. As it now appears, shipping will be checked at six-month in­ tervals, so that U.S. officials will be certain that Americans are By JOE getting at least their half of the cargoes. The biggest and most obnox­ In last week's LOG, there was ious joker is in the manner in a mighty good article on a Bosun's which tanker space will be al­ duties. What is said about let­ lotted. ting the crew do crew's work Tankers under the Panamanian is particularly true when all flag which are judged to be un­ der "effective American control" hands are turned to, or on a pas­ will be considered to be Ameri­ senger ship or other ship with a can ships. number of day workers. This means that, while at But it is a cinch that on a least 50 percent of the liner and Liberty which only carries one" bulk cargoes yill assuredly be carried in American ships, any Deck Maintainence, and has only American who owns a Pana­ one or two watchmen on deck at manian tanker wiU be able to sea, the Bosun has got to pitch muscle into the American half in and do a little work himself. of the tanker trade with his low Furthermore, as the most ex­ standards of pay and bad con­ perienced man, there are lots of ditions. Who thought this one jobs coming up—such as sewing up has not been revealed. canvas, and special splicing jobs, or going aloft in bad weather— that most Bosuns feel better doing themselves, and really ought to do themselves unless there is an oldtimer in the crew who is equally capable of doing it. P«f»^ThNa Break In Steam Line Kills Bosnn; Three Other Seafarers injured One Seafarer was killed and three others were injured when a steam line connected to the deck machinery blew up aboard the SS John Bartram, a Water­ man vessel, as she lay in the Port of Tampa early July 3. The injured men are still in the hospital, one of them in critical condition. The dead Seafarer was Mo­ hammed A. Elsayed, the Bartram's Bosun, who was scalded when the steam shot from a break in the line directly outside his foc'sle. He died shortly after being admitted to a Tampa hos­ pital. In critical condition is George Griffin, OS, who is suffering from Because his home is in Tam­ first, second and third - degree pa. Nevin Ellis, Deck Main­ burns of the body. The other two tenance (above), escaped the men, Arthur W. Baker and A recent photo of George casualty list. He occupied same James L. Jones, both Firemen, Griffin, OS. who was badly room as the man who was were burned less severely and killed, but had spent the night their condition was described at burned when a steam line burst aboard the SS John preceeding the accident at the hospital as "not serious. home. Bartram in Tampa last week. POSSIBLE CAUSES Disaster also resulted in the Although no official version of death of one Seafarer and in­ the tragedy has yet been issued, it is believed that a faulty elbow jured two others. and excessive pressure may have been the causes. The broken line had been left ajar when Walker had left about five minutes ear­ was repaired immediately. An eye-witness account of the lier. Griffin, like Jones and Ba­ tragedy was related to the LOG ker, was burned by steam and WREAD by Frederick Walker, AB on the scalding water, when he made done right, or to make sure that Bartram, which arrived in New his escape through the allyway. The men in the adjacent foYork this week. no one gets hurt. c'sles packed mattresses and bed Then, too, once in a while you Walker, who occupied the same clothing against the doors of run across a Bosun who will let foc'sle as Griffin, had stepped out their rooms to keep the steam a couple of men strain on a line just a few minutes before- the from seeping throu^. blast. He returned to find the and won't jufnp in and give a Attempts to escape through the passageway choked with live hand himself. steam shooting from the broken portholes failed as the trapped In general, though, we have line mider 200 pounds of pres­ men could not squirm througl • a mighty good bunch of men i sure. the small openings. Most prewarsailing the SIU ileet in all rat­ Walker said what probably, built vessels and early Libertys, ings. And the Union's require­ happened was the following: jbke the Bartram, do not have ments for men shipping Bosun ports large enough for a normalto have three years out of SIU SCALDED I sized man to pass through. Halls, give us a mighty high When the blast came, Elsayed Shortly after the explosion standard. opened the door of his foc'sle to steam was cut off in the fidley Now, if the registration ruling see what was going on. Steam by the First Assistant and the is established up and down the shot through the doorway and Deck Engineer. Meanwhile an coast whereby men shipping as filled his room. He then ran ambulance, which had been sum­ Bosun must register as Bosun through the steam-fiUed passage­ moned by other crewmen, arriv­ and not AB-Bosun, only men way and was fatally burned by ed. The injured were taken to the hospital immediately. who can handle the job are the time he got out on deck. apt to go on the Bosun's list and Steam also poured into Grif­ LUCKY MAN fin's foc'sle, the door of which wait for that job. But for the fact that he makes his home in Tampa, Nevin Ellis, Deck Maintenance, probably would have been included in the If the railroads serving the Philadelphia will retain the half- casualties. Ellis, who shared ElU.S. East Coast have their way, cent per 100 pounds advantage, sayed's foc'sle, spent the night at there won't be many cargoes of which makes them more econ­ home and reached the Bartram bulk graiii leaving North Atlan­ omical to ship through at pres­ just about the time of the ex­ tic ports .for Europe this fall. ent than New York and the plosion. The cargoes will move, all rest of the East Coast outlets. Elsayed, who carried Book No. right, but they won't be going - In addition, the railroads wish ,'26123, had been a member of the from New York, Albany, Boston, to raise the basic freight rates'siU since June 22, 1943, when Philadelphia and Norfolk. They'll on shipments to the East Coast he joined in New York. He was be going from Gulf ports in­ for rye, wheat, oats and barley^bom in Egypt March 2, 1909, and stead. to the level charged for more Wived his citizenship papers It looks as if the eastern rail­ expensive products sueh as sorg-'after serving in the U.S. Army roads are preparing to cut their hum, although this is not re-during the late war. own throats. They have called ported to be on the agenda of Funeral services for the late a meeting in Buffalo on July 20 the Buffalo meeting. Seafarer were held in New York to consider freight rate increases So far as the SIU is concern­ Bartram crewmembers contribut­ of 20 to 30 percent on grain be­ ed, the only difference would ed a floral wreath. ing carried to East Coast eleva­ be that there would be more bulk cargoes of grain moving tors. If the railroads get what they from Mobile, New Orleans and want, the cost of moving wheat the Texas coast as most of them from Buffalo and Erie to New now are than from the northeast If you have a beef or a York will be upped five cents ports — imless grain shippers for each hundred pounds. The decided to send their cargoes problem when you're on the same increase would apply on down the St. Lawrence River West Coast, contact SIU. AftG District Hq.. 105 Mar­ corn, rye and oats, and a smaller under the Canadian flag. The Port of New York Au­ ket Street. The tel^hone increase to barley. The same raises would be thority and New York shipping number is. DOuglas 2-5475. tacked "on rail shipments to other interests have asked the rail­ Drop in between ships, and eastern ports, if allowed. How­ roads to equalize grain export get acquainted. ever, Albany, . Baltimore and rates to all North Atlantic ports. >liiy Good Bosun Must Pull His Own Weight Abourd Ship Philadelphia is Second Port In Total Tonnage GREEN MAN PHILADELPHIA — This city Take the character who sent has i-egained its old position as fairly green men up the mast the nation's second port in the to lash the booms to the crosssheer tonnage of commerce hand­ treee during the war. It was an led, according to figures released old ship, and didn't have boomr by the Department of Commerce. collars attached, so it took a In March, the latest month for which figures are available, Phil­ pretty good job to hold them. adelphia handled about 100,000 "You guys shipped AB," he more tons of import and export said, "Now go up and lash it!" cargo than Baltimore, which They wound a lot of manila knocked the Quaker City from around the booms and the top­ its traditional second place last mast, but it came loose on a wild year. New York is still first. day in the North Atlantic with One spokesman explains Phil­ ice- all over the mast, and the adelphia's temporary lapse into ship pitching and rolling. third place last year as follows: '"Philadelphia's temporary loss The Mate called the Bosun and of its second position was due the Bosun called out all Deck entirely to the vast unnatural hands. movement of relief coal and "Two or three of you ABs grain which flowed through the chip the ice off of the ladder and other ports in greater volume." lash those booms right," he said. However, when the value of "I told you to do it right in the shipping is considered instead first place." of the tonnage, Philadelphia is definitely third, trailing New Of course that's an extreme York, which is first, no matter; case, but still there are a lot of how you figure it, and New jobs a Bosun has pretty much got to do to be sure, they are Orleans. Rail Hike May AiJ Cuff Ports On The Coast �?• • -;;: -» Page Four THE S£AFARERS LOG Friday. July 16. 1H8 Seafarers And Their Ships Are News Aboard Tbe Rdbin Kirk... vv^X;:-:; -y-l^y- Robin Kirk crewmen secure the gangway for sea. Crouching is B.o^un Ostling; Arnold is at the davits, while A. Smith watches operation. Man with back to camera is K. Petersen. Aboard most SlU-cOntracted vessels plying the sev­ en seas are scores of alert Seafarers with noses for news and eyes for interesting shipboard shots. Each week the LOG receives evidence that these Union-news minded men are on the job, jotting down and sending in reports and stories of Seafaring activity. The LOG is anxious to receive reports—in words and pictures—^from all SIU crews. Seafarers and their ships are news. Perhaps at the first shipboard meeting a re­ porter may be elected to handle this function. Many men will be glad to handle it voluntarily, as were Seafarers on the Robin Kirk and the Meseck tug Dorothy Ann, pictures of which appear on this page. Crewmen who were on the Robin Kirk when it left New York for South Africa recently, were destined for a first-class trip^ according to the three department dele­ gates, P. Sudia, Engine; A. T. Arnold, Deck, and Michele Amato, Stewards. They gave much of the credit to Joe Miller, Chief Steward, whose sumptuous menus were ably prepared by three crack SIU cooks. Chief Cook J. Bove, Baker D, E. Jessup and Second Cook F. G. Rocafort. The delegates also happily reported that the Skipper was cooperative and not one logging was aiecessary throughout the three months. A view of the ship-shape Robin Kirk, one of several Robin Line vessels which make the South African run. She's a good feeder, too. In Dar es Salaam. Tangan­ yika. Robin Kirk men saw this sailboat setting out for on evening saiL The South Afri­ can run includes calls at some of the ^world's most 'Coloriul spots. In Durban. Seafarers J. Micjunas (lefl). OS. and J. JFlynaC AB. pose with local steve­ dores. who earn seven shillings, a day. Food and clothing costs there axe as high as in U.S. A -crewmember photographed this scene of Capetown harbor. In the background is the famed Table Top Jdountadn, a brequent -i^jiration to Seafarer cameramen and artists. ...And The Tug, Dorothy Aim I b', K Chester Chezna turns to on /'the winches aboard the Meseck lug Dorothy Ann. This shot and others of Dorothy Ann crewmen were submitted to ^ LOG recently by John A. Bersen, Oiler, after he paid ' the seagoing tug. He liked working aboard the small craft/ he said^ Here are three Seafarers who were shipmates of Bersen's. They are Kenny Wright (left), E. Brown, and «a crewmember whom Bersen was imable - Proof that fishing was good off the Dorothy Ann is held up by crewmen. They're tuna, hauled in off Cape Hatteras. Weight was John Bersen takes ' his turn before the lens. He hails from New. Jersey and is a pretty capable artist. Several sketches of vessels he's sailed on have appeared in recent issues of the LOG. Bersen was inspired to submit his work after see— of other Seafarers �Friday, July 16, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Book Members Find That Shipping fs Quite Fair In Port Tampa TAMPA — Shipping in this Florida port remains fair this week, with job prospects best for the bookmen, who can always make a job within a few days. Things are a bit rough for permitmen, however. Baltimore Continues Ups-Downs: Shipping Is Fair — This Week Unclaimed Gear By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping re mains a little better here than it was a while back but don't get the idea that things are booming, because they are not. We paid off seven and signed on the same number. In addi­ tion we had a number of ships in ti-ansit and we had a few stillto-be-contraeted tankers to hit. SIU way before long, if he doesn't already as the result of what we told him the other day. One ship whose topside is more than willing to see that things are done SIU style is the Nathaniel B. Palmer. The Cap­ tain, the Chief Mate and the Second Mate all carry SIU books, and "Dutchy" Moore is a member of the crew. Members whose gear has been held for more than three months in t^ fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify' the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be lent to the owner's home via express collect. Gear without addresses will be disposed of otherwise. We still get several ships in here on coastwise runs. The SS Robert McBurney was scheduled to arrive on July 12 for a pay­ off and signon. This vessel is op­ erated by Overlakes. The Bull Steamship Line still has a few phospha(f ships touch­ ing Port Tampa and Boca Grande. Waterman Steamship Corporation is the big noise on the, coastwise runs, however. MAIN TOPIC As is natural, the Hiring Hall agreement our Union won is the main topic of conversation here. All hands are very happy* and are thankful that our negotiating committee was able to go ahead with things before some irre­ sponsible union fouls things up. All hands were saddened by the death of Brother M. A. (Turk) Elsayed, Bosun, who was killed in the explosion aboard the John Bartram in port here last week. The blast that took his life also severely, injured three others—^George Griffin, OS, and James L. Jones and Arthur Baker, Firemen, and they are still in a local hospital. The steam line running to the deck machinery exploded right outside the Bosun's focsle. A faulty elbow and too much pres­ sure were believed to be the. 'causes. On the local laboi- scene, there was a beef between the ILA in Miami and the P&O Steamship Company. However, everything has been ironed out to the satis­ faction of everyone concerned. The beef never got to the stage where real trouble was expected. The sailing of the SS Florida wasn't halted. The payoffs were on the Na­ UPS AND DOWNS thaniel B; Palmer, the Marore, There still are too many men the Cubore, the Monroe, the on the beach, since we haven't Robin Kettering, the Edith, the been able to dispel the rumor Minot Victory, and the Cape that shipping is easy here in By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER Baltimore. Of course it's easy REPAIRING HALL to catch a ship in Baltimore— PHILADELPHIA — Shipping There are plenty of big doings some weeks. But, like all ports is still on the slow bell here. scheduled in Philadelphia. Right A contractor is now at work these days, we are having our We paid off one A&G ship, the rejpairing and modernizing our now the Democrats are putting ups and downs. And some weeks SS Angelina, Bull Lines, and on their pow-wow in the wake building here. Work has been Baltimore is plain dead. So don't one SUP ship, the McGarner. of the Republicans. Hank Wallace progressing for the past few come in here counting on a job We signed on the SS Bessemer and the comrades aie due in days and the noise is terrific, but right away. well-worth bearing. Victory, a Waterman ship which shoi-tly. Everything will have the New One thing that is heartening had been lying here on idle ALL SPORTS PROGRAM Look in a few days. The Dis­ hei-e is the way the boys go for status. And we also shipped a those tanker jobs. Thej"- know cx-ew to the SUP ship whose Moi'e important, this week patcher's office has been "moved we need those jobs to maintain Skipper boasted that he seldom sees Beau Jack try to regain from the front io the back of the Union's strength and they're had sailed with such a fine crew the lightweight title from Ike glad to take them. as the one that paid off. Williams. They are fighting at HARDEST WOOD X JI That was a good payoff, even Shibe Park, home of Connie Getting that Hiring Hall set­ E\/ER CAME ACROSS// Mohican. We expect still more tled in tirst-rate style set pretty if wc did have to handle it in Mack's "Amazing Athletics," and in the week to come. well with the men around this the evening. There were no they will have to put on one The Monroe, the Edith, the port, you can be sure. They send beefs at all, and the Old Man hell of a fight to satisfy those Cubore, the Nathaniel B. Pal­ their thanks to the Negotiating asked us to be sure and send sport fans who have been fol­ mer, the Marore and the Cape Committee for winning it and him as good a crew as he had lowing some of the ball games Mohican signed on again and keeping the SIU a mile ahead before. We obliged him, yoq can we've had this summer. (Ed. the Calmar also took a crew. of the rest of the maritime un­ bet. note: Williams won in six The ships in transit were Wa- ions. But there are plenty of men rounds.) tefmans and Alcoas which had The members do quite a bit on the beach here, which means The labor front is about as crewed up in the Gulf. of speculating on how the NMU that we couj^use a few more quiet as we've seen it around There was nothing much in is going to make out. And we payoffs and complete crew re­ the Quaker City. There are no the way of beefs on any of guess that the members of the placements. Of course, we've had major beefs at all in town that a few ships in transit, namely we've heard of. We don't mind the building and things are shap­ these ships, but we ought to NMU are wondering, too. ing up nicely. In general, the labor scene in the SS John Bartram and Winmention that the Chief Engineer a little quiet in that direction, We had Brother Shuler down on Isthmian's Minot Victory still Baltimore is very quiet these slow Homer, both Watermans, here last week to check out but we sure hope we can report thinks he is pretty high and days. To make things still better, Bull's SS Jean and the SS Robin Agent Simmons, who is retixdng, mighty. However, we are going the weather cooled off enough Trent. Naturally we hit them an upsurge in shipping pretty and to check in a new man. soon. all. to get him to see things the to let a man sleep at night. Shuler i-an into the streak of hot weather, which sent the therhiometer up to 92 degi-ees for a 15day stretch. Now we ax-e in the middle of our rainy season, with The Cavaliex-—first of the Al­ out. A bookman in Mobile can Among the oldtimers to be the skies opening up and re­ By CAL TANNER coa passenger ships to hit this usually get out in a week, but it found on the beach at the pres­ leasing as many as a dozen MOBILE—Shipping in the Poi-t port under the new schedule, takes permits considerably long­ ent are J. Jones, R. Bunch, J. downpoui's a day. of Mobile for the past week can came in Julj' 4. She took only er, now that shipping is slow. Sure is a good thing we had W. Demouy, T. Bernsee, F. be described as fair. There were one i-eplacement, owing to the x-epaix's made to the roof, after Swendson, J. E. Baker, G. J. The Towboat Division of the nine payoffs and six signons for fact that she had crewed up in Espalla, M. Shipley, M. H. Caten. it was struck by lightning a few the seven-day period, with 128 New York. On her next trip, we Marine Allied Workers here is C. Jowers, W. E. Simmons, F. L. weeks ago. bookmen and 63 permitmen be­ are expecting to get the usual beginning to feel the i-esults of Bartlett, Leroy Nicholas, C. R. slow shipping, too. A' couple of ing shipped out. turnover. The Cavalier operates tugs from each of the companies Simmons and L. Williams. Ships paying off were the .on a 17-day schedule. are laid up because of a lack of OLDTIMERS AROUND Beauregard, Bienville, Morning The Clipper, another of the business. Light and Ponce de Leon, Water­ Alcoa passenger cruise ships, is Some of the Brothers in the lo­ To all members who have However, the companies seem man; the Cape Romaine, Pointer, due here Monday. She will be cal Marine Hospital who are re­ checks held for Ihem at Diamond Hitch and Roamer, Al­ followed by the Corsair the fol­ to think things will be back to ceiving their SIU benefits are A. branch mail rooms: normal in a very short time. C. McAlpin, Joseph Bennett, coa; and the John Wanamaker, lowing Monday. Port Agents will not give out Isthmian. As these ships are coming in When this happens, the tugs will |Chi-les Vorn, Joseph Blanchard any mail containing checks, The payoffs for the week were I from the islands we expect to again be placed in operation. and O. M. Raynor. unless the addressee shows mostly smooth, with only I9ie have some jobs on them. Several Meanwhile, repairs are being Conversation around the Hall sufficient evidence of his usual run of small beefs that of the men on the beach inspect­ made on the tugs in idle status. indicates that the membership is idratity. such as Union book, were easily settled by the Patrol­ ed the Cavaliei* while she was Prospects for the coming weeks now intex-ested in what the ship­ seaman's papers, discharges, men. Of the nine ships paying hei-e, and all of them appeared appear pretty fair. Both major ping rules committees, elected by etc. off, two of them are slated for to be anxious to get aboard. companies are expecting from the various branches, will do An instance has been re- ' the boneyard, which won't be five to seven payoffs and signons. when they bleak down the sug­ ported of an envelope con­ MAW HELPS OUT helping shipping at all. Waterman has thi-ee C-2s and gestions for registration of men taining a check being picked SIGNING ON Our affiliate, the Marine Al­ thi-ee Libei;tys undeigoing re­ in all departments. by a phony who later A good many members have forged a signature and cashed The signons took place aboard lied Workei-s, helped the boys on pairs at the moment, because of it. To prevent a recurrence, the Beareguard, Morning. Light, the beach quite a bit this week the lack of cargoes, which should expressed their views to the com­ checks will be given only to Bienville, Pointer, Roamer and by shipping about a hundred men be arriving in the near future. mittee elected here, and are now the person to whom it is the-Patroit, another Aldba ship. to clean-up jobs during the week. Alcoa, however, has the usual awaiting the final recommenda­ This part-time work takes up bauxite ti-ade for the coming tions that are to be submitted addressed, and the only after Reports were made prior to the full identification is made. signings and all slopchests were the slack for the permitmen week, so all in all, we should to the membershin for a x-eferwhile they ai-e waiting to ship have a fair week ahead. endum vot^. likewise checked in advance. Shipping Still Shw In Philly Tt Mobile Manages Satisfactory Week As MAW Lends Hand Prove Identity I: ' • J' ' 1 , 3 : 1 t-.l.i i...: ^t ) :.x , D.', i J..I 3.1 -I t i : 1M » V 'I . : i : . J X f a c ' V 1., j .. £ ii . ^ t t i-'.ix .1 ^ ' '?.i ^ i E i.x.il �r«* SEAFA R EES LOG Pag» Six fMdar, Julr l«4f HA Demands Monkey Quits Seafarer When *Jungle'Goes Texas Shipping is Fair And Wage Increases, Should Stay So iDther Changes Two souvenirs of the Far East voyage which crewmember Jose Reyes, AB, proudly dis­ played when the SS William Tilghman retiuned to Frisco last week were a spreading growth of whiskers that would have made Rip Van Winkle seem hairless by comparison, and a pet monkey. Joe's pride in his facial foliage was matched only by his fondness for his young sirhiam charge, which he adopted during a stopover in the Isthmian ship. Both By KEITH ALSOP In a meeting with the New were short-lived. .York Shipping Association, the Joe decided to throw GALVESTON — Shipping con­ negotiating committee of the In­ attend the payoff and then tinues to be quite fair, and we" ternational Longshoremen's As­ step off to see Frisco's famed sights and let Frisco expect it to continue that way. sociation (AFL) presented the for a while. L , . ^ . see him and his monkey. tmion's demand for a 50-cent an However, we actually paid off Aided by billowy blobs of soapy lather and hour wage increase and a new only one ship, the SS Bull a brand new razor blade. Brother Reyes chopped method for calculating overtime Run, a Mathiasen tanker. She's ' " . ^ ~; avfay his wilting whiskers. That marked the pay. going into the shipyard, but ' 5. parting of the ways—in more respects than one. The ILA is also asking for just for a month. For when Joe stepped up to his monkey Iwger vacations, a welfare fund What beefs we found aboard friend, who had never seen his guardian stripped and other improvements to be the Bull Run were minor and down to his bare face, there was an explosion of written into a new contract. The we settled them rather easily jungle gibberish. By the time the echoes died present contract expires Aug. 21. on the ship at the payoff. down. Joe's pet was long gone. And he hasn't been The ILA committee repi-sents There's a good bit of talk , .- - . seen since. come 45,000 longshoremen on the about the SIU's new Hiring Hall ~ But sturdy Seafarer that he is, Joe Reyes Atlantic coast in all ports from clause. The papers in Galveston ^ takes such setbacks in stride. Portland, Maine, to Hampton and Houstoh gave the story a ' Jose is one of the original 14 Reyes brothers pretty impresive play. Roads inclusive. ssiiii who carried full books in the Atlantic and Gulf The demand for a new method Naturally the SIU story broke ^ ' District. One of the Reyes boys was lost during of calculating overtime pay is while the ruckus between the World War 11 and two have retired their booksthe result of a recent Supreme commies and the anti-commies but the remaining 11 are still carrying* on the Court decision granting a group in the NMU was co'ntinuing. family's seagoing tradition. of longshoremen what the bosses Our story looked a lot better in Once during the war, the entire comple­ cay is ovei'time on overtime. the papei-s than did the NMU ment of Seafaring Reyes attempted to ship as the Further talks between repre­ story. Deck Department aboard an SlU vessel, ' with sentatives of the unon and the The membership reaUy went Jose as Bosun. companies will be scheduled The U.S. Shipping Commissioner, acting un­ for the Himg HaU clause. They shortly, ILA officials said. Jose Reyes, beardfore he shaved der the regulation adopted after the loss of the know what a great victory the The ILA is a member of th,e powerful AFL Maritime Trades five Sullivan brothers aboard a Navy warship, prohibited the Reyes boys from shipping out on Negotiating Committee gained. They know what that clause one vessel. Department. means for the Union collectively and individually. As usual, the SIU is setting the pace in the maritime in­ dustry. That's the way it.'s been the Governor Kilby and the sound like a lot of giun beating They know we will abide byi for a long time and that's the By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK-^Thanks to the Topa Topa, both returning from but a look at the record will the agreement and we will see way it always will be. that they do likewise. arrival of several Isthmian, Wa­ trips to Europe. Both ships paid show otherwise. , ^, off in good shape and what min­ The SIU is now in its tenth terman and Bull Line scows FOR A REASON or beefs that cropped up were year (I feel the rheumatism shipping in this port maintained dealt with right there aboard the creeping up on me) and is now Whenever a word of advice a fair pace, just about the tempo ship. or caution appears in the LOG its held for the past two or BuU Line's Evelyn and Suz­ it's for the good of the entire By an overwhelming vote three weeks. anne, too, were found to be membership. No rating or in­ on the Referendum Ballot, Isthmian's James Turner and dividual is singled out for a the membership of the Sea­ Steel King tied up here during clean and sweet by the Patrol­ tongue-lashing, unles he is foul­ the past week and made for men. farers International Union, A couple of lone wolves, the ing up the gains of the rest of rather smooth payoffs. The King the Union. That's the one way A&G District, went on rec­ settled up at the payoff in short Russell Alger (South Atlantic) and the Algonquin Victory (St. of keeping our contracts on the ord to protect itself in the order; the Turner had a few Lawrence Navigation) paid off top of the heap. hard days to come by build­ beefs which were held over to| Last week's accident on the ing up a strike fund and the next day, but they, too, were in this port with but few beefs and happy crews aboard. These, John Bartram, where one man settled with little trouble. along with several other port was killed and three others se­ by providing shoreside oper­ Worth pointing out about Isth­ verely . burned (See story on ating bases. mian ships is the fact that there callers, were the Patrolmanpleasers of the week. page three), points up a long Thai means a $10.00 Strike is a different contract on these To do a quick switch from standing need on these Liberties. Assessment and a $10.00 ships. While it isn't too much If the portholes had been just Building Assessment. Al­ different from the General ships to those who sail them, a enjoying the best contracts ^ in word of caution is in order for a little larger, chances are that the industry. We have set the Agreement, there are some things I ready many members have pace time after time. This may no one would have been injured. paid these sums. which cause a lot of confusion Stewards. Although Stewards ship off the sound like breast beating, but All of the men were trapped in and bitter feelings. The operators will move boards in the SIU, this does not it is all true. their foc'sles and were unable Some crews dissatisfied with without warning. It is our mean that the Union protection to escape until the steam was A good reason for'our leading the contract just ignore it and duly to be prepared. proceed according to the Gen­ given them extends to covering the field and gaining these con­ 4;umed off. Pay the assessments im­ eral Agreement. Instead of being up for them when they foul-up tracts is due to the fact that we If the portholes had been the dui-irig a trip. mediately. It is our insur­ size of those on Victory ships, aU have not tolerated performers, militant they're screwing up the Once in a while a ship comes ance for the future growth could have piled out through gashounds or foulballs trying to works. This agreement was signed by in where the Steward is found push a bum beef. The companies the side. Maybe this accident and strength of the Union. the Union and ratified by the! to be short on stores and linen. have come to respect the SIU. will wake up those responsible. member^ip. It should be lived Naturally, he wants the Union up to. The next time the Nego­ to go to bat for him, but what tiating Committee locks horns can be done for a guy where with Isthmian, they'll bring the the records show he's short contract as much in line with thousands of items? ed short an AB and an OS you quorum together we have had to By SAL COLLS HE'S RESPONSIBLE the regular agreement as possi­ can be sure we handled her cor­ pass our last three regular meet­ ble. There are times—this would SAN JUAN — Not only has rectly. The boys on her were ings. But, in special meetings In the meantime, to strengthen be one of them—when the Un­ shipping picked up a bit here, looking forward to the election and gatherings between calls, the the Committee's hand, obey the ion can do little for a man. A but last week we actually had wh^h they figured would go the members have really cheered present agreement. It's, hard for Steward must remember that he a payoff—the SS Ponce. SIU way. the SIU for helping to organize the Negotiating Committee to re­ has responsibilities aboard the In fact, shipping is* good the Port Council here and for HAIL HIRING HALL but the company when they ship and the company has a enough to permit us to complain winning the Hiring Hall. The say, "What's the use of signing right to hold him accountable of a real shortage of ABs, OS The news of the Hiring Hall day we lose the Hiring Hall will victory sure tickled the mem­ a new contract, the crews don't for shortages. and Deck Maintenancemen, and be a dark day indeed, and every­ pay any attention to it any- There's only one way to keep to say that we just don't have bership in this port. We're hit­ body knows it. in the clear. When stores come any rated men around in either ting every ship with the good -way." We have contacted the Marine TRANSPORTATION TIP aboard, he should check every the Stewards Department or the news,- handing out the broad­ Hospital, and we are glad to re­ sheets reproducing the stories Incidentally, here's a tip on item before signing a receipt. Engine Department. port that the SIU patients say that appeared in the New York the Isthmian transportation rid­ Special vigilance should be ex­ There were a few routine beefs newspapers. The crews read the that they are getting fine treat­ er: If you're going to actually ercised when in a foreign port. ment. We hope some of the travel, take the ticket instead Also, when linen is being count­ on the Ponce concerning disput­ reports and feel better. ed hours for the Deck and Black Brothers who are over there will The new Maritime Trades Port of the money. By taking a ticket ed the Steward should be there gangs, but we managed to settle be looking for ships soon. Council is a going concern now, you receive subsistence while to supervise. He's signed for them without much trouble. and two groups of longshoremen Oldtimer Loncho Calderon is traveling — you don't get this them, and it's his neck if there On the organizing front we are working harmoniously. It still waiting for a ship, but Vila when you take a cash settle­ is a shortage. Beating out these words of ad­ had one of the Cuba Distillery looks as if things in the port Angel, the Seafarer who never ment. goes to sea, caught his first ship Waterman's gifts to the Port, vice, caution, warning or what­ ships in and we naturally took wUl stay that way. of New York this week were ever you want to call them, may a look at her. Although she sail­ Becautie we couldn't get a in two years. Old Standbys Keep New York Shipping In Fair Shape Do It Now San Juan Seafarers Find Shipping is Good •n. '• �Friday, July 16, 1948 T H £•• S EAPARERS L OQ Page Seven Seafarers' Guide To The Far East 4 By ERNEST BOSSCRT children in their teens. ^ They A.t one time the body becam^s. also have women working on jammed against the rudder of al!| Aboard the Isthmian Steamship Company's SS The Steel Architect is now the docks as draft animals, pull­ small boat. A woman in the homeward bound from its first Steel Architect on her first voyage under the SIU ing freight around in carts or boat pushed it clear with a .stick Union voyage around the world, to go floating on its way to the,, f contract was Seafarer Ernest Bossert, a careful much of which you already know sea and the sharks, no one pay-,. about from previous articles sent observer of social and economic detail. Among the ing anymore attention to it than to the LOG. In this article it vice-ridden, poverty-stricken peoples of the Far if it were a piece of driftwood might be interesting and inform­ floating along. jJ! Eastern ports he visited Brother Bossert had ample ative to give you a brief sketch Incidentally, we were bring4 of the places we have been, and opportunity to record some striking observations, ing home the corpse of an Amer- TS: the conditions we found. which begin on this page. ican woman, who is one of two a At Manila, our first, foreign Americans murdered in Saigon. port, conditions at least on the The LOG feels that in addition to the general These two women were assui'face, seem prosperous. Of interest of Brother Bossert's report, it should have sociated in secretarial capacities a course, they have by no means with consulate offices in Saigon, yr recovered from the destruction much practical value because it exposes many of They were riding in a jeep which of the war, but the people are the pitfalls awaiting^ unwary Seafarers who make carrying it between two of them was riddled by machine gun fire, well-clothed and well- fed and on a pole over their shoulders. then set fire to. The bodies were. the Far East run. apparently happy. The adults are most likely out almost burned beyond recogniThings are expensive there, the^ hills, fighting with the Brother Bossert's revealing roundup on his re­ in tion. fr but the city is clean, orderly, and rebel army. well governed, and a seaman can cent ports of call will be continued in a subsequent i A revolution has been going NATIVES IMPOVERISHED have a fairly good time ashore issue of the LOG. on here for three years and, al­ Makassar, onr next port, is in v/ithout being robbed—too much. though there is no fighting in There is no black market in the immediate vicinity of Saigon, the southern part of the Dutch- j About the best place to get it is dangerous to be out alone Island of Celebes, one of the- >) money there. The exchange is were kept out entirely, or kept Netherlands East Indies group. - rj. steady at two pesos to one Amer­ under control. Today it is un­ souveniers in Shanghai—in all after dark. We were there only a few hours,^^,. 3; safe to be on tKe streets, day or the Far East, in fact, is the Army ican dollar. However, under the From what could be learned, it PX. But don't try to walk from seems that during the Jap oc­ consequently there isn't much surface, one feels that there is night. . something mysterious going on, Mobs of hoodlums roam the the PX to the docks or you will cupation, the natives were treat­ to write about. As we came to the dock, we 1' other than what appears-on the strefets all over the city. They ed far better by the Japs than surface. Nearly everyone carries will attack you and kill you for they were treated by the French again saw natives picking lice i a gun either openly or concealed, a dime. Young ruffians—mere when they re-occupied; and the out of each others hair. Most and you can hardly brush up children—will surround you and rebellion is a fight to the finish of us were ble to get ashore: for'- i a short time at least. We found I against anyone in a crowded try to get into your pockets. for their independence. the conditions of the natives thoroughfare witliout feeling a All the natives are for the If you sock one of them they weapon. From conversations held all pile on you, and even chil­ revolution, either openly or sec­ deplorable, but the Dutch, who*with longshoremen-and checkers dren can inflict serious injury retly, and they kill all French­ rule the place, live a compara-; on the docks, and with taxi driv­ when they pile on like flies. men they catch alone and un­ lively luxurious existence. ers, bartenders, prostitutes, busi­ Their main purpose is not to armed after dark. The Dutch section is clean and ness men, etc., it was learned injure you particularly, but to orderly, with nice hotels and WELL ARMED that Manuel Roxas, the first rob you. dining places. Here, as almost president of the Philippines Re­ everywhere, there is the black Except in the main part of the They pick a quarrel with you >;• public, was a former guerilla market in money. The legal rate and, while your attentions are lose jmur souveniers ta the hood­ city, which is well guarded, all who was elected to office by a distracted fighting some of them lums. Go in groups and use cabs Frenchmen go in groups, armed is 2.60 Guilders to the US dolpolitical organization of former with pistols in hand, ready for lar. The black market rate is off, others are into your pockets —not rickshaws. guerillas under his command to instant "use. The French Foreign from 13 to 15. stealing your wallet, fountain There is sure to be serious Legion is here, also many other whom he made all sorts of prom­ There is very little In the way '^^ pen, and anything they can get trouble in Shanghai sooner or ises, before election, of war bonof souvenirs and everything is ^.. French military units. The their hands on. As soon as they later. American seamen are not tises, etc. After his election he expensive. They have a silver"\^ French go in for elaborate mili­ have you cleaned out, they scat­ going to submit passively to be' was either imable or unwilling ornament industry there which" tary uniforms and you can see ter in all directions. ing pushed around by these about everything conceivable in is world famous for its fine' •t to fulfill these promises, and Other hoodlums, usually grown­ hoodlums. Eventually, a whole the former guerillas were organ­ handwork. We saw some of it ^ military dress. ups, make a practice of following crew will go ashore in a body, izing in the mountains and a at other places, but did not have/^^ The first day I went ashore, I revolution was expected momen­ you wherever you go, and no armed, and prepared to take got tangled up in the native time to do much looking around matter what yoii do, you cannot care of themselves and they will tarily. section of the town and the filth at Makassar. The stores "W'ere get rid of them. If you stop to clean up these fellows and there Since that time, Roxas died and squalor I found so disgusted closed when we arrived" in of a heart attack and his sue- shop to make a purchase, they'll will be trouble. me that I had no further desire town, and we left early next cessor, Mr. E. Quiruio, vice pres­ tell ' the shopkeeper that the3' morning. There are over a million pros­ to go ashore again in Saigon. ident, has tried to reconcile these guided you there and demand a titutes in Shanghai — most of Thei-e is an officers club there ] ' However, some of the boys forces and to promote harmony, commission on your purchase. and, if you can get in there, the'"" them diseased—A word to the went to the French section and and avoid, if possible, the impen­ charges for beer and refresh"-^", wise is sufficient. found things far different—in POLICE INADEQUATE ding revolution. From what little ments are about half as much"'^ At Hong Kong, our next poi-t, fact, delightful. Fine, wide streets All the shopkeepers are in­ we were there only a short time, and boulevards, beautiful parks, as at other places in town. news we are able to get, his eflorts have been fairly successful. timidated by those hoodlums and had only one night's shore leave, fine hotels, beautiful modernisticRATA VIA CLEAN say that if they refuse to pay the consequently could not learn ly decorated sidewalk cafes t .1 SHANGHAI JEST commission their places of busi­ very much. with dance bands, fine dance Batavia, our next port, is just. , • At Shanghai, our next port, ness are wrecked. across the Java Sea from Mak-. Hong Kong is under British floors and beautiful girls. The police force is inadequate, "we all became miDionaires over­ There are also man>' fine hous­ assar, and is the capitol of the , rule and is a nice clean city, night. Inflation is rampant there. and what police there are just with many fine hotels, dining es, many of which have been island of Java. This also is n The legal rate of exchange was look, on with indifference or and drinking places, many nice commandeered and used as mil­ Dutch possession. The seaport for 190,000 Chinese dollars for one amusement and do nothing. itary barracks. Batavia, however, is some ten The Second Mate on our ship shops and stores-where souven­ American dollar. The black mar­ i"nilcs from Batavia at a small . There is not much to buy there iers may be purchased, but at ket rate was from 400,000 to was born and raised in Shanghai considerably higher prices than in the way of souvenirs, and al­ village called Tandjoeng Priok.,,. 560,000 to one, and since that and still h^ a family there. His at Shanghai. There is a black most everything is expensive. Batavia is a nice city: clean,, .. time, I understand it has gone brother came dov^n to the ship market,- but not nearly as bad The legal rate of exchange is 12 orderly with nice shops, picture to visit him, and was attacked Up to about 1,300,000 to one. piastres to one US dollar. The shows, hotels and restaurants. by a gang of these hoodlums, as Shanghai. If you change $20 or $30 US Again the Dutch have it very > The legal rate is four Hong black market rate is 30 or 40 nice, while the natives have very . F for Chinese money, you need a held up, beaten and robbed. piastres to one US dollar. There is s Seamen's Club in Kong dollars to one US dollar. You can have a nice time poor conditions. Shanghai which we found to be The black market rate was 5.50 The shops at Batavia have a ; about the only place in Shanghai or 5.60 to one US dollar. The there and things are not expen­ large variety of beautiful souven- • .HEpe.KiPnot ready to clip the seamen. British, at least, maintain order sive if you can get the black irs but prices are prohibitive. (So Bw/iO(JRYou can get good American beer and it is safe to walk the streets market rate of exchange, but SEIF SDMB, At Tandjoeng Priok, the small there and soft drinks, coca cola at any time without fear of being when you have to accept the village where the ships dock, . dAfWY"/ etc., at 100,000 per bottle, which molested except, perhaps, from legal rate, you pay two or three you can do just as well and the . is about fifty cents and compar­ an occa-sional harmless beggar. times as much for everything you price.s are much lower. They - • And where can yuu go without buy. atively very moderate. have some fine wood carvings ... While we were there, on two They have dances there, and encountering beggars—eveq in here at reasonable prices. occasions, dead bodies of natives hostesses and free coffee and our o3vn prosperous country? A Dutch Seamen's Club is near came floating down the river lunches. Also a Canteen, where SAIGON SOCIETY the docks and semen of all na- past the ship, in and out be­ souveniers may be purchased at tionalities are welcome. Here ' moderate prices. They also give Saigon, our next port is in tween hundreds of small boats the seaman gets the best deal ' suitcase to carry it around. honest and reliable advice about French Indo-China. When we in the river. in town. They have a restaurant Change $100 and you need a the best places to do your shop­ arrived there, the longshoremen The thing that impressed me with good food at moderate • horse and wagon. ping. They sell postage stamps were sitting along the dock, as remarkable was not tlie body prices, music, beer and refresh--' Shanghai, when it was an in­ and have some arrangements many of them busily engaged in itself, but the indifference and ments at about half the prices ' ternational settlement, was an or­ with the US Armed, Forces to picking lice out of each other's unconcern with which the people at other places in town. r-'" derly and well-governed city, miail liters for us at the US hair. in the small boats beheld the and the undesirable elements mail rate. The longshoremen were mere scene. (Continued next week) "-'I-. �4.. Page Eight THE SE AF AREHS LOG Friday, July 16, 1948 SHIPS' MINVTES AMD MEWS Seafarer's Cool Seamanship Saves Vessel Cleared By Customs; Bremen Army Cops Run Wild, Boatload Of Crewmen Throw Book At Webster Crew It was a "fine display of seamanship and cool thinking by Able Seaman The port of Bremen is fast becoming a distasteful Walter Perry" that saved a dozen of the crew of Waterman's SS Wacosta from disaster one afternoon in mid May, according to Donald Rood, Deck place to American seamen. Hard on the heels of a report by Brother Philip Reyes of vague and costly military Maintenance. When the forward releasing gear on one of the ship's boats januned as five stowaways were being transferred to the SS Raphael Semmes, Perry worked at it until he got it loose while the 50-pound after block was swinging past his head. The stowaways were discov­ ered a day out of Le Havre when the Wacosta was ploughing through the North Atlantic tow­ ard New York. The Master ra­ dioed New York and the return message ordered the Wacosta to stop off at New York beyond the three-mile limit and wait for the Raphael Semmes which would take the Frenchmen back across. That's when the trouble be­ gan. In the first place, there was a heavy sea running when the Wacosta arrived at the ren­ dezvous, In the second place, the Mate fouled up the launch­ ing of the lifeboat. rules in Bremen (LOG July* guilty of having cigarettes in 2) fomes a similar warning his possession. Naturally, the from the crew of the Noah crew reports, the Army men found several sets of prints on Wehster. the cigarette cartons. The crew of the Waterman The CID search and finger­ vessel reports that when their printing took three days. At the ship arrived in Bremen on June end of their search they took 13, the ship was searched anc all shore leave passes from the cleared by the Geiman Customs. crew. However, they report, two days Two days later arrest reports later the U.S. Army CID (Crim­ arrived at the ship and the men inal Investigation Department) accused were held over for trial boarded the ship and confiscated by a military government court. several cartons of cigarettes. Both licensed and unlicensed Military rules governing the personnel stood trial. But, state port of Bremen, published in the Webster men, it appeared the SEAFARERS LOG April that partiality was shown the 23, state: "Maritime personnel ship's officers. are authorized two hundred cig­ In several cases men of the arettes or one pound of pipe to­ unlicensed departments were bacco or fifty cigars per week fined and the officers acquitted. while they are in the Bremen In one case" a bookmember of Enclave. the Stewards Department was "All excess tobacco will be sentenced to eight months in a put in bond aboard ship by the Bremerhaven prison. German Customs. German cus­ The Webster men, in con­ toms' seals wiU not be broken cluding their report, urge that ' until the vessels are past the crews hitting Bremen take no Weser pilot vessel going to sea." chances. They point out that if According to the military rules, the German Customs overlook the limit of tobacco which may undeclared goods, the CID men be carried ashore for personal will cover the ship with a fine use in any one twenty-four pe­ tooth comb and impose very TOO QUICK riod is 3 packages of cigarettes strict pehalties. While the Wacosta was circl­ or 5 cigars or 1 page of pipe ing so that the boat would drop It was a near thing for the dozen men in this lifeboat tobacco and 3 bars of candy and Member's N.O. Inn in the ship's lee, the Mate let dropped from the SS Wacosta when the forward releiuiing gear 3 packages of chewing gum. FINGERPRINTED CREW jammed and the 50-pound after block swung free the length her go. The after releasing gear Caters To Seafarers of the boat. Seafarer Walter Perry is working on.the jammed Following the confiscation of worked fine, but the forward Seafarers on the beach in New gear froze. - The 50-pound after gear at the forward end, while Donald Rood, who told the the Webster men's cigarettes, the Oi-leans are invited by Seafarer block began swinging from the story to the LOG, reaches for the swinging block amidship. CID men then proceeded to L. E. Wessels to make their home the entire crew, at the Wessels Hotel, 226 Bour­ davit up and down the boat's The picture was snapped by the Second Assistant Engineer. fingerprint length. Meanwhile, the boat and The Wacosta was transferring five stowaways to the SS Raphael claiming that by this metho< bon Street, which is, he points the ship were under way at Semmes outside the entrance to New York harbor. they would find out who was out, only two and a half blocks about four knots and the boat from the SIU Hall. was plunging madly in the while the boys worked on the motor. Brother Wessels, the proprietor heavy seas. Finally they got it running and an oldtime SIU member still All in all, t^e situation was and headed for the Semmes "Three girls to every man!" the cowboy type. Young_ re­ carrying book No. G-1, says, remini^ent of some of the quick which took the stowaways reported Brother Frank T. vealed. "When in need of a place to stay getaways from torpedoed ships aboard. But the whole transfer Young, who is operating Mooser If you have your own car and while waiting to ship out of the / dining the war. The difference process which should have taken pac, a woods and lake resort are in New York, drive out on port of New Orleans, this is the was that in this case there was half an hour consumed an hour near Oak Ridge, N. J. "What Route 23 to Newfoundland, N. J. place to hang your old white no excuse for dropping a boat and a half instead. I need is some virile SIU men Otherudse grab a Northeast cap," in a heavy sea while the ship What really annoyed every­ to lend a hand! As paying guests Coach Line bus from the Dixie Following up his invitation was still under way. body, however, was the fact of course!" Bus Depot, 241 West 42nd St. with a short speel on the hotel's "Everybody was getting out that the transfer took place on He looked as though he was and get off at Newfoimdland, qualifications. Brother • Wessels from under that block," Rood Saturday afternoon. The result bearing up pretty well under where Brother Yoimg will ar­ points out "We keep our hotel on says. Perry, however, moved for­ was that the Wacosta didn't the Strain, though, when he blew range to pick you up and take the up-and-up—)-and no monkey ward to release the frozen gear reach quarantine until after six into the New York Hall the you to the resort. business. It's a place where a and stuck to his job as the big o'clock- and the real disaster was other day to tell his old friends But you'd better make res­ Seafarer can make hi^elf at , blodc swung perilously close. To that nobody got ashore until 11 about it, and incidentally to ervations well in advance by home." . make matters worse, if they o'clock Sunday morning. leave a pack of folders in the calling Newfoundland 9-4936, as According to Brother Wessel's could be worse, the boat's motor "We lost a weekend," Rood Baggage room giving aU parr the pack of office girls currently jusiness card, which, incidentally says, "and that's what hurt." ticulars. had conked out. vacationing out there keeps the jears the printers union label. For Perry it was the second Things are run strictly SIU Moosepac's log cabins and bun­ Seafarers checking in will find Finally, the sailors with a brush with danger this year. In clean, airy rooms and, what's little help from the stowaways, Januai-y, he was Bosun on the style. Young said, with no per- galows pretty weU filled up. who were a mighty worried five- SS Adrian Victory, an American- forniing allowed. But if you'd There is a three-piece orches­ more, if you like a romantic some by then, caught the block Hawaiian ship, carrying bulk like a real vacation m the lakes tra and dancing in the messhall. sounding mailing address — the Wessels Hotels is in the heart of with a rope, holding it until phosphate loaded by the Army and woods, all you need is a Perry got the forward gear un- in Tampa for Germany. It was bathing suit and old clothes for Yoimg insists that life ashore the Vieux Carre^ is wonderful. Except for a hikmg, he added. * fouled. a bum loading job and when the The fare is from $42.50 to spell working in the mines out Even with the danger of the Adrian ran into a storm 700 $45.50 per week, but it includes of Jo-berg, South Africa, before swinging block averted the boat­ miles at sea the cargo shifted room, meals, boats on the lake, the war,. YOung sailed from load of Seafarers and stowaways and she developed a 50-degree hay-rides and picnics. 1929 until embarking on the Check the slop chest be­ was not much better off, since list. Situated on fourteen square Moosepac venture. He sailed out fore your boat sails. ' Make it took another half hour to get Heroic measures by the crew miles of vh-gin hardwood tim­ of SIU halls £is a Bosun after sure that the slop chest con­ the motor going. The tiller got saved the ship which finally ber-land, and fronting on three 1944. tains an adequate supply of away from the Mate and he limped back into Charleston. lakes, Moosepac has good fishing "If I can just get some guys all the things you are liable tried to steer with a sweep oar Perry got 33 hours overtime on right now, hunting in season, up there to help me take care to need. If it doesn't, call the which was too short for the that occasion—and a letter of miles of hiking trails, bridal of those women, everything will Union Hall immediately. heavy seas. The boat jiist drifted thanks from the company. paths and horses, if you are be all right," he declared! Offers Gay Times At Jersey Camp Cheek It—But Good �PHday, July 16, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (came aboard ship. He reported M. V. DEL VIENTO. April 4— that the Captain had changed Chairman Bill Mitchell; Record­ men around in the Steward De­ ing Secretary Fred Miller. En­ partment and he requested that gine and Steward's Department the Patrolman be contacted in Delegates reported plenty of dis­ next port tp see about putting puted overtime. New Business: men back on the jobs in which Motion by Fred Miller, second by they had shipped.^ Engine Dele­ Bill Olney that the company be gate, J. Sullivan reported all in requested to install cooking faci­ order. Under Education, Brother! lities and water fountain aft ior Grice spoke on the meaning and use by native crews in West importance of the motto: "An Africa. Also that locks be put 'SIU ship is a clean ship." on all doors on main deck. Mo­ ft ft ft tion by Miller, second by Doug­ lass Dominque that the Company M. V. DEL SOL. June 12 — be instructed to put on stores for Chairman. * Lassiter; Recording at least four months when ships man would not get it, have his lecrelary. Bradley. No overtime are sent on the West African permit revoked. Carried. One beefs reported by the Delegates. run, as the Del Viento has twice minute of silence for Brothers Old Business reguarding electric run short of food down there. lost at sea. washing machine, new refriger­ JOLD OM TO YOUR U/V/ON RECEIPTS, 4. t 4. Motion by Kelley, seconded by ator, and potato peeler was dis­ ^DISCHARGES, PAlP BILLS,^SIMILAR Douglass Dominque that exhaust CORAL SEA. May 22 —Chair­ cussed, and it was decided to re­ PROOF OF MOA/EV PAID OUT OR JOBS fans be installed in all foc'sles. man not given); Secretary. James fer it to the Patrolman in New Armstrong. Delegates reported HELP . IM MAMW CASES -jue ?A,?£RS Motion by Duffy, seconded by Orleans. Under Good and Wel­ Bill Olney that Delegates accom­ everything in order. Reports ac­ fare it was decided to ask the CAA/AJOT BE DUPLICATED AAID GAN pany patrolmen when contacting cepted. Under New business First Assistant to have the coffee CAUSE AAUCM TRCUeLE IF LOST OR, ship's officers. Good and Wel­ time was taken for the Engine urn fixed. The Messman was in­ AAlSLAID . fare included recommendations Department to elect a new Dele­ structed to remove coffee bag by Brothers Miller. Binnon. and gate^ Brother Singer. In Good from urn after making coffee. Olney that foc'sles be left clean and Welfare there was discussion The StewarcJ agreed to put out and the bunks stripped, that the on the necessity of making less more night lunch. The Mates on Pursers be required to familiarize noise in the passage way in or­ watch would be asked to keep themselves with the tropical dis­ der to let the watch below get the ship's radio tuned in. One eases and their treatment endemic some sleep. Also' discussion on minute of silence for Brothers to the West African ports, and cleanliness of the laundry. One lost at sea. that the Patrolman instruct the minute of silence for Brothers By HANK Chief Mate to have the gear lost at sea. 4 ft overhauled before another trip as With all these pillars of high finance around us not one OLIVER LOVING. June 13— the guys and blocks are unsafe. half-way decent ocean breeze (poets call it the tang of the sea) Chairman, J. L. Grimes; Re­ familiar to the brothers ever sails through our Beaver Street cording Secretary. P. J. Wilkin­ ft ft ft home. And this town is sure getting heated up something awful, son. Engine Delegate reported too. Must be because of all that political hot air cooking down in that Lindseed Oil had been found BESSEMER VICTORY. June convention-town Philadelphia. in the deck-lacquer used in the 13 — Chairman. F. Gibbons; Re­ ft ft ft 8-12 black gang foc'sle, and that cording Secretary, R. Weaver. GOVERNOR MILLER. AprU Well, last week a happy, big-sized Seafarer sailed into two bunks were missing from the Under Old Business the Ship's 25—Chairman Bankston; Secre­ same foc'sle. Motion made by town. Waving his cigar and laughing heartily. Brother "Straw­ Delegate reported that the Chief tary Ballard. Delegates report J. Oliver, and seconded by J. berry" Hutchins. the Steward, merrily barked away eibout Engineer had given his okay for all beefs ironed out with Captain. O'Sullivan that any member strawberries, watermelons, conditions while he's on that the crew to hang their gear in New Business: Motion 'by Bank­ caught molesting company prop­ "ferryboat" (as he calls it), the Seatrain Havana, shuttling the fidley to dry. The matter of ston that everyone be in sober erty be put in the 99- year club. between New York and Gulf ports. painting out crew's quarters was condition at payoff. Motion by Carried. ft ft ft to be referred to the Patrolman Bankston. and amended by BarOldtimer Roderick Smith (this time we didn't forget his first in Coos Bay. The Steward Dele­ barin that five copies of repair gate reported a dispute in over­ name), the Bosun, sailed into town recently from a trip ... Steward list be made up and the crew time for the shift to Alemeda. Vic Milazzo writes he'll be up in Brighton, Massachusetts for press for their completion either The Union Constitution and By­ hospitalization for a few months. Smooth recovery, Vic, and in Houston or the following port. laws were discussed under Ed­ we hope some shipmate of youi;s in any port writes a letter or A 23-item list was submitted. two to cheer you up. It helps a lot. ucation. ft ft ft Good and Welfare: Donations ft ft ft ft ft ft OLIVER LOVING. May 1— will be accepted by Brother Sam Lulfrell, another Seafarer with a sense of humor and Spahn to be forwarded to SIU Chairman. J. L. Grimes; Re­ ROSARIO. May 30 — Chair­ a, portable slopchest of huiitorous incidents, is drydocked in Delegate at Fort Stanton, New cording Secretary. Paul Wlkin- man. Harry H. Spurlock; Record­ town without any "heaves ahead" for awhile. Those LOGS are Mexico. It was suggested that son. Ships Delegate reported the ing Secretary. Robert L. Brain. on the way to you. Sam... Brother John Ward and his mus­ crewmembers not take sides in Captain had asked for draw No overtime beefs reported. tache is on a ship right now down around the rum and top-sided arguments where dog- lists. Department delegates re­ Motion carried to have Delegates calypso islands. eat-dog arguments are in prog­ ported all in order. Motion un­ make up repair lists. Under Good ft ft ft ress. One minute of silence for der New Business to have alley­ and Welfai'e the Steward Depart­ Here are most of the oldtimers in town: Chief Cook F. Guinways sougeed. Brother Grice ment was complimented as being paya, Juan Arroyo, John Flynn, Abe Sprung, A. McRobertson, departed Bi'others. talked vmder Education upon the best feeding ship afloat. It Steward L. D. Neill, Steward G. A. Allen, J. De Gilberto, A. the responsibility of the mem­ was suggested that the minutes Sanchez, J. Sotomayor, V. J. Tabarrini, A. Partner, Sykes O'Neal, bership in taking care of the be sent directly to the LOG. One R. McQueen, John Mikalnonas, E. P. O'Brien, W. Renny, Bosun equipment put aboard by the minute of silence observed for J. Patrick, Eddie "Skippy" Guszcynsky, K. Korneliosen, J. T. company. He explained that most Brothers lost at sea. tighe, A. Remijn, M. R. Dorfman, Ed Robinson, Fred Lukiv and s, i i of this was put aboard through J. J, Flynn. 01IEENS VICTORY — Chair- the efforts of the Union, through­ ft ft ft man. Jack Green; Recording out the years, to improve con­ Still looking for that shipmate? Here are some more: Secretary. John Risbeck. Motion ditions. A repair list was made A. Armand. J. A. Morris. Bosun 'Tex" Suit, M. Landron. V. under new business .to elect a up from suggestions of the Gustaaf, H. V. Nelson, M. Confusione. E. Greaux. R. Butler •- V ^ P committee to draw up a fine list membership under Good and (from the Gulf). J. J. Murphy. M. C. Jensen. V. Aviles. J. for messroom cleanliness. Motion Welfare. GEORGE D. PRENTICE — Sharp. W. De Long. J. Denopra. G. P. Thurmer. J, H. Pape. carried to bring men on chai-ges Chairman, McMillian: Recording ft ft ft R. Teets. John Bigwood. N. Gilligan, W. A. Beyer (from the who missed ship in Baltimore. ZEBULON PIKE. April 19 — Secretary. Bkraes. Deck Delegate Gulf). Walter Pritchett. C. Jurewicz. Fred Travis. V. McMahon. One minute of silence for de­ Chairman. Walter Patten; Re­ reported all full books except C. Torres. A. Amelia. T. F. Waller. J. Clamp. parted Brothers. cording Secretary. James Clinton. one GS picked up in Panama: ft ft ft ft ft ft Delegates reports accepted—all Engine and Steward Delegates The weekly SEAFARERS LOG will be sailing free of cost OREMAR. June 27—Chairman. in order. Motion that one head reported all full books. Motion all over the nation to the following brothers: Charles Schrunk of W. Fields; Reco/ding Secretary. be assi^ed to the longshoreman, that a fine list be drawn up cov­ Florida, George Raby of Ohio, Norman Adams of Georgia, Henry L. Garabedian. Ship's Delegate, and that they be exclude(^ from ering infractions of orderliness Gillikin of Georgia, Louis Paul of South Carolina, Lee Harvey of E. Thompson reported all mem­ the messhall. Cax-ried. Motion and cleanliness, and that moneys Louisiana, Joseph Mesta of Pennsjdvania, John Michaelis of New bers ip good standing. C. Omo- to elect a ship's Delegate did collected be sent to Brother Joe York, George Knox of Mississippi, Wilfred Dunlap of New York, Lightfool at the TB -Hospital in Daniel Fitzgerald of New Jersey, William Lamb of Maryland, hundro. Deck Delegate, reported not carry. Arizona. Carried. A. E. Thomp­ Galen Arey of Maine, Chester Wilson of West Virginia, Ralph that the sanitary work was not ft ft ft OLIVER . LOVING, June 10— son elected Ship's Delegate. Mo­ Stahl of Ohio. being paid for on Sundays and holidays, and recommended that Chairman, J. L. Grimes; Re­ tion that a better brand of soap ft ft ft the time be turned in to the cording Secretary. P. J. Wilkin­ be obtained in Honolulu. Motion Brother John "Bananas" Ziereis is back in town again— Patrolman. Engine Delegate, V. son. Ships Delegate, J. Oliver, that the Captain be asked, to this time without thtit big beard. John says he met Bosun Rackley reported all in order, as and Deck Delegate D. Chestnut have the quarters painted. Mo­ Mike Rossi and lots of other brothers while ashore in Rouen. did the Steward Delegate, E. reported everything running tion that anyone found carrying France when there were about five SIU ships in port... Troy. Motion by E. Thompson smoothly. Steward Delegate, O. tales to the Skipper be brought Tommie "Beachie" Murray sailed into town this week as that the Brother who tried to S. Scheuermann reported that up on charges of action unbe­ Bosun... Brother Frank Waller should be in New York one ship aboard through a "fink every man shipping out of an coming a Union man. All. mo­ of these hot days... Brothers, keep your ship clean and happy— herder" on the excuse that he SIU Hall was expected to know tions carried. One minute silence and have those big beefs settled at the payoff with the patrol­ took the job so that a non-union his job ahd to do it when he observed for Brothers lost at sea. man aboard. Don't foul up the contract or the SIU! 440LD Oti TO / -''f YOUR RECEIPTS.' CUT and RUN '• ^ ^ �Pe^e Ten T B E S B AF ARE RS Friday. July 16, 194a . LOG tHE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS fi- •i; Found Excellent Crew On Edwin Markham, ButCharges Topside Played CompanyGame To the Editor: Mere are a few words to let the membership know that there still are some good ships and Amazed Seafarer Finds Own Rescue Pictured In Log To the Editor: r am one of the 18 survivors of the Richard Caswell shown being rescued from a raft in the picture you ran on page seven of the LOG for July 2nd. I remembered seeing the Navy taking pictures of us as they pulled along side to pick us up; and I have often wondered since how I could get hold of some of these pictures. it would mean a great deal to me if I could in-ocure this pic­ ture and any others that were made at that time. Could you tell me whom I could write for copies? You can imagine how sur­ prised I was after all this time to see the picture of my rescue aiipear in the LOG! Any as­ sistance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Douglas J, Acker, Jr. (Ed. Note: A copy of the picture printed in the LOG is on its way to you. For in­ formation concerning other iHctures of the rescue, contact Mr. Imlay. South Atlantic Steamship Company. Savannah Bank Building. Savannah. Georgia.) good crews afloat. Believe me. shipmates. The galley force has Brothers, this bunch on the SS been tops. The Messmen have Edwin Markham, South Atlantic, been right on the badL Most of the crew are from is a good one. I mean that it's a good bunch Norfolk. We have visited Le with the exception of two char­ Havre and Rouen, where we are acters—^the Master and the Mate, now, and soon will be headed of course. Both of them are com­ for Dingwall, Nova Scotia, to load gypsum. Watch for a good pany men. The Captain just doesn't put payoff in Baltimore around the any stock in the SIU slogan, middle of July. "An SIU ship is a clean ship." To put this whole thing in a nutshell, let me finish by say­ He holds the opposite view. ing this crew is tops with me. Moreover, he says "If it's ov­ Fred R. Hicks ertime, don't do it." Chief Steward The crew's passageways have not been painted in over a year, at least. The Bosun says maybe SUP Member two years. Wants The LOG As for sougeeing! The Captain Sent To Home says if we are good boys we might be allowed to do a little To the Editor: sougeeing on the way home. But I would like to have the LOG painting is strictly out. mailed to me, but being as I am a member of the SUP I do WILL SEE ABOUT IT not know whether I can re­ We'll see about aU this when ceive it or not. I usually sail we hit the States sometime in SIU ships and enjoy reading the July. It is very possible that we LOG when and if I am able to will go into Baltimore for the pick up a copy. However, I'd payoff. If we do I'm sure the like to receive it at my home Baltimore Agent will straighten so I can catch up on numbers out these two South Atlantic I've missed while being away. stiffs—^just as he did that Mas­ John Washburn ter on the SS Joshua Slocum (Ed. Note: All members of last year. I guess he remembers the Seafarers International Un­ that one. Well, so much for the bad ion, be they members of theSUP, Great Lakes Dislricf or parts of the voyage. I would like to express my Marine Allied Workers, are en­ gi-atitude for the cooperation this titled to receive the LOG at crew has given me throughout tfaeir homes free. Brother the entire voyage. I can say Washburn's name has been truthfully that I never have added to the LOG mailing mailed with a better bunch of Ust.) Log'A-Rhythms If She Could Talk By CARL WILSON Out of Baltimore and down Chesapeake Bay, Sailed the John Hanson on a wintery day, With her holds full of coal she rounded the Cape, And bid farewell to the last landscape. With a brand new bottom on her for'd peak. She was sound as a drum and had not a leak. She pushed her nose into the deep ocean brine, As she rose and fell with a smooth even rhyme. Across the ocean and through the channel. She humped along like an old desert camel, While most of her crew were still dreaming, alas, About their fun in Baltimore with some unsavory : lass. While her Third Assistant was trying to learn. Why the God-damn light on her stern wouldn't burn, The First and the Second would sit by-a beer. And would hunt and kill all the black bear and deer. Then into Goteborg one morning she steamed, And moored to some buoys out in the stream, The agents informed us, "you're not wanted here," But to Malmo you must go when the ice is clear." . No one seemed to mind that part, in fact, They were perfectly willing to leave the city intact; We sailed from there and everything was nice. Until we encountered some floating ice. Two days of this and the fog set down, Then one day we heard a deep-throated sound. At first we thought a fog horn we were meeting. But later we learned it was only porn porri's greeting. * The Pursej: and Sparks to a dance did go. And by their return they were not so slow, For three belles they had, with eyes full of love, And Sparks strutted around like a turtle dove. ' | , ; The Third Ass't found a place very soon, Where you could bend your elbow till like a flower you'd bloom, TTien he and a "friend" to the ship would saunter, • And the first thing he'd ask, "Have you got any Kroner." Our Chief Engineer not to be outdone. Bought radios, watches and Ughters by the ton; When the ship returns to the payoff port. He can walk up the street like a Broadway sport. .4 • V I don't know what our skipper did, For to me he was under a very tight lid, But I'm willing to bet he wasn't so idle, When he got ashore with that high-pressure title. |r . ,' ) ' T• The First Engineer some French walnut wanted. And around town every place he haunted, Till by hook or crook he gathered some sticks, To make a fine stock for his 30-06. • f These smiliiq Seafarers are from the Stewards and Deck Department of the SS Edwin Markham. Soutb Atlantic. Front row (left to right): Fred Hicks, the Chief Steward who wrote the accompanying letter and who seems to favor fancy sweaters; Dikens. AB. with head in lifering; Eddie Anderson, Crew Mess; Mike Prochak. Night Cook; Smitty. AB; and Vincent KuhL Ship's Delegate, Back row: Bruce, AB; Kenneth Rice, Chief Cook; Foster, AB; Chicko, Officers Mess; Gus Kuknuas. Bosun; Jim Maness, AB; Curley Jordan, OS; and Wright, AB. in front of Jordan. Picture was snapped on a sunny June day in Rouen, France, while the Black Gang was ashore. The First Mate, poor boy, he seems very sad, As he looks over the payroll that is to be had, He's wondering now if love really pays, But he knows the price of a few gay days. ' This ship is only a few years old, My God, if she could talk what stories would be told. But from now until the day she will die. She'll have more such times, and that's no lie. V �THE SEAFARERS Friday. July 16. 1948 Late Seafarer's Kin Thank Union For Aid And Sympathy (This letter was addressed to pathy has been emphasized by Ben Bees. Norfolk Agent, who the cold attitude of others who are no doubt opposed to your forwarded it to the LOG.) Union. To the Editor. In regaid to the $150 which the Union allows a member for I received the American Flag under which my son, Paul Hunt, burial expenses; Mr. Joe Volwas buried in Nevitas, Cuba,, pian. Special Services Represen­ tative in New York, informed from the SS Noah Webster. I also received the check for me that the company paid for $225, which Paul's shipmates the funeral in Cuba, so the Un­ Bent me aftei' they deducted the ion cannot pay this money un­ cost of flowers and other funeral less we decide to have the body arrangements from the money returned for interrment here. This seems very fair to us. collected. We feel that you and his ship­ A full statement of eN^erything that happened in connection with mates and the SIU have done my son's death has also been all that you possibly could. If I could see all of you who received. My wife and I, and have been such real friends in Paul's brothers and sisters wish our time of trouble, I would like to extend to you, the SIU, and to personally thank you. It has his shipmates on the Noah Web­ ster, our sincere thanks for the done me and my family a lot Wonderful way in which you of good to know that my son have considered us in our time associated with such real people. We wish to thank you again of bereavement. We will never for all of your trouble. forget what you have done for Louis E. Hunt us. 4128 Linden Ave. No wonder Paul thought so Deer Park. Ohio much of the SIU! Your sym- Ship's Skipper, Engineers Laud Coral Stewards To the Editor: In reference to the SS Coral Sea and 1)he Stewards Department carried, those of us who have signed our names below wish to give our thanks to the Stewards Department (namely the cooks) for a good feeding ship and one hell of a fine gang. Special praise is due Steward J. JeUette. His fine cooks are H. Kahn, Add Gilham -and B. Tombosun. Signed by Master. Four Engineers and Radio Operator Waiting His Turn Brother Robinson stated in the LOG for July 2nd that men should pile off a ship' if given travel pay. I believe that is- already taken care of by the ruling that calls for permit men to get off after one trip or sixty days. So far as full book members are con­ cerned I think a man who has duly shipped under our rotary shipping sy.stem, which is fair to all, should be able to stay on or get off as he pleases. Why take the rights from a man that he now has? W. Gentry. Chief Cqpk on the Tulane Victory, shows im­ patience as an unidentified fellow crewmember takes his time in scanning the LOG. It looks- like the Brother is read­ ing the details of the SIU's signing up another tanker company. After a short trip a man may not have money enough to wait around the beach for another ship—especially when shipping is tough. Another thing: When a man writes to the LOG he should put down his book number. John R. Word (Ed. Note: Book numbers usually accompany articles re­ ceived by the LOG. These numbers are not printed, but the Headquarters files are checked in each case to see that the writer is a member in good standing.) The Mystery Of Minas Basin — Or How The Drain Was Plugged This is a notice to Mariners: Beware of Mimas Basin! I have just returned from a fabulous voyage up there. Short­ ly before our arrival a ship, for­ ever unknown, went down the drain with all hands. It happen­ ed like this: After sailing in circles for forty days and forty nights in a pea-soup fog, she finally drop­ ped the hook. When the fog lift­ ed she hove up anchor and un­ wittingly pulled the plug. Down the ocean-drain she went in a gigantic whirlpool! Though not far off, we evad­ ed the same fate by a miracle. The tide was dead low, and the water in the Bay of Fundy drained down the hole so rapidly that we were stranded high and dry in the tracks of a calm cart. The Captain rang full ahead. The twin-screws dug into the mud and we steered a course through the ooze as slick as an eel, right past the yawning hole but of which a great updrift of wind was carrying fish and spray high into the air with a dread­ ful roar. Finally we docked alongside a deck of logs (back issues, I think.) Almost at once the na­ tives of this inhospitable shore ran out onto the logs, and began throwing rocks down our hatches. They threw them so fast, that very soon there was no room left for cargo. The Mate explained it this way: These people feel thenbarren shore to be a holy place, and themselves without sin; so they feel that they, alone among men, are privileged to throw i-ocks. Besides, they don't have windows in their huts—^let alone glass houses. After sinking us to the plimsoli line in mud, these charming little people skated out to the BE USE.THE ?UiHG£R.T - hole and covered it with hatchboards to keep the incoming tide from running out. The water flowed around us and lifted us out of the mud with just our deck-housing above water. But as we cleared the dock, another fog set in. The Old Man figured he'd sail with the current, confident it would carry us out. But an­ other ship had entered the bay in the fog and she chose to sail against the current, sounding her fog horn. We answered with shipping. And there ai-e many thousands like me. You can as^ While spending a few days sure Elinore Herrick of that. .g with my wife here in Canada I In regard to her very wron^ received a copy of the LOG in statement that jobs can be pur; which was published an account chased in the hiring halls, 1 of Elinore Morehouse Herrick's might say that it would be pos­ ideas on how the maritime in­ sible—for a few million bucks a job—on the theory that every dustry should be run. man has his price. But the price Please, let me get my two in such an instance would be cents in. To put it in a nutshell, right out of every union seaman's Mrs. Herrick is off her nut if pocket. she believes what she wrote. I confess that I have seen one How anyone can make such or two attempts by phony punks statements is beyond me. It is to buy jobs, but they found it,, very obvious that she doesn't mighty costly. They are now know the first thing about unions hanging around fink halls look-r. or union hiring halls. I think ing for jobs and telling other that it would be a very good birds of the feather that union idea to send Elinore Herrick a hiring halls are no good. weekly copy of the LOG and let Mrs. Herrick is doubtless her see for herself just how far very happy woman since thej^ off the ball she is. say that ignoi-ance is bliss. (Ed. note; -A copy of the LOG I. 'W. Magarvy i for July 2, the Hiring Hall is­ sue, was sent to Mrs. Herrick.) T 'V- I To the Editor: Says Critic Of Hiring Halt Wants End Of Trade Unions To the Editor: Feds Bookmen Have Job Rights To the Editor: Page Eleven LOG ours as we passed. Soon there was another whistle ahead, "We must be going places," said the Captain, gleefully, "by the traffic we're passing!" We kept this up "for a week, and when the fog lifted we saw that we had been passing the same ship all the time, for the current was going around and around in a big circle—us sailing with it, and he against it. "Oh well," said the Skipper, "we've learned something about great-circle sailing." How long that jury-rigged plug will hold I can't say. I hear an international conference is draw­ ing up a plan to plug it with mud. But whether they do or they don't; my notice to Mariners is: Steer clear of Minas Basin! Joe Grimes Montevideo Nurse I I haven't been a m(?fiiber ever Wants To Contact since 1938 the way some of the u rest have, and I certainly can't Seafarer Husband JI say that I know first hand what conditions were in 1922 and 1923. To the Editor: But I can say that today seafar­ Many SIU members are treated ing is a pi'ofession which ranks in my ward in the British Hos-, as high as any in cleanliness and pital here. Fiom them I have respectability. learned of your SEAFARERS CG BRASS-HAPPY LOG, and would like to have it sent to me here where I could Our merchant marine today is what it is only because *\ve have i-ead it and pass it on to my fought and won against people Seafarer patients. like Elinore Herrick. The day But especially I would like ta that merchant seamen are put ask you to help me get in touch, under a hiring hall run by the with my husband, Michael Mich-, brass-happy Coast Guard will be old, who is an SIU member. I the day we start a backward have been out of touch with trend to where we were years him, for a couple of months and ago. That will be the day when think he maj' be on a long trip. thousands of men who believe In any event I know he will-, in democratic trade unionism see it if j'ou publish it in th®, will start looking for shore-side LOG. jobs. Mrs. Michael Michold i British Hospital f I'for one would not tolerate Montevideo, Uruguay £ any such bureaucratic rule over IN THE LAND OF RUM AND COCA COLA Membership Rules I Membership rules require every man entering the Un­ ion Halls to show his Union book, pro-book, permit card or white card to the Door­ man. Nothing else will be recognized. This is for the membership's protection. Don't waste the Doorman's — or • your own — time by arguing this point. Observe the rules you make. After a refreshing swim at Maxacas Beach, Trinidad, three Alcoa Cavalier crewmen partake of coke and sandwiches from the trunk of a cab they hired for the occasion. Left to right— Arne Bonner, Bob Larsen and Frank Boyne. .: ••'.r .i �THE SEAF ARERS Page Twelve Patrolmen, Heads-Up Crew Put Seaton In A-1 Shape LOG Frida?. July 16. 1948 FINAL RITES FOR A DEPARTED SEAFARER IN DURBAN 1 "Attention! All performers are hereby invited to membership in i^iWhen I joined this Alcoa scow, the famous 99-year club. Rum the SS Williani W. Seaton, in and Coke will be served till eter­ i^Itimore, I fbund the deck nity. Your names will be printed ^ng in a big beef with topside. in whisky on the social register. The Patrolman was on board No tripcards, permits or books straightening things out. And he are required. All super-per­ ^d a good job, too. We are 22 formers will have special privi­ d^ys out, and there hasn't been a leges. The address is 99 West single word of trouble. Fink Street, Crimpville." But we can understand now As a result, we are having no what. was the matter before: trouble with performers this trip. There wasn't a guy-block in Once again, let me say "hats working order, the tools had off" to the Baltimore Patrolmen bipen lost, and all the gear was for the swell job they did in run-down. The Mate explained straightening up this wagon. these conditions by saying that V. Perez he had not had a compatent crew for three trips. Anyhow, we have this old "rustbucket" in A-1 shape now. Plenty of overtime for everybody (about 100 hours), and some time-off. Everybody is lending a -hand and we are keeping things "steady as she goes." Here is what was Posted on To the Editor: the blackboard a few days ago: Thanks very much for the LOG. And, especially, for the MEMBER'S MOM NOW issues that I had missed. The entire crew of the Governor Houston, Waterman, shown at the funeral for Seafarer I read every issue from cover Reginald Bordeaux. Brother Bordeaux, Decic Engineer on the Houston, was killed: when he fell UNDERSTANDS SEA, to cover, and there is never any­ from the ship's gangway while the ship was in Durban. Flowers and the headstone were paid SHIPS VIA LOG for by the Houston crew. thing dull in it. Incidentally, many of my buddies here in col­ To the Editor: lege find the LOG interesting and My son, Harold W. Simmons, educational reading too — even has the LOG sent to our home though none of them is a seaman. weekly. I'd like to tell you how could pay my own transportation 'misery without any improvement J] Many who wei'e prejudiced to­ To the Editor: much we enjoy it. to the hospital. aboard ship, I finally obtained an, This is another episode in the Before getting the LOG I was ward unions, have changed their Captain Hiles refused, saying X-ray which showed that my often at a loss to rmderstand minds after reading the LOG. career of "Warden" Morgan Hiles, that I would only get drunk and skull was fractured. An Army things about the ships and the The LOG is an ambassador of the infamous Skipper of the try to lick the whole town. That Doctor put me in the hospital. sea that he would tell me on good wiU for labor wherever it Maiden Creek, who is digging his is an example of the sarcasm I So that is the last I saw of: my visits to New York; but now, goes. own grave on the Waterman endured from him during the "Warden" Hiles. No money. No I am enclosing $30.00 to cover ships. through reading the LOG, I am days my head was bursting with ship. But the payoff is yet to the strike assessment, the build­ able to keep up with him. I am in St. Paul's Hn.spita], pain untjl I finally got to this come, both for me and for Cap­ My husband, who works for ing assessment, and the hospital Iloilo, Philippine Islands—thanks hospital. tain Hiles. the New York Central, is a assessment. to God and not to Mr. Hiles, who Finally, after thirteen days of Frank Ploppert great Union man. We are both I wish to comment on the 1948 thinks a fractured skull and very proud that Harold is a Assessments— other head injuries are big jokes member of the SIU. I think that the Building As­ that can be treated with aspirin. Mrs. W. H. Simmons After being robbed and beaten sessment has already proved its Reading, Ohio worth quite well. But the Strike iit Manila, I was only permitted Assessment was the most im­ to go to a hospital in Negros portant of the two, in my esti­ after an urgent request; and then was provided no transportation mation. The SIU may have to fight for by the Captain. I had to walk By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON the rights of all seafaring men four miles in the blazing sun, If you don't find linen in the near future. It is good with my head splitting, only to when you go aboard your sound logic that we be prepared find that the "hospital" was a ship, notify the Hall at once. 1. for any eventuality; therefore, I first-aid station with no X-ray A telegram from Le Havre or endorse the 1948 Strike Assess­ equipment. Singapore won't do you any I shall "get a new contract to give to the guys, When we got to Iloilo, I asked ment 100 percent. good. It's your bed and you And thus earn their vote as 'Curran the wise;' for a five Peso draw so that I Jack S. White have to lie in it. For in these dark days of Hartley and Taft, Farragut. Idaho To the Editor: Log Breaks Down Union Prejudice In Idaho School Injured, Denied Aid Brother Raps Skipper Log-A -Rhythms 'No Coffee Time JeeV Dilemma ATTENTION! THREE HAPPY EVELYN CREWMEN To work with no contract rhost surely is daft. FARM STRIKERS THANK SIU MEN FOR DONATIONS 2. To the Editor: m:-' IllPf:.' l->.- •' irs;:;' Out on declr for a breather between meals, three of the Evelyn's Stewards Department manage a smile for George Swift's camera. Left to right—^Bob Beavers, Bill Bridewell and Larry Langan. In last week's LOG Brother Swift described the enjoyable time had by. the crew when the ship stopped at Boca Grande. . v' J . 1 C * J f J A,ei?i I.ij M.iA,., i - In behalf of the strikers at Di Giorgio Farms I wish to extend our thanks to the crew of the SS Kelso Victory for the dona-J tion of $65.00 and to the crew of, the SS San Angelo Victory for $50.00. We wish to thank both crews and to state that with such people back of us we can't possibly lose, and have no in­ tention of losing the fight we are in. Jim Price, our president of Local 218, has not fully recovered from the shooting, but he is coming out of it all right. Again we thank you people for your kindness and generosity. W. A. Swearigen. Sec.-Treas. Kern County^ Farm Labor Union Local 218 (Ed. Note: The shooting mentioned- occurred in May when anti-labor elements raid­ ed a meeting of strike leaders and shot Local President Price.) >•: \ t } • i r i ' A 3 ,1, , 1J ; , ' J (,-:l .i, Yet this is a course that's most hard to pursue, For I'm paddling around in political stew. And Smith of the commies says, "Peddle your bike. To hell with Taft-Hartley, we're going to strike." 3. Yes I'm paying the price for trade union sin. And have lost all control to the reds from within, When I rise at a meeting to give with a speech, They pelt me with pennies and holler and screech. 4. We are running around like a lot of stray goats. The 'commies' and 'caucus* fly at their own throats. There's murder, mayhem and rebellion too; . Oh, wharhas become of my loved N.M.U.? 5. We are scrapping ourselves as^ the shipowners grin; Ac the gosh-darnest, awfulest mess^ that we're in; They have issued injunctions and called out the law. To crack down on my union as never before. 6. Perhaps- King Solomon could explain upon oath. How a much worried guy is to satisfy both; If things get much tougher there's nought I can do^ But grab noe a trip card and ship S.I.U. .1 i .. I ) ' I : i �THE Fritiay, July l«. 1948 1947 Bound Logs On Band Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LCXJ for the six-months from July through December 1947 have just arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them— as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per copy. Also available are some copies of previous bound editions at the same price. Bindings on all volunics are of sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beav'er Street, New York City. Makes For Noose, Bosun Maintains To the Editor: You've had a number of stories about what we Bosuns should do, and shouldn't do in recent issues. I can go along with most of what you've printed; but there is one thing you've not touched at all. And now that the working copditions of the agreement have come up for review, I think now is the time to say it; for there is a loop-hole in the agreement that is a hangman's knot. Rofoin Trent Sports A Merry, Merry Crew; Homesteaders Invited To Stake Out Claim To the Editor: Claudi "The Wheel" Fulcher has recovered from the wounds he received while looking for his woman; it seems that he stuck his head in the wrong room. Yet George "The Champ" Harris, Well Seafarers, have you ever seen, heard of, or been aboard a yacht with 21 booms and plenty of keel? No? Well then, if you haven't you should get aboard the Robin Line ship, SS Robin CMIPP/AJG- AlbPeTrent, special-built C3. pAiAir? •STAICJAJG; Everyone from the Skipper, Kenneth "Playboy" Simpson, down to yours truly, had a won­ derful time and couldn't have had a better trip if we had been passengers ourselves. In fact, we had such a nice voyage that Ferola "Boston Blackie^' Spata promised all hands a ride in his 1948 Buick that he bought in 1946. . But then there were sad mo-, ments too, when Huddle "Black­ who is in damn good shape, will smith" Newbaker shed tears stage a comeback on his return, when he found that they had no in or about Norfolk. mules to shoe on board ship. OFF TO YUKON Back to Carolina with you, Incidentally, Arnold "Super "Blacksmith." And then there was the time Electro" Lucas who operates on when John "The Mad Russian" high frequency was sued for Treilibs lost his can-opener and breach of promise when he de­ we had to eat cold-cuts. They clined to marry in Durban, the didn't know that David "The city of love. Last heard of, he Beer Barrel" Gilmore was open­ was on his way to cool off in Alaska. ing beer. LOOKS LIKE A OCCrAL FLUSH Probably one of the reasons the crew described the Paul Shoup -as being a good ship is the cabbage being displayed by crewmembers Herb. Oiler and D. C. R«afro. Wiper. Page Thirieeu SEAFARERS LOG Warren "One Dish" Woodill got his orders straight as long as you ordered a full-house and you know what we mean. But that doesn't compare with Raymond "Aussie" Bell, who "can ring the Engine room telegraph to Stop and then Full Ahead for the hell of it and think nothing of it. Perhaps you might know that Jack "Pretty Boy" Hoi-ton had all the women till he lost that five pound note sewed in the lapel of his coat. Ah, such is love. George "Shickshinny Red" Leidemann, not to be outdone, went swimming in the East River after stxbjecting himself to the contagious influence of Singa­ pore Slings, clothes and all. Time and space will not allow to give each and every one his credit due, but in closing I would like to say that under the able supervision of Mr. Richard Ford, Chief Mate, and Brother Claudi Fulcher, Bosun, the deck depart­ ment brought in one of the clean­ est ships that Robin Line has seen in a long tjme—and that goes for New York Harbor as well. GOOD TEAMWORK How can it be to the benefit of the membership — Deck De­ partment, of course, I'm talking about—to have the agreement written in such a way that the Mate is practically invited to put the Bosun painting inside pas­ sageways, etc. at night, when this same work would otherwise be overtime for the men on watch in the daytime—or any­ body else doing it during reg­ ular working hours? It all centers around the highman overtime clause for the Bosun. On a good ship that is not too tight on overtime, with a good Mate, and a Bosim who knows his job, things usually work out okay. The Bosun does his job; and necessary work on week-ends, and is written in for the rest. But we are facing tough times; and here's what happens when the company puts the heat on the officers to cut overtime to the bone: About the middle of the trip the Mate tells the Bosun he hates to see him running so far behind in his overtime. "I'll tell you what you can do," he says. "You can paint the messroom, the rec­ reation room and the inside pas­ sageways going home. Work a few hours every night, and it'll just about bring you even with high man overtime." Of course that gives the Bosun a mere eleven or twelve hour day—^but the important thing is this: It puts him in the position of practically scabbing on his own crew, for aU of that would be overtime -for the men in the daytime doing the work on their regular watch! It undermines basic conditions all around. And if the Bosun re­ fuses, he loses all claim to higly man overtime which often rurc} to a hundred hours or more, j I think it ought to be cleared up now. Bill Caxringlon 1 PUTTING THE LUMPS TO TOP" iiiiiiiiiliifr "Pop" Kapor must have been up to one of his shipboard "kapors" (Yipes, bad pun) to draw this skull thumping by fellow crewmen on the John Hansen. "Pop" survived, however, and completed the trip to Greece, where the Hansen delivered her grain cargo. Others in the picture are; standing in front—Cecil. MM. Seated, left to right—Dave Hockaday. AB; Jack Arellanes. AB; Walter McLaughlin. Oiler and Ship's Delegate; Cliff. FWT. Nick Francos. OS and Philip, Wiper. Of course, all departments worked together, and that's the policy that has always been the byword on SlU-manned ships. There has ben no recfnt Home­ stead Act that we know of, but if you Brothers want to stake a claim, stake it now by throwing in your card for the Robin Trent Then you will find yourself settled down for life, liberty Arrow Passengers ashore, and the pursuit of over­ Praise Ability time. Well be seeing you. Of Ship's Baker Arnold Lucas. Ship's Delegate George Leidemann. Deck Del. To the Editor: We wish to do honor to the services of one of your members, BACKS SUGGESTION F. W. Brandenberg, Night Cook ON TRAVEL PAY and Baker, aboard the SS Marine Arrow en route to Capetown, To the Editor: South Africa, through the chan­ I am one Member that is in nels of your fine newspaper, the favor of Brother Henry Robin­ SEAFARERS LOG. son's letter in the July 2 LOG, We have all traveled exten­ in which he asks that the ship­ sively and have not yet found ping rules should require a man the equal of this baker on any paying off with transportation to ship upon which we have been register and get another job off privileged to travel. Particulai-ly the board. to be recommended are his In fact, I think that all mem­ pastries and bread. bers who have had a good trip We would be grateful if you should be willing to stay off a would print this in your SEA­ trip in order to give otl^er FARERS LOG, as we believe in Brothers on the beach a chance giving credit where credit is due. to get back to sea. Thank you. Don't forget that many Broth­ • Mr. & Mrs. H. Garber ers have families to take care of, and all of us have necessary ex­ S. Steinleuf penses. So when shipping is H. Daneman slow, if everyone gives and takes Charles Fiierstenberg a little, everyone will have a (Passengers) UNION THANKED FOR STRIKE HELP BY FOUNDRY MEN To the Editor: Local No. 164 wishes to thank the SIU for its donation which greatly assisted our members in winning the eight-week strike in the San Francisco Bay Dis­ trict. Your donation, and the dona­ tion from other sister locals, •materially helped in keeping up the morale of the members and winning the strike. All minimum rates were rais­ ed one dollar per day and the other fringe items, vacations and holidays, improvements were. conceded by the employers. We finally got negotiations with our outside towns settled June 21. It was a tough battle but thanks to the cooperation we had we made a satisfactory set­ tlement. Thank you again. This donation will help clean up the expenses; but we will not need any further donation now. A. T. -Wynn. Financial Secy. Inf. Meldeys and Fcwindrv �'Paig9 Fourteen TH E SE AE ArRE R S I O C Hiring Hall Victory Must Be Followed Up Frider. Julr 16. IMS FRANCIS BRENNAN BURIED' AT SEA Says SIU Win Will Inspire Other Unions ions on actual fact. What they To the Editor: '< say depends on the current ' I am not in the habit of commie line. .One of the biggest thrills of writing to the LOG, but I feel So it is no wonder that they my life came when I picked up that I have to say something don't like the SIU Hiring Hall a copy of the LOG and saw about our wonderful success in clause: it gives the commies one where the Union had saved the obtaining the new Hiring Hall less excuse to deliberately ci-eate Hiring Hall (LOG, July 2.) clause. beefs in the industry! For awhile it looked like the 'In my humble opinion, the Another thing I noticed was anti-labor gang had the unions SIU managed to pull something this. The waterfront section of on the ropes. After seeing other out of the fire that future his­ the communist party went out unions lose strikes, get stuck tories of the maritime industry of its way to twist the SIU Hir­ with injunctions and slowly start Tfrill paint as one of, the great­ ing Hall clause by leaving the toward ruin, the SIU Hiring Hall est victories ever obtained by all-important Section 7 out of victory comes out as the one any seaman's union. the version they published in clear-cut victory of the labor I read with great interest last the NMU Pilotmovement. week's issue of the LOG, in Section 7 allows the SIU to Not only does the SIU victory which iWwas stated that every­ re-open any part of the Hiring mean the preservation of thE body was greatly impre.ssed by Hall agreement at any time. The Hiring Hall, our one guarantee the victory except those mem­ commies left this out to pre­ Shipmates of Francis Brennan, who died aboard the SS of good working conditions and bers and stooges of the commu­ vent the average NMU reader Algonquin Victory on April 30, held funeral service on deck wages — it also stands out as a nist party who do their dirty of their sheet from knowing before committing his body to the waters. Burial took place guide for trade unionists all over work disguised as the National exactly what the SIU has won. as the ship was a day out of New York. Blackie Martin and the country who have been losCouncil of the NMU. Enough said about those bums, Aussie Wright. Algonquin crewmen, brought photo to LOG. ,ng heart. This is amazing when I con­ and now for a little more dis­ This, I'm sure, will give them sider the fact that among my cussion of the SIU contract. the boost to battle for the pres­ acquaintances are many NMU It looks to me as if the Un­ ervation of their unions. We've members who know their way ion established a precedent showed them that it can be done. aroimd. whereby this big issue, the Hir­ These men, rank-and-filers all ing Hall, can be settled with SOLID UNION of them, have read the new SIU all the remaining companies con­ drank and never took time off j t^ere was no reason Twin Beefs Hiring Hall clause carried in tracted to the SIU. during _ the four and a half ^^e SIU was the LOG, and they would do As the Negotiating Committee Two recent payoffs resulted in months trip. in for a tough battle on the almost anything to get the same pointed out, this will allow the practically the same beef. Here's But when the ship got to waterfront. After all, we went deal. Union to spend more time and the way it stacked up on one of Shanghai, China, _ he asked for a'^^t from scratch buUt a True to their past record, the energy preparing for the fights them: commies do not base their opin- that unquestionably are ahead The Mate insisted on doing little time to visit his parents solid Union. who were living there. He fur­ Surely nothing they throw at of us. Deck Department work during ther explained that he had not us from Washington could be It will also allow us to put the trip, which the Delegate been back to China for the last any tougher than the struggle more time and energy into the quite rightly put down on the nine year^. we went through to take the Organizing Program, which has overtime sheet. Nevertheless, the Mate refus­ hiring of seamen out of the SIU, A&G District been so successful in the past Then the Skipper took excep­ ed to give him the time, and the crimp joints and off the piers. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. three years. tion to the Delegate's actions and Skipper backed the Mate. Then Twenty years ago nobody William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 held it against him as a ^personal when the sailor took a day and could forsee that the Union Hir­ REAL PRIVILEGE BOSTON 276 State St. Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 issue. Shortly after, the ship a half off, he was logged three ing Hall would come into being I might add that it is with was laid up for a few days, and days pay. GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd St. —but it did. If we managed to Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 a feeling of great pride that I Considering the man's reliabil­ get the Hiring Hall in the face MOBILE I South Lawrence St. recognize what a real privilege the Mate and the Skipper fig­ ured this gave them an oppor­ ity, and the fact that he had of all that opposition, there is Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 not taken the time off deliber­ no reason why we can't survive NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. it is to belong to an organiza­ tunity to get even. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 tion that works continually for ately, without first asking the these days of anti-imion hysteria. When a crew was called for, NEW YORK 51 Beiver St. the benefit of its membership. Mate's permission, we asked the In closing I want to express Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Our achievements, and our the Delegate re-shipped, and was Skipper to ^ift the log. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. the thanks of this Seafarer to the policy of the membership mak­ refused by the Mate on a phony He refused flatly. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 excuse, though it was obvious members of the Negotiating PHILADELPHIA. ..614-16 No. 13th St. ing the decisions in all matters, It is our opinion that such a Committee for the fine job they that he was being discriminated Uoyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 give us our greatest asset—our Skipper and such a Mate rate did. against for Union activity. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. internal unity. no respect as men, and that they fiteve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 The SIU can tackle a program Needless to say, they didn't live up to the mark of being The Hiring Hall is still ours SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon and the Union is still as strong get away with it. When the beef Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 as a Union, dealing with a Union the meanest men on earth. as ever. Well done!SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. problem for the benefit of the was settled, the Delegate was Louis Goffin Bill Scheran Charles'Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Union's members, without re­ still on the ship. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. sorting to name-calling and backJust remmbe'r, your Union or­ R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.V.C. stabbing among ourselves ganization will back you all the In an organization of our type, way on a beef arising over legiHAnover 2-2784 SECRETARY-TREASURER the members should take every Paul Hall opportunity to discuss maritime ROBERT MYERS. St., Mobile, Alabama, is anxious DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION problems with members of other Cook and Baker to get in touch with you. Lindsey Williams Please get in touch with your maritime outfits such as the ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS tit Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler mother as soon as possible. NMU, the MCS and the rest. MAURICE BENAMOU Joseph Volpian As a Union man, I frequently t t. Your wife is anxious to hear talk unionism with members of GEORGE H. MESEROLE from you, at 507 N. 87th Street, SUP other maritime unions as well Your father, H. E. Meserole, is East St. Louis, 111. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. as with members of shoreside in bad health and very anxious tit Phone 5-8777 unions and I find it very ento hear frcwn you. He asks that PORTLAND... 111 W. Bumside St. CHARLES ENGLISH Beacon 4336 lightening. you write him at 265 So. 67 Get in. touch with John G. Invariably the people to whom RICHMOND, Calif 257 Sth St. St., Birmingham, Ala. Luplin, Inspector, 197 Clarendon Phone 2599 I talk express amazement at i 4 * St., Boston, Mass. SAN FRANCISCO. 59 CUy St. what they read of our policies ALSON ET. SMITH Douglas 2-5475 tit CJet in touch with your father SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. and programs in the SEAFAR­ WILLIAM HOUGHTON Main 0290 ERS LOG. timate Union activity. But if it's as he is anxious to hear from WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. "I find it hard to believe," one Your friend William Bickowyou. Terminal 4-3131 of them said, "that any union a bum beef, it'll get you nowhere. sky, 13 N. Stiles Street, Phila­ 4. 4 S. When you are in doubt, see your can and does operate in the delphia 22, Pa., would like to CURTIS G. DOWDY Union official and you can't go Gt. Lakes District wide-open, democratic manner wrong. have you contact him. Contact your wife. BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. in which the SIU does." tit tit. Cleveland 7391 I might add, however, that MEANEST MAN RICHARD JOSEPH GRANT JOHN R. PALMER CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. Phone: Essex 2410 'you won't find any CP member Your brother, John, is anxious On the SS LaSalle, a Water­ to hear from you. Write him at Call or write your wife: 1904 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. of any union saying anything Spring Garden, PhUadelphia 30. Main 0147 favorable about us. After all, man scow, we had the misfor­ P.O. Box 8| Walkill, New York. Phone: LOcust *7-4620. DETROIT 1038 Third St. what other position could the tune of running into what we betit Cadillac 6857 4" t i. commies take but blast us- — liev to be the lowest and mean­ DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. SANTO PANEBIANGO RICHARD P. BARROW est Mate and Skipper that we Melrpse 4110 when the CP says that the SIU James G. Smith, Dornsife, TOLEDO 615 Summit St. is "the worst enemy of the have ever met. You have heard Penn,. is anxious to hear from Your moUier asks that you Garfield 2112 communist in maritime?" or read about the so-called you. write her at Frederick, Okla­ homa. meanest man. Well listen to a We should all continue our tit Canadian District 4> 4> 4> efforts in the direction in which little tale about these two guys: WILLIAM FRANK BISHOP MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square we are heading. If we do, we There was a Chinese AB on Get in touch with your mother. JACK BUNCH BICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Write your aunt, Mrs. Paid Empire 4531 wiU have a better and stronger this wagon and, according to the tit VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. SIU. CHARLES L. MEYERS crew (and -even the Mate), he Bunch, 207 Rodgers Ave., Fox Pacific 7824 Red Hallinger was a good worker, who never John S. Johnson, 1560 Luling Hall, Norfolk 2, Va. To the Editor; SIU HALLS PERSONALS �"Pridayi Jiily 18, 1948 T Hjs A F Anie n s ^L OV Page Fifteen Marine Hospitals Now 150 Years Old by the ,Diyision of Marine Hos­ The Federal system of Marine pitals and Relief, the predecessor hospitals is 150 years old today. of the Hospitals Division of the It was on July 16, 1798, that Public Health Service which John Adams, the second Presi­ runs them today. During World War I, the Pres­ dent of the United States, ap­ ident opened the hospitals to proved an act of Congress "for Army and Navy personnel.,^ In the relief of sick and disabled 1919, the treatment of benefi­ seamen." Under this act the first ciaries of war risk insurance, a hospitals were established. program compensating sick gnd Today the Marine Hospitals disabled veterans of the first are operated by the Public world conflict, was assigned; to Health Service which is, in the Public Health Service. , " turn, a part of the Federal Se­ A number of Army hospitals curity Agency. Historically the were also turned over to the Marine Hospitals are the foun­ Service at that time. But,, in dation on which all public health 1922, the Public Health Serv­ - activities in the United States ice transferred 57 of its hospi­ • have been built. tals to the brand new Veterans The present day Public Health Bureau, keeping only the Mar­ " Service is charged with the ine Hospitals themselves, whjich 6iany-sided functions of preserv­ already numbered 24, ing and pi-otecting the health The dental section was organ­ -of the American people. But ized in 1919, and projects in the Marine Hospitals constitute physiotherapy and occupational •one of its most important and therapy were commeflced '.at , most vital sections. about the same time. The spe­ There are 24 Marine Hospitals cial hospital at CarviUe, Louis­ now in operation. Of, these, 21 iana, for the treatment of lep­ are general hospitals, two are The U.S. Marine Hospital at Stapleton on Staten Island in New York Harbor is a far cry rosy was opened in 1921, and tuberculosis centers and one is from the first Marine Hospital which opened in 1799 in a barrack building on Castle Island, in the 1930's a large-scale build­ entirely devoted to the treat­ ing program was undertaken. Boston. Today the Marine Hospitals are celebrating their 150th anniversary. ment of leprosy. BIGGEST YET Most of them are located in his wages and turned over to major American seaports and In 1939, the "Public Health a collector of customs. along the most important in­ This 20-cent tax was assessed Service itself was transferred' to land waterways. On the aver­ against seamen until 1870—with the Federal Security Agency, the age, the hospitals have been the exception of one 12-month biggest organization yet to deal On this page appears a brief history of the Marine Hos­ taking care of about 6,000 men period in the late 1830's—and with public health and welfare pitals, which celebrate the 150th anniversary of their found­ a day including patients in all ing today. about half the time it carried the in the United States. It stems categories. full cost of rurming the hospitals. in a direct line from the first Nobody is more interested in the Marine Hospitals than When the tax was not suffi­ Marine Hospital in Boston. FIRST IN BOSTON the Seafarers Internationid Union, since the health of its cient, some additional monies Spokesmen for the Hospital members is largely dependent on the hospitals' efficient ope­ The Marine Hospitals were were obtained from the Govern­ Division of the Public Health ration. Accordingly, SIU Headquarters and Port Officials main­ founded to provide medical care ment's general funds and, after Service, one of whose major tain an unceasing watch on the hospitals t.o be sure that all for seamen regardless of their 1841, a number of deficiency ap­ jobs is running the Marine Hos­ Seafarers receive every care and treatment to which as seamen immediate financial condition, propriations were voted by Con­ pital.s, declare that the agency they are entitled by Federal law. and to provide an effectve gress. Money was also appropri­ hopes to furnish the best medic^ In addition, the SIU, through its Washington Representa­ quarantine for seamen suffering ated to build new hospitals. care possible to everyone eli­ tive, is constantly pressing for liberalization of hospital regu­ from contagious diseases. Their gible. To carry out its plan, the lations. At present, the Union is urging Congress to do away TAX DOUBLED history should interest all Sea­ Division has 7,000 employes with the restriction prohibiting a seaman from obtaining treat­ farers. who man the 24 Marine Hospitals In 1870 the tax against seamen ment if he has been away from the sea for more than 90 plus 120 out-patient clinics. .• The first Marine Hospital was days. The Union believes that there should be no such time was doubled to 40 cents a month. set up on Castle Island in Bos^ The monthly assessment, plus According to its spokesm^, limit on any man who is still in the industry. ton in 1799, Treatment was giv­ special funds voted by Congress, the Hospital Division ke^s en in an unimpressive barrack financed the hospitals until a abreast of all advances in medi­ building. The next one, the first and down all the coasts, along only providing medical care for tonnage tax- against all vessels cal science including medicine, real hospital, was at Norfolk the rivers of the west and on seamen, but they had taken on entering the United States re­ surgery, orthopedics, pathology, and was purchased from the the Great Lakes. Water-borne responsibilities concerning mari­ placed it in 1884. dentistry, physiology, neurolo^, state of Virgiiria by the Federal commerce increased rapidly and time and interstate quarantine, By the middle of 1906 the ton­ pharmacy, nursing, dietetics, Government in 1801. proved so hospital administration and re­ sometimes ho.spitals had to be the examination of immigrants nage tax finally Navy personnel received treat- set up in a hurry in boarding and surveys of public health. In thoroughly inadequate that it lated fields. at these and other hospitals in houses and private homes—and short, the whole public health was abandoned and, since then, The Seafarers Internatiori^ movement was beginning to the hospitals have been com­ Union, too, will continue its the early years including the even in lighthouses. period of the War of 1812. Dur­ During the War between the grow from the seamen's hospi­ pletely dependent on annual ap­ constant checking of Marine propriations by Congress. ing that war, British prisoners States, 1861-1865, military auth­ tals. Hospital operation, and wiU keep orities of both the Union and were also cared for. After the Public Health Serv­ pressing for liberalization of The Fort Stanton Hospital for As the United States expanded the Confederacy took over , the seamen and other Marine Hos­ ice was established in 1912, the hospital regulations for the ben­ in the 19th century. Marine Marine Hospitals then in exist­ pital beneficiaries 'suffering from Marine Hospitals were managed efit of the SIU membership. Hospitals were established up ence, but when the conflict end­ tuberculosis was just getting ed they were returned to civil started in 1900, and the studies control. on the origin and prevalence of As time passed. Congress as­ leprosy were beginning to ap­ The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ signed new responsibilities to the pear in the annual reports of the Marine Hospital Service, as it Surgeon General. In 1901, there farers International Union is available to all members who wish was then called, a trend that were 23 hospitals including one to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of finally resulted in the .Public at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to hav« the LOG sent j:o you each week address cards are on hand at every (Continued from Page 1) Health Service. Many of these 13,500 patients were treated. SIU branch for this purpose. responsibilities were devised to with the United States GovernHowever, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU control communicable diseases. NEW NAMES ' . - ment, « hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Aliens with five years of seaSERVICE NATIONALIZED In 1902, in recognition of the which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 time on US ships are eligible to increased and diversified duties Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. In 1870, Congress for the first apply for immediate citizenship. of the service, its name was PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION If they want to stay on Ameri­ time put the Marine Hospital changed to the Public Health and Service on a national instead of can vessels they should apply Marine Hospital Service. At the a local basis. A Supervising Sur­ To the Editor: ^ow and not wait. geon, later to be called the Sur­ same time, the President was , Other aliens should apply for geon General, was provided for empowered to use the service I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the •visas. Hf these ineii obtain visas and, in 1872, the first overall during war in any way which address below: would benefit the general public they are legally within the Unit­ regulations were issued. ed States and find more jobs In the years immediately fol­ without impairing its basic Name open to them since they can sail lowing the above step, a regular function. In 1912 the name was oh coastwise runs, or work corps of medical officers who changed again—^to the U.S. Pub­ Street Address ashore. Moreover; they are no' had to pass examining boards lic Health Service. longer restricted to 29 days oh to be appointed was organized. From the begirming, the Mai-State the beach. Provision was also made for the ine Hospitals were imder the City The Union has been urging Surgeon General to be appointed jurisdiction of the Secretary of Signed alien members to take one or by the President and confirmed the "Treasury. Under the original another of these steps. The soon­ by the Senate. act of 1798, each seaman paid a Book No er alien members heed this ad­ By • the turn of the century, federal tax of 20 cents a month vice the better off they will be. the Marine Hospitals were not which the Skipper withheld from For Still Better Medical Care CoastGuardCuts Quota Of Aliens Notice To All SIU Members �: IM Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS WHAT ttWNIC... :?5. •v J LOG Friday, July 16, 1946 New York City Reveals Plan For New Docks NEW YORK — This week. Mayor O'Dwyer made public a, 10-year program to modemizo and generally improve the NeW York waterfront. The progrant QUESTION: The SIU Negotiating Committee is presently preparing for discussions with was drawn up by the Commis­ the operators on clarifications in the Union's standard freighter agreement. What clarifica­ sioner Minetti of the Department tions do you recommend for your Department? of Maritime and Aviation. The Comnlissioner's plan ia HJALMAR V. NIELSEN. AB: GEORGE A. ALLENI Ch. St. admittedly much more limited in scope than previous plans sub­ Right now. I can't think of For one thing, the duties of mitted by the Port of New York any of the rules in the Deck i the Night Cook and Baker Authority and the World Trado should be clearly defined. An­ Corporation ., Department that need clarificaother thing that may need clari­ . tions. I believe the contract now fication in the Stewards Depart- However, city officials includ­ in effect covers the iield very , ment centers around the pulling ing the Mayor are believed t(^ well. I remember very clearly of ice. which I consider to be favor it, because it leaves tha the situation in maritime in the the duty of the Messman. With waterfront under direct city sup­ pre-Union days when we got the exception of the Night Cook ervision and because each of the 45 bucks a month and no over­ and Baker's. I think the hours other plans was opposed by so time. And we had "field days," of all Department members many influential and interested teo. When I compare those days should be clearly set forth. On groups. with the SIU contracts covering the whole, there is little to be Hearings on the plan have been •every phase of our work today. clarified in the present rules. scheduled to begin next weel^ I'm very satisfied. Another rea­ I think most of the Stewards are and when a final decision is son I don't see much need for oldtimers and familiar with the made the LOG will carry the dlarification is that most beefs rules. If all hands would live details. ' • \' are minor ones and easily settled to them, there'd be no prob THREE-PHASE PLAN by the Patrolman. lem. In its present form, the plaai falls into three phases—new con­ TRINIDAD VIGO. Utility: A. L. MILTNER. Wiper: struction, modernization of ex­ isting piers and rehabilitation of The Stewards Department I think that we ought to cleax existing piers. Over the 10-year rules should be clarified so they up the Engine Room rules so period, it would cost neai'ly $60 are clear to all. Something that I know what I'm supposed million. should be done to eliminate the to do and no questions left The plan calls for 11 brand possibility of confusion and ar­ over. We've got the best agree­ new piers or platform structures guments in the Department, which would J)e completely firewhich I believe aje caused most­ ment there is. but a couple of ly by the men not knowing who proofed. Another three piers things are cloudy. For instance, is to perform a particular job— would have new sheds or other painting the steering engine additions. and whether it is to be done on room is supposed to be the Deck regular time or on off time. One Department's job. But if the Other improvements are mostly of the Steward Department rules Deck doesn't do the job. is there those which have been suggested that should be further clarified any good reason why the Wipers by New York officials in recent is that concerning the pulling months. ^ shouldn't get the overtime? Once of ice. Personally. I think this two of us were spraying paint, I job should rate overtime when­ one man holding the can. They ever the Steward wants ice tried to make us split the over­ right away and there is none time claiming that one man in the box. However, this job could do the work. These things should be done well in advance. should be clarified. Boneyard Cuts Into US Fleet P. J. THOMPSON. FWT: There are a lot of misunder­ standings in the Engine Room rules about little things. For instance, should an FWT sweep down or not. It doesn't make much difference to me, but some say a FWT is stealing the Wip«r's job if he sweeps down. This ^ould be made clear. In port, a FWT has to run the evapo­ rator while watching the fires and the steam if the winches are run by steam. Maybe this should be changed. and cleeuly written that either an Engineer watches the Evaporator in port, or the FWT gets overtime for doing two tough jobs at once. But the agreement is okay in general. . :y. ••••• • m E. R. ASMUSSfiN. Wiper: We need more specific word­ ing in the agreement on what a Wiper can and cannot do. Cer­ tainly what is a Wiper's over­ time ought to be stated more clearly. On one ship we painted the steering engine room when the Deck boys didn't do it. The Patrolman said we could not collect. He said the day men in the Deck department were to do the painting if possible, the Deck watch men on overtime were to do it if the day men were unable to do it. It should be clear in the agreement that Engine men can't paint the steering engine room. But the agreement is a pretty fine agree­ ment right now. A. VALENTINE, Chief Steward: - The privately-owned Americem merchant 'fleet now consists of There are a couple of things 1,175 ships, an increase of 172 that ought to be straightened since the beginning of the year, out. The contract ought to be it was disclosed this week. much clearer on the Night Cook and Baker's duties, especially as However, the grim trek of ves­ regards breakfast. The NCB is sel after vessel to the boneyard, responsible for breakfast rolls, during the spring months, re­ muffins and items like that. He duced the number of Maritime is supposed to make them in his Commission ships chartered to eight hours, not on overtime. private owners to a mere 660 as Also, the contract should be clearer on just what a Utility of July 1, compared to 1,128 on should do under the Chief Stew­ January 1, the sgme report re­ ard's direction. It's not a matter vealed. The net result is a substantial of clarification, but I think that Chief Stewards ought to get decrease in overall shipping, overtime for doing the. highly attributeble partly to the post-f, responsible paper work on re­ war growth of foreign fleets and quisitions. partly to the spring decline in American exports, notably in bulk cargoes of coal and grain. FRED SOKOLOWSKI. Bosun: One basic cause of the decrease' The Alcoa ships are making a has been the dwindling of dollar practice of using shore gangs in accounts held by foreign coun­ the Islands. Not only are 20 or tries which has helped reduce 30 men used to cover and un­ the export volume. cover the hatches, and to paint The 172 ships which .have been outside, but they are doing the added to the privately owned same work inside. The whole fleet include 46 dry-cargo ships practice should be thrown out. and 126 tankers. As of the pres­ for the work they do would ent date, the privately owned mean extra overtime for the fleet consists of 689 dry-cargo Deck Department. But in any ships and 486 tankers. event the Bosun is entitled to extra money when working . Since 660 MC ships are run­ them. There should be a clari­ ning under charter, there are fication on Bosuns standing gang­ now 1,835 ships in the entire way watches. Furthermore. I American merchant fleet. would like to see the Carpenter As of July 1, there were .1,583. put back on the ships instead :hips laid up in the boneyard of^ of carrying only Deck Mainten­ which 1,519 were built during ances. the recent war. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 16, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 29 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES LAB OR BOARD HEARING DEFINES VOTING UNIT FOR CITIES SERVICE SEATRADE ENTERS TANKER FIELD SIGNS SIU PACT CGCUTS ALIEN QUOTA FOR SUBSIDIZED SHIPS SIU VICTORY SEEN IN CUBA DISTILLING VOTE ERP AIDS PANAMA TANKER SHIPS BREAK IN STEAM LINE KILLS BOSUN THREE OTHER SEAFARERS INJURED ANY GOOD BOSUN MUST PULL HIS OWN WEIGHT ABOARD SHIP RAIL HIKE MAY AID GULF PORTS PHILADELPHIA IS SECOUND PORT IN TOTAL TONNAGE SEAFARERS AND THEIR SHIPS ARE NEWS ABOARD THE ROBIN KIRK BOOK MEMBERS FIND THAT SHIPPING IS QUITE FAIR IN PORT TAMPA BALTIMORE CONTINUES UPS-DOWNS:SHIPPING IS FAIR- THIS WEEK MOBILE MANAGES SATISFACTORY WEEK AS MAW LENDS HANDS ILA DEMANDS WAGE INCREASES OTHER CHANGES MONKEY QUITS SEAFARER WHEN 'JUNGLE ' GOES TEXAS SHIPPING IS FAIR AND SHOULD STAY SO OLD STANDBYS KEEP NEW YORK SHIPPING IN FAIR SHAPE SAN JUAN SEAFARERE FIND SHIPPING IS GOOD SEAFARERS' GUIDE TO THE FAR EAST SEAFARER'S COOL SEAMAN SAVES BOATLOAD OF CREWMEN OFF WACOSTA VESSEL CLEARED BUT CUSTOMS;BREMEN ARMY COPS RUN WILD THROW BOOKT WEBSTER CREW MARINE HOSPITALS NOW 150 YEARS OLD NEW YORK CITY REVEALS PLAN FOR NEW DOCKS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/16/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/85a6cb8821f9c0ab9e31aca834376afd.PDF 2a5f0814ed65ee5c568ffcc6f05e4053 PDF Text Text •J ,r vV'T 7'*-:^-;:' •. Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America yoL. X SlU Presents Demands To Cities Service NEW YORK—A Seafarers^ In­ ternational Union agreement covering seven Cities Service Oil Company tankers drew nearer reality this week as the Union presented contract demands to the company. The latest development in the di-ive to bring the Cities Service ships under SIU contract came as an aftermath to a communi• cation forwarded Jime 21 by SIU Director of Organization Lindsey Williams, which notified the comjiany of the Union's de­ sire to begin negotiations for the seven ships certified after last winter's collective bargain­ ing election. WILL TALK NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY, JULY 9. 1948 Say Your SayL Now that the Hiring Hall issue has been hurdled, the SIU Negotiating Committee is preparing for discussions with the operators on clari­ fications in the Union's standard freighter agree­ ment. So that the membership can actively participate in clarifying the working rules, the Committee urges all Sea­ farers to submit their views. Any member wishing to make suggestions for changes in the working rules for any of the three Departments should write them out and mail them immediately to the SIU Negotiating Com­ mittee, 51 Beaver Sf'^i' New York 4, N. Y. This is your opportunity to help clarify any section of your working rules. No. 29 SIU Hiring Hall Victory Is Hailed As 'Blueprint' For Solving Hiring Issue Virtually unanimous approval from all quarters followed in the w^e of the SIU's unexpected announcement last week that the Union Hiring Hall had been retained in agreements with nine steamship operators. Initial reac­ tions, culled from such diverse sources as the public press, organized labcn-, the maritime industry and Seafarers themselves, all pointed to one strong conclusion: that along with preserving one of the most fundamental and precious rights of American seamen, the SIU victory would have a stabiliz­ ing effect on the nation's shipping. Only one group refused to acknowledge the achievement, which was forged in the face of growing anti-union sentiment. The lone dissident was ithe Communist Party, which saw in the SIU Hiring Hall agreeIn response to the Union's ment the one obstacle to its plan contract bid, attorneys for Cities for chaos in the maritime in­ Service advised the SIU that dustry and eventual control of they are prepared to discuss the American seamen. members of the Deck Depart­ garoo courts" it ran during the still smarting over the loss of • terms and conditions of a col­ The Mobile Labor Journal ment of the SS Helen, a Bull war. its infamous Hearing Units a lective bargaining , agreement held that the agreement demon­ vessel, in July 1946. The men From 1942 until the middle of year ago, the Coast Guard is with respect to vessels covered by recent certification of the Na­ pressing the Federal Civil Serv­ June, 1947, the Coast Guard con­ refused to sail the ship on the strated the sound healthy struc­ ice Commission to hurry up and ducted "Hearing Units" which grounds that she was unsea- ture of the SIU organization and tional Labor Relations Board." compared it with "the complete The NLRB certification award appoint 24 high-salaried civilian had jurisdiction over seamen worthy and undermanned. collapse of the commie-domi­ The CG held "hearings" and who violated the law of the sea. was made to the SIU last Feb­ examiners to hear cases of al­ suspended the men's papers for nated NMU attempts to negotiate Under an act of Congress, leged infractions of the law by ruary. which became effective on June six ihonths. The SIU went to an agreement protecting the Hir­ seamen. As soon as company officials 11 last year, the CG retains the bat for the men and got their ing Hall..." To bolster its flimsy cause, the make a study of the SIU de­ (Negotiations on the hiring right to bring charges against paper." back, but the Coast mands, they will notify SIU Coast Guard straight-facedly Guard's attitude was perfectly hall issue between the NMU and seamen, but the ti-ial examiners Headquarters so that a meeting claims that there now are more its contracted companies are must be civilians. The Seafarers demonstrated. tham 1,000 cases outstanding between representatives of both Last" winter, the Coast Guard presently stalemated after three International Union has been for parties can be arranged, the against seamen involving charges years in the forefront of the fight slipped a bill through the Senate months of discussions. Talks of misconduct, incompetence and company's attornej's said. returning the Hearing Units to were renewed this week ai the to reduce the CG's power. negligence. Meanwhile, the NLRB is study­ the brasshats, but the bill was instigation of Federal mediators At the same time. Coast Guard STRICTLY BY BOOK ing the petition submitted last blocked in the House of Repre­ who have been in on the pic­ week by the SIU requesting a spokesmen strongly imply that sentatives. However, the CG can ture since April. The SIU agree­ The main trouble with the collective bargaining election on everything would be better, if be expected to try again next ment reached last week, how­ Coast Guard's Hearing Units was Cities Service's nine other ves­ the CG still acted as judge and ever. was the result of pure col­ year. jury as well as prosecutor in that they conducted no real hear­ sels. The civilian examiners called lective bargaining between the ings at. all. CG officers went every fake charge brought Of these, eight have been ac­ against a seaman. strictly 6y the logbook, taking for in the law passed in 1947 SIU Negotiating Committee and quired since the Union won the the word of the Master, Mate or have never been appointed, but the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ship previous certification election. OVER PLAYED Engineer who had logged a man, the CG is attempting to have Operators Association, represent­ them named, at salaries ranging ing the companies.) The ninth ship, the Lone Jack, From the way the Coast Guard largely ignoring the seaman's from $5,905 to $8,060 a year, to In its analysis of the SIU's was at sea when balloting was side of the case. keep the issue alive. terminated and will, therefore, hands out statements and the (Continued on Page 15) The SIU, fighting a constant have to be voted now, accord­ way the commercial press plays battle against the Hearing Units ing , to a recent precedent-shat­ up those statements, the general while the NMU praised them, public gets .the impression that tering ruling by the Board. the average seaman is an irres­ contended that the units violated all the basic principles of Amer­ ponsible bum. However, in point Beginning July 15. the Coast Guard will start rigid en­ of fact the more than a thousand ican justice, and that the Union could dislSipline its own mem­ forcement of the legal qualifications for signing ABs on "ckses" cited by "the CG are American ships. largely trivial matters for which bers. Because of a minor break­ If a man had already been men were logged by quick-tem­ Under the law. two-thirds of the ABs on any ship must down in the motion picture logged for an infraction of the pered officers. hold green tickets. In other words, two-thirds of the ABs projection equipment, it will Possibly a man reported for law. Coast Guard hearings meant must show three years of deck time. The remaining third be impossible to hold ° the work a few minutes late, or per­ that he was being penalized may hold blue tickets which require only a year of deck time. regularly scheduled program haps he took an afternoon off. twice for what was probably a On the average ship calling for six ABs. four will have in the New York Hall rec­ That is what mosf of them trivial matter. And if the CG to have green tickets after July 15. reation hall, Saturday, July amount to. Very few of them pulled a man's papers it was de­ All ABs are urged to check their tickets. If you hold a 10. are worth art examiner's atten­ priving him of a means of liveli­ wartime AB ticket, terminating six months after the end of Repairs are being made as tion at $7,000 a year of tax­ hood. the war. you should go to the Coast Guard and get your blue quickly as possible and it is payers' money. ticket, or get your green ticket if you have the three years. CLEAR EXAMPLE hoped that all wiU be in The statements issued by the And if you have a blue ticket and the three years, you order for the shows to bo A good example of how the Coast Guard , are, of course, part should get it upped to green.- whether you got your papers a-esumed next week. pf a campaign. by . which the Coast Guard viewed, matters was during the war or some time earlier. CG . hopes to get back the "kan­ afforded by the case of eight Coast Guard Pushes Hearing Units CG To Enforce Law On AOs Only Temporary �• • . • -v •-• • , • • Page. Two T H E S E AF AR^RS LOG • Friday, July 9, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG i, Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Afiiiiated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 fj? • The Will To Win ^ ^ Although practically all persons closely connected wjith maritime easily understood the SIU's ability to wrest a Hiring Hall agreement, many not familiar with the Union or the shipping industry are seeking the reasons for this accomplishment when other unions are butting their heads against the wall in an effort to resolve this vital issue. • ' The reasons for the Seafarers' success are simple and ctear; all of them hinge - on the fact that the Union membership is solidly united and one of the most aggres­ sive in the labor movement, with a clearly defined pur­ pose—the constant improvement of seamen's welfare. .11 Factors responsible for the unified spirit which permilts the SIU to move forward smoothly and effectively in'attaining its objective are: : First, the Union membership works under the best contracts in the maritime industry. All members are fully aware of their superior conditions and wage scales and are determined to protect them. . t Second, the membership is extremely alert. It is their clear intention that the Union pursue a swift, well-defined program for the general welfare. A high degree of vigil­ ance is democratically maintained and, in this respect, it is , interesting to note that the SIU has one of the greatest turnovers in Union officials. Elections are held annually by secret ballot, and the membership never hesitates to replace any official who is not the best man for the job. ' Further evidence of the fact that the SIU member­ ship has its ear to the ground is pointed up by the tendollar strike assessment, which was overwhelmingly adopted by referendum vote last spring, when it appeared possible that the Union Hiring Hall might be endangered at "the expiration of current contracts. ' J A third and very important factor contributing to the strength of the SIU is the high degree of internal unity existing in the organization. No factions exist to split the membership and dissipate its energies. All prob­ These are the Union Brothers oirrently in the marine hospitals, lems, therefore, are only- those of direct immediate con­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging cern to the Union. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up bj With the purpose of their organization clear and with writing to them. no extraneous issues to drain their time and energy, the MOBILE HOSPITAL D. DeDUISEN membership is free to devote itself to the organizational H. J. JACKSON J. L. ROBERTS wK:' airns. In this respect it is important to point out that the J. B. McGUFFIN T. ZEMBRUZUSKI 1^. membership makes union policy—aboard the ships and A. C. McALPIN , E. T. BROWN in shoreside bi-weekly meetings. C. P. VAKN J M. F. MORRISON H. WHITE X % X. Because all Union policy and regulations stem directly BALTIMORE HOSPITAL A. J. SACCO from the membership, all hands zealously live up to the RAYMOND CARPENTER E. PETRICELLI programs they formulate. M. J. LUCAS H. CHRISTENSEN G. VECCHIO It is for this reason the SIU membership acts quickly WILLIAM R. HARE EDWARD L. PIERCE P. DAUGHERTY and sternly whenever the communist party and other R. KAVANAUGH B. F. DeLIMA ' . crackpots attempt in any way to divert the true purpose THOS. S. JOHNSON C. NANGLE of the Union. The cry "undemocratic" is generally made A. E. YOUNG W. J. HUNT R. PEPIN by these groups when SIU members take steps to keep WILLIAM T. ROSS ' A. BJORNSSON them from using the Union for their own non-union THOMAS BRYANT GEO. H. SEEBERGER A. DUDDE purposes. In fact, the hollow shouting of "undemocratic" ANTHONY J. TANSKI B. KOSOW from these dual-purpose groups is always a sign that the CHRIST B. VIKIN'' W. PERRY SIU members are on the alert and are demonstrating they LOYD E. WARDEN S. RIVERA are always aware that vigilance is necessary to maintain a L. C. HOLMES 4. i NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL XXX serious economic union of seamen, whose one common E. LIPARI objective is to advance their standard of living and the .STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. O. LYNSKY J. DENNIS conditions under which they man the ships at sea. F. PREZALAR C. MASON R. F. BLACK It is small wopder, then, that the Seafarers has been J. M. GARDNER A. LOOPER able consistently to lead the way in maritime, setting F. NERING E. OLSEN C. ANDERSON precedents and winning victories which other unions— S. HEIDUCKI B. G. TEMPLEMAN less united, less alert—finally achieve in a watered-down G. FINKLEA RALPH PIEHET degree. J. McNEELY V. P. SALLINGS Mea Now h The Mume Hm^ok When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of yoUr ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. Stolen Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times; Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) C. GREEN C. R. GRIMES T. J. TASSIN H. L. SEYMOUR G. SORENSEN STELLY C. FOREMAN GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. E. MOULTON WARREN W. CURRIER J. M. DOONER •f LAPERHOUSE FOSTER COMMANDER XXX SAN FANCISCO HOSPITAL J. HODO W. WATSON E. MELLE D. P. GELINAS P. TRASNUL :; XXX SAVANNAH HOSPITAL H. R. BELL TROY THOMAS F. T. ALKOFER ''r-' W .r �FHday, July 9. 194t THE SEAFARERS LOG THE SS FELIX GRUNDY ARRIVES IN VENICE Page Thraa Del Sol Crew Adopts Shipload Of DP Kids There are hundreds of children was taken aboard the Monarch. ^ in Paraguay today who will long Every child was given all the remember the crew of the MV fruit he wanted. "The gratitude Del Sol. The children, refugees shown by the children," wrote Bradley, "made moist the eyes ol from Germany being settled in more than one Seafarer." Paraguay under a plan of the The letter which went with the United Nations, received through gift of fruit stated: the Del Sol men's generosity "We, the crewmembers of the their first taste of bananas and MV Del Sol, desire to present to the children on board your ves­ oranges. sel this slight token of our sym­ Details of what took place were pathy toward their condition, and supplied to the SEAFARERS hope that you will accept it for LOG in a letter by a Del Sol their benefit. "We have voluntarily contrib­ crewmember, C. A. Bradley. uted the money for this pur­ The South Atlantic vessel, out of Savannah, passes the Italian city's famed Piazza San Marco While the Del Sol was in Forchase and hope that you will ac­ as she makes her way to her dock, where her full cargo of sugar was unloaded on May 6. taleza, Brazil it was tied up next cept it in the spirit in which it is Aerial view of the ship was, submitted by Seafarer Otto (Uncle Otto) Preussler, who reported to the British vessel, Charlton offered." Monarch. The English ship, the happy times during the Venetian stopover. Del Sol men learned, was carry­ HEAVENLY GIFT ing 780 adults and children—265 Aboard the Charlton Monarch of the children being under tenthe Del Sol men found that the years-old—to Paraguay for re­ ship did not supply fruit or settlement. sweets of any kind to the passen­ The Charlton Monarch, de­ gers. men with more experienced sea­ get an essential piece of gear. By TEX SUIT scribed as dirty and over­ men giving them a chance to "Aft;^er being on the water for When he raises or lowers gear crowded, had broken down four Many a competent seaman sail­ learn; and otherwise shows a he is not running excitedly from days out of port. By the time so many weeks the fresh fruit ing as Bosun runs the crew rag­ reasonable interest in helping in­ winch to guy to runner, a ham­ the ship was towed to port, there was like a gift from heaven to ged (as well as himself) by experienced men by giving them mer in one hand, a spike in the was no water aboard and very them," stated Bradley. trying to do all the work him­ intelligible instruction and direc­ other, twisting shackles and pull­ little food. In appreciation for the noble tion and then letting them work ing on lines. gesture on the part of the Seaself. Often this character is of the Del Sol men, seeit out with a little independence He is probably standing back ingSome the pathetic condition of the , Carers, the Senior Escort officer mumbling in his beard, mean­ for themselves, will find every­ out of the road, giving necessary children, passed them apples and,®^^|^® Charlton Monarch — an while, about what a bum crew one taking an inteiest and doing orders calmly, his eye on every oranges. But, wrote Brother, of the United Nations— the best he can. he has. Bradley, "They actually did not presented the Del Sol's Skipper Furthermore, a successful He is more at fault than any­ know what the fruit was for. with a letter of thanks, which Bosun is always thinking well They started to play with it on read: one else, because he does not ahead of the job at hand. He' the deck. When one of the par­ "On behalf of the parents of realize that his primary job is to has the brushes and paint laid ents told them what it was, the the children aboard this ship and organize the crew and their work out for the next job; or a man or children wolfed the food down." myself I would like to take this so that everyone works together. two getting the bosun's chairs opportunity to express our sin­ A QUICK MUSTER cere gratitude to you, your offi­ The Bosun's job could be de­ and gantlines ready for the masts while the gang is still painting fined something like this: Turn When the rest of the Del Sol cers and crew for the very noble on the midship house. crew saw the pitiful sight a deed of presenting to the chil­ all men to, and knock all men That way he does not have quick muster among the crew dren such huge quantities of off at the proper time, mix the half a dozen men standing produced 1600 cruzieros (about bananas and oranges. paint, see that each man has around watching while he and a $90), with which they immedi­ HAVE* SUFFERED proper gear to work with, and couple of others work feverishly ately purchased 3,000 oranges see that all jobs are running rigging up the last minute. possible danger point, his atten­ and 2,000 bananas. "In case you are interested, these people have suffered a properly and safely—and above There is nothing more discour­ tion following the job of every With a letter written by man and bearing in mind con­ great many privations and hard­ aging for a crew than to be Brother Bradley and signed by all see to it that he, the Bosun, stantly the experience and prob­ ships in Germany during the past ignored while these preliminary the Del Sol's Skipper, the food does these things and, in so do­ able reliability of the men on the five to seven years and are look­ jobs are being done by someone ing, keeps the Mate off the deck. outboard guys, the man at the ing forward to being resettled in else. When the crewmembers do Many times serious trouble winch, etc. Paraguay. Their road ahead is gt to work after that, they are arises between the Mate and the going to be a vei-y difficult one Bosun that can be laid Mirectly not going to take much interest GETS RESULTS and I feel sure that the children in it. to the Bosun: Suppose the Bosun Membership rules require will not have an easy time either. The Bosun who does these is up the mast painting like mad, TAKES IT EASY things properly—in other words every man entering the Un­ "At a time like the present it while half of the crew is down ion Halls to show his Union who does his job and lets the is gratifying to see that our A good Bosun often gives the on deck watching him work. hook, pro-book, permit card Then suppose the Mate starts impression of doing little or noth­ crew do theirs—usually has the or white card to the Door­ American allies have not for­ gotten Europe." giving orders on deck. The ing. He goes about things de­ name of being a good guy. man. Nothing else will be Not only will the refugee chil­ Bosun hasn't much kick coming! liberately, seldom gives an order Everything runs smoothly; the recognized. This is for the in a raised tone of voice, and dren in Paraguay long remem­ men feel responsibility, dignity, membership's protection. But this doesn't mean the never bawls men out in front of ber the crew of the Del Sol, but Don't waste the Doorman's and an interest in the work; and Bosun should be breathing down the gang. it's a good bet that for a long — or your own — time by the men's necks. Nobody is gothings go along so easily that it time the men of the Del Sol will He shifts easily from one job to arguing this point. Observe find lumps rising in their throats another with everything lined up is always a wonder how so much the rules you make. every time they bite into a ahead, so that there is no work gets done AVith so little banana. frenzied running fore and aft-to effort. When A Bosun Is RIALLY A Bosun Membership Rules Port Mobile Now Ranks Sixtb In Foreign Trade ing to do much work with a man standing over him. Fur­ thermore a Bosun who starts that can rest assured that the minute he is out of sight, everything will stop altogether. HELPS BEGINNERS A Bosun who is. aware of, and bears in mind, the different cap­ acities of each man; puts each man, as near as possible, on the job he can do best; puts green MOBILE — This port had a big celebration recently when various officials of the city and the state of Alabama got together to mark the 20th anniversary of the Alabama State Docks. The boys had something to celebrate, too, for they can say that Mobile is just about the most modern port in America. If it isn't, whatever port is more modern must have something pretty fine. As the result of a lot of planni^ig, hard work and effective promoting during the past 20 years, Alabamians have built up Mobile, until it now is the countiy's sixth port in foreign trade. The Alabama State Docks and the Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration are the core of the port's development. The State Docks, which were constructed under the direction of a retired Army engineer who built the Gatun Locks in the Panama Canal, cover 550 acres. STRONG AS STRONG There are three huge piers stretched across concrete pilings, one of the piers being strong enough at its outer end to sup­ port 1,000 pounds a square foot. Originally three slips flanked by warehouses permitted 22 ships to be berthed at a time, but $5,000,000 is now being spent to slow in getting under way be­ provide space for additional cause the depression intervened. ships. .Since 1933, however, the business When the docks were first of the port has grown by leaps built, a loading plant with a and bounds. capacity of 600 tons an hour was 'EARNINGS PAY installed along with a cold stor­ age plant having room to ice The docks were financed by a $10,000,000 bond issue. Many im­ 50 railroad cars at once. In 1947 the port of Mobile provements have been paid for handled about 4,000,000 tons of out of earnings, as the present bauxite, bananas, sugar, textiles, new construction wiU be. The machinery, flour, manganese, docks have been completely selfwood, paper and other goods. So supporting since 1943. Eventually, the state of Ala­ much bauxite comes in that Al­ coa ships now arrive and depart bama plans to spend another $15,000,000 on the port—^perhaps in a steady procession. The port development based on with an eye to some of the busi­ the Alabama State Dock... was ness New Orleans is doing. �'te * Page Four I#' THE SEAFARERS LOG Maritime Did OK In Congress, Shippers Feel Although the failure of Con­ gress to pass the two bills pro­ viding 50 percent subsidies to shipowners for new ships is viewed as a serious blow to the maritime industry, shipping cir­ cles feel that they fared pretty well in this year's lawmaking. Almost to the man, spokesmen for American steamship compan­ ies" are of the opinion that the in­ dustry's greatest legislative vic­ tory was the blocking of the transfer of 500 ships to the Mar­ shall Plan nations of Europe. Just about as important, in the view of the company spokesmen, was getting the provision into the Marshall Plan legislation that half the cargoes must go under the American flag," but this clause probably could not have been won had the transfer of the 500 ships not been" blocked. The same spokesmen feel that th^ Marshall Plan shipments will stimulate shipping greatly in a few months. OTHER AIDS The Displaced Persons Act, ad­ mitting 200,000 persons to this country over the next two years, is also viewed as a spur to ship­ ping, as is extension of aid to lines runnig to Alaska. Less spectacular, but of great importance to the shipping in­ dustry, is the fact that the Sen­ ate refused President Truman's request for a raise in Panama Canal rates. The Senate held up this increase imtil it could make a special investigation of the Canal. The two ship subsidy bills would have provided 50 percent subsidies for new ships to be used in inter-coastal as well as foreign trade. They would have been a shot in the arm for the shipbuilding industry and were designed to give the U.S. some of the pas­ senger tonnage it should have. Port Houston To Be Expanded HOUSTON — A nine-million dollar port expansion program recently announced here indi­ cates stepping up of shipping ac­ tivity in the Texas area. Bidding will get under way July 29 for the construction of a new deepwater wharf, the first of seven new wharfs the Houston Navigation District will build un­ der the program to improve and expand its facilities. ' The new dock, one of the few to be buUt anywhere since the end of World War II, will cost $1,000,000, Present plans call for its completion within 12 to 18 months. Exclusive of the ap­ proaches, the dock will be about 500 feet long and about 250 feet wide. Three railroad track will line the apron, which will be es­ pecially suitable for handling pipe, pole.s, piles, rails, timber, .scrap iron and other materials necessitating wide apron or the tise of a locomotive crane. A car-shed extending landward ' and covering two railway tracks will be housed within the wharf shed. Prospective bidders are now studying plans and specifica­ tions for the new facilities. ^ - •' Fridar, July 9, 194V WHAT iTWMK.^. QUESTION: Last week, just before the A&G District announced its Hiring Hall victory, ex-New Dealer Elinore Derrick came out for a Coast Guard-controlled Hiring Hall, adding that unions "sold jobs." What are your views on this? M. F. MORRISON, AB: I think it's a phony scheme to smash the seamen. Such a plan would be loaded with partiality and jobs would go out the back door. It will encourage shipping offices and wide-spread shipping - j of scabs.. I've been going to sea I for 37 years and I defy anyone to produce a more democratic, efficient method of shipping than the present Union Hiring Hall. You come in and register — in turn. You see the jobs on the board. You know where you stand. Under government con­ trol, you'd have nothing. You'd, wait in the dark for a job hand­ out. The whole thing would be rigged by bureaucrats. W. MANNING, Deck Eng.: I don't believe anyone not connected with the merchant • marine would ever give a seaman a square deal. I will politely call anybody a liar who says jobs can be bought and sold through an SIU Hiring HalL As far as a government hiring hall goes, there is where you would really run into favoritism, be­ cause you would be unable to check the ^a^t ions and records of a government bureau. In the Sly every member has the right to do this. Every phase of Union activity is constemtly ~ discussed and acted upon by the member­ ship. The quickest way for any man to join the 99-Year Club is by attempting to show favorit­ ism. in the SIU. TOM MOORE. Deck Steward: I'm against it. It would take us back to the old days, when seamen shipped through the gov­ ernment shipping board, and all the rotten abuses of seamen were at their height. I reihember it well—I still have some old ship­ ping board cards. The better jobs went to men who paid for them; there were all kinds of schemes for blackballing men throughout the industry. You spent days on the docks waiting for jobs without knowing if you were even being considered for them. Then came the Union Hir­ ing Hall — the fairest, squareSt way of shipping there is—and wiped out the abusive^ govern­ ment system. JACK EVANS, Steward: As a Marine Corps veteran of World War I and an instructor in the Coast Guard in World War II, I say, "NOl Keep gov­ ernment bureaucracy out of ship­ ping!" This proposal would be a return to the sordid shipping boards of the 1920s. The Union Hiring Hall brought stability to the maritime industry and for the first time, seamen won their self-respect. The Union Hiring Hall and Rotary Shipping pro­ vide a democratic means of get­ ting jobs, and we have a voice i in its administration. Under no circumstances can we do away t ' '"' with the Hiring Hall and thus | open the way for back door shipping. WILLIAM F. CANAVAN, OS: i' ^ Whenever bureaucrats get an ' V' : idea they suggest that the gov­ ernment step in and take over. There's no more reason why the government should interfere in I hiring of seamen than it .IW should in the hiring of bank tellers, moving picture opera­ tors, railroad employees or any other occupation. Those directly concerned-T-the shipowners and the unions—agree that the pres­ ent Union Hiring Hall works liiiiiiB well for maritime. And with . <" the Union Hiring HalL seamen received self-respect. Mrs. Herrlck talks exactly like someone ( who doesn't know a damned thing about shipping. CARL BARRE, BR: It would never work out. The Coast Guard has a bad enough record now in its relations with seamen. This woman is propos­ ing a little dictatorship, such as the old shipping board had. They gave you a job when they felt like it and there was nothing you could do about it. I have been shipping since 1906, through the SIU since 1942, and I say the Union Hiring Hall cannot be replaced. Government control of shipping means discrimina­ tion, favoritism and no voice for the seamen. This woman speakf/ for the Taft-Hartley crowd which is trying to smash labor's back. It's not seamen's welfare she's interested in. iBimil Di Giorgio Strikers Are 'BraftoA' By T-H Law The Taft-Hartley Law now has been extended to agricultural workers by court order. In a decision handed down by the federal court in Fresno, Cal­ ifornia, on July 3rd, Judge Pierson M. Hall granted an injunc­ tion against 1,100 AFL National Farm Labor Union workers, whose strike against the Di Gior­ gio Fru^ Corporation's 22,000 acre ranch near Bakersfield is now in the ninth month. Although agricultural laborers were specifically excluded under the provisions of the Taft-Hart­ ley Law, according to Alexander H. Schullman, attorney for Local 218 of the NFLU, the court held the Union guilty of unfair laljor practices because it had induced other Unions to refuse to handle or process such products. Teamsters and Winery "Work­ ers Unions were also cited in the injunction for cooperating with the striking farm workers. The hearing in U.S. District Court at Fresno, lasted for three days and nights during which time it heard over 20 witnesses including representatives of the Swiss Colony "Winery, the Sdfeway Stores, the Di Giorgio Cor­ poration and the Unions involv­ ed. EVIDENCE BARRED The court prevented Union at­ torneys from presenting evidence that the NLRB refused to con­ sider holding an election tp de­ termine the bargaining agent for workers employed on the DiGiorgio Fruit Corporation ranch. Judge Hall, speaking in open court is quoted as saying in part: "The Kern County (Farm Labor) Union may be absolutely right and just by all tokens -of law and principle. That is for the Board (NLRB) to determine. The charge here is a vei-y limiting one. Our assignment is only to find out whether L e B a r o n (NLRB regional director) had reasonable grounds to believe that these unfair labor practices havcv happened Whether or not the employer has bargained with his employees has nothing to do with the case." The National Farm Labor Union plans an immediate ap­ peal to have the injunction set aside. The Farm Union strike action has had the support of the SIU, as well ^ of the labor movement throughout the country. In the May 21st issue the SEA­ FARERS LGG printed a report on the Di Giorgio strihe by the Educational Director of the NFLU, Ernesto Galarza. In the June 4th issue, A&G West Coast representative Cardullo reported on the terrorism and violence of company thugs which resulted, on May 17th in (Confitmed on Page 15) j 1;C/ �THE S e A P M R EHS £ 0 <9 Fri<iaf>, Juhr «r P«S» Five Hiring Hali Joy Soothes Poor Philly Shipping Baltimore Gets Break: Payoffs And Sign 0ns By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ By LLOYD GARDNER BALTIMORE—Shipping really picked up here last week, a fact which we can state flatly. We actually had to put in hurry call to Philadelphia for men in some ratings and the men who came down have gone <>ut. However, we still have men on the beach and more continue to pour in, because the rumor still seems to be around that Baltimore is the place to get a ship. Well, it is and it isn't. This port has been having its ups and downs, and if you've been reading the LOG you know we have just gone through a bad few weeks. There were eleven payoffs over the last seven days, and what more, there were eight sign©ns. For once the Ore ships weren't holding the port up. Only one Ore ship, the Santore, gave us bny business. She paid off, then signed right on again. , The rest were a nice assort­ ment of Robins, Watermans, Isthmians, Bulls and Alcoas. In addition, there were some ships in transit. PHILADELPHIA — With ship-! ping here in Philly worse than at. any time since before the war, the membership is wondering when the break will come. It really is tough! In the last two weeks we have had two payoffs. One of these didn't mean a hell of a lot, as it was a Bull Line Ship with very few job replacements. The Gateway City took a full crew, but that was two weeks ago and didn'tmake a very big dent in our long list of men registered. A great many of our mem­ bership realize that the war is over, and that you just cam't pile off of a ship today and dash Up to the Hall and grab anotber next day. Consequently, they have the good sense to take it easy with the bankroll. Shipping Continues Fnir For New Orleans strike at this time, there is no as the heat there would have question that they would have ' mowed the guys down. NEW ORLEANS — The status voted to a man to-hit the bricks HAPPY HANSON of shipping here remains un­ to save the Union Hiring Hall. changed this week. NeW Orleans Our membership is uhited oh We had the SS John Hanson, continues to hold her own and, issues affecting our Union, some­ of the White Range Steamship from all indications, wiU con­ thing few other maritime unions Company in here this week, and tinue to do so. Everything is can claim. We have no skeletons want to pass a word of praise to shipshape and running smoothly. in our closet and there are no her crew for the first-class job We have been averaging about factions fighting each other in they did. They came through seven payoffs and the same the SlU. The one watchword for with flying colors despite some number of sign-ons each week. the entire SlU is "Go Forward." of the officers and conditions All ships scheduled to come into Getting back to the shipping naturally existing on a ship that the Port of New Orleans during picture here, the Alcoa passen­ is on her first voyage for a new the next week afe going out ger ships are scheduled to go company. again on their regular runs, with into Mobile now, instead of Responsible in no spiall meas­ the exception of the MV Loop coming to New Orleans first. ure for the smooth success of Knot, Alcoa Steamship Company. This change will not hurt busi­ this voyage were the efforts of The Loop, Knot will be turned ness or shipping here to any two crewmembers—Tex Suit and over to the Maritime Commission great extent, because these ships Joseph Barron. In true SlU style, after her payoff, with her event­ will be on six months articles they kept all beefs down and ual disposition not yet announc­ and the crews will be able to the ship came in with a welled. She has been out since De­ payoff in any of the two ports pleased Skipper and a wellon 24 hours notice. cember on the shuttle run. pleased crew. (Sorry, we don't have . the Captain's name avail­ SAD NOTE UNANIMOUS able.) We sort of hate to see these All beefs on the White Range The SlU Negotiating Commit­ tee's report on the agreement for ships leave this port, however, as were squared .away at the pay­ retention of the Union Hiring they are now in very good shape off and, although the procedure and are absolutely no headache wasn't over until 8 o'clock, all EASY BEEFS to the officials. A vote of thanks hands came away highly satis­ One of ,the pleasant things and praise goes to the crews and fied. Hefe VO/ZiCrA about last week was that we delegates for their splendid work The Bosun, too, was happy. ^dn't have any tough beefs to in keeping these vessels running He received 84 hours overtime ^tlle. The beefs on the ships for not being high man. This in true SlU style. paying off were very minor ones, The crew of the SS Alcoa Cor­ and the same can be said of the sair donated a radio to the new few beefs we encoimtered at Hall, with the understanding that 'BfFF's'WAV^ the sign ons. Everybody, includ­ they will trade it in for a larger ing the crews and the Patrol­ model later on. The thanks of men, was happy about the en­ the membership go to the tire situation. thoughtful Brothers of the Cor­ What little routine beefs we sair. did have were settled aboard the Also holding its own for the ships in SlU style, of course. Hall was accepted unanimously past two weeks is the weather. Nobody was gassed up and noth­ by the membership at last week's The thermometer has been ing occurred to cause any meeting. bouncing over the 90 mark but trouble, unless you can call a A vote of thanks was extended it is not too bad in the Hall. clerical error aboard the SS to the Committee for its past The membership still is dis­ Oliver Loving, Alcoa, trouble. yrork and for the job we know cussing the air conditioning set­ it will do in future negotiations. Some of the boys in the Stewup here and all hands feel that resulted from the fact that there jwds Department accidentally The membership and officials a few dollars invested in air- was a phony mate aboard who signed on for a trifle over a in this port feel that the Nego­ cooling equiptment will add im­ had never sailed an SlU ship and dollar a month. We caught the tiating Committee did a bang-up measurably to the comfort of who thought he knew more commendable job in coming mistake, however. the members and also add to the about working and respecting The boys here keep on doing through with the Hiring Hall. men than the Skipper—who was value of the property. a job aboard the tankers without Their accomplishment was definitely classed as a "swell Anyway, its a damned good a let-up. They know that the even more spectacular because Joe." membership wants to put every they did it withoiit any of the thing we're out of the old Hall, Better luck next trip, Chief ship that sails \mder the SlU hullabaloo that accompanied the Mate. If the ship is SlU, you'll banner, and they are trying NMU's unsuccessful negotiations. know belter. If it's NMU, it And this reminds us of the their best to do just that. Wont make any difference be­ We can do it too. If the boys situation back in June 1946, when cause you won't have to pay any keep going for those tanker jobs! the NMU was grandstanding and If you have a beef or a overtime. they'll get them under contract ^ carrying on only to settle for In this respxect, a word of ad­ problem when you're on the some day. That's the way we five bucks less than our memWest Coast, contact BIU, vice worth passing to chiseling got Isthmian. bership got. A&G District Hq., 165 Mar­ mates is this: Never fry to chisel After we went on strike and a ship where the company -r> bowled over the Wiige Stabiliza­ ket Street. The telephone on number is DOuglas 2-549S. itself wants its crews satisfied, tion Board in the nation's big­ Drop in between ships, and as in the case of the SS^John gest maritime strike to date, the Hanson, of the White Range get acquainted. the NMU cried to high heaven Steamship Company. Seafarers in Ihe Port of and rode in on our sweat to de­ New York are reminded thai mand the same thing. the Recreation Hall • (third deck) remains open every WATCH THEM night until 11 o'clock. Strong and the Governor Miller, Now with our Hiring Hall issue By KEITH ALSOP There are plenty of faciliboth of Waterman. Hes to help while away the settled, you can bet your bottom GALVESTON—The arrival of The beefs aboard these ships dollar the NMU will come up evening. There's a fairly with a contract similar to ours— several grain ships spurred ship­ were minor and all were settled well-stocked library, and a after we have paved the way. ping here this pa§t week and at the payoffs. The two Water­ goodly number of technied How smooth the NMU has travel­ it is hoped they will mark a man ships signed on crews here books. Cards and games are led since the SlU's inception and revival of activity, in spite of this week. available and the soft-drink since we cut a path for them on last week's report that the im­ machines are kept filled. NMU SCUFFLE mediate prospects appeared dim. all major issues! Or if you just want to sit The chief topic of conversa­ The membership in this port back and be entertained you TWO SIGN-ONS tion here in Galveston still feel that to retain the Hiring can fasten your eyes on the seems to center around the pos­ While only a tanker came into Hail is probably the greatest television screen. At any rate, you're v«d- step forward that could be taken Galveston the week before, three sibility of the Seafarers procur­ vessels were in port, for payoffs ing its ewn building. It can't be dotne every night utattt at this time. . Although the membership nat­ last week. These werfe the Steel denied that the fellows in New eiev^ urally was hofung to avoid a Surveyor, Isthmian, the Gable Orleans have set up something By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD On The Cu33t Come On Up STILL EXIST But there are still some guys that go for the whole works the first night ashore and then dash wildly up to the Dispatcher next day with a desperate plea, "1 just gotta' have a job! I'm broke." A word of advice. Fellows: One night of wine, women and song is a hell of a price to pay for weeks of worrying about a flop. A diet of hot dogs or ham­ burgers can become very tire­ some. We have a couple of ships here that are in idle status waiting for cargo. Everyone is hoping that this cargo shows up soon. The news of the retention :of our Hiring Halls and the report of the Headquarters Negotiating Committee was received with a great deal of enthusiasm here. BIG FACTOR •• .r The consensus of opinion seems to be that our officials are doing a good job in these negotiations. This attitude of faith, which SlU members have in their Union, and confidence in their officials, is one that must be looked on with a gi-feat deal of envy by other maritime unions who are not so fortunate. The labor front is quiet here in Philadelphia. The operating engineers on various construction jobs settled their strike this week with a substantial wage increase. Until next week then, I'll say so-long with a hope that a few ships will steer a course for the Philly waterfi'ont. Grain Cargoes Spar Galveston Shipping ,• it#? • iiil'A :i '• • for the membership that is well worth trying to duplicate—even if on a smaUer scale. Everything is going along fair­ ly smoothly, except for a little ruckus kicked up on the water­ front last week, when the NMUrers were fighting among them­ selves— with the commies, of course, figuring prominently in the affair. , As this is being signed off. Jack Kelly, Tiny Phillips, James Hammond and J. Allen are among the Seafarers on the beach in Galveston. �Pag« Six ^5; TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 9. 1948 Shipping in Port Of Now York Aiinost As Warm As The Weather By JOE ALGINA Spotless Ship don't always look for fresh sal­ ads and fresh fruits, carefully set out the way men like them. But there they were on the Loving. The rest of the ship was clean too, if I . seem to be spending too many words on the Stewards Department. The more ships like this in New York and all other ports Polaris Takes Cavalier Place In NY-WI Run NEW YORK — We kept oxir, Patrolman to get down to their NEW YORK—The other day I lingers crossed after last week's ship immediately.'' NEW YORK—Last week the went aboard the SS Oliver Lov­ r^hort of fair shipping, hoping Lots of times there just isn't ing, an Alcoa ship, and the" visit Alcoa Polaris sailed from this that it would maintain its pace Patrolman available to send was a pleasure. port with freight and a dozen out right away, but that doesn't —it did. passengers to the Caribbean and Although she was in from the Surinam as a partial replace­ So, this week, we can report mean the crew should take ac- bauxite run" (she paid off in ment for the Alcoa Cavalier, again that shipping is holding Baltimore and is now in drynow operating out of New Or­ its own in the port of New York. dock at the Todd Shipyard in leans and Mobile. We won't make any predictions Hoboken, New Jersey), the Lov­ The Alcoa Polaris and the Al­ for the future — reporting the ing was spotless. What struck coa Patriot, both C-ls, between present status is as far as we'll me most was the Stewards De­ them will provide a sailing fid. partment* which you might not from New York every three 'The torrid holiday week-end expect to find in world-beating weeks. saw the Patrolmen as busy as shape aboard a drydocked vessel. The two ships will constitute ever paying off the ships and The messroom was about as a very substantial replacement handling the sign ons. clean a one as I ever have seen, for the Cavalier as cargo car­ They all got to the beach this and the Messman on her deserves riers but will not, of course, week like the rest of New York's a compliment or two. I hope he be close in passenger capacity.millions, the only difference was keeps up his good work on the For that reason, there won't be that they didn't hit Coney Is­ next trip which was scheduled as many Stewards Department land or the other bathing spots. to start right away. tion on its own. Instead, they jobs on these ships as there Their time was spent at the the better off the Union will were on the big cruise liner. I didn't sample the chow for should just sit tight and wait. piers along the North and East A Patrohnan may be a little the simple reason that I didn't be. The boys on the Loving But what New York loses, the Rivers. ^ have time. But it looked good really are living up to the mot­ Gulf gains, since the Cavalier iMaybe they were the lucky while in getting to the ship, but to, "An SIU ship is a clean ship." will sign on in New Orleans and to me. ones at that. PYom the reports he'll make it and settle the beef On a ship in drydock you in less time than could be pos­ JamM ShMhan pay off in Mobile. in the newspapers, the beaches sible by the crew. had their biggest week-end in Nobody likes to save receipts, history. What a crush that must but every once in awhile it have been! proves to be a good policy. One Some of the good ships hand­ guy in the Hall here got a letter Br CAL TANNER Korea, and the Hurricane, de- hard to understand the men's led by the Patrolmen this week from his insurance company re­ stined for Japan. w^re the LaSalle, Waterman; cently telling him that his policy enthusiasm over this develop­ MOBILE—The improvement St^l Architect and Steel Ap­ was a year in arrears and' he ment. ALL SMOOTH noted in shipping here last week prentice, Isthmian; and the Cor­ The Negotiating Committee is _ , „ , . was no longer - insured with continued to the point where it al' Sea, Coral Sea Steamship tjiem. The payoffs as a whole were to be congratulated for the vic­ is presently slightly better than Company. smooth, with only a few minor tory it scored on this highly im­ Luckily, the guy had receipts it has been for some time. beefs, which were settled portant maritime issue—possibly : All of these ships came in for his premium payments, and clean and dispensed with the he squared away with the com- Besides seven payoffs, we had speedily to the satisfaction of the most important issue yet to five signons and three ships in all concerned. Also in for a face the SIU. payoff formalities in short order,'pany in short order. transit. Approximately^ 261 men payoff is Isthmian's John Wanato the great satisfaction of the A few weeks ago, this column' KEEP RECEIPTS were shipping out, the break­ maker. While the usual run of Patrolmen. There were others reported on the dispute between down showing these to be 130 minor beefs is likely, we don't equally as sweet to handle, the local contractors and the Mo­ . ^ , but , The same thing applies to dues bookmen and 131 permitmen. expect any trouble on this ship. bile Building Trades Council.' these fo^ gam the Patrolmen s ^he chances are that nod as the weeks tops. ^he Union is not going to claim The vessels paying off. were the In transit this week were the That report was based on news­ HOLLYWOOD, SIU STYLE you're way in arrears in your Governor Graves, Hurricane, SS Ransom E. Moore, Alcoa; the paper accoimts, which insisted dues, if they are paid up to City of Alma, Lafayette, Wacosta Steel Navigator, Isthmian, and on calling the dispute "a strike." and Monarch of the Seas, all of the Agwiwerl, of the Richfield Just in case the word hasn't date. A LOCKOUT the Waterman Steamship Cor­ Oil Company. gotten around yet, the New, The Union records department The first of the Alcoa passen­ poration. York HaU has turned cinema.jig pretty well on the ball. HowActually, it was a lockout, in­ Eyery Saturday, around noon, a ever, sometimes men lose their Those signing on were the ger ships is scheduled to hit spired and instigated by members fuR-length sound picture is pre-j Union books and there is quite Monarch of the Seas, bound for Mobile this week and the mem­ of the contractors' association. sented on the 3rd Deck. Last a snarl getting their records Puei'to Rico; Lafayette, headed bership here is anxiously waiting The Building Trades Council did w^k's presentation was "Second straight once more. It's for this for Japan and Korea; the Alcoa to see what the turnover on these not call a strike. Its members Chorus" with Fred Astaire. reason that it is a good idea to Pilgrim, which was to make the ships is going to be. have been locked out now for If you've got nothing to do, keep all dues receipts. It saves bauxite run; the City of Alma, Schedules are being arranged the fifth week. and want to sp«id an enjoyable a lot of headaches sometimes. likewise scheduled for Japan and so that one passenger ship will The~ SIU stands ready to help hit Mobile each week for a pay­ two hours for free, latch onto in any way their Brothers of the off and i-eplacements. Each will a seat on the 3rd Deck and take stay about two days. Slated to in the show. arrive first is the Cavalier. She The 3rd Deck, by the way, is due Saturday and will leave offers other entertainment. In Tuesday, July 6. the evening the television set is always on, if something worth­ BIG NEWS By SAL COLLS while is being offered. All base­ The biggest news of the week ball games, fights and' big do­ SAN JUAN — As usual we |and the Jean, which loaded sugar to the membership here was, haven't had any actual payoffs here before going to Ciudad Truings are screened for the mem­ of course, the announcement thai 01 signons, but we've had a lot jillo, we have had the Wild Ranbership's pleasure. our Hiring Hall rights had been of activity because quite a numger, the Dorothy, the Angelina, Sunday, when the shipping the Monarch of the Seas, the preserved. Since we had all deck is open from ten to three, ber of ships are hitting here. There always is somebody who Governor Dixon, the Suzanne, |fought so hard to win this demthe recreation room is available wants to get off, so we send a the Frances, the Marina, the Ar- ocratic way of shipping, it's not fdr the Brothers having the af­ replacement. lyn, the Morning Light, the Beaternoon to kiU. Drop in some­ The Ponce was in one day. She trice, the Monroe and the Re­ time and look over the facili­ took an AB. On the same ^§iy sario. ties offered. Building Trades Council, as long we sent a Third Cook and a as this lockout by the contrac­ This matter has been repeated Mes.sman to the Carolyn. On an­ SQUARED EVERYTHING To all members who have tors continues. several times in tliis column, but other day we sent a couple of In addition to shipping from checks held for them at because of the many beefe aris­ Black Gang men to Ciudad TruOn the job prospects for the one to three men to each vessel branch mail rooms: ing from it, it is necessary to jillo by , plane to catch the Jean. coming week, we have three or we have had some shoregangs, Port Agents will not give out four shi^s in idle status waiting mention it once more: When These days were typical so far taking time off while the ship as shipping is concerned, which notably on the Monroe, the Fran­ any mail containing checks, for cargoes. These ships are is in port, all crewmembers is why I mention them. We send ces, and the Suzanne. On a unless the addressee shows dead now, but are subject to be should inform the department a couple of men to this ship, a couple of hurry calls for replace­ sufficient evidence of his taken out in the next 10 days— ments we've had a little trouble head of the fact. identity, such as Union book, which should help Mobile ship­ couple to that one. finding the right ratings, but seaman's papers, discharges, ping a little. If a replacement is needed, Besides the Ponce the Carolyn everything was straightened out. etc. the man can be called and no There are about 230 bookmen The Goverpor Dixon, a Water­ one will have to take on the and approximately 420 permitAn instance has been re­ man, had a simple beef which we additional burden of your job. men on the beach here at the ported of an envelope con­ squared, as did a couple of other By giving the department head moment. taining a check being picked ships. On the Wild Ranger we the score it saves a lot of trouble Check the slop chest be­ up by a phony who later had a performer. Among the Seafarers in the later when you return to the fore your boat sails^ Make There was an unorganized ship forged a signature and cashed local Marine Hospital are H.-J. ship. sure that the slop chest con­ in here, one-of the Cuba Distill­ It. To prevent a recurrence, Jackson, J. B. McGuffin, A. C. tains an adeciuate supply of checks will be given only to McAlpin and C. P. Yarn. A per­ ing Company tankers, for which PATIENCE, PLEASE all the things you are liable an NLRB election, based on an the person to whom it is sonal visit by any of their Broth­ Another matter which has been to need. If it doesn't, call the addressed, and the only after ers in a postion -to do so would SIU petition, has been ordered stressed'before is > when a crew Union Hall immediately. for the near future. You can be ' Rtil'idenllficaiion is made. be greatly appreciated by these calls the Hall and asks for a sure we took care of it. I hospitalized men. Mobile Shipping Shows Good Improvement No Payoffs For Port San Juan, But It Has Plenty Of Aotivity Prove identity Check It—But Good �Friday. July i, 1848 Vl^ ' TH E S E AF AR ERS I 0 i? Page Se^ea SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman BOSTON — Chairman, Ray A. S. Cardullo. 24589: Recording Queen, 34594; Reading Clerk, G. Secretary. AX Bernstein, 21065; Menney, 48077; Recorditig Secre­ ' Reading Clerk, J. Reyes, 1428. tary, W. Siekmann, 7066. .. Only New Business of other Minutes of previous meetings REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL Branch minutes was read. All fiORT DECK ENG. STWDS. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED in other Branches read and acwere accepted. The West Coast Boston ; 32 19 24 75 12 9 23 44 c e p t e d . Secretary-Treasurer's Representative's Report was read New York 279 192 170 641 145 150 9r 394 financial report and Headquar­ and accepted. It dealt with the Philadelphia 71 • 47 31 149 23 22 15 60 ters report read and accepted. misunderstanding between the Baltimore 220 271' 102 593 197 135 91 423 Port Agent, in verbal repoft, A&G and the SUP regarding a Norfolk ^ 76 33 176 70 24 17 111 stated that shipping was practifbeef on an Isthmian ship in the Savannah 44 26 19 89 33 9 19 61 all.y at standstill, although seyPort of Seattle. Brother Car­ Tampa '. 20 16 14 50 27 22 .9 58 eral vessels touched port in trapdullo explained the nature of the Mobile 105 82 72 259 129 109 74 312 sit. He announced that the con­ beef, and Brother A1 Bernstein, New Orleans 187 151 216 ' 554 175 133 174 482 tract ratj^fied at previous meetipg who was also involved-and who Galveston 74 36 52 162 81 42 41 164 was now in effect on Boston-Prphandled the A&G's end, gave a San Juan 22 11.9 42 16 13 6 35 vincetown Line, whose SS Steel brief picture to supplement the Grand Total 1,121 927 742 2,790 908 668 568 2,144 Pier had been crewed last week. report. Full details have been Also, he continued, the Wilspn sent to the A&G Headquarters NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. Line had consented to raise pay Offices. A resolution was con­ to standards existing on other curred in to open an SIU-A&G contracted summer boats. He The A.s.sistant- report of Trial Committee on Branch minutes. All Branch pointed out that the former pqrt Hall in the Port of San Fran­ patcher-Clerk. cisco. Motion under new busi­ Secretary-Treasurer pointed out charges against crewmember of minutes accepted, as were min­ official, who had been waging, a ness to investigate the Bosun on that this would be a saving to SS Montebello Hills recommend­ utes of special meetings. Great campaign here of a purely per­ the Kelso for walking off the the Organization, and would still ing that man's book , be re­ Lakes and West Coast minutes sonal nature, had not been to sea ship for the three days he was in provide for adequate service to voked, concurred in the recom­ to be posted. Agent reported during the last 14 years and "is Wilmington. Amended to put a the membership. It was moved mendation. Voted charges against shipping very slow with only two now working as a longshoreman. The another man for conduct unbe­ payoffs in two weeks, one Water­ Motion carried to accept report • "do not ship" on this man on and carried to accept. Agent's Report was read and ac­ coming a Union member, elected man and one Bull. Both were of SIU Negotiating Committee. A&G ships until he appears at cepted. The Secretary-TreasTrial Committee. Voted to pur­ very clean with only minor beefs. One minute of silence obsery^ the A&G San Francisco Branch. urgjiig, communication concerning chase fans and air-conditioning Various ships in transit visited in memory of Brothers lost ^at Carried. Under Good and Wel­ fare there was discussion on the the Hiring Hall Agreement was unit for Hall. Agent said that and squared. Repoited to mem­ sea. ' length of time it would take to read and accepted with a vote there had been very few jobs, bership on Negotiating Commit­ 4. 4. 4. ^ open a Hall in San Francisco, if of thanks to the Negotiating although plenty of ships were tee's report, recommending ac­ BALTIMORE—Chairman, Wil­ the resolution went through. One Committee. Motion under New leaving Norfolk in transit. Moran ceptance. Also reported on burg­ liam ' Renlz, 26445; Recordihg minute of silence for Brothers Business that any man perform­ had laid up last of the V-4 tugs, lary in Hall in which thief got Secretary, Ben Lawson, 864; lost at sea. Motion carried to ing in the hotel above the Hall erasing more jobs. Outlook in away with four dollars and a Reading Clerk, AI Stansbury. be brought up on charges. Un­ port not good. Members advised few packs of cigarettes from 4683. . c adjourn. der discussion, it was pointed out by Dispatcher to avoid port since machines. Agent expressed hope Following men Obligated: L. 4i GALVESTON — Chairman R. that men on the beach had 200 men were on beach. . J. for early upturn in shipping. Kiplaks, C. Dandrade, A. Taylor, Ac­ M. Harlsson, C. Baunne, C. PihSweeney, G-20; Recording Secre­ rooms free of charge,- and some S. Lewis, C. R. Kent, C. W. Ma­ Agent's report accepted. tary, Val James, 7803; Reading members were raising hell and riner, R. B. Webb and W. cepted communication from Di­ cipno. Baltimore minutes and giving the operator of the hotel a Leclair were Obligated. Under rector of Organization and Secre­ financial Clerk. Mickey Wilbum, 37739. reports read and ac­ and cepted. Secretary-Treasurer's re­ Galveston minutes accepted. bad time. Motion carried. Mo­ Good and Welfare a number of tary-Treasurer's financial Secietaiy-Treasurei's report read tion also carried to instruct inembers blew their tops on sev­ other reports. Patrolman's report port read and accepted. NeW and accepted, as was Headquar­ Headquarters to look further in­ eral questions. Minute of silence and Dispatcher's report also ac­ Business of Branch meetings read cepted. W. J. Small, G. B. and accepted. Voted to post apd ters' report to the membership. to the unemployment compensa­ for depai-ted Brothers. tion situation. Brother Simmons, Gepec, A. S. Reinholt and R. D. file West Coast and Great Lakes % % % Branch minutes accepted, the retiring Agent, \yas given a vote NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. Rittle were Obligated. Charges minutes. All ship's minutes to Philadelphia minutes to be re­ Buck Stephens, 76; Recording of thanks. against man resulted in vote to be forwarded to SEAFARERS ferred to Headquarters. Minutes Secretary,' LeRoy Clarke, 23062; hold his permit until SS Cape LOG. Trial Committee's findin|rs 4. 4. 4. of special meetings. West Coast SAVANNAH — Chairman and Reading Clerk, Johnny Johnston, Mohican "'returned to Philadel­ and recommendations accepted. and Great Lakes minutes to be phia. Various Union matters dis­ Heard and accepted Agent's im­ filed. Heard reports from Agent, Reading Clerk, C. Starling, 6920; 53. H. R. New Business of all Branches cussed under Good and Welfare. port. Reports of Dispatcher and Patrolman and Dispatcher and Recording Secretary, read and accepted. Agent re­ Minute of silence for departed Patrolmen accepted, as was re­ accepted them. Voted to place Burke. Meeting adjourned. port of Hospital Committee. All Branch meeting minutes ported 14 payoffs and 11 signons. Brothers. member of Black Gang of SS 4. 4. 4. Fifteen paj'offs expected in next Voted to have last shipping call ' McKittrick Hills in 99-Year Club read and accepted for filing. MOBILE — Chairman, Charles at 4:30 p.m. instead of 5:00 p.m.. West Coast and two weeks. after charges of messy drunken­ Voted to file No lay-ups ex­ ness were read, the vote being 51 Great Lakes minutes. Secretary- pected, with possible exception of Kimball, 52; Recording Secretary, Voted to raise A&G salaries to to 1. Concurred in recommenda­ Treasui-er's- report read and ac­ AiV Loop Knot, Alcoa. Nggotia- James Carroll, 14; Reading Clerk, meet rising living costs. Went on record to prefer charges tion of Committee on manner of cepted. Negotiating Committee's tions are being squared away Harold J. Fischer, 59. New Business of^all ports read against man for conduct unbe­ registration forwarded in com­ recommendations accepted by a with various towboat companies munication from Secretary-Treas­ vote of 75 to nothing. Agent re­ under contract to MAW. Con­ and accepted. Agent reported coming a Union member. Minujte urer. Concurred in recommen­ ported that shipping had been at tracts are ready for signing that that the greatest victory in the of silence for departed Brothers. dation on Radocean agreement an all time low for past two will be better than any in the histoi"y of any trade union since Under Good and Welfare, several included in communication from weeks. However, SS Cape Nome industry. Elections soon to be the Taft-Hartley Bill had become' Brothers hit the deck to compli­ Director of Organization. Ac­ is paying off in Charleston and held in the George B. Ziegler law, was achieved by the SIU ment the Negotiating Committj^ cepted recommendation.on Hiring expected to ^ake a few replace­ Towing Company. Shipping for Negotiating Committee in pre­ on getting the Hiring Hall. Hall made by Negotiating Com­ ments. Pi-ospects dim for im­ Brother members in the Marine serving the Hiring Hall in the NEW YORK — Chairman. mittee, and extended heartfelt mediate future. I^ad to turn Allied Workers Division is good agreement reached with the At­ Williams; Recording vote --of thanks to Negotiating away permits at door because with some deepsea members tak­ lantic and Gulf Coast Ship Own­ Lindsey Hall would not hold ing these jobs. The Negotiating ers Association. The Agent fur­ Secretary, Freddie Stewart; Committee for obtaining best fire-trap Hiring Hall clause in Maritime. them. No word from New York Committee's report was read. His ther reported that shipping was Reading Clerk, W. C. McCuistipn. All Branch minutes read atiid Minute of silence for Brothers yet about lease for new Hall. report was accepted. One min­ picking up, with twenty ships ex­ accepted. Heard communication Patrolman reported that vaca­ pected to call in the next two ute of silence for departed Broth­ lost at sea. from crew of SS Robin Kirk, re­ weeks, four Waterman ships ex­ tions would be a good idea while, ers. Under New Business, mo­ X i. X TAMPA — Chairman W. E. shipping is down, but expressed tion carried unanimously to ac­ pected to, crew up, and three Al­ porting that man placed on pro­ Higgs, 223; Recording Secretary. hope for upswing. Under Good cept and concur, in Negotiating coa passenger boats, the Cavalier, bation had always been a firstR. Seckinger, 307; Reading Clerk, and Welfare several Brothers Committee's report. Written mo­ Clipper, and Corsair, scheduled late Union man. Voted to refer said they hoped they would get tion by Brother Edwin Westphal to make Mobile a regular port '^f communication to new Trial R. H. Hall, 26080. New Business of other Branch the new Hall. Minute of silence and 20 bookmembers of the SS call. Report accepted. Negotiat­ Committee authorized to consider Del Mar to i-equest Negotiating ing Committee's report was ac­ new evidence in case. Heard minutes was read and accepted, for departed Brothers. with the exception of Galveston Committee to endeavor to get cepted, with a vote of thanks. letter from Brother asking rein­ ^ NORFOLK — Chairman, J. A. additional Stewards Department Headquarters' report was ac­ statement. Voted to refer plea where a motion was made to ac­ Reinstatement Committee cept all but the building resolu­ Bullock, 4747; Recording. Secre­ jobs on. this type of vessel. Mo­ cepted. Motion to non-concur to tion which was referred to a tary, J. S. White, 56; Reading tion carried. Under Good and with resolution passed in New Other communications heard and ClerlL Ben Rees. 95. Welfare there was discussion on York regarding the SS Fort accepted. Entire report of Ne­ Committee. Norfolk minutes and financial Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, the $50 fine for missing a ship. Bridger. There was a motion to gotiating Con->mitt-e read vef J. P. Shuler, reported that the reports accepted after reading. The chair pointed out that rules elect a committee to go with batim. Motion by Colucci that laid down by the membership the Agent to purchase a com­ report be accepted and concurred Secretary-Treasurer had received Secretary - Treasurer's financial Brother in by the membership and that a letter of resignation from the report read and accepted. All made this fine automatic, since munications system. Tampa Agent, Claude Simmons, New Business of Branch minutes such offences hurt the union. Charles Kimball, James Carroll, the Committee be given a vote John Prescott and "Harold J. of thanks for the fine job it had and had recommended that Sim­ read and accepted. Voted to file Motion carried to adjourn. Fischer were elected. Motion to done in getting the Hiring Hall mons' resignation be accepted. West Coast and Great Lakes min­ % X % Motion seconded and ' PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, non-concur with the resolution clause. Brother Shuler recommended utes. Read letter from Louis that this action be concurred in Hunt, father of Seafarer Paul L. A. Gardner, 9697; Recording from Boston. Motions carried to carried by unanimous vote. No by the membership and that at Hunt, who died recently. Voted Secretary, R. W. Pohle, 46826; purchase chairs, window fan, New Business. Nobody hit the present only two men be on ^he to send letter to LOG. Voted Reading Clerk. D. C. Hall, 43372. water cooler, radio, and public deck under Good and Welfare ' Moved, seconded and carried to address system. One minute of due to suffocating heat in RooseTampa payroll, an Acting Agent to concur in recommendations of .\ Heard read New Business only from silence for departed Brothers. velt Auditorium. and Ralph Seckinger, Acting Dis- Negotiating Committee. A&G Shipping from June 15 To June 29 �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday. July 9, 1948 AMD NEWS lis;:.' Meetings, Prove Crew Of SS John Hansen Hangs Up Well-Run Jackson Men As Union-Wise Two firsts' In Voyage To Greece The SIU crew of the SS John Hansen paid off in New Orleans this week after scoring a couple of notable "firsts" during their voyage. The gained the honor of being the first SIU crew to sail a vessel of the newly-contracted White Bange Steamship Company, and at the same time, they found themselves the crew of one of the first ships to leave the States with a cargo for Europe under the European Recoveiy Plan. Tex Suit, Bosun on the Han­ sen, in submitting photos to the 1.0G taken during the maiden SIU voyage, stated that for beipg th« first trip under an SIU contract, none of the usual agree­ ment difficulties were encount­ ered. They, of course, had the usual minor beefs, but "All in all, it was a fine trip with excellent cooperation from the crew and the officers," Suit stated. After taking her initial SIU crew in New York on April 10, the Hansen went to Galveston, where she loaded her ERF grain rairgo. On April 28 she left Galveston for Greece with two other vessels loaded with similar cargoes, these being the first to leave under the provisions of the European Recovery Plan. In Greece the ship discharged her welcomed grain at Patras and Piraeus, and while in the latter port the crew visited near­ by Athens and saw the Par­ thenon and other well-known ruins of ancient Greece. LOUD IN PRAISE Back in h U. S. for the payoff in New Orleans, the crew was •1 '5' - A good example of the way Bosun on the type.of co-opera­ ship's minutes should be handled tion the department heads are loud in its praise for the smooth­ Stewards Department were so was received from the SS An­ entitled to from Union men if ness of the voyage. The Skipper, well enjoyed by the crew that drew Jackson, Voyage W8, they in turn are to receive the Captain C. Poulakous, was well most of the men have decided to Waterman SS Co. It shows what full benefits of their contracts. liked by the crew and Steward stay aboard for another trip. an SIU crew can do when they Crewmembers of the Jackson Max Lipkin, too, earned their "If all trips are like this one, are on the ball, and points up the obviously understand that ship­ thanks. this company is going to be one value of the whole SIU Educa­ board meeting are the heart of The cooperation of the Captain of the best liked in the SIU," tional Program. ship's organization and essential and the fine chow put out by the concluded Tex. The Seafarers' official ship's to the smooth functioning of the minutes form was used properly union apparatus. and all reports and business clearly and concisely recorded. The minutes give evidence of a competent. Union-minded crew, taking care of their ship's busi­ ness in orderly SIU manner, and, An accident in his Boston as such are a- credit to them­ home resulted in the death of selves and the Union. Seafarer George Goss, according The days of rough and ignor­ to word received recently from ant seamen who could be kicked his wife, Elsie. around by the officers and com­ The fatal accident occurred on pany executives because thiJP'did April 30 at 53 Clarendon Street. not know enough to protect their Brother Goss, who was bom rights and conduct themselves in an orderly fashion is past, and in Massachusetts May 9, 1908, the Seafarers is leading the way, joined the SIU in New Orleans as the Jaekson men demonstrate. a little over three years ago. He Noteworthy are the efforts sailed in the Engine Department. made by this crew in the regu­ In informing the SIU of her lar meetings, under the heading husband's death, Mrs. Goss asked of education to instruct the new that the news be published in members ' in, the methods and the LOG "SO that his many principles of Union action. friends will know about it." The March 28 minutes reveal Brother %oss was in good discussion on how best to co­ standing at the time of his death operate with Union Patrolmen in and burial benefits, along with assuring adequate provisions of the Union's condolences, were the ship before signing articles. forwarded to his widow. Under sunny Mediterranean skies, their ship bound for There was also discussion on how Greece, part of the John Hansen crew strike a pose for the to fully instruct new in-coming Surveying The Damage camera of 3rd Assistant Neal Thomas. Standing in front are, crews in the mattfer of checking left to right—Nick Francos, OS; Bob Turner, Deck Engineer. repairs and accommodations of a ship before commencing a voy­ Seated are—Marco De Polo, MM; Pop Kapor, Wiper; Tex Suit, age. Bosun; Cecil, MM; Norbert Tobin, OS. The three men in the On March 17, the minutes re­ rear are—Johnny Jensen. AB; Philip. Wiper; E. Korelis. port there was discussion by the Deck Maintenance. ' . George Goss Dies In Boston Home Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings MOTHER OF LATE MEMBER THANKS SIU FOR KINDNESS VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY, and handed in to the Patrolman. fare: Motion that delegates make A letter of appreciation for May 16—Chairman. Frank Puthe. Deck and Engine Delegates re­ up repair list to be turned over the kindness and sympathy Secretary Peter Patrick. Dele­ ported a few hours disputed to Patrolman. Motion that the shown by SIU members in the gates, reports read and accepted. 'overtime. Treasurer reported he ship be fumigated before leaving death of Seafarer Philip Aeree New Business: Motion made by had ordered books out of the the next port. It was suggested was received by the LOG this Christo Mantzokes to convert ship's fund but they had not ar­ that the Deck Delegate see the week from Brother Acree's mospare port side lockers into stor­ rived yet. New Business: Motion Mate about having the foc'sles ther. age space for bread. Carried un­ to turn messroom fine money sougeed before getting in. A Her letter, which was also animously. over to the mess boys, and to vote of thanks was given to the signed by Phil's brother George, charge 25 cents admission to the Stewards Department for their stated: "Words cannot express Chico Erazo. AB, stands near first movie per trip to be paid to fine, cooperation throughout the my appreciation for "your kind­ crack in port side of Water­ Brother Mason Seals who oper­ trip. One minute of silence for ness and sympathy. I shall al­ man's SS La Salle at number ways love the Union and all four hatch. Bound for the Far ates the machine. Under Good departed Brothers. it stands for. May God bless and East, the La Salle collided and Welfare Brother George keep each one of you." Duxworfh suggested that drinks i, ^ with another ship in the Mis­ Brother Acree died on May 15 sissippi River, below New ALCOA PLANTER, May 10— be ordered through the bell boys in Seattle, Washington. Orleans. Chairman W. Tracy; Secretary as members were abusing their Alley. Stewards Delegate re­ privilege of going to the bar. ported he had been requested to One minute of sjlence for. de­ equal overtime. New Business: parted Brothers. It was moved to contact the i 4 4 4 Union regarding the require­ LAKE GEORGE. May 3— ment in LaGuiara, Venezuela to CAPE SAN DIEGO. May 9— Chairman Mysholowsky; Secre­ declare new clothing. Chairman H. Clemens; Secretary Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the tary Burris. Deck Delegate re­ A. Tremar. Deck Delegate re­ six-months from July through December 1947 have just S. ^ t, ALCOA CLIPPER, Mar. 7— ported complaints about cups and ported disputed overtime which Chairman Grindstone Johnson; coffee urn being left dirty. En­ would be good. Stewards Dele­ arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them—Secretary Abe Handleman. Ship's gine Delegate reported that the gate reported overtime was put as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per Delegate reported minutes of messroom was being left unclean. in for the wiper sougeeing en­ copy. previous meeting had been sent New Business: Motion to warn gineers' quarters. New Business: Also available are some copies of previous bound to the Cavalier, and the Corsair. day workers not to use night Motion that tropical shorts may New mattresses had been ordered lunch. A two-dollar fine was ap­ be worn in the mess hall but editions at the same price. Bindings on all volumes are of for anyone leaving coffee that underwear shorts would not and a repair list handed in. proved sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. bag in the urn. be allowed. It was decided that There was trouble with the Chief 4. 4 4. the center table would be re­ All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file Mate who has declared that he intends to get rid of the whole JOHN ISAACSON. April 10— served for the 4-8 watch at sup­ with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The. gang. A foc'sle log was read and Chairman William Pittman; Sec­ per time. A fee of fifty cents bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters motion made to have it signed retary E. Owen. Good and Wel­ fContinued on Page 9) baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. 1947 Bound Logs On Hand ¥ ,/v .. - �Friday, July 9, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings elected Treasurer. Good and (Continued from Page 8) Welfare: Brother Handlesman Would be collected from all suggested that Ship's Delegate hands to defray the costs of a see about sending the sick Chief cable to the Secretary-Treasurer Pantryman to the hospital. One Jrequesting* that the company minute of silence for Brothers office be contacted in protest lost at sea. to the Captain's and Mate's continued disregard of the agree­ XXX ment. One minute of silence for WALTHAM VICTORY. AprU Brothei's lost at sea. 25—Chairman Jack Johns; Secre­ tary C. V. Dix. No beefs re % t X ROBERT G. INGERSOLL. ported by the Delegates. New April 18—Chairman Warren W. Business included two motions Currier; Secretary C. Oliver. Old regarding the i-enewal of fans and Business: It was reported that the installing of oscillating fans number four deep tanks had York- as the animal was vicious in addition to the porthole fans been taken care of as recom­ and had bitten James Baldwin, in the foc'sles. There was a mo mended by crew. Delegates re­ the Fourth Mate, and a long­ tion to condemn the canned mil HEAT eETTiNG YOU DOWAJ P JS VoUR ported on Union standing of shoreman. Motion that crew not aboard and have it replaced as SAL LOOKINGPASTURES, members. New Business: Motion pay off until disputed overtime soon as possible as it was all COVFREP WITH CABBASE J' IS \tUR OABBASE to have slop chest price-list is squared away to the crew's bad, and a motion to^ave P/?ACTICALLYAION-E;CISTENT f THEN posted in the crew's mess. Good satisfaction. clock installed in the PO mess YbuR T/ME WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A LONGand Welfare: Discussion covered XXX room. Under Good and Wei ALCOA CLIPPER. AprU 4— ware: It was decided to have fixing drawer: in crew's messcool. CNE (COKB), MBET SOdlE /Nl^ReSTlNS" room, refraining from leaving Chairman Tex Krohn; Secretary the Patrolman find out why the Gtiys CLIKE YOURSELF) , AND HAVE ALLTH^ cups on deck, installing dish- George Duxworth. Membership Captain did not get cigarettes in eAnBRTAlNNlENjOMTHe HOUSE — AT THE Xack in pantry, and the issuing standing reported by Delegates. Durban or Trinidad. One min of linen piece by piece. One Treasurer Greenburg reported ute of silence for Brothers lost minute of silence for Brothers $31.85 in the ship's fund. New at sea. Business: Victor J. Mierman lost at sea. elected Ship's Delegate. Motion by Benson, seconded by Stevens to have one general meeting per trip, amended that this meeting be held the day before arrival, with the understanding that spe­ cial meetings could be called as XXX By HANK required to handle major beefs. ALCOA CLIPPER. AprU 18— XXX Good and Welfare: Letter read MASSMAR, May 13—Chairman from 88 Cavalier in which they Chairman Benson; Secretary While those communist officials and a minority of communist Frank Hazen; Secretary Lee acknowledged receipt of Alcoa Greenberg. Ship's Delegate re­ rank and filers continue to foul up contract negtiations and con­ Jacobs. Deck Delegate reported Clipper minutes pertaining to ported on night lunch beef that fuse the general memberships in other maritime unions, our tough there was 200 hours overtime Second Steward's room, and new was .straightened out. Chief Cook SIU boys are taking it easy after approving the SIU's Negotiating in dispute and suggested that ac­ niattresses. Discussion by Blan- who made pierhead jump and is Committee's Hiring HaU victory against the shipowners. All the tion be taken before getting to chard. Fox, Mierana, Duxworth doing the best he can, and ship sailors want now is plenty of ships to come in so they can feel Sparrows Point. New Business: and Tex Krohn on problems aris­ fumigation which will be car­ what it is to be on a ship again. Motion by J. Baldwin, seconded ing from the showing of movies. ried out when the ship goes in by Dow, that the Deck Engineer's Reverting to New Business a ship-yard upon arrival In New name and permit number be sent motion by Krohn, second by Orleans. Deck Delegate reported Well, shipping has slowly picked up here in New York to Baltimore so that his shipping|Maulfrey. accepted, to charge that $3.00 had been collected for and some other ports. While suffering with too much "shore record could be checked. Motion each member fifty cents for the the ship's treasury, and the leave" in American ports, and watching plenty of televised by Baldwin that a rank and file ship's fund out of which the Stewards Delegate reported he baseball games and boxing matches, the brothers have had committee be elected and sent to projection operator would be had collected $4.00. Treasurer plenty of time to familiarize themselves with the SIU's or­ the New York hall to report to paid overtime for showing the reported the ship's fund stood at ganizing program, read "retroactive" copies of their weekly Headquarters, officials that the pictures, the messman would be $31.85 and 72c in Trinidad union newspaper as well as study the various important SIU crew was ready to hang the hook paid one hour for cleaning up stamps. Motion that payment of booklets printed strictly for their benefit. if deemed advisable. Charley after the show, and the re­ Brother Mason and Brother Motts.'Saulet, R. Kosch, and Jim mainder be used for the pur­ Mauffry, Second Electrician, for Baldwin elected to the commit­ chase of magazines and books. showing the movie should be left Who's in town? Well, there's Bosun. William Brady—an oldtee. Good and Welfare: A letter One minute of silence for de­ up to members in the form of timer and one of the best speakers among the rank and file... to the LOG was read by the parted Brothers. optional donations. Amendment Brother Jimmy Millican—who probably didn't see his shipmate, Secretary. One minute of silence by Brother Ballenger to build up Chailie Henry playing solitaire a few week^ ago on our recrea­ for Brothers lost at sea. ship's fund. Amended further by tional deck... Brother Weaver Manning, the deck engineer and Blanchard's motion to limit fund XXX expert pinochle player for those long trips... Leo Siarkowski ARTHUR M. HULBERT. Jan. to $200.00. Good and Welfare: who just came in recently from a trip and immediately asked if 19 — Chairman Myers: Secretary Suggestion by Brother Krohn XXX there were any unorganized tankers to organize. Say, Leo, we Roy R. Kerr. Motion by Myers that the Ship's Delegate contact have gained plenty of newly-contracted tanker companies since ALCOA CLIPPER, Feb. 22— and seconded by Foster that the Patrolman about getting new you've been out in the world... That famous "seafaring mi&)cholobeefs between crew members be Chairman Lewis; Secretary coats for waiters. 2nd Pantry­ gist" (he who mixes those hard beverages) Brother Eddie Mooney Greenberg. Ship's Delegate re­ settled without running topside. man asked that the slopchest be tom-ing the town with his better half after homesteading on the Motion by Holt and seconded by ported that he and Brothers re-stocked, and Brother Moriana SS Cavalier. Balinger, Johnnie Johnson, and Kerr that performers be fined. suggested that a list of needed Brother Myers was elected Ship's Buck Stevens had contacted ai-ticles be turned in to Depart­ Delegate to replace Brother company officials in an attempt ment Delegates. One minute They were 60 days in Buenos Aires. They were 47 days Burmaster who died as a result to have the Chief Mate removed. of silnce for departed Brothers. in a Polish port but he didn't go ashore—mostly because of of an accident on Tuesday, Janu­ The company refused and after the freezing weather and other conditions ashore. The entire consulting the crew it was de­ ary 13. One minute of silence trip lasted seven months. Who was this lucky Seafarer? None was observed for Brother Bur- cided to sign on with the under­ other than th© mighty Percy Boyer from New Orleans. Percy, standing that no unnecessary master. with his traditional mustache anchored on his face was spin­ overtime would be worked. The ning talk last week. He was remembering his good old "salad" company was also requested to XXX days (his young days, in other words) when he was happily paint the messrooms and renew active as a professional (or was it amateur. Percy) authority M. V, DEL VIENTO. Feb. 28 the mattresses and pillows. New in bicycling and boxing. Percy asked if his shipmate. Jack coffee was put .aboard and the —Chairman Fred Miller; Record­ Self, from Mobile, was anywhere in the ports since he hasn't plastic cups would be replaced ing 'Secretary John . H. Gon­ seen him iii some time. Brothers, for Percy's sake, how's zales. Delegates reported on the with crockery. The condjtion of Jack Self getting along nowadays? numbers of books and permits in the Second Steward's room was XXX their dpartments. Motion by also brought to the company offi­ MASSMAR. May I — Chair­ man Miller, Secretary Bierman. cial's attention. Claims are still Brother Kelley and seconded by The SEAFARERS LOG will be traveling free of cost to the Deck Delegate reported the Mate being pressed for recovery of Alvin Selico to contact Head­ Brothers • requesting it be sent to their homes: Marlen Buttke of quarters officials upon return losses in cigarettes, money and was doing deck work and the South Dakota, J. Decareaua of Louisiana, August Knighton ol Captain was doing Carpenter's clothing during the search of about re-locating the messmen's ouisiana, Roland Parker of Louisiana, Harold Slitts of Minnesota, work. Also that the Chief Mate ship in La Guaira. Treasurer re­ and electrician's quarters as they Cyril Maze of Kansas, Ruben Llauger of New York, George had refused to initial disputed ported that $30.00 remained from were too hot and, in the case of Dority of Virginia, Adolph Danne. of Alabama, Russell Hilton of New Business: the messmen, badly overcrowded. overtime. Engine Delegat.e re­ previous trip. Florida, Harvey Graham of Alabama, Donald Mclntyre of Florida, ported the engineers were doing Brother Ciminski elected Ship's Good and Welfare Included dis­ F. Lewis of Alabama, James Biehl of Louisiana, Samuel Mccussion on cleanliness of laun­ fireman's and wiper's work. Delegate. Motions to make up Connell of Pennsylvania, Albert Buckworth of Delaware, James dry, and the returning of cups to Stewards Delegate reported dif­ new repair list, to have ship McGhee of Missouri, John Chiorra of Pennsylvania, David Mcpantry. The Steward notified fumigated, to put more insulation ferent menues were often posted Duffie of Georgia, Orville Wahlin of Florida, Richard Newell of the delegates that they were free in Second Steward's room, to in mess room and galley. New Texas, Francis Sylvia of Massachusetts, Thomas Bryan of Con­ to check the ice boxes and re­ send copy of minutes to the Business: Motion by Baldwin, necticut, Wallace Olsen of Wisconsin, Worth Pittman of Virginia, quisitions whenever they cared Delegates aboard sister ships in Seconded by Barnes to have the William Sherar of Oklahoma, John Gallagher of Pennsylvania. Brother Greenberg to. dog removed from ship in New the fleet. WHAT IMVS? XL ^BAFAR£^$ / CUT and RUN m •,L- »iji �liiiiiiiiii la­ vage Ten llir T»£ • v.. A FA RIE R S L^ G Friday, July 8, 19*W tHE MEMBEBSmP SPEAKS Member Feels Hiring Hall Victory Points Way For All Labor Unions THE SIU SONGBIRD OF THE SOUTH To ^he Editor: of the ships, the membership has trained in the legal aspects of backed Union policy with a mil­ negotiating with the companies. I'hat the SIU was able to itancy and discipline seldom It is entirely possible that in bre^ through the legal barriers seen in any labor organization. finding a working solution un­ of fhe T-H Act to sign a Union der the law that preserves the Hirihg Hall contract with its LEGAL TRAINING Union .Hiring Hall, the SIU has operators is proof of its maturity prevented a deadlock that would Beefs have been won with a and-' basic soundness. A compar­ have put the maritime industry speed and efficiency that has ative newcomer, the SIU has back 25 years to the old Ship­ warranted the respect of ell— grown steadily month by month, ping Board days. especially that of the operators. year by year, till it leads the industry in wages and working| contracts have been The membership can well be proud of the record. I'm sure conditions; while its organizing "P to on the ships proud of the SIU. Through all of this the Head­ program is spreading steadily quarters Organization has been James Netter intd unorganized fields. Apd now it is pointing the way for all organized labor faceil with the most restrictive legislation in years. It is no surprise to SIU mem­ bers that .with others tied up in injunctions and faced with To the Editor: loss> of contracts, it is this Un­ After spending 11 months in ion i_ that has found the way the Marine Hospital here in through the legal maze to pro- New Orleans, I believe that ful tect the Union Hiring Hall, and credit should be given to the at the same time preserve the gne doctors we have here. Dr. Union's initiative in its right to Q. C. WiUiams, in charge of the open negotiations as future con- fourth floor, is one of the finest ditions warrant. surgeons that has ever been in But it is a great credit to the any hospital. When it comes to SIU in "the eyes of the national fixing a beat-up man he is really tops. labor movement. Docs Mended Leg; Praises Staff Of Marine Hospital I came in with a fracture most doctors would have given up; This has been accomplished but he told me if I had the through solid rank-and-file par-j patience to stay in the hospital ticipation in Union action and he would give me a good leg. policy. Our gains have come|Infection set in and for nine .through negotiation and economic' months Dr. Williams and the action; but whether in time of staff including Drs. Mintz, Sills, strike or the normal operation Hernandez and Perez reaUy worked. Today I am walking around and ready to sail again. All of the nurses in the hos­ pital are just as nice as they can be and are always trying to help the patients out. If any of the Brothers need To ,ihe Editor: RANK-AND-FILE LEADERSHIP H^d For Uptown When In Ponce, Brother Suggests f- • vV,S '• I notice in the LOG from time to time various tips to Brothers. Here's "a tip for Seafarers finding theniselves in the port of Ponce, Puerto Rico. If you're in this port for the first time and don't Know your way around, this may aid in steering you in the right direction. Immediately off the docks in Ponce is the Marchant Marine Bar. If you'll take my advice, youll keep on walking. The place is unhealthy, the drinks are ex­ pensive and the women—well, they won't do you any good, that's for sure. -11: you want to enjoy the Port of Ponce, keep walking on up­ town. There you'll find things are much cleaner and you'll have much more fun. There are plenty of places to quench your thirst andi the young ladies are not adverse to making the acquaint­ ance of seamen. Too many guys get off a ship and hit the nearest ginmill. The waterfront ginmill operators are not above sticking you for the limit if they can. Get away from the waterfront and you'll find a lot more to . do and your pocIcetfebok will stand the strain easier. James Watt SS Hilton hospitalization. New Oi'leans is the place to go. Leroy Clarke New Orleans LOGLESS BEACH NOT ANY MORE To the Editor: Just received twenty-five LOGS here at the USS. In my previous letter I said there were none aroimd, but now I see the SIU is right on the ball for the membership. I know they will be appreciated by all. As of this morning I'm not the only, man on the beach. A Bosun missed his scow by twenty minutes in Bremen. Keep up the good work.by not letting the Coast Guard pull any fast ones in Washington. We sea­ men had enough of them and their dirty work' daring the war. That's all for now. I hope to be around soon. W. Filipponi Bremerhaven, Germany ALL SMILES ON THE CITADEL VICTORY Brother Roy Pourciaux's interpretation .of song-stylist Moon Kouns as he appeared the night the new SIU Hall opened in New Orleans. When not lullabying the boys. Brother Kouns can be found at the entrance of the Hall, where he watches the books and permits go by. Asks Safety-At-Sea Confab To Back Steel Lifeboats To the Editor: struction. though many exact­ I see they are having a con­ ing requirements were made vention about Safety of Life At regarding size bouyancy. the Sea, and I understand a Sea­ number to be carried on dif­ farer Delegate has gone to listen ferent type ships, and the equipment which must be car­ in. ried in the lifeboat. All life­ I hope he is able to have ob­ boats must now be standard solete wooden lifeboats, such as Class 1.) I have seen on some Panaman­ ian ships, replaced by steel ones. Perhaps steel is short in some countries, but safe lifeboats should be the first objective of Every member making a such a conference. donation to the Union for. Tell that old, sea warrior who any purpose should receive pulled Harry Manning to bits an official receipt bearing that I agree with him. I remem­ the amount of the contribu­ ber that during the inqury' in tion and the purpose for Boston into -the SS Titanic which it was made. tragedy, a lady giving evidence If a Union official to whom was asked, "Why did you run to contribution is given does the 'bill head'?" That proved that the judge did not know a not make out a receipt for ' the money, the matter ehould ' bill- head from a bulkhead. immediately be' referred to Rossi ,Paul Hall, Secretary-TreaTturer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street, (Ed, Nofe: In Brother WeisNew York 4, N. Y. berger's report on the Safely In advising the Secretaryat Sea Conference, which was Treasurer 6f such transac­ run in the LOG on June 18th, tions, members should state the decisions of the conference the name of the official and peidtdning to lif^oats were set the port where the money forth. Nothing was said about was tendered. steel being preferred over wood in general mrerall con­ Get A Receipt Wearing their victory smiles, the crew of Isthmian's Citadel Victory pose proudly with the shark caught off Kuwait in the Persian Gulf by Deck Maintenance O. KivikowskL The shark, no easy baby to tame, put up a fight lasting almost two hours. After examination, the crew found him to measure 11 feet. 4 inches and boast 187 teeth. Photo was submitted to the LOG by Brother Kivikowski after the ship paid off in Baltimore on June 11. �Fridarr Julr f. IMt rHE SEAFARERS im Log-A -Rhyt hms When It's Coffee Time By JAMES (POP) MARTIN At coffee time in Yankee ships Down in Buenos Aires, The sailor lays his paint brush down Along with his other cares. V He hies below to the messroom, Drinks the cup that cheers, And with an awful line of guff, Pins back his shipmates' ears. Wild and wide are the tales he spills, Down south of the line, Everyday at 10 and 3 when It comes up coffee time. He knows what's wrong with Brooklyn, Who lost to Kid McCoy, Why 'Lizabeth fell for Mountbatten» Why armor should not deploy. He speaks of the jail in Hongkong; Coppers, women and sin; Tequila, champagne and saki, Of coolie and mandarin. Gnome-like he'll romanticize Down in the Argentine, At 10 and 3, and every day. When it comes up coffee time* How he sailed the stuff that built The Panamanian locks; Sent Kaiser Bill away to Doom; Put Hitler on the rocks. - Out-thought the Japs off Tarawa; Was in on Oran; - Weirdly wide, the yarn he spins. Our bold seafaring man. There never was a pie yet. You or I can find'. But he hasn't hand his finger in. Testing out its kind. Then topside again he wanders. And with a haphazard air. Helps Allah push a paint brush around. For he's in Allah s care. Omnipotent, loving Allah, Made him without any wings; He knows the romanticizing sailor Belongs in the scheme of things. And we can bless our lucky stars For you or I can be The guy who has the answers right Any day at 10 or 3. Gear-Grabbers iSurt Union The membership of the Seafarers Infernafional Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc.. which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken rei>eatedly by Seafarers in all ports. LOG Page Eleven Brother Warns Of Slick Character Working Hamburg, Bremen Docks • To the Editor: All merchant seamen entering the ports of Hamburg and Bre­ men should be on the lookout for a highly notorious character masquerading as an American ex-seaman. This man is colored, of medium height and middle-aged, and has a round face and thinning hair. He speaks with a northern ac­ cent, but the important thing is that he is a polished talker and an accomplished actor. His present citizenship is un­ known to me, but I believe that he is either an American citizen or a man who has lived long in the States. He dresses immaculately and carries an empty brief case when boarding ships. He carries with him buttons of various American seamen's imions, and displays the one appropriate to the particular ship he is visiting—or should I say victimizing. This man is the lowest kind of a stool pigeon and should be be kept away from all U. S. ships and seamen. HAS, CONNECTIONS He generally starts operations by boarding a ship and asking for the Steward, displaying what­ ever union button fits the occa­ sion, Once he gains admittance, to the ship he will win the con­ fidence of a few men, generally with very little trouble. He will mention top union offi­ cials suggesting that they are his bosom pals. In addition, he speaks German fluently, a trick which is of course an asset. He always manages to find a chance to prove his mastery of German by saying a few words to a stevedore in front of the Amer­ icans. He keeps talking slickly, claim­ ing to know all the local "con­ nections," whatever he means by that. He may say that he could smuggle anything from a needle to an anchor out of the dock without a single bad moment. I The following night, one of the But once you entrust him with same crew, not one of the Vic­ one of your possessions you may tims, saw the fast-talking char­ as well say "goodby"—or expect acter in a Hamburg night spot j trying to suffocate the pat^-ons trouble. I never have had any personal with the smoke of American contact with this man, but from cigaretters and buying drinks a couple of my shipmates and like a Broadway playboy. -No­ some other seamen who have body had to be a Shenock fallen in with' him I gather that Holmes to draw the correct con­ clusion. he is one smooth character. In Bremen recently another In Hamburg he victimized a group of American seamen in seaman fell a victim to this ^lick this mannei". Ater convincing crook's methods. In this secpnd some of the crew that he was a instance, the smooth boy's .Wea right guy, he prevailed upon must have been to ingratiate them to pack all the trinkets and himself with the American Army what-nots they intended for brass around Bremen rather than , fi'iends ashore. He was going to to line his pockets. On this occasion the man on do them a great favor because he used to belong to the same gangway watch recognized this Union—he had the button to waterfront gyp artist as the ras­ cal who recently had victimized prove it. some shipmates of his and he^. re­ SLICK TRICK fused him admittance. Right While the boys were packing after this, the man who had been the things, the smooth guy went 'on the gangway was stoppeci on ashore to engage a launch. In a the dock by a high American of­ short while the launch came ficial. Finding nothing on the sea­ alongside. The crew loaded their man, the official went aboard the precious gifts and then huriied ship and instituted a fine-tboth into the launch themselves to comb search of the man's quar­ make sure there was no monkey ters. In the end he found a business. The laucnh pulled up at a cer­ couple of very inconsequential tain spot on the Hamburg water­ undeclared articles. The seaman front where normally not even was fined and restricted to the a lost civilian would be walking. ship. Yet on this occasion two Ger­ WORKS BOTH SIDES man cops appeared as if by One of our Mates recognized magic. They {'arrested" the smooth gent and threatened to the slick SOB, saying that on an­ turn the seamen over to the other ship a few months ago he had pulled a similar stunt. It British military authorities. What would you do under the appears that if there is a good circumstances? Naturally you profit in sight he will work with would do exactly what these the Germans. But if there isn't men did, hurry back to the ship much profit in a deal he will turn to moiirn the loss of the valu­ a man over to the American offi­ ables. They were relieved that cials to gain good will. So, they managed to avoid being Brothers, beware! Let me close by imparting a turned over to the British. little sound advice. Try your BROADWAY PLAYBOY best to abide by the rules when In fact, being innocent at first, you're in Bremen or elsewhere; they actually felt sorry that their If you are a heavy smoker, dbn't slick friend had been arrested— try to hide your extra cigarettes under the floor plates in the En­ until they saw the light. gine Room. Several crews have found to their dismay that "the customs searchers in German ports look there first when they come aboard a ship. Lastly, when you'i'e in (Ger­ many, smoke less or don't smoke the SIU. I would like to see an at all. If the one carton allowed international movement started. you a week isn't enough, all I Don't think for one minute can say is "Good luck. Brother." that you people alone have labor Philip M. Reyes disputes. We have them here— and how. This country makes it very hard for the working man to organize and improve his conditions within the law. The Minister of Labor for the Dom­ By an overwhelmii^g vote inion of Canada has done every­ on the Referendum Ballot, thing possible to smash the the membership of the Sea­ Trade Union movement. farers International Union. I by-pass all "isms and poli­ A&G District, went .on rec­ tics," because I understand so well the underlying methods ord to protect itself in the they use. But as a Trade Union hard days to come by build­ man I consider Bill 39, and the ing up a strike fund and American Bill down there (Taftby providing shoreside oper­ Hartley Act) as vicious. Big busi­ ating bases. ness is doing its best to get at the helm. That means a $10.00 Strike Thirty thousand university Assessment and a $10.00 graduates left this country last Building Assessment. Al­ year, for there was nothing for ready many members have university br-ains to do — or if paid these sums. there was it was paid for with The operators will move "cat meat prices." without warning. It is our I will conclude by saying good duty to be prepared. luck to you boys in the SIU who Pay the assessments im­ are doing so much to get better mediately. It is our insur­ wages and conditions. My copy ance for the future growth of the LOG circulates among a and strength of the Union, number of people up herel Douglas Drexel Canadian Yearns For U.S., Likes Unity Shown By SIU To the Editor; I get the LOG regularly up here - in Canada. Gosh, how I wish I were down there! I am a strong supporter of "unity in unions," such as you have in RECOMMENDS SPOT FOR GOOD TIME WHILE BEACHED To the Editor: Would you please send a few L'O'GS to the Dream Castle Bar at Clear Lake Highlands, Lake County, California. What's more, tell the fellows that this is a damned good place to spend their time on the beach if they're on the sunny West Coast. It's only two hours and a half from San Francisco, and there are fishing, swimming and sailboating. Cabins are cheap to rent and everything else is rea­ sonable. I had a fine time here myself, and it's where I'm spending my payoffs from now on. A lot of SIU and SUP oldtimers live here. William G. Lindelof Do It Now �Mde Twelvv t H E S E A F dM£US i. « « •Ffida#, July 9. 1940 Smoky Deck, African Cops UMlaiaed Gear Seaman's Mother Asks Log Only Blots On Kirk's Trip For Information On Draft To the Editor: The SS Robin Kirk, one of Robin's new reconverted baby flat-tops, just completed a good trip to the south and east coasts of Africa. The run was favored by 1 minimuhi of beefs and close cooperation among the crewmen. The only important beef, other thai^ a bit of resentment against the treatment of seamen by Portuguese cops, was the way the stack worked. The stack con­ tinually blew black, gaseous smoke down over the after deck, tnahing any work there an or­ deal. It is hoped that the diffi­ culty will be corrected by lengthening the stack. During the trip we touched at Capetown, Port Elizabeth, Dur ban, Mombasa, Tanga, Dar-es Salaam and Lourence Marques, it was in the last-named port on the^j coast of Portuguese East Africa that the gendarmes once tnofe demonstrated their dislike for..'American seamen. On the slightest pretext or none at all they vWill use a truncheon on you in Laurenco Marques. BACKSIDE CASE fed twice- a day on hay and oat­ meal, no water being allowed. She was secured on the No. 5 hatch, and -it was a matter of conjecture with the crew whether she would live through to New York. For one thing there was the smoke from the stack for her to breathe, and for another her prison of a box prevented almost all movement. But Tippy proved herself to be a good sailor by weathering a heavy gale off Capetown, the smoke and her confinement, al­ though she did lose quite a bit of weight. J. J. Flynn Menbais whoae gaaz hu been lield for more than three months In the fourth floor baggage room of the New York Hall are advised to call for it immediately, or notify the Hall where they wish it sent. Crowded conditions make it impossible to hold gear longer than three months. All effects remaining unclaimed after three months will be sent to the owner's home via express collecL Gear without will be disposed of otherwise. To the Editor: The papers say veterans are mostly exempt, but one never Your paper was of much help knows when our Government to" me during the war years considers the seamen as veterans. when my son was shipping. I When the war effort depended oh found information concerning our ships to deliver men and sup­ draft laws, etc., that I could learn nowhere else; so I've de plies all over the world, seamen were hailed as heroes; but since cided to write you for informa­ tion about the new draft law and the war is over it looks like they are the "forgotten men." what it will mean to seamen anc So the question now is: Are ex-seamen. they veterans too, and will their My son served in the merchant time in the merchant marine marine from October 9, 1943 to apply the same as the armed November 15, 1946, and is a re­ forces? tired SIU book than. I would I trust you will know who.to ike to know if "he will be sub­ contact to find out. I'm sure ject to the draft. many others are wondering about this' too. Thanks for any help you can give me, CRBWUEIUBERS ON SS KTSKA STRIPPED FOR ACTION READS LOG - » smrnmmm. mimwrnMix ... ' f I'll continue to read the LOG and hope to find an answer to this sobn. My son still reads the LOG although he is not shipping. I enjoy reading it too. Mrs. Garret Cogagan (Ed. Note: FuU draft infor­ mation known to the SIU was printed in the LOG, Issue of July 2. In brief, the article stated that merchant seamen are eligible for the draft, but a capitol xuRng is expected which may exempt those hav­ ing a year of continuous war­ time service. To protect themselves, the SIU urges men having the necessary time to secure a Certificate of Substantially Continuous Service through the Mkritime Commission, Room 924, 45 Broadway, New York. Seamen must present their wartime discharges. If writing, mail your discharges or photostats to the Seamen's Wartime Service, Benefits Unit. Marine Rersonnel Section. U.S. Maritime Commmion, Wash­ ington 25, D. C.) It' so happened that our Deck Maintenance was coming back to the ship one night, and coming back sober in case anybody raises the .'question. A dog came up to him and he stopped to pet it. •Wham! A club wielded by a Portuguese copper smacked him on the backside. Not wishing to become a hospi­ tal case, our Deck Maintenance Bosun Felix Bonefai. AB Eugene Occato, AB Alfred Borger. and "S*ud" Russel (kneeling) didn't argue with the leering cop. take lime oul from their duties Jo line up on deck for this picture ie let LOG readers know Instead, he took his mortification that everything is under control on the Kyska. L. S. Augulto, the "Manila Watch," snapped the to the American Consul for treat­ shot. ment. The consul's secretary showed At right—Brothers Eugene Occato and "Stud" Ruszel (straddling the rail in back) are hinr a record book containing the shown rigging a stage over the side preparatory to giving the old Kyska a regular SIU scrap­ names of dozens of seamen who ing, painting, and general "face-lifting" job. had; gotten in the way of a tru­ culently swung club. But the secretary was a bit vague as to what could be done to redress these beatings, saying that in the LAUDS EFPICIENCY past the consul had protested to OF STATEN ISLAND the "Portuguese authorities. How­ ever, the secretary added, the in­ To the Editor: crew sailed the ship there on thing was settled as. promised. MEDICAL STAFF cidents continued to pile up.coastwise articles. But the point still remains that To the Editor: At a meeting held aboard the Itj was efvident to the Deck In New Orleans the repair a letter written by a Patrolman Maintenance, whose name was SS Azalea City, May 19 a prob- beef was again brought to the A job well done deserves a or Agent in one port carries Bill Zargas, that he Would get no em was discussed which we feel Union's attention and there the word of recognition and for that hel^ from the consul. He could is of interest and concern to all company claimed that the re­ little or no weight with officials reason I wish to say something in other ports. relieve his emotions by talking members. in behalf of the staff of the pairs should have been made in, things over with his shipmates, Staten Island Marine Hospital. SUGGEST CORRECTION It is the practice in some Mobile as they had neither the but he thought that we ought to branches of our Union when I have just been discharged time nor the facilities to make do something to prevent further beefs hold up the signing of ar­ the necessary repairs in New •We feel thai this practice from that institution, where I should either be discontinued or Incidents of the sort. ticles to encourage the crew to Orleans. else the letters should be hon­ had been undergoing treatment It was suggested that we- ought sign the articles with the guarfor two months; My stay in the After considerable negotiation to Sign a petition to be presented antee that the beefs will be set- back and forth, our Port Agent ored in all ports. hospital was made as pleasant I tied at the port of discharge, or extracted a promise that every­ We are particUferiy fottrinate as possible because of the kind­ thing to be done, However, the the next port of call. ^ thing would be satisfactorily in having a patierit crew, for ness, efficiency and considera­ plan was drt^ped and at the taken care of at the conclusion it was no pleasure to ride a tion of the doctors, nurses and payoff not a whisper was heard This guarantee usually is a beef for three or four months other hospital employes. letter from one of our Agents, of the voyage, and gave us (the of it. and then be tojd that we were to the effect that unless every­ crew) a letter to that effect. foolish to sail the ship in the They did everything possible thing is settled to the crew's •With his advice We signed for­ first place. to help me and I was impressed LADY PASSENGER eign articles. Therein lies the satisfaction the crew can refuse by the competence of the medi­ Just before leaving Mombasa, We feel that too many times cal staff. tale. to sail the vessel, or take other a female rhinocerous was Upon our return to the States, a ship sails short of stores, slop I was well treated and I brought aboard for the Bronx methods to gain their ends, the beef was taken up in Phila­ chest supplies, etc., all becatuse would like to say thanks to the without jeopardizing their Un­ Zoo in New York. She weighed delphia where a new crew board­ writing a letter is much easier hospital staff. If • any of the a tori, but appeared less ferocious ion standing or becoming in­ ed the ship, and was also taken than tying up a ship and fight­ Brothers now in that hospital than one would imagine these volved with the Coast Guard. ing the beef before signing on— In theory this plan sounds sen­ up in Baltimore, New York, New even though the letter or promise read this, I think they should beasts to be. Orleans, and Mobile where the bring this letter to the attention Her name was Tippy. She was sible and should work. But in repairs were finally made. is made in good faith. practice the opposite is often of the doctors and nureses there. By this time the- repair list We further feel that the above true. M. F. Morrison had grown to over a hundred complaint should not be con­ Here is our actual experience: strued as a reflection on the items—all legitimate. This vessel was crewed up in The company officials in all ability or the job that our offi­ New York in January and. the ports visited refused to be bound cials are doing. Send in the minutes 6f previous crew left no repair list. by any promises made, in other It is the practice itself that youz ship's meeting to the After a leisurely trip to Mobile ports and we were advised by we object to. New York HnR. Oidy in that If you don't find linen the crew paid off an^ left a our own Patrolmen that signing We sincerely hope that you way can the membbttdtip act when you go aboard your on your recmnmdndiatiens. substantial repair list with both fweign articles on a promise Was will print this letter in its en­ ship, notify the Hall at once. the Union and company offi­ a mistake, and then the minntin can be tirety so that we may hear of A telegram from Le Havre or cials. printed in the LOG for the Incidentally, all thfe Patrolmen other experiences along the same Singapore won't do you any benefit eC Idl other SIU The Mobile Hall transferred involved did their level besft to lines. good. IFa your bed and you the beef to New Orleans, where settle the beefs, and instructed 32 crewmetnbers have to lie in it. the ship was to load, and the us to ride the ship until every­ J^zalea City Azalea City Crewmen Want Clarification On Port-To-Port Repair Letter Problem Semi Those Miniites AnENTION! �FHdar, July 9, 1948 Pag* Tfairt**a THE SEAFARERS LOG CREWMEN OF ISTHMIAN'S CAPE SAN MARTIN Heiresses Seek Suitors, Prefer Young Seafarers mmmmi-mm :c To the Editor: Are you a tall handsome and adventurous sailorman? Dotyou wish to seek romance and fortune in semi-tropical climes? fhen come with me aboard the Bull Line's SS Evelyn. All" your drqams may well come true! Only four and a- half days out of Philadelphia lies GasparUlq Island off the coast of Florida. A regular port of call for thq Evelyn is Boca Grande on GaspariUa Island, and therein lies a tale. •L Boca Grande is a secluded and exclusive vacation spot; for some of America's wealthiest families. Here, largely drawiv. by the famed tarpon fishing, live, in season, the Duponts, i the Morgans, the Crowninshields and others in modest 24-room cottages with landscaped grounds, multi-car garages and ^all barracks for the chauffeurs, maids and other honest workers who keep the rich folk going. SEAFARERS WELCOME Always on the look-out for Seafarer crews in Manila< L. Agulto. the "Manila Watch, caught these Cape San Martin men at coffee Hme, Their order in the picture is not given, but the men are identified as William Tschuschke, B. Agol, Paul Margo, Walt Busch. J. Mar­ tinez, A. Plazer, S. Lenert, J. Kruzek and Pete Triantafillos. Also available is a hqtel—with rates starting at 40 dollars a day. A new crewmember of the Evelyn who inadvertently missed his ship spent a night in this hotel. The horrified squawki he emitted on being shown the bill next morning was matched only by his cry of anguish at being shown a mountain of dirty dishes to wash to pay off that portion of the bill his fdnds would not cover. WelcomesOpening Of New ]|^s Tanura Club To the • Editor: I read the article of G. W. (Bill) Champlin in the June 25th issue of the LOG. I agree wholeheartedly with Brother Champlin on ,the question of shore leave in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, and some of the other Isthmian ports in the Persjan Gulf. Last year I was aboard an Isthinian freighter scheduled for the Persian Gulf. After leaving Port Said we pulled into Jeddah (sometime called Yeddah) where we were immediately - granted THANKS PHILLY DISPATCHER FOR 'BEING ON BALL' To the Editor: ,I would like to use this means to thank the Dispatcher in the Philadelphia hall for being a man of his word. When I left there recently I asked him to forward my mail to the New York hall. But when I made the request I "felt that the load of other things on his mind mif^t keep him from sending my mail immediately. I .was w^ong. He attended to the matter promptly and my mail arrived shortly after I did. He's on the bsdl and I'd like him to know I appreciate it. Jim Bentley Branch Meetings Don't forget to be there! The next regular member­ ship meetings will be held Wednesday evening, July 14 at 7 P.M. in all ports. With the exception of New York, all branches hold their meet­ ings in their own halls. New York meetings are held in Roosevelt Auditor­ ium, 100 East 17th Street, corner of Fourth Avenue. These sessions are a good chance- for you to hit the deck and speak your piece. Take an active part in the SIU. Make sure you're at the meeting. Remember, the time is 7 P. M. All Brothers must show up promptly. shore leave—launch fare: .$10.00 per round trip. Unfortunately, there was no way to spend our draw, as the Mohammedan religion prohibits spirits of any kind. But never the less it was shore leave. Leaving Jeddah we went to Bahrein, which is more or less English controlled. On the dock there was a sign which read "No Seamen Permit­ ted Shore Leave!" We decided to ignore this, and that night eight of us made for the gate. We went into a small office on the deck, and telephoned a taxi which turned out to be a 1946 Nash. We all piled in and the driver took us to Manama. Everyone of us had a good time as could be expected. RAS TANURA NEXT After leaving Bahrein we went to our main port of discharge, Ras Tanura. We expected to be there for a week at the most, and to everyone's horror we learned there was no shore leave. Believe me, nowhere else on earth can -compar with Has Tanura's humid atmosphere, cloud­ less skies, scorching sun, and never-ending torment of flies which wake you up promptly at BOUND FOR MODERN The elite residents of Boca Grande naturally do not welcome oiie and all to their island refuge where they relax from the 5 A.M. The only hours of peace rigors of coupon-clipping. In fact, a determined effort is made to keep out the "hoi polloi" or common herd. Of course, there are from 8 P.M. to 5 A.M. To all of this was added bum is no aversion to Seafarers. chow. We ran out of such things In this connection it is of interest to m«ation that when -an as bread. Didn't have bread for NMU ship put into Boca Grande not long ago a security guard of one and a half months, and had one policeman for each crewman was provided and £ill women, to live on baking powder bis­ children and dogs were kept indoors for the duration of the cuits. NMU's stay. I could go on for hours telling When a Panamanian vessel once appeared on the horizon, of little incidents like this which the entire able-bodied population of Boca Grande, armed with added up to a fouled-up trip. shotguns, assembled on the dock to bar entry to the Panamanian But to get back to the subject, we lay in Ras Tanura 39 days stiffs. This worked an especial hardship on the Panama sailors without recreation of any kind. since their ship was running low on rice and beans. Finally we picked up the hook WAVY HAIR HELPS and went to Kuaite which is only a few hours from Ras Ta­ , But what of this romance and fortune, you gentle readers nura, and anchored for another ask? Well, brothers, it's like this: six days. When the full tide of monied aristocracy sweeps upon Gas­ pariUa Island in the winter sea­ HOME SWEET HOME son, femininity in various forms XKAlOVOHeiSOF At the end of six months we comes with it. SOOD STOCK-H6S A-BooxMBAiBeB/ got back to New Orleans with There" ai'e petite French 160 hours overtime and some maids, governesses, female com­ very revolting memories of the panions and cooks galore. On "SS Scurvy," as everyone had moonlit evenings by the sea, nicknamed her by then. SIU men can always be seen Now I am informed that a strolling along with these beau-' building has been opened for the teous bits of fluff. use of seamen ,at Ras Tanui-a But for the cream of the which has everything from show­ Seafarers who can boast youth, ers to hamburgers. good looks and perhaps wavy That is very gratifying news hair there is more alluring and and will be appreciated by the pulchritudinous prey. Heiresses possessing high social position, as many SIU men reaching that well as great wealth are numerous in Boca Grande. These lovely port. creatures are no more averse than have been other damsels R. G. Hinkel throughout history to being squired by virile, devil-may-care men of the sea. *'TREASURE ISLAND" Despite the dim view of such goings on held by high-society minded mothers, romance frequently flowers between platinum plated maidens and handsome seafaring gentlemen. One SIU member who abruptly disappeared from the Evelyn is the subject of much conversation among his former shii«nates. None of his old pals has been able to contact him directly for full details, but after his marriage he was seen driving around Miami Beach in a $20,000 Hispano-Suiza automobile. MAKES OUT Those happy smiles of the Evelyn crewmen are not wholly due to the excellent chow, they are also happily anticipating the ship's arrival at Boca Grande on GaspariUa Island. Brother Swift, center, tells the story of what the Evelyn men found on the modern 'Treasure Island in his letter on this page. Other Evelyn men in picture are, left to right—Sergzyski. Isatt, Swift, Alpers and Shaffer. Of course, all seamen are not equipped with the youth and good looks necessary to promote such an outright bonanza as that. One "Eddie Roundbelly," so named by his mates for his lost "Battle of the Bulge," a former baker aboard the Evelyn, did pretty well despite middle age and the inflated waistline, but Ills marriage to a Morgan cook did not excite his friends until they learned that the aforesaid cook was of the elite of all cookdom and drew a steady stipend of $300 a week. Naturally Eddie Roundbelly does not disport himself in an imported Hispano-Suiza. With a working wife he rates only a small but neat 1948 Cadillac. He makes out, though. And so, mates, that is the story of life on the Evelyn. It must be stated, however, if only to forestall a rush of Seafarers to the Philadelphia Hall to join the Evelyn with a consequent depletion of other Halls, that Boca Grande is now a deserted town ^nd will remain so until the next winter season. George Swifl �I»; - ."19f Page Fourteen •K- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, July 9, 1941 The SIU Contracted Companies: Eastern To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships tlwy sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. ^ Some of the companies have long and interesting records ijjAmerican maritime history-^ome of that history was made uAh SIU crews aboard the ships. In. New England, where one's Boston-Bangor run for some 25 lineal descent is held as being years, and were as well known of importance if one wishes to along the down-east waters as be accepted in the best groups, Boston beans and Indian pud­ Eastern Steamship Company — ding. }ike^ the families of the early These fine vessels — and they settlers — would easily qualify really were fine ships — had oilas ^ceptable, being in direct de­ fired boilers and engines capable scent from the oldest steamship of delivering 4000 horsepower. operators on the American They were quite often described as the "great white flyers" of fcoasls. ' Tfle company lays claim to the Bangor Line. this honor as a result of evolv­ For many years this was ing through a number of com­ well patronized service for both panies and corporations down passengers and freight, but busi­ ness fell off when motor trucks through the years. The parent organization was became more numerous, tiU it the Kennebec Steam Navigation was finally abandoned with great Company, a company which in reluctance by the company in 1823 owned the first steamer in 1935. Maide waters and one of the So much an .institution was first "steam coasters in the United this old line, that dhe Maine The Evangeline, one of the two remaining passenger ships in the Eastern Steamship Public Utilities Commission made States. fleet. Built in 1924, she is 385 feet in length and has a deadweight of 4900 tons. Her name Eakern, it is interesting to Eastern continue the service for stems from that of the Nova Scotian heroine in the tragic poem by Henry Wadsworth Long­ note, has always operated steam­ several years after it last showed fellow. ships, in contrast with many big a profit on the operations. The steamship companies today Camden and Belfast were then govei-nment took over for wai- amore the night she ran onto and the crew took her to the which grew out of schooner and sold to the Colonial Line. use, and which is now owned by the rocks at Corwins Rock off English coast, where she waa square-rigged operations. WON BY SIU the Alaska Transportation Com­ Portland in a driving snowstorm. beached. She was built in Port­ Considering the present size of the company—two passenger It was during these years- pany. The company was paid a The old Herman Winter (she land, Maine, incidentally, and ships-its early growth and mag- igsg-iggST-that .the crews of million dollars for her last year. ended her days on the rocks off ended her career on the beach nilude is astounmng. Eastern Steamship Lines' vessels Although Eastern was awarded Gay Head at Martha's Vine- near Portland, England. Eastern's other big babies, the After being incorporated m ^^^g process of being what seems like a big sum of yard) replaced the Sagamore, money for the old George Wash- Other Eastern freighters were Boston and New York, were lost. its present set-up in 1901, when organized. ington, you couldn't even build the old Falmouth and Sandwich, during the war while in convoy it took over a number of small a good size ferry boat for that used in the New York-Portland enroute to England. They had lines running services from Bos­ contested for control. The SIU kind of money today. trade. Both of them saw some all ready been sold to the Gov­ ton to Bangor, Maine the com- finally'won"out,"being awarded The Yarmouth and Evangeline war service carrying bauxite in­ ernment at the time, so it pany, in six years, took over the ^ contract when a poll of unwere both returned to the com­ to Mobile from Trinidad. The wasn't truly an Eastern loss. big Metropolitan Steamship personnel on the ships pany after the war, and each old Madison was recently broken Down to two passenger ships qompany which o^rated ships j^eid by the NLRB showed th^ was put back into the passengerup for scrap in Quincy, Mass. at the moment, the Yarmouth between Boston and New York, SIU was the choice of the carrying trade at a cost of well During World War II, Eastern and Evangeline, the ships are and the Consolidated Steamship Comibany, which owned or op­ One of the reasons which made over a million. To put the Aca- operated 30 Victory and Liberty engaged in both coastwise runs , , , T:, , X ,dia back into service, the com- ships, including the famous Lou and cruises to the south. erated as many as 100 ships. travel popular on Eastern's coast-: claims It tvouW cost well Gehrig, which made voyages all In the summer the Yarmouth 'PROSPEROUS YEARS .... over live miUion. runs from Boston to Yarmouth, The company, enjoying its is interesting to note, in view Some SIU oldtimers may re­ over the world. SUFFERED ONE LOSS Nova Scotia, and in the winter, most prosperous days, gradually j of the present prices for travel, member when the Yarmouth hit expanded its fleet during these that the fare by Eastern from the Losmar of the Calmar Line The only ship lost by the com­ with the Evangeline, she runs early years. In the early 1920s, Boston to New York in 1937 in July, 1936, and stove in her pany was the Liberty Arthur fi-om New York to Miami to Sewall, which hit a mine in the Havana. the company built fifteen new was only $6.50, and that in­ bow plates in a dense fog in Englsh channel while returning The Evangeline, in the sunivessels, among them the big cluded berth and meals. Boston outer harbor. from France with a load of war mer, runs from New York to Up to 1941 Eastern operated There may also have been supplies. Bei-muda to Nassau. Each ship 15 freight and passenger ships some oldtimers aboard the Sag- She was hit in broad daylight carries a crew of 207 men. in its various coastal services and employed about 700 people in all departments. Indicative of the fade-out of coastal shipping is that the company is now By STEVE CARDULLO ing kind on this coast instead do in New York. down to only two ships. Two other well-known East­ SAN FRANCISCO — The main of the sleeping kind. A1 Bernstein's raw vegetable If a man signs inter-coastal and fruit diet is making oixr ern ships were the Acadia and item on our agenda out here is St. .John, which were used for the search for a Union Hall that articles, and has no intention of A&G office look like a truck cruising and for the New York- will look like a million dollars, completing the voyage, he should farm. When you turn around Boston run in the wintertime. without costing that much. Just get together with his Skipper be­ you don't know whether you will The Acadia cost $3,500,000 when as soon as we come upon some­ fore he signs on. sight a bookman or a rabbit. As it stands now, too many The other morning a wino built, but a ship of her size thing likely we'll submit it for men come out this way and de­ came in with a hard-luck story. could not be duplicated for at approval. velop "fractured dan<^ruff" and It was easy to see that he'd been least three times that amount. Plenty of ships hit this coast "ruptured handnails" in an effort The St. John was taken over last week. In Frisco 'alone we to get a medical payoff entitling out on a tough one and he hit Al by the Navy before the war for for two bits for a meal. were kept on our toes merely them to something beyond what a hospital ship and is still in "What can you get for two covering the ships in transit. they actually have earned. bits?" asked Al as he opened his The Yarmouth and Evange­ that service. TThe Acadia is On the SS T. Brown we paid This would be all right if they laid up at Newsport News, Vir­ desk drawer. "Here, Brother, line are recognized by a stack off quite a number of A&G men. design having a white block ginia, at the moment, with the Aboard were some oldtimers in­ really were sick or injured. How­ help yourself." In Al's drawer were a head of . *'E". on a blue pennant. The company and the government cluding "Red" Connors, Turren- ever, we have seen many a man recover rapidly from a mysteri­ lettuce, some carrots, a little engaged in what seem to be stack itself is black. fruitless arguments over how tine, Dave Williams, Baldwin, ous illness as soon as his ship left celery plus a few string beans steamers Boston, New York, much the company shall be McLellan, Fortier, Roy and the dock. These guys are mak­ and turnips. Evangeline and Yarmoutli. The paid to put her back into us­ White. ing it hard for men who really "Help yourself. Brother," Al in­ Bill Kierulf came in for a are sick. latter two were completed in able condition. sisted, "it's good for you." 1924. Like all war-operated vessels, load of LOGs. On each trip Bill . The weather hei-e is ideal for We don't know what the wino The Boston and New York she was more or less torn out has been dropping them on the people .who suffer from those really thought. He beat it so fast were sister ships, both of them inside from stem to stern for other side — in Chinese and heat waves you get back east. we never had a chance to ask ran on the popular Boston. to emergency use and is still in that Japanese ports — and he says Here, the weather is always— him. that the response out there has well, almost always — warm in New York service as night boats, condition. Bernstein has even been carry­ using the Cape Cod Canal. This She would be a valuable ad­ been very good. the daytime and cool at night. ing raw carrots around with him, service was a popular one and dition to the merchant marine, BLASTS PERFORMERS Great for sleeping! and when he gets hxmgry he would probably still be running for she's a 6,100-tonner with a Although we have been crack­ Morale has been running high pulls a snack from his pockets. if it weren't for the war. speed of 22 knots and can cany ing down harder and harder On out here, since A&G men learned He doesn't even put salt on itKe Two other very well-known 740 passengers. gashounds they seem to be on that they soon would be able to stuff. Eastern ships were the Belfast Eastern also owned the old the increase here. It's doubly ship from their own Hall in At that, Al has dropped 22 and 'Camden, which ran on the, George Washington, which the unfortunate that we get the fight­ Frisco, just as the SUP members pounds, believe it or not. Ships In Transit Keep West Coast Going �T H Friday, July 9.. 1949 Unloading PERSONALS Page Fifteen S E AF AgEHS lOQ SIU Hiring Hail Victory Is Hailed As 'Blueprint' For Solving Hiring Issue HOWARD GROUSE Get in touch with your brother in BickneU, Indiana. Your mother has died. » fi- 4TONY BENFOTTI Veterans benefits are due you. "f •:, Get in touch with Chief Attor­ ney, Veterans Administration, .36 iV ••' Ryerson Street, Bi'ooklyn. 4 4 4 FREDERICK E. BRONLOW Your mother asks that you Bosun, aboard the SS WiUiam failed is the operators' recogni(Continued from Page 1) contact her immediately. Impor­ Hiring Hall pact, the Mobile La­ Tillman, symbolized the reaction tion of the Union determination tant letter. She is moving with­ bor Journal said, "Basically it prevailing among the Uflion to retain the Hiring Hall. ' membership. in .two weeks. This past spring the strongly appears that tiie AFL Seafarers united membership overwhelm­ "Congratulations on the vic­ 4 4 4 was intelligent enough not to RALPH WILLIAMS ingly voted a ten-dollar strike tory in winning the Hiring HaU. get involved with the Federal Get in touch with Captain bureaucrats and bunglers, and It makes me feel proud to be assessment as a means of tightBoughman, Isthmian Steamship clearly charted a course designed a member of a Union that al-j^'^'^S its defenses in the event Company, 71 Broadway, New to win greater benefits for its ways leads the way," Bartlett the Hiring Hall was endangered; York. The SIU has the reputatiop as membership, while at the same wired Headquarters. 4 4 4 That the communist element ^ fighting organization, a time keep that membership L. G. WHITE. BOSUN on the waterfront was no little ^^'^t openly recognized on' the steadily employed. SS STEEL ARCHITECT alarmed by the effect the SIU waterfront. Most recently the "Of course it makes for head­ Discharged June 28. You. left Union struck the Isthmian agreement would have on sealines when the cry goes out 'to your papers at the Customs hit the bricks' and 'lower the men they influence was appar- Steamship Company to win the A portion cf the cargo that House. They are now in mail boom'," the Mobile publication ent in a report issued by a contract now in effect with |lhat room, 51 Beaver St., where you continued, "but it makes for commie caucus meeting under company. was taken from'^the SS Steel may obtain them. 'pork chops' and a solid, stable the guise of the NMU National Maker at Pier 7, Manila, where membership when agreements Council and branded as "illegal" the Isthmian vessel tied up on are honestly and conscientiously by the anti-commie group of June 7. Photo submitted to the arrived at as a result of honest NMU officials. In the report, New York Port LOG by L. Agulto, who covers collective bargaining..." Agent Paul Palazzi, interpreted! arrival of all SIU ships in The Mobile paper concluded the development as a "plot to' with a statement that the bar­ that port. bring seamen into the SIU." gaining sessions which produced last week's agreement had "as It was reported by the Pilot, SS STEEL WORKER the sum result the effect of NMU organ, that the "iUegal" By ROBERT JORDAN H. Spiegel,- $5J)0: B. Battista. $2.00: keeping the membership at work meeting was also addressed by H. Vingen'. $3.00; R. H. Anderson. Vice President McKenzie, a well MOBILE — Sometimes we ' Pa$2.00; W. Hare, $2.00; J. Bohlman. on conditions that are the best SIU, A&G District $5.00; known commie hack and long troln;ien have to do things we n the world, under contracts A. Centes. $2.00; J. Decinque. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. $3.00; R. A. Christophen. $10.00; M. that have been arrived at with time member of the Party. don't like to do. But when a William Rent;, Agent Calvert 4539 Rosenthal. $2.00; E. Kreme. $2.00; J. the views of protecting the mem­ Evidently viewing the SIU crew fouls up a ship we have BOSTON 276 State St, Strara. Jr.. $2.00; N. B. Cabahug. $2.00; bership' and not for the. ag­ agreement as "setting a pattern no choice. Walter Siekmann. Agent Bowdoin 44SS G. B. Cundersen. $5.00; K. Forster. grandizement of some self-styled which might crush commie hopes Patrolman W. J. Morris and GALVESTON .308Vi—23rd St. $1.00; J. Yianatos. $1.00; C. McCranie. . Kielth Aliop, Agent Phone 2-8446 $2.00; F. Prezalar. $2.00; J. H. Pope. big shot or some Moscow-in­ for continued chaos and confu­ I went aboard Waterman's SS $5.00; W G. Manning. $4.00; N. S. sion on the waterfront, McKen­ Desoto when ^e arrived here, MOBILE 1 South. Lawrence St. Tukey. Jr.. $5.00; F. Bock. $5.00; A. spired stooge." Gal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1764 Skrzypski, $2.00: A. F. Smith, $2.00: Of the comments made by the zie predicted that the NMU and what met our eyes shouldn't NEW ORLEANS......823 BiimvlIIe St. H. Nicholson, $5.00. nation's daily press, the San would soon see a contest be­ be seen on a Panamanian scow. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 SS JOHN B. WATERMAN Francisco Examiner was the tween the commie and anti- The ship, including the crew's NEW YORK 81 Beaver St. W. McKenna. $1.00; B. Simpson. most optimistic. It hailed the commie forces, with the latter own quarters, was filthy beyond Jo« Alglna, Agent HAnover 2-2784 $1.00; A. Plutes. $2.00; S.' Pateras. "fighting for the SIU hiring description. SIU agreement as "a blueprint $1.00; A. Oyhus. $2.00; R. Bridge. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St formula." Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 $1.00; G. R. Paine. $1.00; P. Richter. for solving the maritime hiring We gave the boys a chance. $1.00; C. A. Kent. $1.00; H. F. Beeker. hall issue," which is confronting In the main, the SIU agree­ We told them to clean things up PHILADELPHIA.. .614-16 No. 13th St. $1.00; R. M. Martin. $1.00. the nation. ment is still under study in most SIU style before the payoff. Some Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 8-1217 SS COLABEE ' labor quarters. Shipping opera­ of them cooperated, hut most SAN FRANCISCO 108 Market St Another San Francisco daily, J. Stuntbeck, $1.00. Steve CarduUo, Agent Douglas 2-8478 the Chronicle, appraised the tors, although not wishing to be of them did not. We had to SS SEA TRADER SAN JUAN, PJt 282 Ponce de Leon agreement as "considerably quoted, were generally agreed bring charges against 21 of them E. R. Rivera. $2.00; M. A. Patrinos. Sal. Colls, Agent San Juan 2-8996 $1.00. stronger" than, any of the "for­ that the Hiring Hall pact nego­ and, eventually, all hut one of SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. SS INGERSOLL mulas" embodying the Hiring tiated by the SIU would have the 21 were fined $10 apiece by Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 W. W. Currier. $5.00; J. Eddleman. Hall principle recently arrived a sound effect throughout the TAMPA.... ..1809-1811 N. Franklin St $3.00; Ballboroin. $5.00; S. B. Thomas. the membership of this Branch. industry. Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 $1.00; L. Baggett, $5.00; J. Henderson. at by other maritime unions. The eight men whose quarters HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C; $1.00; J. W. Polaski, $1.00; J. Legg. The intensity of feeling on the Those companies directly con­ had been clean were witnesses HAnover 2-2784 $2.00; H. D. Laffite, $1.00; R. C. Pal- hiring hall issue among seamen cerned were convinced that the before the Trial Committee. mer. $1.00; C. Oliver. $1.00; H. A. was expressed in enthusiastic Union Hiring Hall would as­ SECRETARY-TREASURER Garcia. $1.00; A. Alexander," $1.00; A. Paul Hall Our motto is, "An SIU ship messages of approval sent to sure a steady flow of compe­ E. Avers; $2.00. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION is a clean ship." When an SIU SIU Headquarters from Seafar­ tent, experienced and responsible SS VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY Lindsey Williams ship is dirty, the whole Uiiion seamen to man their vessels. J. Axelson, $1.00; C. C. Lawson. ers crews at distant points. ASSIST. SECREJARY-TREASURERS suffers. A crew that leaves a $3.00; B. Torbick, $1.00; A. K. Miles, Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler The crew of the SS Yugoslavia One basic reason for the SIU's ship dirty is playing into She $3.00; E. Hansen. $2.00; J. F. HIggins. Joseph Volpian $2.00; D. L. Fadden, $1.00; A. E. An- Victory, oUt on the West Coast, success where other unions have shipowners' hands. |lerson, $2.00; P. Patrick. $1.00; L. I. sent "hearty congrats and sin SUP lobles, $1.00; C. Ramos. $2.00; C. G. cere thanks to the Negotiating HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Mantzakos. $2.00; M. P. McCoskey. Committee for a job well done Phone 5-8777 $2.00; T. P. Neylan. $2.00; J. Velaz­ in Hiring Hall beef." quez. $1.00; G. Cascia. $1.00; D. Rios. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the ^aPORTLAND ill W. Bumside St. $1.00; E. G. Alvarez. $1.00; J. J. HilAnother wire, from the crew Beacon 4336 lier. $2.00; C. J. Gozial. $2.00; W. J. D. farers International Union is available to all members who vtdsh of the SS Steel Director, stated RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. O'Connor. $2.00; E. Sato. $1.00; T. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of that all hands "appreciate the Phone 2699 Trainor. $2.00; T. R. Suttler. $2.00: J. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have i work you have done to secure SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Fedlow, $2.00; C. Fischer. $1.00; J. C. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every the Hiring Hall..." Douglas 25475 Smith, $1.00. SIU branch for this purpose. SS CORNELIA Individual sentiment was SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU R. Strom, $2.30. equally enthusiastic. Almost all Main 0290 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. messages received from mem­ which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG 51 Terminal 4-3131 bers revealed deep concern for Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. ' the fate of the Union Hiring Gt. Lakes District Hall, which for the first time PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. gave American seamen a demo­ Cleveland 7391 To the Editor: cratic employment procedure. (Continued from Page 4) CHICAGO, 111 3261 East 92nd St. A telegram from p^oe Bartlett, Phone: Essex 2410 the wounding of Local Union I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. 218 President, James Price, dur­ address below: Main 0147 ing a peaceful union meeting. DETROIT 1038 Third St. Peaceful pickets have been Name CadiUac 6857 SS OLIVER LOVING brutally beaten by hired thugs DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. without the protection of local Vouchers for these men are Street Address Melrose 4110 law enforcement officers. being held in the office of the TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Garfield 2112 Scabs have been illegally im­ Alcoa Steamship Company in State ported from Texas, New Mexico, Baltimore, Maryland: Eugene U. ^ty Canadian District and even from Mexico without Stokes, AB; J. R. Helms, AB; Signed MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Government interference. Child T. Worsoe, OS; J. Oliver, AB; VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St laborers, 12 and 13 ^ears of age, A. Alford, AB; D. Chestnut, AB; Empire 4531 are being used by the company L. Warkig, AB, and E. Parsley, Book No. •'J VANCOUVER 868 Hamilton St to break the strike. OS. Pacific 782' -'it,,' / V* " ' ^ B'-- Mobile Members Take Action On Sbip Feui-Ups SIU HULLS Hotlce To All SIU Members Taft-Hartley Law Drafts Farm Workers Money Due S �m Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 9, 1948 SIU 'Manila Watch' Makes His Rounds Seafarer-manned vessels calling at Manila, P.I., by now have come to expecfl the latest news of Union activity and the doings of their Union Brothers to be waiting for them on arrival. Responsible for seeing that SIU crews are not disappointed ort this score is Ludovico Agnlto, who handles the distribution of the SEAFARERS LOQ in that port. Known more familiarly as "the Manila Watch," Agulto diligently boards every SIU ship and like his counterpai-ts in the postal service prides himself on the: fact that neither. wind, rain, typhoons nor other elements can stay him from execution of his. rounds. Lately Agulto has been per­ forming another function. After distributing the LOG, he has been photographing crewniemhers and submitting, his camera shots. Pictures on this page were taken by him last inontll when four SIU ships—San Angelo Victory, Azalea City, Cape San Martin and Kyska—touched the Pacific port. h I'i r ' it 1 t iilifl The Cape San Martin as she lay alongside Pier 13, Manila, jon June 13. When "the Manila Watch" went cdxtard to service the crew with the LOGS, he was told that the San Martin "is a good ship," with everything working out smoothly for an hands aboard. Crewmen pictured here aboard the Azalea City are: A. J, Kuberski, H. M. Hankee, R. E. Evert, Joe Schoell, Alex Antoniri, G. R. Mohn, Bob Elie, G. Marcin, and W. S. Houghton. Brother Kuberski is serving as Ship's Delegate. A ' rMBSaB IPB*.' "The Manila Watch" apologized for not being able to identify these crewmembers aboard the San Angelo Victory. He did say, however, that they're a good gang. . ' ' .. • While the Azalea City rests in the Port of Manila two of her Seafarer crew are faintly visible way up yonder fresh­ ening up her Waterman stack with a new coat of paint (photo above). The smart-look­ ing ship is good evidence that she carries a competent crew. S- 4" 4- That's our buoy, says Bro­ ther G. Marcin, Steward (photo left), as he rings a smile for the cameraman. Agulto re­ ported that Marcin is regarded as "one swell guy" and rep­ resentative of all other SIU men calling in Manila. ^The Azalea City is one of several Waterman ships sailing out of Mobile on the Far Eastern run. Seafarers coming into the Port of Manila should keep It; weather eye peeled for Brother Agulto, who is anxious to Dervice all SIU ships with the SEAFARERS LOG. From 0 accounts, he has been doing a bang-up job. The San Angelo Victory's Bosun and another crewman halted operations momentarily while this photo was made. It appears they were about to make a clean sweep down. Identification was vague but the Bosun may be the one on the. left. Like the. others, this photo was taken under a blazing, tropical Sunday morning sun,. a factor Agulto says he deter­ mined to get under control. "Here's hoping." he says, "that I shall, be able to send increasingly better pictures for publi­ cation" At any rate we think his subjects are among the best. An obliging crewmember, who has na aversion to the camera lens, is Stanley Yurg« wiz. Deck Maintenance aboard the SS Kyska. a Wiatermaii ship familiar to., many. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 9, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 28 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU HIRING HALL VICTORY IS HAILED AS 'BLUEPRINT' FOR SOLVING HIRING ISSUE SIU PRESENTS DEMANDS TO CITIES SERVICE COAST GUARD PUSHES HEARING UNITS DEL SOL CREW ADOPTS SHIPLOAD OF DP KIDS WHEN A BOSUM IS REALLY A BOSUM PORT MOBILE NOW RANKS SIXTH IN FOREIGH TRADE MARITIME DID OK IN CONGRESS SHIPPER FEEL PORT HOUSTON TO BE EXPANDED DO GIORGIO STRIKERS ARE 'DRAFTED' BY T-H LAW BALITIMORE GETS BREAK:PAYOFFS AND SIGN ONS HIRNG HALL JOY SOOTHES POOR PHILLY SHIPPING SHIPPING CONTINUES FAIR FOR NEW ORLEANS HIRING HALL JOY SOOTHES POOR PHILLY SHIPPING GRAIN CARGOES SPUR GALVESTON SHIPPING SHIPPING IN PORT OF NEW YORK ALMOST AS WARM AS THE WEATHER POLARIS TAKES CAVALIER PLACE IN NY-WI RUN MOBILE SHIPPING SHOWS GOOD IMPROVEMENT NO PAYOFFS FOR PORT SAN JUAN,BUT IT HAS PLENTY OF ACTIVITY CREW OF SS JOHN HANSEN HANGS UP TWO 'FIRSTS IN VOYAGE TO GREECE THE SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES:EASTERN SHIPS IN TRANSIT KEEP WEST COAST GOING SIU HIRING HALL VICTORY IS HAILLED AS 'BLUEPRINT' FOR SOLVING HIRING ISSUE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/09/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f63a85b35d9103ab34676cb10785479a.PDF 4ae47c954fcc44fc274b3355d44eddb3 PDF Text Text Official Organ of ihe Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X V Itl^ NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. JULY 2. 1948 No. 27 A & G District' Wins Union Hiring Hall • NEW YORK—^The Seafarers International Union rocked the maritime industry this week with the dramatic announcement that the Union Hiringr Hall will be retained in its contracts with member companies of the Atlan­ This week the Atlantic & Gulf District of the Sea­ tic and Gulf Ship Operators Association. Agreement between the Union and farers International Union hurdled one of the biggest the Association, representing nine major companies, came after almost three obstacles in the path of maritime labor. It came through weeks of negotiations during which the SIU committee firmly refused to with a contract calling for retention of the Union Hiring discuss any other issue until its demands for the retention of the hiring Hall in clear, unmistakeable terms, despite the wave of hall had been recognized. anti-labor repressions which have been sweeping the The new agreement, specified as "Article I - Employment," was accept­ nation. ed by the Union membership in all Atlantic and Gulf Coast Branch meetings >«last Wednesday night. The SIU agreement with the operators on the Hir­ Still The Leaders ) ing Hall issue is notable on two counts: First, it provides for the employment of seamen through the Union Hiring Hall. Second, it gives the SIU the right to re-negotiate any or all sections of Article I of the contract dealing with employment on seven days' notice to the operators. To say that these provisions of the contract are unique is a sheer understatement.- But they are consistent with the SIU's long-established position as the leading waterfront organization. For years now the Seafarers has been»setting the pace in maritime, and seamen throughout the nation have been benefitting from the accomplish­ ments recorded by the SIU. (Continued on Page 15) SIU Petitions For Elections On 9 CS Ships •V The Seafarers International Union has petitioned for a. collec­ tive bargaining election in that part of the Cities Service fleet not covered by the Union's cer­ tification received in February. 'The request, along with pledges, was submitted to the National Labor Relations Board in New York la?t Thursday. An informal hearing in the NLRB regional office is ex­ pected shortly. The petition was necessitated by the NLRB's refusal to recog­ nize the SIU as collective bar­ gaining agent for the eight ships acquired by the company since the Union came through with 83 per cent of the votes cast in a fleet election this past winter. In addition to the eight, an­ other ship—the Lone Jack—will have to be voted, because she did not make port before the ballot­ ing deadline date in the previous certification election. Cuba Distilling A collective bargaining election has been ordered on the vessels of the Cuba Dis­ tilling Company by the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board after study of the petition presented by the SIU. Dates for the election will be set by the NLRB re­ gional office in New York. Men on the company's ships are asked to remain until the election is held. With the central issue settled to the Union's satisfaction, discussions on other contractual issues are now in progress. Should no agreement be reached on wages and working rules by July 30, however, the present" contracts will be modified to include Article 1, and will "remain in effect until agreement is reached until either party notifies the other in writing that negotiations for such an agreement are stalemated." Companies covered by the agreement are the Alcoa Steam­ ship Company, Bull Steamship Corporation, Baltimore Insular Line, Eastern Steamship Company, Bernstein Shipping Company, South Atlantic Line, Smith & Johnson, Seas Shipping Company and Seatrain Lines. i SIU JUSTIFIED The Seafarers' latest precedent-making achievement justified its unwavering stand that the Union Hiring Hall had to be resolved first and foremost. All other issues, the SIU held, were incidental •by comparison. The crux of the new agree­ ment is stated in Section 1, deal- ^ ing with the manner in which the company will procure per­ sonnel. It specifies "the company agrees to secure all rmlicensed personnel through the Hiring •Halls of the Union." As the SIU negotiating com­ mittee pointed out, "this is the first time the words 'Hiring Hall of the Union' have ever been used in any maritime con­ tract." ^ Another remarkable feature of the new agreement is Section 7, which gives the Union the "right to re-negotiate any part or all of Article 1," with dis" cussions to begin within seven days after the Union has notified the companies of its intentions. The Union victory, however, is not one-sided. The Union Hir­ ing Hall is much respected ay • among management officials who recognize the fact that this meth­ od of hiring has produced stabil­ ity in maritime. Under the Union Hiring Hall, ship operators are assured of being furnished responsible, com­ petent crews to man their ships, a fact which many of the com­ panies have openly acknowl­ edged. The success of the negotiations demonstrated what can be ac(Continiied on Page 15) our //aq/ssf/Z/Hiere/ " 2 �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. July 2, 1{ LOG This is cuhat ilie SIU AeS Pistri^ has preseirvfed... "ThfiG?. peirsotmei roug. :^^jrom io secui-e oU tinlicezLseci Le KirirUi Halloj? theuniOMi. J of-6heASG conttacf w/t2i {Jt& Opemfoi^sAssA G£^ Sfij^ fffy\ •! /M /fj - and this is hour the ojorks,.. TheSecrfarer ifebo»ivte +he Union Holl — CheckSs hisaeay in+hc ba^age troSvn - 11 is+ens a)ith+he \d re^is+en ispcrfchei'. '_ He attends unibnmeet- 'Whileon+he beach he ings whife oshai'eandiie^ relates in +he Recireatron TOoiferjitibin. policies. Dec^c. Thisis (X)ho(t-H^ , 'f Hinnig Hall nrveans: EquoTjob irjghts-fbir all- Ho-favoritism — Mo shape-up - hto piece-ofte — tlie DeimQcra+ic wag of Shipping! On-hapof+he |is1-, he thirou)Sin-forajob - ' . '-'.'T. t, ..V . • ond Qets itandis off te his ship with hisgear. The •£ irston+he beach is the / iirsToine out. ; �Friday, July 2, 1948 THE SEAFARERS HEADING FOR HOME VV , \ V < y f '/• '' LOG Page Three What Union Hiring Halls MeanToWorking Seamen One Seafarer who really knows pretty big changes in the food what the Hiring Hall has done situation aboard ship met his for seamen is Brother Raymond eye, not to mention his stomach. Perry who made his first trip "In the twenties we had the back in 1922. old two-pot system," he says. Brother Perry left the sea in "For the officers there were al­ 1929 when things were still ways steaks and chops, and for done in the old way. What he the crew it was mostly mulligan saw when he came back in in one form or another and wa­ tery rice pudding. 1943 was a ^revelation, and in his opinion all the improve­ "You could tell the day of the ments in wages and conditions week by what they gave you to hinge on the Hiring Hall. eat. On the banana boats, which "When I started sailing in '22,' I sailed in some when I first Perry recalls, "you brought your went to sea, we used to keep a own linen if you had any, and bunch of bananas in the foc'sle your own tin cup and plate. on the way back. We'd live on The ships didn't even have toi­ the bananas, the rest of the food lets. was so bad. "If you wanted a bath, you "But that was before we had grabbed a line and a bucket, the Union Hiring Hall and Ro­ hauled up some sea water and tary Shipping to give us a chance RAYMOND PERRY made out the best you could. to use our weight to raise wages "Maybe the young fellows go­ and change conditions. Bound for the Stales, Ralph Youlzy (left) and Robert ing to sea nowadays don't be­ had no real protection because "We lived in dirty stuffy Boutwell (center), both of whom were cleared of charges lieve it, but there was no over­ you had no Union Hiring Hall. foc'sles, six or eight men to one time in the old days and you The Hiring Hall is the salvation foc'sle. There wasn't much in arising out of the accidental drowning of a launch captain in took your thirty bucks a month of seamen. Georgetown, British Guinea, are shown on -the deck of the the way of light at night. There SS J. W. Cullen with Brother Riley, a crewmember. and liked it. "Sometimes you were hired were no fans for runs in the "Perhaps the worst thing was off the dock by a shipping mas­ tropics and not much heat for Boutwell, who was acquited by a Georgetown jury in the way you got your job. Th^re ter, a port captain or whoever winter trips. February returned to testify at Youtzy's trial in May. Through­ were several ways of getting a else might be in charge. You "When I came back to the sea out the trials messages of sympathy and support poured in from Seafarers convinced of Youtzy's and Boutwell's innocence. ship but they all were bad. You could hang around the dock for in 1943, I really was surprised. days at a time, in hot weather, I didn't even have to bring my cold weather, dry weather or own aprons. wet weather. There was no Ro­ "Another thing I found was a tary Shipping either. little attention to medical care. Sometimes you were hired That was an improvement the out of a ginmill. I remember Union siu-e has won. Merchant seamen are subject mission's New York offices are may volunteer for a year's serv­ NO MEDICAL CARE when 1 first went to sea as an to the draft which became law located. He must show at least ice and escape the draft later. "I remember one trip when OS. 1 used to ship out of Bos­ last week, unless the President one y^r of continuous service So far as is known now. Sea­ ton where there were some wa­ I wrenched my ankle. There was farers within the 18-25 age group of the United States rules that to get the Certificate. terfront saloons that served as nobody to take care of me. The seafaring is an essential occupa­ If he has to use the mail, he must register. Saloon Messman poured a bottle crimp halls. tion. Veterans of the armed foi'ces can send an application along "A crimp would buy you some of iodine over the ankle and told The Washington Representative with the discharges—again photo­ with one year of service in peace bum drinks and first thing you me to soak it in hot water. But of the SIU is pressing hard for stats will do—to the following or 90 days at any time between knew you were on a ship and I had to stand my watch. I was December 7, 1941, and Septem­ headed out. Maybe you weren't an OS then, and the Mate roared ; such a ruling and a decision is address: ber 2, 1945, will not be inducted. expected within a couple of Seaman's Wartime Service, The SIU is pressing for seamen quite 'shanghaied' but there that nobody was sick on his weeks. wasn't much difference. Shipping ship imtil he dropped dead. Benefits Unit, Ma^e Personnel For reasons of its own, the Section, U, S. Mamlme Commis­ who sailed in the war to be that way you had no protection "So I kept on working, my placed in the same classification. at all. The Hiring Hall changed ankle swollen from the wrench 'Maritime Commission is also sion, Washington 25, D. C. and blistered from the hot wa­ '/ seeking deferment for seamen. In addition, the President is all that." ter I soaked it in. Finally the MIGHT GET MARRIED V In addition, the Commission is authorized to defer married men, MISTAKEN LADY Captain had no choice but to urging that seamen who saw acAs the draft is written, men those in essential occupations or Asked to comment on the ar­ leave me in a hospital down in V tive service aboard merchant in medical or scientific work or ticle Elinore M. Herrick wrote Costa Rica. ships between May 1, 1940, and 19 years old through 25 can be study. for the New York Herald-Trib­ "We don't have things like July 25, 1947, and who hold Cer- inducted into the Army for one High school students will be une, charging that the weakness that now because the Union has tificates of Substantially Continu- year on September 22 or after. 1 ous Service, be placed in the The registration machinery deferred until they are 20, and of the Union Hiring Hall was stopped them. But of all the Un­ J same classification as men who probably will be set up to start college students until the end that jobs could be bought and ion victories, the central one is sold and proposing that hiring the Hiring Hall. Wages, over­ served in the Army and Navy. operations in August, however, of the college year. be managed by the Coast Guard, time, night limch and everything Merchant seamen can only and all men 18 through 25 must Possibly the failure to exempt Perry had this to say: else stem from the Hiring Hall hope that the President will find register. But the 18-year olds seamen specifically was part-and"If we ever lost the Hiring them essential to the ships they won't be called right away—not "The lady is way out of line. parcel of the thoughtless haste in Hall, whether to the companies until they are 19, although they sail. Her Coast Guard idea is com­ which the Draft Act was passed, or to the Coast Guard, we would pletely phony, as any seaman observers feel. But they, point have a tough time surviving as could tell her. The Coast Guard out that the President'^ power to seamen and we would be beaten is trying to get control of the exempt married men, men in as a Union." merchant marine. They want to scientific or medical research and make it like the Navy with a men in essential occupations lot of military nonsense. And should cover seamen whose wortc is essential to, the nation, and The Union Hiring Hall would was the most efficient way of those brass hats would work who are the first to be hurt any be a fine thing if it weren't con­ hiring personnel for the mari­ hand in glove with the com­ panies. Seafarers in Ihe Port of war. trolled by the Union, according time industry. After pondering "What's more, I'd like to know New York are reminded that to Elinore Morehouse Herrick, a the subject, she hit on the Coast where the lady got the idea that GET YOUR CERTIFICATE ihe Recreation Hall (third former chairman of the New Guard. jobs could be bought and sold deck) remains open every Seafarers who sailed during York State Labor Board and now Madame Herrick claimed that in a Union Hiring Hall. I don't night until 11 o'clock. the war and have not obtained an employee of the New York the Union Hiring Hall was all believe any job ever was bought There are plenty of facili­ Certificates of Substantially Con­ Herald Tribune. wrong anyway because the Union in a Hiring Hall. Our officials ties to help while away the tinuous Service should do so at In an article published in the abused it. are elected by the rank-and-file, evening. There's a fairly once, Joseph Volpian, SIU Spe­ Herald Tribune of June 25, and they know damned well well-stocked library, and a "Jobs," she wrote, "can be cial Services Representative, ad­ Madame Herrick not only they'd be thrown out if they goodly number of technical vises, especially if they are under reached the above conclusion but bought through the union officers sold a job. of the hiring hall, and the offi­ books. Cards and games are 26 years of age. proposed a startling remedy. "In fact, it would be the 99- available and the soft-drink cers can show favoritism even Any Seafarer who sailed be­ Why not turn the Hiring Hall year club in a hurry for every­ machines are kept filled. if no money passes hands." tween the critical dates, May 1, over to the Coast Guard? the body concerned, if a job ever Or if you just want to sit Wh^re she got this idea she were sold in an SIU Hall." 1940, and July 25, 1947, can get good lady suggested back and be entertained you didn't say, but it is clear that What set the lady off on the his Certificate from the Maritime TWO POTS can fasten your eyes on the she knew nothing about the subject wajs the Taft-Hartley Act, Commission in New York or television screen. SlU's Hiring Hall and Rotary which she approves. She thought Perhaps the thing that Brother Washington . At any rate, you're wel­ If he is in New York, he can that the Union Hiring Hall was Shipping System. What rank- Perry, who is a Chief Steward take his discharges, photostats outlawed by the obnoxious law, and-file Seafarers thought of her now, really knows better than come — every night until wiU do, to Room 924 at 45 Broad­ but that some sort of Hiring Hall notions can be read on page 15 anything else is food. When he eleven. came back to sea in 1943 some way where the Maritime Com-^ ought .to lj)e maintained since it of this isue. Seamen's Draft Status Not Clear 0 Lady Labor 'Expert' Advotates Hiring Halk Run By Coast Guard ,0 Come OR Up �Page Four By AUGUSTUS H. COTTRELL T W E S «^ # A R E R S Fuel needed for the planes can be figured at about 63 gallons of high-octane gasoline and lubri­ cating oil for each plane to each gallon of fuel oil for the cargo ship operation. Cost of the plane fuel, of course, greatly ex­ ceeds the cost of an equal amount of ship's fuel oil. For the ships, about 8,250i000 gallons of fuel oil would be needed each month in hauling the required tonnage. The planes would require an estimated 504,800,000 gallons of gasoline and about 15,100,000 gal­ lons of lubricating oil each month. This is only slightly less than the monthly rate of 660,000,000 gallons of petroleum prod­ ucts used by all of the armed forces during the peak year of World War II. L i> G Triday, July 2, 1948 who are lobbying for them and ing millions in profits, and it I American ships :carry to other who, quite naturally, advocate need never be feared that a lands, we receive 'in return essen* air power over sea power for the shipowner is going to change his 'tials that range from our morn­ moving of cargoes to distant tactics when the change will put ing cup of coffee to rare metals lands, would make a study of the his ledgers in the red. for atomic research. situation and know whereof they Sometime back we had a great Countries must send their speak before! they start scream­ hullabaloo about Howard Hughes goods to us in order to procure ing their "landlubber" heads off and his great cargo-carrying the wherewithal to pay for the for planes to move cargoes, they plane. This plane was supposed things they need from us. And would instantly see that, if to revolutionize the moving of we need their products also, for planes were ever used in the goods to foreign lands. we require for our own national majority over ships, it would At the last report the plane protection and standard of living only serve to put hundreds of skimmed along a few feet above articles and supplies which must more ships in use, serving and the waters in a trial run. Noth­ be procured abroad. servicing the planes,, and count­ ing has been heard about it Ships have been carrying on less more seamen would have since. this commerce since before the employment. Kaiser was also going to move days of the proud Clipper Ships, Whereas it would only require the freight of the world with and ships will continue to carry 80 cargo ships to move the car­ giant cargo-carrying planes, but on the trade of nations. COST PROHIBITIVE goes in question by sea power the rusty old tramps, patched with red lead, and the fast In this atomic age of speed, jet alone, it would take 234 tankers modern cargo ships and the gaily propulsion, cargo carrying planes and 10 additional cargo ships to keep the air transport function painted passenger ships' are still and rockets the proud ships of plowing the seven seas and sup­ the American merchant marine in motion. plying the world with what it vWll always stand out as the And yet it has been shouted needs. principal cargo carriers of the by some, "We don't have to de­ TRADE NECESSARY world. pend on the merchant marine, America grew up on salt water. They will never be replaced by we can ship cargoes by air." The world trade of ships keeps lighter than air or heavier than How utterly ridiculous this The cost sounds in view of the authentic millions of Americans employed, air cargo carriers. from the highest to the lowest, alone would be prohibitive and figures and analysis as set forth. and in all walks of life. the cargoes lost would be un­ And still with the untold mil­ In return for our products that told. lions that would be involved in an air movement of cargoes, -r there are those who have the audacity to grumble about better BY SEA wage scales and conditions for BY AIR 80 cargo ships merchant seamen. 12,078 planes 8,400 seamen 329,400 flight and ground crew­ INTO BANKRUPTCY 8,250,000 gallons of fuel oil men, If the shipowners suddenly de­ per month. 519,890,000 gallons of gasoline cided to convert from seapower 20 trips per month and oil per month. to airpower they would go bank­ No tankers 32,941 flights per month. rupt overnight. In the moving 234 tankers of cargoes by ship they are niak- There seems to be more and more talk about. substituting air­ craft for cargo ships as long range transports. The suggestion has even been made that planes take over the task of carrying cargo from the United States across 6,600 miles of sea to Australia. The army airmen figured the comparative costs of moving 100,000 long tons a month by air and by sea. A few of the figures follow: The job of supplying Austral­ ian bases was found to require either 80 cargo ships or 12,078 transport planes. Shipment of supplies would call for 20 cai'go vessel sailing a month for the roundtrip and would involve a total of 80 ships in constant use. TANKERS NEEDED Shipment of the same amount Tanker ships then would be of cargo by air calls for 32,941 required in large numbers jiist airplane trips a month. On the to supply gasoline and oil for the basis of a TVa-day roundtrip, plus 2% days for overhaul, each plane planes at overseas bases. That would require 10 days for a would call for 234 tankers, or about three times the number complete cycle. of ships needed to do the orig­ 12,078 PLANES inal supply job by sea. Thus, in order to operate the This tanker requirement is needed 1,098 flights a day, 10,980 planes are required for ac­ based on a need for 437,521,984 tual operation. Then, to cover gallons of gasoline and oil at normal attrition and planes out overseas fueling points each of service for major repairs, this month. The fuel would be car­ total must be raised to 12,078 ried by large tankers, with 130 sailing each month. planes for the air operation. As an average of 1.8 months is If air transports were used, required^ for the round trip to moreover, about 8,000 . planes would be in the air at all times Hawaii, New Caledonia, Aus­ over the 6,600-mile route—or at tralia or other fueling spots, a least one plane for each mile of total of 234 ships would be kept the Paciflc between San Fran­ in constant operation. On the other hand no tankers cisco and Australia. would be required for the sea And a plane would be land­ operation, as the cargo ships do ing or taking off every 40 seconds not need to refuel during a from each end of the route every roundtrip voyage to Australia. hour of the day and night. In addition, the overseas Manpower needed for the air operation would amount to 39 groundcrew personnel needed for times as many men as for the the air operation requires 35,292 shipment.s by sea. Moreover, a,tons of supplies each month, inlarge portion of the present total eluding provisions. This would keep ten more available force of trained airmen cargo ships in continuous opera­ would be needed for the air­ tion, or would involve about a transport job. 50% increase in the number of Cargo ships carrying the same These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, I- - shipments would require approx­ planes used. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging imately 8,400 seamen in all. Fi^ PLANES IMPRACTICAL plane crews five men and some­ Conclusions of the Army Air heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by times more are required for each Forces study were that, even writing to them. plane — the pilot, copilot," navi­ with an unlimited number of B.. FREDERICKS gator, radio .engineer and flight cargo planes available, supplying SAN FANCISCO HOSPITAL WILLIAM H. KUMKE engineer. J. HODO a full-scale overseas base by air EDWARD L. PIERCE These men are not permitted is impractical. W. WATSON THOS. S. JOHNSON to fly more than 120 hours a E. MELLE If the vast amount of fuel PAUL R. SAHR month and, since actual flying needed were somehow obtained D. P. GELINAS M. J. LUCAS time in the 7y2-day roundtrip many more ships still would be P. TRASNUL ANTHONY J. TANSKI flight averages 80 hours, each needed to carry gasoline and oil 4. i 1 LOYD^E. WARDEN crew could complete only P/s to overseas refueling points than SAVANNAH HOSPITAL GUY G. GAGE trips each month. H. R. BELL are needed to carry the supplies M. J. LUCAS TWO CREWS TROY THOMAS by sea instead. C. H. JONES Thus, it would be necessary to F. T. ALKOFER What this all means is that, in T. A. HOLMES have two complete crews for the field of long range transport, i 4 t O. FARRARA each plane, one set at each ter­ air power has basic limitations. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL THOR THORSEN minus. In all, the 10,980 operat­ E. LIPARI The 100,000 ton cargo problem B. TAYLOR ing planes require 109,800 flight- involved would have to be multi­ :J. DENNIS RICHARD KAVANAUGH C. MASON crewmembers, as against the 8,- plied many times for a war effort G. F. COBBLER R. F. BLACK 400 ship crewmembers. the size of the last European EDW. J. CAROVA A. LOOPER In addition to the 4kght crews, conflict. RAYMOND CARPENTER C. ANDERSON each plane would require an­ What air power can do to win WILLIAM R. HARE B. G. TEMPLEMA^r other 20 men on the ground modern wars is important, but GEO. H. SEEBERGER RALPH PIEHET along the route. This includes this official study indicates that CHRIST B. VIKEN V. P, SATAJNGS personnel to handle maintenance, sea power still is to play a vital L. C. HOLMES C. GREEN cargo, weather ^ reporting and part in peace and in war, even C. R. GRIMES . communications. though any future conflicts are to STATEN ISLAHD HOSPITAL T. J. TASSIN They would have to be located be fought mainly in the air. H. L. SEYMOUR • C. O, LYNSKY at San Francisco, Honolulu, Can­ MORE SHIPS NEEDED G. SORENSEN ' F. PREZALAR ton Island, Nandi, New Caledo­ STELLY C. FOREMAN • J. M. GARDNER The comparative scale on this nia, and Williamtown in Austra­ F. NERING lia. Total flight and ground-crew page indicates the enormous ext 4 4 E. OLSEN personnel for the air operation pense to the taxpayer when BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. JOHN L. FAX S. HEIDUCKI comes to about 329,400 men, all someone in Washington gets up THOMAS BRYANT G. FINKLEA of them highly trained techni­ and starts shouting about using A. E. YOUNG J. McNEELY planes as cargo carriers instead cians. WILLIAM T. ROSS, D. DeDUISEN This total is about the strength of ships. MYRON E. FOLTS J. L. ROBERTS Now if some of the aircraft of the entire present U. S. Air ROBERT A. POMERLANE manufacturers and the legislators T. ZEMBRUZUSKI Force. Comparison Between Air and Sea Carriers Meo Now la The Mmne Hospitab Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. r'lX 'i:! 4 Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 8th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) E. T. BROWN M. F. MORRISON H. WHITE A. J. SACCO E. PETRICELLI H. CHRISTENSEN G. VECCHIO P. DAUGHERTY Bt F. DeLlMA C. NANGLE W. J. HUNT R. PEPIN A. BJORNSSON A. DUDDE B. KOSOW W; PERRY S. RIVERA i 'I,;, GALVESTON HOSPITAL A. E. MOULTON WARREN W. CURRIER J. M. DOONER LAPERHOUSE FOSTER COMMANDER S. 4. X MOBILE HOSPITAL H. ALLMAN J. B. McGUFFIN O. M. RAYNOR C. P. VARN A. C. McALPIN H. L. JACKSON "y'ir- " ..i ' . �'i"-'• Friday. July 2, 1940 T KB SEAPARERS LOG Page Five Port Galveston Very Unhappy Over Sorry Shipping Situation By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — Still waiting | Also coming in for much atfor the much-publicizetl Marshall. tenlion was the question of the Plan to get under way, Galveston Purchase of^ better and more convenient Branch Hall. Apparhas not yet come out of the ship­ ently the excellent building the ping doldrums which enveloped Union acquired in Nfew Or­ this area several weeks ago. On leans has made the men more % the basis of present indications conscious of the advantages of By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD ' great help while the men are getting a helluva big play . no improvement appears likely owning our own Halls. •NTirur /^DTITAKTO ou" " Waiting for regular runs. from the Brothers. In this weaActivity in the local labor for a month or so. , . . . IS membership here went on ther, especially, the showers are scene centers around the coming e rescen class lay-up jobs the proving to be a considerable ' The McKittrick Hills, a Pacific convention of the Texas State 0 ing I S own in 1 y, an very ew oo mem- g3j.j^g gg standby jobs, thereby convenience and comfort. Tankers job, was in here last Federation of Labor, AFL, to be ers are ° spen oo gyowing each and every member Quite a a few have 'qjuiie lew Brothers rsrotners nave week to payoff, sign on and then held in Fort Worth. Val James much time on the beach while „ a crack at the laj^-ups, along come in here from Mobile and," shove off again. The payoff was was elected to represent the Sea­ waiting for jobs. with the standbys. although they feel they have a? farers International Union in this On the average, we are ship.clean, all beefs being of a minor port. European' runs are plentiful swell Hall in that port, they ping approximately the number out of here right now. About seem pretty certain it can't come nature and settled to the satis­ of men we register—the varia­ CULPRIT CAUGHTnine out of every ten Alcoa up to the building we have here, faction of the crew. tion either way is slight. The ships that payoff in this port Before making any statements The Brothers will be happy to only ship laid up on us during LIVELY MEETING. make a run to Europe, then to to the effect that Mobile will know that the contemptible char­ the past two weeks is the SS the Islands for a load of bauxite, have the best Hall when it is The last general membership acter who had been stealing gear Cape Friendship of the Isthmian Alcoa is getting plenty of ERP finished, the officials there should meeting in this port was high­ from the Hall was caught last Steamship Company. She was a cargo for their runs to Europe, remember that New Orleans Wednesday night. The culprit, ^ beat-up scow so it wasn't too lighted by considerable discus­ The company is keeping their considers its Hall the best—bar A. B. Odland was stopped as he' much of a loss. ships on a steady run from the none sion on the manner of registra­ tried to make a getaway after he There are still two C arras Gulf to Europe, to the Islands tion for jobs, with many view­ forced entry to continue his tankers here with standby crews ano back to the Gulf. ,. , , , , ^ „ "ice Hall, but we also know that points being aired by the Broth­ thieving. Since he is an alien, aboard awaiting orders. It is All ships Mheduled to payoff appreciate the buUdlng expected that these two tankers, he is to be deported. ers. " m the ncKt two weeks are His operations extended over which are waiting to receive see the place. Even the pictures a period of two months, during cargo, will be loaded up and cept1 , for the possibility of a appeared In the LOG can't, shipped out in the near future. which time he got away with stray vesse coming m to lay j^ly do It justice, Prospects for the next two up, no SIU ships are expected some twenty seabags, causing , Brothers are invited to many members to ship out weeks look okay, with two pas- to go to the boneyard during! schooner rigged. His deportation senger ships scheduled for next the couple of weeks immediately "P this port. You will see what week—one for Monday, the other gjjggjj won't make anybody unhappy. good use your ten-dollar build­ Among the Seafarers ai-ound for Tuesday. ALCOA NOTE ing assessments are going to. GOOD SOURCE the beach at the moment are The Alcoa passenger ships will In fact, the membership here is Brothers J. Smot, F. Aderhold, A pretty good source of ship­ start running into Mobile on' very much in favor of having By STEVE CARDULLO S. H. Cooper, H. Adell, O. W. ping at the moment for our their next voyages out. This will'similar Halls in all ports, SAN FRANCISCO—-We've had Ori\ J. W. Reilly, J. Monast, J. members are the lay-up jobs. not hurt shipping too much be­ THAT'S ALL BROTHER a busy week with sliips in tran-,Byrd, J. Givens, and T. McCann. The Mississippi Shipping Com­ cause men from this port will For the seamen who are a sit, and payoffs on ships coming As of June 19,. several of our pany and the Strachen Shipping be able to payoff here, if they little short of cash, Nev/ Or­ in from both the East Coast and members were in the Marine Company have contracts for the leans has changed in the past the Far East. However, there Hospital here in Galveston. They majority of lay-up jobs in this few weeks from a fair port to are A. E. Moulton, Warren Cur- port. were not too many A&G Distriet j ^ Brothers a place where six-cent beer has Due to the fact that most of e-eased to exist. members on any of these vessels. Commander, Laperhou^e and the lay-ups are NMU or West Things in the alley were just Moreover, shipping has slowed Foster. Perhaps some of their Coast ships, we are not losing getting back to normal and we down somewhat. Nevertheless, a shipmates will drop them too many jobs. Standby jobs are were looking forward to the . , , i i. • a line. They'd appreciate receiv- coming in here at the rate of rated man always can get out m . ULT i. nickel beer when up jumped the ^ ^ mg mail from the boys. two to four ships a week — a short order, especially if he's a devil—the six-cent glass of suds is now eight coppers. Black Gang man. About all we can say now The SS Pennmar, a Calmar that we have plenty of in New ship, was in wilii "Woof Woof" Orleans and the rest. of LouisiGale still in command. "W&of so desire, by giving the company ana is taxes. Under the new Woof" is up to his old trick of a 24-hour notice. Governor, Earl Long, a brother By CAL.^ TAiNNER agitating any crew he gets; But However, we are sort of sorry of the late Huey, we have had this time he Jias a good crew following taxes imposed inMOBILE was about the finest to see this development, since aboard that isn^t having-anyw The . , , — Shipping in , . this . • Department „ the ships involved are now in jgg^. oouple of weeks: Pennmar will receive a lot of P^^^ picked up quite a bit in afloat. very- good- shape, with damned r « , ^ , However, the rest of the pay- Txi, r 1.1 . ... I A sales tax, increased to four careful attention when it is on past week, at least comlittle trouble occurring, on either . xv, j i, t'his coast as long, as Gale is on shii^mgr the week ofife,and allL thei sigoons were just of them dollar; a ten-ceni before. Wb had eight payoffs, bbout as good; What beefs we With ihe settling of the Elee' seven signons and shipped up- encountered were minor ones iclan-s: heef on. the MV Del «"» "ents tax; an • We have most of the Isthmian ^gj-ds of 225 men, nearly three easily settled. In fact, the Alcoa „ 1 J1eight-cent tax on a pack of Oro, there are no beefs pending • „ scows straightened- out to "a point times as many as the week be- Puritan had practically as 1, . port. . The mt- crew ofjt xi. cigarettes, uo from five cents, m this the " ' ' cx to. where' the officers work- in hai> foj.g smooth a payoff as the Madaket, Cape Friendship can collect ^^st, but not least, is the admony with the crew. Moreover, next week looks to and the- Stewards Department their overtime by contacting the ^itional three cent tax on a be about the same, which is also came in for special "praise. Isthmian Steamship Company, NEAT PAYOFF fairly good news for this As yet the threatened strike of 71 Broadway, New York City. Take the case of the San An- crowded beach, the bauxite workers at- the Alcoa The Black Gang time for this gelo Victory. On her previous . . , plant has not started, and we vessel was signed and approved trip she came in loaded down What is happening is that are hoping that the company with beefs. This time she paid begmnmg to get a few will see the light before any­ on this end, but the phony off with a minimum of disputes, t^o^e Marshall Plan cargoes thing happens and that. the dif­ Skipper refused to sign the Deck Departments time. and paid off as smoothly as anybeen dfeammg about aU ferences ran be ironed out. It was therefore referred to these months. We sure hope we thing you ever saw. The baukite plant is going full SIU Headquarters in New York, keep getting them so we can . Incidentally, the Serang on the move out some of the men who blast. The Alcoa ships are un­ with the New Orleans Branch San Angelo was "Johnny the have been on the beach a long, loaded as fast as they come in, recommending that it be signed Greek," and he certainly brought time. The present cargoes and some of them-go back out in on that end. ballast, the company is in such a in a clean ship. There's no mistaking the fact are mostly grain and flour. hurry to get the ore: that the membership in the Port Aboard the SS Monroe Victory SMOOTH PAYOFFS On the organizing stage-, the of New Orleans is mighty pleased bottle of beer, so that the sixwe found some performers, all in MAW shoregang is going strong. with the new Hall. All hands cent bottle is now eight. the -Deck Department. They The payoffs included' one IsthThis outfit really is going to ex­ are taking a personal interest in There's a pleasant note to were fined by the membership mian, two Alcoas and five Waterpand in' the near- future. the place. close with, however. Little or and placed on probation for the mans. We signed on five W&terThere still are plenty of oldTo date we have not had to no trouble with gashounds exists balance of the trip. mans and two Alooas, and. had a timers on. the-beach even if ship­ bring' anyone- before a commit­ in this port. The membership's But except- for, the performers ^unch of ships in transit includ- ping.- is a weer dab better. You'd tee for defacing or destroying actions in cutting out the per­ there was nothing, wrong with.i"g SUP tanker, find. W. M. Hayes, W. Weaver, any of the gear or the prop­ formers has brought very good the Monroe. Incidentally, H., D. By and large, the payoffs were |Willie' Reynolds, W. Rollins, J, erty. The membership is show­ results. The membership has Higginbotham, G. Wermuth, Carl !very smooth, with the one'aboard T. Mills, J. C. Thompson, G. W. ing great pride in their outstand­ curbed the, actions of these birds Bell, E. L. Eriksen and G. Camp-^ the SS Madaket,. a Waterman Stroeckar,. Lotus Stone, C. Mat- ing building and their going all- ashore and on fhe ships. Drinking bell,were doing, a. fine job aboard Khip, the cleanest The-ship was thenyj -A-. Chappell, W. H. Harh- out to see to it that it is kept is, of course, okay but it doesn't her teaching the permits how to absolutely beef free, and, the by,, R. Arnall and H Wentzell. clean, and- in good order. mix with business or Union af­ be good Union men. [crew insisted that the Stewards And you!d find a-lot of.others. The hot and cold showers are fairs. Shipping In New Orlenns Is Holding Own Frisic Shinting Slows, Except For Black Gang ERP Grain Movements Give Shipping Boost To Port Mobile �Iv''" THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six I Port Montreal Settles Last Beefs On Philae INDIAN SEAMEN TAKE CUE FROM SIU 'PHONE: 2 5 5 3 2 Movie Schedule j.v, • ' i'-. "The Lost Jungle," an ac­ tion-packed, tense thriller of an intrepid man searching for his daughter who is lost in the hostile world of fierce beasts, starring famed liontamer Clyde Beatty. Also "The Screw Driver." a rollicking Woody Wood­ pecker cartoon; and "Melody Moments," a lively musical interlude, featuring Gene Krupa and his band. This program will be pre­ sented for the membership on the 3rd deck of the New York Hall tomorrow: SATURDAY. JULY 3 at 12 noon. All hands are invited to attend the movie tomorrow and each Saturday thereafter. Enjoy the best available in sound film entertainment — at no cost — in the comforts of your own Union hall. Watch this space each Fri­ day for the ^nouncement of the following day's pro­ gram. - PRC8IOCNT CAPT. R. R. MEMERY 2ND FLOOR, 204. HORNBY ROAD. OENCRAU UECRCTARY MONTREAL — The MV PhUae hit this port on a Thursday, and paid off the following Monday. There were transportation and overtime beefs aboard, her which we took up with the ship's Mas­ ter and the company agent, and managed to settle to everybody's satisfaction. The linen beef was settled so well that each man received eight dollars instead of the two dollars the company had written down. On the transportation beef, all men signing on in foreign ports were given first-class transpor­ tation by air unless they pre­ ferred a ship, in which case they were given the difference in cash. The SIU obtained obtained temporary visas for Canada for those who did not wish to return home. The company is paying subsist­ ence while the men remain here, and if the men have not shipped by the expiration date of the visas they will get transportation too. The payoff was okayed by the entire crew, most of whom pocketed an extra 200 dollars as a result of Union representation. Ship's Delegate Jan Van Den Berg did a fine job, and the Sec­ ond Engineer proved to be a man who understood the Union way of doing things well enough to deserve mention. The Philae is being transferred to Norwegian registry, and a crew from the Norwegian Sea­ men's Union will man her from now on. Shipping in Montreal is very "slow. In fact, it does not even exist and we don't know when it will. Incidentally, we're still doing business at the same old stand— 1227 Phillips Square. 'GRAMS: 'OCEANITC* THE MARITIME UNION OF INDIA By ALLAN MacDONALD SIU WINS THE EXTRAS Friday, July 2. 1948 D. MUNGAT ^ ^ REF. NO. ^ The Patrolmen Say— Wise pFecautlon With shipping slowing down, and the warm dog-days of sum­ mer setting in over the hinter­ BOMBAY. 22. 6. 48. land, a good many Brothers are getting jobs ashore—or just head­ ing back to the fields and streams, the mountains and talltimber for an indefinite vacation. Mr. Paul Hall, If you' should be one of these. Secretary - Teasurer, Brother, don't forget to retire Seafarers International Union of Hofth America your book! > That vaca.tion can mighty ^ Atlantip and Gulf -District, easily stretch out to six months 5i, Beaver Street, or a year and, as you know, if •NSW YORK 4. N.Y., U.S.A. your dues get over six months in arrears, it'll cost you a twentyfive dollar fine to get squared Dear Sir, away again and if it's a year * you're OUT. A copy of the Seafarers Log dated So before you join the back-tothe-soil-movement, or take a Friday, March 12, 1948 arrived here yesterday. fling at that tough old job of In hehalf of this Union I send you our heartiest making a living on land, get your dues and assessments squared congratulations on the wage increase as away, your strike clearances published in the Log and all good wishes for the stamped in, and theri take your future• book up to the sixth floor of the Headquarters office, 59 Beaver ' Street, New York 4, New York, I was greatly impressed by the article ! (or mail it in) and have it prop"Strikes and Stsike Strategy" and in particuler jerly retired. by the record of your fights and help given Freddie Stewart to other Unions. It is likely that we may also be forced into taking industrial action .not only to improve the conditions of our members but also to preserve the very existance of this Union. I'would, therefore, be obliged if you would permit us to reproduce the, relevant portions of this article to educate our membership. Yours faithfully, eneral^Secretary* Further acknowledgement of the SIU's far-flung prestige comes from Bombay, where the Maritime Union of India is showing interest in Seafarers policy and educational program. Above letter, from D. Mungat, general secretary of the Indian Seamen's union, requests per­ mission to reprint portions of "Strikes and Strike Strategy," an SIU booklet published recently and available to all hands. The SIU promptly forwarded its okay for the project. Prove identity To all members who have checks held for them at branch mail rooms: Port Agents will not give out any mail containing checks, unless the addressee shows sufficient evidence of his identity, such as Union book, seaman's papers, discharges, etc. An instance has been re­ ported of an envelope con­ taining a check being picked up by a phony who later forged a signature and cashed it. To prevent a recurrence, checks will be given only to the person to whom it is addressed, and the only after full identification is made. New York Shipping Begins To Move Agnin After Bod Weeks By JOE ALGINA One of the ships to come out of lay-up this week was the Gadsden, American-Eastern's heavy lift special ship. She has a 18-months charter to carry lo­ comotives to Turkey. The clean payoffs of the week go to a couple of Waterman ships and a Bull Line vessel. The Afoundria and Bessemer Victory, Waterman, came in and paid off without anw trouble other than the usual T^nor beefs. The Helen, too, was a joy to the eyes of the Patroipien. NEW YORK—This week in­ stead of reporting shipping at a standstill, as was the report for the past several weeks, we can safely say that the shipping has gotten off its back and has reached its knees. It's just bare­ ly creeping, but we hope it gains strength and will be jogging along before long. In spite of several lay-ups this week, the ships gained through the good work of the Organizers, plus some of the ^.others that have been in lay-up; have bright­ STICKING AROUND ened the shipping picture con­ Unfortunately, the Afoundria siderably. will be around port for awhile Even the alien Brothers, for until •she receives new orders, whom shipping has been very and the Helen is headed for laytough, have found it much easier up for an indefinite length of to grab a job during the pa^t time. week. It's good to see these Brothers Another fond' farewell was go aboard the ships, but it is given the SS Alcoa Cavalier. still important that they take' She has made her last voyage steps toward securing their ci­ out of New York and will ope­ tizenship papers. Shipping is rate out of the South from now never again going to be what on, A lot of feUows had made it was awhile back, so aliens homes aboard her, and were should prepare for the days of sorry to see her drop New York tough shipping. as, the home port; but we aren't really losing the Cavalier, so there is no loss. Once more here's a reminder to crews going ashore— Make sure that there is a sail­ ing board at the gangway be­ fore taking off to do the town. We've had a lot''of beefs on this matter and there is only one sure way of clearing it up. Instead of taking the word of the First Assistant or the Pur­ ser as to the sailing hour, raise LOOKA iXe SMIPtfb/ AAIDTO/HF IS WOE I your voice a little and yell for, a sailing board. It'll insure your catching the ship in time and with all hands aboard. Even if you're always on hand when the ship leaves, there might be a few Brothers who got the wrong dope. There's no sense in sailing shorthanded. This should eliminate this prob­ lem. Here's another thing to re­ member at the end of the voy­ age: Be sure you are present at the. payoff. It's hard to imagine men missing the payoff, but it happens all the 'time. As a result they lose out on disputed over­ time and other money rightfully theirs. It's a long, hard pull to collect dough once the payoff is over. SAVE THE PATROLMEN Another reason for being there, and this one for the Pa­ trolman's sake, is so you can pick up your book or permit. Often Patrolmen find them­ selves weighed down with books and permits left with the Dele­ gates, but never claimed. Not only does the poor Patrolman have an aching- back, but back at the Hall he has a file cabinet bulging with unclaimed books. Be at the payoff and save money. �-Friday. 'July, 2<, 1948 THE SEAFARERS • L OC Page SeTen SiU-Contracted Companies: South Atlantic South Atlantic Steamship Line, eighty-one SIU members on eight vessels lost to enemy ac­ tion, were killed or reported missing. To belter acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU con­ tracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. WAR LOSSES The eight ships lost to enemy action were the Benjamin Smith, lost January 23, 1943; the James Oglethorpe, lost March 16, 1943. the Richard Caswell, lost July 16, 1943; the Joseph Wheeler, lost December 2, 1943; the Virginia Dare, lost March 14, 1944; the John A. Truetlen, lost June 29, 1944; the Henry Bacon, lost Some the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history —-some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. -By the turn of the century, the revolution in transportation was in full swing. The horse and buggy were soon to be replaced by the automobile;' the airplane was ready to take to the air and wooden sailing vessels were fast being replaced by all-metal, steam-driven ships. Though wooden ships were be­ coming scarce in the world's shipping lanes, it was because of them, strange as it may seem, that the South Atlantic Steam­ ship Line came into existence. Cotton still reigned as King in the South, but a new industry— naval stores — was gaining strength. Pine pitch and pine tar were used extensively in the building of sailing ships, and the products of pine gum came to be known as naval stores. South Atlantic Steamship Line was organized in 1907 by a group of Savannah business men for One of South Atlantic, Steamship Line's four postwar acquisitions, the Southland, a C-2, poses for its formal portrait before entering service to European ports. types. Due to high building and operating costs of American ships and due to the fact that subsidies were furnished to foreign lines by their governments, competi­ tion by American ships was al­ most impossible. February 23, 1945 and the Wil­ liam J. Palmer, lost August 4, 1945. In reorganizing, following the war, the company disposed of its four owned Hog Islanders and purchased four C-2 vessels, the Southland, Southwlnd, Southstar and Southport. to discontinue its service to; In addition to the four comNorthern Europe and turn its pany vessels, the company, actvessels into other trades. Hit by, ing as general agent for the War the war-caused switch were the |Shipping Administration during Seafarers aboard the South At-, the war, operated as many as lantic ships, the company having fifty-two vessels. signed a contract with the SIU In 1944, the company was pi^eWith two chartered C-l-A ves­ However, the first World War sented with a WSA War Service made it necessary for the governThe other trade routes did not Certificate, "In recognition of sels and 13 chartered Libertys, ment to build a large fleet of produce the volume of business meritorious service to the United the company is once more oper American vessels to transportnecessary to keep the entire States of America in time of ating in the European trade. and supply our troops overseas. company fleet in operation, so all war. The two C-l-A vessels are the The building of 'this fleet brought vessels but four were sold. Those FINE CREWS CapeJSrome and Cape Race. about some revolutionai-y changes kept, the Tulsa, Shickshinny, in this country's merchant ma- Schoharie and Fluor Spar, were The libertys are Alexander S; In- commenting on the award, rine. operated during the entire war the company stated: "This recog­ Clay, Bertram G. Goodhue', Ed­ At the end of the war, like the P^"od, and although subjected to nition was largely due to • the win Markham, Felix Grundy, fine service performed by the Frank E. Spencer, Irvin S. Cobb, ,endof World Warn, the-governsubmarine warfare, and occa­ Seafarers who sailed these ships ^ment found itself the owner of sionally to attack by enemy air­ through the hazardous and dif­ James Swan, John W. Burgess, a large fleet of ships. Being an­ craft, none of the vessels was ficult conditions existing during Robert Stuart, Russell A. Alger, xious to dispose of the ships and lost, although two suffered some the war." Stephen Leacock, William Carson establish permanent American While sailing the ships of the and William R. Davie. Flag services in foi eign tirade, the damage by air attack. government allocated trade routes to various American com­ panies South Atlantic Steamship Line, in 1926, was appointed managing operators for the American Pal­ metto Line, a government-owned A familiar sight in European service from South Atlantic ports ports is the South Atlantic to the United Kingdom and con­ stack design. The stack is yel­ tinental European ports. In 1928, South Atlantic, to­ low having a black band at the gether with other shipping inter­ top followed by blue, white ests, purchased ten ships of the and blue bands. American Palmetto Line to be operated in the service already the purpose of handling export appointed by the government. shipments of naval stores from After the. purchase of- these South Atlantic ports to Europe. vessels, all of which were of the They felt that the building of Hog Island type. South Atlantic wooden vessels in Europe was' made improvements which in­ still continuing at a rate to make creased the speed of several of the export of naVal stores pi'o- the .ships, and installed refrig­ fitable. erated cargo space for the carIn entering th'e maritime field riage of Florida citrus fruit to the company did not make use of Europe. American vessels, primarily be­ FILLED OUT FLEET cause there were very few American Flag vessels operating About five years later, the in foreign trade. And like most company acquired two additional other shipping lines at that time. ships having refrigerated cargo South Atlantic Steamship main- 'space, increasing the size of its tained its service largely by the fleet to twelve ships. use of chartered foreign flag ves­ With this fleet the company sels. continued its service to Europe until 1939 when, with the pass­ COULDN'T COMPETE age of the Neutrality Act, AmeriA too-familiar scene to Seafarers who ran the U-boat gauntlet. This crew's ship didn't __ was up , until World War 11 _|Can Flag vessels were prohibited It that the company continued to ^ from carrying cargo into the war make it. Eighteen Seafarers, survivors of the torped^ Richard Caswell, are shown ready to charter foreign flag ships, by this zone. board the U,S. Navy vessel Barnegat. The-men were adrift on life rafts for six days, following time carrying cargoes of all I South Atlantic was then forced the sinking on July 16. 1943. 7i — —ITS: a —— -7- -—- —i-- o . w.. �J: m-'i-^•• Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday* July 2, 1948 SBIPS'MINUTES AMD NEWS SS Southport Rams, Sinks Finnish Ship Crew In Channel Fog; Mine Menaces Rescue Holds Memorial Rites The SS Harry Peer's first two trips under the SIU banner were By GEORGE REOCH good ones, according to Worth Pittman, OS. Making our way through a peasoup fog in the English channel in the evening of The ship, a tanker belonging June 4th, our ship, the SS Southport, collided with the Finnish freighter Finnborg. to Oceanic Tankers which signed The Southport's bow cut through her midships like a knife through butter, causing the Seafarem tanker agreement recently, has been making thi-eeher to take water immediately® ahead. It's floating down on the week shuttles between Texas and and with such swiftness that her ship!" Florida. crew was forced to take to the What had been nervous ten­ Pittman signed on in New lifeboats at once. sion until then immediately be­ York originally, but the ship came near-hysteria. Immediately headed right down-the coast to We had left Le Havre after our ship was thrown into \ full the Gulf to carry oil from the discharging our cargo and were reverse. The small boats, drag­ Houston area to Jacksonville and in the Channel about 1 P.M. Due ged by our lines, were tossed Tampa. He paid off in Jackson­ to the fog we made oiur way like wood chips, while the men ville on May 22 and in Tampa blind, with the foghorn sound­ in the boats cursed and yelled on June 2. ing its blasts regularly. Once in at the top of their limgs. awhile we heard another ship Memorial Day found the Peer faintly, but nothing seemed After a few minutes we stop­ two days out of Houston and the ped and again lowered a ladder. entire crew took the occasion as riose to us. SS Harry Peer crewmember Slowly the occupants of all boats a solemn one for men who go It was after chow that we be­ A1 Lopez holds the floral were brought aboard. came aware of a ship approach­ down to the sea in ships. wreath which was cast upon We hustled the survivors into In a little ceremony which the waters during ceremonies ing well over to our portside. the messroom and plied them Pittman photographed for the in remembrance of SIU Bro­ Her horn could be heard dis­ with sandwiches, coffee, cigar­ LCXJ, Bosun Jack Christy gave a thers lost at sea. Services tinctly, but after a curious sil­ ettes and clothing. The clothing talk and floral wreath in memory were' held two days out of ence on her part, we were start­ was necessary as they were un­ of men lost at sea was tossed Houston, Texas on Memorial led to hear her blast loud and able to save , any belongings overboard. near. The Captain immediately Day. Their ship had gone down in rang for half speed. George Reoch, narrator of ten minutes. At 6:31, Bobo Merritt, fore- the Southport's harrowing They told us that the Finn­ peak lookout, saw a ship loom Channel experience, poses on borg was taking a cargo from out of the fog off the starboard deck for his picture. Brother North Africa to Finland. The wo­ and heading across our coiurse. man, we learned, was the Cap­ He phoned the bridge and Reoch was Night Cook and tain's wife. grabbed the rail, he was sure Baker on the Southport. After making the Finnish sea­ Last week the LOG reported American believes to exploit we would collide. Immediately men comfortable, we went for­ the strong protests of three mem­ slave labor. om: ship sounded three blasts ship. The lifeboat was guided ward to examine the damage to bers of the crew of the SS "If it should be necessary for and we went full astern. The by the calls coming from the our ship. Our bow had been Afoundria, a Waterman ship, ships' Captains to employ shoreother ship, however, held her other ship as her crew called gangs, then let them use Ameri­ torn from the 6 foot to the 22 coiurse and was halfway across for help in unison. Our boat, too, against the use of German "slave can labor at decent wages. Then foot mark. oyr bow before our momentum was soon lost in the fog. labor" in the British-controlled unemployment will decrease in carried us into her midships. Just then two small boats ap­ That was all we needed to the United States as every Amer­ peared, half-filled with water make us cautious during our re­ port of Hamburg. Hardly was ican worker get a living. EASY CRASH and in sinking condition. Both turn to the French coast. By the ink dry on the story before "The present practice in Ham­ It was a soft crash. Men were overcrowded with 28 men Sunday morning, after a slow a new protest arrived. This one burg is taking jobs away from standing on deck remained on and a woman. Lines from our and careful trip, we arrived in was signed by the entire Afoun­ American seamen. Instead of their feet. Nevertheless, our C-2 ship were thrown to them and Cherbourg. After giving the dria crew of 28 men. employing one or two more sea­ cut deeply into the other ship. pails for bailing were lowered. Finns a hearty breakfast we put The latest protest against the men to a ship, the employers them ashore. goings-on in Hamburg is sub­ We could see her housing Then a ladder was put over the stantially a recapitulation of now can get all this work done At present we are in drydock side. splinter like cardboard. Out of abroad at what aftiounts to prac­ a great gash in her side poured One man came aboard, then for patch repair. How long we what was said in the earlier tically no expense. a stream of phosphate, leaving a second started up the ladder will be here is anyone's guess. ones: that in the British-run "As our Union always has a yellow wake in the water as when suddenly the ladder broke We are just thankful that we are ports of Germany, the Mastei's worked for better conditions and of American ships are hiring she continued on her course. throwing the man back into the still in the land of the living. German workers and paying more jobs, we must resist any In ^ minute she was lost in the boat, almost causing it to cap­ them a few cents apiece a day attempt to break down our gains. size. fog. to do chipping, scaling and other The shipowners gradually will Our ship stopped, the lifeboat By this time our lifeboat pull­ crew ships with' fewer men if jobs. standby signal sounded. We im­ ed along side and the Chief this practice is allowed in foreign' The Afoundria men point out ports. Our policy is increased mediately lowered a boat, which Mate in charge of the boat call­ that not only does this set a pre­ employment for American sea­ put off in the direction of the ed to the Captain, "A large mine cedent that could spread to the men. detriment of American seamen "While theie are seamen wHo Word has been received of the sailing elsewhere, but that it favor such practices, their view sudden death in Nuevitas, Cuba, does the Germans no good either. results from a failure to think of Seafarer Paul Hunt. He was They' feel that the work should the thing through. No seamen, a member of the Stewards De­ be performed by the crews, or, and no shipo'wner either, who partment of the SS Noah Web­ if that is impossible, by shore- thinks carefully on this matter side labor in American ports. ster, Waterman. could advocate continuing it." The complete text of the Frank Gardner, who was Chief Steward on the Webster, wrote Afoundria cx-ew's resolution fol­ to Hunt's parents telling them lows: the details of his passing, and "In the years that have passed also telling how his shipmates since the end of the war, it has To insure payment, all had rallied around to see that been a general practice of Cab- claims for overtime musf be the funeral and other matters tains on American ships to ein- turned in to the heads of de­ were properly handled. ploy shoregang.s in foreign ports. partments no later than 72 . This has been especially true in hours following the comple­ Gardner later received a mov­ the British Occupation Zone of ing letter from Paul's father, tion of the overtime work. Germany. f;^ Louis Hunt, of Deer Park, Ohio. As soon as the penalty i&i;-' "If you know of any of Paul's work is done, a record should 30 TO 1 buddies who would drop me a be given to the Department Ijpe," wrote the elder Hunt, "it "In this zone, any Captain can head, and one copy held by The Southport as she appeared before leaving Mobile on would help us to better bear our employ 20 to 30 men for wages the mA doing the job. In addition the depart­ what proved to be an almost-disasterous trip. Feeling of the sorrows." Apparently, just Deer equivalent to what one or two Si:American seamen make a day. mental Park, Ohio, is address ^nough. delegates should crew was that if they had not struck the Finnish ship, they Paul Hunt joined the SIU in We feel that this practice is check on all overtime sheets might well have gone on to hit the loose mine floating in Boston in 1943 and sailed in the against what our Union stands 72 hours before the ship their path, The Southport has now completed patch repairs Stewards Department. He was for. Furthermore, it is contrary makes port. to what any right-thinking 23 years old. in Cherbourg and is on her way back to the Stales. •'tl More Afoundria Men Blast Use Of Cheap Labor Abroad Paul Hunt Dies In Cuba; Member Of SIU 5 Years yi' r:<l li] i'! On Overtine r- *• -i-JI �Friday, July 2, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine 9* Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings • STEEL FLYER. May 14— Chairman Ross Rhady; Secretary Paul Chavez. Few disputed hours in all departments. Ap­ proved repair list. Hot water sit­ uation to be taken up with Patrolman. Elected Chester to be Ship's Delegate. Carried mo­ tion by Raffoon, seconded by Morris, that men try to get room allowance for period in January when there was no heat aboard. Delegates to get new reading ma­ terial for next trip. Milk to be bought in sanitary containers in­ stead of five-gallon cans. if if if ALCOA PIONEER. April 11— Chairman Red Collins; Secretary Eddie Caudill. Department dele­ gates reported everytthing okay. Voted for porthole screehs to be obtained at first U.S. port, and for keys to crew's quarters. Collins elected Ship's Delegate. Departments to take turns clean­ ing laundry, and the messhall be kept clean. Voted to hold meet­ ings every two weeks. Discuseion of various Union matters under Good and Welfare. Min­ ute of silence for departed Brothers. ing ship's gear or interfering with shipmates while drunk would be fined and the fine would be turned over to the strike fund. Issues of the April LOG were received in Rotter­ dam, and the membership, many of whom stood picket duty, were glad to hear of the outcome of the UFE strike. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. if if if Good and Welfare: Vote of thanks for Chief Steward and his staff for the good food and serv­ ice they put out during trip. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX MAIDEN CREEK. May 23— Chairman Antonio Schiavone; Secretary Ifiobert G. Vamon. The Delegates reported disputed over­ time would be checked and ready for the Patrolman upon arrival. Good and Welfare: The cramped condition of the Bosun's, Deck Engineer's, and Cook's foc'sls was discussed and it was decided to report the 'matter to the Patrol­ man. Motion was made to re­ quest the LOG to print an article of clarification on painting done by the Steward Department. It was moved that the slopchest in­ voices be checked to ascertain if more than ten percent profit was being charged, and to endeavor to have the stale cigarettes changed for fresh ones. WFDIDITA^AINj ©MCE A/^CRETHe ASCr W PISTRICT lEAPS THE I WAY A/MERICA/S/ SEAMEAl. IM THESE •DAVS OF -lAFTHAt^TLEY AND OTHER AMn-i-ABoft ueSlSLAnOAiTHESlU CCWTINUES TV MAKE THE MAJOR ^AlNS OA) THE WATE.RFROMT/ PA\/lMC5THE WAV EDR THE OTHER 0^)/O^JS, THESE ARE FOWIERFUL WEAfC»S FOROI?6A/V/7IM6- SO SPREA'D THE WORD TO THE UAJORGANJlZED SEAMEAJ You MEET, AAD SPREAD THE UHIOAJ / C TRINITY VICTORY. April 25 —Chairman J. L. McHenry; Sec­ retary A. J. Yukniz. Delegates reported on Union status of members in their departments. New Business: covered mess room cleanliness, a general repair ist, and the posting of slopchest price lists. Good and Welfare: By HANK XXX An invitation was extended to JOHN RINGLING. AprU 23— department heads to attend one Chairman F. McGuire; Secretary An example of a powerful and effective defense of the meeting. One minute of silence P. Jakubcsak. Delegates re­ labor movement and especially the SIU membership is the for Brothers lost at sea. ported on Union standing of SIU's tremendous victory in keeping solid our traditional if if if members. New Busincs: Mo­ if if if STEEL DESIGNER. May 9— TRINITY VICTORY. May IB- tion to re'quest. Patrolman investi­ Hiring Hall. The sailors in other maritime unions are faced Chairman Vassar Szymanski; Chairman W. Lyons; Secretary gate the death of John A. Gibson, with fear, cohfusion and dangerous job conditions through Secretary E. Goslow. Few hours A. J. Yuknis. Deck and engine to find if he was a SIU member, the attacks by the shipowners and the communists. This is all of disputed overtime in depart­ department delegates reported and to ascertain why there was the more reason for all SIU Brothers to fully understand and ments and repair list to be disputed overtime. New Busi- no case history sent aboard on appreciate what the SIU Hiring Hall victory means in these turned over to Patrolman. Patrol­ ne.ss: Motion to request Master to him. Also to ask Patrolman to days of tough shipping, unemployment and dangerous antiman to check on money from have coffee urn changed, and find out why Brother E. Mattsprevious slopchest overcharges steam line installed in laundry. son was put on the ship as work­ labor hysteria. which was to go for athletic Good and Welfare: Motions that away when he needed medical ^ K i K ft equipment. Suggested that rooms adequate clothing be worn at attention. E. Abualy was elected be reassigned on a watch-and- meal times, that watch men use Ship's Delegate. Motion to Every SIU permitman and )300kman has the responsibility at watch basis. Voted to try to get showers as soon as possible after make up repair list and submit all times of honestly protecting the jobs, contracts and aims oJ an extra Messman.. Patrolman coming off watch. One minute to department heads. Good and the SIU by carrying out the SIU rules aboard ship and in the to check insufficiency of soap of silence for Brothers lost at Welfare: Members agreed to Union Halls. While in port, every oldtimer and youngtimer has supply. Washing machine to be sea. eave their quarters clean on day the opportunity to read his weekly Union newspaper and have left for next crew, with notice of payoff. Fines of ten dollars it mailed home free of cost. He also has the obligation to study to next crew to show apprecia­ against eleven crew members are the Union constitution, the shipping rules, and booklets explain­ tion by donations to LOG and to be turned over the the hospi­ ing how to become better Union men, how to organize new hospitals, present crew having tal fund. One minute of silence companies, how to be a shipboard delegate, etc. A tough Seafarer bought machine. Minute of observed for Brothers lost at sea. may be competent in his rating and a swell shipmate, but he silence for Brothers lost at sea. should not allow himself to be ignorant of his own Union rules XXX PONTUS H. ROSS, May 9— and programs. if if if WALTHAM VICTORY. Jan. 18 Chairman Smith; Secretary De —Chairman N. Fisher: Secretary XXX Sei. Deck Delegate reported C. V. Dix. Delegates reported on AZALEA CITY. May IS— overtime slips would be given Such ignorance fouls up the contracts and the smoothstanding of crew members. New Chairman L. S. Bugajewski; Sec­ for cleaning oil on deck. Good working apparatus of the SIU. whether it be ihe organizaTional Business; Jack Johns elected retary H. Hankee. Department and Welfare: It was agreed that program for getting more companies and jobs, the educational Ship's Delegate. Moriarity moved delegates reported all in order. Steward Department would paint program in protecting contracts, taking ccure of beefs in a that the question of more suit­ Ship's delegate reported that he out quarters, heads and showers, peaceful and sensible way or stopping gashound performers. able quarters for Junior Engi­ had talked to Captain and ob­ while the Deck Department We must emphasize that every Seafarer should understand one neers be taken up with the pa­ tained an issue of five cartons of would paint mess hall and rec­ big necessity: To protect the strength, the many victories in trolman upon arrival. Under cigarettes per person. Good and reation room. Crew members beefs, the powerful reputation and the current expansion of Good and Welfare it was decided Welfare: It was agreed that a were asked to return books and the SIU. He must at all times carry out his shipboard job that singlets and undershorts table be reserved for the 4-8 magazines to the library and not in shipshape SIU style and practice the same type of good could not be worn in the mess- watch at night in order that they let them accumulate in the unionism in every SIU Union hall. room at meal times; but that T- could be served first. It was ar­ foc'sles. One minute of silence shirts and tropical shorts would ranged for the crew aft to use observed for Brothers lost at sea. be accepted. The Deck Dele­ the Steward's department show­ Brother Bob High just sailed into town as "second mate" gate was asked to see the First ers because only steam and hot aboard a day coach of the Pennsylvania Raih'oad. Bob, who has Assistant about fixing the toilets. water was available aft. Since a quick-triggered sense of humor and the biggest and best "port­ One minutes of silence for Broth­ this situation is common on C-2's able slopchest" of all latest humorous events, is keeping Brother it was decided to register a com­ ers lost at sea. Pete Larsen and others in stitches. We recommend our "Cauli­ plaint upon return to the U.S. flower Award" for the best sense of humor to Bob... Brother in order to have the water line Charlie Scofield, the Electrician, just sailed in with his mustache' fixed. One minute of silence for ... Here are some oldtimers in town: Frank Fromm, E. McCarthy, departed Brothers. F. L. Ryan, L. Kimbriel, E. Sato, D. Lillje, J. R. Henchey, K. HAWSER EYE, May 6—Chair­ XXX Staalsen, M. Garcia, A. M. Anderson, A. Pipinen, .H. S. Bers, T. CAFF. MOHICAN, May 25— man P. Allgeier; Secretary Jos­ Salvatore, C. Hartman, T. M. Wabolis, J. Norgaard, L. Fi-anken, Chairman Chiaf Steward Nauja- eph Booker. New Business: Mo­ if X X T. Paul, C. O. Lee, L. P. Hogan, A. Magapagl, R. Baker, J. Tilden, McKITTRICK HILLS, May 25 lis; Secretary Rocky Basney. tions to discuss several Brothers J. Cegante, A. Petroe, F. J. Kroeker, C. Hunnicutt, C. W. —Chairman Jim Hammond; Sec­ Delegates reported on status of who had been loged for failure Rasmussen. to perform duties while drunk. retary Walter Haryek. Deck members and Steward Depart­ Delegate reminded the members ment Delegate reported 65 hours The Brothers were warned not to ft ft ft that all overtime must be turned disputed overtime. New Busi­ let it happen again or action The following Brothers will be receiving the LOG every in within 72* hours. Engine Dele­ ness: Motions for cleanliness of would be taken against them. week: James Wirtz of Pennsylvania, C. Hitchcock of New Under Good and Welfare the laundry, request for an extra gate asked that all performers York, Allen Rose of Virginia. Guy Wilson of Texas. Clinton Steward was requested to serve perculator, cups and glasses car­ be brought up on charges for the Mason of Florida, Fred Miller of California, Dewey Shaver of more cold drinks in hot weather, ried out of m room to be re­ good of the Union. Good and and the meeting was assui-ed by North Carolina. Frank Bachot of Louisiana, Alton Clement of turned before meal hours. Mo­ Welfare: It was decided that Louisiana, Wesley Young of Maryland. Howell Mauldin of the Steward of his full coopera­ tion that no one pay off until all ship's meetings be held every Tennessee. two weeks. Performers damag- disputed overtime .is settled. tion. CUT and RUN �-frt-7 Page Tea THE SEAFARERS Friday'-July 2'.19<I8 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS r• ;/*• tl Feels Men Getting Trayel Pay Should Pile Off Ship PART OF THE 'BEST CREW* ON THE HOOD Log-A-Rhythms ; To the Editor: idea. If you have an opinion, send it to the LOG where I can Back in 1941 in Mobile, if you paid off a ship with trans­ see it and where everybody can portation, you had to register at see it. I think this is an important the Hall and get your job off the issue, because I believe that the board if you wanted to stay on things like transportation which the ship. There was no taking the SIU has gained the hard the money and just staying way should be for the benefit of aboard whether there was any­ everybody, not for the benefit body on the beach or not. I think that's the way it ought of just a few individuals who J to be now. There should be a take advantage of a pretty good provision in the shipping rules deal. Henry Robinson covering this point. It should (Ed. Note: How about tak­ read somewhat as follows: ing a cue from Brother Robin­ A man must get off a ship son? Let him and the other after making a voyage whenever transportation is called for be­ Brothers read what you think. cause the ship pays off in a port Send your letters to the Editor. different from the one named in SEAFARERS LOG, SI Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. the articles. • Pictured here are a few of the crewmembers cf the A man who takes his trans­ Robin Hood, described by O. L. Stefansson as "the best crew portation and stays aboard is I have ever sailed with." Posing formally, above, are, left to doing somebody on the beach right, sitting—^L. Fisher, AB; O. Stefansson, Bosun: Bill, . out of a job. The guy on the Crewmessman; Bedroom Steward; and Smitty, AB. Standing— beach may have been waiting a B. Frew, OS; C. Carson, DM; C. Johnson, AB; and unidenti­ , long time. fied AB. BAD EXAMPLE What is more, the man staying To the Editor: aboard is setting a bad example which makes it hard for the Now that our committee is Negotiating Committee to im­ meeting with the operators for prove our wages and overall new contracts, we still have a working conditions. Transporta­ few irresponsible persons who tion is not a bonus, it's a guar­ per.si.st in staying drunk on the antee that a men gets to his job while aboard our contracted home port with his wages in­ ships. These men are refusing to do their work and forcing tact. other men to perform their du­ So I say again that the ship­ ties. The companies, of course, ping rules should require a man have full reports on all such paying off with transportation to cases. register and get his job off the We have the best contracts- in board SIU style. the maritime industry, but these SIMILAR RULING characters are hurting our This change I suggest is right chances of getting better con­ in line with the things we have tracts. These irresponsibles done already. It's like barring should be removed,, from the shipboard promotions. You re­ SIU—they are a distinct liability member how it used to be: a to our organization. guy who got next to the com­ KEEP LOOKOUT pany would gradually get him­ All SIU crews should watch self promoted up, doing every­ out for this kind of company Three members of the Robin Hood's Deck Gang shown thing the company way. stooge and report his actions to busy overhauling guy^ blocks and making rope slings. Left to I say we should ship SIU style the nearest Union Hall. They right—Jack, OS: L. Fisher, AB: and Claus, Deck Maintenance. right down the line. Personally should see that action is' taken Photos were submitted to the LOG by Joseph - Faircloth, I'd. like to know what some of by the membership in the one Baker on the Seton Hall Victory. Stefansson gave the photos the other Brothers think of this sure way of nailing them once to Faircloth when he returned to the U.S. on the Seton Hall and for all. Any person who after falling, ill in Lourenco Marques. At present he is in Sitting Pretty violates our contracts is. not the Staten Island Hospital. worthy of sailing with the SIU. Brothers, if the companies had control of the hiring, such ac­ tions would result in these men To the Editor: hears he hurridly relays to ^ the being fired and blackballed. Captain. Why, then, should we put up Just a few lines to the LOG We've been on this shuttle run and all Brothers to let everjmne with the likes of these men? know how. good or bad^ trip for over six months now and ANOTHER TYPE can be if you get a few phonys Another type of disruptor is topside. the former official of the Union First the Captain. Maybe some who spends his time blasting the of the brothers have heard of membership and its duly elected him. He was thrown out of the officials. Men like this are just Waterman fieet for smuggling as bad as shipboard performers. cigarettes into Germany. Now he Cases have cropped up in Boston is with . Alcoa. He's ho doubt and New Orleans of such disrup­ dreaming up a little racket to tive tactics. In both cases, how­ pull on this run. ever, the membership was quick The Chief Mate is as bad as to dispose of these characters. the Old Man. Of course,- he is Any other disruptors who show still an apprentice when it comes up to try to blast us will be to hardtiming the men, but he the Radio Operator has become Up from the depths for a handled in the same way by an is a studious one. He'll learn all so fast at speeding tales topside the tricks. breath of- air*. Biothex. Jones. alert membership... Brothers, do not let anyone The Radio Operator is learn­ that we are considering entering Fireman , on the Rufas W. him in the Olympic tryouts. Peckham. looks pleasant for. endanger our contracts by will­ ing his at the Mate's knee. In What event? , Why, bull throw­ the camera, of Doc. Pepper. fully disregarding union condi­ due time he, too, will be a rival ing, of course. The Peckhani. at the time, tions. Take immediate action to for the Captain in hardtiming. Crew of Ihe Right now he is playing "ears" was on its way to Nagoya, get rid of such people. SB Diamond Hitch LeRoy Clarke for the Skipper. Everything he Japan. Performers Harm Union, Contracts, Brother Charges I".' Hitch Has Many 'Hardtime Pupils' 7-v- What Some Would Like By "WANDERING SEAFARER' Said a bucko skipper To his bucko male: "We'll toast the future, • Sing our hymn of hate To the day when unions Shall be no more. And we'll be the masters Three miles off shore. "Here's to the soul Of Captain Bligh— Captain Ahab's own brother; —They did not die; Td hell with progress If we must explain The deeds we do. Which cause men pain. "We'll sail the ships With cat o' nine tails,_ A flogging for an answer. To make crews quail. We'll put God's fear In their very bones. And feed their carcasses To ol' Davey Jones. "We'll set the wages. And cut down the grub. We'll carve out a kingdom On each rotten tub; As gods we'll be. With the limit the sky. The past will be with us. Bye and bye. ;.Af' ^ "So here's to the Ahabs And the Blighs, Our souls are merged And they hover nigh; Down with the unions And modern, thought. That would curb our power . Which treasure bought." The Union answers. Clear and strong: "The laws of justice To all belong. As freemen we saily As patriots we stand Beneath starry banners Of our land." i , . Best Wishes To SIU From The Fitzgeralds To the Editor: We have moved from Washing­ ton to Nashville, Tenn., where we ai-e already getting, the LOG. Sp will you please discontinuesending it to our old address. We thank you for 'sending the paper to us, as we certainly en­ joy keeping up with the brothers at sea. We send our best wishes to the Brotherhood and to the LOG. G. M. Fitzgerald , �Friday. July 2. 1948 THE Seafarer Submits Poetry, Urges Members To Write To Ihe Editor: Enclosed you will find a poem that I have written recently. In the event that you find it suitable please place it in j:he LOG whenever there is enough space to do so. I have been in the SIU a year now, and it goes without saying that I find it to be a top outfit. This is the first time I ever have sent anything into the LOG. However I feel that each and every Brother should take time out and contribute some sort of article to the LOG, for the LOG, after all, is what we make it. Here is the poem: V A SAILOR'S THOUGHTS The restless urge to wander, The yearning to be free, Decided me to pack my gear And take a trip to sea. I wanted to journey To ^ands far away. Or perhaps Do It Now By an overwhelming vole on the Referendum Ballot, the membership of the Sea­ farers International Union. A&G District, went on rec­ ord to protect itself in the hard days to come by build­ ing up a strike fund and by providing shoreside oper­ ating bases. That means a $10.00 Strike Assessment and a $10.00 Building Assessment. Al­ ready many members have paid these sums. The operators will move without warning. It is our duty to be prepared. Pay the assessments im­ mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth and strength of the Union. To the end of the rain­ bow, And tarry for'er and a day. SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Military Rules In Port Of Bremen Vague And Costly, Brother Learns To the Editor: J Due to the fact that a certain 'American ship did not carry During my ship's last stay of liquid penicillin in her medicine Oh many miles have I one week in the port of Bremen, chest, a crew member carried traveled. Since the day I first left Germany, several unhappy in­ I some himself. He had 500,000 home. cidents took place involving units, just sufficient to tide one And many sights have I merchant seamen from various person through an illness. It would have been hard for iseen ships. anybody to doubt the seaman's I n Shanghai, Paris and Nowhere is the old adage, statement of the facts. He had Rome. "Ignorance of the law is no ex­ made no effort to the conceal the However, dear Brothers, cuse," so religiously observed as medicine. That he intended it This I confess: in Bremen and Bremerhaven. for his own use seemed beyond Of the places I've looked at, Whether you are rrtaking your question. I love my home town the hundredth trip, and are wise to CONnSCATED best. all the military rules, or are making your first trip and don't Yet no amount of reasoning Some time I'll abandon know an iota about Bremen, you could save him from being fined. This life of a sailor, And settle, no more to roam. get the same penalty if you Nor could it save the penicillin No matter how far you crack one of the laws promul­ from being confiscated. gated by the military authorities. May fate be kind to this sea­ travel, And don't expect a fair break. You will find no place like man! May he have no need for home. During my last seven trips to the confiscated medicine while he F. P. Jeffords Bremen and Bremerhaven, I was is in regions where it cannot be told by various German citizens obtained. And may other sea­ and in some cases by my ship­ men save themselves from simi­ mates of the various regulations lar predicaments. They can save governing merchant seamen themselves easily enough by ashore in the American zone of turning penicillin or other medi­ Germany. But I never had read cines over to the Master or the a copy of any regulation nor Purser upon entering the Bremen seen any posted aboai'd ship or area. One ship made Hamburg in the elsewhere. To the Editor: British Zone before reaching POST RULES In the daily papers I read Bremen in the American. While about the new draft law. Sold­ in Hamburg, some of the crew iers and sailors who had a cer­ In fact, outside of a few para­ who had friends there acquired tain amount of war service are graphs printed on the back of my several German-made articles as exempted. Even the goody, shore pass, I have yet to be in­ gifts. Not knowing anything goody boys — the Coast Guard formed officially of the existence about regulations and having no of any such regulations. For that personnel—are cleared. reason, I suggest here that ship's intention of "smuggling" the ar­ Where the heck do we, the delegates re,quest ships' masters ticles anywhere, they made no merchant seamen, stand? or American authorities in Bre­ effort to conceal them. The crew was not informed of I am one of the many SIU men for copies of the rules gov­ the legal aspect of an economic members who is between 19 and erning merchant seamen. Those 25 years of age; and I am won­ rules should be posted in every transaction outside the American Zone, nor were they instructed dering just what is to become ship that approaches Bremen. to declare such articles. When of us. The incidents which took place the German customs men, under Perhaps Joe Volpian of the in Bremen during my last visit Special Services Department can would have been minimized and the supei'vision of an American give us the true low down in might have been avoided entirely official, found these articles, they the next issue of the LOG. if the crews of the ships involved FREE-WHEELING Thanks fw a wonderful news­ had been properly informed of paper. the rules. It is to save other Walter S. Blazer merchant seamen hitting Bremen (Ed. Note: See article on grief and material loss that I am submitting this letter. page 3 of this issue.) Brother Wants True Lowdown On Draft . Status confiscated them. The latest in­ formation I have was that the men involved were to appear be­ fore a U. S. military court in Bi'emen. I 'was told that one of the men claimed that he had a camera which he brought from the States confiscated, although he showed stateside pictures as evidence that he'd had it a long time. However, it was a German-made camera, and he lost it because he could not produce a bill of sale from the States. WORD OF WARNING To camera enthusiasts I say if you have a German camera don't bring it to Bremen unless you register it was the customs peo­ ple in the States before you leave. The last day we were in Bre­ men, several members of the crew of one ship complained to the chief German police officer that German guards at the dock were frisking American seamen and confiscating the few handfuls of extra cigarettes they found above the allowable three packs a man. As a result the practice was stopped and the guards involved were dealt with summarily. We were told that the German police on the docks did not have the right to confiscate cigarettes or anything else from an Ameri­ can citizen. If an American was found carrying prohibited ar­ ticles, he was supposed to be sent back to the ship, or the American military police were to be called to make Sn arrest. We could not confiim the legal aspects of this last information as we sailed shortly after the in­ cident occurred. Philip Reyes PETROLITE MEN It's All Very Clear Now — He's In The Marine Corpse To the Editor: Me: Excuse me, I'm in the merchant marine. She: Oh, where are stationed? Me: Here and there. She: Where's your uniform? Me: A dog bit the seat out of it and I'm having it fixed. She: Have you been on a big boat lately? Pity the poor seaman that meets an inland girl for the first time. Having been a Sealarer for the past four years I frequently find myself heading inland to drink in the cool air of the mountains and take a hike through the woods. But, as it usually happens, I find myself drinking something a little stronger than air, and the THlS AiEDAL THEY GAVE nearest I get to the woods is ME.Tbia.'SUIlMMlkkSthe sawdust the barkeep dumps IW UW1>ER.VM€ARI around every morning. But on with my story, N On these inland trips I usually meet a few of the local belles. These ladies know as milch about the merchant marine (what's left of it) as I do of the function of the female brain. The following is an account of Me: I was on a Campbell Soup a conversation I usually find my­ tanker last trip. self involved in: She: I'll bet you boys ate She: Do you work around plenty of soup, didn't you? (Ye here? Gods!) Me: No, I'm in the merchant Me: Yes, we had a soup pump marine. rigged up on deck. She: Oh, I know a fellow in She: I wish I were a man. I'd join the Marine Corps like you. the Marine Corps. He's ... Me: I'm in the merchant marine. She: How long have you been in the service? Me: About four yeai's. She: Are you going to retire on a pension? Me: I doubt it very much. She: What will they do if you stay over your leave? Me: They worry a lot. She: Where do you like to go best? Me: The Virgin Islands. She: Tee Hee! That's cute. Oh, there's Lulubelle, my girl­ friend. You must meet her. She's so sweet, you'll just love her. She: Lulu. This is Jack. He's in the Marine Corps. Lulu: Hello. Say, I know a fel­ low in the Marine Corps. Where are you stationed? . Me: I'm in the merchant ma­ rine hnd not the goddam Marine Corps! Lulu: Say, where's your uni­ form? Me: Ye Gods! Bartender, bring me another drink and make it double. Melvin G. Hartley During one of the few times ashore during an 11-months voyage, a couple of the Petrolite crew latched onto bicycles' and, with the aid of a guide, toured Casablanca. Perez, a local boy. on the left, poses with Petroliters Jack Maurer. OS. and John Crews. OS. Picture was submitted to the LOG by Brother Crews. �Pitge Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG MADE FIRST SIU-CONTRACTED TRIP ON STEEL SURVEYOR Brother's Big Brainstorms RaftgeFrom B'way To Yo-Yo Ta the Editor; The crew of SIU men who look Ihe Sleel'S irveyor oul on her firsl SIU'-contracted trip. Brother Thurston J. Lewis, Deck Delegate, reported that the gang worked together well and went a long ways toward ironing , out the kink> aboard the newly-contracted ship. No names are given, but according to their rating, they are, left to right, front row—Maintenance, Engine Delegate, Galley Boy, Chief Cook, Maintenanc; and Acting AB; Back ro^ — Messboy, AB, Messboy, FWT, Steward, Jr. Engineer, Oiler, Oiler, FWT, OS and Second Cook. Surveyor's First Trip Under Sit One Long 'Battle Of The Agreement' Friday, July 2. 1948 ship is quite long enough. How about some fellows writing in their opinions on this questioq. How about a few blasts. Im'r agine one year on one ship! Never making a shoreside meetiing! Seldom reading a LOGJ Oh well, so it means job se­ curity. Another thing I am against ig unlicensed men eating topside, or going ashore with the ship's brains. This practice should stop now. Here are a few brainstorms. Yes, brainstorms. The first thing you should do is go see "Finian's-Rainbow," at the 46th:8treet Treater in New York. In the first act a man called Woody comes out on the stage arid introduces himself like this: "I am in the merchant marine. I am a union organizer." Now my thought is that we ought to persuade Woody to say: "I'm an 8IU organizer." It would sound better. YG-YO FOR FLATTIES Ready fbr the next? In the Did you ever notice the Neiy personal column of the LOG you can run an ad like this: "Lost, York police, standing on the one set of upper teeth. Finder corners swinging their, clubs en? pleesh weturn, rish. awaysh. dangering the very lives of pass­ ing pedestrians? Did. it ever ocIsh neesh em wery wadly." Or we can run one like this: 'Are. you .kmely? 8ee..Mabel, be­ Vo,Vo,/i?, fore paying bfif. I "listen to all beefs . and .will advice ..." And then, underneath: "Forget Mabel. See Irene. I serve coffee. Bring your friends." OKAY. JUST ONE You mean you can take an­ other? I'm surprised, but here it comes; In the money due column rim this: "Alec "Trissian has $35,000 coming in disputed overtime on his one-month voy­ cur to you that we could make a age." Side-splitting, isn't it? I million dollars off those guard­ ians of public safety? thought so. Bromo Seltzer! Bromo Selt­ There they stand swing the zer! Well you can see I'm try­ sticks, thinking no doubt of the ing. For breakfast we had il­ undented heads of thousands of legitimate Rice Krispies — snap, pickets. However, these guys crackle but no pop. The reason are human and they do go home I act like this is on account of nights like other people who my new walkie-talkie. It talks work ashore. all right, but the darned thing When a cop gets home, that won't walk. Ouch, you're hurt­ swinging arm of his must be ing my arm. Take a sedative pretty restless with nothing to and relax. twirl. Why don't we go into the Let the Union take a firm new yo-yo business? We could sell a stand, on that Chief Mate who yo-yo to every cop in New York, told the Congressmen in Wash­ and then to cops in other ports. ington that we wouldn't sail with A cop could swing his yo-yo at him on Pacific Tankers ships. home before the mirror and prac­ Let's tell him sure we'll sail with tice ugly strike-breaking faces on him on all the Pacific Tankers himself. there are. All he has to do is 'get Tell Rudy hello, and to hold himself a job. Let him find out my mail. I'll be away from New that Pacific Tankers went out of York for several months. business. Ed Larkin I believe- that one year on a that long but he was flabber­ We -thought that we got coffee ,To the Editor; gasted by the question, jtime every two hours, but found We are just completing a trip i "Well, we'll give them coffee that according to the agreement on the 88 8teel 8urveyor, ship we can work from 6 to 9 with­ 1 to keep the peace," stated the of the recently-acquired Isthmian I Captain. "But you are to be out coffee: We were chagrined line. We were duly warned by paid for eight hours and you when we were shown by the the Brothers making the last might as well work it." Mate. That made us decide to voyage that we might regret our The Mate, as usual, tries to I study the agreement more close­ trip. It was to be our first trip lyshy clear of any overtime in under the new Isthmian Agree­ ment. We were also told that lieu of the rest period. One We haven't seen, anything in the Mate was a phony claiming evening, when the delegate was the agreement to this effect, but to be an ex-SUP man. We agree on the wheel, he went up to 'when the Mate was asked for that if he was ever an 8UP argue with him. He staided to [overtime sheets, he answered, sailor, he is now ex'—but defin­ tell him to inform the, crew not j "Ys, I have some company over­ to put down for such overtime time sheets, but I'm not going itely. when they were on sea watches. to give them to you. You fellows Things were so-so during our He was arguing his point with (the union) are supposed to fur­ trip out. On leaving Bombay grand rhetoric; and supposed nish your own." the Chief Mate refused to knock logic, when the Junior Third I Well, here's to the 8IU. In a off the 12-4 watch at 11 o'clock Mate on watch jumped him.. few days we will be drinking as per agreement. He told the about talking to the helmsman to our Grand Old Union in 8avDelegate that he should read the at the wheel. That took the wind annah. We are eagerly looking agreement. Later he learned his out of his logic, but fast; It was forward to meeting a few of mistake and told the 12-4 if a sight to see. our Brothers there. they put down overtime he Thursion - Ji; Lewis To the Editor: We get meager news from the passengers, who may want to woidd make it hard for them. 8tates on the radio, but we have Deck. Delegate get home early: Bell to bell and strictly 15 min­ I am a retired member of the Sleel Surveyor heard rumors of a strike; When Cooperation and courtesy will utes for coffee. Kinda smells, the Delegate asked the Radio­ Seafarers and I am now running, be extended to you from the doesn't it? man about such news, the Radio­ moment you board our car at In Madras the 4-8 watch was man replied, "The first Officer BROTHER, IN ARMY, a limousine service. the gangplank until you arrive standing by to turn to from 9 has all of that dope;" We: have MISSES THE LOG If any of the Brothers are go­ at your doorstep. And Seafarere to 10:30 A.M. because the Mate been led to believe that the To the Editor: ing- home- after the payoff, we'll 'will' be given special prices. did not have them turned to. Mate had put the hush-hush on provide firstrrate service at very ' Incidentally, I joined the SIU Later, when he found we were him about issuing strike news , I have been in the army for moderate praces. Should any in New Orleans in 1942 and my about seven months now, and I to be in port overnight, he want­ to the crew. shipmates care to go home over book which carries No. 22739, I miss getting the SEAFARERS ed them to work that hour and I Now we are about four days the weekend while their ship, has been retired in good standa; half in the afternoon to com­ out of 8avannah and rather glad LOG. I had it sent home for is in port, they should call us irig. my parents to read, but if it plete their eight hours. The Del­ this trip, is coming to a close; would "be possible I would like for service. When you need transportation, egate told him the 4-8 watches to have another copy sent here. Should an arrangement be give us a call: De Carlo's LimoNOT BAD, OVERALL eight hours were up at noon and he had to go to the Captain All in, all, it has been better In fact, there, are two other Sea- made for our service and the sine Service, 900 East 163rd St., to make that stick. He did it than we expected. But we would jfarers here besides, myself, so if payoff then delayed, for several Bronx, New York, Telephone like' to warn anybody about to you could send three LOGs it hours or days, we'll stand by at DA 3-8726. though. Carlos Ibrain make a trip on, the^8teel 8urvey- would be very much appre­ no extra cost, ready to shove STHICT SCHEDULE off when you're able. or that. Chief Mate 8pence is a ciated. Stand-by has been- strict on the I hard taskmaster. He has all When I first joined the army If CHOW. TOO bridge. The Delegate had to go ready told the- Bosun that next was stationed so far. away from to> the Captain to get the last trip he intends to. run the Deck the coast that itr was-, impoasible- On long distance trips, ar­ stand-by knocked off long Department strictly from bell to for me to get any of the water­ rangements are made for suffi­ Membership, rules require enough to make coffee and tidy beU. front news. That's when a LOG: cient rest periods, coffee and every man entering the Un­ up the mesSt-oom for the oncom­ We believe that these ships would have looked like an old, doughnuts or equivalent^—at no ion Halls to show his Union ' charge to our customer. ing; watch; can be made into better, crafts friend. ^ hook, pro-book, pernpl card "Is there anything- in the for our Brothers to sail on if I would also like to have the If; after leaving the ship, you • or- white- card to the Door- • agreement that says we have to ! the fellows come aboard with address of the Union Hall in should wish to go shopping for man. Nothing else will be- ^ I., five them coffee?" the Captain their eyes open, willing to do New York. a period: of not longer than two ; recognized.. This is for the asked. their work in 8IU style, and David B. Moz«Ui hoursj. so that you. may look m e m b e r s h i p's protection.. "No sir, it was not thought to willing to help the Delegates presentable when you get* home, Don't waste the Doorman's Fort Monmouth. N^- J> be necessary," the Delegate said. keep the operators to the agree­ (Ed.. Noten TKr«B: Foil Mtui- our chauffers will go out. of their — or your own — time by "It has been the custom for the ment. mouth? Eoldier'aes^rers wiU be: way to assist you. Providing,, of arguing this point. Observe past hundred years." He was not We slipped up once when we reading their individual copies; course; this does not conflict the. rules; you make. ' sure it had been the custom for were s-r overtime after 6 P.M. of the LOG fromvnow on.) with the wishes of your fellow EroUier Provides Limousine Service MMibersbip Rules �-•y-r i •r:!' '''' Friday. July 2. 1948 THE Robin Kirk Crew Praises Steward, Three Fine Cooks To the Editor: The crew of the Robin Kirk wish to express their thanks to the SteWards Department for the swell food and courteous service that was extended during the past three-months trip. Oar Chief Steward, Joe Miller has done it again. The food was superb. Lobster tails in butter, milk three times a day, plenty of ice cream and, believe it or not, beer. Joe has proven again that he is our number-one Union Stew­ ard;' and the crew that sails with him is a lucky crew. Joe has three cooks that would put a lot of big hotels to shame: Chief Cook J. Bove, Baker D. E. Jessup .and Second Cook F. G. Rocafort. Our Skipper, Captain Scholder cooperated 100 percent; which proves that we can work to- gether. There, hasn't been one logging. Joe reports that our Skipper has never turned down a legi­ timate request. Anything rea­ sonable that has been asked for has been granted. Sending a wire ahead for milk to be on the dock is a very unusual pro­ cedure—but not on this ship! Our hats are off to a Skipper who has the crew's welfare at heart. P. Sudia A. T. Arnold Michele Amato SEAFARERS LOG LOG TO BE ISSUED WEEKLY IN DURBAN As a result of arrangements made with 'the Robin Line, bundles of the SEAFARERS LOG will be available shoitly to the company's vessels calling at Durban, Union of South Africa. Crews of SlU-manned ships may procure these bundles from T. McMurdo, acting manager for William Cotts and Co., Ltd., Robin Line agents in Durban. The first bundles of the LOG under the distribution agreement are now on the way and should be available shortly in the South African port. Thereafter, Mr. Murdo will have copies weekly. Elusive McGogle Brothers Have Mission Men Baffled To the Editor: I am writing this as helpful information for the rest of the SIU-SUP crews of mission-type tankers: We have a very good bunch of Engineers and men on here, and we all agree that the only trouble on this type is caused by two infamous characters, the Brothers McGogle. First, and leader, is Pinhead McGogle, who has a fat beUy, toothpick legs and gigantic feet, which he uses to kick out the blades of the turbines. SEAMAR*S COLD BOXES: A STUDY IN CONTRAST Grantham Retires Book; Goes Into Repair Business i'. He runs around in the steam lines and boiler drums kicking but tubes and knocking out joints. Then he sits up with a derby hat on the back of his head, a black cigar in his mouth, a pea­ nut-butter sandwich in one hand and a bottle of Schlitz in the other just laughing like hell while you sweat your very blood out trying to make repairs. THREE FEATTIERS. PLEASE Now Joe, who looks like his brother, wears a Napoleonic hat With three feathers in it. His famous stunts are throw­ ing grit in the bearings, messing up the fans on the boilers and kicking out the governor-tips on the turbines. He was caught the other day sitting on top of one of the '•UcwEST;Tw,you I'COtC. OOSTliKFA PEANUT &CT7ER. | •SAKIDWICM ' Chances are you don't lug around a refrigerator or vacuum cleaner in your seabag, but if you do and any kinks develop Bosun Bob and AB Ed must have felt like while in New York, there is a Old Mother Hubbard when they looked into Seafarer ready and waiting to the crew's icebox aboard the SS Seamar. handle your case, where the traditionally generous Calmar night Lonnie Grantham, a Seafarer lunch is kepL for several years, retired his But just to prove the Steward isn't such a book this week and hung out his bad fellow after all, they took a look into the shingle notifying one and all that Saloon ice-box (right). Sure enough. That he is available for the repairing gentleman's gentleman had taken good care and servicing of all electrical ap­ of the officers. pliances. He also installs refrig­ eration, air-conditioning systems, etc., and will handle repairs. He doesn't expect his brotherSeafarers will have much reason "Married her, too, I did. Mar­ liness again. I held her face in to .require his services, but if the To the Editor: ried her and got shanghaied back my palms and a large golden old electric shaver starts dig­ The alarm bells, the jar of on the same ship I'd left! earring fell into. my hand. The ging up the divot, Lonnie's the depth charges, the wild exigency man to set the blades to mowing of 20-mm's are the language of "I remember now that first next morning we were back on the sea; and I wore the earring smoothly once more. war. They are also the language night at sea. The spokes of the about my neck on a stout cord. of death. You never get used wheel felt good in my palms. STRONG UNION MAN to it; but when death is near, Everything was close-hauled, the "The Germans were, fighting in Always a strong Union brother, you get a certain feel for destiny. tack of the mizzen-topsail lifted the Crimea when I came again. Lonnie put His book in cold stor­ Things before and after, and a gently. The evening star before "The Come See Me Inn was in age this week with his dues paid place somewhere among the me. shambles; but I came onto her, up through December. A clear stars. ~"Mamba! I whispered; and I walking out of the sunset, on that record for all beefs, he won't be Old Hans knew it. And he felt a message throbbing in my lonely strand. Straight and cold, content to watch the future ones a black dress flapping about her put it into words one night on heart. fr.om behind a bogged-down gen­ the old Kofresi ("floating kofiin," legs, she walked to me, and put­ erator. "If^ the Union gets in­ we called it) over steaming mugs "No words. I never found the ting her arms about me, rested words or sought them. But there volved in any strikes, I'll be back of black coffee. We were in the was sorrow and sadness and her face on my shoulder without down to the Hall before the sweating, glaring messroom, and Greater loneliness a word. paint is dvy on the picket signs," outside, in the black night, the loneliness. than one can ever know alone. "As I took the cord and the he stated. silent wolf-packs stalked our ring from my neck it fell to a "The months and the years In the meantime he'll be. re­ wake. rock and flew apart revealing a ahead of us are like the wake of ceiving visitors and customers at tiny folded paper. She stared in "Back in 1904," he said, "I met a ship behind us. It was through 124 West 101st Street, New York horror as I opened it. Penned in a little black-haired girl in a flaming sea in 1918 that I sailed ..City. tiny letters was a message: Mid­ Sevastopol." He spoke to the back again. night, Aug. 8, 1918. throbbing of the engines, the faroff thud of depth charges, and his "And Mamba was waiting with "I looked at her speechless. old blue eyes were fixed on the a son—our son! Straiglj^ and 'Yes,' she said, 'his ship went blackout-out port as thouglt he tall he was, and doing convoy down the day you left.' And she To speed up as much as could see quite through it and duty in the Black Sea on a Rus­ sank down on the sand. possible the appearance in far, far beyond. sian destroyer. "We sailed in the morning, and the LOG a digest of their "We closed the Come See Me when I left her she looked at "Her name was Mamba, and shipboard proceedings all Inn and threw a party. Then crews are advised to send she ran the Come See Me Inn. A there were long walks with me long and searchingly and copies of their minutes direct cute little trick, then — like a Mamba along the sea in the said: 'This is good-bye.' " to the Editor, Seafarers Log, small, dark-haired doll she was. evenings during the two Weeks I The messroom was silent for a 51 Beaver St., New York Served vodka and ran a puppet was there. long time after Old Hans had show. Ay! Paid off a threefinished, the drone of the engines 4, N. Y, masted barque with kopecks in "The last evening we watched and the gurgle of water along Port Agents should also the sun dip into the sea. She the ship's side filled in the sil­ forward their copies of ship's my pocket. walked often here in the sunset, ence. "I was little more than a boy she told me. I took her in my minutes to the LOG as soon "But Hans," someone spoke up, as possible after receiving with clean-cut shoe strings, and arms and told her of the first the sweet smell of Stockholm tar night I was parted from her, and "We still may go to Russia this them. trip!" Any other material relat­ in my hair; and it wasn't long of the star and her message. She ing to the voyage, such as before Lwas top man with her. had known I would come back, "I'U never get to Sevastopol!" he whispered. "The Russians and the Japs she said. ktories, pictures, letters, etc., were at it, I remember, and can be sent- in with the "I spoke of our son, and she Hans was only man lost things were moving fast—^like grew rigid and silent. Suddenly that trip. Shrapnel off Gibraltar. minutes. now. I was swept with that cold lone­ (Name Withheld) A Tale To Be Told Over Steaming Mugs Of Coffee Time For Minutes Page Thirteen WOH dEtLV??/!! boilers opening the air vents and throwing in salt tablets. We have found out how to satisfy McGogle by getting an extra supply of peanut-butter and leaving a box of cigars out in the engine room. But, as yet, Joe has us stumped. What would you suggest? R. K. Breeden For the Crew SS Mission Purisima (Ed. Note: We suggest a long rest—take a nice, refresh­ ing ocean cruise.) SICK BROTHER DEFENDS MARINE HOSPITAL DOCTOR To the Editor: I understand' that the Pilot gave Doctor Boyd, Surgeon in the Galveston Hospital, a bad name. Doctor Boyd is as fine a doctor as you will find any­ where. I have been in the Gal­ veston Hospital for 15 days, and have received excellent treatmerrt. -Here's what happened: A couple of guys secured passes from this hospital, went out and got drimk, came back and raised hell. So he tossed them out. Exactly what they de­ served. We come to the hospital for treatment—not to get drunk If you obey the rules here you will be treated right The SIU won't stand for drunJcs in the Halls; neither will the Doctors stand for them in here. • I would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses for the attention they have given me. The entire staff is fine. Fredrick F. Farthing �THE SEAFARERS Page Fourteen LOG Friday. July 2. 1948 SEAFARERS LOG &• Published Weekly by the If' Ti'v SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District h- i f Affilialed with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. NEW YORK I I .'••'• S; .1 $3.00: C. R. Robertsor, $4.00; W. O. Ryan. $5.00; R. G. Aldrich, $5.00 L. H. Anderson, $7.00; J. H. Fryhock, $5.00; F. Aguilar, $3.00; J. S. M. Bag liazo, $5.00; F. R. Clarke, $2.00; E. Lashbrook, $2.00; J. Burnes, $2.00; V Reelan, $2.00; V. J. Helms, $2.00; N Dixey, $20.00; C. L. Ritter, ,$4.00; S A. G. Fernandez, $10.00; D. F. Rosen dahl, $5.00; W. Bruce, $6.00; T. Men doza, $5.00; R. C. Calvya. $5.00; O Nordness, $5.00; G. A. Oliver, $2.00 D. Kaline, $4.00; C. W. Ballard, $2.00 J. Edwards, $2.00; U. Strickman, $3.00 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Willie F. Walker, $5.00; G. Iversen. $5.00; J. C. Atherlon, $1.00; Alford Mickley, $2.00; Cpl. Joe .Young, $2.00; S. A. Johnson, $5,00; E. M. Villapol, $5.00; H. L. McGuade, $2.00; R. L. Plude, $3.00; M. T. King, $5.00; John R. Chaker, $5.00; G. J. Smith, $6.00; T. C. Flaherty, $2.00; V. A. Engel, $5.00; D. L. Wenger, $5.00; G. Galllano, $2.00; P. G. Daugherty, $25.00; P. A. Edgett, $5.00; Wm. Trout, $2.00; C, C. Hunicutt, $5.00; E. A. Trader, SS CORAL SEA $5.00: F. E. Edmonds, $5.00; W. H. E. Lu'hrman, $1.00; L. Parasamlis JPaas, $10.00; P. O. Gallant, $5.00; L. Martindale, $2.00; A. Pappas, $5.00; E. $2.00. SS WACOSTA J. Buchser, $2.00; P. J. Cleary, $5.00; D. L. Rood, $2.00; W. S. Perry, J. W. Broad, $5.00; R. J. Prideaux, $5.00; E. J. Soile|iu, $5.00; Leo Thomas, $1.00; C. C. Hagberg. $1.00; C. Mical$5.00; Herman Young, $5.00; A. R. lef, $2.00; A. Serpe, $2.00; W. Kiehl, Frebreg ,$2.00; M. A. Rodriguez, $2.00; $2.00; W. Peredia, $2.00; S. E. Joseph, H. S. Ricci, $5.00; D. A. Rundblad, $2.00; L. Lantis $,1.00; O. S. Stephen$5.00; Chin Wong, $2.00; Loo Teck $3.00; J. O'Brien, $1.00; F. W. Heck, Song, $2.00; W. R. Siebert. $5.00; $2.00; J. W. Marchando, $1.00; N. Francis Daniels, $5.00; R."" F. Eckert, Hermankevich, $1.00; A. Fase, $1.00. Landsman, $1.00; C. DeSilva, $1.00; G Gabling, $1.00; A. Lugo, $1.00; J. S. Mulero, $1.00; T, Cavanugh, $1.00; J L. Keelan, $1.00; E. Witko, $LOO;--'A. Sanchez, $1.00; R. W. Barnes, $2.00; L, Corne, $1,00; R. L, Perry, $1.00. SS MONROE G. Boucher, $1.00; C. A. $2.00; R. Arecco, $2.00; T. $1.00; A. Galzo, $1.00; P. $2.00; L. D. Mullis. $1.00; E. $.50; A. Arrogancia, $1.00; D, $200; L, R. Senanp, $1.00. Fleming, Radcliff, Thorsey, Dijesus, McElroy, SS SANDFORD DALE R. E. Lagerstrom, $1.00; C. Barley, $2.0fff F Devaney, $5 00; E L. Meyer, $1,00; W. W. Tomlinson, $5.00; P. J. Harden, $2.00; C. E. Olsen. $2.00; L. R. Robertson, $2.00; B. L. Duplantis, $2.00; E. Pedersin, $2.00. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 PERSONALS LUIS RIVAS Get in touch immediately with Whitey Collins, care of Mrs. De Revuelta in New York. Tele­ phone RHinelander 4-9801. Top Labor Men Named To EGA Advisory Posts WASHINGTON — Top labor representatives in the adminis­ SS LYMAN STEWART ROBERT ALLAN McGEE tration of the Marshall plan for L. LaChapell, $2.00; K. Nikander, Get in touch with Marie European recovery were named $5.00; J. Hane, $1.00; J, B. Benier, $1.00. Doherty, 302 E. 38th Street, New recently. They are Bert Jewell M. V, MONTAUK POINT York 6, New York. for the AFL and Clinton Golden F. Barsezca, $2.00; W. V. Boulton, for the CIO. $5.00; J. T. Genaghty, $5.00; W. J. SS JEAN $1.00; R. Sturgls, $1,00. % % i Vance, $5.00; E. T. McCambridge, A. Rosa, $1.00; A. Lopez, $1.00; G. Golden and Jewell will both SS H. RICE $5.00: D. L. Newell, $5.00; R. P. Fon- W. Ehmsen, $1.00. be advisors to Economic Coop­ JERRY REESE Gordon E. Dalman, $2.00; S. J. Bartaine, $5.00. SS PURDUE VICTORY ras, $3.00; G. L. Esteve, $2,00; H. Myer, Get in touch with William eration Administrator Paul HolfSS STEEL DIRECTOR E. Lee Frazee, $1.00; R. J. Giustizia, $2.00; G, M. Thrasher, $2.00; M." R. Lundelof, c/o Dream Castle Bar, man with offices in Washington. A. Sasser, $1.00; V. Dyozulis, $4.00; $1.00; P. C. Willoughby, $2.00; K. Toni, Short, $2,00; F. F. Liles, $2.00; F. M. B. Thatcher, $2.00; L. E. Vaughn, $ 1.00. Lake Highlands, Lake Bert M. Jewell, an active Thompson, $1.00; T. D. Garrity, $1.00; Clear SS BELGIUM VICTORY County, California. A. Aarons, $1.00. unionist since 1905, is a member L. G. Colon, $1.00; A. Albe, $1.00; of the International Brotherhood R. A. Rhodes, $1.00; S. D. Ocasio, $2.00. of Boilermakers and the Iron SS PONCE DE LEON L. K. Lapham, $2.00; S. J. Salvagglo, Ship Builders Union. He has SIU, A&G District' $3.00; J, Bosclano, $4.00; W. J. been president of the Railway Jones, $2.00: C. V. Hall, $5.00; A. Employes Department of the BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Higham, $2.00; J. Blanco, $5.00; G. E. William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Berry, $200; R. Ciymer, $2.00 H. F. AFL, and most recently has served sfe international repre­ BOSTON 276 State St. Narez, $5.00; W. D. Powell, $2.00; J. Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 M. Tagriello, $1.00; M. Hook, $2.00; J. sentative of the Railway Labor GALVESTON 308%—23rd St. M. Gallagher, $3.00; W. D. Turner, Jr„ Executives Association. Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 $2.00; A. Mannick, $2.00; F. Aponte, In that capacity Jewell parti­ $2.00; S. Manning, $2.00; C. Bracey, MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. cipated in the formation of the $2.00; 'S. B. Baskin, $4.00; E. E. Phone 2-1754 Cal Tanner, Agent Roberts, $2,00; R. J. Desmore, $2.00; Confederation of Inter-American NEW ORLEANS.. . . .523 Bienville St. G. L. Fletcher, $2.00: H.. H, Hegler, Trade Unions, and is a member Magnolia 6112-6113 E. Sheppard, Agent $5.00; D. Thorton, $5.00; J. Reed, of the executive committee of the 51 Beaver St. $2.00; J. Harrison, $2,004 E. F. Carlson. NEW YORK HAnover 2-2784 $3.00; W. C. Coleman, $2.00; E. Borg, Joe Algina, Agent International Transportworkers NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St $5.00, THEY SHOOT HORSES. DON'T which was believed Impenetrable. Federation, to which most Euro­ SS HELEN Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 THEY? by Horace- McCoy; Also, due to the fact that 20 pean transit workers are affi­ M. A. George, $2.00; B. Edwards, PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. Penguin Signet Books, 144 volumes on the subject of sex liated. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 $1.00; C. Horvath, $1.00; V. S. Weems, pages, 25 cents. will be published during the $2.00; L. Kotselis, $1.00; 5. Rivera, SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. $1.00; H. MacCormack, $2.00; S. next 28 years, the matter will Anyone who was around in Steve CarduIIo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Melinsky, Jr., $2.00; L. Evans, $5.00; be before the American people the dark, depressing years, 1935 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de L^on W. H. Williams, $2,00; J. Vertilla, Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 $2.00; S. Jeliksze, $3.00; A. Rodriquez, in particular, will no doubt constantly. This alone, they be­ SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. $1.00; W. Hussey, $1.00; K. P. Marple, nauseously recall that institution lieve, will serve to remove some Send in the minutes of Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 $2.00; H. P. Meyers, $2.00. known as the "marathon dance." of the hush-hush, superstition your ship's meeting to the SS KNOX VICTORY TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. You flipped a well-bitten quar­ and misconceptions on the sub­ New York HaU. Only in that M. Iwasko, $2.00; F. Walker, $1.00. Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 ter to the highly hennaed cash­ ject. way can the membership act SS WALTHAM VICTORY HEADQUARTERS. , 51 Beaver St, N.Y.C. M. McMillan, $1.00; G. N. Drensky, ier and then watched a bunch By no means a substitute for on your recommendations, HAnover 2-2784 $4.00; S. Kadciola, $4.00; O. Olsen, of guys and dames dance them­ the full Kinsey Report, About and then the minutes can be SECRETARY-TREASURER $2.00; G. C. Lee, $'3.00; J. Wilaszak. selves into the ground, against The Kinsey Report supplements printed in the LOG for the Paul Hall $2.00; G. M. James, $2.00; E. R. RosaDIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION benefit of all other SIU do, $4.00; T. LaPIant, $2.00; S. Gelak. a background of no little may­ it as a commentary for better Lindsey Williams understanding the mass of in­ crews. $2.00; E. Fresmick, $5.00; R. L. Mit­ hem. chell, $2.00; J. Autencio, $1.00; E, ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS And mayhem plays no small formation Kinsey has put forth. Zakrewski, $2.00; W. Rowland, $2.00; Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler part in this little piece about J. J.. McKenna, $1.00; J. E. Nordstrom, Joseph Volpian "dance marathon" out Los $2.00; C. V. Dix, $2.00; L. Mills, $5.00; a P. Moreni, $1.00; F. W. Harris, $3.00; Angeles way. If you can get SUP M. DeNicola, $2.00; B. Zagarda, $2.00, sentimental about those things, The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ SS ALCOA CAVALIER KOWOLULU 16 Merchant St. you'll probably call it a tragic R. Davis, $1.00; J, J. Giordano, $1.00; Phone 5-8777 farers International Union is available to all members who wish story. Anyway, most of those PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. G. F. Immel, $1.00; M. J. Olson, $1.00; to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Beacon 4336 C. Sausa, $1.00; M. FingeYhut, $1.00;'' involved come to pretty unhappy their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. J. A. Golder, $1.00; E. W. Lundstron{, ends. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at -every Phone 2599 $1.00; R. Michalek, $1.00; E. H. DerYou'll probably find it hard to SIU branch for this purpose. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. mody, $2.00; D. Eiiigo, $1.00; A. Menfind fault with Author McCoy's Douglas 25475 dicini, $1.00; J. A. Muchlick, $1.00; However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. P. Cortez, $1.00; J. C. V. T. Magde- title chdfte when you finish read­ hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 lena, $1.00; J. V, Brooks, $1.00; L. Dur­ ing his breezily-written little which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. ham, $5.00; J. Porvers, $2.00; W. period piece. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. Terminal 4-3131 Zaumseil, $1.00; S. Foti, $1.00; M. R. t 4" 4" Trocha, $2.00; E. Guzcynsky, $1.00; E. W. Mulford, $1.00; C. Voss, $1.00; A. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION ABOUT THE KINSEY REPORT; Gt. Lakes District Pelican Mentor Books, 166 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 pages, 25 cents. CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Eleven experts from fields as Phone; Essex 2410 diverse as religion, psychiatry address below: CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. FRANK BUZEK and law give their views of the Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. You shipmates from the SS Kinsey Report (Sexual Behavior Name Cadillac 6857 San Angela Victory left your sea In The Human Male). DULUTH 831 W. Michigan St. at llie San Francisco All of them are sympathetic Street Address ..... Melrose 4110 chest TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Branch,-105 Market Street. Please to the contribution of Dr. Kinsey Garfield 2112 let them know if you want any­ and his associates and each one City State .... thing else done with it. comments on the book as it re­ Canadian District lates to his particular field. While 4- 4. 4. Signed MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square SAMUEL L. VANDAL they all believe that Kinsey has VICTORIA, B.C.. ....602 Boughton St. You . have unclaimed wages but scratched the surface, they Empire 4531 Book No. ^mounting to $17.56 from Water­ feel he has succeeded in un­ VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. I Pacific 782f man SS Corp. earthing relevant data in a field t S" S" SlU HULLS ^ Send Those Minutes m. Notice Te Ail SIU Members If'''' tU- NOTICE \ . i �THE Friday. July 2, 1948 SEAF/tRERS Page Fifteen LOG SIU Committee On Otrmg QUESTION: A supposed "friend of labor" and New Dealer, lElinore Derrick, has recoinmended a Coast-Guard-supervised government hiring hall for the maritime industry, and added that "jobs can he bought through unions." What are your views cm her proposal? ' - .....iliiiiiil V LEON HALL. Cook: I've been . sailing «ince 1938, and I've been in the SIU since 1939. Things sure have changed since I started, changed for the better. Most of the improve­ ments couldn't have been won . without the Union Hiring Hall. If the Coast Guard took over the Hiring Hall, they'd give us a tough time all around. We'd have to take their guff because they'd side with the owners. They'd try to develop a bunch of company stiffs. Pretty soon we'd be back to 12 to 15 hours a. day with no overtime, bum food, dirty foc'sles and every­ thing. In short, no Coast Guard for me. JOSEPH FELTON. Bosun; I think it is lousy. It would bring us back to the old days when Daily used to work for the Shipping Board — when a fair-haired boy got the job. Be­ sides you would have plenty of accidents on the ships, for the average man shipping out of Government hiring halls never knew the bow from the stern. I have yet to see favoritism shown in SIU shipping—though I have seen it in the old Ship­ ping Board days. We have plenty of Government Certified men shipping fairly on a rotation basis in the SIU. What more could any reasonable person ask? ARMANDO RIVERA. Messman: • Her plan would be harmful to the whole industry. We can con­ trol the equality and justice of shipping out of our own SIU Halls. We would have no con­ trol over the whims of a -Coast Guard-dominated hall. I feel I have fair job-security now. ship­ ping out under rigidly-controlled rotary hiring system, in which each member considers it his duty to see to it that our specific shipping rule^ are lived up to by all members. She's all wet on that job-selling talk. If any­ body tried it in our Union, he'd be asking for a one-way pas­ sage out of the industry. She's just using that to knock the Hiring Hall principle. Still The Leaders (Continued from Page 1) ROLAND STROM. Bosun: That lady can just forget that idea of hers. It stinks. We've been trying to"'get but from un­ der the Coast Guard and their phony set-ups. They've tried to dominate merchant seamen with their hearing units and other schemes. If we give the Hiring Hall to the Coast Guard we might as well forget the Union. What good --are we without the Hiring Hall? So the lady thinks jobs can be bought? Well. I've never seen one bought in an SIU Hall. The Rotary Shipping system, in which everybody knows where he stands, takes care of that. What better could the Coast Guard offer? GEORGE MEANEY. Bosun: How can they ring the Coast Guard in on us? We aren't under military jurisdiction. The bureau­ crats have for a long time tried to stick this civilian industry under brass hat control—but this is too much. Jobs being bought? I never have heard of a single case. A guy that tried that would be so hot he could cool off in hell. That woman has been around the New Deal Ad­ ministration so long she can't conceive of anything being ad­ ministered without a lot of • backdoor deals. She's a profes­ sional bureaucrat — how come she's an authority on the mari­ time industry? ALBERT ^cCABE. FWT: That would be real abuse.'The Coast Guard woitld be.as phony ias the -old -Shipping Boprd. In the 1921 'Strike. Waterman want­ ed to -isign a union contract, but :the Government -told them if cthey did they'd get no more chartered ships. The Coast Guard can do the same :thing by say­ ing "Your vessels will be de­ clared unseaworthy until you drop the Union." I can remember walking the docks for weeks on end begging for a job. The Un­ ions have ended that. I've never heard of jobs being soid. but if anyone ever tried it. the mem­ bership would expel him before he succeeded. Seafarers Wins Hiring Ha tors know it. And in this respect the Hiring Hall victory is theirs, too. Moreover, the operators are convinced of "the SIU's determination. When the Union declared that "no other issues would be discussed until the Hiring Hall issue was solved," they knew we weren't shooting blanks. They knew from experience—the 1946 General Strike; the Isthmian, Seatrain, Eastern and Bonus beefs—that the Union fights hard. And fights to win. Not to be forgotten in appraising this week's success i.s the fact that agreement was reached in pure collective bargaining, unfettered by government boards and official and self-appointed mediators. As the negotiating committee pointed out, the SIU is not entirely satisfied with all of the language of the agreement, but we have the power to re-open the con­ tract, something agaip which no other maritime union can do. Above all, the SICJ; has proved once more that no obstacle cap halt the uniied membership in its march for respectable 'bpnditions. Tine Seafarers are moving straight What makes the SIU's Hiring Hall triumph even more spectacular is the fact that five CIO maritime unions, including the National Maritime Union have-thus far been unsuccessful in arriving at an agreement on the retention of the Union Hiring Hall after more than three months of discussions. Like many before it, the latest victory of the SIU may pose a question: How does the SIU continue to forge ahead where others cannot make the grade? First off, the SIU is a strong, united, democratic Union free of power-seeking groups and has but a single purpose—the welfare of its membership. Only an organi­ zation so endowed could have come up with the consistent victories in the past and the remarkable agreement signed this week. Another factor in our continued success is the quality of seamenship possessed by SIU membership. Seafarers' job know-how is the best in the industry and the opera­ ahead. %, (Contiitued from Page 1) complished by a committee bol­ stered by the Union's sound in­ ternal conditions and a strongly united membership. The Com­ mittee hailed the SIU's advan­ tageous position in this respect as largely responsible for the Hiring Hall victory. The SIU Negotiating Commit­ tee pointed out shortly after the signing that "this contract was negotiated by the parties di­ rectly involved... it was nego­ tiated without interference of government bureaucrats, self-ap­ pointed fact finding agencies or mediators of any kind." In the course of the discus­ sions leading to the agreement, the companies offered several counter-proposals to the Seafar­ ers' demand for acceptance of its Hiring Hall version. Notable among the company bids were the SUP formula and the newly signed NMU Tanker Contract, which embody the Hir­ ing Hall principle but which were unacceptable to the SIU committee. The agreement just signed will be presented to the other SIUcontracted companies in the neai' future, the Negotiating Commit-, tee revealed. U'.ViM 1- i•"vklV'l"-'.'' L -f, v.. (Continued From Page 16) recommended to the membership that this report be accepted and concurred in. It represents, without a doubt, the best Hiring Hall agreement that has been se­ cured by any Union since the passing of the Taft-Hartley Law. Upon membership concur­ rence of this report, your Com­ mittee can then continue negotia­ tions for a complete contract cov­ ering our demands for increased wages and improved working rules and conditions. Your Committee, in closing, wishes to point out once again' that the SIU has established' an­ other precedent in this industry , which should be of a great bene­ fit to all seamen; that is, the right to open at any time the question of any and all parts of ; the employment section of a . Union contract. We have seen from past ac­ tions that the SIU precedent in i establishing the right to open i wages at any time has been of • a great help to the membership'' of our Union. The extension of this re-open- ' ing clause to cover the Hiring Hall as well as wages makes for still greater protection for our membership and our Union in • the perilous anti-labor days which undoubtedly lie directly ahead for all organized labor. In our opinion, the pattern that has been established by the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, is an , example that all Unions would be wise to follow. Signed by: PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS, Director Organization ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, Asst. Sec.-Treas. J. P. SHULER, Asst. Sec.-Treas. J. H. VOLPIAN, c % Asst. Sec.-Treas. \ J. ALGINA, f New York Agent C. HAYMOND, Headquarters ; Representative .tl-. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridar. July 2. 1948 Committee Report On ffiiing Hall Agreement |l W} > I il^ Your Negotiating Committee, in accordance with previous action of the membership, notified the opera^ tors at the commencement of these negotiations that • the Union would not settle any issue in the contract until such time as a complete agreement was reached on the question of the Union Hiring Hall. Your Committee participated in several meetings with the shipowners on this issue and, after consid­ erable propojals and counter-proposals on this ques­ tion, have reached an agreement on this matter, sub­ ject to action by the membership. For the purpose of making this agreement clear to the membership, the Committee has analyzed each section of the agreement. The full Hiring Hall clause and the Committee's comments follow: ARTICLE I —EMPLOYMENT •' I'r: 37 - SECTION 1. The Union agrees to furnish the Com­ pany with capable, competent and physically fit per­ sons when and where they are required and of the ratings needed to fill vacancies necessitating the em­ ployment of Unlicensed Personnel in ample time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement. To assure maximum harmonious relations and in order to obtain the best qualified employees with the least risk of a delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company agrees to secure all Unlicnsed Personnel through the hiring halls of the Union. This section gives us, without question of a doubt, the Union Hiring Hall. Your Committee points out that in this section the Company defin­ itely agrees to secure ALL UNLICENSED PER­ SONNEL THROUGH THE HIRING HALLS OF THE UNION. This, incidentally, is the first time that the words "Hiring Halls of the Union" have ever been used in any maritime contract at any time. SECTION 2. If for any reason the Union does not furnish the Company, as provided in Section 1, with capable, competent and physically fit persons when and where they are required and of the ratings needed to fill such vacancies in eunple time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company may then obtain members of the Unlicensed Personnel from any avail­ able source. This section is a standard clause which is presently contained in all SIU contracts and which has been contained in all SIU contracts in the past. SECTION 3. The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining representative of all members of the Unlicensed Personnel. It is specifically understood and agreed that membership in the Union chall not be a condition of employment of any mem­ ber of the Unlicensed Personnel furnished or obtained In the manners specified in this agreement. It is fur­ ther agreed that there shall be no discrimination against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel be­ cause of non-membership or membership in the Union. This clause, the Negotiating Committee feels. ' is the weakest part of the contract from the Union's viewpoint. It states specifically that mem­ bership in the Union shall not be a condition of employment of any Unlicensed Personnel hired in the manner as specified in this agreement. However, this is covered completely by Section 1, which states that all men must come through the Union Hiring Hall. At any time when it is necessary for the Union to ship non-Union seamen because of a shortage of men, those men must be shipped through the Union Hiring Hall and cannot be hired off the docks or from crimp joints, etc. SECTION 4. The Union agrees that the Company has the right to reject (by written notation on the job assignment slip) any applicant for employment who the Company considers unsatisfactory or xmsuitable for the vacancy, or to discharge any member of the Unlicensed Personnel who, in the opinion of the Company, is not satisfactory. If the Union considers the rejection of any applicant for employment or the discharge of any member of the. Unlicensed Personnel as being discriminatory such actions by the Com­ pany shall be dealt with under the grievance proced­ ure, and the Union agrees that any such rejection or discharge shall not cause any vessel to be delayed on her scheduled departure. This section is a routine section and is con­ tained in ,all SIU contracts, although not in the exact wording, but of the same meaning. SECTION 5. The Company agrees not to discrimin­ ate against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel for legitimate Union activities. This is a routine section and is contained in all* SIU contracts. SECTION 6. The term Unlicensed Personnel as used & this agreement shall not include super-cargoes, Cadets, pursers and livestock tenders. This is a routine section and is contained in all SIU contracts. SECTION 7. The Union shall have the right, upon written notification to the Company showing proper reasons for such action, to re-negotiate any part' or all of Article I. Upon receipt of such notification by the Company, the parties to this agreement shall meet within 7 days for negotiations on this issue. The Negotiating Committee feels that this section is a very real protection for the Union. This section means that, in the event of any future change in the laws or because of any court decisions on any matter pertaining to the Hiring Halls, the Union will have the right to re-open negotiations with the operators and re-negotiate any part or all of the contract, as contained under Article 1. We are the only Union in the industry which can open wages any time it sees fit. We now stand as the only Union in the industry that can open, at any time we see fit, the question of hiring conditions. This we feel is of great importance, because of the political situation existing now in the country and the anti-labor drive we can ex­ pect from the Washington politicians in the near future. The Company and the Union will continue negotia­ tions for a complete agreement covering general rules, wages, and working conditions for each of the three departments. The above sections are agreed to and shall be incorporated in any full agreement which may be reached between the company and the Union. If a full agreement is not reached by July 30, 1948, the present agreement as hereby modified by me above sections of Article I—Employment—shall become effec­ tive July 31, 1948, and shall remain in effect until a full agreement is reached or until either party notifies the other in writing that negotiations for such an agreement are stalemated. DATED JUNE 25, 1948. OTHER UNION CONTRACTS Your Negotiating Committee, in view of the seri­ ousness of the Hiring Hall question, feels that it is necessary to compare and analyze this contract with other contracts signed by other Unions. Sailors Union of the Pacific: The following employment clauses were signed by the Sailors Union of the Pacific on October 11, 1947: SECTION 1. Recognition. The Employers agree to recognize the Sailors Union of the Pacific as the representative for the purpose of collective bargaining of their unlicensed deck personnel. SECTION 2. Preferential Hiring, (a) The Employers agree in the hiring of employees in the classifications covered by this agreement to prefer applicants who have previously been employed on vessels of one or more of the companies signatory to this agreement and the Union agrees that in furnishing deck personnel to Employers through the facilities of their employ­ ment office it will recognize such preferences and dependability of the employees furnished; jvhen Or­ dinary Seamen with prior experience are not available, the Union will in dispatching seamen prefer gradu­ ates of the Andrew Furuseth Training School. (b) When an Employer rejects men furnished who are considered unsuitable and unsatisfactory, the Em­ ployer shall furnish a statement in writing to the Union stating the reason for the rejection and the Union may thereut)on refer the matter to the Port Committee and the Port Committee shall then hear the case. (c) The employees may remain continuously in employment on the same vessel provided the Employ­ ers and the employees desire such employment to continue. ft i S. The SIU was offered the SUP formula by the opera­ tors, but we felt that, due to the failure of the SUP formula to state that all men were definitely to be hired through the Union Hiring Hall, "it was unac­ ceptable to the Committee. A further reason that the Committee could not accept the SUP formula was that, in a strict legal sense although not in practice, all hiring could be done on a company seniority basis. This would not be practical for the SIU because of our recent growth and acquisition of new contracts, such as Isthmian, etc. It is therefore easy to understand, in view of the above cited facts, that we could not accept the SUP formula even though the operators expressed not only a willingness for such, but a desire as well. NMU Freight & Passenger Ships: According to the NMU "Pilot," the NMU contracted freight and passenger ship companies have refused to negotiate with the NMU on the hiring and main­ tained the position that they shall be able to hire outside the Union Hiring Hail in any manner they see fit. This is a serious problem at this time for the NMU and is, of course, more greatly aggravated be­ cause of the. split factions in that Union. The NMU position is made worse because, as the membcnqhip is aware, they were supposed to have struck on June 15, 1948, to obtain the Hiring Hall, but the Govern­ ment has issued an 80-day injunction against them preventing them from striking and now the whole matter is in the air and completely unsettled. NMU Tankers: The NMU Tanker contracted companies have signed the regular- NMU Tanker Employment Clauses. This contract excludes from the Union Hiring Hall Chief Stewards, Pumpmen, and other key ratings. Your Negotiating Committee would not sign any contract that provides that the Company may select key personnel for key jobs as in the NMU Tanker contract. A further and far more important reason that your Committee could not accept the NMU Tanker Em­ ployment Clauses was because of the following section: ARTICLE 12, SECTION 95: In the event that any provision of this Agreement at any time be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not invalidate the entire agreement, it being the expressed intention of the parties hereto that all other provisions not so declared invalid shall remain in full force and effect. • i S. 4, "This means in simple words that, in the event of a court reversal on any part of the NMU Employment Clauses in the NMU Tanker Contract, they will then have no provision whatsoever for the manner that men are to be shipped. In other words, the rest of the NMU contract would still be in effect and the Union would have no right to ship, or even to demand to ship, NMU members to their contracted tankers. The operators, in addition to offering the SUP for­ mula to us, offered this type of contract as well. For the reasons as outlined above, your Committee felt that under no circumstances could they accept either. Marine Cooks and Stewards, MCS (CIO) And Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, MFOW (Independent): These two West Coast unions, representing the Cooks and Firemen on' the West Coast ships, are both in the process of negotiations and, according to their official papers, the "Voice" and the "Marine Fireman," res­ pectively, the companies are refusing cold turkey to negotiate a Hiring Hall Contract with them. In addition to this, both of these Unions have been served with a Similar type of 80-day injunction that the NMU has against it, preventing them from striking. These Unions are in the same position as the NMU. They are in a" hell of a mess with no possibility of settlement within the near future. CONCLUSION Your Committee recommends to the membership of this Union that they study the above thoroughly so as to understand all the issues involved. The negotiating of this contract as carried in this report has been no easy matter, and the shipowners strongly fought against our demands. ' Your Committee maintained, in accordance with previous Union action, its position for a contract of such nature that would unequivocally guarantee the continued preservation of our Hiring Hall. We feel that the contract we have signed guarantees this without a question of a doubt. The m)embership should also be made aware of the fact that, at the present time, it is against the law to sign a so-called Union Shop Contract until a Union has been certified in a Union Shop Election. At the present time, no Union in the maritime industry has such certification. Recently, pn this same question of Union Shop Elections, some of the original drafters of the TaftHartley Bill stated a "strong desire" to repeal that part of the Taft-Hartley Law which requires Union Shop Elections before the signing of a Union Shop Contract. Once this part of the bill -has either been repealed, or until the Union does receive Union Shop Certifica­ tion, the Union can then go back into negotiations with the SIU-contract6d shipowners, as per Section 7 of this Agreement, and negotiate for the complete revision of Section 3, with the deletion of any of the parts the Union may find objectionable. Your Committee feels that, because of the chaotic conditions existing now in the Maritime Industry, it is to pur advantage to handle this matter in such a manner as to guarantee the retention of the Union Hiring Hall to allow the Union to continue its prep­ arations for the rough days ahead. In view of the facts brought out in this report, it ia {Continued on Page IJ) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 2, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 27 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES A&G DISTRICT WINS UNION HIRING HALL SIU PETITIONS FOR ELECTIONS ON 9 CS SHIPS WHAT UNION HIRING HALLS MEAN TO WORKING SEAMEN SEAMEN'S DRAFT STATUS NOT CLEAR LADY LABOR 'EXPERT' ADVOCATES HIRING HALLS RUN BY COAST GUARD CARGO PLANES NO COMPETITION TO SHIPPING PORT GALVESTON VERY UN HAPPY OVER SORRY SHIPPING SITUATION SHIPPING IN NEW ORLEANS IS HOLDING OWN FRISCO SHIPPING SLOWS,EXCEPT FOR BLACK GANG ERP GRAIN MOVEMENTS GIVE SHIPPING BOOST TO PORT MOBILE PORT MONREAL SETTLES LAST BEEFS ON PHILAE NEW YORK SHIPPING BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN AFTER BAD WEEKS SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANIES:SOUTH ATLANTIC SS SOUTHPORT RAMS,SINKS FINNISH SHIP IN CHANNEL FOG;MINE MENACES RESCUE MORE AFOUNDRIA MEN BLAST USE OF CHEAP LABOR ABROARD CREW HOLDS MEMORIAL PAUL HUNT DIES IN CUBA;MEMBER OF SIU 5 YEARS SIU COMMITTEE ON HIRING HALL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/02/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/35df6b16c3f672099e0fa47a7b466ad3.PDF 9f7de837582963d86e9c6663ce07475a PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y« FRIDAY. JUNE 25. 1948 COMMITTEE WHICH DISCUSSED UNIFORM REGISTRATION RULEh No. 26 SlU May Have To Vote Remaining OS Vesseis For Fuii Recognition The National Labor Relations Board has denied the SIU's request that the board reconsider its rul­ ing restricting recognition of the Union as bargain­ ing agent for Cities Service seamen to seven ships, Lindsey Williams, Director of Organization an­ nounced. The net effect of the NLRB's curious stand, Part of the committee elected by membership in Port of New York to draw up recommendations for changes in registration rules, shown shortly after they convened last Friday. Similar committees representing Deck, Engine and Steward Departments are studying pro­ posals in other ports which may lead to a Union-wide plan of job registration. h Brainh Committer Study Pnposak For Uniform M Registration Ruios which reverses its previous rul-(f —. ing in the Isthmian case, may and it also covered ships which be that the SIU will have to Isthmian obtained later. vote the remaining nine ships In its brief asking the NLRB in the Cities Service fleet, Wil­ to reconsider, the Union pointed liams said. The Union has pe­ out that, if the board's decision titioned the NLRB for recogni­ were permitted to stand, not tion on those nine ships, but only would precedent be shatter­ the company is almost certain ed but that aU organized labor to force an election. would be severely set back. Meanwhile, the SIU has noti­ The board took no note of fied Cities Service that it wishes these arguments, sending back to commence negotiations cover­ a routine rejection. ing the seven ships certified. As yet no answer has been received Despite the unexplained stand taken by the NLRB, the Cities from the company. Service wall has been breached, When the unlicensed personnel Lindsey Williams said. of the CS fleet commenced vot­ ing their Union preference, CS had eight ships. The men on seven of these ships voted five to one to be represented by the Neglotiations with the SIU. The eighth ship was mot voted because it did not touch steamship operators are con­ an American port during the tinuing and the SIU Nego­ voting period. tiations Committee is stand­ ing fast on its original de­ SEVERE SET-BACK This ship, the SS Lone Jack, mands that the issue of the is excluded from the NLRB's Hiring Hall be settled before certification order, along with other matters can be dis­ eight ships which CS has ac­ cussed. Membership in all quired since. A year earlier ports is urged to be present when the NLRB certified the at the next Branch meetings,. SIU as bargaining agent for the June 30, for a full report on unlicensed men on the Isthmian the progress of the Negotia­ ships, the order covered ships tions to date. not voted as well as those voted. On Negotiations Rank and file Seafarers com­ wish on the part of the member­ the^ "Here's What I Think" fea­ mittees were at work this week ship for uniformity in all ports ture in the current issue of the in Atlantic and. Gulf ports shap­ and to eliminate any inequities LOG (see page 4), several Sea­ that may exist under the present farers felt that the adoption of ing up recommendations which method. a uniform ^ set of registration later will serve as a basis for The committee elected by the regulations' would eliminate con­ membership action on a uniform membership in the Port of New fusion they encounter as they go set of shipping registration rules. York completed its;job last Fri­ from one port to another, where Upon completion of their tasks, day, Following a period of gen­ the rules differ. th.e various port committees will eral discussion, this committee Were similar rules to prevail forward their recommendations adjourned to allow the three in every port, they woidd have io Headquarters. These proposals groups to devise separate rulings no problem, they explained. for Union-wide registration rules, affecting their own departments They pointed out that they Will then be sifted by an elected, Their recommendations were ac­ would simply have to know and committee, representing all de- cepted by the "committee as a abide by one set ojf; registration rules in all ports. ; . partments, and presented in final whole," when it reconvened. form to the membership for fur- Serving on the committee for I thel" disposition. the Deck Department were Jack Greenhaw, Idelfonso Galindez, F. ' The membership committees C. Murray, Joseph Felton, George now laying the groundwork for vhat eventually may become (Bill) Champlin, and Roland Congress finally passed the The lack of industrial 'cargoes grams. The nations covered by I mastwise registration rules were Strom. six-biilion doUar Marshall Plan is expected to keep the Port of the Plan will tell what they I' alected at recent - branch meet- Representing the Engine De- appropriations as one of its last- New York from having more need in the three month period. jings. They are composed equally partmet on the committee were: than a moderate amount of ac­ Once the shipping has been ar­ ;of men sailing in all three de- G. Nunez, W. Manning, Leon minute moves, before adjourn­ tivity. for the rest of the sum­ ranged, they will proceed with •partments — Deck, Engine and White, Anthony Arenella and ment, and shipping spokesmen mer, at least, but New York orders and manufactiming con­ look for the relief cargoes to wiU be the big beneficiary later tracts. 'stewards. Matt Fields. on when the industrial shipments A statement by a top Marshall start gaining momentum. Stewards Department men in N. Y. PROPOSALS IN the group were: William Dun­ However, they believe the ac- commence, the shipping men say. Plan official that it might be I The committee designated by ham, i^ohn C. Drummond, R. C. cleration will be slow at first. difficult to carry 50 percent of SHIPPING BOSS NAMED the. Port of New York has al- Rickett, Leroy W. Gilmore, Ed­ It may be several months before the cargoes in American bot­ jready drawn up its proposals and ward Adampo and Mato H. large shipments other than bulk Last week, Arthur G. Syran, toms because of a shortagg^of (submitted them to Headquarters, Lorenzo. , ships was flncargoes of grain and coal begin a former Army colonel, was American flag (where they will be held pending Sentiment among the member­ to move. named Director of Transportation phatically denied by a Maritime similar action by the other port ship, who have been airing their Bulk cargoes are moving a for the Marshall Plan. Syran Commission spokesman. |committeeSp views in favor of a uniform plan little now and have been for was a shipping expediter for the The government has had to I Should the membership accept for job registration, appears to several weeks, mostly from Gulf Army during the war, and more tie-up ships, so how could there the recommendations of the final have, among other, objectives, the ports. Industrial products bought recently has been in Japan help­ possibly be a shortage, the MC' bverall committee, the proposals further streamlining of the Union under the Plan are,, expected to ing plan the rehabilitation of man said. There are plenty of will be put to a vote by fhe apparatus. Extending it to job take up the shipping slack even­ the Japanese merchant marine. ships, he added, and a great membership. in all ports. registration would be another tually, but it may be late fall Cargo aUocations under .the many of those tied up can be step in that direction. before they" arrive at the piers Mar-^hall Plan will be scheduled released ready to go on 48 hours 1 Action on the problem of in a series of thrw-month pro­ notice. /registration stemmed from a In expressing their opinions in in any. great ammmt. •1- Congress Votes 6 Billion Doiiars For ERP \2.- �Page Two THE S EAF ARERS LOG Friday, June 25, 1S48 R^y/.- SEAFARERS LOG A: »» Published Weekly by the ;''i • PROUD PARENT...* SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AUiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver-Street, New York 4, N. Y. feii' -• -• HAnover 2-2784 if V •; ,;• Nl'- ••..• Entered as second class matter Jime 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 The Way It Works This week, following a letter sent to all Branches by Headquarters Offices, in compliance with a recom­ mendation of the 1948 Agents Conference concurred in by membership referendum, all ports elected special committees to submit recommendations for uniform rules for job registration to replace the present individual port regulations. The report of each port committee . will then be forwarded to Headquarters, where an elected committee will consolidate all proposals and submit a resolution which will then become effective in all ports—if. it is approved by the membership. ir i;' We emphasize if approved by the membership. This normal SIU procedure underscores the basic democracy of our Union. Decisions are not made by any governing board. As a matter of fact, the SIU h^ no such set-up. The nearest approach to an executive board is the Agents Conference, which meets once a year to draft proposals and submit recommendations for future action. But these proposals must be passed by a coastwise referendum of the membership. The Agents Conference has no executive powers, it is purely advisory. All power lies in the hands of the membership, where it rightly belongs. Whenever the mem­ bership of the A8cG District of the SIU wishes to change any of the rules, or adopt a new policy, it is always done in the traditional SIU manner. Hospital Patients When enl«rittg lb* hospital notify the delegates by post- , card, giving your name and the number of your wprd. Mimeogm;^d poelcwrdi can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. It is by firm adherence to the democratic principles that true democracy can be guaranteed in the Union, and each individual member should at all times act as an official watchdog of the membership's rights. T. ... 1 to 4- know /• .. ..r. r Shipci_* Union not only the Constitution anda the Staten Island Hospital I Afeff Hov! h The Ma-me Hospi^k " These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, ping Rules—^he must also see to it that they are followed at all times, and be prepared to suggest changes when­ as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ever times and circumstances have outmoded some pro­ heavily on their hands. t>o what you can to cheer them up by writing to them. visions. It is not enough for every member to know his rights and responsibilities. He must see to it that he receives his rights, ^nd must see to it that he assumes his ,.responsibilities. Doing these things will assure the con' tinued survival of democracy in the SIU. And because g these things are the rule, that is why democracy is a vital part of our organization, and why the A&G District has n made such great strides in the past^ten years. Send Them In The LOG is the paper for ALL members of the Union; But the LOG editors have no way of knowing what is happening on every one of the many ships con­ tracted to the Union and manned by SIU crews. That's where you come in. On page 16 of this issue, appear pictures and a story about the crew of the SS Xafayette. The pictures and the notes for the story were sent in by a crewmember, with a request that, after being used, the snapshots be returned to his home. That has been done, and the editors of the LOG will handle all pictures in exactly the same careful manner. So—Let's have more pictures and stories from the men sailing the seven seas on SlU^contracted vessels. You like to hear what other Brothers are doing,^ and they like to hear about your activitieis! ) NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL R. BUNCH E. LIPARI 0. MABDN J. DENNIS R. F. BLACK A. LOOPER C. GREEN V. P. BALLINGS G. R. GRIMES C. ANDERSON R. GOODWIN T. J. TASSIN; M. BAKER A. MAKRENS W. J. HOULIHAN J. W. CURRAN . E. MORGAN G. WILLIAMS L. B. MILLER is, % STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. O. LYNSKY F. PREZALAR J. M. GARDNER F. NERING E. OLSEN S. HEIDUCKI G. FINKLEA J. McNEELY D. DeDUISEN , . J. L. ROBERTS ' - ^f T. ZEMBRUZUSKI E. T. BROWN M. F. MORRISON , H. WHITE A. J. SACCO E. PETRICELLI H. CHRISTENSEN G. VECCHIO P. DAUGHERTY B. F. DeLIMA C. NANGLE W. J. HUNT R. PEPIN A. BJORNSSON A. DUDDE B. KOSOW W. PERRY S. RIVERA BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. GEORGE PEDDICORD M, J. LUCAS a T. CANTRELL T. BRYANT WILLIAM H. KUMKE THOS. S. JOHNSON G. F. COBBLER / EDW. L. PIERCE EDDIE J. CAROVOUS PAUL R. SEEFOR B. J. FREDERICKS WILLIAM T. ROSS C. H. JONES CHARLES N. PAKNE ARTHUR COBB EDWARD KOML f lYION E. FOLTS fi^rARA/v: "i You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday*— 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 61h floors.) Thursday —= 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4rii floors.) Saturday —- 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ^ (on I«t and 2nd floors.) GALVESTON MARINE HO^. MICKEY FOLAN D. B. MILLER D. B. MILLER ^ . A. J. LAPPEROUSE : ^ R. C. PAPPAN ;I TUTTLE ) 3 3 4. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL r J. NEELY ^ t W. REYNEN J. CHAFFIN TROY THOMAS J. J. FERGUSON i G. R. ANDERSON ? JAN. V. ROOMS 4. t 3 MOBILE HOSPITAL J. B. McGUFFIN " A. C. McALPIN D. w. MCDOWELL T. HENDRICKS J. W. MACKIE R. A. YEAGER M. DULflESTRB 3 3 3 - BRIGHTON MARSNg HOSP, E. J. DELAMANO JOHN J, GEAGON JOHN SCULLY ROBERT LORD �Friday. Juiw 25. 1948 ROU Scores West Coast Charter NEW YORK — The AFL Mari.time Trades Council was asked this week to officially protest to •AFL President William Green, and to Daniel Tracy, President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, against the .granting of an IBEW chihrter to 010. Radio Officers on the West Coast. In a letter to the MTD, signed "by Fred M. Howe, General Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the ROU, it is pointed out that the AFL Radio "Officers' Union has had jurisdic­ tion over Marine Radio Officei-s since 1937, and characterizes the West Coast move as an "inva­ sion." ' Brother Howe also states that ,the "ROU has maintained three offices on the West Coast for some time and we have spent many thousands of dollars in our endeavor to organize CIO Radio Officers. Just as we are about to succeed, the IBEW, through Local 6 in San Francisco, came to the rescue of the hard-pressed CIO Radio Officers and took them in. This, if successful, will negate all the hard and costly work which we have done." • THE SEAFARERS MAKING THEIR POINTS LOG Pressure Werks Again: Aramce OpensBuilding For Men At Ras Tanura The days when seamen sailed place to relax and enjoy them­ into the Port of Ras Tanura and selves. there, within sight of land, spent It took quite a lot" of pressure one week to a month without on the part of seamen to bring shore leave, are at an end. Word about this change. For some has been received from the Ara­ time now the LOG has been bian American Oil Company running letters and articles about (Aramco), that . an air-cooled the horrible conditions in Ras . portable building is being erected Tanura—^such as the one on this on the North side of the East page by Brother Bill ChamplinPier approach for the recrea­ and it is high time that Aramco Bosun Roland Slrom,. right, an tional use of the ships' personnel made the necesseuy improve­ SlU oldtimer. took the deck : in that port. as a member of the New York ments. Committee on Uniform Regis­ The building will be sur­ The new building is supposed . tration Rules and explained to rounded by a fence which will to be in use already, and it is the group his views on what have easy access from the East expected that an SIU crew will rules should govern registra­ Pier, and will be equipped with soon send in pictures and a tion for the Deck Department. toilet and shower facilities, a story for the LOG. Brother Sftrom will be remem­ bar for serving soft drinks and bered for the excellent job he beer, as well as a gas plate for did in organizing during the preparing hot dogs and ham­ r Isthmian campaign. He was on burgers. ; quite a few Isthmian scows, In addition there will be a as a volunteer, and made many swimming pool, card and game friends during that time. room, and clothes lockers and a Another Brother who want­ change room so that the seamen American exports have dropped ed to be heard on the Rules can change into swimming to less than half the rate pre­ was William Dunham, above. vailing in 1947—which is, of , trunks. Steward. He is shown driving course, the answer to the ques­ FAR CRY home a point as the Commit­ tion, "What's the matter with That's a far cry from the old shipping?" tee heard discussions on the days. Now at least, although the Rules changes affecting the men still won't be allowed to The statistical picture can be Stewards Department. go into town, they will have a seen in the figures gathered by the railroads. On a typical day, recently, 2020 freight cars came into all U. S. ports loaded with goods for shipment overseas. A year ago the number would have been about 5,000. By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN Point of Sand. However, it does American seamen are given shore shinny was the second ship to Though it may not be apparent contain excellent recreational leave freely in Jeddah which just tie up at the new dock in Man­ to seamen on the beach. New The question of shore leave in facilities which the oil men do about knocks the Ras Tanura ama. York actually is . holding up a bit . the ports of'-the Arabian penin­ not wish to share with American police chief's idea into a cocked Reverting to Ras Tanura, let better than other ports. sula is an ever reeurring one. seamen. To accomplish their end hat. In view of the obvious dis­ me admit that the oilmen are Moreover, it is an issue of they have induced the local crimination against American sea­ undeniably well within their To revert to the railroad fig­ some complexity, involving as it chief-of-police to deny seamen men in Ras Tanura, I say that rights in excluding whoever they ures, New York is getting about does Saudi Arabia (as tampered shore leave. Naturally the chief- the police chief is an outright choose from their private club. 1)00 carloads of goods each day for export compared to 900 a with by the Arabian-American of-police knows which side of his phony. That's not the point. year ago. Oil Company), and the allegedly bread is buttered." I have talked with many sea­ Thus New York is running at < ISTHMIAN PORTS independent smaU countries of The technique used by the Recently I submitted a pro­ men who would be willing to about two-thirds of last year's Yemen, Oman, Qattar, Bahrein chief to justify his rule is to posal to the effect that the chip in what it takes to erect rate, while other ports are down and Kuwait, all of which are blame the Mohammedan religion MM&P be contacted, and that a a seamen's club at Ras Tanura. to a little more than one-third. more or less dominated by Great It is alleged that the Americans joint SIU-MM&P committee be There are many men like myself Britain. The picture is further NO BUCKS drink in front of the Sons of selected to rfequest the Isthmian who would like to sail the Per­ complicated by the rules of MoAllah, thereby corrupting them. Steamship Company to cooperate sian Gulf in the winter months Just why this has happened is 'hammedan religion. Now it is true that the Koran, with us in getting short leave for but who refuse to face long fairly clear. Despite a world­ The sorest spot of all is, of the sacred book of Mohammedan­ Isthmian crews hitting Ras months aboard ship with no wide demand for American course, the Arabian-American Oil ism, forbids the use of spiritous shore leave at all, and land in goods, practicaUy nobody in Eu­ Tanura. Company (Aramco) port of Rasliquoi-s by the Faithful, and in Isthmian has a virtual mon- sight. We want the shore leave, rope, Asia, Africa or South at-Tannura, more commonly Saudi Arabia, King Ibn Saud oply of American dry cargo busi­ but nobody insists on access to America can write a check that called Ras Tanura, in Saudi rigidly enforces the Koranic law. ness in the Red Sea, the Gulf of the oil men's clubhouse. will be honored by a New York Arabian. Of course, opposition to any bank. In other words, there is Oman, the Persian Gulf and the such plan could be expected from TOUGH RAP In this port, freighters lie for an average of a month at a time, I forget whether the penalty Shatt-el-Arab area. It certainly the type of Master who makes a a severe shortage of dollar sometimes at the dock which for drunkeness is death by is to the company's interest to practice of buying beer ashore credits. they must leave whenever a strangulation or by decapitation have contented crews, and and selling it through the slop- The slowness with which the Marshall Plan is getting imder high-test tanker comes in. Away or whether it is something freighter crews are the ones most chest at a handsome profit. way has made overseas buyers from the dock they anchor and ^slightly less severe. Neverthe­ affected by the protracted lack "No shore leave" is his meat. reluctant to put out what few discharge to lighters. During less, you should see those same of shore leave/"" As a Bosun I dollars they'have. They want to this stay of 30 days or more, the sons" soak it up when they believe that any Master or any hold the credit until they know licensed personnel are ..allowed come aboard a ship and get hold Department head, licensed pr un­ what they can get under the ashore. The unlicensed crew- of a little something out of sight licensed, will agree with me in Plan. Aif, members spend the whole time of their countrymen. The "cor­ this. ET< ry member making a Another thing that may have aboard ship. Personally, I know nothing ruption" angle doesn't amount donation to the Union for held up shipments has been the about Yemen. There are no oU too much. POINT C SAND any purpose should receive export licensing procedure put ports there,. so I would presume an official receipt bearing into effect by the Department of I have talked with Seafarers Before the advent of the oil who have seen enlisted men from j men, the principal income around that shore leave would be al­ ^the amount of the contribu­ Commerce. The Department now lowed. As to Oman, Qattar and tion and the purpose for requires special licenses for al-_ U. S. Navy vessels on the streets those parts was derived from Kuwait, my information has been which it was mado. most everything that goes, and it of the town. And as reported services lo pilgrims to Mecca, gleaned from others. If a Union official to whom takes a lot of time to cut by this writer a couple of years the Mohammedans' sacred place. ago, the crew qf the SS Shick- And all formal rituals of religion However, the frequency with contribution is given does through the red tape. "When the Marshall Plan cred­ shinny once tried to do some­ must be maintained since reli­ which American crews are re­ not make out a receipt for portedly denied shore leave while gion itself is still big business in the money, the matter should its appear in abundance, maybe, thing about getting merchant their British counterparts are per­ Saudi Arabia. But.it is Aramco immediately be referred to they will make the difference, seamen ashore. The Shickshinny crew did suc­ in the end, not religion, that mitted ashore makes the matter Paul Hall. Secretary-Trea­ but nobody is as certain as he ceed in turning up a considerable keeps^ the seamen from having ook like an old British trick surer. SIU. 51 Beaver Street. was a couple of months ago. which is something to be taken New York 4. N. Y. About 200 miUion dollars . amount of most interesting infor­ shore leave in Ras Tanura. up with the State Department in In advising the Secretary- worth of Marshall Plan goods al­ In the Red Sea port of Jeddah mation which I have taken every Treasurer of such' transac­ ready have been allocated, most opportunity to augment during (sometimes spelled Yeddah) you Washington. would expect the religious issue From personal experience, I tions, members should state of which will be shipped from the. two-year interval. • the name of the official and the U. S., the rest of it from Briefly, Ras-Tahura is a com­ to be raised even more strongly, know the above to be true in Manama, cajatal and principal the port where the money Canada and South America. But for Jeddah is the port of entry pany town and nothing else. was tendered. for the two sacred cities of Mec-jport of -the island country of allocation is one thing and ship­ Without Aramco, it would be ca, and Medina. Nevertheless, j Bahrein. In fact, the old Shickment is another. what its Arabic naw«L-Means: US Expmis FaH To Half Of 1947 Brother Writes Of Did Days in Ras Tanura Get A Reeeipt ri �i' H E S E AFAR ERS .L O G Friday* June 25# 1948 CoRffFessK^ Shv sak h Rush Te Rhtk WASHINGTON—Measures de­ stined to bolster the ranks of the crippled American merchant maQUESTION: Do you think there should be u system ^ job vi^Strataon for all Tine through the construction of ports, instead of the present method of separate rules in jeatih port? new passenger and tanker ves­ sels made every hurdle in Con­ VEFlQIE ^ANSOfN, Steward: VIC MlLAZZO. Steward; gress but the last one. The bills 1 bislleve the registration rules The Shipping rules certainly went down the drain when the ^ould he the aame in all i>orts. ought to be uniform tor atll Senate Interstate and Foreign V/hile I have shipped only nut ports. If they were, then you Commerce Committee pigeon­ of P^hiladeU^a and New York, would always know where you holed them in the rush to ad­ where the ^rules are the same, I stood and what you had to do journ last week. believe all ports should fall in if you came into a strange Hall. Supported by the Maritime line under one standard pro­ Now if you are used to shipping Commission and the entire mari­ cedure for registration. Here's an from one Hall and, for one rea­ time industry, the bills called for -example which doesn't pertain son or another, you find your­ the construction of 18 to 20 new to registration, but I believe it self in a Hall down the coast, passenger vessels and the equiva­ is typical of the different set­ you can get so balled up you lent of 40 T-2 tankers. ups in the ports. In Mobile I don't know what's going on. Shipbuilding would have been found that 1 could reclaim my Mostly I ship out of New Vortc. encouraged by the granting of sshipping card' within ten days. so I go by one set Of rules. ®ut flat 50 percent construction subsi­ 4n New York, however, the limit I've heard a lot of discussion of dies for all new ships approved is fifteen days. A uniform set­ this question aboard ship in in the next three years. up in -all ports in this case meetings and bull sessions, and In the House the bills were would have preatly lessened I'd say that uniform rules are passed without objections, and oonfusion. what the boys want. were scheduled for quick adop­ JAMES MOORE, AB: tion by the Senaite, but the rush N. J. MOORE, Pumpman: One over-all system would cer- Cf bills at the last minute killed Sometimes it's pretty confus­ tainly put an end to 'fhe con-: any chance of their getting Tall ing when you come into a sir?,nge ^ fusion which somdlimfes comes approval, Hall to register. You don't know iii abotif as a result of one port CHANCES SLIM the local rules and you get com- ; having slightly different rules pletely balled up. I have shipped The only hope for adoption of fhaii another. It would also do out of Boston a lot, but now I'm the measures depends on a de­ away with the phssibility of a in New York where the rules cision by Congress to reconvene man finding himself unable 'to are different. 'Recently I shipped between or after the Republican ship in one pnrt after qualifying but of Baltimore under a third and Democratic conventions. in another. I'm also in favor of set of rules. It certainly is my the motion carried a couple of "Important for seamen and the x^inion that rhings would go a •me^ngs ago whereby a 9han maritime -industry in general lot smoother up and down the ean Register iin nnly nne tiaMns. were the proposals to subsi­ coast for those of us who ship Becaafse of -the 'lougfh riiipping, dize the coriSftU(Jtiari of Amer­ from more than one port if we a general tightening up of the ican-flag passenger liners, the found fhe sane rules every­ registreiidn Tifles would make one shipping category in which i^hipping nasier fdr 'fhe majority the U.S. merchant fleet is notorwhere. A lot of people agree df men, especially those not hold­ iouriy and shamefully deficient.^ ' with me accordmg to some of A number of steamship com­ ing fhe higher rdfings. the views I've heard. panies, including the Mississippi Shipping Company and a couple RdBERT FERRYMAN. AB: JOHN CHAKER, Deck Eng.; Of other contracted companies, 1 don't believe that a uiiiform Yes. All ratings above Oiler have indicated an eagerness to method of registration that ap­ Should register together, and all build new passenger tonnage, plies to all ports is necessary. ratings below Oiler should regthe stumbling block being the !'S:kr' :• The present way of handling the 1 ister together. That way it would high price df building. Tegistration problem by each in­ ' give everybody a chance to The companies want the gov­ I 'ship out. Seamen do not always ernment to pay 50 percent df dividual port seems to me to he J 'ship out of the same port, hut the construction cost for ships thn proper way. Each port has I they ail belong to the same to be used on both coastal and its own problems in -shipping, j Union. So. when they get iilto foreign runs. and -I think that the rnles -should a new port they should know If the legislation proposed •fit the pvoUems nf the various that the conditions of registra­ to '-Congress had %een en­ ports. Ais is to he nxpeHrtafl toMih acted, ^e 50 percent subsidy tion will he the same as the would become a -reality, as would : ports will have a greater nulnport they last registered in. various mew indirect .subsidies. her df men on fhe heaCh in I That way a man does not have The subsidies would have guar­ proportion to fhe jobs available, to worry about doing something anteed jobs for thousands Of and others will have less. "Fhe wrong in a new port that would American seamen, aind would rulas tor regietsetion shonld he have kept "4he American flag oil cause him trouble because of a the high seas in a Class of ships shafted acconSngly. difference in local rules.. widely -regarded -as essential to the national defense. -One remote -possibility of gain­ ing the funds necessary to build ^ needed passenger ships was the - Negligence and indifference aboard an SIU ship. He was he had fallen. Rolfe's face was Though no law or agreement method - attempted -this week by now .^requires the Carrying of American-President Lines. I ;J; -has cost the life of another sea­ well liked, :and his Violent death bruised, bis left leg broken, and pulmotor equipment at the pres- in a direct -appeal to .the Presi- ; he was bleeding from the nose was a shock to his shipmates. He man. eiit time, this mattei- has been dent they called for die -granting and mouth. .is survived by his parents, Clyde Rolfe Nelson died June 10th and Rose Nelson, Pt3, Box 15, Despite the tireless effect of turned over to flie negotiating of construction money from em- aboard the tanker SS Lake Petaluma, Calif. officers and crew, who worked, committee for reference in draw­ ergency funds in the intei-est of, for six hours to revive him. Nel­ ing up future contracts. national defense. as a result of injuries NOT TESTED son died while the ship speeded sustained in a fall while cileanThe tank had not been open toward Lisbon for help, wher-e ing tanks. very long and had not been Captain Cooper had hoadod after His life might have been properly tested, when Nelson failing to get aid from Gibraltar. saved, according to Sidney Lip- was sent below to clean It. He The Purser did all he could MOBILE — The Waterman Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, a Irfi-v: -• sChitz, who notified the LOG of came up several times for air Corporation an­ Waterman subsidiary, for the re­ with what he had on hand, and Steamship Jv?:':' the accident, had proper tank- before calling to the AB in at­ the 2nd Assistant Engineer wore nounced that it had purchased a conversion of ships that have . testing equipment, and a pul- tendance on deck to send down himself out with continuous, floating drydock from the Fed­ been or will be purchased by the' 1 motor been aboard at the time— a hose. work of respiration. The crew eral : Shipbuilding and Drydock parent company. MS-,:or had the British authorities at Shortly after he failed to re­ feels that had a .pulmotor been Company of Kearney, N, J. Waterman, also announced that pif:©ibralter deemed a seaman^ life spond to a call. The AB on deck available at -this stage his life, The drydoclc has a lifting ca­ it expected to acquire another i TVorth sending but a plane and went into 'the tank and made a might have been saved. The SS pacity of 8,500 tons, is 437 feet such floating drydock in the neair doctor to the ship in response to quick search. Failing to find long, and 85 feet wide. It is now future. The one now being de-\ Lake George, operated by U. S. Captain Cooper's liadio pica for him, he "notified the Chief Mate, being towed from Kearney to livered will be finally located at , Petroleum Carriers, 52 Broadway,: Mobile and will arrive about Chickasaw, Ala,, six miles above • •aid. who went into the tank with a Npw York City, is outboimdim Mobil«5 pn the Chickasabpgue • July. 10. Nelson, a 20 year old exHnavy respirator mask and c^r-if^^Nelipe dock wUl be .used by the r. ;• :J than, was making his Hirst trip son from thO tank bott^it^where. ,a longitrip- 11^'' P'- WateimBi Arys RmtkR Ihdc �-r -- ••' - -.If • • .-'••s.t^-^-'^ -Jl Friday, June 25, 1948^ THE. SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire ^^•m' Not Pisyoffs, DM MOkNo Gets Itself TW» Fevietf Dp^ij)s By CftL TANNER MOBILE—Last week shipping, here awhile before going out in this port reached a new low,' again, and we will take the opWith this branch shipping exactly portunity to get her completely 81 men. straightened out. There were four payoffs, two -Ehe- Houston: was fouled U0 sign ons and two ships in tran-' just, as badly. There was a 1,50Q sit and that was all. hour beef, in, the Deck. Departs The four ships paying off. were ment involving gangway watches. gress they tried to move _ all I The committee met and drew 1^ JOS: ALGINA, the Cape Edmont, Alcoa,, alcmg The crew stuck together in a with the Governor Bparks, Gov­ fine display, of. SIU solidarity. goods in foreign, bottoms, but up a report which -will be subNSW WBK — Seamen have Congress stipulated that, half mitted to the membership for apernor Houston, and the Morning The boys just refused to pay off heard-; a, lofe of double-talk, lateli^ would go in American ships;, now proval at the next meeting, Light, all Waterman vessels. The until the beef was settled. on the use off American; ships, in, they think they've found another This same procedure is being sign ons were the John Isaacson thecarrying, of Miarshall; Flan means for getting around the followed in- all outports. Rank BUILDING: TSADBa QUfB and the Runner, both Alcoa. The goods, but the latest news out ships in transit were Maiden It looked at the end. of last, law. and file committees are meeting of Washington, tops it all. A Maybe somebody will tell this and will make reports to the local Creek, Waterman, and Isthmian's week as if we were going to spokesman for. the agency set. Steel Recorder. have- a strike of the aluminum up to handle the fiow; of relief, "spokesman" that the coastal membership for approval. Follovv^ing this, the reports will The payoffs, on the Morning workers at the ore plant, here. goods to Bwope says that due to be forwarded to SIU Headquair J,ight and. the Cape Ediinontr the growing shortage of Amer­ ters where a rank and file com­ were very smooth, but we found ican; ships it will be difficult to mittee will meet to consider the the two Governors, Houston and . -rn05e,F&\-lHe84malse sure that 5Q. pement. of the recommendations fi'om all poi^ Sparks, as fouled up as Chinese goods are carried in American and submit a standard procedure ii^TtCKterodft boat driU. ships. T-Zoue/: for registration in all ports. On the Sparks, the Skipper If. the guy wasn't serious it This, too, will be submitted to tried to run the Stewards De­ would be good, for a laugh but, the membership in all ports for partment; As a. result, the ship unfortunately, this talk of a approval. came in with 1,1.(10 disputed"shortage" looks like another Action on registration in all meals. We settled them for half; scheme for transferring all goods ports has come about as a result because the crew had- failed to. in foreign bottoms. of the Agents Conference, and is keep meal tickets for the re­ In pushing the bill in Con­ expected to clear up a lot of mainder. rivers are full of slilpa rusting misunderstanding and confusion, away for lack of cargoes and This ship was also reported' along the coasts. they can be fitted out for duty out of chow and out of smokes. WAIVER EXPIRES within 48 hours. .Where smokes went to was the Of course, that, would have bean a matter of concern for the sea­ While on the subject of jobs, sixty-four dollar question. DECK MEN Don'l forget to- be there!men on Alcoa's bauxite shipsit might be wise to point out When the ship left Mobile, As was reported last week The next regular member­ How.ever, at the last moment, the now to the alien brothers that on here, shipping in this port re­ she was amply stored, with- ci^ ship^ meetinge wHI be held strike was postponed. July 15 the shipping waiver on: arettes for a voyage of the length mains at- a standstill. The only Wednesday evening; June 30 aliens expires. scheduled, A check on the slop- . A work stoppage affecting a at* 7 P. M. in all ports. With men to enjoy any sort of good chest revealed, that, no member lot of AFL. members, in Mobile the exception of New York, shipping are the bookpiembers After that date aliens will bq allowed to constitute but 15 per­ of the crew had'received more is the strike of the Building aR brancdies. hold; Iheir* meet­ shipping on deck. than, a carton and a half a Trades Council of the Mobile ings in their own. halls. We've managed to send out a cent of a crew instead of 25 Central Trades. Council to which week. New York meetings axe good number of deck department percent as is the present rule. the SIJJ belongs. The men have held' in, Roosevelt: Aui^or.- men, but- men in other depart­ The Union fought a long battle WHODUNITr been: out a, couple of weeks since ium; ItWl East 17tlt Sfceal. ments have had a long spell of for citizenship for aliens who sailed during the war. Nothing, The Skipper was the only man'their contraccs ran out. Right corner of Fourth Avenue, coaling Hieir heels. who possessed a key to the slop-;now they are negotiating with A few of the good ships in this unfortunately, was done in their These sessions: are a good chest. Haverthelesa, an awful lot the companies. We'll help them chance for you: to hit the week were the Andrew Jackson behalf by. Congress. The only of cigaratt, s did disappear, and" t^hey ask us to deck and speak your piece. and Wacosta, Waterman; and the thing that can be done now is aliens eligible to immeditoward the end of the trip the xhere are plenty of. oldtimers From the meeting place Steel Navigator, Isthmian. AH three paidoff in good shape and ^tely take step toward procuring boysr -wara sniping butts from around^ Charlie Kimball) who comes the ideas,, rules, and their citizenship papers. will be ready to go out again in the deck. regulaticHie responsible for used to be Agent here, Elmo Shipping, for aliens has beea The Sparks was also hungry. Bailey, Joe Crawford, Butter- the effective functioning o£ a short while. touih Wd with the reductiott The P>atrolmen also handled a The crew claimed that the Skip­ bean Davis, J. Albrilton, J. Mc- our Union, soop; tq go in effect they'll find Take an active- part in the few Bull Line vesels in from per refused to buy food when iNellage, L. F. Davis, D. Stokes, themselves slowly squeezed oft he had the chance to, and that- A. Milne, Geechy Burdick, Red SI,U. Make sure you-'re. at the Island run. These ships runthe ships. It!s a hell of a situar the Steward did not do his job Whidden, W. Graddick, J. W. the meeting,. Bemenaber,, the like clock work and rarely give tion-, but, one the Union cari do the Patrolmen any trouble. All Brothers right. In fact, charges have beem' Johnson, J. Reilly. They aren't time is, 7litjtle about) The Evangeline is back in the brought against the Steward. the only ones. "We have aboufrj, must shoyt up.; promptly. service, too. She's cruising the Jji^- a couple of words on up-r The Sparks is going -to be 700; men on the beach. southern waters once again. Her usual situations before signing crewing up helped take a few of off; . BUM, BEEF the men off* tke beach here. In the past we have always Over aU, the shipping scene here is not- too bright, and there urged, Seafarers, not to beef whem. By WILLIAM (G-url») RENT^ thought, he was. getting away Even when we have a fair is little hope of- it-improving in'^ ^he overtime pay. •With something. When. thO' ship- week we can't make much of- a the near future. It- looks like BALTIMORE—We have, to pg he found out different. hole in the shipping list- with so we will be reporting slow ship-! We didn t thinlc it would be many mem piling into- town all- ping for several weeks to come, necessary to say this, but make sure the Mate is aboard ship 1 J 1ft J .^^iiand that IS when the fun start®!. the- time.. when putting in for work done. ^ w ^ that "I- 'Ehe- boys in the; Baltimore • At- the l^f regular membership Deck men from an SIU ship ei^rOn . that jhfli ttangs. evfixy last; hQun And: Hospital are getting; along fine, meeting in New York a rank and. •nen on, the .h«ell recently put in for overtime and looking forwawi', to ship­ filn commitrnc was. elected- tpi we pretty tqugh. work, done by the Mate on deck. a ijttle hesitant, ^ut tcying. to ping again. They get good care draw up new rules for registra­ It backfired, though, when it wqs / As usual, when things are on- I'make flunkies out of Seafajcers nt the-hospital here. tion in the Port of New York, proved that the Mate was ashore. Mm US Has Ship Shortage i Bcaitcit neetmgs Crowdeit Besnh ts Ko^l|t TG NaRlmGre ly fair or worse) iti* is the Olre^froni now on.. Line that is saving us from dis ^ One bit of trouble we hed: aster. There were three Ores wasr on the SS Marine Runner, paying off and signing- oni which a Rpbin ship. The Stewards. Del­ made all the difference in the egate was gassed up for the past seven days. The LOG has received several letters recently, asking, for 'payoff:-and, if it hadn't been'a clarification on Stewards Department men, painting. The Of course there have been for the. Steward -himself) the deanswer is: N01 THEY DON'T! partment overtime would have some ships in transit, Alcoas for The Stewards Deearlmenl has. plenty ta do to take case tlie most part, which touched: been in. a bad snarl. here to load. This is an import­ . Luekily, the Stew.ard. was able; of their, own work without taking, on. a, iph. entirely alien, to ant loading port fOr Aleoa;to lay his banA on all the rec­ their normal duties. This mattec was. devly discussed on page ^ There were plenty of beefg. ords and, had, thq.^ bqaks ready, four of the LOG for Masch 2fi. by, New York. Patrolman*. on tlie slhps we've had, but roctat.'although, the Delggatfr was. out Freddie Stewart; but. just fox the zecmul, the LQG has again of them have. been. on. the Cal- eold) When/ the Delegate eame checked with the Headtjuarters office and bare is the '^pp'v The Union has fought to free the. Stewards Department, mar scows. On one ship,, the ;to he found a^ goqd. stiff fine from the responsibility of painting, in addition to their regular Mate wanted the OS on watch against him.to. bring him a cup. of coffee Things are in good shape here, duties. At the same time the Union has obtained many im­ when, he woke, him up in the except for the big; number of provements in the working conditions within the Stewards men on the beach. We don't Department which allows for a fair proportion of, overtime. morning. That, coffee was, to be there, know where they come from. SOi. to protect your working conditions and your contract do the Mate insisted,, as soon as. he Anybody who told them shipping: your own work, and let the other departments do Iheirsr-which ^qpened his eyes. Well, he got w.as good in Baltimore ggve them includes all of' the painting| ijscoffee, and we guess he "a bum steer." Stewmids BPfiartnent Ant PdM - I - There were some very red; faces otthat payoff. In another case on the Andi'ew Jackson, a small firq broke out while the ship was in the Far East. In battling the flames some of the cargo was heaved ovec the Mdo. . The Skipper, seeing the stuff floating in the water, collaoed. one of. the deck men and told him to jump overboard and., rescue the cargo. He wanted it for evidence, he said. The man jumped overboard and reclaimed the cargo aU ri^rt. The question then arose as tohow he was to claim overtirae for his. feat. Should he put ihfor jumping overboard or for ; bringing: stores aboard ship*^ He settled for the latter and CQL lected. .: �TUE SEA FA RE RS Page Six Port Galveston Keeps Hoping ERF wni Boom Gulf Shipping LOG Wants Uniform Rules FMday, June 25. 1948 Philly Convention Festivities Leave Local Seafarers Cold By LLOYD GARDNER By KEITH J. ALSOP PHILADELPHIA — There mayj There they would find plenty GALVESTON — Shipping here good shape and looked every bit be a lot of happy hooting and of cargo going aboard ships, but • iias been very poor and doesn't like an SIU ship. hollering in this convention town'the ships wouldn't be American, _/ look very promising for the fu­ TANKERS ONE-SIXTH this week, but none of it is com-^ For that they could pat themture. That is, imless the long ing from the Hall of the Sea- selves on the back, delayed Marshall Plan goods That organizing thet anker com­ farei's International Union. Bum' start moving now that Congress panies is a very wise move is PROTECTED NO ONE shipping doesn't make for cheers. These, our elected representa­ has finally put up the money. shown by the tanker activity in Shipping in this port has drop- tives, are supposed to protect If the ERF goods start fiowing this port. After a little volunped to almost zero, with not a the interests of the American to Europe, we stand to benefit a single ship in for a payoff this people, but the deliberate scuttlgreat deal by it through grain week. The Dispatcher's board ing of the promised large postshipments. has never been so bare. war American merchant rnarine In the meantime, though, we As long as we cannot report damn poor protection. They are not enjoying the slack ship­ anything on shipping — other did a better job of protecting the ping. Payoffs for the week here than we hope for a pick-up next transfers of American ships tb were the Zebulon Pike and John week—a word about the boys in Panamanian and Honduran regCandelario Ramos, FWT, LaFarge, both Waterman, and Congress, a good number of istry. says he would like to see one the Cahaba, Navy tanker oper­ set of registration rules ap­ whom are here this week, seems Nope, nobody around this Hall ated by American Pacific. is particularly concerned about plied in all ports. With vary­ appropriate. The only trouble encoimtered They are out of school now what is now taking place in this ing procedures in several of 'on these ships was a belligerant, the ports. Ramos says, it* is and are running to their con­ fair city. It doesn't matter which wrench-swinging First, who had easy to get fouled up. Com­ ventions to make pretty their faker they put up for the na­ 'been chasing crewmen around tion's , biggest . „ job, Joe American the deck brandishing his trusty teer scouting around by the Gal- mittees are now preparing pro­ dirty work over the past months. We wish a couple of them would,®"? especially Joe Seaman will stillson. jveston membership, it has been posed changes which may lead the^neck. He may be still lugging the found that one-sixth of all Amer- to uniformity in registration, take a breather from the" smoke-, filled rooms and walk along the' to depending on final action by wrench with him, but" if he is his ican shipping in this port is by Philly waterfront. 1®®^ ®'"® ^^st enjoying the membership. only targets are ginmill mirrors; unorganized tankers. It just ^ some very fine weather, also he's no longer on the LaFarge. | takes time, but we'll soon train some very fine ball games. We AJong with the sign-ons the ='Shte on these outfits too. • don't care to say si .ything about Zebulon Pike and Cahaba, we' The Texas State Federation ot !our amazing Athletics until we also sent nine men out to the Labor is hojding its annual eon^have seen how they make out By STEVE CARDULLO jin the Cleveland Series this Mostank, tanker of a newly-or- vention in Fort Worth this week . J and representing the Seafarers oeaiarers is new week-end. (Ed. Note: Hang out canized company. She came in m ana ^ ° iiie . . SAN FRANCISCO — Isthmian broke ground for their ® j Val James, who was nominated is tying up some ships out here, building the other day. •\ffQ the crepe, Blackie; Cleveland and elected by the membership This week the SS Rider Victory hope they have better luck with 3-0.) here to serve as our delegate. was brought down from Seattle, the new location than they had By next week Brother James and will pay off with transporta­ with the other one. will return with his report of tion to the East Coast. The SS the convention's proceedings. This San Angelo Victory will dtf the Roy Pierce called from Van­ couver about a beef aboard the Cheek the slop chest be­ should be interesting, inasmuch same. SS Kenyon Victory. We'll check fore your boat sails. Make as the Taft-Hartley Act is now On another ship, the SS Henry thoroughly when the ship • sure that the slop chest con­ causing a lot of trouble in labor K. Lindsley, there was an odd reaches this port where she tains an adequate supply of circles in this State. By SALVADOR COLLS situation that didn't look too originally crewed -up. all the things you are liable Unions down here are not any good. As soon as the ship hit We'll see what all the facts are to need. If it doesn't, call the SAN JUAN — A week of no more receptive to the law now the dock, the men disappeared and tell you about them another Union Hall immediately. payoffs for this port will confe than they were a year ago, when into the woods and returned at time, to an end tonight when the SS it •was passed. In fact, now their own leisure. Ponce arrives in San Juan. That that the full effects of the law There were plenty of beefs on news alone should make it evi- are being felt, they're plenty the SS Kelso Victory, most of dent that shipping is very slow gore. them against the crewmen who fw in this area. No matter how sore they get. had fouled things up and been Vf We did have some ships in. they're no sorer than we of the logged. The payoff was a little The Kathryn, Morning Light and SIU are. Every meeting here better than the one on the Carolyn hit port, but the re- sees a good number of members Lindsley, however. We had one One of the more vicious pro-; fact that the Court said there placements called for were few. 'hitting the deck to comment visions of the Taft-Hartley Act was nothing unconstitutional A&G man present! On the Carolyn the Chief Cook (that's the polite word) on the took a beating from the Supreme about the provision barring un­ There is a bright side to things Court of the United States the became ill but* didn't want to law. ions whose officials do not file get off. We convinced him that Every Seafarer in this port is out here. We crewed up the SS other day. However, because the non-communist affidavits from he would be well taken care of ready for an all-out fight for the Strathmore, formerly the A. J. majority of the Court refused to using the National Labor Rela­ here on the Island, so he went Hiring Hall, and they're ready to Berres. This is the first tanker face the issue squarely, labor will tions Board. Many officials who ashore. go down the line for nothing less of the Strathmore Shipping Com­ have to recognize that it cannot have had no personal misgivings pany. count on the Supreme Court in to filing signing these statements In the shoregang department than what we now have, down here, we have been en-! Just in case you're curious as General Steamship is handling fighting the obnoxious law. have felt that the oaths violated countering some difficulty with to who some of the men are the ship for them on this coast. Specifically the Court dis­ their legal rights. the men sent out to do the work down here at the moment, here The boys expect to make Cura­ missed an indictment against the on the ships. For some reason are a few: William Baker, J. J. cao, Buenos Aires and plenty of CIO in a test case brought by the performers on the beach Word, F. Cooper, Willie Speaker other good ports, the lucky stiffs. the Government. think shoregang work is just a and G. Ellebracht. We understand that the SUP Department of Justice lawyers lark and an excuse to do a little' contended that the CIO vio­ hell-raising. lated Section 304 of the T-H Act Last week several men work­ by publishing in its paper an en­ SAN FRANCISCO — The long ing on the Kathryn were canned dorsement of a candidate for projected "free port" area was for not doing their work. They opened here on June 10. It is Congress. deserved to get the sack. Maybe the third "free port" in the This section says that labor or­ this will serve to teach the other United States. About 200 of the people aboard ganizations — and corporationsgashounds around here that The free area is at Pier 45, and shoregang work is the same as coasts of Europe so far as sea- were reported to have been cannot spend money in connec­ it was opened with a civic cere­ that aboard ships, and that the'*"®^ concerned, and it will asleep when the mine exploded. tion with Federal elections. mony during which the Collector SIU does not tolerate foul baUs'.'^e until the last drifting mine Some of them, traveling steerage, A lower court declared this of Customs cut a white tape is swept from the water. were sleeping in deck chairs. The provision to be unconstitutional. stretched across a warehouse en­ in either job. Four members of the Supreme trance. Time and again since the end ship was proceeding from Copen­ ILA TO STRIKE Court, Rutledge, Black, Douglas A "free port" is one through of hostilities, new"spapers have hagen to Aalborg. On - the local labor scene we carried stories of ships blown up The accident recalls many an­ and Murphy, said that it was un­ which goods can be transshipped are awaiting the ILA strike call, by mine.s. Last week disaster other of a similar nature occur- constitutional. without going through" customs. The operators have coldly re-' struck again. A Danish passen- ring in the nearly three years But the remaining five Jus­ Thus, a cargo of chemical prod­ fused iall of the Longshoremen's' gc vessel, the SS Kjoebenhavn, j since the war's end, some .of tices, a majority of the Court, ucts from Belgium consigned to demands, so it seems only a struck a mine in the Kattegat them to SIU ships, simply said that the Government Shanghai could now come into matter of time before they'll be early one morning and as many That a ship should strike a had no case in this particular San Francisco on one ship, be out on the bricks. Needless to as 150 of the 400 passengers and mine at this late date in the busy instance. They even implied that unloaded in the free area and say, we'll be supporting them crew may have lost their lives. waters of the Kattegat should under other circumstances the be loaded on another ship bound A small ship of only 1,668 tons, make seamen wonder what the law might be perfectly okay. In for China without incurring any all down the line. To cap the week's report here the Kjoebenhavn sank in 10 International Mine Clearance Au­ short, they were pussy footing. customs charges. . are the names of a few men tak­ minutes: There was time to thority is doing. Two years ago, What seems to be the truth is San Francisco obtained a ing life easy down here at the launch only two life-boats, and the Authosity, whose headquar­ that the majority of the Supreme' charter for such- an area in an moment: T. Chambers, C. H. people leaped into the water in ters is in London, assigned areas Court is prepared whitewash the'effort to build up shipping. Other' Hawley, Johnny Dean, Juan an effort to save themselves. for the world's .navies to clear, Taft-Hartley Act right down the free ports in the United States Rios, A. J. Thomas, Juan Sanches Most of those who died were but apparently the job is not Tine. More evidence that this are, in New York and New Or- ; and J. Negron. 'drowned. finished. may be the case appears in^ the leans. ' ' Isthmian Ties Up Two On Coast SS Ponce Ends Shipping Dearth For San Juan Check It—But Good High Court Throws Out T-H Gag Test Case, But Dodges Full Issue Frisco 'Free Port' May Help Shipping TSO Passengers Drown As Danish Ship Strikes Floating Mine .<• A] �TBB SEABABKRS t0Q Friday. Ju&» 25< 1946 PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. Lloyd Gardner. 9S97; Reading Clerk. W. Gardner. 42941; Secre­ tary. Don HalL 4S372. Moved and carried to accept all minutes except Boston and Gal­ veston. One Brother, G. W. Jacobson» recorded as opposed to ac ceptance of Savannah minutes. Agent spoke on progress of ne gotiations with operators and the maritime situation in general. Report accepted. Motion carried to concur unanimously in resolu­ tion 'calling for .the opening of SIU Hall on the West Coast. Motion Jt)y R. Gates to open Halls in all ports 6n West Coast. Amended to read: open Hall in Frisco now, and in other ports when business warrants it. Mo­ tion as amended carried. Motion carried to send all ships' minutes to SEAFARERS LOG. Trial committee ' reported findings in two cases. One man fined $50 for refusing to do ship board duties and the other put on pro­ bation for one year for being re­ peatedly gassed up. Membership accepted and concurred in com­ mittee's findings. One minute of silence for departed Brothers. Motion carried to adjourn with 152 members present. 4. 4. 4. BALTIMORE — Chairman. Rents. 26445: Reading clerk. A1 St^nsbury. 4683: Secretary. Ben Lawson. 894, B. R. Mears took Oath of Obli­ gation. Charges read against L. Gates and trial committee elected to hear case. Motions carried to accept all other Branch minutes except Savannah. Motion car­ ried to non-concur with that part of the minutes concerning pull­ ing book men off the ships, due to fact that the Agent in Baltimore'and the Steward who had been pulled off investigated the matter and found that it was a company error. Motion, carried to unanimously concur in resolu­ tion calling for SIU Hall on West Coast. Amendment: that Balti­ more go on record as favoring establishment of Hall in Wilm­ ington. Unanimously adopted. Agent Rentz reported on Calmar suit against the Seafarers con­ cerning a ship in Boston. Suit is for $12,500. Secretary-Treas­ urer is now working on it.. Un­ der Good and Welfare various members spoke on the good job the hospital committee is doing in the port of Baltimore. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. $> 4" 4 NORFOLK—Chairman. While. 56. Reading Clerk. Ben Rees. 95: Secrelary. Bullock. 4747. Paga Seveit ^ A&G Ship/mg fnm Am 1 To June IS PORT REG. DECK Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile I, New Orleans. Galveston San Juan Grand Total 42 307 83 212 57 53 26 218 222 67 15 1,302 NOTE: REG. ENG. 27 251 66 143 37 39 18 ' 245 175 52 4 1,057 REG. STWDS. 17 269 49 96 27 28 16 229' 220 40 14 1,005 TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK' 86 827 198 451 121 120 60 " 692 617 159 33 3,364 12 128 60 181 54 33 22 110 162 77 16 855 SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. 6 121 46 158 29 32 23 85 128 96 4 728 7 157 32 70 21 25 19 70 153 39 14 607 TOTAL SHIPPED 25 406 138 409 104 90 64 265 443 212 34 2,190 A8tG men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. of men awaiting jobs. Isaac Van Per Hoeven, C. P. Wingfleld and J S. Copeland took Oath of Obligation. One minute of sil­ ence for Brothers lost at sea. Meeting adjourned with 123 members present. 4 4 4SAVANNAH — Chairman. C. Slarling> 6920: Secretary. S. HeiniHng. 5369; Reading Clerk. W. L. Smith. 6970. Motions carried to accept Branch minutes of aU ports. Mo­ tion carried to accept and file Secretary-Treasurer's weekly financial report. Resolution call­ ing for the opening of an SIU Hall in- San Francisco carried un­ animously. Motion by W. J. Morris that no SIU man should sail with Captain Shaw of the Felix Grundy — carried unanimoiisly. Good and Welfare: Dis­ cussion on new West Coast Hall. On Savannah Hall, Agent ex­ plained that when lea^ is ' re­ turned from Headquarters the Savannah Branch will transfer to its new quarters. Motion by Harris to have Savannah Agent contact the MoTiile ^Agent in re­ gards to the supposed contraet on run jobs. Motion by J. W. Parker, carried, that a fine be placed against any man who hangs around a company office with port steward and port cap­ tain with the motive of "finding out about replacements on vari­ ous ships. Motion carried to ad­ journ. several Brothers and turned over to trial committee for action. Mo­ tion by Ferdensky, carried, that aU lay-up jobs be considei-ed the same as stand-by and only one be allowed each member imtil all have been given a chance. Under Good and Welfare it was pointed out that SIU men should refrain from riding Yellow Cabs while in New Orleams as they are finks. Agent instructed to take under consideration that the Hall be air-conditioned. Meeting adjourned with 360 members present. 4 4 4 TAMPA—Chairman. Bob HsU. 26060: Recording Secretary. E. R. Smith. 20057: Reading Clerk. R. L. Duke, 143. Motion carried to read only new business of Branches holding regular meetings. Motions car­ ried to accept minutes of other Branches. Agent reported ship­ ping had picked up considerably. Reported that contractor had been called in for estimate on remodeling building. Motion car­ ried to concur in resolution call­ ing committee was elected to check the books, bills and re­ ceipts. Robert Rivera, Guy Whitehui-st and Antonio Cruz c<mstituted the committee. The committee found everything in order and was dismissed with a vote of thanks. Agent reported to men present that reason for quorum lack was due to better shipping during the week. 4 4 4 GALVESTON — Chairman. W. W. Bryant, G-177; Recording Secretary. R. Wilbum, 37737: Reading Clerk. K. Alsop. 7311. Galveston minutes, financial report, .Secretary-Treasurer's re­ port, and Headquarters report read and accepted by member­ ship. Motions carried to accept and file minutes from other ports. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at, sea. Motion carried unanimously to accept resolution calling for opening of SIU HaU in San Francisco. Mo­ tion carried that Galveston Branch buy a new Hall. Motion by McCann that former Boston Agent Mogan, who was defeated in the last general election for office, discontinue his disrupting of Union meetings for the sole purpose of campaigning, and, fur­ ther, that he be brought up on charges of conduct unbecoming a Union member. Motion car­ ried. Good and Welfare: Discus­ sion by the membership relating to the purchase of a new Hall. Meeting adjourned with 225 members present. ing for opening of new Hall on West Coast. Voted unanimously. One minute of silence for Broth­ ers lost at sea. Good and Wel­ fare: Numerous guys hit the deck and had something con­ 4 4 4 structive to say on port activities 4 4 4 NEW ORLEANS — Chairmaxu BOSTON — Chairman. Ray and remodeling. of building. LeRoy Clarke, 23062: Readiag Meeting adjourned with 67 mem­ Quean. 34594: Racording 'Secre­ Clerk. Buck Sleph^is. 76: Re­ ber present. tary. R. E. Gonaales. G-174; cording Secrelary. Herman Trox4 4 4 I Readiag -Clerk. H. Cashman. MOBILE — Chairman. Jeff clair, 6743. 40363. Morrison, 34213: Recording Sec­ Motion carried to accept new Motion carried to accept the business portions of all other retary. C. L. Siringfellow, 125: minutes of all ports.except San Branch meetings. Under Boston Reading Clerks H. J. Fischer, 59. Francisco and to non-concur with New Business: Motion carried Motions carried tb accept min­ that part of the Frisco minutes that port accept Boston New utes of all ports having meetings. concerning charges. Agent re­ Business' but the SecretaryMotion carried to read the West ported on the beef on the SS Treasurer be instructed to have Coast and Great Lakes minutes Marymar, Calmar, which had charges filed against former from the wall. Branch agent's been held up because of a food report given and accepted. Mo­ tion carried unanimously to concim with resolution calling for openiltg of new Hall on West Coast. New Business: Motion by Patterson to instruct the Agent beef. Company agreed to fur­ Motion carried to accept min­ Agent Mogan if the cirewmto buy a new water cooler, sound nish necessary stores. He also utes of all other A&G Branch stances warrant such action. Un­ system and radio—carried ua- reported on the negotiations for meetings. Unanimously adopted der discussion it was brought out animously. Motion carried to ac­ resolution calling for opening of that the membership is damn cept trial committee's report, ex­ new contracts by Headquarters Negotiating Committee. Resolu­ SIU Hall in San Fi'ancisco. Voted tired of this man's dissentioncept in case of A. Richards. Due tion introduced by Thomas Flemspreading actions since being de­ to reinstate Herbert Lassiter up­ to new evidence Brother Rich­ on presentation of proof that feated for office. Agent reported ards wiU be re-tried. Motion car­ ming calling for the issuance of serious illness of both parents affairs of the port as being in ried to adjourn. 239 members books to men transferring from an­ other maritime union, who have necessitated his being at home good order. Agent stressed im­ present. clearance from the 1946 and and taking care of the home'and portance of disregarding ginmill 1947 strikes. Motion by R. E. 4 4 4 family. Agent reported on ac­ rumors concerning a strike and SAN JOAN—Not enough mem­ Gonzales, carried, that this reso­ tivity of Port of" Norfolk during urged all men to get their in­ bers to constitute a quorum so lution be referred to the 1948 past two weeks. Good shipping formation straight from the Unno meeting yras held. An audit- Agents Conference. Resolution has somewhat, relieved backlog]ion Hall. Charges read against ."r. calling- for the opening of an SIU Halbin San Francisco con- ' curred in unanimcmsly. H. Yoimg took the Oath of Obligation. Proposed agreement between SIU and Boston-Provincetowh Company, which owns the Si Steel Pier, a seasonal ship, rati­ fied by membership. Meeting adjourned with 182 memben present. 4 4 4 NEW YORK — Chairman. Charles G. Haymond. 98: Record< ing Secretary, Eddie Parr. 96: Reading Clerk. Robert A. Mat­ thews. 154. All reports and other branch minutes accepted. Motion by Colucci that communication from Seafarer who had been tried in Mobile be sent back to that port for clarification. Once clarifica- ' tion -is received, matter will be reintroduced to membership for action. Motion carried. Resolu­ tion from San Francisco concern­ ing the opening of a new HaU' concuried in unanimously. Res- . olution from Fort Bridger cre'w put, to membership for discus­ sion. Resolution called for the Seafarers to "give all moral, • physical and financial assistance ; possible to any boni-fi.de labor . union embattled with the TaftHartley Law, and the forces be­ hind it, to maintain a Union Hiring Hall and a closed shop." Th€>se who discussed resolution felt it was of g,ood nature, but because it is not specific it puts the. Union in the position of writing a blank check for all unions. Also, due to the fact that the Seafarers has already pledged its support to other labor unions engaged in beefs of an economic nature, it is not necessai-y to reiterate the Union's position. Motion by Sanford that resolution be filed. Motion car­ ried unanimously. Under Good and Welfare several matters dis­ cussed: possible affiliation of MFOWW to SIU, and the neces- • sity of cooperation between dis­ tricts of the International. Meet­ ing adjourned with 1,268 mem-' bers present. Movie Schedule "Second Chorus," a fastsl^^ing hit loaded with music, dance and comedy, and starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith and Artie Shaw and his band. Also "Music In America." a March of Time documentary revealing the births of the tunes pe­ culiar to America. This program will be pre­ sented for the membership on the 3rd deck of the New York Hall tomorrow: SATURDAY. JUNE 26 •at 12 noon. All hands are invited to attend the movie tomorrow and every other Saturday. Enjoy the best available in sound film enteriainmenl —. at no cost — in the comforts of your own Union hall. Watch this space each Fri­ day for the announcement of the following day's prognm. •'lii �Page Eight 10 I - THE SEAFARERS t OG Friday/June 25, 1948 SHIPS' MlNlinS AMD MEWS Afoundria Men Blast Use Of 'Slave Labor' On U.S. Ships In Hamburg THE WHOLE GANG ON ISTHMIAN*S STEEL RECORDER I'i- The Waterman Steamship company, and perhaps other American companies, are using what amounts to German slave labor in Hamburg, in the British zone of Germany, three crewmen from ^ "Shipping is not what it used Waterman's SS Afoundria charge to be, and here is the very ui communications received by ir\ chance to create new jobs. At the LOG. Twenty or more German work­ one time there was a lot of talk ers are brought aboard each ves­ about a four-watch system. If sel and paid about 16 cents a ever we are to have such a sys­ day apiece to paint, chip, scale tem, we will have to stop this i; and sougee. ' The result is that work on American ships by for­ American seamen are out eign labor in foreign ports. money and the Germans, far "The membership of this Union from being "liberated," are should be made aware of the pushed into virtual economic danger there is in 'slave labor.' This may be only a beginning servitude, it was stated. The three Afoundria crewmen, and now is the time to stop it." Stressing the same point fi»om E. Anderson, Johannes Norgaard A good picture .of the Steel Recorder crew sen,^ H. Tillman, R. Herald, D. Reynolds, M. and Jerry Palmer, pointed out another approach. Brother An­ taken at sea while enroute to the Far East. Mayoski. E. Corral, B. F. DeLima, J. Simmons, that the work done by the Ger­ derson said: Shot was submitted to the LOG by Joseph J. Perez and S. Cruz. Third row, standing: mans at coolie' wages could be "The great danger is that let­ Simmons. Kneeling in front, left to right: D. R. Hackes, M. Hinson, H. Cap, G. Woods, J. done by the American seamen ting them (underpaid Germans) Coppolei. E. DeBourbon. V. Mlynek, M. Rod­ Camera, A. Fernandez and H. Applegate. Last themselves at American pay. If do one type of work at those riguez, V. G. Orencio, R. Figueiras, G. M.olnar, row, seated: P. Gerrigan, M. Greenwold and any work was left over, there is wages — namely painting, chip­ C. Peterson. A. Torres and F. Ayson. Second J. Celeste. Send pictures of all your voyages no reason in the world why it ping and scaling—^will lead to row. standing: F. Wegescheide. E. H. Ander­ to the LOG. couldn't be performed by shore- letting them do other types of side union labor in American work. If this .slave labor is allowed to continue, manning ports, they said. At the request of the three scales will be cut down." Brothers from the Afoundria, the Brother Palmer declared that material they submitted has been { Waterman followed this practice turned over to the Negotiajang' of bringing German workers aboard only in the British-con­ Committee. A new species of man-eating shark has been found in Caribbean waters, claims The Afoundria men, analyzing trolled zone. In the Americanthe possible consequences of this' controlled zone, the company is Seafarer Luis Ramirez in a letter to the LOG. Though known to Panamanian fishermen vicious practice, say that it is of. barred from doing it by law, he for some time, Ramirez believes his report of the new shark family is the first to reach a lot more than local concern to said. Palmer stated that the pos- the outside world and the attention of American fish experts. [ifcrews touching at Hamburg. sibUity of a imiversal four-watch The discovery of the alleged new type marine creature was made when crewBrother Norgaard put it this system is dimmed by this ex­ members of. the Arizpa, Japan-;; ploitation of cheap labor. way: bound Waterman ship, hauled port of another new type shark by the LOG to the museum for Iff one aboard from waters near Co­ found off the Bahamas was veri­ study. Maybe, if it is a new lon, Canal Zone, after a furious fied. The snapshots taken by the species, they'U name it the tussle and consulted Panamanian Arizpa crew will be submitted "sharkus marinus arizpus." fishermen for its identification. According to Ramirez, the shark has been seen at frequent "Cut and Run" Hank won't be running this intervals in Caribbean waters 'Brother Edmund since the end of the war in item in column for awhile; 1945. Edgington, the Electrician, just Startling to the Panamanians, blew into town with his mous­ relates Ramirez, > is the fact that tache after a long trip," 'cause some of those taken in tow were Brother Edgington is all' set to about to spawn, yet their teeth keep his feet on dry land for at shoived therh to be only two least twelve months, riding herd years old. A shark adds a new over a power plant for a con­ row of teeth yearly. struction company in Venezuela. Taking an "extended vacation," PANAMIANIAN VERSION as he put it, he'll fly down to The true origin of the sharks Venezuela immediately to super­ is not known. The Panamanians, vise the power plant of an LST however, maintain that the new being used to supply current for species developed from a less port construction* apparatus. belligerent species aroused by eating well-seasoned Spanish After piling off the Knox Vic­ seamen and passengers lost on tory in May after ten months ships hundreds of years ago in aboard, Ed decided to see what the Caribbean. there was to the world besides Chances are that the experts salt water. He found that a on marine life won't accept the construction company needed a EDMUND EDGINGTON Panamanian theory, but it makes Chief Electrician in South Amer­ an interesting tale. ica. The deal sounded like a A veteran in the SlU, Brother good one so he put in for it and COULD BE Edgington joined the SlU at When informed of the Arizpa was hired. After signing a one-year con­ Philadelphia in 1938. During the crew's findings, the Museum of tract with the company he put war he was torpedoed while Natural History in New York his SlU book in retirement, but aboard the SS Carrebi^le, off the stated that it was entirely pos­ that doesn't mean, he's through coast of Puerto Rico. A holder sible that they had found a new sailing. "This deal might be of clearance for all strikes, he species. From the Caribbean re­ Surrounded by fellow crewmen and Panamanian fishermen. good, it might be bad," he said, served on the Norfolk strike gion the museum has received "but 1 intend ^ to keep going committee during the 1946 Gen­ many, reports of new species of Seafarer Bob High kneels by the crew's prize shark and dis­ plays some of the heavy line used in its capture. -Men to sea until they bury me in the eral Strike. When in the States all types of marine life, some of which have been found to be standing are, left to right: A Panamanian fisherman, Anthony briny deep. My book's in re­ Tanski, another fisherman. Bud Benson and "Whitey," Shot tirement but it won't gather he makes his home in Yonkers, true. New York, Only a few months ago a re* taken by Luis Ramirez. much dust there." Arizpa Men Claim To Be First Americans To Spot New Species Of Shark Off Canal Edgington Takes Shore Job, 3ut Union Won't Lose Hint • �Friday. June 25. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pige Iflne Digested Minutes Of SiU Ship Meetings I JOHN BARTRAM, April 13— ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT. Chairman Bill Hall; Secretary C. • |day 2—Chairman Perez; SecreKowalski. Delegates reported on iary H. Worm. All departments number 6f books and permits. shipshape. ~ Voted to notify New Business: Motion carried Patrolman of Second Mate's that all delegates make up repair neglect of medical care. Minute lists to be turned in at proper of silence for Brothers lost at time. Motion carried that ship's sea. delegate speak to Mobile Port 4. 4. Steward for better toasters and TULANE VICTORY. May 1— mattresses. William McKay Chairman Cox: Recording Secre­ elected ship's delegate. tary Fabricant. Deck reported 60 hours' disputed, 24 of them 4. i 4. EVELYN. May 19 — Chairman blanket overtime. Engine re­ Harry Langen; Secretary George ported 60 hours disputed. Stew­ IME SEAf=A«ERS' HALLS ARE BElMG Swift. Delegates' reports ac­ ards department okay. Motion ARiZPA. May 14 — Chairman cepted. Engine Delegate Willis OUTFITTED WITH ALL KINDS oF OEAR by Brag, seconded and carried that trial committee be elected Bob High; Secretary and Red resigned; William Gorman f=DR YOUR COMFOF5TAA/D ENTEI?TAIli//viEMT to handle allegedly offending Benton. Delegates' reports ac­ elected in his place by acclama WM\L^ You ARE. ON THE BEACH- OAMES^ Brother. Motion by Grebe, sec­ cepted. New Business: Motions tion. Lengthy discussion on re­ carried: to prepare repair list; pairs as ship is due to go to onded and carried that perform­ LIBRARIES, COFFEE POTS, RADIOS, AA/P ers be fined $25, that men miss­ to have ship fumigated; to have shipyard at end of trip. Steward (f IN SO/VIE HALLS^ TEteVlSlOAJ SETS AMD ing payoff be fined $50, all fines ship's delegate and steward explained food spoilage has been check quarters' for cleanliness. caused by ice box operating at going to hospital fund. Vote of thanks to Stewards department. Motion carried to elect a com­ high temperature. One minute ARE YOUR HALLS Minute of silence for departed mittee of four brookmen to of silence for brothers lost at draw up a resolution to be sub­ sea. AND YOUR GEAR — USE TMEM AND Brothers. mitted to Headquarters concern­ TAKE CARE OF THEM ^ ing the replacement of book men when they have accepted trans­ portation money. Benton, John­ ston. Benson and Bunco elected to committee. A vote of thanks to entire stewards department for 4 4 4 ' FRANCES — Chairman George MOSTANK!^ May^S—Chairman a job well done. One minute of E. L. Molina; Recording Secre­ silence for brothers lost at sea. Clark; Recording Secretary Wil­ By HANK liam Janesch. Ship's Delegate 4i 4' 4< tary Jacob Merepelshie. All de­ ALLEGHENY VICTORY. May Clark. Deck Delegate John Lin­ partments shipshape. Stewards This is good news. A drive, sponsored by the joint steamship and Deck showers to be fixed. 16—Chairman John Kari; Secre­ coln. Engine Delegate J. Colon and railroad committee of the New York Maritime Association Hot water to be maintained at tary Lahaderne. Deck and Stew­ and Stewards Delegate Juan will begin this week (it's about time these maritime experts and all times. Foc'sles to be kept ards Departments reported okay. Rivera reported no beefs in de­ millionaires woke up) to secure more cargo for N. Y. because clean. Departments to rotate re­ Engine Delegate reported 200 partments. Voted to make repair of the general shipping slump hitting all ports. A special part sponsibility for recreation room, hours of disputed overtime to be list. Dan Butts gave talk on of this campaign will be to get ECA shipments which are ex­ week by week. Minute of silence held for Patrolman. New Busi­ strike technique. Discussion of pected to begin flowing soon to Europe due to financial appro­ ness: Brother Smith, referring to Arroyo beef. ^ater to be for Brothers lost at sea. priations allowed by the Washington politicians... If this Marshall charges in previous meeting ac­ checked and tanks cleaned in SEATRAIN NEW YORK—May Plan didn't exist it seems we would have permanently large un­ cusing him of carrying tales top­ New York. All crewmen to. be 19—Chairman R.. Sweeney; Sec­ employment for the seamen and hardly any merchant marine at side, insisted that he be brought preserit at next regular meeting retary C. Goldstein. New Busi­ all... Over in England thousands of longshoremen struck and up. on charges or minutes be cor­ in San Juan or pay five dollar ness: Motion carried that Seaover 200 ships are tied up. train Lines and the SIU be in­ rected. Ship's Delegate stated fines to hospitals. Minute of formed that the new bunks be­ that issue is personal and not silence for brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 ing installed are very unsatisfac­ ship's business. Vote taken and Recently we read there are 100.000 active American seamen tory., Motion carried that the by unanimous agreement the MARINA. Mar. 30 — Chairman as of April 1948. The news item, which further revealed how company have keys made for minutes were changed. Ship's William Elliot; Recording Secre­ this nation and the world vitally depends on our disgracefully each foc'sle. Brother Woods Delegate told crew that voyage tary Andrew Newsad. Depart­ small merchant marine, didn't mention however the big un­ elected Deck Delegate. Good has been good, but company has ment delegates said there were employment hitting the seamen or the way they are being de­ and Welfare: Brother Thompson taken advantage of the one hour no beefs at aU. List of repairs suggested imder Good and Wel­ nied weekly unemployment payments because of ridiculous voiced thanks to the membership sailing rule. fare. Elected Edward Shields to interference by the shipowners. Since the shipowners are for helping to keep the laundry serve as Ship's Delegate. Messacting in this cheap , and cowardly manner and since all clean. Good and Welfare: Sev­ hall to be kept clean with de­ sailors can't be on the ships at one time, the only solution eral brothers expressed their partments rotating responsibility is to double the manning scales for all ships—which is a opinions of twa brothers who for recreation room. Vote of necessary factor in safely and efficiently operating the ships, walked off the ship without se­ thanks to Cooks for excellent anyway. curing ^placements. One min­ food. Suggested that more books ute of silence for brothers lost be obtained. Keep everybody at sea. but crews out of passageways. it 4i Brother Joe Barringer has been in town two weeks now and. Minute of silence for Brothers ROBIN DONCASTER. May 19 hopes all those ships repair their leaks and sail into port sO' lost at sea. —Chairman D. Stone; Secretary there'll be jobs...Vic Milazzo, the Steward, just stopped intO' M. Miles. New Business; Motion 4 4 4 town to say hullo to the boys before sailing into the Boston 4 4 S by Wargo that crew not to pay MARINJ»;. AprU 24—Chairman STEEL RECORDER. May 16— hospital. Vic recently finished a four month trip on a tanker off until a patrolman comes W. Elliot; Secretary Andrew Chairman George Molnar; Sec­ hitting Far East and Persian Gulf ports. Anyway, congratulations, aboard. Motion by Miles that Newsad. Delegates reported no retary Joseph Simmons. Depart­ Vic, and a smooth, voyage of matrimony. Don't raise too many" any charges against a crewmem- beefs. Robert Goodwin elected ments' shipshape. Molnar gave chickens on that Georgia peach farm of yours... Big "Dutch" ber not be discussed at the meet­ ship's delegate. Suggestions made talk on cooperation aboard ship Bolz says he just seen his shipmate, Pete McCoskey, the "Irish ing but be referred through the that men bejnore quiet when re­ SIU style, working rules and the Pollock" also on the beach... Leon "Chink" White just sailed delegates to the boarding patrol­ turning from ashore. Sugges­ Taft-Hartley Act. Too many into town from a long Far East trip... From Brother Jack man. List of repairs made up tion that mess and recreation dishes being lost.. Asked new Dietrich, fireman watertender, aboard the Robin ship. Marine «md approved. One minute of room be kept cleaner. percolator for P.O. mess. Min­ Arrow, we received a scenic postcard of Basutoland, somewhere ute of silence for Brothers lost at in Africa. How's things ashore for a sailor, Jack? Did you pick silence for brothers lost at sea. 4 4' 41 sea. up any LOGS? How about a story? SEA TRADER. May 7—Chair­ man Ralph Hampson: Recording Secretary Roy Tompkins. Elected William W. Moore to be Ship's Plenty of oldtimers in town: E. Robinson. J. Aguiar, Stew­ Delegate. Voted various repairs ard A. Gomes. J. Garcia. J. Masonsong, S. Yodris. Frank Burns. 4. 4. 4> CAPE SAN DIEGO. May 9— and cleaning operations to put G. Rourke. Steward J. P. Doran. C. Patraiker. E. Blaha. S. 4 4 4 Chairman H .Clemmens; Secre­ ship in real SIU shape. Cruz. G. Aronson. Bosun J. Gates, F. Martins. J. Downie. STEEL INVENTOR. April 18— tary A- Tremar. Deck and Stew­ 4 4 4 E. C. House. Bosun T. Cepreano. F. Palume. M. Arroyo. A. Chairman H. Arlinghaus: Record­ SEA TRADER. May 16— ards Delegates reported disputed Caligiura. J. Sotomayor. V. Strong. J. C. Mclntyre. R. E. overtime. Engine Delegate re­ Chairman Syphet; ' Recording ing Secretary E .F. Potts. Stew­ Lanoue. E. Ekiund. Steward J. Lomas. A. Partmen. H. M. ported all smooth. New Busi­ Secretary Tompkins. Voted for ards Delegate, Engine Delegate |Kbinson. W. McClure- and A. P. Hannan. ness: Motion by C. Terry that fresh milk and other stores in reported no beefs in depart­ crew refrain from wearing only first U. S. or Canadian port. Deck ments. Elected Steve Shack t underclothing in the messhall; Delegate Rydon said not more be Ship's Delegate. Two Can Also T. Shavaham, S. Bosmente, G. W. Johnson, N. Joseph, tropical shorts are okey. Discus­ than one set of gear to be raised adian seamen taken aboard in" H. V. Nielsen, R. De Fretes, V. Remolar, C. Murray, jE- Cantin, emergency believed to be okay sion on officers' interpretations of or lowered without calling watch H. Dirt, C. Berg, N. L. Mark, H. Wilson, E. R. Crowell, A. Schiadespite fact they're now non­ below. Engine Delegate Tomp­ the agreement, especially part vone, M. Soto, A. Swenson, J. Barron, J. Stickney, G. Ledson, A. union. Messman placed pro­ kins and Stewards Delegate concerning "work done by per­ Montemarano, N. Clifton, Carmelo Melendez and M. J. Feeheney sons other than the unlicensed Hampson reported all was well. bation for singing to .Captain. ,.. There are many more, too, of the oldtimers on our New York personnel." Crew agreed to Will ask for Ass't Electrician. Messhall to be kept clean. Min­ beach. It sure looks like a convention of some kind. A convention send cable to Secretary-Treasurer Repair list'• made. Minutq of ute of silence for Brothers lost waiting for ships that pass up New York in the night, it seems. silence for brothers lost at sea. at"sea. for action on officers. ATBASe, CUT and RUN , , • n �Cat, Bird, Fire, Typhoon Put Hex On Jackson, But Crew Is Chipper To the Editor: could gure the cat with his super-duper formula. The trusting passenger en­ trusted "Muffy" to his care and treatment. He got a gallon of Pinetex disinfectant and poured it in a bucket. The Sgcond Mate grabbed "Muffy" and dunked him a few times in the strong solution. Yes, fellows, it killed the mange and "Muffy" too. Once more the ship's- delegate was called and after a parley "Muffy" was buried at sea with full honors for a dead cat. Things w<ire peaceful for a few more days. Then, just as we arrived in Manila, someone Who said you can't have a good- time on" SIU ships? That guy should take a trip on the Andrew Jackson, Waterman, and see for himself. All we need to make this trip more historical than the Atomic Bomb is the bomb itself, and it wouldn't even be noticed on board this ship. - The trip started March 4th in New York. Right off Ambrose Light' we cut through a tow of bargeSi That put the Indian Sign on us. Later, coming down the Mississippi, our plant went dead. Oh boy! General Alarm. Drop that hook. One hour under way again, then a fog. Drop the anchor again. This tinie we sat there for three days. The Chief Mate loaded with 3.2-.so the Captain had to secure the hook. "Okay," he said, "Mate, you're fired in I%nama." He's still aboard, how­ ever, making it tough for Union men. One Bosun quit in New Orleans because of him. We spent two days in Cristobal for repairs, then through the Canal. Oh brothers, did he get cocky when we left Balboa. shouted "fire." A real blaze it Nearing Honolulu,. Les Pag- was. In the tonnage hatch aft n.ette, SUP, started up to the bow a couple himdred tons of red to go on lookout. Five minutes phosphorus and sulphur, both later he reported to the bridge, used for making matches, were "Mate, I can't get up on the blazing like mad. bow. There's a big bird up What a time we had. Every thfere with a big beak and he one walking around the decks looks vicious." got sulphur on his feet and every step taken was like striking a SCRATCH ONE BIRD match. -We put the fire out after Pagnette came aft and called a hectic battle, but the Manila Ship's Delegate Joe Wise. Up to fire fighters took all the credit the bow they went and with onfe in the newspapers. They got mighty swing with a deck scrub­ there just in time to save the ber over the side went the bird. cellar. After that Pagnette stood his BOOM BOOMED watch with the scrubber, looking The Bosun went to the hospi­ for lights ahead and anything tal in Hong Kong as a result -of with feathers and a big beak. Everything went along fine his fire biurns. Same time the u^tU. three days out of Manila. jumbo boom got tired of stand­ That .fine day a passenger's cat, ing up straight and came tumbl­ by name, came down ing down on the deck cargo. No­ w4th the mange. Our big shot body hurt, however. On we go to Yokohama. Half Chief IJJate told the passenger he ON THE 'BAUXITE TRAIL' Here are some of the Seafarers who helped keep MV Loop Knot ship-shape on recent run (left to right): R. Rendjergasb Oiler: J. James< Elec.; J. Petkac, DMi S. Felicko. OS: AlUard. Oilen E. Kelly, MM: P. Nash, Wiper, and D. Letoikmeau, NCR (catching forty in the corner). SOUP MUST BE GOOD ON THE SHOUP speed ahead and down goes the anchor. Full speed aateim. "Nice shackles in the water, sir." Wind­ lass pulled up from the deck, steam line brtfiten, so we rigged four booms and lowered a man to take a bite. No luck. Thirtysix hours later we cut loose and a tug took over our place at anchor. So on to Yokohoma went the great Andrew Jackson with one hook. Five days in the shipyard and we were ready to go again. That's all for now except for the uninteresting fact that we are now being chased by a 65mile an hour typhoon. Outside of that everything is very peace­ ful on the Jackson. Cheer up, mates. We still have 9,060 miles to go and so to New York. One good trip and clean payoff—minor beefs, of course. Can't wait for that payoff, but we will probably hear ourselves saying, "When do we leave for the Far East aagin?" The Crew Andrew Jackson Send Those Minutes • Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York HalL Only in that way can the memhership act on your recommendations, and then Nie minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. Just to give LOG readers a graphic view of a wellstocked chow stowage unit, C. H. Dobbins (left) proudly dis­ plays his ample waistline, while Bosun Barrett good-naturedly admits his middle is just a poor second. Donald C. Renfro, a shipmate of Dobbins and Barrett aboard the SS Paul Shoup, took this photo when vessel wut on West Coast recently. He reports that Shoup men are "the best crew I ever sailed with—all Union and a good bunch of guys." 'J-o^ - 'The Norfolk Queen' By JAMES P. CONROY Of all the demented men I've seen. The worst of the lot was he— The man who ran the "Norfolk Queen," From Yofk to ApolL From the helmsman's hand he grasped the wheel/ • ^ Still crying, quite insane: "I'll'Steer to land, to rest my keel, Yoir blasted hurricane." "Captain WijUard" was the name. With thirty years off sfiore: Tame whene'er the sea vres tame. When 'twas angry, he was more. When the rocks are but a mile away. When the surf is heard so strong, 'Tis not a sailor's right to say. His skipper has done a wrong. Look out was upon the bridge. The night we met the gale: I stood upon the open ridge. Midst the rising wind's loud wail. As the laughing seas roar o'er the bow. As the cold winds lash your face# You can but stand and wonder how. Your ship cati stand the pace. The Skipper from the wheelhouse gased. Crying curses at the storm, I could as well have curses phrased. If I had been as warm. Like flowers torn from their stems. Ships are cast on land: * No wonder when, as childish whims. By vrazy men they're manned. a "Damn you wind," the Captain swore. "Damn your weakling sea, "You'll have to stir 'em up some more. "To slop the likes of me." I didn't see it happen, For the wind had" bent my chest, I could hear the timbers snappin' 'As though in vaip protest. The seas were roaring o'er the hatch. Sweeping boards off steady. And feats that seas could never match. The wind had done already. I could hear the Captain's laughter, X could hear the Captain's-scream. Yet whate'er did: come after, I know .but as a dream. The skipper didn't slacken speed, . He had it up full blast. Yea, every time the trough we freed, I thought it was our last. On a barren beach they found me, . They say they saw no more. The rest are surely in the sea. For they searched all breadth of shore. Into the sea h,e drove.'er Shrieking loud up to the wind: "in not give in to you, "I'll fight you to the No mere shall sail the "Norfolk 'Queen," Upon warm Apoli's swell: "Captain Willard" has a warmer scene, 'Midst behorned mates in Helh : ' / -Si-':'-- " '' ' . --5 " 'ii, • r i , \ • I'.' ; �Friday, June 2S. 1948 THE What Happened To Our Red Shouldn't Happen To A Dog SEAFARERS LOG Commie Bid For Waterfront Unity Seen As Plot ^To Save Their Skins' To the Editor: To the Editor: Page Eleven I note the despairing howls being rmsed by the Masters of Hocus Pocus in control of the NMU. Stalin's Comintern agents are now calling for "unity with the AFL maritime unions" to de­ feat reaction, which they have brought on themselves (and re­ action it undoubtedly is). has poisoned the air surrounding the maritime industry for a dec­ ade. These are the voices, which now call for "unity with the AFL maritime unions" to save their rotten necks from the re­ sults of their own blunders made in the service of political ex­ pediency serving a foreign mas­ ter. At no time did they serve the cause of the American sea­ men and genuine American un­ ionism— and they don't now. they so guess it, holes of America directed glibly boasted? You brothers—down the ratComintern activities in over CP-inspired and hot-air programs, j Sometime last April the SS Fairport left New York for the Med. In nine days we passed the "Rock." That's the first Water­ man ship I've been on that passed anything. We had a rare set Do you recall the political ac­ of passengers aboard—'opera singers. One of the girls could hit tion committee that was to re- ; a note so high that it could only be heard by a tall dog. form the world in the image We also had a basso-profundo, and believe me, nobody was and likeness of holy Russia? toiore profunda than this basso. And did this guy get seasick! How much did that cost? How He threw so much over the side the sea-gulls made him an many party shuli-duggerers honorary colonel. On the way over he ate so much rice he used were kept on /the payrolls for. to wake up in the middle' of the night singing "Chinatown." It years, dishing out the "line?", But think awhile and look was interesting to note that this Italian in the "36" Olympics And how many were seamen or back on the record of the years. icame in third in grape-treading. I also noticed this trip Water­ This is the scabrous crew of related to the industry? man is going all out for advertising—;the alphabet soup contains Who collaborated with the ship­ parasites riding on the seamen's Yes, Unity—the unity of all: owners and drove all who did backs, who call for unity of nothing but "Ws." American seamen behind the' not approve into the 99-year honest workers to save their EYE-OPENER American concept unions and ^ i Our first port was Genoa. Here the gang dug in at the club? Who boasted through the skins. As treacherous a bunch of leaderships to hold and better" years of the mighty power that political rogues as ever disgraced our conditions and fight fascism "Chokabanana." The joint feaAmerican labor! >!tures oysters on the half-shell of the red type as well as the • is the NMU and of their econ­ (actually they're eye-balls left black or brown. Let the saviours' omic power—not to speak of UNITY UNDER AFL CH0«C6-Aover from the battles of the of Teheran and the Yalta con- ; their political drag - in Washing­ e/w/AMA6pTS/ Unity there will be, unity night before). They also spe­ ference fry their own fish. They ton during the open door class Its oipx&s! cialize in two kinds of meat— collaboration policies under the there must be but unity behind have sounded off long enough, the AFL unions and leadership. too long. dead or alive. If you take a "Stalin is our brother" theory? Bandwich out, it's cut so bad Who insulted the AFL unions NEW BOY they don't wrap it—they band­ continuously and heaped con­ age it. However, in all cases the Now it's Wallace that is their" tumely on the members and customers are given preference darling. He will solve all the officials of these unions? Their l^'tover the roaches. problems of the world. Funny viper words ring in my ears yet. Next Trieste. Tony's Place is how those apes forget the prob­ Who secretly exulted when some a modern five floor sewer. But lems of the industry and must, cracked un-American brain what a dance floor—genuine wood. It's kinda small though. One always follow a godhead under painted hammers and sickles on crowded night a girl fainted and had to finish a tango and waltz orders. Have they no mind of American ships and even raised before she could fall. On the last night I danced cheek to cheek their own? How they love de­ red flags? all night—with the girl behind me. The latest I heard was they're mocracy when they crave t© Do you remember the marches enlarging the floor to accommodate one complete couple. destroy it. And how they shoot On to Piraeus! After four trips here I finally saw the Ac­ through the streets of New York the democrats in the name of ropolis. Was I surprised—it isn't a restaurant after all. Since the and those alien-minded Stalin dictatorship afterwards. It's the last time 1 was here "John Bull" made his place wider—he took stooges yelling themselves hoarse same bunch, boys, the same who down the wallpaper. Here you can always find a crowd of about with shouts of "The Yanks Ain't The members of the NMU have are now shrieking for unity with Coming" and "Let God Save either left that political circus the AFL Unions after 10 years 60 odd people—some are odder than others. The King?" I do, and my stom­ or have paid the price for the of much raking and boasting. LEARNS FAST ach turns. glorified gum-beating, which Now they are caught in a trap Two days later—Turkey. In a short time I picked up a few they called leadership. They of their own making. CHANGED TUNES words of the language, and I quote, "gobble-gobble." One day have paid the price in expul­ I went to Derence. The town is one mile above sea-level—two Yes, we will have unity—^but Do you recall the day Hitler's sions -if they spoke as free men miles too high. The surrounding waters abound in jelly-fish, with whom? Think hard and act, hordes marched across the Rus­ in a free nation, or by cut-rate including apple, plum, peach, and cherry. The local light company wisely. This is no time to. go sian border and these wolves sell-out contracts if silent. consists of five ^-watt bulbs and one dry-cell fprobably left over off half-cocked. were calight with their political Where is the vaunted strength? from the new jail). pants down. "The Yanks Can't Where are the millions of dollars Wandering Seafarer Time staggers on to GuLfport, Miss.—so much better than Get There Fa^t Enough" and Derence. They've got nine 3-watt bulbs here. Rocketing out of "Open the Second Front" result­ here I went to New Orleans for a north bound train. Some train— ed. • if you think the Virginia Creeper is a flower you're mistaken— Yes, the same Ferdy the Fink it's a railroad. This one is so slow the cows wear train-catchers. While passing through Alabama I reached out the window and was leading the parades and picked a bale of cotton. The conductor should've been a cowboy— through his party ghostwriter was doing the bidding of his he had a ten gallon head. .want very much to keep in touch''' Finally New York—I see my picture was in a recent "LOG." masters, while the NMU suffered To the Editor: with you and your work... ^ The 6th floor reports an 80% decrease in donations. I warned 1 by cut-rate contracts. That mis... We've been following ypur Did you ever get a review • them. Any other insults can be sent to me c/o the South St. ] erable Comintern hack grafted reviews of our books with concopy modern translation by the party on the NMU as ., ^ , u v, -^^.7 of — our -v.- ...— Towers where I'm resting after ONE ROUND TRIP. Pilot Editor Lowell Chamberlain ''«™,ol 'The Odyssey? It has been ^ "Red" Campbell most impressed with the job you ve been doing. your membership might particuTHHY PAID OFF IN SOUND, SIU STYLE I think you succeed unusually larly like it. (Ed. note: "Th© ^ well in conveying in a few ^ Odyssey" was reviewed in the words the character and the LQC of June 11. 1948.) I'll .send - " quality of the books steering a you a copy, along with some, true course between the self- of the other recent Signets and consciously literary and the sort, Mentors — including "About the of "writing down" that some re- Kinsey Report: Observations by viewers indulge in. In other n Experts on 'Sexual Behavior words, I think you do an honest in the Human Male'." job for honest men ... WANT SUGGESTIONS That's the kind of job we try to do in selecting the books for We're always open to sugges­ publication under Our imprint, tions for new titles to be added and our belief in the good taste to our list. If you, or if crew*of our fellows has been borne members of any of the ships, out by the popularity of books|I would VVV....V. like to submit lists of formerly considered "^ighbrow. books they'd like to see issued at 25 cents and 35 cents, we'd BOOKS IMPORTANT find them helpful, I know. . The digested notes of the Arabel J. Porter minutes of the SS John Miller Associate Editor particularly pleased me, for tl/ey Penguin Signet certainly give good indication Books and Pelican ... that books are an important Mentor Books part of the lives of the men at sea. (Ed. note: The crew of the (Ed. Note: What do you Miller' suggested that individual want to read? Here's a chance members of crews bring aboard to get it between covers in several pocketsize books apiece handy pocket size for the askCarson sailed again for Italy June 7. No iden­ - Black Gang aboard the SS William Carson, a for the benefit of all.) ing. The LOG will forward tification accompanied photo, which was taken South Atlantic scow, that paid off in Charles­ We shall certainljr-^ntinue to any suggeitions received frons during first part of voyage. Tell us who you ton on June 4. Payoff -was reported as "a real send you review "copies, and do| Seafarers.. are when you send pictures. SIU job." thanks to a capable SIU crew. The Publisher Praises Reviews, Seeks Members' Title Tips <1 �• ifl Page Twelve T H'B^ S BJ'F^R B its ta C Friday. June 25. 1848 At Roots Port Baltimore 'AFL Jowmeyiiiaii' Mates. Grey Hair, Says Sounds Beef, Gets Clarification Of Bosuns' The Duke To the Eklltor: I've been sailing Bosun five years, but I couldn't get this Here are a few lines from the Mate to give me the right over­ SS Thomas Cresap which is hell-ship of the Isthmian line. time. In a whole monib L ha\ce;' We are in Port. Said, now, and gotten only 23 hours, If that we have had three shipboard became the general practice why. rneetings coming across. The first would a man ever sail Bosun?^ two were necessarily shorti but. He might as well be an- OS on at the last; one on May.- 2A we the 4-8 watch. really covered a, lot. of, gpound We'll be back in October. Duke Himler including a lot of discussion of gpod Unionism. The Black Gang,. Delegate, call him "Lefty," is., right on his toes- The Stewards Delegate is doing fine and so. is the Deck Delegate. I happen, to be the Ship's Delegate, and make out the .best I can. ALMIGHTY It- seems that the Master thinks he is God Almighty with Tp, the Editor;, the power- and, authority to Mtembers of the SUP ah Pbrt'- -' scratch- oute overtime at will. As land-, Ore-., were on hand' durmgia result: there's a. Ijit; ofc over­ the- Rose Festival to-- - prcsent-' time in dispute. The Patrolmen Queen Barbara I, of Rosarij^ ; will' have to take it- from there. with- an engraved shipfs bellj ' The Mate waa a little hard' to given- her by the Catholic Mari- • get along with in the beginning time- Club at the occasion of its, but he is coming along fine now­ formal opening- June 12; adays.. In this connection, let me A representative group of sear say that I have read those ar­ men- greeted the diminutive ticles-. in the LOG called "Why queen" and her court of lovely= > Bosuns Get Grey Hair," and that princesses and, Royal Rosarians I know why: it's the Mates a and escorted them through the rooms of the new club, which« Bosun has to cope with. s open to merchant seamen- ok' all creeds and nations The clubi located at 512 West Burnisde—just a few blocks west of the Union Hall^—offers rec­ reational facilities, sucht as pingpong and pool. There are read-. ing and -writing rooms, wellstocked with magazines and" writing materials. There's a juke box that doesn't eat nickels, a piano, radio and room to dance. A snack bar offers coffee, sand- . wiches, soft drinks and soups^ One of the outstanding features. of the club is its shower room and laundry. ' John P. Curry, director of the" new club, was among the spon-. sors present to welcome seamen and encourage them to make use. of the facilities available and to enjoy the homelike atmosphere. of the Catholic Maritime Club of Portland. L Ht Pepper Book No. 3161 . To Ihe Editor: sult that many men will, speed' restricted to that port. Last I am a Baltimore AFL mem­ to that port at great expense, waokt Nowv Yrorki shipping- was headlined as. at a. "standstilL" ber, who has lived and worked and then discover that they Mobile was reported slow. must hang around the beach in the Locust Point section of the Savannah, likewise. Surely, for a long while before being, ^Baltimore waterfront for 35 ''AFL Journeyman" should notable to ship out. Although years. I see the LOG every ooneiden repocti of' slow ship^ Baltimore ships a great number week. It's not right but I can see of men, she also has consider­ Rtngc a rea«»:tiQih on^ his; city. J •At any rate„ the SIU. is. pxpud," Why you birds in New York able manpower on the beach. of the role played by the. Port That shipping should be re­ boost that port but, I'm d d of Baltimore and shares with ported as "slow" in Baltimore if I can see why your Baltimoce the brother his respect for that is no reflection on thai city Agent runs down the city that great pori cijiy» and such a descripticm is n>t gives him a living. It certainly looks as if the SIU and the LOG~ are doing their d dest to be­ IN SOUP AND SUN ON TOE RECQSimC little the city and Port of Balti­ more. But your own scorebox. makes a liar out of you. and; Itentz. '-yf. Every week Baltimore is a close second to New York, with your favorite port of Philly at the bottom. This week New York shipped 189 and Baltimore 207 in the Deck Department, The wonder port of Philly shipped. 59i The totals are: New York—640, Baltimore—469, and Philadelphia —192. I'm AFL but if the SIU doesn't think anymore of my hometown and the port that feeds my family, I'll d d well see to.it that my local goes slow in back­ ing you the next time you have a beef. S, i, i, "AFL Journeyman" Digging its way through the (Ed. Note: The LOG gen­ erally does not publish letters Mississippi fog, . Isthmian'sSteel Rscordex- passea. close te not bearing the name of the sender. In this case, however, two other SlU-manned vessels, we are waiving the rule so that; the SS- Del Albat at the right, we may clear up our AFL, and; an unidmitified SealraiUi brother's misunderstanding.. Si 4" t First, let us state emphatir cally that the SIU regards At- right;—Joe Simmons, SeaBaltimore as one of the na­ faxCT- responsible for the foggy, tion's major ports—certainly foggy picture is flanked- by- fel^ one of the most active on the low- Steel Recordmv crewmen. East Coast. Baltimore's tradi­ At left is Benny D^ina, Wiper tion as a port city ranks it and: on; the righb Chips. Weges? with the great ports of the cheide> Carpenten In. a note ac­ world, and for her admirable companying the pictures. Bro­ record of solidarity among ther Simmons suggested a ' AFL unions she stands second word of thanks to- the- organ­ to none. The LOG has on izers for getting ships like this ri; many occasions emphasized Isthmian C-T; under contract. this fact. % % ^ As for Baltimore's shipping I ;!? • record, it is generally recogr nized as top-ranking. Although; it stands high — even in this period of slow shipping— Mbtbfei; Baltimore is shipping- fewer To the Editor: ta think it- over before we were| The^ hadi» few performers Great Admirer of Union men than- she does lutder quite-out-of-port-and-we-let-th««-j but- they- seen- got- theii«- walkinf- To the Ediior: Here's a few lines from the off with little delay. normal conditions. It. is fox papers. Wa are alf anxious to that- reason that Agent Curly men on; the Monroe making the Some of the boys are nuts get into, port again and see the I would appreciate it very Rentz—who, for the record, is Sugar Run between the continent; about; the- islmi^ aiwfe aonwe fhft hi^htgi muidjv if youj would mail' the of Baltimore's, biggest and Puerto Rico. Some of the natuws; are- nut» tp^ my. moth©; whose adonfe oft ih Wb'lii sign: now witJh a JkQGr t£h boosters—uses care in, repprt- boy sure seem to enjoy this I: hewe hHied ouf on- the iord'. thwjJss to. the- diflfenroh ifhrm: entdpflftd on job activityc in his run. and seem to enjoy every •joimem im the: pontfr who; ^ I port.' He does not want- to product of the sugar cane also. is an very great jwaya mana^ to, ^ the- ifttesh kdflwsenmothanThi& ship is a nice seagoing encourage over-optimism . by of? the and; the> work |L0€fe- to us as- aeoife as wo hih if ifti^inB; Qhtalmng: saying; jobs axe- very pleatiful vessel. She sits like a duck in the presfiORh when they're not, wlthi the re­ the water and just floats ^along. enfe-day condfUems fbr- seamen-. |S-r Another of A. H. Bull's old gals. Bm: Jordan Qxow of: Utft) We have a nice bunch aboard iWARN^ SEAFARERS and all' try to pull together like GYP ARTIST' good; Union brothor-s. We are QJS. WEST COAST all paying our- new assessments with pleasure for we know that To the Editor: it is an insurance for our future ^•^East December in Longbeach> and- our Union's future as well. SISAiAlKjPS HCICb imr tie wiQklif,, a, salesman came aboard Here is. a- word of prai-se for iiopft Jli% IW jpst the vesaeb I was on and. offered; our Stewards Department which 'a three-year subscription to Life is doing a fine job in keeping magazine for $11. As a gift, sub­ the boys contended and the belts scribers- were promised a foun­ strdining at the seams. Our .: tain pen and a Webster diction­ Chief- Steward' Jim Grant, is a ary; real Union man and is all out to miMhi iim mmc QM bound This was a fraud: I never got please everyone. His tables are s«r mm tm aix ^ t ^ the, pen nor the dictionary and aiwiys' laden "witr" go^^^^ vm van oH 9m my family never received; the ^im and the cooperamagazixie. gives out- with a blB smilV tion cff-" his department-. So. remember., whern in Long AH Seafarers who wisbt to sat up? a. ^isnaoent; file® ^ whaa hisr poih they're. CHANGi© THEJR. MIIJP, Beaoh, San Pedro, or Wilmingr iishingf, AH, nwdB In-. 'wieb sfc minimiirn* ofi efibuh sfieukl act proa^oty:. TM ^ ton,, Calif., don't lefc that guy On. our Jaat two departuxes Igge vdth the WBl»r„ lus» BaRRY take you over. , from. Ponce:; we had. some stow­ says he's a sure hAt> tp. a. Abound volmnes may be purchasedVat tbe Headquarters Henry de Ruyier aways aboard but they seemed Seafarer In a few years. baggage room, 4th floor, J1 Beaver Street, New York City, y Doc Pepp^ TeHs Of Kcw: Coast Club i- Sugar Runners A Gang Cki Mimroe laPlf MHH U|g|S mm WBBKm �Page Thixieen .Friday, June 2b, 1S4» FROM A FLORIDA CREWMAN*S mETCmBOOK rfT': • Crew Of Edm<»it 'Credit To SIU:' Mate AB; M. Ekman, AB; L. Atkins, OS; A. Lutaves, OS, and W. It gives me a lot of pleasure Vogel, OS. to write this letter to tell you what a fine crdw I have had this trip. Led by A. A. Smith, as good, or better than any Bosun I've seen either before, during ' or To the Editor: since the war, the whole Deck I want to thank you for the Gang has done an exceedingly nice spread you gave my ar­ ticle, "The Old Days and the good job. New," in the LOG of June 4, The ship doesn't quite look and for the excellent work and like a yacht yet, as this trip editing of another article of mine has been too short. Another trip you published last January. or two like this one, however, I have been a seaman and tmand she will. ion man for 25 years and catai The men I now have are a truthfully say that the LOG is great credit to the SIU. The the finest trade journal I have more crews like this one the ever read. It is free and clean SIU sends aboard ships, the of politics and biases and is more prestige both the Union strictly for the membership and and the whole U.S. merchant their welfare. It could well put marine will gain. some of the large daily sheets Let's have more like them on to shame ... „ all our ships! It also brings the SIU mem­ bers together. The LOG keeps Richard Emerson. the membership posted on all Chief Mate current events and if they read SS Cape Edmont, it diligently there is no reason Alcoa SS Co. why they shouldn't be posted at, P.S.: The crewmembers are: all times on Union activities. A. A. Smith, Bosun; E. KounAugustus Cottrell darakis, DM; L. Kirkland, AB; (Ed. Note: CottrelTs articles R. Tyssey, AB; J. Ha wee, AB; will appear in the LOG from J. P. Mastin, AB; F. Harshorn, time to time.) To the Editor: Calls Log 'Finest Trade Journar Some aspects of -life aboard the Florida, as seen by Seaf&rer Emigdio Reyes. Shipboard life Is Rugged As SS Florida Resumes Havana Run, Crewman Declares fFo the Editor: The SS Florida is back from drydock and is making its over­ night milk run to Havana iregularly. The portside screw •was replaced, and the 100-passenger deck was air conditioned —BUT the crewmembers still jroast in their quarters. • The -room waftSTs, after a twoWeek rest, are raring to go on the grind again. Calling it a "fgrind" is no exaggeration. • It's baggage Une from 4:30 p.m. until sailing time. Tables must lae set before the dining room is thrown open to a rushing crowd of tourists who actually fight their way to the best tables. 'After that there's no rest for the 'waiters until nine and sometimes To o'clock. WORST TO COME . - In the morning, out of the hot sack you go at 6:00 a.m. to have the dining room ready at 6:30, You serve breakfast until 8:00 or later. Usually there are still passengers in the dining room long after the ship has docked. You're only beginning the day's work. The worst is yet to come. Rushing out of the dining room you take the baggage of 20 : or 30 passengers ta the dock. ; When all your passenger's bag­ gage has been examined by an unorganized bunch of Havana customs inspectors, you trudge back to your quarters in a bad mood. To make things worse, the chances are the tips have not been what you expected. After cleaning, sweeping, mop­ ping, polishing brass and making 30 berths in 10 staterooms, you can call yourself a free ^oul until 4:30 p.m.. When the same routine starts all-over again. The need of a Hall in Miami is becoming more apparent each trip. On this first trip after drydock, six room waiters were laid off in the most unofthodox man­ ner. They had signed off when the ship left for drydock. When they went to sign on with the rest of the crew, the Purser just didn't allow them to—by order of P & O's Port Steward. The Ship's Delegate was un­ able to do anything, his hands were tied. Now the Tampa Hall has plenty of troubles of its own, so it is bound to be a whole week before the Patrolman will get here. Meanwhile, we are sailing short. In other words, the company took a sock at the crew and nothing can be done about it but sit around and wait because there is no Hall in Miami. OTHER INSTANCE There is another instance that shows the need of a Hall in Miami. This was when a crew Messman was transferred to the rating of Bellman. A few weeks ago, 2,822 voted to stop such promotions, with only 278 favoring them. The winning referendum was plainly printed in the LOG: "No man may be promoted or allowed to transfer from one job to another on board ship except in case of extreme emergency." In this case there was no emer ;/ency. The Messman had bis shipping ticket given to him by the Ship's Delegate two weeks before transferring—at the same time that the relief Bellman signed off. There were bookmen on the beach here and more in the Hall in Tampa. Besides, that same day those six men had been laid off as waiters, any one of whom could have used the job as Bell­ man. Upon a mild protest, the Ship's Delegate .stated that the Tampa Agent had .authorized -him to make the change because it "was not considered a promotion." SO STATED Perhaps it is not a promotion— oh the base pay. But it is a change of job, and some of us believe it is a violation Of the new shipping rules. Some of us voted against the whole idea of promotion and transfer of jobs aboard ship. That was'the way it was printed on the ballot we used for voting. It was so stated in the LOG when the amendments to the shipping rules were published. Neither a'delegate nor any SIU Hail is authorized to modify the result of a referendum until so authorized by a new vote. It was to abolish just such changes that-the new amendment was adopted. So far as we on the Florida are concerned, a lot of misunder­ standing and consequent delay could be avoided. If we had a Hall in Miami instead of being under the jurisdiction of a dis­ tant Hall having problem of its own. Emigdio Royis:;^:- Hospital Locations Requests occasionally come from members for a complete li^ of Marine Hospitals throughout the U. S. The LOG will publish these listings from time to time and suggests that the Brothers clip and keep them for future reference. The complete list of Class A U.S. Marine Hospital is printed below. In addition to these the United States Public Health Service also provides second and third class relief stations in smaller American cities and foreign ports. Baltimore, Maryland—Wyman Park Drive and 31st Street. Out-patient office—Custom House. Boston (Brighton). Massachusetts—77 Warren Street. Bos- ton. Out-patient office—Custom House, Boston. Buffalo, New York—2183 Main Street. Out-patient office —328 Federal Building. Carville. Louisiana—(P.H.S. Leprosarium.) Freight and •vxpress addre^: St. Gabriel. Louisiana. Chicago, Illinois—4141 Clarendon Avenue. Out-^patient of­ fice—^New Port Office Building. Cleveland. Ohio—Fairhill Road and East 124th Street. Out-patient office—^New Post Office Building. Detroit, Michigan—^Windmill Pointe. Out-patient officePost Office Building. Ellis Island, New York. Fort Stanton, New Mexico—(Tuberculosis.. Sanatorium.) Freight and express address: Capitan, New Mexico. Galveston. Texas—45th Street and Avenue N. Out-patient ; office—302 Custom House. 'Kirkwood, Missouri—525 Couch Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee—Delaware and California Streets. Mobile. Alabama—St. Anthony and Bayou Streets. New Orleans, Louisiana—210 State Street. Out-pedient office—Custom House. New York, New York—(Dispensary) 87 Hudson Street. Out-patient office—Barge Office. Norfolk, Virginia—^Hampton Boulevard, Larchmont. Out­ patient office—Custom House. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—40th Street and Penn Avenue. Out-patient office—^Federal Building. . Portland. Maine—331 Veranda Street. Out-patient office— Custom House. San Juan, Puerto RicOw. San Francisco, California—14th venue and Park Blvd. Out-patient office—Appraiser's Building. Savannah, Georgia—York and Abercom Streets. Seattle, Washington—Judkins Street and 14th Avenue South. Out-patient office—^Federal Building. Slapleton, Staten Island, New York—Bay Street. Yineyard Haven, Massachusetts. k i'i m �Iltiffc. Page Fourteen i-- THE SE AF AREHS LOG Friday. June 25. 1848 The Sea Makes All Men Equal 'iJi The S.S. Allinga was not a big rying a nice group of passengers, "This the Allinga, I guess?" he his guns about, prgised his spe­ drag him below, out of sight. cial saddle, jingled his silver I returned and, when about to boat; but, badly built and top mostly girls, called at Gladstone asked with a twang. his golden connect the hose, 1 saw in a heavy, she was a good boat for in Shark's Bay on our usual A bevy of pretty girls met the spurs, and flashed Cowboy with their smiles. smile. There was excitement, joy corner of the saloon deck the small fish and big sharks. She run. ' rolled in bad weather and on There walked up our gang­ •'Are you from Texas?" asked and laughter. y cross seas with sickening jars— way two new passengers, who a sweet girl in pink. I turned and looked to the enough to make a lubber green immediately attracted attention. The Cowboy stretched himself Westward, at the rising clouds ^ around his gills. She gave no The first one was an independ­ the full length of his six feet on the horizon. I shook my head rest to her crew at sea, or in ent Businessman with a serious and two inches in his boots, and frowned. mien, dressed in white flannel gave her a golden smile, took At sunset, the wind began to i port. ' We were running coastwise in suit, neatly pressed, immaculate off his big hat with a flourish blow and the cross sea ran, at the Allinga and carrying passen- —as though he had come from and answered: "Yep, mah young the mouth of Shark's Bay. The ' gers, up and down, from Free- a bandbox and was going to his lady; I'm Joe Clayton, the best S.S. Allinga started to roll again. rider and toughest man west of One by one the passengers left - mantle to Derby, during the hot bank. ^^ell. She was a busy, noisy The second one was a tall Fort Worth!" He patted-his guh. the saloon deck and went below. J steamer, with a strong smell, cowboy in full regalia — boots The eyes of pretty girls shined Darkness descended. The wind and sea increased. The Allinga ' but she was making lots of with silver spurs, and a pair of upon the tall Texan. ran and rolled as usual. A few dough for the company. TWO HEROES rain squaUs came, swept aslant, Cowboy, face down, as though Some 500 sweaty buUs, bound With the two worthies aboard, and lashjed across the ship. But he had "bitten the dust." for the slaughter house, bellowed there was no time to lose. We it was not a bad night. in the forward holds and sent I shook him hard. He was aKve hoisted the gangway and let go HEROES NO MORE up a lot of hot air. Some 5,000 and came to his senses with a the lines with a .splash. The isheared sheep blah-blahed like ship turned round short and At dawn, came my turn to groan. He struggled to his feet niutton heads in the stuffy pens steamed straight to sea, down clean up and wash down the 'and steadied himself with diffi-* on the'^after deck. saloon deck before, the early culty. He was led, tottering, the Shark's Bay. It was Sunday afternoon. I birds would start their promen­ below and helped into his bunk. Between toese two, some 50 had done my turn at the wheel ade. I had just rolled out the Five minutes later, ^ when first class passengers, ladies and and, going aft to^ look at the water hose when I received an washing down the. saloon deck, gentlemen, dressed in white, there came to my mind a poem log, saw the pair of passengers unpleasant .surprise. lounged in the deck-chairs amidThere lay, slumped in a deck by Byron: again. ship, sipping whiskey and soda The Businessman kept pacing chair, the Businessman. He was "Roll on, thou deep and dark ' - and enjoying themselves. In the fall of 1915, when the pistols stuck in the holsters of the saloon deck, aloof, and helpless, and wet as a wick. He blue ocean. season's trade was done, the Al­ his belt—carrying on his back a swinging ' his cane made of looked as if he had been out Roll! shark's backbone. He seemed to all night, slumming, and had linga left light, from Freemantle special saddle. Teh thousand ships sWeep to Bunbtury, to make the short The Businessman stepped be a man of wealth, conscious gotten sick-drunk on cheap stuff, , over thee in vain. run without the ballast — and aboard as if he owned the boat, of power, an aristocrat whom a and had finished the night lying Man marks the earth with taking the chance of turning and could fire the Captain and poor seaman could not reach in a gutter . ruin. the crew. with a boat-hook. He was a sad saclt. I had to His control turtle. Stops on the watery plain!" No sooner had we gotten out­ The Cowboy boarded the ship, The Cowboy, a hero to the make him look decent and R. J. Peterson side, then the ground swell cocky and flashing his gold teeth. pretty girls around him, tossed I tighten his belt before I could caught us and the night fell. It began to blow. Seas rose sharp and ran fast—right abeam! The Allinga started to roll, restless, as if she had pain in her belly. She lost a lot of her In his recent appearance be­ to certain types of unfair labor employer was required to main- • ion security disclosed the in­ tain strict impartiality during terruption to peaceful collective steam. Loud cracks were heard fore the Congressional "Watch­ practices against unions. dog" Committee, charged with As a result, unions are finding union campaigns. However, the bargaining that the prohibition below. Bulkheads groaned. There was no sleep for any overseeing the operation of the it more and more difficult to,very loosely worded and inter- of the closed shop has brought. man aboard that night. Men Taft-Hartley law, AFL Ph-esident obtain action on unfair labor preted free speech proviso of This has proved particularly ser­ hung on where they stood, their Green presented a report which practices that they have field tiie Taft-Hartley law makes it ious in such industries as the possible for the employer to building trades where the closed heads swimming. Those who lost summarized the results obtained against employers. from a questioimaire directed to state clearly and unequivocally shop has been an institution /for ELECTION PROCEDURE 171 AFL field representatives to his position with regard to un- several decades. determine the effect of the T-H There have been several new ion organization, The requirement for the un­ law on union organization. changes in NLRB procedure) K is true he cannot coerce or ion shop election has proved Brother Green ended his re­ which have handicapped union intimidate his employees into extremely burdensome. Union marks with the statement that organizational efforts. Several voting against union represen- leaders have naturally been gra­ tified at the results of these el­ the law is so thoroughly malig­ representatives specifically men­ ections, but this does not ob­ nant that it is beyond remedy or tion the prohibition which the scure the fact that this require­ cure, and that the only solution new law places upon the holding of pre-hearing elections. ment of an undemocratic elec­ would be complete repeal. tion has interfered with the or­ 'The following brief excerpts The use of this device had derly process of collective bar­ enabled the board under the are from the report: gaining. All but a very few represen­ old law to expedite many peti­ One of the most vicious as­ their grip were flung helplessly tatives indicated that they were tions for certification. However, under the new law this proced­ pects of. the union security issue from side to side until they experiencing delays under the under the Taft-Hartley law is brought up against a stanchion new law. Most of this delay has ure is no longer open to the that the federal law is made to and managed to hold on ex- been the direct result of the re­ board. . Representatives also report enforce the state statutes pro­ haustedly. quirement that employee elec­ that employers are using their hibiting all types of union se­ tions be held before any type of BAD NIGHT curity. new freedom in filing petitions to union security clause can be ne­ j,e can do, how- The effect of this law has been Now and then, the Allinga fell gotiated between unions and forestall and delay union organization. ever, is to state very clearly. to weaken union organization in on her side, and remained lying management. The flood of union employees to listen those areas and among those oyer, with a shiver of suspense. security elections has held up One provision of the new actj^^^ opposition to union or- groups which are most in need Between the running seas, the all other types of board, activity. whose effect is still open to board interpretation is section' • i, of it. It has given encourage­ dark hollows yawned menacing The effect of these board de­ 9 (c) (5) which knocks out the ment to anti-union employers. at the lee; and the white crests lays on union organization is ATTITUDE OF EMPLOYEpS board's "extent of organization" In.connection with the second­ showed, flashing a sinister smile. very clear. If a union has been Hours passed; endless, they organized among the employees doctrine. Prior to. the new law. The overwhelm-ing majority of ary boycott issue, organizers re­ seemed. Shadows of the night of a new plant, those employees the board frequently permitted AFL representatives declared the port that while the instances in rose and fell before the men's are anxious to have the formal departmental or section bargain-' attitude of some employers has which unions have been accused ing units, 'stiffened considerably since en- of violating the law in this re­ eyes. process of certification completed However, this practice is no'actment of the Taft-Hartley law. gard have not been numerous, At eight a.m. the darkness as quickly as possible. longer permitted under the new In effect, the act has provided they have reflected a type of turned a ghastly grey, The sun If .this procedure—which could act, and as a result unionized anti-union employers with new union-busting which has gone had risen, and the weather be­ through the-process of consent employees in such establishments, weapons which they have not far beyond the intent of Con­ gan to moderate—and we could election take as sHort a period as large banks and insurance been reluctant to utilize. The gress. see! of time as one or two months companies are almost certain to act furnishes employers with The night hawk (the Steward) GENERAL COMMENTS drags out to 9 or 10 months be deprived of any union's rep- convenient excuses to delay col­ stood on the boat deck, wiping The information concerning lective bargaining negotiations through employer stalling and resentation. hts sweaty • brow with a soiled damage suits was very similar and to object to proposals to the slow process of board. pro­ napkin. FREE SPEECH which they would otherwise to the data dealing with second­ "God's truth! I thought she cedure, th^ employees are bound ary boycotts. Although relatively to lose interest in the upion. agree. free It is evident that the would turn over..." He gasped few damage suits have b^en By turning the balance of barTaftspeech provision in the out, looking around wild eyed. .Insofar as unfair labor prac­ filed e gainst unions, those that Hartley law has been turned ingaining strength in favor of emtices are concerned, unions are 'T thought, the Allinga was go­ have been filed have proved ing to turn over like h^ sister facing an additional obstacle in to one of the most vicious and ployers, t^e act has stiffened very effective devices for tying ship did, and spill us into the attempting to expedite board diabolical instruments ever plac- employer resistance to the gi-ant- up union fifiance^ and combat­ sea—tor the hungry sharks.,. procedure because the Taft- ed at the disposal of antiunion ing of third-round wage in- ing union activities. creases. Hartley Act; requires that the employers. So help me God!" he cried. Inquiry into the issue of unUnder the Wagner Act the (Continued on Ba^e board give prior consideration On one trip the Allinga, car- ^ ; T-H Act Malignant, Beyond Remedy, Says Green If �Page Fifteen THE SEAT AR E R S . LOG Friday. June 25. 1948 Pres. Green Reports On Taft-Hartley MesSf The total effect of -the Taft{Continued From Page 14) A number of individuals com­ Hartley law on union-manage­ mented on the problem of the ment relations, which becomes jurisdiction of the NLRB. In apparent from an analysis^!; of several cases the new board has these questionnaires, can be asserted its authority over par­ summarized as one of iruslraticular industries and trades tion." The law has given a new which previously had not been weapon to the enemies of labor, a Weapon with which they are"' subject to its jurisdiction. able to frustrate the desire of This has caused a good deal employees for representation of confusion in many predomin­ through union organizations. antly local establishments which While many fair-minded em­ are not certain whether they do ployers have continued to deal or do not come under the board's frankly and honestly with the jurisdiction. unions of their employees, the A number of organizers com­ law has discriminated against mented that the Taft-Hartley law them by helping their antiunion has meant that more than ever competitors. before lawyers are being re­ The feeling of frustration is ; tained by employers to repre­ evident, too, at the bargaining sent them in collective bargain­ table. Full and open discussipn • ing negotiations. of the facts in dispute has tend­ The result of this injection of ed to give way to sharp bargain- • legal talent has' been to intro­ ing on technical points,' with duce even greater delays and each side suspecting the iqotives more technical phraseology in­ and intentions of the other. to collective bargaining at a As one organizer puts it, "We ; time when open and frank dis­ find much more restraint ahd • cussion between unions and fencing for position at the bar- ] management is so desperately gaining table, and less fuU and • needed. open collective bargaining^" SS CHAMBERLON N. Vrdoljak. $4.00; C. F. Hoong $4.00; W. W. McLean, $3.00; C. SS ROBIN DONCABTER W. E. Kittrell. $2.00; M. M. Mifes. Ripley. $5.00; D. Ward. $5.00; J. Bates. $1.00; D. J. Aokson. $1.00; $2.00; A. Wargo. $1.00; J. Mielson. $1.00; H. T. Wilkerson, $2.00; H. L. Fisher. $2.00; D .C. Rant. $2.00; Criffen, $1.00; P. Prokopuk. $1.00; M. Hatfield. $2.00; E. E. Niles. $2.00; N. Evans. $1.00; J. Novak. $2.00; M. Klein. $2.00; J. E. Dunn. $2.00; Gulp. $1.00; R. R. Brown. $1.00; D. Sokolic. $2.00; H. DeRuvter, $10.00; O'Rourke. $1.00; J. W. Higgens. $2.00; Klockmau, $2.00; A. Gullcn. $5.00; H. Gjerd. $2.00; P. B. McDanicl. $1.00; A. Smith. $2.00; E. Santaromana, $5.00 C. Wayne. $2.00; F, B. Neely. $2.00; J. L. McClillon. $2.00; S. E. Broadshaw. G. A. O'Neil, $2.00; H. Lamolugh. $2.00; $2.00; C. Music. $2.00; M. Kelly. $5.00 COUNTER L. Zampetti, $1.00; J. A. Mitchell. J. B. LaNunez. $1.00; J. B. Mc R. H. Harvey. $2.00." $2.00; R. Ayers. $2.00; P. Paglia, Giunia. $t.OO; E. C. Biedrzycki. $1.00; . SS EDITH $1.00; D. Stone. $1.00; C. C. Jordon, R. L. Stanton. $2.00; J. J. Franejr. .P. R. Vorke. $1.00; S. Rizzp. $1.00; T $2.00; O. M. Raynor, $2.00, .$1.00; E. Greco. $1.00; B. Tones. $2.00; Kioussis. $1.00; R. S. Kanouse. $1.00 H. Robertson. $1.00; Asa W. Hursey. F. H. Sturcis. $2.00; W. Floyd. $5.00 SS ROBIN GOODFELLOW B. R. Santiago. $1.00; R. W. Burkitt. $5.00; M. V. Ricko. $5.00; G. S. E. L. Pierce. $1.00; J.' J. Danton. $1.00 $l.bO; F: Rakar. $2.00; J. Dodge. $1.00; Lynch.. $5.00; Peter J. Thompson. E. V. Havden. $1.00. C. Buleca^$2.O0; C. G. Inman. $2.00; $5.00; J. Daponte, $1.00; N. A. MaSS STEEL FLYER J. D. Walker. $2.00; W. G. MacDonald douros. $5.00; Reider-Gade. $1.00; E. E. J. Yanisses. $5.00; F. R. Maldonado $2,00; R. Montez. $1.00; G. V. Gladhill. Milanesi. $5.00; J. A. De Jessa. $5.00; $3.00; 1. R. Cordova. $3.00; T. Con $2.00; M. • Longfellow, $2.00; C. W. E. Tresnick. $?.00; C. J. Clark. ,$5.00; cepcion. $5.00; T. Lacaon. $5.00; C. 1 G. Kasprzyk. $3.00; A. T. Diamond. Navarra. $5.00; P. A. Serano. $4.00; V Dubois. $2.00; C. Mancino. $2.00.^ $5.00; 0. W. O'Neill. $2.00; Du'hcan Vecchio. $4.00; M. L. Copeland. $2.00; SS G, KILBY G. E. Zimmeaman, $2.00; S. Bojko. Shaw Jr.. $4.00; W. C. Biskos. $5.00; D. R. J. Raphoon. $5.00; T. J. Viken. $2.00; E. P. Larsen, $2 00; R. Marrant E. Bragg. $5.00; J. Figuerera. $5,00; $5.00; T. N. Sauve. $4.00; T. Ed E. E. Kusgen. $2.00; D. E. Smith. Morris. $5.00; J. McCarthy. $5.00; J. Marrama. $3.00; S. L. Zub zycki. $4.00; M. A. Downev, $2.00;' R. C. Baner. $5.00; A. J. Lomas. $1.00; P. F. Erck. DeSalvo. $4.00; N. DeSantis. $3.00; C. $2.00; R. J. Jopski. $2.00; A. B. $5.00; A. Kozina. $5.00; A. R. Uesconti. Gooding. $2.00; L. Sycarlos. $2.00; G. , Abates. $5.00; J. A. Seward, $4.00; $1.00; P. L. Goodman. $5.00; W. L. Hannan. $10.00. Holland. $1.00; J. N. Crews. $5.00; R. SS CAVALIER C. H. Seeberger, $2.00. A.,Hobson. $6.00; F. G. Asher. $5.00; L Durham, $3.00. F. Douglas. $2.00;^E. C. Hood. $5.00; SS STEEL DESIGNER J. F. Holdcn, $5.00; C. E. Hawks, C, O. Polca $.2.00; A. L. Bagley. $5.00; E. ~H. Jensen. $1.00; 0. L. RONALD CHEVY RICHARD RAIA Hayes. Jr., $1.00; G. W. Champlui. $2.00; E. F. Gerald. $2.00; F. ChrizesContact your father. A letter from your sister is $9.00; R. E. Cornett. $5.00; R. J. cian. $2.00; E. Raisseo. $4.00; S. waiting for you at the Baggage Marsh, $1.00; H. L. Alexander, $5.00; Gotoweski. $3.00; J. Nagels. $1.00; P. R. Davis. -$4.00; C. D. Friedemann. t i 3^ Room, 51 Beaver Street. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. O. O. Ames. $5.00; R. J. Grand. $2.00; $1.00; N. E. Cruz. $2.00; J. J. Keyyey. T. McCann. $3.00; G. R. Espensaden. William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4S30 HARRY DOURTH $5.00; H. R. Gaubert. $5.00; V. B. Bur­ $2.00; R. Massarseg. $4.00; C. M. BOSTON ", 276 State St. Write Sophie Zelauka, 2559 ger. $5.00; L. E. Florian. $2.00; A. R. Rodriguez. $2.00; R. Pecheco. $10.00; Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 445S Prime. $500; V. L. R. Beverley. $2.00; C, Reyes. .$2,00; J, M, Rosado. $2.00; Casper Street, Detroit, Michigan. E. Cipeano. $2.00; M. N. Tigmo. $5.00; GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd St. J. Purcell. $1.09. J. R. Agaria. $10.00; P. Warhola. $2.00; Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Crew of SS Alexandra, SS KYSKA $. 3^ S. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. J. ,F. Ruszel. $4.00; C. H.. Lewis. M. M. Ithrrino. $2.00; L. Opana $2.00.; Voyage No. 6 LEWIS McEWAN Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 $2.00; W. C. Traser. $1.00; R. C. Asche- Kong Chin. $2.00; R. J. Zumkley. Unclaimed wages for the fol­ $'2.00; A. Andrianan, $2.00; V. SzynianNEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. man. $1.00; S. E. Walsh. $1.00; M. L. L. H. Blizzard has your gear; ski, $2.00; D. Boumblinis, $4.00; E. E. lowing named men of the ^exE. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Taylor, $200; P. C. Duval, $2.00. Goslow, $5.00: H. C.-Hill, $3.00; T. M. Route 2, Dover, North Carolina. SS SEA TRADER NEW YORK »1 Beaver St. andria are being held at the M. N. Katsimbris. $5.00; F. Sar- Thon, $2.00; H. C. Sanabria. $2.00: C. • Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 A. Armstrong. $1.00; A. G. Acedo. 4 3^ Si offices of Carras Ltd., 24 State mento. $3.00. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. $2.00; C. Underwood. $10.00. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA GEORGE FARNKOFF Street, New York 4, N. Y. Money Ben Rees, Agent '•Phone 4-1083 SS R. H. DAVIS H. F. Ulrich, $1.00. Your wife, Louise Famkoff, 44 is for retroactive wages' ana PHILADELPHIA...614-16 No. 13th St. M. Mello. $3.00. SS SIMMONS VICTORY ' Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 6-1217 Lewis Street, Everett 49, Mass., overtime plus vacation pay. C. MacQueen. $1.00; R. J. Lavernian. SS HOOD RIVER SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. $1.00. L. Refalo. $1.00; F .T. Flynn. $1.00; would like to get in touch with J. L. Hodges, $131.05; G. D. SS SHAWNE TRAIL Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 K. Trelmann. $1.00; E. M. Metts. $3.00. you. J. J. Burke. $3.00. | Hay, $21.79; J. P. Hall, $17.76; SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon SS SEATRAIN TEXAS , Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-6996 V. W. Masi, $21.11; J. W. Broad, i 3^ i H. W. Girard, $1.00; H. Winborn. . SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. $20.77; W. T. Lux, $17.71; E. J. CHARLES LEE Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 $2.00. . . Soileau, $107.03; L. Schroederj SS MALDEN VICTORY The following men have re­ A letter from your mother is $20.91; "E. Ervin, $74.55; M. J. YJttaPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. R. W. Gaylot. $2.00; . C. Kennedy, Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 troactive pay due them, and can waiting for you at the Baggage Moran, $17.88; F. W. CiruUd, $2.00; E.* M. Christian, $2.00-; A. KarIKADQUARTERS.. 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. luims. $1.00; T. M. Purcell, $1.00: W. collect at the American-Hawaiian Room, 51 Beaver Street. $17.47; E. Berwald, $75.34; G. HAnover 2-2784 Richardson. $1.00; R. S. Walker. $2.00; Steamship Go's office at 90 Broad s •• ' S. Magnuson, $21.63; J. McV^, : SECRETARY-TREASURER t 3> 3> F. Panette. $1.00; G. Kropick. $1.00; F. St., sedond floor. $23.48; R. Sirois, $19.89; D. -R.' Paul Hall Dangel. $2.00; H. K. Shellenbrgr. $1.00; GENE SINCLAIR Herman J. Meitz, Robert J. Smith, $20.78; C. Randazzd, ' DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION G. Meshover. $1.00; E. E. Ott. $2.00; Get in touch with your sister, $23.69; R. Prideaux, $32.12; J. Lindsey Williams J. Veit. Jr.. $1.00; C. Czapla. $1.00; Prideaux, Clarence A. Varrin, Wm. 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Nafale, Earl Walfarers International Union is available to all members who wish Phone 5-8777 den, Edward E. Kuncheck, Wil­ PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Crew of SS Brazil Victory liam F. Douglas, Robert W. Beacon 4336 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Voyage No. USMC 15—MSS 6 Spence, Harry B. Cook, Jr., RICHMOND, Calif 257 Bth St. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every^ • Phone 2599 Money for traveling wages Charles F. Carroll, Joe C. Arnold. SIU branch for this purpose. BAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. and subsistence from Seattle to Juan L. Rodriquez, Julius J. Douglas 25475 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. New York is ready to be paid. Swykert, Murray M. Beck, John hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 Crew can coUect by contacting J. 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Smythe, Ships Delegate, and he wants the boys down in New Orleans to Jcnow that the members of the crew really missed their gumbo while on the high seas. The Lafayette made, it into San Pedro on May 22, and paid off in traditional SIU style. ii--- Some members of Ihe healthy Deck Gang of the SS Laf­ ayette take time oft from work to watch the hirdie for the cameraman. Except for the fact that there was no gumbo, the men claim that the food was excellent and well prepued. Maybe that's why they refer to themselves as the "healthy Deck Gang?" Seated, in front of ihe life ring is J. Smythe. Deck Maintenance. Kneeling, left to right, A. L. McLean, AB: and J. Rylick, OS. Standing, in the usual order, are P. Vasilion. AB; L, W. Miller, OS; Brother Cassanueva, AB: and E. C. Simms, AB. On this page we print Bro­ ther Smythe's pictures, and the information which accom­ panied each shot. The editors of the LOG hope that other SIU members will follow Bro­ ther Smythe's lead and send in pictures and stories. Remember. all snapshots will be returned after use.^ SrS/i' Above, J. Smythe helps to secure the steel plates that were brought back from Japan. Brothers Rylick and Cassanueva look on and offer good advice. The plates stayed put all the way across the wide Pacific. When the main deck cracked and had to be repaired in Kobe, wires on the port and star­ board sides were placed so the bow wouldn't be lost. The; method worked oui; okay, and the Lafayette made it home without further mishap. Of course, as we all know, it takes a good crew to overcome such difficulties, and that's what the Lafayette had aboard. m: I:©" You're now looking at the picture of a cook who eats his own food—and Hkes it. Yes, the undershirt^ Brother in the foreground is none other than ^hief Cook D. D. Dambrino, the prize chef of the SS Lafayette^ Surrounding him, in tribute to his cooking, and eating abilities, are L. W. Miller, OS; A. L. McLean, AB; J. Rylick, OS; S. C. M. Martinez; and J. Smythe, DM. Brother; Dambrino really put out the good chow, and was always striving to please everyone on the ship. That he succeeded is a tribute to his skill and training. The Brothers werei enticed up on the No. 3 hatch for the above picture but the cameraman w^ ^fort of afraid to snap the picture for fear , of wh might happen to his-camera. Well, nothing happened. In the background a Galleyman and J. liylick, OS. Standing, 1. to r., Ray, Second Electricii A. L. McLeui; D. Damlkrino; S. M. Oppsol, Second Cook and Baker; Sander Chief Electrician; and W. Miller, OS. Kneeling, left to right. Grew, P man; Flood, Oiler, the Second Cook and then the Chief Mate, and Smythe, E, C. Simms, (End Brother Cassanueva. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource June 25, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 26 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU MAYHAVE TO VOTE REMAINING CS VESSELSFOR FULL RECOGNITION BRANCH COMMITTEES STUDY PROPOSALS FOR UNIFORM JOB REGISTRATION RULES CONGRESS VOTES 6 BILLION DOLLARS FOR ERP ROU SCORES WEST COAST CHARTER PRESSURE WORKS AGAIN:ARAMCO OPENS BUILDINGS FOR MEN AT RAS TANURA BROTHER WRITES OF OLD DAYS IN RAS TANURA CONGRESS KILLS SHIP TO QUIT NEGLIGENCE AND INDIFFERNCE TAKE ANOTHER SEAMEN'S LIFE WATERMAN BUYS FLOATING DOCK BUREAUCRATS CLAIM US HAS SHIP SHORTAGE NOT MANY PAYOFFS, BUT MOBILE GETS ITSSELF TWO FOULED UP SHIPS CROWED BEACH IS NO HELP TO BALITIMORE PORT GALVESTON KEEPS HOPONG ERP WILL BOOM GULF SHIPPING PHILLY CONVENTION FESTIVIES LEAVE LOCAL SEAFARERS COLD ISTHMIAN TIES UP TWO ON COAST SS PONCE ENDS SHIPPING DEARTH FOR SAN JUAN 150 PASSENGERS DROWN AS DANISH SHIP STRIKE FLOATING MINE HIGH COURT THROWS OUT T-H GAG TEST CASE,BUT DODGES FULL ISSUE AFOUNDRIA MEN BLAST USE OF 'SLAVE LABOR' ON U.S. SHIPS IN HAMBURG ARIZPA MEN CLAIM TO BE TO BE FIRST AMERICANS TO SPOT NEW SPECIES OF SHARK OFF CANAL EDGINGTON TAKES SHORE JOB,BUT UNION WON'T LOSE HIM THE SEA MAKES ALL MEN EQUAL T-H ACT MALIGNANT,BEYOND REMEDY,SAYS GREEN PRES.GREEN REPORTS ON TAFT-HARLEY MESS LAFAYETTE CREWMEN HAD FIND TRIP AND SEND THESE PICTURE AS PROOF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/25/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9c726a8668fe0e769aa2a644b2eee5df.PDF e6f131923aca8fe4f16357acfd152a9c PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers Internatiomd Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, JUNE 18. 1948 VOL. X SlU leads In Formation Of PR Council ; NEW YORK—The unity of all ^longshoj^emen and other maritime workers in Puerto Rico became a virtual certainty this week as the result of a meeting here of offi­ cials of the International Long­ shoremen's Association, AFL, the Union de Trabajadores de Muelles, AFL, the Union de Empleados de Muelles, independent, and the Seafarers International Union. The several organizations ob­ tained a charter for a Puerto. Rico Port Council, and when the union's officials return to the island the UTM will make formal application to be chartered as IL^ District Council No. 2 of Puerto Rico. Granting of the charter will add 6,000 men to the ILA's membership in Puerto Rico, bringing the total to about 8,000, since the present District Council No. 1 has about 2,000 members. CHECKERS NEXT Until now, the UTM has been a direct affiliate of the Puerto Rican Federation of Labor which is part of the AFL. The Union de Empleados de Pl^t Muelles is also expected to enter the ILA fold, adding another 800 men. This union, whose members are checkers, clerks, (Continued on Page 14) Wekberger Reports To Union On London Adoty Conference The first Safety at Sea Conference^held since 1929 ended on June 10 in London. The Conference lasted six weeks and was attended by delegates from tltirty countries, plus observers from four nations and from seven international organizations. The United States delegation was composed of representa­ tives of the State Department. Coaist Guard, Federal Com­ munications Commission. Navy Department. Maritime Com­ mission. Federation of American Shipping. Shipbuilders Coun­ cil of America. Society of Naval Architects and Marine En­ gineers. American Federation of Labor. Congress of Industrial Organizations. American Bureau of Shipping, and the U. S. Weather Bureau. The Seafarers International Union was designated by AFL President William Green to represent the Federation, and SIU Vice-President Morris Weisberger was named the Union's delegate. , U. S. LEADS THE WORLD In his ^port. which starts on page 5. Delegate Weisberger points out many things which may or may not be known to United States merchant seamen. Chief point of information is that foreign countries, by and large, do not force shipowners or operators to observe the same safety regulations which are compulsory in the United States. Main reason that U. S. operators have had to institute decent s^ety measures is the strength of the seamen's move­ ment in this country. As a result of-the Conference, the saiety rules for all the represented nations will be improved, with certain standards being observed the world over. , The attendance of a Seafarers International Union delegate at th^ Conference is another phase of Union service which has nothing to do with-wages. In the struggle to better the con­ ditions and safety regulations of seamen, the SIU has always been in the front lines. For the complete text of Brother Weisberger's report, turn to page 5. The entire section may be removed from this issue of the LOG for future reference. PUERTO RICO PORT COUNCIL liiii Calmar Sues SlU Under T-H Act The Calmar Steamship Corpo•: ration has sued . the Seafarers ; International Union for $12,500 in the Federal District Court in . Maryland. ., The company alleges that the SIU tied up the. SS Marymar, a Calmar ship, for. four days in Boston early this month, and says that it suffered to the ex­ tent of $12,500 and >more^, Caln bar • lawyers also maintain that ; the SIU violated the agreement - signed between,the company and tile Union iii April. It should come as no surprise to learn that Calmar has brought ' the suit under the Taft-Hartley Act. In fact, if it were not for jtheT-H law, Calmar would have • been unable to bring any suit at '••-Ell- ' Every day, in a hundred de•t' . vious ways, the Taft-Hartley if: vAct is being; reyealed as a club; \yith which; the fmsses hphe to S' i^ash the - labor movement. However, the labor movement ; will not" be smashed. It would take more than a law to break --It:'' : • • •y: ••.•••••;•' iiil 111 mim No. 25 Seafarers Cemmittee Stands Fast On Union Hiring Haii Demand NEW YORK—The demands of the Union Ne­ gotiating Committee, that the Hiring Hall be re­ tained in the new contract now being negotiated, has been met with counter-proposals "which are not up to snuff" by the committee representing the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Opera-* tors Association. In the first hard by the fact that the ship­ meetings, which took place last owners take the position that .pie week, it was pointed out by the section of the Taft-Hartley law Union's Committee that the Hir­ which, according to them, pre­ ing Hall principle was the most vents such clauses has never important issue at stake and been interpreted by the courts. that no other matters could be Therefore, even though the ope-^ settled until the operators had rators are seemingly not averse agreed not to tamper with the to agreeing to such a clause in Union's traditional method of as­ the proposed contracts, they are signing men to jobs aboard not willing to do so because of possible legal penalties. ships. REPORT MADE In the face of the unsatisfac­ tory propositions put forth to At the regular meeting, on date by the operators' represen­ Wednesday, June 16, the Union tatives, the SIU's position re­ Negotiating Committee made a mains the same, and it has been partial report of the bargaining made very clear to the ship­ sessions and stated that further owners' committee that the re­ negotiations will be scheduled sponsibility for peaceful negotia­ in an attempt to reach an agree­ tion of a new contract lies ment on the Hiring HaU. A com­ strictly in their hands. plete analysis of the negotiations, The job of concluding an plus digests of other union con­ agreement including the Hiring tracts on the Hiring HaU issue, Hall principle is made doubly wiU be carried in a future issue of the LOG. . • Other demands of the Union, IS FORMED which will be discussed only after the Hiring Hall is settled to the satisfaction of the SIU, are substantial wage increases for all ratings, agreement oh the principle of establishing a welfare fund, and clarification of certain working rules. There is no doubt but that failure of the operators to agree to a' union security clause ui the new agreements will pre­ cipitate a strike. The action of the membership in overwhelm­ ingly approving a $10.00 Strike Assessment is ample proof of that fact. Members of the Negotiating Committee are Paul Hall^ Rob­ ert Matthews, Lindsey WiUiams, Ray White, and Joe Algina. •U: 2 il Wall St. Settlement Waterfront unity in Puerto Rico became a certainty this week when representatives of the SIU. the ILA. the Union de Trabajadores de Muelles (UTM) and the Union de Empleados de Muelles (UEM) met in New York to form a Port Council and lay the groundwork for the entrance of the UTM and the UEM into the ILA. Sal Colls, the SIU Puerto Rico Agent, played a leading, role in getting the unions together. Front row (left to right): Juan B. Garcia. Pres. of Local No. I of .the UTM; Ranion Mejias. V-P of the ILA District CouncU No. 1 in Puerto Rico; Walter Holt. Intl V-P of the ILA; Joseih P. Ryan. Intl Pres. of the ILA.* Lindsey Wil­ liams. SIU Director of Organisation: and J. A. Cintron Rivera. Pres. of the UEM. Back row: Rodrigo C. Valle. BecY of the UEM: Sal Colls: Ray White. SIU • Headquarters Representative; Jtmnoi:^ Gordils^ Pres. of the UTM; and Manuel Gordils. ILA member. On June 17. after more than one month of investi­ gation. William J. McCormack. who was named by • the Mayor to bring about a final settlement of the Stock Exchange dispute, made his report. His recommendations. ^ V ;• which were accepted by both sides, include wage increases, annuities, hospitalization, i group insurance, and a bonuis,; "r-m ] �-j - -- ^ . Pag® Two X. THE •S^E.AFA RE.R^S L6G • Friday, June 48* 1348 SEAFARERS Published Weekly b^y the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Feder::tion hf Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 The Big Stick I v.. Something new has been added to collective bar­ gaining lately—since the enactment of the Taft-Hartley law. That something is another big stick in the hands of cthe employers. . The new principl<i was first tentatively tried out on the Mine Workers, and when it proved effective in break­ ing the UMW strike, it was added to all the other strike­ breaking weapons in the hands of the anti-labor forces in this country. This new principle, which was at one time outlawed by the Norris-La Guardia Act of 1932, is the Govern­ ment injunction against strikes. Right now the National Maritime Union, CIO, and other CIO waterfront unions are prevented, by Govern­ ment injunction, from striking to protect the union hiring hall, the keystone of the maritime movement. The use of injunctions against any labor union in its fight to protect the working conditions of its member­ ship, and for a wage which can keep pace with the rising cost-of-living, is a dirty tactic that smacks of fascism. Workers, in a really free country, should have the right to refuse to work under conditions that enslave them, and for wages which grind them down to a low economic level. Government injunction, directed against the worker and for the benefit of the boss, is a dangerous weapon F. NERING which can be used to coerce men into doing something N. MUTIN that they honestly oppose. E. T. BROWN A man's labor is the only commodity he has to sell, F. ADKINS and he has the right to refuse to sell it unless the price W. H. RHONE is reasonable and just, and the conditions suitable. L B. GRIERSON S. RIVERA In the decision rendered last year by the Supreme A. DUDDE Court, in which the conviction of John L. Lewis and the M. F. MORRISON .United Mine Workers was upheld for contempt of court,] B. KOSOW Justice Murphy said: "It becomes apparent that the im­ R. F. PEPIN plications of today's decisions cast a dark cloud over the A. BJORNSSON -C. NANGLE future of labor relations in the United States. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, P.DAUGHSRTY "If seizure alone justifies an injunction ... some - fu­ VECCHlOture Government could easily utilize seizure as a subter­ as reported'by the Port Agents. > These Br61hets'iind' lime'hanging G. H. CHRISTENSEN "^ heavily on their'batids. Do what you can-to cheer them up by fuge for breaking any and all strikes in private industries. writing to them. E. GRAHAM The workers would be effectively subdued under the im-. C. O. LYNSKY ' ; MARINE HOSP. CHARLES N. PAKNE yy-. F. PREZALAR ~ fpact of the restraining order and contempt proceedings. BALTIMORE GEORGE PEDDICORD ARTHUR COBB JiGARDNER Those were prophetic words. Events have proved that" M. J. LUCAS EDWARD-KOML M. F. MORRISON what occured then has turned out to be a strike-breaking S.T.CANTRELL MYION 'E. FOLTS 4 t pattern for the present day. T. BRYANT O. FAUARA NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL Men Now h Tke Mame Hospitak Seizure Of Power WILLIAM H. KUMKE THOS. S. JOHNSON G. F. COBBLER EDW. L. PIERCE EDDIE J. CAROVOUS PAUL R. SEEFOR B. J; FREDERICKS WILLIAM T. ROSS . C. .H. JONES 4. 4, 4, STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL S. HEIDUCKI F. OLSEN G. FINKLEAJ.-McDEELY D. DeDUISTN A. JENSBY J. L. ROBERTS Commies in America are caught between the orders jfrom the communist international for more super-militant action to embarrass American industry and keep relief ^oods from European countries, apd a growing revolt -against them by the rank and file of their unions, who 'are tired of being sold down the political river again trolled unions, or thoroughly demoralized, the. task of and again. • keeping control over these outfits and keeping them along Faced by these growing revolts from below, they the Moscow trail will be so much easier. are trying desperately to purge their outfits of oppofition The rumor is that the commies are a long way on and to consolidate their position. In recent months, they the road to pulling out of the AFL and CIO and forming have reformed the once-repudiated Committee for Mari­ their own national labor federation, such as they once time Unity, by organizing the Joint Mobilization Com­ had during 1929-1935. This move is much-more than a mittee for June 15 th, in a last attempt to seize control possibility. But whether they stay within the existing: of the maritime industry; and forced out the opposition framework of labor, or start their own group, thus still from varjous sections of the following CIO unions: the further dividing and weakening labor, the most important i^^United Electrical Workers, United Office aifd Professional thing to remember is that , a communist-controlled union orkers. United Wholesale and Retail Workers, United is not in business to help the working man, but as an­ iPublic Workers and the United Furniture Workers—to other weapon in the arsenal of Russia. name but a few instances. And we don't have to go to Yugoslavia, or Czecho-; It is not that the commie unions want to lose mem­ Slovakia or Poland to see that. There is proof enough in bership, but that with the ioppositihn out of their coti- this country. ' ' X- <r R.- BUNCH E. LIPARRI -.-TvtS J. DENNIS C. MASON R.' F. BLACK A. LOOPER t • C. GREEN i T-" V. P. BALLINGS C. R.'GRIMES -AMXX W. J. HOULIHAN J. R. TUNNELL H. A. HUTTQ J. ROGERS • • r-mm R. HASKELL T. R. BROGKLESBY J.W.CURRAN L. B. MILLER J. SATERNEZ T. J. TASSIN ' J. ROSZMEZ M. BAKER A. BARRENS tit BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP, • E. J. DELAMANO JOHN J. GEAGON JOHN SCULLY ROBERT LORD' ' BUSSELL.NEARYin Vi . "7 V./ V: ' if �TH E SEAFARERS LOG Fridiiy. Jui» 18, 1848 Frisco Handles All Comers In 'Beefiest' Week Movie Schedule "Drums on the Congo," starring Stuart Erwin and Ona Munson: and a comedy short subject, "Old-lime Mo­ vies," featuring the Easy , Aces— This program will be pre­ sented for the membership on the 3rd deck of the New York Hall tomorrow: SATURDAY, JUNE 19 at 12 noon. All hands are invited to attend the movie tomorrow and every other Saturday. Enjoy the best available in sound film entertainment — .at no cost — in the comforts of your own Union hall. Watch this space each Fri­ day for the announcement of the following day's pro­ gram. By A. S. CARDULLO Baltimore Sh^ii^ Still Slow; Job Ibmters Asked Not To Apply By WILLIAM (Curley) RENTZ Remember this: Get to the pay­ off when the Patrolman is there. Don't come in late and then com­ plain that you were gypped be­ cause the Patrolman was not there to square your claims. There are a lot of Firemen in­ volved in beefs on the ships pay­ ing off here. This circujnstance arises from the fact that a Fire­ man on the 4-to-8 watch on the payoff day must stand that watch. If he doesn't want to stand it, he should call the Hall for a re­ placement. He definitely should not leave the ship. He's still on the payroll. STAY AWAY There are too many men on the beach here, so staj' away imless you have plenty of money to keep you going. We don't know why so many men keep ar­ riving in Baltimore in spite of our repeated warnings that ship- BALTIMORE Shipping re­ mains on the slow bell in this port and, so far as the future is concerned, all we can do is hope for the best. There were eight payoffs, which may not sound so bad. But we had only four sign-ons and another ship headed for the boneyard. The sugar strike has cut into BuU Line operations to add to our overall problem. There was the usual assort­ ment of beefs on the ships pay­ ing off, which we managed to settle at the right place in the right way.—aboard ship, SIU style. However, some of these By LLOYD GARDNER payoffs might have been a little , PHILADELPHIA — The City smoother had the crmftmiembers of Brotherly Love' is not going really known their own contracts to be the scene of much Bro­ with the companies. therly Love during the next few KNOW THE CONTRACT weeks. First the Republicans will The members of a crew should hold their Convention, quickly know what is what. They should followed by the Democrats and study their agreements care­ the Wallace-communist coalition. fully. Then they would have a None of the working stiffs clear idea of what calls for over­ here are too much interested in time pay and what does nut. Too RFADTMIS! I what those people do. They often seamen "think" they have know that, no matter which candidates are chosen, the guy overtime coming when they who works for a living is go­ don't. ing to get the dirty end of the Moreover, too many members "forget" to turn in their over­ stick. time within the 72-hour limit. As one SIU member put it, Remember that if ^ overtime "Philly is plenty hot during the claims are not recorded within summer, and with the hot air 72 hours they are no good. coming out of convention halls That's what it says in all the during the conventions, the cli­ contracts, and that's the way it ping is slow. mate here is going to be al­ There is one strike on here, the works. most too hot to bear." Another thing, crewmembers sugar strike we mentioned above. I'm of the opinion that most should be at the payoff when the This has diverted Bull ships to guys will tune the conventions Patrolman is there. A case in Philadelphia and New York. off the television scene, and in­ point is the SS Citadel "Victory's The strikeVs seem to be doing stead tune in the baseball games. crew which paid off here the. all right, although the company It's better to watch a pitcher other day. is trying to break the union by winding up than to see and Some of the boys from this public requests for people to hear anti-labor Taft make a Isthmian ship were ashore all take the jobs. However, nobody speech. day and came back at the very takes the jobs and nobody is last moment to get their money. crossing the lines. SHIPPING OKAY Philly Will Try To Dodge Hot Air Of Conventions Business slackened off a bit this week, but shipping is still not bad. A rated man can ship almost any day, if he is not waiting for a particular ship or particular run. Two payoffs this week helped keep us going. The SS Steel Advocate paid off after 3 long run and took on nearly a full crew. The SS Emilia, Bull, also paid off. These Bull Line vessels are only out 3 to 4 weeks and so there isn't much of a payoff and only a few replacements are called for. Quite a few ships hit here in transit, and we can usually be sure of furnishing one or two men to each of them. The main topic of conversation down here is the maritime situa­ tion. Everybody wants to know what's going to happen, and when. Of course, we're confident that we can hold up our. end, and we are sure glad that we bolstered our |osition by the $10.00'Strike Assessment. We're also glad that we are not fouled up by internal strife and bickering the way the NMU is. SIU seamen can look with pride and confidence at their Union. 6et A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for t^e money, the matter should immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y, In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Trinidad Considers Idea Of Free Port In Docksite Area PORT OF..SPA1N—The British colonial government of Trinidad has promised to consider estab­ lishment of a free port at Docksite, as soon as that area is turned back by the United States which has been using it as a military base, the Alcoa company disclosed this week. If a free port area is set up in Trinidad, it will mean that goods for transhipment will not have to pass through colonial customs, and should result in a greater amoimt of tonnage moving through here. According to plans believed to be in progress, new processing, packaging and manufacturing in­ dustries will be ready to move into such an area to take advan­ tage of the privileges normally associated with a free port. SAN FRANCISCO—While pay­ offs haven't been so hot lately," we had the "beefiest" week in our history last week. WeU, there's nothing like activity to prevent monotony from taking charge. We very proudly can report that all beefs, even in far-away Seattle where the SS Brazil Victory, Missisippi, paid off with transportation, were settled to the satisfaction of the crews involved. All told, twenty A&G ships hit the Gold Coast this past week; One—and we won't give the name—actually hit it, but no harm was done to the ship or to the crew. Fellows from the Purdue Vic­ tory, Waterman, and the Yorkmar, Calmar, stopped in for a gabfest. In the group were John Lane, E. Johnson, Bill Thomp­ son, R. B. Waters, A1 Reese, Bob Tate, K. Hatgimisios, Bob Guer­ rero, Ralph Bailey, B. Lunnigan, G. Noble, F. Delgado, J. Davis, E. B. Crowther, Shelly White, J. Padzik, and Guy Walter. NO SLEEP Max Byers, Electrician, just got back from Singapore where he was hurt aboard the Cedar Creek. As a result of the acci­ dent, he says, he hasn't slept in forty days, but he looked good when he stopped by here on his way to the Marine Hos­ pital. Joe Reyes, one of the elever book carrying Reyes brothers in the SIU-A&G, just finished a two-week stay in the Marine Hospital. He was a pretty sick boy,, but he got well in a hurry when he heard that his brother Angelo was coming in on the Minot Victory, Isthmian. Three Isthmian ships, Kenyon Victory, Twin Falls Victory, and Clyde Seavey, all crewed up out here and that took quite a fewmen off the beach. Other Isthmian scows, Kelso Victory, San Angelo Victory, and the Lindsley, are going to pay­ off here next week and we may have some news from them. Shipping Activity Aimost At Standstiii In New York By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK —Shipping took a cue from the weather here this week and took a turn for the worse. In fact, things are almost at a standstill. This situation was not imexpected. While we were enjoying tl^e fruits of some pretty snappy shipping during the past few weeks we kept a weather eye out for an expected lull—and this is it. On the payoff side, however, there was considerable activity, with a sizeable number of good payoffs heading the list. Among the vessels that came in in good shape are the following: PAID OFF SS Lyman Stewart, an Alcoa scow. She was in pretty good shape, with only a few minor beefs and they wer;e settled at the payoff. SS Jean La Fitte and SS Daniel Huger, both of Water­ man. The Huger came in after a six-month trip, which - was highlighted by a minimum of beefs. • • v,, - SS Joliet Victory, a Robin line ship, back from a South African run> proved to be in good shape. SS Fisher Ames, of American Eastern,c:||[ad completed a sevenmonth voyage and is now headed for the lay-up. SS .Suzanne, Bull line vessel, in after a six-week run to South Ajhica. Also paying off was the Can­ ton Victory, after an intercoastal trip. She's^ Waterman job. Two otheif ships paying off, the Sea Trader and the Sanford Dole, are being laid up — for how long, we don't know. The outlook for the coming week doesn't appear too bright at this point. There are no indicajjons that shipping will pick up, unless some of the ships are hauled out of the layup fleet. NON-UNION BEEF Once again, I would like to make clear that unpaid loans are strictly personal problems, and have . nothing to do with the Union. Perhaps it would be wise to repeat the previous warning that it is up to each man to watch out for his own money. If a man comes aboard ship, borro\vs some cash and fails to pay it back, it is only the con­ cern of the parties involved. These personal beefs are be­ ing reported to the Union every day but there is nothing we can do about it, except to suggest that the lenders exercise a little care. An item worthy of interest is this week's ruling by the Un­ employment Insurance Appeal Board of the New . York State Department of Labor. In ruling on a pilferage case, the board held that a man guilty of pil­ ferage would face a seven-week delay in obtaining unemploy­ ment benefits. A NEW PAPERS Before getting off the deck, I'd hke to pass along a sugges-' tion that may save some future time for many of the brothers. Any man with six months seatime in the Engine Department or 12 months in the Deck Gang who carries a wartime emerg­ ency shipping certificate, stating that it "expires six months after the termination of the war" should have it replaced with a regular peacetime certificate. Simply go to the Coast Guard, or shipping commissioner who issues seamen's papers in your port, taking with you two pass­ port photos and your present certificate and ask for the peace­ time issue. If those who carry the war­ time certificate will take care of this matter now, they -will save some , time later on. . : . / 1 •t �-J? >."".:>'\0;-.' : •-,.•'•• T H E S EA^E A HE HS ifO G j i'-'v:';"" Page Four Pridayi June 18f 1446 The In the first World War, when I anchor in Sydney Bay, and sailed straight and steady before an anxious voice: "Ri>rakiezs! drove foaming to the Northward, served in the capacity of Sec­ loaded hull down, was ready a westerly breeze and under a Breakers! Land ahead and on making straight for the Kings. the lee!" ond Mate on the fourmasted bark for sea, the sails bent, the clews fair sky. Three days later, the Kings The Three hove in sight with, their crowns • Juteopolis, we had an old sail- shackled. On the poop stood She hummed aloft, seas Right enough. patcher with us, called George swished past, her bowsj wake Kings, the rugged rocks Off in mist. Close-hauled, the vessel and nicknamed Dra,chmas. foamed with a hush in a long Northern New Zealand, stood sailed touch and go, shivering line astern. The days of longi dangerously near the lee. Men the weather clews. The Kings He had been going to sea so watches on deck and short hours jumped to Iheir stations and were near and the breakers furi­ long, keeping much to himself below, went fast and left no threw the ship in the wind. She ously foamed. and spending as little money time, but to work and sleep, re­ shook, shivered, missed the stays. ashore as possible, that he had It was an anxious moment. lieve one another on the stroke "Helm hard over!" the Captain But, at last, the danger was past. been able to save most of his of the bell, struck at half hourly roared. pay and, consequently had The Skipper, chewing tobacco, intervals, night and day. . stowed away quite a few sover "Square the yards!" the Mate gave a broad grin and continued Time rtded fore and aft. It eigns. bawled. Men lay back on, the to smile. It was a close call. gave no time to reflect. Men braces and hauled. Juteopolis The sailors shouted' three times: For reasons best known 'to were kept at work, "to keep wore round, just in time! "Hip, hip. Hurrah! We're home­ himself, he kept his pile of Eng­ the devil out of their mind." ward bound!" lish pounds, in gold, hidden in The men wiped their sweaty At six o'clock in the morning, his seachest. Many times . a the Captain with his brief case, brows and waved their c^s, The fourmasted bark Juteo­ day he would stop sewing and ready to go ashore on business, there was the order of the day: good-bye to the Kings! The ship polis drove to the eastward, be­ going into his room, felt the lid to step into the waiting launch. "Fetch your brooms and buckets ran to the northward • again, fore a westerly gale, .bcKoning aloft. Squalls passed overhead of his sea-chest to see and make Just then, a voice was heard. aft! Wash down!" braced up and bowsed down. And the Mates had to handle low. The wind strummed on the sure that he hadn't forgotten "Captain, Captain!" it called the bucket, throwing the water Two days later, Norfolk Island steri shrouds. It blew harder to lock his "safe." excitedly. Sails was seen, hurry­ bore in sight again! The ship and she ran as. if chased by the The singular Sails came from ing up the poop ladder. "Please, went about and saUed south once following seas. Greece and one could never tell Captain, buy me tobacco," he more. Soon the Three Kings Ihe days went and the weeks how he felt about his shipmates. cried and, fumbling, prpduced were seen again! The ship passed. The wind howled, the The Juteopolis, a lime juicer, from his pocket a soiled hand­ turned north once more. sea roared, the scud flew, the carried before the mast 24 able kerchief, untied the knot with ship drove shortened down to It kept o« for a month. Wind seamen, who were rough, tough shaky fingers, then held up lo!er tops'Is and fores'l, and ship­ steady in the face; no rain and ready at sea and, naturally, crown, a shiny piece of silver. ping seas with a thud. She squalls, no water to wash die; made merry in port. face, no shave. Ikr a solid trembled. UNSAFE SAFE Sails would sit alone in his month, which began with two On the flSth day out of Sydney, room on nights in port, smoking The Skipper frowned. "All close shaves, the foul wind blew according to dead reckoning, we his pipe in peace, and would right. Sails," he said curtly and, like a curse; and Juteopolis, man­ were off' the Horn, and in bad not even think of joining the taking the coin, paused signifi­ ned by bearded sailors, just kept weather. Night came. Dark as merry marineros. One Sunday cantly. "You better give me sailing Northward and South­ hell. Squall struck. It screamed. afternoon, when the ship lay in all your money," he resumed re­ on deck with a swe^. ^he days ward like the Flying Dutchman Men held on to lifelines. Sydney, Australia, he received flectively. "It is not safe to keep passed. The little bell aft struck under full sail. Sviddenly the fores'l sheet car­ an imexpected call. Fortune money aboard." the time, the big bell forward ried away. The sail flapped with BAD AND DIRTY walked in his room. Sails - stared suspiciously. "Me answered with a bang, bang—. a jerk and was ripped to'rib- . . "George, loan me a crown!" keep my money in de seachest deep and vibrant. And the look­ On the 39th d£^y at sea, the bons with the sound like a volley all • de time. Me no lose one^ He called, hoarsely. out man crowed: "All's well, Skipper threw down his cap, of muskets. Then came an omin­ . Drachmas stared like a man penny. Captain," he answered sir!" stamped upon it with his feet ous lull. addressed abruptly in foreign with affected assurance and ex­ "It looks like a pleasant pas­ and, frothing at his mouth, lingo. There stood before him, plained. "Me go to sea long sage, too good, to last," the Skip­ shouted impo-ecations at the foul A greybeard, roaring wildly, charged for the ship, and struck John Fortune, the oldest able time." per remarked one day, speaking wind. Then he threw his cap the stern a terrible blow. There seaman in the foc'sle, who had "I tell you. Sails, it is not the to the Chief Mate. overboard. boasted in bar rooms that, in the place for savings—a seachest "It bids nae gud," observed the "Over with the helm!" Jbe was a slam-bang. The wheel kicked, threw the helmsman 50 years spent at sea, he had not aboard ship. You savvy. Sails," Mate, a canny Scot. called to the Mate. "Square over, and spun hard over with a the Captain spoke with em­ saved, a penny. whirr. WATER RATIONED Fortune stepped forward, big phasis. There was a crack. Two pintles . and upright, and said: "Come on, Then, after a moment of si­ On the seventh day ^at sea, one of the rudder broke, and steering George, loan me the crown—I lence,' accentuated thoughtfully: half of the fresh water had dis­ You give me your money and gear broke, too. It was a wild want to go ashore." I'll put the money in a bank. appeared. It was found out that night. The Ship ran, rolled, the water had run out from the "NO MONEY" yawed. Another greybeard You'll draw interest, savvy." tank into the bilges. - All hands charged upon us, broadside, and Drachmas shrank back, waved were put on one half a gallon of Drachmas shook his bald head, swept over like an avalanche^ no got money.," he answered his hands. "No, no, Capitan, fresh water a day, each man; with, hard disconcem and sat ^e no trust nobody ashore!" he and one half of it went to the The weather side of sailmakexclaimed- with some apprehen­ galley for coffee and cooking. -L , down heavily on his seachest. er's room was smashed by the sea and swept clean. Night dark Fortune turned and left with­ sion. Then the fair wind died and; as hell. The ship ran and rolled out a word. That evening he "Damn it! Don't you know, the ship drifted for a few days and the big bell tilled. Men^^ carried out his donkey's break- there's a war?" the Skipper in baffling airs, all roimd the . fast (straw mattress) and, throw­ asked ominously. compass. One night we received away and let's run down. South held on to the lifelines and list-" ing it on the pier, sold it to a a foul blow. It struck in the of New Zealand, around the ened, now to the slam-bang of There was a suspense. the rudder then to the toll of watchman for a shilling, then "An enemy raider or sub­ face, blowing strong from the bloody Bluff." the bell. went ashore for a drink. west. All hands braced up the marine may get us, what then?" Half way down to Bluff, the We managed at last to secure .Fortune returned aboard late the Captain questioned, peering ship and she ran to the north- wind backed against- the hands Ward, close-hauled, fitting ev­ the rudder and get the ship un­ at' night and two sheets in the at Sails with puzzled attention. of the clock, and began to blow ery foot of her way to windward. der control and get things wind, then crawled in his bunk Sails clasped his palms, foul again, worse than befoi-e. It "Breakers ahead!" the lookout and slept on the bare boards, hunched his shoulders, bowed blew bad and dirty. turning from side to side so the and shook his old -head. "Me man let out the cry, two days , later. A penal colony, from "Damn it, all!" the Skipper woodwork creaked. hang on to my money. Captain," which no convict had ever es­ swore and shook his fist. "Hard The next morning, he turned he said in a hushed tone. caped, bore sharp on the bow. over with helm, Mr. Mate; let's to, stiff, and went aloft to bend "All right, then. Sails, go for­ It was the dreadful Norfolk- l3»- run back and try to weather the the ga'ri'sails without a com­ ward," the Skipper spoke, out, land, a bluff, rocky., mountain Kings or go to Davy Jones!" plaint. The man had known toil, firmly; then waved his arm once rising darkly out of the ocean, CLOSE CALL he had suffered hunger and and went ashore to clear the and with seas washing around its thirst, and had passed many a ship. base in white fury. The Mate blew his whistle and sleepless night, and had weath­ Men hurried on deck and shouted: "Come on, boys make THE LONG RUN ered many a gale—since the day threw the ship on other tack, order, and trimmed the sails for he first left his native Ireland The next day, at dawn, the then braced up sharp and flat­ the do or die run. Juteopolis, and went to sea. Why, then, Juteopolis went to sea, pa.s.sed tened the saUs. The Juteopolis your choice whether you want dompiain? through the narrow Heads in ran to the Southward, to get to see the girlg in Ireland or the more or less shipshape. Two men A few days later, his temper tow, and the men waved to the away. mermaids at Three Kings?" came aft to hold the wheel and girls. blazed out—^he threw his sheath "Hurrah! We've just es­ "The girls, the girls in Ire­ steel the ship. . j knife. It shot through the air "Good-bye!" caped!" the men shouted. land!" the men replied in chorus. like an arrow and missed the Soon the hawser was let go, "There's ocean^ to our lee and "Old Drachmas Is gone and his: "All right, then, wear ship!" sea-chest, too!" a voice cried in cabin boy by an inch. "You the,- yards hoisted, the sails we're free,-free!" the Mate sang out. "Square away the night; , t^oung rascal," he growled behind sheeted home, and the vessel BREAKERS AHEAD the main and cro' jack yards, and his grey beard, "I'll teach you to squared away for the long run It was Fortune who cried. tease me about my donkey's aroimd the Horn, to Queenstown The ship sailed for two days, mind the tacks and sheets!" breakfast." ._ • Capt. Hi J. Peterson. Men went to work with a will, for orders. The sail crowded and jammed in the wind; then, sud­ H The bark Juteopolis, riding at drawing alow and ; aloft; she' denly, iJmlbokout man called in' put the ship ground in short -.-•i-. ... .. . i/ . 1 �Friday. June 18, 1948- In accordance with Insti'uctiions, I attended the meet­ ings of the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea, held in London, Erigland', April 23 to JOne 10{ 1948^ These conferences were initiated in order that each' nation-might profit by the experiences of the others, in regard to the protection of the- lives of crew andpassengers. It has also been recognized for many years that a code- of uniform international maritime safety rules were- desirable. In order tO' establish a basis for a more thorough understanding of the- circumstances surrounding the 1948 International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea the following historical resume is set forth; I ll TUE SEAFARERS LOG Starling, on this page is- SIU- Vica-Prasident Morris Weisberger's report of the- Safety At See Conference, which we-s held in Londonr Ettgland> from April 23 to June^ 11. Brother Weinberger was the-': representative of the^ American; Federa­ tion' of Labor, and- was a member of the Uv S. Delegation Page Five 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. U, S. Navy Department U. S. Maritime Commission National Federation of American Shipping Shipbuilders Council of America Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers American Federation of Labor (Seamen's Repre­ sentative) 10. Congress of Industrial Organization (Seamen's Representative) 11. American Bureau of Shipping 12. U. S. Weather Bureau on May 31, 1929. Although the United States was a signatory nation, it did not i-atily the treaty until the middle of 1936, and even then the ratification was with Basic Principles of the U. S. Delegation qualifications. One reservation was in connection with Article 54 (Control) of the Convention, which was The fundamental principles set forth by the Depart­ felt to be subject to ambiguity of interpretation. This ment of the State for the guidance of the U. S. Delega­ The 1889 Conference was enlarged- upofi by spelling-, out that it wa& to be tion were as follows: The International Marine Conference of 1889r held in understood that the United States reserved to its (1) that no proposal which would reduce the effec­ Washington, D, C., and attended by 19 maritime officers exercising control the right to make necessary tive standard of safety below that established nations, was the first general international conference inspections of foreign vessels in: its ports and to with­ by the 1929 Convention would be acceptable. pertaining to safety of life- at seai The primary pur­ hold clearance to any vessel- which could not proceed (2) that standards materially in excess of the pose of that conference was to consider the Inter­ to sea with safety, until such time as the vessel was U.S. proposals should not be advocated or national itules of the Road which had been drawn up put in condition so that it couid proceed to sea without initiated but if such px-oposals were advanced by Great Britain in 1862, adopted by . some 34 mari­ danger to the passengers or crew. and strongly supported by other nations they time nations within the next two years, and frequently Two other I'eservations were inserted to insure that might be accepted. changed. nothing in the Convention should be so construed' as to (3) that in case any subject in the U.S. pro­ This 1889 conference was also to consider the estab­ nullify or modify certain vested rights of seamen under posals was eliminated or not adequately lishing of regulations pertaining to- seaworthiness of- U. S. law.. covered by the Conference, a resolution should yessels, load lines, distress and rescue, personnel The 1929 Convention and Regulations contained a be submitted advocating the importance of qualifications, manning, discipline of crew, steamer number of provisions intended to improve the safety the subject and remanding it for further study. lanes, night signals for communication, dissemination of ocean-going shipping, particularly vessels carrying of meteorological information, warming of derelicts in passengers. They provided a specific formula for the Organization of the Conference sea lanes, and other dangers to mariners, uniform subdivision of vessels, protection against fire, minimum On April 23, 1948 the first plenary session was held. buoyage, and the organization of a permanent inter­ life saving equipment, standards for radio telegraphy, This session was attended by the representatives of national maritime committee. and a number of general provisions dealing with safety all of the nations present. The 1889 conference considered all the aforemen­ of navigation. At this session the President suggested that, followtioned items, but many of them were dropped from The document also contained as an appendix, pro­ ixig the precedent of the 1929 Conference, five commit­ the agenda as unsuited for international negotiation. posed changes in the rules for the prevention of col­ tees be formed one for each of the main divisions The final act contained the international regulations lision at sea. In addition to the eighteen signatory with which the subject matter of the Conference for preventing collisions at sea, a requirement upon all nations, a total of twenty-five other nations acceded to might conveniently be broken up. Accordingly, five vessels in a collision, to stand by and render assistance, important parts of the Convention and' Regulations. committees were appointed as follows: the requirement that officers and lookouts must meet Marine disasters since 1929; such as the Vestris, the certain eye-sight and color blindness standards; provi­ Morro Castle. and the Mohawk, together with the Committee No. 1—Construction sions for the distribution of navigational information; advances made in naval architecture and marine en­ This committee was concerned with the proposals a recommendation for the establishment of North gineering, and the experiences gained in the adminis­ that have been put forward for amendment of the 'Atlantic routes; and a recommendation for the estab­ tration' of the 1929 Convention; prompted the desire International Convention for the Safety of Life at lishment of a uniform system of buoyage. and the necessity of again changing these rules in Sea, 1929, with respect to the following matters: The most significant work of this conference was the order to bring them up to date. Further, the exper­ Watertight sub-division of passengers ships and development of the International Regulations for Pre­ iences gained in World War II, with its acceleration related structural matters; pumping ai-rangements; venting Collisions at Sea, which are now adhered to in- science, made this necessity more imperative. But structux-al fire px-ecautions; stability; power for by all the leading maritime nations. because of World War II it was not until 1948 that a Safety of Life- at Sea conference was held... which I The 1913-14 Conference attended and render herewith my report. The first Safety of Life at Sea Conference, by that title, was held in 1913 and 1914. As a result of the Tlie 1948 Conference huge loss of lives on th Titanic which was sunk on The third Safety of Life at Sea Conference met in April 14, 1912, the Congress of^ the United States the City of London from the 23rd of April 1948 to adopted a Joint Resolution, proposing that an inter­ the nth: of June 1948; national maritime conference" be held for the purpose The governments of the following counti'ies were going astern; steering gear and any other struc­ represented at the Conference by Delegations: tural I'cquirements relating to passenger ships; fire prevention, detection and extinction in pas­ 21. Panama 1. Argentina 11. France senger ships. The committee was required to con­ 22. Poland 2. Australia 12. Greece sider- whether any requirements on these subj-ects 23. Portugal 3. Belgium 13. India should be laid down for cargo ships. 4. Brazil. 14. Iceland 24. Philippines In addition, it fell to the Construction Committee 25. Russia (USSR) 5. Canada 15. Ireland to consider the proposals which several countries 6. Chile 16. Italy 26. Sweden submitted for the introduction into the Convention of 17. Netherlands 7. China 27. South Africa specific requirements relating to ships' electxncal in­ 8. Denmark 18. New Zealand 28. United 'Kingdom 'of providing internationally recognized rules that stallations. 9". Egypt 19. Norway 29. United States would tend to pfeyent disasters in the future. After a preliminary review of the various proposals 10. Finland 20. Pakistan 30. Yugoslavia In answer to this Resolution, and reinforced by world the committee formed two Sub-Committees to study The Governments of the following countries had sentiment, the 1914 conference was called. This con­ the proposals- on particular subjects and to make rec­ Observers «t the Conference: ference was held in London, and attended by Ger­ ommendations in regard to them. - 1. Ceylon many, Austria,- Belgium, Denmark, Spain, United 2. Mexico States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Committee No. 2—Life Saving Appliances 3. Romania Russia and the Netherlands. This committee Was concex-ned with- the proposals 4. Turkey The conference dealt primarily with passenger ships, The following International Organizations were that have been put forwax-d for amendment of the tmd adopted more up to date rules with regard to life International Convention for the Safety of Life at represented by Observers: boats, life rafts, and life preservers. The final act was 4 Sea, 1929 with respect to the following matters: 1. International Labour Office signed by all the participating nations, but due to the Lifeboats and other lifesaving appliances, in­ 2. World Health Organization first world war, it was not brought irtto force com­ cluding line throwing appliances, to be provided 3. International Civil Aviation Organization pletely as a treaty, though parts of it were put into on- passenger ships and the extent to which radio 4. International Telecommunications Union effect by individual nations by means of national legis­ apparatus should be installed in lifeboats or car­ 5. United Nations Organization lation or regulations. ried on ships for use in lifeboats; certificated life6. International - Meteorological Organization The LaFollette Seaman's Act, enacted March 4, 1915, bbatmen; musters and drills; signals for. use on a 7. International Hydvographic Bureau adopted' those parts pertaining to life boat equipment^ ship in an- emergency; entries in logbooks. Consid­ In the above connection, it should be pointed out appliances and other provisions. After the terminatibn eration whether requirements should be laid down that the number of countries represented at this con­ of World War I, there was a certain- amount of agita­ concerning lifesaving appliances for cargo shxps. ference was much larger than was x-epresented at any tion to hold another conference- in order to bring the Surveys and cex'tificates covei-ing the foregoing. of the px'evious conferences on this subject. It" is also 191-4 convention up to date and" to put if into-full of note that a number of international organizations effect. However, it was not until' 1929' that another CoiBflfiittee No. 3—Radio were also, represented at this corxference. There are conference was held. still about twenty nations which were noit represented This committee was concerned with the proposals at this confei-ence, but the impoi-tance of and interest that Have been put forward for amendnjent of the The 1929 Gonfereftce in these conferences is bound to grow in yeax-s to come. Irxtex'national Convention for the Safety of Life at On April 16, 1929; the Safety of Life at Sea Cbn-^ Sea, 1929, with x-espect to the following matters: ference was convened. This conference was held" in> * Composition of U. S. rfel^gartioit Considering the extent to which radiotelegraphy likindon; and attended by representatives- of the' fol­ and ladiotelephony installations, including autoThe United States Delegation, was made-up of- repre­ lowing nations: Australia, Belgium,- Canada, Denmarlc, alarms, should be required on passenger ships and ^ i^ain; Ireland; United States, Finland, France; Great sentatives of the following organizations: cargo ships and the technical requirements for such 1. U. S.' State-Depgrtment Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, "the Netherlands, installations; the technical requkements for radio ; 2. U. S. Coast Guard Sweden, Russia and Germany. •3..U. S. Federal Communications. Commission (Continved on Bage 6} ( The nations-which participated, signed" the final" act Cieveianu oireei, rsrooKiyu, and he won't bother stopping to tlnion Hall immediately. Rorce and became a flying officer York. SAMUEL SHUPLER unbutton with the Indian Air Fi �[Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 18, 1948 the minimum of modifications on the grounds that te) improved pyrotechnic and other distress signal­ ling devices. the 1929 Convention had proved itself an adequate document. Further, there seemed to exist a fear that 11. Blankets must now be placed in the lifeboats in the United States proposals necessarily involved ex­ ships on voyages in cold climates. cessive cost. 12. Liferafts are not allowed under the new Con­ Notwithstanding the above facts, the United States vention to be substituted for lifeboats. was successful in securing to a large degree accep­ 13. Vessels over 150 feet are now required to be tance of its proposals, as is evident from the sum­ fitted with davits of either the "gravity" or "quadrant" mary of results of the Conference Committees below. types according to the weight of the lifeboats in their Some proposals that were not totally accepted were "turning-out" condition. the basis of general principles agreed to, or of recom­ 14. Lifelines are now required to be rigged from mendations for further study. It is believed that in davit span on all lifeboats. years to come they will have an increasing infiuence •15. Suitable means are now required for preventing I Committee No. 4—Safety of Navigation on international maritime safety. any discharge of water into the lifeboats. As a general statement, it may be said that no 16. All ships are now required to carry means of % This committee was concerned with the proposals provision of the 1929 Convention was relaxed, that making effective distress signal by day and by night; |hat have been put forward for amendment of the many provisions of the old. Convention were revised including pyrotechnic signals showing a bright i-ed International Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, with respect "upward, and that the 1948 Convention represents a light at a high altitude. lib the following matters: distinct improvement in providing for higher stand­ 17. The line-throwing appliance required on all Consideration of the proposals for the amendards of safety of life at sea. vessels must now be capable of carrying a line 250 ment of the Collision Regulations and all other yards with reasonable accuracy. This is beyond the matters covered by the Safety of Navigation Accomplishments of the Conference effective range of similar U. S. appliances, except the Chapter of the 1929 Convention; also navigational The results of the Conference are contained in the Lyle gun which is by no means as efficient an appli­ aids; life-saving and distress signals and the car1948 International Safety of Life at Sea Convention ance as that agreed upon at the Conference. || riage of explosives and dangerous goods. This and Regulations, the International Regulations for committee also considered such important and Radio Preventing Collisions at Sea, and a number of resolu­ p complex questions as the provision of meterological tions and recommendations contained in the final act ' The chapter on radio in the new Convention has services, danger and distress signals and procedure of the Conference. been extended to apply to all vessels on international ^ and the carriage of direction finders on passenger The major items of achievement in each case arc voyages except cargo vessels of less than 500 gross and cargo ships. listed below. _ tons. In other words, the requirements of the Con­ I !.•' vention have been extended to include for the first Committee No, 5—General Provisions Life Saving Appliances time cargo vessels from 500 to 1600 gross tons. This This committee was charged with arriving at defini1. In addition to covering passenger vessels, the will result in a great increase in the number of vessels I lions applicable to more than one technical committee, requirements of the new Convention in regard to upon which the installation of radio will be compulsory. llifach as that of a passenger and cargo ship with making The new Convention also includes the following re­ Lifesaving Appliances, musters and drills have been If-rovisons as to the acceptance, entry into force, enquirements: extended to apply to cargo vessels of 500 gross tons ll^Drcement and future modifications of the Convention; 1. On all passenger vessels and on cargo vessels of 1 deciding on future arrangements affecting international and over. 1600 gross tons and upwards continuous watch will be 2. All lifeboats in the new Convention are required llafety regulations and co-ordination of certain aspects maintained on the radiotelegraph distress frequency of to be standard Class 1(a); viz, open boats with rigid "if the work of the technical committees. sides having internal buoyancy only. Lifeboats must 500 kilocycles by either human operator listening G^eral Principles of the Conference not be less than 24 feet in length nor weigh more watch or an auto-alarm. 2. On passenger vessels carrying more than 250 than twenty tons when fully loaded with persons and i I In order to provide a sound basis for logical and equipment. In cases where it would be unreasonable passengers when engaged on a voyage exceeding 16 Constructive discussion, the following principles were and impracticable to require a 24 foot lifeboat, it must hours duration increases number of qualified operators ' ^numerated for the guidance of the Delegates and not be less than 16 feet. required from one to two and requires 16 hours of |idvisers in their deliberations: 3. The requirements relating to motor boats are sub­ human operator listening watch in tfce aggregate. (1) that shipping is an international industry sub­ 3. All cargo vessels of 1600 gross tons and upwards ' stantially improved. Motor boats have beeir divided jected to severe competition, and that interna­ into Class A and Class B. Class A motor boats must are • required to carry at least one qualified operator. tional cooperation and agreements establish­ be powered by a compression ignition engine and Hours of human operator listening watch are specified ing minimum standards of safety are needed capable of a speed of 6 knots in smooth waters. Class according to the size of 'the cargo vessel. to insure that such competition, which is other­ 4. Improved technical • requirements for radio per­ B motor boats may be powered by any type of engine wise healthy and advantageous, does not result and must be capable of a speed of 4' knots in smooth formance are prescribed. in any unjustifiable lowering of the standards 5. New technical requirements are specified for, ' waters. . of safety aboard ship. 4. Passenger vessels carrying 20 lifeboats or more radiotelephone installations, auto-alarms, radio direc­ (2) that nothing should be allowed to obscure the must have two Class A motor boats. Passenger vessels tion finders, and radio equipment for motor boats, both importance of the human factor in insuring . carrying 14 to 19 lifeboats inclusive must have one installed and portable. the safety of life at "feea, nor the need for the Class A motor boat, and now in addition carry a Class highest degree of skill and competence on the Construction B motor boat or other approved mechanically propelled part of officers and crews of merchant ships. lifeboat. A new requirement is that all other pas­ The safety standard established for passenger vessels While sea travel is, on the whole, very safe, by the 1929 Convention in relation to the items con­ it is desirable and-necessary to make all rea­ sidered by the Construction Committee at this Con­ sonable safety provisions, not only against ference was most notably increased by the addition , normal hazards, but also against" the ever of regulations dealing with the subjects of stability present risk of major catastrophes such as in damage condition and electrical installations, and fire, collision and foundering. the amplification of the regulation relating to struc­ (3) that the experiences of administering, and tural fire protection. the manifest results of the 1929 Convention, With regard to damage stability the new convention should be constantly kept in mind in con­ provides regulations which establish the assumed con­ senger vessels and cargo vessels of 1600 gross tons and junction w'ith the advancement made in naval ditions of a ship before damage and the allowable upwards must cari-y one Class B motor boat or other architecture, marine engineering and operation conditions after damage, the result being to insure approved mechanically propelled lifeboat. of vessels since that Convention came into that a vessel will have stability adequate to withstand force. 5. Passenger vessels must carry two rescue boats the extent of damagfe contemplated by the sub-division (4) that the result of stimulated scientific re­ attached to davits—one on each side of the shi^ ready regulations. ^ search during World War II should be re­ for immediate use in an emergency. ..The new convention includes regifiations for struc­ viewed with the objective of making use of 6. Cargo vessels are required to carry lifeboats tural fire protection in accommodation and service those advances which could reasonably and attached to davits on each side of the ship of such spaces on passenger vessels which recognize three practicably be applied toward improving the aggregate capacity as will accommodate all persons on-f alternative methods of protection, as follows: safety of merchant shipping throughout the board. In addition, tankers of 3000 gross tons and"^^^ Method I. The construction of all internal world. upwards must have not less than 4 lifeboats attached divisional bulkheading of essentially incombus­ to davits, 2 forward and 2 aft. tible materials. General Remarks 7. Life boats certified to carry more than 60 persons, Method 2. The fitting of an automatic sprinkler The United States entered the Conference in a now are required to be fitted with some means of and fire alarm system generally with no re­ ition to advocate the highest international mari- mechanical propulsion. In view of the advance made striction on the type of internal divisional ime safety standards practicable. It is well known in recenj: years with hand propelling gear, it was bulkheading, and hat the standards of maritime safety established agreed that such gear might be accepted as a Method 3. A system of sub-division forming a * nder the laws and regulations of the United Slates mechanical means of propulsion. network of fire retarding bulkheads enclosing 8. Lifeboats must now have perforated bilge keels re considerably in advance of the 1929 Convention and limited areas, together with the installation of aterially higher than those in force and practiced or keel rails suitable for clinging to when overturned. a fire detection system. 9. Passenger vessels carrying 20 lifeboats, or more, ly other maritime nations. In developing the pro• Method One represents essentially the present, )osals for the Conference, an effort was made to must have two motor boats fitted with radio as under United States practice in this regard. Methods 2 and 3 )ropose only that which could be practically applied 1929 Convention. Passenger vessels carrying 14 to 19 represent the United Kingdom and French practice nternationally and which was justifiable as a neces- lifeboats inclusive must have one motor boat fitted respectively. The decision to adopt three alternative with radio as under 1929 Convention, and now in ary improvement to maritime safety. methods was necessitated not only by a considerable However, it was evident early in the deliberations addition one portable transmitter and receiver. All divergence of opinion as to the most effective way of hat a number of the proposals could not be ac- other passenger vessels and cargo vessels of 500 gross obtaining the desired defense against fire, but also by, epted on an international basis because of acute tons and upwqrds must carry one portable radio trans­ the practical consideration that the materials used in ihortages of materials and unstable economic condi- mitter and receiver. applying the United States method are not at the ions prevailing in many countries as a result of the 10. The following additional lifeboat equipment is present time internationally available in sufficient required by the new Convention: ar's devastation, quantities. Early in the deliberations a reluctance to accept (1) a first aid kit, • New electrical regulations for passenger vessels are e proposals of the United States was apparent, (2) 2 buoyant heaving lines, included in the convention covering the basic points' 'his was due partly to the relative positions of the (3) an attached painter in addition to a sea of the United States proposals, although considerably • espective nations in that the United States was painter, less detaUed. ;enerally advocating extensive' changes from the (4) 3 quarts of water per person ihstead of the one The standards of safety relating to numerous details: ixisting Convention, whereas, the other countries quart presently required, ere advocates of the position of status quo vrith (5) a manual pump, and - . (Contimtcd on Page 11) (Continued from Page 5) ' apparatus installed in lifeboats or portable radio apparatus carried on ship for eventual use in life­ boats; the number and qualifications of radio offif cers to be carried for safety purposes; particulars of watches to be maintained; details of radio pro­ cedures, e.g. alarm, distress and urgency radio signals, speed of distress messages and entries in log books. The committee wiU also consider the technical requirements relating to direction finders and to other electronic aids for position finding and radar. • i: �\ TffE SEAFARERS Friday, June t8, 1948 LOG Page Seven ' SBIPS' MIMirTES AND NEWS THE RAJAH IS NOW A SEAFARER Stacy Masters Honored For Service To Shipmates Aboard The Gavalier A regular part of the recreational activities of the Alcoa Cavalier crew has been i: the showing of movies at sea twice weekly. The man in charge of the mechanics of presenting the films has been Stacy Masters, 2nd Electrician, 4time and energy for the benefit® of the crew. Skunk Roams Docks In Sailor's Rig ''ir-' f ' A timely warning urging Seafarers to keep a sharp weather eye peeled for a 24karat phony masquerading as Union member a was sounded this week by oldtimer Benno Zielinski. •Brother Zielinski, a typically good-natured man of the sea, bristled with anger when he told the LOG that he didn't want any of his brother members to simil­ arly fall for the waterfront skunk's smooth spiel. Eric Joseph, former wellerweight scrapper, in Ihe dark­ room where he pursues his photographic hobby. Parade Of SIU AtMetes Would Feature Real Rajah If the time ever came when the Seafarers wanted to present an on-paper boxing show, the search for contest­ 1-1 ants would be a short one. In record time a card having all the color of a Madison® <411 tiiC wUX\./A vx a -• Square Friday nighter could be found him back in the ring and, arranged, and would certainly be between fights, back on ships. In 1945, he piled off a ship a crowd pleaser. in Montreal, Canada and met The pages of the LOG have many of the top fighters in Can­ listed -^he accomplishments of ada. There, however, his active Seafarer-boxers all the way from Heavyweight Moon Kouns, one­ ring career ended. One njght time challenger to the Argen­ while battling 3illie Tarriglione, tine champ, to Featherweight a boy who went on to tangle Ovidio Rodriguez, who once with Ray Robinson and Ffitzie tangled with the best of them, ZiviCj he injured his ej'^e. Rather including Sixto Escobar, later than .take a chance of injuring to become bantamweight champ­ the scar tissue he bowed ,out of the ring. ion of the world. In 1947 he paid off .a Pana­ . For a little international color manian ship in Haltimore .and Calcutta-born Eric Joseph, bet­ joined up with ;the Seafarers. ter known to ringsiders as Rajah Sabu would fill the bill. The After battling and sailing all Rajah, now sailing as a wiper over the world he ithinks he's on SIU ships, would serve to found his roost. To him the U.S. break up -an evening of strictly is his home from now on. That is, if he can gain citizenship. - home-grown 'fisticuffers. Now 24-years old, he looks How XIUW the uie Rajah JVrtjaii fits iiio into the ^ X. SIU picture is an interesting tale back on an interesting career m which began several years ago the ring, but to him, sailing in in India. There he first broke the SIU gives him just as much into the game. While attending of a thrill. "It beats anjdhing St. James College in Calcutta IVe done anyplace in the world. he won a berth on the school This is the place for me," he team. Finding the going easy said. The Rajah, it appears, would he branched out into amateur ranks and appeared in oyer 80 make a worthy addition to the Seafarers make-believe card. amateur bouts. Possessing a yearning for the outside world he began going to sea and between ships he fought (professionally as a welterweight in Europe, Canada, Africa and Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat satis. Make England. sure that the slop chest -con­ FLEW DURING WAR tains an adequate supply of all the things you are. liable When the war .came along he to lieed. If it doesn't, call the joined the English Royal Air Union Hall immediately. Force and became a flying officer with the Indian Air Force. Peace Check It—tut Cooii When he met Zielinski in Hoboken last week, the phony in­ troduced himself as Robert Er­ nest Van Dorn and produced an identification card, issued in Gal­ veston. * "SAD"'TALE Then he unfolded a very con­ vincing sob story of how he had become ill aboard a South At­ lantic vessel ani had to be re­ moved from the vessel in Ant­ werp, later to be flown. back to the -States. His pitch was that he wSs waiting to be paid and could Zielinski help him out? Unfortunately, in this case, Zielinski is' the kind of a guy who rarely turns down such a bid—respecially when the hardluck story comes from a seaman. He gave the culprit a few bucks and loaned him a shirt and other gear. who volunteered his On movie night Stacy regularly turned to to arrange the screen, set up the sound equipment and arm the projector. This week the crew returned the compliment. For his work in their behalf during the past months, the crew presented Staty with a 19-jewel Hamilton wrist watch at a general meet­ ing held on the ship May 23. In making the presentation for the crew, Joseph Powers, 2nd Steward, reading from a pre­ pared statement, said, 'We de­ cided to make Brother Masters a present for his kind service rendered in showing the movies to the crew on his own will and accord. I am sure Brother Masters is. more than deserving of this gift and I am equally sure each of the crew thorough­ ly enjoyed- seeing the movies aboard ship." . Following the presentation of the watch, which bore the in­ scription "Stacy Masters from the crew of the SS Alcoa Cav­ alier," Brother Powers, the crew's financial secretary, ex­ plained to the new ^rewmembers that all the recreational equip- On The Ceast If you have a beef oi a problem when you're on the West Coast, contact SIU. A&G District Hq„ 105 Mar­ ket Street. The telephone . number is DOuglas 2-5475. Drop in between ships, and get acquainted. ment aboard the ship had been bought by the crew through the ship's fun4. The fund was built through a 50-cent donation each trip. FUND'S BENEFITS He pointed out that in addi­ tion to the ' regular movies the fund had also provided a radiophonograph, loudspeakers and a small mimeograph machine for the ship's newspaper. The Cavalier left on its final trip out of New York this week before changing its operations to the Gulf. • To celebrate the long run out of the big city, the crew will thi'ow a ship-wide pa^y while down in the Islands, out of the ship's fund, of coui'se. Shupler Dies In Germany; Became Seafarer In 1943 Then this punk in Zielinski's clothing left, saying he was go­ ing to pick ;up his money due. When he - didn't return by the following morning. Brother ZielWord has been received of the death in Bremerhaven inksi scented that something was of Seafarer Samuel Shupler, who was sailing as Saloon rotten in Hoboken. A few inquiries, meanwhile, Pantryman on the SS Noonday, a Waterman vessel. Brother Frenchy Djian, the®revealed that "Van Dorn" had attempted to borrow dough from Noonday's Deck Delegate who sent the information to the LOG, reported that the exact several people, using Zielinski's circumstances of Brother Shupname to establish his credit. ler's death were not known. Ap­ UNSELFISH. VIEW parently he fell from a car or bus while riding through the Apparently more concerned town on May 10. " over the possibility of other Sea­ BROOKLYNITE farers being taken in, then by his own loss. Brother Zielinski Brother- Shupler, who lived in kept repeating, his warning that Brooklyn, was well known all hands be careful. around the New York Hall, and .He described "Van Dorn" as Frenchy Djian said that he was heavy set, about 5 feet, 9 . inches extremely popular aboard the tall, with light hair and hatless. Noonday. Zielinski says this character Shupler, an Austrian by birth, hangs ; around waterfront places. wfes born in 1894. He joined the "He might show up anywhere," Seafarers International Union in he said. January 1943. He sailed thi-ough the war, rnaking a distinguished Meanwhile, Zielinski will be record. looking for the guy, too. If he Brother Shupler is survived by ever catches up with him, he his wife who resides at 430 [ aims to take that shirt back— Cleveland Street, Brooklyn, New | and he won't bother stopping to York. SAMUEL ...SHUPLER unbutton it first. �m THE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG Friday, June 18, 1948 Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings THAR^60U> INIMEM THAR , HULLS/ FRANCES, April 18 —Chair­ man John Lincoln; Secretary George Clark. Reports of dele­ gates George Clark, John Lin­ coln, Juan Colon and Pete Pratt read and accepted. Good and Welfare: Brother complained of not seeing ship's minutes printed in the LOG. Bosun requests gangway changed from the port doors to main deck to keep dock workers out of crew quarters. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. if /OUR SHIP IS MOP.E THAM VOUR JOB AMD YOUR LIVELIHOOD — IT'S YOUR. HOME . PROTECT THE SHlP^ SEAR THAT we FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET>\NO KEEP YOUR SHIP CLEAV /M GOOD SlU STYLE . IT PAYS OFF IN THE END WITH AAORE AND BE-fTER CONTRACTS — AMD if if FRANK SPENCER, AprU 24— Chairman R. T. Riley; Secretary A. H. Smith. New Business: J. B. Henley, ship's delegate, reconunends that J. Hawkins gi^e good reasons for jumping ship in Charleston. Good and Welfafe: Laundry taken care" of satisfac­ torily to all. Request that table­ cloths be furnished for- crew's mess next trip.: One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. AAORE DOUGH iM YOUR POCKETS. HOWARD A. KELLY, AprU 25 —Chairman Woodward; Secre­ tary deParlier. No New Busi­ ness. Good and Welfare: Brother Blizzard urged crew to take bet­ ter care of recreation room. Brother deParlier informed crew of currency exchange in Suri­ nam. McNait asked the crew to cooperate in keeping lights out in starboard passage at night. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. if CUT and RUN By HANK Seafarers in all ports, while resting their oars in waiting for ships to come in, are naturally asking themselves the biggest $64 question in their tough lives: What will happen to our traditional hiring hall? Well, the SIU has never been jittery or hysterical in I its thoughts or actions towards any problem or beef. We have always won our beefs—either strategically or the hard way. The shipowners know full well that the traditional hiring hall served them with competent sailors in manning their ships, and of course without delaying scheduled sailings. 4 %• i However, the shipowners, who presumably did their share in influencing the Taft-Hartley Act to destroy the closed shop and to be passed into law, are now moaning and crying thai they are innocently forced to obey this ridiculous law. This threat to eliminate the hiring hall isn't small potatoes in the lives of union sailors. To every Seafarer it's a . matter of protecting his job at all times and the only workable system li for them to get their jobs and for the shipowners to have their ships sailing. It's definitely a life-and-death struggle over something which for many years peacefully and democratic­ ally served the union sailors and the shipowners in efficiently manning and Sailing the ships. We wonder if the shipowners will steer a safe and true course, after all? if if if if i. if STEEL ARTISAN, May 9— Chairman Pasch^; Secretary Sheldon. Delegates' reports ac­ cepted. New Business: Motion carried that Steward put out more night lunch. Good and Welfare: Magill elected ship's delegate. Agreement on keeping laundry clean by rotating job between three departments. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. if if if BEAUREGARD, April 21— Chairman James O'Connell; Sec­ retary William J. McAtee. Dele­ gates reported on number of books and permits in their de­ partments. New Business: Motion carried that Steward spend time in, the galley instructing men to improve on cooking and baking. James O'Connell elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Good and Welfare: Messmen stated that it is too much work to serve from steamtables and think Second Cook should serve from tables or gaUey. Suggestion for greater variety in the night lunch. Steward agreed. Brother Ray. Duhrkopp and Brother Rasmussen are tugging their chins and wishing a few tugboat jobs come up... Brother Johnnie Ward and his mustache have been in town a few weeks now. We wonder if Johnnie figured whether this was the begin­ if'if if ning of the winter season—with all the cold days and rainy days we've been having?... Brother Jack Greenhaw is in town. Re­ CHARLES A. WARFIELD, cently he bought himself a good pair of shoes so his feet can May 9—Chairman T. M. Jones; stand doing three and a half hours of quartermastering. Every­ Secretary A. W. Gowder. Dele­ gates reported no beefs. Good thing hurts a quartermaster. His arms, his feet and his back. and Welfare: Delegates to see Patrolman about having Cooks' A few familiar oldlimers in town are Joe Arras, Willie room changed as there are three West, John Santos, Pete Bush and Charles "Ceurioca Red" Cooks in one room. Request Benway. Oldtimer William Brady sailed into town recently, made that all men, stay sober for too... Other oldtimers who may still be in town are: A. payoff. One minute of silence Macomber, F. Bosmente, R. L. Williams, S. Furtado, E. Flofes, for Brerthei-s lost at sea. A. Weir, J. C. Smith, J. Santiago, C. Manning, J. Michaelis, B. Zelenzic. K. Kain, P. Campbell, M. Miller, A. Demado, P. Gallant, Bosun T. White, T.- Escobales, J. Cardona, Bosun T. Nayaro. Carpenter E. Hansen, V. Roll, A. Corrado, C. Antoniou and S. Delgado. WM if b: NEWS ITEM: One of the bills given unanimous-consent approval by the House (to be sent to the Senate, no doubt) was a bill to authorize extension of medical and hospital care to persons employed in the maritime service, including unemployed seairKen p8 if they seek treatment within six months after leaving their last jbo... We hope that after all these years a bill lik^ this may have the decency to become law—and finally remove the ridiculous i^air treatment towards active merchant seamen needing medic^ treatment... 'The SEAFARERS LOG will be traveling free of cost to the following brothers—so they and their families can enjoy and understand what is going on in their union week after week: Bemie Turner of Louisiana, C. E. Wells of Alabama, ^ William Rahl of New Jersey, J. Bagliazo of California, Norman Kramer of New York, Gus Liakos of New York, James Lee of Delaware, Newt Williams of Virginia, Kirwan Bilson of Florida, Roman Viloria of Louisiana, H. L. Brandies , of Florida, Leo-Watts of Louisiana, Sal Scudari of Massachusetts, Joseph Martus of New York, A. O. Ikkela of Massachusetts. j if if WILLIAM R. DAVIE, May 9— Chairman J. A. Sullivan;. Secre­ tary Raymond J. Wells. Dele­ gates repoHed on number of books, permits in their depart­ ments. New Business: Election of ship's delegate. S.. Graham elected. DisussiOn on relief Fire­ man in American ports post­ poned to next meeting; Edtica.tion: Crew was told that. pam­ phlets were aboard and are available in recreation room. Good and Welfare: - Suggestion made that an article be written and sent to the LOCJ regarding condition of ship; after last crew piled off. One minute ef silent prayer for departW • brothers. X 'i. X:-" JAMES CALDWELL, May 9— Chmrman James Corriher; Secre­ tary John Ward. Meeting called •by C. L. Seiferl. AU depart­ ments reported to be in order. Recommended~"Vote of thanks for Cooks because of good feeding throughout trip. Deck overtime situation discussed, and to be turned over to Patrolman. Re­ pair list drawn up. Minute of silence for departed brothers. XXX PORTMAR, May 12—Chairman H. E. Fowler; Secretary W. H. Johnson. Motion carried that a report be sent to Union regard­ ing conduct of Chief Cook who walked off the ship in Raymond, Washington. .Motion carried that delegates get together with Stew­ ard to check whether ' potatoes where good or bad. Good and Welfare: Steward reported to the crew that his food requisition had been cut and that crew should inform company thaVthey will not saU to the Far East short of stores. X ISAAC M. SINGER, AprU 7— Chairman M. Woods; Secretuy R. Jackson. Meeting called to discuss menu situation. Several brothers claim that the feeding during present voyage does not come up to standard of last trip. Brother Woods said there were not enough juices put out for breakfast. Steward explained his side of it and meeting ended on a note of accord. One minute of silence fo rbrothers lost at sea, XXX SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. May 23—Chairman J. Molina; Secretary W. Vobia. Delegates reports accepted. New Business: Motion carried to check on car jacks which seem to be too closoi together for easy movement to forward part of ship. Discussion on matter of foc'sle keys for crew. Good and Welfare: Dis­ cussion on Chief Cook who de­ sires to sail as Chief Steward and needs five bookmen to en­ dorse him. F. MARION CRAWFORD. May 16—Chairman M. Pappadakis; Secretary S. Cieslak. Engine re­ ported 19 hours disputed, other departments reported no beefs. Engine Delegate Hemby an­ nounced that First Assistant now understood that the SIU way was a good deal different from the NMU way. Motion by Sadowski, seconded by Hammerstrand and passed, that blowout fans be placed in portholes. Mo­ tion by Whitt, seconded by Hemby and passed, that fines list be destroyed and that men make voluntary donations to hospitals and LOG. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX WILLIAM W. SEATON, May 16—Chairman C. W. Cox; Re­ cording Secretary Dale Grigsby. Deck Delegate Cerdas said de­ partment okay except for about two hours disputed time. Engine Delegate Genovese reported 36 hours. Stewards Delegate McCoy had nothing disputed. De­ cided that overtime issue would have to be settled by Patrolman. Voted to bring Chief Cook up on charges. Leniency recommended by Lutz and Genovese. Voted to bring two other men up on charges. All men to list repairs necessary. Steward said he was making supplies list. XXX ROBIN GOODFELLOW, (dale not given)—Chairman Pasanowski; Secretary M. E. Longfellow. Delegates reported everything okay. New Business: Repair list made up and submitted to dele­ gates. Discussion on whether the present crew should stand by or not until repairs are made and store list supplied. Motion carried that list be turned over to Patrolman and assurrance be received that supplied and re­ XXX MOOSE PEAK, May 20 pairs will be made before hew voyage. Good and Welfare: Chairman Oscar M. Jonpi; Seere-: Crew to see that replacement be tary Ralph O.Master8. Meeting made of books and present books called to elect Ship's Delegate, be boxed up. ready for exchange. Robert T. Young elected, by acrOne minute of silence for broth­ clamation. . Meetings to be held every week. Captain to be asked ers lost lost at sea. to change linen locker into XXX DEL SOL, Mar. 13—Chairman foc'sle for Bosun and Electrician A. Emmons; Recording Secretary as it is supposed to be. If re­ y. i,. Byers. Anybody using fused, Patrolman to take bver. laundry to leave it clean; Deck Repair list to be inade. Delegate to see Mate about locks XXX and latches for screen doors. DANIEL H. LOWNSDALE., July toilet to be rigged for long­ April 6—Chairman E. Vatis; Sec­ shoremen. Delegates to see Cap­ retary Jorge Planes. No beefs r'; I tain about draws. . Voted for ex­ at all from departments. Repair haust fans. Decided that Depart­ list readied for Chief Mate, copy ment Delegates could handle all to go to New Orleans Patrolmen, H'l problems. Ship's Delegate.^t re­ Nobody to pay off before PatroL quired. Minute of silence for men arrive. Anthony Thomas elected Ship's Delegate. Brothers lost at sea. CfOniimica on raxe 11 I �Friday* Juna 18. 1948 THE SEAFAHERS LOG Page Nine MEMBERSHIP SPEMKS Grundy Makes Venice In Spring Sees Hep SIU Members Holding Fast On Gains To the Editor: Here are a few lines about the famous SS Felix Grundy on her trip from Savannah to Venice via Cuba and back via Dingwall, Nova Scotia. On March 25, the Grundy was lying in Savannah ready to go to the boneyard. Shipping was bad. in Savannah and the sur­ rounding ports, and the Grundy Itemed to be dead! I,came in with the SS Southport frmn a coastwise trip and paid off at three p.m. on the 25th. I went immediately to the SIU Hall to register for a new job. I was standing at the desk just as the Agent picked up the phone to call an outport for four ABs and a Night Cook and Baker. "How about me for NOB?" I asked. Out I went to the Grundy. I had the job. CUBAN GAS By and large it was a good trip, although we - had a little gas-hound trouble in the begin­ ning. For the most part the per­ forming was flone in the Cuban ports where we loaded sugar. The first place we hit was Isabella de Sagua and there was rum ashore. There was more rum at Caibarien where we an­ chored 18 miles away. We were off Caibarien for more than two weeks. They ' brought the sugar out in barges, and the Cuban stevedores re­ mained on the ship the whole time, sleeping where they could find a place to curl up. After the second week, the Captain arranged for a launch to take the"crewmen ashore at five o'clock in the afternoon and bring them back at eight in the morning. However, since it was a two-hour ride each way through 18 miles of rough water, I never made it myself. MOROCCAN OIL n-: We left Cuba eventually, and our next landfall was Gibraltar which we reached on April 29. We stopped on the Moroccan coast for oil and water before heading for the Adriatic and Venice. On May 8, we arrived in Venice, cify of " gondolas, girls, Wine and a good time. Every­ body ,streamed toward" town to meet the beautiful Italian girls. There's a hitch to having a good time in Venice, and it's the usual one: you do a lot better if you have money in your pocket. You can get 1,000 lirfe for two • Americafi dollars. Biit don't tliink you're going to hdve much of a time for just 1^000 lire." It cost- me 1,500 lire for a! good dinner with a little wine thrown in. Of course, only the rich, in­ cluding the relatively rich, cap To the Editor: Perhaps it's something in the air of Venice that makes these two Seafarers smile. They are E. Lehto, AB (left), and A, Roy. AB and Declc Delegate. They sailed to the romantic Adriatic port orf the SS Felix Grundy. have such a meal as I had. The Italian poor can't. What they eat is polenta and fish, dry Italian bread and water—once a day. DINGWALL OR BUST By May 20, we were ready to leave as scheduled. Our money was gone and we were tired. On May 27 we passed Gibraltar. The weather was fine. The trouble was that nobody knew where we were headed. On Jime 3 we got orders: proceed to Dingwall, Nova Scotia, where we still are. Nobody cared much for the idea. All painting stopped. Our food situation began to get bad, althougli we may be able to get new stores here. At present we have one bag of fiour, no sugar, no cream, no coffee and no po­ tatoes. We are short on every­ thing, and the Steward is just scratching up what menus he can. To make things worse, we don't have much galley coal. "When we leave we expect to be loaded with gypsum, and we'll pay off in Savannah about June 16. Otto (Uncle Otto) Preussler I want to congratulate the membership on what a great job they have accomplished to make conditions for seamen what they are today. * I know these conditions could not have been won in any other way but by long hard struggle. It makes me proud, as a member of the SIU, to know that the Union I am in is for the mem­ bership and will see to it that you are .. treated fairly and squarely, and that is a great comfort. And I know that as long as we have men like these in the SIU no shipowners are going to foul them up. No, it isn't going to be that easy. The membership fought hard for the conditions they have today and you just can't take them away from them. If anyone thinks it can be done, they've got rocks in their heads. ONE OF FINEST The SIU is one of the finest unions in the maritime industry and the men intend to keep it that way. I will even say that in the future the SIU will be one of the^ strongest unions in existence. By the way I have been read­ ing with interest that the mem­ bership is unloading the per­ formers. Let's keep up the good work. It is phonies like the per­ formers that jeopardize the Union. I'd like to know who these guys think they are to go aboard ship and do what they please and make life miserable for all who are aboard. JUST DRAGS We should get rM of them. . They are no asset to the Uniont and never will be. We had a-- couple of them on my last trip and brothers, they were a pair. I want to thank you and the membership for making it pos­ sible for me to receive the SEA­ FARERS LOG. It is a wonderful paper and it keeps me informed on Union activities. By the way, that ten-dollar strike assessment which the membership adopted was a smart move. Nobody is* kidding the SIU. James J. McLinden Skipper Beef Only Gripe On Prentice -J;:! • r-i —>.~ To the Editor: - ^ Warning From The Waterfront Woman By BILL GILSTRAP Found him in my hangout, Three blocks from the ship, Lived with him a fortnight, Faithful as his ship. Listened to his stories, Laughed about the jokes. Told in deadly earnest, Of the island folks. Sensed the mind-whipped reasons, Men who learned too much. Soothed the boyish longings. Gripped the passions wild. Led him deep to slumber. Peaceful as a child. ' , So pay heed to a warning, Mostly for your man: Busy with your landlife. Ruling with your head. Careless of the savings, Forgetful of the bed/ . Forget about convention. Move out from your clan! . * No, he didn't tell me. Me ? Who.knows my guys! Watched him punch his sadness. Read it in his eyes. Read the ocean-tiredness, Thioughts too deep to clutch. ^•'1 SAD SACKS Heard the soft-voiced pleadings, " That all seamen ma^e. Soothed my restless conscience. Adding up the "take. Sure, I know about you, And sailors' wives I know. Sowing for the reaping. Begrudging all they sow. Enclosed are the minutes of JJie SS George Prentice, shuttl­ ing between Panama and Hono­ lulu. We are having "captain? trouble." Ours is another repu-^ tation builder. So we have tO' live in dirty foc'sles, galleys and messrooms, because no overtime will be paid. It's the old story,, same as on other chartered ships. The Agent in Honolulu ob­ tained a few of the necessary items through pressure. A word of thanks to him. And be not forgetful. Long as there's woman-hate. And men who are sailors. And laws that work too late. ' J • While sterile, foolish matrons Group a classed society. And fight for thingis—not loving —Then therie'll be babes like ine. • As I write this letter the sail­ ors are cai-rying twenty-two himdred pounds of contaminated flour out of the storeroom. "We hope the new flour arrives as we sail in twenty minutes but see no sign of it yet. We'U write from Yokohama with more minutes. As the en­ closed minutes show we have all oldtimers aboard and they're a damned good, clean and sober crew. If we only had a civil captain everything would be honkey-dorey. Among those aboard are Ted? Magee, George Barnes, Fireman Craven, and Jack Staisko. • ' Tommy Thompson'?? ' Shin's Delegate :V ^ SS George "Prentice a• • ; �...... \i ,. - T'B'E S EA F A RE R S Page-Ten Fort Men WeaM Om Woo On SlU Education To Ihe Editor: I am one: of the crew of the SS Fort Bridger, Petroleum Car­ riers; ' You remember all those sadfaced - characters, my face being by far the saddest. We were waiting around the New York Hall for this job. She was a new ship and a new company, and we were told when we took the jobs that she would leave the next day. But due to some sort of trouble in the company .office we kept hear­ ing "the voyage will start to­ morrow, for sure" for two whole weeks. However, in true SIU style ,we were patient about something that couldn't be help­ ed. SHORT ONE We made a short trip down to Puerto La Cruz and came back to Paulsboro, New Jersey, to "Look! Real diamonds. They cut discharge. The man at the table glass." Then with a quick thrust, with aU the papers said some-} h'e ripped a small mirror to thing about 18 months. I thought shreds. Naturally I was convinced. I he- was talking about the age immediately offered him a bar­ of his: youngest kid, and signed gain price, 25 American-..iron my name. men and my watch. He ran and I signed, all right, and here I ran—in opposite directions— I am. Some silly business about for wasn't the ring "hot?"' the articles, and that is that. We. headed for Curacao to Back aboard, I went from load cargo, left there and turned foc'sle to foc'sle, slashing mir­ up in Merrie England. Wliere rors left and right to demon­ they get the idea that the place strate the ring's value. As a result, nobody is shaving on this is "Merrie" I'll never know. ship these days. The boys can't I made Piccadilly and every- ', see themselves and I've had only thing around. Having been in one "Good inoi-niiig" since. the SIU only a year, I decided it; was time to live up to thOj HIGH GRADE. ANYWAY Union's reput&tion for having the world's greatest seafaring Later tests proved that the ring lovers. In fact, .1 decided to be- ^ was not completely without val­ come the world's greatest sea- ^ ue at that. It was a very good faring lover myself. However, I put it off for a few days until I we got to Italy. FHdBTi June'iSi^ 1^ ^ L&O grade of brass, the man said, and certainly the glass of the' "diamonds" was. of an A-1 type for the purpose. We left Port Said and battled our way to silent, mysterious Ras Tanura. Mysterious is right! All that sand and oil, all those men. and no women! Where are, the women, that^s the mystery! Deciding to get back into the good graces, of the Brother­ hood by showing my true prow-: ess as a lover, I kept my eyes open. While painting on . the dock, I spotted a gorgeous figure enveloped in a flowing white robe topped by a beautiful headpiece. It passed with its stern toward me. I choked and .did some rapid swallowing. Seeing my chance, I steadied down, smoothed my hair and gave- my Times Square wolf call. But. a shipmate shat­ tered my dream. The flowing robe; was just the costume, worn by the Arab dock workers. Oh hopeless yearning! Oh mysterious Ras Tanura! SIU TUGMEN IN TEXAS I Among the fugs manned by members of the Marine Allied. Workers, Seafarers' affiliate, are the Hoover and the Wales, operating out of Corpus Christi. Shown aboard the Hoover in photo abova are (left to right): Pete Peterson, Oiler: Harry Wingate. Chi Engineer;^ Jimmy Turner, Cook; Ed. Mathews.- Ch. Mate; Bill Ligon, Seaman; A. R. Winningham, Oiler, and Roy Lindley, Seaman, On the Wales in photobelow (left to right): Hugh Ramsey, Master; Baiey- Walker, Ch. Engineer; Glen Atchely, Seaman; Bob Jorgenson,. Seamgn, and V. McClane, OUdr. ^ EDEN TO NAPL.ES From that magnificent Garden of Eden we returned to Naples and my ham-onrrye guzzling "cara mia." Another dream was shattered,, she had taken to chewing garlic raw. We left Naples and came back here to Le Havre. We spent three days at anchor without shore leave. I wouldn't say the guys were in a hurry to get ashore anyway, since when we finally headed down the gang­ plank only seven were injured in the rush. So here we are in France. France^—that's short for "Holly­ wood, King. Size," To be serious in closing, I was. fortunate enough, to be one of TWISTED; ONE ARM By an overwhelming vole the first men to. receive the Arriving in Naples, I tried to on the Referendum Ballot, benefits of the education pror To the. Editor; be the first man to hit the town. the membership of the Sea­ gram now in effect. We have I should like this letter to But somebody twisted my arm. farers International Unions tried it out aboard ship, and serve as warning to all SIU I had to have a couple, of glasses A&G District, went on rec» everybody on the Fort Bridger, members never to stay in the of vino first, the man said. What ord to protect itself in the bookmen and permits alike, sings West 23Td • Street area of New could I do? Finally I escaped.hard days to come by build­ its praises. Ybrk. The entire district is Mindful of the reputation I ing up a strike fund and When everybody passes every­ loaded with thieves and some was going to win and hold, I -by providing shoreside oper­ thing.. he, knows along to the scum of the. earth characters. met. a beautiful girl. She even ating bases. new men,, we are guaranteeing " I speak from personal experi­ introduced me to her family. a strongr and aggressive mem­ ence. Just the other night I That means a $10.00 Strike After a while we were sitting bership for the future. What was. rolled., in. my room—of all Assessment and a $10J)0 on a settee. happens on this ship is the best places—while I was asleep. The Building Assessment. Al­ I was: whispering sweet noth­ example I can think of how an^ thieves who sneaked in -stripped ready many members have ings in her ear- She was breathr education program should work. the place clean and took every­ ing;. heavily, drinking in. my paid these sums. We are not a bunch of in­ every word.. I said to myself, The operators will move tellectuals and don't pretend to thing. I had, lock stock and bar­ rel—and $310,. which is a lot of "Dick, old boy, the SIU is go­ without warning. It is our be, but to see one of our Clip­ dough, especially when you ing to be proud of you. You're duty to be prepared. board meetings 15 an education haven't got. a ship. tiriying. this girl mad with your Pay the assessments im­ in itself. We say carry through TWICE* NOW technique." with the education program, and This is the second time I've I guess I was wrong. To my mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth let us know in the LOG how been a victim of this kind of surprise, she suddenly reached and strength of the Union.. it. is coming. foul play in that district in a over to the table, picked up a Richard Barron period of twelve months. Be­ ham on rye? and; started chew­ sides the loss of personal effects ing, Oh hapless me! I was dis and cash, there is a lot of other _graced, but I determined to regrief- attached to such an ex­ . deein my^lf—in Ras Tanura or perience, You can believe me somewhere. when I say that to get your We left Naples and arrived in papers again, you have to go Port Said • a few days later. I, through plenty of red tape laid Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the being a big -international trader down-by the Coast Guard. . ^d an expert appraiser of aU six-months from July through December 1947 have just I think I speak for plenty of things of- value, decided to slip one- ovfer on- a merchant named arrived from the binders. Members may purchase tijem— members when I say it will be Abu Bey- O'Hoolihan. as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per goodjidings ainda happy day for Seafarers when, we get a new cop.y. , HOT STUFF hall, in New York, which will be sufficiMitly large to offer hotel Abu came running up to me Also available are some copies of previous bound accommodations to the member-: : looking over his shoulder as if Good King Tut had risen from editions at the same price. Bindings on all volumes are of ship. Here a guy will get decent the tomb and was.; chasing him. sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. quarters and under Union pro­ He fiashed what was obviously All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file tection- will' know that his per­ a solid gold, ring set with six! ^flashing diamonds. "It's hot," he with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The sonal belongings are safe from the likes, of the bimch of thieves whispered hoarsely. 1 .-I felt it. To my surprise it' bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters and hoods and what have you was a little warm. He said," baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New Yorls City. who lurk in the private, rooming Do It Now 1947 Bound Logs On Hand If '" • I Robbed Twice In Ghelseaj Bosun Awaits Union Hotel places to steal everything a sea­ man owns. When that time comes that we can have our own hotel facilities 1 within; our Union hall, I propose that we also set up some sort of a banking or deposit system, where we can deposit our money for safekeeping with the Union. Only in that will a, man, know, that he has left his things with, someone he, can trust and that he can always, get them. Carl Lawson, Bosun. More Aft In order to. publish Bro­ ther Morris Weisberger's Re^ port on the International Safely Convention- on four. pages which-could easily heremoved from the paper and reteuned- by Seafarers, the regular sequence of the membership pages had to broken. For additional let­ ters and pictures of SIU members, see pages 13 and 14. �Fnday. Juns 18. 1948 {Continued from Pag^ 6) of construction such as those relating to the closure openings relating to fire extinguishing equipment, auxiliary steering gear and 'others, have, in general, been increased. For the first time international construction stand­ ards for cargo vessels have been included in the Con­ vention. The Construction Committee extended the 'application of the fire extinguishing equipment regula.tions to provide for cargo vessels of over 1,000 gross ^ns. In addition, the requirement for stability tests and ilhe furnishing of stability data to the vessels concerned was extended to include cargo vessels of 500 gross tons 'and over. These requirements somewhat exceeded the United States, proposals as no requirement was included for stability on cargo vessels and the fire extinguishing regulation in the United States proposal called for the inclusion only of cargo vessels over 9(600 gross tons. General Provisions 1. It was agreed that the revised Convention should lie rearranged to provide for a more logical and convenient form. The 1948 Convention is arranged so .that matters of contract between Governments and Items of a procedural nature are contained in one jdistinct part. All technical provisions dealing with safety are now together in the Regulations annexed to .the Convention. Under the 1929 Convention the Government of the United Kingdom handled all administrative functions.. The U.K. is to continue these bureau functions until the coming into force of the Intergovernmental Mari­ time Consultative Organization (IMCO). The transfer of functions to IMCO will yest in this organization, dealing in shipping matters, the respon­ sibility for carrying out the safety of life at sea pro­ gram as provided for in the 1948 Convention. This will make for greater continuity of action. IMCO will bring, together, at more frequent intervals, technical • experts from all of the maritime countries to discuss mutual problems and share new ideas and knowledge. IMCO can establish regular procedures for handling safety matters. In the future the agenda can be pre­ pared well in advance of meetings, thereby giving greater opportunity for making thorough prepara­ tions for such meetings. In addition IMCO will be an established body rep­ resenting and protecting maritime interests in nego­ tiations with other international bodies. This will enable better cooperation with the aviation, tele­ communications and meteorological international or­ ganizations. 2. The Convention not only accepts the mechanism of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Or­ ganization for holding periodical meetings, but con­ tinues the old provision for convening a conference similar to the 1948 upon the x-equest of one-third of the contracting governments. 3. Now methods of amending the Convention were adopted and Regulations were established. A twothirds vote of signatory governments, including twothirds of the largest maritime nations, may amend the Convention. Thus, with a substantial majority in favor of^ an addition of modification, a small minority can­ not prevent action. Progress in the interests of greater safety is thereby facilitated. Furthei', a means- of taking action against a recalcitrant nation, who re­ fuses to accept important amendments, is provided. 4. The provision for control over foreign vessels entering the port of a contracting government is modified so as to contain the essence of the third res­ ervation made by the United States in ratifying the 1929 Convention. This, the most important single im­ provement in the Convention, is described more fully in the conclusions of this Report. 5. • Fach Contracting Government agrees to conduct an investigation of any major marine casualty. The Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organiza­ tion. is to be supplied with the results of such inves­ tigation. This investigation shall deal with all per­ tinent information concerning such casualties, includ­ ing a statement as to whether any changes in the regulations are indicated as desii-able. 6. Provision is made for suspending the Convention or parts thereof in time of war; or for the carriage of persons in order to avoid a threat " to the security of. their lives. Such suspension does not deprive other contracting governments of any right of control un­ der the Convention over the ships of the suspending government when such ships are within their ports. 7. It was decided not to permit any more passen­ gers to be carried on cargo vessels than presently ajlowed, i.e., 12. This item developed into one of tl most contentious problems considered by the Con- THE SEAFARERS LOG Weisberger Reports On Safety Conferente ference. A full discussion is contained in the conclu­ sions of this Report. Safety of Navigation 1. The regulations dealing with Safety of Naviga­ tion now apply to all ships on all voyages. 2. Provision is made for impi'oved meteorological service and to encourage all ships to make and trans­ mit weather observations. 3. The Ice Patrol will continue to be operated by the United States. A more flexible method of distribut­ ing and sharing the cost of the patrol is provided for. 4. The prohibition against using any signal, which might be confused with an international distress signal, now applies to aircraft as well as ships. 5. The provisions dealing with distress messages and proceeding to the rescue of a vessel in distress, have been modernized. It is fixrther provided that ships at sea now will go. to the rescue of aircraft as well as vessels. 6. Provisions have been included to require on all vessels an efficient signalling lamp which can be used in daylight as well as at night. 7. The new Convention also requires radio directionfinding apparatus on all vessels over 1600 gross tons, whei-eas the old convention only required them on passenger vessels over 5000 gross tons. 8. A new regulation has been adopted in which the Contracting Governments agreed to arrange for the establishment and maintenance of aids to naviga­ tion, including radio beacons and electronic aids, and to make information thereon available to all con­ cerned. 9. A new regulation was also adopted in which each contracting Government agreed to ensure that necessary arrangements will be made for coast watch­ ing and for the rescue of persons in distress at sea around their respective coasts. 10. A new regulation was adopted containing detail­ ed lifesaving signals to be used by life-saving stations in communicating with ships in distress and by ships in distress when communicating with lifesaving sta­ tions. 11. A new i-egulation was adopted setting genei-al requirements for pilot ladders. 12. New regulations were provided in the con­ vention for the carriage of grain. These provisions provide precautions against shifting, such as feeders, shifting boards, and overstowed cargo, in compart­ ments wholly or partially filled with loose grain. 13. The carriage of dangerous cargoes is treated in a new regulation which list general classes of dangerous goods. When transporting dangerous goods, the following are required: written statement from the skipper, correct labeling and a manifest of dangerous goods carried dn board ship. : 14. Manning Regulation of the 1929 Convention was not changed, but a new. recommendation was adopted calling upon the Intergovernmental Maritime Con­ sultative organization and the International Labor Organization to maintain close liaison on the subject of manning- and to arrange for a joint examination of the problem, - and that consideration be given to propose minirnum manning standards for adopting in­ ternationally. A full discussion is contained in the conclusions of this report. International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea Page ElevenThat Governments should apply as far as is rea­ sonable and practicable the principles of the present Convention to those ships belonging to their countries which are not included within the terms of the Convention such as cargo vessels of less than 500. gross tons.' 3. That Governments should take steps to insure that foreign vessels entering their ports belonging to countries whose Governments are not parties to the present Convention are required to conform to stand­ ards not lower than those prescribed by the Conven­ tion in force. 4. That Governments exchange information regard­ ing the efficacy of metal and wood hatch covers for preventing the spread of fire and other matters within, the' scope of the Convention. 5. That Governments endeavor to secure standardi­ zation of couplings, by international agreement, of ships' fire hoses and of those used by shore establish­ ments because of the difficulty and delay experienced ii in attempting to use shorebased firefigliting facilities to deal with fires on board ships in port. 6. That Governments authorize selected radio sta­ tions to precede the initial broadcasting of urgent cyclone warnings by the alarm signal, whenever such a procedure is warranted, in order to alert all radioequipped vessels. 7. That Governments give considerations to extend­ ing shore-based radio listening facilities on the distress frequencies. 8. That steps be taken, so far as practicable, by the Governments concerned to regulate the position and the intensity of lights on land in the vicinity ot the entrances to ports so as to insure that such lights can-, not be mistaken for, or do not impair the visibility of, the navigation lights of the port. 9. That Governments should endeavor to arrange for the transmission of radio weather messages from ships to appropriate shore stations free of cost to the ship concerned. 10. That Governments should make every effort to. take advantage of the recent advances in radio aids to navigation with the objective of promoting safe navi-. gation. 11. That although the recent advances in radar and electronic navigational aids are a great service, to shipping, the possession of any such device in no way. relieves the master of a ship from his obligation, strictly to observe the requirements laid down in the International Regulations for preventing Collisions at Sea and in particular the obligation to proceed at a moderate speed and use certain sound signals under conditions of restrijjted visibility. 12. 'That Governments should encourage the develop­ ment, manufacture and installation of ship-borne radar on board ships of their coimtry. That the carriage of dangerous goods receive fur­ ther study as a matter of urgency either by the Inter­ governmental Maritime Consultative Organization or by the representatives of the Governments chiefly concerned with the object of international regulations being adopted for consideration and adoption by the Governments of all countries from which dangerous goods are shipped. 13. That it is desirable to coordinate activities regarding safety on and over the sea and, that for the common goal of safety, cooperative action between the International Maritime, Aviation, Telecommunica­ tions and Meteorological organizations be continued and strengthened along the lines suggested in the Report of the Preparatory Committee of Experts on -y Co-ordination of Safety at Sea and in the Air. i General Conclusions and Remarks • Although a number of measures were adopted by ^ the 1948 Safety Convention which, when put into The following are the fundamental changes agx-eed force, will be an improvement on our national standards—despite these specific improvements the U. S.. r upon by the Conference: standards are still the best in the world. 1. The Rules are extended to cover seaplanes on the water. Extension of the 1948 Convention tb 2. The second masthead light, formei-ly permissive, Cargo Vessels is made mandatory. The provisions of the 1948 Convention have been :TVV, 3. The stern light, formerly permissive, is made extended to include cargo vessels. This is of the ^"5 mandatory and its range of visibility is increased utmost importance to all seagoing personnel because from 1 to 2 miles. 4. A. new and distinctive signal is pi-ovided for heretofore the Safety of Life at Sea Conferences i., j tended to deal only with the safety of passengers..- For fishing vessels when fishing in fog. 5. A new signal is established, consisting of at example, the 1929 Convention only applied to cargo least five short and rapid blasts for optional use vessels in regard to radio equipment and a few general by a vessel required under the Rules to keep course safety at sea measures. To a degree this was intended to provide greater and speed, when she is in sight of another vessel and safety for passenger ve.ssels in that radio enabled a is in doubt whether sufficient action is being taken by cargo vessel to serve as part of the rescue network the other vessel to avert possible collision. and with the general safety measures such as sub­ Recommendations mission of weather and danger messages. Compliance In addition to drawing up the 1948 Convention and with distress procedures enhanced the safety of the the Regulations annexed thereto the Conference made passenger vessels. At the Conference, the U. S. proposed certain stand­ the following recommendations: 1. That the Governments which became parties to ards for the direct safety of the cargo vessel. Other the 1948 Convention should renounce the International nations did the same and it was recognized thajt •_ •Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1929 and establishing minimum standards for the constructio% ^ should cooperate with one another with a view to equipment and operation of cargo vessels is pertinent insuring that their respective renunciations become to the safety of life at sea conferences. The new Con­ effective on dates as soon as possible to, but not vention not only contains rules which ^al with radio -sooner than, the date on which the 1948 Convention and general safety of navigation requirements for comes into force. (Continued on Page 12) S^ ^ �THE SEAFARERS Pag» Twelre*^ Friday; Juna 18, 1948 LOG lem of safety at sea still would be dealt with in a wholly inadequate way if there was nothing to insure adequate manning. A ship no matter how carefully built and well equipped cannot be considered safe unless its personnel are competent. The majority of the other countries and the ship­ owners' representatives took a strong position .against broadening the provisions of «the 1929 Convention on the question of manning. They also felt that the subject of manning was not within the province of the Safety of Life: at Sea Conference, in that the ILO has jurisdiction of this subject. Both the United States Delegation and the seafai-ers' representatives at the Conference took the position that to delay solving safety questions which are related to maiming by referring them to another Attempt to Increase the Number of conference in effect was a means of avoiding the Passengers Permitted to be Carried responsibility of the Conference on Safety of Life on Board a Cargo Vessel i at Sea. It was further felt that, while" the ILO had con­ A strong move was made by the Scandinavians, sidered this subject at Seattle in 194S, it had not French, Italians, and Russians to raise the number of developed regulations which would insure the proper passengers permitted to be carried on cargo vessels. manning of ocean-going merchant vessels. Further, The United States and United Kingdom bitterly the ILO had stated that the Safety of Life at Sea opposed relaxing the existing regulations which allows no more than twelve passengers to be carried on board Convention was the more appropriate body to con­ sider this subject. such vessels. The final conclusions reached were that the United The issue provoked some of the most lively and lengthy discussion at the Conference. Those advocat­ States proposals which were endorsed by the sea­ ing the change attempted to justify an increase in the farers attending this Conference were not acceptable, number of passengers on the basis of advances made and that Article 48 of the 1929 Convention should since the last Conference in regard to greater safety of remain rmaltered. To prevent an inference from such cargo vessels. The U.S. and U.K. pointed out that action that the subject of manning did not justify to alter the present requirement on those grounds further investigation, a resolution was adopted rec­ ommending that IMCO and the ILO should maintain would nullify the progress so made to date. It was emphasized (1) that cargo vessels were not the closest liaison and should arrange for a joint designed to carry passengers and many of the safety examiraticni of this .problem in order to insure that features of passenger vessel construction were omitted, jurisdiction is clearly defined and consideration be (2) the demands of the trade and carriage of multi- given to the adoption internationally of minimum type cargoes, including dangerous cargoes, make cargo manning standards. vessel operations more hazardous than passenger serv­ Remarks on Reservations and Control ice, and (3) cargo vessels are not adaptable to carrying large numbers of passengers without unduly restricting It is imperative to point out that one of the prin­ .the crew's movement about the vessel and overtaxing cipal reasons why the 1929 Convention was not im­ the limited facilities on such vessels for accommoda­ mediately ratified by the United States was because tions, feeding, water supply, etc. of the weakness of the Control Clause and because It was made clear that the interests of safety would the Congress would not tend to nullify any of the not be served and that passengers would be deprived rights gained by American Seamen as set forth in the of due security by breaking down the present distinc­ Seamen's Act of 1915. It was for these reasons the tion between passenger and cargo vessels. If the Congress before ratifying the 1929 Convention made number of passengers was arbitrarily increased there three understandings (interpretative reservations) and would be no stopping point. Further demands would the American Delegation insisted on their inclusion be made for more passengers and the ultimate end in the 1948 Convention. The three reservations by the would be the eradication of tha' distinction. This Congress in the 1929 Convention are as follows: would inevitably result in fatal disaster and public "(1) That nothing in this convention shall be so condemnation of those parties responsible for making construed as to authorize any person to hold any it possible. seaman, whether a ditizen of the United States of The current demand for passenger tonnage was America or an alien, on board any merchant vessel, singled out as the motivating factor in the move for domestic or foreign, against his will in a safe harbor increased passengers on cargo vessels. Recognizing the within the jurisdiction of the United States of America, need as unprecedented, it was pointed out that' it is when such seaman has been officially admitted thereto of a temporary nature and in a year or two there as a member of the crew of such vessel or to compel would be adequate passenger vessels for the trade. such seaman to proceed to sea on such vessel against It was admited that waivers were currently being his will;" issued to meet the situation contrary to the provisions "(2) That nothing in this convention shall be so of the 1929 Convention. construed as to nullify or modify section 4 of the The practice was condemned and a resolution passed Seamen's Act approved March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1164), which provided that the granting of waivers should as interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United cease and the governments should bring their practice States in Stralhearn v. Dillon (252 U.S. 348);" into- conformity with the Convention as soon as prac­ "(3) That nothing in this convention "shall be so ticable, and in any event not later than December construed as to prevent the officers of the United 31, 1950. States of America who exercise the control over vessels The final decision of the Conference was that the provided for in Article 54 from making such inspection present distinction should be retained and cargo vessels of - any vessel within the jurisdiction of the United not-be permitted to carry more than twelve passengers. States as may be necessary to detaraine that the condition of the vessel's seaworthiness corresponds Remarks on Manning substantially with the particulars set forth in its One of the shortcomings of this Conference was its certificate, that the vessel is sufficiently and efficiently failure to adequately consider the subject of Manning. manned, and that it may proceed to sea without The U.S. Delegation and the seafarers' representa­ "danger to either passengers or crew, or to prevent tives of all nations attending this Conference made such officers from withholding clearance to any vessel various attempts to have the subject of Manning as which they find may not proceed to sea without danger to the passengers or crew." contained in the 1929 Convention broadened. One df the principal objectives of the U,S. Delega­ That Convention merely provided that each Con­ tracting Government imdertake to insure that its ships, tion was to incorporate in the 1948 Convention the from the point of view of safety of life at sea, were substance of the three reservations made by the sufficiently and efficiently manned. It was the United United States in ratifying the 1929 Convention there­ States' view, as well as the seafarers', that while by obviating the necessity for farther qualifications this Article is perfectly satisfactory as a general to our Government's acceptance of the new Conven­ Statement, it is of little value without implementation tion. The Delegation was particularly successful in achieving this end. by more specific provisions. "With regard to the first and second reservations The United States proposed that each Administra­ tion determine how many officers and men were there was-a substantial feeling-that nothing would be necessary for the safe navigation of its vessels com­ contained in the 1948 Ctrnventkm which would, require ing within the Convention, that these officers and similar reservation to safeguard seafarers' interests. men meet certain specified standards of professional At one of the Committee Stessions of the Conference a nnd physical competence and be so certificated by the statement was made that Treai^ lawyem recommended Administration. In addition it was proposed . that that Artieie fiO, Section a of the 1989 Convention be hours of work be liifhited in order to prevent physi­ deleted, as it was without special significance and cal fatig'ie and the consequent hazard to the safe unnecessary in that it was .a mere statement of an .operation of the vessel. obvious fact. .. Ftirther, to support the concept that manning should The United States felt that such mi XKnission might covered more specifically, the U.S. stressed the be interpreted as a change of intent or policy osn .^ , factor in relation to safety at sea. It was. part of the U. S. in view the reservatioosi previously pointed out that even if the new Convention estab- made and that it might be .construed jis derogatory to ^died -greatly improved or even ideal standards for those expremed princqales.. "Hie Uhited Sitetes, thCEe^ the construction and equipment of vessels, the pro^- fore, insisted that the ajEorementioxied section which (Continued from Page 11) cargo vessels, but it will extend to life-saving appli­ ances, musters and drills for cargo vessels over 500 gross tons, stability tests for cargo vessels over 500 gross tons, fire detection and extinction for cargo ves­ sels over 1000 gross tons. It is an important fact that recognition was given to, .^and provisions were made for, the general welfare and security of ships and persons, whether passenger or crew. This cannot be over-emphasized. A major step was taken at this Conference toward providing greater safety on cargo vessels internationally and it can be expected that substantial progress will continue to be made in this direction henceforth. n - . ;• / '.A vlu'f isic.Z'A'ik -- ' provides that "All subjects which are not expressly provided for in the present Convention remain subject, -; to the legislation of the Contracting Governments" be retained. . The United States requested that it specifically be made part of the record of minutes of the May 25th meeting of the General Provisions Committee that * such wor^ were being included in the Convention as' a protection to seafarers in so far as existing or,future local or national legislation covering subjects not! regulated by this Conventi(in was concerned. In so ' providing and explicitly stating the intent of the" . provision the Conference took a decisive step in, recognizing and protecting the vested rights of seamen.^ The third reservation made clear that Article 54 on " A, Control was not to be construed as divesting the. ! • United States or its officers of the right to make necessary inspections and to withhold clearance under : certain conditions. The U. S. thereby undertook to insure a degree of control and to provide a method o'f securing adherence to the standards of safety estab'-" lished by the Convention. It is fundtunental that some method of obtaining compliance with the Convention is necessary. The modification of Article 54 became one of tW most important issues the Conference considerediJ There was consideraWe opposition to the United States view. The United States considered the matter of suchvital nature that it jessed for its proposal on Gontr^until accepted by the Conference without any sub-stantive change. Thus the essence of the third reserva­ tion was written into the new provision on Control and reads as follows (underlining added): ^ "Every ship holding a certificate issued under the Convention is subject in the ports of other Contracting Governments to control by officers duly authorized by such Governments in so Tar as this control is directed towards verifying that there is on board a valid certificate and, if neces­ sary, that the conditions of the vessel's seaworthi­ ness correspond substantially with the particulars of that Certificate. "Such certificate shall be accepted unless, in the "opinion of the officer carrying out the control, the cooditions of the vessel's seaworthiness do not coEsespond substantially with the particulars^ of that eertfiicaie and ,the ship cannot proceed to sea without -danger to the passengers or the crew, he shall take such steps as will insure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea without danger to the passengers or the crew." The Control Clause, as given above, is the heart of ' / the whole Convention. Without this enforcement clause the standards of safety provided for in Conven­ tion would not likely be maintained. The adoption'of • this clause was a victory not only for sea labor but for the travelling public as well. Its adoption provided one of the hardest fights in the conferences. The advance may be more fuUy appreciated when it is remembered that the clause in 1929 was merely the interpretative understanding of one nation while in 1948 it has been adopted by all countries. Re: Future Conferences and Recommendations The Safety of Life at Sea Conferences are of great importance to all seagoing personnel because minimum standards and requirements are established which directly- affect the security of all seamen on board vessels on the high seas. It is, therefore, extremely important that the seamen should have substantial representation at such conferences because they are most vitally affected by the deliberations thereof. In the Conference held in London Apiil 23 to June 10, 1948 the, seamen's organizations from many nations were present and successfully exerted their influence to raise the safety standards substantially above those of the 1929 Convention. In ^is connection it is recommended that whenever conferences relating to safety of life at sea are con­ templated, the United : States seamen's representatives participate fully in the preparatory work in order that the proposals have the benefit and reflect the views and-ideas of the men actually going to sea. "Because of the veiy extensive scope and large num:ber of -sul^ee£s cowered by the coherence it is extremely diesirable that labor be given sufficiently targe representation to insure that its mterests are served in the development of all ptoses of the con­ ference werk. At the 1:948 Cosference it was impos­ sible .for two representatives of labor to satisfactorily take part in or follow all the proceedings and meetings of'the various-Conference Committees. It would be impossible in such a short report to -cover all -o£ the^ details of the ktrge-number-of subjects dealt wittt at -13MS Convention without losing sight of those items which are most important to sea going -personnel. For that reason this repprt covers only the highli^^ts of the subjects involved. Respectfully submitted, ' Morris "Weisberger ,! "ViceTPresident^ Seafarers International Union -of N«wth America, " - / I �'-•--••r —T.rW^ Friday, Jane 18, li t BE SBA¥^»BRS LOG WAY nOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS \:S Page, TiusiAom Brother Records Memories Of Former Ships, Shipmates To the Editor: the Jean in 1946, Johnston was the man who made those excel- 0 lent shots of the Isthmian Strike in Baltimore last summer.. I guess he was the only man who had the post of publicity agent in any port. Can't run on like this forever, t so will wipe the bauxite from my pen and sign off. - . Dennis Saunders SS Oliver W. Holmes Greetings from the Bauxite Trail! Nothing much of interest to re­ port from this country but writ­ ing serves to ease the monotony of long days and empty nights. Here we are holed up in the little port of Caripito, 94 miles in the interior of Venezuela. Our next stop wiU be Georgetown. As the grapevine runs, so goes my pen. "Shanghai" will be interested to know that his friend Cassel Warren is on the Isaac M. Singer, his second trip. Wonder what became of Leo Harris, Henry David, Jimmy Hightower an& all To the Editor: the others who made a home on I was wondering if I could ^J;: the Marine Dragon back in 1945. have the LOG sent to my home. The pride and joy of East I am an SUP member but I sailv Baltimore, Prince (Caledonia) on the east coast and mostly on Baker, is doing a coastwise stint SIU ships, so I would like to on one of Waterman's tubs. Last have the LOG sent to me. | saw him in Mobile, northward Being that I am an SUP mem­ bound, still telling his tale of ber I was in doubt as to whether woe. I could have the paper mailed Sure miss the Baltimore Hall. to me at my home. If there is > Is my good friend A1 still dis­ any charge for this service, I patching down there, also Walter would be glad to pay it if you'll- § Sibling? simply drop me a line and let At last report Clarence Wright me know. 0 was still Steward on the Jean. G. • F. Jones Wonder if he remembers the Toronto, Canada time I hitched a ride with him (Ed. Note: The l^AFIUtwhile I was beachcombing in ERS LOG is happy to put you _ Baltimore. Saw EUis Gaines in on the mailing list. All mem- | New Orleans two months back. hers of the SUP are dfigible Also Henry Refere. They are to receive the paper and there but two of the characters who is of course, no charge for it. made the "Route 66" run on the You should begin receiving Nashua Victory. The others in­ copies shortly. Should there cluded Joe Thomas, Frank Mills, be any hitch in delivery, let Antonio Ortega and Rufus Free­ us - know.) SUP Brother Asks To Receive Log This is a picture of "Papa" Celestini, and his original New Orleans jazz band. "Papa" and his band play at- all sailings of the Mississippi Line's passenger ships when they leave New Orleans. This band is a familiar sight to the Seafarers departing from the Crescent City, on their way down to South America. CanadianMen Give Thanks For SIU Aid To the Editor: The membership of the Can­ adian District wishes to extend its thanks to the men of the MARINE HOSPITAL LOCATIONS Seafarers International Union LISTED AT SEAFARER'S REQUEST for the aid, both financial and moral, which has brought about To the Editor: a new Canadian Disti-ict Hall, If you think it would be worthy, I would like to suggest that now located at 565 Hamilton man. a complete list of United States Marine Hospitals and their Street, Montreal. HIGH FLYER correct addresses be posted in some convenient place in all SIU ~ Someday when most of us MAKING PROGRESS Halls and printed in the SEAFARERS LOG for the convenience have entered the Great Un­ of the membership. Our progress from the time known, there is,bne guy who will To speed up as much as Armando Padro of this aid can be witnessed be remembered by everyone who possible the appearance in by the negotiations now pro­ the LOG a digest of their The complete list of Class A U.S. Marine Hospital is ceeding together with those con­ ever entered the portals of the New York Hall. He's Gedcjge, shipboard proceedings all printed below. In addition to these the United States Public cluded favorably. the indoor aviator (elevator man) crews are advised to send Health Service also provides second and third class relief of 51 Beaver Street. George is a We are submitting to the LOG copies of their minutes direct stations in smaller American cities and foreign ports. a report of progress in. this Dis­ great guy, liked by all. He to the Editor, Seafarers Log, Baltimore, Maryland—Wyman Park Drive and 31st Street. trict along with pictures of the merits a round of applause. Hope 51 Beaver St., New York Out-patient office—Custom House. Hall and a request that this they award him a plaque some 4, N. Y. Boston (Brighton), Massachusetts—77 Warren Street, Bos­ letter be printed in the LOG. A day. Port Agents should al^ ton. Out-patient office—Custom House, Boston. similar request will be made to Willie Walker must have made forward their copies of ship's a home on the Beatrice. Last Buffalo, New York—2183 Main Street. Out-patient^ office the West Coast Sailors. minutes to the LOG as soon time I inquired he was still -.-228 Federal Building. as possible after receiving, D. Joyce homesteading on her. Did you them. Carville, Louisiana—(P.H.S. Leprosarium.) Freight and Secretary-Treasurer ever hear him sing? That fellow Any other material relat­ express address: St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Canadian District, SIU has plenty of talent. ing to the voyage, such as Chicago, Illinois—4141 Clarendon Avenue. Out-patient of­ (Ed. Note: More than glad I would like to get in touch stories, pictures, letters, etc., fice—New P.ort Office Building. to. Brother Joyce. Send in with James Callis, also Charles can be sent in with the Cleveland, Ohio—Fairhill Road and East 124th Street. those pictures end stories, and Johnston, ex-soldier of fortune. minutes. Out-patient office—New Post Office Building. we'll print them.) Callis was by bosom buddy on Detroit, Michigan—Windmill Pointe. Out-patient office— Post Office Building. Ellis Island, New York. Fort Stanton, New Mexico—(Tuberculosis Sanatorium.) To the Editor: He is gone but not forgotten. Freight and express address: Capitan, New Mexico. Galveston, Texas—45th Street and Avenue N. Out-patient I wrote the poenr below two days after my And I pray for his safe return. office—302 Custom House. husband left for Italy. He is Thomas J. ConstanGod, please hurry him home to me tin, FWT aboard the SS Felix Grundy, and has « Kirkwood, Missouri—525 Couch Avenue. now been gone five weeks. Because for him I yearn. Memphis, Tennessee—Delaware and California Streets. I am a constant reader of the LOG. I find it Mobile, Alabama—St. Anthony and Bayou Streets. I wonder if any wives like me New Orleans, Louisiana—210 State Street. Out-patient very interesting and helpful. Often cry as they view the sea. I knew nothing of a seaman's life. But now office—Custom House. 10New York, New York—(Dispensary) 67 Hudson Street. I can talk with my husband and his friends And dream of the day about a subject they all love. Out-patient office—Barge Office. When husbands will say If you like the enclosed poem I will gladly /. Norfolk. Virginia—Hampton Boulevard, Larchmont. Out­ send in some more that I have written about patient office—Custom House. Darling, I've come home to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—40th Street and Penn Avenue. seamen's lives and wives. I have never had any But then I realize of my writings published, but I do like to write Out-patient office—Federal Building. as I find it interesting and a seaman is my most It's not quite fair. Portland, Maine—331 Veranda Street. Out-patient office— interesting subject. Custom iTouse. , Thai's what" he wants. Keep up the good work! /vf San Juan, Puerto Rico. He loves it there. I AM A SEAMAN'S WIFE ' San Francisco, California—14th Avenue and Park Blvd. Out-patient office—Appraiser's Building. So 111 grin and bear it. The book. has fallen from hand. Savannah, Georgia—York and Abercorn Streets. And try to be • No more does it interest me. Seattle, Washington—Judkins Street and 14th Avenue. South. Out-patient office—Federal Building. Content when he's away at sea. For. I'm thinking of my husband Stapleton, ^alen Island, New York—^Bay Street. . Vineyard Havfiti Maesachiisetls.v •Who. now sails acn^ .the Time For Minutes Seamen's Lives, Wives Spark Her Rhymes • it V, A; - .v-.. 5^ '•f 1J .•:;K -'i, si -III �THE SEAF AR ERS LO G Ifc'- Page Fourteen Friday. June -18. 1948 SS Chrysanthy Star: Plan For Keeping Keys ':W -To the Editor: L an' ? On all ships there always arises the problem of the forecastle key. Everyone knows that keys were made for the foc'sle doors and if no keys were supplied to the oi-ew the men would not sign-ori until the company sup­ plied the missing keys. However, what' is the crew and the ship's delegate supposed to do when they ask for keys and are told new keys were made and distributed to the pre­ vious crew? A lot of crewmembers pay off a ship and walk away with the foc'sle V keys even though they have no possible use for them. It causes a hardship on the next crew. The old familiar cycle of missing keys starts all over again. We feel that all this can be avoided by a simple ruling of the Union. We believe it fair for the company to charge a fee of one dollar for the foc'sle key, the receipt would be the key itself. When leaving the ship, the buck will be returned when the key is put on the hook. SEE NO OBJECTIONS All the trouble caused by such a simple thing as this could be avoided. Nobody would be out any money; everyone would re­ ceive a key. No beefs, no head­ aches. We cannot see where any­ one can possibly object to a sim­ ple plan like this. Hojv about a union ruling? 11 crewmembers SS Gateway City lUness prevented E. G. Moreno, Piiesident of Puerto Rico Coimcil No, 1, from coming to New York, but he kept in close touch with the proceedings by tele­ phone. , The HTM was represented in New York by Ramon Gordils, who has been President of the or­ ganization since 1933, and by Juan B. Garcia, President of UTM's largest local. President Gordils' son Manuel, a New Yor longshoreman, also attended the meeting. Speaking for the Union de Empleados de Muelles were Presi-dent J. A. Cintron Rivera and Secretary Rodrigo C. Valle. Representing the SIU were Puerto Rico Agent Colls, Lindsey WiUiams, Director of Organiza­ tion, and Ray White, Headquar­ ters Repr^entative. n To the Editor: All set for a 9-months trip, the three departments of the SS Chrysanthy Star decided to get pictures for the record. First vessel' of the newlysigned Intercontinental Steam­ ship Company, she made her initial run to Aruba and Cur­ acao. Above, the Stewards De­ partment. Left to right, top row—A. Gouastes, E. (Skinny) Kress. D o r s e y Paugh. L. Brown. Bottom row — W. Lewis. Danny Lippy. little Danny and J. Cook. Brother F. Ostle. another member of the department, is not in the picture. At left, men of the Deck Department. Left to right, standing—^Troy Tichenor. Tom­ my Salzarolo. Arne Hansen. Samuel Lanl8r. RusseU, Dean Johnson. Frank (Blackie) Albore. Bottom row—James McCreary and Frederic Ouweneel. SIU Leads In Formation Of PR Council (Continued from Page 1) guards and maintenance men on the docks, is currently independ­ ent. It recently withdrew from the CIO's International Longshore­ men's and Warehousemen's Un­ ion when the letter's interna­ tional officials refused to sign the non-communist affidavits re­ quired by the Taft-Hartley Act. Puerto Rican officials have signed such affivadits and filed them with the NLRB. The consolidation of the Puerto Rican waterfront is the result of more than a year of conferences iSi:: in which Sal Colls, the SIU's Puerto Rico Agent, played a leading role as intermediary. The consolidation was importent to the Seafarers to assure the efficient handling of all SIU ships hitting Puerto Rican ports, and to lay a firm foundation for a Port Council. Its achievement is typical of the inter-union co­ operation of the SIU and all AFI. maritime unions in all ports. At the New York meeting, the TT.A was represented by Interna­ If-!' tional President Joseph P. Ryan, I'i! :• International Vice-President Wal­ ter Hrft, International Secretary^ ITreasurer John R. Owens, and Ramon Mejias, Vice-President of Puerto Rico District Council No. Steward Tops, Patrolman And Crew Agree The Grew Of A New SIU Ship On behalf of the crew of the SS Simmons Victory I wish to express our appreciation and thanks to our Chief Steward Thomas Mollar and his depart­ ment for helping to make this voyage a pleasant one. The Steward has always treated the men in his depart­ ment as brothers. His depart­ ment is always good and clean through constant painting and soogeeing. His one policy is to bring home a clean SIU ship. If any member of the crew has a suggestion, all he has to do is go to the Steward and he will do his best to get it on the table. Brother Moller is one hundred percent a good Union brother and is not afraid to put in the overtime and equally, too. WUliam Harrison Ship's Delegate (Ed. Note: Patrolman How­ ard Guinier. who covered this ship. says. "I would like to add that it was a pleasure to pay off this crew. The delegates were on the ball and the ves­ sel was shipshape.") His Army Days Are Over To the Editor: Just a few words to let you know. I'm getting discharged from the Army next week and I would appreciate you sending the neatest little Union paper to my home. Pfc. Joseph Laspina Chicago. 111. Hartman Praises Dutch Club Topping off the crew is the Black Gang, back row. left to right—Preaus. Horton. Sipe. Bourke and Witt. In front. G. Gonstantaris. Brenna, Black gangers Danny O'Neill and Paddy Wescott were down below when the pictures were taken. Brother Warns Of 3-Card Swindle To the Editor: This is a tip to Seafarers going ashore in Philadelphia. Take precautions and don't be taken for suckers like other seamen I've seen. Along the waterfront, just off Market Street, there are a couple of guys working a neat swindle. It's called the three-card trick. One guy usually stands around the warehouses and when he sees a seaman coming off a ship he walks up to him and tells, him there is a card game going on near by. First, however, he tells how the guy how he can win. He says he will slip the winning card , up' and bend the corner or mark it someway, then the money will start rolling in. But I- situated at Vollenhovenstrasse To the Editor: I wish to relate the story of 33. There will be a cordial wel­ the wonderful reception which come for all. was tendered, us while we were I asked the chaplain to write in the port of Rotterdam a you, as I know he is on your mailing list. And I am sure he short while ago. We arrived in the Dutch port will as he himself would like from Antwerp on the SS Gate­ to extend his welcome to all way City, Christmas Eve. One SIU members. of the chaplains invited us to I trust you will extend this attend midnight mass in a sea­ invitation to all in an early issue of the paper. A good time man's chapel ashore. They called for us with a will be had by all for this club bus after making all the ships is for all the sailors of the world. Charles J. Hartman in the harbot, and anyone was welcome to attend. After the In Tropical Attire services, we all sat down to breakfast, and when everything, was over they drove us back to our ships. All week they had social evenings at the seamen's club connected with the chapel. Everybody was made to feel at home though he came from a distant country. One evening I was in the reading room where, to my sur­ prise, I found the SEAFARERS LOG. I was glad to read about home at the holiday season. I would heartily recommend that you mention in the SEA­ FARERS LOG that there is an open invitation to all SIU mem­ bers at this seamen's club, called "Apostolaat ter Zee," and that's where Joe Seaman starts losing. The con man will do what he says he would do, but while our hero is getting his money out of his wallet and not paying much attention, another of the men will straighten the winning card and bend another. Just to be on the safe side, take a tip from me and stay away from these guys. Nobody is hanging around the water­ front just to give seamen their McCann Sends His *Best' money. The stakes, from what I hear, To the Editor: are high and the losses terrific. I aril now working in Balti­ Azalea Steward Department One Chief Mate lost $400 and a more and I am' doing welL member H. Hankee displaysBosun $60. That money came I would like.'to send my best his method of keeping cool the. hard way, so, brothers, be on regards to all my. pals.in the Philippines. Shot waa P. J. McCann by L. S. Agulto. Seafarers the look out: representative in Manila. SjnKwrdi Dept. Lonnie V. Hargetheimer .^y ^ �Page Fiftee^ THE SE AF AH EES LOG lay, ikon« 18, H48 :-=-e Good Shipping o.-;'y 'P-3-i25S8 Holder of the above-numbered permit card will please report , to sixth floor, New York Hall, at his first opportunity. ilie ^ed^aretA onor NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS .^Ben Rhodabarger, $6.00; N. Jorb4nson, $1.00; A. Vaquez, $2.00; R. V. Schram, $1.00; J. Rudolph. $1.00; E. L. Eykr, $1.00; H. A. Thompson, $4.00; M. Hummel, $4.00; C. Codra. $1.00; T. F. Calvin. $4.00. Frank Habovanic. $2.00; N. Meador, $2.00. SS BOUREGARD F. J. Schuitz, $1.00; J. M. Cvroll, $2.00; A. HourilU. $1.00; S. Barries, $1.00; J. J. Lawler, $1.00; C. Huttsell. $5.00; J. C. Sarel, $1.00; J. Sawyer. $1.00; D. T; Yiakas. $J.OO. COUNTER L. J. lerardi. $5.00; R. L. Lister. $1.00; C. Taambis. $5.00; J. B. Baker, Jr., $2.50; A. Dokeris, $2.00; E. Cioper. $5.00; W. R. Smith, $5.00; R. G. Palm. $1.00; R. B. DeSantos. $3.00; j. McMenemy, $100; T. Uargas, $10.00. SS LOYOLA VICTORY L. F. Cambaro, $4.00. ^ AMPAC L. ANGELES J. F. Carberry, $1.00; J. Manning. $1.00; F. Knight, $1.00; J. Noade. $5.00; B. D'Omellas, $2.00. SS ANNISTON CITY 9. Mondido. $5.00; W. Anderson. $5.00; L. C. O'Connor, $5:00; J. J. Guns. $5.00; G. P.-SHe4d«n. $2.00; C. Ramos. $2.00; P. Gunderson. $2.00; E' N.. Jacobse. $5;00; C. Muscarfclla. - $5.00; B. P. Pratt, $5.00; D. A. Fontenla. $5.00; H. J. Piwetz, $1.00; S. Brhln, $5.00; F". Paskowski, $5.00. SEATRAIN HABANA W. E. Lanier, $2.00. SS I. SINGER G. Caruso, $2.00; A. Accardi, • $2.00; D. D. D'Altroy, $2.00; R. D. Carsten. $3.00; J. Poturalski, $2.00; R. R. Thompson, $1.00; C. Mofl, $1.50; G. N. Ranis, $1.00; C. E. Huff. $1:00; L. L. Fyeeman, $2.00; J. Baugher, $2.00; E. "9 Kolenovsky. $1.00; J. Barnette. $2.00; J.; B. Schweinfus. $2.00; M. B. Woods. $4.00; E. Isaac. $1.00; O. Garcia. $2.00. SS J. SNELLING D. Hunter. $2.00; F. F. Farthing. $'2.00; J. Lea. $2.00; C. Bailey. $2.00; C. E. Scott Jr.. $1.00; W. Pike. Jr.. ^1.00; B. -J. Morgan. $2.00; L. Lofton, $'2.00; G. M. Hobbs $2.00; E. Bokowskl. $2.00; B. Brawning. $4.00; J. M. Eitman. $2.00; J. Lozada. $2.00; C. S. Smith. $2.00; G. H. Noles. $4.00; W. T. Jones. $1.00; C. Lyons. $1.00; F. N. Freddrifcsent $100;' -A. Simonavage. $2.00; E. Ohlsson. $1.00. SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY L. Cartwright. $1.00. SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK C. Goldstein. $2.00. SS AFOUNDRIA C. W. Welsh. $2.00; W. A. Beyer. $1.00; Y. I. Mattson, $1.00; A. Zarkoski. $2.00; B. Fames.'$3.00; E. An­ derson. $1.00. SS CAVALIER T. H. Gordon. $1.00; F. Boyne, $1.00; K. Komeliusen. $5.00. Pott Savannah By CHARLES STARLING SAVANNAH — Shipping isstill not too good in this port in spite of our prediction that it ' would improve along about nbw. We'll have to hold our :"g6od shipping" report for a couple of. weeks. By then we hope to See BOOK No. 30475 an upswing in this port. Will holder of the above-num­ We had a couple of South bered book please report to the Atlantic vessels in this area this sixth floor, New York Hall, as week, but one of them went to soon as possible so that your the boneyard. The Daniel WIIlrecords can be squared away. ard, b o n e y a r d-bound, was a ^ heart-breaker to the crew. RECEIPT No. 39622 The holder of the above num­ She came in for a sweet pay­ bered receipt, issued in Tampa, off and everyone from top to June 5, 1948 is requested to get bottom deserves a vote of thanks in touch with the 6th Floor, SIU from this Branch. Sweet ships Headquarters Office, 51 Beaver like this are hard to see go -to RAY GONZALES the lay-up flget. Street, N. Y. Get in touch with John Toledo, •b 4. -ft The W. Carson, the other 661 Manida St., Bronx, N. Y. VERNON STREET South Atlantic vessel, paid off ft ft ft Get in touch with Headquar­ in Charleston this week and GEORGE H. MESEROLE ters record department, 6th floor, Write* to your father at 265 Gear for the following named 2 pieces; John B. Krewson, 1 erewed up immediately. She only ' 51 Beaver Street, New York, at South 6th Street, Birmingham, men is being held by the Alcoa bag; Lambert, 1 piece. called for eleven replacements your first opportunity. so it didn't deplete our ranks ofj : Steamship Company, Pier 45, Jack Lawrence, 2 cartons; Ala. He is not feeling well, members on the beach verv ft ft ft North River, New York. Leigh ton, 1 piece; T. E. McDanft ft -ft JACK F. SIMMONS much. iels, 2 pieces; James McDonald, FRANK ROKAS Your Union book has been Get in touch at once with your Marino Arrayo, 1 pillow case; 1 sea bag; F. McKinley, 1 black Oldtimer Curt Stark is here! found and is being held for yo« mother, 245 Clover St., Browns­ W. B. Bell, 1 piece; F. Blues, Valise; Robert McQueen, 1 duffleon the beach and his circus an-^ valise, box; F. Brewster, 1 car­ . at the Galveston Hall, 308%— ville, Pa. bag; Joseph K. Miller, 1 piece; tics serve to keep the memberton; Campoberde, 1 bag; B. Can­ 23rd Street, Galveston, Tex«s. John E. Moore, 1 zrown bag. ship from going nuts just wait- 4| ft ft ft non, 1 bag; E. Davis, 1 sea bag; HAROLD K. COOPER Max Morris, 1 bag, Adam Neling for a ship. E. Davis, 1 sea bag; George Get in touch with your mother Davis, 1 valise; Joljnny Davis, 1 ka, 1 package; Charles Olson, 1 There is one thing the mem-• ,11 piece; A. L. Parks, 1 piece; bership here can look forward immediately. bag. Guesseppi Petrullo, 1 seabag; to, however. In five or six weeks ft ft ft SIU, A&G District DeGauge, 1 paper bag; Dudd- Robert E. Quinn, 1 piece, J. R. we will have moved Into our new JOSE REYES BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Communicate with your moth­ ing, 1 valise; William Durbin, 2 Ramirez, 1 seabag; Earl R. Hall. Then all the Brothers who William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 pieces; F. Durham, 1 piece; R, J. Reardon, 1 .seabag; C. F. Remick, have by-passed Savannah's poor er, ifimilia M. de Reyes, BOSTON ;...276 State St. Edmondson, 1 tan bag; John Gill, 1 box. Hall will be in for a delightful - ft ft ft Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4465 2 pieces; Joseph Gordon, 1 piece; Robert Rivera, 1 seabag; Henry surprise. RUDOLPH SALLEN*riNE GALVESTON 308'/z—23rd St, Your family is anxious to hear Samuel Gordon, 1 shopping bag; Robin, 2 pieces; Bernard Roll, 1 We aren't saying it will be Keith AIsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Arthur Gresham, 1 piece. piece; John M. Rule, 2 suitcases; the greatest Hall in the SIU, MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, from you," Cal'Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1764 Gunnar Hommen, 1 piece; J. W. Sweetsea, 1 bag; Simmons, 1 but it will sure rank among the ft ft ft NEW ORLEANS 623 Bienville St. B. Hoston, 1 pair boots; Otto bag, R. Stanton, 1 bag; R. J. Sul­ best when all the fixtures and HERBERT ANDREWS E.'Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Get in touch with your family, John, 4 pieces; Captain Johnson, livan, 1 piece; Alcoa Partner, furniture are installed. So, 61 Beaver St. NEW YORK 2 pieces; James Kels, 1 bag; K, Dec, 17, 1946, voyage No. 8, 1 Brothers, stand by for the grand HAnover 2-2784 Joe Algina, Agent STANLEY VERNUS O. King, 1 piece; Leon Koapman, package, crew baggage, with list. I opening. , , 127-129 Bank St. NORFOLK You are requested to write Phone 4-1083 Ben Rees, Agent PHILADELPHIA...614-16 No, 13th St." John Savitz, 1500 East 134th St., LFoyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 6-1217 Brop-;: 54, New Yoi'k, SAN . FRANCISCO 106 Market St. ft ft ft Steve CarduUo, Agent Douglas 2-5476 LEON HERSCHMAN By CAL TANNER tor long trials, and they advise the period from June 7 to 18. SAN JUAN, P.R 262 Ponce de Leon Contact your mother at 737 MOBILE — Shipping in this all other SIU men to watch their We cooperated with this drive,. Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-6996 Southern Blvd., Bronx 55, New port continued its slow _ but steps closely in foreign ports. and all our men on the -beach,SAVANNAH ...220 East Bay St. York, She is holding your sea­ steady pace this past week, with They want to express their who live in the State, had their Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 men's papers, four ships paying off and five gratitude to the Union, to Special tests. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. ft ft ft Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 signing on. All told, we shippec Services Representative Joe Vol­ We have a few oldtimers <m' JOHN EDWARD McADAMS ^ one hundred and twenty book­ KHEADQUARTERS. . 61 Beaver St., N.Y.C. pian, and to all who helped them the beach, among them: J. Mc-' You are requested to get in HAnover 2-2784 men and for,ty seven permits. Nellage, R. Callahan, L. Joyner,. touch with Seaman's Church In­ Prospects for next week look in their time of trouble. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall stitute, 25 SouthStreet, New okay, with just about the same The State of Alabama has H. Parks, L. Trent, J. Brown," passed a law calling on every-. E. Buhrman, J. Curtis, W. Bais-J ; DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION York, number of payoffs and sigh ons one from the age of fifteen to ley, A. Logindi.s, J. Morriss, J.­ Lindsey Williams ft ft ,ft sche&uled. We look for an im­ fifty to have a blood test during Clarke, and L. F, Davis. ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS STEPHEN W. KLIDERMAN provement soon down here, when Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Get in touch with your sister the threat of a maritime strike . Joseph Volpian Grayce at 909 Wilson Avenue, is past • and the Marshall Plan Apt, 5-R, Chicago, Illinois. SUP really gets rolling. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St, On the whole, the payoffs were The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea-)^ WILLIAM F^. BUDRICH Phone 5-8777 smooth, with only a few minor farers International Union is available to all members who PORTLAND IH'W. Burnside St, Your mother is ill. Get in difficulties on the SS Fairport, to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment ^ Beacon 4336 touch wit)i Mrs. Sophie Chagnon, Waterman, There were about their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to ha'veRICHMOND, Calif. .267 Sth St. Road, Windsor, forty hours disputed overtime, the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every: Phone 2699 Dudleytown (SAN FRANCISCO .69 Clay St. j Conn, ^ but this was squared away by SIU branch for this- purpose. Douglas 26475 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU ft ft ft the Engine Patrolman. (SEATTLE ..,.,.86 Seneca St. JAMES VAN DUSEN Credit for straightening out hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG,, Main 0290 Your personal papers are being the situation also should go to which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON ,440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 held at the USS, 29 DeKeiperlie, crewmembers Frank Soss and Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N,Y. Antwerp, Belgium, See Mrs. V. Red Campbell. These oldtimers PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Gt. Lakes District Settfe. knew the agreement and they ^BUFFALO...; .10 Ezcliriiiite Sfc kept the rest of the men on the To the Editor; Cleveland 7391 JOSEPH SPQSATO ball. CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92rid St. Get in touch with Robert Con­ I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the We have a little good news to Phone: Essex 2410 nolly, 1812 Carlton Avenue, Fort report in the fact that the Hos­ ^CLEVELAND ,2602 Carroll St, address below: Mala 0147 Worth, Texas. pital Patrolman states that the ;®ETROIT 1038 Third St. 4* 4- 4* men in the hospital are getting Name ... Cadillac 6$67 WILLIAM A. (Bill) OTIS good service; and that while the SDOLUTH,... ... ..631 W. Michigan St. Get in touch with Murray Elks, chow is not too good, the men Melrose 4110 Street Address TOLEDO. ............ .616 Summit St. 11 West Preston Street, Baltimore are getting along fine. Garfield 2112 1, Maryland. BOUTWELIT AND YOUTZY State The two Seafarers who were City ft ft ft Canadian District JACOB R. ROHRBACKER fouled up in the Georgetown Signed MONTREAL .1227 Philips Square Your mother asks you to con­ incident in which a launch cap­ VICTORIA, B.C.,....602 Bouyhton St. tact her at 440 Hamilton Street, tain drowned are here on the Empire 4631 Gretna, Louisiana. She has been beach. Brothers Boutwell and Book No. VANCOUVER". .. L .. .866 HamUton f.l. Youtzy were both acquitted afPacific 7624 very ill. AXEL MOLffiR (Moller) Get in touch with A1 Bern­ stein, SIU hall, 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. This is important. $1 Unclaimecl Gear SIU HflLLS Mobile Shipping Holds Slow, Steady Pme Notice To All SIU Menbers U �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 18. i\948 SlU AllJed Workers Active In Gulf Area -3 The above vessel, Ihe tug Coyle, owned and operated by the Coyle Lines. Inc., is shown in drydock. The Coyle is one of seven tugs which are operated, by the company in the harbor of New Orleans and in the Intercoastal Canal. Of course, the company is contracted to the Marine Allied Work­ ers, SIU. All the pictures on this page were sent in by Trussell Beatrous, New Orleans Towboat Representative. Top picture is of the N. H. DeBardeleben, also a Coyle Lines tug, as it navigated the Intercoastal Canal. Bottom, the tug Crescent Towing and as yet. but last week election in which the • Port Allen, with the Port Hudson in the background. Both belong to the Salvage Company. The MAW has no signc^fi contract with the company, the- Union was certified as collective' bargaining agent on the basis of an MAW received 38 votes to 3 for the company. It won't be long now! I . * t Members of the crew of the- George E. Roper. River Terminals Corporation, pose on deck for a picture. The company was recently bought up by the Dixie Carriers, Inc., and is soUd MAW SIU/ Above is a picture of the tug Echo. owne<i by the 'Whiteman Towing Company. Three of the seven tugs operated by the company are ai present in drydock but wiU be in full operiition shortly. Here's another Dixie Carriers' ship, the Jack Ruff;^ The Ruff and the Roper are two of seven and the parent company is 'the Bloomfield Shipping Com* puty, opeimtiiigv out ^pf Texas ports. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource June 18, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 25 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU LEADS IN FORMATION OF PR COUNCIL SEAFARERS COMMITTEE STANDS FAST ON UNION HIRING HALL DEMAND FRISCO ALL COMERS ON 'BEEFIEST'WEEK PHILLY WILL TRY TO DODGE HOT AIR OF CONVENTIONS SHIPPING ACTIVITY ALMOST AT STANDSTILL IN NEW YORK THE SAILMAKER SAVES HIS SEACHEST WEISBERGER REPORTS ON SAFETY CONFERNCE STACY MASTERS HONORED FOR SERVICE TO SHIPMATES ABOARD THE CAVALIER PARADE OF SIU ATHLETES WOULD FEATURE REAL RAJAH SIU LEADS IN FORMATION OF PR COUNCIL GOOD SHIPPING MANAGES TO SKIP PORT SAVANNAH UNCLAIMED GEAR MOBILE SHIPPING HOLD STEADY PACE SIU ALLIED WORKERS ACTIVE IN GULF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/18/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9552395a6449a10361d9b36b24574b18.PDF f1620cb137684c945165ad1289ba8060 PDF Text Text Irllll Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X Commies' Little Helper One of the ii:eatest assists the communist party in the United States has gotten since the end of the war was given it last week by New York Special Sessions Justice Frederick L. Hackenburg. In sentencing an SIU member who was hauled out of an automobile by the New York police, while he was delivering food to the Wall Street strikers of the United Financial Employes, AFL, Justice Hackenburg said: "I am shocked to the depth of my soul when I realize that this compulsion (for the SIU to assist the UFE In its strike) was dictated by a, foreign government which under the guise of ideology tries to start trouble so that they can publish in Moscow 'Riots In Wall Street'." An irresponsible statement of this nature, coming from a ^an so highly placed as Justice Hackenburg, does more to help the CP than a million pieces of communist propaganda. It confuses, in the public mind, the commu­ nists with the anti-communists, an,d allows the partyliners to masquerade as honest trade unionists. It is the duty of public officials to at least read the newspapers. If the Justice had only done that much, he wguld have easily found out that the UFE, and the SIU-SUP, the unions which supported the financial workers, were not and are not influenced by the orders from Moscow. On the contrary. The Seafarers International Union has.a long and honorable history of constant battle against the totalitarianism represented by the communist party. . During the war, when men like Justice Hackenburg were blind to the menace of the comrnunists, the Sea­ farers International Union continued to point out that the red-howlers were a threat to democracy, aiW were merely lying low because of the aid given by this country to Russia. Now it is a matter of record that this Union was correct, and that the men who mistakenly gave aid and (C^tinued oh Page 3) Coast Guard Stopped In Try To Establish Hearing Units WASHINGTON — The "neversay-die" boys in the Coast Guard were handed another setback this week when their attempt to reestablish wartime Hearing Units was killed by the House Judiciary Committee. In the eyent that the CG brass-hats still entertain the idea; of regimenting merchant seamen by means of "kangaroo courts," they will have to wait until the. next session of Congress to introduce a new bill. , j Main opposition to granting the Coast Guard the authority it en­ joyed during: the war—to act as judge, prosecutor and jury for men charged with violations nboard ship—^was voiced by the Seafarers International Union. In a brief filed a few months ago the Union pointed out thafc the courts should have jurisdic- tion in the cases of merchant seamen just as the courts have jurisdiction in the cases of shore^ side., workers. J Throughout the war the CG No. 24 NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. JUNE II. 1948 Union Hiring Hali Must Be Included in New Pact: Seafarers To Operators NEW YORK—^With the princqile in mind that the retention of the Hiring Hall is the mast important issue at stake, the Negotiating Commit­ tee of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, this week started meeting with a committee representing the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association. At the preliminary discussion, which took place on Wednesday, June 9, the Union's representatives made it clear that no other issue could be settled until it was understood by the operators that the Hiring Hall would not be tampered with. SIU POSITION In words which leave noth­ ing to the imagination, the Negotiating Committee of the Union, currently meet'ng with the representatives of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association, has made it plain thtd nothing less than the Union Hiring Hall will be acceptable in the new contract, which is under discussion. In the first meeting, the Comm'ttee informed the Shipowners' committee: "Although the Union has advanced various contract proposals on wag#s and con­ ditions. we make clear to you our intention of agreeing to nothing until the Hiring - Hall issue is completely settled first of alL We can­ not and will not accept any employment clause in our contract which does not pro­ vide for all unlicensed mem­ bers of all SIU contract ves­ sels to be hired through the offices of the Union, without exception. Our position on this matter is unequivocal." Hearing Units abused their tern-' porary powers, and went so far as to encourage charges and counter-charges among ships' crews. Seamen who were found guilty by the "kangaroo courts" were -^rced to give up their papers and as a consequence could not ship until the papers were returned. For the first time in many In one instance, aboard the SS Helen, the Coast Guard at­ years, Florida's Attorney General tempted to force the men to sail Tom Watson is going to. have to the ship although it Was dahgerous- to do so. When the men look for a job. Defeated in the refused, their papers were sus­ race for Governor, where he ran a poor fifth in a field of nine, pended. Watson jumped into the Supreme A long-time dream of .jthe Court battle and was defeated Coast Guard is that it should by incumbent T. Il-ank Hobson. have control over merchant sea­ It is significant that in both men. During the war only the races Watson ilost his home coun­ SIU was able to limit CG regir ty, which includes the indus­ mentation, and with the end of trial city of Tampa, and he only the war, the Union was first to ran ahead in the rural counties, demand that the Coast Guard re­ turn to its honorable job of where the voting was light. patrolling the seaways and leave Fuller Warren, the successful policing merchant seamen to the candidate for Governor, ran on a liberal program which included duly constituted authorities. The Committee informed the* ^ ' shipowners' committee that: "Although the Union has ad­ vanced various contract pro­ posals on wages and conditions, we make clear to you our in­ tention of agreeing to nothing until the Hiring Hall issue is completely settled first of all. We cannot and will not accept any WASHINGTON — The House employment clause in our con­ Judiciary Committee this week tract which does not provide for delivered a slap in the face to all unlicensed members 61 all the many aliens who sailed On SIU contract vessels to be hired American flag ships during the through the offices of the Union, past war by killing a bill which without exception. Our position would have granted them citi­ on this matter is unequivocal." zenship. The bill, which was in­ Also high on the Union's de­ troduced by Representative Celmands are substantial wage in­ ler of New York, will therefore creases for all ratings and agree­ not be voted on by this session ment on the principle of estab­ of Congress. lishing a , welfare fund. Minor , The proposed Celler legislation demands include clarification of would have given citizenship to certain working rules and ad­ aliens who served aboard the justments of other issues. nation's ships for three years The contract now in force ex­ during the war, and would have pires on July 31, 1948. Meetings been in line with the many pro­ commencing at this time, on the mises made to these men while initiative of the Union, are de­ the war was at its height. signed to allow, both sides to From the first, the SIU has settle all questions before the been in the forefront of the expiration date approaches. fight to recognize the sacrifices The Negotiating Committee left made by alien seamen as they no doubts in the minds of the fought side by side with Ameri(Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) House Group Kills Alien Seamen Bill Florida Labor Vote Beats Watson repeal of the Watson "Open Shop" Law. The main feature of the cam­ paign against Watson was the terrific decrease in wages in the State of Florida since the enact­ ment of Watson's pet law. In every speech, and in every other way, Watson's opponents pointed out that in states adjoining Flori­ da wage rates were still at a fairly high level, but that in Flox'ida take-home pay had been slashed almost in half. That was all that was needed, and as a result the man who had fed at the public trough for many years was retired to private life. In the industrial areas^ espe- J cially in Tampa, Watson was opposed by a coalition of AFL and CIO unions. Hobson's main strength came from the large towns, s where organized labor was able to put on a sustained campaign against Florida's num­ ber one union-buster. -The election of Hobson was a reversal of form. In the first balloting, held on May 25, he polled only 141,888 votes to 226,498 for Watson. This trend was sharply checked by the work of the trade imions, and in the run­ off election, held on June 3, Hob­ son won over Watson by approx-imately 35,000 votes. �•4K-;- - • .M.- Page Two THE SE'4^ A RERS ,L O G '3^11PP- r" V •';v '- Friday, June 11, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Time To Act It's about high time the Congress of the United States knuckled down to a little piece of legislation that has been hanging fire longer than a sense of decency should permit. This' item of legislation, which has been gathering dust in the hopper for almost a year now, is known as H.R. 4163. It was introduced in the Lower"" House by Representative Weichel of Ohio, Chairman of the Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries Committee, on July 11, 1947. I? :Tt was then referred to the Committee on Interstate and • Foreign Commerce—and it hasn't moved since. H.R. 4163 is of particular^ importance to the men who kept the sea-lanes moving with the materials that spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the Allied Nations in World War II, and who now are the backbone of America's important maritime operations. H.R. 4163 is also important to the conscience of a - nation which prides itself for recognizing the contribu­ tions of those who serve it well. There is no excuse for Congress' delay in enacting the law. There's nothing involved about it; the moral justification for its passage has long been established. The bill would simply "authorize medical and hos­ pital service" for any seaman "who has not changed his occupation" and who "by reason of age, unavailability of jobs or disability is not able to work." 'x Hospital Patients When entering the hospited notify the delegates by post' card, giving your names and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. • Should this become law, the present strikingly in­ adequate and unfair 90-day limitation on the period in which a seafnan may apply for medical aid under Sec­ tion 2 of the Public Health Service Act would be elimi­ nated. The doors of the Marine Hospitals, closed to the Staten Island Hospital men whose war injuries periodically keep them on the You can contact your Hos­ beach longer than 90 days, and those with illnesses con­ pital driegate at the Staten. These are the Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, Island Hospital at the follow­ tracted at sea but \y^hich do hot erupt until much later, as reported by thie Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ing times: Would thus be opened without reservation. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to 'cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.!". What is holding up the passage of H.R. 4163 is a writing to them, (on 5th and 6th floors.) sheer mystery. It cannot be money. The billions upon Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL (on 3rd and 4th floors.) billions which the government is currently spending cer- • J. NEELY D. DE DUISEN Saturday •— 1:30 to 3:30 pan. itainly removes that consideration. W. REYNEN J. PACHECO (on 1st and 2hd floors.) P. FRANKMANIS J. CHAPFIN It can't be the lack of facilities. The Marine Hospi­ TROY THOMAS C. A,.VARRIN tals already exist and there are no indications that they J. J. FERGUSON S. HEIDUCKI C. MASON E. OLSEN G. R. ANDERSON are presently overtaxed. A.MANG G. FINKLEA JAT^. V. ROOMS R. F. BLACK P. LOPEZ • 4 Congress is proud of the fact that it is responsible 4A. LOOPER J. McNEELY for the laws which make this nation the--healthiest- and BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. C. GREEN i I A. JENSBY I the best provided-for medically in the world. So its fail­ M. J. LUCAS V. P. SALLINGS J. L. ROBERTS C. R. GRIMES ure to broaden the present service to seamen certainly THOMAS BRYANT T. ZEMBRZUSki GEORGE CARROLL can't be attributed to that august body's lack of public CHARLES E. BRADY F. NERING W. J. HOULIHAN THOMAS I. JOHNSON consciousness. N. MUTIN V'V. j; R- TUNNELL WILLIAM H. KUMKE E. T. BROWN C. KERRIGAN U Nor can Congress claim that the shortcomings of G. COBBLER H.. CHRISTENSEN D. A. HUTTO W. S. PERRY the present 90-day clause have not been properly exposed. PAUL R. SUHR B. BRAUNINGER EDDIE j. CURRON A. DUDDE The Seafarers International Union has continually con­ A. E. YOUNG . S; W." MARTIN M. F. MORRISON '' demned the inadequacy and. discriminating features of B. J. FREDERICKS J. M; FORD I R: RUPPERT T; R. BROCKLESBY this measure, and it has repeatedly urged that Congress J. W. TAYLOR B. KOSOW J. W. CURRAN JAMES G. JOUT remove them. R. PEPIN - '• • "• "rJ:? Tl' J. TASSIN JOHN W. ALTSTATT G. VECCHIO The SIU intensified its drive to procure a more ade­ WILLIAM T. ROSS W; M. COUSINS S. RIVERA ; 4. 4 4 quate program of medical treatment for seamen when CHARLES L. ATKINS I. B. GRIERSON MOBILE HOSPITAL W. H. RHONE the war left thousands maimed and more thousands suf­ C." FOWLER , J. B. MdGUFFIN A. FLATTE fering, from occupatiqnal_ illnesses in the course of "de­ M. W. SMITH C. B. VEKEN A: C. McALPIN E. GRAHAM livering the goods." THOR THORSEN D. W. MbDOWELL % % X C. H. JONES T. HENDRICKS NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ' Congress now must bear its share of. the responsibility R. S., COWPERTHWAITE J; W. MACKIE R. BUNCH : for. "delivering the goodsi" It should . pass H.R. 4163— ARTHUR COBB E. LIPARRI r, • ^ R.. A, YEAGER EDWARD :M, DUMES^RE" J. •DENNIS, . , , Ren Now In The MmiM Hos^tak �•I - I Friday. June 11. 1948 T.H E SEAFARERS KEEPING UP THEIR STRENGTH -• •'-is. LOG .Page Three Seafarers Urged Te Donate Bleed Te Aid Men in Marine Hespitais By JOSEPH VOLPIAN . Special Services Representative made, it was believed that some Men who wish to donate blood hard-and-fast program, such as can go to any Marine Hospital. 100 pints a week for the Staten NEW YORK — Tn compliance Island Hospital, 40 pints for New In New York, they can visit the with the vote of the membership Orleans and so forth around the Staten Island Hospital between 9:00 A.M. and 2:30 P.M., and the at the Headquarters meeting in coast, could be set up. proper hours at other hospitals this port June 2, we have made We now find that no such plan can be found easily. a thorough investigation' of the would be practical, and our re­ When you go, make sure that proposal that Seafarers con­ commendation is that Seafarers they know you are there to give tribute regularly to the hard- get actively behind .,a voluntary blood and you will be given pressed bloodbanRs at the Marine plan . priority. The whole procedure. Hospitals. What we have dis­ There are several reasons why takes about two hours, since you Picketing the vast Di Giorgio Farm in California is quite covered is that any contributions no regular schedule of blood con­ must have a physical examina­ a job and it takes plenty of food to keep up the strength of Seafarers can make will save tributions would satisfy the vary­ tion, including a blood test, to ing needs of the hospitals. the strikers. Carloads of food have been donated to the lives. make sure that you are able to In other words, every healthy strikers, members of Local 218. National Farm Labor Union. give blood at all. But they do FOUR TYPES AFL. by many labor organizations and private individuals. Seafarer is urged to visit the Blood comes in four types, and nothing painful. Picture above shows one of the chow wagons, with a crowd nearest Marine Hospital as often those types are not inter-change­ When you leave, be sure that of pickets around, waiting for the hot food to be served. The as feasible to give a pint of blood able. You cannot give blood to you get - a letter certifying that strike is now in its ninth month, and even though the commie- to protect the lives of his fellow your best friend if he is type B you have given blood. Some day dominated CIO Farm Union has tried to disrupt, the Local seamen. and you are type A. A hospital that letter may get you a When this proposition was first might well become over-supplied priority when you need blood 218 people axe holding out steadily. with one- type and be tragically yourself. We're working on such a plan now. short of another. Moreover, blood is highly per­ ishable stuff. It keeps just two (Continued from Page 1) weeks and no longer, and in a slow, week an apparent overcomfort to the American communists were building a supply might go bad, leaving a Trojan Horse, which now threatens all of us. hospital short. This Union's activities in behalf of the embattled In this connection, an actual Stock Exchange employes were not dictated by a foreign blood bank should not be con­ fused with a supply of blood ^ A few weeks ago, Congress en­ power. plasma. Plasma, made from acted a law upping the value ol (Continued from Page 1) blood, is a highly inferior sub­ True, Mr. Hackenburg, what the SIU did was dic­ goods an American resident can can seamen. The Union's repre­ stance. It was useful during the bring through the U.S. Customs tated, but by a power which you may not be able to war when it was the only thing sentative in Washington, Matt­ duty free from JOO dollars to 400 understand. that could be made available at hew Dushane, has appeared in dollars. The men who make up the SeaTarers International battlefronts and remote military behalf of alien seamen before While this well may have been stations. But in more normal Congressional committees, and a desirable measure, there is no Union acted from a compulsion that came from deep times, it is used only in the the waivers granted wartime al­ reason for American merchant within them. They went to the aid of the UFE because direst emergencies when it may ien seamen can be credited in seamen to be excited. The reply of the spirit of trade union solidarity that has made the be better than nothing at all. " great part to the acti-vities of to numerous questions on how SIU a valued friend of honest trade unions and a hated the SIU. OLD TRADITION this affects merchant seamen is and feared enemy of the commie-dominated labor or­ CONGRESS REFUSES Contributing blood to the J:hat it does not affect them Since Congress refuses to act, Marine Hospitals is simple adher­ at all except in special circum- ganization!. ence to that old and respected then the safest thing for aliens , stances. As usual they are at Had the^'SIU been content to stand on the sidelines law of the sea: help those in dis­ to do is to take steps to qualify the bottom of the pile. for citizenship on their own in the fight against commie control of the waterfront, tress. The only occasion on which an This is the ^tradition of the sea hook. The first step in that direc­ then this nation's water borne transportation would be American seaman can bring in from time immemorial. It is tion is to obtain a visa. 400 dollars worth of goods duty completely in the hands of an unscrupulous faction which Once a visa has been obtained, also the tradition of the Sea­ free fs when he can show a clear really takes its orders from the Kremlin. and the man has five years of farers International Union. The and definite intention of leaving discharges from American ships, If Mr. Hackenburg's words had not been so widely contribution of a pint of blood the sea for good—unless he is a he is eligible for citizenship. broadcast, or his position not such as to give his views is just a new way helping those Men who are married passenger. to Am­ in distress. So, the new law is no different wide circulation, his ideas would be no more than laugh­ Right now, the Marine Hospi­ ericans can receive citizenship from the old one which allowed able. But many people have read the Justice's statement, -^4 tals are having a hard time get­ after only two years shipping. a merchant seaman 100 dollars and thereia lies the danger to free trade unions. The tests which have to be ting the blood to use for transfu­ worth of goods duty free—when passed are not difficult. Courses The communists do not have the courage to put sions in operations. Modern sur­ are available in the New York he was leaving the sea for good. geons save thousands of lives by Passengers .get the gravy. their ideas before-the public, for acceptance or rejection. using blood transfusions in a Public Schools, and various ag­ In the near future, legislation They mask their motives behind high sounding phrases, great many kinds of operations. encies thioughout the ^untry may be enacted by Congress ex­ and wait for an opportune time to, institute their ironThe practice is one of the great are glad to be of service to pros­ tending the customs privileges of new developments of surgical pective citizens. merchant seamen and airline per­ landed control. Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia are science. sonnel^ observers say, but seamen jerfect examples, So is Russia, for that matter. WHAT BETTER had better not coimt on it.' What better way for the commies to prepare the Under the new law as it is In most operations, a single now being regulated, an Ameri­ groundwork than deliberately confusing the issues, so pint of blood suffices. In TB can resident may use hi§ 400- that the public does not know which groups believe in and cancer cases, as many as dollar exemption every six democracy and which in dictatorship? three pints are used. Bleeding jmonths. However, seamen can ulcers and many accident cases So the eminent jurist has had his say, and he has also require more than a single You can't expect to see; Sea­ use it only when leaving the sea and-Customs officers a're expected done his part to add to the confusion. He can rave and pint. As a consequence, the farers in action every time you to take a dim view of repeated rant about the red-menace all he wants to, but the com­ Marine Hospitals are large con­ go to the movies, but nowadays you stand a good chance of see­ "retirements." sumers of blood. ing a Seafarer's son. munists will consider him a valued friend as long as he However, the Customs authori­ What better service can any Richard Webb, now playing the ties point out that new customs does their dirty work of smearing the democratic unions Seafarer render other seamen lead in "Isn't It Romantic" with regulations are being written. and placing- them in the same category with those con­ than making a pint of his seafar­ glamorous Mary Hatcher, is the While nobody looks for any seri­ trolled by the communist party machine. ing blood available when needed? son of Seafarer J. R. Webb who ous changes, it may be in-the end joined the SIU in New Orleans in that seamen will not be allowed 1940. the full 400 dollars under any "Isn't It Romantic" a Para­ circumstances. mount production, is Webb's first starring vehicle, but he has ap­ peared in a string of top—flight pictures and you can count on Adding weight to the Union's available at the time the LOG seeing more of him. (Continued from Page 1) If you have a beef or a operators as to the importance of demands is the fact that a $10.00 went to press. A full report of He will be seen with Bing problem when you're on the the Union Hiring Hall. Backed Strike Assessment, to be used in the Negotiating Committee will Crosby in the picture "Connecti­ West Coast, contact SIU. up by a united membership, the event the operators do not be carried in next week's edition cut Yankee," which will be re­ A8EG District Hq„ 105 Mar­ which will fight for this prin­ agree to the Hiring Hall, was of the LOG. leased in the near future. His ket Street. The telephone ciple, the Committee is deter­ voted recently by the member­ Members of the Negotiating recent pictures include "OSS" in number is - DOuglas 2-5475. mined not to accept ai^thing less ship by a better than ten-to-one which he played with Alan Ladd Committee are Paul'Hall, Robert Drop in between ships, and than what has already been won majority. and Geraldine Fitzgerald; and through years of hardship and Another meeting was held- on Matthews, Lindsey Williams, Ray "The Big Clock" with Ray Milget acquainted. struggle. ' June 10, but details were .-not White, and Joe Algina. land and Elsa Lancaster. ... New Customs Law Only For Passongors Commies' Little Helper House Group Kills Alien Seumen Bill Seafarer's Sen Gets Leading Role In Hoiiywood Mevie On The Coast Union Hiring Hall Must Be Maintained In Next Agreement, SIU Tells Shipowners •• �I ' w.- ^ - '"1^ %.«• T H E S E AF A R E R^ L O a ^ Page Four F^ay,' Juna 11, l'#4# Sit added to the company fleet-— three new, sleek passenger ves­ sels, the Del Norte, Del -Mifr and Del Sud. Built specially. for'the Delta Line, the., new passengercargo.., vessels are 494 feet long and cruise at 18 knots. The ships are afr-conditioned throughouti. including crew's quarters. Hiich-ship has accom­ modations for 119 passengers and among the features is a' new' method of disposing of smoke and gases through a stack simi­ lar in appearance to a kingpost. The huge teardrop stack is only a front and contains offi­ cers' quarters and radio rooms. The- vessels are also equipped with radar and radio direction finders. The ships, the finest to ever operate on the South American run, are capable of making the trip from New Orleans to Rio. de Janeiro in fourteen days, and to Buenos Aires in nineteen > days. The company has arranged 47 day cruises for the vessels in an itinerary which calls for stops at Rio, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires southbound, and . Santos and Rio northbound. While the company stresses trade to South America, "it alsU operates ships on Service No. 2 of Trade Route No. 14 be­ tween United States Gulf ports and the West Coast of Africa. The company operates three-C-l. / type vessels with 'sailings once a month. To better acquaint the SIU inembership with the ships they. sail' and the SIU con­ tracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history —some of that history was made with SlU crews aboard the ships. Last year one of the top tunes on the nation's juke boxes was "There's An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil." It took Tin Pari Alley and Frank Sinatra a long time to discover what the Mississippi Shipping Company has known for over a quarter of a century. They've been hauling the stuff out of Brazil in their ships since 1919, and are stjll going strong with no exhaustion of the popu­ The Del Mar. launched-in June, 1947, is one of the compan/'s three ultra-modem passen­ lar bean in sigfit. ger-cargo vessels. The teardrop stack is just for sho'W, ^e smoke actually passes out through In fact, Mississippi's Delta Line the two slim stacks directly behind. " ' . is referred to as "The Coffee Fleet." The company earned the name by pioneering in the trade the Mississippi Shipping Com- Business picked up steadily International Union, which had from the low of 1921 and in signed a contract with the com­ between the Gulf and Brazil at Pany in 1919the end of the First World War, The company adopted the 1931 the company entered the pany in 1938. to South Am­ The entrance • of the United «hd for years carried more coffee trade name Delta 'Line, which passenger field erica with the sailing of the States into the war saw the re­ than any other fleet in the is denoted on the company's world. house flag by a triangle, the Delnprte — forerunner of the moval of all Mississippi vessels present Del Norte—which had from the hands of the company, Prior to Mississippi's entrance Greek letter "Deltaic or "D." accommodations for 28 passen­ which operated them for the into the South American trade, The first sailing of a' Delta gers. War Shipping Administration. there was no regular steamship Line ship was the SS Bound During this period the company She was followed by the DelBrook, which carried about 4100 service from Gulf of Mexico ports to the East Coast of South tons of cargo to Rio de Janeiro sud, Delmundo, and DelvaUe, purchased .five C-2 cargo ships DUE TO GROW all vessels of the same type, and these, likewise, were ope­ and Santos. America. rated for the account of the War except that the last two had At present the company's fleet Occasionally a ship left the A short time later the com­ accommodations for 38 passen­ Shipping Administration until consists of 14 company-owned •"Gulf for Argentina carrsdng pany acquired the Lake Fongers. the summer of 1946, when they vessels and three chartered ships. tanet, a jmall coal burner with a cargo capacity of -about 3200 In 1940, the company further were turned over to. the com­ With the' ever-growing trade to increased its passenger ship ope­ pany for private operation. South America and the gradual tons. rations when it acquired the expiansion of New Orleans as a ; In the fall of 1920 the com­ HEAVY OPERATORS port to the south, Mississippi pany was assigned the Hog Is­ Delbrasil, Delorleans, and Deltaa lander Lorraine . Cross, the first rgentino. Each of these ships At the peak period during the operations will undoubtedly ex­ of many Hog Islanders allocated carried 63; passengers and 6500' war, Mississippi operated a to­ pand rather than lessen in this tal of fifty-six ships of all types, postwar preriod. to the line for operation on its tons of » cargo. ' losing but five to enemy action. The present company ships are trade route. SIU CONTRACT Three were sunk in the Carib­ Del Norte, Del Sud and Del' During this period of active trading with South America the Thus, as the war in Europe bean and two in the North At­ Mar, all C-3-P Cargo-Passenger company also operated ships to came closer to our shores, the lantic. A sixth ship, the Charles ships; Del Aires, Del Alba, Del Europe for the United States Mississippi Shipping Company's Henderson, was lost through an ^onte, Del Santos and Del Shipping Board. Ships sailed to fleet consisted of three C-3-P explosion at Bari, Italy on April Valle, all C-2s; and Del Campo, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Copen­ passenger-freight vessels, four 9, 1945. The cause of the ex­ Del Mundo, Del Oro, Del Rio, hagen, Gothenburg and Baltic Hog Island freight-passmger plosion has never been deter­ Dei Sol and Del Viento, " all type vessels and three Hog Is­ mined. C-ls. The. three chartered ships — ports. . land freighters, by this time all The resumption of peacetime are the Brazil Victory, Cuba ATLANTIC RUN were contracted to the Seafarers operations saw something new Victory and Tulane Victory. In 1921, when the European service was realigned, the Mis­ sissippi Company was awarded The company's stack has two the French Atlantic * Antwerp green stripes around a yellow range. In this trade the com­ t>---..§tripe. colors taken from the pany operated under the name Off the Mississippi Valley Euro­ national flag of Brazil. The pean Line and continued this lop of the stack is black and operation until 1930, wheh the the boftom is buff. The com- Government put the • route up itV ~ pany's flag is green with a for sale. It was bought by Lykes yellow triangle, the symbol for Brothers Steamship Company. Like most companies; Missis­ "delta" or "D" in the Greek sippi had its ups and downs. alphabet. About the time of the depression period of 1921, Europe had re­ covered from the war sufficient­ lumber, agricultural machinery ly to reenter trading -\vith Latin and rosin, but there was nothing America^ Duo to this, exports which pretended to be a regu­ from the United States to Brazil lar service. and Argentina showed a consid­ Most of the trade between the erable slump. Gulf and South America was SUFFERED SLUMP conducted by European vessels making a triangular run from At one period, in 1921, south­ 1^ Europe to South America and bound freight was so scarce that dSfeW Orleans. there was an interval of over two months between sailings COMPANY FORMED from New Orleans to Brazil. In 1920, the company had Sensing a trend toward in.cfleased trade between our sou­ maintained three sailings a Mississippi's Del Sud, having compleled her 47 day cruise : to South-America, ha^ dis- ;. thern ports- and those along the month, and prior to the out­ charged her passengers and here is unloadirg her coffee .cargo in New Orleans, the company's East Coast of South America, break of World War II the com­ home port. The ships haye seven holds with a capacity of 457,700 cubic feet of gener^ cargo pany at times had four or five a group of New Orleans business space .and,..61,400 cubic, .feet ofrefrigerated .cargo space., tiily. men got together and formed I sailings monthly.. .• >, > ( r - . . �>»J "*• ^•^^^W^'''^WW£\^W:^-AF,AReXS L^Q Friday. JuAe >11, M48 Page Five V Sbowriown (hi ttnemployment Pay fw Seamen Is Due In JUahama ^ By CAL TANNER MOBILE — For years , we've battled the shipowners for every buck we got from them, and now they're making us fight for every dollar the State Unemployment Compensation Board gives out to seamen in unemployment benefits. • In this matter, however, we , sdon't intend to go on for years haggling over payments to sea­ men. We are appearing before the Boai^ every week in behalf of the membership here, but in the near future we expect the whole matter of unemployment benefits to go to the Supreme Court for a final and binding decision. In the meantime, we are bat­ tling it out on a local level. Last :week we were involved in 49 appeal cases, and succeeded in getting the companies to drop t|?v7ir charges in about six or -.s^^en of the cases. The rest will continue to go through the channels of the courts until .a final decision is rendered. The six or even men knocked off the list this week will start drawing their money immediately. crew's eager response was music to the ears of the organizers, so we expect to have something good to report on this by next week. ON THE SS DEEPWATER HAPPY HOLIDAY It's a l^tle late to call it spot news, but Memorial Day was weU celebrate^ here in the Hall. The doors were open for the regular holiday hours, and from all reports everyone bad a big time. We've been encouraging the membership to make suggestions for the improvement of, the Hall. While the response has been slight to date," we expect the ideas to start coming in soon. A.11 of them will be consider­ ed and put to the membership when time comes to make the improvements. We have a good sized rapair list taking shape, and we want to be sure we have everything listed when we give the "go ahead" signal. Seafarers Find Port Baltimore In Poor Shape By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE—The past week was one of the slowest this port has experienced in the memory ol most men on the beach. We handled but three payoffs and one sign-on. Shipping can't get much worse than this. This vessel, formerly the SS John H. Marion, was crewed by the Union, on the West Coast. It is the first of U.S. Water­ ways' Liberty tankers, and is already on the high seas- to Curacao. Weather Warm, Bat New York Shipping Cool As a result of the poor ship­ ping the Baltimore is groaning at the seams with men waiting for jobs. At last week's meeting we had almost 500 men. Our only hope is a sudden boom in shipping or a lot of calls from other ports for men. Neither of these, however, is an immediate prospect. The ships in for payoffs were the Oremore, Ore Line; Messmar, Calmer, and Yugoslavia Vic­ tory, Isthmian. The Yugoslavia Victory took on a new crew for our sign-on of the week. In transit we had a large num­ ber of ships in from the Gulf area. Most of them wore Alcoa scows. They hit the port on their way north but rarely needed re­ placements. all marine hospitals so men be­ ing admitted can notify the Un­ NEW YORK—Maybe the ope­ ion at once. COMPANY WILL APPEAL rators around here expect the These p^ostcards will make it If a man gets off the ship for waterfront to be tied up come easier for the Special* Services medical reasons, or if the ship June 15, and have diverted their Department to keep track of the is laying-up, we have no trouble ships to foreign ports. Anyway, members in the hospitals and see in collecting — but in all other the good shipping this port en­ that they receive their benefits. joyed for the -past weeks has Sometimes in the past, men piddled out to a trickle. Another loss will be Robin's have called the Hall to report 1 WAWT MV/ For the first time in quite "V^irginia City "Victory, which their presence in the hospital S / awhile We have plenty of rated came in and paid off this week. and the information has not been men waiting for jobs along with SKIPPER SKIPPED She was replaced by a company forwarded to the correct depart­ the usual number of unrated purchased vessel. ment. The postcard should" elim­ Of the three payoffs, that of men. Right now the feeling inate this. the Massmar was the only one among the membership seems DOWN TO AN ART to produce a beef. When" the , to be "Grab a ship—any kind."DIRECT WIRE We had several other payoffs time came "for the ship to payoffSome of those ships available Another means of making the Captain was nowhere, to be and sign ons. The Patrolmen in New York this week were the handled them all with dispatch. things easier for the member­ found. So, for three days the. Steel Worker, which paid off It's become an art, this matter of ship would be for crewmembers ship was tied up, the Captain clean; the John B. Waterman handling beefs, straightening out calling the Hall for a Patrolman finally returning to take care of, and Topa Topa, both of which books and seeing that everyone to . ask the operator who takes the payoff as his job requires. were easy task^ for the Patrolis happy at the payoff—and one your call for. "6th Floor Coun­ The crew then went ahead ,and m^. The Waterman had a few cases the company will make an the Patrolmen have mastered. ter." paid off. minor beefs and "the Topa Topa appeal and carry the matter to The call will then go right There is quite a bit of talk Incidentally, summer weather was right up to her reputation the courts. is here in the big city with the tc the Patrolmen and save the around the port over the possi­ of "being always a clean ship. caller telling his story half a bilities of the NMU hitting the It's becoming a real headache The Sea Trader, Mar Trade, result that the Patrolmen have switched to summer attire, short dozen times to everyone from bricks on June 15. Naturally, to the seamen deserving of un­ sleeves, panama hats and air- the bookkeeper to the doorman'. all the men are anxious to see employment pay, and- we'll be One last matter before closing the NMU retain the hiring haai conditioned shoes. Regular fash­ happy when the courts jnake a up shop for the week— I and rotary shipping. What hapion plates. ruling. Several of the lower On tankers, when overtime is pens to the NMU in a couple of court decisions have been in our Another , new feature around received for work after 5 P.M.{weeks may set the stage for us favor, so we stand a good j the New York Hall is the show­ and before "8 A.M., the overtime j when oui" contracts expire in chance of winning when we ap- R||t fiTdlll CflrSOCS ing of regular full-length movies, pear before the Supreme Court.' O complete with sound. The show should be divided equally with-^ July^ . i MONTREAL—This port is in out any squabbling. The crew| A lot of things can develop The slow shippihg in thisTfort , , , „„„„ , ,1 so bad a slump that utter econshould be able to get together, out of this. The government may at present makes us very anx,. , -n u ,.1, and rotate the watch without.'step in with injunctions, thanks ious to set a clear nict^e of disaster wiU be- the result 1 + u w uif things don't take a turn for having to call the Hall for as- to the Taft-Hartley Law. They unemployment benefits. We ship® u- • ^ • i ,4,. <1 ..I the better, shipping officials do­ sistance. puUed it on Lewis and the railped 98 bookmen and 35 permit-' ^ e, The Union fought long and roads so there is no sense in our men last week, but that kill;^ hard for after-homs overtime so thinking we arc exceptions. At left a large number of men' One trouble is that the MarUnion men should be able to' any rate, what happens in the waiting on the beach. shall Plan, which was supposed work out a matter like this next few weeks will be very in. „ „ , , , to stimulate things here as well The payoffs totalled four: WUd^gg the States, has not yet among themselves. Iteresting. Ranger and Hastings, Waterman; started. Another trouble is the Roamer and Runner, Alcoa. I . ^j^ortage of foreign Sign-ons were Wild Ranger and'gj^gj^ange, which means a shortWarrior, Waterman; and Roamdollars. er, Alcoa. These ships left for ' The waterfront i? quieter than starts every Saturday about Japan, Puerto Rico and the The membership of the Seafarers Internaiional Union has it has beep at any time since noon with a different picture Bauxite Trail rcspectiveljf. consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be the depression year 1936. The weekly, plus a newsrcel. good'Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear Last week it was "South of other day, there were -only 31 PLENTY OF MEN such as coffee percolators, linens, etc.. which are placed aboard " « • ^ , vessels in port compared to 50 Tahiti" and the week before it SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above Prospects for the next week the-same date in 1947. was "Jack London," with Mich­ all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. look a wee dab better, with both j Normally, two of the big ship- ael O'Shea in the title role. of the big companies h^re-Alcoa companies here have 36 Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there If you haven't anything to do ' and Waterman-scheduling sev-^^^^gg longshoremen working tliese summer Saturday after­ by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyeral payoffs and sign-ons. How-. gQ men to the gang, noons, come on down to the Hall fought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to ever, we have a big shipping Last week, the'same two com-; and see a free show. provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. list and ^will be able to* handle panics had nobody working on These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL POSTCARDS READY anything that comes up. ,the , docks at all. HANDS. They ARE NOT, to be appropriated by any individual For the benefit of Seafarers We had a new tanker hit port The only thing that is inovfor his' own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ last week and the Organizers ing out of h^re is grain. If the entering the marine hospitals fare'vrill,be dealt with in accordance with.the firm stimd taken covered her with a blanket of grain rate drops the port will the Special Services Department repeatejdly by Seafarers .in all ports. is placing prepared postcards in organizational ./literature. 'The,be dead.^ By JOE ALGINA paid off with little difficulty as did the hibnroe. Bull Line. Even the Alcoa Cavalier paid off with no difficulty. That's not Unusual anymore. She has become one of the cleanest ships afloat, thanks to a conscientious crew. It's too bad we're scheduled to lose her in a few weeks. Slump Hits Montreal As Nothing Moves Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union �T BE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six fe-'- '. • " ' ''A:" FMdaty. June 11. 1948 Jva-;-. Philly Gets Pleasant Surprise: Shipping Is On The Rise Again ONLY A SHORT TRIP By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER gl-r-V. *• PHILADELPHIA — We are happy to report that shipping has been very good in this port for the past week, despite our gloomy prediction. Moreover, shipping , continues good as we write this, and we hope it's going to keep on that way. Everybody is happy when there are a few payoffs and a lot - of jobs on the board. That is everybody is happy but the poflr Dispatcher. Sometimes, lately, he has had to have ABs or Oilers or Firemen right away, and we have seen him set out on a dreary round of the neighborhot spots to plead "Won't you please take this job?" Too often the answer has been, "Go away, the beer is cold, it's the ninth inning and the score is tied three-to-three. Go away!" We imagine that he's been heard muttering in his sleep, "Two ABs, three FWTs, where are they?" business, and these days too much stress cannot be placed on the activities of our Organizers, including the volunteer rankand-file organizers. They're bringing those ships under the SIU banner. We also paid off the SS Maiden Creek, a Waterman C-2 in from a long run to the Far East. She was a pleasant surprise. We boarded her expecting most any­ thing since her Master was none other than — yes, you guessed right—Morgan Hiles. SMOOTHING OUT Well, we don't know what's come over him. Maybe he's get­ ting old, or getting religion. At any rate, it was a smooth payoff. What little disputed overtime we found we squared away very easily. There were some logs Despite ikp 'When the SS Southland was at sea a few days, returning from a'recent trip to Europe, four stowaways were found. One had hidden himself in the Smokestack. As soon as they were found, arrangements were made to transfer them to a vessel heading for Le Havre. These pictures were taken by Seafarer George Meaney. who was a workaway passenger on the Southland. Top picture shows the stowaways as they got into the lifeboat, and the bottom picture shows the lifeboat pulling away from the side. Within a short while the unfortunate stowaways were abdard a ship bound east for France and their short trip was drawing to a close. LONG DAY'S WORK We paid off the SS Alexandra, a Carras tanker that the organi­ zers brought into the Union f<Jd a few months ago. Paying her off and squaring her beefs proved to be quite a task, the Patrolman and the Agent being aboard her from nine a.m. until 10 p.m. on the crew, but the Shipping But it was worth it. New com­ Commissioner would not handle panies will become accustomed in time to the SIU way of doing them since they were against men who took days off without per­ mission from department heads. As we said, it was a pleasant surprise to pay off the Maiden Creek without trouble, after what we expected. The pride and joy of the Waterman brass is still not the best Skipper afloat from the viewpoint of seamen, BOSTON—The Eastern Steam­ but he is far from the riproaring, ship Company is suing the U.S. hell-raising bucko of old. Government for $5,000,000 plus OWN BEEF cost^ and interest in Federal We can't wind up this weekly Court here, charging that the I tale without airing a beef of our Maritime Commission failed to own. This is it: ' return its 18-year old liner, the We had a Meseck tug in here SS Acadia, in proper operating and couldn't get men to take all condition after the ship's release the jobs on her. Those who did go aboard worked a day and from war duty. quit. The Skipper told me the The Acadia was used as a hos­ i story was the same all along the pital ship during the war. Us- i coast, and that he had been held der the contracts by which the , up in nearly every port by men Maritime Commission at the be­ quitting. ginning of the war took over privately owned ships, the ves­ This is definitely • a bad situa­ sels were to be returned in pre­ tion, one that puts the SIU in a war condition. If they weren't, ' very poor position. Of course, e Government was supposed to there are some jobs better than put up the money to recondition thos^ on tugs, but the latter are I jobs that take up a lot of slack them. Eastern claims that the Acadia in a period of tough shipping. was forcibly returned to them So take them. A word to permitmen: One last year in no condition to be operated. Some shipping people way you can prove to everybody say that the root of the dispute !that you are a good potential is that ship standards are higher bookman is by taking some of now than before the Maritime these less desjrable jobs on orCommission took the ship over, 'ganized ships, and jobs on un­ thus changing the standards organized ships. which she must meet before go­ That's the way you permitmen ing back into service. can build up the SIU into an Regardless of the legal merits even better and bigger maritime of either view, the 6,185-ton Aca­ union than it is today. dia, which can accommodate 740 That's all for now, except to passengers, has been lying idle in say that the Philadelphia beer Hampton Roads. Meanwhile, the fact that the and the Philadelphia Athletics U.S. is desperately short of pas­ are still up there. Adios, amigos. senger tonnstge is in'the news­ (Ed. Note: Brother GardneiKs papers every day. What is more, three hundred jobs that Sea­ report must have been writ­ farers should be holding down ten . before the Cleveland Inon the Acadia are non-existent. I dians invaded Shibe Park.) Eastern Sues US for Damages To SS Atatlia !-• Paper Cargoes KeepDropping One American export that can be expected to drop off steadily despite the Marshall Plan is pa­ per, according to leaders in the paper industry. ' . The export market in paper, built" up during the war, haS; been getting smaller during the past year, and the continued re­ fusal of many countries to li­ cense dollar payments for paper will force the paper'export rate down still further, the spokes­ men believe. The Marshall Plan probably will result in restoring and strengthenirif^ the paper-making capacity of many European countries, and American export­ ers will not benefit from the Plan at all, although exporters in other fields will continue to benefit greatly. If other 'cargoes more than make up for paper, American seamen will not feel the loss. Barriers against American pa­ per are maintained these days by India, Australia and Argen­ tina among others. India along with China, South Africa, -the Middle East and the nations of South America have been the principal buyers of American paper cargoes. The Sea Is A Relentless Mistress ter is revealed; he'll risk his life ,up' to find that I'm broke. Then for yours, let you borrow his there is nothing left for me to Underneath its tawdry and clean shirt, or give you a buck do except catch another ship." expensive gayiety New York is to get your watch out of hock. ON THE BUM one of the loneliest spots on this I Out at sea, among men who earth. Amusements are, abund­ feel the same way, a fellow leads Sometimes, though, the lone­ liness ashore' gets the best of a ant—if you can afford them— ' a clean life. No one out .there man. He becomes a beachcomber but even the veneer of , pur­ to try to swindle you out of the —a derelict with no port of call.' little money you* do have—^no gin chased glamour wears thin when mills to lure you off the path— you are alone. none of that eippty loneliness Hundreds or even thousands you feel in port. of miles from home, the seaman For a seaman that is the only becomes the loneliest of all in life—hard work, good food, and this roaring metropolis; every­ nothing ekcept the wind and one is ip too much of a hurry, waves to betray him. rushing around on meaningless THE WAY IT GOES errands, to make friends with him. I ' A Swedish seaman -dilce paint­ The only people interested Jn ed a vivid picture to me of what a seaman are those who think happens when he hits the beach they may get a little of the mon­ after a long trip: ey in his pocket. While the "I come ashore thinking I am money lasts, the leaches are going to stay just a few days, Like the once proud ships he steadfast and true, constantly by to rest up from my trip, then sailed, he lies rotting at hia catch another ship. |berth, bumming nickels for beer or cheap alcohol. • "The firsL few days I go to. see movies until I can't sit any­ The object of people's scorn. more; I walk until I'm tired; I He wants no sympathy—just a little booze so that he may once 'read until my eyes water. mbre relive the days of his "Suddenly there is nothing youth when he was handsome, else for me to do except think strong; and shipping out to all —think about my home, family,' the strange ports on the seven 'friends whom I'll probably not seas. see in years. CALM HARBOR BRIGHT LIGHTS Eventually he finds a calm, "Qne day, strolling down the quiet harbor in some unmarked street, I happen to pass a bar. grave near the sea that he "^'al­ his side—^when he is broke, they" There are bright neon . lights, ways loved in his own strgnge exciting music from a juke box, way. / no longer recognize him. and maj'be a couple of girls. This then is the seaman: ip- ;, | PROTECTIVE COVERING 'Why not go in and have a dustrious and sober at sea, lone- • beer?' I ask myself. Landsmen sometimes consider ly and sometimes drunken » a seaman to be coarse and "I have one. It tastes good, so ashore. Condemn him, society, rough. The coarseness is really I have another. After the fourth i if you wish; but no pity, please, , camouflage for the loneliness he I say, 'What the hell, this is the for that is what happens to all feels; the roughness is protection life for me; how did I ever miss' who are betrothed to such .a against shysters. this place?'- Two weeks later, j jealous and unrelenting .-mistress •: after constant drinking, I wake, as—The Sea. , Aboard ship his true charac-, By JESSE A. MILLER F • . U �Friday^ JuiMT'lfc lWa ^ H E^S'E'A'F A-R Em S NORFOLK — Chairman Sleely While. 56; Recording Secretary Ben Rees, 95; Reading Clerk James Baker, 44348. M Jo Jme 1 PORT Minutes of all branches read and accepted. Norfolk financial report read and accepted as was the report of the SecretaryTreasurer. West Coast and Great Lakes minutes to be filed. Agent and Patrolman reported. Said shipping was tough and was ex­ pected to be tough through the immediate future. Many of the ' boys are broke in this port, and would be having a bad time if it were not for the SiU's little - stewpot. If luck holds, however, nobody will starve between now - and the time shipping picks up. Meanwhile, what sign-ons and payoffs there have been in this port have been accomplished - with minimum of difficulties. Several members took the deck ;?under Good and Welfare to dis- cuss matters of general interest. At this point, a minute af silence was observed for departed. Bro•.thers. One man obligated. There were 327 members present at the meeting. t 4 SAVANNAH—Chairman E. B. McAuley, 26081: Recording Sec­ retary S. Heinfling, 5366; Reading Clerk C. Starling, 6920. Is:: m Page Seren LO G REG. ENG. J /22_..a3 227 64 186 " 72 49 17,» 103 195 76 13 1,044 42 247 68 115 64 36 15 104 130 41 10 872 REG. STWDS. 40 227 47 84 31 35 13 ,101 133 41 7 759 TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK 124 701 179 385 167 120 45 308 458 158 30 2,675 9 189 85 207 84 13 14 70 220 51 15 957 SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED 21 640 192 469 194 ^ 26 44 190 468 , 118 36 The first order of business was 2,398 , the obligating of the following men: R. Mursell, R. Scott, CNOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. Copper, F. Boracz, J. Splunter, D. Garrigues, G- Skyllberg, R. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman C. S. Williams, 35; elected to Mitchell, F. Harris, O. Farrara, J. were 91 men present, all book­ Motions R. Gates. J!5128; Recording. Secre­ serve on committee. Agent Sim­ Waitt, J. C. Hanson. men. carried to accept minutes of all tary R. W. Pohle. 46826; Reading mons reported port as running 4. 4. t branch meetings except three smoothly and shipping much im­ Clerk W. Gardner, 42941. ports. Voted to nonconcur with GJ^VESTON — Chairman proved. SS Florida's return to Philadelpljia minutes read and that part of New York minutes Frenchy Michelet. 21184; Record­ accepted. Non-concurrence voted operations helped clear the beach concerning shipping; voted to-; ing Secretary Keith Alsop. 7311; with New York and Galveston of many men. nonconcur with that part of Reading Clerk Val James. 7603. minutes. All other branch min­ NEW ORLEANS^— Chairman Philadelphia minutes concerning utes accepted, as were minutes Galveston minutes and finan­ of all special meetings. Great Earl Sheppard. 203; Secreiary Baltimore minutes; voted to noncial report read and accepted. Lakes and SUP minutes to be Johnny Johnston, 53; Reading concur with that part of Savan­ nah minutes concerning the ship­ Secretary-Treasurer's report read posted. Agent's report read and Clerk Buck Slepheils. 76. ping of stewards. Motion carried and accepted. Quarterly Finance accepted. Motion by Bronson, Charges read against book- all ship's minutes go to the Editor Committee's report read and ac­ seconded by Karlunas, that men member. Man to face trial com­ of the SEAFARERS LOG. Agent cepted. Headquarters report to be allowed to ship in all ratings. mittee for investigation. Minutes reported the port as running the membership read and ac­ Moved by Pohle, seconded by of other branches read, accepted. smoothly. Dispatcher reported cepted. Minutes of other branches Healy, that motion be tabled. Agent Sheppard reported ship­ the theft of the Hall radio. New read and accepted. Great Lakes, • Savannah minutes read and ac­ West Coast and special minutes Secretary - Treasurer's financial ping as being very good and business: Motion carried that the cepted. Voted to read only new to be filed. Agent's,. Patrolman's report and report to the mem­ ships paying off in good shape. , business from other branches All and Dispatcher's' reports were ac­ bership read and accepted.- Dis­ Only beef in port being aboard patcher's and Patrolman's re­ the Del Oro, which sailed short branch minutes accepted except cepted. One man" obligated. Boston and New York in part. Voted that Cook should be al-r' ports read and accepted. Eight on stores. Reported the' death Voted non-concurrence with that lowed to sail as Steward' if he 'men obligated. One man or­ of Brother Charles G. Stevens, dered" before a trial committee. oldtimer around the gulf. Brother has had three years as. Third Minute of silence for departed Stevens fell from the mast of the Cook or as Second Cook and Brothers. There were 125 . mem­ Del Oro and was killed. Recom­ Baker, or one year as Chief bers present. mended that, committees be Agent get a new radio for the Cook. Minute of silence for de­ elected for the trying of men Hall. One mjnute of silence in 4. 3^ 4^ parted Brothers. Under Good SAN JUAN ~ Not enough found defacing new Hall, if such mernory of departed Brothers. and Welfare, extended discussion members on the beach for a occurs. Recommended that men 426 members present. of necessary qualifications for regular meeting. Committee promoted at sea during, an emer­ ft ft ft Steward's rating. There were elected to audit the books, bills gency step down at end of trip NEW YORK —Chairman John part of Boston minutes calling 101 members present. and receipts. Committee elected: for man holding rating. Brother Axabasz, 29836; Recording Secre­ for shipping only twice a <lay, ,4" 4" 4" George Litchfield, 44794; Juan C. Sheppard's report accepted. Trial tary Freddie Stewart, 4935; and with that part of New York Cordero, 44118; L. Calderon, committee reported on a num­ Reading Clerk Robert Matthews, -Chairman SAN FRANCISCOminutes calling for registration 2424; Robert Rivera, 25280; Juan ber of men desiring to come out 154. in only one job. Great Lakes A. S. Cardullo. 24599; Recording Sanchez, 30284; Juan Maldonado, of retirement. All approved. Un­ and SUP minutes to be posted Secretary Al Bernstein, 21065; All minutes of other branch 2765. Committee later reported der obligations, the following and filed Secretary-Treasurer's Clerk R. H. High, 24326. meetings -read and accepted ex­ men took the Union Oath: R. O. all in order and was dismissed report heard and accepted. Spears, R. M. Boyd, A. Patingo, cept for a motion to non-conSan Francisco minutes, ac­ with a vote of thanks. Agent's report heard and ac­ E. P. Vanney, A. A. McCon- cur with that part of Savannah 4> ft 4cepted. Agent said two ships cepted. Minutes of all branches MOBILE—Chairman J. Parker, athy, V, L, Byers, E. Painter, F. proceedings recommending a tenpaying off headed, for boneyard.' read and accepted. Reports of dollar fine for men failing to turn One out of next three will do [ West Coast Representative, Pa- 160; Secreiary C. L. Slringfellow, C. King and G. E. Rouse. Good in room keys to Delegate when and Welfare: Much discussion re­ same. After that, port hopw to, trolmen and %eretary-Treasurer Reading Clerk H. J. Fischer. garding taking care of the new leaving ship. A motion was of-r hold its own. Had to turn per­ read and accepted. Motion by Minutes of other branches read, Hall. Members ui-ged to make fered asking that future negotiat­ mits away from meeting for lack Roy Pierce, seconded by several, accepted and filed. Agent'.s re­ less talk in gin . mills and on ing committee try to procure New business: of adequate room. However, that any SlU, A&G—contracted port accepted. street cornei-s and more in the inner spring mattresses aboard new Hall has been found and ship paying off on the West Motion carried to instruct the Union Hall. One minute of si­ all SIU ships. Motion was with­ will be leased if membership ap- Coast should have an SIU, A&G agent to purchase 25 additional drawn when it was pointed out proves. Two men who stood by j District representative present at chairs so the entire membership lence for Brothers lost at sea. that negotiating committee al­ on SS Southstar can get disputed,the payoff, regardless of how far can be seated. Men obligated: 270 members present. ready has made this one of its ft ft ft jneals and lodging, plus a day's north or south the payoff port; Ray Murphy, M. V. Luther, M. objectives. A motion carried BOSTON — Chairman John J. pay, if they write South Atlantic and that SUP outports be asked Darawich, R. G. Long, E. C. urging that something be done Megan, 216; Recording Secretary company. The SS Willard that to inform the A&G San Francisco Pittman, I. F. McGowan, C. C. about procuring shore leave in_ Eugene Dakin, 180; Reading paid off gets vote of thanks from branch of prospective A&G pay- Rayford, B. L. Brannan, N. C. Ras Tanura, or that some re-, Clerk D. Sheehan. 22856. branch, it being a sweet payoff. ^ offs; ports of particular interest Bernard, W. F. Paschal, W. M. creational facilities be established Dispatcher's report accepted, being Wilmington, Portland and McNeil and W. H. Holliday. 155 Minutes of previous meetings at.the dock-heads so that crew­ Moved by Nicholson, seconded by Seattle. Motion by Abbey, sec- men present. Special meeting in other branches read and ac­ men will not be confined for Lawtoh, to ask yvhy Norfolk is onded by several, that Union called earlier for the purpose cepted. Election of committee to long periods of time while in pulling bookmen off ships after Delegates not hesitate to bring of getting the membership's hear excuses and report back to that area. Motion was adopted one round trip. Amended by j anybody, A&G or SUP, rank- views on rider being attached meeting. Acting Agent gave ver­ recommending that at some Lawton, with several seconds, to and-filer or official, up on to articles of ships going to Far bal i-eport. He discussed beef on future date a committee be say that any branch violating charges, if person, is trying to East and back to the Coast. Mo­ SS Yarmouth, which during the elected to study the possibilities shipping rules should be dis­ discredit Union or any part of it tion by E. A. Patterson that on time it was in drydock had no of a credit union. Under Good ciplined. Carried with amend; in. any way. Motion by Jpyner, all ships sailing to Far East and hot water or heat. Only the- and Welfare: Several matters of ment. Moved by" Frifcks, seconded seconded ^ by several, that differ- back to West Coast the rider, be Deck Department submitted beef interest and benefit to the Union by - several, and, carried that j ences • between A&G and West changed to , list specifically a in regulation manner. Union were discussed. The practice of . Agent be em'powered to sign .Coast shipping rules be - ironed final port in the Gulf or East forced company to make pay­ men taking jobs and then not lease on new Hall. Voted fine out. Several matters of general Coast. Discussion opened, fol­ ment, after which Stewards De­ showing up was condemnea. of $100 against Brother who interest discussed under Good lowing which motion was passed partment came to Union Hall and Shipboard cleanliness was showed up drunk at meeting and and Welfare, notably the fine unanimously. asked that their money be col­ stressed. Several brothers spoke tore up his book when refused new Halls in Philadelphia and lected. It was pointed out to about men returning keys' to ft ft ft admittance. Previous. good rec­ New Orleans, the excellence of TAMPA — No regular meeting them that they had failed to their foc'sles to heads of depart­ ord kept penalty from being the Building Assessment, the held due to lack of quorum. comply with the standard pro­ ments so that oncoming members worse. Minute of silence for de­ good work of the organizers, and Special meeting called by Agent cedure in making their beef would not be inconvenienced. parted Brothers. Several Brothers the overall spirit of the SIU. for purpose of electing an audit­ valid. He also reported that The customary one minute of discussed matters of interest tin­ Minute of silence for departed ing committee. M. Ellsworth, Marymar crew advised Union silence in memory of departed der' Good and "Welfare. There Brothers. 23207; D. B. Carpenter,. 34; and ship did not have any food Brothers was observed. A Boston ft New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston San Juan Grand Total REG. DECK 7 205 59 142 62 8 19 66 114 43 8 733 5 246 48 120 48 5 11 54 134 24 13 708 aboard. He added' that beef would be settled in SIU style. Report was accepted i with vote of confidence. Motion carried that John Mogan stop using Union meeting as means of ex­ pressing his personal grudges and for .a personal campaign, and that any motions he makes of this nature be stricken from the records. ft ft ft '. BALTIMORE—Chairman Wil-, liam Rentz, 26445; Secretary Ben Lawson. 894; Reading Clerk AI Stansbury, 4683. .g.iT C* A AM..-. :•'! a BBS m �:v|p:-•-^-/v:s^^f^^v • .-,' / • - ;5, •'••:--r.^- 'v::,>-T:'''\ v;-'.y.;Y^\J>^^ _• •. •.- p-,.-;^ Page Eight THE SEAFAliERS LOG ^ridB7, June 11, 1948 SHIPS' MHVUTES AlUH NEWS SS Warrior's Chow Beef Aired At Ship Meeting There were a couple of gripes aboard the SS War­ rior, during a recent voyage, if the minutes of one of the shipboard meetings are any indication. But the SIU's Keep It Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clean ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition. it has come to the at­ tention of the membership thai a few crews have Vio­ lated tins rule. So they have g(Hie on record to have all <iuarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ satisfactory. he has the right to hold> up the payoff until everything is spic and span. Remember that the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then you'll see some action. Seafarer Phil Acree Dies; Member Of Union Since '38 Philip H. Acree, a Seafarer since 1938, died suddenly in Seattle on May 15. Funeral services were held at his home in Cordele, Georgia. * His last illness apparently caught him in an especially weakened condition due to a spot on his lung left by pneu­ monia which he had in Ger­ many last, winter. Acree was in good standing and the Union paid his death benefit. GIVES THANKS In a letter to the SIU Agent in Savannah, Brother Acree's mother thanked the SIU for a splendid fioral piece which the Union sent for the funeral. "Phil loved all of his buddies and so do I," his mother wrote, "and 1 aim to always take the SEAFARERS LOG so I can still keep in" touch with the work and everything pertaining to Phil's buddies. To me, he has just gone on another long trip. Phil Acree shipped out of Mo­ bile in January as Bosun on the SS Yugoslavia Victory, an Isth­ mian ship. Later he signed qn the SS Joseph Lamarr on the West Coast for a trip to Belgium but had to return to the Seattle hospital, his mother said. During the war, Acree sailed in all theaters and was once stranded for three months in Russia due to loss of a ship; He is survived by a brother and a niece as well as his mo­ ther, all of whom reside in Cor­ dele. characteristic democratic process* pickels served every night were ironed out everything. so revolting that just looking at Apparently the feeding was them turned a man's stomach. the biggest beef. At any rate, the Brother Bush got his oar in Stewards Department was thor­ again, saying that it took him oughly roasted in the course of 20 minutes "to get "straight up the meeting. After hearing evi­ eggs which were generally burnt dence pro and con, the crew anyway. denounced both the Steward and the Chief Cook as poor Union The Steward, having no sup­ men in a series of strong reso­ porters whatsoever, had to de­ fend himself the best he could. lutions. In fact, the meeting was called He had nothing to do with buy­ for the express purpose of doing ing stores, he said. The Port something about the food situa­ Steward stored the ship. tion. When Brother Lipari took Brother Yianatos wasn't hav­ over as Chairman, and Brulher ing any of this, however. Why Bidge got ready with sharpened hadn't the Steward notified the pencil to act as Recording Sec­ crew that the stores were insuf­ retary, the fireworks began. ficient, he asked? The Steward replied that he'd told the crew WASN'T ENOUGH there were two months stores— The Crew Mess said there was'gyjj^ as .(.jjgy ^v^ere. never enoughr food to go around.' Brother Bush said the ham ome­ Brother Bush wanted to know lets and the braised lamb were why meat had been thrown There's a helluva of difference between tossing off some lines of lyrical poetry woefully overcooked. In addi- ^way on the previous trip. Stewtion, he announced the hams claimed that he couldn't keep and pinning an opponent's shoulders in a wrestling match. But Seafarer Frank Boyne were improperly cured. . I't cold enough, a point which is adept at both techniques. * Brother Reddan chimed in to Yianatos disputed. keep working on his poetry. say that the spaghetti and meat After a few more accusations, Although his talent as a poet "Now that I've found it en­ balls and the chicken broth al- , charges and allegations," includ- is new-born, having made his joyable, I'm going to try to brush ways ran out. Brother Husson ing some linen and overtime first try at verse-writing some up on my technique," he says. pointed out that once he had ^ beefs against the Steward, the four months ago aboard "the SS (For a sample of Brother gotten second rate meats. This boys just ran out of ways to Boyne's work, read his tribute Cavalier, Brother Boyne's ex­ the Steward denied indignantly.' say the chow was bum. There to merchant seamen, "Lest We Brother Bibow insisted that the was nothing to do but close the periences in the ancient manly Forget." on page 10 o£ this sport date back to before his Warrior's chow was far and discussion at this point. issue—Ed.) awaythewo^lheeverhadeat-j Howevar, the Steward and sailing days. He wrestled pro­ ^ on any shtp. Brofter fessionally for many years prior Messman, declared that he ate i. j i • ^ the aa,r» food aa the reat of the'Xf'^. hard-workmg aeamen for to going to sea for a living. , . , 1. J T. I the balance of the trip, crew and that only once had he, Boyne's grunt 'n' groan career "^tten fruit juices instead of reached a climax in 1938, when fruit. Another Messman, Brother he squared off for the world's The minutes of a meeting held Wade, said that when he was light-heavyweight title in Belaboard an SIU ship recently con­ through serving he usually found levue Stadium in Manchester, nothing left for' him to eat. tained a request which we would Chairman Lipari, relinquishing England. like to . see granted. However, we the chair for a moment, revealed muo^ rely upon the membership's NO ILLUSIONS that two men had been put off response to do so. because they were made sick by If you happen to be in Brook­ Boyne had no illusions, how­ the food, and added that there lyn of an evening and would ever. He very sensibly realized The crew, under Good and were several men still aboard like to spend a couple of hours that the peak days of profession­ Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ FRANK BOYNE who were sick. At this point, the having a good time without al athletes are few. It was for FARERS LOG devote two pages sorely beleaguered Steward ad­ that reasob that he shortly after blowing your whole roll, take in the LOG to cheerful news, are philosophic overtones, which mitted that the frankfurters were turned to the sea., But he still somewhat green in the middle, in the Patio Cafe, advises Frank keeps himself in fighting trim, reveal his serious side. praise of men and crews and in­ but, he said, fiuratively shrug- Coiro, an SIU Cook who knows working out in various gyms teresting experiences instead of AWAITS CITIZENSHIP ^ng his shoulders, ^how could Brooklyn cold because it's when he is ashore. moans, groans and beefs. he check everything? Prior to going aboard the Cav­ Now in his third year as a Well, we still want to hear home to him. member of the SIU, Frank is 20 MINUTE EGGS The Patio is at the corner of alier,' Boyne had never written an Australian citizen, but is anx­ from Seafarers who have beefs a single" line, of verse. But the The attack continued when Flatbush Avenue and Fenimore "Cavalog," a publication turned iously awaiting the day when he •—they serve a good purpose—! Brother Reddan said that the Street, not too far from Ebbetts out by and for crewmembers on can become a citizen of the but as the crew mention^ Field, in case you spent the af­ that ship, encouraged all hands United States. He has made his cheerful news is just as inter­ home here for almost five years ternoon or early evening rooting to submit material. Frank, who now, and lacks just a few months esting and we'd like to print the Dodgers to victory over the was sailing as Bosun, suddenly of having the necessary time to more of it. dashed off a couple of stanzas Giants or Cards—or vice versa. and tui-ned them in. He was the be eligible for citizenship" pa­ That's where you come in. There is good food, good drink, most surprised guy aboard when pers. Something unusual is always good music and good dancing at they were applauded by Cavalog Brother Boyne takes his mem­ the Patio, Coiro says, and he readers. bership in the Seafarers serious­ happening to seamen and crews adds that it all comes reason­ Since then he's been cultivat­ ly. During the long and import­ wherever they ^ drop the anchor. ably. ing his new-found talent and he ant campaign in the . Isthmian That incident ashore in the last He points out that, if you now has a number of pieces fleet, he served capably as a vol­ port gave the whole gang a fancy yourself as a crooner or shaped up, several of which will unteer organizer and followed laugh. ItTl probably meter a a buck-and-wing man, your night appear in future - issues of the this up by 'serving on one of is Sunday night. That's amateur LOG. Frank says he has no for­ the strike committees when the guffaw or two in the LOG. night, and Seafarers might as mula. He writes when the mood Union struck that company's Just give us the details.. pic-, lures, too. if possible .and, weTI well win the cash awards as seizes him, or a theme seems vessels last year. fftaTecT-mBStur anybody do the rest. The address ist SEA­ else. There's 10 bucks challenging.. In many of his ef­ HE'S DETERMINED FARERS LOG. 51 Beaver. St. "VfmcrYOURSBLf/ every Sunday for the first prize, forts, Frank demonstrates a pro­ five for the second and three, for found respect for- the merchant With ' characteristic determina­ New York 4, N.Y. the third. seamen and in all his verse there tion, Boyne says he's going to One-Time Wrestler Meets Muse Of Poetry Aboard SS Cavalier Brother Says Cash Awaits SIU Talented J Got A Story? Seod It In! �Friaay, June 11, 1948 THE SE:AP ARERS LO C Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings DEL SANTOS. April 18— STEEL SCIENTIST. April 24— Chairman Spider Koriola; fte­ . Chairman J. Peirone: Secretary cording Secretary Floyd Crumpjo. 6.. Harvey. ft. W. Perkins ler. No beefs from departments. elected Ship's Delegate. Voted Koriola left chaij: to make motion • for a steam line for laundry, and seconded by Hubbs to set up a that departnients take turns list of fines, to be donated to hos­ keeping laundry clean. Also pitals, but voluntary donations Voted that Chips make new con­ finally voted. Minute of silence diment box for messhall. Steward for Brothers lost at sea. to get some first class Steak. Locks on crew foc'sles to be 4 4 4 changed to Yale type. Suggested DEL SUD. April 18—Chairman HURRICANE. Feb. 29—Chair­ Allen Voorhees: Secretary John that catwalk be rigged over deck cargo. Ship's library contents to man W. D. Tracy; Recording Zimmer. Delegates reported a be changed. Minute of silence Secretary ft. G. Slater. No beefs few petty squabbles, nothing im­ FTBfZ you f='AV OFF HFAP in departments. Patrolman to portant. New Business: Motion for Brothers lost at sea. FOR THB A;BAR6ST HALU AA/O ASK have latest agreement at'dock to carried that an investigation be S. 4. 4. THB LAtesr UMOAj BEftTftAM GOODHUE, (dale prevent conflicts. Steward to made as to why a promotion not given) — Chairman George order electric percolators. Repair was made in the reefer depart­ IF VOU -HAVE OUT FOR S,OMB Meaney; Secretary Mike Balsh. list to be made up. Voted more ment aboard ship. Man sent TIME yof WILI FIND SEVERAL A/FvV Delegates Tom Osewich. Gore attention to all around cleanli­ from Hall for job had to make PAMPHLETS TA/ATAPE BOTH Hulski and Silva reported all ness. pierhead jump only to find an­ iMSTRfCTlVe A/^D 5Mr5RrAlNlA}& okay in their departments. New other man—not rated—^was doing 4 4 4 Business: Motion carried that the CA,SA GftANDE. Mar. 23— the work. Brother feels he is en­ A/VD TN^y ART YOURS names of violators and their ac­ Chairman Eddie Cole: ftecording titled to additional salary spread FOR J tions be put in the meeting's Secretary Armand Stepanian. All inasmuch as he has both the THE / minutes. Good and Welfare: departments running smoothly. endorsement and the job ticket ASKING • Steward was asked to contact Elected A. H. Sherman to be from the Hall entitling him to mate or ship's delegate for mir­ Ship's Delegate, voting being un­ the job. Motion carried that the rors in the heads of the stewards animous. Decided to have Patrol­ Purser be compelled to get a department. One minute of man tell Purser latter can't strike better quality of merchandise in silence for brothers lost at sea. out overtime. Duties of Stewards the slopchest. Utility to be clarified. Ship's Delegate to check stores list. Messhall to be kept clean. By HANK 4 4 4 EVELYN. Feb. 25—Chairman In other large industries there are not thousands of men 4 4 4 broke and troubled with unemployment. Howevei", maritime G E O ft G E CHAMBERLAIN. B. Hansen; ftecording Secretary 4 4 4 industry's merchant seamen are suffering with critically un­ Mar. 7 — Chairman W. W. Mc­ T. Cornick. No beefs from de­ SEATRAIN TEXAS. May 16— partments. Decided that Deck justified nationwide unemployment. S urthermore, they are getting Lean; ftecording Secretary Ar­ Chairman (not given); Secretary a tough runaround in trying to collect weekly unemployment wasto do inside painting for­ thur Klein. Deck Delegate M. W. J. Fitch. Delegates reported payments because of ridiculous and unreasonable action by—of Kelly. Stewards Delegate J. Mc- merly done by Stewards. Wanted no beefs; number of books, per­ all people—the profit-weary shipowners. The 50 per cent share new all purpose gangway. Joe Clellan and Engine Delegate F. mits in their departments. New of Marshall Plan cargoes to be carried in American ships to for­ Pisher reported that none of the Marcoux elected new Black Gang Busipess: Motion carried that in eign nations isn't helping enough—if the 50 per cent is being Delegate. Voted%fine list. Gang­ departments had any beefs. Mc­ view of the fact that ninety per­ strictly enforced right now. It remains a disgraceful tragedy that Lean asked that recreation room way to go on repair list, which cent of the crew lives aft, a so many ships were sold to foreign nations—that so many ships was to be drawn up by delegates. be kept clean in foreign ports. gangway should be installed aft are laying idle in America—and that the -finally proposed big Bates said all departments should Minute of silence for depai'ted of the cradle space. Good and shipbuilding program for our Merchant Marine remains in a sougee recreation room. Franks Brothers. Welfare: Discussion on the mysteriously slow blueprint status. If the shipowners keep laying asked menu variety, as did Kelly. emptying of trash cans about the up ships we won't have any Merchant Marine—thanks to them Hatfield wanted to straighten out ship. Tom Plunkett. Stewards and the other confused but efficient landlubbers, the Washington linen problem. Delegates to see Delegate, thanked the crew for politicians and the Maritime Commission experts. Skipper about getting beer their help in keeping the mess­ ashore in Arabia. Moved by hall clean at night. THIS WEEK'S &AFARER: Edmund Laricin. the elec­ Hatfield, second by Ward to ad­ trician. Here's a young Seafarer who lakes his job aboard ship 4 4 4 journ. and his membership in the union seriously and actively. And STEEL WORKER. May 9— 4 4 4 you find him constantly with a sense of humor—cracking jokes CAPE ELIZABETH. Mar. 2— Chairman Harold G. Anacker; and getting along with everybody. He has a top rating but Chairman ft. Lipari; Recording Secretary John Straka. Dele­ to benefit himself and the SIU. he keeps on studying aboard Secretary F. Steele. Discussed gates reported plenty of dis­ 4 4 4 ship and ashore to improve his knowledge towards his rating. possible action against Master for SEAMAR. April 18—Chairman puted .overtime. New Business: Here is a good unibn man trying to become fully competent violations of contract. Violations H. J. Acosta; Recording Secre­ Motion carried to have the water for a well-paid job. We hope many more Seafarers take their included: refusal of medical aid, tary E. M. Dianna. Eight hours tested for purity. Motion carried membership in the SIU and their ratings as seriously and refusal to isolate man sick of in­ disputed in Engine Room, Long that ^ a separate system be in­ correctly. A vote of thanks to Brother Edmund Larkin. indeed. fectious or contagious disease, discussion of food situation. stalled for the drinking water be­ reckless sailing methods, un­ Stewards Morgan. Jones. Sawyer fore a new crew comes aboard. 4 4 4 necessary extra work, refusal to and Sterner participated. List of Education: Permit and tripcard Here are some oldtimers who may still be in "town: R. Seay, recognize delegates and other repairs discussed in detail. Min­ men were instructed as to their J. Doyle, John Schupstik, Carpenter G. Iversen, F. Aponte, B. matters. Special meetings two ute of silence for Brothers lost shipping rights. Also stressed Fleming, E. Sato, J. Frazer, J. Murphy, A. Diaz, J. Maisonet, days later after consul at Singa­ at sea. was the importance of abiding by J. Leon, 'F. Proudfoot, J. Pierce, C. Music, Steward H. Cordes,_ pore refused to help resulted in the Union rules and regulations. H. Iliff, W. Murphy, Steward T. Foster, Bosun J. Gates, James 4 4 4 radio to SIU Headquarters, which JOSHUA HENDY. May 2— Good and Welfare: Suggested in­ Stickney, W. Rasmussen, V. E. House, J. Mendelsohn, S. Delgado, Master refused to allow. Chairman Red Baron; Recording vestigation of brother who be­ J. Axelson, Chief Cook F. Allen, F. Serrano, P. Lara, R. Garofalo, Secretary Robert McCullough. longed to the SIU in 1942, quit F. Ingante, Steward H. P. Knowles, H. V. Nielson, Chief Cook H. No beefs reported from depart- to go to the NMU and then took Morris, R. Encarnacion, and J. Fediow. ments». Man from each depart­ out an Isthmian book in the SIU. 4 4 4 ment to clean laundry in weekly One minute of silence for Broth­ Brother Charles Little, the oldtimer. is in town again in turns. Repair list to be made. ers lost at sea. between his coastwise voyages.....Bosun Carl Lawson (which Discussion of painting. Men sounds like poetry) sailed into town after a South African leaving should leave foc'sle keys trip ... The SIU's weekly newspaper. SEAFARERS LOG. will be for next crew. Minute of sijence traveling all over the nation free of cost to the following 4 4 4 for departed Brothers. brothers: Johii O'Nye of Michigan. Ruben Carr of Michigan. DEL CAMPO. May 3—ChairLeo Thqmas of Rhode Island. R. Pawlak of New Jersey. 4 4 4 man A. Bougart; Recording Sec­ Albert Payeux of Maine. William Tradewell of Louisiana. TRINITY, AprU II—Chairman retary M. O. Carrol. Department Albert Bailey of Maine. Maurice Jones of Alabama. Leo Watte 4 4 4 E. H. Duke Leger; Secretary delegates' reports accepted, no of Louisiana. E. C, Pittman of Mississippi. John McKarek of beefs. New Stewards Delegate, Fred Morris. New Business: Joe ANNISTON CITY. April IBNew Jersey, Edward Lessor of Corfnecticut, Ronald Gates of C.' Terrel. elected. Minute of Volenti moved that the ship's Chairman Frorenx Paskowski; New York. delegate see the Captain about Secretary Merrill F. Hummell. silehce for Brothers lost at sea. fans. Due to fact that ship is Delegates reported no beefs. New 4 4 4 4 4 4 Also Lester Pugh of Alabama, Fred Smith of Ohio, Richard GEORGE OGDEN. May 6— carrying two women passengers, Bxisiness: Motiorf carried that Chairman Z. Ching; Recording several crewmembers complained anyone drunk at payoff or -w^o Paul of New York, Clarence Weaver of Ohio, Philip Wagner of Secretary E. BlaclL All depart­ of having no place to sunbathe pays off without Patrolman's Nebraska, John Owen of Alabama, Van Hearndon of Mississippi ments going smoothly. Ship's sans clothing. Jack Cleater okay will be fined $50, money to Isaac McGowan of Mississippi, Charles Winfrey of Oklahoma, Delegate asked for repair list. moved that the ship's delegate go to hospital fund. Motion Tobe Beams of Kentucky, William Roden of California, Clyde Patrolman to settle linen beef ask the Captain to have the carried that five bookmembers White of Florida, Joseph Richoux of Louisiana, W. T. Gardner of and foggy question about the after deck house set aside for the sign petition for tripcard mem­ Mississippi, Jack Tyson of Michigan, Roland Sullivan of Alabama, articles. ' McGranie suggested crew's exclusive use. Education: bers aboard. Motion carried that Henry ^iwetz or Texas, Marvin Hauf of Maryland, William vote of'thainks for Second Cook Union literature distributed to decks in passages be painted and Jennings of New Jersey, Victor Romolo of New York, R. A. Carter McGranie' also volunteered to crew; instruction on shipping rooms be soogeed out. One of Georgia, Paul Silver of North Carolina, Joseph Stanley of procure a library. Educiational rules and conducting Union minute of silence for Brothers Louisiana, Drury Waters of Georgia, Michael *Gatto of Louisiana, loSt at sea. • ^ > meeting given to crewmen. Henry Boykin of Alabama, Fred Miller of Florida. talk by Ship's Delegate. ASK VO\Z TMEM] CUT and RUN it?.! I M �>/• • — • til •%r %. Page Ten ' i^Mi IiIfsK S-Ei^'f.^RE llS ;t O C ' '" ." " ' I '•'''• J'-.WUtr-Jii«» IM« TOE MEMBERSHIP SPlEiiKS Percy's Middle Grows Lean; He Moans For Moon's Meals Readin' V Sunnin' Log-A-Rhyfhms To the Editor: Another lollypop is the Purser. When you see him about, a head Yes Brothers, tis true— and chest cold he gives you We all have our tough trips two aspirins and a teaspoon of every once in awhile and it's •-"•I : things that I'm about to mention cough syrup. One brother sprained his wrist, so the Purser that make them tough. put a turn or two of gauze on In Poland, while standing it and then ordered him to re­ gangway watch, I commenced to turn it when his wrist improved. get so himgry that my false That took the cake. -teeth tasted like red beans, but When I-get back to New Or­ the night lunch was gone, small leans, I'm going to entice Moon -as it was. I asked the Steward, Kouns to change departments who was sitting in the messhall and ship out as bellyrobber. I'll making out his menus, for a can bet my horse and buggy against :of sardines or anything to make Mike Rossi's moustache that a sandwich. Moon would be every bit as good He-replied that if he gave me as this guy. On top of that, Somewhere out in the South a can of sardines he'd have to Moon would provide us with Pacific, Seafarer S. Ogonowdinner music. Maybe a few sky, relaxes on board ah old choruses of "Jelly-roll Blues." 1SorfA Some /«eAl tramp freighter on which he Percy Beyer //JMEO/fTStyHgM/Ay.' sailed as AB. Name of vessel did not accompany photo, SUP BROTHER which was taken and submit­ WANTS TO SWITCH ted by R. L. Schmidt, a ship­ TO SEAFARERS mate. To the Editor: I am a member -of the SUP and have been sailing almost constantly . on SIU ships since -give everyone a can and, fur- becoming an SUP member in ;thermore, the articles didn't say 1943. I would like to transfer to ;anything about sardines. Well, I the SIU, as many other SUP •stayed hungry and so did e'very- men have; but I understand that transferrals from other districts To the Editor: one else. have been stopped. BELLY GROWL I have been active in all SIU A few months ago, I moved By the time we got to Buenos beefs on this coast and have from 805 So. McDonough Street, Aires the crew's stomachs learned that the SIU contracts Montgomery, Ala. I_ moved all were growling so loud no one are superior to any in the mari­ my furniture, the children and could sleep at night. We got to­ time field. gether in desperation and saw I like sailing on SlU-cfontrac- the dog and cat. But after all, I the company officials concerning ted ships, and as I feel that forgot the most, important thing our plight. Things then began lam practically already an SIU —to have our mailing address to improve, but just a little. ,inan, I'd like to make the trans­ changed for the LOG. Now we are back where we fer. Please publish in the LOG started. My stomach has con­ when it will be possible to make I have been lost without it. If tracted so much an aspirin the switch. I don't have it, I can't keep up would have trouble squeezing • Lee DeParlier with my husband's or Union's through. (Ed. Note: At present the activities. I will appreciate it We asked the Steward for iced machinery for transferring to tea (dying man's diet), but the. the SIU has been halted per very much if you will see to it ifcar-' Steward claims the company resolution of the membership. that the LOG is forwarded to our won't pay him overtime for put­ As long as the resolution is in new address. ting a pan of water in the ice effect-, it is not possible to Mrs. John Prescoit transfer to the SIU.) box. Fairhope, Ala. «3K'f '^'>'ii||tiBllllillMiH< I'l'I' i i Seafarer Family Lost Without Log In New Home E"'' ^CONTENTED CREW* OF THE ALGER Lest We Forget •• By FRANK BOYNE .AAiUAiM He was battle scarred and weary, And his throat was parched with thirst, In this wilderness of water. Which the gods with salt-had cursed. He scanned the far horizon, Not a sign of life in sight, Not a ship to set his eyes on, How he feared the coming night. MM • i '-''VMri Soon the sun would be declining, Neath the undulating sea. In his heart there was a yearning. Burning longing to be free. Retrospection seemed to haunt him, —He'd a wife and kids on shoreDeath's grim reaper seemed to taunt him: "You'll never see them anymore!" Tis at times like If there is a These disturbing Can he be a this one wonders god above, thoughts we ponder, god of love? f. •'' 1 ' Though these thoughts may seem impious, When your body's wracked with pain, If this torture's sent to try us. Does it not seem all in vain? When the sun in all its glory. Heralds the niew-born day. Drifting wreckage tells the story Gf the price we have to pay. And a body wracked and broken. Just a shell that once was man. What a grim and grizzly token. What an end to life's short span. - . V /rV; When you take this Jife for granted. Turn your thoughts to such as he, And just offer "one minute silence —For the men who died at sea." (Ed. Note: Your request was attended to immediately. We'd like to take this opportunity to wish the family of Seafarer John Prescott the best of luck in their new home.) Moving Picture Men Enjoy Reading Log^ Like its Coverage Of Waterfront Neivs ' To ihe Editor: IS'- fsi;: . Aboard the SS Russell Alger, crewmembers — soipe of whom appear above — believe in cooperjdioh. "Everyone seems - to be happy and contented." says Ship's Delegate M. W. Sword. "Most of the crew are oldtimers in the SIU and they all are glad to help out the yoiqiiger .«Be%iB^ardJ' . l^ave not been content to merely.' glance through the paper; but, Please allow me space to conha\?e been interested enough to gratifiate the ,SIU brothers for read all the articles thoroughly.; having, such an interesting and GOOD MOVE instructive Jtrade union paper. I have been the recipient,, as It is a sensible moye on yoUr Secretary of £ocal 253, Moving part "to let other branches of Picture Machine bperators, AFL, Union Labor - Ipecome. conversant of complimentary copies twice of with _ the working of . your of-^ ganization. ' • late. •Again, thank you for the; LOG COVERS ALL copies and congrats on yoqr. effi­ To state that the news, in the cient-publication. LOG is all there is iiv adl -is put­ Frank. B. Spencer, Sec« ting it mildly, for the LOG covers the waterfront, the ships I have . passed !the - copies Local 253 Inl' Alliance . at.sea and. the foreign t>orts copi- around among men who work ; Moving Picture Operators^ W pletely,. in my opinion. * with me and I notice that they AFL Rochester, N. I �Fsiday. JtuM lU 1941 T HE HE HELPS HIS SHIPMATES RELAX SB AFAR E R S LO G Page Eleven Crewmen Nab 350-lb. Tiger Shark As Drifting Ship Undergoes Repair To the Editor: Yes this is "Big John" Wunderlich again! And as always when I'm on a voyage things are happening. No matter what ship I'm on, be she a good one or a bad one, things happen. You remember my last ship, the SS Alexander Clay. She cer­ tainly was a jinx. They story of how we went into Brindisi, Italy, under sail was in the LOG. Seafarer Lester sits beside his projector in the Seatrain New Jersey's messroom. Nights are not so long aboard the SS Seatrain New Jersey, thanks to. the cooperative spirit and enterprise of Brother Lester. A Quartermaster, Lester owns a complete motion picture outfit. This time 1 am on a, Greek vaseline tanker out of Jackson­ ville". She sure is painted up pretty, but Underneath her camofiage—'woman that she is— she is ugly as a duckling that fell into the fuel oil. SWELL CREW which he runs exclusively for the crew's entertainment, with­ out charge. The shows are run on a cooperative basis, with the crew chipping in for the rental of films and Lester supplying his equipment and effort. But1 am not going to dwell on her bad points now. We have a perfect gang aboard. The Savan­ nah Hall sure sent out one swell crew. She is one of those Liberty tankers on her first voyage for a new company. There is a lot to be done aboard her, but with Seafarers aboard the tanker SS Andrew Marschalk r a 100 percent SIU -erew aboard acted fast when a school of enormous sharks slapped hungrily we'll everything as straight as against the vessel as she drifted five hours while engine were To the Editor: the fund saying he was a union should be. being repaired. Hastily improvised gear netted the sevenman at heart. ^ Theother day was when we I'm just another SIU man writ­ foot man-eater, shown above with its captors. Second from There you have, I believe, a had our excitement after our ing to the LOG. My book is in left is Johnny Wunderlich, AB; others are unidentified. The complete list of all donors to the HP broke down and we drifted good standing and the LOG is boys kept the big fish just long enough for a few pictures, UjFE strike fund collected by me for five solid hours accompanied my paper so' I'm asking you to then threw her back. in three days. The total being by a few enormous tiger sharks. publish the following article. $274.50. If I've left out any one After a bit, we dicided to tr^ Keep it away from the re-write who deserves honorable men­ to catch one of these babies. But about 350 pounds and measuring man. He might louse it up more. tion, I shall gladly rectify my deciding and catching proved to seven feet over all. I don't say he will, but he might. Someone suggested that we mistake. The money collected I collected funds for the UFE was sent to New York by Ben be two vei-y different things. hang her up to dry as we might HOSpItal ChanffeS: strike in New York. The collec­ Lawson, Baltimore. Deck Patrol­ However, with true SIU persist­ need her for the stewpot before, ' tions were made here in Balti­ man, and turned over to the UFE ence we finally succeeded. the trip was over. This was a First we used a heaving line, joke, of course, as this tanker has j more where SIU men hang out. Strike Committee. but it broke after we hooked one been feeding pretty fairly well TQ the Editor: The ginmills mentioned are our Book No. 31256 of the big fish and while we were for a newly contracted ship. (Be­ favorite places. That is why they hauling it in. Then we tried lieve me, I know. I was on some In the past few years the Bro­ were asked, and gave to thi% baling wire—and ditto, it broke. thers who have been .in the worthy cause. Isthmian ships back when we Marine Hospitals have called' up­ were "reforming" them.) But then our tempers got the Remember now, no re-write on the Union to straighten out Well, to make a long story best of us and we became deter­ man. I'm writing this and no the foodTituation and other beshort, we hung the shark enough mined. We rigged a two-inch one else. low-par practices. to make some good photographs, fiax line with one-inch chainAt present, I'm on a lay-up job Through our efficient leader-* then dumped hei^ over the side stopper and a steel meathook. going to the boneyard in Wil­ To the Editor: ship these situations have been for her brother and sister sharks One of the sharks bit, and mington, North Carolina. I'm to feast on. And now I'm send- straightened out. In several cases. Just a line from one of the couldn't escape. After a lot of writing by 9 kerosene lantern. strong criticisms appeared in the The weather is- lousy, the cook boys aboard the SS Steel Navi­ pulling and a vast amount of ing you the story and a couple of gator. We're in the last, port of shouting we finally landed her. the pictures from the United LOG. The practice of public cri­ makes a good AB. ticism is a very healthy one in Kingdom. Please set this up nice and call and. are headed back for She was a big brute of a mother that it brings the problems of Johannes Wunderlich neat. 12 point bold face, the New York. With good luck we tiger shark, tipping the scales at the less-fortunate brothers to the donors, I mean. (We were should arrive about the second attention of the membership as pressed for space, hence the 8 week in June. a whole. We have a First Assistant we point type—^Ed.) "l am now a patient in the San call "Jake Overtime," for the Lorelta's Seven Seas Bar. Juan Marine Hospital, in Puerto Trocadero Bar, 408 Bar, Gay simple reason that in his estima­ Rico, and I wish to commend the White Way, Miami Nite Club, tion nothing is overtime. That's entire staff for the treatment of Maritime Cafe, Ritz Bar, time nurhber one. Secondly, the their patients, for their consid­ Harry's Cabaret, Oasm Nite Wipers have to be ABs on this To the Editor: erate professional care, their genClub, Beulah's Bar, Benny's scow because when there's an oil , „ „ . ^ ... , ,, w Jsral courtesy and friendliness. Since the Tallying Committee has announced the results ?f!-phey are always ' * Bar, Duke's Bar, Kathleen's spill they put them over the side. ready to do According to the First Assist­ the voting on the ten-dollar Building and Strike Assessments, personal favors, which are cer­ Bar. Galley Bar, Village Bar, Victoria Bar, Tower Bar, Lib­ ant, a Junior Engineer is re­ why isn't a deadline set as to when the assessments are to be tainly not required of them by erty Bar, Anchor Hotel and sponsible for everything and is collected? The Annual Assessments have a three-month deadline regulations. Bar, Gay Bowling Alley, Gay supposed to take orders from each year, so why not set such a deadline for these new assess­ The food isn't such as you Cleaners, ' Pine's Pharmacy, everybody and can be made to ments? would find in the Waldorf but Mayflower Restaurant, The do anything, like blowing tubes As you probably know there are many men on the beach at it is well prepared. There may New Grill, Gray Barber Shop. without the payment of over­ the present time who cannot pay this assessment at this. time. be some brothers who disagree Coney Island Grill, Murray's time. These men should be allowed to ship and pay this assessment at simply because pf those side The Chief Engineer thinks Chicken Roost. a certain deadline to be set by Headquarters. By no means should dishes of rice and beans. Of The above establishments gave we're all plotting against him. these men havd to pay this assessment before shipping out, course it should be remembered to the UFE strike , and were glad He goes around telling people except those men who are in the process of paying off after this that the hospital is in Puerto : ?l to do so. Next , is a list of in­ nobody likes him and that every­ date. Rico and rice and beans are "po­ dividual donatipns collected by one is trying to foul him up. tatoes" to the native patientg, From the looks of these engi­ I hope you will put this in the "Beef Box" immediately who predominate. myself: Laura Auld. SIU Stewardess; neers the people who give away so a precedent can be set. Tommie (Beachie) Murray Bull Frenchy, .SIU; Heavy Mc- qngineers' tickets are having a E. B. "Mac" McAuIey. Book No, 26081 P.S. The brothers whose sig- ? Very, SIU; Madalin; Janie; Po- bargain day. natures follow concur whole­ In the Stewards .Department lock Dotty; Ramona and ANSWER:—The assessments referred to here are due at heartedly with the senjiments Steamboat Peggy, all barmaids we have ' "old-fry-it, stew-it, the first payoff ^ming after May 1, 1948. which was the expressed above. at the Victoria Bar. Bubbles, hash-it-and-ma^-it." We're get­ effective date for the assessments, voted by the ntembership. Mae. Jeanette and Doris, all ting to be so good at it (eating William Cappi^ In this way a member is financially able to take care .of the barmaids in the Seven Seas the slop), we can darn near tell Ramon Gann assessments. As for the deadline date, the three-month period whether it's going to be stewed Bar. Ramon Galarza Peggy Newtc|n, barmaid in or hashed. applies just as it does to the Annual Assessments. The dead­ 1 Arcangel Saavedrd ; J. Schaeffer, Jr. Eng. Beulah's Bar. A ^Standard Oil line date, therefore, is August 1, 1948. L. E. Scoff ; SS Steel Navigator sailor, Paul Sweazy,/also gave to SIU's Baltitnore Supporters Aided UFE In Wall St. Beef Says Log Won Likes San Juan Nobody Likes 'Jake Overtime' —It's No Wonder THE BEEF BOX SEEKS ASSESSMENT 'DEADLINE DATE' 1 �'--1 • ^" "fiif^v-' ' •" " ^ ' ""'' ' , • ' .•••••'' " ' - THE S E AF ARE R5 EO G ;. Page Twelve Member SeesOimmidt In N.Y.State Legislation On Seamen's Balloting vi '^' . I I J'K"I • To Ihe Editor: It seems to me that things supposedly favorable to John Sailor always wind up with a gimmick in them, like the latest ballot for seameri. I learned, via the LOG, while on deep water last winter, that New York State had legislation pending concerning balloting for eeamen and recently learned that it had been passed. But—I have still more recently learned that Lakes seamen aren't eligible, which brings in my argument as to gimmicks in seamen's affairs. A gimmick, friend, is a phony apparatus inserted, into the me­ chanism of games of chance to insure the operator that the play.ers will never top him unless he sees fit, or like a roll of quar­ ters in your opponent's fist in a fight. Sort of an all-around in­ surance. But to get on with my story— I, of course, was pleased to learn • of the ballots for seamen It;- 1 ->• J >;• I if, 1 T;. |V I- Pleased With NewSIUHaU ililiiii Hill ?- • IV'"- Melro Petrleum Shipping Company's San'ord B. .Dole as she appeared in the Maryland Drydock .Company yards in-Baltimore after be ng refitted. A recent addition to the ever grow­ ing number of ships crewed by SIU men, she s operated by Mar-Trade Corporafion. At present she is operating between Texas and Canada. BRIDGER CREWMAN SAYS LE HAVRE CLUB IS ^SWELL SET-UP' c rTo the Editor: * . Just a few lines to say "Hello," and ask you to print the follow­ p,•••r vi,. • ing in the LOG. I'm writing . from the USS Club in Le Havre. f;-- • V The set-up here is swell. They help out anyone who hits this port. Rum and coke or American beer is 75 francs (25 cents). There was an item in the LOG some time ago which mentioned I)?'-- •- the Club here being unable to f' - •. 'give the men on the beach a ; Thanksgiving Day dinner. The •trouble was that in trying to get ,-the food the clUb representaX fives went tb the ships' skip­ pers. ..Anyone can tell you that that's not the way to do it, I guess I'll be seeing a lot of "this place on and off, because Ipi'- we still have 16 months of the pnonths' articles to go. im-; Duke Sampson. SS Fort Bridger . . .^7-. TVida^; June 11. TSfS Wiper's Coffee Recipe Easy, But Dishwater Tastes Better and had a letter already written in Hades are we -supposed to to my congressman to leam how voice our political opinions? to go about registering, etc., but One way is for union men and To the Editor: it looks like I will have to pile non-union men. alike to jvrite to A Wiper from the old days off, go to my New York State the government and protest be­ came aboard the Isaac Singer in home town to register and then ing left .out of a good deal. A Baltimore recently. The second wait again to vojte. man's vote is a powerful thing week it was his turn on sanitary Here, -though, is where the and today we surely need that gimmick stacks the deck against to slap back at the phony poli- work. By then we had gone to men and a lot of the. Jbhn Sailors ticos who spawned and voted Charleston to finish loading. riding the Lakes..^ In my case, for the Taft-Hartley Act. The first morning, after finish­ I'm on a sand-sucker out of It "is time for the American ing sanitary work he went'in Erie, Pa., at present and with laboring public to wake up and good intentions of staying on vote for Labor, otherwise we will and supposedly made an um of here until late fall, sort of home- be returned to the days long coffee, went to his foc'sle, dosed the door, dogged down the port steading. passed. All ready Hartley & holes, turned off the fan, put Company" is laying the ground­ steam on the radiator, turned out CHANCES SLIGHT ^ We seldom go to other ports work to snipe at the 40 hour the light and sat down on his and the chances of our hitting week. Without a vote John bunk. \ my hometown on registration Sailor can do nothing to protect In the meantime, the DE was day and election day are out of his rights. working on the wash basins in You can bet your bottom dol­ this world. In other words, i;he gimmick has been put against lar that the shipowners and their pals will be at the polls voting; me. for the boys they want to do: In the cases of others sailing their bidding, it is our- duty to the Lakes, many are on ships see that we get the right to ex­ that never touch their home ercise our opposition at the polls. ports and they in turn are af­ Paul T. Cassidy fected by the gimmick. ^ How AFTER DOLLING UP THE DOLE IN BALTIMORE • /; »!- ? • To the Editor: Just thought I'd drop a line about the hospital here in New Orleans. I have" been here since May 5, and expect to be here another month or more. The doctors and nurses, the treatment and the food are all the very best. And any of the boys down this way with any ailments should drop in. " I was downtown the other day on a pass. Naturally, I dropped in at the HSU to see the boys and pick up some LOGS. That new Hall certainly looks good,, and it will look a lot better when they get it aH fixed up. Shipping is good here in New Orleans. But there are lots of takers so the jobs don't remain on the board long. All the boys are in a good mood. They are hoping we won't have to strike, but they are prepared and ready. Here's something I learned: One of the first important strikes in. Am.erican history came in 1803 when a gfoup of sailors in New York struck for better p^y and conditions. That goes to .show that seamen ara always, in the forefront, and always have been. James W. Curran the scullery and the Chief Engi­ neer came in and drew a cup of coffee. -He looked at it quizzi­ cally and said: "Deck, is this fresh coffee?" WA'SH WATER Deck replied that ihe didn't know but that it looked like somebody, washed but the urn and didn't drain it. "I'll go ask the Wiper, if it's fresh, he'said. A minute later he came back with the Wiper and. asked him, "Did you make fresh coffee yet?". The Wiper replied, "Yeah I. made it, but I ^ess it ain't perked long enough yet." Where was the coffee bag. Deck wanted to know. r^ "I didn't use one," said the Wiper, "I just dumped the coffee down in the water." "Where'd you get the water," asked the Deck. The Wiper looked around, grinned and picked up a small aluminum pitcher and proceeded to sIiQw thern how he got the water. He opened the valve to coffgC, , MiwAf, IT (Sees POMW SHiotm! fill the urn with water. 'When the urn was filled he stood there grinning until the water forced itself out -of the top of the smdll hole in the water-gauge glass. As the water shot up into the air, the Wiper held the pitcher under the stream of water and caught it as it came down. He looked at everybody waiting to'. get a cup of coffde and said: "It's easy, when you know how." (Name withheld) y P. S. The Wiper didn't last ^ long. "What's The Booia Ill In Germany, Meets Maze Of Red Tape To the Editor: As a warning to all Seafarers who may be put ashore in the hospitals in Bremerhaven or Bre­ men, I urge that they have .aH affidavits signed by the Consuls, Agent and the Captain in refer­ ence to subsistence and wages, otherwise the South Atlantic Steamship Company will give you a run-around. Due to the fact the German agent cannot pay you in German marks, because possession of this currency is illegal, the only money you_^re allowed is script, which the German agent is not allowed to have in his possession. Therefore this ngjte in the LOG. CONFUSION Another thing the company has been trying to do is have you sign a release for a draw—in other words, sign your rigfits away. They showed me a letter that was supposed to have been sent to the agent in Bremer-' haven\with regard to subskstence. • ••• '' »' r'-.- But it so happens that the agent is not in Bremerhaven but Bre­ men and he is not the Lykes Brothers agMit. It happens that I have IS.daya' subsistence and wages coming. I was ordered off ship for hos­ pitalization and sent back as workaway passenger on another •one of their ships. Of my ex­ perience, I say to all: Don't for­ get to get all papers made out in black and white if you want your money. " In my case the agent, ..Captain and American vice-consul told me I woiild have to pay my ex­ penses out of my own money, as the German agent could not ad­ vance me any marks or sign any bills. Therefore, I had to pay my .own way and was to collect all my expenses when I get back to •the States, which, was April 26. I then went into the hospital at Brighton, but before I entered: I was told by the company repre-sentative I could collect ,^fter I came out of the hospital, which was May 26. I left Bremen on April 10 and all foreign bills were supposed to be in- the main office in Savannah but as yet the phony agent in Brernen didn't send them in. So you see the set-up you will be up against if you don't heed this warning. V Seafarer Luis Ramirez's, cam­ era catches fellow Arizpa crew- . member "Heavy" deeply engrossed in a book. The . ^ly smile creeping across his puss caused Ramirez to wonder what "Heavy" found so inter­ esting in the ship's library. Ship was passing through t)ie Panama Canal bound for ; .Jai' atr^ the time. . • yY'mWMYY �'• Friday, June 11, 1948 fw*' ml wir . «.*r" ^ * T ItE S E A V A A E R S 10 G LATE SEAFARER AND HIS WIDOW Farm Union Official Thanks Clyde Seavey Crew For Aid To the Editor: In behalf of the strikers at Di Giorgio, I would lijce to extend our thanks to the crew of the SS'^ Clyde Seavey for the one ^ hundred-dollar contribution they sent us. Mr. A. S. Cardullo, West Coast Representative, was here May 25 and gave me the money. I just wish that I could thank each one of you individually, but that is impossible. There­ fore, I will send our thanks to the crew as a whole. At times we feel we are iso­ lated in our fight because Di Giorgio is spread all over the •U.S.A. The aid comes along from good Union people such as the crew of the Seavey has just ex­ tended to us. When we find people like you behind us, we are more deter­ mined to win than ever. I am sending you four photos, in case you should like to pub­ lish them. W. A. Swearingen, Sec.-Treas. Local 218 Nat'l Farm Labor Union . (Ed. Note: As has previously Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the six-months from July through December 1947 have just arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them— as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per copy. Also available are some copies 'of previous bound editions'at the $ame price. Bindings on all volumes are of sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. Problem No. 2 is, of course, our Second, who is often seen re-reading his license for as much as half an hour at a time, and whose ignorance should be rated as one of the wonders of the world. It is this- gentlemen who takes on his shoulders the extra bur­ den of advising the Chief or any­ one else wh(5 will listen just what should and should not be overtime. It is a common practice of seamen, after a payoff, to con­ gregate in some ginmill to dis­ cuss the pleasant memories and experiences of a voyage. This tradition will not apply to the men on the Yugoslavia victory, due to payoff in Balti­ more about June 5. Anyone spot­ ting the crew of this ship, espe­ cially the Black Gang, would be wise to give the boys a wide berth. They will be trying to NO NOVELTY drown memory of a 75-day nightmare experienced on an He admits it is beyond com­ prehension why a Wiper should Isthmian inter-coastal run. receive overtime for cleaning the Our First, a medium sized boiler furnaces. To prevent any giant standing six feet two in­ confusion he does this work ches and weighinff 220 pounds himself. If the Wipers put in at the ripe old age of 23 years, for the overtime, he tells them greeted the pew-'crew with a that the First will work them statement that he had invited bell-to-bell, which is no novelty several members of the old crew as the Wipers already have out on the dock—with no takers. worked bell-to-bell for 45 days. His idea was to instill fear When the" Junior on his watch into US", in which he naturally put in for some overt.>me, the failed. He then quietly retired Second assumed the dignity of to his room to think of ways of his high position, refusing to so inflicting the atrocities his mind much as talk to the Junior. He could dream up on these "slaves" who had laughed at him. DISREGARD His next statement showed his utter disregard for thg^^greement entered into by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union and the Isth­ mian Steamship Company. He said that he could not understand why anyone should be paid ov­ ertime during his regular eight hours—no matter what job he might be assigned to. Moreover, he immediately put his distorted understanding of the agreement into effect. He thereby caused the near collapse was given the true facts by the of the Wipers releasing their Master when the overtime" claims pent-up emotions. began over-flowing. In a way this If the Second wore to devote was unfortunate for the crew. the time and worry to the boi­ Whenever he is given the ov­ lers that he insists on devoting ertime record to check, he reads to the overtime of the unlicensed same and after a couple of personnel of the Engin.e Room hours of arm-flinging and the there is no doubt that he soon damnedest profanity ever heard would be the favorite protege from an old man of 23 he starts re-writing it from start to finish WAITING FOR THE to please himself. Once when the delegate ap­ proached him for an explanation of this odd procedure, he ex­ claimed; "What the hell, if put it in the way you screwballs write it you'd get paid for it." That, Brothers, is our beloved First. been reported in the LOG, the National Farm Labor Union is currently engaged in a bit* ter strike against the feudalminded Di Giorgio empire, one of the Nation's largest growers of fruit and vegetables. Pickets patrolling the 19mile area of the fertile Di Giorgio farm have been re­ peatedly subjected to the most vicious gangsterism, which the police allow to pass. Recently bullets smashed through the home of a member while a meeting of the union's execu­ tive committee was in session. When the smoke cleared, James Price, president of Lo­ cal 218, which is conducting the strike, lay limp in a pool of blood. A hurry call to the nearest doctor was. met with: "There's nothing I ca^' do." He was the Di Giorgio company doctor. Price, thoi}gh severely wounded/ is expected to reN.Q. HOSPITAL cover. Meanwhile, the NFLU is TREATMENT GOOD prosecuting the strike more de­ —NICE NURSES, TOO terminedly than' ever.) To the Editor: 1947 Bound jjigs On Hand Page Thirteen^ v .•/•iiis. Engine Men Had 75-Day Nightmare On Yugo Victory: Says Crewman To the Editor: Dalles T. Terry, who lost his life on April 30, and his wife Lucille. Terry, 22-year old Seafarer, was drowned in Lake Smith at Princess Anne, Va., when his automobile went out of control and veered off the lakeside highway into the lake. Details were carried in the LOG, May 21. ' I hope you can find room in an early issue to tell the Bro­ therhood what a swell hospital there is at New Orleans. , I c^me in two weeks ago with an infected hand, and ever since then I have had the best of medical care, excellent food and —ypu guessed it—very pretty nurses to make the days more pleasant. And now that I'm getting out of the hospital I especially want to leave s'ome message about Dr. Sills and Dr. Mintz who take especial interest in their patients. I think I can speak for every SIU member and for every man in this hospital when I say that the treatment here is as good as can be found anywhere. , ..R, J. Chaw of the president of the Isthmian Steamship Company. In all justice we must say a few words about the Third. This young man, who in our opinion must hold the title "Champion Hog-Caller of the World," is the apple-polisher that makes other apple-polishers look like minia-' tures. He prances up and down the alleyways keeping the men off watch awake with his volumin­ ous voice. His favorite pastime, : other than apple-polishing,-is the : story he tells of once having been an organizer for the SIU. ; Keeps his book paid up, too, he says, so he can use it if the oc­ casion arises; He steadfastly has refused the request of several of the crew'to see his book. SO-SO .A The Chief, well he is Chief. Not too good, not too bad. His main trouble is that he does not : have a mind of his own—or, if he does have one, he is -very reluctant to use it. He thereby • makes it possible for the First, Second and Third to run the Engine Room. Now the one thoroughly good apple in the barrel, is the Junior Third, who at the beginning of the voyage had a few of the ' boys frightened—almost-. Final-^v • ly they learned that the armflinging, kicking and other con-rj toHionist actions were his way ' of working toward his ambition^ > losing 60 or 70 of the poundsthat he has to carry through — life. Needless to say, a lot of theinfractions of the agreement^ have been or will be corrected " when the Patrolmen come aboard for the payoff. Since the crew is a militant bunch which includes a few battle-scarred veterans, threats . of violence,- invitations to the dock and rule-of-iron attitude have disappeared in thin air. William H. Harrell • LIGHTS TO GO OUT • -Si All seated and ready for a full-length movie—a. regular feat^t'l aboard Robin Line ships—crewmembers of the Robin Wentley wait patiently for the operator to wind the film through the projector. Picture was taken by Lionel i,. Goudreau. The men in the picture, in no particular order, however, are: Louis J. GuzzL Joseph C, Corrivetu. Anthony M. Vaniglio. Albert Oromaner. Richard F. Motihs, Manuel Scapinakis, K. D. Shoberg. Wiijiam Korb. Peter W. Drewes. Franklin N". .Hangen, Fred W. Weaver, Charles L. A/kins, Fay W. Langley, Celil T. Lawson. Ahman Ali Ahked Ira W. Myers, Jack Brummett, Angalo Caktroia, Troy P. Tignor, Charles E. DuvalL Harion F., KaminikL Linwood D. Moran, Edmund L. Paichanesi Thomas T. William IL Pov/ell and R'^bart W. Clark. �_________ " -• Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS Seafarers May Soon Fight For Rights Of All Seamen LOG 'A BICYCLE PARTY FOR SIX Friday, June 11, 1948 CG Advises Change In Liberty Shafts To Prevent Breaks ter what Westbrook Pegler and To the Editor; those like him say. With few If it were not for the very exceptions, the ships of the mer­ The propeller shafts of Lib­ serious consequences involved, erty shi|5s should not be run the dog fight for power that has chant marine are- manned by de­ more than 66 r.p.m., and should been going on inside the NMU cent, clean-living trade unionists be examined for defects much for the past few months would who are proud of their trade. REJECTS BACKSLIDE more frequently than is now the savor of something out of "Alice If an "open shop" is declared practice, the Coast Gugrd recom­ in Wonderland." Or the doings for seamen, it will mean that mended this week. themselves might be written up anyone who wishes to can go to In - addition, new propellers and entitled "Seven Easy Ways sea. The operators will be able capable rof maximum propulsion to Commit Suicide." at reduced engine speeds should Up to now we have made no to break the power of the unions be installed in the Libertys, the public comment on the sad spec­ by shipping inexperienced and agency also said. tacle of a once powerful mari­ undesirable persons. Within a time union rending itself to very short time, the trade of The basis for the Coast Guard's pieces, even using its own news­ seaman will slip back into its old good advice was the discovery , paper as a weapon with which character. after a thorough survey that 22 All that we have fought for to commit "hara kiri", but the percent of all Libertys inspected, and built up during the past de­ time has come to speak out. or a little better than one in It was maintained in a recent cade will go into discard—pron­ every five, suffered propeller editorial of "The Pilot" that the to. This we will not stand for. shaft failure during the 12Getting back to the NMU, we SIU would back the NMU in a month period from March 1947 shall do "as we have always done beef for the Hiring Hall because to March 1948. it would be bur beef, too. This in the past, respect their picketThe Coast Guard revealed i means that we may have to take lines. That and no more. that, according to careful studies, We feel that the situation as h stand. the propeller shaft of a Liberty ^ It has always been SIU policy it is today is largely their fault, is in danger of breaking when that the internal politics and and we are not going to be side­ it is operated at a speed of above ' economics of the NMU was none tracked into any pro-or. anti-com74 r.p.m. of our business. We never have mie beef. We cannot stand for The reason is that, at high the injection of polics into SIU - wanted any part of them. speeds, excessive vibratory tor­ affairs. sional stresses occur. In short, , PAINFULLY OBVIOUS We are a union of seamen, run the shaft gets the twists and the Right now, it is only too pain­ by seamen for the benefit of sea­ shakes at the same time and fully obvious that, divided as men, and we are well able to gets them bad. NMU members are, they are go­ take care of ourselves no matter * • 1 ing to have one hell of a time what lies ahead. trying to win the forthcoming The last thing we want to see r-->htest of strength with their com­ is waterfront trouble. But if it panies and the Taft-Hartley Act comes, we shall be in there Check the slop chest be­ -W: • '.l , next week. fighting for our rights with the fore your boat sails. Make ' Seeing that the entire NMU is knowledge that we are backed sure that the slop chest con­ fouled up from the internal by every resource of organized tains an adequate supply of With the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the background, these scrap, and encouraged by the labor. We shall know that our crewmembers of the SS Governor O'Neal. Waterman, pose for all the things you are liable successes other employers al­ cause is just and our quarrel a picture. Left to right. J. J. Keel, AB: M. J.^artin. DM: to need. If it doesn't, call the ready have enjoyed with the honorable. H. Farley, AB; R. C. Dunn, AB; T. J. Hilburn, AB; and R. Union Hall immediately. Taft-Hartley "big stick," the op­ Aussie Shrimpton McCarthy, OS. Picture was sent in by Brother Martin. erators see a golden—and I do mean "golden" — opportunity to deal a veritable death blow to a once powerful union. If they are successful, our own ship­ owners may feel like getting cute and trying the same thing on us. To the Editor: With preparation and an an ment of wages. «nd welfare for self, has created an "atmosphere" It therefore becomes our duty alysis of preseht-day dangers, union workers. If this destruc­ of imity which remains a silent to state plainly and firmly that, no American trade unionism to­ the AFL trade unions can "create tion of the labor movement con­ but powerful force. The indus­ matter what happens to the Na­ day continues to be sabotagec a powerhouse defense of the tinues, America and the world tries have not been taking a I F [f . tional Maritime Union, the Sea- in unions whi^h are dominated American labor movement. will see the death of true de­ chance with the Taft-Hartley farers International Union will by the parrots of communism. 'i-mocracy—and the precious free­ law. From their demands they $: fight as it always" has fought to However, there is another de­ There can also be the elimina­ dom of labor unions. created police brutality against tion of communist rSts from ex­ f' keep everyone of its conditions structive force at work: "Buststrikers and the honorable pro­ ploiting the battles of labor un­ Today, many militant labor called for and guaranteed in our Unionism." t ions, and from gaining leader­ leaders are aware of Jhe dangers tection of scabs. contracts. We mean Rotary Any militant union man read­ 'LABOR'S FIGHT Shipping and the Hiring Hall ing the labor-hating newspapers ship over rank-and-file member­ facing progressive unions. Here's ships. what A. J. Glover, leader of the along with everything else. realizes there is a plan by Am­ railroad switchmen, remarked Every Aiflerican luiion man, erica's big employers to wreck PHONY SUPPORT ACCEPTS CHALLENGE l'-?"' after the government blocked a who takes his union job and his I'^V Let us state now that we do the frame-werk and smash the In many strikes there were scheduled strike: "If the. gov­ membership seriously, should not believe that our own opera­ gains of labor unions. unions that rushed their prom­ ernment. is going to step in as realize that the freedom and the This "Bust-Unionism" follows ises of support to the striking a strike-breaking agency, it's gains of our unions have to be tors either desire or contemplate a labor dispute when our con­ a definite pattern: refusal to unions. But they never produced about time the American people protected in order to remain the bargain collectively and strike anything in the form of food, start thinking of what they are vital part of this democracy. tracts expire. breaking with police and scabs. financial donations, pickets or going to do for the American Labor's benefits to union men But if the NMU, in the mean­ time, has been defeated under The hope of this pattern is to even strategic advice. Such working man deprived of his remained unthreatened until the the Taft-Hartley Act, or has destroy the militancy within the phony promises of support were bargaining weapon.^' shocking Taft-Hartley law ex­ made a weak compromise on the weakest of union members; they the definite signs of suicidal ploded over this nation. Walter J. Reuther, the auto However, the Taft-Hartley law vital issues of the Hiring Hall in turn to influence the militant weakness. and the Rotary Shipping system, members into believing that un­ This is a dangerous disease to workers' leader, who was mys­ arid American communism are the SlU-contracted operators may ions are helpless, or that "neces­ have or allow within the de­ teriously shot, said the follow­ definitely creating chaos—^mainly ing from a hospital bed: "I real­ against our labor unions. Both feel that they have to throw sary" strikes have suddenly be­ fense of the labor movement. ly think this thing shocked a come dangerous and ineffective. down the gauntlet to us. There Every trade union should lot of guys into realizing that of these systems are threatening wiU be pressure on them to do Industry's program to divide check its strength and weak­ to wreck the legitimate Ameri­ Ii labor unions—^whiqh also hap­ nesses. It is imperative that there unionism is more than a matter can labor movement; so, you can be sure. If they do, we shall pick it up pens to be what the communi.sts be a detailed examination of of nickels and dimes and that ^ut the threat of communism and the battle will be on. What labor for—is in production be­ every part of union machinery— personal interests and prejudices should not be one of the rea­ is more, not the police, the Na­ cause of the Taft-Hartley Act. financial, strategic, educational, aren't so - important as they sons for laws to crush labor unions. Labor's immediate pro- . tional Guard nor the NaVal Re­ Legal enslavement of labor un­ etc. The strength, and stategy seem," ions was born through a politi­ of every union thus creates the He further stated that he is gram is the protection of its serve wiU stop us. more' than ever convinced, on traditional existence, and the Come hell or high water, we cal marriage of politician^ and possibility of unity. intend to keep our Hiring Hall. their "priority" friends, the fin­ Naturally, this _ -can be de­ the basis of sjnnpathetic mail he rights of its members to remain - Our trade is a hazardous and ancially influential employers. veloped into a powerful program received from union men in all free from scabs, police methods, peculiar one. Our working con­ These millionaires of industry of action—-if ever needed. The branches of organized labor, that and the labor-wrecking pro­ ditions are not as other men's, are suffering from a proflt-and- road ahead looks dark. The there is a real chance to unite grams _^of industry and goveimand for. that reason alone our power neurosis. They are the democratic existence, of free la­ American xmions in the near ment. All these labor-hating groups must realize that oUr free method of employment is of par- "superior" Americans who con­ bor unions has been attacked future. amoxmt importance to us. tinue to show no desire to un­ by industry, government ^and In my opinion therp has to be labor unions helped to strength- \ Not too many years ago, going derstand and eliminate the ec­ communism. This troubled world more than a real chance of or­ en this giant democracy. And "•fb sea was frequently the last re­ onomic struggles in life. This :s seeing unions continually ganized strength' and strategic they still remain the biggest sort of the derelict and the social group of powerful Americans is clubbed to death in strikes, militancy within and between la­ patriotic force in keeping our" outcast, but through the unions carrying on a "cold war" in dis­ Furthermore, th^ unions are bor unions. If every progressive nation living in the American seafaring has been built regard of the rights and welfat;e immediately blocked with laws union possesses definite strength way. designed to stop the improve-and a militant spirit this, in itan honorable profession—ho mat-l of all unionized workers. Cut and Run Hank Check It—But Good Democracy Depends On Free Labor m. �THE SEAFARERS Friday. June ll, 1948 Page Tiileen LOG NOTICE I Book No. 33227 urging that you get in touch DELOYLE SAINT-CLAIR Will holder of book bearing with your home immediately as WORRELL above number please report to there is serious illness in the Mrs. Anna Worrell, 1357 Bos­ the sixth floor, SIU Hall, 51 ton Road, Bronx §0, N. Y., Apt. family. Beaver Street, as soon as pos­ 5,^ asks you to write. sible. CHARLES*!. FARNUM i 4. 3^ 4 4 4 Get in touch with your Wife. CLAUDE F. BANKS Book No. 50376 Contact Paul C. Matthews, 11 Her address: Box 583, Lisbon Holder of above numbered Falls," Maine. Broadway, New York City. book is requested to report to 4 4 4 4. 4. 4. sixth floor, SIU Hall, 51 BeaVer RICHARD P. BARRON .H. L. HART MY GREATEST "DAY IN BASE-1 wean them from the habit of Street, New York, at first oppor­ Your mother is very ill. Con­ If this brother, who paid off tunity. BALL, Bantam Books. 247 being ruled. the Twin Falls Victory (Isth­ tact Henry Gillespie, Superin­ 4 4 4 They learned, -however, "the pages, 25 cents. mian) in San Francisco on May tendent Claims Department, U.S. Book No. 48854 movement was without scruples. 29 will write to Box 453, San Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 740 Will holder of this book either Forty-nine of the game's finest Her course had many twists and Pedro, Calif., he can get the Gravier St., New Orleans, La. t^ the story of their "greatest windings; and whosoever could forward it to or bring it to New 4 4 4 photo^ being held for him. day" to a variety of newspaper­ not .follow -her crooked course York Hall. If mailed, mark it EUGENE NICHOLSON 4 4 4 men. One writer contributes his was washed on to the bank." attention "Sixth Floor." 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Crescent, London­ thg, object of abolishing power; ; SAN FRAI^ISCO.. 105 Market St. derry, Northern Ireland. "The Odyssey," Homer's ac­ of ruling over th«l people to 4 4 4' Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 JOHN SAIAD count of the wanderings of SAN JUAN, BIR..^. .252 Ponce de Leon R. M. KNIGHT Odysseus after the Trojan War, : Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 That disputed overtime on the is one of the great stories of SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. SS Marina, Voyage No. 9, is no all time. Probably any classical : Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 good. We have the clarification scholar would tell you that it TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Sorry, boys; . can only be read .as an epic in Philadelphia. • HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. poem in the original Greek, but Bill Luth, Acting Patrolman. Gus Brosig, who with such men classical scholars can be very HAnover 2-2784 as Brothers Baptist, Henri and SECRETARY-TREASURER F. A. TELTERTON NEW ORLEANS — The only Harris—all oldtime Cooks—^puts stuffy at times. Mr. Rieu, in this Paul Hall new translation, has presented See Patrolman Howard Guinbeef the SS Del Alba crew hac out chow that a Seafarer enjoys DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION "The Odyssey" as a prose novel, ier on the sixth deck of the New^ Lindsey Williams after a thre^-month trip concern­ sitting down to. and it still is one of the great York Hall about your receipt for . ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ed the New Orleans Patrolmen. "The food is served by Mess' the 1948 assessments. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler . Wie were sitting in the mess men who may not have been stories of world literature. , Joseph Volpian room, stamping the books and in the SIU long,, but who know permit cards, which the Dele­ that their jobs are as important gates had collected and turned as any other and so carry out [ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. in with a slip telling how much The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ their part to the best of their Phone 5-8777 each man owed and wanted to farers International Union is available to all members who wish, ability." PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of" Beacon 4336 pay. We were thinking how "The officers aboard, from RICHMOND, Calif. 257 Sth St. good it was to have a ship like their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have» the Captain* on down, are good Phone 2599 this on Monday morning. No the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every> SAN FRANCISCO, ....59 Clay St. beefs, no. gashounds and a clean Union men and -1:f!y: to cooperate SIU branch for tois purpose. Douglas 25475 with the unlicensed personnel in However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU": SEATTLE .86 Seneca St. ship ready for the next crew. every way to miake each voyage After aU the books had been Main 0290 hall, the LOG reproduces below the-form used to request the LOG,-; WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. taken care of, the three Dele­ better than the last one." which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Terminal 4-3131 gates, M. C. Duet, Deck; Lloj^ Beaver Street, New "York 4 ,N.Y. GAVE PROMISE Shank, Engine; and William RoPLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Well, wfi promised the crew cheU, Stewards, came over and BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. told us they had a beef and that we would let the LOG know To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 wanted satisfaction. And this is about the Del Alba. And we CHICAGO, 111. ......3261 East 92nd St. don't blame' the gang for beefI would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to tha^ liil ^ Phone: Essex 2410 what they had'to say: ng." A crew like this, which is CLEVELAND. 2802 Carroll St. PLEASANT PAYOFF making the SIU standard some­ address below: I SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District No More Beef i Notice To All SIU Meeibera SUP Gt. Lakes District Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 OULUTH..831 W. Michigan St. DETROIT Melrose 4110 TOLEDO... Summit St. Garfield 2112 Canadian District MONTREAL .^1227 Philips Squsre VICTORIA, B.C..... .602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 VAN^'0UVER........S65 .Hamilton St. v'. . y ,. Pacific' 78241 "You Patrolmen should ehjoy paying off a crew like this one but you never let us know about it. How about a write-up in the LOG. This ship comes in trip after trip, without a beef. The only men who get off are those compelled to by the Shipping Rules or for personal reasons. "We have one of the best'stewards in the business, Brother thing no other maritime imion can match, deserves to be heard about. There are plenty of oldtimers on the Alba. Among thxise we talked to were Williain Price, E. F. Sims, J. Pairsen, and P. Cendrowski. Next trip we are going to get this model SIU crew, to'send in a picture." ;^ohnston" Name Street Address State City .... Signed Book No. �THE FARERS f ttm SEA SEAFARERS Page Sixteen LOG Friday. June 11, 194f Fridayx • When Every Trip Was A Race With Death 111 'i-r;' y<-.' - - • .,, «"SSif;j;SS;a^ Never doeS an SIU shipboard or shoreside meeting adjourn without the Sea­ farers present standing'and observing "one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers." Of these departed, more.than 1,500" Seafarers werrkilled in.Worldl War II as they sought to keep the Allied life-lines going. The countless thousands who survived the death-dealing days all carry vivid memories of those harrowing missions. They do not forget the grotesque pictures of shipmates being swallowed by Death. One Seafarer—^Dusan- De Duisin—asks, "How can I forget?" He had three ship^. shot from under him. The photos on this page show Dusan and some of his Brothers shortly after a Japanese submarine torpedoed their ship, the H. M. Baker, in Mozambi­ After torpedo struck Baker's starboard side hatch, crew made off in two lifeboats and headed for Beira, 25 miles away. que channel ,at 2:35 a.m. June 6, '1942. The Waterman ship was lost but all hands survived, and were picked up 12 hours later by the British Freighter Twick­ enham. Dhsan and three others were survivors of the Bienville, sunk two months earlier with three-fourths of the crew losing their lives. , i« My ' Seated in second boat, second from left (white head covering) is Dusan. At this point Ihe Twickenham was sighted as she headed for survivors. Shortly after this photo was taken, all hands were aboard the British ship, a coal-burner. Seafarers were in lifeboats 12 hours before being picked up. Many crews had similar harrowing experiences. Aboard ihe Twickenham, Se^arers were fed and given sacks and warm blankets. In spite of their exhaustion, few slept. They 'were top anxious to feel solid ground under their feet. They made if okay, the enemy apparently waiting for cover of night to renew operations. pfilipSllll The rescue ship Twickenham, as she lay waiting for lifeboats to draw alongside. She took her cargo of Seafarers to Mombassa, Kfenya Colony, where they were forced by circumstances of war to wait for one month before beginning trip back to the States on Robin Wentley. Obviously, none of the nerve-wracking horror ex­ perienced by these Seafarers of the Baker can be trans­ mitted through pictures. Neither words nor pictures can portray the grimness of war, But thousands of Seafarers ran the gauntlet—unarmed and without convoy. Experi­ ences like those of the Baker men happened to Seafarers iR^ery day of the conflict. To thern, at least, "Lest We forget" has meaning. Though it was better than iMing on .seas in Norwegian-Steam-driven ^lifeboats, there was always the chance of i«ing hit again, Sea­ farers here pose with lifeboat assigned them by Twi#(>>>h*nt crew—just in case. But the run to Mombassa passed - without.. incident. De Dusan had high praise for Vincent Her­ nandez, AB, whose hand was severely burned when he grabbed a .line to' stop lifebpit from sjnasfaing against, the Baker.,j � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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X NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. JUNE 4. 1948 No. 23 SIU Brief Asks Full CS Representation TankerCo., luckyThirteenth,' Signs Seafarers Contract Announcement I paign in Cities Service has borne NEW YORK was made this week by Lindsey fruit, even if the National Labor Relations Board has ruled weird­ Williams, Director of Organiza­ ly that the Union can only rep­ tion,, that the Seafarers Interna­ resent the men on the seven tional Union had signed another ships which voted. For more in­ tanker agreement, the thirteenth formation on this matter, see the in the past twelve months. The lead story on this page. contract is with the Tanker The Cabins Company, Incorporated, headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. Included in" the contract are the standard working conditions and the recently won higher wage scale. This new scale has beien okayed by all tanker com­ panies under contract to the Un­ ion. ^ The first ship of the new out­ fit, SS The Cabins, has already been crewed Up and is on the high seas, bound for Europe. • Other vessels will be added to the T-2 already in operation. Negotiators of the agreement were Robert Matthews, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, and the Philadelphia Branch officials. NEW YORK—Pointing out that in the Isthmian case the National Labor Relations Board included in the bargaining unit all the unlicensed personnel employed aboard all the Isthmian Company ships, whether or not those ships were owned by the company prior to the date the collective bar­ gaining election commenced, the Seafarers International Union this week petitioned the NLRB to amend its decision regarding the Cities Service elec­ tion dated May 24, 1948, "to include all the unlicensed seagoing personnel as set forth in the original petition for an election." The brief was filed by At­ torney Ben Sterling, in the name of the Union. This action followed close on the heels of the precedent-shattering de­ cision rendered by the NLRB, in which it ruled that only the men aboard THIRTEEN NEW Since the SIU tanker organ­ izing campaign commenced, thir­ teen companies have been en­ rolled under the Union flag. This has added close to fifty ships, with 1,500 moi-e jobs available to SIU men. At the start of the drive, not one tanker company was under contract to the Union. Today there are thirteen, and many more are in the process of being organized. For strategic reasons, the' names of these companies cannot be divulged at this time. In addition, an intensive cam- Quick to come to the md of a brother union in trouble, the SIU this past week donated $100.00 to the embattled strikers at the Di Giorgio Farms in California. The money was con­ tributed by the crew of the SS Clyde Seavey. Left''to right, Riley Watson, of the National Farm Labor Union, Local 218; Seafarer Bob High; W. A. Swearingen, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 218; Brother A. S. Cardullo, SIU West Coast representative; and Seafarer John Gillio. For more details of the strike, see pages 3 and 4. Grealy Employers SaarllhemploymemPaYmeiits By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative NEW YORK—The problem of unemployment compensation for seamen is as snarled up as ever in this State and elsewhere. The result is that some of the com­ panies are still doing their best to welsh on their payments, by claiming that a seaman who goes ashore on termination of articles has quit his job without just cause. If the problem is still snarled, bqe or two things are clear. The companies are seizing a chance to make some extra millions, and they are trying to build up crews of "combahy stiffs." • ; You remember how it works. Unemployment insurance is fi­ nanced by payments by em­ ployers into a State fund. New York State recently began giving back to the employers the money that wasn't used. Naturally, the employers saw an opportunity to add still more to their profits if they could cut down the amount of money paid out to compensate unemployed workers. They were more than willing to take the profits in the form of rebates, letting the unemployed go hang. It wasn't long before employers in States other than New York grasped the essential point—^more profits—and seamen everywhere began having a hard time. However, no matter what some of the companies contend, the law in New York still says that a seaman can collect unemploy­ ment compensation, provided he can show that he quit his job on termination of articles for a good cause. So if you go to collect, and the company sends a letter to the insurance people claiming that you refused to sign on for another voyage, and are there­ fore not eligible for unemploy­ ment compensation, it's to you to show you left the ship for a good reason. There are good reasons, plenty of then If some0ne in a seaman's family is sick, that fact should be brought out. It might be a good reason for staying ashore. If a seaman himself has been exhausted by a trip through the tropics or through the winter cold, he should say so. In many cases that might be accepted as a good reason. In this connection, it should be mentioned that if a seaman thinks he is sick when he pays off, he should get a Master's cer­ tificate and take treatment at a Marine Hospital. After the treatment, he can collect unemployment insurance and no question about it. The (Continued on Page 14) tthe seven Cities Service tankers, .•43 which voted in the election, be included in the unit eligible for representation by the Seafarers. Since eight ships were ac­ quired after the election began, and since the crew of one ship did not have the opportunity to vote, this would deprive more than half the unlicensed seamen in the CS fleet of Union repre­ sentation . The full brief follows: The Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL, petitioner in the above entitled proceeding, respectfully requests that the Supplemental decisioii and Certification of Representa­ tives dated the 24th day of May, 1948, be reconsidered. The petition for an election in this proceeding was filed in the office of the Regional Director for the Second Region, in Octo­ ber 1946. At that time, the Em­ ployer owned or operated the fol­ lowing vessels: SS Lone Jack SS Kathio SS Oklahoma SS Wolf Mountain JJ SS Kansas SS Chiwawa SS Council Grove SS French Creek SS Hadnot SS Wahoo Swamp SS Canyon Creek The petition did not specify the names of the vessels but included all the unlicensed personnel ex- • cept radio operators and pursers, who were employed in the fleetof the Company. ELECTION HELD A formal hearing was held in the offices of the Second Region on July 20, 1947. At that time the names of vessels were not specified and it was stipulated between the parties in interest as shown on page 19 of the Minutes of the hearing as to the appropriate unit, as follows: "Hearing Officer Reitman: Now, can we stipulate with re­ spect to the appropriateness of the unit, Mr. Wolfe? Can we stipulate that the unit appro­ priate for purposes of collec(Continued on Page 14) �THE SEAFARERS LOG ' Page Two rridar. June 4, 1949 - SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., imder the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Still At It There's a saying that there are only two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. Well, that old saying has to be amended to include "SIU Organizing." Since the start of the Union, there has never been a day when some type of organizing campaign was not under way. In peace and in war, in good times and in bad, in fair weather or in foul, the men of the SIU have steadily pursued their objective of organizing the water­ front. It has never been an easy job. In some cases the Union tackled companies which had been given up by other unions. Take Calmar and Isthmian, for instance. Take Cities Service, for another. All these companies were at one time or another the targets for organizing drives put on by other maritime unions. But the drives failed, and the companies remained unorgantie'd.'^ It took the dogged persistence of the men of the SIU to turn the trick. One after another, the hold out companies were organized. In quick succession, the arrogant "open-shop­ pers" were forced to allow collective bargaining elections, and these all resulted in overwhelming victories for the Union. Hospital Patients Now, because of the militant work of the Seafarers International Union, the merchant seamen of the United States are enjoying wages and conditions which were not thought possible even a few short years ago. When entering the hospital notiiy the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and tl;e number of your ward. Instead of slop, the men are served decent food; instead, of ,dirty sheets and bedding, the men are furnished clean linens; instead of curses and beatings, the men are treated as human beings. L. J. GUICE C. KERRIGAN C. TAMBORELLA E. DUNLOP S. BURKE J. DeMARCO •A: J. ODOM T. DAILEY S. LeBLANC A. MANG A. LOOPER C. MASON XXX GALVESTON HOSPITAL W. IVINS J. M. WALSH WILLIAMS J. B. NORRIS J. COLEMAN Men Now h Ue Maws Hospitak And the work is not over. As long as there is one These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, unorganized seaman in the United States, he represents a as r^orted by the Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging threat to the security and living standards of all the or­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by ganized seamen. One rotten apple can spoil a whole barrel,, writing to them. and one unorganized seaman can spoil things for all the J. BLONGREN MOBILE HOSPITAL rest. So the than twelve agreements now in the organizing drive continues. In slightly less months, the SIU has organized and concluded with thirteen tanker companies. Others are process of being organized. Dry cargo companies have been organized. The wage question has been reopened a few times in the past year, each time resulting in a pay boost for SIU seamen. All these advances are a tribute to the men who have been elected to lead the Union, but they are even more a tribute to the courage and trade union militaricy of the men who make up the Union.. * Today, after the hard work of the Isthmian and Cities Service drives, there are men who, before even registering to ship out, first speak to the organizers about trying for jobs on unorganized vessels. These men know that they are going to have to work I ^" harder, for less pay, than they do on SlU-contracted ships. They know also that conditions are not anywhere •TV,';- near those enjoyed on ships under contract to the Union. But those considerations do not deter the men who want to volunteer. It is this type of spirit that has brought the Sea­ farers to the high position it now holds in the American labor movement. There is still more work to be done, and the men of the SIU are doing it, and will continue to do it. TIM BURKE J. B. MeGUFFIN A. C. McALPIN J. W. MACKIE T. HENDRICKS A .M. MCDOWELL H. K. WORM A. V. TOLBERT R. A. YEAGER 3^ $r S> STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL GUS A. JANAVARIS ANTHONY SEAY C. L. RITTER P. LOPEZ E. WILISCH J. GORDON P. FRANKMANIS E. OLSEN G." FINKLEA S. HEIDUCKI J. W. McNEELY A. JENSBY J. L. ROBERTS G. R. MITCHELL F. NERING T. J. KURKI P. R. WAGNER J. QUIMERA W. J. WOLFE -J. cflTERTON H. CHRISTENSEN :• J. PACHECO R. M. KYLE I. B. GRIERSON C. NANGLE W. H. RHONE G. VECCHIO H. CORDES P. SYRAX M. F. MORRISON % X t> SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. J. J. FERGUSON G. R. ANDERSON J. H. FUSSELL TROY THOMAS J. NEELY J. WOOTEN S. F. ALLEN B. KELLY J. A. KING J. CHAFFIN XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL R. BUNCH J. DENNIS E. J. VOREL E. IBARRA E. E. GROSS C. GREEN J. KENNAIR J. R. TUNNELL R. J. CHASE D. SCHOENROCK E. C. PHELPS ' J. HEWITT •: W. LARSEN • • . .• BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. MICHAEL R. BAAL G. E. COBBLER O. E. YOUNG E. J. CARANON C. FOWLER PAUL R. SUHR WILLIAM H. KUMKE LOUtS E. LOWE JAMES G. JOUT R. N. FILLOON N. J. LUCAS CHARLES M. PAYNE WILLIAM T. ROSS JOHN W. ALTSTATT CHARLES L. ATKINS. B. DOUGLASS GEORGE T. FRESHWATER THOMAS S. JOHNSON THOR THORSEN SAN FRANCISCO^ HOSPITAL DONALD P. -GELINA ERLING MELLE J. HODO W, WATSON ; " • .. i �FfidaY' June 4, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three The Old Days — And The New By AUGUSTUS H. COTTRELL (The writer of thU article was the author of 1>oes The Sea Beckon To You?" which ap­ peared in the LOG of January 23. In that article he described the nature of seafaring and what it takes to be a good seaman. In the paragraphs which appear here, he discusses the respon­ sibilities of Union members.) odors in the ill-ventilated, evilsmelling foc'sle. Many men who are going to sea today take entirely too much CLANK, RATTLE for granted. They seem to think Every rivet and floor plate in •that the conditions they find those old scows screeched and aboard ships today are matter- There are a few men at sea tional Union are outstanding in the seamen sat to eat. Chow screamed with each lurch oi the of-fact things that have always today who will do it everytime, the maritime world. Let other ship. It was as though they were existed. This is, of course, an however, or at least they will maritime unions squabble and was lugged from midship in crying out in protest against the buckets, and it arrived cold and utter fallacy. Nothing could be try to. When you run across one beef., greasy, liberally filled with spray agony being endured by the farther from the truth. of these jerks, don't sympathize Let the charges and counter­ if any kind of sea was running. crew. Your Union is responsible for or agree with him. charges fly like the salt spray of Then there were the rats. They Rusty, leaky hawse pipes ran these improvements in the sea­ the sea, as is the case today in did most of the cleaning up in through the forward foc'sle. Wa­ Above all, don't let him put man's lot. The sooner every Sea­ ter always dripped on the bunks the NMU. But let's keep our farer wakes up to this fact and words in your mouth. Do your own seaboots clean, and con­ crammed under the hawse pipes, gives his Union his full support, own thinking. If you are in tinue to unite into the strongest and at night the slack anchor the stronger the Union is going doubt about anything he says, maritime union in the world. chains clanked and rattled, mak­ get in touch with your Dele­ to become. ing rest almost impossible. MURKY FOC'SLES As the old saw says, a chain gate or with the Union ashore. On some of the ships you turn­ is no stronger than its weakest Always remember this: A lot To do this we must have im­ ed to at four in the morning, fair link. By the same reasoning, a of these chronic squawkers are plicit faith in the policies we weather or foul. At that hour Union is no stronger than its as phony as a three-dollar bill. ourselves set for our Union. If you holystoned the boat deck we abide by those policies, the With few exceptions, they are members make it, and no Sea­ and bridge which always were the phonies who in the I'eally members of the SIU will not be farer should forget this. kept shining. At six you had tough days were playing a nice fed into_ the hoppers of the If any Seafarer does forget, your first coffee, if the muddy and if he keeps bellyaching and game of "shipowner's boy." They hungry shipowners. The SIU will stuff could have been called grumbling over every phony got militant, oh, they got mili- protect every member, and will coffee. continue to obtain the best beef, and resorts to splitting hairs Occasionally, a bucko Mate damned contracts obtainable. over trivial matters, he will dis­ would let you holystone your Too many men going to sea the foc'sles. Not only did they cover one day that he is a very mess table in the foc'sle, but this today can't visualize what con­ AeewUTAnT eat the scraps of food, they also weak link himself in an other­ "^Ouu fi&HT was rare indeed. ditions were aboard ship not so had a startling appetite for seawise strong chain. VogMoKE, very many years ago. boots and oilskins. In those days there was no ^ OLDTIMERS ^/eRTlMB/ In those days, seamen lived in One could hardly .see the bulk­ heat in the foc'sle.s. The excuse fOAMti / Your Union will back you black, murky foc'sles. Occasion­ heads because of the dirty dun­ the Skippers gave was that heat with all its resources in any ally there was a skylight over­ garees and oilskins that were in the foc'sles caused colds legitimate beef. However, you head—so coated with grime that hung on them. among the crew. Better for a do not have "carte blanche" to what daylight did manage to Sometimes a company would man to stay cold, than shift from ride herd on the Union repre­ get in was sick and anaemic. At provide one sheet, per man, per a warm foc'sle to a cold deck. sentatives and others who are night there was one weak light voyage. Blankets were changed The real reason for the lack doing all in their power to pro­ bulb. when they would hold, together of heat was, of course, the trifling tect your interests and see that The bulkheads were lined with ho longer. expense of running steam lines you get a square deal. tant, all right—after the SIU won double and sometimes triple deck Added to all this, the seaboots to the crew's quarters. Remember that the piecards its toughest beefs. bunks. In the middle, anchored and oilskins gave off an aroma Drinking water was suspended you elected are human, too. These characters are a menace to the deck, was a table where that mingled with the other foul (Continued on Page 14) Moreover, keep in mind that to the Union. Yet they expect many of them were going to sea the Union to bring all its re­ in the days when coffee time sources to bear to support them and overtime were only pleasant iit all their phony beefs. dreams that might sometime be­ As the Union supports its come realities. members, so must the members The point is that the dreams support the Union. of these men and others like We want dll the ships under them did materialize because contract that we can get, and By A. S. CARDULLO they worked to make them ma- the way to get those ships is to out is a trailer with all the comJames Price was badly forts of home, which was bought wounded. In order to carry out provide the best damned crews West Coast Representative their deed, these gunmen cared that ever crossed a gangway. At the time we read the story for them by Di Giorgio. Nothing was done by the dep­ very little whether they hit" Make the shipping companies in the last issue of the LOG de­ come yelling for contracts, for scribing the shooting in Bakers- uties when the pickets were at­ women or children. change. The nearest doctor to the scene » field, California, of James Price, tacked, but when a couple of It can be done and it will be President of the Arvin Farm pickets were accused of a mis­ of the gunplay was a Dr. De done, when they know that the Labor Union, Local 218, we were demeanor they were held on a Smet. He was told that a man seamen of the Seafarers Interna­ in Los Angeles "to pay off the misdemeanor charge and the bail had been wounded and was was set at the unheard of figure asked to assist him while the tional Union are seamen through Lafayette and the Seevey. of $15,000 a head. and through, not a motley crowd ambulance was on its way. TTig Mr. Di Giorgio pays the grand answer was "There is nothing I of fair-weather sailors aboard Immediately we headed for Bakersfield, as it is only a short and glorious sum of $6.40 a day ship for a spree. distance from Los Angeles. After to his farmhands. Out of this can do." Quite naturally, the shipping This doctor is the Di Giorgio survey of the situation, we princely amount they have to ranch doctor. terialize. There was no magic companies want crews aboard concluded that the most rotten pay for the upkeep of their about the process. They gave their vessels who are going to (expression of hoodlumism, gang­ Gunmen also fired on their "shacks," another term for what protect their property. We can sweat and blood fighting for you sterism and dictatorship that little union office situated on the he calls their homes. furnish such crews. and you and you. ever existed was in evidence in outskirts of town. (SEE PICTURES ON PAGE 4.) THEY'LL PAY The result is that today your this area. Everything in that county is This is the story to date. These life aboard ship is relatively The companies are going to It is almost impossible to be­ people have a long battle on comfortable, or at least comfort­ pay for services rendered. The lieve that these things do exist controlled by Di Giorgio, and his their hands. They have been at able enough to allow you to SIU is going to see that the com­ in America. We thought that we roving goon squads are assisted it for 8 long months, and still work efficiently. In other days, panies pay well. What is more, were seeing a movie scene from by the deputy sheriffs. Sheriffs, judges — in fact the their morale is high. In fact it everything was different. the SIU will see to it that the some dictatorship abroad. is at its peak right now. There are some men who al­ companies live up to the letter The story starts on the Di whole county set-up—is designed ways must try to take advantage of their contracts. ONE WAY Giorgio farm where the farm­ to help the Di Giorgio bosses. The picketlines extend for 19 of a good deal. Perhaps it is be­ Instead of disputing overtime, hands are on strike. There is only one way to beat cause for the first time in their the companies will be glad to Picture to yourself a farm miles. You can very well see a character like Di Giorgio, and lives they have someone to pay h, when they find out whgt which is 19 square miles in area, that this presents a problem for that is through his pocketbook. If carry the load for them. kind of crews the SIU places so that when you ride down the the union to patrol such a large every union man and pro-labor These characters always de­ aboard their ships, and what highway both sides of the high­ area. man refused to buy Di Girgio mand the impossible—at some­ kind of support the SIU gives way consist of the Di Giorgio Climaxing this whole affair products, he would soon come was the shooting of James Price one else's expense. They go out its nnembers. Empire. around. of their way to find things to But we've got to show them It includes oil wells, refineries, by some unknown gunman. The Many a sailor can well remem­ beef about, and they burden the that—first, last and always—we all kinds of fruit, and so on. Fif­ executive board of the National ber the old blackball list which Farm Labor Union held a meet­ Union with probiems so bewiid- are men who can be charged teen hundred scabs are working is being used by Di Giorgio now. ing in the home of one of the cring that Einstein himseif would with the responsibility of taking on the Di Giorgio ranch at pres­ Any one going out on strike members on the night of May 17 not attempt them. their million-dollar investments ent. against Mr. D-G has been un­ around 9:30 P.M. to the far corners of the world THREE-BUCK PHONIES CONVENIENTLY BLIND able to get a job elsewhere for As the meeting went into ses­ Because a Seafarer with a and bringing them back. employers are furnished with a serious, legitimate beef can get Let the shipowners relax in Among these scabs are hood­ sion a blast of bullets came complete list of strikers. the Union to tie up a ship, it their tooled leather chairs in lums who every once in awhile through the house. As these At a later date we'll furnish a does not follow that some crack­ their sumptuous offices, as long make forays against the pickets homes are constructed of very pot has the privilege of calling as they mieet our wage require­ while the deputy sheriffs are con­ thin wood, several bullets pene­ complete list of Di Giorgio prod­ trated both walls and hit the ucts and also advise every union for job action simply because he ments and live up to every veniently absent. On one occasion a truckload of stoves. Several women present publication so that his product*doesn't approve of the' way the paragraph of their agreements. gangsters came out to beat up at the meeting were missed by a can be avoided by trade unionists red lead is mixed, or of the way Show the companies that the everywhere. four pickets. The deputies' hang­ very narrow margin. men of the Seafarers Interna­ the Mate pajrts his hair. Violence And Terrorism Are Used Against The Di Giorgio Strikers �Page Four Txid&Y. June 4. 1848 R'E ns • IV G Di Giorgio Strikers Face Gun^; Eviction •••"5 w '^ f I On the night of May 17, 1348, the violence that had been brewing in the National Farm Labor Union's strike against the Di Giorgio farms flared out into the open. That night, a peaceful union executive board meeting, in a private home, was shot up, and one of the bullets* hit James Price, president of the Local Union 218. The picture above shows Brother Price still on the floor, covered with blood, before medical help reached him. ''.'fV.- • • - - Xr' The bullet struck Price and entered his face to the left of his nose, coming out on his lower left jaw. A little farther to the rear and it would have prob­ ably taken away part of Price's skull. While thugs and goons terrorized the strikers, police authorities turned their backs and made believe nothing was happening. Many ]>ickets have been brutally beaten, by roving bands of hired strike-breakers. Luckily, Price was not killed, and on May 25 was able to sit up. Here's where the bullets entered the house, thundering through the thin walls. Sister Hattie Shadowens, Recording Secretary of Locil 218, is pointing at the hole through which went the bullet that hit Brother Price. William Swearingen and white-capped Seafarer Bob High point at other bullet holes. As if goons and police weren't enough, Mr. Di Giorgio hr,$ conspired to have strikers evicted from their homes. Picture above shows the'family of Denis Ford, one of the first families to be evicted, sitting on their furniture after the police and the thugs threw everything out onto the sidewalk. At the light are some of the families that have been evicted. It's a good fight against Di Giorgio, and the whole family joins in. The line above is made up principally of women, and the signs they carry tell the world why they are on strike. Lower picture shows the mass picketline which formed after a truckload of Di Giorgio goons beat up four lone pickets. kk 'k'k''kkkt-J1^ ^ jm. kr 1; ;• J;^ ik«s« �. Eriday, Jum 4* 1944 THE S E A EA R Bits . LO C ^ Page Fiva • Vi? Conveyor Breakdown Hits Shoreslde Contract Soon Ready By CAL TANNER MOBILE — Shipping slowed-MEBA representative. The redown here last week, there being suit: that Chief Engineer is makfewer than 100 men shipped. ' ing one more trip on the Pioneer We had only four payoffs and on probatioft. four sign ons, plus four ships in CONTRACT COMING transit. Possibly, however, the The SS George Gale, a Luckpicture is not as bad as it looks enbach vessel, was here in tran­ at first glance. sit, and when we learned of a One thing that slowed us up beef concerning the Mate we last week was the breakdown of sent for the SUP Agent in New a big conveyor machine that Orleans. He and the company .loads and unloads bulk cargo. squared matters. The remaining While it was out of commission, five ships were diverted to other ships in transit took a couple of ports. It has been repaired and we can expect our usual run of )nud tankers coming in with bauxite. Shipping for the seven days to come looks a little .better. While We have no exact or final sched­ ule as yet, we expect about seven payoffs and about as many sign cms. We'll let you know how sharp our prediction turns out to be. Shipping In New York Maintnins Good Pare By JOE ALGINA representatives show bias and out on one of the target ranges • . fire a man wrongfully and with- in Coney Island . NEW VORK-The upswing whatsoever, the CHECK! DOUBLECHECK! shipping, which started last week certainly not in tni?5 nnrt affpr a nrnlnncfpn ' . _ . _ _ Here's a little reminder for the in tms port after a prolonged • n^embers are alien members. These merr slow period continued steady ^ this week. All Departments are ^nion will continue to should make sure to check the^ • expiration date of- their passportsreaping the benefits of the ship­ move with that end in view. to avoid trouble with the* ping boom. Immigration and Naturalization,^ BANG! BANG! Contributing to the satisfactoi-y Service, so they can renew them state of shipping here was the The payoff on the Governor before they run out. If the pass- -^|| fact that Eastern's SS Evangeline Kirby was a clean one, as was ports should expire, that's' when' took on a crew Tuesday,- giving mentioned above. There was one the trouble arises. The Union is the Stewards Department a big individual aboard, however, who not in a position to attend to lift. wildly did his best to foul up the these things as they are purely Payoffs were plentiful and the voyage. The character referred' individual matters that must be few minor beefs brought in were to was the Chief Mate, who is a closely watched by those person­ settled satisfactorily. throwback to the old cowboy and ally concerned. Alcoa had three of her vessels Injun days. Patrolmen in the Port of New THANKS CREW paying off, these being the SnellYork continue to keep pace with He was more a walking arsenal The four payoffs we actually ing, Rice and Isaac Singer. the port's booming activity; than a Chief Mate. Toting two had were .exceptionally smooth, replacements apiece but the Md- Waterman likewise had three pistols and two rifles, this wild [They're kept hopping to payoff there being only a few minor still overcrowded, ships paying off. They were the and woolly menace to the se­ I the ships, attend sign-ons and beefs that were easy enough to Actually, the big news around Loyola Victory, Governor Kirby then visit the vessels here in square to eveiybody's satisfac- Mobile is the pending contract and the Robert Ingersoll. Join­ transit. * tion. with the Mobile Contracting ing these was the AUeghaney The final item in this week's In fact, the Skipper of the SS Company, an outfit that special- Victory, an Isthmian line scow. report deals with a point raised Alcoa Planter gave the ship's izes in ship cleaning and related by mutual consent payoffs. FeL FIRE! FIRE! crew a letter of thanks for their shoregang work. This agreement lows who payoff in this manner ' •'•AIL cooperation during the voyage. will mean a lot to the member­ Isthmian's Steel Designer before the voyage is completed, What was more, the crewmem- ship here. finally departed after a delay or who payoff in an outport, bers themselves had a good word This company has a lot of busi­ caused by the company's arbi­ should bear in mind that it's for the Skipper whose name was ness, and calls for anywhere trary attitude on firings. practically impossible to have O. F. Poche. fi'om 10 men to a ship to 40, dePatrolmen always on hand for The dispute arose when the The other payoffs were the SS pending on the size of the ship DeVigner's"" Chief" Engineer" fired that kind of work. Hawser Eye, also Alcoa, and two and on just what is to be done. Oiler, without any sound reaNO! NO! Watermans, the SS Ponce de Of course, this is fluctuating' his action. No attempt As much as we'd like to do it, Leon and the SS Morning Light, j work. One week there will be |, was made by the company to it just can't be don^ Normal; The Ponce de Leon and the three or four shibs serviced and check to see if there was justifi­ routine activities of the port Morning Light along with an-1 the next week there • won't be cation for this move. curity of all hands, thought the don't allow us time to assign other Waterman, the SS Antin- one. Isthmian simply backed the ship was a floating target. Patrolmen to each man paying ousr signed on as did the SS Al-, The contract for this work, Engineer and showed no concern off individually. The crews na­ Crewmembers tell stories of cicin r.n whir.h oaw being negotiated [ {Q,. the facts or the injustice comturally corpe first. screaming slugs and ricochetting The only sign on which gave through the Marine Allied Work- mitted. IncidentaUy, it is a wise thing bullets. They very convincingly any trouble was the Pioneer. She grs, the SIU affiliate here, will Following the lead of the En­ for these men to go to the port had a Chief Engineer aboard who gau fQj. wages as high as. or gineer, the vessel's Skipper then produced some smashed slugs, of payoff so they can be around had it in mind to give everybody higher than anywhere else in the tried to dismiss the Assistant which they picked up after the in the event of beefs. in the Black Gang a very hard Qulf area Mate got through with one of Electrician. The Union obviously In spite of that, however, we'd time. his artillery barrages. They also cannot go for these indiscrim­ be glad to comply with these re­ CHALLENGE TO N.O. When we got wind of the sit­ showed us holes in the crow's inate-firings. SIU policy is based quests for Patrolmen on individ­ uation we contacted the local The Mobile branch expects to nest, which the shooting Mate on fairness and justice. If a* ual mutual consent payoffs, but gain full possession of its build­ 'had tried to convert to a sieve. crewmember is wrong, the Union j we think all hands will agree ing by the first of October. At will not condone his actions nor | The company agreed to get rid that this would be almost impospresent we are occupying the will, it make a dispute of his of this trigger happy guy before sible to handle, and still give the second floor, the ground floor be­ case. the crew signed articles in Balti- membership the service to which ing a furniture store whose lease If, on the other hand, company more. He should spend his time it is entitled. runs out at the end of September % which is when we'll take over. By KEITH ALSOP We may as well throw down GALVESTON — Shipping the gauntlet to New Orleans. We dropped off here and we don't expect to have the finest Hall on Union has. Any members hit­ Lindsey Williams have left here By EARL SHEPPARD know for certain when it will the Gulf Coast when we're fin­ ting New Orleans will be able to after spending a couple of weeks ished and we're making no bones pick up again. The result is NEW ORLEANS—Shipping in see for themselves and make up helping with the last minute rig­ that a- lot of the boys are taking about it. this port picked up this past ging and the opening of the newIf anyone has any suggestions week after somewhat of a lull. their own minds. shoregang jobs and doing other Nevertheless, there is no point Hall, and giving us a hand in on how to rig up a first class kinds of shoreside work. Five ships paid off, and six in our modestty trying to deny educating the New Orleans memHowever, we did have two Hall, let him submit them to the signed on. Moreover, 12 more that we have a first class rig bei'ship in the problems facing; payoffs, the SS John Burgess o£ j membership. The Mobile Hall are scheduled to payoff in the every way you look at it. What the SIU this summer and the South Atlantic and the SS Iber­ will belong to you" so tell us how week coming up. We can stand is more, we are putting in some ville, a Waterman ship. Fortu­ to fix it. a little run of business like this finishing touches that make the Last weekend some of us were nately, both vessels crewed right with men coming in from other place look better day by day. the guests of the SIU Fishermen up again. poi-ts to ship out. The Burgess was in pretty over at Bayou La Batre, Ala­ BEAT THE HEAT Last week's five payoffs were good shape but the Iberville was bama. We did a little - fishing Various people are now sub­ another story, although there ourselves, and believe it or not, accomplished in good Seafarer mitting bids for installing ah airstyle, all beefs being settled weren't any beefs of a serious between the lot of us we _caught conditioning system. This will right aboard the ships. There nature^ We settled what beefs a hell of a lot of fish. cost the Union a few bucks, but were three Alcoas, the SS John The SIU Fishermen of Bayou there were right at the payoff, they will be well invested. Any­ Ringling, the SS A. M. Hulbert La Batre are a live-wire outfit the SIU way of doing things. one who has been in New Or-' and the SS Edward Scripps, plus Here was the trouble with the and are lOQ percent Union. Any­ leans through a stretch of sum­ a Waterman, the SS Fairland, Iberville: The crew left the body who plans a deep sea fish­ mer humidity will testify to that. and a Bernstein, the SS Peter foc'sle in foul condition. Their ing excursion down this way You might just as weU be sit­ Minuit. better be sure to conjact our outright neglect was no credit to coming year. Their assistance ting around in a wool blanket. The port of New Orleans in boys there. the Union, a fact which you can came at the right time. The way we figure it, why See if you know any of these good shape after the openj/g of be sure the company noted. draw the line after putting up as Thei-e i^ an old saying "seeing Companies remember things oldtimers now in~ port: J. W. the new Hall. The boys #ally are proud of nice a place as we have here is believing." That is why we like dirty foc'sles when they sit Miller, H. Fouche, J. George, J. down with your Union Negotiat­ Clarke, WT E. Collins, C. Willard, this new H^l which all of you now? Why not sail first class all want every Seafarer who can make it to come to New Orleans ing Committee. So it behooves H. R. Grey, S. Finer, J, Thaxton, read abowl^in last week's LOG. the way? all crews to keep their ships A. Danne, W. Sullivan and A. J. There isi/| any need for us to Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall to see this Hall of which we are. Director of Organization so proud. say that/;:;! is the finest Hall the '^'clean.- '111 •iil Prospects Cool For Gaiveston Shipping Pkks Up In Port New Orleans �THE Page Six if 1 = jp i SEAFARERS The SIU Contracted Companies: P&O ; To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. If it were ever possible for a week layoff and began her Haship to dig a furrow in the sea, i vana run once more on May 28. that ship would be the SS Flori- j Things haven't always been so da, Peninsular and Occidental' routine for the Florida. Like Steamship Company's sole vessel.'most other ships in the U.S. merTwice weekly she makes the,chant marine she got a change round-trip between Miami and of scenery and a few thrills Havana, never varying her run, when she was put into war serv­ never changing her departure ice on January 1, 1942. and arrival time. ENTERED ARMY Crewmembers of the Florida Under the Army Transport are convinced that, like the hom­ Service she was taken from the ing pigeon, if left unmanned, hands of the company and, of she would course the waters be- course, the Seafarers Internatween the two ports and tie herUnion. Quite a few SIU self up on schedule without aboard—the faithful; fleeting from her regular course a homesteaderk-but the SIU con-j single degree. tract was put in mothballs for. Every Monday and Friday at duration. B P.M. she pulls out of Miami In her wartime role she wasn't for Havana. Fomrteen hours la- destined to wander too far from! With pennants flying, the Florida enters Havana harbor after another crossing from Miami. ter she ties up in the Cuban cap-^^ome. Due to her short cruising During her recent lay-over for semi-annual inspection, the Florida's 100-passenger deck was ital. Two days later, on Thursgj^g gpg^^ t^e war runair-conditioned. Photo courtesy~"The Compass." ^ days and Sundays, she departs coastwise between the East for the return trip to Miami. |Coasts of North and South Amwhen she should have The Florida, however, is not| In April, 1939, the BIU pulled The schedule is always such. ziggmg wnen sne snouia nave rru„ rn ejica. zagged, she was Struck in the the complete story of the P&O a strike against the company (.vppnt fnr thf Qpmi annual in I spite of its proximity to jjyjj jjy g torpedo, which, for- Steamship Company. Before the for Union recognition. Six days except for the semi-annual in-1 u.S. and South America, the tunately glanced off without ex- war the company operated an­ later, the company capitulated ^ections when she lays over m pig^^a couldn't have chosen a other passenger ship, the Cuba, and signed with the Union guar­ Florida for a fortnight. Last j^gj,g dangerous spot for its opand three car ferries, the Es­ anteeing the hiring of SIU men week she completed another two-The Caribbean, and all" CALLED 'CHARMED SHIP' trada Plama, Joseph R. Parrot only. points along her route, were inHer narrow escapes and tight and Henry M. Flagler. The car The company, however, didn't fested by U-boats anxious to squeezes were fast gaining her fg'^^gg were operated by P&O for believe in living up to the. constop the flow of goods fro^n the the reputation as a "charmed Gulf and along the coasts be- ship." And, after the incident in the Florida East Coast Car Ferry'tract and refused to discontinue I contract violations. tween North and South America. Aruba, she had every right to Company. None of these ships is now It was seen that another strike They chose this as their hunt- that claim, ing ground, because of the treShe had carried Dutch and with the company. The Cuba was ^ was necessary, so a strike fund mendous amount of ocean com- British troops to Aruba and was sold to a foreign government and was established and on July 26, merce traveling along and across ready to leave for New Orleans, the Heni-y M. Flagler and Jo- P&O ships Were struck. The these waters. The toll of ships but someone suggested postpon- seph R. Parrot are now operat- young SIU, engaged in its first lost here is testimony to the cor- ing the sailing another day as ing under foreign flag between J major strike, dug in for a long rectness of their strategy. it was Friday, the 13th. The su- the Port of Palm Beach, Florida' battle. The company, seeing the The Florida, however, was not perstitious were outvoted and and Havana by the West India' determination of the Union, deto be theirs. Sailing principally the ship sailed. The next day Fruit and Steamship Company. I cided to operate its ships in out of New Orleans she made Aruba was subjected to a terrific The Estrada Plama was lost in a' spite of the picketlines. 48 voyages through these dan- bombardment by German sub- Pacific typhoon shortly after the ^he strike wasn't won, howgerous waters and though it marines which destroyed the Wcir ever. Police intimidation and seemed the law of averages shore refineries and most of the The Florida can handle 570 scabherding forced the SIU to would eventually catch up, the ships lying off-shore. That ended passengers and carries a crew call off the strike in September, end of the war found her still the superstitions of the Florida of 160, 94 of whom ar^ in the But the Union didn't give up its afloat and without major dam- crewmembers. Stewards Department. Her over-j attempt to organize the company - The Florida's slack bears age. After her exciting career as a all length is 387 feet, has a beam because of losing the strike, the company flag, which is a Her service wasn't without its troop carrier, the Florida was of 56 feet, a deadweight of 1,280 immediately the Union began pennant containing alternate close moments and near brushes, once more placed back in hartons and displacement of 5,880 reorganizing, and won an NLRB columns of blue and white Almost every trip she was called tons. election early in 1940. diamonds, the white center dia­ upon,to maneuver out of a tight Built specifically for the run mond containing a red "P&O." situation. When the SIU won the election between Florida and Cuba, she by a resounding 90 percent, the The whole design is imposed Three times she was attacked first went into operation in 1931. company, ordered by the NLRB, on a black stack. by German submarines and once,' The present SIU contract with bargained with the Union and a P&O goes back to 1940, al­ full contract was signed. Relathough a temporary contract had j tions with the company have been signed in J939. 1 been good ever since. Port Baltimore Sees No Break I In Sight For Its Siow Shipping % •fc- Friday. June 4. 1948 LOG By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE—Shipping in this terman; Moline Victory, Robin; port during the past several Evistar, Intercontinental Steam­ ness to carry carefree tourists weeks has been variously report­ ship; and Thomas Sim Lee, Isth- back and forth between Havana ed as being "on the slow bell," mian. and Miami. "in the doldrums," and "at a Her reconversion, which took Sign ons numbered but five. standstill." This week it is just Venore, Ore; Evelyn, Bull; Penn- six months in the Newport News slow, and there is no other way mar, Calmar; Thomas Haywood, Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Comto describe it adequately. Waterman; and Evistar, Inter­ ! pany yards, found her shipshape There must be a break in the continental Steamship. 'and ready to go again. The aftershipping tempo here sometime, Some of those that paid off end of her boat deck was ex­ but when it will come is not will not sign on again for quite tended, allowing more outdoor known. Nothing promising is in awhile, and perhaps never: A space for passengers' relaxation. sight for the coming weeks, so couple of Waterman ships, a She also got a good going we'll probably continue to re­ Robin Liner and an Isthmian over mechanically. Her hull was port slow shipping here for some vessel are going to the boneyard. scraped, plates were faired, boil­ time to come. Just a word on a beef that ers rebricked and a new evapo­ Slow shipping doesn't mean crops up here occasionally on rator placed aboard for the fresh that the port has closed down the untidy condition of a ship water system. entirely. We. are still paying off when a new crew goes aboard. All staterooms were modern­ and signing • on a few, but far What usually happens is that the ized and fire proofing made com­ from the pace of a couple of departing crew has left the ship plete. Even a new maple dance months ago. clean and tidy—but the watch­ floor was laid in the ballroom. We had several payoffs: the| men, longshoremen and shipyard Five years after entering army Chilore, Ore; Evelyn, Bull; Topa workers leave their stuff around service, almost to the day, she Topa and Thomas Haywood, Wa- on the decks. resumed operations to Havana. Philadelphia Spurts, Then Falls By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER PHILADELPHIA—Shipping in ^ small transportation dispute, but the Port of the Quakers has been- we squared that easily. Another ship paying off was very good for the past week. In the SS Mostank, a tanker belong­ fact, it's been so good that a' ing to Federal Motorships Cor­ rated man stood a better than' poration. She turned out to be even chance of being shanghaied one of the finest, and again we if he ca'me within two blocks of had no problems beyond the our new Union Hall. (Ed. Note: minor beefs that most ship^ have. There was a Cities Service See pictures of new Philadelphia ship, the SS Royal Oak, in this Hall on page 7.) port. Although she is not one But, before too many of you of the vessels covered by that get ideas, let me warn you that very confusing NLRB decision, so far as we know | now we are we are pleased to report that she in for an immediate slump. In is very solidly in favor of the fact, there is only one ship lined Seafai-ers International Union. up for the" coming week. There's not much from here We paid off the SB W. Seaton, in the line of scuttlebutt. We an Alcoa ship, last week, and she have been too busy for that, but paid off in good SlUi style except perhaps next week we'U have foi' some minor beejfs that gave the time to spin a yarij' or two no trouble. One of these was a if we hear some. 'Ji w �yzidar. «r t««» Ttf B A 1^0 a Pagm S«T«tt m1 '•m '-.r ;fil From Ihe outside, the new Philadelphia Hall doesn't look like a business structure. It stands at a corner, 614 North 13th Street', where it is easily accessible by all forms of Philly .transportation and is not far from the waterfront. The new Philly headquarters is also close to the amusement and busi­ ness center, and so should prove to be a gathering spot for Seafarers in the City of Brotherly Love. The new meeting Hall is a far cry from the old one. which was too small to accommodate the membership at regular Branch meetings. Now more than one hundred men can be seated, and the business of the port can be carried on more smoothly than heretofore. Acquisition of the new Philadelphia Hall is in line with the new program of expansion, undertaken by the Seafarers International Union this year. The $10.00 Building Assessment, which was overwhelm­ ingly approved by the membership in the Referendum vote, will be used to buy new Halls in SIU ports. Last week the LOG carried pictures of the new Hall in New Orleans. The above picture shows the recreation room, fully furniBhetf and ready for use. but before it was put into actual use. Note the comfortable seats, the /smooth-topped tables, and the television set at the far end of the room. Writing paper is available, and so are copies of the LOG, Technical books are on hand for men who want to advance themselves by study. Now we see the recreation room with SIU men enjoying all the comforts. We understand from the Philadelphia Brothers that the television set gets a real workout on days when the baseball games are telecast. Now that the Athletics are up there, and the Phillies are making a race of it. the Philadelphia Seafarers are becoming red-hot baseball fans. ' '-'^1 :il �P«ig« ^hi TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Juno 4. 1948 SHIPS'MIMVTES AMD NEWS f--. Leacock Crewmen Back Defense Fund Plan To Aid Brothers In Need AS A SEAFARER SEES HIS CHUGGING TUG A Seafarer in trouble is a man who should have all the help his Union Brothers can give him. He should be able to obtain that help fast and it should be the best kind of help there is. That was the way it looked to the crew of the SS Stephen Leacock, South At-t lantic, at a shipboard meeting on gerous delays in getting legal March 28. Feeling that all the machinery in operation could be kind thoughts in the world were avoided, they said. sorry stuff unless they were Under the Seatrain New Jersey backed by action, the Leacock Plan, such a fund would be ad­ boys went on record as favoring ministered by a five man com­ establishment of a voluntary mittee composed of elected or fund to aid SIU members in need appointed officials at headquar­ ters, the Secretary-Treasurer of legal assistance. serving as chairman. This com­ The Leacock crew was follow­ mittee would study the merits ing the example of the men on of a case and make a detailed the SS Seatrain New Jersey who report to a headquarters mem­ passed a similar resolution in bership meeting. February, and came up with a plan for an administered fund. Then, in an open vote, the The boys on the Leacock en­ meeting would order the defense dorsed the Seatrain New Jersey of the case if the case were found worthy, or order that no plan in fulL action be taken if the case were SAW NEED found unworthy. The men on the Seatrain New JUSTICE THE AIM Jersey were moved to their stand by the plight of the two Sea­ The fund would be used only farers who were then facing!for cases in which those involved i.rial for murder in Georgetovra, would be defending themselves British Guiana, in a case arising j under unfavorable coq^itions, from the accidental drowning of and where the ends of justice would be served by bringing the a Georgetown launch Captain. These two men, Ralph Youtzy fund into play. and Robert Boutwell, have now Incidentally, it was the SS been acquitted, Boutwell several Stephen Leacock which arrived ' months ago and Youtzy" just this in Reggia Calabria, Italy, the past week. A substantial part of first week in March with the their heavy legal costs were off­ 400th cargo of American relief set by voluntary donations from supplies for the war-torn Italian people. their Union Brothers. The crews of the Seatrain New Members of the crew partici­ Jersey and the Stephen Leacock pated in a heart-warming cere­ declared in their resolutions that mony ashore along with the a voluntary ^und should be on Mayor of Reggio, the Bishop of hand at all times to back up Reggio and the United States Brothel's in difficulty. Then dan- Ambassador. A pencil sketch of the Meseck tug Dorothy Ann and her tow by John A. Bersen, Engine UtiUty. Log-Inspired, Brother Breaks Out His Talent Back in his high school days in Uhion, N. J., John A. Bersen used to rate the envy of his classmates when it when he packed off for about his talent. There bothering with that stuff came to drawing. But the sea, he forgot all wasn't much use in now, he figured. He's changed his mind, however, thanks to the inspiration he got from a series of sketches he saw in the LOG by Brother Norman Maffie, whose detailed and realistic drawings are famil­ iar to most Seafarers. So Brother Bersen is at it again, with his shipmates admiring his work now. The sketch above, which he did while a crewmember on the Dorothy Ann, is his second to appear in the LOG and Bersen says there'll be more. A Seafarer for two years. Brother Bersen, who is 20 years old, saw his first big Union action in the 1946 General Strike. SEAFARER JOHN A. BERSEN Foxworth Fishermen Caught And Ate Two The able anglers aboard the SS Percy E. Foxworth labeled the day's operation "a huge suc­ cess." when they hauled two prize 50-pounders out of the Atlantic waters as the ship was head­ ing for Germany. After some careful processing by the Galley Gang, the fish wound up . on the mess tables, where all hands reaffirmed their sdisfaction with the day's haul. In photo above, crewmen wait for camera to officially record siie of one of the catches. Crewmember Chris Karas, an efficient qameraman, took these photos just. to make sure no one later could say that Foxworth fish tales were fish stories. "Ain't he a beauty?" ask these Foxworth Seafarers as they proudly display the second of their prize catches. Around the fish, from left to right, are Billy De Lapp, Carpenter; Fred Jones, AH; W. Austin, OS, and Andy Anderson, Bosun. �Friday. June 4, 1948 T H E S E AF ARE RS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings RICHARD MOCZKOWSKI, Mar. 21 — Chairman W. W. Scudder; Secretary R. Rife. Dele­ gates reported no beefs. Good and Welfare: Member pointed but that crew has not been co­ operating in keeping messhall clean. Suggestion made that library should be enlarged with more up-to-date books. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. SEATRAIN TEXAS. April 5-^ Chairman T. Plunkelt; Secretary S. Harwood. New Business; Mo­ tion carried that repairs, be at­ tended, to • when ship hits port. Good and Welfare: Ship's dele­ gate to make up list of depart­ ments to clean laundry. Sanitary man instructed to get on the ball. One minute of silence for bro­ thers lost at sea. t t AFOUNDRIA, Mar. 30—Chair­ man Arthur Kavel; Secretary Byron Faanes. Good and Welware: Brother raised point of captain dropping all logs incur­ red during voyage. Question was raised whether or not this ges­ ture should have any bearing on the mailer of claims for launch service. Majority agreed that claim should be piessed in spite of any action captain might take. turned in last trip be taken care of on arrival in U.S. One min­ ute of silence for brothers lost at sea. % i. X JOHN BARTRAM. April 27— Chairman J. E. Winderweedle; Secretary C. S. Kowalski. Dele­ gates reported on books — all in order., New Business: Motion carried that ship's delegate speak to captain to have bunks and lockers repaired- and crew quar­ ters painted. Good and welfare: Suggestion made that ail dele­ gates see that permit men are off when 60 day period has expired. One minute of silence for bro­ thers lost at sea. XXX GOVERNOR O'NEIL. April 25 —Chairman L. Russell; Secretary R. Decker. Delegates reported no beefs. New Business: R. L. Garriss moved, carried, that next trip all checkers are to use ship's office and accompanying heads. Repair list made up and ap­ proved. XXX HOWARD A. KELLY. April 8 —Chairman Tommy Taylor; Sec­ retary Lee De Parlier. Delegates Blizzard. Robert McNatt and Carl Woodward reported no beefs in their departments. Good and Welfare: Discussion on needed repairs for ship. Understanding that men on or going on watch get first chance on slop chest. Beef on prices of slopchest. Suggestion that that this matter be turned over to Union upon re­ turning to States. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. t S. i. GOVERNOR MILLER, April 25 —Chairman Bankston; Secretary Ballard. Ship's delegate re­ ported that all delegates con­ tacted -captain and adjusted all minor beefs, other beefs ta be straightened but by Patrolman. New Business: Motion by Bank­ ston. carried that everyone be in good condition at payoff so there won't be any delay. Motion by Bankston. carried unanimously, that all stick together to get re­ pairs made. Good and Welfare: Brother Tuckfield advised that men watch themselves going oc and coming aboard as the gang­ way is very dangerous. Brother Bankston gave vote of thanks for fine cooperation crew showed during trip. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. S. S. S, JAMES WETMOBE, April 23— Chairman William Kane; Secre­ tary George Barnes. All dele­ gates reported disputed overtime in their departments. Ne^ Busi­ ness: Motion carried that letter containing details of Houston Wood's death in shipboard acci­ dent be written for LOG. Mo­ tion carried that repair list be XXX DEL MUNDO. Mar. 28—Chair­ madb up and medical supplies bp checked. Slopchest to be checked man M. L. McCarty; Secretary A. Delegates said all before signing on again. Motion J. Pontiff. going smoothly. carried that vote of thanks go to departments Brother Fred Wiechert for his Motion by C. C. Treuil. Bosun, excellent aid in matters concern­ that crew thank delegates for co­ ing the late Houston Wood. One operation in making trip pleasant minute of silence for brothers passed. Rutledge and Callahan moved Steward should see that lost at sea. stores for next trip sufficient, passed. McCarly and Valentine moved that Firemen and Oilers be assigned foc'sles on watch and watch basis. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX GOVERNOR O'NEAL. Mar. 14 KNOX VICTORY. April II— Chairman Joseph McPhee; Secre­ —Chairman T. W. King; Record­ tary Duke Livingston. New ing Secretary J. L. Bourgeois. Business: Motion carried that a Deck Delegate R. L. Garriss repair list be drawn up by de­ moved to find out . why laundry partment delegates and be turned was shut off, motion passed. Re­ in to ship's delegate before next ported back, from Chief Engineer meeting. Motion carried that that ship was short of water. crew go on record to see to it Chief Cook asked that latch be that the repairs which were put on pantry, gangway watch to S have key. Crew to make as little noise as possible as men off watch are sleeping. Voted new cigarette schedule. Deck to keep laundry clean, Stewards to keep spare mess clean, last standby on Deck to pick up cj ew messhall. Night Cook explained how he was going to work night lunch. i 4- 4. HURRICANE. Feb. 29—Chair­ man W. D. Tracy; Recording Secretary R. G. Slater. No beefs in any departmerd. Patrolman to bring to ship copy of latest agreement to prevent use of old agreement provisions conflicting with new ones. To order electiic percolators for watches' coffee. Repair list to be drawn up for presentation. Messhall to be kept more shipshape. CHOCTAw' TRAIL. Mar. IBChairman Donald P. Stafford, who also served as Secretary. No beefs in any department. Through discussion of food sit­ uation with Frock. D. Brown. J. Robinson and others taking part. Voted that Pumpman and Messman have their cards signed by bookmen. Repair list to be made. ^<PE#?IENCE WILL TEACH- you — BUT THE TROUBLE 1^ IT MAY TAKE YOU THE BETTER PART OF YOUfZ LIFE . SO TARE THE EAB/ER WAY — REAP THE BPUCATIONAL. PAMPHLETS WIOUT BTTHE A£S-PISTKICT, WHICH ARE BASEP^W THE ACCUMULATEP EXPERIENCE OF THOUSANDS OFSE^FARBfZS. LET THE HARD KNOCKS OF OTHERS A5 ypc/R APPRENTICESHIP^ AAJP DO YOURSELFAA/P THE UNION LOTS OF OCOp . CC/T and RUN By HANK 4. 1. 4. SEATRAIN TEXAS. April IBChairman William E. Pepper; Re­ cording Secretary W. J. Fitch. No beefs in deparlments. Voted to see why blowers can't be used to cool Engine Room. Voted re­ primand for men failing to stand watches. Bookman scored for making permit man serve as En­ gine Delegate. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. XXX SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS. April 8 — Chairman Phil O'Con­ nor; Recording Secretary Adolphe Capote. Ship's Delegate McQuillen reported food situation now okay, that Chief Engineer would replace fans, that foc'sles would be repaired in drydock. No beefs from departments. Voted motion by Cox. seconded by Cobb, that Black Gang refuse to use hoist until repaired. Minute of silence for departed Brothers. XXX ALCOA PLANTER. April 25— Chairman W. Tracy; Secretary Ervin Anderson. Ship's Delegate Tracy reported that Master had promised thaj repairs would be made. Department Delegates had no beefs to report. Men to do all work they are supposed to do and do it well, and to get overtime for anything else. Bosun suggested that slopchest prices be checked in Mobile. Voted fines for men leaving dirty cups. All fines to go for UFE, or to Special Services. XXX SEATRAIN NEW YORK. April II—Chairman R. Sweeney; Secretary Parsons. Sweeney re­ ported that money donated to UFE had. been delivered. To have new bulletin board and new shelves in messhall, and to get clapper valves for toilets. Voted second donation for UFE. Laun­ dry to be kept clean. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. To protect the contracts and prjevent ships from sailing shorthanded unexpectedly some brothers should stop the practice of taking all kinds of jobs in a period of a week and quitting them just as fast. On the other hand, shipping can't be tough' if you're in the hall every day but you pass up certain jobs for various reasons. Tf you need a job bad that's the best reason for grabbing any job—regardless of the type of ship, the length of the trip oi the ports she's heading for. Every job when placed on the board should be immediately taken. There's no reason for a man to take a job, then quit the job four hours or three days later for various reasons—or because there were beefs aboard. Beefs can be quietly settled without one man or three men quitting theii jobs. As long as the ship isn't sinking at the dock—every man can do his job, cooperate in sensibly settling small beefs and what's more important—sail the ship. A man who is a good sailor and a serious union man can make a clean and happy home out of any ship, tanker or freighter. if Brother Arthur Thompson, the oldtimer, just gave us bad news about "Old Chile," Brother Dusan De Duisan, now drydocked in the Staten Island Marine Hospital after being in­ jured by a car going the wrong way on a one-way street. Quick recovery to you. "Chile" ... Harvey Hill came in recently from a trip... Franklin Smith sailed in last week from a voy­ age. There's a new look on his face—the look of approaching marriage. Congratulations and a long voyage of happiness. From Le Havre, Brother "Red" Braunstein, aboard the tanker ]?ort Biidgcr (which by the way, is one of the ships belonging t*, one of the many new SlU-rontracted tanker companies) writes: "Having a swell time. A swell skipper aboard and the Chief Engineer is tops. John Bananas shaved his beard and "Bing" Miller is still singing all the time. We should be back in a year" ... Here are some oldtimers who may still be in town: F. Miller, Bosun G. Hermarin, J. Porter, Gulf, C. Karas, F. Borst, J. Hassin, W. Gonzales, J. Kemitch, H. Kreutz, W. Church, J. L. Ward, Ole Jensen, G. Ontai, J. ^opkins, Electrician O. Kala, P. Piingi, L. Van Schaik ... Oldtimer Larry Moore sailed recently. The weekly LOG will be traveling all over the nation free of cost to the following brothers: Richard Hodges, of Michigan; Joseph Kelley. of New Jersey; Henry Quirk, of New York; Bernard Marques, of New York; Clyde Keaton. of Tennessee; Ralph Ingle, of Illinois; Florencio Lotie. of Massachusetls; Jesse Coxwell, of South Carolina; Millard Coxwell. of Georgia; James McDonald, of North Carolina; Chester MaCD.onald, of Massachusetts; Robert Mott, of New York; Harry Pollins. of New York; Amos Copeland, of Indiana. At a time when the cost of living, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for April 1948, is at its highest point in history. General Motors Corporation wrecked industry's fight against thirdround wage increases by granting 225,000 auto workers a 11-cent hourly raise and promising further wage raises if the cost of living continues to rise. This 11-cent hourly wage increase proves one thing, among many others. When a union is strong and every member taking his job and his union seriously such a union c^ progress, protect its hard won gains and continue to improve wages and working conditions, etc. I ^ Ml tiil �iis- r-'r:/ ' "" ^ Ten /'-§;;^''\S-'''';"y-?iV'' • fe>: '; •-•,:;v .v!^4 " ," THE SE AFAR ERS LOG Arizpa Men SeeElephant—NotPink,Either; Two-MonthVoyageToFarEastWasSmooth 1849:. w t,;;:® j^-. • -'''4 Log-A-Rhythms Stranded On ft Reef To the Editor: We, the crew of the SS Arizpa (Waterman), returning from a two-month voyage to Japan and Korea, wish to make it known to our brothers in the SIU and SUP that we were blessed with a first-class topside on this voy­ age. Special mention should be made of Captain Ecke, Chief ,Mate O. M. Caswell and Radio Operator Clarence Hancock and First Assistant Engineer Howard Voce. Their cooperative attitude was no small factor in the smooth operation of the ship and we cannot recommend them too highly. tUdaT' • By FRANK BOYNE hkkkkkkt ykkkkkkk He saw dim shadows glide through the lagoon His blood just seemed to curdle in his veins, He thought thzf ere the sinking of the moon, Sharks would be fighting over his remains. •'\ • ' f : 'f i The coruscating stars hung -in the night. The moonlight on the water softly gleamed,' Oblivious to his helpless, sorry plight The elements just mocked him, so it seemed. How could this tropic setting so serene. With surging waters flowing o'er the reef. This place of beauty, must it be the scene Of terror, pain and death to bring relief? UNPLEASANT NOTE One unpleasant aspect of the voyage occurred while in Yoko­ hama. The attitude of the mili­ Conscientiously attending to their Union duties aboard the tary in that port toward seamen is well known. When several SS Arizpa, Bud Benson, Bosun (sealed) checks overtime crewmembers were returning to sheets while Don Bailey. Deck Delegate, stands by and double the ship shortly before curfew, checks. Such observance of the rules means* less chance of the M.P. to whom they sub­ headaches for all concerned later on. Photo was taken in mitted their passes for inspec­ tion was, to say the least, provo­ Benson's quarters by crewmember Luis Ramirez. cative. 5 hatch and several of the crew, He told us that when we met a Military Policeman in Yoko­ which included Bob High and hama we were supposed to re­ Chief Steward Red Benton, who move our hats and bow. Of had imbibed rather freely of By an overwhelming vote course, we did not remove our Doogan's Dew (Pink Label) the on the Referendum Ballot, hats. previous evening, were momen­ the membership of the Sea­ But we did report the matter tarily convinced that their fa­ farers International Union, to the local provost marshall's vorite drink had been ersatzed A&G District, went on rec­ office. These people may have changed the M.P.'s mind, we by the Japanese. ord to protect itself in the hope! After a great deal of discussion hard days to come by build­ these befuddled brothers were ing up a strike fund and One cannot help, under the circumstances, being skeptical of convinced the elephant actually by providing shoreside oper­ the ultimate success of teaching existed. ating bases. our former enemies our system Until another voyage, we bid That means a $10.00 Strike of life with guys like that rep­ you so long with this last bit of Assessment and a $10.00 resenting us. suggestion, and that is: Building Assessment. Al­ SEE ELEPHANT If you get with this Arizpa ready many members have When leaving Yokohama in the gang you will find them to be paid these sums. early morning, we passed an The operators will move APL on the hook. An elephant square shooters in every respect. without warning. It is our was clearly visible on the No. Crew of SS Arizpa duty to be prepared. Pay the assessments im­ mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth and strength of the Union. The water now was lapping at his feet, Blood-warm, yet it chilled him to the bone, There was no place to which he could retreat. And yet, he felt that he was not alone. -V--' " Li % Do It Now : '•'<« I So* down onto his knees he knelt and prayed: "God give me strength, this solitude to bear, "I know that from the righteous path I've strayed, "Please harken to what may be my last prayer. j a "If I must die upon this alien shore, "Take care, dear Lord, of those I leave behind, "I'd like to ask to see them*all once more, "But it's too late; so bless them all with peace of mind. "Some would say I've spent my life in sin," "Tis true I've never worshipped at the church, "Tis also true I drank my fill of gin, "So life's caught up and left me in the lurch. "Please make me brave to face the coming night, "I won't be here to see the rising.sun, "My soul from body will have taken flight, "My days on earth will all be o'er and done." * Alas, the only answer to his prayer— The shrill cry of a seagull on the wing. Like the outcry of a soul in dark despair, * .That on the brink of hell was wavering. •:si '•I ' Finds Rum And CokeRun,SenoritasToo Tempting; Do Your Job First, Frolic Later, He Suggests TJC Ihe Editor: In the cargo carried to the Far East by the Arizpa was a shipment of buses, apparently United States Army material. .Here they are in the process of being unloaded by Japanese longshoremen in Yokohama. Luis Ramirez, who took this photo, reports, that the two-month trip was fairly smooth from the iOie yessel left New York, I would like very much to have the LOG sent to my ad­ dress because I miss some of the issues in between trips. I be­ lieve our newspaper is too good for any member to miss a single issue so I want to be sure of getting every one. At present, I am on the Alcoa Patriot eating bauxite. It is my fourth trip on this old C-1. I have been black gang delegate for two of the trips with clean payoffs "resulting each time.'' Right now we are on our way to the Islands to see some senoritas and drink some rum and coke.' Unfortunately, that's the trouble with this run—too much rum and too many senoritas. Many of our brothers do not realize that shoreside frolicing is all right when off duty, but some forget that we have a con­ tract calling for us to work eight hours a day. Once in awhile a guy gets logged for forgetting this and then beefs to all Who will lis­ ten. Remember, brothers, the contract calls for us to do our job during the Work-day so we can't very well beef on that score. That's enough for now. Here's hoping I'll be receiving my LOG shortly. "William Blanco (Ed. Nole: We'd like to ob­ lige you. Brother Blanco, but you neglected to include your address. Fill out the coupon on page 15, send it to us, and the LOG will come your way. �THE SEAFARERS Fxiday JuM 4, 1948 LOG ON ISTHMIAN PACIFIC RUN N.O. Hall Testimony To SIU Progress: Curl To the Editor: Here are some of the crew and officers of the SS Minot Victory as they were photograph­ ed in Wilmington, Calif.. Paul Melton, Oiler, who submitted photo said, "They are sure a swell bunch of fellows—all real SIU men." ' In first -row (left to right): W. Lyons, AB; Rocky Swisher, Bosun; A. RununeL Ch. Cook; B. Morales, Wiper: Jack Bowman, AB: Hayes, AB: J. Porter, MM: P. Perez, Utility. Second In View of the opening of our new hall in this port, 1 think this is an appropriate time for n\e to express myself, especially since I happen to ship from New Orleans most of the time. I ha^'^e been a member of the Seafarers since 1940 and in my opinion the opening of this new hall is one ofthe most important things that has happened for us Seafarers since that time. 1 do not mean, of course, that it is more important than the results of our victory in the Isthmian fleet, or the successes of our cur­ rent organizing drive. After all, these are developments of a somewhat different nature. CONNECTED But the new hall is connected to these things, for it is the physical evidence of the way the row (left to right): J. Powell, Oiler: R. C. Arnold, Oiler: Thompson, Wiper: John Tiekarski, 2nd Ok. & Baker. Third row (left to THAT'5 right): M. Reyes, MM; A. White, 2nd Elec.: CPUKS Max Felix, MM: S. Chapman, Captain: C. E. Lord, Jr. Eng. Last row (left to right): C. H. Lambert, Ch. Mate: Henning. OS: Kenneth, OS; C. Tinker, DM, and Paul Melton, Oiler. How about Pix from other crews? Steel Fabricator's Pre-Contract Voyage Had Plenty Of Drawbacks, But No Draws I with little success, although the topside drew almost at will. This Here is another instalment in was confirmed by one of the the story of the voyage of the SS , delegates who caught the Old Steel Fabricator. (Ed. Note: Man red-handed. Opening "instalment" appeared After the delegates were com­ in the LCXl recently. Fabricator pletely balked, the Purser tried was under the interim contract.) on behalf of the crew to ob­ tain a draw. "What," the Old We arrived back in Singapore Man bellowed, "you want to up­ with the Old Man, KO Bornson set my schedules!" still doing all he could for us— Then came Kantang in Siam. or, rather, doing all he could to Due to transportation difficulties, us. On this leg we were behind in the Old Man decided all on his our work due to the fact that we own that nobody even wanted to overhauled our topping lift and go ashore. However, he did not guy blocks on the way, which is commit himself so far as to pro­ mulgate any prohibition against quite a job. shore leave. He tried something To prove what an SIU crew else. could do when it had to, we When he learned that a few turned to with a will and com­ men were planning to go ashore pleted the job in five days, dur­ ing which period we had numer­ despite the transportation prob­ ous rain squalls to contend with. lem, he briefed the agent on To make matters worse, ap­ how to dissuade them. This proximately one third of the ship didn't work but the Old Man was covered with a two-month kept trying. old coat of fuel oil which had to He proceeded to inform the be taken care of before painting customs officials that the crew­ could commence. We also worked men undoubtedly intended to sell below loaded slings, which, of cigarettes ashore since they had course, was a very unwise thing no money. This impressed the cusoms officials profoundly. In to do. Well, a C-3 is not the smallest fact, they bought the cigarettes Once ashore, the ship afloat but we finally whip­ themselves. ped it. Came our reward: one boys had the kind of a fine time day off which had been promised the agent had told them was impossible to enjoy in Kantang. us—then back to bell-to-bell. While palming the side, we re­ From Kantang we shoved off in quested the Mate to furnish us the general direction of the good with a boat to facilitate painting old U.S.A. under the counter. It seemed, NOT SECURED however, that -this was too ex­ While running from port to pensive. Six dollars an hour for eight hours at the most was too port in the Far East, we put to much, according to the Mate, sea several times without being who approved a 4p0-dollar job on properly secured. To have done the fidly and had the rooms top­ things right would have required side done for 27 dollars a room. overtime which wasn't considered We rather suspected he didn't feasible. like us. The fact that putting to sea in this condition could have had RED-HANDED serious consequences seemed to During our three-week stay at be of little importance to the Singapore and Penang we na­ Old Man. After all, overtime turally, ran short of funds from costs money. time to time. Nevertheless, our Speaking of overtime, let's note requests for special draws met 80 the Editor: 'i-l'il .. . Page Eleven tram, and the comparison of our present contract with the condi­ tions prevailing before the Un­ ion came into being shows an almost unbelievable improvement and advance. The point I must stress, in view of the major strides we have made to better our condi­ tions, is that we all must con­ tinue to do our part to keep the Union as it is. We must al­ low no performers to jeopardize any of the advances we have made. If we are to continue get­ ting better contracts, we must protect the ones now in effect by doing our jobs in traditional, good SIU style. Above all, we should give our full support to the policies of the SIU. In this way we can continue to go ahead, building our Union and thereby improv­ ing our own individual lives. Glen Morris Curl SIU Forward Drive Stirs His Pride To the Editor: SIU has grown and developed. Our Union has now reached the spot where it has always be­ longed in the front ranks of or­ ganized labor. If you can't quite realize this as a fact, you only have to ob­ serve the local people's reaction to the recent UFE strike in New York. These people here in New Orleans were certainly very much pleased with the part our Union played in that strike. But they were not surprised. They know what the SIU can accomolish when it wants to. 1 want to say, too, that we Seafarers can be especially proud of the contracts we have—not only because of the number of companies with which we have agreements, but because of the type of contracts as well. Enclosed find a money order, which 1 offer as a contribution to the LOG. 1 am really very glad to be getting it every week. It gives me a great sense of pride to be an SIU member, when I read of the great steps forward the Union is taking. My book was retired in Sep­ tember 1946 and the LOG has been my only contact with the Union since 1 left the sea. By the way, 1 would like i,d have a little information about getting seamen's papers for some local boys, who are graduating., from high school the end of this month. Several have asked me how to go about it. 1 told them I wasn't sure but that 1 thought they .still had to go to the Coast Guai'd. that the average in the deck force, after four months, was just over 150 hours. It was all blood money, at that. But topside the boys have really been knocking it down with little or no effort. None of them had less than 200 hours and the average was close to 250. Teamed up with the Old Man we have another beaut in the Chief Engineer. He's out to bust all unions, or so he says any­ way. He won't, though. Victor F. Bachmura. Ship's Delegate Kenneth P. Marple, Deck Delegate William J. Smolinski. Engine Delegate Andrew Noronha, ASKS DETAILS Stewards Delegate GREAT ADVANCE Edward N. Mclnis. AB 1 would like to get verification 1 am now on a coastwise Wa­ Peter N. Black, of this or if I'm wrong 1 would terman ship, the SS John BarPurser (AMMSOA) like to be squared away on the matter. 1 would like also lu know what papers, such as birth cer­ tificates and the like, are neces­ sary. I have forgotten the details and procedure. Again, congratulations to the negotiating committee and the organizers, as well as the active members for keeping the SIU the greatest Union afloat. THREE MEN ON THE PEGASUS Norman Meador Breckenridge, Texas- These Seafarers rode a winner. They were among the crew aboard the Alcoa Pegasus, which recently completed an outstanding run to the Islands. From left to right are Brothers Kelly, Wiper: Regan. FWT. and Harvey, Oiler. Pic submitted by Bill Hope, Deck Delegate. i (Ed. Note: Thank you for your contribution. A receipt is in the maiL With regard to the procedure in procuring seamen's papers, these are is­ sued by the Coast Guard. Ap­ plicants must present their birth certificates, three pass­ port photos and a letter stat­ ing that employment exists for them. At the present time, the status of shipping is such that employment prospects in the maritime field are not very bright for new men. However, if you wish further informa­ tion you might get in touch with the Galveston hall.) f.y.-i M �TBE SE AFAR EMS LO G Pag* TW«1T* Steward Found Trip To Italy, Crew Tops m 11^ To Ihe Editor: When I went aboard as Stew­ ard on the Frederick W. Taylor fehe was an ugly looking tub, one an SIU man would be ashamed to take out. She had not been painted or sougeed during the many months she was manned . by NMU crews for Lykes Bro­ thers. Before sailing fn m Mobile we held our first meeting aboard ship and elected a sJiip's delegate and delegates for the depart­ ments. We found the skipper was a pro-union guy, Captain W. J. Ravannach. He wanted to bring his ship back nice and clean. Everybody agreed with him and so each department got busy. Day and night the men worked until we cleaned every part of the ship. Overtime was plenti­ ful for all. In the whole crew there were only about six tripcarders. The rest were all oldtimers and knew the Union contract inside out. I have • never seen such a fine bunch of boys as these with whom I sailed during the past two months. Whenever we had a minor beef, all department delegates would settle it right away. Says Brighton Rates High; Hospital Docs Enjoy Log HIT THE TOWN We arrived in Civitavecchia, Italy, on Satm-day morning so we had our first draw for lires and everybody went ashore and To the Editor: enjoyed himself. Most of the boys went to Rome, which is Here we go about the Brighton only twenty miles from Civita­ Marine Hospital. And here also is a list of the doctors: vecchia. Dr. Kenneth C. Nelson, Dr. I filled all the boys' bellies George Alpert, Dr. Don Cameron, with plenty of food throughout Dr. Lynn Chaffee, Dr. Roland the trip and never heard any Corbet, Dr. Myron Curry, Dr. complaints to me directly or at Thomas Daber, Dr. Gobriel Ferthe shipboard meetings. razzano. Dr. Thomas Flynn, Dr. I had the best cooks and mess- Lewis Francis, Dr. Norman Hepmen in my department since first per. Dr. Eugene Hutton, Dr. going to sea. Abraham Kaufman, Dr. Arthur We brought the ship back into Maybay, Dr. Maynard Mires, Dr. MobUe on May 3 in first-class Willys Monroe, Dr. Emil Mozola, condition without any beefs on Dr. Roy Peterson, Dr. Henry overtime or anything else. It i Seidenberg, Dr. Edwin B. Thomwas too bad for us who wished . i as. Dr. Richey Waugn, Dr. Edto stay aboard for another trip, , Wieeins because she was laid up. | Roman Viloria, Steward names is that they are a cheery SS Frederick W. Taylor bunch, and very courteous if you ask them questions. They will stop and explain _ everything to you if they possibly can do so. When they pass you they greet you with pleasant smiles and .kind "hellos". The result is that this hospital is more cheer­ ful than the run of hospitals. To the Editor: In addition, the orderlies and the "blue girls" are a very good Regarding Joe Algina's idea bunch. They are exceedingly about the addition to the "no helpful when you need any serv­ promotion" rule: ice they can do for you. * I wouldn't want what he sug­ WIDELY PRAISED gests to happen. The. great majority of our The Brighton Hospital is members always try for a higher praised from coast to coast. Some rating so that when shipping is of the boys came all the way up tough they can ship in any ca- from the Gulf to get admitted , pacity. I say that this is right here. One advantage this hospital and" proper. If those members who lack has over others is the fact that a ambition to go for a higher rat-j man has a big outside area where ihg are content to stay that way, he can sun himself as well as if he were aboard ship. There are let them take their chances. Personally, I don't like to ship plenty of benches and chairs too. below my top rating,- but I can About the chow or good old see far enough in the future to food department: I have found it realize that times are going to to be" very fine in^ comparison get damned tough later on. When with the food at other hospitals. that comes I want to be able to And I have been in pretty nearly ship. all of them. Nevertheless, I I say that if you are not pre- must say that a few things are pared for that time, it's your neglected on the part of some own lookout. of the dietitians. Anyway, haven't you heard or. I believe that quite a compliseen in the papers that theiment should go to Mrs. C. Higtrained man gets the job? j gins and Miss Tohey, who are Henry'Beckmann , the social workers here at the Multiple Ratings Called Sign Of w Man's Ambition pJi,- • l:n |7 •• I'-'"- • 11- Comments And Corsages From Bauxite Scribe To the Editor: Steward Roman Viloria, and Elliot E. Manning^ Night Cook-Baker, from the Frederick W. Taylor, poie for tha machina de photograpUa in the xo^ garden of St. Peter's in the Vatican City at Rome. According to Brother Viloria, the crew of the Taylor was the best he had the pleasure to sail with in his many years in the Stewards Department. The ship returned to the States beef-free. •yaami; hospital. They are doing " good work, and getting good entertain­ ment for the boys. We also find Mrs. Welsh, the librarian, pretty helpful. She is all around the Keep It CJeai! Bull Line. Yeah, I'll confess, I'm a Bull Line stiff. Just like the rice and beans run. Met some great guys on the PR run, and enjoyed my beachcombing days down there. The Diamond Hitch is at the drydock in Port Of Spain. She wrecked her shaft in Demarrora. Casper Duff is Chef on her. Of interest to Mobile boys: Pelaco is Steward on the Oliver Holmes. Heard that -Elridge N. Fowler was on the Evangeline. Missed him by a couple of days the last time I was in New York, It's about time Joe Thomas and John Eversly caught a wag­ on and went somewhere. Musings and meditations on the bauxite trail— Ran into a few oldtimers down on the Alcoa Trail, including L. Taylor, Chief Steward on the Mooring Hitch. Also Wicks, Chief of the same vessel and Red, Bedroom Steward. They're on the shuttle run between George­ town and Port Qf Spain. I'm still riding it out on the Oliver Wendell Holmes. The Old Brooklyn Kid just got into Trin­ idad tonight, w«it ashore and looked the situation over—every­ thing copasetic. The Alcoa Runner is here, leaving in the morning for Mo­ PREFERENCE bile. Hope Scotty and the rest of his department have a good Roosevelt Bobbins has fulfilled time in Mobile. his vow not to work for any Guess who was the most popu­ one but Mississippi Line. Since lar guy on board tonight? Yours the war ended he has been on truly. I brought bac^ a copy of a steady, run to Brazil. Don't the LOG from ashore" and was blame the guy, I'd do the same immediately swamped with all thing if I had spent ten months kinds of offers for its purchase. on the beach in the same town. Just goes to prove that you're Are the inseparable three, Jen­ running a great paper, Ed. A kins, Douglas and Rufus still on round of applause to you and the Madaket? Where is Otho your staff for the fine job. Babbs? He's my boy. Get him to Read "Flint' recently. Pertains tell you about the trip we made to the 1936 Strike in Frisco. Good on the Hampden Sydney Victory, stuff but partially commie. also the Beatrice. He'll keep you laughing for hours about the SAW THE "CZAR" capers pulled in France,- San Saw Cecil Gordon, ex-czar of Juan and Cuidad Trujillo. the George Washington. He's Well, brothers, I won't leave Chief Steward on ' the Alcoa you laughing for hours, but the Roamer, which we left in Para­ day is done and the thoughts maribo. have run, so its sign-off for now.. How is the Marshall Plan Dennis Saunders coming along? Haven't heard a SS Oliver W. Holmes bit of news on it since leaving New York on April 2. Like the articles on the com­ Thanks New Orleans panies, expecially the one on Men For Helping Hand Sees Ri^erve As Potential Fink Agency wards to see that we have plenty of reading matter and writing material. I wish to state that the doctors here enjoy reading the SEA­ FARERS LOG and speak highly of it. It would be a good idea if the LOG were sent to the doc­ tors in other marine hospitals. George Meaner Pridar* Jiaa 4. 194S To the Editor: Here in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Naval Reserve is active in recruiting men. From where I sit this looks like a harmful thing now that the government can take over any trade under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley law. In the event of a long maritime strike, the Navy could force the men of the reserve to man the strike-bound ships. Penalties could be imposed on the men who refused to do so, and prob­ ably be court-martialed, same as the regular Navy men. To the Editor: •V My wife and I wish to thank the Seafarers in the. Port of New Orleans for the money they collected as a donation. We will be ever grateful to each and everyone of them, who were so thoughtful and helpful in our time, of need. Please print this letter in-the LOG so that every member may be thanked personally. Ralph Subat New Orleans, La. "That's My Boy" It is the prpttd boast of th* Seafarers Intornatienal Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a dean ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ BEWARE dition, it has come to the at­ • Why give the reserve the tention of the membership upper hand, fellows. For in the that a few crews have vio­ lated this rule. So Jthey have event of a strike things would be tough enough without making gone on record to have all quarters inspeeted by ihe it any tougher for yourselves. So donH fall for any fancy talk and Patrolmmi before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ don't allow yourself to be re­ satisfactory, he has the right cruited into any such potential to hold up the payoff ui^ strike-breaking agency. everything is sine and span.' . Shipping is at a standstill here, Fred Bruggner, long-time Remember, that the Patrol­ except for the boneyard, which Seafarer, proudly displays his man can only have repairs seems to be doing a pretty good made if he knows what has business. Last week a Liberty four-month old son. Brother to be done. Cooperate by and a laker were turned over to Bruggner reports that he was foreign owners and another laker hard aground on the Haiti making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one is . in the process. Things don't Victory when he got the news copy to the Skipper, and one look too. bright from this port but they may pick up any day or of his son's birth, At presenti, to the Patrolman. Then yquTl he's aboard the John Bartranbsee some action. so. Robert H. Norlhrup Watermah. :• •'•••• I , '7, , ; �Friday. Juna 4. 1948 Takes Issue With Murphy On Aliens THE SEMFARERS LOG OVER AND ON DECK OF THE ALGER Life On 'SS Bauxite FlashSounds Good; Has No Beefs To the Editor: Greetings and salutations to all members of the SIU and to all our AFL Brothers wherever they may be. Our vessel, the SS Alcoa Pio­ neer, sometimes known as the "SS Bauxite Flash", seems to be down here for the Trinidad shuttle for a lengthy stay if scuttlebutt rumor is to be be­ lieved. So you'd better have a word or two from the good ship's culinary department. But before starting this epistle, allow me to list the names of all members of the Stewards De­ partment: Eddie (Dinner Bell) Caudill is .Chief Steward'; yours truly, James (Short Cut) Prestwood is Chief Cook; Dave (Lige) Jones is our Second' Cook. William (The Canary) Walling is Night Cook and Baker; Harold (Chicken) Howell is Passenger No. 1 Boy; H. F. (Sirloin Steak) Turner is Bed Room No. I Boy; Charles (Potato Bug) Bankston is Galley Man; "Muscles" Devaux is Crew Pantryman; Red (Casa- 80 the Editor: I just read a letter in the LOG of May 14 by alien seaman James Murphy which was writ­ ten in reply to a letter , in the LOG of April 30 by Arvel Beardon. I agree with Brother Beardon. American ships for American seamen. . I probably would not be writ­ ing this letter except that Mur­ phy asked Brother Beardon, "Weren't your ancestors aliens, or were they redskins?" With no thanks to a lot of peo­ ple, there still are a few "red­ skins" left in their native land. LOST LAND Yes, my ancestors are both "redskin" and Scotch ready to battle for their rights in their That activity taking place way up yonddr is aboard the native land. good ship SS Russell A. Alger, with -Bill McNally, Bosun, Our land was nearly all robbed directing the lofty operation. Picture was forwarded from from us, We should have at Liverpool, England, by M. W. Sword, Ship's Delegate, who least a few openings left on our said the Alger "is a darned good ship manned by a real crew." own ships now that our land is $ nearly all gone. Until the day is come that American seamen can go to alien -' countries and get the same con­ ditions and pay as they get here let's look out for our own jobs first. . How difficult it was for an American to get started to sea To the Editor: before the war! Why? Because SeveraT amusing situations that he had to compete for jobs with occurred aboard the SS Isaac fresh arrivals from the old world who had gotten their sea experi­ Singer come to mind and since they'll probably provide a few ence in foreign ships. So let's train our own seamen' laughs, I thought I'd pass them up from pioneer stock of Amer­ along: ica and—yes—"redskin." When the Singer was tied up As for being a good Union alongside the bauxite dock in man, I am of the good earth of America which has produced just Trinidad, a number of the crew The Alger's Steward got these lads "in the mood" for this as good members as has the old decided to go on the stern and picture during a well-deserved coffee-time. According to Ship's fish. As usual, someone will world. Delegate Sword, the vessel is due to arrive in the States soon. start a conversation. This time Another point, American fami­ lies are not in the habit of tak­ the subject was taxes and two ing 14-year old kids out of guys were particularly involved. school to send to sea. Letter TAX TALK put a notice in your personal To the Editor: writer Murphy wrote, "I am just column that Mrs. Pat Lewis and One was the Third Mate and a pup, having spent only 12 years Words cannot express the plea­ Bill Junior of 4258 So, Western the other was a Wiper, who I be­ of my 26 aj: sea." lieve was a Frenchman. The sure I get out of reading the Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., would REMARK GOT HIM Mate was insisting that all aliens SEAFARERS LOG, which comes like to hear from Ken Loring, we would appreciate it very But that remark got me: pay a one per cent tax. The to our home for my son, J. W. much. Wiper said no. Lewis Jr. He is on the Navajo "Weren't your ancestors alien, or Mrs. Pat Lewis "I pay like you," he said. The "Victory at this time. were they redskins?" (Ed. Note: We're taking care I wonder if this man realizes Mate said, "Like hell you do. I During his many sea voyages, of your request and hope that know what you pay in tax." there are thousands of Americans he brought some wonderful boys you're successful in finding who have the blood of freedom- So back and forth it went until for a short stay. We were quite Ken Loring.) the Wiper said: loving red men in their veins. worried during the war, as we J • have a few alien friends. "If you no like how much tax had heard that one of them~had TWO MEMBERS Brothers in the SIU-SUP, Nor- I pay on this ship, you can get been lost. Recently, however, my off!" vvegians, Swedes, Dutchmen and OPEN CAFE IN son has found out he is alive so on. They don't say, "Were 4. S. and well. NEW ORLEANS As we were nearing Trinidad, your ancestors aliens, or were We would like to hear from March 30, an AB on the 8-12 him, if possible. So if you would they redskins?" Two Seafarers have formed a ^A few good aliens are okay watch reported a light to the bridge at about 10:30 p.m. About partnership and opened a bar a^ long as they don't take jobs ten minutes later the OS relieved and grill in New Orleans, ac­ that - rightfully belong to the sons of pioneers of this land and the AB on the bow. cording to an announcement Just as he was getting set to the "redskins." they sent to the LOG. Send in the minutes of do a good job of it, the Third Jesse R. (Cherokee) Joy your ship's meeting to the Jack Hartley and James DamMate called him on the phone • (Ed. Note: It is quite pos­ and said: "Go tell the Mate we New York Hall. Only in that brino are operating the Tom Cat sible that Brother Joy inter­ spotted a light ahead." way can the membership act Cafe at 613 Iberville Street, in preted Brother Murphy's re­ The OS hung up the phone and on your recommendations, the Crescent City, and they say mark incorrectly.- We believe stayed where he was. No light and then the minutes can be they're going to give all patrons their money's worth amid pleas­ that what Brother Murphy in­ was to be seen at that time. printed in the LOG for the About ten minutes later, the ant surroundings. tended to highlight was the benefit of all other SIU Third Mate calls the OS again Brother Hartley and Dambrino ^ fact that in some measure we crews. and asks: "Did you tell the Mate invite Seafarers" in New Orleans are all "aliens" or "immi­ we spotted a light?" Hold those shipboard meet­ to give their new place a try. grants" in the United States To which the Ordinary replied. ings regularly, and send They sound pretty determined to those minutes in as soon as make the venture a success by exoctpi those who are descend­ No, didn't tell him. I haven't pleasing their customers. Sea­ , ants of the original Indian in­ seen any light." possible. That's the SIU way! (Name wUbheld) farers especially. habitants.) . Gobs Of Gags Aboard The •Isaac Singer Reader Seeks Ken Loring Send Those Minutes m Page TbSrleen nova) Palmer is the Saloon Messman; Jake (Father Time) Buckelew is the "Gold Braid" Pantry­ man. Meetings are held regularly, and for the first 24 days of this voyage there has not been- a major sqawk in any department. We are hoping for the continua­ tion of the situation for the en­ tire trip. That's the SIU wajr to keep things going. Bring those rust-buckets back into the port of payoff smooth and clean. Red (Peaceful Valley) CoUinS" (the Ship's Delegate who is do­ ing a fine job as same) has for­ warded a request to Alcoa asking that side wheels be attached to the SS Bauxite Flash. Red says she makes port so often that she is in the category of "Ferries— Staten Island Class." , "Canary" Walling has asserted that although he knows a lot about the flat-tops of the U. S. Navy, and has cooked some flat hot-cakes in his day in the mer­ chant marine, nothing is quite so flat as some of the jokes "Lige" Jones relates. SCALPED BY FIEND "Chicken" Howell, the hand­ some guy of the Stewards De­ partment, has stated emphatically, that he will pose for no more female camera fiends. The rea­ son: "Chicken" has curly hair. When his photo, taken by a fe­ male fiend, was forwarded to him he discovered that a defect in de­ veloping had made his seem bald. When this got around, some guy offered him a job in the mines, telling him he could use his head as a lantern. Don't worry, "Chicken," Jack Benny wears a toupee and gets away. A permitman came to me and said "I am a seaman, BrotherDelegate. I have been in this Union three years, and I want my book in the SIU." My answer "Don't all seamen want an SIU book?" During a debate, or father a buU session, on the poop deck, a discussion began on the meaning of the phrase "Brotherhood of the Sea." In my own humble way, I in­ formed the younger boys that it meant many things to thousands of seamen not only in the United States but all over the universe. In an unofficial poll, thousands • of merchant seamen were asked» the following question: If you could join a maritime union, which one would you join? RIGHT ANSWER The SIU, was the answer given by 76 percent. Most of them ex­ plained their stand this way. The : SIU is a union run by its mem- ; bers. It gives its members the right to say who shall be an official, and it gives them the right of free speech. It does not dictate any political policy to its membership. But each man has the protection of an organization that will go all out to guard its members should anyone try to cheat them out of what they rightfully have coming. Showing the above proof to some of our younger members gave me a heartfelt feeling, the kind of feeling that makes any SIU man say, "Thank God we have the Seafarers International Union for the protection of mer­ chant seamen." So Tong for the present and smooth sailing for all. James PrestiMied: �Page Fourteen Wt'- THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 4, 1948 SlU Brief Asks Full OS Representation (Continued from Page I) which extended the period to are very seldom bought and sold would probably vary between economic action. It could not ' tive bargaining in this case January 30, 1948. with such frequency as ships are the two plants. speak with authority for its shall consist of the unlicensed In the meantime, the Com­ bought and sold. However, all of these vessels members, who are employed • personnel, including deck, en pany had disposed of some of its In, a recent case decided by work under the same conditions aboard the vessels. gine and stewards, except for original vessels and had ac­ this Board, to wit, the Isthmian and employees on one ship do As a practical matter, the mere . pursers, radio operators anc quired new one^. The vote was proceeding (2 R6030), after the the same type of work as emcertification of a imion as col­ • supervisory employees within conducted aboard the following order of election in which the'ployees on another. They all lective bargaining agent for a the meaning of the Board's ships: eligibility date was set, the Com- I more or less ply between the group of employees is of no SS Council Grove . r usual definition? pany either severed its connec- same ports, carry the same type effect where a union shop does SS French Creek Mr. Wolfe; Yes. tion with ve.ssels which it op-[of cargo and the rate of pay is not prei^ail. SS Logan's Fort Hearing Officer Reitman: Is erated for the War Shipping Ad- the same on all. There is no It will be necessary to vote the SS Abiqua ministration or acquired vessels question of varying conditions on ' that so stipulated, Mr. Wolfe? SS Cantigny under bare-boat charter or by one ship as compared with an­ ships a^ second time to deter­ Mr. Wolfe: Yes. mine the preference of the em­ SS Chiwawa purchase, many times the nvun- other. Hearing Officer Reitman: Mr, SS Paoli ber bought or sold by the Cities The certification as set forth ployees as to whether or not they Parness? The only vessel that was not Service Oil Company. The in the supplemental decision desire a union shop. It is im­ Mr. Parness: Yes. Hearing Officer Reitman: voted was the SS Lone Jack, Board held that only seamen dated May 24, 1948, restricts the possible to do this at the present time because, according to the The stipulation will be re- which at the time was in the who were actually employed on Union to the following vessels: Labor Management Act, a ma-, Pacific Ocean and the time of those vessels^ that were operated : ceived." SS Council Grove jority of the employees must its arrival in the United States by the Isthmian Company on the On or about October 20, 1947, SS French Creek express a preference for a union was not definite. eligibility date were permitted this Board issued an order that SS Logan's Fort shop. FIVE TO ONE to vote and those vessels which an election be held within thirty SS Abiqua As a result of the election, the were acquired after the eligibil­ days. The order did not specify SS Cantigny UNION SHOP NEXT the names of any vessels, but in­ Petitioner received approximately ity date, were not to be included. SS ChiwaWa How could this possibly be However, based on the votes cluded all unlicensed personnel 83.15% of the total-vote cast. SS Paoli done under the present certifica­ While the voting was taking which were cast on the vessels It does not include the SS Lone other than pursers and radio op­ tion? Would the voting be re­ erators. Upon the application of place, the Employer acquired the owned or operated by Isthmian Jack despite the fact that neither stricted to only those seven ships the Employer, the Board ex­ following vessels on the follow­ as of the eligibility date, the the Employer nor the Petitioner which voted or would the vote Union was designated as the Col­ has ever requested that the ship tended the voting period for ing dates: include all the personnel aboard SS Royal Oak—Nov. 26, 1947 lective Bargaining Agent for the be not included. sixty days, the period to expire all the ships? SS Government Camp—Dec^ entire fleet not withstanding the on January 20, 1948, but due to DECIDES NOTHING It is the writer's opinion that 12, 1947 contention of the Company that the fact that the SS French SS Fort Hoskins — Dec. 12, it was not a representative elec­ The certification above re­ if a union shop vote were to be Creek, one of the vesels owned ferred to is of no value either to ordered, it would have to include 1947 tion. by the Employer, might not be the employees or the employer. all the employees in the appro­ SS Salem Maritime—Jan. 9, in a Continental United States NOT PRACTICAL It does not decide anything. It priate unit. There is no question 1948 Port, within that time, upon his The situation is analogous to ^ is neither fish nor fowl and does that the Petitioner will request a SS Bent's Fort—Jan. 9, 1948 own initiative, the Regional Di­ an employer who has 500 shorenot give the employees of the Union Shop vote and it is only SS Bradford Island—Jan. 9, rector requested an additional side workers who voted for a company any representation fair and reasonable to permit all 1948 ten days to vote that vessel. certain union to represent them whatsoever. The writer is re- the employees to express their SS Winter Hill—Jan. 15, 1948 and thereafter more employees minded of a well known saying preference. While the writer is not an ex­ If a majority of the employees pert in the appraisal of vessels, were jiired. Would that invali­ of President Lincoln, "A house tie knows that the minimum date the election in its entii-ety divided against itself cannot prefer a union shop, the Peti­ tioner should be designated as price of tankers such as named or would the union as designated, stand." A union which only represents Collective Bargain Agent. Cer­ above are at least two million be the Collective Bargaining dollars each. The process of ac­ representative for only those em­ less than one-half of a company's tainly it does not jeopardize the quiring a tanker is a long drawn ployees who were employed as employees doing the same type position of either the employer (Continued from Page 3) out affair and is not consum­ of the eligibility date, or would of.work, cannot po.ssibly survive or the employees but/as a mat­ in a dirty bucket banging from it represent the entire unit? as collective bargaining agent of ter of fact, will inure to their a wire in the foc'sle, a fusty tin mated within one, two or even It is not practicable for the the employees of the company. benefit so that all parties con­ three months. . cup hanging alongside the bucket. The Employer knew full well union "to represent seven vessels^ It places the employees in a cerned will know where they DIFFERENT THEN only when tHe fleet at the pres­ hazardous position because an stand. This is what your living quar­ ^at the time of the direction of ent time comprises sixteen ships. employee might be assigned from WHEREFORE, your petitioner ters used to be. It's not a very election, that it was going to For all we know, the Employer one ship which was union to an­ respectfully requests that the acquire these additional vessels pretty picture, but many sea­ might dispose of ten ships to- other ship which was non-union. Supplemental Decision and Cer­ men don't seem to realize just and yet it permitted the election of Representatives moiTow. Would the Union have What would be his position then? tification to proceed until January 29, what conditions aboard ship -used dated May 24, 1948, be amended to file another petition for an It would allow the employer to 1948, one day before the voting to be. "play" those vessels which are to include all the unlicensed sea­ They seem to believe that the period .ended. Then on that date, election? This case is entirely different non-union against .those vessels going personnel as set forth in made a motion to set the election conditions today were always in than that of an employer who which are union, thereby creat­ the original petition for an elec­ aside or to amend the order of existence. But they weren't, and has one plant in the State of tion. ing chaos and disruption. election to include the eight ves­ it was your Union which fought Respectfully submitted, New York and subsequently ac­ It would be impossible as the for and obtained the conditions sels above mentioned, which or­ BENJAMIN B. STERLING, quires another plant in the State certification now stands for the der was subsequently denied by you find aboard nowadays. Attorney for Petitioner. of Texas because conditions Union to enforce its demands by We have a pretty good .situa­ this Board. tion today, so let's hold on to it. If the Employer hod wanted We have our Union to straighten the entire fleet to vote, it should out problems as they come up. have come in at the time that it It takes care of its end of the knew it was going to acquire job, pitching in and arguing with these ships rather than one day will get tired of paying lawyers The companies say that a man (Continued from Page 1) the owners for the whole mem­ before the election was over. The unemployment claims. on the beach is taking a "vaca­ Employer's actions definitely man declined to sign on again to fight bership's good. tion." Some vacation! You show a lack of good faith on its for the best i-eason in the world, But we can't count on it. CHILL PERFORMERS However, the companies and draw no pay and you keep But we have to back the Union part. he was sick. up to our very utmost. We must It is the writer's contention Any seaman who sticks by his the insurance people are ducking watching for a ship—after you've keep out of petty beefs. We must that the Employer is guilty of guns, in a proper claim for un­ the real issue, which is that a rested from the last voyage. avoid troublemakers. Above all laches in neglecting and refusing employment insurance stands a man who has been long months The trouble is that a landsman, we must do oui- jobs on the to notify the Board pi'ior to good chance to collect. at sea needs time ashore to get ^who once, took a cruise to Cuba ships far better than any unor­ January 29, 1948, of the addi­ or who has done some weekend In point of actual fact the rate his bearings. ganized stiffs ever could do them. tional ships that were to make of rejections is low at present. During the war, even the Gov­ sailboating on Long Island When you run into a per­ up part of its fleet. But it may grow, for it looks as ernment recognized this fact, and Sound, thinks that seafaring is CITES ISTHMIAN former, don't encourage him by if the companies have been given a couple of years ago the unem­ play. patting him on the back, making It is well known in the Mari­ a clear path to smash unemploy­ ployment insurance people He doesn't understand that at him believe he is a regular hell- time-industry, that ship owners ment insurance in their quest for seemed to. However, shipowners sea a man works seven days a raiser who doesn't have to give are always buying, chartering or rebates. have a lot of power. week for months at a time, and a damn. Those guys hurt each of selling vessels. For example, the RUBBER STAMP that his entire life during that us and the Union as a whole. Company shortly before the peti­ Some companies are rubber period is confined to the ship it­ Let's try chilling guys like tion was filed, either owned, op­ stamping their crew lists "Re­ self. He doesn't understand that that. When they find out they erated or chartered the follow­ fused Employment" and sending when he completes the contract have no audience, perhaps they'll ing vessels: what amount to form letters to Crewmembers of the SS agreed to in the articles, the man SS Hagood get tired of their act. State agencies, maintaining that Blu® Island Victory. Water­ needs a rest ashore; and that if When we have to let off steam SS Hadnot seamen refused to sign on a sec­ man, who have beeh notified he runs out of money he is as and let 'er rip, let's do it ashore. SS Koolmotor ond time and are not eligible for by their local unemployment entitled to unemployment pay as It will pay off in the long run. SS Kathio unemployment insurance. insurance officers that they is anybody else out of a job. For a change, let's say "Swell SS Oklahoma When a seaman is confronted could not collect benefits be­ You can be sure that the SIU trip, jpo beefs" when we tie up SS Steens Mountain with such a letter, he should de­ cause they had refused re­ is going to fight this unemploy- • at the payoff. SS Wahoo Swamp employment, are urged to get ment compensation beef through mand a hearing and demand that But if we have a legitimate SS Kansas the eompany produce the Mate in touch with those local .un­ until it is won. Meanwhile, if you beef we need never hesitate to in addition to the vessels now or whoever said he refused em­ employment officers again. keep your head and stand up for v take it up with the Union. If comprising its fleet. The company's error is- being your rights, you'll be doing your . ployment. it's a good beef, the Union will It is entirely different than a rectified. Perhaps the companies who part in getting the thing squared swing into action. shore side industry where plants are indulging in these practices away. The Old Days And The New Greedy Employers Snarl Idle Pay Blue Island Crew Sf'S&i.., �TAdnf. 4, 1848 Page Fifleea THE SEAFARERS LOG NOTICE NEW ORLEANS—The men listed be- | Robert Lee Moran, Kenneth £. Miller, lew have mail at the Hall here. It will Purdom A. Morris. Joseph W. Mc< be held through Jtme 15, after which Groden, Woodrow Wilson Mulkay, Macic date it will be sent to the Dead Letter Mizzele, Glen Micheal. Office. If your name is on the list and Wriliam Henry Mercer, Medrano, Joa«, you want your mail, write the New Joseph W. McGroder, Steve McCoy, was startled to hear gunfire out he bopght a spray gun out of his Orleans Agent. The address of the New William H. Marschall, Jr., Bob McGrew, on deck. The men rushed out own pocket just to save the Orleans Hall is 523 Bienville Street. Terrel McRaney, Mc. Coy, F. T. Maher. NEW YORK—Th^ day of the on deck expecting to repeL a company a few bucks. Lyman W. Ange. Charles Ankele, Daniel J. O'Regan, Sven Ostling, armed merchant vessel is not boarding party of privateers SECOND OFFENDER Phil N. Acree, Fred Ahrens. William J. past. Though the World War II only to find the gun-happy Mate It all added up to quite a tale Alleva. Blair Allison. Emmett L. Avery. Charles O Neill, E. T. O'Mara. Gerald T. Payne, P. J. Petro, Burton is history and most merchant firing at porpoises. H. Packard, Robert Prutzman, Noel F. the crew told us. And, as they Earl C. Addison. vessels use the gun turrets for, That was their introduction to related the sad state of affairs, Philip S. Brooks. R. .K. Breeden. roudfloot, Joseph H. rudhomme, Paul sun bathing and swimming pools, the Mate's antics. From then on a few memories came to mind of Richard Barron. Jewel Banks, Lance Petak. the crew of the Governor Kilby, until the end of the voyage this a gun-toting mate off the Noon- alley, Luther Borrego, E. L. Buffington, Robert E. Rooney. Jessie Rewrque. Richard Barr. Richard Powell Barron, Waterman, found that their ship week in New York, the Mate Dale Ramseyer, Dick Rogers, Frank W. Richard L. Blake Arvel Bearden. StantReitinger, Jose Luis Roca, William Raae, was the exception. played shooting gallery with his slaw Borek, Paul G. Brady. R. Rhody, Quintin Remand, Virgil Ken­ It was no move by the gov­ two rifles and two revolvers. John Byerley, David Bishop, Tobe neth Rumfelt, Ross Rhody, Georga ernment or the company, in­ FIRE ONE! Beams. Ira E. Bishop. J. E. Booth. Rosales, Virgil Rumfelt, Pete Radovich. stead it was the Mate who, at Every day he improved his aim Luther Borrego, N. R. (Smokey) Bon. Dale V. Ramseyer, Rea, Lloyd H.,, m Rufus J. Bruden. Pekka Bombin. his own expense, had- four guns by taking pot shots at everything John S. Rubery, G. D. Reagan, L. J, placed aboard. in sight including the crow's Fred K. Catham Jr., Alfred Cuada. Rynes. John J. Coney, Louis J. Camera. Arthur Defense of the ship against nest. Once, while a crewmember Joe Sprezell, J. P. Stapels, Donald Cairus. Christian A. Christensen. Harry any enemy ship still cruising was on lookout, he fired" at a Glenn W. Street, Harry SnelL siifiilt Cavanaugh, Charles D. Cummins. J. Stewart, F. E. Sanders, Clarence L. Smith, Jr., the seas unaware of the war's paint bucket on the bow sending Chapmon. Fred K. Calham. Woodrow Simkins, James H. H. Smith, end was not his aim, however. the lookout running for his life. Harry Coppock. Leland R. Carroll. Robert C. Sheppard, Shos V. Sharp, . His arsenal was put aboard "When the crew demanded an Sims Charrier. James L.* Conner, Robert Joseph Sprengel, James P. Staples. **' >•; solely for "sport." explanation, he claimed he was Caiter,. Christian Cristensen, Rogelio Paul J. Serrior, E. C. Shaffer, Keith Cruz. That is, if you can call in­ shooting out in the water. The Shepard, M. O. Slayer, G. Madureira. discriminate firing at deck crew then wanted to know how D. R. Dedenpeck. Harold G. Darnell. Vincent J. Keller, D. T. Smith, Carf Bartlett Demoss. Darnell, Paul Milton, Scott, Gustav Swenson. equipment and porposies sport. in hell there were so many spent L. M. Deckelman, Delbert H. Dean, Some of the slugs picked The Kilby had sailed from slugs around the deck. For the E. A. Stanton, J. W. Snackeuzia, Louis M. Dckelmann, Woody Dickens, off the deck of the Governor Mobile for the Far East with record they gathered up a few. Snodgrass, Lee, Woodrow L. Simkins, Louis Dickelman. Peorb G. Sanchez, Jack Shafsenberger, • everything fine. All hands knew By the end of the voyage the Kilby. Thomas J. Dallas, Bartlett C. De Eugene A. Stanton, Salvatore Scuden. their duties and were bedding deck equipment of the Kilby Moss, Krlstoffer Daac, Harry E. Dorer, Dwight Thomason, Robert R. Thomp­ down for a most' comfortable was so pock-marked that the day a while back, who had quit Georges Djian, Louis M. Deckleman. son, Ralph B. Toombs, Robert Thomp* trip, oblivious of the would-be wind played tunes through the because the crew refused to sdil Allen Ewing, Isaac R. Fletcher, W. C. son, John Tailla, Carmell Thompson, rBuffalo Bill aboard. holes. with him and his firearms. Epster, Robert N .Fisher, John B. John Urban. That didn't last long. Out at As if suddenly realizing that A few words to the Mate and Fondren, Delmar Fussell, Clayton Frost Pablo Bazguez, Robert G. Verbeek, • sea a couple of days, the crew the company would not appre­ the story came out: The Jesse Jr., Jules Foin, J. Falasca, John Fug Robert H. Verbeek, Kold Vesbergaard, ciate his handiwork, he bent his James of the Noonday and the lestad, Donald T. Fisher, Chick Fisher Ted Vegh. Andrew Wlodarczyh, Jim A. White, efforts toward making a name Governor Kilby were one and Bill M. Grissom, Albert W. Gatewood Orien Wheeler. Len Wise, Fred Walker, ' Matthew Gichenko, G. B. Gillispie, San with the company by cutting the same person. tos P. Garcia, Charles Greenwood. Bob Harry A. Wisz, Willie F. Walker. comers on overtime. With that bit of information, Guthrie, F. N. Gibson, Peter Gavillo Philip Eugene Williams, Lawrence R. White, William W. Worthington, Mar­ On several occasions he called coupled with his performance on Charles Gaskins. tin Wefald Edward A. Wicak. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. out only two men to shift the the Kilby, we got in touch with Richard Giffen, Steve Cuidish. H. L William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Richard Kenneth Williams, Buford ship, a job requiring the entire the company and gave them the Goldberg, Al Grant, Albert M. Gilbert Watson, Raymond F. Wilma, Williana BOSTON 276 State St. watch on deck. During one of the P. A. Grant, Richard Ciercgie, M. E Wharton. story. 'Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 shifts he had the Bosun and Result: the Mate has decided Guoss, Louis Catlin, Bobby B. Cathue, Nicholas Yacishyn, Bob Yarn Joseph CALVESTON 30B'/j_23rd St. Chas. Gann, Richard Fierczic. J. Younts. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Deck Maintenance heave the gar­ to pack his bag and depart from W. J. Hammons, Donald Haltz, Niel MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. bage over the side and then dis­ the Kilby. His guns will go too, C. M. Hansen, Niels C. M. Hensen •Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 puted their claim for overtime. by request of the crew. Glenn Harper, Charles E. Hughs, Freddy Dunning the deckmen was not Incidentally the overtime he M. Holden, Bob Hutton, John Louis NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113r enough for him. He tried to tell had tried to chisel" was settled Harrison, E. C. Huser. Men who were on the SS Blue NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. the Engineers what to do and at "the payoff in favor of the J. M. Hilton, Lonnie V. Hargesheime, Island Victory for voyage BBC-1 (loe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 even cut the Steward's requisi­ crewmembers. Thomas Ray Hyae, Walle Joseph Ham can collect two weeks' linm NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. tions when ordering the stores. mons. Jack Hant, Richard Haney, R.. E. Gonzales Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 money by writing to or appear­ Gerald W. Hargis, B. G. Hann, John C. In one port, so swore the crew. C. E. Gibbs Hansell. Forest E. Herlong, E. S. Hig- ing at the "Waterman Steamship PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St. don. Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Corporation office, 19 Rector SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. L. S. Johns, Donald L. Jamison, Grant Street, New York 6, N." Y. Men Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Johnson, Victor J. Jafforion, Val Jacobs, eligible for vacation money can James E. Johnson. SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon obtain it by writing to Waterman Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 VINCENT MURRAY EUGENIUSZ URBIANIAK WillUm H. Keller. J. M. Kinloch, G. Steamship Corporation, Mobile, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Get in touch with George H. Get in touch with Freddie C. Kave, Robert Kein, John Kavonian, Alabama. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Lamb, Queens County Court Stewart, Stewards Patrolman in J. Kleiner. Kane, George E.. Delbert Kennedy, Jim Keil. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 4 4 4 House, Long Island City, N. Y. New York. This is important. Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Ronald Lewellin. Mathew J. Love, FRANK Y. FREDERICKSON 4* 4* 4" HEADQUARTERS. . 51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. 4 4 4 George Richard Linford Ro.bert LamiEARL F. SPEAR HAnover 2-2784 nack, William W. Lamb, Jack Limison, Matbiasen Tanker Industries, JACK D. BURT Contact Sol L. Warren, New SECRETARY-TREASURER John Laills. Inc., has a vacation check ready Get in touch with : Louis TaPaul Hall York State Education Depart­ 'Dave Movelli, J. Muehleck, Jack Mc­ for you. Get in touch with the . DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION ment, 111 Broadway, New York bares. Seafarers International Carthy, Walter Marcus, James L. Mac- Matbiasen home office, Widener • Union, 51 Beaver Street, New shane, 1. W. MacKenzie, Arthur E. Lindsay Williams 6, N. Y. York 4, N. Y. Moulton, T.errel McRaney, Glenn Mc- Building, Chestnut Street, Phila-, ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 4" 4" 4" delphia, Pennsylvania. Carter, O. J. Morgan. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler 4 4 4 JOSEF BOCZOR Joseph Volpian The Firing Line iiliiiiMilMi SlU HULLS SIU, A&G District MONEY DUE PERSONALS EDWARD J.. HOOPER Get in touch with Mrs. Shirley Wessel, 25 South Street, New Get in touch with your wife York 4, N. Y. at 3240 Scott Street, San Fran­ HONOLULU 16 Merchant St The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ cisco, California. 4 4 4 . Phone 5-8777 farers International Union is available to all members who wish HARRY TOAL PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St 4 4 4 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjosrment of Beacon 4336 Contact C. F. Mayer, 210 Pearl CHARLES q. SMITH RICHMOND, Calif. 257 Bth St. Street Building, Buffalo 2, N. Y. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have ^ Phone 2599 Your aunt,. Mrs. Billie Odom, the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 4 4 4* SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. P.O. Box 107, keyes. California, SIU branch for this purpose. ANDERS THERICK Douglas 25475 wants you to write her. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE .ae Seneca St. Your sister, Mrs. Irene Hansen, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used ,to request the LOG, Main 0290 wishes to hear from you. Her WULMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 address: 1513 Seventh. Street, Terminal 4-3131 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. Minneapohs, Minn. 4 4 4 Gt. Lakes District PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION The men listed here have ED (Gzindstone) JOHNSON BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. packages in theNew Orleans Your old shipmate, John R. To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 Hall. Unless these packages are Tilley, wants you to write him. CHICAGO, III. 3261 East 82nd St. 1 would like the SEAFARERS LOG msUed to Phone: Essex 2410 You can reach him at 13 East either called or sent for before CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St Lafayette Street, Baltimore 2, June 15, 1948, they will be re­ address below: Main 0147 ^ Maryland. turned to senders: DETROIT 1038 Third St. M. A. Campbell, Paul J. Senior, 4 4 4 Name Cadillac 6857 W. F. Randall, W. W. Coleman, KEN LORING DULUTH .:...631 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 Get in touch with Mrs. Pat William H. Cao, Jimmy-Lauer, Street Address TOLEDO .615 Summit St. Lewis, 4256 So. Western Ave., Arthur Cairns, W. F. Randall, H. Garheld 2112 LiOs Angeles 37, Calif. She and P. Nielsen, F. R. Elliot, Charles State 3ill Jr. are very anxious to hear Greenwood, 6. D. Cummins, J. City Canadian District from you. W. Hornn (2), A. T. Nordahl, Signed MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Walter Marcus, Donald C. YeoVICTORIA. B.C 602 Boughton St. LAWREN& GORDON nian, J. M. , Martinez, W. W. • Empire 4531 Book No. Your mother is very anxious Bunker, Joseph P. Walsh, VANCOUVER, j 865 Hamilton St. Fletcher Mitchell. Paciac 7824 to hear from you. " SUP Notice To All SIU Members AnENTION % . .'v. iL. �Posed on the deck of the SS Midway Hills, Los Angeles Tankers, these' members of the crew have their picture taken. Left to right. Brother Kelly, "The Mascot," and Brother Fisher. "The Mascot" was not identified. Ivi^- Carrying the stuff that made Milwaukee famous. Seafarer Johnny Russo makes his way back to the ship after a shopping trip. The pictures on this page were taken on a trip to the Far East, and were sent in by Brother Frank W. Arndt, a crewmember. Above is a rare shot, showing the Bosun of the Midway Hills actually at work. Bosun Knowles is on the left and Deck Maintenance Hursey on the right. We call this a rare shot because the notes accompanying the pictures said exactly that. f''l t.. IM" • 'I? Glamorous Port Said was one port of call for the SS Midway Hills. Some members of the crew called it "Port Of Thieves," but others had a good time and were careful, so they didn't have too many complaints. From the pictures on this page it is obvious that the sun never sets on the members of the Seafarers International Union. SIU men roam all over the world, and some of them take pictures, but they are too bashful to send them into the LOG for publication. TJhe LOG is proud to print the work of Seafarers, and the Editor will return pictures after they are used. Remember to identify the pictures when mailing them to the LOG office. IS' II IS;;' jV:- Above is the good ship, the SS Midway Hills. This snapshot was taken in Guam. From here, the tanker set sail across the Pacific for the shores of the good old United States. At the upper right is a picture of the entrance to the Persian Gulf, and at the right is a shot of a fishing smack in the Yokohama harbor. Note that came with this pictui;e said that the fishing boat was unorganized, and that the men were willing to. bet that the crewmembers were not enjoying the food and conditions that prevailed on the Midway Hills. The pictures on this page are typical of the fine photography work done by members of the Seafarers International Union. The LOG is the membership's paper, and welcomes pictures and articles from the membership. Whether it's a story of an interesting incident in a foreign port, or pictures of a good trip, send them in to the LOG office, and then watch to see your work published. . j'„-, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource June 4, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 23 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU BRIEF ASKS FULL CS REPRESATATION GREEDY EMPOLYERS SNARL IN EMPLLOYMENT PAYMENTS THE OLD DAYS-AND THE NEW VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST THE DI GIORGIO STRIKERS DI GIORGIO STRIKES FACE GUNS, EVICTION CONVEVYOR BREAKDOWN HITS MOBILE; SHORESIDE CONTRACT SOON READY SHIPPINGG IN NEW YORK MAINTAINS GOOD PACE THE SIU CONTRCTED COMPANIES:P&O PORT BALTIMORE SEES NO BREAK IN SIGHT FIR ITS SLOW SHIPPING PHILEDELPHIA SPURTS,THEN FALLS NEW PHILLY HALL CENTER OF SIU ACTIVITY LEACOCK CREWMEN BACK DEFENSE FUND PLAN TO AID BROTHERS IN NEED SIU BRIEF ASKS FULL CS RESPRESENTATION THE OLD DAYS AND THE NEW GREEDY EMPLOYERS SNARL IDLE PAY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/04/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/aa56ae0b26aee9ff44b149d8c4764aa8.PDF 1ee4125db46eddd60de17588b48322d4 PDF Text Text ill Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 28. 1948 No. 22 SEAFARERS CONTESTS NLRR DECISION FOR PART-CERTIFICATION IN C S FLEET NEW YORK—In a ruling which shatters the precedent set last year in the Isthmian case, the National Labor Relations Board on May 24 certified the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL, as the bar­ gaining agent for the unlicensed personnel on only seven Cities Service tank­ ers. To counteract this move, which would deprive representation to the men on the eight ships acquired since the direction of election, and to the men on Seafarer Ralph Youtzy, on trial for manslaughter ij\ the SS Lone Jack, who were prevented from voting because the vessel did Georgetown, British Guiana, has been acquitted, the LOG learned by cable from Georgetown this week. Youtzy, not touch an American port during the entire course of the election, the together with Robert Boutwell, faced a bum manslaughter Union will file a Motion For Reconsideration of the Board's decision. The SIU will contend that the acquisition of ships after the voting charge in connection with the accidental death of a Shipmates' Testimony Helps To Win Acquital For Yontzy 1started does not affect the barGeorgetown launch captain last* gaining unit, will cite the case October. The captain fell from a CHECKING THE FINANCIAL RECORD of the Isthmian Steamship Com­ •li dock after an early morning pany, which acquired and got scuffle and was seen swimming rid of ships after the voting for shore. started in that fleet. Boutwell was acquitted in a When the Board rendered its first trial held early this year, decision in that case, the vessels but at that time the jury could in the fleet at the time the de­ riot agree on Youtzy, who was cision was handed down became forced to endure the ordeal of a part of the collective bargaining second trial. Boutwell returned unit. to Geoi-getown to testify in ONLY SEVEN Youtzy's behalf. Of the eight ships that were SEAFARERS TESTIFY in the CS fleet when the ballot­ Also present at both trials ing commenced, only the Coun­ were two loyal Seafarers, Frank sel Grove, French Creek, Logans Knight and Charles Robertson, Ford, Abiqua, Cantigny, Chiwawitnesses to the accident last wa, and Paoli are included in October, who could not let their the certification. Excluded is the Union Brothers down. Lone Jack. A substantial part of the ex­ Since then the company has penses of the trials was offset added the Archers Hope, Fort by donations by Youtzy and Hoskins, Royal Oak. Saleb Mar­ '>1 The Auditing Committee, elected by the m mbership as prescribed by the SIU Constitution, Boutwell's ship the SS itime, Winter HUl, Bents Ford^ M prepares the Quarterly Financial Report of the AStG District. Checking the figures are (left to T., J. Jackson, Alcoa, and by Bradford Island, and Government right) Tom Rodgers. Paul Parsons, Sam Luttrel (Chairman), Jack Turner and Charles Palmer. other SIU crews. Camp. The crews of these ships are also left out in the cold. Attorney Ben Sterling, who will file the Motion in the name of the Union, has stated that the ruling violates established prece­ The CIO ship's radio operators, communications personnel under CIO radio operators, stressing the marine division and elsewhere on dent and would injure all unions heavy communist infiltration in the waterfront in even greater if allowed to' stand. who left the American Com­ communist leadership. The ROU's opposition to the all departments of the American detail than did Douglass. munications Association in Feb­ merger was strongly supported dommunications A^ociation in­ HOUSE DIVIDED Apparently the MEBA conven­ ruary, were rebuffed in their by the Seafarers all along the cluding the ACA's marine divi­ tion delegates were as alert to "Take a case," he said, "in effort to affiliate with the Marine line. Seafarer sentiment in the sion. the danger as were the SIU and which a company hired 50 people Engineers Beneficial Association matter was similar to that ex­ Last December, Fred M. Howe, the ROU. At any rate, they suc­ after voting started. These peo­ when the merger was opposed by pressed by the ROU officials general secretary-treasufer of the cessfully blocked any further ple wouldn't be allowed to vote, Radio Officers Union, AFL, also moves toward a merger, and the but they would certainly be en^ 4he MEBA convention in Jack­ themselves. In a letter sent to the MEBA wrote Hogan, describing the result is that the CIO radio men titled to union representation if sonville last week. the workers who voted chose the New York Agent and published commie influence in the ACA are all alone. MEBA headquarters granted j in the LOG of January 2, 1948, union. The Board, and Cities Ser­ vice, is trying to make a house the CIO radio men a provisional SIU General Organizer Lindsey divided out of the situation be­ charter earlier this year. But Williams pointed out that, if the cause they feel that a house di­ when the subject came up at the CIO radio men were allowed to vided cannot stand." Jacksonville convention, dele-1enter the MEBA, friction between gates were quick to demonstrate | the SIU and the MEBA might Final certification of the SIU came after months of stalling on their hostility by deiiouncing the well result. CIO operators as a communist Brother Williams wrote that Because an SIU crew respected a member of the ILA, refused to the part of Cities Service. More dominated "fifth column." the SIU objected to the merger Longshoremen's picketline in take the ship, saying that she than a month ago the last CS This was exactly what officials "for the simple reason that. it Albany, N. Y. the Calmar was unsafe. Calmar put on a protest was overruled by the • -'S and members of the Radio Offi­ would place the MEBA into di­ Steamship Company has filed a noh-union "pilot, and when the Board, and since then notificar ship tied up at Albany, the ILA tion was held up by the backlog cers Union, AFL, had been point­ rect jurisdictional conflict with of work which has piled up on. charge of unfair labor practice an AFL union in the industry." threw a picketline around her. ing out since the merger was the Board as one result of the The SIU crew refused to cross against the Seafarers Interna­ In April, the Boston represen­ first proposed late last year. ROU Taft-Hartley law. the line and demanded to be paid tional Union through the Na­ spokesmen declared repeatedly tative of the ROU, Stephen E. The election was directed on off under mutual consent. This, tional Labor Relations Board. that the move by the CIO oper­ Douglass, wrote to Samuel J. October 20, 1947, and by Novem^ Calmar claims, constituted an The SS Masmar left Philadel­ ators was part of a plan to raid Hogan, MEBA president, outlin­ "unfair practice." phia for Albany. The river pilot, (Continued on Pag* 1£) the ROU and bring all ship's|ing the complete history of the MEBA Convention Rejects CIO Radio Operators SIU Charged With 'Unfair' Act For Respecting Longshore Line m �Page Two f It E S E A F AR E R S L6G Friday. May 28. 1348 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District If! Afiiliated with Ihe American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post OfTice in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. • I fi if 267 We Are Proud III r,y As evidence of what the $10.00 Building Assessment, recently passed by the membership, is going to mean to the Seafarers International Union, we proudly submit the new Hall, which was dedicated and opened in New Or­ leans this week. m fti: This new home for the Seafarers in the Crescent City is the first of many that will eventually stretch from Boston to Galveston and across the sea to San Juan. They will constitute homes away from home for SIU seamen, and will be bases from which to operate in the event of strikes. But even more than that, they are the symbols of the growth and strength of the SIU. Starting from humble beginnings, in cold and dilapidated Branch offices along the coast, the Union has moved forward to material gains in the forms of increased wages and improved conditions, and to more comfortable quarters in every port. Even so, the membership is not satisfied merely to rent buildings. In letters and by personal messages to the oflficials of the SIU, it made known its desires to own its own Halls, an,d to make those Halls outstanding. So the 1948 Agents Conference went on record in favor of a $10.00 Building Assessment. At the same time, a $10.00 Strike Assessment and two Shipping Rules changes were proposed. At the next regular Branch meetings, the member­ ship okayed the propositions, and the. Referendum ballot­ ing, recently completed, showed a better than ten-to-one majority for all four points. Some of the men questioned by the LOG reporter at the New Orleaos Hall during the party made the state­ ment that the $10.00 Strike Assessment represented the best investment they had ever made, and-the $10.00 Build­ ing Assessment was the next best. They know very well that a large strike fund best guarantee against shipowner arrogance. They also that buildings, owned and paid for, are soUd ance against the bad times that may lie ahead of all te is the know insur­ of us. It will be even more reassuring when we have suc­ ceeded, in spite of the housing shortag^, in gaining new Halls in all ports. That's what the membership wants, and that's what it voted for in the Referendum. 'tKI f"-->•' • •: Present at the gala celebration in New Orleans were officials and rank-and-filers from other unions. Even a quick glance at the festivities would have shown Long­ shoremen, Teamsters, Carpenters, and other trade union­ ists participating in the affair. It was fitting that those brother trade unionists should celebrate with the Seafarers. In every way possible the SIU has cooperated with and aided other honest unions in their legitimate pursuits. We have never been found wanting when our friends called on us for assistance. As a consequence, during the 1946 General Strike and the Isthmian Strike, our friends rallied to help us also. This Union is very proud of its new Hall in New Orleans. We look forward to the time when all ports will ' have the facilities which are now enjoyed by the men who sail out of N. O. And we are also very proud of the fact that our many friends, in and out of the trade union movement, came to our celebration, to enjoy with us the fruits of, the long and arduous struggle we have put up to better the standards of merchant seamen ever>npv'here. : v \ E. C. PHELPS J. HEWITT ' W. LARSEN L. J. GUICE C. F.ERRIGAN C. TAMBORELLA E. DUNLOP S. BURKE J. DeMARCO J. ODOM T. DAILEY S. LeBLANC A. MANG A. LOOPER These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, C. MASON Men Now In The Mmne Hospitab as reported by tile Port Agents. Tbeke Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writing to them. J. PACHECO GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. W. DAHLKE R. M. KYLE W. M. IVINS J. BLONGREN I. B. GRIERSON ARTHUR YORK BROWN C. NANGLE BLACK W. H. RHONE 'JIMMIE ROBERTS G. VECCHIO KELLY H. CORDES A. W. CORMAN P. SYRAX T. W. HOWARD M. F. MORRISON RENE CHERLET J. WALSH J. 4. MOBILE HOSPITAL JIMMIE S. COLEMAN J. B. McGUFFIN it 1 3^ A. C. McALPIN STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL L. H. THORP. GUS A. JANAVARIS TOBE BEAMS " ANTHONY SEAY JOHN L. O'ROURKE C. L. RITTER THOMAS HENDRIX P. LOPEZ L. V. MYREX E. WILISCH J. C. DANZEY J. GOKUON DONALD E. POOL P. FRANKMANIS" F. E. KARAS E. OLSEN D. M. MCDOWELL G. FINKLEA S. HEIDUCKI 4. 4. t. ' NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. V/. McNEELY. R. BUNCH A. JENSBY J. DENNIS J. L. ROBERTS E. J. VOREL G.-R. MITCHELL E. IBARRA F. NERING E. E. GROSS T. J. KURKI • C- GREEN P. R. W.AGNER J. KENNAIR J. QUIMERA "j. R. TUNNELL w. J. WOLFE >„ R. J. CHASE J. OVERTON D. SCHOENROCK:'"^^'-'^:-; SEPT ,D, HcnutiNKuijtv _ ^ . H. CHRISTENSEN ; * - • • • •' -Kf-i - •" ' 'i. '! *, ..J..- .4,* 1 f.-. [» r-'k^ - •• • ' '' t, i. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. J. O'NEILL EDWARD HANSEN J. G. HONRA T. S. JOHNSON PAUL R. SHUR Cr J. CARAVONA C. FOWLER C. PETER MAENI MICHAEL BAAL M. F. COBBLER LEONARD .SPIVEY W. J. ROSS ALFRED J. KAKOWSKI RALPH S. MILLER WILLIAM N. KENNEDY M. J. LUCAS R. N. FILLOON C. B. VIKEN G. T. FRESHWATER T. THONEN S. COPE B. WAITS P. THESDOR C. V P \WS G. B. GILLISPIE 4. it. 4. SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAI, ERLING MELIE J. HODO W.WATSON ; ' E. H. C. POE JOSEPH A. RINHEED C. SMITH . D. GELINAS • :' E. B. ANDERSON . R. J. WISEMAN A. SMITH '•• 'r V �T B B SEAF ARERS LOG Friday, Mtiy 28, 1948 Page Three Mobile Shipping Holds Steady; Port Awaiting Passenger Ships By CAL TANNER MOBILE — Shipping in this port has maintained its steady pace although it is still a little slow. We have far too many men on the beach to permit us to say that shipping is.good. During the past week there were five payoffs, five sign-ons and four ships in transit. The payoffs were smooth with a single exception, the Alcoa Pio­ neer, which was completely •fouled up and now is in the pro­ cess of being cleared up. The Pioneer had been down in the bauxite country which may ex­ plain her condition. Another Alcoa, the Mooring Hitch, also came in from the Islands, however, and paid off clean. She had a Stewards Department. .?• •j top-flight FAIR PROSPECTS Port Savannah Expects Boost When Ships Join Gypsum Run The Yaka, a Waterman, paid off in Gi^lfport and reshipped for Germany. The James Duncan, another Waterman, had a small Every member making a overtime beef to be squared be­ donation to the Union for fore she headed for the boneany purpose should receive By CHARLES STARLING yard. A third Waterman, the an official receipt bearing Monarch of the Seas, arrived the amount of the contribu­ SAVANNAH — Another week vessels away from the boneyard, ^ from Puerto Rico and went out tion and the purpose for or two of slow shipping is prom- we should be able to place.' again on the same run. «rhich it was made. ised in this port, but after that ships men who have.If a Union official to whom The prospects for the week been sweating it out on the we are almost definitely assured contribution is given does coming up are quite fair. There beach here for some time. of an upswing. Promise is that not make out a receipt for are six Watermans and Alcoas Here is a matter that I think South Atlantic will have about the membership should take up", the money, the matter should due to payoff and sign right on two ships a week in here on the immediately be referred to again, and we expect to ship and make an attempt to stop:. gypsum run. Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ some replacements to the vessels When men have beefs at the surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street. due in transit. These ships, coupled with the payoff and the Patrolman gets New York 4. N.*Y, other regulars hitting this port, them okayed to be paid after the The Mobile branch is anxiously • In advising the Secretaryshould make shipping from this payoff, then the least the men • waiting for the Alcoa passenger Treasurer of such transac­ port a not-too-difficult feat. ships to start paying off here ifi can do is to stay on the ship tions. members should state July. A lot of Mobilians are At the moment we have three long enough to get their money. the name oif the official and ships due in for payoffs. All three figuring to homestead those ves­ STICK AROUND the port where the money sels. After all, each one will are scheduled to recrew and sail was tendered. payoff every 17 days, and will be right away. By keeping these If they don't stay aboard, this in port a couple of days before is what happens: When a beef has been okayed By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ going out again. We also expect to have a few Reefers and Stew­ to be paid, we give the record BALTIMORE—^There was one ards Department men with pas­ to the company's paymaster or By SALVADOR COLLS thing that a certain rrtember of senger ship experience heading port captain, so he can make up the crew of the SS John Mosby, this way about July 1. SAN JUAN — The meetings buy four ships. These ships, if the time. The' men who stay Isthmian, found out when the which have been in progress for.bought, will carry Puerto Rican aboard and wait for their money WORK ASHORE ship paid off—don't tamper with several weeks between the ILA'products to Central and South will get theirs made up first. the cargo—especially if it's mon­ Last week the shoregang jobs ;^nd UTM down here are finally America. The Brothers who rushed keys. we have been working on helped bearing fruit. It looks like unity While it is still a rumor, the ashore without waiting for their When the Mosby returned to the membership here a bit. We between the two groups has members here are keeping their dough wUl probably be broke in the States from the Far East, the shipped 130 men to the shore- been achieved and will become fingers crossed in hopes it ma­ a week and then come to the boys wanted some fun. About gang on jobs ranging from four a reality soon. terializes. The run sounds good Hall saying, "Do you remember three o'clock in the morning this hours to four days, and the extra Union of these two groups will to the boys who like the climate that beef we had on the so-and- . man decided that it would be a dough came in mighty handy. We bring peace to the Puerto Rican down in these parts. so? WeU, what happened?" lot of fun to let 'loose 40 monkeys are working up a contract for waterfront. The end of the many We shipped one man out this Of course, no Patrolman can the ship had brought from Indi^, this shoregang work, which disputes between these two long­ week in a most imorthodox man­ remember ^very beef he has If it_was fun it came high, for should be ready for signatures in shore unions will insure the un­ ner. The SS Sparmiano, Ameri­ handled, and so he has to look it loading and loading of the Is­ can yacht on its way to Brazil up. It usually means he is tied the man had to pay for the mon- the near future. The main topic of interest land vessels without any troub­ through the West Indies, hit this up for several hours, searching keps when the ship paid off here. Moreover, this kind of shenani­ around here right now is tlie new le and will mean no more run­ port. The chief cook had suffer­ the records and calling the com­ gans is not only expensive for hall in New Orleans. Some of ning to SIU ships as they hit ed an accident and was put in pany for another okay on the the man who performs, but it the Brothers rode over for the port to tell them whether or the hospital here. beef. gives the Union a black eye. It's opening, and every one is proud not the ship will be worked. If a Patrolman gets three or The yacht's Skipper asked us The Maritime Workei-s Union to furnish him with a replace­ four t)f these beefs a week, we that the Seafarers are to have bad stuff all around. With that off our chest, we can a building fund with which to (Union Dos Trabajadores Mari- ment, so we sent chief cook- won't be able to do much else timos) is an AFL union, separate Steward Leonico Calderon aboard other than retrace once-settled get around to the shipping situa­ purchase our own halls. and apart from the AFL-ILA. with the understanding that he beefs for lax members. tion which, we are happy to say, There are plenty of oldtimers took a turn for the better this on the beach here right now. When the two groups unite they will be paid $325 a month plus Another thing, if the company past week. It didn't boom or Among them you can find M. will work under the banner of plane transportation back to does not have an office in the anything like that. It simply Hynes, W. T. Hardman, C, the ILA. Puerto Rico. payoff port, then the Seafarer : HOT RUMOR was a little better. It's a good deal for Brother due money has to write to the Grevier, J. Beam, W. T. Noel, L. What may be a boo'st for Sea­ Calderon, who will now enjoy a main office and give all the de­ P. Rynes, G. Lawrence, M. Reed, SIX AND SIX Sometimes it takes a J. Thornton, H. Durant, K. farers on the Island is the ru­ leiEurel3' cruise of St. Thomas, tails, Six ships paid off. Two of Brown, C. Perkins, J. Foster and mor that the Puerjto Rico Indus­ Port Au-Prince, Port-Of-Spain couple of weeks before the trial Organization is preparing to and Belize, Brazil. money comes through. them including the Mosby were L. Joyner. So, Brothers, if you payoff and Isthmians, two were Robins, one have a beef, and it is okayed at was an Ore vessel and one was be paid on the ship, stick around a Bull ship. All the payoffs were and collect your dough. It will pretty fairly clean with only save you money and time. the monkey deal to give us any must be reported to the depart­ spite of it all, time and money By KEITH ALSOP real headache. ment head within 72 hours. We are still lost. GALVESTON—Everybody gets publicized the fact in the SEA­ We also signed on six ships in­ MAY BE LESSON cluding a tanker. But there still tired of hearing lectures on what FARERS LOG, the delegates on The loss of this beef will serve are too many men on the Balti­ to do and what not to do aboard most ships have hammered the as a lesson to the Jackson crew. more beach. So keep away from ship and, too, nobody likes to fact into the heads of the crew The SEAFARERS LOG is Chances are that they will get hear "I told you so." But when this port unless you have enough the membership's paper; ii at every opportunity, . but in their overtime in on time from of the old cabbage to hold you it comes to SIU men losing cold is a medium for the expres­ now on—here's hoping it will cash, I think it's time for a sion and airing of your ideiis, for a while. also serve as a lesson to other If you are an alien you will heart-to-heart talk. suggestions, beefs, etc. The Seafarers. Last week the James Jackson, have an especially tough time LOG urges all Brothers to Other than this beef, the Jack­ getting a ship. The law says Waterman, popped up with 170 submit material for publica­ To insure payment, all son paid off clean in all depart­ that only 25 percent of the crew hours of disputed time for offi­ tion. claims for overtime must be ments. Other ships equally as can be aliens, and that is how cers working on deck. The num­ Occasionally, however, we turned in to the heads of de­ clean were the Joseph Teal, Wa­ ber of hours involved totalled it goes. receive a complaint saying partments no later than 72 terman; Coyote Hills, Pacific If you are an alien and throw up to quite a bundle of cabbage, that a beef we have printed hours following the comple­ Tankers; and Sanford B. Dole, in for a job, find out how many and we went down to the ship is a personal one and with­ tion of the overtime work. Mar-Trade. aliens have been sent to the ship to settle the beef in short order. out basis in fact. Thanks to the immediate signAs soon as the penalty However, We didn't settle the before you take it. When you To avoid recurrence of ons of the Jackson and Teal, work is done, a rectrd should beef in favor of the crew and no are sent back you only make such situations in the LOG shipping is out of the doldrums. be given to the Department things tougher for everybody, in­ one collected any money in the whenever possible, criticisms We also put a few men aboard head, and one copy* held by beef. Reason: the deck men had cluding yourself. ^ of individuals should be sign­ in-transit ships as replacements. the man doing the job. We had one of the Cuba Dis­ not reported the disputed hours ed by the ship's delegates On the organizing front we tilling Company's tankers in. She within 72 hours of the time the In addition the depart­ and/or as many of the crew- \ contacted the Salem Maritime, was the Carrabulle,' and we hit work was done, as required by mental delegates . should members as are interested. Cities Service, in at Texas City. her hard as soon as she arrived. the agreement. check on all overtime sheets This would eliminate any The Organizer reports the men It was a tough beef to lose, Things are quiet in this city 72 hours before the ship possibility of the beefs be­ solid for the SIU and turned these days. There is nothing but the company was right. We makes port. over to him a good number of ing regarded as personal. much going on in labor except signed a contract stipulating that pledge cards. overtime work done or claimed for routine activities, ; ^ Get A Receipt ^ /;! • Monkeyshines Cost Prankster Mucho Bananas PR Longshoremen Near Merger Loss Of 170 Hours Overtime A Tough Lesson SUGGESTION On Overtime m ii �w: •rt'feT H E S E A F A M JE R S Finally Gets Week , For A Change LOG iPriday* May 28. 1848 AS BIG AS AN ELEBHANT By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER PHILADELPHIA — Shipping shipping is concerned. This cer­ has been excellent this past tainly has been feast week, and -week and the change was wel­ we sure hope things stay like this. come after a lean period. life We paid off the SS Charles We had one. performing Stew­ Nordhoff, an Alcoa ship which ard on one of the ships paying had only a handful of minor off. We pulled him off and told "beefs. We squared her away him to come to the Hall to get his book. So far he hasn't without any trouble. showed up. He can't care a lot Equally clean was the payoff for his Union book. of the SS F. Marion Crawford, a Gashounds and performers-can Waterman vessel. The nice thing was that both the Nordhoff and expect damned little sympathy the Crawford took on nearly at the Hall or on the ships in Philadelphia. Our advice to such complete new crews. characters is stay away. The We also paid off and placed a alert membership we have won't few men aboard an SUP ship, the SS Oshkosh, which loaded tolerate these foul-ups. coal for Japan. Another payoff was on the SS Angelina, Bull Line. There were a few overtime beefs aboard her Send in the minutes of which we fixed up to everybody's your ship's meeting to the satisfaction. We sent a full crew to the SS New York Hall. Only in that Cornell, a T-3 tanker belonging way can the membership act to the Hilcone Steamship Com­ on your recommendations, pany. This is an SUP company, and then the minutes can be and is an easy one to do busi­ printed in the LOG for the ness with if this sign-on is typi­ benefit of all other SIU crews. cal. Hold those shipboard meet­ FREE BUS RIDE ings regularly, and send That is literally just what this baby is: an elephant. This is. a picture of the. elephant, part of the Wilson Circus, being loaded on the SS Wild Ranger, a Waterman ship, in New Orleans. The company sent a bus to those minutes in as soon as The Seafarers' crew is going to deliver. this over-grown baby, and ^several, more like him. to the SIU hall here and took the possible. That's the SIU way! Puerto Rico where the Wilson Circus will show at several engagements on the island. entire crew to Paulsboro, New Jersey, across the Delaware riv­ er where the ship was tied up. There is a 100 percent SIU crew aboard the SS New Lon­ don, another tanker. This ship By JOE ALGINA. of course, but he can at least be protecting yourself when you fol­ The Union is now the watch­ was once the property of Pacific returned to the States. low the rules. dog of the crew's welfare and is Tankers and has been sold to NEW YORK — A shift in the Among this week's sign-ons in Before a House Labor sub­ something that was sorely needed wind brought an end to slow New York this week was one committee this week; a • former to put an end to the wild and in­ shipping in this port and there aboard the Robin Line's sleek, Mate of the Montebello Hills discriminate ravings and, iMngs are jobs a-plenty this week, espe­ new Robin Kettering. She joins made the statement that the SIU of officers who. thought they cially for rated men. the company's vessels making the and SUP had -"blacklisted" him, could; play the. parts of tyrants With business booming, and South African run and very making it tough for him to get forever. rated men at a premium, the likely will operate on a threeUNION JOB Port of New York resorted to month schedule. its customary practice and noti­ The port's humming activity And the House Labor sub­ . another company. We'll let the fied all outports of the favorable has the Patrolmen mighty busy committee that, heard his testi­ organizers report on signing the shift in shipping. paying off,' signing on and visit­ mony should bear in mind that company, but our boys are mak­ This is done so that other ports ing ships. None'is complaining, the Union, is just as interested in ing plenty of dough aboard her having an abundance of men on howeverthat's the way they reliable, and competent crews as right now cleaning tanks and the beach can ease their respec­ like shipping to be. anyone else. It is a matter of; what not. tive shipping problems. REMINDER firm policy with the Union and , There are a lot of ships hitting There's a point worth mention­ the membership to remove an Jobs were so plentiful this liere in transit with the usual ing as a reminder to. all hands unlicensed man from a crew if, run of moans and groans that week that. even in the hard-in all ports? "When men payoff he is a foul-up. pressed Stewards Department generally are easy enough to ships in any port where the SIU Just as officers can no longer men were moving out at a fairly square to everybody's satisfac­ is involved in, a strike,: they browbeat seamen as they did in fast. clip. Unfortunately, there's tion. should go up to the Hall im-^ the old days, the men sailing to­ employment. The situation arose no way of telling just how long It's always a feast or a famine mediately and. .see the grievance day will not tolerate gashounds as. a result, of. his., firing. a crew­ this good shipping will last. here in Philadelphia, so far as committee before going to an­ man in Corpus Christi. and performers in .their ranks. CLEAN PAYOFFS other port. , They are becoming more and . It^hould be pointed out to this This is a procedure that has Mate and to others like,him that more responsible and conscien­ Payoffs, too, were good in this port during the past week. All been in effect for many years the days are gone when they can tious in fulfilling their shipboard . ships that paid off were squared and it should be followed to abuse and shove the crew around duties. And it is Union seamen . who have brought this about.. away satisfactorily, practically all avoid complications later. You're whenever they feel like it. of them coming in ship-shape, except for minor beefs. Isthmian had three scows among those paying off. They were the Steel Willie Elmer Maples, wellDesigner, Steel Flyer and the ' By STEVE CARDULLO known Seafarer in the Gulf, was tanker from- SS John H. Marion many A&G men out here in re­ Anniston City. killed in an automobile accident to SS Deepwater. Subsequent cent weeks that it has looked The Waterman Steamship Cor­ SAN FRANGISCG—We've had tankers jyill have other "water" like East Coast "old home week." outside Mobile early last week, poration's SS Beauregard - also quite a rush of business on this names. the LOG has been informed. Certainly if you are a rated man No details of the accident were was in the procession of clean coast with payoffs and sign-ons and want to ship you will do BRIGHT REPORT as far south as Wilmington. given in the report sent in by payoffs. all right on the West Coast, Although the SS Robin Don- Down in Wilmington we had We did-a lot of other business We have a new company that the Mobile Branch. Brother Maples, who made his caster likewise made a clean pay­ a port payoff and a foreign ar­ in Willhington, handling a pay­ will be crewing up some ships home in Crichton, Alabama, a off, a situation on that vessel was ticles sign-on for the first ship off or two as well as covering out here soon because of a new suburb of Mobile, had been a revealed as rather high-handed. of the newly contracted U.S. Wa­ some ships in transit. The vol­ contract signed back east. We member of the Seafarers Inter- If a man contracted a venereal terways Corporation. All beefs ume of this activity down that have SIU guards on the outfit's : national Union since July, 1946, disease, the Old Man threatened were ironed out to the satisfac­ way is reflected in this port's ships right now. There is nothing financial report. to pay him off in a foreign coun­ tion of the crew. . when he joined in Boston. like having a vessel SIU all the Headquarters records list his try. Unless the case is a severe We had our greatest difficulty The financial report is also way including guards and the next of kin as his mother, Mrs. one, this is certainly not the in­ supplying the top men for the brightened by the activity right Purser. •Rebecca Maples, 356 Fredonie telligent way to handle the mat­ Stewards Department and were here behind the Golden Gate. After we obtained a safe for Street, Mobile. Brother Maples ter. Such -threats only an in­ forced to call them down from Shipping for rated men has con­ the office here we promptly mis­ iield permit number P3-6825 and vitation for the men to hide the San Francisco. However, we ex­ tinued to be excellent on this laid the combination. We had to pect to have no trouble manning coast. The A&G men who have call in the safe company to open affliction. sailed as OS. the rest of the ships this com­ paid off in these ports in the it. We just, couldn't find • A man infected with one of the At the regular branch meet­ the pany plans to operate. minor varieties of the disease last few weeks can vouch for sandpaper to rub down our fin- ., ing held in Mobile on May 19, gertips to the required degree the menibershiiT .voted to send need not be left high and dry Incidentally, Waterways will that. overseas. He should be isolated. change the name of this first Fact is, there have been so of sensitivity. •a floral wreath to his funeral7 Send Those Minutes Change h New York Shh Willie Maples Dies In Mobile Auto Crack-Up Abundimee Of Jobs Shipping Is Still Good In San Francisco �Friday. May 28, 1848 T nE SE AF ARE RS LOG Page Fire NEW ORLEANS—^Last week the Seafarers: International Union mark­ ed an important point in its growth w^hen a new Hall was dedicated in the port of New Orleans. The new spacious home, at 523 Bienville Stieet, takes the place of the inadequate quarters at 339 Chartres Street. A celebration to mark the event took place at the new Hall on May 19, after the regular Branch meeting, which adjourned at 9 P.M. On hand to hrfp the Seafarers celebrate were many friends including top trade union officials. Among thosj present were Steve Quarles, President of the New Orleans Central •Trades and Labor Council; D. O. leans Mayor Morrison; Michael Spears, President N. O. Metal J. Cousins, Irish Consul; E. Trades Council and Business "Pat" Haliigan, Louisiana State Agent, Ship Carpenters' Local Department of Labor, and mem­ 584; A1 Chittenden, President of ber of the N. O. Allied Print­ ILA Local 1418; Manny Moore, ing Trades; and Manuel Francis, Business Agent for the N. O. of the Louisiana State Fire De­ Teamsters, James Dempsey, For­ partment's Office. W. L. Donnels, or "Uncle Bill," mer President of the N. O. Trades and Labor Council and as he is known to tr^sde unionists now Constable for Orleans Par­ in the South, acted as Master of ish; and A .A. Denton, Interna­ Ceremonies, and did an outstand­ Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall (above) tells more than tional Representative, Building ing job of introducing the guests. Brother Donnels is editor of The six hundred Seafarers, gathered for the regular New Orleans Service Employees. Federationist. Branch membership meeting on May 19, that "Our Union is DISTINGUISHED GUESTS The new building, v/hich cost in the very best condition of its entire history." At Hall's left Also among the distinguished the Union $65,0"00.00, is three is"'Recorder Buck Stephens, and at the right is Warren Wyman, guests were Reverend Thomas A. stories high and measures ap­ Reading Clerk. Hall attributed the growth of the SIU to the MeDonough, Catholic . Seamen's proximately 125'x80'. The first fact that the membership is always interested in the fight Bethel; Frank Ellis, attorney; E. floor will not be occupied by the L. Carroway, aide to New Or- SIU, but will be rented out to for a bigger and stronger Union. help defray the expenses of the Branch. The second floor will be used for dispatching members to ships and jobs in port, and the third floor has been turned into a fine recreation room, with offices for the Patrolmen and the Agent. STRIKE KITCHEN A feature of the second deck is the strike kitchen, which can be put into use within four hours and is large enough to feed three thousand men daily. In addition, there is a connect­ ing building, also owned by the SIU, measuring 60'x30', which is being renovated so that it can be readily available in case of strikes. Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, addressed the membership meet­ ing, and reported that "the state of the Union is good. While many trade unions are finding it Intoning solemnly Miaf they will "Be faithful to the Union," the above Seafarezs are ob­ hard even to ^ist, the Seafarers ligated by the Chaimian of :the mating. The Chairman's statement, "If your efforts in the is moving ahead at a faster clip future as full bookmendierr are as-good- as <the-riitldn8 of t^^ men who preceded-you into the than ever before." Following the meeting, the recUnion, the SIU will eoaiinue?':!© grow," was Sppmved by ;aU hands. Father MacDonough, wellknown to waterfront men through his connection with, the New Orleans Catholic Maritime Club, helped make the opening a success by his presence. The good Father is known as a "right guy." reation hall was cleared for dancing. Refreshments, consist­ ing of cold beer and hot dogs, were served on the second deck. • Dancing was to the music of Tony Almerico and his orchestra. Many bouquets of flowers were in evidence around the building; features of good wishes from the many friends of the Seafarers in the Crescent City. For a full picture story of the building and the party, turn the page. The next six pages of this issue are devoted to a special feature, "THE LOG ATTENDS A PARTY AT THE NEW SEA­ FARERS HALL." mvM '^t MBW NEW ORLEANS—So great has been the growth of New Orleans as a port that the West Coast is hungrily eyeing the cargoes piled high for shipment aboard. West Coast ports want some of those cargoes. More expressly, they want some of them ^ack, for New Orleans in recent 5%ars has grabbed a vast amount of business that used 'to be done through \West Coast outlets. "The main reasons for this de­ velopment have been New Orlean's promotional zeal and the greater efficiency of New Or­ leans' waterfront. In an undisguised effort to re­ gain some of the lost business, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle maritime interests have formed an inter­ city committee which will try to • obtain some of the advantages (Coitimted (m Fage 12) Pictured above is a partial view of -the membership 'attend­ ing the regular meeting which -was held before the celebration which marked the opening of the Seafarers new home in New Grleans. All the affairs of the Union were handled before the ; v! <.men adjourned to tackle the refreshments and dancing thai : went with the dedication of the new Hall. �THE SEA^^RER SLOG I FtidtLY. May 21. 1949 Oldtimer Louis Fusilier examines the galley -and wonders whether it will ever be in good enough shape to use as a strike kitchen. This was before the work started. Now we want to publicize the news that the galley is ready for action. It can be put into use within four hours, and is large enough to feed three thouswd men daily. ~ It took hard work to get the new Hall in ship-shape condition. Starting with the filthy and dilapidated interior (above) and handicapped by a fire which further messed up things, within a few months SIU men, working under the supervision of Frenchy Michelet, made the changes and improvements which appetur below. ii J• •'• •-'.' .'' V . m- v. h ^. m Here are some pictures of the work in progress. Shown above are Frenchy Michelet, applying putty to a window frame; Blackie Landry, standing by with a finished frame; and Louie O'Leary, iQdustriously plying his hammer. The fire damage was quickly cleared away, and then the job of renovating the Third Deck was gotten under way. Insurance paid for the damage and, with willing hcuids to do the work, the wrecked structure soon became first class. Compare this scene with the ones above before the Hall was readied for occupancy. Now all members can be accommodated at meetings, instead of only half those attending. Not another union hall in the South can compare with the Seafarers Hall in New Orlea The recreation r.oom-to-be gets a face-lifting. Above, Vic Triano, Lenny Brown, Louis O'Leary, Danny Marine, and Red Lucas hang,, celotex on the ceiling of the Third Deck as Frenchy Michelet supervises the job. Now see what the place looks like. Bright clean walls, a smooth deck, and plenty of comfortable chairs for everyone. In addition, there are recreational > facilities to please all the members, and tables on which..to write letters home' and to the LOG. tea-. �Page Seven T MB SE AF AR ERIS LOG Friday, May 28, 194ff •y-T'r/i "'' V i' ^ iiil;SiiiiSiiiPi4rs 'W /// lj,'/(l/// ''', '' ; ^liipa • ,rV \ //zptyv /vi 1 * \\\^^ W. D. PURDY: I have been in all the Sea­ farers Halls, and I believe this to be the nicest by far. This new home, to me, represents just what the SIXJ stands for in all of its affairs—Progress! The as­ sessments we paid to make this possible were really worth it. We can be rightfully proud of the new layoiit, and the member­ ship here certainly is. V/e look forward to new Halls in more ports soon. TONY PISANI: Boy! Am I glad I voted for that Building Assessment. This Hall is a beautiful thing, and I only hope that soon we will have One in every .port. Our Union is really going places. If a guy doesn't think so, all he has to do is look around. We have new companies, the best con­ tracts on the waterfront, new Halls, and the finest Union in the world. That adds up to some­ thing in my hook. JACK MCCARTHY: For over twenty-five years I've beep going to sea, and I never thought I would see the day when seamen anywhere would have a Hall like this one. From rat-traps we have advanced to comfortable buildings, and from lousy wages a.nd conditions to decent wages and conditions. The phony shipowners should realize by now that the Seafarers International Union is here to stay. m stij -ir- I BILL FREDERICKS: Yessir, Brother, we've come a long way since we shipped from that rat-hole on Julia. Street, back in the lean and hungry days. I was around when Jhe first books were being issued, and if somebody had told me then that we would some day own our buildings, why, I'd have told him to go get his head ex­ amined. Now look at usi Now I won't be satisfied until we have new Halls in all ports. " "" LOUIS PAYNE: Some few guys complained about the Building Assessment while the voting was going on. Well. I'd like to'see their faces today as we dedicate our new Hall. I think even they' would realize that this is something for the.entire membership, and will serve us in good stead for many years to come. This party tonight is a good way to start the ball rolling, ^ith all our friends here. MELVIN BUMGARDNER; I guess I'm typical of the younger Seafarers members, and I think the new Hall and the party are real deals. This place is the finest Union home' I have ever been in, and it is really a mark for other unions to shoot at. It gives a man a feeling of security to know that in a beef he. has a nice place he can go to, and it's also good for men ^n the beach between ships. JIMMY SWANK: You can tell by this new Hall that one of the best things our membership did was to pass the $10.00 Building Assessment. I have been in the SIU a - long time, except for four years in the Army, mostly ih the ETO, and a lot of guys I met in the Army would be surprised to see just what a good Union like ours does for its membership. The next move is to get Halls ir ' . Bri BLACKIE BANKSTON: When we started this Organi­ zation ten years ago.' who in the hell had any idea .that we would grow to be the great outfit we are today. I've been in most of the SIU beefs, and most of the time it was a matter of getting the best hold and hanging on. Now we are strong, and other unions look tp us for leadership and help. We've kept plugging, while other unions asked for handouts....xxv-.'..F -'Ff.:.-. JOHN McDAVITT: This new Hall marks an im­ portant point in the develop­ ment of the SIU. We must con­ tinue in the same manner. To me, it shows more than any­ thing else what internal har­ mony can mean to a Union. We're stronger now than we ever were, and we are prepared for anything. Just think, this fine new Hall that we have here in New Orleans was psdd for by members from ^oston to Texas. ARTHUR BUCKNER: The second best investment the membership of this Union ever made was in passing the Building Assessment. The best one was passing Ihe $10.00 Strike Assessment. When I look around at this Hall, I think of the hard struggle that was made in the past by the membership, and 1 realize that we have all got to continue the fight that the real oldtimers started for our rights. x; CHARLES DOWLlNG: This Hall is another sign to me that, we have the best ' ad­ ministered and best ruil Union in the world. When I see such things I hope and pray to live long enough to see the whole waterfront SIU. The conditions and wages we have been able to achieve, in the short period of bur exiistence, show that all sea­ men need a strong Union like the SIU to help them fight for :;aftah^:;,righfs.; L. E. WESSELS: The Hall is the finest rig in the country. Like Bill Fredericks, I was around wheii the SIU wore swaddling clothes. Those were tough times, but when the going was rough we never lost our faith in the seamen's movement. We all pitched in and worked, and left the cry-baby stuff to other guys. So, in the long run, we have the wages, conditions, and Halls. What have they got? iiilillillllB i• 'J ''if �Pagw Hghl TBE SEAFARERS LOG nrida7' Mar 28. 194r itin- Hiis Seafarer and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dunlap. sit one out, but seem to be getting quite a kick out of the jitterbugging taking place on the dance floor. Like the others who were present at the affair, they were greatly impressed by the new Hall, and thoroughly pleased with the house warming. Brother Dunlap remembers the old Hall, and how crowded and uncomfortable it was. Thai's why he wants good Halls in all SIU Branches. Moon Koons, the Seafarers' Bing Crosby, provided entertainment with his singing of 'Tor The Pretty People." While in the middle of a dance number. Moon got the urge to give out and so he^ look a turn at the microphone. The crowd around Brother Koons is trying to get pointers on his singing style. "HaiL haiL the gang's all here" is the theme song of these happy Seafarers and their guests as they make merry on the dance floor. Some observers said that it was the gayest party New Orleans had ever witnessed, and that goes for the famous Mardi Gras. Well, that could ^e a slight exaggeration; but there was no doubt that it was the finest affair ever staged by any trade union in New Orleans, or in the entire South for thad matter. There wasn't a single in­ cident to mar the festivities. It wasn't exactly a quiet party; but it certainly was orderly and well-conducted. On the right, Joe and Mrs. Martello and Warren and MrS^4 Wyman pose for the LOG cameraman, while answering the LOG reporter's question. When asked, "Are you all hav­ ing a good time," they an­ swered, "Are you kidding!" The ladies were on the Sea­ farers Wives Entertainment Committee. �r Friday, May 28, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page mM ' n&u ML lli '• . • 5 • Rug cutting, without overtime being askei for or paid, was the order of the day until 1 A.M. when the party broke up. Since the dancing started at 9 P.M., it was a tired but happy band of Seafarers and guests who went home to rest up for the next day's work. Well, as they themselves stated as they left the new Hall, "It was a wonderful time, and we wouldn't have missed it for anything." From all guests the reaction was the same. They all said that the SIU has a record for doing things the right way—from militant action on the point of pro­ duction to going to the aid of brother trade unionists to throwing a bang-up party. That's the kind of record that can only b'e won the hard way, and the Seafarers has earned its position of leadership on the American labor scene by adherence to honest trade union principles. The new Hall is another evidence of that leadership. The three people pictured above were in such a hurry to get on the dance floor that they didn't even stop to give their names to the LOG re­ porter. It's not hard to figure that, since they were so eager to dance, they were certainly having a fine time. X i X Only the best was in stock for the Seafarers and their guests on opening night, and that went for music, as well as beer and hot dogs. On the left is the group that furnished the jive. Tony Almerico and his Band are known as the best dance orchestra in N.O., as so they were there with the hot licks and the soft, dreamy stuff on May 19. XXX Maybe the reason Blackie Clark (right) looks so sad is that he was a member of the Masters - at - Arms Committee and so couldn't drink as many cold beers as the rest of the guests. Well, even Blackie ad­ mitted that there wasn't any work for him that night. It vras an SIU party with NO. baefs. J �Friday. May 28. 1948 "One on the house." says bartender Jean Randall, pro­ prietress of a New Orleans rooming house, and a long­ time friend of the SIU. The crew, under Jean's direction, put out more than 4.000 "cold ones." Sitting it out, and with good reason, too, are (left to right) Mrs. Bill Mitchell. Bill Mitchell and Charles Kalmbach. Their idea of the party?—^"A won­ derful affair—we should have them more often." Perhaps they have a good idea. m Shown above, in the usual order are Seafarers Jack Camp­ bell. Herman Troxclair. and Trussell Beatrous. They were slopped by the LOG photographer on their way to watch the dancing after drinking a cool beer. Were the drinks go.od? Just :'look at those Aappy -grins.--• ^ in a quU»t comer, a group of the: �;- VMmr. Mar 19M THE S E A P A K E E S ' d tfl Page Elereo I. O C : ^ ' mm'-- •. ' "I • • ' ' •''Wx& mmi ' '" 'J ^ ^ 'J ''' r i Enjoying the beer in the above picture (left to right) are Herbert J. Spencer, of the local Carpenter's Union; his wife, Haxel Spencer, who is the secretary of the New Orleans SIU Branch; Phillip Monssen, N. O. SUP Agent; Fox Stovall. proprietor of a local ginmill; and Rocky Benson, a Seafarer who is waiting to ship out. 1,1IM i, » J. 4 • The Longshoremen were there in full force. Left to right, ILA officials Paul Lan< zetli, John Regan, and A1 Chittenden. Chittenden had this to say about the Seafar­ ers new home and the party: "This is well in keeping with the SIU's past record. They believe in doing everything first class." Pictures of other officials of othsr unions pres­ ent also appear on this page. \ < : I9 piili lilii - - piiiillil .* ^ I * -I k . i Viewing the Hall and the dancing, while standing among the flowers sent by many wellwishers of the Seafarers, are Dora Stephens, Martha Bankston, Gloria Bankston, Ruth CreeL and Mrs. Maude Saunders. Mrs. Saunders has he distinction of being the wife, mother, grand.a • ' M ' ^ a .. . . Mi« •« e a . e« _ M mother and mothfr-in-law of^ Seafarers. That's what you caU a reide Seafarers family. The Teamsters were present, also. Shown above, starting with Johnny Johnston, SIU, on the left, are Lindsey Williams. Seafarers Director of Organization; Manny Moore, Business Agent for the Teamsters in New Orleans: Earl Sheppard, SIU New Orleans Agent; Brother Creel, Seafarer: and Red Castleberry, attorney for the local Teamsters' Union. �Pag^ Twdve IK' I'" h.- (1, r C-r • i: ii k( '-'• K '< M. TOTS SEAFAXERS Seafarers' enthusiasm over the spacious, well-equipped new Branch hall on Bienville Street was high this week and justi­ fiably so. The dedication cere­ monies were a significant gauge of the SIU's development, and Union members were making much of it. New Orleani^s passing the modern Union structure may Slil have casually appraised those Seafarers entering and leaving the^ SIU hall as just a bunch of buoyant and carefree seamen. Nothing, unfortunately, could be further from the truth. A goodly number of these sound. Union-wise Seafarers, who are the backbone of America's vast, far-flung maritime opera­ tions, carry permanent physical and mental scars burned deep by the horrors of World War II. WAR HERO One such war-scarred Seafar­ er is John Joseph O'Connor, who looks 35 but only recently passed 25. John is a survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March, which the civilized world will long remember as a classic ex­ JOHN J. O'CONNOR ample of man's inhumanity to man. Modestly and with obvious feel­ Back in May 1940, when John t ing, John reconstructed the joined the Navy, he was a events that followed this way: healthy young lad. His wellknit physique, built up in a The Japs came in, swajggering brief career as a dancer, en­ like superior beings. They bleat­ abled him to take the rigors of ed that America had lost the war sea life in stride. Then for over and that now she would be a year, he cruised in Far East destroyed. Within a few hours, waters aboard the destroyer all Americans had been herded together and the Death March Perry. started. Many were badly wound­ In December, 1941, John was ed; O'Connor with wounds in thinking about his annual leave^ his stomach and right teg.^'The due ^shortly — but fateful days going Was vicious and the ; less were ahead. The Perry was about rugged dropped out fast. 'Hie one and a half days out of Ba. ... Japs set on these—A«Ten and wotaan when the news came that ^ ... ' u *A „ , _ , -'men—indiscriminately, shooting. Pearl Harbor was a mass of flaming wreckage. old priest, badly Orders came for the destroyer hobbling on emt­ io report to the Philippmes. She way .des^.ite never made it. Jap bombers put Brother O'Connor's efforts to the finishing touches on her while she was still 50 miles -u i x j. xu mi. „ • „ •, I For the last part from Bataan. The survivors, ,, of the way X X to Camp O Donnell, the AmenO Connor among them, put out ^ ..i j • x x i rf h + .cans were packed into trucks unin 1 e oa s. | inhuman conditions, with -no ^ For three days they bucked the ...ove or air to breathe. Pacific waters, finally making the 50-mile-stretch to shore with sanitary conditions were niet aU hands safe. Bataan was alscorn. An average Of three ready a beehive of activity. All Americans died every day. barriers and formalities between; branches of service, civilian and' At Camp O'Donnell, where he military, were dropped. Army, was kept for two weeks, BroNavy, Marine Corps and -Mer-!^^®^ O'Connor met -Moe Solochant Seamen were as one, work- mon, a Navy Chief Bosun's Mate ing 'feverishly to effect the is­ and an expert deepsea diver, whom he describes as a real land's defenses. Because of his exceptional (Contimtei 'from Page J) New Orleans now enjoys. Just how they will go about it is not yet clear. In March, two representatives of the California Stale Harbor Commissioners visited New Or­ leans to find out what made 'it Itei'' •click. They were received most cordially by New Orleans offi­ speed and his youth (he was cials, who were cohfidsnt "that then 19), Brother O'Connor acted this port could survive any as a messenger between the var­ 'amount of friendly competition. SERVES WEST ious communications points. But I the cards were stacked against , They were confident because they knew the natural advan­ Bataan's heroic defenders. tages possessed by New Orleans, SAD DAY and knew what they had done to All Americans remember April use them properly. 9, 1942, when the staunch band , As one ;,New Orleans spokes­ on Bataan were overwhelmed. man put it,v"It is difficult to see 1948 LOG Is Far Cry From Bataaii guy, tough but fair. The Japs ordered 'Moe to dive for Ameri­ can money in a sunken ship, but up to the time John left the "cesspool," Moe hadn't produced anything. Nor did he seem to be interested in hauling up any cash for the Japs. The ranks of the Americans were reduced rapidly at O'Donnell, where men contracted dys­ entery and died like flies, John recalls. He was hopeful when he left for Bilibid Prison in Man­ ila, 90 miles away. But' Bilibid was a living Hell, aceording to O'Comror. On the He was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He has never fully recovered from his nerve-shat­ tering experiences, however. But he craved the sea life and in January 1947 he joined the SIU, which attracted him because he considers it a firstrate organization and sound ex­ ample of straight trade unionism. "The SIU produces for its membership," he asserts. "It has won them the best conditions and wages and it settles their beefs. Seafarers really have good representation." O'Connor, who intends to con­ tinue going to sea for a living, sparse diet of rice, barley and seaweed, his weight shot down from 187 to 79 pounds and he was barely able to navigate. But that wasn't all. He beefed a couple of times to the Japs about the treatment. Once he was tied to a post for 48 hours and beaten regularly with canes. His right hand is still deformed from his second try at. beefing. The Japs twisted all the fingers until they broke. Wifh his fellow prisoners, O'Connor was forced to watch the execution of three Americans who attempted to escape. These unfortunates were tied up, while Japs bayonneted them to death. John remained in Bilibid 30 days, then was sent to Java by ship. Nearly half the prisoners died and many others went mad says he "is extremely proud to be a member of the" SIU." for the lack of water. Allied Forces liberated Java And it's pretty well agreed in August, 1945, and O'Connor that the SIU is' damned proud was sent to Pearl Harbor, thence that John O'Connor — and the to Frisco and finally to the many more serious-minded and Naval Hospital in Bethesda, cou;rageous Americans like him where he spent a year convalesc­ •carry membership books in the ing. SIU. LAST NAME-FIRST NAME-MIDDLE INITIAL CHECK ONE (J n.'fv^inc wHa.L CHAIR, OR STRCTCHER Z LMLK LQUtSrtD BY . ^ x..:| I DATE: JULATC . J_ •4 . L, _ PART :o Ui EXAMINED i !<;:NCN: RF'--;!,.TLR Na • A/ DATE OF- PRLVHIUS X-RAY . _____: .Y«.J!!-^ ' AND KROVISION.AI: DIAGNOSIS ii FILM No. .1 .OS V ^ (4 VS. ^ Vv (vM \^ ^ y \J - T\- . f. ^ tc »t-«ii If - l. N v ^ p r r V (';iCN«riPi-ui RAM'JU Here's''-what-the" Axmy tn»dieoB St the hands of the how these ports can keep up with the pace set by New Or­ leans unless they change the geography of America." He added that the "West Coast could not divert the Mississippi River through the Rocky Moun­ tains. What the West Coast investiga­ tors-found was that the port of New Orleans solicits and "gets business in 24 states including a number that .Once shipped throUgh 'West Coast ports. Among these . latter are New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Mon­ tana. They also discovered that New Orleans now successfully com­ petes with -the West Coast.'in shipments across the Pacific to to say about the wounds suffered by Brother O'Connor the Philippines, Japan, the Straits Settlements, the Nether­ lands East Indies and elsewhere. The net result of New Orleans' growth as a port is that the West Coast ports have lost 20 percent of their normally expected ton­ nage to New Orleans. Perhaps the most important fact about New Orleans is that earefuTstatistical studies have re­ vealed that it is the most effi­ cient port in the nation. LOW COSTS The handling cost of cargo per measurement ton is $1.05 in New Orleans which is'far below'West Coast levels. In Los Angeles, the cost is $1.43; in-San Francisco, $1.49;- in Portland, $1.50; in Se­ attle, $1.21. a^:-' , = V; Incidentally, the New Orleans cost per measurement ton is even further below the cost in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Much of New Orleans' advan­ tage is due to the low cost of bringing cargoes down the Mis­ sissippi by barge and to lower freight rates in general. Part and parcel of the recent do^velopment of New^ Orleans have been the growth of 1^e Sea­ farers International Union. The shipping rate in New Orleans is noimally second only to the rate in New York. Tjie final evidence of the importance of the Seafarers to the New Orleans , maritime picture-is, the new I'lew Orleans HalL : �- i':"' •" / '• '• V Friday. May 28, 194F ' Page Thirtees- ' - THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SID Ship Meetings JOHN WANAMAKER. Mar. 23 SEATRAIN NEW YORK. Feb. —Chairman L. A. Marth; Secre­ 2-r-Chairman CassidY: Secretary tary CharlM Mazur. Ship's Dele­ Tennant. Disputed overtime on gate Robert Patterson reported deck being discussed with Mate, speaking to Captain on beefs re­ delegate reported., Ctwsidy elected garding juices, cots and leftover Ship's Delegate by acclamation. food; Deck Delegate Robert Pat­ Voted cooperation in keeping terson reported no disputed over­ messhall clean. Longshoremen time; Engine Delegate L. A. in New York and New Orleans Marsh reported beefs regarding to be invited to messhall for overtime sent to N. Y. office for coffee when working ship. Offi­ clarification. Good and Welfare cers welcome to see movies in JOHN L A F A R G E . Jan. 4— Suggestion that recreation room messhall. Cost of movies to be shared. Minute of silence for Chairman Ray Oats; Secretary B. and mess room be kept cleaner. J. McNally. Delegates reported Crew complained that Steward departed Brothers. no beefs. Education: Men with refused to cooperate with men X t X tripcards given pointers in re­ and insists on quoting company CASA GRANDE. April 6— gards to being good xinion men policy whenever asked a small Chairman A. H. Sherman: Secre­ & and shipmates. Good and Wel­ favor. tary A. Stepanian. Good and fare: All hands joined in lively Welfare: Majority of crew ex­ XXX yo(J Wa-IE TO M»liD£?tWRTERS -TbR. pressed complaints to the Stew­ discussion of various shipboard SOUTHSTAR. AprU 2—Chairards regarding quality and topics. Ship reported feeding man Alexander Jones; Secretary ANY I^EASOA) TO'RETIRE YOUR BOOK ^ CfRlO variety of food being served. like Waldorf-Astoria. Crew Donald Vinge. Delegates re­ VAY Y^UR PtES/ OR TO ASK" IfJftDRMAnofJ-. Suggested that a sepresentative salutes Chief Cook Ike. D. A. ported no beefs. New Business: from each department check the Kaziukewics and Baker J. Koziol. Motion carried to enforce fumi­ ALWAYS Gi^B YOUR BOOK oR PERMIT food stores when they are de­ gating of the entire vessel due to MUM6ER. . THIS WILL AVOlp COAIFUSJONI * STEEL RTCOR'DER. Mar. 3— several cases of scabies. Motion livered, and with the cooperation of the Steward, reject unsatisfac­ Chairman H. Cap; Secretary E. carried that steward and second AMP FACILITATE THE HAMDLING OF TfooR, tory stores. Suggestion that DeBourbon. Delegates elected: cook check provisions and report' PROBLEM. radiogram be sent to Union Hall Joseph Simmons; Ship's Dele­ to delegates. Crew not to signgate; Chris Wallender. Deck; in Philly requesting a Patrolman on until delegates give approval be on hand for payoff. Motion Mike W. Mayoski; Engine; and of stores. Good and Welfare: by E. Cole that a repair list be Victor Mlynek. Stewards. New Suggestion that meeting hour be compiled by the members during Businesss: Unsafe working condi­ posted by noon on day of meet­ the course of the meeting, and tions to be reported at next ing. Suggestion that delegate this list be submitted to the cap­ meeting and a list made up to be ask Captain reason for, confiscat­ tain. One minute of silence for turned in to department heads. ing foc'sle chairs. By HANK Motion carried that meeting time brothers lost at sea. be posted 8 hours in advance. Most of the ports are having tough shipping. Many brothers, Education: Union literature are learning that it pays to take it easy on spending their dough, passed out and read by all hands. Questions answered to the satis­ while they're out on a trip so they can have more dough to. faction of all. Good and Wel­ stretch while on the beach. More important than that, they have fare: Report on unnecessary 4 4 4 learned to pay their assessments and their dues months ahead,' noise in crew mess. XXX BEREA VICTORY. Mar. 24— too... One brother infornied us that foreign ships were loading MOLINE VICTORY, (date not XXX Chairman C. Wright:; Secretary given)—Chairman Joe Novosel: SALVADOR BRAU. April 2— H. Rosecrans. New Business: coal cargoes down in Norfolk while plenty of American ships were Secretary Steve Berginia.. Dele­ Chairman Russell Brinn; Secre­ Committee of one to evaluate getting laid up. This ERP plan seems to be hitting many ports, gates reported eveiTthing in or-^ tary J. B. Babb.. Delegates re­ souvenirs. Deck delegate re­ with unfair unemplo3unent to the merchant seamen. Who knows,, desr. "New Business: Motion by ported everything okay. Old quested to see Captain about when or how there'll be better days ahead?... Here are somej G; GreeiSI^ elect Steve Berginia Business: Motion carried"^ to bar some form of compensation for oldtimers who may still be in town: C. Mcllhantj Steward A,i as- Ship's Delegate. Motion car­ E. Spear from sailing in capacity loss of time due to setting clocks ried. Good and Welfare: Beef on of Steward for one year. Good back. Voted ta consult patrol­ Lomas, O. Guerra, Chief Cook C. Wolf, Chief Cook A. Garcia drinking fountain in crew quar­ and Welfare: Several, minor re­ man about difference in exchange (Gulfer), A. Partner, W. Thornton, S. Integra, S. Becar, H. J. ters. Fountain cannot be re­ pairs mentioned to be brought to rate of franc offered by company Lamy, J. Kelley, R. D. Sullivan, F. Vargas, J. Baillie, M. Gomino,* paired so will be replaced in attention of- department heads. agent in Marseilles and that S. Carr, Bosun S. W. Lesley, F. Lillie, T. Simonds, P. Cardona, One minute of -silence for bro­ offered by the American Express J. Napoleonis and D. Parsons. South Africa. thers lost at sea. and Paris Bourse. Delegates ad­ 4 4 4, XXX AZALEA CITY. Mar. 23— New Business: Motion carried vised to see patrolman before We're informed that Steward D. Gardner is aboard the Chairman Pierce; Secretary Mar­ that any member causing undue payoff and endeavor to clarify Noah Webster, shuttling between Cuba and Germany—which tin; Reading Clerk Peters. Dele­ disturbances on ship while, in overtime, wages and other prob­ is one of those rare trips, indeed. Brother Gardner sends his gates reported on number of port will stand trial by-member­ lems. Advice headquarters to in­ best regards to all in New York and says that the trip is books and permits in their de­ ship, Good and Welfare: Discus­ vestigate Raymond M. Hill. rolling along perfectly. Except, he adds, for just one Seafarer partments. New Business: Mo­ sion regarding cooperation- in who hasn't been keeping the ship running SIU style. We XXX tion m"!ade and carried to draw galley. believe that this man will realize, and soon enough, that one GOVERNOR BIBB, Mar. 28— up resolution regarding Captain man or several men cannot jeopardize the agreement, foul up Chairman John S. Hansen Secre­ and Chief Mate's disrespectful their shipmates and a good trip and cast a black mark against tary Alfred W. Forbes. Delegates attitude toward the crew and the SIU. SIU wages and conditions, are the best in the reported no beefs or disputed Union. Motion cari-ied that^ en­ industry. Any Seafarer who tries—seriously or jokingly—to overtime. New Business: Motion tire crew put in for subsistence steer a different, careless course than what is expected of carried that a notice be posted for days when water was un­ him—in his job or in practicing good unionism aboard ship for the new crew informing them available. Motion* carried that and in all SIU halls—is definitely and ignorantly creating a to be, sure to check the slopchest hospital and slopchest supplies be danger to his union brothers, his own union and towards. before sailing. Motion carried to checked by new crew. One min­ the valuable union book or permit he carries. 4 4 4*get ship's radio if possible. Good ute of silence for brothers lost at STEPHEN LEACOCK, Mar. 28 and Welfare: Suggestion made sea. —Chairman Jack Glover; Secre­ that all fines administered at the tary Windy Walsh. Motion car­ previous meeting be scratched The following brothers will be receiving the LOG weeklyried to go on record as in favor and and in place all members of John Barnhart of New York, Floyd McCormick of. Mississippi, of voluntary fund to aid dis­ crew donate to the hospital fund. Joe Nueberger of Minnesota, Henry Marhenke of California, Frank tressed SIU men in need of legal Walaska of New Jersey, L. B. Moore of Alabama, William Mauckl assistance. Motion carried to ac­ of Virginia, Edward Hill of Texas, Clarence Wilson of Louisiana, 4 4 4 cept nothing but union made Henry Sandridge of Virginia, John Thornton of Alabama, William BETHORE. AprU 20 — Chair­ goods for the forthcoming voy­ Roma of Connecticut, Francis Indihar of Kansas, Robert Fletcher man C. W. Fowler; Secretary A. age. Motion carried to pass hat of Washington, Gordon Peck of Washington, A. Maybery of Texas, P. Curry. Delegates reported no for brothers in Fort Stanton Harold Ittner of Georgia, Edward Esteve of Louisiana, Noel Daw­ beefs in their departments. New „ , son of California, E. A. Bishop of Massachusetts, Fred Goff of XXX Business: Motion made and car- -nospiiai. Rhode Island, Arthur Hayston of Massachusetts, Leonard Maready MARION CRAWFORD. April • 4 4> 4* ried that the Deck and Engine of North Carolina, James Johnson of Georgia, Johnnie Keefe of Delegates request the Captain to STEEL EXECUTIVE. Mar. 21 14—Chairman Pappadakis; Secre­ Florida, Ogden Fields of New York, Jason Gibbs of Arkansas,. buy fresh vegetables in Panama —-Chairman Oscar Payne; Secre­ tary J. E. Whitt. Delegates' re­ Kenneth James of Georgia, Billy Scott of Texas, Arnold Knudsem Canal Zone. Good and Welfare: tary A. Mitchell. Delegates Tony ports accepted. New Business: of California, Norwood Gaskill of North Carolina and Ted Wester Various repairs to be attended to Adomaitis, Albert Jensen and Motion by Hemby that crew Hold of California. only two meetings on the return be brought to attention of dele­ Oscar Payne reported all okay. Education: Talk by Oscar Payne trip home unless something war­ gates. on education, followed by R. rants a special meeting. Good One of the many important things to every SIU brother • ZACHARY^ TAYLOR, Feb. 24 Gomez, Steward, who asked that and Welfare: Suggestion by is his union newspaper, which is published every week. He Hemby that there be no more messhall be kept cleaner. Mo­ —Chairman George M i d g e11; should have it sent home so that his folks can read it. under­ arguments below and all argu­ tions' carried that steward's dele­ Secretary Frank Aubussol. Dele­ stand the~ union, etc. And in this way. when he comes home ments go through the proper gate obtain some educational gates Herbert Sarchelia. Ray­ he can read up on all the important union developments which mond Scott and Samuel Green literature and new phamplets channels for settlement. One happened as well as other information—while he was out in reported on number of books and while in Honolulu. One minute minute of silence for brothers the world on various trips. ' " .perimts in their departments. of silence for brothers lost at sea. lost at sea. -me NUM^en 1$.. CUT and RUN 11 �THE S E AEARERS LO G Page Fourteen '^ Friday, May 2ft 1948. VHE MEMBERSBIP SPEAKS rS- P' Coyote Hills Has '^World's GreatestSea-GoingLover' l:i!' So come all ye Casanovas, Ed.' Note: The following let­ Young Lochinvars, Don Juans, ter from the crew of the SS Benvenuto Cellinis, Bluebeards . Coyote Hills is a ringing chal­ and vagabond lovers. We defy lenge to the membership. It you to take this championship was sent in with an explana­ away from our boy. tory note by Brother R. E. White, who was Engine Dele­ The Crew gate on the ship.) SS Coyote Hills Indian Ocean To the Editor: Aboard the SS Coyote Hills, we have a sailor for whom we wish *to claim the title "World's Greatest Sea-Going Lover." Basis for the claim is the fact that the ship was held up for two hours in Piraeus, Greece, -while one of his love affairs was straightened out. This boy is a tall, fair-hamed (what there is of it) lad from the corn belt. Let's call him Erik, although that is not his resil name. What happened was this. While we were in Piraeus, a yoimg lady became so smitten of Erik's charms that she gave him a ring. Get this straight. She gave him a ring! 'TIS EVER THUS I'--- Si,.. Mundo Men Ask Pitch On Jr. Engineers To the Editor: AFTER THE 'BRAU-BEATING' Do It Now By an overwhelming vote on the Referendum Ballot, the membership of the Seafar^TS International Union, AftG District, went on rec­ ord to protect itself in the 'hard days to come by build­ ing up a strike fund and by providing shoreside oper­ ating bases. That means a $10.00 Strike Assessment' and a $10.00 Building Assessment. Al­ ready many members have paid these sums. The operators will move without warning. It is our duty to be prepared. Pay the assessments im­ mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth and strength of the Union. No longer the abused, un* initiated Pollywogs, these crewmembers of the SS Sal­ vador Brau are now stout­ hearted, seasoned Shellbacks (photo above). They've just been officially made "Old Salts of the Order of Neptune" by the King himself, better known as Bosun Salvatore Volpi. Ceremonies took place as Brau made its way to B.A. Later she headed for Cork, Ireland, then back to New Orleans where she paid off last week. Shellback gives Pollywog the business (photo left) as King Neptune (Brother Volpi, .again) and his buxom queen (Brother Dennis) look on with approval. It was brought to the atten­ tion of the undersigned brother members during a shipboard meeting aboard the SS Del Mun­ do that since all unlicensed Junior Engineers are clcissified as watch standers while at sea and in port it seems all SlU-contracted companies have ceased carrying them. We realize the necessity of these jobs, especially to the rated men in the Engine Department. During negotiations we would like the committee to see if it can secure these jobs again for our brothers. Erik, however, true to the tradition of all sea-going lovers, soon switched his own affections to another lady, quite forgetting that the first fair lass might want the ring back. GIVE REASON -. Everything went smoothly enough until sailing time. Just We are lead to believe that the as we were about to pull out, reason for the elimination of un­ there appeared upon the horizon. licensed Junior Engineers on various SIU contracted ships was due to the fact that when three Junior Engineers are carried they must be classified as watch standers while at sea and in port. If the above-mentioned reason is the main cause for the elimin­ ation of these ratings "we feel that in the future the negotiating committee should bear this fact in mind and act accordingly. In the event we are wrong in taking this attitude we would appreciate an explanation printed you guessed it, the young lovely in the LOG, explaining to us why so many ships suddenly who had been cast aside. The trouble was that the lady ceased the practice of carrying was not alone. With her was a them. boatload of Greek gendarmes. At this point, we wish to take this opportunity to express our . SKIPPER SURPRISED appreciation to all members of The Captain certainly was sur- the negotiating committee for •prised to see so much law sud­ the fine job they have done in denly swarming aboard his ship. the past. Perhaps he was more surprised Signed by d3 crewmen than pleased. At any rate, he SS Del Mundo had quite a time finding out what the complaint was and even (Ed. Note: What the Del more of a time squaring it away. Mundo men have pointed out The local charmer and the was partially the reason for local cops were very irritated the situation. The SIU quickly and flatly refused to let the recognized the problem and ship sail until the matter was corrected it. At the last ne­ settled. gotiations, the negotiating com­ The Captain fiqally squared mittee had the working rules everything to everybody's satis­ changed so that Junior Engi­ faction, but it took him a full neers could be put -on either two hours, and the ship sailed day work or donkey watches in port. Moreover, the Union behind schedule. Therefore, we the crew of the is continually trying to effect SS Coyote Hills wish to uphold increases in the manning scales Brother "Erik" in his claim to in every negotiating session— the title "World's Greatest Sea- riot only for Junior Engineers but in all ratings.) Going lover." oCog. - d - ^liitllint or Wind And Filthy Br ROBERT A. MUHSELL My story is about a man. Who'd like to have his name Amongst our many leaders. Printed in the Hall of Fame. He's Captain of a vessel. That makes an intercoastal run. The crew that sails this thing Will really have some fun. or Wind and Filthy The gang has named this wreck You see, he stands and spits While shouting on the deck. His mates, they try to be okay.^ But theia stuck with in-between; or Wind and FUthy Is just-full of stinking schemes. Posted in the wheelhouse. Near the twirling spokes, A printed sheet of instructions. It's actually full of jokes. No Ordinary's allowed to steer, or Wihdy's rules run, "I'm master of this ship, by God. You're nothing but a bum.'' "Stand by, man, get on the bridge," He roars weekdays at dusk. You see his rules flatly state. It's absolutely a must. or Windy shows no leniency. Toward one man or the other. He'd stand and talk and drool at you. While he logged his own blood brother. "Sailors use the outside ladders, —His rules go on to say— "Going to and from any other way Disturbs my rest each day." "ABs ahall steer for two hours," God, how long it does seem, or Windy standing next to you. With grinning face abeam. • For the fire and boat drills. No warning do you get,The whistle cries out in the rain. And you get cold and wet. On Saturdays and Sundays, You hear his well-known shriek, ' "Stand by, man, get on the bridge. I'll have your pay this week." j But Windy isn't really bad. He's just a sadist bloke. He gives you twenty minutes For your coffee and your smoke. The Mate comes running to the bridge. And says, "My aching back." . "That rotten, filthy Windy, "Is spitting in his sack." You're working hard from bell to bell. Just sweating on the deck. And Windy stands around nearby, A-howling down your neck. This skipper never gets ashore. ' I'll tell you why right here. He knows the gang is waiting. Boozing up with lots of-beer. Now boys, you think my yarn a lie. So I'll say this to you. Just make a trip with Windy ^ ^ And find each word is true. •' ' '•'W �Page Fliteen THESE ATP ARERS LOG FxidaiT' May 28, 1448 NOTICE Venetian Holiday SS Florida Runs Smoothly; Crew Hails SIU Successes Gear being held for Ernest WALTER PETROWSKI Get in touch with Paul C Mettsas and Gus Liakos by tiie being added. We know the boys To the EdUor; Customs will be sold at auction Catthews, attorney-at-law,. 11 in Headquarters are on the ball; on July, 15, unless claimed. Con­ Broadway, New York City. This At the -last Deck meeting The boys here would like to gee tact U.S. Customs Seizure, Room is in regard to case of Clifton aboard the SS Florida, it was some of this letter in the LOG.) 311 Appraiser's Stores, 201 Va- Coates. THIS IS URGENT! pointed out that we got eight out rick Street, New York, N. Y. Lawrence McCullough 4. 4- 4. of the nine things we asked for. Deck Delegate Checks for the following men SS Florida Only thing we did not get was a have been held for over a year in the 4th Floor baggage room. shelf to help out the messmen, New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street but we will keep working on it. ISAAC VAN DER HOVEN They can be picked up in person (They got it.—Ed.) Please contact Mr. J. J. Zarza, or, if an address is .forwarded, 271 Washington Street, Brooklyn, the check will be sent out by As we are going into drydock N. Y., or call MAin 4-1000. Im­ soon, we will have an aircondimail. If not claimed within a portant. tioning system first on the repair reasonable period they will be S. 4. S. list. Meanwhile the Deck Dele^ returned to the companies. ROBERT MYERS gate is instructed to see the Port I Felix Brincat (Pacific Tankers); Your mother, Mrs. Jean Can Adam Llewellyn (Waterman); Captain about getting the fan in , To the Editor: toni, would like you to get in Lester Hodges (Overlakes Freight the motor reversed to bring in • This is to let you know that touch with her. Her address Corp.); Johannes Hals (Pacific air. , I have been receiving the SEA­ 199 Bay 17th Street, Brooklyn Tankers); J. F. Keen (Pacific FARERS LOG every week. I AGAINST TRANSFERS N. Y. These pigeon» evidently rec­ Greyhound Lines)? Peter Venizawant to thank you for making 4> 4> los (South Atlantic); Charles N. ognize a good feeder when We also held discussion on the available this fine source of maJOSEPH SCHUMSKY Harding (American Pacific); Rob­ they see one. They had a royal practice of giving away our ships terial, as there are a few seaYour wife asks that you get ert A. Statham (South Atlantic); time when Otto Preussler to foreign countries. We need men around who are anxious to in touch with her at once. Very Don. Dalligan (South Atlantic); (Uncle Otto). Steward aboard them ourselves. A country's learn about a good Union, important. Charles W. Cotton (Delta Line.) the Felix Grundy, gave chow greatness depends largely on its| call in Piazza San Marco, dur­ merchant marine. History shows = 4. t 4 4 4unions, FRANCIS A. FAVREAU ing visit to Venice. that all wars are won or lost by way they get kicked around CHARLEY FOSTER Also the Get in touch with Frank Kelly ^isu presenting their beefs to "Venice is a place to have sea transportation. Get in touch with Gerard Catholic Maritime Club, 485 Rault, attorney, American Bank a good time." Otto writes. giving away of our ships makes • dispatchers and patrolmen, West 22nd Street, New York Building, New Orleans, Louisi­ "Young and old. we sure had trained seamen quit the sea and > in time of war we are short of ^ have told them of the conCity. ana. This is urgent. Your state­ a great time during our long good seamen. ditions aboard SIU ships when 4. 4. 4 ment is needed in the case of stay here." they are in port, at sea and. at RICHARD S. BAKER Charles Spencer who was on the The Grundy is bound for its There are a few things about aji. times. I have pointed out Your wife wishes you to get Seatrain New Orleans when you home port in Savannah and the ship I would like to point that an SIU ship is a clean ship in touch with her. were Ship's Delegate in Novem­ is scheduled to arrive around out. Shipping is fairly good for'g^d always will be. I have also ber 1947. 4. 4. 4. June 14. the SS Florida, in spite of told them of the way the SIU EMERY D. CROWELL rumors to the contrary. Over Qy^r all the other unions, Your wife has arrived from per cent on deck are full book the highest scales in wages in England, and wishes you to get members. Many of our men are | j^aj-itime history. in touch with her immediately real oldtimers, with very low' They thought that I was liahdat Mrs. Sarah Crowell, Apt. 1-E, book numbers. ing them a .line. But when I 134 West 66th St., New York The Deck Department has been | showed them the LOG they just City. Phone number is ENdicott To the Editor: of specific endorsements, or com­ getting excellent cooperation , stood with open mouths. 2-9140. bine the two. from the Engine Delegate, SpeThey said they never got anyIn reading the April 30 issue die Atwell, a very good Union thing like that out of their un­ Would not this change I have of the LOG, I enjoyed the splen­ mentioned tend to inspire the man. Also from Stewards Dele-' ions, did news of the various progres­ members to obtain additional en­ gate Major Costello, who has a Then when the issue of March sive activities of the Seafarers dorsements in order to register habit of getting things done. 112 came—well that was it. The^ SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. International Union and its mem­ in the "all ratings" classification? I just couldn't get over the new SIU REPRESENTATION William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 bers, and of the other AFL affili­ This, in turn, would ease the I wage scales and the victory the BOSTON 276 State St. About every week we see the siU had won. shortage of rated men the var­ ates, notably the UFE. Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 ^ ious halls are continually ask­ representative from the Tampa | GALVESTON 308Vj—23rd St. I noticed in that issue where ing for through the LOG. Hall, who helps us iron things glU member. But I just Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 our good friend Joe Algina in out and brings us the latest help telling other seaMOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.» - UNION BASIS • Union news. victory which the Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 his New York shipping report, The first basic pripciple-of • our NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. proposes a change in the ship­ I am glad to say we always get, Seafarers International Union E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 Union is the Union hiring hall, our SEAFARERS LOGS on time has won after they told me -of ping rules, wherein a member NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. with shipping based on the ro­ and with the Union aid our pay­ the way they were being pushed Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 of the Black Gang should not be tary system, which the member­ offs come off well, with no around. I just couldn't help butNORFOLK ;.. 127-129 Bank St. allowed to register as "all ratship stands ready at all times trouble at all. feel sorry for the way they are PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. mSs." Instead, it is proposed, he to protect by hitting the bricks. treated. We are all cheered to see our Uoyd Gardher, Agent Poplar 5-1217 should pick one rating, regard­ The hiring hall and rotary sys­ SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St, less of how many endorsements John J. Davey. tem, which have proved so very ! organizing drive meeting with Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 he has, and register and ship such success and new companies San Francisco 4 successful and effective ift the SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon in that capacity? past would be impaired if tbe Sat Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Let us not impede the pro­ proposal offered by our good Clurles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 brother were put into effect. TAMPA1809-1811 N. Franklin St. gress being made by the Union Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 and membership by inserting in­ / Here is an example that could The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ the shipping rules any be an every day occurrence un­ HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. to farers International Union is available to all members who wish HAnover 2-2784 changes that will have definite der the proposed change: to have it sent to their home free of charge' -for the enjoyment o£ SECRETARY-TREASURER demoralizing effect in the En­ A member with endorsements Paul Hall gine Department that might ul­ their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION timately result from any such as Junior Engineer, Deck Engin­ the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Lindsey Williams eer, Oiler, Fireman, and Water" change. ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS tender is registered as Deck En­ SIU branch for this purpose. Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SDU EFFICIENT CREWS gineer and has been on the Joseph Volpian beach two or three weeks. He hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, It has always been, and al­ SUP goes broke (as does happen to which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 - HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. ways will be, the policy of the seamen) and he decides to take Phone 58777 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. SIU to man its contracted ships • PORTLAND HI W. Burnside St. an Oiler's or Fireman's job. He with efficient and capable meniBeacon 4336 is a qualified man by virtue of PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION RICHMOND, Calif. 257 6th St. bers. his endorsements. And he is Phone 2599 The privilege of obtaining en­ broke. To the Editor; T SAN FRANCI.SCO .. .59 Clay St, -fe.4. Douglas 25475 dorsements is open to all Engine Is this man to be made to I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to thei SEATTLE 86 Seneca'St. Department men with initiative sleep on the park bench and go Main 0290 and the necessary experience. So address below: hungry, while the job goes to WILMINGTON. ..... .440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 why penalize the men who have some other member registered the endorsements and are cap­ Name as' Oiler and FWT, with a ship­ able of performing the various BUFFALO....... 10 Exchange St. duties required in the engine ping card much lower than his? Street Address Cleveland 7391 When this happens, who will CHICAGO, 111 3261 East 92nd St. room?want the unpleasant duty of ex­ Phone: Essex 2410 As a counter-proposal, I offer State City plaining Paragraphs three and CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. that a member must have six or Main 0147 ten of the preamble to our Cona DETROIT 1038 Third St. more endorsements, excluding Signed ... stitution and Sections two and Cadillac 6857 Wipers m o^er to register m ,„e„ty-two of the Shipping rales DULUTH . .B31 W. Michigan St. "all rating." 6v. as a pre-requi® Book No. ; Melrose 4110 site to registering as "all ratings' TOLEDO.'..... i.......615 Summit St. William D. Haxrell , Garfield 2112 you could require any number PERSONALS Member Says Union Wins Stun Rivals Multiple Job Registration Has Advantages, He Feels SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members • Gt. Lakes District i#.; : • �Page Sixteen |u.. ti lU I m T HE S E AF ARERS LOG Friday. May 28. 1948 Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief BALTIMORE — Chairman Wil­ report on Calmar and Ore liam Rentz, 26445; Recording SecSteamship companies' contracts. zeiary Ben Lawson. 894; Reading Motion by R. Carter, 167, that Clerk A1 Stansbury. 4883. Agent send, a wreath to funeral Regular order of business sus­ PORT REG. REG. • REG. TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL of late Brother Phil Acrees, who pended to allow members to be DECK ENG. STWDS. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS. SHIPPED died in Seattle, May 10. S> • obligated. Minutes of all branch Boston (No Figures Available) BOSTON—Chairman H. Cashmeetings accepted with exception New York 195 244 206 645 185 232 161 578 of last motion in New Orleans' Philadelphia 89 54 59 202 50 32 24 106 man, 40363; Recording Secretary proceedings. Trial committee's Baltimore 249 84 97 430 168 119 87 374 E.-'Dakin, 180; Reading Clerk S. report of charges and findings Norfolk 140 86 59 285 29 31 12 72 Mancino, 31208. Minutes of previous meetings against two men read. Reports of Savannah 58 41 24 123 68 ' 41 38 147 in, other branches read and ac­ the Agent and Patrolmen read Tampa 26 36 20 82 6 8 6 20 and accepted. A special commit­ Mobile 84 98 91 273 37 .108 105 250 cepted, with exception of motion tee delivered its report on the New Orleans 202 163 145 510 157 131 147 435 carried to non-concur with Mo­ Election of trial findings of the 1946 Strike Clear­ Galveston 97 73 50 220 63 54 45 162 bile report. ance Committee. Motion carried San Juan 14 5 6 . 25 15 4 7 26 committee to hear charges of dis­ to accept recommendation for fil­ Grand Total 1,154 884 767 2,795 778 761 632 2,170 orderly conduct in Union Hall made against member. Posting ing of report. Motion carried to NOTE: A&G meiT shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. J of financial reports. Agent and have coffee available in the HaU. ! Patrolman reports read and ac­ Following a minute's silence in cepted. Committee elected to memory of departed Brothers, a general discussion was opened i which opened officially at to- eluding those in transit, but shipping had picked up consider­ pass on requests of members • under Good and Welfare. There night's meeting. Financial re­ turnover rate is down as more ably, although plenty of men in wishing to be excused from atr men are staying on ships. The all ratings were stiU registered.|tendance. Motion carried to have were 405 members in attendance. ports and minutes of previous Branch meetings read and ac­ SS Florida will be back in service Hard to forecast shipping for .shipping hours revert to two calls on May 28. Two ships loading, immediate future. Several good |a day when shipping is slow, NORFOLK — Chairman M. cepted, except for non-concurpayoffs and sign-ons. Standby^Trial committee announced reBu*rnVine.l2l77 Reco7din7secre".'|rence with Mobile proceedings. a third expected. X % t jobs helped during slow period, suits of hearing. One minute of tary Ben Rees. 95; Reading Clerk'Port Agent Sheppard spoke on MOBILE —Chairman J. Mor­ Agent said. Accepted Negotiat- silence in memory of departed Earl Congleton. 4696. ' role of New Orleans in growth „„ ^ . , of SIU. He stated that by Mon- rison. 34213; Recording Secretary ing Committee's report on Cal- brother, Fol owing reading of financial James Carroll, 14; Reading Clerk mar and Ore. Decided to eiect 4. 4, 4. reports, Minutes of other Branch ^ H. J. Fischer, 59. committee with Agent as chairNEW YORK—Chairman J. P. rneetmgs were read and accepted ^ Minutes of all ports read and man to iron out shipping pro- shuler. 101; Recording Secretary In the Agents and^tro man a P ceremonies took place at accepted. Agent's report heard cedures. Patrolman's report ac- r. Stewart, 4935; Reading Clerk report, It was pointed out tha representatives and accepted. Agent revealed cepted. Secretary's Treasurer's j. Parker, 27692. shipping in his port IS now at speaking, that Alcoa would be making report accepted. Four men Minutes of previous meetings an all-time low^ All incommg 3.,,,, Donnels, AFL Or- Mobile company headquarters obligated. Voted to file minutes other Branches read and acships have been diverted to other and 90 percent of Alcoa ships, of SS Governor Bibbs until ship- cepted. Motion presented to have ports This situation is at- S including passenger liners, would pays off. Minute of silence for men register for one job only. tribu ed to political maneuvering cooperate in making pay off in Mobile. Agent also Brothers lost at sea. Under discussion it was pointed in Washington and in shipping celebration, which announced that Waterman plan­ out that men registering for all 4 4 . circles ,,overr-export coal r n .u J !-•licenses, X was to follow the regular meet- ned to get nine new ships which GALVESTON — Chairman W. ratings have advantage over ERP allocations and shipments. . xucx -11 uI • ffv nr mg. Agent announced that all would crew up in Mobile. Agent Brightwell, 7279; Recording Sec-' members with only two or three Also responsibie is a shuffling « said that once all the money for retary Keith Alsop, 7311; Read- endorsements. The motion was move by the operators to geyhe ^ ^ the Marshall Plan was appro­ ing Clerk J. Byrd, 34683. jseen as a means of enabling a government to change the harej„. priated there should be a lot of Motion carried to accept alLnian to ship out faster now that boat set-up hack to the cost-plus .yj ^g wUl ships added to SIU companies. minutes of other Branches ex-1 there are no more shipboard probasis used during the war. As possibly im-1 Patrolmen's and Dispatcher's re- cept Mobile, and_ to hold over to motion or transfers. Several men a direct result. It was atated all are'porto accepted. Voted to send new business the minutes of spoke in favor of the motion. are oa s IP® "i u' .,,m.rl pending in this port. Under new floral wreath to funeral of Puerto Rico. Agent's, Patrol- The motion carried. Another 1 ing por , . business, membership unani- Brother Maples, killed in an acci- man's and Dispatcher's reports' motion carried calling for the back to the Maritime Commis^ ^ dent. Voted to pressure for a accepted. -Motion carried ta ac-'previous motion to go into effect sion and sent up the river to the / ^ , • . .a •- Secretary-Treasurer on finances, 40-hour week in maritime laws, ^^d to extend a vote of immediately, with the provision boneyard or .i , . , .7given , . X to • foreign X ! progress andJ generali condition of All charges to be referred to thanks to the negotiating com- , that men who have already countries. In the latter instance, | „ .i, x„„^ 1 J -J xu A • I the Union. Several Brothers took committee, trial committee to be mittee for work done on Calmar registered in all ratings be al­ they are loaded with American; j r,1 ...,,1 wa,i , •, J • • J- X 1 !the deck under Good and Wei- elected the following day. Nine and Ore contracts. Following lowed to retain that status for cargoes and sailed immediately. xi, „ , xj„ii . X XI X X'fare to speak on the new ,Hall, men obligated: V. Beverly, W. F. two weeks. Motion carried to Shipping IS expected to continue ^ .x.^ men obligated. Xtough , in . this X, • portX until x-i picture • X •in 1'the /progress of the SIU and the Hutter, A. Manuel, D. Dalao, D. notify people in charge of audi4 4 4 ® _. . , -o X coming negotiations. There were SAN JUAN — Chairman S. R. Hightower. New business: torium to install additional miWashington clears up. Present . x xu x- „ Colls. 21085; Recording Secretary Motion by Townsend, 31580, that crophones. Many topics of Union xu meeting were oQc at the 285 mem- 620 members at the meeting. W. Fontan. 100842; Reading S. Colls, San Juan Agent, take concern were discussed under bers. ^ 4 4 4 Clerk J. Santiago, 22354.. care of SIU business in prefer- Good and Welfare. One minute 4 4 4 I TAMPA — Not enough memMinutes of all branches ac­ ence to other meetings. Amend- of silence was observed in NEW ORLEANS — Chairman bers present for regular meeting. cepted for filing. Agent's report ment: That the Secretaiy-Treas- memory of departed Brothers, Lindsay Williams, 21550; Record- Agent called special meeting to; re7e7te7^"Agent an­ urer investigate the reason for There were 1,247 members presing Secretary Buck Stephens. 76; gigct an auditing committee. M. P S Reading Clerk Warren Wyman, Ellsworth, D. B. Carpenter and, nounced that he was continuing no meeting in San Juan last ent. his efforts to get ILA and UTM week, as there is another official I 200. J. F. Land elected. Later they together. Lots of progress re­ on the payroll who can handle Telegrams were read con- reported everything in order, ported in this matter. Shipping the job in Colls' absence. Mo­ gratulating this branch on the Agent reported shipping still quite fair despite fact that there tion, as amended, carried. | dedication of the new Hall, slow. Same number of ships in- were no actual payoffs or sign4 4 4 ons. Most ships take enough re­ SAVANNAH — Chairman C. placements to keep shipping at Starling, 6920; Recording Secre-1 fair level. Agent and Patrolman tary A. L. Fricks, 60; Reading reported number of minor beefs Clerk E. B. McAuley.-26081. settled. One man changed from The government of India ex­ States, or will confine themselves Minutes of other Branch meet­ AB to Deck Maintenance on ings accepted, except for New largely to other routes, is not pects to have a merchant fleet of (Continued from Page I) Monarch of the Seas. Man held Orleans and New York.- Voted 2,000,000 tons sailing the world's yet clear. oceans by 1955, according to re­ Of India's two big lines, Scin- higher rating and change was to non-concur with that parr^fl^er 7 of that year 6 vessels were ports from New Delhi, India's dia and the India Steamship made properly through the Hall. New Orleans minutes concerning'Po"®f TKe seventh vessel was capital. Company, Scindia already offers One man obligate^. Carried mo­ painting by all departments. Dis­ balloted on January 29, 1948, and India already has about 300,- monthly service from Now York tion that only Union members be cussion on that part of New the eighth never did vote, al­ allowed near Dispatcher's desk York minutes where Joe Algina though the Union recommended 000 tons of shipping", twice the and other east coast ports. that the crew of the Lone Jack when shoregang jobs are called. amount she had before the war. To finance further ship pur­ Special meeting called following moved that men in key ratings be voted by mail ballots. And it should come as no great not be removed from ship in WALL IS BREACHED surprise to Seafarers that the chases, possibly from Britain, the day to hear and consider Nego­ other ports for not having three greater part of the increase con­ Indian government probably will tiating Committee's report on discharges available. Feeling of Gaining the victory which has sists of war-built Victorys and establish a series of corporations Calmar and Ore contracts. Voted members present was that mo­ been won in Cities Service thus in which the government would to accept. Libertys acquired from the tion was good but should apply far is a feather in the cap of own 51 percent of the stock, priUnited States. 4 4 4 to all ports, for no port will ship the SIU. For many years the Several SIU crews delivered the public PHILADELPHIA — Chairman a rated man unless he can show company has maintained an anti­ ships to India last year, and more I the balance. The ships would L. A. Gardner, 3697; Recording that he holds the rating. Ac­ union attitude, and fired out-ofmight have gone had further then be operated by the private Secretary Bill Luth, 896; Read­ cepted rest of New York minutes. hand any man who evidenced companies. ing Clerk Ray Gates, 25128. sales of Maritime Commission Agent reported paying off three any pro-union sentiment. Indian spokesmen claim that vessels not been blocked by Minutes of all branches except ships in Charleston, two of The anti-labor wall in CS has at any one time there are about Baltimore accepted; Voted non- which went to the boneyard. been breached, and no matter Congress this past ''winter. 70,000 Indian seamen on the high concurrence with Baltimore on Also reported phjgress toward what happens now, it is only a NOT CLEAR Whether Indian ships will com­ seas. But about 80 percent of bringing clearance committee up obtaining a new Hall at 2 Aber- matter of time before the entire pete heavily with American ships them are under other flags than on charges. Agent's report heard corn Street. Motion carried to. fleet will be organized under th^ and accepted. Agent reported accept negotiating committee's banner of the Seafarers. by frequent runs to the United India^. A&G Shipping From May 4 To May 18 |l-I Pp. • \i India Plans Enlarged Fleet •• SIU Contests NLRB Ruling On OS Case � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource May 28, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 22 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SEAFARERS CONTESTS NLRB DECISION FOR-CERTIFACTION IN CS FLEET SHIPMATES' TESTIMONY HEWLP TO WIN ACQUITAL FOR YOUTZY MEBA CONVENTION REJECTS CIO RADIO OPERATORS SIU CHARGED WITH 'UNFAIR' ACT FOR RESPECTING LONGSHORE LINE MOBILE SHIPPING HOLDS STEADY;PORT PASSENGER SHIPS MONKEYSHINES COST PRANKSTER MUCHO BANANAS PORT SAVANNAH EXPECTS BOOST WHEN SHIPS JOIN GYPSUM RUN LOSS OO 170 HOURS OVERTIME A TOUGHT LESSON PHILADELPHIA FINALLY GET WEEK OD GOOD SHIPPING,FOR A CHANGE CHANGE IN NEW YORK SHIPPING BRINGS ABUNDANCE OF JOBS WILLIE MAPLES DIES IN MOBILE AUTO CRACK-UP SHIPPINH IS STILL GOOD IN SAN FRANCISCO NEW ORLEANS UNIONISTS JOIN SEAFARERS IN OPENING'FINEST LABOR HALL IN SOUTH' NEW ORLEANS IS GROWING AS DEEP SEA PORT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/28/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/23cf9102e34e97a880277cf8894edca4.PDF 89e7c437703052a8dd2fcaff3f5b84de PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1948 T-H Act Slows NLRB Work, Delays Cities Service Case NEW YORK—^For over a month now, since the last Cities Service protest was overruled by the National Labor Relations Board, the Seafarers International Union has been awaiting certification as collective bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel in the CS fleet. In the normal course of events, such certification would have been re­ Do It Now By .an overwhelming vole on the Referendum Ballot, the membership of the Sea­ farers International Union. A&G District, went on rec­ ord to protect itself in the hard days to come by build­ ing up a strike fund and by providing shoreside oper­ ating bases. That means a $10.00 Strike Assessment and a SIOJN) Building Assessment. Al­ ready many members have paid these sums. The operators will move without warning. It is our duty to be prepared. Pay the assessments im­ mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth and strength of the Umon. No. 21 Seafarers Signs Tanker Outfit, Tweifth In Year ceived by now, but with the tre-« NE*W YORK—^With the signing of the U. S. Water­ While the Cities Service case, mendous backlog of work which ways Corporation ro a standard SIU tanker agreement. has piled up on the NLRB, there which would grant collective bar­ Headquarters of the Union this week announced that in is no telling when the final wore gaining rights to many tmlicensed seamen who really re­ will be forthcoming. the past year twelve new tanker companies had been Before the passage of the Taft- quire such i-epresentation, kicks brought under contract. At the same time last year, the Hartley law, the national of­ around the NLM offices, the SIU did not have a single contract in the tanker field. fices of the NLRB handled ap­ Taft-Hartleyites will be figuring proximately 600 to 700 cases per out how the Board and unions The additions, besides U. S. Waterways Corporation, are month, and the backlog never ex­ can be stymied even more effec­ Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation; Petrol Tanker Indusceeded 5058 cases. That was bac tively. ttries, Incorporated; J. M. Carras, enough, but not as serious as the Incorporated; American Tramp situation, has become today. Shipping Development Corpora­ To day the NLRB is more than tion; Philadelphia Marine Corpo­ 12,000 cases behind, and is only ration; U. S. Peti-oleum Carriers, able to process half the work it Incorporated; Strathmore Ship­ did before enactment of the T-H ping Company, Incorporated; law. Intercontinental Steamship Com­ Most of the delay is caused by pany; Federal Motorship Cor­ the law's requirement that unions the lead of New York employers eligible for unemployment insur­ poration; Metro Petroleum Ship­ By JOSEPH VOLPIAN must go through special election Here is the history of the situa­ ance after the proper* period. Special Services Representative ping Corporation; and Palmer procedures before requesting em­ tion. This view was followed in New Shipping Corporation. ployers to institute a union shop NEW YORK—The shipowners York and elsewhere until New In 1946 when seamen first be­ This represents close to fifty contract. Even Representative in their greed for extra profits York State began to pay back to came eligible for imemployment ships, with more to be added in Fred Hartley, co-author of the have discovered a new way to insurance, a group of big wheels the employers the money left the near future. In addition, law admits that this is unneces­ drop the boom on seamen.. Using from the New York State bu­ over in the unemployment insur­ certification in the Cities Service sary. little legal skullduggery they reau handling the matter came to ance fimd at the end of the year. fleet is pending, and that will In the fii'st 6,000 cases, less than 50 shops voted against the are trying to welsh on unemploy­ SIU headquarters to get the facts There was $168 million for all mean sixteen more ships. Other employers, shipowners included. companies are in the process of on our hiring practices. ** union shop, and adds Robert ment insurance. The shipowners saw their chance being organized, but the names Denham, chief counsel for the .AGREEMENT and pounced. They are contending that if must be withheld at this time NLRB, "There's no reason to be­ After an extensive investigathey can come up with a phony Not only would they profit for strategic reasons. lieve there will be any change in claim that they offered a man a ation of the nature of seafaring from the rebate, but if they could The U. S. Waterways Corporathose figures." ob for another voyage the in general, the traditional as­ find ,a twist to make seamen (Continued on Page 3) man is not eligible for unem­ pects of the articles, the Hiring ineligible for unemployrhent The brutality which had characterized the Di Giorgio ployment compensation because Hall, Rotary shipping and other compensation on the beach they le is "quitting without just matters, these state officials could make the rebates even Farms strike flared again cause." The SIU is moving fast agreed that the end of the ar­ larger. In short, they decided to this week with the shooting ticles or the payoff constituted rob the poor-box. And, quite to counteract them. of James Price. Pres. of termination of a c(^ntract. naturally, shipowners in other An this started in New York Local 218, National Farm states fell in line. This meant that if a man came State where most of the steam­ Labor Union, AFL. For fur­ ther details on this strike, ship companies have headquar­ off a ship at the end of articles Here is the way it works in The importance of the SIU's ters. Unemployment insurance is he definitely was not "quitting New York. A man on the beach drive to organize tanker fleets see page 4. primarily a state matter but ship without just cause.'5 Nor was he finds that he needs unemploy­ is made clear by recent world^ ment compensation and goes up ship statistics showing that tank- , ~ Of course Senator Joseph Ball ownei's and operators in other being "fired for ipidconduct." of Minnesota, the "watch-dog' states have been quick to follow What was mofe, he was to apply for it. The insurance ers now constitute a quarter ef" people get in touch with the the world's total tonnage. of the Joint Committee on Labor . -i-company which sends back a let­ Management Relations, is not In addition, more tankers are ter saying that the man refused prepared to accept this as proof to sign on again and that he is being built, in the United States that workingmen want the union not eligible. He quit his job as well as abroad; because of the ' shop. without just cause, the company growing demand for petroleum He says that maybe the answer and the extended supply lines ; says. is to forbid the imion shop en­ to the Persian Gulf and else­ The Staten Island Marine Hos­ such delays > result in incon­ tirely, and he will begin hearings where. SHAKY GROUND venience and confusion, suggest on Monday, May 24, on how the pital requests that out-patients Of tonnage now under con­ that better medical service can Taft-Hartley law can be tight­ come for treatment on Wednes­ The companies have taken struction throughout the worldp be rendered if out-patients, visits ened up. days, Thursdays and Fridays their position knowing full well is a In addition to taking up the whenever possible from now on. are spread over the entire work that they are trying to deprive one ton in every five tanker ton. At present, about day and through the whole week. whole question of the union shop, seamen of what is rightfully 8d Reason for the request is that If you are an out-patient at theirs under law. Moreover, they 450 tankers are being operated the hearings will consider ways under the American flat,' and an­ the Out-Patient Department is Staten Island, try scheduling and means of giving' employers iJcnow that they are violating a other 30 are being built by pri­ even rnore latitude in influencing carrying a very heavy load. Be­ your visits for Wednesdays, maritime tradition by which em­ vate operators. or coercing workers to vote cause almost everybody arrives Thursdays and Fridays between ployment ends with the articles. First tanker ever built came against the union, and will also for treatment on Mondays and 9:00 and 10:30, a.m. or between They know they are on very down the ways in 1886 and was Tuesdays between 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. . seek to find ways to amend the shaky ground when they con­ described as a "petroleum 3:00 p.m., there often are long That way you'll find the doc­ tend that a man is "quitting law so that employers will be denied the right to bargain with delays in getting to" individual tors less busy, and much better without just cause" because he steamer." Called the Gluckauf, she was German designed and * able to give your case the full tmions about jointly administered patients. British built. Hospital officials, aware that attention it. deserves. welfare funds. (Continwi from Page 3) •at Sm Fights For Right Of Seamen To Get Unemployment Insuranre -• • i Tanker Tonnage now Comprises Quarter Of lUorlil Bottoms Staten island Hospital Arranges New Schedule For Out-Patients q -M �Page Two '•V( • 'hi' SEAFARERS LOG m- : ik'^' ifc:;:. THE SEA V A HERS LOG Fjriday. jMay 2L 1948 ^ 7WP NBXT MOt^£ ^ Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Phony Advertising * There was rarely a day during the depression when the newspapers weren't full of pictures showing helmeted National Guardsmen clubbing strikers, or persuading them to stop picketing by thrusting sharp bayonets at them. Prom one end of the country to the other, the NG was called out to break strikes and , strikers, so that the boss coiild continue to pay sweat-shop wages. The strength of labor, however, could not be denied. Many politicians have said that it was the New Deal which made it possible for labor to organize. That is just so much poppy-cock. It was the power of the workingmen themselves, joined into solid unions, which forced the government to institute reforms. Now we see the black days, which we had thought were behind us, starting to overtake us again. Pick up the newspapers any day and see the pictures of the police and' National Guard units brutally felling strikers and split­ ting picketlines. In the May 14 issue of the LOG, a Brother wrote an article warning the younger members of the SIU against joining the National Guard. He pointed out that the NG is used for strike-breaking, and that many men would find themselves lighting members of their own families, one on the picketline, and the other being forced to bust it. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegsdes by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Built on the same principle as the National Guard is the Naval Reserve, which has been carrying on a re­ cruiting campaign in the merchant marine. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marhe Hospitals : There is a strong possibility that the maritime unions in this country will be forced to strike to preserve the These are the Union Broihers currently in the marine hospitals, Hiring Hall and the Rotary Shipping principle. In that as reported by the Port Agents, These Brothers find time hanging case, the Naval Reserve will in all probability be ordered heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by by the President to sail the ships. writing to them. l) . This is no pipe dream. The threat to use the Navy k as strikebreakers was made when the CMU hit the bricks. , Then only the SIU stand that such a move would be conr.T-sidered a lockout caused the authorities to change their plans. It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that the same actics will be tried this time. Already the newspapers whipping up anti-union sentiment against seamen's fejS™-Organizations. The National'Guard and the Naval Reserve, in adyertisements, play up the healthful advantages of mem' bership in either of those organizations. In glowing terms 1"; the ads speak of the smart uniforms, the snappy drilling I and the two weeks vacation in the country each year. : Not a single word about the strike-breaking activities that have made the NG hated by labor all over the nation. Not a single word about the time the President threatened fcil Naval Reserve to break a maritime strike. - More and more Americans are waking up to the threat posed by the National Guard and the Naval Re­ serve, two groups, which might be the strong force of repression, in the United States. As trade unionists, the members of the Seafarers International Union should have nothing to do with these gpyernment agenci^v which have in the past, and can be in the future, used to MOBILE HOSPITAL J. B. McGUFFIN E. J. SILLIN A. M. MCDOWELL E. B. HALL H. ALLMAN TIM BURKE GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES BLACK (SUP) E. LERMA • . CLAYTON KELLY ROBERT FRENCH COMMON (SUP) JENKINS W. M. GUY (SUP)^ NEILS M. COLSTRUPP X % % STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL P. LOPEZ J. RODRIGUEZ E. CASTRO E. WILISCH J. GORDON . P. FRANKMANIS E. OLSEN ' G. FINKLEA S. HEIDUCKI J. W. McNEELY ' ^ ^ ^ A. JENSBY . . i!' : J: L.ROBERTS •' G. R. MITCHELL I f . F.-NERING- • , P. R. J. QUIMERA W. J. WOLFE J. OVERTON J. W. McCASLIN H. CHRISTENSEN J. PACHECO R. M. KYLE I. B. GRIERSON J. H. MURRAY C. NANGLE •G. VECCHIO H. CORDES t ft 4. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL G. R. ANDERSON J. H. FERGUSON W. H. KUMKE TROY THOMAS J. R. BATSON W. JUST J. R. ROLIN J. NEELY ft ft ft NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL F. GARRETSON ' A. LOOPER J. DENNIS C. MASON A. LIPARI P. D. VAUGHN A. AMUNDSEN ' N. A. GENdVESE G. BRADY •L. D, WEBB -'''ii'd.- •asr-," You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday —• 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) R. BUNCH A. EDEFORS E. H. IVARRA L. CLARKE E. DRIGGERS J. GAINSLAND Jpi. B. DUFFY E. HEBERT J. KENNAIR J. H. ASHURST J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES C. PETTERSON T. DAILEY « A. OLSEN R. E. GRAYAY •v. S. LeBLANC M. PETERSON M. FITZGERALDft ft ft BRIGHTON MARINE •HOSP,^i%, R. LORD A. BONTI J. PENSWICK W. CAREY J. CONNOLLY J. KORY R. KING J. LEES J- CijARRETTE' �Friday. May 21, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Operation Chow Raised No Beefs When the Seafarers went to •the assistance of the United Fin­ ancial Employes in the Wall Street beef, it definitely estab­ lished the effectiveness of its strike machinery. Notable was the smooth-functioning feeding setup, which kept the thousands of pickets amply fed throughout the strike. Responsible in a large measure for the success of this always important a.spect of strike acti­ vity ,was Seafarer George Whale, Chief Steward. Brother Whale had complete charge of the feed­ ing operation, fx-om the purchas­ ing of the food to its distribu­ tion. NO CHOW BEEFS ; Probably no sounder evidence GEORGE WHALE of the good job done' by Brother Whale and the rest of the men , engaged in feeding the pickets George joined the SIU in 1943, is the fact that this is the first when he returned to sea- after beef when there were no chow working shoreside since 1927. He beefs. started sailing in 1912. In 1947 . While it is true that coffee he was a member of the rank was occasionally slow in reach­ and file committee which worked ing the picketlines, it was not out Stewai-ds Department rules a. production problem. There changes to be incorporated in just weren't enough cars avail­ the contract. able at all times to transport the Brother Whale stayed on the beach for the entire period of food. .In pitching in on the UFE the UFE strike in order to see beef. Brother Whale drew on his the job through to the finish. He SiU strike experiences, among appeared well satisfied when it these being the 194^ General was all over. Strike and last year's Isthmian "Everything went off smoothly according to plan," he said. strike. Russia's Merchant Vessels Marltime's Latest Mystery \ U.S. fleet. However, the move­ ments of only about 110 ships ai'e reported. Where the rest go and what they cari-y is a Soviet secret. The reason that the movements of the 110 can be recorded by the western nations is they touch foreign ports and so find their way into American, British and other registers. Apparently the i-est of the fleet travels only between Soviet ports or Soviet-controlled ports in which ship arrivals and de­ partures can be covered by censorshipOf the 87 American-built ships which went to the Soviet Union under lend-lease and later State Department sale only 23 can be (Continued from Page 1) located. Among the "missing tion operates two tankers, and is dickering for others. The ones are 27 Libertys. STRANGE VOYAGES already in action are the John The movements of the 110 So­ H. Marion and the Eugene W. viet ships hitting non-Soviet Hilgard. Mar-Trade Corporation ports are rather mystifying in is the general agent for the com­ themselves. These ships cer­ pany. tainly are not operated econ­ Included, in the contract is the omically, maritime economists new higher wage scale, which point out. has been written into all agree­ They sail no regular runs, and ments signed since approximately their voyages are too hap-hazard a month ago. Companies already and ^ too extended for effective under contract will be pi-esented tramping. with the increased wage scale For instance a ship will bring veiy soon. a cargo of Russian manganese Starting from scratch, and with from the Black Sea to Baltimore. not even a toehold in the tanker Instead of returning to the industry, the SIU has, in the Black Sea, the ship will wander period of a short year, estab­ up and down the U.S. eastern lished itself as a dominant force. seaboard picking up a little SIU contracts are tops in the in­ cargo here, , a little moi'e . there, dustry, and the way Cities Serv­ then go through the Canal to ice seamen flocked to sign pledge the Pacific Coast to finish loadcards is.sufficient evidence of the ng. From the Pacific Coast the Seafarers reputation among tank- ship will- depart for Vladivostok. Such irregular and uneconomic ermen. The approrimately 1,500 new operations, have led to the sus­ jobs which have been added as picion that the ships are used to a result of the tanker organizing train naval pex'sonnel, as well as drive • wil|l also • prove to be a merchant seamen to man the ves­ strong wAll against impending sels planned under the Soviet unemploynient: on the American Union's huge . shipbuilding pror gram. watei^ront Top mystery of the maritime world is the exact aim and na­ ture of the Soviet Union's mei'chant fleet which operates be­ hind an "iron curtain," like everything else in the USSR. The .Soviets are believed to have the world's fourth largest fleet consisting of approximately 600 ships, a little less than third of the number in the active Seafarers Signs Tanker Companv, Tuielfth In Vear LOG Page Three Seafarers Must Prepare Now For Dark Days That Lie Ahead By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON, mings for the pui-pose of break­ Luckily for us, we have a ing the seamen's unions and re­ barometer by which we can see The pages of history ai-e scored turning the balance of power to how things are going. What throughout with cases of guys the shipowners. happens to the NMU, whose con- , and gals who refused to take a The first to come up will be tracts expire before ours,* will be warning of what was in store for the NMU, whose members are so tried on us. them. busy fighting among themselves, BE PREPARED From the biblical chap who re­ and are so torn on matters of fused to heed the handwriting on internal policy that they may We enjoy, through the use of. the wall right to the fellow who well crack under the first on­ job action, quite fair relations thinks he is going to be the next slaught and give up completely with most of our contracted com­ President of the United States, or, what is worse,'compromise. panies. But if the NMU com­ one and all have failed to under­ There can be no compromise panies win, you can bet your stand what was shown to them about the essentials over which bottom dollar that the SIU com­ and told to them. this battle will be fought, namely panies will get set for, the kill. Fellows, it can happen to us the Hii-ing Hall and Rotary Ship­ If they try it, they have some unless we are prepared for what ping. These constitute the jugu­ rude shocks coming. We are by, is to come. The writing is on lar vein of the seamen's unions. no means unprepared, and that the wall for all to see, and only If they go, we go, and shipping big Taft-Hax-tley stick doesn't a mental ostrich who persists in scai-e us. putting his head in the sands of retuiTis to the dark days of back­ We have been alex-ted and our complacency can fail to see it. door jobs, company favoi-ites, bad membership is ready. But if we food, bad accommodations add DARK DAYS COMING precious little overtime to boot. have to act, aU hands must make • Let's face facts. Dark days All that we have fought fox- a 100 pex-cent effox-t. How can you help now? First lie ahead of us, and it's damned will be whisked away in the by kicking in that 10-dollar lucky for us that we realize it twinkling of an eye. The "Cap­ and are preparing for the worst. tain Blighs" of the Merchant It certainly is not enough for "Marine will come out of their us to sit back and say, "Leave it rat-holes whex-e they have rested to the officials. Those guys in retirement, start dusting •"off know what they are doing." their gold braid and start getting They do know what they are their log books ready. doing, but at the same time the rank-and-file can get behind this thing right now, and start push­ ing so that the shipowners will know that we intend to stand no shoving around come next August. Here is the score. Manage­ ment has made the biggest cud­ Strike Assessment that you voted gel it ever had in order to beat (Continued from Page 1) for. Kick it in NOW. down labor. It was manufac­ does not stay aboard ship after The Union Strike Fund is a4 tured "for" them by the firm of the payoff. a very healthy level, but the ex­ Taft, Hartley & Company, and , Perhaps the ship has been out' tra assessment is going to raise doubtless cost a'lot of dough. It on a hard voyage of several it to an even healthier one so was given a few preliminary months duration. Dux-ing the' that we cannot be intimidated swishes and found to be all that war, even government agencies through our bellies if the heel management had hoped for. recognized that seamen needed drags out. A number of unions big and a pexiod ashore between voy­ The second way you can help small already have felt the bite ages. is by being personally prepared of the Taft-Hartley Act. But Mox-eover, there is no proof for what is to come. There can't right now, it is obvious that this that the phony offer of employ­ be any petty excuses, any finagl­ law is being cai-efully greased ment advanced by the company ing out of picket duty or any and oiled for its first big test means the same conditions. Per­ muttexing and moaning in the against the seamen this summer. haps the ship will be himgry. ranks. WITH TRIMMINGS Or pex-haps it will switch to a One and all of us mxist be in The stage is being set. All the tropical run, or to some other there fighting to keep all that we forces of a lying press and other run that some men don't like or, have won, and all that we hold most dear guaranteed by decent forms of phony pi-opaganda al­ worse, can't stand. Actually, the trick is not work­ contracts for us as seamen of the ready are at work. There is go­ ing to be a knock-down and ing in New York quite the way American Merchant Marine. drag-out affair with all the trim­ the owners thought it woxxld. New York State officials are not Praises Shipmates taking the shipownex-s "evi­ Second-Year Man dence" without allowing a sea­ man claiming insurance a fxxll hearing. And in a good many instances the seamen ax-e getting their compensation. When New York State de­ cides on a fixed policy it will be reported in the LOG. FORM LETTER In other states, however, sea­ men are being disqualified left and right. When they apply the company sends a forxix letter say­ ing that they refused employ­ ment and there goes their com­ pensation money—out the win­ dow so. far as they are con­ cerned. Until the Union can get this mess straightened out, we make the following suggestion. Benjamin Mignano, AB. who paid off the SS Pennmar re­ If you are faced with such a Clarence Lohne. who is now cently. had words of praise for company stand when you apply in his second year as a mem­ ber of the SIU. makes up for for compensation, demand a the strong Union spirit of his Make the company shipmates; his lack of years by his un­ hearing. "The fellows really did a ion enthusiasm. He's all the come to the hearing with some way for the SIU and with good real evidence that you qxiit good job on that ship." he said. Brother Mignano, a member reason—SIU wages. and con­ without just cause. If you take ditions are the best in the a firm stand you can help the of the SIU since 1944, specific­ industry. Brother Lohne re­ whole membersh^ defeat this ally mentioned Gerald Stilley. cently paid off the Benjamin money-grabbing move by the Deck iDelegate. "for his good unionism." owners. Lundy. He sails as Wiper. SiU Fights For Seamen's Right To Jobless Pay '•'i' V, •fl �• • V •• • mmm Hp . fas S £ 4 Page Four R S RS toe Ftidar, 21, W*S A Report It has gfent agents to Texas to farming and corporation agricul-, enlist and employ strike A brother AFL union, the National Farm Labor Union, ture. are moving to crush, imionbreake'rs. < led by H. L. Mitchell, has been on strike against the Di Giorgio ism in the central valley of Cali­ There is a strike. The corpora­ Farms in California for more than eight months. The Di fornia. The Di Giorgio Fruit Corpora­ tion can no longer blink at this Giorgio interests are nation'wide. from farms in California fo Agamst formidable opposition tion's 12,000 acre ranch in Kern fact. the strikers have reason to be shipping on the East Coast. County, located 18 miles from The corporation has now in Violence and brutality have marked the strike. The eighteen- conf. lent. Twice since the strike feakersfield, California, is one of its' employ hundreds of "scabs". mile long picketlines, which extend all around the farm, ham began the AFL unions of the . the largest enterprises of its kind They pass through the picket been broken many times by the police and by paid strike­ state have sent relief caravans, in the United States. It is the lines in the presence of a heavy breakers. In violation of the law, scabs have been brought carrying food, clothes and funds backbone of a $20,000,000 busi- police guard that is on duty at across the state lines, from Texas and New Mexico, and in to the strikei's and their families. ' ness owned by Joseph Di Gio- all times. The sheriff's supply of some cases across the national boundary, from Mexico. LABOR BRIDGE , • gio's family corporation. reserve arms and strike breaking Organized labor in California, and throughout the rest of The California American' Fed­ Di Giorgio requires some 1,200 equipment is kept in a trailer the_ country, has aided the strikers. Food end money have been eration pf Labor has declared employees to operate this ranch. just inside the corporation yard collected from coast-to-coast. Caravans bearing food and cloth­ that the distance between indus­ At the peak of the season he Di Giorgio has drawn his strike ing have brought much needed assistance to the starving farm trial and agricultural workers is "hires additional field hands and breaking crews from the "skid laborers. being bridged by this demonstra­ packers. Many of these full rows" of the valley towns and Their plight is desperate, but although they have been tion of solidarity. time workers live in the towns from Texas. Signed statements offered bribes to scab, not a single man or woman has crawled Union organization is making of Ai-vin and Lamont, a short are on record showing that many back to work since the picketlines were first set up> headway in the San Joaquin •distance fi-om the corporation's of these men were hired without In tribute to these gallant strikers, and in order to give VaUey. One attempt at wage fields and packing sheds. knowledge .of the strike. their story the widest circulation, the LOG is proud to print cutting has been stopped. . Other workers live in BakersAs long as the corporation can a special article, written by' Ernesto Galarza. Educationai field. Still others drift in with successfully cross hundreds of The strikers have shown that Director of the NFLU. the tide of migratory labor that strike breakers through the they can conduct a peaceful /rises and falls with every change picket line it will probably re­ campaign in the face 'of violent of the California seasons. The attempt to demonstration was apparently in­ ings of the Committee, h61d in provocation. frain from using violence. On October 1, 1947, over 1,100 It has not always been so con­ tended to provoke mass violence, Los Angeles on February 18, arouse community feeling against of these workers called a strike. siderate. On one occasion a mob which was avoided by the pres­ 1948, were a disappointment to the strikers has failed. Chamber They had organized a union and of forty persons ran out of the ence of mind of the caravan Di Giorgio. The union got a of Commerce officials in Kem had voted to strike for union corporation yard armed with tire ieaders. clean bill of health. Its officers County have met in conference recognition, collective bargaining irons and clubs and severely beat While the strikei's are deter­ answered all questions. The case with the president of the union ?: and better pay. mined to keep the peace on the of the corporation was so weak and expressed a willingness to three pickets. The strike is now in its eighth The day before this incident picket line, they have been fore­ that Di Giorgio himself failed to support extension of unemploy­ month. ment insurance to agricultural took place, Di Giorgio had or­ warned that violence may be appear. 20-MILE LINE ganized a motorized column used again. 'More recently, the suggestion woi-kers in the state. Di Giorgio has sought to place against the relief caravan sent has been Advanced in the nature The sti'ikters have focused pub­ , ' Joseph Di Giorgio keeps a sil­ •the label of communism on the of a veiled threat, that the in­ lic attention, not merely on .their ent watch on the picket line from by California trade unions. As the caravan passed the strikers. Already the state legis- vestigation be continued by Con­ own plight, but beyond that on . a. vantage point 3,000 miles away at his headquarters, 66 Harrison main gates of the Di Giorgio ature, through the TenneyXom- gress. Union official > have wel­ the basic issues that face millions • St., New York City. He con­ ranch, a hostile line of trucks mittee, has held hearings to in­ comed this proposal. of Amei'ican citizens whose labor This is a brief summary of the raises the crops :that feed -the tends, through his lawyers, that and cars moved in the opposite: vestigate alleged communist fi­ nation and a starving world. •"There is no strike. There are direction on the same road. The nancing of the union. The hear­ forces behind which finance no issues." But the determination of the men and women who have kept %dgil on a 20 mile picket line for more than seven months has forced Di Giorgio to recognize that there is a strike, a problem • .and an issue. Di Giorgio has recognized the facts of the situation in deeds, if not' in words. The Corporation has hired hundreds of strike , breakers. ^ It has used Mexican contract QUESTION: Now that shipboard promotions have been done away with, except in em­ workers, imported from Mexico under the auspices of the Mexi­ ergency cases, what do you think of requiring members to register in just one rating? By ERNESTO GALARZA . Educational Director. National Farm Labor Union, AFL. THOMAS RODGERS. Bofun: By registering in just one rat­ ing there will be more oppor­ tunity for men holding just one rating to get a job. There wiU then be a greater pick of those jobs on the board. Men no long­ er will zegistez in a dozen rat­ ings and then go down the list when jobs are in short supply. It's not fair for a man having six or seven ratings to take u job from a man registered in just one rating. The odds aren't fair when, for example, a man can bid for six jobs and another member for just one. If a man holds .a high rating he should ship in that rating. can and United State govern­ ments, to work behind the picket line. It has harbored a mob that set upon and beat, peaceful union ^^pickets. ; It has refused to sit down with state and federal conciliators. It has tried to prejudice citiADD GILHAM. Ni. Ck.-Bk.: zens of good will against the • union by distributing a state- That is the only way for a —^iiTcnt entitled, "A Community man to register. There should Arou.sed." • be no question about it. This It has attacked the strikers be- way, when registering, a man f - fore Congress and before the na­ will be bidding for the job he tion through the Congressional knows best. Chances are that he knows this job best and will do ' Hecoi'd, ' It has organized hostile public a better job aboard ship. If a jdemonstra'ilons against relief man has the skill to hold sev­ . caravans sent by organized labor eral ratings, he should ship only at the top one. He gets more to aid the strikers. : It has caused to be published pay and leaves the less-skilled full page newspaper advertise- jobs to the rest of the member­ ments stating its side of the case. ship. Too, I'm in favor of the It has persuaded the stat^ membership registering in just legislature to investigate the one rating because jobs are not : ^ Union for alleged communist ac- in great supply now and men are tivities. '''lA avgU^lg ir. aU ratings. yV \ • GEORGE THORNHILL, Ch. St.! Registering in one rating is beneficial to the whole member­ ship.. When and if a higher rat­ ing is called front the board a man holding that, rating is the only one who can take it. When a dower rating is called it is not right for him to have first crack at that job, too. As long as there is an 'abundance of men around for all ratings and no shortage exists, men should register and sail at their top rating and no lower, thereby giving men with lower ratings a crack at the other jobs. It's the proper way to 'give every one an equal chance at the available jobs. • // /jrt, liiiiiiill WAtmmmim WILLIAM TODD, Jr. Eng.: That's a good idea. It gives other fellows a belter chance to grab ships. If men holding sev­ eral rating—I hold all rating in the Engine Department except Deck Engineer knd Electrician—i are in a hurry to ship they can register as FWT and get out in a hurry. If they're in no particu­ lar hurry, they can register at their top rating—Jr. Engineer, in . my case—and wait it out a bit./ I register all around no:w. but I. don't think it is fair to all. Men work hard to get higher ratings,, so they should always ship in their highest rating. / �•- mn-'" rHdity. 2!i^ IWr L&(^ Page Five Seafarers Celebrate Opening Of New Hall in Port New Orleans By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS — The new ports drop in for the festivities, SIU building here in this port 'and bring their wives and girl is at long last ready to move I friends. People from other trade unions are also Welcome. into. And just in time, too, to Beer and sandwiches will be keep the Brothers from sweat­ served—the beer by the genero­ ing it out this summer in the sity of local gin mills — and a bid Hall at 339 Chartres Street. good time is guaranteed to all. As of right now, our new ad­ Shipping has been pretty good dress is 523 Bienville Street, al- here lately and should even show jlhough for a few days the Dis­ signs of improvement. Seven patcher is at the old location im- ships paid off last week, includ­ til the telephones can be changed ing two passenger vessels, the and a few minor repairs made Alcoa Clipper and the SS Del Mar, Mississippi. These two, and to the entrances and floors. the freighters, -took on new The recreation and meeting crewmerabers, and that relieved floor has been set up with plenty ' of tables and chau-s, writing shipping considerably. facilities, radio and loudspeak- Beefs were minor, and all squared away right at the pay­ offs. They consisted of fumiga­ I <30TTA MAKE THE tion gripes, ship's stores, etc. OPENlHS OF THE AIEW But all were settled to the satis­ OR1.EAMS »4AU.! faction of the crews involved. On Overtime To insure payment, all claims for overtime must be turned in to the heads of de­ partments no later than 72 hours following' the comple­ tion of the overtime work. As soon as the penalty work is done, a record should be given to the Department head, and one copy held by theiman doing the job. In addition the depart­ mental delegates should check on all overtime sheets 72 hours before the ship makes port. Shipping Good In Puerto Rico; Maritime Trades Council Formed By SAL COLLS SAN JUAN — Although we have had no actual payoffs or sign ons in this port, we have shipped enough replacements to Bull and Waterman vessels to let us say that shipping is fairly good . We had a couple of beefs to handle last week, and we got them settled. There was an AB who flew here after missing the Kathryn, one of the Bull ships, in New York. He had to get' off. ' Another AB who was onr Waterman's Monarch of the Seas^ declared his willingness to sail, as Deck Maintenance, a ratinghe held. So it was a simple i-Mii matter to take him off the ship and send him back out as Deck Maintenance. So perhaps this, wasn't really a beef. Biggest thing we haye had to. contend with here has been the dispute between the ILA and the UTM about dividing up the. •v -'!t longshore work in Arroyo. How-ever, that has been squared now' aside a ne.st egg to tide him and they are splitting the jobs over a week or two in case 50-50. We sat in on a meeting of offi= something should happen. cials from both unions from There still are a lot of aliens ports all over Puerto Rico when who haven't filled out the SIU they settled the problem. On questionnaire on the alien ques­ April 30, we loaned the San tion. This questionnaire is part Juan Hall to ILA officials -who of a Union program to help the were planning their policy on alien members get squared away. the situation. The Union can't do much until is has all the information about One thing that came out of this settlement is a brand new AFI. the aliens it can get. Here is a litye general advice Mal-itime Trades Council which' to all aliens. If you have five we have just organized for this years or more in this country, port. We are waiting for a make every effort to get your charter now, when we get it weH let you know. papers. Shipping is slow and your pa­ We have a committee out look­ pers can help you ship. More- ing around town for a suitable ovei-, all aliens who can certain­ building which can be bought ly should obtain visas so they at the right price. The commit­ can sail coastwise once in a tee is acting in accord with in­ structions from Headquarters. while. We'll wind up by passing on On the education front we are some congratulations to the New I making-' sure that the members Orleans branch for the new. Hall here understand the new ship­ down that way. We hear it is ping rules voted on the referenone swell place and that the I dum ballot. We haven't been able boys have fixed it up right. The to go beyond that recently, be-" whole membership will be proud cause the ILA-UTM dispute kept of the bright and shining struc­ us from holding , pur last sched­ ture. uled meeting. Shipping is At Sttmdstiii in New York By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK The long expect­ ed slump finally caught up with us in this port. Suddenly ship­ ers. There will be ample space ping all but stood stiH. In fact, to seat the membership at meet­ so far as the Stewards Depart­ ings, instead of having half the ment "is concerned, there just isn't any shipping, none to speak Brothers stand. The lavatories have been, of anyway. equipped with showers, and any Is this situation permanent? Brother wanting a shower has Or is it temporary? Will things only to walk in and turn on get a whole lot better when that Marshall Plan really gets up the faucet. steam? The. answer to all three PROUD PEOPLE questions is easy: we don't In general the membership know. hereabouts is. proud of the new Right now, the chartered ships Hall and frequent comparisons are being turned back to the are made to other Halls. The Maritime Commission, and towed general feeling is that all Bran­ away to the boneyards because ches should have new Halls, as there are no cargoes to putdnto EOdn as possible, so that all SIHi them. jnen- can enjoy the privileges of j But let's go to more pleasant their own Halls. things. Let's look at the payoffs. There will be the formal open­ We have had some payoffs de­ ing and dedication of the Hall spite the sad state of shipping, after the regular meeting of and, for once anyway, there Wednesday, May 19. The fellas weren't any sour ones. here ask that Brothers in other NO BEEFS Galveston Good ToBookmembers man Taylor at the American Merchant Marine Institute seems to be saying. Just how he figures things, we don't know. All we can say is that, if what. he claims is cor­ rect, SIU members are getting cheated. Perhaps they ought to apply to the AMMI for the dif­ ference between what they ac­ tually get and what the AMMI spokesman «ays they are paid. These people who claim sea­ men make too much money al­ ways overlook a lot of things. For one thing, they forget that sailing is hard work and that it takes a lot of savvy. And they AtWAVS Sc»vieTWI»V& Tt>J50! T Among the best was the pay­ off of the Maiden Victory, a Wa­ terman vessel in from an inter- forget that few seamen can coastal run. There was nothing, count on 12 months' pay a year. wrong with her, except a few If seamen are making too of the minor" things that always much money, what about the By CHARLES STARLING By KEITH ALSOP can be settled in a few minutest shipowners? The United States GALVESTON — Shipping con­ j About as good was the payoff Lines announced its profit for SAVANNAH—This port Agent or six weeks, but still and all it" tinues to be good for bookmen of the Afoundria, another Wa­ last year. The total was more; feels like the warden of Sing gives us something to look for-' millions of dollars than anybody Sing who watches the men walk ward to. here, although we had only one terman. She was ih from a for­ ever saw all at once. the last mile to the electric WORD TO" WISE payoff and one sign on last week. eign trip. chair. We don't watch anybody U. S. Lines is not an SIU Two Isthmians came in from We would like to tip off the Moreover, we expect things to be a little better for at least the the Far East for very clean pay­ company, but there is no rea­ walk that last mile, but we do boys who sail as OS, Messman offs. These two-, the George son to think that other steam­ payoff ships and then see them or Wiper to staj*^ away from this' next couple of weeks. Chamberlain and the Steel Di­ ship companies, including those start that forlorn journey to the port until shipping improves. We Tlie payoff was on the SS Caleb rector, had signed on their crews contracted to the SIU, aren't boneyard. have plenty of men on hand^ Strong, and she signed right on on the West Coast, but they making similar profits. Next week we have four pay­ from Jacksonville and Charles­ again. We notice that a few of the offs, and two of the vessels are ton, not to mention the mencame here to payoff. _ The only beef was about some The Alcoa Cavalier came in country's biggest industrial out-| overtime that had not been without a beef again. She's a fits are beginning to talk about to be taken out of active service. from right around here who can turned in withip the 72' hour nice ship now and we are' go­ cutting prices. They're doing this One is of the Arnold Bernstein rough it out until they get. a limit. However, we got it ing. to be sorry when we lose just because the working men| line, and the other belongs to berth. The way shipping is now one. squared to everybo^Tr^^p.' satisfac­ her. Now that she's in good SIU and women are- asking for a South Atlantic. tion. Incidentally, the ship shape, she is going to start sign­ little bit more money to meet However, an. Overlakes ship would think that the days of will payoff in Jacksonville, and jumping ship were over. But went out with a new Skipper. • ing on in New Orleans and pay­ the weekly grocery bill. then head for Germany, and the What is expected to hold this ing off in Mobile. Why didn't these guys do some SS Southwind will payoff here every now and then we run into some characters who still go in port up for a while is the fact Despite the poor shipping the price cutting last year? If thaj' and go right out again. for that line of stuff. that there still are a lot of grain Patrolmen here are as busy as had, things might be a lot dif-j Picture their surprise when Now for a little piece of good cargoes scheduled to leave from ever. If they don't have a payoff ferent now. They just didn't look news. It looks like the new they come into the Hall and we the Texas coast for Europe. That to attend, they have plenty of very far ahead. Hall we have been looking for tell them that they have au­ grain fills a lot of holds. work to do keeping Headquar­ STAY GEARED will be ours at last. For the tomatically plastered a $50.00 Meanwhile, we keep' going ters' records straightened out. last few days we have been fine on themselves—which has That's a big job in itself. Meanwhile, we have to keep after the tankers and that is dickering for a newer location, to be paid before .shipping "cut ourselves geared for action in plenty to do, for a lot of tankers TOO MUCH MONEY and aU who have seen it think again. case we have to go out and fight hit these ports. They really cry the blues. But ; Other than the above, things The other day we found out for the Hiring-Hall and Rotary it will be just the place for us. are quiet in the Galveston area, something we didn't know — Shipping in the middle of this Of comse, we don't have it yet, so far, we haven't run into any both for the Seafarers and for Seamen are making too much summer. It might not be a bad and if arid when we get it we second offenders, 'so the cure money. At lea^, that's what this I idea for every member to set won't be abfe to move in for five must work. the whole-labor movement. Savannah Gets The Boneyard Run I' Jf �IW Pag« Six TBS SEAFARERS LOG Mobile Shipping Holds Steady, But Beach Still Overcrowded A TOUCH OF XMAS By CAL TANNER i: IS: •'• t- TAAssf, M&7 21, 1948' The Patrolmen Say— MOBILE — Shipping here re­ ^ The sign ons were accom­ mained steady for the past week plished easily enough. We just Two-Skipper Ship with about 190 men shipping out. had to see that a few repairs NEW YORK — A short while However, we have upward of 700 were made here and there, and men on the beach, so don't rush that the slopchests were in good ago we paid off the tanker shap. down. Petrolite, which had just re­ One ship which the boys who . The Marshall Plan cargoes ac­ turned from almost eleven tually are beginning to move were lucky enough to make her months of shuttling between the from here, but not in enough really snapped up was the Robin Persian Qulf and ports in France volume yet to warrant pulling Kettering. She was the answer and Belgium.^ to a seaman's prayer. any ships from the boneyard. Perhaps that development will She had innerspring mat­ • Overall, this wagon had a come some day. tresses, great big lockers and pretty good crew aboard. That There were seven payoffs in every modern convenience. More­ is, except for the Skipper. If it Mobile during the past week and over, she seemed to have a good weren't for this guy, the payoff, six sign ons. Most of the pay- bunch of officers. pffs were Watermans. as usual, The Kettering is one of the could -be written off as a good and the rest were Alcoa and jobs that the Robin Line has re­ one with a fine crew aboard. fSS;SSS™-':> i fi5:;:>Sp;:vsg:,x Bernstein. converted from wartime baby However, the crew found that ' The only one that was any flattops, and she sure is a beau­ iiiiiiii doing business with this guy was trouble Was the SB William tiful ship. no easy matter. Carter of the Bernstein Com­ We had a Waterman that was pany, and the trouble on her a swell ship too. This was the Of course, he had a million was largely technicaL * Madaket which came in, paid off alibis for his conduct. He was In case the weather gets hot in the next few days, this in Gulfport, signed right on again MONEY FLIES blessed with a gift of gab that picture of the SS Knox Victory should cool you off. This was would pale a Union Square spell­ The company had to fly the and sailed for Bremen. Her taken on a crossing of the-Knox from Maine to Bremerhaven, binder. We had heard his kind payoff money down from New Stewards Department especially by Brother E. W. Monahan. •* before, so his longwinded spiels York and, while the boys were was on the ball. didn't cause us to swoon. PASSENGER JOBS KNOCK 'EM OUT One Waterman touched here in transit. She was the Winslow He had logged the majority of Homer and she took a few re­ the crew for any infraction that placements to run codstwise. came to mind, but, fortunately, Beginning after the first of we were able to knock but the July there will be an Alcoa pas­ By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ bulk of the logs without too senger ship in Mobile every much difficulty — thanks to the week. There will be a payoff BALTIMORE — While ship­ along here are beginning "hand aid of the U.S. Shipping Com­ every Monday. We can count on ping is still going on in this to mouth" loading, something missioner, who was really on the plenty of jobs on those ships, port it is on a slow schedule that no seaman likes to see. That ball and could see how phony most of them in the Stewards I means just one thing — slow most of the logs were. with little hope of a pick up in I shipping. i Department. However, considering the waiting for it, the Master was I The weather here is getting a the immediate future. The members here, as well as length of the trip, it is our imable to issue a draw. This wee dab warm. Consequently, We've had a few ships in for all people connected with mari­ made things pretty awkward. we are getting our fans fixed up. payoffs and a few for sign-ons, time, are beginning to wonder opinion that the crew behaved very well and, in all probability, In addition, when the pay­ At present we have three large where the Marshall Plan goods master finally arrived, we dis­ fans in the Hall, and we hope but the tempo is not that of a are. The ERP, which was sup­ with a decent Skipper a lot of covered that he had no au­ . they will keep us comfortable few months ago. According to posed to breathe life into the the above-mentioned bunk would thority to settle any overtime when it really gets hot. a survey made recently in this starved American merchant ma­ have been avoided. beefs. There a few oldtimers here port, the amount of goods on rine, hasn't come through with Incidentally, the Skipper had The upshot was that the crew whom a'lot of the members re­ hand here to be loaded on the the cargoes. his wife "with him during the en­ carried a handful of minor beefs member, among them A. Sulli­ ships is the lowest since before Of course it is early, but re­ tire voyage. From what the crow back up the east coast with van, G. Saucier, E. C. Gillespie, ports coming in here have it that said the ship had two Skippers them. They'll straighten them J. Alves, G. Troche, S. Turner, the war in 1939. instead of one. It can easily be There is no backlog of goods foreign ships are loading Mar­ seen that eleven months of sail­ iout when they hit an east coast S. Karlson, J. A. Ryan, D. Alexto be loaded. In fact, the ships shall Plan goods regularly. If ing under a team like this would port. ' ander, L. Culbertson. we don't start carrying the goods shortly, there is a good be enough to drive the best crew possibility that the 50 percent to the wall. clause in the Marshall Plan is Louis Gofiin just so much bunk. Jimmy Purcell By LLOYD GARDNER in transit. We're generally able supports the company, since the to square away whatever beefs men signed on for , an ' InterFAR, FAR AWAY PHILADELPHIA — This week crop up, but most of them are coastal run, back to Baltimore. in the City of Brotherly Love of a minor nature. It's only a few miles from finds us still running on the slow NO TROUBLE here to Washington, but as far bell as far as shipping is con­ as Congress is concerned it seems TWO DONTS So, Brothers, if you don't want to be a million miles away. cerned. We have- quite a few After next April 1 there will men registered in all ratings, Right here and now there are to sail those ships, please don't Give the ships away, give the and every day more men drift two points I would like to men­ sign pn them in Baltimore. If jobs away, give everything away. be a change aboard ship. Sparks tion. Quite frequently we re­ you do, then you'll have to make in here from other ports. Just make sure there is nothing is going to be a full fledged of-ceive a phone call from some­ the trip. I would advise anyone who one on a ship laying down in left for the American seaman. fleer, and there will be no April wants to ship in a hurry to stay Wilmington, Delaware, or Pauls- Otherwise, these ships give us That seems to be the state of! fool about it. away from this port. At least boro. New Jersey. The crew no trouble. They store up here mind in Washington. Last week. President Trumapin Philadelphia, and we always for a little while. wants a Patrolman to come down have a Patrolman on hand to This port's payoffs numbered signed a bill calling for the.c Of course, if a man is in no to square away a beef. make sure that they are stored four: Robin Gray, Robin; Monroe' licensing of radio telegi'aphers as liurry to get out, and has a few In most cases we find that correctly. Victory and Columbia Victory,; bucks in his kick, then he the ship is due to payoff in Bal­ Isthmian; and Pennmar, Calmar. t ships' officers, effective April 1," Now that all this is off my 1949. should come here to enjoy the timore or New York within a mind, I want to bring the mem­ There were a few beefs on the fine weather, the friendly atmo­ day or two. There is absolutely bers some good news. Our poor, ships, but nothing that wasn't The new law applies to radio sphere and the baseball games. no point in those cases of send­ misguided Patrolman, Bob Pohle, settled at the payoff to the satis­ operators on all merchant ships On the waterfront everything ing a Patrolman. walked the last mile Saturday faction of all hands. of 100 gross tons or more, ex-. been going along smoothly. Sign-ons numbered but three, If the ship is sailing for for­ cep't ships operating splely on We hit all the ships which pay­ all Isthmians: Monroe Victory, the Great Lakes. Actually, the off, sign on, or just come through eign ports, then of course we Columbia Victory and Steel send a Union representative, but law makes no great change in Maker. to send a man down to those far the status of radio men, but rec­ off places to settle a beef when In transit we had thg usual ognizes a situation that has long membership's money. number of Watermans and Alcoa existed. , vessels up from the Gulf area. The other item on my mind is If you don't find linen These ships usually make their When the President signed the this: Calmar Line ships crew up stay short, but we manage to bill, Fred M. Howe, general sec­ when you go aboard your and sign on in Baltimore. When get tomeone down to handle any retary-treasurer of the Radio Of­ ship, notify the Hall at once. the ships hit Philly to top off beefs that have arisen since the ficers Union, AFL, commented as before sailing for the West Coast, follows: A telegram from Le Havre or port of departure. That's the one some members of the crews want won't do you any Singapore way to. handle beefs: Keep at "The signing of this bill rec­ to quit, for one reason or, an­ ognizes in Federal law what the good. It's your bed and you other. ' them' ; whenever the ships . hit : unions have fought fb^r since 1931 afternoon. He got married, and have to lie in it. The 'company refuses to pay 80 we aU wish hiitt smooth sail­ port and they'll be settled quick-' "and what is in fact the common them off, and the Commissioner ing all the way. ly before any sore spots develop., practice on merchant vessels." - Ship Cargoes Fall To New Low For Postwar Years In Baltimore Philly No Place For Guys Without Stake Radio Operators Get Status Of Officers AHENTION! �A hOG P<9« iSeTea III When The SIU Delivered The Goods •41 •31 Last week, some slightly faded pictures, accompanied by a-letter, were delivered to the LOG office. The letter saidi, in part, "Here are sbhie pictures taken a few years back on a couple of rusfbuckets. jTust sending these in so you can put them in the LOG. They should bring back memories to some of the Brothers." It was signed by H. W. Greenlee, of Huntington, West Virginia. We think that Brother Greenlee is'right, and so here are the shots. Picture at left shows Oiler Whitey Mason between two Australian soldiers aboard the SS Ipwich in the Spring of 194^1; Picture above sjiows the funeral service for Brother Cecil McCann. This took place on the SS Antinous, in the Red Sea, 1940. ' i A ship in the Red Sea, under fire, as it struggled to get away from a plane high in the air. At times the jsky was full of gun puffs, created as the vessel threw shells into the air to defend itself. Although niany merchant ships tra­ velled in convoy, quite a few of them made dangerous runs all alone. Even in convoy there was plenty of danger. ~ The Ipswich carried plenty of the tools of war to the American forces fighting all over the world. This shot shmV^ the good ship plowing through the waves - on the way to Port Sudan, loaded with' airplanes and plane parts. Many other-trips were made by this gallant ship before the war finally came to an end. More implements of war, carried by United States ships tO the.far comers of the eartm Before the U.S. was forced into the conflict, American ships, man­ ned by Amerieeti crews, carried food, clothing and armaments tp the people aU over the Vrprld After I^aH i'l. • .i'". - T-": States'continued to supply the world, , and at the same time manufactured enough fighting weapons to equip its own forces. It was the American mer­ chant navy which- tran^orted the materials of war. U.S. merchant seamen were the first tO.fi^it in World War II, just as they were in World" War 1. �Page Eiglii * f BIB'S E Ar ARERS LOG Friday. May 21. 1948 SHIPS'MIMIITES AND MEWS f ft!..' mH:-y Wetmore Nearly Lost In Storm That Took Houston Wood's Life ON THE GOOD SHIP FRANCIS The eleventh and twelth days of March were tough ones for the crew of the SS James A. Wetmore, a Water­ man Liberty. The eleventh was the day the ship ran smack into a full-fledged hurricane in mid-Atlantic at 51 degrees 30 Dqllas T. Terry, 22-yearold member of the SIU, was drowned April 30 in Lake Smith at princess Anne, Vir­ ginia, the LOG has been in­ minutes west, 39 degrees 20 X minutes north, a couple of hun- it foUows one of several rather dred miles or more northeast of weU-defined tracks. In general they move first from the south­ Bermuda. east toward the northwest then That was the storm in which swing around toward the north­ Seafarer Houston Wood, whose east sometimes ending up in the death was reported in the LOG vicinity of Iceland; of May 7, lost his life. New de­ tails concerning the storm and the circumstances of Brother Wood's passing have now be­ come available." The only thing that saved the ship itself was the fact that the steam steering en­ gine continued to run under eight feet of water for a full five hours and a half. A full accoimt of the Wet. more's stem tussle with the At­ lantic's wildest fury was ob­ tained by Seafarer Jerry Palmer in a letter from Trafton Hutchins who was the Wetmore's Chief Mate. Palmer turned the infor­ mation over to the LOG. -r-.-:' ..1^ - SOUND ALARM The alarm was sovmded im­ mediately and the Captain or•^efed the ship turned about. AU hands stood by while the raging seas were searched, but there was no sign of Wood and gath­ ering darkness finaUy made fur­ ther, search fruitless. Hurricanes • are storms that form along what is called the "inter-tropical" or "equatorial fronti" the low pressure through which divides the air of the southern hemisphere from that of the northern. In the Atlantic they are believed to form fre­ quently in the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands. Once such a stoim is formed Speaking for the Seafarers aboard the Bull Line's SS Francis, Ship's Delegate George Clark said "all hands enjoyed a very good trip." A good crew, he added, makes for a good voyage. He submitted these photos of some of the happy hands aboard. Making up musical quintet in top photo are (left to right): Juan Villafante. Francisco Agos- formed. While driving along the Lake­ side Highway, his automobile went out of control and plung­ ed over the bank into the, water. Three companions riding with him made their escape from the car and swam ashore, after an attempted rescue of Terry prov­ ed futile. LIVED IN NORFOLK Terry, who sailed in the deck department on SIU ships, is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Terry and a daughter, Mary Ann, 19 months old. He made his home in Norfolk. A member of the Seafarers since 1944, he was in good stand­ ing at the time of his death. Death benefits will be paid. Steward Cooks Up Sound Reason For 2-Tone Sausages ROUGH SEAS Heavy seas washed completely over the war-built Liberty, carry­ ing away the booby hatch cover r and aU the fantaU ventilators. "When the storm began to sub­ side, the Mate and a six-man deck detail went aft and spent two hours watching through the engine room and shaft alley to make sure that no more se^ •were climbing over the fantail before they ventured out to on the deck to start covering the booby hatch with a mattress and canvas, after first rigging life­ lines. After they went outside, the Mate sent tliree men back for more canvass. It was then that disaster struck, and it was the Mate's own impatience that saved him from personal tragedy. Anxious to get the new can­ vas, he went inside himself to urge the men he had sent back to hurry up. Just as he stepped in­ side a tremendous sea swept across the fantail carrying Bro­ ther Wood with it. The other two still on the iantafi. Bosun ^Ea-Tyrell and John Zigray, AB, managed to cling to the rail until the sea subsided. Dallas Terry Dies In Auto. Mishap In Va. to, J. R. Ayala, G. Garcia and Juan Colon— all of the Stewards Department. Deck men in photo above are (kneeling, left to right): George Clark, DM; D. de Jesus, AB, and Julio Evans, Bosun; (standing, left to right): Fabian Cruz, OS; B. Bonafont; Daniel Butts, AB. and Alfonso Rivera, DM. At the rail in photo right is Lou Tabarrini, Black Gang Delegate. Hitting Port Said? Avoid Fantasio Cafe Seafarer Anthony M. Atkie'^icz has a little good advice for SIU men hitting * -i*.' »•' •' •' i Port Said: Stay away from the Fantasio Bar and keep clear of the Isthmian agent's Egyptian doctor. • However, avoid the first pit­ took him out to a carriage to fall, and you stand a pretty fair head for the ship. But the chance of missing the second driver had other ideas and drove completely, if Atkiewicz' experi­ off in another direction. Eventu­ ally the carriage was stopped by ence is any criterion. Atkiewicz went ashore from the police because Atkiewicz' the SS Harry L. Glucksman, an shipmates were trying to make Isthmian scow that had been the driver take him to Pier 20 kicking around the Persian Gulf where the Glucksnian was tied . and the Indian coast for a-few- up. The police sent Atkiewicz idght months. The trip hadn't been to a hospital. He was in bed 11 too pleasant a one, he says, and days from the poisoned drink. when shore leave came up at When he was released by the Port Said, the boys were ready hospital he caught the SS Steel for a little fun. Flyer, another Isthmian, and Atkiewicz, who was sailing eventually made his own ship on Oiler, and a couple of shipmates this side in plenty of time for made the Fantasio Bar where the payoff. However, he had to they sat at a table for a drink. get up the jack for his own hos­ Then Atkiewicz went up to the pital bill. bar. Where the agent's favorite doc­ He fell into conversation with tor made his entry was in the a two limeys, a Chief Mate and case of Atkiewicz' two ship­ a Chief Engineer. The^ British­ mates. ers bought him a drink and that First the Port Said cops tried was what "made the trouble, for to hold them because of the the drink turned out later to argument they, had with the have been methyl alcohol. Arab hackie, but the American Atkiewicz became sick im­ Consul stopped that. However, the G1 u c k a m a n mediately, and his two shipmates pulled out before they could be released and the cops brought a charge of illegal entry against them. The Isthmian agent had the answer for that one—or thought he did. He got hold of the Egyp­ tian doctor whom Atkiewicz be­ lieves is kept on call for just such situations. The doctor went to the police station to tell the two Seafarers that he could get them out of the pokey and into a hospital if he would let him say they both had VD which neither one had. The hospital was a lot nicer than the bull pen, so the boys let the doctor try his trick. There were two things wrong, however. In the first place, the trick didn't work. In the second place, when the two men Irit the states after joining Atkiewicz on the Steel Flyer, they discovered to their dismay that they owed the phony doctor 40 dollars apiece thrpugh Isthmian's Port Said agent. This was 80- bucks for just nothing, they. said, em­ phatically. '' 'i' iks A couple of discolored saus­ ages touched off a minor beef at a recent crew meeting aboard the SS Del Sud but a somewhat scientific explanation by the Chief Steward brought a satis-, factory conclusion. The suspicious-looking mem­ bers of the bologna family made their appearance at a night lunch, the minutes reveal, and crewmembers present dfecided something smelled on the Del Sud. "There tainted," they said, and forthwith brought the matter up at the shipboard session. STILL BOLOGNA Chief Steward Gerdes refused to be ruffled. "T'aint so," he de­ clared. Reason for all the ruckus, ac­ cording to Brother Gerdes' ex? planation, was very simple. The discoloration noted in the sausages, he said, was caused by "the garlic seasoning contained therein." When the sausages are exposed to the atmosphere there's a chemical reaction, which results in a change of coloi', he added. But the discoloration notwith­ standing it's still bologna. All hands left the meeting feeling much better. �Fridair, Ma^ 21. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine' Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings MORNING LIGHT. Feb. 9— HAWSER EYE. Feb. 22— Chairman Ralph T. Whitley: Chairman Blackie Marshall: Sec­ Secretary Charles Goldsmith. retary Sylvester Barnes. Few Voted for extra fans, new mat­ disputed hours reported. Ice tresses and new pillows. Stew­ boxes to be repaired and that ards Department praised for do­ new 'supply of meat to be pro­ ing fine job, everybody being cured. Voted several measures happy with the feeding. Minute designed to keep ship cleaner. of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Minute of silence for departed Brothers lost at sea. i. 4 4" ROBIN GOODFELLOW. Feb. % % % 1 — Chairman Marvin Lotto: BUCYRUS VICTORY. Jan. 12 Secretary Martin McCranie. Mo­ —Chairman Matthew Bruno: tion by Salter, seconded by De Secretary John J. Schaller. No Rocco, carried that Master be beefs on overtime. Subject of notified of shortage of stores and Ordinaries' conduct referred to [HE SEAFARERS UXSby Grantham. seconded by that new stores be obtained in Good and Welfare. Question was IS PUBLISHED-ID Young and carried that Steward Durban, the Steward to check asked, who tore down the list of "PUBLICIZE UM/ON supervise all cooking and bak­ them carefully when they come fines. It was explained that fines MEWS AND TO PROVIDE ing personally or be brought up aboard. Discussion of need for were imposed to make sure that A FORUM WHERE THE. chip was kept clean in SIU style. on charges. Cook and Baker put greater cooperation in Stewards MEMBERSHIP CAN PRESGMJ JO EACH OTHER OPINIONS , BEEFS, SUSSESTIONS, ARTICLES, Matter of Ordinaries straightened on probation for .balance of trip. Department to keep quarters (•SERIOUS AND HUMORO(jS> AND — VES, POETfif/. but. Minute of silence for de­ Passed motion that men missing clean. Minute of silence for Bro­ meetings be fined. Permits to thers lost at sea. parted Brothers. be given Union literature. Voted \lo\iR BROTHERS ARE INTERESTED IM WHAT VOU 4 4 4 t 4that all ships going to the Far ARE THINKING AND DaN©, so LET'S HEAR YARMOUTH. Mar. 21—Chair­ ARICKAREE. Feb. 15—Chair­ East be especially checked for FROM you. man Hanson: Secretary H. N. man Thomas Fleming; Secretary Smith. Special meeting called Floyd Bonnell. Voted that men stores. CANO X)0AJ'T FORGET TO SEND THOSE ^ * by Engine Delegate Murphy to coming off watch keep messhall JAMES W. CANNON. Feb. 3— find whether Murphy's efforts as ^ SHIPS'MlNUTHS!3> clean. Man failing to report for Chairman Lolloway: Secretary J. Delegate met crew's satisfaction. watch pay out of pocket or face charges, such men to be fined Lowrie. Few hours of overtime Unanimous vote of confidence in three dollars plus overtime. Gave that galley range did not work Murphy. vote of thanks to Stewards de- disputed. Chief Cook complained pai'tment. Decided on donation properly and that the Chief En­ for men in Brighton: Hospital. gineer was interfering with it anyway. Ship's Delegate Kline By HANK finally settled beef. Bookmen You still have a chance, today and tomorrow, to see the are setting fine example for per­ New York National Marine Exposition, displaying maritime prod­ 'A mit men. Stewards getting as •i ucts and steamship lines, from bilge cleaners to radar sets, at the many fresh vegetables as pos­ 4 4 4 SETON HALL VICTORY. Feb. Grand Central Palace, Lexington Avenue, 46th Street. Today— sible. — Chairman Joseph Faircloth: from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tomorrow, the last day—^from 11 a.m. to 4 4 4 GEORGE CHAFFEY. Feb. 8— Secretary James Lawlor. No dis­ 6 p.m. ...Hugo Rogers, representing Mayor O'Dwyer, after opening Chairman J. D. Allen: Secretary puted overtime at all. Vote of the Book Drive of the American Merchant Marine Library Asso-. ALCOA PEGASUS. Mar. 13— L. Paradeu. Discussion of log­ thanks to delegates for good job ciation (which supplies free libraries of books and magazines Chairman P. Morris; Secretary ging of man, report that log may done on voyage. Voted to have from many American ports to our ships) characterized the life of •4 W. Hope. Both elected by ac­ be dropped. Voted investigation milk twice a day until it is gone. the American seaman as "tough, tedious and lonely." What the clamation. No beefs of any kind of stores, medical stores and slop- Quiet asked so that men on 12- people weren't told and don't know is the big unemployment in the departments. Discussion chest. Voted that men from to-4 watch can sleep. Minute of hitting the sailors right now—due to ships being laid up, etc.— on use of P. O. mess as recreation Stewards Department check any silence for departed Brothers. and that the shipowners will be trying to bust the maritime room, three men assigned to new stores brought aboard. Min­ unions this year with the Taft-Hartley Law. daily sanitary duty to take turns ute of silence for Brothers lost ALLEGHENY^VICTORY. Feb. s 4 4 of one week each keeping it and at sea. 14 — Chairman F. F. Smith: .ti Although the ERP says 50 per cent of ERP cargoes for laundry shipshape. Minute of Secretary A. Jones. Deck Dele­ foreign nations must be carried in American ship, a new silence for Brothers lost at sea. gate B. Schesnol reported that agency was created to protect this law—due to some nations ^ % X matter of Mate's working on demanding that their ERP cargoes should be carried in their EDITH. Jan. 19 — Chairman deck referred to ^Baltimore ships. Granville Conway, former War Shipping official, created Williams: Secretary Rizzi. Ship's Patrolman. Engine Delegate the agency which every 30 days will have customs officials Delegate Williams said new fan Smith and Stewards Delegate handing in the Marshall Plan tonnage leaving American ports. received, and Skipper would al­ Jones reported no beefs, and If 50 per cent is not being allowed American ships then ton­ low men to paint own foc'sles Stewards Delegate added that nage for foreign ships will be reduced until there's a balance! provided good job was done. missing items had been put Deck Delegate reported deck aboard. Smith elected Ship's 4 4 4 head out of order, no overtime Delegate unanimously. Discus­ Bi'other Eddie Mooney, the smiling waiter, will be indulging 4 4 4 beefs. Engine and Stewards MONARCH OF THE SEAS. sion of shifting Junior Engi­ into his 19th trip aboard his home, smooth, home, the SS Cavalier. Delegates had ho beefs. All de­ Mar. 16 — Chairman A. Smith: neer's room, and of repairs. Re­ Eddie asked if Norman "Ozzie" Okray was in town. And sure partments reported men getting Recording Secretary H. E. Vial. solved not to sign on for new enough he was—after a four-month Isthmian voyage... Bosun off. Discussion of Mate who had No overtime disputed. Members voyage until repairs completed. Tom Rogers is in town—waiting for another voyage—since his habit of working on deck. Ship's urged to pay attention to new Minute of silence for Brothers recent one... "Little Frenchy" Joe Marcoux sailed in. He's still Delegate to straighten it out if resolutions. Steward to see that lost at sea. on his coastwise trips... "Tex" Morton, he with the rose and the possible, report situation to there is plenty of coffee at all coins in his ears, is becoming a Chilean tourist. He's stowing Patrolman if necessary. times. Electrician said Steward regular on those Ore ships to Chile, etc. Right now, Brothers, the should make fresh coffee for each SIU has negotiated the best agreements in many years for those meal. Screen doors to be closed Calmar ships and the Oi-e ships! in port, men leaving them open 4 4 4 4 4 4 to be penalized. Trip cards to MARORE. Mar. 8 — Chairman Brother George Whale, the Steward, is still in town,, be checked carefully for time L. King; Recording Secretary E. wrapped as usual in cigar smoke...Here are some oldtimers limits. Minute of silence for L. Ericksen. Special meeting, i i who may be still in town: O. Guerra. Steward Michael Miller. called to order by temporary CORNELIA. Feb. 8 — Chair­ Brothers lost at sea. Steward Jack McCranie of the Gulf. F. T. Turner. E. Hawks. man Paul Spinney: Secretary J. chairman Rhod^arger to con­ 4 4 4 E. Rubio. O. ^aldaneu M. Gordils. John De Abreu. R. Garcia. ROBIN HOOD. Feb. IS^Chair- sider question of Steward taking Relive. Accepted Spinney's re­ Joseph Hilton. A. Weir. J. Hassin. J. Segobia, Bosun Sal Volpi. port as Ship's Delegate. Deck man John Vrowley: Secretary E. coffee to Master at 7 a.m. with­ A. Miranda. Paul Belows. B. Ledo. F. Piniero. C. Flessau. E. Department's overtime beef con­ F. Allen. No overtime in dis­ out claiming overtime. Secretary Benson. C E.. Brady. George Fensom. M. Richelson, M. George. cerning painting to be referred pute. Voted that all repaus read the Stewards Department C. R. Hart. R. Humphrey, E, Greaux. J. Escalante. Bosun Leo Motion by to Patrolman, as is problem of must be completed before sign- working rules. Rice. R. Bonich. Fred BelL D. Bragg. T. Baracliff, J. O'Neill. ship's stores, gear and slopchest. on. Extended discussion of poor Rhodabarger, seconded by ManA. Amelia, W. McKay. W. Hartman. E. Nordstrom. P. Williams. Committee to investigate food menus, shortage of milk and gon. to bring Steward up on 4 4 4 problem. Library to be brought vegetables. charges passed without opposi­ The following brothers will be receiving the LOG weekly: tion. Minutes endorsed by six aboard. 4 4 4 Walter Girvin, of Florida; Louis Neira, of Alabama; W. Roberts, BLUE ISLAND VICTORY, BEAVER VICTORY. Feb. 27— bookmen. of Maryland; David Umphlett, of Maryland; Melvin Condino, of Feb 3=Chairman Cy Kean; Sec­ Chairman J. Ralph? Secretary S. 4 4 4 retary Bob Parks. Deck Delegate Schuyler. Voted to have store EVANGELINE. Jan. 13— Tennessee; Ronald Goakes, of California; John Napoli, of New reported that Master would put room inspected and fumigated Chairman Calzia: Chairman Vil- York; Lucien Elie, of Maine; James Baker, of North Carolina; out a draw, meeting being in before next trip. Suggestion lanueva. Voted improvements James Fleming, of Alabama; Robert Broom, of Alabama; |Cen made that life jackets should be Shanghai. Motion by Grantham, in menu. No passengers to be Weekes, of New York; James Moore, of South Carolina; Paul seconded by Mullins. and car­ cleaned and tested before de­ allowed in galley at night. Voted Suhr, of Pennsylvania; E. Monahan, of Massachusetts; John Poloried, that report go to Headquar­ parture of next voyage. Voted that delegates should have copies wczuk, of Pennsylvania; Robert Dera, of New Jersey; Harold ters about guns being on the ship to have Delegates contact Patrol­ of agreement. Any man Using Larsen, of Pennsylvania; Anthony Ambrosia, of Michigan; Roy and being pulled on crew mem­ man immediately on arrival in profanity in front of passengers Schwendeman, of Ohio; Herbert Frost, of Missouri; James McCasbers by officers. Discussion of Boston to settle beefs. Minute to be put off ship. Voted cleaning land, of Mississippi; Andrew Junkins, of Alabama; Don Renfro, of fact that Steward runs out of of silence for Brothers lost at and repair list. Discussion of California; Ronal4 Henrickson, of New York; Joseph Aimee, of New York, and Victor Jordan, of Peimsylvania. West Coast rules. food during meal hours. Motion sea. gYFASTAMIL.. Ui CUT and RUN �Page Ten f mi $ i i P AAilk k LOG flMat. MkT 21' 1^4^ VBE MEMBERSmP SPEAKS SS Pegasus Ends Trip With Clean Record; Skipper Lauds Crew As 'Good Union Men' Td the Editor: Being an avid reader of the LOG, I have noticed many ar­ ticles depicting the action taken against the crewmembers who perform and the phony captains and officers. While I wholeheartedly believe in this policy, which, by weeding out the performers and freeload­ ers, is the only way we can pro­ tect and demand respect for ou^ organization, I believe that we all too' seldom hear about the miany trips that are made by fine crews and officers with no beefs bi> disputes. If there are any beefs, on those trips, they are settled in a sensible way. CREW'S REQUEST At the request of the crew I write this in the hope that you may find spate for it in the near ffiture, as all hands agree this Considerable credit for making the Alcoa Pegasus' jour­ ship is a home. ney an outstanding one goes to these men of the Stewards Deparlment. In front row are (left to right): F. E. Sturkey, We have just finished a rum and coke on the SS Alcoa Pega- Steward; J. T. Spivey. Ch. Cttok; T. Anglos, Night Cook and stts of which Captain E. A. Baker; J. Carrol, 2hd Cook. Hear row (lef! 16 right): D. Chafin. Messman; H. Giimore, Messman: W. Walker, Messman; P. H. WUcke -is master, Eugene Peoples, G. Utffity; L. M. Melvlii. KfoMmah; F. JOnes. Utility, atio, Chief Mate; John R. Keai> ifey, Chief Engineer, and Floyd and E. Green, Utility, K Starkey, Steward, We believe aboard ship were done at once these men should have honorable QJJJ. wishes to Brother mention as they are all dam jjj j^gw business and forth- and all were pleasant shipmates. good Joes, who went out of their I gQjjjing marriage. In was a On the last day of the voy­ way to keep everyone happy and pleasure to work under his cap- age, the captain called the crew, contented. able and imderstanding supervi­ officers and passengers together As Deck Delegate, I fomd it a sion and 4 can truthfully say he on the boat deck and praised the pleasure to work with the chief is a good NUnion man and ship­ crew for conducting themselves mate, who was always willing mate. as good seamen and said that to be shown and abide by the To our Stewards Department they were all good Union men. section of the agreement pertain­ goes a good deal of the credit He said further that this was ing to the particular problem at for making this such a good trip. They were always on the ball.. his first trip in many years as hand. At the conclusion of the trip, And they outdid'themselves put­ master that he could, upon ter­ all overtime in aU departments ting tasty dishes before us. Never mination of the voyage, turn in was a Stewards Department his log book to the shipping com­ was approved and paid.' cleaner or more willing to co­ missioner, without a single log or GOOD BOSUN operate with the rest of the even a reprimand of any crew1 have heard, oh several occa- crew than this one. member aboard. siuns, the deck crew compliment CREW PRAISED ova Bosun, Charles O. Lee, of Incidentally, all but a few of ^mpa, Fla. Also the captain, The Engine Department had no the crew are still aboard at the mate, and Port Captain Devine difficulties below. In fact, things start of this, our second voyage, t^on arrival in the port of Mo­ ran so smoothly that you hardly knew they were aboard. Any re- and should a job appear on the bile. . ITie crew asked me to express ' pairs that could be effected board. Brothers, grab it and stake yourselves out a claim to a homestead. It's a damn, good i ship—or should I say yacht? WiUiam J. Hope Deck Delegate /N FRIENDLY, CONTEST^ Seafarer Roscoe Heath (left) waits his turn while shipmate Willie York heaves a qUoit on deck of the SS San Angelo during recent trip in Persian Gulf. No score was submitted with photo but from recreational standpoint, at least both lads apparently were satisfied. Oldster Bids New Members Guard Hard-Won SIU Gains To the Editor: Only a few years ago the seame'h won their emancipation from shipping crimps and ship­ ping board officers; the unions arose as the ahswer to the prob­ lems oi seamett. They have proved themselves the most valu­ able possesion of every man who sails the seas. Oldtimers who' took part in the struggles for a modern ship­ ping system ' know this from practical experience. New, mem­ bers who have come into the in­ dustry since the rise of the SIU are fortunate. "They found the Union built and at their service; conditions and w^e scales estab­ lished. They escaped the hard­ ships of the formative years. But these conditions must be held and the job must rest squarely upon the shoulders of the newcomers; oldtimers can't last forever; Contracts must btet improved as. time goes on. Conditions must not slip back to the standards of pre-Union days." All those who weaken the imioh in any way are unknowingly helping to tear down c'onditiohis and are paving the way for the return of the open shop and crimp shipping. Performers aboard ship are do- , ing their part to the same end. Non-payment, of dues weakens the imioh's power. Even non-. al'tendahce at union meetings and; lack of interest in the issues fac-' irijg the industry, as voiced' thfOligh the Union, has the effect' of breaking down the unity and ' fighting strength of the Union. Unionism" means vigilance and: responsibility along with the ability to cope with situations as they arise. The men at sea de­ pend upon their officials ashore ' to keep their union on a straight ' course and a true American pat-' tern, In a sense, the setting up of . the union and wringing contracts by direct action from John Shipowner was the easiest part. The ; job today" calls for labor statesmanship and a high degree of, tact. The SIU has grown lip, and " it is with pleasure that I note . the fact'that it is handled in an increasingly efficient manner without losing sight of the fact that it was foimded to achieve decent standards in the industry. The members have every reason to be proud of the SIU,' Bert Smith •.' •I These are the Union-wise members of the Pegasus Deck Department. In lop row are (left to right): Brothers Oberlin, Rayford, Morgan, Addison and Stokes. From left to right ih bottom row ace: Brothers Ward, Lee, Morris, Reeves, and Ash. Bill Hope, Deck Delegate, Wai oh the wheel when photo was takem Aboard practically every 3IU ship there's a Seafarer with a camera. They lake some pretty good pictures,too. The photos—and stories —ought to be sent to the LOG for publication. ' How about it. brothers. And send along identification—nanies make- news, yoti know. Well return pictures^ if you wish* The addess is SEAFARERS LOG, 5L Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. Maybe you dsn do it right 'now, eh?' BROlTIEIt REQUESTS ON HOW to RETIRE BOOK I J TO the Editor: J What is the SIU procedure for retiring a full book? Please give ^ the complete details as to dUes payments and assessments. ''-iL. B. Maready ANSWtiR: To retire a book dues must be paid up through the current month as well as all Jback assessments and fines, if . any. A man also must be strike-clear for ! the 1948 General . ' ' Strike and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. If these rules are met a retirement card will be issued, which is to be held by the brother-until he decides to reactivate his book. "To reactivate a book retired less than six months, all back . dues and assessments through the current month must be paid; for books :^etired mbre than six .months, only the current month's dues- and back assessments must be paid. Retirement ' cim be handled in person at any SIU Hall or through the ma(| to Records Department, 6th i'lbor, SIU Headquarters, 51 Beavef StxTOt, New York 4,-N,,Y.,j: �Friday. May 21. 1848 THE SEAFARERS L O Q Full Blown Sound-Wired Electrician Sparks Big Power Drive Page Eleven Midway Hills Crew Insists All Hands Work Together To the Editor: was then asked by a spokesmarf for the crew: "Will you continue to do your work and cooperate with us fully as a Union member should?" He stood silently at such length that he had to be coaxed into an answer, finally saying that he wanted to be taken out of the galley and would do any other kind of work the Steward had for him. He was told this could not be done while at sea. . Again he was asked if hewould do his work without fur-' ther trouble. He insisted that he . wanted a Patrolman's decision befoi'e committing himself. To Ihe Editor: This is an account of a meet= In regards to the last several issues of the LOG, I am writing ing held in the four—to-eight this letter on behalf of several Electricians, one being myself. foc'sle of Abe Midway Hills Several of the brothers ask for a few paltry conditions, which I on March 28. believe we most decidedly deserve. On that date, between the When on the beach I propose that Electricians get a better meal hours of 7:30 and 8:30 A. break from the Union Hall. By that I mean that we shall have M. a crewmember returned by our own entrance to the Hall and that uniformed attendants be messboy a plate of scrambled there to greet us. Too, we should bave our own shipping hall, eggs to the galley with the in­ and to eliminate congestion, I suggest that the Secretary-Treasurer structions, "that these eggs are move into the basement or out on the roof. unfit for human consumption" We should be provided with free cigarettes and beer. When and that he would like to have * dispatched to a job we should others in place of them. be furnished with a free cab to The Second Cook and Baker, our homes and then to the ship. lliiiiiiili,, a permitman, on duty at the After all, we are big shots and time, declared that he'd be chould be treated as such. We damned if he "would fry any olso should have ten days in Some time or another most more eggs for the crewmember." L. C. Knowles. Chairman . which to make up our minds as guys take a crack at culti­ The Deck Delegate who was Frank W. Ardnt, Sec. , , to whether we stay on the ship vating their stubble just to sitting at the table at the time, or not. see how they look—and Bill went into the galley and in­ • A sore spot at the meetings Todd (above) was no excep­ structed the cook that it was 5s that we don't recognize the tion. Now that he knows it his duty to fry some eggs that Electricians enough, so I recom­ could be done. Bill no longer could be eaten. mend that we have one minute gardens in that area of dense of silence for Electricians on the LIVELY DEBATE vegetation. If you want to see and a vote of thanks for the gallant job we are doing. The minutes of a meeting held ' how Bill looks deforested, turn The Cook replied that he was aboard an SIU ship recently con- •> KICK IN. BOYS to the feature "Here's What I not there to cater to any indi­ I also recommend that there shall be a $50 assessment (ex­ tained a request which we would •• Think." vidual. In the heat of the de­ like to see granted. However, we cluding Electricians, of course), so when we, the highest paid bate that ensued, the Deck Dele­ must rely upon the membership's men of the unlicensed personnel, are on the beach, we can draw gate told this Second Cook that response to do so. a stipend of $100 a week. This is necessary so we can live in if he refused to do his work the style to which we are accustomed. The crew, under Good andr cooperatively he was poor Union Welfare, suggested that the SEA- .> The Electricians should be able to look over the new crewmaterial and that it was un­ FARERS LOG devote two pages members coming aboard a ship to see" if they are acceptable to likely he would sail if he per­ in the LOG to cheerful news,' , him and if not, he shall have the power to send the rejected men sisted in that attitude. back to the Hall. praise of men and crews and in­ To which the Second Cook teresting experiences instead o£ Incidentally, I would like right now to stop the rumor that replied: "That's okay with me moans, groans and beefs. the Chief Electricians have given the world 24 hours to get out. To the Editor: if I never sail again." Another sore spot is that the calling of nicknames shall be Well, we still want to hear Just a few lines from a SIU limited. Henceforth the Electricians shall be called Mister or Sir, In this meeting in the foc'sle, from Seafarers who have beefs definitely not "Sparks," "Juice," "Kilowatt," "Volts" or "Hot brother flat on his back. I've which was comprised of all book —they serve a good purpose— been here, in the Savannah Ma­ members, it was pointed out Amps." rine Hospital for two weeks but that they were not to deal with Speaking of names, the Union should urge or strike if necesI haven't had a chance to write personalties but rather to find saryi to name ships after electricity, electrical terms find Electri­ until now. cians. For instance, for the Seatrain Lines, we could call them out if this man was good Union is-.! Hats off to the United Finan­ material and he was soon due the Seatrain Cutler-Hammer, Seatrain General Electric -and Seacial Employes for the fight they for a probationary book. train Westinghouse. put up to get what is rightfully "STEEL SAD SACK" At no time had we found theirs. They deserve praise and Then the Isthmian Steel ships will become the SS Chief anything wrong with his cook­ Electrician Jones, The SS Chief Electrician Smith, etc., until we congratulations for their stand. ing' or baking. He did, however, name all the Chief Electricians. Then Bull Line can keep their have several outbursts of temp­ but as the crew mentioned.' GOOD NEWS ships named after girls, but they will become SS Chief Electrician erament, which on one occasion cheerful news is just as inter­ I was glad to read in the LOG Jones' Girl Friend Margie, and so on. We'll give and take a little had netted a severe reprimand esting and we'd like to print' that all four amendments were on Bull Line ships. from the master of the vessel. more of it. I believe all Chief Electricians' books shall be engraved in okayed by the Brothers. That's where you come in. I am being transferred to CAN'T HURT UNION solid gold, but, of course, the paying of dues by Electricians is Something unusual is always, Baltimore sometime next week to useless—there' are so few of us. This permitman was then in­ happening to seamen and crews ^ The new contract shall read; "The Chief Engineer shall be have the sawbones pick around structed that refusal to work wherever they drop the anchor.' responsible to the Electrican, inside my head. was not considered the coopera­ That incident ashore in the last I would welcome any of my Wipers shall wash their clothing, tive spirit and that such an at­ port gave the whole gang a and the Captain wiU be allowed buddies that hit the shore in titude was a detriment to the laugh. It'll probably meter a to sit next to the Electrician in Baltimore. Be seeing you again Union. He was also told that guffaw or two in the LOG. ' soon, I hope. the saloon. Union members would not toler­ In the words of the big ad-.^ William Kumke "By written request from ate bickerings inside so as to vertising outfits: Don't hide your the Purser, signed by five offi­ (Ed. Note: All hands join in upset all the good done on ships light under a l^sket. cers, crewmembers may visit the wishing Brother Kumke a for other members. Just give us the details, pic-1 Electrician in his room. All ships speedy return to shipping. He was also given to under­ tures, too, if possible .and we'll ' will carry five Assistant Electri­ Meanwhile, those of his friends stand that since he was a trip- do the rest. The address is: SEA­ cians so as to eliminate any who are in Baltimore might card man that a continued ag-.^ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver SL> physical exertion by the Chief. pay him a visit in the Balti­ gressive attitude would necessi­ New York 4, N.Y. Of course, we will see to it more Marine Hospital.) tate the pulling of his card. He that our assistants work from • bell to bell and never collect overtime as that would put the company out of business. I be­ lieve the electricians should" have several rooms on the ship so as to eliminate further congestion. Naturally, we will switch with SS GEORGE CHAFFEY the Captain. Room service too should be provided—after all, look , .iT7 TRIESTE. ITALY who vwe,are. The Electricians should eat in the saloon and if they eat elsewhere they should be brought up on charges as bad Union But did you know that on the seas. "Just an old beat-up Liberty." men. Radios should be furnished by the Union to all Electricians Most all we saw were Libertys. —You've heard that phrase before— for their personal use. Slowly steams across the sea '.'•rn SALUTE. PLEASE To distant ports of an alien shore. To keep the Electricians in line they should be fined for not Rust, scale, corrosion, war scars— wearing their uniforms. Confidentially, I always wear one—seven A proper port list well-intentioned. stripes too—and if you go on 42nd Street, you can get all the Manned by seamen, good tars medals you want for a few bucks, look real nice. And first-trippers (they may be mentioned). By the way. Editor, how about doing us a favor and change The soothing throb of the "up and down." the flag of the LOG to the "Electricians Journal," instead of the That only a sailor man understands, old SEAFARERS LOG? They turned them out in record time. A piston slap will bring a frown"Alec Trission" • We needed them in 'forty-three. Not just to the Chief, but to all hands. ' (Name withheld by request) From artic zone to tropic clime. A Liberty ship is a famous one. (Ed. Note: The pseudonym "Alee Trission" is that of a Before the sureness of Victory. She 'played her part in the war. well-known Seafarer, who is a member in good standing of I've done my best in poetic story. Her cargoes moved -from sun to sun. the SIU and has sailed as Chief Electrician for many years, Written on a far-ofi shore. Peacetime finds her job not o'er.. • H& says his letter was inspired by Hie attitude of the memThe Liberty ship won't hog the glory. Sure the Victerys^ Tankers and the C's . bership to whsi- he calls some of the "ridiculous" requests made Too many rest on the ocean floor. AccompUihed'Work to aedaimed, :> ; by EUk^trididis; in the^ i /•. * . Got A Story? Send It In! Kuntke Shifts To Baltimore For Repairs i; Log-A-Rhythms By Cy Magnan A SHIP TO SAIL J J, ' �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG 'Right To Work' Backer Phony, Member Shows ' To the Editor: Lately I've been following Friday, May 21. 1948 HARDWORKING BUNCH ON ISTHMIAN'S �MARINE ARROW why he· s kn ocking himself out . . . this Job, it goes. back to the t i me several years ago that the radio artists union levied a $1 I in a · i II assessment, little matter in the nc•\vispapers which I be lie v e \Vill interest al While the Marine Arrow was Shanghsi recently, Sea­ farer R a y m o n d o S p a r k s which he refused to in In c a se vou 'vc been pay. sea and a w<:y fru1n th(' ' The Union had him tossed off newspapers, here is \\'hRt ha� brothers. out to on. been going rest of the membership. You Seafarers who have been worrying to bat som.eone about for Labor can let to took his go down your him furrowed brow relax. The man yo u work." He's busy ing at the "right daily, line the to hit the DeMille and court courts Only road. to have a new law. Congressman plead­ song Hartley, and Hartley against <my h e? none other than Whv ' fabricator of cowboy and union way entering always to the fri end a prevent All wants shop be take n who in pickets scab a struck plant. stiff. against unions . concerned isn't I · to do with the right to work. 'FOR FINKS ONLY Wh'b then does he want to be guaranteed the , P_ .n • . I ' right to Ah, that's the joker. : To the Editor: In meeting with the Wate.rman Steamship Company on our fro m ' < · DeMille I · r . · I · Joe "Fin­ guys next agreement why not try to statemen t that a fr i "' nd get the Bosun and the Deck En. the work 111g st 1 ff h ad come gineer placed in foc'sles of their 0f along, I really meant that he is own. Here is supposed to be a moda friend of the scab working by the DeMille. , Frank, Bosun Needs Olive Oil To Get In Bunk, Asks More Space ern ·with work? He me1·ely I . . I _I . � not heard of any workmg stiffs . rallymg I . · _ . to his ca use. Mayb e �e are just lazy and don't want t e r i ght to work. Bill Carrington wants the right to work guaranI News Of Old _ . ks and sea b s wh en teed :to tm a Sh. 1ps Please plant-or ship for that matterI To the Editor: is bei ng struck. . · i Shipmates, B rother C-2, Waterman SS Azalea City, of living version, with the two men between the in one foc'sle. There is 30 inches, meth , and a decided that a neat, the fact that strikes are called . of puttmg the k mfe to . only after the majority of the . orgamze� lab�r is to ?ass a union members agree in secret law ai anteemg the " i. ight to � ballot. He doesn't care if these work.' . d , people leave their jobs to better It sounds fme, but he oesn t I t1ieir · lives · and t l1c 1'l\, es o f ti1en . . . , to b e I mean that C\·. eiy man is wives and kids. He wants to prov ided with a job when work\ r te c t that slim y m monty eage r gets scarce. No, he s not m fato make a fast buck at the ex. vor of that Somebodv asked him pense of others. . what happened to workers when We call them ftnks, bul De. their employer decided to move . M ille wants to glonfy tht:m as : ·. his plant to another part of the I' ex. . . erc1smg th Ir guarante ed Country What then happens 1.o "nght to work.' their igh t to work? To the It's a funny thmg but . 1 h av(· . . n1ovie n1ogul this had nothing o_d Mate) gang be­ Left to r ight Bill, Pas­ quales, Johnnie, Buzz and Art. joy Company. Sorry to disappoint you I All joking aside, this charact· and , has the boys are: More of the deck l ow that now is that the union and out.lawed action mania left, Johnnie, gers." last MAN dance and millionaire our a (2nd There he has been going into his h as told his committee in congress. of er At Franco, He knc,w right LOVE THAT B. away picked him out of the gutter Who <incl put him on display before w ork. WANT THE. RIG�T Cecil gang friend to union-busters in need, TOWOR't(..? that injun movies, deck where to go to see about it too. AN'(SO'DY IN -n-n:RE js tures. all if his case is against the law. let's ing with them to guarantee Joe Worker the right to the to his suit out of cc,urt. Now his tactics are buttonhol­ work congressmen case the from their tasks for these pic­ week th e Supreme Court threv,, has finally come along. This "champion of the \\'Orking sti ff" is putting up a valiant battle to ,guarantee coaxed the air until he paid up like the HAS LOWER The writer I neer. 1 ' has the I rear , I I space bunks and the lockers. end hits · who is Deck Engi· lower bunk. the lockers I'm getting out of bed. 1magme · the · Bosun My whe n You can makmg -a · conto1 t10rnst out of h'1mself t ry. · · mg to get out · of · the upper, b unk . Now l1ere " s the po111t. The ship's hospital ;s aft. It should . . be m1dsh1ps w.iere a sick man · . GoodFeedingShipAHapp�yOne, Stelvard Says And Proves Point could be properly attended to. rn l , W 1y don t we h ave vv aterman To the Editor· sue Brother , • move the hospital midships on these vessels where a very large room is now utilized as a linen locker. Then t hree they clay is hospital move could men now, back and where move Enclosed Charles Wa r field , Alcoa, and also the a copy of our menu for the Sunda:v. the Bosun into the daymen's foc'sle. j you will find minutes· of a meeting held aboard the SS '\Ve Easter dinner. · eating on the Mandan Victory that makes us wish holidays came every day . ) Up From The Depths are in Bordeaux and h a ing a very pleasant trip. v >wder gave us an account of the Fourth of July are We NEED OILING He sees a chance for legalized I am writing in request of the will arrive back in Mobile about strike-breaking by urging a fed- LOG. I a m a memlrer in good They could also foc'sle one of I ave 'law allowing nion. the s c a b s the ·standing with eral U h the passenger quarters for they May 15 . .:right to work at other men's e ti r ed my book but I am still are nearly always empty. I say, I am still following my old jobs while they are out ·pound- interested in what is going on in to hell with passen ers anywa . g y motto: there is nothing too good ing the bricks. To hell with the 'maritime and the Union. Let's a ow the members of th e for my boys. Give them any­ I like the LOG very much as SIU to live in comfortable quar­ striker, let him starve. To hell thing they want to eat, I say, for with the worker when times are ' it often mentions an old member ters sardine cans-unless not r ll i ! and no work is available. whom I know and ships that I Waterman will furnish olive oil a good feeding ship is a happy Just see that th at scab is given 1 have been on. Would you please to help squeeze. us into our ship. ' the right to go through the send the paper to my home? Check the LOG of .July 18, bunks. L. G. Tidwell picketlines to take another man's Incidentally, on this ship there 1947, for the write-up of my de­ hard job. That's all he asks. Just in case you're i r cu ious I Oak (Ed. Note: Grove, La. You bet we will..) i ;; a dets." foc'sle marked "Ca- partment when I was on the SS Thi:; space would make a Mandan Victory. large fine hospital whexe the Old Man Tell all the Stewards Depart­ could be in ahend�nce to a sick ment Patrolmen hello fo1· man at all times. This means They will remember me. that if the company persuaded to do it, could be the present With all good wishes , A. W. Gowder linen locker could be made into Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the a foc'sle. for cooks. At present, the cooks have a six-months from July through December 1947 have just very hot place. It's right over arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them­ the boilers, and is an inside as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per foc'sle at that with only an after copy. port for ventilation. I don't Also available are some copies of previous bound mean it's warm, I mean it's hot. editions at the same price. Bindings on all volumes are of, We are on our way to Manila and Shanghai now <i.ncl should sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. hit the States the first part of All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file August. This crew just voted to with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The hang Taft-Hartley by the you­ bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters know-what. Lucien R. Elie baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. me. Chie-f (Ed. as we Believe it or not, this smil­ mouth Our Note: waters Steward read Brother Gowder's Easter menu. It has ing Seafarer cleaning has distilled just finished water just about everything, starting No name was given wilh would soup and ending with tanks aboard a Cities Service tanker. recognize him but who anyway. nu.ts. In between, we find roast Wonder how he would look if ribs he went into a real dirty tank. of beef, baked Virginia ham with plenty of vegetables, fruit them. and salad to Moreover, accompany our mouth the When Fleet comes Cities under Service the SIU banner the LOG will give due to the SIU members keeps right on watering when credit we check back to the LOG of sailing these ships, doing a job July 18 last year. For .that is- for the Union. �Ftiday. May 21, IMS TBB SEATARBBS B&G POST PAYOFF ACTIVITY ^ Joy appears unrestrained for these crewm3mbers of the SS Frank Norris, shown here celebrating in a Mobile bistro after a trying pxYoS. Everything was squared away, however, by SIU representatives in that port, after a two-day tussle. Identification accompanying photo was not given in order, but here are the names of those pictured: J. B. Schutte, Deck Eng.: J. S. Guerra, AB; P. J. Potuo, AB; Jimmey Fulgham (in checkered dress, we think): Harry Byrd, Oiler: F. Cabaruluas, Ch. Cook: Red Smith, a local cabbie: Sylvestre Cardona, OS: W. E. McGhee, in whose tavern photo was taken: Paul Winterly: Ricardo Fuentes: S. Newman, 3rd Cook: T. Querke: Frank Vitale: Ernesto Ruiz, Pantry Util­ ity, and Harold Spicer. Phonys Using Officials' Names To Evade Rules Rate Dressing Down, Member Says To the Editor: charges for being a gashound bringing these matters to the and sluffing off his work on his ^tention of all hands so they shipmates. may be on the alert and profit by his experience. We'd like When he was x-eprimanded by more brothers to air their the crew, he said, "Aw, I know a views on this and other sub­ piecard." And then he men­ jects of benefit to the mem­ tioned one of the New York offi­ bership.) cials by name. Later on, during the trial this same official hap­ pened to walk into the commit­ tee room. ••»r'-' -' V •^'''v••'•'•'!t'?v-'-' .-': - •••-=• TliiiSaaa SIU Growth Stirs Oldtimer; Sees Survival Fight Ahead To the Editor: hard, regardless of the union I am one of the original mem­ they may belong to. bers of the Seafarers and I It is with extreme regret that sailed for a period during the ,I realize I shall not be able to war. But then I was among participate in the struggles which those unfortunate guys who all seamen's unions will probably happened to be tossed into the be engaged in within the next army. As a result of, injuries I 12 months. received while in army service, Nevertheless, I shall be watch­ l ean no longer go to sea. So I ing the battle closely and root­ am working ashore and have ing hard for my Union—^with been doing so for the past four great confidence, too For I know years. ' the manner in which the SIU I get the SEAFARERS LOG has fought other battles, big and regularly sincp I am stUl vei-y small I know the Seafarers will much interested in my Union be the victors in the one ahead. and former shipmates. Reading They must be; it wiU be the big­ the paper over the past four gest battle of them all — the years—and the last couple of Battle of Survival. years, especially—I have noticed Dan Folks ~ several things I think are worthy of combat. First of all, and the most amazing, I think, is the way the Union has grown. I well remem­ ber when the SIU was a very small outfit, inexperienced and was looked upon with scofn by the so-called large unions. But To the Editor: that's past history. Having a few moments to Now, all over the country, peo­ ple have become familiar with spare I thought I'd drop a line the SlU, know what it is and to the LOG to say something what it stands for. Even out about one of the things that has here in the mid-West where I been appearing in the paper' am (Wisconsin), you only have lately. I'm referring to the page to mention the name of the SIU which has been running a round­ and every trade-imionist knows up of the SIU branch meetings in all ports, and the breakdown what you're talking about. Even though I belong to the of the men registered and ship­ CIO now—and that's because the ped in each port. plant where I'm working is CIO This is darned good informa­ —and I believe in being a Union tion for the membership to have. , man — the guys working with Now we can all see at a glance men have the highest regard for how shipping is in the different ports. We can also keep up with the SIU record.. Yes, it's a wondei-ful thing : the proceedings of the port meetthat the Union has amassed the ings. So if a guy is out at sea strength it now has and that it he knows what's going on in the •'Mi has within its reach the re- Union ashore. sources so important to its suc­ KEEP IT UPl cess. It is indeed, fortunate, at I'm strongly in favor of con­ this time, especially. tinuing this stuff because I thiifl You can see the pattern being it's one of the most interesting established all over the nation features we ever ran in the LOG. as being strongly anti-union. And If I'm right—^uid I think I am— attempts ai*e. already under way ^ we're the only union anywhere to smash the unions, from using ^ that gives such a detailed acthe National Guard to the Coast count of shipping information Guard. No doubt but what the and port happenings, bosses will take on the Unions It's just one more sign of the in the maritime industry last of [ way the Seafarers membership all because they know when is kept informed, seamen fight, they generally fight Jim Rhymer Branch Minutes, Job Data Called Bang-Up Feature I've just been wondering how njany of the members have run into some of these blowhards on board ship,'who ar-e always try­ ing to impress the rest of us by saying they know this officiah or that official. From what I have been able to see, these hot air broadcasts are generally the tip off to some phony stunt, be­ cause you'll usually find that ON HIS TOES shortly after these introductions they'll borrow a bunch of dough, The chairman of the trial com­ then jump ship without, paying it mittee was a pretty sharp guy, back. Or they'll pull another and he turned to the guy on charges and asked him. "Do you d^al just as phony. know this fellow here," and he •I don't want any of the fel­ pointed to the union official. To the Editor: lows to think this is a blast The guy on" charges looked at On behalf of the entire crew against our officials. After all they're entirely innocent of the him, then said: of the SS William Caxier, of the "Noi I don't think so. I never whole thing and it's not their Bernstein Shipping Company, I fault that guys go around trying saw him around." to impress shipmates by using I guess you can imagine what want to express our thanks to union officials' names. We've happened when the chairman of the Agent and other officials of got a damn good bunch of guys the committee broke the bad the Mobile branch for the co­ in' office and it's a shame to hear news to this character .that the operation they gave us when we CONGRATS FOR A GOOD JOB some phoneys using their names guy he was bragging about paid off recently in that port. knowing personally and whose in vain. ' While we were waiting for the name he used so he could break WATCH OUTI shipboard rules was the guy he ship toTae paid off, the company was .unable to furnish a draw, as The membership should be on just said he didn't know. they had to get the money down But you don't have to guess its toes for this kind of stuff. If from the main office, they do, they won't get stuck so what happened to this phony easy. When these professional when the committee gave a de­ We, therefore, contacted Cal Tanner, the Agent in the Port "Knowers" start hollering about cision. how many officials they know, This incident has a moral. For of Mobile, and he made arrange­ shipmates should point out to my dough, regardless of who a ments to advance us enough them that knowing SIU officials guy knows, he is an SIU man money out of his owrt pocket to doesn't mean a damn thing. I and he must conduct himself as tide us over until the payoff. think everybody will agi-ee with such at all times. Nobody gets SIU STYLE, me when I say that the rules are an special treatment. This is a % made for everybody to live by— Union, not a social club and if a At the payoff the Patrolmen officials as well as members. guy knows everybody in an offi­ did everything they could to I'm blowing off on this matter cial job from the Secretary- represent the men in a firstbecause things like this not only Treasurer to the Janitor, it class manner. Despite the diffi­ put some of our officials in a doesn't mean a damn thing to culty of doing business with a bad light—which is not good for, the rest of the membei'S. If he paymaster who did not have the the Union as a whole—but it has foiils up, he'll have, to pay the authority to settle beefs our also caused many of them to get penalty according to the rules we representatives did .a bang-up job in paying off this ship. sore as hell. And I guess I all set up and abide by. would, too. That's the way I look at it. • We would appreciate having R. Wright you publish this at the very first I Maybe I'm taking up a lot of opportunity, as the men on the space but while I'm at it I would Seafarer Phil Reis, Chief Baker on the SS Del Mar, looks (Ed. Note: Brother Wright— Carter want the membership to like to give an example of what or any member like him, who at artistic bit of baking he and the other bakers produced know we received first-class co­ I mean. for passengers' farewell celebration as he accepts congratulais trying to strengthen our operation from the Mobile 'tions from skipper. The Del Mar, one of Mississippi's top is not "taking up branch. Sometime ago I liappened to be Union flight cruise ships is manned by competent Seafarers crew on a trial committee in the Port space." We think he is do­ Oliver H. Headley and skipper took time out to tell Phil exactly that. Photo ing his brothers a good turn of" New York, a job I take seri­ submitted by Frank Borkowski, Del Mar's S6;:ond Baker. ously. A guy was brought, up on and benefitting the Union by SS WiUiam Carter Carter Crew Lauds Mobile Representation w i-sFjia �Pag* Fourleen THE SEAFARERS Fridar, Mar 2i; i#i9 LOG I Commodore's Lady Takes Over § Jock the Captain, big and bur­ the master of this ship!" he the press of canvas, could no I At noon, after a squall had it and held her head. Nay, the ly, had sailed the seven seas for shouted. "I'm the commodore longer run. She shook, shivered, passed over with a piercing ship began to gather way; she shriek, Maggie made her ap­ shipped seas, steered wild. 20 years, driving ships and men. captain in the company!" rose on a wave, cleared her £n 1910, when seven rf us, able Suddenly the cabin door swung Sail had to be shortened. Men pearance on the poop and, giv­ flooded lee side and sailed on­ seamen all, had shipped on his open wide, and out stepped Mag- crawled aloft and spent hours on ing a. glance to windward aloft, ward, free. All hands heaved a the swinging footropes, battling motioned to Jock with her hand. sigh of relief. old hooker, Westgate, we did not with the stiff, ballooning sail Jock saw the sign and bowed know that he had just sent seven low. Maggie turned her back In the evening, after the sec­ beating in the face. men of his crew to jail. They furled the sails at last and went below. She was the ond dog watch, when the fo'c'sle One day, off the Horn, while and, unseen in the night, crawl­ Captain, so it seemed, to all hands —"' tired, bruised but un­ running before the westerly gale, ed down a tired lot, to listen aboard; and, evidently, she be­ a big sea had smashed through came the Captain on her wed­ again to the howling wind. the galley door. Jock rushed in ding day, when Jock became her Dawn came. It found us hove Mate. the galley through a lot of to under goose winged lo'er tops'l Indeed, Maggie had hardly steam. 'You've spoiled my flour and storrn stays'l, the ship list­ gone when Jock, eager to carry in the bin!" he cried. ing over, laboring in the trougji out her wish, passed the order The cook, a placid Australian, of the sea and with lee dead- to all hands: "Shake out the smiled and said: "No, sir. The eyes awash. Jock stood planted goose wing! Then set fore and sea has washed the galley clean. on the poop near the wheel and mizzen lo'er tops'ls!" You'-ve lost, sir, a few roaches." gic! She wore an old dress with bawled at the helmsman as if Once again the men had to Jock shook his fist. "You god­ a greasy apron. seized by an unholy spell: go aloft. They went struggling dam kangaroo, I'll use the be­ "John, go on the poop!" she "Damn your eyes! To hell up the rigging, flattened against laying pin on you!" he threat said in a voice, sharp and firm. with the compass! 'Watch her the ratlines and, with their arms ened and swore, "Til log you a There was a moment of sur­ head! Don't let her fall off and spread out, holding on grimly month's pay!" prised, stillness. Maggie turned drown all hands!" to the shrouds. Jock was down on cooks, ever upon Scotty, the spokesman. It was an awful moment. The They worked out on footropes bowed—went below to snatch a since that day in Frisco, seven "All right, men," she said, still men, weather beaten and in and, swinging dizzily aloft, loos­ wink of sleep, they shout^ years ago, aboard his ship, when firm, "Til give you some bully Cape Horn rig, stood under-the ened the sails, then held on praise: "Maggie is a good sailor!" he had suddenly taken ill, after beef from cabin stores." break of the poop, hanging on against the violent shocks of Soon after, a sleepy voice ex­ he had eaten the steak on grill. "Thank you. Madam!". Scotty to lifelines and looking aloft, beating canvas-—while other men claimed from a berth: "If it He had never trusted any replied, touching his cap. fi-om under their sou' westers, as on deck, with water washing up hadn't been for Maggie ordering cooks since then. So Maggie, his In a moment Maggie was gone; if spellbound by the mournful to their waists, pulled down on Jock about, we would still be wife whom he had begged to she had stepped into the pass­ melody of. the wind rushing the sheets to the wailing "hey- on deck, standin' by and hangin' come in a hurry from Melbourne, age way. "Bob, come here!" we through the shrouds. way, long an'strong!" cry from on to the lifelines!" did all the cooking for him on heard her calling the cabin boy, Meantime, Maggie dressed in the forehand standing on the Then a voice drawled, going the coal stove he had installed giving the order. black sat in the chartroom, five-rail. off in a doze: "It takes Maggie in the cabin. Old Jock opened his mouth, watching the barometer or, get­ A sea boarded and sent the Jock did not mind the smell ready to' swear. No words came; ting up, looked through the port­ men sprawling in scuppers. The to tame 'hell raising Jock'...'! of grease and smoke in his cab mouth remained open. He turned hole, watching the weather, the men struggled to their feet and, "To run the Commodore, you in as he sat at the table under away his face, and climbed with ship, the sea. spluttering and blowing like mean!" someone interjected. a cloud of blue smoke, while heavy feet the poop ladder to She was pale, serious, atten­ porpoises, finally hauled home There was laughter, assent­ Maggie was frying his rancid windward. y. tive. She had weathered many a the clews. The sails were set. ing, and quiet. Midnight- came. , It . blew a gale since the day when, having Lo and behold! The ship Weststorm, a wild night. Something sold her bar, "Ship Ahoy!'", she gate, thanks to Maggie's seaman­ Capt. R. J. Peterson. had to be done. The ship, under had married Jock. MM&P Local 88 ship, made a better weather of I: li«i 1 wonder if the membership or not. If you didn't pay, you has been watching the struggles didn't ship out. various AFL and CIO unions Some of the companies had no throughout the nation are nolv crimps. If you wanted a job on engaged in to defend their or­ one of their vessels, you went ganizations and hiring halls. aboard and hung around the The current wave of attacks on alleyways with your hat in one the fundamental rights of trade hand and your discharges in the unions is the beginning of the other, waiting for the Mate or employers' use of the TaftEngineer to look you over. If Hartley law to break down all you passed muster, the job was our hard-won gains, notably the yours. several months before ^ou got a was New York. In that port you hiring hall. TOPS ALL They are trying desperately for chance to ship out of the famous generally shaped up outside the docks in all kinds of weather. There wei-e even more fantas­ a return to the "good old days."^ 'shipping board fink halls." And some shipowners would like Meanwhile, you'd watch cow­ You just hoped and prayed that tic, slave-like procedures to be followed in procuring a job in nothing better. boys with high-heeled boots ship WilAT AMI eiOOA those days—-like on the Amer­ As someone so aptly put it, out. And I'm not kidding when \ -WIS WIWA ? ican France line, for- example, Let's look at the record" of the tell you that many of them which by the way probably takes good old days. The oldtimers re­ carried their saddles with them the cake for outrageous abuses. member them well, and the when they went aboard. If you wanted a job on one of youngsters have heard or read Swinging over to Ncw 'Qrleans, their ships, you made a trip as of them. But all hands could you ran into the famed "slave a workaway. Then you worked probably stand a refresher. So market." If you were a seamen like hell on the way over and heie goes: and wanted a job, you reported back, waiting for someone to PORTLAND to the old "Marker" everyday. quit or get fired so you could In those days, the story was ,'When this character thought you take hjs place on the payroll. the same, no matter what poi't were lean and hungi-y he would Sure, it's hard to believe those you were in. Take Portland, ship you, providing, of course, the crimp would pick you -out. indignities could ever have been Oregon, for instance. It was al­ you were a nice- boy. ways "Portland ships for Port­ Conditions were not much dif­ "The various companies operating practiced on seamen, especially land boys" and, brother, you had ferent in the Port of Mobile in out of New York had their own as we enjoy the Union Hiring Hall and rotary system of ship­ one sweet time trying to squeeze those dsfys. To the younger Sea­ hiring procedures. ping. Nevertheless, they did on a States Line ship, unless you farers among us who "have only SHAPE-UP lived in the town. This outfit, shipped from the Union hiring At United States Lines, for in­ exist. And they are exactly, the con­ incidentally, used a swastika for hall under the rotary system, stance, you would stand outside a house flag symbol up until' the some of the goings-on of the the offices and after having ditions the Taft-Hartley law last war. pre-Union years may seem fan­ "shaped up" for a few ships backers hope to return to. That's No doubt there are men in the tastic. But they have only to wearing your dungarees and a what they are trying to accom; Seafarers who remember the ask any oldtimer to bear out dirty shirt thgre was a good plish to help the poor, down­ trodden shipowners who are Pacific steamship owners' ship­ what I am saying here. ) chance of making a job. down to their last 20 billions of ping hall in Frisco, where you / tVhen a job came in down in Another possibility existed. the dough made during the war. had to go to register for a job on Mobile, the local shipping crimp Vou could meet the Engineer or But wesee hoW the cards are one of their wagons. would look over the crowd, while the Mate in a gin mill and buy This was the ill-famed but he sang outr "Any Mobilians in him a few drinks. They would being dealt and that's Why we well-named, "Fink Hall." There the house " then speak to the crimp and are building up our strike fund. We are increasing our insurance they had a blacklist that was a If none was' present, he would have you shipped. honey, and which had few equals then cry: "Any Alabamans in the To get a job on the United against the return of those "good anywhere. house?" If he still .got no Fruit, Porto Rico and 'Ward lines old days," for we're determined If you were looking for a ship answer, he'd say,- "All right, now you had to pay a certain board­ they shall never again prevail in ings-house keeper for room and the maritime industry. down in the Gulf area in those we'll take the furriners." , JAMES PURCELL days, you'd cool your heels for Perhaps the worst spot of all . board whether you stayed there DAYS bacon. He would be smoking - his meerschaum pipe like a chimney and spitting like an old gypsy living in a tent. We don't know how Maggie - : felt about Jock's manners; she kept very much to herself. They were a sloppy couple, childless and mean, especially Jock. Mon­ ey—they had plenty: On business , ashore, Jock hardly ever bought a newspaper. >• BAD BEEF The old hooker, stripped to . lo'er tops'ls and fores'l, drow rushing to the Eastward before a freshening gale; the seas fol­ lowed rising astern, and the wake foamed free. In the first dog watch on Sunday, south of the Horn, we, the fo'c'sle hands, had trooped aft to see old Jock. "The salt Jiorse for supper is rotten, Captain!" Bpoke up Scotty, an elderly seaman. "Here, smell it, sir!" he said, holding " up a chunk of the horse, called beef. Jock, pug-nosed and surly, jjf^^narled like a dog. There was a pause. Then he suddenly roar­ ed: "I give you what I damn 1^^ well choose!" "Do you mean to say, sii'," the iseaman asked grimly, "that this here beef is all right?" "Get to hell forrad or I'll brain you with a belaying pin!*' Jock said with violence. "I'm �Friday. May 21,1848 Page Fiftefn S B E '-SMiAS A R EJR S UP ^ SIU Contracted Companies: Mar-Trade To better acquaint the SIU membenhip with the ihips they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies haye long and interestihg recpi^ds in American maritime hxstory^-some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. '• 1 Much has been written about only recently; but like the the fruits of the organizational other companies under the SIU drive conducted by the Union banner they are up to the standduring the past years. Outstand- ard of the regular agreements, ing company to come into the FINE RELATIONS ranks of the Seafarers was of . of' being in American course, the Isthmian Steamship ^pg^^^ions but a short time, the Corporation. relations between the Union and The gaining of - Isthmian, and the company -have been excel­ all the publicity attached, far lent in all matters concerning overshadowed the many other working conditions and wages. companies added to the SIU Usually there are kinks and rolls in recent months. thorns encountered in first deal­ One of the less-heralded, but ing with a company, but Marcertainly not insignificant, com­ Trade has proved to be an ex­ panies to be signed up is the ception. Due to the practical at­ Mar-Trade Corporation, agents titude taken by the operations and operators for various small­ manager. Captain Charles D. er outfits. Wright, the SIU has had no While the corporation operates reason to resort to direct action. but six ships at present, its fleet All matters of concern to the The Sanford B. Dole, Metro Petroleum Shipping Company, one of the liberty-tankers ope­ is by no means complete. Plans I Union and the company have rated by Mar-Trade Corporation, as she appeared while being fitted out in the yard of the are already in--motion for the hgen thrashed out peacefully Maryland Drydock Company in Baltimore. acquiring of three more ships, j around the conference table. At this number will be added to no time has the Union been un- up of the corporation is its di­ life aboard ship as pleasant as tanker and four are Liberty and eventually. able to sit down with the com­ rector, Captain D. Dritsas. Him-, possible through fully equipped tankers. All are engaged in Mar-Trade is relatively new pany and man to man settle all self a 30-year' -veteran of the recreation rooms, adequate slopworld-wide tramp operations. in American maritime. The cor­ problems to- the satisfaction of seas. Captain Dritsas is in a chests and the maintenance of The dry-cargo vessel is the poration for many years has all. position to better understand the genial relations between the Sea Trader, the T-2 .tanker is handled Greek and Panamanian Captain Wright, Mar-Trade's relations of a company toward crews and topside. the Sweetwater and the Liberty vessels, but it was less than two operations manager, has been the men who sail the ships. The corporation's six vessels tankers are the John Stagg, San­ years ago that it began the cooperative and has at no time Always cooperative, at present are as varied as their runs. One ford B. Dole, John H. Marion operation of ships for American resorted to the hard-timing, he is undertaking to make the is a dry cargo ship, one a T-2 and Andrew Marschalk. though fruitless, practices which corporations. The SIU has held contracts are stock in trade to some com­ with the company for only a few panies. months, some of them signed While the corporation is for the most part operated by Greek The following men. have com­ VERNON STREET C .E, MURPHY maritime men. Captain Wright ing from Smith-Johnson SS Co. Get in touch with the records is an American with long ex­ They can collect at the company department, SIU Headquarters, Get in touch with Harold C. m Banks, SUP, 105 Market St., San perience on the bridge and at office, 60 Beaver St. 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, New Francisco; Calif. SIU, A&G District the operations desk. SS EDWARD G. JANEWAY York. tit He first went to sea in 1930 Carroll, Fred W., $5.65; Fiore, BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. JOHN KRUSE William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 and after a lay-off for a few R., .25; Hai-ris, Thomas, $7.12; LEWIS D^ MULLIS BOSTON 276 State St. You are asked to write Mrs. Hitchcock, Martin J., .85;'John­ Your mother, is anxious to hear James Sipes or Bob, who is Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 son, Earl D., $6.36; Marcoux, from you. Her address is MonGALVESTON aosvi—23rd st. ready to leave for Seattle and Joseph P., $32.98; Melle, Erling, I'oe, N. C., Route 6, Box 669-B. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 wishes to see you. $16.86; Michaels, William J., MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Gal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 $12.72; Quimby, Harold, $13.06; JOSEPH^BRIANT HAROLD^ NELSON NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Reyes, Francisco M., j$5.30; SandJerry Palmer left your sea­ E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 61126113 Your mother wishes to know strom, T., $2.12; Schop, Lloyd G., men's papers in the New York NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. your whereabouts. Important. .57; Szoblik, F., $6.36; Thompson, Hall. You can get them at the 1ii Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 tit Roy, $2.55. baggage room. •::4: NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St.| ROBERT MOTT SS JAMES M. GILLIS Ben Rees, Agent' Phone 4 1083' t- t. i. PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. Get in touch with your mother. Braun, F. E., $2.33; Domin- CHARLES H. MONTGOMERY Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Get in touch with your sister quez, Jose N., $13.31; Froom, tit SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. C. E. MURPHY Paul N., $12.30; Greer, Sam, Mrs. Jos. P. Sticht, 726 4th St., Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 $17.54; Gunn, Zeland T., $11.74; West Elizabeth, Penn. as your SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Get in touch with Hal Banks, .-Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Gurganus, Jay M., $16.28; Kneiss, daughter expects to be married SIU Hall, ^105 Market Street, SaA SAVANNAH '...220 East Bay St John E., $6.43; Lutz, Dennis L,, in June. Francisco, Calif. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 $16.95; Rote,-. Henry iJ., •$7;54; TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Stevens, Greer C., $14.92; Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 '•331 Thomas, Cecil, .84; Watkins, Rob­ HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C HAnover 2-2784 ert H., $3.31. SECRETARY-TREASURER The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ SS JOHN A. DONALD Paul Hail farers International Union is available to all memb^s who wis^ Coleccki, Steve, .28; HenningDIRECTOR OF ORGAN1Z.ATION Mar-Trade vessels can be sen, Agner, .91; Kaeliwai, George to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Lindsey Williams recognized by a black stack N., $14.12; Rochester, Gareth H., their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to havm ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 'Robert Matthews ' J. P. Shuler upon which is imposed a white .91; Steward^ Jack P., .28; Sval- the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at everyJoseph Volpian square. In the square is a red land, Gunnar K., $4.35; Temple- SIU branch for this purpose. circle having blue guide lines. ton, Robert G., .91; Ucci, Peter However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. The block letter is blue and A., $5.40; "Yorke, Peter, $9.62; hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Phone 58777 varies according to the corpo­ which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51,. Zouvelos, Steve, $4.35. PORTLAND 111 W. Burnside St. ration vessel being operated by Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. SS JOHN GALLUP Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif \ .267 8th St. Mar-Trade. In this case the Geiling, Richard "V., $10.16; PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Phone 2509 "M" stands for Metro Petro­ Gonzales, Paul, $1.97; Mikaljunas, ^N FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. leum Shipping Company. J., $11.47; Stenmo, Otto J., $12.35; To the Editor: 1 Douglas 25475 Veider, Karl A., $14.12. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Main 0290 years to attend school, he re­ SS THOMAS J. LYONS WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. turned at the outbreak of the A b o 1 i n e, Alexander, $15.23; address below: Terminal 4-3131 war. Torpedoed once, his ship, Bond, E. v., $31.33; CUfton, the City of Birmingham, went to Douglas W., .88; Dominquez, VinGt. Lakes District Name PJFFALO 10 Exchange St. the bottom in less than three cent M., $12.15; Ellsworth, Morse, Cleveland 7391 minutes off the coast of Ber- $2.79; Fall, Robert E., $12.15; Street Address CHICAGO, 111. 3261 East 92nd St. muda. Graham, James J., $4.66; HutchPhone: Essex 2410 • - 'C Unusual in the sinking was iris, Herbert R., .70; Lowry, CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. State City Main 0147 the exceedingly speedy evac- ! George W., .84; Paxson, Orville ItETROIT 1038 Third St. nation of 325 passengers H., $5.83; Sierra, BUeran O., Cadillac 6857 without the loss of a single life, $5.47; Syrex, PhUip, $11.81; Thlu, Signed DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. record unequalled in both Goon Pay, $6.38; Thompson, Ivan Melrose 4110 a Book No. D., $18.83; Vaughari, William P., TOLEDO..............615 Summit Sb wsrs. • Carfield 2112 Another feature of the make- $2.80. " - MONEY HUE PERSONALS SIU HALLS 3:, Notice Te All SIU Members .fi �Page Sixteen - THE S E AF ARERS '? Friday, May 21. 1948 LOG ;li?; iv,; OHOI^AHltBO rAmCBflMEH • im- ^ m. •Krili*: :»i r• 5K' •'/••l^.v . -!S •y'-vr-'^. IV , "i r' • ' • JK;5:'tv.vV-:; S ' '- fc.^ :• • 'irm • ; 0. vm^ • 1 VOU eANTCASH PROMISES ... 4 •' ' /ill f"r 1-;": l?iSA\ VOU CAM'T BAT COMPANY PATERNALISM IF yOVRB A esoolD Boy, >*^P VOM'TASKfottA/irrHnh.ibO WOAf'T BC OlSAPfO/AJlHD I >, .'r . ••••.•'i — BUT VOU CAW F/WP vJOB ^CCURITV, THE BEST WORKIAJGCOA)PmOA)S,AWD THE H»SHESr WAGES IWTHETAAIKERF/fiLD, IW THE SEAFARERS IWTERWATIOWAL t/AJlO^] OFM.A. -API... JOST COMPARE -—THE TAAIKER WAGE SCALES \/40A) ©t' THE A aS. OISIRIGTOF THE ^.i.U. WlfH THOSE OFlWE AJ-M U — is. SIU Scale Rating Bosun ,$270.00 Carpenter ..... 270.00 AB . . . . . 220.00 AB Maintenance 235.00 OS ;. . .: 185.00 Electrician ..... 350.00 Chief Pumpman . . . 290.00 Engine Maintenance ... 265.00 Oiler — ... 220.00 Fireman-Watertender • • • • ... 220.00 Wiper . . . . . 208.00 Steward . . . .. 285.00 Chief Cook • • ..... 265.00 Second Cook ..... 230.00 Galleyman ... 185.00 Messman i.. Utility ..... 185.00 NMU Scale $266.95 251.88 212.96 230.71 183.39 348.43 280.40 256.74 212.96 212.96 218.88 278.04 254.38 224.79 183.39 177.47 177.47 In addition, Seafarers get the following: Overtime for ratings receiving less than $223.23 monthly is $1.15 per hour. Overtime for ratings receiving $223.23 or more per month is $1.45 per hour. fc, J ^ 4f^ is ~ •-,'"v0*. "V"' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 21 , 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 21 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SEAFARERS SIGNS TANKER OUTFIT,TWELFTH IN YEAR T-H ACT SLOWS NLRB WORK,DELAYS CITIES SERVICE CASE SIU FIGHTS FOR RIGHT OF SEAMEN TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TANKER TONNAGE NOW COMPROMISE QUARTER OF WORLD BOTTOMS STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL ARRANGES NEW SCHEDULE FOR OUT-PATIENTS SEAFAARERS MUST PREPARE NOW FOR DARK DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD RUSSIA'S MERCHANT MARITIME'S LATEST MYSTERY SEAFARERS SIGNS TANKER COMPANY TWELFTH IN YEAR A REPORT ON THE DIGIORGIO STRIKE SEAFARERS CELEBRATE OPENING OF NEW HALL IN PORT NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING IS AT STANDSTILL IN NEW YORK SHIPPING GOO IN PUERTO RICO;MARITIME TRADES COUNCIL FORMED GALVESTON GOOD TO BOOKMEMBERS SAVANNAH GET THE BONEYARD RUN MOBILE SHIPPING HOLDS STEADY,BUT BEACH STILL OVERCROWDED SHIP CARGOES FALL TO NEW LOW FOR POSTWAR YEARS IN BALTIMORE PHILLY NO PLACE FOR GUYS WITHOUT STAKE WHEN THE SIU DELIVERED THE GOODS WETMORE NEARLY LOST IN STORM THAT TOOK HOUSTON WOODS LIFE DALLAS TERRY DIES IN AOTO IN MISHAP IN VA COMMODORE'S LADT TAKES OVER SIU CONTRRACTED COMPANIES:MAR-TRADE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/21/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2e63942d8d6d9baaadd3cde5798628a4.PDF c042d843089200ab77b47a8ae6f2a8ce PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 14. 1948 Cuba Distilling Vote Nems NEW YORK—As a result of a formal hearing held on May 6 at the Second Regional office of the National Labor Relations Board, between representatives of the Seafarers International Union and the Cuba Distilling Company, an election in that fleet to determine the collective bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel has been ^brought closer. The election date has not yet been set, but all parties have agreed to the payroll period preceding the date the NLRB orders the election held. The SlU will be the only union on the ballot. Part of the discussion on May 6 centered around the ap­ propriate unit to be included in the voting. The Union in­ sisted that edl unlicensed men be permitted to vote and, ' after this position was supported by the NLRB officials, the company representatives conceded. SHORT CAMPAIGN The drive to organize the Cuba Distilling Company started a few months ago when the company went back into business after being knocked-out by the war. At the present time the company operates two vessels, the SS Catahoula and the SS Carrabulle, but more ships are expected to be added. Men of the fleet responded quickly to the organizing cam­ paign, and pledge cards were signed by more than two-thirds of the eligible unlicensed personnel. All men sailing on Cuba Distilling Company ships are urged by Lindsey Williams, Director of Organization, to stay aboard until the election is held. Only in that way. Brother Williams contends, can they make sure that this company too, wUl be SlU. Seafarers Hits Merger Of MEBA. Radio Men NEW YORK—Protesting that ering 1,513 vessels, while the CIO the proposed affiliation of the Radio Operators have agreements CIO Radio Operators to the with only 33 outfits, covering 134 ships. : Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ ROU MAJORITY sociation, CIO, constitutes "a threat to all AEL maritime un­ Companies contracted to the ions," arid would result in "the (?IO Radio Operators controlled immediate formation of a riva only 134 vessels prior to the AFL union for Marine Engi­ war, and as peacetime operations neers," the SIU this week sent a continue, will have fewer than . telegram to the 72nd Convention the 134 now in operation. Added of the MEBA, meeting in Jack­ to this is the fact that many of the biggest lines which used to sonville, Florida. Initiating the blast was the be contracted to the CIO are Radio Officers' Union, AFL, now sailing under agreements of which sent a letter to every con- the ROU. Over sixty percent of the Radio ventioh delegate, requesting a "NO" vote against the affiliation, Officers employed on American so that peace could be maintained Flag vessels are members of the ROU, and the ROU organizing along the waterfront. drive has been making great The letter, signed by Fred M. strides recently. ^ Howe, General Secretary-Treas­ urer, pointed out that ROU has The deal to take the CIO Radio contracts with 45 companies, cov Operators into the MEBA was at top CIO levels. The Amer­ ican Communications Association, which is the parerit organization of the operators, is dominated by the communists. This has caused : The nation-wide wave of many disputes in the union, and strikes continues. This week, in nineteen Chrysler plants, the latest of these threatened to split the ACA. in thtee states, members of To prevent this, top leadership the United Automobile Work­ ers. CIO, walked oN the job. of the CIO inaugurated a move The strike is entirely over lb affiliate the Operators with wages. The. union demands the Engineers. Since the CIO Radio Operators have not been 30-cents-per-hour. and the company has offered six. able to organize effectively, Uie Engineers are also expected to. cents. take on this task. ^ ^ UAW On Strike No. 20 A&G Growth Continues As Two More Companies Sign Tanker Agreements NEW YORK—The on-rushing tanker organization drive of the Seafares In­ ternational Union gathered new momentum this week as two more contracts were signed with new outfits. They are the Palmer Shipping Corporation and the Ameri­ can Tramp Shipping Development Corporation. The agreements were - consummated with Captain Charles D. Wright, operations manager for the Mar-Trade Corporation, general agents for these companies. Both contracts include the new higher wage scale won in negotiations with-the Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation and the Petrol Tanker Industries recently, and which a. were written into the agree­ ments signed last week with the Philadelphia Marine Corpo­ ration and the Metro Petroleum Shipping Corporation. As of this time, each com­ pany is operating one ship. The _ a > Libare voting_ SS. Nathaniel . . , B. Palmer, , WASHINGTON — That very , Besides,• workers V. • nn . erty-type tanker, carries the col/.u n i ou- • thoughtful.guardian'of the public for the union shop in 99 per cent i jors of the Palmer Shipping Cor-. iriterest. Representative Fred A. of . ,rases" . • poration, and the SS Stony • ^ ^ ^ Hartley, co-author of the infam­ This fact was even more phatically attested to by Robert ous Taft-Hartley law, now openly the flag of the American Tramp admits he's been wasting the tax­ N. Denham, chief counsel for the Shipping Development-Corp. NLRB", in a speech before a con- Both companies, however, are payers' money. The Congressman very humbly vention of hosiery manufacturers. negotiating for additions , to their stated in Chicago last week it is Denham stated that "in only a fleets, and there is a strong pos­ now obvious that union shop handful of cases.—certainly less sibility that more ships will be elections required by the Taft- than 50 out of 6,000—did the pro­ added in the very near future. Hartley law constitute "a waste position for union authorization All of which means more jobs fail to carry." And there's no for SIU members. of government money." Although he said at first that reason to believe they'll be any On the Cities Service front, the vast number of petitions filed change in these figures, he added. nothing new has developed. SIU Hartley is now considering a attorney Ben Sterling expects with the National Labffr Rela­ change in the law to eliminate word from the National Labor tions Board made the union shop the union shop election require­ Relations Board at any moment, ' elections "impos-sible to adminis­ ter," Hartley revealed the real ment, which is costing the gov-, certifying the Union as collective reason for the waste of money ernment an estimated $4,000,000 bargaining agent for the un­ this year.-. when he added: licensed personnel of the fleet. All of the company's protests and appeals have been thrown out, and all that remains now is the final certification. For news about the Cuba Dis­ Recommending thai the new Caimar and Ore Lines agree­ tilling Company see this page. ment be ratified by the membership, and that the contract be accepted, the Negotiating Committee for the SlU this week issued a report on negotiations with the aforementioned com­ panies. Many of the inequities which existed in previous agree­ ments have been eliminated, and the Caimar and Ore contracts NEW ORLEANS — The next have been brought up to a scale, both in Working Rules and regular membership meeting on wages, which is comparable to standard SlU agreements. May 19 will mark the official All provisions of the new contract, if ratified by the opening of the new SIU branch next regular membership meeting, are retroactive to April hall in this port. The imposing 5, 1948. One of the new points on which the company has Union structure is located at given in is the option for the Union to reopen the wage 523-29 Bienville Street. question at any 'time after July 31, 1948. Because of the ample accom­ This Union is the only labor organization having in its modations, the Union will occupy contracts the unique clause which permits new negotiations only the second and third floors on the wage scale any time during the life of the contracts, of the building, according to , without voiding the other provisions. Building Superintendent Frenchy For the first time since Caimar and Ore have been under Michelet. He said that present contract to - this Union, a vacation clause has been written plans call for the renting of the into the agreement, and the same thing goes for Room Al­ first floor thus providing a lowances. The list of Penalty Cargoes has been raised from one source of income for the Union. : to sixteen, and launch service will be provided at company The second floor will house r expense. the Dispatching Deck, with the The report of the Negotiations Committee starts on page 3. recreation rooms and Union , of­ fices on the third floor. Hartley Ailmits Slave Law Wastes Gov't Time, Money Caimar, Ore Pacts Negotkited New Orleans Branch To Open New Hall ,.;ij • �Page Two THE S E"A:F AR ERS LOG Friday. May 14. 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District P Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnoyer 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Looking Ahead These are hard times—hard times for working stiffs trying to make both ends meet on wages which are rapidly shrinking—^hard times for people who have been let out ^ of work now that the war is over—and. hard times for anyone who belongs to a labor union. The anti-labor forces in the United States got a boost and a green light when the Taft-Hartley law was passed, and they have made the most of it. All during the history of the American labor movement, the bosses have always had the best of things. The police worked for them, the newspapers were owned by them, and the courts always managed to rule in favor of the bosses and against the workers. But the fat boys were not satisfied. Labor still had the right to organize and the right to strike. And so, at the behest of the employers, who really rule the United States, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley law. What has followed so far is only a slight picture of what is going to take place. JFirst the American Communications Association, CIO, was baclly beaten in its strike ' against Western Union. Next the United Financial Em­ ployes, AFL, was forced to accept less than their full demands from the New York Stock Exchange. Hospital Patients At the present time the CIO Packinghouse Workers arc being soundly whipped by a coalition consisting of the powerful meat packing interests and the police au­ thorities. • < . ' When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Stolen Island Hospital To further blacken the picture we find the supposedYou can contact your Hos­ ly impartial federal courts actively arrayed on the same pital delegate at the Staten sHe as the employers. In the case of the United Mine Island Hospital at the follow­ Workers, Judge Goldsborough ruled the miners' walkout ing times: was illegal, and agairr in the case of the railroad workers 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are Ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, Tuesday this same judge has granted an injunction which deprives (en 5th and 61h floors.) the RR men of the right to strike for increased wages as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers lind time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and improved conditions. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) writing to them. Well, what's the answer? Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. MOBILE IflOSPITAL E. HEBERT (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. KENNAIR To some extent, what has happened has been labor's J. B. McGUFFIN J. H. ASHURST own fault. Too many labor leaders, taking the easy way, E. B. HALL J. E. MAYHART H. KNUTSON 1. B. GRIERSON leaned on the government bureaucrats and therefore did L. H. HAMMOND L. A. HOLMES S. RIVERA C. PETTERSON not provide militant and wide-awake leadership for their TIM BURKE H. CORTES T. DAILEY unions. A. JENSBY 4. i t A. OLSEN • * G. R. MITCHELL GALVESTON HOSPITAL R. E. GRAYAY This undermined morale, and helped to disorganize '' M. CASTRO S. LeBLANC the unions. And the Taft-Hartley law is part of the price FRANK NIGRO J. H. MURRAY ' M. PETERSON J. WALSH labor is paying. C. NANGLE M. FITZGERALD ADOLPH GAILIS 4 4 4 We in the Seafarers International Union never de­ E. S. LERMA SAVANNAH HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL pended on the Washington red-tape artists to organize WILLIAM H. BROWN J. R. ROLIN FRANCIS VIGEANO E. WILISCH seamen, to make and hold gains for seamen, or to do J. TURNER • Jfc 4" • P. FRANKMANIS seamen any favors whatsoever. J. NEELY NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. GORDON W. F. RAYNEN E. OLSEN We have always realized that the government is not F. GARRETSON J, J. FERGUSON S. HEIDUCKI the friend of the working stiff, but is the servant of the A. LOOPER W. H. KUMKE J. McNEELY , TROY THOMAS boss. And in the long run, our stand has been proven to J. DENNIS H. ZVORAK C. MASON C. E. BOYD be the correct one. P. LOPEZ A. LIPARI W. B. HARRELL J. L. ROBERTS At this time we are preparing for what may turn P. D. VAUGHN 4 4 4 F. NERING A. AMUNDSEN BRIGHTON MARINE HOSPV out to be a knock-down and drag-out fight over the N. A. GENOVESE T. J. KURKI R. LORD P. R. WAGNER question of the Hiring Hall. To prepare for this, we have G. BRADY A. BONTI M. ROSENBERG not gone howling to Washington for help—^NO, we have L. D. WEBB J. PENSWICK D. E. BRAGG streamlined and tightened our organization, and have R. BUNCH W. CAREY J. QUIMARA started to collect a strike fund which will enable us to A. EDEFORS J. CONNOLLY J. OVERTON ''' 'E. H. IVARRA ; dig in for a long and hard tussle. J.KOHY SOLIVA M. L. CLARKE R. KING M; MORRISON " j' ,We are preparing for the worst, and hoping for the' E. DRIGGERS j.'.LEES'; • ^'T. MACK • J. GAINSLAND ; best. But, and this is important, wfi are prepared. J. CHARRETTE^ J. W. McCASLIN B. DUFFY Men Now In The Marme HospHnk ::,:0 :^:8| •-i' �Friday. May 14, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag« Three Report On Galmar, Ore Agreements • Your Negotiating Committee, after a long series of meetings with Galmar and Ore Steamship Companies' This report covers only those parts of the Cal­ representatives, has agreed to a tentative contract mar and Ore contracts which are marked im­ and hereby submits the following report and contracts provements over the old agreements. For a copy for the membership to take action on. This report is of the full contract see the Agent in your port. broken down into four sections so as to deal with specific items, as follows: General Working Rules, Deck Department Working Rules, Engine Department Working Rules, and Stewards Department Working opening of the wage scale in these contracts any time after July 31, 1^48. Calrriar and Ore were the only two Rules. companies contracted to the SIU up to this point not There is one question, however, that is covered in to have this clause in their contract. It means simply, the General Working Rules which the Committee feels is necessary to deal with separately, and that is as in the case of other SIU contracts, that after the aforementioned date, we can open the wage scales the question of the Hiring Hall Clause. with these two companies any time we so desire upon proper notification. Hiring Hall Clause Your Committee wishes,to clarify, fbr the members , who are not familiar with it, the contractual back­ ground of negotiations and relationship between Calmar and Ore Steamship Companies and the SIU. Although this . Union has. been shipping men to Calmar and Ore since approximately 1939, we did not have our •first signed agreement with these people until Janu­ ary, 1946. This was due to a series of problems, both internal and external, which prevented forcing these companies to a signed agreement with the Union. The membership of the Union, in-, an effort to secure a signed contract, finally went on record to inform the former Secretary-Treasurer, in ^the event of his failure to negotiate a contract with fhese people, to submit the entire matter in disputed form to the War Labor Board for a decision. This was done and the first signed contract was a result of this decision. As could be expected, this WLB contract between the Union and Calmar and Ore was inferior to the Sib s^ndard contract. In every manner, the contract they handed down was below regular SIU conditions. One of the main things wrong with this contract was that the WLB made no findings whatsoever in the matter of the method of hiring." The Company nevertheless continued (as it has since 1940) hiring all replacements through the regularchannels of the SIU Hiring Halls. The Union, therefore, in the process of negotiating this new contract, ran headlong into this question of the Hiring Hall with Calmar and Ore. The Companies have taken the position that becaiise of the TaftHartley Law, they will not consent to our regular SIU Hiring Hall Clause to be included in this newly negotiated contract. Your Negotiating Committee, rather than to agree to a compromise of the Union Hiring Hall in any form, therefore agteed to the following clause to be used on this matter. This makes it possible to take this matter back up with the operator when it is to the Union's best interest: SECTION 6. HIRING OF EMPLOYEES The Company and the Union shall continue to negotiate with regard to provisions relating to the hiring of Unlicensed Personpel. No question regard­ ing the failure of the parties to agree upon such provisions shall be submitted to arbitration under the provisions of Section 2 of Article III of this Agreement. Your Committee agreed to this for the simple reason that we did not deem it advisable at this time to recommend to our membership to strike these two companies for the purpose of obtaining the regular SIU Hiring Hall Clause. We did this with the full knowledge that the majority of all SIU contracts will start expiring July 31, 1048. At this time, after estab­ lishing the pattern for the maintenance of our Hiring Hall in ALL companies, we can then apply the same pattern to- these two companies. We feel that when the chips are down the latterpart of this year, and we fight for the life of our Hiring Hall, we should not do it piece-meal, but should instead handle our affaii-s in such a manner as to bring this entire battle for the preservation of the Hiring Hall to a conclusion in an overall industrial fight, in­ volving all companies, rather than one or two com­ panies. There is no question but that the larger the strike, if such a strike is nece.ssavy, the better the chance for winning. The Committee fux'ther points out, and the following report will show, that the rest of the agreement as negotiated, not only in wages, but in contractual con­ ditions as -well, represents a tremendous gain for our membership ;n- Calmar and Ore vessels. It is to be pointed out that eight previous years of negotiations with these pfeople failed to produce these same gains. We therefore urge the membership to study this entire report with the most careful consideration. l|-- B,, SECTION 6 — REST PERIODS In the previous Calmar and Ore contracts, crew members could be required to work from midnight to 8 a.m. in port and then have to put in their full day's work, receiving overtime only for those hours from midnight to 8 a.m. Overtime did not apply for the regular eight hours regular day work. Under the new contract, this clause has been brought up to the same standard as the regular SIU contract, i.e., unless a man is given a rest period for this work done, hour for hour, he is paid overtime in lieu thereof. SECTION 8 — PAYMENT OF OVERTIME The Union in this new contract secured for the first time with the Calmar and Ore companies the same provisions as in other SIU contracts providing that "If paymei\t of any such money shall be unreasonably delayed by the Company beyond such 24 hours, addi­ tional compensation shall be paid at the rate of $10 for each calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays ajrd Holidays) or fraction thereof that such payment shall be so delayed; provided, however, that this pro­ vision 'shall not be applicable to the payment of money for overtime in dispute." SECTION 11 — PENALTY CARGO Under the old contract, only one item was qonsidered penalty cargo insofar as the $10 per voyage was concerned. We have managed to raise this list of rated penalty cargoes to 16, which includes all of the penalty clause items now in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 16 — PORT TIME Under the old contract, the definition of port time was very vague and indefinite with the result that our members lost- thousands of dollars in legitimate over­ time. Now we have secured the standard port time clause as is in the regular SIU contract. This means that it will increase the membership's earning capacity on this matter and will cause far less confusion than pr-eviou.sly. ^ SECTION 23 — CREW'S QUARTERS The Union has been able to negotiate into the Calmar and Ore contracts for the first time the standard SIU clause providing room allowance to be paid under various conditions, -such as when heat is not furnished, hot water is not available, crew's quarters being paint­ ed, etc., and at all times when the vessel is in drydock overnight. Under the old contract no such like condi­ tions were provided for with the result of a loss in conditions for the membeiihip. This is now corrected. SECTION 37 — VACATIONS The newly negotiated contract will provide for the first time a vacation clause for the membership. The vacation clause in the new Calmar and Ore contracts is much the same as provided for in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 39 — LAltNCH SERVICE For the first time this new contract will provide a clause providing, at company expense, launch service for crew members and where they make their own arrangements for transportation, the company shall re­ imburse each member $2 per round trip. Deck Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WATCHES Under the old contract, the question of whether or not sea watches were broken or maintained in port was left entirely up to the master. This has been eliminated and the matter of breaking and setting watches is very clearly outlined in the new agree­ ment. Setting and breaking of- watches will be deter­ mined on the basis of a vessel's stay in port. This is in the same manner as in the standard SIU contract. SECTION 3 — WORK IN PORT WHEN SEA WATCHES ARE BROKEN General Rules This section provides that when gangway watches . TERM' OF AGREEMENT—WAGE REOPENING are to be maintained in port, rnembers of the Deck Department will stand such watches. This provision • The Union has been able to negotiate into the Cal- . was not in the old contract sird will mean an addi­ mar and Ore contracts a-clause providing for the re-. tional earning point for our membership for week­ ends while in port. SECTION 11 — CARGO GEAR Under the old contract, there was no provision as to the number of deck men to be used at any time when gear was being rigged. Under the provisions of the new contract, when more than two sets of gear are being rigged, the two watches below as well as the day workers must be used. SECTION 15 — SANITARY WORK The old contract provided only one hour for Ordi­ nary Seamen cleaning unlicensed Deck Department quarters. The new contract provides 2 hours each day shall be allowed for this work. SECTION 18 — CARPENTER'S WORK Under the old contract the Carpenter w^ required to take soundings regardless of where sounding pipe was located, which, in some cases, was down in the shaftalley. He was also required as part of his routine duties to take soundings after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. and on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, without the payment of overtime. Under the new con­ tract, he is only required to sound tanks where the sounding pipes are located outside engine or fireroom spaces and if required to take soundings after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., or on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays, he shall be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate. SECTION 19 — RELIEVING HELMSMAN The old contract provided that on vessels equipped with iron mikes the helmsman could be required to do maintenance work on the bridge. This provision has been eliminated altogether in the new contract. SECTION 22 — TYING UP AND LETTING GO. The old contract didn't provide for the number of sailors to be used in tying up and letting go. The new contract provides that all available sailors shall be used for this work. Engine Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WATCHES Under the old contract when a vessel was in port, oilers could either be put on day work or donkey watch as the Engineers saw fit. If the ship didn't go to a dock, the master could maintain sea watches re­ gardless of the length of stay in port. Under the new contract, this has been abolished. Now, when the vessel's scheduled stay in port is to exceed 24 hours, sea watches must be broken and oilers then go on day work. This is in line with the regular SIU standard contract. SECTION 8 — DUTIES OF OILERS Under the old contract, the duties of oilers when on day work were very vague. He could be required to work anywhere in the Engine Department, outside engine spaces on such work as taking on stores, water and fuel. Under the new contract, oilers are now strictly confined to maintenance and repair work in engine spaces. Any time he is required to work out­ side engine spaces he now gets overtihre. This means that for the first time in these companies' contracts, when an oiler oils winches at any time, day or night, he shall be paid at the overtime i-ate. SECTION 7 — FIREMAN-WATERTENDER The old contract provided that the Fireman-Watertender could be assigned cleaning' stations in the fireroom. The new contract provides that Fireman- Watertenders on sea watches shall clean burners, fuel oil strainers and drip pans, punch carbon, keep steam, watch fuel oil pressure and temperature and tend water. If required to do any cleaning work, he shall receive overtime. SECTION 8 — DUTIES OF WIPERS The new contract covering Wipers has been clarified over the old contract to a great degree. One of the new provisions is that the Wiper now will get two hours for cleaning unlicensed Engine Department quarters, where, under the old contract, he was only allowed one hour. Stewards Department Working Rules SECTION 2 — WORKING HOURS Where the ol^ contract provided that Stewards De­ partment working hours were eight hours in a spread of thirteen while the ship was at sea, the new contr-act provides for eight hours in a spread of twelve hours. SECTION 4 — OIL STOVES c p This is an addition which the old contract didn't ^ cover. "Members of the Stewards Department shall not be required to pump oil for the galley range.'' . (Continued on Page IJJ �page Four* •/ TnE S EA FARE R S LO G '^. FrMar# May li, 194ft n•: > Steady Parade To The Boneyard Slows Up Baltimore Shipping By WILLIAM RENTZ "I BALTIMORE—As it has been of their quarters and the ship for the past few weeks, shipping in general. There are more of these Ore continues to be slow in this port. ships due from the shipyards A good number of ships have soon. The men around here been hitting port, but all of shouldn't be too hesitant to them haven't called for crews T t J r throw in for these ships. They'll for new trips. InstMd^ many them are continuing on into the quarters can't be beat. boneyard. To iniure payment, all IN FOR REPAIRS The number of lay-ups has not By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER claims for overtime must be been great so far, but more are We have had quite a number turned in to the heads of de­ PHILADELPHIA — If good on the beach, the picture is not expected to be "cocooned" in the of transit ships in here during partments no later than 72 shipping news is What you want too bright. next few weeks. Isthmian anc the past week. We contacted hours following the comple­ Waterman ships seem to leac them all and squared away the to read there just ain't. any However, we hope to see it change next week. There are tion of the overtime work. the list of lay-ups. from this port this week. It is quite a few men on the beach, usual number of minor beefs. . The big boys were right when Many of them headed, in here As soon as the penalty a black week for the Seafarers but a couple of sign-ons would they said we'd have a large for shipyai'd repairs, so in a few change the picture conisiderably. work is done, a record should in this old town. postwar fleet, they were just coy days we should get a good num­ We paid off but three ships, all The sale of the tankers to for­ when they didn't tell us it would ber of them out and ready to hit be given to the Department tankers, and all three were sold. eign interests has irked the mem­ head, and one copy held by the high seas again. be a lay-up fleet. No hits, no runs, no men left on. bership here no end. Ears in Not much else to say except the man doing the job. It sure breaks a guy's heart The Cedar Breaks and the Washington should be burning that the horses are running to see these almost-new ships again. If anybody has a sure In addition the depart­ Fort Wood were sold to foreign from the strong language most heading for the last round-up. fire method of beating the mental delegates should flag operators and the Midway men are using in condemning Some of them will sail again, ponies, I wish he'd let us know. check on all overtime sheets Hills to an American company the allowance of these sales. It's but the chances of all of them q real scuttling job the govern­ It seems that the critters always 72 hours before the ship not contracted to the SIU. seeing the deep, seas again are ment fakers are pulling on the contract paralysis as soon as So, with the general shipping danrn small—that is, unless we they know a Seafarer has money makes port. American seamen and one we situation slow here • and the have another war. won't forget. riding on them. crews of these tankers dumped For payoffs this week we APPRECIATE ORGANIZERS handled thirteen ships. They The loss of jobs on these ships were the Rider "Victory, Steel makes us realize the great im­ Maker, Montgomery City, St. portance of lining up Cities Ser­ Clair Victory, Cape Catoche, all vice and the other outfits our Isthmian; Omore, Steelore, SanBy WALTER SIEKMANN these vessels. The need for this ment insurance authorities here, organizers are concentrating on tore, Marore, all Ore ships; He was pointed out very aptly by a advising them that the operators' at-present. Of Patmas; Mae and Evelyn, BOSTON — Shipping in the SIU man aboard the Salem Mari­ remarks are a distortioh .of the This seems to be our only hope BuU Line; and Trinidad Head, Beantown port continued slow time recently, when he stated: facts. of keeping the men on the ships. —"Moran. this week. It appears that one STEADY JOB We have to go out and create In addition, we have notified of our main sources of jobs in For sign-ons we readied the "Regardless of the state of the local steamship operators new jobs for the membership the tanker field in this* port, Rider Victory, Steelore, Santore, shipping, whether it is good or that they should stop their non­ just to keep ahead of the gov­ Omore, Marore, Evelyn, Mae and Pacific Tankers, is planning to bad, we always have a job to do sense and confine themselves to ernment saboteurs. dissolve. Re of Patmas. for the Union in the unorganized stating the facts as they are, Turning to the brighter side As a matter of fact, ships of field." DON'T BALANCE which is that termination of \he of things, I am proud to report that company which have re­ The Waterman scow, SS Jean articles is a man's reason for that. the membership here in The sign-ons certainly don't cently crewed up in Boston have LaFitte, paid off after we settled leaving the ship. Philly is busting buttons over balance the payoffs and therein already been sold. This situation a major beef aboard. The beef Oldtimer George Meaney is in has created a surplus of men on the fine performance of the Ath­ Res the story of slow shipping developed as a result of the Skip­ Boston again for the purpose of letics. the beach. In view of the SIU success in per bulldozing the crew into an operation, which he will un­ Yes sir, the As are in Number the collective bargaining election staying aboard the ship while it dergo at the Brighton Marine One position in the American in the Cities Service Company, was in Searsport, Me., after they Hospital. He would like to hear League. Woe be it to any poor more and more Seafarers are had managed to procure their from some of his friends via the misguided soul who is foolish mail route. Meanwhile, all enough to come around here and making an effort to ship out on own launch service. This shortsightedness on* the hands are wishing George a suggest that Connie Mack's boys part of the Skipper cost the com­ speedy recovery and return to are just lucky and can't hold the On The Line pany some seven himdred bucks. shipping. lead. It's quite obvious, therefore, that Among those around the beach it will be cheaper for them to at the moment are Al Vetu, Dan­ There will be no cheering, supply launch service in that ny "White, Alex. Olson, "The however, when another National team, the Republicans, hit town port in the future. Fish", and Dave Buckley, who next month for their presiden­ We've been kept fairly busy on recently enjoyed a game of pool tial convention. the problem of unemployment while carrying on a quiet bit of in this port. If they balanced, That is one time the boys compensation in this port. Oper­ Union conversation. we'd have nothing to howl about. would like to be in the stands ators are alleged to have made "Red' Lane moved to the West with their pop bottles handy. the statement that they have We had a little set-to on the Coast after accomplishing what Eggs and tomatoes would be work for the men at all times Steel Maker where one of the entitles him to be known as the good to have, but who can afford and that crewmembers quit of crewmembers went beserk and oustanding magician of the week, their own accord upon comple­ did a cut-up job on- the Bosun's at least. He hit three daily tion of a voyage. wardrobe. By the time he was doubles hand running. We're apprehended there wasn't a STRAIGHT INFO glad to know someone collects. piece of material left large Where such cases have been Some of the other boys have enough to make a good pen called to our attention, we have aeen moaning about their tough wiper. filed appeals with ther unemploy­ luck with the leaden-hoofed nags The man, of course, has been .brought up on charges and will probably sail no more, let alone on an SIU ship. He had, in ad­ Because of his desire io By KEITH ALSOP dition to his butchering, caused a lot of trouble to an otherwise help his brother unionisfs of GALVESTON — The shipping either of those ships. good bunch of men. The ship and the UFE, Seafarer George picture Rere remains quite fair, We contact every imorganized the Union will be a lot better Vourloumis got a taste of "po­ and we expect it to pick up con­ ship that goes into Lake Charles, to throw- them now? Taft and lice impartiality" in the Stock off without him. Exchange beef. Clubbed sev­ siderably as the next few weeks of course. There are quite a lis boys have made the cost of The crew, when told of the eral times ai the .building's go by. few of them and they keep one these items too high for working Bosun's dilemma, quickly bailed entrance on April 15, Vour­ stiffs. There is a lot of grain to be man pretty busy. him out of his barrel. They all loumis was' hauled to court shipped across to Europe from Most of the talk aroimd here Well, that's about all, fellows, pitched in and bought him two and^iven 10 days in the work­ the Texas ports and the volume continues to be on the four res­ except to say that our Hall is suits of clothing. The gang came house. He has no regrets, how­ should be pretty heavy for at olutions we passed on the refer­ just about set up. If you are not to his rescue like a good bunch ever. endum, ballot. Just as they do in any great hurry to ship, con­ least a month. of. SIU men. "I'm just a Union man," The two ships we paid off in everywhere, the boys here knew sider this an invitation to come One thing in this port's favor Brother Vourloumis says. "I Houston last week, the Nathaniel exactly what they were doing and enjoy the comforts of the is the usual number of Bull Line wanted to help out in the beef Currier and the Governor Miller, when they voted 10 to 1 for those Philly Hall for a spell. mid Ore Line vessels that come and I'm proud 1 had 3D days both sailing under the Waterman resolutions. ^ The weather here is grand, the in here. These Ore Line ships are on the lines. I could have colors, signed right on again, a ' They knew they were voting ball park is only a short dis­ -•he best ships going today. The shipped, but I wanted to see fact which kept our shipping rate for a stronger, better SIU, and tance from the Hall, and best of hew ones are nice looking jobs things through. And I'd do it steady. now they know they got what all, the beer is coJd and the girls and the crews take good care again/' ,/ [are warm. • • , There were no serious beefs on ihey-wanted. Shipping Is Gloomy In Philly On Overtime' But They Have Those Athletics Boston Seafarers Eye Non-Union Tankers Galveston Awaits Gram Cargoes �f"""' f" THE SEAFARERS LO-a Coal Strike End Does Not Change Norfolk Picture By BEN REES NORFOLK — "^he shape of things here can be summed up in one word—rotten. This past week has been bleak for men waiting here for ships. We had no payoffs and no sign-ons for a "perfect" record. Norfolk, it seems, just doesn't exist for SIU ships these days. The men around the Hall are inore than a little puzzled by the complete absence of ships. We figured with the end of the coal strike the ships would be pouring . in here to take coal to Nui'ope. However, it looks like the hooting and howling about John L. Lewis holding up Euro­ pean recovery was just a lot of hot air. Nobody seems to want, the stuff now that it is availablef I guess it just goes to prove that when guys strike for a better life they are sabotaging everything and anything, but after it is all over, the "emer­ gency" was just a hot-headed editor's dream. I'd like to show this idle coal port to some of the guys who screamed loud and long about "needed coal for the anti-communist program," and "complete strangulation of Eu­ rope's weak economy." With that unhappy bit of in­ formation out of the way, here's a little incident that came off here the other day: , SAYS I TO SED Two of the local SIU boys, who have been known to fre­ quently worship at the shrine of Bacchus, met in the Norfolk HalL Both were at the mellow stage. Said Monk Jones to Red Smith: "You're drunk. Take a walk. We don't allow such goings-on here." Said Red Smijh to Monk Jones: "You're drunk and that's against the constitution — GET OUT!" So, they both did, arm in arm. Moral: Teach the baby to sing himself to sleep. Gev-Grabbers Hurt Union Th« membexthip of Iho Seafarers Intemalional Union has consistently reaffinhed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any indiyidual who stoops to pilfering gear stich as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contra^ed ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above alb guilty df a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought strpggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences .are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will b* dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. W Swth Atlaatk Ships Prmmtes ActnHy fw Saveanah By CHARLES STARLING .SAVANNAH ^ Things sud­ denly slowed to a standstill here, for the very simple reason that the last few ships to pay off in this port have been waiting for orders, However, South Atlantic just called to let us know that they were going to start crewing up Monday, May 10. So don't be surprised if you hear us yelling up and down the coast for rated men. Wait until we yell, though, be­ cause it wouldn't do you or us any good if we were suddenly overloaded. The Southstar has been in the shipyard for repairs, but she is going to be out and ready to sail on May 18. Due to pay off are the Joshua Hendy, and. the George Ogden, a tanker. We don't know at this writing whether the Hendy will lay up for a while or go right out again. FIRST PAYOFF Hov^ever, the Ogden, which pays off in Jacksonville, will be going out. She is a new ship under the SIU banner "and this will be her first Union payoff. She belongs to John M. Carras. We've had the outfit for sev­ eral months, .but the Ogden hasn't paid off before. This is all there is on the Seafarers Gejt Quick Service From Branch In Puerto Rico By SALVADOR COLLS shipping side, but we did have the SIU in action the other day. And I hate to have to confess that we didn't win. Perhaps we didn't actually lose, but we cer­ tainly got nothing better than a stand-off.. But don't get too concerned. It wasn't a Union beef, but a case of monkey shines. The other morning, just after we opened the Hall, J had a per­ sonal phone call from home. It seemed that there was—of all things — a monkey on the roof. There was nothing for me to do but set sail on a monkey hunt. Just in case, I took a few of the boys with me. On the way out in the car, we were talking over the possible strategy and tactics. One of the Brothers figured he had the right answer. "Bananas," he said; "bananas are what monkeys like. We'll get some bananas and luie him down. Then we can grab him." Well, we got to the house, and sure enough there was the monkey on the roof. He sat there watching us — and our bananas. SAN JUAN — Although ship- the whole crew off a ship, ping has slowed up a bit the last ^ This ' week a Convention was j WRONG PLAY few weeks-and shoregang work'called, which representatives «f has not been so hot, still and both unions attended. They,deThen we made our mistake. all business has been fair, and cided to split the difference, with tossed a banana up to him. any man who wants to ship each union furnishing 50 permonkey got the banana doesn't have to hang around here cent of the men needed to work straightway took charge of for too long. jthe ships. a We expect shipping to improve CITIES SERVICE chance. singe there is plenty of sugar Down off the roof the little The SS Bradfors Island, Cities ready to move out. As soori as s^j-vice, hit this port last week rascal came, and before anybody . . a ship hits this port we get nghtja^jj j contacted the organizer on|could lay a finger on him he was on the ball and try to settle j headed for the swamp. Guess Whatever beefs may have coi^®|crew, with the exception of the he just didn't want any more up during the trip. We have been p^^^p^gn. had all signed pledge bananas. able to square away, quite a few cards. The SS John Ogden, John Well, all hands took after him Tbeefs lately, and the members M. Carras Corporation, is down in good SIU style. , But he was are satisfied with the service here now, and I have never too fast of foot for us and since they are getting. seen such a good crew. NaTieefs that moment nobody has laid, an One big obstacle that stood to settle, and after clarifying eye on him. in the way of shipping sugar some points on overtime,, the So if you hear that a big from here was the trouble be­ men squared sway with the Mate family of monkeys is living in tween the ILA and the UTM, satisfactorily. this area and that the hunting two rival organizations which Some students at the Univer- is good, don't be surprised. are fighting for control of the sity are on, strike to protest the And maybe I was wrong, may­ •port of Arroyo. Each group i beating of quite a few of them, be we didn't lose after all. wanted its men to load the sugar, j A great number of unions are We got the monkey off the and as a result, neither group supporting the strike, but since roof, didn't we? Moreover, all did the work. our constituti(|m forbids support- the kids in the neighborhood had We are supporting the ILA ing political btrikes, our Union the time of their lives—and ate the rest of the bananas. men, and on one occasion took I has taken no stand. '' Page Five, Job Done By Organizing Staff Pays Off New York With Ships By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK-—Instead o£^ expected slowdown we were ticipating,"shipping picked up has maintained a good clip the past week or so. the a Bull Line ship, were in fine an-'shape. Except for a gangway and beef on the Ponce, they paid off for in quick style. The gangway jbeef, when settled, will be run The better looking picture is LOG. Another good ship in for a! not to be credited ta our regular companies—they're still laying payoff was the Coral Sea, Coral. Up ships. Instead the thanks are! Steamship Company. Due to the due the Organizing Department. I Sood work of the organizers, we. 'have a contract with this comThe Organizers have brought pany. The same ' is true of the into the the SIU into blU several several new new freight ireightj^gp^ Mohican, Mar Ancha, anand tanker coqjpanies, and thelg^i^^^ addition to the SIU" has crewing of ox these vessels vo^^^x. x.a^ ^ thankstaken care of a good number of ^ the men who otherwise would organizing staff, be still on the beach. JOBS COMING On the ships being laid up, mostly tankers, the hardest hit Rumor has it that Bernstein is seem to be the Stewards Depart­ dickering for t\yo passenger ships ment men. Shipping in the other to be put into the European two Departments seems to be trade. If they are secured it will holding up good, but the Stew­ ards Department is in a slump. Heading for lay-up are the Bel­ gium Victory and Knox Victory, both Waterman, and the Waltham Victory, Robin. These ships came in and paid off in good shape. At least they'll go to the boneyard clean. Two tankers that hit port in good shape are leaving our ranks this week. The Fort Erie is be­ ing sold to the Italian Govern­ ment and the Piatt Park is head­ be some time from now, but ed for a new, but unknown, there will be a lot of jobs open owner. on these ships. We're keeping our fingers crossed in hope that the SHUT HER DOWN deal will materialize. Another ship, the Gadsden, Out of lay-up came the Dor­ which has been on idle status othy Ann Meseck this week. She here for several months, has had been under wraps for over closed down its plant and is a month, but it looks like she waiting indefinitely for orders. has some work to do. Anyway, She was running fast and furious she called for a crew. for a spell but it looks like no On another subject: Now that one wants locomotives these all four - resolutions have been days. passed and there are no more shipboai'd promotions, the mem­ A couple of regular ships to hit port, with no signs of going bership should get used to the into lay-up, were the Ponce De new set-up. Anyone who de­ Leon and Emilia. The Ponce, a cides to promote himself will be Waterman scow and the Emilia, in hot water with the member­ ship. The new change in the shipping rule is in force, and Union Supporter shipboard promotions are as dead as blue linen. I • ! Among the SIU's staunches! friends is Jesse Handin, cap­ able bartender in the grill lo­ cated in Headquarters build­ ing at 51 Beaver Street. Jesse volunteered his services and look an active part in the UFE beef, putting in consid­ erable time without pay. Dur­ ing the strike, Joe Kay, owner of the grill, suspended business and placed his facilities at the disposal of the SIU. Hundreds -of pickets were fed three squares a'day there while Jesse aided in the supervision of the job. Brother Handin is. of course, a union bartender. KEEP IT UP Here's a reminder to tripcard men: Tripcarders who allow themselves to become more than six months in arrears are auto-., matically suspended. It is a good idea to keep ahead on your dues, and the chance of finding your­ self in front of a reinstatement committee will be small. Bookmen who want to work ashore for awhile ai-e cautioned to retire their books. It is a simple procedure to retire it and equally simple " to reactivate it. Every week the reinstatement committee has to turn down do­ zens of men who want to go to sea again solely because they are too far in arrears. My advice is not to take a' chance with your book. You . probably worked hard to get that book, so don't jeopardize it by not retiring it if working ashore. Just in case the word- hasn't gotten around, permit men and bookmen are shipping alike here in New York until May 15. AH members, books and permits alike, stood picket duty with, the UFE members—so all Bro­ thers are being given equal chance to get a ship. After the 15th- of May the" usual procedure will once more be in effect. �Page Six ••X"-. TBB SEAFARERS LOG Mobile Expects Ships Some Day But Nobody Can Say Just When Friday, May 14, 1948. ON THIRD BY FffBNCHY AAICHBLET By CAL TANNER The j Patrolmen Say— By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON. Pinch Writing MOBILE — Shipping in this' However, there is a strong posAlways A Hitch— port has maintained its slow butjsibility that this is a very tem- That lyrical Limey, Bill Shake­ because they are likely to bfe NEW YORK — It certainly is steady pace throughout the past porary lay-up, and that a lot of speare, once penned the immortal confronted by picket-cards owned a pleasure to %o aboard a ship ships from the boneyard fleet seven days. lines that by Permit men that they have The record shows that we will be rolling back out soon. "Some are bom to greatness. never before seen the like of— for the payoff and find a happy, congenial ci-ew on hand. And shipped about 185 men, and that When that time comes we'll let not even in the bad old days. Some achieve greatness. there were nine payoffs and six the LOG know about it, you can While others yet have greatThe Trial Committee is now that was the case exactly, when be sure. sign-ons. , ness thrust upon them'." dealing with the small percen- I boarded the Piatt Park, a According to what we hear The payoffs included six I'm strictly the show horse age of guys who tried to play it Pacific tanker, early this week. Watermans and three Alcoas. right now. Mobile will turn out when it comes to the Greatness smart when our Union was in This tanker, by the way, is be­ Most of them were smooth to be one of the key ports in the Stakes because it seems that I trouble. As always, they, are ing sold' to a foreign country. Because I am somewhat skep-' enough, but one was a real head­ Marshall Plan program—if that have had all that Frenchy Mich- realizing that "the path of the Plan ever really gets going. tical, I did a little investigating, ache. That was the SB Frank let built up, thrust upon me, transgressor is truly hard." So far as we' are concerned the results of which revealed Norris, a Waterman Liberty, while that erstwhile ambassador This is one outfit where no­ right now, there might as well be that all the officers on this wagon^ which was so thoroughly fouled of goodwill qnd cheer is away body can get away with any­ no Marshall Plan, and we have were out of the foc'^sle and not up that it took us two days to touring the Sunny South. thing, be it missing pounding several hundred men on the school ships boys. They really Having just flnished with the those lines or beating the Patrol­ straighten her out. beach. So when the ships start knew how to treat men. Wall Street Strike the good old man for a couple of months dues. The sign-ons were accomwon't have any third deck is nearly back to nor­ Sooner or later the inevitable PLAIN G^Y plished with an absolute mini- ^coming , out •we xu mal. The Strike equipment has happens and they are . caught up mum of troublu, thuru buing '"""e them up. While I was talking to the men been all packed away; those with, and then it's too late to nothing more to square ^ away TANKERS AHOY in the ship's messroom in the than a few repairs here and On the organizing scene, we tender chicken sandwiches that start crying. course of the payoff, one husky^ there. j haven't had much going on this we* all ate during the beef are The time has come when we fellow was right in op all the The ships that signed on were week. One unorganized tanker no longer to be had for the ask- can afford to streamline, and discussion. Later, as I was headed for Italy, Greece, Turkey,'did come in and about 20 men 'ing; the membership is clustered those of our members who are checking up with the delegate, I Germany, Belgium, Netherlands tried for her. However, she was j around the' telivision set each asked him why he didn't check and Puerto Rico with, of course, only one man short so we were afternoon for the ball game, and Wt^OU/AurSlVKKE^ this husky guy's book. ymJlHBRS'S SOAK/CW some Alcoas heading all the way somewhat but not completely there is nary a skirt in sight, It was then that I found out AHoOAiO ^ which, after the super-abundance down through the Islands. stymied. he was the vessel's Skipper. AndThere are plenty of oldtimers of them in the Recreation Deck all the time I had been thinking LOG JAM on the .beach here. Among them proves that it is indeed all over. he was an OS. It was obvious' The Norris got into her fouled- are C. Merritt, W. McDonald, O. The boys got so used to these that there was no "brass" on that up condition in the course of a Thompson, W. Ross, O. Daven- yoimg chickens running around scow. All hands were treated long trip that lasted several port, O. N. Edwards, J. McGuffy, the Hall that the place seems alike. months. The overtime on her L. O. Russell, J. Oosse, J. W. kinder lonesome without 'em. It's I think it is in order- to say was in quite good shape. It Fleming, L. D. Worrell, W. T. the old, old stoiy I guess, "we here that when any of you fel­ can't live with them and we was the logs that caused the Grey. lows see a ship with Captain trouble. Main topics of interest around can't live without them", and D, B. Nichols or Chief Mate S. The Master on her had a the Hall these days have been there's no dofubt about it, they W. Hanna you can be sure all mania for logging. Whenever the local primaries, and the news do brighten the joint up. not with us in time of trouble hands aboard are going to get that a bunch of half a dozen or are certainly not going to share a square shake. These men are VOTE OF PRAISE more unorganized tankers are the fruits of a victory that others j always looking out for the welThe whole beef was handled in have won. Three years ago I fare of the crew. heading for Mobile for repairs. ^ouHAue fetif \ We'll take care of the tankers true SIU style and a vote of was "a lone voice calling in the These two officers invariably if and when they arrive. So far praise is due to one and all yirho wilderness" about performers and settle the ship's beefs before the as the primaries are concerned, participated in it. The younger gas-hounds, but I have now seen vessel docks. The game goes for Seafarers eligible to vote in membership especially did a bang the membership rise up and deal the Engineers too. Chief, Firsl^i Mobile went to the polls to up job and from now on some with these^ disrupters as they Assistant and right on down the blackball the enemies of labor of these Mess-hall Militants of justly deserve, and the-same re­ line. I am sorry I did not get who backed the Taft-Hartley Act the old school had better watch marks apply to those slough-offs their names as the crew swears and other vicious anti-labor their steps when they start in our ranks (happily in the by them—not at them. And this sounding off about previous beefs minority) who think that when measures. is a welcome change. the Union is in a beef that it is a But, as always when things "good time to go home to visit are going along smoothly, a hitch, anything at all happened he ^ the old homestead." develops. It's a damn shame; would toss a few logs at the For the nonce I am now en­ that when you meet up with a men. sconced on third, with my feet good crew and good topside "When the Patrolmen tried to parked on Frenchy's desk, dis­ bunch aboard a good ship, the reason with him they were given pensing change, postage stamps, big brass decides that some other NEW YORK—The Alcoa Cava­ York, but on a limited basis. a hard time. The Skipper told liberty-books, good-will, other country needs the ship more than Two C-ls will replace the Cava­ them that, if they wanted to get lier will start calling New Or­ trivia to all and sundry. Old we do. the crew paid off, they had ex­ leans her home port instead of lier on the New York-to-West friends will be welcome and new Th^ crew of the Piatt Park actly 20 minutes. He said he was New York at the end of June, Indies run. ones made in the best Michelet have all gone to the four winds These C-ls will carrv only 12 Company going ashore and was in a hiurry. the Alcoa, Steamship ,. tradition, so any of you guys who now to ship out again. But be­ passengers each but the* ompany It was no time to be hot announced this week. want to while away the passing fore they left they wished all The company said that the says that its freight service from hour with good coffee and buU the ship's officers a "Happy Sail­ headed, so the Patrolmen and the crew decided to hold up the pay­ move was being made because New York to the Islands will not drop around—if it gets too bad ing" on their next vessel. off until the next day. They increased demand for cargo space be curtailed in any way. A C-1 I can always ship out. James Purcell figured they would get some and passenger accommodatior^ will leave New York every three company officials down and get from Gulf ports to the Carib­ weeks. Whether the three C-ls will bean made it necessary. things fixed right. constitute additions to the Alcoa This proved to be a good idea. After the transfer, Alcoa will fleet or be transferred from other The. next day, the Waterman be operating weekly service for runs has not yet been an­ THE PINKERTON CASEBOOK, The relationship is doomed Port Captain and the company's passengers and express freight nounced. Chances are, however, by Alan Hynd, Penguin Sig­ from the beginning by a world labor relations mian turned up from New Orleans to the Carib­ net Books, 168 pages. hostile , to unconventialities. and, in no time at all, we had bean countries, since the Cava­ that they will be shifted from This is only half the story of Strong as Harry and Charlotte, most of the logs lifted. lier will be joining her sister other Alcoa routes. Pinkerton's National Detective the central characters, are, That Captain was just about ships, the Alcoa Clipper and Al­ HAS CREW OF 100Agency because it omits the out­ they're unable to ward off the crying tears when things were coa Corsair. The Alcoa Cavalier has oper­ fit's notorious history of labor events which hurtle them to the settled the SIU way. ated out of New York since her spying and union busting. How­ inevitable tragic ending. WILL USE C-Is GOOFED OFF Each of the three ships will maiden departure on May 2, ever, the cases included make Readers who get a bang out 1947. In 17 round trips to the interesting reading as accounts of the James Cain type of thrill­ On the other hand, the Patrol­ make 17-day round trips which West Indies she has always of professional crime detecting er will follow Mr. Faulkner's men found out that some of the will include caUs at Jamaica, the sailed at full passenger capacity. in the fields of murder, bank story with mounting interest. Norris crew actually had done Dominican Republic, Trinidad, The Cavalier is a 15,000-ton robbery, horse ringing and insur­ 4. 4. some goofing off and deserved La Guaira, Guanta and Puerta vessel, carrying 95 passengers ance. THE DIM VIEW, by Basil Heat, Cabello. a few-logs. and up to 8,500 tons of freight. « ter. Penguin Books, 155 pages. S. X tAs a result of their finding, the On every second voyage, the Her crew list numbers between WILD PALMS by William Faulk­ This book has one attribute entire crew was investigated by ships will call at Curacao. 95 and 100 about half of whom ner. 156 pages, 25 cents. Peli­ which will make it plenty of a committee. Those who were On the return leg of each trip, are in the Stewards Department. can Books. friends. It is as sexy a novel as guilty were fined and some were passengers will disembark at Modem in every respect, the Against a background that has come off the presses in years. put on probation for extended Mobile instead of New Orleans Cavalier's superstructure as W..U shifts from the Gulf coast to A war story, it is the account periods—which is also the SIU except for the sailings of August as many other parts are made of New Orleans to Chicago and of the affair between a Navy PT way. 20, September 17 and October 15. aluminum, which should be no back again. Wild Palms tells a Skipper and an Australian girl. Of the ships paying off here These three trips will terminate surprise since the Alcoa Steam­ story of violent love between For good measure, the Skippeir last week, two or perhaps three at New Orleans. ship Company is a subsidiary of two peoiile who refuse td con­ gets to know another girl ot . •Liberties - are headed for the Meanwhile, Alcoa will continue, the Alupiinum • Company - of form td any of society's tradi­ two '^and > goes through some boneyard. passenger service out of New. Ameri^, tions—except loVe, of course, [ijattles. .;( MJ Cavalier Will Drop New York For New Orleans At End Of June BOOKS IN BEVKW Mr �Fxiday, May 14, 1848 * T M E S E- A:F A R E K S LJO G Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief PHILADELPHIA — Chairman •L, A. Gardner; Recording Secre­ tary R. A. Gates; Reading Clerk Don C. Hall. A&C Shipping from Aprii 7 To Aprii 20 PORT • Minutes of all branches read and accepted with exception of motion to non-concur with that part of Boston minutes with re­ gard to returning tripcards back to men who failed to do picket duty in UFE strike. Agent re­ ported shipping slow. A short talk on UFE strike was followed by report on Cities Service and other Union organizing activity now being conducted by Head­ quarters organizers. Under Good and Welfare there was lively dis­ cussion on Shipping Rules which was good education for men fortunate enough to be present and get the different viewpoints. Motion carried to post Tallying Committee's report. After one minute of silence for departed brothers, meeting was adjourned; 176 members were present. BALTIMORE — ahairman WUliam Rentz; Recording Secretary Ben Lawson; Reading Clerk A1 Slansbury. REG. DECK -REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. Boston New York Philadelphia 29 242 108 10 266 58 31 280 48 70 788 214 6 255 49 12 277 24 5 205 13 23 737 86 Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans 170 132 52 22 98 182 . 143 61 38 28 92 120 91 64 40 16 92 178 404 257 130 66 282 480 115 147 16 11 134 168 178 87 16 8 125 88 64 53 17 12 95 127 357 287 49 31 354 383 82 26 1,143 43 14 873 . 39 17 896 164 57 2,912 65 24 99j) 44 11 870 36 13 640 Galveston San Juan Grand Total NOTE: TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED with the allocation of relief cargoes to foreign shipping and urging all members to send let­ ters and telegrams to their con­ gressmen that said cargoes be carried in American bottoms. A motion that we get up a petition in hall and send it to Congress men was defeated after it was pointed out in discussion that this is the practice of political parties and is contrary to Union policy. Many members hit the deck and blew their tops on various subjects during period on Good and Welfare. Agent repoi'ted that branch business has been running smoothly although shipping has. been slow. Beef pending on the Jean LaFitte was explained to the membership. He reported on the effect in the maritime industry of govern­ ment-owned ships being re­ called from operation. He de­ clared that in final analysis that it is essential to have a strong militant union and asked every member to spend more time tightening internal structure of SIU. 4 4 4 SAVANNAH — Chairman E. B. McAuley; Recording Secretary E. B. Tilley; Reading Clerk P. Carrollton. Minutes of all ports accepted, except Boston's which were filed. Motion carried that when men in 145 48 2,500. A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. beef showed that the membership can stand up under pressure all of which will be valuable if we have to hit the bricks ourselves. He also thanked men who gave support to the beef, saying he was proud his port had done so well. Acting Agent Buck Ste­ phens reported on status of ship­ ping and organizing progress in this port. ^Brother Michelet in­ formed members present that next meeting would be held in the new hall and extended in­ vitation to all hands to visit new quarters and see how things are shaping up. Reports of various committees read and accepted. 4- t- 4» NORFOLK — Chairman Steely White; Recording Secretary Ben Rees; Reading Clerk J. A. Bul­ lock. to membership on this matter at next meeting. 4 4 4 NEW YORK—Chairman Lindsey Williams; Recording Secrelary Eddie Parr; Reading Clerk Jack Parker. portance Colls' attendance is advisable and therefore asked the SIU membership's permission to allow him to attend. He pointed out that the uniting of the UTM and ILA would bring peace and harmony on the Island, which is of importance to the SIU. He also stated he intended to recom­ mend to the ILA and Frank Ben­ ton the necessity for forming an AFL Maritime Trades Council in this port. Motion carried that meeting be adjourned and all present be given credit for at­ tendance. Also that full report be given to membership by Agent on developments of to­ night's meeting at next regular branch session. 4 4 4 MOBILE — Chairman H. Fischer; Recording Secretary T. Massey; Reading Clerk Jeff Mor­ rison. key ratings are shipped from this port, they should not be re­ moved from their jobs in other ports because they lack three years' discharges for that rating. In discussion it was pointed out that it is a custom in some ports to do so. Many fellows, how­ ever, do not carry their dis­ charges with them everywhere they go, and all hands agreqd the practice should be discontinued. Under Good and Welfare there was discussion on various matters of interest. Among these were the rights of permitmen to ship, the need for the membership to read, and familiarize themselves with the Union Constitution and a recommendation that roimdr table discussions be held aboard ships and in the Union hall to acquaint all hands' with Union procedure. The Director of Or­ ganization told of confusion With exception of motion to non-concur with new business of Boston branch meeting, proceed­ ings of all ports were read and Minutes of all branches ac­ accepted. Motion carried to give cepted. Heard report of trial Agent a vote of thanks for good committee in case of brother Minutes of branches holding work he did on picket line in charged with conduct unbecomregular meetings read and ac­ New York. Patrolmen's and Dis­ cepted. Acting Agent Morrison patcher's reports read and ac­ reported that this port will have existing in Port of Wilmington, cepted. Motions carried to ac­ a passenger ship paying off every California, resulting from at­ cept findings of trial committees, j Monday which will spur ship­ tempts by some individuals to Under Good and Welfare several ping. Shipping has been slow in hamper A&G officials in carrying members spoke about the dis­ the port for the past two weeks, out instructions from the Organi­ tance from the Union hall to the ing a Union member. Commit­ with the majority of men ship­ zing Department on manning and Ore Line docks. It was sug­ tee recommended a six-month ped being bookmen. At the mo­ organizing two ships of a new gested that if a man is on ar­ probationary period to allow man ment several Waterman ships are company. The Director of Or­ ticles and a replacement was chance to prove himself; if he Accepted minutes of other lying idle waiting for cargo. As ganization said that the entire called by the Hall, the replace­ fouls up further during proba­ branch meetings. Patrolman re- soon as cargo is forthcoming for matter was covered in Wilming­ ment should receive two days' tion he will be dealt with more ported that business for past two these vessels. Waterman will call ton Branch minutes and West pay. Several men took the deck severely. A similar finding was weeks was pretty slow, with only for several crews. Progress was Coast communications, and rec­ to point how organized labor has reported by the committee in the two payoffs in Charleston and reported in organizing activity in ommended that the membership been successfully coping with its case of another crewmember. in Jacksonville. He expressed this port. Motion canied to send study it carefully and take ac­ enemies. charged in the same way. Agent's hope that things would pick up telegram of congratulations to tion tonight. A motion carried 4 & and Patrolmen's reports revealed in the next week as there are UFE for its conduct of the Wall to accept the Directoi of Organi­ GALVESTON — Chairman that shipping in this port has sufficient men on the beach to Sti'eet strike. Motion carried zation's report and to instruct the calling for investigation of the Secretary-Treasurer to make a Keith Alsop; Recording Secretary been slow. Many ships that have return of a SIU mans body in an report of the incident so that all R. Wilburn; Reading Clerk W.~R. been lying idle in the Roads have Alcoa ship's hold containing members can get a clear picture been turned back to the Mari­ BusselL bauxite. Agent is to report back of the situation out there. time Commission and sent up the Minutes of various branch river to the laid-up fleet. The meetings accepted. Balloting coal situation, still looks very committees report on four resolu­ gloomy." Although coal consti­ crew up two or three ships. Mo­ tions read and accepted. Follow­ tuted a major portion of ship­ tions carried to accept Secretarying obligation of members,, a ping in this port, none of our Treasurer's report on UFE strike ships has loaded any coal despite and Tallying Committee's report The following men have money Prince, $36.08; Augustus Stanley the fact that 25 or 30 foreign on four-point resolution. Books due them at the Ponce Cement McNeil, $1.00. hag ships have loaded and sailed of nine members were obligated. Corp. at Ponce, Puerto Rico. RETROACTIVE 6%—1947 in .the last week. One minute of One minute of silence observed They may collect same by writ­ silence observed in memory of in memory of departed brothers. ing to the Company Office. Felix Aponte, $19.51; Floren­ minute's silence was observed in our departed brothers. With 94 members present, meet­ tine Quimper, $10.90. RETROACTIVEL TO memory of our departed brothers. ing was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. 4 4 4 MARCH 10, 1948 RETROACTIVE 5%—1947 Meeting adjourned with 112 BOSTON •— Chairman B. 4 4 4 Boris Geo. Shick, '$23.20; Don­ members present. Goodman; Recording Secretary SAN JUAN — Meeting called ald H. Kennedy, $13.98; Luis R. Finn Hansen Erch, $27.18; 4 4, • 4 R. Queen; Reading Clerk W. to order by Agent Salavador Serrano, $25.35; Damian Merca- Pedro J. Erazo, $1.78; Martin NEW ORLEANS — Chairman Colls at 7 P.M. At this point do, $15.89; Enrique P. Hernan­ Hoffman, $1.58; Carmelo MelenSiekmann. . Earl Sheppard; Recording Secre­ Agent made recommendation dez, $10.15; John Furey, $3.62; dez, $1.35; Manuel Rodx-iguez, fProceedings of . other branch that this meeting be adjourned Maximino Rosario, $2.64; Teodoro $1.64; Julio F. Pacheco, $13.20; tary-Herman Troxciair: Reading meetings read and accepted. because of the special meeting he Renta, $2.86; Leonard" Karalunas, Victor M. Garcia, $1.07; Eliseo Clerk Buck Stephens. Election of trial committee to had to attend with Frank White, $16.21; John Cisiecki, $8.62; Ar­ Santiago, $10.39; Heniy O. LimMinutes of regular meetings slijidy charges against member. an officer of the ILA, and with thur CoTburn, $5.if; Luis Cruz, baugh, $10.42; Horace C. Mcheld by other branches read and Reports of tallying and investi­ an official' of the UTM, with a $2.48; Howard Bickford, $4.49; Curdy, $14.29; Bias A. Ramirozj $1.07; Joseph E. Townsend, .53; accepted, with exception of gating committees read and ac­ view to bringing Jt into the ILA. Ernesto Gonzalez, $8.93. Fco. Bartolomei, $12.79; Ed. W. Boston. Agent reported on UFE cepted. Motion carried to con- Several important points have al­ MONEY DUE FOR ERRORS Shaw, $12.79; Agripino Garafalo, beef ahd how participation by cur in findings of trial committee. ready been agreed upon by both .60; Amilcar Ortiz, $1.01; Ernesto MADE ON PAY ROLLS SlU had great value for this or­ Motion carried that we-reaffirm unions. The meeting scheduled ganization. Besides revealing our previous position on that for tonight is to continue these Eldon Lee Browning, $7.89; Ar- Rubio, $1.01; Juan Solis, $1.47 who pur-friends are, he said, the part of the Marshall Plan de£ding talks and because of its im- hur Colburn, $24.21; Gilbert N. Luis Williams, $9.35. Retroactive Fay Waiting �m . Page Eighl T B B- SEAFJIRER S LOG Friday. May 14. 1948 SHIPS'MIMUTES AMD MEWS DeSoto Crewmen Assail Shirkers, Stress Need For Sound Unionism ir'"- THETRE POSITIVE NOW A first-rate demonstration of democracy in action was. provided by the crew of the SS De Soto, Waterman, when they brought two men of the Deck Department up on charges after giving them a full hearing. ^ The charges grew out of the fact that the two men accussed had developed a badt habit of disappearing in foreign ginning. The man jumped into ports while their fellow crew- the water and tried to swim after members did their work for the ship. TIRED FAST them. Of coui-se, not being in the • It happened first in Philadel­ phia on this side, then happened best shape for .swimming, he again and again in Hamburg, tired fast, and would have Bremen, Bremerl^ven and Le drowned if Bosun Jensen hadn't Last week when the LOG ran a letter from the crew of the SS Steel Maker from Alex­ Havre. Finally the crew lost pa­ jumped in to swim to his'rescue. andria. Egypt, we said that the boys had sent in a picture of the crew which we couldn't use tience and the Ship's Delegate, Between the Bosun's prompt for technical reasons, the print itself being negative. Hardly had we gone to press than the Carl I. Copper, called a special and courageous action and the above picture came through, and it was perfectly okay.,Here are the Steel Makers' men plus meeting to consider the situation. good work of a squad from the F. M. Reyes was elected Chair­ Le Havre fire department, the a few Alexandria dock workers. We can't identify them all, but we know that the following man of the meeting, and Stanley man was saved. But his per­ are in the picture: Pete Walsh. Freddie Delacruz. Ollie Nerkiewicz. Sam Jonas. John Fronden. Wilusz volunteered to act as Re­ formance, which was put on in Bill Baumgardner. G. Walker. R. Schwarz. F. Quintero. Bill Hastetter. Don Faulkner. J. Rod­ cording Secretary after several front of all the passengers, de­ riguez. J. Strickland. H. Witt. W. Kaylor. A. Sprenzel. J. Thornton, R. Williams. Tony Annelar. layed the sailing and reflected others declined. Joe Coelho and a man we know only as "Pete." upon the Union's prestige, the First item on the agenda was Delegate declared, recommending the report of Deck Delegate Rodolfo Oliver in whose department that charges be brought against the two alleged performers liad both men. However, the crew deliberated missed duty. After this report on every aspect of the case be­ was accepted, the entire crew fore voting on a motion to bring joined in a long discussion which the charges. ended in charges being voted. One man noted that almost WERE WARNED everybody had enjoyed himself a Oliver claimed that the crew When the SIU crew went little bit ashore and that per­ had been thoroughly warned in Philadelphia, where an unneces­ haps these two shouldn't be aboard the SS Pioneer Val­ sary shortage of men had oc­ singled out. But it was pointed ley, operated by T. J. Stev­ curred, that if anybody persist­ out that only the two accused enson & Company, the first ently missed watches or other had left 'the ship without per­ duties, causing undue hardship mission or without making ar­ thing the Stewards Department for the rest of the crew he would rangements with fellow crew- discovered was that a large por­ members to get have their work tion of the food stores was unfit be brought up on charges. for human consumption. done. Despite this warning, the two FULL HEARING Accordingly, the men of the men in question had continued to absent themselves from their Another crewman suggested Stewards Department took im­ duties, Oliver said, adding that that the whole matter be left mediate action when the com­ they also had disregarded the to the boarding Patrolman. pany was slow to respond, they Two members of fhe Steel Maker's crew. W. C. Baum­ standard SIU policy of making Chairman Reyes gave the score drew up a resolution signed by proper arrangements with other on that one. Why make the all members of their own depart­ gardner (left) and Harry Witt pose for the cameraman on crewmembers in the event of Patrolman the goat, he said, ment, and by eight men from the dock in Alexandria. Witt sailed as Messman. Baumgardner when the crew should take the other departments, demanding missing duties. as Third Cook. In their letter last week, the men on the Steel The Deck Delegate claimed action or not take it as the mem­ that a U. S. Government Health Maker reported a first.-rate Union crew. The Patrolman Inspector be brought aboard to that one of the two men ac­ bers saw fit. cused had failed to stand gang­ would have enough to do if the pass on the food. "While awaiting him, thp way watch on two occasions. charges were voted. sel from the SIU Hall in New CONDEMNED MEAT Mar. 20 and Mar. 25, and that he The two men accused were York City on Saturday, April 24, Steward and some of the crew had left ship while on duty on a then given a chance to defend And that is exactly what hap­ 1948, to man the Stewards De­ turned to, and took an inventory themselves. One of them had pened. Moreover, when he had partment, after carefully inspect­ of the clean linen in the linen number of occasions. . Moreover, the Delegate said, nothing whatsoever to say in his a look at the ship's food supply, ing the stores on board, as far as locker, and gathered up, sorted this man always failed to show own behalf. However, the sec­ the inspector lost no time in the food was concerned found and counted the dirty linen from up until the last moment before ond man thought that he ought to condemning a big chimk of it that some of the meat, the chick­ the various foc'sles and other the ship left each port, and al­ be allowed pay logs for all the which the company had to re­ ens and the eggs aboard were not places around the ship, getting it. ways came back in no condition time missed, and thdt the idea place. in fit condition to be served as ready for sending to the laimdry. to secure gear on deck. of charges ought to be dropped. food to any crew, nor were we "The Cooks meanwhile were Once again swift action by an willing to eat them ourselves. REPEAT ACT It was pointed out to him that cleaning the galley and dry store The second man accused had no amount of logs would get the SIU crew meant decent condi­ room, and the pantry and mess"Therefore we went to the ^been warned before and had missed work done. Suppose the tions for everybody. Union Hall and registered these halls, both saloon and crew's, been openly censured in the pre- j Stewards Department left the The* men signing the resolution washing all the dirty glassware, facts in a beef. vious shipboard meeting, the ship one day, would a few logs calling for action were: "After the Dispatcher on duty dishes, silver, pots and pans, and Delegate said. In addition, he) cook the meals. Ship's Delegate Pedro L. Agtuca, Chief Stew­ got in touch with the office of so on. generally was in no condition to Copper asked. ard; W. Norris, Chief Cook; J. work the ship when in port. Before any vote was taken on P. Baldestor, Second Cook and the agents, T. J, Stevenson & "We respectfully request that This man's biggest performance a motion to bring charges, it was Baker; John Povel, Messman; Company of New York City, we a U.S. Government Health In­ occurred in Le Havre on March made clear to everyone that if a Alexander Duncan, Utility; Leon­ were instructed not to try to feed spector be requested to come 25, the Delegate said. On that man is found guilty by a trial ard Bjorklund; P. W. Wilborn; the crew until we. were told to aboard this vessel as quickly as day, he had been warned ex­ committee he is not automati­ F. E. Gill; Paul Runnerger; Ed do so, as the Port Steward for possible and inspect the food the agents wpuld come to the supplies, condemning all such as pressly not to leave the ship cally ejected from the Union. Casey; Edward Ralston; John D. ship on Sunday morning and in­ are not found to be in .wholevrbUe on duty. A committee, it was explained, Boje; E. S. Bradmark. spect the condition of the food. . Some and fit condition to be fed Hioweve^ the man paid no at­ recommends whatever penalty it to any crew. RESOLUTION tention ia the warning and took thinks a case deserves, and the TURNED TO "We feel this inspection to be ofll It was sailing day and when membership then votes on the Complete text of the resolu­ "Therefore, we waited all day ibe Aup pulled out, this man was committee's recommendation. necessary for the health of the on Sunday for the said Port In. this case, the De Soto crew tion follows: «si» fhe deck. members of the crew, both offi­ "We the undersigned members Steward to put in an appearance, Tlds was bad enough, but ac- finally voted by a narrow margin cers and men, who will be eating to the Delegate's report to bring the two men up before of the crew of the Pioneer Val­ but at 5:30 p.m. he had not put on board." ley, being sent aboard this ves- in an appearance. dbe ftgUmaamoR was just be- a trial committee^ Pioneer Lads' Move Brings Decent Food ^ a.-.:fc' - l: f r s-.-i''". Il--:; �Friday, May 14, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SEATRADER, Mar. 7 —Chair, man J. P.. Murphy; Secretary W. j. Doak. No beefs from depart­ ments. Voted charges against four men in Stewards Depart­ ment for performing and not working in cei-tain South Amer­ ican ports. But voted to drop charges if men behaved for re­ mainder of trip. Minute of i silence for Brothers lost at sea. HOWARD A. KELLY. Mar. 2— Chairman Lee De Parlier; Re­ cording Secretary James E. Bell Both elected by acclamation Few minor overtime beefs re­ ported by Stewards Delegate other departments quiet. Hearc letter from Ship's Delegate Burl Bryant to U. S. Consul in Puerto La Cruz regarding shore leave while at anchor and also heard Consul's reply. Voted to forward correspondence to New Orleans Agent. Discussion by Taylor un­ der Good and Welfare of ship­ board conduct. Chairman relin­ quished chair to ask crew to make up foc'sle repair lists for Delegates. Decided to have an­ other meeting between Trinidad and New Orleans. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 BEATRICE. Mar. 14 —Chair­ man Finnegan; Secretary Leighton. Few hours disputed in En­ gine and Stewards departments. Suggestion that new coffee mak­ ing machinery be bought. Other improvements suggested. Each watch to clean up messhall. 4 S. SOUTHLAND. April 18— Chairman George Meaney; Secre­ tary R. L. Kennedy: Deck and U //AV£ BHFAd Department Delegates had no KLAMATH FALLS. Mar. 1— AFFROVEO eV , beefs to report. Voted to bring Chairman H. M. Mannering; THAN 90^ Third Ass't to attention of Patrol­ Secretary J. P. Balderston. Stew­ Of THE MEMBBRSmP, man. Third Ass't had threatened ards Delegate requested that all to get hold of Patrolman to have soiled linen be kept in foc'sles 'AV YOi/R ASSESSMENT^ A/toH/ 6^ THAT several men including Steward until i-egular time of collection. THE UNION CM 3o AHEAD AND BUILD IT­ fired. This Third Ass't had de­ Deck Delegate reported that holi­ SELF Up TO clared himself in both word and day overtime was to be arbi­ action 100 percent for company trated and that results would be although an MEBA member. put into LOG and West Coast Crew decided it was time he was Sailors if there was extra, money. taken down 20 notches. Steward eEFORE ANY'THf'^G- MAy HAPPEN, ^ Only two men at all delinquent asked that foc'sle keys be re,,, , dues, they would pay up in turned to department he^ads for .j^^^ York. Voted that night benefit of next crew. Steward watches should keep messhall thanked for his good work and clean, and that men using messcooperatioHi Minute of silence hall for recreation should do for departed Brothers. likewise. Mattresses used for sun-baths to be brought in after By HANK use. Discussion of better meth­ ods of garbage disposal. Man Every Seafarer has the honest responsibility of protecting the* who had left ship had borrowed BILLINGS^VICTORY. Jan. 25 SIU—the jobs, the contracts and the aims of the union—at all money. Decided to leave his —Chairman A1 Smith; Recording times by carrying out the SIU rules aboard ship and in the halls, stuff in New York, let money Secretary John Dugina. Deck and seeing to it that the Organizational and Educational Program matter rest for time being. Delegate Jacobson reported is enforced in every way needed and possible. This covers such 1. 4 S. everything okay, as did Engine things , as sailing unorganized ships and the method of becoming t 4. DEL MAR, Mar. 7—Chairman Delegate Lyon. Stewards Dele­ better union men, etc. To protect the strength, the powerful and FLORIDA. April 14—-Chairman J. Tucker; Secretary Glasgow. No gate Cruz said there were some reliable reputation and the current expansion of the SIU every Dan Thomas; Secretary A. Dominguez. Ship's Delegate Major beefs from departftients. Dele­ disputed hours regarding work Seafarer can easily enough continue doing his job in shipshape Costello repoi'ted on status of gates given vote of thanks. Voted done while ship was befogged SIU style aboard ship and carrying out the same kind of good P&O agreement and said every­ to post set of rules for new men'near Antwerp. Ship's Delegate unionism in every SIU hall where it's equally important. The thing running smoothly. Deck coming aboard. Motion by King, Scoiield said matter would go to SIU has for many years demonstrated to the public and especially Delegate Lawrence MfCullough second by Arena, carried that no Patrolman but that he thought to all unions, AFL, CIO and Independent—in SlU-fashioned words listed repairs badly needed permit to be pulled off and re­ no overtime could be collected and action—why and how we fight and win our fights, and the Ship's efficient manner in which real trade unionism progresses in these • in department, no beefs. En- placed by anothe^permit on pas­ for a weather delay. senger ships provided a bookman Delegate told Steward he has a times of the Taft-Hartley slavery law, the police, the scabs and gind and: Stewards Delegates refuses job. Decided to send a beef if company sends insuffi­ the desperate labor-fakers trying to survive and destroy. Atwell and Ferreiro reported all going well. Voted to have four resolution on this point to all cient stores. Chairman Smith 4 4 4 delegates draw up desirable branches. Voted donations to gave talk on unionism. Delegates changes in contract with P&O LOG and hospitals. Discussion gave crew vote of thanks for Brother Ed Edginton, the mustached electrician, just sailed after discussion of special prob- of garbage disposal methods. cooperation. Minute of silence into town after nine months aboard the Knox Victory—which blem of P&O because of natiure Minute of silence for Brothers for departed Brothers. lost at sea. was laid up along with several others... Brother Teddy "The 4 4 4 of run. Voted for all departments CHARLES NORDHOFF. Jan. Terrible" Babkowski, is fresh in town after some voyaging... to submit repair lists before ship 31—Chairman Frank Nacklicki; drydocks in May. Brother Ed Larkin an electrician with a long circuit humorous Recording Secretary Carl S. sense of humor, sailed in last week from a tanker trip be­ 4, t 4. Hammen. Deck Delegate Sim­ JAMES K. WALKER. Jan. 26 longing to one of our new companies... There's Brother Bill mons had no serious beefs to re­ —Chairman Joseph Cabral. No Todd, playing pinochle on the third deck while he's waiting port, nor did Engine Delegate secretary named. Deck Dele­ Blair nor Stewards Delegate for the kind of ships which come in and sail out again gate Alder. Engine Delegate, Negron. It was decided to lay out to sea—not the busy boneyards! Acosta and Stewards Delegate before the Skipper the problem Cabral had no beefs to report. of what to do about the unused Repair list made up to be turned toilet which was in foul shape. Brother George Berry just fini.shed a long trip. Something newover to Patrolman in first Voted to have laundry installed, happened to George. He became a poetry writer—due to a good American port. Also voted for the present lack to be reported 4 4 4 trip but a bad egg-braided character aboard... Here are some ship to be fumigated. Voted to CASA GRANDE. Mar. 28— to Patrolman. Minute of silence oldtimers in town: Steward Alfred Baizman, A. Vegas, Steward fine men leaving dirty utensils, Chairman Eddie Cole; Secretary for Brothers lost at sea. Joe Arras, S. Manning, J. Rogers, A. Norman, J. Hopkins, J. Dand, money collected to be turned Armand Stepanian. No beefs. 4 4 4 over to Fort Stanton Hospital. A. H. Sherman elected Ship's MAE. Mar. 4 — Chairman T. Murphy, J. Stickney, R. G. Collet, J. Cates, F. Boyle, J. Barran, Charles Conners and Bosun J. Patrick... Brother Clifton Wilson Minute of silence for Brothers Delegate. Purser to be reported C 1 o u g h ; Recording Secretary should be in town after his long trip and Far East ports. lost at sea. Steward's Delegate for sti-iking out overtime. Dele­ Stephens. Clayton called meeting to order. gate to check ship's stores. 4 4 4 Departments had no beefs to re­ 4 4 4 GOOD AND WELFARE: Brothers, here's something to re­ port. Series of motions passed JOHN HATHORN. Feb. 22— calling for repairs, new gear and member when you're ashore in those foreign ports. If there Chairman Spider Korolia; Re­ furnishings. Minute of silence are any SIU ships around bring them some of the various cording Secretary John G. Brady. for Brothers lost at sea. copies of the LOGS you have aboard. Save some for the next Deck Delegate E. P. Janosko re­ 4 4 4 port and another SIU ship or unorganized ship and tankers. SEATRAIN HAVANA, Mar. 19 ported department shipshape, re­ —Chairman Sam Cooper; Secre­ ceived vote of thanks. Stewards .And when you find yourself in a USS club or some favorite tary Fred Shaia. Some disputed Delegate E. Barrios and Engine SIU bar—if there are copies of LOGS there don't take all of hours reported in Engine Room. Delegate R. Trumbull reported them. Leave some for the next SIU ship coming in. Your other Voted to cable New York for few hours disputed. Voted to 4 4 4 shipmates will appreciate them as much as you guys did. ROBIN KIRK. Mar. 8—Chair­ Patrolman to meet ship. Dele­ make up consolidated repair list for all departments. Asked new man Ted Lawson; Recording gates to check on quality of ice cream. Voted to replace radio meat block for galley and new Secretary R. R. McCormick. Deck Here's another thing to remember. Before you sail from Ameri­ speaker with speaking tube. grill for stove. Discussed fines Delegate reported no beefs. Cooper elected Ship's Delegate for performers. Agreed that en­ Bosun explained why Mate can ports or when you come in off that trip—pick up as many dollars stopped two men from overtime. previously printed copies of the LOG and read up on all the by acclamation. Agreed to make tire crew donate five up repair lists and follow apiece, half for LOG, half for Stewards Delegate also reported news which happened or \t^ill happen—as well as other informa­ through on them. Asked, for hospitals. Voted to move laun­ no beefs, but Engine Delegate tion. Wherever you are, the more interested you are in your union after gangway. Cooper relieved dry. Ship's Delegate Brady to said there were a few hours dis­ and your union newspaper, the more informed you'll be for your as Chairman by Carlson. Vote of see Captain about launch fare in puted in his department. Under own benefit and the union's welfare. An ignorant Union brother thanks to Negotiating Committee Manila. Agreed to hold payoff Good and Welfare, several mo­ is a double danger: to himself—to his well paid rating—to his Minute of tions regarding keeping ship union brothers—and to the strength and progress of the entire for new raise; Voted renewal of until beefs settled; silence for Brothers lost at sea. clean were discussed and passed. union itself for the future. library books. CUT and RUN M mm �J' • ••• T H E S E TP AR E R S L O G Page Ten Fri^y, May 14, iMi ' " H - Fairisle Men Stand Solidly Behind Hard-Hit Shipmates |l i?r i«.. •k •. I^t'" 99 "Sorry To Miss It! TVVTVVVVVTVTy????????V?fT^ FVfvyyyffyyTVTfw Log'A -Rhythms Beached '..T:: • -y To the Editor; jpoi'tant. The crew of this ship I have just recently returned to have some represenBy BILL GILSTRAP from Antwerp, having paid off Nation when the ship arrives in Mobile, with some strong support the SS Fairisle. I flew here to iAAAAAAN Point Pleasant, N. J., when I from New York. I am sure there will be serious consequences to learned of my small daughter's This the music that will give me no rest, serious condition after an appen­ both the men and the Union at the payoff, which I understand dectomy. Kind of music like a pain in my chest. Now that her condition is will come sometime in mid-June. Again I say, hat's off to the Old freighter pushing through the deep sea rain, greatly improved and she is on fine bunch of fellows aboard the the road to recovery, my first Jackstays moaning like a soul in pain. thought is to try in some way to SS Fairisle. R. F. Hosch repay the men in the crew of Engine purring out a sad low tune, Point Pleasant. N. J. the Fairisle for their quick and Steel block wacking on a cargo boom. (Ed. Note: The matters re­ sincere efforts. Their financial help made it possible for me to ferred to by Brother Hosch have already been taken care get home quickly. Anthony Gambino. SUP, of. SlU representation will be SWELL GUYS says "Sorry I came in just too LA6TGNEW waiting for the Fairisle men I want to mention now that late for the UFE beef." His (^Ap/Rry when they arrive in port.) although their lot ha.s been none THifJGl ship. Ihe SS Hood^River. Paci­ too pleasant these past few fic Tankers, was in the stream months, their spirit hasn't suf­ TAXI MAN LENT in New York during the clos­ fered and to date nearly $1,000 CAB TO SIU IN ing days of the strike and paid has been donated by them in off in Hoboken just loo late four different cases where men WALL STREET for Gambino to walk the lines, were called home in emergencies. but he made a generous dona­ I must take my hat off to them. If you saw a taxi delivering tion anyway. "I was in the Down from the galley rolls a fried steak smell. They are as fine a crew as could coffee * and sandwiches to the beef when the SIU helped out be found anywhere. j picketlines. during the UFE beef the UFE at the Cotton Ex­ Crew all rushing at the tinkling bell. For that reason, I want to in WaU Street, the chances are change last year." he recalls, This is the music that I want to hear, ^ bring some things to your atten-j that it was Tomas Murphy's cab. and feels badly to have missed Murphy, whose cabs do most the SIU's latest operation in Lonesome music like a shell in your ear. of their business on the water­ support of Wall Street's white front, is an old friend of the collar workers. Incidentally, Salt water swishing on a rusty side, Seafarers. When the UFE beef the Hood River is going un­ Sea gull screaming, begging for a* ride. came along he placed a cab at der the Panama flag. the disposal of strike headquar­ Bow watch calling in a strong clear yell, ters. His generous action didn't in­ The sound drifts backward, 12 o'clock—all's well! ' crease his popularity with the army of cops who spent the month of April bivouacked in lower Man­ hattan., The "brave" men in the blue suits did their best to give By BILL GILSTRAP him a hard time. They didn't scare Tomas Mur­ tion and want you to let -those phy, however, who still is a To the Editor: Against the scudding thunderclou.ds the mast pauses men know they can feel sure friend of the SIU. On April 10, at Vancouver, the of your help. Steward of the SS Penrunar, re­ In its pendulum swinging and the long white sickle moon First and most important is the quested the delegates to see the In Good Crew fact that it has been difficult for dips low against the shores of morning. Captain about fresh vegetables the men to get a substantial and milk. The Captain had re­ The breeze bumps the ship's side and lingers draw on their wages when it was badly needed. When sub­ fused to fill the Steward's • re­ To finger the stays with a teasing harp-like sighing, sistence money was needed, it quest for these stores. was invariably late and was you start, alert, from mind-blank reverie to The Captain was told that we usually paid long after the meal would not sail the ship until Should have been eaten. remember how once a girl woke you thus the Steward's order was placed These events, had they hap­ in the night with her crying. pened only once or twice, would aboai-d. The Captain informed not have been complained about the delegates that the stores by -so fine a crew, but it hapwould be put aboard at noon. -pened so often it seems to me it The delegates told the Stew­ was either deliberate or the re­ ard. We sailed the same .day for sult of carelessness. Panama where we are now. By NO SLOPCHEST April 20 we were completely To the Editor: -There has been no slopchest When speaking of firemen at without vegetables. for -most of the time since Jan. lumber mills stacking lumber. On reading the article in the 15 and this, mind you, at a time The next day we had a meet­ April. 30 LOG -by Brother Wil­ Brother Floyd must have haid w^en the ship was in the port of ing and the Steward was blamed liam A .Floyd, SUP', and being a West Coast lumber mills and Hamburg, where nothing can be steam schooners in mind. for the shortage. seaman of fairly long standing pcurchased ashore and the men's It was then decided that we myself, I noted quite a few er­ There is no comparison in the draw was limited to two pounds would see the Captain again to roneous claims and statements. contracts, working conditions, or English rmhiaxy scrip (prac­ ask him to take on food in First, the Bosim does not al­ even comstruction to an ocean go­ tically worthless for normal Panama, then three days away. ways supervise the paint jobs-:- ing freighter. Never mind the uses). lumbermill. , These are the most important The Captain told the delegates that's apart from the question. If 1 can recall vorrectly, the of the beefs. But there is one that no more stores would come If the brother recalls, orig­ question to which I refer, it was: inally the Stewards Department more thing' possibly more imaboard. men were supplied with their "Why should an OS have more The delegates than got after own paint, paint brushes, etc. It overtime than a Night Cook and One of the able hands aboard the Steward, charging him with was only recently, after safety Baker?" On that question, of the SS Petrolite, Mathiasen misrepresentation and breaking measures began to get serious course, its only a point of correc­ his Union obligation by revealing consideration, that the Stewards tion as I had nothing to do with Tankers, which paid off in New - The slop chest is your corYork last week after a rugged to the Captain the proceedings of Department began obtaining the writing of that article. >'MX store while you are at their paint and painting gear In regai'd to messmen receiving 11-month trip was Seafarer our meeting. sea. You can't take your from the Bosun's locker, as it 11 hours overtime for Sundays It really is impossible to serve John Crews, OS, seen here on trade someplace rise if the was considered a fire hazard to and Holidays at sea, that's newg I'l two masters and be faithful to after boat deck. Despite tough riop chest doem't have what to:me. • maintaih more paint lockers than both at the same time. time. Crews said the men's you need. were absolutely necessary. conduct Yras exemplary. Florencio Letie (^rewman Reveals Cause Of Beef On Ship's Stores Night Watch mm 3 Painting Discussion Stirs Brother To Air His Views ATTENTIOli! �Friday, May 14. 1848 - C*>' •- •• THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven U 1947 Bound Logs On Hand Former Patrolman Says Job Is Hard But He's Proud To Have Served Sit .m Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the six-months from July through December 1947 have just To the Editor: Brother has a lot of beefs and roar, and wants to know "Where . _ , , , . „u • u demands that they be settled the hell have you been? I've arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them , ,^ man as one oug jo away, and that he be given been waiting for you." ® as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per whether anyone realizes it or his money—including that extra These guys who have to see not. A good many people seem hours, copy. to think he has it easy, but what the Patrolman in such a steaming Also available are some copies of previous • bound h® ^ S" '"""sh day and ''gLled-up°''&oth»°"'is if "fakes '""haS editions at the same price. Bindings.on^ all volumes are of "f ^talking about, so the Patrolman maybe two ships, one at one end Sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. A patrolman comes to the harbor, the second at Hall and what does he have to tnmgs to get oetter. the other end. All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file listek to when he arrives? Beefs, ^1/off'thJt Sin'hP hTs^a^h ad! I with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The "o^hing but beefs; beefs and still in ^he wagir^S^Vot^f ^ippSed ^ , J, , ,j 1TT1imore beefs. Either the ship was Ko..«oi„ wages, ana you re supposed to bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters gog^, or the Mate or the be around when i need you." baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City.'chief Engineer, or that Union' OUT DOUGH Of course, not many Seafarers member did something this Un-| The Patrolman gets back to-^® that, but every now ion member didn't like. 'the Hall. He «tart. checking r-herkin^ in ® Patrolman runs into the Hall. He starts Maybe a contract or a Union his book and finds that in all rule was violated, but plenty of the confusion of trying to calm NO CURE times nothing is wrong, nothing the gashound he has come out Suppose the Patrolman stops a Patrolman could do anything a little short. So he has to dig by^riiuTe iot h^ knows about ^ 1 . make to take something for his headBy "SALTY DICK" Then the Patrolman goes to things balance. I^ehe on his way home from the ABOARD SS DEL NORTE— we're doing all right... I behe telephone. He learnfi from Then he finds that a man has day's work up and down the • Fausto Bottazzi, Waiter, certainly lieve we can improve somewhat the companies what ships are run off the ship without paying waterfront, Naturallj he likes the same. has a good voice. It's a sRame meetings paying off, what ships signing any dues or assessments at all. Naturally and being a little stricter with on. Now he can schedule his So he has to void a receipt which nttie spots ^hat all the memhe's wearing it out . shouting winos... day. makes more records to straight- bers like. So no sooner is he "scrambled eggs and bacon!" ... u w a a ay. en out. j comfortably set with his headA certain party is always talk­ Have you ever gone to Tigre, LIVELONG DAY All the above trouble because ache remedy than up comes ing about being a tree surgeon, I somebody with a beef. He lisabout 20 miles from B. A.? This he always "gets the job. of ^ ^ ship and of one gashound. memAnd so Thei,- Patrolman is a very delightful trip and I cleaning the palm trees with a I j ^ + +it goes. n t i tens,' does the best he " can, hears am sure you'd enjoy it. May I wet sponge ... Mac, that barber^im to do. He po- goes out to all the ships, at any 3 couple of more beefs. yuuu eiijoy iviay ^ ^ • lices the contract, to quote the time of day or night, in any u nnt hi-« inh-ei olr^ntr o con^ri 328111, OOeS llOt USe 8 DOWl tO CUt ,, j 1 1 1 ^ 1 • j j? ^ lime ne 116803 OUt IHS suggest you take along a senonso-called labor relations expei-ts, kind of weather. headache is worse instead of interpreter... , ta—as an interpreter... 1^ . • . ? ^ and that means that he squares While he is out along the wa- better solely because of the „ „ • T-. 1 -NT * I. 11 ' mean he gives you a haircut) ... Roy Pouraaux, Del Norte beUthe beefs. terfront, someone comes to the ^eefs, of course. boy saya passenger ahtps are not ^ All day long he squares beefs. Hall to see him. This man asks| Finally he gets home and as j^is dinner and later sit for htm He s stiolnng to cargo does not carry Maybe most of them are misun-j "Where the hell is the Patrolships...Ben,am,n Fitte, porter, derstandings that can be fixed man? I got to see him quick." ^stgning to the radio, he rememIS a very good worker and for . . up without any trouble, but some So they tell this man the Pa- t3gj.g the tough day But he also ., ,, .. That's a hearing apparatus... some reason or other all the ^ xaai. ai... are different. trolman is out, that he'll have to remembers all the years he'has . jj urriu- J I must state here that our Capother boys address him as Third . . , . ., One thing he has to face much wait. been a Seafarer, and how he has c+xs,.,a,.a 1^^^" ^ others too often is the case of the crewThe man goes to the nearest gggj^ the SIU grow and how Steward... be like him ... member who appears at the pay- ginmill to wait until the Patrol- ^own through the years the men Don Strong. Storekeeper, is a off gassed to the ears. -.1-1J by x.. What fellow has a girl at Nidiman gets back and, the time ^ave fought for everything they Canadian and he can tell you to's in B. A.? Whenever she That is one time the Patrolman the latter makes it, the fellow have, all about Alaska., if you're in­ 'is up against it. The gassed-up is a little gassed and in an up-| jjg remembers how tough a terested in going there... Mrs. sings he's lost in a dream... ~ I deal going to sea was when he Edna' Johaimsen. Chief Stew- ——— ardness, will bring a pair of f^lOp0i*OO ^he was a Messman, or an OS or skates and will skate on the a Wiper himself, but whichever boulevard so she can take off I to us, in 1945, reaffirmed the tue of their service in the war. jt was. it was tougher then than a couple of pounds... I'm pan­ To Ihe Editor: Meantime, the American tax- now. pledge that we American seaning a trip to Mar-de-Plata by Of the wartime peak, when payers'have been cheated out ofj Seafaring itself hasn't beplane soon. Let's see what it the American people owned and ^.arrying- across the material for their money. This is a fact. come any easier. The work is w .. 'operated, through the Maritime shaRhare the jorof"movAnd here is an off hand case: still hard, but nowadays the Ed Grothies, Waiter on the Del Commission, more than 5,000 . the Last year, when I was in Ro- wages and working conditions Norte, IS buying a Packard and ships under the US flag - on Definitely, not. sario, there lay, loading at the are something else again — not he wants someone to accompany April 15 there were left, under,^ ^oLy l American grain elevator, one of our Lib- that they shouldn't be still bethim on a trip through the U.S.A. bareboat charter, only 815 ships; Ljbertys and Victorys, flying the ertys, fiying the Honduran flag ter. You must share expenses, of and the figure is expected jjag, are moving the to disguise the nationality of the VERY BIG BEEF course!...Little Joe has received drop, by the end of the month. these ships are rogue who ran the ship and an offer to go with Torres. AB, to 715. Too often though, when he manned by underpaid crews, op- stuffed the dollars in the pockets on a skiff from New Orleans to it means some 200,000 Ameri- ' erated at low cost, and engaged of his striped pants. gets to remembering some of B. A. He has declined. can seamen, veterans of World cutthroat competition against the big beefs, the 1946 General My hat is off to Thomas Landa War II. have been thrown out _ remaining ships. If nothStrike for instance, he can't for­ for being a swell chef. He knows,of their jobs and left stranded jg gj^jpg get the scabs and the finks. his business. What member of on the beach. This, in itself, is driven from the seven Maybe dreams about them and JOSWBUSSOMe the crew aboard the Del Norte' evidence that'pur Government is seas. It has happened before. starts talking in his sleep. has Book No. 69 and signs ar- guilty of a breach of promise. Maybe he screams "scab" and OUT OF WORK There is a law against it. But tides on No. 69? ... We now have "fink" and his wife hears him, Already, some 50,000 American new bell-boy, Vincent Chavez, can we sue pur Government? The and gets him wrong. So what and he's on the ball...; Mac. the fact, however, remains that Pres- seamen have been deliberately does the Patrolman have then? barber, wants a barber chair forjiflent Truman as Commander in, deprived of their jobs; jobs to Another beef, a big one this the crew So it's up to us to Chief, in his Christmas Message which they were entitled by virtime, at three o'clock in the write to Mr. Kelly for it. All morning. One that takes plenty of squaring. in favor say, "Aye." ... And so it's beefs around the The Night Cook doing a split The ship was a money maker. clock. Even on weekends. Some is a. former acrobat... The One year out of the United scow always picks Saturday or rumor about Smith having the States, she had made many voy­ Sunday or Christmas to arrive peanut concession at the ages, carrying cargoes from port with trouble aboard. movies (on board) is not true. But there is one thing about to port. The rogue who had ac­ But he's trying to sell hot dogs, According to the shipping rules, upon discharge from a hospi­ being a Patrolman. No matter quired the Liberty under false though ... Out of a crew of 129. tal and registering within 72 hours, a man is given a 30 day card. how tough the job is on occa­ pretenses, had never been in That's fine, but there is a Brother here who was holding a shipping business before in his sions, it's worth it. A Patrolman 52 day old card when he was run over by a car, Does the brother life; yet he was making a . for­ knows that he is serving his fel­ lose-the time he accumulated while waiting for a ship prior to tune out of her freight and lived low members, and he knows that SIU SHIP iSACLBAr^SMlp/ the accident? if he does his job right he can like a lord. Joseph M. Walsh The conditions aboard were help make the SIU bigger, bet­ Marine Hospital rotten: poor food, long hours; ter and stronger. Galveston, Texas ' and no overtime. The Captain Above all, he knows that his . ANSWER: The brother, if his stay in the hospital is stayed in an expensive hotel, job and every member's job is SB6 THAT "ifcWR less than 30 days, will receive his original shipping card back. spending money on wine, wo­ to help the SIU keep its gains SHIP IS iHOoao However, if h^. has been in more than 30 days he receives a OB06R BBPORE men and song. It was all done and win all the unorganized nPAVSOfFj new card with 30 days credit. Incidentally, the time limit at the expense of the American shins to the SIU banner. on- reporting back to the - Union Hall is not 72 hours but taxpayer. Ex-Patrolman 48 hours. . H. J, Peierzon (Identity withheld by request.) 'The Voice Of The Sea' Big Fleet Pledge For Postwar A THE BBEF BOX REGAINING OF SHIPPING CARD CLARIFIED FOR HOSPITALIZED 1 �: »•! ril£ SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve fiids Youth To Beware National Guard Hokum r I' P' [• i*: ENJOYING A TRIP ON TEE DUNCAN •• enemies: the boss, the police, and To tkte Editor; the National Guard. During , the past few months whenever I'd drop into the third The National Guardsmen would fldor recreation room at the New move in and break thd strike York Hall I found it a swell with club and bayonet. From one Jolace to relax between shipping. end of the United States to the • Cbmfortable seats, good coffee, other, it was known that if the a good television show are among NG was called in, the strike was the things on tap to make the as good as busted, along with •the heads and bodies of the waiting period pleasant. strikers. One thing, however, spoiled This same gang is now calling my enjoyment. It wasn't any­ on workers, among others, to body's fault, but I'd like to get join their ranks. Every day the a few words off my chest about radio blares out the story of how thje radio and television adver­ good life is in the NG. tisements of the National Guard. These "come-ons" tell of the BAYONETS USED snappy uniforms, the precision W can all remember, at least drilling, the two weeks encamp­ the oldtimers can remember, the ment" each year. But not one days when strikers were fired on single word about the strike­ by helmeted troopers and forced breaking activities of the Guard. to disperse their picketlines. In A lot of innocent people are those days tear gas bombs were being sucked in by this propa­ showered on any group of men ganda. And that's what I want who dared to strike for better to warn about. wages or improved conditions. Pat and Joe, as they were COUPLE WARNED Anytime there was an indus­ identified by Seafarer A. W. trial dispute, the workers knew Only last week, while sitting that they were faced with three in the Hall, I heard one of the Wasilick, knock off for a advertisements. It didn't impress breather after a work stint on me and so I paid little attention James Duncan bound for Seafarers In Japan to it. But a couple of young the France. Ship was described fellows seemed interested, and as a good one and liked by all they talked of signing up. I spoke to them and told them hands. the anti-labor history of the Na­ At right, "Hot Stuff," aged tional Guard, and by the time 17, displays his birthday cake, we finished talking, the boys no courtesy of the Duncan's Stew­ longer were interested in the ards Department Looks like Guard. the galley gang really outdid For any one who might be themselves on this one. taken in by the false propaganda being issued by the NG, remem­ ber, some day when the SIU is out on strike, the Guard might be called out to break' up the picketlines. Or if not the SIU, some other union. The National Guard might be able to fool some people, but To the Editor: ' I'm one guy they can't fool. And as long as I can have my This little story is self-explan­ say, I'm going to warn working- atory: men not to sign up with the While attempting, to carry an National Guard. inebriated FWT back aboard our From Nagoya, Japan, "Doc­ Joe Grimes ship in Shanghai, I was.accosted tor" I. H. Pepper writes that by a vodka-filled Russian com­ the boys of the Rufus W. munist who proferred escort, or Peckham are enjoying a good rather, to be of serv­ trip, the picture he snapped ice to^-laSs American "friends." proves his point. Identified on­ To^. .^ary to argue, I ^ntinly eis an Oiler and an AB off ued~ my way carrying my limp, watch, the two Seafarers man­ The minutes of a meeting held sweating burden over my should­ age a big grin for the "Doc's" aboard an SIU ship recently con­ er and followed by this charac­ camera. tained a request which we would ter. Halfway into a narrow evilto see granted. However, we smelling alley, which teemed SIU HOSPITALIZED like must rely upon the membership's with the riff-raff of oriental ci­ IN BALTIMORE LIKE response to do so. tizenry, we suddenly found ourThe crew, under Good and ^Ives stirrounded by several McCANN'S SERVICE Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ clamoring, petty car drivers and -To Ihe Editor: FARERS LOG devote two pages ricksha jockeys. To all brothers who would in the LOG to cheerful news, The din was terrific. Evidently like to know what we in the praise of men and crews and in­ the Russian, too, was irritated, Baltimore hospital talk about teresting experiences instead of for he began to attack the mill­ - when conversation ruris out, we'd moans, groans and beefs. ing and jabbering crowd. His like to say there's one subject WeU, we still want to hear huge fists crashed onto unfor­ in particular that gets our at­ from' Seafarers who have beefs tunate heads and soft stomachs. tention. —they serve a good purpose— Immediately a few tattered That subject is Brother P. J. but as the crew mentioned Chinese fell groaning to the 'McCann, who brings our LOGS cheerful news is just as inter­ cobblestones. Other drivers, in­ and weekly hospital allowances esting and we'd like to print furiated at the sight of then•fripm the Union hall. Last week ibre of it. fallen brethren, plunged reck­ thie LOGS hadn't arrived when That's Where you come in. lessly into the fray. he started to make his rounds Something unusual is always of the hospital and he was good .appening to seamen and crews Meanwhile, I was hurriedly enough to make a special trip wherever they drop the anchor. dragging my shipmate from the "'to see that we got our LOGS. That incident ashore in the last scene of the fracas as I had been jMost of all, 11 at any time port gave the whole gang a forewarned of the many.*dan= he can do anything for you, he'll laugh. It'll probably meter a gers lurking in Shanghai streets. Stones hurtled about, though 'go out of his way to do it. guffaw or two in the LOG. So, Brothers, we are" taking In the words of the big ad­ miraculously none found its tar­ thjs way of thanking P. J. Mc- vertising outfits: Don't "-hide you^ get. for all his kindness in light under a basket. FLED THE PACK helping the men here in the Just give us the details, pic­ tures, too, if possible, arid weH Upon reaching a spot of com­ Baltimore Marine Hospital. George Freshwater do the rest. The address is: SEA­ parative safety I observed . the Julius Wukart FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St„ Russian running wildly toward us, the melee far behind. - ; New York 4, N. Y. John R. Tilley 'Michael H. Baal Upon reaching my side I se- (if" if ' Cf?-** •-••I;.,.;^;.-.;r" Friday, May 14. IMS Defends Alien: SIU Brothers, . Answers Critic To lhe.;Editor: I would like to answer Bro-. ther Arvel Beardon's position on the alien problem. His stand hasi aroused me and a lot of good, full-book Union members of alien descent. He made, a statement (LOG, April 30) about an alien who had been sailing American ships for the last 26 years without becom­ ing a . citizen. For that man I hold no brief. He or anyone else who has over five years in dis-; charges should be made to take out his citizenship papers. Don't you. Brother Beardon^ think it is difficult 'enough for guys lik^ me to ship out at present? Weren't your ancestors aliens, or were they redskins? I am surprised at your talking the way you do. If you are in­ terested in the pr.oblem and knew the red tape we must gd through to get our papers, you would not talk so fast, nor would you be so narrow minded. I would also like you to look up any alien's Union book and find if his dues are paid up and also who are the best Union men on the ship. True, it takes time to become a good Union man and most' of us aliens have only started to go to sea yesterday. I am just a pup, having spent only 12 years of my 26 at sea, ; I appreciate as much has anyone the conditions our Union has got-^ ten for us. None are better in the world. I think the aliens appreciate this more than most men think. If. fact, it mjght do some of the performers some good to sail on foreign ships for awhile, then they would appre­ ciate-SIU conditions and-wages. James Murphy verely criticized his action and asked him, "Why did you start slugging those people? They Brother Says SIU hadn't done anything to you." Leads On Waterfront He grinned and chuckled, an-1 swering in broken English, "UnEditor: der the existing circumstances it I have just retired my Union was imperative that I let those book and although I expect to coolies feel the strong arm of be away indefinitely, I would like to be placed on the mailing the Soviet Union!" list for the LOG. In this way I So bi'others, this one man is a can keep up with current events follower, not a leader. Let us al- ' on Union affairs, contract nego­ ways he alert and the unfortu­ tiations, etc. nate conditions that exist in some I have been a member in good other unions will never happen standing for six years and I to us. think our Union is leading by Remember, the best way is the waterfront. Let's hope American way and that is the ai^v^ays will. SIU way. Guy F. Wallace Angola, La. Tommy "Aussie' Dawes Shanghai Commie Incident Holds Warning, Says Dawes Got A Story? Send It in! ii PROUD HOLDOVER FROM ANOTHER DAT A rare sight on the seas ioday is this four-masted bark taking cargo in Durbag, South Africa. She. bears ^ the name -Passet and is out of Mariehamn, Aaland islands, Finland. Shot was by Seafarer Robert Kennedy. �TBE SEAFARERS hOG Fxiday, May 14, 1948 SEAFARERS ON DECK Get A Receipt Aboard Ihe SS San Angelo during a "itectn Irip lo the Persian Gulf were these four SIU members. From left to right: Buster Sietz, Tony Martinez. Mike Veronic and Steve Boguski. Photo was taken while vessel was at Arabian port of Has Tanura. Penmar Men Take Action Against Hardtiming Master To the Editor: Brothers, this is just a small item among the many things that have gone on during this trip. James Castle. Steward Benjamin Miguano, Deck Delegate ' William Hall. Engine Delegate Cleveland Manning, Stewards Delegate Florencio Letie Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing ihe amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should ' immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU. 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Have Fresh Milk On Tap. He Asks Page Thirteea Do Your Job Well And AU Will Go Well, Gypsy Says To the Editor: great a Brother you are. Just do your work and everybody will There are always going to be see how good a Brother you can guys beefing about this thing and be. that. With reference to guys who Time will tell, so keep cool all the time and just do what you don't like our Union and the are getting paid to do—the rest way it is run, and who talk is overtime. about joining up with some other DO IT RIGHT outfit, this old salt says actions speak louder than words. Some guys just think they go Don't grumble and stay to sea for coffee time and bunk around, boys, just be on your time and pay time. If all the overtime they think they have way. Some guys don't stop to think coming is not in, they try to get about the old salts who paved the Secretary-Treasurer, the As­ the way for them, and are still sistant Secretary-Treasurers, the good men who look for no ad­ Port Agent and every Patrolman vantages just because they have they can find down at thepayoff. So, you Brothers with the per­ full books and ratings. . " mits and tripcards, just go in DO THEIR BEST When these old salts go to sea, they really do their best to sail a ship the right way, not just to get their thrills, chills and Yankee bills. And when the boat bumps, the old salts don't jump and fail to come back until the second whistle blows. The greatest things that ever lappened for seamen came through the SIU—better living and working conditions, higher wages. pitching and hitting and you will Facts prove themselves.- So, learn the job right. That's how. off with you if you don't intend you win your ratings, doing the to do the right thing all the job right. way. When you know, your job, you Some guy will get to be a dele­ can keep going up the ladder. If gate and, when one. of his boys you care to, you may even move tias done wrong, his delegate pal topside. will uphold him. When the boat Here's to the ships that sail in bumps and the Patrolman jumps rain and sleet and snow and gale, aboard, this guy who's done and may God bless the SIU for wrong wants all the men to everything it has done for. sea­ stick up for him. men. So you don',t have to tell how Harry A. (Gypsy) Gibbs To the Editor: There was a special meeting called aboard the SS Pennmar on Here is something that should April 15 . which ' all Brothers be discussed in the LOG, and should hear about. later I think it might be insert­ The chairman of the meeting ed into the agreements for the was Brother A. E. Wolch, and the benefit of the entire member­ Secretary was Brother Florencio ship. F. Letie. The meeting was called It's the question of fresh sup­ to consider the case of Captain plies that I'm talking about. W. F. Gayle vs. James Castle, Fresh milk, fresh bread and Steward, and Cleveland Manning, things like that. Saloon Messman. These fresh supplies should be After serving supper onfe even­ put aboard a ship when it first ing, Saloon Messman Manning arrives from a foreign port. was in the saloon eating his Instead, what happens is this; supper. The ship's Steward puts in his The Captain came over to him order right away to the Port and asked where did he think Steward for freah milk and To the Editor: he was. The Captain said he t other items, and then the crew didn't want the Saloon Messman At the termination of the has to wait two or maybe three to eat in the saloon, that the "Broker's Waterloo" on Wall days before the stuff comes Messman's place was in the Street, the forces of right, backed aboard. crew's mess when it came to eat­ by the overwhelming might of ing. NOT A ONE men who fought what (in earlier \ years) appeared to be a hopeless actionary. Their only difference OFFICERS ONLY Yet there isn't a ship that To the Editor: battle, proved that the xmder- comes into port whose operator is that they employ different tac­ The saloon was for officers dog—underpaid, brow-beaten and does not know practically to the The. Taft-Hartley Actj which tics to gain the same greedy goal. only, the Captain said. He forever living in fear of his job minute what time she will dock. is doing so Much harm to labor Common sense teaches that as claimed that the Saloon Messman could defeat the Midases of Nor is there a ship that comes unions, is just whetting the em­ long as there is an industrial was a member of the crew and the financial field. ployers' appetites for the big world there must be capitnl. in with any milk on board. had no right to eat in the saloon. Until the last day on this In the future, the Messman earth, the rights of every man, To my mind, there ought to be dinner yet to come. In other Under a true democracy it can would have to take his meals in be he high or poor, shall come a standing order in all ports for words, these guys are slowly be handled equitably. The com­ the crew's mess, the Captain to the fore. Never was it meant every company to have fresh creeping up on labor and are not munists and the greedy monopol­ milk, bread and similar stores ists use capital for their sole ad­ ordered. that any man should live in on the dock not more than , four cracking down too hard until vantage and will use every sub­ The Crew then went to the fear. The Constitution of the hours after a ship ties up. they get the rank and file unions terfuge— even human souls — in Captain, demanding an explana­ United States was modeled with used to losing cases. their rush to assume its control. tion. The Captain replied that that thought. Every union mem­ There is no reason in the world why such a rule could They are eliminating one by It is plainly evident, however, the Messman was not to eat in ber in this nation, therefore, in one their obstacles in order to that a government can exploit ending the depotism of the Wall not be enforced. the saloon. Please note that there is al­ squash unions when they decide the workers far more thoi-oughly That was when the crew took Street czars, who have run ram­ most always a dispute over this the opportune time has arrived. than free enterprice. Socialist, action after considering the case pant for so many years, has milk and bread question. And Let us not beat around the communist and dictator forms of more than upheld the articles in the special meeting. there always will be until we get bush about the situation we are government have all been known The boys voted that the Stew­ of our Constitution. a hard and fast rule. ards Department was to claim an When the day dawns upon a So I say let's make the rule slowly becoming involved in. to be unsuccessful in providing Let us face the facts. We will be freedom for the common man. hour's overtime for each meal complete unionization -of all and make every company stick placed between the communists served after the regular meal white collar workers in this na­ So, we will find ourselves be­ to it. hours for the Saloon Messman. tion, every man and woman in­ How easy it would be was il­ on one hand and the large mon­ tween two fires: one, monopolistic Moreover, the boys made it volved will realize why the pe­ lustrated when the SS South­ opolists on the other, both of capital, which would dictate to clear that the Captain and other riod from March 29 to April 29, land paid off on April 25. The whom engage in name-calling the government, and, two, left officers were not to come into 1948 should long be remembered South Atlantic people had fresh against us in order to gain their wing elements who would en­ the crew's mess for coffee as they, as- the end of financial tyranny. milk waiting for us on the dock. respective reactionary goals. slave aU of us alike. had been doing in the past. The opposihg forces of high Why couldn't it be this way We will be called "reactionary Let us be realists and face the finance have repeatedly stated every time? capitalists" by the communists future in an honest way and not *N that the Seafarers International George Meaney and we will be called "left wing barter with either. It will be a Union and the-Sailors Union of radicals and goons" by the mon­ fight and don't forget it. We the Pacific had no place in this opoly powers. will need every penny we can If you don't find linen battle. Those who take this line INTENSE EMOTIONS get. Not only will we need it when you go aboard your of rea-soning might just as well Psychologists will tell you that as a Union but we as individuals ship, notify the Hall at once. say that our nation had no right •f • love and hate are only a razor's will have to save so that if we in the recent world conflict, in A telegram from Le Havre or edge apart. Communism and are faced with hardship, we will which the forces of evil and Singapore won't do you any monopolistic capital are even less tyranny were beaten and en­ go<^. It's your bed and you rolled . in the same tombs with apart, in my estimation. They not have to starve and sleep in both try for power and the con­ the cold. the Huns and Vandals. have to lie in iL trol of capital and both are rePaul ^ James R. Brown Sees Wall Street Strike As Fight To End Tyranny Predicts Taft-Hartley Law Backers Just Warming Up AnENTiON! tjoet al J "^1 -^1 �Page Fourteen THE S El A F ARERS LOG Friday, May 14> 1948 SIU Contracted Companies: Isthmian ir much of the pipe for the highly important pipe, line which car­ ried fresh water across the desert to the tx'oops fighting the Battle of El Alamein. To belter acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. S' wi ' |i Isthmian Steamship Corpora­ tion, long known for its farflimg operations, has been under contract to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union less than a year, but, like all other contracted companies, it now has SIU crews aboard- its ships, who, no doubt, are interested in the story be­ hind their ships. The history of the company, goes back to the turn of the cen­ tury and is deserved of space here for two reasons: 1) The company is now under contract to the SIU and. 2) it's history is an integral part of the Amei'ican To make use of the new ves­ sels, the company organized merchant marine. One of the largest operators in routes to all parts of the world, ocean commerce under the including the Pacific Coast of American flag. Isthmian ships are the United States and Canada. to be found in practically all But in spite of the large fleet major ports along the coasts of which materialized almost over­ United States and the Far East. night, the scope of operations soon proved that the company's Long active in the intercoastal 28 vessels were inadequate to ac­ trade. Isthmian services trade to commodate the volume of Amer­ the Netherlands East Indies, ican products for distribution to Malaya, Hawaiian Islands, India, U. S. ports and abroad. Persian Gulf Area, Egypt, Pales­ VITAL RAW MATERIALS tine, Syria, The Red Sea area, French Indo China and the At one time the company Philippine Islands. found itself chartering as many Starting from scratch over ^0 years ago, the company has man­ aged, through the development of its own market, to rank as a power in the American merchant marine. STEEL PAPA Although the Isthmian Steam­ ship Lines had their origin in 1910 when two steamship serv­ ices, the New York & South American Line and the M^le Leaf Line, were inaugurated, the Isthmian Steamship company in its present form came into exist­ ence at the close of the first World War. With the termination of hos­ tilities Isthmian's parent, Uni,ted States Steel Corporation, found itself with two large ship­ building plants, one at Chicka­ saw, Alabama, and the other at Kearney, New Jersey. Instead of folding up, the corporation de­ cided to go into the steamship industry to carry its products to its world-wide markets. fe'- p: ij-: m fi: Panama. The fleet, too, because of its world wide operations be­ came symbolically an east-west link . In naming the 28 ships, the company titled the 14 built in the New Jersey yards according to the "Steel" • pattern, embody­ ing various phases of activity im­ portant to the development of steel industry. For example. Steel Engineer, Steel Exporter. Those built in Chickasaw, Ala­ bama, were named for southern cities. For example, Birmingham City, Memphis City. as 20 additional ships. In the intercoastal trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, as many as 15 vessels were operat­ ing at full capacity. In 1939, when war in Europe flared up foreign vessels which had been engaged in United States trade were withdrawn for military service and the prose­ cution of the war. This shortage of ships made it necessary for American operators to expand. So, before the U. S. entered the war and engaged in a big shipbuilding program, the Isthmian company chartered ad­ ditional ships. In 1940 and 1941, the company was operating about double the number of vessels it actually owned and at peak operations totaled more than ICQ. Isthmian's house flag is a blue field -with a red diamond on a -white cross. The com­ pany stack (not shown) is solid buff. One of the operations of the company was the transportation of vitally needed crude rubber from the Far East. The Isth­ mian ships brought , more than 60 percent of all crude rubber transported to this country be­ tween September, 1939, and December, 1941. It wasn't long, however, before the war in Europe caught up with American merchant ships. Isthmian's Steel Seafarer was the first company vessel lost to enemy action. On September 5, 1941, more than three months be­ fore Pearl Harbor, an aerial bomb struck the ship and sent her to the bottom of the Red Sea in 15 minutes. In later months she was fol­ lowed to oblivion by 22 other company ships. Of the losses, 15 were company-owned and 7 were ships operated for the gov­ ernment. By the end of the war only nine of the company's orig­ inal 27 ships wei-e left. In addi­ tion to the 15 sunk, two were purchased by the government and turned over to Russia and one was sold by the company. PIPE FOR AFRICA Some of the wartime activities of the Isthmian fleet, though not manned by SIU crews, point up graphically the achievements of the merchant marine. Operating in practically all theatres of conflict, the ships of the Isthmian Corporation lent tremendously to the .filled vic­ tories. Isthmian ships transported the use of a tremendous num­ ber of chartered ships, made Isthmian the operators of tha largest fleet under the American flag. At one time, when Isth­ mian acted as agents for the Matson Line, the fleet consisted Isthmian ships continued to of 142 ships. supply the troops as they swept Wi^h but nine ships remaining across Africa to Bizerte and on after the war the company went to Sicily and Italy. about rebuilding its fleet for The famous Murmansk Run post-war operations. Contracts was serviced by Isthmian ships. were immediately signed for' the On this run three of the Isth­ purchase of 24 converted C-3s. mian losses occurred. One ship, Of these, 21 are now operating. All of the ships are named to the Mobile City, returned 15 follow the "Steel" style of nam­ months later after leaving the ing. The three yet to enter U. S. for Murmansk. The trip service are the Steel Voyager, both ways had begp uneventful. Steel Rover and Steel Traveler. The " ship instead had been POSTWAR FLEET pressed into service by the Rus­ While Isthmian now operates sians for the movement of men 29 company owned ships and 41 and equipment along the north bareboat chartered vessels, the Russian coast. final company fleet will number but 24 C-3s. The chartered ships SWITCHED TO SOUTH will be returned to the Maritirne Later when the run to Mur­ Commission and the pre-war mansk was discontinued. Isth­ company ships will be sold. The C-3s are much larger and faster than Isthmian's older ves­ sels. Each has a deadweight capacity of 12, 615 gross tons and a speed of 17 knots. The older Among the ship losses, Isth­ vessels have ' a deadweight of mian, like some of the other 9,480 gross tons and a speed of companies, suffered a mysterious IIV2 knots. disappearance. The Steel Age, Absent from participation in out of Capetown, South' Africa, all that went on in the Isthmian February 15, 1942, bound for fleet before the end of the war Trinidad, disappeared without a was the Seafarers. The return of trace. peace signalled a drive by the Union to organize the unor­ After several months all'hope ganized. Largest of the unor­ was abandoned of ever learning the ship's fate. Finally, more ganized dry cargo companies was than six months after the ship Isthmian, so it was natural for had disappeared, a letter was the SIU to concentrate its en­ received from a man in a Ger­ ergies in this fleet. man prison camp stating that he The SIU, which had attempted was the sole survivor of the to organize the Isthmian fleet in Steel Age. 1940, but could not do so be­ His name checked with the cause of many problems, once crew list so, through the Swiss more turned its eyes and strength Legation at Berlin, the man was 'toward the company's many interviewed and gave the details 'ships and jobs. of the ship's loss. The ship was The 1945 Agents Conference of hit by two torpedoes and went the Seafarer-s laid the ground­ down almost immediately 600 work for an intensified organiz­ miles off Trinidad. The survivor- ing campaign. jumped on a raft and v/as later I After a large percentage of the picked up by the submarine re­ j Isthmian seamen had pledged sponsible. I themselves to the SIU, an NLRB The world-wide participation election was set for March 18, of Isthmian ships in the war, and 1946 to continue until October, 18. mian ships , delivered goods to the Persian Gulf where thoy were transported overland to southeastern Russia. As the ships hit port the crews voted for the SIU, the NMU or no Union. After a one-month delay, the final tally was made on November 18. Too, the corporation had found that there was a lack of vessels suitable for carrying steel in odd shapes, lengths and weights. Out of the program for a fleet, 28 ships were built to special de­ signs for company use. END OF STRUGGLE It's history now that the SIU won by an impressive majority, of all votes cast. However, it was ten months later, after stall­ ing by the company, charges by the -NMU and a nine-day strike that the SIU and the company signed a contract calling for the hiring hall and rotary shipping. Some of the special features of these ships were cargo holds, decks and hatches constructed to make po.ssible the handling with ease and dispatch the heavy structural steel and long steel rails. Heavy booms capable of lifting pieces up to 30 tons were provided. The ships also were designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk. Later, on November 23, 1947, less than nine months ago, a full contract containing all the pro­ visions of the i-egular SIU agree­ ment was signed by the com­ pany. HONORED CANAL The ships were launched in 1920 and 1921 and the Isthmian fleet took to the seas. The name "Isthmian" was chosen in honor of the Panama Canal, the link between the oceans of .the east and west through the Isthmus of The Steel Director, one of Isthmian's 24 nevr C-3s purchased to replace wartime losses. The histor-y of the Isthmian Steamship Corporation up to the present occurred almost entirely without union seamen aboard its ships. But new history wiU be made—this time with Seafarers aboard the ships. :/:< �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 14« i34S Report On Calmar, Ore Agreements „ ' (Continued from Page 3) SECTIONS — CHIPPING. SCALING AND PAINTING SECTION 19 — PROHIBITED WORK SECTION 10 — EXTRA OVERTIME This is a new addition to^ the old contract, and pro­ vides that when any member of the Stewards De­ partment is-called out to work between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., .a minirqum of 2 hours' over­ time shall be paid; This is a new addition to the old contract, and provides that if any member of the Stewards Departnient shall be required to perform any worl? which The old contract was vague on this, issue. The new. has been expressly prohibited in this article, he shall contract provides now that members of the Stewards be paid for such work at his regular overtime rate. Department shall not be required to chip, scale or SECTION 20 — MINIMUM OVERTIME paint. This is a new clause and makes this new agreement the only contract in existence that provides for this kind of overtime. The Second Cook and Baker gets 6 hours guaranteed overtime per week for baking, and the Chief Cook gets 3 hours guaranteed overtime per week for cutting meat. Wages ; SECTION 13 — EXTRA PERSONS SLEEPING ABOARD. This is a new addition to the contract. When two or more persons other than regular crew members, pilots and super cargoes sleep aboai-d, the member of the Stewards Department who takes care of the room shall be paid $1.06 per day per person. Ratine . Monthly Rate Rate. Rate Total Before Effectne Effective Aaaaimt of June 16, '47 June 16, '47 April 5, '46 Increase' Boatswain. .$217.30 $228.17 $260.44 $43.14 Carpenter 217.30 228,17 242.54 25.24 AB-Quartermaster 182.85 191.99 210.01 27.16 AB 182.85 191;99 210.01 27.16 . SECTION 14 — SHORE BREAD OS 159.00. 166.95 ' 177.47 18.47 This is an addition over the old contract and is the AB Maintenance .. 197.75 208.69 221.84 24.09 same as in .the regular SIU agreement. The company Deck Engineer .... 217.30 228.17 242.54 25.24 shall furnish bread from shore in >all continental U.S. Oiler 188.15 197.56 210.01 21.86 Ports and when it is not furnished, the Second Cook FWT 188.15 197.56 210.01' 21.86 and Baker gets 3 hours' overtime for each batch ot Wiper 185.50 194.78 207.05 21.55 bread baked. Steward 233.20 244.86 265.75 32.55 Chief Cook 217.30 228.17 242.54 25.24 SECTION 15 — CLEANING MEAT AND 2nd Cook & Baker 196.10 205.91 218.88 22.78 CHILL BOXES Utility 159.00 166.95 177.47 18.47 This is a new addition and provides that when mem­ Messman 159.00 166.95 177.47 18.47 bers of the Stewards Department clean gratings and •Chief Electrician.. 312.17 327.78 348.43 36.26 defrost and/or wash down the meat or chill boxes, •Electrician— they are to be paid overtime. Deck Eng 251.22 263,78 280.40 29.18 •Machinist 251.22 263.78 280.40 29.18 SECTION 17 — DUMPING GARBAGE •Fireman (Straight) 177.55 186.43 198.18 20.63 , This is a new clause and provides that no member ••'I'hese ratings carried only on Ore Line Ships. of the Stewards Department shall be required to go on the dock to dump garbage. SIU HALLS SIU, A&G District NOTICE SECTION 21 — FULL COMPLEMENT AND WORK DUE TO ABSENT MEMBERS This is a new addition to the old contract, and pitfe' vides in detail that when a vessel saUs without fulfr complement, the wages of missing men are to, be divided among member's who perform their. work,^t provides also that, except when a skeleton crew (standby) is aboard, a full complement of the Stew­ ards Department must be maintained when the ship is feedjing. ' Overtime EFFECTIVE JUNE 16. 1947 Lower Bracket: $1.06 for ratings under $210.00 Higher Bracket: $1,325 for ratings over $210.00 , EFFECTIVE APRIL 5. 1948 Lower Bracket: $1,125 for ratings under $223.23 Higher Bracket: $1.41 for ratings over $223.23 Conclusion This contract, while still npt on a par with the rest of the SIU contracts, can be considered as a great improvement over previous contracts and conditions for these two fleets. It is therefore "recommended to the membership that this report and contract be ac­ cepted. The Committee further recbmmends to the member­ ship that the question of the Hiring Hall as contained in this contract be accepted as such, so that the Union will not be forced into the position of fighting this issue with only two companies, where later on in the year we shall be involved with approximately 50 companies on the same issue. The Negotiating Committee is of the definite opin­ ion that once a tie-up of any vessel is necessary for the preservation of the Union Hiring Hall, it should then be all ships and alL'companies on all coasts and not be confined to the individual ships of one or two individual companies. Fraternally submitted, Paul HaU Joe Algina J. P. Shuler Lindsey Williams Robert A. Matthe-wa Ray White PERSONALS IVAN ORRELS Gear belonging to the follow-. bag; John Pruett, Handbag; Law- FRANCIS E. McGILLICUDDY Frank Pinkowski is interested Contact Carl A. Coates, 1520 ''BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. ing men is being held at the rence Edwards Suitcase; William William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Baggage Room of the New York Arm^rman, Suitcase; John T. in the pictures taken in Bor­ 5th Street. So., St. Petersburg, BOSTON 276 State St. Hall. He can be Fla. In order to make room Reilly, Suitcase; Mc Jenning, deaux, France. 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'very sick. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Albert Olson, Papers; Adam Kar- mer. Suitcase; Charles W; Scott, TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. powich. Papers; Clarence R Suitcase; Peter F. Riedel, 2 Suit­ Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Crow, Discharge; William Joseph cases; John Riebel, Suitcase; HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. HAnover 2-2784 Walsh, Papers; Guston Bocek Joseph UdilyaR, Seabag; Howard The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Discharges; Woodraw Wilson Murray Larm, Seabag; A. Fitz­ SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall Lawson, Papers; Edward Burke, gerald, Seabag; Charles Motts, farers International Union is avfiilable to all members who wish ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 'apers; Herbert Elgin Doyle Seabag; Clyde De Shelter, Sea-1 to ^^^e it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of RSbert Matthews J. P. Shuler Papers; Everette L. Penn, Papers; bag; J. W. Tailor, Seabag; C.! their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Joseph Volpian Norman O. Dukes, Papers; Wil­ Goodwin, Seabag; H. Macaline, the LOfr sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every liam C. Lingard, Papers, Pass- Seabag; C. D. Gillette, Seabag; SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIUport;Peter Merx, Papers; Chester Mike Suurna, Seabag. HONOLULU .'...16 Merchant St, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG,, Chesna, Papers; Byron R. De Gears from the Waterman line, Phone 58777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnsido St. Forest, Papers; William Lyons, and some that been here for over which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beacon 4336 Papers; Charles Edward Richard­ one year. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. RICHMOND, Calif 257 ,5th St. son, Papers; Galder E. Parker, B. MUler Phone 2599 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION '444 SAN FRANCISCO..... 59 Clay St. Papers; Jacob T. 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Jackson, Box; Alexander Main 0147 DETROIT i038 Third St. Stephenson, Suitcase; John Rie- York. Signed Cadillac 6857 bel, Seabag; G. M. Everett, Pack; 4 4 4 DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. P. T. Archilles, Box; D. G. John­ Joseph-A. Ryan, get in touch Melrose 4110 Book No. son, Box; John Kneiss, Box; T. with Volpian et headquarters re­ TOLEDO..... i.. 815 Summit St. 2112 Omara, Pack; C. Newberg, Hand- garding an important matter. m Notice To All SIU Members SUP Gt. Lakes District m 3 �i. • " i y.. •s -Vii fl '' " • If r\'k ^ yff-r'. i'l-' W' 11-' 1.1 •" M . If Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 14, 1948 Anniston Gity Crew Tours India To See Sights Of Karachi, Calcutta The crew of Ihe SS Anniston City, Isthmian, takes the sun end gets its picture taken at the same time. Back row, left to right, J. Rudolph, D. Fontenla, A. Guna, F. Galvin, R. Schram, C. Ramos, G. Kyer, H. Thomson, and M. Hummel. Next row, in the same order, E. Jacobsen, A. Moller, B. Mondido, and C. Cessna. Bottom row, in the usual order, L. • Brain, I. Gorgas, C. Muscaretta, G. Sneeden, and G. Cline. The pictures of the Anniston City, which appear on this page, were taken last trip when the ship made the usual Far East run. All of the pictures were snapped by Brothers Paskowski, Cessna, and Sneeden. The above shot was taken while the crew was testing the Lyle Gun. which is part of the usual shipboard procedure. Crewmembe^s report that things are getting better aboard Isthmian ships since the new contract was signed. Another normal routine measure is Fire and Boat Drill. Above snapshot shows the crewmembers at their stations, ready for apy emergency.^ This was just a drill, but in the event a real fire had occurred, the members of the crew would have known exactly what to do. It is this type of preparedness that saves lives at sea. and it is for this reason that the Union has always pressed for safety measures to safeguard the lives of men. ii s. While on the Far East run, the Anniston City stopped at many ports. Just like tourists, the members of the crew went ashore to see the sights. Above, left to right, C. Cessna, a guide, F. Paskowski, and I. Gorgas, stand in front of the Jade Temple, in Calcutta.' This temple is one of the most unusual sights to see in India, and is visited each year by many thous* ands of devout Hindus, as well as by many tourists. The intricate carving of the pillars and steps, which is clearly visible in this picture, has attracted experts from all parts of the world to study this marvel of the age. India is the home of many other marvels and now that the war is over many tourists are making the trip to that mysterious country. The sights of Karachi also attracted our wan­ dering Brothers, and they hired an ancient horsedrawn vehicle to pull them around the city. Posing in front of the open carriage is a Karachi gendarme —cop to thosei who don't understand French. \ v /v: Another Calcutta sight which intrigued th? men of the Anniston City was the cremating of a body right in the streets, in the midst of people walking to and fro. India is so overcrowded that space for cemeteries cannot be spared, and so deceased persons are cremated and their ashes scattered. It used to be the custom for the widow to throw herself on the burn­ ing pile alsoi but this has been halted during the past fifty years. Karachi natives were as interested in the Annis­ ton City men as the seamen were in them. Wher­ ever they went they were stopped for conversation. Here a few of them paused to chat in the market­ place with some unselfconscious nativesi - • Brother Paskowski, above, makes the transition from a ship of the sea to a camel, the ship of the desert. He says that although the camel doesn't ' pitch and roll as much as a. ship,, still and all a ship smells better than a camel. . •• p'.- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 20 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES A&G GROWTH CONTINUES AS TWO MORE COMPANIES SIGN TANKER AGREEMENTS SEAFARERS HITS MERGER OF MEBA, RADIO MEN HARTLEY ADMITS SLAVE LAW WASTES GOV'T TIME MONEY NEW ORLEANS BRANCH TO OPEN NEW HALL REPORT ON CALMAR,ORE AGREEMENTS STEADY PARDE TO THE BONEYARD SLOWS UP BALTIMORE SHIPPING BOSTON SEAFARERS EYE NON-UNION TANKERS SHIPPING IS GLOOMY IN PHILLY BUT THEY HAVE ATHLETICS GALVESTON AWAITS GRAIN CARGOES COAL STRIKE END DOES NOT CHANGE NORFOLK PICTURE JOB DONE BY ORGANIZING STAFF PAYS OFF NEW YORK WITH SHIPS CREWING OF SOUTH ALANTIC SHIPS PROMISES ACTIVITY FOR SAVANNAH SEAFARERD GET QUICK SERVICE FROM BRANCH IN PUERTO RICO MOBILE EXPECTS SHIPS SOMEE DAY BUT NOBODY CAN SAY JUST WHEN CAVALIER WILL DROP NEW YORK FOR NEW ORELEANS AT END OF JUNE RETROACTIVE PAY WAITING DESOTO CREWMAN ASSAIL SHIRKERS,STRESS NEED FOR SOUND UNIONISM SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES: ISTHMIAN ANNISTON CITY CREW TOURS INDIA TO SEE SIGHTS OF KARACHI,CALCUTTA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/14/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/12adb5d12a909bb4d3235921ecfca988.PDF c44b23ec79ca3e7d62c30d84b930c583 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X Green And Well Tell CiO Need For Labor Unity NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MAY 7, 1948 New York Hall Now thai Ihe UFE strike is over, shipping in the New York Hall is back to normal. The Hall opens at 8 AM, but registration does not start until 9 AM. Some peo­ ple have been under the im­ pression that registration be­ gins at 8, but this is not so. No. 19 Two More Tanker Outfits Sign Seafarers Contract With New Wage Scales A warm hope that the CIO would see fit to-re-unite with the AFL, after purging its ranks of all communist influences, was the keynote of a letter from Matthew Shipping calls are every Well, chairman of the AFL's in­ hour, on the hour, from 9 ternational relations committee, AM to 4 PM. A man can to Philip Murray, president of register, however, any time the CIO. during the day from 9 AM to Woll also urged the CIO to 4 PM. sever its ties with the World Recreation facilities on the Federation of Trade Unions, Third Deck are availed>le all pointing out that the WFTU was day long. So is hot coffee— commie-dominated at every on the house. point. "Piecent events in Czechoslo­ thas two tankers, but there is a vakia, Hungary, Germany, Japan strong possibility that the fleets and in our own country have will be increased in the very added overwhelming and irre­ near future. futable evidence that it is disas­ The 88 Sweetwater and the trous for men of honor and 88 Sanford B. Dole carry the Although the overall state of as half of the bulk cargoes such of 1946 until foreign sales were dignity, for those who love free­ colors of the Metro Petroleum barred in March. dom and democracy to cooperate the Marshall Plan was be.st de­ as grain and coal. Shipping Corp., and the 88 John As of March 31, the MC had For the time being at least, the with the communists," Woll scribed this week-as one of com­ Stagg and the 88 Andrew MarMarshall Plan organization will sold a grand total 1,132 warwrote. plete confusion, the one thing not be concerned with the me­ built ships to overseas pur­ schalk sail under the Philadel­ Woll also stressed that ever that began to come clear was the chanics of shipping beyond over­ chasers, and peddled a mere 678 phia Marine Corporation flag. greater cooperation among free In addition to signing these to Americans. In addition, for­ all checking. trade unions was necessary if shipping picture. new companies, headquarters of Shippers will engage space eign countries have been steadily liberty was to triumph over to­ Early in the week, Paul Hoff­ the Union announced that a launching ships of their own to aboard ships through established talitarianism and repression. man, chief executive of the Plan hearing before the Second Re­ commercial freight forwarding compete on world trade routes Woll's letter took on added with the title Economic Coopera­ gion of the National Labor Re­ with high-standard American companies in the normal fashion. significance because it coincided lations Board, on the question of tion Administrator, indicated em­ However, as one commentator ships. with a speech in Pittsburgh by This is where the Marshall representing the unlicensed per­ William Green in which the AFL phatically that he intended to pointed out, if there is any under Plan enters the picture. Con­ sonnel of the Cuba Distilling president also called for the or­ follow the spirit as well as the handed attempted to cut tlie gress, under heavy pressure from Company, was scheduled for ganic unity of all American labor letter of the Marshall Plan legis­ American share of the cargoes, the SlU and other interested or­ May 7. as a bulwark against the enact­ lation so far as shipping was shippers will face the rage of ganizations, finally required that Before the war, the SlU rep­ all sections of the maritime inment of new and harsher anti concerned. resented the unlicensed men of dusti-y and of the American pub­ a minimum of 50 percent of all labor laws. this fleet, but during the first Marshall Plan cargoes must go This meant that Hoffman will lic in general. days of the conflict, the ships under the American flag see to it that 50 percent of all owned by the company were SHOT IN ARM wherever possible. cargoes sent under the Plan go sunk. If it weren't for that provision, Just what a shot in the arm to in American bottoms wherver BACK IN BUSINESS the American flag might well possible and practicable — once American shipping the Marshall The company is now back in have been swept from the seas Plan will be when it gets roll­ the Plan gets rolling, that is. business, sailing the 88 Cata­ In particular, the point was ing came a little clearer the other within a few years, especially if houla and the 88 Carrabulle, day, when the Maritime Com­ the 500 ships were transferred I,ONDON, May 6 — Represen­ made that the appai-ent loophole mission issued its quarterly re­ abroad as the State Deparement with more ships to bo added tatives from 30 nations, includ­ in the shipping clause of the (Continued on Page 3) port on the state of the war- wanted. ing the United States, were pres- legislation whereby foreign tramp built merchant fleet. ent at the first session of the operators might be able to get During the first three months International Conference of Safe­ more than their rightful share ty of Life at Sea, which opened of the cargoes would not be al­ of this year 200 vessels under lowed to interfere with American bareboat charter were returned here last week. to the Commission's boneyards, shipping. The convention, the first The possible loophole is this; the report revealed. As a result, safety-at-sea parley to be held thei-e are only 894 MC ships now The Waterman Steamship Cor­ dent in the rich trade carried on since 1929, is expected to last The law says that 50 percent of under charter compared to 1510 poration will start regular runs that route. the cargoes shall go American if approximately six weeks. last June 1. At present there are only three from the West Coast to the American ships are available "at The chief aim of the 50-men Amei-ican lines, including Isth­ British Isles and continental However^ the charter figures the market rates." Earlier it was American delegation will be a felt by some that foreign tramps are only a part of, the picture, European ports late in June or mian, making the West-Coast-tonew international agreement carrying goods at low i-ates might MC charters have always been early in July, it was reported Europe haul as against 20 for­ calling for safety regulations eign-flag lines, and before the steal a disproportionate amount limited to American-flag opera­ early this week. comparable to America's own. The company is expected to war only one American line was tions, but up until March of this of the business. Bitter opposition is expected, year the MC was authorized to put six C-2s into the new service. in the competition. Waterman RIGHT INTERPRETATION notably from Norway and the seU its ships to foreign-flag op­ The six ships, which will carry will bring the total to four. Netherlands. However, the latest information erators. It is foreign-flag ship­ 12 passengers apiece as well as Waterman is also reported to The 1929, convention set up in­ from Washington is that "market ping that has cut deeply into the cargo, can be considered per­ have applied for admission to the ternational safety rules under rates" will be interpreted as American merchant marine. manent additions to the Water­ Pacific Coast-European Confer­ which most of the world's mer­ meaning the rates at which man fleet since the company is ence. 79 TO 51 chant ships operate. American operators can run their The Waterman ships making tnown to have been negotiating Discussed will be increased ships profitably. During the same three-month on the West Coast for a total of the West-Coast-to-Europe runs are expected to call at Antwerp, fire-proofing, better standards for When the shipments are al­ periodj the MC sold 79 ships for nine C-2s. If Waterman gets into the Rotterdam, Le Havre and inter­ electrical wiring installations, located, present indications are foreigfn flag operations while sell­ improved life-saving equipment, that American ships will get half ing only 51 for American-flag West-Coast-to-E u r o p e run, it mediate ports, British ports, and, loran, shoran, radar and related of the high-rate cargoes normally runs. This was in line with the means that American-flag ship­ when occasion demands, to run matters; -L; carried by berth services, as well pattern under the Ship Sales Act ping will at last be making a into the Mediterranean. NEW YORK—^The parade of tanker companies flocking to the banner of the Seafarers International Union was joined this week by two new out­ fits, it was announced by General Organizer Lindsey Williams. The new com­ panies are the Philadelphia Marine Corporation and the Metro Petroleum Shipping Corporation, both of whom have their headquarters in New York. Standard agreements, including the higher wage scale won in the new con­ tracts signed last week with Tanker Sag Harbor Corp. and Petrol Tanker Industries, were signed by the companies. At the present time each outfit Adherente To 50% Rule Expected Safety Parley Opens In London Waterman To Enter West Coast To Europe Trade With Six G-2s • .----a-. • �Page Two HE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 7, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor • ii' M. At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER •I'-.- LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor 267 l^v •"ir- x. J. Finish Fight The anti-labor forces in the United States are now riding high. Passage of the Taft-Hartley law gave unionbusting employers the go-ahead signal, and they are mak­ ing the most of it. In recent weeks, organized labor has seen a good picture of how the union-busters operate. All over the country the hysteria has spread, and strikers on the picketlines for the United Financial Employes in New York, and for the CIO Packinghouse Workers in Chicago and Kansas City, have felt the brutality of the police. And there is the case of the United Mine Workers. The miners and their president, John L. Lewis, have been fined for refusing to bow to an injunction, the constitu­ tionality of which is very doubtful. But that didn't stop the Judge from adopting a new "rule of law," in disre­ gard of every rule of evidence that the U. S. courts are supposed to enforce. Hospital Patienls The pattern is very clear. The T-H law opens the gates for any kind of anti-labor action a boss wants to take, and he will be backed up by the police, and if necessary, by the -courts. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Of course, even with the cards stacked against labor, You can contact your Hos­ there are some people who believe that organized labor pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ still is too free. The so-called "watch dog" committee, ing times: set up by the House and Senate to check the operation These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. of the Taft-Hartley law, has set hearings for May 24, (on 5th and 6th floors.) as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging aimed at tightening the act. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. writing to them. (on 3rd and 4tji floors.) Senator Ball, chairman of the committee, has an­ Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. MOBILE HOSPITAL L. CLARKE nounced that the law must be made stronger so as to (on Ist and 2nd floors.) E. DRIGGERS meet the threats of strikes and work stoppages. But Mr. J. B. McGUFFIN J. GAINSLAND Ball is significantly silent about the terrific increases in J. HOPSON B.DUFFY A. AHLSTROM the cost-of-living, which has necessitated strikes for E. B. HALL E..HEBERT J. ARANGO L. GANGAARD higher wages. J. KENNAIR H. HAMMOND M. CASTRO J. H. ASHURST J. W. McNEELY The enemies of democratic trade unionism have had F. KYSER J. E. MAYHART E. J. SILLIRS' R. COLLINS a field day. Business has paid its kept press and radio well M. C. ALPIN L. A. HOLMES D.E.BRAGG ' C. PETTERSON to, libel labor and its leaders. TIM BURKE J. H. MURRAY T. DAILEY ^ ^ C. NANGLE Fountainhead of this propaganda is the fascist section A. OLSEN GALVESTON HOSPITAL 4i 4 R. E. GRAYAY of business that wants the right to rule the workers with SAVANNAH HOSPITAL S. LeBLANC an iron hand. Only organized labor stands between them FRANK NIGRO , M. PETERSON J. WALSH W. JUST and the achievement of their desires. M. FITZGERALD ADOLPH GAILIS A. C. PARKER % % J. W. TURNER American unions are peaceful institutions. Their goal E. S. LERMA WILLIAM H. BROWN STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL TROP THOMAS K the improvement, through economic action, of the FRANCIS VIGEANO J. J. FERGUSON J. W. McCASLIN standard of living of the working people of this country. 4. S. 4. W. F. REYNEN A. DUDDE NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL C.O.STROUD H. CORTES What violence that has occurred in labor's history C. E. BOYD S. RIVERA has been provoked by the employers and the bureaucrats. F. GARRETSON W. B. HARRELL I. B. GRIERSON A. LOOPER 4. 4. t P. ERANKMANIS Apparently the enemies of labor want a return to J. DENNIS BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. E. OLSEN C. MASON the days when picketline violence was the rule, not the S. HEIDUCKI A. LIPARI R. LORD exception. P. D. VAUGHN C. LYNSKY A. BONTI J. M. GARDNER J. PENSWICK If that is so, they will find the workers ready to meet A. AMUNDSEN P. LOPEZ W. CAREY any sort of attack they make. Labor will not, and can not, N. A. GENOVESE G. BRADY A. JENSBY J.CONNOLLY stand by while the bosses, backed up by the government, L. D. WEBB F. NERING J. KORY wreck the trade union movement. , ' R. BUNCH T. J. KURKI R. KING A. EDEFORS M. ROSENBERG J. LEES This is a fight to the finish! E. H. IVARRA G .R. MICHELL :! J. CHARRETTE Men Now h The Marine Hos^ak i �Friday. May 7, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LATE SEAFARER AND SHIPMATES LOG Page Three Seafarer Dortman Knows The Ssore, And He Learned It On PIcketlines There's nothing Seafarer Melaction of this sort he possibly car vin Dorfman despises more than Besides the UFE beef, he was a scab—unless it's a couple of in the Telephone Workers striks scabs. A veteran of every major last year and the office workers SIU beef—and most of the minor strike against the builders of thk ones—since 1940, he knows the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. ! score. Brother Dorfman, who sails aB fireman, has seen other heavy ac­ And Brother Dorfman believes tion. During the early days of in calling a spade a spade—and the war, when merchant seamen a scab a scab, which he does in were being sent to the bottom in no uncertain terms whenever he droves, he made a 13-month run gets the chance. to Molotovsk, which is just belo\r During the United Financial Archangel. He arrived in th? Employes' recent beef in Wall Russian port around Christmas V-r Street, the veteran Seafarer took 1942. full advantage of the situation to On the return trip to ths heap his scorn on the Wall Street States, the Nazis sent 11 of ths vaiiety of fink. Dorfman was a 29 ships in the convoy to the picket captain at the New Street bottom. Dorfman came through Seafarer Houston Wood (center), as he appeared early entrance to the New York Ex­ it unscathed. change. this year following repatriation from Antwerp where his pre­ Of the UFE beef, Brothe^ vious ship, the Simon Bolivar, cracked up on a reef. Flanking MELVIN DORFMAN GOOD DUTY Dorfman says: him axe John Martin, Carpenter, and George Montague, OS. One of his duties was to spot­ Wood was Bosun on the Bolivar. "It was a fine fight. It taught light attention on the scabs en­ that he wanted Dorfman arrested Wall Street a lesson—that thejr for calling him a scab. ' tering and leaving the building. can't always push the white coilHis enthusism, plus the police al­ The confused bluecoat referred lar workers around. I'm very liance with ,the phony Wall him to another brass-buttoned glad the SIU was behind the Street fink brigade, led to Bro­ protector of the Exchange, who UFE people, and I'm proud to say ther Dorfman's arrest on April in turn recommended him to still 1 had a chance to take part in a third copper. He, too, said he 27. their beef." couldn't do anything. While working on deck in the j ever, had been hit by the wave's Here's how it happened: CHAIN OF COMMAND wake of a hurricane, which had crest and swept over the stern. On that day, a well-heeled scab The police captain was called struck the James A. Wetmore, scurried out of the Exchange in SEARCH FRUITLESS in. He sent for the Inspector, Seafarer Houston Wood, AB, was the hopes of escaping attention. The alarm was immediately who ordered one of the cops to swept overboard and lost at sea But the alert line of Seafarers sounded and the Captain ordered arrest Dorfman. He was shoved on March 12. and UFE pickets were sniffing the ship turned about. All into the patrol wagon and hauled With Brother Wood at the time the winds and they picked up his hands stood by while the ship off to the Old Slip station house, of the accident were Bosun Ed scent immediately. The word went back over the course in an where he was held incommuni­ Tyrell and John Zigray, AB. The "scab" went roaring down the cado for eight hours. three men were endeavoring to effort to locate Wood. Due to j financial canyon. the heavy seas and darkness, the The scab shook apoplectically. The SIU got his release on plug a manhole on the fantail which had been torn loose by the search was fruitless. "Then, for some reason," says $500 bail, pending a hearing on By BUCK STEPHENS and Memorial services were held Brother Dorfman, "he came over May 3. At the trial, the magis­ storm. Heavy seas had flooded FRENCHY MICHELET trate found the militant Seafarer the steering engine room and the following Sunday aboard to me." guilty of using "abusive lan­ made operation of the ship al­ ship, the Captain presiding. The "You can't get away with this .NEW ORLEANS—The attitude entire crew was present. Services stuff," Dorfman quotes the scab guage," with the choice of a $10 of the SIU membership toward most impossible. Gripping a life line the three were at the same time as those as saying. "I'd like to get you fine or three days in jail. He labor's all important "white col­ men had proceeded to the stern held by Brother Wood's family alone." Dorfman would have paid the fine. lar" beef, the United Financial Dorfman says the episode only Employes' strike against Wal|l and were busy at work when a in his home town of Wilmington, liked to accommodate him. heavy sea washed over the deck North Carolina. The scab then went down the gave him further proof that the Street, was demonstrated in n(i Wood, who sometimes sailed street. and struck them with full fui-y. Again the picketline working man, in his fight for a uncertain manner when we weni; Tyrell managed to grab the as Bosun, was 23 years old at the {shouts enraged him. He was decent living, is up against the aboard the SS Alcoa Corsair for life line and Zigray the r^il, time of his death and had been! hotter than a three-alarm fire. police as well as the employers. the second time to collect strike where they held on until the a member of the SIU since 1944, j Back he came to the line, where He's been in enough beefs to donations. This ship is out only 17 dayi wave had sub.sided. Wood, how- when he joined in Philadelphia.' he sputtered to one of the cops know what he's talking about. As a member of the SIU for on its regular run south, and the eight years, Dorfman took part first time we asked the boys in the 1941 Bonus Beef, the 1946 aboard her to help they chipped General Strike, the Isthmian in 300 dollars. For this reason^ strike, along with most of the it was heart-warming to see other Union beefs, except for the It is no secret to anybody that The article in the Yale Journal The group works closely with period of two years when he them come up with an eveit larger amount the second time seamen spend a good deal of gives a dreary and detailed pict­ hospital authorities and various served with the army in the around. their time in ginmills, and that ure of how many a seaman be­ seamen's organizations in New However, the generous actioii some of them do end up as comes a victim of alcoholism. It York, ^t holds meetings and Pacific. A firm believer in the policy of the men on the Corsair was alcoholics. To say that an im­ also points out that it is only publishes a monthly newspaper, of aiding other honest trade only an example of the way the portant reason for this is the recently that the Marine Hos­ "The Ropeyarn." A pamphlet, unions in legitimate beefs, Dorf­ crews of all SlU-SUP ships hit­ monotony of life , aboard ship pitals of the U.S. Public Health "For Seamen Who Drink," has man participates in every SIU ting New Orleans responded td does not change the basic facts. Service recognized the alcoholic been widely circulated. A good the UFE's needs. | Comparitive statistics are hard as a sick man. example is the way the A.A. Sea­ We mention the Corsair par^ Yet that is what he is, and men's Club works at the Ellis to come by, but it may well be ticularly because she came in true that there is more alcohol­ Alcoholics Anonymous' is found­ Island Marine Hospital. twice and because the Purser 8-POINT PIVQGRAM ism among seamen than among ed on the belief that once a per­ the Radio Operator and even the At Ellis Island, any alcoholic most groups of workers. Accord­ son becomes an abnormal drink­ Cruise Director chipped in witl ingly, any program devoted to er he can never safely drink seaman can take treatments the crew on both., occasions. the rehabilitation of alcoholic again. Also, despite the feeling within 90 days of getting off a (Continued from Page 1) Although there were no picket of many seamen. Alcoholics ship. After he has been de-al­ seamen is worthy of seamen's at­ soon. The men of the fleet have tention. Such a program is that Anonymous is not a "mission." coholized, given vitamin inject­ indicated their preference for the j lines in this port, and although Anxious to press a program ions and a general rebuilding Seafarers International Union by nobody here was busted in thr being conducted by the Alcohol­ ics Anonymous Seamen's Club among seamen. Alcoholics Anon- treatment, he may want to attend signing pledge cards, to the tune head by the cops or rushed off t( in New York whose accomplish­ ynious encouraged afflicted sail­ the gatherings which the Club of more than two-thirds of the police court on phony charges^ enthusiasm here was at a highj ments are reviewed by the Club's ors to set up their own indepen- holds at the hospital and which eligiblcs. executive secretary in Yale Uni­ deht group. This was about four are aimed at letting the man find As yet no word has been pitch throughout the five weeks versity's Quarterly Journal of years ago and soon those sea­ himself in the company of men heard as to final disposition of of the strike. men who joined the independent who have been in the same the Cities Service case. More The men here did everything Studies in Alcoholism. group began to attend meetings plight. The Club's program is based than a month ago the Second they could to push the beef to a Main shortcoming of the A.A. Region of the NLRB rejected a happy conclusion. Naturally the on the sound medical premise of Alcoholics Anonymous itself. that alcoholism is a disease, not The first thing they found was Seamen's Club is that it operates last-ditch attempt by the com­ best that anybody could do was just a regrettable habit. It is a that they were not the outsiders only in the New York area. In pany to further stall proceed­ to help on the financial side, and disease of the mind, as the ar- they thought they wouid be. In­ his article, the secretary outlines ings, and confirmation of the the boys really came through. ,ticle makes clear, and a seaman stead, they found that an alcohol­ an ambitious eight-point program Union as collective bargaining In addition to what the New hitting port after a tough voyage ic seaman was no different from for the future in which a prin­ agent for the unlicensed Cities Orleans membei-ship donated, looks for an outlet for his emo­ an alcoholic teacher or broker. cipal element is the recommen­ Service tankermen was expected were the generous sums made available by restaurants and bars tions. A ginmill provides the Finally they joined Alcoholics dation that similar groups be set momentarily. easiest and most available out­ Anonymous outright and laid the up in other ports. For this rea­ - Attorneys for the SIU are fol­ heavily patronized by Seafarers. let of all. The rest just happens groundwork for an intensive pro­ son, the author .ends on a cau­ lowing up the matter, and de­ The support from these estab­ as one little drink follows an­ gram that is now. bearing fruit tious note by saying that only a tails will be carried in the LOG lishments is deeply appreciated other, in port after port. The in the form of regenerated lives, start h^s been made toward solv­ as soon as word is received from by aU of tas and will be remem­ bered in the future. ing a difficult problem. Washington. tile article discloses. ^ end is South Street. J I Houston Woods Is Lost At Sea While Repairing Damaged Ship New Orleans Backs Up UFE Beef To Hilt AA Fights Alcoholism As DIsoase Tanker Outfits Sign With SIU �Page Four THE SEAW AREES LGG Friday. May' 7. 1948 •sii- J0 / '•-- viiry-O. '-; ^vV,.,;-;:-. V ^ ^ ' ••: • •W:-yrA- ••••••• •'>: :-.v;.::•-; •"•?V:;>-:x-:• r-' :>-• ••••:•% y'f.'•'"' I';, 'M'. |j| III'; Above, the Markham discharges a load of coal in Cher­ bourg. France. If you look closely, you can see the coal being ' unloaded over the side in large buckets. The coal is dumped right into railway cars, and then, sent to places in France where the fuel is needed. On the left is the good ship SS Edwin Markham, South Atlantic Steamship Company, lookinsr fit and ready for a long trip. These pictures of that trip were sent in by Seafuer Glen Vinson. According to Brother Vinson, it was a good voyage, .with a fine crew, and the food was well cooked. Well, what more could anyone want? Refueling is quite a task, as the crewmembers found out in Southampton. England. A close look at the picture will show the hose snaking over the side of the Markham, while the oil is pumped into the ship. In Edgewater. N. J., the Markham loaded a cargo of fuel for Europe. A whole railroad car at a time is lifted to a chute, and then upended. The coal comes tumbling down the chute and into the hold. �Frida7> May 7. 946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Shipping Holding Up In Mobile; Pott Awaiting Effects Of EHP lii f By CAL TANNER m MOBILE — Shipping in this port has been fairly steady. The proof lies in the fact that last week we shipped more than 200 men. There were 11 Ijayoffs in addi­ tion to seven sign-ones, the pay­ offs including eight Watermans plus three Alcoas. By and large the payoffs were clean, but there were a few complications of a not overly serious nature. The SS Ovid Butler,- Water­ man, had been out eight months, so it was no surprise to find an accumulation of small beefs that took a little time to settle. Another Waterman, the SS Governor Dixon, was held up three hours because the Mate had neglected to turn some over­ time in to the company. How­ ever, we got. all of it collected. Roughest payoff was the SS Span Splice, Alcoa. The Stew­ ards Department overtime rec­ ord was fouled up on this ship because the Steward himself hadn't put everything down. It was the Steward's first trip in the rating, and, to add to the confusion, he didn't get much co­ operation from the boys in his Department. As a result it took the Patrolman two days to get things straightened out. At the making a coastwise shake-down before heading for Europe. Since our last report to the LOG, the seamen's unemploy­ ment compensation problem in Alabama has not changed. The court is Studying the appeal cases, but we must say that from here it looks as if seamen who get off ships of their own accord, or have to get off because of Union rules on permits and tripcards, will not be eligible for compensation. You see there is a clause in the law which says that as long as a steamship company offers a man continuous employment on a vessel the company is absolved from paying unemployment benefits if the man leaves. However, the point is up to the judge on the court of appeal, and we will let everybody know when he hands down a decision. We are still hard at work on the organizational drive of the SlU affiliate down here, the Marine Allied Workers. There is nothing sensational to i-eport in the line of new developments, but we are managing to obtain jobs for quite a few men in the shoregangs here. Next week we hope to have something on the unorganized towboats. Here are some oldtimers who are in Mobile: Blacky Kennan, G. Saucier, J. L. Madden, H. W. Miller, A. Chappell, R. Toombs, John Weimer, and R. Carter. "/ y , mllHmimmmm Baltimore Shipping Hoids To Slow Course By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE—Shipping is still slow in the Port of Baltimore, but we are hoping that it will pick up soon. There certainly are plenty of men on the beach for all the jobs we have listed. Of course, we've had our share of payoffs, 10 to be exact, but that was four more ships than we signed on last week. We paid QK a Robin, two Isthmians, two Watermans, a Calmar, two Bulls and two Ores. When we came to the signons, however, we found that the Ores and the Bulls were our main support, which seems to be the rule here when shipping is a bit on the slow side. Ships in transit help out too. IDLE SHIPS On the payoffs we had the usual assortment of beefs to square and you may be sure we got them squared the right way. We couldn't get all the logs lift­ ed, but there were some we man­ ager to cut from 4-for-l all the way down to 2-for-l, which was quite an improvement. Ships are still going to the boneyard despite the Marshall Plan, but that trend may change when the Plan gets organized. We can't say yet, but we can hope for the best. Certainly there's not much point in our having the largest merchant marine afloat if most of it's floating idle in quiet coves up the river. The ships ought to be doing the job they were built for, carrying cargoes under the U. S. flag. We certainly are glad to see those two assessments in effect. They mean plenty to all of us. When we pay them, we know exactly what they are for and what they will accomplish for the Union. That big strike fund is going to take care of us if we have to make any use of it. And that building fund is going to make us strong ashore. FEED THE KITTY Back in the days when we were a struggling little Union we had to make a little go a long way. Perhaps we still have to, when we consider the power we are up against, but we sure are a lot better prepared for action than we were in tho.se old days. Our advice to the membership is to get those assessments into the kitty as soon as possible and to keep those books paid up ta date. In our opinion, a good Un-j ion man keeps his dues and as­ sessments paid ahead of time so that neither he nor anybody, else has to worry. Moreover, a good Union man is as careful to live up to the SlU's side of every agreement as he is diligent in seeing that each company does its part. The men here are happy that the UFE beef is over and that those "white collar" workers won pretty much what they were after. They certainly had no easy job fighting the financial titans of Wall Street, and we certainlyare proud of the part pla.ved by the SlU. A lot of the men on the beach here have been taking odd jobs Savannah Has Need For Men With Ratings South Atlantic is putting on a Stewards and Engine depart­ weekly sailing from Norfolk ments. There is only one Stew­ SAVANNAH —Now that the starting May 14. The company ard registered who. has a full strike - of the United Financial I will use C-2s on this run and book and there are no Cooks Employes against Wall Street is each ship will carry 12 passen­ here at all. over, the members around this gers, according to the reports. We expect several ships to be port are wondering whether we Now a tip to the membership: crewing up, and if they do we with shoregangs, notably on will have to take action on our will be caught short of rated tank-cleaning contracts at full end, the Patrolman gave the own account when our contracts union wages of $2.10 an hour. men unless some come in. Steward a few words on the expire this summer. score. OLD NMU GAME Our biggest headache these That is why they are paying days is that the Hall in Jackson­ BACKED UFE the 1948 strike assessment so The onl,y trouble with this has ville is closed. The men have cheerfully. They know that once The seven sign-ons were ac­ been the action of the NMU. The to come to Savannah to ship on complished with an absolute that money is in the bank they NMU crowd has gone to the a vessel tied up in Jacksonville, power to minimum of trouble, the neces­ will have the fighting fiiyn that has these tank-cleaninif which sometimes is awkward. sary repairs all being completed back us up in any possible contracts and offered men at The same goes for Charleston. trouble. $1.40 an houi", 60 cents under the before the sign-ons occurred. In fact South Atlantic is beef­ regular rate the SIU men have The boys on the ships and on They know they need the po­ ing quite a bit about the situa­ been receiving. the beach backed the UFE sti-ike wer if they are going, to keep tion, but as long as the mem­ to the end. As soon as a crew the hardwon Hiring Hall. They Talk about finks and scabs! A's bership is on record to keep came off a ship and learned the got the Hiring Hall after a tough If you do not have a rating, the Jacksonville Hall closed usual the NMU takes the cake. score on the beef everybody struggle and they have no in­ stay away from Savannah for South Atlantic will have to lump But let the NMU eat it, we say. chipped in a few bucks to help tention of giving it up. the time being. We have more it. We'll get the situation straight­ his fellow workers in New York's Now for a little shipping news. unrated men than we can use. To men living in Jacksonville ened out. One thing in our fa­ financial empire. Everybody Down Savannah way things NO COOKS and Charleston we have this to vor is that the man who has realized that the UFE cause was dropped off some this past week say: Don't take any chances ship­ For rated men the situation the cause of all labor. in comparison to what we've these contracts is an old SIU hei'e is much better. In fact, we ping off the dock. If you do, you So far, Mobile has not felt any been having recently. member whose book is in retire­ j'ourself behind the can say flatly that we are cur­ may find effect from the. Marshall "Plan, OUTPORT PAYOFFS ment. rently short of rated men in the eight-ball. but everyone is anxious to see We did not have a single pay­ what happens to shipping once things get rolling. In our talks off in Savannah proper, but we with the various companies, we did have two in our outports. understand that every outfit ex­ Both of them were South Atlanpects something big to happen tics, as, indeed, are most of the Let's get together on this By LLOYD (Blackfe) GARDNER ever, there is a somber note. very soon, but nobody has any­ ships we handle. Three tankers that are paying point. We have to live up to out' The SS Southland paid off in thing definite as yet. It takes PHILADELPHIA—The City of off will be transferred to the side of the agreements too. time for such a big deal to get" Charleston, It was a good clean Brotherly Love is enjoying the Panama flag. Now that the crews are back payoff too with .everything imder way. At this time, we would like delightful combination of good in Philadelphia for their payoffs At any rate, three of the smooth. And to make things ev­ to point out to members on the [we see a lot of familiar faces spring weather and good ship­ Waterman Libertys headed for en better we sent 20 replace­ beach here and elsewhere that I that we haven't seen for a long ping. the boneyard last week which ments aboard her. the SlU is under contract to I time. Among them: George No­ In the past week, which tvas The SS Frank E. Spencer paid did not help the men on the man and sail all the ships under bles, Ray Gates, "Red" Healy, beach very much. Although the off down in Jacksonville, and no exception to either rule, we SlU agreement. and "Moon" Mullins, all of whom beach list has been growing she was another clean one to paid off three ships, the SS RoTOO FUSSY report that they've had smooth sario. Bull, the SS Casa Grande, add to the list. However, the smaller, we still have quite a, few sailing. For some time now, especially Spencer went into idle status, Pacific Tankers, and the SS Ad­ men around. keeping nobody but three FWTs rian Victory. In addition we hit here, too many men have been Incidentally, it looks as if our UP TO THE JUDGE a number of ships in transit trying to, pick their ships and Philadelphia Organizer is ready­ aboard. That makes four ships we whose crews came up with gen­ their runs. The result is that ing himself for that fateful One thing that helped out last week -was an Ampac tanker have in that status. Two of them erous donations for the UFE too many ships have departed plunge into the sea of matri­ shoi't-handed, a fact which has mony. In fact, he plans to make which took on a crjew. This was are in Jacksonville, and the other beef. What's more, the week to come left a "dark taste" in thfe mouths the leap next month. To him we the SS Mission Sah Miguel, one two are right here in Savannah. However, we understand that] shapes up just as busy. How­ of the operators. say: "Good luck. Bob Pohle." /pf the seven sign-ons, which is By CHARLES STARLING Good Shipping Brightens Stene In Philly �FMday, May 7. 1948 tv New York Reports Ship Lay-Ups, But Rated Men Can Still Get Out MEMORIAL SERVICE FAR AT SEA By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Where, or where, The Frances was beef-free, so are the ships going that come in­ she was cleared away in a to New York? We're getting a breeze. good number of payoffs but A matter not so breezy sign-ons don't seem to balance. came to the attention of As the ships come into port they the Special Services Repre­ very mysteriously disappear into sentative here the other day, and the mists. it took quite a bit of patient ex­ i! It doesn't seem possible that plaining to satisfy the brother there is a boneyard large enough that he was asking for the moon to hold all of the ships that have with sour cream. been laid up from this port since The brother had been hospi­ the end of the war, but the talized in a private hospital and parade continues and when it had run up quite a bill for medi­ •will end is anybody's guess. cal and doctor's fees. He came In spite of the gradual siphon­ to the SIU to see when the Sea­ ing off of ships and jobs, rated farers would start paying his men in the deck and engine de­ bill. partments can get jobs on those We hated to disappoint the ships left without too much brother, but he was way off base trouble. All others, rated and •unrated, are finding it necessary on that one. He had misunder­ to spend a spell on the beach be­ stood the purpose and extent of the hospital assessment, once fore getting something they levied by the Union. On February 15. 1948, Brother Claude Nichols.on, OS, was lost overboard from the Algon­ want. This brother was due his $3 a quin Victory in the North Atlantic. In Antwerp, a wreath was purchased. by the crewmemOne ship that didn't go to the bers and enroute to the United States, at the nearest point to where Brother Nicholson was boneyard but will be out of run­ week, but his personal hospital lost, a funeral service was conducted by the Master of the vessel. Photograph was taken by 1' ning for awhile is the Yarmouth. bills are something he will have Wilfred W. Lachance, Electrician, and he sent it in for publication in the LOG. She discontinued her cruises to to Wrestle with himself about. the Islands and will have a bit of shipyard work done before going into the trade to Nova Scotia for the summer. The Petrolite, Mathiasen ;|Rjr Tanker Industries, hit this port I after an 11-months trip to the By SALVADOR COLLS Persian Gulf and France. The SAN jyAN—Seafaring in and come in and .start to unload fer­ crew paid off with plenty of ai'ound this port for the past tilizer. Within a few minutes overtime beefs and -over sixty couple of weeks has been pretty after she tied up the news was logs against crewTnembers. The good. Shipping has picked up as all over the place. beefs and almost all of the logs expected, and shoregang jobs are were taken care of. We went down to, the ship and By JAMES PURCELL fairly plentiful. found that it is operated by the GOOD GANG ABOARD There's something about the year). Incidentally, not a day Every Bull Line ship coming Panormetis Steamship Company. The Petrolite had a good stories of the "good old days" off was given to any member of in takes on a shoregang, either TWO EXPECTED bunch of men aboard, however that makes them worth repeat­ the crew during the five-and-ato chip, paint, or for cleaning they had had enough of running ing. All hands probably like to half-month trip. This week we are expecting holds. This keeps the boys around the coast of Europe. They hear them told because they Yes, those were the "good did the SS Cape Mohican and the happy as they can continue their piled off to a man. The Petro­ emphasize the benefits which the days," when the Deck Gang MV Ponce, two southern ports lite will turn around and head Union has brought about for the sougeed and painted under clus; regular rations of rum and coke. ships which will be covered as Last week the SS Isle of Patback to the same area and go men who go to sea. ter lights at night, and there was soon as they hit. mos hit this port. It had never through the whole business no overtime. Neither was there Since my last article on those The educational program is been here before, and so we again. so-called "good old days" I've any overtime when the Fireman moving along smoothly. The were all surprised'to see the ship Some other good ships in were been requested to dig into my and Oiler on a turbine job chip­ membership has access to the the^ Seatrader, Sea Trades; Sim­ recollections and come up with ped, red-leaded and painted on books on, the rack, and many mons Victory, Waterman; another sample of how it used to watch, day or night. Painted The Placards men have been taking them out Frances, Bull Line, and Purdue Thanks to the Seafarers, these be. to read. Victory, Waterman. All of them Two recent payoffs on Isthmian conditions haye been eliminated Business is good. The usual paid off in good shape with just scows provide the opportunity. for good. The "good old days" routine of collecting dues, and a few beefs to be squared away These two ships had just com­ may be missed —^ but only by lliiiiiiiii settling any pi-oblems aboard the -mmm with dispatch by the Patrolmen. pleted their first trip under an guys like the Engineer, who ships, goes on. llMf would put his gear in a bucket SIU contract. liiilii All of us .down here ai'e very and hand them to the first Black much^ interested in the UFE BELL-TO-BELL Gang man he met. strike. We saw the pictui-es in "Wash this stuff," he would On one of the wagons was a the LOG of our Brothers being order. And he didn't fail to fast and smooth talking Skipper. beaten by Wall Street cops, and "Old Bell-to-Bell Joe," they add, "It better be a good job or we are proud of our Brother called him. He had his Mate you don't make another trip!" members who went to the aid of By KEITH ALSO? Those were the days, too, when stand by-the messroom at coffee a weaker union. the Stewards Department got up GALVESTON — The way it time, with a stop watch in his Now that the four resolutions at 5 A. M., made coffee and toast looks right now, this port should hand. At the stroke of 14 and have been passed, the SIU should and brought them to the Mate on have plenty of shipping for at three-quarter minutes, the Mate be prepared for anything. We the bridge and down to the En­ least the next thirty days. would bellow, "Let's go!" will have plenty of funds avail­ gineer on watch. Woe to the There's a lot of grain that's go­ The Old Man started to tell able for a strike, and we will man who forgot this ritual! ing to flow through this port, about the "old days" when coffee also be able to buy buildings iri ERA OF HASH bound for Europe, and so we time was optional and was only various ports. should have jobs for practically conferred on the men on rare By the way, this week we are That's not all of the picture. all the men who want to ship. occasions. appointing a committee to in­ It was the Old Man and not the Tho&e picket signs you saw vestigate the possibilities of buy­ The N. Currier, and the Gov­ This gave me the cue to bi'eak Steward who made the menu. —in pictures or in person— ing a building in, this port. The ernor Miller, both Waterman, in and recall our "field days." Tender steak for the saloon; stew paid off in Houston last week, You should have seen the gleam or hash for the crew—these were carried by Seafarers in the membership here favors buying and we were able to settle all that came into the Old Man's the orders. And the Steward Wall Street Strike, were the a two-story Hall so that the beefs at the payoff. The Currier eyes at the mention of them. He who failed to carry them out handiwork of Seafarer Alex­ recreation i-oom can be separated ander Greenwell. Brother from.the Shipping Hall. signed on again without trouble. rubbed his hands together and found the going tough. Greenwell, AB, who knocked A few unorganized ships have smiled. I remember very clearly being out countless hundreds of the come into this port, or into "Yeah," he said, "those were on one ship, where the crew had signs during the five-week Houston or Corpus Christie, and the days when a fellow went a very sumptuous Thanksgiving beef, has been putting the r we have contacted the crew mem­ ashore for two or three days and Dinner consisting of beef stew. brush to cardboard for as long bers. We've gotten quite a few then worked his time back on Can you imagine sitting down Don't hold your pcitures as he can remember. pledge .cards signed, and these the return trip home. We sure to a deal like that today? and stories of shipboard acti-. He's no fair-weather sailor, have been forwarded to Head­ could have the ship all spruced vities. Mail them to the Sea­ I could go on indefinitely illus­ farers Log, 51 Beaver St., however^ as he was in the quarters. up that way." trating the things that some guys New York 4. N. Y. If you We're all glad down here that Tears as big as oranges welled refer to as the "good old days." thick -of the war and all Union haven't the time or don't feel the four resolutions passed. We in his eyes. "Them days is But what's been brought out beefs^ In the invasion ofin the mood, just-forward deknew they would pass because gone," he sighed. "Now we pay here is enough to midl over for a Leytez-'he came oiit the- sole taUs. We'll do the rest. Pic­ we're sure that all Seafarers overtime for those chores under little bit / Meanwhile; I'll re­ survivor of ' the SS Antoine tures - will' be returned if - you want our Union to remain strong, your SIU agreement." minisce with some of the boys Sourgraine, which was sunk by •wish.---.:-v" •i'.i.-.r-' A. V' ivi. (I guess he figured on cashing and come up • with some more -enemy: bombst He was awarded ^ and to be able to stand up a presidential citation. ' fewer dividend checks this later. ' against the Taft-Hartley guys. SOQDOlb OAVS Shipping And Shoregang Jobs Keep Puerto Rice Pretty Happy Galveston Waiting For Grain Movements To Begin Next Month Send 'Em In I �-Friday, May 7, 1948 THE S E A F AH ER S LOG Page Setreii SIU Contracted Companies: Seatrain To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. Because one man decided that the transferral of cargo from freight cars to ships and then back to freight cars at the des­ tination was expensive and time consuming, a whole new form of transportation—Seatrain Lines Incorporated was born in 1929. His idea was a simple one: Just load the entire freight car aboard the ship. No unloading and no damage; loading" time cut, and money saved. The sense of his reasoning has paid off dur­ ing the past twenty years of op­ erating Seatrains with a strong, prosperous company. In 1940, the company added the last two ships to its fleet when the Seatrain Texas and Seatrain New Jersey came off the ways from the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Ches­ ter, Pennsylvania. Before the addition of the two new Seatrains, the SIU, in 1939, had signed the company to a full agreement. Some of the pro­ visions of the Seatrain agree­ ment are different due to the unusual nature of the work. The Stewards and Engine Depart­ ments are practically the same as on any ship, but the Deck De­ partment's duties are much difr ferent. The founder of the company, There is none of the. usual Graham M. Brush, made a com­ work on deck. Instead, the men plete study of the possibility of are concerned primarily with the carrying loaded freight cars in maintenance of the freight cars place of loose cargo. Analysis of, in transit. The men grease the the costs of American steamship j companies operating in the North jacks and tighten up the turnAmerican trades showed that all buckles when the lashings come the lines were spending fifty loose at sea. cents or more for terminal ex­ The work is dirty and dan­ penses out of every dollar re­ gerous, but the crews of these ceived. ships enjoy it and stay aboard Too, he discovered that vessels for- months on end. The men wore engaged more than half swear by the excellent chow and their time loading and discharg­ the fine conditions of the foc'sles. ing; and the cost of vessels lying The ships were the first to in­ at. docks paying wharfage was stall modern crew conveniences, virtually as great as when at long before the other companies made living aboard ship more sea burning fuel. comfortable for the crew. The first trip of a Seatrain was On top of this, the relations be­ in January, 1929, when the SS tween the company and the Un­ Seatrain made the first trip from ion have always been the best. It is a rare occasion when a Sea­ train comes in with a load of beefs. The Seatrain Texas and Seatrain Havana shown loading simultaneously from a double crane at the company's Edgewater, New Jersey Pier. Each ship is about to accept another freight car as the cradle is readied for swinging over to the ship. company has rigid schedules for the ships, under which they run with almost unerring regularity. On the run between Edgewa­ ter, New Jersey and Texas City, Texas every Friday morning the Seatrain New York and Sea­ train Havana depart from each port. Every Wednesday the same is true of the Seatrain New Jersey and Seatrain Havana which run between Edgewater, New Jerse.y and Belle Chasse, Louisiana. These two'ships stop in Havana on the way down and on the return trip. The Seatrain New Orleans con­ Here are some of the particu­ tinues to run between Havana lars on the ships: and New Orleans, with an occa­ They carry 100 fully loaded sional trip to New York. ui- |}l sunken ship. Alone, without nav­ al escort, she steamed thi'ough. the sub-infested Caribbean, ac­ ross the South Atlantic, around In late 1942, the war in Africa' the Cape of Good Hope and in­ was not going too good for the| to the Red Sea and the Suez. Allies. Rommel had given the ] She overtook the convoy but British a crushing defeat. Of did not seek its protection. She 300 tanks sent against him, only j arrived a day ahead of it and 70 returned. It was necessary toj was half unloaded when the get new equipment before he; other ships appeai-ed. made another thrust at the Suez Two days after the equipment Canal. was in British hands, Rommel The work was rushed in the struck. He knew nothing of the factories, the tanks and guns' new tanks and artillery the Am­ were I'ushed to the ships and a ericans had rushed in. He was hurry-up convoy sailed. One smashed back, and started oh ship, carrying the most essential his way out of Africa. guns and tanks, was placed in This story probably won't ap­ the middle. Several days out, pear in any history book, but the a sub got through and sank that company likes to think the Sea­ ship. train Texas turned the tide at TO THE RESCUE El Alamain. Woi-d was flashed back. Again After less spectacular service, the materials were rushed to the the Seatraihs were mustei-ed out Eastern Seaboard. Tanks^ being usqd in training camps were and reconverted to cari-ying huri-iedly placed aboard i-ailroad freight cai-s once more. Any fiat cars. The Texas was in port Wednesday or Friday, if you are at the time and was given the around Belle Chasse, Texas City assignment of getting the ma­ or Edgewater, drop ovei-—a Sea­ terials through to the British. train will be leaving on another In recoi'd time she was loaded —with twice the cargo of the trip. frame of the car then draw the The story goes that the Texas car firmly down upon the jacks. made the Bi-itish victoi-y against The time necessary to complete Rommel possible by being there the loading is so little that the "firstest with the mostest." freight cars of all types: gon­ Back and forth the ships have dolas, tank cars, refrigerator cars operated uninterruptedly since and box cars. Loading time var­ going into service except for the ies, but a ship can be fully time spent in the armed forces loaded and unloaded in ten during the war. Their wartime hours, if necessary. Ordinary ves­ service, like the ships themselves, sels require six days to handle was out of the ordinary. an equal amount of freight. Recognizing immediately the The ships have four decks use these ships could be put to, which handle 26 in the hold, 26 the Army took two and the on the 'tween deck, 30 on the Navy two. The New Orleans was Sealrain's slack is half black, n-^ain deck and 18 on the super­ not taken over. half white with red rails run­ structure. CARRIED THE GOODS ning at an angle around the ALONE IN; THE FIELD The Navy put the New York white upper half. The only company of its kind, (renamed the Kitty Hawk) and seatrain vessels load and. dis­ the Havana (renamed the Ham­ charge unlike other car-carrying mond's Port) to transporting air­ New Orleans to -Havana carry­ vessels. Car ferries on the Great planes; the Army used the Texas ing a mile-long train of loaded Lakes and the Florida East Coast and New Jersey (renamed the freight cars. That was twenty Ferries load mobile freight Lakehurst) for the transporting years ago. Now named the Sea­ through the stem and are not of tanks and locomotives. train New Orleans, she is still equipped to make the long and Of the four ships engaged in going strong in the same trade. sometimes rugged sea trips. war service, none was sunk oxSeatrain vessels are loaded damaged. The Texas, early in INCREASED FLEET 'midship by a crane capable of 1942, while returning to New After three years of operating, lifting 12^ tohs. One by one. the York was but a few miles from Seatrain was found to have pros­ cars are moved into a cradle the ill-fated City of Atlanta pered. With one vessel, Seatrain under the crane and then swung when she was sent to the bot­ Lines had become the largest uj.-^ to the ship where they are tom off Cape Hatteras with the common carrier from the United lowered to the desired deck. loss of 39 SIU men. The Sea­ States to Cuba. There they are towed into posi­ train Texas, ignoring the possi­ The idea caught on with ship­ tion and the wheels locked in bility that the sub might still pers to the extent that the com­ place by means of four rail- be lurking nearby, steamed into pany had two new and faster clamps to prevent rolling along the disaster area and took aboard the three survivors. vessels, of the same type, built the tracks. in 1932. The two new ones, Sea­ Powerful jacks, relieve the car Another credit to the Texas, train New York and Seatrain springs from the tension normal­ though exactly how great can­ Havana, were the first freight­ ly imposed upon them by the not be determined, is its aid in ers to be built in the United weight of the car. Four stout turning the tide against The States after the first World War. chains and turnbuckles from the German Africa Corps in Egypt, A close view of the actual loading shows the crane about to discharge a. freight car on the superstructure deck of the Seatrain Texas. In the foreground cars are already loaded ^ . position on the main deck. , It'.lJ f.- V'i &*•!• t-ri 1^. .. �Page Eight T BE SE A F ARE RS LOG Friday May 7, 1948 MEWS Gibbon's Hectic Trip Climaxed By Victory In 8-Day Overtime Beef SHUTTLING THE OIL TO FRANCE The only trouble with the last voyage of the SS John Gibbon, a Bernstein scow, was that it tixrned out to be "a miserable trip," according to Franz W, Tompkins, AB and Deck Delegate. The Gibbon signed on her crew in Norfolk on Feb­ ruary 19 and carried a load oft coal to Ghent, Belgium. She came back across the Atlantic in water ballast and paid off in Baltimore on April 20. During the whole voyage, the Master, Captain William Wilson, went out of his way to give the crew a tough time, and, as a re­ ill sult, the boys held up the payoff eight days. By Tompkins' testimony, Wil­ l>;l son would make a perfect Chief l?1 Mate for Commodore Harry Manning, the super-hard-timing Master of the liner America whose views and ways are noto­ rious along the waterfront. Wilson's principal aim was to make sure that everybody knew who was boss aboard his ship, Tompkins says. In addition, seems to have devoted a good deal of time and energy to trying FRANZ W. TOMPKINS to change the contract to his and board from the Gibbon in the Bernstein's advantage. North Atlantic in January of this MILITARY MANNER year. An account of the near When a person or persons un­ tragedy appeared in the LOG of known broke into a food locker January 30, but Tompkins adds on the other side, the Old Man some extra details to the story— proceeded to ^ log the Chief Steward 4-for-l. This was later as indeed he should be able to reduced to 2 for 1, Tompkins re­ if anybody is. On that occasion, heavy seas ports, but 2-for-l was more than plenty under the circumstances. swept both Tompkins and fellow There were lots of logs handed crewman Jimmy Hoyle into the out to the Deck Gang too, Tomp­ cold winter ocean. Hoyle had the extra good luck to be swept kins declares. right back again. However, he A favorite trick of the Gib­ was pretty badly banged up, bon's Skipper was to post daily notices drawn up in a highly suffering a broken pelvis and military manner. "From the of­ other injuries. Tompkins wasn't so badly hurt, fice of the Master," these notices but that was just his good forwould say. These notices were extremely time since he was in the water preemptory and in no way neces­ nearly half an hour. The first thing that happened sary to the proper operation of was that Hoyle, injured though the ship. Certainly they were not conducive to good relations he was, cried "Man overboard" between the crew and the top­ as soon as he was washed back on deck. Hoyle's shout brought side. Here is an example of the kind Bosun William Chandler and sea­ of orders which the Old Man men Pete Pierprinski and Brice •pinned on the board: "Helmsman Ruggi running. UPHILL SWIM will not talk to Mate. Mate will Ruggie threw three life rings not talk to Helmsman.' over the side while Chandler This sort of thing plus the overtime hours in dispute put the dashed for the bridge. The Third ||crew in no mood for any run- Mate stopped the ship, and the ' "around at the payoff in Balti- Skipper, it wasn't Wilson then more which was why the boys but Captain Edward Foster, took held out for eight days until they over. obtained what was coming to The Skipper kept Tompkins on the lee side until he could be them. pulled in. But let Tompkins "WE GOT IT" There were about 35 hours a himself take it from here. man in dispute, Tompkins says, "When I came up I kicked off ' and the Master had announced my seaboots and started swim­ that "positively" nobody would ming," he says, "I swam uphill collect. "We got it, though," and downhill at least a ship's Tompkins adds, "even if we did length through those heavy seas have to eat chili and 'Baltimore until I got to the first life ring I I steaks' — hot dogs to you — for could reach." Tompkins was badly bruised eight days while we held fast." from a bang against the rail he The run to Ghent and back was not Tompkins' first trip on took as he went over, and he the Gibbon by any means, and suffered somewhat from ex­ he has plenty of reason to recall posure, But beyond that he wasn't particularly hurt, and he the previous one with a shiver, Tompkins was one of the lucky was that much better off than survivors of being w:ashed over- Hoyle. In various and assorted attire, crewmembers of the SS Petrolite display the informal dress required by the heat of the Persian Gulf and. more important, the shortage of clothing in the , ship's slopchest. Front row, left to right: Bill Williams, Oiler: Charlie Marshall, Oiler: Hubert Robertson. AB; Mike Toner, OS, and Herbert Bannister, Wiper. Middle row: Howardson, English MM; John . Odom, DM; Pop Averson, Pumpman: Lucky Nawl, Oiler: Jack Thompson, Fireman, and Shorty Alexander, DM. Back row: Streamline Purvis, Pumpman: John Crews, OS: B. C. Jones, QM: , Andy Anderson, AB: Larsen, Bosun, and Joe Phillips, Jr. 3rd Mate. Steady Crew Keeps 11-Month Trip Serene Living together within the restricted confines of a ship for almost a year, far away from home and hitting a leave port but rarely, can fray the nerves and sharpen the^ tempers of the hardiest seagoer. , , The SIU crew of the SS Pet-"5, words of praise for the duration. In making the rolite, Mathiasen Tanker Indusfor the crew's conduct and be­ exchange to francs he gave 212 tries vessel, which paid off in havior. francs to the dollar, but the New York this week, had that In spite of little shore leave. American Consul told the crew experience during its recent ar-l duous shuttle run between Ras i-^onotony of shipboard life, the official rate was 305. Tanura and Le Havre. But while giadual exhaustion of slops The Captaip was warned twice everything else seemed to hap­ and eating utensils, and the six­ of the practice, but continued the pen to I the crew, amazingly ty-odd bum logs lodged agaiust short change imtil the crew, at a enough, the relations among the crew by the skipper, "the shipboard meeting, made it the crew never, became strained harmony of the unlicensed men known that he would be out ship and no explosions of tempera­ was unbeatable," Crews and Ton­ hunting at the end of the trip if ment occurred, though tension er pointed out. "Everybody was he didn't cease the swindle. He on edge after awhile, but we all thought it over and reluctantly ran high at times. realized that we were in it to­ made up the difference. In relating the story of the gether and no one went off the Later capers, however, changed Petrolite's long hitch on the oil deep end," they added. the crew's mind and the skipper shuttle to France, crewmembers took the long walk at the payoff. SEVEN ROUND TRIPS Mike Toner and John Crews con­ demned the Skipper's practice of The grueling voyage of the As the months passed and sup­ giving the men a difficult time. Petrolite began in Mobile in plies ran low American food was June of last year, and for eleven gradually replaced with Egyptian months the ship shuttled between sugar, Australian meat and but­ the Persian Gulf and French ter, French flour and English cof­ ports. In all, seven complete fee. The quality of the food, in round trips were made before spite of stores difficulties, re­ mained good throughout the trip. she headed home in April. During that time the ship hit The eating gear, however, ports' where liberty was given didn't hold up so well. After a only 11 times and then only for few months there ;were but three: When the Deck Gang of the SS 15 to 28 hours, depending on the cups and no glasses left in the Warrior, a Waterman ship, col­ time necessary to pump the oil mess, so the crew fashioned cups: lected aU their disputed over­ in or out. from tin cans. time at the payoff they found a Dm-ing their rare times in port Slops, too ran low. Men with brotherly use for the money. the crew made the best of it. waists narrower than 30 or Instead of shoving the extra In Casablanca they resolved that greater than 40 found the going green stuff into their jeans, they if the trip was going to be a rough. put it in a big pile for one of long one, something Ijad to be The slopchest had dungarees their shipmates. Seafarer John done to relieve the monotony. in the between sizes only, but, H. Elliott, who had been severely They decided that inasmuch as according to Brother Crews, it injured during the voyage. the ship had no radio they would didn't make much difference as They sent the money along to get a phonograph. they were so poorly made they survived only a few washings. Elliott with brotherly wishes for After hours of searching they a speedy recovery and good sail­ finally bought a phonograph of When the crew hit New York ing in the future. doubtful vintage and ten rec­ the crew's clothing was a mass The men who contributed to ords of French, English and of patches with patches on the this typical SIU act were the Egyptian origins for the shake­ patches, but they didn't care they following: were back home. down price of $112. P. Prasinus, A. -Brown, C. "It was a gyp, but it kept us The Petrolite is heading out for another trip and has a threePinetiel, P. Wilkinson, M. Han­ sane," said Toner. son, W. Hallet, G. Fleming, G. While in Casablanca the crew year contract with the French gained insight into the type of government. Anybody inter­ Herrmann, H. Blake, F. Fall, Scully, and P. Christopher. Skipper they Were stuck with ested? ' Brothers Donate Overtime To Injured Shipmate �. - j.y.. -_J.^_-.,^.^,.y.-; -. . .-.,-,- - i; , Friday, Mar 7. 1848 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings Page Nine £G4B«86Rd4M8MV9: CAPE MOHICAN. April 14— AFOUNDRIA, Jan. 15—Chair­ Chairman Chester White: Secre man Alfred Zalewskij Secretary tary Walter Szymczak. Dele­ Bryon Faanes. , Delegates re­ gates reported no beefs. Charges ported on number of books in to be preferred by Black Gang their departments. New Busi­ against permitman on arrival in ness: Discussion on inferior foods port. Chief Steward Naujalis. brought aboard ship. Motion GOOV^CS, (500DJ06/ moved, second by Van Dusen carried that delegate collect re­ v^BLL PONE ! WELL PONE! recommendation of two men for pair list and mail it to head­ books as they had helped or­ quarters from Hamburg. One ganize ship. Motion carried un­ minute of silence for Brothers animously, Voted unanimously lost at sea. on Greany's motion to bring men i 4. on charges if they left without ANTINOUS. March 17—Chair­ 24 hours notice. man H. F. Holmes: Secretary O. ^ X X L. Ridge. Delegates reported no SPAN SPLICE. April 18— YARMOUTH. April 25—Chair­ beefs. Good and Welfare: Mo­ Chairman William Melton: Secre­ tion by Woodruff that the Stew- tary Robert Taylor. All Dele­ man Morton: Sectary Melan_ CAN WELL PAT OURSELVES OAl Tl-lE ai'ds Department be given a vote gates' reports accepted. Repair son. Engine Delegate's report BACK. FOR THE JO© WE PlO IN THE UFE of thanks for the excellent man­ lists discussed. Elected Noble to accepted on motion by Diaz sec­ STR-IKE . W'E SHOWEP THE WORLP THAT « ©ROTHERHOOP OF THE. SEA " IS NOT ner in which the food was pre­ inform boarding quarantine doc­ onded by Smith. Murphy moved OMLY A SLOSAN^ THAT IT IS Bl<3 pared and served. Discussion as tor of presence of rats on ship. and Martinez seconded that ENOUOH TO COVER OUR BROTHER to possibility of having frozen Asked that Union check Alcoa meeting go to Good and Welfare, TfZAVE UNIONISTS WHO MAY BE. motion passed. Decided ship food put aboard. Reported that launch services in various ports. INVOUVEP IN A BONA FIDE BEEF— New York port steward turned Voted that draws in various ports should be fumigated with ANP, WE SHOWED THE MARITIAAE the request down. be governed by official notifica­ cyanide. Asked for sterilization INDUSTRY THAT WE ARE OEAREDTO machine to wash crew's dishes. tion by government to crew and TAKE OARE OF OUR. OWN BEEFS Minute of silence for Brothers not by company agents' say-so. WHENEVER THEY COME i Called for investigation of medi­ lost at sea. cal charges, provision for cold weather protection. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. % % % BLUE ISLAND VICTORY. % % % April 11 — Chairman C. Kean: TRINITY VICTORY. Mar. 21— Secretary I. Joyce. Delegates re­ By HANK Chairman J. Burns: Secretary M. ported that repair list had been 4 4 4 Westbrook Pegler, the columnist, has vomited forth another Steme. Ship's Delegate reported Motion by C. Long, SPAN SPLICE. Feb. 29— grave injustice upon the character and jobs of American merchant that question up at previous seconded by W. Rahl. to pick up meeting is to be referred to all books, permits and cards an Chairman William Mellon: Secre­ seamen. This comical magician of distorted and decayed journalism, Patrolman. Said Captain prom­ hour before payoff, caiTied un­ tary Winston Pearsall. Special who hates everything and everybody, wrote last week in his ised better slopchest after next animously. Motion by William meeting to consider food situa­ garbage Column his opinion of the Wall Street strike/ "...the Decided that men in foul-mouthed scum of the seas who joined up with the Wall port. Engine Delegate reported Young. Bosun, that all men tion. beef about painting squared. wanting more than $100 wait for Stewards Department engaged in Street clerical workers... The American Merchant sailor is more Ste^frards Delegate's report ac­ Patrolman to pass on legitimacy preparing extra "fiieals be notified often than riot a bum so low that American passengers will not cepted. Stewards Delegate of Captain's $100 limit. Motion beforehand by persons authorized ride with him if they can book aboard foreign ships. The rank? thank Deck Delegate for cooper­ by J. Basin that tie vote of last to seat. General discussion of are heavily infested with lazy, degraded trash not to be trusted ation. Discussion of inadequacies meeting be re-voted now since menu .stores and manner of pre­ with unprotected women, unguarded jewelry or even small change of ship's stores -imder Good anc missing men were present. Re­ paring food. Cooks agreed to try in the staterooms." Welfare. Ship's Delegate warnec sult: charges against Chief Cook harder to please crew. Minute of 4 4 4 silence for Brothers lost at sea. We wonder if Westbrook Pegler would be a more happy against paying off without dropped. Tripcarder Katransky American if our American merchant marine could be operated Patrolman. Deck Delegate said recommended for permit. Black4 4 4 JOHN M. MILLER. April 4— mole efficiently and bravely by foreign ships and foreign sea­ he'd told Captain he couldn't welder. Calquahon. Plersall men? Pegler's putrid ridicule of the majority of American hand out painting, to select few/ Chaytor. Joyace recommendec Chairman E. M. Crist: Secretary W. L. Hammock. Delegates re­ merchant seamen (who are decent and come from decent fam­ ' Minute of silence for departed for pro-books. ported all overtime was in order. ilies) is not only cheap Un-Americanism. it is treacherous Brothers. Ship's Cai-penter had been busted enough to be classed with Communism. This journalistic ig- , % % * for performing in North Africa. noramus has tried hard to paint,all merchant seamen with SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY Discussed proper Union action. black disgrace. However, since he is another lonesome pebble April, 26 — Chairman Richard­ Decided that since man had con­ on the beach, washed by the bilge water of the sea. his savage son: Secretary Foster. Voted to ducted himself properly since lies will never break the. truth about the lives of merchant send Ship's Delegate to see about that matter be overlooked so seamen. keys for' foc'sles and heads, far as crew concerned and be 4 4 4 Ships and Department Dele­ left to Port Agent. Congratulated Brother Frank Smith is wondering if Bob McQueen is still gate's reports accepted. Voted 4-to-8 watch for keeping mess- in town. Frank, who canie in recently from the West Coast, says 4. 4- 4 to have new mattresses procured. BEAVER VICTORY. April 10 room shipshape. Suggestions he saw Bob about a year and a half ago... Big Jimmy Hand, who Molina suggested a fine for men —Chairman James Kelly: Secre­ made that every member buy is building himself a home, just went down the coast towards leaving messroom dirty. Voted tary John Barr. Ships Delegate four or five pocket-size novels Florida way... To Brother James Earl of Philadelphia: There are fines and to have penalties al­ said repairs were shaping up. and noii-fiction before shipping no available copies of the LOG from 1944 and 1945, There are ready in effect enforced. Ship's No beefs from the departments. out so that nobody will run out of bound volumes of the LOG from 1946 and 1947, four in number, Delegate "Foster to see whether Voted for new fans, for delegates reading matter. Repair list ap­ and priced at $2.50 each... Good News: Waterman Line is sched­ crew had to sign for cots. Voted to see Captain about painting proved. Minute of silence for uled to have ships sailing from Pacific ports to England, Le food was righd up to par for SIU messroom, for storeroom and ice­ Brothers lost at sea. Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, etc., every 14 days. At least six ship. Minute of silence for boxes to be fumigated. Matters C-2 type ships will be used with accommodations on each ship Brothers lost at sea. to be referred to Patrolman if not for 12 passengers. done. Voted also for fly-catch 4 4 4 rolls. Under education it was Here are some oldlimers who may still be in town: C. stressed that new members Burns. W. Gonzales. J. Dames. D. Crockett. James Thacker. should be active in Union mat­ R. Ortiz. R. O. Paul. S. Rosario. E. Belpre. P. Taurasi. T. Shea. ters. J. Bussineau. C. W. Smith. D. Seda. F. Constantine. John 4 4 4 TOPA TOPA. Mar. 21—Chair­ 4" 4" 4" Cabral. C. Raborn. C. F. Eberhart. E. Hydon and S. O. B.orlang. 4 4. 4 DEL SANTOS. April IB- man John Marshall: Secretary 4 4 4 SEATRAIN HAVANA. AprU In all SIU halls there are many informational booklets of 27 — Chairman S. S. Freilich: Chairman Spider Korolia; Secre­ Wniiam Hahn. Ship's Delegate Secretary Fred Shaia. No beefs tary Floyd Crumpler. No de- said most repairs completed. De­ complete and important benefit to all SIU brothers—permitmen, in Stewards Department. Deck paitrnent beefs. Passed motion partments reported no beefs. new bookmen and the oldtiraers. All hands should pick up all and Engine Delegates report by Bill Simmons, seconded by Voted to bring any performers these booklets and study them—while in port or out on that beefs to be settled at payoff. F. M. Welch, to keep messroom up on' charges. Under Good and trip. Remember, lliis is your union and these booklets are strictly, Ship's Delegate Mclntyre re­ closed in port except for meal Welfare suggested Delegates for your benefit and the welfare of the entire union apparatus. ported that signing for cots and hoyrsi. Korolia relinquished chair check books closely, that fruit You'll be not only more informed but happier you read every­ system for menu be changed, that pantry be one of these important books. Here are the titles of most of keys was according to Union to move a fining policy. Promotions must be sanc­ leaving messroom, laundry and cleaner and that whole ship be them: Seafarer's.-Organizing Program, Handbook fur Permitmen, tioned at next port. Baggage passageways dirty, fines to go to kept SIU fashion. Minute of Shipboard Handbook for Crewmembers and Delegates, Strikes must be searched in Texas. Voted men in marine hospitals. Mo­ silence for Brothers lost at sea. and Strike Strategy. 4 4 4 that nobody to go to topside tion seconded by Bob Hubbs. C. YARMOUm^pril 28—Chair­ The weekly LOG will be traveling tree of cost all over quarters except on business. M. Willet and J. Ponson sug­ Voted that all mattresses be gested that instead of fines men man Hunt: Secretary Thompson. the country to the tollowing brothers: James O'Malia of Ohio. John Crews of Alabama. Raymond Michaud of Pennsyltaken ashore, motion by Cirelli. simply donate to hospitals, which Discussion on action of Deck MM. Voted to give MM another vania. Lawrence Gerk of Illinois. H. Thompson of Alabama, was the way vote went. Various second by Pappan. Decided to chance. Voted that Deck Dele­ Thomas Bolton of Texas. Joseph Whalen of New York. Hubert proposals made about keeping make repair list. Voted to wait gate Keyes give MM some good Robertson of Missouri. Bernard Tone? of Pennsylvania. Carl­ ship clean and meal orderly. for Patrolman before paying off. guidance. Minute of silence for ton Richards of Texas, Ijlubert Saucier of Mississippi and H. Minute of' silence for Brothers Minute of silence for Brothers Blackwelder of Florida. Brothers lost at sea. lost at sea. v lost at sea.,:''V-.v •'xS CUT and RUN -Ci -Ut �•t; ;5:r Si. l^'S- '•• ®>.,. . "• fer S:;;:? ¥' It-;.' B J: m |i;\ Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOE Fxi^ay, May 7. 1948 MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS rupholds Galley Men In Painting Issue To the Editor: | j consider myself a good Un­ it seems that almost every ship ion man. I sail continually in I have gone aboard since our the Stewards Department and contracts were changed after the I am proud to be a member of end of the war, there has been that department. But since I first nothing but trouble and more began in that department I trouble and arguments between j found that we have had to put the Deck and Stewards Depart up with many beefs that many ments as to who was going to times were not our fault. paint the galley, passageways Brother Stewart, don't you pantry, messrooms and so on feel that a Messman should, at down the line. least make as much as an.OS? In reply to i^rother Fred Stew What does an OS know about art's article in the LOG some painting? Does he have to have few weeks ago, I would now a ticket to prove he is a painter? like to pass my views on the No! And neither does a Messsubject. man, Cook or Steward. It seems to me that our old I speak for myself but I feel contracts, which were in force every man in the Stewards De­ before my time, stated that the partment is of the same opinion. Stewards Department was re­ Please consider this beef a little quired to paint, chip and scale more before discounting the and keep clean all places where Stewards Department's claims, they are working, without the Fred R. Hicks, Steward payment of overtime. On top of . THEY SAILED THE DUNCAN Log-A-Rhythms The Sailor's Yarn By "TOP 'N' LIFT" The youngster climbed On his father's knee In quest of tales Of the ships at sea. Of storms and cp.lms And the lives of men. While his father relives Those years again. During the course of the SS James Duncan's voyage to France and return to Mobile last month, crewmember A. W. Wasilick spent some active moments with his camera. Above he shows some of the Seafarers aboard as they caught some sunshine off the Florida coast. Wall Street Beef Displayed Militancy Of UFE Members I'iv - lp I IS'.:: "Into the mists And the unknown 'gainst lurking dangers O'er wild seas lone Building the future. An American morn For hearths and homes And the yet unborn. that there were many more dut­ ies required of the Stewards De­ partment. But now, with the new con­ tracts, the Steward Department does not'get in on the overtime. Now it is my opinion that the "Those were the men Deck Department has enough Of the SIU, overtime without trying to take No Russia-firsters To the Editor: away what little overtime the Of alien view; Stewards Department has. On my • Just a few complimentary and Americans all. last three voyages the Bosuns uncomplimentary words in re­ Democracy's stride. and ABs aU came in with 250 gard to the licensed and unli­ Old Glory our 'banner hours overtime for a 59-day trip. censed personnel of the Minot O'er ships and tide. The galley men were all low Victory, men, some with barely 90 hours. The Steward, an Isthmian man, I know we're supposed to work has on various occasions, shown eight hours a day per agree­ partiality to topside in serving ment. I know, too, that a man salads and other foods. He seems in the Stewards Department is very modest when around the also a union man. officers, but is a bully among MAKE LESS the crew. Brother Stewart made it plain We have had a couple of char­ Brother Wasilich grouped these Duncan Deck men for that dboking and baking and acters among the unlicensed per­ a "shot" just as they knocked off for coffee time after a painting don't mix but does he sonnel, but they have been well session of work in the holds. The camera-carrying Seafarer also know there are many men taken care of. writes that the lads had a "very good trip." sailing in the Stewards Depart­ The Skipper has been a fair ment making far less than an sort of Old Man and has con­ ordinary seaman? In so far as formed to the union contract^to the Stewards Department men the best of his ability. The Mate, " being capable painters, does he with a little more schooling, "We counted the dead. know there are many men in will be a damn good man. Our ships listed lost. the department who have also The Chief Engineer, however, With face to the sea sailed as Bosims and ABs. To the Editor: shown all experienced trade un­ is different. The man is not We yet mourned our-cost. Those so-called characteiis he worthy of being on a seagoing But the hands on the helms During the beef on Wall Street ionists that for green-horns they mentioned who put down one ship, but belongs aboard a flathave guts—even if they aren't Were steady and strong and two hrmdred hours for paint­ it was heartening to see the experienced. bottom river scow. He has used Our courage was high ing messrooms and galleys should turn-out among the Seafarers in all sorts of profane language The convoys sailed on. So to all you brothers and sis­ have been told that such over­ supporting the fellows and girls against the Union and its mem­ / time was phony and strictly no of the United Financial Employes; ters 1 say: Keep your eyes on bership. "The" tyrants thundered the UFE. It is an up and com­ Our men have really shown good. Just because such guys' And tyrants felL TWO-FACED pulled phony stunts, the rest of these people what a real labor ing union, I wouldn't be at least We sailed the ships the men should not be penalized. organization can do to make the surprised if, in a few years, they On many occasions he has disFrom the gates of Hell; are near the top of the list of I feel that those guys should "men of money" come aroimd to strong and respected unions in:P"ted overtime that was clearly Our dead were resting have been taken care of at the their way of thinking. legitimate. When the Patrolmen Neath the Seven Seas, this country. When these UFE people go port of payoff and reported to tried to settle these disputes, the As we turned homeward ' back to their jobs, they can hold the proper officials. And all you Seafarers can say Engineer agreed whole-heartedly, To dreams of peace. their heads high and tell their Those guys were not good to yourselves that you have but when the department dele­ Union men who follow this trade finky bosses they are now mem­ helped someone step closer to gates went to interview him, he "We earned our laurels as a profession but guys who bers of a full-fiedged labor or­ his goal in the fight for ^ de­ disputed all overtime, he had In war's red glare. iust want to make dough quick. ganization, And, also, that they previously okayed in the pres­ Through the years of peril cent wage and normal living, There are many men in the want to be respected as such. ence of the Patrolmen. We knew no despair. Believe you me, brothers, those Stewards Department who have A. J. (Frits) Tanner, SUP Several times the delegates The Torch of Democracy large families and who need so-and-so's on Wall Street had went to see the Chief Engineer Was in our hands. that litUe take-home pay they better show some consideration with beefs, but the Engineer re­ The flame of the future to their employes or they will were getting when painting, fused to listen to the men. For darkened lands. I feel that when a man is told step on their toes the same way We, the crew, have tried from to keep messroom or pantry we do when the shipowners get time to time to pull this phony The slpp chest is your cor­ clean and maintained at all times, tough with us, from the ship, but have had no "New tyrants are rising ; ner store while you are at he should also be allowed to To replace the old. success. MILITANT GROUP paint it when it becomes neces­ New traitors and labels sea. You can't tnke your To the next crew of this ship, sary. And I might add, that For an ever same mold. All in all, the United Financial trade someplace else if the we wish the best of luck and when a Steward even considers Employes is one tough bunch, New arms are now, reaching slop chest doesn't have what hope they do not encounter the okaying 200 hours overtime for considering that this was their to strangle our might. difficulties which plagued us. you need. . painting, he should have his head first attempt at bucking the Wall New hands seek to blackout Ex-crgw Minot Victory Street "Williams," They have The Torch and the Light." examined. Ship's Officers Okay, But One Bucko Fouls Trip ri "The great war came And convoys sailed; Our crews never faltered. Our hearts never failed; In the nation's peril Our valiant men Vanished, appeared And sailed again. AHENTION! : ,, - �Fsiday, May 7, 1948 THE SEAFARERS THIS IS NO FISH STORY LOG Page Eleven Davis Crewmen, Stranded In B.A., Given Aid By Del Valle Seafarers To the Editor: The crew of the SlU-contracted ship SS J. M. Davis of the Pratt Steamship Companj', wants to let you know what a swell gang they have on the SS Del Valle, a Delta Line ship out of New Orleans. We, the crew of the Davis, are in a tough spot here in Buenos Aires, where we have been stuck for the last couple of months. It is ail attributable to the present owner of this scow who has turned out to be a fly-bynight operator, who appears to be trying to chisel us out of our dough. He is the same guy who was tied up in the ammur nition affair that occurred in New York a few months ago. FLAT BROKE We have been without a draw since Jan. 17. No allotments have gone through since that time either. We were loaded and ready to sail about Feb. 20, but due to the fact that there were a lot of unpaid bills against the ship in this port, the authorities wouldn't let it sail. Flanked by two admirers. Seafarer George Howard. Chief Cook aboard the Cape Mohican, proudly displays 35 pounds of fish he hooked during recent trip. Man at right is vessel's third mate; other chap is unidentified. Mate Who Filled All Jobs Draws Fire Of Brady Crew Here's the Cape Mohican, tied up at the Ensenada. P.' R. docks. Formerly a Bull line scow, the Mohican is now operated by Mar Ancha on a sugar run to Cuba and Puerto Rico. Her home port is Philadelphia. The name of the Seafarer who took these photos was not submitted. 'The Voice Of The Sea' All this forced us to take mat­ ters into our own hands. The ship was attached with a mari­ time lien by us to insure pay­ ment of wages. The ship has now been dead for lack of fueL We have been completely aban­ doned by the owners and their agents. We are now living on consu­ lar relief, which means room and board—and no more! You know how tough it is to get anything of a consul and this one is cer­ tainly no exception. VALLE MEN HELP By "SALTY DICK" We laid our case out for the Mate. Some of the Logs are not justified and we think they ABOARD DEL NORTE —Dan coraro. Waiter, has been in the crew of the Del Valle and they We have had such a miserable will be lifted by the Patrolmen. Marine, 4th Cook on this scow, business for 30 years. We unanimously decided to help us trip due to the Chief Mate that out. Everybody pitched in and One of the logs was against had a brainstorm again. This should have more like him. we feel, our Union brothers time he wants to be a bush pilot When the Del Norte arrives at so far they have donated $85, a crewman because there was a should know about him so they in Alaska. He's interested in the Virgin Islands, we always go cigarettes and some books. They won't be victims like we were. woman in the 12-4 room. The Mate doesn't even know who gold and furs. He wants a back- in search of pleasure. But we also invited our gang to come His tactics on most ships, as brought her aboard, yet he is • er...Jose Castellon, Butcher, don't find it here like in the aboard when they wanted to get they were aboard the ' Matthew logging this crewman two for has finally bought a pair of shoes. other ports. At Trinidad we only some good American chow. .The Brady, Bernstein, is to pat the one. His work shoes had been ready stop for eight hours and none money donated will take care of crewmembers on the back and for the sea for a long time... of the crew can go ashore. All communications, carfare and sev­ Another is against a crewman While in B. A. don't fail to go eral other things that are neces­ say that he wants to play ball I say is let the girls suffer. for being off the gangway. The with everybody. But let him get to Parque Retiro to have some Alfred Duarte, Galley Utility, sary to keep our case going you on articles and then he man had stepped inside for his fun. It's like Coney Island but wants everyone to know he's no down here. jacket and had been gone but starts pitching. much smaller, of course. chavante from the interior of We sure appreciate it, fellows, a moment. We believe the Mate the Amazon. He was born in and we wish there were more We ai'e due in Baltimore soon had been drinking as there were When you buy a drink at Portugal and raised in Rio. He ships like yours hitting this and you can bet your life that words and so he logged the man any dump on the Sawdust he has got to get off before an- for being drunk on watch. The Trail, make sure you pay after spent 18 years in Loyola Uni­ port. versity—waiting on tables. Frank Thanks a lot in behalf of the other crew comes aboard. We .guy sober ten minutes earl- each round. I was taken .over Fernandez, BR, comes from Ybor crew of the SS James J. M. for 118 pesos and 50 centavos •wouldn't wish a Mate like him ier when the watch was changed. City and is determined to ope­ Davis. on our worst enemy. ... Stay away from the Odeon. so we can't figure out how he if you can... Montevideo is rate some business in the near He made the remark to some got drunk in ten minutes J. B. Jensen the port where the girls come future. (Do you know Ybor of the crew that he had been City?) Ship's Delegate ABUSIVE LANGUAGE to greet you and then wave fired by ten companies already, and if we had him kicked off he On several occasions the Mate goodbye to you after they lake would go right back on another would be in a hurry to get the you over ... The Anda Bar ship. men on deck and if they didn't seems to be the favorite bar for seamen. They should have Talking about Mates staying jump to suit him, he would start the LOG there. on deck, this one puts in eight them One time it go so Harry Hill, Messman, refuses hours a day. He wants to be bad that the ship's delegate to sing while serving. He claims started for the Captain's room Bosun and Mate both. The Boshe's no singing waiter. Have you un would tell the gang what seen his striped suit? ... Bernard do and the Mate would tell them!^^°"^^ ^^e Mate. McNiel, gloryhole Steward, is a something else. We kept warning him that if Bostonian and very proud of it he didn't quit doing the Bosun's ... Santos is one port where the "THROW HIM IN IRONS job, the Bosun would put down boys have a good time. Too bad Naturally the Bosun got tired for overtime. One day he turned we're here so short it time. of this so he gave the Mate the' ^"8 watch to at noon without One of the passengers has keys and told him he could be [telling the Bosun and when he asked a few of the crew to How about a bit in the LOG on the correct way to write Bosun. The Mate hauled the P"t for overtime, the Mate visit his coffee plantation, I in­ up overtime properly? Many men, not familiar with overtime Bosun before the Captain and. Wow a gasket. From then on he tend to accept his offer... One sheets, let it go and forget when and how much overtime work together they threatened to have|i^ade life miserable for the of the crew is named Elmer, but they did. him put in irons unless he (the Serang. he wants everyone to call him William Downie Bosun) kept the keys. The ship's Half of the Deck Department "Chuck." Why, Elmer?...Rio is delegate asked him to keep the overtime is disputed in spite ANSWER—In recording overtime it is important that the most beautiful harbor in the keys because we didn't want to of being in black and white in these simple steps are correctly and completely followed: 1) The world... Lopa is not the same see him in irons. the agreement. This we are to old paradise. exact date of work. 2) Place where work was done—at sea . . .(This is something that we get at the payoff. or in port (name port). 3) Time work was begun and. time Richard Carrillo. 2nd Pantry­ think. ought to be put in the knocked off. 4) Type of work done. This must be stated in If I kept on I would write a man. serves the Chief Pantry­ , agreement. Bosuns . should be book, but you get the general man. Being the Chief is deaf, detail. If working on deck while shifting ship, do not merely empowered to turn the men to, idea. . Most of the fellows aboard he has to be like Paramount state "working on deck." but rather, "working on deck while y^ork them as, he sees fit and say the difference in the Deck News. The eyes and ears... shifting ship from Brooklyn to New York." 5) Total overtime . knock them off.) hours worked. 6) The approving signature of the department and Engine Departments is like We are very fortunate to have head. This okay must be had within 72 hours after Work is If a man turns to in port with hell and heaven. the Fontan boys for bakers. completed. a bit of-whiskey on his breath, When I asked Harold why he Frank Jones the Mate' wants ; hiin . logged, in To be safe, record ell work immediately after completion, wanted to be. a baker.. he re­ . For the crew of the. plied: "I always wanted to be fact: liOg in Deck Deeven work which is doubtful as to overtime. It is easier to pattment was perferred by the scratch it out at the payoff than to lose out conipletely. . in the dough"... Charles Pe•' Matthew Brady : To the Editor: STEPS FOR RECORDJNG OVERTIME OUTLINED AT BROTHER'S REQUEST 'Si �Pa0» Twelve rm:. Sees Useful Knowledge Gained In UFE Strike To the Editor: !• m ii THE SB ABA RE RS L O G "Red/» The Story Teller the UFE weren't fighting alone. They had the full support of the SIU-SUP and many other groups. He never expected that the UFE would stay out on the lines as long as they did. This beef accomplished great things, besides proving that the UFE, backed by the SIU-SUP, could stand up and remain firm against hundreds of cops, clubs and all. Well, I guess everyone has had -a chance to see how the bi^ shots t)f Wall Street use their money to stop an American worker from trying to make a decent wage. The United Financial Employes t)eef certainly had some good les­ sons for all of us. Schram, the. president of the Stock Exchange, no doubt figured that as long as he had police pro­ tection (and he had practically SPOTUGHT •an army of bluecoats) he didn't iiave to worry about his em­ The beef focused the nation's ployes demands for decent wages. attention to conditions among He also figured he could starve white-collar workers and how important it is that they have a the people back to work. strong imion to fight for their WRONG SLANT just demands. It showed, too, that the bosses will use every­ But he didn't figure on the thing means, fair or foul, to deny right things. One thing he cer­ their workers what they justly tainly didn't take into considera­ seek through democratic means. tion was that his workers were We also saw how the Taft-Hart­ out fighting a just cause. And he ley law is only something for didn't know that when you fight the bosses to use as a whip. •a. just cause not even police The Wall Street beef should brutality inspired by Schram can be a good lesson for all organized stop you. These UFE people were sick labor. One thing is for sure, our and tired of being stepped on guys who were out there helping for so long. When they got on these white-collar workers, have the lines they were a militant learned the score. Now we will bunch who showed they were be able to use this experience to advantage in our own future af­ willing to go all the way. fairs. Another thing Schram didn't Blackie Colucci figure on was that the people of A frequent contribulor to the LOG, "fled" Campbell's hum­ orous accounts of ports visited and characters met. are always good for a chuckle, "fled" is out on a diip now, but he'll no doubt have something for LOG readers shortly. Had Gear Lifted In N.Y. Hotel, Warns Brothers To the Editor: DEL SUD'S SINGING WAITERS According to crewmember Edward B. Grothus the hoys above "constitute one of the best working teams aboard the Del Sud." The vocalizers are, left to right, front row—Whity North and Red McNamera. Second row—Red Beers, Pedro Hammel (wit^ hat). Red McConville and Johnnie Newchurch. Back row—Eduardo Grothus, Joe Hilton and Curly Weisbrot. I would like to pass albng, as a warning to all brothers, an ex­ perience I had recently. On April 16, I obtained a room at the Hotel York, 7th Avenue at 36th Street in New York. I left my room at 3:30 P.M. to return at 9:30 P.M. / While I was out someone en­ tered and stole almost all of my gear. Two new suits and an overcoat were taken. In the pocket of the overcoat was my wallet containing all of my seaman'? papers, identification cer­ tificates and Union book. The room was registered in my name and I had taken no one to the room so it was not a "roll job." The room was locked when when I left and locked when I returned. I value the loss at about $250, but the Hotel disclaimed any re­ sponsibility. A word to the wise is suffi­ cient, brothers, if you have gear to leave in a hotel room, don't stop at the Hotel York. Albert Klein friday. May 7, 1948 Pop's Books Show America's Skipper As Amateur Tyrant To the Editor: He put in a "performance" ahd What's this about Captain wound up stark naked on the Petersen blowing a head of steam deck of his tent. A Captain, too. over a Saturday Evening Post 8ure. Noah was his name. Did you ever read the history article glorifying Captain Man­ of the voyage of the Golden ning of the 88 America? Fleece? Jason was that skip­ Why Captain Petersen, don't per's name and he had to lash you know matinee idols must go his crew to the masts to keep into their act every so often, and them from jumping overboard that it's not navigational knowl­ and swimming.to the sirens on edge and seamanship that earn the beach. some jobs as much as knowledge All of those things happened of the art of handshaking? long ago and have happened Captain Manning would never again since. Bailors—and women tie his luxurious ship alongside the coal unloading crane at Port "Dirty" beyond Marsailles and then to Dirty "Dick"in Trinidad, with lime and coal dust and bauxite in his holds and on his eggs and down his lungs, captain. Gold braid does not a captain make, nor magazines the sailor. Takes the sea for that. I've had a little payoff and I'lL bet Captain Manning $500 I can find a couple of women on the beach who can lose him on his own bridge with his own sextant, —are the way God made them and then take him in hand and and you can't do a thing with teach him as much as he can them. Captain Manning . By the way. Captain, have you hold of navigation. Wanna bet. tried to peddle your sorrows to Captain? "True Confessions." "Told my watch mate, Blackie James (Pop) Martin 8eahold, aboard the Alcoa ship Oliver Loring, that if bull sling­ ing was music I could organize WANTS TO SEE a brass band. Well, if I only had Captain Manning's lip, blowing ELIMINATION OF his own horn, that would make ELECTRICIAN BEEFS a Sousa out of me. To the Editor: FIRST STRIKE BREAKERS Don't you know, Captain, the first strike in the new world was pulled by sailors on a wind ship anchored off 8t. George, 8taten Island? They tried the crew for "mutiny" and hanged four of them in City Prison, the rest were returned to the ship. When the crew again struck against long hours, decayed food and no shore liberty ,the authori­ ties hung another batch of the crew from the ships yardarms. 8ure, that's history. You'll find it on the docket in New York City, and it happened be­ fore Ben Franklin founded the Saturday Evening Post. If you'll pick up another his­ tory, in Genesis you'll read of one of the first recorded voy ages of 150 days. The skipper went ashore and planted a vine, came a husbandman (farmer). He squeezed the juice then of the grape and got drunk thereon. I read with great interest the letter by Electrician George S. Velie Jr. What he says is very true of practically all cases con­ cerning the duties of Electricians. The present agreement, as it relates to Electricians, is mcrt clear enough to eliminate beefs aboard ship. These beefs are causing much friction. Some­ thing should be done to calm the waters. I've written a letter to the Secretary-Treasurer on this sub­ ject and hope he will write an article to straighten this mesis out. A committee of Electricians should get together to work out some kind of agreement. Fur­ thermore, Electricians should sit in when contracts are discussed to protect their interests. I hopfe some action will come of this or, at least, some discussion aroused. Ray E. Sparks '75 THERE ANY NEW BUSINESS?" Feels Gripers Split SIU Ranks To the Editor: 8ome individuals seem to think that to be a good Union member they must always find fault with everything, including their Un­ ion brothers. Whenever a man reaches that state of mind he is isolating himself from his fellow workers, and the Union nor the company should tolerate him no longer. On 8IU ships men must live in close contact with one another and it is a bad situation at best without being burdened with a perpetual griper who is always belittling and finding fault need­ lessly. He may call it unionism; I call it bad fellowship. Whenever you find a ship where the brothers pass along good deeds and kind words to one another, you'll find a happy ship.' Much more can be ac­ complished by these means thah by continual harping over some senseless matter which beyond the power of the crew. There is always one of these troublemakers aboard a ship where the members have been having difficulties with each other. A chronic griper, tattle tale, gossiper ^.nd agitator hides behind his Union book, proclaim­ ing his belief in the "brother­ hood of the sea." in straightening out matters, but cause the Union only trouble. If we are imposed upon by our enemies we do not waste' time by plain griping and yell­ ing. We act to correct the situa­ tion. Get up and take a walk around yourself to ascertain if you have contracted any of these faults.. If you have, I assure you that you must take corrective steps toward becoming, a real brother in the 8IU. A good Union member is a good shipmate, who would give FOUND LACKING his right arm for his brother and would uphold him in his This type is usually found undertakings. sadly lacking in time of Union stress. These persons are neurot­ God knows we have, ample ic and should retire from the trouble from anti-union sources sea. Many gripers who are self- without having to content with appointed sea lawyei-s and super internal friction. milita^ds, aid not in the least Paul Parsons ' Chaizman H. A. Thompson, in 'T" shirt at. right, asks the members of the Seatrain New York to hit the deck if they have anything to say. Shot was .taken during shipboard meeting on AprU 18 while at sea. �7ri4a7. May 7. IMS THE SE AW AKERS To the Editor: The thousands of Seafarers from all ports who walk­ ed the Wall Street picketlines in support of the United Financial Employes can tingle with pride at a good job well done. They can also be certain that their part in getting the UFE a decent contract was fully recognized by the financial workers themselves. There is plenty of testi­ mony to their gratitude, but none is more heart-warming than that contained in a letter from UFE-member Clif­ ford C. Thomas received at SIU Fleadquarters. "You are the first people, outside of my family, yv^ho ever did anything for me knowing that I could never repay your kindness," Thomas writes, in the course of his moving tribute to the SIU's readiness to lend a helping hand. The complete text of Thomas' letter to Head­ quarters follows: "You wouldn't know me from Adam if you met me. I am just another UFE man. "Rather than waste your time by a per­ sonal call, I am sending you this note to express my thanks for the help you and your men gave to me and my friends. "You are the first people, outside of my family, who ever did anything for me knowing that I could never repay your kindness. "Thanks again for showing how to stand up for my rights like a man." To the Editor: AHENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. At the regular meeting in New York held on Wednesday, April 21, the Secretary-Treasurer spoke in high praise of the manner in which our Union members had conducted themselves on the picket lines and through all phases of the Wall Street strike thus far. He asserted his pride in our members who did not flinch even To the Editor; under the swinging clubs of As a retired book carrying Police Commissioner Wallender's Seafarer, and living in a non­ scab-herders. union State and a very anti­ In reply to his praise I can say union town, I would like to tell only that the courage and stead­ you what a imion is up against fastness of our pickets was in­ down here. After leaving the SIU, I had deed wonderful and played a a job with the Southern Screw great part in the battle, but there is also another factor that bears Company. That job didn't last mention, the praise due those long so I took a job with the Brothers who planned and ex­ J .0. Penney Company, which ecuted our role in the strike ac­ had just erected a huge 14 acre warehouse here. That was six tion. months ago. I have been a member of the After a few months I saw we SIU for eight years, and have would have to have a Union in sfeen it grow into one of the the place. Afew other unionstrongest unions in the country. minded men thought the same It has become that way for the and so we called in an organizer same reason we have done so for the CIO warehouse workers well in this strike, because of the union. careful planning and capable The company is conducting a leadership from both the officials smear campaign with higharid the rank-and-file. powered literature. Could you The UFE beef is a good indi­ give us a few hints as to how cation of what we can expect we might win? when and if we have a beef of John Carson Jr. our owii this year. Siatesville, N.C. John H. Hunt (Ed. Note: Bfolher Carson included a copy of a com­ pany sheet which includes re­ prints from a Hearst News­ paper attacking the Union as "Red." It is true that a couple of locals are controlled by the ' communists, but the majority of the locals and International Union is anti-communist. This they didnt menMnn.) Former Seafarer Finds Organizing Union Tough Job U>6! Page Tlurteea RapsSkippers WhoRefused Holiday Chow To Seamen In French Drydock UFE Man Hails Seafarers' Brotherly Stand In Beef Lauds Planning Of UFE Beef; Has Value For SIU LOG There were eight American ships in Le Havre over Thanks­ giving, and all eight refused to aid the 40 American seamen who were ashore in the local hospital at the time. Club want around to the Amer­ ican ships asking for food for a Attention should be called to Th^ksgiving dinner for the men the attitude displayed by some of on the beach. She did it that they Skippers of American ships way because there was a food in Le Havre, France, _ around shortage ashore. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving time. This indictment applies to she was refused. And, in fact, those Skippers should open their eyes to what I some of the Stewards as well as SAW WRONG GUYS have to say in this letter which to the Masters, for although a If she had known the way is written for their benefit. They few Stewards came through even around the ships, she would have seem to forget, most of them, those who did failed to to d© spoken to the crews or their enough. that they themselves have sailed Unions delegates, and she would in the foc'sle in their early days. The lady from the Seamen's have gotten results. But she did talking to the Stewards and BEFORE CURB EXCHANGE CAPITULATED her the Masters. Any of the crews would have taken it upon their shoulders to get the men fed. That is why I stated that the Skippers forget their own days in the foc'sle. With eight Amer­ ican ships in the harbor, it would have been a simple matter to TWM)KS<5IV/^]S> IS OBSERVED IM AMERK^— OAILV.' This photo, taken shortly before the UFE announced its victory over the Curb Exchange, shows one of the spirited groups picketing the building in Trinity Place. Man at extreme right is Seafarer Jo Jo Touart. Crack Crew On Steel Maker But Picture Was Negative I Faulkner, Deck Maintenance; J. Rodriguez, Utility; J. Strick­ Here is a picture of part of the land, AB; H. Witt, Messman; crew of the SS Steel Maker W. Kaylor, Steward; A. Sprenwhile we were loading onions here here in Alexandria, Egypt, zel, 2nd Cook and Baker; J. for New York. Thornton, Utility; R. Williams, We have a very good Union Bosun; Tony Annelar: and Joe crew except for one member Coelho.) who was performing aboard ship and giving the Union a black RIDER CREW DOFF eye. The rest of the crew voted CAPS TO SKIPPER: unanimously to have this man thrown off which was done in REAL GENTLEMAN' Port Said. To Ihe Editor: To the Editor: ' Closing, we hope the rest- of Having been a member of the the Brothers will keep up the SIU since 1943, I think it is good work for the Union. about time I send my two cents worth to the LOG. The Crew SS Steel Maker I am just finishing up my sec­ ond inter-coastal trip on the (Ed. Note: Unfortunately, the Rider Victory of the Isthmian boys on the Steel Maker sent Line, and would like to say a in va photograph of the nega­ word about one of the best tive of another photograph. To skippers afloat today. Captain use it would have involved Vintant Bulwich, who has been some complicated laboratory master on this bucket since last February. Speaking for all hands, processes in the course of he is tops. which any chance to identify I have been black gang dele­ the crewmembers would have gate this trip, and the two other been lost. If we could have delegates and myself have not used the photo, here are the once had to go to Captain Bul­ SIU members you would have wich with a beef. I have heard that most Isth­ seen: mian skippers are difficult to Pete Walsh, Junior Engineer: get along with. If this is true, Freddie Delacruz, AB; Ollie am glad that Captain Bulwich Nerkiewicz, Deck Maintenance; is an exception. So, for the whole Sam Jonas, 2nd Electrician; gang on the Rider Victory, I John Fronden, Utility; Bill say; "Hats off to him, a real gentleman." Baumgardner. 3rd Cook; G. William J. Prince Walker. Messman: R. Schwars, Asst. Electrician Chief Cook; F. Quintero, SS Rider Victory Utility; Bill Hastetter, AB; Don have given the hospitalized Americans a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings. If each ship had agrepd to be responsible for five men, eight ships could have handled the 40 men without any trouble. The Stewards on the ships who refused to help out their ship­ mates ashore would be the first ones to claim they were being neglected in a reverse situation. They were just passing the buck when they sent the lady from the Club to the Masters. NOT THE FIRST TIME A Steward couldn't do a thing without his Skipper's consent, they told her. Any Seafarer knows they could have helped out easily enough. The Skippers need never have known a thing about it. It wouldn't be the first time in American maritime history that something—a couple of turkeys, say—went over the side xmbeknownst to the Old Man. If you ever are asked to help a few men out, especially at Thanksgiving or Christmas or a similar occasion, don't be afraid to do your part. You might be on the beach or sick in a French hospital your­ self some day. Gebrge Meaney Folks Back Home Enjoy The LOG, Keaton Says To the Editor: This is the second time I've written to you concerning the LOG. I would like very much to have the paper sent to my home. I have been with the Seafar­ ers since 1943 and I think it's tops. And I know the folks back home would enjoy very much i-eading our paper. At present I'm here in the Baltimore Marine Hospital but I hope to be out soon and back to sea again. So here's hoping you put us on the mailing list this time. Clyde Keaion (Ed. Note: We sure wilL) •|i �Page Fourteen THE S E AFAR ERS LOG Friday, May 7. Id48 ife i BULLETIN >AR]) r -• _- Unclaimed Wages Ward, Theodore R 1.08 14.66 Van Ells, Roy L Ward, Wayne 11.30 Van Hille, Hei-man A. .... 10.88 Ward, Williams J 4.75 1.56 Van Horn, Earl L Ward. Willis 4.32 Van Houten, Walter E. .... 1.55 Warden, Ralph E. . 4.45 .69 Van Lew, Frank W Ware. Utah Carl 3.28 ' 1.98 Van Lowe, James A Warfel, David Douglas .... 12.58 .01 Vann, Lewie C Warfield, George W. 3.65 3.96 Vannais, Phil C Warhurst, Ernest W. , 1.52 28.42 Vanney, Earl P Warkentin, J. A '. 1.98 2.29 Van Panel, John Warneke, Robert E. 10.74 23.97 Van Reynolds, Hy Warner, Harold M 2.93 16.21 Van Rhign, William Warner, John C 49.10 1.34 Vans Vage, James J Warner, Robt. H 2.75 13.48 Van Tongeren, Evart Warner, Sanford L. .08 77.25 Vantries, James M Warner, William S, 10.40 1.48 Vanzile, John Warney, William S .39 ' 8.72 Vargas, I Warpup, Charles P .71 1.98 Varnick, J. W Warren, Lawrence 24.77 Vasilchik, Stephen 5.51 Warren, Paul 1.05 7.69 Vasquez, Domingo .87 2.79 •Walsh, J. W. 13.39 Vidas, Simeon C 01 Walker, Elmer R 1.54 Warren, William ...,; Vasquez, Jose . 12.05 6.95 Walsh, Stanley 120.28 Walker, Estle G 31.09 Warrington, Howard , 6.55 Vierra, Salvador A Va«quez, Miguel A 31.42 23.78 Walters, C 17.11 Walker, G 1.19 Warrington, John R. 4.36 Viero, A Vaiis, Emanuel Sam .74 98 Walters, J. E 5.14 Wastenay, Richard 7.73 Vierra, Albino 5.70 Walker, Gus Vaughan, Richard L, 2.92 : 4.69 Walters, Joseph 6.71 Waterman, R. C 4,13 Vietro, Nicholas P 1.78 Walker, H. T Vaughn, Hal G .99 3.64 Walters, Kenneth L 2.81 Walker; Jack E. 19.59 Waters, Eugene 14.93 Vigo, F Vaughn, Rupert O Waters, James 7.23 90.88 Walters, Max L 20.03 Walker, James A. 9.40 Vigo, Manuel 4.51 Vazquez, Juan A, M 17.77 3.58 Walters,-Robert T 5.35 Walker, John E 2.31 Vigue, Alfred J 32.66 Waters," Jesse L Veasy, H Waters, Richard B. 4.24 7.45 Walters, William F 10.79 Walker, Robert L. 2.80 Vecchiet, Louis 5.55 Vilagu, Robert Water.s, William V. .......... .80 36 Walton, Dan 18.99 Walker, Robert W 1.07 Vilar, J. C Vedrlne, Patrick H. , , 17.26 Watford, Roy A 48.00 3.96 Walton, Florence 46 Walker, Thomas D 8.26 Vilco, J Vegas, Abraham 1.05 Watkins, Edward W. 2.64 1.95 Walton, Harold 16.50 Walker, William A 6.68 Villapol, Esteban M Veider, Karl A .H 64.50 Watkins, Jolm E .59 5.74 Walton, Glenn E. Jr 2.23 Villas, J. M 8.63 Walker, William J Villeux (Veilleux, A, A.... 14.46 Watkins, Samuel H 1.48 3.59 Walton, William J. " 16.80 Villemarette, Paul A 39.53 Walklin, James Howard .... Veiner, Benedict 46 Watkins, Wayne W 3.77 2.16 Wampler, Marvin W .79 Villonueva, Antonia V. .... 158.48 Wall, Claude C Velasco, Peter F 21.03 Watkins, William E . 3.54 46 Wandrei, Earl L .04 Vinas, Carlog A 3.96 Wallace. Donald A Venegra, C. A 9.14 Watson, A. L 5.50 112.97 Ward, Admh-al D 7.43 Vinas, Charles 14 Wallace, Elmer L Ventola, John 21.46 Watson, Elmer D 16.38 83 Wannall, William E. Jr. .-. 2.44 Wallace, Guy Vercher, John R. ..." 3.59 Vinas, Jose .71 Watson, Geo. A . 10.32 2.23 Ward, E. W 2.00 Wallace, Harvey E. Verdjak, George 12.14 Vincent, Edward 10.72 Watson, George L. 8.26 37 Ward, George G _... 8.46 Waller, Edward E. Verecke, Arthur H. A 3.52 Vincent, Frank G .43 Watson, Henry L . 8.41 123.75 Waller, Thomas 2.34 Ward, Henry M Vergara, Joseph R 2.64 Vincent, John 4.13 Watson, James L .69 2.75 Walls, Edwai'd 2.00 Ward, James L Verley, Eugene 27.55 Vincent, Jos 5.40 Watson, John J 2.23 43.44 Walser, William ; 94 Ward, John A Vertra, James T. Jr. 5.08 Vincent, Norman B .66 Watson, Walter R . 4.20. 2.64 Walsh, J 85 Ward, John W 8.93 Vesey, Vincent 5.00 Vineyard, Robert P .57 7.63 Walsh, J 16.65 Ward, Joseph F .94 Watson, Willie J Vesik, Thamas ... 3.46 Vink, Arnold 5.10 Walsh, J 5.60 143.17 .Ward, Lorenzo .55 Watt, Kenneth E Vetrano, P. J 28.00 Vinsant, Wm. S 7.57 Viano, Eugene 51.07 Vinson, Sam C. 4.80 Viau, Charles I 4.29 Violette, H Viscomti, Frederick M 3.56 Vicera, Esterban Y. Jr .46 4.04 Vicker, M .27 Vitale, Andrew Vitali, Frank 20 Vickers, Clarence J 33.33 Viton, Ernest C 8.02 Vickory, George R 4.36 Vlachos, P 5.01 Vollstedt, Donald H 53.66 Volpe, John P 13.60 Vona, Raymond J 10.26 Von Derstine, Donald C... 20.53 SB LEGION VICTORY 2.75 The following crewmen have Vondreku, Robert E 89 money due them, in addition to Von Holden, Claude ....i 4.74 the payoff settlement, in the Von Nordeck, E. L. 14 amounts listed. For payment, Vooi-hees, A, H Voorhies, Allen D 23.86 contact Isthmian Steamship Com­ $|-:00; B. W. Fames, $2.00; J. F, Kozar, SS EDWARD JANEWAY NEW YORK 23.30 pany, Richards Building, New Vorel, Edward $3.00; E. Gardinario, $1.00. A. Sarg, $1.00; A. Janesen, $5.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 9.70 Orleans 12, La. If not claimed Vorphil, Herbert P. SS JEAN CHOCTAW TRAIL A. C. Castelo, $1.00; V. A. Thomas, Vosments, F. S 2.79 G. W. Ehmsen, $1.00. by May 17, the vouchers will be E. C, Craig, $2.00. SS YORK 6.40 $j.OO; E. Harrison. $1.00; P. E. Conforwarded to the company's New Vuisbee, Walter C SS SOUTH STAR / over, $25.00; J. W. Crabtree, $10.00; E. Victoria. $1.00; L .C. Majka, 4.70 H. B. Gonzales, $15,00; A. Patinzo, Geo. Brown, $2.00; L. Kane, $1.00; C. York office, 71 Broadway, New Vulcano, Michael A., Jr. .. $1.00; A, C. Holmgren, $2.00. Waddel, Dewey F 168.28 $15.00; V. J, Spade, $15.00; L. Dur­ Kreiss, $3.00; J. E. Melton, $3.00; J. York City. SS BEREA VICTORY 14.32 ham, $1.00; W. E. Lane, $3.00; S. E. Meyer, $2.00; M. Dejonge, $1.00; T. R. Rasmussen, $2.00. Curran, Bernard J., $2.12; Cro- Wade, Paul D Moynihan, $1.00; M. Rialland, $1.00: 16 54 Edwards ,$1.00. SS DE SOTO foot, France K., $6.63; Orazio, Wade, Willie J R. F. Welker, $5.00; More, $1.00; L. 1. Suall, $2.00; J. Pagan, $2.00; C. R. Geo. Tikiros, $5.00. Wegener, Roberto 10.47 W. MacDonnell, $1.00; Mar Olson, Gilbert, $1.00; W. Weaver, $1.00; B, John D., $6.36; Marquis, William SS HOOD RIVER Trottie, $4.00; M. Aguas, $1.00; H, 30.41 $5.0^; J. C. Peet, $2.00. E., $6.36; Brewer, Jack E., $1.06; Wagner, C. W J. Kavanagh, $1.00 . McClure, $1.00; M. Marines, $1.00; R. .22 A. H. Thurman, $1.00; J. Baumann, Hava, $2.00; G. Bond, $2.00; O. CasThompson, Albert D., $8.48; Hag- Wagner, Edward SS DOROTHY $4.00; A. Bearden, $5.00; M. Strelffer, Wagner, Frank L. D. Mullis, $2,00; E, Pantaja, $T,00; 9.01 garty, Thomas J., $1.06; Fagnant, ella, $2.00; W. Baranowski, $1.00. $5.00; J. F. Flesel, $1.00; W. PadhoroE, Belkofsky, $1,00; J. Sanders, $1,00, 4.62 |dicki, $20.00; H. Galfagher. $1.00; F. SS MARINE RUNNER Theodore T., $1.06; Jaskolski, Wagner, Lewis M. SS BESSEMER VICTORY A. Cobb, $1.00; W. Teffner, $1,00; 3.60 B. Grtis, $1.00. Leonard W., $1.06; Bales, Bobby Wagner, Theodore A J. Garcia, $1.00; R, L. McKenzle, L. rilhart, $1.00; G. Glock, $1.00; C. 10.74 v., $3.18; Biffle, Richard K., Wagoman, Melvin SS LAHAINA VICTORY Romaine, $1.00; A. Kastina, $1.00; K. $2.00. 1.34 A. NHneberg, $4.00; W. O. Connor, Dczer, $2.00; J. Scott, $1,00; A. L. SS BILLINGS VICTORY'. $5.30; Whitley, Homer S., $2.65; Wagstaff, Frank W. J. Fogarty, $1.00. Honey, Carl I., $2.65; Martin, Wahl, Wilmer, H. Rose, $1.00; J .Miller, $1.00; C, Reier, 1.98 $3.00. SS BULL RUN SS J. BURGESS $5.00; R. Katusich, $2.00. Wahrhaftig, Moi-ris 4.92 Charles, $2.65. L. L. Phillips, $1.00. .. E. E. Hansen, $2.00; L. W. Brown, SS BRAZIL VICTORY Sokolich, Tom M., $2.65; Neib- Waigaud, Alex ,05 $2.00. SS A. POTHIER j. Bentle, $1.00: J. Brodeur, $1.00; A.'W. Weir, $1.00. ling, Robert C., $2.65; Ryan, Jos­ Waindle, Bernard K .74 J. • Chermesino, $1.00; R. Schoolcraft, SS STEEL NAVIGATOR .SS SEATRAIN TEXAS- ' eph G., $10.60; Forrest, Jackson Wajdak, Charles F $1,00; W. Blakele, $1.00; P. Crivello, 23,54 J. A. Montieth, Jr., $5.00. H. Winborn, $2.00. $ 1.00; J. Gallant, $ 1.00: N. Martinez, Wakeen, Charles P SS CAVALIER Jr., $8.48; Smith, Charles C., 83.39 SS CAPE ELIZABETH , % P. Norton, $1.00; D, Rile, $1.00; $4.24; White, Gordon, $8.48; Wakefield, D 10.78 S. L. Hunt, $1.00; A. Sanchez, $1.00. $1.00; O. Klippberg, $2.00. . • W. McKeon, $1.00; J. Sumpter, $1.00. SS AFOUNDRIA Stroup, Dixon R., $4.24; Bober, Wald, Leone Y 17.72 J. Sanlouzans, $2.00; S. J. Lelacheur, SS SAN MARTIN 15.10 $2.00; F. Guinpaya, $2.00; J. S. WeedNicholas Jr., $4.24; Brunney, Walker, Alton B W. L. Busch. $i0.06; C, A. Rome, ISTHMIAN STRIKE 11.18 mark, $5,00; C. W. Mills, $2.00; H. L. $|0.00; Pastor Ldrete, $15.00; DenieDONATIONS Charles A., $2.12; Phares, Charles, Walker, Carl Jr. E. A. Lumbang, $10.00. 4.20 Loll, $2.00; T. E. McHenan, $5.00; J. trio Sequino $I5.,00; Rumio- Pascual; $2.12; Woods, Douglas A., $2.12; Walker, Clarence Jr. J. B. Karner, $10.00; J.' Swensnn. Norgoard, $1.00; E. Arnio, $5,00; J. $15.00, -1.7^ Murphy, $5.00; S. A, Imbodcnt, $2.00; Sink, Wilbur, $2.65; Badon, Walker, Dolphus D - SS WESLEYAN VICTORY $10.00; O. L, Lants, $10,00; A. Kaden, Walker, Edward £ 8.75 K. G. Slyersten, $1.00; C. S. Ciprlano, J. M. Fisher, $5,00; M. Kuclk, $3.00, $10,. Emile, $2.12. Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller* busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. MONEY DUE �Friday. May 7, 1343 T II E S E AF A R E RS Page Fifteen LOG Unclaimed Wages PERSONALS Isidore Cononico 2.00 Millard N. Williams : 17.38 Eric Evison 3.48 Lloyd D. Thomas 4.27 ROBERT ALVIN WEISS Kenneth Guenther 2.63 Get in touch with Mrs. Leona Norman Lucas 51.90 Weiss, 9260 Elston Avenue, Chi­ Anthony Glambona 47.28 cago 18, 111. Searol Miller 54.04 S> i. Garrett Hogan 56.88 The following is a list of men and unclaimed wages due them from South WILLIAM MAJOR WEST •Sidney G. Moran 6.24 Atlantic Steamship Company. To collect, write South Atlantic Steamship You are asked to contact Mrs. William Stephens 1.49 Company, Post Office Box 670, Savannah, Georgia, Attention: Accounting A. C. west, 512 Maycox Axenue, Patrick O'Sullivan 12.91 Department. Be sure to send full and correct identification. Norfolk 5, va. Earl C. Corkrin 11.02 ^ t i 4 John P. Callanan 17.16 PERCY F. COBURN 13.02 Richard L .Johnson 1.42 Therold Mcintosh 25.84 Samuel Williapison 42.50 Ascisclo Perez Contact Ralph V. Mull, Public 11.23 Willie J. McCartney 8.53 Robert Rusell 1.78 Michael Messina 20.00 Mario Colombo Accountant, S y 1 v a n i a Bank Antonio Ditello 21.60 Joseph Cruz 8.53 Tnomas J. Swafford 10.69 Harold McLin 20.00 Building, Sylvania, Ohio. Easton Skinner 20.00 Edwin H. Bloomstrand .... 8.53 Earl C. Robbins 8.26 Fred Brown 19.20 S. t. t 2.16[John Nolawski 8.53 Earl A. Shadeck 331.82 Bentram Agol 20.00 Harrison Whittemore VINCENT PAUL MURRAY Lee Byrnes j 43.11 George Lee Bales 20.79 Eugene Adams 42.57 -. 1.84 James L. Siniard 13.61 Edwin Mortimer Contact George H. Lamb, Albert J. Morgan 22.07 James Stewart 25.73 . 1.84 John Henry Flood 10.00 C. Carroecio John A. Sullivan, Jr 72 M. E. Chandler 8.98 Court House, Long Island City T, 1.84 Pascal J. Crosby -. 5.69 William Willoughby Thomas O. St. Germain .... 11.63 Paul Melch 15.35 New York. 1.84 William L. Smith G. Hanson 1.99 Charles R. Hensley 99 L. Leske 1.04 1.44 John R. Kleban GERALD GJERSETH 76 R. Walker J. Silva 1.44 J .E. Listman 69 1.44 Arnold J. Evard Clarence J. Novak 1.31 D. R. Doane 2.52 C. Kinsley Arthur R. Castonguay 11.71 1.44 Your grandfather, Louis J. C. R. Stephens : 7.92 D. F. McDonald 42 Celicve Clifford Barton .... 5.76 George D. Stell 7.31 Fianz, wishes you to contact hum J. L. Rubble ; 8.64 M. Atkinson 5.00 John Wright 10.79 at 514 DiUmore Street, Black 1.44 Joseph Buckingham 2.84 Bernard Wankasky W. HaiTis 2.88 William M. Bush 6.75 River Falls, Wisconsin. 2.16 Joseph Kwiec Ernest R. Watson 17.00 R. Baker 3.55 William A. Padgett 5.12 4.57 Carl Mielnik 3.10 A. Leknes ' Moyle H. Fesperman 80.00 W. A. Kennedy 8.38 72 Alfred Borjer RUBEN PLUTARCO CARBO Norman Jones 3.70 R. Snyder 9.24 Richard Baierlein 5.29 Albert Pescatore .71 Contact B. Oquendo H., Consul, Milan Herchek 3.49 D. D. Burill 5.69 Robert Coopey . .72 William B. MeAdams 1.64 Consulado General Del Ecuador, George M. Christmas 4.82 Z. Dent 10.66 arl H. Lewis 1.78 Ray McDonaM 23.19130 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, Harry "L. Rogers 5.51 H; Henze Joseph Dinicins 4.27 Joseph Martin 1.44 N. Y. 4.45 Marvin L. Piatt 1.04 W. C. Spirey, Jr Irving S. Mumford 24.53 Preston R. Hill 1.79' 60 4. t. 4. Cecil M. Tutch 1.72 L. Del Rasco 89 Floyd Jenkins 1.44 12.61 G. White WILLIAM ROBERT DIXON Raymond L. Rotter 1.04 F. G. Furman 52.59 Frederick A. Edyvean 1.60 9.90 Felix A. Loughlin Contact Seamen's Church In­ Raymond E. Thorne 7.57 Philip Mendoza 14.80 Robert L. McCombs 3.20 22.23 Billy Robertson stitute of N. Y., 25 South St^ John Poulos 6.30 David Rivers 9.18 Wayne H. Trolle 19.97 2.88 Marshall C. Jenkins New York. M. K. Higgenbotham 6.30 August Leite 14.61 John W. Hitch 12.12 4.76 Roy A. Pollock 4. 4. Shirley Olds 6.30 Rondall L. Willis 11.18 Bruce C. Badgett 9.21 5.05 James B. Bailey, Jr ROBERT GALE H. P. DeGroat 3.50 Truman A. Patriquin Lindsay Clemmons 6.77 Roy S. Harter 13.14 15.02 R. L. Smith 2.70 W.D.Graham 2.79 Nicholas Calzia 14 58 Contact Mrs. M. Moon, Depart! 7.93 James R. Beale 2 00 Welfare, 902 Broadway, T. F. Mock 2.70 Garland W. Brown 2.79 Nicholas Calzia 3.44 William V. Knight W. A. Boiler 2.70 Homer W. Hahne Francis A. Ginsley 8.10 Erasmo P. Arroyo 2.50 11.43 Robert H. Rhode ^ 214.74 H. V. Walsh 4. 4 4. 8.10 Alfredo Urtiz 2.50 5.30 Louis E. Nagy ALEXANDER SALINSKY Robert H. Rhode 5.76 L. F. Carter Nolan L. Wethington 8.10 Candelario Romos 1.00 1.61 William Gunther 1.44 R. E. Kellogg 8.10 Louis Kassen Contact your mother, Mrs. Eva 3.55 65 David M. Whatmough Louis B. Copestick 26.16 Floyd C. Nolan Haskel N. Wright 8.10 Frank Montanari 3.00 Salinsky. Her address: 248 East 1.27 Jack Buhia 1.44 Thomas R. Parrett 5.40 Larry Kitchen 3.55 Second Street, New York City. 1.27 Andrew N. Baldwin 5.40 Leon Aiken 3.55 % t> i. S. Widman 37.66 William L. Davidson JULIO CALDERON VIVAS Richard J. Kraniak 5.40 L. Compredon 4.42 John P. Synnatt 2.59 5.40 C. Faureaux 4.42 Get in touch with Edvugis Raymond J. Marpool 1.00 Ellen E. Landry Herbert Stark 5.40 Martin L. Thorp 5.26 Montanez Rexach, 43 Jorge Bird Raymond J. Marpool 47 72.42 James Boyd Rogers 5.26'Leon Street, Fajardo, Puerto Alton P. O'Neill :... 6.18 Sebastian Barberino SIU, A&G District Edward J. Jordan 5.04 Joseph B. Arceo 6.44 Rico. 1.34 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Harold D. Jewell Paul L. Edward , 2.88 Lawrence W. Crowley 8.03 4, 4. 4. 3.38 William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Fred Fatro 2.59 2.88 E. L. Wilson HARRY L. SCHULER BOSTON 276 State St. William T. Gay 1.37 James R. Buskey 1.37 5.76 S. J. Collum Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 William P. Dunn E. Barwick, 1733 "P" Street, 3.56 John Kovachic GALVESTON 308Vj—23rd St. M. P. Fresit 1.37 John Kovachic 5.76 N.W., Washington, D. C., wishes William H. Smith 3.56 Keith Alsop, Agent Phono 2-8448 2.06 to hear from you. Joseph R. Letai-te 5.04 E. C. Evans D. B. Braselton 3.56 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 7.74 3.56i™iani J- Wolfe 5.76 W. J. Garner Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Francesco Fanoe 4-4 4. E. R. Hann 2.06 Edward W. Young 5.04 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Alfred C. Wallace 11.82 GEORGE ENGELIHARD E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 .I: 5.04.EIwood H Hopper 4.82 Allen W. Marshall 30.17 Edgar Nelson Contact Edward G. Tesko, 531 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 69 2.88 William L. Flawhearty 32.90 Richard Tolbert Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Robert Sharrenberg Avenue E, Bayonne, New Jersey. 1.37 3.59 Joseph J. Dorsey NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Claude B. Arms 6.65 Julius W. Wichartz This pertains to your accident on 2.75 3.59 J. S. Satmary Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4 1083 Douglas B. Patterson 27.71 Charles D. Rumney the Hastings. 7.57 PHUJVDCLPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. 3.59 C. A. Christenson Claude B. Arms 6.65 Edgar L. Krotzer Uoyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Joseph P. Sheridan 3.18 Joseph Sheehan 73 4. 4. 4. 6.33 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Costa Tiskins HERBERT KNIGHT Paul V. Wright 18.80 E. R. Scherzer 10.56 Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Lloyd Sego 1.37 .72 -..2.96 Charles Hitchens Get in touch with Jesse, the SAN JUAN. P.R. 252 Ponce de Leon Joseph L. Hudson 5.51 Louis Peres Ramon R. Sierra Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 .88 Carroll R. Wilson "^2.96 bartender, 51 Beaver Street, New William B. Brewton .69 SAVANNAH ; .220 East Bay St .88 York. He is holding money and. Ronald Canallton 8.50 Evaristo Pantoja Walter Sickerman 3.07 Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 .88 papers for you. 30.03 Harry L. Sterling TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St William H. Marshall 7.41 B. Benedict J. Koppersmith 2.00 Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Paul Mohoney :..... 1.44 2.00 A1 Chapman 1.44 M. D. Green SUP M. H. Grace 2.00 Kendall R. Bowen 14.19 .a§.33 HONOLULU 16 Merchant SL Jack P. Farrow 10.66 Karl H. Lewis The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Phone S8777 Clarence A. Nash S. Janowski 5.69 farers International Union is available to all members who wisb 11.38 PORTLAND .111 W. Bumslde St. 5.69 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoynaent of 10.66 S. V. D'Emanu^le Beacon 4336 Reamer C. Grimes M. C. KleibeF".!;:. '"5.69 .71 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to hare RICHMOND, Calif. 2S7 Sth Bt. John H. Prescott 5.69 the LOG sent to you each vreek address cards are on hand at every Phone 25S9 Ernest P. Manly, Jr. .71 L. G. Stockwell 5.69 SIU branch for this ptupose. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Guy R. Relz 2.00 J. H .Bales Douglas 25475 J. W. Mize 2.8?^ Francisco Ruiz 6.98 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 66 Seneca SL Adolphus H. Lowers 1.07 Fred T. Miller .47 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Main 0290 2.13 which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 WILMINGTON... 440 Avalon Blvd. William C. Donnhue ........ 6.53 George H. F. Baker 1J)7 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. Terminal 4-3131 Joseph Bowden 5.98 Poul Madsen William T. Nicholson 1.07 Juan Cruz, Jr 6.98 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 3L28 Raymond Rodriquez 6.23 Alfred A. Bernard Chambers O. ,.Kinskey .... 31.28 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Thomas Mills ...: 5.98 To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 P. G. Cardinal 28.44 2.06 James N. Leizear CHICAGO, 111 3261 East 92nd St. 31.28 2.06 Russell J. Grenon I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to riaA: Phone: Essex 2410 Louis A. Tharpe N. Vipperman-?-,..";,..., 2.66 Henry C. Buckner 2.06 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. address below: 3.56 Main 0147 Murray Kays 12.75 James Toothman 6.95 D'ETROIT 1038 Third St. Norman D. Armstrong .... 12.75 Charles Pritchard Name Cadillac 6857 Edwin P. Mortk^r6.95 Myers R. Blair 12.75 DULUTH..... 531 W. Michigan St. 5.73 12.75 Earl C. Bubar Melrose 4110 Ernest W. Mitchell Street Address Peter C. Walsh'.'..:......... 7.15 12.75 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Lloyd L. Raves Garfield 2112 Robert J. Wilkinson 9.95 12.75 Gerald Stalker City State .... Edward Levinthal 4.30 Albert J. Martinelli 33.92 8.53 Carmine Grande 1.62 Russell A. Porter Signed 6.44 MONTREAL 1227 Philips Square Herbert H. Crowell 34.56 Jacob Tojalowski VlCTpRU, B.C 602 Boughton St. Anthony Myez 107.31 .64.08 Karl E. F. Anderson Empire 4531 2.17 Reamer C. Grimes 2.96 Harold W. Witt Book No. VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. Irvin GoTgas .72 Earl C. Matthews 2.17 Pacific 7854 mfnmm South Atlantic Steamship Company SlU HALLS Notice To Ail Sill Meoibers 6t Lakes District Canadian District �T HE SEA ¥ ARE RS Page Sixtean LOG Fride*^ May 7, iW8 *^' WHAT ttWIIK... l^ir HV^S, • -rV'riV. - 15'? .ii:-'-- •• .,;> A- . • •H 'r-/ Iflf •>""; !:l|i '• vV'A' Ti • 5? -ivS'?• '-i ' •• • QUESTION: What do you think was the most important lesson learned by the Seafarers International Union while we assisted the United Financial Employes in the Wall Street strike? •--.rriy'•••/;- •fi , II I' ' 'll; i''? % }f Ii f; i. RUDOLPH EVANS, MM: G. CASTRO, AB: MANUEL AGUAS, OUer: WILLIAM SHAW. Messman: We all learned ihe lessons of solidarily and unify. We in the SIU believe in the "Brotherhood of the Sea." but other people don't. So, by helping out the UFE we showed what Brother­ hood really means and the younger men in our organization saw real trade union solidarity in action. Only a union can protect ihe guys who work for a living. The UFE is a small union, and so 3l came to us for help. Lots of people said we were un-Amer­ ican. Well, most of us sailed all through the war, and some men were in the Armed Services. I'd like to know why it's un-Amer­ ican to fight for decent wages. I thought that the method of getting the food out to the picketlines was good experience for all of us. We ironed out the difficulties quickly and had no trouble keeping the chow moving to the men. We sure learned who our friends are. Some unions didn't send men to our picketlines, and some refused to help the UFE in any way. On the other hand, most unions really tried to do something, and Local 202 of the Teamsters sent a whole truckload of food for the strikers. If we ever get in­ volved in our own beef, Im sure that we can depend on plenty of help from other organizations. First of all, we learned how to go from normal operation into strike action without a lot of fuss and bother. One day we were carrying on regular business, and the next day we had pickets on the line and we were serving hot food to strikers and had the whole strike machinery set up. We learned a lot. but I'll bet the operators learned even more. They know now. if they weren't sure before, that this Union can and will fight. If the shipowners try to play games and take away the Hiring Hall, we are ready for them. We have the training and we have tHe courage to go out and fight. The UFE strike showed that the SIU can step into a beef on short notice, any kind of a beef, and do a good job. I think that it made the Union known all over the United States, and it proved to the big shots that we have power to fight for other unions as well as for ourselves. No matter what the newspapers said, we picketed peacefully. We tried to stay away from fights because we knew that the police had it in for us. The newer SIU men had a chance to see how the SIU works in action, and the les­ sons they learned on the picketlines couldn't be gotten from a set of books. I think like most all Seafarers do—that we were able to stand up even though the police were cut there in full force to protect the brokers interests and beat us down. You can see how phony the T-H Act is when it can .he used by employers in anyway that is to their advantage. Our support of this beef was a good show of how organized labor will stick together when anybody tries to knock down a union's at­ tempt to get decent wage and working conditions for its mem­ bers. We learned things in this beef that will make us better able to meet our own beefs of this kind if they come up. MELVIN BASS, MM: ARNOLD JEPSEN, FOW: M. HANSEN, AB: RUDOLPH PASCHAL. OS: JACK TURNER. Second Cook: In the UFE beef, we got an op­ portunity to see how the bosses are determined to use the TaftHartley law for union-busting and to beat down the working man. We saw, too, that the police can be relied upon to help them try to do the job. Our support of the UFE people gave them a chance to stand up for their rights as working men and women. We certainly couldn't have let them down because once the bosses got them down, they would get ready to go right down the line on the rest of or­ ganized labor. The UFE beef showed that the fight of any union group is the fight of all labor. One thing the SIU learned, and Our Union deserves lots of credit for the way it handled the the UFE learned it loo. is that any union of workers has to fight mass picketlines. It was a sight for everything it gets. Nobody few New Yorkers had seen be­ gives you anything in the way of fore—and certainly not in the Letter wages and working condi­ 1 a b o r-hating financial district. tions. you go get it for yourself. Our men showed that they know We learned, and everybody learned, that nobody can sit back how to conduct a tremendous and wait for things to happen. If picketline; something that should you do. the big shots grab every­ come in handy later. Maybe the thing and you end up with noth­ Another thing the SIU cops didn't like it. or the brokers, ing. learned was how to set up its but umon people did. This UFE strike machinery, if and when beef showed that if it comes to' we have to use it. In addition, a pinch and the employers want we found out who were- our to use the Taft-Hartley law to friends in the b.bor movement, break us. we are abi« and willing and wo.'showed them we weren't to stand up ishd defend pur afraid of anybody including the Hew York cops. Union and our rights. ' •,SL LOPEZ. MM: One thing we learned was that we have friends in the labor movement, and I think they will back us up if we have trouble of «ur own. They know that we will help them when they need it. and that Seafarers aren't afraid of anybody including the toughest cops on the New York force. We got our strike mach­ inery oiled and ready for use, too. If we have to use it we'll know how. On that score, maybe the shipowners learned something too. One thing they ought to Jiave learned if they didn't is that anybody who goes up against us is in for a rough time. I think we did ourselves a lot of good, because we may have it easier later on as a result. I think one of the things we got out of this strike is a reputa­ tion from coast to. coast as a bunch of trade unionists who will back working men and women fighting for decent wages and conditions, no matter how great the odds are against them. We have seen how fair-minded people and organizations ap­ plauded our stand. We set an example on the piwketlines and showed that we can continue re­ gardless of police , intimidation. We hdd a chance to 'demonstrate a well-organised. lightly-knit strike machinery. With capable leadership, such as we now have, v/e Seafarers - are a force in the' labor movement. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource May 7, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 19 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES TWO MORE TANKER OUTFITS SIGN SEAFARERS CONTRACT WITH NEW WAGE SCALE SCALES GREEN AND WOLL TELL CIO NEED FOR LABOR UNITY ADHERENCE TO 50% RULE EXPECTED SAFETY PARLEY OPENS IN LONDON WATERMAN TO ENTER WEST COAST TO EUROPE TRADE WITH TRADE WITH SIX C-2S SEAFARER DORFMAN KNOWS THE SCORE,AND HE LEARNED IT ON PICKETLINES HOUSTON WOODS IS LOST AT SEA WHILE REPAIRING DAMAGED SHIP NEW ORELEANS BACKS UP UFE BEEF TO HILT AA FIGTHS ACHOLISM AS DISEASE TANKER OUTFITS SIGN WITH SIU HE EDWIN MARKHAM LOGS A FINE TRIP SHIPPING HOLDING UP IN MOBILE; PORT AWAITING EFFECTS OF ERP BALTIMORE SHIPPING HOLDS TO SLOW COURSE SAVANNAH HAS NEED FOR MEN WITH RATINGS GOOD SHIPPING BRIGHTENS SCENE IN PHILLY NEW YORK REPORTS SHIP LAY-UPS, BUT RATED MEN CAN STILL GET OUT SHIPPING AND SHOREGANG JOBS KEEP PUERTO RICO PRETTY HAPPPY GALVESTON WAITING FOR GRAIN MOVEMENTS TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES:SEATRAIN GIBBON'S HECTIC TRIP CLIMAXED BY VICTOY IN 8-DAY OVERTIME BEEF STEADY CREW KEEP 11 MONTH TRIP SERENE BROTHERS DONATE OVERTIME TO INJURED SHIPMATE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/07/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/cdaa2ee90e70114191ddae1a3b8fc05d.PDF 39061fa2c25d65ca37574122b4fb1afd PDF Text Text Official Organ of 4he Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. APRIL 30. 1948 New laaeases Gve Seafarers Highest Wi^es la Tanker FieU NEW YORK—Headquarters of the Seafar­ ers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, announced this week that two tanker companies had agreed to wage increases which grant the unlicensed seamen in those outfits the highest wages in the industry. The companies are Tanker Sag Harbor Cor­ poration and Petrol Tanker Industries, Incorpo­ rated. The wage boosts range from $5.00 to $25.00 per month. Overtime rates are adso increased. Men earning up to $223.23 per month will re­ ceive $1.15 per hour OT, and men making $223.23 per month, or more, will be paid $1.45 per hour. The new wage scale appears on page 7. Membershiii Gives Okay To The Four Resolutions By Ton-To-Ono Majority NEW YORK—^By a whopping majority of over ten-to-one, all four proposals on the Referendum Ballot have been approved by the A&G membership. Voting com­ menced on March 10 and ended on April 10. The propositions were recommended by the Agents Conference in response to membership letters . to Headquarters and to Good and Welfare discussions, in shoreside and shipboard meetings. The resolutions are designed to strengthen the Union in preparation for anything that might conceivably happen in the future. The anti-labor Taft-Hartley law and the open threat of the shipowners to refuse to recognize the Hiring Hall makes it necessary for the SIU to — New UC Charter Rules Confusing This week the Maritime Com- the Commission's action hard to mission drastically changed its predict was the still uncertain chartering policy in such a w^ status of U. S. shipping under that nobody could tell whether the Marshall Plan. that august body was committed Although the legislation bring­ to destroying the U.S. merchant ing the Plan to life apparently . marine or was trying to force guaranteed that at least 50 per­ religion on the shipowners. Even cent of the cargoes must go in spokesmen for the Commission American bottoms, there seems to be at least one loophole. seemed uncertain. At any rate, the Commission How big this hole will be de­ announced bluntly that it would pends on how the law is inter­ no longer negotiate charter par­ preted, and what view a Ship­ ties with, nor allocate vessels ping Coordinator for the Plan under existing agreements to, takes when he is named. companies not owning diy car­ Here is the loophole: The new go or passenger ships above l,50Ci law says that American vessels tons, or companies connected shall get half the cargoes "to with the operation of foreign the extent such vessels are avail­ able at the market rates." flag vessels. On the surface, at least, it TRAMPS THREATEN looked as if the Commission Without going deeply into the were trying to force American complicated subject of ocean shipowners to stabilize the in­ freight rates, there exists a pos­ dustry by owning their own sibility that foreign-flag tramps ships, and by operating them ex­ will be able to grab an extra clusively under the American portion of the cargoes. flag. It is this type of ship, prom­ inent in the coal and grain BACKS BIG BOYS However, the Commission also trades, that operates at lower said that it was in the process rates. Regular liner services of of working out a ratio between different flags mostly operate at the number of ships a company rates set by international con­ could chai-ter in relation to the ference agreements. But if for­ eign tramp rates were consid­ number it owned. ered "market rates" American Certainly it appeared that the shipping might well suffer ra­ Commission was embarking on ther than gain. a program designed to bolster Meanwhile, Marshall Plan or the big companies, and force the no Marshall Plan, war-built gov­ small companies and the firms ernment-owned ships are still operating chartered government- drifting back to the boneyard. owned ships and nothing else out As of April 15, there were only of business. 815 Maritime Commission ships As of July 1, 1948, the Com­ under bareboat chai'ter compared mission declared that it would to 1,510 last June. Another 100 terminate the charter of govern­ may be in the boneyard by May ment-owned vessels to compan­ 1. ies which competed in liner or If the Plan is administered berth servica with privately own­ with the welfare of the Ameri­ ed American ships but owned no can merchant marine in mind, ships at all. liowever, a good many ships One thing, that naade effects of should be pulled back despite No. 18 the Maritime Commission's stric­ ter chartering rules. Moreover, many people expect the Plan itself to become much larger rather than smaller. UFE Strike Ends! News of the UFE victory over the New York Stock Exchange came too late for the front page, of the LOG. Full details of the settle­ ment are contained in a story on page 3. A HELPING HAND prepare for strike action. ~ ' ^ Already ^e union-busters are in action. Wall Street, with the active cooperation of the New York City police force, is mov­ ing heaven and earth to break the strike of the United Finan­ cial Employes. Many incidents of police violence have taken place, and intimidation of the pickets by mass police pressure is an every-day occurence. The nation-wide strike of the Packinghouse Workers has been marked by police brutality in many cities. In Kansas City the police broke into the union head­ quarters and clubbed the strik­ ers who had sought refuge there. (Continued from Page 3) Miners' Record Shows Value Of Militant Action During the General Strike in 1946. and during the Isth­ mian Strike in 1947, Local 202 of the Brotherhood of Team­ sters donated food to the Seafarers. With the United Financial Employes involved in a beeL Local 202 came through again. Above is a picture of the truckload of food and vegetables which the Teamsters sent to assist the UFE. Local 202 Presi­ dent, Joseph Papa, and his membership show the true union spirit which can make labor unbeatable. The bosses in the United States don't like John L. Lewis. They call him names in their newspapers, and they try their level best to drive a wedge be­ tween him and the general pub­ lic. But, with all the high-powered propaganda machinery at their disposal, they haven't succeeded. The general public is the work­ ing man, and the man who works for a living realizes what John L. has gained for the miners. Since ldl9 the United Mine Workers has participated in more than 5,000 strikes. But in that period of time the miners can point to. many achievenients. Among these, taking only what has been gained since 1940, are the following: CONSTANT GAINS 1. In" 1940 the wage rate was, 85.7 xents per hour. Now it is $1.63. 2. Tools and equipment are (Continued on Page 6) �Page Two THE S E AF ARE RS LO t Friday. April 30, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL lit;- - - - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board i J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor We're Ready In approving the four resolutions on the referendum ballot by a towering 92 per cent majority, the member­ ship has added immeasurable strength to the Union struc­ ture. The results of the balloting indicate an intense •determination not only to preserve the Union and its hard won gains, but also to improve its facilities and render the entire apparatus more effective. That the SIU membership will not tolerate any at­ tempt to attack the Union Hiring Hall and the demo­ cratic process of Rotary Shipping is boldly evident in the overwhelming vote registered in favor of a $10 strike assessment. And by this vote, the Seafarers have also declared that they stand ready to seek improved contracts. The $10 building assessment will provide the means for improved Halls, with adequate meeting space and recreation facilities for all hands. Hospital Patients The two changes in the Shipping Rules mean .a wellknit membership ready, willing and able to do its utmost for the good of the Union and to fulfill its own con­ tractual obligations, both of which are definite signs of a responsible, conscientious and alert membership. ' When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital The ban on shipboard promotions eliminates what You can contact your Hos­ has long been a sore point among Seafarers. The regula­ pital delegate at the Staten tion calling for fines to be levied against OS and Wipers island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: who refuse to clean quarters is evidence of the member­ Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ship's continuing mandate that every SIU ship must be (on 5th and 6th floors.) a clean ship. They mean to see that there is no shirking Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, or faltering on this score. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by J'he membership's healthy attitude with respect to (on 1st zuid 2nd floors.) writing to them. their Union and their recognition of the fact that it is MOBILE HOSPITAL E. HEBERT a prime essential in their own security is most encouraging C. NANGLE J. KENNAIR E. J. SILLIN and hearteniiig. At this particular time, especially. R. J. STROM J. H. ASHURST M. C. ALPIN J. H. MURRAY J. E. MAYHART Now, when employers throughout the nation are E. B. HALL J. DOWNIE L. A. HOLMES preparing , for a Union-busting drive in all industries— C. J. BECK • M. ELSAYED ^ C. PETTERSON C. JORDAN and already there are ugly signs that the offensive has T. DAILEY R. G. PERKINS SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. begun—our membership has shown that it is wide-awake A. OLSEN 4, 4, S.. R. E. GRAYAY to reality and will not be caught napping. M. D. JONES GALVESTON HOSPITAL S. LeBLANC A. C. PARKER The employers are encouraged in their union-smashing FRANK NIGRO M. PETERSON J. NEELY J. WALSH Jii M. FITZGERALD hopes by the one-sided Taft-Hartley law, which they will C. E. BOYD ADOI.PH GAILIS W. F. REYNEW atterhpt to use as a weapon in their drive to wipe out the E. S. LERMA 4> 4* J. L. PERCIVAL :rv]^ STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL security of organized American working men and women. WILLIAM H. BROWN M. McCLUE FRANCIS VIGEANO F. FONDULA T. THOMAS • Their pattern became clear when the New York E. BERWALD 4. 4. 4. . t. t, a. police clubbed Seafarers and United Financial Employes NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. ANDERSON BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. P. FRANKMANIS in Wall Street, and when Kartsas City police charged F. GARRETSON R. LORD R. J. GARDNER recklessly and smashed headquarters of the Packinghouse A. LOOPER ^t'f i.'.' A. BONTI S. HEIDUCKI J.DENNIS Workers. J. PENSWICK E.. OfiSEN C. MASON W.CAREY J. McNEELY This is a situation that permits no dawdling on labor's A. LIPARI J. CONNOLLY G. BISCHOFF P. D. VAUGHN part, if it is to survive and to go ahead in the constant J. KORY M. CASTRO A. AMUNDSEN" battle for the decent standard of living to which 'we are N. A. GENOVESE R. KING J. SHEMET J. LEES all entitled. P. LOPEZ G. BRADY J. CHARRETTE F. NERING L. D. WEBB The membership of the SIU has demonstrated very R. BUNCH 4. 4 i T. J. SCHUTZ SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL emphatically that it knows the score. The results of the A. EDEFORS C. DESOUSA ERLIN(? MELLE ^M. ROSENBERG referendum balloting is proof of their preparation for any E. H. IVARRA J. HODO R. FLOYD attack and that they definitely intend that the SIU shall L. CLARKE H. WATSON J. PIETRZAK E. DRIGGERS -fly-. continue to push ahead to win a better life for seafaring' A. A. SMITH J. J. HANLEY J. GAINSLAND . , 'men.-.,. - -I B.DUFFY E: J. S. MINESES Men Now In TheMmwe Hospitak ii .V ij^ , » I �THE Friday, April 80. 1048 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG UFE Ends SE Strike Upon Mayor's Request; To Review Wage Issue THE WEST COAST CHIPS IN NEW YORK — In the history the membership at a meeting of the American Labor Move­ held in the SIU Hall, 51 Beavei ment there are few instances of Street, on April 29. successful white-collar strikes. Already negotiated at the time the Mayor made his request were But that pattern has been shat­ the issues of maintenance of tered by the United Financial union membership and other Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL. matters which the Stock Ex­ change had previously refused to New York's Mayor O'Dwyer, even consider. who had stated that he was The strike against the Curb "distressed" at .the strike, on Exchange, which commenced on Wednesday, April 28, requested March 29, when the Stock Ex­ that the UFE return to work, and change strike started, was settled that the wage question be left on April 14. For close to five weeks the up to an impartial investigator who would report to the Mayor, members of the UFE fought the personally. This was ratified by alliance of the Stock Exchange and the city police authorities to a stand-still. Intimidation didn't halt the steady picketing. Policebrutality could not break up the picketlines. li?;Here's the crew of the SS Columbia Victory, in San Francisco, after they donated generous­ ly to help the strike of the United Financial Employes. WC representative Steve CarduUo stands at the far left. Many crews have contributed to the fund, and as a result much of the expense of the strike has been carried by donations, rather than from the SIU treasury. Membership Okays Resolutions (Continued from Page 1) More than thirty people were injured, all of them union mem­ bers. CLUBS FLY Chicago, Omaha, and other cities have also been the scenes of police terrorism. The bosses know that the government is behind them, and so they refuse to deal honestly with unions. Their objective is to destroy the union movement in the United States. The passage of the four resolutions makes the Seafarers better able to fight the ship­ owners and the bureaucrats. The shipping Rules, as amend­ ed by this Referendum, appear on page 16. All four proposals are effective May 1. The text of the resolutions, and the official tallies, appear below: RESOLUTION No. 2 RESOLVED: That we go on record to assess ourselves with a $10.00 building assessment, to be known as the 1948 Building As­ sessment, to enable us to main­ tain the SIU Building Program by the purchase of our own Union Halls in Ports where needed'. FOR: 2695 AGAINST: 398 lose the job immediately and shall be fined no less than $25.00 for such offense." FOR: 2822 AGAINST: 278 RESOLUTION No. 4 RESOLVED: That Section in the present Shipping Rules deleted and that the following incorporated in the Rules Section 30: 30 be be as RESOLUTION No. 3 RESOLVED: That Section 29 in the present Shipping Rules be deleted and that the following April 23, 1948 be incorporated in the Rules as We, the undei-signed members Section 29: "No man may be promoted or of the Tallying Committee, hav­ allowed to transfer from one job ing been elected at a special to another on board ship ,except in case of extreme emergency. meeting on Monday, Aprfi 19, This is to apply where there isn't 1948, as per motion passed in the sufficient time to dispatch a man regular nieeting of April 7, 1948, from the Union Hall before a have tallied all ballots and at­ RESOLUTION No. 1 ship is scheduled to leave, or tached . hereto are our findings. RESOLVED: That we go on the hall cannot furnish replace­ All resolutions were carried by record to assess ourselves with a ments as required!. Any member more than the 2/3 majority as .... $10.00 strike assessment, to be guilty of breaking this rule shall required. known as the 1948 $10.00 Strike Assessment, to assure us of suc­ cess in any test of our Union's strength in view of the possible strike threat possed by the TaftRESOLUTION NUMBER Hartley Law, upon completion of our contracts this year. PHI BAU NOR SAV TAM MOB N.V. BOS FOR: 2826 91 292 AGAINST: 279 Yes 73 750 110 405 306 50 13 31 40 18 35 13 6 No 41 2 3 15 0 5 5 2 Void 0 0 3 7 0 2 0 0 No Vote 1 In all the negotiations which led up to the strike, and during the strike itself, the Stock Ex­ change was attempting only one thing. In common with other big business enterprises the N.Y.S.E. wanted to bust the union. The principle of any type of union security was rejected. The Stock Exchange offered certain wage increases, and then refused to go one penny higher. And laying off of staff was to be solely the prerogative of man­ agement. We have checked the ballots These points wei-e vetoed by the union, and the strike re­ sent to the various ports. All unused ballots were ac­ sulted. The Curb Exchange also/ adopted an "employes be counted for. We recommend that these go damned" attitude, and so the Curb was struck at the same into effect May 1, 1948. time. Fraternally submitted, Frederick Willis. 44193 From the very first day of the James Lee. 36733 strike, the men of the Seafarers James Murphy. 6998 International Union were on the George Kitchen. 43305 picketlines with the UFE. This Matt Fields. 26924 support had been voted by the Joe Wread. 27822 membership when the UFE was planning its strike, and was re­ iterated at each regular meeting after that. Report Of Tallying Committee Mentreal Ship Race Holds Port Interest MONTREAL — There's a fine gold-headed cane each year for the Master of the first ocean-go­ ing ship to reach Montreal in the spring, and generally interest runs high in shipping circles. Last week, two ships were racing for the honor. One was an Italian freighter, the SS Capo Oram, the other an Englishman, the SS Manchester Skipper, with the latter gradually pulling ahead at a steady 14 knots. Barring accident, the English freighter was expected to arrive well ahead of the Italian, thus assuring her Captain something to lean on in his old age, namely the gold-headed cane. What made the race this year especially exciting was the fact that the Manchester Skipper was making her third try for the coveted if not overly important honor of being first ship in. Sub-Total 115 812 128 447 324 58 106 329 I N-O. GAL S.F. PJl. TOTAL 372 17 4 0 110 2 1 0 217 3 4 0 50 60 0 6 2,826* 279 41 19 393 113 224 116 3,165 RESOLUTION NUMBER II Yes No Void No Vote - Sub-Total 49 64 0 2 727 51 21 13 104 24 0 0 382 307 61 12 2 5 2. 0 49 7 2 0 79 23 0 4 271 53 2 3 356 32 5 0 108 4 1 0 213 7 3 1 50 60 1 5 2,695* 398 42 30 115 812 128 447 58 106 329 393 113 224 116 3,165 106 6 1 0 214 7 • 3 0 73 38 0 5 2,822* 278 36 29 113 224 116 3,165 370 18 3 2 110 . 2 1 0 217 3 2 2 75 31 0 10 2,856' 206 33 70 329 - 393 113 224 116 3,165 324 RESOLUTION NUMBER III Yes : No Void No Vote 85 28 0 2 732 53 15 12 121 7 0 0 393 45 •4 5 309 10 5 0 48 7 2 1 84 19 0 3 292 1 365 24 4 0 Sub-Total ....115 812 128 447 324 58 106 329 393 RESOLUTION NUMBER IV \ Yes No ......J Void No Vote : 87 22 0 6 738 40 15 19 110 15 0 3 406 29 1 11 315 4 5 0 48 6 2 2 89 12 1 4 Sub-Total ..........115 812 128 447 324 58 106 : 291 24 3 11 4 .•••-!? I UNION-BUSTERS "Ordinary Seamen and Wipers shipped to contracted vessels who fail to put in two hours allotted time for cleaning the crew's quarters, as per contract, shall be brought up on charges by the ship's crew. For such of­ fense, the guilty member shall be fined not less than $10.00 for each such infraction." FOR: 2856 AGAINST: 206 Breakdown Of Voting On Referendum I •Ml MUCH SUPPORT Other unions voted support, and picketsigns representing AFL locals were to be found daily on the UFE picketlines. AFL President William Green commended the SIU for its active support of the strikers when he wired, "I commend you and those you represent upon the devoted way in which you have extended help and support to members of office workers imion employed in New York Stock Exchange who are on strike... I urge you continue your efforts to help them and to extend to them a full measure of support in heroic fight in which they are engaged." This was done to the utmost. The result is that the UFE, with the active support of the SIU, has cracked the front of the Weill Street financiers. The Stock Exchange employes returned to work with their heads held high. They know that they have met a hard test —one of the hardest tests—and have come through with their coloi-s proudly flying. They are confidently ready for whatever the future holds in store. 1 �After knocking a picket to the ground, a policeman kneels to get a better blow at the unprotected striker. Such has been the pattern in the Wall Street strike of the United Financial Employes. The excessive concentration of police around the Stock Exchange is part of the general picture throughout the United States. From the start of the United Financial Employes' strike, the area around the New York Stock Exchange looked like a convention of policemen. Shoulder.to shoulder they stand, ready to use their clubs against the peaceful pickets. In addition to the foot policemen, mounted cops and plain-clothesmen were poured into Wall Street to intimidate the strikers. The pickets were pushed around, but the brokers and the other scabs were escorted through the picketlines. There's a welcome sign out over the third deck in the SIU Hall. Hungry . pickets, can obtain sandwiches and coffee, while relaxing from pounding the pavements. It takes plenty of coffee to take care of the hundreds of Seafarers and UFE members manning the picketlines around the New York Stock Exchange, and that battery of coffee-makers, pictured above, is in constant use. Picture at upper left shows how the police hara^ the pickets in front of the Stock Exchange. It's so bad that the reporters for the newspapers call the section allotted to the pickets the "bird cage." The real truth about the Wall Street strike is being read by interested passers-by. left. In spite of the propaganda put out by the Stock Exchange authorities, most of the workers in New York's financial district know that the strikers* de­ mands^ are fair iuid just. .'i �Fridar-AprU 30..if48 THE SEA FA RE R S- L OG Page Five . -•.I-;# Good Shipping Has Savannah Holding Breath Philadelphia Faces Shortage Of Rated Men By CHAI^.ES STARLING By LLOYD GARDNER PHILADELPHIA — Spring has. SAVANNAH—For the coming finally come to this City of Bro­ week we see two payoffs ~ in therly Love. Spring and rain, sight, and that brings up the and lots of ships. problem of what to do about re­ Some of the ships are in tran­ placements. Right now in this sit, but others put in here to the SS Raphael Semmes, whose rived in good shape. She will payoff and sign-on. There were By JOE ALGINA port we have on the" beach: Deck Department was a mad- have new SlU-approved bunks three payoffs last week: the SS Messman, Deck Engineer, and NEW YORK — Business and house at the payoff. installed in all foc'sles before she Steel Ranger and the SS Steel Oiler, four ABs, and three Ordi­ shipping have been very good, a go^s out again. This is part of Admiral, both Isthmian, and the naries. The upshot is that the Chief little better than last week to tell Mate and Third Mate arc looking!the program to rehabilitate all SS Cape Mohican, Mar Ancha. • You can see from this why the truth. All payoffs were clean, and" for new jobs. Main trouble was j et the Seatrains in line with We have been unable to hold a But, when we say this, you whatever minor beefs existed" that they had allowed a lot of ^lU standards, regular meeting. We have been were squared away before the shipping men out as soon as ]must remember that we are talk­ the gear to rot, and working the It's been a busy week here, they hit town, and we are keep­ ing about rated men and rated ship became a perilous business. as you can see. The Patrolmen signed off. There is still a shortage of raing our fingers crossed, hoping men only. If you don't have a Notably, the manila centers of have been kept on the run. rating you may have to wait that good shipping continues. Nowadays they are handling,and the the topping lifts were in a par­ quite a while for a ship. their own office work and, in,situation is getting worse. From We had thi-ee payoffs this past ticularly dangerous condition. We've had a lot of good, clean addition, we have the UFE beefi^he looks of things right now, week, and all paid off in good next week's shipping will take; in New York. SIU style. The three were the payoffs and several that were what few men we have on the something else again. However, SS William R. Davis, SS Irvin beach. FOLDING STRONG just about the messiest situa6. Cobb, and SS Aberdeen Vic­ RELAX IN HALL tory. The last named was one ofj^ion was at a sign-on. The UFE is still holding Now that we have furniture" the cleanest crews we have everi This was on the SS Noonday, strong, putting up a magnificent in our Hall, the men are better' seen and a real credit to the a Waterman vessel which came fight to change the slave condi-! abie~to"enloy" wliaT'litVlelime in and paid off very cleanly with Union. tions in Wall Street. And the they have on the beach. The Special Notice to the crew only a hgndful of routine beefs. SIU is still all-out to back up television set is in fine order, of the SS Alexander S. Clay. Then she signed on and the those girls and guys, no matter L^d the members can relax while South Atlantic Steamship Com­ Second Cook from the previous what the police say or do. watching a hot baseball game. pany: When you paid off in trip went right back aboard. One little bit of advice we'd | Don't forget,, when you are in There didn't seem to be any­ Jacksonville, on April 9. the like to hand on is this; Learn Philly come down to enjoy all thing wrong with this, but the ' day's pay that you were short and know the number of your the comforts in the Hall, for the month of February, or Master proceeded to blow his book or permit. All the boys who have passed the day's pay that the entire skillet. What he had against the which gives you an idea "of how , , , through here in transit send their If you ever lose your book or , crew was short, can be collec­ man is far from clear, but what the whole Deck was. There was .. , , .u c.- *1 best wishes to the men who are ted by writing lo the company he said was this: "Either he gets no question but what the com­ permit and come up to the Sixth United Financial pany was just as glad as the Deck m New York to replace it, ^ off or I get off!" in Savannah, Georgia. ^ every single one you are going to get a lot swifter The Pati-olman was very polite. crew to see the two Mates go. We hope Brother Fred R! The SS Pioneer .Valley, Los service when you know the do his bit. Hicks, Jr., will read this column He announced that he would be » and find out that our sign is now,glad to assign two men to pack Angeles Tankers, came in from number. That's the real SIU spirit, and The company " flew a back up, and that next time he ^ the Master's gear without even Japan. Otherwise, a lot of time-con- the men who can't picket have will have no trouble locating our asking for overtime. crew from the West Coast to s u m i n g cross-checking and been hitting the kitty with doYokahama to pick her up. The clerical what-not is required re-mi so that the strike doesn't Hall. WALKED OFF only trouble with this deal was while you stand ai-ound waiting, drain our treasury. Speaking about the Hall, we hope soon to find a new one. To make a long story short, that the company flew the boys Make it easier for yourself by And don't think we don't need the Old Man packed his own across in a "cattle" plane, so knowing that number. one. That's high on our agenda'stuff and walked off spluttering, right now they are waiting to Another thing we have to transporta­ for things to do, and we are As we get it, he had developed collect the first-class harp on is the overtime rule. Get keeping right on the ball in our a grudge against the Second tion differential. this straight: To collect overtime search. The Skipper on the Pioneer you must put in for it within 72 Cook on the other side. HowSpring weather has hit this ever, if he had any basis for stopped a crewman's pay at hours of the time when you By KEITH ALSOP port, and so if any rated man his attitude he should have men- sea, high-handedly claiming the finish the work. Best time to is looking for a job, here is the' tioned it at the payoff where he latter had contracted a veneral put in for" it is right, away. GALVESTON — 'We wish we disease, a claim which proved to could report differently but the place for him. He can enjoy won-1 kept mum. Now that the referendum bal- truth is the truth. Shipping is derful weather for a day or so, I To get the seamy side of the be absolutely untrue. As • a re­ lots have been counted, and we and then ship out on a vessel of week over with, let's take the sult, the man now has all his know that all four resolutions pay. his choice. 'case of another Waterman ship. passed overwhelmingly, we have PLEASANT SIDE a further comment to make. That warning should be. Ratings Enjoy Good Shipping In New York Shipping Lull Hits Galveston Shipmates On Hurley Remember Bosun Whose Leg Was Smashed One of the resolutions bars enough to stop men from comOn the pleasant side wa.s the shipboard promotions—except in ing here to ship out. "When conpayoff of the SS Billings Victory, emergencies. We think that idea |ditions improve, we will be only still another Waterman vessel, which had nothing wrong with ought to be built up to prevent too happy to have- the news her out of the routine class. a man from registering for more broadcast in the LOG. There were no payoffs or signAlso pleasant were the payoffs of than one rating. ons last week, and so we had no the Alcoa Cavalier, which is Suppose a man registers "all getting to be a fine ship, and ratings" for the Black Gang—to beefs to square away or settle. We had no unorganized ships another Alcoa—the SS J. W. | touch Galveston lately, and con­ CuUen. sequently there's no report on My" IS Joe ZILCH.. My We won't be seeing much more A/A.ME IS Joe ZILCH .. MV that situation either. of the Cavalier in New York, It was a heart-warming stroke the . bones. In fact. Otto says of Union friendship when the that everybody thought that it crew of the SS Edward N. Hur­ was as good as severed com­ ley held a tarpaulin muster at pletely, but reports from the hos­ the payoff and collected $95 for pital now indicate that Jensby Arne Jensby, Bosun, who had his will keep the leg. leg all but cut off early in Feb­ The Captain and Chief Mate ruary. did the best they could, but it AfUMBEB IS 0O073 • • MV however. After two more cruises NAME IS JOEZlLCH.The Hurley, a South Atlantic was obvious they couldn't do from here she is going to run MyyVL.'MBEK iS Liberty, left Norfplk loaded with much beyond stopping the flow from Mobile on a 14-day instead \S00073 ••• of blood and heading for Ber­ coal for Italy. of a 17-day schedule. e-rc-.-c-rc.. muda. Hardly had she reached blue One of the nicest paycffs we've ere Within a matter of hours the water than she ran into heavy had in a long time was. on the cTCseas. As she wallowed, the gang­ Hurley was in a Bermuda port SS Steel Mariner, Isthmian. She way came loose. Out from a and 20 minutes later Jensby was fog'sle to the deck dashed Jensby ashore and being rushed to a came in under "the full agree­ From Bermuda the ment and there was nothing on accompanied by the Deck Main­ hospital. him to Staten her that couldnt be squared right tenance, according to the accoimt company flew then and there. Perhaps she was given by Deck Engineer Joseph Island. • a sign that Isthmian is beginning pick an example out of the air. Otto. The Hurley paid off in Norfolk to learn the score the SIU way. If he does he can block an Oiler March 27, and the $95 was TO BERMUDA However, a second Isthmian, or a FWT or anybody else out turned over to Otto who was The two men got the gangway the SS Cape Elizabeth v/asn't of a job. lashed. Otto says, and the Deck coming to New York. At Head­ •A t quite so good, so we'd better Let the man pick one job that iMaintenance was lucky enough quarters he turned the money l-rl;' reserve judgment for while. The he really wants and throw in for over to the Special Services to get back through the star­ Elizabeth had some disputed it when it comes up. In other board water-tight door. Jensby Representative who was sched­ up, and words, let's be fair to everybody uled to deliver a certified check hours we had to fix ir:; didn't make it. plenty of logs we h"ad to adjust. on the list. As a result he is lying in the to Jensby. Of course, some of the logs Incidentally, what do you !ii; ^ ^ Except for Jensby's gxdsly acci­ Staten Island hospital with one •f!v were legitimate, but some we fellows think of this suggestion? dent, the Hurley had a good trip leg in a cast. Write in to the LOG and tell The metal door caught the leg to Italy and back, Otto, who was could lift or at least reduce. li; - just below the knee and smashed , Ship's Delegate, reports. I The Sea train New York, ar- [ us your ideas on this subject. I FULL SUPPORT The Carmen and Maintenance; men of the Railroad Brother^ hoods were out on strike for six­ teen hours last week, and we volunteered our full support. The strike resulted in., the complete shutdown of the waterfront, af­ fecting some 3.000 workers. We have a Jew oldtimers on the beach: H. Arnold. M. Sovich, R. Hutchinson, J. Martin, J, Capps, and J. W. Reilly. The membership in this port is. vitally interested in the strike of , the United Financial Employes. If they could, they would ail be up on the Wall Street picketlines. Our men have been contribut- :: ing generously to the fund fork the strike, and we'll continue todo so. until it is over. This is ' our fight, and we know it damn well. fj -•"r It ;lii ;=3ll �' - ' "•• •••-•. Page Six THE SEAFAAERS LOG '-^2 c.-i ' • ' '" Friday. April 30, 1948 Ala. Seamen Get Jobless Pay Runaround By CAL TANNER tankers out of Jacksonville and Louisiana ports. Our tugboat drive is still going strong, and we are waiting for action on our last appeal to the Labor Rela­ tions Board. the Alabahia State Federation of Labor, and the boys really learned the true picture of the State labor set-up. Incidentally, they enjoyed themselves. Main topic of conversation in these parts is the United Finan­ cial Employes' strike. Our mem­ bership has gone on record many times to support these people, and we hope that, in the near future, they win the strike and gain the recognition they de­ serve. Those of us down here who can't get into the fight physically are donating money and support­ ing the UFE in spirit. MOBILE — The unemployment way down the line on crew beefs compensation picture for Ala­ No "Payoff Blues" has finally convinced the com­ bama seamen is not too good at NEW YORK—It used to be a pany that they were pursuing this time. Whenever a seaman real "Blue Monday" when the the wrong policy. The ship's offi­ applies for UC here, the com­ MORE JOBS pany appeals it and claims that • Alcoa Cavalier hit this port after cers, too, have come around to the seaman quite his job of his her 17 day run to the Islands a new position. The butterworthing jobs here­ own accord and is not entitled to abouts have just about played but that was long ago. When one The return of the Cavalier to, compensation. This necessitates out,' but they sure helped the of us Patrolmen was assigned port this week again proved that to pay her off, he resigned him­ the SIU has earned the com­ going to an Appeals Court and it membership on the beach while self to -day of bad tempers, pany's respect. They didn't pull takes two or three weeks before they lasted. The shore gangs haggling and hardtiming by the any of their time-worn capers. ' a decision is rendered. of the Marine Allied Workers of To pay her off has become a company and the ship's officers. The Union has been represent­ the SIU are looking for a lot pleasure. She is a nice new ship The past half-dozen trips have ing these men, and we will know more work in the near future* and should, because of the milk been entirely .different. an a few days whether or not the Our Union had a thirteen-man run, be an easy one to handle-^ men are eligible. delegation representing them at A firm policy of battling all the she is that now. Shipping in this port has con­ This trip she paid off' clean tinued fair and approximately and signed on in the same fash­ 100 bookmen and 85 permitmen ion. We settled a few minor shipped lagt week. There are beefs -for the crew and left them about Ave ships in port now, as contented as the cows who By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ some kind of a deal on the Mar­ Bernstein ships, not on every and they will all take crews shall Plan. But with ships still one "of them because some of give Carnation milk. next week, so we should be in BALTIMORE—We have had a heading for the boneyard there them come in clean. PLEASED BY VOTE good shape for the next little few payoffs, 10 to be pi-ecise, is no cause yet for any cheering. The trouble seems to be that yrhile. Eight ships paid of! last week, and a handful of sign-orts. But Nobody has anything against the Mates and Engineers don't The men showed a great deal of interest in the passage of the •with only minor beefs on all ex­ the fact remains that shipping the countries that got the ships. four resolutions and most of cept the SS Warrior, Waterman in this port is slow and the Those countries are pretty much them wanted to pay their as-, IT'S A PLEASURE Steamship Company. The Mate beach is full of men waiting for down and out. But that is no sesSments immediately to get the TO PICKET YDU, reason for throwing American on this vessel worked on deck, jobs. ball rolling. seamen out of their jobs. ' and the company had to pay the The fine delegates have a lot So take another tip from us If we were good enough to to do with the change aboard and stay away until we tell you sail ships against submarines, ship. They are all capable men that things are stirring. mines, bombing planes and shore AT8t;ilO/MG and know the agreement inside We don't know any more than batteries, in addition to the nor­ out. It is a very tangled beef 0?OOR. , anybody else what the final ef­ mal perils of the sea, we are that escapes their handling. Del-' fect of the Marshall Plan will good enough to carry the car­ egates such as these aboard all be, but right now ships are still goes of peace. ships would eliminate the ma­ going to the boneyard. For in­ jority of contract misunderstand­ FIRMNESS WINS stance, three Bernsteins paid off ings Patrolmen encounter. here and went right out of ser­ Perhaps the whole thing is Yes, things have changed on vice. part of the fight to throttle labor. understand the overtime clauses the Cavalier and for the better. The whole situation keeps us If so. labor- will beat its ene- in the agreement. However, wc Housewives may still have wondering whatever became of mies. The coal miners already always square everything at the washday blues" on Monday, butthat huge merchant fleet the have shown that if working men point of production. "payoff blues" on the Cavalier United States was going to keep will stand together they can We had one ship, the SS G. D. are no more. overtime to the crew because pic­ right on maintaining after the beat the injunctions, fines and Prentice belonging to Wateiman, Freddie Stewart tures were produced showing war was over? Or did all that other obstacles the lawmakers which came in from the West Jimmy Drawdy Mate hard at work. bright talk add up to so much and the union-hating judges can Coast still dirty. She had been dirty at the sign-on, the crew hot air? drum up. GOOD PAYOFF said, and they had done their That is the way it is in the The payoff on the St. Augus­ OLD STORY best to clean her up. UFE beef in Wall Street. And tine Victory, Isthmian, was espe­ Of course, it's the same old we want to say from here that WORD OF WARNING cially smooth. This was the story: a big American-built, Am­ the UFE and the SIU have done ship that had all the ballyhoo Fact is they had done a pretty about the crew being charged erican-operated merchant mar­ a great job fighting the gover­ good 7ob, leaving only the paint­ ine in wartime with American nors of the Stock Exchange and with mutiny on her last trrip. ing for the next crew to finish The Chief Engineer, W. F. seamen running full military the stock brokers. risks — without benefits — and Pon't forget that a couple up. The Skipper said that the Leavitt, was recommended by the {Continued from Page 1) then, when peace comes, a hundred men from this port vol­ previous crew had shown no in­ now supplied by the employer, whole crew as being a good terest at all in keeping things wholesale scuttling.' unteered to go to New York and "joe." instead of by the miner. That's the way they did it af­ walk the lines to the end. That's shipshape, and it's a wonder the 3. One hour per day for tra­ We also had six ships in transit boys who brought her into Bal­ this past week. All of them ter the first war, and that's the the SIU way. When the Union timore signed on at all, vel time, paid for by the com­ •were contacted, and some small way they're doing it this time. takes a stand everybody comes Remember this: When a man pany, and 81.5 cents a day for Or at least they're trying. around to help. Those who can't beefs were settled. takes a ship he is taking a home, lunch. On the organizing front there Of course, we stopped the •wish they could. and his duty to himself and to 4. Pay differentials between is not much to report. A few Maritime Commission from sell­ To get back to business in the his Union is' to keep that homejtl^e North and South have been of the men have succeeded in ing any more ships, at least for Port of Baltimore, we have had clean. Any man who is reported eliminated getting jobs on Cities Service the time being, and we won quite few beefs on some of the in Baltimore as having refused 5. Extra pay for the second to keep things-elean will face a shift, and a further increase for trial committee, you can be .cer­ the night shift. 6. State compensation for mine tain. accidents applicable in all States The result of the referendum now, but not compulsory in all By WALTER SIEKMANN Wall Street, and to the Packing their struggle to abolish slavery balloting in this port is good States in 1940. news. The boys vqted heavily in House Workers in Kansas City. in downtown New York. 7. A welfare fund of $50,000,BOSTON — We see by the There in Wall Street our men favor of both assessments and of papers that England is having a were beaten on three occasions Getting back to Port business, both changes in the shipping 000 a year. shipping boom. In fact, the by cops who were in there we paid off the J. B. Waterman. rules. With those two 10-dollar TRIPLE ADVANCE British unions are crying for swinging their clubs with ani­ She was a good clean ship. The assessments piling up we'll be The average take home pay in more seamen to keep up with mal-like frenzy, because of a sit­ only beefs we found were minor ready for anything that happens. 1940 was $30.00 in the North and the demands of the surging mari­ uation which the politicians could ones easily squared away to $28.00 in the South, per week. everybody's satisfaction. time industry. have made unnecessary in the The Mate of the Steel Mariner, Now it is $84.82! There sure Is some difference first place were they not mainly The employers, and the news­ between things in England and intent on breaking up the unions. which was in here, tried an' old papers, have blasted Lewis and trick. He fired the Ship's Dele­ To insuro paymenL all the miners unmercifully. The things in the U.S. Over here the CAN'T BREAK US gate on arrival, giving no reason. elaime for ovetlime must be beef is "jobs and pork chops. courts have supported the bosses^ We don't think they are going But it didn't take the Patrol­ turned in to the heads of de­ and have harried the union on Certainly the Boston outlook partments no later than 72 all sides. is a little gloomy because there to break any unions, however, man long to find out that the ^ hours following the comple­ is no prospect of many jobs and we know for certain that man was getting the heave for Even so, the union has ad­ they are not going to break the Union activity, and you can rest tion of the overtime work. showing up on the board. vanced the cause of the miners. Men on the Boston beach are SIU. . As soon as the penalty Economic actio.n at the point of assured that neither the Dele­ beginning to talk pretty loudly First hand accounts of the Wall gate, nor anybody else, was work is done, a record should production—a principle to which about the shortsightedness of Street affair have loomed large fired -from that ship. be given to the Department the Seafarers, also, firmly sub­ politicians, who are more bent in conversation around the Bos­ Because of . the prospects, plan head, and one copy held by scribes—has won benefit after on union-busting than on build­ ton Hall in recent week. Quite to spend some time if you are the man doing the job. benefit for the miners. ing up the maritime industry— a few members from here were coming to Boston. It's not so In addition the depart­ The proof of the pudding is in or any other industry , for ..that in New York doing strike duty. bad if you have a bit of cabbage. mental delegates should the eating, and the press and They did a good job, and they Thq nags are running at Suf­ check on all overtime sh'^^ts the government and the bosses matter. You can blame the politicians report that everybody else has folk Downs.' And you can catch 72 hours before the ship notwithstanding, the miners and for what the police did to mem­ been doing a bang-up job back- a good ball game most any day makes porL their families are eating batter' bers of the UFE and the SIU in uig up the Financial Employes in 20 minutes from the Hall. today, thank you. -t \ Port Baltimore Losing Jobs To Boneyard Miners' Record Shows Value Of Militant Action Boston Blasts Union-Busting Poiiticians On Overtime �T HE S E AF A RER S triday, April 30. 1948 LO G Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief NEW ORLEANS — Chairman Johnny Johnston, 53: Secretary Jimmy. DeVito, 185; Reading Clerk Buck Stephens. 76. A &G Shipping From Aprii 7 To Aprii 20 PORT Motion carried to concur in new business of all branch min­ utes except Philadelphia. Mo­ tion by Michelet, 21184, sec­ onded by Stephens that Union reaflfrm previous stand in sup­ porting the United Financial Em­ ployes 100" percent financially, morally and physically. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Carter, 100735, that due to dis­ cussion by various ports regard­ ing port of San Juan, the Secre­ tary-Treasurer be instinicted to investigate the port and bring back a recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Clarke, 23062, seconded by sev­ eral that all ports can-y out the policy of recording in the min­ utes a man's book number when he makes a motion. Under good and welfare discussion was had on crew boys cooking in galleys of Mississippi ships while in Africa. It was pointed out that the company had agreed to dis­ continue the practice. Boston New Ywk Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa MobUe New Orleans NOTE: REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. 33 162 102 226 160 49 34 96 183 25 193 62 171 92 27 31 83 117 24 241 47 115 91 23 24 72 138 82 596 211 512 343 99 89 251 438 - Galveston San Juan Grand Total REG. DECK ' ; TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED 26 163 58 158 87 45 47 115 209 15 186 42 129 " 55 23 41 118 115 21 126 28 93 55 24 21 78, 137 62 475 128 380 197 92 109 311 461 86 56 50 192 75 54 32 161 14 : 1,145 10 867 11 836 35 2,848 10 993 8 786 7 622 25 2,401 AScG men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. tions for port shipping as a re­ sult of the Marshall Plan. He felt that there still was a pos­ sibility of American ships losing out to lower foreign rates. 4. t 4. GALVESTON — Chairman Keith Alsop. 7311; Recording Secretary Val James. 7803; Read­ ing Clerk Mickey Wilburn. 4. 4. Galveston minutes and finan­ NORFOLK — Chairman M. cial report read and accepted. Burnsline. 2257; Secretary B. Secretary-Treasurer's report read New Business Rees. G-95; Reading Clerk J. and approved. sections of other branches read Linkous. 41544. and accepted except, for those from Puerto Rico and Tampa. Branch minutes of all ports Voted non-concurrence with read. Motions carried to non­ Puerto Rico minutes, and with concur with new business of San Juan and Tampa. Agent reported that part of the Tampa minutes on shipping situation. General pertaining to Deck Engineers feeling was that it would take a having three years of Engine couple of weeks for shipping to Room discharges. Accepted start after the coal strike. Agent's report, SUP Representa­ Trial comittee reports accepted. tive's report. Patrolman's report Patrolman reported on expecta- and Dispatcher's report. Tallying Two New Ships Join Ore Fleet, Will Run To Venezuelan Port Committee disclosed that branch had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the two 10-dollar assess­ ments and the two changes in the shipping rules. Tally ap­ proved. One man obligated. Voted that crews of Mathiasen Tankers pay off only with Union representative present. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4- 4. SAN JUAN—Chairman J. Lin­ coln, 35046; Secretary George 28475; Reading Clerk H. H. Spurlock. 11101. Motion carried to non-concur in that part of the New York minutes concerning the closing and tallying of votes on the four point resolution. Motion car­ ried to non-concur with that part of the Philadelphia minutes re­ lating to the issuance of permits and tripcards on this port. Mo­ tions carried to accept the min­ utes of all other branches. Under good and welfare discussion re­ volved around situation aboard Pipe Springs. Ship had sailed short two men although they were sent to the ship. Men could not sign on because the Commissioner and the doctor did not appear. Membei'ship recom­ mended that the Agent contact the Shipping Commissioner and make arrangements so this will not recur. The SlU-contr acted Ore.trip between Sparrows Point, Steamship Corporation will aug­ Maryland and Chile, via the Pa­ ment its fleet of bulk ore car­ nama Canal, in twenty-four days. riers with two new vessels This includes a normal loading scheduled to begin operations by time of between one and a half 4. 4. 4. and two and a half hours, and an the end of summer. BALTIMORE — Chairman A1 The additions will bring to unloading time of about twentyStansbury, 4683; Recording Sec­ eight the number"^of ships which four hours. retary G. A. Masterson, 20297; At this aqcelerated rate, each will be engaged in bringing up vessel is bringing in approx­ Reading Clerk Ben Bishop. 38200. ore from the company's Vene­ imately 300,000 tons of ore a year zuela development next year. Eleven men obligated. Ac­ from Chile. In the shorter run to Six Ore ships are already in Venezuela they are expected to cepted Baltimore previous min­ service between Chile and the more than double this annual utes and Baltimore financial re­ United States. They are the port. Also accepted report of capacity. Ventore, Chilore, Marore, Feltore, Secretary-Treasurer. All other BIG CONTRAST Lebore and Santore. / branch minutes accepted except An illustration of the differ­ fhose from New Orleans, Tampa The first of the two, the, Cul)ore, launched on Feb. 18, is ence the new ships will make in and Puerto Rico. Voted nonscheduled to begin operations in operations is the present routine concurrence with New Business June, and the Baltore, which hit and capacity of the two pre-war at Tampa and Puerto Rico and These make the to await clarification of Neiy the ways on April 16, should be Ore ships. ready for service by the middle round trip to Chile in thirty- Business at New Orleans. Voted eight days, carrying about 10 to post and file Great Lakes and of the Slimmer. The new development in Vene­ percent less ore than the new West Coast minutes. Tallying Committee reported that branch zuela, jvhen it opens next year, ships. SIU deck men going aboard had carried all four resolutions will provide for'the loading of 2 these ships will find that loading on referendum ballot including million tons of iron ore annually. and unloading operations on the both assessments and both LARGEST BUILT new ships are handled entirely changes in shipping rules, and The two new ships, like the by shore equipment, and every report accepted. Patrolmen and other six postwar vessels, are means has been provided to ex­ Dispatcher rejported. Under New the largest ever built in the com­ pedite leading and discharging. Business, carried Vlodek's motion Holds and hatches are ar- to have fountain in Dispatcher's pany's Bethlehem .yards at Balti­ more. The ships have an over­ arranged so that hand shoveling office repaired. Minute of silence all length of 582 feet, and a is completely eliminated. How­ for Brothers lost at sea. ever, in spite of the new equip­ beam of 70 feet. 4< 4' & Each will be able to carry ap­ ment, and methods, the present PHILADELPHIA — Chairman proximately 24,000 tons of ore. normal loading time cannot be Thomas Freeman, 100681; Re­ The vessels have a 16-18 knot cut any further because it is cording Secretary F. D. Patter­ governed by the amount of bal­ son. 89; Reading Clerk William cruising speed under full load. Those of the new vessels now last in the vessel at the begin­ Luth, 896, in operation, according to a ning of the voyage, and the Minutes from all branches ex­ company official, are presently speed with which this ballast can cept Puerto Rico read and/accompleting the 8,700.,ptiUe,,ppnd carried .that men elected to Trial Committee stand at the door and take up a collection for the strik­ ing UFE workers. r'-m 4' 4> 4» BOSTON — Chairman J. Mogan. 216; Secretary J. Goggins. 27531; Reading Clerk L. White. 27165. Motion carried to accept min­ utes of all ports. Agent, in his report, commented on the SIU participation in the UFE strike and commended those brothers from Boston who entered into the strike on the lines. Motion "^4 i by George S. Bakas, 35398, that Headquarters send a weekly financial report to all outports on what was spent in supporting the UFE strike. Motion carried. Motion by G. Pearson, 48113, to nonconcur with that part of Tampa minutes calling for Deck Engineer to have same qualifica­ tions as Bosun. Motion carried. Motion carried that SIU see the UFE strike through to the finish, and in the future, all beefs that do not pertain to shipping be put before the coastwise membership as was done in this case. cepted. Carried motion by Pohle to non-concur with Puerto Rico New Business. All minutes of special meetings also accepted. Voted to post and file minutes' from Great Lakes and West Coast. Agent's report given and accepted, as were Patrolman's and Dispatcher's reports. Motion by Pohle that SIU continue fullfledged support of UFE beef in New York, seconded by several and carried unanimously. Ex­ 4. 4. i NEW YORK — Chairman Wm. tended discussion of problem of getting new Hall in shape. Ac­ McCuistion; Secretary E. Parr, cepted Trial Committee's recom­ 96; Reading Clerk. L. Williams, mendation to fine man $25 for missing Isthmian strike. Voted 21550. to prefer charges against two Director of Organization re­ other men. Minute of silence for ported that the organizing staff Brothers lost at sea. . has signed another tanker agi'eement and details will be carried 4. 4. 4. MOBILE — Chairman Harold later in the SEAFARERS LOG. J. Fischer. 59; Reading Clerk Union has been notified that aB Jeff Morrison. 34213; Recorder Cities Service objections have James Carroll. 14. been overruled and the SIU will [shortly be certified as the collecMotion carried to accept re- _ tive bargaining agent. Rules ports from the various branches.' for supporting the UFE strike Motion by Franks, 2634, seconded , were i-eported on. Due to action by several, that any man who by the SIU the strike remains signs on articles and jumps ar­ as vigorous as it was the first ticles be penalized. Motion car­ day. Reported that over 60 Sea­ ried with three members re­ farers have been arrested and 16 corded as being opposed. Motion hospitalized due to police brutal­ by J. Morrison, 34213, that a trial ity. Secretary-Treasurer reported committee be elected to try cases on contract signed with Calmar, at hand. Motion carried. Mo­ but as full details are not ready tion cai-ried that the Bosun of membership action was not the Wild Ranger be investigated asked. Sccretary-Treasui'er fur­ by the membership and that the ther reported progress in nego­ Patrolmen be instructed to go in tiations for establishing SIU the ship and investigate. Motion shore gangs in all A&G ports. '•'.•Ill New Tanker Wage Scales Following are the new wage rates as established in the recently signed contracts with Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation and Petrol Tanker Industries. Incorporated, compared with wages under the old agreements: Rating Bosun Carpenter AB QM AB Maint OS Electrician Chief Pumpman Engine Maint Oiler FWT Wiper ...^: Steward Chief Cook Second Cook and. Baker Galleyman Messman Utility Old Wage $245.00 245.00 205.00 205.00 220.00 175.00 328.00 285.00 245.00 205.00 205.00 195.00 265.00 245.00 215.00 175.00 170.00 170.00 New Wage $270.00 270.00 220.00 220.00 235.00 185.00 350.00 290.00 265.00 220.00 220.00 208.00 285.00 265.00 . 230.00 185.00 185.00 185.00 Increase $25.00 25.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 22.00 5.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 13.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 . OVERTIME RATES: Less than $223.23 a month; Increased from $1.10 to $1.15 per hour $223.23 or more a month: Increased from $1.40 to $1.45 per hour • .f '-5 ] �Pag* aJgU THE SEAFARERS lOG Frida7r AiMffl 30. 1948 SHW MDMimS AND NEWS I i"' .1-: I vi. !! :I !'•'1 J ^ ?! 7.' m i •• 'i'. .I •;5; ;;!l I li It J'VVf' Hard-Time Skipper, 'Vacation' In Beira Spoil Trip For Wesleyan Victory Crewmen WANT UNION SLOPS FOR UNION MEN >. - ,* > By RED FISHER he did get the officers ^nd crew on the way home after having „o , tri. » case of beer apiece at a low one boiler re-bricked and some The SS Wesleyan Victory . andj ,let* everybody u j have u price a other engine repairs in Durban. sailed out of New York for case whether he liked beer or This repair work meant that we South Africa on November 15, not. Those who didn't like it spent an extra week in Durban 1947, with a good bunch of ship­ passed theirs around. the second time we stopped mates aboard, and paid off on The next port of call was there. AprU 12, 1948 with aU beefs Lourenco Marques on the coast HELL SHIP settled. But the SIU Patrolman of Portuguese East Africa where had to put up.a good battle with we stopped for five days before All the way home the Wesley­ Danish-born Captain J. N. Ras- proceeding to Beira for a brief an was a hell ship for fair. But mussen to get everything prop­ visit of 76 steaming days. every dog has his day and the erly squared away. crew stuck together to wait for FISH STORY At the beginning of "the trip, that day to come. the Captain was a happy-goA few of the boys started to Most of the logs were lifted lucky Skipper, but later on fish one day. In the beginning eventually when the Patrolman things changed. Toward the end they didn't catch very many, but came aboard in New York. How­ , there was nothing he wanted so all of a sudden when the tide ever, we had to hold up the pay­ much as a new crew, preferably changed the fish got hungry and off a little to get some disputed one whose members were broke took to biting hook, line and overtime we had coming. Here Part of the crew of the Governor Graves, Waterman, and had three notches in their sinker. The boys caught 50 in is an example of the kind of which went on record to support the SS Southwind's resolu­ belts. tion calling for a Union certified slopchest. Front row, left 30 minutes. thing that happened. to right—Seelig, AB and Deck Delegate; Stowell, Deck Maint.; On the way down to Capetown Part of the cargo which we The .Captain had the Junior P. Ryan, Deck Eng. and Ship's Delegate: Dutch, AB; and and Durban the Captain even al­ picked up in Lourenco Marques Engineer put in jail in Beira but Junior, OS. Back row—Chief Cook; Mell, MM; Stokes, Oiler lowed the crew to have a Nep­ to take to Beira was big 30-ton brought no charges against him. and Engine Delegate; Brewer, Wiper; Russo, Messman; Marcel. tune party. Not only that, but diesel shovel consigned to the The crew called a meeting to Messman and Stewards Delegate; Dell, Wiper; and Chief he gave King Neptune and the Beira Boating Company. When take steps toward getting him Steward. whole group including the vic­ they set it up the first thing it tims a little spiked refreshment. did was throw a lot of natives out. Our only representative there was the British Consul who out of jobs. FLOCK OF ROBINS handles American business. We The port doctor in Beira sure got in touch with the Consul There were five Robin ships in was a good fellow—^by and large. who took fast action and had the Durban including ours, and one He was a little needle-happy, to man out as 10 o'clock the fol­ night most of the boys from all be sure, and insisted on shoot­ lowing morning. five of them were at the Club ing everybody full of penicillin, The Captain never had the Mayfair, the main spot in Dur­ but he liked the SIU crews and The slopchest situation seems that it be union made. It should time to talk to the properly ban for shoreside relaxation. did his best for them on every elected delegates. He refused to to be getting worse instead of also be remembered that we as This party kept going untjl occasion. listen to the Night Cook and better on a good many ships. Union Brothers should whenever about 11 o'clock and everybody Naturally the crew was as Baker and didn'.t want him for Latest crew to ask for intensi­ possible support and purchase was having a grand time. To happy a bunch as ever you a department delegate. • This fied Union policy and action on union made articles. make things complete all of us wanted to see when the Wesley­ made it somewhat tough since the problem is that of the SS "We firmly believe that before stood up for a minute of silence an finally piilled out of Beira, there were only three bookmen Governor Sparks, now on Water­ signing articles all ships' crews for Brothers lost at sea. homeward bound. should have aU delegates check in the Stewards Department. For man's Far Eastern run. In short, we had a nice few A lot of work got done by the sake of peace the boys In an emphatic resolution the articles in the slopchest to days in Durban. The SIU is the Deck Department, notably elected a new delegate, however. drawn up and passed at a ship­ see that they are of a good pretty well liked by the girls of a great deal of chipping and board meeting early in March, quality and that if possible they HARD OF HEARING Durban and other ports in South painting. We painted the outhave a union label and are not Africa. The girls seem to like to ^ide of the ship as well as the Sometimes he would listen to the Sparks crew demanded that made by scab labor. go places with the Seafarers. Isupei' structure and used an ex- the Ship's Delegate and some­ only articles made by union "If the articles are not up to labor be carried in slopchests and It was when we left Durban tra big amount of paint to give times to the Deck Delegate, but that all slopchests be certified for SIU standard they should be that the Captain had his change her a third coat making her look not always. In addition he tried sent ashore to be replaced by quality by the SIU. of heart. like a yacht. to give the SIU Patrolmen a The Sparks crew was inspired good union made articles. By Of course, to give him credit, i We could make only 13 knots hard time at the payoff. by a similar resolution passed this action we can prevent ship When we paid off we ran aboard the SS Southwind, South chandlers, port stewards and smack into the UFE beef. We Atlantic, which was published in their stooges from passing off merchandise of inferior quality were glad to come to the help the LOG of January 9. and products made by scab of those people and we chipped labor. WANT UNION LABEL in 350 dollars to help out. "BE IT FURTHER The complete text of the res­ olution, which was signed for the RESOLVED: FRANK RUTKOWSKI, entire crew by Pat Ryan, Ship's "That the crewmembers of the SIU SINCE 1938, Delegate, is as follows: SS Governor Sparks go on record DIES IN HAMBURG as being 100 percent in favor of "BE IT RESOLVED: any action that is taken by our Seafarer Frank Rutkowski died "We the crewmembers of this shoreside representatives or the in Hamburg, Germany, on March ship do hereby go on record to membership on this resolution." endorse the resolution of the 23 after a brief illness, according crewmembers of the SS Southto a letter received from Bro­ wind 100 percent in their recom­ STANTON PATIENTS ther Louis Hedin, Deck Delegate mendation for a Union certified of the SS Thomas F. Hunt on slopchest on all SlU-contracted THANK SEATON MEN ships. FOR DONATIONS which Rutowski was sailing. Rutkowski was a good ship­ 'There is hardly a ship afloat The donation sent to the mem­ mate well liked by the entire today on which a man can de­ bers in" the Fort Stantoil, N.M., crew, Hedin writes, adding that mand and receive any article of hospital by the crew of the SS the American Consul in Ham­ clothing or anything else from William W. Beaton was happily the slopchest that has a union burg handled aU arrangements label on it. received, according to a letter of with efficiency and sympathy. .. The 51-year-old Seafarer had "We believe that this matter, thanks that canle to the New been an SIU member since De­ which has come up so much Orleans Agent from Hospital cember 1938 and had shipped on lately, should be voted on up Delegate John P. Williamson. • the Thomas F. Hunt in San and down the Coast. The donation was divided Francisco on February 12 this "BE IT FURTHER equally among the following Displaying Iheir catch, which would make any fisherman year. RESOLVED: seven men: proud, are Irish O'Hanlon, AB; A. C. Smith, Chief Steward, Rutkowski is survived by his "That we the members of the and A. Whitmore, Wiper. Thirty minutes of angling in the widow who resides in New Or­ Seafarers International Union de­ Robert B. Wright, C. Middleton, port of Beira produced fifty fish. Our field and stream editor leans. According to Headquarters mand of the companies that they A. McGuigan, J. .Supinskii R. S, identifies 49 as Jackfish and the one at the bottom as a. small records he' was bom in 1897 and place on board their vessel merr- Lublin, F. y. Chamberl&yne, and sand' shark. .. . had a Bosun's-rating.' •• • chandise of a good ; quality, and John P. Williamson. Sparks Crew Asks SIU To Certify Slopchests ...f. vV., m r- • �Fridar. April 30, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings g4V6: matters discussed under good RICHARD MOCZKOWSKI. and welfare. Minute of silence Feb. 8 — Chairman Frank Rich­ for Brothers lost at sea. ardson; Secretary R. Rife. Dele­ gates reported everything okay. 4 4 4 STEEL SURVEYOa Mar. 28— New Business: Motion made to Chairman W. Schoenbom; Secre­ find out why wash water is shut tary Thurston J. Lewi& No de­ off so many times. Good and partment beefs, but crew short Welfare: Brother Hogan ob­ a dishwasher. Chips moved to jected to the hardness of the clean mess and wear shirts bread brought aboard in Philly. Voted to have delegates make up New set-up in galley tried out rules of shipboard conduct, and reported to be working out Passed motion by Lewis that much better. One minute of Ship's Delegate not needed since HE PROPOSED silence for Brothers lost at sea. department delegates could CHANGES IN THE t i 4. handle matters. Electrician sug­ SHIPPING RULES GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN, HAVE BEEN Jan. 8 — Chairman W. McLean; Juan. Voted to turn over re­ gested that question of draws be APOPTHD QfTHE Secretary A. Klein. M. Kelly pair list to heads of departments. settled. Also that stores be MEMBERSHIP ^ Deck Delegate, reported on num­ Minute of silence for Brothers searched for deck awnings and cots. Minute of silence for ber of book members. McClel- lost at sea. A 92% YES VOTE. 4 4 4 Brothers lost at sea. lan Stewards Delegate, reported READ AGAIN THE STEEL RECORDER, Mar. 24— 4 4 4 on book members and asked that NEW SECTIONS OF THE RULES - AMD THEN READ men replace cups and silver in Chairman John A. Sullivan; VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY. THE ENTIRE THING. REMENIBER, THESE ARE sink after night lunch. F. Fisher, Secretary Edward DeBourbon. Feb. — Chairman A. Campbell: THE SHIPPING RULES WE OURSELVES HAV£ Engine Delegate, reported two Repair list turned over to secre­ Secretary G. Maslaroy. Dele­ MADE AND THE RULES WE SHIP BYNew book members in his department. tary. Deck Delegate report 20 gates reports accepted. hours in dispute, other delegates Business: List of fines for minor Good and Welfare: D. Wares sug­ THEY ARE PRINTED IN FULL FOR YOUR CON­ gested that each delegate submit report none. Union literature infractions drawn up and ap­ VENIENCE ON PAGE 16 OF THIS ISSUE. passed out and various question proved. Motion carried that ^ a repair list. H. De Ruyter, discussed. Milk supply, repair letter be written to the LCXJ Steward, addressed the meeting in which he said there would be list, food supply discussed under praising, the cooperation of 1st no limit on food while it lasted. Good and Welfare. Some food Assistant Engineer Walter P. to be saved to show Patrolman. Carlson. Good and Welfare: Stewai'd and Cooks promised to Brother McCormack to be put on do better. Minute of silence for probation due to his inability to By HANK Brothers lost at sea. Ship's and cooperate with his shipmates. Engine Delegate SulUvan; Deck From Walter Winchell's column of April 14, it says: "Years Delegate E. Andersen; Stewards ago slaves, instead of stocks and bonds, were bought and sold Delegate Grunwald. on Wall Street"... Today, with the Stock Exchange big-shots cheaply prolonging the UFE strike, it looks like they class their 4 4 4 » 4. financial employees in the category of stocks, bonds and cigar DEL VIENTO, AprU 4—Chair­ MARINE RUNNER. Mar. 7— smoke. However, if it wasn't for our militant AFL trade unionman Bill Mitchell; Recording Chairman Kenneth Carlson; Secretary Bernard Kelly. Deck Secretary Fred Miller. Depart­ JOHN HATHORN. Feb. 22— sts, the United Financial Employes Union (with SIU-SUP sailors Delegate asked his department ments reported plenty of over­ Chairman Spider Korolia; Secre­ supporting), going out on strike against the big people of Wall to keep quarters clean, said CapStreet, these financial workers would, in these difficult times, time in dispute. Miller moved, tary John G.,Brady. Deck. Deletain had complained. Engine, „ . , „ be forced to remain the slaves .of the Wall Street gluttons of Olney seconded, carried, that Delegate reported a few dis-1 wealth. cooking facilities be installed for okay and was given vote of African shore workers. Miller puted houi-s. Voted to hold up thanks for job well done; Stew­ 4 4 4 moved, Domingue seconded, car­ payoff until matter of tax with­ ards Delegate Emmett Barrios Brother George Meaney who just came off the SS South­ ried, that four months food be holding settled, company rate be­ reported one hour of overtime in land wrote the following item about his shipmates: "Many of ing thought too high. Voted to parried on African run. Kelly dispute; Engine Delegate R. L. the oldtimers know Steward George Russell, who was well moved, Gonzales seconded, car­ bring anybody drunk at payoff Trumbull reported several hours liked and did a line job—and even received a clock as a ried, that status of African crews u^ on charges. Voted that if the of disputed overtime. New birthday present from the crew. Also aboard were Andy working Mississippi in West Captain and Steward wanted the Business: Motion by D. D. Story Mazurick. Vernon Haworth, Alvin Adams. Pat Huff. Ray Africa be clarified. Voted to bad meat qooked, the Cook that repair lists of all depart­ Pomykala. Dirk Vissey. Max Moore. Eddie Dudek, Vego check Engineers' disregard for should see that the two of them ments be merged aind a copy be Justo. Guess who else was on board? Good old Mike Sorensen, Electricians. Voted that Pursers and nobody else got it to eat. presented to head of each de-' the cook who was around during the MMP strike. He's the on African run leam more about Suggestion to adjust overtime partment. Motion by Sylvera same old Mike—still turning out the chow. Now here's some and time changes. Minute of sil­ treating tropical diseases. that a new meat block and gi-ill of the gang whoTl be around New York soon: Carlos Pete ence for Brothers lost at sea. be put aboard. Motion carried 4 » Negron. Bob Tate. Victor Bonet. Joseph Co'nlon Garcia. Victor MATTHEW B. BRADY, Mar. that ship's delegate see Captain Perez. John Flynn. Eddie Grzyd and W. Peterson. Most of the 28 — Chairman E. J. Shipps: regarding fares paid for launch guys have itchy feet and want to get back to Bremen and Secretary R. J. Wells. Ship's service while in Manila. Le Havre again since they seem to hear wedding bells ringing iDelegate warned men using star­ there." 4 4 4 board showers to keep them ALCOA PEGASU^^, Feb. 21— *44. Clean. Deck and Stewards DeleChairman William Hope; Secre­ Brother Buford Jones, from New Orleans, just came in off a *gates reported some disputed tary J. P. Morris. Good and Wel­ long trip aboard the SS Petrolite. Brother Jones related that the overtime. Deck Delegate said he fare: Suggestion to pick up all would turn in to Union names books and place then in rack in crew suffered many hardships from the skipper. In one port the of men who fouled up their the P. O. mess. Suggestion crew was shortchanged in their draws for foreign dough—imtil 4 4 4 gangway watch. Engine Dele­ for Stewards Department to they complained to the American consulate. Another incident ROBIN GOODFELLOW. April gate reported all okay. Voted to put in overtime for going • in involved a brother getting logged here in an American port for 4 — Chairman Nick Swokle; have repair list; ready. Jones. engine room spaces to bag and something he was supposed to have done some time ago in a Secretary Arthur Wert. No beefs Hill and Cook volunteered to count linen. Suggestion made foreign port.,, Brother Isidore Levy came in from a trip to Italy. at all reported by department sougee recreation room. Minute that ship's delegate check with Brother Roderick Smith stayed aboard for another trip as Bosun. of silence for Brothers lost at delegates. Pasinesky's motion to Patrolman as to possibility of The ship is heading for Greece this time. put in for new washing machine sea . changing ship's plan according to 4 4 4 passed. So was Swokle's mo­ original specifications. One min­ Brother George Pasinosky. oldtimer and New Jersey tion to see Mate about keys to ute of silence for Brothers lost citizen, is in town with another brother. Pete Pasinosky. Their rooms and Longfellow's motion at sea. third brother. Joe, also a Bosun, is aboard a Robin ship on to see*that store list be made and the South African run... To Brother A. R. Velasco. oldtimer. stores procured before crew down in Florida: Yoq're on the weekly mailing list for the leaves ship. Passed motion that 4 4 4 LOG and a few back issues, too... Brother Melvin Hibbs. LONGVIEW VICTORY. Mar. ship be fumigated to get rid of the oldtimer. came into town out of Tampa, and out of re­ 28 — Chairman John Driscoll; homesteading roaches and lice. tirement. so he could pitch in and "hit the bricks" of Wall 4 4 4 Secretary Robert Aiu. Charges Elected J. Dodge Ship's Delegate. Street. A vote of thanks to Brother Hibbs... Here are a few against Brother read by Vasquez. Deck Delegate Swokle; Engine MALDEN VICTORY. Jan. 1— oldtimers in town: Charlie "Carioca Red" Benway, "Red" Article in LOG read by Driscoll. Delegate Stuntebeck; Stewards Chairman Ame Larsen; Secre­ McKenzie, A. Vasquez. T. Humal. E. Samia. M. Awall. O. tary V/aller J. Walsh. New Motion by Rhone seconded and Delegate Buleca. Williams, and J. Quimara. Gulf oldtimer. Business: Motion carried to have carried that charges against 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brother are not serious enough STEEL VENDOR. Mar, 7— flushometer checked. Men wish­ ing to pay off on the West Coast Chairman T. Tuars; Secretary J. The weekly LOG will be traveling free of cost to the fol­ for trial committee. Voted to hold payoffs until settlement of K. Cann. S. Jandora elected to notify their respective dele­ lowing brothers, some permitmen and other bookmen, all over all beefs. Minute of silence for Ship's Delegate. Department gates so that replacements can the country: Fi-ank Edmonds of North Carolina, W,ilburt Wentling ''-A delegates said no beefs to report. be secured and possible mutual of Pennsylvania, Fred Lane of New York, Peter Piascik of Con­ Brothers lost at sea. Report on necticut, John Turner of Florida, Michael Slinski of New Jersey, Voted Stewards stores, hospital payoffs arranged. 4 4 4 SUZANNE, April 4 — Chair­ supplies and slopchest be checked slick radio salesman who boarded Leo Sigl of Wisconsin, Albert Carbonell of New York, Rollo Heaton man F. Cornier; Secretary Mexi- by delegates and Patrolman be­ ship and sold radios to several of Alabama, James McLinden of Pennsylvania, Wayne Routh of mo Murphy. Department dele­ fore departure. Ships minutes members of the crew for $75. North Carolina, Omar Elliott of Alabama, Jerrell Neel of Texas, gates reported all shipshape. Mo­ plus pictures to be mailed to Radios, could have ^ been pur­ Irvin Harrington of Florida, Howard Todd of California, Furman ^ tion by Rothmere, seconded by N. Y. at first port touched. Elec­ chased in Philly for $45. One Hipp of South Carolina, John Simon of Ohio, Francis Phelps of 1 Borofont, for non-concurrence in trician to fix all fans. Steward minute of silence for lost Bro­ Maryland, Henry King of Alabama, Theodore Aleck of Maryland, Robert Butler of New York, Thomas Logan of Pennsylvania. Galveston motion to close San to improve night lunch. Various thers. . • SOME CHA»«3ES, HAVE BEEN MAPE ! CVT and RUN �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday. AprU 30. W4« LOG SPEAKS Member Sees No Reason For Painting Disputes Chief Cook Prayer For Seafaring Men To Ihe Editor: Now I am not the least bit jealous of a man getting along Being a sailor (I hope) and a in the world, and if we have Bosun of fairly long standing, I lots of overtime, I like to • ask would like to clarify and explain the Stewards Department for as­ .and attempt to stop the eternal sistance in painting. And try to haggling between departments on get the Wipers some but the our ships, both SIU and SUP. I sailors are supposed to be the have sailed several of both and painters and their work gives have had the same petty argu­ them skill in that line, which a ments come up on both. Messman's duties do not. So I The sailors are the bona fide think it is absolutely their, work and supposed to be—the capable, and as long as they do not in­ competent and experienced paint­ fringe upon some other man's ers on the ships, having paints, work, it should be no point of brushes, etc. The Bosun must contention between departments. mix and pass out the paints and I am very thankful for the supervise all paint jobs. wages and conditions obtained as a result of union activity and MESSMAN VS. OS brotherly cooperation, because I Now, one brother, in a recent have sailed—as have many more issue of the LOG, asked, "Why, brothers—when we had no over­ should an OS have more over- time whatever to haggle over. WUliam A. Floyd. SUP Log-A -Rhythms Dedicated to BUI Champlin, Bosun, MV Sea Trader By MICHAEL P. STATH, 3rd Mate Seafarer A1 Sage, recently a member of the galley gang aboard the SS Steel Chemist, had this photo taken by Earl Laws, a shipmate. More LOGs Now Going To Port Of Spain Brother Adds To Praise Of S.I. Hospital To ihe Editor: To the Editor: I For all who go to sea in ships, I keep a prayer upon my lips: God keep them safe and make them brave, And let them master wind and wave. For ships, however, great they be, Seem small upon an angry sea. II For sailormen whose courses lie Beyond the edge of sea and sky. Upon my lips a prayer I keep: '• > • "':Sl I have been receiving five j Just this morning I completed God strengthen them upon the deep. copies of the SEAFARERS LOG ,a two-week stay at the Marine For ships, however large they be. regularly and I thank you very Hospital on Staten Island. Com­ much for sending them. When­ ing over to the Hall here in Seem puny in a storm at sea. ever a Union member comes New Yoi-k I picked up a copy Ill here he is very happy to be of the LOG of March 26 and able to get a copy from me. 'read with interest , a letter from Wisdom and courage. Lord I pray: time than a Messman?" I ask, But I am still short as I am Frank Schutz complimenting the Bestow on sailors day by day. "Is there any reason a Messman well patronized by your Union Marine Hospital on the treat­ And grant to all seafaring men should have more overtime than members, and some have asked ment he had received there, The joy of getting home again. me to write this letter to you j For my money he is one hunan OS?" and have signed it too. i For ships however strong they be. 'dred percent right, and I hearti­ If I am a fireman at a lumber Thanking you in advance, I Seem frail upon a storm-tossed sea. mill and the foreman asks for ly agree with Brother Schutz men to work overtime stacking remain yours faithfully, when he says that nobody has Burze Ghelman any beef regarding service or lumber, should he ask me? Plaza Hotel As I understand it, a Mess­ treatment at that Marine Hos­ 54 Park Street pital. man makes 11 hours on Sunday Port of Spain and holidays at sea and eight I can say honestly that in the Trinidad hours .^n Saturday and Sundays two weeks I spent there I was in port. Should we put an OS (Ed. Note: Letter endorsed treated and respected as well as To the Editor: to go to the Painters Union. I in his place for that? On many by T. N. Kaivtch. C. M. Shuren. I ever could have expected to don't think anyone can deplore a ship I have sailed the Stew­ A. R. Glove. Benjamin F.' be treated in any private hospi­ There has been quite a lot of such a person as much as I do* ards Department made more Bond and James A. Broadus. tal. The doctors seemed very discussion lately of the painting RARE CASES overtime than the Deck Depart­ Friend Ghelman now receives efficient and the nUrses were done by the Stewards Depart­ In regard to anyone submit­ ment both in the LOG and ting 110 hours for painting a ment in their regular work and 25 copies of the LOG every most considerate at all times. aboard - ship. Speaking as a storeroom, such cases must be I never complained about them. week.) CLASSY DAMES member of the Stewards Depart­ very rare. I have never en­ ment," I want to voice my feel­ countered such a case. How­ SEAFARER SHIPMATES Incidentally, I've not seen a ings on the matter. ever, in saying this, I do not for classier collection of femininity I have never been. an ambi­ a minute doubt that, Brother in ages. Some of them were just pretty, but a greater part of tious painter, however, when it Stewart, or any other Patrol­ them were absolute knockouts. I comes to painting the messroom, man, has occasionally run into can't think of a better place to storerooms, galley, etc., the up­ such cases. keep of which is the duty of the As "seamen, we all know how be sick. Stewards Department, I feel it is much progi-ess has been made in It would be a good idea to just for members of the Stewards raising our base wages. This is remember. Brothers, that in a Department to expect preference. well appreciated. government hospital you don't All members in all depart­ rate any of that bedside manner Brother Freddie Stewart, I feel, a private croaker gives you. All was off base a bit when he stated ments, especially in the lower very pointedly in the March 26th ratings, have always found it you get is efficient service. That's been my experience. issue of the LOG: "Our first con­ necessary to augment their take The M^rine Hospital is for those tracts eliminated this excess home pay by making a little who need treatment for their work, which was so unjustly a extra in overtime. ills. I certainly wouldn't expect part of our regular working Jf messmen, who pay as much in dues as Bosuns, Electricians to go over there to recuperate functions." Well, since the Stewards De­ and other higher ratings put of from a two-week drunk. That partment was required to paint much lower wages, cannot be isn't what the place is there for. when no overtime was involved, benefitted by the terms of his Moreover, private hospitals that then isn't it the tight of that Union's agreement, then I im- .• handle that kind of stuff soak department to be given the pre­ agine they are expected to take you plenty. In closing, let me say again ference now that is being paid in laundry as of old. In all my time sailing ships that for, my money the .Marine for? It is quite true that those where the Stewards Department Hospital on Staten Island is characters who consider them­ was allowed to paint, I have plenty okay. My sincere thanks selves painters first and Messmen never been on a single ship cind appreciation for the treat­ or Cooks after, and bring their where the Deck Department was . ' Eraest Bonner (left) and John JPritz. both of whom are ment I received there. own painting gear in their suit­ not called in to share in a sub­ r 'giidbd SIU men and wonderful shipmates, as Raymond Barnette Max Lipkin cases, should be relieved of their stantial part of the painting. it. Brother Barnella took the photo ^hen all three were boolts. They should be: .adyisecl ; R. Brown the SS Hehrir Lbhdfellow a Watettaiaift ship! Galley Gang Rates Painting Rights, Seafarer Asserts r^ •• �Friday' April 30. 1948 Short Short Story — The Ill-Fated Mary Doe THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Dutchy Will Trade An Airtight* System For One Suit Of Clothes To the Editor: Port Said is a place where Ali Baba and his 40 thieves would N 1920, when I was master of the foxir-masted schooner, Eliza­ be considered cream puffs. The beth Bandi, lying in F>hiladclphia, another schooner came and average American dip, pick­ tied up alongside my vessel. She was a fine four master, well- pocket to you, would be picked founded, and brand new. Let's say she was the Mary Doe. clean while blinking his eyes It seemed to me that her master. Captain Blank we'll call in this place. They're fast and him, was hell-bent on business. The freight being low and both elusive, but we outwitted them They don't put nothing over on vessels, therefore, lying idle waiting for cargo, we struck up an las. Oh no, we were wise and acquaintance. This soon developed into friendship, as is common ready. with men who follow the sea. As soon as a ship drops the hook these chiseling commandos RUM AND MUSIC descend like a swarm of locusts. Then, one evening. Captain Blank, who seemed to have some­ Bumboats surround the ship and thing on his mind, made the sign by lifting his elbow and invited grappling hooks go over the me to his cabin for a dram. We had a few drams of rum, skilled rails. They run up the lines like on another and talked about ships to the sounds of the phono­ monkeys. This is a view of famed and colorful Port Said, situated graph playing selections from gamle Norge. If there is an open porthole or in the northeastern part of Egypt at the Mediterranean end Captain Blank became moody, as if longing for home. But it an vmlocked room on the ship, of the Suez Canal. It is also approximately the site where passed away. He turned to busi­ they will clean it out faster than Dutchy Moore of the Steel Scientist was bamboozled out of ness and asked me in a hushed ".:S| a pack of hungry buzzards on a a suit of clothes. tone: bloated hog. In fact, it is amaz­ "Captain Peterson, how much ing. You cannot imagine how temptation. I flew to the door. Well, to make a long and sad money does your owner pay you cunningly they operate until you A young lad with an honest face story short, and to keep the rec­ a' month?" are actually over there once. and soft brown eyes was holding ord straight, they wouldn't send "Top wages," said I, "$300 At the first ship meeting out a bottle of Haig and Haig pinch- up the scotch until we came to V-11 per month." of New York aboard the Steel bottle. terms. I insisted on testing every Captain Blank smiled to himScientist, enroute to the Far Of course I'm cautions. They bottle to see if it was okay; the, gelf and gave me a significant East by way of Port Said, it was ain't going to put anything over kid wants to see the clothes. wink. Then, as if unable to hold found that two-thirds of the on Dutchy Moore. Never let I had a couple of old suits 1 back a secret, he produced from crew had never experienced the that be said. Haven't I wained had taken along for trading pur­ his desk a private agreement be­ charge of the bite brigade." the crew to be careful. poses, but he wants me to show tween himself and his owner. "Let's have a taste of that, them out the poi'thole as agreed.. '•i I SHREWD MOVE It made me blink as I read kid," I take a slug, it's the real I hand him a coat and he looks it alodd. It stipulated that the master's salary is to be $500 per .So, as ship's delegate, and hav­ thing. "How much? Let's do at it. I take the coat and he month and the contract is to continue for two years whether the ing been over there several some business." looks at the pants. Then, wham! master is in charge of the said vessel or not. times, I made a motion to keep DEAL BREWS lie grabs the coat from my hand "Captain Blank!" I exclaimed, "How in hell can your owner the Egyptians out of the pas­ and runs. The kid tells me he has a sageways and particularly out of pay you such a high salary when freight is so low?" case of the same stuff in the I tear around to the bumboat— "What the hell. Captain Peterson," Blank explained, "she's a the crew quarters. Any busi­ bumboat alongside the ship. He no bumboat. Is my face red. Am big vessel and she carries the highest insurance the owner could ness or changie for changie wants 120 American bucks for it, I mortified. Foiled again by the would have to be transacted out get—$100,000 more than she is worth." on deck or through the porthole. but will trade for some clothing slickest operators in the world! And he gave me another significant wink. Say, do you want to know After discussion the motion was and cigarettes. I throw a light Then, after a moment of silence, Captain Blank filled the carried. over the side and the boatman my system for stopping the bumglasses. "Skol!" he said, with a far-away look. "I want to go back When we dropped hook at Port holds up a case of scotch. Oh ! boat merchants in Singapore? to the old country. I haven't been home in 42 years..." ' Dutchy Moore Said we were immediately boy! boarded. Were they d i s a p • • • A year passed since we parted and we never met again. Then, pointed to find a crew that knew one day, when I was aboard my vessel lying in Mobile, Ala., I the score and would not al­ low them the run of the ship. chanced to see a news item in a. local paper. It read: "The four-masted schooner Mary Doe was abandoned after The crew took turns guarding the passageways on their own a fire at sea off Miami..." seamen will sign an affidavit time and regai-dlcss of tricks To the Editor: three feet long to say they have I read it over once again and, recalling the private agree­ tried the natives did not breach I would like to advance my no intentions of becoming Am­ ment, whistled low. our defenses. way of looking at the alien ques­ —R. J. Peterson, MM&P Oh we were shrewd boys. Out­ tion and to find out if I'm wrongs erican citizens. So let's consider our boys more guessed and outfianked we had and everybody else is right. closely when we have our ship's them on the run. We ex­ Lately I've been sailing from last meetings and take a small changed sly winks and congratu­ the West Coast to Japan and the amount of the overseas bpys lated ourselves on the slickness ports I've called at have a size­ but not take all of them. of our maneuver. able number of foreign seamen. I'm only a carpenter and can The rest is painful to relate. This ship's last trip had seven. "The best laid plans of mice and One of them had been in the handle a job ashore but some of men ... ", but that's small con­ Stales for 26 years and has not the boys find it tough getting a job ashore. Some of the boys solation. applied for first papers yet. Im­ may think I'm looking out of I was in the galley with both migration tied him up at Olymone of my eyes but I don't port holes closed, guarding the pia, Wa.sh. think so. roast. I didn't care for any of The others were all go-od fel­ those Port Said diarhonds, hasArvel Beardon lows but they said they never DEL MUNDO MEETING PRESENTS sacks, pocketbooks, tapestries, saw things done in countries Portland, Ore. bracelets or such. (Ed. Note: At present there abroad like we seamen do them PLAN FOR FIREMEN ON STANDBY A tapping on my porthole, a in the U.S. One of them com­ is a restriction on the number bottle of scotch waved at me— plained all trip and when he of aliens permitted to sail To the Editor: returned he wanted to make an­ American ships. Only 25 per In a discussion on board this ship as to conditions enjoyed cent of the crew of a ship 'Wild Bill' Thornton other trip on his permit. by all seamen of Seafarers International Union, our attention was sailing foreign may be' com­ We fought the Marshall Plan finally centered on our brother firemen. In RAF Sick Bay posed of alien seamen. In tak­ on letting Europe have 500 ships At present, these boys' nights are constantly being taken up After Shipboard Fall to turn over to foreign crews. ing in alien seamen, the SIU in all ports performing their customary dutie.s before a boiler. In I don't see much difference in takes this fact into considera­ order to improve this condition, we are asking for a plan by To the Editor: sending the ships to Europe and tion. In cases such as the one which. Firemen can be relieved of night dutj^ while the ship is Well I was heading home on crewing them there and having mentioned by Brother Beardon in its home port, this plan to be put before the negotiating com­ one of the Isthmian scows and Europe's seamen come over here. where a man has the neces­ mittee for action when negotiating new contracts. I slipped on the Engine Room When 500 foreign seamen sail sary time but has not filed for We are offering a suggestion, which could be used: On arrival ladder. from here they put that many first papers, the Union has been of a ship in its home port, two Firemen on standby status could Here I am in ah RAF Hospital American seamen on the beach. attempting to get him to do relieve two Firemen on night duty. The two men being relieved still in bed after 1(^ days. But so, in order to reduce the prob­ HELPED US could go on day jduty, thus creating two jobs for these boys and the sawbones said I would be lem and to make grabbing a also giving them a few nights ashore while at home. able to get up in a few days. Of course they are all good ship easier for the aliens who I was on the SS Harry L. boys. They helped us during the were with us through the last Signed by Crew. SS Del Mundo Glucksman and would like, to war. Remember, too, we helped war and who helped build the ANSWER:—The suggestion made by the brothers aboard say we had mostly book men these boys by giving them the Union but still do not have ' the Del Mundo is a good one and sets forth a plan which the and all in all a very nice bunch best pay and conditions. We enough time to file. Further­ Union very much desires to effect. It is one of tha things the of seamen as always is the case have plenty ox U.S. boys who more, it should be pointed out when they're SIU. pay taxes who are capable for that veterans of the U.S. Union has set in its goal for what it regards as a near-perfect WUliam (Wild Bill) Thornton our tubs. Evei'ybody knows Am­ armed forces are receiving pre­ contract and toward the attainment of which the Union will RAF Hospital No. 7 erican seamen have the best ference in obtaining Union continue to direct its efforts. Stoamaz^Poinl. Aden . conditionsA x some of the alien mendiership.) | I Brother States His Views On Alien Seamen Problem �liiriTinnriirrpmrn^^ .- • :..^;-'''?pw;;i;;v-": T mE ^E A^F ArR E R S L O G Page Twelve Fiidiq^ April^^,..ie4B JOLIET VICTORY MEN ON ANM OFF TBE JOB ^ ^ Need For UniGn Education To the Editor: more draws for-; the rest of the trip. I could fill the entire LOG This is not a crying letter and with these beefs, nearly all of we don't need any crying towels. which have been ironed out We are, fully capable of taking somewhat. But I can see where care of* our own troubles and they'll come up again with the are a 100 per cent SIU crew. The next crew and that introduces following lines are to show what our plea for book-men to come J, i t, a crew will run up against when and replace us. We are paying sailing an Isthmian ship, whose off in New York and there will After a hard day on the brains department is of the old be plenty of jobs all around; deck. A1 Aava. Jr. Engineer, company school, the one which Then we'll educate these phonies left, and Vic Mako. DB4. doff made union organization neces­ for good. • shoes and relax with a rugged sary, and the urgent need of us The younger members are round of cribbage. Shots were guys who know the score in re­ okay but in most cases they can't gard to standard SIU conditions: taken by Donald Southwood. conceive what we mean by con­ Our ship is a C-3, the Steel ditions since they never sailed in S'- •• Age, out four months and due in the past, and don't have a cori^ s- 4. Boston April 25. The skipper is structive enough knowledge of "Panicky" Jaenicke and he's sure any agreement to know when he's the whole cow. The mate, they are being taken advantage chief and first are sucklings to of. A determined effort by all same. Any of the above-men­ hands to ship on these rusttioned have absolutely no re­ buckets with the education of gard for conditions or a man's these brothers in mind should rights. be enacted, and, believe me, brother, I'll be around. NEED EDUCATION With this, and full co-operation We are sailing under the from headquarters, the Patrol­ To the Editor: newly-made agreement and that men, and port committee, we can The SS Bertram G. Goodhue, places us in the position of try­ bust them wide open in short South Atlantic, is one ship out j ing to show these finks what the order. of a thousand, and it is about as agreement applies to under our Our delegate, Armand Thiboclose to 100 percent okay as can working rules. They seem to be deau, deserves a big hand for be found. neurotics when we have a point his work against such opposition. to gain. The Mates and Engineers not He didn't make any bones about to mention the Skipper himself When the Chief Engineer was telling the.se guys off and laying are for the crew. There is told that work performed after down the facts and we are about as much overtime allowed five and before eight was over­ deeply indebted to him. As a as 'the men can work, and very^, time, he nearly popped a gut and consequence, we hear of some little has been disputed. The refused to believe it until the trumped up "inaptitude" charge chow, too cannot be disputed. skipper verified that fact. He that may be placed against him still made threats against our by the brains department, none The crew, in general, is also delegate, which were direct in­ of whom make a third rate shoe­ very good. Everybody wants to timidation. Shortly afterwards maker. do his share of the job and there ^ By "SALTY DICK" an Oiler asked for a few hours is no one lying down. This dissension between the So far as the beefs are con­ ABOARD SS DEL NORTE— there was a tree standing in the off to buy a pair of shoes, and crew and officers of the higher cerned there are very few, and ^^en Frank Vinero was asked grand lounge. Someone suggested this was flatly refused, then and brackets began in the first three what there are can be squared jj gjj.^ ^gg^h, he re- we should hang a certain party at all times unless we got rid weeks of the trip, during which of our delegate. away on board. 'plied: "Yes, she carries hers in on it—no, it wasn't done... time they showed evidence of All trip the eight-to»twelve trying to work our members The repairs have all been purse!"... Richard Haviland May Sullivan's bar in B. A. done, every one the crew asked cguie, back to the ship and told is distributing the LOG but watch has been standing the against each other and playing for. The Delegates have been ^j^g crew he got lost in Santos, I didn't find any in Monte­ four-to-twelve port watch under favorites, intimidating the dele'doing fine. They f^et all over- >j,gj^ gj^g j^g wasn't alone... video. Someone is slipping... direct orders. The watch Junior gates and refusing to recognize time fixed up as soon as the jjg^ Orleans, go over Don't fail to go to. Sao Paulo Engineers have been sounding sections of . the agreement. They work is done. to the Ship Ahoy Bar and meet from Santos, for two dollars tanks on deck. Oilers, work with­ considered themselves a holy , ter­ We have our meetings regu- fiends. I like the sign which round trip by bus. A very out regard to working spaces, ror and announced that they larly. That is were we get reads, "Union Bar." delightful trip...You can miss and Junior Engineers are ex­ were going to get tough. They things ironed out. pected to overhaul the entire gave notice that all OT except Harvey Hill vvas born and the girls for one day... plant while on watch and not week-end watches would be dis­ haised in New Orleans and beCREW ACTION A seaman should be a very ing a rebel he" refuses to cele- intelligent person. He's always under direction of the watch en­ puted and we would work from We do have one case to be brate Lincoln's birthday. But he travelling, coming into contact gineer, either. The Wipers are bell-to-bell. As a result, .they're brought to the Patrolman's at- ^111 accept the eight hours over- with people from all parts and turned to on a Saturday for the been the laughing stock of the tention when he comes aboard, time. seeing things that others only remaining two hours until noon ship. The man concerned will be One thing we need here on witness in the movies. He also, when the ship had departed that Charles Burns recommended for a trial com­ the Del Norte is a crying room. has plenty of time to read good morning. A Junior Engineer was Port Said, Egypt. ordered to swap watches for the mittee in New York. I'm sure it would be full at all books... We'll send you some pictures times. Yet, we're on a good ship Santos may be a coffee port, day with another junior. Four-Legged Seafarer of the gang with all their names and on a good run... We have but to us boys there's plenty of The ship arrived in Haifa on a for the LOG shortly. a very good Punser Department. sugar there ... One of the boys Saturday and anchored outside The crew that was on here last There's never any beef on them. is pretty well broken up because the breakwater, and didn't clear must have been some bunch. May they remain forever. The he promised to wed a senorita quarantine until the next A.M. They were too lazy to turn to on Captain is a good joe and he here in B. A. and he can't keep The Oilers' watches were broken the foc'sles with paint and , knows his business ... his promi.se. (It's rumored she's at FWE, with the ship not even brushes. As a result, we have to classified as in port. The skip­ a pistol-packin' mama.) How many of you got gypped paint all the time. However, it's in Rio? There's a factory there per refused an AB medical atten­ all overtime. tion for a swollen arm and boil. making perfume (all brands) This will be one of the cleanest and the local police -raided it. The three department dele^ ships to hit New York. In fact Don't buy the stuff along the gates went to see him about this we h5pe to come in without a waterfront'... Did you know and the Captain said that the Aboard practically every beef aboard. , man wasn't in need of medical the "cokes" are weaker in George Meany SIU ship there's a Seafarer attention. The delegates asked B. A. than in the U. S. A.? (Ed. Note: Brother Meany's About four years ago they with a camera. Th^y lake him' if he was a doctor and cheery letter, written from started by giving them away some pretty good pictures, enough of one to determine this. Germany, is endorsed by Tom in Montivideo. Today they are Of course he wasn't, but he said too. The photos—and stories - Osewick, Ship's Delegate.) that he was as good as any doc­ being sold everywhere... —ought to be sent to the tor ashore. The American consul For those who don't know, THEWEMBERSHIPSAVS; A SIO whenever you pay your bill at LOG for publication. How was called and the AB advised to to go to the agent since he a restaurant or a bar in B. A. about it, brothers. And send SHIP MUST BEA^ the tip is per cent added to along identification — names could do nothing about it. The Perched on a desk in the iagent sent him to a doctor, who LOG office, "Floss," four-footed the bill... Mrs. Edna Johansson, make news, you know. Well Chief Stewardess on the Del return pictures, if you wish. said that it was a good thing companion of Seafarer Bob that he had come for treatment. High, gives with a happy smile Norte, is a real oldtimer. She's The addess is SEAFARERS been sailing for years and was for the camera. The pooch, NICE GUY aboard a ship that was torpedoed LOG, 51 Beaver St., New says Brother High, enjoys An Oiler got a medical slip to reading the LOG but has been during the war... The laundry York 4. N. Y. situation here is bad. There have a tooth looked after. When disturbed over finding little Maybe you can do It right should be two men doing the the old man got the bill he told space devoted to seafaring can­ now, eh? work. Let's get going on this isthe Oiler that unless he. paid it ines. This "bone" should keep himself he would give him no the old gti h«ppy for awhilOi • .j sMo ,. , During Christmas , weok, Joliet Victory crewztten Jim Sullivan, AB. top, and Blaekie CroweUL OS. turning a trick on cargo gear prior to unload­ ing in an East African port. Goodhue Reported Good Vessel For Chow, Overtime 'The Voice Of The Sea' il;-^ fe 11 Lensmen Wanted! ClfAKSrtiP, �Fzida^< Aitrii 80,1S4$ •» f " r t H E SEA F ARERS tO G ^ --r:---ij—r - i . ^ - • ij.i..,- Page Thizteen x. ^ '^ " 5 The Waterman tugboats in the harbor of Mobile are organized into the Marine Allied Workers division of the Seafarers International Union. The drive in the Gulf area to organize towboatmen has met. with marked success, and is expected to make even greater strides this year. Pictured above is the Captain, one of the Waterman tugboat fleet. A new contract for Mobile tugboatmen was signed recently and gives those workers a very good deal. Aboard the SS Robert G. Ingersoll, Waterman Steamship Company, the crewmembers worked together m a solid, well-.functioning team. They held regular shipboard meetings, and remembered to send minutes imd pictures to the LOG office. What more could be asked? Above, ^e Engine Departrnent takes time out to pose for a picture. First row, left to right, William H. Brown, Oiler; Calvin K. Wagner, Oiler: John W. Polaski, Oiler; and Warren W, Cur'-ier FWT Md Engine Department Delegate. Hear row, standing from left to right, are Paul R. Albano,' FWT; and Jozef Kowalewski, Deck Engineer. Men of the Deck Department look at the birdie for the benefit of LOG readers. Left to right, kneeling, Paul Koval, DM; A. Clark. AB; Arveds E. Auers, AB, Deck Delegate; and Carlos Labiosa, Bosun. In the rear, from 1. to r., H. Palmer, OS; Chester Sawal, AB; H. Pieren, AB; R. Habluetzel, OS; and H. D. LaFitte, AB. When the Steel Navigator, Isthmian Steamship Company, put into Beirut, Lebanon, recently, the crew set to work with a will to get everything in ship-shape order. In the picture above, two Brother Seafarers take time off from working on the ship to wave for the cameraman. Left. Pete Bluhm, Deck Maintenance, and right, Jimmy Slaven, Deck Maintenance. Brother Bluhm sent in these pictures, and others which appeared in the LOG recently, a few weeks, ago. They report that Isthmian licensed officers ere still up to their chiselling tricks, but that SlU solidarity and militancy is rapidly squaring things away. However, the food on the Steel Navigator was good, and the men expressed a Crewmembers called the Ingersoll Stewards Department, "Best in the Business," Here they are, from left to right, in the front row: James Henderson, Third Cook; and Arthur Lloyd, Night Cook and Baker. Second row, in the qsual order, S. B. Thomas, Chief Steward; Warren Knight, Messman; Alex Alexander, Messman; C. J. Oliver. Chief Cook; Henry Alexander. Utility, and Stewards Department Delegate: an(^ Msdcomb Tucker, Messman, •Tt �Page Fourteen THE SEA FA RERS LOG Friday, April 30, 1948, SIU Contracted Companies; Bull Line To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted compsniss behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. asked me the name of the ship, where she was headed and her cargo. He also wanted to know why the ship had sunk so quick^y"I didn't want to tell him we had an armed guard so I told him we had been hit in the en­ gine room. We were told we were 270 miles from shore and, after slowly proceeding through the wreckage looking for sur­ vivors, the submarine left. Dorothy, Mae, Beatrice and goods of all types to the their fourteen sisters are pretty islands. The principal cargoes on well known gals along the sugar return trips consist of finished run. Tobacco to them is no gloves, embroidered handiwork, stranger, and rum they hold with sugar, rum and tobacco. OFFICES MOVED ease. Possessed of the wander The trade prospered so that lust, the ladies can oft be found in 1909 the company embarked "Later we found another crew­ along the New York waterfront on a building program, increas­ man on a raft, but a search all . or the docks of Puerto Rico. night and the next day failed ing its fleet to fifteen vessels. to produce any others who had But lest anyone misunderstand EXPANDED SERVICES sui-vived the sinking. Six days ' it must be hastily added that the later we were rescued." girls are upstanding virtuous Following the first World War, girls, kept well under the criti­ the companj' expanded its opera­ The ship losses along the coast cal eye of Father Bull. The girls tions by initiating service be­ continued to be so great that . are, let it be known, the names tween East Coast U.S. ports and of the seventeen Bull Line ves­ harbors of the Eastern Mediter­ sels. ranean and the Black Sea. Later Their acquaintance with to­ the foreign run was switched to bacco and rum is purely occupa­ South and East Africa. tional and by no means a vice. In 1927, however, the company Lugging these goods from the discontinued operations to trans(Photo reprinted from The Compass) West Indies to Americans who Atlantic ports and concentrated A rare photograph of the first Dorothy, rebuilt from a crave them, the trade is profit­ on the West Indian run and the wreck in 1902. Note the high stack and the crew's laundry able, it keeps the customers hap­ Atlantic coastwise service. hanging on the bow. Crew slept below decks forward, the py, the company satisfied and Master alone slept above decks. The present Dorothy was the seamen who sail them con­ The company's fleet remained static until 1934 when the An­ tented. gelina and Manuela were built. built in I9I8. The story of the seventeen These two ships were the first company offices were moved to sisters is the story of Bull Line ocean-going dry cargo ships to. men aboard the ships, - • but the Only four crewmembers-—all SIU Pensacola, Florida, in hopes that —an interesting tale of a humble be built in United States ship-j^^^® three of the company men—survived. The following is the shorter run would cut the JP: l-ir crewmember's statement losses, but the submarine attacks beginning and quick rise to a yards following the first World vessels, long suppressed by se- the curity regulations, demands re­ made before the Coast Guard: station with the major American War. did not lessen. Finally, in des­ lating here. steamship companies. "While I was on lookout on peration, the offices were moved The design of the ships was On January 31, 1942 the Bull the foc'sle head there was a back to New York and the ships the forerunner of the Maritime MARITIME EXPANSION Line vessel Major Wheeler sailed terrific explosion aft. A fbrpedo switched to foreign runs. Commission C-1 type ships. The The history- of the company two new vessels entered the from Puerto Rico oh its return had struck the Ruth directly in MAJOR OPERATOR goes back to the turn of the West Indian trade and continued trip to Philadelphia. The sched­ the stern. Within two minutes century, and closely parallels to operate until 1942, when they ule called for its arrivsd in Phil­ after the torpedo struck, the At one time during the, war, the growth of steamship opera­ were lost to enemy action. adelphia on February 10, but she Ruth went down by the stern the Bull Line operated a fleet tions. Schooners were in their never reached her destination, with a port list. totalling 95 ships. With this fleet, last days. The coal burning ships In addition to the Angelina nor was the ship ever heard from supplies were carried to the bat"Immediately after we were and Manuela, the company's fleet'gggj^' tlefronts of the Atlantic, Pacific hit, we began sinking by the was further increased by the and MediteiTanean. purchase of vessels from the Not a trace of the vessel or stern and within a few seconds Govei-nment and the acquiring its 30-man SIU crew was ever the amidships was awash. I With the end of the war, the of the Puerto Rico American found. Somewhere in the South threw off the painter on the company once more resumed its trade between the West Indies Steamship Company and the old Atlantic she met her fate and was swallowed up by the sea. and the United States, using its Weems Line. own ships. The company owns When the SIU came into exist- Approximately two months la­ all of its 17 vessels and does not ance in 1938, Bull Line was one ter on April 8, the Margaret of charter any from the Maritime of the first companies to sign a Bull Line sailed from Puerto Commission. full agreement. Almost from the Rico, due to arrive in New York At present the company ves­ date of the charter issue SIU on April 16. crews • have been manning Bull Like the Major Wheeler she sels line up thus: Cornelia, Hel­ Line ships. en, and Hilton — coaster-reefers disappeared from the face of the built before the last war; the were rapidly pus"hing them from With the 'declaration of war earth without a trace. Not even Monroe, a merchant type ship; the sealanes. World trade and in 1941, Bull immediately in­ a raft or a bit of wreckage was the Jean, Dorothy and Emilia, the maritime industry was en­ creased its transportation of car­ ever picked up. The ship and built in 1918. tering a new era. Into this scene go to and from the West Indies. 29 men completely vanished to entered Archibald H. Bull. In 1942, when the sub menace join the thousands of mysterious More recent ships are three By purchasing foreign vessels was at its height along the East­ disappearances of the sea. collier-type Libertys, the Edith, that had been wrecked, and by ern Coast of the United States, The company files on the dis­ Evelyn and Mae; and five Lib­ ertys, the Angelina, Arlyn, Car­ reconditioning them in Ameri­ Bull Line vessel losses were ex­ appearances are still Open, and olyn, Marina and Rosario. can shipyards, Alexander H. Bull ceedingly high. the missing ships remain sub­ founded the present A. -H. Bull jects of conjecture with com­ HEAVY LOSSES GIRLS, GIRLS Steamship Company. pany officials, but the only hope The fleet is completed by five Under American law a for­ In ten months of 1942, seven­ of leai-ning what happened to the Bull Line ships can be rec­ C-2 vessels, the Beatrice, Frances, eign ship can be operated under teen of the company's twenty- ships would be the examining of the American flag with full do­ five wartime ship losses took thp log books of German sub­ ognized by a black stack, two Elizabeth, Kathryn and Suzanne. marines operating in that area. red stripe's and a. blue "B" on mestic trading privileges, pro­ Immediately noticeable in the This pdssibility is remote. viding at least two-thirds of its a white background. names of the vessels is the al­ value was expended in Ameri­ The ships must have sunk very most complete use of girls' can shipyards for repair work. quickly, making the learning of starboard forward raft and when Using this novel method. Bull the name from survivors almost the raft got free, I jumped into names. The practice was begun by Archibald H. Bull, who nam­ Line came into being in 1902 impossible. Too, the sub or subs the water. with four ships. Named the responsible for sending the ships "When I emerged on the sur­ ed the ships after girls in his Dorothy, Mae, Wilhelmina and to the bottom may have been face, I saw that only about ten family and in the families of his Carolyn they were representative destroyed later. feet of the Ruth's bow still associates. The four original Bull r of vessels in operation during the showed. Within a few seconds the ships are long gone, but three NARROW ESCAPE period of transition from sail to ship disappeared. I managed to steam power, when the entire A story of the sudden death get to the raft and found one of the present ships bear their poop still housed the master of lurking beneath the seas of the survivor. Together we tried to names. the ship. East Coast during this period is reach another man afloat about Most of the girls names have Immediately establishing itself place along the east coast of the told by a crewmember of the forty feet .away. outlived at least one' ship and a ' ill-fated Ruth, which was sunlc ~ in the trade between the United U.S. and the islands. SUB ASKS QUESTIONS few are on their third. Chances States and the West Indies, the There is not space to mention June 28, 1942, off Port-Of-Spain, "About this time the submar­ are that as long as there is a company transports machinery of all of the losses suffered by the Trinidad. all descriptions, lumber, fertiliz­ company nOr the. heroism and The Ruth was carrying a crew ine surfaced and slowly came Bull Line there will be a Doro* ; er, pre-fabricated materials, and courage displayed by the SIU of 34 m^n and 4 Navy gunners. alongside. One of the officers'thy, Mae and Carolyn. �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Frida7' April 30, 1948 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages PHILIP MILAZZO NORMAN PETTERffiJN Get in touch with Frank A. Get in touch with Mr. MacArthur of Monroe & Ard, 76 Murray, 66-12 52nd Road, MasBeaver Street, New York, N. Y. peth. Long Island, N. Y. The phone is WH 4-7563. This is X i i in connection with the tugboat ERNESTO V. ERAZO , collision. Your wife asks you to contact her at 785 East 151 Street, if CLYDE KEATON Bron.,, N. Y. . Your wife wishes to hear from XXX you as soon as possible. E: A, R. NEBLETT You are asked to communicate if if if BORIS MILLER with your father immediately. Contact Arthur Ilorwitz, 50 XXX HENRY C. ROCH JR. West 68th Street, New York 23, N. Y. Your mother asks that you Thureson, Joseph F 9.03 Tusk, C. P 74 32.05 j Treitier, Carl T. send her: your address. She has Thurman, Aubrey H if if if 10.53 1.34!Tremai Hilary 9.08 Twigg, Charles some important papers to send Tibbett, Walter F JOSEPH BRIANT 46t 5.07 j Trembiay, Rene 8.28 Twigg, Marshall S you. -Contact Jeny Palmer, c/o LOG 8.26 ; Treon, Raymond F 6.46 Twite, Linus .36;^ Tiblis, Rudolph F Office, 51 Beaver Street,, New XXX 13.99. Tichelar, Fred E 5.34 Trickey, William 36.30 Tyler, Charles CHARLES E. CARNIEL York. This pertains to your 223 Tidwelk-L. G. Jr 3.00 |Trieste, John 3.89 Tyler, Gerald seaman's papers. Your former crewmates of the Tiearney, Richard R 1.32; 30.43 , Trinajstick, Daniel 4.51 Tyler, Grover SS Puente Hill—Manuel Caldus, Tighe, Thomas J 89 6.60. Trinrud, Kenneth J 12.12 Tyo, Leslie G if if if Joe Ramieri, James Winget, Tignor, Troy P KENNETH BULLOCK 8.91 30.89 Tripp, Walter C 99.18 Uhler, Richard H 47.57 5.73 Trohlakis, Harry 2.50 Unlandski, Francis Get in touch with Mrs. Amelia Chester Dankert, Frans Semple Till, Hugh W Anthony 94 Trolson, Charles 2.72 Ulas, John 69" Milanesi, 1046 — 56th Street, DeWitt Johnson and Edward Far16.50 Brooklyn 19, New York. She is rell—want to see you. Tims, Ralph 12.10 Troners, W 50 Umberger, Clarence W holding urgent correspondence 96 Tindell, Ralph 12.00 Tronio, Rudolf M 7.42 Underbill, Chester R XXX JOSEPH M. DUNN for you from China, England 13.76 Underbill, Robert Tingier, M. E 5.18 Trout, Ralph G. 43.07 and Boston. 100.40 Trowbridge, Jack J 2.67 Underwood, Irwin Your sister, who is worried Tipton, Arlen 24.09 about you, asks you to get in Tistan, Ervin 2.23 Trudel, Jean 35.12 Unschweif, Gerard if if if 23.24 PAUL N. FROOM JR. touch with her. Titus, Harold J 2.40 Truett, William 10 Upham, David L. 12.26 Tobacco, A 14.30 Truitt, George C 16.86 Urban, Chas Your attorney wishes you to 6.93 XXX Tobias, Howard W 24.33 Trujillo, Thomas 39.46 Urban, F return to Texas. 1.40. ROBERT MYERS 5.99 Truly, Roy E 10.28 Urbanek, William J. 13.76 if if Your mother wants you to Tobiason, Lyder T. MORRIS BERLOWITZ Toby, Wm. C 25.93 Truu, Aleksander 132.35 Urbikas, Anthony 69 write to her. She is ill. Tochterman, Fred P 5.80 Truxillo, W 06 Usher, Robert H ?. 5.94 You are requested ta get in XXX Todd, Harvey 0 2.57 Tryon, Joseph A 3.11 Ussery, William Warren touch with Gosta Skyllberg, at 35 WILBUR IRVIN Todd, Mark 7.79 Trzcinski, Manian 1 2.75 Uzonyi, Jos. H the end of May, c/o Baltimore 69 Contact Julius Di'oisen, 285 Todd, Maurice Edw 1.37 Tsironis, Pandelis M. 73 Vacino, Michael Hall, 14 North Gay Street. 2.67 Madison Avenue, New York 17, Todd, Richard A 2.75 Tuck, Alfred D 43.33 Vain, Chas. 1. .05 if if if N. Y. Todd, Wilhin Aven 5.81 Tuck J. M. 2 73 Vainikainen, Felix L DOUGLAS T. BLESSING 3.05 XXX Toker, Robert M :. 8.50 Tucker, Edward" P.''""."".i; 14.05 Valantejus, Joseph .69 Contact your wife, Mrs. M. "JOE". SS JOHN JAY Tolbert, Chandless 1.42 Tucker, Gerald A 13.14 Valande, J 4.43 Blessing, 9-25 122 Street, College Will Joe, who sailed with Tole, Phillip 21.ra Tucker, James R 2.93 Valchos, Peter 1.58 Point, Long Island, N. Y. Thomas Stinnette aboard the SS Toler, Wm. F. 1.79 Tucker, Richmond 1.12 Valderrama, 102.36 John Jay, Waterman, please send Tomsisello, Peter F. 7.47 Tucker, Thomas E 9.73; 10.59 Valdes, Paul A his address to Brother Stinnette Tomlch, John W. 2.89 pucker, Thomas J S.39 Valentin, Antonio T 19:16: at RFD 3, Box 179, Roanoke, Va Tom mson, Kennoth . 8.57 Valentine, Milford W. 91 Tomlmson, Woodrow W. .. 3.74 oa n T i. o Valin, J 6.51 XXX Tomloory, Peler 20.72 ® 20.53 W. A. GARDNER or Tumulty, John J 37.45 Valiquette, Erenst R BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. Tommila, Erro .94 Vallan, John 7.35 G JV. GARDNER Tuple, Steve .12 WillUm Rcntz, Agent Calvert 4530 Tong, J 02 Valsvig, Roger M 1.37 BOSTON 276 State St. The Gardner who was third 33.57 : " • 30.26 Vanalstine, Ernest C 1.87 Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 cook on the SS Benjamin Limdy Tonkins, John W .79 Tonna, Arthur 3 gg ^ Turberville, Sidney C GALVESTON 308'/i—23rd St. Van. Assche, Francis C 5.70 between Aug. 22, 1947 to Nov. 3.23 Keith AUop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Tons, Oskaar 12.39 ^^ith Vance, Elmo L 2.64 21, 1947 is requested to call Mr. MOBILE I South Lawrence St. 2.55 Tooker, Adin 3.59 Turlington, Aldridge Vance, Jesse R 72.00 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Carl Harten, 291 Broadway, New 7.33 Toolan, Edward J 10.32 Turnbull; J. A. Vance, Robert 1.98 , NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartree St. York, N. Y. BArkley 7-8619. Topp, Leslie J .01 1.37 Turnbull, Richard W Ei Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 Vance, Ruben Gold 17.62 Torella, Ei-nest R 05 Turnbull, Robt 27.73 Vandepopulier, G. A NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. XXX 27.07 Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Toribio, Luciano 81.21 Turner, Arthur 51 Van Der Ende LOUIS GAMBARO 4.20? NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. .59 Turner, Bennie A 19.63 Vandergrift, John J Contact Louise Liverani, 2427 Torp, Arlen K 32 . Ben Rees, Agent Phonei 4 1083 Torra, Joseph 'T 15.36 Turner, Donald W 12.80 Vanderhicder, M PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. E. 14th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 2.90 Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Tone, David C 3.38 Turner, Geo. H. 1.91 Vanderrest, Hendrik J 25.17 XXX SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Torres, Aurelio H 7.681 Turner, Harry B 8-14 Van Do Weghe, Francis .. 11.27 _ AUGUST HOTHAN Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Tones, Bias 1.841 Turner, Lisle M 3.12 Van Dick, George 1.65 SAN JUAN, PJt.....2S2 Ponce de Leon Get in touch with Seamen's Torres, Faustino ^ 30.06 Turner, M. B 11.20 Van Dusen, Frank SAI Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 49.79. SAVANNAH .220 East Bay St. Church Institute, 25 South Street, Torres, Frank 5.76 Turner, Roy J 2.13 Van Dyak, Jacobs 1.30 Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 New York City. Torres, J. 6.51 Turner, William H 1.74 Van Dyne, Wm. A 11.30 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Torres, Juan 1. 3.22'^ Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Torres, Julian 45 Torres, Teofllo 1.37 72 The following men, who left Torres, William HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Torres, Wilson 4.36 Phone 58777 gear on Pacific tanker vessels, farers International Union is available to all members who wish Tort, John R 4.65 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. can get it at the storerooms of Beacon 4336 3.57 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Baker, Carver and Morrell, 37 Tortoland, Sid Frank RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Tothm, Leon 9.16 Phone 2599 Pearl Street, New York, N. Y.; the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Totten, Andrew J 27.59 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Cliy St. M. Tuesado, 1 Sea Bag; W. SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 25475 7.38 Aperkowski, 1 Sea Bag; Fran­ Tottle, Kenneth B...., However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Totty, John 9.18 Main 0290 cisco Ramos, 1 c/s; 1 pillow 'nail, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, .! 3.23 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. case; Jack V. Blake, 1 Suit case; Tourmoka, P which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG 51 92.38 Terminal 4-3131 Aaron P. Wilhite, .1 Pillow case, Tournier, J. T. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. 1.19 contents; George W. Ketley, 1 Towada, F Towell, C. F 2.23 PLEASE PJIINT INFORMATION Suit case; Richard L. Stratton, 1 Towers, Roy N. ..! 10.74 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. c's; 2 sea bags; Francis Huoy, To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 1 Suit case; Harrison T. Lewis, 1 Towley, John Fr 6.85 CHICAGO. 24 W. Superior Ave. 27 c/s; 1 ctn.; E. L. Chumley, 1 Sea Towsend, James T. Jr I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Superior 5175 Tracey, James R 22.98 Bag; 1 hand bag. CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. 5.94 address below: Main 0147 In the event this gear is not Tracey, Robert DETROIT 1038 Tlilsd St. called for within the next few Tracey, Wilford 5.53 Cadillac 6857 Name days it will be sent Express Col­ Traficano, Sam G 47 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 5.94 Melrose 4110 lect to the last address on file for Trainer, Mike Street Address TOLEDO ,.615 Summit St. these men. Trampas, Spiros 6.30 Garfield 2112 Travaglin, Mario 2.75 XXX City State Anyone having baggage in the Travers, James P 12.99 Nqw Orleans Hall should write Travino, Royino 1.37 MONTREAL ...1440 Bleury St. in and claim it as soon as pos­ Trawick, Oliver W Signed ... 2.63 VICTORIA, B.C .602 Boughton St. sible. since none of the old Treadway, Douglas E. 2.23 Empire 4631 133.13 Book No. VANCOUVER .r..S65 Hamilton St. baggage will be carried over to Trebucq, Wesley ' ; / Pacific 7824 the new Hall. Treichel, Emil J., .......c. 3.68 Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following: is a list of unclaimed wag:es and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. EUerbusch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District SUP Gt. Lakes District Canadian District NOTICE! - Notice To All SIU Members �Official Shipping Rules Of A&G District As Amended By Membership Referendum . 51.-... rc r-. -Ji. pi 1. The Union Hall shall be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, Sunday and Holidays, the hours shall be governed by the port. 2. When a member leaves his ^ip he shall report to the Un­ ion HaU and register his name and book number, and in re­ turn, he shall be given a ship­ ping card dated the day he reg- isters; a duplicate entry is to be kept by the Dispatcher. The following Shipping Rnlos nro offoctivo in all hramhos of the Atkmtk ffW &rif District of the Sonfarors Intomational Union of North America, as of May 1,1948. All AgaiU and momhors nmt observe and respect these Shggtmg Rnks, inhvctiims of which will not he tokrated. 34. Men coming ashore on va* cation shall register on bottom of list and ship out in their, regular turn. 35. (a) All Tripcard Men and Permit Men who have their dues paid for the current month shall register on a separate shipping list other than the regular ship­ ping list and shall ship from this list as Tripcard and Permit Men in a rotary manner. (b) All Tripcard Men and Per­ mit Men shall be shipped only after book members do not take 3. Any member may make a jobs. If no member on regular pier-head jump, providing he shipping list takes jobs af^er does so outside the^hours of the three hourly calls, then Permit Union Hall, and then, only after Men or Tripcard Men shall be all efforts to secure a man allowed the privilege of throw­ through the Union Hall have ing in cards for the job. laid up and orders a full crew, SHIPPED UNDER THE INFLU-i 19. AU men must be shipped failed. In such cases. Ships Dele­ through the offices of the Sea­ all respective ratings shall be ENCE OF LIQUOR. No man (c) Tripcard Men and Permit gate shall make a detailed ac­ farers International Union by the Men shall be allowed to make count and forward same to the shall report on a ship under the official Dispatcher. The dispatcher shipped from Union Halls. Agent of the port involved. The influence of liquor, after ship­ shall be required to issue two 28. Standby jobs shall be ship­ either one complete round trip or not less than 60 days continu­ ^ship's delegate shall be held ping from the hall. Offenders be brought before a Trial assignment cards to every man ped in rotation. No man shipping ous employment on same- vesseL •fe- " riesponsible if he fails to report .shall on job will be permitted to take shipped; one to be addressed to Committee on charges. as provided herein. the department delegate and the a regular job on the same vessel, HOSPITAL CASES 4. No member shall be given 11. Crews delegates shall see other to the department head. but must return to the Union Hall when standby jobs are com­ 1. When a member has beei* a shipping card for another that all vacancies are filled by pleted. Only one standby job discharged^ from any hospital he 20. Members shall attend any members of the SIU when avail­ member, nor have another mem­ allowed each member. All mem­ shall report to the Union Hall Department Meetings that are able. ber's shipping card stamped. The called. Joint meetings shall be bers have a chance. Members where he will be given a dated Dispatcher shall not ship any ,2. No man shall be dispatched other^W^esday taking standby jobs must report shipping card. member P«senting- another's ^ 24 hours be-|°S, p m Anr^mto- to our Union Hall within 15 days card, nor shall he honor the 1 D.,,, CUOU ofo,.+ l P ^ 1...™ __ hissing a meeting WILL BE or lose original shipping num­ 2. When a member who is on cai'd of any member not pre- fore turning to. Pay shall the shipping list goes to the' hos­ the day required to pass the TAKEN OFF THE SHIPPING ber. eenting his own card. pital he must, upon his dis­ doctor or report aboard ship. LIST, but will be issued a new 29. No man may be promoted charge, report, immediately to 5. No shipping card shall be shipping card when he applies 13. Each member shall have or allowed to transfer from one theUnion Hall where he • will issued to einy member prior to ifor it. When Wednesday falls on the preference ol shipping on ^ job to another on board ship, receive, upon presentation o£ his paying off any vessel. except in case of extreme emerg­ proper proof of his hospitaliza­ ."•.'fL""! tVl on Thursday at flOO p.m. 6. No member shall be given on the third ship he' shall lose ency. This is to apply where tion, his original shipping date an open shipping date for any his original shipping card. . 21. Only a member of the there isn't sufficient time to dis­ providing he has not been in -reason. Mlunion for six months or over patch a man from the Union the hospital over thirty days. If 14. Members who have shipi-t: Hall before a ship is scheduled the member has been . in the j U.'. 7. All shipping cards^ must be ped, and later quit or get fired, shall act as ship's delegate. Pa­ to leave, or the hall cannot fur­ hospital over thirty days, he trolmen shall see that crew I' .stamped after the regular meet­ and who do not report back to nish replacements as required. shall be given a new shipping ing. Any member wishing to the Dispatcher within 24 hours delegate is elected before ship Any member guilty of breaking card dated prior to his date of sails from port. Ordinary sea­ leave the meeting must ask the after shipping^ shall lose their men and wipers shall not be this rule shall lose the job im­ discharge from the hospital. permission of the membership to original date. mediately and shall be fined no allowed to act as delegates. do so through the Chair. If the leris than $25.00 for such offense. 3. Any member who has been membership extends this privi­ 15. No member shall be dead­ in the hospital thirty days or lege, the member may leave the headed from one port to another 22. Members upon shipping 30. Ordinary Seamen and Wi­ longer shall be given, upon pres­ shall show their qualificationsL. to meeting and have his shipping for the purpose of taking a job Dispatcher for the job SHIPPED pers shipped to contracted ves­ entation of proper proof of hos­ card stamped. Dispatcher or^on the vessel in. another port on. No man shall be shipped sels who fail to put in two hours pitalization, a shipping card da­ doorman shall check men in at unless the branch where the allotted time for cleaning the ted thirty days prior to his date who does not qualify. meetings until 7:30 p.m. and'jobs are, requests another branch crew's quarters, as per contract, of discharge from the hospitaL members coming after that time to send men to fill the jobs. In 23. Members 50 years old or shall be brought up on charges Any member who has been in shall not receive credit for at­ companies with whom the Un­ over shall have preference to by the ship's crew. For such the hospital less than thirty tending the meeting. ion has agreements which give watchmen's jobs. offense, the guilty member shall days shall be given a shipping the companies the right to hire 8i (a) Any member on the certain key men, the company 24. Members will not be- per­ be fined not less than $10.00 for date as of the* date he entered each such infraction. the hospital. regular shipping list who has a may deadhead those men to an- mitted to register on more than shipping card more than three other port; but they must first one list, but in an emergency, a 31. Members of the Union 4. Any member receiving out­ months old must re-register on report to the Union Hall in that nian may be shipped off his li.st serving as officials of . the Un­ patient treatment shall have hia the shipping list and take out ion and . leaving office, shall be shipping card stamped in the r fe;.; a new shipping card and date. port before reporting aboard for a job in other departments, entitled to have a 30 day ship­ regular manner at the regular ' provided he has tlie proper en­ ship in order that they may be ping cai*d issued them. business meeting. , dorsements on his certificates. (b) Members more than three given another assignment card mi--months in arrears in dues or from that branch. \ 25. Men shipped on regular 32. In the event an employed 5. Any member who is dis­ 1 assessments and less than six 16. No shipping card issued in jobs, whose ship lays up in less member wants time off, he, shall charged from any hospital shall ' : |>;." • months in arrears in dues or as­ IT'; one port shall be honoi'ed in than 15 days after original em­ have the ship's delegate call the have his hospital discharge hon-M sessments shall register and ship ployment date, shall have his Union HaU and secm-e a relief ored at any Union Hall provid­ from the same list as Tripcard another port. shipping card restored. When a and shall pay the relief himself ing he reports within a period and Permit Men do. 17. Each branch shall have the ship lays up and calls for a at the regular overtime rate as of forty-eight" hours from the • right to establish the shipping crew again within 10 days, the per the agreement and no reliefs time of his discharge from the (c) Former members more hours for calling out jobs. All same crew shall have preference will be furnished for less than hospital.. than six months in arrears in jobs shall be called out on for the jobs, providing they reg­ four hour periods. Three days dues or assessments, after ap­ either the half-hour or the full ister on the shipping list. The shall be the limit such reliefs 6. Any member forced to proval by membership action, leave his ship on account of hour. Jobs, under exceptional shall be conclu­ are furnished. This shall not ap­ illness or injury, who goes to > shall take the first job assigned circumstances, may be called out above figures ply when replacements are un­ sive. to him by the shipping dis­ the hospital immediately and is at any time after the job comes necessary. patcher. later discharged as fit for duty, in, but not before such -jobs 26. Shipwrecked members shall 33. in the event that anything shall, have the right to go back have been posted on the ship­ have preference of joining the ; 9. Members of the Seafarers happens not specifically covered on the ship upon her first return ping blackboard first. vessel taking the place of the - International shall have prefer­ by these rules, any member has to the port as which he left, ; ence over permit men at all 18. Mail or telephone check-in lost one, providing such vessel the right to present his case in providing there is a vacancy. times, regardless of shipping on shipping cards or for jobs goes into commission within 15 writing to the Union and. have However, the man shall register days. date. shall not be honored under any it settled by the membership at on shipping list as soon as h^ 27. When a vessel has been a regular meeting. leaves the hospital. IQ. NO MAN SHALL BE circumstances. these Are Ymtr Siippii^ Rnks - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 18 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES MEMBERSHIP GIVES OKAY TO THE FOUR RESOULTIONS BY TEN-TO-ONE MAJORITY NEW MC CHARTER RULES CONFUSING UFE ENDS SE STRIKE UPON MAYOR'S REQUEST; TO REVIEW WAGE ISSUE MEMBERSHIP OKAYS RESOULTIONS PICTURE ROUND-UP OF UFE STRIKE FRONT GOOD SHIPPING HAS SAVANNAH HOLDING BREATH RATINGS ENJOY GIID SHIPPING IN NEW YORK PLIADELPHIA FACES SHORTAGE OF RATED MEN SHIPPING LULL HITS GAVELSTON SHIPMATES ON HURLEY REMEMBER BOSUN WHOSE LEG WAS SMASHED ALA.SEAMEN GET JOBLESS PAY RUNAROUND PORT BALTIMORE LOSING JIBS TO BONEYARD MINERS RECORD SHOWS VALUE OF MILITANT ACTION BOSTON BLASTS UNION-BUSTING POLITICIANS TWO NEW SHIPS JOIN ORE FLEET,WILL RUN TO VENEZUELAN PORT SPARKS CREW ASK SIU TO CERIFY SLOPCHESTS SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES:BULLLINE OFFICIAL SHIPPING RULES OF A&G DISTRICT AS AMENDED BY MEMBERSHIP REFERNDUM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/30/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fc421d16fc1ae7b3b218da927535b6fc.PDF 2a70c9121d52601b22a4a637a785f817 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 23. 1948 COUNTING THE RETURNS The Headquarters Tallying Committee is hard at work counting referendum ballots. Left to right: A. L. Miltner. Charles Macomber. James.Lee. George Kitchen. James Murphy. Frederick Willis and Matt Fields. Partial Tally Indicates Ail Four Resolutions Passed By Hugo Majority NEW YORK—On the basis of early returns on the Referendum Bal­ loting, which ended April 10, and which is being tabulated now, all four pro­ positions have been overwhelmingly approved by the membership. All ports reported heavy voting during the polling period, which commenced March 10. The threat posed by the anti-labor Taft-Hartley law, and the feeling that the shipowners will try to break the Union by refusing to recognize the Hiring Hall when contracts come up for renegotiation, made it certain that as many Seafarers as possible would cast their ballots. That is exactly ^what happened. Curb Signs Agreement With UFC; Strike Holds Firm On Other Fronts NEW YORK—Last week the solid front of the Wall Street union-breakers busted wide open, and the Ciu'b Exchange authorities came to terms with the United Financial Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL. A UFE membership meeting, held in tlfe SIU Hall at 51 Beaver Street on Thursday afternoon, April 15, ratified the terms of the new agreement, and on the following diy the Curb workers streamed back to their jobs. On the other fronts, however, the s:rike|still continues in full force. Picketlines around the Stock Exchange have bee-i greatly increased, and the lines in front of the four struck brokerage houses have been strengthened. Police brutality, which hit its peak on March 30, when pickets at the Stock Exchange were beaten by club-swinging cops, flared up anew on April 16 in the same spot. Six demonstrators were again attacked by the po­ lice, and after being viciously beaten were hauled off to jail. To help the Wall Street antilabor forces in their union-bust­ ing move, the police authorities '' ' have maintained hundreds of caps, both mounted and on foot, in the area around the Stock Exchange. It is common knowl­ edge that Mr. Schram, SE Presi­ dent, has bragged that he can - -starve the strikers into submis­ sion if the police harry and man-handle the picketlines. - He has received full coopera­ tion from the police, but the UFE strikers, and the men of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District who are supporting them, have refused to be intimidated. In fact, the picketlines have in­ creased day by day, in man­ power and in militancy. Other organizations have con' tinued to support the UFE members. Food has been received in great quantities, and the galley in the SIU Hall has been serving hot meals for more than a full week. No. 17 More Regulations The Army is boss in Brem e n and Bremerhaven. There's nothing anybody can do about it except know and obey the Army's rules. The current Army regula­ tions covering merchant sea­ men in the Bremen area are printed on page 14. If you're heading for Bremen, get hep to the rules. You can save yourself a lot of grief. Complete returns are not yet available, but will be in time for the next issue of the LOG. All four of the propositions are. vei-y important to- the future well-being of the organization. All the proposals were first sug­ gested by the membership, and then recommended by the 1948 Agents Conference. One resolution is designed to strengthen the Union against any Taft-Hartley ideas the shipown­ ers may have floating around in their heads. The $10.00 Strike Assessment will build up the Union's Strike Fund to such a point that the shipowners will think twice before forcing the SIU out on the picketlines.DESERVE THE BEST Another measure, the $10.00 Building Assessment, has also drawn widespread comments of approval since the day it was first suggested. Consensus of opinion is that members of the Union deserve the best, and that means decent Halls in every port, with adequate meet­ ing space and recreation rooms and facilities. On the Shipping Rules changes, while there was not the same unanimity of opinion that there is on the two assess­ ments, nevertheless tlie returns so far show a resounding ma­ jority in favor of adopting the recommendations. ^ better to sea the Wall Street pickets over the heads of massed New York police. The cops were sent dawn in full force to the peaceful picketlines. presumably to keep them away from dangerous intersections where school kids have been run down by cowboy motorists. Qne passerby thought the underpaid cops were picketing for the salary increase they, are after. JSut they, were only Sntimidaling other underpaid workers out for a raise. ^ HALT PROMOTIONS s These changes would halt pro­ motions aboard ship, except in cases of emergenc.v, and would, also make it mandatory for Wip­ ers and Ordinaries. to clean the crew's quarters, as per contract. All jbbs off the board results in less time on the beach for all concerned, and cleaning quarters by the unrated men helps to protect the conditions which this Union fought so hard to obtain. .i �Page Two T H E S-E'^- P A R E kS t o Friday, April 23, 194S SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AaUiated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor I 267 Example For Labor If you are growing old digging coal from seam^ deep in the ground, running the daily risk of silicosis, tuber­ culosis and other maladies of the coal pits, and if ypu decide to take a little action to ease your lot, you, are acting contrary to something called the public interest. Under the fink-written Taft-Hartley Act you can then be enjoined from taking action. "Enjoined" is fancy legal talk. In point of fact^ it means that you can be forcibly stopped from walking out of the mines and setting up picket lines. It means heavy fines, stiff prison sentences or—per­ haps—the Army, Navy and Marines. That is what the-United Mine Workers Union is up against today. And that is what the SIU or any other union in a field which can be described as effecting this alleged public interest may be up against'tomorrow, next week or next summer. However, the coal miners aren't having any. They think that their own welfare is also a matter of public interest, which it certainly is. Undaunted by million-dollar fines, injunctions and other threats to their freedom, they have stood shoulder to shoulder at the point of production. The fact that a federal court has supported the "public interest" clause of the Taft-Hartley Act, and clamped on -injunctions and fines demanded by the gov­ ernment and the mine operators, does nothing to dim the coal mifiers' magnificent stand. Rather do the court's <lecisions make that stand the finer. The group determination of 400,000 miners is an These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, example for all labor. Moreover, the obstacles against ar reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers fin^ time hanging which they fight are the ones against which Seafarers heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up iJy too must do battle later this year. writing to them. Seafarers, too, will win their just demands. MOBILE HOSPITAL J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES AARON McALPIN • C. PETTERSON E. B. HALL T. DAILEY A. CARDANA A. OLSEN ' The Wall Street strike now takes its proper place in T. H. McLEES R. E. GRAYAY * O. GUILLOTTE the picture. In the beginning it looked like a simple L. C. BROWN , S. LeBLANC M. PETERSON fltruggle between the Stock Exchange on one side, and the S. R. ROBERTS M. FITZGERALD United Financial Employes, Local 205, on the other. T. LITTLE E. BOWERS ft 4. t Since the odds were so one-sided, the UFE came to the TIM BURKE STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL Seafarers International Union, A&G, for aid, and this N. BOSANYN • F. FONDULA was voted in regular meetings up and down the coast. E. BERW ALD 4. it4. But the "simpje" dispute has more to it than meets NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. ANDERSON ^ the eye. It is not just an employer holding out against F. GARRETSON P. FRANKMANIS the reasonable demands of a union. It is a pattern of A. LOOPER R. J. GARDNER S. HEIDUCKI J. DENNIS union-busting that extends from coast to coast. E. OLSEN C. MASON Today the United Financial Employes and the Pack­ J. McNEELY A. LIPARI inghouse Workers^-are involved in life and death struggles G. BISCHOFF P. D. VAUGHN with the bosses. If these unions lose, and are destroyed, A.AMUNDSEN M. CASTRO ; then all labor will suffer a severe blow. J. SHEMET N. A. GENOVESE P.LOPEZ The members of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, G. BRADY F. NERING are well aware of this fact. That is why, in regular meet­ L. D. WEBB T. J. SCHUTZ ings, they' voted to extend the hand of Brotherhood to R. BUNCH C. DESOUSA A. EDEFORS the UFE, and that is why they have reaffirmed the same E. H. IVARRA M. ROSENBERG position at every meeting since the first one. When these L. CLARKE R. FLOYD J. PIETRZAK E. DRIGGERS men said they would fight, they meant exactly that. J; J. HANLEY J. GAINSLAND There is no hesitancy on the part of our Union to J. S. MINESES B. DUFFY continue in the fight until the victory is won. There E. HEBERT C. NANGLE , K • should be no hesitancy on the part of all sincere trade •J. KENNAIR R. J. STROM J. H. MURRAY unionists to follow suit, ; ' \ , J. H. ASHURST ' Men New h Nte Mrnkm Hos/ut^ ; P:-•- •' i All-Out Aid Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at 'the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 81h floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. DOWNIE , M. ELSAYED ' I ft ft ft SAVANNAH MARINE-HQSP. J. T. MOORE - % J. J. FERGUSON L. A. DEWITT 's«| M. McCLUE T. THOMAS A. C. NEELY " " M. JONES f • P. J. LEWriS ' ! C. MEDLEY, Jr. BRIGHTON*^ MARINE HOSP. R. LORD A. BONTI J. PENSWICK , W.CAREY J. CONNOLLY J. KORY R. KING - 'V J. LEES '. J. CHARRETT?: ft ft ft SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL ERLING MELLE J. HODO H. WATSON . A. A. SMITH ELMER H^LIMAN �/- •; .• • w Friday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Privately Owned Ships increase During 1947 LOG Page Three Counter Phony Stories In Press, Says UFE Wife Everybody Knows Who's Talking The number of privatelyowned vessels in the American merchant fleet took an upswing between Jan. 1 and April 1 of this year, with tankers leading the way. Latest figures available for this period show an increase in the number of tankers from 360 to 439. Dry-cargo ships were also increased, the number going to 662 on April 1, as compared with the 643 privately owned and op­ erated on Jan. 1. The trend from public to pri­ vate ownership is emphasized by the fact that during the first three-month period of this year the number of governmentowned ships under bareboat charter decreased by 200. BREAKDOWN A breakdown as of April 1 shows 1,101 privately-owned ships, 928 under bareboat charter and 1,369 in the reserve fleet. On Jan. 1, there were 1,003 pri­ vately-owned, 1,128 bareboatchartered and 1,325 in the re­ serve fleet. Government-owned ships un­ der general agency agreement as of April 1 totalled 176. On Jan. 1, there were 230 ships operating under such an arrangement. Nevertheless, the size of the American merchant fleet actually decreased during the quarter period. Total number of vessels on Jan. 1 was 3,689, compared with 3,557 on April 1. The decline in the total num­ ber of ships is attributed to the transfer of government-owned ships to foreign registry under the Ship Sales Act of 1946, and to the scrapping of over-aged and damaged vessels. wAcc sraEET'S ^-7^ (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was received by M. David Keefe, President of the United Financial Employes Union, from the wife of a UFE mem­ ber. In her letter she shows the appreciation felt by all members of the UFE for the aid given them by the Sea­ farers and other Unions and calls upon UFE wives and mothers to counter Wall St. propaganda. By request her name has been withheld.) /R OF . BEEH SW4U0WED SINCE 17^ \f . V I / i ' •• MM • r^ fee ^ INDIAN SIGN "PUT OM EVET^V SUCKEH Lewis And UMW Get Bum Rap Under T-H Act If there was any doubt in any union man's mind about the real meaning of the Taft-Hartley Act that doubt was cleared away this week. The United Mine Workers union, independent, and John L. Lewis, UMW president, were fined $1,400,000 and $20,000 re­ spectively for challenging the federal government's power to rule labor by injunction under the vicious T-H Act. The fines were imposed by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough of the Federal District Court in Washington, D. C. a few days after he found Lewis and the UMW guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court. But the fines covered only the criminal charge. Goldsborough was the same judge who fined Lewis and the UMW in 1946 on similar charges before the Taft-Hartley Act could be used to bolster the de­ cision. The UMW is appealing the de­ cision to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the miners, many of whom had returned to work after receiving a pension plan, the lack of which had occasioned last month's voluntaiy walkout, began walking out again in pro­ test when Lewis was judged guilty. Menhaut Sem&n Able To Cost Absentee Votes In '48 Election WASHINGTON — Public Law 348, approved April 19, 1946, facilitates absentee balloting. Re' sponsibility for administering the law; as it applies to merchant seamen, is now in the hands of the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. The Act provides that a "franked" or free Federal post­ card shall be made available by the Chairman to members of the Merchant Marine, except those engaged aboard vessels on the Great Lakes or the Inland Wat­ erways. These postcards are to be used fpr leaking application tn the Secretaries of the various States for an absentee ballot. * In this connection, steamship owners, operators, and/or agents, maritime unions, and seamen's institutes have been supplied with Federal "franked" post­ cards. A supplied of these cards is available in the New York Hall, and anyone interested in re­ ceiving such a card can obtain one by, writing to the Special Services Department, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. . Posters are to be displayed on ships and in public places giving pertinent election information. Lewis ordered them back to work again, however. * A possible additional fine for civil contempt of court was sus­ pended Until April 23 by motion of the government. But, before then, the govern­ ment was expected to petition the court for an 80-day extension of the injunction- against the miners under the finky "national emergency" clause of the T-H law. PHONY CHARGE The phony "contempt" charge grew out of the government's contention that Lewis and other UMW officials had refused to obey an injunction, issued April 3, demanding that Lewis force the coal miners to go back' to work after ' they voluntarily walked out of the mines. Since Lewis iiever had called the men out in the first place, and since the miners in the pits had merely taken advantage of the "willing and able" clause in their contract, there was no validity in the court order, the UMW contended. The clause in question is a provision that the miners need work only when they, are "will­ ing and able." When Lewis declared that the mine operators had "dishonored" the contract by not granting the pension plan provided for in the agreement, the miners acted on their own, legally finding them- Here is an urgent message to all UFE wives and families. Spread the word! Do not al­ low your husband or son to be called "communist inspired." The newspapers will never tell the truth about this Union's great struggle for better working conditions for all white collar workers. 1 know the long hours the leadership has devoted to this organization. They cannot be classified as "inexperienced." Practice alone makes perfection. Mr. Schram (President of the Stock Exchange) cannot under­ stand why seamen or painters or other AFL affiliates are in our picketlines. Well, Til tell them! They're there in the role of Big Brother. You can only take candy from a kid for so long, then the whole family is aroused to the injustice and action is taken. We're grateful beyond thanks for their aid. ONLY ONE SIDE The papers cry the pictures of last Tuesday's riot in Wall Street are harmful publicity for this country. Who took them? There were no pictures taken when a broker spit on my husband. Nor where thei-e any pictures taken when he was surroimded by blue-coated police in such a tight circle that he couldn't walk without bumping into them. No. The truth of our men's struggle will not be made known in the newspapers. Money is hard to fight, but there have been cases is history where it has not won out. Our great Union of colonies proved that in 1776. So 1 call on you to spread the truth about this All-American team. Have faith in your man— he is pioneering for a place in the sun for all white collar workers. A UFE Wife • KrK -M •J. I selves neither willing nor able to go into the pits. In the meantime, the coal op­ erators, leady to take advantage of every possible legal evasion, were expected to go to the courts themselves to challenge the legality of the pension plan finally .approved April 12 by a three-man board consisting of Lewis, a representative of the operators and Senator Bridges of New Hampshire who sat as an impartial member. Just how "willing" or "able" to work the miners would be as events wore on was not known when the LOG went to press. Denouncing the government's suit and the court's decision. President William Green of the AFL said that the right to strike was one of the big differences Really large-scale resumption between democracy and com­ of trade with the Far East will munism. He added that it was not be possible until oriental bigh time the government stop­ ports are re-organized and re­ ped trying to prosecute the built, according to an American miners and concentrated its ef- steamship official who has just foirts on building up coal produc­ completed a survey of port facili­ tion. ties in China, Japan and the Large Scale Trade With East Awaits Pert Improvements Check It—But Good Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. Philippines. Hong Kqng'and Kobe appeared to have bepn the most efficient ports observed. Hong Kong was said to be rapidly approaching its pre-war position as one of the world's leading ports, and Kobe was said to be recovering rapidly. Biggest problem throughout the Fdr East was reported to be pilferage by pier thieves, with Shanghai the worst afflicted. •-•is-:?! . -I - rf| �S&Ji•.!.V4;r-'' -.V Page Four TH E S E AFAR E RS £ O G Fridair; April 23, 1S49 Cape Junction Men Work, Rest in Manila ' - ' ' / '<s.>s¥;isf ,v"4: . At the left is a picture of the SS Cape Junction. Isthmian Steamship Company, tied up at Pier 13, Manila. In the back­ ground are the ruins of Pier 7. Above picture shows some members of the crew busily scraping paint on the ship. All snapshots on this page were sent in by L. S. Agulto, who represents the SEAFARERS-LOG in the port of Manila. m • •-:'X-:-r>--:;:|<:._. ' '-v ^\, >1.; _ v\.. • -N'': -' ' , • * llilill f -":t &i-^- Members of the Deck Gang take time off from^heir duties to pose for Brother Agulto. Under the hot, broiling sun, they find thai the less clothes they wear, the belter they can do their jobs. Sure look comfortable, don't they? Stewards Department men also look at the birdie, for the benefit of LOG readers. The pictures .were taken.in Manila on March 31, and within two weeks later were received in the LOG office. Fast work all around. V iliiSiiililifS . ''" .:••• �Friday, April 23, 1848 THE S E AP ARERS LOG Page Fire Baltimore Gets Plenty Of Action As Old 'Red Lead' Oasts Anchor By WILLIAM (Curly) HENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping is Lead" what can you expect but still slow in this port. Although plenty of beefs, good beefs too? we hope it will pick up in the Members here, including the near future, we are hereby warn­ boys in the hospital, -ai-e still ing the members to stay away pretty hepped up about the XJFE until we tell them to come strike in New York. They knpw around. That is, if they want that this is a fight in which all to ship out. There are too many labor has a part, and they wish To ineuTO payment, all on the beach right now, far too they could be in the picketlines. claims for overtime must -be many. The bther thing that keeps the turned in to the heads of de­ By SALVADOR COLLS We did have 11 payoffs, but conversational stew bubbling is partments no ' later than 72 only seven ships signed on. The the possibility that we are going SAN JUAN—This week's sud­ each department. The men tak­ hours following the comple­ payoffs were an assortment of' to have to make our own fight tion of the overtime work. den spurt of activity came from ing the jobs seem to be entirely ships from various lines includ­ for the Hiring Hall come sum­ As soon as the penalty two sources: several ships came satisfied with the good tui-n of ing most of the usual ones and mer. If we have to, everybody events. work is done, a record should a couple we don't get in very in plus a good number of calls will be ready to take whereve^be given to the Department On the ships hitting this port often. for shoregangs — so this tight action is necessary—right at the head, and one copy held by we found quite a few beefs, but There were plenty of beefs on point of production. little island is enjoying good the man doing the job. all were settled in short order. the payoffs and on a few ships times. On the organizing front, we In addition the depart­ that touched in transit. How­ The MV Ponce arrived last The men looking for shoreare keeping busy on the tankers. mental delegates should ever, the Bull Line ships paid off gang jobs did quite well on the Tuesday to sign new articles. She The boys are doing a swell job check on all overtime sheets clean, as they generally do in Rossario, Kathryn, Elizabeth and was in port at Ponce and this aboard them too, convincing 72 hours before the ship this port. Arlyn. To each ship we sent called for a hectic day for us makes port. If all ships were like the Bulls everybody that the SIU way is one foreman and seven men for here. After covering the Ponce we get we wouldn't have much the best way. we made a fast turn back to San to do so far as settling beefs is Juan to handle seven ships in concerned. The crews just port. One of them was the homestead those scows for that Idaho Falls, Standard Oil tanker. run to Puerto Rico and keep The crew of the Idaho Falls held them looking, brand new. these three were easy ones for easier, the Union had the com­ a meeting on the ship and dohBy JOE ALGINA However, all ships are not pany send the men cigarettes. the Patrolmen to handle. ated 17 cartons of cigarettes for NEW YORK—From one week Bulls'and one of the others is The ship's Skipper, however, the Bi-others in the hospital. As On the Beauregard the Skip­ the Blue Island Victory, Water­ to the next it is hard to accur­ refused to allow the cigar-ettes to there are no men in the hospital per was the well-known Captain man, which came in from a long ately forecast shipping in this Perkins, former Waterman Poi't be taken aboard. What his rea­ at the pre.sent time, we have put trip to the Far East. port. After reporting a lull in Captain. He evidently hadn't son was, we haven't heard but the butts aside in the Hall for There w^is only one thing future use. shipping last week we had a forgotten his days as Port Cap­ it can't be a sane one. wrong with the Blue Island, and tain, for he immediately tried POSSIBLE STRIKE It's bad enough being stuck in veteran Seafarers' will under- sudden spurt, but it fizzled beto chisel on a few hours of over­ a country where dollars mean fore the week ended. > 8tand what we mean when we We are keeping in touc'n with • time. little and few luxuries are avail­ the ILA. They are expecting a reveal that her Skipper was "Red This week, shipping is holding able, but having a hardtiming strike in Arrojm. If and when Lead" Anderson. REMEMBER NOW? its own, but it is not impossible Skipper too makes life pretty it comes, we'll keep the SIU "RED LEAD" ROUGH He evidently forgot the SIU rugged. for it to take a turn up or down. members on ships hitting that The Blue Island had more The key seems to lie in the num­ however, as the Patrolmen col­ A Skipper who hardtimes his port up to date on the strike lected on every hour in dispute. beefs than we care to remember ber of' ships heading into the crew over such a petty matter details. despite a first class crew that Another Waterman, the Berea is a good example of why the The Cape Mohican hit port last boneyard. Victory, signed on in Boston for relations , between crews and week. Two of the crew wanted Some days several ships will a trip but got only as far as officers is sometimes so strained. to get off but the Captain re­ come in and half of them will New York. Here she was re­ Company officials often express fused to pay them off.. It seems go to the boneyard. A day will turned to the Maritime Commis­ copcei-n over the unwillingness that he didn't know the score pass and two or three will be sion. The crew did all right, of crews to trust officers or to on the agreement. He sent a withdrawn and put into service. however, they .coll.ected a have any respect for them—here wire to Philly inquiring as to the month's wages for their trouble. is a good example why no love is procedure but no answer came. The only thing that can be These ships liitting the bone­ lost. The ship sailed with the Skip­ definitely said is that, at this per still refusing the pay them time—and this time only—ship­ yard are not di.sturbing us too VISIT THEM off and maintaining that they ping is on an even keel. We had much, for while they put a dent Not much can be done about would be considered as deserters several ships hit the boneyard in shipping, it will be only temafter completing their runs, but porai-y. V^Then the goods for Eu­ the Skipper while he is over if they left the ship, The men ' Bull Lines helped out by taking rope under the Marshall Plan there, but crews of SIU ships ignored him and piled off. begin moving, a good number of hitting Antwerp can help their I reached the ship too late to Stuck together as one man in the Hilton and the Cornelia out them will be returned to service. settle the beef but the Agent in the face of "Red Lead's" hardlay-up. Two other clean ships for the Philadelphia has been contacted timing views and methods. As a Some of the ships that hit LOOK AT THAT OVER­ Patrolmen to laud were the and asked to square the Skipper. TIME SROWIHS!!! result _we got all the beefs port, and did not go into lay-up Janeway, Smith and Johnson; We have also contacted the com­ settled aboard ship the SIU way. were the DeSoto, Topa Topa and and the Joliet Victory, Robin pany to have the men's wages When you get a crew that has ^ Beauregard, all Waterman vesLine. Both ships had heads up sent liere. had eight months with "Red sels. There were others but crews and the ships l eflected the Outside of this, we have been men. A clean competency of enjoying an American Circus. ship is a sure sign of an efficient Tiic boys have been attending crew. the nightly shows and, from all The Pather, Isthmian, came in reports, are enjojung themselves with the usual Isthmian beef. like a bunch of kids. The Mates and Skipper had been By KEITH ALSOP out on deck chipping and paint­ ing like eager beavers. The ship GALVESTON — Shipping on We paid off the Edward Mark- had been gone six months, which brother members if they drop the Texas coast is quite fair,ham. South Atlantic, and the made a neat bundle of overtime by and pass along a few smokes, these days for bookmen, but-if James P. Harris, a Sheppard in dispute. The ship was not LOGs or the latest shatter from is very poor for permits — so'Line vessel, and both ships sign- under the new SIU agreement, the States. They'll be in- Ant­ HOUSTON — Shipping through don't come around if you don't ed right on again, but Patrolmen Goffin and Shuler werp until June, so drop in on this port soared to 34,143,777 have a book. The only difficulty was on the straightened out the muddle and them. tons in 1937, the record for the The biggest thing to happen Harris vthich the SUP represen- collected overtime on almost I'll close this week's sound-off port's history, officials of the down here has been • negotiation tative here handled. It concern­ every beef. with a few words to tankermen: Houston Navigation District an­ of a new contract between the ed weekend pay and was settled When taking a job aboard a nounced after a preliminary ,sur'Galveston & Houston Towing this way: Any man signing on MEAL TICKET tanker, it is a good idea to grab vey. Company and the Marine Allied was back-dated to cover the The Pather's Skipper thought The value of the commodities your gear and climb on a horse. .Workers, our SIU affiliate. We weekend but the men who paid he could write his own ticket, handled was $1,087,095,450 and^ A lot of tankers call for crews' Won a solid wage increase for off lost Saturday, Sunday, Mon­ but in this case it was the com­ both tonnage and value is ex­ the approximately 250 men on day and Tuesday that week. while waiting in the stream, and pany's checkbook he was sign­ pected to be greater for 1943. these tugs. the're are but a few hours to get Not much going on in the la­ ing. Houston is the gateway We had one unorganized tank­ bor field in this area, at least through which large quantities The Fairisle, Waterman, which aboard. er which we contacted very suc­ nothing of interest to" the SIU. came off second best in a tangle Unlike cargo ships these babies of food, drugs and other prod­ cessfully. Some day we'll t;ell you We have a few men on the with a reef near Antwerp, has pull out without much ceremony, ucts will be shipped to Vene­ more about it. * beach, whom a lot of members The ships coming in have ac- know , pretty well: Duke Him- been resting for the past few so if you've taken a tanker job zuela, through the Venezuela Basic Economy Corporation. Re­ months ir a shipyard there tef' ry generously in the UFE mler, J. Kerrigan, J. Daleman, awaiting band-aids. Part of the make fast tracks to the ship with turn shipments from Venezuela beef hr Wall Street. All dona­ tions have been sent to New D. Lacey, L. Born, H. Johhson crew is still with the ship. To your gear and be all set to'are expected to swell the trade , 'further. over there a little leave, and A. Rahn. make •York.. . Oil Overtime San Juan Activity Takes Spurt With Shipping, Shore Gang Jobs N,Y, Shipping Untertain; Boost Is Sxpetted Galveston Has Jobs For Bookmen, But Permitmen Find No Haven Houston Shipping Made Record In '47 ••'im • rvl ' il "4 �Page Six THE SEAFARERS Frisco Shipping Slows, But Rise Is Expected LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 Shipping is On The Hungry Side In Philadelphia FROM COAST TO COAST By STEVE CARDULLO By L. GARDNER SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping PHILADELPHIA—It is either has taken it on the slow .bell for feast or famine in the Port of the past week, but indications Philadelphia. The week before are that it is going to pick up. The SS Marion, first of General last we had. four payoffs, and Petroleum's three new tankers, is this week nary a ship. Our onlygoing to crew up this week. consolation was the many ships They are going to run from in transit. here to the East coast and then to Europe. Some of the men from these :v' There was a beef aboard the ships paid us a visit in our new SS Meadows when she pulled in quarters and all voiced their ap­ here, because the crew heard proval. Now that the furniture that the Skipper and the Engi­ all neer were going to bring their When Ihe crew of the SS Maiden Victory hit San Francisco the first thing they heard is installed and the fixtures wives aboard for the- trip while ready for use, the. place shapes about was the UFE strike in New York. They responded in the traditional SIU way by donat­ they make the shuttle runs be­ up as one of the finest of SIU ing their "draw" to the strikers. Above, Steve Cardullo, A&G West Coast Representative, Halls. tween Europe and Africa. But receives the gift for forwarding to New York while the Maiden Victory crew looks on. i, the deal fell through when the Each and every Seafarer enter­ crew heard about it. ing the Hall constitutes an in­ Bill Kierulf, who was on a specting committee of one, and ship across the bay, made a spe­ we invite comment from all. If cial trip to the Frisco A&G Of­ it can be n^de better, let us fice to donate five bucks to the By CAL TANNER ing around' the ship shooting out port has not yet felt any change hear about it. LOG. George Sykes just came MOBILE-Shipping in the port shooting holes in the although we anticipate a grad- | In spite of the slow shipping in out-of the hospital and is looking ventilators. ual pick-up. ^ this port, there still seems to be for a ship. of Mobile for the last week has We had to prefer charges On the organizing stage, the a dearth of rated men around G. Metting is still around wait­ been fair with nearly 100 book. , . , , rrn permits .-u:„ of the Agent of the Marine Allied Wor- here. With things looking ing for a special ship to South men and, nearly 70 ship- agamst ® j three T-. members , . Stewards Department and re- kers reports progress in a few brighter for the next weeks, this America. ped. We had six payoffs and four the Captain to the MM&P. more towboat outfits around Mo- shortage isn't too good. Maybe END BLIND DATES beefs settled. bile. No unorganized ships, other we'll have occasion to buzz Max Byers who was one of sign-ons. The payoffs were the The Puritan and Morning than the unorganii unorganized towboats, other Halls for men. r-mucu ai u the uie ivioin.nB the crew fiown from this coast Morning Light, F^irland, Frank- , ."'"f payoffs, no are hitting Mobile these days, to Yokahama to bring back one ;lin K. Lane and Francis G. SPRING ARRIVES of the tankers our Russian "cous­ Newland of the Waterman com- trouble at all. Tbe Delegates hut some of the boys are getting 'aboard the tankers in Lake ins had under lend-lease, writes: pany, plus the Capstan Knot and were on the ball. Spring has finally hit this fair I On all payoffs the crews were Charles. "Had a nice plane trip over. Puritan, both Alcoa. city. The boys are out soaking What a mess the ship was in The men who try for the tank- up the sunshine. Everyone seems Sign-ons for the week were generous in their donations to the when we boarded her! Plenty of the Fairland, Iberville and Morn- Financial Employes' strike in ers take along the Organizers starved for a few warming rays bed bugs, roaches and filth; no ing Light for Waterman and the York. So far about $550 has Handbook and other material to from good Old Sol. keep them hep to the game. ,,,. , , forthcoming. soap, and nothing to eat aboard. Capstan Knot for Alcoa. f:-, We've been eating aboard a Lib­ The sign-ons were accomplish-', ^he entire membership here When they-go aboard they're ^ • hanging around the Hall showing a keen interest in the ready for anything. erty tied up here in the yard. ed with the minimum of trouble, strike and its progress. There are some oldtimers Z "In the two weeks we've been there being only a few minor rearound whom some of you will Pastures. We still have LIKE MARSHALL PLAN here we couldn't get any linen ^ pairs to be made. Some of the the boys around. Big. Another thing holding the in­ be glad to hear about. Among « or soap from the Army. As far. payoffs were" another story, them: J. Prescott, E. A. Patter-• Eagle-eye, Johnnie terest of the membership is the as getting supplies we have a The Fairland, Captain Ryan, the Philly better chance of puUing Mac- paid off in Gulfport free of ma- April 9 issue of the LOG which son, W. Young, G. J. H. Jones, Arthur's teeth. We are going to jor beefs. However, she had left reports that 50 percent of the A. J. Langevin, E. Hannon, J. homesteaders. That's the tale from Philly for ge't 30 days' stores and head for four men on the West Coast Marshall Plan cargoes will go C. Thompson, W. Fahn and A. this week. the Persian Gulf and then to the when she came around and the in American ships. However, this Glassner. States—if the ship holds to- Wipers on her had to be jacked gether that long, I up by the Patrolman for not |r-' • "This is the last time I'll ever doing sanitary work. llmi-' I'-.The Capstan Knot came in all take a 'blind date' like this fouled up. We pulled off the again." The Machinist's strike is gain­ whole crew and warned the boys ing momentum every day with that any further performing more and more shops going out. would be dealt with more sevThe SIU Guards, who are located MOBILE — The SS Francis G. galley and took a shot at the showing partiality to officers, in the same building with us, y'lP(>Ee! WHOOPEE Newland, a Waterman scow, lights oVer the range. And on violating the contract and not have just started a new organiz­ AAlP HI-Ho MlZZEA)came into port this week loaded various occasions he shot holes doing their duties plus half a MAST II ing drive which should bring with a full cargo of beefs. She through the ventilators so that dozen other minor violations and in plenty of new members. certainly was a good candidate the men down below would get what not. The Guards' course, which for the "most horrible example" full appreciation of the noise of they hold in "the little red In fact, the entire crew was award. his six-shooters. schoolhouse" won the approval nothing to brag about, since the It seems that we had a few There was quite a bit of foul­ ones not guilty of performing of the membership. cowboys aboard her, and the ing up all around and three per­ should have made a full report Captain led the parade. mits were picked up for stooging, and preferred charges against the He made a fast gallop past the brown-nosing, playing topside. guilty. Two Crews Foul-Up Foir Week In Mobile m'' 0' |S [m: •r Truman Requests Additional Funds To Aid Shipbuilding WASHINGTON—To bring the Maritime Commission funds for a shipbuilding program to over $100 million. President Truman, this week, asked Congress to vote 65 million dollars in addi­ tion to the 40 million dollars al­ ready requested. The money, if provided, for the most part would go for the con­ struction of large and fast cargo and passenger vessels. Accoi:ding to a Washington official, the boost is necessary to "bring the maritime shipbuilding program into balance with the general plan for national preparedness." In the breakdown of funds is a provision for 9 million dollars to finance the return of 86 ves­ sels lend-leased to Russia erely. That crew just wasn't up to snuff. UP AND DOWN « The Franklin K, Lane, out nine months, had a few beefs, the most important of which concerned an FWT who had been upped to Oiler then demoted to Wiper. This man had more than 300 hours of disputed overtime. When the Patrolman started the fight to get the money for him, the company flashed a letter signed by the man himself in which he admitted neglect of his duties as an Oiler and re­ quested demotion to Wiper. Naturally, the Patrolman couldn't do much about the beef. The Francis G. Newland was badly foul ^ up. The Skipper and some of the crew, cowboys ap­ parently, got in the habit of go- C&H Tiyboatnufn Wm lacrease GALVESTON—Wage increases for the approximately 250 Marine Allied Workers members on the tugboats of the Galveston & Houston .Towing Company vary from $17.78 a month for unlicensed personnel to $30.80 a month for Masters, according to the new contract signed last week. Negotiations had been in progress for some time between the company and the up-and-coming SIU affiliate in the Gulf area. The Union was represented in the wage puleys by a rank-and-file committee. * The G&H company operates tugs in the Texas ports of Galveston. Houston and Corpus Christi. Listed in the table below are the ojd wages, the increases and the new wages for all ratings: Old Rate Master .$385.00 Chief Engineer 374.00 Ass't Engineer 335.50 Mate 335.50 Cook 238.70 Unlicensed Man . .......... 222.30 Increase $30.80 29.82 26.84 26JI4 19.07 17.78 New Rate $415.80 403.82 362.34 362.34 257.77 238.98 What seemed to have been the main cause of this un-shipshape , situation was that the crew was picked up in Canada and on the West Coast, only two or three of them actually being SUP mem­ bers. Therefore, there were just ; a handful who knew the score, but we managed to clear things up SIU style when she hit port. We contacted the MM&P and action was taken against the Captain. In this connection, the Coast Guard brass hats should take no­ tice that we do not need a police force to prosecute seamen. We are capable of handling performers our own way which ! is, I'm certain, much more effec­ tive and educational than any , punishment the brass caii hand out. , Morrison ' �f^aayi TWi8^ ri3r« StAFAnBns LOC PageSev^ The SIU Contracted Companies: Moran To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. Like coffee suggests doughnuts,*: ing some 60 odd such companies, tugs bring to mind Moran. In each of them competing for the all ports of the United States privilege of berthing a ship. and Europe tugs of the Moran Sometimes—and this pertains Towing and Transportation Com­ to the harbor tugs only—the tugs pany have handled jobs varying racing to the ships would engage from routine barge towing to the in verbal warfare soon aug­ moving of battleships, giant mented Avith pots, pans, coal dredges and drydocks. and whatever gear was handy. The history of the Moran Com­ The operators liked the crews' pany, since its organization in spirit, but soon found it a big 1860, is a fascinating one which expense to re-equip their tugs has been the subject of articles after a few of such encounters. in several magazines, among In New Yoric Harbor the Mor­ them Fortune and the New an Company, like the others, Yorker. Eugene Moran, son of has its offices on the southern the founder and present presi­ tip of Manhattan Island. High up dent of the company, was the in a waterfront building the subject of a lengthy profile in ships still miles at sea can be the New Yorker magazine — a seen. sure sign of having arrived. A LA JOHN SILVER Interesting as the company's Here, before the days of the history is, its most colorful as­ ship-to-shore radio, the dispat­ pects can only be touched upon cher would sit with a long glass slightly. The purpose here is to and scan the harbor mouth for give the history of the company, incoming ships. but Moran is an unusual case as "When a vessel was sighted he far as the SIU is concerned. grabbed his megaphone and HAVE V-4 TUGS shouted the incoming vessel's The company operates 42 tugs position down to the men wait­ but only 7 of them are con­ ing on the pier. In but a few tracted to the SIU. It breaks moments the tug was out and down .'like this; 17 harbor tugs awaj' in the chase for big game. and 18 ocean towing and "coastA dispatcher., had to be a man with a steel eye as well: as leather lungs. His lungs got a rest in later days when signals were flashed to the crews by the use of colored lights. Now they use a microphone with a loud­ speaker outlet on the docks. The long glass is still in the dispatcher's office but the radio has made its constant use obso­ lete. With a set-up like this, natur­ ally the company's system of operating is different from most. The crews of the vessels must always be on standby. Usually they put in a regular eight-hour day and knock off like any shoreside worker. How­ ever, if a long job comes up they will sometimes be out for A block red "M" on a black several days. stack identifies Moran owned All this is peculiar only to the or operated vessels. harbor tugmen: the members of the ILA. The story of the SIU wise, tugs, all contracted to the men is of a much more recent Marine Division, International vintage and has none of the Longshoremen's Association. The swashbuckling, hell-bent-for-leaseven SIU tugs are V-4 Maritime ther history of the harbor craft. Commission-built deep sea ves­ The SIU first entered the pic­ ture" when a contract covering sels. These are the babies who make the 46 Maritime Commission t^e long towing jobs across the owned tugs was signed on Feb­ oceans and work in the far off ruary 1, 1944. At no time has the company owned its own deep harbors of the world. -During the war the company sea tugs, but has only operated operated 47 of these V-4 tugs them for the government. None but has since turned all back to of the seven tugs still in use is the MC except the Farallon, owned by the company. POWERFUL UNITS Montauk Point, Moose Peak, Pigeon Point, Point Cabrillo, ...These V-4 tugs are 195 feet Trinidad Head and Watch Hill. long, have two 2250 horsepower The last mentioned is working engines and cruise at 13 knots. in the Gulf area, the' other six They carry a crew of 40 men operate out of the East Coast and can stay at sea for 75 daj's. Inasmuch as the SIU's con­ ports. To go back a little into the tractual relationship came about company's past. Fortune Maga­ during the war, most of the in­ zine relates that the Moran teresting events aboard these Dynasty, as it calls it, was found­ tugs are quite recent. ed by an upstate New York One of the tugs, the Pigeon barge canal operator named Point, was part of one of the Mike Moran who, in 1860, set toughest assignments ever given himself up as a towboat opera­ a tug. It towed the dismantled battleship Oregon from Kalema, tor in New York City. Washington, to Eniwetok in 29 The company entered into -the days. intense competition of harbor towing and gained a foothold. In spite of the difficulty of This was not an easy thing to maneuvering the big battle wagon do in' ah industry already -hav- tacross the - Pacific the job -was /•iM ' -'J The Watch Hill as it left Tampa, Florida, with a giant tin dredge in tow. Destination was Bandka Island, Netherlands East Indies, just 13,000 miles away. 1 done without a single incident, One even gained credit for sinking a sub. The Eugene Mor­ an, enroute to the States from Panama, was attacked by a sub. Instead of trying to run, the tug turned hard and bore down on the sub. It missed in its ram­ ming attempt but the Naval gun­ crew got in a shot sending the sub to the bottom. Later the Eugene Moran spent most of the war in Alaskan wa­ ters toAving naval craft and pull­ ing ships off the rocks. The Watch Hill undertook the longest towing job in the history of American seagoing tugs when, in March, 1947, it towed a mamoth tin dredge 13,000 miles from Tampa, Florida, to Bandka Is­ land, Netherlands East Indies, (see cut) How long the seven remaining tugs will be in the service of the company is not certain, but as long as they're operated by Mo­ ran Seafarers will be aboard The Trinidad Head, one of the seven remaining V-4 tugs whether it's a boneyard run or still being operated by Moran, rests alongside a dock in a rescue mission in a blinding gale far at sea. ^ Norfolk; A good part of the Trinidad Head^s crew hit the deck and stand in the sunshine for their picture. Reports from the seagoing tug have it ^ the food on these ships is plentiful and palatable. Maybe that fxplains why these vessels have a large percentage of homesteaders. �TBE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG TMmf. April 23. 1948 MINUTES AND NEWS Southstar Hits Shoal Off Coast Of Holland; 3 Tugs Turn Her Loose i' It took three Dutch tugs, a Dutch diver and 36 hours of work in port to set the SS Southstar right when she ran aground between Rotterdam and Bremen one night late in March. 'J- She plowed into the shoal when the Chief Mate mistook a lightship for a buoy and steered accordingly. However, according to a crewmember, the Mate couldn't Lensnen Wanted! BEST STORY OF MONTH Aboard practically every SIU ship there's a Seafarer with a camera. They take some pretty good pictures, too. The photos—and stories —ought to be sent to the LOG/ for publication. How about it. brothers. And send along identification — names make news, you know. We'll return pictures, if you wish. The addess is SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. K. Y. Maybe you can do it right now. eh? be blamed too much since thet signal flashes of the light ship and the buoy were almost iden­ tical. MIDNIGHT The Southstar, a South Atlantic vessel chartered to IsbrandtWhen the SS Anna Dickinson, a Waterman ship, sen, went aground at approx­ imately midnight on a Friday. came into Norfolk recently, crewmembers P. A. Leonard On Saturday several fruitless and B. C. Jordan were able to write that the trip to Ger­ hours were spent trying to back many and back had been a pretty* her off with the engines thrown sweet one. l^feins and schnapps left. The Prize-winning Seafarer Don Brown full, astern before the Skipper GIs haven't got all of every­ There wasn't a single beef, thing yet. sent for the tugs. The tugs arrived and with all they said, and attributed this "The schnapps may be made three of them putting^,on pres­ I happy fact to the fine spirit of of potato peelings and water, sure the Southstar was hauled cooperation of the entire crew but so what! It'll still knock the off the shoal at midnight Satur­ I including the guys topside. In top of your head off. day, 24 hotirs after going recognition of this good situa­ aground. However, the trouble tion, the crew gave Captain J. LOAD. UNLOAD jR. Rhodes a vote of thanks. was far from over. The towing cable of one of the Another vote of thanks, a very "We puUed into Norfolk to­ Seafarer Don Brown has been announced the win­ tugs wrapped itself around the heartfelt one, went to the Stew­ day for bunkers and stores, also Southstar's screw when it was ards Department. Leonard and to pay off a couple of the sick, ner of a cash award in the Lookout Magazine's "Best story of the Month contest for* —— let go and things were really Jordan said the ship got "splen­ lame and lazy. in Brown's opinion. People in "Tomorrow we should be on his amusing yarn about a parrot did food" and that the eating fouled up. those two cities, he says, are our way back to Germany with That's when the call went out couldn't have been better. aboard the SS Casa Grande. another load of Cuban sugar. more friendly and possess a for a diver. Brown's story was published in broader and more modern view GOOD WOipS "We wish to take this oppor­ NICE TOWN the February issue of the mag­ of life. The greatest scenic de­ The diver spent a full day try­ In addition to praising Cap­ tunity to say that if all of the ing to cut the line with a blow­ tain Rhodes, whom they describ- licensed and unlicensed person­ azine under the title, "Ahoy! lights are to be foimd in Alqska, torch and accomplished exactly j ed as "one heluva swell guy," nel were to cooperate with each Parrot Adrift." It appeared orig­ the writing Seafarer claims. nothing. Trouble was that the Leonard and Jordan had a good other as we have done this trip inally in the Dec. 5, 1947 issue Landlubbers who cling to the current was running much too word for the Mates and Engin­ each and every trip" would be of the SEAFARERS LOG as, traditional belief that sailors bigger, better and a real good eers. swiftly for him to work. "All About a Slick Bird and have a girl in every port will be and true SIU trip. disappointed by Don's romantic The only alternative was to Even in Germany everybody tow the Southstar into the little had a good time, but let Leonard "Until our return we say Bon How He Found Cuba." revelations. He bluntly admits Voyage." In making the award—a $10 he doe.sn't. But he tried, he Dutch port of Delfzijl close to and Jordan tell about it. the northern trip of the Nether "There are still plenty of frau- Bon Voyage youi'selves. check — Majorie Dent Candee, hastens to add. It's that he's lands. It took a day and a half editor of the magazine, said "that missed a few ports. of hard work to free the cable. FINAL RITES FOR SEAFARER Brown's story "is most amusing RICKSHAW LOVER Delfzijl turned out to be a and i know our readers will en­ picturesque town and the friendly For shoresided transportation. joy it." people waved a cheery goodbye Seafarer Brown will take the Since he first began writing six rickshaw every time. He gets a when the Southstar finally de­ months ago. Brown has been a big bang out of riding them— ' parted. frequent contributor of prose and especially at three o'clock in the • After that, the trip was un­ poetry to the LOG. eventful so far the crew was morning, which probably ex-, concerned. The Southstar, which plains his receptiveness to the KANSAS-BORN had called at Antwerp before opposite sex. touching at Rotterdam, made The Kansas-Born Seafarer, During World War II, the Bremen easily and returned to who is 26 years old, has been go- young Seafarer took part in one , New York and Savannah to go going to sea since 1942, when he of the big shows. He was in the back into the South Atlantic joined the Sailors Union of the invasion of Okinawa aboard the fleet. Pacific in Seattle. He now makes SS Aberdeen Victory, an am­ However, the discharging of his home in Denver, Colorado, munition ship. When Japanese the cargo in Bremen was held where his mother is the owner suicide divers were busting out up for a week. When the and manager of the Stenolype all over the Pacific skies, Don Dutch tug company tried to Business College. saw enough to make him appre­ claim the cargo as salvage. The Unassuming and a little on the ciate the peaceful way of life. beef got squared away finally shy side. Brown speaks sparingly Of all the ships he sailed on, and the Dutchmen had to be of his literary ambitions. He Don prefers the C-ls. For looks content with whatever the agent does confess, however, that he's and speed, he find them tops. paid for the towing job. working on a book of essays and poems, which he would like to And as a Bosun and AB, he-says have published in the near -fu­ they are the easiest type to ture. handle. The slop chest is your cor­ Seafarer Claude Douglas, killed in a 50-foot fall in a Don likes seafaring because Despite his constant hankering ner store while you are ai drydock at Schiedam, Netherlands, near Rotterdam, is laid people and places hold great in­ for distant points, Brown hopes sea. You can't take your to rest in a Schiedam cemetery. At the right are members of terest for him. In his traveling trade someplace else if the the crew of the SS Gateway City on which Douglas sailed of the six continents, he has ob­ to settle ^own some day in •lop chest doesn't have what BR. An account of Douglas' death appeared in the LOG of served carefuUy living habits Long Beach, Calif., where he you need. April 2. The pictiure was sent in by G. M. Cain, Deck and cuator.-3. Paris and Mel­ lived for a few years as ,a Delegate of the Gateway City. bourne rate- the top of. the list. youngster. Cooperation Of AU Hands Made Dickinson Happy Ship Seaman's Yarn Wins Cash Prize In Magazine Contest ATTENTION! J. • i'.' • - llyj_ �.. f'riday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine I Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings A. M. HULBERT, April 4Chairman Roy R. Kerr: Secrelary Breaux. All departments in perfect order except for Deck which had 31 hours disputed time. Passed motion not pay off until all beefs settled and articles broken. Repair list drawn up and approved for submission to Captain, Chief Mate and Chief Engineer. Minute of silence for Brot.her.s lost at sea. s. DEL C A M P O, April 10— Chairman L. Cauble; Secretary W. B. Kavitt. Special meeting called by Ship's Delegate to consider Chief Cook's beef which was settled satisfactorily, beef about OS who refused his wheel trick and Bosun's order to go aloft. OS was told the score and given a chance to straighten him­ self out. Voted that any man with proper time for higher rat­ ing be compelled to accept it. Minute of silence for Brothers lost ,at sea. Business: Motion carried to go on record condemning the past crew for leaving the ship in a dirty, filthy condition. Educa­ tion: Delegates for each depart­ ment to educate the new men aboard in Union ways. Good and Welfare: Recommended that each department take turns in keeping the recreation and laun­ dry rooms clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. FAIRPORi MarJh 14—Chair­ man Bill Yelman: Secretary John Reed. Delegates reported on disputed overtime. New Business: Motion by Brother Martinez to accept Tom Garofalo into the SIU. Point was raised of rotten food brought aboard the ship in New York. Motion made and carried to let next delegates know of the food condition and see that at least four months' supply of food is aboard. Good and Welfare: Sug­ gestion by Joe Nesta to s'trip all bunks and lockers before leaving ship after payoff. laundry put in use as soon as possible. Beef and discussion about unlicensed personnel going on boat deck. Vote taken and overwhelming majority in favor of going on the deck. Beef and discussion about decks in foc'sles being painted on own time. Set­ tlement: Crew may paint decks in their own foc'sles if they so wish but must not exclude any­ one from making overtime. 4-4 4. STEEL DESIGNER. Feb, 22— Chairman Nagels: Secretary Szymanski. Rules drawn up for use of ship's washing machine. New Business: Deck Department Delegate F. W. While reported Chief Mate snooping around watching men after they have been assigned to a job, doing their woi'k and generally inter­ fering. Motion carried to have a bookcase made for crew's messroom. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that keys be made for all foc'sle doors. Motion by Brother White to request one more man for Stewards Depart­ ment. ^YOUR R€eCfRV.:: BOOflP VOtl/MES ^T«E SEAFARERS UO6VCOVER|N0THE ISSUES BETWEEAI sJULy/U«>t>ECEM8ER, 194-7, ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE SIU MEMBERSHIP ATTHE COST PRICE AT HEADQUARTERS BAscAseRbciNv 4TH FLOOR • 51 BEAVER ST. N.YC. CUT and RUN By HANK The hard-fisted militancy and voluntary donations of money by the SIU-SUP membership in New York, from all ports and from crews aboard the ships was really something. It sure hit. 4. 4. 4. the Wall Street millionaires hard—they who have so cheaply SEATRAIN HAVANA, Feb. 18 prolonged the UFE strike—and gave them their biggest headache —Chairman Fred Shaia; Secre­ since the days they first started counting their profits and cheating tly S. E. Miller. Deck Delegate their underpaid and insecure employees. With such SIU-SUP Faustino Pedraza reported on de­ militancy displayed in helping out honest unions with legitimate layed sailing overtime which is beefs, our seafaring unions face the dangerous future with ship­ being disputed. Engine Delegate shape confidence and ever-ready strength—especially if it ever Jose Cruro reported 60 hours of comes to fighting our own battle to safeguard our unions and disputed overtime. Winston all the precious things which were, won the hard way. & a> 1 Vickers. Stewards Delegate, re­ 4 4-4 NOONDAY. April 17 — Chair­ ported no beefs. New Business: Brother E. R. Smith, who has artistic talent, put out some man A. F. Smith; Secretary R. Motion carried not to pay off un­ good art work for some of those UFE strike bulletins... Cantor. Deck reported four dis­ less a Patrolman is present. Re­ Brother Frank Schutz and his mustache sailed last week tor puted hours, Stewards reported quest that Patrolman bring European ports... Brother Bill Todd was in town a tew weeks three. Engine Delegate reported aboard copies of the new agree­ ago...Little Jimmy Crescitelli. the cook with a sense of beef with Jr. 3rd Eng'r. Power ment. Good and Welfare: Re­ humor, just sailed into town with his mustache from a trip said Jr. 3rd threatened him with quest that keys be provided for on the Stephen Leacock and the ports of Italy. Jimmy shared knife. Voted to refer matter to all foc'sle doors. One minute in cooking up a banquet meal tor U.S. Ambassador Dunn and Patrolman. Repair list drawn up of silence for Brothers lost at 4. 4^ 4many ItaJian government officials happy to see American ships and approved. Motion by DunZACHARY TAYLOR, Feb. 24 sea. bringing food to Italy's people. lop for clarification of West —Chairman George L. Midgetl: 4 t 4 4. 4 4. Coast rules. Minute of silence ALEXANDER G. BELL. Jan. Secretary Frank Aubussen. H. Little Charlie Stevens, the oldtimer, just finished a ninefor Brothers lost at sea. Sanderlin. Deck Delegate, i-e- 26 — Chairman C. Coates; Secre­ month trip hitting Far Eastern ports as Chief Steward. Good luck 4* 4* J" ported all good in Deck; Ray­ tary James Matthews. Delegates to your restaurant business uptown, Charlie... To Brother Bill DEL MUNDO — Chairman M. mond Scott. Engine Delegate, re­ reported no disputed overtime. G. Tipton of Missouri:—Your LOGS are on the way to you arid L. McCarty; Secretary A. J. ported everything smooth; Sam­ New Business: Recreation room you're on the weekly mailing list... Good and Welfare Dept.:— Pontiff. All Delegates reported uel Green, Stewards Department to- be cleaned by three depart­ Brothers, here's something to remember: Never allow the ship to smooth sailing. Bosun Clifton reported one beef in gaUey, ments alternating every week. be paid off without contacting an SIU Hall first and having a Treuil thanked Delegates for otherwise all smooth. New Busi­ Good and Welfare: Suggestions patrolman aboard. Do it the right way—the SIU way—if you helping make trip a good one. ness: Motion by R, Scott that that all hand.s cooperate in keep­ want big beefs settled and especially hard-earned disputed over­ Rutledge moved and Callahan any member causing unnecessary ing ship clean. One minute of time paid for. seconded motion that Steward disturbances aboai'd vessel in silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 see that stores are sufficient. port be brought up on charges. 4< 4' 4> NEWS ITEM: The Economic Cooperating Administration McCarty moved with Valentine COLABEE. Feb. 25—Chairman Good and Welfare: Discussion re­ (the Marshall Plan) has lined up shipping space to send to seconding that Engine foc'sles be R. Griffith; Secretary Lilly. New , Italy $11,238,000 of urgently needed food and fuel. The big garding cooperation in galley. allotted watch and watch. Crew Business: Discussion on opera­ obstacle to getting the supplies to Italy is ships; an EGA spokes­ suggested that Delegate contact tion of Stewards Department. EVANGELIEN^E. Mar. 9— man said. Vessels are available but they must be spotted at SUP hall in New Orleans on ac­ Chairman McQueen; Secretary Motion by Griffith seconded by ports where the supplies can be loaded. tions of SUP man aboard. Min­ Guiberson. New Business: Mo­ Kristensan to have food in­ 4 4 4 ute of silence. tion by Brother Pilutis and car­ spected and water analyzed in The following oldtimers may still be in town: L. Kimbriel, ried that the Patrolman be asked Galveston. Good and Welfare: J. Antoniades, R. Encarnacion, T. W. Styron, J. Vilos, C. Mojica, to insist upon the immediate Ship reported to have sailed F. Basilio, J. McCullough, V. Gustafson, L. P. Hogan, Martin painting of living quarters, mess- short of cleaning Seer soap. One Farr, A. Marco, K. Balandis, J. Finigan, S. M. Magyar, J.. H. Hunt, room and messroom aUeyways minute of silence for Brothers J. A. Rogers, M. Salcedo, F. Mazet, W. Blakeley, J. Ferenc, S. ^ ^ ^ either by the crew or shoregang. lost at sea. Rivera, F. Bonefont, Francis Cornier, W. Renny, J. M. Cates, j:. EDWIN N. HURLEY. Feb. 11— Good and Welfai-e: Brother Briant, E. O'Brieh, E. Steele, M. Rubin, J, Prats and P. Perrotti. Chairman L. Freeman; Secretary Robinson suggested that the 4 4 4 J. HavliccK Delegates reported Messman put out fresh portions The weekly LOG will be traveling all through the nation on the number of books and per­ of butter for each meal. Sug­ free of cost to the following brothers: Vernon Ehrman of mits in their departments. Good gested that fresh lemonade be Maryland. Wade Smith of Florida. P. D. Vaughn of Louisiana. and Welfare: Suggestions were made in the tropics instead of Nicholas Arbiso of California. Cecil Futch of Florida, G. E.' Phillips of Mississippi. James Langley of Ohio. Robert Ray of rhade for keeping the ship in synthetic "battery acid." Repair 4. t 4> FRANKLIN K. LANE. Jan. 4— clean condition. First Assistant list made up and approved by Mississippi. Russel Lee of Ohio. M. Hammett of Mississippi. • Chairman Frederick Wilber; Sec­ Ernest Wilson of Michigan. James Roberts of Louisiana. William to be approached by the Engine crew. retary Vincent A. Lawsin. New Carney of Pennsylvania. Walter Wilson of Louisiana. Joseph Delegate L. F:?eeman to have 4> 4' 4* ALLEGHENY VICTORY. Mar. Business: Steward testified as to Marosek of Ohio. Joseph Giardina of New York. Richard Hayes lockers fixed and engine room of New York. George Anderson of Washington. John Rambo vents freed up. One minute of 7 — Chairman J. Kari: Secretary the incompetency of Chief Cook of Pennsylvania. Oscar Wrenn of North Carolina. William silence for Brothers lost at sea. B. SchesnoL Ship's Delegate F. demoted to Pantryman. Motion by Chester Webb that all beefs F. Smith contacted Captain re­ Davis of Louisiana. Forest Ware of Georgia. James Coyne of ft t Louisiana. Ralph Forgays of Michigan. Myron Kobetz of New RUSSELL A. ALGER, Jan. 20 garding poor drinking water. be reported to their respective York. Albert Schwartz of Texas. James Brown of South Caro­ —Chairman Frank Sullivan: Captain assured him tanks will delegates instead of to Captain. New One minute of silence for Bro­ lina. Francis Murray of Massachusetts. Thomas McGuire of Secretary Bill Brantley. Dele­ be cleaned in Honolulu. New York. William Vogel of Maryland. A. B. Bryan of Georgia. gates reports accepted. New Business; Motion carried to have thers lost at sea. " NOONDAY. Mar. 22 — Chair­ man C. Bush: Secretary R. Can­ tor. Departmental reports ac­ cepted. Bush elected Ship's Dele­ gate. Carried motion by A. Smith that crewmen sign 50-cent vouchers for key. Also voted to give donation to men hospi­ talized for tuberculosis. One nunute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. m A FEW COPIES OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS CAN ALSO BE HAD fORTHE SAME PRICE • r;i1 �:t i 1'^!.li i' Page Ten THE SEA FAR E tt S L O G Crew Charges Company Lax In Outbreak Of Smallpox SHIP'S PORTRAIT BY A SEAFARER Log'A-Rhythms Watches At Sea anchorage the ship was fumi­ gated, disinfected and all hands As of this date the crew of the vaccinated. i Jr ' SS Helen has several beefs. One Specifically, our beef is pre­ in particular we wish to explain I'ii fully. We trust the Union will sented herewith: 1. Some of the ship's officers il?, discuss the matter with the own­ refused to be vaccinated in New ers, A. H. Bull Lines. York. You are doubtless aware of the 2. The company was slipshod company requirement for com­ in the handling of the smallpox pulsory vaccination against patient by not isolating him im­ smallpox prior to signing on. mediately. However, on this ship one crew­ 3. The company is directly re­ man was. passed by the doctor sponsible for our quarantine by and permitted to sign on in not forcing its own rule. violation of this requirement. 4. It obviously was by good Oh March 21, when this ves­ luck more than by good man­ sel was 11 days at sea, the sea­ agement that an epidemic did man complained of illness to the not break out on the ship en­ purser. At this time, despite the dangering us further. man having a high fever and a GROSS NEGLECT John A. Bersen, Oiler, drew this sketch of the SS Knox severe body rash, he was not In summarizing, we feel that Victory while he was aboard the Waterman ship on the New segregated from the crew. He the entire situation was one of York to Bremen run. continued to eat and live with us. gross neglect on the part of the Tour days later, March 25, he company. We also feel that was finally isolated in the ship's those of us who had been vac­ hospital which, incidentally, is cinated should have been per­ used as the slopchest. mitted shore leave, otherwise the Two days later we put into 1 situation becomes ridiculous. Algiers for fuel and water. The We assume that unless looked A nation is only as strong as sick man was si^ed off ^^der | To the Editor: protest and hospitabxed ashore, the sum of its. resources and the Some company .officials^in the Upon our arriv^ Therefore, in view of the corn- maritime industry are inclined to strength of its family life. So, Greece, It was learned that a pany s negligence, we are en- believe that all unlicensed sea­ with the same reasoning, it is so wire had been forwarded inform­ titled to and we are claiming 15 with a union. The stronger our men are a bunch of irresponmembers are individually and ing the Skipper that the ill man hours overtime per day for every sibles and lush hounds who have collectively the more fearlessly had smallpox. ^ day that we were confined to the never put away a dollar against we can face future problems. SHIP INSPECTION vessel. the lean years. And they bank on The Greek authorities came We trust the matter will be this being so whenever they are HAVE REGRETS aboard to examine the entire settled and the payoff not de­ about to force us to strike on any Many oldtimers witli whom I crew and to determine if all had layed at our port of discharge. contract beef. have talked in past years have been recently vaccinated. If They are not wrong in many regretted their earlier squander­ Kenneth Marple such was foimd to be the case instances about men not having ing. To those who have not Ulysses S. Weems the ship was to be fumigated, money a few days after they been putting away for the rainy C. Green disinfected and everyone given Delegates. SS Helen have been on the beach. It is day, I ask, "How old do you ex­ shore leave. very sad indeed for a man to pect to be when you stop sail­ Such, however, was not the be possessed with the idea of ing and where will you live? case. It came to light that there SIU FISHERMAN living from day to day, without Brothers, old age creeps up on were further violations. As a ANXIOUS TO hopes or anything that he has us quickly and we all want to result the vessel was quaran­ CATCH THE LOG laid aside to take care of him grow old gracefully and in peace tined. We proceeded to a safe when the company croakers pro­ and comfort after fighting the anchorage, sea watches were To the Editor: nounce him unfit for sea duty. seven seas to wrest a living. broken, the vessel considered in It is shortsighted to throw Fellow shipmates of mine now port and logged accordingly. In home working at different jobs hardened money away at the When we're old and penniless and unfit for sea duty, no one are receiving the SEAFARERS bar, when you need clothes, a will care much and little atten­ home and something for the (7ERMAN SEAMEN'S LOG. tion will be paid to us if we I transferred my Union book. future. UNION ASKS have no money. No. 47763, over to the Atlantic IT'S EASY Remember that the next time FOR THE LOG Fishermans Union which' is af­ There are many firms almost you bond your elbow in a fool­ filiated with oUr Atlantic and To the Ediloti Gulf District. But I often won- within sight of every ship you ish drunken toast to someone In order to be informed about (jer how shipping's going, and pay off in an American port that who is getting along on your your Union—^your friends, your j'ye been thinking of shipping will be glad to open a savings generosity. account for you. There are other enemies—^I'm asking you to put out again next winter. Paul Parsons ways, too. You can buy checks, me on your mailing list. So if it's possible I'd really Your friends are our friends, appreciate your sending me a or postal saving certifiates. your enemies are oi^ enemies. LOG now and then As union members, we can as­ Sorry, We Sure Had sess ourselves, pay dues, nego­ Our Signals Mixed These mclude Joe Stalin ^ j tiate, saving and pinch union his stool pigeons on the water­ Norman Lepire funds to be prepared for a To the Editor: front and all the other guys New Bedford. Mass. strike, yet whenever it comes, in the WFTU (World Federation This is the third time I have (Ed. Note: The LOG now the union is always faced with written to you concerning the ; of Trade Unions). . I'm an officer—as you call it goes regularly to Brother Le­ a big problem 6f feeding and LOG. in the U.S.—in the District Coun­ pire.) housing those who have no I* would like to have it sept cil of the newly founded German money and have not personally to my home. I am a permitman Seamen's Union. We can't send Personal In LOG looked ahead. and my father is a locomotive any money for the subscription In the event of any future engineer. He gets several union to the LOG but we will pay for Brought Quick Reply strikes, I am sure yod and I papers but he thinks the LOG is it some day in a different way. To the Editor: do not want, to impose or ac­ best by far. You have many friends here as cept board, and room money, un­ We wish to thank the LOG less we have to. I am sure we I am sure he would appre­ you may expect. ciate it very much if you can You fellows are doing a good for printing our appeal to our will not have to if we put a put iis on the mailing list. job. Keep up your spirit—steady son. It was in the LOG but a few bucks away. Bill Tipton few days when we received a I have heard many beefs con­ as she-goes. Kansas City. Mo. And please send the LOG. to telegram from him saying he cerning wages and short pay­ (Ed. Note: This is the third the fellow who runs our union was all right. ments at payoff time, only to see in,Hamburg. His name is Hein- Again we wish to thank you most of it go down the drain in and last time the Tiptons will for your interest in locating sea­ splurging. We have to work have to~make such a request. rich Davidsen. men for worried families. hard for our own cabbage; why The LOG is highballing it to V Frank PietealiT .ihem in Kansas City.) not spend it wisely? Mr*. Charles E. Schemm Bremen. Germany To the Editor: . F&y. April k 1948 ' By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 1 .'il i Watches at sea Are a doggone pain; You hardly get to sleep 'Fore it's time to get up again. And than comes tho part I hats more than all. The fellow I'm to relieve Comes up to give a call. 'i Advises Thrift To Insure Peace, Security In Old Age He comes in blabbing Til it seems I'll go insane. And then, as he goes out. He repeats the same again. Watches at sea Don't seem to agree. I'll take the sleep. Cause confidentially —Watches at sea Don't agree with me. ml i 'Leven-Thirty By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 'Leven-thii'ty. 'leven-thirty. Is ringing in my ear. Whenever I'm awakened It's the first thing I hear. And then as I look up. What is there to see? Only a doggone Oiler In there calling me. It's a burden on my nerves. And is gradually getting me down; —To learn that it's "leven-thirty. When the Oiler comes around. 'Leven-thirty, 'leven-thirty. It seems the clock stops there— 'Cause it's all I ever hear And it's getting in my hair. Injured Seafarer Thanks Edward Hurley Shipmates For Donation To the Editor: I hereby thank 'the crew of the SS Edward N. Hurley very much for the donation that- was sent me here. I hope the best for all of them and good sailing. Arne Jensby Staten Island Hospital (Ed. Note: Brother Jensby had his leg - severely injured at sea last winter. The ship put into Bermuda to get him a doctor and later he was flown to New York. At the eiid of the voyage, the crew chipped in nearly a hundred dollars to see him through to recovery. He sailed Bosun on the Hurley.) % .yVl �Friday, April 23, 1948 THESEAFAREKS LOG Page Eleven The Skipper Didn't Know It Seafarer Pays A Visit To Hometown But He Was The Walking Man In Italy — Finds 'Molto' Hills, Kin To Ihe Editor: I Two other passengers and I ing the Purser understood to the-' To the Editor: ^ , got acquainted with the 4-8 450 odd Italians on the ship be- This IS not a sea story. i,**, T i xi. • T , .. • o! XI- MA s. I won t reveal their names sides myself. If I hadn't done It is commonly accepted in seafaring circles that most, sea axicx Last year, after paying off the I don't know what Icaptains are little bit eccentric. But an incident happened the,steel Designer, Isthmian, I was hardships for that. would have done with myself other day for which we can't blame the captain. We'll have to debating with myself on what to aboard a ship for the first time " hold responsible the man who has had half the country—on land , do with my millions. I finally other one has been as a bona fide passenger. and sea—going crazy. We mean Ralph Edwards and his "walking j decided on paying my hometown^" man" contest. L ^ ^ ^ ^ ganized, but he was getting wise We arrived in Naples on a visit. , to the NMU setup. August 5, 1947, from then on I On a recent night, a tanker, which shall be nameless in From what I remember of it, it started talking with my hands. order to save the skipper embarrassment, was on its regular run is situated in the Appennine hills UNION TALK to Texas from New York. After listening to the "walking man some place in Italy. My family After putting my baggage on One night as we were on deck, program" on the radio, the skipper became very eiccited, like and I left Italy, Sunny Italy that talking about the SIU and NMU a freight train, I boarded a pas- ; ao many others. He sat down and wrote a letter "to the program is, in 1937. At the time I was union structures (he knew more senger train headed for Pescara, -fiponsors, telling them Who he thought the walking man was. a mere young lad of nine years about the SIU than I did my­ and from there I took a bus to NO MAIL BOX of age. self), at the end of our little Popoli. There I started remem- : But after he wrote the letter, alas—where was he going to bering things I had long forgot- : I made preparations to sail on di.scussion he finally broke .down mail it? The ship would not hit a Texas port for four more days. ten. For example, I said before • the SS Marine Perch, an NMU and said, "Yeah, I'm just about He was so anxious he couldn't wait. that I remembered the town was scow, and when it comes to fed up with the NMU and it's What does he do? He jumps up and runs back to the galley, situated in the hills someplace. chow, I use the word "scow" Commies." returning with an empty, gal­ Well, I almost fell on my back ^ with emphasis. The cooks should Then we went back aft to his lon pickle jar, clamps it on, looking up, it took us (my rel- ' be back on the Bowery where foc'sle and there he proceeded stamps his letter, puts it in the atives met me at the bus station) they belong, selling hot dogs. to break out a bottle of fire jar and puts the lid on tightly. two hours to walk a distance of Aside from that, the trip was water, whereupon we proceeded He chuckled to himself. five kilometers (about three very uneventful, the Atlantic- to tell each other's stories. All night long he spaced the miles). I made most of the way " was like Lake Placid in summer­ Due to my knowledge of deck, constantly going to the on, all fours while my relatives time. Italian, I got myself a job makbridge to check the ship's posi­ were walking straight uphill like ' tion. Finally dawn arrived. We tru-blue dogpatchers. WORKING DOWN BELOW found ourselves about two miles From now on, when ever any- offshore from West Palm Beach, body calls me a mountain guinea, Florida. On the bridge was the I won't argue the point. skipper, his glasses glued to his The town, San Benedetto in eyes, the pickle jar beside him. Perillis was founded in the year Suddenly he lay down his 800 A.D. and I own one of the ^^1 glasses, patted the pickle jar and rushed into the wheelhouse, original buildings. That makes " where he gave a change of course to the helmsman. the town over 1200 years old, it's About four miles away could be seen a group of people beyond me why it hasn't fallen fishing in a small boat. No doubt they saw the ocean-going apart by this time. tanker change its course and begin bearing down on them. They KEPT BUSY apparently were getting worried as our ship drew nearer, espe­ cially since the skipper blew two short blasts on the ship's whistle Bj- this time I am busily and to attract their attention. ' happily greeting my relatives, As our tanker approached within calling distance, the skipper friends and my old school chums. • again changed course and ordered slow speed, then grabbing When I left the States, I left the megaphone and his pickle jar, he rushed to the rail like a with the idea that I had two or madman. In a voice loud enough to scare all the fish for miles three families of relatives in the away," he shouted: town, but when I got there they "Will you please mail this letter for me?" And he heaved* the kept popping up at the rate of jar mightily into the calm sea. one family per week, and I was WHY HURT HIS FEELINGS? there tor five months! At first I , Contrary to some allegations, not all Wipers take it easy. thought it was just a plot to get The fishing party obviously thought he was crazy but showed To prove it. Brother Luis Ramirez submitted this photo of at my cigarettes, but I found out signs of relief when they found out what it was all about. Any­ James Davies, sweating it out on the Topa Topa. way, they shouted'back a "yes" in chorus and got busy with the they were actuallj-^ relatives I knew little or nothing about. It task of fishing the jar from the sea. was just that my great grand­ As soon as the Captain saw they had picked up his precious father was an energetic man. letter, he nonchalantly strode back into the wheelhouse and gave Up until three years ago, San the helmsman the original course. He turned the telegraph to Benedetto in Perillis and Col- .. full speed ahead and gave three short blasts on the ship's whistle. lepietro, although they are about -; Ever since then our skipper has been walking around grin­ six miles apart, were one and the ning like the cat who swallowed a mouse. He really thinks he will to hang dirty, oily gear outside same town. The post office was , To the Editor: win the contest. This brief essay is for the your foc'sle. also in Collepietro, can you imThe crew swears he is getting balmier every day and the One last thing: A Messman is agine walking six miles to mail people in West Palm Beach had something unusual to talk about young but up-and-coming seafar­ just as much part of the crew as a letter? Thanks to the priest of ! that night. All in all, no harm was done, but it shows what a ing men of today. An injury to one is an injury a Fireman or an AB. San Benedetto, we now have our radio program can do to some people. ' C. Hughes to all. You have been dis­ own mayor and company. Now ,. Don Brown patched to a ship, Brother, and we have nothing to do with Col- ' (Ed. Note: Since this letter was written, the winner ,of the from now on it is up to you Wanamaker Crew, lepietro. , contest was announced. It wasn't the skipper.) and your shipmates. Because of his endless efforts, The first thing to remember is On Way To India, we now have our own post of­ that whether you are an old- Pine For LOG fice. This year, the 1200 year timer, a new member or a tripold church will be renovatftd and card man you have a common To the Editor; a new school building and city Just a few lines to let you hall will bo built, telephone and bond with fellow Seafarers. You are going aboard a ship know that all is well aboard the telegraph lines will b^put up. under contract to your Union. It John Wanamaker. She's making When I left they were already is up to you to protect that con­ her first trip with a full crew improving the road from town to tract and in doing so to protect of Seafarers and they're a swell the federal highway. In com­ bunch of fellows. both yourself and the SIU. parison, in the past eight years, Right now we're bound for the priest has done more for San A good Union man is a good seaman. He does his job well the Persian Gulf with India Benedetto than Mussolini did for and to the best of his ability, probably our next stopping off all Italy. and he never imposes on his place. We should be in Port This is one character Bing Said on Sunday, where I hope Crosby will envy, he has por­ shipmates. WANTS STORY ON BETWEEN HOUR CALLS One of the principal jobs of an to mail this letter. trayed such a chaiacter, but Don oldtimer is to acquaint new How about sending us a few Cesiro, the priest has lived it. To the Editor: This year Don Cesiro is due I feel that in calling jobs at any time other than on the members with the "ins and outs" LOGS to Basrah, Iraq? We'll be hour, the time of the call should be posted on the board. Last of all shipboard duties as well out about five months and there's for a i-est. His Holiness, Pope Saturday morning they called a number of jobs at 9:30 A.M. as educating them in the prin-1 nothing like a few LOGS to let Pius XII has gi-anted him a six ciples of unionism. [ a guy know what is . going on months vacation in this coimtry. while I was having breakfast. A good seaman is neat, clean • in the SIU and aboard our I am looking forward to seeing Robert L. Morgon and orderly. It takes only a ships. him and hear him say "By God, ANSWER:—The call mentioned by Brother Morgon was few minutes on each watch to We are all very anxious to how dirty this New York is, to an emergency call. These emergency calls arfe made necessary keep your gear and your foc'sle . learn the outcome of the Cities think I could much better vacawhen the original men sent to the ship pile off just before Service organizing campaign. We tion in Rome, clean Rome." I " in gopd shape. . sailing time. In these cases it is impossible to give advance The man assigned to clean hope that this outfit will soon hope his limited visit here will notice or to call the job on the hour, the job must be tilled immedmtsly. All regular assignments are called on the hour. your quarters is not your come into the fold as did Isth- be a pleasant and unforgetful valet. It's up to you to clean mian. one. It is only when emergencies arise that these between hour your seaboots and oilskins, and] Charlie Mazur Anthony J. D'Urbano calls are made. Go6d Union Men Make Best Seamen, Oldtimer Declares mi �T B E SE A E A R E RS Page Twelve Parrott Clarifies Position On Electrician's Duties 6ot A Story? Send It In! Ffiday, April 23, 1948 LO G Calls For Tightening Of Ranks On Union's Tenth Anniversary The minutes of a meeting held To the Editor: and phony "collusion" charges. Electricians, not of the Electri­ To ihe Editor: aboard an SIU ship recently con­ They tried to sabotage our gainscian's ability., to stooge for the I am writing this in answer We are now approaching our but we beat that in good old' tained a request which we would finks topside. to some of the letters that have like to see granted. However, we tenth anniversary. Who would SIU style. been published relating to an TEMPTATIONS ABOUND must rely upon the membership's have thought that, we would There are a lot of our broth­ item of mine in the LOG some grow to be .the leading labor ers who have never been in the I am riot inferring that this response to do so. weeks ago. I have not been union on the waterfront with The crew, under Good and but the few members and the organizing field. Here is the one able to get all the LOGS that would be the case in Brother were published but hope I have McCormick's case or that the Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ terrific odds against us at the place where a man learns to ap­ preciate the benefits of the SIU. Electricians would stooge if FARERS LOG devote two pages beginning. . gotten the ones that count. When the organizers call for In the first letter I read, moved topside, but I do know in the LOG to cheerful news, We were the first to pull a men, don't hesitate—get up and Brother Abe Rappaport seemed from experience that when you praise of men and crews and in­ strike for a war bonus and got get going and help bring all' to agree with me, but at the eat topside they fry to get you teresting experiences instead of what we were after. We beat maritime workers under the moans, groans and beefs. into conversation directed against same time he seemed to misin­ the WSA niedical program, the Well, we still want to hear WSA competency card program SIU banner. terpret some of the things I was the crew. Here is the way I feel about from Seafuers who have beefs and, after hostilities, the wage We are faced with the Tafttrying to get across. In my own Hartley Act, which is an awful mind I am not confused. I was the changes recommended by —they serve a good purpose— freeze of the WSB. We scuttled j setback to labor. It knocks out but as the crew mentioned not looking for information, but Brother McCormick; all of these bureaucratic at-' practically everything we have clarification. 1. That Electricions be directly cheerful news is just as inter­ tempts to hold back progress of gained. We, therefore, have to .1 was not asking for a private responsible to the Chief Engi­ esting and we'd like to print the maritime workers. watch our contracts and safe-' ^ room for the Electrician. I was neer. This is already pai*t of the lore of it. Then we came to the Isthmian guafd them closely to prevent Thai's where you come in. asking that he be given one agreement. Steamship Corporation—the one a" company from placing a law Something unusual is always big outfit that had never been suit against us. particular room and not be made 2. That only the Chief Electri­ to jump armmd the ship like a cian be allowed to handle main, .appening to seamen and crews under the banner of any Union. A couple of good suits would ' Mexican jumping bean. and auxiliary switchboards. By wherever, they drop the anchor, The SIU decided to send its or­ break us financially. It is up to In reference to the switch all means this should be in the rhat incident ashore in the las ganizers into the field to bring us to prevent this. If some of port gave the whole .gang a the company into line. Our men the characters in our ranks can­ board, there are remote control agreement. laugh. Ifll probably meter a had to sacrifice a lot to organize not be educated and Icept in ' switches on all appliances whioh 3. That meggar readings should guffaw or two in the LOG. eliminate the necessity of the line, there is only one thing left that outfit. be taken not monthly but every In the words of the big ad­ Sailing under below-union to do; Give them the gate before Engineer going to the switchthree months. This, too, would vertising outfits: Don't hide your wages, and having to contend they do any damage. beard to throw on a breaker. be a good thing. A meggar card I would like to ask Brother can be a life sa^er to the reliev­ light under a basket. with those everla.sting bucko We've fought against terrific Abe if he would know what an Skippers and company stiffs they odds before' and become the Just give us the details, picing Electrician as it; gives him Engineer was trying to tell him ures, too, if possible, and we'll call Mates, .wasn't exactly an Union we are today, let's make a case history on all motors and if something were to happen even better progress in the next ' easy task. do the rest. The address isv SEA­ their performance. when the Engineer was changing FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., We won the election just the ten years. 4. Yes, we should teach the New York 4, N. Y. over generators and the Elec­ D. D. Story same. Then we had the other Assistant all we can, but at the trician was not present. Del. Campo faction to contend with: the NMU same time they should make the I DON'T SAVVY . Assistant have at least three A FOrSLE VIEW OF THE TABLE-TOP Those remote control switches years in the engine luom. I I spoke of are there for the pur­ would much rather teach an old pose of stopping and staiting. bookman the trade than to teach The switchboard is the source of a tripcard man. Why should be­ supply, not a control panel. This ginners get good jobs with no experience. THE HEAVE •5. Gashound Electrician's should not be made to sail as Assistants but should be re­ moved from the ship. 6. Yes, the Electricians should get cargo time when the pumps are being worked on T-2 tank­ ers. In most cases they do but not always. This should be de­ fined in the agreement. 7. In answer to the suggestion is something the Engineers have that we have an electrians com­ a hard time understanding. mittee to do part of the negotiat­ The part about standby when ing when the contract is opened winches are being worked should again, I agree wholeheartedly'; read the same as the Deck En­ Why don't some of us get to­ gineer's agreement: "It should be gether in the New York Head­ the routine duty of the Electri­ quarters and draw up an agree­ cian to put current on and off ment that we think would be deck and to standby at all when agreeable to everyone and have the deck machinery is being it sent up and down the coast aboard the Joliet Victory. Table-top moun­ Almost matching a. photograph for the de­ used for any purpose." Electri­ for a vote by Engine Department tain at left majestically overlcchc ihe com­ tail revealed, this scene of a section of the cians should be called any time men . munity. In left foreground is Greek vessel Capetown, South Africa, harbor was sketched that the current is to be needed Oviep. WUey E. Parroit by Norman Maifie, SIU artist,, when he was on deck. TherS was another answer by Brothers Ben McCormick with whom I ^ust disagree with on one or two points. I don't thing To the Editor: Now you can readily under­ I knew a way to eliminate this Chips claimed the overtime, the BR should have to clean up To give you some idea of the stand why the master -dias noige entirely and he looked at nevertheless. the Electrician's room. Neither psychology of the Mates aboard everyone in the licensed depart­ me in wild-eyed amazement. Since that time, it has de­ do I think that the Electricians the SS Steel Architect, I will re­ ment bull-dozed. Not so with But when I told him to put it on veloped that "Clarence", in ad­ should eat topside. We are part late an interesting conversation the unlicensed crew members, the Iron Mike, that was blas- dition to his other accomplish­ dt the crew and ship from the with "Clarence Darrow," the hov/ever. phemy-rmutiny! The Iron Mike ments, is somewhat of an expert Hall as does everyone else. Chief Mate. When we clean the wheelhouse on this ship is just an ornament, cabinet maker. He has become Why should we try to divide very critical of Chips work. On Lincoln's birthday, a holi­ in the morning, the Mate on ALL-AROUND GUY ourselves on board ship. I have day, the Mate was crying be­ watch is afraid of his life that The Chief Mate had a dispute Probably, he is building up u always been able to make an cause he had to work when all we will disturb the Old Man. He with the Carpenter about over­ foundation of skids for Chips. agreement with the BR so as the rest of the department was asks us to itiove our buckets time, some of which was for the For his. information, it might to straighten out the old beef off. He said, "You fellows are gently. Mate working on Deck. The be said that Chips has been sail­ about who does the Electrician's always clamoring for overtime. Chief Mate said that the claim ing as a Carpenter for 10 years NOT THE CREW room. 1: have always found that You are today, but I have to A couple of gears in the steer­ was just and he would most and has a full book. The Mate the BR does a pretty good job. if work and I don't get overtime, ing mechanism don't seem to likely get it, but tried to in­ should encounter difficulties in given ten dollars by each Elec­ either." mesh properly and sometimes timidate him into putting in for discrediting him. trician at the end of the trip. I doubt very muc'n if there is He was asked if his union make a slight noise, which dis­ it by way of giving him some So far as our rating a seat agreement did not have overtime turbs the Old Man directly be­ fatherly advice. He told Chips a seamen in the deck department in the Saloon, as I see it that provisions for working on holi­ low. When this happens, the that he must tfiink of his future who can measure-up to "Clar­ would only put the Electricians days. He replied, "Oh yek. I Mate becomes frightened and because if he continued to put in ence's" standards of seamanship. in the middle, and in the SIU no could get overtime if I put in a pleads with the helmsman to try for such overtime he wouldn't be But, then, we cannot all be born . man rates more than any other claim for it and the union would and bring the wheel back softly able to make another trip-on this and raised in Bosun's chairs and : crewmember. When I wrote that back me up, but I would not even at the risk of going off the ship. Shipping, he said, was get­ reach the top, can we? B. Gwozdzik ting viery slow and Chips should letter I was thinking of the be allowed to make another trip coiuce. and 12 other crewmen. • , , agreement and the duties of the with feis comply." I toId.'the Mfide on watch that there'wc: /think of his future. Steel Architect's Iron Mike Just Ornament — So Is Mate • • ' ' ..'Wl �Friday, April 23, 1943 t HE SB APdRERS IN INDIA WITH CHEMIST MEN LO G Blasts Egyptian Interests Seeking U.S. Vessels; Sees Pledge Broken (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was inspired by the re­ cent" announcement in the press that Egyptian finzmcier Ahmed Abboud Pasha had arrived in the U. S. to try to purchase ships for the Khedivial Mail Line. This line now operates iv/o Victorys under the Egyp­ tian flag. Pasha is an old Turk­ ish title.) To the Editor: Everybody was taking pictures of one kind or another. Here's Seafarer Lloyd, Deck Maintenance on Isthmian's Steel Chemist, being tattooed by a. Bombay business man, while Brother Earl Laws records the scene with his camera. -4 , Infected Jaw Beached Him In Germany i .Ahmed Abboud Pasha — may his tribe increase (in hell)—has arrived here on a shady deal. The Pasha of phony finance will steal away to the capital, hiding backsheesh up his sleeve. He will see the U. S. Pasha about ships. They'll shake hands. They'll drink some cups of koumiss. They'll salaam. And they'll pi-aise Allah. HUSHED TONES Then To the Editor: SiplfSlil Page Thirieea - ,7 they'll sit down and make the deal on familiar terms owned by the American people, speaking the while in hushed but they'll be officered by the tones. British, the giaours, and manned Lo and behold! As if by magic by so many Mahmouds and you will see more of our "Victorys others who wear the fez. making regular runs from Sandy CHANGES SCENE Hook to Ras el Tin. Enough of that. Let us change ' Alas! Bad news for us, that the topic, the time, the scene. . will be. The ships will be doing On Christmas 1945, when I was more American seamen out of Master of a Liberty out in the their rightful jobs and causing Atlantic, we received the fol-, more hardships for our kith and lowing message: ,; ^ kin. "Bams. All areas. From CNOC • > The underhanded deal, so con­ and R. All U. S. Merchant summated, will be more ships Ships. for the Khedivial Mail Line, "During the past five yesirs x named, presumably, in honor of Christmas has come to men of the viceroy here who is on the the Merchant Marine as they Potomac for a while and in honor of the other one from the huddled behind blackout screens, muddy money banks of the Nile riding loads of ammunition, oil and supplies for war. Now, with The company will make a pile the aid of Divine Providence, our of piastres for the piastre-loving Merchant "Marines can sail the Pashas. They love houris, those seas with lights on. Pashas, but they love U. S. dol­ "When the job of bringing the lars more. troops back home is finished, the . The ships will still be basically Merchant Marine will move the goods of peace. During the black years of war, the men of the Steel Surveyor Crew Lives By 'Ten Commandments' I missed my ship, the SS Currier, a Waterman Liberty ' '' here in Bremerhaven, Germany - v' to go to the hospital and so began my tale of woe. I took sick in Brake and in­ stead of the Captain sending me To the Editor: mandments" and here they are: to the Army hospital, he let I—Messhall to be kept clean German dentist and doctor get Here we are somewhei-e be­ at all times, at me. After pulling one tooth— tween the Azores and Gibraltar. the trouble to begin with—my II—Last standby on each This is the first sailing of the jaw became infected so I was watch in Deck Department SS Steel Surveyor under the taken to a German hospital give messhall quick cleaning. full SlU-Isthmian agreement. where they operated. III—Do not leave cups, dish­ Instead of getting better, Things have run so smoothly es. etc. in messhall between became worse and had to be we are keeping our fingers meals. Merchant Marine' did their job put off here as the ship was crossed for fear something will leaving for the States. At the IV—Card players to clean up with boldness and daidng. happen — not that we ar^ su­ mess after finishing game or moment I'm the only one on the "Six thousand men were killed Looking pleased is the Chem­ n beach, so it shouldn't be too ist's 12-4 AB. Brother Laws perstitious. or missing in carrying out their xi • tip Messman. long before I ship again. All minor beefs are being identified him as Joe. V—When cups, glasses etc. duties. In memory of those men The Army really treated me taken care of as they come up are brought into rooms they and in the interest of our nation,, swell While I was here. I think The Captain has been having must be returned to pantry the United States must carry out they should be given a vote of the bold and daring plan of fire and boat drill on Saturday when finished with them. thanks for the tx-eatment they Franklin D. Roosevelt for a Mer­ afternoon and Sunday. We had VI—Wear shirt and trousers chant Marine of the best de­ give merchant seamen. one this afternoon. ^ or shorts (not underdrawers) signed and equipped passenger NO LOGS AROUND But we showed the Skipper in messhall at meal time. and cargo ships manned by the and the Chief Mate that they . The -USS here is a nice place, y VII—When ydU have chosen best trained men in the world. were expressly violating the a real exception to most of these "In view of the magnificent To the Editor: contract and they agreed to your books from the library, places. I'll be sorry to leave when square away the remaining job the Merchant Marines have I am very grateful that I am hold the drills on company time I get a ship. The only thing books (shelves will be provid­ done, the reaffirmation of the on your mailing list and I am hereafter. wrong here is that I see plenty ed later). pledge is the best Christmas of Pilots around but no LOGS. able to read the SEAFARERS STEERS STRAIGHT NOW VIII—Play phonographs and pledge is the best Christmas mes­ I^ think it would be a good idea ! liOG every week. sage we can give. Signed: Being a hostess at the Sea­ One acting AB has not been radios low in order that your to send some LOGS over here Harry S. Truman. because there are plenty of SIU man's Church Institute, I am steering so well and we squashed shipmates may sleep. "The President has asked that especially delighted to read about an attempt to break him down ships coming in. IX—Attend ships' meetings. his Christmas message and Well that's aU the news there the boys and their activities. to OS. He promised to pull up Violators will be fined one dol­ pledge to the post-war Merchant More than once I have I'ecoghis socks and do a better job. lar ($1.00). is of Bremerhaven. Hope to see Marine be forwarded to you. ni2jed an old iafnilicir face in the a few LOGS around soon.' The men in the Stewards De­ X—A fine of 25 cents to be There is little I can add, except: LOG. I think your newspaper is W. Filipponi a great convenience both to the partment think they need a imposed for infraction of any God Bless you for the job you Bremerhaven have done for this country and men going to sea and to his dishwasher for the crew me^, rule from I through VIII. but they are getting along as (Ed. Note: LOGS to the tune friends and relatives at home. for humanity. Signed: E. S. Money derived from fines to of 5& per week are going out - I collect poems as a hobby, well as possible without one. Land." go lo Fort Stanton Hospital lO' the USS in Bremen where, and it always pleases me when The two Messmen are helping for tubercular patients. HUMBUG according to the USS, the bun­ there's one in the I.OG to add each other in good old Seafarer fashion. . dle is split and half are for­ to my collection. STANDBY EASIER ' To date, some 1,160 U. S. ships warded to Bremerhaven. The . Here's a. favorite of mine that have been scandalously "sold" or We have had one meeting so Px-eviously the standby had to SIU has received many com­ I read somewhere a long time far. The membership aboard de­ "transferre'd" or just given away plaints of the LOG not being ago and a certain SIU man car­ clined to elect a Ship's Delegate, stand on the bridge at night, but to foreign • companies, our com­ ; displayed in USS clubs. It is ries. it in his wallet. Would you believing that the three depart­ we have been able to reduce petitors. this to an occasional report to not through ' any iailure to print it?.. Some 50,000 American seamen mental delegates could handle the bridge. mail them that they are not He. sought the sea spray and all beefs efficiently. have thus been deprived or done We wish we could be at the being handed out.) the foam. We have a wonderfully co­ gala opening of the new New out of their rightful jobs. This He joined the Merchant fleet; speak for operative crew and have gained Orleans Hall. Bull Sheppard, fact and the figures He calls the seven seas his themselves. The message, so far, the respect of the ship's officers Buck Stephens, Frenchy Michehome. has been just humbug. for the SIU. This was our aim. let, et al have done a good job. And says that life is sweet. Pi-esident Truman has not Send in the minutes of We have instituted an educa­ We were there a short while honored the pledge which he "re^ But do you think I would your ship's meeting to the tional program to be included in ago and saw it. pursue aft'irmed" on that day of Christ­ At our next bistro we will mas in 1945. each meeting. Sunday the Chief New York Hall. Only in that This rover if I could . way can the membership act Exchange earth's hue for Cook will give us a brief history drink to smooth sailing at 51 To break faith with American Beaver Street in New York and seamen, veterans of World War of the organization of the SIU. on your recommendations, roaring blue? at SIU Halls in other ports. and then the minutes can be You bet your life I would! II, is an act incompatible with A ONE TO TEN Steady as she goes. printed in the LOG for the In closing, I want to wish the honor and dignity of the benefit of all other SIU you continued- good luck and The three delegates drew up Thurston J. Lewis, Deck Dele. President of the United States. crews. success. mles of conduct .for the • crew. Eugene Palenson, Engine Dele R. Jw Peterson, Mari« - Ji Dohorfy We call^ them the"Ten Gom- Cheries Peters, Stewards Dele. Finds Log Great Help To Seamen, Landlubbers Send Those Minutes �mai Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Army Posts Rules For Seamen in Bremen 11. Public Places: Food will aboard any ship by any member not be procured or consumed in of a crew. any public place or from sources, 16. Restricted Area. Places de­ other than those establishments signated as being "OFF LIMIT.S" operated by the United Seamen's to members of the Armed Forces Service, the American Red Cross or Allied Personnel are also or the U. S. Army. "OFF LIMITS" to all Merchant 12. Authorized Allowance of Seamen and D. A. Employees. Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages: 17. Looting: Looting is strictly Maritime personnel ai-e author­ forbidden. German property will ized two hundred cigarettes or one pound of pipe tobacco or fifty cigars per week while they are in the Bremen Enclave. EXTRACT OF REGULATIONS 6. German Customs Service All excess tobacco will be put has been reinstituted with all the in bond aboard ship by the Ger­ FOR PORTS ON THE authority usually imposed by the man Customs. German Customs' WESER RIVER 1. General: THIS AREA IS U. S. and other nations. The seals will not be broken until . UNDER MILITARY LAW, and German Customs officers are sup­ vessels are past the Weser Pilot many of the regulations and cus­ ported by the Occupation Forces. Vessel going to sea and all local toms governing ports in other German officials are required personnel including the sea pilot parts of the world have been to give courteous, efficient serv­ are off the ship. superseded in the interest of ice. Abuse of German officials Each ship is authorized twelve military security. The following by Allied'personnel will not be bottles of alcoholic beverages per not be requisitioned, seized or regulations are the most essential tolerated and persons assaulting week. All excessive beverage of carried away by individuals act­ and all maritime personnel are or abusing German police or Cus­ this nature will be sealed in the ing on their own initiative. 18...Travel Restrictions: Travel required to observed them while toms agents will be tried in a slopchest with the excess tobac­ of Allied Merchant Seamen and in the, Bremen Enclave. The en­ Military Government Court. co stores. D. A. Employees assigned to forcement of military regulations, 7. Uniforms: All ship's person­ 13. Traffic in Goods: The sale, A.T.C. beyond the limits of the laws and customs is the respon­ nel should go ashore in uniforms sibility of the Military Police, if at all possible. Otherwise they barter or exchange of cigarettes, American Enclave (BremenUS Security Personnel, German should be neatly and cleanly cigars, tobacco, candy, soap, Bremerhaven Area) is forbidden. . I'SS:.Police, German Customs Agents dressed to avoid continual iden­ medicines and drugs or any Exceptions may be made for and the Counter Intelligence tity checks by the Military and property, personal or otherwise emergencies. The procedure to of whatsoever nature is pro­ Corps of the U. S. Army. German Police. Personnel wear- hibited. Such articles in excess secure such a permit is as fol­ lows: 2. Medical Examination and of personal needs will not be car­ a) A letter from the master of Quarantine: Before any person­ ried ashore. the vessel authorizing ab­ nel may be permitted ashore, the Any attempt to remove ship's sence for a specified time.. usual Bill of Health must be se­ 1.5'-^ stoies from the port will result b) The person desiring travel cured by the Master of the vessel in confiscation and punishment. must prove that he has suf­ from the German Public Health The following is the limit of to­ ficient funds in Allied cur­ Service. Military Troop Trans­ bacco, candy and gum, which rency to cover his expenses ports will be exempted from this may be carried ashore for per­ during his absence. regulation if U. S. Military Medi­ sonal use in any one twenty-four c) For travel in US-Zone of cal Officers are available to per­ hour period. Germany, approval of Pub­ form this function. 3 Packages of Cigarettes or lic Safety Branch of Mili­ 3. Other Health Regulations: 5 Cigars or tary Government. There shall be* no pumping of d) For travel outside of US1 Package of Pipe Tobacco bilges and no dumping of gar­ 3 Bars of Candy and 3 Pack­ Zone of Germany a military bage, ashes or other refuse in the ing ordinaiy civilian clothing entry permit must be seages of Chewing Gum. harbor or in the river between without some visible means of The purchase of German ve­ cm-ed together with visas Hoheweg Lighthouse and Bre­ identification must expect to be hicles (cars, bicycles, motorcycles, from the representative of men. stopped frequently by security country to be visited. etc.) clothing, furniture or other 4. Smoking: Smoking on the personnel and ordered to identify Such procedure normally household effects is forbidden deck of vessels or anywhere in themselves. requires ffireo or four the restricted dock area, except 8. Documents: No passports, and will result in confiscation of weeks, and should not be in messhaUs, recreation rooms applications for passports or con­ the purchased items and trial of considered unless the vessel or offices, is strictly forbidden. fidential matters other than "Z" the purchase* in a Military Gov­ is to remain in port for Violators will be arrested by papers, identity cards and short ernment Court. 14. Properly Passes: Personal more than thirty days. Mili­ German Police. leave passes fvill be carried property passes will be issued by tary Entry Permits may be 5. Shore Leave Passes: As a ashore. obtained from the Com­ the German (^ustoms Office with security measure all personnel 9. Mail: Carrying or deliver­ bined Travel Board of US approval of the Port Security Of­ leaving a vessel for shore leave ing foreign or domestic mail or fice upon presentation of a let­ Military Government which serving as courier for same is ter signed by the Master, listing is located in the Haus des forbidden. Should any member the items to be taken out of 4he Reichs in Bremen. of a crew be carrying mail Personnel of any nation Port Area and stating that the destined for Germany, he should property is personal possessions found travelling through be instructed to turn it over to and not ship's property. Germany withput proper the American Boarding Officer. No property passes will be is­ credentials are subject to All Officers, D. A. Civilians punishment involving long sued to take any form of to­ and crew members will also be pi-ison sentences. bacco out of the dock area. instructed not to accept mail In addition to clothing pack­ 19. Use of U. S. Army Recrear from German Nationals for mail­ ages, food packages not to ex­ lion Facilities: In Bremerhaven ing in the United States or else­ ceed (25) twenty-five pounds arc there is a United Seamen's Serv­ where. permissable as long as no one ice Club. This is the only club Since mail privileges between item in the package exceeds the facility for visiting seamen in the must have in their possession Germany and the United States (5) five unit, i.e. not more than Bremen Enclave. The Command­ identity documents and a SHORE have now been restablished, it 5 bars of soap, or 5 pounds of ing Officer of the Bremen En­ LEAVE PASS. must be assumed that Germans coffee, or 5 pounds of sugar, etc.. clave has extended the privilege All personnel are cautioned to have dishonest intentions in in one package. to Allied Seamen of using the safeguard these passes, since the seeking private transmission of US Army Shore Facilities under 15. Weapons: No weapons, fire­ loss of a pass will result in con­ mail. the following conditions: arms, brass knuckles, knives siderable embarrassment and dif­ 10. Currency: No Merchant a) Officers and Ratings may with a blade over three inches ficulty. Such loss must be re­ Seaman or D. A. Civilian Em­ use the American Red Cross long or any material of an ex­ ported immediately to the Ma­ ployee will take ashore any Clubs and Army facilities* plosive or incendiary nature will rine Security Branch of US money or currency other than only whenthey are in combe carried ashore or taken Military Government. military payment certificates All passes must be collected by (dollar scrip). Pre.scribed cur­ one of the ship's officers at least rency may be obtained only from two hours prior to sailing and the Master of the ship who will surrendered to the German Water receive same from the -local i''-: Now they have something new for Seafarers coming Police who wiil collect them Army Finance Office or ship's ashore in Bremerhaven to worry about: along with the Departure Report agent. Don't be seen loitering on the sidewalk in front of the for the Marine Secmlty Branch This currency is the only United Seamen's Service Club. The Military Police or the of US Military Government. money valid in American estab­ German cops may pick you as a potential black-market In Nordenham and Brake the lishments. It is illegal for Ger­ dealer. German Customs will collect mans or Displaced Persons liv­ Those are the regulations, fellows; so far, the Army has these Departure Reports and ing in CJermany to have military not forbidden breathing—but you can't tell: man proposes, Shore Leave Passes" from the payment certificates (dollar scrip) the Army disposes. ships for this office. in their possessions All Seafarers hitting Bremen or Bremerhaven are ad­ vised to read the rules for seamen in the U. S. Army's Bremen Enclave printed on this page. Seamen in Bremen, Bremerhaven and nearby ports on the Weser River are under the control of the Army's Office of Military Government for Bremen, whose regulations are enforceabl: by American Military Police, American Security Personnel^ German Police, German Customs Agents and the American Counter Intelligence Corps. Regardless of whether we like the regulations or think them necessary they have the force of law. Seafarers wishing to avoid inconvenience, not to mention serious trouble, will observe them. You Gotta Keop Moving In Bremorliaven • plete uniform or wearing a vi.sible means of identifica­ tion^ b) Identity cards and Shoi'e Leave Passes are necessary for admittance. c) The privilege of. using the Armed Forces facilities will depend on the behavior of the crews ashore. When •violations occur seamen will be treated in the same man­ ner as are members of the Armed Forces. Abuse of these privileges will i-esult in them being withdrawn. 20. Ships Information in Gen­ eral: a) A seaman who fails to join his vessel should report im­ mediately to the American Consulate, Shipping Branch, providing he was on an American vessel; to the British Consulate, providing he was on a British vessel; to the ship's agent providing he was on a foreign flag vessel other than American or British. b) Unauthorized women will not be permitted aboard any U. S. or Allied vessel while it is in port. Viola­ tions of this regulation will fI IS SHE Asl AUTH<3RIZEP WOMA^J f result in the confinement of the entire crew of the ves­ sel for the remainder of their stay in port. c) Gei-man personnel will not be permitted midships or in other living spaces nor will they be allowed to smoke on board the ship. All Ger­ mans violating these rules will be turned over to the ship guards (German police­ men). d) The use of German pei'sonnel for work ordinarily per­ formed by the crew is for­ bidden and will result in the arrest of the Germans apprehended doing the work. Personnel hiring such labor will be subject to trial by a Military Govern­ ment Court. e) German workers are searched when leaving the . dock area. If goods of Al* lied origin are found in their possession, they are immediately arrested and the burden of proof as to acquisition is upon the in­ dividual possessing such goods. Crew personnel should not donate cigarettes, food or clothing to German workers, since such action pi'omotes bartering, black ' marketing and begging. If officers and crew per, sonnel are approached by port workers for favors or barter, they should report the matter at once to the Port Security Office. If crew members- desire to donate food or clothiilg . to German individuals or organizations they should do so through the Port Se­ curity Office to nvoid ir­ regularities. �' , . 1948' TH E S E A P A R E RS Page Fifteen LOG Thomas, Ken. H OS Strong, S 2,75 Thomas, Oswald A Stroud, Loren .45 Thomas, William J. 5»85 Stroud, Marvin G. ...;........ 2.59 Thomas, Wilson 3»90 Strumborg, H 5.19 Thomassen, Joseph B .. 5:85 Stuart, Don 01 Thompson, B. L 35.53 Stuard, Maurice N 94 Thompson, Donald C. 16.80 Stuber, Joseph 1.98 Thompson .79 Stump, Irving 2.40 Thompson, Edgar 17.78 501 HIBERJSlIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Stump, M. E 9.71 Thompson, Francis E 3.80 Stump,. Robert 13.07 Thompson, G 11.42 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Sturgis, Ralph L 46 Thompson, George E 254 Benefit over-deductions now being pa'd by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Thompson, Stutsman, William D. 4.33 J. C 10 pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Stybnicki, Gabriel 2.91 Thompson, Jack L 454 Splrez, Angel .' 89 5.69 Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- Thompson, James Sudano, Giro P. ....' 2.23 Thompson, Jesse H 2.88 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed tor Mr. Eller- Thompson, Lee Sudbeck, Duane .;. 34.06 35.05 Suit, Graydon 4.66 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Thompson, John N 10:81 Sukis, Ed 4.10 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Thompson, Preston R 5.55 Suliman, Samoa 5.09 Thompson, R S9 ' Sullen, James. Jr 31.18 Sutherland, John D 1.61 Thompson, R. R 9.79 Taylor, D 10.93 Taprell, Wm. H 1851 ~ Sullins, Fred 26.68 Sutton, John W 4.02 Thompson, R. W 2.16 Taylor, Douglas 22.86 Tarborina, Albert 12.88 Sullivan, Albert M 18.67 Svarney, Samuel R Taylor, Frank B 5.18 Tarifa, Frank J 73 5.54 Thompson, Robert A 20.72 Sullivan, Dennis 1.7L 19:47 Thompson, Stanley ..! 1.42 ; Taylor, Frank L Svendsen, Harold 4.43 Tarko, John 1.87 Sullivan, Horace H 3.03 Svendsen, John Benger .... 1.65 Tarpley, James W 20 Thompson, Ted 7.97 Tayloi-, G 15.33 Sullivan, J 1.00 1.48 Thompson, Thomas E 52.33 Taylor, George N Svendsen, Viktor 1.98 Tart, Clyde Jr 5.60 Sullivan, J. B 2.82 Svenssen, ,Nils A 32.39 Thompson, Vargil L 2.47 Taylor, Gerald 123.75 Tartaglia, Michael 43 Sullivan, Jerry L 26.93 Swain, Harold 3.56 Thompson, Warren 2.16 Taylor, Gerald ....' 10.74 Tarvin, Robert 6.01 Sullivan, John 27.55 Swain, Miles E 36.52 Thompson, Wm. F 10.40 Taylor, Harold 6.91 Tasker, Harold L 5.94 Sullivan, John A 12.80 Swalland, Guiniar 6.93 Thompson, Wm. H 24 Taylor, James R 2.23 Tate, Frank S 2:11 . Sullivan, John C 59.79 Swan, Lowell J 1.40 Thompson, Wylie E , 5.60 Taylor, Joe 3.55 Tate, James 2.16 Sullivan, Joseph 0 19.56 Swank, James J 94 Thoms, Neil P. 27.06 Taylor, John P. 48 Tate, R 10.74 Sullivan, Lawrence P 01 Swann, John L 50.87 iThorell, James 70.91 Taylor, Joseph W 22.60 Tate, Robert C. 94 Sulliyan, Melvin H 50.15 Swanner, Herbert E 1.72 |Thorenson, Leonard 70.91 Taylor, Paul J 5.99 Tate, Robert M 02 Sullivan, Robert 84 Swanson, Cecil T 10.54 I Thoresen, B. 0 69 Taylor, R. F ^ 7.00 Tate, Samuel 69 Sullivan, Robert J 30.43 Swanson, Eveat W 2.79 10.74 Tatom, Andrew J 60.00 Taylor, Samuel E iThorncliff, Nemo C 4.66 Sullivan, Robert J 7.95 Swanson, R Thomas J 5.30 Taylor, 1.69 Tatum, Edward L 1.72 ; Thome, Raymond 2.01 Sullivan, Vincent H 30.27 Swartz, John 24.78 ! 4.39 Tatum, James 21.94 Taylor, Walter F I Thornton, Alvin P 3.01 Sullivan, William E 9.33 Swatek, David 6.60 2.23 Taucree, M 1.74 Teas, Guess A Thornton, Richard 2.75 Sullivan, Willie W 31.89 Sweat, Wm Tebben, Theodore 1.93 99 Tausch, Curtis 7.40 Thorp, Richard E 17.04 Sulovich, Rudolph 8.26 Sweatt, Edward J 2.34 14.62 ^Tavares, Jack 117.50 Teehan, John E 157 Summers, Thos. 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SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 UFELinesHoldFirmBefore Stock Exchange m-' p; Ik: Jubilant Curb Exchange employes, above, stream back to work after im­ posing victory over the Exchange. After being addressed by John Cole, V-P of the United Financial Employes, the strikers left their picketlines and returned to the jobs they had left on March 29. A packed membership meeting, on April 15, heard the terms of the Curb Exchange settlement. By an unanimous vote the terms were accepted, and the workers made plans to return to their jobs. Meeting was held in the SIU HalL and was addressed by UFE President Dave Keefe. With one part of its- sixcornered battle won. the UFE was then able to turn its full strength toward its strongest, and most vengeful opponent—the Stock Ekchange. fir feir \X-:' I Policemen, on foot and on horseback, massed in the Wall Street area to help the Stock Exchange authorities break the strike of the United Financial Employes. Mr. Schram, SE Pres­ ident, had boasted that he could have as many cops as he wanted, and he certainly proved that statement. In military order platoons of policemen marched into position and completely ringed the picketlines. It looked like a forest of blue uniforms. RS," : "A Thousand Cops For Wall Street, But None For The Protection Of School Children!" So shouted the pickets as they surrounded the Exchange, and so rekd the signs they carried. Standing across the street from the picketlines, an observer found it next to impossible to see the marching pickets. But they were there, all right, as the scabbing brokers soon found out. Marching* in the rain arouiid the Stock. Exchange, pickets form a "daisy chain." The solid wall of pickets, above, proved too much for the police, ^and so, left, they resorted to violence, as, with swinging nightsticks they attempted to limit the lines. But the New York Cops found out again that brutality has no effect on. strikers who know they are right and are; dstervnined to The next day found the llne^ just a^s strong and just as militant. :',4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 23, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 17 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES PARTIAL TALLY INDICATES ALL FOUR RESOULTIONS PASSED BY HUGE MAJORITY CURB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UFE;STRIKE HOLDS FIRM ON OTHER FRONTS PRIVATELY OWNED SHIPS INCREASE DURING 1947 COUNTER PHONY STORIES IN PRESS,SAYS UFE WIFE LEWIS AND UMW GET BUM RAP UNDER T-H ACT CAPE JUNCTION MEN WORK,REST IN MANILA BALTIMORE GETS PLENTY OF ACTION AS OLD'RED LEAD' CASTS ANCHOR SAN JUAN ACTIVITY TAKES SPURT WITH SHIPPING,SHORE GANG JOBS N.Y. SHIPPING UNCERTAIN;BOOST IS EXPECTED GALVESTON HAS JOBS BOOKMEN, BUT PERMITMEN FIND NO HAVEN FRISCO SHIPPING SLOWS,BUT RISE IS EXPECTED SHIPPING IS ON THE HUNGRY SIDE IN PHILADELPHIA TWO CREW FOUL-UP FAIR WEEK IN MOBILE THE SIIU CONTRACTED COMPANIED: MORAN SOUTHSTAR HITS SHOAL OF COAST OF HOLLAND; 3 TUGS TURN HER LOOSE COOPERATION OF ALL HANDS MADE DICKINSON HAPPYB SHIP ARMY POSTS RULES FOR SEAMEN IN BREMEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/23/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/12c2d4b1c732d6a1afe518dfcf02f858.PDF e98d1bef6fb7d899611a5e511859566f PDF Text Text •••••• • --r-. • •:• *.• :5/65Jr —r ••';• ' ' • •• :v'' ;«i,;;;;:«!t^«ni Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 THOUSANDS SUPPORT UFE STRIKERS No. 16 Tanker Drive Rolls On As New Company Signs Pact With Seafarers NEW YORK—Announcement was made this; week by Lindsey Williams, SIU Director of Organi­ zation, that a standard Tanker agreement has been signed by the Intercontinental Steamship Com­ pany, with headquarters in New York. This new; company^ adds to the already imposing list of tanker; outfits which have joined the Seafarers* ranks; *during the past year. Weisberger To AttendSea Safety Confab The new crew signed on m Baltimore on March '27, 1948, and immediately petitioned the SIU to represent them. Pledges were signed by the crew, and nego­ tiations with the company star­ ted soon after. On April 13 the new agreement was signed. First ship in the new fleet is the .^SS Chrysanthystar, which will soon sail. More tankers will be added to the fieet in the near future. The SS John Hanson, White Range Steamship Company, sail­ ed on Sunday from New York, bound for Galveston and thence to the United Kingdom. This company signed the^ standard dry-cargo contract last week. On all fronts the SIU drive continues, and more contracts are expected to be added as the or­ ganizing campaign rolls on. Ne­ gotiations are in progress with more companies, and as soon as they are completed, details will be reported in the LOG. Meanwhile, the Union is await­ ing final certification as collec­ tive bargaining agent for the unlicensed Cities Service tankermen. The Second Region of the Na­ tional .Labor Relations Board a few weeks ago rejected the laststand attempt of the company to stall any further, and final confirmation from the Board is expected momentarily. Representatives from about 35 countries are expected to attend the international conference on safety of life at sea, scheduled to On Tuesday, April 13, traffic ^utside the Stock Exchange, on Broad Street, matched con­ begin in London April 23. ditions inside the Exchange. A mass rally tied up the street so tightly- that for over an hour Morris Weisberger, vice-presi­ automobiles and trucks were re-routed. And inside the Exchange the scabs got so far behind dent of the Seafarers Interna­ in their work that even the authorities have stopped talking. of "business as usual." Speakers tional Union, will bo among the ,at the rally included representatives of the International Ladies Garment -Workers Union, AFL; 34-man delegation representing Hotel and Restaurant-Workers, AFL; Seafarers International Union, AFL; and the CIO Utility the United States. Workers Union. Thousands of passers-by joined in the demonstration to signify support for the Because of the SIU's role m men and women of the United Financial Employes who are on strike. . the United Financial Employes' Wall Street strike, Brother Weis­ berger was unable to sail for London on April 14, as originally scheduled. Present plans call for his departure by plane as soon as the strike is settled. The conference, will discuss Marine technical developments since 1929, the time of the last A mass rally right in the cen- i and the charge was made that "a Wall Street area when the -heavy such meeting, and will revise in­ ter of the Wall Street area on conspiracy exists between City lines started to form. But Mr. ternational maritime safety Schram has said that he can Tuesday and • a strong picketline Hall and Wall Street" to place an have a thousand cops anytime standards. excessive number of police in Conference delegates will around the Stock Exchange on the financial area to harass the he wants them, and, he proved study such problems as naviga­ Wednesday were the answers to strikers and make them feel that that statement to the fullest. tion, communications, ship con­ While New York" school children - the intimidating tactics of Police their cause is lost. . struction, life-saving technique Representatives from the Inter­ walked home unattended £md equipment. ;Commissioner, pardon, Stock Ex­ change President Emil Schram's national Ladies Garment Work­ through a driving ^^'ain. Stock Decisions of the conference Exchange, scabs were escorted attempts to intimidate Stock Ex­ ers Union, AFL; the AFL Hotel gently through the picketlines. will be incorporated into an and Restaurant ' E jn p 1 o y e e s agreement setting forth a min­ change employes. Instead of find­ Union; and ""the CIO Utility As usual, the police were free imum in safety requirement to ing meekness, the Wall Street Workers Union pledged the sup­ with the use of their clubs, and be observed by the shipping in­ financiers have been told in no port of their organizations in this on more than one occasion pi-odThe SIU has not yet been di­ terests of nations involved. rectly affected by the Marshall uncertain terms that tlie mem­ struggle and pointed out that the ded and/or hit the peaceful In view of the relatively high bers of the United Financial Em­ lowest paid workers in the in­ pickets as they walked their end­ safety standard aboard American Plan as put into effect by the' dustries they spoke for earned less circles. Economic Co-operation Act (ECA ployes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL, more than the average wage for When the strikers shouted, vessels, the conference's problem will be the new name for the are in this battle to the end and Wall Street worker.?. "Who Blows The Whistle For the —^from the U. S. viewpoint—will Plan). However, there are plenty that the police, following the The mass picketlines around New York Police, Commissioner be to affect a stepping up of the of indications that shipping will orders of the Mr. Schram, cannot the Stock Exchange on Wednes­ Wallander or Schram?" they had standards of the other nations. get better as the . machinery of The conference will last six the Plan is set up and placed in force them to give up the right day afternoon did nothing to add plenty of evidence to prove that Schram does the blowing. Weeks. operation. ; to peaceful picketing. to the composui-e of the scabs. Harry Lundeberg, SIU r'resi- Increased grain and coal ship­ Tuesday's mass rally was from In spite of heavy police lines • The strike in its third week all angles a . complete success. which formed as soon as the gained strength, and more and dent, was originally designated ments to Europe are expected to Thousands of strikers and inter­ picketers appeared, the strikers more pickets showed up for duty. to attend the conference as SIU start on several lines in a few ested spectators on Broad Street .con\;^inued their orderly marching Some were members of the SIU representative. But due to the weeks, but it will be some time and SyP who had come in from pressure of Union business, he before the effect of the Plan on heard Wall Street tycoons and chanting of slogans. called "people of .low chai'acter Only the usual .number of the outporta to help in the. beef. delegated Brother Weisberger to shipping can be properly esti1 mated, observers My. go in his stead. 'ho run the Stock Exchange," policemen were present in the (Continued on Page 4) Mass Rally And Strong UFE Lines vlii5Mfer Po/ice Intimidation Try ; -c hi J Await Final Set-up Of Plan Machinery VJI '11 '..til -if �•/---- >•. Page Two itS'V'v "bV^i'iX---Vr,, I?'' T H B S E 4 F A R ERS to G SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 16, 1948 ^ IT'S OUR Bf Ef, TOO ... Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AUiliaied with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New" York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of 'August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor Wr- 267 Meaning. Of Brotherhood 1^' Hi In all walks of life there are people who can be depended upon in an emergency, and those who fold up when the going gets tough. It's no secret that some men can take /'/ better than others. * Seafarers, by the very nature of their work, are better able to stand the gaff than most other workers. Each and every day, a seaman puts up a mighty battle against the elements. They do not shrink from hardship nor from foul weather and force of circumstances. Even ashore SIU-SUP men have had to face tough situations. Their organization has been built on blood and sweat. The martyrs to the seamen's movement have been many—all the victims of the iron-fisted collaboration between the shipowners and the authorities. So it is no wonder that in the time of the United Financial Employes' greatest need, it is members of the Seafarers International Union who have come to the aid of this embattled and vastly outnumbered union. From all ports members of the SIU and the SUP Hospital Patients have poured into New York to make their militancy and When entering the hospital solidarity felt in the canyons of Wall Street. Many times notify the delegates by post­ in the past the Seafarers have taken on the bosses, but card, giving your name and this time it is a struggle against the bosses' bosses. the number of your ward. In regular membership meetings the men of the SIU Sfaten Island Hospital voted to back their Brothers in the UFE to the hilt. When You can contact your HosJ voting on this matter they knew exactly what they were pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ doing, and they have carried out their pledge in wonder­ ing times: ful fashion. Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. AFL President Williarh Green, whose words mean, so (on 5th and 6th floors.) These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, much to the organized labor of the United States and the as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. world, has already stated what he thinks of the way the heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by (on 3rd and 4th floors.) ^ SIU and-SUP have supported the UFE. In a telegram to writing to them. Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) Paul Hall and Morris Weisberger, Vice-Presidents of the MOBILE HOSPITAL J. H. ASHURST Seafarers, Brother Green-said: "I commend you and those J. L. WEBB J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES • you represent upon the devoted Way in which you have J. P. LOMAX J. H. MURRAY C. PETTERSON E. J. SILLIN extended help and support to members of office workers J. DOWNIE T. DAILEY TIM BURKE union employed in New York Stock Exchange who are M. M. ELSAYED A. OLSEN CORDOVA on strike. No one can adequately appraise value of service R. E. GRAYAY S. 4. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. S. LeBLANC you are rendering these workers who are on strike. I SAVANNAH HOSPITAL W. CAREY . M. PETERSON urge you to continue your efforts to help them and to A. C. PARKER J. T.FF M. FITZGERALD T. M. PEACOCK extend to them a full measure of support in heroic fight E. DELLAMANO iSlj i 4 a> , . JOE SWINDLE in which they are engaged." E. HARRISON ' ' STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. J. FERGUSON W. FEENEY , Not only physical aid has been ^iven. Sopie men J. T. MOORE F. FONDULA H. FAZAKERLEY have found it impossible to make the trip to New York E. BERWALD 4. 4. i P. CASALINOUVO L. ANDERSON ^ for picketline duty. However, these loyal members have NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. KLENOWICZ P. FRANKMANIS donated money and as a consequence this entire action has F. GARRETSON T. RITSON LOOPER R. J. GARDNER thus far not drained a single penny from the organiza­ A. H. ALLEN J. DENNIS S. HEIDUCKI H. MCDONALD tion treasury. C. MASON V ,E. OLSEN R. KING J. McNEELY But even if it had, it .would be worth it. The UFE A. LIPARI A. BONTI G. BISCHOFF is putting up a gallant battle, and it is truly fitting that P. D. VAUGHN R. LORD A. AMUNDSEN M. CASTRO the SIU and the SUP should march shoulder-to-shoulder N. A. GENOVESE S> 4" 4" J. SHEMET . A GALVESTON MARINE HOSP.4^jf with such honest.trade qnionists. G. BRADY P. LOPEZ ^ E. BARNHILL F. NERING The eyes of the entire trade union movement have L. D: WEBB C. WILLIAM FIELD R. BUNCH T. J. SCHUTZ been, and are, focussed upon this union. Many outsider? S. HERNANDEZ ? A. EDEFORS C. DESOUSA ' found it hard to believe that this organization is assist­ E. H. IVARRA M. ROSENBERG ing the United Financial Employes solely as a gesture of L. CLARKE ' SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL > R. FLOYD E. DRIGGERS J. PIETIIZAK fraternal brotherhood. ERLING MELLE J. GAINSLAND J, J. HANLEY J. HODO Well, now they are convinced. And the Wall Street B.DUFFY Z. S. MINESES H. WATSON financiers are also convinced that money .is not everything, E. HEBERT " -I ! C. NANGLE A. A. SMITH aiid thjit trade uniott..solitdari?:y is not..^n empty phrase. J.- KENNAIR ' m R. J. STROM ELMER HALLMAN'^^'-^? fdeu Now In Ue Marm lkapltak liti 1 �THE S E AF A RE RS Friday- April 16. 1948 Pag* Thne LOG Warns Of Chiselling On Isthmian Scows SS STEEL ADVOCATE OUT EAST . (Ed. Note: Many accounts Save been received of resist­ ance to the new contract by Isthmian Captains. Mates and Engineers. Apparently they have trouble realizing that an SIU agreement means what it says. The following article is both typical and comprehen­ sive.) By Pto BLUHM "This is just to let you Icnow how things are faring on the SS Steel Navigator under the new Isthmian contract. One of the boys put it this way, "Ship Isthmian and avoid the rush." That has certainly pi'oven to be the case on tjiis ship. To start with, when the ship, left New Orleans one of the sailors was about 'five minutes late. The ship was turning around in the stream and the sailor was left' on the dock The Skipper of the tug nosing the ship around in the stream offered to take the sailor out to the ship, but the Captain said "No. To hell with him. Leave him there. "Consequently the man paid $50 for a cab down to pilottown in order to catch the ship. When tlie man got to Pilottown he got a launch out to meet the ship, but when he was about to come up the ladder, the Old Man ordered the Third Mate not to let him aboard. The Third Mate, however, being an exSUP man and a hell of a nice guy, ignored the Skipper. The evening of the day before sailing the Mate ordered the Bosun to turn the crew to at 5:30 P.M. to lower and secure gear—his reason being that the men had been knocked off at 4{30. The Bosun asked the Mate if h^e wanted the men to have their full meal hour, the Mate told him that at 5:30 they will have their meal hour. When the Bosun went to turn the jnen to, they had all gone ashore. OWN INTERPRETATION up for charges when we reach the States. 'This guy made the statement that since he is head of a de­ partment he should get first As­ sistant's pay, have officer's ac­ commodations and eat in the topside mess. Other than this we have no trouble within the crew. One thing these Mates and Skippers can't stop doing is sailor's work. So far we have the Chief Mate, and Second Mate down for 30 hours overtime for doing sailor's work. One thing I do know is that the Isthmian contract was a hard one to get, but the fight is still going on. These characters work against the contract at every Five men did this work be­ tween 8 A.M. and noon. When I saw the Old Man about this he said, regardless of the agreement, he didn't think any more men were necessary When leaving Galle, the same thing happened. The watch on Seafarer Pete Bluhm stands near his ship, the SS Steel deck and maintenance men un­ Advocate, in an unidentified Eastern port. He says that she moored the ship. would be a fine ship except for the Skipper who spoils every­ We have a character aboard thing by his inability to understand that an SIU^ contract who is supposed to be a Chief is supposed to make things different, "Let's sail these ships Electrician. At the start of the trip he was telling everyone how and get them in line like real SIU scowii," he writes. much he knew. In Bahrein, he couldn't repair sian Gulf a sailor was put on I showed him the agreement he an electric motor. We had to gangway watch. This was main­ said 1 was trying to take away send it aboard another Isthmian tained for about two weeks. Then his authority as master. ship for repaii-s. Since then he the Old Man took the sailors off IMPATIENT CUSS When leaving. Bahrein the Old Man started his old way of not I KAjOW UJhfAXA OF waiting for the watch below to Scse-tAj IS ... go foi-e and aft before letting go. AAJO I. CAM ^/Mef2»CA; This guy didn't want the watch ORlV/e A below to have their coffee time CAR • • • before turning to. • BUT—WWAT I think that when the other ISA maintenance man and myself Scfeeiosigned the articles, we made a DRiveR r big mistake. I think we signed on as deck boys instead of Deck Maintenance. We have done just about everything on here but won't talk to, or have anything the gangway watch and did not maintenance work. We sougee ,paint, chip and red to do with anybody in the crew. put a shore watchman on. At a meeting he walked out When I went up to see him lead for eight hours a day at telling us we didn't know what about maintaining a watch, he sea or in port. In port we go we were talking about. This has said he didn't think a gangway over the side and chip. This is happened twice, so we have him watchman was necessary. When {he first time I've ever seen a COFFEE TIME BEEF While at sea I was checking overtime with the Mata and we had a beef on coffee time before turning to. The Mate turned all hands to in Houston at 5:30 A.M. All hands got up and were having their coffee, at 6 A.M. when the Mate turned us to fore and aft. His argument was that since he didn't turn us to fore and aft ...imtil 6 A.M., our overtime didnff start until that time. If this • were the game, he could call us at 12 A.M. and not turn us to until 6 A.M. and start the over­ time at 6. After arguing with hirii for quite awhile, I finally won my point and he okayed the over­ time. . Our first port was Beirut, Le­ banon. This, by the way, is quite a nice port. Beer and whiskey, both American, are cheap and the girls are interest-, ing to meet. ; In the Suez Canal we started - having more trouble with the Captain. When tying up for another ship to pass, the Old Man let go of the ship three times without waiting for the watch-below to go fore and aft. When we arrived^ in the Per- Deck Maintenance do this kind of work. I don't know whose idea it was, but whoever dreamed it up made it a rotten deal for us. While we are doing this type of work, the Bosun is splicing and rigging and renewing gear all the time. We left Ras Tanura for Sing­ apore, but about four days out our orders were changed to Galle, Ceylon. It was there that the Skipper started the .same old business. The watch on deck and the maintenance men tied up the ship, topped No. 5 gear and rigged No. 4 for working cargo. TYPICAL ISTHMIAN SEAFARERS m • •') '''.T • :> 1 f ' '1 - 'tl Ship's mascot of the SS Steel Advocate is this little pup Gaby, whose friendliness is partial consolation for ihe rigors of the trip out East. Captain and Mate have not been so friendly. turn of the road. Their reason is to agitate the crew into blow­ ing their tops. If they can get a few strikes against the Union, so muck the bettei'- for them. •^Remember fellows, when you get an Isthmian ship, keep every­ thing going in SIU fashion. When the Steel Navigator pulls into New York, one thing will be suie, anyone looking at her will know that she is an SIU ship. LIKE THAT CHOW She is a clean ship and as long as SIU men sail her, she will stay clean. This is a good fad­ ing ship, everyone in the crew testifies to that. Some of the boys say they are going to ship with these cooks from now on. This goes to show how these Isthmian shippers are: We have a clean ship, a good feeder and these C-3s are tops for living conditions, but it takes just one guy like our Skipper to make evex'yone pile off. This Skipper thinks that sailox's today ax-e street corner bums —that's what he told the ship's delegate and me. He says he will only have to put up with the Union for a year because it is only a year-long contract, so he says. These men were pari of Ihe crew aboard the Steel Navigator during a recent voyage. You guys who will be salting From left to right, kneeling, are: J. Otreba, Wiper; E. Broaders. OS; B. Kennedy. Oiler; Jimmy Isthmian ships in the future—^re­ Slaven. Deck Maint.; D. G^nes, OS, and J. Black. Bedroom Steward. Standing: C. Bumpus. member, it was a hard fight to Fireman; Lee Chin, 3rd Cook; J. WUliams, AB; Chico, Messman; R. Bua, Chief Cook; E. Tay­ get the contract and we have to lor, Fireman; T. Covaleskii OS; A. Leonard, AB; Pete Blukne, Deck Maintj R. Lindfars, Bosun; keep fighting to keep it. Let's sail these ships and get Bob Gilbert, Jr. Engineer; Jesse, Messman; John Frinanes; J. Rea, Wiper; (an unidentified them in line like real SIU scows. Wiper); H. :Loing,; end S. Torres, Messman. h - -J •.-M I �T H E SE AFARERS Page Four Friday, April 16. 1948 LOG Robin Line I To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships i they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. il'T'". i . •:C : • If you've ever been on a ship^ attempt was made to make them •with an unusual name, you've conform to "the Robin style as to probably wondered what ever name or design. prompted the company to hang Up until this lime Robin Line such a monicker on their vessel. was not under contract to a Chances are, however, the union. In 1940 the Seafarers sent company had a very good rea­ son for the choice. It probably its organizers into the field was chosen to meet the com­ against Calmar, Ore, Baltimore pany's style and to them it Insular and Robin Line. An effective job was done in makes a lot of sense. Take the name Robin Tux- all four outfits, as is borne out ford, one of the latest additions by the fact that all are how to the Robin Line. To a Sea­ contracted to the SIU. Robin farer riding.this ship, the name Line entered the SIU fold after probably doesn't mean anything. a NLRB election in early 1941. The Robin Kirk, a C-3 converted from a baby flattop, as she appearei^ when joining the But behind the choosing of that It was only a few short months Robin Line Fleet recently. Robin Line ships hit the South African ports of Capetown, Durban, name lies the entire history of later that the country entered Lourenco Marques, Beira and occasionally as far up the coast as Mombasa. the war. The company then took the Robin Line. ' The formation of the Robin on additional ships. Some they Line and the naming of the ves­ bought, and others they charter­ sels is an interesting story, and ed from the Maritime Commis,one probably not known to even sion. the longest "homesteader" on - a During the war three of the Robin ship. four original Robins—the Hood, Goodfellow and Gray—were lost. WERE WEST COASTERS The Hood went down on April At the end of the First World j 15, 1942, the Goodfellow was of thi§ city money. We want (Continued from Fage 1) War, four ships were built on sunk on July 24, 1944, and the the police to go back to the the West Coast for operation by.. Gray was scuttled near the But the majority of those added busy intersections, where they Skinner and Eddy Company.'Normandy coast on July 15, 1944. were members of other unions. belong, so tljat children won't These people picketed dui-ing Their time with Skinner and be killed going to and from Eight other SlU-manned RobEddy was short. The business in Line vessels were lost during their lunch hours, showed -up in school." venture failed and the ships the war. The Robin Moor gained the morning before work, and CURB RELAXES were sold to the Seas Shipping the distinction of being the first took the time on their day's off to demonstrate their solidarity Company of New York. ' [American ship lost during the On the Curb Exchange, how­ Seas Shipping put them into war, when she was torpedoed on with the UFE strikers. Veteran ever, there was a slight change operation in the intercoastal May 25, 1941, fully six months newspapermen rubbed their eyes in the situation, and there ap­ trade and occasionally chartered before the U.S. entered the war. when they saw the other unions peared a real possibility that the represented, and said that they them out to Isthmian and Luckhad never seen anything to brokers were beginning to see + 4. were put into effect to rebuild match the display in all their the light. In 1935, the company started ^ years of experience. Federal Conciliator Walter A, running ships into South and Maggiolo reported that "substan­ BROKERS STUBBORN decision was to operate 12 ships tial progress on all issues had of late design. Meanwhile, during these dem­ been made for the first time." 'I — ' ' • , . ^ Since that time,^ they have onstrations of strength, govern­ No details of the proposals I been gradually assembling their ment negotiators tried vainly to ' postwar fleet arid iiow all 12 settle the beef b'etween the made were announced, but the ships are in operatidn. The last UFE and the New York Stock report indicated that the. Curb had dropped its previous anti­ ship, the Robin Doncaster, sailed Exchange. union stand and was strike Frank Fenton, AFL Interna­ from Mobile last week on her Every session with the Ex­ weary. maiden voyage. tional Representative addresses change found the brokers still The pressure on the bosses a meeting of UFE members at As part of the Organizing of maintaining their attitude of re­ the postwar fleet, it was decided fusal to conduct negotiations in mounted steadily, , and as the strike headquarters. Fenton third week of the strike drew to ||;:f I to continue with the Robin good faith. a close, the only question was, came to New York as the per­ ; names. As can be seen, the four The UFE Strike Committee original Robins were named af­ called upon the City of New "How long can the brokers hold sonal representative of AFL President William Green. His ter Robin Hood of Sherwood York to mediate the strike, "not out?" No matter how Jong they hold Forest fame and his cohorts. presence was ample proof that because we are weak, but be­ out, however, they can be sure, Wlien the lime came for nam cause we want toieave the people the strength of the entire AFL that the UFE and the SIU-SUP ing the new ships, Mrs. A. R. was behind the Wall Street will be on the picketlines and Lewis Jr., wife of the Line's chanting slogans until the victory strikers in their effort to gain The Robin stack 'emblem is president, dug into the histoiy economic justice. for the union • is won! , blue, yrhite and red chevrons surrounding the * 12th Century . on a grey background. Jesse James. Mass Rally And Strong UFC Lines Answer Polite Intimidation Try AFL Representative i I'i • OEIU President East Afi'ican ports. The ships pressed into the trade were the : four Robin ships. Inasmuch as the ships already bore the Robin names, the run came to be referred to as the Robin Line. Later it was offi­ cially registered as such—a part of Seas Shipping Company. For a flag the company de­ cided on a block "R" in a dia­ mond on a gray background. For the stack emblem the company called in George Sharpe, marine ai'chitect who designed Mississip­ pi Shipping Company vessels. The accepted Sharpe design is red, white and blue chevrons on a grey ^tack. -Other distinguish­ ing marks of a Robin Line ship are' black hull and red boottoppirtgs. Seafarers Eligible To Apply For British Labor Scboiarsbips ENGLISH VILLAGES As the number of Robin Hood's followers was limited, names of towns and hamlets Surrounding the Sherwood Forest area were chosen. The final Robin Line fleet is composed of three types of ships. Six of the ships — the Robin Locksley (supposedJy Robin Hood's real name), Robin Sher­ wood, Robin Doncaster, Robin Kettering, Robin Tuxford and Robin Wentley—are all C-2 spe­ cials, built to company plans. The Kirk, Mowbray and Trent are C-3s, converted from baby flattops. The Robin Hood, Gray and Goodfellow are war-built C-3s. That completes the company's fleet -and the story of how the LINE ENLARGED ships were named. The - name As; the tra'de to South Africa Robin Tuxford doesn't seem so increased, . the company added: strange when the whole story is more ships to its fleet, but no j known, v Paul Hutchings, President of the Office Workers Interna­ tional Union, to which the UFE belongs, tells the strik­ ers that the international mem-, bership is solidly behind them in their fight for better wages and ..conditions in Wall StaseeL The SIU, along with other American unions, has been asked to help find candidates for two scholarships to attend Ruskin College, Oxford University, Eng­ land. The scholarships are for one year and are offered by the British Trades Union Congress, rough equivalent of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor. The scholarships are worth 200 pounds, about 800 dollars, apiece and cover tuition, room and -board. The successful can­ didates will be expected to fur­ nish their ' own transportation and, pocket money. Candidates should have at least a high school education and -preferably • some college work. The ones who win the awards wiU probably, follow the prin­ cipal lines of study offered" at RuSkin which are history, econ­ omics and the theory and prac­ tice of government. They will also be able to study in other lines if they wish and all courses will be pursued un­ der the Oxford systeiii of lec­ tures and personal conferences which Oxonians call "tutorials." Application blanks for the scholarships" are available at the LOG office or can be obtained by writing the Committee on Ruskin College Labor Scholar­ ships, Room 1608, 2 West 45 Street, New York 19, N. Y. They must be submitted before June : 1 of this' year*. �Frhlayi April le, I94» THE SEAFARERS LOG Page FiT* Good Shipping Gripping Beach tn Savannah Norfolk Rallies Support Of Strikers By CHARLES STARLING By BEN REES SAVANNAH — One thing that NORFOLK—Shipping, due to needs clearing up once and for the coal strike is very slack in all is the misconception some of this port. Whenever possible the the members have of the fines companies are diverting their levelled against men for perform­ ing aboard ship. inbound ships to other ports in By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD their vacations when they come The UFE has a good beef and, ' Son* Seafarers believe that hope of picking up general car­ due. in addition, many feel that a NEW ORLEANS—Business and these fines are handed out at the Of course, it is a general rule determined show by the Sea­ goes. disci-etion of the Agent or Patrol­ shipping far the past couple of that when a person takes his farers in Wall Street may save Those ships that do tie up men and apply only to this port, jveeks has been quite fair. We vacation he must pile off the us a'lot of trouble next summer. here ai-e being stripped down to r This, however, is not the case. have had 12 payoffs and 11 ship and Ipse claim to his job. Along about the time we re­ idle status with just skeleton In May of 1947 the SIU, in all sign-ons. These Stewardesses are in a ceived the news from New York crews aboai'd. Others are being ports, adopted a i-esolution callVoting on the referendurn 'bal­ little different position from that that Seafarers had been brutally turned back to the Maritime ' ing, for the fjning of all irrespon- lot has been slow for a port of of the rest of us. So- down here assaulted by Wall Street cops, Commission and the boneyard. sibles. this size,, although the Commit­ we voted to let them get reliefs we got the good news from Norfolk, unlike other ports, is This has the backing of the en­ tee has been available at all for one trip each and get their Washington that American sea­ not deriving any job expansion tire membership and is not some­ proper hours. jobs. back, there being no iDook men will get at least a fair from the addition of Isthmian thing we or the officials in other break in the Marshall Plan. However, from what we hear Stewardesses on the beach. and other tanker companies to ports dreamed up. The member­ around, _ just about everybody Down here the boys are plenty In other words, all those tele­ the SIU fold inasmuch as these ship decided that irresponsible who has voted has favored the interested in the UFE beef and grams the boys here and in other ships seldom hit this port. Coal members threaten our contracts two changes in the shipping are giving it a lot of suppott. ports sent to Congressmen and is ' king around here and with by their fouling tfp, and took ac­ rules and the two 10-dollar as­ There have been quite a few Senators paid off. And shipping the miners out for th'eir pension tion. Our job is to enforce their sessments. Certainly those as­ donations. (should be pretty good. fund we are pretty much at a wishes. sessments should be voted "yes standstill. Shipping here can be described if we are going to have a strong Despite the lay-offs, the mem­ as idamn good. We paid off the SIlF for the battle of the future. bership is little discouraged. South Wind, Zachary Taylor, We've had the SS Legion Vic­ They all realize that the miners James Swan and Alexander Clay, tory in port from a four-month have a beef and are settling it all South Atlantic. At the same trip with a big bunch of beefs just as the SIU would. time we sighed on the South from the crew. There is a great deal of com­ By WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ Wind, James Swan and William In addition, we have a beef ment around here to the effect Carson. These sign-ons took a BALTIMORE — Under normal One of our payoffs this week, that, if the Washington bureau­ from the company. The company good number of the men around claims that the Stewards Depart­ conditions the past week would the Eli Whitney, came off in a crats run rough shod over the the Hall. If shipping holds up ment took it upon itself to stop have been a good one for ship­ much diffex'ent manner than ex­ coal miners to pull the mine we will end up by calling other feeding after fresh stores were ping, but due to the coal strike pected. This ship has been a owners' chestnuts out of the ports for nfien. the number of sign-ons fell off headache every time it hit port. fire, all organized labor should brought down. COyERED CHARLESTON quite a bit. A few months ago mutiny take an active part in supporting We don't know what the truth In transit we went aboard the charges were levelled against the miners. When the coal miners gain of this charge is, since it is a Loyola Victory, Waterman; Nel­ ship's delegate Bill Thompson, so their demands there will be a FULL SUPPORT son W. .Aldrich, South Atlantic; long line of ships waiting to sign- we expected the crew to get a and Monroe, Bull. All of these on crews, and that will be a hard time this trip too, but it To show that this is not idle were in Charleston. They had period of jobs for all comers. paid off clean. chatter and the men are not the usual minor beefs which (It's over now. brothers—Editor.) talking just to hear their gums DROPPED CHARGE were cleared up quickly. rattle, their agtion in the UFE The last week saw 11 ships in Oh these ships and around the Incidentally, the mutiny charge strike is an example. for payoffs, 6 sign-ons and 5 Hall the men are discussing the vessels in transit. Tho.s'e paying is all squared, away. The com­ As soon as word reached Us UFE strike. They see it as a off were the Meredith Victory, pany officials now admit that the that the Wall Street workers move against all unions and are Isthmian; Eli Whitney, Alcoa; Engineers aboard the ship were were on the bricks and the SIU determined to do all they can Thomas Hay ward. Waterman; the cause of the trouble and the was helping them, 50 Seafarers to help the white collar workers Santore, Venore, Ore; He of SIU men were in the right in headed for the big town. win their beef. Polomas; W. T. Barry, Water­ their actions. Alcoa has been a Since that time men have been Almost everyone around here man; Angelina, Bull; and M. thorn in the side of the SIU for leaving regulai-ly for the strike has pitched in a few bucks to a long time, but they're begin­ Brady, Bernstein, front. help the strikers along. There is company report. However, we / ning to gain a lot cf respect for Those ships which took crews When the newspapers hit town a personal satisfaction among told the company to hire re­ this outfit. with pictures of the police club­ these men in knowing that the placements and stop the pay of aboard were much f^wer: Ve­ They hardtimed the crews of bing Seafarers and financial dough they donate is going to the men who walked off. Mean­ nore, Santore, Ore; Angelina, several ships to no satisfaction. workers, the Hall was in an up­ the battle against the Wall Street while'' we are starting an investi­ Bull, He of Potomas; Meredith A little bit of militancy and they roar. There was a move on for Victory, Isthmian and the Robert money bags. That's one gang gation. saw the light. Their phony mu­ Stuart, South Atlantic. every guy who works for a liv­ There is a new Isthmian ship, tiny charge, too, backfired on Ships in transit were the R. ing enjoys knocking. the SS Steel Adniiral,. that will them. For the time being they For you Seafarers interested in crew up in New Orleans in a Cox, Bernstein, Emilia, Bull; B. aren't pulling any funny stuff hitting a port where the weather few days. Right now she is in Fisher, Alcoa; H. Kelly, Alcoa; but that's no i-eason for us to re­ is nice, Savannah is the place for the shipyard nt Pascagoula, and and Azalea, Waterman. There lax our guard. We protect our you. The weather here is won­ sh^ will rhove over here to load were quite a -humber of beefs contracts only by constant vigil­ on these ships but everything derful and will probably remain for the Persian Gulf. ance. was squared away. that way for awhile. The Weath­ BREAK FOR THE GIRLS erman proiriiseu us rain and it A WORTHY CAUSE Some of the Stewardesses have turned out beautiful. As long as he promises us showers we asked whether it would be pos­ On some of the ships the can leave our rubbers and rain sible for them to have relief for Patrolmen managed to lift logs The SEAFARERS LOG is trip so that they could take against crewmembers, and those gear at home. the membership's paper; it who profited donated the money to the United Financial Em­ a special meeting to suspend all is a medium for the expres­ ployes'" strike. That money is shipping and everybody head for sion and airing of your ideas, better in the hands of the strik­ New York. suggestions, beefs, etc. The By KEITH ALSOP ers than in the vaults of the It wouldn't have taken much LOG urges all Brothers to companies. to start a wholesale exodus from GALVESTON—The waterfront and Leacock and that was the submit material for publica­ Norfolk, but we got word that Seafarers in this port, whether in the Galveston area is a quiet week's labor as far as contracted tion. headquarters in New York had they had logs lifted or not, have ships are concerned. spot—almost the calm before the Occasionally, however, we the situation well in hand, soThe only labor activity around taken a personal interest in the receive a complaint saying storm which is sure to come here is the strike at the Gal­ strike in Wall Street. They have the movement was called off. that a beef we have printed when our contracts expire in a veston nail factory. They have given a good deal of money, and Boy, you can't beat spirit like is a personal one and with­ been out on the lines for quite some of them have headed for that. few months. out basis in fact. Donations and direct help to Ships are coming and going some time and are holding firm. the New York Hall to lend a To avoid recurrence of hand on the line. However, we are in no way in­ the striking Wall Street workers with fair regularity, and we're such situations in the LOG These men realize the signi­ is Norfolk's contribution to the holding our own, not much more volved in the beef. whenever possible, criticisms Rumor has it that we will ficance of such a strike and are strike and it is because, as one can be said for the activity in of Individuals should be sign­ have a new contract with Gal­ desirous of doing their share. Seafarer put it as he headed out. this area. ed by the ship's delegates That's a healthy, broadminded the door for New York, "If the We paid off the Bret Harte, veston and Houston Towing call­ and/or as many of the crewwhite collar workers have come Stephen Leacock and James F. ing for an increase by the 15th way of looking at the strike. All members ^ are interested. to realize that it takes organiz-^ Cooper. The Leacock had 72 of the month. This will be good labor must stick together in its This would eliminate any ing into a union to maintain a hours of disputed overtime on news to the men aboard these fight for better conditions. This strike is not something remote living wage, it is the responsi­ ships, and will go a long way possibility of the beefs be­ longshore work which was set­ and disconnected from us, it is bility of us who have known it toward pulling wages up all ing regardecl as personal. tled In fa:vor of the crew. our fight too. for years to help- them." We signed on the Bret Harte along the line. New Orleans Expects ERP To Beom Port Plenty Of Payoffs In Baltimore; Sign-Ons Await Coal Shipments SUfiGESTION Galveston Shipping Holds Fair �Vc- THE SEAF AR ERS Pit9« six r- Shipping Upturn Expected Soon By Port Mobile LOG LEISURE SCENES IN NORFOLK HALL m Vn 1^1 IS K '.i LOOKS BETTER Summer Schedules Set For Yarmouth And Evangeline ! By CAL TANNEp MOBILE — Shipping continues to be as slow as it has been for the past several weeks. We don't enjoy reporting that the slow bell is on but ho one can say we're not consistent anyway. The past seven days saw the handling of three payoffs, the JSS Reamer and Planter of Al­ coa and the Monarch of the Seas, Waterman. Sign-ons were the Yaka, Governor Sparks, Wa­ terman; and the Roamer, Alcoa. Not much in the way of acti­ vity, but at least we're not stand­ ing still. The Alcoa Planter was a very clean ship, one of the cleanest seen these parts in a long time. A good part of the credit for this goes to the delegates and such oldtimers as L. Stone, G. Streocker, J. Morris and Bro­ ther Smith. I The Chief Engineer, 1 hear, was tops and all the gang had a good word for him. The Roamer had a launch beef but otherwise she, too, was clean. The Monarch of the Seas was the first of Waterman's Puerto Bican C-2s to hit port. She was a clean baby and we're hoping more of these ships from the Island will come in here. Fridar. AprU 16, 1948 Eastern Steamship Lines, oper-; ator of the SS Evangeline and SS Yarmouth, has announced its schedule of summer sailings for the two cruise ships. The Evangeline will operate between New York, Bermuda and Nassau on an eight^ay i schedule, spending a full day I and night in Bermuda, a day and I evening in Nassau and five days at sea. Nine of these "triangle cruises" are scheduled, with the first departure to be made June 18. The series of cruises will end with a departure on Sept. 1. The" Yarmouth will resume last summer's schedule, making three trips weekly between Boston and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The Yarmouth's regular sailings will begin June 2, with subsequent departures on Mondays, Wednes­ days and Fridays. She will make a special trip on May 28. Whenever Seafarer Norman Maffie stops long enough to get out his sketching materials, he promptly records his observations. The Port of Norfolk was his latest slop. Above is what he calls "a one-eyed card game," with the Seafarers keeping one eye on the cards and the other on the shipping board. Scene below was sketched in the "reading cor­ ner" of the Norfolk hall. Sprawled on the couch at left is Brother L. Voliera. the crossed legs at right belong^ to Dave Derger, who is deeply interested in his newspaper. — During the winter season, both ships sailed out of New York on alternate Fridays on 13-day cruises to Nassau, Miami and Havana. Miners Win Pension, Return Te Work weeks For the coming two shipping looks a little better. We expect about nine Alcoa ships and seven Watermans. We have enough men on the beach for all jobs coming up on these ships, so it wouldn't be a good idea to head for this port. May­ be later, but right now stay where you are. Here's a beef which is giving the Patrolmen a bit of trouble. It's on the payment of subsist­ ence money for'lodging on ships that have a fireman keeping "up steam while on inactive status. If the company has a Steward aboard, the men should go to him and ask for their linen dur­ ing the Steward's regular work­ ing hours. If the linen is not issued we can collect the money, but if it is not requested the company is not obligated. This applies only when a Steward is aboard. The financial workers' strike in New York continues to be a hot subject of conversation down here. As men come in off the ships that is one of the first The four-week-old walkout of the hard coal miners came to an end this week with the an­ nouncement that their pension demands had been met. Under a "compromise" plan offered by Senator Styles Bridges, miners retiring at the age of 62, after 20 years service, will receive a pensions of $100 a month. Bridges is a trustee of the Unitgd Mine Workers', Pension and Welfare Fund, along with John L. Lewis, representing the miners and Ezra "Van Horn, for the operators. Lewis accepted Styles' offer, but Van Horn dis­ sented. Meanwhile,, Lewis and the UMW must stand trial on a contempt-of-court charge for not ordering the miners back- to work, recalling a similar situa­ tion in 1946. At that time a court charged levied a $3,500,000 fine on the union and the miners' chief. The Supi-eme Court later reduced the amount. Dispatcher Explains How Asst. Eiectricians Are Shipped By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK—There seems to be some misunderstanding of the shipping rule which applies to the Assistant Electrician. The procedure for Shipping these men follows a set pattern and is the same in all ports. 'THis is how it works: ft.'.';: things they want to hear about. It has sure stirred up a com­ motion. Most men feel that they have been dealt a personal in­ jury through the slugging of Seafarers by the New York po­ lice. At our regular meeting a coup­ le of, nights ago we had Brother Applewhite, President of the Central 'Trades Council in Mo­ bile, who gave us a picture of the financial workers' strike and their problems. He was well re­ vived by the membership. T (lAfiV When . an Assistant Electri­ cian's job is called, first in line, of course, is a man liaving the endorsement and the experience. He gets the first crack at it. If there are no takers, then men having experience as elec­ tricians but without endorse­ ments can throw in for the job. They must, however, show proof of their experience. If the job still j-emains on the board, the next men eligible are the jEIngine Department men the men don't seem to be too justice for these people. Here is much interested in shipping, a bunch of decent /imericans Most of them prefer to stay trying to wring a few lousy ^^^ore and put In Picket duty bucks from the guys who have of-the Un.ted 1manMoui WAS: t"' Ei»P">yec Strike. „ KMOU)HB After all, it is not everyone jonti can get out there and give I CHAAJCSe- f.7| the country's biggest money bags ® hrst class tongue lashing. The SlU members have been having 3 field day day. Til bet those bfokers' ulcers are really hurting. In the past the Coast Guard I They get red and blue and .Bsued ABSiotont Eteotnc.ano andorscmente to Cooks but ignorad membars having 3. to 5 y™rs experience in the engjne room. i j i. • , ^ 'guys are used to having people it all and what happens: the Our method,,.approved by theijick their boots and it drives cops rush down to the exchanges membership,, is the best and^them nuts to know, they can't do and go into their "protection'' gives those • men best able-. to do ^ anything about it.. act. . the job the opportunity to taket ^^at white collar union "If a cop ever clubbed a broker these jv/wa., jobs., . there is a good bunch of people.! he'd find himself in Siberia' be­ Right now here' in New So^evv'here there shoi^d be some; fore morning. ^ having at least 3 years sea-time below decks. That's the procedure and it is a sensible one. The reason these rules were so drawn up was to enable the Chief Eleetrielan to have an able assistant. Too many men believe that their job is but to put in and take out electric light bulbs. The Coast Guard may say that's all there is to the job, but cTTT says cQTc no. nn the SlU a. •vfif M �'iia f^i^aV' April 16. 1S48 THESE AF AR E KS LOG Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief GALVESTON —Chairman W. .Walsh: . Recording Secretary R. Wilburn: Reading Clerk- J. SmUh. m Minutes of all branches except Savannah accepted. Voted nonconcurrence with section of Savannah report pertaining to taking of SUP men off SS Governor Graves at East Coast arrival. Moved to accept Agent's and Patrolmen's reports and re­ ports from other districts. Voted to act on Headquarters request for support of UFE beef. Voted to act on request from SUP Seattle Agent for clarification of Shipping rules for SUP men on A&G ships. Accepted report of Balloting Committee. Accepted Trial Committee recommendation to fine man $25 for missing ship. Seven men obligated. Discussion of East and West Coast rules. Minute of silence for Bijothers lost at sea. l* it 4SAN JUAN — Chairman R. J. Morgan: Recording Secretary W. Fontair: Reading Clerk G. J. Davis. A&G Shipping From Manh 24 To April 7 PORT REG, DECK Boston .\ New, York Philadelphia Baltimore ; Norfolk .., Savannah Tampa Mobile GRAND TOTAL - REG. STWDS. 66 288 77 257 31 258 f8 270 32 202 43 110 307 46 137 86 '.... TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL ENG. STWDS. SfllPPED 129 748 178 637 22 260 60 179 18 269 50 112 94 . 35 538 167 77 43 49 37 35 . 24 161 104 34 81 27 68 91 225 . 43 86 39 72 19 69 101 227 167 101 8 120 51 2 162 51 11 449 203 21 156 51 9 125 35 2 139 32 3 420 118 14 1,423 1,128 835 3,386 886 807 666 2,459 30 76 ! New Orleans Galveston San Juan REG. ENG. ' 10 201 48 86 50 730 158 376 NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. accepted. Accepted Committee's report dismissing charges against two Brothers and consigning a third to 99-year club. Accepted reports of Patrolmen and Dis­ patcher. Discussion of issues in .Wall Sflreet beef. Minute of silence for all Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. t Brother Lockwood took the SAVANNAH- — Chairman and floor and spoke on the wonderful other officers not named. Report treatment given American sea^ signed by Agent C. Starling. men on the Island.^ He stated Special meeting to consider re­ that there is excellent coopera­ port of- Trial Committee. Com­ tion between the Puerto Ricans mittee recommendations Ac­ and the Americans and suggested cepted: Brother who left fireroom that Headquartei's investigate charges made against the Puerto of SS Russell. Alger, fined $35; Rican HaU by Galveston. Voted Brother who missed Isthmian $25; Brother who to non-concur with the Norfolk strike, fined took ship's stores from SS Wil­ minutes. Trial Committee re­ liamCarson, fined $10; Brother port: Brother who misrepre­ who missed SS Southwind, fined sented himself as a Patrolman $50; Brother who took ship's aboard the Marina forbidden to ship on an SIU ship again. stores from SS Zachary Taylor, Brother who missed SS Ponce fined $10. fined $25. Good and Welfare: 4* 4* 4* Brothers spoke on cooperation MOBILE — Chairman H. J. between SIU and SUP men. All Fischer: Recording Secretary felt that everyone was working James L. Carroll; Reading Clerk together well. Jeff Morrison. 4" 4- 4Minutes of all branches ac­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman cepted. Agent's report accepted. Frenchy Michelet: Recording Brother Applewhite spoke on Secretary Johnny Johnston: Reading Clerk Buck Stephens. trade union movement in general and the UFE beef in particular, emphasizing the support being given by SlU-SUP. Dispatcher's report accepted as was Trial Committee's. Also accepted re­ port of Rank-and-File Committee on purchase of chairs and filing cabinet. York. Brother Connors obligated. Carried motion by Woods that crews wait for Patrolman. Min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. 4. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman Don Hall, 43372;. Recording Sec retary William Lulh, 836; Read­ ing Clerk William Hall, 39256. 4> 4- 4' BOSTON—Chairman W. SiekMinutes of all branches ac­ mann, 7086: Recording Secretary cepted. Agent's report accepted. J. J. Lichtman: Reading Clerk Carried resolution regai'ding John Lane. Captain and Mate of Azalea City. Minutes of all branches except Patrolman's report accepted as Tampa accepted. Voted that a wa.s Secretary-Treasurer. Dis­ Six Committee assist Tampa Agent patcher's report accepted. in purchase of indicated prop­ men obligated. Committee rec­ man $25 erty. One Brother went on rec­ ommendation to fine for missing Isthmian strike. Took ord as holding that San Juan donation for UFE beef. Minute Hall was well run in accepting Norfolk minutes. Secretary- of silence for Biethers lost at Treasurer's report accepted. sea. Agent reported Branch business 4* 4* 4* running smoothly. Explained TAMPA — Chairman J. Hand, background of UFE beef and 49332: Recording Secretary R. H. pointed out that police , interfer­ Hall; Reading Clerk T. Sosa. ence had increased SIU partici­ pation. Asked volunteers to be Minutes of all branches read ready to go to New York follow­ and accepted. Brother in Or­ ing day. Patrolman repo'rted on lando Hospital credited with at­ shipping, warned crews to wait tendance. Secietary-Treasurer's for Patrolman before paying off. report accepted. Voted that man Bother reports accepted as well sailing Deck Engineer must show as report on UFE beef from New same qualifications as Bosun. Reports of Agent and Dispatcher accepted. They reported ship­ ping looked brighter for next two weeks. Waterman, Isthmian, Atwacoal, Bull, Alcoa all have ships hitting Tampa these days. All hands took part in discussion of UFE beef and SlU's support of Wall Street workers. Further discussion of best way to keep the Hall shipshape. 44> NEW YORK — Chairman E, Sheppard: Recording Secretary. L. J. Williams; Reading Clerk Paul Hall. , Meeting called at 5 p.m. by Secretary-Treasurer. Motion by Pohle that meeting acting as supreme quorum according to constitution change time of regu­ lar meeting to 5 p.m., seconded and carried. Secretary-Treas­ urer's financial report accepted. Due to UFE beef, SecretaryTreasurer reported for entire staff. Said new companies signed would be reported by General Organizer at later date.' Headquarters records now in' perfect shape and being kept that way although officials busywith UFE beef and shipping. Contributions supporting beef rolling in from SlU-SUP men on. all coasts and on Lakes, and they are expected to be enough, to defray all expenses. UFE beef has offered wonderful oppor-" tmiity to brush up SIU strike apparatus for future trouble of our own if it comes this year. Congratulations to men coming in from other ports to help. UFE strike is a tough one, and can expect cops to attack SIU mem­ bers again. Minutes of all ports accepted. Communication from Anchor Hotel in New Orleans read. Trial Committee report accepted. Voted to elect Tally Committee later. Voted protest against New York cops and Wall Street brokers for beating up pickets. V > New York Expects Lull, But Rated Men Are Still Welcome . Branch reports except those from Savannah and San Juan ac­ cepted as read. Voted to refer By JOE ALGINA to Headquarters that part of Savannah report regarding SUP NEW YORK—After a couple men on East Coast ships and of weeks of'brisk shipping, the accept balance. Voted to refer outlook is one of a slow taper­ San Juan report to Headquarters ing off in the immeidate future. to see whether man in question Of course, there is a very good was strike clear. Acting Agent possibility that this is only tem­ reported 12 payoffs and 11 sign- porary and the picture will ons. Urged vote on four amend­ brighten considerably after the ments before the April 10 dead­ lull. line. Recommended that SteRated men, however, will have wardness Be allowed relief for no difficulty in gi-abbing a ship. vacation time, not exceeding one Shipping never seems to be­ voyage. Reported company com­ come too slack for rated men plaint on Stewards Department in this port. of SS Legion Victory would be We had a good number of investigated. Told about UFE payo|te this week. The old beef and called for membership Port^f New York always man­ support. Reported on Marshall ages to play host to some clean Plan, telling how SIU teUifrains ones and this week was no ex­ helped in Congress. Report ac­ ception. cepted. Building Superintendent Bull Line's Suzanne came in reported progress in new build­ and paid off clean. She is a ing. Accepted, as were Patrol­ beautiful ship^ recently acquired men's and Dispatcher's reports. by the company. She has made Four men obligated. Under a couple of trips to Puerto Rico .Good and Welfare, several Bro- but this time she is scheduled > thers called for donations for for a run to South Africa. UFE beef. Minute of silence for ONE GOOD. ONE BAD Brothers lost at sea; Robin Line; sent us tWo ships ' 4. t BALTIMORE — v..biirman Ben this week, The Marine Run­ Lawson. 894: Recording Secre­ ner and the VJesleyan Victory. tary John Hatgimisios, 23434: The former was clean and paid Reading Clerk AI Stanbury, 4683. off in short style, but the Wesleyan was another story. SKe Nine men obligated. Head- was far from being okay. l quarters; and all branch repprts If Jhe crew had a beef the Delegate would go to the Skip­ overtime. They collected it all. tions before leaving on a foreign per. He, however, was very unco­ Up the street a bit from the voyage. One ship recently had operative. When approached by waterfront, • SIU members arc a case of smallpox because a the Delegates, he'd cut them still out there on the line aiding man had not taken his shots. short, refuse to talk or threaten the striking financial workers. This one man threatened the to have them logged or. tossed The lines are holding strorig and lives of the whole crew just in the can. in good spirit. In spite of the through his own and the com­ He logged several men, but a howling by some of the anti- pany's neglect. ^ good number of them were legi­ labor papers the SIU is sure be­ It seems that this is a foolish timate and nothing could be coming well known in this town. thing for a Seafarer to do. Top­ done. Patrolmen Goffin and side, too, has been guilty of the Shuler got the rest of the beefs same thing. If a man does not squared away before the payoff. take shots, then he should not The Lahaina Victory was be allowed to ship foreign. He another g(||'' Robin ship this can do his sailing in the coast­ week. She % .s one of the finest wise trade where shots are not required. we've had ir^Jort in a long time. The Delegates were a good It would be a good idea if bunch of guys and brought the crews would check on this be­ ship to port clean. A couple of fore the ship sails, especially U the ship is headed for the Far weeks ago they wrote in boast­ ing that'they were going to bring East. Over there the doctors are not so easy on a man. her in sparkling. They sure We've aided a lot of unions in lived up to their promise. A few weeks ago I mentioned The Brazil Victory, Mississippi, the past but this beef has made tha importance of having a sail­ paid off here in good shajpe. It the name of the SIU known and ing board on the ship near the has been a long time since we've respected by every working stiff gangway. Some men recently have missed their ships because seen a Mississippi ship in these in this town. Crews coming into this port no bbard was displayed and they parts but like all 3lU ships she are supporting the strike 100 had taken the word of one of the was shipshape all through. Isthmian's Steel Navigator percent with generous donations. crew. To be sure of making the ship came in from a voyage to the With the combination of dona­ Far East. She was fouled up tions and Seafarers on the line, before sailing time, be sure a because the Skipper refused to the white collar workers are get­ board is up. If it is not, have the Delegates see that one is go along with the SIU agree­ ting solid support. We'vp been getting a beef from procured and placed where every ment. The Skipper and Mate were working on* deck so the soine crews regarding the refusal crewmember cannot help -butdeck gang claimed 30 hours of of some men to take innocula-1 notice it before going ashore. . -M -•:^I . I "• .^.s �t'fM ,' THE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG Friday. April 16, 1948 SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS '/!• •n' i •«;:i Lahaina Skipper's Alert Move Saves Crewmember With Appendicitis It was touch and go for Brother Eugene Dore when he was stricken with severe abdominal pains four days out of Walvis Bay off the Berea Men Want Even Break On Foreign Exchange Mart j - , A dollar isn't a dollar anymore no matter where you • go, but when you lose 30 cents on the buck in foreign exchange, that's too" much, decided the' crew of the Lcrea Victory. X : — At a shipboard meeting held adequate amount of on April 2, after having passed American currency or have esthrough the .maze of money tablished dollar credits in forchanging in Mai-seilles, the crew ports. voted a resolution calling for' "We further recommend, that an end to the short changing this matter be brought to the practice by having the ship's attention of all contracted cornmaster carr.y sufficient Amferi' '. can dollars or have the com­ --4N0 H&iS'sl pany draw from dollar credits; Toi rtoft in foreign ports. ou>. BOCK : Moreover, they recommend that the Skippers procure the highest rate of exchange pos­ sible before' surrendering the 'American money. In making their switch to francs the crew Was offered 214 francs per dollar by the com­ pany agent. The American Ex­ press offered 290 on the dollar and 295 on traveler's checks. On the Paris bourse, however, the' panics through the medium of rate fluctuated between 300 and the Secretary-Treasurer, and 330 francs per dollar. that he notify them, providing RESOLUTION this is passed upon by the memThe crew's resolution is as bership, to instruct all captains follows: that when in foreign ports they "We recommend the follow- should get the highest rate of ing upon being concurred in by exchange possible for the Amthe membership in all ports: erican dollar prior to accepting "That the Captains on all SIU the exchange offered by the varcontracted vessels going foreign ious agents." cost of Southwest Africa. However, Captain Anderson of the SS Lahaina Victory, Robin Line, acted with speed and deter­ mination, according to a letter from Harry Pollins, Junior Engi­ neer, and Dore got early treat­ ment for appendicitis. When the Skipper realized that Dore was seriously ill he tried without much luck to contact a shoreside radio. But finally he got in touch with a ship carry­ Standing at extreme right is Gustavo Dore, whose appendix ing a doctor who radioed back that appendicitis was probably p,cted up on trip to' South Africa. He was taken to hospital the correct diagnosis. in Monrovia, Liberia, where skipper made an emergency slop. Thjs estimate of the situation In same row, left to right: Bill O'Connor. OS; Harry Svenson, only served to confirm Captain Bosun; Alfred Nunberg, AB, and Dore. In bottom row at left Anderson's and everybody else's is Victor Carabello; Smitty. the Baker, is at right. Man in worst suspicions, for neither the ring was not identified. Captain nor the Purser nor any­ body else was equipped to per; form any surgery. his way many a time to comply* with out wishes. I wouldn't say INTO LIBERIA he pampered us, it was far from Anderson headed the Lahaina that. But I know he considered for Monrovia on the Liberian us as one happy crew that did coast and radioed the company its work well. for permission to put into that "In that way he- received the port. The company obtained utmost respect and cooperation permission from the State De­ that is due the Master of a ship. BALTIMORE — The belowpartment and radioed back. "There may have been a few par sanitai-y condition in which When the Lahaina arrived at petty difficulties within the de­ Monrovia a doctor came aboard partments but that's as far as the new crew of the SS Steel immediately and was taken to a he'd let anything go. You'd be Seafarer found the ship led to a SAMUEL R. AITKEN. Ijfar. 7 Delegate. Voted fine system for shoreside hospital where he got sure to find him in the midst of strong resolution condemning —Chairman L. J. McMillian; men leaving mes.sroom dirty. the trouble straightening it out such conditions as unworthy of Secretary Clayton Carney. Dele­ the came he needed. if if The Lahaina had a good trip and making peace. an SIU vessel. The wording of gates reports read and accepted. except for Dore's ifiness, Pollins "We made all the ports on the the resolution adds up to sound Motions- carried: To have three JOHN A. DONALD, Mar. 31— says in his letter, which was en­ east co^ist of Africa — except advice for all SIU crews. men inspect quarters Of crew Chairman Thomas Frazier; Secre­ dorsed by 28 crewmembers. One Beira, thank God, and in no port The resolution was passed at and that men wjth unclean quar­ tary Sol Cohen. Deck Delegate big reason was the fact that Cap­ was there as much as one beef a pre-departure shipboard iheet- ters be fined; that 12-4.Firemen Cohen report 13 hours disputed. tain Anderson was a highly about draws or shore liberty. ing chaired by Warren J. Calla­ be accepted as a permitmen. En- Voted to have Deck foc'sles satisfactory Skipper to sail un­ painted. Repair list approved "In Kilwa, where none of the han and was discussed and line Department voted unani­ for submission to Captain, Chief der. crew went ashore—there wasn't passed under Good and Welfare. mously to puU permitman's card Engineer, Patrolman and Agent. for failure to properly perform "WERE LUCKY" anything doing there anyway— RESOLUTION duties and sanitary work. Mo­ Minute of silence for Brothers Pollins puts it this way: the Old Man made sure there tion carried to have domestic lost at sea. It reads as follows: "We were lucky enough to wasn't one unhappy soul aboard if if if "Evei-y SIU ship is known and water tanks checked on arrival. make a trip with a Skipper during our stay there ... if EDITH, Mar. 21 — Chairman will continue to be known as a worthy of every seaman's praise. Louis W. Pepper; Secretary "All in all, we can readily say clean ship. We wish to im­ JAMES DUNCAN, Jan. 24— Captain William A. Anderson gets every vote of approval from we had a swell trip because we press on all crew-members to Chairman Pat. Milliean; Secretary Louis S. Rizzo. No disputes in.: had a Captain who went out of carry out this policy at all times. I A. W. Wasiluk. Motion carried: departments. Men requested not • us. We have all seen the condition jThat any man unable to perform to accept ^shipboard promotions; "Captain Anderson went out of his way to make it so." that this ship was left in from ,his duties as result of intoxica­ in view of expected amendment. the" previous^ voyage. According tion shall be fined $10 on first Discussion of shortcomings of to SIU policy it was below par offense and brought up on marine hospitals. , Steward' asked • and sanitary order. charges dn second offense; that to cheek icebox. Crew to» get • "We hope in the future that each departnient take A|irns new library in Philadephia. . One , this incident will never be re­ keeping recreation and laundry minute of silence for Brothers^ peated as long as we are under rooms clean. Pat Milliean dis­ lost at^^sea. if if an SIU agreement; We wish to cussed effect of performe.rs on I'liion brothers. It was sug­ urge on all members the im­ LONGVIEW VICTORY, Jan. 3 ! gested that Deck Department —Chairman A. Vasquez; Secre-portance of this matter." ^ The crew of the Steel Seafarer sougee starboard passageway and tary J. Offsianik. Motion made, had plenty of other things to the Steward Department. sougee second and carried to bring all i jl discuss about the ship's condi­ port passageway. pei-formers up on charges for not! jj if if if tion and voted to delay the signturning to. Complaints heard on until necelfesaiy repairs were JOHN A. DONALD, Feb. 29— that men were pilfering food be­ completed. She was scheduled to Chairman Thomas Frazier; Secre­ fore meal times and dirtying leave on her first trip under the tary Lee Blanlo. No beefs re­ messhall. Minute of silence for • jijii full Isthmian contract. ported by delegates. Decided to Brothers lost at sea. see Patrolman abput three Black if if i Gang permitmen allowed to re­ WACOSTA, Mar. 21 — Chair- , ;iii main aboard for second voyage man WUliam Daughty; Secretary Tti yietoi^M Miae^ shop are, left to right: F^ank when shipping was tough in Thomas WiUihms. No beefs reSerbeni^v Jr.J^gitMrnrf Engineer, and D. Baltimore. Elected Deck Engi­ fContinued OH Page neer MUton FaSi^oth to be Ship's Heynoldii Electridaiu Steel Seafarer Men Stress SIU Clean-Ship Rule V-' - Jut;.; i]I MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING �tHE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 16. 1948 Page Niae Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings (Contimied from Page 8) ported by departments. Voted to help Messman new*to the.ship. Voted to limit Captain to two hours to have monies if ship docks on a Saturday. Discussion of Deck rules,'laundry and food. t a> ft STEEL RECORDER. Mar. 8— Chairman John A. Sullivan; Secreteury Edward De Bourbon. Extensive discussion of food" and messroom equipment. Union literature distributed. Repair list recorded. Paper plates and cups should be carried to PersiSn Gulf for natives eating aboard. Min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea, ft ft ft LAHAINA VICTORY. Jan. 18 —Chairman Bill O'Connor; Secre­ tary Frank Serbeniuk. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion of problem of keeping messroom clean. Changes in menu requested to which Cook in reply explained food problem. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Ship's Delegate F. Young. Deck Dele­ gate S. A. Presto. Engine Dele­ gate H.. Goering. Stewards Dele­ gate J. H. Brandon. ft ft ft I?'-.'.'"; KNOX VICTORY. Feb. 10— Chairman Blackie Colucci; Sec­ retary A1 Bernard. Reports of Delegates read and accepted. Discussion on keeping messroom clean and washing out cups. Condition of laundry also dis­ cussed. It was agreed that this is one of the best Union ships sailing, with all hands treating each other as brothers. One min­ ute of silence observed in mem­ ory of missing brothers. ft ft ft 'FORT BRI0GER. Feb. 29— Chairman John A. Ziereis; Secre­ tary George Quinoncs. Good and Welfare: Repair list made up and approved. Discussion on wash­ ing clothes brought forth the proposal that one man from each department be assigned a day for laundering the clothes in his department. One minute of si­ lence for Brothers lost at sea. Thomas. Ship's Delegate Major Costello discussed resolutions calling for new assessments and change in shipping rules. Dis­ cussion on amount of money in building fund. New Business: Discussion on new P&O agree­ ment. Motion carried to have Ship's Delegate assist in negotiat­ ing new contract. Meeting at­ tended by 82 crewmembers in­ cluding a couple of sister mem­ bers. ft ft ft RICHARD YATES. Marl 14— Chairman John Murphy; Secre­ tary not given. New Business: Motion carried that no one sign articles urttil a new Chief En­ gineer is taken aboard. Good and Welfare: New garbage can to be put in the pantry. Men told to keep their life preservers in their respective foc'sles. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. ft ft ft OUR CONTRACT EXPiR ATION DATE IS STILL MOAJTHS AWAY BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO START THINKING OF THOSE CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN COR AGREEMENTS. SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO HEADC?UAR7ERS' OFFICES, SO THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS COMMirTErE WILL KNOW THE AUTHENTIC DESIRES OF THE MEMBERSHIP WHEN IT MEETS THE OPERATORS. '•Jl •fl ^1 •^ij - ai GOVERNOR BRANDON. Mar. 12—(Chairman and Secretary not given). Deck Delegate reported no beefs; gave a word of thanks to the Stewards Department for the excellent food. New Busi­ ness: Black Gang reported Chief Engineer cursing Wipers and giv­ ing entire department a bad time. Motion made for delegates to see Captain about getting En­ gineer on the ball. Captain has threatened to pay ofi^ Steward in Honolulu.- If this happens, en­ tire crew agreed to payoff. Good and Welfai'e: Committee ap­ pointed to write LOG about bonus for carrying, nitrate. CUT and BUN By HANK There's no doubt about it. Victory will come for our AFL trade unionists, the United Financial Employes, now approaching their fourth week of their honest strike for realistic wage raises, job security and union contracts. Although the Wall Street egotistical ft ft' ft millionaires are happily "scabbing" (beneath their traditional dig­ MONTEBELLO HILLS .Mar'. nity), and sweating and cussing—they're also plenty jittery from LAHAINA VICTORY. Feb. 29 12—Chairman Jack Kelly; Secre­ this continuously effective strike. The huge strike rally which —Chairman F. Young; Secretary tary A. J. Tannlu. Deck Dele­ invited all people in the financial district—resulted in the streets W. G. Pay. Overtime beefs on gate reported that the Chief being mobbed in all directions—and in these people hearing what 3l Mate was no good and had made deck and in engine room were the strike is all about—straight from the hearts of UFE union reported not to be serious. Dis­ the statement that he wanted no officials, SIU officials supporting this strike, and a New York cussion of status of stevedores in one on the ship except company minister. This must have cracked the stone hearts of Wall Street's tropical ports. Suggested water men. New Business; Motion car­ financial dictators and their childish, miserable offer of two dollars line aft from scuttlebutt be re­ ried that all repairs be made be­ as a wage raise—without any other realistic thing attached... paired for stevedores' use. Dis­ fore signing foreign articles. One of the many important things gained by SIU-SUP participa­ Chief Cook- paid crew compli­ ft ft ft cussion of how to stow cots. tion in this strike has been the "strike experience" given to ment on brotherhood shown by SNAKEHEAD. Nov. 27— many of our sailors who may have missed "hitting the bricks'* crew. One minute of silence for Chairman Leonard Craddock; ft ft ft in our 1946 General Strike or the Isthmian strike—due to the fact Brothel's lost at sea. Secretary Jack Ryan. Special that they were somewhere in the world aboard the ships. WILLIAM H. ALLEN. Feb. 4 meeting minutes were read re­ —Chairman^ .Add Gillam; Secre­ ft ft ft ft ft ft garding. the death of Frank tary Adam Hanke. Meeting held Now for some brotherly letters and news: From Calcutta. Carreiro. Ship's Delegate re­ in Kailthattam, India. No beefs India, dated March 14. Brother Leon "Chink" White writes: ported on Chief Mate breaking reported. Thomas Rodgers sug­ We have a good crew aboard Isthmian's Steel Advocate. Some out the Electricians at 2 A.M. gested menu changes. Steward of Ihe boys aboard are from the SS Cavalier and they can't to repair winches. There was no reported-he was getting every-' seem to get used to these long trips. We should be back to the power on deck and there was thing he could under Indian con­ home ports in about two months... Another letter is from nothing wrong with the winches, ditions. Indian customs authori­ Brother Franklin Smith, aboard the SS Allegheny Victory ties limited food coming aboard. docked in Honolulu in March—We're in these coral islands ft ft ft Suggested tfnion investigate sit­ with plenty of sunshine and loads of pineapples. After 18 BIENVILLE. Feb. 18 — Chair­ days at sea the boys took the rolls out of their sea legs to uation in India. man Robert High; Secretary Roy amble over to the Waikiki Tavern to heave a few heads. MOSOIL. Mar. IS—Chairman D. Morris. Dglegates i-eported ft ft ft Some went even further and paid a visit to the Alexandria. J. Sellers; Secretary L. ReinMe. I can't afford such night life. After all. I'm going to be chuck. Motion 'carried to elect on number of book and permita married man when I get back. It's been a swell trip and Ship's Delegate only if the de­ men in their-^departments. Good everybody is confessing what a good crew aboard. I'm having partment delegates cannot agree. and Welfare: Last standby on each watch to square away the some guys taking photos of the guys in all departments and Delegates I'eported all smooth in will send these to the LOG. Best regards to all in New York their departments. Good and messhall. Suggested that those BEREA VICTORY, Mar. 24— Welfare: General discussion of who take books fi'om the book and to Brother "Duke" Wade, the bellyrobber. Chairman C. Wright; Secretary various repairs needed and sug­ case are to return them. . One ft ft ft H.'^ Roosecrans. Asked Delegate gestions for better Jiving and minute of silence for Brothers Big "Dutch" Bolz just sailed into town from South Africa— •to see tlaptain about loss of time working conditions. Depart­ lost at sea. where he says the. LOGS cOme faithfully to various places..^-' due, to setting clock back each mental Delegates to check hospi­ Without an artistic-looking beard decorating his face. Brother Ray • >, ft ft ft morning. Voted to ask Patrol­ tal for supplies. Queen is in town again... From a long Isthmian trip Brother man to check exchange rate in Willie West anchored into New York... Brother Larry White is ft ft ft ' Marseille. Department delegates in town—and quite a happy guy he is, indeed... Brother "Dutchy** were asked to get Patrolman to STEEL WORKER. Mar. 7— Moore accidentally met a Commie in this town and had to, con­ clarify overtime. Recommended Chairman Weaver G. Manning; vince this undeserving American that he can't annoy an AFL tliat permitman picked up in Secretary John Straka. A Felts sailor with his presence or talk.., Here are some okUihiers who NIANTIC VICTORY. Mar. 7— may still be in town: Eddie Guszczynsky, H. Knowles, G. GeibeL; the Philippines be investigated. nominated and'elected as Ship's Delegate. Delegates . reported Chairman H. P. Hannigan; Secre­ M. Moore, J. Benter, C. McComiskey, C. Matt, L. Franken. ft ft ft everything all right in their de­ tary ^K. Hatgimisios. Delegates ft ft ft Delegate reported reported no beefs. New Busi­ MIDWAY HILLS. Mar. 28-- partments. Here are a few questions passed along by one Seafarer: Chairman L. C. Knowles; Secre­ that all repairs were made in ness: Motion carried to have No. Who is the skipper whose scow ran aground because he was tary Frank W. Arndt. Delegates New York. Motion carried to 1 and 2 lifeboats checked and re­ not on the bridge during a "pea-soup" fog—since he . was reported no iJfeefs at all. Kelly hold meeting every Sunday. paired on arrival in Frisco. Good loo busy making conversation or something with a lady said ship needed new fans for Good and Welfare: Crew cau- and Welfare: Suggestion made passenger?... Who is the Chief Mate who can tell you a tropical runs. Fisher. scored tioned"«ot to use toaster as hot that men going on watch be fed "sea story" about how much power he has to throw you in crew for laxness in messhall. De­ plate. One minute of silence for first and promptly. Compliments the brig—but hasn't the slightest power, in the Skipper's to Chief Cook E. B. Youngblood cided to refer to Patrolman ques- Brothei-s lost at sea. absence, to issue a medical o.p. ticket to see a doctor?... and his cooks for the fine condi­ tibft of Chief Engineer and 1st Who is the Chief Engineer who slept through eight days while ft ft ft tion 'of the food being served. Ass't doing electrical work. Min­ the engine room had trouble going across—and then made ute of.silence for Seamen 'lost at FLORIDA. Mar. 14—Chairman One minute of silence for his "stooge" Third Assistant a First Assistant and transformed Vernon Bryant; Secretary Dan Brothers lost at sea. • his First Assists "V- Third Assistant? ' ' " " -*r I �Friday. April 16. 1946 THE SE AFARERS LO G i*age Ten X iv w Post's Build-Up Of America Skipper Bores One Old Salt To the Editor: man and can daily box three fast rounds with professionals. He's The Saturday Evening Post in its issue of February 28 came spoiling to show off his prowess out with a malicious article en­ to the crew." titled, "The Captain They ' I'm afraid he is too good for Couldn't Blow Down." A pair me. We've just sparred onc^—" of fendlubbers, authors of the six roimds with Les Darcy, the article, have given the finky Australian middleweight. After master a press build-up that that I shipped out of Sydney as would make Hollywood green second mate on. the foiu-casted With envy. Here's an excerpt bark Juteopolis in August^ 1917, and went round the Horn with­ front, their slick paper blurb: out seaboots. ^ Manning looks upon him­ "Captain Manning is a stormself as a modern Captain Ahab. pursuing the evils. battered shellback who has been Unions are regarded by him as cited for heroism at sea." This person is no hero. Fve a form of creeping paralysis just been aroimd the Horn five threatening the very existence of our merchant marine. Skip­ times in sail and held aloft on per of the America, our na­ swaying footropes for dear life, tion's only luxury liner, Harry "Commodore Manning is a Manning knows his mind. navigator who knows the latest He insists that the captain is gadgets." still master of his ship, come We have a master's license in helL* high water—or even the square-rigged sail, first issued in mzuitime unions. The idea of New York on January 20, 1919, unions makes him see a deep and last renewed on March 4, riiade of political red. The 1944. Masters. Mates and Pilots. A REAL CUT-UP AFL. demanded that all un"afBliated captains join their "Master Manning plays the assoriation... piano like a maestro; he keeps To sum up, we can well con­ the instrument in his cabuv and clude that the Saturday Evening specializes in playing Moonlight Post has publicly told its read- Sonata." era< that the maritime unions are We are not romantic as that. all communist-led. Therefore At times we invite a few of the liocal 88 of the Masters, Mates boys into the cabin, then have a and Pilots has instituted a law drink all around and sing the suit lor criminal libel against the chantey we know so well: magazine. "O, blow the man down, . Captain Manning has already bullies! Blow him right been • handed a subpoena. The dovra! suit" is for damages to the "To my way, hey—^blow: the amount of $500,000. man down!" • CAN DO BETTER A fAUSE FOR REFRESHMENT ON THE BAVXITE RUN The rumor is. that the only thing cold in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, is the beer.'Here are five crewmembers off the SS Alcoa Roamer finding out for themselves during a recent call in Puerto. From left to right: Herman Hendricks and Mack Wiggins, Howard Gould, William Brown and Cecil Gordon. Hendricks is the ship's radio operator, a member of -the Radio Officers Union, AFL; the rest are Seafareriu Back In Fold Log'A'Rhythms CaASTWISE PAYOFF . Captain Manning, according to' the article, is a man who can do anything better than we can. "In 1917, as an apprentice," states the article," he made a voyage to Japan. He acquired a work­ ing knowledge of Japanese, Ger­ Parents Enjoy LOG, man, Russian and Spanish." Learn of Ships, Sea This: writer only spoke Latvian at first. Then it took us seven To the Editor: years to learn Russian and Ger­ My son, Philip L. Huss, has man, and another seven years the LOG sent to our home week­ passed before we were able to ly. I'd like to tell you how much speak Italian and Spanish well. I enjoy it. I am somewhat green "Manning is known as a big when it comes to ships and sea ship captain who knows the as we are railroad people and come from far in land at Fort presidents in person." » This sailor sailed out of Riga, Scott, Kansas. My son gets a big kick out of Latvia,, in 190^ as an ordinary seaman on the two-masted my asking him questions about schooner Cornelius, and ran ships, so you see that is why I away from her in England wear­ enjoy the LOG so much and at ing but the clothes in which he the same time am learning a stood, and with but five bob in little about the sea. We are cer­ tainly proud that our son is pocket. - Then, after two weeks of look­ a member of the SIU. Grace Allen Huss ing, for a job by day and sleep­ La Belle, Fla. ing in the cornfield by night in rainy September, we shipped out on the four-casted bark Oweenee^ a skysait yarder, bound for Australia. If you don't find linen HIGH PRESSURE when you go aboard your "Mr. Manning, an officer in ship, notify the Hall at once. bright unifo.rm, has paced the A telegram from Le Havre or bridge of luxury liners." Singapore' won't do you any We have just sailed ip square good. It's your bed and you xiggexs as AB four years and have to lie in it. then as Chips fdr a couple more. "Msater Manning is a tough ATTENTION! •r'-' • •• By^ILL GILSTRAP * Then the boys, joining in the chorus, would lustily sing: "O, give us some time to blow the man down." R. J. Peterson Captain, MM&P ^kkkkkklk The sailor's eyes, like cloudspots on the sea, Were flickering with a sharp serenity. When they were told the rapture of the play • Offset the cost, the briefness of their stay. The sailor's eyes, like sea haze in the night. Bill Scarlett, SIU oldtimer, who is now back in action after a short sta^ on the beach, got a hearty welcome from many of his Union.brothers. Were glowing quietly, as they watched the*light p. Of amber liquid poured, of love songs purred. Of creamy, shoulders, soft and neon blurred. Thanks SIU For Aid In Getting His Check The sailor's eyes, like sea haze in the night, To the Editor: I wrote to the LOG a short time ago about a check which I had not received from South Atlantic SS Company. ^ After you called their offices they sent me a letter explaining about it and informed me as to what I should do. Today I re­ ceived a check from the party who had endorsed the check with my name. I'm sure the company would have ignored me if I had not been a Union member, and a member of the SIU at that. Thanks a million for your help. Eldon Peterson As prancing B—girls shook their hennaed manes, Wer!e-_mystic with disturbing clarity. And bar bills mounted up and up again^ .'V '^9 The ship of joy sailed on toward morning's shore. The girls drank and smiled and promised more. The sailors grinned; the drinks were rearranged, The jukebox blared, the barman kept the change. The motley group watched with envious leer, And the sailors drank their morning-after beer, And laughing softly, lightly shook their head: "Our mopey's gone, we sail today," they said. ' t -" | ^ �vjigMT^^Tv- Friday. April 16, 1848 JT HE SEAFARERS LOG Brandon Crewmen Bluest Bonus For Nitrate Load Page Eleven THE BARTENDER HAS A BIRTHDAY Feels Performers Foul-Up Union , 'Bread & Butter' To the Editor: To the Editor: The ciewmeinbers of the Gov­ ernor Brandon, Waterman, after serious consideration both pro and con, are unanimous in their desire to have ammonium ni­ trate declared as penalty cargo. The stevedores who load this cargo, under the safest condi­ tions, receive a 100 percent bon­ us. Therefore, .seamen should not encounter any great difficulty in obtaining similar compensation. We believe that the views' ex­ pressed in this letter are those of a large part of the member­ ship of the SIU. In view of this fact we suggest that our repre­ sentatives take immediate steps to open negotiations for a bonus of at least 100 percent. This bonus should apply to all ships transporting this highly explosive material and should be made retroactive as per the stevedores' bonus. We also suggest that matter be given as much publicity as possible to the membership. M. Darley Ship's Delegate Governor Brandon BECOMES PAPA, RUNS FOR OFFICE, WANTS TO SHjjP To the Editor: -ff Sensible crewmembers are get­ ting tired of all these so-called good union men who are glad to raise the roof about some minor beef on the ship or in the HaU, but. when there is a bookman, permitman or whitecarder on the .ship who is a performer they start the old cry, "I don't want to take a man's bread and better away from him." •t Shipmates gather around Eddie Mooney, barman on the SS Alcoa Cavalier, as he proudly displays cake tendered him in celebration of his birthday (we weren't told which one). Kneel­ ing are from left to right: Joe Magdelena. Waiter; Mooney; Harvey Dawson, Messman; Eddie Mulford. Bartender; and Ray Mileck, Pantryman. Chief Cook Walter Ready (white hat) looks on approvingly. The other Brothers were not identified. Green Cites Delays On Long Voyage Home; He And Hughes Marooned In South Africa To the Editor: I lost ten pounds. Maybe it On February 16, due to medi­ was due to the operation, but cal reasons, Ernie Hughes and I water doesn't exactly put meat signed off the Joseph H. Hollister on your bones. FINALLY SPRUNG here in Lourenco Mai-ques. We were the only crewmembers I finally got out on the 27th of whose conditions warranted hos­ February; Hughes about a week pitalization. I'd say 99 percent later. My time came when the of the crew was sick during our sister came in and told me I was time in Beira. finished and could leave. Well it happened. I am the prbud father of a seven-and-ahalf pound baby girl.' Mother and daughter are doing fine. Maybe Tm sorry she isn't .a a boy so she could ship out SIU, but we are pretty proud of Mar­ guerite Lynne Greenlee. Hughes was suffei'ing with Now this will give you a heai-t trouble and I had appen­ laugh. I am running for Con­ dicitis. stable here on the Democratic ticket. ADVANCES NO PROBLEM We were sitting around the It has been the consul's prac­ other day drinking and batting the breeze and I was ribbing tice to give men their discharges some guy about running for Con- ' when signing off and insist at the stable and he said he would bet same time that, their money be me 15 dollars that I wouldn't deposited with him or the Agent, even sign up to run. 'Although this happened to us we Well, I bet him because it only l"'ave had no trouble in getting cost 10 dollars to announce for advances. the job and I could make five We went to the hospital the dollars. same afternoon. The only thing What's more, a lot people seern worth commenting about was the to think I can win—and wouldn't food. You get pretty hungry that be something! ^ after a few days; it's either do or H. W. Greenlee ' die, so scrape the grease off, 1333 West 51h Avenue close your eyes, hold your nose Huniingion, West Virginia and hope for the best. The doctor was to take me downtown. It was after five when we left and I knew the agent's office would be closed, but I figured thej' had a room ai-ranged. Luckily thei-e was someone at the office and after a hurried conference they sent me to the Savoy Hotel. If you've ever seen a boar's nest, that joint is it. This is a lot of bull. If a man is going to be an a.sset to our' Union, he has to be able to take care of the job for which he holds a rating. He also should not be allowed to perform and gradually knock down the prestige we all have worked so hard to build. These guys are a liability. It is up to all of us to get rid of them. Sure, it is a little trouble to the men who must prefer the charges, but it was a little trouble to win the Isthmian beef and the 1946 General Strike and all the previous beefs. CAN'T SEE IT rl -' '.G •' -'VJ •m cyyt-V Twe/JTV FIV/F SUP BROTHER RIDES SEATRAINS, LIKES THE SET-UP m To the Editor: I moved my gear into the Carl­ ton which is not a bad dump. York. They are the Joliet Vic­ tory, Robin Gray and Robin Tuxford. Apparently Robin is the onlj"^ line we can get transporta­ tion aboard. If we don't get aboard one of these ships we'll I have held several jobs on the Seatrains when these jobs were allocated to the New York SUP' Hall after there were no takers in the SIU Hall. I wish to express appreciation not only for myself but .in®behalf of. all SUP men who ride these jobs. Most of them have their homes and families in this be calling the SIU to help us sector of the Atlantic coast and get out of here. these jobs sure come in handy. It would be a good idea to put a clause in our agreements with companies sailing passenger ships that they agree to give priority first class passage to all stranded SIU men. "A loi of Sailors probably often wonder w.»al Chief Mates do off watch?" writes Seafarer John J. Bluitt. of the MV Mooring Hitdt, Alcoa "Well, here's my version." i Why should we weaken our They call it a moderate hotel, if present position for the sake of you can call $50 a week moder­ ate for a double room without a few jerks who cannot do their private bath. Meals are $4 a day work? extra for each of us. We don't take away their bread and butter. They can go We can't figure out why the;/ and weaken the finks. Having •- 'M are keeping us here when it costs so much. They have re­ them in our Union really takes fused to send us to Durban. The away the bread and butter of Consul says he doesn't want to our capable non-peiforming put us on a ship as workaways. brothers evei-y time one of them Someone must have gotten on takes a job off the board. his neck for working men out All this sounds hard and cruel, of this port. Anyway, that's why maybe it is, but this is a hard •I we have been here so long. world to get along in. It is espe­ cially so if a man expects to take THREE COMING IN aU the breaks but will not do his At the end of the month there part. Let's shake these guj's a will be three ships in for New little. This is the only way we can keep our position. • I Add Gilham -AWDAO-THtS fiaa , The cheapest, dirtiest, smelliest house I've ever seen. To top it off they call it a hotel. The night T was there was one I'll never forget. I cleared out the next day and haven't been near it. since. LIFE CAN BE MISERABLE ' There are, at present, five SUP men on deck and one be­ low. Some of the permitmcn aboard will have to get off as their 60 days are up. However, as far as my SIU shipmates are concerned, I have never sailed -In closing, I hope you will with a friendlier bunch, and I publish this in the LOG and give have been sailing since 1912. this warning to all men sailing I hope that -some day soon, around African ports: Do not we will have ironed out the sign off your ship unless it is an slight difference between the tW» extreme emergency. If neces­ greatest AFL waterfront Unions and by so doing will show the sary, make it an English speak­ rest of maritime that there is ing port—it makes things a lot unity, strength and good will easier. between our organizations, Les Green Harry A. Thompson (SUP) '?!l ^'4 �Pag» Twelr# K •'•r- • T BE SEAF ARERS LO C. Cnmp Halls, Foreign Flag Ships Justify New Assessments: Dugina Friday; April IS, 1948 CAREFREE CAPE CREWMEMBERS or sponsored by American capi­ men are incompetent" in their tal and run by a dummy corpo­ duties. They also make a prac­ Along South Street in New ration formed in Panama. tice of transferring aliens from York crimp halls, bearing the one ship to another with the LAX REQUIREMENTS unassuming names of "shipping threat that they will be turnejj agencies," are thriving. Business Since these ships do not come over to Immigration authoi'ities. is so good they even have run- under such strict regulations as ners to go out and get the men American flag vessels in so far If a man is injured aboard one as annual inspections, safety of these ships he can't collect for them. compensation / because men are Although they aren't using the measures and sanitary„ condi^ ^ not protected under their own more/ violent methods to acquire Pons; low wages, poor food and country's maritime laws while on the men, they are still resorting "o corporation taxes are the the vessel of another flag. to "some tactics of the old ship­ primary reasons some of the chiseling operators' have taken To sum it up, we can • plainly ping days. the chance to operate ships un­ see what is going on and how These halls supply men to der foreign registry. the shipowners would like to ships . flying the Panamanian, These are the same ships that force us into the above situa­ Honduran and other foreign were built and paid for by the tion. flags. When a foreign ship's crew American taxpayer's money dur­ piles off here—and who could ing the war. Now these ships are This is one of the many rea­ sons why I think that the ten blame them •the runners are out make money for the un- dollar strike and ten dollar build­ in Torce to scare up live ones. scrupulous operators while the ing assessment are good ideas. All of this has come about be- American seamen are thrown out They will insure us a hiring cause some American, operators of work, hall and the strike fund" will have found out that they can! This is where the crimps come be future insurance against the make more money by operating!in with their low wages, bad operators who will undoubtedly Life seems to be enjoyable aboard the Cape Mohican, at ships under a foreign registry,' food and bad conditions. It's hard try to use the Taft-Hartley Act least the smiles on the faces of the crewmembers would lead namely the Panamanian flag, j to man this huge fleet' so the against us. one to believe such was the case. The names of the hoisters There registration rates are very companies, hard pressed for men, Let's show them how strong and the hoisted were not given. Ship is a former Bull Line lo^sr, have to resort to some method we are financially, physically and vessel now being operated by Mar-Ancha Corporation, a newly ^ „ of getting men to man the ships. in union spirit. At tte present time Psnamn ^ SlU-contracted company. The run is between the Islands and ranks third m the world m mer^ East Coast ports. Picture was taken by Seafarer M. B. AyCock. John Dugina chant marine registered net ton­ For their services the crimps nage. The majority of these get as much as ten to fifteen ships are owned by Americans dollars and expenses per man, twenty dollars and expenses for officers. In some cases aliens are Montehello Crew yard. The gangway was low­ made to pay for a job on one To the Editor: ered and the Company Agent of these ships. I signed on the William Mulcame aboard with letters for the Thanks Philly In their scouting for men the hoUand January 5 in Vancouver, crew. crimps usually pick up drunks in bars, from park benches and British Vancouver, due to the I thought there was something For Beef Speed gutters. They usually help the fact that the ship was short two funny so I went to the Port victims along through the aid messmen. The steward was a Captain next morning. He said To the Editor: of a bottle of booze and then good egg, but the Chief Mate the mail had been stolen, but he Inasmuch as the beef on "the out to the ship they go. had not told anyone of it. The never got along with anybody. SS Montehello Hills has been Port Purser said he turned the THE DOUBLE-CROSS settled, we the crewmembers of case over to the FBI. This is In London it was cold, and the If they pick up a man who that ship would like to offer our strictly chopped nuts. conveyor belt didn't work. We • sincere thanks and appreciation isn't a seaman they fill him with This is just a sample of the fof the representation and co­ fancy stories of adventure, high got the job done but only after hard luck the boys got on this operation we ^received from the wages aand easy work. Out at we spent a good hunk of dough. ship: "Hard Luck Mulholland." membership as a whole and from sea it is a different story, for Sparks came back to the ship The latest rumor has it that the P h i1 a d e 1 p h*i a Agent Blackie the articles they have signed and there was no gangway aren't worth a damn. If they are Maritime Commission will get Gardner, Don Hall, Bob Pohle, not satisfactory to the Master the ship. If this is a hard, luck so he came up the ladder. He Bill Luth and, last but not least, the men can be put off the ship ship now, there is no telling attorney JPhilip Goldstein. was half way up when he fell. in any port and other men hired what will happen . when those Looking somewhat disgrunt­ The officials in Philly leaned He was injured so badly that he in their place. poor souls take over. over backwards to have the dis­ died at 5 A. M. If the Chief had led with conditions, three MulOne practice is to reduce the Angelo Bello hqllanders -line up on the stern pute settled amicably. Due to left the gangway up the accident for a picture. Left to right, wages out at sea, claiming the their untiring efforts we are now they are: Ken Ollenburger. making ready to sail, the beef ARMY WAY VEXES MM; Shorty. AB; and Eboe, having settled in our favor. CORPORAL MCVEIGH AB. Shot by Angelo Bello. Tlie membership can read an Halls and property, and our offi­ accoimt of the beef which ap­ To.fhe Edifor: To the Editor: cials are paid to see- that our peared in the LOtr dated April ,By chance a few weeks ago my property is taken care of. Why, never would have happened. As you c;m see by my address, 2, 1948. ship headed into Sg^annah, hasn't it been replaced? I am in the army now. I would We finally got away and ran With this type of representa­ Georgia, for a payoff. The ship, This kind of business should into a storm. The MulhoUand like to get a copy' of the SEA­ tion we know that the SIU can the SS Samuel Mclntyre, South FARERS LOG and the West only go forward to bigger and Atlantic, docked on February 21, be taken care of as soon as it rolled like a rolling pin. Every Coast Sailors, if you could send better things. In closing, we so before paying off I decided to happens. I feel that this sort of time she shook, the Messman it to me. again say "Thank you, Phila- stroll up to the HaU for a copy mqtter warrants the attention of and Eboe stood frozen as if If I ever get out of the army delpl^a." of the SEAFARERS LOG. Little all. After all, the Hall is up­ Boris Karloff had sprayed them I expect to sail agaifil as a mem­ stairs and a stranger not know­ Crew. SS Montebello Hills did I know the difficulty I Was ing where the Hall is would get with a death ray. / ber of the SIU. I know it is the going to have before achieving best Union in the maritime field. disgusted just looking. (Ed. Note: The Mate of the my objective. FALSE ALARM I came over here to Norway Like I said before it probably Montebello HUls fired the After arriving at the address has been overlooked but we Sea­ on the General Taylor. On the One night after the storm, we Dele<jeles for union activity, where our Hall is supposed to way over, we had sonie sailors farers like to know the where­ and two men were hauled be­ be, I was surprised to find not abouts of our Hall when we go were on the hatch when Abe the on that army transport. I noticed Fireman sighted an object three that they were out painting the fore the Coast Guard. The even a sign to direct me. After looking for it. miles to the port side. The Old bulkhead as well as some should­ Philadelphia Branch had the walking a couple of blocks I, by Fred R. Hicks Jr. chance, ran into a couple of sea­ Man said '"hard left" *so we ers., which being a union man, I charges dropped and forced men in the local beer hall who until we got close. It didn't like. But you know how the Mate off the ship.) Permitmen Can Have Log circled took me to the Hall.. 3 the army is. waST just an old raft. Of course I thought it had Mailed To Their Homes Cpl. William J. McVeigh Coming into Mobile River we Straubing. Germany moved or something, but this were struck by fog and lay at was untrue. I inquired around To the Editor: anchor. The fog lifted and we and was told the sign identifying Being a permitman I do not Send in the minutes of were on our way. The pilot boat the Hall as belonging to the SIU know whether I am entitled to your ship's meeting to the came but the pilot would not had blown down six months be­ receive the LOG. If I am, I wish New York Hall. Only in that come aboard so he went all the The slop chest is your cor­ way can the membership act fore and had never been hung you would please send it to my way back for, another one. ner store while you are at up again. oi» your recommendations, home. My mother and father sea. You can't take your and then the minutes can be both enjoy the LOG very much: Halfway up the river fog TAKE CARE trade someplace else If the printed in the LOG for the John B. Geissler struck in again so they dropped slop chest doesn't have what Now, brothers, we all know Five A. M. next benefit of all other SIU New Orleans. La. the hook. you.need. that. our Union - appropriates (Ed. Note: Of course, of morning we tried • agaiiv and crews. money every week to better our course.) passed Sand Island to the^lower ' -4, To the Ediloi: Mulkolland Is Rough; Pities New Crew Hunted Hall, No Dice; Wants Sign Send Those Minutes ATTENTION! vr.' V' .. �Friday, AprU 16, 1848 Shaia Asserts Savannah Branch Operates Soundly THE SEAFARERS THEY SAILED STEEL CHEMIST LO G Page Thirleea Hails Support Of UFE, Says He's Proud Of SIU trade unions, who have respond­ ed with help of all kinds: food, The strike of the Lnited Fin­ money and pickets. All organ­ In a recent issue of the LOG, 1 ancial Employes on Wall Street ized labor seems to understand noticed in the spaced called in which the Seafarers have been what this beef means to the "Beef Box," a complaint about helping is a wonderful demon­ UFE and to all labor unions. ; the Hall in Savannah. The stration of union cooperation, brother wrote that there was don't think there has been a But the fact that the Sea­ . some back-door shipping going finer sample of solidarity any­ farers were out there militantly demonstrating that they knoW; on there. where. the score and that an injury to In, reply to the brother who I, for one, am proud to say one union member is an injury made that complaint, I would that I am a member of the Sea­ to all union members made me . like to say, in plain words, that farers International Union on feel extra good. We don't take, , I don't think he' is on the right the basis of our brotherly atti­ any attack on trade unionisfn. Course. tude alone. lightly. This is serious stuff toI have shipped out of the I don't want anyone to think all union men. Savvanah branch on several oc­ Earl Laws, who took these photos on the Isthmian ship's I am underestimating the sup­ Some of our brothers have casions and I could not see latest trip says he doesn't know the full names of his sub­ port given the striking financial - where there was any so-called jects. These boys will no doubt forgive him; left to right: workers Ijy the scores of other never had any actual experience in a real beef. This UFE strike back-door shipping. I think the Brothers Cox, F. Cook and Brooks. gave them an opportunity to • ' ^ 1 Savannah dispatching is being see how the employers wiU use . run as well as it is in New York, every means — fair or foul — to where it is under the supervision smash their efforts to win a bet­ • of our capable' Brother, Pau ter life. It doesn't matter whether, Gonsorchik. you're a white collar worker, a/ And as far as Brother Charles painter, miner, or a seaman. The^Starling is concerned, I should fact that you belong to a union.be the last one in the world to labels you as a threat in -thq, put in a good word in his favor bosses' eyes. . :• To Ihe Editor; : as he once brought me up on We have shown we know the! charges, which kept me from My dad is on the SS Del Munscore. That a militant bunch of shipping for awhile. That is, do and ships out of New Orleans. men in a strong' union is the , ; until at trial committee cleared only chance wd have to maintain, He has been on the Del Mundo me. the decent things all working", However, as they saying goes, since it first sailed, but we never stiffs are entitled to. - We've I must give him his due, I must read anything about his ship in shown this to the entire nation. • say that Brother Starling, the the LOG. Our support of the UFE has •-V • Savannah Agent has his hands won the respect and admiration My dad has the LOG sent to •full and in all my experience of trade unions aU over. In fact, with the Hall I down there, I us and we really enjoy reading anyone who is fair-minded, and it, but we would like to read have always found it to be run wants to see the imderdog get about his ship sometime. /in a 100 per cent SIU manner. a break has applauded our ac­ He is in South America now Spud, galley man on the Steel Chemist, suns himself Fred Shaia, Steward tion. and is supposed to return to New while he catches up on some reading matter. * SS Seatrain Havana Orleans sometime in April. CAN BE PROUD Woolcott Was Sluggish They call my dad "Val" and As a imion of hardworking, my own nickname is "Fella." I honest u'hion men wishing to On Voyage To Venice am 13 years old. see other union guys get a. -de­ To the Editor: cent break, we .can be proud-^ I hope you can find something all of us—^for the part we .sire After 28 days, of fast (?) trav­ to print about the SS Del To the Editor: and those milk rounds are some­ playing in the UFE strike. Our Mundo. We will keep on i-eadelling, this Alcoa scow, SS Alex­ thing you don't find in other reputation has grown by leaps ander Woolcott, reached Gondol- ing the LOG anyway, however, I would like to disagree with hospitals. and bounds. And that is what •aville (Venice) from Galveston, because it is really interesting. Brother Frank Schutz' favorable we should want—to let every­ Brother, if you have to get a dis^nce of 6,000 miles, with­ MUfred (FellaL Valentine, Jr. verdict on the marine hospitals. sick, make it Baltimore. That's one know we will fight for what out much fanfare. However, I certainly am glad where you'll be treated well and is right. (Ed. Note: All right, you On our return we may hit New to learn that he has been fixed given the proper care. Every man who has been out Orleans. If there are any bro- men on the Del Mundo, how up and is well satisfied. Plenty For instance, the other night there doing his bit in this strike jthers who want to take a slow about giving "Fella" Valen­ of others I know aren't satisfied. the Veterans Service League put can say to himself: ship across, they can come to tine a break?' Get out your I was at Staten Island Hospi­ on a show for us. It was just "I can afford to be proud of •this Alcoa grain carrier and she ^will see to it that her sailor pens and paper and limber up tal for three months. I went in a try to see if the men liked what we are doing for we ate fighting on the side of decency :boys get tired of going to sea. your cameras. Send your with one bad leg and came out it better than playing bingo. and fair-play. We are ; showing with two. stories to,the LOG.) V. Perez Mrs. Joseph Kurdle, the presi­ the world we have the guts and When the doctors discovered dent of the league, gave a little determination to get into a fight their mistake, they tried hard talk asking the boys if they where the going is tough—and enough to get me back in.. But wouldn't rather have the show. I came down to Baltimore in­ The yes vote was unanimous. stay with it." That's the reason we Seafarers stead. IN GOOD VOICE are sailing under the best con­ I am certainly glad I came ditions and wages in the marL -down here, for if there is any­ Then there was Mrs. Ella time indystry. Those wages, mid exact conformity with the Sen­ thing that can be done the doc­ Barks who did some good sing­ April-7, 1948 conditions are no accident. ate bill in so far as this phase tors here will do it. They really ing and had the boys join in To the Editor: And that's how I feel about it.. of the legislation is concerned. take good care of you. with her for a few songs which I think your paper should have everybody enjoyed. As this amendment was orig­ Frank Sehula| one or two slaps on the wrist for CHECK-UP inally offered in the Senate _ by Then there was the star of the 'its reporting of- the proceedings Senator Knowland of California I arrived here on March 24 show, little Dorothy Butts. She in the House (of Representatives) and in the House by me (also and they did more checking on was, I'd judge, about 10 years Working At Inn, a few days ago on the shipping Offers Lodging from California) I think it might me the first week than they did old. •provisions of the ERP bill. well be thought of as a con­ in the whole three months at Dorothy was the little girl who To Seafarers '3k\ I note in the issue of 2 April tribution of California Members Staten Island. I am beginning to kissed a soldier who'd lost his .that on page one and Ai the edi- of Congress to the shipping in­ feel a lot better. voice during the war. After she To the Editor: jtorial page, you state that the dustry of the United States. It's going to be some time be­ kissed. him he regained his I am still going to sea and am House did not adopt the provi­ Willis W. Bradley. M. C. fore Til be back in the condition speech' and, they say ,he hasn't keeping my book up to date, sion requiring 50 per cent of the stopped talking since. House of Representatives I was in last year, however. but for the time being I have cargoes purchased in the United The chow here is good too. taken a shoreside job. I'm do­ Washington, D. C. Dorothy sang and tap-danced States with ERP funds to be ing business at the Martha and put out the numbers for the (Ed. Note: Our wrists are carried in American bottoms and Washington Tourist Inn and door prizes, which were five car­ that this would go to Conferees tingling. As we explained in Trailer Court in Alexandria, Vir­ tons of cigarettes. the LOG of April 9, we had an for adjudication. . ginia—^just six miles from Wash­ If you can find a spot to ex­ ington, D. C. Let's keep the record straight incomplete report of the pro­ press our thanks to the men and b • noting that I offered an ceedings of the House ^ of I'd like to have the LOG ^nt women who go out of their way to me here and, above all,- if a:..endment to that effect im­ Representatives when the LOG to provide cheer for men who my Seafarers are passing through mediately after the acceptance of . of April 2 went to press. Representative Bradley is to can't get out themselves I think this neighborhood, stop in. and the amendment striking out the it will make them feel a little see me. I'll always have , a --bod 200 ship charter- provision and be commehded for his con­ better. that my amendment was ac­ sistently leading role in be­ for an SIU brother. cepted by voice vote thereby half of American ' seamen and C. D. Myert Geoige T. Freshwater 'i 3* bringing the House bill into shipping. To the Editor: To the Editor: Boy Likes Log But Wants News Of Dad's Ship Claims Baltimore Hospital Is Ahead Of Staten Island Bradley Sets Record Straight; He Pushed 50 Percent Rider • FIT �T H E S E AF AR ERS Page Fourteen LOG iBellboy 'Little Joe' Kotallk Is Called Colorful Personality By Dei Norte Crow i By SALTY DICK ABOARD SS DEL NORTE — . There's nothing small about Jo­ seph (Little Joe) Kotalik — dei. spite the fact that he is not much ^ more than four feet tall. His • shipmates aboard this Mississip-; pi cruise ship know him as a ^-.guy who does things in a big "way. Little Joe, they readily , agree, is an asset to his Union, and to the entire ship's company. Little Joe is one of the Del c- Norte's bellboys and he responds ^^- to the bong with the pep and . vigor of a flyweight champ. Be. fore he took over that job he sweated out a stint as a Black Gang messman. He's glad he was '^Jable to make the change. Bi'other Kotalik holds undisputed title as the Del Norte's most colorful personality. That's understandable for Joe has trav­ If li; elled life's road in anything but ^^ithe conventional way. iliiiiiiii-. ^ KEYSTONE STATE p; As-a kid in a small Pennsyl•|i ""V vania town. Brother Joe indulged .. in the same stunts and boyish pranks as the rest of his school­ mates. He differed from the rest only in that he was always caught. Politically-minded at that early "LITTLE JOE" KOTALIK age, Joe used to keep the teacher on his side by plumping the old of midgets—with the truant offi­ red apple on her desk eVery cer right behind them. He was 14 then. morning. He numbers among hiS friends This astuteness paid our SeaJohn Boles of the movies and tarer-to-be worthwhile dividends. Ozzie Nelson, the orchestra lead­ Whatever teacher would accuer, both of whom he has ap­ ^ mulate by way of gifts and con­ peared with.. fiscated material from the class, HAS A GIRL she would give to Joey at the Cupid inflicted a wound in end of the day. Joe's heart during a stopover in In later years, when the rest Chicago and apparently he's nev­ of the guys were hefty enough to er quite recovered. The girl in go out for the football .team, Joe the case still coi-responds with stuck ^to his marbles with a him. Some day the wedding bells vengeance. He became one of may ring out. the town's best shooters. For eight years, Brother KotAt an age when most guys alik stayed on the road touching are still trudging off to school hamlets and villages which don't with the lunch mother packed even show up on our largest for them. Little Joe was touring maps. Finally, he landed in New the countryside with a troupe, Orleans, where he got a job on Boston Warns Crewmen To Wait For Patrolman Before Paying Off By WALTER SIEKMANN BOSTON—Shipping is sort of What happened was this: Com­ slow here but we did pay two pany agents were "misinformed" Watermans off and both of them about the time of payoff, or just "neglected" to let the SIU Hall signed right on again. The Berea Victory had beefs know when the payoff would be. galore, and we had to tell the As a result, two tankers, the Chief Engineer to sit down with SS Hood River and SS Idaho the agreement during his time Falls, paid off without a Patrol­ man present. off and learn what's in it. Some of the beefs turned out The crews lost good overtime. to be bum ones as sometimes And they lost other beefs that happens. Howeyer, all legitimate couldn't be squared afterwards. overtime was collected at the What's more, these crews jeop­ ardized the entire agreement by point of production. * The Knox Victory had the irresponsibility. same old rough and tough 1st These just happened to be Assistant Engineer, but you'd tanker crews, but this warning never know him. He's rough and goes to all crews. Don't pay off tough no longer. He's turned in­ in any port without an Agent or to a meek little lamb of a guy. a Patrolman present. In addition to the Waternjans We've had good reports from we've had some Isthmians here the 50-odd men who went to in transit, as we usuaUy do. New York to help out in the " There's one thing we'd like to UFE beef in Wall Street. Some bring home to the membership. of the boys who remained here It's something which happened are pretty steamed up and wish on a couple of our contracted they could go too. tankers recently. It's partly the We haven't had any more col­ fault of the companies, but cer­ tainly the crews should never lege- girls down to see the ships, that's our bi^st cpmplaint. have let it happen. - the knee of a ventriloquist ap­ pearing at the Roosevelt Hotel. Having saved his pennies. Joe was able to fulfill a life-long dream. He got a location and a partner and set up a business, selling firewater to the thirsties. (Joe, by the way, is a teetotaler —doesn't touch the stuff.) The enterprise stepped off as a success. Shelves were cleared of bottles with astounding speed and Joe's dreams of a soft liv­ ing were inflated. But they col­ lapsed with a big poof when Joey found that the cash regis­ ter didn't hold the key to his dreams. His partner had been working overtime—drinking up the busi­ ness. That ended the enterprise. It was shortly after this de­ bacle that Joey went to sea. He became a member of the SIU. He's the second member of his family to carry membership in the Seafarers. Brother Tom, who, believe it or not, measures six feet, one inch, is the other sail­ ing Kotalik. Joey is the boss, he claims. A PROBLEM, BUD? The life of ihe present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is 'at the mercy of lanscrupulous companies, goTemment agen­ cies. brass hats and hiunan sharks of various descrip­ tions, everyone trying to take advantage of him. If he hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is Sneeringly refer­ red to as a Sea Lawyer. A Special Services Dept. of the Union has been sat up to cpasult with you on all four proMems involviitg the Goast Guards Shipping Commission­ ers, UnemployoMnt • Insuranoe, personal injury claims, your statutory rights when you become ill aboard ship. Immigration Laws, and your dear, beloved Draft Board. If you happen to be in New York, contact us personally, or if you are out of town, write and you will receive a prompt reply. Address all mail to SPE­ CIAL SERVICES, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Your Union is your shoreside contact. USE IT S FACILI­ TIES. Frisco SIU Rallies Coast Labor To The'Sa^ort 01 UK Workers By STEVE CARDULLO Friday, April IS, 1948 Port Tampa Riding Crest Of Shipping Wave By C. SIMMONS TAMPA — Shipping and busi­ ness have been very good in this port for the past couple of weeks. We have had one pay­ off and shipped- several men to different ships on the coastwise run. A big boost was the full crew we shipped aboard the Robert M. McBui-hey, Overlakes. We are getting Isthmian ships in this port now. During; the past ten days we had two to take loads for the Near East. The William H. Allen will dock here tomorrow and that will make it three. Being newcomers to this port there was "a slight misunderstanding concerning stores when the last Isthmian arrived. The Steward soon learned the story of the finky ship chandlers in this port and all supplies were purchased elsewhere. It's going on two years since they used police protection to store ships during our strike, but we haven't relented one bit on oui- stand against " tliem. They'll never store anotlier SIU ship in this port. The outlook for the coming week is pretty good. We are slupping men to the Floi'ida quite regularly and Waterman's coastwise ships put in frequent calls for men. NOT SO SMART HOUND Brother Nevin Ellis dropped in Saturday with quite a tale about a dog he had seen that morning. Ellis, his story went, had started o'owntown to the Hall when he saw an old fellow sitting on the curb playing checkers with a big hound dog. Ellis watched him for a while then told the old man that he had never seen such a smart dog. The old fellow moved a man, spat out a plug of tobacco, and said, "He ain't so damn smart, I've beat him two out of the last three games." A real oldtimer in the SIU, Brother John C. White, passed away in San Pedro last week. His body was returned here to his home for burial. Seafarers from the Tampa Hall served as pallbearers at his funeral and gave him a real Seafarers sendoff. Brother White held book No. 252 and was in good stand­ ing at the time of his death. SAN FRANCISCO — To the ployees in most of those lines of members of the United Finan­ business have organized them­ cial Employees now on the picket selves to obtain better wages and lines to raise your wages from conditions. a starvation level to a living These men talk about "loyal level: employees." That talk is so Your strike has been publicized much hot air. And you can't in newsreels and newspapers out pay the landlord in hot air. here on the West Coast, but the Why don't these men reward true picture has not been given. loyalty by giving their employees I don't think we have to tell you 3 decent break instead of refus­ why. ing to arbitrate, and instead of Much of the press out here is provolting police demonstrations. Hearst-controlled, and that is ex­ Of course, many unions have planation enough, but there are come up the hard way—through other reasons. the opposition of police and However, the SIU-SUP have hired thugs and bosses who informed all locals of all wouldn't talk. And more will. branches of organized labor of Out here we're sure you can the truth of the situation and win your fight because you are financial as well as moral sup­ fighting for your bread.* port is in the offing. How can so few hold so many This week we have scheduled in bondage at starvation wages? a complete tour of all the unions As Americans you have the in San Francisco so that there light to strike. As Americans will be no question in anybody's you have struck. As Americans mind what the issues actually you will win. Here's to success. are. The people to whom we already have spokf a are amazed at conditions in Wall Street. THIRTY A WEEK By L. (Blackie) GARDNER Many of you in Wall Street are doing skilled work for less than PHILADELPHIA—Come flood, The Bibbs had pretty clean 30 dollars a week. fsunine, fire or war, shipping is payoff except that the Night In contrast, we know of many still good in the port of Phila­ Cook and Baker had some dis­ bootblacks and janitors, doing delphia. We can use rated men puted overtime about building work that requires nothing much in all departments—so consider fires in a coal range each morn­ in the way of education or train­ yourself invited, if you're can-y- ing. We settled things to his ing, who average 60 to 70 dol­ ing a rating around in your poc­ satisfaction. lars a week, and of bus boys who ket and are looking for a quick The Azalea had some disputed draw nine dollars a day plus ship. hours to6, but everybody got three square meals. If . you need any riiore en­ everything the way he wanted Of course, many of those couragement, the new Hall here it. wages were obtained only after in Philly is shaping up very We had several ships here in long and hard fought battles by nicely. The new furniture will transij, all of which were con­ men and women organized into be installed within a few days. tacted. The crews of these ships unions. These battles were By the end of-the week the new had heard the news of the U^ similar to the one you of the hangout will be ship-shape and strike and the aid the SIU is UFE are fighting today. will withstand the criticism of giving. They made such generous All labor is answering your the most critical of Seafarers. donations that now we have col­ call for help. All labor realizes On the shipping front we paid lected around $560 from all ships that you are struggling against off the John M. MiUer, Ampac hitting here. men who spend more each week Los Angeles and the Piatt Park. That's about it from Philly for cigars, or club dues, or old All beefs, of which there were for this week. Next week' we. brandy than youmake to meet only a few, were squared away hope to extend the invitation tb in short order. the rent and the grocery bill. We also paid off the Governor men of all ratings so look to These are the men who control industries, shipping lines, lumber Bibbs and the Azalea City, both the Philly report when' you get your LOG. companies 'and banks. But em­ 'Wstaama'": N Phiiiy Sends Call For Ratings �Page Fifteen T n B )s E AFAR E R S LOG .Fridayi ApxU 16.. 1946 PERSONALS .1.37 ' Smith, Hugh W. ......' • 'j: 38.32 Smith, J 3.73 Smith, .J. , SALVATOR VOLK 1.83 Smith, J Contact Mrs. Edna Bailey. 3.73 Smith, Jack O 2.68 i 4. 4, Smith, James G. c.' GEORGE FRESHWATEB 5.57 Smith, James H 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. 7.72 Smith, James M. You are asked to get in touch 3.56 Smith, James T with your wife. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age 10.74 Smith, James W. 4. 4 4. Benefit over-deductions now being pad by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ 5.80 Smith, Jesse Talmage ... JOSEPH TASSIN 31.55 Smith, John A pany. covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Your Brother Alvin asks you 55.31 Smith, John R Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiberto get in touch with him,.• 12.81 Smith, John W. ....' nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller* 89 i 4 it '' Smith, Joseph F. JOSEPH ARRAS .69 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Smith, Karl G 7.20 Smith, Kenneth E. date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Contact J. Taggart, Water 5.10 Smith, Leslie A." Street, North Pembroke, Mass. 7.75 Smithy Lonnie Joe Smith, Louis H. 2.79 Springman, Louis 20.64 Stimac, Albert 62.95 4" 4" 4 10.46 Smolinki, William J Smith, M 4.66 Spry, Harold L 19.28 Stinger, Phillip N 30.46 HARRY TOAL . 2.84 Smothermon, Jack D Smith, Marion C 2.75 Spurlock, Buford E 8.63 St. Mary, Franklin H 1.24 Get in touch with Josepb A. 4.74 Smullen, John W Smith, M'arion E 2.80 , Spuron, John G 12,74 St. Nicholas, Benjamin J, 2.97 Marion, 1055-1057 Ellicott.Sqtjare, 3.73 Smyk, Joseph C Smith, Murray W 60.00 |Squyres, J. T 24.79 Stocke, Carl C 1.34 Buffalo 3, N. Y. Smith, Neal .56 Smyley, Bern 87.62 Stacy, Dave 2.64 Stocking, Gordon 0 13.17 .... .94 Smythe', Julius Smith„ Neal J 4. i i 1.29 Stachlek, Edw 2.84 Stockvoag, S 37.60 FRANK McMAY1.98 Snead, Albert F. Smith, Paul 46 Stack, Michael J 2.23 Stockwell, Louis G 4.27 Smith, Phillip John 3.84 Contact L. V. Caldwell, Welder eV, Dean R 15.15 Stack, Robert D 28.00 J Stoddard, E. G 9.80 Smith, R. E 4.76 Snelling, Wesley E 21.81 Stafford^Leman L., Jr 43.39 j Stoddard, Edwin S 11.59 Foreman, Welding Gang No. 15, Smith, Raymond 9.33 Snidach,' Henry 6.50 Staflord, Milton V 2.79 • Stoddard, Thomas S 7.73 c/o Roadmaster S. P. Company, ... 5.69, Snider, Paul Smith, R. ,G ! 19.91 jstagg, Bertie 4.98 Stoffel, Paul J 29 Sparks, Nevada. Smith, Robert G 1.70 Snider, Phillip J 5.60;66tagg, Preston W 16.59 Stokaylo, Theodore 5.69 4> 4> 4 Smith, Robert L 6.68 ,1' 15.50 ALBERT DUNK Smith, Roderick 2.23 Stokes, Bill 14.47 * Your wife wishes you-to gat Smith, Roy C 24.02 Snitcher, Warren 10.67 in touch with her. 3.44 Stanfield, Earl A. 45.58 Stokes,'Frank Smith, Sidney 10.70 Snoddy, James Dopald .... 29.85 Stanford, John P 74 14.07 Stokes, Joseph B 4. 4. 4, Smith, T .60 Snow, J. F 5.75 1.451 Stankey, F. J 8.63 Stokken, Askid M MONROE C. LONG Smith, Thomas E., Jr. 13.68 Snow, John S 10.50 ^ Stankovich, Edward S. .... 26.82 . Stoltz, Casimire, A 5.78 Smith, W. H 12.41 Snowden, James A W. D. Boyce asks you to write-" 3.56, Stanley, Clyde H 5.13 Stoltz, D :.... 1.50 Smith, Warren J 62.71 Snowden, James Cabeb .... 5.04 Stanley, Goldman H him at 3443 Parkland Road, Nor­ 59 stone, Charles 01 Smith, William folk 2, Va. 6.29 Edward G 10.32 Stanley, William E.' 3.311 stone, Forrest ll 60.00 Smith, William A 120.32 4. 4 4. Stone, Henry M. 137.46 SIDNEY LEROY WILSON Smith, William E. 5.99: Stone, Howard A 20.53 I, Smith, Wm. E « ... - 42 ' William G 13.54' Stansky, William 8.26 Stonebarger, Glen 1.98 Your father and mother are Smith, Wm. H 48;99: James D 15.40 Stanton,'EUgene A 1-26 _ storozinski, John 9.90 both sick and wish you to get in Smith, William L 8.91: .39 J Stanton, Floyd H 25.66 story, Samuel 68.76 touch with them. They have linger, Barney R Smith, William V .. .40; 3.09,Stark, John 04jstouffer, Richard G. .46 moved from Hammond and their ; Sokoloff, Harry Smithart, Alvin F., Jr. .. 6.94'; 8.03, Starling, Homer '. stout, George T 10.74 new address is: 132 West Desoto Smithers, G. W.^ .. 25.52 ; 45 stovall, Walter H .17 Street, Memphis, Tennessee. P 27.64 St. Arnold, Russell Geo Stauter, George L :. 25.19 stover, Chauncey V 10.21 Solomon, Nathan , 65.53 4 4 4 GEORGE M. SCHEMM 44.99 st. Pierre, Joseph 15.12 Somers, Charles F 52.83 Stead, Henry G 5.94 strahle, Wesley 0 2.64 Soper, Neal W 18.78 Steakin, Patrick J Get in touch with your mother. Sopp, George C 5.69 Stearns, Leroy F. •69 Straka, John : 8.26 This is serious. Her address: SIU, A&G District 1.37 Strand, Harold Sordelet, Jennings L 4.83 Steeber, Chas : 3.66 Mrs. Charles E. Schemm, H-1, 2.13 Strange, Leland J 1.37 Steed, Robert L 2.75 Fredericksburg, Maryland. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sorenson,. Ejond M i 2.97 Straton, Nighbert William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 Sorenson, Raoul D.^ 9.70 Steele, Clair R 4.27 4 4 4 BOSTON 276 State St. Souby, W. J 10.74 Straw. Vergel W. . 1.88 Steele, Lee W 45.35 THOMAS L. JEERS Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 .39 Straw, William T Souldier, Hubert J 23.50 Steever, Willard Elmea ,... 1.40 / • GALVESTON 308'/s—23rd St. V Your papers are being held Stefano, Harry .59 Strayer, John E 6.15 134.86 Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Soule, Wm. D for you at the baggage room of 1.98 Street, George * MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Souzer, August 1.34 Steffen, Paul J 10.74 the New York Hall. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Soverign, Alvin M 9.99 Streeter, Carl 6.06 Slehmeyer, Henry F 5.57 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 4, 4 4 3.26 Strelitz, Frank B Sowards, D .05 Stein, R 10.57 E: Shoppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 ROBERT ANDERSON 5.63- Str«lei> Harry E :: 9.72 Stein, T. F 4.20 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Spafford, Geo. T •;99 Stringer, William R Get in touch with R. W. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Spann, Norman 2.23 Steinberg, Sidney ...;..:A_... 8.39 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Sparks, H 13.37 Stripling, Lonnie A. 44 Steineger, Wallace E- ;. 4.13 Davidson, Manager, Educational Ben Reea, Agent Phone 4-1083 Sparrow, James A 8.54 Steinel, Michael ! Stritzinger, August 2.00 Adjustment Associates, 841 East PHILADFXPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. 1.40 Steiner, Edward Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Spayd, Leo Stfobel, Oscar A 1.87 63 St., Chicago, lU. 1.60 Stroecker, G. W 1.44 Steinhouser, Franklin P. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Speaker, William A 4 4 4 46 Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Specht, Geo. H 3.70 Stedhenson, A -. 1.90 Strom, Donald ALBERT ALONZI » 33.39 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Speck, Gerald B 3.00 Strom, G 2.87, Stephenson, Robert A. 4.83 . Anthony Alonzi asks that you Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 13.07 Speck, Rufus C 13.O8' Stephenson, Robert L. Strong, Clinton 1.78 get in touch with him at Mo­ SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 16.39,Stepnosjcy, Edward L ll37 Strong, John A Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Speed, David C 7.18 hawk Auto Sales, Inc., 33 Myrtle TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Spencer. Earl James 2.30 ^ Sterling, Charles A 30.38 Strong, John W 1.70 Ave., Stamford, Conn. Claude Simmons, Agopt Phone M-1323 Spencer, Elmo E ;... 9.94 Sterling, Lewis 5.15 Spencer, Gordon H 68.39 Sterns, Daniel 28.80 SUP 1.00 Spencer, Thomas E 12.11 Stevens, Charles G. ^ 16 Merchant St. Spencer, William N HONOLULU Stevens, Edward J. 41.62 1.42 Phone 58777 Spicer, Clarence H Tlie SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 6.94 j Stevens, Eugene 1.44 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumeido St. farers International Unibn available to all members who wfeh Spicer, Harry J 2.33 Stevens, Green 3.28 Beacon 4336 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoymenti'nf Spicer, Otis 85.50 Stevens, J. R t .12 RICHMOND, Calif 257 6th St. Phone 2599 Spicer, Richard L 148.351 Stevens, A. J. .33 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Spicer, Wm. L 7.69 Stevens, Robert E, 14.86 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Douglas 25476 Spiers, Willie P 2.16 Stevens, Robia C 10.74 SIU branch for this purpose. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 87.20 Stevens, Stanley N 1.40 Main 0290 Spina, Jos hall, the LOG.reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, 6.40 Stevens, W. C WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Spira, Henry *2.31 which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Terminal 4-3131 Sprague, Samuel F 2.26 Stevens, William 6.52 Beaver Street, New York 4 Y. Spring, Leroy .., 6.45 Stevenson, B. Jr. 08 G^. Lakes Djstrict Spring, Wilfred 1.80 Stevenson, Gunnar H 1.44 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 2.23 Stever, Harold M SUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Springer, Erwin p.., 45.69 Cleveland 7391 Springett, George B 2.12 Stcwai-t, Alexander ............ 4,10 To the Editor: CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Stewart, Byron 1.29 Superior S17B I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the ^tewattr Clarence- .•.r.'.T. 4.43 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 Stewart, E 02 address below: DETROIT 1038 Third St. SS ANTINOUS CREW Stewart, J.' F 46.00 Cadillac 6857 A box containing the belong­ Stewart, James W. Name 36.49 PULUTH 5.31 W. Michigan St. ings of Fred Paul was mislayed Stewart, Junius E. 14.27 Melrose 4110 15.88 TOLEDO .615 Summit St. while he was leaving the ship SfeWft,'"Mal&61rfi''E. street Address Garfield 2112 Monday night, March 22, at Pier Stewart, WiHi'am 30.31 C, South Mobile, Ala. It may Steyer, John R. 3.00 State City Canadian District have been picked up in error St. Germain, Rudolph S. 3.73 MONTREAL 1227 Phillips Square by one of the crew. Will the Stiedel, H. A. 2.29 Signed VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. finder please send it to Fred 122.28 Lmpire 4531 Paul, SIU Hall, 51 Beaver St., Stiener, Ray A. .....1 VANCOUVER 865 Hamilton St. Book No, 20.09 New York 4, N. Y., via express, Stiles, Donovan Padfte 7824 collect. • Stilley, Joseph R; 3.26 Mississippi Steamship Company SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members NOTICE! T iEl),;"; I IVv.'v'-. yf.v: , • �I:I jpkge Sixteen Tif> SEAFARERS LOG mkTv April 28. liw i On Picket And Chow Lines With The UFE r'^.1. • V "r ;i - iiJ: 1^7 : I' { ' As the United Financial Employes' strike against the New York Stock and Curb Exchanges and four brokerage houses entered its third week, picketlines and strike apparatus reached a new high in efficiency and morale. UFE strikers,' roundly encouraged by the staunch sup­ port of the Seafarers International Union, maintained their lines in good spirits before main Curb Exchange entrance. Part of the overflow audience of UFE strikers who gathered at SIU headquarters last, week to hear a discussion of the issues and progress of the beef. Another group of men as they downed a hot supper con­ sisting of Hungarian goulash, buttered noodles, bread and ? butter and hot. coffee. Over 300 men were fed at this serving. In photo left are the men who Saw to it that the plates : were heaped high and coffee cups kept full. Ready t.o deliver coffee from galley ate (1; to r.): James O'Connell, AB; Josejph : Rousseau, serving as Chief Cook: Oscar Grimm, pouring coffee, Chief Steward of the operation; Charles Sheridan,: working as Cook, and j^oseph Morelli, Galleyman. ^ . ' i£ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 16 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES TANKER DRIVE ROLLS ON AS NEW COMPANY SIGNS PACT WITH SEAFARERS WEISBERGER TO ATTEND SEA SAFETY CONFAB MASS RALLY AND STRONG UFE LINES ANSWER POLICE INTIMIDATION TRY WARNS OF CHISELLING ON ISTMIAN SCOWS SIU CONTRACTTED COMPANIES:ROBIN LINE SEAFARERS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BRITISH LABOR SCHOLARSHIPS GOOD SHIPPONG STRIPPING BEACH IN SAVANNAH NORFOLK RALLIES TO SUPPORT OF UFE STRIKERS NEW ORLEANS EXPECTS ERP TO BOOM PORT PLENTY OF PAYOFFS IN BALTIMORE; SIGH-ONS AWAIT COAL SHIPMENTS GALVESTON SHIPPING HOLDS FAIR SHIPPING UPTURN EXPECTED SOON BY PORT MOBILE DISPATCHERS EXPLAIN HOW ASST. ELECTRICTIONS ARE SHIPPED NEW YORK EXPECTS LULL, BUT RATED MEN ARE STILL WELCOME LAHAINA SKIPPER'S ALERT MOVE SAVES CREWMEMBER WITH APPENDICITIS MINUTES OD SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING BELLBOY 'LITTLE JOE' KOTALIK IS CALLED COLORFUL PERSONALITY BY DEL NORTE CREW PORT TAMPA RIDING CREST OF SHIPPING WAVE PHILLY SENDS CALL FOR RATINGS BOSTON WARMS CREWMEN TO WAIT FOR PATROLMAN BEFORE PAYING OFF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/16/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6573dd76b49b2618503fbdd7bafe6c94.PDF 7bf8518629c3400c1560235a1ca65f9e PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America i'VK.r . T" '^ VOL. X New Company Signs Up With Seafarers NEW YORK. N. Y,. FRIDAY. APRIL 9. 1948 AS THE STRIKE SPREAD Another company was added / to the SIU fleet this week when the White Range Steamship Company signed the standard dry-cargo agreement. i The company's • first vessel, the ,SS John Hanson, a Liberty, was scheduled to leave 'New York over the weekend for the Texas coast where she will load grain . foi* Greece. ' All indications are that White Range will add more ships to the line in the near future. • Meanwhile, the SIU organiz­ ing drive rolls ahead on other fronts, and there will be more new contracts added to the SIU list when negotiations now in progress are completed. CITIES SERVICE The Union is still waiting for final certification as bargaining agent on the Cities Service tankers. " As reported in the LOG last •Week, the Second Region of the National Labor Relations Board has' rejected the company's phony objections to certification, and the final confirmation is'ex­ pected any day from the NLRB's national headquarters. As so-on as certification is re­ ceived, the SIU will petition the NLRB for a union'Shop election as required by the Taft-Hartley Act. Labor Rallies Behind UFE In Wall St. Beef The strike that the Wall Street tycoons thought would be , a short one, resulting in the^ com­ plete defeat of the United Fin­ ancial Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL, this week picked up momentum and gave signs of being even st»onger than it was when it started. Added to the assistance already being given by the Seafarers International Union and the Sail­ ors Union of the Pacific, this week a number of other unions pitched into the battle and granted both financial and physihelp to the strikers. (For a list of unions backing the UFE, see page 3.) To add to the effectiveness of the strike, Frank Fentonj who was for years Organizational Di­ rector of the AFL, and Who is at the present time the Ii^mational Representative of the na­ tional body, has come td New York to coordinate and direct As soon as the strike in the Sieek and Curb Exchanges was solid, plans were set up to the activities of aU AFL unions spread the action to the member firms. By Tuesday. April 6. four member firms were struck, participating in the action. As an indication of the and the employes of those companies were out on the lines with their Brother union mem­ bers. By this method the imion forced the firms to discontinue transferring business normally strength of the strike, picketlines done in the Exchanges, and also gave these additional Wall Street workers the opportunity to continued in great force around join in the fight for higher wages and union security. Despite management's claims to the con­ the Stock and Curb Exchanges, and then spread out to take in trary. the strikers very seriously crippled the work in the exchanges and the struck firms. Whistling in the dark statements of "business ss usual" were inunediately disproved by the four brokerage houses. This ac­ brokers themselves, when they wrote end phoned the strikers threatening to blackball them tion came as a surprise to the if they didn't return to work at once—and by going to employment agencies for scabs. But. financial big-wigs, and gave the lie to their statements that ope­ then, how can a handful of linking brokers t. ke the place of 1500 strikers? rations were "normal." Thv2 four member firms to which the strike has been ex­ tended are J. S. Shields Com­ pany, E. F. Hutton Company, WASHINGTON—One Marshall However, the House Foreign Re­ service by the companies. Most what its role will be under the Bache and Company, and A. M. Kidder. Plan cargo in every, two riiust lations Committee, under persua- important of all, it means jobs Marshall Plan . b^0 carried in an American ship. :sive pressure from the State. De­ for American seamen. Most cheerful company is These represent pow^jjl in­ However, nobddy. expects a Arnold Bernstein which frankly terests in the economic life of This'is the provision for which partment, rejected the 50' per the Seafarers International Union cent guarantee and recommehded shipping hoom of Wartime pro­ says that it expects to put cn this nation, and it shocked WaU portions. Views of spokesmen extra ships to carry coal, grain Street when a substantial major­ all winter. And this ithat 200 ships be tran^erred. ity of the employes in each of­ This was where the SIU en­ for the companies ski'ike a tone and general cargo. is. the .iprovision that was written Isthmian and Waterman also fice walked off the job and es­ into-the M!arshall Plan legisliition tered the picture as a decisive best described as "cautious - which became law early this counterweight to the -State De­ optimism." Actually; none of the are optimistic, although they tablished picketlines. partment. Seafarers deluged companies yet knbws exactly DIRTY FIGHTING Week. (Continued on Page 14) their Congressmen and Senators .The showdown came when the It did not take the employers House of Representatives repudi­ with letters and telegrams, warn­ long to realize that they were ated its own Foreign Relations ing of the danger in tran.sfeiring in for a hard tussle. And so, nev­ ' Gommittec,-: by first voting ships and of the necessity of er reluctant to fight dirty, the against chartering ships to the carrying 50 percent pr moi'e of Negotiations for a new con­ A rank and file group of G&H bosses resorted to intimidation. "beneficiary nations, and then by the cargoes in American ships. tract between. the Marine Allied towboatmen are serving on the Many Stock Exchange strik­ In fact, the SIU's influence had Workers, fast-growing affiliate of negotiating committee, and the ers were telephoned at their. guaranteeing the Ainerican mer­ chant marine 50 per cent of the loomed large in the Senate's the Seafarers International Un­ membership is being kept fully homes and warned that if they ' original, action for the 50 percent ion, and the G&H (Galveston informed of all details of the did not report to work the next: cargoes. Due to incomplete reports guarantee. Introducing this sec­ and Houston) Towing Company discussions. day, their jobs were no longer from Washington at the time tion of the legislation early in are now in progress. Before any agreement is con­ theirs. the LOG went to press last March, Senator Knowland of The Union has submitted a cluded it will be presented to In addition, they were told* week, wfe stated that the House California based his stand on the proposed agreement calling for the G&H personnel for discus­ that they would never again be employed in the financial dis­ , ot Representatives had not testimony of SIU President a 20 per cent wage increase sion and final action. across the board, along with Involved are approximately trict. In other words, they •would" voted that 50 per cent of the Harry Lundeberg. SHOT IN THE ARM about nine changes in the pres­ 250 tugboatmen employed on be blacklisted. Marshall Plan cargoes should , The SO percent guarantee is; a ent working rules. the company's harbor tugs, which This intimidation backfired,/ h« carried in American ships. shot in the arni for American In its counter-proposals, the operate out of the ports of Gal­ and the strikers marked down • We are happy to announce this shipping. It means that shipping Company has ofltered an' eight veston, Houston and Corpus one more reason why they need- correction* the protection of a strong union. - The Senate had voted these will not fall under the present percent' increase in wages. So far Christi. v ^a pro'vlsiohs ibto its Version of level and probably means that it has refused to make apy The present agreement with Efforts by the UFE to have the company expires April 30. the Plan seyer^ -weeks earlier, j more ships • wiU be called into change in'the working rules. (Coutinurd on Page • '••• V- Operators Cautiously Optlmistis On Expansion I No. 15 Tugmen Ask Wage Boost �Page Two m k &• T H E SM A'F-..A R E R S LaG :X Friday. AJ)ril 9, 1948 I? A SEAFARERS LOG i; Published Weekly by the 5:' Pi^ • li il 0:.: ;i>'- • 1 iv.'" I' i' SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District i AfHllated with the American Federation of lialior At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA ii.'.'* Vv-" .*.•*• T;/•.-i"'• Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor 5f 287 Ik The Common Fight One of the prime factors in any strike operation is the type and scope of support given to the union involved by its brother organizations in the labor movement. In a good many cases, the extent of this support is a very decisive influence on the outcome o£ the beef. At the very least, it provides the workers out on the picketlines with the encouragement and inspiration that is so essential to victory. lii'^ yt On this basis alone, the United Financial Employes, which is now out on the bricks in tlie heart of th^na­ tion's financial empire for decent wages * and conditions for thousands of abused white collar workers, is destined to score a big win. I81- ..Sparked by the lead of the Seafarers International Unipn and the Sailors Union of the Pacific, organized labor ihas purged to the side of the UFE people, literally and- ifigurativelyr ' '"Stirring suppprt has come from every section of the labor' movement-^American Federation of Labor, Con­ gress of Industrial Organizations and independent labor bodies. Hospital Patients ' They have responded to the needs of the financial workers with money, food and physical help in generous portions. And they have pledged that more is coming, and will continue to come, until the high and mighty snubbers of reality—the big wheels of finance—are forced to itccept the mandate of the majority for a union shop in Wall Street. •| l|: When entering the hospital notify the delegates by p^• card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital True, there is nothing unusual about solidarity in the ^anks of organized labor. The history of the American •-Tabor movement demonstrates that solidarity is traditional These are the Union Brothers^^currently in the marine hospitals, aniong organized working men and worden. ias reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers Bnd^lime hanging But what is unusual about the support now being given heavily on their hands. l>o what f ou can to chSer them up by - the UFE by other unions, is the virtually unprecedented writing to them. J! U Meii Now h The Mafine Hos/utah proportions this show of solidarity has assumed. Rarely STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL does a beef provoke such a response from what is un­ F. FONDULA E. BERWALD questionably a cross-section of the labor movement. L. ANDERSON , It is quite possible that in giving all-out support of the P. FRANKMANIS UFE, organized labor has rightly recognized that the R. J. GARDNER S. HEIDUCKI financial workers' fight is the fight of all labor. E. OLSEN The big boys in Wall Street represent the money- J. McNEELY Tbehind-the-mohey. Their indefensible stand on the basic G. BISCHOFF . M. CASTRO T^sues involved in the cuji^rent strike symbolizes the deterJ. SHEiVIET -•niriation of big business to thwart and crush all attempts: P.LOPEZ "by the working people of this nation to maintain a decent F. NERING American standard of living. * T. J. SCHUTZ C. DESOUSA In attempting to stave off the organization of this last M. ROSENBERG -stronghold of the viciously anti-union forceis, the financiers R. FLOYD are hoping to establish a pattern for attacks on trade J. PIETRZAK unibns everywhere. They have been encouraged by the J. J. HANLEY J. S. MINESES • Taft-Hartley Law, which was enacted at their bidding. C. NANGLE They will do their damndest to use it to break labor's back. R. J. STROM But there are visible signs that organized labor is wise. J. H. MURRAY J. DOWNIE It is expressing its unity and showing big business that an injury to one is an injury to all. That much is clear M. ELSAYED X from the bang-up response they are giving to the UFE's. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. treeds. W. CAREY And out of it will come a strong, .victorious UFEJ.. LEE und a stronger united trade union movement. E. DELLAMANO T\-:- E. HARRISON W. FEENEY H. FAZAKERLEY P. CASALINOUVO J. KLENOWICZ T. RITSON H. ALLEN H. MCDONALD R. KING A. BONTI R. LORD XXX GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. E. BARNHILL C. WILLIAM FIELD S. HERNANDEZ XXX SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. J. J. FERGUSON J. T. MOORE A. C. PARKER F. LORENTSEN' E.WARREN J. L. SWNIDLE X XX MOBILE HOSPITAL GEORGE WILLIAMS WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN E. BOWERS -E. JUZANG WILLIAM BURK ^ . • -V:, You can contact your Hos­ pital deleg^e at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday •<- 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 3rd nnd 4lh-Robrs.), Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pim. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) L. M. BIRD M. C. CARDOVA XXX BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. L. R. FISKE LUIS GGMZAEJ C. B. VEKEW H.G.BROWN JAMES SHIPLEY JOE SHIMA GEORGE D. OLIVEE. JORMSTED R. B. FULLER JAMES G. POUTS LEO J. STEPHENSON T. A. CARROLL D. HERON H. BOONE T. E. LEE W. W. DeHAVEN J. WICHARTZ • G. H. HAGA XXX SAN THAltelSCO HOSPITAL iiJRLlNG "IttffiLLE J. HODO H. WATSGN A, A. iSMltH ELMER-HALLMAN . s'.'::S4. r MS �rridayi jLprU fc -t'tt-B Pag» Tln«» WHAT HAPPENS NOW, BOYS? MiOH M, tAlX, MINN., OMIMMH MMEIITA.TArr,OMO . W.iUPUNO«WMtTH.N.i. > MWIIMM.IVn.NbV* MMMt«. MUMMY* MONr« ^ Mjwei e. wMn, PLA* «i.i VMMM B. iHMnrtfl,CHtV OBUNVO, nWMM A. MeCAMC. OCfCVnVKAMtirANr mo A. HAimjy,.m., N. i.. vteccHAHiMAj^ aniAUD W. LANMi* tND« etARK B. HOMMAM, MWM. •DWARO aMCeOWIN, OHM Con^eiB(fi; of tfie ?Hnttel^ States; ORAHAM A. RAROIN,N. C. AVOVfTIHC 0. ICCUJir, PA; JOINT COMMITTEE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS fCNIATSD PURMMNT T9 MC.Mt MrUMJC ULW IN, MTH CONMNtM) Apvll 5* 1948 V -'•1'V V.'.; M. U. David Kaeft rv'.' Fraaldant, The ynited Fioattcial Enployees, Local-20$ OCfiee Ei;Q)loyee8 Lsbernational Vaion, AFL 40 Ekehaage Place Hew York, Ifew Toark Dear Mr. Keefe: . Seaator Taft has referred your telegram of Ifarch 31 to this Committee. _ ^* An amendmeat which would have made unica~ehop contracts con^ulscry on employers if the majority of the employees so voted was offered on the floor of the Senate at the time the Taft-Hartley Law was under consideration and was decisively defeated. Resisteince of management to con^mlsory unionism in the past was mainly on the ground tb&t employees did not want it. In most Instances that tiwve been reported to us the authorization for such a con­ tract ~hy an impressive vote has .je8ulteTT!n*W..uoiLpo~s^op cgjjtg^, lour "telegram prewnts an exan^le to the coritrary. • VM'r^r-.r .>• Sincerely youra Organized labor's contention that the Taft-Hartley law is a one-sided, union-busting in­ strument is virtually admitted in the above letter from the chief counsel of the Joint Congres­ sional Committee on Labor Management Relations. -NAS in the current Wall Street strike situation, wherein the employers are freely permitted to openly flout the intent of the law, no provision exists to compel respect for the democratic process In pressuring Congress to enact the Taft-Hartley law. management screamed that the union shop was not the wish of the majority. In compliance with the law the United Financial Em­ ployes entered into a union shop election in the New York Stock and Curb Exchanges. Stock Exchange employes voted 92 per cent for the union shop; Curb people went for it by 94 per cent. Yet management refused to recognize the results and forced the strike. UFE, in a telegram last week, tossed the issue in the lap of Senator Robert Taft, asking him, "What now?" From the letter above, the answer appears to be that management must be made to recognize labor's right. Inland Boatmen Given Charter By Seafarers SAN FRANCISCO — The Ex­ ganizing on an industrial rather ecutive Board of the Seafarers than a craft basis. International Union of North However, last year the heavy America on April 1 issued a di­ communist infiltration in CIO rect charter to the Inland Boat­ maritime unions became too men's Union of the Pacific, once much for the IBU to swallow. So did the CIO's raiding tactics and a CIO affiliate. continued dual unionism. IBl Issuance of the charter cul­ President John M. Fox, speak­ minated many months of nego­ tiations, and the Boatmen are ing to the IBU membership, put now bringing 4,000 men into the it as follows: SIU. IBU members voted six to "It has now become api>arent one for affiliation in a referen­ that the CIO is establishing it­ self on a permanent basis and dum. The Inland Boatmen's Union not confining itself to industrial was organized in 1918 in this organization. It has issued craft city, and was first known as the charters paralleling the charters Ferry Boatmen's Union of Cali­ issued by the AFL. The purpose of the CIO has been largely ac­ fornia. complished, but there has been In the beginning, the union af­ no evidence of re-establishing filiated with the International itself with the AFL in the rea­ Seamen's Union of America as sonable foreseeable future. No a district organization. In that action was taken by the October way the Boatmen became an 1947 convention of the CIO on affiliate of the Sailors Union of the subject of unity, which conthe Pacific; Marine Cooks, Stew­ finns the observations made." ards and Waiters Union of the Pacific; Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union of the Pacific and other unions on the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes. Under the leadership of Presi­ dent Andrew Furuseth of the ISU the Boatmen, with the help of other maritime workers, were able to improve both their wages {Continued from Page 1) and their conditions. the Stock and Curb Exchange In addition they greatly ex­ authorities agree to an impartial tended , their jurisdiction and fact-finding board, to sift the changed their name to Ferry facts and issues of the strike, Boatmen's Union of the Pacific. were met by silence on the part In 1936, as the union's jurisdic­ of Stock Exchange President tion spread still further the Emil Schram and Curb Exchange name was changed again, this Prexy Truslow. time to Inland Boatmen's Union. The union challenged the Ex­ At present, the IBU has mem­ changes but to no avail, and, as bers up and down the Pacific a result, the panel of prominent Coast from British Columbia citizens who accepted the invi­ down to Mexico, working in all tation to serve on such a fact­ three departments of inland finding commission have made craft. plans to start their investigations. In 1937, dissatisfied with the Another committee, this one to policies of the International Sea­ raise money for the strikers "so men's Union, the IBU withdrew the strike can be fought out on from tlie ISU and took a char­ its own merits, and not by the ter from the CIO which was or­ starvation of the strikers and their families," has also been established. The committee is made up mainly of well-known union leaders from both the AFL UFE Broadens Strike To Four Member Firms Organized Labor Cives All-Oat Sapport To UFE Pledges of support—physical, Hotel and Restaurant Employes the UFE from labor and other mass sympathy for the cause of April showers may bring ' moral, and financial-^ontinue to Union, Locals 60 and 325; Mas­ organizations is on a scale vir- the long-abused white collar May flowers but for the Seapour into the • United Financial ters, Mates and Pilots Associa­ tually* precedented, indicating the workers. -farers walking the UFE picketlines in Thursday's Employes' strike headquarters. tion. A HELPING HAND rain they brought umbrellfus. With the list growing daily, 25 Also the American Merchant The umbrellas — about 25 labor organizations have ah-eady i Marine Staff Officers Association; of them—were the gift of announced their backing of the American Federation of State, Samuel Feiwel. who has a County and Municipal Employes; Wall Street beef. rainwear shop at 105 Trinity New York Municipal and Tran­ Place. He thought the while Aid from the labor groups — sit Workers; District Council No. caps and the Seafarers wear­ AFL, ClO and independent—has 9, Brotherhood of Painters and ing them should be protected been arriving steadily in the Decorators and Office Employes by white umbrellas. He said I form of cash for strike and re­ International Union, Local 153. it would make a pleasing lief funds, food for the pickets m\ spectacle to observers. • >'--21 CIO GROUPS and manpower for the lines. Besides. Mr. Feiwel pointed . --ti f ';.U Casli contributions thus far re­ Support has also been pledged out. "I'm in sympathy with ceived total $6,829:70. Trade Unions." by the following non- and anticommunist CIO unions: AFL UNIONS . * .. American Newspaper Guild; and the anti-communist section In addition to the backing of Telephone Workers Organizing of the CIO. ' • the Seafarers International Un­ Committee, Region 9-A, United Since the biggest worry of the ion and the Sailors Union of the Automobile Workers; New York striker is that his family will not Pacific, aid has come from the State Industrial Union Council have money for food and rent, following AFL organizations: the fact that the entire AFL has and the Retail, Wholesale and Central Trades and Labor Department Store Employes Un­ been rallied to support the UFE Council of New York, represen­ ion. has had a good effect. tative body of all AFL unions A Relief Committee has been The Union of Care.^ Employees got together to set up to help strikers who are in the city; International Ladies Independent labor unions that Garment Workers Union and its are backing the financial work­ show their solidarity with the UFE strikers. Above, left to in need, and a Medical Aid Com­ affiliate, the Cloak Joint Board, ers are the Association of Catho­ right, Sam Kaufman. President of the Union of Care Employees. mittee, with a panel of doctors which have thus far contributed lic Trade Unionists; Marine Fire­ M. David Keefe. UFE President, and Nat Klein. UCE Vice supplied by the Workmen's Cir­ $5,000; Motion Picture Home Of­ men, Oilers and Watertenders, cle, well-known pro-labor fra-r, fice Employes Union, Local H-63; and the Union of Care Employes. President and Boqrd Chairman, have their picture taken as a ternal organization, will supply Radio Officers Union; Pulp, Sul­ The commitments of unquali­ check for $150.00 is handed to Brother Keefe. In addition. —^free of charge—medical atten­ phite and Paper Mill Workers; fied support that have come to 10 percent of UCE dues will be turned over to the UFE. tion to strikers and dependents.. - �; 41. Page-Four - T»B 9 iii9G WUSK^ Agra A IMi ;U ROU Officials Press MEBA To Bar Commie-Led Merger TIGUBES^AN ZIW Seafarers' Aid Helps Engineers In Fast Victory Officials and members of the ... With the history of the ACA Radio Officers' Union. AFL, are|so widely known and their past doubling their efforts to con­ pro-communist activities a matSolid Seafarer support to ter of record, is it possible th^t MEBA Engineers striking Calmar vince the MEBA that the pro­ the MEBA officials and member­ ships on the West Coast mate­ jected move of the Marine Di- ship will approve of their or­ rially aided in bringing about a visfon of the American Com­ ganization acting as the 'guinea quick victory for them, and, in­ munications Association, CIO, to pig' in this proposed merger plan directly, enabled them to gain an join the MEBA is a carefully which is nothing more than an­ agreement for Ore ships on the other attempt by the waterfront East Coast. planned communist maneuver. division of the communist party The Engineers' strike began on In a letter to Pi-esident Samuel to form their much longed-for March 26 when they walked off J. Hogan of the MEBA, the Bos­ national union for all maritime Cahnar's Penmar in Seattle and ton Representative of the ROU, workers?" the Massmar in San Pedro. The COMMIE HISTORY Stephen E. Douglass, writes a walkout came after the company stirring appeal urging rejection The ROU has been pressing refused to negotiate a contract, claiming that Engineers were of the "merger" by the forth­ the MEBA all winter to block supervisory employees under the this communist move. coming MEBA convention to be Taft-Hartley Act. In December, Fred M. Howe, held in Jacksonville in May. The West Coast office of the General Secretary-Treasurer of ' Douglass, whose letter is dated the ROU, also wrote a letter to SIU, Atlantic & Gulf District, April 1, 1948, points out that Hogan in which he outlined the received word of the walkout since it was founded in 1931 the history of communist action in when Calmar called to report ACA has been heavily infiltra­ the maritime industry in even that the "SIU cre.w on the Pented with communists. He also gieater detail than does Douglass. mar in Seattle, in violation of says that the MEBA by granting the agreement, refused to take Howe made clear that the "provisional" charters to the two the ship out." ACA Maritime Districts has al­ ACA had been one of the key A UFE picket takes a look at the ticker tape and wonders outfits in the communist-inspired In communicating with the I !;iv. ready violated its own constitu­ how long the Exchange authorities can keep up the fiction m turmoil on the waterfronts in crew, a different story was told. tion. ^ recent years. He also stated that of "Business as Usual." From long experience these employes The ship's delegates stated that "I understand,"" Douglass many non-communist members know that it takes a large, well-trained crew to maintain the entire crew turned to when -writes, "that the two provisional of ACA's Marine Division were smoothness of operation in the Exchanges, and so he wonders requested to do so, because they how much longer the Exchanges can continue operations knew it was impossible to move charters, one to the Atlantic ready to quit. - District and the other to the the ship without Engineers be­ Pacific District of ACA, have low. been issued irregardless of the The Captain, trying another fact that the constitution and by­ tactic, attempted to get the crew laws of your union make no off without the payment o^ provision for such charters or transportation by ordering the for the admittance to member­ crew to stand by fore and aft, ship of any craft other than En­ hoping they would refuse his gineers, without a vote of the order. Again they willingly members present at a convention Overtime Records asking the two men who had every port to approve ;them. obeyed knowing there still were • of yotu- organization." Each year, before negotiations been on before whether such no Engineers below. NEW YORK — Quite often for new^ contracts begin, the agreements weren't against the ANTICIPATES RAID In San Pedro, aboard the there seems to be confusion over membership is asked by the Port Union principles. Crews couldn't After a review of communist the procedure to be followed in Agents and through notices in make their own working rules Massmar, the crew cooperated 100 percent with the striking tactics in ,maritime in which handling overtime. Our agree­ the LOG to submit in writing "to they said. MEBA members. he points out that the commu­ ments, however, are quite clear the Secretary-Treasurer any Personally I headed for the on the subject and should be In a telegram to the San Fran­ nist led radio men would un­ changes that would benefit the Mate's room to inform him that cisco office of the SIU, W. K. doubtedly try to raid the ROU, understood thoroughly by all membership. the crews on an SIU ship worked hands. Douglass writes as follows: With these suggestions in hand according to the agreement Buttram of the MEBA thanked "Unless the officials of the After authorized overtime has your committee can. go befoi'e signed by the Union and not by the , SIU for its aid, and stated, "Your support enabled us not MEBA take the necessary action been worked it is the responsi­ the shipowners knowing exactly any Mate-and-crew agreement. bility of the senior officer of the only to get an agreement with what the membership wants. at yoxu- coming National Con­ Think this problem over care- Calmar but also to get an agree­ department, as well as the de­ But if crew members are al­ vention to ward off this 'invader' fuUy, men. Discuss it with your ment for the Engineers on Ore once and for all you are most partment members, to keep a lowed to make private agree­ shipmates. vessels on the East Coast. likely to find the MEBA, in a record of the overtime worked. ments with Captains, Mates and Each employee, the agreement Engineers the years of work You will see the harm that comparatively short time, at the "We wish to thank the SIU, mercy of these leftist 'intruders' specifies, is to .receive a slip which have gone into the Union such agreements can do. If you Atlantic & Giflf District, for its stating the hours of overtime and agreements will have been in are on a ship where anything cooperation, and assure you wethe nature of the work per­ vain. like the above starts, call the will cooperate with you in a formed. GANGWAY DEAL crew together and stop it im­ like manner at any time you so Records are to be kept by both Hei-e is an example. (I won't mediately. request," the crewmen and the department state ' the ship's name as there Johnny Johnston head so as to avoid differences were only two men aboard who in overtime slips. had made the previous trip.) The agreement states further: I was called to the ship to The SS Robin Trent, tenth un­ "No claim for overtime shall settle a deck department beef. it of the Robin Line's post-war be valid unless such claim is As I boarded her I noticed that fleet, was due to arrive in New presented to the head of the de­ there was no gangway watch. York, April 9, to sign on a crew partment within 72 hours after The beef was settled, eind later : under foreign articles for her completion of the work. When on a few of us were discussing maidan run as a freighter to work has been performed and the beef in the raessroom. an overtime claim is disputed, Natmally I ask^ why there South and East Africa. the head of the department shall was nobody on the gangway. The Trent was carrying a acknowledge in writing that the The new crewmembers told me coastwise crew signed on in Nor­ work was performed." they were waiting for the Mate folk where she was re-converted from a baby flat-top into a Similarly, a crewmember has to make out a watch list. I told freighter. This week she was the right to request that hi& them I'd see the Mate right away overtime record be produced for loading in Baltimore and Phila checking up purposes. Since and have the watches started.As I started to leave the messdelphia. beefs ai-ise frequently involving room, a man who had made the The Trent was built originally this 72-hour provision, it is ad­ previous trip Said: as a C-3 but, like the Robin visable to check the overtime "We don't stand any gangway Kirk which went into service a day by day and thus avoid dis­ watches on this ship. The Mate couple of months ago, she saw putes. and the last crew made an service during the war as an agreement last trip Mot to stand Freddie > Stewart aircraft carrier. any gangway watches. The i 4, 4, The Trent is an outright ad­ Mate was going to slip in over­ dition to the Robin fleet, the Private Agreements time for us on weekends." company reports, and will not NEW ORLEANS — The Sea­ BLEW TOPS replace any vessel now operated farers International Union has a It was never clear to me or by the Robin Line. signed agreement with every the new crewmembers whether She will be followed shortly by company it has under contract. the Mate was big-hearted and the SS Robin Mowbray, another All these agreements were ne­ gave the fuR 48 hours or just •reconverted C-3, and the SS gotiated by yotir elected officials threw in a little gravy. Robin Kettering, a C^2 special and they went into effect when At any rate, the new men oiM membn thinks 61 pnvata -agreements. of the Robin Locksley class. you, the membership, voted in started Wowifig their tops and Oi i Converted Flat-Top Joins Robin Fleet; Two More To Come �T H E S B Fxiday, ApsU S^. IMS LO G Page Five Shipping Picks Up In Savamiah, Mew Tankers Help To Cfear HaH By CHARLES STARLING SAVANNAH — The past tea;times, to cnmplete the erew of days have seen a real jump in a ship leaving on a foreign voy­ shipping in this port. The num­ age; but on coastwise ships, it is a different stoxy. ber of jobs filled has just about Another reminder, while on cleaned the Hall Of rated men, the subject, is the fact that we and has made the wait for the are cracking down on drunks unrated members a lot shorter. and performers in this port. clean. She is waiting word from all right. The Mate was one By CAL TANNER That's the way we like to see it^ Our campaign against the lush­ the company whether to go for of those Isthmian oldtimers who' We paid off the William Car­ es has borne fruit in that things MOBILE — Shipping in this another trip. is taking a little time getting" port has been on the slow bell are more orderly around here, used to the agreement. The Paulson on Tuesday, and the James but we want things to be even for the past week, and pi-ospects So many of the ships that Buck had a transportation beef. • Swan paid off and signed on better. for the week coming up look come in these days head for the boneyard that the payoffs don't about same. the early part of this week. We BACK BEEF If you're riding, on a cloud, tiehad the Legion Victory in with up down the street, 'cause we'll We had three payoffs and three help a crowded beach too much. The membership here is plenty' a couple of beefs, but as she is sure put a hole in your flying sign-ons, and all the payoffs were The three ships we signed on interested in the Financial Em-' clean. » were, two Alcoas and one Water­ ployes' strike in New York and going to New Orleans for the carpet. The R, K. Hollistier, Waterman, man, and all the sign-ons were payoff, we let them ride. We've found that postiixg a which had been out eight and a accomplished with a minimum of the part being played by the" Seafarers. The boys crowd the' Expected in this week is the copy of the resolution against half months had no disputed beefing. radio and snatch at the news­ Southwind, South Atlantic, so irresponsibles, published in the overtime at all. Her Delegates papers to get the latest news. LOG May 30,. 1947, goes a long we'll undoubtedly send quite a NO REST certainlj' knew the agreement in­ The other thing that held the. way toward cutting down on the side out. , few men aboard her. However, one of the Alcoas. attention here was the Marshall men who walk off their ship Brother "^Tilley was down to Almost as clean was the A. P. the Edward Scripps, provided a Jadcsonville this week to handle just before she sails. Hill, another Waterman, which slight headache in the form of a Plan. They certainly bombarded the sign-on of the SS George had only a few hours in dispute Mate who really believed in Washington with letters and tele­ DON'T KNOW SCORE Ogden, new tanker of John M; which were settled speedily. She working the men. He fired a Carras Inc., one of the outfits Many of the men have had had been out nearly five months. couple for saying, as a joke, that recently organized under the no knowledge of the resolution, The Snakehead in from Alcoa's they had come aboard for a rest. and do, not know that the meitv- bauxite run, was also unusually SIU banner. He changed his mind though bership has taken action against ANOTHER COMPANY after paying the two men a day's jumping ship. Some of the men wages plus subsistence and the don't seem to know what the -Still another tanker, of another Scripps sailed fully manned with score is when it is pointed out company, will take a crew next all beefs settled. All we had to to them that they are wrong. To insure payment, all week in Jacksonville. The good do about the remaining two number of tanker jobs beginning We suggest that all Port Ag­ claims for overtime must be sign-ons was get a few repaii's tamed in to the heads of de­ ents post a copy on the bulletin made. partments no later than 72 board so the membership will Four ships we had in ti-ansit know the rules. Ignorance of the hours following the comple­ rules is no excuse, but there is tion of the overtime work. caused us more trouble than did no reason for anyone being in As soon as the penalty the payoffs and sign-ons. grams against the ship transfers the. dark over it. work is done, a record should We had the Morning Light and and for getting plenty of cargoes i be given to the Department The rain which fell here for the A. K. Smile.v, both Water­ for American ships. And it weeks on end has finally stopped, head, and one copy held by man, the Beaver Victory, Isth­ looks as if the effort paid off. and the flowers are nosing their the man doing the job. mian, and the Paul Buck, an The Marine Allied Workers, an In addition the depart­ SUP-contracted vessel. way up through the ground." delegates should Spring is here, and that means mental SIU affiliate, is going strong in, Biggest dispute was on the spring clean-up time. We'd sure check on all overtime sheets Morning Light. The Skipper its organizational campaign. like to have a nice Hall in which 72 hours before the ship fired a man for not working. The There is going to be some brand, to do a little soap and water makes- porL crew felt that the Skipper was new progress to report in a fewwork. I^ wrong, gave 24-hour notice and weeks. to come our way sure helps to piled off. The affair finally take up the slack in the mem­ We finally got the new chaii'S. landed in the lap of a Port Com­ bership. for the Hall, and we put them; mittee. A matter which is long due The A. K. Smiley had a mat­ right to use. You can count on for comment is the matter of pierhead jumps. There have been tress beef, but did not get it en­ being a little more comfortable" far too many pierhead jumps out tered until the company had around here from now on. By SALVADOR COLLS of the ports of Jacksonville and closed for the day. This should There have been quite a few. Charleston. serve as a reminder to Delegates SAN JUAN — Shipping has soon as they tie up. This is im­ oldtimers in here, among them: to waste no time getting their Too many book and permit- held at a slow pace during , the portant. T. Harris Casey Jones, J. Purmen seem to think that they do past month, in spit® of an ex­ The arrival of educational lit beefs and disputes into .the Union not have to clear through the pected boom in sugar sliipments. erature has given the Educa Hall. If they want them settled, scll, C. A. Nelson, J. P. Clarke,' Savannah Hall, so let this be a X>ast year at this time the sugar tional Committee a big boost that is. G. W. Breton, C. O. Lee, H. reminder that there are to be was running, and the ships were We were short of material and The Beaver Victory had a little Parks, C. R. Dade, E. D. Moyd Ijo pierhead jumps on coastwise buzzing in and out in good num­ the new pamphlets sure fill a Mate- trouble which was adjusted and E. A. Patterson. ships in these ports. vital need. bers. Of course, we do not mean The pamphlet on permitmen that pierhead jumping will cease I , The sugar season u , is well un, j has long been needed, and I'm T, is •_ necessary some- ider way now, but the expected entirely. It shipments have not materialized. sure it will go a long way tow­ Some of the "enchantment" of ard clearing the air in regards this enchanted, Island is missing, to permitmen. now that the jobs are not com­ We paid off the Ponce, f^once Cement Company, and signed By KEITH ALSOP ing in. her back on after squaring away The rum and coke, senoritas an overtime beef pertaining to GALVESTON — The general ture and pledge cards by our^ and rice and beans are still in checking trucks. This is good picture in this port is one of Organizers. We expect more un­ good supply, but Spring in the The SS Evangeline, Eastern air up north and the boys are overtime and the men will get good shipping for book mem­ organized ships in and around bers. With two payoffs already these parts, and they, too, will Steamship Lines cruise ship, will getting itchy feet. Here's hoping their dough. In transit we have the Bea­ behind us and more coming up get the complete organizational shortly undergo her annual in­ something lareaks for the boys trice, Arlyn, Suzanna, Monarch the situation hei'e is far from services of our men. spection. Because of this the' soon. of the Seas, Kathryn, W. J. cloudy. YES, YES Friday, April 9 sailing to Nassau, The Cape Mohican is expected Townsend, Angelina and Wild The Snlphiir Mines and Cedar Havana and Miami has been can­ this week along.with six or sev­ Ranger. Two big topics of conversation celled, the company has an­ en others in the Guanica region. Some of the men were hauled Breaks paid off this week: and in this port are the four resolu­ expected to start passing out the nounced. If the crew calls us when they off the ships for performing, green stuff are the Baldwin Hills, tions being voted and the SIU's! Only two more sailings to hit port, we'd be able to square others were warned. aid to the Fnancial Employers'; Fort Erie and Bret Harte. Nassau are scheduled for the them away along with the rest. The practice is to warn first Strike in Wall Street. The feel­ Evangeline's sister ship, the SS Our phone number is San Juan time foul-ups and, if they per­ In transit here at the moment ing is a big "yes" in both cases—? Yarmouth. She will sail for the 2-5996. sist in making things tough, they are the Casa Grande, Piatt Park, "yes" for the resolution and: Tonto and E. F. Ladd. All ships "yes" for all-out aid to the white Bahamas on April 16 and April are pulled off the ship. PAMPHLETS ARRIVE • 23 on the regular five-day cruises. It's the only way to handle have been covered and beefs set­ collar workers on the picklines. Ir is a little hard to visualize After those sailings, both ves­ The ILA and UTM are having these guys. Men are here wait­ tled in SIU style. sels will be withdrawn from the their troubles again. Any ship ing for the jobs, so there is no The only ship listed on the Wall Street workers on a picket-; .West Intfoes run to begin Eastern hitting Arroyo is being picketed reason why a gashound should unoi'ganized board this week is line, but we're sure glad to hear> summer ^ruises in northern wa­ by the ILA. This beef will prob­ jeopardize the jobs of all of us, the Bent's Fort, Cities Service. they are going all out for union, ters. Plans for this cruises will ably last awhile, so crews are when men who want jobs are She is tied up at Texas City and benefits. We're four-square be-; be announced soon. requested to call the Hall ag cooling their heels in the Hall. has, been smothered with lite^- hind them. Shipping In Mobile Is Still On Slow Bell On Overtime Lack Of Sugar Shipments Takes Enchantment Gilt Of Puerto Rico Evangeline To Have Annual Inspection Before Run Switch I'l m- tiv • Galveston Membership Says 'Yes' To Resoktkm And Aid To (IV7 �Page Six THE SB AFAR ER St OG FMda7' Ap*a 9. 1948 NewYorkSendsOut Call:Rated Men Needed By JOE ALGINA men to do anything which is handle in recent weeks. The prohibited in the agreement, but SIU crew aboard is working well in the case of an emergency such together and the company has as this, the Baker did what was stopped a lot of its hardtiming. The Cavalier men, like several correct. other crews, donated a goodAside from this, the crew size sum of money to. the UFE would have suffered in not being strike. able to have bread and other A couple of other clean payoffs baked goods during the volage. worthy of mention are the South The point here is that it's up to Star and Burgess, both South At­ the crew to use its own discre­ lantic. Both ships were clean tion in handling a situation. and a real credit to the Union. Something like the galley stove There were several others breakdown is a case where a equally as clean, but this winds little elasticity should be em­ up the honor roll for the week. ployed. HARE BEEF ^ IT'S BOOMING The Colabee, American Hawai­ Speaking of elasticity, shipping ian, popped lip with a beef that in New York has stretched out we seldom encounter any more. like a rubber band. In fact, it She is in the coastwise trade and could be referred to a boom. It while in Galveston picked up a could be referred to as a boom. It couple of men. When she hit we've been able to report such New York she paid off the crew good shipping and it is with and headed for the shipyard. pleasure that the "Seafarers The company refused to pay Wanted" sign is hung out once transportation to the Galveston more. men. The beef hung fire for a Men in all ratings are needed couple of days while the com­ here, so grab your gear and pany played coy, but in the end they paid up and the boys headed back to the Gulf. This particular matter is in black and white in the contract, and by now the companies should have come to realize that it means what it says; but every once in awhile one of them will try something funny. It does them no good—we always stick it out until we collect it all. NEW YORK — The Union has always urged crews to enforce the SIU contract on their ships and to see to it that the Com­ panies do the same. As a result the hours, conditions and work liill done have been stabilized throughout the industry. The contract, however, is not inflexible. Leeway is given in all contracts so that in unusual conditions adjustments can be made, making it possible for the ship to operate close to noimal. An example of what is trying to be pointed . out here is the case of the John A. Donald, Smith & Johnson. The ship arrived in New York, and paid off without any diffi­ culty. The only beef was tne galley stove which had gone on the bum, making it possible for only one oven to operate for baking purposes. ADJUSTED HOURS The Night Cook and Baker foimd his normal working hours interfered with, and so did his baking outside his usual work­ ing hours. This was okay with the Baker and no beef was made, but one of the crewmembers was under the impression that this was wrong. He had the Dele­ gates call a meeting to clarify the matter. The crew in meeting agreed that the only time the man could bake would be outside his regu­ lar hours. That was supposed to put an end to the matter, but when the ship arrived here in head for this port. There are New York the beef was brought jobs aplenty. to the Hall. One of the reasons for the Patrolman Purcell, who cov­ good shipping is the increased ered the payoff, found that the number of ships hitting port Baker was right, in that he could during the past week. Among only bake outside his regular them we had the Wacosta, Fairhours and because it was due to port, Canton Victory and Bel­ a breakdown of the stove, it was gium Victory — all Watermans, perfectly all right. Of course, and all good payoffs. They all under normal operations he had the usual number of minor would not have baked any time beefs, but they were no trouble other than during his regular for the Patrolmen. hours. Isthmian's Cape San Martin The crewmember who first came in and paid off with little raised the issue was worried, and justifiably so, that this might trouble. There was a haywire set a precedent for working out­ crew aboard who had managed side the hours stipulated in the to pick up a few logs, but the Patrolman had most of them contract. - We want to stress that the con­ lifted. tract is our bible and we urge The Cavalier was a smooth the membership to see that the payoff again this week. She has company does not try to force been an easy one for us to Harper, E. Boyer, L. C. Balin Jr., W. E. Higgins, C. Bell, P. Losado, SAN FRANCISCO—This week L. McMain, O. Beltram, K. Holdwas a payoff-less one for this en, F. Waller, J. Rodowski, D. port. We had three ships in j Bennett, E. Hickman, R. Heins, transit and managed to put a ,P. Ryan, L. Pekee, J. Martinex few men aboard, but other than land J. P. Silva. that shipping is pretty much at ^ standstill. CAME THROUGH TOO The Monroe Victory, one of the The men of the Monroe Vic­ transit ships, stopped off long tory had hardly cleared the Hall enough to allow its crew to come when the Rider Victory crew down to the Hall to cast their reported a donation of $24 for ballots. the UFE strike. Those who made The feeling was straight down donations are: J. A. Charrier, C. the line "yes" in favor of the Ford, C. Meyer, J. Gilliard, W. proposed resolutions. At the Johnson, C. H. Griffin, W. Walsame time the fellows got the den, L. Bruce, S .Phillips, E. score on the SIU aid to the Schaeffer, F. Teller, J. Ward, D. United Financial Employes' Reecker, J. Barr, F. McKnight, strike in Wall Street and in no John Utz, J. Wade, By/Murillo, time, they mustered $34 for the P. Edwards, F. Facholski and D. Mock. strike fund. » They deserve a pat on the Both donations have been for­ back and a mention in the LOG, warded to the United Financial so here fhey are: J. C. Stewart, Employes strike fund. M. Smith, E. Higginbotham, F. The crew of the Purdue Vic­ Alipio, W. Parrott, B. T. Wil­ tory visited the SIU Hall here\ liams, J. Gafman, S. D. Bean, F. bright and early Sunday Morn­ " *V ^ "Gichi" is the title of this pencil portrait of a. Durban boss stevedore. Despite its careful detail, the artist Seafarer Norman Maffie. had to work fast to get it on paper. "I had to sketch this fellow 'on the fly' when he didn't know I was looking at him." Maffie writes, "because he was superstitious of having his image made." Brother Maffie was on the SS Joliet Victory at the time. Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair By JOHANN WUNDERLICH V I read' a lot about why a Bosun gets grey hair, and it sure is no W^onder that they do con­ sidering the kind of nonsense they have to put up with at times. I haven't got grey hair yet, of course, and I won't as long as the drugstore sells dye, but there sure have been times when I expected to discover a few streaks of grey after finishing a tough voyage—specially during the war, when we were blessed with those wonderful characters who came to us in our hour of need from the honorable "Wemake-you - into - a - man" acade- Crews Add To Frisco's UFE Strike Gifts By S. CARDULLO SKETCHED IN SOUTH AFRICA ing. In fact, their arrival was the occasion for opening the Hall to allow them to vote. Despite the heavy dew which came down in torrents, these men waded in to cast their ballots. While the Purdue men were in the Hall we held an impromptu class on shipboard conduct. It was pointed out that our con­ tractual gains could be endan­ gered by. the actions of a few gashounds and performers. Upon leaving, they were given literature and urged to' hold weekly classes for permitmen aboard .ship to teach them more about our Union and what our Union stands for. Here's a little local chatter: Bi'other G. Metting has been staying here to help on the bal­ loting .committee. Stevie Boguski, the wandering Philadelphian, has been giving him a hand. Stevie says he can't wait until the voting is over so he can go where he'll bfe surrounded by the blue, blue water. * mies at Fort Trumbull and other reformatories around the coast. I would not dare call them any bad names, as 111 have you know I am supposed to be a" gentleman (not to be confused with one of those who hang around the "Crossroad Cafe" on 42nd St. and Broadway.) • Words like " " (unspeakr able) and " " (unprintable) never pass my tobacco-stained Hps which are being sterilized by the purest alcohol in liquid form (that is, since they quit using alcohol in the production of shoe polish). But before I forget the main topic, which is my near-in-thefuture grey hair, I'll tell you fel­ lows about one of my dear friends who came, during the war, to assist me in the maintainance of the twenty-year old rustbucket I was on at the time. ENTER THE ADMIRAL The ship was docked in Brook­ lyn, on a sunny afternoon, as the story tellers always start their story. I had a hell ot a hangover ac­ quired at the Midtown the night before and was taking a breath­ ing spell at the gangway, shoot­ ing the breeze with the gangway Watchman, when up the gang­ way walks what seemed to be an admiral, all togged out in a high pressure uniform with three stripes on his sleeves. He stopped at the platform, turned facing the short end of the vessel (that's what he called it) and^saluted the garbage bar­ rels on the poopdeck where .they were hanging outside the bul­ warks. As we were, expecting the hew Chief Mate that day, I presumed it to be him, and I stepped closer intending to introduce myself. but he prevented me by barking at. me sharply, "Have my bag­ gage brought on board while I report, mj' presence to the Mas­ ter." His tone of voice nearly set me' on my haunches, but not wanting ah argument before sizing him up, I had the baggage taken on board, and placed in the Chief Mate's room, I expected to hear more about it later, as it cost the company four hours overtime. > About half an hour later my friend, the admiral, comes storm­ ing down into the welldeck aft where we were battening down the hatch . "Where in hell are my bags?" he shouted. I considered whether to pop him one there and then,' or wait until later, but with my • r/- .'•vji blood at the boiling point I es­ corted him topside and showed him the bags on the deck in the Chief Mate's forecastle. He looked at the sign above: the door then turned to me with: a silly grin on his ugly mug,, and said: "But.T am not a Chief Mate. I am the new Ordinary' Seaman. I was sent over from Sheepshead Bay." And they ask me if I have, grey hair yet. No,'nof . as long.' as the drugstores have dye' on :; display ort their Souhtefs;^ ^ ^ I V'N-: �Friday. AprU 9. 1948^ T H E:^ 5 B IS S L <>VC Page Seveit The SlU-Contraeted Gompanies: To better acquaint the SlU membership with the ships they sail and the SlU-contracted companies behind them, a series of short histories of those companies and their ships will be run in the LOG, starting this week. Some of the companies - have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. The first is the story of the Alcoa Steamship Company. had inaugurated a passenger service through the islands. The war saw these ships used to trzinspprt thousands of laborers, engineers and military personnel to bases. NEW ROUTES • In addition to operations in the Islands the wartime expan­ sion saw the company open routes all around the world. The company now, in effect, operates two fieets, one serving its regular trades and the other covering world wide trade routes. In, this they try to arrange for a triangular itinerary. For ex­ ample: An Alcoa ship will load bulk cargo in New York, dis­ charge in a European port and load a cargo for Trinidad. There, after discharging, the ship will load cargo for New York. It doesn't always work out that smoothly, but they try to work out a course somewhat of that nature. In postwar, maritime, the com­ pany plans to maintain a largefleet of ships, partially owned and partially chartered, for the bauxite trade between Paramari­ bo and Mobile, and for trans­ portation of general cargo over this route and other routes run- Wsiil Ilii •II yard in Portland, Oregon. The company was asked if it vj^as interested and, almost overnight, decided to complete them as combination passenger-freight ships. The plans were drawn and the ships launched in 1946. It was the last act of the Kaiser ysrd which then closed its gates. The ships, fast and modern, have room for 96 passengers and 8,50C deadweight tons of cargo. Why Alcoa ships are so named is not exactly clear. The story is that somewhere there is a vice . president in charge of names. When ships are to be named, he calls in his aides and^ .so it is rumored, picks a letter out of the alphabet and asks for names beginning with that let­ ter having no more than a cer­ tain number of characters. For example: For the letter 'I* they decided on the Polarisj Pegasus and Pennant, each hav­ ing se\-en letters. Sounds sim­ ple, doesn't it? The company now operates 65 ships, of which they own 16; the ' rest, are chartered. The present fleet, both owned and chartered, has a total displacement tonnage /• of 844, 781 tons. A good sized fleet and a long way from the little known, pre-war, AlcoS . Steamship Company. Writers of advertising copy point ships were changed to Al­ have been, knocking themselves coa Guard, Guide, Cadet, Scou out these past winter months, and Pilot. painting glowing pictures of the About this time the company beauty to be found on the is­ purchased four Hog Islanders. lands of the Caribbean. The Sarcoxie, Schodack, Brush Beautiful scenery, picturesque and Coelleda. They became the villages and haunting tropical Ranger, Leader, Master and nights—all of it yours to enjoy Trader. as part of a cruise aboard a The last lot of old ships pur­ The company's stack design Sleek, modern passenger liner chased was six merchant type is black topped with 4 white leaving in just a few days. ships from the laid-up fleet of stars on a red stripe covering • Chances are that the cruise the last war. They became the a gray background. IVIariner, Voyager, Shipper, Car­ described has been mapped out for one of Alcoa Stamship Com­ rier, Rambler and Partner. ning off New Orleans, Baltimore, pany's three luxury vessels, the About this time they bought an New York and Canada. Cavalier, Corsair and Clipper— old Laker, the Edwin C. Hale. all crewed by SIU men. This, the baby of the fleet, be­ HAPPY ACCIDENT Well known are these ships, came the Alcba. Transport. Of course the company in­ but less romantic and definitely With this the Alcoa fleet num­ tends to maintain operation of not up a copywriter's alley are bered 16 old-type ships of vary­ it.s three passenger ships. The the other 65 ships of the Alcoa ing designs and vintage. AH three ships, incidentally, became fleet. Their "raison d'etre" is not ships added to the fleet since part of the company's postwar to ^ carry passengers to "pictur­ then have been newly built. plans almost accidently. esque ports" but to carry baux­ In April, 1941,^ they added the When the war ended the three ite from the mines of Dutch first C-1 to the fieet—the Path­ vessels were partially completed finder built in Staten Island by Guiana to the United States. Victory hulls in the Kaiser ship­ Bauxite, according, to Webster the Maritime Commission and is "a white, to red, earthy, or purchased by the company. claylifce aluminum hydroxid of WARTIME GROWTH varying composition, the princi­ pal source of the metal alumin .The company's real growth, um." like so .many other shipping com­ To the men who sail the baux­ panies really. came about with ite ships, it's just plain misery. the war. The tremendously, inr dreased need for vital aluminum BACK AGAIN for airplanes and other weapons Like any bulk cargo it gets in­ of war resulted, naturally, in to the foc'sles, the galley, into the demand for a greatly ex­ the food, the clothing and the panded bauxite service. skin of the men on the ships. To Alcoa Steamship Company Every trip, ends with the men went the task of transporting swearing "never again," but a the ore, required- This assign­ week or two later they're tak­ ment meant, of course, the ad­ ing them right back .out again. dition of many ships to its fleet The long haul from the mines and, just as important, the ex­ to the plants in the United States pansion and improvement of ter­ and Canada begins in Paramari­ minal facilities both in the bo, Dutch Guiana. There the United States and Ti'inidad. ore is placed aboard shallow For ships the company took draft ships able to navigate the what it could get. The War Shipping Administration allotted shallow Suriname River. From • there it is transported them ships of all types and de­ to Trinidad where it is trans­ scriptions. They ranged from an­ The Alcoa Pegasis discharging bauxite cargo in New Orleans after making the shuttle ferred to barges and then placed cient Lakers to. Hog, Islanders to run fronn Trinidad. aboard larger ships and moved to new efficient ore carriers. American and Canadian ports In the early days of the war the Germans were determined to near Aluminum plants. ' Mobile is the principal Ameri­ cut the flow of bauxite to the can port and Montreal is the plants. Upon its delivery rested the fate of the nation's entire By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ way to handle the beef. In the Union won last month and about Canadian stopping off place. end everybody received his ov­ the possible effect of the TaftAlthough the company has airplane progrqm. BALTIMORE—Slow continued ertime. Hartley Act on the SIU Hiring been in existence for over 25 Many Alcoa ships, both old and to be the word for Baltimore The Richardson bunch was a Hall, when the agreements are resting years, "it wasn't until 1939 that new, found their final smart crew. They knew that the renegotiated this spring and sum­ again last week, and we -believe they acquired ships of their place in the waters of the Carib­ overtime was due them, and mer. things wiU stay that way for own. At that timfe the SIU step­ bean or the Gulf of Mexico as that the Patrolmen would get it We ax-e still keeping a sharp ped into the picture and organ­ a result of U-boat action. a bit. for them provided the record eye out for those unorganized ized the company shortly after There were a few ships pay­ was straight. TWELVE SUNK tankers. Whenever one comes in it acquired its first ships. ing off, most of them Ore scows. Most of the talk here is about you can be sure we hit it, but Until 1939, the company was Twelve Alcoa ships were lost We signed on six ships and four known as the Ocean Dominion to direct enemy action and one of them were Ore. In fact, Ore I the help the SIU-SUP is giving there haven't been many around Steamship Company. As such, it ship, the Alcoa Prospector, was just about holds this port up ,the Financial Employes in their lately. beef with Wall Street. News in There are a few men in the chartered ships for the bauxite so badly damaged in a bombing when things aren't so good. the local papers is read eagerly hospital here. We wish them a trade from both foreign and Ana- that it was declared a total loss. as soon as the papers are out. speedy recovery, and hope they'll Most serious beefs of the. week erican operators. Moore-McCor- In spite of the heavy losses There is also a good deal of be back on the high seas be­ were on the Richardson, a Bern­ mack ships were used as well along the bauxite route, enough talk about the pay increase the fore long. as Norwegian, Canadian and got through to keep the plants stein ship, and the crew held up the payoff until everything others.' • going night and day. The terrific job done in getting the bauxite was settled properly. NEW NAME through is shown by the fact The situation on the Richard­ that, in 1943, more than seven son was simple enough. The NEW YORK —With the full tions Appeal for Children, is a The first ships acquired were times as much bauxite was dis­ Mate and the Captain just did endorsement of AFL President single drive in which 25 over­ five "Point" ships purchased from Swayne and Hoyt Steam­ charged and delivered to the all the work and did the crew j William Green, AFL locals in seas relief agencies in this coun­ ship Company. They were the plants as in any previous year. out of a lot of overtime they this city are mobilizing their try are taking part, and includes Point Chico, Point Brava, Point Another Alcoa wartime activity should have had coming to them, members for pai-tisipation in the the foi-eign relief program of program sponsoi-ed by the United the AFL's Labor League for Hu­ Caleta, Point Salinas and Point was to haul general freight for SMART BOYS Nations to help feed, clothe and man Rights. the construction of defense bases Plamas. heal 23(),000,000 impoverished Trade union members in many This sort of thing went on In 1940, the company changed from Bermuda through the Car­ foreign countries are donating a childreix in other countries. throughout the trip. The crew its name to Alcoa and at that ibbean Islands to the coast of day's pay to the program. Am­ The program, called the Am­ kept a record right along until South America. time alisorbed the Aluminum erican Overseas Aid-United Naerica's share is set at $60,000,000. the payoff, which was the right i4>„oNortly before the war,, Alcoa. Line. Tl^ names pf the fiv-' Only Ore Shipe Keep Port Baltimore Afloat New York AFL Joins UN Appeal For Ghiidron * ,j �Pag9 Eishi m T HE SEAFARER S LO G FMaT' April 9/1948 SHIPS' MIMIITES AND NEWS Torrance Hills Saved From Disaster By Alert Italian Tanker Crew Potent Potion Quells Panic On Fairisle The quick-thinking and valor of the crew of the Italian tanker Olterra saved the SS Torrance Hills, Am­ erican Pacific Tankers, ^rom utter destruction by fire in Suez harbor the middle of last month. Seafarer Rocky Gomino, Engine Delegate on the Torrance, writes from There's no sheepskin from a medical school on his foc'sle wall but Seafarer C. V. Vieira, Bed­ room Steward, on the Fairisle, did everything a Harvard M.D. could do under the circumstances. Entering the Weser, destined for Hamburg, the Fairisle, War terman, • ran aground near Cuxhaven in a dense fog. In the darkness of night the passengers, thinking the ship was going to sink, became panic stricken and ran pell mell about the decks. Egypt. f At approximately three o'clocklPl"® culator was." the morning of March 13, the Grateful for the good seaman­ Olterra was steaming slowly into ship of the crew of the Olterra, Suez preparatory to passing Gomino closes his account of the through the Canal. At the same conflagration with "a sUent pray­ time, another Italian ship, the er in my lips for the Italian freighter Gaeta was heading out Chief Mate." of the harbor to go down the HARD LUCK SHIP Red Sea. The circulator trouble which In the darkness, the two Ital­ forced the Torrance to put into ians collided after the Gaeta Suez was only one more in a had missed the Torrance by only, series of near-disasters and hard a few yards. A few minutes lat­ times which had dogged the ship er, the Gaeta managed to get all the way from San Fi-ancisco SEAFARER PAT DONAHUE clear as the Olterra burst into across to Japan, down to the flames. Philippines and Singapore and The Gaeta avoided the threat around to Ras Tanura. She was of the fire but the Olterra began en route to Bremen when she drifting right down on the Tor­ ran into the fire. rance which was unable to move The first leg from the Golden NEW ORLEANS—When Seafarer Pat Donahue outbecause the circulator was out. Gate to Japan was all right, Go­ pointed foxy Jesus La Mala over the 10-round route at David Rodriguez, an alert gang- mino says. But from then on way watch on the Torrance, gave fjjngs went from bad to worse.' the Coliseum here recently he definitely established him­ —— the alarm before the Egyptian xhe food deteriorated steadily self as an up and coming mid-t much, Donahue had pretty easy guards aboard knew what was gg -jhe ship went from Japan to dleweight. going. up. Ras and back again to Japan. Although Donahue actually The judges' decision was un­ "Our Chief Cook couldn't cook ALL HANDS animous. Once Donahue solved and our Chief Steward didn't went into • the fight a 7 to 5 La Mela's fancy footwork and All hands turned to on the care," is the way Gomino sums favorite, with the smart boys, learned how to keep away from Torrance, but it was the efforts it up. a good deal of dough was riding the left hook he went on to win of the Olterra crew which saved Then orders came to head for on La Mala, an outstanding by carrying the fight to his op­ the American ship. Rocky Gom­ Ras once again and then pro­ middleweight himself who was ponent. ino reports. They managed to ceed to Greece before sailing for billed as Champion of Havana. Moreover, Seafarer Pat, who Galveston. It was Donahue's aggressive­ joined the SIU in 1947, showed On the way, the motor broke ness that' did La Mela in. After that he could take a punch as down with heavy seas ruxming taking a bit of a drubbing in well as dish one out. and the Chief Engineer had to the first round, Pat came back In fact, on the basis of the ask the Captain to stop the ship. to win an easy decision. In fact, easy victory over La Mela, Pat Temporary repairs were accom­ after the sixth round, i;he last and his manager are looking for plished while the ship, under one in which the Cuban showed bigger pugilistic game. jury rig, was drifting toward a reef and an SOS was being sent. SUPER STUFF Brother Vieira rose to the oc­ casion and corralled the passen­ gers. With a few comforting words and general administra' SIU Middleweight Scores Handily Over Cuban Champ r'7 FIVE KNOTS Just in time, the engines were started and the Captain pointed for Manila—at five knots per hour. The last two days, how­ ever, the Torrance was under steer their ship away from the tow by a tug from Cebu. She Torrance and head her for a reef. laid up in Manila for five weeks. By that time the Olterra was FinaUy she left for Ras Tan­ ^ completely aflame, Gomino says, ura but had to put into Singa­ ' and the Italian Chief Mate lost pore on the way because of his life in the fire. However, the blower trouble. She made it to Torrance HiUs was safe. Ras-at last, loaded, and departed • After the gangway watch gave from the Persian Gulf with or­ the first alaiytx, the Torrance got ders for Bremen. And so to Suez. its fire alarm and whistle going Perhaps there will be even full blast. Let Rocky Gomino more details of the Torrance Hills' hard-luck story in the near give you the pictuie; future because Rocky Gomino "When I went out on deck, writes that the boys expect an a few seconds before our alarm East Coast payoff. went off, the sight that met my eyes was tremendous. The tank­ er was engulfed by flame and it seemed that there was fire for half a mile. At first it seemed Send in the minutes of like a bad dream, like the world your ship's meeting to the coming to its end, it was so New York Hall. Only in that near to us. And yet we were way can the^ membership act lucky. on your -recommendations, "Even though we escaped the fire the crew was alert and and then the minutes can be ready, the Deck Gang and Ste­ printed in the LOG for the wards Department on deck man­ benefit of all other SIU ning the ho^'. and the Blacky • crews. • • Gang below decks attempting to' Send Those Minutes MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING RICHARD MOCKOWSKI. Mar. 21 — Chairman W. W. Scudder; Secretary R. Rife. Meeting called to order by C. Kinser. Depart­ ments reported no beefs. Discus­ sion of problem of keeping messhall clean and discussion of laundry problem. Men using sinks instead of laundry buckets. Decided to enlarge ship's library. One minute of silence for Bro­ thers lost at sea. 4, S. CAPE SAN DIEGO, Mar. 28— Chairman A. J. Tremer; Secre­ tary e. Tobias. Overtime claimed for Stewards Utility men because Captain, Purser and Steward counted linen. Overtime dis­ puted. Matter of Captain's de­ mand that crewmen sign six-dol­ lar chits for cots to be referred to Patrolman. Stewards Dele­ gate Don Hunter to refer lack of action oh ice box repairs to Patrolman. Chief Cook asks for extra man. Steward claims Isth­ mian cut his stores list, is as­ sured crew' Will back him in a beef. Voted to collect five dol­ lars a man for washing machine C. V. VIEIRA tion of his special medicant, Enos Fruit Salts, the passengers became calmed. "Nothing like it to calm the jelly in one's stom­ ach—should be in every slopchest," commented Brother Vieira.' His shipboard bunkside man­ ner kept the passengers in line throughout the night and by morning all were singing the praise of BR Vieira—and Enos Salts. The ship was • taken off the reef during the following day and towed to Hamburg where it is still waiting for a drydock. Brother Vieira returned on the Robert Forbes, SUP, due to ill­ ness—Enos can't cure everything. and steam iron. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. 4. CHOCTAW TRAIL, (no date) —Chairman Donald P. Stafford; Secretary Alfred Bernard. No beefs reported by the department gestion made that percolators delegates. Motion by Brother and toasters be requisitioned. June that r.iilk be checked as it One minute of silence for Bro­ comes aboard in Gulf. Motion thers lost at sea. 4 4 4 accepted that all hands give 24 BEAUREGARD, Mar. 28— hours notice before quitting ship. Chairman Jimmy Valbuena; 4 4. 4. Secreiary E. Sepulveda. Deck BELGIUM VICTORY, Mar. 25 Delegate Sepulveda, Engine —Chairman George Brazil; Sec­ retary C. G. Marr. Brazil elected Delegate J. Keefe and .Stewards Ship's Delegate by acclamation. Delegate J." R. Brown reported John Hopkins elected Engine departments'in good shape. Voted Delegate, also by acclama­ motion by H. Figley, Steward, tion. Voted complete coopera­ that water tanks be cleaned and tion in keeping quarters and inspected. Suggestion that eggs and milk be procured in Norfolk. mess halls clean. Primo taken , ashore injured in 4 4 4 Panama, replaced by D. CavBELGIUM VICTORY, Mar. 25 anaugh^ Minute of silence for —Chairman George Brazil; Sec­ retary C. G. Marr. Voted that Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 Delegates make up repair list. SEATRAIN NEW YORK. Mar. Also voted to check slopchest for next trip, and also to check hos- 28 — Chairnum R. W. Sweeney: pit^ supplies. Deck Delegate Secreiary W. R. Flaherty, Sw^-.. (Clstk waited performers. 'Idisp. (Cmtimui on Rigp SL; i g - .. �radar' April 9,1948 THE S(E A FA RERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings changed as it is impossible for (Continued /row/ Page 8) Third Cook to finish washing ney reported that company said pots and galley by the 6 P.M. there would be an end to search­ knockoff hour in the agreement. ing seamen coming aboard in BIG BOOKS FROM Texas but that nothing had been PAUL REVER]^ Feb. 5-^ done. Decided to await events. LITTLE PERMITS GROW! Chairman L. Brown; Secretary Elected Brother Anderson to post G. W. Roberts. Deck Delegate of Deck Delegate. Tabled moH. Goldsmith reported disputed •tion to divide watches into «vfUE PERMIT MEN IN THE overtime to be given to Patrol­ rooms and give Cook more con­ man upon arrival in port. En­ venient quarters. Men reminded gine Delegate F. Martin reported MOST OF THEM, THE to keep quarters clean. Voted Wipers getting raw deal on over­ FUTURE STRENSTH OF THE UNION. HOW to have Steward get cots. Voted time. Men have been refused to have delegates draw up and THEY DEVELOP AS MILITANT TRADE UA/IOtfovertime for most of the trip and post schedule for cleaning laun­ tSrS WILL DETERMINE THE CHARACTER OF Sunday, before arrival in port, SETQN HALL VICTORY. Mar. dry. One minute of silence for were asked to paint heads. THE SIU IN THE COMING YEARS. ITlSUP 21 — Chairman Joseph FairBrothers lost at sea. Steward Delegate E. Laurent re­ TO THE OLDER. MEMBERS TOSEE TO IT cloth: Secretary Alfred Baer. ported no disputed overtime or Delegates reported all okay. New THAT THE PERMITMBN ARE GIVEN THE beefs. New Business: Motion Business: Motion carried not to OPPOR.TUN17Y TO PARtiaPATE INTHeSlU carried that minutes include fact sign foreign articles until enough EDUCATlONAi. PROGRAM—AAJDTHAT that all licensed personnel except paint has been supplied for Captain signed a petition to bar THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTHAf CHANCE, crew's foc'sles. Motion carried a Union brother-passenger from IN ADDITION, HELP THEM TO LEARN that no men of the crew sign sleeping topside in the only TO DO THEIR. JOBS IN THE SlU StVLE their overtime sheets until they available space. They claimed have been checked by depart­ AND THERE iVlU. BE NO DOUBT-HOW IVE his sleeping there would lead to 4. 4. mental delegates and all hours .WILL SHAPE UP. the lowering of their prestige. ALLEGHENY VICTORY. Mar. recorded. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that the 2nd As­ 21 — Chairman J. Kari: Secre­ Reported that Skipper spends his tary B. Schesnol. Ship's Dele­ time on the bridge insulting the sistant C. S. Johnson be barred gate F. F. Smith reported domes­ wheel watch; makes slanderous from all Union ships for antitic tank cleaned in Honolulu and remarks about the SIU. Being unionism. other repairs to be made as an ex-NMU man he wants SIU agreed. Deck and Engine Dele­ crew to do overtime work at gates Lessor and Wuchina re­ straight pay as the NMU does. By HANK ported no beefs. Stewards Dele­ 4 4 ^ gate Vesagus reported five hours The SIU-SUP membership's powerful support to the United MONARCH OF THE SEAS. disputed. Discussion^ of Junior Jan. 12 — Chairman D. Rice; Financial Employes Union in their strike has dramatically awak­ Engineer's leaving ship in Hono- gfe'c'etary F. Holcombe. Dele­ ened all labor unions to the fact that this is the most important lulu ended in decision to report gates reports accepted. fight since the ri^dieulGUS birth of the slave-labor Taft-Hartley 4 4 4 New matter to Ilaadquarters for in­ Business: Motion carried to get CAPE ELIZABETH. Jan. 6— double cross against labor unions. And just as importantly it has vestigation. Elected committee ruling from Patrolman regarding Chairman R. Lipari: Secretary R. shocked the big shots of industry into plainly realizing that there to fine performers. Committee working Saturday while watches Obidos. Question as to why no­ a.re indeed .some unions militant enough, clever enough and un­ members: Jacks of Deck. Devine are set in port without payment tice of meeting was crossed off selfishly powerful in fighting back these cheap-hearted punk ,of Engine Room and Mateo of of overtime on deck. Good and the board. Brother claims thiat millionaires—fighting indefinitely until solid victory is in union Stewards Department. A minute Welfare: Discussion on Mate's 24 hours notice was not given. hands and contracts. The vicious insults and distortions served to of silence for Brothers lost at firing of several men in Puerto Chairman challenged Brother to the public by the union-hating New York newspapers will never sea. Rico. It, was pointed out that show where that requirement be so easily forgotten. In complete ignorance and in deliberate the Mate was right in so doing was made in the Union constitu­ hate they called this fight for decent wages and union job security 4 4 4 and the Union should not fight tion. Steward agreed to put out a "Communistic" strike, "ine.fYective" and honorably weakened SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS. for a-bum beef. One minute of more cold drinks. One minute by police action (which was beating the strikers after they had Mar. 15 — Chairman J. Ken­ of silence for Brothers lost at faUen down in protest) and police protection of moronic,- jittery silence for Brothers lost at sea. nedy: Secretary K. Pantoa. Ship's sea. scabs. Delegate McQuillan reported let­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ter sent to Headquarters regard­ EDWARD N. HURLEY. Mar. The newspapers further stated that Wall Street had never ing man who reported drunk, 21—Chairman J. D. Otto: Secre­ seen anything like this AFL strike in 150 years. Weil, through walked off five minutes before tary J. Havlicek. Delegates re­ this strike we have brought these old-fashioned millionaires sailing time. - McQuillan and ported. Pointed out that Deck down to earth into plain, hard realization of present-day Russell moved and second that Maintenance was paid at the realities—from the viewpoint of these underpaid and insecure men responsible for immigration rate of one dollar an hour for white-collar workers. It certainly is about time these un­ holding up ship be fined. Various Carpenter's work. This to be touchable and unreasonable profiteers have seen and heard repairs voted. Minute of silence taken up with Patrolman upon . the full wrath of these AFL union financial workers, proudly for departed members of Broth­ arrival in port. A donation of supported by their fellow unionized Americans—the SIU and erhood of the Sea. $75 was made to the SIU Hos­ SUP sailors. pital Fund and $97 to Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 ALCOA CLIPPER. Jan. 25— Arne Jensen, Bosun, who was Brother Chuck Allan, the oldtimer was in town, happily on Chairman Fuselier: Secretary hospitalized at beginning of trip. the v/agon for some time, who confessed he was sailing out on Eckholm. Delegates reports ac­ Repair list approved by crew a long Far East trip aboard the SS Cape Diego... Down in New cepted. Treasurer reported $40 and copies submitted to Captain Orleans, Brother Moon Kooas goes fishing i cgulaiiy in his tin lizzie, 4 4 in ship's treasury and suggested and Patrolman. Following serv­ a tan-colored Ford coupe. The reason why Brother "Sloppy" ALBERT K. SMILLRY. Mar. that $10 be used for purchase of ed as Delegates: John Messick. Creel is able to go along these fishing trips out at the lakes is 15—Chairman Selsvik; Secretary books on labor and maritime Deck; L. Freeman. Engine; W. because he's just as big in size as Brother Koons and can easily P. Carter. Elected Paul Carter laws. New Business: Motion b5' M. Lowey, Steward, and Joseph turn to in pushing the car in case of an emergency—which could to post of Ship's Delegate. Voted Brother Ski that any direct ac­ D. Otto. Ship's Delegate. even be an overload of fish... Brother Bob Schaefer is in town to fine any crewmember who is tion against the doctor be held in down in New Orleans... One oldtimer here in New York sends not aboard an hour before sail­ conjunction with the Union offi­ his best Wishes for everything to Brother Joe Martella. ing, fines collected to go to hos­ cials in New Orleans. Motion 4 4 4 / pitalized men. Repair list ap­ carried that the beer aboard ship The weekly LOG will be traveling faithfully and free of proved to be handed to Phtrolman be lowered from 20c to 15c a cost to the following brothers all over the country: James P. at payoff in New Orleans. Ship's bottle. Motion carried that 2nd Smith, of Florida; Lyle Clevenger. of South Dakota; Gerald Delegate to contact Chief Mate Steward desist in crossing out SANTORE.^Mar. ^14—Chairman Dwyer. of New York; Erick Eklund. of Louisiana: John Blayon painting of Deck, Engine disputed overtime. Pointed out D. Eberight: Secretary W.\ Conlock. of Alabama: Salvador Franzella. of Louisiana; C. R. Room, showers and heads. Dis­ that he can • dispute it but can­ ley. No beefs in any of the de­ Dellinger. of Louisiana: Lewis Greico. of Virginia: Lionel cussion of food. Minute of sil­ not cross it out. Good and Wel­ partments. Motion by Rose to Antorne. of Louisiana: James Campfield. of Louisiana: D. H. ence for Brothers lost at sea. fare: Suggestion that 10c admis­ elect Ship's Delegate seconded Leister, of California: John Geissler. of Louisiana: James sion be charged, to movies, by Eberight. Chief Cook Reeh4 4 4 Daniels, of North Carolina: G. J. Hermes, of Texas: Harold ANTINOUS. Feb. 22 — Chair­ money to go to two messmen ten, elected. Steward Rose ex­ Fowler. Robert Scott, of New Jersey: Roy Nash, of Georgia; man Laskowsky; Secretary Fred who clean up the messroom after plained his setup on supplies and Donald Gray, of North Carolina: Brantley Young, of NorRi Holmes. New Business: Chair­ the show. Suggestion that the how essential. it was for every­ Carolina: G. A. Cox. of Tennessee: Edward Harrell. of Florida: man called for number of aliens Baker be given a new formula one to cooperate so he could Ted Nettles, of South Carolina: L. B. Patterson, of Georgia: aboard and how they stand on for bread as present crop is not bring ship in with good inven­ Thomas Reilly; Ralph Frey. of Pennsylvania: John Marks. . tory check. After discussion it citienship. Men eligible urged to up to par. of Louisiana: Otis Edwards of Alabama, and Raymond Salate. was decided Black Gang would 4 4 4 take steps to gain their papers. of Illinois. • make coffee in the morning and EDWIN MARKHAM. Feb. 8— Good and Welfare: Brother Fred 4 4 4 the Deck Gang in the afternoon; complained that cakes and pies Chairman Zane Turner: Secre­ In Washington there is a bill introduced affecting the Merchant the crew loimge to be used at were thrown out after meals and tary G. R. Craig. New Business: Marine—favorably however. It is HR 4163 in the House Interstate coffee time. The three depart­ not saved for the night lunch. Motion by Brother Joe that ac­ and Foreign Commerce Committee, which would knock out the ments are to alternate cleaning tion be taken concerning work­ Chairman reported that gang­ 90-day limit on merchant seamen in getting Marine hospital treat­ the laundry. Crew decided that ing hours of the Steward Depart­ way watches will be stood, the anyone guilty of misusing or ment. It would allow medical treatment for seamen unable to ment inasmuch as ship does not men to be picked by Mate. One damaging equipment aboard ship work "by reason of age, unavailable jobs or disability." We hope carry a galley utility. Feeling minutg of silence for Brothers would be brought up on charges. it becomes law. that hours of work should be •lost at sea. . ;• •• DISTRICT ARE, • 31 yi'l CUT and RUN J �-I. rU'E^ Page Ten Friday, April 9, 1948 Ilf. VBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS ,|"- 1^1: I if" 'ii; I,' 5 ••''• L|Ook Out For *Sheik Spud;' He Puts Guys Behind 8-Ball To Ihe Ediior: All of you men sailing through the Suez Canal, especially you men aboard Isthmian ships might not have heard of a sharp practice the skippers are pulling jh Port Said. It's a neat one and 0ne worth being wary of. In Port Said is an Arab who goes by the name "Spud Mur­ phy." This guy has an agree­ ment with Isthmian (he carries « company pass), and possibly other companies, to bring his suitcases, pocketbooks, hassocks, etc., aboard the ships and set up business,Of coui'se he does this with th'e skipper's permission, but his ADD GILHAM 1' '•'' 1^ ;' T¥f?yfv?fyff?vv?v?vvvvT?fyyv?Tfy??vrvvvyv.vyTTyyfjf Got A Story? Send It in! The minutes of a meeting held aboard an SIU ship recently con tained a request which we would like to see granted. However, we must rely upon the membership's response to do so. The crew, under Good ant Welfare, suggested that the SEA FARERS LOG devote two pages in the LOG to cheerful news, praise of men and crews and in teresting experiences instead of moans, groans and beefs. Well, we still want to hear from Seafarers who have beefs —they serve a good purposebut as the crew mentioned cheerful news is just as inter esting and we'd like to print more of it. That's where you come in. Something unusual is always, happfning to seamen and news wherever they drop the anchor. That incident ashore in the las port gave the whole gang i augh. It'll probably meter i guffaw or two in the LOG. In the words of the big ad­ vertising oufiife: Don't hide your light- under a basket. Just give us the details, picures, too, if posnble, and w<ll do the rest. The address is: SEA­ FARERS LOGr 51 Beaver St« New York 4, N. Y. Murphy, for your information, is a big fat guy, 5-feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 250 pounds. He habitually wears a fez and a greasy dark suit or bedsheet. Take a tip, boys, don't let this guy rob any more of us. AddGflham SS William H. Allen prices are double and sometimes triple those of the bumboats. • Why not buy from the bumboats? Sure, but the skipper, who gets a commission from "Spud," runs the boats away. He doesn't let them get close enough for a little cKangie for changie or outright purchase. To the Ediior: ] 10 PER CENT. BOYS I've been a member of the To the Editor: _ The Captain, at least in our SIU for four years and even I have just received the March case, was very accommodating. though I'm anchored here in 19 LOG and am doing a slow He gave us credit against the Vancouver, I still hold onto my burn over the article reporting slopchest and paid Murphy out 30ok as one can never tell. the Coast Guard's pushing of of kis own pocket. Why not, he I go down to the Hall once in legislation to give them more cpiddn't lose. , awhile and gab with our Agent, 'Total score for Murphy and Dave Joyce. He is a good joe power over the merchant marine. Captain, Inc.: Winners by ex- and a personal buddy of mine, What sent the old red blood cor­ horbitant prices and cumshaw. although he is a pal to any puscles churning through my veins was their asking for power Tbe crew: Behind the eight ball sailor who enters the Hall. to check competency of seamen. as ususual when they allow a Things are slow up here in This is an insult! deal like this aboard ship. B.C. as far as the deep-water The only thing I can suggest goes. I like to keep tabs on I have spent 30 years at sea, is that you have your delegate shipping even though my marine 23 of which were under the U. ask the Skipper to forbid this activity since getting married has S. flag. On February 22, 1943, guy aboard and, failing in that, been confined to keeping a scrap after being torpedoed and picked up from a lifeboat in the North refuse to do business with him. book of all marine oddities and Atlantic, the Commandore of the pictures. Coast Guard vessel Spencer sent AGENT'S STAND The LOG is kinda slow in ar­ orders to the Skipper ;of the riving at the Hall here so I'd like Canadian corvette which had WON HIM 3-DAY to have it sent to my home. I picked us up to get back in line STAY IN H0SPITAI5 haven't been able to get one and leave the lifeboats alone as To the Editor: around here for over a month. they would be picked up later. I would like to voice my heart­ Here's a poem written by a LEAVE THE SEAMEN felt thanks to W. (Curly) Rentz, Kaslo, British Columbia, girl Baltimore Port Agent, for com­ which I think is pretty good: At the same time, however, the ing to my aid on March 12. On Commodore gave orders to a the previous day I suffered a It's miles and miles to Antioch Polish destroyer in our convoy painful foot injury aboard the . And leagues and leagues to to stand by the Coa§t Guard Spain Ft.- Donelson, and as yet can't vessel Campbell which had been And now your letters must go rammed by a German submarine. walk on it. To a different port again. On Thursday night I was final­ In other words, take care of our ly able to get as far as the Mar­ I've long since ceased of boys and to helf with the mer­ ine Hospital but because my foot chant marine. worrying, wa? neither broken nor frac- The candle has burned low, There were 175 survivors on tur^ 1 was told to shift for I've shut the door for fear of the small Canadian corvette in addition to its crew of 75 men. myself. drafts. After giving them a hard luck At last I really know. The Spencer,. however, did not story and gaining sanctuary for take one single seaman aboard. the night, the powers that be That you can't help your Now the Coast Guard wants to wandering. insisted on my vacating the have more, to say about the men That .urge to seek and roam. they had no use for during the premises the following day. i called the hall and a short Oh, someday, turn your ship war. I say to hell with them. More power to. the SIU in the about while later, CJurly came down -i^d steer her safely home. coining battles. and won me a three-day stay. Henry Sorensen Stan Wilmolt Edward Wicak B.C. Seafarer Confines Trip To Scrapbook Log'A'Rhythms £fis Blood Boils At CG's Power Move The Whip With a slug of gin aboard the old Ponce scow. And a mile and a half at sea. Old "WUly the Whip," his chops did lick. And gaxed at his Wipers three. With a look of disgust and some distrust. He. turned and faid to me: "My whip I snap and I'll breek their back If they try any stunts those three." From Orleans we sailed with this joker so large He had. a gut like the bow of a barge. And a low pressure hat. and a little moustache— His belly didn't come from mush hash. "This- gang I'll run, all work and no fun," Seemed- to be. hia favorite pun; An-Electrician he jumped and got himself bumped. So right to old Chieiie he nm. "What is the reason for all this teasin'? Orders to them I can give." "Go ahead," said the Chief, "You Simon Legree, And I'm sure you'll answer to me." . -i! •'T This broke his heart and he near burst apart. So back to his Wipers he stormed: I'll lay you and flay you, you dirty slaves. My power is all shot to hell, "Electricians I can't run, but I'll have my fun. You'll work from bell to beU." Like he said, it was from bell to beU, While the engine room went slowly to hell. The Wipers were there from eight to five. But they move so slow he doubted much if they were alive. This trip is far from over yet. But it's one that I'll never forget. No doubt the plant is doomed to hell For we use a whistle instead of a bell. From day to day he'll rant and rave, '' . But if It sends him to his grave He'll wear the Wiper's legs to the hip— This terrible character: The Whip. —Cartoon and poem submitted by Mike Hook Brother Seeking 'Extras' Hurt Union, Dutchy Writes To ihe Eklitor: I can't agree with the special privileges Brother Ben McCormick (LOG, March 12; Feels Chief Electricians Rate Greater Privileges) feels he is entitled to. After all, the SIU is a de­ mocratic outfit where all full 3ook members have a vote and equal rights under a constitu­ tion devised by them to protect themselves. In the Case of a strike to bet­ ter wages, conditions or what­ ever reason, every man- yis equally involved regardless of rating. A Wiper or Ordinary seaman is just as important as a. Chief Electrician on the picket me. As to the Bedroom Steward making the Electrician's bunk, why doesn't he do as most other Electrician do, that is, piece them off for six or eight bucks a month. The guy will do a good job for the extra dough and the Electrician can well afford it. Brother McCormick mentioned having participated in the or:; ganization of a company, but if he .happened to let it slip that he was in favor of greater priv­ ileges than the rest of the erew, he was doing the Union a dis­ service and possible injury. Here on th'e Steel Scientist, everyone I have spoken to has become quite angry over the' Brother's article. The feeling here is to hurry and make it known that the Brother is speak­ ing for himself only and does not have the backing of the boys aboard the Steel Scientist, and this Chief Electrician in par­ ticular. Dutchy Moore • Chief Electrician Steel Scientist •I •»' -i J 4\ • ii �Fridar. April 9, IMI TBE SEAVAREKS LOG Say SIU Killed Phony Baltimore Law Berea Engine Men Pick Up Load Of Guff On Way -Around World Assistant who should be called second grating and gives "Franco." Guj's like these two whistle as if whistling for a dog; The "SS" forward of most imake men want to-quit the sea. If the Wiper doesn't run—arid fS • •' ships* names means "Steam I do mean run—the First dresses Ship," but forward of Berea Vic­ BREAK RULES him up and down for taking so tory it means either "Slave Between the two of them they long to get there. Ship" or "Starved Ship." have broken just about every He ran one Wiper so hard that We crewed up in Mobile on Union rule in the agreement and the boy would jump from his Friday, Nov. 14. That was in a couple of maritime laws. Evei-y bunk at night and ask if he w^s the morning. In the afternoon we body in the department from the calling. But the Chief was just signed articles. But we didn't Second Engineer down has as bad as the First. check the slopchest very thor­ caught merry hell from them I had my hand operated on i^ oughly, an omission much to our one time or another. Nobody in sorrow later on. the Black Gang will have any­ Manila and the doctor told nie to come see him every day We got rid of the Steward the thing to do with them. that he could check how the day we were to sail because he We sailed short one Oiler and hand was doing. The Chief re-: wouldn't sober up. The Mobile Hall sent another man who was they made a Wiper into an Oil­ fused to let me go saying th^t busted to Third Cook before we er. Then they gave him hell be­ the doctor's note didn't mean a reached Manila. He got off with cause he didn't know as much thing to him. as an Engineer. The kid never a bad arm in Cebu. THREE WEEKS HEALINGWe had a Filipino Steward for had been in an Engine Room before. a while but he jumped ship be­ Moreover, he told me that ,1 We picked up another Wiper would be logged if I weat. fore we left the Philippines. The Chief Cook became acting Stew­ in the Panama Canal who never So I had to turn to with oije ard. He admits he's not much had been to sea before. Ever hand to do repair work in tl^ of a cook anyway and we agree since he came aboard the First Engine Room. This was tou^ has given him a hard time. A with him. because the doctor had warned As yet, the Deck Department very hard time. He curses him against getting the hand wet-.^I doesn't have very many beefs for everything he does. had a nice time with that hand Seafarers Fred R. Hicks (left) and Roy Hufham, take great but woe unto us in the Engine This' fellow has done his best which took more than three pride in their Union's militancy. Room. to please the First but the First weeks to heal. We have a Chief Engineer just gets worse. When the First The First Keeps the rags locked way of going things. But what To the Editor: known as "Whitey" and a First wants a Wiper he comes to the up so most of the time we don't By chance the other day we are these phony politicians going have any. He told one Wiper to ran across an article in the to dream up next? I use his shirt for rags if he want­ And about this new draft law Baltimore' Sun. -It told this ed any. ' —if passed? What would happen Story. then? Do we seamen go into A member of the Baltimore The First won't give us Oilers Cit','^ Council proposed a city the Army or do we get defer­ a flashlight. He's been saying he ordinance to make the SIU ship ment? hasn't any flashlights. However, do for llicmselves. They can't yesterday he came down with a Well, so long and smooth sail­ To the Editor: nobody but members whose homes were in Baltimore. This ing. While lying here in the Staten run tlieir own business right, new one for his own use. Fur­ . Fred R. Hicks. Jr. was supposed to be due to the Island Marine Hospital, where how could they run the merchant thermore, I myself saw a dozen Roy Hufham. Jr. lull in shipping. I've been a guest since before ships." new fla.shlights come aboard Yes, Brother, there are a lot when we stored in Mobile. (Ed. Note: Nothing definite How about it boys? What do Christmas, listening to a radio you think of this phony idea? on the draft, which was only broadcast advertising for enlist­ CGs here, and, every chance I One day the plant kicked otit recommended by the military. ments in the Air Forces, I heard get, I see that all of them see the when all of us were in the En­ -Really phony, isn't it? LOG. Ftu'thermore, they like Yes, boys, it was killed. Killed When, and if. something comes a Coast Guardsman say: gine Room. At the time, the First instantly by the militant SIU of it. we'll let you know.) "Yes, they promise you this reading it. was holding a lever on a gen­ Hope to be getting out some and that—just like the Coast erator. He called the Third, but day, but the way things are Guard. Then afterwards ..." the Third didn't hear him. So Well you can guess what he progressing, I'll be here for the First grabbed the Wiper we'd sometime. said next. gotten in Panama who was about It sure is slow going, espe­ But the i-eal point of this let­ four feet away. He grabbed him ter concerns a statement another cially for a guy who likes to be by the head and jerked him Coast Guardsman made. At the on his way all the time, going over by the generator to hoM went hungry until breakfast time I heard it I thought no places and doing things. To the Editor: the lever. > If anybody wants to pass a truer words were ever spoken, We would like to keep you in­ time. Nobody said much at the time. little time writing me a letter, I Of course, the topside had and I still think so. formed of the "change in heart" shall be glad to hear from you. But two days later, the .'•ame theirs. They passed the key to "Just like the Coast Guard," of our infamous Captain of the Wiper was in the machine shcfo George T .Freshwater good ship Cape Elizabeth, Isth­ their pantry from Mate to Mate this man observed, "to want to for coffee on every watch and take over the merchant marine Marine Hospital. Room 244 fixing a vent and asked the First mian. for some help. Staten Island, N. Y. and run it when they can't even After the revealing write-ups for night lunch. The First had a handful ^ The Captain was going to show he received recently in the LOG taps and he drew back to h'it on a previous trip, and after us who was boss all right. He the Wiper who managed to jun§> FOUR GOOD UNION MEN his ^mooth, earnest insistence refused even to talk to the out of the way. that he did not get an even Ship's Delegate. Maybe he ran The Engine Delegate saw break in those write-ups, we fig­ out of answers Or maybe he Captain about this incident hip ured he would change his ways, really believed he was God. We not much came of it. ': don't know yet but we will all and we would have a pleasant be there at the payoff to find These are just a few of tlm trip. beefs—and we are still a loi^ "Well, he didn't. And neither out. The Chief Steward seems to way from home. did we. As soon as the ship icleared the States, the Master have gotten religion from the JAPAN TO FRANCE stopped being Captain and ele- Captain. At any rate he has pat­ terned his methods to resemble liirated himself to God. We originally left Mobile wi^ From then on, his conversation those of the man up above. He a load of nitrate for Japan aiih went something like this: "Do has had some members of his went through the Canal past - as I tell you! Say 'sir' when you department logged—not because Honolulu. We unloaded the ni­ speak to me! < Wipe that smirk the work wasn't done but be­ trate at Nagasaki and were iji off your face! Look at me when cause the men didn't take a full Japan for both Christmas and you speak! You're logged! ~Are eight hours to do it. New Year's. , ^ you -complaining? Okay, that's HURRYING BACK Frpm Japan we went to the four for one! Mate, get the Philippines and took on a load When the boys reminded him manacles!" of copia for Marseille, France. that he was also a Union memWe came to France where vieBAD TO WORSE jber and that things were diffiare now through the Suez CanalAnd so it went—from bad to' iCUt enough without his making Except for the Chief Engineer worse. When the Captain found jthem worse he said not to give and First Assistant we have somb out that we wouldn't knuckle I him any of that Union boloney. fairly swell fellows aboard. My under to his tyranny he changed The ci-ew send their thanks for own watch Engineer, the Junib'r sending us the LOG in Manila. his tactics. Third Assistant, is an SIU ma.n • We were kept aboard ship* at It was one of the bright spots of named Dewey (Smoky) Bradley anchorage. ~No launch service. the trip. and a better man for the v-atch He stopped night lunch and cof­ We are due in New York about These SIU members, pictured during a recent trip aboard couldn't be found. fee. He even had the Chief the middle of April. Isthmian's SS Steel Worker, believe in doing a job that re­ I will now cut off the steam, Steward, a'company stiff if Frank F. Steele lb: flects favorably on themselves, and the Union. Left to right: hoping to get action on these ever there yras one, search every Chief Electrician Frenchy Ruf. Jerry Rosenthal. V. Meehan and Keith -Forster. beefs when we get to the Stated nook . and cranny.; for hidden (Ed. Note: Brother Steele's Pictnre was taken by A1 Slorace. who was Ship's Delegate Monte Blue milk, sugar and coffee and lock letter was endorsed by the -at the-time.; . SS Berea Victory fe ;; up the cups in . the galley. We 'crew.) . To the Editor: -'.i; " '".S Coast Guardsmen Take Dim View Of CO, But Enjoy Log Liz Skipper Goes From Bad To Worse, Stops Night Chow '• in I III nt I "I I" I TM rhtii-ill'-'- "ii '- �THiE^SBAil^j^RB^S liJ^G '^•tK Tw^« Brother Finds Ship Sales Repeat Histcny M I •••-> Tp the Editor: 1. - h] Joe and Modest Mutt our fleet is in foreign countries or rotting or has been sold, at a price that we, the taxpayers, know nothing about. Many government vessels have been given away, sold, transferred and loaned to foreign countries the world over. Many ships arc decaying in our harbors and inland lakes while our trained seamen are waiting for jobs. Foreign countries are cornering world trade thus sup­ pressing American commerce at the expense of the US taxpayer. If- Ife11£•?<• ]' • •' I.'-''? I' •'Mi-• £<•• - Pwul PwrsmM 1" MUST HAVE MG AT HOME OR FACE DAUGHTER'S WRATH I li I happened to,, bring home a LOG. My daughter got her hands on it. After reading, it. and flnding out all the news, sh learned what a real Union her Dad belonged, to and she re­ members the' old daysi It is a "case" now if the LOG is not sent home, the welcome mat will not be out on the door­ step for me. So kindly be sure to send it always. To the Editert ' mWi:. Nothing formal about these guys. The boys of the Andrew Jackson. Waterman, gather together long enough for Ted Filipow to snap the scene for the record. Left to right: Nip Peters, Wiper; Pete D'JUina,, AH; Tom Welsh, AB; Red Dineen, AB; Jimmy Kaniey, passenger; Dutch Irving, OS; "Tiger" Thompson, AB; and Ray Reid, OS. \ Enjoyed Self In Drydock;BumFood Was Only Hitch To tho EditoK At the end of World War I, which the merchant marine had an intricate part in winning, the seamen set about to obtain the democratic wages and conditions they so rightfully deserve. • J,As the record .will show,/ the Amencan flag ships were trans­ ferred or laid up to rot by the hundreds because of the nai-row minded excuses that they could save money for the taxpayers and companies in so doing. But look what happened: NO FORESIGHT " The merchant marine was al­ lowed to decay while merchant All Americans realize that we Joe Spedec, Wiper, idboard seamen starved and the monop­ need a powerful merchant ma­ the Joliet Victory, restrains olistic powers transferred their rine in war and peace for se­ marine capital and influence to curity and economic reasons, yet "Henry Halfastera" who looks foreign countries. bureaucrats are willing and lUce he has his eye on a nice As we know when the second ready to give it away to, anyone hunk of beef just outside the camera's eye. •^Torld War broke out, these big not seeming to care whether or Wigs were caught with their not they are turned against us ing because many companies are economic pants down. The Am­ in the future. satisfied to have good wages for erican people were also caught Goods lost behind the Iron Cur­ their men and stiU make millions with no merchant marine; a tain are important to us but they yearly. shortage which meant the loss can be replaced far easier than Some non-union seamen who of thousands of soldiers and sail­ ships from our scarce supply .of have enjoyed raises through un­ ors caught in war zones without steel. ion efforts are scared that they e^piipment. The companies that do most of will lose their jobs because of "WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN" ,<^:^any bankruptcy resulted on the transferring to other ^fhe too high wages being paid. The USA then built the larg­ have champions in some men for The greedy in this industry are est merchant marine afloat and their belief that ships cannot be playing the innocent and ignor­ the government took the cost operated at American labor ant for huge proflts and, at the out of the citizen's pockets. We prices. This is unsound reason- same time, gyping the little fel­ were assured, while being fleec­ lows. The seaman's salary is no ed, that such as what had hap­ higher than union men ashore pened to our ships would never SUGGESTS LOG who work for companies that are happen again. Now look at it: well satisfied to profit largely The merchant marine of this RUN COMIC STRIP; each year and do so. recent war lost men by the To the Editor: thousands and the scars can be TRANSF^ PARADE seen everywhere. In the begin­ I appreciate our SIU paper ning of the war all of the armed very much and read evei-y line From the Keys to Portland, Maine, from the Canal and in forces suffered greatly for the of it. foreign countries, the transfer lack of the merchant marine. But my son's paper comes here parade of ships can be seen The seamen in the last war also although he is on an Afri­ were 100 percent volunteers and can trip right now on the SS daily. The big wigs, are using ERF, UNRRA and other alpha­ consisted mostly of men having Robin Hood. betical agencies to befuddle the jdiysical defects. These men ser­ I read the paper carefully but taxpayer in the disposition of our viced and operated ships com­ really don't need two of them. ships which we need badly. parable in size to those used by the Army and Navy with one I like your ship's minutes. They are placing American Suggestion: Why don't you have commerce in jeopardy by being third the number of men. a Seafarer cartoonist collect in­ penny wise and pound foolish. J These men were called draft teresting experiences of the men This seems to be the end of dodgers in a service where there and put them in a comic strip. the act, brothers. Yes, this is was no non-combat duty. They Mrs. Sylvia McDonough where we came in. The witches veere called unpatriotic when­ are making the brew and it will Judson, Indiana ever they asked for better wages. have a bitter taste when we are They did the job, however, and (Ed. Note: A comic strip called (HI again and again to pre­ the war was won. idea has been under eoitsid- serve the democracy ou> soWhere are the remains of our eraliun foe. some time. When called intelligent administrators large merchant fleet which our it is contpletely planned lo^ {dace in peril by not keeping our children and their children will merchant marine {wwerful,. pay for? The greatest part of for it in the LOQ4 The curtain is going up—this is SUNTANNING CREWMEN OF THE JACKSON , where we can^ in. l|f.v FVidar* AprU 9. 1948 Eugetm P. O'Brieh , Prospect Park, N. J. (Ed. Note: Last there by any estrangameat between Brother O'Brien, and his daughter we : are, making sura the LOG goes to his home.) a b(fef? I suppose I'll have to blame the dietician for this one. Fact is, we practically starve here. Especially bed patients. The food is always cold and scant. The meat is tough and jjoorlj' served. Last time I was in this hospi­ tal wa.s in 1921. Wl.'ut a differ­ ence. Then we had wooden Ahoy, there. Brothers. I'm down here in this quaint little old city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the busiest shipping centers in the U. S. I shipped out on a standby ob. S^ed aboard her 10 days, took sick and came over to the Vlarine Hospital. The admitting doctor imme­ diately ordered me to bed as a cardiac case. Much to my sur­ prise, too. I've had at least. a couple of tiundred doctors run that scope over my chest. Not one ever said there was, anything out of order with my heart—wonder what gal caused it? I wish to say right now, how­ ever, that that the doctors with, whom I've come in contact here in ward 2-G are just about tops. There is no guess work on their shacks here and most of the pa­ part. They make thorough tests tients were mariners. To<iay and examination for everything there are nice modern brick — the results are amazing buildings. In addition^ there are There isn't a man in this ward a lot . of GIs and CGts with their who hasn't shown marked im­ families, all patients. Take it -easy. Boys. Don't provement. rush here to get sick. Dr. Pat­ LADY DOC terson is married. " O. K. Jones Our own doctor is a little lady, no less, by the name of Dr. Pat­ terson. She really knows her Ps and Qs—^which, I guess, stands for piUs and quinine. The slop chest is your cor> She's as cute as a speckled ner store while you are at pup, and bubbling over with sweetness, kindness and effici­ sea. You can't tdke your trade someplace else if the ency. The nurses are right on the ball slop chest doesn't have what too. Can't speak too highly of you need. lem. But—well, did you ever see a Seafarer who didn't have ATTEHTiON! SEAFARER, IN COLLEGE, INQUIRES ABOUT WAR SERVICE CERTIFICATE To the Editor: I wonder if you could furnish me with the following infofi mation, or tell me where I can obtain it: L What requirements are now. needed to get a merchant seamen service discharge? 2. To whom can I write so that I can get an application sent to me in the mail? I write for this information because I am now enrolled in college and am unable to get to one of the Union halls. * Herbert Belter Lewiston, N. Y*; ANSWER:—We presume you are referring to a Ceriificale ' .of Substantially Continuous Service, which is issueci by the ' U. S. Maritime Commission. Last week's LOG explained what's ^ needed and how to file but. we're glad to repeat it: All seamen who served aboard American vessels between ' May 1. 1940 and July 25, 1947 for a continuous period of one. >' year, 75 per cent of which was seatime. are still eligible for ' a Certificate of Substantially Continuous Service. I I These certificates may, be procured by writing to: Seamen's Wartime Service, Benefits Unit, Marine Personnel, U. S., 1'4| Maritime Commission, Washington 25, D. C, You will then receive an application blank, which is tp be filled out and returned to the Commission witlV dischargeft i or other documentary proof by registered mail. Photostats ar« . acceptable. All material papers,, including the Oertificide, wiljl . be retiumed to you by registered mail. ~ V �^Friday, April 9. 1948 T » « V S:E. At AREKS lO G RESTING AFTER A GRUELING JOB Page Thirlewii Eight-Month Shuttle Run [ Makes Crew International again. We left on our fifth trip about the beginning of Decem­ We don't know too much about ber. the score around the U. S. ports, LOST THREE MEN but figured maybe you'd like to • X know what- is going on out here This time we were pretty in the waters in and around Ras lucky. We came back to a de,-r cent port, Antwerp. But we only Tanura gnd Western Europe. stayed a few hours and left be­ To begin with, we signed on fore sailing time was up. We the Petrolite June 6th, 1947, in left without our Chief Engineer, Mobile knowing it was a non­ the Finnish Fireman and the ' union ship that had been voted Russian Galleyman. •'Ve pulled into Donges, Franc^ union and was waiting for a three days later. The Agent had contract. sent the men who missed the We left Mobile on the 10th of ship down there to catch it. Be­ June with a full crew and went fore we left Antwerp we picked to Corpus Christi to load—^from up a Deck Maintenance and there to Galveston for bunkers. hardly knew how to treat him after going seven months with­ In Galveston the Second Cook out one. ' r. paid off under mutual agreement We left on our sixth trip the and no replacement was hired so we left the States short of a 25 th of January. On our way to The tug Dorothy Ann Meseck, manned by SIU crew, as she lay alongside Wilmington, Cook. The Steward filled in and the Gulf we picked up four . N. C., dock after towing Liberty tanker George Kendall from New York. Job was complicated did a pretty poor job of cooking Egyptians in Port Said and now we're on our way to God only ,by series of reversals when tow chains and cables broke at sea. After Kendall drifted for two on the way to Le Havre. We stayed in Le Havre for a knows where. days, she was again taken in tow with a manila line. Photo by Louis Lombardi, OS. few days and then left for the Enough of our often changing Persian Gulf short one Deck crew. A few words are due the Maintenance man, and still no Skipper and lus wife. She is signed on as Purser but what she Second Cook. The trip to the Gulf went a does is beyond us. There have In this respect, the current coal ' The outcome of this coal strike long fine except an Oiler hurt been a few men sick enough to To the Editor: miners' strike should be care­ should be watched carefully. If his back during fire and boat stay in their sacks, but never did - In the negotiations for contract the Purser come to visit them fully observed because of the the miners win out, then by all drill and was laid up. From Ras renewal this year the main issue means let us incorpKjrate the Tanura we went to Port De- unless sent for. very effective method the miners' "willing and able" into bur next may well be the retention of the Bouce in Southern France. On The Skipper is quite a 'lum­ union is using to get around the agreement; the way our Pantryman got sick berjack." He sells liquor in the Hiring Hall clause in our agree­ miles of red tape and endless 80ment. Benny Goodman so -he and the Oiler got off. In slopchest. If a man gets one their place we took aboard a drink too many and returns to day, waiting periods, which a un­ Beyond a doubt the shipowners couple of Englishmen. the ship, the old man logs him; ion must comply with, or' risk will insist on certain changA in being sued for violation of the TOOK NMU MAN ABOARD but if a man gets drunk on the the Hiring Hall section in con­ booze sold in the slopchest, noth­ Taft-Hartley law and/or being ing is done about it. We made the trip and returned formity with the Taft-Hartley sued in court. to Casablanca. While we were slave law, which forbids the SMOKES RACKET there a fellow who paid off for To get around this for the pur­ closed shop contract. medical reasons from an NMU When we left the States we pose of taking direct action, the The possibility that the SIU ship came down and asked for had seven months supply of miners included in their last will have to take strike action to a job. He was hired as a galley- cigarettes. We've been out here To the Editor: agreement a little section known defend the agreement, or to en­ man. for eight and one-half months, force whatever demands are as the "willing and able" clause. Sailing today is not what you The Captain hired a Jewish and we're just about out of made, or to prevent chiseling by This willing and able clause is would call a bed of roses but it fellovy as Second Cook and when smokes. The old man has them the companies, brings up the very simple. It merely states is a great improvement over we got under way we found out in the slopchest for $2.70 a car­ question of whether it is possible what it was some years back and the galleyman had been Steward ton but he won't let us sign the to strike without running the that the union members will stay I for one have no desire to go on his previous so he was made slopchest card, he wants us td risk of being sued for vast sums on the job and not quit work so { Second Cook and the fellow who sign the draw list. of money in damages by the long as they are willing and able back to the lousy conditions un­ His latest form of amuseme: der which seamen were forced to work. shipowner combine. seems to be telling the Cook' kf to live and work. how to prepare the chow. He And to what do I owe the im­ tells them to go easy on the provement of mjy conditions? sugar, salad oil and flour because they cost money. His next plan To my own individual efforts to make the trip more miserabld to some extent, yes; but what is to ration the eggs. ter sent pictures with his let­ pse would my own efforts To the Editor: Well, we have only three mor^ ter. Sorry we couldn't use amount to without yours? The SS Daniel Willard, South them, but they wouldn't re­ months to go and we sure hop^ It was by pooling our com­ Atlantic, took bunkers in Char­ produce cleeirly. bined resources that we joined it's not any worse than the last leston and proceeded to Port Ar­ together to form a Union. From eight and one-half. We'll sur^ thur for grain.. From the start Rubery Thanks our ranks we selected the most be glad to see the good old we had trouble. capable to represent us in deal­ was supposed to ccfok Wouldn't U.S.A. 'First in the engines; condenser, Balto Patrolman ing with the employers. fry an egg and was demoted to bbUers and everything. The fuel To the Editor: B. C. Jones Galleyman. With that set-up we A great many of us, however, was bad, and we ran out of wa­ I would like this letter to ap­ Deck Delegate ter on the way to Europe. Re­ pear in the LOG, thanking Pa­ seem to think that our job is made our third trip to the Gulf sult: the boilers nearly meltqd. trolman Ben Lawson and Johnny finished after our elected officials and back to Le Havre. In Le Havre the two English­ THANK UNION On the return trip we ran Hatgimisios, the Steward Patrol­ take over the helm and so we short of fuel. And we took 78 man, for their cooperation in sit back and let Joe car^ on men paid off and we picked up a FOR BATTLING from there. Is that fair to Dutchman and a Russian. From days to Marseille and back. straightening out minor beefs at them? there we went to Panillac where SHIP TRANSFERS We are being repaired now. the payoff of the SS Cape San the Jewish fellow and the Fire­ BOOST 'EM .Of course, the above wasn't Diego in Baltimore. man who was hurt in Le Havre To the Editor: aU. We ran short of food too, and They are two swell guys. We Are they supposed to carry the paid off; We picked up a Fin­ The Union's efforts on behalf the steering engine went on the had no time to write them and load alone? No! nish fireman and left on our of the American seamen to stop send them our thanks as we blink twice. fourth trip to the Gulf. Your job is to give all the had been out six months and We had a 10-day storm, and In Algiers the Pumpman who the government practice of plac­ help you can—not to sit back were in a hurry to get home. when we got to the mouth of had gotten hurt on the way paid ing vessels under foreign regis­ tlw Mississippi we -were fog­ By the way, we have another and criticize when they make a off so the Maintenance man try is gratefully appreciated by decision that is though necessary bound two days. At least, we Union member. I had a Valen­ for the majority but doesn't suit moved up to Pumpman. We the crew of the Grover C. Hutchtine present of a son weighing never had a dull moment. then pulled out for Casablanca. erson. We know that you spared 13 pounds and eight ounces. He you. "We hope the repairs will be will can'y on in his father's In this port the Chief Cook If you' have a suggestion to and Wiper paid off under mutual no effort in our behalf in fight­ .'sufficient to tide us over this footsteps. , make, send it to the Secretary consent. Another Jewish fellow ing this vicious practice. nqxt trip to Italy. John Rubery Treasurer. It will receive the Here's luck and quick suo^ss We don't want so much trouble Dorchester. Mass. utmost attention and, if helpful, signed on as Wiper but nothing in anyother undertakings in be­ again. (Ed. Note: Congratulations will be used to improve our was done about the Cook so half of the American seamen. the Second Cook we picked up ; AJvin C. Carpenter on the new Union member. Union and what it stands for. '& in Casablanca was made Chief 18 GrowiiMinbexs BecMid Cook He's probably squawking about Cook and the Steward filled up Grover C. Huldhenen vwmiam McKay Ed. Note: Brother Carpen- the chow already.) To the Editor: Brother Urges'WilKng' Clause In Next Pact Give Support To Officials You Elect, He Says SS Dan Willard Trip Begins With Bum Fuel, Ends In Fog �THE SE APiR ERS 16 G P»a0 FouxteMi Ir y Venetian Blind Staggers Prove Gashounds Dumb By LOUIS GOFFIN There are stories and there wagon. This affrent caused them ^e stories about drunken per­ no end of agony, which they formers. But there is one that promptly sought to soothe witli comes to mind that proves some a few more vials of vino. of these guys just can't be help­ They were then ready to get ed. It happened in the sunny going once again and so began port of Venice, Italy, some sun­ their search for the taxi—gon­ SS ELIZABETH NEW YORK $2.00; H. Orkofsky, $8.00; J. C. MahoHf dola, that is. ny years ago. R. Rivera, $1.00; R. Tierrera, $1.00; $4.00; I. Romero $6.,00; M. C. Sterne, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS • Along about our second day Despite the dimness of their A. Goldsmith. J37.00; A. D. Ciiida O. L. Ames. $5.00: A. Fernandez, $2.00. $3.00; M. Streiflfer, $3.00; S. L. VillaSS DOROTHY flores, $2.00. ^ - in port a couple of the lads took vision, they found one in short $5.00; M. Klepels, Jr., $3.00; G. A J. N. Castro. $1.00. SS FAIRPORT off- on an old-fashioned wine order. It was empty, too. Not Davis. $3.00; C. J. Dillon. $3.00; B SS BELGIAN VICTORY M. Ramos, $1.00; T. O. Melton, $2.00f Henn, $1.00: R. E. Hanez, $3.00; S. dj'unk. By eleven o'clock of that even the cabbie, or gondolier, or L. Blake. $1.00; F. Hobin. $1.00: G. H. J. Fowler, $1.00; R. L. Pifer, $5.00| Lenert, $5.00; D. 'S. White, $1.00; J whatever you call them, was in Vfine-loaded night these guys Ferreira, $3.00; E. C. House, $3.00; Brazil, $1.00; E. D. McLaughlin, $1.00; :J. Lynch, $5.00; G. B. Gepec, $5.00; R. sight. They decided to row their W. J. Fitch. $3.00; M. DaSilva, $10.00. J. H. Smith, -$1.00: E. G. Arroyo. $2.00; . T. Mason, Jr., $2.00; D. Krickovich, ^yere fully fermented. F. W. Babbitt, $1.00; W. G. Butler, $2.00; E. Wood, $2.00; D. T. Garofalo, jThey began casting cock-eyed own but, although gondoling is L. L. Proud. $1.00; G. J. Ledson $2.00; A. R. Prime. $1.00: $3.00; N. O. Murrell, $3.00; C. Partello, $3.00; P. J. Welsh. $3.00; J. Sutomayor, more like it, since there is a Ranees around for a taxi to $3,.00; J. Banach, $1.00; A. C. Ruiz, SS CANTON VICTORY $3.00; A. R. Fernandez. $5.00; H. J. take them back to their ship, a lot of difference between pushing Stocker, $2.00; P. C. Martinez. $10.00; D. C. T. Pople, $2.00; T. D. Smith. $2.00; £. F. Russian, $3.00; D. F. pretty fruitless effort in Venice, a gondola and rowing a life­ L. Themas, $50.00; A. Mueller. $2.00; $2.00; L. E. Lemayy, $5.00; L. R. Fitzgerald. $1.00; R. F. Wendt, $1,004 W. Swokla. $1.00; R. H. Remillans. Lamb, $2.00; I. F. Willoughby. $1.00; J. Secru, $5.00; G. H. Butterfield, - where you have to do your boat. Tliis, our lush friends soon $5.00; H. P. Walters, $5.00; J. Yacin- J. Phillips, $2.00; C. March, $3.00; N. $4.00; H. Alexander. $2.00; J. H. Horcruising in a gondola. L. Gadow, $2.00; W. Allen, $2.00; H. ton, $2.00; J. W. Fort, $2.00; H. C. learned. Their seamenship failed ski, $10.00. Holstead, $2.00; E. F. Perry, $2.00; G. Johnson, $2.00; W. Addison, $1.00. SORE-HEADS SS SEATRAIN HAVANA them. Within a few minutes they SS MONTAUK POINT R. Siefer. $2.00; C. H. Meditz, $1.00; When they were reminded of were stuck in the middle of the P. A. White. $2.00; S. 3. Freiligh, R. D. Gilbert, $1.00; H. J. Sherry. $2.00; C. Hersey, $2.00; E. W. Dodds. $1.00; F. M. Pedraza. $3.00; L. E. this fact, they became boister­ canal and going nowhei-e fast. $1.00; T. Frazio, $2.00; T. A. Lee. J. B. Wheeler. $1.00; N. L. Mark, $5.00. $1.00; M A. McGaharn. $1.00; SS J. SULLIVAN $1.00. ously indignant. They were sail­ Plumb disgusted over the course Brown, L. Perla, $1.00; B. C. Dixon. $1.00; C. Ray. $2.00; J. Powers. $2.00; R. SS TRINITY VICTORY ors, they roared, and no one was of events and their gondola they The Crew. $2.00; B. Ingram. $1.00; G. Yee Song Pu. $2.00; M. T. Tabing. Cinn. $2.00; S. R. Marshall, $2.00; M. going to row them back to the bowed to the inevitable and de­ F. Robetson. $ 1.00. $2.00; E. D. Mabee. $2.00; J. Switzer. Robinson, $2.00; W. Donald. $2.00; W. » SS JEAN LaFITTE $3.00; P. Renna. $3.00: N. L. Hartnett, H. Hendershot, $2.00; J. S. Markham, cided to abandon ship. Wm. F. Winkles. $1.00; G. Rodroguez, $5.00; R. Swanson $5.0,0; W. F. Dorr, $2.00. Over the side of the gondola $1.00; P. O .Cirelli, $1.00; E. Wilson. $5.00; SS WACOSTA H. K. Wing. $2.00; A. A. Hufwent our two gondoliers, churn­ $1.00; C. Tingle, $1.00; C. E. Pettipas, fart. $10.00: . T. Pou. $2.00; L. K. A. Melendez, $1.00; W. P. Dohertyv ing the waters furiously. Desti­ $1.00; P. C.arvin, $1.00; R. Carrington. lling. $2.00; L. Shin. $2.00; R. Hamp- $1.00; T. F. Finnegan, $1.00; A. Faso, G. Rogers. $1.00: P. Dayton. son. $5.00; J. R. Burns. $3.00; E. N. $1.00; G. O'Rourke, $3.00; D. a nation was their ship. But they $1.00; $1.00. Petrucelli. $4.00; E. J. Blanchard, $2.00; Hodge. $1.00; E. O'Connell, $1.00. were carrying too heavy a load SS SEATRAIN TEXAS SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY H. A. Croke, $4.00; T. B. Patton. $5.00: and soon were foundering a fe^v W. J. Fitch. $1.00; A. L. Ratajazak. W. "H. Mansfield. $4.00;' J. McGinness. G. W. Johnson. $1.00; M. G. Foster, yards from where they hit the $1.00; H. H. Winborn. $2.00; W. $10.00; J. Johnson, $10.00; L. Gutierez, $1.00. Philip. $1.00. water. SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Continued from Page 1) PICK-UP F. T. Andrews. $2.00. ^ speak more guardedly. Water­ Fortunately a police launch SS PIPE SPRING man simply indicates that ex­ was cruising in the neighborhood panded operations certainly are and hauled the two water-logged H. Simmons. $1.00; W. C. Hardy. $1.00; D. K. Hines. $1.00; D. G. Leach. highly px-obable. $1.00; R, P. Bowman. $1.00; C. Milli canal cavaliers aboard. Isthmian says its ships might Well, copping a gondola in can. $1.00. carry more cargoes to Europe, Italy is something like stealing SS PUENTE HILLS G. D. Dail. $1.00; O. Orr. $1.00; T. provided there are heavy ship­ Tsapelas. $1.00; J. Treilibs. $1.00; C. ments from the West Coast £. Carniel, $3.00; J. Ranieri, $2.00; F. where Isthmian's European car­ Davis. $1.00; S. Puntillo, $1.00; H. ==-^ HEyy BRINSTMAT goes originate. Isthmian also exWitkowski. $1.00; J. Manen.^$2.00; F. f TAXI BACK! Kelly. $1.00. oects to participate in the China SS RICHARD YATES shipments to be made under the E. J.. Amerault. $1.00; Steward's program. Dept., $9.84; P. C. Murry, $1.00; G. T. their chops over, "Who was the Overtakes says the situation Bohnfelt, $1.00; F. Barclay. $3.00: R. TRAGIC GROUND, by Erskine looks "very hopeful"; and Amer­ Caidweli. 144 pages, 25 cenis, Manassa Mauler?" or "What dice W. Collins. $1.00; J. R. Cummings. $3.00; C. F. Sinnett. $5.00 . roll is called cross-eyes?" ican-Eastern, in an extreme of Penguin Books. SS BUCYRUS VICTORY cgutiop, is of the opinion that C. Ling. $1.00; E. P. Lopez, $2.00; E. Bawdy humor being Mr. Cald­ Fans of another sort will prob­ t^e situation on the face of it Tonisson, $2.00; R. Karner, $2.00. well's forte, "Tragic Ground" ably bounce back the right poop means increased shipping. SS M. CRAWFORD ::ollows the pattern he pursued on "Where did Dirty Gertie The Crew. $14.00; W. H. Hunter, J Gloomiest answer comes from come from?" Guys hep to gin$2.00: P. SSdowski, $1.00; C. E. Kull, with so much vigor in Tobacco S,outh Atlantic. The company mill jive will sparkle on ques­ $2.00; R. M. Garrod. TI.OO; E, R. ^s that it only hopes the Mar- a cab in the U. S., and it took Gordon. $1.00; E. Gherman, $2.00; A. Road, God's Little Acre, Journey­ tions like this one: "For what is ^11 Plan can supply enough the Skipper quite a, while to Smith. $5.00: L. Folio. -$1.00; J. W. man and Trouble In July. This time he weaves hii' sym­ a cocktail known as Ward Eight cargoes to keep its 30 ships sail­ convince the local carabinieri Bigwood. $1.00; H. R. Mathisen. $2.00. pathetic yarn around an abused named?" SS SIMMONS VICTORY ing. In fact, the company points that it was all in'fun. But whether you shine or not, T. R. Neese ,$1.00; E. Davidson. character named'fepence Douthit, tyt that there is no insurance Most guys would think they $3.00; M. Hurst. $2.00; M. S. Kolonik. the -Quiz Book offers an inter­ who is mired in a war-boom t^at Marshall Plan cargoes orig­ would have learned a lesson. $1.00; W. L. Thompson. $1.00; P. ,L. town that is no longer booming esting way of- killing off-time inating in South America have But trying to teach some gas- Regan. $1.00; W. L. Wililams, $1.00; and who longs to return to his aboard ship. The quizzes can be to be shipped by the 50 percent hounds anything is pure waste E. H. Rosarge, $2.00 ; ,B. P. McNulty, pre-war home. Poor old Spence played by one person alone or $1.00; E. Monen. $2.00; Clayton Tinker, of time because these guys re­ $2.00; John Russell, $2.00; A. C. Brown. has a mighty tough time of by groups from two to eight formula. .Smith & Johnson says that, on peated the stunt later. Lucky $2.00; R. M. Gottlieb. $5.00; J. M. things. guys. the whole, the situation looks for them this time, the tide Pascual. $2.00; K. G. O'Briant. $6.00; Besides his poverty, he's bur­ A good way to pick up some favorable — but that it is too swept them close to the ship J. B. Sherman. $2.00; J. T. McNicholas. dened with an ailing wife soured straight dope, too. Just suppose $4.00: T. W. Hearne. $2.00: A. B. e^irly to make any real estimate so they let the gondola drift and Scoggins. $4.00: R. W. Johnson. $6.00; by an insatiable thirst for Doc you come ashore one day and o| the future. Much depends, the made the short distance under S. Koegian. $5.00; O. E. Laourette, Monday's stomach tonic and a have a smart aleck try to stump $2.00: E. M. DaVistr. $2.00; W. Hart company says, on how the pro­ their own steam. teen-aged daughter, who figures j-ou with: "Who raped Lucretia?" What does it prove? Only that love. $2.00; A. C. Beck. $4.00: M. privation can be tossed off, along Watch his eyes pop when you ' gram is estimated. Bruno. $4.00; N. M. Mills. $2.00; W. T. it's a waste of time trying to Ellers. SIX BILLION BUCKS • , Jr., $5.00; J.A. Buzelewski, with virtue, in a local sporting smugly shoot back: $2.00; H. E. Brooks. $2.00; D .C. house. Atf~ it now stands, the Mar- lend a hand to a gashound. "Why Tarquinius Sextus, of Wittmeyer. $1.00; B. Trasher. $1.00; L. shaU Plan calls for $6,098,000,000 There's nothing delicate about course!" English. $1.00: M. L. Fillincame, $3.00; worth of goods to be shipped G. Kihg. $2.00; N. D. Abeninathy. Tragic Groimd. But, then, neither It's all in the little book. ' abroad. Of this, $5,300,000,000 $1.00: E. L. Myers, $I.OO: N. Callaway. are the folks in it. $1.00; .1. Camporeale. $1.00; J. Mar­ wUl be earmarked for the 16 4 t t i t 4. MAL MacDONALD tinez, $1.00; J. Maisonett. $1.00; R. original Marshall Plan nations THE NEW QUIZ BOOK, by Al­ PHILOSOPHY IN A NEW KEY* Your radio and eliminator are Yantz. $1.00. in Europe. SS MADAKET bert Morehead and Geoffrey by Susanne K. Langer, Pelican at Boston Hall. Another $463,000,000 will go H. Put. $10.00; A. Heller, $1.00; L. Mott-Smith. 25 cents. Pelican Books, 258 pages, 35 cents. DeMasi Pesplain. $1.00; R. Pardo, .50: S. to China. Greece and' Turkey Books. O'Rourke. $2.00; R. A. Barrett, $1.00; 4. 4. 3. will get $275,000,000 and the In­ This one is heavy going, no N. Reznicenko, $1.00; F. T. Pettingill. ternational Children's Fund of SS HASTINGS Don't look now, but do you question about it. Chapter^ $1.00. the United Nations will receive Crewmen who were aboard SS STEEL FABRICATOR know what a jehu is? Or a Scot­ heading go like this: "The Logic $3.00. $60,000,000. sman's tartan? Or a troglodyte? of Signs and Symbols", "Life this vessel on or about Dec. 23, V. Suska. SS STEEL SURVEYOR The present legislation au­ 1946, and who know anything If you do, chances are you'll Symbols: The Roots of Sacra­ H. Karrman. $2.00; C. Jar. $2.00; thorizes the full amount to be about the injuries and subse­ G. P.Binnemans. $2.00; E. E. Ramirez. rate genius in the new specially- ment" and "On Significance in used, but Congress has not yet quent death of Samuel L. Price, $2.00; N. Mamat. $1.00; P. Nixon. prepai-ed Quiz Book, which sets Music." appropriated the money. How­ please communicate with Man- $15.00; I. D. Howison. $2.00: O. Uus- up 2,000 brain teasers in 100 However, anyone who likes to ever, the new law also authorizes dell and Wright, 501 State Na­ mann. $4.00; Chuan Ding, $2.00; I. G. quizzes. wander and muse in the man- • $2.00; F. S. Rivera. $2.00; P. an immediate loan from the Re­ tional Bank Bldg., Houston, Tex­ Garcia, But if those three stumpers sions of philosophy will enjoy Denaz, $2.00: G. P. Marilla. $2.00; G. construction Finance Corporation as. Telephone C-5249. If you call Walker. $1.00; O. Kaeloo. $4.00; F. C. have you scratching your head, Miss Langer, who writes very of $1,000,000,000 to get the pro­ collect, tell operator you are wit­ Hays. $4.00: W. M. Toed. $2.00; R. there are plenty of other op­ clearly and certainly, does not i gram under way while the ap- ness in the. Samuel Price case so E. Siostrom. $2.00; B. P. Centeno. portunities to show off your clutter her copy with stagnant ;: $2.00; F. Varvas. $1.00: R. C. White, savvy. Sports fans ought to lick academic cliches. p^;opriation is pending. , charges .will be accepted. " $1.00; J. O. Meeks, $1.00. Operators Hope For Expansion Under ERP NOTICE! Kj'' Ife?'' Friday; April 9. 1948 �i April A 1P48 PERSONALS <F' ff E ; S ^ ^ F A R E 4l S Page Fifleea' LO G Unclaimed Wages Seventh St., South, Salt Lake SYLVESTER BARNES Get in touch with Irene Chi City, Utah. 4. ,4 jt - coine, Division of Labs. & Re STEPHEN FII^ search, New Scotland Ave., A1 Your father is seriously ill. bany 1, N. Y. You are heeded at, home. S. 4. 1. 4 4 4 JULIAN MINESES MELVIN E. RICE Communicate with Mr. or Mrs, Write to your mother, care of Cruz by calling EVefgreen Tech. Sgt. C. E. Holland. 4-2789. 18124544, Sq. B, 1377, AAFBU, 4- t 4Westover Field, Mass. GEORGE F. COLEMAN 4 4 4 ; Your mother asks that you get KANE DGNNER in touch with her as soon as Information r ec e-i v e d says possible at 453 Western Ave. there has been a death in your Lynn, Mass. 5.10 Slater, D 1.73 5.26. Simmons, William F family. Get in touch with your Sheeks, Addison W 4.66 Slerdeck, 5.'#1 Sheely, B. E .30 Simmons, William G X X t. wife. RICHARD C. WOERNER 34.06 Slezak, Michael 23.37 Sheets, Warren I 8.39 Simon, Harry C 4 4 4 Simonavage, Anthony 58.72 Sloman, Alfred R 2.23 Sheldy, Arthur J :.V 14.26 Your cousin, Lawrence Hoff­ BILL THOMPSON Simonds, Walter 17.77 Slonaker, George F 3,33 ..f;. 19.28 man, Jr., wants you to get in Get in touch with youi* father, Shelby, Tull 59 Slummer, David R 117.50 2.84 Simoneau, Albert touch wifh him at 1819 N. W. E. Thompson, 1141-9th Ave., Sheldon, Robert Simonetti, George A 4.01 Shellby, Virgil J 1:... 3.75 Slusarcyzk, John F 1;28 Keeler Ave., Chicago 39, 111. South, St. Petersburg, Fla. 1.52 Slusser, Irvin D Shelmadine, Herber 1.48 Simons, Eugene V 86.38 4 4 4 FREDERICK E. BROWNLOW Shelton, Frank D 23.00 Simpson, B 81 Smaciarz, Joseph 3.44 ROBERT (BOB) ARBUCKLE Shelton, Isaac G 10.74 Simpson, Donald 31.02 Small, James 1.37 Get in touch with Lorie Write to Robert L. Bicknell, 21.10 Simpson, Everette M 7.92 Smalling, John J 11 .'30 Brownlow, 125 East 24th St., 1018 State St., Indianapolis, Ind. Shelton, Thomas J Shemet, John 2.82 Simpson, J. P. 8.27 Smaw, John T 5.92 New York City," at once. Has a 4 4 4 Shepard, Ed. J 15.90 Simpson, Leeman 0 2.75 Smey, Stephen M '.24 letter from your brother, Den­ NORWOOD T. STEADHAM Sheppard, Fred S. ./ 27.36 Simpson, Louis B 80 Smiley, Andrew C 3.78 nis. Very urgent. Formerly of the SS William Sheppai-d, Gerald L:i 10.74 Sims, Erskine F 19.79 Smith, Alfred M '3T.'94 4. James. Please get in touch with Sheppard, Gilbert 5.94 Sims, Eugene • BRIGIDO RIVERA 89 Smith, Alva G -28:37 Mrs. Rose J. Steadham, 87 Lan­ Sheppard, James 5.07 Singer, John W 14.21 Smith, Alvin R isi^ Communicate with Mrs. Shir­ caster Ave.,~ Brooklyn, N. Y. Sheppard, Lawrence E 11.85 Singletary, Calvin 2.13 Smith, Armstead 10:30 ley Wessel, Seamen's Church In­ . 4 4 4 Sheppard, Watson L 10.74 Singletary, Grove C 23.84 i Smith, Benjamin F 3.46 stitute, 25 South St., New York STEPHEN SHACK Sherinian, Chas 9.34 Singleton, James T. 50.14 ! Smith, Bob 5:14 City . Get in touch with Joseph Sherlock, Thomas A^ ........ 18.42 Sink, William C 1.74 Smith, Bonnie W 19.65 4. i Scheck, care of SS Roy K. John­ Sherman, Howard L. 24.66 Sipe, Richard O 14.35 Smith, Carey E "ALEXANDER BOKOLOWSKI 5.12 son, Alcoa Steamship Company, , '7,89 Siperkoroic, P 1.12 Smith, Charles E 12J27 Contact Mrs. Shirley Wessel, 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, La., Sherman, Lyle V Sherry, Eugene • .70 Siren, T. F 6.95 Smith, Charles L 5.69 Seamen's Church Institute, 25 or through Red Vincent. Sherwood, Quentin R. 8.91 Sirignano, Anthony 55.77 Smith, Clinton 2.49 South St., New York City. 4 4 4 ^ Shiber, James J .79 Sivetz, Peter 3.25 Smith, Clinton W 29.39 4. 4. ARMAND RIOUX. Ch. Slewed Shields, J. A 4.5Q Sixta, Hal A 2.40 Sniith, Clyde J REED EDWIN HUMPHRIES 1.91 Your son, Maurice Rioux, is Shields, Thomas 17.88 Sjoberg, Holger H 97.03 Smith, David H 40 Write to your brother, H. very anxious to hear from you.' Shields, Thomas E. ....i::.... 3.T0 Skaags, S. G 4.95 Smith, David U 1.87 Grant Humphries, 141 West Write to him at 1203 Plymouth' Shields, Thomas F. 20.53 Sharupa, Joseph 2.23 Smith, Desmond 3.46 Ave., Fall River, Mass. Shima, John A .• 1.34 Skells, John H mU», 2.90 Smith, Douglas ViSS i s. i Shimel, Dale R d.. 17.13 Skezas, W 94 Smith, E 1.50 • EDWARD WFTKO Shimelfenig, Frank E. ,26:63. Siriba, John 2.28 Smith, Earl B 4.66 Your mother and father are Shipley, Jack B 38.82 Skillman, Edgar G 8.95 Smith, Earl W 17.55 anxious to hear from you. Please Shipley, Lawrefhce E. ' 9.27 Skinner, C 14.84 1.50 Smith, Edgar Shipley, Raymond V. ..7 20.99 Skinner, Lonnie C write or phone them. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 1.00 Smith, Edward A 66.62 Shirah, William E 103.76 Skinner, Russell William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 i i i 32:10 7.40 Smith, Elmer W BOSTON 276 State St. Shive, Donald 89.86 Skinner, Zane JdHN T. ANNAL 1.78 7.45 Smith, Eric Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 Shiveley, Paul ....} 10.13 You are purged to get in touch Smith, Ferdinand 1.24 . Skipper, H. , 3.50 GALVESTON SCSVi—23rd SL Shivery, Chester M.-..^.; 19:97 K^rth Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 with your mother. Skirkie, Edward 3.47 Smith, Floyd H Short," Fenton O 1.99 Skirl, Thomas W MOBILE l South Lawrence St. .'94 S i i. 3.10 Smith, Frank Shotwell, Sherword 10.25 Skladanik, Joseph CV Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 MATT FIELDS Smith, Frank 17.08 1.42 ORLEANS 339 Chartree St. 4.75 Skop, Max J 15;88 Get in touch with Anthonj' Ghrimpton, S. P. Sydney) ... 4.90 Smith, Frank E.' Sheppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 Shriver, Francis M.1.79 Skylberg, Gosta T. E. ;46 NEW YORK .51 Beaver St. O'Brien, 43 Upper Rutland St., ... 6.05 Smith, Frank A Shuart, Ralph 69.49 JM Algina, Agent llAnover 2-2784 off Summerhill, Dublin, Eire. Smith, Frank S 1.82 Slackwell, J. E ... 1.46 Shuks, A 2.12 NOttFOLK .127-129 Bank St. Smith, Fred D., Jr 8.'j» Slade, Archie B .. 3.70 Ben Rees, Agent Phdne 4-1063 Shuler, James B. 2.73 •r-W-V.— Smith, Gaston 2.*jai8 FRANK SURWILLA Slaid, Byron C 3.16 PI^LADELPHIA. .. .614-16 N. 13th St. Shuler, Ward E 49.58 Smith, George H I.ITB DON NORHOW Lloyd Gardner, Agnnt Poplar 5-1217 Slaip, James 45 Shultzs, Eugene .63 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. 11.71 Siarpan, John 12.94 Smith, George L Contact Dick Campau, 603 Shultz, R. E 2:3^ Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-B47S Smith, Gerald G 20.75 State,' George E .01 SAN JUAN, PJl 252 Ponce de LeoU Neff Road, Grosse Pointe, Mich., Shumacher, Marvin L. 10.74 Smith, Glynn A 6.88 Slater, Alfred 2.77 Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 as soon as possible; Shuman, Haldeman 7:47 Smith, Harland B T:87 SAVANNAH ... .220 East Bey St. 10.74 S. S. S. Shuman, James Thomas 10.73 Slater, Arthur W CUarles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 6.06 MICHAEL R. BAAL Slater, Charles 1.89 Smith, Harvey C. Shutts, James W 11.88 TAMPA ...:1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Slayton, Harold 10.82 Please get in touch with your Siarkowski, Leo L Smith, Howard W. fl.00 Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 1.87 family at 97-33 101st St., Ozone Sibert, James M.1.-04 Park, L. 1., New York. Sick, Robert E. ;7 ISG'GO rf t % % Sicknik, Arthur Leb" 28.83 MdNOLULU 18 Merchant St. Phone 58777 WILLIAM W. SiLVERTHORNE Sicotte, Lawrence ^ The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the S^'PORTLAND Ill W. 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His address is ^ Melrbse 4110 13.18 Summerfieldi Ridgcwood- Simmons, Claud TOiLBbO ...... 7.... . .615 Summit St. 1733 Street Address Si'mrrtqns, David R 7.-20 Garfleld 2112 Queens. Simmons, Dudley 1.53 City State Simmons, Machem E 21.60 Book No. 59475 .45 Will holder of this book pleaso Simmons, Marl L MONTREAL 1227 Phillips Square Signed 32.78 VICTORIA, B.C. ....802 Boughton St. report at 6th floor of SIU Hall Simmons, Paul D. Empire 4531 in New York, at first opportun­ Sinimotts, jPauI R., 11.57 VANCOUVER ;«a5 Hamilton St. ity. This is of importance in Rbok Nd. .. Simmons, Reese 2.83 Pacific 7824 squaring your record. Simmofts, Steve M 3.tW Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Hie following' is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being pa d by the Mississippi Steamship Gompaiiy covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans^ La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller\ busch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, ^ date and {dace of birth and the address to which the money is to be sentk SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District Notiee Jo AH SIU Members 1 Gt. Lakes District Canadian District :'>• •m �Page Sixteen •V h TH E SE A F ARERS I O 0 UFE Has Friends In Time Of Need Without taking a break, tnaxchers on the picketline eat their noon-day meaL Sandwiches and hot coffee are provided on each of riie liiMS. A good portion of the food has been do­ nated by various AFL Hotel and Restaurant Workers' unions. Besides food, these unions have also been -represented on the plcketlines by members who naarched side-by-side with the UFE mm f- Beaten pickets lie on the ground with their arms around their heads to protect them from police violence. One police lieutenant has stated that he personsdly saw no violence. Picture on the" right, tiaken at the height of the actiod, shows a lieutenant actively directing the police in their strike­ breaking efforts. ' js;,- Friday. April 9. 1948 Even the rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the pickets. The bad weather was taken in stride, and those pickets without raincoats were provided with wartime gas-repellent capes as protection against the April downpour. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 9, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 15 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES NEW COMPANY SIGNS UP WITH SEAFARERS LABOR RALLIES BEHIND UFE IN WALL ST. BEEF OPERATORS CATIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON EXPANSION TUGMEN ASK WAGA BOOST UFE BROADENS STRIKE TO FOUR MEMBER FIRMS ORGANIZED LABOR GIVES ALL-OUT SUPPORT TO UFE ROU OFFICIALS PRESS MEBA TO BAR COMMIE-LED MERGER SEAFARERE' AID HELPS ENGINEERS IN FAST VICTORY SHIPPING PICKS UP IN SAVANNAH,NEW TANKERS HELP TO CLEAR HALL SHIPPINS IN MOBILE IS STILL ON SLOW BELL LACK OF SUGAR SHIPMENTS TAKES ENHANTMENT OUT OF PUERTO RICO GALVESTON MEMBERSHIP SAYS 'YES'RESOLUTIONS AND AID TO UFE NEW YORK SENDS OUT CALL:RATED MEN NEEDED CREW ADD TO FRISCO'S UFE STRIKE GIFTS THE SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANIES:ALCOA ONLY ORE SHIPS KEEP PORT BALTIMORE AFLOAT TORRANCE HILLS SAVED FROM DIASTER BY ALERTT ITALIAN TANKER CREW SIU MIDDLEWEIGTH SCORES HANDILY OVER CUBAN CHAMP POTENT POTION QUELLS PANIC ON FAIRSLE DIGESTED MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS VENETIAN BLIND STAGGERS PROVE GASHOUNDS DUMB OPERATORS HOPE FPR EXPANSION UNDER ERP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/09/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/af402f7bbbaf32c8a989b0a12b440887.PDF 5afde319617a60ee792547f510e9bad5 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FHTOAY. APRIL 2. 1948 No. 14 '.n THE NEW LOOK ON WALL STREET = Certification Of SIU In Cities Service RecommendedToNLRB t.-V- NEW YORK—Fighting' to the last ditch, but being beaten every step of the way, Cities Service Oil Company this week lost another round in the struggle to prevent the unlicensed personnel of the CS fleet from being represented by the union of their choice, the Seafarers International UiiioR. A "Report on Objections," submitted to the NatioHal Labor Relations Board by the Regional Direetcnr. of the Second Region, states that<t "It is the opinion of the under­ signed that the objections (filed by the company) do not raise substantial or material questions regarding the conduct affecting the results of the election," and recommends "that the objections be overruled and that the union be certified as the exclusive bar­ gaining agent for the unit found In the first strike on the New York Stoc c Exchange in its ISS-year history, close to by the Board to be appropriate." NEW YORK — The article nine hundred workers, members of the UFE. walked out of the Exchange and established about Captain Harry Manning, "From past experience," an­ picketlines around the building. They were joited by white-capped Seafarers, and the resulting nounced Director of Organization Skipper of the liper America, in picture is something that Wall Street will be a long lime forgetting—^if ever. the February 28 issue of the Lindsey "Williams, "we feel that Saturday Evening Post led the certification will be coming Masters, Mates and Pilots to sue through mighty soon. But the the Curtis Publishing Ccanpany, fight is not yet completely over David Dempsey • and Dan Herr, and men must remain on those authors of the article, and Cap­ tankere until after the next elec­ tain Manning himself. tion." The union is asking $508,86# This next election, to deter­ in damages from the four de­ mine whether or not a union fendants, and attorney Ben Ster­ NEW YORK—^The Wall Street fininciers, whose slogans are "The Public Be shop is to be established in the ling has filed its suit in the Su­ Damned," "Money Over Men," arid "Profit; Over Patriotism," this week have found fleet, isv one of the provisions of preme Court of New York the anti-labor Taft-Hartley law. County, New York. Serving ef that although they control a great portion of the nation s wealth, they can not con­ Any votes not cast in the elec­ the Gummonsos already has be­ trol or break the spirits of the men and wo nen who keep the wlieels turning in the tion will be counted against the gun. Stock and Curb Exchanges. These people, members of the United Financial Employes, Union. In making news of the law­ , Local 205, OEIU, AFL, are on strike, supported by the SIU and the SUP. Such sup­ The full text of the Report ap­ suit public. Captain Wilbam C. Ash, National Vice-President »f port was voted by the membership when it appeared that a strike in the Exchanges pears on page 14. •?the MM&P, declared: was imminent. "We have to find out once Aided and abetted by police and for all whether newspapers violence of such a brutal nature and periodicals are allowed to that hardened newspaper re­ print unsubstantiated stories porters who witnessed the fracas about labor organizations with . proVoked by the police in front impunity. Our suit, if and when of the Stock Exchange on Tuessuccessful, will establish the fact ' day morning were sickened, the WASHINGTON — The House antee that 50 per cent of • the of excess words, was "Get rid of that labor organizations are will­ Stock and Curb Exchange auing and able to fight for their •ftorities refuse fo bargain in of Representatives voted 165 to Marshall Plan cargoes be sent in them," and he's been doing his reputations." best to put his idea in practice good faith on the subject of 32 against transferring 200 U. S. ships flying the American flag. This question will have to be ever since, . Union security and- increased ships to the prospective Mai-shall DETAILED COMPLAINT settled by the joint action of the It is no secret that Douglas, wages, Plan nations. After identifying both the This refusal is in spite of the The thousands of Seafarers Senate and House and more of besides being Ambassador to the MM&P and the Curtis Publish­ the same kind of pres.sure may British, who would be the main fact that approximately 93 per­ who wrote letters and sent tele­ have to be brought. beneficiaries of the. transfens, is ing Company, publisher of the cent of the employes of both Ex­ grams to Washington can -claim The House Foreign Affairs one of the State Department's Saturday Evening Post, as legal­ changes voted for the union shop a huge share of the credit for Committee was bludgeoned into biggest wheels and main policy ly constituted corporations, the in National Labor Relations the House action which was detailed complaint identified Board elections held earlier this taken despite the Foreign Af-^ its origiijal position by open makers. Dempsey and Herr as the writ­ pressure from the State Depart­ Whether or not the State De­ year. fairs Committee's reconunenda- ment which holds a mysterious partment has abandoned its ef­ ers of the article and charged In a report on the police vio­ tion that the ship transfers be grudge again.st the U .S. Mer­ fort to scuttle the Merchant Ma­ that Manning himself had com­ lence, released by the American made. chant Marine. rine is not clear. ' At any rate, missioned them ^ "recompose, Civil Liberties Union, it was Since the Senate had pre­ The Department's chief hatchet Douglas has gone back to Lon­ edit and write the magazine ar­ chai'ged that, "little or hcT justifi­ viously voted against the trans­ man appears to have been U. S. don after three weeks in Wash­ ticle hereinafter referred to." cation can be found for the club fers, this part of the Mafshbll Ambassador • to London,- Lewis ington . The complaint then summar­ wielding tactics of the police. Plan legislation is as good ias on Douglas. Three years ago this Next week the L(X1 will print ized the history of the lAM&P The wild and reckless : use .of the books, unless the State De-: month, Douglas had an ah urticle the names of all Congressmen since 1887, showing how it had stick force to-.accomplish what partment tosses a new monkey in the Atlantic; Monthly entitled and . Senators who voted to sus­ improved the wages and condi-^ might vefy well have been done wrench into the machinery; "What Shall We Do with the tain seamen's interests so that tions of licensed seamen. It" had other measures been first However, the House has not Ships?" Seafarers will know whom to then charged that Manning "maadopted the Senate's semi^-guarHis .answer, stripped of a lot thank. (C&tttinued OH Pagff }) (Contitfked o» Poge 4) MM&P Sues Satevepost For Damages Seafarers Help Man Picketlines As UFCStrikes New York Exchanges Ban On Ship Transfers Is Voted By House; Fight Goes On For 50 Percent Shipping S' M • ••;»! i �PSpWf Page Two THE S E 10 :nir? • T. AprU 2, 1948 \ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AUiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL - Secretary-Treasurer 'Editorial Board J, p. SHULER : 15 •^'' LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA » • Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912, ' George K. Novick, Editor 267 " Whose Protectors? Last Tuesday's spectacle in front of the New York Stock Exchange, when New York police charged wildly into a group of men and women pickets indiscriminately beat all heads within swinging distance (two cops were beat by their own men) was a display of savagery that has brought forth a storm of indignation from all sec­ tions of the citizenry. Details of the nauseating incident and the protests that followed are covered elsewhere in the stories of the UFE strike. A situation which permits the so-called servants of the public to use unjustifiable brute force in beating down working men and women would naturally em­ barrass all decent-minded citizens, and raise in their minds the question as to whose "servants" the police actually are. ^ Good News Hospital Patients A h'xX. of welcome news for Seafarers came out of Washington this week. W>i It''--|r.,',\ On Tuesday, the House of Representatives,* in vot­ ing on the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) overruled its Foreign Affairs Committee and tossed out of the Bill a provision permitting the charter of 200 U. S. merchant vessels to nations participating in the program. When entering the lio^ital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and ihe number of your ward. Staten Isdand Hospital Uen Now h The Marine Hos^k You can contact your Kospital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital, at the follow* vn§ times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m, (on 3rd and 4th floors.) . Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) On this particular provision, the House has thus followed the steps taken sesveral weeks ago by the Senate These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, iii form.ulating its version of the ERP bill. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can tb cheer them up by But the House failed to take one step which the Sen­ writing to them. I ate did, and one which is of especial significance insofar E. E. RICHIE HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND -a? American seamen and shipping are concerned. The L. McNEIL Senate's Bill calls for at least 50 per cent of the relief F. FONDULA L. C. BROWN E. BERWALD H. ALLEN cargoes to be carried in American bottoms. E. BOWERS L. ANDERSON H. MCDONALD A. JUZANG P. FRANKMANIS R. KING Committees from both legislative branches will now J.-T. MILLS R. J. GARDNER A. BONTI confer to shape up a bill to be presented fpr final vote S. HEIDUCKI J. P. LOMAX R. LORD on the floor of the House and Senate. O. J. GUILLOTTE E. OLSEN 4 4 4 G. W. HATCHETT J. McNEELY BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. On the whole, then, the picture is far brighter than G. BISCHOFF 4 4 4. L. R. FISKE • i| it was at this time last week. The changeover is due to M. CASTRO .4' 4 I SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. LUIS GOMZAEJ J. T. MOORE the sound pressure, a considerable portion of which was J. SHEMET C. B. VEKEW L. A. DEWITT exerted by the Seafarers International Union, in behalf P. LOPEZ H. G. BROWN J. L. SWINDLE F. NERING JAMES SHIPLEY of American seamen. F. LORENTSEN T. J. SCHUTZ JOE SHIMA J. L." WATERS The SIU made it crystal clear to the lawmakers that C. DESOUSA GEORGE D. OLIVE A. B. BRYAN E. JORMSTED the State Department, which alone was behind the move M. ROSENBERG E. WARREN (GL) R. FLOYD R. B. FULLER to charter the ships, was attempting to scuttle the Am­ J. PIETRZAK A. C. PARKER JAMES G. FOUTS erican merchant marine and precipitate wide unemploy­ J. .J. HANLEY E. VENSON (SUP) LEO J. STEPHENSON ment on the waterfront. A. J. BULLARD J. S. MINESES - V T. A. CARROLL "A. C. RODRIGUES C. NANGLE D. HERON XSSif The good news does not mean that the big job is R. J. STROM G. M. HAMMOCK H. BO(ME oyer, however. Committees now conferring on the com­ J. H. MURRAY ,' 4> -4 T. E. LEE J. DOWNIE . BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. promise bill must include the Senate's provision for the W. W. DeHAVEN J...4WICHARTZ W. CAREY transportation of 50 per cent of the goods by American M. ELSAYED e. H. HAGA -4. 4. 3» '{LEIE shijps; I MOBILE HOSPITAL '4 "4 4 E. DELLAMANO . SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL • i'l R. HARRISON - , Otherwise, the lawmakers will be putting American, G. A; WILLIAMS IBRLING MELLE w. FEENEY,. . , seamen and shipping in a position wherein they cannot M. C. CORDOVA J; HC®0 H. FAZAKERLEY \ compete with foreign operators, whose working condi-i R. A. FAUBER H. WATSON R, CASAWNQUVO H. B. WILLIAMS tions and wages are 20 years behlrid the American stan­ T. J, LAYTON A.- A:BMiTa KLENOWICZ J ELM^R HALLMAN dard. T. RBtSON • L. E. McC • .xip. •; ' �Friday, April 2. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers, Clerks Ring Stock, Curb Marts Neither Swinging Clubs Nor Spring Showers Affect Enthusiasm Of Picketers A peaceful place was the entrance to the Stock Exchange when the above picture was taken, but police brutality turned the spot Into a virtual butcher-shop when heads and bodies of pickets were clubbed by police in their seal to protect the interests of the Wall Street money men. However, neither the sadism of the cops nor the near-record April showers could keep the financial workers and their SIU-SUP supporters off the picketlines. With the iron gates of historic THnity Church in the foreground, tlus picture shews the picketline in front of the Curb Exchange. Lines held firmly, and the pickets chanting "scab" , ^d little to help the feelings of the people who scurried through the picketlines. Word of addi­ tional reinforcements from other unions, on th3 line and financially, bolstered the spirit of the picketers—«ad left the^ scabs feeling kind of sick. Attempts by some irresponsible (Continued from Page I) newspapers to picture the action tried was vicious and uncalled as communist-inspired fell apart for." in the light of the anti-com­ EMPLOYERS' MAN munist record of the UFE and An interesting sidelight on the the SIU-SUP. Another news­ attitude of the police is that paper charged that the volimteer Police Commissioner Wallander pickets from the Seafarers were appointed an Inspector who is "hired goons" ~ who were being known to have anti-labor sym­ paid for picketing, but this libel pathies, and who has broken up was corrected after the Union picketlines by force in the past, demanded a retraction. to "investigate" the charges made On the picketlines, where UFE against the cops who took part and SIU-SUP brothers marched n the clubbing on the Stock Ex- side by side, morale continued nt ;hange picketline. AFL President William Green has complimented the SIU and the SUP on the militant support extended to the UFE. His tele­ 1. Wage increases of $9.00 gram approving Union action fol­ for all earning less than lows: $40d)0 per week, and $15dH) 'T commend you upon devoted for all those earning more. way in which you have extended 2. The union shop, which help and support to members of approximately 93 percent of office workers union employed in the employes of both Ex­ New York Stock Exchange who changes voted for. are on strike. No one can ade­ 3. A contract provi^on quately appraise value of service that will exempt Exchange you are rendering these workers employes from handling the who are on strike. I urge you business of any brokerage continue your efforts to help house where the employes them and to extend to them a are on strike fuU measure of support in heroic fight in which they are engaged." High point of the week was a high peak. Even the rain, reached on Friday, when many which poured from the skies on local AFL unions staged a mass Thursday, and the police, who demonstration in front of the harried the peaceful pickets, Stock Exchange. In addition, failed to mar the spirits of the these same unions, in company marchers. with many other labor organiza­ On the opening day of the tions and pro-labor groups, sent strike, Monday, March 29, picketmessages to the city authorities lines were established around protesting police violence. the Stock and Curb Exchanges. For this reason, the UFE These were extended, on Wed­ Strike Committee, on April 1 nesday, to include two large called upon the Securities Ex­ buildings housing many broker­ change Commission to close age firrhs which had been fur­ down the Stock and Curb Ex­ nishing scab labor to the struck changes. Exchanges. INTEREST MOUNTS Members of the UFE, heart­ Interest in the strike and the ened by the militant support of strikers mounted, especially after the SIU-SUP, are resolved to the "Storm Trooper" exhibition keep their lines, firm imtil they of the police on Tuesday. Many have the victory they know is unions offered help, in men, rightfully theirs. Mighty WaU money and food, and prominent Street, which has ridden rough­ civic leaders took 4he initiative shod over opposition in the past, in forming committees to aid the has at last met worthy and mili­ tant foes. cause of the strikers. Strike Issues Female UFE memben add a bit of cheese-cake to the picketline on one side of the Exchange. On aU lines the UFE. SIU. and SUP marched together in fraternal cooperation -'Si •'-'3 •I 1 �THE S E At A R tRSLO G TxUmj. llpdlX tiHS -'-v;:,vll mm ttHIIIK,, Htm m Si^ Dn AMclan fiim As Trade Grows Stimulated by an increase in the number of U, S. ships on, the African routes, trade be­ tween the U. S. and Africa has been growing mightily in recent QUESTION: What is your opinion of the revision of the port rule in Boston from two years. calls daily, as was formerly practiced, to shipping every hour on the liour starting at 10 In 1939 there were only 25 A.M.? (Question asked in the Boston Hall.) U.S. vessels hitting African t \. • ports regularly, but now there JOE CHARETT. Steward: JOHN RUBERY. Bosun: iiilliiiiiiiii are 45 and the number of sail­ In my opinion the change of ings actually has tripled. The system of shipping every liour on the hour, as passed by the shipping rules in the Pert Important'to SIU members is Ihe membership here at the last of Boston from two calls a day the fact that the Robin Line, op­ ineeting, is marked proof of the to shipping on the hour is for. erating from Atlantic Coast ports, ^owth of our Union. It shows a the best interest of the member the Mississippi Shipping Com­ definite awareness of problems ship. Here, more so than any pany, operating from the Gulf, which face the membership and place on the Etuit Coast, the play important roles in this a desire to eliminate any knots time of being shipped is Im­ African commerce. which develop. The change gives portant. I know by experimce Significant is the fact that the a man ample time to get his in the past that, due to the wide African trade is one in which the gear together before turning to, area this port covers, a late af­ volume of U.S. imports is and 'itliminates the shipping of ternoon call makes it impossible greater than exports. From nonxnen at 5 P.M. who could be for men to have a physical and industrial Africa come many shipped at an earlier hour. In collect pay for reporting- aboard ba'sic raw products vitally neces­ the final analysis, the present ship the same day. This move sary to American industry and system makes grabbing a ship means mere dough in the pockets every day living. much easier and means starting of the membership here in Bos­ From the Gold Coast comes the payment of the green stuff ton. lhat much sooner. cocoa. From §outh and East Africa come chrome, managaCALVIN NICKERSON. QM: LARRY WHITE. FOW: nese, wool, copper, tin and hides. Having never shipped from I was certainly surprised and From East African ports come pleased when I heard of the ac­ any other port than Boston since ' pyrethrum flowers, spices, corun­ tion changing the shipping rules joining ffie SIU. I am entirely dum, sisal, vanilla, clove oil, in the port of Boston. The for­ unaware of rules in other ports mica, graphite and other prod­ mer system was always a sore concerning shipping, but it has ucts. Prom West Africa, the spot in the structure of the ships bring back lumber, ivory, always been my opinion that the Union in this port. This revi­ rubber, gums, fibers and coconut present system would make for sion is in the interest of the products. more efficient dispatching. It membership and has my 100 eliminates the possibility of ships percent endorsement. As long as In return, a large variety of leaving shorthanded and assisfi the Union keeps its eyes open American industrial products the Union in the protection of and makes adjustments where finds the way to African coun­ the jobs. I am all foiv this set­ needed, it will make for greater tries. up and any other changes made strength in our ranks. Now a One problem of the African with the view to tightening up Seafarer can take a job any trade is the shortage Of pas­ SIU structure. 1 am sure of our time during the day. dnd will senger capacity. At present, Union's stability when 1 see the not have to worry about run­ there are only a few 12-passenger ' ease with which it drops out­ ning around like a mad man at freighters. However, the Amer­ moded practices and streamlines the last minute to get things ican Merchant Marine Institute its procedures. squared away. reports, without mentioning spe­ cific lines, that two C-3's are to be converted to 61-passenger capacity and placed on an Afri­ can run and that two 8,000-ton liners with a 300-passenger ca­ pacity are contemplated. Come and see for yourself, the United Financial Employes asked in a iele^am to Senator Taft who is the principal author By JOSEPH VOLPIAN of the Taft-Hartley Act and is supposed to know all the Special Service Representative answers to labor-management relations. On March 17, President Tru­ In the meantime, all hands UFE. Local 205, complying strictly with the Taft-H§rtley man appeared before a joint ses­ should remember that seamen Act. won smashiiig 9 to 1 victories in union shop election at sion of Congress and recom­ who who served aboard Amer­ the New York Stock and Curb Exchanges. That was in the (Continued from Page 1) mended passage of a bill setting ican vessels between May 1, winter. Since then the two exchanges have arrogantly refused liciously contrived, conspired up a military draft and universal 1940 and Jufy '25, 1947 for a to bargain on the union shop issue. and planned with the other de­ continuous period of at least one military training. The complete text of the UFE's telegram, signed by Presi­ fendants herein" to have the The following day, letters be­ year, 75 percent of which was article written and published for dent Keefe of Local 205, follows: seatime, are still eligbile for a gan coming into the Union with the purpose of "defaming" the Certificate of Substantial Con­ all sorts of questions as to the "Senator Robert A, Taft plantiff, namely the MM&P. status of seamen under the pro­ tinuous Service. "Senate Office Building Later the complaint said that posed draft. Samples of the This certificate may be used as the MM&P enjoyed a reputation "Washington, D. C. questions received are: evidence of service, and may for patriotism and democracy un­ Can they draft seamen? How come in handy if the proposed "The United Fixmncial Employes. Local 205, Office Em­ til the article on Manning ap­ about married men? What is draft law excludes merchant sea­ ployes International Union, AEL, in compliance with the peared. The complaint declared, the status of men who served in men who saw service in the provisions of the Ldwr-Monagement Relations Act (Taft- that the anti-labor material in the merchant marine in the last recent hostilities. the article was aimed "at plain­ war? What about men over 26 Hartley), entered into a union shop election in the New York tiff only and against no other HANDY TICKET years of age? Stock and Curb Exchanges. The Stoclc~~Exchange employes union." It also charged that the No draft law has been enacted. These certificates may be pro­ voted 92 per cent for a union shop, and the Curb Exdhange article accused the MM&P dt Secretary of Defense Forrestal cured by writing to: Seamen's Wartime Service, Benefits IJnit, employes voted for the union shop by en even greater holding its members in "econ­ called for conscription of unmar­ ried men between the ages of Marine Persoimel Section, U. S. margin, 94 per cent. Management of both exchanges have omic servitude" and of operat­ ing for "politically red," mean­ 19 and 25 who have not served Maritime Commission, Washing­ refused even to discuss this p^nt, which has been, so over­ ing communistic, purposes. previously in the armed forces, ton 25, D. C. whelmingly endor^ by the workers themselves. This has The complaint found the very it was pointed out that 348,000 You will then receive an ap­ forced our organisation into'a strike. title of the Saturday Evening : additional men are required to plication blank, which is to be Post article, "The Captain They bring the armed forces up to au­ filled out and returned with dis­ "What happens now? Couldn't Blow Down," highly of­ thorized peacetime standards. charges or other documentary^ fensive. "We suggest that you come to New York to see for your­ There are approximately 3,000,- proof by registered mail. Photo-; 000 men who are in the category stats are acceptable. All will be self what happens when an honest uxiion votes overwhehningly Have YOU Voted? -recommended for the draft pool. returned to you . for the union sbop and managmnent absolutely turns Niunibs If, and when, a draft law, we Men who are on the beach in down. Voting «n dhe four AftG personally guarantee that it will New York can get their certifiRoferendunu ends on April "M. David Keefe, for the Strike Committee, Local 205, be brought to everyone's atten­ eates of service at the Maritime' lOifa, Have YOU cast <your 11 tion. • You won't be able to es- Commission offices in 45 Broad-, OEIU, AFL." ;baUot lo make the ^Uitkin Tvay, room ?,?4, even huMTO strong and • No Army Draft Yet—But Get What Now? UFE Asks Taft Certificate From Last War dard. MM&P Sues Post For Oofafflation �April 2. I9M T RE S EAV A REES L O G Page Five ShifHiing Sliiws> In Port Mobile, Change Seen ^ Next Week By CAL. TANMEH ^ MOBILE* — Shipping ia tiie- ons in the next; seven days, plus port of Mobile for the. past week two ships in. transit ftom other was slow, with but four ships ports, which, wilt: teke a replace­ jpaying off and four signing on. ment or two. The records show but 62 book­ The Patrolmen contectedf three men and 47 permits put aboard ships- in transit last week and. ships— not quite what could be squared away a. few minor dis­ called a good week.* ." putes; They were the Yaka, . Some of them have been op- Defense Society in a letter to By JOE ALGDfA Fairport,. Waterman,, and Hie . The ships paying off here this 'erating along the lines, while President Truman—so stated the Steel: Scientist, Isthmian. week were the Governor Sparks NEW YORK — -What with aU others are doubling up on the article—calls for the transfer of and Antinoua of Waterman and AFTE& 'BM ALL the activity around the . New contacting, paying off and sign­ the merchant marine to the con­ the Alcoa Pointer. The fourth York Hall with the SIU support­ ing on of ships. The organr^g drive of the trol of the Navy as a defense was the Dolgado, an SUP Lib­ ing the UFE strike, it is a little Marine ADied Workers is going No one is being neglected due measure. erty, which is scheduled to lay­ difficult to sit down and bang ahead in good shape. They in­ to the strike so don't worry ' In the statement they said, over for awhile. tend to organize everything in iout a story of the happenings in . The payoffs were tmusually the harbor that floats or has the shipping end of things, but about a Patrolman, he'll make "The U.S. Government should-be your ship. in a position at all times to be clean on the ships. We had a anything to do with the marine here goes anyWay. little disputed overtime on the work — towboats, barges, shore During the past week business The men out of the. picketlines unhampered by union troubles or difficulties. The only way it Sparks, but it was all squared and shipping kept a good pace here have done a wonderful job can be accomplished with the away to the crew's satisfaction. during the past week and have ;with jobs in. good supply for merchant marine is to place it It seems that the Engineers Deck and Engine- men. Rated made all the stories of the SIU under the control of the Navy or wanted to wait a month or two men in the Black Gang have ability on the picketlines come the Secretai-y of- Defense." to check the overtime with the their choice as to ship and run. home to the moneyed boys of delegates, but after the disputes Pretty sentiments from people Stewards Department men and Wall Street. were settled in our favor they having only the nation's welfare unrated men in other depart­ ON PARADE came to understand th|it settling at heart. The fact that ship­ ments still find it necessary to up quickly is the wisest way. During our past actions we've builders wouldn't build ships for Wait a while for a ship. The Antinous of Waterman been hidden away down around the war without getting a big Reason for the better than came in, paid off clean and rethe piei's, but this time we're slice of profits, and the fact that average shipping is the good shipped for Italy, Greece and the operators wouldn't take the number of ships hitting port this Turkey. On the Pointer, the ships unless they had guaran­ week. We welcomed a lot of payoff was extra clean, in fact; tees that they would not lose ships in, and*; most of them the Skipper gave the crew'* a anything was not even considwound up. in quick, style with, letter stating it was a pleasure to •ered by these people so inter-clean payoffs. have sailed with such a good ested in national defense. crew. He even asked the whole Isthmians Steel Surveyor, They made no mention of crew to make another trip. gangs> shifting ciews, riggers, Bucyrus Victory, Steel Fabricator transferring the profits in ship^A GOOD ONE scalers, anything andi everything and Trinity Vietory hit port for ping from the hands of the ship­ clean payoffs, along with several wilt be organized. owners. Oh no! Just dump the The SUP ship was another others. Most of them had minor No unorganized ships have hit unions by putting all the men, good payoff, with PhiUip Munsbeefs which were cleaned up port in the last couple of woeks, into Naval uniforms and we're sen of the SUP coming over from but that doesn't: keep the mem­ at the payoff. all set for anything. New Orleans to handle her. The four signs-ons this week bership from maintaining a keen UBFED AGAIN The outfit itself, the American were the Pennant and Pilgrim, interest in the drive in Cities Defense "Society has a phony The Trinity had a beef where­ All men here are Alcoa, and the Gateway City and Service. odor. Just who is behind it and eagerly waiting for the time- they in a FWT had been demoted to right up front here in the finan­ why would be very interesting; Antinous, Waterman^ On the Pilgrim the biggest can sail these ships with an Wiper during the voyage. The cial center of the world for all to know. Chances are that it is reason was a petty one and the ;to see. beef was the sldpchest. Seems SlU contracts. one of these outfits through |maii was paid off with FWT pay. A lot of Lakes men here on the Skipper had about $1200 A little blurb iiT the paper the which the big boys in the gov­ worth of stuff^hat the Patrolmen the beach have reversed course The Patrolmen also had a other day which didn't get any ernment make their sentimentsfelt .were not fit for the crew. and) are headed for the Great couple of logs lifted, but a hand­ more than two inches of space, known without having to speak The gear had been bought in Lakes to aid in the organizing ful: of legitimate ones stuck. The told a very interesting story. in an official capacity. Patrolmen made no attempt to Most big stories start small like Canada, and, after the Patrolmen drive now going on. We've taken on a lot of phony They are badly needed there, battle for bum beefs where men this and then snowball to the talked to the company, they took outfits during the past, including the old stuff off and put some and have a big job' to do. The had taken time off and had been front page. This one, too, will SIU is working in all branches penalized for it. first class stuff aboard. , be front page news if and when the bureaucrats of the WSB— Shipping looks slow for the of maritime and it's through the these guys will get our attention, On the Trinity some of the it comes. hext week. We will probably cooperation of all. members that crewmen had taken food from too, if they want a tussle. An outfit called the American have four payoffs and two sign- we have been so successful. the ship for sale ashore. The crew threw the book at them and handed out king-sized fines for their chiseling. It was no joke to them that the guys had walked off with their stores, and they made the By WILLIAM (Curly) RENT2: guilty guys know it. A crew By WALTER SIEKMANN will usually forgive guys for get­ BALTIMORE — Shipping here farers' way of doing things. Goodi To get back to more serious ting gassed up and raising hell, BOSTON — It's still pretty luck to him. and less pleasant matters, that maybe even for taking off for a stayed tough again this week. quiet here so far as shipping About the biggest thing tpWe paid off and signed on a goes, but we had a touch of bill to smash the Hiring Hall is couple of hours, but there is no most of the boys here is the or­ still kicking around in the Mass- reason to expect sympathy from small assortment of Bull, Ore, ganizing drive. We're hitting spring. For a few days we achusetts legislature. Right now them when stores are removed Calmar, Robin and Isthmian ves­ those tankers, and we're' after didn't even have an. east wind to it is in a committee of the State from the ship.- These guys got sels—but things Avere slow, and those two Cuba Distilling Com­ cut us to the bone, and in Boston House of Representatives. only what they deserved. look as if they might continue pany ships, the SS CatahoulSi that means something. Now that the SIU here in New TOUGH BILL that way for the immediate fu­ and the SS Carrabulle. That's We did pay off the SS Hood The biU, No. 1745 in the legis­ York is supporting the UFE out tile outfit we had before the war River, Pacific Tankers, up in lature, has a long way to go be­ on the picketlines aroimd the ture. that we have to go get again. Portland, Maine, and squared fore being entered on the Massa­ two exchanges, the Patrolmen There weren't any beefs that Another thing the boys are what beefs there were. None of chusetts', books as the law of the are busier than ever. amounted to anything, although talking about is the four resolu­ them was serious. state, but labor is losing no time there were plenty of small beefs tions. From what we hear we A very pleasant occasion was in fighting for its defeat. that we settled right at the pa.y- think most of the boys ai-e in provided when the Simmons Vic­ If its backers get enough sig­ offs and sign-ons. ' Some of them favor of those two assessments tory touched jiere in transit. She natures on a paper asking for its concerned repair lists and these and those two changes' in the was named for Simmons College, passage, it can be placed on a No. SIU Crew is to pay off are being taken care of without Shipping Rules. The two 10-dola women's college here and when state-wide referendum ballot. any ship until the crew's any trouble. lar assessments will give us the she berthed the whole student About that time, the finky news­ quarters and equipment are strength to go up against the As usual these days, our big­ body—or most of them—came papers publishers will start beat­ as clean as any Seafarer likes powerful forces all labor is going down to see how their namesake ing the drum and the battle will to find a"^ ship when he first gest problem in this port is keep­ to face this year. ing the Isthmians squared aw.ay. looked. be on. When the fight comes goes aboard. Patrolmen have However, those ships are gradu­ The men in the Baltimore Hos-* Well, the Simmons Vic looked the SIU will be in the thick of been instructed that the ally shaping up. pital are getting along fine and good and the girls looked pretty. it, as usual. crew's quarters must be ab­ all of them hope to be out and In this connection, we'd like to Everybody made friends and had Some of the boys came back solutely clean before a pay­ Shipping soon. point out, the bang-up. job that a fine time. In fact, we're won­ home the other day. They off will be allowed. Please dering when the Union is- going were the ones we sent to crew cooperate with your offidals Dutchy Moore is doing on the SS In addition, the weather is get­ to crew up the Vassar Vic, the the SS Steel Apprentice a while in carrying out this member­ Steel Scientist. He is really get­ ting warmer here and some of ting the. men on that ship who the boys are breaking out in , Smith Vie, the Goucher Vic and ago. They paid off in New Or­ ship order. don't have-too much SIU experi­ spring clothes. Hope they're not the Bryn Mawr Vic. Bring 'em leans but the majority headed ence to. understand the Sea- rushing the season. |ri^ht back for Boston. • mt, the boysc 4y;: There's Plenty Of Spring Weather But Few Ms In Port Baltimore Boston Shipping On Bulet SIdo; Labor To Fght Hiring Rati Ban Notice To Crews J -.v.;. " .J Lii ..i'' • '4- .iiA �'#«••-;- THE SEAFARERS LOC Page Six FHdar. AprU 2, 1948 i; •P'- 'V:" SS STEEL CHEMIST FAR FROM HOME Grundy Men Find That Missing Ship Doesn't Pay wt By CHARLES STARLING X• ' •'r ,u m B -f t . : ^ '^- ' if if _ i p. HW a-ff'j-v \^ r • • Philadelphia Has Shortage Of Rated Men -K The SS Steel Chemist, Isthmian (above), discharges cargo in an un-named port in India. Crewmembers (below) with no work to do ani no place to go, take it easy. HOT WATJER By LLOYD GARDNER PHILADELPHIA — This has been a busy week for the Qua­ ker City port with three payoffs and several ships in transit keep­ ing us on the jump. This week's improved shipping has just about cleaned the Philly beach of ra­ ted men. Next week, we are pleased to announce, we expect a shortage of rated men, what with the Hawser Eye of Alcoa and two Waterman ships expected here. This is an invitation to rated men in nearby ports to come to Philly for a quick ship. • The jobs will be plentiful and the runs first rate. Two of this week's payoffs, the| By STEVE CARDULLO Casa Grande, Pacific Tankers; O'Neil, John B. Krewson and R. and the Capo Mohican, paid off L. Trumbull are a few of those SAN FRANCISCO — Among in good style, but we hit a snag who have served. the A&G ships to hit this port on the Montebello Hills, another One AB came in to complain on payoffs or in transit were Pacific Tankers ship. that he had been put off an the Minnott, the Bessemer Vic­ SUP ship in Seattle. He had tory, the Penmar, the BeaureTHE AXE FELL joined her in Baltimore and said XI!-• u x _x X, sard, the San Angelo Victory, the they pulled West Coast rules on When the ship hit Port the, Columbia Victory, The Rider Captam and Mate fired all of toe vj^,tory, the Massmar, the Colton ihim, since he hsfd been aboard 30 days. Delegates for union activity. That ^^e Fairland. This man and several "other started toe ball rolling. The Mate This list is not complete, a A&G men who were present and SMpper then called in the ^^ich gives you an idea agreed that lots of men didn't Coast Guard and slapped charges how shipping is on the Baragainst two of the men. We dis­ bary Coast. It bears out what want to take SUP-contracted posed of this In a hurry, how­ we've been saying for several ships out of East Coast ports be­ cause of these rules. ever. weeks, that rated men can al­ However, as we made clear, After a few hours in the Coast ways get out of this port. nobody has a real beef—at least Guard office we managed to Every crew that touches here have all chaiges thrown out for is urged to come in and vote. not right now. Shipping is good for rated men and the West lack of evidence. However they don't need too Coast headquarters is prepared The crew by this time felt much urging, once they discover to handle anything that comes they had taken enough abuse that they can vole on the West along. and refused to sail until the Coast. One extra smooth payoff was Mate was removed. To this the SQUARED BEEFS the Walter Colton, Waterman. company agreed and the Mate So far as the beefs we've had She had a good bunch below and was hauled off. are concerned, we've settled all topside. This was the first ship So, as things now stand, the of them satisfactorily. Some we to pay off on this coast under the ^p is here, the crew is wait- squared here and some we fixed new contract. ing for a new Mate, and the away as San Diego and Ship's Delegate C. S. Eldringsituation is well in hand. Next Seattle. hoff of the Columbia Victory trip, the crew tells me, i.\t go­ We have had good balloting came in to vote and attend an ing to be different. \ committees here. At various educational class for bookmen. That's the way things shape times D. W. .Coproy, ^rancis P. With him were J. - Mcljeod, L. np in Philly this week. anagan, Cilude J^U, Pete Bailey, J. Reilly; T.;. Dwyef, M. Rated Men Get Good Deal In San Frantisto i': IT 'V • i SAVANNAH—There is a story ; abou! the payoff of the SS Felix Grundy, South Atlantic, as we predicted last week there would be. The Grundy called at Jack­ sonville to drop off some of her cargo. As it was Friday, some of -the crew just boarded a bus and came over to Savannah. Their madcap idea was that they would meet the ship here. ' The Grundy did not reach Sa­ vannah until Monday morning, but when she arrived there was a bit of confusion as- anybody • could have guessed. In order to get a full Deck De-. paitment, the Grundy Skipper had to transfer a Wiper and pay him overtime for \t^orking on Deck. Howeverf the men who missed ' the ship had to pay $50 fines. The point is that everybody knows that performances like this only give the SIU a bad name. We're lucky that these things don't happen very often, and we're dead right when we crack down hard on men who have so little* regard for their Union responsibilities. J. Delaney, G. A. Wolf, R. B. Waters and R. F. Care. They all promised to held weekly classes for permits when they went out. We always have a goodly crowd of members spinning yarns to pass the time between shipping calls. Here's a gag which won a nickel cigar for the narrator: A man was complaining about his tight shoes. In fact, he com­ plained for several weeks run­ ning. Finally somebody asked why he wore shoes too small for him, why he didn't get some new ones that fitted his feet. "Look," the man said, "my wife went home to her mother, my daughter eloped with a bum, somebody stole my car which wasn't insured and I lost my business. The only fun I get out of life is when I get home at night—and take off my shoes." There have been quite a few of'' the boys around. Among them have been one-eye Pete Di Pietro and Rufus Breeden. Rufus is having the LOG sent to his wife in Austrlia. Pete hit town to meet his girl and get married. We had the SS Frank E. Spen­ cer in Charleston. We paid her off and signed her on, and she sailed—with a load of coal—all in a single day. We settled every beef aboard, her except one and that one is stUl outstanding as we write. It was a hot water beef. The crew claimed they had no hot water for five whole days, and then things got pretty mixed up be- cause the topside couldn't agree. The Chief Engineer insisted there was no time during which anybody was without hot water for 12 hours. The Skipper, however, had a different story. He said that on the day the complaint was called to his attention he tried his own shower and found that he had hot water, but that when he tried the crew's showers he found none at all. The First Assistant countered by claiming that two of the crew's showers had hot water, only the third being without. The Chief Engineer then chirned in with a statement that there was no way that one shower could have hot water unless every shower had it. APPRECIATION "Well, we are still talking with the company and when we square things we'll let every­ body know. Here's a note from one of • the Spencer crew who would like to see it in the LOG: "I, Charles W. Evans, entered the ship's hospital on March 13 and stayed there until March 22. Captain Andrew Grogard faith­ fully attended me all through my sickness, which was pneu­ monia. "To Captain Andy, because of his untiring , attention which re­ quired that he be up at all hours of the day and night, I owe my health and well-being. He showr ed great foresight by having an adequate supply of penicilin aboard." The rest of the boys put it this way: -^ "We the crew wish to express our appreciation to a godd Joe." �Friday, ApiU 2. 1948 -THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Briefi SAN JUAN—Chairman; S. Colls, 21085; Recording Secretary, John Lincoln, 35046. (Special meeting). Purpose of meeting Was to dis­ cuss ILA beef which involves SIU ship SS Francis. Motion by J. Groener that we hear all sides of beef before discussion—car­ ried, Explanation that ILA was picketing ship to prevent loading of cargo by scabs. Motion by Rudy Kienast that SIU refuse to cross ILA picket line as long as scab labor is used—carried un­ animously. Motion by J. Lin­ coln that the ship's delegate in­ form the officers that SIU crew Will not sail with any officers responsible for the working of the scab cargo—carried. A&G Shipping From Marth 10 To Manh 24 PORT Boston New York ...^. Philadelphia Baltimwe Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile ...... New Orleans Galveston San Juan GRAND TOTAL REG. D£CK , 70 200 11 243 ....... 148 51 35 80 204 112 15 1,169 REG. ENG. 38 205 30 143 69 43 33 86 137 76 10 870 REG. STWDS. ^8 186 19 115 40 24 21 68 151 59 7 718 TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK 136 591 60 501 257 118 89 234 492 247 32 2,757 43 ^07 24 213 89 46 16 102 161 60 16 977 SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. 23 239 34 119 65 44 26 110 94 56 9 819 28 155 33 94 37 29 11 78 139 30 , 8 642 TOTAL SHIPPED 94 601 91 426 191 119 53 290 394 146 33 2,438 NOTE: -A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. 4. a> t SAN JUAN—Chairman, S. CoUs, 21085; Recording Secretary, W. Fontan, 100842; Reading Clerk, R. J. Morgan, 10670. Minutes of previous meetings and those of other branches ex­ cept Galveston accepted. Discussiorx on Galveston recommenda­ tion that San Juan Hall be closed. Most of those who- spoke felt the Union needed represen­ tation for the 15 ships Which hit work is being performed by union help and that all expendi­ tures are being made in strict ac­ cordance with the Constitution. Brother Michelet reported on the progress of construction. 4 4> 4 GALVESTON — Chairman Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording Secre­ tary, Gordon Ellis, 1478 (SUP); Reading Clerk, C. M. Tannehill. Minutes of other branch meet­ ings read and accepted, except for vote to non-concur with part of Philadelphia proceedings • per­ taining to men registering in one rating and to non-concur with Puerto Rico's new business. Com­ munications received from Sena­ tors Sparkman and Stennis acknowledging wire urging sup­ port of Brewster amendment to Marshall Plan. Balloting com­ mittee announced that 66 votes have been cast in this port in the current referendum. •J4 4 4 MOBILE — Chairman Charles Kimball; Recording Secretary, James (Blackie) Carroll; Read­ ing Clerk, H. J. Fischer. Motions carried to non-concur with: 1) portion of Galveston minutes recommending closing of San Juan Hall; 2) Philadelphia motion recommending registering voted on individually. Conunit- of other branches read and ac­ accepted. Motion carried to tee's recommendations accepted. cepted with following exceptions: ask former Boston' Port Agent, Voted that no member be al­ To non-concur with motion in if he received pay during the lowed to retire during expected Boston minutes made by former 1946 General Strike, since he Boston Agent, accusing former made the statement that former UFE beef. Secretary-Tpeasurer of paying Secretary-Treasurer paid officials 4" it 3^ BOSTON — Chairman Jerry officials during 1946 General during that period, when the Lichtman; 3336 (SUP); Re­ Strike; and to non-concur with union salary payroll was sus­ cording Secretary Duke Liv­ Philadelphia motion in regard to pended. Under good and welfare ingston, I02Q52; Reading Clerk, members registering in all rat­ several members took the deck ings. Quarterly Finance Com­ and blew their tops regarding John Lane, 5714. Minutes of all branches read mittee's report read and ac­ the cleanliness of the hall. and accepted, with exception of cepted. Port Agent reported 4 t i TAMPA — Chairman C. Sim­ Galveston motion to close the mons, 368; Recording Secretary, San Juan Hall. The meeting re­ R. H. Hall. 26060; Reading ferred this to Headquarters Clerk. W. A. Driver, 147. Secretary-Treasurer for a survey Minutes of previous branch and full report on the situation meetings read and accepted. Un­ in Port San Juan for member­ ship. Secretary-Treasurer's bi- branch in good shape but few- der new business Agent was in­ the port and that the San Juan weelily report accepted in en­ payoffs, with shipping poor. structed to buy radio for use of Branch did not appear self-suffi­ tirety. Agent reported port busi­ Membership and CIO Shipyard membership in branch hall; also, cient became most men pay their ness running smoothly; he Workers are sending in telegrams 50 chairs to provide much-needed dues in U. S. ports. Balloting worked with membership com­ protesting Marshall Plan Ship additional seating facilities now and shipping in all ratings, and committee reported that 86 men mittee in winding up purchases transferral. Under new business that we are holding regular 3) former Boston Agent's state­ have voted in the referendum to of gear for hall.- Also visited motion carried instructing Agent meetings. Headquarters report ment in Boston meeting in which date. New business: Agent took Marine Hospital and found- SIU to send wreath to funeral of and Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ he alleged that officials had been floor and pointed out that one men there doing well. Shipping Brother Evan Fremstad, 42944, cial report read and accepted. paid by former Secretary-Treas­ Brother was eight months in ar­ has held steady and members' who died in MaiTne Hospital on Auditing committee's report ac­ urer during 1946 General Strike. cepted. Shipping appears to be Acting Agent Morrison reported rears in dues and wanted to pay. attention was again called to fact Mar. 23. on the upswing, the Dispatcher shipping not too good. Passage The man spoke in his behalf and that ships are sailing short% i tstated.. Balloting committee was of the Marshall Plan with pro­ NORFOLK — Chairman Jasper claimed he had gone through a handed because of only two calls elected and reported that one visions for cargoes to be car­ Brown, 44134: Recording Secre­ daily and many ships touch the dire financial crisis and was ried in American bottoms would tary,. Steely White ,56; Reading working ashore. Membership port in transit. In verbal report, be very helpful, he said. Or­ Clerk, Jhmes Bullock, 4747. decided that he should pay all Agent recommended that after ganizing activities are continuing Minutes of branch meetings his back dues and assessments and pledge cards have been re­ read and accepted, except for the and retire his book if he intends ceived from all men on the Radfollowing: to non-concur with to keep working ashore. One Philadelphia motion made by T. ballot had been voided of those cliffe Sand and Gravel Com­ minute of silence in memory of Healey; and motion made by cast. Practically all hands took pany's tugs. An election in this departed Brothers. Charges Adolph Ellis in Galveston min­ part in the discussion on the outfit is awaited. Brother Buzagainst P. C. Gandia for missing utes, regarding situation in San necessity of keeping our hall zell of the Restaurant workers initial call, jobs be shipped every the SS Carolyn at the Ihst min­ here spoke to the meeting and ute. Trial committee recom­ hour. The Nantasket Boat Line Juan. Motion carried calling up­ clean. the membership pledged him its 4 4 4 mended that charges be dropped is starting operations shortly; if on San Juan Agent to stop prac­ and Brother presented witnesses necessary manning scale negotia­ tices alleged in Galveston min­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman support in his union's organizing Frenchy Michelet, 21184; Re­ activities. and evidence to show that ship tions will be opened in which utes. Agent and Patrolman re­ cording Secretary, Johnny ported that shipping and job 4 4 4 sailed two hours ahead of sched­ case rank and file members will Johnston, 53; Reading Clerk, SAN FRANCISCO — Chairman tui-n-over has slowed up consid­ be requested to attend. uled time. 69. A. S. Gardullo; - Recording erably due to: 1) proposed Con­ i 4. 4. i i; Minutes of previous branch Secretary, A1 Bernstein; Read­ gressional provisions on Marshall PHILADELPHIA — Chairman NEW YORK — Chairman J. P. ing Clerk, Emilio (Pete) DiShuler;'Recording Secretary E. Don Hall, 43372, Recording Plan ship transfers, and 2) the meeting read and accepted. Pietro. Parr; Reading Clerk, Jack _ Secretary Bill Luth, 50404; coal shortage and strike. A con­ Heard trial committee's report on Motion carried to accept as Reading Clerk, Robert C. siderable number of telegrams case of Todd Torrington, Secre­ Parker. have been sent by members to tary-Treasurer's report read and read minutes of each branch, Meloy, 886. Minutes of all branches ac­ Congress protesting the State accepted. Minutes of other with exception of Boston min­ cepted. Agent reported shipping Minutes of all branches read Department's ship transfer pro­ branches read. All accepted ex­ utes. Membership wanted to was fair with good payoffs. Ad­ and accepted. Motion cgrried posals. Voting has been brisk cept for motion of Galveston know why former Boston Agent vised aliens to grab any jobs that a trial committee investigate actions aboard ship of permit on the $10 building and strike minutes to close San Juan Hall. was not brought up on charges This was referred to the Secre­ for' slurring Union and why he brought up on charges. All ship's fund assessments. tary-Treasurer for investigation. did not take similar action when minutes are to be sent to the i ^ i SEAFARERS LOG. Findings of SAVANNAH — Chairman W. J. Acting Agent Buck Stephens retrial conunittee were accepted. Brantley, G-111; Recording portei^, that Brother Sheppard available. Warned emphatically There was considerable discus­ Secretary, E. B. Tilley, G-75; was , in New York serving on Heading Clerk, E. H. Searcy, passcngcr-ship negotiating com­ against, bum beefs. Pointed out sion under good and welfare. mittee and that report of pro­ 23619. that move to arm merchant ships One minute of silence was ob­ ceedings is expected soon. Busi­ he was Boston Agent, in view Other branch minutes read and was government plot to take served for departed brothers. The ness not too hot at present; 16 of his allegations. Membership accepted. Agent gave oral re­ meeting was well attended, with over disciplining of ships. Re­ ships scheduled to pay off here wanted to go on record con­ port on payoffs and sign ons. All 180 members present. commended voting for assessin next two weeks. No beefs demning him for slurring former brothers who miss their ships X It % •ments as countermove. Criticized pending in this port. New build­ Secretary-Treasurer. Under good will be fined as per resolution BALTIMORE — Chairman Wil­ some of Maritime Commission's ing coming along fine; member­ and welfare Max Byers, former adopted in New Orleans. The liam RenlK, 26445; Recording policies. Director of Organization ship should be proud of it as it Ship's Delegate of the Kelso reported proposed plans for help­ Secretary, G. A. Masterson, hall has been cleaned up and will be second to none. It was Victory explained beef in which brothers were requested to keep ing UFE. Membership approved 7-0297; Reading Clerk, J. Hatbrought out that membership crewmen were involved. Several it that way. Patrolman reported gimisios, 23434. plans unanimously. Reported ruling anent performers and gas- men protested 30-day shipping on the crewing up, in Jackson­ Motion carried to suspend certification on CS ships ex­ rule. Several men advocated a hounds will be. rigidly enforced. ville of the SS George Ogden, a regular order of business until pected. Secretary-Treasurer's fi­ "yes" vote on the four resolu­ A report from ^he rank and file John M. Carras, Inc., tanker. oath of obligation was adminis­ nancial report referred to audittions on which the membership committee who visited the build­ Secretary-Treasurer's report and tered to new members and a ing committee. Trial lommitis now voting. ing; was -^ead. It stated that all Headquarters financial repo^ trial committee elected. Minutes ch man • tee's report read and ee . y «2iii •tl J -m �.Page Eight 1 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NlEWS THE Seafarer Killed In FaU In Dutch Drydock; Was former Prizefighter SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 2. 1948 CAPABLE CREWMEN IN CLIPPER'S STEWARD DEPARTMENT a 1?:^ Word has been received of the death of Seafarer Claude Douglas in Schiedam, Netherlands, late in Feb­ ruary. The SS Gateway City, aboard which Douglas was sailing BR, was in drydock in Schiedam. Douglas fell 50 feet from a gangplank to the"* lower deck of the dock and was killed instantly. DEATH TRAP Chai-les J. Hartman, Chief Ste­ ward of the Gateway, who along with G. M. Cain, Deck Delegate, Earl J. Sillin, Engine Delegate, and Arthur' Samora, Stewards Delegate, reported Douglas' death to the LOG, declared that the gangplank was a death trap. 'What made things worse was that the crew had to go ashore find toilet facilities since the plant was down. This meant that everybody had to cross the gang­ plank several times a day. Bi'other Douglas, who once was lightweight champion of Cuba, was a veteran Seafarer, having joined the Union in 1939. He first went to sea in 1927 when he gave up prize-fighting. 300 FIGHTS During his ring career he had approximately 300 fights and was well known around New Or­ leans as well as in Cuba. Douglas was buried in Schied­ am. The services, conducted by the Reverend Faber, were very impiossive, his shipmates report, and were attended by Waterman representatives and the crew. "the Gateway was in drydock to repair damage sustained when she struck a mine in the North Sea. Details of this accident are not yet available. I i'. - Keep 'Er Steady! Wacosta Men Ask Hospital Be Moved Up Spurred by the inaccessibility of the hospital aboard their ship, the crewmembers of the Wacosta, Waterman, adopted a resolution at a regular shipboard meeting recently requesting the SIU to have the company change the setup when the ship next goes into the shipyard. The resolution follows: "WFEREAS: The hospital is situate! in an inaccessible place l_r a sick person and, inasmuch £; the ship has an empty room midship and the Bosun and Deck Engineer have a very small room where only one man at a time can get up, and, "WHEREAS: previous attempts have been made to straighten out this matter to no avail, "THEREFORE, be it resolved: that the Union take the neces­ sary steps to contact the Water­ man Company so as to correct the situation the first time the ship hits the shipyard for re­ pairs." Chairing the meeting was Brother Melendez; Secretary was Thomas Williams. V; Keeping all hands well-fed aboard the Alcoa cruise ship comes easy to the Seafarers charged with that duty. Some of the fellows responsible ap­ pear in these two photos. Service with a smile is supplied by SIU men in photo above. Left to right: H. Schroer. Chief Steward: V. Miorana. Bellman; A. Tocho. Waiter; S. CampbeU. Waiter; J. Pisa, Waiter; K. Miller. Waiter; C. Dowlin, Waiter; W. Eckenbrecht, Waiter, and W. Handelsman, 2nd Steward. In galley, left to right, kneel­ ing: A. Hastings, 3rd Cook; C. Treitler, Baker; standing: A. Kothe, 2nd Cook; E. Miller, Baker: C. Travis, Crew Cook; E. Stough, Larder Cook; L. Fusilier, Ch. Cook; R. Bass, Ch. Pantryman; C. Perez, Night Pantryman and K. Ekholm, Asst. Pantryman. \ % 4. Storms Are Hell, Sure— But Here's How They Happen (Ed. Note: This is another in a series on the weather, how it happens and how it is predicted. Members are urged to send in accounts of the weather they've seen on the world's oceans. In addition, the LOG will do its best to answer ques­ tions about the weather.) LOW PRESSURE CENTTER AMD CREST OF FRONTAL WAVE Seafarer Harry Houghton came up to the LOG office the other A storm is a very complicated mixture of wind and , day with a nautical nugget worth moisture. Moreover, a storm is a mechanism that moves, passing along. Here's how Harry sometimes traveling half-way*^; :—T~T. —— r tells it: around the world from its point fu f ^ It was a busy afternoon in one of origin, crossing continents and revolves on its of the hostelries catering to sea­ oceans, venting its fury on ships „ , . men. The elevators were espe- cities and men. I between the air masses, ciaUy busy, w;ith all cars filled . X ,. , J . along the front,-is a trough of Front "catches" on mountains. Storm results. A mass of cold dense, dry mr low pressure which also is the to capacity. I stepped into a car just before slides south from the North Pole, result of mechanical forces too least enough for a storm to form. I The whole low-pressure center it commenced its upward flight At the same time, a mass of involved for description here. On When this happens, the warm is the storm and it may be with a full load of seamen, warm, moist air spreads north this front the bad weather oc- air gets the upper hand along hundreds of miles in diameter arnon^ them a sprinkling of from~say the Caribbean Sea. |curs, the front being what is a part of thd front. This warm over sea or land. Warm air is French and Norwegians. All When these two air masses sometimes called a "squall line." wet air rolls vigorously up over tossed rapidly aloft along the hands were loudly passing the meet, the thinner warm air rides Bad weather is apt to occur the cold -air and tends to push cold front and the result is a up over the cold dense air from anywhere along this front, but it back. This i> a "warm front." relatively narrow band of gusty, time of day. the pole. A line of cloud devel- more especially in the extra low Ifa the northern hemisphere, the squally Weather with, perhaps, At the fifth floor, there was up from the a few thunderstorms thrown in ops along the "front" between pressure centers that are formed warm air flows considerable confusion as the car south around the point where for good measure. (But thunderr the two masses because as the around waves that develop on stopped and opened its doors. the cold front is caught on the storms are a story in them­ warm, wet air is forced aloft it the front. These waves' are Some guys were yelling: "Up," cools and some of its moisture storms. mountain then twists toward the selves.) others were shouting "Down," Along the warm front, the I As long as the , cold air does west. while others quizzed, "What floor Meanwhile, the cold air blows moist air flows out in • a great The two air masses are "high all the pushing, the front acts are we at?" pressure' systems, and, in the as a "cold front." However, sup- down from the northwest and blanket . extending perhaps a One ,aimoyed character, who northern hemisphere, the winds pose this cold front in its south- the - classic "counter-clockwise" thousand miles ahead, and giving vtp to this point had been quietly blow around the high-pressure ward drift hits an obstruction, flow of a low pressure center is two-day rains and expanses of reeling in the comer of the car centers in the same direction To make it easy to see, suppose set in motion. fOg. The cold front gives the under a fidl load of his own, that the hands of a clock re- the cold front' bangs into a Where the warm front and the more violent weather, but the finally broke his silence: volve. The pressure and the di- mountain range. ' cold front are joined is the crest warm front fog can give a lot T'gawd sak6s, get this ele­ rection of the winds are are- The front will "catch" on the of, the • wave and the low of trouble to an airplgne or avator going sideways—^like me!" suit of involved mechanical in-mountains and be held uj), at pressure center.. steamship. • ; ^ iS ; . f 'I i- .. .%*?!,• vi �ji-'. Fridar. April 2. 1948 THE S'tl A PA R E R S $ LOG Page Nine SlU Ships' IVKnutes I ti Brief be che( ced. Men cautioned not to DEL MUNDO. Dec. 28—Chairsign Of until okay given. Book­ man Cliff Treuil; Secretary W. T. men jfoted to accept all tripHersfall. New Business: Motion cards,f by Trueil lliat Brother Sniith not be allowed to ship as acting AB 4 4 4 and tripcard be so identified. STIIEL WORKER. Jan. 31— Smith admitted to not being able Chairman K. Forster; Secretary to perform AB duties. Good and H. Nicholson. Crew elected Welfare: Suggestion that the Frenchy Ruf Ship's ^Delegate. iship's delegate contact the Voted to have Stewards' serve in Patrolman to have the deck White coats and for all men to workmen's office moved back aft be fully dressed for meals. De­ and the inside office be turned cided ask Captain to fill slopchest over to the Stewards Depart­ at last U.S. port, and not to sign ment for a linen locker. Back to foreign articles until he had done New Business: Motion by Bob 8^' a Union member. Education: so and the Ship's Delegate had] Roberts that a repair list from »ii * u i J Agreed that no work is tp be approved slopchest., Voted asked all departments be turned over , iv - * -.u 4., : [^one callmg for overtime with­ delegates to make up repair list. to the Patrolman and new crew- I out first having a direct order. Voted to study Isthmian con­ men. One minute of silence for One minute of silence for Bro- tract. Brothers lost ^t sea. pOfTT thers lost at sea. 4 4 4 4. it i, NOAH WEBSTER. Feb. 15— ALCOA CLIPPER. Jan. 15— MIRABEAU B. LAMAR. Dec. Chairman B. Adams; Secretary Chairman Slough; Secretary 9 — Chairman Tom Freeman: F. Stevens. Voted to accept re­ Eckholm. Ship's Delegate re­ Secretary Chad Gall New Busi­ pair list and give it to Patrol­ ported that there will be no ness: Motion carried to have man. Also voted to do exten­ blanket overtime in the Ste­ minutes and pictures mailed to sive painting, and for a fifty dol­ wards Department. Reported LOG . from Trieste. Good and lar draw. Gave a vote of thanks need for competent^ doctor Welfare: Complaints of too much to Steward Dan Ayers and Chief aboard. Gopd and Welfare: Sec­ noise at night. All hands re­ Cook Frank Kubak. One minute ond Steward reported that tripquested not to slam doors. One of silence for Brothers lost at card men are fouling up. They minute of silence for Brothers sea. were warned to behave . them­ lost ,at sea. selves or they will find it diffi­ 4. 4. 4 cult to get a book. Suggestion STEEL ARCHITECT. Feb. 6— that manning scale be enlarged Chairman Edward Bloom; Secre­ By HANK per provision • for such in the tary Rosalio Laya. Delegates re­ agreement. ported no beefs. New Business The New York SIU-SUP membership really opened up the agreed to see if Captain can stop eyes of all labor unions and the public by giving spirited, sensa­ allotment for overdraw. Steward tional all-out support to the AFL United Financial Employee's 4 4 4 agreed to issue double set of union's strike against the labor-hating Wall Street bosses. This EVANGELINE.' M a r c h 24— time there were plenty of scabs—The police, the scabs who .didn't linen to men sleeping and those on 12-4 watch. Good and Wel­ Chairman Skippy; Secretary L. join the union and the Wall Street bo.sses tried to break up these fare: Steward reported suffi­ Galuska. Voted that Ship's Dele­ legitimate picketlines by using rotten,'bloody tactics. The police AFOUNDRIA (Dale not given) cient stores for voyage. gate see Mate about time off. were really in their glory banging their clubs against the heads •—Chairman Alfred Zalewski: Also to check on working hours of our AFL pickets—even hurting some AFL women on the 4. 4 4. Secretary Byron Faanes. Good MONARCH OF THE SEAS. of day m^. One minute of sil­ picketlines. This showed how far the union-hating Wall Street and Welfare: Discussion over Dec. 12—Chairman F. Holcombe; ence for Brothers lost at sea. bosses will go in denying labor people in getting decent wages, friction in the saloon crew due to Secretary W. M. Douglas. New job security, etc., and in denying them the right of peaceful 4 4 4 division of work. After argu­ Business: Motion carried for re­ picketing the billion-dollar business of the Stock Exchange and SOUTH STAR. Feb. 7—Chair­ ment a compromise was agreed pair lists to be made up by each man Duke Livingston; Secretary the Curb Exchange. The police—by their bloody tactics—^have upon. Great deal of discussion delegate for his department. MoJ. R. Mullan. Meeting called by shown their cards and how easily they obey the savage-hearted concerning the agreement becarried that standby men be Ship's Delegate Brown. One beef bosses. When honest union people have to fight against the biggest ' tween the saloon messman and' instructed to tidy up messroom reported on overtime in .Stewards odds—the billion dollar bosses as well as the. police with their the captain for the serving of af^r each watch. Good and WelDepartment. Voted repair list, swinging clubs—it proves one thing: a/black day for labor unionism passengers with .coffee and tea fa^e: Talk on conduct not beand to see company for washing in our democracy. Labor unions will now fight so much harder to outside of meal hours. Question. coming to Union members and machine. Decided to bring Mess- win the right to exist. was whether it was proper un-1 measures Union was taking to man up before Patrolman for ion procedure or detriment to j stop performers, lack ' of Union responsibility. the Union. Point made that Voted to straighten out painting While the rest ' of the LQG carries photos and stories agreement provides for overtime situation. Education talk by about this strike, here are some peaceful items about the pay for all work outside regular chairman. A minute of silence membership... Steward Aussie Shrimpton. the Seafaring poet, hours and thus this is a viola­ for Brothers lost at sea. is in town right now after 19 trips aboard the Evangeline... tion. Final agreement: Brother Brother Clyde "Coffee-drinking" Morgan just came in aRer 4 4 4 will continue serving passengers three trips to Europe on the SS Frank Spencer. A swell WINTHROP MARVIN. Jan. 15 outside of hours until ship Captain aboard the ship he turned himself to in helping a —Chairman George Stone; Secre­ reaches Germany but that will SIU crewmember fight pneumonia for three weeks... Brother tary Roy Blainey. No beefs rebe the end: 4 4 4 Morgan mentioned that his shipmate. Henry Gillot. the baker, ported^rom departments. Voted STEEL MAKER. Feb. 4— 4 4 4 ' is in town, also... Steward Mike Gottschalk. Carpenter Einar that departmental delegates ask JULIETTE LOW. Dec. 14— Chairman Sam Jones: Secretary Hansen and Deck Engineer Fred Johnson—all .oldtimers—are Captain to serve new butter, use Chairman Henderson; Secretary John (Lucky) Gillis. Departin town—doing their share of strike duly... That Massachusetts old for cooking. Men discussed Rustad. New Business: Ques- > mental reports , accepted. No Seafarer. Brother "Blackie" Saliba. just came into town— laundry and recreation room, and tions raised over soap distribu- beefs. R. D. Sanders elected right in the middle of this big strike... It must be an honest the problem of keeping them tion, lockers needing repairs, new ship's delegate. Secretary " read job being a police officer. You can bang your club on some clean. Decided 4-8 watch should mirrors, mushroom vents and sections of Isthmian agreement. union man .on the picketline ^nd legally get away with it. benches for crew's quarters. One minute of silence for Bro­ have main responsibility for It's a lot of fun—especially when the union pickets don't recreation room, the OS and Good and Welfare: Request made thers lost at sea. have, and can't have, clubs to make it fair and square. Wiper for the laundiy. Voted to for person making coffee to re­ 4 4 4 hand in repair list. move bag immediately after ATLANTIC CITY. Jan. 1— brewing coffee. List of fines for Chairman D. Fuschillo; Secretary The weekly LOG will be traveling all over the nation to the various offenses drawn up and not- named. Deck Delegate R. following brothes: R. A. Eden, of Alabama; Arthur Hillary, of approved. Request, made that Gribben. Elngine Delegate H. L. Maryland; W. A. Brown, of Florida; Norman Ace Mendelson, of .Steward inspect the iceboxes Thomas and Stewards Delegate Georgia; Felix Serrano, of New York; John Rubery, of Massa­ reguarly. One minute of silence G. E. Murphy had no beefs to chusetts; Andrew Prounchick, of Pennsylvania; Lonnie Garden, for Brothers lost at sea. report. Elected a committee of of Peifhsylvania; Robert Bliss, of Ohio; Jessie Hill, of Alabama; 4 4 4 two to draw up and post trip Floyd Kelly, of Texas; Howard Lamm, of North Carolina; J. A! BLUE ISLAND VICTORY. rules. -Voted to press First Mate Wilkerson, of Texas; Stanley Proud, of Pennsylvania... The fol­ Jan. 28—Chairman Cy Kean: for thorough cleaning and paint­ Secretary Bob Park. Delegates lowing oldtimers are in town: M. J. Brown, William Philip, C. ( ing. had no beef to report, but Deck Doroba, H. Beckman, L. M. Mitchell, J. C. Mclntyre, F. Peralta,- J 4 4 4 Delegate said that Captain would A. Wateon, Gulfer A. Garcia, L. Martonesik, J. B. Gardner, J. S. MARQUETTE VICTORY. Feb. 4 4 4 EDWARD G. JANEWAY. Jan. 11—Chairman William Burkbart; put out a draw. Voted motion Hilton, S; Yodris, P. Falemeno, R. Barcelona, J. Bos, E. Danbach. /,; 4—Chairman Bill Sraven: Secre­ Secretary W. M. Stark. Voted to by Grantham, seconded by Mul4 4 4 tary Walter Mrozinsld. Dele­ see Patrolman about changing lins that Union be notified that Brother Jack Thomason, Jr„ of Florida. Wrote in that he's gates reported on number of quarters for watches. Discussed guns were being pulled on crewCarried motion by been out in the world since June 1947. Did you get those bookmen and permits in their repair list. Delegates reported members. LOGS. Brother Thomason?... Many Seafarers have headed ouf departments. Good and Welfare: that most of the repairs and new Powers that ship be forced to for long trips aboard tankers belonging to many of the brandDeck and passageways to be equipment had been ordered. carry three months stores and new tanker companies contracted to the SIU. We wish these jpainted. Anyone making UA: Deck Delegate Leon Malchzyk. motion that Steward Aeep close brothers smooth journeys and hope they can pick up copies hecessjary noise in the passage- Engine Delegate Rolf Sommer check on Chief Cook and that if of the LOGS in various ports of the world which, ways' may be brought up on and Stewards Delegate Ray latter did not improve he be LOG bundles every week. charges for conduct unbecorhihg Austria reported slopchest would brought up on charges. ^3^ 'WB'RB IVALKIV UP ,^ AmvomiASAMl li ) coo'^i? CUT and RUN M.i .i I J �Stfitofiiii III • Pag»Teii !(;• •.5-, I® I ' ^ ^ THE To the Editor: I, like many others, have encoantered practically everything Brother Wiley E. Parrott the be­ fuddled Electrician, mentioned in the LOG a few weeks back—^pos­ sibly a lot more. Some Mates run around with fuse pullers in their pockets and change light bulbs all over the ship. When called on it they say, "Hell, I was told to do it by the port engineer." Funny thing, during the war these same Mates , wouldn't change their own desk lamp. My last two Chiefs said that it's not going to be long before Waterman will not carry Elec­ tricians as it was only a war­ time job. Maybe so but anyway here are a few of my recent experiences: One Sunday, leaving dry dock in Staten Island, we went direct to Philadelphia and changed day dinner on it. I shut it down and reported the condition to the Chief who said, "Put it on hand control. We will not order any freon for it again as we do not need it." The tool problem is another gripe. A carpenter draws fool pay of seven dollars a month. He carries a hammer, saw, screw­ driver and a one inch wood chisel. All together they cost not over $15. An Electrician, if he wants to do the job right, shduld have a tool box with at least $100 worth of tools. I have more than that amount and used to take them with me. On two different ships I signed on in New York and paid off in the Gulf. Bach time I paid at least $10 to have my tools sent back to New York. Now I leave the box at home and travel light. As a result I find the ships do not have the proper tools to do the job correctly and I lose much time hunting for company tools scattered all about the ship. NO EQUIPMENT over, to ship's power with a shore Electrician aboard. They didn't call the ship's Electrician on the excuse that they didn't know r was aboard. However, if it ^d been a regular work day they would have made sure I was;turned to. ' MEANT OVERTIME If.;'- Friday, April 2. 1948 hO G VHC MEifBEBSHlP SPEASS Electrician Airs His Woes, Says Beefs Need Clearing l! % • SE AF ARERS Due to the loss of oil pressure in the main generator, three bearings had to be changed in Philadelphia. The Engineers in starting it up for a trial run after 5 P.M. didn't think it was necessary to call the Electrician. They started it up by cutting in on the main board, but she kicked out. They had forgotten thatjthe first had given orders to frain ^ the emergency. They did hot take off the automatic contfols so it took off without the® knowledge. Tlhs woke me up to the fact that/ some one was mussing aroimd. I checked up and founc that* the emergency diesel was so Hbt you could cook your Sun- My present ship has no ohm meter. The radio operator has one so if I need it I have to go up to the radio shaCk for it. If the operator is asleep I have to wait until he gets up. I approached the Chief about one and he said the Electrician is supposed to carry his own and one would not be ordered. I believe those are enough ex­ amples. I suggest, as does Bro­ ther Parrott, that a committee of Electricians should be ap­ pointed to draw up a proposed agreement for presentation to the companies. The present Electricians agree­ ment is not clear efiough to eliminate beefs aboard ships. These beefs come up time and time again and as a result we are losing our best electricians. These men have become tired of fighting and arguing all of the time to get what is right­ fully theirs. A change in the contract will eliminate the ma­ jority of Electricians' headaches. George S. Velie, Jr. FOUR TRAVELING TROUBADORS To the Editor: Rhythm rocked the SS Francis when these Seafarers got together on the down beat. From left to right, with their instruments, are: Brothers Tutina, J. Villafane, P. Agusto and W. Garcia. They paid off in New York on Feb. 20. Goodhue Seafarers Prove Good Crew Makes Good Ship To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you kno\y how the situation stands on the SS Bertram G. Goodhue. We signed on this scow Jan. 5. The ship was in terrible shape. The last Chief Mate left her without a line or tool on deck. All the gear was fouled up. However, we soon put things in shape, ordered all new gear and put out to sea. Before we sailed all books were checked and all those who were in arrears on dues paid up before signing on. SUGAR RUN We sailed for Cuba Jan. 9 to pick up a load of sugar for Ger­ many. At the- time of this writ­ ing, it looks like a new ship. The Captain and the Mate were so pleased, they gave the Bosun the run of the ship. The Skipper has nothing but compliments for the crew. We are holding a meeting every other week and so far these hasn't been a single beef. All hands are well satisfied and happy. That goes for the offi­ cers, too. The skipper has given the boys all their money asked for on the draws. In fact, he is trying to keep the boys broke so they will have to make another' trip with him. But I think everyone will sign on again. Everyone agrees this is an ideal crew. Well, that about winds up this tale. If anyone does sign off this ship, I would advise the mem­ bership to crawl aboard, as you will have fo go a long. way to find a better Captain or Mate. We expect to be back in the States around the last part of May, so watch for her, boys. Thomas Colburn Ship's Delegate I would like to bring to the attention of the membership the difficulty of attending Union meetings when your home is a considerable distance from the Union Hall. I live in Marion, Indiana, and my time at home is limited as I have to return regularly for the meetings. I would like to suggest that after a member makes a trip he be granted absence from one meeting vipon presentation at concrete evidence that he was home the day of the meeting. Say a letter to the Hall with the postmark for evidence. On another subject: I have been following the letters per­ taining to the Assistant Electri­ cian's job. I don't think the rat­ ing should be forced to put in three years sea time in the En­ gine Department because elec­ tricity is not similar to anything else in the engine room and the Assistant Electrician's rating is equal to that of a Wiper, at least that is what the Coast Guard told me when I received mine. George Johnson 4^ POINTER SKIPPER LAUDS SIU CREW To the Editor: The voyage is coming to an end and I take this opportunity to say that it has been a pleas­ ure to have been shipmates with a crew such as you have repre­ sented. All of my Officers join me in hoping that you will stay aboard as a body for another voyage and wishing to those who,cannot do so "Good luck and good sail­ ing." F. C. AssmuSr Master SS Alcoa Pointer Log'A'Rhythms NEVER CONTENTED By DON D. BROWN 'Mrm skkkkkkk why is it it's always the traveler , who is always wanting a home; 'And people who always stay put are always wanting to roam. Now if the stay-at-home could travel * and the traveler could stay home by the fire. In six months they would both be unhappy because they had had their desire. ^Hembership Rules Membership rules require every man entering the •> Union Halls to show his U^ion Book, Pro-Book, permit or whitecard to the door^n. This is for the mem­ bership's protection. Don't waste the Doorman's — or your own—time by arguing thb point. ObMrve the rules •S^':ttULkk' Midwest SIU Man Suggests Meeting Rule Be Eased Some people, ate never contented for things to stay as-they are, For the lot of some is a plot of ground and for others to follow a star. Some of Goodhue are game. Front Colbum# AB row: the crack crewmen ahoafrd the SS Bertram G. shown here splicing - grommets for shipboard row, left to right: George Jacobs, AB; Tom. (Ship's Delegate}, and Joe Pehm, AB. Rear Rice, FW-T.; - So if you're a traveler, be contented, and adjust yourself to your fate. And if you're a stay-at-home, yoil're you'd better not stray past your gate.'" ' tJh • •• -N'T-r, . '-I.;--; fl I « *t> �Friday, April 2, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG ABOARD THE SS MATTHEW, BOUND FOR NORFOLK ; Asks Brothers To Avoid Ijs^ Of Log For Personal Beefs To the Editor: J ^ 5 i'.s- V.lJiSiivJiiV r-:S Page Eleven If a man is guilty of some­ thing that is contrary to Union beliefs or constitution,' have; him. attended to immediately through 'Union procedures instead of|getting at him by slamming a jSiece in the LOG. The SEAFARERS LOG was originated to give news to the seamen and for the seamen's benefit. The seamen have been using it for their beefs and jour­ neys and what-not foy the past EASY ON THE PEuf few years and have found that If he has not been guilty of without it in many instances an infraction don't do anytning, they would have been lost. In expressing our beefs, be­ much less try to smear his char­ liefs and such to the LOG we acter by personal attack. In photo above taken while enroute from Antwerp are, top row, left to right: R. Glenn, Purser; Ed Polchares. Stewards Delegate; Bob Polchares. Ship's Delegate and Fred Minco. In bottom row, left to right, are the Steward, Victor Bonet, and George Smith. It is my belief that everyone' should not use it for personal grudges, quarrels and debate, but in this Union owes it to hiiliself', should be used only if it helps to help uphold, in every v?ay,' everyday, his brother. V/e are the membership as a whole. a band of men that has too much' Stories of voyages, picturcs in common to adhere to any and beliefs, in my estimation, crackpot or sorehead attempting are always a joy to a brother, to degrade a brother who has but personal condemnation and not been proven guilty by a' perpetual griping should be left rank and file trial committee. out of the LOG. Let us uphold, educate and be­ Whenever you have something friend each other within the. personal against a member it pages of the LOG. The pages can is not the membership's problem, be used for' harmony inpur but your own. The brothers, M midst. Stories of nice voyages, am sure, do not want to hear pictures, contract's, organizing in­ griping but would rather see formation and such things are good news .and contracts. good for us. Let's not cluliar the pages with nonsense and trivia. Paul Parsons Steel Fabricator Saga Reveals Harmony, Except- Thinks Guy In LOG To the Editor: This is the saga of the Isthmian ship Steel Fabricator, which left New York in Novem­ ber for the Far East. Some of us had been aboard for the coast­ wise trip which, to put it mildly, was hectic. However, after having n hot fend heavy with the old man, we bested him with the help of Patrolmen in the various ports. We hoped we had squared him away, but pei-manently. In this we found we were mistaken. The trip out was harmonious enough except for the Mate in­ sisting upon w'orking on deck (for which we hope to collect overtime). Aside from this there were no beefs. Arriving in Singapore, how­ ever, our beloved skipper snap­ ped out of his lethargy and promptly proved himself the . From Singapore our next port same KO Bornson of old. This was Batavia, Java. It so hapcharacter is well known to those pens that the official rate of ex­ who have shipped Isthmian for change of two-to-one is very imany length of time. He is met favorable. To circumvent this but once and his ships avoided most skippers give their crews a draw in American money which as one would avoid the plague. has the value of twenty to one DOUBLE STANDARD ashore. In the "good old days,'! his What does our skipper do? own words, he was affectionately You guessed it—he puts a pad known as "Chicken a day Bom- lock on the slopchest and de­ son," because of the two-pot sys­ prives the smokers of their legiti­ mate quota of cigarettes. This, tem he sponsored. of course, was to protect us Well, getting back to our ar­ against the custom officials, so rival in Singapore. We were in­ he says. formed by the mate that the Batavia behind, a few of the master insisted upon a bell-tobell day despite the fact that boys had cause to see the Purser most ships in this part of the for medical treatment. Well, it world have a less rigorous day. so happened that this treatment This and the heat quickly required the Purser to give The knocked the morale out of the medications after hours. Purser, not receiving pay for his crew. duties as pharmacist, had been assured by the Captain when Photo Was Buddy; signing on that this would be Asks Him To Write compensated for by overtime. To fhe Editor: In the March 5 issue of the NOT NUFF. SUH LOG there appears a picture of The Purser, incidentally, had crewmembers of the SS tfohn served as Purser-Pharmacist on Gallup in Lisbon, Portugal, but several ships of the same com­ the names of the men were not pany previous to this, but this given. wasn't enough for K.O. Bornson. I believe one of them is my Our skipper then proved him­ old buddy . and shipmate, self a man of honor by attempt­ "Bourke" or Bob Zwerver, Hvhq ing to have the Purser collect served with me in the Navy his rightful overtime from the during the war. At that time he men. This Purser, not to be was a Watertender 3rd Class. brow-beaten, then informed the I have not seen or heard from Old Man that •they were bound him since being discharged in by a gen^eman's agreement and October, 1945, and 1 am most despite the fact that there was anxious to get in touch -witli but one gentleman in the room him as I have some news which he would collect overtime as per may be of great interest.. agreement. 1 would be very grateful if Well, the old rascal, recogniz­ you could print this in the LOG ing defeat, gave in—or rather, so that he may get in touch adhered to the original terms with me. He knows me well; and with reservations. has my address. 1 hope jthis We believe our time will come letter will do the trick. ; at the payoff. If we knock off John "Irish" Sullivan all our beefs then I'll understand 212 River Street i, the K.O. before the old man's Hoboken, N. J. There we hung on to the pin- name. The winnah and still (Ed. Note: Can't help you rail, dizzy, and spat in the scup­ champeen, the SlU. here as no names were en­ pers black spittle from the soot. Edward Mclnnis closed with photo.) The treatment to which the sailors were subjected was done to drive them to desert the ship in port and leave behind, in the commodore's hands, their hard earned pay. Change The Watch, Lads — And Thumbs Up To the Editor: When 1 was AB on the fullrigged ship Glenlui, there was. On that „ raw. Good Friday ^ , in Bristol, an Italian bark. Its morning, off Cape Horn when punished his "Nowe, the crew of the phip Westgate—refused to scrub, with sand passage from Nova Scotia. and canvas, the teak wood at the "Hell raising Jock" treated us break of the^ poop; ^ ., and , when , , . differently. In tropics, when in Captain Jock Davidson shook his fist at us and swore that If he had us twenty years ago he .down in the lower forepeak, to would have us hanging from the main yard, "hell raising Jock" did not mean that he would hang us by the neck till we were dead- -Jock had in mind a differ­ ent kind of punishment. He would have us, with our hands triced above head and made fast to gantline, sitting in a bowline, hanging below the main yard for the four hours of the watch. It was a common practice to punish sailors that way for re­ fusing to,comply with the com­ mands of the commodore captain in the company. Neediess to, chip rust with a duck light in say, when the sailor was lowered one hand and a chipping hammer down on deck after the four in the other. The duck light, hours of being strung up, swings with its open rope wick smoked ing on gantline aloft, he was so like a torch, of course, and would weak that he could not walk. drive us on deck for a breath . It was still practiced in 1909. NOT 'WORTH IT The Glenlui, for instance, car­ ried before the mast 16 ABs. All 16 of us deserted her in New­ castle,\Australia, in 1910. On the average, each sailor left behind in the ship about 6 month's pay. In 1912, I was AB in the brigantine William Dwyer, com­ manded by a captain whose name was Friend. He was so friendly that sailing coastwise he hadn't paid off a man in six months! Captain Friend, the brigand, owned the brigantine on promis­ sory notes to a bank and, conse­ quently, ran the old Dwyer on a shoe string in order to pay off the notes. That is why he did not believe in paying his crew. He usually made them riln away and leave behind their pay. He paid us, though. R. J. Peterson . URGES HALLS TO PROVIDE TEXTBOOK^S 1 think it would be a good idea if we secured a few techliicdl, books on engineering, electricity, etc. for the use of the menjber- j ship while waiting around the Halls for jobs. ^ / Also once we get the books some means should be devised for holding onto them. A good idea would be to have a cfos^ shelf where the books could be kept and the men, when bor?oV, / ing the books, could leave some sort of security' thereby assuring their return. Nicolo Zevenini Brother Zevenini's excellent suggestion has now been put : in effect in the New York Hall. Books are available on electronics, carpentry, and other technical subjects. Also avajl- ^ able are book; with questions and answers to tests for various ratings. As security memlters are requested to deposit th^ir ? union book^; / ' �T HE SEAPARERSLOG Pidmer Calk At GiteltaF, ^cUy, Almost Makes U^. 1^. ' • '. i^ 11 PI • ^• LiGwtEn mjHmT ON THE IAKES gi^ toward other goals back in Ihe Editor: Sailing out of the chilly Gulf England. of Venice aboard the SS Emery At the noon hoiur I went to Lewis Jr. and down the sunny the bridge and took a careful eoasi for two days we saw nbth:- shot of the Rock with my last ing t>ut the lake-like sea. The bit of film; trying to get in the small sights, all of Gibralter, the sun rset behind Mt. Etna, sur­ flVe-masted sailing ship in the rounding the'black peak in a bay, which is lost among a halo of orange. horde of dead Liberty ships an­ It reminded me of another chored there. Ship,, that took me to Augusta Just finished, when the Old Bay; our ship anchored at the Man came up behind me, leaned foot of this great mountain in over the rail of the flying bridge Sicily. Where every day God and let go with a bellowing or­ created a beautiful picture der, "Fore and Aft". I damned around this nature setting with, near dropped my camera. . ^lendid sunrise; gold gilded, My station was at the wheel ^ow capped Etna at noonday, where I stood by until all lines and silhouetted in a million dif­ were clear; then swung her hard ferent hues when day was done. left. The engines responded to Five days later, our speed the telegraph with a shudder timed to make a dawn arrival, I that shook the whole ship and saw the blinking of Gibralter sent the propeller blades, which light house and the giant hump were half out of the water, slap­ IM won't be long now« Scenes getting larger and larger. Then ping the foam with a thunderous the sunrise at just the right time. pounding. like thi& wilt shortly be reI said to myself, "Get the camera, . Full astern. "Wheel Amid­ enacted' on the Great Lakes Bub,; and get a shot of that one." ships," "Steady as you go." when the sun gets; higher in the skies. Taken during the If it took, it'll be the best one "How does she head?" "270", 1047 shipping season, the sand<yet, cause you'xe right up on "Fine, keep her so. Well she's sucker Emery is tied up at the her and can see in detail the big all yours, boy, think you can mouth of the St.. Clair River gun installations, radar screens, make it from here?" The pilot taking on-50-50 buckshot. building and low morning clouds then bids the_skipper, "Cherrio," and we drop him off. Then, full that drift swiftly by in multi­ colors reflected from the rising ahead, out of the Med and into, While at her home pier at sun cutting the big rock in half. the Atlantic. the foot of Third Street in —November 23, 1947 SS Lewis Detroit. Donald Morrow de­ One of the guys took the Emery Jr. proceeding toward cided it was just too hot words right out of my mouth, aboard ship and so lowered "Gee, the top looks like an island New York. —November 24, 1947 SS Lewis himself through the escape by itself floating on the clouds". hatch for a quick dip. Looks "Hard right" I told 'em as I Emery Jr. Mid-Atlantic. like he made it (below). Look­ —PROCEED TO BUENOS saw her stern swing around and ing on are Jack Swanson and throw her bow toward the har­ AIRES, ARGENTINA, FOR Seafarer Shields. bor entrance. Then someone re­ CARGO. POPE & TALBOT AGENCY N.Y.C. marked, "It's Spanish," "Hell no, Photos were submitted to that's a Limey" meaning the flag Mate to Quartermaster: ihe LOG by Chuck Bousquet. on that little speck that soon be­ "What's your course?" "270", "Make it 180, we're on our way came the pilot boat. OS. The Jacobs ladders out and the to a South American Christmas." old boy grunts his way up the Jerry Palmer ladder, weighted down with all that gold on his sleeve. Some one says, "the pilot's as bad as the Old Man, isn't he. They ought to hit it off swell." All of us are aware of the fact that our old square-head To the Editor: have the required seatime that Skipper was hit by the uniform has been suggested in the past. bug during the war and could I see by the LOG that the not get over it like the rest of Agents Conference referred the To give a man an examina­ the skippers are doing nowadays. rulings on qualifications of key tion would require a committee Uii goes "How," the pilot flag, men back to the committees in of men of that particular rating, which would be almost impos­ and ^ full ahead, she turns right the various branches. sible in most ports. Spmi^ more to share the harbor I think the main thing is not I think we should' give the chaimel with a brightly painted so much how to go about giv­ Liberty ship, that is steaming out ing a man an endorsement in his Agents the right to cancel: these to s'ea. On her stern as she book but how to cancel it out in endorsements if there is a beef passes close by I read: SS Lewis case he is no good. Most of the against the man in question and Pas<«ur, Naples. The oldtimer fellows that ship in these ratings if, in his opinion, the man's ability is not what it should be. at my side curses Lend Lease— anotlter American built ship giv­ WON'T WORK en away, which means fewer Liked Conference If it is left up to the crew to jobs'for American seaman. Reports; Says Keep bring Electricians and Reefers up Chief Mate Th^ks No one doubted his word, he'd on diarges for the purpose of seen^it after the last war. Yeah, Her Bietween Anchors canvassing their endorsements, it SHU For Crew, now^ I remembered where last To the Editor: just won't work, because if these 1 Hopes Theylt Stay I saw the SS Lewis Pasteur: an­ After reading the issue of the men don't do their work it chor^ in Oran, North Africa, in 1945'next to the Abraham Lin- LOG which carried the proceed­ doesn't inconvenience anyone of To Ihe Editor: col^ Liberty. Gee, she was a ings of the Agents Conference the crew. I wish to thank the SIU for This is a long step in the right the excellent seamen you sent and the various recommendations rust pot then. Out from behind the great and reports which were made by direction, and if it is done right aboard the SS Morton M. Mcrock of. Gibraltor, a big black our accredited elected commit­ will eliminate a .lot of deadwood Carver. I *have not been with a bomber came roaring out into tees and Agents, I want to say from the key positions. better gang since receiving my the dawn-filled sky—some sort of that material of this nature is ^ If we rely totally on the re­ license. patrol duty. It didn't seem so highly beneficial to the member­ quirements for obtaining en­ The SIU men have shown the dorsements, it won't do much proper union spirit throughout long ago that big British PBY ship as a whole. good as the characters that have in trying to better conditions and flyii^ boats flew constantly back It gives all of us an opportu­ gnd -forth, each going in the op­ nity to liecome acquainted with made the move necessary have still give an honest amount of posite direction meeting in the and familiarize ourselves, with been sailing in their ratings for work. The majority of the gang middle of that narrow neck of the manner in which our organi­ a long time. has made two trips and I am From my own experience, sea- hoping they stay aboard for an­ water that separates Spain from zation functions. time itself doesn't tend to make other voyage. Sl)anish Morocco. In conclusion, it makes clear you intelligent. Then one saw big battle that the dictates of the member­ Bosun W. Mason, Carpenter I think- there should be some­ L. Decker, and Delegate E. • wagons standing by to take over ship are final. thing put into this ruling to put Swanson, deserve special men­ if the depth charges of the fly­ Steady as she goes—right be­ the skids under these fellows tion as being credits to the Un­ ing boats missed their goal. They who can't do. the job after they ion and any ship they go aboard. completed their mission a long tween the anchors. have gotten an endorsement. J. Miver (ex-SUP) M (3butkl0) irAmbviMio (SUP) time ago, those men, most of Jerry Jensen Chief Mate whom are directing their ener"BWilWf--' Proffers Plan To Improve Efficiency 0/ Rated Men 1 m Fridajv Ai^rU 2, 1948 'EkrahleSMke, BaUdmg Fluids^ ^ys Seialarer To the'Editor: It seems apparent that'some or the Congressmen on, the na­ tional capital are going to be rather: sorry they, ever heard of Messrs. Taft and Hartley, when American labor including seamen go to the ballot, boxes this com­ ing. fall and rid both houses of anti-lahor politicians. The Coast Guard, too, should have wised up a bit or is it possible they have forgotten what happened to the Wage Stabilization Board once the SIU, had the decks cleared for action. That outfit may be all right in fighting the nation's enemies, but the way they go about doing ianything you'd believe the iAmercan seamen were number one on their enemy list,. DOUBLE FUNDS I woula'^ike to see the new strike and building fund doubled.. More and better buildings and more and better chow in the event of a strike in the future. We should aid our officials and in the rank and file membership eliminating labor-hurting per­ formers found, I regret to sayy on some of our contracted ves­ sels. The sooner we get rid of these guys the • better mor^ pleasant voyage we can antici­ pate. I wonder how you brothers feel about a $5.00 assessment de-f signed to aid solely qiH' SIU, brothers who have been so unr» fortunate to contract tubercu­ losis? I don't believe in shak-^ ing a tin can but all too often these^en have been overlooked and the $3.00 a week and a feiy small donations,, although helpful and appreciated, do not feed their families. PIGEON POLITICS Evidently the politicians have pigeon-holed the Seamen's Bill of Rights, the four-watch sys^f tem and the improved foc'sle cards. • If these guys would do something for seamen I guess most of us would reel over from the shock. Just because our negotiating committee has obtained new increases is no sign that the mem­ bership should take any back^ ward steps and let things slide, expecting our officials to do everything for us. We must-in the future, as we have in the past, give them our earnest cooperation as organizers, good seamen and good Union men, who believe in all that solidarity stands for. Thomas (Aussie) Dawes- Former Newsman Compliments LOG To the Editor: For some time you have been good enough to send me copies of the SEAFARERS LOG, which I have read with great interest. Since I have been transferred to the London Embassy, to which the LOG also comes; and since the copy which comes here is routed to me, you may, if you will, remove me from your maiN ing list. As a former newspaperman and seaman, I want to compliment you on the job you are doing. The LOG is well put together, well written and filled with the sort of personal items which a sailor likes to read. -Harvey Klemtner ' Shipping Attache , Londom England American Embassy' -M'tx- �--K'f h i" ISr 2? SEAFAR E R SLOG •. Apdl 2/1948 ATX ENBED WELL "Page Thixteea Newsman, Stooging For Owneii, Paints Hollywood View Of Sea Life To. the Editor: Three crewmen and their pup, who was the ship's mascot, aboard the Augustine Victory. Despite stories in West Coast newspapers of "muliny" the trip ended on a good note, with the skipper and clrew emphasizing their good relations. Seatrain Man Gave Weaver Square Deal During Illness To the Editor: this. He is R. C. Chapdelaine, personnel manager for the SeaI am Henry C. Weaver, the OS train Lines, Inc., of 39 Broadway, cm the Seatrain Havana, who New York City. was taken ill with pneumonia aboard this vessel the night of VISITED HIM Feb. 14. As soon as our ship arrived I saw the very nice write-up in port, he came aboard to see in the LOG about the Chief Ste- what my condition was. The wai^, Fred Shaia, who nursed first thing he did was send me me back to life, and the person down to Hudson and Jay Clinic to whom I will be always grate­ to see if I could be able to re­ ful. I am now back on board main on board. ship having just come out of the The doctor's report was that hospital. I should be hospitalized for at There is someone else who is least two weeks more. So he a grand guy , in my book. Other had me checked into the hospi­ people who have had dealings tal. But first he asked me if 1 with him will probably verify had any money. I said I had a little. He then took $20.00 from his own pocket and handed it to me. While I was in the hospital he checked regularly to see how I To the Editor: was coming along. I am willing to distribute 4ho SEAFARERS LOG to SETTLES CLAIM - rrews of SIU ships that call After I was discharged from at this port of Recife. Brazil. the -hospital, I called his office ' As far as I know there is no and then went over to see him, place in Recife where the when he again asked me how I ' men can obtain news of the was fixed for cash. He gave me Union. more money, stating that I could If you would he kind pay him back after the insurance enough to put me on your claim was settled . mailing list IH gladly see While waiting for tKe Seatrain that the men get the papers. Havana to return and also for Also, I am seeking infor­ -the insurance claim to go mation concerning advertisthrough, the claims man was ^ ing rates in your paper. taken sick, so Mr. Chapdelaine Jack Elgrahly himself handled my case for me. The Texas and The result was that the claim Union Bar was paid in two days instead of Recife, Brazil two weeks. Log In Recife 0 I (Ed. Note: Sorry, the LOG does not carry any advertis­ ing. We've p^ you on the mailing list and the LOGs shopld begin arriving short­ ly). That's about the story as best can explain it. T think Mr. Chapdelaine is a grand fellow and I hope you see fit to mention this in our LOG.^ . Renry C. Weaver '' ' • The meeting is not in a smelly foc'sle—not at all. It is. I'm enclosing a "burp strip" from the Boston Sunday in the crew's recreation room, Post of February 29 written by some overstuffed stooge of equipped with a library, radio, the shipowners, no doubt. It cries to heaven of fink. record player and easy chairs. There are no foc'sles in mod­ I joined the SIU dtufing the war and sailed approxi­ em American ships. mately 26 or 28 SIU ships. It bums me up every time one of IGNORES FACTS these landlubbing jerks thinks he can capture the sentiment of the American public and make the front page ahjead of Mr. Allen is obsessed with Joe Stalin. , three things, wages, overtime and I think this guy should have been named "Pester" in­ a personal belief that there i$ nothing hazardous about seafar­ stead of Lester Allen. It would suit him better. ing as a job. I'm retired at present nnd working in a power plant, but He completely ignores that I get the LOG every week and am sure glad when it gets here. studies, including several in<j[uirSee if you can't give this phony an answer. Give my ies made by doUar-a-copy For­ regards to the boys and tell everybody I'd like to hear the news. tune magazine, have demonkrated that seamen's pay come's to E. J. (Red) Duffy barely 10 to 15 per cent of an, Burkitt Street Extension Portsmouth, New Hampshire operator's co.sts. Compared td the cost of bunkering, loading and The article to which Brother Duffy refers is a wild unloading, the crew payroll just amount to much. blast at the maritime unions by a Boston newspaperman doesn't He also ignores study after named Lester Allen who has some mighty strange notions study showing seafaring to beof shipboard life. * ing ashore behind a grocery just about the most hazardous line of work a man can take up. PALACE LIVING counter. In fact, the number of mer­ The captain of a ship isn't chant marine accidents is fully Allen doesn't confine himself to the unions, however, at least captain of his ship anymore. 500 percent above the average of. not completely. He does a little He's a poor harassed individ­ all other industries combined, a blasting at a few other things. ual, caught between the own­ figure substantiated last year by But his main thesis is that un­ Rear Admiral Edward H. (Ice­ ion wages and union conditions ers and operators, and the un­ berg) Smith who reported - the are destroying the U.S. shipping ion stewards on his ship. He fact in no less a capacity than takes all the blame and earns Commandant of the Third Coast industry. every penny he is paid. Guard District. Trouble is, says Allen, that American seamen not only get There is plenty more of the But it is not unusual for the pretty good wages but they get- same, and Allen seems not to facts to be ignored in a strictly overtime and" live in seagoing have looked into the SIU con­ fink article in a publication like palaces. To hear him tell it, you tracts which state explicitly that the Boston Post which takes a would think that no seaman does the authority of the Master and strong anti-union position at a lick of work without collect­ other officers is in no way limi­ every opportunity and accord­ ing at the overtime rate. ted by the Union agreement and ingly misleads its Boston readers. Things, of course, are a lot that a lawful order must be better than they were, but Allen obeyed. Nevertheless, this "au­ can't have too much sea time thority" on maritime labor goes of his own to reach the conclu­ on to say: sions he reaches. An order isn'l an order any Here is a sample of the Allen more. If a capiain or chief en­ view. gineer issues an order the crew "Pity the poor sailor on a doesn't like, they call a union night like this." Don't waste meeting then and there to dis­ To the Editor: your pity. He is snugly draw­ cuss the grievance—even if a For the information of our ing overtime pay for doing hurricane is working up to brother Seafarers, this scow, the far less than he. would be do­ southward. Robert B. Forbes, AmericanHawaiian, is really tops from bridge to engine, stem to sfem. FROM A SIU ARTIST'S SKETCHBOOK We have a fine crew and a ^ood bunch topside. Our skipper is a good navi­ gator in addition to being a ^ood. egg. He rallied a storm 'for some six days after leaving Ham-' burg on our homeward trip. 'All' during the storm he was as TOOI as could -be. He's really tops, not like some of the others Yrho blow their tops during a stprm. The Steward, too, is a good shipmate. He gives us a well balanced menu and not one of those hospital types. Nothing escapes his eye. Last week was Sam the Oiler's birthday, so^ he told us the 2nd Cook to bake a birthday cake for dinner. It was I terrific and really appreciated' by Sam and all hands. UP TO SNUFF Everyone aboard lives by Jthte SIU slogan: an SIU ship ib a clean ship. We'll bring this seow in clean and with no beefs. There's plenty of overtime u you want it, so, brother, if you ever see this baby on the boaurd, throw in for it. ^ In closing a word about the passenger we picked up in Ham­ burg. Brother C. Y. "Vierira came aboard after leaving the Fairisle due to illness. He proved himself to be a good egg and a good shipmate. HatS; off Seafarer Homer Spurlock has beea making pencil por- to Brother Vieira! James Oliver j iraifs 4>f Jus Union brothers hi Puerto Rko, This is the way Deck Oolegaie he saw Sal Colls, Saa Juan Port Af(ent, Forbes Crewmen Like Ship; Grab It, They Urge ^ " • ^• • .^1 �Page Fourleen r-rP m i:' ^ : All Distriets Of Seafarers Approve Aid To UFE Strikers Savannah, Ga. Keep up good work at the Stock Exchange and Curb Exchange and you will help tha UFE win the beef. Pictures of women being dumped show what you're up against. Wish we could be there to help. Charles Starling. Agent ^ 4. 4. . 4Detroit, Mich. ' Newspaper accounts of the beatings admin•istered Wall Street workers and SIU men have ' made all SIU Brothers in this district sore as hell. SIU members here are with you in spirit and are positive storm trooper tactics of police will spur all Seafarers and financial workers 'forward to the successful completion of this beef. 1 Fred Farnen, Sec'y-Treas. t? Great Lakes District. SIU P' 4. • . 44. :<S Baltimore, Md. UFE beef in New York great job. All hands '^ere proud of SIU's trade union position. Hold ^ihat line and you can't lose, f A1 Stansbury. Patrolman 44. Boston, Mass. s-.. " Your being on the bricks with brother union- ists of UFE makes us wish we wer^'there. Keep plugging for them in their good beef. The SIU 'always wins. Ray Queen, Patrolman 4. 4. 4 San Juan, P. R. Nice going-on Wall Street. SIU is living up to its reputation of helping out good unions with legitimate beefs. Good to see militancy of the financial workers. A good job all around. Sal Colls, Agent _ 4 4 4 Galveston, Texas . Time white collar workers got a break. We're all for them 100 per cent. Glad SIU is in there with them. Best luck for sijccessful 'fight. Keiths^lsop. Agent 4 4 4 Philadelphia Seeing white caps on UFE Wall Street picketlines in newspapers here made us proud. Men in this port wish them best of luck. Wish we could be there. Membership of Phila, I THE SEAFARERS Friday. April 2. 1948 LO G Shipping in Nnrfoik Goes Bad As Goai Movements Are Stopped BF BEN REES at present. Everybody is up in the air on state political issues, and there will be some inter­ esting stuff tb- tell you when we get the time to straighten things out. There are quite a few men around the port. Among them are the following; James Hunsuck; A. L. McDowell, Lloyd Richardson, Carl Carlson, Wil­ liam Newby, John Hite, Harlin Pratt, Orvall Daniels, James Maistri, Albert Colditz, Jack Wooten, and Chester Sawyer. New Orleans, La. NORFOLK — Shipping went Wish Ave men down here were in New York bad here and there is no other to do our part in helping the Financial Employes word to describe it. The reason win their beef with 4he Stock and Curb Ex­ was that coal shipments just changes. You are doing a wonderful job and about stopped. you are carrying on the SIU tradition. Keep However, we did have 13 pay­ going and good luck. offs, which was pretty good, and C. J. Stephens, Acting Agent we squared a plentiful assort­ ment of beefs. However, there 4 4 4* Mobile, Ala. were no beefs which were im­ The SIU is just the right Union to help the portant enough to warrant the Stock and Cufh -Exchange workers win their space , to give you the details. strike and you are doing a wondeffhl job. Keep A good deal of the discussion those lines going and you'll get the Wall Street at the last branch meeting cen­ moneybags to head in. Wish we were there. tered aroimd Union education. Jefi Morrison, Patrolman In addition, we are conducting special classes in the responsi­ 4 4 4 Norfolk, Va. bilities and duties of permitmen. The SIU is on the march again. Trouble is Included in this program are we can't all bcyn New York to do our" part practice shipboard meetings held By KEITH ALSOP in wrapping up the Stock and Curb Exchanges. in the Hall to acquaint permits GALVESTON — Shipping is Tell the United Financial Employes that we are with meeting procedure, and to pretty slow right now and there show them how to elect ship and behind them to the man. aren't any very solid prospects Ben Rees, Agent depaitment delegates. of its picking up. The local scene is pretty quiet 4 4 4 We did pay off three ships, the Tampa, Fla. Lyman Abbott, a Pope & Talbot Your great work backing up the United Fin­ scow, the Richard Davis which ancial Employes is in the SIU tradition. If we belongs to Luckenbach and the could make it you know we would be there. Call James Jackson, Waterman. The on us if you need us. Davis and the Jackson erewed JAMES MILLICAN C. Simmons, Agent Your wife is in the hospital up against right away. 4 4 4 There was a small beef on the San Francisco„ Calif. and you are urged to get in Jackson but it was quickly dis­ touch with the Department of Congratulations on your wonderful effort in Welfare, Children's Bureau, 779 posed of. We just had to see behalf of the United Financial Employes and 8th Ave., New York City, re­ that an amply supplied slopchest their strike at the Stock and Curb Exchanges. was placed aboard. garding your children. Your magnificent stand is in line with the Sea­ We received a proposal for a 4 4 4 farers International Uhion'S traditional forth­ small raise for the men on the BILL HOLLADAY right and progressive policy of helping other G&H Towing Company tugs, but unions in their struggle for better wages and Please contact your family. we think we can do. a little better conditions. Out here our only regret is Dad is ill and worries about you. better than what the company is that we cannot be in New York to help. Keep Mrs. W. O. HoUaday, 508 So.' offering. These boys belong to 2nd, McAlester, Okla. her steady as she goes. the Marine Allied Workers, the Harry Lundeberg, Pres. SIU 4 4 4 SIU affiliate. CHARLES PIMENTAL Meanwhile, Warren Wyman is 4 4 4 Would you please write home still over in Lake Charles ham­ San Francisco, Calif. Wishing a speedy success for the UFE at the and let the family know where mering away at those unor-, Exchanges. Congratulations on job you're doing. you are. We haven't heard from ganized tankers. He hits every­ you since you left to sail. Love^ one that comes in. That's the Steady as she goes. Mother, 223 Metacom Ave., War-j way we'll get those ships eventuSteye Cardullo, aUy. West Coast Represeniaiive ren, R. I, fialveston Shipping Goes On Siow Beil PERSONALS Text Of Regional Director's Report To NLRB United States of America The undersigned recommends Before The that the company's said objec­ National Labor Relations Board tions be overruled for the yeaSecond Region sons stated below: CITIES SERVICE OIL COM­ OBJECTION No. 1. The Com­ PANY OF PENNSYLVANIA pany objected that thq counting • (Marine Division) of ballots was ultra vires, illegal Employer and void becaiise a motion to and stay the counting was then pend­ SEV^EARERS INTERNATIONAL ing before the Board. The Board . UNION OF NORTH AMER­ disposed of this objection in its ICA, AFL Order of February 12 and March Petitioner 5. 1948. Case No. 2-R-7244 OBJECTION No. 2. The ComREPORT ON OBJECTIONS pan objected that on February 9, On February 11, 1948, CITIES 1948 when the ballots were SERVICE OIL COMPANY OF counted the election had not PENNSYLVANIA, herein refer­ been completed, since (a) one red to as the Company, filed Ob­ vessel in the unit, the "Lone jections to the Conduct of Elec­ Jack" had not been voted and tion and to Conduct Affecting (b) subsequent to the issuance of The: Results of the Election held the Direction of Election the purs,uant to a Decision and Di­ Company had acquired other rection of Election issued by the vessels who personnel were in National Labor Relations Board, the unit. The Board disposed of hereinafter referred to as the tile objection with respect to the Board, on October 20, 1947, and "Lone Jack" in its Order dated amended November 19, 1947 and March 5, 1948, So far as the January 20, 1948, the results of I newly acquired vessels are con­ which were sent forth in a Tally cerned, their personnel werq ©f Ballots issued February 9, clearly ineligible under the terms 1948. The Tally of Ballots was of the Direction of Election, as foUows: OBJECTION No. 3 .The Com­ Approximate number of eli­ pany objected that the entire gible voters — „.240 crew of the "Lone Jack" and the Void ballots 6 majority of the crew of the Votes cast for Seafarers In­ "French-Creek" both owned and ternational Union, AFL operated by the Company at the (herein called the Union)..153 time of issuance, of the Decision Votes cast against the Union 30 and Direction of Election were Valid votes counted 183 precluded from voting, although Challenged ballots 1 eligible The Board in its Order Denying Motion, dated February Valid votes counted plus challenged ballqts .....U.....184 12, 1948, directed that the appro­ priate unit should be confined to clusive: The Company objects all tmlicensed personnel on the 7 that, due to its acquisition of- 8 vessels which had voted, as of additional vessels after the issu­ that date, thereby eliminating ance of the Decision and Direc­ the eligibility of the crew of the tion of Election herein and the "Lone Jack". With respect to facts stated with respect to the the "French Creek" the facts are "Lone Jack" and the 'Trench as follows: She arrived in port, Creek" only 12% of its present near Philadelphia, after the time personnel had an opportunity to for voting had expired. Applica­ vote and only 22% of the eligible tion to the Board for an exten­ voters are still employed. These sion of voting time was then Objections were disposed of in pending, and Board Agents at­ the Board's Order of March 5, tempted to vote the employees ' 1948. provisionally, their ballots to be OBJECTION No. 12: The Com­ coimted only if the extension pany objected to the voiding of was granted. The Company re­ four blank ballots, contending fused to permit the Board Agents that these ballots should have to go aboard the vessel for that been counted as "No" ballots. purpose and most of the crew This Objection is patently with­ were then paid off and dispersed. out merit. Moreover, these bal­ The extension of time was subse­ lots cannot possibly affect the re­ quently granted and the remain­ sults of the election. OBJECTION No. 13: The Com­ ing eligible crew members voted at the vessels next port of call, pany objected to the coxmting as Jacksonville, Florida. Moreover, a 'Yes" ballot, a ballot with the figure 240 in the TaUy of markings in both the "Yes" and Ballots indicating the number of "No" boxes. Examination of this eligible voters included the crew­ ballot clearly reveals that the men of the "Lone Jack" and the I voter, using a soft lead pencil "French Creek" and the Union had inscribed an "X" in the box received a majority of that figure. marked "Yes" and when the bal­ The votes of the cfew members lot was folded a, considerably of these two vessels therefore lighter imprint was made in the could not possibly affect the re­ "No" box. In any event, this ballot cannot affect the results of sults of the election. OBJECTIONS Nos. 4 to 7, in­ the election. OBJECTION No. 14: The Com­ clusive: These objections are in effect mere restatements or elab­ pany objected to the cqunting of orations of Objections 2 and 3 baUots on the ground that and the~ arguments offered in allegedly only 53 individuals who support thereof. They are thiis had cast ballots were in the Company's employ at the time of disposed of above. OBJECTIONS Nos. 8 to 11, in­ the counting and thus only 53 ballots could be counted. All baUots counted were cast by per­ sons eligible to vote at the time of voting. OBJECTION No. 15: The Com­ pany objected to the election, generally, because allegedly the union threatened, coerced and in­ timidated voters to cast ballots for the union. Although the company has been given an op­ portunity to do so, it has failed to submit evidence substantiating this allegation. The Company has sta^d that it will not submit any evidence to the examiner assigned to the investigation. It has further stated that if it sub­ mits "proof", it will not submit the names of witnesses. OBJECTION No. 16: The Com­ pany objected to the election, alleging that the examiner who conducted the investigation was arbitrary and biased. This allega­ tion is completely unfourftided in basis of fact. It is the opinion of the imdersigned that the objections do not raise substantial or material questions regarding the -conduct affecting the results of the elec­ tion, and it is recommended, therefore, that the objections be overruled and that the union be certified as the exclusive bar­ gaining agent for the unit found by the Board to be appropriate, /s/ Charles T. Douds CHARLES T. DOUDS Regional Director Second Region . Dated; March 26, 1948 * ;• New-York,-N.'Y,' �Page Fifteen 6^5 1 Seeno, Salvatore 249 I Segard, Cris P Rumberg, Hans 21.19. Segers, -Oscar A1 1 Rummey, Frank M. 84.79 L63 1 Sahon, Harrison Runchey, John A. 1-27 3.23 1 Sehorn, William Runsberg, Hans - 32.«« 7.52 A Sehreyer, John E Runtz, Joseph E 80 1.37 1 Seibel, Floyd Rupp, Wm. S. 1-37 5.43 J Seibert, Fred M Rusca, John ..V- • 24.80 8.80 1 Seidel, Aristid A Bush, Ben " 18.33 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. 1.07 ^ J Seidenberg, Paul W Rushing, E 1-38 8.08 1 Berry H. P Rushing, Jim L. 10.51 The following is a list of undairoed ^es and F^eral Old Age Self, Self, Jack .. , 1.49 1 Russ, J •8'^ Benefit overHleductions now beiig pad by ^sissippi Steamship Com­ 20.99 1 Self, Mitchell G Russel, Howard G. — 1-39 6.44 I Selinskie, Alex pany covering the ^od up to Dec«nber 31, 1946. RusseU, C. A 20.96 .94 1 Seliste, Bruns, N Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- Sellers, Benjamin F Russell, Delmar *^8 2.67 I Russel, Douglas S. 58.59 nia Bldg. New Orleans, La. All dlaims should be addr^sed to Mr. EUeJ" Sellers, Donald 15^02 \ Russell, E 9-39 .. '23,34 1 busch and include fuU name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Selsvik, Marvin B Russell, E 5-92 -89 J Semerjian, Nassy M date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Russell, James A. .....:. 14.69 Sempreviva, Rudolfo V. .. .. 1L61 J 7.91 Schumacher, Wm. J 1.00 Senak, Michael Russell, J. C 5.94 19.47 1 11.87 Saunders, Parker A. .. 4.22 Schupstick, J 2.23 Sendrowski, Edmund G. Russell, Joseph 28.42 Saari, John F Saunders, Raymond W. .71 1 20.38 1.91 Schutsky, Leo H 17.28 Senior, Paul J Russell, Joseph A. 46 Sabiitino, Florida .69 J Sauviac, James T. ...... : 3.22 10.40 Schwar, Frederick HeBry 16.15 Serio, Salbata Russell, Mirle L 1.94 Sabogo, Enrique 23.82 J Savastio, D. S. 60.00 j •yV 7.12 Schwall, J 33 Serna, F Russell, Raymond A 9.30 Sacco, James V .Jr .25 1 Saville, 4.32 Joseph Schwaner, Clinton W 37.09 Serna, Philip Russo, Orlando 3.26 Sache, Irwin L 5.94 1 31.82 Savoca, 22.01 Schwartz, .Henry 5.72 Serraco, F Ruth, L. A 20.52 Sachs, Erwin Sawin, Robert W. 23.86 1 2.75 2.18 Schwartz, John 23.10 Serrano, Mario Rutkoski, F 6.73 Sachuk, Nicholas j 1.00 Sawyer, Alfred R. 15.32 2.97 Sesta, John James .11 Schwartz, Karl H Rutkowski, Andrew T. .... 7.59 Sada, Luis F. 11.66 Saxon, Walter Sadler, P. D 5.46 Saxvik, Olaf F Schwartz, S 6.34 Rutkowski, Boleslaw 9.04 9.90 16.00 Seufert, Fred T 5.80 1-25 Sevinsky, Paul 6.94 Schwarz, Milton G Ruttala, Hgimo A 11.87 Saffron, Haskel 1.37 Saya, C. 4.76 7.38 Seyler, John Frank .01 Schwatka, Fred Ryall, Charles R. 3.96 Sagaria, Lodovico 5.60 Saye, Ross Sager, O. E 27;81 28.46 Seymour, Chester J Ryall, Horace S -33 Sayres, Harold 5.30 Schwed, Andre 8.14 ^ 1.58 Scaffidel, Charles . 7.92 Shack, Stephen 2.34 Schweikhardt, Casper K Ryan, James B 22.03 Saillard, Gaston 4.37 Sakter, Sarnie 1-87 Schweinefus, Joseph B 26.25 .71 Ryan, John P 3.70 1190 : Scales, Clifford R. Shadoy, Kenneth R 6.53 Scanlon, Stanley 13.71 14.65 Schweizer, Ernest' R. Ryan, Peter J 14.24 Saiak, Jerry E. Salatich, B. P 3.46 Schwell, L 2.00 Shaffer, George Scara, John AT 2.79 Ryan, Peter P 13 58 '3.12 Scirlpi, Itter M 5.35 Salberg, Alfred 5.64 Scarsborough, R. C. ..^ 12.90 Ryan, Donald F 2.23 2.86 Shaffer, Marion E ;. 1.24 Shaffer, Roy 2.40 Sceviour, Stephen J. 14.46 Sconza, Edgar J Ryan, Walter A 12.03 Sales, Anthony . 827 15.98 jshahan, Orville Smith .... 23.86 98.75 Schafer, Jack M 3.73 Scoper, Thomas A Rybak, Edw. Alfred 6.69 Saliba, James Score, Donald Lee 46 i Shakespeare, John C Salisbui-y, Kenneth L 1.50 Schafer, Marvin P 31.26 ... !l7.a6 Rydalch, Wm. J -89 Scott, Claude S 35.64 Salmon, Sidney 11.55 Schafre, William J 28.00 ... ! .99 Shamberg, H Byherd, Marvin L 59.68 i 6.93 Shannon, Donald W 15.93 Schaffer, Edison 12.28 Scott, Earl R i4.a0 Ryminger, G. P ; 2.34 Salter, Barney C 5.00 Shannon, G. R 17.72 Schaffer, Ray 6.52 Scott, Harold 9.74 Rynes, Lawson P. J 5.51 Saltis, Michael P. — Scott, Henry Lester 6.34 Shapico, Max Sama, Walter M 1-00 Schallenberger, E 3.26 .45 Ryniker, Loren Fred 3.44 Scott, James 2.23 Sharp, James C Samanen, Oiva B 61.60 Schank, Loree H. C. 1.37 1.22 : Ryninger, George Paul .... 4.20 Scott, John D 23.25 Sharps, Donald S Samford, Toxie 01 Schattel, Emil J 47.51 18.51 • Ryon, Oscar F. 22.03 Scott, John L 4.32 Sharpe. 'John Samstay, August J. ..., 4.69 Schatten, H. J. 61 .81 4 Ryopponen, Viekko A. .... 7.28 5.05 1 Shattuck, Roy 19.74 Schaultian, Melvin ...-. 3.96 Scott, P. P 1.44 Saar, Julius T 84 Sanborn, George B Scott, William C 12.68 Sanchez, Antonio J. 1-78 Scheel, Kenneth 26.27 .66 Shaughnessy, R Saar, Lembit 9.07 43.18 i Shaver, Neil S Sanchez, Frederico G 86.34 Scheib, Duane W." 24.73 Scott, Wm. R 6.27 5.92 Shaw, Charles D Sanchez, John 8.26 Schein, Bernard L 12.81 Scrimsher, Wm 2.56 27.45 'Shaw, Charles G Sanchez, Louis 4.00 Schelter, Charles F 16.65 Scruage, Clarence H 2.47 - Scully, Jos. E 15.50 Shaw, Charles H Sanchez, M. 20.72 Schenk, C. L 12.89 T •'? Sczepaniak, George H 40.53 Shaw, Dewey 14.93 Sanqhez, Thomas Diaz 2.04 Schenker, Arnold 5.00 SIU, A&G District 49 Shaw, Duraed . .01 : Sand, Eddy M 2.24 Scbenkman, Edwin Joseph 7.94 Seabridge, Albert 5.32 Shaw, Durard BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sande, Nils J 47.52 Seaell, S ... 3.00 21.33 Scherdin, Francis L Seago, Arthur A 7.20 William Rentz, Agont Calvert 4539 Sandefer, Daniel D 1-04 .71 •: 9.23 Scherffius, Robert [Shaw, Joseph H BOSTON 276 State S*. 28.65 jSha-w, R. J 5.49 Seamens, Harold L Scherrebeck, Kay 11.48 Sanden, Conrad G 1-78 waiter Siekmann, Agent SowdoiB 445S 1.40 Shaw, Truman W .59 Seano, Mariano '2.62 8.95 Sclierrer, Thomas H. G.ALVESTON 30«V!I—23rd SL Sjanc^eas, Alwyne S Searcy, R 5.12 iShea, J. E .69 .33 Keijh AUop. Agent Phone 2-8448 Sanders, Curtis E 10.23 Schesnel, Bi-uno 11.15 jShea, J. N MO01LE * South Lawrence St. Sanders, Douglas E 3.55 Sears, William N .. 1.09 61.63 Scheuffele, David G. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 2.23 Shea, J. P 4.66 Seay, Thomas E ... 2.80 8.50 Scheurman, Geo NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Sandiers, Eugene B. 35.74 Seabastian, George S. ... 7.94 .. W.52 Shea, James A 21.33 Schiavone, Guy Tom .. E. Sbeppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-8113 Sanders, Forest E. 2.23 Shea, Mortimer ,5.76 Sebolewski, Frank J. ... 6.20 NEW YORK .51 Beavar St. Sanders, Gilbert W 12.80 Schierenbeck, John ..... 1.90 Shea, Terrence B 1.50 Seda, D Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Sanderson, George F. ........ > .94 €.9.3 Schindler, F 117.50 Shea, Thomas NOftFOLK ..127-129 Bank St. •LOO Sederholm, Jack R .. 4.78 ; 4.13 Schindler, F. J Ben Reoa, Agent Phone 4-1088 Sandprson, Luke C. .43 Shea, Wilfred R Sederquist, Howard A. .99 .. ^5.60 Schiudler, T 2.€7 PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. Wth St. Sanderson, Ro.bei-t T. 11.20 Shearer, Leonard A Sedihu, John F 15.58 Schindler, Theodore ... '1.50 Lloyd Gardner. Agent PopKfr 5-1217 Sandgreen, G 35.34 .45 Shearer, Robert G Sedlack, Eugene 53.68 SAN FRANCISCO ICS Market St. is.is 3.46 Schleicher, James E. Sandlin, John Henry 41.02 Shearer, Robert W Steye Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5476 74.51 See, Lester D., Jr 13.60 .79 Schliefer, R. G SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponco da Leon Sands, Charles F. ,94 Shears, Lindsey Seebacker, Alfred .82 6.86 SchJin, Ole J. ;.... 103.71 Sal ColU. Agent San Juan 2-6996 Sands, Leroy E. 1.14 4.46 Seeg, Rachard , 48.18 Schlosser, Gerald L. Sheather, Jack D SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Sandy, Archie C. 8.62 .59 Seeger, Everetth , Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 13.07 1.10 Sheehan, Jeremiah Sanford, E. C 79 Schluep, Allen TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 6.94 Dewey, Jr. Schmidt, 10.26 Cla^de Simmons, Agont Phone M-1323 SanfQi-d, Paul T 9.60 Sangiolo, Louis J. 5.23 Schmidt, Emile 4.66 George Sanner, John 11.59 Schmidt, SUP 3.09 Ralph H. . Schmidt, 4.76 HONOLULU 1® Merchant ,3t. Sanner, William H 2.23 John R. • The SEAFAKERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Fhone 88777 Sansier, Geo. P H Schneider, 9.46 farers Icrternatiwial Union is available to all members who lyish L Schneider, PORTLAND I" W. 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As I went to the line, a cop stood in front of me and wouldn't let me by. I moved to one side and so did he. Then he moved to the other side when t did. I tried to get around^ the cop but he bumped me. This went on several times and finally I was thrown against a pillar, and hit it hard. Then another cop got into the argument. He said, "Take her away." So they took me away, and I was at the station house when the cops slugged the pickets. Somehow I found myself in the middle of the surging bunch and tripped over a fall­ ing picket. Lying face down, 1 looked up once and got rap­ ped on the back of my head. No one said "Get up" or any­ thing. A cop started beating me on the head again, and he must have hit me 30 or 40 times. I had my arm around another fellow so the cop hit me on the elbow—it seems they like to hit on the bone. His blow took all the strength •from my arm. Four cops tried to lift me to the wagon. Fin­ ally one grabbed me by the hair and neck and dragged me. The hospital told me the "elbow. nerves . may be crushed. •V t I JOHN WARD, Fireman — When the first upsurge ended. I found myself lying on my stomach in the middle of the group. I was about four men from the door of the Exchange. In the noise and turmoil I couldn't he^ anyone yell at me, and I'm ^ure no attempt was mad^ to do so. The first fueling .of what was going on came when I felt someone boEding me about the back and legs. Some cop rapped a tattoo on my back and I felt a sharp st->b when his stick cracked against my ankle bone. I don't think I could have risen then if I'd wanted to. Finally four cops grabbed me and dragged me to the wagon. yft] Grim-faced policeman stands over the body of UFE mem­ ber Maggie Brady, while her sister union member Joan Cabella stands watching over her. Hovering around are niore of "New "York's finest." menacingly fingering their nightsticks. A moment later Joan burst into tears when she realized that her friend had been badly injured. Swinging their sticks savagely, the police unmercifully beat the prostrate and reported, that even plain clothes detectives in thia crowd were beafeit , • -.."bodies of picketers. So vicioue was the attack that the American Civil Liberties over the head by the police, ^wever^ it takes more than police clul^Union pointed it out as ''reckless md almost maniacal zeal of the police," discourage the VFE-$ttU-SUP picketers. -.•rM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 2, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 14 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE RECOMMENDED TO NLRB MM&P SUES SATEVEPOST FOR DAMAGES SEAFARERS HELP MAN PICKETLINES AS UFE STRIKES NEW YOUK EXCHANGES BAN ON SHIP TRANSFER IS VOTED BY HOUSES FIGHT GOES ON FOR 50 PERCENT SHIPPING SEAFARERE, CLERKS RING STOCK, CURB MARTS MORE U.S SHIPS ON AFRICAN RUN AS TRADE GROWS NO ARMY DRAFT YET- BUT GET CERTIFICATE FROM LAST WAR MM&P SUES POST FIR DEFAMATION SHIPPING SLOWS IN PORT MOBILE, NO CHANGES SEEN FOR NEXT WEEK NEW YORK BRANCH KEEPS BUSY ON ALL FRONTS BOSTON SHIPPING ON QUIET SIDE; LABOR TO FIGHT HIRING HALL BAN THERE'S PLENTY OF SPRIMG WEATHER BUT FEW JOBS IN PORT BALTIMORE GRUNDY MEN FIND THAT MISSING SHIP DOESN'T PAY PHILADELPHIA HAS SHORTAGE OF RATED MEN RATED MEN GET GOOD DEAL IN SAN FRANCISCO SEAFARER KILLED IN FALL IN FALL IN DUTH DRYDOCK;WAS FORMER PRIZEFIGHTER ALL DISTRICTS OF SEAFARERS IN NORFOLK GOES BAD AS COAL MOVEMENTS ARE STOPPED GALVESTON SHIPPING GOES ON SLOW BELL TEXT OF REGIONAL DIRECTOR'S REPORT TO NLRB Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/02/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9715b815ca931a467e08e4b5fc7d9655.PDF b8c0b6fa7837b725ed926fb41368022e PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf, District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 26. 1948 HISTORY IN THE MAKING No. 13 Fourth Cities Service Appeai Is Turned Down By NatT Labor Beard NEW YORK—On the ships the unlicensed Cities Service tankermen voted against the company, and overwhelmingly in favor of SIU representation. But the company wasn't satisfied with this demo­ cratic election, and so appealed to the National Labor Relations Board to set aside the verdict. On February 12, the Board issued an order denying the motion. The company filed another appeal. On For the first time in the history of the Seafarers Intemalional Union. A&G members vote on the West Coast. In the first few days of voting, more than forty full bookmen cast their ballots on the Referendum. The consensus of opinion on the Gold Coast is that all four propo­ sitions would be carried—and with a heavy mijority. The Balloting Committee, which is pic­ tured above, is composed of, left to right, Gil>ert Bush. William J. Talley, John Goldsborough. and Howard LeCompte. Standing in back of thJ Committee, keeping an eagle eye on "Opera­ tion Voting." is WC representative Steve Card illo. It is everyone's duty to vote on the two assessments and the two changes to the Shippinj Rules. HAVE YOU VOTED YET? Fatb Give Lie To /Ulutiny Chaiye February 18, this was denied by«— ^ the Board and the company filed a motion for a reconsideration, which was turned down on March 5. Still the Cities Serv­ ice refused to admit defeat, and filed Exceptions to the Order. But all the stalling tactics in the world couldn't prevent for­ ever the logical outcome, and so, on March 23, the Board decided For their work in salvaging against the company. the SS Abraham Baldwin, a In a ^far-reaching statement which puts the picture in its Mississippi Shipping Company true light, the NLRB ruled, "the vessel abandoned off the Jersey Board having duly considered Coast in 1946, the SIU crew of the matter and it appearing that the Montauk Point, Moran, has the Exceptions are lacking in been awarded $15,000 by the merit for the reasons stated in Eastern District Federal Court of the aforesaid Order of March 5 New York. 1948, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the said Exceptions be, and The award is to be divided among the crew according to the they hereby are, overruled." monthly wage with double shares Of course, it is possible that to the Master and boarding party. the CS attorneys will come up Among the unlicensed personnel with another delaying move, but the award calls for payments the outcome is certain, and cer­ tification should come through ranging from $713 down to $229. The men of the Montauk Point, within a short time. however,' are not entirely satis­ Then it will be another story, fied with the coui't's decision. and the company will have to deal with the Seafarers, the or­ Inasmuch as the ship was valued ganization selected by the un- at $500,000 and had been com­ pletely abandoned, they feel that (Continued on Page 14) they are entitled to a much larger award. Steps are now be­ ing taken to appeal the decision. MontaukMen To Appeal Salvage Prize By S. CARDULLO and theied in the Wipers foc'sle, dier who had come aboard to with a banjo and a mouth or­ be with his friends. A. BERNSTEIN gan, to sing ballads of the sea "Tlje soldier tried to move out SAN FRANCISCO—The news­ and of maids in distant lands. of the room to prevent an argu­ papers, which except in rare in­ There were willing and loud—if ment, and the Old Man, in grab­ stances, always print the very not too good—voices taking part. bing for him, missed ftnd hit his worst possible news about unions "A 'little bird' flew to the head against the bedpost." and workers, last month had ft real field day in recounting the Captain and told him that a The boys continued^ "Mean­ tale of the St. Augustine Vic­ stranger was in the group. When while, the only fight on board tory. It seems that there was the Skipper came down to the broke out between the Steward some trouble aboard that vessel, foc'sle, he saw a strange face and an Oiler. That was a perand the west coast new.spapers among the crew. It was a sol(Contimed on Page 3) dramatically recounted the story of a hell-ship where "four offi-' cers, including the Captain were beaten and six seamen and a SHIPS COLLIDED stowaway soldier" were involved NEW YOVK — The drive by The men of, the fleet have in­ Volunteer organizers applied The salvage operation took and which was finally settled by the Seafarei's International Union dicated their preference for the for jobs, and where they were place on May 19, 1946, following • .carting the seamen and the sol­ SIU by signing pledge cards to accepted, they worked on the a collision between the Baldwin to organize all unorganized lines dier away to the jail in Ever­ the amount of two-thirds of all other crewmembers to sign and the Santa Olivia of the Grace continued at a rapid pace this ett, Washington. eligibles. pledge cards. Line. •When the ship hit this port, week when a petition for an Their success in this field is The collision ripped a hole in MAJORITY CLAIMED a number of bookmen came in­ election in the Cuba DistUling proven' by the fact that, within At the same time that the the short period of time the Ca­ the Baldwin's .side and flooded to the Hall and they told the Company fleet was filed with the the No. 1 and 2 holds. The ship true story of what really took National Labor Relations Board. petition was filed, a letter was tahoula and the Carrabulle have took water very quickly alid in place on the Augustine Victory. The unlicensed personnel of sent signed by Lindsey J. Wil­ been running, more than 66 per­ a few minutes was listing 35 de­ this fleet was represented by the liams, Director of Organization, cent of the crewmembers have Crewmen William GUck, OS: grees to starboard. SIU prior -to the war, but dur­ notifying the company that the signified their intention of hav­ James DeVito, FWT; and Rufus Immediately the Skipper or- " Union represents a majority of ing the first days of the conflict, ing the Seafarers represent them. Breedon, FWT; laughed when dered the abandonment of , the the unlicensed personnel em­ they read the newspaper ac­ the ships owned by the company ployed in the Cuba Distilling The next move is up to the ship. The SIU crew took to the were sunk, and the outfit went counts and they told the fol­ fleet, and, requesting that a col­ NLRB, and upon acceptance of lifeboats and was taken aboard out of business. lowing tale: lective bargaining agreement the SIU petition, an election the Olivia. Now, back in business again /'The Old Man and some of with the SS Catahoula and the covering such personnel be en­ period will be authorized. It is Next morning the Baldwin's : . the crew returned to the ship SS Carrabulle already in opera­ tered into by the company and Skipper attempted to return to - : now the job of all Union men before sailing time in battle, tion, and with more ships to be the Union. his ship with a boarding party, and the turned to so that added in the near futvu'e, the Organizing of the company to try to make jobs on tlie ships, but gave up and returned to the the vessel could sail on schedule. company is oh its way to the started soon after the first of the and to stay on them until an Olivia. All hope of saving the ' ; "After jumbo boom was same status it enjoyed before year, . when the (»mpany re­ election is won and a contract Baldwin was abandoned. topped| - the men off watch ga- the war. sumed operations, , signed, sealed, and deliver^. (Ckmihtued on Page 3) Seafarers Petitions Cuba Distiiiing Go. �Page Two T HE > H 4 PA RE MS LOG firfdar. Match 28. iwr SEAFARERS Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secrefary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA . Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office • in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor 267 Where The Blame Lies The State Department was pounding away like the hammers of hell last -week to set the American seamen adrift. Just when things were beginning to look gloomy for the top-level diplomats they scored an unexpected coup, and pressured the House Foreign Affairs Committee to: 1. Vote an amendment which would allow 200 ships to be chartered by 16 Marshall Plan nations. 2. Eliminate the Senate-recommended provision that 50 per cent of the Marshall Plan relief cargoes be carried in American vessels. The Marshall Plan program—including these two scuttling provisions—must now be acted upon by the House's entire membership and then be agreed to by the Senate. And the State Department will be in their pitch­ ing until the final vote is in. • Aside from several •other important factors involved, the State Department's determined, behind-the-scenes op^ crations have grim soundings for the American seamen. ffospital Patients -Some 30,000 jobs hang in the. balance, as the State Department pursues its mad program which might lead Wbea refitering the hospital to the liquidation of the U. S. Merchant Fleet. In fact, notify the delegates by postcaxd/giidng your name and that appears to be the object. There is no other reasonable the number of your vrard. explanation of the State Department's activities. The House Foreign Affairs Committee says that it Stolen Island Hospital complied with the State Department pressure to charter You can contact your Hosthe ships in the interests of economy. That was just so pitaT delate at ihe Stiaten ' much hogwash. Everybody ,knows" the - State Department Island Hospital at the follow­ is not interested in dollars, especially in connection with ing times: the Marshall asked several TT - » *i. currently « -m th» maniMuhospilals. Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. i- 1 11Plan, for 1which it originally • These ar® ihe^ Union Brothers (on 5th and 6th floors.) billions of dollars more than it is getting. _ as reported by the Port Agents. Thes# Brothera find lime hanging It can't be that the chartering of- these 200 ships is heavily on their hands. Do what-you-can to cheor--them up-by . Thursday 1:30 to 3:30 pjn. in any way incidental to the success of the Marshall Plan, Iwritiner to them, icn 3rd and 4th floors.) the purpose of which is to get the goods "over there" in^NORFOLK MARINE HOSPITAL GEORGE D. OLIVE Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.ni. a hurry. Since the end of the war 1,504 large American FRANCIS BRENNAN E. JORMSTED ^ (on 1st and 2nd floors.) R. B. FULLER ships have been turned over to European nations partici­ RALPH FREY JAMES G. FOUTS HUSSEIN AHMED pating in the plan and their wartime losses have thus been E. MELLE LEO J. STEPHENSON C. KROWKOWSKI replenished. Moreover, the British, French and other mari­ JOHN A. SEIDENSKY T. A. CARROLL time nations shipbuilding programs make the U. S. a row- JOE LEWALLEN : 4. 4; 4. D. HERON CARL ROBERTS BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. ; j boat operator by comparison. H; BOONE. S. F. KOENIG W. CAREY T." E. LEE , On the surface, then, the State DepartmeiiT^s motives FRITZ KRUAL J. LEE W. W. DeHAVEN are hazy. Beneath the surface things begin to cbai a bit. J. W. TAYLOR E. DELLAMANG J. WICHARTZ One of the big wheels in the Department is Levt« W. JESS ETHERIDQE E. HARRISON G. H. HAGA R. OLSEN J. NORRIS Douglas, U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain. ' • • 4. t BRUCE KNIGHT C. GALLANT Douglas has long been opposed to the American mera, a, aSAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. 4" 4' W. FE^EY fL - r ffl-''. ; chant marine. He took a stand publicly in the Atlantic GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. R. W. CARROLLTON J. MCDONOUGH Monthly in April 1945. Under the title, "What Shall We C. W. FARRELL L. A. DEWITT Hi FAZAKERLEY J. L. WATERS Do With the Ships?" Douglas said, in effect, "Get rid CANAVAN—SUP P. CASALINOUVO G. W. MATTAIR T. BOGUS M. H. ROBB • of them." E. A. BENSON J.KLENOWICZ E. B. McCOLLUM But there is no reason why the American public, GENE F. LORENTSEN Tr-^RITSON BRAZZILL . which is footing the bill for the State Department's ope- BRUMLEY A, C. PARKER . J. McWHINNIE J. T. MOORE y_rations, should have to probe on its own and should not C. R. HANSON F. FERNANDES J. L. SWINDLE H. ALLEN J. F. MARTINS be given the story straight from the shoulder. " J. R. NEELY H. MCDONALD O. M. STIREWALT And while they're at it, let the State Department ex­ R. KING F. KQPF plain why we don't need a strong merchant fleet for na­ SAN FRANCISCO MARINE R! N. FILLOON ' 4 4 4. tional defense—now especially. And why, when the State HOSPITAL 4 4 4 i 4. Department is trying to impress the world with its gen­ BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. FT. STANTON ^RINE HOSP. J. HODO w: WATSON ' R. B. WRIGHT ' erosity it doesn't take into consideration the welfare of L. R. FISKE CLAUDE A. EELL LUIS GOMZAEJ ARCH McGUIGAN the American seamen and shipping industry. A. A.-SMITH B. VEKEW R. S. LUFLIN ^ ' We're alTfor rebuilding a free Europe but we don't C. P. P. PODOLSKY H. G. BROWN JULIUS SUPINSKY see why a vital American industry should be wrecked in JAMES SHIPLEY • ELMER HALLMAN FRANK CHAMBERLAYNE • ^ r the process. JOE SHIMA S. M. GINSBURG , • J. LIGHTFOOT Mm Now k no Monm No^ak K • �Friday. March 26. 1946 THE SEA PARE RS LOG Page Three Facts Of Case Prove Mutiny Oharges Phony Negotiations The membership by now is aware of the ac' tion taken on the negotiations for wage increases with all operators, as reports on this have been carried in the SEAFARERS LOG. The Negotiating Committee is now pressing. for meetings with the balance of those operators who have not agreed on this wage increase, More announcements will be made shortly. The Negotiating Committee wishes to thank the membership for their support of the Com­ mittee in their demands for more wages. This was done by running the ships SIU style. With only one exception, every crew in the SIU sup­ ported the Committee. That one exception, as previously pointed out in the LOG was the SS Arizpa. CALMAH AND ORE SS COMPANIES The Negotiating Committee has again taken up negotiations with Calmar and Ore Steamship Companies for a full contract, as well as new wage scales. A complete report will be made available to the membership on this matter shortly. SIU banner. Reports of same have been carried in the SEAFARERS LOG. All of the outports are .cooperating on the question of Organizing. Recently, however, bills for organizing work have been submitted to Headquarters which were not authorized in advance by the Director of Organization. In accordance with previous in­ structions and with the Agents' Conference of 1948, no such bills will be paid and as in the past, organizing expenditures will be kept to a mjinimiun. Possibility of Stopping AB Waivers (Continued from Page 1)^ sonal thing, and had nothing to do with the rest of the incident. "Since the Captain was still woozy from his fall, one of the Deck Gang helped him to his room. The Mate wired Everett, sailed the ship in there; and the Skipper .was taken to the hospi­ tal for observation. was given to the press by niurses from the hospital. He claimed the whole story was distorted and that he was amazed at the tales which were printed. SKIPPER OBEYED Said the Skipper, when he came down to the A&G office, "If I had any doubt about the crew obeying my orders, I woiild MET BY POLICE never have gone down there "The ship was greeted at the alone as I did. When I ordered dock by the City Police, armed the crew to their quarters, they with tommy guns, and by the obeyed immediately. The unfor­ FBI. There were so many uni­ tunate thing was that they did formed and plain-clothes men not inform me beforehand that around, that the crew thought two of the seamen had a friend the revolution had taken place of theirs, from the east coast, and the Russians were in power. aboard.", "Six of the men were taken Here the seamen took up the to the City jail, where they story again. "The same crew is were held on Open Charges. The< aboard today-^so is the Captain soldier stowaway was sent back —so is the ship's dog, who bark­ to his base, with AWOL charges ed through it all—so are the against him for overstaying his clippings which denounced us as 'dangerous men.' The Captain leave. "Within a matter of hours, the is an okay guy, and he always six men were released and the treated the crew all right." ship sailed at midnight with a And so ends the story of the full crew of men, referred to "Mutiny on the St. Augustine by the papers as 'dangerous mu­ Victory," which only existed in tineers' still aboard." the anti-labor imaginations of The Captain stated that the some anti-labor newspaper edi­ story of 'dangerous mutineers' tors and publishers. It has been repqrted that possibly in the near future all waivers for AB's will be stopped. The Union is at this time short of the rating of AB and if waivers for AB's are stopped, it would mean that the shipowners could then hire finks with AB tickets to go on board our vessels. This is a serious problem and for that reason Headquarters makes the following recommen­ dation and strongly Urges the membership to concur in same: "Any man with 12 months or more time in the Deck Dept. and who doesn't have his AB ticket be forced to go up and take Finances an examination for his AB ticket and ob­ QUARTERLY FINANCE COMMITTEE tain same or else not be allowed to ship." The Quarterly Finance Committee operated in This recommendation, of course, doesn't apply Headquarters this past week and has turned out to any man who can show proof of any physical quite a heavy report. Among the many things defect preventing him from obtaining his' AB the Committee pointed out was the fact that ticket. three former officials of the Union, in being checked out as officials, had discrepancies in Headquarters points out that this may seem their accounts and Union properties. We recom­ to be a tough recommendation, but we re-em­ mend to the membership that they obtain copies phasize to the membership that the shortage of of this report and familiarize themselves with AB's is a serious problem and unless we deal this matter. with it as such, we may find the shipowners put­ ting finks into our ships and with the Union HEADQUARTERS FINANCIAL STRUCTUM in no position to prevent same. Due to the fact that the Headquarters Offices are being completely reorganized and the entire Marshall Plan financial structure of the Union is being tight­ The Senate Committee acting on the Mar­ ened up, many discrepancies which occurred in the past years and others more recently have shall Plan recommended that no ships be trans­ been brought to flight. Reports of these discrep­ ferred or sold to foreign nations hauling ERF ancies have been made and future reports .will goods and further demanded that at least 50% of be continued on thJs matter from time to time EIRP goods be carried in American bottoms. After this action, it was then referred to the as they are. discovered. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and they The membership should know that the Union in turn reversed the previous position of the now is .in a good condition financially due to the Senate Committee and we now have the very tightening up of the structure. In the future, if any occurrences arise on what has happened great danger of this "ship-give-away" plan going in the past due to the former slack manner in through without the 50% American Ships Plan which the Union was formerly. run, it will be Headquarters Offices are now working out a called to the membership's attention. program to combat this and announcements, shall be made shortly on the entire matter. APPOINTMENT OF RECORDS CLERK Headquarters assigned Eddie Parr as Head­ In the meantime,- all members and their quarters Records Clerk in February, 1948. He is families and friends are to wire Jheir protest on responsible for answering all communications on this matter to the following members of the the questions of reinstatements, retirements, House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Showing a hole big enough to drive a truck through, checking of dues records, and all matters per­ Jacob K. Javits Charles A. Eaton the Abraham Baldwin, Mississippi, rests at a Todd Shipyard taining to the records in Headquarters. All com­ Robert B. Chiperfield John M. Vorys pier. Abandoned at sea and salvaged by the SIU crew of the munications on these matters from the Port Bartel J. Jonkman-_ Karl E. Mundt Montauk Point, she was repaired and put back into service. Agents should be directed directly to Parr. In Frances P. Bolton ^ Charles L. Gerlacl^ the event a question comes up or clarifications Chester E. Merrow Lawrence H. Smith tugs took over and she was taken {Continued from Page 1) are needed on any information Parr sends to Walter H. Judd Wirt" Courtney any Port, then inquiries as to corrections shall James G. Fulton At this time the Montauk to Todd's Hoboken shipyard. John* Davis Lodge then be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer's Point, returning to New York After her side was repaired Sol Bloom Donald L. Jackson from Hampton Roads, came along and the water pumped out, she Office. James P. Richards John Kee side the Baldwin. Seeing no crew reentered service with the Mis­ ORGANIZING Joseph L. Pfeifer Pete Jarman sissippi Company. Helen Gahagan Douglas the Montauk Point went to the The Organizing Staff has recently obtained Thomas S. Gordon Olivia where they were told the Thomas E. Morgan several companies and placed them imder the Mike Mansfield ship had been abandoned. Have YOU Voted? By this time the ship was listng 40 degrees and though empty of cargo, was drifting toward accepted for the cations to meet the requirements the rocks near the Ambrose NEW ORLEANS —The Coast same figure Point (New York) fish piers, dgep-sea freight aiid passenger of towboat operation. Transportation Company, ope­ Negotiator of the new con­ ships. rating out of the port of New SECURED HAWSER Orleans, this week signed a new The new contract, for the most tract was Brother Earl "Bull" After surveying the ship's con­ contract with the Seafarers In­ ifart, is the standard deep-sea Sheppard, New Orleans Agent. dition the Montauk Point's Skip­ ternational Union which provides agreement, with certain modifi­ The new wage scale follows: per decided to attempt salvage. for wage increases to bring the New A lifeboat was put over the side Old salary scales of the unlicensed Scale and a boarding party went Increase ScEile Rate personnel of this putfit up to the $20.01 $210.01 aboard the Baldwin. The port $190.00 Able Seaman rates enjoyed by other men em­ 348.43 anchor was dropped to halt the 53.43 295.00 Electrician ployed in SlU-contracted fleets. 231.00 ship's drift to the rocks. 41.01 , 190.00 Oiler Voting on the four A&G In some instances pay boosts Wiper 207.05 Working very slowly because 17.05 — „....i:...-r:..... 190.00 Referendums ends on April were , as much as $4^.54 and Cook 242.54 of the intense fog the crew put 195.00 47;^4 10th. Have YOU cast your a messenger line--aboard and se­ $53.43 per month. In no C^se was Messman 177.47 12.47 165.00 .• ballot to make the Union cured a hawsejr. The Baldwin the increase I less than $12.47 Able Seaman—nBarge ...—..—.. 180.00 30.01 210.01 even more strong and power­ responded and was towed into monthly. Overtime rate under $223.23 a month $1.12^ per hour. Ambrose Channel. Later other ful? Overtime rate over $223.23 a month $1.41 per hour. Overtime scales are set at the Montmk Point Crew To Appeal Salvage Award As^ laadeqaate Sill Wins Increases For New Orleans Tugboatmen AROOA. toKiOtt ntast... ' '^1 '•-1 •la �/vr'KWpgpvs;^ r HIE SEJ EAR ER S L O« Page Four By FREDDIE STEWART P ating~ fdr the lack of use. Now this is not exactly an isolated case, as niany will agree. MORE MEN It rmust be acknowledged that the Ste-wards Department man­ ning scale has been increased considerably due to the fact that the Union held the routine work to be excessive for the number of personhel formerly carried. It would seem that the'proper thing to do is to confine our am­ bition and talents to the work assigned us rather than insisting that we are never too tired after working hours to sougee, scrape or paint. • I -have .in mind a letter that was directed, to Editor to of the LOG, appearing in the March 19 issue. In attempting to justify the right to paint, the writer said, in part: _ "Should a Night Cook and Baker, with 10 to 20 years of seatime, pay off with a much smaller cheek than an ordinary seamen? A Night Cook and Baker puts in more hours per day than is ever put in on deck." The Night Coolc and Baker, under certain circumstances, is required to perform the major portion of his work during night hours. He does the n^ssary cooking, baking; etc., in order to take advantage of the limited facilities of the galley and to re­ lieve the work of the day cooks as much as possible. Fiidarr March Until I get proof to the con­ trary I maintain, that, with the exception -of the Steward, the Stewards Department has won more concessions in the form of conditions and increased manning scales than any other depart­ ment. I feel, therefore, that it is properly the work of the Deck. Department to do all painting. That job is more correctly a part of its duties. Moreover, the Stewards Dapartment should be grateful that painting^ sougeeing, chipping and scraping isn't regardard any longer as "routine duty." For many years, painting scraping, chipping was not tech­ nically regarded as routine work for the Stewards Department, but .was one of the responsibiliPLENTY TO DO ^ ties of the men in maintaining their quarters. Even though What is uppermost in my this work was beyond the regu­ mind, in connection with the lar functions of the Stewards beef mentioned above, is that the Department, there was no extra Night Cook and Baker's hands compensation and the hours were should be full just- meeting his from "can to can't." job requirements, without asking Instead of "working hours" for paint work. and "routine," . as now specified It is completely incongruous to in our agreements, this type of me" to link together the words: •work was classified as regular cook, bake and paint. » duty. .All quarters, messhalls, storerooms, galleys and other places for which the Department was responsible were kept in immaculate condition by, means of excessively rigid ship's in­ spections. ELIMINATED Our first contracts eliminated this excess woi'k, .which was so unjustly a part of our regular working functions, as follows: "CHIPPING SOUGEEING AND PAINTING — Members of the Stewards Department shall QUESTION: What do you think of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District's poUcy of helping not be required to chip, sougee, scrape or paint, but when any other unions which are involved iif economic beefs? member is required to scrape, sougee or paint, the regular over­ PATRICK ROGERS, Fireman: JOHN C. EVERSLEY. 2nd Cook:time rate shall be paid to mem­ Until we started helping .out-: It's a good policy and the only bers actually engaged in per­ other unions, a lot of people had forming the work, for actual honest policy that can be fol­ hours worked; however, spotting not heard of us. Now we are lowed by a trade union. We up shall be done within the known as a union that helps are all union men and as union regular working hours." others as well as ourselves to get men we must work and fight Article V, Section 13 of the better wages and conditions. The together. Unless we are united, present agreement reads: other day I handed oiit leaflets the bosses and the bureaucrats "CHIPPING. SCALING AND for the United Financial Em­ could do anything- they wantedPAINTING - — Members of the ployes and the office workers Stewards vDepartment shall not to with us. They could cut seeiped to appreciate my efforts. be required to chip, scale or wages, fire at will, and work a I'd go- out to help them and paint." other legitimate outfits whene-ver .man to death if they wwted to. On the subject of Sougeeing, they ask for it. As long as the I for one, will walk on. any Article V, Section says: "When union in need of support is for legitimate, pickline where it willmembers of the Stewards De­ the working man, and not out to benefit other workers. My motto partment are required to sougee, bolster the commie lines, then is "All. for' one and one for all." overtime shall be paid for actual we should do all we can for In labor it is especially impor­ number of hours worked." them. tant. BIGGEST BEEF A. A. BUSCARELLO, Wiper: Until these two sections were THOS. E.» JOE, Chief Steward: inserted in the agreement, paint­ The A&G policy is a good' As a good union man I think ing by members of the Stewards policy, according to my way ;of^ the SIU should do its best to Department topped all beefs. thinking. We help other unions The reason—well, a messman strengthen and help other unions all the time when they have or cook would actually take, ac­ that have good beefs for wages gpod economic beefs and 1 think' and conditions. I walked iti cording to the overtime sheets they would help us when we submitte'S, 110 hours for paint­ shipbuilders' picketlines at Keyes needed them. Guys in other Point outside Baltimore when we ing the storeroom, galley or unions are workers like us. Their messhall. If the Steward didn't went to bat in the. shipyard employers keep trying to give strike last year, and I've walked okay it, he was called a "com­ them a hard time. We know in other lines. What's more, I'm pany stiff." what that means, and it's our Moreover, the Patrolman was proud of it. Right now I think business to help where and when called a "phony" for not collect­ these Wall Street workers have we can. Take these guys in the a good beef and I'll help them ing- it. But never was there a Unit^ Financial employes. They thought that a man who had 110 the SIU way. All unions should have troubles. They're getting give a helping hand to other hours for painting a messhall wage cuts and they're getting unions in connection with econ­ might be a phony. fired., "That means thay have the omic beefs. There are going to There is one case where a kind of beef we are always ready Messman brought his own be strikes and plenty of unions to help out in. Which is just will • need help winning and brushes and other equipment what we will do if we have-to. aboard because he considered keeping their' conditions. himself an expert painter. Be­ A. CARIELLO, 2nd Cook-Baker: JOHN W. BROAD, 2nd Cook: ing a Messman was just a side­ line. I'ttr In-fa'vor-of the policy;Organized labor has to stick He contracted with the Mate think: we should go all out to together, otherwise the bosses and Captain for paint jobs. His aid AFL unions as some day we could kill us off one by one. If selling point was that because may need their help. As long one honest union is beaten down, of his experience he could do a as we fight together through all better job in less time than an then the existence of all other strikes 'we can never lose. I was ordinary Messman or Cook. honest unions is in danger. As out' on the picketlines for the •. This guy contracted himself a workers,, our only solution is to Financial employes and the other set of charges, preferred against outfits we have aided. ITI go band together and worktogether.' him by his shipmates for violat­ again whenever asked, if it will The bosses work: as a united ing the regulations and principles mean the winning of^ a beef for of the Union. Although. the group against labor, and they these people. The A&G'S policy charges were dropped, he was buy up government officials to has:, .made ourname, knovm sternly reprimanded by the to their dirty work for thep. throughout, the . labor movement " Union Patrolman; But.we have strength,' too, and. as boing an ou^ that CMI But this guy apparently wasn't counted on In a legitimate>^.beef® our strmgth in. is our solidatity»: discouraged. It was reported a That sort of reputation has^jpyer^ By workh^ together; WO' protect:: few weeks ago that he beefed hurl any union. ' one anotter. about his painting gear deterior-^ WHAT * J®.•,, . V:, M • 5 'W X! ^ '' n 'ffn' '-fr' �F!rid»r' March-26, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Paga Fira Aboard : the .SS Joliet Victory, Robin Line, which returned to port a few weeks ago,^was Norman Maffie, AB and able artist. As is his custom. Brother Maffie brought with him a portfolio of black and white sketches —picturesque scenes he' recorded during calls at South African ports. One of the more striking features of Maffie's artistry is. the patient detail that goes'into all his sketches, whether they are scenic or portrait. The results of this pain­ staking effort are models of accuracy, as the sketches on this page demonstrate. There is another facet of Maffie's patience —- on^'^ which is a considerable source of delight to his shipmates. I No matter how many requests he receives for portrait J sketches, he manages to find time to fulfill them all. It is not unusual for him to make 20 or 30 pencil portraits, of his Union brothers aboard ship, in the course of a single voyage. Mpifie made this sketch of the dxadge Ocaanus -as-she-was anchored in the Durban, S.A.> harbor. ' The SEAFARERS LOG publishes Brother Maffie's work from time to time. By arrangement with the LOG, Maffie's hometown newspaper, "The Chronicle-Journal" of Franklinville, N. Y., later reprints his sketches for the enjoyment of the residents of that inland community. -1 This panorama is a yiew of the Durban harbor, sketched from the deck of the Joliet Victory on January 14. In the background (center) the Robin Wentley is seen heading out from the Maiden's Wharf area. In the foreground are a harbor dredge (left) and a patrol craft (right). .J "• % ^ L\'A: Capetown's Table Mountain ^d Signal "HBl loo mmaje'stically in this sketch, which Maffie recorded as the Joliet Victory was eight miles out, The familiar scene is ihe subject of much photographic Bttmii^ hy .Seafamrs pyJliog into" Capetown. Among the fortunate crewmen of the Joliet who had their portraits made by Maffie was "A1 Birt (above), a member of the Deck XSang. �••I- Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 26. 1948 Shipping in Mobiie Holds Up But Boneyard Puts Men On Beach By CAL TANNER •• n, J r' iL' l;»v 1"^ •• U I i¥'>: MOBILE — Although we the Union side is the men's side. shipped quite a few men last So the organizing just keeps on week, we still have a large num­ gaining morhentum. ber of permitmen and bookmen The spring weather has called for housecleaning down here. on the beach right now. One of the main reasons is We've applied elbow grease to that Mobile is one of the lay-up the job and the Hall is sparkling ports for the bare-boat chartered clean. New literature racks have out any trouble and gave the beef is in the port where the By JOE ALGINA vessels and the last three ships been built and they are kept to come in here have gone up supplied with LOGS and aU NEW YORK — Shipping has Patrolmen their complete coop­ incident ^ took place. All ports eration all down the line. work together, naturally, but in to the boneyard, putting plenty other educational material. Having men on the beach al­ been only fair during the paSt Bull Line's Beatrice paid off a beef such as this the Baltimoije of men out of work and really ways produces plenty of batting week here, but the wonderful this week with but a few beefs Hall was the only place for him crowding the beach. weather this tired old town has to go. Six ships paid off and four been enjoying almost makes a fis did Eastern's Yarmouth and signed on this week and that guy want to lie down on the the Seatrain Havana, These ships Almost similar is the case took a little pressure off, and we grass and forget about grabbing are totally different as to opera­ here in New York where a man tions, but the crews were all the was fired, and twenty-four hours were also able to snare a few a ship. same: sober, cooperative and later came to the Hall with his jobs on a tanker cleaning project. * The mercury which for months clean. In other words, typical beef. Meanwhile another man It was a Butterworthing job on has been threatening to drop out SIU members. had been shipped in his place some Mission tankers the Navy of the bottom of the thermome­ and the ship was ready to leave. is running and employed two Isthmian was represented here ter, got a hot foot this week Whether his beef was legitimate gangs. and jumped into the seventies, this week with the Steel Sea­ or phony didn't do him much Paying off the Alcoa Pilgrim farer. She paid off under the where it is still lingering. It was a real pleasure because the old set-up but when she goes good. He had waited too long. may be just a teaser bjt we're ship was clean in the good old out this time she'll be Seafarer When a beef arises the import­ enjoying it while it . lasts. SIU fashion. Credit for bring­ in contract and conditions as well ant thing is to hit^the nearest For those not interested in as in name. ing the scow in free of beefs and Hall and as soon as possible. In enjoying the warm weather, but in good order goes to the three this business a guy can't wait. On the red ink side of the Delegates, with Crabtree and of the breeze. Of course, the want a ship, the outlook is con­ ledger we" lost the Klamath Coastwise ships and tankers ^ric Romberg deserving a spe­ Taft-Hartley law gets a daily tinued fair shipping. No spurt Falls, Pacific Tankers. The ship don't wait for anything or any­ going over, but now the men in shipping is forecast but at was turned over to another com­ one. cial big hand. Our organizational activities have a newer and better subject the same time no further decline pany not contracted to the SIU. While on beefs a couple more in jobs for the coming week is have been continuing, and we to talk about. Whoever comes aboard the are worthy airing. Here in. the From the conversations that I expected. are in the process of getting ship won't help but realize she New York Hall the aliens have some shoregangs lined up. These have overheard, I have come to Rated men tan take a ship had been crewed by SIU men. been having difficulty grabbing shoregangs will be a worthy ad­ the conclusion that each man without too much difficulty, the When the crew piled off they ships because of the tight ship­ in the Union thinks of himself non-rated men will have to sweat dition. ping picture. They have been as a committee of one to get it out a little before a job comes left her in clean shape even crying that they couldn't get though they knew SIU men REAL PROGRESS the Referendum Ballot accepted their way. would not benefit from their ef­ ships and the 30-day limit was We are making progress in or­ by a whopping majority. fast running out. We did all we GOOD WATERMANS forts. It's good to know that the men ganizing the rest of the towcould to get them ships and boats, and it is apparent that are so much in favor of the The past week was a good Around here we've been get­ succeeded in keeping the im­ our vigorous drive is paying off. four proposals because it shows one for the Patrolmen. By far ting some imported beef and I migration authorities off their It is about time for we have that they have the best inter- the ships visited for payoffs were don't mean the kind that comes tails. put real effort into the campaign. ests of their Union at heart. in ' excellent shape. Waterman from the Argentine. Some of However, as soon as shipping The men who have joined the I want to urge every, man to ships seemed to lead the parade the men have been coming up got a little better they sudden­ SIU have been our best sales- cast his ballot. This vote is as in this department. ly became fussy as to the ship men. They go back to the tug- important as anything the Union We had the Billings Victory, and run desired. Some of them boats and give the Union side of has done in the past or may do Teal, Loyola Victory and Noon­ wanted to wait for a ship going the picture, and we all know that in the future! day. All of them paid off withto the old country where they Ship Rearming Seen As Disriplining Move Baltimore Branch Burns At Ship Transfers By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — SIU members in this neck of the woods are damned mad about the way the Senators are disregarding the wishes of the majority of the American people, and ignoring the future safety of this country by planning to give away a big chimk of our fleet to foreign nations. Any such monkey business will hurt the nation and strike right at merchant seamen. Thous­ ands of us will walk the streets without jobs, and it will be sure to cause a lot of resentment against Europe. We fought for our wages and conditions, and we fought for our jobs and for a big merchant fleet. We've got to keep right on fighting to stop this latest piece of dumb-bell thinking from being written into the Marshall Plan. There are plenty of men on the beach here because shipping has slowed down. Where these m«i are coming from, I don't know. We have warned men. to stay away from this port if they want to ship fast, but they will keep on coming in to register. SHIPPING TOUGH It's hard-to get out here, and when the situation gets. better, we will announce the good news in the LOG. Until then. Broth­ ers, a word to the wise ought to be enoughs , ^ We' paid 'off close • to a dozen ships within the: past two weeks. and we encountered a fair num­ ber of. beefs while doing so. All were settled right on board ship, in the presence of the crew, and to the satisfaction of the crew. Isthmian, of course, gives us most trouble, but that will be ironed out when the company gets used to operating within the SIU agreement. The Luggage Workers here are still on strike and we are doing all we can to help them win. We're out on the picketlines with them, and we'll stick until those men get what they want. The so-called big shots are sur­ prised at the way we are help­ ing this small union.They thought that the Luggage Work­ ers would fold up after a. few days on the picketline, but when we got in on the deal, these characters knew that they were in for a good fight. Not much more to report from here, except to urge all hands t6 vote "YES" on all four pro­ positions on the Referendum Ballot. This is an important period in the life of the SIU, and we can insure ourselves of a strong Union only by taking the steps necessary to keep it strong. to the Patrolmen with beefs or­ iginating in other ports.^^ One man who had been fired in Baltimore came' to us for transportation back to the sou­ thern port whqre he had signed aboard the vessel. TOO LATE. TOO LATE We would have liked to help him, but. he came to the wrong Hall. The place to air such a could visit relatives. Okay, grab that ship if it's in port, but if that special ship isn't arotmd, take the first one. offered. Get a ship and make a trip, maybe the next time the ship desired will be there waiting. No one can be fussy these days, and especially those who have so few- jobs available. If it's a ship and there is a job open take it and forget the rest. The other beef came aboard the Jean LaFitte, Waterman. She paid off in New York, and a day later a deck department man called the Hall asking that the Mate be tossed off. According to the man the Mate was a phony. BEEF NOT LEGIT The Patrolman who paid off the ship told a different story: Long before the payoff they had gone aboar^ the ship and learned that the Mate had fu'ed two men. That was the b^f. Inves­ Plans have been made to hold tigating they found that they educational classes here, but we had been fired for sleeping when have postponed starting them un­ they should ha-ve been on gang­ til the new Hall is ready for way watches. , * , occupancy. Then we wilh really The Patfohnen told the men roll on that line. they were wrong and should We are keeping track of the pile off, but it seems tl^ey Union's organizing drive. Fre­ thought the Union should have quent pow-wows between offi­ tossed the Mate off for canningcials and rank-cmd-filers' assure them. The Patrolmen, howgyer, ;• that, all hands know what is go­ ing on and that all suggestions made it clear that the beef vt^ai a bum one and we would hot are heard. press it. Among;, the boys around who , will:;be remembered by a-lbt .of The SIU, the men. were tpld, , members are/ Bill Gray, "Big wiU_ go all the way for. a .legirV Boy'' Barthes, BillGrovenveld, timate heef,^ hut chasing .biini ;.;. C; Gates,; Bob Burton; E; B. beefs is, .just . running,, doiyn a, r Barfield, vBbl • Story,- vL.O ul s- one way . str^^^ il^owing - ,the CyLeary, i BilX. . Garrity,. . R^h difference .'betweenthe two ., is. MilB;-iSalvakor J'ertitta,: and J. th^ .responsibility..of Bookmen Find New Orleans Shipping Good By EARL (BULL) SHEPPARD orable discussion on the four questions before the membership NEW ORLEANS — Shipping on the Referendum Ballot during here is good for bookmen, but permits usually haye to wait a our last meeting here. In fact, everybody who spoke seemed to week or pefhaps two before they think that a "y^s" vote was get out. essential for the good of the We paid off five ships and SIU. signed on four. What minor NEW HALL , beefs there were concerned linen and repairs and were squared Locally the point of biggest away without any trouble. interest is the new New Orleans There might have been a good Hall. The renovating is proceed­ deal more activity in this port if ing rapidly and eveiYbody seems there hadn't been 60-odd ships pleased with the -results achieved fogbound at the mouth of the so far. •• Mississippi. The SIU had its We are - letting SIU; members share of these ships, and when do most of the-work in line -with the jam breaks up we can ex­ the membership^ widies, and the pect things to be popping for a boys are^^doing- a good job. ".It's few day? at least.going to be a-Ane: haU-when;:it-s There was a good deal of favr, fiirished ne^tvmonth. -. -' % -i- t �Friday. March 26, 1948 Boston Members THE SEAFARERS LOG ANOTHER GULF TUG Behind Page Sevea Philly Shipping Pretty Fair; New Hall Is Almost Completed By^LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER PHILADELPHL\ — .We have had quite a few-changes here in Philly in the last week or so. Most important, we lost our A-1 Patrolman, Ernest Tilley. Tilley has gone to Savannah to work and we must say we hated to see him go. He is a damned good Patrolman and a conscien­ tious worker at everything he does. We know that the membership in Savannah will receive the same fine representation from Brother Tilley which he gave us here. We wish him the best of luck. Shipping has continued to be quite good the past week. We paid off the Raphael Semmes and the Tonto, the latter a Pacific Tankers vessel. There were a By WALTER SlEKMAKN I'f IV few not very serious beefs on each of them which we squared rather easily. There always are a number of ships in transit with the usual run of small beefs not to men­ tion crew replacements. We have some men on the beach, but even so we have trouble sometimes crewing up these ships. BOSTON—The Port of Boston has been rather quiet so far as payoffs are concerned. Neverthe­ less, shipping has held steady. We crewed up the SS Stee Apprentice, an Isthniian vessel, and have sent replacements to a number of Waterman ships. In addition, a few of the boys man­ SHORT SAILING aged to get themselves aboard • a couple of Cities Service tank­ Too many guys are waiting for ers which came in. Naturally, that special ship on that special we can't mention their names run, and there are too many until we have Cities Service more who won't sail tanks or firmly secured to an SIU con­ won't sail something else. tract—and when that day comes, The R. C. Veil, another in the tugboat fleet of the Gal­ This makes for a bad situation. those brothers will be called veston and Houston Towing Company, snapped as it prepared Too often we don't have the time upon to take a couple of de­ to move o\d of Galveston, bound for a job. Members of the to get men from another port and served bows. crew carry books in the Marine Allied Wqrkers. a ship sails short-handed. The same guys who let the The membership in Boston is ship sail short will be around beginning to crack down on gasthe next day beefing about how hounds. In the event anybody bad shipping is. gets started on a binge in these We should all remember that parts he would be smart to .steer clear of the Boston Hall. and fed during a strike are our built are rusting in the lay-up we have an obligation to man (Continued from Page 6) and sail these ships. fleet. If he shows up at our door, a man and these men have been big guns against these bums. We are still pi-etty busy get­ Spending billions for new ones These we will have if the pro­ rank-and-filer will stop ~ him at around long enough for that. ting our new quarters squared just doesn't make sense. The posals now being voted are car­ ' the threshold. What's more, he This is supposed to be a re­ probably will • have a set of port of the activities in the port ried. A "yes" vote is the one Victorys are in the boneyards; away. We should be well set up in another week or so. When charges thrown at him in ac­ of New York, but while the fol- way of insuring a victory in this the tankers are gone. Because we get everything shipshape of their blunders and ignorance cordance with the SIU constitu­ bwing has nothing to do parti­ battle against the shipowners, the we, as taxpayers, must cough upj'^^'h extend an invitation for tional .ban against gashounds on cularly with New York right bureaucrats and any other out­ everybody to come see us. again. Something smells kinda Union premises. now, it will have a hell of a fit looking to jniin the Union. Spring really has come to fishy. ot to do with all ports if it While on the subject of the Had enough? Here's another: Philly. It's a new place in the BACKS EDUCATION Maritime Commission, a subject comes about. A character from the MC the warm sunshine. There is a united movement on There is a move afoot to arm dear to the heart of the SIU, the other day made the bald state­ the part of the membership here the merchant ships so as to be latest from that office is a pro­ ment that seamen's wages should to carry out the SIU organizing prepared for a "national emerg­ posed shipbuilding program call­ be reduced to the 1937 scale,; program and to participate ency" (a fancy phrase under ing for more tankers and fast and from that they would set wholeheartedly in all other which a lot of crimes are com­ the wage pattern for the whole Union programs. mitted). The idea is to put the industry. Mull that one over and Education should be a prime guns back aboard the ships and, if it makes sense, let me know. GENEVA, Switzerland — Pan­ part of all SIU programs today. naturally, the gun crews that ama withdrew from the United The Union should maintain tech­ go with them. Nations Maritime Conference nical libraries on the maritime At the beginning of World War here in an obvious attempt to trades in all branches and read­ the Maritime Commission put maintain its scab position among ing matter on other subjects. guns aboard and the navy man­ the world's maritime nations. And there should be good recrea­ ned them with a 12 man crew. Specifically, Panama withdrew tional facilities for all members That wasn't enough, they NEW ORLEANS — Cold water when the tiny republic was not in all ports. thought, so they soon expanded from the north flowed down the included in the 12-nation coun­ Right now membership in the to 24 men. These guys, good Mississippi last week as warm cil of the proposed International Seafarers International Union is kids and all that, soon took over air flowed up from the Gulf of Maritime Organization. the most valuable asset any sea­ the ship. Mexico. The result was a However, it was no secret in man can have. Members must paralyzing fog which tied up 60 Geneva or anywhere else that They ran around raising hell ;and will guard that asset jeal­ at all hours and undertook con­ freight ships. They claim the ships between New Orleans and Panama simply wished to evade ously. tinuous raids upon the ice box. U.S. has too few modern tankers the river's mouth. adherence to any strict system Every Brother must realize They ate us out of house and and good freighters. . The fog finally broke up the of woi'ld shipping codes. In this that anybody taking any action home. They stood around most The old Libertys and tankers, afternoon of Satui'day March 20, way, Panama hopes to maintain contrary to the constitution or of the time and painted their they claim, were only good for but it had slowed down activity its present fleet and perhaps add approved policy should not be turrets a hundred times over. a torpedo and those that survived in the great port of New Orleans to it. should be junked or sold abroad. as almost nothing else could. entitled to friendship or ac­ Panama's fleet, owned chiefly REPEAT ERRORS quaintance among the member­ Such fogs are common in the by U.S. and other non-Panaman­ FOULED UP REASONING ship. What a waste of manpower it spring at Atlantic and Gulf river ian operators, is a device by was then, yet they want to, do It seems to me that there were mouths when the snows begin which shipping interests try to the same thing again without a plenty of good tankers, new ones melting in the mountains and smash seamen's unions through­ war going on. Putting gun crews at that, sold to England and the cold water heads for the out the world. aboard when they're not neces­ other maritime nations. Victorys sea. Under Panama registry, they sary is the scheme of the gov­ are not "junk" either. Normally such fogs start in the avoid rigid ship inspections, not The Maritime Commission last ernment bureaucrats in the Mar­ The proposed ships would be Gulf ports in March and later in to mention union wages and of a type very similar to the the spring form at river mouths conditions which are unheard of week lifted the restrictions hold- itime Commission. Victorys, yet Victorys already up and down the Atlantic coast. under the Panama flag. They want these men aboard ' ing a substantial amount of so they'll have an excuse to take tanker tonnage on coastal and Caribbean routes. As a result, over the disciplining of the men more and more tankers will be aboard and that includes the sent out on the shuttle rim ber crew. tween the Persian Gulf and Eu­ They haven't anything else to cargo hauled in American bot­ merchant navy and put thous­ By BEN REES do with their overstaffed outfits, ropean routes. toms. Hold the American Mer­ ands of our seamen out of work. The restrictions were self-im­ so they've hit oh ,this. NORFOLK — Seafarers in this chant Marine together. We need The 500 wires that were sent posed by the tapker operators It's the same with all of the port responded emphatically to it." from here are only a small part at the request of the Maritime wartime outfits, they're all be­ the suggestion from ''Headquar­ The sabotage of the American of the torrent of messages that Commission in a belated effort to ing revived. There was no love ters that individual members Merchant Marine by a few pen­ are being sent each day by beat the winter oil shortage in. lost between the SIU and the send telegrams to the chairman ny-pinching, self-seeking politi­ patriotic Americans who do not bureaucrats during the war and of the Senate's Foreign "Rela­ cians has got the American peo­ the northeastern states. want to see the American mer­ they're looking for a method to tions Committee, protesting the ple plenty hot under the collar. chant fleet parcelled out to for­ The operators argue that more tankers on the. Near East shuttle polish us off. They want power transfer of U. S. ships to foreign Seamen are not the only ones eign nations. mean more Caribbean and Gulf and we're their hoped for pawns. flags. who are complaining about that Voting on the Referendum Coast oil for New York and New It lookis like the battle lines Every man on the beach here part of the Marshall Plan. Ballot is pretty heavy down England. They also say cargoes are drawing again, and if it's a dug deep and sent a wire, with here, and from what I hear, NO TORPEDOING have been hard to get recently battle they want, we'll -give- it the following wording: practically all the men are'mark­ in Caribbean and Texas ports. to them. We battled them dur­ "As an American I urge you To stop communism abroad the ing an "X" in the "YES" boxe« However, there is* no,clear assur­ ing the past war and kept our to taxe action to guarantee "no U. S. Government has got to only. That's the right way, and ance that the oil shortage won't rights, we can do it againw further disposal of American send relief supplies to Europe, they know that by doing so return come December and Jan- A big strike fund and big ships to foreign flags and to have but that doesn't give the bureau­ they are voting for a bigger, = •uai^,; •r Halls where men can • ber housed at least 50 percent of all"relief crats the right to torpedo our better, and stronger SIU. Sh^ Heammg As §is€^ning Move Panama Quits Shipping Parley Sjiring Fog Ties-Up 60 Ships Below NO us Tankers Are Freed Fer Far East Runs Norfolk Seafarers Tell The Bureaucrats •./ : V - v V.. . . . . - �Page Eight tBE SE AF ARERS LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AND MEWS ifc: La Guaira Launch Dock Called 'Death Trap;' Seafarer Killed In Fall *DEATH TRAP* AND UNUSED DOCK The trap is a heaving, plunging^^^^ gangplank leading from a float- Lashover was in the Alcoa office ing crane, to which the launch ' in La Guaira getting mail for hi; ties up, to the dock. This gang ship, the SS Cape Romain. Hr plank is only 13 inches wide and using the customs Tlock might has no hand rail or rope of any be a good idea. kind. To begin from the beginning, La Guaira is the port for Caracas the capital of Venezuela, and is an important port of call for Al­ coa ships. However, only four ocean-going vessels can dock at one time and frequently there are from four ^o 10 ships an­ chored outside the breakwater. •RUGGED. UNNECESSARY -\ Boxer Turned Seafarer Has No Regrets Just about 10 years ago down in Puerto Rico, Olvidio "Red" Rodriguez was rated by local boxing enthusiasts Crews from ships waiting to berth at La Guaira, Venezuela, go through a death trap when they come ashore via the Alcoa launch service, according to Sea­ farer Emanuel Lashover. In fact, one SIU member already has lost his life. f-i'- Friday, March 26, 1948 Jittery Seafarer picks his way across heaving gangplank (above) at La Guaira, Vene­ zuela. Gangplank leads from floating crane where Alcoa launch ties up to a. dock and it is the only way crews from ships anchored outside break­ water can land. One SIU member has fallen off alrekdy and been killed b.y the plung­ ing crane. as a kid who was going places. He had built up an impressive record in 35 matches as an an amateur and pro with only one of hie- opFKinents getting the nod over him. Among them were some of the islands' best bantamr and featherweight scrappers. But throughout his boxing career, ever since the day he first donned a padded mitt as a simon pure, "Red" had been ca.sting hungry eyes toward the sea. His success in the ring failed to dim his desire to ship out. Besides the young scrapper knew full well that a man's good days in the ring are short-lived. So it was back in '38 that "Red" Rodriguez hung up his gloves for good and satisfied his one real ambition. He shipped out. A few trips later he was SEfiling as a member of the newly-formed Seafarers Interna­ tional Union. "Red" signed up with the Union in New York in December of 1938, just a couple of months after the organization came into being. He's been sailing in the Deck Department ever since. The anchorage itself is pretty uncomfortable. The ships roll Seafarers hitting La Guaira and toss in in seven- to 10-foot wonder why the Alcoa launch swells and the shore looks good cn't tie up at the customs to a man on the Bauxite run. dock (photo left). It would then be unnecessary to cross Stepping from a ship's ladder a shaky, dangerous gangplank. to a bouncing laimch is hard However, the Alcoa agent in enough and so is the rough, wet La Guaira lapses into profanity ride into the harbor. Further­ at any suggestion of a change. more, so is climbing from the launch to the floating crane. But LOST ONE both ordeals can be endured and neither is as rugged or as un­ Although the move Was op­ necessary as the problem of ne­ posed by his father, a policentan, gotiating the tricky gangway to (Ed. Note: This is the second in a series of articles on the weather and how it is predicted young Rodriguez first stepped in­ the dock. by professional forecasters. Members are urged to send in accounts of rugged weather they've to the squared area as an am­ Due to the swells which per­ sre,n around the world. If anyone has a question about the weather, the LOG will try to find ateur back in 1933. "Red" did sist inside the harbor despite the all right for himself, too. He the answer.) breakwater, the floating crane won 13 of his 15 battles, seven continually pitches toward the Professional weather forecasters do not predict the twists and turns of the by the knockout route and six dock or swings away from it. weather by testing their personal aches and pains. Nor do they do it by casting their by decision. He lost one of the Picture it. There you are on scuffles" and fought his opponent at the sky and muttering "fair and warmer." the heaving 12-inch plank. A eyes to a standstill in the otheiT Weather forecasters base their$ • ~ man practically has to be a predictions on analyses of simul- the surface and at any level up message which find their way to At this point, the youthful tight-rope walker to make it to taneous observations made up to 40.000 feet. every Weather Bureau forecast- Island battler felt he was, ready make it across, Lashover says. and down and across an area as Of course, this is airline fore-'ing station in the country, and for the pro ranks. Physically Imagine how tough it is going' big as a continent or an ocean— casting for planes flying long /"to AAF and Navy forecasting he was ready for the next class, too. He had outgrown the 118back—in a semi-dim out. If a or both. Most of these observa­ routes, not the "fair and warm- stations as well. pound division. So when he be­ seaman has so much as a glass of tions are made on the surface er" forecasting that will do for The coded signals are ti-ans- gan using his dukes profession­ wine with his shoreside dinner of the earth. But because wea­ a summer weekend at the beach. ferred to the map by skilled ally, "Red" stepped out as a h9 is up against a rugged 10- ther has three dimensions ex­ It is also the kind of weather plotters and then the forecaster featherweight. foot stretch with life and limb tensive observations are 'also forecasting by which ships can is ready to go to work. The end In'hardly no time at all, "Red'' in hazard. made of winds, temperature, hu­ move. product is tomorrow's weatherwas billed in main events. Un­ midity and pressure in the up­ THE INEVITABLE To do this kind of forecasting, provided thr forecaster is smart, officially, he was rated the 126per air. a weather expert must have the industrious and, above all. pound boss of the National In the middle of January, a 600 STATIONS big map. He must have the 600 Guard in Puerto Rico. He fig- " •man from the SS Arthur HulA weather map of North Amstations' and the upper-air in-! ured in 20 bouts-^and won them biirt, an Alcoa Liberty, fell, off erica contains data from 600 odd fo^'^^ation. And he must have the all. the gangplank, hit his head "Red" recalls his biggest thrill against the barge and was stations. Maps of the Atlantic' whole map-full of signals four and Pacific contain data from times a day because weather in the ring as the night he drowned, Lashover reports. It maps are drawn and. forecasts as many ships "hs report, from traded blows with the famed was inevitable, and there could Sixto Escobar. Young Rodriguez be more accidents to come, Lash­ island stations and from the issued every .six hours. nearest coasts. was then an ama'tcur. Escobar, How does the forecaster get over insists. Of course, a weather forecast­ this map full of :data? Well, for who already was winning World The main point is that Lash­ er can tell a lot by looking at Wide fame as a bantam scrapper, American maps it's a complex over says there is no good reason the sky, because, like a sailor, was a professional with his eye story of gathering information for the existence of this danger­ he develops a weather "feel." on^the title. which involves radio, telegraph, ous situation. About 30 feet But his job is to predict the Because of "Red's amateur telephone, teletype and the ef­ from the floating crane is the movement of storms across thou­ status, the match was billed as customs dock where a seaman sands of miles of land and wa­ ficient, painstaking work of ah exhibition. The decision was thousands of weather observers. could embark or disembank in ter; to predict whether those a draw, something of a- victory All of them make their obser­ ease and safety. storms Wiil get worse or dissi­ vations at the same moment by for "Red" for about a year later Lashover thinks that the pate; to predict how much of Greenwich time. Oh ships at sea Escobar was the holder of the launch pilots are just too lazy to' the sky will be covered with ^ which report weather similar obworld title;make the necessary, arrangement clouds, how high and how. thick servations are taken-, frequently But "Red" Rodriguez has never to use the customs .dock, and to those clouds will be and whether by Sparks. for a moment • regretted his de­ perform, the sligl\t extra work the wings of an airplane will ice Eventually,, in the U.S. at cision to get out of the ring and that would be required. up in them; , to predict the dire?- least, the data - are incorporated onto a ship. "Sailing's the thing The day they recovered the ; wind at into a series of . coded teletype for me," he says. Ships At Sea Aid U. S. Weather Forecasts �Friday. March 26, 1948 THE S E A f A R E R S LOG Page Nine SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief l\ fr h k' JAMES DUNCAN, Feb. 22— for meetings they shall be fined. Considerable discussion as to the Chairman Bill Rowe; Secretary ability of the BR. Agreed that A. W. Wasiluk. Delegates, ex­ Patrolman note on his triprard cept Engine, reported all running smooth. William Howe, Engine that he has been warned by Delegate, reported a few hours Ranger crew that any more un­ satisfactory-^ work and his per­ of disputed overtime. New Busi­ mit should be picked up. ness: Motion by Messerall that all be sober at payoff. Good and 4 4 4 Welfare: Repair list drawn up SEATRAIN HAVANA, Jan. 13 by crew. One minute of silence —Chairman Fred Shaia; Secre­ for Brothers lost at sea. Entire iary C. W. Hallengran. New Bus­ crew praised Stewards Depart­ iness: Motion carried to go on* ment for fine cooperation. record endorsing Manuel Pedraza for a full book. Motion carried 4. STEEL WORKER, Feb. 21 — that a set of rules be drawn Chairman J. Fediow; Secretary learn. Good and Welfare: Men and violators' will pay fines. J. R. Butler. Delegates reported not to leave silver and dishes Money to go to the LOG. One on repairs necessary in their dearoimd after using them if minute of silence for Brothers partments. New Business: Mo-j"®®'^ outside of mess hours. Pa- lost at sea. tion carried that black gang trolman to receive a complete 4 4 4 . elect a new delegate because the at port of payoff. One FISHER- AMES, Dec. 16 — Junior Engineer spends too much'silence for brothers Chairman Jack Giller; Secretary Eldon Cullerton. Delegates re­ time topside and has not be4. 4^ ported everything satisfactory. come familiar with the men. NOONDAY, Dec. 15 — Chair- Good and Welfare: Steward re­ Motion carried that the Steward have a written form upon which ma" Smith; Secretary McLaugh- ported ship will be short of is written each man's duties. Good and Welfare: Recom- supplies if misused, asked coopGood and Welfare: Suggestion mendation made that all repairs, oration. Education: Tripcardmen that more men read Union conchecked before signing on. were instructed as to the actions made that of Union members aboard ship stitution and become more famil­ Recommendation chairs be removed from crew and in foreign ports. The func-' iar with the Union. mess and be replaced with ben­ tion of the Union was discussed ches so as to provide more space. and explained to all members by. Recommendation made to have the chairman and other book-' voicher duplicate issued before members. One minute of silence payoff so raen can check their for Brothers lost at sea. pay. One minute of silence for 4 4 4 Brothers lost at cea. JEAN LAFITTE. Nov. 27 — 4> 4 4> S. 4> 4Chairman J. Kari; Secretary R. JOHN SWETT. Nov. 2—Chair- Pierce. New Business: Motion MAIDEN CREEK, Feb. 22 Chairman T. A. Scanlon; Secre- man John Risbeck; Secretary by E. Gross that election be By HANK tary Robert G. Varnon. Deck Wayne Vermillion. Election of held for ship's delegate. Brother "There's no other industry affected at present with as much Department Delegate reported delegates for each department. Wilson elected over Brother Belunemployment—and threatened with continued slack shipping— Chief Mate turned to at 8 A.M. Winners: Garrigh, Deck; Czech. kofsky. Stewards Department as our maritime industry. With such a clear and critical situation Sunday morning and worked un- Engine; Gurman, Stewards; and beef that deck department is we can't see how a small group of American politicians, the House til noon on the topmast stays. M. Hook, Ship's Delegate. Dis- taking their "overtime by painting enclosed passageways to be Committee, can so expertly and calmly satisfy He again turned to in the after- cussion as to number of repairs = "lea lor the Marshall Plan to allow Anierinoon. Deck Department to claim made at end of last voyage. Mo- turned over to Patrolman. Good five hours for the overtime. New tion carried to have a fine im- and Welfare: Suggestion by R. can .ships to be chartered to foreign nations. This was done in vicious disregard of our own merchant seamen and the Business: Bob Varnon, Steward, posed on crewmembers for vio- A Barretl to have repair list reported on conditions as to lations of rules drawn up for added to as trip goes along so steamship companies. Such a childishly stupid twist of American stores. Good and Welfare: Deci- clean living conditions. Good and that repairs will hot be over- P"^^tics is a downright disgrace for the government—at the total sion to take turns in keeping Welfare. Suggested that meeting looked. One minute of silence expense of the welfare of our maritime industry. We are definitely ' opinion that these extraordinary politicians are insensibly laundry clean. Ship's Delegate to be held Sunday before arriving for Brothers lost at sea I unaware of any present phase of the maritime industry and are ask Captain for a copy of the in port. One minute of silence TONTO, Jan. 4 Chairman unconcerned about the future welfare of everything about it, |)rice list and have same posted for Brothers lost at sea. Sanches; 'secretary N. Stebner. especially the merchant seamen. The years since the war have in messhall. New Business: Motion'by Haney -hown that our American Merchant Marine was just an accidental 4 4 4 not to payoff until the dele- conversational topic for our patriotic American politicians, CAPE ELIZABETH, Feb. 18— Chairman Joseph DeCarlo; Sec­ 4 4 4 gates check the OT with the' Bosun Edwin "Chris" Christian, who was voluntary or­ retary T. Steele. Delegates had Purser. Overtime has not been ganizer of many ships, was in town a few weeks ago—with nothing to report. New Business: paid up to date in recent pay­ that familiar mustache on his face... Oldtimers Jimmy De Motion carried that Ship's dele­ offs. Motion by Strider to install Vito and Pete De Pieiro were in Frisco some time ago. We gate protest to the Captain the drinking fountain ir* port alley­ wonder if Pete still is faithful to those hot peppers he kept logging of Brother Hallpike. Dis­ way. Motion by Mitchell to have on hand for any meals he had home?... We read about Brother cussion followed over the cir­ the Delegates make up com­ Weaver Manning, the deck engineer, who is (or at least, was) cumstances .surrounding the log4 4 4 plete repair lists for each de­ a champion checker player, passing through San Juan... ging. Good and Welfare: BroZACHARY TAYLOR, Jan. 1 partment. Motion by Mitchell tc? Brother Harold Farrington was in town with ai bit of a whis­ thers complained of monotony —Chairman Ackerman: Secre- notify the SIU and SUP ef many pering voice. The reason—laryngitis. How's the pipes now. in the menu. One minute of si- lary . Mullen. Delegates reported thefts aboard. Good and Wel­ Brother Harrington?... We thought we were looking over a lence for Brothers lost at sea. jno beefs. All disputed overtime fare: Cooperation on keeping four leaf clover—which Brother Sam Luttrell, a guy with a 4 4 4 • I to be referred to' shoreside Pa- heads clean stressed bj^ J. Smith streamlined sense of humor, pinned on himself for St. Patrick's EDITH, Nov. 27—Chairman F. trolmen. New Business: Each de- and Stebner. Day last week. Anyway, it was something green for the oc­ Baron; Secreiary Joe Kundrat. partment to turn'in a repair list casion. New Business: Discussion held to the ship's Delegate and a copy •on permits and ship left short- to be given to Patrolman upon 4 4 .4 Here are .some of the oldtimers m town: Warren Callahan, handed because a permit man arrival. Each Delegate to see Bosun Luke Collins, Willie Thomas, Bosun Steve Carr, K. Kain, was forced to get off and the that all crew quarters are left 4 4 4 Hall was closed for the week- in clean condition before leaving STEEL ARCHITECT, Jan. 3— Steward G. H. Bryan. G. S. Baran, D. Bishop. C. Ibraki, A. Banes, end. Good and Welfare: Sug-'ship. Education.*' Advantages of Chairman Ernest Bossert; Sec­ L. Gallo, E. Danbach, S.O. Borlang, H. Malone, S. O. Lange, C. E. Burns, Bosun H. Nielsen, Bosun J. S. Wiscoviche, L. J. gestion that Steward order an good Union backing and of be- retary Edward Bloom. Delegates Hemby, electric fan for crew lounge.. coming good union members ex­ reported no beefs. Good and Goodwin, W. Lieberman, J. Morgan, F. W. Browne, H. Knaflich, plained to new members. Good Welfare: Agreed to see Captain J. Masongsong, E. S. Sania. W.M. Tschuschke, F. Nunziaute, Bosiin and Welfare: Steward notified about pulling fire and lifeboat T. Cepreano, Winston Renny, Bosun F. Fromm and G. Pctroff. crew of coffee shortage. Vote drill on Saturday afternoon. Car­ 4 4 4 The weekly LOG will be traveling all over the nation taken whether or not to ration penter to make frame for foc'sle to the following brothers: C. D. Myers, of Virginia; Larry 4, 4 4 coffee.. Anti^rationists won 17-5. card and rack for LOGS. Motion Holden, of Illinois; Tim McCarthy, of Massachusetts; Clarence JAMES WESTMORE, Nov. 23 One minute of silence for Bro- carried not to sign on until Connally, of Pennsylvania; William Feil, of New York; .Richard —Chairman Dusty Rhoades; Sec- thers lost at sea. given the okay by the Patrol­ Freberg, of Long Island; T, B.. Henley, of Georgia; Lloyd Wynn, retary Louis E. Meyers. Dele­ man. 4 4 4 WILD RANGER, Jan. 4 ~ of Idaho; Herbert Knight, of Virginia; George Bufera, of gates reported no beefs in their 4 4 4 Maryland; J. T. Morris, of Alabama; Conley Langley, of South departments. New Business: Mo­ Chairman C. Lee; Secretary V. EVELYN, Dec. 23—Chairman Carolina; James K. Rocks, of New York; Paul Clendenning, tion carried that Night Cook and Kane. Delegates reported on Angelo Romera; Secretary of Long Island; Thomas Lyons, of Michigan; Wayne Bell, of Baker, puts out more baking so conditions in their departments, Charles Mitchell. Delegates re­ crew, won't have to , eat shore- New Business: Motion carried to ported everything in order in Ohio; Thomas Cornick, of Pennsylvania; William Brantley, of side cookies. Motion carried that request the New Orleans Agent their departments. New Busi­ Georgia; John McVay, of New York; Harold Williams, of Geor­ Baker Humeri Lanier look af- to haye tlie practice of shipping ness: Moved and carried that any gia; Samuel Brunson, of Florida; C. B. Woods, of South Caro­ ter Jiis job and do a little more AB jobs before Deck. Mainten- member subject to a fine of lina; Martin McCranie of Florida; Cecil Saunders, of Virginia; baking as he doesn't.fulfill his ance .changed, to., have Deck over $1 shall be dealt with at Morris Rozet, of Pennsylvania; Mathie Menzane, of Pennsyl­ job. Steward Edward V.. Smith j Maintenance jobs. caUed ^fore a -general meeting. One nainute vania; -Hermatr Stanley, of Kentucky; Avon Marvin, of or Chief Cook Louis E. Meyers ABs. Good and Welfare: Agreed of silence for Brothers lost at Alabama; Norwood Gene, of Alabama, and D. W. Hunter, of will help him if he is willing to that in future if men are late'sea. Massachusetts. . HE SIO WOI?KINS RULES SAY: ALL PAIMTINS, EXCEUT IN THE ENGINE ROOM, IS TO BE PONE BY THE DECIC DEPARTMENT ONLY £XCgPr/A/AA/ €M€Ree^cy. CUT and RUN i �•Bd»ssaaBta2Sf;iai:4S5?-isssflwemweme*™***™ ?';.-"-';"V'"' •'Vic,-.-/, I*«8» TM tBBSEAPARERS LOG Friday. Maxeh 28. 1948 :, Vi' .. Asks Support Of Stewards; Says They Have Tough Job To ihe Edilor: I would like to express my opinion on a few things for the good and welfare of our or­ ganization. ^ First I would like to point out the difficulties in regard to the cooks' quarters on Liberty and Victory type ships. Chief Cook, Night Cook and Baker and Third Cook_.all in one room. On almost every trip the Steward has the problem of con­ stantly listening to the beefs and grumblings of cooks not get­ ting their proper rest. I do not blame the men for being dissatisfied. If the Baker has to work nights he wotdd like to have some undisturbed sleep in the daytime and vice versa with the day cooks. So, herewith, I wish and hope the union's negotiators will take up tiiis matter and do something to better the quarters of the cooks. Seafarer Log-A-Rhythms coffee—"to hell with the ship and the crew on the way back." Some are so good natured that they even give away the bedsheets to some needy person, This is a noble gesture, but it hurts the crew, the Steward, the Union and the company. I could point out many more things but I will only say the Steward, as the head of his de­ partment, does not get the right consideration from his ship­ mates. I hope, in the future, a little more consideration and imderstanding will be given the Stew­ ard's problems because the re­ sponsibility for a trip being good rests with the Steward and a Andrew Massena, who is good Stewards Department. something of an able camera­ man himself. gives a shipmate Curt Meyer aboard the John Gallup a Chief Steward chance to. practice up on his photographic technique. Photo was taken, when the lads were in ihe Port of Lisbon, PorlugaL Member Agrees With Parrott On SANITARY PROBLEM Passenger Lauds Electrician Job I do not know how long the Liberty ships will operate but Steward Service To ihe Editor: as long as they do the Stewards Department toilet and shower This letter is in reply to On Cavalier will be problem. They are very Brother Wiley E. Parrott's letter small hotboxes, not sufficient for the whole department and much too close to the crew's messroom. Another thing I would like to mention is the Steward himself. It seems to me the .Steward is the whipping boy for everyone. Everybody tries to toss hiqj around, blame him for every­ thing and tell him his business. Sometimes before even show­ ing himself aboard the ship he is marked as a phony, company stiff or what have you. I wonder if the members and shipmates would stop for a minute .and consider what kind of a job the Chief Steward has aboard ship. If you have a Steward who for. the good and welfare of knows his job, he is looking out for everyone on the ship in regard to food and quarters. He is in­ terested in the crew's health and wants the trip to be pleasant. He is trying very hard to iplease everyone on board the shijp. He tries all this in spite of little cooperation, the wrong kind of cooks and bakers, fel­ lows you wiU never satisfy, sea lawyers and gashounds. Furthermore, per his obligation as . a Union man, he is trying to bring back a clean ship with a happy and satisfied crew and is also trying to fulfill his duty to the company. The company trusts him with all the stores, food, linens and - the well being of all concerned on board the ship. GENEROUS GUYS : I do not have to tell you how hard it is to guard the food and linen in a foreign port. Some good hearted crewmembers give dway .the last" ounce Qf tea and n the LOG for Pan. 30, 1948. Brother Parrott has a very good thing. I would like to see a committee get together and put n the working rules what is and what is not the Electrician's work. Since I have been on the Alcoa Pennant I have run into the same thing Brother Parrott has encountered. ' The Chief Mate has left the cargo lights out in all kinds of weather, and after it is dark somebody comes around and wants them fixed. There are several small things that I have had arguments about that need clearing up. One is this. Is an Electrician supposed to take a motor loose from the base when withdrawing it for overhaul? When cleaning fan blades and guards? This is all I will discuss at present, but I agree with what Brother Parrott says. To the Editor: * The Anna May Lee By DON D. BROWN UAUAA. . • Into a calm, blue, shining sea Sailed a seaworthy ship, the Anna Mae Lee; Sailing ever westward with her salty crew. Closer to the sunset with every turn of her screw. She sailed out to sunny Honolulu, Tied up neath the Aloha Tower: Our only welcome was nature In the form of a tropical shower. We sunned and swam on Waikiki, . In the shadow of Diamond Head; 'At night we used their island moon. Reluctant to go to bed. ~ Then the Skipper called one morning, Aye, aye. in unison we cried: "The Anna Mae Lee is putting to sea And she's sailing with the tide." So we sailed and ^ent down Fiji way And into the Tasmanian Sea; And on we went into Melbourne Anxious for the sights to see. We left too soon, we'd rather have stayed. We really had a wonderful time: We went to the races and took in the sights. Saw the girls/ who treated us fine. We found ourselves in the Indian Ocean, The sun blistered our backs all the way: Headed for India and the port of Calcutta, We sailed north through the Bengal Bay. Now the Anna Mae^Lee was getting tired. And her engines they creaked and groaned: When she pulled into port she was four days late And the boys all moaned and moaned. Then back to Madras, Ceylon and Karachi, And we sailed her down to Bombay; Yes, we went ashore in India— Thank God for not a long stay. We rode, in rickshas and drank their gin, . Saw temples and buddhas for free: But the Anna Mae Lee was ready to sail. By that time, so were we. Well we finally have reached the end of the line for the Alcoa Cavalier. We are going' to remain here m Trinidad two days then we are sailing, on March 8, for lome. Or should I say "north­ ward boimd," since we have three more ports, Grenada, St. Croix and St. Thomas before our jump back to New York. Tell the Patrolmen that we are coming in with no beefs at all. At least, this far on the trip everything has been running smooth. The fellows in the Stewards Department have been given o m e wonderful compliments about how swell the service is aboard. Yes sir, we really are showing these bigshots aboard tiere how well the SIU mans a To the Editor: ship. We have a doctor who has just Why isn't our agreement more come aboard and who had sailed clearly worded where it pertains Edward K. Smith a long time with the U. S. Lines, He said it was heaven to sail on to Junior Engineers. I sailed on Conference Report an SIU ship. He never dreamed the Del Aires as Junior and Hailed as Tops;* there, could be such a large dif­ these Vei'S" some of the condi­ ference in unions. tions I had to contend with durTes* Vote Urged Sieve Carr ng the trip. To the Editor: SS Alcoa Cavalier "No. 3 hold 'tween decks holds Trinidad reefer boxes, six units, I think, After reading the report of the of refrigeration. Jimiors were Agents Conference as published required to take temperatures in the LOG, I can say that it is every hour and maintain these the finest that has been held :emperatures, defroht any difsince the formation of the SIU. Membership rules require fusers that l^came iced, do re­ All points were well handled and the printed report to the every ..man entering the pairs and check all compressors Union Halls to show his : or temperature ad oil. All this membership was tops. The re­ Union Book. Pro-Book, per­ 'or temperature and oil. All this commendations now being voted mit or whitecard to the door­ the Engine room and making on are an absolute must and man. This is for the memneeded repairs there. . should be voted "yes." They are hezShh^'s protection. Don't This condition certainly was just what we need so let's all waste the Doorman's — or not a Union-like quality for fair­ vote and put them over. your own—^time by arguing ness in the distribution of work. Leroy Clarke this poipt. Obsmrve the rules When the ship reached port yoiii make. Marine Hospital watches were broken and uniors ,went on day work, this. New Orleapi; La. • X':.- •'U'ji \ .-IT ... ,.i-. Brother Calls For Light On Jr. Engineer's Duties Membership Rules \ . ,; ' ; " • you see, put overtime at a minimum. On this particular trip the Oilers paid off with more money than the Junior. I had a cold throughout the trip caused from going back and forth between the below-zero boxes and the hot engine room. This was about two years ago and was, and will be, my last trip as Junior Engineer until some changes are made. How can you figure a Deck Engineer's pay should be equal to a Junior's? A Junior de­ finitely has to know more and has more responsibility than a Deck Engineer. Look at the base pay of Elec­ tricians. The difference is all"^ out of proportion to the respon­ sibility and work performed. S6 ". until some changes are made L and a hell of a lot of others like me,,, will continue to. shy away from saiiing as Juniors. .'•-I:';-'jV./''Al,Gordon,•; �Friday. March 26, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Venice's Post-War Beauty, Globetrotter Palmer Finds A NEW SIU SHIP AND THREE CREWMEN Q|||y flomiTliftS MftF To the Editor: 1^ Venice. In the background, ands of people were gathered in flowering of marbles and man- the great Square, thousands more This has been such an out­ sions, flight of arches and col-' climbed to the balconies of the standing trip in the way of umns, among which stands forth' great St. Marks church and busibeauty and historical interest, the sharp outline of the steeple ness buildings surrounding the that I shall try to describe some of St. Mark. scene, all trying to get a better of the highlights of my trip In the center: The sea, the view of the activities taking to Venice, Italy, aboard the SS blue and tranquil gulf of Venice place. Emery Lewis Jr. in which the stars are mirrored The occasion was the great The Italians call it Venezia— and from which arise the songs annual contest of selecting the an oasis of peace for lovers, of numberless serenades. best waiter in Venice. The waitthinkers'and poets. It^was sung It was in one of the many ters of Venice take great pride by De Musset and George Sand, small but elegant Cafes that in their work and are highly exalted by Byron, Goethe and surround the Plaza, namely the respected by the public for theij» Wagner when Italians were si­ Cafe La Verna, that I passed clever balancing trays while lent. It is frequently the longed many pleasant houi-s sipping cof­ swerving in and out of the cafes for and cherished goal of many fee demitasse with cognac and to the sidewalk • tables placed iii honeymooning couples. watching the activity of the the square in the summer time. From the edge of the Grand square. They are required to walk-race Canal you see in his gondola the The Bridge of Sighs is a fifth with a loaded tray from one gondolier, the pleasant and witty Century structure which joins the end of the 200 yai'd square to Ore's latest, the SS Chilore. loading at Crux Grande. One guide of foreigners through all Prisons to the Ducal Palace and the opposite end. of the ship's features is her capacity for quick loading. Here the picturesque localities of through it all those accused of Many compete for the roller she took aboard 25.000 tons of ore in'four hours. some serious political crime were skating contest, where the con­ obliged to pass directly into the tenders must skate in and out presence of the Council of the among the tables with loaded Ten. The "of sighs" was given trays and be able to stop on a to it by the people and refers dime, so to speak. to the sighs and groans of the The winners of these cdntests unhappy prisoners who passed receive handsome cash prizes and over it: their fame has been the are widely • publicized in town , origin of many legends, roma'nces they, of course, bring much busi­ To the Editor: I and melodramas. Byron, in fact, ness to the cafe where they are , recalls it to us when he says, "I Here aboard the SS Chilore, 'stood in Venice on the Bridge of the latest addition to the Ore Sigh.s, a palace and a prison on fieet, we are enjoying life and each hand." waiting for the new agreement AWE INSPIRING One bright sunny morning I with Ore to be signed. left the ship and rode down the There are still a few "princes" Grand Canal to the main- section isailing these ships—mainly offi­ of town, around St. Marks square cers—but with the new agree­ and through the Ducal Palace. This majestic and colossal mas­ ment we may be able to reform terpiece of architectural art is some of these characters so imposing even to the spontanthey'll think the SIU way. uous wonder of the profane, and '••Working conditions and the disarms even the most esthetic employed, and I imagine, ax'e food are pretty good,-accommo­ of critics. quite the apple in their bosses' It seems such a short time dations are the best. Three men eye until another fortunate waiter since all this was a hot bed of in a room with toilet and shower from another establishment suc­ war, it held no beauty then, for each. For some reason, how­ ceeds to the throne. but now it is at peace with the Three oldlime SIU members now homesteading on the ever, very few bookmen are world and the centuries work of VENICE. TOO Chilore. left to right—John Taurin. Diuck Oude Horn and shipping aboard these ships. the masters personify its glories. All of these countries have Slim Harrison. One Sunday afternoon thousThe Baltimore Hall is crowded their ups and downs in these witji bookman yet Brother Rentz days of unsettled governments has to shake the joint down to in Europe. The main element of get permit men willing to take most disruption visible to the an Ore-ship. public, is in the form of com­ fuse to treat you if they so de­ most anything. I guess they could Personally, I like them.' I sail To the Editor: munist demonstrations. Ven,ice sire and you can't do anything build a whole new body from as QM and there' is no better In the past I have heard bro­ about it, that's their right. was no exception, it was sur­ nothing if they wanted to. No Quartermaster job on any ship thers talk somewhat unfavorably prising, however, with the com­ fooling, they are the best doc­ Some guys can't understand afloat. I'm referring, of course, about the marine hospitals. Many munist stronghold of Trieste to the new Ore vessels. The old have said, and I guess are still why they can't get their false tors I have ever seen and I right at their back door, to find teeth right away or be admitted have seen many doctors. ones are "*'no bono." saying, that the marine hospi­ to the hospital at once. Usually Too, I would like to thank that there is only an estimated With this outfit anything goes. tals aren't worth a damn. there is a good reason. There Brother Hall for giving me the 15 percent of communists in They feel that they have been are a lot of ethers before you so tip which has led to my un­ Venice proper. If you are slightly blind, have'^^an But from what I saw, that is arm missing or are dragging a given the runafound and the doc­ you'll have to wait your turn. dertaking treatment. wooden leg, that's okay. There's tors, do not know their jobs. I have been in the Staten Is­ The people who work in the quite enough. About eight-thirty These doctors, they claim, do land Marine Hospital for almost marine hospitals are public serv­ this Wednesday night they began a job for you on an Ore ship. not like seamen and worry only six months now and the work ants and not public slaves. If to group up in the square and ' We all wish more power to the about collecting their pay. they have done on me would you brothers don't believe what were given a series of lectures negotiating committee and wish These men are all wrong. But have cost more than I could have I have said,-then by all means by their leaders. So effective them thanks for the work they if any of the things claimed are earned in a lifetime. come over and see for your- were these biddings, that soon are doing in our behalf. true it 4s your fault. Some guys I would like to thank Doctors selves. the shops and Cafes and all John Taurin go to. the hospitals and tel! them Skinner, Magyar and Moore for places of business pulled do\vn Frank Schutz what they want done and how what they have done for me. the steel shutters that protect Marine Hospital and when. their store fronts. Staten Island These three doctors can do alMoreover, a lot of guys break The managers and waiters the hospital rules (like bringing made readj"^ their firearms in an­ in whiskey). It is no wonder ticipation of what was to occuir. To the Editor: that you don't get fixed up. Now Sure enough when the com­ •v. I have been a member of the wiiosc fault is it? munist forces in the square had SIU for sometime, but recently The hospital staff will help accumulated about four to six joined the Air Force. I was a you only if you will help your­ I think the Savannah Hall is violating the shipping rules.' strong they began to pernutman in good standing and self. The one belief that is wrong Recently a man was top Oiler on the shipping list and was beaten and marcli wc^d i appreciate it very much all around is the claim that the out by a man registered as a Deck Engineer who threw in for' ^Yie narrow streets, if you would senll me the SEA­ Union runs the hospitals and an Oiler's vacancy. The same Oiler was beaten by another man' uncovered windows of FARERS LOG to the address be­ pays for your operations. who was registered "Any Rating." Isn't this practice against the citizens who have shops low as I wish to follow the Black Ganger The Union's only expenditure rules? and homes about the district Of SIU's,progress. .. is the three bucks a week to St. Marks' Square. Answer: At present, each port sets up its own rules to Soon the Liberals arrived in ' I intend to,resume my sailing each man for incidental expen­ govern this issuo. However, the recent Agents Conference much greater numbers and drove with the SIU after my enlist- ses such as cigarettes and candy. went on record that 30 days after final action on the Con­ the commies off in scattered lots.-ment expires so I'll be seeing Other than that the . Union has ference nports and committee recommendations, committees nothing to do with the Hospital. That was all that came to the would be elected from each pert to draft preliminary rules on • you soon. • • UNCLE SAM PAYS •I:. surface, but I wonder how strong registration, time required end other points. At Headquarters • A.'Fiisgeraid this force is underneath. Taxes run the hospitals. You another committee will sift and consolidate all the ideas from V Lacldand Air Fore* - Jerry Palmer pay taxes, yea, but Uncle Sam the outports and 'write a new. set of rules which will be ^ - SSEmery-Lewis.-Jfc. g^^Sim.,;JUitipalo.' Texaa. runs the tax show. They can re­ referred «to the-membership for action. •'il New Ore Ship Not Like Old Scows, He Says Schutz Debunks Debunkers, Okays Hospitals Flying Seafarer .Wants the LOG THE BEEF BOX •d �PBgutWBlf rarm SMdPAREHs toe ~ Ekt<iBiF^ March- 26/ 18441 KFLSO VICTORY MEN WELCOMED TO WILMINGTON Mate Tau^t Contract -To the Editor: days because at other times This is a supplement to the there is' an interruption in the work for ten for fifteen minutes. article in-which we began an ac­ On the other days the crew's off count of the maiden union voy­ time is used and it costs the age of the Isthmian Steel Archi­ company nothing. tect. In that article we said the We know this one hoiu- is go­ trip promised to be interesting ing to be disputed and we don't and educational in many ways— expect to collect. We are lodg­ it, so far, has been that. ing this claim simply as a matter In Frisco our educational pro­ of Union - principle. Claiming gram really got under way when overtime seems to be the only Blackie Cardullo and Red Sim­ way we have of registering our mons came aboard and held a resentment against such imposi­ little educational conference with tions. the Mate and Deck Department. B. Gwozdzik Steel Architect "Clarence Darrow," our Chief Mate, learned many things at the The whole crew turned out for this one. Blackie Cardiillo, San Francisco SIU represen­ conference. He found out to his tative—extreme right—givds the Isthmian crew the glad hand aftdr completing a long trip dismay that there are many to the Far East. legal minds in our organization IN LOG RATES capable of interpreting the agree­ HIS APPROVAL ment to our advantage, just as capable as he is of interpreting To the Editor: the agreement to the advantage The article appearing in a re­ of the company. cent issue of the LOG telling of On the night before we left the hazardous conditions abofird Frisco, "Clarence" was so tired the Seatrain vessels was a fine To the Editor: and the seamen who sail the not all honey and cream. All from running around supervising job. I myself once hurt my legs this talk about -the large amounts things on deck and looking up trying to navigate the slippery Business is good here at the ships. of money supposedly paid ' the A few months ago they had Ritz Soda Shpp and keeps'me legal matters in the agreement, decks on one of those ships. seamen is now admittedly not , .... -quite-an article on how easy it that he fell asleep in his room. 3usy all day long and part of the jg niake a big money and true. Iffact, there are any Your help in trying to straight­ He passed out completely and number of GIs who would not night, but when the LOG is de-•j'siqep on white sheets while sailen out this condition is, I am "could not be awakened. have changed places with a mer­ livered, I take time out to read ing the ships. They tried to sure, appreciated by many men chant seaman for love or money. every page, even the individual make • it seem that a v seaman's sailing Seatrain. WITH DISPATCH life was nothing but cafes and donations. I'm glad that you print the AGAINST TRANSFERS The next morning when he ship's news items as the crew- The other day I picked-up the gravy and he did not contribute came out on deck he was amazed There is just one thing that .1 members and their friends like American Legion magazine for anything to the winning of the " to find that we. had everything like about this article and that ilarch and saw that -now the war. to read them. secured and ready to sail. This is a resolution adopted at their ;jegion is doing a complote turnNow maybe these same people Enclosed find postal note for was rcaUy remarkable. For a National convention calling for a about op. the merdiant marine wiU see that a seaman's life is crew—especially a Union crew— $5.00 to buy you and your help­ halt to ship sales abroad. to square away with such dis- ers a beer. As far as their resolutions for Otto Preussler a training program sufficient to (Ed. Note: The LOG staff provide personnel for the mer­ doesn't drink beer and cham­ chant marine, we have that pro­ pagne costs a damned sight gram in our own SIU. In fact, more. The money has been who could be better instructors? turned over as a contribution tainly there are some who don't The other day I received a to the Seafcirers Log. Watch To the Editor: believe in living up to the con­ letter from a fellow in Pennsyl­ the LOG Honor Roll for your I wish to submit this to the vania with whom I made a trip tract. name and donation. Meanwhile, membership as an open letter But I've yioticed that these to Archangel, Russia. And where thanks very much.) through the pages of the LOG. same Brothers are the first ones do you suppose he got my ad­ To some extent it is a way of to step right up with beefs about dress? Right! From an article ILLNESS'FORCES blowing off -steam on a -subject overtime or anything else. They I sent to the LOG. REAU' ANDERSON Which, -1. presiunej ds not un­ are also the first ones to call I hope that you and the *boys the -men attempting to do their are all okay, and I would likfe TO MOUNTAINS known to my Brother members. jobs company stiffs arid scabs. to say at this time that the gang .patch and efficiency, and without To the Editor: I used to be a Bosun. But not any supervision whatever except A lot could be said on this sure did a swell job on Isthmian. anymore. I became thoroughly subject. However, l' will only The membei-ship should be proud by the Bosun, was beyond "Clar­ I am a member of the SIU ence's" comprehension. and have been for six years. disgusted with what a Bosun had remind the Brothers in question of the great ' organization to As we said in the beginning, I live in Tampa but my to take for the sake of the few to read Article I, Seqtion 2 of which they belong. Francis E. McGilllcuddy soUr trip promises to be educa- health forced me to come to petty dollars he gets for being our excellent agreement which is in -effect at present. -Ex-^Bellyrobber ttional in many ways, "Clarence" AshevUle in the mountains. The a Bosun instead of an AB. J, F. Wunderlich, Jr. Hartford, Conn. 'being no exception. doctor said I would be okay in NO PLEASURE At this writing we are about a few more months. tvfo weeks out of Frisco and, As you know, this is well in­ Too many men 'don't seem to AS PITTMAN SEES PROMOTIONS "thanks to the splendid coopera- land and it is impossible to get realize that a Bosun is not a -tion from our Frisco brothers., we a LOG. I would appreciate it ^anticipate smooth sailing from very much if you could manage man driving them for the en­ 6»v oikiiivic nun*. TI'MI Ait i,ii<c TktucH 'B.* WMW MM irtti'tfr i»ui.T«g T, i»Kfn€ Mti T.» tf* ««»*» mow on. to send it to me. Also the last joyment he gets out of it. A W»/«H "» »•« •CMI One beef, which we will hold three copies of the LOG. A Bosun is a man employed, -until reaching port again, is the If any one wishes to get in by the company through the Un­ -practice of holding fire and boat touch with me tell him to write ion hiring hall to do a job ac­ •'drill on Siaturday after 1 PM. me at 252, River View Drive, cording to the Union agreement. This time' we have lodged a Asheville, North Carolina. If he is conscientious, he will claim for one hour's overtime Thanking you in advance, I try to do it to tlie best of his and we told the Mate we were remain, ability. And any-good ..Union C. D. (Beau) Anderson man can help, him- by .doing his putting in for it. He replied, quoting the agreement, that un­ own job—for .which-he was hired der no circumstances were we —and doing it well. permitted . to claim overtime for GOOD SPORT •fire and boat drill. This we ^know, too. Send in the minutes of But there appear to be a. few your ship's meeting to the — not too many, fortunately — WORKING HOURS BEST New York HalL Only in that who think it is good sport to way can the membership act evade work whenever possible. states in the agreement that '''Whenever practical" fire and on your recommendations, These men don't seem to under­ boat drill shall be held during and then the minutes can be stand that they are the Union's LMTS CMAHgC THtSC fitCfwicNf Off TM S/lf/prJ printed in the LOG for the most dangerous enemies.' working hours. From our stand- point it is practical — weather benefit of aU other SIU quys to "shine the old apple," Our contract says: "The Union To the Editor: pertnitting-—to hold fire and boat crews.agrees to furnish capable, com­ I ' for one would like very as-they say in Rome. -drill at any time during working Enclosed you will find an -at­ Hold those shipboard meet­ petent and physically fit employ­ miieh to see the' present ship­ tempt at a cartoon. You may -hours. ings regulariy, and send ees..." Now I doubt . if very ping-rule changed--thai -allows print it if: you- like to. help get those minutes in as soon as From the company's standpoint many of my Brother members my. point across, possible. That's the SIU wayi it is never practical except on have any idea that this clause a man to be pj^bmntied aboard Saturdays, Sundays and holiis present in the contract. Cer­ ship.' This encourages too many Bob (Slim) Pittman ; - SEATRAIN STORY Legion Backwaters On Maritime Position, Admits*Gravy Train'Myth,Member Reports ' yj • W- Vi'tI Ji. " Why Bosuns Get Grey Send Those Minutes p �Friday. Mwccfa 2S, ISM It's No Joke: Polly Wants A Cracker S E^ A P A R E RS L O C CAN'T GET 'EM AWAY FROM WATER Pag© Architect Crewmen Report On First Leg Of World Trip To the Editor: To put out to sea under such conditions without first securing This is a report of the early To Ihe Edilor: gear we believe was a deliberate stages of the first full-contract violation of our Union agreement Chuck Connors, Paddy Mcvoyage of the Isthmian Line's as well as a violation of the Caiui, Tex Suit and Don Mease SS Steel Architect which is mak­ company's own safety regula­ were kicking the gong around ing a trip around the world. tions. when the following pepped up: We made a kind of get-ac- We have in the Deck Depart­ A magician and a parrot he quainted rim to Baltimore and ment a dispute concerning two used in his act were returning New Orleans to discharge cargo hours standby time relative to from a US6 tour during the war from the previous voyage. Then Article X Section 7 of the Isth­ on'an SIU ship. About half way we came back to New York for mian contract. home the ship was torpedoed. a short stay in the shipyard and The night before sailing from After a loud explosion the ma­ to load. N e wp o r t News, the sailing gician and parrot emerged from Aside from fire and lifeboat board was postech as follows: a cloud of smoke that hovei-ed IV>' drill Saturday afternoons. Mates "Crew to be on board at mid­ /; oyer the water. There they were working on deck as they had night—ship sails 6 a.m." on; a raft with nothing left, of been accustomed to do and a The Bosun, upon instructions the ship, and only the empty few other minor disputes, noth­ from the Chief Mate, told the ocean about them. Four crewmembers of the Marine Arrow. Isthmian, after ing very exciting had transpired deck gang to be aboard at mid­ For five long, solitary days a bit of fresh water fun in a Rangoon pool. Left to .right— thus far. night to start securing gear. All they drifted alone on the wide However, a new Chief Mate hands were on board at midnight,' 1st Assistant Engineer; Martin Vander Eik, Eng. Maint.; Ray blue sea without food or water Ellison, Fireman; John Durkin. Jr. Eng. At the end of the trip took over who claims to be a but we were not caUed to turn and neither spoke a word. former militant union man. He to until 4:50 a.m. Consequently, the Arrow went into the boneya^d. On the mornipg of the sixth has made it very clear to us we all put in for two hours da'y the parrot, who could keep from the start that his idea of standby overtime in accordance a good sailor and a good union with provisions of Article X Secman is one who puts in a full tion 7 of the general rules. eight hours from bell to bell. Now this section contains ^a He knows the new Isthmian joker. The last paragraph states agreement backwards and for­ as follows: "In the event, after spite the fact that he had made wards and would put a smart cargo is aboard or discharged To the Editor: company lawyer to shame when and ship is ready to proceed, the I hope this gets into print as a $5.00 deposit on the room. it comes to interpreting the a warning to some of the boys Should you be lucky enough agreement in such a way as to full complement of unlicensed who haven't been in Florida re­ to get a meal at the Miami In deprive us of half-hours in ov­ personnel is not aboard, no over­ time shall be paid." stifute you wouldn't be able to cently. '•» eat for the very simple reason ertime. When we left New York, a. I have just come back to that you wouldn't be able to Junior Engineer and a Fireman WINTRY START Cfiiicago after three , months in see it on your plate. On Saturday morning Janu­ were left behind. The Junior his silence no longer, said: "Boss Miami, and I am telling you it The institute's Old:Man is one ary 24, at the hour of 2:45, the caught up with the ship in New-» —I've been in your act a long is just about the worst place of those people- who believe a deck gang was called out to port News, but the Fireman did. time but a joke is a joke. Tm in the U.S.—^unless your old man man can exist on bread and wa­ secure for sea. not show up. getting a little hungry. Tell me, is a millionaire. ter. The temperature at that time Our illustrious Mate, applying what the heck did you do with Stay on your ship if she This is all except that I want was about 7 degrees below zero, Article X Section 7, deprived us the ship?" touches at Miami. to say hello to all my buddies off and it was very windy. of the overtime although the A1 Bernstein It's a fink town anyway. They the SS James Gillis.. Here's hop­ The decks were covered with Fireman was left in New York have a place called the Miami ing you are having better luck ice and snow and the battens not in Newport News and al­ Seamen's Institute which is a than I am, boys. SIU Mother Says were frozen to the decks. The though no effort was made to "Romantic Jim" Johnson disgrace to the very word "sea­ booms swung over the dock on get a replacement. LOG Gives Score Chicago, Illinois men." When I left about six the inboard side and over the The clause in the contiact Td the Editor: Joys were stranded there. side on the outboard side for [leaves an opening for any com­ the ship had been loading from pany stooge to obtain a few Please change Martin T. Coff- Of course, there were more barges as well as from the dock. hours extra shore leave at the man's address to Callao, Missouri, than six, but the rest were men Stanchions and railing chains expense of the whole crew. We want to keep on getting the who, I'll bet, never saw so much Don't hoM your incturee CARPENTER'S WATCH were down on both sides of the paper, so keep it coming. as a rowboat in their lives. Martin has been in the mer­ Let me tell you about a _guy and stories of shipboard acti­ hatches and also frozen to the Another overtime dispute dis-i chant service the last four years. who said he was a Seafarer (al­ vities. Mail them to the Sea­ decks. In fact, everything was pute arose over Article X Sec­ Our other boy, who has served though I never saw the proof). farers Log. 51 Beaver Stw left just as it had been when tion 28 Paragraph (a) pertain­ the longshoremen finished. three years, is now home for a This guy was beating the cold ing to rest periods. An item of New York 4. N. Y. If you Due to the frozen condition of five hours and a half rest period:, short visit. Therefore we enjoy and the law in a room in this reading the paper as it gives us fink jointi .And it so happened haven't the time or don't feel the gear and the tarpaulins, it was disputed. The Mate again was very difficult to work and dug up a joker in the very a better understanding of what that one night he burned a small in the mood, just forward de­ scarcely anything was properly last sentence of this clause which is r going on. tails. We!ll do the rest. Pic­ hole in his mattress. The two boys stand high for Here's what h^pened. He was tures will be returned if you secured when we were ordered states: "This shall not apply fore and aft to let go the lines when sea watches are set the the SIU. charged $25.00 for "ruining" the wish. at 7:30 a.m. same day before the rest period mattress; $3.00 for other dam­ ^ Mrs. Coffman When we sailed out of New is completed." Callao, Missouri age; and he was kicked out de­ York harbor, all we had been Now this rest period clause able to do was pile battens, is a very good clause, but, this WARM-VP TIME ON THE GREAT LAKES lumber and everything else last sentence makes it practical­ heavy we could find on top of ly meaningless as far as Isth­ the hatches to keep the tarps mian ships are concerned, be­ from blowing away—taking sev­ cause the only time they evgr eral men along over the side. have worked us between the The ship sailed without even hours of 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. has putting - in the . stanchions and been on the night watch before chain railings. sailing when they have worked ; right up to sailing time after BEST WE COULD which the watches were set im-. We sailed in the face of blind­ mediately. ing snow and sleet, high winds, choppy seas, fog and bitter cold. The Mate was consulted re­ We struggled the whole day, but garding the above item with re­ we accomplished very little. We gard to the day men who, we managed to get some tarps on believe, should be entitled to the hatches, but in several in­ overtime even if the watches are stances the wind picked them up denied it. Without a moment's battens and all and we nearly hesitation,' he replied that day men could not collect for It lost several of them. either, because their hours are Finally, after extraordinary set at the same time the watches effort, we managed to get some are set.. tarps on all hatches and to get Ernest Bossert the battens, wedges and cross battens secured. But everything Endorsing Brother Bosserfa , had to be done over again the letter were, the following: Kaasin Samat, Francisco Cristandro, next day. Only two of the 20 booms Bogaslaw Givrozczik, Richard were properly secured. With the Hemingson, Teddy Ostaszeski, ship rolling as mudi as 27 de­ Bengt Berglund, Julio C. Ber­ grees at times, we could only nard, Herbert Svanberg, Bligud . Crawmembert of the SlU-manned Milwaukee-i'dipper line up along ride ihelx ahlp in the cross runners and secure as best Fosado, L. G. White, JariE- Ki ; Bowen, Jack Williams. we, could. Fori of h^UBkegon. Mich. Give Miami Wide Berth, Advises Member Who Didn't Send 'Bn In "I 1 i' �r HE Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 26, 194iB Shipping, Shoregang Work, Organizing Keep Gaiveston Busy By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON — Shipping here is pretty fair for bookmen and ._Jt looks as if it might pick up ;ja. little. But "pick up a little" 'does not, of course, mean a boom. We paid off the SS Steel Chemist, Isthmian, the other day. There was a linen beef on her which we squared away after a little conferring with the Cap­ tain and company officials here. Tljere have been a few unor­ ganized ships hitting Lake Charles, and we have had a man over there keeping in touch with every one as it came in. At the last meeting we had quite a discussion of the MarsKall Plan, and another discus- i^- • S' I- sion on the four points now be­ ing voted on by referendum. And it should come as no sur­ prise that the raises reported by the Negotiating Committee were received with enthusiasm. In fact, we gave the committee a vote of thanks. PLENTY A DAY Right now we have a Butterworth gang and a shoregang working, and we understand that the fellows ai-e doing well. Some more of the boys are working as standby Firemen at about the same wages. All this work is 3ing done over in Beaumont- Gties Service Is Turned Down By Lnber Bonrd All literature put out by the Union is being placed in racks in the Hall and distributed to all ships, including the ones still to be organized. The result is that we have a running coffee pot di.scussion. Among the boys who can be seen around this port are D. J. Sheehan, J. L. Ailen, E. J. Hamacy, C. Shaw, Walter Zeiler, E. Foreman, S. Spencer, F. Rowell, Armando Lavagno, W. T. Rose and H. E. Roades. Incidental intelligence: Ship­ ping is so bad for the NMU in these parts that tripcarders arebeing stopped at the door. Weather Helps Beachcombers In Puerto Rico NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS manic, $2.00; S. T. Johns. $2.00; N. Muse. $2.00; C. Lawson, $2.00; B. L. Winston $2,.00; H. S. Winston. $2.00; J. P. Tabb, $3.00; M. Valletta. $2.00; P. Paulin, $3.00; J. BorUo, $1.00; J. V. Smith, $1.00. SS NOONDAY J. Garcia, $1.00; <>. Loleaa. $1.00; R. L. McKenzis, $2.00; R. S. WiUlnger, $1.00; F. Fernandez, $1.00; R. A. Tulie. $1.00; L .M. Wyman, $1.00; J. J. McLau-ghlln, $1.00. K. Kriatensen, $1.00; A. Horvath, >1.00; A. Lavole, H.OO; C. F. Carroll, $1.00; R. W. Spence, $1.00; S. J. Nathan, SKOO; H. B. Cook, $2.00; M. Maroccia, $1.00; E. W. Easterlng, $1.00; H. Bjork, $1.00; W. Rackley. $1.00; J. C. Smith. $1.00; L. J. $5.00; C E. Hemby, $3.00; C. AmoHnkx. $1.00; J. B. Juanban. $1.00; J. M. Fuller, $5.00: L. Malczyk, $1.00; S. Rosenthal, SS SOUTHLAND' $1.00; C. V. Cjeraeth. $5.00; Wm. S. Shupler, $2.00; E. J. Huebner, Tschuschke. $5.00. $4.00; W. Hunt, $1.00; M. Sorenson, $2.00; D. A. Cochran. $2.00; D. Price, SS BILLINGS VICTORY $2.00; D. Visser, $3.00. A. A. Buscarello, $2.00; A. Perez, SS JOSEPH TEAL $1.00; J. Eliason. $1.00; R. Moilanen, N. Behn. $2.00; J. Ackerman, $1.00; $1.00; G. Andreassen. $1.00; S. Corow- M. B. Davis, $1.00; H. Q. Workmaiu $1.00; F. Hobenberger. $1.00; R. Man<f drgoc, $1.00; R. Meloy, $1.75; A. Christian. $2.00; T. L. Hutchens, $5.00. SS JEAN C. W. Ehmsen, $1.00. SS KLAMATH FALLS J. H. Rousseau, $1.00; T. Freeland, $5.00; J. Stout, $1.00; A. Alsobroolc. $1.00; J. Balderston, $1.00; M. Kacin. $1.00; R. J. Stark. $2.00; G. Gardner. $2.00. SS YANKEE DAWN N. S. Peria. $1.00. SS MOLINE VICTORY N. Tsaousakls, $1.00. SS LOYOLA VICTORY O. A. Hess, $2.00ll D. C. WengeCf $5.00; N. W. Kalment, $2.00. sky. $1.00; W. J. Fogarty, $1.00; T. McNife. $1.00; A. T. Mon^marano, $1.00; G. Pacanovaki, $1.00; R. Hovland, $1.00; F. radley. $1.00; B. Cassata. $1.00; R. Grant $l.,00; E. DomBy SAL COLLS By CHARLES STARLING bowski. $3.00; F. Pages. $1.00; E. SAN JUAN—There's one good Jones, $1.00;' S. Borlang, $1.00; J. SAVANNAH — Things have.for new orders. But we are exthing to be said about this port, Horn. $1.00. been running along just fair in pecting the Frank Spencer to SS CAVALIER and that is that when shipping this port. payoff in Charleston in a few slows down somewhat, the men R. A. Garcia, $1.00; S. R. Masters, They would have been much days. $1.00; K. Korneliusen. '$1.00; O. can really rest up in the warm Ready. $1.00; J. Petusky. $I.OO;"M. A. sunshine. Only one ship, the Reyes. $1.00; P. Aniceto. $1.00; J. C. better if South Atlantic hadn't All the Brothers here got to­ laid up seven ships in the bohe- gether the other, day and sent Ponce, paid off this past week Viera. $1.00; J. P. Mottram, $1.00; M. telegrams to the House Foreign Trocha. $1.00: A. Lvgo. $1.00; R. yard. • and there were no sign-ons. We paid off the SS Southport Affairs Committee in Washington Michalek. $1.00; J. J. Giordano. $1.00; There were a few beefs on R. A. Sarter. $2.00; S. C. Foti. $1.00; and then signed her on again. urging them to guarantee that the Ponce in regard to penalty C. Sousa, $1.00; D. H. Negron. $1.00; overtime and disputed OT, but M. J. Olson. $1.00; W. H. Dunham, The one beef was settled at the 50 percent of the relief cargoes sign-on, but she had a repair move under the American flag. these were settled in short order $1.00; J. V. Brooks. $1.00; R. Mailist a mile long. No trouble about The politicians didn't pay much donado, $1.00; W. B. Zaumsell. $1.00. and everyone was satisfied. it, though. attention. SS STEEL SEAFARER Our educational program is In addition we finally crewed Brother Tilley is down from J. J. Callahan, $2.00; G. Farago, under way, and we are keeping $2.00; A. Antonion. $2.00; D. D. Mc- up the Mosoil which was sup­ Philadelphia to help keep things the membership well posted on Kinna, $2.00; K. Harrington. $2.00; J. posed to go out for a year, but going here and the first thing all activities. Our Constitution is N. Koster, $2.00; I. T. DeFumero, $1.00; at the last minute we learned he said was that he wished Sav­ available to all hands, and cop­ A. Krotenberg, $2.00; G. Goddless, that she had to be back in the annah could. have the old Phila­ ies of the LOG and other edu­ $2.00; P. Delacrna. $2.00; E. Grabowski, delphia Hall. He thought the old $5.00; W. D. Burke, $1.00; H. E. States after six. months. cational pamphlets are where||all Lege. $1.00; J. Caamano, $2.00; Ed place in Philly was the worst MORE LAY-UPS SIU men can read them and Giza, $3.00; R. Rodriguez, $3.00. The Felix Grundy is due in one the Union had, until he saw study them. If a man doesn't SS CORAL SEA from Jacksonville for a payoff ours. know what is going on, it is his ' L. J. Mcintosh, $1.00. and there ought to be quite a We ai-e doing our best to clean own fault. SS ROBIN KIRK story from here for the next up this place, but we will be J. C. Wallace, $5.00; J. O. Liverman, much better off when we find LOG. FAVOR ASSESSMENTS $2.00; H. B. Richardson, $1.00; A. The Grundy and the Russell a new one, one we can fix up Schuling, $2.00; I. P. Hancock, $2.00; Most of the discussions that R. R. McCormick, $2.00; S. H. Efti- Alger will be laid up to wait I in good SIU style. take place ground the Hall are on the Referendum Ballot. It's hard to believe that any group of men would be so overwhelm­ ingly in favor of voting to as- ; (Continued from Page 1) ^ licensed personnel to represent I'-' them at the bargaining table. |i' No* longer will Cities Service ha-^ie the right to hire and fire at will, or to set wages at what.ever levels it chooses. Whan the men voted for the SIU, they knew they were cast­ ing their ballots for. job security, higher wages, and better condi­ tions. That's why the Union garnered more than 85 percent of the total votes cast in the election which ended early in February. However, in spite of the tankexinen's mandate, the anti-labor sess themselves $20.00 — a ten provisions of the Taft-Hartley dollar bill for the Strike Fund Law make it necessary for an­ and a similar amount for the other election to be held in the Building Fund—but that is ex­ fleet to determine whether or actly what is happening. not the men want a 'union I have not heard a single per­ shop." son complain about the two as­ This second election^ will be sessments; in fact, most of the called for by the SIu" as soon men feel that even more money as certification comes through should be collected so as to from the Board. make the Union strong enough It is therefore important for to withstand anything that the all men to stay on their ships, shipowners and the government even the ones . purchased after may cook up between them. I'm the election commenced, since in favor of all four propositions. ballots not cast are automatical­ We're still looking for a new ly counted against the Union. Hall to purchase, and if we This latest triumph for the don't find something that repre­ Union is only one in a long list sents a good investment, we're of victories in the tanker field going to look for better quar­ since the organizational drive in ters that we can rent until the the tanker . industry got under- housing situation loosens up a little. • , Things Just Fair in Savannah Referendum Voting Goes Well In Frisco By STEVE CARDULLO bers say we gather that the con­ sensus is "yes" right down the line. Leroy Yarborough was in tp vote before checking in at the hospital here. He was taken off a ship after coming down sick, and he had nothing very com­ plimentary to say for the medi­ cos and others at the government SAN FRANCISCO —Shipping in this port is still very good. No A&G man has any trouble getting out when he wants to go. We covered payoffs in Wil­ mington, Port Hueneme and up north. The SS San Angelo Vic­ tory had a few beefs when she hit down south, but they were squai-ed easily enough. Biggest beef we had was in Seattle. A Waterman ship was WILLIAM PRESLEY shifted "dead." The company Your mother is very anxious claimed this was not covered in for you to get in touch with the agreement, but we settled it her. to everybody's satisfaction. 4 Most of the beefs on A&G MELVILLE P. MESIER shiptf on the West Coast grow Youi* papers are in the bag­ out of performances • by crew- gage room, 4th floor. New York members. Fortunately, the men Hall 51- Beaver Street New York. involved in these beefs have learned that it does not pay to • JOHN DURKIN ^ perform or gas-up here. Those Jilartin Vander Eik asks that who have tried it have left both you contact him c/o New York sadder and wiser. Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York. JAPAN BY AIR As we have stated before, JOSEPH^ D. BERNARD shipping on A&G vessels is al­ Contact your mother at Dor­ ways good for 'tated men. We've chester, N. B., Canada. even sent some crews to Japan / 4. 4. 4. by air to bring."back some tank­ BRIGIDO RIVERA ers, and we expect some more You are asked to contact An­ deals like that. We passed the 100 mark in tonio Andino, c/o Hawes & Petit voting on the resolutions, and Inc., 56 West 22nd Street, New from what we've heard mem- York, N, Y. hospitals who have ti-eated him since. Howeyei*, the other men we have out here seem well satis-' fied with the treatment it they are getting. We talked to them only the other day. Claud Ezell was" in from New Orleans. He caught a ship the day he left the hospital. PERSONALS ALFRED LARSEN Contact the Royal Norwegian Consulate-General, 115 Broad Street, New York, N, Y. 4- t ROMAN J. MIRANDA Get, in touch with Samuel Segal, 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y. t t a^ FRANK D. LILLIE George Stevenson wants you to get in touch with him on the 4th tleck, New York Hall, 51 Beaver Sti-eet, New York. This pertains to your mother's picture. if ti CARREL CHOICE Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above named Sea­ farer is requested to notify Douglas Tankersley, 755 10th Street, San Bernardino, Cali­ fornia. �Friday. March 26, 1948 T R E SEA F A R E R^S Page Fifiara LO G Rotz, Guy Riber IJO 4.64 Regan, J. T Rovillier, Joseph D 14.49 6.04 Regazzi, Robert F, Rouke, Pat 11.42 2.75 - Regis, McKenzie Rouly, Ovi J 35.09 = 19.31 Regner, Sven G Roundtree, Manley E., Jr. .'46 6.55 Rego, Cresanto Roundtree, Norman J 4.17 .60 Reid, Roger A Roupe, Gosta E 19.88 16.00 Reidy, Walter J. Rourke, Louis M, 2.34 1.34 Reinel, Eugene E; Rouse, Percy C 69 11.68 Reinberger, Paul, Jr Rouse, Wiley W.1.34 Reinecke, Richard W. ...... 18.55 Rousseau, Arthm- H 31.33 „ 1.37 Reineke, Edgar C. Roussel, Joseph P b.l9 131.94 Reiner, Gene F. .; Routh, Newell L 11.50 9.24 Reinhold, Carl G Rovery, Leonard 6.00 ... -13.13 Reisbeck, E. Rowe, L. J 78.16 .71 Reiss, John H Roland, Edgar W. Jr 16^2 18.11 Reuson, Hugo Rowley, Murel L 27.06 1.00 Remar....ine, Bern Roy, Arthur 4.70 8.53 Remington, John W. Roy, Joseph 0 66.95 Remington, William 54.28 70.46 1.37 Rhoads, Edwin B Remley, Kid Lee 63.18 Roy, Sylvan E 26.55.Roash, C. M. 7.01 Rollinson, Benjamin F Roy, William A 20.53 21.92 Rice, C. G. Remme, Herman Roman, A. R 2.84 7.61! Robbins, Charles R 66.22 15.29 .80 Rice, Henry J. Renaud, Albert Joseph .. 2.23 Royals, V. C. 3.66 Robbins, Michael .*.... 158.00 Romankiewiz, Robert Rwach, Marvin T 3.96 Renfro. Gordon B 182.98 ,Rice, J 10.74 9.64 Robbins, N. 2.20 Romano, Dean L Ruben, Edward 1.48 .. .59; Rice, P. R. Renfioe, Clyde C 3.77 .82 Robbins, Oceolar E. 7.37 Ramonoff, Nicholas N Rubin, Edgot 69 Rengs, G. P. .: 2.23 iRich, Benjamin A. 74 .... 6.491 Robbins, Paul E 10.74 Rome, C. Rubin, Philip 5.69 106.02 Rich, Charles I Renn, Grover 6.84 ... 1.98'Robbins, Robert H. .r. 5.69 Rome, George A 2.79 20.00 Richeaux, Albert J. Renshaw, Edward ' 12.26 Rubins, Byron N .... 2.30'Robbins, William L 24.73 Romejko, A Rucker, Benjamin 9.90. Repsher, William Ellis . 8.26 5.71 Poland D 2.41; Roberson, Odis 12.48 Romero, Ralph 68195 2.23 Richards, D Resik, Alfons J 8.11 Rudd, Edwin L 1.58' Robert, Elie J. ...'. 6.93 Romero, Ricardo V Rudnicki, Walter 3.91 13.69 Richards, F Ressler, Francis P 81 79 Roberts, A. J. ...„, 22.88 Romin, Walter .59 Rudow, Gilbert 50.34 Restucher, H 6.88 tfohn D. 8.26 Roberts, Alley J 2.80 Ronelio, George Relh, Frederick B 5.69 14.92 57 Rue, Leslie Robert C. 4.97 Roberts, Billy G 3.68 Roney, Clarence G ' 9.95 : Rever, Alexander Ruff, William A 2.83 9.82 William 12.40 Roberts, Charles E. Jr 12.09 Ronning, Lawrence Albert 14.87 : Rew, Harold E Ruggero, Leonardo M. .... 8.67 29.60 1, D. 3.96 Roberts, Charlie A 5,73 Rooks, John J Reyes, John W. .33 ^ 1 94 15.66 Ruise, Robert L John L 4.20 Roberts, Dan S 8.26 Rooks, Richard P. — Reynolds, C. W 3.26 j Rooney, James 44.41 j Ruiz. Albert 1.92 R 24 Roberts, Dean 17.26 Reynolds, Edward V 37.62 Ruiz, Eusebio 7.57 72.52 Richardson, Wade G 6.88 Roberts, Elmer 2.49 Root, John L Reynolds, Eugene M Roper, Timothy : 46 Ruiz, Frank 2.67 2-23 Richardson, Weston I. .... 6.88 Roberts, Frederick D. 7.48 Reynolds, Gordon 7.92 , Richer, Joseph 2.64 Roberts, George .85 Roper, William F Reynolds, Herbert K. ........ 6.07 Richey, L. J Ropaonen, R. M 2.92 36.36 Roberts, Harold L . .., 1.481 Reynolds, Jack A 45 Richmond, Claude S. 53 11.55 Roberts, Howard L 40.62 , Rordia, G. P Reynolds, Joe 9.81 Richoux, Albert .. Matthew 50.05 2.01 Roberts, J. E 10.82,^0^3^0' Reynolds, John L 41.26 Richoux, Joseph D. The following men of the SS .99 2.76 Roberts, Janies A 5.88 Rosato, Vincent Reynolds, Odis James Island are requested to 21,94 Richter, Lawrence 27.55 "Roberts, Jimmie 7.94 Ro.se, Daniel contact Joe Volpian, Special Reynolds, Theodore 10.74 Rickard, Robert M. 1.37 8.83 Roberts, John 16.27 Rose, Joseph Services Representative;- 6t4i Reynolds, Vincent 0 4.16 Rickboll, R.-. 19.32 4.19 Robei-ts, Juil D 1.00 Rose, William T. Deck, 51 Beaver Street, New Reynolds, W 92 Ricketts, Robert D. 82 4.90 Roberts, Logan F. Jr. ........ 6.88 Rosenbaum, D. A York: C. R. Hunter, Pumpman; Reynolds, William E 44.70 Riddle, Charles Rosenberg, John 37.80 07 Roberts, Walter 1.98 Doyle Lacy, Oiler; John Lacy, "Reza, Robert V. 15.72 Riddle, Claude C. Rosenberg, M. 2.53 32.66 .Roberts, William G. 23.65 40.70 Oiler; Charles Savant, Electrir r I I I - - T I I Rldeout, James A. 8.21 Robertson, Albert M. 12.98 Rosenberg, Theodore Clifford O'Merry, 4.64 cian; and L? 4.95 Robertson, Arthur E.: 22^40 Rosenthal,. Maurice Wiper. 4.20 Ridgell, Edward 27.40 Robertson, Clifford P 3.47 Rosenthal, Tppime N 4. 4. S. •Rosenthaler, Milton 3.20 Ridout, William David .... 8.39 I Robertson, James D 8.49 ROBERT FERRYMAN Rosing, A: 39.98 Riebe, G. F. '2.34 Robertson, Lawrence 8.12: Roskie, Louis F 31.75 Your leather jacket is in thie 10.82 Robei-tson, Owen L BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Riebm,- George 27.75 William Rontz, Agent Calvert 4539 Rieder, Lothar F. 1.50 Philadelphia Hall. Get in touch Ross, C • 11.20 Robertson, Robert L 15.03 SaSTON 276 State St. Riedie, George, Jr. 7.50 with the Philadelphia Agent and Ross, E. T 4.05 liobert'son, Willie Jr 32.52 Walter Siekmanii, Agent Bowdoin 4455 George 46 tell him where to send it Ross, Rieger, Harry, B. GALVESTON 308ya—23rd St. r„: iRoi>ie, Edward A 26:36 Ross, John Valentine 8.46 5.60 j Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Riel, Raynold W 4. 4. 4. i Aobiliard,'Lowell K. ... 43.20 Ross, Jose 17.93 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence SL Rieva, Francisco 79 Geai for the following named 4.87 Ross, Cat Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 Rifkind, William H., Jr....: 26.13 I Robin, Henrie J. Jr. Thomas E., Jr. 41.74 crewmen of the Joseph N.- Teal, ! Robinette, Charles E,^ ... .14 Rosser, G. Mi ... NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres Sti Rigby, Walter 7,59 51.00 Waterman, is being held at the E, Sheppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 Robinette, Hershel K. ... 4.03 Rosser, William A. Rigby, Walter S. 6.07 10.31 4th floor - baggage room, NfeV NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Robins, Howard F. .89 Rossi, Louis J Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Riley, Darrell O. .69 York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, 5.151 Robinson,; Calvin 2.46 Rossiter, Robert Eihmitt;;.. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Riley, E. K. K, (Earl K.) 2.79 New York. R. Joplin, F. Peter 3.00 .'.Robinson, Charles B."'; ,9.03 .Rbterby, AlexBen Reea, Agent Phone 4-1083 j Riley, Francis R. .38 Riedel, Charles Nangle, Johfi 5.07 PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. 10 74 .^o'^i^son, David .O.' R«th, -Eugene J. ^ Riley, Gerald ..... 24.73 Riebel,-Mike Suurna, D. G. Johit' Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 8-1217 2'g, Robinson, Howard DV Roth, . John J,' 2.75 son and C. A.- Jackson. SAN FRANCISCO IDS Market SL Riley, James W. , •^..-Robinson, J. B : .46 Rotham, WillieSteve Cardullo, Agent. Douglas 2-5495 Riley, ..Juliah .12 4. J,- ^ •^g Rdbinson, Richard 6.93 Rothers, F. SAN JUAN, P.R.... .282 Ponce de Leoa Riley, Kenneth D. 1.27 , wm holder of permit P-3-633S" Sal Colls, Affcnt Ban' Juan 2-5996 24.09 Rothers, Freu A Rimberg, C. R. i2.03!R«hinson, Robert A. : 9.67 please report to the sixth floor S.\VANNAII 220 Eaat Bay SU 166.48 Rinaldo, Frank E. ^... 14 391 Robinson, Robert A. Rothman, Rudolph G 31.82 of the SIU Hall in New York as Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 '2^' Robinson, Robert J. 108.28 Rotterby, Alexander TAMPA ....1809-1811 N. Frknklin - SL Ringnalda, Marcellus 1.00 soon as possible. Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Rink, Carl C. 27 90' Robinson, William B. 9875. g'gg Robson, Robert A. ' ^.'41 Riopel, Louis A 21:25 Ripplinger, Donald H 7.23 Roche, John Rochell, William 13.S2 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St. Risey, Leonard 2.01 Phone 58777 24.81 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the SeaRishel, David R 3.73 Rodiomski, Stephen PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside SL Rodney, Kenneth ..^....1.. 14.58 iarers^ International Union is available to all members who wish Risher, William F. ...! 1.17 Beacon 4336 807 to have it sent, to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 3.09 Rodowsk'y, Joseph J. RICHMOND, Calif 2S7 6th St. Risk, James L., Jr. ., their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Rodriguez, Bartolo GTA-.I.. 32.66 Phone 2599 Risser, Phillip W 21.00 SAN FRANCISCO .....59 Clay St. Ritchey, Guy 10.74 Rodriguez, Celso .74 the LiOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Douglas 25475 Ritchie, Paul R. i.io, Rodriguez, Henry 3.59 SIU branch for this purpose. SEATTLE 56 Seneca St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 1.90 'Roderiguez, Joseph A 8.26 Main 0290 Ritrovateo, Nicholas hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Rittenhouse, Charles, Jr 2.06 Roeckle, Louis C 126.73 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 Rittenhouse, Edward ........ 5.15 Rod, Jens O. 75 which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LCXJ, 51 Ritter, John 9.47 Roen, Carl E. 39.99 BCiBver Street, New York 4, N.Y. j74 Roethemeyer, Raymond-W. 10.26 Rilterbusch, Robert PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 5.701 Rogan, Hugh ^ 1.87 BUFFALO ....10 Exchange St.; Rittner, Paul C. .. • -•".LT Clsveiand 7391 Rivera, Henry .01 Rogers, A. Mi ...................... 11.67 To the Editor: CHICAGO .24 W. Superior Avo. j Rivera, John ..... 2.6i .94 Rogers, Albert S. Superior 5175 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Rivera, Juan N. .... .69 38.0'23 Rogers, Bernard A. CLEVELAND 2602 CarroU St, 68.76-Rogers, Edward C. 1.98 address below: Main 0147 Rivera, Pablo DETROIT '....1038 Third St. Rivera, Victory P: 6.13 Rogers, John G 5.97 Cadillac 6857 Rivers, llavid P : 19.11 jjtogsrs, Justin B. .... . 4.01 Name DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Rivers, G. P. 1.32 Rogers, Noel D 24.73 Melrose 4110 29.33 Refers, Robert Fr 3.25 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Rivers, Harold Street Address Garfield 2112 Rivers, Ricliard 4.53 Rogers, 1.40 Riviere, Edward J. 3.04 Rogerson, James H. 12.07 State City Rizzuto, Jennie 1.32 | Robe, Walter J. 34.48 1440 Bleury St. Roach, Donald, L. 3.23 i Rohner, Jean^.' .79 MONTREAL .... Signed VICTORIA, B.C. ,.. .602 Boughton St. Roach, Henry C. .... 5.04 Rohner, John . 40.79 Empire 4531 Road, Albert 1.88 I Rokstad, John E. 123.75 VANCdtlVER . . . ,....665 Hamtlton-St. Book No. Roakie, L; F. ........ 3.73 j Roll, Nicholas 4.87 Pacific 7824 Roane, WiWUie H; , 2.65 ( Rollins ins, Carroll : 45.1^ Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BUDG^ N|W ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaim^ wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being psud by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to Decembear 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbusch and include full name^ Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. NOTICE! SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District ite SUP Notice To All SID Members Gt. Lakes District •;,p I" Canadian District �Pag« Sixteen [M ' ix THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Maxch 26, 1948 \. Boston Hall In The Camera's Eye U l: P, % !• •L'V., VxThe man longeit on the beach has first crack at< the' jobs. Dispatcher Johnnie Lane calls the berths, and the. men who have registered throw in lor the jobs. That's democratic Rotary Shipping, and Taft and Hartley won't get feir. in breaking that down. Above. Brother Dave Duckley registers with the Dispatcher, the first step in preparing to ship out. On the second deck of the Boston Hall are situated the offices of the Agent and the Patrolmen. It is also the site for the Baggage Room. Picture above shows Mail and Baggageman Mike Buckley on the job, while Seafarer Frank Demasi checks his gear. ar Brother Curtis Bobbins gets first hand information about the shipping situation in the port of Boston. This board is a feature in all SlU Halls, a^d' gives the locations of all ships in the harbor. Patrolman Jerry Lichtman posts the board. ? ' The recreation hall in the Boston SIU headquarters'*is the gathering spot for men waiting Jnr a ririp. Here they can relax over a copy of the LOG or other reading matter, or else while imf9irfb0JSmmwithca«d8,,ciu^k9t8,otbiUifads. t ^ J A couple of the hoys make use of the books and ;jnaga< zines available to the membership. Technical books can be obtirined^.from. the Dispffcher'i \ .'irs , X.. ' , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 26, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 13 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES FOURTH CITIES SERVICE APPEAL IS TURNES DOWN BY NAT'I LABOR BOARD MONTAUK MEN TO APPEAL SALVAGE PRIZE FACTS GIVE LIE TO MUTINY CHARGE SEAFARERS PETITIONS CUBA DISTILLING CO. FACTS OF CASE PROVE MUTINY CHARGES PHONY MONTAUK POINT CREW TO APPEAL SALVAGE AWRAD AS INADEQUATE SIU WINS INCREASES FOR NEW ORELEANS TUGBOATMEN PAINT DOES NOT MIX WITH COOKING, BAKING SKETCHES FROM A SOUTH AFRICAN RUN SHIPPING IN MOBILE HOLDS UP BUT BONEYARD PUTS MEN ON BEACH SHIP REARMING SEEN AS DISCIPLINING MOVE BALTIMORE BRANCH BURNS AT SHIP TRANSFERS BOOKMEN FIND NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING GOOD BOSTON MEMBERS SOLIDLY BEHIND A&G PROGRAMS PHILLY SHIPPING PRETTY FAIR; NEW HALL IS ALMOST COMPLETED SHIP REARMING SEEN AS DISCIPLINING PANAMA QUITS SHIPPING PARLEY NORFOLK SEAFARERS TELL THE BUREAUCRATS LAGUAIRA LAUNCH DOCK CALLED 'DEATH TRAP;' SEAFAREER KILLED IN FALL BOXER TURNED SEAFARER HAS NO REGRETS SHIPPING'SHOREGANG WORK,ORGANIZING KEEP GALVESTON BUSY WEATHER HELPS BEACHCOMBERS IN PUERTO RICO THINGS JUST FAIR IN SAVANNAH REFERENDUM VOTING GOES WELL IN FRISCO CITIES SERVICE IS TURNED DOWN BY LABOR BOARD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/26/1949 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2549f647318f508719b40e47161e0d0c.PDF 0c000d2989279e8a98094b6e0928c921 PDF Text Text -'•. •'- ' •.'" :'^• .- .".•Jfcrii.. !' • ytf,' •• "•'? -V i' - • •'-• »"•").• t• •- -t •• Official Organ, of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. MARCH 19. 1948 No. 12 Six More CompaniesSign New WageScales; Eastern Agrees To Passenger Ship Boosts ®;- fe-"" LEARNING THEIR Ps AND Qs—AND SI Us i ' NEW YORK—Six more freight companies this week joined the list of outfits which last week agreed to pay increases ranging from 6.3 percent to 14.2 percent. The new signers are Waterman Steamship Company, Robin Line, Mississipin Steamship Company, Inc., Seatrade Corporation^ Atwacoal Transportation Company, and Arnold IBL Bernstein Steamship Corporation. In addition^ Eastern Steamship Lines agreedt^— to pay boosts on its passenger ships, with the increases running from $10.52 to $34.48 per month. Overtime rates were also revised upward, in line with the agree­ ment reached last week with' A. H. Bull Steamship Company (Baltimore Insular Line), Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., Smith and Johnson Steamship Corpora­ tion, South Atlantic Steamship The Seafarers Intemationali Line, and Seatrains. Union informed a Congressional' .Committee last week that it i». Representing the Union in the vigorously opposed to any legiS'" negotiations was the regular SIU Negotiating Committee: Paul lation that would give the Coast. Hall, J. P. Shuler, Robert Matt­ Guard punitive powers over mer­ hews, Lindsey Williams, Ray chant seamen. White, and Joe Algina. In addi­ The SIU's position was heardtion, Earl Sheppard and Cal in Washington by members of at' Tanner handled negotiations with sub-committee of the House Mississippi and Waterman in the Judiciary Committee, during aa. Gulf area. open hearing on proposed legis* Following the approval of the lation that would empower the wage rises at last week's regu­ Coast Guard to appoint hearing lar meetings, the Negotiating officers and hold trials in mis­ Committee was instructed by the conduct cases. membership to bring the new ' As spokesman for the SIU, As­ scales to the attention of other sistant Secretary-Treasurer Jos­ eph 'Volpian declared that there (Continued on Page 5) is already adequate discqdinary machinery in existing law en­ forcement agencies to handle any and all cases that might arise. If the Coast Guard is granted the additional powers it is seek­ onto all and sundry, it being a ing in the bill now under con­ case of "come one, come all" as sideration by the House—and al­ long as you're not an American ready passed by the Senate— shipowner. merchant seamen will face the, However, the idea did not problem of double jeopardy, the originate with the State Depart­ SIU charged. SIU Testifies Against CG Hearing Units I *>'">' li !V •;*. I ^'V Permitmen attending educational classes on the fifth deck of the New York Hall listen attentively to the instructor's words. Classes, now being held daily, are for the purpose of ac­ quainting SIU newcomers with the savvy that made the Union a power on the American wa­ terfront. The men are being taught how to handle themselves aboard ship and. to appreciate the present SIU benefits, they are learning of the early struggles that brought about the present SIU. The structure of the Union, its constitution and contracts, too. will be covered. - At the completion of the course those permitmen who have shown proficiency will be eligible to become volunteer organisers and at such will carry the SIU tuessage into the un­ organized fleets. The Union expects these classes to produce its future leadership. At the com­ pletion of the classes they will know the SIU. its history, its program and its aims thoroughly. Bareamrats Still Up To Old Game In what is being described to transfer of these freighters will the public as an economy meas- effect the American merchant f- • ure, some government quarters marine after the Marshall Plan are still pushing hard for the period is through. >•-. transfer of several hundred AmIt is estimated that it will cost ij" erican ship to foreign flags under about $100,000 to ship an average r; -. . the Marshall Plan. cargo of relief supplies to Eu­ Amazingly, it look.s as though rope, the sum running less in these Washington Santa Clauses the case of coal because little ' might accomplish their purpose— longshoremen work is needed. For this reason, argue some .' unless all forces against this idea _ ' junites vociferously in opposing high government officials, the Marshall Plan itself would ben­ "tbti idea. efit if the receiving countries .i By giving Europe all these ves­ could save money on transporta­ sels from our laid-up fleet, it is tion and invest the "Savings in argued, they will be able to more Marshall Plan goods. transport Marshall Plan goods The total savings, these plan­ themselves, and save lots of ners estimate, would run around money. $145,000,000, ail of which the The government, of course, ad- Marshall Plan countries would TBiits that the MP recipients will use to buy niore food and re­ : be able to transport the stuff habilitation materials. much cheaper than if it was STATE DEPT. ifeEA carried in American bottoms, but their vision ends right there. . Like all federal figuring, this The don't even hazard a peek estimate of savings is probably over the horizon and^see how the far ahead of what would a'ctually be saved, for government statis­ ticians can juggle figures to suit the argument as well as anyone else. It is the State Department, pri­ marily, which has this "bee in its bonnet" of showering gifts of ment, but with the European na­ PROGRAM WELL-HANDLED war-built Am^i^.can freighters tions themselves through the In answer to the Coast Guard's Transport Committee, r ^ Maritime contention that the authority a body set up by the 16 Mar.shall sought was necessary for the Plan nations at their Paris con­ safety of the ineichant luai'ine. ference last year. the SIU carefully explain^ tc Acting on the suggestion of the the committee that the problen Without a "nay" vote the themselves, who is being handled successfully by Senate this week passed a Europeans would, naturally, like to see the the three groups having juri bill allowing the Government to arm merchant skips in United States give away all of diction over seamen. lime of national emergency. its ships if it felt so inclined, the These were listed as the ves­ The new measure reactivates State Department has recom­ sels' skippers, the Union trial mended to President Truman a wartime measure which ex­ committee machinery, and the that 200 ships be sold to the MP pired. regular law enforcement agencies recipients and that they be al­ The proposal gives the lowed to charter 300 more. of the nation. President the power to or­ The Coast Guard also con- : This proposal is made even der the arming of ships any tends that it should pass on the ' after more than 200 American time he thinks it advisable competency of seamen. The "tramp" ships, mostly Liberties, and he would not have to Union's position is that the U. S. have been turned back to the wait for Congress to act. (Continued on Page S) ^ (Continued on Page 14) Signs Of The Times �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Vubl'tshed Weekly by tlse SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District ' Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 # PAUL HALL ------ '.'ly Secrefary-Treasnrer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA '-.'Ml Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick. Editor 267 Its Up To You This week the Seafarers Negotiating Committee lined up seven more contracted companies which will pay the same record wage boosts which the Union won last week in negotiations with five other outfits. The results of the negotiations retain for the mem­ bership of the SIU the distinction of being the highest paid maritime workers in the world—a distinction Seafar­ ers are getting used to. Although the wage increases in themselves are an especially striking development, there is a factor of great importance that is, perhaps, obscured by the good news! That factor is the strength of the Seafarers as a trade union capable of securing for its membership the best obtainable working conditions and wages ih; the in­ dustry. It is the background against which any evaluation of the Union's progress must be measured. This strength is the natural result of a well-knit or­ ganization of working seamen, who are fully aware of the Union's role in their welfare an,d who are, therefore, > constantly striving to build a bigger and better SIU. Hoe^tal PaUentg Wfae^ entering the hospital ii«4ify the delegates by posieard, giving your name and the number of your ward. At this moment the membership holds in its hands a decision which will vitally influence the Union's future. ; It is voting, until April 10, on four propositions in a ! referendum ballot. Resolution Number One calls for a $10.00 strike assessment for 1948, which will enable the Union to T)olster its defenses and to be fully prepared for any attack that may be forthcoming on the expiration of I" our present contracts, as a result of the Taft-Hartley law. Staten Island Hospital Mea How h The Mwhie Hospitak You can contact your Hos« pital delegate at the Statea Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.xn. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Bro£bers find time hanging A "Yes" vote on this resolution is a vote for your heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by own. personal job security, and the retention of your writing to them. wages and working conditions. NORFOLK MARINE HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL G. FRESHWATER Resolution Number Two proposes a similar assess- FRANCIS BRENNAN R. J. STROM RALPH FREY meht to maintain the SIU Building Program by the purC. H. GREEN HUSSEIN AHMED I chase of our own Union halls in ports where needed. C. GALLANT L. ANDERSON C. KROWKOWSKI P. FRANKMANIS W. FEENEY A "Yes" vote on this resolution means more personal JOE LEWALLEN J. MCDONOUGH A. PLAZA j comfort and more recreational facilities for you when CARL ROBERTS H. FAZAKERLEY J. McNEELY L you're on the beach. This will make possible adequate S. F. KOENIG P. CASALINOUVO A. JENSBY I meeting rooms in our own buildings along with all the FRITZ KRUAL T. BOGUS F. J. SCHUTZ J. W. TAYLOR |; other advantages of enlarged quarters. J. KLENOWICZ M. ROSENBERG JESS ETHERIDGE T. RITSON P. TAURAZI Resolution Number Three offers an opportunity to R. OLSEN J. McWHINNIE ' M. CASTRO halt shipboard promotions, except in cases of extreme BRUCE KNIGHT F. FERNANDES ' G. BISCHOFF 4. emergency. H. ALLEN GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. J. SHEMET H. MCDONALD J F. NERING A "Yes" vote .on Resolution Number Three will C. W. FARRELL R. KING T. McNICHOLAS [ipiean less time on the beach, since all jobs will come off CANAVAN—SUP C. DeSOUSA 1 4. 4. M. H. ROBB |he board. 4. S. 5. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL E. B. McCOLLUM SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. A. DURBANCA • IP Resolution Number Four likewise proposes a change GENE BRAZZILL J. ARCHIS J. T. MOORE Jiii BRUMLEY the Shipping Rules which would penalize those men J. A. CARROLL ^' L. A. DEWITT C. R. HANSON ||who fail to maintain the high standards of cleanliness E. FRENSTAD E. A. BENSON J. F. MARTINS |aboard SIU ships. B. L. McNEIL P. D. CURTIS - ^ ' O. M. STIREWALT J. SWINDLE L. J. SWAN A "Yes" vote on Resolutions Number Four means F. KOPF J. L. WATERS C. KING |grpter protection of the conditions which the member­ R. N. FILLOON W. M. STANLEY 4 4 4. i S. i. ship has fought so hard to obtain. FT. STANTON MARINE HOSP. • 'M 4. 4- 4SAN FRANCISCO MARINE BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. HOSPITAL R. B, WRIGHT A vote in the affirmative on all four resolutions will W. CAREY ARCH McGUIGAN take all Seafarers a step forward. The point to bear in E. MELLE J. LEE R. S. LUFLIN , HODO mind is that all the Union accomplishments must be J. E. DELLAMANO JULIUS SUPINSKY W. WATSON • I solidified and that every possible preparation must be P. P. PODOLSKY E.HARRISON -B. FRANK CHAMBERLAYNE made to enable us to keep "steady aheadX' J. KORRIS ' .. J. LIGHTFOOT E. HALLMAN , �T BE SE AE A RE R S L O G Friday, March 19, t9ia Pag« Tim* — WATVHING THt! iSlKUlt: • Vets Of Wars To End Ware Can Reinstate 61 Insurance m :/A 4 . One night in ancient times, three horsemen were riding across a desert. As they crossed the dry bed of a river, out of the darkness a voice called, "Halt!" They obeyed. The voice then told them to dismount, pick up a handful of pebbles, put the pebbles in their pockets and re­ mount. The voice then said, "You have done as I commanded. Tomor­ row at sun-up you will be both glad and sorry." Mystified, the horsemen rode on. When the sun rose, they reached into their pockets and found that a miracle had hap­ pened. The pebbles had been transformed into diamonds, ru­ bies, and other precious stones. They remembered the warning. They were both glad and sori-y— glad they had taken some, and sorry they had not taken more. That, according to a pamphlet put out by the Veterans Admin­ istration, is the story of life in­ surance. Crewmembers of the J. R. Guylon, Galveston and Houston Towing Company, assemble on Deck to face the photographer's camera. Left to right, they are Harry Coker. Deck Hand; Ray Antles. Deck Hand; Captain Gray; Clyde Tanner. Cook; Alvin McDonald. Chief Engineer; H. Hud­ son. Shoreside Maintenance; and E. Holmes. Oiler. All carry books in the Marin# Allied Work­ ers. a division of the SIU. Organization of tugboats in and around Galveston, and in the entire Gulf area, has been coming along very nicely, with new companies being added constantly. Final Dispatch SIU charter member William R. (Red) Walsh survived three torpedoings and an air attack of 32 days during the war while sailing SIU ships, but the nerve shattering experiences left their marks. Recently he committed sui­ cide after he had been found hiding in a wooded area near Atlanta. His sister reported that he had become very jittery of late and was upset whenever a plane passed overhead. When found, the local police took him into protective custody. Later his body was found hang­ ing in his cell. Brother Walsh, 31, had been well known to Charleston, S.C., boxing' fans until 1937 when he quit the ring for the sea. He then joined the SIU. He suffered the 32 day bom­ bardment in Rangoon during the early days of the war. The tor­ pedoings - occurred during runs to various European ports. An engine department man, he was once woimded. Burial took place in his home town of Charleston. In good standing at the time of his death, burial benefits will be paid by the Union. J. t J. Funeral services were held in Havana recently for SIU mem* her James Stevens, 32, who passed away aboard the Mirabeau B. Lamar while enroute to Cuba. The entire crew was present at his funeral and decorated the grave with flowers. A member of the SIU since 1938, Brother SteSiens sailed in the Deck Department. He first joined the Union in Baltimore and made his home in New York City. A participant in all strikes and beefs, he was in good stand­ ing. Death -benefits will be paid. Charges: The first thing to do when a man has com­ mitted an act that warrants his being brought up on charges is to call a department meeting or a ship's meeting. At this meeting both sides of the story should be heard fairly—and personal feelings should not be permitted to enter into or alter your decision. If it is decided that this man was wrong and should be brought up on charges, then only Bookmen in good standing—not permits or any­ one else, should sign the charges and give their book number. The signature of one Bookman in good stand­ ing is enough to prefer charges. A Permitman who wants to bring charges against a shipmate must get a Bookman in good standing to sign the charges for him. The man who signs the charges does not have to be a member of the same department. If no one who is qualified aboard, wants to sign these charges a permitman can turn them over to a boarding patrolman for further action when he reaches port. It is well to know that men from any of our affiliates, SUP, Great Lakes, etc., who sail on our contracted ships may be brought up on charges, and may in turn bring charges against A & G members. The results of these trial committtee hearings regarding these men are referreiLto their own Headquarters Committee for further action. When the ship reaches port all charges should be turned over to the boarding patrolman—^who in turn will bring them to the Hall where they will be turned over to a trial committee of impartial rank and file members elected from the floor. After hearing both sides of the story they may decide to: Abandon the charges for insufficient evi­ dence, or, because the man was within his rights, or— Fine the man. Suspend the man. Put him on probation. Expel him from the Union. And/or any combination of the above. It is important to know that all members who bring charges against a Brother and fail to appear —S,., • ;),y] seen the entrance of many vet­ erans into the ranks of the SIU. Too, many of the men who manned the ships during the war are veterans of the first World War. Men of both groups who 1i - , dropped their GI insurance now, through changes in the govern­ ment insurance set-up, are eligible for both reinstatement : I i and additional benefits. i ''i' A new deadline, July 31, 1948, has been set for reinstating GI insurance. Until this date, vet­ .-1 erans of both wars can pick up their old insurance by paying rl premiums for only two months. In other words for about $12.50 a World War II veteran can pick up $10,000 worth of insurance without a medical examination. Men of the first World War must take a physical, but the VA will handle it fi-ee of charge at any of its offices. Another new offer allows vet­ erans of both wars, who had no insurance at all during their period of service, to take out insurance up to $10,000. No back payments of any sort must MANY VETS IN be made, they merely begin pay­ In spite of the fact that the ing installments set for their merchant marine was a service present age. in itself during the war, and many of its members did not Of special interest to seamen enter the armed forces, the year» is the provisions which makes no since the send of the war have additional charge for hazardous occupation. Some insurance com­ panies might require a higher rate for seamen. WHAT THEY COHSTITUTE AHD HOW TO HAHOLE THEM The right to bring charges against Brother Seafarers has been used and abused by many at one time or another because of insufficient know­ ledge as to what constitutes legitimate charges. It is a serious issue. A man's livelihood is frequently at stake. We are all human and the tendency has often been to turn a pereonal beef into a Union beef. There have been occasions, too, where someone hated someone else's guts and went to a hell of a lot of trouble to "get something" on him— even going to the extreme of framing him or "cliquing up" on him with phony charges. Charges should be made against a ^nion Brother only if he commits an act—^physical or oral—that is detrimental and harmful to the welfare and structure of the Union or to its membership as a whole. In other words, if a man accepts a job for less than Union wages' (except in the case of Volun­ teer Organizers who are on assignment from the Union) or if he accepts time off for work that calls for overtime—or if he plots against the welfare of the Union or attempts to undermine its relations with other trade unions or if a man is a habitual performer or gas-hound—^he should be brought up on charges! However, if you don't like the way a Brother parts his hair—or if he borrows money from you and takes a powder at payoff time—or if you get into a brawl with him ashore or if you don't like his brand of liquor, women or jokes—those are not grounds for charges. ^ In many cases where bonafido charges were brought against a man he beat them because they were improperly set up or because the members who brought the charges failed to appear at the hearing before the trial committee. The proper form for writing charges against a shipmate must include all the following infor­ mation: Date Ship—Company Seaman's Name Book or Permit Nvunber Z Number Rating ' • • Charges: What . , ; r . '•Where,' ' • • When WiiBiesses and makers of the charges-'^*^" t (Contmtied on Page 4) IMPORTANT CHANGES Most of the detailed informa­ tion concerning reinstatement can be gotten at any Veterans Administration field office, but note can be made here of s(Hne of the important changes in the insurance offered. Since the war the restriction on the beneficiary has been lifted. Now a veteran may name anyone he chooses as "his beneficiary. Another is Iximp sum payment. Before there was no provision for this. Now a veteran can elect that his beneficiary collect his insurance in a lump sum. Seven plans are now offered for conversion from term insur­ ance, and information on these will be given at any VA firid office—there's probably one in every port. Most important of all, if Sea­ farer-veterans are interested in picking up their insurance or in taking out a new policy, get in touch with the Veterans Admin­ istration before July 31, 1948. Just in case you're wondering what happened to all the money you paid on your insurance while in the Armed Forces, the VA is readying a dividend on the bil­ lions of dollars not paid out dur­ ing the war. All veterans, lapsed policies or not, will be in on this when it comes and once this terrific backlog has been cleaned up, the VA expects to declare annual dividends. AHENTION! The slop chest is your cor­ ner store while you are at sea. You can't take your trade someplace else if the slop chest doesn't have what you need. �rirfi St AF AttEhS LOG I*OU« Fxfiii#, Ilal^"i4 mi ' WHAT ttmnK.,. .•< •"^•^^' " 'I QUESTION: What is your reaction to the latest wage increase won by the Union? RICHARD SOLTES. OS: Thai raise Ihe Union got for us is a great thing. I'm an OS. I've just been sailing a few months, and I sure can put that extra $10.52 a month to good use. the way prices are. The new overtime rate is going to make things better, too. However, the money anybody gets doesn't mean too much nowadays be­ cause of those high prices. Some­ body ought to do something about the prices we have to pay for things. I don't know where they're going. When they come down a bit the raise will mean that much more to all of us. iI '"'lis JAMES GRANT. OS; The new wage boost suits me fine. I think we all owe the negotiating Committee a vote of -IhUnks for ihe fine job done. Not only thanks for getting us more mOney. but also for boosting the AR and Bosun up a peg or two. The dough secured for us is a good bit for the present, and there is always the promise of more where that came from. While it is still a long way from equalizing the boost in prices of Ihe past months, it is a step in the right direction. If we keep at it there is a chance we'll be able to balance the two. one of Ihese days. if Stijl Another Group ^11 Study Problems Of Merchant Marine Charges: , ' ':' • w^tfi I®" ±i CHAS. A. FLETCHER. Steward: The wage increase was more than satisfactory, and combined with our sup'erior Working conditions; makes us even more t]|ie leaders of the niaritime industily: In the ten years of thie Unioii's exislence. our wages haVe steadily increased and. as a re­ sult, the wages of other Ameri­ can seamen have alto gone up; In the next negotiations, how­ ever. I think that MessmOn should get a pay Boost becauie they do a lot of dirty work and have to take a lot of guff. They should be compensated for this. and~ a raise to Wiper's pay would make the MeSsmen very happy. LEROY WILLIAMS. Steward: WHAT THEY COHSTITUTE AHD HOW TO HAHDLE THEM {Couthmcd from Page 3) to substantiate these charges are subject to s^ere diciplinary action and a fine. Further, if it is proven that the charges were trumped up and there was no basis for them, the Brothers who made them are also liable to be% brought up on charges. Make three copies of the "Charges". Give one to the accused Brother and turn the other two over to the boarding Patrolman. Charges should not be the "private" property of a selected few. All hands in the department involved or all hands aboard ship, as the case may be—should be notified and should be present when the man's case is heard aboard ship or in the shoreside meeting, if at all possible. The department delegate and/or the ship's delegate should be present depending on the nature of the charges. If the man brought up on charges feels that he was wrongly tried and convicted he may appeal to Headquarters who in turn will hand the matter over to a Headquaiter's Committee—also elected from the floor, composed of rank and fliers. We advise you to keep a shax-p lookout for anyone who consistantly and deliberately makes unfounded statements and disparaging remarks about our Union, its elected officials or the membei'ship in an attempt to disrupt and agitate the membership. When you come into contact with a man like this bring him up on chai-ges and make him prove his statements. Bringing charges against your Brothei's is a sex'ious situation. We cannot waxm you too strenuously not to turn personal beefs into Un­ ion beefs. However, if a man fouls up and deserves to be brought up on charges don't hesitate to be the one to lead the way—but do it the right way! The respoixsibility rests upon your shoulders. It's up to you to see that habitual performers and gas-hounds do not endanger our Union or our contracts! It is also up to you to see that charges are not brought against a Brother unless he justifies them—by his actions. Take it on the slow bell and keep a level head! i WASHINGTON — As usual, ; the administration and the en; tire government here are fouling the lines when they consider the long-range future of the U. S. i merchant marine. As a result nobody knows quite what is goKeep These Points In Mind ing 'on. Last year, a special advisory 1. Don't turn personal beefs into Union beefs. ; . commission to the President re- 2. Bring charges against habitual gas-hounds - commended a large and carefully and performers. planned shipbuilding program 3. Bring charges against anyone committing an designed to keep the U. S. meract-^physical or pral-^that is harmful or det­ rimental to the Union or to tiie membership • chant marine in the forefront of ; the world's fleets. as a whole. The President never has acted 4. Bring charges against anyone attempting to undermine our working condition by destroy­ on this group's detailed report, ^,and it now is rumored that he ing ship's gear, etc. will appoint a new commission; 5. Don't- bring •; charges against anyone if you don't like the. way he parts his hair, his It is also rumored that the brand'bfj^liqi^^ his Women or his jok^ • President may request a special the 'trial ' corhimtt^;. shipbuilding appropriation, but 6,. '.MWayl <a^ When - you 'sign against a Brother, this is almost pure speculation. othex-wise you will be subject to a fine and diciplinary action, yourself. SIU Constitution And By-Laws I've been in the Union sinco 1938 and I can truthfully saythat not a year has gone by that we didn't get a decent pay in­ crease. This last boost is very welcome because prices have gone up and a dollar isn't, worth much anymore. To meet the ris­ ing prices we needed a wage in­ crease and the Union's Negotiat­ ing Committee went out and got it for us> Our conditions have always led the industry and everybody knows that our ships are the cleanest in the entire American merchant marine. We say that "An SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship." and we keep them' that way by every man doing his job. ARTICLE XX. Offenses and Punishment Section 1. Any officex- or member found guilty of fraudulently obtaining or illegally using or detaining any px-operty of the Union, shall be dealt with according to the laWs of the State and shall be subject to expulsion to be deter­ mined by the Union. Section 2. Any member found guilty of ob­ taining benefits from this Union uhder false representation shall be punished as in Section 1 of this Article. Section 3. Any member found guilty of mis­ representing the returns of any election; alter­ ing, mutilating, substituting or unlawfully de­ stroying ballots legally deposited, shall be pun­ ished as in Section 1 of this Article. Section 4. Any nxember found gudty of pay­ ing for employment or receiving money for giv­ ing employment aboard a vessel shall stand au­ tomatically suspended and shall be denied fur­ ther membership in the Union. Section 5. Any member who, through drunk­ enness or bad conduct oxi board ship, brings the The Coast Guard has ordered Union into ill repute or causes the delay of a the companies which purchased Vessel, shall be fined not less than Five ($5.00) 47 Liberty-type tankers last De­ Dollars for the first offffehse, and for any sub­ cember to bring those ships up sequent offense shall be purtislxed as may be to the fix-eproof standards of other tankers, or forego their determined by the Trial Committee. Section 6. Any member denying his member­ cexlificates of operation after ship for the purpose of eVading payment of March 31. arrears, shall automatically stand suspended and Alterations ordered include in­ be denied fmther membership iix the Union. stallation of special sparkproof Section. 7. Any membel; found guilty of vio^ el^eSctrical fixtux-es to reduce the lating the worldng rules- shall forfeit his job; explosion hazard,, and replace­ Any member found guilty of - violating the shipr ment of plywood sheathing and pihg nxles shall forfeit his. shipping : card' and wood joiner work in crew quarshall not have another issued pirior to the ex­ ter-s with noxi-combustible ma- ' tefials. piration of thirty (30) days. Section 8. Any member prefex-ring a charge Since the Maritime Commis­ against any other member and failing to appear sion sold these vessels on an "as before the Trial Committee to sustain the charge is" basis, the new owners must shall pay a fine of not less than Thirty ($36.00) bear the cost of fireproofing Dollars. them, which is expected to run Section 9. Any member charged with an fx-oxxi $30,000 to $75,000 a ship. offense against the laws and rules of the Unioii or against the good and welfare of the Union, These 47 ships were originally ' not covered by any penalties herein described built as dry cargo carriers, but shall upon proper trial, be subject to such penalty were converted into tankers as the Trial Committee shall recommend and the when a war-time tanker short­ age developed. They •-were hot Union determine. . completely ^ fireproofed at thdt Section 10. Any probationary member having time due to a shortage of neces­ been, found wanting, in his fuli duties as a Union sary materials. -man, shall be barred from membership upon Crews will necessarily, recommendation of a Trial Committee. Section 11. , No ; dimnlcenness,i. intoxicating, liq­ any: the safer on April 1.; BQW-*. ;, uors or gambling of any kind shall be permitted eVferi The ApriL Fool .in;>the Uhibh'" HMlsV'^ A^ydhe vViblatii^ rule any; owner has to show is : n; ® shall bd fineid not -less: than J Tep' ($10:60) '001101-8 cbhtraqt•• fb hayerthfe- fireprobfiri^ y and not more than TwentyrFive ($25.00) T Dolku-s. done bbforh September. : ..; Fireproofing Is Ordered For Liberty Tankers •^1 •^1 �•rfiT.T^-3gnT^|r^i,v.-v,.• JPxidar. Maxcfa 16/ lim THE SHAf-A^&E^HS Page Fiy* hunkses Won (h Eastern Passe/^r Shbs Amount of Old Scale Increase ©ECJC DEPARTMENT STEWARDS DEPARTMENT (Cont.) $34.48 $284.89 Night Bellman 166.95 10.52 Bosun $250.41 14.37 242.54 Bellman 166.95 10.52 Bosun's Mate 228.17 15.80 266.21 Head Cafe Man 203.12 12.80 Carpenter 250.41 18.02 210.01 Service Bar Man 191.99 12.10 Watchman 191.99 18.02 210.01 Cafe Waiters 166.95 10.52 A.B. Quartermaster 191.99 18.02 210.01 Chief Cook 289.38 18.23 A.B : 191.99 10.52 177.47 Second Cook 244.86 15.43 O.S 166.95 13.15 221.84 Third Cook : 217.04 13.67 A.B. Maintenance 208.69 Fourth Cook ; 200.34 12.62 ENGINE DEPARTMENT eooR.; Assistant Cooks 194.78 12.27 Electrician $327.78 ^nln Chief Butcher 247.93 15.61 Plumber Machinist 263.78 laJv Second Butcher 211.47 13.32 Utility 228.17 124? 2inm 278.25 17.53 Watertender 197.56 194? 9inm Second Baker 235.13 14.80 Oiler 197.56 11 7? 7ofli« Cook 228.17 14.37 Fireman 186.43 1997 9070? CJalley Utility 166.95 10.52 Wiper 194.78 M.essman 166.95 10.52 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Pantryman 217.04 13.67 Chief Steward $361.73 $22.79 $384.52 Second Pantryman 200.34 12.62 Ass't Chief Steward 250.43 34.46 284.89 Third Pantryman 189.21 11.92 Second Steward 244.86 36.13 280.99 Pantry Utilities 166.95 10.52 Third Steward 205.91 12.97 218.88 Head Waiter 228.17 14.37 Storekeeper 217.04 13.67 230.71 Captains Waiter 166.95 10.52 Deck Steward 172.51 10.88 183.39 Dining Room Waiters 166.95 10.52 Ass't Deck Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Bedroom Stewards 166.95 10.52 Bathroom Steward 166.95 .10.52 177.47 Deck Pantryman 189.21 11.92 Stewardess 194.78 12.27 207.05 Night Pantryman 183.65 11.57 Ass't Stewardess 166.95 10.52 177.47 Dining Room Utilities 166.95 10.52 Gloryhole Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Cafe Utilities , 166.95 10.52 Officers B.R. Steward 166.95 10.52 177.47 Stewards Utilities 166.95 10.52 Porter 169.73 10.69 180.42 Cashier 194.78 12.27 Linenkeeper 183.65 11.57 195.22 Checker 189.21 11.92 Telephone Operator 166.95 10.52 177.47 Waiter B.R. Steward 166.95 10.52 The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel receiving less lhan $223.23 per month shall be $1,125 per hour. All ratings receiving $223.23 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.41 per hour. , Old Scale Apiount of Increase New Scale Seafarers Opposes CG Units Before House Committee (Continued from Page 1) Public Health Service, which de­ termines the physical and mental competency of men to sail, is the only agency qualified for this job and that the Coast Guard is merely seeking to usurp the functions of the health service. Thus every phase of the prob­ lem presented by the Coast Guard is now being met, and ex­ tension of that agency's powers would bring nothing more than confusion into the picture. HAPPY SEAFARERS (Continued from Page 1) operators so that the basic wages could be standardized. As a result of the pay hikes, wages in. the SIU fleets of the above companies top the entire New Scale industry in the x'atings of Bos­ uns, Stewards, and ABs. Also, 177.47 some of the long-standing inequi­ 177.47 ties which existed in the key 215.92 ratings of Bosun and Steward 204.09 have been eliminated, > 177.47 Effective date for all increases 307.61 except Waterman, Mississippi, 260.29 and Eastern is March .10. Raise 230.71 for Robin and Mississippi is ef­ 212.96 fective from March 12, and for 207.05 Eastern from March 18. 263.54 Other companies remain to he 224.79 negotiate^ with, and the Nego­ 295.78 tiating Committee is certain that 249.93 all will come through within 242.54 the coming week. In addition to negotiating w^age 177.47 177.47 boosts, the Committee has been 230.71 meeting with Calmar Steamship 212.96 Company and Ore Steamship 201.13 Company on a full contract, 177.47 There are only a few points left 242.54 to be clarified on these agree177.47 merits, and it is expected that 177.47 the new pacts will be signed in 177.47 the near future. The committee pointed out 201.13 195.22 that these negotiations with Cal­ 177.47 mar and Ore would have been 177.47 finished earlier had not the com­ 177.47 mittee opened the wage ques­ 207.05 tion with other SIU contracted 201.13 companies. Although freight wage scales 177.47 have been upped with Mississip­ pi and Alcoa, passenger pay rates still are to be negotiated, and the cornmittee has already initiated meetings. Also, bargain­ ing sessions are scheduled with the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company. Mo6ile Shipping Under such conditions some men will, when the ship hits port, have one drink too many and may return to the vessel in­ toxicated. If so, the skipper is best able to handle the situation and not Coast Guard officers whose judgment is calloused, the SIU spokesman explained. Only Fair, But Pick-up Is Seen By GAL TANNER STACKED RECORDS At the hearing the Coast Guard claimed that its records showed 30,000 cases of miscon­ duct involving seamen. It did admit, however, that only 700 This happy group of-Eeafarers was snapped aboard the SS of these could be considered at In the Union's view, there is Yugoslavia Vlciory. Isthmian Blaamsiiip Company. They have ia great danger in broadening the all serious in nature. plenty to be happy about now, with a good contract and a powers of the military over what The SIU attacked this claim as new pay increase that puts their wages at the peak of the always has been essentially a not being a'true picture. It was industry. Picture was taken by Brother Robert Longshore pointed out that these figures civiliation occupation. represented a seven-year period NO COMPARISON and that they were the Coast Moreover, the Union questions Guard's figures only. Moreover, the ability of Coast Guard offi­ some 29,000 cases were trivial, and cers in understanding the prob­ the Union emphasized, charges never should have been lems of merchant seamen. The National Farm Labor quarters, Hank Hasiwar, execu­ instituted in the first place. Committee members appeared Union has begun a nationwide tive board member of the farm­ In most of these cases, the men deeply interested in this par­ drive to secure support from ers' union, said representatives had already been penalized, the ticular point, and paid close at­ other American Federation of would appear before AFL Cen­ representative stated, tention as the SIU representative Union Labor unions in its fight against tral Labor Councils in key cities explained that no comparison since the Coast Guard took the the notoriously anti-union Di on the eastern seaboard. exists between life aboard a cases from the log books of the Giorgio Corporation, operators of "We feel that it is vital to the Coast Guard vessel, where vessels involved. one of the largest farms in winning of the strike," Hasiwar .quarters are maintained at top explained, "that the economic co­ The SIU's stand on the Coast Southern California. standards and where there is a Now in its sixth month, the operation of other AFL unions Guard is well known on the . great sufficiency of personnel, strike against the yast Di Giorgio be enlisted. Otherwise the strike and the shipboard conditions in waterfront. Besides the fact that interests is being waged to win could continue indefinitely." there is no need for the Coast union recognition and security the merchant marine. One phase of the present plans Guard in so far as discipline of for the 1,100 workers employed of the farm union, whose na­ The Congressional group was told of the conditions accom- seamen is concerned, the Union in the San Joaquin valley farm. tional headquarters are in Mem­ fcPanying the hauling of cargoes has stressed that setting up the A picketline extending over a 20- phis, Tenn., calls for a publicity ..fiuch as bauxite, fertilizer, hides, intricate and far-flung hearing mile area has been encircling the campaign to familiarize organ­ farm on a 24-hour basis. ised labor with the brand names ..^d the like, with the foul odors, unit system the Coast Guard is In a letter to the Seafarers of the Di Giorgio products which - filth and vermin that plague fhe -jCrews, especially on • tropical requesting would be a huge International Union from the are on the "Do Not Patronize waste of the taxpayers'" money. Bakersfield, Calif., strike head­ I4st." runs. Farm Labor Union Intensifies Its Strike Against DiGiergie MOBILE — For the last w^eeic or so shipping has been on the slow bell down here and we have not had any trouble in filling the jobs that were called in. But there's a silver lining, an,d our prospects for the future are brighter. The Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pen­ nant, and Charles Warfieid, all Alcoa ships, and the City of Alma, Waterman, paid off here recently, and all beefs were settled to the satisfaction of the crews involved. On the City of Alma we had to take a little action at the point of production by holding up the payoffs for a short time, but everything was straightened out in good shape. There's not much else of in­ terest to report since operations in thi.s port are going along smoothlj''. A great deal of interest was aroused by the reports from the : Agents Conference. The men down here are very much in : favor of the four propositions, and the voting on the Referen­ dum has been pretty heavy. Next topic in importance is the: , latest wage victory, and let me say right here and now that the boys down Mobile way really feel good about the increase. They sure needed more money,^! and now they're going to get it.' �P*s« Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 19. 1949 flew Orleans Branch Will Have The Finest Union Hall In South By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS — That old the crew who told him what wanderer, Frenchy Michelet, is happened at shipboard meetings. down here giving us a hand in The informant has not been shaping up our new Hall. The found out yet and, for his own renovation of the second and sake, he'd better not be. He held threat of firing over third decks is coming along nicely, and there is a chance we a man's head, and would write will move in around the end of down in his little black book in port, and that's always a' We don't want the CG brand By JOE ALGINA March or the beginning of April. any violation, no matter how good sign. [of shipboard discipline; we can This building is partially slight, and then bring it up at NEW YORK — The old New equipped with galley facilities, some later date. On board the ships hitting handle that ourselves. An exam­ York Hail ain't what she used ple is tlie motion passed at a These, and numerous other ir­ to be. If you've been out on a' and in the event of a strike we port during the week, the ritations over a period of four meeting to could feed one thousand men trip for the past couple of I Patrolmen found things pretty| practice of men jumpwith a minimum of cost to the trips, kept the crew in constant months you'll notice that a lot'much to their liking. They play- ^"'"'^ off ships just before they de- of things have changed around ed host to several new ships Union. Nearly that many men turmoil. The crew finally sail. could be housed on the second this busy hive. and third floors r^ince there is , The motion passed calls for After remodeling the recreation an automatic fine of $50 for adequate space for cots. deck, the boys with the paint every ship jumping. This " may Once this building is squared brushes and hammers just seem a little tough on the purse away SIU style, all Seafarers couldn't be stopped. The walls but it's nothing compared to the will have a building to be proud of the remaining floors were damage done to the crew that of. It should be the finest union given a coat of the shiny stuff has to sail shorthanded. TQO, it Hall of any organization in the and the business set-up switched means one less job filled from South. around a bit. the Hall. Shipping has been pretty good So that you won't lose your the past weeks, and it should SUPPORT NEEDED way, this is the new line up: continue that way, or even pick up. Some twenty ships are due The wage increase we won On the fifth deck, the Organi­ to payoff here within the next last week keeps us at the top in zers are operating where the two weeks, and practically all cided that next voyage there Patrolmen once hung their hats. and all of them came in and maritime pay. We won it the would be either a new Chief will take on new crews. hard way and 11le only way we paid off clean. The Secretary-Treasurer occu­ Mate, or a new deck crew. can stay at the top is by the ONE EXCEPTION The Robin Kirk, new Robin pies the Organizers' old office, complete cooperation of all Sea­ BIG SHOTS SIT IN The signing-on and paying off and his former office is being Line ship, paid off in good style. farers. Jumping ship is not help­ looker. Another, of ships has been going along The Delegates, Patrolman Buck used by the administrative staff. She is a fine ing matters in the least. smoothly in most cases, but Stephens, and I had a meeting The change around has made the Suzanne, Bull Line, fresh Before closing the book for every so often we come up Captain Davis, Alcoa Port Cap­ room for a classroom for the ed­ from the shipyards only a trip another week, here's a reminder or two ago, still looks as good against chiseling Mates, Engi­ tain, and, as luck would have it, ucation of new permitmen. those members who haven't as new. She was as clean to neers and/or Pursers. All beefs the President and Vice-President The office of the SEAFARERS as she was free of cast their ballots in the refer­ throughout are squared away at the pay­ of Alcoa were also in the neigh­ LOG remains where it was—on endum being held up and down beefs. offs or sign-ons, with of course, borhood so they sat in. the fifth deck. the coast. Everyone is familiar the inevitable exception. We presented the crew's side Maj'be the spring weather has with the propositions so it isn't - That exception was the Chief of the beef to these big-wigs, and WORK CENTRALIZED something to do with it, as even necessaiy to go into them here. Mate of the Alcoa Clipper. He then the Mate was called in to Up on six you'll find the Pa­ the Alcoa Cavalier, our bugaboo, was a fellow who thought of give his side of the story. /\.fter The important thing is that came in and paid off clean. himself as real cute, and he arguing pro-and-con for three trolmen ready to listen to your every member votes. Men on story. At the same counter dues COAST GUARD STIRS spent quite a lot of his time spy­ hours, we finally coastwise ships hit a SIU hall broke it up ing on the crew from secret hid­ and gave the company one hour can be paid and all records are!i The once thought lifeless form sometime during their trip and available to be checked. ing places. to come to a decision . 'of the Coast Guard is stirringi only takes a minute to do the He also had an informant in The switch-around was made." —J Zdmirals Without ^et there be no bitter tears After one hour, Captain Davis aamirais witnput moans later- there is still called ^p and said the Mate was for greater efficiency in handhng j no more, and then the crew ofte Sm S%u hat wSngtn tv.' TLyt btn Pl-ty of time. Voting continues signed on. All the other beefs working day and night trying to until April 10th. had been settled previously, and any difficulties, all records are get their hearing units back and, on hand for an immediate peek. there was no more trouble. while they haven't been too sueIf I haven't made myself clear, , , , , , The men down here are taking y^^, they're by no means the referendum ballot very seri­ signs wUl be posted to direct giving up. ously, and the overwhelming Seafarers around the Hall. sentiment i§-fo vote "YES" on all A look at the old shipping We're waiting for them, and folu* proposals. The men say board tells the story of New every time they appear before By BLACKIE GARDNER that they are casting their votes York's activity during the past a congressional committee we PHILADELPHIA — The fact for a bigger and stronger Sea­ week. Shipping has gone along that I am writing this from our farers International Union, and pretty good, but business has make sure someone is there from new quarters here will, I hope, By CHARLES STARLING I agree with them right down slipped a bit. We are maintain- the Union to shoot holes through explain the brevity of this re­ ing the usual forty or fifty ships their arguments. the line. SAVANNAH — Shipping con­ port. tinues fair in this port, with two We just moved in here three days ago and things are still ships paying off within the past pretty well fouled-up with the week. They were the South Ccupenters hammering and mak­ Port and the Russell Alger, both ing a hell of a racket. By STEVE CARDULLO performers are practically all of anywhere along the West Coast We should be pretty well them. and run into a beef, call us here South Atlantic"vessels. SAN FRANCISCO — Business squared away in another week. There were a few beefs on the One man is in the hospital here in San Francisco, immediately. When we get it all finished and and shipping in this port is al­ We're equipped to handle anyships, but all were settled at the' as the result of a misunderstand­ set-up the way we want it, we'll ways good for rated A & G men thing that may come up aboard time of payoff. That's the way —so good in fact that two per­ ing in a local cafe. Someone ship. From the farthest point up our members like it, and we aim really have a first class Hall. told him to "shut up" and he Shipping has been very good mits registered and shipped the thought the man said "stand up". or down the coast, it only costs to pledse. here for the last couple of weeks, same day. a few cents to call our office in We recently took another The General SS Company, Anyway his broken jaw is do­ Frisco. but looks as though it may be tanker under our wing, and we ing nicely, and he should be out whose offices are here in town, slow for the coming week. George Walling—an SIU Per­ had to crew it in a hurry. The in about two months. ' The big topic of conversation just informed us that they are mit in good standing-fell into a membership rValiy pitched in" on Aside from three full payoffs ditch and drowned in Richmond. around here is the voting on coming out with throe new this one, and when the ship the four resolutions. Everyone tankers in the next few weeks, this week, several of the boys He was a crewmember of the SS pulled out, there was a full crew i.s taking an active and lively in­ and we could certainly use some paid off intercoastals and we had Bryant. His body will probably aboard. That was the kind of terest in this important balloting, good men here to crew them up. to get replacements for them. go to his father whose addres.s is rooprration wc like. _ ' and I feel confident that the re­ You may recall my telling you Paste this under your cap Any­ Route One, Salem ,Oregon. Rain is the big story here and sults will show that the vast what good crews and good ships time any of you A & G men are Drop him a line if you ever we know been for the past few weeks. majority will have taken Sea­ have been coming to this port. sailed with George, However, the weatherman says farer Sam's advice and voted a Well, as usual something al­ he'll be glad to hear from you. we will have better weather big "Yes" all the way down the ways happens to upset the apple­ Aside from a little heavy dew next week, and I hope we do or ballot. —or what we easterners would cart. The Yorkmar was here for we'll have to get a new weather­ One other thing that is making awhile and, on the last day she call rain—last week the weather If you have a beef or a man. for plenty of conversation around was in, the crew fouled up—as a here here has been all anyone problem when you're on the here is the splendid job that our result they delayed the sailing could ask for. West Coast, contact SIU, In conclusion I'd like to reNegotiating Committee did in se­ several hours. We don't advise anyone to mind all hands to vote on the A&G District Hq„ 105 Mar­ curing the wage raise which still It's a lucky thing for them travel 3,000 miles overland—^but [ Referendum Ballot, and to vote ket Street. The telephone keeps the SIU out front. the ship had left before we got if you are a rated bookman in favorably on all four proposinumber is DOuglas 2-5475. That's all I have time for now there, because there is some good standing, and -Urant to ship|tions. . In that way they will be Drop in between ships, and Brothers, but I'll try to make it things, we will not tolerate in real fast, this is the port forivotihg for a stronger SIU, arid get acquainted. better next week. this pbrtr—and grounds and youl ; 'that's something we all want.- New York Gets New Look, Greater EHirienry Referendum, Wage Rises Hold Phllly Stage Shipping Fair In Savannah, Beefs Are Few Three New Tankers Will Crew Up In Frisco tt A On The Coast |i... \ ^ mm u M • ..4 �T BE SE APAB BR S BO C Fri^, March 19^1948 BOSTON—Chairman. W. Siekmann. 7084; Recording Secretary. E. Dakin. 180; Reading Clerk. W. McCuistion. 23138. Minutes of all Branches ac­ cepted as read. Agent reported that business in the port had held steady, and that as many as registered could be shipped, and that shaping up the Hall has proceeded very well, with l^ Page Sevan A&€ Sh^mg From Feb. 25 To Nianb W PORT REG. DECK REG. EM;. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa 60 217 46 209 109 28 21 27 249 44 157 69 28 17 25 265 29 85 38 11 ^ 112 731 119 451 216 67 47 37 232 51 159 139 27 22 22 223 43 145 69 23 27 12 242 24 102 64 20 14 71 697 118 406 272 70 63 Mobile New Orleans Galveston San Juan 166 203 117 8 134 122 63 2 177 155 44 10 477 480 224 20 80 239 69 3 63 107 37 9 284 134 35 6 427 480 141 18 1,184 912 848 2,944 1,058 768 937 2,763 GRAND TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coasl are not included in this report. articles such as furniture, tech­ Building Assessment than they 1 nical books, and information boards being added for the mem­ accepted as read. Charges were TAMPA — Chairman. C. Sim­ ent's report accepted in its en­ were about the other points.| bership's comfort. Agent also re­ read against a .member, and mo­ mons. 368; Recording Secretary, tirety. Balloting Committee was There was also a discussion ported on the status of the ner tion to table was carried. Under Bob Hall. 26060; Reading Clerk. elected, and following members about members' actions on board 1 gotiations of the ILA with the new business it was wted that R. Seckingeri 307. will serve: A. Bell, 24128; Wing, ships. It was pointed out that the crewmembers should take Boston Shipping Association. Be­ no one be allowed to register in Minutes of previous Branch 14; Hackett, 2538; Franklin, more action in regards to per­ cause the Massachusetts politi­ all ratings, and men must regis­ meetings read and accepted. Ag­ 22569; and J. Collins, 45564. formers and gashounds and not cians have proposed a bill to ter in ratings they want to ship, ents report accepted. Under new Charges were referred to the leave it up to the shoreside repabolish the hiring hall, the Ag­ except in cases of emergency. business it was voted that Agent Trial Committee for further ac­ The news as to ent advised all men to prepare Amendment was also carried be instructed to purchase a $25.00 tion. Patrolmen's reports were resen^tives. themselves for any emergency that if a man doesn't turn to, he wreath for the funeral of Bro­ accepted as made. Under new the raise in wages was well re­ that might arise. Under new gives up the job. All hands ther Hardy W. Turner, 37099, business Agent was instructed to ceived and considei-ed as "a job business it was voted that all were satisfied as to the raises ac­ who had passed away. Telegram immediately purchase 50 chairs well done." tripcard men aboard ships be in­ complished by the Negotiating XXX from Negotiating Committee was in order to seat the membership GALVESTON — Chairman. vited to attend Boston Branch Committee. read on wage increases and at the meetings. Keith Alsop. 7311; Recording meetings. Announcement of the membership accepted with a ris­ XXX i J, t Secretary, Brother Ryan. 36897; wage increase was well taken by NEW ORLEANS — Chairman. „ ing vote of thanks to the Nego­ BALTIMORE—Chairman. Wilthe membership. tiating Committee for its good Frenchy Michelet. 21184; ^^ecord-1 ^Tannehill. liam Rents, 26445; Recording work. Patrolman's report was ac­ ing Secretary. Ski Dyrnaski. ^ & 2. NEW YORK—Chairman. Jack Secretary, W. Lamb, 161; Read­ cepted. Trial Committee's report Minutes of all Branch meeting? Parker. 27693; Recording Secre­ ing Clerk, J. Hatgimisios, 23434. was made and accepted. Ballot­ read and accepted. Motion to non-concur on Puerto Rico min­ tary, F. Stewart, 4935; Reading All Branch minutes for pre­ ing Committee was elected and utes ruled out of order. Tele­ Clerk, Bob Matthews, 154. vious meeting accepted as read. consists of G. L. Kersey, 37062; Minutes of all Branches ac­ Trial Committee reported its find­ T. S. Sosa, 34467; and R. Seckgram from Negotiating Commit­ tee regarding raise in wages: cepted as read. Agent reported ings and membership concurred inger, 307. Many members took on many items, among them the on one finding, but changed an­ the Deck on Good and Welfare 50083; Reading Clerk, Herman read. Meeting voted to extend 1 foul-up on the SS Arizpa (which other so as to suspend the charg­ to urge all members to vote for Troxclair, 5743. vote of thanks to the Commit- J tee for a job well done. FoUowwas reported in the LOG) and ed member for 99 years. Tliis the proposals on the referendum Branch minutes for the pre­ the fact that voting on the was done by the meeting acting ballot. There was no difference vious meetings read and accept­ i n g Balloting Committeemen amendments had begun and ad­ as a Committee for the whole. of opinion on this matter. ed. Agent reported shipping good were elected: A. Lavgno, 90; A. vised all men to vote "YES" on Agent's verbal report was acwith the outlook for the future Ellis, 3677; G. H. Perry, 44440; P XXX all four propositions so as to dealing with the raise in wage MOBILE—Chairman. James L. also okay. He told about a chisel­ and Michael A. Ceralli, 24820. insure a bigger and stronger cepted that part of his report Carroll. 14; Recording Secretary. ing Mate on the Alcoa Clipper, Agent reported on the wires be- ;{j SIU. Patrolmen's reports were scales was ' "really well re­ C. L. Stringfellow. 125; Reading but was able to report that due ing sent to Texas State Senators accepted and filed. Charges ceived." Reports of the three Clerk. Harold J. Fischer. 59. to Union action the phony char­ protesting the sale of AmericamJ! Patrolmen were also accepted as. Minutes of Bi-anch meetings of acter had been removed from the ships to foreign interests and. the given. Several members asked Feb. 25 read and accepted. Ag­ ship. Patrolmen's reports were effect these sales were having: on the American merchant ma-j all fellows to vote "YES" on the line. Patrolmen's reports were4 point ballot. acceptod as made. Under new ;|| t X t. business it was moved that the4 NORFOLK — Chairman M. against several men were read Puerto Rico Hall be closed. It was I and it was voted to refer the Bernstine. 2257; Recording Sec­ pointed out that many permits charges to a special Trial Com­ retary. Ben Rees, 95; Reading have been issued in this area.l mittee to be elected the next Clerk. Steely White, 56. making a situation where there By KEITH ALSOP All Branch minutes accepted day at a special meeting in the are more men than there are jobs a new Hall. The available in P. R. Fui'ther, it was GALVESTON — The SS Del try to find New York Hall. Motion passed as read. Agent reported on or­ Alba, Mississippi Steamship men go all through the city con- brought out that while in the P. R, that the Union go on record to ganizing in the port and pointed stantlj' looking for a place we income has been dropping in the Company, hit this port in transit support the United Financial out that the wage increase just can move to, but it looks as port for the past two weeks, the j laist,week, and we went down to Employees, and that the Director negotiated showed what an in­ straighten out an overtirpe beef though we might have to build, reports still show listing of ex­ of Organization be instructed to tensive and efficient job Head­ since there is a terrific short­ tra help. This is contrary to the and a watch beef. draft a full program of support quarters was doing. Patrolman's After the complaints were set­ age of decent office space. recommendations of the Agents for the purpose of guaranteeing report was accepted. Under good Patrolman Mickey Wilburn Conference. On the vote, 221 in j all-out support for the UFE, if and welfare several members tled to the satisfaction of all the and when they go out • on the took the Deck to make educa­ crewmembers involved, the men had a little bit of trouble with favor, 1 opposed. picketlines. President and Vice- tional remarks. for the benefit of started to ask questions about an old tugboat fink who had the ^ President of . the UFE were in­ permitmen who were sitting in the four proposals recommended nerve to come aboard the Alma PUERTO RICO — Chairman, by the Agents Conference. D., River Terminals Corporation, Sal Colls. 21085; Recording Sec­ troduced to the meetmg. Mem­ We answered all their ques­ and blow his top about not want­ retary, W. Fontan, 100842; Read­ bership went on record as ac­ tions, and at the conclusion of ing to pay the Initiation Fee. He ing Clerk. F. Bose. 433481. cepting the Negotiating Commit­ the meeting it was easy to see is now resting at home, and he tee Report with a vote of thanks. Branch minutes for previous that the crew was going to vote will have a chance to think ^ t, t. meeting read and accepted. Ag­ PHILADELPHIA — Chairman, as observers. iQther members rosse "YES" 100 percent on all four things over. ent reported that shorcgang work Policy in the NMU is chang­ Don Hall, 43372; Recording Sec­ to make enthusiastic speechfsa propositions. had picked up recently. He urged retary, R. W. Pohle, 46826: Read­ supporting the tv'o new assess­ On other ships we pursued the ing so fast that the membership ing Clerk. R. Ruggie, 31524. ments and; the proposed changes same course of action. The Steel doesn't really know what is go­ Minutes of aU Branches ac­ in the . Shipping Rules. Chemist, Isthmian, the Seatrain ing on. Some of the NMUers cepted as read with the excep­ New York, and some tankers ask our boys what is going on X t, X tion of Puerto Rico. Members re­ came in after the Del Alba and in their union, and on the whole SAVANNAH — Chairman. C; we spoke to those crews, too. I'll bet we know moi-e about quested that PR stick to the con­ Starling. 6920; Recording Sacrestitution. Agent reported affairs They had intelligent questions tlie NMU situation than they do. men to report unorganized ships Some real oldtimers have been to the Hall as soon as they ar­ of port in good shape with no tary. E. R., Smith, 20057. to ask about the assessments and There were not enough mem­ the changes in the Shipping in and through this port lately, rived and asked . Union members beefs pending. Agent explained the setup of the new HaU, and bers present for a regular meet­ Rules, but once they learned among them Abe Ellis, Jack to contact these unorganized stated that while it will cost a ing so a special meeting was what it was all about, they ex­ Kelly, and Preacher Perry. men and invite them to the fair sum to get the Hall in good called for the purpose of elect­ pressed themselves as being Walter Brightwell is now a Union Hall where they could see | business man and employs three how the SIU operates. Dispatch­ condition, the money will not be ing a balloting committee. The overwhelming in favor. SIU bartendere at the Circle er-Patrolman's report wasted since everything can be following men were elected: J. accepted. I ON THE LOOKOUT Club. Bill Laffoon sold his car Recommendations and resolutions ] tra'hsferred to the new building B. Sellers, 36401; B. R. Kitchens, The membership has set itself and is now hitch-hiking to the from Agents Conference were| the Union might buy in the fu­ 25190; W. G. Hage, 25192; and up as an unofficial committee to ships. ture. Patrolmen's reports were W. J. Morris. , concurred in. Seafarers In Galveston Back Conference Recommendatiens \: accepted as given. Charges against various men were read, and decisions were made by the membership. Numerous Brothers took the floor on Good and Wel­ fare in regards to the four rec­ ommendations made by the Ag­ ents Conference. All Brothers voiced their opinion in favor of all four points and were more 1 enthusiastic about the $10.0() Strike Asse.ssmcnt and the $10.0Oj �PageJBght THE SEAFARERS LOG "FTMari mxch 19. '•35' SHIPS' MINVTES AND NEWS ; ";t Moline Still Pitching SIU Crew Steadies Steel Worker Despite 3 Fires; Crew Tags Blaze In Durban By AL STORAGE lii On January 14, quite a few of us were shipped from the New York Hall as replacements on the SS Steel Wor ker, Isthmian,! which was paying off at a Staten i Island pier. We went coastwise first, but now we are going to the Far East. iss From the obvious attitude of the department heads when we reported we could see that it would take a little time to bring them around to changing their ideas and their old ways of runiiiiig their departments. This, notwithstanding the fact th.Hi the ship was under the new Isthmian agreement. li'i '({ li-i Y:- steam and smoke rise from hatch as Moline crewmen discuss fire-fighting technique v/ith Durban firemen. It's three strikes and yer out, in the old ball game. But not so for the doughty Moline Victory which came :steaming into New York recently none the worse for iher experiences after three fires struck the Robin line vessel during the trip to South African ports. ^Climaxing the triple fire-playt •was the blaze which broke out throughout the night for fur­ >in the Moline's No. 4 hold, caus- ther outbreaks and to quench Eing extensive damage to its cargo the smoldering sisal and hides. The two earlier fires on the lof sisal and hide, while she lay Moline. both of which also ociin Durban harbor in late Janu­ cuii ed on the trip over to South ary. Aided by shoreside apparatus, Africa, were of a minor nature. • Ethe Seafarers ci-ew battled the One broke out in the paint ifire for several hours, heedless locker and the other in the ••of the fact that just below the engine room, They were put out Jflames were the ship's fuel oil before any damage was done. Ship's Delegate Andy Loi'ier, . storage tanks. who reported that the Moline "I TIP-OFF Victory crew "had its ups and EE'E fire was discovered when downs," stayed on the spot smoke was seen coming from the throughout the Durban fire re­ ship's after ventilators and a cording vivid scenes of the blaze hatch cover. Infmediately mem­ with hi» camera. bers of the Black Gang released live steam from the engine room into the hold to check the blaze. Meanwhile, the Durban Fire Brigade and a harbor fire tug were called into action. With hundreds of people Emphasizing the need for bol­ watching from the quayside, firemen and crewmen played stering the Union's strength to water on the blaze from 16 jets. adequately meet future problems Dense smoke clouds issuing from crewmembers of the Calmar ves­ the removed hatch covers hung sel SS Yorkmar voiced their ap­ over the ship and obscured the proval of the two assessments blaze. The operation was fur­ now being voted on by the mem­ ther impeded as rain fell on the bership. The Yorkmar action came at blistering deck, sending up a the Mar. 7 shipboard meeting mass of steam. / The flames spread out from the and followed a period of dis No. 5 hold and licked at the cussion on the four propositions cargo in No. 4 hold but the crew appearing on the referendum and shoreside firemen brought ballot, according to the ship's things sufficiently under control minutes. At the meeting, which was to enable gasmasked firemen to descend into the holds to play held in the Port of Seattle, the their hoses on the burning cargo crew also took a strong stand against shipboard performers. ibetween decks. E. L. Thompson chaired the I After the fire was extinI iguished a close watch was main- se.ssion and R. R. Eader was the ,1 Gained aboard the M ql i n e recording sej countered several days out of New York and some of the pho­ tography-minded Seafarers took pictures on deck. (Ed. Note: see cut.) In Nev/ Orleans, we had an unfortunate incident. A crewmember came back gassed up and did a little performing. How­ ever, the man saw the light" when it was pointed out to him in no uncertain terms that his actions not only made things bad for himself, but for his fellow crewmembers and for the Union. He had the common sense to realize that performers don't rate. In Galveston, Whitey Tannehill came aboard to settle a beef for the Deck Department regarding delayed sailing time. At the onset, it appeared that, as in the cast of some o' the other Isthmian ships, the crew Besides Frenchy Ruf, we would encounter more than a have on board: J. Fedio, AB; K. few obstacles in the effort to Forster, Bosun; W. McCord, Deck meet the company halfway in A1 Storace (above) helped Maintenance; M. Gross, AB; D. living up to the contract. How­ line things up on the Steel M. Woods, Crew Messman; H. ever, thanks to the patient and Vingen, AB; and V. Meehan, diplomatic manner with which Worker, Fireman. These men are doing the crew handled the 'situation, the ship was pretty well squared the Union, has gained the respect a s^vell job of educating the away by the time it tied up in of exactly 100 percent of the permitmen in the Union rules and of showing them how to be crew for his unselfish work. New Orleans, the first stop. Having the contract posted in good Seafarers. Much credit mu.st go Frenchy Ruf who, as Ship's Delegate, has the messhall has proved very Most of the beefs so far have done a bang-up job of improving' helpful. That way, the crew been in the Stewards Departgeneral conditions aboard and of has the true .dope at hand any rnent and we took them up in settling any beefs the crew has time of day. If some points the two meetings held during had concerning overtime. aren't clear to a man, he always the coastwise trip. These meetFrenchy, who will be remem- can get a couple of the other jngs were run in real SIU styles, y bered by some of the old-timers men to help figure them out. | steward was informed for his organizational work with Balmy warm weather was enresponsibility to *see that the pantry was kept clean and that the chow was i good. MGLINE VIC BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY Another beef in the Stewards Department concerned the re­ frigerator which needed some re­ pairs. The buttei_was going raneid and something had to be done. We got everything taken eare of. Yorkmar Backs Proposed Levies a • . v' Crowds lined quayside in Durban to watch crew and firemen battle blaze on Robin line ship (top photo). , [* Moline crewmen face : camera during photographing-of fire scenes on deck. Firemen in rear peer over hatch combing to watch progress being made below.- �Fxidar' Mwrda 19« 1948 T B K S B At ARERS LOG SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief Page mne mmrnjm: CITADEL VICTORY. Dec. 21— get showers and laundry re­ Chairman Ben Stimpien: Secre­ paired and should draw up com­ tary A. Aldrich. Engine Dele­ plete repair list. Voted check on gate reported arf insufficient slopchest, medical chest and amount of food prepared at meal linen before next voyage. Minute time. Stewards Delegate replied of silence for Brothers lost at that shortage was due to crew sea. of Turner eating -aboard. A 4 4 .4 list of grievances was presented STEEL NAVIGATOR. Jan. 22 to Stewards Department by —Chairman C. Hemis; Secretary A. Aldrich. Robert Late. D. J. Thomas K. Cameron. Engine Denholm. Ben Stimpien and Delegate to see Chief Engineer Harry Allen. about putting freon in crew's ice­ box. Bosun told he could not J. 4. HTORICANE. Feb. 29—Chair­ relieve man on gangwjay watch man E. D. Tracy: Secretary R. to put in cluster lights. Ass't G. Slater. Motions carried: To the entire passageway had been Electrician instructed to cooper­ have Patrolman bring latest copy flooded. Men were cautioned to ate closely with Chief Electrician of contract between Union and be more careful in the messhall. to leam job, but Chief walked 4t company to ship at sign-on and out of meeting. Voted charges BEATRICE. Jan. 8—Chairman against Chief unless he can ex­ that it then be placed in care of a crewmember for safekeeping G. L. While; Secretary Donald plain walkout. One minute of until crew can hold a meeting Orr. No beefs reported in any silence for Brothers lost at sea. Request to have Steward order electric of the departments. percolators for coffee for men made for a new toaster and for on watches. It was stressed that repair of refrigerator. Larger we should endeavor to keep fans are needed in the foc'sles inesshall in better shape and in for the run in the tropics. Mo­ clean condition after coffee time tion by Ralph Carbone D'Angelo and card games. Crew is to that men coming back to ship leave foc'sles in clean condition drunk and causing disturbance should be brought up on charges JAMES DUNCAN. Feb. 22— after paying off. and if found guilty, to be sus­ Chairman Bill Rowe: Secrelary pended for not less than six A, W. Wasiluk. Few disputed months. hours in Engine Room but no trouble expected about them. Re­ 4. 4. i YANKEE DAWN. Feb. 26— pair list drawn up. Voted praise Chairman A1 Power; Secrelcury for Steward Strom. Chief Cook By HANK i. 4. 4. Joe Arsenault. No departmental Cox. Second Cook Wasiluk. Third PETROLITE, Jan. 28 —Chair­ Now that the SIU Negotiating Committee has adjusted and beefs reported. Union literature Cook Donhue and the Messmen. man John Odom; Secretary Ber­ established the highest wages in the maritime industry it is the distributed by Deck Delegate. He Minute of silence for Brothers nard Toner. Deck Delegate re­ solemn duty, as it has always been, of every Seafarer to protect had obtained booklets in Boston lost at sea. ports disputed overtime. Jones these wages by carrying-out his shipboard'job at all times. With Hall. Discussion of shortcomings 4 4 4 saw Chief Mate about the deck every Seafarer knowing his job and doing it—it should eliminate in food and linen situations. YORKMAR. March 7 — Chairheads and turning day men to the occasional kinks in those otherwise-swell trips. We'll bet a man E. L. Thompson: Secrelary replace sick watch men. Engine dollar-that-ain't-a-dollar-anymore that more Seafarers are begin­ YAi^KEE DAW^N. Mar. 9— R. R. Eader. Elected E. Johnson, Department spoke to the First ning to clearly understand the reasons why we must honestly Chairman Charles McQueen; Ship's Carpenter, to post of about painting Black Gang Secretary Williams. Disputed Ship's Delegate. Departments in protect and build up the strength, the reputation and the expan­ quarters. No disputed overtime overtime reported for his de­ good shape but warning issued sion of the SIU. With this attitude and action we can easily create in Stewards Department; one partment by Deck Delegate. Re­ by Delegates against performing. better wages and conditions and more jobs for the membership. Chief Cook short and the Second 4 4 4 pair List made out after discus­ Voted to have ship checked by Cook expects to pay off in the Furthermore, every Seafarer can certainly do his job and sion of repair problem. an exterminator. Voted fuU ap­ canal. Discussion on the crew also enjoy himself during the trip—without creating some proval of referendum on assess­ drinking and missing watches unexpected and unnecessary hardship on his shipmates or ments recommended, by Agents and work in port. Motion made giving his own union and the contract a black eye. It's so much Conference. Discussion on re­ and carried that fine be levied easier to be a good Union man—a good sailor and a swell pairs. One minute of silence for on future offenders with pro­ shipmate—whether you're afloat or ashore. It's twice as hard Brothers lost at sea. ceeds to go to hospital fund. It and eventually plenty disappointing to do the wrong things. 4 4 4 appears that Old Man favoi-s Remember, brothers, our SIU agreements are the best of all HURRICANE. Jan. 25— men paying off in foreign ports. the rest. Our wages and conditions can't be beaten by emy Chairman and Secrelary not Ship left States with 15 fiUl union. named. Voted to stop Mate from books and 12 are left. % % X doing Deck Gang's work. Engine i. 4. Brother "Blackie" Deacon Foster, the oldtimer, is spending Delegate reported Chief Engineer MORNING LIGHT. Feb. 29— had reprimanded Junior Third his winter vacation up here in New York. Brother Foster says Chairman Ralph T. Whilley: 4, 4. 4, for treatment of men. Moss huUo and the best regards to Brother Moon Koons, Brother Percy Secretary Sidney L. Brown. MOORING HITCH. Jan. 25— elected Engine Delegate to re­ Boyer and aU the rest of Joe's Jungle gang down in New Orleans Minutes of last meeting read and chairman Don J. Dour; Secretary place Goldsborough who was ... Brother Dutchy Moore was in New York over the weekend accepted. Crew is to make sure john j. giuitt. Depaitments Okay leaving ship in Honolulu. Discus­ on the 88 Steel Scientist, paying off in Baltimore. Brother Or­ .each foc'sle has two fans before except for a few disputed hours sion of repairs and sanitary con­ lando Silva is Bosun on her and she's heading for Manila, ship leaves Mobile. Fans are Deck, Voted to build shelf for ditions. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore... Brother 'Tex" Graydon Suit aboard but Electrician doesn't library. Also voted to keep sends hullo to Brother Frank Bose... Brother Franklin Smith have time to put them up. All longshoremen out of passageways says hullo to all his pals while he's aboard the Allegheny Victory, Delegates are to make repair ^nd to rig water line to deck in docked in Honolulu... Here are some oldtimers in town: A. Goldlists and turn them over to ^ supply longshoremen. A smit; M. Floras, Steward; E. Young; J. S. Hilton; L. Aviles; Steward in Mobile. Steward minute of silence for Brothers William Gale; R. Ortiz; C. Doroba; William Dixon; A. R. Silvestri; asked help in keeping messhall ggg W. Hunt; B. Rabinowitz; J. Liknes; W. J. Wolfe; J. Fuller; H. • 4 4 4 clean. Discussion on fight that Drummer: J. Malone, Steward; A. La Plante, Electrician; W. D. 4 4 4 DOROTHY ANN MESECK. took place aboard ship; conduct SOUTHLAND. Mar. 8—Chair­ Mar. 8 — Chairman R. P. Sirois; Baisley: P. Perrotti; C. Patraiker; A. Milefski; A. M. De Forest, of three men involved was not man R. A. Wickham; Secretary Secrelary Wm. F. Reynen. Dis­ Steward; J. Denopra; Charlie Bush; Gulfer A. Chappell and G. B. consistent with good Unionism. Edward Szarthe. Deck Delegate puted overtime reported in Deck Thurmer. reported two disputed hours to Department. Deck and Stewards 14 4 be taken up with Patrolman. Delegates both asked clarification The weekly LOG will be traveling all over the nation Voted that Ship's Delegate of agreement. to the following Brothers: G. E. Rouse, of Louisiana; Stan Voted to get should get slopchfest opened for clarification before another voy­ Wilmott. of Vancouver; Stanley Hunt, of New York; Richard Rogers, of Pennsylvania; James Finnell. of Georgia; Homer cigarettes and should see that age. Repairs discussed. the right sizes in gear are car­ Bailey, of Virginia.; J. W. Little, of Alabama! Albert Briggs. I 4 4 4 of Connecticut; Patrick deary, of New York; Dsn Linder. of MARQUETTE VICTORY. Mar. ried in slopchest. Voted to re­ Long Island; Edward Burton, of Louisiana; Harvey Higgins. 7—Chairman James V. Murphy; turn foc'sle keys to department of Florida; Patrick Fusco. of New York; Alton Bell, of Ala­ Secretary W. M. Stark. Repair heads before leaving ship. Send in Ihe minutes of bama; Ramon Lebarre. of California; E. Hannon. of Alabama; . list from last voyage checked your ship's meeting to the EDWARD N. HURLEY. Mar. 8 Elmer Edgett, of New York; Calvin Medley, of Louisiana; and discussed. Motion carried New York Hall. Only in that A. H. Anderson, of Virginia; Norman Campbell, of Texas; that Delegates make out new list —Chairman J. D. Olio; Secrelary way can the membership act Loran Harris, of Michigan; Vic Wallner. of Washington; Barney and turn over to department J. Havlicek. Reported that Cap­ on your recommendations, tain had agreed to confer with Skog. of Washington; John C. Smith, of Mass.; Marcel Mit­ heads before ship's arrival in and then the minutes can be chell. of Texas; ArtJ.ur Valois. of Mass.; Robert La Grasse. of New York. Motion carried to Steward and get what fresh pro­ printed in the LOG for the New Hampshire; Robert Squire, of Ohio, and Paul Darnell have agent get in touch with visions were available. Elected benefit: of all other SIU of Kentucky. company to straighten out ar­ Department Delegates as com­ crews. rangement of present quarters of mittee to take up donation for 4 4 4 Hold those shipboard .meet­ Brothers, don't forget to vote. Four resolutions recommended Engine Department. Wipers are Ame Jansby. Bosun, hospitalized ings regularly, and send by the Agent's Conference are on a referendum ballot and in all sleeping aft. Steward asked men for broken leg. Logged men those minutes in as soon as SIU ports voting has started. Seafarers coming in off the ships ' to be careful of laundry. He agreed to contribute amount possible. That's the SIU wayl should immediately vote—and also catch up on the reading of { explained use of suction valve on logged to hospitals if logs were the LOGS of the past few weeks. ? ' drain • since the prejvious night dropped. Voted Delegates should HE REFERENCKM PERIOP ENDS ON APRIL loth. CASrYOOR VOTE TO KEEP THE SlU THE STRONGEST UNION IN MARITIME. M CUT and RUN Send Those Minutes -•Jj �Pag* Ten T BE SRA'F A^RERS LO€ Friday, March 19, 1948 MEBIBERSBIP SPEAKS Underscores High Standard Of Conduct Implied In Oath TIME OUT FOR THE POLARIS DECK MEN Log-A -Rhythms Sailor's Joy By C. BOOM To Ihe Editor: ion: This among other places is How many bookmen remem­ where your honor comes in. You ber the oath they swore when might not think that the little Away in salty solitude, they obligated themselves to the things you say would hurt the under sparkling stars. Union in any way. Sometimes SIU? How many have studied Free from peoples' attitude the little things hurt the most. that oath and grasped its full and solid mental bars, In any event, think before you meaning? speak when you talk about the A free horizon for a street Let's take a look at the oath Union to non-members. and rocky waves to rest. of obligation to see what stand­ ards we really set for ourselves. To its injury or to persons not They are pretty high, Brothers, entitled to know it: A person and it takes a good man to live entitled to know SIU business is a person so authorized. A per­ up to them. son not entitled has no right to I pledge my honor as a man: know anything. When you pledge your honor Down where the southern sun shines bright, Alcoa Polaris you pledge your self respect. And if I break this promise: deck men crawl into the shade for a breather. Against the tans There is no "if" about what hap­ Your honor is a great and splen­ of the^ bodies, the well known SIU white caps stand out pens when somebody does break did thing, the biggest thing you clearly. Scene is Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana; shot by Bertold the promise. Excuses are no can pledge. If you lose your hon­ or you lose everything. Honor good. The road to a certain place Swenson, Oiler. is a five-letter word but it is paved with excuses, and a means more than a whole dic­ man who breaks promises and Three meals a day with fresh m 'J s excuses on earth will do tionary. meat, Thai I will be faithful to this the same elsewhere. and laughing seagulls for a Union: Faithful means trust­ I ask every member to treat jest. worthy in the performance of me as unworthy of frienship and duty, especially the fulfillment acquaintance: Even your best To the Editwr: do everything while the Bosun Away from cops and dames, : of promises, obligations and friend has no choice but to clip joints and Mickey Finns» has to stand around. Aboard the Waterman scow S§ vows. Union is another word abide by this part of the oath if A sailor's heart goes up in flames LOW TRICK easy to say but having a big you do wrong. You and you Morning Light there is one and the sea will wash his sins. The Bosun, knowing his proper meaning. The Union is a body alone must pay. There are times phony Chief Mate. '..of people who want the same when even friends can't belp This Chief Mate seems to be duties, informed the phony Mate • from life and a chance to live you no matter how much they inclined to think that he is the that he, not the Mate, would as­ tiie way people 'should. The SIU want to. Friendship stops some­ lord and master while he is sign men to whatever work was Moreover, he gives you that chance. where and this is the place. aboard this scow with no regard to be done. And that I will work for its Loyalty to the Union comes for who is to see that work is pointed out that he did not have to assign particular men se­ interest: When you work for first. done on the Deck. the interest of the Union you So help me God: You have We have shipped a very ca­ lected by the Mate. He would, work for your own interest. It your right hand up all the time pable Bosun aboard this scow he said, assign men he felt could is your duty to do all you can and at the end you call upon who has done a fine job run­ do whatever job came up. To the Editor: This legitimate outburst by the for your Union and its mem- God to help you do what the ning the men. But somehow the Bosun kind of got to the Chief I visited a Seafarer named Bill ^ berg. You must put all of your- right thing is. Chief Mate has taken it upon Mate, and he began to try to re­ Kimball in the hospital here and ' self into it. This is how I interpret the himself the matter of running taliate. His first move was to found he was a member of the And will look upon every Obligation, and I hope everybody the Deck Gang. He tells the corner the Deck Delegate and crew of the SS Gateway City. I member as my Brother: That lives up to it just exactly 100 Bosun he knows all there is to ask him to get the Bosun in visited him last Sunday and he means that everybody works for per cent. do. was in very good condition. wrong with the Union. everybody else and that nobody Frank Schutz As a result, the Mate tries to • is any better than the next guy If the Delegate could get the He was glad to see me and I "nor entitled to any more. It also Bosun off the ship, the Delegate promised him to see him every PORTRAIT OF A SEAFARER • means that everybody stands himself could be Bosun, the Mate week. He asked me to write his ready to help everybody else at promised. wife in Mobile and the letter is aU times. Well, the Deck Delegate wasn't on its way by air mail. That I will not work for less that kind of a guy. He was a I also visited the steamer than Union wages: Well, this good Union man and he straight Bienville, Waterman (now on its part comes right down to earth forth informed the Bosun and way to New York) and I got sev­ and teUs you what you must not everyone else of what was going eral magazines for Brother Kim­ do. But the only way one man on. ball to read. I can live up to this is by seeing The whole crew heai'd the to it that everybody lives up to The Steward, gave me a piece whole story of" the low mean the rule. of Palmolive soap and a Brother trick the Mate was trying to . And that I will obey all orworking in the galley gave me pull. Each statement the Mate ! ders of the Union: You make magazines and two pieces of "Soap had made was told to all, and the orders. Each and every one everybody had the chance to for Kimball. of you makes them. You make learn just what kind of a man MONEY BACK 'th«n for the benefit of all. Do this Mate could be. I as the orders say and you will Some of the Brothers, having Bud Callaban Gome out all right. their cabin to larboard above the D. D. J. Hanson (SUP) propellor, complained because 1 promise that I will never W .J. Murray (SUP) the proceedings of the Unthey had paid three guilders for G. E. Harwell a drink in L'Ambassador in Rot­ N. Traca terdam. The proprietor asks S. Crespo these Brothers to come back to W. E. Fentress his place and show him the To issufe pBymeni, all San Juan waiter to whom they paid the daims for overtime must be money. They'll get their money tamed in to the heads of de­ back. partments no later than 72 Brother Kimball will be better hesrs following the comple­ within five weeks. tion of the overtime work. Membership rules require Please send, me 40 LOGs every every man entering the As soon as the penalty Union Halls to show his week. Seafarers who are cared work is done, a record should Union Book, Pro-Book, per­ for in a hospital in Rotterdam be given to the Department mit or whitecard to the door­ are visited by me every Sunday. head, and one copy held by man. This is for the mem­ I also would like to be known the man doing the job. that 1 am willing to distribute the bership's protection. Don't In addition the depart­ LOG aboard all SIU ships which waste the Dodrman's — or mental delegates should dock at Rotterdam. ~ j your own—time by arguing check on all overtime sheets this point. Observe the rules 72 hours b< fore the ship L. Pleyvier Ortiz, San Juan Dispatcher-Pairolman, as he ap'i you make. makes port. 164 Beyerlandvchelaan Homer Spurlock, talented Seafarer who has been -5 lelFdam South ;il sketches of his Union brothers on the Island. Mate's Plot To Oust Bosun Foiled By Union Delegate m- K- Friend Of Union To Distribute Log In Rotterdam Oi Overthne Menberabip Rules �Frid«r« Much 19. 1949 TH E S EA P A R B R S V0 G SS Stockton Crewmen Proud Of Clean Ship, Good Chow To the Editor: Just a few lines from the SS Frank R. Stockton, South Atlanttc, the cleanest and best ship afloat, we the crew think. The Deck Department is' 100 percent full book, and the Black Gang and Stewards Department are just about 99 percent. We signed on in Baltimore and took on half a cargo. Then we topped off in Boston loading that coal pitch. One day out of Boston the Old Man turned the Stewards IJKED CONFAB REPORTS IN LOG To the Editor: The LOG, being the official or­ gan of the SIU, is read by all the members ashore and afloat. It is every member's guide to the activities of his own home port and various other poi-ts in which he is interested. Upon reading the issue of the LOG in which I found the re­ ports of the Agents Conference I was greatly pleased as well as Burprised. To my knowledge, this never had been done before. In my opinion, aside from the fact that members save time and trouble by reading the Agents Conference proceedings in the LOG, this step is progressive and constructive. Department to soogee\ng down and • the Deck Department to painting all the passageways, messhalls and foc'sles. "Bokoo" overtime, as they say here in France where we are now. The Old Man not only preaches but practices our slogan: "An SIU ship is a clean ship." " The Steward is really putting out some fine chow. The whole crew wants to sign the Baker to a 10-year contract. There's not a beef in any de­ partment and I doubt if there will be. The Mates and Engin­ eers are tops. \yatch for a clean payoff in Norfolk or Baltimore around April 15—there will be very few replacements. Tom Baldrick Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to Paul Hall, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. Page Eleven Skiptier Raps Times' Boost To America's Finky Master Peterson, writer of the letter, sailed for many years in the The herewith enclosed letter foc'sle and is a member of the to the New York Times and its MM&P.) rejection by them should be of To the Editor, New York interest to all seamen. The New j Times: York Times, obviously, is not j A luxury ocean liner owned the seaman^s friend. Perhaps you , by the people, operated at tax­ could .publish the letter in the payer's expense, manned by 600 LOG. citizens, and commanded by a (Ed. Note: The letter was commodore who is assisted sent to the New York Times ashore by newspaper writers, has in answer to an editorial cri­ again brought the American sail­ ticizing American seamen and or into public disfavor. POSITION UNFAIR upholding Commodore Harry Your editorial, "America on Manning, non-union skipper of the SS America who finked the Sea" is not fair, when you cut during the 1946 NMU say: "And likewise doubtful, it strike. Cause of the Times' re­ follows, would be the future of marks was the recent threat­ the seamen themselves." What ened tie-up of the ship due have we seamen to do with the to crew grievances. Captain incident between two individuals aboard ship? Should I, who have been going to sea since 1908. be thrown out of job and left stranded on the beach because of it? We have in America some 200,000 bona fide seamen. Should they be penalized and lose their jobs to foreign seamen because a few hundred passengers may suffer a slight inconvenience by not being able to sail on time on a luxury liner? We are entitled to jobs on our ships, and our ships must sail the seven .seas. Are you going to let us down, now? To the Editor: KEEPING COOL UNDER A TORRID PERSIAN GULF SUN FLEET NEEDED True, we American seamen cannot compete with the cheap In the past, only those mem­ labor that runs the foreign ships. bers especially interested in dig­ But we need a Merchant Marine ging out reports of the Confer­ for national defense and that ence did so. Now, every member luxury liner of ours is no good is fully informed through the for that, purpose. Big ships are medium of the LOG. He has a not even all right in peace time, chance to read material of this viz: Titanic, Vestris, and others. nature and voice his opinion to We need sharp ships of about Buddies Warren Hogancamp, the rest of the membership. 5,000 gross tons each, and many Wiper, and Harry Bennett, of them; seaworthy ships with Also, men who never knew Wiper look pretty for the man accommodations for 50 passen­ Union procedure before can avail with the "machine de photogers and speed of 25 knots. themselves of the opportunity to graphia." Tied up on a seven Twice we won the battle of learn it now. It must be realized months shuttle run in the Per­ the Atlantic due to the fact that by all that an informed mem­ sian Gulf, the men of the Piatt Park. Pacific Tankers, solved their recreational problem by rig­ the enemy's subs were too few bership is a strong membership. ging a swimming pool on a gun turret. Playing horseback in the rear are, bottom to top: Nat against our many Hog-islanda Minasi. AB; Bennett, and Nat Blakeman, Galleyman. Foreground are Jackson, AB; Coleman, Oiler. Thomas H. Fleming and Liberties. Less seamen, in percentage, lost their lives at sea in War II than in War I be­ cause the Fuehrer was less sail­ or than was the Kaiser. from Havana, but had wprked the only reason he was not trans­ To the Editor: castle and returned with flash­ Capt. R. J. Peterson on a Greek ship which left him ferred to another ship bound for It appears that the Alexander light. S. Clay is jinxed—something is Standing ready to throw our­ behind in France due to no fault France was due to the rough weather we were having. always happening. You men selves clear in case of trouble, of his own. "who are complaining of dull we abruptly dragged the mat­ We were in continuous com­ Being without means of sup­ trips, come along on the Clay— tresses clear. A pitiful sight port he had taken a shore job at munication with several ships To the Editor: there is never a dull moment. greeted us. With sunken cheeks which he was working at the bound for France and were just One trip we lost the propeller, and several days' growth of time of our arrival in St. Na­ waiting a lull in the weather The phrase "Winning a man through his stomach" is typical next trip we busted a piston and beard, framed feverish eyes filled zaire. to transfer him. On the four­ now, well—throw in your ship­ with fear stared up at us. of the case aboard the Purdue teenth day out we met the SS WANTED CUBAN SHIP ping cards, you excitement lov­ Victory, presently engaged in inThe poor chap's condition Felix Grundy, also of South ing Seafarers, here is the golden might have been caused by sea­ At an oppoi'tune moment he Atlantic, bound for Le Havre. tercoastal trade. Especially so, opportunity. sickness, but I doubt it. I pre­ saw a chance to sneak aboard The radio operator had a buzzy after a very lean and forcefiil A few days out of St. Nazaire, sumed it to be hunger which where he hid in the room back time for awhile but he received westbound passage. the land of love and vino, while was proved when he was ad­ aft. He had learned, I suppose. the okay to make the transfer. The crew of this vessel, from still recuperating from the days dressed in French, a language he top to bilge, has come to enjoy No. 2 Lifeboat was ready to of joy, we met our latest ad­ understood a little. He had not the excellent "Amerique cuisine." AiMT MOflObV naze lower, and due to fine seaman­ All wish to express their vei-y venture. The ship was rolling eaten nor had he taken water ship we got the boat lowered •OSrtATTKWK!. sluggishly in the heavy swells since leaving France four days without any trouble. A wild ride sincere appreciation to the full­ that came as an aftermath to tlie past. in the fresh sea and we managed est extent for the effort and un­ stiff northwester that had raised We assisted him across the to get him aboard the other daunted spirit shown by the an inferno throughout the Bay deck and into the messroom be­ Stewards Department as a whole ship. of Biscay. and Chief Steward Lloyd Wai-dfore notifying the skipper. When Going back and getting the The Bosun and I were check­ we offered him a glass of water en and his capable cooks in par­ boat taken aboard was done just ing on necessary repairs for the he had to be restrained from ticular. as efficiently except for being ex-guncrew quarters aft. One of drinking it too fast. He drank The men worked under short thrown around against the ship's the doors had been broken on a glass after glass until someone stores but have made this vessel side quite hard before getting previous voyage so while in­ mentioned it was not safe for a pleasant place to life. As it is the falls adjusted properly. • specting the damage done we him to drink too much at once. the wish of ninety percent of I think the skipper was very the crew, we heartily give them spotted a tuft of hair protruding Either he was an excellent well satisfied with the whole op­ our public acclaim. from behind some old mattresses actor or he was near collapse. On from the crew ashore where we eration. was steady bound. From the States there H. McNaught, Master stored in the room. board we had a few men fi'om would be little to stop him from and deliberate as he noted in F. J. Cerago, Ch. Eng. Latin America who discovered INVESTIGATION the official log book: "Ship de­ getting a ship to Cuba. Julius Sonza, Ch. Mate : We were at first undecided as that he spoke Spanish. They layed 42 minutes due to trans­ Carl J. KozioL Stew. Delegafef For thirteen days he was quite translated his story for the Old to do, but common sense R. W. Bauman, Eng. Delegate happy doing odd jobs around the fer of stowaway." would have tq in- Man. J. F. Wiinderlich Jr. C. D. Shealten, Deck Delegal» He claimed to be a Cuban ship. lattle did he know that I ran to my fore­ Every Trip Something Happens; A Stowaway Clay's Latest PURDUE VIC WON THROUGH STOMACIF "3 'l ••i 'il • •'"a. �E TweWe Wants Scnre On Overtime, Feels Stewards Can Paint To the Editor: I il­ ls- m In reply to Brother J. M. (Windy) Walsh regarding the agreement that the Stewards De­ partment is not required to paint, chip or scale, and can't paint on overtime, the agreement does not say the Stewards De,partment cannot paint or is not .allQwed to paint. It is very plain. It says they are "not required" to paint, not that they are not allowed to or not permitted to paint. Can't some one give a final decision on this question? Can ,pr cannot the Stewards Depart. ment paint the parts of the ship they take care of? PUTS IN HOURS Should a Night Cook and Baker with 10 to 20 years of ex­ perience and years of sea time pay off with a much smaller pay check than an OS? A Night Cook and Baker puts in more hours per day than is ever put •in on the Deck. If a good Cook is following a .gpod menu, he can't run it in r eight hours unless he railroads the chow. So, Brother Windy, get yourself squared away on the score . Fights For Free "S 111: Seafarers waiting to ship out of the New York Hall can now pass the time as spectators at the big-time boxing matches, hockey and basketball games, movies and newsreels and what have you — without spending a dime for the ducats. The much-discussed television set is now set up and operating on all fours. There are plenty of good seats available for all these activities in the recreation room of the third floor. Mon­ day through Saturday until 11 .p.M. each night. Handling the control board of the machine is our esfemned building superinlendetd. Bill Higgs, ably assisted by "LU Abner" Barthes, night dispatcher. So all ycu Brothers who want to beat the wea­ ther — and the gin mills — come on up and see what's going on in comfort­ able style. Jl EE S EA) G |t Just back from a trip that took me to Shanghai with the good ship Portland Trader. A good ship with a good Deck Depart• meat Delegate who went to "bat for the Union many times in our 'behalf. "Pepsie" is his name and he is sknown up and down the West Coast as a good guy, I would also like to say thanks to the fine cooks we had. During .our spells of bad weather they were always able to get the food on the tables and in tasty form. I wish "Pepsie" were going to be with us on our next trip. We certainly enjoyed his composi­ tions. I hope 'sto see more of hia stuff, .like "The Next To The /;^Last ^p," in the LPG. . Bob, .MFOWW t9. iffllS AWAY FAR AWAY MN THE BAY OF BISCAY For nine months the Petrolite has been shuttling back apd •forth between France and the Persian Gulf. Here is her crew: Left to right, front row — Wil. liams. Oiler: Maurer, Og,Robertson, AB; Toner, Og; Richberg, CM; Bannister, Wip: er. Second row—Limey, BR; Odom, DM; Alvers.on, Eng. Maint.; NalL Oiler; Thomason> Eng. Maint.; Alexander, DM. Top row—K. Purvis, Chief Pumpman; Crews, OS; Jones, QM; Anderson, AB. Bosun Larsen at right on the ladder. These boys have chosen corny fort over appearance. Wearing the Persian Gulf haircuts sris, left to right — Toner, OS; Crews. OS; Smith, Wiper; Bpn.nister. Wiper, and Robertson, AB. Brother, what a home a ship can be with harmony in each department! I am speaking with 31 years of sea time behind me. Nobody could call you an "agreement stiff," Windy, but oh that "Hooray for me" and so forth. Well, fellows, things are hum­ ming and the bauxite dust is sure flying on the shuttle run. Congrats to Blackie Gardner in Philly on his election to Agent. Luck and good sailing to all. T. C. Harrington Night Cook and Baker MV Capstan Knot Trinidad Chauncey Cockroach Rides Again; Sign^ On SS Fink To the Editor: And it was revolting. Every­ thing was shining, even the toilets. You could see your face in the walls they were so bright." "Chauncey," screamed Kate, "I can't stand it. Can't you see I'm eating?" This is to bring up to date the piece in the February 13 issue of the LOG which described the plight of the Cochroach family when they found themselves; aboard the tanker SS Slaphappy with the SIU practically cpming William Scott up the gangplank. East -Patchogue, L. L, N. Y. Of course, the Slaphappy was organized eventually. Chauncey and Katie had to sign off and OUT OF TOUCH take their precocious brat Ronald; with them. Speaking of the WYTR UNION NEWS, 100 percent SIU Slaphappy as WANTS MORE LOGS he hit the dock, young Epnnje To the -Editor: was heard to observe; "I don't want her! You can After three months of sea, we have her! She's too clean for the crew of the Simon Bolivar me." have .arrived in Antwerp, Bel­ In a short time, Chauncey and gium, and cannot find a copy of Kate signed on the SS ;Fink. the SEAFARERS LOG. The peo­ Several months later in a Texas' ple tell us they receive only a port the Fink happened to tie up few copies weekly. alongside the Slaphappy. There are so many seamen Naturally Chauncey grabbed here .that the LOGS quickly dis­ the opportunity to visit the Slap-; appear, so hpw about increasing happy and see some of his old; the volume? There is a goodly gang. He managed to get aboard number of seamen here who when nobody was looking. To would like to keep up with the his amazement, he found not a union news and the LOG is our single buddy. Moreover, he one way of doing that. didn't like the look of things at .Houston M. Wood all. When he got back.to the Fink, (Ed. Note: For the benefit of he found Kate eating in the Brother Wood and Other Seagalley which smelt to high favers in Antwe^, .a. check on heaven. In fact, so far as the -following Antwerp ad­ Chauncey and Kate were con­ cerned, the joint was pretty close dresses should produce many to heaven anyway. ' coph?s of the LOG. "Well, Kate," Chauncey said, USS. 29 Avenue De Keyser"I want over to the Slaphappy. lei; Cafe Green Corner, 18 Lond Street; The Flying An­ gel, 13 Plaine Van Schoonbeke; Old Dolfin Club, Nassautraat 22; Cafe Neptune, Ernest Vun Dyck Kaai 10-B; Cafe Rotterdam, Tsanus Cerl lent Koolkaal 6; Gamleanker Cafe, Schipper Street; Charlie's Bar, Noorderlaan 1000; Cafe Maritime, Leopold Dok 212; and Jenny Brabant's Kappellestr 311 Hoboken.) *Pepsie' Tops^With Trad^ To the Editor: rib^dit'^ Send 'Em In Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ vities. Mail them to the Sea-„ farers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. If you havenT the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ tures will be returned If you wish. flERSIE' wwmm -Rhythms Scum And Dregs By JAMES (Pop)^MARTIN AAA4^ "There's a seaman end he's reeling to his ship or scratch house dull. The dregs of life are men like he with the brawn and brain .of a bull." That's the picture as you see it. but when you voyage abroad. The seaman's the man who handles the ship— he's the handiwork of the Lord. He's a man and he damn well knows it— efficient, courageous, cleer eyed; .He .belongs to the ship from bow to stem, from the bottom t.o the topside. Without looking he notices passengers enjoying the wine of life— There's dancing and lilting laughter, fliration with alcohol spiced. He passes aloft to the darkened bridge to take his trick et the wheel. And as a serf to his master he calls 20J)00 .tons to heel. To hold to the course as he wills it or haul around to a nero, if he will He's tired, he's drowsy, he's patient, knowing and deep is his skill. His eyes never leave the compass, . tho' his mind may range afar To the finite and the infinite: a mountain range, a baby, a star. And it sneaks below to the passengers enjoying the wine of life. He admits to himself it must be fun, rather jolly and soft and nice. If there's wine there must be a scum of m.other, bubbles and froth; As he eases the wheel a spoke or two another thought comes forth: That those below are the scum of life's wine tho' they call us the dregs ,pf the same And life is not all what you make it for fhe cards are stacked in the game. Life dealt the sailor a deu.ce,in . the hole and wired .it with a. trey. While you were born where the aces rfell when the Great Dealer dealt that game. You give yourselves airs, call us the dregs, them's the wine of Jife between. And you, my friend' Ihough you may float on . dpn't betieye to yourself you're the crpamj r-iy. -r'M i • Mli �FH<Iii7> Mtf«h i9t ritw i?<rc- Pags tVbOma^ i-i Gelling Ihe- new New Orleans Hall in shipshape cnndilion is quile a job, but when the job's finish­ ed, Seafarers in and around N.O. will have the finest union headquarters in the whole South. %own above are Frenchy Michelet, applying putty to the window frame; Blackie Landry, standing by with a finished frame: and Louie O'Leary. ifadustriously plying his hammer. A fire damaged the third deck of the new build­ ing, and the adjoining building burned down. The Union has already received a settlement of $1,500.00 from the insurance company to pay for the dam­ ages. All the burnt sections will be repaired while the building is being renovated. The wreck­ age and dirt will all be cleared away also, and what will be left will be first class. Louie Fusilier, oldtime SIU Steward, examines the galley, and proclaims it ready for any trouble that might come along. The recreation room-to-be gets a face-lifting as Vic Triano, Lenny Brown, Louie O'Leary, Danny Marine, and Red Lucas hang celotex on the ceil­ ing of the third deck. Frenchy Michelet, in charge of the renovating job, stands and gives orders, as befits a superintendent. From the outlined plans, this will be a very popular spot when it is finally completed. View of the forward half of the second deck, which will be utilized as the Dispatcher's Desk and office. �THE SEA PA RERS LO G Page Fourteea i: r-'- i'i=' Ifi..'; Fdday. March 10, 1940 Bureaucrats Still Trying To Give Away US Fleet American tax-built vessels will (CA)tit'nmed front Page 1) seriously cripple our emergency Ilaritime Commission by Amer­ reserve. The State Department ican operators during the last has no argument to present four months and laid up in re­ against this obvious fact and, serve fleet anchorages. therefore, is ignoring it com­ 20.000 JOBS pletely. Figuring an average of 40 men IGNORING LAW SS AFOUNDRIA to a ship, the State Department BOSTON J. Fedesovich, $1.00; R. E. Halliday, E. Myron Bull, President of H. Rogers. $1.00; E. V. Ditmars, $5.00. benevolence would give away SS Knox Victory, $21.00; SS Braiil $1.00; L. Farkas, $2.00; K. G. SlvertSS STEEL RECORDER 20,000 jobs, not to mention the the A. H. Bull SS Company Victory $27.00 sen. $5.00; J. J. Thompson, $1.00; B. (Bull Line) is one of the many J. W. Coe, $5.00; R. Fugueras, $3.00: huge amount of business lost to H. Dunn. $1.00; L. Kyser, $1.00; C. Hoffman, $1.00; A. Kavel, Jr.. $1.00; C. shipyards, ship outfitters, steam­ American shipowners and ship Coker. $1.00; F. Spnilll, $1.00; B. W. Welsh. $2.00; W. J. Hackett, $6.00; C. Dixon, $2.00; G .E. Stegeman, $2.50: M. A. Creech, $5.00; S. Celest, $4.00f ship office personnel, and others operators who is taking a fight­ Compton, $1.00; D. GUmore, $1.00; W. E. Arnio, $5.00; S. J. Lelacheur, $2.00; B. F. DeLima, $2.00; W. Foster, $5.00: Copeland. $2.00; J. Pendleton, $2.00; H. 1. Flaherty, $3.00; J. F. Higgins, $2,00; ing stand against this govern­ connected with the big job of Kahn, $2.00; R. Darvllle, $1.00; G. A. Bender. $2.00; J. Norgaard, $3.00; A. A. Arnold, $2.00; J, J. LeFco, $10.00(' S. A. Rembetaki, $2.00; V. A. Engel, keeping 500 ships afloat on the ment policy. Murrill. $2.00. Zalewsfci. $4.00; J. F. Kozar, $3.00; S. $5.00; E. DeBourbon, $5.00; F. B. Say Mr. Bull in the cuixent is­ seas. C. Imboden, Jr.. $2.00; L. Movall. $2.00. Stumpf, $2.00; G. F. Woods, $3.00; C. NEW YORK This is not the end of the sue of Marine News: "The Ship SS ROBIN HOOD W. Nettleton, $5.00; W. C. Reid, $5.00;' Sales Act's provisions (1946) de­ INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. L. Crowley, $3.00; A. F. Chysna, A. H. Cole, $4.00; H. R. Cap, $13.00: question, either. signed to linjit foreign sales, to S. Weiss, $17.00; A. Crasto, $10.00; J. Just remember that, under the restrict chartering, to follow a W. M. - Pontslkaria. $1.00; C. J. $1.00. ffl ffl ffl V. Simmons, $6.00; F. 1. Ayson, $4.00:' Harper, $25,00; G. G. Glennon, $3.00; SS YARMOUTH extravagant system of wartime firm pricing policy, to discon­ H. M. Lewis, $3.00; E. Hannon, $1.00; H. N. Smith, $1.00. A. Fernandez, $10.00; B. Billaroza, "cost-plus" shipyard contracts, $10.00; R. N. Peterson, $2.00; D. F. O. Premussler, $5.00; . A. S. Stemplen, SS MADAKET tinue sales on December 31, 1947, these ships, even Liberties, cost and to sterilize the remaining $5.00; P. Lock. $5.00; D. Denholm, T. W. Hammond, $1.00; T. P. Mitchell, $3.00; J. S. White, $2.00; R. E. Kincaid, $5.00; V. G. Orencio, $5.00: $2.00; C. R. Morris, $2.00; K. M. the American taxpayer well over W. Hadaway, $2.00; W. H. Padgett, vessels in a national defense re­ Bymaster, $3.00; R. J. Albanese, $5.00; O'Rourke, $1.00. COLABEE $1,000,000 a piece. $5.00; H. E. Tillman, $2.00; C. L. serve ... are in danger of being W. F. Douglas, $5.00; A. P. Perlnl, S. Nathan, SS$1.00; J. Martiis, $1.00; Lcming, $2.00. Whether the Maritime Com­ repudiated. $5.00: A. P. Mazur, $5.00; F. Van R. Spence, $1.00; R. J. Prideauz, $2.00; SS TOPA TOPA Dusen, $5.00; R. E. Keeter, $5.00; O. mission would ever get half of C. F. Carroll, $1.00; G. DeMeo, $1.00; "If this trend continues, the Jepsen, $1.00; G. V. Gjerseth, $1.00; G A. G. Mohamed, $1.00; H. E. Bones this back from their sale is Amei-ican ship buyer at Ship E. Anderson, $3.00; M. Thompson, $2.00 H. Ulrich, $3.00; M. Caraway, $1.00; C. J. Willie, $1.00; J. Sawyer. $1.00; A. wald, $1.00; E. Y. Vicera, $1.00. doubtful. More than likely, the Sales Act prices, whether for SS ARIZPA Lone, $1.00; A. Lavoie, $1.00; L. Wade, ships, if transferred, will turn domestic or foreign operation, $1.00; B. Cook, $1.00; C. Ayala, $1.00; L. D. Mullis, $25.00; John T. Marlar, out to be gifts rather than sales. will quite justly feel that he has C. R. Sanderson, $1.00. $10.00; James W. Finnell. $23.00; T. Of most serious consideration been sold down the river by his Boland, $25.00; C. Hadn, $10.00; W. R. SS MONROE Thompson, $25.00; J .W. Little, $10,00: A. Galza, $2.00. is the fact that this open-handed, government. What is even more W. L. Welborn, $10.00; H. Peacock, Ships and Seafarers in the SS JOHN WANAMAKBR short-sighted, naive gift, of important, the public interest in A. Mosher, $2.00; M. Gison, $2.00; J. $10.00; E. M. Bailey, $10.00; C. H. Boston area remembered a Merchant Marine for commer­ Dean, $10.00; E. Ritchie, $10.00; M. A. their hospitalized brothers to Steeber, $10.00; E. Heillg, $2.00; B. Kiker, $10.00; E. P. McCaskey, $25.00: cial and national defense will Baterna, $3.00; W. Harrington, $10,00: have been sold down the river, the tune of $63 this week. P. Hickey, $10.00; T. VrdoIJak, $3.00; E. Mosley, $25.00; R. P. .Sasseville, The money has been for­ A. Maldonado, $2.00; F. L. Perez. $25.00; W. M. McNeill, $10.00; H. F. too!" warded to the Headquarters $10.00; E. Marin, $1.00; J. Basch, Sedgeway, $10.00; F. Dillworth, $25.00: Certain government officials, in L. E. Mecoy, $25.00; R. E. McCoy, Hospital Fund, where it Will $1.00; T. Barracuff, $1.00; R. Perkins, $10.00; other words, are ignoring the V. J. Sackaczewski, $10.00; J. $1.00; R. Wilson, $2.00; E. Ojeca, go to Seafarers in all Marine $1.00; A. Perez, $1,00; O. Beltran. A. McLaghlln $,10.00; E. M. Watts, black-and-white provisions of Hospitals. Those who do­ $1.00: Alexander Sheffs, $10.00; R. $25.00; W. H. McKinney. $10.00. the Merchant Marine Ship nated are: The crew of the Nevala, $2.00; C. Nava, $3.00; V. E. SS D£ SOTO Sales law of 1946 and are in­ Monte, $4.00; V. Campbell, $2.00; G. W. Philip, $1.00; R. T. Oliver. $2.00, SS Arickaree, $17.50; the GOOD READING, Pelican Books, tent on selling war-built ships to Tennyson, $1.00. SS JOHN B. WATERMAN crew of the SS Warrior, $42; 224 pp.. 3Sc American operators at fancy SS PURDUE VICTORY "JuaiT Cruz, $2.00; B. Bergesen, $2.00; prices, and in giving them to D. McKinnie, $2, and Joseph E. B. Crowther, $1.00; J. K. Mason, N. Swolka, $2.00; S. Monardo, $2.00; A. An excellent guide for those foreigners under the mistaken Charette. $2. $3.00; M. Fingerhut, $1.00; L. Warden, Ferreira, $1.00; G. H. Jango, $2.00; V. wallowing in the seas of purpose­ idea of charity. $2.00; J. A. Wood, Jr., $2.00; L. J. F. OReilly, $2.00; L. Gunnells, $2.00: • Hefferman, $1.00: C. J. Koziol, $2.00; less reading is the new Pelican C. P. Rasher, $2.00; H. Schuchman, J. Killmon, $1.00; L. R. Elie, $2;00: R. book "Good Reading," a recom­ $2.00; S. Derelo, Jr.. $5.00; T. M. D. Hoyle, $1.00; W. H. Hiatt, $3.00: C. McCarthy, $2.00; I. G. Alarce, $!.00i mended reading list of some Gassman, $300; J. Sheather, $3.00; W, C. Andrew, $2,00: A, Plutes. 1,000 books. GruoL $2.00; G. Rector, $1.00; Edward SS SUZANNE V. Hombosky, $3.00; W. Fitzgerald, The books were chosen not J. Plunk, $1.00; C. Negron, $1.00; F. ' $1.00; 5. J .Kelley, $2.00; J. Jackman, FRANK R.- POCHALSKI BUD CALLAHAN necessarily for their greatness but $2.00; J. Mitchell, $1.00; R. Lanove, Munoz, $1.00; M. Sirra, $1.00; R. J. Get in touch with Josephine Everyone at home is okay. $1.00; G. Hansen. $2.00; A. Snyder, Burton, $1.00; T. Mojica, $1.00; W. H. as books well worth knowing. Jordan, $1.00; P, Sanchez, $1.00; A. Each recommendation contains Serafini, 1096 Kuts Ave., Bir­ Virginia is married. Alice and I $2.00; L. Darling, $2.00. allejo, $1.00: I. Pearce, $2.00; D. SS YAKA are living with Mom. Write us a short description of the work mingham, Ala. Sconyers, $1.00. R. Goldstein, $1.00; W. Rozalskt 4. i 4. a card. I'm shipping out this and its importance in literaturel SS CITADEL VICTORY $1.00; J. W. Kleczek, $1.00; N. VosDAVID ALLEN RAMSEY R. B. Anderson, $5.00; J. C. Davis, week. "Little Brother." Before being put into pocket size. kian, $2.00; R. H. Potumicke, $2.00; H. J. Swarjes, $10.00; H. Monteiro, $5.00; A. D. Dalesandro, $1.00; G. E. Good Reading had ten printings Get in touch with Mrs. J. H. 4 4 4 Ramsey, Merryville, Louisiana. $3.00; E. P. Scanlon, $5.00; H. J. Anderson, $3.00; L. A. McLaughliiw ANTHONY TREPKA and sold 280,000 copies. White, $1.00; W. F. Manthey, $2.00; J. $2.00; R. M. Lenoir, $2.00. 4 4. 4. Contact Margaret Hastings, Beggy, $2.00; J. P. Newman, $1.00; J. In addition to listing the books HAROLD (Bud) SS EVANGELINE KENSINGER C. C. Sypher, $1.00; B. High, $5.00: worth reading, an index is in­ Write to Johnny at 2254 Scot­ Villa D'Este Hotel, Biscayne Meeka, $1.00. R. R. Carlson, $1.00. SS SUZANNE Boulevard and 8th-Street, Miami, cluded giving the cost of each land Drive, Dallas 16, Texas. SS JAMES ISLAND N I. T. Pearce, $1.00. Florida. book, most of which can be pur­ J. Haynes, $3.00; J. F. Cooper. $2.00: 4. 4 4 SS CHAFFEY 4 4 4 chased in paper covers for less GEORGE M. SCHEMM W. Wm. Denley, $2.00; M. Sabia, J. Hunter, $2.00; J. Pawlak, $2.00; E. KEN MASON than a dollar. $5.00; Jennette, $1.00; C. Storey, $3.00; Snowman, $4.00; V. L. Mansalto, $5.00: Your mother wants to hear Sowell, $2.00; ,S. Nelson, $3.00; C. Here in Good Reading are con­ from you at once. Her address: Get in touch with Mike J. D. Allen, $2.00; A. E. Mizlle, $1.00; S. H. Ahmed, $2.00; L. R. Caroon, $1.00; Savant, $1.00; D. Lacey, $5,00; L. "Heavy" Thornton, Dishwasher tained all the books you were Mrs. Charles E. Schemm, FedM. O. Hanneslan, $2.00; T. Petroff, Maire, $2.00; L. Owens, $2.00; J. on the SS Smoky Hill, at 3952 $2.00; "going to read some day but eralsburg, Maryland. Wm. M. Smith, $2.00; C. Howell, Dougherty, $1.00; L. Amodeo, $3.00; J. Camp Street, New Orleans, La. $2.00; L. J. Gomes, $2.00; C. C. Oros. Hodges, $4.00: F. Vlasek, $3.00; C. never got around to it." But be­ $2.00: A. J. Lemm, $1.00; G. B. Hullum, $6.00; A. Nickle, $5,00; J. L. ' 4 4 4 fore many pages you'll be taking Hatcher, $1,00; J .N. McLeod, $2.00; Mitchell, $5.00; C. O'Mery, $1.00; W. JAMES ALLEN MILLER a pencil and making a list of J. L. Thomas, $2.00; D. Busse, $2.00. Soileav, $3.00; R. Hanks, $4.00; C. T. You are asked to contact John books to buy. As the introduc­ Dawson, $25.00. SS AMELIA SS SIGNAL HILLS tion said: "A good reader be­ The following men who took P. McKinley, 505 American R. J. Montena, $1.00. A. La Plante, $2.00; C. Peters, $2,00: comes sooner or later a good part in the salvaging of the Building, Savannah, Georgia. SS MOUNE VICTORY Abraham Baldwin are requested 4 4 4 G. T. Greene, $1.00; A; Baze, Jr., S. Hairston, $1.00; C. CollttI, $4.00; E. • book buyer." 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Scaturro, $2.00; Lai Fook, Union already making threaten­ please contact Joe Volpian at Contact Louise Collier, c/o $2.00; Tsi Young, $2.00; A. Rodriguez, hours; J. Lincoln, $5,30 for 3 Rainbow Luncheonette, 6 N. $2.00; C. M. Negron, $1.00; T. Wessel, hours; G. Clark, $10.07 for 6 ing gestures,. Sweden's coopera­ Headquarters Offices. Jackson Street, Mobile, Alabama. $1.00; D. Giangiorda, $1.00; M. DaCun- hours; and V. Alabeo, $1.59 for tive-based "middle way" may 4 4 4 ha, $1.00; C. V; Cladhill, $3.00; G. 1 hour. They can obtain the GEORGE E. CAMPBELL well be doomed—which makes 4 4 4 Rockwell, $2.00; A. Hanstveot, $2.00; money at the Bull Line office, Call at the 6th Floor, New ANDREW H. KANE Childs' book all the more useful F. Krbavac, $2.00; J. E. Townsend, 115 Broad Street, New York, as the account of an economic York Branch, 51 Beaver Street, Get in touch with R. J. Ward, $2.00; R. Davis, $2.00. which is around the comer from SS STEEL WORKER system that worked far better New York, at jrour earliest con- c/o Whitney's, 946 Sixth Avenue, the New York Hall, M. Rosertthal, $2.00: K. Forstr, $1.00; venie: San Diego 1, California. than most. Seafarers Remember Books In Review PERSONALS NOTICE! Money One �T » K S . E. A r A K E K S L V G Fri^BT' J4arc]i la, 1948 Page fifieen Ragas, Norman 2.31 Raglin, Wilfred M. 3^5 Rahn, Malcolm 12.14 Raines, Norman ijZl Ralford, Kennth M 2.10 Ralph, Merrillt 59 Ralston, Edward S 1.48 Ralston, J 9.82 Rarupy, Harold 32.61 Ramirez, David B 1.96 Ramler, Robert 4.16 Ramos, F 13.79 Ramsy, David A .46 Ramsy, Harry 16.09 Ramsey, John C 2.63 Rancic, Leonard 29.13 Randall, Wm 10.17 Mando, F. Jr 225 Randolph, Claude N 3.16 2.11 89 Randolph, Wayne G 1.34 Prytulak, Harry 92.90 Polansky, Mannie Ranella, John 66 Prezepierski, Edmund 1.6D 7.52 3.96jPolask, J. W. Rank, Dean G 33 Ptokis, J 27.57 Polo, Voldemar 118.08 12.14 1.27 79 Rankin, W. . 14.46 Priest, Wells B 16.26 Polone, Rein Rankin, Whitney G 46 Polkus, Anthony *. 4.58 Pudinski, Leon 5.97 01 Ranweiler, Henry M 5.44 1.70 Pugh, Clarence J 10.74 26.04 Pollington, Henry W 19.09 .35 Pugh, George H 16.33 Poloski, J.»Joseph 3.59 Raposa, George Rapemundt, Paul 2.23 4.06 PuUen, Billy F 3.71 Polowczuk, John P 3.20 Rapport, Harris K 1.98 1.10 Puller, Joseph R. 47 Polpollo, Marian B 6.79 24.18 „ 8.39 Pullen, R. W 01 Polunas, Leonard 3.38 Rasmussin, Jens Co Raspante, Joan Dominick 2.23 1.99 Pulliam, Raymond 4.66 Ponarski, Casimir 9.48 Rast, Howard W 1.98 7.99 Punch, Charles R 21.22 Ponkaez, Frederick .....' 2.44 11.14 1.87 Punch, Early A 2.65 Ponson, John H 2.59 Ratcliffe, Robert Rauen, Mathais J 1.91 8.48 Puntillo, E. J 30.79 Pontiff, Jerry F 94 Rausukatti, N 9.32 Poole, Neado W 1.75 5.64 Purcell, Francis C 1.37 15.53 ,94 Purder, Eaid, L 8.08 Poole, Stephen R 9.27 Rave, Harold R Raverta, Stanimer 13.21 2.82 Purdie, J. J 9.58 Pooley, Henry Wiley 6.14 16.78 7.55 Purdy, Bryce 8,75 Poore, Colon L 25.61 Rawding, Harry E Ray, Wm. S 59 1.79 Purdy, Wilbur D 60.00 Pope, John M. Jr 46 4.22 Purviance, Albert 19.66 Pope, M. S 3.25,^5^"®®' 2.34 40.33 Put, Henry 5.35 Poplin, Dillard G 14.38 I ^ 4.27 2.39 Putman, Roger 8.41 Popovich, John .53 ,iRea, L. 27.55 Putnam, William H 12.87 Porcello, Benedetto 23.98 i Harold 5.91 121.19 Puum, Konstantin 5.14 Porter, David 34 Reagan, Wren 5.00 11.74 Pyhus, Aler 18.17 Porter, Fred W 11.88 Realbrento, Andrew 3.34 17.31 10.74 Porter, James E j Ream, Lloyd Wm. Jr 16.89 Q* 1.341 Porter, Melvin S 10.74 Rech, Warren 74 QuEiil, Edward P 16.35 .90 l.39{Porter, R. G. Rector, Glynn J. 5.99 8.39,Porter, Vernon L 3 Quanico Isabelo 12.67 Reddin Wm. M . 10.74 9.05 1 Porter, William W 33 ^am Yen 21.99 Redler, Louis H. M. .. .69 Querin, John 59 2.97: Porter, Wilson Woodrow.. 3.63 Redman, Jack 3.73 _ _ 7 42 Quigley, Owen 2.33 1.79 Posey, Ernest L. Redmond, Edward L. .. 2.34 10.74) 14.91 Redmond, Walter T. . 39.98 Potent, Marvin J. • 5.78 1.27 4.90 Pottehger, Herbert 01 Quinby, D Reed, Andrew C . 27.06 2.23 74.41{Potter, Alvin J 1.27 Quinby, William S {Reed, Charles 4.98 Quinn, A 2.40 6.55'Potter, Kenneth G 1.44 jReed, Claborn E. Lee 9.90 8.40 Reed, Ernest 1.63 Potter, Richard A 25.19 Quinn, John O. 79 Quinn, Vincent A 4.39 Reed, Harry J 1.44 Po'tthast, Milton J 2.34 5.10 72.61 Reed, Hollie E 3.44 Pound. Earl F 2.19 Quinonez, Felik G 28.91 59 Reed, Johns A 2.23 Poviach, John Joseph 4.86 Quintana, John H 2.14 19.15 Powell, Conley H 17.11 Reed, Leslie G 1.23 13.99 Reed, Marion E 1.52'Powell, George R 13.72 Raana, Karl J 7.36 7.42 Reed. Richard N 30.35 j Powell, Gerald : 17.90 Rabinowitz, Seymour D 14.00 3.68 Reed, Thomas Milton 22.06 Powell, Harry B 1.63 Rablatz, E. V 7.94 30.78 Reeder, A 24.93 Powell, James C. 3.03 Raboin, Leo E 4.81 60.00 Reep, Therman 57.11'Powell, Odell P. 3.23 Race, Howard E 1.42 57 Reese, Miles H 1.98 Powell, Rad. M. Jr 6.09 Rachuba, Frank 2.83 16.00 Reese, Vance B 12.87, Powell, Thomas 0 15.53 Rackley, Paul W. ....^ 2.13 15.16 Rec'ves, James Edward 2.06, Povvelson, Valentine 1.60 Rackliff, John P. 7.92 17.16 Reeves, Jean M .01 PoweiS, Louis J 50.65 Rader, Joseph 64.72 • 1.07 Refei-ovich, N. 2.08 Powers, Mr 6.68 Radford. Mike 4.02 Raffonsberger, Clair M. .... 15.96 RefT, Billy R. 38.51 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. i Fruiik 15.3o Powers, Richard W 1.78 23.47 Reffitt, C 1.98 i Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Pino, Bcltram 9.39 Powers, William Patrick.... 7.94 Rafferty, Matthew F Rafferty, Patrick 69 Regan, Donald J 8.39 TAMPA 1809-1611 N. Franklin St.' pinto, Anton 1.34 Prall, R. E. 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The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbusch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date aqd place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District Notice To All SIU Members Gt. Lakes District Canadian District �• Friday. March Is!, 1S48 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sixteen US Fights Communism With Food-Not Guns By WINDY WALSH 5-- On March 5, aboard this ship, the SS Stephen l^acock, the members of the crew had the privilege of participating in one of the best anti-communist demonstrations I have ever seen. We had just arrived in Reggio Calabria, Italy, with the 400th cargo of United States relief supplies for this war-torn country. In all, during the past six months, American ships have delivered a total of mwe than 4,000,000 tons of grain, coal and medicines to the Italian people. Fifty percent of the cereals used for bread and pasta which Italians eat today comes from American grain. Food carried in American ships, and donated under the United States Relief Program has l^en given free of charge to 1,000,000 Italian -children. In addition to vital food and coal, medicines to save thous­ ands of lives of sufferers from such illnesses as tuberculosis and meningitis were also brought to Italian shores by U. S. ' ships. And that^s only half of it! During the next three months^, at the rate of three shiploads a day, the other half will arrives This aid has seen Italy through a winter that would havd otherwise brought starvation, and the future aid will provid# effective help until the next harvest and until an overall European Recovery Plan can become effective. J. Present for the ceremony welcoming this ship were U. ^ Ambassador to Italy James C. Dunn; Professor Ronchi, Cbn^ missioner of the Food Program in Italy; Archbishop Lanza^ Bishop of Reggio; and Mr. Romeo, Mayor of Reggio. Also on hand to receive the food in the name of the peopl0 of Reggio were Brother Rpgolino, representative of the lo^: Stevedores Union, and other union officials. I personally think that the food we are sending to Italjl and to other European countries more than counteracts tb# filthy, lying propaganda put out by the commies. The comrats tell the people that the U. S. is imperialistic and wants to take over, all of Europe, but when the food comae in, with no strings attached, the men and v/omen and children know that they have been told lies. The commies are desperate. They would do anything to stop! our help. They don't care how many people in Europe starvdul All they want is for things to get so bad that they will be ablttj to take power without a fight. CP OPERATORS '^•. f't:- ' ! '/-• j|; Crewmembers of the SS Stephen Leacock, South Atlantic Steamship Line, watch the ceremony celebrating the delivery of the 400th cargo of relief goods to Italy. The ship docked at Reggio Calabria, and was met by high officials from the Italian government, plus the American Ambassador to Italy. On the right is a shot of a slingload of grain'being swung from the ship to the shore, where waiting longshoremen stood ready to do their work. A very welcome sight was the first view of the Stephen Leacock, as the ship came steaming into the harbor. To Italians, American relief supplies spell the differenlbe between democracy and communist totalitarianism. 'J- Ambassador Dunn, in • his address on the ship, painted- a good| picture of how the commies operate. He said, "Propagandists in Italy against Italian-American j friendship, in addition to their preposterous and nonsensicaj propaganda about .American 'imperialism,' have sought to make Italians believe that Italy is paying for the aid from the United] States. I assure you that this is not true. "The.se 400 .ships and the hundreds of ships to come repre-1 sent a program of concrete action to-help Italy, and not a propa«| ganda of vague promises. If we glance back to conditions existing] in Italy at the close of a disastrous war and compare them witbj conditions we find today, we cannot bilt be filled with admiration| over the tremendous improvement that has taken place every-j where throughout Italy. "In a Europe where all peoples are not free today Italy j stands independent—a real democracy with full liberty for th«[ individual. Italy is free to associate with all-other independent! nations interested in working. tov/ards a prosperous and inde? pendent Europe." More moving than the speech by Mi-. Dunn were the feWl wbi'ds spoken by Professor Ronchi. With tears in his eyes he f6l<l'| how the Italian people would have starved had it not been-for [ the food, coal, oil, and other necessary items supplied by thg] American people. He said that the communists offered promises which , they I had no intention of ever keeping, but that the people of the! United States made no promises and asked for no commitments.| Their help came from their hearts. As I said in the beginning, ahti-commuhistl demonstration I have ever witnessed. Wherever the commies are! faced with real working democracy, they have to take a back j seat. It's our job to bring them face-to-face with democracy aUj over the world. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 19, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 12 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIX MORE COMPANIES SIGN NNEW WAGE SCALES; EATERN AGREES TO PASSENGERS SHIP BOOSTS SIU TESTIFIES CG HEARING UNITS BUREAUCRATS STILL UP TO OLD GAME VETS OF WARS TO END WARS CAN REINSTATE GI INSURANCE CHARGES: WHAT THEY CONSTITUE AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM FINAL DISPATCH FIREPROFFUNG IS ORDERED FOR LIBERTY TANKERS INCREASSES WON ON EASTERN PASSENGER SHIPS SEAFARESE OPPOSES CG UNITS BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE MOBILE SHIPPINH ONLY FAIR, BUT PICK-UP IS SEEN FARM LABOR UNION INTENSIFIES ITS STRIKE AGAINST DIGIORGIO NEW ORLEANS BRACH WILL HAVE THE FINEST UNION HALL IN SOUTH NEW YORK GETS NEW LOOK,GREATER EFFICENCY REFERENDUM, WAGE RISES HOOLD PHILLY STAGE THREE NEW TANKERS WILL CREW UP IN FRISCO SHIPPING IN SAVANNAH BEEFS ARE FEW SEAFARERS IN GALVESTON BACK CONFRENCES RECOMMENDATIONS MOLINW STILL PITCHING DESPITE 3 FIRES; CREW TAGS BLAZE IN DURBAN SIU CREW STEADIES STEEL WORKER YORKERMAR BACKS PTOPOSED LEVIES SEAFARERS WORK HARD ON NEW ORELEANS HALL BUREAUCRATS STILL TRYING TO GIVE U.S FLEET U.S FIGHTS COMMUNISM WITH FOOD-NOT GUNS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/19/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log